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Idiap Researchers Nikolaos Pappas and Andrei Popescu-Belis awarded at the IJCNLP 2017
Idiap Researchers Nikolaos Pappas and Andrei Popescu-Belis awarded at the IJCNLP 2017 The paper "Multilingual Hierarchical Attention Networks for Document Classification" by Nikolaos Pappas and Andrei Popescu-Belis has received the Best Paper Award at the 8th International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing, held on November 27-December 1 in Tapei, Taiwan. https://www.idiap.ch:/en/allnews/nikolaos-pappas_and-andrei-popescu-belis_awarded-at-the-ijcnlp-2017 https://www.idiap.ch:/en/allnews/nikolaos-pappas_and-andrei-popescu-belis_awarded-at-the-ijcnlp-2017/@@download/image/best-paper-award-IJCNLP-2017.jpg
The paper "Multilingual Hierarchical Attention Networks for Document Classification" by Nikolaos Pappas and Andrei Popescu-Belis has received the Best Paper Award at the 8th International Joint Conference on Natural Language Processing, held on November 27-December 1 in Tapei, Taiwan.
The paper describes a new method of learning multilingual representations for text classification, which is able to transfer knowledge across languages and scale efficiently to a large number of languages. The evaluation which was performed on a news dataset of about 600,000 documents written in 8 languages, shows that the proposed multilingual models outperform monolingual ones on both low-resource and full-resource scenarios, while they remain more computationally efficient than them. The paper is accompanied by a toolkit and a dataset which will encourage research in multilingual representation learning.
For this conference, there were 179 oral or poster presentations selected from 580 submissions (success rate: 31%). The congress was accompanied by five satellite workshops and six tutorials. Two prizes were awarded: best paper and best student paper. The written versions of all accepted articles appeared in the proceedings of the conference, available in Open Access via the ACL Anthology.
Paper: http://aclweb.org/anthology/I17-1102.pdf
Citation: http://aclweb.org/anthology/I17-1102.bib
Code and data: https://github.com/idiap/mhan
Proceedings: http://aclweb.org/anthology/I17-1102
Website: http://ijcnlp2017.org/
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About IDT >
IDT Announces Microwave and Millimeter Wave Products, Accelerating Growth in Active Antenna Systems
Industry Leading Core-chip Technology Expands IDT’s RF Solutions in 5G Wireless Infrastructure
DRESDEN, Germany, September 19, 2017 – Integrated Device Technology, Inc. (IDT®) (NASDAQ: IDTI) today announced that it is sampling a portfolio of millimeter wave beamformer products for 5G next generation communications systems. These products accelerate IDT’s growth in the RF market and consolidate its position as a leading supplier of RF and millimeter wave (mmWave) products for wireless infrastructure.
The products are based on the extensive research and development done on phased array systems by Professor Gabriel Rebeiz, Ph.D., professor at the University of California San Diego, and his team. The unique quad core-chip architecture enables low power consumption solutions that combine low noise, high output power and high resolution amplitude and phase control for the front-end functions of the array.
"These exciting new products highlight IDT’s on-going investment in core technologies to support our customers and grow our existing RF business,” said Duncan Pilgrim, general manager of IDT’s RF division. “IDT is now able to provide customers with products in the key 5G frequency bands of 26, 28 and 39GHz.”
“The commercialization of silicon-based phased array antennas has been a focus of mine for many years and the design team has been able to develop high performance microwave and millimeter wave solutions to enable this,” said Professor Gabriel Rebeiz. “I am happy to help enable IDT provide state-of-the art products to customers and speed up the roll out of phased array solutions across several markets, including 5G millimeter wave.”
Features of the mmWave beamforming ICs that enable high performance antenna arrays are:
4 RF antenna ports, 1 RF common
On-chip Wilkinson combiners
Internal temperature monitoring
6-bit chip ID
Fast SPI module including registers for each channel to control phase and gain biases
Hard-wired fast T/R switching
5-bit DAC outputs to drive an (optional) external LNA or PA
The first two parts in the family are the F5280 (25-31 GHz) and F5390 (37-41GHz) transmitter/receiver (half duplex) products. Sample parts and evaluation kits are available to customers on request.
IDT will be exhibiting at the IEEE 5G Summit in Dresden, Germany on Tuesday, September 19. Please stop by the Exhibition Hall, Table 12, in the International Congress Center Dresden and speak to Alastair Upton, Sr. Director of RF Product Marketing about the mmWave core-chips. Also on display will be IDT’s RapidWave™ baseband modem for mmWave wireless backhaul and fixed wireless access.
About IDT
Integrated Device Technology, Inc. develops system-level solutions that optimize its customers’ applications. IDT’s market-leading products in RF, high performance timing, memory interface, real-time interconnect, optical interconnect, wireless power, and smart sensors are among the company’s broad array of complete mixed-signal solutions for the communications, computing, consumer, automotive and industrial segments. Headquartered in San Jose, Calif., IDT has design, manufacturing, sales facilities and distribution partners throughout the world. IDT stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market® under the symbol “IDTI.” Additional information about IDT can be found at www.IDT.com. Follow IDT on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube.
© 2017, Integrated Device Technology, Inc. IDT and the IDT logo and RapidWave are trademarks or registered trademarks of Integrated Device Technology, Inc., and its worldwide subsidiaries. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
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^ An estimated 8,669 Heber residents are connected to the Internet either at home, work, elsewhere or at multiple locations [1].
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The Chronicles of Edward Hall
The Chronicles of Edward Hall are not something that many with an interest in the Tudor period may be aware of but Edward Hall was an astute observer of the period. He was born about 1496 in London and was educated at Eton and at King’s College Cambridge He entered Grays Inn and became a…
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Lake Erie's Coldest Cases
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Diagnosed with cancer, Joe Chandler committed suicide in 2002. Police tried to locate someone to inherit his $82,000 and found that he had stolen the identity of a man who had died in 1945. His DNA reveals that his real last name could be Nicholas.
Ted Conrad’s Bank Heist
Ted Conrad, AKA Cleveland's own Steve McQueen, had pulled off a Hollywood worthy heist. One Friday afternoon he walked out of the bank he worked in, with $215,000 and promptly disappeared. He was last seen indulging himself in a bar in Hawaii.
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4th of July,1954, Marilyn Sheppard was bludgeoned to death in her home. After claiming she was killed by an intruder, her husband Sam went to prison for her murder, but he was later acquitted. New forensic evidence could finally solve this cold case.
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In Charlotte, North Carolina, Detective Garry McFadden is the "neighborhood icon". No matter where he goes, he is bound to run into people from his homicide past. Today, he's in for an unexpected surprise that will leave him in tears.
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Like every Sunday, Detective Garry McFadden and his wife Cathy are headed to church. Today, they end up having an unexpected encounter in the church parking lot with a convicted felon.
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A family camping trip turned tragic when 2-year-old DeOrr Kunz vanished. His parents thought he was with a relative, who in turn thought the toddler was with them. But there's been no sign of the boy since that day.
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Dylan Redwine was only 13, but as in many divorced families, Dylan spent time with each parent. It was his dad's turn for a court-ordered Thanksgiving 2012 visit. But the Colorado teen was soon missing and his dad became a prime suspect.
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News / 13 September 2019, 3:13pm / Staff Reporter
A fire destroyed the theatre section at Mitchell's Plain Day Hospital. No injuries were reported and all patients were evacuated safely. It's unclear at this stage how the fire started. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency
Cape Town - At 12:45 on Friday afternoon the City of Cape Town's Fire & Rescue Service received an emergency call from Mitchell's Plain Day Hospital, where they arrived to the theatre section of the day hospital on fire.
Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse said: "We currently have six firefighting appliances, a rescue vehicle, an aerial appliance with a total of 28 staff on scene.
"The quick reaction time of the fire crews resulted in the fire being contained to the theater section of the hospital. All patients and staff were safely evacuated," he said.
Carelse added that the fire was been brought under control just before 14:30.
"It will take a considerable time to extinguish the fire and ensure that the area is safe."
At 12:45 on Friday afternoon the City of Cape Town's Fire & Rescue Service received an emergency call from Mitchell's Plain Day Hospital. Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency (ANA) Archives.
Fire and Rescue Services spokesperson, Jermaine Carelse said: "We currently have 6 firefighting appliances, a rescue vehicle, an aerial appliance with a total of 28 staff on scene". Picture: Henk Kruger/African News Agency
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Photo credit: Manila Bulletin
In a press briefing with Duterte’s media delegation at the Philippine Embassy Monday morning, April 10, Riyadh time, Arribas said that the three agreements to be signed will be on foreign consultation, labor, and foreign service.
Political consultations between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Foreign of Affairs and Philippines' Department of Foreign Affairs,
Labor cooperation for General Workers Recruitment and Employment, and
Cooperation program between the Philippine Foreign Service Institute (FSI) and the Prince Saud Al-Faisal Institute of Diplomatic Studies.
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) and Saudi Labor Ministry will sign a social development basic agreement that seeks the protection of Filipino workers who are already in the Kingdom and for those seeking employment.
Arribas added that the labor agreement to be signed will further improve the previous agreement on the deployment of household workers between the Philippines and KSA.
Lastly, Arribas also said that the signing of the memorandum of understanding for cooperation between respective foreign institutes and diplomatic academies will enable the two countries to operate on foreign service institute.
Source:Manila Bulletin
Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz.
Duterte will be in Saudi Arabia from April 10 to 12.
He will then depart for Bahrain for a two-day visit from April 12 to 14, and will be in Qatar from April 14 to 16. —Kathrina Charmaine Alvarez/KG, GMA News
- See more at: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/606793/news/nation/duterte-meets-saudi-king-witnesses-signing-of-three-agreements#sthash.9PPASR5s.dpuf
PEBA Inc. was one of the attendees during Filcom leaders meeting with President Duterte on April 12, 2017.
There are about 1.2 million OFWs in Saudi Arabia. The place where President Duterte visited first with his cabinet members. Duterte's visit earned so much positive reactions with the fact that it garnered about $469.43M worth of Philippine project. These projects can generate 15,950 jobs for the Filipinos.
The Middle East, mainly the Gulf countries, is the second-largest source of remittances, with 28 percent or almost $7.6 billion sent to the Philippines in 2016 alone.
In the three countries, Duterte will “explore partnerships in tourism development, halal food security, Islamic finance, energy security and investments,” said Hjayceelyn Quintana of the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs.
“He will invite these countries to invest particularly in Mindanao as a way of lifting Mindanao out of poverty and conflict” between the army and Filipino Muslim rebels.
Abdul Gani Macatoman, co-chairman of the Foreign Chamber Council and a member of the presidential team, told Arab News that Duterte will focus on attracting foreign investments to his country’s halal industry.
Source:Arab News
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Boxing News at Five: Joyce gets new opponent, MTK Global bag a gold medallist
BREAKING Canelo Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin rematch set
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THE Gennady Golovkin vs Canelo Alvarez mega-fight set for September 16 for the WBC, WBA and IBF middleweight titles will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
The contest was announced with much fanfare on May 6, immediately after Canelo had outclassed Julio Cesar Chavez Jr at the same venue.
The showdown with Golovkin will be Canelo’s third contest at the T-Mobile Arena, though it was thought other sites were in the running for a fight of this magnitude, like the AT&T Stadium in Texas where Alvarez beat Britain’s Liam Smith.
Golovkin-Canelo is one of the best matches to be made in the sport and will be one of the biggest fights of 2017. HBO will televise the pay-per-view event in the US. A UK broadcaster is yet to be decided.
Canelo is proving to be a huge draw. He victory last month over a tame Chavez Jr was on course to do over a million buys on pay-per-view.
“We have too great warriors, this is the most anticipated fight right next to Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather but the difference is this fight is going to have a lot of action, non-stop action,” promoter Oscar De La Hoya promised.
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Unlawful Assembly: When ingredients are met, Sec 149 can be invoked sans Sec 141
Supreme Court on 6th August 2019 has held that as long as the ingredients of unlawful assembly are met, Section 149 of the Indian Penal Code can be invoked despite the non-invocation of Section 141 of the Code.
Justice Sanjay K. Kaul and Justice K.M. Joseph, in Dev Karan vs. State of Haryana, observed, “The actions of an unlawful assembly and the punishment thereafter are set out in the subsequent provisions, after Section 141 of the IPC, and as long as those ingredients are met, Section 149 of the IPC can be invoked.”
Where the seven accused were inflicting blows on the deceased, at tandem, and other witnesses trying to intervene also were injured, the merits of narration cannot be challenged on the ground of not being absolutely exact; rather a broad consistency in what transpired at the time is sufficient to determine guilt of the attackers. The Supreme Court has hence affirmed the High Court’s decision of labeling the inaccuracy in witness versions as ‘minor discrepancy’.
On the question of non-invocation of Section 141, Court has relied on substance of law instead of its procedure to come to the logical conclusion. The bench said,
“In Kuldip Yadav v. State of Bihar , it has been opined… that a clear finding regarding the nature of the common object of the assembly must be given and the evidence discussed must show not only the common object, but also that the object was unlawful, before recording a conviction under Section 149 of the IPC. What is required is that the essential ingredients of Section 141 of the IPC must be established.”
Court directed the bailed prisoners to surrender within 15 days to serve out the remaining sentence.
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Fear Kulbhushan Jadhav has been tortured, killed in Pakistan: BJP MP and former Home Secretary RK Si
Fear Kulbhushan Jadhav has been tortured, killed in Pakistan: BJP MP and former Home Secretary RK Singh
BJP MP and former home secretary RK Singh said that it is a possibility that Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court, is no more.
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Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Kulbhushan Jadhav could possibly be dead, said former home secretary RK Singh
Pakistan must have been tortured him so much that he is no more: RK Singh
India must ask Pakistan for consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav, he said
BJP MP and former home secretary RK Singh said it is quite possible that Kulbhushan Jadhav, who was sentenced to death by a Pakistan military court on charges of espionage, is already dead.
"Pakistan must have tortured and murdered Kulbhushan Jadhav and now Pakistan is making all this trial story to cover its sham," said RK Singh, the MP from Arrah. "If not, then Pakistan must give us consular access," he said, adding that India sought consular access to Kulbhushan Jadhav at least 13 times.
India's repeated requests for consular access to former Indian Navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav were turned down by Pakistan, the former home secretary said. "It is a possibility that Kulbhushan Jadhav is no more" he said.
He demanded that the Indian government takes note of this concern and immediately ask Pakistan again for consular access to "ensure he (Kulbhushan Jadhav) is fine".
"I am concerned. We should immediately seek Kulbhushan's consular access," RK Singh said. Given the current scenario, he said, "Tomorrow Pakistan might announce that they have executed the capital punishment and hung him (Kulbhushan Jadhav)."
NO EVIDENCE OF WRONGDOING, SAYS SUSHMA
Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj, while speaking in Parliament today, warned Pakistan of dire consequences for sentencing Kulbhushan Jadhav to death. Stating the Narendra Modi government's stand on the issue, she said there was no evidence of wrongdoing against Kulbhushan Jadhav.
"If anything, he (Kulbhushan Jadhav) is the victim of a plan that seeks to cast aspersions on India to deflect international attention from Pakistan's well-known record of sponsoring and supporting terrorism," Sushma Swaraj told Parliament and called it an "act of premeditated murder".
CHARGES AGAINST KULBHUSHAN JADHAV
A Pakistan military court on Monday sentenced Kulbhushan Jadhav to death for "for his involvement in espionage and sabotage activities against Pakistan".
"The spy has been tried through Field General Court Martial (FGCM) under Pakistan Army Act and awarded death sentence," the Pakistan military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
Kulbhushan Jadhav was arrested by Pakistan security officials from Balochistan in March last year.
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3. Principles
4. Annexes and Schedules
6. Federal Gas Tax Fund
7. Governance
8. Dispute Resolution
9. Audits and Evaluation
10. Duration, Termination, Review and Amendment
11. Transition from, and Termination of, the First Agreement
12. Counterpart Signature
13. Correspondence
Annex A - Definitions
Annex B - Terms and Conditions
1. Eligible Project Categories
2. Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures
3. Delivery Mechanism
4. Use of Funds by Ultimate Recipients
5. Incremental Spending
9. Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM
Schedule A – Ultimate Recipient Requirements
Schedule B – Eligible Project Categories
Schedule C – Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures
Schedule D – Reporting
Schedule E – Communications Protocol
Schedule F – Asset Management
Annex C - Partnership Committee
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This Agreement effective as of the 1st day of April, 2014,
BETWEEN: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, as represented by the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs ("Canada")
AND: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, as represented by the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development ("British Columbia"),
AND: THE UNION OF BRITISH COLUMBIA MUNICIPALITIES, as continued by section 2 of the Union of British Columbia Municipalities Act, RSBC 2006, c.1, represented by the President ("UBCM")
This Administrative Agreement (Agreement) sets out the roles and responsibilities of the Parties for the administration of the Federal Gas Tax Fund (GTF).
With this Agreement, the Parties wish to help communities build and revitalize their public infrastructure that supports national objectives of productivity and economic growth, a clean environment and strong cities and communities, building on:
The success of the First Agreement;
Section 161 of the Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act, S.C. 2011, c. 24, under which the Government of Canada makes up to $2 billion per year available for allocation by the Government of Canada for the purpose of municipal, regional and First Nations infrastructure starting in 2014-2015;
Economic Action Plan 2013, through which the Government of Canada announced a renewed GTF which included the indexation of the gas tax funding at two percent per year, with increases to be applied in $100 million increments (confirmed through section 161 of the Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act, S.C. 2011, c. 24 as amended by section 233 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, S.C. 2013, c. 33);
Economic Action Plan 2013 which encouraged provinces, territories, cities and communities to support the use of apprentices in infrastructure projects receiving federal funding. Canada recognizes that British Columbia has developed and implemented its own initiatives with regards to the use of apprentices in infrastructure projects;
Economic Action Plan 2013, through which the Government of Canada announced an expanded list of GTF eligible project categories and encouragement for asset management planning.
The Parties acknowledge that this Agreement is based on the following principles:
Principle 1 – Respect for jurisdiction: The GTF was designed to leverage the strengths of each level of government and is based on the principle that each has areas of jurisdiction and is accountable to its population. Canada respects the jurisdiction of provinces and territories over municipal institutions.
Principle 2 – A flexible approach: In recognition of the diversity of Canadian provinces, territories, regions and communities, the GTF recognizes the need for a flexible approach to program delivery. Wherever possible, the GTF aims to employ regionally adapted delivery mechanisms, including the leveraging of existing delivery mechanisms and reporting structures.
Principle 3 – Equity between jurisdictions: The GTF recognizes the importance of ensuring that the inter-provincial/territorial allocation is equitable while supporting meaningful infrastructure investments within the least populated jurisdictions.
Principle 4 – Long-term solutions: The GTF provides predictable, long-term funding for communities, for infrastructure priorities that meet community needs, while respecting the principle of incremental spending and not displacing current infrastructure investments.
Principle 5 – Transparency: The GTF is administered via an open and transparent governance process which recognizes and communicates Canada's contribution to communities' infrastructure priorities and includes regular program evaluations and progress reporting to Canadians.
The following annexes and schedules are attached to and form part of this Administrative Agreement:
Annex A: Definitions
Annex B: Terms and conditions, including:
Schedule A: Ultimate Recipient Requirements
Schedule B: Eligible Project Categories
Schedule C: Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures
Schedule D: Reporting
Schedule E: Communications Protocol
Schedule F: Asset Management
Annex C: Partnership Committee
Unless defined elsewhere in this Agreement, capitalized words used throughout this Agreement are defined in Annex A (Definitions).
6.1 Any GTF funding that may be transferred by Canada to UBCM, when transferred, will be administered by UBCM in accordance with this Agreement, including the terms and conditions set out in Annex B (Terms and Conditions).
7.1 This Agreement will be governed by a partnership committee which is hereby established.
7.2 The partnership committee will monitor the strategic implementation of this Agreement, and will serve as the principal forum to address and resolve issues arising from the implementation of this Agreement. Responsibilities, membership, appointments, and terms of reference for the partnership committee will be in accordance with Annex C (Partnership Committee).
8.1 The Parties will work together to resolve any issues which may arise in relation to this Agreement.
8.2 It is understood that failure to meet the following requirements are of particular interest and will be addressed as a priority:
ensuring that Ultimate Recipients comply with Schedule B (Eligible Project Categories) and Schedule C (Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions);
submitting an Annual Report to Canada and British Columbia by September 30th of each year and an Outcomes Report, as outlined in Schedule D (Reporting) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions);
conducting communications activities in accordance with the requirements outlined in Schedule E (Communications Protocol) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions).
8.3 An escalating dispute resolution approach would begin with a partnership committee discussion followed by senior official-level discussions and ultimately with discussions among the Federal and Provincial Ministers and the President of UBCM for resolution, within a reasonable timeframe, to the satisfaction of the Parties.
8.4 In the event of any unresolved issue, if the above resolution mechanisms fail to achieve a resolution, it is understood that the final decision with respect to such issue will rest solely with Canada.
9.1 Canada may, at its expense, carry out any audit in relation to this Agreement, and for this purpose, reasonable and timely access to all documentation, records and accounts that are related to this Agreement and the use of GTF funding, and any interest earned thereon, and to all other relevant information and documentation requested by Canada or its designated representatives, will be provided to Canada or its designated representatives by:
British Columbia and UBCM, as applicable, where these are held by British Columbia, UBCM, or their respective agents or Third Parties; and
Ultimate Recipients where these are held by the Ultimate Recipient or a Third Party or their respective agents.
9.2 Canada may, at its expense, complete a periodic evaluation of the GTF to review the relevance and performance (i.e. effectiveness, efficiency and economy) of the GTF. British Columbia and UBCM will provide Canada with information on program performance and may be asked to participate in the evaluation process. The results of the evaluation will be made publicly available.
9.3 UBCM will keep proper and accurate accounts and records in respect of all Eligible Projects for at least six (6) years after completion of the Eligible Project and will, upon reasonable notice, make them available to Canada.
9.4 Sections 9.1 to 9.3 will remain in effect for 7 years beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement unless otherwise agreed to by the Parties.
10.1 This Agreement will be effective as of April 1, 2014 and will be in effect until March 31, 2024 unless the Parties agree to renew it. In the event where this Agreement is not renewed, any GTF funding and Unspent Funds, and any interest earned thereon held by UBCM or Ultimate Recipients, that have not been expended on Eligible Projects or other expenditures authorized by this Agreement as of March 31, 2024 will nevertheless continue to be subject to this Agreement until such time as may be determined by the Parties.
10.2 This Agreement will be reviewed by the Parties by March 31, 2018 and may be amended to incorporate changes, if any, agreed to by the Parties.
10.3 This Agreement may be amended at any time in writing as agreed to by the Parties.
10.4 If Canada concludes an agreement with respect to the GTF for similar purposes with any other province or territory of Canada, and that agreement taken as a whole is materially different from this Agreement, British Columbia or UBCM may ask Canada to agree to amend this Agreement so that, taken as a whole, it affords similar treatment to British Columbia and its Local Governments as the other agreement affords to the other province or territory and its municipalities. In the event of any such request, Canada, British Columbia and UBCM agree to discuss the request and any agreement reached between them to amend this Agreement will be effected in accordance with Section 10.3 (Duration, Termination, Review and Amendment).
10.5 This Agreement may be terminated at any time and for any reason by Canada, British Columbia or UBCM on two (2) years written notice. In the event where this Agreement is so terminated, any GTF funding and Unspent Funds and any interest earned thereon held by UBCM or Ultimate Recipients, that have not been expended on Eligible Projects or other expenditures authorized by this Agreement as of the date of termination will nevertheless continue to be subject to this Agreement until such time as may be determined by the Parties. In the event that any Party gives notice of its intent to terminate this Agreement, the Parties agree they will work collaboratively to develop a strategy during the 2 year notice period to address transitional issues including, but not limited to, ongoing administration of any GTF funding and Unspent Funds and any interest earned thereon, and determining how long any GTF funding and Unspent Funds and any interest earned thereon held by UBCM or Ultimate Recipients that have not been expended on Eligible Projects will remain subject to this Agreement.
11.1 As of the effective date of this Agreement, the First Agreement is terminated.
11.2 Notwithstanding Section 11.1 (Transition), the Parties agree that prior to its termination, the First Agreement is amended to add to Section 11.2 (Survival) of the First Agreement: Section 11.3 (Governing Law), Schedule A (Eligible Project Categories and Sub-Categories by Community Tier), Schedule B (Eligible Costs for Eligible Recipients) and Schedule E (Reporting and Audits).
11.3 Notwithstanding Section 11.1 (Transition), the Parties agree that the survival rights and obligations in Section 11.2 (Survival) of the First Agreement (including those added to that section by virtue of Section 11.2 (Transition From, and Termination of, The First Agreement) of this Agreement, and any other section of the First Agreement that is required to give effect to that survival section, will continue to apply beyond the termination of the First Agreement subject to the following:
Regardless of any wording in the First Agreement with another effect (including Section 1.l) of Schedule C (Eligible Recipient Accountability Framework) of the First Agreement), Unspent Funds, including interest earned thereon, will, as of the effective date of this Agreement, be subject to this Agreement, including the terms and conditions set out in Annex B (Terms and Conditions);
Notwithstanding Section 11.2 (Transition From, and Termination of, The First Agreement):
Unspent Funds that fall within the reporting period of the 2013 Annual Expenditure Report (as defined in the First Agreement) will be reported by UBCM to Canada in accordance with the First Agreement; and,
Unspent Funds that fall within the reporting period that includes January 1, 2014 to the effective date of this Agreement will be reported by UBCM to Canada in accordance with this Agreement.
If an Eligible Recipient (as defined under the First Agreement) wishes to amend a project approved for funding under the General Strategic Priorities Fund or the Innovations Fund by the Management Committee established under Section 4.2 (Management Committee) of the First Agreement, the change to the project must be approved by the management committee established under Section 3.3 (Strategic Priorities Fund) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) of this Agreement;
If the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board (GVRD) wishes to amend the scope of a project approved by the Management Committee established under Section 4.2 (Management Committee) of the First Agreement for funding under the Tier 3 Strategic Priorities Fund under the First Agreement, or substitute another Eligible Project (as defined in this Agreement) in its place, the GVRD may approve the change as though it were a project under the Greater Vancouver Regional Fund under section 3.2 of this Agreement, and must notify the UBCM of that change;
If a Regional District Board wishes to amend the scope of a project approved by the Management Committee established under Section 4.2 (Management Committee) of the First Agreement for funding under that Regional District's Regionally Significant Projects Fund reservation under the First Agreement, or substitute another Eligible Project (as defined in this Agreement) in its place, the Regional District Board may approve the change, and must notify UBCM of that change;
If all or part of the funding reserved for a Regional District under the Regionally Significant Projects Fund under the First Agreement has not been committed to fund projects approved by the Management Committee established under Section 4.2 (Management Committee) of the First Agreement, the Regional District Board may approve Eligible Projects (as defined in this Agreement) to be funded with the remaining reservation for the Regional District, and must notify UBCM of the approvals;
With respect to Section 5.5 (Disposal of Eligible Projects) of the First Agreement, any repayment received by UBCM pursuant to the operation of Section 4 of Schedule C of the First Agreement will be considered included in the definition of Unspent Funds and must be used by UBCM and Ultimate Recipients in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
The survival of the reporting obligations under Sections 7.1 (Reporting), Section 1 m) of Schedule C (Eligible Recipient Accountability Framework), and Section 1.1 (Annual Expenditure Report) of Schedule E (Reporting and Audits) of the First Agreement extends only until these obligations are fulfilled by Eligible Recipients (as defined in the First Agreement) and UBCM, as applicable, for the 2013 reporting year, after which, the reporting obligations under Section 8 (Reporting) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions), Section 9 of Schedule A and Schedule D (Reporting) of this Agreement will apply;
Any matters that Section 8.1 (Dispute Resolution) of the First Agreement would have applied to will be dealt with under Section 8 (Dispute Resolution) of this Agreement;
Any matters that Section 10 (Communications) and Schedule G (Communications Protocol) of the First Agreement would have applied to will be dealt with under Section 6 (Communications) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) and Schedule E (Communications Protocol) of this Agreement; and
If an Ultimate Recipient under this Agreement is not in compliance with a Funding Agreement under the First Agreement, Section 4.3 (Payments to Ultimate Recipients by UBCM) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) of this Agreement applies to payments to that Ultimate Recipient as though the Funding Agreement under the First Agreement were a Funding Agreement under this Agreement.
This Agreement may be signed in counterpart and the signed copies will, when attached, constitute an original agreement.
Any correspondence under this Agreement may be delivered in person, sent by electronic mail, sent by facsimile, or sent by mail addressed to:
Assistant Deputy Minister
Program Operations Branch
180 Kent Street, Suite 1100
K1P 0B6
Email address: info@infc.gc.ca
or to such other address, e-mail or facsimile number or addressed to such other person as Canada may, from time to time, designate in writing to British Columbia and UBCM:
British Columbia:
Assistant Deputy Minister, Local Government Division
Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
PO Box 9490 Stn Prov Gov
V8W 9N7
Email address: INFRA@gov.bc.ca
or such other address, e-mail or facsimile number or addressed to such other person as British Columbia may, from time to time, designate in writing to Canada and UBCM; and
UBCM:
Union of British Columbia Municipalities
V8V 0A8
Email address: ubcm@ubcm.ca
or such other address, e-mail or facsimile number or addressed to such other person as UBCM may, from time to time, designate in writing to Canada and British Columbia.
The Honourable Denis Lebel
Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs
The Honourable Coralee Oakes
Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development
Director Rhona Martin
"Agreement"
means this Administrative Agreement on the Federal Gas Tax Fund in British Columbia.
"Annual Report"
means the duly completed annual report to be prepared and delivered by the UBCM to Canada and British Columbia, as described in Schedule D (Reporting).
"Asset Management" (AM)
includes planning processes, approaches or plans that support integrated, lifecycle approaches to effective stewardship of infrastructure assets in order to maximize benefits and manage risk. AM is further described in Schedule F (Asset Management), and can include:
an inventory of assets;
the condition of assets;
level of service;
risk assessment;
a cost analysis;
community priority setting;
long-term financial planning.
"Base Amount"
means an amount established over a time-period, reflecting non-federal investments in Infrastructure and against which GTF investments will be measured to ensure that GTF investments are incremental.
"Contract"
means an agreement between an Ultimate Recipient and a Third Party whereby the latter agrees to supply a product or service to an Eligible Project in return for financial consideration.
"Eligible Expenditures"
means those expenditures described as eligible in Schedule C (Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures).
"Eligible Projects"
means projects as described in Schedule B (Eligible Project Categories).
"First Agreement"
means the agreement for the transfer of federal gas tax revenues entered into on September 19, 2005 by the Government of Canada, British Columbia and UBCM, with an expiry date of March 31, 2019, as amended.
"Funding Agreement"
means an agreement between UBCM and an Ultimate Recipient setting out the terms and conditions of the GTF funding to be provided to the Ultimate Recipient, containing, at a minimum, the elements in Schedule A (Ultimate Recipient Requirements).
"GTF"
means the Gas Tax Fund, a program established by the Government of Canada setting out the terms and conditions for the administration of funding that may be provided by Canada to recipients under section 161 of the Keeping Canada's Economy and Jobs Growing Act, S.C. 2011, c. 24 as amended by section 233 of the Economic Action Plan 2013 Act, No. 1, S.C. 2013, c. 33, or any other source of funding as determined by Canada.
"Ineligible Expenditures"
means those expenditures described as ineligible in Schedule C (Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures).
"Infrastructure"
means municipal or regional, publicly or privately owned tangible capital assets in British Columbia primarily for public use or benefit.
"Local Government"
means a municipality as defined in the Community Charter [SBC 2003] Chapter 26, a regional district as defined in the Local Government Act [RSBC 1996] Chapter 323, and the City of Vancouver as continued under the Vancouver Charter [SBC 1953] Chapter 55.
"Outcomes Report"
means the report to be delivered by March 31, 2018 and again by March 31, 2023 by UBCM to Canada and British Columbia which reports on how GTF investments are supporting progress towards achieving the program benefits, more specifically described in Schedule D (Reporting).
"Party"
means Canada, British Columbia or UBCM when referred to individually and collectively referred to as "Parties".
"Third Party"
means any person or legal entity, other than Canada, British Columbia, UBCM or an Ultimate Recipient, who participates in the implementation of an Eligible Project by means of a Contract.
"Ultimate Recipient"
means:
a Local Government or its agent (including its wholly owned corporation);
a non-municipal entity, including for-profit, non-governmental and not-for-profit organizations, on the condition that (a) the Local Government(s) where the Eligible Project would be located, if applicable, has (have) indicated support for the project through a formal resolution of its (their) council(s) or board(s).
the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority, the Greater Vancouver Water District and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District; a trust council, a local trust committee and the trust fund board, all within the meaning of the Islands Trust Act, and any other entity that delivers core local government services agreed to, in advance, by the Parties; and,
BC Transit subject to the agreement of the appropriate Local Government, through its council or board. In the case of transit Eligible Projects within the Capital Regional District, the appropriate Local Government is the Capital Regional District.
"Unspent Funds"
means Funds (as defined by the First Agreement) that have not been spent towards an Eligible Project (as defined under the First Agreement) or on administration costs in accordance with the First Agreement prior to the effective date of this Agreement.
Eligible Project categories under the GTF will continue to include: public transit, local roads and bridges, active transportation infrastructure, wastewater, water, solid waste and community energy infrastructure and non-capital investments in capacity building initiatives. As announced in Economic Action Plan 2013, new eligible project categories have been added to include highways, local and regional airports, short-line rail, short-sea shipping, disaster mitigation, broadband and connectivity, brownfield redevelopment, culture, tourism, sport and recreation infrastructure. Schedule B (Eligible Project Categories) provides further details regarding Eligible Project categories.
Eligible Expenditures are those associated with: acquiring, planning, designing, constructing, or renovating a tangible capital asset; strengthening of the ability of Local Governments to improve local and regional planning and asset management; and joint communication activities and federal signage. Schedule C (Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures) sets out specific requirements for eligible and ineligible expenditures.
Subject to Sections 9.3 and 9.4 (Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) any GTF funding that may be received by UBCM from Canada, including interest earned thereon, will be delivered through three programs: Community Works Fund, Greater Vancouver Regional Fund and Strategic Priorities Fund, as set out below.
UBCM agrees to provide to Canada and British Columbia, upon request, a table detailing the Local Government allocations under the Community Works Fund and a list of approved projects under the Greater Vancouver Regional Fund and Strategic Priorities Fund, and promptly provide to Canada and British Columbia updates to this information.
3.1 COMMUNITY WORKS FUND
The Community Works Fund (CWF) provides funding to Local Governments for Eligible Expenditures of Eligible Projects that are in alignment with the requirements of this Agreement and that meet local priorities. Each Local Government is eligible to annually receive CWF, consisting of a floor amount and a per capita amount as set out in Section 3.4 (Funding Allocations to Each of the Programs).
The Local Government to which CWF funding is allocated chooses which Eligible Projects that meet local priorities will be funded with CWF funding. In order to receive CWF funding, the Local Government must sign a Funding Agreement with UBCM.
3.2 GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL FUND
The Greater Vancouver Regional Fund (GVRF) pools a percentage of GVRD and its member municipalities' per-capita allocation as set out in Section 3.4 (Funding Allocations to Each of the Programs), Table 1. In keeping with the Greater Vancouver Regional District request and as agreed to by the Parties, Eligible Expenditures of Eligible Projects funded with the GVRF allocation over the term of this Agreement must be regional transportation Eligible Projects proposed for funding by the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority (TransLink) and approved by the GVRD Board.
The GVRD must notify UBCM of the Eligible Projects that it has approved for funding, after which UBCM may provide funding to TransLink for those Eligible Projects. In order to receive GVRF funding, TransLink must sign a Funding Agreement with UBCM.
3.3 STRATEGIC PRIORITIES FUND
The Strategic Priorities Fund (SPF) provides an opportunity for Ultimate Recipients in those areas of the province outside the GVRD to access pooled, application based funding. The SPF provides funding for Eligible Expenditures of Eligible Projects that are in alignment with the requirements of this Agreement and are larger in scale, regional in impact, or innovative.
The partnership committee will set criteria and spending priorities for the SPF but will not select individual projects.
A management committee, which will be responsible for approving projects for funding under the SPF, is hereby established.
The management committee membership will consist of one member appointed by Canada, one member appointed by British Columbia, and three (3) members appointed by UBCM, one of which will be designated by UBCM as the Chair. The member appointed by Canada will have observer status only and will have no role in the responsibilities outlined below.
Replacement members from Canada, British Columbia or UBCM may, from time to time, be appointed. The Parties agree to keep each other informed in writing of new appointments.
The committee will adopt its terms of reference, which will establish procedures in respect of its meetings. The terms of reference must be in accordance with this Agreement, and may be amended from time to time by the committee.
The management committee is responsible to:
approve projects for funding under the SPF, and approve any significant changes in the scope of those projects, and for these purposes, may establish criteria and processes in relation to the SPF, which must be in keeping with the strategic criteria and spending priorities set by partnership committee;
approve requests by Ultimate Recipients for significant changes in the scope for any projects approved for funding under the General Strategic Priorities Fund or the Innovations Fund by the management committee under the First Agreement.
The amount allocated to the SPF is the percentage of per-capita funding indicated in Section 3.4 (Funding Allocations to Each of the Programs), Table 1.
In order to receive SPF funding, an Ultimate Recipient must sign a Funding Agreement with UBCM for the Eligible Project approved by the management committee.
3.4 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS TO EACH OF THE PROGRAMS
Subject to Sections 9.3 and 9.4 (Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) any GTF funding that may be received by UBCM from Canada, will be allocated to the CWF, GVRF and SPF as set out in Table 1.
A funding "floor" will ensure a reasonable base allocation of funds for each Local Government receiving funding under the CWF. Local Governments will each receive a CWF floor amount of $50,000 in the first year of the Agreement, and $50,000 plus an indexed amount in each subsequent year of the Agreement, with indexing at the same percentage and at the same time as indexation of GTF funding that may be transferred by Canada to UBCM.
Applicable Area of BC
Percentage allocated to each of the programs after taking floors into consideration
GVRF
GVRD and member municipalities
5% 95% N/A
All other Local Governments
75% N/A 25%
4.1 Any GTF funding that may be received by Ultimate Recipients and any Unspent Funds, and any interest earned thereon held by Ultimate Recipients must be used by Ultimate Recipients in accordance with this Agreement, including specifically Schedule A (Ultimate Recipient Requirements).
4.2 Any GTF funding that may be received by Ultimate Recipients and any Unspent Funds, and any interest earned thereon held by Ultimate Recipients will be treated as federal funds with respect to other federal infrastructure programs.
4.3 Payments to an Ultimate Recipient by UBCM are subject to the compliance by an Ultimate Recipient with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and to any Funding Agreement it has with UBCM.
GTF funding that may be received from Canada is not intended to replace or displace existing sources of funding for Ultimate Recipient expenditures on tangible capital assets. As such, over the term of this Agreement, Ultimate Recipient expenditures on tangible capital assets must result in incremental spending as measured by the methodology, which will include a Base Amount, approved by the partnership committee.
This Agreement formalizes clear requirements to support federal communications objectives. Schedule E (Communications Protocol) sets out specific communications requirements, including:
providing upfront project information on an annual basis for communications purposes;
including the federal government in local project communications; and
installing federal project signs.
The Parties agree that strengthening Local Government capacity to undertake Asset Management is integral to building strong cities, communities and regions, and agree to support Asset Management practices in all Local Government jurisdictions during the term of the Agreement. Schedule F (Asset Management) provides more details on the approach agreed upon by the Parties.
UBCM will provide to Canada and British Columbia an Annual Report reporting on expenditures as well as a project list. Furthermore, UBCM will provide to Canada and British Columbia periodic Outcomes Reports indicating progress and results of the GTF in order to demonstrate overall GTF progress toward the national objectives. Schedule D (Reporting) sets out specific reporting requirements.
9.1 UBCM will ensure that any Unspent Funds held by UBCM and any GTF funding that may be received from Canada, as well as any interest earned thereon are used solely in accordance with the terms and conditions set out in this Agreement.
9.2 Pending payment to Ultimate Recipients or other uses in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, UBCM will record into a separate and distinct account any GTF funding it may receive from Canada and any interest earned thereon.
9.3 UBCM may only use any GTF funding it may receive from Canada, along with any interest earned thereon, for the following:
payments to Ultimate Recipients in keeping with the delivery mechanisms identified above, and in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and
upon the review by the partnership committee and acceptance by Canada of a detailed business case, which must be submitted by April 1, 2015, for administration expenses related to program delivery and implementation of the Gas Tax Fund in British Columbia, including expenditures associated with communication activities such as public project announcements.
9.4 UBCM may only use Unspent Funds it holds, as well as any interest earned thereon, for the following:
any remaining payments to Eligible Recipients (as defined in the First Agreement) for CWF, or in relation to Eligible Projects (as defined by the First Agreement) approved for funding under the Strategic Priorities Fund and Innovation Fund under the First Agreement;
any other commitments made in accordance with the terms and conditions of the First Agreement which remain outstanding at the time Unspent Funds are reported; and
in accordance with Section 9.3 (Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM) if there are any remaining amounts after all payments are made in accordance with the previous two bullets.
Funding Agreements must require that Ultimate Recipients:
Ensure that any Unspent Funds and any GTF funding received from UBCM, as well as any interest earned thereon are used in accordance with Schedule B (Eligible Project Categories) and Schedule C (Eligible and Ineligible Expenditures).
Treat any Unspent Funds and any GTF funding received from UBCM, as well as any interest earned thereon as federal funds with respect to other federal infrastructure programs in accordance with Section 4.2 (Use of Funds by Ultimate Recipients) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions).
Ensure that any Unspent Funds and any GTF funding received from UBCM, as well as any interest earned thereon result in incremental spending in accordance with Section 5 (Incremental Spending) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions).
Comply with all Ultimate Recipient requirements outlined in Schedule E (Communications Protocol).
During the term of this Agreement, where an Ultimate Recipient is a Local Government, work to strengthen Asset Management, in accordance with the Asset Management framework developed by the partnership committee.
Invest, in a distinct account, GTF funding they receive from UBCM in advance of it paying Eligible Expenditures.
With respect to Contracts, award and manage all Contracts in accordance with the Ultimate Recipients' relevant policies and procedures and, if applicable, in accordance with the Agreement on Internal Trade and applicable international trade agreements, and all other applicable laws.
Invest into Eligible Projects, any revenue that is generated from the sale, lease, encumbrance or other disposal of an asset resulting from an Eligible Project where such disposal takes place within five (5) years of the date of completion of the Eligible Project.
Submit a report to UBCM, in a format acceptable to UBCM, by June 1 in each year, which includes:
GTF transactions of the Ultimate Recipient for the previous calendar year, in sufficient detail to allow UBCM to create the aggregated report required by Schedule D (Reporting);
a declaration from the officer responsible for financial administration that the Ultimate Recipient has complied with all Funding Agreements between it and UBCM; and
any other information required by UBCM to fulfill its responsibilities under this Agreement, including, but not limited to project outcomes in relation to anticipated program benefits, expenditures made for tangible capital assets, and progress made towards Asset Management improvements.
Allow Canada and UBCM reasonable and timely access to all of its documentation, records and accounts and those of their respective agents or Third Parties related to the use of any Unspent Funds and any GTF funding, as well as any interest earned thereon, and all other relevant information and documentation requested by Canada or its designated representatives for the purposes of audit, evaluation, and ensuring compliance with this Agreement.
Ensure that no current or former public servant or public office holder to whom any post-employment, ethics and conflict of interest legislation, guidelines, codes or policies of Canada applies will derive direct benefit from GTF funding, Unspent Funds and interest earned thereon, unless the provision or receipt of such benefits is in compliance with such legislation, guidelines, policies or codes.
Keep proper and accurate accounts and records in respect of all Eligible Projects for at least six (6) years after completion of the Eligible Project and, upon reasonable notice, make them available to Canada.
Ensure their actions do not establish or be deemed to establish a partnership, joint venture, principal-agent relationship or employer-employee relationship in any way or for any purpose whatsoever between Canada, British Columbia, or UBCM and the Ultimate Recipient, or between Canada, British Columbia, or UBCM and a Third Party.
Ensure that they do not represent themselves, including in any agreement with a Third Party, as a partner, employee or agent of Canada, British Columbia or UBCM.
Ensure that they will not, at any time, hold the Government of Canada or British Columbia or any of their respective officers, servants, employees or agents responsible for any claims or losses of any kind that they, Third Parties or any other person or entity may suffer in relation to any matter related to GTF funding or an Eligible Project and that they will, at all times, compensate the Government of Canada or British Columbia and their respective officers, servants, employees and agents for any claims or losses of any kind that any of them may suffer in relation to any matter related to GTF funding or an Eligible Project, except to the extent to which such claims or losses relate to the negligence of an officer, employee, or agent of Canada in the performance of his or her duties.
