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Downton Abbey: Lady Mary Takes Charge (S6 E2 Recap)
by Marion Stein · January 11, 2016
Last season we were constantly reminded that CHANGE was a coming. This time around, the message is not that change has arrived, but that “our way of life is dying.” It’s the difference between knowing global warming is real versus swimming to work.
Yet, the final season offers a chance to wrap things up before it all falls apart. So far it doesn’t look too gloomy or doomy. We’ve already seen the Bates both get exonerated in the death of the loathsome Mr. Green. Hughes and Carson are still on their way to the alter. Cora and Robert seem solid again after a couple of bumps. And last season both the Crawley “girls” met fellas, even if we haven’t seen or heard from them again yet. Happiness is still possible, and at least for now some things remain the same, like the unfortunately named dog, now deceased, but still shown in the opening credits.
RIP. Killed off not because of her name, but as a symbol.
And so to breakfast. The servants bustle. Moseley irons the newspapers the way he always has. Cora still gets her tray brought up because why on earth would she bother coming down. Carson maintains standards even if the diminished staff isn’t quite up to his. Mary and Edith snip at each other as they have from time immemorial. In this case, Edith started it, sort of. Mary talks about a letter from Rose. She guesses Rose might be having a baby based on a remark she made about delaying a planned visit. Edith remarks her sister is “adding two plus two and getting fifty-three.”
Oh Edith, don’t! We understand why you’d want to, but in a battle, Mary is always going to come out on top.
Robert mentions the contretemps about the hospital and a meeting Violet called for later that day. He’s keeping the news from Cora, which can’t be a good thing. Seriously? The last season and whether or not the local hospital is put under the control of the bigger hospital is the main dramatic event?
Carson tells his lordship that Mr. Finch has arrived and is waiting to speak with “the agent.” Mary says she’ll talk to him because after proving her mettle to Robert last week, she has the job. Robert offers Carson the use of the servants’ hall for the wedding. Mary is appalled. That will not stand. She doesn’t contradict him in front of Carson, but clearly HER Carson deserves to be wed in the main house. She goes to see Finch who tries to roll with the punches when she tells him she’s the new Branson. He tells her about the upcoming, “Fat Stock Show.”
Downstairs, Carson mentions his lordship’s generosity to his intended. She tells him no way. She won’t be a servant on her wedding day. Go Elsie! Or whatever your first name is.
Had he known that his proposal would turn Mrs. Hughes into Bridezilla, he would not have gone through with it.
The very cozy hospital board meeting consists of Dr. Clarkson, Robert, Isabel, and Violet. Isobel insists Robert tell Cora about the next one.
Downstairs, the new guy, Andrew, who is very much enjoying country life wants to walk around the estate. He rejects Thomas’ offer to come with. If that wasn’t bad enough, when Thomas asks Carson if he should start looking for another job, Carson tells him in the smuggest possible way, “It couldn’t hurt.”
Apparently, despite being down to minimal staffing levels, no one has much to do because everyone is off doing something. Mr. Mosley heads over to the school on some mysterious mission, which turns out to be scoring old exams for Daisy to study off of.
Upstairs, Edith is on the phone with her editor. There’s yelling. Didn’t we see this last week? Oh heavens! This almost makes her late for tea! Robert warns everyone they need to finish up because the children will be coming in for their daily five minute visit before they return to the dungeon or wherever it is that they spend the rest of the day. Edith kvetches about her editor, and Mary looks up from her paper and makes her “Jesus Christ on a stick does she think she’s the only one with a job around here?” face. George and the Foundling Child what Looks Like Lady Edith enter the room. George asks if he can see the piggies (the Fat Stock) with his mum. Mary says she’ll take both George and the foundling child to the Drew’s farm. Edith asks if it’s safe because she can’t think of a way to tell Mary not to take Marigold to the Drews that won’t incriminate her. Nobody else can come up with anything either. Edith will be in London, so Cora offers to go with Mary and the children. Looks are exchanged between Robert, Cora, and Edith. Does Mary notice any of this?
Mary does notice that Anna isn’t exactly jumping for joy despite not having to spend the rest of her life in jail. She gets her to fess up about the miscarriages.
Isobel runs into Dickie who’s coming out of the post office because his lordship – unlike some other lordships – mails his own letters. They discuss the hospital biz. He’s glad they’re on the same side because Violet and Clarkson are both digging in their heels (and also because he SOOO wants to get back with Isobel.) This week’s new English phrase for Americans is “Wigs on the green,” which means a fracas, which they’re both expecting because Lady Violet is not to be trifled with. She could kill them with her bon mots.
Back downstairs, Andrew rejects Thomas’ offer to help him wind up the clocks, which in not a euphemism, but may have been Julian Fellows idea of a naughty bit. Baxter tries again to be nice to Thomas, despite his having blackmailed her, and again he rejects her kindness. Will Thomas be redeemed by or before the end of the Christmas special? And why do we feel bad for him?
At the farm, Mr. Drew and Cora are engaging in some heavy duty subtext in front of Mary. Mrs. Drew is in town, and Mary is trying to hustle everyone home before she comes back. Too late! Mrs. Drew latches onto Marigold. Mr. Drew talks her down the same way one would talk to a person WHO WAS COMPLETELY INSANE. He even manages to disengage her from the child without using a fork lift. Mary doesn’t pick up on much of this, but she is a bit perturbed when Mr. Drew tells Marigold to go on home with her “auntie.”
Back at Downton, Robert asks Cora if Mrs. Drew was at the farm. She tells him she was, but they don’t talk about it because Mary is there. Before Carson can talk to Robert about the wedding, Mary tells Carson that Robert misspoke, and of course he can have the wedding in the big house.
Downstairs, Anna is crying to Bates because of the baby thing. Bates mentions adoption. She doesn’t think it would work for Bates because he’s “tribal” and then she goes on talking about how she’s wrecked his life. If this season doesn’t end with her having a baby, they’ll be mass demonstrations in front of Baron Fellowes’ home.
Rosamund is hanging with Edith in London. Edith mentions a phone call from Cora and news about the farm visit. Rosamund tells her she’s going to have to tell Mary one day. Then Edith recounts the hospital business to Rosamund, so that we can get a summary again, in case we were in a horrible accident and suffered brain damage since we last heard about it.
Thomas is at a nearby estate where he is suffering through the worst job interview ever for an “assistant butler” position, which isn’t even a real thing. The position will combine the duties of an under butler, footman, and chauffeur. When Thomas balks, Mr. Moore, the butler interviewing him is not amused, and tells him to come down off his high horse. Then Moore suggests that Thomas is a “delicate looking man” and after that he pointedly asks about his marital status, and not in a “I’m just asking for a friend ’cause you are hot” kind of way.
That evening, Mary tells Anna she’s taking her to the same doctor she saw when she was having trouble conceiving. Anna is convinced it won’t do any good because she is cursed, and that Mary is being too generous because she’s so undeserving. Mary reminds Anna she owes her, and mentions some of the ways, including that incident with the Turk what dropped dead in Mary’s bed way back in season one. Good times. They can laugh about it now! Anna agrees to go, not that she has a choice, but she isn’t going to tell her husband because she doesn’t want to get his hopes of, and also because if people told each other stuff there would be no possibilities of misunderstandings leading to tragic consequences.
Robert and Cora have a little pillow talk about the Drew farm business. We are again given a rationale for Edith’s not telling Mary about Marigold – FEAR – even though we just heard this five minutes ago in Edith’s conversation with Rosamund. Cora thinks the Drews should go, but Robert won’t throw them off their farm. Then there’s more talk about the hospital in case we forgot about that too.
Downstairs, Hughes and Carson talk about the wedding. She’s doesn’t want to get married in the big house either. She’ll tell his lordship if Carson’s too chicken. Carson drinks some port to get his courage up.
Anna tells Bates she’s going to London with Mary. He hopes it’ll cheer her up, and says something about her “putting her feet up,” which is an awkward pun because she’s really going to see a gynecologist. And then in case we didn’t get it, Anna says, “Yes, I’ll definitely be putting my feet up.” Gynecologists jokes are hysterical.
Cora comes down to breakfast the next morning or the one after that. Who knows? The days all seem to run together when life is so fast paced. Robert shocked to see his wife out of bed before noon, actually says, “To what do we owe this honor?” Cora doesn’t hit him, but indicates she was miffed about missing that last meeting, and tells him she’s touring the hospital with Isobel and Violet. Mary asks Carson if he’s decided about the wedding. He tries to tell them he is not worthy, but Mary INSISTS and says she’ll talk to Hughes herself.
Isabel and Violet start using their outdoor voices in the middle of the ward as they fight over Cora. Clarkson ushers everyone into his office. Cora makes it clear she’s all for the modernization/consolidation plan. She impresses everyone, and possibly even begins to move Clarkson a degree or so closer to her position. Is the younger Lady Grantham finally emerging from that coma she’s been in since the end of the Great War?
Robert talks to Mr. Drew, who says he’ll handle his wife and begs stay on land his family has farmed since “before Waterloo.” Say one thing for the USA, we may have genocided the native population, but at least we’re not feudal, yet.
Carson confesses his lack of progress on the wedding venue to Hughes, who tells him, “Heaven for fend we lowly folk should do anything to offend the blessed Lady Mary.” It’s future-wife versus long-term mistress, literally.
Daisy gets an audience with Cora to ask if there’s any way she can help Mr. Mason keep his farm. Cora tells her the new owner is throwing lots of people off. But then Cora seems to get an idea. She doesn’t share it with Daisy, and tells her it probably won’t work. Sounds like she thinks there might be a vacant pig farm coming up on their property.
Mary’s “Harley Street” doctor tells Anna a stitch in time (about the twelveth week of her next pregnancy) could save the baby.
Can someone give this woman a happy ending? Or at least a happy moment?
Robert and Cora have more pillow talk. He tells her the Drews are staying and he thinks they’ll be alright. But Robert doesn’t have the best track record when it comes to being right. Then they start talking about the hospital again because it’s clearly the most interesting and important thing going on in their lives. As if to remind us how much “show” time has passed, we hear the click of the electric lamp by the bed, which Cora turns off.
The big day has arrived! Time for the Fat Stock Show.
Mary was so proud of her pigs, whom she actually spent more time with then she did with her son.
Robert, Cora, Mary, Edith and the children are all there, as are most of the staff. Mary’s pigs win the biggest prize, but then Mary’s thunder is stolen, and even worse, she loses her ride home when Marigold goes missing, and it turns out Mrs. Drew took her back to Yew Tree Farm. When Robert, Edith, and Cora go off in the car with Mr. Drew, Anna explains to Mary that Mrs. Drew found Marigold and took her back to the farm “for safety.” This makes no sense, but it doesn’t have anything to do with anyone Mary cares about, so once again she doesn’t question it.
Marigold is in Mrs. Drew’s arms. She tells Mr. Drew that the girl is “home” and “they” weren’t paying any attention to her. He manages again to convince her to hand over the girl, who thankfully wasn’t smothered, and he carries her out to the Crawleys.
But she’ll be so much better off being raised by servants.
He tells Robert that they’ll go as soon as they’re able. Robert apologizes on behalf of his family for ruining his life and driving his wife crazy. Drew blames himself and Edith for coming up with a plan that didn’t take his wife’s “emotions” into account. Let’s hope he gets a nice pay off. Given that the Crawleys are probably going to go broke soon and wind up selling off everything, Drew may come out ahead by getting out early.
So, what will it take for Mary to put two and two together and actually get the correct answer? And how will she use the information to hurt her sister? Will the hospital stay independent or get swallowed up by modernity? But more importantly, will Mrs. Hughes get the wedding she wants?
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Eagle River Elementary makes strides to return to community next fall
By Scott Gross
Published: Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:22 PM AKDT
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - The Anchorage School District is 14 weeks into a 60-week scheduled project to revitalize and upgrade Eagle River Elementary.
“We had some significant damage to the walls, the roof and the gym area,” ASD Senior Director of Capital Planning and Construction Tom Fenoseff said. “So that’s what triggered not only the repair of the building but also some needed improvement.”
In November 2018, the 7.1 magnitude earthquake rocked the Anchorage area and knocked the school offline. Nearly two years later, construction and demolition are underway. New floors, paint, ceilings, lighting and electronics are part of the new improvements.
Project Manager Nick Bell says the reason the school was red-tagged and taken offline is because of the damage sustained in the gymnasium.
“That roof in that area was not stable,” Bell said. “We stabilized it immediately after the earthquake, shoring it up so that it wouldn’t fall down, but given the number of aftershocks and stuff like that, we couldn’t operate in the building safely.”
This summer, work crews tore off the old roof and removed the outer facade.
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The school also will have a new state of the art security system at the entrance.
“We’ve added several thousand square feet to the building which was predicated in bringing out the entrance due to the fact that the gym and the MPR additions had been added to the original building,” Bell said. “So by bringing this all out we can have that control flow, you can’t get beyond the second set of doors, you have to go into the office to get signed in, checked in and out.”
The way the old entrance was configured, anyone could have walked into the building and started wandering around. The addition will also house a new nurses' station with two beds and ADA-compliant restrooms which the office didn’t have before.
Bell says the roof should be complete in the next two weeks and then the focus will be on the inside.
The project is expected to be complete in August of 2021 just in time for the start of school.
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Unexpectedly deep seismic activity found along California fault
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The Los Angeles area sits atop several fault lines.Getty Images/iStockphoto
In Southern California, scientists listening to rumblings deep underground found seismic activity at deeper-than-expected levels, and it may signal new earthquake extremes, according to a new study.
Deeper or smaller seismic activity can be very difficult to monitor, especially in urban areas, due to the distance between seismicity monitors and the noise caused by traffic and industry. In order to better see these so-called micro signals, a group of researchers temporarily deployed detectors along the Newport-Inglewood fault (NIF), which stretches nearly 50 miles (80 kilometers), from Culver City to Newport Beach, in Southern California.
“It’s very helpful for us to do these kinds of studies where the seismic risk is high because of the dense concentrations of population,” study lead author Asaf Inbal, a geophysics graduate student at the California Institute of Technology, told Live Science. “Most of the damage is inflicted by large earthquakes, but these small earthquakes like the ones we observe at NIF occur much more frequently, and their location can be used to highlight active faults and their depth.”
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The U.S. Geological Survey announced that California is nearly guaranteed to see a magnitude 8 or higher in the next 30 years.
It's a nightmare that other parts of the world know all too well.
A 7.0-magnitude earthquake, the largest ever recorded in the area, left much of the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, area in despair in January 2010.
By filtering out the noise, the researchers found that activity along the NIF was unusually deep and frequent compared to similar faults in the region. The researchers said these signals could lead to a better understanding of the depths at which earthquakes can occur, and could further illuminate the structure of the fault.
“Many of these micro earthquakes are deeper than expected. They occur below the crust, in the upper mantle, where rocks are usually thought to be too hot to start quakes (mantle rocks are viscous, they deform like very thick honey, without breaking),” co-author Jean Paul Ampuero, a professor of seismology at Caltech, told Live Science in an email. “They are concentrated in what appears to be the deep continuation of the Newport Inglewood fault down into the upper mantle.”
The Long Beach seismicity sensors can be seen as green dots along the surface, with red representing areas of intense earthquake activity 15-20 miles (25-32 km) deep.Credit: Courtesy of Asaf Inbal
The unexpected depths of these earthquakes raise questions about quake monitoring. Scientists don’t know whether these temblors are widespread and have simply been missed at other faults because of the difficulty in monitoring small, deep quakes, or, if the NIF is unique and somehow the fault has deep seismicity that extends to the upper mantle, the researchers said.
While researchers said they do not yet know the answer, NIF stood out in another way: the frequency of its quakes. Inbal said earthquakes statistically follow a scaling law that predicts the ratio between the number of small and large earthquakes that will occur on a specific fault segment.
“That ratio is generally constant. Along many faults we see the same ratio, though the actual numbers may vary,” Inbal said. “However, on the NIF we find that for the deeper sections of the fault, the number of the small earthquakes is much larger than the number of large earthquakes.”
The researchers suggested that the different ratio along the NIF could be due to changes in temperature, pressure or the mineralogy of the rocks at those depths, but said that further research is needed to determine the root cause.
The NIF’s unique frequency and depth of earthquakes could also mean that the maximum depth of seismic activity may be much deeper than was previously thought, the researchers said.
For example, the 2012 Sumatra earthquake in Indonesia occurred deep beneath the Indian Ocean, penetrating much deeper than expected based on previous measures of seismicity, according to the researchers.
“Since then, we’ve been wondering if something similar could happen on continental faults like in California,” Ampuero said. “Our discovery of deep quakes in Long Beach tells us that the deep roots of a continental fault can still generate quakes.”
Fortunately, this research thus far does not show that these deep fault regions will produce larger earthquakes. The last major earthquake along the NIF was the 6.4-magnitude Long Beach earthquake that struck south of Los Angeles on March 10, 1933.
“Bottom line: We need to do more research about these deep, little quakes,” Ampuero said. “Deploying more of these hyperdense seismic networks is one way forward.”
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Hart exam: T&T coach talks philosophy, squad selection and the 2018 W/Cup
Lasana Liburd Sunday 9 August 2015 Global Football, National Football, Volley 35 Comments
“I think football is about creating a balance,” Trinidad and Tobago National Senior Team head coach Stephen Hart told Wired868. “The first thing you need to know is how you are going to recover the ball. If you cannot recover the ball, then you are in trouble.
“And when you recover the ball, depending on the part of the field you are, knowing how to play. Do you keep it or do you look to launch a counter-attack?”
Hart sat down with Wired868 for a wide ranging interview into the state of the “Soca Warriors”, the 2013 and 2015 Gold Cup tournaments, his tactical and player selections and the Russia 2018 World Cup campaign.
This is the second and final instalment of our Hart-to-heart:
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart makes a point during a training session in Sao Paulo last year.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/TTFA Media)
Wired868: What was the trick with Kenwyne Jones? He seemed to have worked with you better than any other coach…
Hart: I think you would need to speak to Kenwyne about that. I try to always advise Kenwyne along certain lines and let him know if I am happy with what he is doing or if I am not happy with what he is doing. But I am also aware of the enormous strain he is under from the Trinidad public, which I think is unfair.
People don’t take into consideration the kind of attention other teams pay towards him. And what I’ve found is it has been very difficult to find a partner for Kenwyne who could create the type of service he would require.
He is not the typical Trinidad and Tobago striker who could pick up and make room for himself or beat his man. He requires service. So the difficulty was to create situations where the service was close enough to him to exploit the space he creates by being double marked and/or to feed off things that come off of him, which is what (Kevin) Molino did so very well.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago captain Kenwyne Jones celebrates his goal against Mexico in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
(Courtesy CONCACAF)
Wired868: You think Kevin Molino is by far the best partner for Kenwyne?
Hart: Yes. Because Kevin played close to Kenwyne. The other ‘number 10s’ (attacking central midfielders), so to speak, have a habit of playing close to the midfield. And, quite frankly, if a team is defending and the (opposing) ‘number 10’ is playing in the middle of the park, they have done their job.
But if the ‘number 10’ is finding room on the top of the penalty box, then it creates a problem. And Kevin has the ability to find room on the top of the penalty area.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Kevin Molino (second from left) runs at Antigua and Barbuda players (from left) Keiran Murtagh, Akeem Thomas and Quinton Griffith during 2014 Caribbean Cup qualifying action.
(Courtesy Allan V Crane/Wired868)
Wired868: Jonathan Glenn didn’t play a minute at the Gold Cup and I think he only played 10 minutes in the Caribbean Cup. What is the value that you think he brings to the team?
Hart: He is an excellent finisher. His finishing ability is probably the most composed in the squad. I think he will get his chance but Kenwyne was playing so well…
Glenn is a ‘nine’. He said he rarely ever plays wide. It is just a matter of biding his time and when he gets the opportunity…
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago striker Kadeem Corbin celebrates his strike against Aruba in the 2015 CONCACAF Under-20 Championships in Jamaica.
He was booked for the gesture by Bahamian official Randolph Harris.
Wired868: The younger players, Rundell Winchester and Kadeem Corbin, didn’t get a look in. Is it harder for new players to grow on you?
Hart: No. It was unfortunate but the way the team was playing at the time, it didn’t make sense changing up the squad for the sake of giving them experience in a tournament.
That is what happens with Trinidad and Tobago football at every level. We are going to tournaments for experience and the (part where we properly prepare players beforehand and provide them with the) experience so they can play in a tournament is severely lacking.
So it is very difficult for me at that point to know what would be coming off the bench with those younger players, even though Rundell is not so much of a risk as Corbin.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Keron Cummings (left) challenges Mexico midfielder Hector Herrera during CONCACAF Gold Cup action.
Wired868: And what about another newcomer, attacking midfielder Keron Cummings, who got into the team after injuries to Molino and Hughtun Hector?
Hart: I think his attitude was good in that he came in listening… I told him there are two potential positions you could play and if you do this you would have a very good chance of playing.
But even in the first half of the Mexico game, he started off doing what I told him I didn’t pick him in the past for. Which is he was getting comfortable with the midfielders (and playing too deep). (He would) bounce a ball and get it back but really not do anything (to effect the game).
At half time, the basic knowledge passed to him was get close to Kenwyne and feed off anything that comes to him. (Cummings went on to score twice in the second half with both goals coming from assists by Jones).
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago attacking midfielder Keron Cummings (centre) celebrates his goal against Mexico with teammates (from right) Cordell Cato, Joevin Jones, Mekeil Williams and Aubrey David in the 2015 Gold Cup.
(Courtesy MexSport/CONCACAF)
Wired868: What do you think of the composition of the squad?
Hart: I think there is a lot of room for improvement and the fact that we had two centre backs playing full back speaks for itself. In my opinion, Aubrey David has the option to be a very good centre back.
I like Cyrus a lot at full back because he gives you so much. But he still has a lot to learn about being a full back. His positioning can be better.
Mekeil did his best but it was a huge learning curve for him. He was put in the left back position (although he is) a centre back (for his club)…
Soon we will get the Hoytes (Justin and Gavin) back, who can both play full back. Especially Gavin. Their In Stats ratings are very high. Gavin in particular has the ability to play stopper.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago’s Daniel Cyrus (centre) hurdles Mexico player Adrian Aldrete (left) while his teammate Carlos Pena looks on in the 2013 Gold Cup quarterfinal at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
(Copyright AFP 2014/ John Amis)
Wired868: What type of player do you think is missing on the team or you feel you can do with more of?
Hart: I think people underestimate the kind of tournament Kevan George had but he was outstanding. He broke up so many players by taking away passing lanes. (And) he kept popping up with the ball in crucial times.
His energy in the midfield and his ability to cover the attacking partner in the midfield and protect his two centre backs was outstanding. A second player to do that job with the same sort of physical qualities would be a big asset.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Kevan George (left) keeps an eye on Mexico captain Andres Guardado in 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup action.
Wired868: Isn’t that what Dwane James is supposed to be?
Hart: Yes but to be fair to Dwane he is still learning the midfield position at North East and the international learning curve seemed to be a bit fast for him to adapt. He looked far more comfortable in training as a full back.
Wired868: And what about a playmaker who can help us keep the ball better?
Hart: Well that search will continue. Certainly Cummings can do that and Ataulla (Guerra) has the ability to do that but they both have the habit of doing it on the wrong part of the field.
If you look at the other ‘10s’, they come off the defence looking for the ball in pockets like the Mexican (playmakers).
(He explained that Mexico employed a floating ‘10’ rather than one particular player, as Andres Guardado, Carlos Vela and Giovani Dos Santos all played the role at times).
And look how much damage (Michael) Bradley did popping up as a sort of quasi-10 for the US.
Our ‘number 10s’ play too far away from the ‘9’, ‘7’ and ‘11’ (centre forward, right winger and left back). And they play closer to the ‘8’ and the ‘4’ (holding central midfielders) which is not what we want.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago attacker Ataulla Guerra (centre) tries to hold off Guatemala defender Wilson Lalin during 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup action.
Wired868: And what about the deep-lying playmaker that we had before like David Nakhid or even Densill Theobald? Is there a role for that kind of player now?
Hart: Yes. If you could find one for me. But I don’t think we have anything in that mould so to speak.
Andre Boucaud is one who helps us keep the ball very well and every time he came on in this tournament, he settled us down. Because he always tends to be available and, if you look at his passing statistics, he was exceptionally good.
He also has the tendency to make the forward pass rather than the square pass. But his passing range is not like Nakhid’s.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago midfielder Andre Boucaud volleys home the second goal in their 2-0 win over Cuba in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup.
(Copyright Christian Peterson/AFP 2015)
Wired868: So you would like an athletic, combative midfielder?
Hart: No. Not necessarily. I would like a bit more variety in the role of ‘10’ and in the position of the midfield (anchor) so it gives me a bit more tactical variation that I could work with.
So if I need two out and out holding midfielders so I can release four or five players up the field and feel comfortable I can defend, then fine. There are games I would gladly go in doing that.
And if I can get a ‘10’ that can create opportunities for ‘7’, ‘11’ and ‘9’ (right winger, left winger and centre forward) and score some goals, I would gladly accept that…
I think both my goalkeepers (Jan-Michael Williams and Marvin Phillip) are highly underrated by the way. They are two very good goalkeepers and, by goalkeeping standards, they are young.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Jan-Michael Williams (right) reacts to block a shot from Cuba striker Maikel Reyes in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup action.
Williams was injured in the sequence.
Wired868: Apart from Corbin, any other national youth players you can see being fast tracked into the senior team for the 2018 World Cup campaign?
Hart: Given the right situation, if they are playing regularly with their clubs.
(He named five National Under-23 players that he is watching closely. But he did not want their names published as he felt it might put additional pressure on the young men).
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago players celebrate a goal against Aruba during the CONCACAF Under-20 Championship.
Wired868: Will we go back to the 4-3-3 formation that you tried to implement at the Gold Cup? Or has that been scrapped?
Hart: Let me just say that the adaptation to the 4-3-3 seemed to be a bit too complex for the players in the time frame that we had. We were losing shape way too easily…
(He gave a detailed breakdown of the two main variations of the 4-3-3 he attempted to use and explained how each would affect the shape and responsibilities of his midfielders, attackers and full backs. However, he preferred not to reveal those ideas publicly).
With the 4-3-3, I could have gotten the best technical players, on paper, on the field. But somehow I think some of those players don’t want to hear anything with the word ‘tactic’ in it.
(He explained how the movement of some players in key roles could cause the collapse of the 4-3-3 system and why he felt it became too much of a risk).
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago national senior team coach Stephen Hart studies his options during a 3-0 friendly defeat against Argentina in June 2014.
Wired868: Would you say you are pragmatic coach? Do you set up your team not to be beaten and then anything else is a bonus?
Hart: I think football is about creating a balance. The first thing you need to know is how you are going to recover the ball. If you cannot recover the ball, then you are in trouble. And when you recover the ball, depending on the part of the field you are, knowing how to play.
Do you keep it or do you look to launch a counter-attack? What is required?
But the first thing is creating some sort of balance.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago winger Cordell Cato (left) eludes Panama midfielder Miguel Camargo during the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal.
(Copyright Jewel Samad/AFP 2015)
Wired868: Do you see Trinidad and Tobago primarily as a counter-attacking team now?
Hart: I would say in the timeframe I had to work with the team, it was easier to put that in place. But it is one of our weapons. Yes.
Wired868: Have you signed your new job contract yet?
(His contract as head coach expired at the 2015 Gold Cup).
Hart: No. We are still in negotiations.
Wired868: Anything you’re looking for that you can reveal? I know that before you did not have performance bonuses…
Hart: Well it is not so much about me as (it is about) the capacity to give us what is necessary come the World Cup qualification campaign. I think those things must be seriously discussed.
It is not just what I get out of this but do we have everything covered for the players and staff, do we have everything covered in terms of (practice) games (and) the equipment to physically prepare properly. You know. Everything that goes with a proper World Cup campaign…
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago defender Sheldon Bateau (centre) celebrates the opening goal against Guatemala with teammates Radanfah Abu Bakr (left) and Khaleem Hyland during their 3-1 Gold Cup win.
(Copyright Jonathan Daniel/AFP 2015)
Wired868: And I assume you have asked the TTFA to make the In Stats software available?
Hart: Of course. In Stats was a tremendous help for me both in keeping track of my players as they played every weekend (with their clubs) and (to monitor) the opposition. (It also gives) a breakdown of my team and every single pass (made during the game); if it was backward, forward or square, completion or not completion, every dribble, every touch of the ball broken down by player…
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago players Lester Peltier (right) and Andre Boucaud (centre) try to close down Cuba midfielder Alberto Gomez during their 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup clash.
Wired868: What for you is an adequate working environment?
Hart: Well, first to begin, it would be nice to have a working budget. So we would know we can go out and sign contracts and nail down games months in advance.
We and the players should know this is what we will be receiving contractually and we would get it upon arrival. And of course that includes staff. So we will not have anything to worry about.
This is extremely important because a lot of the staff take time off from work… (I have) a tremendous support staff (and) they have to be taken care of…
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart (second from left) shares a light moment with assistant coach Hutson Charles (far left) and national players (from right to left) Cleon John, Kareem Moses and Curtis Gonzales during a training session in 2013.
(Courtesy Wired868)
Wired868: Ideally what games will you like to get before the World Cup qualifying campaign?
Hart: The first thing is just to play on every single FIFA date. To play home and away. FIFA dates don’t allow us to train together anymore. So the main thing is to play the games (and), regardless of the outcome of the games, get the players working together on a consistent basis. And to play (our friendlies) on a home and away basis (as we will during the qualifying campaign).
Hopefully (I want to play) against Latin American teams and, depending on how the fixtures come out, play a team that will play similar to the United States.
Photo: United States forward Clint Dempsey celebrates his 2015 Gold Cup strike against Honduras in Dallas.
Wired868: What team plays similar to the United States?
Hart: We would probably have to go to Europe for that.
Wired868: What about the Copa America Play Off against Haiti?
Hart: We can’t get a firm date on that and it is actually hindering us going out and looking for teams to play (in the upcoming FIFA windows). Because we don’t want to sign a contract and then (CONCACAF says) we have to play Haiti then.
Wired868: Is the Play Off a one-off game or a two-legged contest?
Hart: I have no idea. CONCACAF can’t seem to tell us.
(He shook his head disapprovingly).
Photo Trinidad and Tobago defender Yohance Marshall (left) wins a header from Mexico defender Yasser Corona in CONCACAF Gold Cup action.
Wired868: So we just have the Mexico warm-up game?
Hart: We have a few more things in the works but the Mexico game is the only contract that was signed.
There are six FIFA match days between now and the start of the World Cup qualifiers. I hope to use them all. But, if I can’t, I would prefer to play on the second date so I can have the players together for a longer period of time.
Wired868: What about the national players who are not playing competitive football now or might not even be attached to clubs?
Hart: Hopefully, I can shortlist some of them and they can work consistently with (fitness trainer) Tobias Ottley… It is going to be difficult for them, let’s face it.
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago football captain Kenwyne Jones (background) hugs international teammate and Point Fortin Civic goalkeeper Marvin Phillip after their penalty shootout loss to Panama in the 2015 CONCACAF Gold Cup quarterfinal.
Wired868: Any local-based camps planned or that you would like to have?
Hart: At this point, I think it is a little complicated. There certainly can’t be one in August because of the CONCACAF Champions League as too many players would be missing.
We may be able to have one after the (Mexico) game in September. But that depends on our finances.
Wired868: What’s the value of the next three months for you as World Cup coach?
Hart: Two things. One is to start to play some games so we can keep together as much as possible. See players and experiment with players. The games have no value except for the fans. The real value for us is in building the team again to (play in the 2018 World Cup qualifying tournament).
Photo: Trinidad and Tobago head coach Stephen Hart.
Wired868: Thanks for your time, coach.
Hart: No problem.
Editor’s Note: Click HERE to read Part One of our interview where T&T coach Stephen Hart reveals the pros and cons of the Gold Cup, what gets his players an icy response, why he moved on from the 2013 veterans… and why he is trying to keep the Soca Warriors from the punch-men!
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Kendall Tull
Monday 10 August 2015 at 4:53 pm
Again – not sure how you arrive at calling me a leader of criticism for making a blindingly obvious statement that poor administration is holding us back. I am quite willing to assist and have no problems offering my services to help out and I have said so previously in this forum. But until there is a change in the leadership, I don’t see that happening.
What we need is for clubs to vote for the good of the sport rather than any narrow self interests they may have. The next election will be pivotal.
Gordon Pierre
Kendall Tull just saying time for the leaders of crictism to become leaders of action for change!! It is easy to be armchair revolutionaries but difficult to be real change agents!! We have seen this with our present and past ministers of sports
Sherwin Francois
Totally agree with his assessment of Kevin, he was sorely missed in the GC. We need that Arnold Dwarika, Russell Latapy type player, who can feed off of Kenwyne, go past defenders, create for themselves and add some pressure….
I am not sure I understand what you are singling out Lasana and myself Gordon Pierre for stating the obvious that the TTFA is not run effectively and efficiently. It is up to the voters to decide in the next TTFA election to decide who leads in November because I believe a change in leadership is required. I am also on record as saying none of the existing executive should be retained. Without change, no improvement is possible.
Lasana Liburd,Kendall Tull i am fed up hear the administrative problems if you and all the crictics can not come up with solutions i think it is time to close up shop because while nero fiddles Rome burns!!
Yes. Trinidad football is about trying to stay afloat rather than succeed
It is a pity that poor administration is proving such a hindrance at this juncture.
Gerard Emile Zatopek Pinard
Firstly, let me say up front that I may be biased inasmuch as Stephen is my cousin. But I am very impressed thus far with his professional approach and his obvious commitment to his players, support staff and T&T Football. Of course, the results so far also speak for themselves. Let’s hope that the TTFA can retain his services and invest the necessary resources in ensuring that our team has a decent chance for WC 2018.
Well, Paul was a part of his squad before and was released. So maybe not quite. Or maybe he wants something extra from Paul.
I like Paul though. Although he isn’t the quickest. I think he would be a good player for Connection in terms of style.
Roneil K Walcott
I think Paul is the closest thing to the deep-lying playmaker he is looking for.
Yes. We really need the Copa. It will allow us experience and exposure and give team chance working together under coach.
If we get to the final hex, playing in the Copa could be vital. Without it, our World Cup chances are even slimmer.
No Gino McKoy. I would probably post an abbreviated version with a read more link to my website later.
Maurice Eligon
Hope some of our local coaches hearing what he is saying and want to learn they can help prepare them for him.
Prince Borde
Monday 10 August 2015 at 12:47 pm
Being in Copa is a need! Look how it help Jamaica!
Hopefully Hart is able to stay on and implement all his plans for the World Cup campaign
Gino McKoy
Lasana Liburd is the article posted on Socawarriors.net?
Monday 10 August 2015 at 4:13 am
That’s an understatement Lasana. Haiti will out played the U.S. And Jamaica in the gold cup
Still no firm date set. Haiti will be tough. I hope we are ready.
How we didn’t get Cuba? Lol
This is great stuff Lasana Liburd. I like hart and his concepts. For him it’s about getting results. Doesn’t matter how they play. I don’t think that’s all bad at the international level.
Brian Springer
Great stuff! I really hope he stays and the TTFA gives him what he needs because his results speak for itself…plus from this interview its clear the man is implementing modern coaching methods, something lacking in previous Coaches.
Monday 10 August 2015 at 12:59 am
Refreshing to hear a coach so articulate with a seemingly clear vision as to how he wants his team to play.
Trini Don
Sunday 9 August 2015 at 7:50 pm
Hmmm….dont sell yourself short eh
When I read about how far the science of coaching gone to? It might be easier to be a pilot. Lol. I would happily be an assistant coach or assistant manager if anything. 🙂
Lasana you ever thought about going into football coaching ?
Thanks. I think being able to communicate his ideas and break things down are two of Hart’s strengths for sure. And I hope he is able to make the team as tactically flexible as he would like it to be.
Kelshol Williams
I think we have a very good coach . He is right what he is saying . I think the government of the day and the local business community should help the players. We should keep the coach we have a good thing going here since the 2006 campaign.
On another note, the fact that they are leaving us in limbo in terms of the date for Haiti, could be something they are doing to keep us from getting enough games and prepared properly for wcq.. I know it’s a conspiracy theory but I cannot see why they can’t fix a date and allow us to schedule our other games.. I believe this is being done deliberately … Because they know if we are prepared we will be very dangerous
Doesn’t that leave Haiti in the same boat?
Brilliant again brother..
Shiva Bissoondatt
Lasana Liburd you are really such a talented journalist…I follow your work on socawarriors.net (trinistallion)…thank you for giving us fans such insight into our socawarriors…both part 1 & 2 was done so well!keep up the good work!
Malik Johnson
Stephen seriously underated ….very intelligent coach!! Enjoyed the interviews.
David A Lara
Áwesome stuff
Xavier Macfarlane
Great interview
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The Other (Scary) Side To Plastic Usage
Written by Pat Pilcher on January 15, 2019
We know about the damage plastic bags are causing environmentally, but what about to our health? PAT PILCHER explores the health ramifications of our plastic obsession.
With the single use plastic bag ban soon to come into effect, should we be smugly congratulating ourselves and feeling that we’ve done our bit to help the environment? Sadly, plastic bags are just the tip of the Tupperware-berg, and there is a much bigger problem which still exists.
While doing our grocery shopping, I was pleased to see a growing number of people bringing reusable bags with them. Many supermarkets are also working to discourage plastic bag use by charging a fee for heavier reusable bags – made out of plastic, sigh.
Either way, the ban is good news regardless of how plastic industry PR types spin it. While you’re probably well acquainted with the environmental issues associated with plastic, there’s a lesser known but really scary side to the use of plastic.
It isn’t rocket science that most plastic bags end up at landfills where they leach chemicals into groundwater, streams and the wider environment. What isn’t so widely known is the fact that plastic packaging also leaches many of these chemicals into the food they’re storing. Perhaps the most widely known example of this comes from a compound called Bisphenol-A which is more widely known by its acronym, BPA.
BPA comonly gets found in polycarbonate plastic products including water bottles, baby bottles, and food storage containers. Here is where things start getting scary. In studies conducted in the USA, BPA was in the urine of nearly all test subjects. This finding is particularly worrying as BPA is effectively a synthetic estrogen. In practice, this means it can be highly disruptive to animal tissue, resulting in fertility issues and changes to breast and prostate tissue.
Another chemical found in the lethal cocktail leaching out of plastics is phthalates. These get added to plastics to give greater flexibility. Because of this, phtalates often get used in things such as clingfilm and shower curtains. Phthalates also happen to be endocrine disruptors, altering the human body’s ability to produce hormones. The known health risks typically associated with phthalates are asthma in children, lower IQ’s for a developing fetus, and ADHD. They’re also under investigation as a possible cause for infertility in males.
The third and potentially nastiest chemical commonly associated with plastics is styrene. It gets used in styrofoam, which all over the world get used for disposable cups and takeaway food containers. Scarily, styrene leaches out of plastics when exposed to heat. In a nutshell, your coffee or Chinese takeaways could be a source of unwanted chemicals.
There are a large number of illnesses linked to exposure to styrene. At the less serious end of the spectrum are respiratory problems, memory and hearing loss issues, but at the other end is an increased risk for certain cancers such as leukemia or lymphoma. The US state of California is now debating how styofoam packaging should be labeled to let the public know of the potential health risks. In New York, sytrofoam containers are already banned.
If that lethal list of plastic nasties hasn’t already scared the bejesus out of you, consider the wider impact of plastics on the environment. Even though you’ve carefully disposed of plastic bags, take a good look around you next time you visit your local tip. If it’s a windy day, the odds are good that you’ll see a lot of plastic bags being picked up by the wind and blown around.
Many of these end up in waterways and eventually oceans, resulting in heartbreaking pictures of seals, sea birds, turtles and other ocean life entangled in them. Friction and exposure to sunlight eventually sees many plastics breaking down into smaller pieces. These are commonly known as micro-plastics. At their largest, they’re usually 5mm. At their smallest, they’re thinner than a single piece of human hair.
Micro-plastics have been steadily accumulating in oceans for a long time. Scientists estimate that there are at least 300,000 plastic items per square kilometre of the ocean and at least 100,000 plastic particles per square kilometre of the seabed.
In short, if you’re wondering why you should be worried about plastic, there’s plenty of good reasons.
What I find particularly galling with supermarkets selling heavier plastic bags are the huge numbers of flattened cardboard boxes most supermarkets have stacked around the back. Why throw them out if they can be reused by customers to transport their shopping home? Unlike plastics, cardboard is made up of wood pulp and biodegrades.
Sadly, the plastic bag ban only solves a small part of the plastic problem. Wandering up and down supermarket aisles reveals the massive volume of food packaged in plastic. Given the leaching issues associated with this, there is plenty of cause for concern and the situation needs to get treated as a public health emergency. It isn’t just the obvious plastic containers either. Many cardboard containers and paper bags are plasticised so they don’t break down when wet items are placed in them. Then there are jars whose lids are plastic and a lot of what often looks like glass is actually plastic.
Even more frustrating still, is the sensless and gratuitous use of plastic by so many supermarkets. It makes a mockery of the single use plastics ban. Case in point: The fruit and vege that is so often pointlessly packaged in plastic. Last week a photograph did the rounds on Twitter of mandarins that had been peeled and placed in plastic containers. Then there are cucumbers covered in shrink-wrap. It makes no sense at all when their skins are usually washed or peeled. And try getting baked goods in anything but plastic. Sigh.
So, what to do? For a start, vote with your wallet. If goods packaged in plastic don’t sell while competing products packaged in biodegradable or recyclable materials fly off the shelves, it’d be fair to assume that manufacturers might eventually start to change how they package up produce.
Where there are no non-plastic alternatives, talk to the retailer and/or the manufacturer. Most value customer feedback. If enough people provide feedback that plastic simply isn’t cool and is a potential health issue, the odds are good that they’ll start actively investigating less harmful alternatives.
Another option is to change shopping habits in favour of plastic-free alternatives. As a family, we’ve cut back massively on the amount of supermarket shopping we do. Nowadays, we purchase fruit and vegetables from local markets and meat from an old school butcher who encourages people to bring containers instead of supplying everything in plastic bags. Doing so has saved us a tonne of money. We also make use of an outfit in Wellington called the Nude Grocer. Everything they supply is in labelled glass jars, paper bags or cardboard boxes. There’s next to no plastics used anywhere.
Pat Pilcher
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ROCHESTER, N.Y. – “God is good,” Caribbean speaker Gerard Granado called out Aug. 17 during the second national convention of Caribbean Catholics of North America.
“All the time,” participants answered in unison.
The responses emanated from nearly every seat in a ballroom at Rochester’s Crowne Plaza Hotel and illustrated the “Call and Response” theme of the convention, which took place Aug. 17-19 and was attended by about 125 people.
Granado, general secretary for the Caribbean Conference of Churches, highlighted the underlying spiritual meaning of the expression he had uttered, a phrase that those gathered were very clearly used to saying and answering.
“There’s a deep sense in the Caribbean of the faithfulness and providence of God,” he said.
Granado urged the group to feel solidarity with their brothers and sisters in the Caribbean. Many did, based on prayers said throughout the event.
“Our fervent prayers are with our sister islands in the Caribbean with Hurricane Dean and simultaneously with Peru in the terrible aftermath of the earthquake,” Vonulrick “Von” Martin, vice president of Caribbean Catholics of North America, said during the Aug. 17 opening ceremony.
Granado’s talk on the call and response of Caribbean Catholics as well as several performances by an area drum and dance group and a steel-drum band helped kick off the three-day convention, which examined what issues Caribbean Catholics in North America are called to address and developed strategies to respond to those issues.
Granado called on the group to acknowledge that sections of society are alienated and broken.
“Our challenge is how do we celebrate fragmentation through the greater good of the body,” he said.
Granado said the church is obliged to take on advocacy by virtue of God’s reconciling will. He cited several issues where advocacy could help, including free trade, the spread of HIV/AIDS, immigration concerns, human trafficking, the value of inclusiveness and helping the downtrodden, such as those trying to escape strife in such countries as Haiti.
“Fair trade is not synonymous with free trade,” Granado said, citing inequities in banana prices, which have led to social displacement by farmers unable to sell their fruit.
In addition to Granado, speakers during the convention came from throughout the Caribbean community; they included Dame Calliopa Pearlette Louisy, governor general of St. Lucia; Gerald Boodoo, professor of systematic theology at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh; Anna K. Perkins, dean of studies at St. Michael’s Theological College in Kingston, Jamaica; Father Clyde Martin Harvey, a pastor from the Archdiocese of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; and Cecile Motus, interim director of the Office for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Refugees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The convention was co-sponsored by that office, the USCCB and the Sisters of the Sorrowful Mother.
The opening event featured performances by Rochester-area musicians: the beating of drums and African-inspired dancing from Percussion Ah Saleem, the drum-and-dance ensemble led by State University of New York College at Brockport professor Khalid Saleem, and the Alfred St. John Trinidad & Tobago Steel Band.
Music was a large part of the celebration throughout the weekend. Monsignor Raymond East, the spiritual adviser of Caribbean Catholics of North America and pastor of St. Teresa of Avila Catholic Parish in the Archdiocese of Washington, set Sunday’s Gospel to song.
He suggested that participants make the Caribbean Catholic culture visible in their parish communities by bringing the best parts of their culture, such as music. While many black parishes often feature gospel music, Caribbean choir members could also suggest calypso and West Indian standards for Mass, he said.
“Two-thirds of our choir comes from the islands, but we never do songs from the islands,” Monsignor East said of his parish.
Nimbly plucking strings on an acoustic guitar, Charles Percy Caldeira added a light sound to the ad hoc convention choir that formed during the event’s first day.
Caldeira, a teacher, moved from his native Guyana with his wife and five daughters in 1967 at a time when his homeland was in dire economic straits. He said he misses Guyana, but also notes that the country has been overrun by drug traffickers looking for new markets.
Now he is a member of the West Indian Apostolate of the Diocese of Brooklyn, N.Y., and teaches senior fitness classes. To him, the convention was about highlighting the many distinct cultures that make up the Caribbean.
“This is about Caribbean unity,” Caldeira said. “Unity in diversity.”
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Hawaii Court Imposes Additional Mitigation on Sonar Trainings
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Hawaii Court Adds Restrictions to Navy Sonar Training – A Federal District Court in Hawaii has issued a preliminary injunction forcing the Navy to use additional safety measures during routine mid-frequency sonar training in Hawaii waters; Judge David Ezra will hold another hearing in April to consider long-term measures. The restrictions are slightly less strict than those imposed by a different District Court in California: Ezra increased the safety zone in which sonar must be powered down by 6db, from the Navy’s 1000m to 1500m, and sonar must be shut down if a whale is within 500, rather than 200m as they Navy planned. Other court-ordered measures include staying 12 miles offshore, and prohibiting sonar use with multiple ships in areas with rapid changes in depth and narrow channels (the Navy now generally avoids such areas, but has in the past stressed the need to use some particular areas in Hawaii for such training, after being sure whales are not present). U.S. Pacific Fleet said in a statement that the restrictions “could seriously impact our ability to train effectively.” Earthjustice attorney Paul Achitoff said he’ll be seeking a permanent injunction. The order issued by Ezra will “have influence on the way in which they (the Navy) do any exercises from now on in Hawai’i,” he added. It is unclear how this ruling will factor into the Navy’s forthcoming first-ever Hawaii Training Range EIS, to be released this spring and meant to govern all sonar training in the area. Ezra’s order seems to be trying to protect whales from exposures on the edge of the Navy’s safety threshold of 173dB (which he suggested should be lower), by expanding the safety zone and ordering power to be reduced in more circumstances. His approach to balancing training needs and environmental concerns was somewhat more flexible than provisions imposed by other courts, including a graduated decrease of sonar power when 1, 2, or 3 specified environmental conditions are present. Still, some of those conditions (including surface ducts and choke points) are considered important to the Navy for some training sessions.
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Woven Wood for Create Day 10.10.20
Create Day is 10.10.20
On Saturday 10th October there will be a 24 hour non-stop celebration – showcasing the work and creative process of over 300 artists, makers, designers and creators from across the globe. Short never before seen films, live-streams and demonstrations are being released in real time starting in Oceania at 02.00 AM GMT.
Please view our new short film called A Handshake with Wood made for Create Day.
The event has been conceived by Guy Salter of London Craft Week and working with international organisations there will be hourly releases of exclusive video content uploaded every hour, region by region according to time zone.
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All videos will be available on the Create Day website for two weeks.
Our film for Create Day shows work in progress of a lovely new collection of bedroom cabinets and furniture. Our client always encourages Angus to be bold and experimental in designs for her and loves woven willow. Wardrobe doors and drawer fronts of chest of drawers for two bedrooms have woven wood detailing. Benches and bed-side tables complete the collection. The collection is made in Scottish ash combined with darkly fumed Scottish oak.
Our local ash has much more character than commercially grown ash with dark streaks and some knots. This under-rated timber will soon be lost due to Ash Die-back disease already affecting many local ash trees. These disease was accidentally imported into Britain on intensively grown ash saplings. It is another reminder that it is worth finding ways to cherish and use our local resources and trees from less commercial, mixed, native woodlands.
Fuming oak involves exposing our local oak to ammonia which reacts with the tannin in the wood and changes the timber a rich nutty dark brown. This is not a surface finish but a change that penetrates the surface.
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Living during a pandemic has refocused our interest in sustainability and increased our thinking about what is required for a healthy life and a healthy planet. Like many we thinking more about where things come from and how they are made. It is often difficult to see the whole supply chain, the conditions for workers and end of life disposal and we want to be as transparent as possible in our business.
‘Sustainable furniture making’ might mean as little as using wood – a renewable resource – however it has to be much broader and deeper than that. We find Kate Raworth’s model of Doughnut Economics helpful for thinking about sustainability. Her model has two rings and looks like a doughnut. The inner ring represents the basic needs of people to keep them healthy and happy including housing, work, education, healthcare, community, air, water and energy. The outer ring represents the need of the planet to remain in balance, and human demand must not exceed certain limits, to prevent damage to atmosphere, oceans, soil, bio-diversity and natural resources. There is a sweet spot between the two rings where people have what they need without damaging the earth. At the moment there are many people who do not have enough to meet their basic needs and we are damaging the planet by over-consumption of limited resources and generating too much pollutants and waste.
As a micro-business we are thinking about what we can do to thrive in the sweet spot in the short, medium and long-term. At a basic level we transform local hardwoods into treasured furniture but it can be useful to analyse the steps.
We are lucky to have a small team of dedicated people who derive job satisfaction from making museum quality furniture. Individual makers are responsible for whole projects where possible (for better job satisfaction and learning) and frequent discussion about the best way to do things leads to highly skilled makers and efficiency, helping to make our furniture as affordable as possible. We have annual occupational health checks and improve the working environment through investing in the best machinery. Normally we offer paid internships and apprenticeships but sadly this is on hold during Covid-19.
We source some oak from our collectively owned, local bluebell wood (above) and we fell and mill as part of a sustainable woodland management plan designed to increase bio-diversity and the overall health of the woodland. We also use Perthshire grown oak, ash and cherry which are felled and milled on a micro-scale by other tree surgeons and saw-millers. The process is skilled and time-consuming but having a continuing local supply of timber has been helpful during the pandemic.
Recently we were offered two large oak trees (being felled as concerns that they were old enough to drop limbs and block a crucial access). These trees are too big for us to manage alone. They were prepared and felled by a tree surgeon (below left), then split by Pol Bergius from Black Dog Timber , who will return with his wood miser and Angus to mill into planks. The wood will then air-dry in stick (for minimum of a year per inch thick).
It has really helped our furniture making to be very close to the felling and milling. It has stimulated experimentation and Angus can work with the miller to prepare the tree as efficiently as possible for our unique combination of furniture making processes. It has also reduced transport miles, supports local businesses, and helps celebrate our local timber and woodland.
We are licensees of the Scottish Working Woods Label.
The Scottish Working Woods Label benefits both the environment and the local communities in the following ways:
“The label supports local growing, harvesting, processing and production which in turn mitigates climate change and supports local economy and employment.
The label endorses the value of local biodiversity, character and identity in the woodland resource.
The ‘chain of custody’ from raw material to finished product brings producers, customers and communities into a meaningful relationship with each other and with Scottish woodlands.
The label supports and promotes the value of traditions in the areas of woodland management, craftsmanship and use of resources, encouraging the development and retention of the associated skills.”
We specialise in steam-bending which allows us to use air-dried oak and ash. Steaming for an hour requires less energy than the more usual kiln drying for weeks or months. Bending with steam means we can achieve interesting curves and shapes with minimal waste.
We use harvested rain water for steam bending.
We use traditional cabinetmaking or green wood-work techniques for jointing, rather than faster screws, as we believe it is ‘better’: it will be longer lasting and is more beautiful. We have also developed innovative ways to simplify jointing and we harness the inherent strength in woods long fibres.
Most of our work is bespoke and therefore our making process is always evolving. There are frequent discussions about the best way at all stages including selecting, machining, joint work, construction and finishing and we are proud that we have been selected four times for The Wood Awards best new bespoke furniture design.
Our Waste
Although we hope our furniture will be treasured for decades (even centuries) it can be repaired, up-cycled or recycled in the medium to long term, and at the very end of life it could be burnt or bio-degraded. This fits with notion of a “circular economy” – keep a resource in use as long as possible and think about disposal from the outset rather than a “linear economy” – make, short life span of use, and no responsibility for disposal.
We are always happy to assist in the unlikely event that our furniture needs to be repaired and we provide advice on care and maintenance.
Wood waste is recycled or burnt for fuel.
Our furniture is finished with natural oils. This is easy to repair and refinish and is not damaging to human health or the environment.
We are trying to minimise the use of plastic in the workshop and we are improving our packaging so that smaller furniture can be sent in totally bio-degradable packaging.
We have recently switched to Bulb – a 100% renewable electricity supplier.
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Old Castle Wood Tagged: sustainability, sustainable business, sustainable timber, sustainable woodland
Declaration of Arbroath – a collaboration
We are delighted to bring you news of a wonderful collaboration between the Red Lichties Stitching Group, artist Andrew Crummy and ourselves to celebrate the 700th anniversary of the Declaration of Arbroath on 6th April 2020. There should have been a grand opening weekend celebrating the anniversary in Arbroath Abbey and the town but due to Corona virus we are celebrating virtually instead.
Red Lichties is an affectionate name for people from Arbroath due to a prominent red light in the harbour used by fishermen to guide them home. In 2017 the Red Lichties Stitching Group decided to make an embroidered tapestry to celebrate the Declaration of Arbroath in 2020. It tells the story of the Declaration with an extraordinary level of craft skill, time and dedication. When the stitchers started they did not know where the finished tapestry would be housed but they hoped it might tour, to celebrate Arbroath and bring the story of the Declaration to life.
Most of the group had already worked on a panel for the Great Tapestry of Scotland. This exceptional public art project is comprised of 160 embroidered cloth panels depicting the history of Scotland from pre-historic times to the present day. It was completed in 2013. Andrew Crummy designed the art-work for each panel illustrating the story by author Alexander McCall Smith and historian Alistair Moffat.
The Red Lichties felt that the Declaration of Arbroath, the most important document in Scottish history dated 6th April 1320 had not been properly represented. In 2017 they began work on the new embroidered tapestry, with a deadline of the 700th anniversary of the Declaration. The first step was to commission Andrew Crummy to design a panel. Andrew researched the story, with Linda Walker (Red Lichties Group Co-ordinator) and local historian Norman Atkinson. His black line drawing was then transferred onto a Jacobean linen twill panel in pencil. Samples of stitching materials, colours and techniques began, and Andrew encouraged the stitchers to respond as artists adding details, textures and interpretation. The nine stitchers met every third Tuesday in a local village hall for almost three years taking turns to work on the tapestry at home. Christine Riley, who could no longer sew but had been trained in the London School of Embroidery, came for one early visit, then stayed for the duration sharing her knowledge and encouraging the stitchers to develop their practise. An extremely high level of embroidery has been achieved using silks, crewel wools, gold threads, kid gold and silver, felt and floss.
Red Lichties with Andrew Crummy left
The Red Lichties Stitching Group are
Ann Marie Bray, Patricia Beaton , Rena Freeburn, Janette Nairn, Christine Riley (tutor), Alice Sim, Jessy Smart, Mary Stephen, Linda Walker (group co-ordinator), Margaret Wynne
and the age range is 76 – 93.
The Tapestry gives us a glimpse into the breadth and details of medieval life in Arbroath with: the Benedictine Abbey of Arbroath with Round O, medicinal plants and Abbot Bernard; fishing and sea-faring, fish-wives and Arbroath Smokies; the leper colony at Hospitalfield; Pope John XXII, King Robert the Bruce; the wax seals of the earls and barons to ‘sign’ the declaration; knights in chain-mail and tradesmen.
Our involvement with the stitchers formally began in March 2018 with a meeting between Linda Walker (the group’s co-ordinator), Andrew Crummy (the designer and an old friend of ours) and ourselves. From that initial meeting we began to think about the tapestry as potentially a triptych to allow it to fold for safe storage and movement. This meant adding two more panels and dramatically increased the amount stitching to be done! The understanding that one of the few certain things about the Declaration of Arbroath is that it left Arbroath on a boat destined for the Pope in France, led to a design based around a medieval sailing boat.
Pope John XXII and the quote in shorthand
the central panel
Angus presented his concept model in May 2018 at Arbroath Abbey This was for a free-standing design – human scale with a sweeping arc representing the prow of a boat – supporting the three sails – the tapestry triptych. We also had our first visit to meet the stitchers and see the tapestry in progress. Andrew then had to create two new designs, before the stitchers could get started on the two new panels. By March 2019 – all three designs were under-way. After a total of 2806 voluntary stitching hours the panels were completed in December 2019.
In November 2019 it was decided that the tapestry would have a permanent home in the visitor centre at Arbroath Abbey and be taken into the permanent collection of Historic Environment Scotland (HES). The tapestry was formally handed over to HES at an event in the Scottish Parliament at the end of January 2020. It is an astounding testament to the quality of this tapestry that this contemporary craft object has been taken into the care of the public body caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment. The intention now is to preserve the tapestry for the next 700 years. A permanent home in the abbey meant that the tapestry no longer needed to be free standing as it probably will not tour and the place designated for the tapestry meant that the design for the cabinet with a dynamic sweeping prow was no longer appropriate. A re-design with a focus on materials began.
Ross Irving from Historic Environment Scotland brought the tapestry to the workshop (the week before we closed for quarantine) for the final fitting of the case. The tapestry has now gone into storage with HES and the frame will stay with us until they can be re-united at Arbroath Abbey.
Angus working on left side panel
Steven working with Ross Irving of HES left
Local historian Norman Atkinson told us about a very old tree, associated with Robert the Bruce, that might be a source of timber. This was the Bruce Oak or Strathleven House Oak photographed and written about by Archie Miles in The British Oak, published by Constable, 2013 and on the cover of Heritage Trees of Scotland by Rodger, Stokes and Ogilvie published by The Tree Council in 2003. When Archie Miles photographed the tree in 2003 it had a girth of 29 feet, was estimated it to be at least 600 – 800 years old and was considered to be the oldest oak tree in Scotland. It was growing near Strathleven House, north west of Glasgow. This estate had previously been the site of a manor house built by Robert the Bruce for his son David (who became King David II). As Robert the Bruce was known for tree planting it is conceivable that he knew this tree. Local children playing inside the huge hollow tree in 2004, accidentally set it on fire leading to its collapse. The wood was salvaged by a local group called the Strathleven Artizans and we were delighted when they gifted us a burr from the magnificent tree to incorporate into the Triptych Frame.
This ancient burr oak is a beautiful rich highly figured dark wood and has been carved into a boat like shape for the base of the triptych. It also forms the finials and lock spacers.
The cabinet door knobs are turned apple wood to remember the Oslin apple – an ancient variety still associated with Arbroath, and introduced into the abbey gardens by French monks.
The interior of the cabinet and tapestry triptych is Scottish oak which compliments the tapestry but the exterior of the cabinet (and reverse of the side panels) is made in Scottish sycamore. This modest, plain, pale wood is suggestive of sailcloth and provides a total contrast to the jewel like interior.
The Declaration of Arbroath was written at an important and turbulent time for Scotland. It was after a succession crisis and during the Wars of Independence (between Scotland and England). John Balliol had been crowned King but was defeated by the English and expected to pay homage to King Edward I of England. Robert the Bruce then seized the throne (in 1306 after murdering another rival in a church) but was excommunicated by the pope and not recognised by King Edward I and many in Scotland. After years of guerrilla warfare and political campaigning Robert the Bruce had outstanding success at the Battle of Bannockburn (1314) when he defeated a huge English army. (This event is still celebrated today in the unofficial Scottish national anthem – Flower of Scotland.)
The declaration is a letter dated 6th April 1320 which was sent by the people of Scotland to the Pope asking him to recognise two important things: that Robert the Bruce be recognised as the chosen and legitimate King, and that Scotland be recognised as an independent nation from England.
It is the most famous document in Scottish History, important in the development of a Scottish national identity, and seen by some as the origin of democracy as it was signed by nobles representing the people of Scotland and they were choosing a king based on valour rather than birthright.
The most famous extract from the Declaration is ….
As long as but a hundred of us remain alive, never will we on any conditions be brought under English rule. It is in truth not for glory, nor riches, nor honours, that we are fighting, but for freedom – for that alone, which no honest man gives up but with life itself.’
Even now many people in Scotland can feel some connection to one of the nobles, or clan chiefs, through place and family. One of the nobles who signed the declaration was William, the Earl of Ross. There has recently been an attempt by genealogical researchers to trace male heirs of the nobles who signed the declaration. We cannot be certain (as there is a missing birth certificate around 1765) but “it is very likely that Angus Ross is a direct male line descendant of William, Earl of Ross, via the Rosses of Pitcalnie, but further research would be required to confirm a connection.” Graham Holton, Genealogical Studies Postgraduate Programme, University of Strathclyde.
Researching the Earl of Ross we found that initially he paid homage to King Edward I (along with all the earls), then he supported John Balliol as King, he betrayed Bruce’s wife and sister who ended up in the Tower of London and his land was ransacked by Robert the Bruce soon after Bruce became king. However by 1320, he supported King Robert I (the Bruce) and the truce was cemented through marriage when his son married Robert’s sister.
In 1328 a treaty recognises Scotlands independence and Robert the Bruce as king. In 1329 King Robert dies and his son is too young to rule. This is followed by the Second Wars of Independence until 1357 when Scotland becomes independent and remains so until The Treaty of the Union in 1707.
To see a film by independent TV director-broadcaster Charlie Stuart featuring Lesley Riddoch, Brian Cox, the Red Lichties and our workshop, explaining the wider significance of the declaration please visit
film on Vimeo
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, New Designs Tagged: collaboration, craft, Craft Scotland, Declaration of Arbroath, designer-maker
UK Crafts Council Maker of the Month
UK Crafts Council Maker of the Month, September 2019
Angus was interviewed by Frannie Glass and in her article she describes his journey to become a leading designer maker.
Here are some extracts:
Angus’s practice consists of three fundamental pillars: design, craftsmanship and wood.
From industrial pharmaceutical design to a cabinet making course to working directly from a sustainable, co-owned Scottish woodland, these pillars developed alongside his career while nurturing his value system along the way.
….. Angus had taken a sabbatical and gone to Kenya to help build schools in the outback: “I’d got a slight realisation about how little you need to live on…. When I came back, I always had in the back of my mind – we’re generating this huge volume of plastic and where is it going? I started to think, this isn’t really what I want to do… I want to develop my own work that will be, in a lot of ways, more sustainable. And that’s when I started looking at wood”.
…. “A lot of the trees … are around 100-120 years old, while the root systems underneath are probably about 200-300 years old”. … “gnarled and old, coming out at different angles, pippy and knotty”
Now Angus embraces the eccentricities of wood that he may well have rejected in the early years of his practice: “I want to make it work,” he says, and he most certainly does.
Read the full article Angus Ross on Skill, Sustainability and Steam-bending on the Crafts Council website here.
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Press Tagged: craft, crafts council, design, steam-bending, sustainable
Scottish Field and Open Studios
Stunning portrait by Angus Blackburn for Scottish Field Magazine, The Luxury Issue on sale during September. It was great to see photographer Angus have a unique approach and compose one fabulous shot in the spray booth.
Image shows a partially made Frame Rocker and Unstable Stool, steam twisted balusters for the Woodland Glade Library in Connecticut and Quercus Lighting Vessel.
Our workshop is open until Sunday 15th September for Perthshire Open Studios.
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Press
Open Day on 25th May
Woodland and Workshop Open Day on 25th May
Our workshop in Aberfeldy will be open 10am – 4pm and a tour of Old Castle Wood will start at our workshop at 10.30 am.
The tour will last around two hours and will include at least one hour of walking. Angus will talk about using trees for fine furniture making: selecting, felling and milling and we will discuss managing a small woodland for bio-diversity and sustainability and improving access for the public.
This is a chance to walk in a lovely mixed native woodland with an under-storey of wild flowers. At some point there is always a wonderful carpet of bluebells. They have started early this year so hopefully the bluebells will still be good on the 25th!
Please contact us to book a place on the tour. Places are strictly limited.
Old Castle Wood is a beautiful mixed ancient woodland a few miles downstream from our workshop and we are actively involved in sustainably managing the woodland for timber, improved bio-diversity and to control non-native plants. Very selective felling happens in the winter and supplies us with our unique characterful oak.
You can read more about why we selectively fell these veteran trees, on our blog here.
Our studio-workshop is in Aberfeldy, Perthshire on the banks of the River Tay in the centre of Scotland. The workshop will be open 10am – 5pm for a rare chance to talk to our craftsmen/cabinetmakers. Do pop in if you can. There is no need to book to visit the workshop. I understand this is all too far away for many readers, and if so please contact us to arrange a visit at a time to suit you.