Ensure that they will not, at any time, hold UBCM or any of its officers, servants, employees or agents responsible for any claims or losses of any kind that they, Third Parties or any other person or entity may suffer in relation to any matter related to GTF funding or an Eligible Project and that they will, at all times, compensate UBCM and its officers, servants, employees and agents for any claims or losses of any kind that any of them may suffer in relation to any matter related to GTF funding or an Eligible Project, except to the extent to which such claims or losses relate to the act of negligence of an officer, employee, or agent of UBCM in the performance of his or her duties.
Agree that the above requirements which, by their nature, should extend beyond the expiration or termination of this Agreement will extend beyond such expiration or termination.
Eligible Projects include investments in Infrastructure for its construction, renewal or material enhancement in each of the following categories:
Local roads, bridges – roads, bridges and active transportation infrastructure (active transportation refers to investments that support active methods of travel. This can include: cycling lanes and paths, sidewalks, hiking and walking trails).
Highways – highway infrastructure.
Short-sea shipping – infrastructure related to the movement of cargo and passengers around the coast and on inland waterways, without directly crossing an ocean.
Short-line rail – railway related infrastructure for carriage of passengers or freight.
Regional and local airports – airport-related infrastructure (excludes the National Airport System).
Broadband connectivity – infrastructure that provides internet access to residents, businesses, and/or institutions in Canadian communities.
Public transit – infrastructure that supports a shared passenger transport system which is available for public use.
Drinking water – infrastructure that supports drinking water conservation, collection, treatment and distribution systems.
Wastewater – infrastructure that supports wastewater and storm water collection, treatment and management systems.
Solid waste – infrastructure that supports solid waste management systems including the collection, diversion and disposal of recyclables, compostable materials and garbage.
Community energy systems – infrastructure that generates or increases the efficient usage of energy.
Brownfield Redevelopment – remediation or decontamination and redevelopment of a brownfield site within Local Governments boundaries, where the redevelopment includes: the construction of public infrastructure as identified in the context of any other eligible project category under the GTF, and/or; the construction of Local Government public parks and publicly-owned social housing.
Sport Infrastructure – amateur sport infrastructure (excludes facilities, including arenas, which would be used as the home of professional sports teams or major junior hockey teams (e.g. Western Hockey League)).
Recreational infrastructure – recreational facilities or networks.
Cultural infrastructure – infrastructure that supports arts, humanities, and heritage.
Tourism infrastructure – infrastructure that attract travelers for recreation, leisure, business or other purposes.
Disaster mitigation – infrastructure that reduces or eliminates long-term impacts and risks associated with natural disasters.
Eligible Projects also include:
Capacity building – includes investments related to strengthening the ability of Local Governments to develop long-term planning practices.
Note: Investments in health infrastructure (hospitals, convalescent and senior centres) are not eligible.
1. Eligible Expenditures
1.1 Eligible Expenditures of Ultimate Recipients will be limited to the following:
the expenditures associated with acquiring, planning, designing, constructing or renovating a tangible capital asset, as defined by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), and any related debt financing charges specifically identified with that asset;
for capacity building category only, the expenditures related to strengthening the ability of Local Governments to improve local and regional planning including capital investment plans, integrated community sustainability plans, life-cycle cost assessments, and Asset Management Plans. The expenditures could include developing and implementing:
studies, strategies, or systems related to asset management, which may include software acquisition and implementation;
training directly related to asset management planning; and,
long-term infrastructure plans.
the expenditures directly associated with joint communication activities and with federal project signage for GTF-funded projects.
1.2 Employee and Equipment Costs: The incremental costs of the Ultimate Recipient's employees or leasing of equipment may be included as Eligible Expenditures under the following conditions:
the Ultimate Recipient is able to demonstrate that it is not economically feasible to tender a contract;
the employee or equipment is engaged directly in respect of the work that would have been the subject of the contract; and
the arrangement is approved in advance and in writing by UBCM.
1.3 Administration expenses of UBCM related to program delivery and implementation of this Agreement, in accordance with Section 9 (Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions).
2. Ineligible Expenditures
The following are deemed Ineligible Expenditures:
project expenditures incurred before April 1, 2005;
project expenditures incurred before April 1, 2014 for the following investment categories:
highways;
regional and local airports;
short-line rail;
short-sea shipping;
disaster mitigation;
broadband connectivity;
brownfield redevelopment;
cultural infrastructure;
tourism infrastructure;
sport infrastructure; and
recreational infrastructure.
the cost of leasing of equipment by the Ultimate Recipient, any overhead costs, including salaries and other employment benefits of any employees of the Ultimate Recipient, its direct or indirect operating or administrative costs of Ultimate Recipients, and more specifically its costs related to planning, engineering, architecture, supervision, management and other activities normally carried out by its staff, except in accordance with Eligible Expenditures above;
taxes for which the Ultimate Recipient is eligible for a tax rebate and all other costs eligible for rebates;
purchase of land or any interest therein, and related costs;
legal fees; and
routine repair and maintenance costs.
Reporting requirements under the GTF consist of an Annual Report and an Outcomes Report which will be submitted to Canada and British Columbia for review and acceptance. The reporting year is January 1st to December 31st.
1. Annual Report
By September 30th of each year, UBCM will provide to Canada and British Columbia an Annual Report in an electronic format deemed acceptable by Canada consisting of the following in relation to the previous reporting year:
1.1 Financial Report Table:
The financial report table will be submitted in accordance with the following template.
Annual Report Financial Table
20xx - 20xx
2014 - 20xx
Opening Balance1
$xxx empty
Received from Canada
$xxx $xxx
Interest Earned
Administrative Cost
($xxx) ($xxx)
Transferred to Ultimate Recipients
Closing Balance of unspent funds
Ultimate Recipients in aggregate
Received from UBCM
Spent on Eligible Projects
[1] For the 2014 Annual Report this means the amount reported as unspent by UBCM in the 2013 Annual Expenditure Report (as defined under the First Agreement).
[2] For the 2014 Annual Report this means the amount reported as unspent by Eligible Recipients (as defined under the First Agreement) in the 2013 Annual Expenditure Report (as defined under the First Agreement).
1.2 Independent Audit or Audit Based Attestation:
UBCM will provide an independent audit opinion, or an attestation based on an independent audit and signed by a senior official designated in writing by British Columbia and UBCM, as to:
the accuracy of the information submitted in the Financial Report Table; and
that GTF funding and Unspent Funds, and any interest earned thereon, were expended for the purposes intended.
1.3 Project List:
UBCM will maintain, and provide to Canada and British Columbia a project list submitted in accordance with the following template.
Annual Report – GTF Project List Template
Ultimate Recipient
Project Cost
Funds (GTF)
to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in to be filled in
2. Outcomes Report
By March 31, 2018 and March 31, 2023, UBCM will provide to Canada and British Columbia and make publicly available, an Outcomes Report that will report in aggregate on the degree to which investments are supporting the progress in British Columbia towards achieving the following program benefits:
beneficial impacts on communities of completed Eligible Projects;
enhanced impact of GTF as a predictable source of funding including incremental spending; and
progress made on improving Local Government Asset Management.
The Outcomes Report will present performance data and a narrative on program benefits. The partnership committee will develop and approve a methodology for reporting on performance in respect of each of the program benefits.
1.1. The provisions of this Communications Protocol apply to all communications activities related to any GTF funding which may be delivered by Canada, including allocations, and Eligible Projects funded under this Agreement. Communications activities may include, but are not limited to, public or media events, news releases, reports, web articles, blogs, project signs, digital signs, publications, success stories and vignettes, photo compilations, videos, advertising campaigns, awareness campaigns, editorials, awards programs, and multi-media products.
1.2. Through collaboration, the Parties agree to work to ensure clarity and consistency in the communications activities meant for the public.
2 Joint communications approach
2.1. The Parties agree to work in collaboration to develop a joint communications approach that identifies guiding principles, including those related to the provision of upfront project information, project signage, and planned communications activities throughout the year. This joint communications approach will have the objective of ensuring that communications activities undertaken each calendar year communicate a mix of Eligible Project types from both large and small communities, span the full calendar year and use a wide range of communications mediums.
2.2. The Parties agree that the initial annual joint communications approach will be finalized and approved by the partnership committee within 60 working days following the inaugural meeting of the partnership committee.
2.3. The Parties agree that achievements under the joint communications approach will be reported to the partnership committee once a year, or more frequently as requested by the partnership committee.
2.4. The Parties agree to assess the effectiveness of the joint communications approach on an annual basis and, as required, update and propose modifications to the joint communications approach. Any modifications will be brought to the partnership committee for approval.
3 Inform Canada on allocation and intended use of GTF funding for communications planning purposes
3.1. UBCM agrees to provide to Canada upfront information on planned Eligible Projects and Eligible Projects in progress on an annual basis, prior to the construction season. The Parties will agree, in the joint communications approach, on the date this information will be provided. The information will include, at a minimum:
Ultimate Recipient name; Eligible Project name; Eligible Project category, a brief but meaningful Eligible Project description; amount of Funds being used toward the Eligible Project; and anticipated start date.
3.2 The Parties agree that the above information will be delivered to Canada in an electronic format deemed acceptable by Canada. This information will only be used for communications planning purposes and not for program reporting purposes.
3.3 The Parties agree that the joint communications approach will define a mechanism to ensure the most up-to-date Eligible Project information is available to Canada to support media events and announcements for Eligible Projects.
4 Project signage
4.1 The Parties and Ultimate Recipients may each have a sign recognizing their contribution to Eligible Projects.
4.2 At Canada's request, Ultimate Recipients will install a federal sign to recognize federal funding at Eligible Project site(s). Federal sign design, content, and installation guidelines will be provided by Canada and included in the joint communications approach.
4.3 Where British Columbia, UBCM or an Ultimate Recipient decides to install a permanent plaque or other suitable marker with respect to an Eligible Project, it must recognize the federal contribution to the Eligible Project(s) and be approved by Canada.
4.4 The Ultimate Recipient is responsible for the production and installation of Eligible Project signage, or as otherwise agreed upon.
4.5 British Columbia or UBCM agree to inform Canada of signage installations on a basis mutually agreed upon in the joint communications approach.
5 Media events and announcements for Eligible Projects
5.1 The Parties agree to have regular announcements of Eligible Projects that are benefiting from GTF funding that may be provided by Canada. Key milestones may be marked by public events, news releases and/or other mechanisms.
5.2 Media events include, but are not limited to, news conferences, public announcements, official events or ceremonies, and news releases.
5.3 A Party or an Ultimate Recipient may request a media event.
5.4 Media events related to Eligible Projects will not occur without the prior knowledge and agreement of the Parties and the Ultimate Recipient.
5.5 The Party or Ultimate Recipient requesting a media event will provide at least 15 working days' notice to the other Parties or Ultimate Recipient of their intention to undertake such an event. The event will take place at a mutually agreed date and location. The Parties and the Ultimate Recipient will have the opportunity to participate in such events through a designated representative. The Parties will each designate their own representative.
5.6 The conduct of all joint media events and products will follow the Table of Precedence for Canada.
5.7 All joint communications material related to media events must be approved by Canada and recognize the funding of the Parties.
5.8 All joint communications material must reflect Canada's policy on official languages and the federal identity program.
6 Program communications
6.1 The Parties and Ultimate Recipients may include messaging in their own communications products and activities with regard to the GTF.
6.2 The Party or Ultimate Recipient undertaking these activities will provide the opportunity for the other Parties and Ultimate Recipient to participate, where appropriate, and will recognize the funding of all contributors.
6.3 The Parties agree that they will not unreasonably restrict the other Parties or Ultimate Recipient from using, for their own purposes, public communications products related to the GTF prepared by a Party or Ultimate Recipients, or, if web-based, from linking to it.
6.4 Notwithstanding Section 5 (Communications Protocol), Canada retains the right to meet its obligations to communicate information to Canadians about the GTF and the use of funding through communications products and activities.
7 Operational communications
7.1 The Ultimate Recipient is solely responsible for operational communications with respect to Eligible Projects, including but not limited to, calls for tender, construction, and public safety notices. Operational communications as described above are not subject to the federal official language policy.
7.2 Canada, British Columbia, UBCM or the Ultimate Recipient will share information promptly with the Parties should significant emerging media or stakeholder issues relating to an Eligible Project arise. The Parties will advise Ultimate Recipients, when appropriate, about media inquiries received concerning an Eligible Project.
8 Communicating success stories
British Columbia and UBCM agree to facilitate communications between Canada and Ultimate Recipients for the purposes of collaborating on communications activities and products including but not limited to Eligible Project success stories, Eligible Project vignettes, and Eligible Project start-to-finish features.
9 Advertising campaigns
Recognizing that advertising can be an effective means of communicating with the public, a Party or an Ultimate Recipient may, at their own cost, organize an advertising or public information campaign related to the GTF or Eligible Projects. However, such a campaign must respect the provisions of this Agreement. In the event of such a campaign, the sponsoring Party or Ultimate Recipient agrees to inform the other Parties of its intention, and to inform them no less than 21 working days prior to the campaign launch.
The Parties agree that the approach to integrated community sustainability planning under the First Agreement was effective in increasing the capacity of the diverse range of Local Governments in British Columbia to enhance their community's sustainability.
Building on that success, the Parties wish to maintain the program's support for building Local Government capacity to take an integrated, long-term approach to plan, build and maintain strong sustainable communities, while providing a particular focus on strengthening Asset Management within those communities.
Asset Management is a key underpinning of community sustainability because it can inform a range of investment, servicing and community planning decisions, which support maximizing Local Government investment in services and related infrastructure.
Local Governments in British Columbia exhibit varying degrees of capacity to undertake Asset Management activities and integrate Asset Management into their operational and policy decision-making frameworks. Consequently, an approach that recognizes these varying capacities will be most effective in supporting the full range of Local Governments as they work to begin or strengthen their Asset Management activities.
Given this, the partnership committee will develop an Asset Management framework to guide Local Governments in meeting their Asset Management commitment under this Agreement. The framework will support all Local Governments to build and strengthen Asset Management over the term of the Agreement while recognizing the varying capacities of Local Governments and the range of ongoing Asset Management activities.
ANNEX C – PARTNERSHIP COMMITTEE
The partnership committee will be co-chaired by three (3) members, one of which will be appointed by each of the Parties, and designated by that Party as a co-chair. The terms of reference for the partnership committee may provide that additional members of the committee may be appointed by each of the Parties, so long as the composition of the committee consists of equal representation from each of the Parties.
Replacement members may, from time to time, be appointed. The Parties agree to keep each other informed in writing of new appointments.
The committee will govern by consensus, examine issues together and, in good faith, reasonably attempt to resolve potential issues.
The committee will adopt its terms of reference, which will govern the composition of the committee and procedures in respect of its meetings. The terms of reference must be in accordance with this Agreement, and may be amended from time to time by the committee.
The committee is responsible to:
resolve disputes that arise in relation to the administration of this Agreement, for the purposes of Section 8 (Dispute Resolution);
set strategic criteria and spending priorities for the SPF, for the purposes of Section 3.3 (Strategic Priorities Fund) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions) – this will not include approving projects or project changes
develop and approve a methodology for measuring incremental spending of GTF funding for Local Governments, for the purposes of Section 5 (Incremental Spending) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions);
develop and approve a framework for Asset Management, for the purposes of Section 7 (Asset Management) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions), within one (1) year of the effective date of this Agreement, that provides opportunities for all Local Governments, regardless of their existing capacity or level of Asset Management, to strengthen Asset Management within their communities over the term of this Agreement;
develop and approve a methodology for reporting on performance in respect of each of the program benefits, for the purposes of Section 2 (Outcomes Report) of Schedule D (Reporting);
review the detailed business case, for the purposes of Section 9.3 (Use and Recording of Funds by UBCM) of Annex B (Terms and Conditions); and
assign representatives for each of the Parties to develop an annual joint communications approach; to approve that approach; to receive an annual report on communications undertaken; and to consider any proposed modifications to the annual joint communications approach, for the purposes of Schedule E (Communications Protocol).
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Clariant Plastics & Coatings USA Inc.
EFI Reports Record Revenue for 4Q, Full Year 2017
Company reported revenue of $993.3 million, up 0.1% year-over-year, with cash flow of $51.3 million.
EFI Wins Eight Must See ’Ems Awards
EFI Has ‘Must See’ Portfolio of New Automation, Production Innovations at Print 17
EFI Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results
Hop-Syn Backlit Signs Printed Live by EFI at 2017 SGIA Expo
EFI Reports Third Quarter 2017 Results
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. announced its results for the fourth quarter and year ended Dec. 31, 2017.
For the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2017, the Company reported record fourth quarter revenue of $269.2 million, up 1% compared to fourth quarter 2016 revenue of $266.7 million. GAAP net loss was $25.4 million compared to GAAP net income of $19.9 million for the same period in 2016 or $(0.55) per diluted share compared to $0.42 per diluted share for the same period in 2016.
Non-GAAP net income was $24.0 million, down 33% compared to non-GAAP net income of $35.7 million for the same period in 2016 or $0.52 per diluted share, down 31% compared to $0.75 per diluted share for the same period in 2016. Cash flow from operating activities was $8.9 million, down 86% compared to $65.2 million during the same period in 2016.
For the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, the company reported revenue of $993.3 million, up 0.1% year-over-year compared to $992.1 million for the same period in 2016. GAAP net loss was $14.4 million or $(0.31) per diluted share, compared to GAAP net income of $44.9 million or $0.94 per diluted share for the same period in 2016. Cash flow from operating activities was $51.3 million, down 58% compared to $121.0 million during the same period in 2016.
“The performance of our direct business drove record quarterly and full year revenue for EFI. We look for this growth from inkjet and software to accelerate in the first quarter,” said Guy Gecht, CEO of EFI. “Having just finished a very exciting Connect Users’ Conference, the EFI team is energized as we enter 2018, with a year full of new product introductions across the company and Nozomi on track for a strong first year in the corrugated market. We are well positioned to help customers transform their businesses.”
electronics for imaging
Reece Supply Extends High-quality Digital Offering, Becomes EFI Inkjet Distribution Partner
EFI Customers Discover New Age of Digital Print at 19th Annual EFI Connect Conference
Eric Bacourt, Mal McGowan Set for EFI Connect Fireside Chat Keynotes
EFI Launches Fiery Textile Bundle
Swedish Large-Format Specialist Makes Switch to EFI VUTEk FabriVU for Soft Signage
Xeikon, EFI Enter into a Strategic Partnership for Digital Label Printing
EFI to Transition Away from Inkjet Label Press Market
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Dean Allen Joins Nazdar as OEM Business Development Manager
Most recently, Allen served as key account manager for Xaar Plc.
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Konica Minolta Launches Digital Print Enrichment Press
The press was first unveiled during PRINTING United.
Xerox Launches Hostile Takeover Bid for HP
Xerox said it intends to nominate 11 independent candidates to replace HP’s Board of Directors.
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Packaging Printing Market Worth $440.6 Billion by 2024: MarketsandMarkets
Valued at $350.6 billion in 2019, per MarketsandMarkets.
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Epson ColorWorks C6000-Series Now Available
All models are being sold through Epson’s network of authorized partners.
SCREEN, L & D Mail Masters Celebrate 6-year Partnership
The Indiana-based company installed a second SCREEN Truepress Jet520 shortly after receiving and installing a first.
LogoJet Launches UVx40R PLUS
Enhanced edition of the UVx40R tabletop flatbed printer that was named SGIA’s Tabletop Flatbed 2019 Product of the Year.
American Litho Hosts HP Sales Squad
American Litho showcased its HP digital press technology, including an HP PageWide T240 HD Press.
Kember Kreative Interiors 1st in North America to Buy New EFI Cubik S700 Digital Printer
The new EFI Cubik S700 features cutting-edge mineral ink for single-pass wood staining and will be installed at Kember Kreative Interior’s Michigan facility.
EFI Launches Mid-Volume Roll-to-Roll LED 3m, 5m Printer Line
The VUTEk D3r is making its worldwide debut at the EFI Connect users’ conference (Jan. 21-24, Las Vegas).
EFI Announces Changyin Technology as Superwide, Wide-Format Printer Distribution Partner in China
“China is clearly a very important market for our growing expansion in Asia-Pacific," said Rodd Harrison, VP of sales, Asia Pacific, EFI.
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NBA Rumors: LA Lakers Should Trade Kyle Kuzma For Devin Booker, According To ESPN Analyst
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JB Baruelo
Since failing to acquire Kawhi Leonard in the 2019 NBA free agency, rumors have been circulating that the Los Angeles Lakers are searching for a third superstar who could help LeBron James and Anthony Davis bring the team back to title contention in the 2019-20 NBA season. The Lakers may have traded away plenty of assets to acquire Davis from the New Orleans Pelicans, but they still have interesting trade chips left on their roster, including Kyle Kuzma. Recently, Stephen A. Smith of ESPN suggested a crazy trade idea that would enable the Lakers to create their own “Big Three.”
In an appearance on ESPN’s First Take, via YouTube, Smith said that the Lakers could explore a trade package, including Kuzma, “a multitude of players,” and a “pick,” with the Phoenix Suns to acquire Devin Booker.
“I think they need a marksman,” Smith said, as transcribed by Arizona Sports. “If I could package Kuzma with a multitude of players and even a pick and I can get myself Devin Booker to join Anthony Davis and LeBron James, would I do that? Hell yes.”
Trading Kuzma for Booker is undeniably a no-brainer for the Lakers. Booker is one of the fastest rising superstars in the league. He would give the Lakers a very reliable scoring option in their backcourt. This season, the 23-year-old shooting guard is posting incredible numbers, averaging 26.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 6.4 assists while shooting 50.5 percent from the field and 36.1 percent from beyond the arc. His potential arrival in Los Angeles would enable the Lakers to add a third superstar that they have been looking for since the 2019 NBA offseason.
With the Suns once again expected to suffer another huge disappointment in the 2019-20 NBA season, Booker’s fans would definitely love to see him play for a legitimate title contender like the Lakers. It may be a dream for Booker to be the man that would end the Suns’ title drought, but he would undeniably be intrigued by the idea of playing alongside players of Davis and James’ caliber.
However, as of now, the potential deal that would send Booker to Los Angeles is highly unlikely to happen before the 2020 February NBA trade deadline. Kuzma may be an interesting acquisition for the Suns, but he wouldn’t be enough to convince them to give up Booker. Also, with the huge difference in the salaries of Booker and Kuzma, the Lakers would need to sacrifice the likes of Danny Green and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope in the trade. Though Booker would give them a third superstar, losing Green and Caldwell-Pope in the process would negatively affect the Lakers’ depth and their performance on the defensive end of the floor.
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Laura Amy Leaves Nothing To The Imagination In A See-Through Teddy: ‘Sheer Perfection’ January 29, 2020
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Is the 100 per cent surety bond about to hit UK Construction
Is the 100% surety bond about to hit UK Construction?
The prospect of increases in bond prices is prompting a creeping unease among contractors. It’s time to confront the issue. Bonds are a key element of many projects; cost increases could have huge implications for a construction company’s bottom line. How likely are 100% bonds to be introduced? And should main contractors be preparing for the worst?
WHAT ARE SURETY BONDS AND WHY ARE THEY IN THE NEWS?
The surety bond has been around in one form or another since biblical times; its purpose is to provide protection for the employer under a contract. The bond itself is a written agreement that transfers the risk of contractor’s default to a third party – the surety. It guarantees to pay the direct loss suffered if a legal or contractual obligation has been breached. Usually, this breach occurs if the party responsible for these obligations becomes insolvent.
In the UK, owners or employers normally request bonds with a value of 10% of the project cost. However, following the unanticipated collapse of Carillion, some surety companies in the UK have been advocating 100% bonds.
This increase would match US construction industry practice. There, under the Miller Act, all federally funded work costing more than USD150, 000 has to be bonded for 100%.
WHY COULD BOND PRICES RISE?
Bond pricing – and the perceived inadequacy of 10% sureties - came to the fore following the liquidation of Carillion. No one anticipated the company’s collapse and with some of its contracts being of a significant amount, 10% of the contract value would not have been sufficient to meet the owner’s loss. Carillion’s everyday bonding needs are not known. However, the service support company provided a lot of performance bonds and offered parent company guarantees (PCGs).
While 100% bonding is feasible, the main hindrance to its implementation is the availability of bonds capacity in the UK, compared with the US. The US has more than 100 licensed surety companies. The UK has only 12, the majority of which have strict criteria about which companies they support. Currently, there is little interest in the SME market. Capacity issues would likely result if 100% bonding was introduced the UK.
BONDING: HOW THE COSTS COMPARE WORLDWIDE
In terms of costs, the US rating structure is unique and fairly complicated. The contract/bond is charged on a sliding scale basis initially for two years and monthly thereafter. In addition, the rate is determined by a number of factors. They include the strength of the surety, the nature of the work being undertaken and the state in which the work is being undertaken. For example, bonds in Texas tend to be more expensive than in Washington.
For the rest of the world, the usual practice is to ask for a 10% bond. But the pricing of any bonds excluding local taxes and other costs is at the discretion of the individual underwriting company.
If 100% bonding was to be introduced into the UK it’s likely there would need to be a fundamental change in the rating structure.
SURETY BONDS AND INSOLVENCY
In the US, the surety has ‘step-in-rights’ to take over the contract following a contractor’s insolvency. Instead of paying a sum of money to the employer, the surety manages the contract completion themselves. Again, the practice outside the US is different in that the surety pays a sum of money to the employer rather than getting involved in finishing a project.
WILL 100% BONDS BECOME THE NORM IN THE UK?
In summary, 100% bonding in the UK is unlikely. However, price is still an issue for larger projects. When PFI was a first introduced, banks often asked for 30%/35% performance bonds. For traditional contracts, the 10% sum will likely remain. However, prices could rise for larger projects, and there will be occasions where the employer might request 15% or 20% bonds.
A specialist construction insurance brokerage can advise further on bonding and related issues, plus all aspects of contractors insurance.
For further information about surety bonds, please contact Simon Lloyd-Evans, Head of Construction Surety at JLT Specialty on +44 (0)20 7528 4229 or email simon_lloyd-evans@jltgroup.com.
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Security Levels Around The World
The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved."
Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all but ran out. Terrorists have been re- categorised from "Tiresome" to a "Bloody Nuisance." The last time the British issued a "Bloody Nuisance" warning level was during the great fire of 1666.
The Scots raised their threat level from "Pissed Off" to "Let's get the Bastards" They don't have any other levels. This is the reason they have been used on the frontline in the British army for the last 300 years.
The French government announced yesterday that it has raised its terror alert level from "Run" to "Hide". The only two higher levels in France are "Collaborate" and “Surrender." The rise was precipitated by a recent fire that destroyed France 's white flag factory, effectively paralysing the country's military capability.
It's not only the French who are on a heightened level of alert.
Italy has increased the alert level from "Shout loudly and Excitedly" to "Elaborate Military Posturing." Two more levels remain: "Ineffective Combat Operations" and "Change Sides."
The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose".
Belgians, on the other hand, are all on holiday as usual, and the only threat they are worried about is NATO pulling out of Brussels .
The Spanish are all excited to see their new submarines ready to deploy. These beautifully designed subs have glass bottoms so the new Spanish navy can get a really good look at the old Spanish navy.
Americans meanwhile are carrying out pre-emptive strikes, on all of their allies, just in case.
New Zealand has also raised its security levels - from "baaa" to "BAAAA!". Due to continuing defence cutbacks (the air force being a squadron of spotty teenagers flying paper aeroplanes and the navy some toy boats in the Prime Minister's bath), New Zealand only has one more level of escalation, which is "Shit, I hope Australia will come and rescue us".
Australia , meanwhile, has raised its security level from "No worries" to "She'll be right, mate". Three more escalation levels remain, "Crikey!', "I think we'll need to cancel the barbie this weekend" and "The barbie is cancelled". So far no situation has ever warranted use of the final escalation level.
Another one from: Howard
Back at School and the Joys of Education
Early one morning, a mother went in to wake up her son. 'Wake up, son. It's time to go to school!'
'But why, Mom? I don't want to go.'
'Give me two reasons why you don't want to go.'
'Well, the kids hate me for one, and the teachers hate me, too!'
'Oh, that's no reason not to go to school. Come on now and get ready.'
'Give me two reasons why I should go to school.'
'Well, for one, you're 52 years old. And for another, you're the Headteacher!'
What the Experts Say:
1) Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. Norman Douglas
2) Strange as it seems, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and higher education positively fortifies it. Stephen Vizinczey
3) Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. BF Skinner
4) If little else, the brain is an educational toy. Tom Robbins
5) America believes in education: the average professor earns more money in a year than a professional athlete earns in a whole week. Evan Esar
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Marriage Quotations and Observations
Marriage is not a word. It is a sentence (a life sentence).
Marriage is love. Love is blind. Therefore marriage is an institution for the blind.
Marriage is an institution in which a man loses his Bachelor's Degree and the woman gets her Master's.
Marriage is a three-ring circus: engagement ring, wedding ring, and suffe-ring.
Married life is full of excitement and frustration: in the first year of marriage, the man speaks and the woman listens. In the second year, the woman speaks and the man listens. In the third year, they both speak and the NEIGHBORS listen.
Getting married is very much like going to a restaurant with friends. You order what you want, and when you see what the other person has, you wish you had ordered that instead.
There was this man who muttered a few words in the church and found himself married. A year later he muttered something in his sleep and found himself divorced.
Son: Is it true Dad? I heard that in ancient China, a man doesn't know his wife until he marries her.
They say that when a man holds a woman's hand before marriage, it is love; after marriage it is self-defense.
When a newly married man looks happy, we know why. But when a 10-year married man looks happy, we wonder why.
There was this lover who said that he would go through hell for her.
They got married, and now he is going through HELL.
Eighty percent of married men cheat in America, the rest cheat in Europe, Southeast Asia and the Philippines.
After marriage, husband and wife become two sides of a coin. They just can't face each other, but they still stay together.
Marriage is when a man and a woman become one. The trouble starts when they try to decide which one.
Before marriage, a man yearns for the woman he loves. After the marriage the "y" becomes silent.
I married Miss right; I just didn't know her first name was Always.
It's not true that married men live longer than single men. It only seems longer.
A man was complaining to a friend: I HAD IT ALL, MONEY, A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE,
THE LOVE OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN, THEN POW! IT WAS ALL GONE.
WHAT HAPPENED? asked his friend. He says, MY WIFE FOUND OUT.
WIFE: Let's go out and have some fun tonight. HUSBAND: OK, but if you get home before I do, leave the hallway lights on.
At a cocktail party, one woman said to another: AREN'T YOU WEARING YOUR RING ON THE WRONG FINGER?
The other replied, YES, I AM, I MARRIED THE WRONG MAN.
Man is incomplete until he gets married, then he is finished.
It doesn't matter how often a married man changes his job, he still ends up with the same boss.
A man inserted an ad in the paper - WIFE WANTED. The next day he received hundreds of letters and they all said the same thing - YOU CAN HAVE MINE.
When a man opens the door of his car for his wife, you can be sure of one thing - either the car is new or the wife iS NEW !
Marriage is like a deck of cards....................
In the beginning all you need is two hearts and a diamond.
By the end..............
you'll wish you had a fucking club and a spade.....
Another good one from: Claude
The Prodigal Returns for Confession
An Irishman goes into the confessional box after years of being away from the Church. There's a fully equipped bar with Guinness on tap. On the other wall is a dazzling array of the finest cigars and chocolates.
Then the priest comes in. "Father, forgive me, for it's been a very long time since I've been to confession, but I must first admit that the confessional box is much more inviting than it used to be".
The priest replies: "Get out. You're on my side".
Ten Thoughts to Ponder
Life is sexually transmitted.
Good health is merely the slowest possible rate at which one can die.
Men have two emotions: Hungry and Horny.
If you see him without an erection, make him a sandwich .
Give a person a fish and you feed them for a day,
teach a person to use the Internet and they won't bother you for weeks.
Some people are like a Slinky ...
Not really good for anything, but you still can't help but smile when you shove them down the stairs.
Health nuts are going to feel stupid someday, lying in hospitals, dying of nothing.
All of us could take a lesson from the weather.
It pays no attention to Criticism.
Why does a slight tax increase cost you $200.00,
and a substantial tax cut saves you $30.00?
In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is Weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
And The Number 1 Thought For 2010
"Life is like a jar of Jalapeno peppers; What you do today, might Burn Your Ass Tomorrow"
...and as someone recently said to me: "Don't worry about old age; it doesn't last long".
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Even More Bumper Stickers
* The sex was so good that even the neighbors had a cigarette.
* If you smoke after sex, your doing it too fast.
* I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy every minute of it.
* If ignorance is bliss, you must be orgasmic.
* Good girls get fat, bad girls get eaten.
* We are Google. Resistance Is Futile. You Will Be Assimilated.
* Jesus is coming, everyone look busy.
* Born free... taxed to death.
* The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.
* Some people are alive only because it's illegal to kill them.
* A bartender is just a pharmacist with a limited inventory.
* A cat almost always blinks when hit in the head with a ball peen hammer.
* There's too much blood in my alcohol system.
* I used to have a handle on life, but it broke.
* Don't take life too seriously, you won't get out alive.
* WANTED: Meaningful overnight relationship.
* You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
* BEER: It's not just for breakfast anymore.
* I got a gun for my wife, best trade I ever made.
* So you're a feminist...Isn't that cute!
* Jesus may love you, but he won't respect you in the morning.
* Anyone can give up smoking, but it takes a real man to face cancer.
* I need someone really bad... are you really bad?
* If, a two letter word for futility
* I don't care, I don't have to.
* Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder.
* Smile, it's the second best thing you can do with your lips.
* Friends don't let Friends drive Naked.
* Wink, I'll do the rest!
* Rainy days and automatic weapons always get me down.
* I took an IQ test and the results were negative.
* When there's a will, I want to be in it!
* Okay, who stopped the payment on my reality check?
* I love animals...they're delicious.
* If we aren't supposed to eat animals, why are they made of meat?
* Time is the best teacher; Unfortunately it kills all its students!
* It's lonely at the top, but you eat better.
* Reality? That's where the pizza delivery guy comes from!
* Forget about World Peace.....Visualize Using Your Turn Signal !
* Warning: Dates in Calendar are closer than they appear.
* Give me ambiguity or give me something else.
* I know what you're thinking, and you should be ashamed of yourself.
* Don't drink and drive, you might hit a bump and spill your drink.
* Elvis is dead, and I'm not feeling too good myself.
* We are born naked, wet and hungry. Then things get worse.
* A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste.
* Always remember you're unique, just like everyone else.
* Lottery: A tax on people who are bad at math.
* Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies.
* Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.
* Beam me up Scotty, there are no virgins left.
* Beam me up Scotty, this planet sucks!
* Puritanism: The haunting fear that someone, somewhere may be happy.
* Consciousness: that annoying time between naps.
* I souport publik edekasion
* hoket on foniks werked fur me
* Be nice to your kids. They'll choose your nursing home.
* 3 kinds of people: those who can count & those who can't.
* Ever stop to think, and forget to start again?
* Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie!'... till you can find a rock.
* 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
* I like you, but I wouldn't want to see you working with subatomic particles.
* I killed a 6-pack just to watch it die.
* Sex on television can't hurt you unless you fall off.
* Support your local hooker- Play Rugby!
* Give Blood...Play Hockey!
The Big Night
Michael is an out of work actor. He can't even get on the news. He goes to his agents office, begging for some work.
His agent says "okay Michael, I've got a bit part for you. It's in the Garrick Theatre, and it's a one liner I'm afraid."
Michael says this is fine, and discovers that his one line is: "Hark, I hear the cannons roar." So, for the rest of the week, when he's shaving, ironing, watching TV, he's saying his line, "Hark I hear the cannons roar, Hark I hear the cannons roar...".
It's the night before his big performance, and he goes out with his friends and gets totally inebriated,and passes out. He wakes up the following day, realises that he has 40 minutes until he's due on stage! So, he's in a fury. He showers as fast as he can, and runs as fast as he can to the theatre. When he gets to the back door, he starts drumming on it and it opens.
"Yes, who are you?"
"Well I'm Hark I hear the cannons roar"
"Holy shit, you'd better get through there pretty damn quick, your on stage in five minutes"!
So he runs up to make-up, throws on his costume and rubs makeup all over his face whilst running down to the side of the stage, but he's on the wrong side, so he sprints as fast as he can to the other side and he is literally thrown onto the stage when there's this sudden almighty bang.
Michael jumps back and screams "Oh my god what the fuck was that"?!
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A Tip for Your Caddy?
It was a bitterly cold day on the Carnoustie golf course and Jimmy the caddy was expecting a large tip from his rich Scottish client. As they approached the clubhouse, Jimmy heard the words he was longing to hear, 'This is for a hot glass of whisky'.
So the caddy held out his hand and the Scottish client put a sugar cube in his palm.
Lobster and the Crab Are in Love
Once upon a time a humble crab fell in love with Princess Lobster and she with him. They enjoyed an idyllic relationship, but one day Princess Lobster came to Crab in floods of tears saying that King Lobster would not let her see Crab any more.
'But why?' gasped the humble crab.
'Daddy says that crabs are too common,' sobbed the princess. 'You're a lower class of crustacean, and anyway, you walk sideways.'
Crab was shattered and scuttled away to drink himself into forgetfulness.
That night was the occasion of the great Lobster Ball and lobsters came from far and near for feasting and merrymaking. Princess Lobster, however, sat by her father's side inconsolable.
Suddenly, the doors flew open. It was the humble crab. Slowly, painstakingly, he made his way to the throne - walking dead straight, one claw after another. A silence gathered around the room. All the lobsters' eyes fell on the intruder.
Step by painful straight step he approached until he looked King Lobster in the eye. There was a deadly hush. Finally Crab spoke up:
'F***, I'm pissed!'
The Efficiency Expert Concluded his Lecture With...
...a note of caution. 'You don't want to try these techniques at home'.
'Why not' asked someone from the back of the audience? 'I watched my wife's routine at breakfast for years', the expert explained.
'She made lots of trips to the refrigerator, stove, table and cabinets, often carrying just a single item at a time. 'Hon,' I suggested, 'Why don't you try carrying several things at once'?'
The voice from the back asked, 'Did it save time'?
The expert replied, 'Actually, yes. It used to take her 20 minutes to get breakfast ready. Now I do it in seven.
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AMMAN — A “fascination” with the practice of archaeology was one of the driving motives for Marta D’Andrea, an Italian archaeologist from Sapienza University of Rome, to come to Jordan and take part in numerous archaeological projects.
“I came to Jordan for the first time in May 2005, when I was involved in the archaeological excavations at Khirbat Al Batrawy, in the Zarqa District directed by Lorenzo Nigro of Sapienza University of Rome,” she said.
Excavations at Khirbat Iskandar, near Madaba, revealed that the site was occupied during the 3rd millennium BC, which is the Early Bronze Age, D’Andrea said, adding that it was “a crucial time span in the history of Jordan”.
During the first half of the 3rd millennium BC, the first urban communities spread in the region and, around 2,500 BC, urbanism entered an irreversible crisis that culminated in the reorganisation of the region based on non-urban socioeconomic and socio-political structures for the following five to six centuries, D’Andrea noted.
Excavations by archeologists Jesse C Long and Suzanne Richard uncovered “the remains of a multiphase 3rd millennium BC settlement … demonstrating that these stages are extremely well represented at Khirbat Iskandar,” she explained, adding that, during the 2013 and 2016 field seasons, D’Andrea exposed more of the settlement of the first half of the 3rd millennium BC and of the sequence of the second half of the 3rd millennium BC.
During the first half of the millennium, the site witnessed the first phase of urban development, as is also suggested by the complex outer fortifications, with several phases of reconstruction, the archaeologist said.
“This flourishing settlement was abruptly brought to an end by a fierce conflagration and subsequently, a rural village was established immediately above and within the original fortifications and, recovering from crisis, prospered during the second half of the 3rd millennium BC,” the expert pointed out.
“We believe that Khirbat Iskandar has the potential to help us clarify regional responses to incipient urbanism and its collapse,” D’Andrea continued.
She explained Khirbat Iskandar’s favourable location next to water sources — Wadi Al Wala — and along one of the main long-distance routes connecting Jordan to Egypt and Syria, may explain the initial urban development of the site and of the site’s resilience after the crisis.
Moreover, the archaeologist became a member of the team of scholars involved in the creation of the regional archaeological museum in Madaba, and, in 2016, she was appointed a co-director of the Madaba Regional Archaeological Museum Project (MRAMP).
MRAMP is based in downtown Madaba, 30km southwest of Amman, and is focused on archaeologically preparing the area known as the Madaba Archaeological Park West in order to eventually build a new archaeological museum for Madaba and its region at the site, which will showcase the archaeological heritage of Jordan from early prehistory until the Ottoman period, the expert explained.
The project aims to raise awareness about the variety and richness of Jordan’s cultural legacy among the local community and serve as a springboard for tourists to visit important archaeological sites that are thus far unknown to the general public, D’Andrea continued, adding that it is also a training opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students, both Jordanian and foreign, to engage with the local community.
“A spirit of international cooperation animates the MRAMP project. In our international team, Jordanians, Americans and Italians constantly learn from each other and, I think, this is the most important message we can deliver: archaeology is not only a way we can understand our past, but also the means of positively building our future,” concluded D’Andrea.
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THE COMMUTER: Still Going Strong
“The Commuter” is preposterous -- but don’t let that stop you from enjoying it.
It certainly didn’t stop me.
I’ll admit I can be a stickler for accuracy in movies about trains. But if Liam Neeson is on board, I’ll take the ride -- even if it’s bumpy.
Yes, it’s another entry in the ongoing series of thrillers that followed Neeson’s rebirth as an action star in 2008’s “Taken” -- at the unlikely age of 56.
Here he plays Michael MacCauley, a Manhattan insurance worker who is mysteriously offered $100,000 to find and identify a fellow-passenger on the train he’s taking home from the city. Unusually vulnerable due to having lost his job that day, MacCauley accepts a down payment and quickly finds himself entangled in a mess that will eventually endanger every soul on board.
Looking even briefly at the bad guys’ scheme, we must conclude that literally no one would choose to achieve their goal in this fashion -- unless of course they wished to provide fodder for an action-movie script.
So the very foundation of the story has a huge crack in it; and the structure that’s built on top of this is none too sturdy either.
In particular, at least four or five of the rail-related events simply could not happen in real life. On top of that, there are two bashingly brutal fights -- with several weapons much harder than fists -- from which MacCauley emerges all but unscathed. And of course the villains have an almost supernatural ability to accomplish anything they please -- like invading a total stranger’s cell phone, rigging explosives in a crowded train station or ordering the proxy murder of a bystander only moments after he got unwittingly involved.
It goes without saying that if they really could achieve all this, they scarcely needed to enlist a civilian like Mike.
Yet the movie works.
Neeson’s irresistible blend of toughness and vulnerability has always made it easy for movie-goers to invest in whatever cockamamie chaos he wanders into. The dialog is sharp, the music energetic, the pace just fast enough to keep us from thinking too much about logic; and the editing and photography are both top-notch. One early shot backs down the entire length of the train, moving swiftly through doors and windows from car to car to car; that moment is almost worth the price of admission all by itself. Hitchcock would have loved it.
Though the final scene slightly overstays its welcome -- and the coda is too tidy -- the inevitable train crash is beautifully staged, especially the extended sequence involving a single rail car.
Neeson may be nine years older than he was in “Taken,” but he still has the cojones to carry an unlikely tale like this right to the end of the line.
We should all be this cool at age 65.
“The Commuter,”
directed by Jaume Collet-Serra
* * * (out of four)
Rated PG-13 for some intense action/violence, and language
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1 The 2018 Nissan Leaf May Give the Tesla Model 3 a Run for Its Money
By Ben McDermott | September 17, 2017 in Electric Cars
2017 has been a crazy year in the auto industry. Toyota patented a cloaking device. GM debuted their new $5,300 car in China. Tesla, the usual spotlight stealer, released its Model 3 along with plans to ramp up production of the new electric car. But 2018 is shaping up to be just as wild. Nissan recently unveiled its 2018 Leaf. And this electric car may be the perfect blend of new technology and affordability to spell trouble for Tesla.
Leaf in Las Vegas
Japanese auto maker Nissan recently revealed the 2018 iteration of its Leaf electric car line in Las Vegas. Regardless of Tesla’s fanfare, the Leaf is currently the best-selling electric car on the planet. So it’s even more surprising that its debut at the Thomas & Mack center didn’t generate substantial hype.
Regardless of the media, the 2018 Leaf is nothing to scoff at. Starting at $29,990, it’s one of the more affordable electric cars hitting the market soon. It also comes equipped with a 40-kWh battery. Last year’s Leaf came with a 30-kWh battery. On one charge, the 2018 Nissan Leaf can apparently travel 150 miles. While this is less than Tesla’s Model 3 range of 215 miles, the Leaf is around $5,000 cheaper.
The Nissan Leaf may not inspire an over-enthusiastic fanbase like Apple or Tesla products do, but that’s not what it’s about. Between its empty dashboard and absence of a front grill, Tesla’s Model 3 tries hard to look like it came from the future while clearly making design choices to keep the price tag affordable. Nissan’s new Leaf looks like an attractive, modern car. Not one from 2050, but one that would still fit in with new cars five years from now.
But just because it’s cheaper and looks more regular than sci-fi doesn’t mean that Nissan isn’t packing some new tech into its new car. The 2018 Leaf comes with Nissan’s new feature, the ProPilot Assist.
One Step Closer to Affordable Autopilot
Nissan’s ProPilot Assist borders between semi-autopilot and advanced cruise-control. It isn’t full autopilot, but it is still very handy and high-tech. As Nissan explains in a recent press release, “Nissan’s new ProPilot Assist eases driver workload by reducing the amount of driver acceleration, steering, and braking input under certain driving conditions.”
Basically, ProPilot Assist makes it easier to drive in stop-and-go traffic. It also allows drivers to stay in the center of their lane. It does this through a front-facing camera and radar, numerous sensors, and an electronic control module.
The ProPilot Assist may be the first of many more innovative and affordable features that Nissan introduces. The car maker has already announced plans to include a smart rearview mirror in its 2018 Armada SUV. This mirror will essentially stream a live video feed from a camera on the back of the car. Eventually including this in the Leaf could sweeten the incentive to go electric.
Revving up the Electric Car Revolution
While Tesla steals most of the attention when it comes to electric cars, it’s far from the only competition for Nissan. Hyundai plans to release an electric SUV in 2018. Porsche is coming out with its Mission E in 2019. And of course, the Chevy Bolt will be coming out with its next iteration, which will be around the same price range as the Leaf. But it will have better range. Let’s not forget that Toyota, Volvo, and Volkswagen all aim to jump into the electric car market soon as well.
Still, the Leaf is the best-selling electric car right now, and for good reason. It is one of the most affordable electric cars. Thus, it’s the perfect one for first-time buyers of electric vehicles who want something practical. By maintaining a look we’re more familiar with, attractive features, and a modest price tag, Nissan’s Leaf may still continue to carry the torch for ushering in the electric car revolution. And the incoming competition may only cause it to get better over time. A little competition never hurt anyone, right? And in this particular one, the environment is the true winner.
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WHAT MAKES US GREAT IS STILL
WHAT MAKES US GREAT.
Where it all started Our company, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), was “born” officially on June 18, 1975, when the Myers family opened the first KFC restaurant at 170 Old Hope Road, Kingston 6, on licence from Hueblein International.
Our mission is to enhance people’s live by providing great meals and memorable moments for our customers and unforgettable careers for our team. Our vision is to be the first choice and most chosen restaurant brands anytime people want to eat.
The Values We Stand By:
Always be open, honest and true
Put the “WOW” in everything you do
Get it done! Do what you say and own what you do
We are family! Show respect to all
Never stop learning and growing
Customers are our life! Treat them right
Love what you do and have fun doing it!
From 1975 to present ROJ has maintained the highest standard and quality. With the exception of The Colonel’s Top Secret unique blend of 11 herbs and spices, ROJ uses all-Jamaican inputs in every restaurant. ROJ has always played their part to develop human resources and support national and community projects.
Located Island Wide
Since that time, Restaurants of Jamaica has grown to become the franchisee for both KFC and Pizza Hut – licensed to do so by YUM! the current international franchisor. As of March 2018, there are 35 KFC restaurants operating in 11 Jamaican parishes and 11 Pizza Hut restaurants are also in operation in four of those parishes:
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Our company has a strong, quality-driven team culture which plays an integral role in helping to make our piece of Yum! here in “little” Jamaica one of the most successful builders of the dynamic and vibrant brands that Yum! is targeting worldwide. Our team is ranked in the Top 10 KFC Market across the globe. Our team has won awards which validate the hard work and innovation invested all year round by KFC Jamaica.
Market of the Year - YUM! Franchise Week 2016
Market of the Year YUM! Franchise Week 2015
Highest Sales and Transaction Growth - YUM! Franchise Week 2015
Break Thru Innovation - YUM! Franchise Week 2015
Highest Volume Growth in Pepsi - YUM! Franchise Week 2015
We believe in assisting those who help others. Our aim is to help empower Jamaica’s young people, so that they will be able to achieve and become equipped to serve as nation builders. ROJ actively participates in nation building activities especially those which support entertainment and Jamaica’s children through education and sports. Each year ROJ sponsors Jamaica’s biggest entertainment activities such as Carnival, Gospel concerts, and national talent shows. ROJ supports numerous youth-related programmes, and numerous community based charities nearby KFC restaurants across the island including:
The Prime Ministers Annual Christmas Treat
Youth and Information’s School Feeding Unit
Inter-Secondary Schools Association – KFC Schoolboy’s Basketball Competition
Jamaica Library Service – KFC Homework Centre & Reading Room
Missionaries of the Poor
Jamaica Foundation for Children
Jamaica Red Cross’ Meals on Wheels Feeding Programme
Special Olympics Jamaica
Jamaica Cancer Society
Restaurants of Jamaica Learning Centre - Bustamante Children’s Hospital
University of the West Indies’ Mona Campus’ TMRI Sickle Cell Unit
University of the West Indies’ Mona Campus’ Guild of Students’ Needy Students Meal Plan
Our Harvest Programme
KFC locations across the globe are committed to solving hunger around the world as a part of our Harvest Programme. This is the world’s first prepared food donation programme which sees KFC Jamaica along with KFC’s around the global donating more than seven million pounds of food annually to food banks and other charitable organizations. We are feeding people instead of landfills. This is one of the many ways in which we play our part as members of the Food Waste Reduction Alliance. All KFC Jamaica restaurants donate unsold chicken to selected homes nearby our locations daily.
We're in the Community
We are dedicated, to honouring the pledge which we have made to be a Good Corporate Citizen in Jamaica. We pride ourselves on our numerous projects of goodwill. Our annual Gifts to Jamaica programme donates school supplies, learning tools and other equipment to over 160 kindergarten-level schools with KFC communities. We are always responding positively to thousands of requests from schools, churches, children’s homes, homes for the aged, hospitals and other organizations island-wise for special events and fundraising efforts. This is one of the many ways we show our appreciation to our customers, and to Jamaica as a whole, for their loyalty to KFC and Pizza Hut over many years.
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Urus was declared “Best in Class 2019” in the Super SUV category during the third annual Robb Report Australia and New Zealand event, winning over Oceania with its power and versatility on any road surface.
With its 650 CV delivered by the Lamborghini twin-turbo V8 engine, Urus surges forward from 0 to 100 km/h (0-62 Mph) in just 3.6 seconds. The 4WD Super SUV boasts amazing performance owing to the electronic controls of the ANIMA selector, which can adapt to any environment while still ensuring unique driving thrills.
This is one additional confirmation of the passion that the prestigious magazine harbors for the vehicles built in Sant’Agata Bolognese, as it has already previously named Urus “Car of the Year 2019” and more recently Aventador SVJ “Best of the Best” in the Supercar category.
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Students interested in FEE-HELP should read the 'FEE-HELP Information Booklet' and 'Request for FEE-HELP Assistance Application' available from La Trobe College Australia and also refer to the Australian Government's Study Assist Website
Note: FEE-HELP is only available for Diploma Programs.
La Trobe College Australia, as a recognised Higher Education Provider (HEP), allows eligible students the opportunity to access the FEE-HELP loan scheme.
For 2019, the combined HELP loan limit is $104,440 for most students. For students undertaking medicine, dentistry and veterinary science courses (as defined in the Higher Education Support Act 2003) the FEE‑HELP limit is $124,238. A student can elect to pay a portion of fees directly to La Trobe College Australia, and the remaining debt will be registered as a loan through the Australian Taxation Office.
The FEE-HELP limit is indexed annually (as measured by the CPI index). A loan fee of 25% applies to FEE-HELP loans. Indexation and the loan fee do not count towards your FEE-HELP limit.
The Government pays the amount of the loan directly to the student's higher education provider.
Note: FEE-HELP loan policy requires students to maintain a minimum pass rate, relevant to the number of units they are enrolled in (not their academic pass rate), to continue using FEE-HELP for their studies. Please contact Student Services if you have any questions.
To be entitled to FEE-HELP, students must be one of the following:
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A student will commence repaying any FEE-HELP loan through the Australian Taxation Office once their income reaches the minimum threshold for compulsory repayment ($51,957 for the 2018-2019 income year).
La Trobe College Australia sets the tuition fee(s) for students unit(s) of study. If students are eligible for FEE-HELP, they may choose to pay their tuition fee in three ways:
pay the full tuition fee up-front to La Trobe College Australia
pay some of the tuition fee up-front and request a FEE-HELP loan for the remainder of the tuition fee
request a FEE-HELP loan for the full tuition fee.
Eligible students who wish to pay for part or all of their tuition fees through FEE-HELP must fully complete a 'Request for FEE-HELP assistance' form available at La Trobe College Australia. Students must complete and sign the form and return it to La Trobe College Australia by the relevant census date for the units of study that they are undertaking, including the provision of a tax file number.
Eligible students who fail to pay their tuition fees in full or who do not apply for FEE-HELP (and provide a tax file number) will be at risk of having their enrolment invalidated.
The census date will be at the end of the fourth week of a semester. See dates below.
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La Trobe College Australia fee schedule outlines units of study, study periods, census dates and tuition fees. Should you have any questions about your individual requirements, please contact your subject coordinator.
FEE-HELP Fees Schedule 2019
Within 28 days of the census date La Trobe College Australia will provide students with a Commonwealth Assistance Notice (CAN). This will be forwarded to their local address. The notice will provide students with information on the unit(s) for which they have received FEE-HELP assistance and their FEE-HELP debt, including any loan fee amount they may have incurred for those units.
If students believe the notice to be incorrect they should contact the La Trobe College Australia FEE-HELP Officer (in writing) within 14 days of the date of their Commonwealth Assistance Notice. Disputes not lodged within 14 days will not be considered.
Failure to dispute an incorrect Commonwealth Assistance Notice results in this fee liability being reported to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).
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The CAN notice will provide students with their Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number (CHESSN). Students' CHESSN is unique and will enable them to access information on their FEE-HELP balance on the myUniAssist website.
To withdraw from a unit(s) of study a student may make changes to their original enrolment/unit selection on-line through the La Trobe College Australia student portal. After on-line enrolment is closed, students who want to make an enrolment change will be required to complete the appropriate 'Enrolment Variation' form and submit to La Trobe College Australia reception on or before the census date.
Students who correctly withdraw from any unit on or before the census date will not incur a FEE-HELP debt for that unit.
Students who have requested FEE-HELP assistance and withdraw after the census date, will have a debt with the Commonwealth that they are legally required to repay. Students cannot withdraw after the census date without incurring a FEE-HELP debt.
If however, after the census date, students become seriously ill or other special circumstances occur and they are unable to continue their studies, then they can apply to La Trobe College Australia to have their FEE-HELP balance re-credited and their FEE-HELP debt removed. Note that there are time limits for applying.
Where can you obtain more information about FEE-HELP?
Students interested in FEE-HELP should read the 'FEE-HELP Information Booklet' and 'Request for Fee-Help Assistance Application' available from La Trobe College Australia. Further information can be found on Australian Government's Study Assist website.
FEE-HELP and Academic Performance
The Education Legislation Amendment (Provider Integrity and Other Measures) Bill 2017 was introduced into the Australian Parliament on 1 June 2017, and passed through the Parliament on 10 August 2017. As part of the Bill all students will have to maintain a minimum pass rate, relevant to the number of units they are enrolled in (not their academic pass rate), to continue using FEE‑HELP for their studies.
La Trobe College Australia has grievance polices and procedures, both in relation to prospective students and enrolled students on academic and non-academic matters.
Students should also be familiar with La Trobe College Australia's other policies and procedures
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OCLC Selects 15 New Participants for Smart Spaces in Small Libraries
by Lisa Peet
Mar 27, 2019 | Filed in News
OCLC has selected 15 public libraries to participate in its “Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces” project. This will be the second cohort to participate in the initiative, led in partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL). “Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces” was funded by a $223,120 award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a second iteration of the original 2016 National Leadership Grant project .
OCLC has selected 15 public libraries to participate in its “Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces” project. This will be the second cohort to participate in the initiative, led in partnership with the Association for Rural and Small Libraries (ARSL). “Small Libraries Create Smart Spaces” was funded by a $223,120 award from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) to create a second iteration of the original 2016 National Leadership Grant project.
Over a 15-month period, staff from each library will be guided through a program designed by WebJunction, part of OCLC Research, in which they will work with community members to reimagine existing space in their libraries “to encourage socially engaging and active learning,” according to a press release. Through nine online modules, participants will learn and apply principles of placemaking, community engagement, and human-centered space and service design, which include gathering community input, action planning, and prototyping.
Using a $5,000 subgrant for materials, each library will then create their learning spaces. Participants from the first Smart Spaces cohort will be on hand to support the new group with advice gleaned from their own experiences .
“We’re excited that the success of the first 15 libraries has enabled us to expand the project to a total of 30 rural and small libraries in 24 states,” said WebJunction director Sharon Streams in a statement. “Every community and library we’re working with is unique, and we’re looking forward to seeing the stories of transformation unfold for each one.”
The selected libraries, chosen from among 120 applications from 38 states, serve communities ranging in size from 900 to 15,500 people. They are:
Beardsley & Memorial Library, Winsted, CT, population served 15,000. The library serves the residents of Barkhamsted, Colebrook, and Winchester in northwest Connecticut. The original one-room building was expanded in 1899, 1985, and again in 2003, converting the basement area to house collections, offices, and a community room. Recently the main floor circulation area and the main reading room were renovated as well.
Burnsville Public Library, WV, population served 3,760. Opened in 1976, the library was part of a concerted effort in the early 1970s by federal, state and city governments to provide library service to rural West Virginia.
Caruthersville Public Library, MO, population served 5,702. The library was founded in 1922, and relocated in 1940 as part of a WPA project. The current 12,000 square foot building, built in 2002, contains a number of amenities including a 104-seat theater/auditorium and an outdoor reading pavilion.
Dodge Center Public Library, MN, population served, 6,900. Among the services offered by this small library in southern Minnesota, patrons can check out snowshoes, provided by a Statewide Health Improvement Partnership grant.
Fayette Public Library, La Grange, TX, population served 4,680. The library building, completed in 1978 and expanded to over 15,000 square feet in 2005, holds the Fayette Heritage Museum and Archives as well as the library.
Jackson County Public Library, McKee, KY, population served 13,500. The library’s mission includes supporting local students at the elementary and secondary levels and early literacy. In addition to extensive reference materials and databases, it makes a special effort to acquire materials listed as supplemental sources in textbooks used by local education providers.
Laurel Public Library, DE, population served 15,500. The current two-story space, completed in 2006, hosts the Delaware Room, a local history collection, as well as facilities for genealogical research, plus a community room with a kitchen.
Lopez Island Library, WA, population served, 2,500. Over the past 60 years, the library has grown from the basement of a private home to a remodeled Little Red Schoolhouse—which was eventually moved across the street and refurbished, thanks to legislation that allows an individual island to become a taxing district.
Poy Sippi Public Library, WI, population served 909. Originally located on the second floor of the town’s school, the library moved into former classrooms when the school was replaced. It is part of the 30-member Winnefox Library System.
Redfield Carnegie Library, Redfield, SD, population served 2,295. the oldest Carnegie in continuous use as a library in the state, it was built with a $10,000 endowment in 1902 and received an addition in 2008. Because of school construction, it currently also serves as the Redfield Public School’s media center.
Santo Domingo Pueblo Library, NM, population served 5,261. Serving what is now known as the Kewa Pueblo, the library is one of four in the Middle Rio Grande consortium, which teamed up on an E-rate broadband program to bring fiber optics to Tribal schools and libraries.
Show Low Public Library, AZ, population served 11,100. The library has moved four times from its original 1932 home in the local post office, to its current 14,400 square foot location, and nearly triples its population served during the summer due to seasonal residents and visitors.
Steeleville Area Public Library, IL, population served 4,698. The library was established as the Steeleville Reading Center in 1971 under the sponsorship of a local sorority. A library district was created in 1982, and a new building constructed in 2008.
Surgoinsville Public Library, TN, population served 1,788. One of three members of the Hawkins County Library, the approximately 1,800 square foot space was built by the town Medical Board. Residents hope to convert the library’s basement into a historical museum and archive.
Waimea Public Library, HI, population served 5,500. One of the smallest in the state library system, the library recently collaborated with local Waimea High School graphic artists for new public signage.
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Hyundai has officially joined the Class B-SUV segment with the addition of the all-new 2018 Kona. The 2018 Hyundai Kona is said to be the best new vehicle for buyers that live action-oriented lifestyles by offering cutting-edge technology and connectivity, an appealing and aggressive design, and advanced safety features.
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If you haven't heard of the Hyundai Kona yet, that's because it's a brand-new vehicle for the 2018 model year! It's a sub-compact SUV so it offers tons of extra space but many driving qualities similar to that of a sedan. It also offers a raised ride height that many buyers will love. With its small body, it's great for urban areas with tight and narrow roadways. The Kona offers a standard tablet-like touchscreen on top of the dashboard that gives the Kona a unique and modern look. If you haven't heard of the Kona before, you're definitely going to know and love it now!
What powertrain options will be available for the 2018 Hyundai Kona?
There will be two engine options for the all-new 2018 Hyundai Kona. The base-level engine will be standard across the lineup and is a 2.0-liter four-cylinder. It generates 147 horsepower and 132 pound-feet of torque-a hefty sum for a small SUV. This engine comes paired with a six-speed automatic. Alternatively, there is a 1.6-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine that can put out 175 horsepower and 195 pound-feet of torque. This engine comes standard with a seven-speed, dual-clutch automatic transmission. This powertrain is available for Limited and Ultimate trim levels (the top two trims in the lineup). The Kona will be available with all-wheel drive.
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There will be four well-equipped trim levels for the new Hyundai Kona: SE, SEL, Limited, and Ultimate. Highlights and features of the base SE trim level include 16-inch alloy wheels, full Bluetooth connectivity, an impressive 7-inch touchscreen, cruise control, and Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone integration. Venturing into the SEL trim level will add larger 17-inch wheels, blind-spot monitoring with rear cross-traffic alert, keyless entry and ignition, and a leather-trimmed steering wheel. If you want extra safety, the SEL is available with forward collision warning and mitigation. Limited models will provide LED headlights, automatic climate control, leather upholstery, a sunroof, even larger 18-inch wheels, and a premium audio system. The top-of-the-line Ultimate trim level boasts a head-up display, an 8-inch touchscreen with a navigation system, a wireless charging pad, automatic high beams and wipers, rear parking sensors, forward collision warning and mitigation, a driver attention alert system, lane keep assist, and Hyundai's Blue Link emergency telematics system.
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Third Circuit Applies ACA Int’l v. FCC to Definition of ATDS and Grants Summary Judgment in Favor of Defendant in TCPA Claim
By Mandi Blackmon, David M. Gettings, Alan D. Wingfield & Ethan G. Ostroff
The Third Circuit recently applied the D.C. Circuit’s decision in ACA International v. FCC and granted summary judgment in favor of the defendant in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act claim. The Court held in Dominguez v. Yahoo, Inc. that Yahoo’s Email SMS Service was not an automatic telephone dialing system (or “ATDS”) because it did not have the “present capacity to function as an autodialer.”
Plaintiff Bill Dominguez filed suit against Yahoo alleging that it violated the TCPA by sending thousands of text messages to his cellular phone without his prior express consent. Specifically, Dominguez received a text message from Yahoo each time the prior owner of the number received an email sent to his Yahoo email account. Plaintiff alleged that Yahoo’s Email SMS Service was an ATDS as defined by the TCPA.
In 2014, the Eastern District of Pennsylvania found the Email SMS Service was not an ATDS because it “did not have the capacity to store or produce telephone numbers using a random or sequential number generator.” On appeal of that decision, the FCC issued its 2015 Declaratory Ruling interpreting “capacity” to “include any latent or potential capacity.” As a result of the 2015 Declaratory Ruling, the appellate court vacated the district court’s decision and remanded the case to the district court. Thereafter, Yahoo again moved for summary judgment, which was again granted in its favor. The district court’s second decision resulted in another appeal to the Third Circuit. While the appeal was pending, the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in ACA International v. FCC.
In light of the decision in ACA International, the Third Circuit held that it would “interpret the statutory definition of an autodialer as [it] did prior to the issuance of 2015 Declaratory Ruling.” The question the Third Circuit focused on is “whether [Dominguez] provided evidence to show that the Email SMS Service had the present capacity to function as an autodialer.” After reviewing multiple expert reports on Yahoo’s Email SMS Service, the Third Circuit held that Dominguez could “not point to any evidence that create[d] a genuine dispute of fact as to whether the Email SMS Service had the present capacity to function as an autodialer by generating random or sequential telephone numbers and dialing those numbers.” The Court further noted that the evidence showed that the Email SMS Service only sent messages to numbers that were “individually and manually inputted into its system by a user.” As such, the system at issue was not an ATDS and summary judgment was granted in favor of Yahoo.
The decision in Dominguez indicates that courts, post-ACA, will likely be focusing on the narrowed definition of what constitutes an ATDS. Because courts no longer have to analyze “potential capacity,” we may see a shift in focus to a telephone system’s “present capacity to function as an autodialer by generating random or sequential telephone numbers and dialing those numbers.”
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Person Male Born 1/5/1769 Died 14/9/1852
Categories: Armed Forces, Politics & Administration
Countries: Ireland
Born Arthur Wesley (later Wellesley) in Dublin to Irish parents. After the Battle of Waterloo in which 60,000 died Wellington wrote to a friend "Next to a battle lost, the greatest misery is a battle gained". His view of the ordinary soldier: "the scum of the earth".
Master-General of the Ordnance 1819–1827.
Odd fact: As Constable of the Tower of London (1826-52) it was Wellington who, in 1832, moved the troublesome wild animals out of the Tower to Regents Park to join the other creatures in the newly formed Zoological Society of London.
Died at home in Kent. His funeral was quite something - see the London Historians' post.
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Museums in Lafayette Louisiana
Places that are rich in history and creative talent—and are also preservation-minded—are bound to have many sites that display these attritubes for all to see. Louisiana is such a place. The state treasures its long history and values the ongoing artistic contributions of its many talented citizens. The result is an abundance of museums, galleries and historic structures that preserve and exhibit the state's most valued assets for anyone who chooses to see them.
As the largest city in Lafayette Parish, Lafayette, Louisiana mixes all the amenities of urban life, including universities and medical centers, with the unmistakable influence of the region's venerable Cajun and Creole cultures. Visitors can learn about the area's roots by touring either the Acadian Cultural Center or Vermilionville. Built as 19th century bayou villages, each folk life center operates as an interactive museum. This heritage is still prominent in the city's lifestyle cultural traditions.
Lafayette is said to have more restaurants per capita than any other American city, and many of them specialize in the distinctive, seafood-laden regional cuisine. Numerous music clubs feature homegrown talent, including both traditional and contemporary Cajun and Zydeco performers. Two popular festivals, Festival International de Louisiane in April and Festivals Acadiens in October, draw many thousands of visitors to town and anchor a calendar year full of celebrations of the area's vibrant culture.
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The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint
New Orleans is the birthplace of jazz.
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Madame John's Legacy
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Explore the hundreds of miles of Bayous, small town charm and experience the Cajun culture first hand.
Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
City: Lafayette
710 E. Saint Mary Blvd. Lafayette, LA 70503
The Hilliard University Art Museum presents major exhibitions and related programming that showcase art works from all historic periods and corners of the globe. Such varied programming is designed...
Acadiana Center for the Arts
101 W. Vermilion St. Lafayette, LA 70501
The Acadiana Center for the Arts is a regional multi-faceted arts and cultural facility. Upon completion, it will include fine arts exhibition space for national and international touring exhibits,...
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201 E. Congress St. Lafayette, LA 70501
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433 Jefferson St. Lafayette, LA 70501
Over 10,000 sq. ft. of exhibitions featuring hands-on science, plus a Planetarium, and an activity area for toddlers. Please check web-site at www.lnhmpmuseum.org or call 337 291-5544...
Wedell-Williams Aviation and Cypress Sawmill Museum
Y Lafayette Sign
The Cabildo on Jackson Square in New Orleans' French Quarter
Gumbo from Cafe Vermilionville
Boiled crawfish in Lafayette, Louisiana
1850 House in New Orleans French Quarter
Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans.
Eddie G. Robinson Museum, Grambling ©Eddie G. Robinson Museum
Louis Armstrong Cornet ©New Orleans Jazz Museum
E. D. White Historic Site in Thibodaux
The National WWII Museum's Freedom Pavilion at dusk, located in New Orleans. ©National WWII Museum
Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans's Absinthe Exhibit ©Stephen Binns
Visit the USS Kidd Veterans Museum in Baton Rouge.
Photo ©Cajun Market Donuts
Nottoway Plantation
Enjoy Festival Acadiens et Creoles in Lafayette every October.
Eddie G. Robinson Museum commemorates all coach Robinson contributed to the sport of football.
Center for Traditional Louisiana Boat Building in Thibodaux showcases traditional Cajun boats.
A visitor takes in the sights at the Abita Mystery House.
Visit the Abita Mystery House to see strange collections, inventions and odd memorabilia.
Boudin links on the grill.
The Pine Leaf Boys at the Blue Moon Saloon in Lafayette, Louisiana
Acadian Cultural Center Exhibit
Louisiana State Cotton Museum
Roddie Romero playing at the Grouse Room in Lafayette
Visit the Arna Bontemps Museum in Louisiana to see where one of Louisiana's most prolific African-American writers lived for a time.
Saints Memorabilia ©Mark J. Sindler
Regulars order the Bluesiana Salad at Charlie G's in Lafayette.
Madame John's Legacy is located on Dumaine Street in the French Quarter.
Michael Doucet is a Cajun fiddler, singer and songwriter with the band BeauSoleil from Lafayette, Louisiana.
Get boudin and a variety of smoked and barbecue meats at Johnson's Boucaniere.
Visit the Biedenharn Coke Museum in Monroe, Louisiana
The Lincoln Parish Museum ©The Lincoln Parish Museum.org
Explore the beautiful art at the Shreveport Multicultural Center of the South.
North Louisiana Military Museum Desert Storm Exhibits ©Louisiana Travel Staff
Discover the solar system at Louisiana Art and Science Museum in Baton Rouge.
Experience Acadian or Cajun music and culture at Lafayette's Festival Acadiens et Creoles.
The Hermione Museum in Tallulah is a feature on the African American Heritage Trail.
NorthLouisianaMilitaryMuseum ©Louisiana Travel Staff
NorthLouisianaMilitaryMuseum - Tank ©Louisiana Travel Staff
Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Museum in Natchitoches, Louisiana
North Louisiana Military Museum LA National Guard ©Louisiana Travel Staff
Nottoway Plantation in White Castle, Louisiana
Noel Acadien au Village in Lafayette ©Noel Acadien au Village
Explore the culinary history of Louisiana and the South at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum in New Orleans
Get up close to the incredible costumes at the Mardi Gras Museum Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles.
Chennault Aviation Museum in Monroe Louisiana
Grab a cold Coca-Cola from the soda jerk at the Beidenharn Museum and Gardens.
Get lost in the gems, sequins and feathers that make these Mardi Gras costumes so incredible at Mardi Gras Museum Imperial Calcasieu in Lake Charles.
River Road African American Museum
The New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint in New Orleans
Jackson Heritage Museum in Jonesboro, Louisiana, showcases the history of rural Jackson Parish.
Civil War submarine exhibit at Capitol Park Museum in Baton Rouge.
Visit the Southern University Museum of Art in Baton Rouge for a look into African-American history.
Visit the Hermione Museum in Tallulah, outside of Monroe, to learn about C.J. Walker, America's first African-American millionaire.
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Zacatecas (1969)
Basic information Name: Zacatecas (1969)
Mass: 6.66 kg
Meteoritical Bulletin: MB 50 (1971) Iron
MetBase: v. 7.1 (2006) IIIB
Warning: the following text was scanned and may contain character recognition errors. Refer to the original to be sure of accuracy.
RECOVERY OF THE ZACATECAS (1969), MEXICO, METEORITE
Name: ZACATECAS (1969)
Place of find: Unknown
Date of find: Unknown
Class and type: Iron. Medium octahedrite.
Number of individual specimens: 1
Total weight: 6.66 kg
Circumstances of recovery: An iron meteorite fragment was purchased by Richard E. Dalsin of Minneapolis, Minnesota, from a Mexican in the city of Zacatecas in February, 1969. Mr. Dalsin reported that the Mexican "told us he had found it in the area." V. F. Buchwald has examined the specimen and reports that it is distince from the meteorite bearing the name of Zacatecas. The complete specimen was given to the Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D. C.
Source: Roy S. Clarke, Jr., Division of Meteorites, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. An incomplete report on this discovery was published in the Meteoritical Bulletin, No. 49, March 1970.
Buchwald The following entries were found for Zacatecas (1969) in Buchwald (1975)
Entry for Zacatecas (1969), volume 3, page 1367
Search for specimens in the Smithsonian Institution collection (U.S.):
Require SI photo
References: Published in Meteoritical Bulletin, no. 50, Meteoritics 6, 111-124 (1971)
Photos from the Encyclopedia of Meteorites:
Gipo Meteorites
Island Meteorites
Photos uploaded by members of the Encyclopedia of Meteorites.
(Caution, these are of unknown reliability)
Alberto Giusta
David L. Ribeca
Franco Vignato
Jay Piatek
Mark Crawford
Michael S. Scherman
Woreczko Jan & Wadi
Zsolt Kereszty
This is 1 of 111 approved meteorites from Mexico (plus 4 unapproved names) (plus 1 impact crater)
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Mum's horror at Argos toy's foul-mouthed response to daughter
Toddler left copying swear words when toy was only supposed to say “Mama” and “Papa”
Zoe Chamberlain
Dan KayLive Content Editor
A mum was left stunned when a doll she bought for her daughter’s second birthday seemingly SWORE at her instead of saying “Mama”.
Argos's My Little BABY Born Walks doll is described as a voice-activated walking doll which is able say “Mama” and “Papa”.
However, when two-year-old Aria opened it on her big day, her mum Rachael Horton, couldn’t believe what she heard, the Birmingham Mail reports.
“It was my daughter’s birthday on Tuesday but we were at Butlins so she didn’t open her presents until the weekend,” said Rachael, from Stechford.
“When we took the doll out of the box and started playing with it, I couldn’t believe what we heard.
“She’s supposed to say “Mama” and “Papa” but instead she seems to be saying “you bitch”.
Rachael Horton with her daughter Aria and the My Little BABY Born doll from Argos (Image: Birmingham Mail)
“Now my two year old is copying her and trying to say “bitch” herself.
“I’m shocked, especially as it’s very clear what the doll is saying.”
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However, when little Aria opened it on her big day, her mum Rachael Horton couldn’t believe what she heard.
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Rachael contacted Argos customer services and was told she could return the doll and exchange it for something else.
But the mum-of-one thinks the store should being doing much more and ought to withdraw the product so the same thing doesn’t happen to other parents.
“I spoke to customer services via an online chat and, to be honest, they weren’t very helpful,” she said.
“They just said it’s best to come in and change it, which I don’t think is acceptable.
“I don’t want to just switch it for something else.
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“My daughter is only two, I don’t want her hearing words like that.
“As a result, she’s been trying to say “bitch” herself.
“I’m very shocked that Argos would sell something like that.”
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Press Release ● *2016 Budget
Hoyer: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill Does Not Fund the Needs of Our Veterans
WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today after voting against House Republicans' Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill:
“I joined with many other Members to oppose this year’s Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations bill out of a deep concern that it does not adequately fund the needs of our nation’s veterans, while using a budget gimmick to get around the sequester cuts imposed by the Republican budget strategy. America’s veterans and military personnel deserve better than this bill.
“The President has indicated that he would veto this bill in its current form should major concerns not be addressed responsibly – and today’s vote demonstrates House Democrats can sustain such a veto should that occur. I hope that, instead, Republicans will work with us to replace sequestration with an alternative that enables Congress to invest for the long-term both in supporting our veterans and in other important domestic priorities.”
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A Recall, a fine and a surge
European markets closed lower on Wednesday ahead of a final vote on the Republican tax overhaul in the United States House of Representatives
21 December 2017, 11:45am
by Calamatta Cuschieri
European markets closed lower on Wednesday ahead of a final vote on the Republican tax overhaul in the United States House of Representatives. The bill, which is expected to be passed later today after a revote in the lower chamber of Congress, will mark the first major legislative victory for President Donald Trump.
The DAX closed 1.11% in the red led by a decline of 2.35% in SAP SE. The CAC 40 fell 0.56% as hotel group Accor SA decreased 1.55%, while the FTSE 100 lost 0.25% at the close.
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Theresa May promised to the Brexit-supporting Members of the Parliament that she will not delay the official date of the UK leaving the European Union, unless there are "exceptional circumstances" and "for the shortest possible time."
May was questioned by the MPs in the House of Commons after she confirmed that the Government has accepted an amendment to key Brexit withdrawal bill, which allows flexibility in extending the Brexit date beyond March 29, 2019.
However, the prime minister stressed that the date when the country officially departs from the bloc will not change. "We are very clear that we will be leaving the EU on 29, March 2019 at 11 pm", she said.
Audi Recall
Luxury car maker Audi AG announced it’s recalling 330,000 diesel vehicles in Germany due to a potential heater problem that could result in fires.
The problem relates to an electrical connection for the vehicles' auxiliary heater, a spokesman said. The models affected are the A4, A5, A5 cabriolet and Q5 produced between April 2011 and May 2015.
French competition authority fined Janssen-Cilag laboratory and its parent company Johnson & Johnson with €25 million for limiting the development of generic copies of its drug Durogesic. The penalty comes after German firm Ratiopharm reported the case to the regulator. According to the watchdog, Janssen laboratory interfered multiple times in order to halt the approval processes of Durogesic's generic copies in France.
The drug, which comes in a form of a skin patch containing fentanyl, is used to treat severe chronic pain. Fentanyl has a rapid effect that lasts less than an hour or two. However, this opioid can have serious side effects such as decreased breathing rate and addiction.
The third-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization hit another all-time high on Wednesday, breaking through $4,000 mark. Bitcoin Cash has been skyrocketing in value over the last several days as crypto insiders consider bitcoin cash to be more true to the original vision of Bitcoin founder Satoshi Nakamoto due to larger block sizes in its blockchain, which enable faster transactions that are almost free of charge at only a few cents.
The spin-off currency also managed to successfully separate from Bitcoin and keep all of the existing transaction records. Meanwhile, this led to Bitcoin Cash being accepted by more and more exchanges, increasing the new cryptocurrency's credibility and value.
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Apple and SAP's Enterprise Cloud Platform SDK for iOS Now Available
Thursday March 30, 2017 5:20 PM PDT by Juli Clover
Back at Mobile World Congress in February, Apple and enterprise application software company SAP, which first teamed up in 2016 announced plans to launch the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS in March, and as of today, the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS has been made available.
The platform features a toolset that is designed to help developers quickly and effortlessly build "enterprise-grade" apps for iOS devices. It uses Apple's Swift programming language to present developers and designers with a collection of pre-built UI components and easy access iPhone features for accelerated app development.
Apple announced the launch of the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS on its developer website.
Apple and SAP are working together to make it easier than ever to reinvent business processes and workflows everywhere. With the new SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS, you can build powerful native iOS apps that integrate seamlessly with the SAP Cloud Platform.
Apple's dedicated SAP page better explains the partnership between the two companies and the benefits of the SAP Cloud Platform SDK for iOS for enterprise customers.
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You are here: Home / Business/Financial News / Funding Roundup / Titan Medical sets $8m to $12m range on overnight offering for Sport surgical bot
Titan Medical sets $8m to $12m range on overnight offering for Sport surgical bot
September 14, 2016 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment
Titan Medical (TSE:TMD) said yesterday that it hopes to raise between $8 million and $12 million via an overnight offering it plans to use to restart the development program for its Sport robot-assisted surgery platform.
Toronto-based Titan Medical said the offering, priced at 46.1¢ (C60¢) per unit, will involve between nearly 17.1 million and 26.8 million units. Each unit consists of a share of stock and a 5-year warrant to buy another share at 57.6¢ (C75¢). The gross proceeds would be between C$10.3 million and C$16.1 million, or $7.9 million and $12.3 million.
The agents on the flotation, Bloom Burton & Co. and Echelon Wealth Partners, are due a 7% cash commission, plus 7.0% of the warrants. The offering also includes a 30-day over-allotment option for 15% of the units sold, at the same price or at 3.8¢ (C5¢) per over-allotment warrant. The deal is expected to close Sept. 20.
Titan needs the cash to re-start the Sport program, which has been on hold since mid-August when the outside product developers suspended development until the company can cover its bills; adding insult to injury, a planned $16.0 million equity investment from Shanghai JuGu Equity Investment Fund, originally slated to close June 30 and extended to August 15, failed to materialize.
Executive vice president for clinical & regulatory affairs Dr. Dennis Fowler resigned effective August 31.
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US Oncology Research Affiliated Investigators Participated in Studies to be Presented at the 2011 American Society of Hematology Meeting
Fifteen leading investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research involved in two oral clinical studies presentations and ten posters
The Woodlands, Texas (Nov. 29, 2011) —Fifteen leading investigators affiliated with US Oncology Research participated in studies that will be presented and displayed at the 53rd American Society of Hematology (ASH) Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego, California. ASH will take place Dec. 10-13 and is an educational and scientific program that helps Hematology professionals stay up-to-date on the latest research, therapies, and tools needed to be successful in their field.
Jeff Sharman, M.D., medical oncologist with Willamette Valley Cancer Institute and Research Center – Riverbend, participated in a study that will be presented Dec. 13 at 8:30 am PST in an oral presentation. The study titled "The Bruton's Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor PCI32765 Induces Durable Responses in Relapsed or Refractory (R/R) Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia/Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (CLL/SLL): Follow-up of a Phase Ib/II Study," shows that PCI-32765 is a very well tolerated once daily pill with significant activity in CLL and Mantle Cell lymphoma.
"When we presented our data with the Syk inhibitor fostamatinib at the ASH plenary session in 2008, B Cell Receptor signaling inhibitors were heralded as a breakthrough on par with the original use of chlorambucil, adriamycin, and rituximab," said Dr. Sharman. "At the time, the assertion seemed excessively optimistic. Now with mature data on agents such as PCI-32765, CAL-101, and AVL-292, which each target proteins in the BCR signaling pathway, I have become a believer."
Dr. Sharman is involved in five separate presentations involving lymphoid malignancies and is first author in two. "Our US Oncology Research group has been able to take a leadership position in drug development for CLL / NHL," added Dr. Sharman. "It is very exciting to be as involved with these projects as we are."
Roger Lyons, M.D., F.A.C.P., president and hematologist with Cancer Care Centers of South Texas, participated in another study that will also be presented orally Dec. 12 at 7:15 am PST titled "Consistent Benefit of Ruxolitinib Over Placebo in Spleen Volume Reduction and Symptom Improvement Across Subgroups and Overall Survival Advantage: Results From COMFORT-I." The study conducted was a randomized, placebo-controlled study of 309 Myelofibrosis patients to establish the effects of ruxolitinib or a placebo. This drug was approved by the FDA on Nov. 16 based on this data and a previous phase 2 study. Unlike many other drug developments, approval was achieved in less than five years from initiation of the first in human trials.
"During the oral presentation, the effects of this new drug will be revealed to show whether Myelofibrosis patients will now have a therapy targeting their specific cancer, which they've never had before," said Dr. Lyons. "It is an exciting discovery."
Drs. Lyons and Sharman, along with several other US Oncology Research affiliated investigators, were involved in ten other abstracts that will be displayed as posters at the conference.
5 :30-7 :30 pm PST, Saturday, Dec. 10: A Phase 1 Study of the Selective Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Delta (PI3Kd) Inhibitor, CAL-101 (GS-1101), in Combination with Rituximab and/or Bendamustine in Patients with Relapsed or Refractory Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)
Jeff Sharman, MD1*, Sven de Vos, MD, PhD2*, John P. Leonard, MD3, Richard R. Furman, MD4, Steven E. Coutre, MD5, Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD6, Marshall T. Schreeder7*, Jaqueline C. Barrientos, MD8, Nina D. Wagner-Johnston9, Thomas Boyd, MD10*, Nathan H. Fowler, MD11, Leanne Holes12*, Brian Lannutti12, David Johnson12*, Thomas M. Jahn12* and Langdon L Miller12*
5 :30-7 :30 pm PST, Saturday, Dec. 10: Variation in Health-Related Quality of Life by Age among Patients with Chronic Lymhocytic Leukemia
Chris L. Pashos, PhD1*, Christopher R Flowers, MD2, Mark Weiss, MD3*, Nicole Lamanna, MD4, Charles M Farber, MD, PhD5*, Thomas J. Kipps, M.D., Ph.D6, Susan Lerner, MS, BA7*, Neil Kay, MD8, Jeff Porte Sharman, MD9, David L. Grinblatt, MD10*, Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD11, Mark Kozloff, MD12*, Arlene S Swern, PhD13*, Zeba M. Kahn, Ph.D13*, Thomas K. Street, RPh13*, Kristen A Sullivan, MBA14*, Gale Harding, MA15* and Michael J Keating, MD16
6:00-8:00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: 24-Month Analysis of the Impact of Chelation on Clinical Outcomes in a 600 Patient Registry of Lower-Risk MDS Patients
Roger M. Lyons, MD1,2, Billie J. Marek1,3*, Surabhi Sharma4*, Carole Paley4*, Jason Esposito4*, Lawrence Garbo, MD1,5, Nicholas DiBella1,6* and Guillermo Garcia-Manero7
6 :00-8 :00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: Phase 1 Dose-Ranging Study of Oral Ezatiostat Hydrochloride (Telintra®, TLK199) in Combination with Lenalidomide (Revlimid®) in Patients with Non-Deletion(5q) Low to Intermediate-1 Risk Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Azra Raza, MD1, Naomi Galili, Ph.D.2*, Deborah Mulford, MD3, Scott E. Smith, MD, PhD, FACP4*, Gail Brown, MD5, Lisa Meng, PhD5*, David P. Steensma, MD6, Roger M. Lyons, MD7,8, Ralph Boccia, MD9*, Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS10, Guillermo Garcia-Manero11 and Ruben A. Mesa, MD12
6 :00-8 :00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: Patterns of Care for Patients with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL): The Connect CLL Disease Registry
Jeff Sharman, MD1*, Christopher R Flowers, MD2*, Mark Weiss, MD3*, David Grinblatt, MD4*, Charles Farber, MD, PhD5*, Neil Kay, MD6, Thomas Kipps, MD7*, Nicole Lamanna, MD8*, Chris Pashos, PhD9*, Ian W Flinn, MD10*, Mark Kozloff, MD11*, Susan Lerner, MS12*, Arlene S Swern, PhD13*, Kristen A Sullivan, MBA14*, Thomas K. Street, RPh13* and Michael Keating, MBBS12*
6 :00-8 :00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: A Phase 1 Study of the Selective Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase-Delta (PI3Kd) Inhibitor, Cal-101 (GS-1101), in Combination with Rituximab and/or Bendamustine in Patients with Previously Treated, Indolent Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (iNHL)
Sven de Vos, MD, PhD1*, Marshall T. Schreeder2*, Ian W. Flinn, MD, PhD3, Steven E. Coutre, MD4, John P. Leonard, MD5, Nina D. Wagner-Johnston6, Nathan H. Fowler, MD7, Ralph V. Boccia, MD8, Jaqueline C. Barrientos, MD9, Thomas Boyd, MD10*, Jeff Sharman, MD11*, Leanne Holes12*, Brian Lannutti12, Dave M. Johnson12, Thomas M. Jahn12* and Langdon L Miller12*
6 :00-8 :00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: Update of an Open-Label Extension Study Evaluating the Long-Term Safety & Efficacy of Romiplostim in Thrombocytopenic Patients with Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)
Pierre Fenaux, MD, PhD1, Hagop M. Kantarjian2, Petra Muus, MD, PhD3, Roger M. Lyons, MD4, Richard A. Larson, MD5, Mikkael A. Sekeres, MD, MS6, Pamela S. Becker, MD, PhD7, Catherine Jia, PhD8* and Allen S. Yang, MD, PhD9
6 :00-8 :00 pm PST, Sunday, Dec. 11: A Critical Population Analysis of 57,500 US Multiple Myeloma Patients: Impact of Race, Age, and Decade of Treatment on Overall Survival
Hakan Kaya, MD1, Danko Martincic, MD2, Irfan Jawed, MD1*, Ben Peressini, MS1*, Ameer L Elaimy1* and Christopher M Lee, MD1*
6:00-8:00 pm PST, Monday, Dec. 12: Demographics, Treatment Patterns, Safety, and Real-World Effectiveness in Patients =70 Years of Age with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Receiving Bendamustine with or without Rituximab
Kathryn S. Kolibaba, MD1,2, Avani D. Joshi, BPharm, PhD2*, James A. Sterchele, PharmD3, Michael Forsyth, RPh, MBA2*, Erin Alwon, MS2*, Hooman Beygi, PhD3* and Gerard T. Kennealey, MD3
6:00-8:00 pm PST, Monday, Dec. 12: Use of Rituximab in a Study Comparing the Thrombopoietin Mimetic Romiplostim with Standard of Care (SOC) in Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)
Jeffrey Wasser, MD1, Ralph Vincent V. Boccia, MD2, Roger M. Lyons, MD3, Romeo Mandanas4*, Ingrid Pabinger5, Marc Michel IV6*, Jean-François Viallard, MD-PhD7*, Xuena Wang, PhD8* and Richard Lizambri, MD8*
1. Names that are bold are affiliated with US Oncology Research
In addition to the above abstracts being presented at the conference, they were also published in print and online in the November 18 supplemental volume of Blood.