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Old Castle Wood
featured in Country Living Magazine – May Edition
Old Castle Wood
Angus and Lorna
Country Living magazine, May 2019
Last year we had a wonderful photographer, Nato Welton, visit our bluebell wood during bluebell time. In Scotland this is usually late May/early June so it is a long time since his visit, and bluebell time still feels a long way off. However if you would like bluebells, workshops and country living please read the article by Kate Langrish in the magazine – on sale now.
Many thanks to photographer Nato Welton and Country Living for allowing us to share the images.
Please note that we are not “open at weekends” as stated in the article, but only by appointment.
We will be having a Workshop and Woodland Open Day on the 25th May. The workshop will be open to all, but the numbers for the woodland tour will be limited. I will set up an Eventbrite booking system soon, but do please email if you would like to reserve a place.
Old Castle Wood is a few miles downstream from the workshop and co-operatively owned by five families. We get together for work days and holidays, and lightly manage the wood to improve timber, bio-diversity and access for others. The wood is open to those who walk, cycle or paddle in.
To read the article please click the link below.
Angus Ross Furniture
Filed Under: Behind the Scenes, Press Tagged: designer-maker, oak, Scottish, scottishworkingwoods, steam-bending
Charles Rennie Mackintosh ladder back chairs
Our furniture is always designed by Angus Ross however we made an exception recently when we were commissioned by the Willow Tearooms Trust to make all the tables and chairs for one tearoom in the newly restored original Willow Tearoom on Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow. This building has international importance as the first building where Charles Rennie Mackintosh (along with his wife Margaret Macdonald ) designed all of the exterior and interior including furniture, lighting, tableware and gesso panels. The Willow Tearooms Trust have overseen the meticulous restoration of the building back to it’s condition at opening in 1903. It will fully re-open as “Mackintosh at the Willlow” along with a new visitors centre next door in September. There will be various booked events and limited opening through the summer.
We specialise in steam bending and this allowed us to invisibly strengthen the Ladderback chairs. Of the original 125 only a handful survive as the back rails were cut from solid wood, this way of making the curved shape is vulnerable to breaking. (Cheaper reproductions of ladder back chairs have straight back rails.) We cut the rails from solid and then steam-bent the rails to create the curve. Steam-bending means working with the grain, keeping the wood fibres intact, and manually pushing the intact fibres to slide over each other, when boiling hot and malleable, and therefore to take up the curved shape. Once dry this is a very strong component.
Images below show Steven working on the 3250 mortice and tenon joints on the chair backs (125 chairs x 13 ladder back rails x 2 sides) The ladder back tenons were hand trimmed with a Japanese saw.
Usually when making chairs with a drop-in seat, the chair would be made first and the drop-in seat made to fit second. In this heritage project the seats were to made like the originals with hand twisted rush – a very labour intensive process taking a day per seat. Therefore the seat bases were made first and sent out to a rush specialist (Tony Handley) and to two local artisans (Istvan and Karla) so that they had sufficient time to make 125.
Mike then made the chair fronts. All of these chairs had to be millimetre perfect to fit the rush seat bases.
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Matchless collection of more than 1000 vesta cases
It was the emergence of the very useful but somewhat hazardous ‘strike anywhere’ match in the 1830s that necessitated the fashion for vesta cases.
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But these small portable 'safes' also came to say much about the status, wealth and personality of their owner.
As part of the essential 'dress code' of the Victorian and Edwardian era they were, like the snuffbox or the propelling pencil, made in a whole range of materials and forms from the purely functional to the deluxe and the novel.
With such huge scope in terms of variety and price levels, vestas are perfect collectables and most regional sales will include one or two.
But the sale of a Welsh private collection at Lawrences of Crewkerne on October 9 was something else entirely and perhaps the largest on record. At 302 lots it required less than three hours of selling time but, as many were multiples comprising up to a dozen or so 'safes', there were comfortably more than 1000 individual items to view.
While the first matches appeared on the market at the end of the Georgian era (the English chemist John Walker marketed a sulphur-tipped splint called a "Congreves "as early as 1827) the heyday of the vesta box were the decades either side of the 20th century.
The vast majority of the 2000 examples here dated from c.1880, when the fashion for cigarette smoking began, and c.1920 when the vestas were superseded by the more durable petrol lighter and the throwaway paper 'matchbook'.
Range of Forms
The typical Birmingham-made shaped rectangular silver vesta with a flip-top lid, a ribbed 'strike' on its base, and a link to attach a watch chain was, of course, represented many times in a range of decorative treatments. But it was the number and variety of different forms that made this a special offering and here invention and whimsy counts more than precious metal.
The common man carried his matches in a straightforward box made of tin, gunmetal, brass or vulcanite - perhaps a promotional giveaway advertising a popular brand - and some of these survive in relatively small numbers. Strong sums can be commanded for nickel-plated and celluloid advertising models (averaging out at around £50 each) and for the myriad pressed brass models in forms that ranged from shoes and suitcases to snakes and seashells.
Some of these are relatively common (pigs, violins, crowns, rooster heads and Mr Punch were bought for under £100), while many of the scarcer novelties brought between £150 and 250 each as expected. But it was more of an eye-opener that, in a sale watched by so many collectors from the US in particular, a good handful passed the £500 mark. These included a plated brass Punch and Judy tent (£640) and a donkey's head (£520).
Japanese Vestas
A number of Japanese copper and brass vestas, that combine a European idea with Meiji metalworking skills and traditional subject matter were particularly well received.
These can be a cut above in terms of design and execution and the publication of a book on the subject this year (Japanese Match Safes, Neil Shapiro) has perhaps helped bring this niche field into focus. Certainly estimates were bettered time and again - a brass vesta in the form of a cat with a rat, selling at £550.
As a general rule this was not a selection of the most deluxe English vesta cases - the late 19th century boxes with enamel decoration by Sampson Mordan & Co. There were, for example, none of the series modelled as sentry boxes occupied by variously enamelled guards or those enamelled with Victorian golfers or hunting scenes.
Budget had doubtless been a factor: for a good many years these have sold for £1500-5000. However, there were some handsome silver examples, such as that in the form of a Noh mask by Louis Emmanuel, Birmingham, 1887 (£480) or a Continental box as a car radiator with import marks for London 1913 (£640).
The financial highlight of the collection was provided by an Edwardian silver and enamel box (JWB, Birmingham, 1909) decorated with the full range of yachting pennant signals that improved upon its £300-400 estimate to bring £1750.
Some of these commanded interest from several collecting quarters, as do the 'combination' vestas, that include apertures for sovereigns, stamps and the like, or the patents models that offered new and ingenious ways of lighting a match.
Among the most eagerly contested items in this sub-category was an Edwardian box with a 'purse'-type closure that opened to reveal six 'fanning' double match holders. Marked for Albert Barker, London 1902, it took £520.
Highlights from the £75,000 collection are pictured here.
The buyer's premium was 19.5%.
Vesta case
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Holy smoke and blistering barnacles – comics set records at auction
Ancient pottery camel figure stars in our latest pick of five auction highlights
Auctioneer puts his own name above the door after more than three decades in the same Winchester saleroom
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'Remain busy, stay positive' in order to cope with new lockdown say dealers
Firms in tier 1 enjoyed good trading in December but are now back in lockdown.
A bright new future as ‘familiar faces’ open fresh firm in Leominster
A new auction firm has launched in the market town of Leominster in Herefordshire.
A Bizarre discovery for Clarice Cliff historians
The latest Specialist Collectors’ Sale at Cuttlestones in Wolverhampton included a little bit of 20th century ceramics history.
Tin man Dan ready for B2B Malvern date
B2B Three Counties Showground in Malvern event now confirmed to run this month.
Lloyd bowl and Beddall service
Small Britannia standard silver bowls are the signature pieces the Scottish silversmith Michael Lloyd (c.1950).
Stitches in time for the Restoration
A rare Charles II commemorative silver thimble sold for £980 at Bleasdales (20% buyer’s premium).
Newton taken on a journey
English edition of the most famous scientific book of all finally ends up in German hands.
‘Artist jeweller’ Donald very much back in vogue
Two private collections of the work of John Donald (b.1928) enjoyed a clean sweep at auctions in recent weeks.
Table lamp made of synthetic material lights up auction
Ottoman bead carvers in Istanbul – makers of the garlands of beads known as tesbih and komboloi – were swift to appreciate the potential of Bakelite in c.1910.
Picasso’s agony and ecstasy…and the calm of a back garden
Offered with moderate estimates, two Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) etchings from the Vollard Suite drew demand at the recent timed online sale of Modern & Contemporary art at Halls (20% buyer’s premium).
‘Hans Sloane’ Chelsea dish is a vine find
This Chelsea dish moulded as a vine leaf and painted with polychrome fruit is a textbook production from the Red Anchor period c.1755-58.
Old Angus meets miniatures at Hansons
Whisky big and small was a winner at Hansons (20% buyer’s premium) in Bishton Hall, Staffordshire.
Example of first Heuer skipper model sells at Fellows
The Skipper Carrera Ref 7753/54, nicknamed the Skiperrera, was the first of the Heuer skipper models and a trophy lot in the collecting sphere.
Two bears show sale bite
The October 9-10 sale at Kingham & Orme (25% buyer’s premium) in Evesham included this rare pot lid inscribed Genuine Bears Grease.
Watches: vintage era parts bring forward demand for timepieces
Watch parts such as replacement dials, cases and hands from well-known models can add up to a lot of interest at auction, as recent results show.
Albert Wainwright works highlight Stourbridge sale
The Decades of Design sale at Fieldings (24% buyer’s premium inc VAT) in Stourbridge on October 15-16 included 52 works from the family of Albert Wainwright (1898-1943). He was a Castleford artist who trained at the Leeds School of Art in 1914.
Art Deco cocktail shaker in the mix alongside ‘exceptional’ Lalique
This bakelite and electroplated cocktail shaker is from the Master Incolor series made for sale at the Wilson and Gill on Regent Street in the 1930s.
Wally birds and Moorcroft retain star appeal
Topping a 360-lot, £242,000 single-owner collection of Martinware and Moorcroft at Kingham & Orme (23% buyer’s premium) was a Robert Wallace Martin grotesque bird.
Single-owner collection ‘represents something of a return to form’ for the Spode market
The 'Indian Sporting' series is the most celebrated of all Spode blue and white transfer-prints. This multi-scene pattern (there are 17 different designs in total) is based on aquatints by Samuel Howitt from 'Oriental Field Sports, Wild Sports of the East' by Captain Thomas Williamson, published in 1807.
Humbert Craig’s Irish outlook brings benefit to Locke & England
Irish artist James Humbert Craig’s (1877-1944) passion for the outdoors and landscape painting took him frequently to Donegal, Connemara and the glens of Antrim.
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B.C. premier says new rules aim to end ‘pure, naked greed’ in house flipping
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BC Premier Christy Clark. Photo: BC Newsroom
BC Premier Christy Clark.
Photo: BC Newsroom
By Laura Kane, THE CANADIAN PRESS
VANCOUVER: The British Columbia government says it will impose regulatory changes to end the “shady” practice of contract flipping to protect sellers and consumers in the province’s hot housing market.
Premier Christy Clark said “pure, naked greed” is driving real estate agents to flip a property multiple times at higher prices before a deal closes, allowing agents to continue making commissions while buyers avoid paying property tax.
Clark said the new rules will require the original seller to provide informed consent for multiple sales and that profits would go back to that seller.
“The way to end that shady practice for greedy people is to take the profit out of it,” Clark said Friday at a news conference in Stanley Park. “That’s how we know we’ll be able to make a difference.”
The premier said the rules will become part of regulations governing real estate agents and will likely be enforced by the Real Estate Council of B.C. She said she hopes that anyone who breaks the rules will lose their licence to sell real estate.
Clark said the new rules are a “first step,” and could be in place within the next month.
An independent advisory group is investigating so-called real estate contract assignment, and Clark said the province is awaiting recommendations on potential conflict of interest when a Realtor represents both a seller and a buyer in a transaction.
“I know the vast majority of Realtors in British Columbia are conscientious and professional, honest people, but we also know there are a few shady operators, especially in the Vancouver market, that are squeezing people every day and taking advantage.”
Finance Minister Mike de Jong and Deputy Premier Rich Coleman are also expected to meet with Vancouver’s mayor to discuss collaborative steps that governments can take to improve housing affordability.
Clark also said the province will discuss ways to increase housing supply.
Mayor Gregor Robertson voiced his support for the new rules but noted that supply alone won’t deliver affordability. He has called for a tax on real estate speculation.
“Premier’s commitment to banning shadow flipping is good first step to reduce toxic speculation in (the) B.C. housing market,” he said on Twitter. “Also need new (government) tools to create level playing field, protect affordability.”
B.C.’s Opposition NDP Leader John Horgan said the premier’s announcement was a step in the right direction, but questioned why she was taking action now. The NDP introduced two private member’s bills this week, one calling for a two-per-cent speculation tax and the other to close a loophole allowing investors to avoid paying property transfer tax.
Horgan said the best outcome would be a combination of the new rules Clark announced and measures that the New Democrats have put forward.
“Obviously, if we can keep money in the pocket of the initial seller, that’s good news for them. What we’ve been concerned about is the loss of revenue by allowing (contract) flipping to take place and not capturing that property transfer tax.”
NDP housing critic David Eby said there will be a “serious issue” if the government allows the real estate council to enforce the new rules, given that the regulatory body has apparently failed so far to crack down on the practice of contract flipping.
“The real estate council has been an entirely ineffective body to date,” he said. “It’s my hope that the independent advisory group that is investigating the real estate council right now provides some clear guidance to ensure these rules are actually followed once they’re made.”
The council did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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The water lily family, Nymphaeaceae, is an old and evolutionarily primitive one, and is grouped with buttercups and magnolias in the order Ranales. Furthermore, fossil evidence suggests that nymphaeas have not changed much over the past 160 million years. All they have done is move about the globe, keeping in the tropical and temperate zones. There are about 50 species in the genus.
Waterlily has a widespread cultural significance, especially in Egypt where the lotus motif is a frequent feature of temple column architecture. Nymphaea caerulea, the Egyptian Blue-Water-Lily, opens its flowers in the morning and then sinks beneath the water at dusk, while the Egyptian White water-lily (N. lotus), flowers at night and closes in the morning. This symbolizes the Egyptian separation of deities and is a motif associated with Egyptian beliefs concerning death and the afterlife.
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Beside the reporter there was no link between the war in Afghanistan and drug lord in Colombia , there was no lead character I could follow or wish to know what have happened to them , beside worthless lost of lives I could not see the message or the story line . I have listen to it all hoping something will happen.
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Community service for man who kept grandfather’s rifle for ‘sentimental’ reasons
An order was made for the destruction of the firearm which court was told was not in working order and in poor condition
A Portadown man has been sentenced to 100 hours of community service after he was found in possession of his grandfather’s rifle without a certificate.
The district judge told the 47-year-old’s solicitor: “Northern Ireland and firearms – just a few years ago and your client would have been going to prison for this.”
William Andrew McDade, of Clendinning Way, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm without a certificate at Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.
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McDade made full admissions to police and accepted not holding a certificate for the rifle.
Defence solicitor Siun Downey stated: “Mr McDade did previously have a certificate for another weapon but the gun in question was not just owned by his father but his grandfather before him.
“He had it for sentimental reasons, it was kept in a glass cabinet.”
District Judge Bernie Kelly said: “Northern Ireland and firearms – just a few years ago and your client would have been going to prison for this.
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District Judge Kelly ordered the destruction of the rifle and sentenced McDade to 100 hours of community service.
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Reawakening the Apsara
For many people who have seen the classic cloud covered scenes, shapely trees and impossible mountain views of much Chinese art, such visions are often regarded as the fantasy interpretations of an idealized natural world, but the reality of Huangshan (Yellow Mountains) wil soon awaken the visitor to the breathtaking truth of this phantasmagorical haunt of Taoist artists and poets.
In the swirling mists of Hindu culture’s long and elaborate evolution of beliefs, the Apsara is a beautiful female spirit being, a celestial nymph of cloud and water, whose first appearance stretches all the way back to the Rig Veda at the dawn of written Hindu scripture in the second millennium BC.
Hindu culture spread far from it origins in India to infuse its rich mythology, often conveyed through dramatic dances, into the cultures of Southeast Asia and the Apsara appears widely represented on the fabulous ancient monuments of the Majapahit Empire in Java and Bali, the Champa Kingdom of present day Vietnam, the Buddhist caves of China and most particularly in the monuments of Angkor in Cambodia, where she appears as a recurring motif in the design of Angkor Wat.
It is thought that in the heyday of the Khmer civilisation, the court of Angkor had as many as three thousand Apsara dancers, performing privately for the King. When the Angkor Empire was sacked by the Thais in 1431, the art form found its way into Thailand through captive Khmer dancers, whose graceful skills greatly influenced the development of Thai dance forms.
Although elements of the once great dance themes of Cambodia survived during its dark ages, the spirit of the past was rekindled in the nineteenth century, when Prince Ang Duong, who was himself a captive of the Thais in a later era, eventually returned home to assume Kingship, restoring the lost dance forms long preserved in Thailand to his court, founding the Royal Ballet of Cambodia, with dancers typically trained from the royal household.
During the French occupation of Cambodia, the renditions of Hindu epics such as the Ramayana, full of Gods, battle scenes and mythical creatures were, through studies made of the motifs at Angkor Wat, subjected to a historical reinterpretation of the dance forms, so long adrift in the culture of Thailand.
In 1906, French audiences in Marseilles were treated to a performance of Apsara dance which was greatly admired by the artist Rodin, who subsequently produced a series of paintings based upon the dances.
In the 1940’s, Queen Kossamak made many refinements to the choreography and sumptuous costumes, and shortened the traditionally very long performances to better suit western tastes. At this time some of the roles traditionally performed by women, particularly animal roles, were assigned to male dancers.
In the post-Independence world following 1953, Apsara dance began again to flourish as an integral part of Cambodian culture, but the takeover of the Khmer Rouge in 1975 would prove an utter disaster for every facet of traditional life, during which 90 percent of the dancers, musicians, choreographers and teachers disappeared, many of whom were put to death by the regime, or otherwise starved under its brutal austerity.
In the rubble, environmental ruin and cultural wasteland that was inherited in 1979 following liberation by the Vietnamese, surviving dancers who had fled the country began to piece together as much of the traditionally oral teachings of Apsara dance as they could recall, and the process of restoring the emblematic art form of Cambodia began, with the Royal Ballet being re-formed, which once again performed the magnificent Ramayana in public in 1995.
In 2003, UNESCO bestowed World Heritage status on this precious art and in the modern era the revitalised form has enthusiastically been embraced in popular culture with many small performances provided by hotels and tourist venues, particularly in Siem Reap.
Some modern performances are enhanced through the deployment of modern lighting and the use of lasers, which hints at a hopeful evolution to preserve traditional forms and Cambodian dress within modern pop culture. However, if you want the true spectacle of traditional rendition of the Hindu masterpieces, the Royal Ballet performs in Phnom Penh, mainly at the Chenla Theatre and Chaktomouk Conference Hall, as well as touring around the world, to great acclaim.
Aside from traditional works such as the Ramayana, some modern exponents of the ancient dance, notably Sophiline Shapiro, who was among the exiled Cambodians who were instrumental in resurrecting the dance in the post Pol Pot era, also interpreted works such as Mozart’s Magic Flute and Shakespeare’s Othello for international audiences.
As with all refined dancing, training is rigorous and starts at the age of seven, and is today overseen by the Royal University of Fine Arts in Phnom Penh. An important feature of Apsara dance is the graceful motion of the hands, which demands extraordinary flexibility, with each gesture embodying symbolic meaning. It typically takes between nine to twelve years to fully master the 1500 gestural linguistic motions utilised in traditional Apsara.
Accompanying the dances and dramatic ensembles, performances are enhanced through the traditional orchestral repertoire of Cambodian instruments and further augmented with poetic singing.
If you are watching an Apsara show, whether in Cambodia or at one of the world’s premier performance venues, it is interesting to consider that you are witnessing the graceful beguilement of a mythical creature whose dancing form emanates from well beyond recorded history.
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Whether playing the beautiful and challenging Nick Faldo design at Angkor Golf Resort, the delightful Sofitel Phokeethra Country Club, which has hosted the Cambodian Open and Jonnie Walker Classic, or the immaculate Kentaro Sato layout of the Booyoung Country Club, for the sophisticated sightseeing golfer, this has absolutely everything.
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One of the world’s major biospheres for water birds, the sanctuary at Prek Toal covers 31,282 hectares at the north end of Tonle Sap Lake and, for the birding enthusiast, provides an excellent opportunity to combine an exploration of the floating lake land lifestyles and the Angkor civilisation with an opportunity to see its inhabitants including Masked Finfoot, Spot billed Pelican, Milky and painted storks, Greater Adjutant, Black headed Ibis, Oriental Darters and Grey headed Fish Eagles among over one hundred and fifty species found here.
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Enjoy the Cambodian Islands.
Less well known than the other islands of the Gulf of Thailand, the Cambodian Islands and their fine beaches are a good reason to linger longer in the country.
Koh Rong and its neighbour Koh Rong Sanloem are the most visited, and impart a party atmosphere. If you want peaceful luxury, the private Island of Song Saa provides in style, while Koh Tang is a haven for divers. For those able to take the rustic accommodation, the islands of Koh Thmei, Koh Ta Kiev and Koh Totang are good escapes.
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For some fun activity, the ‘Flight of the Gibbon’ in Angkor Park, close to great monuments of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom, features 10 zip lines and 4 hanging bridges over the jungle canopy, and is a great way to add to your enjoyment of the historic sites.
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Visit the Elephant Valley Project.
Although many visitors to Southeast Asia enjoy the opportunity to ride an elephant, it is a sad fact that in many cases, the elephants can be subject to abuse.
This laudable eco facility incentivises mahouts to ‘retire’ their elephants from arduous labour and liberates them in the reserve. Naturally, you won’t be able to ride an elephant here, but it’s a wonderful place to watch them roaming around and playing.
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Challenge your inner courage to face the disturbing realities of human potential by visiting the Tuol Sleng Genicide Museum, the Killing Fields of Choeng Ek in Phnom Penh and the Cambodian Landmines Museum in Siem Reap for a heartfelt understanding of the history of Cambodia’s not so distant past.
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Get behind the mighty monuments of the ancient city and discover the aqua-engineering marvel of the Barays near Angkor, the elaborate hydrological miracle that allowed Angkor to flourish as the then world’s largest city, providing irrigation to significantly increase the agricultural growing period.
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If you’re the kind of person who enjoys rough and tumble of jungle trekking, spotting rare animals and birds, the Wildlife Alliances facility at the eco village of Chi Phat in the Cardamom Mountains is the best place in Cambodia for getting out into the natural world and exploring its treasures.
During your stay, you can plant a tree in the Million Tree Nursery, leaving an important legacy into the future, a beautiful contribution toward the struggle to reverse Cambodia’s environmental decline and save its rare and precious wildlife.
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If you think you know pepper, but haven’t tried Kampot pepper, you will find a real treat in visiting one of the small scale organic pepper farms of the Kampot region to sample the World’s very finest, regarded in international culinary circles as the Champagne of peppers.
The extraordinary subtlety of slightly sweet floral notes of the peppercorns lingers delightfully on the tongue with a flavour quite simply unmatched by any other variety. Many of the farms offer meals prepared with fresh pepper, a rare delight for anyone who enjoys the spicy side of life.
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Our participation at the eighth edition of DefExpo, India's premiere Land, Naval and Security Systems exhibition taking place from February 6 through 9, is anchored in a single mantra – our continued commitment to partner with the Indian Government in its journey of military modernization through technology and capability sharing with the domestic defence industrial base.
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Leading our participation in this biennial show are John Brosnan, Managing Director, South East Asia & India and Mark Simpkins, Vice President and General Manager for India.
John Brosnan, Managing Director, South East Asia & India said, “DefExpo is a signature event for our Company and we are encouraged by the keen interest our displays receive. The platform is also significant in presenting us an excellent opportunity to progress discussions with partners for domestic co-development and co-production to fulfill our shared goal of indigenization.”
Center stage on our stand is the M777 ultra-light field howitzer and Mk45 Naval Gun system. We have been supporting discussions between the Governments of India and the United States for a potential Foreign Military Sale of this revolutionary howitzer that is highly portable by land, sea and air and features a minimal logistical footprint alongside maximum reliability. The Mk45 is the most compact 5-inch (127-mm) fully automated naval gun in the world with a successful and proven track record of service in the naval fleets of Australia, Denmark, Greece, New Zealand, Spain, Thailand and Turkey and is co-produced indigenously in South Korea and Japan.
Demonstrating the strength and expanse of our portfolio in artillery, the stand will have on display the Archer 155 mm FH 77 BW L52 self-propelled field howitzer that can operate autonomously in tandem with today’s command and control systems. Adding fire power will be the LEMUR Remotely-Controlled Weapon Systems (RCWS) and electro-optical sight for land and sea application. A wide range of munitions is on display including 120mm Tk HESH L31A7 and 120mm Tk Charge Propelling L3A2 amongst others.
The stand will have on display the Hawk 132 Advanced Jet Trainer, of which India is the largest operator with 123 aircraft ordered to date by the Indian Air Force (106) and the Indian Navy (17). The Indian Navy recently inducted the first batch of Hawk Advanced Jet Trainers, becoming the third naval operator of the Hawk along with the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy. BAeHAL, the engineering and business solutions services Joint Venture with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will also be present.
Also on-stand will be the new Q-Warrior™ helmet-mounted display (HMD) for the dismounted soldier and Q-Sight™ HMD for the new-age pilot, both providing mission-critical situational awareness. Adding muscle will be the Striker Helmet for both fixed- and rotary-wing platforms. The display of the RG32 LTV and RG34 exhibits underlines BAE Systems’ flagship capabilities and technology in Light Armoured Vehicles for potential partnerships with the Indian industry.
Expert demonstration of Geospatial Exploitation Products (GXP) will be another highlight of our display.
Headquartered in New Delhi, BAE Systems has a six-decade long history in India. The Company has worked closely with the Government to establish an indigenous production capability at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the Hawk Advanced Jet Trainer, which is in service with the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy. In addition, the Company is developing a range of opportunities across the land, naval and the C4ISR sectors in collaboration with domestic industrial partners. The Company’s flagship Community Investment in Smile Foundation across eight rural and urban locations in seven states in India is commencing its second year of operations reaching primary education to 1,100 underprivileged children and delivering primary healthcare services to the doorsteps of over 20,000 underprivileged people in Bangalore.
BAE Systems at DefExpo 2014
M777 Ultra Light Howitzer
Mk45 Naval Gun System
Archer 155 mm FH 77 BW L52 Self-Propelled Field Howitzer
LEMUR RCWS
Hawk AJT
BAeHAL
Geospatial Exploitation Products (GXP)
Striker Helmet
Military Communications Systems
RG32 LTV
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Arms cache seized in Abra
May 12, 2015 September 22, 2016 Dexter A. See
BANGUED, Abra– Combined police operatives seized assorted ammunitions and magazines inside the houses of three individuals during the simultaneous implementation of search warrants in the province over the weekend as part of the efforts to prepare for the peaceful conduct of the May 2016 elections.
Senior Superintendent Albertlito S. Garcia, director of the Abra provincial police office, said seized from the residences of Roel Kadangyaw, Dican Medy Tandingan and Jessie Layos Guidang Beronilla were 88 live ammunition, 5 empty magazines and 2 magazines loaded with twenty (20) rounds of ammunition, all for caliber 7.62; 6 rounds of ammunition, 1 short magazine loaded with 12 ammunitions, 17 empty short and long magazines, all for caliber 5.56; 1 round of ammunition for caliber .45; 8 rounds of ammunition for caliber 30 (Garand); 18 Garand clips; 1 empty magazine for caliber .9mm; and 33 links.
“Our unrelenting and uncompromising peace and order interventions transcend no political boundaries and will be a sustained effort of our non-partisan law enforcers. We want to replicate the image of the province during the May 2013 elections as the most peaceful province during the upcoming elections,” Garcia stressed.
He claimed the recent accomplishment of the Abra police against the proliferation of illegal firearms illustrates the ability of the police to continuously wage war against lawless elements who want to taint the peaceful image of the province, especially when the conduct of the elections is just around the corner.
The seized ammunitions and magazines were immediately brought to the headquarters of the Abra police for the conduct of inventory and to be used as pieces of evidence for the filing of appropriate charges against the owners of the houses where the same items were confiscated.
Gov. Eustaquio P. Bersamin commended the Abra police for their significant accomplishment in the sustained efforts to realize the conduct of peaceful and orderly elections, especially for the upcoming May 2016 synchronized elections.
“We have to show our people and our countrymen that what Abra achieved during the May 2013 elections as the most peaceful elections in the province’s history could be replicated and sustained in the coming elections. We have to exert extra efforts to achieve the long overdue dream of Abrenians for lasting peace in the province,” Bersamin said.
He explained the attainment of the conduct of peaceful elections is part of the overall interventions to make peace reign in the province for the sake of the present and future generations of Abrenians.
For the past three decades, Abra has been tagged as the killing fields of the north because of the proliferation of violent incidents that led to the loss of lives of innocent politicians and their supporters because of the prevalence of intensed political rivalry among influential individuals and clan members.
Garcia expressed his gratitude to the cooperation of Abrenians in the implementation of multiple peace and order interventions in order to ensure that the province will achieve the conduct of peaceful and orderly elections next year and for the province to replicate its previous achievement on zero election0related violence and incidents.
By Dexter A. See
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Sagada mayor charged for graft, no SALN
January 8, 2015 September 20, 2016 Dexter A. See
SAGADA, Mountain Province – For not having filed his Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SALN) since elected as municipal mayor of Sagada in 2007, Mayor Eduardo Latawan Jr. has been charged before the office of the Ombudsman for violation of the requirement for government officials to file their SALN and alleged acts of graft and corrupt practices.
Along with call for preventive suspension, the complaint filed by private citizen Grace Bandoy charged Latawan for entering into infrastructure contracts while in public office as mayor of the municipality of Sagada which is contrary to existing rules and regulations and conflict of interest in his case as an elected official and a public works contractor at the same time.
Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 2013 documents noted that Eduardo Latawan Jr. is the contact person for ETLatawan Construction with expired registration.
The complaint filed with the Ombudsman alleged that ‘despite his company’s expired registration with DOLE-CAR, Latawan used his contracting company, ET Latawan Construction,’ represented by his wife Felicitas Latawan, to enter into project agreements with the government for the municipality of Sagada, Mountain Province and other municipalities of Mountain Province.
Contracts entered into by Mayor Latawan and his company in the year 2007 alone amounts to P64.7 million including herein a 9 million peso rehab of Mt Province-Kalinga Road.
Among contracts ET Latawan/BMK Construction worked on include the 48 million peso upgrading of the Sagada Dantay road in 2010.
Engineer by profession and registered contractor of ET Latawan Construction, Latawan had been constructing government projects including the Bontoc commercial building, Bontoc General Hospital and Capitol Building before he was elected into office as mayor of Sagada municipality in 2007.
Now in his third term of office as mayor of Sagada, Latawan acquired properties including a house built in Antadao in 2010 and lots in southern and eastern Sagada while in government elective position but the same were not reportedly declared in his supposed sworn statement of assets and liabilities and net worth to be filed with the Ombudsman annually by government officials and employees.
He also acquired properties in Baguio City while he is the mayor of Sagada including those in St. Tomas, Pacdal and Quezon Hill from 2008 to 2014.
Republic Act No. 6713 or the Code of Conduct of Public Officials and Employees requires all state workers, whether regular or under temporary status to file SALN on or before April 30 of every year, mandating them to declare their net worth as of December 31 of the preceding calendar year.
Failure to file SALN is punishable with suspension of one to six months for the first offense, and dismissal from service for the second offense.
Latawan cannot be reached for comment on the said brewing issue against him as of presstime.
The Ombudsman is expected to summon Latawan to answer the complaint filed against him before coming out with a resolution on the said issue. By Dexter A. See
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Hanno, Japan is located about an hour’s commute to the west of Tokyo and serves as home to about 84,000 people. The setting is marked by a backdrop of mountains and crossed by several rivers. Several beautiful Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples are notable to the area’s history. Woodcraft artisans still turn out prized craft pieces.
This comfortable city has much in common with Brea. New visitors to either city will be surprised to discover how either of these places have been able to blend commerce, art and industry into a functional town with desirable residential living neighborhoods. Both cities are so much more than a suburban extension of famous, major international hubs. Each is a worthy destination on its own merit! Both cities have their own unique identity with a proud history, involved citizens, thriving businesses, good schools and lively community activities.
Visiting delegations are only one part of the long-term relationship with Hanno. Typically, adult groups alternate visits from year-to-year between the two countries. However, annual student exchanges have provided a much deeper level of understanding for the younger generations. Over the years, a series of former Brea students have actually gone on to serve after their college graduations as an English teacher within the Hanno junior high school. These subsequent teaching years in Japan had been inspired by their earlier student exchange visit!
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Indian Company Acquires Part of Geodynamics
Posted by Peter, on September 5, 2008 (Source: The Hindu)
Tata Power has announced that it will acquire an 11.4 per cent stake in Geodynamics Ltd, the Australian company specialising in geothermal energy.