Many clinical studies led by US Oncology Research affiliated physicians were also prominently featured at numerous conferences held around the world, including the annual congress for the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), the annual meeting for the American Society for Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium (SABCS). Those studies, along with more than 72 published investigator-initiated manuscripts, featured forward looking clinical research topics that are helping advance cancer care today and discover improved therapies for the cancer care of tomorrow. For a complete list, please contact US Oncology Research at 281-863-1000.
About US Oncology Research
McKesson Specialty Health conducts clinical trials through US Oncology Research, which draws from a network of experienced investigators and dedicated clinical staff who specialize in Phase I through Phase IV oncology clinical trials. US Oncology Research serves more than 90 sites in over 250 locations managing more than 200 active trials at any given time. Physicians in the research network have enrolled more than 50,000 patients in over 1,200 trials since inception in 1992 and have contributed to the development of 43 cancer therapies approved by the FDA. For more information call (800) 482-6700, option 4 or visit www.usoncology.com/oncologists.
About McKesson Specialty Health
McKesson Specialty Health, a division of McKesson Corporation, empowers the community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology and quality of care. Through innovative clinical, research, business and operational solutions, facilitated by integrated technology systems, we improve the financial health of our customers and help them provide quality care for patients. For more information, visit www.McKessonspecialtyhealth.com.
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Postdoctoral Fellowships & Opportunities
The Janice Davis Gordon Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Colorectal Cancer Prevention
The Janice Davis Gordon Memorial Postdoctoral Fellowship in Colorectal Cancer Prevention is awarded to a cancer prevention research fellow specializing in the prevention of colorectal cancer. As part of the Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, the Gordon fellowship prepares scientists and clinicians to achieve leadership roles as research investigators in colorectal cancer prevention. The program is designed to expand the perspective of the trainees by moving them from their base of strength in a particular specialty and to equip them with additional knowledge of the other cancer prevention and control disciplines. Trainees are immersed in the cross-disciplinary research environment typical of cancer prevention and control research and benefit from career and professional development activities.
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Project: Chemoprevention of Colon Cancer by Targeting APC-deficient Cells for Apoptosis
Mentors: Xiangwei Wu, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention; Ernest Hawk, M.D., MPH, Vice President & Division Head, Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences; Professor, Clinical Cancer Prevention
As a Gordon Postdoc, I had the opportunity to interact with and learn from scientists in a wide variety of disciplines. These experiences increased my appreciation for prevention strategies, underscoring the value of a multi-disciplinary approach, leading me to pursue transdisciplinary training and research.
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Gordon Postdoctoral Fellow 2011-2013
Deadlines and Important Dates
We are not accepting applications at this time. Please visit our website after October 1, 2020.
Applicants must have already earned or be within 5 months of earning a doctoral degree in health science or related disciplines by the application deadline.
May be from backgrounds in the basic biomedical sciences, medicine, biomedical statistics, epidemiology, behavioral and social sciences, nursing and related public health disciplines.
Proposed research project must be related to colorectal cancer prevention.
This fellowship is available without regard to the applicant’s U.S. citizenship status.
Funding Support and Benefits
The Janice Davis Gordon Memorial Fellowship in Colorectal Cancer Prevention Research is funded for up to two years, renewed annually pending research progress and availability of funds.
Postdoctoral stipends are $51,000 and may be subject to a one-time raise, after the first appointment year, if approved by the mentor. Fringe benefits include health insurance, paid institutional holidays and annual and sick leave. This fellowship does not provide additional research support for tuition, reference books, meeting registration, travel support and research costs. Awardees of the Gordon Colorectal Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention must consult their mentors for additional research support.
Phase 1: Initial Application
Applicants will download all forms from this webpage and submit those items as specified in the application instructions, and in the order listed on the application checklist and coversheet. Successful applicants will be invited to Phase 2.
Phase 2: Invitation to Submit Research and Career Proposal
Successful applicants from Phase I will be invited to submit a Research and Career Proposal. The proposal will be reviewed by the CPRTP Advisory Committee, along with other subject matter experts. Suggestions may be provided for improving the proposal. Funding for the fellowship is contingent upon proposal approval by the Advisory Committee and Program Directors and processing of appointment paperwork (e.g. visa sponsorship forms, immunization, criminal background check) by the MD Anderson Office of Research Trainee Programs (ORTP).
This program requires a minimum of two mentors with complementary expertise in different disciplines is required. Additional mentors are allowed. Other qualified mentors can have appointments in other MD Anderson departments or in institutions elsewhere.
At least one mentor must have a faculty appointment at the Assistant Professor level or higher within the Division of Cancer Prevention & Population Sciences at MD Anderson. Faculty conducting cancer prevention research are concentrated within the following five (5) departments: 1) Behavioral Science 2) Health Disparities Research 3) Clinical Cancer Prevention 4) Epidemiology and 5) Health Services Research.
Applicants may also search for potential mentors by browsing the listed faculty directly through the MD Anderson Department pages or using the MD Anderson Faculty and Research search.
Other Postdoctoral Fellowships in Cancer Prevention and Control
CPRIT Postdoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention
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Duncan Family Institute: Mentored Junior Faculty Fellowship
The Cancer Prevention Research Training Program
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Positive: 3 out of 9
Mixed: 5 out of 9
Negative: 1 out of 9
IGN Italia
Excluding the fighting, the absence of a map and a quest log and the double-edged sword of freedom of exploration, Quest for Infamy has everything it takes to make an adventurer happy.
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Ragequit.gr
A true labor of love, Quest for Infamy celebrates the legend of Sierra On-Line of yore, even as it probably terrifies and mystifies anyone born after 1994 or so. A huge game, chock full of content, it will make you work for every inch of ground you get and always manage to leave a smile on your face.
RPG Fan
A lovingly-crafted though flawed adventure in the Sierra mold.
An interesting genre mix of Quest for Infamy comes with a lot of interesting elements bringing a feel into the game you may decide freely as well as fulfill your goals differently. After some time, however, the game qualities are struck down by inferior game design, fewer ideas, and stereotypical battles.
Adventure Gamers
Quest for Infamy is an ambitious, often entertaining homage that has all the ingredients for success, but the overall experience is impaired by uneven humour and lacklustre combat.
Eurogamer Germany
Still, I do kind of like Quest for Infamy, even though it doesn't hold a candle to the original. For a price of almost 15 Euros, that's a bit sad.
GameWatcher
It’s a shame that Infamy devolves into such juvenile practices as there are some nice flourishes on display – for instance, the hand-drawn aesthetic lends a quaint, homely feel to adventuring that feels refreshing in light of the grandeur that western RPGs typically strive for – yet it’s impossible to root for a game that makes such a critical misstep.
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Considering it claimed to be a P&C old school adventure game, it delivered and deserved its 10.
Game play may seem bugged at times, butConsidering it claimed to be a P&C old school adventure game, it delivered and deserved its 10.
Game play may seem bugged at times, but it's mostly isn't, fighting is out of the question, if you're looking for a game that is good with coding / mechanically / game-play / graphics you're allowed to move away, this game isn't about that and it could get frustrating. BUT-
It is evident the devs poured all their talent and souls into it to make a truly 10/10 script / plot / characters. This game is about the story and the telling of it, and development of the plot and the characters and I found myself astounded by it. I was greatly entertained from the prelude, all past the plot, and till the end.
While playing I have experienced what I thought to be bugs, but it turned out to be mostly my own bad, which means it could have been developed a little bit differently to avoid confusions. Still all the down sides do not make me turn down this game.
I hope you buy this game and enjoy it A LOT for the 5~15 hours it takes you to solve it.… Expand
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An absolutely excellent point and click adventure.
The game it's an obvious parody of the old Quest for Glory games. It combines the classicAn absolutely excellent point and click adventure.
The game it's an obvious parody of the old Quest for Glory games. It combines the classic P&C gameplay with some RPG mechanics. The main character can decide to be a bandit, a thief or a mage after a little bit in the first chapter, then he gets quests accordingly. There also are some stats that can be improved by using them (sneaking, combat, magic etc.). The core of the game is however the puzzle solving, and all puzzles are well designed and always logic.
Storywise, it's nothing special... there isn't a deep, original story, but it's well written and it never gets boring, also thank the fun cast of characters and a good work of voiceover (which is technically subpar, sometimes). The main character is a likable bastard who's mostly only interested in himself and it's refreshing to have after so many games with boring do-gooders.
The graphics are extremely good, the locations are fantastic, varied and well designed, the characters have a lot of personality and the humor can be quite funny (but maybe not for everyone).
It does have a few flaws: the combat is very dull and uninteresting, and at the beginning of the game there is a lot of legwork and it's easy to get lost (but you get a map after a while, which completely solves this problem).
Very, very good P&C game.… Expand
CousinJimmy
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Infamous Quests delivered exactly what they said they would, a traditional point and click adventure game similar to the second genre of Sierra games. I finished this game as a rogue and the only thing I wish there was more of was character development.
The main character, Mr. Roehm, isn't really a bad guy. I wanted to be a bad guy. The worst thing I've been able to do so far is to get him to push the farmer who is picking apples off his ladder. I was hoping for more a Quest For Glory meeting Grand Theft Auto.
The other characters had so much potential. Kit, Ina, Jan all seemed under-developed. I can imagine a bar mission where Roehm and Kurdt get Jan hammered and he spills his guts about how bad of a boss Rayford is. Roehm should have been able to try to sneak Ina up to his room and have to avoid the innkeeper and his hickory stick.
Still, in this day and age of brainless first-person shooters and snowy pure protagonists, it was nice being the bad guy for once, even if this bad guy isn't very bad.… Expand
romulus16
The game as most people on here will know is heavily inspired by the Quest for Glory series except instead of a Hero you get to play aThe game as most people on here will know is heavily inspired by the Quest for Glory series except instead of a Hero you get to play a charming bastard with his own personality. This may not be to the liking of some people that prefer a quiet main character that they solely influence but I found Rohem (and the Narrator) especially fun to follow for my rough 10 hour play time.
Combat itself I have to say I did not like too much where hits would barely hit and I would just find myself blocking to charge my super attack then using that continually.
The world itself was nice but I have to admit it was missing something special or maybe a bit of charm and was not very big at all. My other gripe to do with the world was that there was not many side quests to it which was a little bit of a let down.
Now for something that I was extremely happy with, an adventure game with puzzles that make sense!!! This basically means that even though you may get a little stuck it won't be long till you figure out what you have to do which is always nice. Some of the Quests/Story elements let you also have little choices to influence the outcome which is nice.
All in all though I was happy with the purchase and can not wait for the sequel! (It has it's own self contained story but hints at a sequel.... Well by hint slaps you in the face… Expand
Shootthemup
Getting back to some old school adventuring. Right when u get in the game, you are aware that this is a spin-off of a old classic Quest forGetting back to some old school adventuring. Right when u get in the game, you are aware that this is a spin-off of a old classic Quest for Glory. For those old enough, this will be a return to their childhood of playing a adventure game with a funny characters and totally confusing storyline :P
A mix of classic adventure games and rpg based on 3 different classes, will make you wanna play more and more, to see what strange thing will happen later on :)… Expand
Pinkbeaver
Seems perfect up to mid-game.
Exploring is really fun, semi-open world with many locations, some locked until various quests are finished.Seems perfect up to mid-game.
Exploring is really fun, semi-open world with many locations, some locked until various quests are finished. The rpg-ish aspects of the game work well, three specializations (classes) with their own set of quests and a lot of items - some usable, some connected to the story puzzles, or class quests.
Very nice artwork and sounds. Full voice-over is great (but sometimes sounds a bit dirty, unedited). Sometimes the game even gives you multiple ways to finish a puzzle.
All of this makes the beginning of the game really fun and promising, but at the same time it raises the expectations to dangerous levels. (at least mine)
All in all the puzzles are quite easy, if you know what's needed of you, but could be confusing if you're not sure what next step to take. You can equip/upgrade weapons and armor, but fighting mechanics (when you get the hang of them) are flat and monotonous. Fights are hard at first, but just too easy in the end.
When you explore what there is to explore, it boils down to looking for quest-givers, and for scripted area-related triggers (some hard to find even with good amount of reasoning).
The game also gives you a nice "the whole world is out there" feeling, making the player think that the game world is bigger than it actually is, which is very nice, BUT when you get on with the story the world just stops "growing". After the first half of the game you basically go from one already-explored place to another to tie up the "main quest". An then the game ends very quickly and abruptly.
Maybe there was some mid-end game area to explore, planned. Maybe the studio ran out of money. There is something missing, besides mediocre puzzle design for sure.
If i wrote this review after first impressions i would give it a clean 10, without doubts, (i'm a big fan of old-school point&click adventures) but after finishing it i was a bit disappointed.
I wanted to give an honest review, that why the score is so low, but if you're a fan of P&C adventure games please buy this title! Too much money go these days to sales-safety oriented studios making unimaginative games. And too little to developers with passion and love for the art!
Quest for Infamy is a very good but very imperfect game.… Expand
Shadiac
- New take on the classic series in terms of heroism (in this case, infamy)
- Great close-up character animation and locationThe Pros:
- Great close-up character animation and location music
- Cheerful voicing
- A couple of jokes are pretty funny
- The storyline is respective in length of the previous titles (i.e. it's not a 30 minute game)
- The game still has a few bugs here and there
- Main character has his own name and his own background. You still amount to some of his actions, but from the first look we take at him, we know he's just some scumbag passing for someone he isn't
- There isn't much deviation in the plot, besides the three character classes of course. But even these classes aren't clear cut and you don't know why you have to choose one over another (unlike in the original series, where each of them was explained at the beginning). Plus, much of the plot itself is very straightforward and shallow. Once you've chosen a class, none of the actions define you. Then why would you even choose one, once again?
- Much of the humor is very puerile. Jokes about intercourse and defecation were never Roberta Williams' forte.
- Many deaths are so in-your-face that you actually wonder who wouldn't know they could die from doing so
- Basically, nothing else is explained. The manual repeats many things said in the game itself, but nobody explains the score system, the points (which you can't adjust, by the way) and it feels like whomever made this game simply presume the player undoubtedly knows about the original series
The so-sos:
- Animation. 2014 isn't 1994, even if you build it on a QFG engine, you don't actually have to keep 256 colors
- Interface. Explaining it a bit better would've helped.… Expand
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Waterfronts and Preservation: Are They at Odds?
Is it ok for us to pay the billion-dollar price tag to preserve our city as is? I don’t think so. But I, like so many, don’t know what the solution is.
Ryan A. Cunningham,
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photo courtesy The Brownstoner
Whether you call her Hurricane, Superstorm, or Frankenstorm, Sandy has brought devastation, destruction, and lasting change to our waters’ edge. Across New York City and the tri-state region, neighborhoods glimpsed the climate change forecast–massive flooding, storm surges, and rising seas. With lives lost and billions in damages, it’s safe to say our communities will never be the same.
Into this new reality comes a renewed vigor for finding new ways to cope. In New York City we’re hearing about many different solutions including storm barriers, oyster reefs, and waterfront parks–and as many political opinions. Some of these ideas treat water as something to keep at bay, working like the Dutch to build walls to protect us and keep the water out. But storm barriers pose a lot of problems. They wreak havoc on the marine environment, are challenging to implement legally and politically, can cost billions, and are a binary system, meaning they work up until they fail, then it’s a disaster. A barrier does help with one thing–preserving what we have.
Brooklyn Bridge and harbor, New York City, New York. 1903
New York City, founded by the Dutch and settled in 1624, was originally a trading settlement. It grew to be the economic superpower that it is today because of it’s foundation as a port. While the modern waterfront is becoming less of an economic engine and more of a leisure ground and condo doormat, we still have neighborhoods and communities that are rich with maritime history. These unique urban forms, composed of warehouses, factories, and maritime infrastructure were once the economic focus of New York, and they got their feet wet during Sandy. I’m a firm advocate of changing our cities because of climate change and rising sea levels. I believe that these settlements will be threatened and slowly destroyed by the very waters that gave them their original purpose. A storm barrier could help protect things the way they are, preserving the urban fabric and historic richness of our old working waterfronts. But is it the end-all solution? Is a storm barrier really the best answer? Do we save historic buildings and urban fabrics at the cost of the environment? Do we let other communities be damaged by the waters we keep at bay, just so we can preserve older communities? (A storm barrier keeps a large amount of water from entering the harbor, this captures the energy behind the wall, driving sea heights higher for areas not protected by the barrier. See this article discussing storm barriers.)
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Is it ok for us to pay the billion-dollar price tag to keep things the way they are? I don’t think so. But I, like so many talking heads these days, don’t know what the solution is. I just know that as bad as Sandy was, one day a storm will come that will be worse. And I hope that when that storm comes, we will have changed our thinking about oceanfronts for the better, or we may not have anything left to preserve.
Storm surge from the 1938 hurricane at the Battery, New York City.
Credit: NOAA/NWS Historic Collection.
Ryan A Cunningham is an employee of Metropolis Magazine; he has his MS in environmental city planning, specializes in resiliency research, and has experience working with New York City’s coastal communities.
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Likenesses, A Family History Through Photos, Real and Imagined
My story Likenesses, about love after death, was first published in the Spring 2016 issue of FLAPPERHOUSE.
You can hear a fun interview with me discussing the writing of it with the smart and charming Ilana Masad on The Other Stories Podcast, episode 63!
And, if you like to listen to your literature…
When they found Leona’s body it was curled about an old grey cat, also curled and stiff. The funeral director’s assistant (who did all the dirty work with the fluids and convex plastics to keep skin from sagging, while the funeral director–the artist, he called himself–fussed with lipstick and wigs and hands folded just right) said he’d never had such a hard time prying two bodies apart, said he’d almost given up and buried them together, “but of course one can’t find a casket shaped like that.” He was telling his cronies at the bar after work and they all laughed to hear how the cat’s stiff paws would not let go of the human hand. “The thing that gets me is how they must have died at the same damn time,” he said and drank his whiskey dry. “That’s some crazy bond.”
[Mama and Papa, 1910]
Mama was born Katherina Wiget, of the original Canton Schwyz Wigets who boasted a family crest of gold wheat on a field of blue. If she had been a joyous child, nobody in America knew, for her unhappiness blossomed with her youth when she was unceremoniously shipped off to distant relatives after her father married a younger woman to replace her dead mother (the young wife having no use for her predecessor’s children). At age twenty, Mama found herself working as a seamstress in St Louis, where she met Albert Beynon , another Swiss, but from the other side. He spoke no German and she no French. Their common language was their adopted tongue of English.
A young and charming rake, whom the Americans called Frenchie, Papa worked as a mechanic on the ford Model T for much of Leona’s childhood, first in St. Louis and then in San Francisco. Not the factory type, Papa managed always to steer clear of the assembly line, working independently as a mechanic who fixed cars for the youngsters who’d grown up wanting them, not making them. Having apprenticed in Geneva in the early days of the internal combustion engine, he was a tinkerer at heart. If he had not the temperament nor genius nor entrepreneurial spirit of a Ford or a Benz, he shared with them a great facility for putting things together and taking them apart, as well as a soft spot for the new and ingenious which found expression in his trade of mechanics and his hobby of photography.
In Leona’s photograph of them, Mama dwarfs Papa, whose head is nearly level with (and not quite as big as) her enormous breasts. Dressed in calico, she seems painfully aware of how ludicrous they must appear in the eyes of posterity and hence refuses to meet our gaze. She stares off camera and away from her husband. For his own part, Papa adored posing for pictures almost as much as he loved taking them. Hence he looks directly into the camera, seeming almost to delight in his new wife’s embarrassment. The result is a portrait of a couple whose eyes’ trajectories form an acute angle, symbolic of their married life.
[Papa, 1923]
Papa left on his first solo sojourn when Leona was thirteen. She cherished the photograph he sent back in which a swashbuckling Papa wearing tilted hat and lace-up boots is surrounded by otherworldly trees with knotted flowered arms that stretch to the sky, on the back of which he wrote, “6 November, 1923, Mojave Desert Love Papa.” Leona felt not the least resentment towards him for leaving (Mama felt enough for the two of them) and rather admired the rugged jauntiness of his likeness, as well as the cleverness of the timer-camera and the hand-built automobile, which, though they did not make it into the frame, add greatly to the charming picture of independence.
As the ’20’s roared along, Papa spent less and less time in San Francisco, so that when the Crash of ’29 hit, his absence was more fixed than his presence. The sporadic letters wrapped around small bundles of cash had also grown scarce then vanished altogether, but by then Leona was a woman. She took jobs cleaning Nob Hill houses to help support the family, which also included her little brother Arthur who, being eight years her junior, was almost more son than brother.
Mama had a tyrannical disposition which, if it were not for Leona’s being her equal as a workhorse on the one hand and impervious to black moods on the other, would have made the double-mother household unbearable. As it was, the two balanced each other out, and raised Arthur with much discipline and coddling respectively. Arthur rewarded their ministrations by being the first in their family and their acquaintances to go to university. Good at math and eager to travel the world like Papa, Arthur studied mining, a subject which had, since the Gold Rush days, become a marvel of science and engineering, while it maintained its adventuring mystique.
[Alcidos and Leona, 1939]
Working and helping Mama to Raise Arthur had left Leona no time for socializing or finding a husband until Arthur went to work in the Nevada City mines and began sending money home. By then she was no longer young–nearly thirty–so of course she thought herself very lucky when she found Alcidos at the William Tell, where they offered Swiss fare and nightly dancing.
Alcidos Goodin, of French Canadian ancestry, was born with surname Godin, but followed in the footsteps of several of his twelve elder siblings by adding the additional ‘o’ in order to avoid the unfortunate American pronunciation. A construction worker who followed WPA jobs from Minnesota to San Francisco, Alcidos proved a perfect gentleman and a brave worker too. He’d helped build the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge as well as its younger and more splendid sister span, which had opened just before Leona and he met. Alcidos would have good, if dangerous, work for years to come. Best of all, he also loved to dance and wanted lots of children.
Unlike the portrait of Mama and Papa, the photograph Alcidos and Leona had taken at the Golden Gate International Exposition shows two bright-eyed smiling faces, serene and confident in their future happiness together.
Thus, as you might imagine, the first time Alcidos returned, Leona did not recognize him. She was so big, the baby due any day, that she mistook him for an angel. She had been resting for a moment on the little back porch of their new home in Visitacion Valley, when the hummingbird flew to her and hovered, drenched in sunlight. Her heart sang with joy. The baby would be swaddled in love and happiness as voluminous as any babe could want.
It was not long after that, friends of Alcidos who had been working on the job with him, and his foreman knocked on her door. The darkness that encompassed them chilled her. It was an unthinking certainty of doom. Probably the foreman spoke first, clutching his hat, “How sorry we are to have to bring you this sad, very, very, sad, dreadful news…And, especially as you are in your condition, Mrs. Goodin…We are not sure how it happened…” He did not want to say it right out. He wanted to prepare her.
Strangely, she was suddenly the calm one. She asked, “My husband has been hurt?” Their hesitation and furtive glances told her what they could not say. “Alcidos is dead,” she whispered, to herself or them it didn’t matter. They were relieved. They continued as if it had been one of them that had braved the evil words. Leona let them prattle on, condolences and regrets piling one atop the other, a rubble heap as tall as at one of their construction sites.
Others, tongue-tied or talkative, came and went. The parlor filled with the sounds and scents of birth and death. Gifts of baby booties and tiny crocheted hats sat alongside impossibly dense clusters of flowers and baked goods. Cards of happy congratulations mingled with those pronouncing sorrow. Mama took care of her in the four days between death and birth, and remained with her thereafter. Alcidos Goodin Junior (Alci) was born while his father rumbled away on an eastbound train; his family wanted to bury him in their Minnesota plot. Leona was too shocked by the first loss to protest the second, but it developed that his body was inconsequential.
[Alci, 1942]
Alci’s first years passed while the Second World War raged in Europe, and many in Visitacion Valley (which resembled more closely the ranch it had once been, than it did the rest of San Francisco) went back to their roots to survive. One day Mama came home with a crate of chickens and soon thereafter bartered eggs for goat’s milk from the neighbors across the fence.
In this way, Alci grew up chasing chickens and looking, with his hand-me-down brass-buttoned coat and handmade knit cap, “just like Papa as a boy,” said Arthur chuckling, and snapped a picture of the funny little Old World child. When she saw the photograph Leona thought how her son had been born in mourning and was being raised in calamity, but that somehow his cheeks remained flushed with a happy rosy glow.
It was around then that Leona recognized her husband in the figure of a chicken. He had not been one of those Mama had brought home but rather sauntered into their yard from nowhere it seemed, and made himself right at home, laying more eggs than the other three together. Leona couldn’t say for certain when she recognized the chicken as her beloved husband exactly, but when it came to her, she’d known it as a fact. She’d felt that her dear Alcidos hovered near, watching over them, almost from the moment her son had been born, but now it appeared to her as a comforting and certain truth, as if an unseen hand gathered in all that was good and kept everything else out. From her moment of revelation, Leona lived with the father and the son in a trinitarian paradise, while Mama hung in the background like a reliable, if disagreeable, clock.
After the chicken Alcidos returned as a dog. Actually two dogs. Alci found the first on the street on his way home from school. The pup grew monstrous in size and in his devotion to Alci. For a few years he was bigger than the boy, and the two were inseparable. The second, a spotted brown runt, Leona herself found sniffing around her front stoop petunias. Leona realized that although Alcidos wanted to watch over his son, he understood that the boy had become a young man whose every care was not about pups. It was Leona who mostly took care of the second dog and she was grateful that it was small, almost no trouble at all. Her husband seemed to be conforming to their ever-changing situation.
During high school Alci (or as he preferred, Al) was hardly home. When he did come home, he merely patted the dog as he went to his room and on his way out again. He was very popular in school, a yell leader surrounded by other fine young men and a bevy of pretty cheerleaders. He told her, “yell leaders are as popular as football players but without the bruises.”
In his graduation picture he wears a sweet smile and glasses that enlarge his hazel eyes, twinkling with a touch of the devil, just like Papa.
Alci graduated from SF State with a degree in sociology and, after bouncing around the city with a few odd jobs, decided to join the military. Leona could not be surprised; the wanderlust was in his blood, but her future loneliness and uselessness blanketed her in a black fog. She forced herself to play a part, acting happy although her heart was breaking. A handsome young officer off to see the world, She did not want to dampen his excitement. On the day of his departure, his taxi arrived and she kissed him goodbye. When he was truly gone, she crawled back into bed and indulged in self-pity for the first and only time in her life.
All were gone and it was February. The previous February had seen the death of Mama. In February, twenty-three years earlier, her husband had died and her son had been born. How many anniversaries can a person cram into one dark month? She lay in her tiny creaky bed and cried until she could not cry anymore. She watched the ceiling turn gold to black. Looking back on that day with no little shame she thought perhaps she had feared her husband would leave too.
That night, Alcidos visited her as a man. He walked into their room just like he had done in the short precious year they’d had together so long ago and lay down next to her. She nestled into him and he folded her into his warmth. They did not talk for a long time and when they did it was in whispered breathless phrases punctuated by sweet kisses. He told her how he’d been walking the roof of the Rincon Annex, whistling a silly medley of popular “baby” tunes: “You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby,” “Yes Sir That’s My Baby,” “When My Baby Smiles at Me,” “I’ve Found A New Baby,” and thinking of his wife glowing with their baby inside her.
“I was in bliss over the idea of having two babies to love when my foot stepped onto a loose board in the scaffolding. Heaven knows how many times I’d stepped on just such rickety things before and not gone tumbling over the side like a klutz! I worked on the Golden Gate Bridge and the Bay Bridge and it was a post office on Market Street that did me in!” He chuckled and Leona let out a little laugh that turned right into a sob. He continued, “That time I went flying because my mind was not on my work but on my love. Do not cry darling Leona,” he hugged her tighter, “for it was meant to be. You see, I have been able to stay with you and our boy all these years. I have always been here whether or not you have recognized me.”
“Will you go overseas with Alci?”
“I will be with you forever.”
When Leona woke the next morning, her eyes were burning and she felt bereft of her husband all over again, but then she washed her face and bustled about the house, cleaning and humming those happy songs from between the wars.
That evening, when she opened her kitchen door onto the back porch, a tabby cat came running in meowing. She laughed and picked him up and kissed him on the head. Then she opened a can of tuna for him. That began the age of the cats.
[Alci and Demi, 1968]
Alci returned home to San Francisco, which he had done periodically through the years, but this time it was for a purpose. He planned “to get hitched.” He had received a promotion and, after five wild years in the Far East, would be living on a base in Virginia surrounded by families. He told his mother, “A wife is vital in a place like that. Everyone will be married. A nice girl will keep me out of trouble.”
He took the old high school sweetheart, whose name was Demi, out a few times, then got drunk one afternoon and called her at The Emporium where she sold cosmetics. Leona almost dropped the dish she was drying when she heard him say, “Do you have a dowry? A dowry, yes. How much will your father give me for you?” The wry smile could be heard in his voice and the woman seemed to understand he was joking, for Leona could hear her laughter through the phone line before she hung up.
She called him back though, and they went for dinner that night. Alci returned home with her and announced to his mother that they would drive to Reno on the weekend to tie the knot.
“You’re eloping? Can’t we at least have a party?”
“There’s no time Ma. I ship out next week. When we get settled, we’ll fly you out.”
In their wedding portrait Demi wears a white lace mini-dress with a hem appropriately short for the times and startlingly prophetic regarding their marriage. The bride appears shy, perhaps embarrassed by the brevity of the dress and the recent courtship, while Alci looks like a rooster preparing to crow.
[Michelle, 1976]
After five years of military sojourning and the creation of a girl child, they separated. Alci called to say that the marriage was kaput. It was a distant event since they were stationed in Holland, but still Leona felt it to be dreadful: the slow dissolution of her parents’ union by inherent unsuitability, the abrupt termination of her own by tragedy, and now the divorce of her son–Were the marriages in her family under some kind of curse? No, she decided, Alcidos and she were different, for their love tethered them despite universal laws.
One wonderful repercussion resulted from the breakup; the wife returned to San Francisco bringing with her the granddaughter. For that Leona was grateful. Michelle, that was her granddaughter’s name, was as clever and eager to please as Alci at her age and it was a joy to have her around. Whenever she visited, she would ask, “Where’s Kitty?” and would poke around until she found him. (Leona had named all the kitties Kitty so as not to slip up and call them by her dead husband’s name and cause people concern for her.)
Michelle loved to run around the house trailing string for the cat to chase. Leona chuckled at the way Alcidos teased his granddaughter. He clutched at the string and jumped and pounced. Then just as the little girl ran down the hallway, he pretended to lose interest so that she was forced to peer around the corner to see where he was.
Leona had a camera of her own now, a Polaroid Instant that her son had given her, and managed once to catch that sweetly expectant expression. After the image emerged, Michelle asked if she could put it up on the mantle with the other photographs, which stood like sentinels in little gilded frames.
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Her last cat grew all white about the whiskers while he waited patiently, watching as Leona taught Michelle how to make Christmas ornaments, pancakes and apple head dolls. The little girl grew, but had not yet reached an age to leave her grandmother when her grandmother left her. One evening Leona lay on the couch curled around the cat, the cat curled around her hand, when she whispered into one furry ear, “Please Alcidos, do not leave me again. Take me with you this time.”
Above on the mantle, the family photographs would remain, innocent of death, the likenesses nearly as slender as the life lying coiled before them.
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Cindy Sherman Untitled Film Still #43 1979
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Cindy Sherman’s Untitled Film Stills is a suite of seventy black-and-white photographs in which the artist posed in the guises of various generic female film characters, among them, ingénue, working girl, vamp, and lonely housewife. Staged to resemble scenes from 1950s and ’60s Hollywood, film noir, B movies, and European art-house films, the printed images mimic in format, scale, and quality the often-staged “stills” used to promote films. By photographing herself in such roles, Sherman inserts herself into a dialogue about stereotypical portrayals of women. Whether she was the one to release the camera’s shutter or not, she is considered the author of the photographs. However, the works in Untitled Film Stills are not considered self-portraits.
Additional text from Seeing Through Photographs online course, Coursera, 2016
7 9/16 x 9 7/16" (19.2 x 24 cm)
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Belgium pledges support to transform Uganda’s agriculture sector
Tuesday November 7 2017
Belgium has six NGO’s actively involved in the agricultural sector, and other five Belgian-owned companies. Belgium funds some research projects in the country including those at Makerere University.
By PAUL TAJUBA
The Belgium government has pledged more support to the Ugandan agricultural sector, a subdivision of the economy that employs about 80 percent of Ugandans.
Mr Erwin De Wandel, the Belgium deputy Head of Mission / Head of Cooperation in Uganda , said Uganda has a big potential in the said area and, as such, the European state will help in attainment of that potential.
“Although health and education are the priority sectors in our bilateral cooperation programme with the Ugandan government, the majority of the Belgian NGO’s active in Uganda, as well as the Belgian-Ugandan academic development cooperation, target Uganda agriculture,” Mr Wandel, said.
Mr Wandel was speaking at the 25th anniversary of International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) in Uganda in Namulonge, Wakiso District early in the week.
IITA works with partners to enhance crop quality and productivity, reduce producer and consumer risks, and generate wealth from agriculture.
“Final aim is not combatting but eradicating food insecurity in the world, food insecurity which is not only infamous but above all unnecessary,” Mr Wandel added.
Dr Ambrose Agona, the director general of National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO), said apart from IITA offering training to some of the institute’s scientists, their collaborations have helped save money and food varieties.
“One of the hallmarks of success between IITA and Naro is the restoration of cassava production in Uganda,” Dr Agona said.
“In 1990s, cassava had been decimated by mosaic disease and Uganda was losing $60m (about Shs214bn) per year but thanks to collaboration we released new cassava varieties,” he added.
Cassava is one the widely eaten food crop in Uganda especially in west Nile, northern and eastern Uganda.
Some of the new varieties being given to farmers include: Naro Cass1 and Nase14. They were developed by National Crop Resources Research Institute in Namulonge (NaCCRI), a government research centre.
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MOODY'S LOWERS LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT (SENIOR TO Baa3) AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATING TO PRIME-3
MOODY'S LOWERS LONG-TERM DEBT RATINGS OF WASTE MANAGEMENT (SENIOR TO Baa3) AND COMMERCIAL PAPER RATING TO PRIME-3 New York, 02-24-98 -- Moody's Investors Service lowered the senior debt rating of Waste Management, Inc. (Waste Management) to Baa3 from Baa1, its subordinated debt rating to Ba1 from Baa2 and its rating for the issuance of commercial paper to Prime-3 from Prime-2. The downgrades are based on the continuing weakness in the company's operating performance, which partially reflects competitive industry conditions. While operating cash flow has remained generally stable, elevated debt levels (including amounts associated with the pending buy-in of minority interests in Wheelabrator Technologies) and the use of cash for substantial share repurchases, have significantly eroded debt-protection measurements. While the interim management team has taken steps to reposition the company, Waste Management continues to face uncertainty until a new management is installed and establishes its priorities.
The ratings lowered are:
Waste Management, Inc. - senior notes, step-up notes, medium-term notes and debentures to Baa3 from Baa1; convertible subordinated notes and Liquid Yield Option Notes (LYONS) to Ba1 from Baa2; counterparty rating to Baa3 from Baa1; commercial paper rating to Prime-3 from Prime-2.
OHM Corporation - $62 million senior secured revolving bank facility guaranteed by Waste Management to Baa3 from Baa1.
County of Westchester Industrial Development Agency (Westchester Resco Company Project) - Resource Recovery Equity Bonds, which are guaranteed by Wheelabrator Technologies, to Baa3 from Baa1.
Moody's said that Waste Management has taken steps to focus on its core solid waste operations by exiting non-core businesses and by focusing resources on its most important geographic markets and profitable customers. In addition, the company has undertaken several initiatives to reduce costs including reorganization of its operations, centralization of purchasing, an upgrade of its fleet (which should lower maintenance costs over time), and implementation of software systems to aid in managing its widespread operations. While these initiatives should eventually result in improved operating performance, the company faces intense competitive pressures as the solid waste industry continues to consolidate, which may preclude a significant strengthening in operating margins.
Waste Management announced a $2.9 billion after-tax charge and restatement to previous years' earnings, but Moody's noted that the charge is primarily non-cash and will not impact the company's ability to generate cash flow going forward. Nonetheless, Waste Management's balance sheet has continued to weaken due to rising debt levels to support acquisitions and a large capital spending program. While acquisitions and capital spending will be curtailed for the foreseeable future as the company works on improving returns on its existing asset base, the diversion of cash for share repurchase in 1997 rather than for debt reduction has resulted in continuing high debt levels. Moreover, additional debt will be incurred in 1998 to fund the purchase of minority interests in Wheelabrator Technologies. Despite strong and stable operating cash flow, debt-protection measurements and coverage ratios remain weak and at the same time, it is unclear as to how rapidly debt will be paid down as the company continues its strategic repositioning.
Waste Management, Inc., headquartered in Oak Brook, IL, is the world's largest provider of environmental services.
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Phenology: Be Observant
Keep your eyes on changeable nature for signs it’s time to get gardening.
By Jane Fowler
| Winter 2018
Apple trees put forth blossoms when it’s warm enough for honeybees to visit. Photo by Adobe Stock/Leonid Tit.
How do we gardeners know when the time is right to sow our beans or plant our potatoes? When looking in any gardening book, we find complicated charts that involve counting back the required number of days from our area’s last expected frost date for each type of vegetable. But any chart with suggested planting dates can’t possibly take into account the nuances of my small patch of ground in my hilltop garden. I know from experience that I’m unlikely to get the late frosts that plague plots lying lower in the valley. I also know some of my neighbors will enjoy snowdrops a week ahead of me and will be the first to welcome back the songbirds.
There’s an old proverb that says, “Spring is sooner recognized by plants than by men.” Plants, birds, and insects don’t use charts to know when it’s time to burst their buds or sing for a mate. Swallows know when the insect population will be sufficient to feed a hungry brood, and apple trees know to put forth their blossoms when the days are warm enough to bring out the honeybees.
Observing nature’s responses to the environment is known as phenology. The term derives from the Greek word φαίνω (phainō), “to show, to bring to light, to make appear.” It refers simply to the study of how plants and animals are influenced by natural events, such as changes in the weather and day length. Phenology is nature’s calendar, signaling that it’s time for daffodils to push up through the soil, for robins to start building nests, and for maple leaves to turn red.
Generations of farmers and gardeners have kept records of seasonal events and observed their correlations to plant, insect, and animal life. From these records they determined the best time to plant to achieve optimum growth and avoid pests. Over the years, these observations gave rise to traditional sayings that indicate a time for action, such as “Plant corn when the oak leaves are as big as squirrels’ ears,” or “Sow morning glories when maple trees have full-sized leaves.”
There’s growing evidence showing the usefulness of these observations. The USA National Phenology Network’s program, “Nature’s Notebook,” is a nationwide initiative to collect and organize observations of plants and animals taken by amateur and professional naturalists. In a recent study published in the journal Nature Ecology & Evolution, this program’s modern-day records from across North America were compared with observations recorded over 150 years ago by naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts, plus four decades of observations collected at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory in Colorado. The result was a broader picture on changing weather patterns and their effect on flowering times. The authors found not only earlier flowering, but an increasing variability in the timing of flowering in recent years.
When modern-day records from across North America were compared with observations recorded over 150 years ago by naturalist and author Henry David Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts, researchers found that plants are now flowering earlier and more variably. Photo by Flickr/Pablo Sanchez.
Predicting when a plant will burst into leaf or flower is a useful tool in planning a pest management program, but with earlier flowering times, insects are also emerging earlier, and their distribution is changing. Some insects are producing multiple generations per year. Fluctuating flowering dates can also affect plants that require cross-pollination from other flowering plants to produce fruit and seeds. Studies like these help farmers predict crop yields by observing the overlap of flowering times and the effects on pollen movement between plants.
Phenology in My Backyard
When I first started growing vegetables in my Northeastern garden, an old-timer advised me to wait until after the full moon in June to set out tomato plants. Having never experienced a frost in my garden later than May, I felt confident that I could plant sooner. Instead of watching the moon, I now observe the flowers and transplant my tomatoes when lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis) is in bloom.
Forsythia (Forsythia spp.) is often cited in phenological studies. One of the most recognizable harbingers of spring, forsythia grows reliably in Zones 4 to 9, bursting forth each spring into an explosion of yellow. In my garden, Eastern tent caterpillars always hatch at the same time forsythia flowers are starting to open. So, before the forsythia buds show any tinge of yellow, I remind myself to check my trees and remove any webs I see. A welcome relief from the monochrome scene of winter, the yellow blossoms also indicate that it’s time to get planting. It’s often said that peas should be planted as soon as the soil warms up. That’s a vague instruction that involves guesswork and sticking your fingers into cold soil. I prefer to watch for the forsythia bushes. When they’re in full flower, and before I cut an armful of the flowering branches to bring indoors, I plant my peas. Rather than rotting in the cold damp soil, my peas germinate quickly and later provide baskets of fresh produce.
Plant peas when forsythia blooms. Photo by Adobe Stock.
After a long winter, honeybees are attracted to — and need — the pollen provided by dandelions (Taraxacum officinale). Their flowers are also a good indicator of warmer days. I allow them to bloom, and when I hear the bees move in, I know the days are warm enough to plant potatoes.
Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) is another useful phenological guide. I plant brassicas when my lilacs begin to leaf out, drop bean seeds in the soil when they’re in flower, and plant tender cucumber and squash seeds when the blossoms fade.
Plant bean, cucumber, and squash seeds when lilac is in full bloom. Photo by Getty Images/Kathy Brant.
I encourage you to make wider observations in your garden. Make note of the day the first crocus opens its petals, jot down when you first spot robins hopping around in the yard, and listen for the first spring peepers. By following nature’s calendar, we all become more aware of our environment. Perhaps it’s time to heed the advice of those old farmers who knew better than to ignore the signs of nature.
Try These in Your Garden
Planting indicators:
• Plant peas when forsythia is in bloom.
• Plant potatoes when the first dandelion blooms.
• Plant beets, carrots, cole crops, lettuce, and spinach when lilac is in first leaf.
• Plant corn when oak leaves are the size of a squirrel’s ear.
• Plant bean, cucumber, and squash seeds when lilac is in full bloom.
• Plant tomatoes when lily of the valley is in full bloom.
• Transplant eggplants, melons, and peppers when irises bloom.
Insect management observations:
• Eastern tent caterpillars hatch when forsythia flowers start to open.
• Be on the lookout for squash vine borers when the first flowers of chicory open.
• Apple maggot adults are abundant when Canada thistle blooms.
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Bachelor of Arts in Digital Media Production
Spark conversation. Tell a story. Pursue your passion.
If you're looking for an exciting career that has the ability to impact the world and get people talking, then Digital Media Production is the major for you. You'll learn about more than just the technical skills required for video and audio production; you'll also figure out how to tell a story in a visual way that captivates and inspires.
Why study Digital Media Production at the Mount?
One of the best aspects of the Digital Media Production program at the Mount is personalized attention and access to faculty. You won't be learning in a giant lecture hall among hundreds of other students. You'll be in the studio working one-on-one with a professor to learn production skills hands-on. Plus, the small class sizes allow you to learn how to collaborate with others on a project, a skill that will be vital in the world of production, in a family-like atmosphere.