Geodynamics has been working for years to prove the commercial viability of extracting heat for power from granite deep underground near Innamincka in South Australia.
Tata Power is India’s largest privately owned power company and has been a leader in introducing state-of-the-art power technologies. As well as India, Tata Power has electricity supply and desalination plants in the Middle East and South East Asia.
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What’s New and Gay in December 2020 in Netflix, Hulu, Amazon and HBO Max?
By Riese
12:30pm PST
What’s new on Netflix in December 2020? What’s streaming on Netflix in December 2020? What about Amazon?! HBO Max?!!! Well I have all those answers for you right here right now. Here’s what’s streaming in December 2020 with lesbian, bisexual, queer and trans characters!
A “(??)” means I’m not sure if there’s anything involving queer women and/or trans people in the film or show.
Netflix Gay Streaming December 2020
The Prom (Netflix Original) – December 11
Based on the 2018 Broadway Musical, The Prom follows a high school student in small-town Indiana who’s been banned from attending the prom with her girlfriend. Two Broadway stars (played by Meryl Streep and James Corden) who recently participated in a major flop, determine this cause is what they need to resurrect their public images and they head to the Midwest with two additional actors (played by Nicole Kidman and Andrew Rannells)
Tiny Pretty Things: Season One (Netflix Original) – December 14
This series about a competitive and prestigious ballet school populated by ruthlessly determined lithe dancers has been compared to Black Swan, Center Stage and Pretty Little Liars. The book actually attracted a bit of controversy for the positioning of its LGBT characters, which did include Sei-Jin, a closeted lesbian dancer, although no character by that name is listed on imdb. Update: Netflix The Most tweeted that “a gay ballerina takes center stage in this thrilling new whodunit.” So…..
Anitta: Made In Honorio (Netflix Original) (2020) – December 16
Bisexual Brazilian pop queen Anitta is the focus of this intimate documentary in which she will open up about fame, family, and her fierce work ethic.
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020) – December 18
Based on August Wilson’s play, this critically acclaimed film stars Viola Davis as the titular Ma Rainey, the “Mother of the Blues.” The action unfolds over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago, with Ma in a fight with her white manager and trumpeter Levee (Chadwick Boseman, in his final film appearance) setting his sights on Ma’s girlfriend. So far this film has been categorically critically acclaimed!
Bridgerton: Season One (Netflix Original) – December 20 (??)
Shondaland’s first big Netflix production follows the escapades of the eight children of the late Viscount Bridgerton in early 19th-century England and the high society scandal sheet written by the mysterious Lady Whistleon (played by Julie Andrews) that keeps the town a-flutter. The trailer indicates a man-on-man hookup but we’re not sure if there will be any queer lady stuff this season. Look out for Nicola Couglan, who plays Clare on Derry Girls.
The Con is On (2018) – December 21
This film features the one and only Uma Thurman as “queer crime bitch” Harriet aka Harry. Maggie Q plays Irina who is still in love with Harry because they had a thing. Also there’s like, jewel thieves and little witty quips and British men and fancy women and all the things that go into films of this nature you know what I mean.
Dare Me: Season 1 – December 28
This criminally underrated and unjustly cancelled show about All-American yet homoerotic cheerleaders in a small Midwestern town with secret desires and loyalties will hit Netflix approximately one year after its debut on USA. Maybe everybody will fall in love with it and then it will come back, like what happened with You on Netflix, except that Dare Me is better than You.
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Season 2, Part 4 (Netflix Original) – December 31
Despite planning for Part Five already being underway, this creepy little show was cancelled in July and Part 4 will be its last dance. This season, The Eldritch Terrors will descend upon Greendale and the coven will have to fight each threat one-by-one on a journey to The Avoid, aka the End of All Things.
Hulu Streaming in Gay December 2020
Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)
Sandra Oh plays a lesbian named Patti in this mommi-fest about a San Francisco writer (Diane Lane) finds out her husband has been cheating on her takes an Italian vacation with Patti to get over her depression re: her ex husband and writers block.
Nurses: Season 1 Premiere (NBC) – December 8
NBC picked up this medical drama from its Canadian home to have something new for its fall schedule, and we are not complaining because there are girls making out in the trailer. Five young nurses embark on a high-stakes world of nursing in a busy downtown hospital, including Ashley Collins, “a wild and unapologetic adrenaline junkie who lives for the fast pace of the hospital,” who eventually starts a little something with a woman named Caro.
Letterkenny: Season 9 – December 26
The Ninth season of this “Surprisingly Queer Canadian Comedy” is here for your post-Christmas viewing. I’ll have you know that in 2019, a year that took place 20 years ago, Valerie finished all six seasons within one single week and called it her “happy place show.” That bodes very well for you!!! She warns that there are a lot of men in this program, including “self-proclaimed hicks on a farm and hockey bros slinging insults back and forth” but eventually everybody emerges from the Candian stereotypes the show is focused on including Katy, who is sassy, funny, smart and queer.
Streaming in Queer on Amazon Prime December 2020
A League of Their Own (1992)
The gay-but-not-gay film beloved by gay girls all over the world and by that I mean me as a child; is coming to Amazon Prime for you to marvel in how gay this movie is without becoming actually gay!!!!! Can’t wait for the actually gay TV series, it’s gonna be a hoot!
The Wilds: Season One (Amazon Original) – December 11
Here, let me just bestow this synopsis upon you if I may: ““Part survival drama, part dystopic slumber party, The Wilds follows a group of teen girls from different backgrounds who must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they’ve all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama… these girls did not end up on this island by accident!” There is a lot of queer stuff in here too, so.
Blackbird (2019) – December 18
This emotional drama follows Lily (Susan Sarandon) and Paul (Sam Niel), a couple who’ve summoned their family and loved ones to the beach house for a final weekend together before Lily ends her life, and her battle with ALS, on her own terms. But also they have to deal with all their unresolved family shit really fast! Her daughter Anna (Mia Wasikowska), brings her partner, Chris, played by non-binary actor Bex Taylor-Klaus, to bear witness to it all. Kate Winslet and Rainn Wilson are in it too.
Showtime Season Ones: Also in the month of December, you can watch Season One of select Showtime programs for free without subscribing to the Showtime add-on. Those include the first seasons of The L Word: Generation Q, Ray Donovan and Work in Progress.
December 2020 Streaming and Queer on HBO Max
Stylish With Jenna Lyons (HBO original) – December 3
I false alarmed y’all on this last month b/c they changed the debut date in which former J.Crew creative director Jenna Lyons, a very fashionable lesbian, debuts her eight-part reality series in which she is building her own brand.
Euphoria Special Episode (HBO original) – December 6
Something related to this program is happening this December on HBO Max. However, “this is not Season 2.” There are two parts. Part one is called “Rue.” Intrepid fans have seen Zendaya and Hunter around L.A. filming. It allegedly resumes shortly after Rue relapsed and Jules left her at the train station, circa Christmastime.
Let Them All Talk (HBO original) – December 10 (??)
I am including this here because one of the characters in this paean to white women of a certain age will acknowledge at some point that she had a threesome in college??? Anyhow, watch Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest improvise on a cruise ship for a week!
Homeschool Musical 2020 (HBO Max Original) – December 17
Laura Benanti was sad about all the kids who had their high school musicals cancelled this year and invited them to submit songs on social media — eventually the project became this documentary, which followed seven aspirants finding their voice in unprecedented times, including a trans teenager.
Wonder Woman 1984 – December 25 (??)
Nobody wanted to wait anymore for this film so HBO Max is bringing it right to our living rooms!! Or apparently it is viewable at a number of movie theaters in various locations, if you want to gamble with your life or whatever. The trailer does apparently hint at something queer maybe possibly happening and Kristin Wiig will be playing Cheetah / Barbara Ann Minvera, who is apparently “a complicated queer villain” but I feel like if this was truly going to be gay somehow Heather would already know?
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Ah! Dare Me has been on UK Netflix for a while now and has been on my to-watch list purely based on faint gay vibes from the trailer and. I am thrilled with this confirmation that faint gay vibes continue throughout the show.
I look forward to this being my favourite single-season cancelled cheerleading show with unfulfilled lesbian potential since Hellcats.
yes they remain faint gay vibes throughout but the show is so well done and weird and interesting so i highly recommend
I’m curious about Bridgerton. The trailer looks good – much better than I was expecting. I read the series – all 8 romance novels! – back when I read het romance. I enjoyed the books but they’re very straight and very white (and there was one major consent problem that I hope the show runners fix – can’t remember which book but it might have been the first). It looks like the t.v. is much less white and hopefully less straight. There’s no wlw action in the books.
Looked it up – yes the rapey dub-con sex scene is in the first book, The Duke and I. Really, really hope they fixed that for the Netflix version.
My cousins husband created/wrote/produced the Bridgerton series and a few years ago when he was first working on it, I told him he had to put lots of queer stuff (and not just gay men) in it! So I’m expecting queer shit lol!!
Here’s hoping!
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I loved Dare Me!
So sad to hear it was cancelled, I didn’t know and hope that changes!
It gave me the kinda queer vibes that you spend a good portion of the time thinking is it just me wishful thinking or is there smthng actually queer going on? And although on one hand I like to see more explicit queer representation, I also enjoy when it’s like that sometimes just for that moment where I go omfg I was right, there wasss smthng homoerotic going on..does that make sense? Or do y’all just see this as queer baiting?I see a contrast between the 2, it depends on how it’s delivered and I thought it was well done in this show.
Anyway asides from that I thought it was a very good show overall; the storyline, the cinematography, even the soundtrack, all very well done.
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Guess I’m paying for HBO Max in December. Thx for the rundown.
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Programs Offered By King Abdulaziz University:
Scholarships are available to pursue Arabic Language Course, Undergraduate, Masters’s (MS/ M.Phil), and Ph.D. in multiple fields. Please check the following list of the programs in the given list below.
Disciplines Available For Undergraduate Studies:
1. Arts and Humanities
2. Faculty of Economics and Administration
3. Faculty of Law
4. Faculty of Science
5. Faculty of Communication and Media
6. Environmental Designs
7. Faculty of Marine Sciences
8. Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture
9. Faculty of Engineering
10. Faculty of Earth Sciences
11. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology
12. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology AL Faisaliah Branch
13. Faculty of Science – AL Faisaliah Campus
14. Faculty of Arts – AL Faisaliah Campus
15. College of Art and Design
16. Maritime Studies
17. Faculty of Business Rabigh Branch
18. Faculty of Engineering Rabigh Branch
19. Faculty of Computing and Information Technology Rabigh Branch
20. Arts – Rabigh & College of Sciences
Disciplines Available For Masters Studies: (Two academic years)
Faculty of Science: Biology Science, Statistics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy Science.
Faculty of Engineering Civil Engineering, Thermal Engineering and Desalination Technology Engineering, Mining Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Medical Engineering, Chemical and Materials Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering, Production Engineering, and Mechanical Systems Design, Industrial Engineering
Faculty of Meteorology, Environment and Arid Land Agriculture: Arid Land Agriculture, Environmental Sciences, Hydrology
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology: Computer Science, Information Technology, Information Systems
Faculty of Environmental Designs: Urban and Regional Planning, Architecture
Faculty of Marine Sciences: Marine Biology, Marine Physics, Marine Chemistry, Marine Geology
Disciplines Available For Ph.D. Studies: (Three academic years)
Science: Biology Science, Statistics, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy Science
Engineering: Civil Engineering, Thermal Engineering, and Desalination Technology Engineering, Mining Engineering, Electrical, and Computer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Aeronautical Engineering
Faculty of Computing and Information Technology: Computer Science
Faculty of Environmental Designs: Urban and Regional Planning Faculty of Marine
Sciences: Marine Biology, Marine Physics, Marine Chemistry, Marine Geology
Candidates must fulfill the following criteria to avail of this Scholarship for their study at KAU. For Undergraduate Students:
1. A student must be of good conduct.
2. Students must make a full commitment to the KAU regulations and by-laws.
3. Students must be medically fit.
4. Students must have obtained a secondary school graduation certificate or equivalent from within KSA or abroad.
5. Regular Students attending in the morning duty must commit themselves to full-time study.
6.The student’s secondary school graduation certificate must not be older than 3 years.
7. Students must not be younger than 17 years old or older than 25 years old for the undergraduate level.
8. Students must not be dismissed from any university for any reason.
9. Students must not have been awarded a scholarship from a Saudi University.
10. A Female student must be accompanied by a relative who is within the prohibited degrees with a regular resident.
11. Students must be eligible for admission requirements.
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For MS / Ph.D. Students:
For Masters, Studies Students must not be older than 30 years and for Ph.D. Studies student must not be older than 35 Year for PhD
Students must obtain excellent records in their previous education.
The student must obtain one of the following scores in English language tests: 1.TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 500 in PBT
2.TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) 173 in CBT
3.IELTS (International English Language Testing System) 5
Two Recommendation Letters from his/her previous faculty members of Home University. (Sample for Recommendation Letters)
The applicant must not have been dismissed from one of the Saudi Institutions.
Applicants of Arabic Language and Literature Course, Islamic Law and Studies, Sociology, Psychology as well as Information Science programs must be professional Arabic language.
Documents Required For Apply: A List Of Documents Is Given Below:
1. The highest degree diploma verified with official stamps should be uploaded.
a. Undergraduate Applicant: Must have a High School Degree
b. Master’s program applicants: Bachelor’s degree diploma (or above)
c. Ph.D. program applicants: Master’s degree diploma (or above)
2. The highest degree Transcript verified with official stamps should be uploaded.
a. Undergraduate Applicant: Must have a High School Transcript
b. Master’s program applicants: Bachelor’s degree Transcripts (or above)
c. Ph.D. program applicants: Master’s degree Transcripts (or above)
3. Two recommendation letters (Sample for Recommendation Letters)
4. A study or research plan except in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language
5. Published academic papers and academic achievements (not compulsory).
6. Passport Scan (if available at the time of application)
7. Digital ID photo with white background
8. Curriculum Vitae (CV)
9. Photographs
10. Language Proficiency Certificate
11. Other reference documents (if applicable)
Deadline For KAU Scholarship 2021:
There Is No Deadline For The King Abdulaziz University Scholarship In Saudi Arabia. The Screening Process Takes Two Times In A Year.
How To Apply For KAU Scholarships 2021:
Students have to apply directly to University and fill the Application form the following procedure given below: 1.First Register for Arabic Language Courses – Online Admission Portal: Register for Arabic Course Scholarship
2.First Register for Undergraduate Online Admission Portal: Register for Undergraduate Scholarship
3.First Register for Masters / Ph.D. Online Admission Portal: Register for MS/PHD Scholarship
4.Fill out the application form online, upload, and submit all required documents.
5.Upload to our online application system & submit the application.
6.You can also visit the Official Announcement for further information.
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IL Y'A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME / I'VE LOVED YOU SO LONG - superb
Contemporary, provincial France. A drab, tired woman called Juliette is met by her idealistic young sister, Lea. Lea knows that Juliette has just served fifteen years for murdering her young son, but despite this, she trusts in her childhood memories and entrusts her house and her two young daughters to Juliette's care. Lea's liberal husband has his doubts, and the audience shares them. And that is the key to the success of Philippe Claudel's movie. It combines the beautifully acted character study of Juliette with the dramatic tension of a thriller. At first, the audience is concerned that Juliette will be triggered into a horrible crime against Lea's children. And then, the audience is desperate to know the motive for the original crime. It's all so carefully balanced that this movie of few concrete actions and even fewer words seems to fly by. Kudos to Kristin Scott Thomas for a genuinely brilliant performance in a difficult role, and to Philippe Claudel for crafting such three-dimensional characters. And as to the denouement, some may quibble, but I was so engrossed that I would've bought anything by that point.
IL Y'A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME played Berlin and TORONTO 2008 and was released earlier this yaer in Belgium, France, Greece, the Netherlands and Spain. It is currently on release in the UK and opens on October 24th in Israel, and the USA. It opens in Germany on November 13th.
Labels: claire johnston, drama, elsa zylberstein, France, frederic pierrot, jean-claude arnaud, jerome almeras, kristin scott thomas, laurent grevill, lise segur, philippe claudel, serge hazanavicius
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 - creepy fun
HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL 3 is the first of the successful Disney teen musical franchise to get a theatrical release. Everything is bigger and s...
ALEKSANSRA / ALEXANDRA - alpha gamma agit-prop
IL Y'A LONGTEMPS QUE JE T'AIME / I'VE LOVED YOU S...
THE FOOT FIST WAY - McBride's better in small doses
DEATH RACE (2008) - does exactly what is says on t...
APPALOOSA - a great character piece marred by a bl...
SWING VOTE - actually rather enjoyable!
TAKEN - 24 the movie
THEN SHE FOUND ME - indigestible
DIE WELLE / THE WAVE - doesn't ever quite convince
THE WOMEN (2008) - deliberately confused?
LINHA DE PASSE / PASSING LINE - earnest but dull B...
UNRELATED - so good I'm tempted to tag it "pantheon"
KING OF NEW YORK - random-expletive-generator
SILK - lavish but strangely uninvolving
LADIES IN LAVENDER - soporific schmaltz
WAZ - grimy thriller undone by hammy acting
THE ORDER - skewered by its central conceit
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS - an immaculately-m...
EDEN LAKE - a middle-class nightmare
THE WACKNESS - a goofy story about stoned losers
A GUY THING - disposable rom-com
CASHBACK - worked better as a short
BANGKOK DANGEROUS - mawkish
THE DUCHESS - hollow
ROCKNROLLA - Lock Stock Lite
Guy Ritchie retrospective - SNATCH
Guy Ritchie retrospective - LOCK STOCK AND TWO SMO...
PRIVATE PROPERTY / NUE PROPRIETE - the dangers of ...
Otto Preminger retrospective - DAISY KENYON
BABYLON A.D. - All that is necessary for the trium...
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Get the latest biohacking, health, fitness, ageing tips, and podcast episodes delivered straight to your inbox.
Seed Cycling. A Simple Way To Balance Your Hormones
Already popular in ‘wellness circles’, seed cycling (eating different nuts at different stages of the menstrual cycle) is nothing new.
But while most of us know about the many benefits of nuts & seeds for hair, skin, immune system, fertility - using nuts to balance our hormones could be one of the easiest biohacks we make.
There are four specific seeds that help to support hormone balance which in turn, can help control and improve PMS symptoms. Let’s face it, anything we can do to help those all too familiar monthly visitors (acne, heavy bleeding, fatigue, insomnia, mood swings, cramps… I could go on) deserves a shot!
And the movement is gaining traction mainstream, with women searching for more natural alternatives to traditional medication.
On Instagram, the hashtag #seedcycling has over 10,000 results, with some advocates hailing it as "a total game-changer.”
“Even if you’re not looking to get pregnant, it’s important to have the right rhythm and balance of these hormones, as they have a ripple effect on your libido, your mood and even your bone density,” says nutritional therapist Fiona Lawson.
And one of the best things about seed cycling is that it can be beneficial at any stage in a woman’s life. So, want to get started?
The seeds you need to stock up on asap are flaxseed, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, and sunflower seeds. Together, these seeds provide oils, vitamins, and minerals that help stimulate production, detoxification, and metabolism of estrogen and progesterone.
The concept works around the two main phases of the female cycle—the follicular phase and the luteal phase. The first half of the month should be spent boosting oestrogen and the second phase supporting progesterone.
Days 1-14
For the first 14 days of your cycle, you need more oestrogen to build up the uterine lining. Enter pumpkin and flax seeds.
It’s recommended to take a spoonful of ground flaxseed each day (in a smoothie, over oats etc) and a handful of pumpkin seeds, every day.
This luteal phase is when the uterus prepares for an egg to be fertilized and your hormones will love sunflower and sesame seeds on these days. Switch to one tablespoon each of raw seeds daily.
They stimulate progesterone production thanks to a high zinc content, thickening the uterine lining and prepare it for implantation.
Flaxseed and pumpkin seeds for the first two weeks, sunflower and sesame seeds for the last two weeks. It’s literally that simple.
We don't know for sure if seed cycling will bring you the kind of relief that popping a painkiller and curling up on the sofa with a hot water bottle might, but this is one wellness trend that’s definitely worth a try.
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West Brom: James Morrison out for 8 weeks - Tony Pulis
Tony Pulis speaks after the West Brom game with Southampton
Paul Suart
West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis
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James Morrison has been ruled out for up to eight weeks after Tony Pulis revealed the influential midfielder had suffered a suspected hamstring rupture.
And there could be more bad news for West Brom with inspirational skipper Darren Fletcher to undergo a scan tomorrow.
Fletcher was substituted at half-time in the 3-0 defeat at Southampton after suffering a knee injury.
"The worrying thing is we lost Morrison at Chelsea and we’ve lost Fletcher today," Pulis said.
"That’s two very important midfield players for us and two players who’ve been very good this year.
"We don’t need that.
"We haven’t got a big enough squad to cope with those sort of injuries.
"We need to assess Fletcher.
Pictures of the match
"Morrison has ruptured, we think, his hamstring so he’ll be out for six to eight weeks.
"He’s a big player for us.
"Fletcher will have a scan tomorrow.
"He’s opened his knee up.
Paul Suart's verdict
"We’ll wait and see how bad that is tomorrow."
Pulis and the players took a break from the norm by staying in a hotel near Southampton following the match at Chelsea on Wednesday night.
And the Baggies boss defended the decision.
"Yeah (it was the right thing to do)," he said.
"Let’s see what the other results are like.
"How many away wins have there been?
"That would be my argument to that point, irrespective to how other teams have done it.
"Whichever way we’ve done it and whichever way they’ve done it, if there hasn’t been a win away from home.
"It’s very difficult.
"It’s just after Christmas, you’re playing your second game away from home - it’s difficult.
"I don’t think it’s conspired, it’s the way it’s dropped and you have to do your best.
"I don’t think it’s just West Brom.
"You play a full Christmas.and then you have to play two games away from home, I don’t know why we couldn’t have one away and one at home and work the fixtures that way especially after such a busy Christmas period."
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Home MMA News Tecia Torres Tecia Torres says Raquel Pennington agrees with decision to return for fifth...
Tecia Torres says Raquel Pennington agrees with decision to return for fifth round
Last Saturday night, in the main event of UFC 224, Raquel Pennington got her long-awaited shot at Amanda Nunes and the UFC women’s bantamweight belt. Regrettably, this title shot didn’t go as planned for Pennington, as she was stopped by the champion in the fifth round.
Unfortunately, Pennington’s dashed title dreams are also accompanied by a bit of controversy, as she could be heard telling her corner she was “done” between the fourth and fifth rounds, and was encouraged to return for a fifth round all the same.
In the wake of Pennington’s bout with Nunes, many members of the MMA community have criticized her corner for forcing her to continue fighting when she had said, point-blank, that she was finished.
According to Pennington’s fiancee, UFC strawweight Tecia Torres, however, Pennington is ok with her corner’s decision.
A post shared by Tecia Torres (@teciatorres)
“I am extremely proud of my lady,” Torres said of Pennington in a post-fight Instagram post. “You are a warrior babe. Fought every second you possibly could. You continue to amaze me daily. You motivate me to work hard and one day too receive the same opportunity to fight for a UFC championship. We are the 1%ers. Very few will ever know what we go thru as fighters and an even smaller percentage will ever earn the chance to fight on such a big stage and for a world title.”
“PS: Both us and our coaches agree with the decision made to go into the 5th round,” Torres added. “We know Raquel more than anyone else, and know if we let her give up on herself going into the last round she would have always regretted it. She fought with heart and grit until the end. PSS: Exactly one year ago today you asked me to marry you, I can’t freaking wait to wife you!”
What did you think of Raquel Pennington’s corner’s decision to allow her to return for a fifth round?
This article first appeared on BJPenn.com on 5/14/2018.
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A selection of the best design books
FASHION, Lifestyle, PHOTOGRAPHY
ELIE SAAB BOOK BY JANIE SAMET
ELIE SAAB BOOK BY JANIE SAMET – Elie Saab magnifies femininity, building his fairy-tale creations with simple designs, the finest materials, delicate hand-embroidery, intricate detail, and a sophisticated fusion of cultural influences.
Elie Saab’s interest in dressmaking started at age 9, when he began making clothes for his sisters, and as an adolescent he was selling his creations to the women in his neighborhood. In 1982 he opened his couture atelier in Beirut, with a dozen employees; he soon presented his first collection and instantly won critical attention.
See also: Book Review: La Collection Privée Christian Dior
Saab’s specialty is the ultimate dress that highlights a woman’s silhouette, making him a go-to designer for international stars and royalty—including Catherine Zeta-Jones, Beyoncé, Aishwarya Rai, Emmanuelle Béart, Marion Cotillard, Bérénice Bejo, Princess Victoria of Sweden, and Queen Rania of Jordan.
In 2002, Halle Berry was wearing one of his gowns when she accepted the Oscar for Best Actress, and Elie Saab became a household name. The Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture invited Saab to show in Paris in 2000, and six years later he became a member.
In 2007 he set up a flagship in Paris, but Beirut remains the soul of his inspiration, where the company now has a modern five-story building housing the workshops, studios, ready-to-wear boutique, and couture showroom.
See also: Book Review: Frida Kahlo, Fashion As The Art Of Being
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A River (And Its Contaminated Sediments) Runs Through It: Divisibility Of Liability Under CERCLA In Sediment Cases
Mon Jan 11th, On Environmental Law, by Bick Law LLP
Can PRPs avail themselves of the divisibility defense to avoid CERCLA’s joint and several liability in the complex setting of a contaminated river sediments Superfund site, following the Fox River Litigation. In May 2015, the Eastern District of Wisconsin district court agreed with NCR that its liability for a portion of the site was divisible, and not joint and several. Then, in October 2015, the same court reversed its holding in response to motions for reconsideration and held that the expert opinions underlying NCR’s divisibility arguments were unreliable and could not support a finding of divisibility.
To prove divisibility, PRPs bear the burden of proof, which will require rigorous (and costly) fact and expert discovery and can be difficult to establish.
As the Supreme Court recognized in BNSF, courts previously found that the universal starting point for divisibility of harm analyses in CERCLA cases is § 433A of the Restatement (Second) of Torts. Section 433A is a two step process: (1) “whether the harm at issue is theoretically ‘capable of apportionment,’” which is a “question of law” to be made by the court; and (2) “if the harm is capable of apportionment, the fact-finder must determine how actually to apportion the damages, which is a question of fact.” The burden is on the party seeking apportionment to prove that a reasonable basis for apportionment exists.
To prove divisibility, the “harm” that must be apportioned is the actual contamination caused by each PRP. In 2012, the Seventh Circuit held that the “harm” to be apportioned is the “‘contamination traceable to each defendant.’” Under this apportionment theory, landfill cases with known waste manifests are easily divisible. Other types of CERCLA sites with co-mingled plumes from multiple sources are not always easily divisible solely based on volume of contaminants.
The Seventh Circuit in the Fox River Litigation found that “harm” could be capable of apportionment if a PRP could demonstrate that the remediation costs (the “harm”) could be correlated with the PCB concentrations being remediated. However, in the preliminary hearing, the court found that the PRP had not proven that the harm was linearly correlated to the amount of PCBs discharged. At trial, the PRP showed that the remediation costs are directly correlated to with the concentration of PCBs at the surface versus at greater depths because the type of remediation varies by depth – dredging versus capping. Therefore, the Seventh Circuit held the harm is capable of apportionment and if the PRP could show the extent to which it contributed to PCB concentrations at the site, then the costs are divisible. Importantly, the connection between the contamination and the remediation costs is now a means of proving divisibility and apportionment.
The Fox River district court’s reversal demonstrates that a divisibility defense can fail if a PRP does not adequately address all the harms at the site. Specifically, the court found that the PRP overstated the PCB discharges of another entity and it did not account for all of the sources of PCBs into the site. Following this case, PRPs must adequately apportion all of the harms at the site by all parties in order to prove divisibility and apportionment.
In sum, to avail itself of a divisibility defense, a PRP must prove: (1) whether the harm is capable of apportionment; and (2) whether a reasonable basis for apportionment exists, including the relative contributions of all PRPs
If a PRP cannot prove divisibility in a complex river site, then joint and several liability would apply. Although the costs incurred to litigate and prove divisibility may be significant, some of the tools used may be transferable to an allocation proceeding with other PRPs. In that case, the PRPs would likely argue for an equitable allocation using the site fate and transport model to prove connectivity of remediation costs to the contaminants contributed by each PRP. Clear as mud?
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The New Dataiku: A Central Hub for Enterprise Analytics, Machine Learning, and Data Science
Posted by Andrei Macsin on November 14, 2017 at 7:33am in BDN Daily Press Releases
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Building upon the needs of their customers, some of whom have dozens and even hundreds of users of the software, Dataiku releases a new version that establishes it as a central hub for the development of advanced data science, machine learning, and analytics products.
NEW YORK, November 14 - With a wide range of new and improved features aimed at making data science, machine learning, and advanced analytics accessible to organizations as a whole, data science software maker Dataiku has today released Dataiku 4.1. The new and improved software platform acts as a central hub for technical and non-technical users to prototype, build, scale, deploy, and manage advanced data science products.
“We are focused on building a platform that is a single hub for an enterprise’s data science and machine learning development - that’s what this release reflects,” said Florian Douetteau, CEO of Dataiku. “Many of our customers already use Dataiku with hundreds of users from all different backgrounds, from data engineers, to developers, to non-technical analysts, to perform advanced analytics and to develop data science solutions. This latest release strengthens enterprise scale development and deployment of these solutions among and across teams.”
A new Dataiku with the same great functionalities, built for scale
Building upon the needs of Dataiku customers who have hundreds of users across their organizations around the world relying on the software, Dataiku 4.1 has been designed to accelerate scalable deployment while maintaining its powerful core functionalities such as:
point-and-click interfaces for data preparation and analysis
customizable tools to facilitate cutting-edge and efficient data science
straightforward solutions for deploying, monitoring, and governing models in production.
In its latest release, Dataiku is introducing new features that further expand its capabilities as a single platform for everyone, including coders and clickers, spread across any sized organization around the world. “This release plays to our strength of enabling our largest customers to propagate data science expertise throughout the organization,” said Douetteau. “In fact, organizations who deploy Dataiku at scale have on average a 4:1 ratio of non-coding data specialists to data scientists using Dataiku.”
Data preparation tools for coders and non-coders
Dataiku 4.1 introduces new data preparation “recipes” within the Dataiku graphical interface that bring powerful analytical functionalities to non-coders, including pivoting, sorting, and splitting datasets.
For coders, the latest release brings advanced visualization libraries like RShiny and Bokeh for rapidly creating engaging interactive web applications within dashboards. Additionally, RMarkdown reports let users easily share their results outside of Dataiku.
Live Model Competitions - Compare models in real-time
With Dataiku’s “live model competition,” users compare the performance of a batch of machine learning models competing in real time without waiting for the entire training of the model. This reduces the training time and resources used by interrupting or resuming the competition once it yields satisfactory insights.
Additionally, model ensembling, which exploits the strengths of various models by combining different algorithms, is now possible without writing a single line of code.
Isolated coding environments for project stability
It is common for an organization to have many projects using different versions of Python, R, and libraries. Dataiku 4.1 now supports reproducible environments, which properly isolate projects and reproduce the runtime condition throughout the deployment phase. This alleviates the worry about one individual upgrading a package, because deployed code will remain stable.
Dataiku 4.1 bolsters the product’s end-to-end reach by introducing a versatile API node that scores models, runs custom Python and R functions, and accesses to datasets via parameterized SQL and custom functions. Additionally, the new release provides an extended toolkit for plugins.
To learn more about all of the features of Dataiku 4.1 visit: www.dataiku.com
To learn more about scaling analytics and machine learning capabilities, join Dataiku along with industry leaders at the EGG2017 conference for presentations on cutting-edge approaches and methodologies on non-conforming data science in New York City on November 30.
About Dataiku
Dataiku is a unique advanced analytics software solution that enables companies to build and deliver their own data products more efficiently. Thanks to a collaborative and team-based user interface for data scientists and beginner analysts, to a unified framework for both development and deployment of data projects, and to immediate access to all the features and tools required to design data products from scratch, users can easily apply machine learning and data science techniques to all types, sizes, and formats of raw data to build and deploy predictive data flows.
Currently, hundreds of companies around the world, from Fortune 500s to SMBs, including L’Oreal, GE, NPR, and many others, use Dataiku on a daily basis to create, build, and deliver data products efficiently. Dataiku raised a $28M series B round in September of 2017, led by Battery Ventures.
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The BMON Story
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Making the ‘About Us’ page more dynamic
by Chris Rand
I hope that you’re putting lots of new, interesting stuff on your website throughout the year. But even if all you do is the occasional product update or case study, are you drawing attention to that in the right places? Many sites driven by a content management system have a little panel on the home page for ‘latest news’, and the site manager sees this as another job taken off the to-do list. We can all do much more.
New case studies can be linked from inside product pages, as an example of the product in action. New ‘how to’ articles can be linked from almost anywhere relevant. However, one of the most under-used places to draw attention to new material is your ‘About Us’ page.