Another important aspect of Digital Media Production at the Mount is that it is a holistic discipline. Knowing how to operate a video camera is just one of the many tools you'll need to be successful in this field. You'll also want to be prepared to write for many different types of media, including film, television, and radio, as well as new techniques and creative strategies for distributing media on the internet. It's about being a creative and celebrating a community of inspiration.
"You meet a lot of quirky, creative, talented, amazing people who are just as passionate about the arts as you are. Working within such an intimate department can be fun because you all get close and take classes together, and you quickly learn each other's different strengths so you can utilize them all into a common goal: making an amazing production."
— Venezia Verdi, Digital Media Production major
What to expect as a Digital Media Production major
As a Digital Media Production major, you'll take 39 credits of production courses. Prior to starting your major courses, you will have to successfully complete ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 as part of the Mount's core curriculum. Additionally, you will need to earn a GPA of 2.0 or better in CMA 2020, Mass Media & Communication, which is the first course you'll take in the program. Finally, you'll also have to maintain a GPA of 2.0 or higher in all of your Digital Media Production classes.
Throughout your time at the college, you'll take courses like Fundamentals of Television, Digital Video Production, Broadcast Journalism, and more to give you both theoretical and hands-on experience in production.
Finally, you'll conclude your time in the maojr with a senior theseis project. Not only will this project be a great highlight in your portfolio for prospective employers; you'll also have the opportunity to really focus in on a project that is meaningful to you and highlight all of the skills you've accumulated during your time at the Mount to showcase to the community.
Be prepared for your future
Your career in Digital Media Production begins with an internship. With help from the Mount's Career Center, you can gain hands-on experience at internships with organizations like WABC TV Sports, the Today show, MTV Networks, the New York Mets, Orange County Choppers, Cablevision, MSG Varsity, CBS 48 Hours, Time Warner Cable, Fox News, and more. Some of our students have even taken on production crew positions for the several independent feature films that are produced in the Hudson Valley each year.
Another excellent opportuity for career preparation is through Mount Media, an on-campus creative agency that works on productions for nonprofits and other Hudson Valley organizations. Learn more about Mount Media here.
After graduation, our Digital Media Production majors are ready to make their mark in the world of multimedia production. Career opportunities for Digital Media Production majors include television, film, and video production; content creators for creative companies; advertisers; marketers; photographers and videographers; and other positions at television, film, and video companies.
Here's how some of our alumni are using their degrees:
Audra Woodruff-Smith '04, Co-President at Turn Card Content, LLC
John Como '10, Editor at ITV America
Meghan Darcy '12, Live Stream Operator at ABC News
Danangelowe Spencer '17, Creative Director at DAJS Visuals LLC
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The above video about Mount Saint Mary College was produced by students in the the Mount's Digital Media Production program. Produced/directed/edited by Lauren Parelli with assistance from Erin Goode, Robert Petrarca, Brian Laurentiev, Rachel Sangalli, and Victoria Wresilo. Music by GMP Music.
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Intermediate How 'The Gentlemen' Actor Christopher Evangelou Got Ripped
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9 Ways to Maintain Your Mental Toughness for More Muscle Gain
Training experts share their top tips for keeping you motivated to succeed in the gym.
by Benjamin Boudro
Feeling your motivation slipping away at times? Going the distance for a bigger, stronger, more muscular physique is never an easy journey. Getting in the right frame of mind is imperative to achieve optimal gains, which is why we sought out the advice from top trainers, coaches, athletes, and gym owners from across the nation to keep you on track towards conquering your fitness goals.
Here's what they had to say about establishing a mental toughness to propel you to the finish line. Follow their lead to get the most out of each intense and grueling workout.
SEE ALSO: 5 Mental Tricks for Better Workout Results
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1. Change Your Mindset
As soon as I'm done with my workout I tell myself, "you didn't have to do that," says strength and conditioning coach, Jason Glass. Just this morning I woke up at 6 AM and I did not feel like working out. I was tired from travel and just not into it. But like a lot of people fail to do, I sucked it up and got my run in. After I was done I said to myself, "you didn't have to do that."
"I hear people every day say "I have to go workout," like it's a bad thing they are forced to do. Nobody's forcing you to do this. Change your mindset! When you workout you're doing something purely for you. This mindset empowers me to to wake up early and get that workout in or push past that last grueling set. Everything I do in my workout benefits me, says Glass."
Jason Glass is one of the world’s top strength and conditioning coaches focusing on rotational power. Jason trains and consults for athletes and teams from the PGA Tour, NFL, and NHL. He is an international lecturer and presenter on the topic of human performance and athletic development. Jason is the host of the Coach Glass Podcast, which you can download from iTunes.
SEE ALSO: The Right Mindset for Optimal Performance
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2. Focus and Nail It!
"When I am going through a tough workout there are 2 times when I have to inspire myself to work through it," says athletic movement specialist, Lee Taft. "The first time is before the workout begins. I know why I am doing the workout and how it will benefit my body in the short and long term. This conversation is done well in advance and is what keeps me training day to day. The second conversation is during the “sticky” parts of the workout when it hurts. I have always been good at making myself focus on the technique and how I am performing the exercise in the moment. This takes my mind off the discomfort, at least for a little bit, and allows me to get through it. So what I say during these times is Focus or Nail it. This keeps me on track so I do the exercise well and don’t just agonize over the workout."
Lee Taft is highly respected as one of the top athletic movement specialists in the world. Since 1989, Lee has taught foundation movement to beginning youngsters and helped young amateur athletes to professional athletes become quicker, faster and stronger. For more info go to LeeTaft.com.
SEE ALSO: The Rock Delivers a Lesson on Focus
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3. Trick Your Mind
"I have this weird mental trick and flash back to when I was a college athlete," says fitness coach, Frank Nash. "I picture my team in front of me cheering me on and depending on me. If I don’t get that one or 2 more reps I let them down. To me, letting your team down is one of the worst things in the world! I put that pressure on me and it makes me get those 1 or 2 more reps. That competitive nature of being there for my friends is what pushes me. It’s you them and one more rep."
Frank Nash is one of the most in-demand and exciting coaches, writers and presenters in the fitness industry today. Frank is the owner of Frank Nash Training Systems in Worcester, MA and is a best selling author and international speaker/personality on a variety of health and fitness related topics.
SEE ALSO: Dr. Sacks: Mind Over Muscle
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4. Remind Yourself How Fortunate You Are
"When pushing through a tough workout I try to remember that I am "gifting" myself with better health, movement quality and of course an improved physique," says Rick Mayo. "Instead of viewing workouts as something that I have to do, I try to remind myself that training hard is something that I get to do. When the going get's tough, I simply remind myself that I am fortunate to be in a position to be able to perform this challenging workout. So, suck it up buttercup, and do the work!"
Rick Mayo is the owner of one of America’s most profitable gyms per square foot—North Point Fitness. He is also the owner of Alloy Personal Training Systems. Rick helps thousands of fitness facilities across America.
SEE ALSO: Inspired to Get Ripped
5. Focus on the Three W's
"I need WILL to succeed; this extra rep is merely a test. If I want to WIN, I can't give up. My WHY is what turns that negative voice inside my head that would tell me to give up into a positive one that keeps me going," says strength and conditioning coach, John Annillo. "Thinking of where you want to be is the easy part. Realizing that it's that last rep, extra lap, or next workout that will get you there is the hard part."
"One of the reasons some people are successful and others are not can simply come down to the number of negative vs. positive thoughts that they have throughout the day, Annillo states. "This only gets more pronounced when you're in the gym and have 300 lbs. over your chest; either you'll pump yourself up enough to push it or you'll attempt it haphazardly. If you can't push through these tough times during your workouts, you'll never be able to push through the tough times in life."
John Annillo has worked everywhere from the corporate gym in NYC to the Strength and Conditioning Department at Ohio State University. He's a partner in Beautiful Bodies Boot Camp in New Jersey, developed a couple of iOS apps, and serves as a consultant for fitness companies through Gym Autopilot.
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6. Remember Your Longterm Goals
"When a workout gets really tough, it's essential to look at your long-term goals," says strength and conditioning coach Wil Fleming. "This can either push me to hit bigger numbers, or it can serve to make me throttle it back in case I might just not have it that day. For me, if it is a competition next year, I know I have to push myself for it, but I also can't wreck myself and risk losing the opportunity to train the next day or next week. Long-term goals are the measuring stick for me when it gets really tough."
Wil Fleming is the co-owner of Force Fitness and Performance, in Bloomington, Indiana which is one of the most successful training facilities in the Midwest. Wil is a national level Olympic weightlifter and the coach of dozens of successful weightlifters ages eleven through forty.
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"Tough workouts are not only about completing a hard workout full of heavy weight and lots of sets and reps," says strength and conditioning coach, Justin Grinnell. "Sometimes the tough part is even getting into the mindset of completing a solid workout. Some days you are on and feel like moving a ton of weight and some days seem to be more complicated. Work, school, stress or whatever may be getting in the way. But I am a firm believer that we all can make time to commit to your workout. So I constantly remind myself about all of the reasons why I even need to start this workout. It simply will make me a better person for my family, others and myself."
Justin Grinnell is the owner of one of the leading training facilities in the Midwest, State of Fitness Gym in Okemos, MI. He also runs a Corporate Wellness Training Center in East Lansing, MI. Justin is a featured writer in various fitness themed magazines and websites, including Muscle & Fitness.
8. Keep It Positive. Break It Down.
"I focus on positive self talk, says Billy Burghardt, assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Michigan State University football and wrestling teams. "I break up the reps mentally into smaller chunks so 15 reps becomes 3 sets of 5. Then if it's really excruciating, I imagine someone in my family depending on me to get that next rep."
Billy Burghardt is a certified strength and conditioning specialist with the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCa) and the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). Currently, Billy is the assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Michigan State University football and wrestling Teams.
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9. There's Always Someone Trying to Outwork You
"I force myself to go into a mindset that somebody is right next to me doing the same workout and he's outworking me," says training coach, Ben Boudro. "I think of somebody who is exactly my age with the same build and same everything. I think of that person out there trying to get the same thing I'm after and It drives me nuts. It forces me to get that last rep or finish that run faster. Another thing I do is picture my family watching me. My son Hudson is watching, my wife is watching or my brothers are on the sidelines cheering me on. Don't ask me why, but it works and it pushes me way outside of my comfort zone every workout.
Ben Boudro is the owner of Xceleration Fitness in Auburn Hills, MI. He is a former captain of the wrestling team at Michigan State and is now a nationally known fitness writer. His work has been featured in Men's Health, Muscle & Fitness, Stack.com and many other fitness themed publications.
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Video: How to record using multiple mics
By Computer Music (Computer Music) 2019-10-29T09:43:22Z
Use multiple mics to capture a powerful snare drum sound
RECORDING WEEK: The most common application of multiple mic technique is recording the drum kit, and we can learn a lot from this.
The technique combines mics at different distances from the kit, with overhead mics (often in a stereo configuration) providing a general picture, close-up ‘spot’ mics emphasising specific kit elements, and room mics (also often stereo) positioned at various distances to capture room ambience.
Multiple miking and room layout
There are going to be times when you want to record multiple instruments at the same time in the same space, or record something in a compromised space. More than anything, these situations test your microphone choice and positioning skills.
The first rule is to be realistic. For example, it is possible to record drums on their own in a very small space, but you won’t be able to get a decent ambient sound. And if you try to squeeze something loud like a guitar amp, or something quiet like an acoustic guitar, in alongside the drum kit, you’re probably going to struggle. So think about the overall balance in the space and try to get that working first.
Next, use directional mics, thinking about not only the sound they pick up but also what they’re rejecting, and use this to curtail the spill of each instrument into the other instruments’ mics. Finally, if you have a bit more space, spread the instruments out and put up screens to isolate mics. In practice, the distance between the mics will actually create a more ambient result, so if you’re after a tighter, less reverberant sound, it’s best to keep everyone close, albeit at the expense of some isolation.
A similar technique is used to record the orchestra, although the scale is larger and mic positioning is slightly different. In both cases, the thinking behind the technique is that it gives balancing flexibility.
Sometimes, the mics are blended prior to recording, but usually, you’ll simply record all the mics, then balance them later on.
Further multi-miking examples include guitar amps, pianos and even vocals. With a guitar amp, you can use separate mics to simultaneously capture different parts of the speaker cone or cabinet.
With piano, traditional stereo techniques can be augmented by single spot mics. In both cases, distant mics can be added to capture room ambience.
There are a couple of downsides to using multiple mics. First, they require more tracks, mics and inputs, which makes the setup more complex. Second, when you blend two or more mics capturing the same sound, you get phase cancellation and comb filtering, as the soundwaves arrive at the mics at slightly different times.
The effect can be subtle or lead to deep notches or boosts at some frequencies, and with the latter, inverting the phase of one mic or track solves the problem. Other solutions include balancing different mics so that one is clearly dominant, or using plugins like Sound Radix Pi, built specifically to control phase relationships.
Ultimately, you’re trying to make the mics sound the best they can, combined. In this walkthrough, we'll go over the steps required to multi mic a snare drum for a full body and sharp attack.
• Recording Week is brought to you in association with Universal Audio
Step 1: One of the simplest and most common uses of multi-miking technique is recording the snare drum. The idea behind using two mics is to capture the ‘thwack’ of the top (batter) head and the crack and buzz of the bottom (snare) head.
Blended, these together provide you with a much brighter, crisper sound than just a single mic on the top head.
Step 2: Position the top mic a few centimetres above the rim, pointing towards the centre of the head. Common dynamic choices include the cardioid Shure SM57 and hypercardioid Beyerdynamic M201.
Position the bottom mic 10cm below the drum, pointing at the snare. Here, we’re using a condenser. If your mic has a level pad (-10dB or -20dB), switch it on.
Step 3: We’ve already touched on the subject of comb filtering with multiple mics, and miking a snare drum from opposite sides can easily cause this. Try inverting the phase of one mic to see if it delivers a more punchy end result.
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Jharkhand Government responds to Pathalgadi with violence, finds report
A fact-finding team that was interested in seeking out the answers to why the Adivasi community was doing Pathalgadi went to a few villages of the Khunti
Pathalgadi in front of Ghagra village, Jharkhand
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Updated: 30 Aug 2019, 12:06 PM
A fact-finding team went to a few villages of the Khunti district to understand better the plight of the Adivasis and their agitation with the government. They were particularly interested in seeking out the answers to why the Adivasi community was doing Pathalgadi.
Pathalgadi, an ancient way of disseminating important information among the community, was also used to express dislike towards certain government actions. Pathalgadi is a traditional practice of Munda Adivasis of erecting stone slabs (pathals) in honour of their ancestors, to announce important decisions regarding their families and villages or to simply mark the boundary of their villages.
Since 2017, pathals painted with Constitutional provisions for Adivasis, judicial orders and their interpretations have been erected in several villages of Jharkhand. The villagers read these provisions and orders to mean the following – 1) the supremacy of the powers of the traditional Gram Sabha and the traditional Adivasi governance systems, 2) the rights of Adivasis over land, 3) the restricted rights of non-adivasis and outsiders in the scheduled areas to settle down and work and 4) that Adivasis are the original inhabitants and owners of India.
The fact-finding team found that Pathalgadi to be a non-violent response to specific policies of the government; primarily its attempts to dilute land laws, failure to respect the worldview of the Adivasis, implementing schemes without the consent of the Gram Sabha, non-implementation of PESA and provisions for the fifth scheduled areas and rampant violations of human rights violations. While most of the interpretations of the Constitutional clauses written on the pathals may be wrong or far-fetched, they are based on valid issues and demands of Adivasis and their basic idea about the supremacy of the Gram Sabha.
The immediate trigger for Pathalgadi was the state government’s repeated attempts to amend the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act to ease acquisition of Adivasi land. The state government also did not allow Adivasis to protest against this move, by forcefully preventing their entry into Ranchi for a demonstration in 2016. The police also fired at the crowd, which resulted in the death of one person from Khunti. There were also apprehensions that the recently auctioned Parasi gold mines in the neighbouring block of Tamar will lead to acquisition of people’s land in Khunti for construction of roads and other infrastructure related to the mines. The people firmly said that nature (including land) is an integral part of the Adivasis’ religion and governance system. According to the DC, however, acquisition of land is essential for development projects.
The Chhotanagpur Tenancy (CNT) Act 3 and other Adivasi-specific laws are under threat now. Several people shared that the attempts of the current state government to amend the CNT Act to ease acquisition of land without the consent of Gram Sabha triggered the Pathalgadi movement. They also shared that Parasi gold mines 4 (in neighbouring Tamar block) was auctioned for mining as the government tried to amend the CNT Act. There is an apprehension amongst people that the government is planning to forcefully acquire land in their area for mining activities or for building roads and other infrastructure related to the Parasi mines.
In some of the visited villages, people said that their land was from their ancestors. They have laid pathals on graves of their ancestors in their remembrance. They cannot carry these stones and leave their land. Adivasis worship and follow nature. The nature is their god and the earth their mother. If the land is taken away, then their god will be taken away from them.
A person from a neighbouring village said that frontline functionaries threatened to imprison those who did not construct toilets. A common grouse in all the villages was that schemes are implemented without the consent of the Gram Sabha. Schemes that are not needed by the people are imposed on them. In none of the villages, the team could verify the claims of the government that Pathalgadi was done to promote illegal opium cultivation. People said that some villages in Khunti have been cultivating opium since past several years. They also said that a few persons may have started the cultivation recently but that had nothing to do with pathalgadi.
There is also anger against the constant attack on Adivasis’ right to self-governance. Gram Sabha is not consulted before implementing projects in Adivasi-dominated areas. Several residents of Pathalgadi villages have publically rejected Aadhaar as they are apprehensive that Aadhaar will ease exploitation of Adivasis and their resources by outsiders, as the unique identification system equates Adivasis with the ‘aam aadmi’ (common man). Many people in the visited villages did not vote in the recent Lok Sabha elections as they feel that their Gram Sabha and Gram Pradhans are the primary governance entities. Anger against the government’s policies also played a role.
The team found that the state responded to Pathalgadi with severe repression and violence. A day after the Pathalgadi ceremony in Ghaghara on 26 June 2018, thousands of police personnel lathi charged at the people. Several people were beaten up with sticks, including the elderly, women and children. One deaf man was beaten as he was unable to hear the instructions given by the police. One woman was stripped and beaten by the mahila police and was unable to move for a week. A pregnant woman, Ashrita Munda, was at home when the police came into her house and beat her with a stick. She delivered a physically disabled baby. The police vandalised houses, vehicles and livestock.
In addition to using tear gas, the police also fired at the people. Two people were shot at. One of them, Birsa Munda, died at the spot. Many people ran away from their villages for several months and as a result, also missed the sowing season. The DC denied all the violence unleashed by the police. The violence was not restricted to Ghaghara. People were also beaten in the villages of Uduburu and Jikilata. Several houses were ransacked by the police in ‘kurki jabti’ (impoundment). In Totkara, the police let their dog loose on the people. The dogs badly bit a 25-year woman, Mariam Soy.
Due to this violence, there is immense fear amongst people. The police have continued its visits to the villages and picking up of villagers at random or raiding their homes, stated the report. According to 15 FIRs, available with the factfinding team, (attached) analysed by lawyers associated with the team, the police has charged about 100-150 persons and 14000 unnamed people under several charges that include abetment, obstruction to public servants while discharging their duty, creation of public nuisance, criminal intimidation and even sedition. It also includes 20 people, including activists, writers and journalists, who have been charged with sedition only because they had raised questions, on social media, on the government’s actions in Pathalgadi villages and attack on Adivasi rights.
The fact-finding team, part of the Jharkhand Janadhikar Mahasabha, is deeply concerned with the silence of political leaders on the violations of Adivasi rights in Pathalgadi villages. It appeals to all opposition parties to stand with the Adivasis of Khunti and seek accountability from the state government. Based on its findings, the fact-finding team, and the Mahasabha demand the following from the government:
• The government must immediately withdraw all FIRs and charges of sedition on the thousands of unnamed residents of Khunti and activists. It must also undertake judicial inquiry into the charges framed against the named people in the FIRs within a stipulated timeframe. It must make public all the evidence that formed the basis for these FIRs and the evidence collected in all related inquiries since then.
• The government should undertake judicial inquiry into the violence unleashed by security forces in Ghaghra and other villages and ensure punitive action against the personnel responsible for the human rights abuses. It must also ensure compensation to victims of police atrocities in these villages.
• The government must remove all police camps from the nine schools and two community buildings in Adrki, Kochang, Kurunga Birbanki, Kitahatu, Kewra and Hut.
• The government should initiate genuine dialogue with representatives of the Pathalgadi villages, Adivasi organisations and experts on the interpretation of Constitutional provisions written on the pathals.
• The government must ensure strict immediate implementation of all provisions for the fifth scheduled areas and PESA.
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Joe Biden Could Be the Next Hillary Clinton
By Jim Geraghty
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Joe Biden delivers remarks at the First State Democratic Dinner in Dover, Del., March 16, 2019. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)
Making the click-through worthwhile: Asking whether Joe Biden begins his 2020 campaign in a position comparable to Jeb Bush or a different unsuccessful presidential candidate, the long-dispelled arguments about the NRA convention that rise like zombies each year, and some good economic news to close out the week.
Is Joe Biden the Next Jeb Bush? Or the Next Hillary Clinton?
The hot comparison in pundit circles is that Joe Biden is the next Jeb Bush — huge name identification and a lot of friends in his party’s elite circles, but unable to excite the party’s grassroots. That sort of works although ironically Jeb Bush had a better fundraising network and had never spent time in elected office in Washington. (Our John McCormack raises some objections to the comparison here.) But I wonder if the better comparison for Biden is . . . Hillary Clinton.
The 2016 Democratic primary demonstrated there were a lot of ways that Hillary Clinton was out of step with her party’s grassroots. Democratic activists had grown to loathe Wall Street with a passion since the Great Recession; Hillary had courted it and largely been an ally as a New York senator.
As a senator from Delaware, Biden was one of the banking and financial service industries’ best friends.
Hillary Clinton tried to attack Trump on his awful treatment of women, but Trump just turned around the discussion to Bill Clinton’s misdeeds. We’ve already seen Biden forced to make a quasi-apology “This is who I am” video for the way he touches female strangers. The New York Times reports that Biden reached out to Anita Hill to apologize for how he managed the Clarence Thomas hearings way back in 1991. It did not go well:
In an interview with the New York Times on Wednesday, Hill declined to call the conversation an apology and said she thinks Biden fails to grasp the damage he did to her and other victims of sexual harassment.
“I cannot be satisfied by simply saying, I’m sorry for what happened to you,” she told the Times. “I will be satisfied when I know there is real change and real accountability and real purpose.”
Usually, candidates who have been in office for a long time run on their records. Like Hillary Clinton having to abandon her husband’s crime and trade policies as president, Joe Biden is going to have to run away from his past support for the death penalty and harsher sentences.
Like Hillary, Biden has a habit of ignoring or hand-waving away his past stances when they’re inconvenient. In the 2012 vice presidential debate, he argued:
And, by the way, they talk about this Great Recession if it fell out of the sky, like, “Oh, my goodness, where did it come from?” It came from this man voting to put two wars on a credit card, to at the same time put a prescription drug benefit on the credit card, a trillion-dollar tax cut for the very wealthy. I was there. I voted against them. I said, no, we can’t afford that.
First, the Great Recession did not occur because of excess federal government debt; if excessive federal government debt caused recessions, we would never get out of them. Secondly, Biden voted for both of those wars that were “put on a credit card,” and yet in a vice-presidential debate he’s asserting that he voted against them!
When Bernie Sanders ran for president in 2016, he was this odd combination of a figure who had been in Congress for a long time but who seemed like a fresh face, because most Americans had barely heard anything about him. Hillary Clinton, by comparison, had been in the news for almost every single day since early 1992. Joe Biden’s been making headlines since the 1980s, some might argue the 1970s. Biden is the definition of the Democratic establishment and the embodiment of the pre-2017 status quo. The pre-2017 status quo already went up against Donald Trump and fell short.
Finally, there’s no getting around the fact that the Joe Biden of 2019 just looks older than the man we saw standing next to Obama a few years ago.
Remember in the autumn of 2016, after Hillary Clinton had her coughing fits on the campaign trail and her uncomfortable-looking sudden collapse while leaving the 9/11 anniversary ceremony? Despite the assurances that Clinton’s health was fine, she had been suffering from pneumonia and had become dehydrated. Then Democratic National Committee-chair Donna Brazile was sufficiently worried about Clinton’s health that she secretly started making contingency plans to replace Clinton atop the ticket. (Apparently Biden called Brazile, eager to volunteer.) Hillary Clinton was 69 when the effects of a relentless campaign started taking their toll. Joe Biden turns 77 in November.
How well will Biden weather the exhausting life on the campaign trail?
Meanwhile, in Indianapolis . . .
Stay tuned to the Corner today for more coverage of the National Rifle Associations’ annual meeting in Indianapolis, Ind. Yesterday brought discussion of the newfound scrutiny on the NRA’s Board of Directors and the organization’s dissatisfaction with insufficient due-process protections in enacted and proposed “red flag” legislation. Today President Trump, Vice President Mike Pence, and several other GOP lawmakers address the attendees.
You inevitably will hear today someone arguing that the NRA is hypocritical because attendees comply with U.S. Secret Service rules and regulations about the presence of firearms near the president — that is, firearms are prohibited from Lucas Oil Stadium. We went through this in 2017 and 2018 as well, and each year, spurred by gun-control advocates, some media organization writes an article in the vein of, “ah-ha! If NRA members really thought guns in anyone’s hands always made everyone safer (not really an accurate summary of their views) then they would violate the U.S. Secret Service’s requirements!”
Look, if you want a U.S. president to speak at your event, you must comply with the U.S. Secret Service requirements, period. You can count the reasons for this strict enforcement on one hand: Abraham Lincoln, James A. Garfield, William McKinley, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan. The fact that previous presidents have been assassinated with firearms doesn’t mean that all use of firearms is bad, any more than a use of a gun in self-defense means that all use of firearms is good.
When the NRA puts on a convention, they instruct all members to comply with all applicable federal, state, and local gun laws, and if a particular venue has a policy on firearms, they tell members to comply with those. (There are only so many convention centers in the country that can handle an event with 80,000 attendees.)
Every year, all of the firearms on display at the convention have their firing pins removed; every year, some members of the media expresses shock at that and insist that the policy is some sort of epic hypocrisy. Apparently these people have never been in any gun store anywhere and thinks that every gun for sale is kept loaded.
How Does 3.2 Percent Economic Growth Sound to You Right Now?
As the late baseball announcer Mel Allen would say, “how about that?” “The U.S. economy grew at a solid 3.2 percent annual rate in the first three months of the year, a far better outcome than expected, overcoming a host of headwinds including global weakness, rising trade tensions and a partial government shutdown.”
ADDENDA: Hey, four of my five guesses about the first picks in the NFL Draft turned out right! And let’s face it, no one can understand what the Oakland Raiders are doing.
Jim Geraghty is the senior political correspondent of National Review. @jimgeraghty
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Birds fuel up on superfoods before long migration flights
Friday, August 06, 2010 by: David Gutierrez, staff writer
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(NaturalNews) Some birds radically change their diets just before their winter migrations, gorging themselves on antioxidant-rich berries to prepare for their long journeys, researchers have found.
"[The] results support the hypothesis that some migratory birds may actively select deeply-pigmented fruits as a signal for meals that are rich in antioxidants," researcher Navindra Seeram of the University of Rhode Island said. "These disease-fighting antioxidants may help the birds combat stress and inflammation that they experience during long flights."
"It has been known for some time, this phenomenon of birds switching to fruits in the fall," said study co-author Scott McWilliams, a bird researcher.
The phenomenon is particularly striking because sparrows, thrushes, warblers and other birds with beaks highly specialized for eating insects suddenly begin using them to pick berries instead. A single bird can consume up to three times its weight in berries per day -- the equivalent of a human being consuming more than 300 pounds-worth of food.
"They look clumsy and ridiculous," said migratory bird researcher David Bonter of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Researchers initially assumed that the birds were merely attempting to consume as many calories as possible before migrating, and that they turn to berries because insects are becoming scarcer.
"But that didn't explain it enough," McWilliams said.
Then researchers realized that many migratory birds were selectively eating darker-skinned fruits, which are known to contain higher levels of many antioxidants. This led McWilliams and other scientists to suggest that the birds might be deliberately seeking out foods high in antioxidants, which would help protect their bodies from the stresses of migration.
"Whenever we exercise, we undergo oxidative stress, and the same is true for birds," McWilliams said.
"When I started studying birds during their migratory stopover on Block Island, I was impressed that most of the migratory birds ate berry fruits even though they usually eat insects or seeds at other times of the year," he said. "I began studying the relationship between the nutritional qualities of fruits and how those nutrients might fuel migration."
Then McWilliams saw an article about Seeram, a new member of the chemistry faculty.
"I saw the story about Navindra, and in it he was talking about oxidative stress and inflammation and the effects berry fruits can have on reducing those impacts on people," McWilliams said. "Our colleague is very much a biochemist. His field is looking for compounds in nature that might have human benefits."
McWilliams contacted Seeram, and they agreed to team up and conduct an analysis of the birds' favorite foods.
In the first phase of the study, graduate student Jessica Bolser spent months observing birds feeding on Block Island, off the coast of Rhode Island. The researchers then collected ripe samples of 12 of the birds' favorite berries for analysis, including arrowwood, winterberry, bayberry, chokeberry and elderberry.
The birds' absolute favorite berry was arrowwood, which researchers found to be highest in antioxidants and pigments of all the berries tested. The fruit contained 650 percent more pigment than the average of the other 11 berries put together, and 150 percent more antioxidants.
"We know that a diet rich in antioxidants, like those found in fruits and vegetables, is good for human health," Seeram, PhD said. "As a chemist, I think it's fascinating to learn that migratory birds also seek out foods that are richest in antioxidants."
Seeram and McWilliams' colleagues immediately hailed the findings as new and significant.
"The whole twist of looking at the antioxidant qualities is novel," Bonter said.
"This study is one of the new generation of bird food studies that is ... not just looking at energy and protein but looking at micronutrients," said ecologist Douglas Levey of the University of Florida-Gainesville.
Seeram and McWilliams believe that the birds and the berries have probably co-evolved, with birds selectively eating the berries that provide the most antioxidants, then unintentionally repaying those plants by spreading their seeds far and wide through defecation.
"The smartest birds and the best berries seem to go hand-in-hand," Seeram said. "They need each other."
Further areas for study immediately suggested themselves. Bonter expressed interest in how the birds learn to seek out the darkest berries, noting that at the time of migration many birds have already left the nest and have no parents around to teach them.
"There must be some compounds in the fruit that serves as attractions," he said. "My guess is there are young birds testing a lot of fruit."
Bonter also wonders if a similar phenomenon might explain why many birds have different diets at their wintering grounds than they do during the rest of the year.
"Wintering birds do have a more omnivorous diet," he noted.
Because birds from all across the northern latitudes tend to pack into much smaller wintering grounds in the tropics, Bonter suggested, they probably undergo significantly more bodily stress. Analysis of their diets might find that these birds, too, are seeking out foods high in antioxidants.
Seeram and McWilliams noted that if more animals are found to selectively seek out antioxidant-rich foods, observing animal diets might eventually lead to the discovery of new useful chemicals.
"We've only measured a few of these antioxidants," Seeram said. "Our next step is to determine how birds can detect these compounds."
The two Rhode Island researchers have decided to continue their partnership.
"We're flying birds in wind tunnels to produce oxidative stress, and then we are going to see if antioxidants found in these berries alleviate that stress," McWilliams said.
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Super-Foods-Update ~ Super Natural Foods
Just when do natural foods become super natural foods?
Can Mother Natures super natural foods cure everything from cancer to hay fever?
Are they low fat, no fat and/or fat free?
Natures foods give modern health consumers everything we need.
A hit of essential nutrients in an edible form (even if it’s not always to your taste).
There’s also that hint of the exotic which appeals to consumers willing to experiment with peculiar foodstuffs.
It's pretty clear that our appetite for natural foods is becoming increasingly insatiable.
Super-Foods-Update - To you and I, it seems that super foods are popping up faster than birds infected with the avian flu virus.
Barely have you managed to track down a good source of the latest data when it seems it's been superceded by another.
Super-Foods-Update - Pomegranates are already yesterday’s news.
The latest super natural food is the Wolfberry.
This deep-red, dried fruit is grown in China.
It's about the size of a raisin and tastes like a cross between a cranberry and a cherry.
It's a small powder keg of goodness, containing 500 times the amount of vitamin-C by weight than oranges.
With even more antioxidants than pomegranates.
And it's the richest source of beta-carotene of all known foods.
Wow, how's that for a heavy hitter?
Recent research has found that Wolfberries, also called Goji berries.
Significantly reduced blood glucose levels, bad cholesterol and triglycerides.
Which are fatty acids in the blood stream that lead to heart disease, diabetes and weight gain.
Meanwhile the journal International Immunopharmacology (thats a mouthful) has reported that wolfberries had a significant effect on the size of cancer tumors in mice.
Further research in China has found the fruit to be effective in preventing the growth of leukemia cells.
Chinese studies also suggest that Wolfberries have anti-aging properties.
Perhaps if the Wolfberry isn’t appealing, you could opt for Maca.
This addition to the super natural foods group is a root vegetable.
Sort of like a sweet potato but sold in the West as a powder.
It’s been dubbed "natural Viagra", with double-blind trials suggesting that it improves sexual desire, sperm count and sperm mobility.
Super-Foods-Update - then there’s hemp oil, one of the richest sources of essential fats.
Hemp oil plays a key role in our brains function, reproduction and food metabolism.
Also in ailments such as heart disease, Alzheimer’s, cancer and arthritis.
This oil is also a good source of GLA, which is believed to help in the treatment of pre-menstrual tension.
A study published in the Journal of Dermatological Treatment.
Compared dietary hemp oil with topical treatments for dermatitis and significant improvements were noted in the group taking the hemp oil.
The problem with our super natural foods list is that the foods themselves are often expensive and can be hard to come by.
The humble broccoli floret no longer quite cuts it in the "new" super natural foods category.
It seems the more far-flung the source, the more we love it.
More importantly, there is no single authoritative definition of what makes foods "super" natural.
Ask your doctor which super-natural foods will work best to combat heart disease, alleviate osteoarthritis.
Or normalize the pH of your stomach or prevent cancer (claims all being made for the pomegranate) and chances are you’ll get a blank stare.
We believe that foods become "super” if they are nutrient-dense and capable of combating serious disease and restoring our body.
There are over 200 super fruits and vegetables that have already been called superfoods or are awaiting the necessary publicity.
Such as the strawberry, which it appears, is going to be this years blueberry.
Try this strawberry recipe, you'll love it!
super strawberry sorbet
A true super natural food provides the most concentrated, usable form of nourishment to cells which govern our immune systems.
Our hormones, our weight and our aging processes.
It’s important we not rely on a single super natural food and expect it to achieve wonders.
Many can only be eaten or taken in small quantities.
They do provide extra help, but the most important path is to maintain a varied and healthy diet.
The British Nutrition Foundation agrees.
While acknowledging the benefits of less common super natural foods such as bee pollen and sea vegetables.
The key message is that a wide variety of the less expensive fruits and vegetables is necessary to keeping us all healthy.
What identifies super natural foods comes down to who you ask.
A nutritionist is more likely to opt for natural foods that are the most nutrient-packed and most easily digested.
A doctor might list those fruits and vegetables that have been subjected to the most scientific research.
Among the recent being broccoli, which is rich in isothiocyanate and sulphoraphane.
These are substances that are believed to help the body fight cancer.
Any fruit and vegetable will help your health and the more the merrier.
According to a recent study in the medical journal, The Lancet.
States that there is strong evidence that we should eat more than five servings a day of these foods.
If we want to maximize our protection against heart disease and stroke.
Our "Core 4" super natural foods.
1) Green Superfoods
Wheatgrass, barley grass, spirulina and chlorella.
Well, they each contain chlorophyll, which is similar to the haemoglobin in our blood.
They're also said to ease constipation.
Barley and wheat-grass are rich in superoxidase dismutase.
Which some studies suggest have the same anti-inflammatory effects as aspirin.
Dr Robert Gallacher, of the Morrison Hospital in Swansea, has researched natural ways to treat digestive problems such as IBS and diverticulitis.
He notes that chlorella one of the richest sources of chlorophyll, vitamin-B12 and zinc.
Helps to balance the pH of the stomach and to repair the gut lining.
Super-greens are often freeze-dried to preserve their enzymes and nutrients and sold as powders to be mixed with fruit juices.
I mix mine with orange juice each morning, quite tasty actually.
2) Sea Vegetables
Marine algae, including fucoidan, dulse, kombu, nori and Arctic wrack.
Sea Vegetables are rich in minerals and protein.
They also have as much beta-carotene as carrots.
They’re excellent sources of calcium and minerals for those who avoid dairy and meat.
They’re rich in iodine and therefore vital for the thyroid gland.
Which produces hormones to govern metabolism and balance female hormones.
3) Sprouted Seeds
Any seed, grain or nut that has been soaked in water and has sprouted.
Including chickpeas, sunflower seeds, lentils and mung beans.
Sprout mixes and kits are readily available in most super markets.
When a seed germinates into a sprout, its’ enzyme, protein, vitamin and mineral content increases and the seed becomes very easy to digest.
Dr Barry Mack, of the University of Pennsylvania, found an average vitamin increase of more than 500 per cent when seeds have been sprouted.
Dr Paul Talalay, at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in New York, found that one broccoli sprout gives as much cancer protection as the full-grown plant.
4) Bee Pollen
It's the powder collected by bees from plants and bound with enzymes to aid digestion in their pollen sacks.
The powder is then collected from the bees’ legs.
How does it helps?
Bee Pollen contains a full range of vitamins and enzymes.
Including 27 minerals, 22 amino acids, plus the antioxidants which help to prevent many degenerative diseases.
French research suggests that its greatest benefit lies in helping with intestinal problems.
But this was achieved only using frozen fresh pollen, rather than the standard dried pollen.
Allergy UK reports anecdotal evidence that hay fever sufferers also benefit from bee pollen.
Holistic practitioners suggest slowly building up to a teaspoon a day at the approach of the hay fever season.
When it comes to phytonutrients, experts say we've only scratched the surface.
With each new study, watch for more antioxidant-rich foods to arrive at a store near you.
Here are a few creating the most recent buzz;
Pomegranate:
The newest research coming out is pointing to pomegranates as the next great super-licious food powerhouse.
With three times more antioxidant power than green tea and red wine.
It's sort of like dental floss for your arteries.
Acai (ah-sigh-ee):
Touted to contain 10 times more antioxidants than red grapes and 10 to 30 times more anthocyanins than red wine.
This little berry from the Brazilian rainforest is poised to climb its way into our hearts and diets.
The acai berry contains vitamin-A, vitamin-C and omega fatty acids 6 and 9.
Gogi Berries (go-gee):
A berry from Tibet, is high in antioxidants.
Goji is described as a cross between a cherry and a cranberry.
"There isn't a lot of science on it yet, but you know there isn't a bad berry on the planet."
Kiwifruit:
It's an odd-looking, fuzzy fruit originally from New Zealand.
It's become a mainstream supermarket item.
Rich in vitamin-C, it has more vitamins and potassium than a banana and more fiber than a bowl of bran flakes.
Quinoa (keen-wah):
With the whole-grain emphasis, watch for less familiar grains to make it into the mainstream.
A staple of the ancient Incas, quinoa is considered a complete protein because it contains all eight essential amino acids.
Super Foods Lingo
Phytonutrients: These natural compounds are found in plants.
They appear to be potent disease fighters because of their antioxidant properties.
Antioxidants: Think of antioxidants as rust fighters.
They protect the body from rust (oxidation) by those dreaded free radicals.
Oxidation is the enemy because it speeds up aging and leads to disease.
Carotenoids: Are found in the red, orange and yellow pigments of fruits and vegetables.
Carotenoids include beta-carotene, one of the best-known antioxidants, as well as lutein, lycopene and zeaxanthin.
Polyphenols: A large group of antioxidants.
Including anthocycanins, catechins, ellagic acid, quercetin and other substances.
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Nassar Lawyers Say He Was Attacked in Prison, Deserves Resentencing
Nassar's court-appointed public appellate defenders did not specify the nature or severity of the attack at the prison in Tucson, Arizona
By David Eggert • Published on July 26, 2018 at 4:52 am
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Some 150 of Nassar's victims have joined a public crusade to force John Engler out of the interim presidency
Two trustees who originally voted for Engler's hire, Brian Mosallam and Dianne Byrum, have turned on him in recent weeks
Engler said when he started as president in February he never meant to have an adversarial relationship with some of Nassar's victims.
Larry Nassar's attorneys say the disgraced former sports doctor was assaulted within hours of being placed in the general population at the federal prison in Arizona where he is serving a 60-year sentence for child pornography possession.
In motions filed Tuesday seeking to have the former Michigan State University and USA Gymnastics doctor resentenced in the first of two cases in which he pleaded guilty to molesting women and girls who sought treatment, lawyers Jacqueline McCann and Malaika Ramsey-Heath partly blamed the May prison attack on the rhetoric of the judge during that sentencing hearing.
During the seven-day sentencing in January at which at least 169 women and girls provided statements, Ingham County Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina described Nassar as a "monster" who is "going to wither" like the wicked witch in "The Wizard of Oz." She said she would allow someone "to do to him what he did to others" if the Constitution allowed, and she told Nassar she was signing his "death warrant" with the sentence she was giving him.
Nassar, 54, will likely never get out of prison. Once his 60-year federal term for child porn possession ends, he would begin serving the 40- to 175-year sentence in state prison that Aquilina gave him for the sexual assaults.
In their filing, Nassar's court-appointed public appellate defenders did not specify the nature or severity of the attack at the prison in Tucson, Arizona. But they accused Aquilina of using the nationally televised proceedings to "advance her own agenda" — advocating for policy initiatives and broader cultural change — and improperly agreeing to media interviews during the appeal period.
They also accused her of not stopping victims from denigrating Nassar's defense lawyers and allowing the proceedings to devolve into a "free-for-all" in which victims wished physical harm upon Nassar and accused other uncharged individuals with wrongdoing and crimes, as others in the courtroom called out in support.
The lawyers wrote that it was no surprise that one victim's father tried to attack Nassar at the sentencing hearing in his second molestation case in nearby Eaton County — where he was given a 40- to 125-year prison term — or that Nassar was assaulted in prison.
"Unfortunately, Judge Aquilina's comments and conducting of the sentencing proceeding appeared to encourage this type of behavior," they wrote.
They said Nassar should be resentenced because Aquilina was neither unbiased nor impartial, arguing that while his plea deal called for a minimum of between 25 and 40 years, she clearly only considered a 40-year minimum.
McCann and Ramsey-Heath also argued that there is no authority in Michigan law for her decision to start Nassar's sentence after his federal term instead of ordering them to run concurrently.
Aquilina declined to comment on the motions, which she is expected to consider at hearings in August.
Aquilina was widely praised for her treatment of the "sister survivors" and their parents at the sentencing proceeding, but some legal observers said at the time that her pointed comments could be grounds for an appeal.
After learning Wednesday of Nassar's request for re-sentencing, gymnast Kaylee Lorincz tweeted: "Hasn't Larry put us through enough? This is his way to try to be able to control and manipulate us all again. Good luck with that."
John Manly, a civil attorney for roughly 200 of the victims in the worst sexual abuse case in sports history, tweeted that "blaming the judge for his attack is an outrageous allegation. That sounds like something a convicted predator would say. Not an officer of the court. Shame on them."
The State Appellate Defender Office, which was appointed to represent Nassar in his state court appeals, issued a statement saying all criminal defendants are entitled to due process.
"Closure is important for our clients, for the victims and for the system," the office said. "A full, fair and rigorous appeal is an essential step toward achieving such closure in this case."
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Am J Psychiatry. 2002 Aug;159(8):1361-6.
Efficacy of St. John's wort extract WS 5570 in major depression: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Lecrubier Y1, Clerc G, Didi R, Kieser M.
Unité Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale 302, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France. lecru@ext.jussieu.fr
In a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial with 375 patients the authors investigated the antidepressant efficacy and safety of 300 mg t.i.d. of hydroalcoholic Hypericum perforatum extract WS 5570.
The study participants were male and female adult outpatients with mild to moderate major depression (single or recurrent episode, DSM-IV criteria). After a single-blind placebo run-in phase, the patients were randomly assigned, 186 to WS 5570 and 189 to placebo, after which they received double-blind treatment for 6 weeks. Follow-up visits were held after 1, 2, 4, and 6 weeks. The primary outcome measure was the change from baseline in the total score on the 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale. In addition, analyses of responders (patients with at least a 50% reduction in Hamilton total score) and patients with remissions (patients with a total score of 6 or less on the Hamilton scale at treatment end) were carried out, and subscale/subgroup analyses were conducted. The design included an adaptive interim analysis performed after random assignment of 169 patients with options for group size adjustment or early termination.