This is one of the least appreciated pages on every site. It gets a lot more views than most of us think, and they’re important visitors too (think about it). So why not use the actual text on the page to tell them about the latest thing you’re up to? If you were doing a sales presentation about the company, of course you’d mention that you’d just launched a new blue widget, or you’d just sold one to a particular customer. Your ‘About Us’ page should follow this pattern.
Sure, it’s an extra job on the checklist for every time you add something to the site, but it’s not a big one.
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Bramley Funeral Home
Plant a Tree for Willis
Willis T. Harris
December 21, 1934 ~ December 5, 2020 (age 85)
Willis T. Harris, 85 of Virden passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 at Sunrise Manor.
He was born Dec. 21, 1934 in Marion, IL the son of Ralph and Edna Huffmaster Harris.
He married Dorothy Glen on April 27, 1963 and she preceded him in death on Nov. 28, 2014. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Sue Moake.
Willis served in the US Army. He will be forever known as the flower delivery man when he owned Your Flower Shop. He was a member of the Thayer United Methodist Church and Virden American Legion.
Surviving are his son, Ralph (Kim) Harris; one grandson, Ryan (Lora) Harris; two granddaughters, Natalie (Matt) Lanctot and Abby Jennings; and five great grandchildren.
Private family services were held. Burial will be at a later date at Camp Butler National Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the Thayer United Methodist Church, 114 E. Main St., Thayer, IL 62689.
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Odds & Ends: Hamilton's Number One on Billboard Rap Album Chart, Bombshell Is Still In The Works & More
by Imogen Lloyd Webber • Nov 17, 2015
Here's a quick roundup of stories you may have missed today.
Hamilton's Number One on Billboard Rap Chart
Once again the words “ground” and “breaking” are being applied to that gargantuan hit in residence at Broadway’s Richard Rodgers Theatre. The Hamilton cast album has officially made it to number one on the Billboard Rap Album Chart for the week of November 28. Yet more proof that this Main Stem musical has gone seriously main stream—everyone wants to be in the room where the 46-track record happens. Congratulations to creator and star Lin-Manuel Miranda, along with the entire company!
Don't Panic, Bombshell is Still In The Works
If you were concerned about the progress of the stage adaptation of Bombshell, the fictional Marilyn Monroe musical from the NBC drama Smash, breathe. Mega-producers Neil Meron and Craig Zadan haven’t forgotten about the project and are still putting together the creative team. The reason for the delay? They’ve been focusing on The Wiz Live!. “The moment The Wiz is up and running, we’ll go back and focus on Bombshell,” Zadan told EW. “You can’t do two huge things at the same time.”
Miriam Shor's High Maintenance
Miriam Shor has been tapped as a guest star for HBO’s new comedy High Maintenance. The Wrap reports that details of the Hedwig and Younger fave’s role are being kept on the Q.T.; the series follows a Brooklyn pot dealer with a neurotic clientele. We just hope that whoever Shor ends up playing that statement jewelry is involved.
Get Into the Yuletide Spirit With Daniel Reichard
Broadway actor and concert singer Daniel Reichard is set to return to Birdland Jazz Club on December 13 and December 20 for his eighth New York City holiday concert. With musical direction and arrangement by Jesse Vargas, Daniel Reichard's Under the Mistletoe will offer nostalgic musical classics, heartfelt and often hilarious Christmas stories, along with unexpected guest stars and surprises. All proceeds from the event will go to Broadway Barks (and we all know who will be thrilled about that!).
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Analysis: Here’s What The Disney-FOX Deal Means For The Adult Animation Industry
December 14, 2017 December 15, 2017 John Schwarz 0 Comments
There’s a lot going on here.
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First thing’s first kids, don’t be holding your breath for that X-Men invasion into the MCU just yet, Bob Iger from Disney has already said that he expects regulatory hurdles for the $52 billion dollar Disney buyout of 20th Century FOX (which includes the FX Networks, Nat Geo, Sky, and both Film and TV houses) to take 18 months to get by regulatory approvals of which, Time-Warner/AT&T can attest, is no easy feat. In a Trump administration, don’t be surprised if this deal takes even longer.
So what does this mean for the adult animation industry moving forward and what are some of the pitfalls of the deal? Well, that’s what has most content producers rather worried. Disney isn’t fond of Rated-R films or adult animation, never have been, so popular FOX franchises like Alien, Predator, The Simpsons, Family Guy, and more could all be in trouble. Let’s break it down with best case/worst case scenarios:
Best Case:
40% of Hulu, now part of Disney thanks to the FOX acquisition. Hulu, a streaming service that currently features Rick and Morty, Robot Chicken, The Simpsons, Family Guy, Bob’s Burgers, South Park, Futurama, and a slew of others immediately gives Disney access to a streaming adult animation audience that Hulu was willing to fork over a ton of money for. The Simpsons will likely part its catalog from FXX and be sent to Hulu, giving the streaming service some of the biggest franchises of the vertical ever. With Netflix building up an adult animation library of its own that features stalwarts like F is for Family, Big Mouth, BoJack Horseman, a bunch of anime, and more on the way, don’t be surprised if previously canceled FOX properties get a new lease on life.
Disney will be well aware who is watching what, and if they hear a rabid fanbase looking for new episodes of say Futurama, they very well could deliver directly to Hulu. Today, Hulu isn’t a strong player in original adult animation content, it used to be, but not anymore. Focusing instead on acquisitions, Hulu has built a stellar library of adult animation that could be important.
So, let’s say, FOX Broadcasting decides to clean house, cancel everything on FOX local networks. The Simpsons, Bob’s Burgers, Family Guy, you name it. Hulu could potentially be a new home for new episodes for one if not all of those shows. That said, one could also envision a scenario in which Turner Networks or Viacom/Comedy Central could potentially lineup to try and take a piece of the 20th Century FOX original animation pie by offering lucrative syndication deals in exchange for first broadcast rights on new content.
Netflix’s Marvel franchises actually give me a ray of hope that characters from a Disney-owned property can flourish and be rather independent when it comes to delivery. Daredevil, Luke Cage, The Punisher, and The Defenders are all series that feature sex, violence, drugs, and decent soundtracks that don’t feature Idina Menzel, so if that’s status quo for 20th Century FOX, then I’m all in.
By the way, I hope this purchase merges the FX/FXX/FXM brands into one network because having all three is nonsensical.
Worst Case:
As mentioned, FOX Broadcasting could clean house. If they do, Disney could terrify fans of Bob’s Burgers, The Simpsons, and Family Guy by canceling all three, sending them to a Hulu graveyard, and essentially put a “Rest In Peace” sign on the corpse of the illustrious history of prime-time animation which has been a standard in television since the 1960s.
But what if Disney does something WAY worse. What if they decide to keep all three shows, but showcase their “creative influence” by forcing all three active 20th Century FOX series to be more “family friendly”. The Simpsons attractions from Orlando studios could be removed and may be sent to Disney World, but I doubt it. Can you really imagine a Moe’s Tavern sitting next to Mickey Mouse walk-around characters? Remember those Family Guy, “Disney is anti-semitic” jokes? Whoooops! Also, will 20th Century FOX have the spine or patience to deal with bitchy fans of The Simpsons or voice actor contract disputes under a Disney umbrella?
Disney traditionally doesn’t support rated-R content, so remember that Deadpool series coming to FXX? At best it may get a season or two during this 18-month waiting period, but don’t be surprised if Disney axes that so fast that it would make even Deadpool’s head spin. Cussing and extreme violence are no-nos for Disney broadcast television or theatrical movies, and as such movies featuring The Simpsons, Family Guy, and Bob’s Burgers could be in danger of happening. Also, lest we forget that American Dad! airs on a Turner Network…that could change.
But, we’re not even on the WORST CASE scenarios for the Disney-FOX deal. The worst part of the deal could be that 20th Century FOX no longer does development deals with new and up and coming adult animation producers. With Disney-FOX movie and TV studios under one roof, that’s one less viable producer to count on for talent deals. I can’t tell you how many producers I’ve talked to over the years, that even if they DON’T get picked up for series on FOX broadcasting, the 20th Century FOX animation producers are such that they will actually work with and give advice to producers to help them make a pitch more presentable to other broadcasters willing to take a shot.
A lot of people could potentially lose their jobs here. All of those shows I mentioned help keep the bills paid for a lot of animation producers, writers, storyboard artists, voice actors, etc. And let’s not forget that with the merger, Disney-FOX will be looking to dedup a lot of staff job positions as well, so your PR staff, your sales staff, all of that could be affected after this merger.
Is all this worth having a near 60-year-old Hugh Jackman have another go at “Wolverine” for the MCU by the time this thing officially wraps?
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Whiskey Thief or The Brunch-less Horseman
"I've had a very strange dream," Brandy's friend Brocco was telling her, "Normally, I'm not one to believe in the supernatural, but this one just kind of stuck with me. I was standing on a hill, looking over a large green field. The sun was shinning and there was a herd of goats frolicking down below me. Then, the sky went dark and this figure on horseback came riding into the field. I suddenly realized he was headed up the hill and straight for me, so I started running. And then he was right in front of me, blocking my path. He had a long black cape and the eyes of his horse were blood red. I couldn't see his face, though, because it was obscured by something... something that looked like a frying pan. And he had a squealing pig under one arm and a chicken under the other. Also, he smelled like whiskey. He threw the pig at me and then he snatched the sleeve off my shirt and just sort of... rode away into the darkness." "Well, that certainly is a harrowing tale. But I don't think its anything supernatural." "No?" Brocco asked. "No. I think its just your brain trying to tell you that you need some brunch." "How do you figure that?" "A chicken and a pig? Sounds like bacon and eggs to me!" "But what about the sinister whiskey-smelling sleeve thief?" "He's telling us exactly where to go for brunch, of course!"
And so Brandy and Brocco headed to Evanston, where Whiskey Thief Tavern had recently begun serving brunch. From the first step inside, Brandy was instantly smitten with the decor. Heavily worn woods, antiqued metals, and stacks of antiquated books were as far as the eye could see. Along one wall hung an eccentric collection of mirrors, along the other was a line of booths inside what looked to be giant beer barrels, and at the back was a sort of library area with a fireplace and bookshelves almost all the way up to the ceiling. Even though several large screen televisions were scattered around the room, they somehow didn't feel out of place with the centuries old vibe. "What's that thing where the kids dress up like Victorians in sepia tones?" Brandy asked Brocco. "Steampunk?" he ventured. "Yes! Doesn't this place have that sort of feel?" "I can see that. But... you don't think it's haunted, do you?" Brandy only gave Brocco a sly grin.
The cocktail menu caught Brandy's eye, so they ordered up some pre-brunch libations. Brocco chose the Hanging Acrobat, a mix of bourbon, honey, lemon, bitters, and an apple cardamom shrub. Altogether it created a crisp and refreshing, yet fall themed flavor that Brocco thought was reminiscent of spiced cider. Brandy chose the Maple Old Fashioned, which was spiked with some smokey chili liqueur. Brandy found it especially sweet and smooth with a great kick in flavor coming from the spiced sugar rim. Brandy also sampled the Pomegranate Bellini, which was bright and fruity without being too sweet.
The meal began in earnest with a plate of Crispy Potatoes and Gravy, a kind of combination of a poutine and a gratin. The potatoes were indeed crispy, even after having been slathered in a thick and creamy white gravy and topped with melted cheese curds. There was a hint of smokiness from the addition of some bacon, and the potatoes themselves had a wonderful buttery flavor without being greasy. "This is like a side dish getting a promotion to the big time!" Brocco proclaimed.
Next, they indulged their sweet teeth by sampling the Whiskey Toast, a sort of hybrid between French Toast and bread pudding. The toast was dense with a lovely vanilla and bourbon like flavor, which was also helped along by a bourbon infused whipped cream. The sprinkling of slightly sour cherries helped to break up the richness of the dish a bit. Brocco had already consumed a third of the plate by the time he looked up to see Brandy glaring at him. "I'm sorry, did you want some of this?" he asked sheepishly. "Yes. That's why I ordered it," Brandy replied.
Moving on to his very own plate of food, Brocco ordered the Steak and Eggs. The steak was cooked perfectly and was a surprisingly generous portion of sirloin for a breakfast plate. Brocco particularly liked that the seasoning on the steak was very simple, which let the taste of the meat shine brightly. The potatoes that accompanied the steak were of a smashed variety, much like those in the appetizer, and had a good bit of creaminess and crunch to them.
Brandy picked the classic Cheeseburger but added on bacon and a fried egg. The burger was a big juicy mess, as any good burger should be, with the yolk from the egg mingling nicely with the mix of mustard and mayonnaise already on the bun. A little red onion and some pickles were the only other accompaniments to the meat, and Brandy appreciated that things hadn't been overly complicated with condiments and vegetation. "Being the carnivore that I am, I deeply appreciate a meaty burger," said Brandy, "And adding bacon to this sucker is just the icing on the meat cake."
Despite loving the atmosphere and the simple, yet unique takes on classic bar food, there were some slight problems with the service. Dishes listed on the menu were unavailable, entrees were forgotten briefly, coffee was hard to track down, and at the end of the meal, Brandy and Brocco were left waiting for quite some time for a box to pack up their leftovers. The servers, though, were friendly and personable enough. "Maybe that was what the ominous part of my dream was predicting," said Brocco. "Didn't you say that the figure in your dream chased away a herd of goats from a sunny, green field?" Brandy asked, to which Brocco nodded in answer. "Well then," said Brandy, "I think that figure might have simply been the ghost of a certain curse finally leaving town. If I were you, I'd be less worried about ominous figures chasing you and maybe be think about putting some money down on that Northside baseball team right about now."
The writers of this blog were invited to dine by the restaurant free of charge in exchange for an honest review.
Labels: Brunch, Chicago, Evanston, Whiskey Thief
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China’s Xiaomi unveils US$680 smartphone, sees growth in Africa
Written by isla binnie
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China's Xiaomi has launched its contribution to a new wave of smartphones that will be able to take advantage of faster 5G mobile networks at a lower price than analysts expect from rivals.
The world's fourth-largest smartphone maker unveiled the handset on Feb 24, trumpeting prices starting from €599 (RM2,765) when it hits the market in May, prompting gasps in the hall at the mobile industry's biggest global event in Barcelona.
Market leader Samsung announced an innovative folding 5G phone last week with a US$1,980 (RM8,059) price tag, which Huawei matched with its own foldable 5G-enabled device priced at an eye-watering US$2,600 (RM10,583).
Samsung did not give a price for a non-folding 5G device it added to its Galaxy range.
"We announced a very, very aggressive price," Xiaomi senior vice-president Xiang Wang told Reuters. "We want to drive 5G to normal consumers, so more and more people can afford to buy it."
The next-generation wireless technology promises to ratchet up Internet speed and support an "Internet of Things" in which embedded chips enable the creation of smart networks of vehicles, household devices and more.
While some scepticism remains about how far and how fast 5G can take hold, it is the latest high-end add-on that manufacturers attending the Mobile World Congress are using to stoke excitement about new gadgets amid slowing sales.
"5G is here, not in 2020, not late 2020; it's here right now in 2019," Cristiano Amon, president of chipmaker Qualcomm, which supplies Xiaomi, said during a launch event.
Amon expected the transition to 5G to be faster than that from so-called third-generation networks to the fourth, which has already quickened download times and enabled advances such as video streaming to mobile phones.
Xiaomi initially targeted Asian markets, notably India. Since 2017, it has launched into Spain, France and Italy with devices enabled for 4G. Now its is turning its attention to growth potential in Africa, Wang said.
"We see the African countries building, accelerating their migration from 3G to 4G," he said.
"We only have 4G products, so I think it's the right time for us to learn that market, to serve the customers first and learn more so we can have more products for Africa."
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Nam Sense
Surviving Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division
Arthur Wiknik Jr.
An honest tour of the Vietnam War from the soldier's eye view, Nam Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968. Wiknik's account of life and death in Vietnam includes everything from heavy combat, t
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An honest tour of the Vietnam War from the soldier's eye view . . .
Nam-Sense is the brilliantly written story of a combat squad leader in the 101st Airborne Division. Arthur Wiknik was a 19-year-old kid from New England when he was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1968. After completing various NCO training programs, he was promoted to sergeant "without ever setting foot in a combat zone" and sent to Vietnam in early 1969. Shortly after his arrival on the far side of the world, Wiknik was assigned to Camp Evans, a mixed-unit base camp near the northern village of Phong Dien, only thirty miles from Laos and North Vietnam. On his first jungle patrol, his squad killed a female Viet Cong who turned out to have been the local prostitute. It was the first dead person he had ever seen.
Wiknik's account of life and death in Vietnam includes everything from heavy combat to faking insanity to get some R & R. He was the first man in his unit to reach the top of Hamburger Hill during one of the last offensives launched by U.S. forces, and later discovered a weapons cache that prevented an attack on his advance fire support base. Between the sporadic episodes of combat he mingled with the locals, tricked unwitting U.S. suppliers into providing his platoon with a year of hard to get food, defied a superior and was punished with a dangerous mission, and struggled with himself and his fellow soldiers as the anti-war movement began to affect his ability to wage victorious war.
Nam-Sense offers a perfect blend of candor, sarcasm, and humor - and it spares nothing and no one in its attempt to accurately convey what really transpired for the combat soldier during this unpopular war. Nam-Sense is not about heroism or glory, mental breakdowns, haunting flashbacks, or wallowing in self-pity. The GIs Wiknik lived and fought with during his yearlong tour did not rape, murder, or burn villages, were not strung out on drugs, and did not enjoy killing. They were there to do their duty as they were trained, support their comrades - and get home alive. "The soldiers I knew," explains the author, "demonstrated courage, principle, kindness, and friendship, all the elements found in other wars Americans have proudly fought in."
Wiknik has produced a gripping and complete record of life and death in Vietnam, and he has done so with a style and flair few others will ever achieve.
Art Wiknik is an engineer who lives and works in Connecticut. He has written a wide variety of articles for publication.
Chapter 1: Vietnam Apprenticeship
Chapter 2: No Career Moves for Me
Chapter 3: The Battle for Hamburger Hill
Chapter 4: The A Shau Valley
Chapter 5: The Bamboo Shooters
Chapter 6: The Emotional Gauntlet
Chapter 7: Ghosting in the Rear
Chapter 8: The Bamboo Blues
Chapter 9: Guns and Chain Saws
Chapter 10: R&R Hawaii
Chapter 11: Return to Vietnam
Chapter 12: Insanity to go, Please
Chapter 13: Vacation Time
Chapter 14: Countdown to Freedom
Chapter 15: Going, Going . . .
“…the best, most accurate portrayal of the life of an Infantryman in Vietnam… A family member, girlfriend, or fiancée of a soldier who went to Vietnam will find this book most illuminating. For all the rest of you, if you read only one book about a soldier’s life in Vietnam, read NamSense!”
- Col. Gene Sherron
"Namsense is an honest and realistic account of not only the author's tour of duty but the tours of other Vietnam soldiers as well. I feel honored to have Arthur as an occasional guest on my radio show and my listeners are all the better for it."
- Lee Elci, WXLM New London, CT
"As a member of Sergeant Wiknik's squad, I found Namsense to be an authentic and absorbing narrative that resonates with every combat GI's story of survival in Vietnam."
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"…provides an unflinching look at a year in the life of a grunt on Vietnam…"
- Military History of The West, Volume 40, 2010
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Maine Conservation Voters
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Maine Conservation Voters is a voter registration group based in Augusta, ME that was founded in 1998. As of 2019 they had $971,275 in revenue and $385,352 in assets.They are a child organization of Federation of State Conservation Voter Leagues.
Maine Conservation Voters plays a critical role in turning public support for Conservation into new laws to protect our air, land, water and wildlife. As a result of successful campaign strategies, a focused policy agenda, and sharp accountability too...
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Advocacy at the State House: In 2018, we worked with state lawmakers to pass the clean water bond which was approved on last November's ballot, made modest progress on tackling food waste, and the legislature agreed to lower the cap for greenhouse gas emissions, aligning with the eight other Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative states. Holding Maine's elected officials accountable: Since 1986, MCV's annual Environmental Scorecard has provided Maine people with factual information about the most important environmental legislation considered in Maine's State House. Our Scorecard has become an essential educational tool to determine the environmental record of all members of the Maine State Legislature. We score the votes on the most important issues of the year, including energy, climate change, clean water, public health, and land conservation. In 2018, MCV printed and mailed 2,700 copies of the scorecard to supporters and distributed them at community events. MCV also printed and ...
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Normal grants, contributions, etc. $707,699 $610,140 16.0%
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Investment income and dividends $90 $208 -56.7%
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Miscellaneous revenues $238,836 $180,180 32.6%
Total revenues $971,275 $811,984 19.6%
Compensation of current officers, etc. $84,857 $85,807 -1.1%
Non-officer salaries and wages $216,709 $236,302 -8.3%
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Other fee-for-service $232,760 $27,916 733.8%
Advertising and promotion $55,644 $45,148 23.2%
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Cash (non-interest-bearing) $349,718 $185,187 88.8%
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Prepaid expenses and deferred charges $0
Total assets $385,352 $225,084 71.2%
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Cougar shot, another at large, after woman charged in Langford, B.C.
A day after a cougar was killed for apparently stalking a woman on a trail near Victoria, conservation officers say another cougar sighted may actually have been responsible.
Conservation officers say they may have killed the wrong cougar, after a second cat was seen in the area
CBC News · Posted: Jun 03, 2014 6:52 AM PT | Last Updated: June 4, 2014
This photo was taken by Langford, B.C. resident, who spotted the second cougar in her back yard near the Galloping Goose Trail. (Amy Harris)
Conservation officer Peter Pauwels hunted down and euthanized the cougar that was thought to have lunged at a woman on the Galloping Goose Trail just before 6 a.m. PT. on Monday.
Pauwels said the cougar's apparent aggressive and predatory behaviour forced them to kill it, after tracking dogs were used to locate the animal.
"Absolutely no choice in this one, no choice whatsoever. With this cougar hanging around the trail, it really doesn't get any more dangerous than that for potentially what could have happened," said Pauwels.
But on Tuesday Pauwels said he wasn't sure if he killed the right cat, after a second cougar was also spotted in the busy neighbourhood.
"One of them is now dead and the other one, we believe, has moved out of the area. We're waiting to see if any more sightings come in," said Pauwels.
Langford resident Amy Harris, who lives close to the Galloping Goose Trail, spotted the second cougar outside her home around 7 p.m. on Monday.
"[I was] totally surprised. I actually stopped and froze, it was very surreal," she said, asking herself, "Am I really seeing that? Am I really seeing a gigantic cat in my backyard?"
The first cougar was shot on the Galloping Goose Trail in Langford, B.C., after apparently charging a woman on Monday morning on the trail. (CBC)
Harris said her children were safe and the cougar was not aggressive. It eventually headed for a wilderness area.
"I actually got to stop and enjoy the moment for a second," said Harris. "It was kind of magic and amazing, but terrifying at the same time too."
Harris said she hadn't been very concerned about cougars previously, but this sighting changed all that. Pauwels said conservation officers are also worried.
"I'd say we're moderately concerned about it because we don't know which cougar was actually involved in the stalking incident."
Pauwels said although it is unusual to see two cougars together, it can happen, usually when a mother cougar is staying with her kittens or two young cougar siblings are travelling together.
The Galloping Goose Trail is a former railway track that has been converted to a regional walking and biking trail for the Victoria area.
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Welcome to Central Bucks Community Relations.
Angela M. Linch, Communications and Public Relations Administrator
267-893-2073 | alinch@cbsd.org
Our goal is to integrate the school district with the community and coordinate comprehensive two-way communication between the district and its stakeholders.
CB School Families: Community Relations communicates district news via www.cbsd.org, Facebook, Twitter, the mobile app, e-mail blasts, and press releases. The department also publishes the paper one-page and bi-fold calendars and maintains an electronic district calendar. Community Relations is available to answer questions, provide information, and make connections.
CB Staff: Community Relations is an access point for staff needing general information or looking to promote school and district events.
CB Cares Educational Foundation is the nonprofit organization that supports Central Bucks and programs for our students and their families. “CB Cares Educational Foundation, in partnership with Doylestown Hospital, the Central Bucks School District, local businesses, and the community, is dedicated to enriching the experience and education of students through innovative learning grants and Developmental Assets-based programs that promote responsible and resilient youth.” (From www.cb-cares.org)
New and Prospective Residents: Community Relations publishes an annual Information Packet, which provides an overview of the district. The department also is available to answer questions, particularly from new and prospective residents.
Senior Citizens: Community Relations offers Gold Card Club Membership for seniors residing in the school district. Gold Card members can attend CB home athletic events, musical concerts, and theater performances free of charge.
Central Bucks Greater Community: Community Relations keeps the greater community updated on district news via the mobile app, which is accessible to all, and through regular news releases. We also serve as an access point for community members seeking further information.
News Media: Community Relations serves as the district's primary access point for news media.
We hope this information is helpful and welcome any inquiries about the Central Bucks School District.
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Find out how the CW Community is helping "turn the tide" of COVID-19
The actions of the CW membership in working collaboratively to tackle coronavirus reflects the spirit of the wider global business community. Below you can find some examples of what CW members are doing to support the world through this time of crisis. If your company has initiatives designed to mitigate the spread and impact of coronavirus, let us know! We'd love to help you share what you are up to!
The media is reporting on the story that TTP has partnered with air-flow experts Dyson to design a new ventilator to help the NHS support the coronavirus patient volumes it is expecting. Their planning to create 15,000 new machines once regulatory approval is obtained, 10,000 of which will go to the NHS and 5,000 of which will be donated to other countries.
Sir James Dyson is quoted as saying:
“I am proud of what Dyson engineers and our partners at TTP have achieved...The device is designed to achieve a high quality air supply to ensure its safety and effectiveness, drawing on our air purifier expertise which delivers high-quality filtration in high-volume products."
AstraZeneca is engaging with international health authorities and governments in response to the outbreak. They have provided their science and technology expertise to authorities including the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).
Based on their experience in infectious disease and proprietary antibody discovery technology, they have rapidly mobilised research efforts to discovering novel coronavirus-neutralising antibodies as a treatment to prevent COVID-19 disease. Their teams are now focused on identifying monoclonal antibodies to progress into clinical trial evaluation.
PA Consulting
PA Consulting are coordinating the combined efforts of the more than 60 UK manufacturers such as Vauxhall and Airbus who are planning to 3D-print parts for ventilators to treat coronavirus patients. Their goal is to help produce 20,000 ventilators in as little as two weeks. Within this consortium is another CW Member, McLaren Applied Technologies. As an F1 team the company is well-suited to the rapid design and manufacture of high value products.
CW & Members
CW rallied several members to join an initiative led by 8West and various departments at University College Cork. This project has developed a Covid-19 Early Warning system for front line medical staff which is showing promising results. The tech consists of a wearable digital thermometer sensor to measure axillary body temperature, a sensor platform e.g. smartphone, smartwatch or wearable IoT device running the CREW app and a cloud-based server running the CREW system which monitors the incoming data and generates automatic alarms if temperature thresholds are breached.
Intel is applying its technology and expertise to help better understand and combat the virus. For example, they have teamed up with Lenovo and Beijing-based BGI Genomics to accelerate the analysis of genomic characteristics of COVID-19. Their combined work is expected to further advance the capabilities of BGI’s sequencing tools and help scientists investigate transmission patterns of the virus and create better diagnostic methods. They are continuing to look for opportunities to assist our partners and customers in this urgent and important work. In addition, they've pledged $50M to Covid-19 efforts and are a founding partner of the Open COVID Pledge, a programme that allows companies working on coronavirus related developments to access Intel IP for free.
Microsoft are offering a range of support to individuals and businesses whose lives are changing because of coronavirus, from remote working services to education tools and engaging with community initiatives. Most recently it has volunteered its Healthcare Bot service to organizations on the frontlines of the COVID-19 response to help screen patients for potential infection and care. To assist customers in the rapid deployment of their COVID-19 bots, Microsoft is also making available a set of COVID-19 response templates that customers can use and modify:
COVID-19 risk assessment based on CDC guidelines
COVID-19 clinical triage based on CDC protocols
COVID-19 up-to-date answers to frequently asked questions
COVID-19 worldwide metrics
Teams at Google are striving to direct individuals to credible sources of information on coronavirus while stemming the flow of misinformation on their search engine, YouTube, Google Maps and Ads. Through their philanthropic wing, they are committing $50 million to the global COVID-19 response, focusing on health and science, access to educational resources and small business support. They are supporting governments and relief organizations deliver COVID-19 public service announcements through a $25 million Google Ad Grants crisis relief program. A sister company of Google (also owned by parent Alphabet), Verily, which is focused on health and life sciences, is working in collaboration with California state, local and federal health authorities to help establish testing sites in the San Francisco Bay Area. And DeepMind has already released predictions that should help scientists better understand the coronavirus protein structure in order to develop future treatments.
Coronavirus will have had an effect on their consumer device business, but nevertheless it is sending medical support to the places where it is needed:
"We feel close to Italy, the country where Huawei has been present for 16 years; we believe it our duty to contribute with technology, skills and medical supplies in such a critical moment. Collaboration and solidarity with no boundaries are key to support institutions and healthcare professionals who are hard working on the field to improve the conditions of Italian citizens affected by the emergency." commented Thomas Miao, CEO of Huawei Italy.
“Covid-19 knows no borders, it knows no nationality, and we are all in this together. We have been in Ireland for over 15 years and we will do everything we can to help, as we are doing in the other European countries we operate in,” said David Kenny, deputy general manager of Huawei Ireland. “Huawei will donate personal protective equipment to help those working on the frontline, and ICT solutions which could help with video conferencing, or any other useful applications for those who need it.”
British Telecommunications / EE
BT has a unique role in powering the UK's digital infrastructure. They are confident that they have more than enough capacity in the UK broadband network to handle mass-scale home-working in response to COVID-19. Their network is built to accommodate evening peak network capacity, which is driven by data-heavy things like video streaming and game downloads, for example. By comparison, data requirements for work-related applications like video calls and daytime email traffic represent a fraction of this. Even if the same heavy data traffic that is seen each evening were to run throughout the daytime, they are reassuring the public that there is still enough capacity for work applications to run simultaneously. They are also:
offering free access to NHS online and 111
removing caps on home broadband usage - all households have access to unlimited data
putting in place initiatives to support vulnerable groups - for example by removing out-of-bundle charges for critical calls
offering understanding to customers who are struggling to pay bills due to coronavirus related financial difficulties
Cambridge Consultants
Cambridge Consultants is part of a group of leading medical device development companies from Cambridge that has been asked by the UK Government to assist in the rapid development and manufacture of ventilators to meet increased hospital requirements, caused by COVID-19. Other companies in the partnership include PA Consulting, Sagentia, Team Consulting and TTP plc, with MetLase providing industrial support.
Vodafone are also offering customers free access to critical sites such as the NHS online and 111. They've also added extra capacity to their broadband and mobile networks to put them in the best possible position to cope with any extra demand as more people work from home - although they do point out that these networks were already strong and robust following a good 5 years of investment!
Amazon & Amazon Web Services
Amazon has taken many actions to support staff, customers and the wider community through COVID-19. Full details of their HR, logistics and philanthropy initiatives are available here.
Meanwhile the AWS Diagnostic Development Initiative (DDI) is providing support for businesses innovating in rapid and accurate patient testing for 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), and other diagnostic solutions to mitigate future outbreaks. The team at AWS is offering technical support and providing AWS promotional credits to support the use of AWS services to advance diagnostic research for selected institutions and companies.
Through a £20 million investment administered by the University of Cambridge, the newly formed COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium – comprised of the NHS, Public Health Agencies, Wellcome Sanger Institute, and numerous academic institutions – will deliver large-scale, rapid sequencing of the cause of the disease and share intelligence with hospitals, regional NHS centres and the Government.
Samples from patients with confirmed cases of COVID-19 will be sent to a network of sequencing centres. The Consortium will analyse the genetic code of COVID-19 samples circulating in the UK and in doing so, give public health agencies and clinicians a unique, cutting-edge tool to combat the virus.
Deloitte have quickly pulled together a wealth of resources to help organisations manage and mitigate the risk associated with COVID-19. This includes a weekly webinar series that explores the economic impact of COVID-19 on business with insights into specific sectors.
eg Technology
In their COVID-19 statement CW Member eg Technology, the product engineering design and development specialists, volunteered their support to any business designing the medical devices that the NHS needs:
We invite any medical professionals or businesses including consultancies working in the field of respiratory medical devices, particularly ventilators, to contact us and discuss how we might be able to assist in speeding up the transfer of their designs into manufacture here in the UK. eg technology has an agile team of engineers with extensive experience in designing medical devices and transferring them into manufacture across a wide network of supply partners.
Anglia are keeping a good track on suppliers who have production and/or logistics facilities in any of the impacted regions to identify any potential disruptions to the supply chain. They are posting regular status updates for each supplier on this page.
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Bayer announces winners of its apps contest
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Grants4AppsToronto (G4AToronto), a new open innovation program to foster and support digital health technology in Canada, developed by Bayer Inc. (Bayer Canada), has announced its three finalists of their 2017 Toronto program.