Compared to placebo, WS 5570 produced a significantly greater reduction in total score on the Hamilton depression scale and significantly more patients with treatment response or remission. It was more effective in patients with higher baseline Hamilton scores and led to global reduction of depression-related core symptoms, assessed with the melancholia subscale of the Hamilton scale. The placebo and WS 5570 groups had comparable adverse events.
H. perforatum extract WS 5570 was found to be safe and more effective than placebo for the treatment of mild to moderate depression.
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The Department of Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS), in the School of Health and Human Sciences at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is committed to excellence in teaching, research, and service regarding human development and close relationships across the lifespan. Our objectives are to educate the next generation of HDFS professionals and scholars, to generate new knowledge, and to foster the well-being of individuals and families in their everyday lives.
As a premier HDFS department, we focus on the following areas: early care and education; child, youth, and family development; aging. Undergraduates can prepare for birth through kindergarten teacher licensure (as can our MEd graduate students) or focus on children's and adolescents' development in their diverse cultural, school, and family contexts. M.S. and doctoral students examine the biological, relational, early educational, social, and cultural foundations of development and their implications for families. The emphasis on "culture" includes not only different societies, but also within-society cultural groups, such as racial/ethnic and social class groups. We are committed to interdisciplinary study, diversity, and internationalization. Department Mission: The Department of Human Development and Family Studies seeks to enhance the quality of life for individuals across the lifespan within their diverse and changing relationships, families, social networks, and communities in varying contexts through (1) exceptional research and scholarship, (2) outstanding teaching and mentoring to prepare the next generation of professionals, and (3) active community engagement and intervention.
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Five Startups Disrupting the Gender Problem in Tech
By Allison Averill
Photograph by Ole Spata / DPA / Alamy
Silicon Valley can no longer ignore its gender-discrimination problem, but will the brilliant men who disrupted so many other industries be able to innovate their way to a solution? These five companies think so, and they have millions in funding to prove it.
AmplifiHer
AmplifiHer is on a mission to insure that women are heard—with a new hearing aid for men that amplifies female voices. “With AmplifiHer, men hear women’s ideas louder and internalize them faster than ever before,” the founder, Mike Jonas, a former McKinsey consultant, said. Each device is equipped with sophisticated artificial intelligence that records women’s best suggestions and repeats them back to the wearer in his own voice. “Unconsciously, men adopt the ideas as their own and, as a result, generously devote more resources toward their implementation,” Jonas, who came up with the idea after attending a Women in the Workplace summit, said.
WhatGapp
Women in tech earn twenty per cent less on average than their male counterparts, but, according to the founder of WhatGapp, that’s a positive. “For women, less really can be more,” the company’s C.E.O., Mike Marks, the twenty-four-year-old son of the venture capitalist Michael Marks, said. WhatGapp tracks women’s spending habits and delivers personalized tips, like “Move to Tucson, Arizona, to cut your cost of living by more than forty per cent" and “Reduce lunch to one time per week and save big.” Marks says that “eliminating hidden luxuries like thirty-dollar spin classes empowers women to take back their time and engage in more fulfilling activities, like cooking for their families.”
Wurqa
Wurqa is an innovative full-body garment designed to prevent discrimination on the basis of race, gender, or physical attractiveness. “We don’t see black or white, male or female. We only see navy pinstripe, charcoal herringbone, and classic black: the colors of business,” the Wurqa founder, Mike Matthews, who dropped out of Stanford to pursue the idea after raising fifteen million dollars in Series A funding, said.
LeanInsteps
LeanInsteps is the first smart shoe insert designed to propel women forward both posturally and professionally. The company’s founder, Mike Aarons, was inspired by passages from Sheryl Sandberg’s “Lean In.” “It was the only reading material in my girlfriend’s bathroom, so I skimmed the first couple of pages and had this epiphany—women can’t lean in on their own; they need men as allies,” Aarons, who is funding the project with money he earned investing in bitcoin while high on marijuana in 2011, said. LeanInsteps are currently compatible with four-inch heels and five-inch heels. “Compatibility with six-inch heels is on our roadmap for 2018,” Aarons said.
Man.ly A.R.
Founded by the former Google Glass engineers Mike Lucas and Mike Johnson, Man.ly is an augmented-reality headset programmed with MANifest™ technology that transforms human females into average white males in real time. Pilot users reported that Man.ly completely changed their work lives by enabling them to interact with female colleagues as they would with any other co-workers. “It’s like this barrier has been lifted and we’re finally talking man to man,” one user said. “This product is ending gender discrimination right before our very eyes.”
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World-first gaming controller operated Nissan GT-R achieves 130+mph run around Silverstone
• Nissan has brought reality and virtual together with the ultimate remote-control car for gamers – the Nissan GT-R /C – operated by a DualShock®4 controller
• GT Academy winner and NISMO driver Jann Mardenborough took the remote-control super car around Silverstone reaching speeds of 130+mph from the cockpit of a helicopter
• Watch the video of Jann Mardenborough driving the GT-R /C here: https://youtu.be/jxKTBRcVROw
London, UK (November 6, 2017) – Nissan GB has created the ultimate remote-control car for gamers – the Nissan GT-R /C.
Celebrating the release of Gran Turismo Sport, out in Europe on October 18th, and marking 20 years of Nissan involvement in the Gran Turismo gaming series, the one-off project car was extensively modified to be driven entirely by a DualShock®4 controller.
A few millimetres of button movement or joystick travel are all it takes to unleash the GT-R’s full power. The remote-control vehicle is capable of a top speed of 196mph – not restricted for the purpose of the project car – with no one sitting behind the wheel.
The GT-R /C was put through its paces by NISMO racing driver Jann Mardenborough, around Silverstone’s famous National Circuit. Jann controlled the GT-R /C from the cockpit of a Robinson R44 Raven II helicopter, which had been given special permission to operate at a low altitude.
Mardenborough is one of the most successful winners of GT Academy, Nissan’s revolutionary driver discovery and development programme. Jann was approached to be the first driver of the GT-R /C because of his unrivalled talent in both Gran Turismo gaming and real-life motorsport.
Nissan has brought ingenuity and innovation to motorsport for more than 80 years, fusing technology with performance to maintain a competitive edge. Since 2008, Nissan has also made motorsport more accessible to everyone with GT Academy turning amateur gamers into professional racing drivers.
The GT-R /C was engineered in the UK by JLB Design Ltd., using a standard-spec 542bhp V6-powered 2011 R35 – the same year Jann Mardenborough won GT Academy.
On Mardenborough’s fastest lap (1:17:47), the GT-R /C averaged 76mph/122kph and reached a top speed of 131mph/211kph – the ‘driven’ average for the 1.6mile/2.6km loop circuit is around 83mph/134kph.
The GT-R /C is fitted with four robots that operate the steering, transmission, brakes and throttle. Six computers mounted in the boot update the controls at up to 100 times a second. The steering position is measured to one part in 65,000.
The unmodified DualShock®4 connects to a micro-computer which interprets the joystick and button signals and transmits them to the GT-R /C’s on-board systems. The wireless operation has a primary control range of one kilometre.
To help Mardenborough judge the vehicle’s speed through the corners, a Racelogic VBOX Motorsport sensor was installed to relay speed data to a LCD display in the helicopter cockpit.
The GT-R /C is also fitted with two independent safety systems, operating on different radio frequencies, which allow two additional operators to apply full ABS braking and cut the engine in the event of the main operator losing control of the vehicle.
James Brighton, JLB Design Ltd commented; “The GT-R /C presented some unique challenges and a number of engineering firsts for us. We had to ensure the robotics would operate effectively during fast acceleration/deceleration as well as high cornering g-forces; deliver realistic and reassuring control of the car at all speeds; and maintain a robust connection between the car and the DualShock®4 over variable distances and with minimal latency in robot response times.
“I’m delighted to say all these challenges were overcome but it’s testament to Jann’s unique skillset that he was able to master the vehicle’s operation in a very short period of time whilst delivering some truly impressive lap times.”
Jann Mardenborough added; “This was once-in-a-lifetime, truly epic stuff. The GT-R /C has brought my two worlds together – the virtual of gaming and the reality of motorsport – in a way I never thought possible. The response from the car when using the controller was far more engaging than I thought it would be. JLB Design has done an incredible job at making everything respond really well.
“Steering, acceleration and braking were all intelligently configured, allowing for controlled application so I could really get a feel through the corners and hold it steady down the fast straights. Driving a full-size, remote-control GT-R to 131mph at Silverstone whilst chasing it down in a helicopter was an unforgettable experience. Now that’s innovation that excites!”
In 2018, the Nissan GT-R /C will be used in a tour of primary and secondary schools in the UK to promote future careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) subjects.
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Graduating from James Cook University in 2017 with a Bachelor of Physiotherapy and gaining further qualifications as a Level 1 Sports Trainer with Advanced Taping; Connor is also an elite triathlete and is ranked equal first in the world in the IRONMAN 70.3 distance. He finished 10th at the World Championships in 2016 as the youngest competitor in the field.
Connor’s passion for sport and for helping others to achieve their goals — from junior athletes to adults seeking to overcome injury — has seen him working with a range of bodies and conditions. Connor supported elite level triathletes at Hamilton Island’s inaugural Super League Triathlon in 2017, but also enjoys providing gait analysis and footwear prescription to locals, from active children through to the Australian Army.
Drawing on his own athletic background, Connor is particularly interested in addressing paediatric sporting injuries. After confronting overuse injuries in triathlon and rowing as a teenager, he’s keen to combine his professional knowledge and personal experience to help prevent and treat them in other young people involved in sport.
Outside of work, Connor is an enthusiastic traveller, with his racing taking him to London (2012 Olympics course), Canada and the Sunshine Coast, but he also loves staying closer to home and exploring the beaches and waterfalls around North Queensland.
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Cinnabon names Kristen Hartman brand president
Executive succeeds Joe Guith, who is now president of McAlister’s Deli, another Focus brand
Gloria Dawson | Apr 12, 2018
Cinnabon has named Kristen Hartman brand president, the bakery chain said Wednesday.
It’s a brand the executive knows well.
Hartman joined Atlanta-based Focus Brands, which owns Cinnabon, in 2012 as vice president of marketing, where she oversaw brand marketing, menu innovation and consumer engagement strategies for Cinnabon, according to a release. She was later promoted to senior vice president of global marketing for the company’s snack brands and most recently served as senior vice president of brand marketing strategy.
“We are thrilled to have Kristen step into the role as president of Cinnabon,” said Focus Brands president and COO, North America, Kat Cole. “With her business expertise, love of the customer and passion for the brand teams, we are excited for her to lead Cinnabon through its continued growth.”
Hartman replaces Joe Guith, who was named brand president of McAlister’s Deli, another Focus Brands chain, last week. Guith succeeded Paul Macaluso, who left to head Krystal.
“I am honored to have the opportunity to return to Cinnabon and, most importantly, reconnect with the franchisees who have contributed so much to the brand's accomplishments,” Hartman said in the release. “I've enjoyed watching them flourish and am excited to contribute to their future success. It's a wonderful feeling to be part of a brand that brings a smile and so many special memories to mind whenever it's mentioned.”
Cinnabon operates nearly 1,400 locations worldwide.
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January 6, 2020 SpaceX Starlink Launch
Congratulations to the SpaceX team for another beautiful and amazing night launch. What a sight to behold!
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SpaceX reported, “On Monday, January 6 at 9:19 p.m. EST, SpaceX launched its third launch of Starlink satellites from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida”
This launch placed 60 more satellites in orbit bringing the total to 180 in the Starlink constellation. Each satellite weighs 485 pounds and, when fully operational the constellation is designed to provide internet coverage around the world. SpaceX now has the largest fleet of satellites in orbit.
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A Swallow Press Book
Terminal Diagrams
By Garrick Davis
“These poems are made of steel.”
Willis Barnstone
“Davis is brutal in his portrayal of our society's ills—all the more so because he cleverly refrains from indicting the phenomena he depicts with such clear, visceral imagery….”
“I must say I dearly love this collection. It does what all good poetry—what art—must do—it presents the world in new ways and, as poetry, translates the unspoken words bound upon our modern tongue.”
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“These are formally elegant poems on subjects that are inelegant and indeed chaotic and mad. That juxtaposition gives [these] poems an enormous leverage and credence and conviction.”
Sherod Santos, author of The Intricated Soul: New and Selected Poems
Garrick Davis’s Terminal Diagrams may have been inspired by the illustrated maps in airport lounges, or perhaps they are the blueprints of the Apocalypse, with their subjects and objects representing the bitter fruits of either some future nightmare or the present world. Regardless, their vision is so bleak and unsparing, only a few will be able to savor them. Here, the art of poetry has been mechanized just as the world has been mechanized. Whether his subject is a car accident on the freeways of Los Angeles or the Book of Revelation transmitted by television, Davis’s stanzas conjure a kind of futuristic noir. In poem after poem, he examines the artistic possibilities of the machine, and its alterations of human experience, with a modern spirit that—as Baudelaire defined it—has embraced “the sublimity and monstrousness of something new.”
Garrick Davis is the founding editor of the Contemporary Poetry Review, the largest online archive of poetry criticism in the world (cprw.com). His poetry and criticism have appeared in the New Criterion, Verse, the Weekly Standard, McSweeney’s, and the New York Sun. He also edited Child of the Ocmulgee: the Selected Poems of Freda Quenneville. He is the literature specialist of the National Endowment for the Arts in Washington, DC. More info →
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The Magic World
American Indian Songs and Poems
Edited by William Brandon
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· Preface by William Brandon
Traditionally, the legends, myth-cycles, tales, rituals, songs and poems of Native Americans (both North and South) have been treated as ethnological data or as curious objects. William Brandon believes that the songs and poems in this volume will, in time, be accepted as representatives of one of the world’s great literatures.
The Tenth Muse
Classical Drama In Translation
Edited by Charles Doria
Although classical drama has been translated before, this new collection is unique. The translations are modern in their poetry; the translations include poets as well as classicists; and the collection includes at least one example of every known type of ancient Greek and Latin drama.
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Collected Short Plays
By James Schevill
In a time that emphasizes media spectaculars, the short play offers an exploration of minimal possibilities yet has the power to fix history in a moment’s structure, a flash of revelation. The short play is a powerful and innovative theatrical medium, relying upon compression and clarity rather than amplification, and reducing character and action to a spare, dramatic core.Schevill
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Marked by a rigorously close textual reading, detached frombiographical or other extratextual material, New Criticism was thedominant literary theory of the mid-twentieth century. Since thattime, schools of literary criticism have arisen in support of or in opposition tothe approach advocated by the New Critics. Nonetheless, the theory remainsone of the most important sources for groundbreaking criticism and continuesto be a controversial approach to reading literature.Praising
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The Roots Officially Release Lost 'Things Fall Apart' Classic "New Years @ Jay Dee's"
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Did Black Thought invent mumble rap on this song?
On Friday, The Roots will release a special 20-year anniversary vinyl edition of their masterpiece Things Fall Apart. The remastered 3xLP will feature a bunch of goodies: bonus tracks curated by Questlove, a 24-page booklet featuring retrospective essays, track by track liner notes from Questlove, and rare photos. (You can preorder the vinyl here.)
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One of the goodies on the vinyl is an official version of The Roots classic “New Years @ Jay Dee’s.” After floating around the internet for years, this is the first time the song has been officially released.
If you don’t know the story, Black Thought explained it in this interview with Ambrosia For Heads. Every December Thought would kick it at Dilla’s mom’s basement. During one December visit, while recording Things Fall Apart, they made this track, which features Thought using a kick-ass Busta Rhymes flow.
The song has gotten some extra attention over the last couple of years: in an interview Rolling Stone, Black Thought says he invented mumble rap on this song.
I invented rapping without actually using the words. With songs like “Don’t Say Nuthin’,” freestyles like “New Years @ Jay Dee’s” I essentially invented mumble rap, where you go for many bars without saying any words. And when I did it, it came from a place of being inspired by scatting.
READ: The Roots Celebrated the 20 Year Anniversary of Things Fall Apart Like a Family at Roots Picnic 2019 [Recap]
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Entitled Alltag in der DDR (Everyday Life in the GDR), this free exhibition offers a glimpse behind the Berlin Wall and provides a real insight into how the East German people lived under the yoke of the communist dictatorship. With over 600 square meters full of objects and artefacts you will be able to delve into the lives of real East Germans and learn how they made the most out of what they More info
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The Gedenkstätte Berliner Mauer, known in english as the Berlin Wall Memorial, is the main memorial site of the Berlin Wall. It comprises a fantastic open air exhibition and memorial space at the original historic site along Bernauer Straße and also includes an information centre and a documentation centre. The U-Bahn station, Nordbahnhof, has a small but informative exhibition on Berli More info
The Art Nouveau ballroom that houses the Chamäleon Theater in Berlin Mitte is a beautiful and traditional element of the Hackescher Höfe that has been restored to its former glory. This old ballroom is now a wonderfully intimate theatre which presents stunning shows melding new circus and physical theatre, with a focus on artistry and storytelling. You will find yourself holding your bre More info
The building with one of the most emotive names in Berlin, 'The Tränenpalast', or, 'The Palace of Tears', was built after the Berlin Wall was erected and was the main border crossing for West Berliners and West Germans entering and leaving East Berlin. The building received its name for the heart wrenching farewells as families said goodbye to their loved ones as they returned to West Berli More info
This Panorama, created by architect and artist Yadegar Asisi combines photographs, drawings and paintings together to create an immersive experience of the Berlin Wall depicting a typical Autumn day in the 1980's. Asisi actually lived in Kreuzberg during the 80s and draws on his experiences and recollections to create a really unique and impressive experience. The panorama is breathtaking More info
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Launched in 2014, 'The Room' is quite simply, an outstanding example of the live room escape game. Their games have been set up with a passion and experience which is second to none. Upon entering you will be immediatly transported to to another world, with everything from the quality of the set design to the specially composed soundscape ensuring a truly immersive experience More info
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Do you agree, that if film producers and cinemas do not return to "real films and film making", as opposed to digitized experiences; customer attendance is expected to fall?.
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Dana Khalili asked in Arts 22nd Dec '15:
It is often said that creativity and intuitiveness in art can never produce mistakes. With that said, sometimes people view different artistic expressions as flawed. What would you say are some of the most common mistakes made by up and coming theatre producers?
What kind of theatre producer are you asking about? Is it the one that oversees and raise the money or the one that makes sure a show is up on its feet?
Most up and coming theatre producers would be creating and making a show from scratch. It is a huge collaboration between many creatives. My understanding for a theatre producer at this level is that they are there to see that the logistics of the production are taken care of so that the director and creatives are able to do their jobs. They are also responsible with marketing the show and getting patrons through the doors. The first and most important thing an up and coming producer needs to answer to themselves is whether they whole heartedly believe in a project. Alot of work love blood sweat and tears will be going into it, and if you see the project as a stepping stone, it would lose its heart, and would not reach its full potential as the show is intended to be.
Alot of issues that arise can come from not creating the right team - therefore, finding the right people would be one of the important aspects I would take seriously. Its about friendship, but its also about people who see the same vision as you do. People who has initiative and can problem solve on the floor. That would solve alot of issues before it even starts.
Never gossip. You're in charge and creating the culture for the show. If you start gossiping/bitching - it will continue in the whole show. Create the environment you wish to have - and everyone will follow.
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A couple of anime titles last week and a live action movie too make for a pretty full roster. Bakuon!! was the first of the anime, one of the cute girls partaking of an after school club genre, which is at this point very much a genre in anime. Just as once upon a time, action movies were described as a ‘Die Hard on/in a...’ movie, nowadays certain anime can be described as ‘K-On with...’ In this case, it’s K-On with motorcycles. A group of girls get cute, and occasionally silly while riding two-wheeled speed demons, and it’s actually a whole lot of fun, if utterly derivative.
Speaking of which, next up was Black Clover Season 1: Part 1, ten episodes of the latest long-running shonen anime. It’s another show that wants to be the next Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/Fairy Tail. It has a couple of things going against it. In these opening episodes, it’s blindingly obvious that it wants to be the next Naruto/Bleach/One Piece/Fairy Tail, and is yet to establish an identity of its own. The second problem is that it has the most annoying protagonist in the universe! He’s Crazy Frog in anime form! This is one show where you have to keep your fingers crossed and hope it get better (or get up to speed on Crunchyroll before committing to buy).
The live action movie I reviewed last week was Ready Player One. It’s got a Gundam in, and it’s got Kaneda’s bike from Akira, and more. If you’ve been living under a rock, Ready Player One is the Steven Spielberg sci-fi action adventure set in a future world where virtual reality is everyone’s escape, and everyone happens to be a fan of the eighties. That would be ideal for me, and the music, the CG fashions, and the sheer tsunami of pop culture references are right up my alley. It’s actually a little too much. Click on the review to read why.
This Week I’ve Been Mostly Rewatching...
The Love Hina Christmas Special. No, my calendar isn’t fast, it’s just that having watched Love Hina, the next logical instalment is the Christmas Special. This is probably the first anime Christmas special that I saw, before I learned that ‘the male protagonist working fifty jobs to get the girl of his dreams a present’ was a trope. Still, The Love Hina Christmas Special is still one of the best examples of the trope, a sentimental and heart-warming story. It comes as a shock that the same mangaka behind this story, Ken Akamatsu, was also behind the risible Always My Santa.
MVM released The Love Hina Christmas Special on DVD back in 2005. Here's my review. It then got bundled up with the other specials, Spring and Again in a triple pack. MVM lost the licence to Again (a blessing in disguise), and you can now get the series, the Xmas Special, and the Spring Special in one big Love Hina boxset, which I believe is due for a re-issuing in the next few months.
MVM release Bakuon!! on Blu-ray and DVD today. Funimation also release Black Clover Season 1 Part 1 on Blu-ray/DVD combo today. Warners released Ready Player One on DVD, BD, 3D BD, and UHD on the 6th of August.
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Bill Nelson meets with Puerto Rico evacuees in Washington
By Steven Lemongello
A group of displaced Puerto Rico residents met with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Capitol Hill Thursday, June 7, 2018 (Handout)
A group of displaced Puerto Rico residents met with U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson on Capitol Hill on Thursday, part of a campaign urging lawmakers to do more to provide housing for evacuees in the wake of Hurricane Maria.
According to a statement from Nelson’s office, the senator said he hoped the group of about 100 evacuees would lobby lawmakers to support Nelson’s bill requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Housing and Urban Development to extend aid through February 2019 for people affected by hurricanes Irma and Maria.
The bill would activate the Disaster Housing Assistance Program, which has been used after storms such as Hurricane Katrina, to help evacuees from Puerto Rico.
Hotel vouchers issued through FEMA’s Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, used by hundreds of displaced Puerto Rican families in Florida, are slated to expire June 30.
Nelson also asked for support of another bill he filed, which would provide more HUD Section 8 Housing vouchers to local communities for use by displaced families.
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“Now Nelson is attacking the one public official who has actually helped the people of Puerto Rico,” states the ad, which notes that the Florida governor has visited the island six times and that he “pushed” federal emergency crews to respond more quickly to the disaster.
The ad came after Scott was criticized last week for saying “I don’t know what I’d do differently” from the federal government’s response to Hurricane Maria in a press conference on the island.
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70th Birthday of Abbot Primate Gregory Polan OSB
Sant'Anselmo2020-01-03T10:17:13+01:00January 2nd, 2020|
Friends of Abbot Gregory, from left to right: P. Craig Morrison, OCarm; Douglas Marcoulliere, SJ; Mauritius Wilde, OSB; Edward Linton, OSB; Abbot Primate Gregory Polan, OSB, and P. Michael Kolarcik, SJ.
On 2 January, the Sant’Anselmo community celebrated 70th birthday of Abbot Primate Gregory Polan OSB. A monk of Conception Abbey, Missouri, in the United States, in 2016 he was elected Abbot Primate of the Benedictine Confederation by all the Benedictine Abbots of the world. He is therefore also Abbot of the Primatial Abbey of Sant’Anselmo all’ Aventino, in Rome, and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical University of Sant’Anselmo. Prior P. Mauritius Wilde OSB highlighted in his greeting that Abbot Primate Gregory truly became a father to the Sant’Anselmo community and to all the monks of the Order of Saint Benedict.
Among his friends present, Abbot Gregory said:
“Father Craig Morrison, Carmelite, Canadian, who is both Dean and professor at the Biblicum, and a friend of thirty years.
“Father Michael Kolarcik, Jesuit, also from Canada, who is both Rector and professor at the Biblicum, also a friend of thirty years, having worked on our doctorate in the same period.
“Father Douglas Marcoulliere, Jesuit, from the East Coast of the United States, who was the Provincial of St. Louis, in whose region my monastery is located. He currently works for the Generalate of the Jesuits for the area of Canada and the United States.
“Father Edward Linton, Benedictine and monk of the St. Meinrad Archabbey, who worked as an officer here in St. Anselmo and is now the Director of the North American College Continuing Education Program.”
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Courts must change how they gauge ‘credibility’ in victims of violence
Lisa Rivera
I’ve been a lawyer specializing in domestic violence issues for 15 years. One client I will never forget is a mother who laughed as she recalled her ex-partner raping her.
It was completely unexpected, but she laughed because she was scared and embarrassed. The courtroom was stunned—we immediately knew that no one believed her testimony, including the judge.
My client asked me to settle because we had been fighting her case for more than a year. She did not want to keep facing her abuser in court. For this client, and so many others, it’s essential that we reframe how we think about the credibility of a survivor’s story so that this doesn’t continue to happen.
Legal experts expect “credible” witnesses to tell linear stories and be distraught. This isn’t reality. When recalling trauma, a survivor may respond in unexpected ways: they may have a flat affect, tell their story in non-chronological order, and even laugh. These are very common reactions to recalling trauma.
New York’s overburdened courts haven’t done enough to recognize the nuances of trauma and how it impacts a survivor’s presentation in court. While experts can be used to “explain away” deviances from the societal expectation of a crying, helpless victim, these resources are out of reach for organizations that provide free legal services, like New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG) where I am Managing Attorney, to clients who are living in poverty.
And it’s not just trauma that impacts a survivor’s perceived credibility. Someone’s race, gender, sexual orientation, and immigration status all play a role.
Our society has traditionally defined victims of domestic violence as white middle-class heterosexual cisgender women. Yet, statistics show that black women are four times more likely than their white peers to be killed by an abusive partner, and trans women experience dating violence at higher rates than the general population. Many immigrant survivors flee to the U.S. having endured unimaginable abuse. This trauma may often have a lasting effect on survivors’ memories and abilities to tell their stories—the very stories that may be at the heart of their immigration claims. Under the Trump administration, immigrant survivors are increasingly and wrongfully assumed to be making up or exaggerating claims to get immigration relief.
It’s a catch 22. These populations may not report abuse, due to the strained relationship between the legal system, immigration, law enforcement, and these communities. Many feel that if they report abuse, they are unlikely to be believed or risk being charged themselves. Courts often don’t recognize these nuances and instead question a survivor’s credibility, asking, “Why didn’t you report sooner?” or “Why can’t you remember details if it really happened?”
Asking “Why?” places a survivor’s credibility immediately into question while doing very little to get to the truth of what happened. It may also be heard as placing blame on a survivor for what happened to them, rather than placing responsibility on the person perpetrating harm or the systemic barriers to reporting the abuse.
Survivors are more likely to abandon their cases because of the pain of reliving their abuse when faced with courts that appear hostile to their experiences. Judges, court personnel, police, and the like need to approach survivors with an understanding of how trauma and one’s identity impacts a survivor’s choices and re-telling of events. This does not mean our courts cannot question them. Inquiry into facts is how our justice system works. Still, courts need to create an environment of safety and security and be trauma-informed in their inquiries and judgments.
That’s why at NYLAG we created the #IamCredible campaign. We’re on a mission to reframe how we think about the credibility of a survivor’s story. Doing so could transform the legal system to better help survivors—it can save lives. Join us.
Lisa Rivera, esq., is the managing attorney at New York Legal Assistance Group (NYLAG).
Originally published in City Limits on October 17, 2019
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Auckward Love
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Inspired by the "very uncomfortable" dating experiences of actor Holly Shervey, Auckward Love follows the love lives of four female friends in Auckland. Shervey created the series; her partner, fellow actor Emmett Skilton (The Almighty Johnsons) directs and produces. Series one cost only $5,000. It was quickly picked up by TVNZ OnDemand and screened at several film festivals, including the London International Film Festival and Los Angeles CineFest. Two more series have since been produced. The friends are played by Shervey, Lucinda Hare, Jess Holly Bates and Jess Sayer.
These six ‘webisodes’ are an online mockumentary series about a David vs Goliath legal battle won by the titular Tararua vale against BPC, a Belgian petrochemical giant. Sid (played by Byron Coll of “Nonu, Nonu, Nonu. Boom!” Mastercard ad fame) has received Woodville Arts Council funding to document the (fictional) landmark case; a scenario that provides fodder for the makers to poke the cow prod at contemporary Kiwi life and NIMBY concerns. Funded by NZ On Air’s digital media fund Ignite, Woodville was selected for indie film festival Raindance in 2013.
Television, 2002
Award-winning series Aroha was born from a desire to tell contemporary love stories in te reo. The six subtitled stories by Māori writers explored love from many angles. Aroha involved established names (Temuera Morrison, Rena Owen, Paora Maxwell), and emerging talents (writer Briar Grace-Smith, actor/director Tearapa Kahi). Filming began in mid 2001; in 2002 three episodes played at the Auckland International Film Festival. Aroha was the brainchild of Karen Sidney, Joanna Paul, and the late Melissa Wikaire. The series was made in tribute to late filmmaker Cherie O'Shea.
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Television, 2000–2002
Moana Maniapoto and Toby Mills' documentary series recorded interviews with end-of millennium Māori elders (including Maniapoto's nan Kaa Rakaupai) in four hour-long episodes, revisiting a time when tribal traditions, beliefs and customs were still strong, but when Māori children had their mouths washed with soap for speaking te reo at school. The series, filmed in te reo, was co-funded by Te Mangai Paho and screened on TVNZ and at French and Finnish film festivals. Episode tahi won Best Māori Programme at the 2000 NZ TV Awards.
Heartland was a long-running series where, in each episode, affable presenter Gary McCormick explored a Kiwi community. Location and local legend are relayed as McCormick (or occasionally Annie Whittle, Maggie Barry, or Kerre McIvor) interacts with the natives, most famously, tiger slipper-shod Chloe of Wainuiomata. The popular, award-winning series, was inspired by a collaboration — Raglan by the Sea — between McCormick and director Bruce Morrison; it connected mostly-urban Kiwis with faraway corners of the country, and a homely sense of shared identity.
Seven stand-alone contemporary dramas, collected together under one umbrella. The stories in this television series showcase a fresh wave of 1980s independent filmmakers. They cross the gamut from gritty kitchen sink dramas and oddball tales of Kiwi heroes, to Jewel's Darl, an acclaimed romance staring future transsexual MP Georgina Beyer. Five of the About Face directors went on to make feature films; 23-year-old Jennifer Ward-Lealand's performance in Danny and Raewyn won a GOFTA award.
This was a series of stand-alone documentaries that examined the work of some of New Zealand’s iconic visual artists. Commissioned from some of NZ’s best producers and directors, Work of Art was the result of a funding initiative from NZ On Air. With slightly more generous budgets and a broad creative brief, the Work of Art series gave our more accomplished television and film practitioners a canvas for their own art. This was a forerunner to the Artsville and Festival documentary strands.
Amy Street
This 2016 web series looks at life for residents of The Supported Life Style Hauraki Trust in Thames. Amy Street is an assisted living programme for people with intellectual disabilities. The eight short documentaries each focus on a different resident. Amy Street was made by Kirsty Griffin and Viv Kernick of Bella Pacific Media, who got the funding after profiling a resident of the trust in one of their earliest films, Wayne. As the duo put it, "pretty quickly we no longer saw the disability but the individual." Amy Street won awards at web festivals in Berlin, Melbourne and Buenos Aires.
New Zealand's first lesbian web series follows three Wellington friends as they fumble their way toward love and acceptance. Producer Robin Murphy and director (and film school tutor) Ness Simons made the first episode in 2015 on a lean budget, followed by five more. In 2017 NZ On Air helped fund a second series. Pot Luck has attracted millions of unique hits, and featured at international web festivals. The cast includes Nikki Si'ulepa (actor, and director of Salat se Rotuma - Passage to Rotuma), Tess Jamieson-Karaha (Births, Deaths and Marriages) and Brit import Anji Kreft.
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Short Film, 2009–ongoing
Made at Auckland's Media Design School, these CGI heavy short films combine the expertise of lecturer James Cunningham (director of award-winners Poppy and Infection) with the raw smarts and hard work of his 3D animation students. With established industry talents helping guide the students, the results have won awards and selection to an impressive range of international festivals, including computer graphics conference SIGGRAPH. 2011's effort saw the screen debut of alien hunter Dr Grordbort, originally created by Weta Workshop's Greg Broadmore.
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Oboolo.comhttps://www.oboolo.com/business-market/human-resources/presentation/effect-of-psychological-contract-forms-on-employee-attitudes-toward-affirmative-62439.html
Effect of psychological contract forms on employee attitudes toward Affirmative Action
Human resourcesEffect of psychological contract forms on employee attitudes toward Affirmative Action
Background to the study.
Chapter outline.
Hypotheses.
Research model.
Limitation of the study.
Psychological contract.
Components of psychological contracts.
Changes in psychological contracts.
Subjectivity in psychological contracts.
Transactional and relational psychological contracts.
Psychological contract formation.
Violation of psychological contracts.
Future of psychological contracts.
Affirmative Action.
Rational for Affirmative Action in SA.
Affirmative Action in more depth.
Affirmative Action and job dimensions.
Affirmative action attitude.
Motivational theories.
Other factors influencing attitude towards Affirmative Action.
Differences in attitude.
mpirical research methodology.
Population and sample.
Data collection.
Research question.
Data capturing.
Moderator variables.
Demographic variables.
Descriptive statistics.
Attitude toward Affirmative Action and psychological contracts.
Moderating effects of the moderator variables.
Discussion.
Recommendation.
Psychological contracts are individual beliefs in reciprocal obligations between employees and employers. In a sample of 1377 South African white collar-employees, this study examined the effects of Affirmative Action on psychological contract attributes and how these changes influence employees' attitude towards Affirmative Action according to their psychological contract form (Relational, Balanced and Transactional). Using empirical research, the effects of Affirmative Action were found to be seen differently for employees with different psychological contracts. Relational employees from both designated and non-designated group were found to have a positive attitude towards Affirmative Action. Balanced designated and non-designated employees were found to have a negative attitude towards Affirmative Action.
Furthermore mentorship was seen as having an interaction effect in such a way that the relationship between relational psychological contract and positivity towards Affirmative Action is stronger when mentoring is high. Organisational Level was also found to have an interaction effect between non-manager and balanced psychological contract were non-manager have a stronger positive attitude than middle managers. Finally interaction effects of age were found in such a way that negativity towards Affirmative Action is lower when employees are older for transactional and balanced employees. The implications of these results and their possible reasons are investigated as well as recommendation for manager on how to improve employees' attitude towards Affirmative Action. Affirmative Action is one of the major issues facing companies in South Africa. Its implementation aims at changing the workforce distribution in companies and increasing diversity. By implementing Affirmative Action companies have to make changes in the manner they interact with their employees: the way they are hiring, promoting and even dealing with their staff will be transformed. In so doing, current and future employees see their psychological contracts: ?the employee's subjective belief as to their reciprocal obligations with their company? (Rousseau, 1990) with their organisation changed and influenced by Affirmative Action.
[...] Additional hypotheses seek to test the effect of moderators such as the employee level of job satisfaction, commitment, mentorship, supervision and relationships with colleague and looks at whether they strengthen, weaken or even reverse the employee attitudes toward Affirmative Action from their psychological contract forms Research Model Figure 1 shows a summary of the study as a whole and Figure 2 shows an explanatory model of the effect of Affirmative Action on the various dimensions of Psychological contract and how that links with employees attitudes toward Affirmative Action Figure Model Summary of the study Figure Model summary of Affirmative Action effect on Psychological contract linked with Attitude toward Affirmative Action 1.5 Limitation of the Study This study and especially the empirical methodology section face a number of limitations. [...]
[...] Psychological contract violation has been found to be correlated with employee engaging in counter-productive behaviour and a reduction in the employee willingness to engage in organisational citizenship behaviour (Turnley and Feldman, 2000:39) Further, on the effect of violation on transactional contract, Robinson et al (1994) established that when an employee perceives that his employer has failed to fulfil his obligation; it has a great effect on the employee's perceived obligation to his employer and it was found that an average perceived violation by the employer to the employee will lead to a decrease of three out of five employees' transactional obligation (Robinson et al, 1994:147). [...]
[...] The previous chapters discussed the effects of Affirmative Action and theorized that its effect might be different according to whether the employee is part of the designated group or not, consequently the two different group attitudes toward Affirmative Action might also differ. Subsequently it was decided to have two hypothesis groups: One for designated group employee and one for non-designated group employees. The first step is therefore to ascertain that there is a difference in attitude toward Affirmative Action between the three different types of psychological contracts. [...]
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Laid-back Elegance and Pretty Details: Jenny & Daniel
Gorgeous ideas to borrow for your own big day!
By Claire
Today's real wedding is all kinds of pretty! The dresses, the flowers, the accessories, the tablescapes, and of course, the venue; every detail of Jenny and Daniel's Castle Leslie wedding was beautifully executed. But that doesn't mean this pair were hung up on the aesthetics or stressed in their planning! This couple's sole aim was to create an intimate, laid-back atmosphere for themselves and their guests. As you'll see from their gorgeous photos by Nay Photography, that's just what they did with their stylish, 90-guest bash! This one is positively brimming with ideas!
Pink velvet bows? These are heels after our hearts!
Jenny and Daniel met when they were still teenagers, “I was in 6th year in school and Daniel had just started first year in Trinity,” recalls the bride. “One of Daniel’s friends and I had just started in the same school – he would end up being Daniel’s best man. Our first kiss was on the last day of Oxegen music festival (very old school!).”
Jenny's floral bouquets were spectacular, filled with peonies, ranunculus, roses, and mixed textures of greenery.
Jenny's wedding day hair is giving us inspiration for a natural fresh flower look that's still polished and elegant.
Daniel popped he question on the couple’s 13th anniversary, “He surprised me with a proposal while on holidays in Sicily,” Jenny tells us. “We went for a walk up a hill in the town where we were staying, I should have been suspicious because it was his suggestion and usually I’m the one dragging him out for a walk! He had hidden a ring in the camera bag. He didn’t seem nervous at all and I was pretty shocked, but delighted.”
Jenny wore a gorgeous, romantic gown by Truvelle, from Kildare bridal boutique, Beau Bride. It's got such a contemporary whimsical feel!
Let's take a moment for Jenny's dad's blush suit - obsessed is not the word!
These two were eager to set the tone for their celebration, “In the lead up to the wedding, everyone kept telling us how relaxed we both seemed. Although it may not have always felt like that to us, it was important for us to create a relaxed atmosphere on the day because we knew we would enjoy the day more, and we hoped our family and friends would too.”
Daniel rocked a navy three-piece suit, standing out from his groomsmen in two pieces.
The bride’s niece and nephews, Holly, Max and Sam did an amazing job as flower girl and page boys - what pros!
The couple went to great lengths to ensure their wedding had the right atmosphere, “Everything about the day; from the Humanist ceremony to the long, banquet-style tables we chose for the dinner, helped create the laid-back atmosphere that we wanted. Also, as we had a small wedding of 90 people, we were able to have the evening reception in the main house of Castle Leslie rather than the pavilion. This gave an informal house party feel for the evening which fit in perfectly with the overall style of the day.”
The bride’s friend Cristina sang during the ceremony, “Two songs which carried a lot of meaning for us,” says Jenny. “We didn’t have any readings, so the songs were the highlight of the ceremony for me (apart from the ‘I dos’ of course!). And the fact that one of my best friends sang them made it extra special.”
The couple knew straight away that they wanted a humanist ceremony, “It gave us the flexibility to personalise the ceremony and reflected us as a couple.”
The venue had added significance as Jenny had been to Castle Leslie many times with my family for horse-riding trips, “We have great memories from there and whenever I go back I’m reminded of what a beautiful place it is,” she explains. “Daniel and I stayed there a couple of times in the last few years and he loved it as well. It has always felt very special, so it seemed like the right place for us to get married. We looked at one or two other places but none of them had the same unique feel as Castle Leslie.”
Once Jenny and Daniel got engaged, they didn’t want to wait too long to get married, “In fact, the wedding was only seven months after we got engaged. From the beginning we knew we wanted a small, intimate wedding, with just our close family and friends. It allowed us to spend time with everyone on the day.”
How chic are these laser cut white bridesmaid dresses? Such a cool, contemporary choice for bridesmaids, and dresses they'll genuinely wear again!
Jenny and Daniel have a couple of tips to pass on to other couples, “Firstly, it sounds like a cliché but it’s YOUR day and do what you want to do! You’ll never please everyone so just please yourselves and I promise everyone else will have a good time.”
Their second tip? Trust your instincts! “There is so much choice out there for weddings – venues/florists/photographers – it can be overwhelming and hard to know which one to choose. I always knew who I got a good vibe from and I just trusted my instincts to make the right decision for our day. It’s really important to be surrounded by people you get on with and that are fun to be around on the day, it just makes everything more enjoyable.
The couple were excited about finding ways to personalise their day, “Even if its just a little touch. It makes it more special to you, as the couple, and it’s the kind of thing you’ll remember from the day,” says Jenny.
The colourful, statement blooms carried through to the reception centrepieces, with tall coral and pink candelabras.
The bride and groom wanted to make their wedding favours as personalised as possible, “We included donations to two charities that are important to us but I wanted them to be a bit of fun as well. So we included the succulent and scratch cards as an icebreaker when everyone sat down for dinner.”
Talented bride Jenny made her own wedding cake! “That was quite important to me, albeit somewhat stressful! I decided from the beginning that it was something I wanted to do and Daniel was very encouraging (even though everyone else thought I was mad),” she recalls. "However, closer to the time I became more nervous about, and thinking I should just order one instead! I started making it three days before the wedding, as Daniel said in his speech the kitchen looked like an episode from Great British Bake Off! But in the end I was really happy I did it and I wouldn’t change a thing.”
The couple opted for informal speeches ahead of their reception dinner.
The newlyweds jetted off to Iceland after their wedding, “It was fabulous! We hired a car and travelled around the country. It wasn’t a typical honeymoon, the country (and weather) is more wild than relaxing. But it was beautiful and many places we visited were quite secluded so we got some alone time which was perfect after the busy few weeks leading up to the wedding.”
Didn't I tell you this one was full of ideas! Thanks so much to Jenny and Daniel for sharing your day with us, and to Nay Photography for documenting it so beautifully.
Venue Castle Leslie
Wedding Dress Beau Bride
Band The Mixtape
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Johnstown Garden Centre
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Steve Womack on Energy & Oil
Voted YES on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling.
Makes available for leasing, in the 2012-2017 five-year oil and gas leasing program, outer Continental Shelf areas that are estimated to contain more than 2.5 billion barrels of oil; or are estimated to contain more than 7.5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.
Makes the production goal for the 2012-2017 five-year oil and gas leasing program an increase by 2027 in daily production of at least 3 million barrels of oil, and 10 billion cubic feet of natural gas.
[Rep. Young, R-AK]: The Americans suffering from $4 a gallon gas today must feel like they're experiencing a sense of deja vu. In 2008, when gasoline prices reached a record high of $4.11 per gallon, the public outcry forced Congress to act. That fall, Congress lifted the offshore drilling ban that had been in place for decades. Three years later, most Americans would likely be shocked to learn that no energy development has happened in these new areas.
[Rep. Markey, D-MA]. In the first 3 months of this year, Exxon-Mobil made $10 billion off of the American consumer; Shell made $8 billion; BP made $7 billion. So what are these companies asking for? These companies are now asking that we open up the beaches of California, Florida & New England to drill for oil. People who live near those beaches don't want oil coming in the way it did in the Gulf of Mexico. Right now, those oil companies are centered down in the Gulf of Mexico. People are concerned because those companies have blocked any new safety reforms that would protect against another catastrophic spill. We have to oppose this bill because, first of all, they already have 60 million acres of American land that they haven't drilled on yet, which has about 11 billion barrels of oil underneath it and an equivalent amount of natural gas. This bill is just a giveaway to Exxon-Mobil and Shell. Reference: Reversing Pres. Obama's Offshore Moratorium Act; Bill H.1231 ; vote number 11-HV320 on May 12, 2011
Voted YES on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases.
Congressional Summary:Amends the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from promulgating any regulation the emission of a greenhouse gas (GHG) to address climate change.
Excludes GHGs from the definition of "air pollutant" for purposes of addressing climate change.
Exempts from such prohibition existing regulations on fuel efficiency, research, or CO2 monitoring.
Repeals and makes ineffective other rules and actions concerning GHGs.
[Rep. Upton, R-MI]: This legislation will remove the biggest regulatory threat to the American economy. This is a threat imposed not by Congress, but entirely by the Obama EPA. This administration wanted a cap-and-trade system to regulate greenhouse gases, but Congress said no. So beginning in early 2009, EPA began putting together a house of cards to regulate emissions of carbon dioxide. The agency began with automobiles, declaring that their emissions endangered public health. That single endangerment finding has since been used by EPA to launch an unparalleled onslaught. The result, two years later, is a series of regulations that will ultimately affect every citizen, every industry, really every aspect of our economy and way of life.
[Rep. Waxman, D-CA]: This bill is a direct assault on the Clean Air Act. Its premise is that climate change is a hoax and carbon pollution does not endanger health and welfare. But climate change is real. It is caused by pollution, and it is a serious threat to our health and welfare. We need to confront these realities. American families count on the EPA to keep our air and water clean. But this bill has politicians overruling the experts at EPA, and it exempts our biggest polluters from regulation. If this bill is enacted, the EPA's ability to control dangerous carbon pollution will be gutted. Reference: Energy Tax Prevention Act; Bill H.910 ; vote number 11-HV249 on Apr 7, 2011
Signed the No Climate Tax Pledge by AFP.
Womack signed the No Climate Tax Pledge
No Climate Tax Pledge: "I pledge to the taxpayers of my state, and to the American people, that I will oppose any legislation relating to climate change that includes a net increase in government revenue."
Sponsoring organizations: Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEU); National Taxpayers Union (NTU); Institute for Liberty Americans for Prosperity (AFP) is a nationwide organization of citizen-leaders committed to advancing every individual's right to economic freedom and opportunity. AFP believes reducing the size and intrusiveness of government is the best way to promote individual productivity and prosperity for all Americans. Source: AFP website 10-AFP on Nov 2, 2010
Drill the Outer Continental Shelf; & license new nuke plants.
Womack signed Roadmap for America's Energy Future
A Roadmap for America's Energy Future:
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a lease sale every 270 days in each outer Continental Shelf (OCS) planning region for which there is a commercial interest in purchasing federal oil and gas leases for OCS production.
Requires the federal share of proceeds of lease sales from newly open areas to be deposited in the American-Made Energy Trust Fund (established by this Act).
Requires the Secretary to accept, in satisfaction of mitigation requirements, proposals for mitigation measures on a site away from the area impacted by exploration and production activities.
Directs the Secretary to establish a leasing program for oil, gas and oil shale within the Alaska Coastal Plain (ANWR).
Requires the Secretary to hold a lease sale offering an additional 10 parcels for lease for oil shale development.
Directs the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to develop, construct, and operate a coal-to-liquid facility.
States it is the policy of the United States to facilitate the continued development and growth of a safe and clean nuclear energy industry through reductions in financial, regulatory, and technical barriers to construction and operation.
Directs the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to issue operating permits for 200 new commercial nuclear reactors.
Removes all current statutory limitations upon the amount of radiological material that can be placed in Yucca Mountain. Requires the NRC to replace them with new limits based on scientific and technical analysis of the full capacity of Yucca Mountain for the storage of radiological material.
Prohibits the President from blocking or hindering spent nuclear fuel recycling activities.
Amends the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to prohibit consideration of the climate change-related impact of a greenhouse gas upon any species of fish, wildlife, or plant.
Source: H.R.909 11-HR909 on Mar 3, 2011
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Water | Flora and Fauna | local | News | Technology | Renewable energy | Environment | Fish & Wildlife
Can Super-Sized Aquarium Bubblers Save Oxygen-Starved Fish In Oregon?
by Jes Burns Follow OPB Oct. 8, 2019 7:15 a.m. | Updated: Oct. 8, 2019 2:06 p.m. | Rocky Point, Ore.
You’d never suspect it on a whisper-still morning, with the mountains and marsh reflecting off the water, but Upper Klamath Lake is a tough place to be a fish.
The shortnose and Lost River suckers provide a case in point. The two species of fish, which look like a big-lipped cross between a carp and cod, used to be common in this southern Oregon lake. For millennia, they were an important traditional food source for the local tribes. The federal government considers them endangered species.
There’s a population of long-lived adult suckers hanging on and continuing to reproduce, but virtually none of their offspring are surviving for longer than a year.
The USFWS raised and released endangered sucker fish to help rebuild populations in the Klamath Basin.
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Oregon Now Has A Hypoxia Season, Just Like A Wildfire Season
Water quality in Upper Klamath Lake is considered a significant cause of the sucker death. One of the lake’s most significant water quality problems is a low dissolved oxygen issue called hypoxia.
Fish breathe oxygen out of the water, and the oxygen levels here can drop extremely low, especially in late summer. That coincides with the time juvenile suckers appear to just vanish from the lake.
When Terry learned that low oxygen levels were one of the suspected reasons the endangered suckers aren’t surviving into adulthood, he had an idea.
Mohammed Bawazeer (left) and Ian Riley carry a battery that will power the lake aeration system for 32 hours, even if the sun isn’t shining.
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Ian Riley prepares to hook up the air hose to the solar aeration system.
Oregon Institute of Technology student Juan Villarreal holds the aeration hose that will add dissolved oxygen to Upper Klamath Lake.
OIT professor Mason Terry designed a floating solar powered aeration system to try to improve water quality for endangered suckers in Upper Klamath Lake.
Lawmaker: Out-Of-State Facilities For Foster Children Must Meet Oregon Requirements
Captive-Raised Native Sucker Fish Make 1st Ever Return To Klamath Lake
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'There Aren't A Lot Of Other Options:’ Port Orford’s Season Of Crab And Crisis
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Best Western Holstebro
Best Western Holstebro Holstebro, Denmark
Den Rode Plads 10, 7500 Holstebro, Denmark Show map
Floors: 3. Total rooms: 40. Suites: 2. Nonsmoking rooms: 40. The BEST WESTRN Royal Holstebro is located in the heart of Holstebro, was built in 1991. It is partially built on a bridge, over the river Stora. There are plenty of shopping opportunities just in a few minutes walk from the hotel. The rooms overlook the city center, the river Stora and the new Music Theatre. There are 40 rooms, all of which have a bathtub, telephone and television. There... Read more is free WI-FI in all of the rooms. Hotel Royal offers different kinds of stays ranging from golf to culture stays. We look forward to welcome you and your guests at the BEST WESTERN Royal Holstebro.
Floors: 3. Total rooms: 40. Suites: 2. Nonsmoking rooms: 40. The BEST WESTRN Royal Holstebro is located in the heart of Holstebro, was built in 1991. It is partially built on a bridge, over the river Stora. There are plenty of shopping opportunities just in a few minutes walk from the hotel. The rooms overlook the city center, the river Stora and the new Music Theatre. There are 40 rooms, all of which have a bathtub, telephone and television. There is free WI-FI in all of the rooms. Hotel Royal offers different kinds of stays ranging from golf to culture stays. We look forward to welcome you and your guests at the BEST WESTERN Royal Holstebro. When you choose to stay at a Best Western hotel you can always call our toll free number and make your reservation. A big Scandinavian breakfast buffet is included in the room rate. Environmental fees will NOT be charged and there is free Wi-Fi. Join our loyalty program, Best Western Rewards®, for FREE and you can reserve your room with your Best Western Rewards® card (only available for Scandinavian BWR cardholders in Scandinavia), no credit card needed. Guests who book through www. bestwestern. com do not pay debit card fees either. Remember you earn full Best Western Rewards® point when you book via our reservation center and www. bestwestern. com. . ·From: All Directions When coming from all directions, turn towards the city center, and follow the signs to "Musikteatret" The BEST WESTERN Royal Holstebro is located next to the Musikteatret. Restaurants:. 25 kilometer(s) from Restaurant Stoberiet, full service, international, open for: dinner, Monday to Saturday 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. . Across the street from Restaurant Den Rode Plads, buffet, international, open for: lunch, dinner, Monday 11 a. m. to 4 p. m. , Thursday to Sunday 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. . . 35 kilometer(s) from Restaurant Under Klippen, full service, French, open for: dinner, Monday to Saturday 5 p. m. to 9 p. m. . . 15 kilometer(s) from Restaurant Italia, full service, Italian, open for: lunch, dinner, 12 to 3 p. m. and 5 p. m. to 10 p. m. . . 05 kilometer(s) from Restaurant Rhodos, fast food, Italian, open for: dinner, 11 a. m. to 9 p. m. . . 5 kilometer(s) from Restaurant Bones, full service, American, open for: dinner, 4:30 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. . Across the street from Restaurant China House, full service, Chinese, open for: dinner, 4 p. m. to 9:30 p. m. Area Info: 45 kilometer(s) from Herning, 120 kilometer(s) from Aarhus, 120 kilometer(s) from Aalborg, 180 kilometer(s) from Odense, 340 kilometer(s) from Copenhagen, 225 kilometer(s) from Flensborg, Germany, 375 kilometer(s) from Hamborg, Germany, 290 kilometer(s) from Goteborg, Sweden, 495 kilometer(s) from Oslo, Norway, 2 kilometer(s) from Regionhospitalet Holstebr, 18 kilometer(s) from B and O, Peder Bangsvej, 7600 Struer, 4. 5 kilometer(s) from Faerch Plast, Rasmus Færchs Vej, 7500 Holstebro, 5. 5 kilometer(s) from Maarbjerg Bio Energi, Energivej, 7500 Holstebro, 5. 5 kilometer(s) from Nupark, Nupark 51, 7500 Holstebro, 120 kilometer(s) from Arhus University, 44 kilometer(s) from Thorsminde, 155 kilometer(s) from Kattegatcenteret, 55 kilometer(s) from Jyllandsakvariet, 45 kilometer(s) from MCH, Vardevej, 7400 Herning, 0 kilometer(s) from Holstebro Musikteateret, Den Rode Plads 16, 7500 Holstebro, 82 kilometer(s) from Givskud Zoo, Loveparkvej, 7323 Give, 50 kilometer(s) from Sondervig Beach, Strandvej, 6950 Ringkobing, 4 kilometer(s) from Graakjaer Arena, Hostrupsvej, 7500 Holstebro, . 05 kilometer(s) from Holstebro Kunstmusseum, 0 kilometer(s) from Holstebro City Center, 130 kilometer(s) from Aalborg Zoo, 45 kilometer(s) from Fjaltring Beach, . 5 kilometer(s) from Holstebro Badeland, 90 kilometer(s) from Legoland, Nordmarksvej, 7190 Billund, 131 kilometer(s) from Djurs Sommerland, 170 kilometer(s) from Faarup Sommerland, 60 kilometer(s) from Hvidesande Kabelpark
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Mr. Rudolf PARDUBSKY
hip & knee
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Mr. Rudolf Pardubsky, MD, PhD, CCST (Tr&Orth)
Mr. Pardubsky received his medical school degree at Comenius University graduating with best grades in 2003. Subsequently, after the first year internship he embarqued on the specialist training in Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology according to the modern European standards working in conjuction with leading teaching hospitals in Czechoslovakia, Austria, France, Spain and Switzerland.
Important milestones from this period are his collaboration with AO Foundation in Austria as well as his 6 months fellowship at University Hospital de la Zarzuela in Madrid under the mentorship of Prof. Palacios Carvajal, one of the most respected figures in his field in Spain. During this time he also worked on the research projects allowing him to successfully finish his PhD degree in 2007. After fulfilling the training programme and passing the final examinations he obtained the Certificate of Completion of Specialist Training in Orthopeadic Surgery and Traumatology in 2010 followed by 6 months trauma fellowship in Slovakia.
At that stage Mr. Pardubsky decided to move to United Kingdom to carry out his Hip & Knee Arthroplasty Fellowship at the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, where he spent 12 months working with one of the best specialists at international level, notably Mr. U. Prakash and Mr. S. Krikler and P. Foguet. Apart from various master class courses and seminars Mr. Pardubsky also visited Maria Middelares Hospital in Gent (Belgium) where he had the unique opportunity to learn directly from Dr. Joost Lagast. In 2011, Mr. Pardubsky took up the post of Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon at UHCW carrying out over 250 hip and knee joint replacements (primary and revision) per year as well as general traumatology. He also actively participated in teaching, audit and research projetcs of the department. The last 6 months of his practice in UK he worked for Solihull Hospital, where he performed approximately 200 joint replacements and other procedures.
In May 2016, Mr. Pardubsky moved to French Riviera, where he has successfully set up his own private practice at Clinique les Lauriers, the top-notch healthcare facility in the heart of Côte d'Azur, half-way between Nice / Cannes and Saint-Tropez, offering his expertise to the patients in English, French or Spanish.
In the summer 2016 Clinique les Lauriers became the official partner of the Athletic Club of Saint-Raphaël and Fréjus (Club Athlétique Raphaëlo-Fréjusien).
ELECTIVE SURGICAL PROCEDURES
Primary total hip arthroplasty including cemented and uncemented techniques, posterior and posterior piriformis-sparing approach, metal/polyethylene, ceramic/X3 polyethylene, ceramic/ceramic bearings, ministems.
Revision hip arthroplasty with cemented, uncemented and trabecular metal techniques.
Primary total knee arthroplasty, medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, patello-femoral joint arthroplasty.
Revision knee arthroplasty incuding unconstrained, constrained, rotating hinge and hinge knee designs.
Knee arthroscopy in meniscal pathologies, patella instability and early osteoarthritis
Anterior crutiate ligament reconstruction
General trauma surgery for acute and non-acute cases.
Comprehensive musculoskeletal evaluation to determine the cause of and best treatment for acute or chronic pain.
Injections and Infiltrations inside and around the hip and knee joint.
Apart from the patients based in Fréjus & Saint-Raphaël, Mr. Pardubsky receives patients from another locations of Var and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur departments, for example: Agay, Antibes, Cannes, Biot, Les Adrets-de-l'Estérel, Les Arcs, Les Issambres, Bagnols-en-Forêt, Cagnes-sur-Mer, Cogolin, Draguignan, Fayence, Gassin, Grasse, Grimaud, Montauroux, Le Muy, Le Plan-de-la-Tour, Mandelieu-La Napoule, Mougins, Port Grimaud, Puget-sur-Argens, Ramatuelle, Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Saint-Aygulf, Sainte-Maxime, Saint-Tropez, Salernes, Sophia Antipolis, Théoule-sur-Mer, Tourrettes, Vallauris, Vidauban, Villeneuve-Loubet and others
PROFESSIONAL BODY REGISTRATIONS AND MEMBERSHIPS
Specialist registration with licence to practice
Member No. 18684
l'Ordre des médecins de France
Member No. 83/9303
Société Française de Chirurgie Orthopédique
et Traumatologique
Ireland Medical Council
SELECTED RECENT LECTURES AND PRESENTATIONS
Enhanced recovery after hip and knee surgery. Requested lecture at Domitys, Fréjus, 2017
La première expérience de la PTH avec la tige courte Profemur Preserve® y col modulaire chez les patients jeunes et actifs. Congress SOFCOT, Paris, 2014
Not all large diameter metal-on-metal bearings are doomed to fail - retrospective study of 51 hips with minimum of three years follow up. Poster presentation, British Hip Society Annual Meeting. Bristol 2013
Early Outcomes of ‘Mini-Hip' Arthroplasty. Podium presentation at Naughton Dunn Club, University of Warwick, 2012.
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Real World News
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Edge Dev build 81.0.403.1 is out with 3D viewer
By DeathLace, June 16, 2010 in Real World News
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Generic User
OS: OS X / Windows
Phone: iPhone 6s
Join Islam, its a peaceful religion they said.
As if never anything bad happened in the name of Christianity, Judaism etc. Way to generalize hundreds of millions of people that happen to be Muslim.
Neowin Treasury
mildpanda 2
Neowinian
Location: PK
OS: Mac OS X 10.8.4 + Windows 8.1 Pro
Phone: HTC 8X
One post like this, and everyone suddenly goes anti-Islam. But really, I'd say that it's the people that define something, be it a country or a religion. Which is why we, at times, catch ourselves saying, "man, [something] just doesn't feel right, whatever happened to the old ways?" People change, thinking changes, the definition of that concept changes, too. So, don't blame the religion, blame the animals.. err, humans!
zeta_immersion 69
Neowinian Senior
I don't know how a parent can choose religion over their own children and even more so, kill them for trying to integrate themselves in a society ... (why in the blue f@ck they they come to Canada)
Richard Hammond 119
The author of this threads intention is interesting. He didn't publish this "news" article here to tell you about this a$$ hole who murdered his daughter, but rather to cement hated in your minds about Islam rather then the murderer.
Yes Mr Original Poster, we see through your pathetic little game. Divide and Concur.
So Honor Killings are a muslim thing then nothing to do with Islam in any way????
Hungarian Salami 3
Thats Canada alright and our policy to let people in from every cave around the 3rd world. When people will realize that not everyone is fit to become part of the Western World?
It's not over religion, it's over themselves. "You did this, you've disgraced me and the family! People will spit on us now! No one will respect us in the society anymore! So, I have to set an example that I'm the overlord. Now.. DIE! DIE!! DIE!!!"
James Riske 24
Location: Bath Ohio
It's funny when muzlim apologists claim Christianity is just as bad, this is typically based on the barbaric past during the time of the crusades, but why is it the apologists don't speak about the barbaric and murderous muzlim past?
Agreed. Also, there's other possibilities. Foresee what you might do if something like this happens. Don't have children, maybe? Send them to relatives somewhere else (and blame them later, if the child get spoiled :p)? Communicate and understand what's causing the rebellion (which obviously seems like lack of understanding and love from the dad)? There's so much that can be done, given that the person is willing to get this head out of his arse and think.
It's bad all over. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus. Whatever the religion, whatever the label, it's still on a group of humans. And humans are humans, everywhere. There's good, there's bad. Sometimes, the good come in the spotlight, sometimes they don't. :)
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Every religion should be banished IMHO. Why I think Religion is not needed anymore?
Well I understand that people needed something to hold onto in the past but why would we still need it? Our society, as flawed as it might or might not be, I think it would work without religion, it only adds unnecessary rules and morals...
I have nothing against people praying to a higher being in bad times, that is fine but please get rid of the rest.
I also find it funny how many parents try to follow the "No sex before marriage" principle.
Biologically speaking the sole purpose of humans is to multiply, same as with every other being, so why suddenly add some rules out of nowhere that nobody can proof why they even exist :blink:
But I'm getting off-topic, the abolishment of Religion will probably never happen so I atleast hope for a law that allows children at the age of lets say 15 to opt out of their families religion if they wish to. If the family is against it, the child should be allowed to be adopted if it wishes to, to prevent such sad happenings.
Stetson 180
Why would that change anything? I don't think that the argument is that Islam is more peaceful than Christianity, but rather that religion doesn't have much to do with it. Nutcases will be nutcases.
When a Christian loses it and goes on a shooting spree in the US, the headline reads "Man goes on shooting spree." If he's a muslim, it reads "Muslim man goes on shooting spree."
I somehow doubt that the thoughts going through this man's head had much to do with what his god wanted when he was strangling his daughter. More likely he wasn't thinking about much at all. He was probably filled with misguided rage about respect and honor. I agree with some of you that a lot of religious teachings are very misguided, as are a lot of the traditions and values closely associated with religion. I disagree that the root concept of believing in a God causes this.
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Please, not another "Religion should be abolished" thread ... we already have on... all 344 pages of it ... lets stay on topic, k??
Nightwind Hawk 72
I can't say how glad I am this happened in Toronto and not Pakistan.
Now he will surely face punishment.
V9s 117
Location: Karachi
He would face a death sentence here too. Our justice system may be slow (like the rest of the world) but it is efficient.
You thought wrong fortunately.
Honor Killings are not an Islamic thing in any way.
These things are done by dumb uneducated pieces of **** who deserve to rot in jail. There is no justification for such barbaric acts.
DeathLace 11
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What the hell are you talking about? I posted most of the story then a link to the remaining of the story... and said it was absolutely disgusting... which is it... do you know my background? or anything about me at all to make the rediculous claim you just made?
No, I didn't think so.
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everytime people died, religous is always the blame of it. and yes, religions should be abolished.
fhertlein 22
Cultural moors can create a lot of problems and stupidity.
Lamp0 642
This kind of thing seems to be the default answer in threads like this. It is such a worthless thing to say. Religion has been at the forefront of lifestyle and culture since the dawn of man, you can't suddenly abolish it. It just doesn't work like that unfortunately.
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Father, son get life terms in Aqsa Parvez slaying
No parole for 18 years in 'honour killing'
Aqsa Parvez's father and her brother have been sentenced to life in prison for what the judge called the "twisted and repugnant" murder of the 16-year-old.
Life isn't much in Canada, but I'm glad they tried to give them the hardest sentence possible.
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White north american males something kill their kid too. Motive might be different but the result is the same.
Your going to deny that it's a bigger problem with South Asian Muslims here in Canada?
The father, mother and brother of three teenage girls from Montreal whose bodies were found in a submerged car in a Kingston, Ont., canal were charged Thursday with killing them and a woman believed to be the father's first wife.
Zainab Shafia, 19, Sahar Shafia, 17, and Geeti Shafia, 13, were found dead last month along with Rona Amir Mohammed, 50, in a submerged car at a Rideau Canal lock near Kingston.
That was last year. South Asians make up only 4.00% of Ontario's population and Muslims even smaller. Let's not be blind here and start pointing fingers elsewhere.
APH-Alex 13
Religion has been at the forefront of my parents (so by extension, mine) lifestyle and culture since the day I was born, and I did just that: I suddenly abolished it out of my life. No more religion for me. It wasn't very hard, and I'm much happier.
Growled 3,880
I don't blame Islam. I blame this man's interpretation of Islam. I'm not sure why, but nuts seem to be attracted to politics and religion. This man was clearly a nut. He is not typical of most Muslims.
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what I fail to understand is why Islamists and people who live the strict culture of their religion, live in a western christian founded country?.
I don't have a problem with Muslims wear a hijab or burka in their own country, but they come to Europe and North America and live like they do in the middle east.
Now the problem I also have is if a westerner would not conform to an Islamic Sharia law in the middle east they would be executed, so as far as i'm concerend the same
should appy in the west, that Isalmists must conform to Western Culture and Not wear Burka's or Hijabs etc.. if you want to waer that crap live in your own damn country and not in the
Chrisitan founded countries.
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Sequencing the future The UCT Neuroscience Institute is helping to ensure Africans are better represented in neurogenetic studies through forward-looking, international projects on genetics and the nervous system. 22 Jan 2020
Ben Kies: The Cape radical South African political theorist and activist Ben Kies was remembered and analysed in a recent UCT Summer School lecture. 22 Jan 2020
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New programme to empower women in local government UCT’s Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance has created a unique Local Government Women’s Leadership Development Programme – in collaboration with local partners. 22 Jan 2020
State capture: the ‘legacy of apartheid’ Advocate Hermione Cronje, head of the NPA’s Investigative Directorate, discussed “reclaiming the state from capture” during a Summer School lecture at UCT. 21 Jan 2020
UCT wins top international business school competition The UCT Graduate School of Business has won the 39th annual John Molson MBA International Case Competition, the first African business school to do so. 21 Jan 2020
Community-based intervention to identify undiagnosed TB cases An innovative tech-driven idea pioneered by UCT’s Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity will take TB testing from the lab into the community. 20 Jan 2020
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Fisheries management is good for fish New international research looks at whether overfished fish populations have been able to recover with better management. 14 Jan 2020
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Will deposit Rs 3,000 cr within 3 days of Roy's release: Sahara to SC
Sahara has also said that it will pay an additional Rs 3,000 crore by May 30 and the bank guarantee of Rs 5,000 crore by June 20.
April 21, 2014, 2:38 pm explore: Business
Will pay Rs 2,500 cr in 4 days: Sahara's new proposal for Subrata Roy's release
Sahara group on Thursday told Supreme court it is willing to pay Rs 2,500 crore within four days and another Rs 2,500 crore in cash within 60 days for release of its chief Subrata Roy and two directors.
April 18, 2014, 11:02 am explore: India
Put Subrata Roy under house arrest: Sahara plea to SC
"Sahara cannot engage in talks with international buyers with Subrata Roy behind bars," the lawyers for the company said.
April 9, 2014, 11:19 am explore: Business
Sahara tells SC that it can pay only Rs 2,500 crore immediately
The court has not expressed any opinion on the proposal and asked Sahara to file the proposal in a proper way.
Ashok Bagriya, April 3, 2014, 11:15 am explore: Business
Sahara seeks contributions from employees to secure bail for Subrata Roy
Sahara has sought a minimum contribution of Rs 1 lakh per head in order to pay Roy's bail bond of Rs 10,000 crore.
March 28, 2014, 3:47 pm explore: Business
Sahara chief Subrata Roy likely to remain in jail for more time
Sahara chief Subrata Roy may have to remain in jail for at least another week because his lawyers say they are finding it difficult to immediately mobilise Rs 10,000 crores needed to get him and two directors out on bail.
March 27, 2014, 10:37 pm explore: India
Impossible to pay Rs 10,000 cr for bail to Subrata Roy: Sahara to SC
The court has adjourned hearing till April 3. Till then, Roy will stay in jail.
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News 360: Sonia, Rahul attack Modi, say he will divide India
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Suhasini Haidar, March 26, 2014, 8:52 pm explore: India
SC grants conditional bail to Subrata Roy, Sahara to pay Rs 10,000 cr
Supreme Court had ordered the arrest of Roy and two Sahara directors after the group failed to comply with its order to submit the funds with SEBI.
March 26, 2014, 2:21 pm explore: India
Investors' funds case: Sahara proposes to pay dues in 5 instalments
The company said it will pay Rs 2500 crore within three working days after the proposal is accepted by the court.
SC turns down Subrata Roy's bail plea; holi in jail for him
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No relief for Subrata Roy from SC, next hearing on March 25
Sahara had moved the Supreme Court challenging Roy's detention for not depositing RS 24,000 crore with market regulator SEBI.
Sahara chief Subrata Roy challenges detention by SC
Beleaguered Sahara Chief Subrata Roy on Wednesday challenged before the Supreme Court his detention order passed by a two-member bench calling it "illegal and unconstitutional" and demanded his release.
Sahara moves SC, calls detention of Subrata Roy, other directors illegal
'They have been put behind bars for contempt, but they were never a party before the Supreme Court,' the plea said.
March 12, 2014, 10:46 am explore: Business
Subrata Roy to remain in jail as SC defers hearing
In a further setback to Sahara group chief Subrata Roy, the Supreme court on Monday deferred hearing in his case slated for Tuesday, apparently in the absence of any concrete refund proposal that could prolong his stay in the jail indefinitely. Â On the last date of hearing on March 7, the apex court had asked the Sahara group to come out with "honourable proposal" for depositing Rs 20,000 crores of investors money and posted the hearing on March 11.
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Subrata Roy to stay in jail, SC not to hear Sahara-SEBI case on Tuesday
SC will not be hearing the matter as Sahara has not yet proposed any concrete plans regarding repayment to investors, say sources.
Arunima, March 10, 2014, 7:47 pm explore: India
TWTW: Cyrus Broacha's take on the arrest of Sahara chief Subrata Roy
Subrata Roy along with two other company directors were arrested and sent to judicial custody till the next date of hearing on March 11.
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Once Again NBC Selectively Edits Audio Tape for Political Means
By Jeffrey Meyer | April 2, 2012 5:06 PM EDT
Given that the NBC network is currently conducting an internal review of its selective editing of a 911 call from the Trayvon Martin case, it would be reasonable to assume that other networks in the NBCUniversal family would take heed. But then, that would take all the fun out of working for a network like MSNBC.
On his April 2 program Martin Bashir played a clip from a Mitt Romney campaign event which made it seem as though Romney was dodging a question about his faith. The distorted clip was then used as a jumping-off point for Bashir and liberal contributor Krystal Ball to lament a perceived double standard on reporting on the religious faiths of the president and the former Massacusetts governor. [Click here for video.]
However, if you read the full transcript the description of the event by Garrett Haake on MSNBC's website, Romney does indeed answer a pointed "gotcha" question from a participant, who reportedly is a Ron Paul partisan. Transcribed from video:
BRET HATCH: In the Mormon book it says there were a blackness cast upon all the children --
MITT ROMNEY: I’m sorry, we’re just not going to have a discussion about religion in my view, but if you have a question, I’ll be happy to answer your question.”
HATCH: I guess my question is, do you believe it’s a sin for a white man to marry and procreate with a black?”
ROMNEY: No. Next question.
Bashir, who loves to attack Republicans on a daily basis, has decided to deliberately distort Romney and selectively edit his words so as to create a controversy where none exists. Such journalistic malpractice is unacceptable and MSNBC needs to be held accountable.
To be fair, Bashir notes the video was from "a few moments ago," so it's entirely possible that he hadn't seen the full video in context and was trusting that his producer(s) was giving him the full story. But even if that is true, it shouts volumes about the journalistic integrity of Bashir's staff.
Here's the relevant transcript:
MARTIN BASHIR, host: Krystal, I want to play you a clip [from] just a few moments ago. It’s Mitt Romney taking questions at a campaign event. Listen to this.
BRET HATCH: In the Mormon book it says there were a blackness cast upon all the children of Canaan--
MITT ROMNEY: I'm sorry. We ‘re just not going to have a discussion about religion.
BASHIR: Can I ask you how it is that people are allowed to impugn the president's religion, but when Mitt Romney faces a polite question on the contents of his faith, he refuses to answer?
KRYSTAL BALL, political strategist: It’s a double standard. And one thing that’s going to be really interesting to see down the road is there's no question that Mitt Romney is going to have that same moment that John McCain had where someone stands up at his rally and says something that is patently false and offensive about the president. How is he going to respond in that circumstance? Will he, as John McCain did, courageously call that person out and say that's not acceptable, or is he going to --
BASHIR: Copy Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum:
BALL: And Rick Santorum
BASHIR: Who allow people to say these kinds of things.
BALL: And then just try to change the subject.
BASHIR: Michael, what would you say to that? What Krystal says. There appears to be some double standard. No one’s allowed to question Mitt Romney on the contents of his beliefs. And yet the president must be subjected to endless silence when his own personal faith is smeared and slurred.
MICHAEL STEELE: Well I think you know the idea that somehow now that there's a double standard is a little bit, you know true, yeah, but the double standard goes back to 2008 when you know, no one really wanted to have those kinds of questions about Barack Obama and his faith tradition. The reality of it is this is a part of the debate here in the country--
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Jeffrey Meyer was a News Analyst at the Media Research Center.
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Medical imaging plays an increasing role in the accurate diagnosis and treatment of numerous medical conditions. The speed, accuracy and non-invasiveness of medical imaging has also contributed to a sharp increase in the number of imaging procedures.
In the US, the use of CT scans nearly tripled, from 52 scans per 1,000 patients to 149 scans per 1,000 patients between 1996 and 20101. According to the American College of Radiology (ACR), nearly 68 million CT scans are performed annually in the US today. Japan, the United States and Australia lead the world in number of CT scanners per head of the population, with 64, 26 and 18 scanners per million citizens respectively.2
Dosing in pediatrics
Diagnosing an adult is different than a child. As the number of procedures has increased, so too has concern about exposure to radiation. Children are more radiosensitive: their organs and cells are growing faster and therefore could be potentially damaged by ionizing radiation.
“Everybody cares about radiation dose, but the most sensitive to radiation are children, because they’re growing,” says Richard Towbin, Chief of Radiology at Phoenix Children’s Hospital. “We have to relate our dose choices and our protocols for imaging to the group of problems we’re trying to solve.”
The range of ages and disease types in a pediatric hospital such as Phoenix Children’s is vast – on one day a radiologist could be conducting an MR scan on a fetus, on another it could be a CT scan on an 18-year-old, 220-pound football player. Whether it is a baby or a teenager, the aim is the same – to provide safety and comfort for the patient and their family throughout the entire imaging procedure.
“Children have different types of cancers and different types of heart disease, and different types of neurologic diseases than an adult might,” says Dianna Bardo, Director of Body MR & Co-Director of 3D Innovation Lab at Phoenix Children’s. “An adult might have a longer time to develop an injury or to develop a disease process, so we’re looking at things in earlier stages, maybe more subtle stages in a child than we are in an adult.”
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Diagnostic equipment has special pediatric features, and includes a range of dose management settings that can be calibrated for safe use on infants, children and adolescents.
Recently there has been an increase of new healthcare technology to manage radiation dose for patients without losing image quality. Not long ago dose reduction in diagnostic imaging would lead to poorer images; now technology has put more tools into the hands of radiologists, enabling them to make adjustments based on the patient need, without sacrificing on the quality of the image.
Designing imaging protocols
Establishing protocols saves time and means radiologists can assess each patient and decide which protocol will suit the procedure. Pediatrics has a lot of nuances and complexity compared to an adult hospital, which requires close collaboration between hospital and technology partner.
As part of its partnership with Philips, Phoenix Children’s has collaborated in designing and testing new protocols in its imaging equipment that is child-sized and appropriate for particular age groups or a particular organ.
“The CT scanner might not come with protocols that are adequate for each hospital situation. We’ve designed our own protocols to do that, and we’ve shared those with Philips. So, they’re out there in the world, freely available to Philips users,” Dr. Bardo says. “If the child comes in and they’re six feet two inches tall and 180 pounds, then I know that I can choose the correct protocol on the fly, just visually knowing that I’ve got the right thing. That’s very important.”
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2 Cancer risks from diagnostic radiology. Hall EJ, Brenner DJ Br J Radiol. 2008 May; 81(965):362-78.
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Here Are Your Musical Horoscopes for 2020
Stone Temple Pilots Are Opening for Nickelback in September
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The Killers closed out Saturday night at the 2017 Lost Lake Festival.
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“Who can top that shit?”
Black Thought, M.C. for The Roots, shouts that as his bandmates wrap up their last song. Looming over the rest of the band on a riser, Questlove attacks his drums with a whirling dexterity that seems impossible to pull off with only two arms. I half-expected him to step away from his kit and reveal a second pair of arms, like he was a Hindu god or Goro from Mortal Kombat.
The Roots played a killer set, topping off a stellar Saturday for the inaugural Lost Lake Festival. There were already quite a few highlights: Early sets by Carla Morrison and Kongos won crowds over with strong performance chops. Enthusiastic audiences were a constant throughout the day. Huey Lewis killed.
This has been a year chock-full of horrors, wonders, and sheer strangeness. But few sights have hit that trifecta of horror/wonder/strange harder than millennials twerking themselves into a frenzy over “The Power Of Love.”
Even with all the fun shows I had seen earlier in the day, I couldn't begrudge Black Thought for his cockiness. Honestly, who could top that shit?
The Killers, that's who.
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Wearing a pink jacket that matched the color of the confetti, Brandon Flowers sang “The Man” as the rest of the Killers, dressed in black, rocked out behind him. As a recorded song, “The Man” does nothing for me. Live, though, it crushes. It's the kind of rock 'n' roll self-mythologizing that most modern bands wouldn't be caught dead trying to pull off.
That's the beauty of The Killers; they're try-hard geeks in the best possible sense.
It's strange to think that, of all the bands that emerged in the new millennium during the ”rock is back!” revival, that The Killers dwarfed the rest. The Strokes, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, and Interpol were critical darlings, but none of them have penetrated pop culture to the degree The Killers have. Turn On The Bright Lights is a monster of a record. Your 40-something uncle probably doesn't know the words to “New York City Cops,” but he could probably sing along to “Somebody Told Me" after a couple beers.
A big part of The Killers' appeal is their earnestness. After all, you can't write a song like “When You Were Young” with an ounce of irony in your body. The band's songs are full of Americana cliches (your Daddy's car, getting out of two-star towns, the open road) that resonate because there's something in them we can all relate to. Give the dapper devils their due: They figured out you could take John Cougar Mellencamp, give him a Duran Duran paint job, and that combo would give you a license to print money.
The other aspect that draws people to the band's music? The weird-ass, baffling lyrics. Is there another rock singer working today who can get away with bizarre lines like “Are we human / Or are we dancer?” or “I've got soul / But I'm not a soldier” as well as Flowers can? A good portion of Killers lyrics read like mistranslated fortune cookies. It's the kind of stuff that shouldn't inspire people to sing along and yet somehow it does.
The crowd's rapturous response floored me. People sang along to almost every single song — “Spaceman,” “Human,” “Smile Like You Mean It." It was one crowd-pleaser after another. The band showed a talent for the artful tease. “When You Were Young” surfaced early on in the set as a slow, stripped-down version before seguing into a different song entirely.
Newer material played well live, too. Even though Flowers waaay oversold “Run For Cover” by asking the crowd, “Are you ready to hear your new favorite song? Because we have it right here.”
The Killers closed their set with another burst of confetti (white this time) and “All These Things That I've Done.” They came back to finish off the evening with a three-song encore: “This Is Your Life,” “When You Were Young,” and “Mr. Brightside.”
Of course it would end with that song. It's the one that everybody was waiting to hear. The song that elevated The Killers into the upper echelon of pop. It's our generation's “Bohemian Rhapsody,” our “Stairway to Heaven,” our “I Want To Hold Your Hand” — play it at any party, karaoke night, or road trip and somebody will lose their mind over it. An entire field of people at Steele Indian School Park opened up their eager eyes and shouted that they were Mr. Brightside.
That's how you top that shit.
Critic's Notebook
Last Night: The Killers' headlining set at the 2017 Lost Lake Festival
The Crowd: A vast herd of ecstatic Killers fans, packed shoulder-to-shoulder. Lots of flower crowns, unicorn suits, and dudes wearing sunglasses after dark. There was also a gentleman wearing a tie-dye shirt that said “Magical Motherfucker” on it. I didn't have the presence of mind to ask him to cast a spell for me. Maybe a floating enchantment so I could've hovered over these teeming throngs.
Overheard: “SIDE! SIDE! BRRRRRSIDE!” One incredibly hammered woman spent the entirety of this set shouting for “Mr. Brightside." But she was so bombed out of her gourd that she couldn't actually articulate the song title properly. It just came out as blurts of “SIDES!”
Random Notebook Dump: Black Thought should have pointed out that The Roots have The Killers beat in the tuba department. Do The Killers have a goddamn tuba? No, they certainly do not. Advantage: The Roots.
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Galaxy Nexus vs Nexus 4 – Clear Winners, Losers
By PhoneNews.com Staff on December 14, 2012
How the hack this happened
And boy do we mean hack…
As you may know, the Galaxy Nexus was the design mule for the Samsung Galaxy S II. Samsung intentionally ensured Google’s shared designs and efforts to create Android 4.0 alongside Galaxy Nexus, would net positive externalities for the rest of Samsung’s smartphone strategy.
And, their plan paid off for Samsung in a big way. Galaxy S II was, and continues in the prepaid arena, to be a sales success story. We’ll have a review of the Galaxy S II (4G WiMAX edition), newly launched on Virgin Mobile, shortly. And, Samsung carried this strategy forward with the Samsung Galaxy S III building on the same designs. Faster turnaround, allowing Samsung to begin work on the Galaxy S III, while its rivals (HTC, Motorola, and others) were still getting their hands around Android 4.0.
So, when LG was offered the option of building the next Nexus, it was more of a matter of the art of the deal. LG, beaten to a pulp in Android device sales, was likely offered the gesture as a means for Google to breathe new life back into LG’s Android efforts. LG is the largest manufacturer to not have received a Google partnership. (HTC – G1 through Nexus One, Motorola – Droid & XOOM, Samsung – Nexus S/Galaxy Nexus, Sony – PlayStation Suite (jointly developed in concert with Google)).
Plus, LG is at-risk for jumping ship from Android. LG is (as has been widely reported) working with HP’s Gram subsidiary on a webOS-enabled TV. It’s not a huge jump to see HP agree to bow out of webOS smartphones and let LG carry the torch.
Therein, we see how Nexus 4 evolved. LG agreed to create an HSPA+ only version of the Optimus G, designed specifically to not cannibalize Nexus 4. LG, in return, got the technical assistance needed to make Optimus G a success (at least, in terms of design).
But, at what cost for the Nexus 4? Well, obviously, the lack of 4G LTE. The phone was literally hacked from a standard Optimus G to not work on LTE. This has already been proven, as the 1900/2100 MHz LTE radio antenna (not to mention LTE chipset) were all left in the Nexus 4. And, hackers have already gotten it to work in the few AT&T markets that use those frequencies.
That’s great, but why did Google really dump LTE?
Google claims the dropping of LTE (a downgrade from the optional offering on the Galaxy Nexus, and the Nexus S 4G WiMAX before it), was because LTE was nascent, and Google was going for a the largest availability possible.
This is partly correct, and partly not correct. After all, Google isn’t one to tell customers to not use the latest and greatest. And, if Google could release two versions before (one HSPA+ and one LTE), why not do that again? So, what happened?
Google is facing increased blowback from carriers. Galaxy Nexus, for example, still cannot use Google Wallet on Verizon Wireless. The NFC is locked by Verizon from accessing Google Wallet, and thus Google doesn’t even offer the app to Nexus customers on the carrier in protest.
If you’re on Verizon Wireless, and have a Galaxy Nexus, you should call *611 from that phone, and take 5-10 minutes of Verizon’s time to let them know what you think about that. They certainly quite probably don’t care what we think… but if all of you shut down their call centers to voice your disdain, we think they’ll listen a bit more closely. They are, after all, not throttling your grandfathered data because competition can win over your business.
And that’s just on the Galaxy Nexus LTE. WiMAX isn’t much better. Throughout most of the Nexus S 4G’s run, Google had to de-certify its own Nexus device as being compliant with the Android Open Source Project standards. Why? Samsung wasn’t permitting the sharing of even closed binaries for the CDMA and WiMAX stacks. Eventually, Samsung caved and Sprint signed off on the public code.
But, by that point, the experiences with Galaxy Nexus and Nexus S left Google raw. Google lost control of the software. And Google is all about the software.
A device that exclusively uses GSM/UMTS/HSPA+ gives Google the leverage. There is nobody that can stop them from implementing things exactly how they want. There aren’t 15 different LTE bands to support, and there’s no we-promised-we’d-make-WiMAX-open-access-but-ha-ha-you-trusted-us. Add in that WiMAX as a prepaid offering (in the United States) isn’t even assured to last the next three years, and you can see why making support for WiMAX wasn’t a Plan B to 4G.
Should I care?
In the battle for a free and open smartphone? Yes. In your purchasing decisions? No.
Nexus 4 will have the most powerful impact in the industry, of any phone since iPhone. LG can’t make enough to satisfy demand. The phone is perpetually sold out, and there is now a two month backlog… on the 16 GB version. You can’t even backorder the 8 GB version currently.
Why? Because for the first time, prepaid service has a phone as powerful, and more flexible, than the postpay providers. Why pay for a shared data family plan, when you can sign up with Straight Talk, and enjoy unlimited everything for $45/month. Or, sign up for a 5 GB prepaid data plan on T-Mobile for $30/month, and use Skype/Groove/Google for VoIP calling.
You still get faux 4G HSPA+ data speeds, and an internationally unlocked phone, with firmware that is completely controlled by Google.
The market has spoken. And, T-Mobile is seeing this wave continuing, which is why they are ending device subsidies, and welcoming the trend. Anything else would mean suicide for the carrier at this point.
So what is the Galaxy Nexus good for?
Couple things, price and speed… sometimes.
A used Galaxy Nexus can be had for as low as $149. Seriously. We bought one from Cowboom (Best Buy’s return outlet) to make sure. We got a Galaxy Nexus for Verizon Wireless with no dents or scratches, except for the one we put on it within the first day of use.
Keep in mind, there are two versions of the Galaxy Nexus. The HSPA+ international version going to be more expensive than the carrier-locked Sprint and Verizon versions, which are CDMA/LTE only.
But, also keep in mind that the Galaxy Nexus is available in 32 GB trim. Both Galaxy Nexus and Nexus 4 lack microSD card slots, a common criticism of both Nexus phones, and of Android 4.0 in general. Android 4.0 places a greater emphasis on internal storage, a la iPhone, and can make external storage options a confusing experience for non-techy users.
In the end, for GSM/UMTS/HSPA+ we suggest going with Nexus 4. Unless you need 32 GB. Or unless you need a good deal.
On Sprint and Verizon however, it’s a whole different ballgame. While there are newer, more powerful devices like Galaxy S III and Galaxy Note II, the price-to-performance tradeoff just isn’t there. You’ll pay two-to-four times as much for Galaxy S III / Galaxy Note 2, and have far less than double the device to show for it.