These selected start-ups will receive office space for 88 days at Bayer Canada’s headquarters in Canada, where representatives from Bayer Canada senior management will offer them top-level mentoring to develop their idea. In addition, Bayer Canada will provide financial support of $10,000 to each of the startups.
Bayer Canada congratulates:
Avro Life Science – A preclinical stage, over- the- counter, medicated skin patch that is being developed to deliver seasonal allergy medicine without the hassle of pills and syrups.
Mozzaz Patient Engagement For Complex Care – Provider-led patient engagement app that collects quantitative and qualitative data in active and passive sources for data correlation and predictive analytics, which is being developed for use in clinical trials.
HeartWatch – a wrist-based device that uses proprietary ECG technology to detect minor and major heart events, automating emergency response and allowing doctors to monitor patients at home, which is currently being investigated in clinical trials.
“The ideas that were submitted from Canadian digital health startups were truly inspiring because although technology has become an integral part of everyday life, there is still so much opportunity to improve patient health,” said Shurjeel Choudhri (pictured), senior vice president and head, medical & scientific affairs, Bayer Canada.
“We are excited to support these startups to get their ideas off the ground with mentoring support from our employees. While Grants4Apps has been Bayer’s open innovation program for five years, we are proud of the first-ever Canadian version that supports local entrepreneurs who are looking to create value for physicians and patients through innovative technology.”
The three finalists were selected by a jury that included senior members of Bayer Canada as well as Rick Spence, national entrepreneurship columnist, Financial Post and Melloney Campbell, founder & startup community lead for Startup Peel.
The 2017 Grants4Apps Toronto program runs from June to October, 2017. The program will include a Demo Day in October where the startups will present the hardware, software, and business models they created during their time in the program.
For more information please visit http://grants4apps.com/Toronto and to stay informed, follow us on twitter @G4AToronto.
About Bayer: Science For A Better Life
Bayer is a global enterprise with core competencies in the Life Science fields of healthcare and agriculture. Its products and services are designed to benefit people and improve their quality of life. At the same time, the Group aims to create value through innovation, growth and high earning power. Bayer is committed to the principles of sustainable development and to its social and ethical responsibilities as a corporate citizen. In fiscal 2016, the Group employed around 115,200 people and had sales of EUR 46.8 billion. Capital expenditures amounted to EUR 2.6 billion, R&D expenses to EUR 4.7 billion. These figures include those for the high-tech polymers business, which was floated on the stock market as an independent company named Covestro on October 6, 2015. For more information, go to www.bayer.ca.
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It's a wrap for Bose Venkat's Kanni Maadam- Cinema express
It's a wrap for Bose Venkat's Kanni Maadam
Starring newcomers Sreeram Karthik and Gayathri, Kanni Maadam is a romantic film completely set in Chennai
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We had previously reported that actor Bose Venkat, who was recently seen in Devarattam, is making his directorial debut with a film titled Kanni Maadam. It's now known that the film is wrapped up. In a statement, Bose said, “We started shooting for this film in February and completed it by May. If not for the complete support of producer Hasheer, this would have not been possible. We, as a team, are blessed to have a producer like him. In fact, we were delighted to see him so much happy on the wrap-up day as he hugged each and every crew member. These days, it’s not easy to see such moments.”
Kanni Maadam, starring newcomers Sreeram Karthik and Gayathri, is a romantic film completely set in Chennai. The film also stars Aadukulam Murugadoss, Gajaraj and Supergood Subramani. Music director Hari Sai, who has previously composed for films in Kannada, will be making his Tamil debut, which also features a kuthu song for which Robo Shankar has lent his voice. The post-production work of Kanni Maadam is underway and the official announcement on the first look is expected soon.
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Add to my Calendar 29-07-2016 19:00 29-07-2016 21:00 36 Prom 18: Mahler – Symphony No.3 On the shores of the Attersee in Upper Austria, the hut still stands in which Gustav Mahler set about creating one of the most overwhelming visions of nature in all art. The composer’s Third Symphony harnessed the expanse that surrounded him. Horns bray and trombones growl in the face of nature’s primeval power; human voices move from grief to hope before, as Mahler declared, ‘nature in its totality rings and resounds’. In the 50th-anniversary year of his first appearance at the Proms, Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler’s almighty nature symphony. Royal Albert Hall, London DD/MM/YYYY
Gustav Mahler – Symphony no.3 in D minor
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On the shores of the Attersee in Upper Austria, the hut still stands in which Gustav Mahler set about creating one of the most overwhelming visions of nature in all art. The composer’s Third Symphony harnessed the expanse that surrounded him. Horns bray and trombones growl in the face of nature’s primeval power; human voices move from grief to hope before, as Mahler declared, ‘nature in its totality rings and resounds’.
In the 50th-anniversary year of his first appearance at the Proms, Bernard Haitink conducts Mahler’s almighty nature symphony.
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Cheap flights from Grand Rapids to Panama City Beach (GRR - ECP)
The best prices from Grand Rapids to Panama City Beach are usually found in July or May, booked 30 days in advance, depart on a Tuesday or Monday and return on a Monday
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• THE STUNNING NEW ALBUM FROM SANGUINE HUM
• A DOUBLE ALBUM FROM THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED OXFORD BAND
The Esoteric Antenna label is delighted to announce the release of the new album from SANGUINE HUM.
Now We Have Light is the third Sanguine Hum album, following on from the acclaimed albums Diving Bell and the Weight of the World. Now We Have Light is a double CD concept album. Unusually with this record, it is also something that the band have been working on for over a decade, and its roots go right back to the days of Antique Seeking Nuns, which was the earliest project that guitarist Joff Winks and keyboard player Matt Baber collaborated on. During this time they hatched a truly bizarre conceptual story to hang even more music around – a work that perhaps was too ambitious for them at the time, and one which took the formation of Sanguine Hum to make it a feasible challenge to complete. Somewhat like a twisted mix of Hitch-Hikers Guide to the Galaxy, Frank Zappa’s Joe’s Garage and the Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Now We Have Light is a future parable set in an entirely possible scenario, in which entirely impossible events start occurring.
Although a core group of songs were written for this album as far back as 2002, the band were inspired by the most recent Sanguine Hum material to revisit the old tunes and where needed develop and rewrite what already existed, whilst also creating a large amount of brand new music at the same time. Ultimately, it has come to represent a definitive cross section of all the work that they have made as Antique Seeking Nuns, Joff Winks Band, Nunbient and Sanguine Hum thus far. Recorded once again in Oxford, at Evolution Studios, the double album features alongside Joff Winks and Matt Baber, original bassist Brad Waissman and, making his second studio appearance with the band, Henry Fool and No-Man drummer, Andrew Booker. Also, the band invited renowned UK jazz vibraphone player, Jim Hart, to perform on several tracks, which marks the first time that a guest musician has appeared on a Sanguine Hum album. The package comes wrapped in a striking cover of illustrations from graphic artist Meriel Waissman.
Now We Have Light is arguably the finest album to date from Sanguine Hum, one of the most innovative bands in modern Progressive music.
NB: This title is released 23rd Feb 2015 and will not be dispatched until this date.
1. DESOLATION SONG
2. DRASTIC ATTIC
3. GETTING WARMER
4. OUT OF MIND
5. THEFT
6. SHIT!
7. CHAT SHOW
8. DERISION
1. JUST A PRELUDE
2. CAT FACTORY
3. ON THE BEACH
4. END OF THE LINE
5. SPANNING THE ETERNAL ABYSS
6. BUBBLE TROUBLE
7. SETTLE DOWN
Track listing as above.
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David Elliot
Since 2000, the rate of deaths from opioid-related overdoses has increased 200 percent. In 2014, there were approximately one and a half times more drug overdose deaths in the United States than deaths from motor vehicle accidents.
So: what can we do about it?
One thing we can do is crack down on anonymous shell companies that launder the profits made from illegal sales of opioids, which include such drugs as Oxycodone, Codeine, Fentanyl, Hydrocodone, Morphine, Opium and Heroin.
Cracking down on these anonymous shell companies is the recommendation of Fair Share Education Fund, which this week released Anonymity Overdose, a report that examines the link between shell companies and opioid trafficking.
When we talk about money laundering and shell companies, we often think of such things as terrorist financing, human trafficking, tax avoidance and evasion, insurance fraud, Ponzi schemes, and arms dealing. But billions of dollars of drug money also is hidden from the public and from law enforcement through laundering.
And this exacts a tremendous cost from our country and our people.
“The opioid problem has been profoundly felt by our communities, health care workers, and law enforcement officials,” said Nathan Proctor, co-author of Anonymity Overdose and national campaign director with Fair Share Education Fund. “We should be doing everything in our power to address this crisis. We can add to those efforts by ending the use of anonymous shell companies.”
So what exactly is the cost of opioid addiction to the U.S.? Overall, according to the latest study available, the cost of illicit drug use is tagged at $193 billion a year. But that was in 2007. Anonymity Overdose estimates that the price tag today is much higher. Costs are due to lost productivity in the work place, drug treatment, incarceration and other criminal justice costs, and premature death.
What can we do about it? One thing Congress could do is to approve President Obama’s proposed funding to fight opioid addiction. Unfortunately, Congress has recessed for the summer without addressing the issue, one in a continuing series of emergencies members have failed to act on.
Another thing we could do is convince Congress to pass the bipartisan Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act, which would require the collection of information about the true owner of a company, and make sure law enforcement has access to that information.
“Drug traffickers regularly set up anonymous shell companies,” said Gary Kalman, executive director of the FACT Coalition, a nonpartisan alliance of more than 100 state, national, and international groups in favor of shell company reform. “Congress should immediately pass bipartisan legislation to end the secrecy and give cops and prosecutors the tools they need to go after drug cartels who threaten the safety and security of our communities.”
Anonymity Overdose documented ten case studies that show the connection between the use of anonymous shell companies and opioid trafficking and related money laundering. In one case, Kingsley lyare Osemwengie and his associates were found to use call girls and couriers to transport oxycodone, and then move profits through an anonymous shell company named High Profit Investments LLC.
“We know the drug cartels are in it for the money – and to stop them we need to go after their profits,” said John Cassara, former special agent in the U.S. Treasury with the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, whose work helped inform Fair Share Education Fund’s report. “Anonymous shell companies make that work much more difficult for law enforcement. We need to do more than just bust the street-level distributors. We need to go after the real kingpins, and to do that we need better tools to follow the money.”
Besides Nathan Proctor, the report was co-authored by Fair Share Education Fund’s Julia Ladics.
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(In theaters, June 2005) Now this is a welcome change of pace after the contemptuous ludicrousness that Joel Schumaker brought to the Batman series. Director Christopher Nolan and writer David S. Goyer do their best to anchor Batman in a more plausible reality, and if the result doesn’t quite transcend the typical superhero silliness, it brings to the film an aura of respectability. Christian Bale finally gets his blockbuster starring role after impressive performances in a string of smaller movies, Liam Neeson continues his streak of mentor figures and Michael Caine, Morgan Freeman and Gary Oldman all get wonderful supporting roles. (Sadly, Cilian Murphy is unremarkable as Dr. Crane and Katie Holmes is completely miscast as a character supposed to be tough and resourceful.) Batman Begins remains an origin story, but it flies by so quickly that it’s just a pleasure to watch. The mythology of Batman is rethought, retooled and revisited with good details, even if a lot of it seems awfully convenient at times. But no matter; while not a great film, Batman Begins is a lot of fun and even makes one curious about the inevitable sequel. Batman Reset, in other words… and the reboot hasn’t crashed yet.
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Home / About the College / Columbia to the Core / Senior Snapshot: Sarah Kellner CC’16
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Senior Snapshot: Sarah Kellner CC’16
“How people move tells you a lot about them. From the way people move their shoulders, for example, you can get insight into what they are thinking or feeling.” —Sarah Kellner CC’16
Major: Dance
Hometown: Hartsdale, N.Y.
Favorite Campus Spot: Van Am Quad
Awards: National Residence Hall Honorary – King’s Crown Chapter Member, Sands Family Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship
Clubs: Columbia/Barnard Hillel, JQ, Koach, Columbia University Ballroom Dance Team, CoLab Performing Arts Collective, Columbia University Undergraduate Recruitment Committee
A fascination with the human body inspired many of Sarah Kellner CC’16’s endeavors as an undergraduate, from her choice of major — dance — to her decision to become a certified doula and pursue a career in women’s healthcare.
A dancer since she was 3, Keller took up modern dance seriously at 13. She chose the College in part because she was drawn to Columbia’s interdisciplinary dance program, which allowed her to take both technique and liberal arts courses. Kellner says, “How people move tells you a lot about them. From the way people move their shoulders, for example, you can get insight into what they are thinking or feeling.”
Kellner once aspired to become a professional dancer, but at the College she completed a pre-med curriculum and has plans to attend medical school. Though she has research experience, she would rather “work directly with people” and help make healthcare “more compassionate and patient-focused.” That’s precisely what she’s done for the past year as a doula — a woman trained to assist other women, physically and emotionally, before, during and after childbirth.
Kellner, who “grew up in a family that was really passionate about reproductive justice” and witnessed the home birth of one of her sisters at 7, volunteers as a birth and abortion doula. She also has worked with private clients. “I think women should be supported in any decision they make regarding their pregnancies,” says Kellner.
An ethos of understanding and acceptance also has guided Kellner in her co-curricular activities, including her approach as a resident adviser and a community adviser. She likens those responsibilities to those of a doula, insofar as both roles entail “supporting people and being a non-judgmental person who provides resources.”
Also active in the campus’ Jewish community, Kellner is proud of her work with JQ, a Jewish LGBTQ and ally group, of which she is a founding board member. JQ began during the Fall 2014 semester with small dinners in Kellner’s room in Hartley Hall. During the past year, she says, around 40 Columbia students have attended each the group’s two to three monthly events, which have expanded to include larger group meals and speaker panels. “I thought it was important for there to be a space in which Jewish LGBTQ students could feel comfortable,” she says.
— Nathalie Alonso CC’08
Published Monday May 16, 2016
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Meet Lida and Carson, Purgatory Resort’s Ski Patrol Dogs
Submitted by Andy on Wed, 04/08/2020 - 13:06
Purgatory, Spring Skiing, Safety
Purgatory's New Snow Dog - Purgatory Resort
Dogs make everything better. And today, for National Puppy Day, Purgatory would like to introduce the resort’s two ski patrol dogs — Lida and Carson.
Information About the Dogs:
Lida and Carson are both American Field Labradors and are brother and sister (from different litters). Lida is 4-years-old and the certified ski patrol dog. Carson is 3-years-old, and is currently in training.
The dogs have been at Purgatory Resort for two seasons now.
“Having dogs on the mountain primarily raises awareness about the winter environment,” said Greg French, director of ski patrol at Purgatory Resort. “Guests will ask us about the dogs and we have a chance to inform them and tell them what they do up here. The dogs are ambassadors, too, of Purgatory.”
Training for the dogs started at a young age, with the two beginning at the resort in the summer. First steps included familiarization and socialization. “The main goal in the first year is exposing them to a lot of different stimuli,” said French.
After the first year, new exercises were integrated into their training, including hide and seek with their favorite toy, which progressively becomes more difficult over time. Once they’ve mastered these skills, the dogs must then get their certification. The certification process is a week long, and both the dog and the handler are evaluated. Lida attended a certification course in Stevens Pass, Washington.
The ski patrol dogs love meeting Purgatory guests; just make sure to ask first. “When they’re in their uniform, they’re working,” stated French. “But the dogs would love to meet you."
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Case Name Budd v. Cambra PC-CA-0034
Docket / Court 319578 ( State Court )
Case Type(s) Prison Conditions
Attorney Organization Prison Law Office
On March 13, 2001, attorneys of the Prison Law Office in California filed suit in the San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of California taxpayers, Drs. Diane Budd and William-Zakee McGill, to challenge the failure of the California Department of Corrections (CDC) to comply with the California ... read more >
On March 13, 2001, attorneys of the Prison Law Office in California filed suit in the San Francisco Superior Court on behalf of California taxpayers, Drs. Diane Budd and William-Zakee McGill, to challenge the failure of the California Department of Corrections (CDC) to comply with the California Health and Safety Code § 1253.
On August 14, 2002 the San Francisco Superior Court (Judge A. James Robertson II) granted plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment and ruled that the CDC was in violation of the California Health and Safety Code § 1253 by failing to license all Correctional Treatment Centers (CTCs), which provided treatment to California state inmates, with the Department of Health Services (DHS). The Court issued a permanent injunction which ordered the CDC to comply with the law and outlined certain corrective actions to be taken by the CDC. That injunction was modified by a stipulation of the parties on November 14, 2005.
Pursuant to an agreement reached by the parties in August of 2003, the CDC agreed to pay initial attorneys fees to plaintiffs in the amount of $185,000. The CDC agreed to pay additional fees for subsequent work.
Note that the Budd case is related to Plata v. Davis (PC-CA-18), a class-action civil rights case pending in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, which challenged the operation of all aspects of California's prison health system. Attorneys from the Prison Law Office also represented the plaintiffs' in the Plata case.
As of the date of this summary, the Budd case was still active.
Dan Dalton - 03/08/2007
Medical/Mental Health
Medical care, general
Private Plaintiff
Government-run
Causes of Action State law
Defendant(s) California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
Plaintiff Description Two medical doctors filing as individuals and taxpayers
Indexed Lawyer Organizations Prison Law Office
Class action status sought No
Class action status granted No
Prevailing Party Plaintiff
Nature of Relief Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement
Source of Relief Litigation
Order Duration 2002 - n/a
Case Closing Year 2006
Case Ongoing No
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03/26/2001 CGC-01-319578
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Atlassian Marketplace Partner Program Replaces Top Vendor Program
July 14, 2020 by Molly Brown
Atlassian’s Top Vendor Program has been replaced by the Marketplace Partner Program, with three tiers to recognise partners for their alignment with Atlassian’s strategy.
Three levels make up Atlassian’s Marketplace Partner Program — Platinum, Gold, and Silver, and these work to recognise each partner’s individual investment in the platform.
According to Atlassian, Platinum, Gold, and Silver Marketplace Partners have met enhanced requirements for the following:
Cloud and Data Center: Marketplace Partners are investing in cloud and already have Data Center Approved versions of their high-traction server applications.
Security: The growing need for security has seen partners improve practices by participating in Marketplace security programs. As such, a new Cloud Security Participant badge will be given to participating cloud apps on the Marketplace, making them stand out to customers.
The New Cloud Security Participant Badge
The new Cloud Security Participant badge will evolve over time to include industry-standard security assessments and more rigorous testing, but for now, it works to identify apps that have undergone additional measures.
This includes cloud apps enrolled in the Marketplace Bug Bounty Program — a first of its kind that enables ecosystem partners to crowdsource the discovery of vulnerabilities through a pool of talented researchers.
From Vendor to Partner?
The positive impact that apps and partners have had on the lives of Atlassian customers is the main reason behind the change from Vendor to Partner. Atlassian sought to reward those most aligned with their objectives.
Through the creation of apps, partners have enabled users to work in unique ways to fulfill a variety of needs and use cases with Atlassian stating, “Marketplace Partners are a key reason why many of our customers have become and remain passionate champions of Atlassian.”
Back in 2012, Atlassian sought to provide new use cases for products, which led to the launch of Marketplace.
Two years later, the Atlassian Verified/Top Vendor Program was introduced to formalise the benefits and showcase high-traction partners.
Initially, there were just a handful of developers building applications on the Atlassian platform, but this soon grew to 1,000 partners using it to build businesses.
Over time and naturally, customer requirements and expectations for cloud, Data Center, and security evolved, leading to the redesign of the partner program to incentivise cloud and Data Center app development with high-level security practices.
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Preemptive analgesia in orthopedic surgery: a literature review
Juan Lopez Valencia, Anapaola Koch Leopo
October-December 2017, 2(4):144-152
Pain after surgery is a maladaptive response. Acute postoperative pain is an important predictive factor for chronic post-surgical pain, which is observed in 10–65% of patients after surgery. Therefore controlling pain after surgery is very important. Reducing postoperative pain will result in more patient satisfaction, less complications due to immobility and decreased hospitalization periods. In this review, the use of preemptive analgesia in orthopedic surgery with a great variety of medications and interventions is examined. A search with the key words of “preemptive analgesia”, “orthopedic surgery” and “post-surgical pain” was conducted in online database PubMed, EBSCO, Elsevier (ClinicalKey), SpringerLink and OVID. Then selected articles from 5 years relevant with the application of preemptive analgesia in orthopedic surgery were analyzed. Finally we show some interventions with the outcomes and the challenges and new investigations suggested. The results showed that preemptive analgesia can be from regional blockade and local wound infiltration before incision to application of oral or intravenous medication before beginning surgery (NSAIDs, Gabapentin, Pregabalin, Dextromethorphan, Melatonin, Multimodal and Opioids) and the new approaches like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Preemptive analgesia has an important role in diminishing the pain rate in the post-surgical state, lowering pain medication intake and improving the patient satisfaction and early mobilization.
Surgical site infections in orthopedic surgery: incidence and risk factors at an Iranian teaching hospital
Keykhosro Mardanpour, Mahtab Rahbar, Sourena Mardanpour, Nyousha Mardanpour
Background and objectives: Surgical site infection (SSI) is rare complication in orthopedic surgery and have serious consequences for outcomes and costs. Different risk factors may be involved, including age, sex, body mass index (BMI), prophylactic antibiotics, operation technique and duration, type of shaving, and length of hospitalization. This study aimed to determine the risk factors affecting orthopedic surgical site infections and their incidence at Imam Reza and Taleghani , two major referral teaching hospitals in west of Iran. Design: A prospective cohort study. Methods: A 36-month prospective cohort study, with 1 to 12 months of patient follow-up after surgery, was conducted at the teaching hospital in Iran. Patients (n = 1,900) who had undergone orthopedic surgery were studied between January 2012 and January 2015. Each patient was followed by pre- and post-operative examinations and telephone follow-ups. Results: Of the 1,900 patients, 73 suffered from SSI (3.84%). Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) 53% (n = 25) and Staphylococcus coagulase-negative 32% (n = 15) are the most common isolated germs. The smoking, high BMI, multiple fractures, increased operation time, increased bed stay, electivity of the operation, type of operation, using prosthetic implant and pre-operation of prophylactic antibiotic were all significantly associated with increased evidence of SSI (P < 0.04). Conclusion: Our study presented that stopping smoking, appropriate pre- and post-operational antibiotic prophylaxis regimens specially when using prosthetic implant, shortening duration of surgery and hospitalization and experience of the surgeon should be helpful to reduce rate of SSI.
Correction: VTI InterFuse® S vs. InterFuse® T for the treatment of scoliosis and degenerative disc disease: protocol for a multicenter post-market study
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Predicting necrotic femoral head collapse using computed tomographic and X-ray imaging before hip arthroplasty: study protocol and results of a single-center, open-label, diagnostic trial
Di Qin, Wen-hui Ma, Wei-xia Bai, Yong-wei Shang, Hui-jie Li, Yong-tai Han
Background and objectives: Determining whether the femoral head collapses and the degree of collapse of the articular cartilage of the femoral head can help select the best surgical treatment plan for patients with osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Currently, articular cartilage collapse > 2 mm or < 2 mm supports palliative surgery and hip arthroplasty, respectively. However, the ideal method to preoperatively predict femoral head collapse remains controversial. We hypothesized that computed tomography (CT) and X-ray imaging can effectively predict collapse of the necrotic femoral head before hip arthroplasty. Our preoperative measurements highly matched measurements of the intraoperatively-resected femoral head specimens. Design: A single-center, open-label, diagnostic trial. Methods: We proposed, and subsequently conducted, a single-center, open-label, diagnostic trial at the Third Hospital, Hebei Medical University, China. Eighty-six patients with unilateral osteonecrosis of the femoral head who underwent total hip arthroplasty were randomized into three groups. In the X-ray group, changes in femoral head height were measured on anteroposterior X-ray images of the pelvis (healthy and affected sides of the hip) at preoperative week 1. In the CT group, changes in femoral head height were measured using bilateral hip CT scans (healthy side and affected side) at preoperative week 1. In the specimen group, the femoral head on the affected side was resected surgically and measured directly with a ruler and vernier caliper. The primary outcome of the trial was the sensitivity of the three methods to detect femoral head collapse. The secondary outcomes were specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic accuracy of the three methods to detect femoral head collapse; the consistency of X-ray and CT scans to diagnosis femoral head collapse; changes in the height of the middle, medial, and lateral femoral head measured by the three methods; and morphological changes in the femoral head observed by the three methods. Results: Changes in the height of the femoral head detected by different methods: The heights of the middle, medial and lateral femoral head were not significantly different on the affected side (P > 0.05). Discussion: This trial analyzed femoral head height using X-ray, CT, ruler and vernier caliper to precisely predict collapse of the necrotic femoral head, and provides imaging guidance for clinicians to select the best surgical management for osteonecrosis of the femoral head. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03351153.
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Use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy in orthopedics
Supriya Singh, Jennifer C Urquhart, Christopher S Bailey, Parham Rasoulinejad
This review article summarizes the results of currently available literature on use of incisional negative pressure wound therapy for primary closure of orthopedic incisions. Post-operative wound complications place a heavy toll on patients and the health care system. Patients with post-operative wound complications often require readmission, repeat surgery, prolonged hospitalization, and diminished outcomes. The financial burden on the health care system for surgical site infection, the most common post-operative wound complication, varies from $27,969 to over $100,000 per patient, representing a nearly 300% increase in health care costs.The role of incisional negative pressure wound therapy is currently being investigated in reducing post-operative wound complications. However, the subject is still novel and based on our literature search, only 11 papers discuss the role of incisional negative pressure wound therapy in orthopedic surgery, with only one paper providing level 1 evidence. However, despite the paucity of sufficient clinical trials, it appears that most reports suggest positive outcomes with use of negative pressure wound therapy.
Exercises interventions in people with rheumatoid arthritis
Amal Elramli
This review will examine publications which have investigated exercise intervention to promote physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Literature was searched using PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library and Web of Science. Overall, the studies demonstrated the promotion of physical activity in people with rheumatoid arthritis. Although there were aerobic, strengthening, stretching or combined exercise interventions, the majority of studies evaluated used combined exercise. There were no specific physical activity guidelines for people with rheumatoid arthritis and, additionally, a lack of data regarding the type, frequency and intensity of appropriate exercise in people with rheumatoid arthritis, therefore further studies are recommended.
Efficacy and safety of a digital navigation template combined with cervical pedicle screw implantation: study protocol for a prospective, single-center, self-controlled, clinical trial
Wei Wei, Long-yan Xing, Jia-xun Jiao, Lei Zhao, Ai-qing Lu
Background and objectives: Cervical pedicle screw fixation is a reliable method for the treatment of traumatic and non-traumatic cervical instability and cervical disc removal and fixation; however, the operation risks and the failure rate of screw insertion are still high. At present, the digital navigation template with digital computer technology, used in the department of orthopedics, has the advantages of accurate screw insertion and a small error in the screw insertion depth. This trial aims to observe the clinical efficacy and safety of the digital navigation template combined with cervical pedicle screw implantation. Design: This is a prospective, single-center, self-controlled, clinical trial. Methods: Thirty-two patients with cervical spondylosis will be recruited from the Harrison International Peace Hospital, Hebei Province, China. Before surgery, a three-dimensional (3D) navigation model of the cervical vertebrae will be designed by 3D reconstruction. The navigation template will be generated by 3D printing. The cervical pedicle screws will be implanted according to preoperatively designed models and the screw positions will be observed by computerized tomography (CT) after surgery. The patients will be followed up for 40 months. Outcome measures: The primary outcome measure is the excellent and good rate of screw position 40 months after implantation. The secondary outcome measures include the Visual Analog Scale score, American Spinal Injury Association classification, cervical X-ray and CT images before implantation and 40 months after implantation, and the incidence of adverse reactions 40 months after implantation. Discussion: We will verify a high success rate of cervical pedicle screw implantation using the digital navigation template. The operation is simple and quick, with good efficacy and safety. Ethics and dissemination: The protocols have been approved by the Ethics Committee of the Harrison International Peace Hospital in China (approval number: 20120630). The study protocol has been conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, formulated by the World Medical Association. Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants. The recruitment of subjects will begin in December 2017. Samples and data will be collected from December 2017 to April 2019. Outcome measures will be analyzed in October 2020. This trial will be completed in November 2020. The results of the trial will be reported in a scientific conference or disseminated in a peer-reviewed journal. Trial registration: This trial has been registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry (registration number: ChiCTR-ONC-17013481).
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How to Solve Netflix Error Code m7111-1331-5059 in 2021
What Is Error Code m7111-1331-5059?
How to Fix the Netflix Site Error
How to Bypass m7111-5059
How to Switch Servers
Which VPNs Beat Netflix Error Code m7111-1331-5059?
By Fergus O'Sullivan (Editor-at-Large)
— Last Updated: 09 Jun'20 2020-06-09T08:10:10+00:00
If you’ve ever used a virtual private network to access the Netflix of another country, you will, at some point or another, come across error code m7111-5059: “you seem to be using an unblocker or proxy.” In this article, we’re going to show you how to fix this problem using any of several ways.
The best and simplest way is to simply sign up to our best VPN for Netflix, ExpressVPN. It comes with a 30-day refund policy, and if you sign up using this link, you get three months on top of its year-long plan. Our second best pick is NordVPN, which has a great three-year plan and the same money-back guarantee.
The m7111-5059 error is pretty much what it says on the tin: Netflix has detected that you’re using a VPN to access the site and has denied you access. For whatever reason, the VPN or proxy you have enabled is using an IP address that Netflix knows belongs to an unblocker and Netflix is giving you a proxy error.
To find out why, we recommend you check out our piece on the Netflix VPN ban, but, in short, thanks to the license agreements the company has made with different distributors, Netflix only shows certain content in certain countries. This means that if, say, you’re in the U.S. and want to watch The Americans, you have to use a VPN to access European Netflix. Ironic, but there you go.
There are three ways in which you can get rid of error code m7111-1331-5059. The first is the easiest but doesn’t always work: you can simply switch servers with the VPN that you’re already using. So instead of using one in New York, use one in Boston (or London to Manchester, or Amsterdam to Rotterdam; you get the idea).
However, some services, no matter what they claim, simply aren’t up to the task of punching through the VPN block, so you may just want to give up on them. Instead, we suggest you check out our selection of the best VPNs for streaming, which don’t just get you into Netflix, but also other major services like Hulu (read our best VPN for Hulu guide, or go straight to our how to watch Hulu with ExpressVPN piece).
As we said in the introduction, your best bets are ExpressVPN and NordVPN (check out how these two compare in our ExpressVPN vs NordVPN comparison piece), though if you prefer your horses a bit on the dark side, give ProtonVPN a shot.
Your third option is to simply give up on accessing another country’s Netflix and either make do what’s on offer in your home country or torrent the show or movie you were hoping to watch. While P2P file sharing isn’t exactly legal, the splintering of online content thanks to the streaming wars isn’t leaving you much choice, now is it?
Switch servers within the VPN you’re using
Use another VPN service
Watch something else or torrent your show
We’ll look at the first two options a little more in this article. If it’s torrenting you’re after, check out our torrenting archive or check out the best VPNs for torrenting.
The first thing you can do when you want to get rid of Netflix error code m7111-1331-5059 (or code d’erreur or código de error, as the case may be) is to simply switch servers within the VPN that you’re using. This is possible in all VPNs we’ve ever tested, from Surfshark to Windscribe, but we’ll show you below how to do it in ExpressVPN because, well, it happened to be installed on our system.
First off, open up the ExpressVPN app and try to access Netflix with whichever server you fancy. In this example, we wanted to check out what America had to offer us, so we picked a server in New York. However, we quickly got hit with the Netflix site error, but we know how to solve it, so at least it’s not the “we’re having trouble playing this title right now” message.
The next step is as simple as finding another server and hope that it works with Netflix. Luckily, ExpressVPN has a ton of available locations in the U.S., so we won’t have to look for long. As you can read in our ExpressVPN review, to switch servers, all you need to do is click on an alternative server and it will switch automatically.
We got lucky this time, and the server we picked worked just fine with Netflix. However, your mileage may very much vary, so expect this to become a regular routine. Netflix blocks IP addresses constantly, so don’t expect any given server to work indefinitely. There’s not one way to fix Netflix that will be permanent.
However, you can make your life a lot easier in this regard by using a VPN that has a much better track record in beating this streaming error. We’ve already told you about ExpressVPN and NordVPN, both of which are great for other reasons, too, but they’re not the only ones you can try out.
CyberGhost, Private Internet Access and VyprVPN, for example, do a fine job of getting through to Netflix all over the globe, and both are a bit cheaper than our top picks. However, they’re not quite as reliable as our top dogs, so expect to spend a little more time cycling through different servers.
Whatever you do, though, don’t sign up to any old VPN service. There are plenty out there that claim to be able to get past streaming errors, then take your money and leave you sitting staring at a black screen with an error message on it. To add injury to insult, some of them will sell off your browsing data, to boot, like Avast did. Check out our article on the worst free VPNs for more examples.