Plus, we don’t see Nexus 4 hopping on over to LTE any time soon. It could happen on Sprint or Verizon, but the full retail price will be sky-high compared to the $299 for the HSPA+ version.
While Sprint and Verizon both aren’t the most stellar companies on testing, approving, or even giving customers choices on firmware… you’re also much more likely to see Android 4.2 hit the Galaxy Nexus on those carriers, first. And very early on compared to other devices. Why? Google builds Android 4.2 on Galaxy Nexus first. The work for Sprint, Samsung, and Verizon is done for them for the most part. If you’re not into flashing firmware on phones, that matters.
Finally, keep in mind that the only way to maintain grandfathered unlimited data on Verizon Wireless at this point, is to use a used device, or to pay the full retail price for a phone. The Galaxy Nexus is a steal of a deal for keeping a good thing going on that front.
Nexus 4 – Faster, better device, but lacks 4G LTE. Also not available with 32 GB, and that’s a big deal since no microSD.
Galaxy Nexus – 4G LTE version is a killer used device, at a killer price. Likely to get Android 4.2 first on Sprint & Verizon. 32 GB version also attractive on both sides of the carrier spectrum. Verizon needs a slap on the wrist for messing with your NFC.
Posted in Android, Editorials, Google, LG, Nerds, Reviews, Samsung, Sprint, Verizon | Tagged 4g, Android, Android 4.0, android 4.2, aosp, cdma, faux g, Galaxy Nexus, galaxy note 2, Galaxy S II, Galaxy S III, Google, gsm, HP, HSPA+, ics, jb, jelly bean, LTE, microsd, Nexus, Nexus 4, prepaid, sprint, Straight Talk, T-Mobile, UMTS, Verizon, webos, WiMAX | 4 Responses
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4 responses to “Galaxy Nexus vs Nexus 4 – Clear Winners, Losers”
Charles December 15, 2012 at 5:48 am | Permalink
Thank you very much for a well done article….for those of us who really appreciate the Galaxy Nexus (in my case, Verizon), this article gives some important things to think about and some needed encouragement that this phone we love so much is one of the best around.
Justin W December 15, 2012 at 11:00 am | Permalink
Great article. I do want to clarify for those who think the way I do – when the author says that the GNex will be the first to get Android 4.2 JB, he means within those carriers – not of any Nexus device.
Tom S December 16, 2012 at 7:02 am | Permalink
Google isn’t innocent in all this. They promised two years of firmware updates for Nexus S with the Android Update Alliance.
So where’s my Android 4.2. I don’t care if it’s Sprint/Samsung’s fault… it was Google’s promise.
Matt December 19, 2012 at 7:07 am | Permalink
Great article. Thanks.
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John W. Shoemaker
July 22, 1959 ~ April 18, 2019 (age 59)
John W. Shoemaker, "Shoe" 59, of Felton, passed away Thursday, April 18, 2019 in Kent General Hospital, Dover, surrounded by his loving family.
John was born on July 22, 1959 in Dover, Delaware to the late Ottis and Olive French Shoemaker.
He had worked for Kent County and later with the Delaware State Police as a dispatcher for over 35 years.
He enjoyed playing softball, gardening, antiquing, traveling, watching the Orioles, Flyers, Redskins and NASCAR.
John was a dedicated husband, soul mate and father. His faith in God was strong. John and Donna had a very strong relationship that very few people will experience in their lives. John had a kind heart and always knew what to say. He had a great sense of humor, he always had a good story to tell and jokes to play on his family and friends. He and Donna always looked forward to beginning Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus during the holidays. He touched many lives and will be truly missed by family and friends near and far.
He was a member of the Masonic Temple Lodge #9 in Milford, Critical Stress Management, Wyoming United Methodist Church and the Camden-Wyoming Fire Company.
John is survived by his loving wife of 22 years Donna Beebe Shoemaker, three daughters Abby Tate (Trevor) of Pueblo West, CO, Meghan Shoemaker of Millsboro and Kristin Dondarski (Richard) of Millsboro, seven grandchildren Mackenzie Newman, Rachel Newman, Cali Dondarski, Nash Dondarski, Nathan Green, Dawson Tate and Tanner Tate, father and mother in law Frank and Frances Beebe of Frederica, brother and sister in law Craig and Eileen Beebe of Frederica, sister in law Lynn Reynolds of Lewes, nephews Ryan and Andrea Beebe of Smyrna, Craig and Taylor Reynolds of Lewes and three great nephews Ethan Reynolds, Tyler and Parker Beebe, and his beloved German Shepard, Jake.
Viewing will be 6-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 at the Wyoming United Methodist Church, 216 Wyoming Mill Road, Dover.
Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, April 25 at the Wyoming United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Barratt’s Chapel Cemetery, Frederica.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers, John be remembered with donations to Wyoming United Methodist Church Building Fund, 214 Wyoming Mill Rd., Dover, DE 19904 or First State Animal Center and SPCA, 32 Shelter Circle, Camden, DE 19934.
Online condolences may be made via www.pippinfuneralhome.com
Time: TBD to TBD
Wyoming United Methodist Church
216 Wyoming Mill Road
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Corp. 1967. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. A very good copy. Contributions by Jack Vance, Hayden Howard, Christopher Anvil, and others. Cover art by Jack Gaughan.; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Corp. 1962. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. A very good+ copy. Contributions by Robert Silverberg, Algis Budrys, James Blish, and others. Cover art by Trembath.; Octavo. More
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Galaxy Magazine April 1964 Vol. 22 No. 4
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1964. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Small tear on upper edge of front cover and on staple. A very good copy. Contributors are Philip José Farmer, Cordwainer Smith, Harry Harrison and others.; Octavo. More
Galaxy Magazine December 1966 Vol. 25 No. 2
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1966. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are tanned. Slight slant to spine, date on front cover. A very good copy. Contributions by Poul Anderson, Jack Vance, Larry Niven and others. Cover art by Wenzel.; Octavo. More
Galaxy Magazine December 1966.
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1966. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Mild toning to pages, small faint stamp to fore edge. About near fine. Includes stories by Poul Anderson, Jack Vance, John Brunner, Larry Niven, and others. Cover art by Paul E. Wenzel.; Octavo. More
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1968. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are slightly age-toned. Faded spine, short tear to spine. A very good copy. Contributors are Fritz Leiber, John Wyndham, Poul Anderson and others. Cover art by Pederson.; Octavo. More
Galaxy Magazine February 1965 Vol. 23 No. 3
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1965. First Edition. Printed wrappers. Staple hole on front cover. A bright, very good copy. Contributors are Cordwainer Smith, J. T. McIntosh, James H. Schmitz and others. ; Octavo. More
Galaxy Magazine February 1969.
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1969. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are slightly age-toned. Short corner crease on front cover, tiny staple hole along the spine. A very good copy. Contributors are Robert SIlverberg, Willy Ley, Algis Budrys and others. Cover art by Pederson.; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Co., 1969. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. A very good+ copy. Taning to edge. Contributions by Keith Laumer, Anne McCaffrey, James Tiptree, Jr., and others. Cover art by Chaffee. ; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Co., 1969. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. A very good copy. Contributions by Sydney Van Scyoc, Richard Wilson, Terry Carr, and others. Cover art by Bodé. ; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1967. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. One of the staples is slightly protruding, three pages misaligned. A very good copy. Seventeenth Anniversary Issue. Contributors are H. L. Gold, George O. Smith, Roger Zelazny and others.; Octavo. More
Galaxy October 1962.
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corp. 1962. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. A near fine copy. Contributions by Cordwainer Smith, Gordon R. Dickson, Frederik Pohl, and others. Cover art by Virgil Finlay.; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Corp. 1967. First Edition. Pictorial Wrappers. A very good copy. Contributions by Poul Anderson, Roger Zelazny, Frederik Pohl, and others. Cover art by Gray Morrow. ; Octavo. More
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New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1964. First Edition. Pictorial wrappers. Pages are slightly age-toned. A fine copy. Contributions by Poul Anderson, Philip K. Dick and others. Cover illustration by McKenna.; Octavo. More
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2018 NRL Draw Announced
Thu 19 Oct 2017, 10:00 AM
The Parramatta Eels have today welcomed the announcement of the 2018 NRL Telstra Premiership draw, which will see the Club take part in some of the game’s biggest clashes.
The 2018 schedule will see the Blue & Gold play twelve home games (eleven from ANZ Stadium and one at Darwin’s TIO Stadium), including the Eels' first home game in a blockbuster clash against the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks at ANZ Stadium in Sydney’s Double Header in Round 3.
This fantastic day of Rugby League will see the South Sydney Rabbitohs take on the Manly Sea Eagles at 5pm, followed by our mighty Parramatta Eels playing 2016 Premiers, the Cronulla Sharks.
The Eels will kick off their 2018 campaign against their western rivals, the Penrith Panthers in a Battle of the West in Round 1 at Pepper Stadium on Sunday 11 March, kick off at 4:10pm.
Blue & Gold fans can look forward to three great Sunday afternoons of action at ANZ Stadium when we take on the Penrith Panthers in Round 5, the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in Round 7 and the Wests Tigers in Round 8.
The three afternoons will be family-friendly opportunities for Blue & Gold Members and fans to cheer on the side in these blockbuster clashes.
The Eels will also play other traditional rivals the South Sydney Rabbitohs in Round 15 and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in Round 19, with both games featuring on Thursday night.
Across the season, the Eels will have five Saturday night ANZ Stadium home game fixtures against the Sharks (R3), Knights (R13), Titans (R21), Dragons (R22) and Roosters (R25).
In the Club’s home away from home in the Northern Territory, the Eels will host the North Queensland Cowboys at Darwin’s TIO Stadium in Round 14.
Ticketed Blue & Gold Army Members will benefit throughout the season with the opportunity to attend a massive fourteen games at ANZ Stadium, with a ticketed Membership providing access to attend reciprocal access games against the Wests Tigers, Bulldogs and Rabbitohs at ANZ Stadium.
The Eels will finish the season with away games against the Storm at AAMI Park in Round 23, the Cowboys at 1800SMILES Stadium in R24 followed by a final home game against the Roosters at ANZ Stadium in Round 25, the final round of the season.
The Eels will travel to Canberra, Brisbane, Darwin, Melbourne and Townsville throughout the season, providing an opportunity for the Club’s Members and supporters around the country to see the Blue & Gold in action.
Please note, the NRL will hold a stand-alone Origin 2 fixture with no NRL games between Thursday 21 June – Sunday 24 June along with a league wide bye in Round 17.
Tickets to the Sydney Double Header will available for purchase to the general public next Thursday 26 October, 2017 with more details to come next week.
The Telstra Premiership Finals Series will begin on September 7 and culminate in the Grand Final on September 30.
2018 Parramatta Eels Draw
Round One – Panthers v Eels, Pepper Stadium – Sunday 11 March, 4:10pm
Round Two – Sea Eagles v Eels, Lottoland – Sunday 18 March, 4:10pm
Round Three – Eels v Sharks, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 24 March, 7:30pm (Note this clash is the Sydney Double-Header)
Round Four – Tigers v Eels, ANZ Stadium, Monday 2 April, 4pm
Round Five – Eels v Panthers, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 8 April, 4:10pm
Round Six – Raiders v Eels, GIO Stadium – Saturday 14 April, 7:30pm
Round Seven – Eels v Sea Eagles, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 22 April, 2pm
Round Eight – Eels v Wests Tigers, ANZ Stadium – Sunday 29 April, 4:10pm
Round Nine – Sharks v Eels, Southern Cross Stadium – Saturday 5 May, 7:30pm
Round Ten – Bulldogs v Eels, ANZ Stadium – Friday 11 May, 7:50pm
Round Eleven – Eels v Warriors, ANZ Stadium – Friday 18 May, 6pm
Round Twelve – Broncos v Eels, Suncorp Stadium – Thursday 24 May, 7:50pm
Round Thirteen – Eels v Knights, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 2 June, 7:30pm
Round Fourteen – Eels v Cowboys, TIO Stadium – Saturday 9 June, 7:30pm
Round Fifteen – Eels v Rabbitohs, ANZ Stadium – Thursday 14 June, 7:50pm
Round Sixteen – Dragons v Eels, WIN Stadium – Thursday 28 June, 7:50pm
Round Seventeen – BYE
Round Eighteen – Knights v Eels, McDonald Jones Stadium – Friday 13 July, 7:50pm
Round Nineteen – Eels v Bulldogs, ANZ Stadium – Thursday 19 July, 7:50pm
Round Twenty – Rabbitohs v Eels, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 28 July, 5:30pm
Round Twenty-One – Eels v Titans, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 4 August, 5:30pm
Round Twenty-Two – Eels v Dragons, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 11 August, 7:30pm
Round Twenty-Three – Storm v Eels, AAMI Park – Friday 17 August, 7:50pm
Round Twenty-Four – Cowboys v Eels, 1800SMILES Stadium – Friday 24 August, 7:50pm
Round Twenty-Five – Eels v Roosters, ANZ Stadium – Saturday 1 September, 7:30pm
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Government Relations Committee
Take a look below to see how you can get involved, but first meet our Government Relations Committee (GRC)...
Chair: Ginger Miller, Retired, Landon School (MD)
Vice-Chair: Nick Orban, University of Maryland, College Park (MD)
GRC's MISSION STATEMENT
Karla Allen, Hanover County Public Schools (VA)
Anthony Ambrogi, St. Catherine's School (VA)
Natasha Blake-McDowell, CollegeBound Foundation (MD)
Eva Bramesco, George Mason University (VA)
Suzanne Carter, Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School (DC)
Rachel Cleaver, George Mason University (VA)
Patrick Colonna, St. Margaret’s School (VA)
April Corbin, Hanover County Public Schools (VA)
Erika K. Davis, Mary Baldwin University (VA)
Shannon Edwards, Atlee High School (VA)
Jayne Fonash, Academies of Loudoun (VA)
Alphonso Garrett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore (MD)
Cameron E. Green, CollegeBound Foundation (MD)
Melisa Hypolite, CollegeBound Foundation (MD)
Forbes Mann, Landon School (MD)
Katie McEnroe, Holton-Arms Academy (MD)
Patrick Money, George Mason University (VA)
Joe Monte, Retired (MD)
Bisma Sheikh, International Baccalaureate Organization
Kevin Terry, Rock Ridge High School (VA)
Melissa Ward, Saint Michael’s College (VT)
Alison Weston, New River Community College (VA)
Dan Zawacki, George Washington University (DC)
Our committee has a point of contact for each of our member states:
Virginia: Ginger Miller
Maryland: Nick Orban
Delaware: Katie McEnroe
West Virginia: Jayne Fonash
The Government Relations Committee identifies areas of governmental policy that affect student and educational interests and formulate and recommend educational policy positions. Acting as a liaison with the NACAC Government Relations Committee, the members of the Committee coordinate efforts to keep PCACAC members informed of current issues in college admission counseling and educational policy at the state and national levels. The Committee also serves as a resource for legislators on issues concerning the transition from high school to college, college access for students educational policies for college admission.
(Left to right in the picture above: Jayne Fonash, Tara Nicola, Katie McEnroe, Ginger Miller, Christine Dougan; Robyn Lady, Anthony Ambrogi, Scott Anderson, Kevin Terry, and David Burge)
For access to several actions you can take to support our profession, your students, and their families, please see FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS below and visit our Legislative Action page. Please be sure to make your voice heard on these issues. Contact Ginger Miller with questions.
GRC in the Field
The Government Relations Committee has been hard at work planning our advocacy events for the coming year. These advocacy events give us an opportunity to meet with legislators and share with them the projects PCACAC members are working on, the priorities of our industry, and other challenges that we face in our roles as counselors and higher education professionals.
PCACAC Advocacy Day | Richmond, VA
PCACAC GRC members traveled to Richmond, Virginia: Chair Ginger Miller, committee members Suzanne Carter, Erika Davis, Patrick Colonna, and Kevin Terry, and NACAC representatives Mike Rose, Director of Government Relations, and Jayne Fonash, President of the Board of Directors participated in an exciting counselor advocacy day with hundreds of representatives from all over Virginia.
They met with several people focused on education, including Kevin Sausedo-Broach Legislative Aide to Delegate Alfonso Lopez, House Majority Co-whip; Rodrigo Velasquez-Soto, Legislative Aide to Delegate Kathy Tran; Delegate Roslyn Tyler, Chair House Education Committee, and her Legislative Aide Belinda Astrop; Christopher Fleury, Legislative Aide to Delegate Elizabeth Guzman, Vice Chair House Education Committee; Kelly Johnson, Legislative Aide to Delegate Schuyler Van Valkenburg, Education Committee; Fran Bradford, Deputy Secretary for Education; and Holly Coy, Deputy Secretary for Education for Governor Ralph Northam.
We learned that there is progress being made to increase TAG funding for students, to increase the number of counselors in Virginia thus lowering the student counselor ratio possibly to 250:1, and for increased time with students in preparing for postsecondary options. We were favorably met as we presented the mission and goals of PCACAC, focusing on Access to Quality Counseling, Need-Based Financial Aid, Rigorous Curriculum for all students, in state tuition for DACA-Eligible Students, and School Safety.
Thanks to the team that made the effort to participate in Richmond!
NACAC Advocacy Day | Washington, DC
PCACAC was well represented for the NACAC Advocacy Day on the Hill. Our team included high school and college counselors sharing their voices and stories with regard to NACAC”s legislative priorities: College Access, Student Protection, International Mobility, the Dream Act and DACA, School Safety, Anti-Discrimination, and Budget/Appropriations. Staffers greeted us warmly and seemed to understand the need for a lower student to counselor ratio as we explained our goal of 250:1. I am so proud of and grateful to our members who gave time and significant contributions to our efforts. #NACACHillDay
A huge "Thank you!" to those who attended (left to right in the photo above): Ginger Miller, Government Relations Chair; GRC committee members: Rachel Cleaver, Erika Davis, Natasha Blake-McDowell, Alicia Oglesby, President Jake Talmage, Melissa Hypolite, President-Elect Joel Lang, GRC Vice Chair Nick Orban, Katie McEnroe, and Dan Zawacki. Missing from the photograph but so glad they could join us are are NACAC Research Associate Pooja Patel and Lucien Giordano from Dulwich College of China.
PCACAC On-the-Hill Annapolis, MD
On February 13, members of the Government Relations Committee (GRC) participated in PCACAC On-the-Hill in Annapolis, MD where they attended several meetings with key legislators and aids to discuss important issues to our profession and to advocate for YOU.
There appears to be a lot of support for our policy initiatives, and there were already some bills submitted that we are excited about -- including opening access to Delegate and Senatorial Scholarships to DACA and DREAM Act students. Additionally, our GRC advocated for increased resources for counselors and schools, as well as informing students about the dangers of for-profit institutions.
From left to right in the photo: Jake Talmage, current PCACAC President; House of Delegates Speaker Pro Tempore, Adrienne Jones; Government Relations Manager for NACAC, Julie Kirk; and, Nick Orban,Vice-Chair of Government Relations for PCACAC.
PCACAC On-the-Hill Richmond, VA
Members of the Government Relations Committee (GRC) participated in PCACAC On-the-Hill in Richmond, VA where we attended seven meetings to advocate for YOU!
We supported the $36 million budget because it supports our mission and we highlighted the following ideas to support access to quality counseling for all students in the Commonwealth:
Student counselor ratio of 250:1
Rigorous curriculum for all students
Legislation to grant all DACA-eligible Virginia high school graduates who have resided in the state for three years to qualify for in-state tuition 5
School safety training but not arming teachers, counselors and other staff
We are grateful for our Virginia team (left to right): Karla Taylor from Hanover Co. Public Schools, Rachel Cleaver and Eva Bramesco from George Mason Univ., GRC Chair Ginger Miller, Past President Anthony Ambrogi from St. Catherine's School, and NACAC's Director of Gov't Relations, Mike Rose.
Watch for information here and in the next Anchor Splash about our Annapolis, MD PCACAC On-the-Hill - led by our GRC Vice Chair, Nick Orban.
Panel at George Mason University
PCACAC Government Relations Committee member, Rachel Cleaver, ran an informative panel discussion and training for Senate education staffers at George Mason University. Her continued commitment to legislation and funding affecting first gen and undocumented students is indicative of our best outreach and work for access to college. GRC Chair, Ginger Miller, was so pleased to participate and learn with George Mason’s amazing students!
Rachel’s summary of the event:
"On Thursday, May 3, George Mason University was honored to partner with Third Way think tank and District of Columbia Public Schools to host a training for twenty five Senate education staffers. The event focused on best practices for supporting first generation and underrepresented students. The day began at H.D. Woodson High School and then moved to George Mason in the afternoon. While on Mason’s campus, staffers heard from staff who support first generation students about the work that they do every day as well as from a panel of first generation students who conveyed their personal stories. The Senate staffers also had the opportunity to work through real life scenarios to help bring the successes and struggles of first generation students to life. George Mason was honored to share our best practices, but also stressed that there are colleges across the country doing amazing things to support our students. We encouraged the staffers to be champions for our students and create and support legislation that will allow colleges to continue supporting first generation college bound students. Overall, the day was a huge success and we look forward to a many collaborative trainings with Third Way in the future."
NACAC's National Advocacy Day - Washington, DC
PCACAC's Government Relations team participated in NACAC’s advocacy day on the Hill. Government Relations Chair Ginger Miller, and Vice Chair, Nick Orban, were joined by David Burge (NACAC President), Robyn Lady (PCACAC President), Anthony Ambrogi (PCACAC Past President), Jake Talmage (PCACAC President-elect), and GRC members Katie McEnroe, Costos Solomou, Chris Butler; Dan Zawacki, and Rachel Cleaver.
In addition to working with our lobbyist Mike Rose, Director for Government Relations, on Sunday, February 25th, we met with legislators and their aides from Delaware, Maryland and Virginia. Our meetings involved stimulating discussions with Members of Congress and staff, including Congressman Don Beyer and Assistant Kate Schisler, Congressman Jamie Raskin and Legislative Director William Roberts, Lauren Marshall, Assistant to Senator Warner, Cortney Segmen, Legislative Fellow with Senator Kaine, Ian Spears, Legislative Assistant to Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Sarah Schenning, Assistant to Senator Van Hollen.
Speaking on behalf of NACAC:
We advocated for a lower student/counselor ratio to provide quality counseling for post-secondary options with careers and college choices.
We addressed the need to increase mental health and school safety.
We supported student loan protection while pushing for the halting of the burden created by for-profit colleges.
We urged legislators to get DACA done, and we pushed for a 1.6 billion budget to fully fund educational needs with Title VI Part A which provides, among other things, professional development for counselors.
PCACAC on the Hill - Richmond, VA
On Monday, January 29 representatives from the PCACAC Government Relations Committee, including Past PCACAC President Anthony Ambrogi, NACAC Board Member Jayne Fonash, Suzanne Carter Co-Director of College Counseling at Visitation, and PCACAC Government Relations Chair Ginger Miller held eight meetings with legislators and their assistants for our Richmond Advocacy Day. We focused on these points:
Access to quality counseling by pushing for the lowering the student to counselor ratio in high schools
Need-based financial aid including in-state tuition for DACA students and maintaining or increasing funding for the Virginia TAG program as well as aid to public institutions
Rigorous Curriculum options for all students
Counselor relicensure in Virginia to include some required hours in the required professional development 180 hours be allocated to college and career counseling.
We also entered a discussion about possible SAT testing in high schools to give access to all students addressing the possible tradeoffs of such an event.
The most important take away is that we had a voice, advocating on behalf of NACAC as well as PCACAC at a time when federal funding is clearly affecting state funding for very important programs involving access to higher education and quality counseling.
Delegate Lopez is extremely supportive of access in education, and among other bills, is currently is sponsoring HB19 to cover DACA students with in state tuition in Virginia regardless of whether or not the federal government arrives at an immigration solution for Dreamers.
Del. Alfonzo Lopez, Jayne Fonash, Member of the
NACAC Board and PCACAC Gov't Relations Committee,
and Ginger Miller, PCACAC Gov't Relations Chair
PCACAC on the Hill - Annapolis, MD
We were able to meet with some great leaders in Annapolis to discuss issues that are important to us, like need-based financial aid and resources for counselors:
Senator Pinsky, Chair of the Senate Education Subcommittee
Delegate Leudtke, Chair of the House of Delegates Education Subcommittee
Delegate Ebersole, member of the House Education Subcommittee
Staff members from Senator Carter Conway's office, Chair of the Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee
Delegate Wilkins, member of House Education Subcommittee
A special thanks to Nick, Jake, Katie, Adrian, and Karina, who were able to lend their experiences and make a huge impact regarding the importance of what we do as admission professionals.
Jake, Nick, Adrian, Karina, and Senator Pinsky
Jake, Nick, Karina, Katie, Delegate Leudtke, and Adrian
As part of our advocacy work, NACAC regularly sends letters to Congress and the Administration and/or issues press releases on various policy proposals. Here are the more recent:
NACAC Urges Support and Flexibility for Students And Schools Affected By Southern California Wildfires
NACAC: Tax Proposal Would Adversely Affect Education (Dec 6)
NACAC Opposes Higher Education Act Reauthorization
NACAC: Final Tax Bill Undermines Education (Dec 19)
College enrollments in the U.S. decline for a sixth straight year -- although at a slower rate.
Higher Education Act. The House Education and the Workforce Committee approved legislation that would reauthorize the Higher Education Act (the Republican drafted text, fact sheet and summary). The next step is for the House of Representatives to debate it, which may happen in early 2018 (the Senate may take up its version of the reauthorization in 2018).
Here’s a summary of the Committee’s debate on the bill and more information on specific programs, including public service loan forgiveness program; gainful employment, HBCUs, minority-serving institutions, and community colleges.
The bill is likely to negatively impact revenue at public colleges and universities, according to Moody’s.
Republican proposal could create a bigger role for private industry in higher education.
Tax Reform. Congress passed legislation that would significantly alter the nation’s tax policies. President Trump is expected to sign it into law.
Here’s what the GOP’s proposal to overhaul the tax code means for schools, students and parents; its impact on parents with kids in college; the impact K-12 education and higher education. More broadly, here’s what did and did not make it in to the final version.
Republicans in state capitals across the country find themselves in a bind as they try to reconcile the tax bill and their own state budget requirements.
Tax bill could trigger historic spending cuts and 10 other takeaways.
Government Funding. As of press time, Congress needs to pass some sort of legislation (a continuing resolution is most likely) to keep the federal government open. However, there is confusion about how the bill will be crafted.
DREAM/DACA. Three dozen Republican lawmakers have called on party leaders to help enact a permanent solution for Dreamers by the end of the year, however Congressional leadership has indicated that they will wait until 2018 to do anything. Here are four possible options available to lawmakers. For their part, Democratic leaders will not force a government shutdown showdown over relief for young undocumented immigrants, which likely pushes any solution until 2018. Meanwhile, undocumented high schoolers work long hours, putting college further out of reach.
Graduation Rates. The national graduation rate for a four-year cohort is now 84% after five years of steady increases, a record high.
Help support the Dream Act...
PCACAC is proud to be supporting the 2017 Child and Youth Advocate Dream Act Letter to Congress, sent earlier this week. Thank you for supporting immigrant children and youth during this urgent time!
A message from CLASP: "We're excited to share the final Dream Act letter from children and youth advocates, with more than 320 national, state, and local organizations from across the country! The letter was sent to Congress this morning, and we also issued a press release in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics, Children’s Defense Fund, First Focus Campaign for Children, The Children’s Partnership, and the Forum for Youth Investment. The press release is available here and below.
Thanks again to all of you for supporting immigrant children and youth during this urgent time. For those of you who represent state and local organizations, we invite you to issue your own press release. Attached is a release template you can modify for your own purpose, including state-specific information on the number of DACA recipients. We also ask that you help us share the letter over social media. You can retweet this: https://twitter.com/CLASP_DC/status/910528791734374400 and below are some sample tweets you can use as well.
Finally, to learn more about how you can help support Dreamers and advocate for the Dream Act, please see CLASP's new fact sheet on the DACA rescission and visit our DACA resource page.
SAMPLE TWEETS
We joined 300+ child & youth advocacy organizations in a letter to Congress supporting the bipartisan #DreamAct. http://bit.ly/2fkTeGN
We stand with 321 child & youth advocacy organizations and XXX #DACA youth in [state] in support of the #DreamAct. http://bit.ly/2wGtUhh
25% of #DACA recipients are parents to U.S. citizen children. We join 300+ advocacy orgs in support of the #DreamAct http://bit.ly/2wGtUhh
#DACA helped immigrant youth reach education & career goals. We join 300+ advocacy orgs in support of the #DreamAct http://bit.ly/2wGtUhh
#DreamAct is smart policy for #DACA youth, their families, & our nation. We joined 300+ orgs in a letter to Congress http://bit.ly/2wGtUhh"
NACAC Resources
Take a look at NACAC's policy briefs and general legislative priorities on our NACAC page.
PCACAC on the Hill – Virginia Advocacy Day, Richmond
Throughout the morning on Monday, January 30, 2017, PCACAC's GRC comprised of high school counselors and college admission counselors held a series of thirty-minute meetings with several Virginia senators, delegates, and legislative aides in the offices of Senator Saslaw, Delegate Pogge, Senator Howell, Senator Newman, Delegate Greason, Delegate Lopez, and Senator Landes.
Our primary purpose was for PCACAC members to connect with members of the Virginia legislature to discuss issues concerning access, preparation, and funding for post-high school education. Acting as the voice for students who have none, we thank those who joined us to speak on behalf of students across the Commonwealth to ensure equal access to post-secondary options and success.
NACAC Advocacy Day
What an interesting day we educators had at the Advocacy training Sunday, March 4, 2017 and the NACAC Advocacy Day Monday, March 5 on the Hill in D.C. as we contemplated issues concerning access and equity in higher education. Since it appears that President Trump’s new budget will include significant cuts, we want to protect funds for education, and especially counseling, because research demonstrates that students who receive academic, career, and college counseling are more successful than those who do not. We support full funding for Title IV, Part A with the block grant for all areas of education. In addition, we hope to secure the Bridge Act for DACA students to ensure stability for them and their families. We also support HR-977 to put counselors where they are most needed and in areas where they do not exist. We support international students who increase our cultural awareness and broaden our global viewpoints while simultaneously contributing to our American economy. Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the success of this day.
On Monday, February 8, 2016,
PCACAC's GRC hosted a breakfast meet-and-greet in the GAB (General Assembly Building) in Richmond. Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49th) was acting in the role of legislative sponsor for this event. Our primary purpose was for PCACAC members to connect with members of the Virginia legislature to discuss issues concerning access, preparation and funding for post-high school education. Acting as the voice for students who have none, we thank those who joined us to speak on behalf of students across the Commonwealth to ensure equal access to post-secondary options and success.
PCACAC on the Hill – Delaware Advocacy Day, Dover
In partnership with the Delaware School Counselor Association, PCACAC-on-the-Hill Dover was held on Tuesday, June 16, 2015. Acting as the voice for students who have none, PCACAC representatives spoke on behalf of students across Delaware to ensure equal access and success to post-secondary options. Members who attended had the opportunity to meet with Delaware lawmakers and their staffers to advocate for the rights of students in the college admission process. The meeting was set up in a delegation room in the Delaware Legislative Hall Building, where legislators and their staffers engaged with members of PCACAC to discuss strategies to best ensure that high schoolers have the resources they need to make informed decisions about their collegiate choice. Lunch was provided to legislators and their staffers and current high schoolers who are going through the admissions process or college students who had a positive college counseling experience were invited to attend.
PCACAC on the Hill – Maryland Advocacy Day, Annapolis
Acting as the voice for students who have none, on March 18, 2015 the GRC spoke on behalf of students across Maryland to ensure equal access and success to post-secondary options. Participants met directly with Maryland lawmakers and their staffers to advocate for the rights of students in the college admission process. The event was held in a delegation room and legislators and their staffers had the opportunity to engage with members of PCACAC to discuss strategies to best ensure that high schoolers have the resources they need to make informed decisions about their collegiate choice. Lunch was provided, courtesy of PCACAC, to legislators and their staffers. Current high schoolers who are going through the admissions process or college students who had a positive college counseling experience were invited to attend.
2013 NACAC Government Relations Award
The Government Relations Award is presented to a NACAC member who has made outstanding efforts in support of policy initiatives that promote equal access to higher education, encourage student achievement, promote counselor excellence, and further the government relations priorities of NACAC members.
2013 recipient Jayne Fonash has been a dedicated member of the Potomac and Chesapeake Association for College Admission Counseling and NACAC’s Government Relations Committees. Following her PCACAC presidential cycle, Fonash assumed the chairpersonship of her affiliate’s Government Relations Committee and immediately increased its membership. She coordinated the committee members’ participation in Advocacy Day events in Maryland and Virginia during the 2013 legislative sessions and spearheaded PCACAC’s efforts to pass the Virginia Dream Act, even testifying before the House Education Subcommittee. On the national level, Fonash has played a key role in helping prepare members for the annual Day on the Hill, held each March. Fonash also saw the need for a Town Hall style meeting to provide a forum for legislators and college admissions professionals to share information and strategies to support increased access to higher education for students. An Imagine Grant was awarded to fund this endeavor and plans are moving forward to hold the first PCACAC Town Hall meeting in early October 2013. Thanks to Fonash’s leadership, dedication, knowledge of public policy, and vision to coordinate new initiatives, PCACAC members are more involved with public policy and legislative initiatives than ever before.
I want to get involved and support the efforts of the Government Relations Committee, but I don’t have time to attend meetings or travel for legislative visits. What can I do?
The easiest thing you can do is to use the links on this page! From here, you can search for current state and national legislation that will affect you and your students and make use of pre-written letters to sign and email to your current legislators.
Can I really make a difference?
Your voice needs to be heard by legislators at all levels of the government! You are on the front line in dealing with the policies and laws and the only way to change the ones that are not working and to develop better policies is to communicate your opinion. The links on this page will make it easy for you to do it. Bookmark the sites and make a habit of checking up on what is happening in your state and at the federal level.
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Ian Boudreau
Dead Cells will get its first paid expansion in early 2020
Since its official launch in 2018, Dead Cells has seen numerous updates and additions, each one adding content or responding to player requests for changes. Developer Motion Twin has announced its first paid DLC for their runaway hit: it’s called The Bad Seed, and will launch early next year.
The Bad Seed will be adding two biomes that will be available as early path choices during your runs, which means you’ll be able to start checking them out right away, regardless of whether you’ve cleared Dead Cells’ later stages and unlocked everything in the base game. The first is the Arboretum, which is a cheerful, bright area full of cute creatures who nevertheless want to murder you. The second is the swamp, which is decidedly less cheerful but gives you a choice between ravenous giant purple ticks on the ground or unfriendly blow gun wielding fiends in the trees above.
The new areas are full of unique new enemies to slice to bits, and doing so will yield brand new distinctive gear. Motion Twin says it’s adding the game’s first double-slot weapon, and you’ll be able to recruit an adorable mushroom companion if you can make your way through the new areas.
Here’s the teaser:
The developer also says there’s an “exceedingly creepy boss battle” waiting at the end of all this new stuff, so interpret that how you see fit.
The Bad Seed expansion is priced at $4.99 (or your regional equivalent) and is due out in the first quarter of 2020. Motion Twin says players can continue to expect new free content, and that sales from the DLC will help the studio maintain the update tempo it has established for Dead Cells.
You can find more info over on Steam, or at the official Motion Twin site. If you haven’t checked out Dead Cells yet, you may want to – it’s on our list of the best indie games on PC.
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By Jean Edward Smith
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Category: Political Figure Biographies & Memoirs | 20th Century U.S. History | World War II Military History
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER – “A model presidential biography… Now, at last, we have a biography that is right for the man” – Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post Book World
One of today’s premier biographers has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. In this superlative volume, Jean Edward Smith combines contemporary scholarship and a broad range of primary source material to provide an engrossing narrative of one of America’s greatest presidents.
This is a portrait painted in broad strokes and fine details. We see how Roosevelt’ s restless energy, fierce intellect, personal magnetism, and ability to project effortless grace permitted him to master countless challenges throughout his life. Smith recounts FDR’s battles with polio and physical disability, and how these experiences helped forge the resolve that FDR used to surmount the economic turmoil of the Great Depression and the wartime threat of totalitarianism. Here also is FDR’s private life depicted with unprecedented candor and nuance, with close attention paid to the four women who molded his personality and helped to inform his worldview: His mother, Sara Delano Roosevelt, formidable yet ever supportive and tender; his wife, Eleanor, whose counsel and affection were instrumental to FDR’s public and individual achievements; Lucy Mercer, the great romantic love of FDR’s life; and Missy LeHand, FDR’s longtime secretary, companion, and confidante, whose adoration of her boss was practically limitless.
Smith also tackles head-on and in-depth the numerous failures and miscues of Roosevelt’ s public career, including his disastrous attempt to reconstruct the Judiciary; the shameful internment of Japanese-Americans; and Roosevelt’s occasionally self-defeating Executive overreach. Additionally, Smith offers a sensitive and balanced assessment of Roosevelt’s response to the Holocaust, noting its breakthroughs and shortcomings.
Summing up Roosevelt’s legacy, Jean Smith declares that FDR, more than any other individual, changed the relationship between the American people and their government. It was Roosevelt who revolutionized the art of campaigning and used the burgeoning mass media to garner public support and allay fears. But more important, Smith gives us the clearest picture yet of how this quintessential Knickerbocker aristocrat, a man who never had to depend on a paycheck, became the common man’s president. The result is a powerful account that adds fresh perspectives and draws profound conclusions about a man whose story is widely known but far less well understood. Written for the general reader and scholars alike, FDR is a stunning biography in every way worthy of its subject.
One of today’s premier biographers, Jean Edward Smith, has written a modern, comprehensive, indeed ultimate book on the epic life of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
This is a portrait painted in broad strokes and fine details. We see how Roosevelt’s restless energy, fierce intellect, personal magnetism, and ability to project effortless grace permitted him to master countless challenges throughout his life. Smith recounts FDR’s personal battles and also tackles head-on and in depth the numerous failures and miscues of Roosevelt’s political career.
Summing up Roosevelt’s legacy, Smith gives us the clearest picture yet of how this quintessential Knickerbocker aristocrat became the common man’s president. The result is a powerful account that adds fresh perspectives and draws profound conclusions about a man whose story is widely known but far less well understood. Written for the general public and scholars alike, FDR is a stunning biography in every way worthy of its subject.
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168733 - Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II operated by US Navy (USN) taken by Pepjak
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hunnicat, Karel Burian, exem, Boris Cierny, Blade Brown, Adam Horvath
Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II
Registration: 168733
CN: CF-06
Code: NJ-101
Operator: US Navy (USN)
Location: USA - Florida - Pensacola Naval Air Station (Forrest Sherman Field) (KNPA)
Photographer: Pepjak [show profile]
Blue Angels Homecoming Air Show
Published: 23 February 2015, 23:59 CET
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Sonoco is latest to join the Recycling Partnership
An effort to divert more plastics and other recyclables from the waste stream has another funding partner.
Sonoco Products Co. has joined the Recycling Partnership, which already has a litany of partners familiar to those in plastics, including the Association of Plastic Recyclers, the American Chemistry Council, Dow Chemical Co., Amcor Ltd., Plastics Industry Association and Dart Container Corp.
"Sonoco has set aggressive sustainability goals, and we are dedicated to not just meeting, but exceeding those goals," said Laura Rowell, manager of global sustainability for Sonoco, in a statement. "The expanding impact of the Recycling Partnership is one of the most exciting developments in the industry today, and together we can magnify those results."
A big part of the partnership's mission is to make recycling easier and more accessible through the placement of recycling carts in communities around the country. These roll-out carts, with wheels and more capacity than smaller hand-held bins, help capture more recyclables from households.
"Most people take it for granted that recycling is universally available in this country, but that's far from true," said Jeff Meyers, vice president of operations for the Recycling Partnership in a statement. "Sonoco's support strengthens our ability to bring better recycling programs to communities all over America. Not only will we be growing access to recover more consumer packaging, we will be leading the charge to improve the quality of the recovered material."
Sonoco also has been making headlines in recent months with the introduction of its plastic TruVue clear food can. The company makes consumer packaging, industrial products and protective packaging. Sonoco also has its own recycling division that includes material recovery facilities.
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'The Holiday' is a better Christmas movie than 'Love Actually' and here's why
Katey Psencik, USA TODAY NETWORK
Listen. I know you love “Love Actually.” I know it is widely considered a modern holiday classic. I know that the combination of Hugh Grant, Kiera Knightly, Alan Rickman, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Rowan Atkinson and that kid who played Jojen in “Game of Thrones” makes it pretty hard to dislike this movie. I get it.
But there’s actually a better modern holiday classic than “Love Actually.” Sorry. It came out three years later and it is called “The Holiday.”
Before you start sending me angry emails, HEAR ME OUT.
There are many reasons why “Love Actually” hits slightly off the mark. First of all, Mark (Andrew Lincoln) is desperately trying to get with his best friend’s brand-new wife, Juliet (Kiera Knightley), not to mention that creepy wedding video. Then there’s Harry (Alan Rickman), who is totally ruining my love for Professor Severus Snape by being super desperate to cheat on Karen (Emma Thompson) -- who would do such a thing? I mean, Karen is kind of problematic, too, considering she tells Daniel (Liam Neeson), who is mourning the death of his wife, that “no one’s ever gonna shag you if you cry all the time” so like, harsh. American President Billy Bob Thornton sexually harasses Prime Minister Hugh Grant’s One True Love Natalie (Martine McCutcheon) and everyone keeps calling Natalie fat even though she is so incredibly not fat. Also, who falls in love with somebody if you can’t even speak the same language? Looking at you, Colin Firth.
I’m not saying “The Holiday” doesn’t have its issues. I am also not saying that either of these are particularly high quality or good movies. But this is the hill I have chosen to fight and die on, so behold my argument:
1. Kate Winslet’s character Iris is one of the most relatable characters in any romantic comedy ever. She gets dumped. She keeps going back to the guy. The guy sucks. It takes her a really, really long time to figure out the guy sucks. Any woman -- nay, any human -- who says they haven’t been in her position before is a liar. And gosh, the moment she tells him off makes my heart swell with pride every single time I watch it. Someday I want to tell somebody, “Now I’ve got somewhere really important to be, and you have got to get the hell out.” Savage.
2. Jack Black as a male love interest would not work in any other movie but this one. He’s great. The scene in the movie rental store when he starts singing the soundtracks to famous films is *chef’s kiss* excellent. One of my favorite movie Easter eggs is that Black hums Hans Zimmer’s score from “Driving Miss Daisy,” and Zimmer did the score for “The Holiday.”
3. Graham (Jude Law) killin’ the single dad game. Any parent who lets their daughters build a fort as entirely epic as that one deserves all the awards.
4. Amanda gets drunk and belts out The Killers’ “Mr. Brightside” and honestly, same. I implore you: consume several glasses of wine and then scream this made-for-karaoke song at the top of your lungs like nobody’s watching. It will set you free.
5. The scene where Iris teaches Arthur (Eli Wallach) to (kind of) swim is the most adorable thing I’ve ever seen. Technically she’s teaching him to walk without a walker, but in a pool. His head dips underwater. Iris rescues him. He shakes water out of his eyes. Everybody laughs. I laugh. My heart grows three sizes.
6. After learning to walk without assistance, Arthur walks up the stairs on his own to the tune of his own personal soundtrack and I’m not crying you’re crying. Seriously, give this guy every lifetime achievement award there is and let him climb all those stairs. You go, Arthur.
7. Hans Zimmer’s score is flawless. I know I mentioned it above, but guys, it’s so good.
8. Iris’ cottage in Surrey is adorable. Where can I get one? Is it on Airbnb? Email me a link, thanks.
9. When Arthur gives Iris a corsage before their “date.” He says, “Forgive me, the last time I had a date, this is what we did.” I would like a friend like Arthur. He gives great advice, like, “In the movies we have leading ladies and we have the best friend. You, I can tell, are a leading lady, but for some reason you are behaving like the best friend.” Heart eyes emoji.
10. LITERALLY EVERYTHING ABOUT ARTHUR. Sorry, I can’t get over it. I think he’s so charming.
11. The idea that Iris and Amanda could only find love once they started to love themselves isn’t a new idea, but it’s one I won’t get tired of. Look, I’m all about a movie that ends in a girl-power, fist-in-the-sky defiance where instead of ending up with the guy, the female hero saves herself and conquers the world and maybe gets a new killer wardrobe or something. But if we’re talking about holiday romantic comedies, then this is the ideal ending. Iris learns to let go of her past, and then she falls for her lovely new friend. Amanda gets in touch with her emotions and then falls for Iris’ brother (but, honestly, who wouldn’t). Everyone’s happy. It’s New Year’s Eve in England. Warm fuzzies.
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