Seeing an error message while trying to access another country’s Netflix isn’t anything more than a momentary frustration: switching servers when using a good VPN should solve most problems. If you’re stuck finding a server that works, most VPNs’ live chat will be able to help out, too.
If you’re not sure which service is best for you, check out our article on the best VPN services or, better yet, check out these services yourself by making use of their refund policies. ExpressVPN offers a 30-day money-back guarantee, as do almost all the others on our list, meaning you can try it out risk free to see if it gets you into Netflix and if you even like it.
We wish you plenty of viewing pleasure, and make sure to check out our article on the best Netflix hacks if you want to know more tips and tricks concerning the streaming service. Let us know your experience dealing with the Netflix block in the comments below and, as always, thank you for reading.
5 thoughts on “How to Solve Netflix Error Code m7111-1331-5059 in 2021”
James Mason says:
Fuck that just cancel netflix and get their shows from the piratebay
Cloudwards.net - Editor-at-Large
Fergus O'Sullivan says:
Still gonna need a VPN to do that, though.
Michael Haldor says:
Well given that this article was 50% just a giant ad for ExpressVPN, it seems only fair for me to note that I just tried to watch Netflix (from Canada) and found that I just constantly got this same error code, no matter how many different servers I switched to, and I use Express VPN.
So trying to solve that error and looking it up on google lead me to this article – which keeps saying that the answer is change to express VPN.
ANYWAY: if you are reading this article and thinking about switching to ExpressVPN to avoid having this problem – it’s not exactly a fix at this point in time (July 25th 2020) as it’s affecting expressVPN as well.
Hi, thanks for your comment. However, I think the issue you dealt with was very short-term or lay elsewhere, as I just checked two US East Coast Servers (DC and NY) and both worked just fine for steaming Netflix content. Also, this article isn’t an ad for ExpressVPN as much as a recommendation. I’ve been messing with the Netflix VPN ban for four years now and no other VPN does as well as Express. Though I will admit here, as I did in the article, that there are no guarantees. Good luck!
Well, I use NordVPN and have the same issue, worst, I’m using a local country server, not even trying to bypass the country restrictions, and still getting the error.
I was able to put Netflix on the Trusted Apps list in NordVPN AndoidTV app and it resolved the issue, so looks like the real only option is to let my ISP know what I’m watching on Netflix weather I like it or not…
What I would like to know now is if you configure your VPN on the router side, how will you be able to bypass this error.
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Thursday, Apr 2
SIA presents: OLIVER DOLLAR
Even before Oliver Dollar (aka, Oliver Siebert) hit it big in 2011 with the Beatport-topping track “Doin' Ya Thing," one could say the dance DNA was in him. Siebert's cousin, Jan Driver (Boysnoize Records), had long been embedded in Berlin's techno scene. Driver was something of a mentor to Siebert, teaching him how to man the decks and produce dance music. The same could be said for Play It Down label head and DJ Jesse Rose.
But, nothing could have prepared Dollar for the momentous heights and relative shit storm that accompanied the “Doin' Ya Thing" single release. For the track, Siebert generously bootlegged the Detroit techno legend Moodymann's (Kenny Dixon Jr.) trademark banter with the audience at Cutloose in Manchester back in 2010. It wasn't just a two or three-second vocal sample, but a healthy dose of Moodymann's comments and crowd noise sprinkled atop Dollar's funky bass and house beats. It was a minor stroke of genius, but some Moodymann fans considered it blatantly plagiaristic.
The criticism didn't stop Oliver Dollar, who in the last three years has seen his stock rise stratospherically. “Granulated Soul" also dominated the Beatport charts at the end of 2011, while 2013 single “Hoes" (Play It Down) hit the number 3 spot on Beatport's tech house charts. In doing so, it made its way into A Trak and DJ Sneak sets. And the hits and remixes just keep on coming, as it did with Dollar and Jimi Jules remix of Freaks' “Wake Up.
Dollar's latest, another collaboration with Jimi Jules titled “Pushing On" (premiered by Pete Tong) got a proper release from Ministry of Sound on August 29th. It's far more house than Berlin techno with its funk bassline and diva-like vocal sample. Vintage Dollar, if you will; a producer and DJ who is a bit more party-centric than cerebral, though there's no fault in this musical strategy.
The hyper-productive Dollar also recently put together a Minimix for Annie Mac's BBC Radio 1 show. Somehow he managed to pack 36 tracks into five minutes, featuring the likes of the legendary Green Velvet alongside Moodyman, Joy Orbison, and Laurent Garnier. And on September 13th, Dollar dropped in on BBC Radio 1′s Dance Anthems show to deliver a Back2Back Mixwith DJ Danny Howard.
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Home Sponsored Why the Future of the CFR Depends On You
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Why Amazon Could Be Next To Do A Stock Split
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17 Aug 2020, 11:05 GMT
Stock splits had almost become a thing of the past when Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) came out with its surprise announcement to split its stock. The move was the fourth time that Apple had made such a move, but most of its tech peers — including Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) — had eschewed stock splits for years.
This article was originally published on MyWallSt — Investing for Everyone.
Apple’s decision has some wondering whether other companies might jump back onto the stock split bandwagon. It’s been more than 20 years since Amazon delivered a split to its shareholders, but there are some compelling reasons why now might be a good time to reconsider. Here’s a quick look at them.
Effective Date of Split Split Ratio 100 Shares in 1997 Would Now Be:
June 2, 1998 2 for 1 200 shares
Jan. 5, 1999 3 for 1 600 shares
Sept. 1, 1999 2 for 1 1,200 shares
1. Amazon’s high stock price is a lightning rod for political criticism
Amazon has been under fire in Washington for a variety of practices, ranging from how it treats its employees to whether it pays its fair share of taxes. Inevitably, politicians point to the meteoric rise in Amazon stock and the resulting boost to the wealth of CEO and founder Jeff Bezos as symbols of avarice not just for the company itself but for the entire American corporate sphere.
A big stock split obviously wouldn’t do anything to reduce the market capitalization of Amazon or the amount of wealth Bezos has. However, it would potentially take away the most evident measure of the company’s rise in value. If a stock split sent Amazon’s stock price back to levels at which it could just fade into the background, it might reduce its high profile at least to a minimal extent.
2. Amazon could get an invitation to the Dow
The Dow Jones Industrials (DJINDICES:^DJI) strive to include companies of all kinds among its 30 components. Back when Amazon was generally considered a tech stock, it looked unlikely that it would ever join the Dow, because there were already a huge number of tech companies among its ranks.
However, the creation of the communication services sector has effectively pulled Amazon’s business out of tech entirely. The unit’s internet retail business falls under consumer discretionary, while its Web Services division facilitates cloud-based communication for its clients. If that sounds like a technicality, it is — but it might be just the excuse the Dow needs to add Amazon.
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Before Amazon gets a Dow invite, though, it would have to reduce its stock price significantly. That’s because the Dow is a price-weighted average, so Amazon’s high share price is a non-starter for negotiations right now. If joining the Dow is the motive Amazon has, investors should expect a 15-for-1 or 20-for-1 stock split to get the job done.
3. Amazon wants to keep up with Apple
Finally, Amazon has always had aspirations to become the most important company on Earth. That makes keeping up with Apple a necessity, and Amazon will look closely to see what if any impact Apple’s stock split has on its future share-price trajectory.
Apple’s stock split announcement boosted interest in the stock even beyond its already impressive levels. That has sent Apple’s market capitalization above the $1.9 trillion mark. Amazon remains closer to $1.6 trillion.
It might seem petty for such a successful company to pay attention to its market cap rankings. But Bezos has started to sell off significant portions of his stock, and if he wants to keep doing so, keeping the stock price high by whatever means are available is worth considering.
It ought to happen — but don’t hold your breath
Before Apple announced its stock split, the odds of Amazon splitting its shares were essentially zero. That’s changed with the Apple split. Now, with these compelling reasons to move forward, there’s a much greater chance that the FAANG stock will split its shares and try to get out of the uncomfortable spotlight in which the company finds itself.
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IBM expands NetVista PC brand
In an important step, Big Blue rebrands its business line of PCs as it shifts to a new commercial computer strategy.
IBM today rebranded its business line of PCs as the company shifts to a new commercial computer strategy.
While the Armonk, N.Y.-based company plans to continue selling existing IBM PCs, most new models will come under the NetVista brand unveiled last month.
The rebranding is an important step forward as IBM attempts to right its struggling PC systems group.
"NetVista has great potential, and I think there's good execution there and they're delivering a lot of value," Technology Business Research analyst Bob Sutherland said.
Officially, IBM's position is that the IBM PC brand name will not be phased out--at least in the short run.
"We have a lot of customers that love that platform. We're going to keep these two products as companion lines," said Doug Oathout, IBM's desktop product manager. "If we add all the (NetVista) attributes to all of our products, we might call them NetVistas, but we're not sure yet."
But sources familiar with NetVista said the brand would replace the IBM PC 300GL and 300PL brands as the company introduces new models.
Analysts forecast a big turnaround in IBM's overall PC operations, with the NetVista line driving a more connected computing strategy, streamlined manufacturing and increased direct sales.
Hard times have been plentiful for IBM lately. The hardware giant withdrew from retail stores Jan. 1 and spent the first quarter retooling its PC operation for NetVista. The price for the change in direction was steep. Aptiva consumer PC sales plummeted 45 percent during the first quarter, and commercial PC sales dropped 30 percent during the same period.
But analysts forecast that with the internal changes and the renewed vigor NetVista brings to IBM's PC sales, the company could turn its money-losing PC division into a profitable one early next year. Merrill Lynch forecasts the division will lose $50 million this year, compared with $571 million in 1999.
While IBM's rebranding may be good for the future commercial PC sales, it could present short-term problems.
"It is my understanding IBM has quite a backlog of existing PC 300s right now," Sutherland said.
Big Blue today introduced three new NetVista models, A20, A40 and A40p. Unlike others carrying the name, the new PCs are more like traditional business PCs. The NetVista X40i, an all-in-one model built around an LCD display, has come to define the PC brand in IBM advertising and Web promotions.
"IBM is taking some of the design of the new NetVista and incorporating some of the features they had on the PC 300 and adding a couple more," Sutherland said.
The new NetVista models, like their predecessors, are designed to incorporate IBM's EON, or edge of the network, approach to designing PCs. Models under the brand come standard with network cards and other technologies for cable, phone-line or wireless connection to networks and the Internet.
The NetVista A40 and A40p are available as standard desktop PCs or in a small-form factor version, with the A40p adding security features, such as an embedded security chip. The A20 is IBM's cut-rate model. All three models are available in white or NetVista's signature gray.
The NetVista A20 starts at $711 with a 533-MHz Celeron processor, 64 MB of RAM, 10-GB hard drive and Windows 98. The entry-level A40 comes with a 733-MHz Pentium III processor, 64 MB of RAM, 10-GB hard drive, 40X CD-ROM drive and Windows 98 for $1,248. The A40p starts at $1,352, configured similarly to the A40 but with an embedded security chip, manageability software and other extras. All models come with a 10/100 network card.
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Whitgift School
Whitgift School look to increase player involvement and provide more opportunities for reflection.
In a desire to solidify player development programmes, Whitgift approached Coach Logic in September 2017 with the intention of uploading video footage of all 1st XV, 2nd XV, u16 and u15 rugby matches and asking individuals to review personal performance.
Whitgift School has a strong rugby tradition at the heart of its sporting ethos and is renowned across the UK as one of the leading sporting schools.
Mr Chris Wilkins, a former London Wasps player and winner of the esteemed RFU ‘Performance Development Coach of the Year’, currently holds the position of Director of Rugby at the school. Eight Whitgift boys are currently enrolled at the Quins Academy and Wilkins is keen for this partnership to keep flourishing.
Both Mr Wilkins, and 1st XV coach Mr Martin are in agreement time pressures are a challenge at such a school. Because of this, Martin asks players to review clips prior to attending rugby training to maximise on-pitch time.
Getting players involved in the analysis process is very valuable – it’s the ability for players to get vital time and opportunities to reflect. It is very much part of the player development model we’re evolving at Whitgift
The best part of Coach Logic is players being allowed to create posts and tags. It gives us coaches an insight to what our players are thinking and analysing with open discussions. It allows us to plot individual player understanding and therefore set appropriate level sessions and problem-solving tasks
Mr E. Martin
The online access of Coach Logic allows the players crucial time to watch, evaluate and form their opinion in their own time. It’s Mr Martin’s opinion that not enough time is allocated for reflection in modern-day rugby.
Video can be watched as many times as required. Gone are the days when a coach would show a video in the changing rooms and instantly point to a player for them to provide a split-second opinion, especially in an emotive environment with their peers present.
Rugby is a fantastic sport, but development for players takes place at different speeds and ages. It’s Whitgift’s desire to ensure players enjoy their rugby at school and use is to become better all-round people.
Their use of Coach Logic and the environment placed around the rugby programme creates thinkers and students of the game, that will far out-last their teachers’ time between the school walls.
From our year of supporting Whitgift, we have no doubt they are firmly on track to be better than yesterday and continue their development for the betterment of tomorrow.
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Restaurant owner who defied public health released on bail after spending night in police custody
Published Friday, November 27, 2020 11:50AM EST
Last Updated Friday, November 27, 2020 5:49PM EST
The owner of an Etobicoke restaurant who openly defied public health restrictions has been granted bail.
Adam Skelly, 33, declared on social media Monday night that he would open his BBQ restaurant in Etobocike to in-person dining despite provincial lockdown orders for Toronto and Peel Region.
He opened to serve customers on Tuesday before being ordered to close by Toronto Public Health. Despite the order, he returned to serve customers on Wednesday, resulting in in non-criminal charges for Skelly and the corporation that owns the restaurant.
On Thursday, police changed the locks on the restaurant, but allowed Skelly into a portion of the building they believed was not covered by the closure order from Toronto Public Health.
However according to police, his supporters smashed through drywall to access the restaurant area to try and reopen it.
Skelly was led away in handcuffs and now faces a number of charges, including attempting to obstruct police, mischief under, failing to comply with a continued order under the Reopening Ontario Act, and failing to leave when directed under the Trespass to Property Act.
He appeared in court via video link on Friday and was released after his wife posted $50,000 bail.
Under the conditions of his bail, Skelly must stay 200 metres away from Adamson Barbecue, as well as his two other businesses; He is not to operate a business except in accordance with the Reopening Ontario Act; He must obey the Health Protection Act, as well as all lawful orders by Ontario's Chief Public Health Officer and the Regional Public Health Officer. As well, he must not communicate on social media.
"It took so long today because a crown attorney was being advised at a province level on what my bail conditions should be," Skelly told reporters after being released.
"One of those bail conditions is that I'm not allowed to use, communicate, or post on social media. That to me is really interesting. I wonder what it is that the province doesn't want everybody to know."
Another man, 27-year-old Michael Belito Arana of Markham, was also arrested at the restaurant Thursday following a confrontation with police. He has been charged with obstructing police, six counts of assaulting a police officer, two counts of uttering a death threat, and one count of failing to comply with a continued order under the Reopening Ontario Act.
In the meantime, Toronto Public Health has completely seized the premises of Adamson Barbecue and the city boarded up the building.
While the restaurant has seen a crowd of supporters every day, many without masks, a number of other businesses in the area have complained that Adamson is flouting the rules while those observing them continue to suffer a loss of business.
An online fundraising effort has already collected more than $175,000 on Adamson’s behalf.
Toronto and Peel Region entered their second lockdown Monday as COVID-19 numbers soar far above those recorded in the first wave of the pandemic back in March. While most young people tend to experience milder symptoms and recover, the virus has proved deadly for older people and those with pre-existing conditions. As of Friday, COVID-19 has killed 3,595 people in Ontario.
The latest modelling from public health officials indicates that if the province fails to get case numbers under control, Ontario’s hospitals could be overwhelmed and many scheduled surgeries and procedures will need to be delayed.
‘Serious charges’ possible for further violations
Speaking with CP24, criminal lawyer Ari Goldkind said Skelly could face some serious further charges if he continues to defy the law.
“He could be charged with serious crimes that are called ‘fail to comply,’” Goldkind said. “And when you get charged with fail to comply you're taking your jeopardy of these mischief and obstruct charges and you're increasing it greatly.”
Goldkind said the conditions of Skelly’s bail are “significant,” including the stipulation that he not use social media.
That charge likely stems from his use of Instagram to announce that he would defy the lockdown orders and invite people to come eat at his restaurant, and his subsequent use of the platform to call for locksmiths and other help to reopen the restaurant after it was shut down by police and public health officials.
“That is a very significant stipend put on him. Remember he's presumed innocent at this stage, even though he's doing it live on national TV,” Goldkind said. “But absolutely from the Crown point of view, they don't want him inciting more, or inviting more people to come down to Adamsons, which is now obviously cordoned off.”
Skelly’s next court appearance is currently scheduled for Jan. 4.
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Adam Skelly, centre, owner of Adamson Barbecue, escorts a photographer from his property after defying provincial lockdown orders to shut down indoor and outdoor dining during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Tory urges retailers, shoppers to avoid in-person Black Friday sales
Published Monday, November 23, 2020 11:16PM EST
Last Updated Monday, November 23, 2020 11:29PM EST
Mayor John Tory is calling on retailers that remain open to avoid drawing crowds to their stores this week by holding Black Friday sales.
Black Friday is the day after U.S. Thanksgiving and usually marks the start of the Christmas shopping season, with many retailers typically beginning to offer their deepest discounts of the year.
While it began as a U.S. tradition, Canadian retail stores have increasingly held large Black Friday sales over the past few years to match their U.S. counterparts south of the border.
However with Toronto and Peel Region under a lockdown because of runaway COVID-19 spread and much of the rest of the GTA in the “red zone” under Ontario’s tiered system, Tory said Monday that he is urging businesses with open stores not to create dangerous crowding situations by holding big sales.
“I urge all retailers who are still open to avoid in-person, Black Friday sales,” Tory said at his news conference Monday. “You are open by order of the province so residents can buy essentials; You are not open to cash in on Black Friday and in so doing, create crowd scenes.
“We're in the midst of a pandemic and a lockdown. Now is not the time for pandemonium Black Friday shopping scenes.”
He urged businesses to hold online sales with curbside pickup or delivery options, but to avoid creating situations where people have to crowd into a physical location to try beat other shoppers to door-crashers.
“Black Friday sales online are fine, but please do not create a situation where people will gather in large and unnecessary and unhelpful numbers,” Tory said. “And to Black Friday shoppers, please stay home and shop online, or use the curbside pickup option for some of these smaller independent retailers.”
The mayor also urged people to support smaller local businesses as much as possible as they are the ones who are most deeply impacted by the lockdown orders. Under the provincial lockdown orders, large big-box stores selling essential items, such as Walmart, Home Depot and Costco, can remain open for in-store shopping.
“Please give every consideration that you possibly can to supporting smaller independent local retailers, many of whom have an online presence and almost all of whom will have a curbside pickup permitted under the provincial lockdown measures,” Tory said.
He added that “no deal, no TV, no clothing item, no video game is worth someone else getting COVID 19.”
Crowds of people line up outside an electronics store in Toronto on Sunday November 22, 2020. The region is heading back into lockdown on Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn
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Local churches break down language barrier
Brandon Johnson
Moving to a foreign country is difficult, but going to church in your native language can make the transition a little easier, said the Rev. Jose Sáenz of St. Michael’s Catholic Church.
The weekly Spanish Mass at his church helps Craig’s Spanish-speaking community stay in touch with their traditions, he said.
“They want a place to worship, and they want to worship in their own language,” Sáenz said.
Sáenz and the Rev. Jim Fox are fluent in Spanish and take turns leading Mass.
St. Michael’s has been holding a Spanish Mass at 7:15 p.m. Saturday for more than five years, Sáenz said. On average, about 120 people attend the service.
“It fluctuates, but it’s growing,” Sáenz said.
The church also does weddings, funerals and baptisms in Spanish.
“We do all the sacraments,” Sáenz said.
Most of the people at the Spanish Mass don’t speak English and aren’t comfortable at the English Mass, he said.
For some families, the children speak English, but the parents don’t. Sáenz said the Spanish Mass gives families a chance to worship together.
St. Michael’s also has a bilingual Mass the first Saturday of the month that features a potluck dinner.
“We try to get the English- and Spanish-speaking communities together to get to know each other,” Sáenz said.
As a child growing up in El Paso, Texas, Sáenz had the option of attending English or Spanish Mass.
When he was young, Sáenz usually went to the English Mass, but as he got older, he started going to the Spanish Mass more often.
“I wanted to be more in touch with my heritage,” Sáenz said.
Although Spanish Mass is common in places such as El Paso, Sáenz said the idea is spreading to other towns. The Denver Archdiocese wants all new priests to speak English and Spanish, Sáenz said.
Calvary Baptist Church also does a Spanish service.
The church on North Yampa does a Spanish service at 7 p.m. every Saturday and a Bible study at 7 p.m. every Wednesday.
Calvary has a full-time pastor on staff, Arturo Villa, who is fluent in Spanish.
Villa, who is originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, said the number of people at the Spanish service has been growing since he started a year ago, and he has faith it will continue to grow.
“I think the church is going to be full pretty soon,” Villa said.
The services at Calvary help Spanish-speaking people, bec-ause sometimes, they don’t know who to turn to for help when they come to America.
“They need to know that we are here to help and to serve,” Villa said.
Villa also does Spanish church services in Steamboat Springs.
The Rev. Rod Compton said Calvary started the Spanish service a few years ago because the Spanish population in Craig was growing.
“We saw a great need for it here in our community,” Compton said.
Calvary also has done Spanish baptisms and a few Spanish concerts.
Brandon Johansson can be reached at 824-7031 or bjohansson@craigdailypress.com
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Absalon and Schurter to battle at BMC Cup in Lugano
By Cycling News 11 April 2013
Süss hopes to defend in women's race
Cross country world champ Nino Schurter during stage 4 (Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)
Medal contender Julien Absalon (France) suffered an early race puncture and pulled out of the race (Image credit: Tour of Japan)
Esther Suss leads Jane Nuessli (Image credit: Greg Beadle/Cape Epic/Sportzpics)
Katrin Leumann races uphill (Image credit: Armin Küstenbrück)
Mountain bike favorites Julien Absalon (BMC) and Nino Schurter (Scott-Swisspower) will do battle at round 2 of the BMC Racing Cup in the Ticino region of Switzerland this weekend.
In the men's race, many are expecting an exciting duel between the two giants of mountain biking as both riders prepare for the upcoming World Cup season. Two-time Olympic champion Absalon will encounter reigning world champion Schurter in Lugano/Tesserete.
With only five weeks to go before this year's World Cup opener in Albstadt, Germany, the race in Lugano is set to be the first serious "rehearsal" for both Absalon and Schurter. Both are considered to be favorites for the UCI Mountain Bike World Cup also. Being a 25-time World Cup winner, a four-time World Champion and a two-time Olympic champion, Frenchman Absalon has already celebrated three victories this season.
Meanwhile, Schurter, who is the most recent overall World Cup winner and the winner of the silver medal at the Olympic Games in London, is fresh off winning round 1 of the BMC Cup last weekend in Schaan.
Both riders have already been successful on Lugano's six-kilometer race course in the past. Absalon won the race in 2010, and Schurter was the winner in 2011 when Absalon was hampered early in the race due to a technical problem.
This year, there are some competitors who would like to spoil the giants' tête-à-tête. European Champion Moritz Milatz, who won the race in 2012, and his BMC teammate Lukas Flückiger are poised to intervene. After a disappointing twelth place in Schaan, Flückiger will try to regain lost ground in the BMC Racing Cup. "I'm looking forward to this race and I'll do my best."
His brother Mathias Flückiger (Stöckli Pro Team) and Martin Fanger (BMC Racing Team), who was third in Schaan, are also good bets for a spot on the podium. In addition, Swiss Cyclo-cross Champion Julien Taramarcaz (BMC) will start his 2013 mountain bike campaign in Lugano.
In the women's race Swiss rider Esther Süss (Wheeler-IXS), winner of the first round in Schaan, will cross swords with her fellow Swiss racer Katrin Leumann (Ghost Factory Racing).
Süss is hoping for a second consecutive victory. Her toughest competitors, however, two Swiss ladies named Katrin and Kathrin, are both very skilled riders who can cope well with challenging courses like the one in Lugano.
Leumann, third in Schaan last weekend, is well-known for her outstanding riding skills, as well as Kathrin Stirnemann (Sabine Spitz Haibike), who in 2012 managed to celebrate her first race victory in the elite category in Lugano.
However, the Swiss trio would be well advised to pay some attention to Great Britain's young talent Annie Last (Trek Factory Racing) and to the French rider Fanny Bourdon. Bourdon is the winner of the UCI Marathon World Series in Laissagais that took place last weekend.
The BMC Racing Cup starts on Saturday with the amateur races. Elite racers will compete on Sunday. Some 750 mountain bikers are expected to participate in the event.
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$0 Bail Contested for Two Cases Considered ‘Public Safety Risks’
Posted by Vanguard Court Watch Interns
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By Lea Barrios
SACRAMENTO, CA – Several arraignments ended with the defendant’s bail set to $0 with the exception of two cases where the defendants had been deemed a public safety risk.
Due to the California Judicial Council’s new emergency bail policy, offenders’ bail can be set to $0 in order to reduce the population of incarcerated people to prevent the coronavirus from spreading in jails. The only exception is if the defendant is a public safety risk, which the court saw in a case of domestic violence and one where a weapon was brandished and threats were made.
Several arraignments took place on Monday through Zoom and were live-streamed on YouTube in lieu of regular in-person arraignments that are available to the public. All defendants were asked for their consent to have their arraignment done remotely instead of in person.
Each defendant was led into a caged area of the courtroom where they were greeted by their public defender whose name was mentioned – Andrew C – but was not displayed on the screen. They were instructed to speak toward a laptop which showed Commissioner Kenneth Brody and prosecutor Jenna Saavedra, who were in different rooms.
Andrew C. asked that most of the defendants be released on their own recognizance, to be released on conditions, or that their bail is set to $0 according to the California Judicial Council’s emergency bail policy.
The first case was Tracy Curtis, who was charged with misdemeanor battery of a person from a previous dating relationship. Her public defender asked that she be released on her own recognizance because she is the caretaker of her elderly parents, she works full-time helping people sign up for Obamacare, and her last conviction was a decade ago.
The prosecutor objected to her being released because of concern for the safety of the victim. Curtis has a history of domestic violence, and the prosecution referred to a previous case. She allegedly approached the victim in her car and punched him. He ran away from her and she chased him with her car and came very close to hitting him. She then ran her car into the garage of the home of the victim. Her bail was set to $5,000.
The other case where the defendant’s release was objected to was the case of Daniel Sanchez. He allegedly drove to the James Mangan park in Sacramento where the alleged victim asked him to quiet his car and he responded by wielding a hatchet and threatening to stab the alleged victim in the back of the head.
Sanchez has been charged with brandishing a weapon and threatening a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury.
Prosecutor Saavedra objected to his release because she considered him to be a public safety risk given the nature of his crimes. Although unclear, it appeared that he would be released on conditions while the prosecution’s objection to his release would be taken into consideration.
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Using a nonablative monopolar radiofrequency laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris
Ju-Yeon Choi, Sang Hyeon Hwang, Junghwa Yang, Ga-Young Lee
Department of Dermatology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Date of Submission 01-Dec-2017
Date of Acceptance 19-Nov-2018
Date of Web Publication 23-May-2019
Dr. Ga-Young Lee
29 Saemunan-Ro, Jongno-Gu, Seoul 03181
DOI: 10.4103/ds.ds_4_18
Background: Acne vulgaris is a prevalent cutaneous disorder that significantly affects patient quality of life. There have been several reports of successful acne treatment using lasers. However, few studies have reported the use of radiofrequency (RF) lasers for acne. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a noninvasive monopolar RF laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris on the face. Methods: A randomized, prospective, split-face study was performed. Eleven participants were recruited. Patients were treated with the RF laser on one half of the face and no laser treatment on the other half. Two treatments were performed at 2-week intervals. Patients returned for follow-up 2 weeks after the final treatment. Results: After 4 weeks, the lesion counts of papules, comedones, red macules, and the sebumeter measured values all significantly decreased on the treated area compared to those on untreated areas. In the photograph analysis, the grade of acne (using Cook's acne grading method) also significantly improved after treatment. Patients reported tolerable pain and mild erythema with laser treatment. However, there were no permanent adverse events. Conclusion: Treatment with the noninvasive RF laser successfully reduces acne lesions (papules, comedones, and red macules) and sebum secretion without severe adverse events.
Keywords: Acne vulgaris, noninvasive, radiofrequency
Choi JY, Hwang SH, Yang J, Lee GY. Using a nonablative monopolar radiofrequency laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Dermatol Sin 2019;37:77-81
Choi JY, Hwang SH, Yang J, Lee GY. Using a nonablative monopolar radiofrequency laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Dermatol Sin [serial online] 2019 [cited 2021 Jan 16];37:77-81. Available from: https://www.dermsinica.org/text.asp?2019/37/2/77/258940
Acne vulgaris is a common cutaneous disorder that involves the pilosebaceous unit. One survey, including 1013 participants aged 20 years and older, found that 73.3% of participants reported that they have acne.[1] Although the peak prevalence of acne vulgaris occurs in adolescent patients, many patients suffer with acne vulgaris even in adulthood.[2] Acne vulgaris affects patient quality of life much like other chronic disorders do.[3] Patients with acne vulgaris are also at increased risk of anxiety and depression compared to those without, regardless of the severity.[4] Diverse treatment methods have been recommended in the treatment of acne, including topical products (topical retinoids, benzoyl peroxide, and antibiotics), intralesional steroid injections, systemic antibiotics, contraceptives, isotretinoin, chemical peels, and various laser treatments.[5],[6] Treatment using the following types of lasers has been reported: pulsed dye laser, 532-nm potassium-titanyl-phosphate laser, 1450-nm laser, combined 585/1064-nm laser, 1550-nm Er: glass fractional laser, and nonablative radiofrequency (RF) laser.[6],[7],[8],[9] The RF laser uses high-frequency (300 KHz to 30 MHz) alternating electrical current to create a thermal or nonthermal injury to the targeted area.[10] There are rare reports of the use of RF devices in the treatment of active acne vulgaris. Therefore, we designed this study to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of the nonablative monopolar RF laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
This study was a single-centered, prospective, split-face, randomized controlled trial of the noninvasive monopolar RF laser treatment of acne vulgaris. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine in Seoul, Korea. After informed consent was obtained from all participating participants, patients with acne vulgaris on the face were enrolled. Participants were excluded if they had keloid, connective tissue disorders, uncontrolled systemic diseases, had taken isotretinoin within 6 months, used topical acne preparations, or received chemical peels within 1 month of the study. No other acne-related treatments were performed during the follow-up. Only when the ingredients were identified, patients were allowed to use their existing emollients or cosmetics during the period. All of the patients were treated with a single pass of noninvasive monopolar RF laser (IntraGen®, Jeisys Medical Inc., Seoul, South Korea) on half of the face (right or left). The other half of each patient's face was not treated. The treatment areas were selected randomly. A 1.5 cm × 1.5 cm noninvasive grid fractional tip was used with 71 J/cm2 fluences and a frequency of 6 MHz. Cold gauze was applied to the face after the treatment for 5 min. Patients received two treatments at 2-week intervals. Patients then returned for a follow-up visit 2 weeks after the final treatments. Standardized digital photographs were taken before each treatment and at the follow-up visit using a handheld digital camera. The numbers of papules, pustules, comedones, cysts, and red macules were counted at each visit. The sebum secretions were measured at each visit using photometric assessment (Sebumeter® SM815, Courage and Khazaka Electronics, Cologne, Germany) on both cheeks. Two blinded investigators evaluated the photographs using an acne grading method suggested by Cook et al., as follows: Grade 0 – up to three small scattered comedones and/or small papules; Grade 2 – very few pustules or three dozen papules and/or comedones, lesions are hardly visible from 2.5 m away; Grade 4 – red lesions and inflammation to a significant degree; Grade 6 – loaded with comedones, numerous pustules, lesions easily recognized at 2.5 m away; and Grade 8 – conglobate, sinus or cystic type acne, or highly inflammatory acne covering most of the face, yellow pustules extend to neck and chin.[11] Patient improvement was evaluated using a five-point global assessment scale (GAS), as follows: excellent – 75%–100% lesion clearance, score 5; good – 50%–74% lesion clearance, score 4; fair – 25%–49% lesion clearance, score 3; poor – <25% lesion clearance, score 2; and worse – results worse than the pretreatment findings, score 1. The adverse events and pain score were recorded at every visit. Repeated measures ANOVA was used to detect statistically significant changes in non-inflammatory, inflammatory acne lesion counts, sebumeter measured values, and acne grade according to time. The difference between the treated and untreated areas was analyzed using a paired sample t-test if the numbers followed a normal distribution. If not, the difference was analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant (SPSS 18.0, IBM Corp, Armonk, NY, USA).
A total of 11 patients (6 males and 5 females) with facial acne vulgaris between 16 and 27 years old (mean age: 22.3) were included in the study. Nine patients had Fitzpatrick skin type Grade 3 and two had Grade 4. There was no significant difference in the acne lesion counts, sebum measured values, or acne grades between the two sides of the face before treatment.
The changes in the number of acne lesions (including papules, pustules, comedones, cysts, and red macules) with treatment are summarized in [Table 1] and [Figure 1]. There were statistically significant changes over time in the amount of papules, comedones, and red macules between the treated and untreated areas (P < 0.05). These three values were all significantly different between the treated and untreated areas at 4 weeks (P < 0.017).
Table 1: Comparison of acne lesion counts, sebumeter measured values, and acne grades between treated and untreated areas
Figure 1: The mean number of papules, comedones, red macules, and the sebumeter measured values in treated and untreated areas. *P < 0.017 compared with untreated area
There were also significant differences in the sebumeter-measured values treated and untreated cheeks with time (P < 0.05). This difference was also significant at the third visit (P < 0.017) [Table 1] and [Figure 1].
The acne grades improved in all of the treated areas. There was significant improvement in the treated versus untreated areas according to time (P < 0.05) and significant difference between the two sides of the face (P < 0.017) [Table 1]. Six patients experienced improvement in the acne grade of untreated areas. However, when the improvement of acne grade (median [interquartile range], %) was compared to the treated area and the untreated area for these six patients, the treated area improved 66% (58–100) but the untreated area improved 33% (25–75) (P = 0.039). This result further assures that the monopolar RF laser improves acne lesions. Clinical photographs of two patients are shown in [Figure 2] and [Figure 3]. Patient assessments of improvement on the treated areas using the five-point GAS ranged from worse to good. The mean subjective improvement was poor to fair (GAS 2.7).
Figure 2: A 27-year-old woman with acne vulgaris. (a and c) Before treatment; (b) after two treatments with the noninvasive radiofrequency laser; and (d) untreated area on the third visit
Figure 3: A 20-year-old man with acne vulgaris. (a and c) Before treatment; (b) after two treatments with the noninvasive radiofrequency laser; and (d) untreated area on the third visit
There were no significant adverse events such as facial burn, hyper- or hypo-pigmentation, or scar formation. Two patients experienced tolerable pain due to a feeling of heat which subsided once the laser treatment was complete. Two patients also reported mild erythema, which was self-limited after 1–2 days.
Acne vulgaris is conventionally treated with topical agents (retinoids, antibiotics, and benzoyl peroxide), oral antibiotics, isotretinoin, steroid intralesional injections, and chemical peels. Various lasers and light-based instruments have been developed and gradually accepted as alternative treatments for acne vulgaris. A noninvasive RF laser is typically used for rejuvenation in areas of skin tightening. There is only one report on the use of a nonablative RF laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris.[9]
Ruiz-Esparza et al. reported an excellent response in 82% of moderate-to-severe cystic acne vulgaris patients after 1–2 treatment sessions using an RF laser.[9] The group suggested that heat inhibits sebaceous gland activity, decreases sebaceous gland volume, and stimulates remodeling of the dermal architecture. In our study, sebum secretion decreased on the treated area following two treatments. There was a statistically significant decrease in the sebum secretion of treated areas compared to that in untreated areas. This finding supports the hypothesis that heat energy reduces sebaceous gland activity. Ruiz-Esparza et al. used a nonablative unipolar RF device (ThermaCool TC®, Thermage Inc., Hayward, CA, USA). The estimated penetration depth of this device is half of the electrode size, which may allow the energy to reach the muscle layer.[12] In our study, a monopolar RF laser with noninvasive grid fractional tip was used. The estimated penetration depth of this laser is the papillary and reticular dermal layer.[10] Despite this superficial energy penetration, sebum secretion was still effectively reduced in treated skin.
Sadick et al. found that there was thermal damage to the hair follicles with vacuolar degeneration after the treatment with combined intense pulse light/RF laser treatment.[13] This group suggested that light is absorbed by melanin in the hair shaft and that RF directly heats the hair follicle. The consistent temperature profile that is formed across the hair structure by combined treatment may damage the hair follicle. It is difficult to estimate the proportion of the hair follicles that would be damaged by RF energy. Regardless, the RF laser may induce follicular degeneration and reduce follicular hyperkeratinization.
Based on their study of pulsed dye lasers, one group suggested that coherent yellow light has a phototoxic effect on porphyrins in Propionibacterium acnes in the treatment of acne.[7] Factors affecting P. acnes photoinactivation include porphyrin concentration, photon concentration, photon emission wavelength, and temperature.[14] RF laser treatment increases the facial temperature, which may cause P. acnes inactivation. Exposure to the noninvasive RF laser increased the facial temperature by approximately 4.6°C–7.5°C. The maximum facial temperature was 40.4°C, according to a study conducted by the manufacturer. According to Lyte et al., the viability of P. acnes at room temperature, at 50°C (heat-treated), and at 70°C (heat-treated) was 74%, 31%, and 3.37%, respectively.[15] Although the viability decreases with increased temperature, heat-killed P. acnes induces significant inflammatory responses that are similar to those of viable P. acnes (involving nitric oxide and interleukin-8). Therefore, the heat energy produced by the RF laser is not sufficient to reduce the viability of P. acnes or decrease inflammatory reactions. In other words, the main treatment strategy was not to destroy P. acnes.
Cho and Kim reported significant increases in the expression of tumor necrosis factor-α, transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, metalloproteinase (MMP)-1, MMP-3, MMP-9, MMP-13, heat shock protein (HSP) 47, and HSP 72 after the treatment with a noninvasive monopolar, grid fractional RF device.[10] TGF-β can function as an anti-inflammatory cytokine and may reduce the inflammation present with acne vulgaris.
According to the above-mentioned mechanisms, the RF laser reduces the number of acne lesions (including papules, comedones, and red macules) and reduces sebum secretion. However, the treatments did not significantly reduce pustule and cyst counts. Most patients had few cysts (none or one cyst) and scanty pustules. The low prevalence of these lesions may have made it more difficult to detect significant treatment effects of the RF laser. Limitations of this study include a small number of patients and a relatively short follow-up period. Due to the short observation period, the duration of the treatment effect and the recurrence could not be confirmed. This period was also insufficient for the evaluation of acne scar. However, we could expect a relatively rapid effect on active acne lesions with only a few number of monopolar RF treatments. Further investigation with more participants, longer follow-up, and ideal treatment parameter adjustment is needed to substantiate these results and evaluate the effect of the laser on pustules and cystic acne lesions. It will be also interesting to examine the effects of acne on other types of monopolar RF devices and bipolar RF devices.
Treatment with the noninvasive RF laser reduces the number of acne lesions (papules, comedones, and red macules) and decreases sebum secretion without any severe adverse reactions. Therefore, nonablative monopolar RF laser could be an effective and safe alternative in the treatment of acne vulgaris.
The authors certify that they have obtained all appropriate patient consent forms. In the form, the patients have given their consent for their images and other clinical information to be reported in the journal. The patients understand that their names and initials will not be published and due efforts will be made to conceal their identity, but anonymity cannot be guaranteed.
This work was supported by the Samsung Biomedical Research Institute (SBRI) grant.
Collier CN, Harper JC, Cafardi JA, Cantrell WC, Wang W, Foster KW, et al. The prevalence of acne in adults 20 years and older. J Am Acad Dermatol 2008;58:56-9.
White GM. Recent findings in the epidemiologic evidence, classification, and subtypes of acne vulgaris. J Am Acad Dermatol 1998;39:S34-7.
Mallon E, Newton JN, Klassen A, Stewart-Brown SL, Ryan TJ, Finlay AY, et al. The quality of life in acne: A comparison with general medical conditions using generic questionnaires. Br J Dermatol 1999;140:672-6.
Yazici K, Baz K, Yazici AE, Köktürk A, Tot S, Demirseren D, et al. Disease-specific quality of life is associated with anxiety and depression in patients with acne. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2004;18:435-9.
Roman CJ, Cifu AS, Stein SL. Management of acne vulgaris. JAMA 2016;316:1402-3.
Taub AF. Procedural treatments for acne vulgaris. Dermatol Surg 2007;33:1005-26.
Jung JY, Choi YS, Yoon MY, Min SU, Suh DH. Comparison of a pulsed dye laser and a combined 585/1,064-nm laser in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Dermatol Surg 2009;35:1181-7.
Liu Y, Zeng W, Hu D, Jha S, Ge Q, Geng S, et al. The long-term effect of 1550 nm erbium: Glass fractional laser in acne vulgaris. Lasers Med Sci 2016;31:453-7.
Ruiz-Esparza J, Gomez JB. Nonablative radiofrequency for active acne vulgaris: The use of deep dermal heat in the treatment of moderate to severe active acne vulgaris (thermotherapy): A report of 22 patients. Dermatol Surg 2003;29:333-9.
Cho SB, Kim HS. High-frequency alternating electrical current: Selective electromagnetic tissue reaction. Med Laser 2016;5:1-6.
Cook CH, Centner RL, Michaels SE. An acne grading method using photographic standards. Arch Dermatol 1979;115:571-5.
Sadick NS, Makino Y. Selective electro-thermolysis in aesthetic medicine: A review. Lasers Surg Med 2004;34:91-7.
Sadick NS, Shaoul J. Hair removal using a combination of conducted radiofrequency and optical energies – An 18-month follow-up. J Cosmet Laser Ther 2004;6:21-6.
Elman M, Lebzelter J. Light therapy in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Dermatol Surg 2004;30:139-46.
Lyte P, Sur R, Nigam A, Southall MD. Heat-killed propionibacterium acnes is capable of inducing inflammatory responses in skin. Exp Dermatol 2009;18:1070-2.
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Days Out organisers
After six years of organising excellent days out for members Jean Williams and her team are resigning in the spring.
If the days out are to continue, we need three or four volunteers to take on the role of organisers. You will be given all the help, advice and support you need by Jean and by the committee. Get in touch with one of the committee members if you feel you can help.
Newsletter deputy editor
The committee would like to appoint a Deputy Editor to share work with the Editor in producing the Newsletter. There would then be a team comprising the Editor (currently Jim Docking), deputy editor and sub-editor (currently Michael Docker).
There are many possible ways in which such assistance could be offered, so exactly what tasks would be involved would be open to negotiation.
Enquiries, without any commitment, would be most welcome: please get in touch with Jim Docking (phone 01737 843260 or email newsletter@dorkingu3a.org.uk).
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GENEVA, November 12 – Carestream Health has been awarded a contract to replace all existing RIS and PACS systems installed across the Region of Southern Denmark with a single unified IT solution to be known as RIPA SYD. The multi-year agreement includes various modules of the Carestream Clinical Collaboration Platform (see video link), including ordering and scheduling modules, a global worklist module, radiology workstation module, enterprise viewer module, capture module and business analytics.
In issuing the tender for the new contract in early 2018, the Regional Council’s Digitisation Committee sought to improve collaboration and facilitate image and information exchange across the Region of Southern Denmark’s four hospital trusts: Odense Universitetshospital, Sygehus Lillebælt, Sygehus Sønderjylland and Sydvestjysk Sygehus. These trusts currently use a mix of RIS and PACS systems from a range of suppliers to handle their imaging and data requirements. At present, four independent systems are being used by 11 radiology departments regionally. However, with approximately 1.5 million radiology exams being captured per year, and around 1.2 million citizens to support, there are significant advantages to be gained by streamlining the technology the trusts use for their diagnostic imaging, including for radiology, nuclear medicine and mammography screening.
The Region of Southern Denmark has been a long-standing Carestream customer, with a highly customised Carestream RIS solution being used across a number of its hospitals and breast screening services. The new common IT solution from Carestream will facilitate both workflows and patient safety for the trusts, with all relevant images and the accompanying data being stored in a single system for the first time.
The Carestream Clinical Collaboration Platform will support patient care across multiple hospitals and make it easier to comply with the principles of healthcare. “‘It is essential that the new platform will help patients experience their treatment as coherent and holistic. With RIPA SYD, we ensure that—regardless of which department or hospital our patients are referred to in the region—patient X-ray exams and results will be part of their medical records,” said Mette Bossen Linnet, Chair of the Digitisation Committee.
“At the same time, it will mean our clinicians' professional skills can be enhanced when images and image data in the future are collected in one system rather than spread across four systems,” said Ms. Bossen Linnet.
“Our team of healthcare IT experts are already focused on working with the Region of Southern Denmark on this exceptional initiative. Through the implementation of our innovative platform and according to a carefully managed roll-out plan, we will enable the hospital trusts and their staff to simplify medical image management, improve collaboration and workflow, and enhance patient care,” added Christian Vigh, Key Account Manager for Carestream, Denmark
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Carestream is a worldwide provider of dental and medical imaging systems and IT solutions; X-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and precision contract coating services for a wide range of industrial, medical, electronic and other applications—all backed by a global service and support network.
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Cohere Health partners with Humana to modernize prior authorization process
Press releases may be edited for formatting or style | October 23, 2020 Business Affairs
BOSTON, Oct. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Cohere Health, a healthcare collaboration technology company, announced today an agreement with Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) to improve the prior authorization process for musculoskeletal treatment across 12 states, starting Jan. 1, 2021. Cohere aligns physicians, patients and health plans on a patient's optimal healthcare experience—enabling access to higher quality care while at the same time minimizing administrative burden and siloed decision-making.
The partnership leverages CohereNext Platform's prior authorization capability which grants authorizations across an entire episode of care, in effect pre-authorizing a complete treatment regimen from initial diagnosis to treatment plan selection, and, ultimately, to the patient's return to good health. Cohere's approach aims to expedite evidence-based treatment plans to improve the healthcare experience for doctors and patients alike.
Humana will employ the CohereNext Platform to streamline prior authorizations in musculoskeletal treatment in Alabama, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia. The platform will initially serve approximately 2 million members and more than 3,500 physician practices.
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"Through this strategic initiative and collaboration with Cohere Health, Humana is building on its commitment to reduce the complexity and friction of prior authorization for our physicians and members," said William Shrank, MD, MSHS, Chief Medical Officer, Humana and Board Member, Cohere Health. "Cohere's solution was co-designed with physicians and represents a major leap forward in improved physician experience and the adoption of evidence-based medicine."
This partnership supports Humana's vision to reimagine and modernize processes for prior authorization by reducing approval times and improving delivery of care, all while preserving important benefits such as safety, predictability and cost containment.
Cohere's solution will initially focus on prior authorization; the company is developing additional use cases such as value-based contract performance, improving physician and patient engagement, and optimizing health plan clinical programs. By facilitating physician and health plan collaboration, Cohere's technology will help accelerate the evolution to value-based care models.
"We are pleased to partner with an industry leader and innovator like Humana to reduce the administrative burden on physicians and improve clinical outcomes for its members. Physician and patient transparency is the cornerstone of our approach," said Siva Namasivayam, CEO, Cohere Health. "Cohere Health is focused on simplifying healthcare's status quo by addressing barriers to experience, quality and cost. Our platform and solutions are developed with the latest design thinking and technologies with physician and patient-centric perspectives that acknowledges the realities of the variations in individualized care journeys."
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Organizational Misbehavior, Popular
Florida Denny's Refused Black Churchgoers Service
Written by Keka Araujo on August 14, 2018
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A Denny’s in Lake City, Fla., was exposed after churchgoer, Elijah Henderson Jr., arrived to the restaurant and asked a waitress to seat him and a party of 25 other churchgoers.
She claimed she couldn’t serve him because the restaurant was understaffed. But shortly after, another large group was seated.
“Is it the color of my skin Because everybody else was eating and drinking, and she was, like, ‘I am not going to be able to accommodate you all,'” Henderson told News4 Jax. “There was another family that came in right after me, she was, like,’You guys go ahead and have a seat. I will be with you momentarily.'”
Henderson also apparently recorded and live-streamed the incident on Facebook.
“I feel as since I’m African-American, that’s why she doesn’t feel like she should accommodate us. I don’t understand,” Henderson said on the video which appears to have since been removed. “I am not trying to understand, the only thing I do know is that they are wrong, they are wrong for how they treated us. Point blank, I don’t care what you look like, or where you come from, I just want equality.”
The restaurant issued a statement about not tolerating discrimination and has apparently terminated the racist employee.
The chain is based in South Carolina, and has been plagued by a racist history for almost 30 years.
In the early 90’s, the Department of Justice settled federal charges with the racist establishment when it was discovered that it had discriminated against Black customers in California by requiring some to pay cover charges and to pay for their meals in advance, among other practices. Denny’s paid a total of $54 million dollars.
Not even that hefty fine stopped their discriminatory practices as they were still practicing old tricks per a Denny’s in Washington, D.C.
It was an older white couple who brought the biased practices to the light.
Although Denny’s has tried to bury its racist past, a simple Google search will provide more than enough information on the chain. The biased practices aren’t specific to any one region.
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The Other Ts: Tamdhu 8 year old 2005 Signatory cask #346
Tamdhu isn't exactly one of the unknown T distilleries, in fact it has a pretty large production capacity of 4 million liters of alcohol, but the vast majority of its output has been dumped into White Horse, VAT 69, Famous Grouse, and Cutty Sark. While it was under Highland Distillers Company / The Edrington Group it lived in the shadows of its stable mates Macallan and Highland Park. That ownership even mothballed the distillery thrice. It was during its third closure that Tamdhu was sold to Ian Macleod Distillers in 2011. Since then, Macleod has been actively pushing the Tamdhu single malt, first in a 10 year old form with a fancy bottle (which looks like the offspring of a St. Germain bottle and a Coca Cola bottle), then as an NAS Batch Strength bottling.
This particular Tamdhu was released by independent bottler Signatory in the United States a couple years ago. They, along with a few other indies, have been putting young sherry cask Tamdhus on the market recently. I've been wondering why these companies are in such a hurry to bottle these babies. Let's see what the story is with this one.
Distillery: Tamdhu
Ownership: Ian MacLeod Distillers
Region: Central Speyside
Independent Bottler: Signatory
Age: 8 years (Jan 27, 2005 - August 22, 2013)
Maturation: first fill ex-sherry butt
Cask#: 346
Bottle count: 615
Alcohol by Volume: 60.6%
Caramel Colorant? No
This sample arrives courtesy of a sample swap with Chemistry of the Cocktail. Thanks, Jordan!
Its color is dark gold. The nose has one of the boldest fresh-brewed coffee notes I've ever sniffed in a whisky. Then there's beef brisket, prunes, and dried currants. It ends with bread pudding and cinnamon raisin bread. Now that's a meal to fill the tummy. The big ABV does sing out a bit in the palate numbing the tongue a little, but not too bad considering it's mostly poison. 💀 But tasty poison! 😸 Sorry, where was I? It starts with sea water, hazelnuts, and burlap. Then salted caramel ice cream and baking spices. It finishes sweetly and salty, with hazelnut liqueur and roasted almonds.
WITH WATER (~46%abv)
In the nose, the coffee becomes toffee. Newly split vanilla bean. Salty beach air and a hint of fresh donuts. The bread pudding note moves to the palate, topped with raisins. There's also that sea water note, along with cayenne pepper. A late note of gingerbread moves forward. It finishes all gingery gingerbread and spicy cashews (whatever recipe my wife makes).
The nose gets more syrupy and oloroso-y. There's a hint of the coffee, then vanilla bean and cherry pie. Lots of ginger in the palate now. Then vanilla, caramel, marzipan, cayenne pepper, and salt. It finishes with fresh ginger, salt, and cookie dough.
This is anything but a shy whisky. The nose, as you may gather from my notes, is a delight. The palate is good too, but needs some water to push back the ethyl and youth. While the flavors in the finish are nice, I wish they'd stuck around longer. But for an 8 year old sherry butt, this is quite a whisky. I can see why they'd bottle it now, firstly to please an audience looking for young yooge whiskies, but also because this sort of active cask can become too oaky/winey quickly. I still liked it a lot, and would be happy to recommend it if you've had enough of subtlety already and can find the bottle for whatever price you deem reasonable.
(For a pair of differing opinions on this whisky see these two Reddit reviews here and here.)
Availability - it was US release in early 2014, but it may be difficult to find now
Pricing - $???
Labels: Drinking, Reviews, series, Single Malt Report, Tamdhu, Whiskey, Whisky
Jordan August 18, 2016 at 11:35 AM
This one really hits the sweet spot for a younger malt. I've also tried a similar single cask from van Wees that was kind of a hot mess until it got diluted, so they don't all work out as well.
Diving for Pearls August 21, 2016 at 11:28 AM
You know, if they kept some of these 2013/2014 releases in the cask for two more years they would have been able to sell the bottles for 50% more.
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Dr Jessica (Yannan) Jin
Job: Senior Lecturer in Nutrition
School/department: School of Allied Health Sciences
Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH, United Kingdom
E: jessica.jin@dmu.ac.uk
W: http://dmu.ac.uk
I am a Senior Lecturer in Nutrition and the Deputy Programme Leader for BSc (Hons) Nutrition at De Montfort University. Currently, I am also practising as a Registered Nutritionist (with specialism in Nutrition Science) in the UK.
As an active researcher in nutrition, my research expertise has been developed in the area of diet, nutrition, and prevention and management of chronic diseases particularly for cardiovascular diseases and Type-II diabetes. My current research is focused on devising personalised nutrition regimes or dietary advice for different population groups based on their health status (e.g. diabetic), socioeconomic status, ethnicities as well as psychological wellbeing (e.g. neurological and mental health). My further research interests include mechanistic investigations into the functionality and potential clinical applications of natural edible plant foods in cancer prevention and treatment. Overall, my research line straddles across basic scientific discovery in diet, nutrition and disease and public health nutrition exploration and implementation.
My teaching covers the areas of fundamental aspects of nutrition, metabolic nutrition, nutrition and genetics, evidence-based nutrition in disease prevention and management particularly for chronic diseases as well as food science.
Beyond teaching and research, I am also looking into further building Knowledge Transfer Partnership projects with industries using my expertise in food and nutritional product development and Artificial Intelligence (AI)-featured modelling of nutritional management concepts established from the past work experiences gained in food and AI-centred industries in both the UK and overseas.
Institute for Allied Health Sciences Research
Publications and outputs
Gordon MH and Jin Y (2017). Chapter 2: Food and Nutrient Structure. In: Geissler C and Powers H (eds) Human Nutrition. 13th ed. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Jin Y and Birchall T (2017). An investigation into gender variations in the risk factors for cardiovascular disease amongst ‘desk-based’ professional workers aged 30-65 years old. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 76 (OCE1), E18.
Jin Y and Birchall T (2016). Daily snacking frequency is associated with age, working pattern and dietary nutritional profile of professional workers aged between 30 and 65 years old. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society. 75 (OCE3), E149.
Jin Y, Gordon MH, Alimbetov D, Chong MF, George TW, Spencer JPE, et al. (2015). OC38: Introduction of plasma vitamin C and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power into a combined biomarker with plasma carotenoids increases the association with fruit and vegetable intake. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2015), 74 (OCE1), E38.
Jin Y, Gordon MH, Alimbetov D, Chong MF, George TW, Spencer JPE, et al. (2014). A Novel Combined Biomarker including Plasma Carotenoids, Vitamin C, and Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power Is More Strongly Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake than the Individual Components. J Nutr. 144:1866-1872.
Macready AL, George TW, Chong MF, Alimbetov D, Jin Y, et al. (2014). Flavonoid-rich fruit and vegetables improve microvascular reactivity and inflammatory status in men at risk of cardiovascular diseases—FLAVURS: a randomised controlled trial. Am J Clin Nutr.99: 479-89.
Jin Y (2013). Discover the beauty of plant foods for your healthy ageing. Nutrition Society Public Engagement Section – YOURNutrition Online publication. 7th July 2013.
Chong MF, George T, Alimbetov D, Jin Y, Weech M, Macready A (2012). Impact of the quantity and flavonoid content of fruits and vegetables on markers of intake in adults with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease: The FLAVURS Trial. Eur J Nutr. 52: 361-378 (DOI: 10.1007/s00394-012-0343-3).
Jin Y, Alimbetov D, George T, Gordon MH and Lovegrove JA (2011). A randomised trial to investigate the effects of acute consumption of a blackcurrant juice drink on markers of vascular reactivity and bioavailability of anthocyanins in human subjects. Eur J Clin Nutr online publication, 4 May 2011 (DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.55).
D. Alimbetov, Y. Jin, TW, George, M, Chong, JPE Spencer, MH, Gordon and JA, Lovegrove (2011). Biomarkers of fruit and vegetable consumption: findings from the FLAVURS study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2011), 70 (OCE4), E220.
Jin Y, George TW, Chong MF, Minihane AM, Gordon MH, Lovegrove JA (2010). Impact of increasing doses of flavonoid-rich and flavonoid-poor fruits and vegetables on antioxidant status in humans – FLAVURS study. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society, 69 (OCE6), E453.
D. Alimbetov, Y. Jin, MH, Gordon, JA, Lovegrove (2010). The effect of acute consumption of a blackcurrant juice drink on markers of endothelial function as a risk factor for CVD. Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2010), 69 (OCE6), E456.
Jin Y, Alimbetov D, Gordon MH, Lovegrove JA (2009). Effects of acute consumption of blackcurrant juice on plasma and urine concentrations of phenolic acids and flavonoids and on antioxidant status in human subjects. Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium for the Human Health Effects of Fruits and Vegetables, P1-27, 177.
Diet, nutrition
Natural plant-based foods
Cardiovascular diseases, Type-II diabetes and cancer
Neurological and psychological health
Areas of teaching
Clinical nutrition (nutrition and diseases)
Nutrition and genetics
BSc (Hons) Food Science (University of Reading)
PhD in Human Nutritional Sciences (University of Reading)
Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Educations (Liverpool Hope University)
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Jack & Monica
by Geisha
© Copyright 2006 - Geisha - Used by permission
Storycodes: M/f; bond; latex; packaged; mannequin; cons; X
"Are you sure you want to go through with this," asked Jack, smiling innocently at the exotic form standing before him. "If you want, we can stop now." Monica paused half a second, then beamed brightly at him. Her diminutive frame fairly glowed as she stood in the centre of Jack's spacious special-effects studio. She had recently emerged from the shower; clean-shaven and utterly denuded of any hair save her head and her eyelashes.
Even so, her short hair had been swept back and concealed underneath an opaque latex membrane, smoothed and affixed to her pale, flawless skin by the judicious application of spirit gum.
"Oh, no, I'm ready... trust me." She grinned, the soft, rounded features of her face momentarily sharpening into a pair of dimples. "You've spent far too much time on this already for me to back out now."
Jack nodded, and motioned for her to stand next to a long, low workbench strewn with a myriad assortment of odds and ends from his line of work. Jack was one of the premier special-effects people in Hollywood. Not many knew his name or his company, but that was all right. He was a specialist that other special-effects companies hired when they needed something beyond their expertise. They got the credit, he got the money. An acceptable arrangement, he often thought.
With a devilish smile, he took her arms and carefully pulled them behind her, bending them at the elbows so that her hands nestled between her shoulder blades. Not many women were limber enough to hold that pose for a few minutes, much less several hours, but Monica had long been into yoga, aerobics, gymnastics and bondage -- attributes which all jigsawed nicely into the perfect model for Jack's needs -- as well as a wonderful girlfriend and lover.
In addition to his flawless work, Jack was also known around the Hollywood set for some of his rather elaborate tastes. Of course, in Hollywood, another eyebrow raised was hardly noticeable. One of these little quirks, however, was eagerly awaited, and that was his penchant for Halloween and costume balls. Often his best work was not seen on film, but rather in the exclusive and extravagant parties thrown by the media elite.
Taking a slim leather strap from the workbench, he fastened it tightly around her shoulders, pinned her hands to her back and her forearms to her spine. Monica smiled and giggled a little, then shuddered ever so slightly. This band was followed by two more down along her arms and torso, and then topped off with a liberal dose of baby powder. Pulling a swatch of latex from the bench, he unrolled it to reveal what appeared to be a gently-tapering cone of rubber, about a footlong. He began to slowly pull it onto her arms, starting at the elbows and working his way up. As he came to each leather strap, he'd unbuckle it, let it drop to the floor and then proceed. After a few minutes, Monica's arms were tightly bound to her back, doubled up on themselves as so to still present an unobstructed view of her shapely derriere.
Jack patted her rear as he spun her around gently, so that he could see her from all angles. Satisfied, he then got the next item -- a curiously-fashioned rubber corset. Another dusting of baby powder, and he proceeded to slip it over her head and down her torso.
This corset, however, was built differently than one would expect. In the front, two large cutouts exposed her modest but well-formed breasts. The corset was design to fit on her in her current state of restraint, however, and slid over her trussed arms with some difficulty. Her shoulders and neck were left bare, as were her sex and her rear, but her arms and midsection were covered by the heavy latex.
Jack next started to cinch the specialty corset, securing it by a clever web of cords that spiralled around her body, pulling her arms into her back and compressing her waist into a dainty waspish figure. As he pulled, her breasts seemed to jut out a little further, and she suppressed a slight moan. He smiled, and rested a bit, and wiped her brow with a paper towel.
"You all right?"
She nodded, and leaned forward slightly to kiss him on the cheek. "I'm fine... let's keep going."
He nodded, kissed her back and continued. After about another ten minutes or so, the arduous task of lacing the corset was finished, and he motioned for her to spin around so he could once again examine his handiwork. Sure enough, from a distance, one could only with some difficulty ascertain that Monica had any arms at all -- a slight oddness in the back of course, due to her pinioned arms beneath the corset, but that would be concealed soon enough.
He lazily let his fingers brush against one of her aroused nipples as he walked by her and retrieved the next item. He returned with it -- an odd saddle-shaped piece of padded metal, heavily festooned with straps and bands, and sprouting a large, three-inch-diameter solid pipe of steel that extended from the bottom a good foot and a half. Stepping up to Monica, he tapped the inside of her legs with his fingers, and smiled, "Open up." She parted her legs and let him slide the device up to her crotch. He carefully aligned a large hole in the saddle up with her sex, and then pulled straps over her shapely hips to fasten the device on like a bizarre pair of panties.
The saddle was smooth and contoured to match her hips perfectly, and she squirmed with anticipation as he tightened the straps that held the apparatus to her. He stepped back and she grinned at him, shifting her weight from one foot to the other to ensure a proper fit. To an outside observer, it now looked as if she were wearing a stainless steel pair of panties, except that this pair had a formidable metal pipe affixed between her shapely thighs.
As Monica gently writhed her hips against the metal saddle, Jack went behind the workbench and wheeled out the next apparatus -- a pole about two and a half feet tall, set on a wide base of five casters, much like the wheels on an office chair. He pushed it over to her with his foot, and she looked down expectantly at the little item. A wrinkled mass of rubber lay coiled around the base of the pole.
Monica was a small, waifish girl -- barely five-foot three in office heels, and her slight build did not go unnoticed by Jack as he lifted her up, aligned the pole of her saddle with the pole of the wheeled trolley and slid it into the other. It dropped in about three inches, and then stopped. Jack pulled out a rather menacing looking wrench and tightened the connector ring that stood at the junction of the two pieces, and a few turns later, Monica was firmly attached to the casters. She groaned quietly to herself, her weight now supported by the pole that extended from the base of her saddle, and squirmed a little. Due to the length of the pole, her tiny feet barely brushed the ground, and all she could do was just sort of sweep her toes ineffectually across the cool tile floor of the studio.
Jack put a stop even to that element of freedom she had with a wide leather strap. Holding it in one hand, he bent Monica's legs up at the knees, pressing her feet up to her backside as she hung, seemingly impaled on the wheeled pole. With a flip of his wrist, he looped the strap around both her upper thighs and her ankles, and with another pull, fastened her securely into that position.
Next was the baby powder again, and then he bent down to retrieve the rubber garment coiled about the base of the pole upon which she sat. He pulled it up and over her bent knees, tugging here, stretching there, until it held her knees tightly to the pole and her calves tightly to the back of her thighs. She wiggled her toes at him, secured as they were against her backside, as he went back to the workbench and retrieved a rather sizable dildo. He dropped to his knees before her and reached inside the single opening at the front of her metal saddle. Sliding a finger across her sex, he grinned up at her flushed face as he withdrew his finger, glistening with her moisture. Deftly he licked the honey from his finger and then slid the large phallus into Monica's sex, almost casually.
She gasped abruptly, and tried her best to wriggle about. However, her current situation allowed her little freedom, and the best she could manage was again to wiggle her toes fiercely while rolling her head around amidst short gasping breaths. She calmed down momentarily as the phallus reached it's full depth, then shuddered several times more as he began to turn it, screwing the base of the dildo into the matching hole of her saddle. He tightened it securely, and then stood up again.
Returning to the thick rubber wrap that was around her thighs, he continued to unroll it up her body, pressing her feet against her ample rear and covering the myriad cords of the corset beneath the flawless sweep of latex. He continued to pull it up her fettered torso, a zipper being seen amongst the fold just at waist level. He stretched the rest of the garment up, slipping her exposed breasts into formed cups in the rubber, and then zipped the closure up fully, encasing her body completely in the restrictive latex from her neck all the way down to her knees.
Standing back, he smiled and reached out to gently turn her around on the free-rolling wheels her perch was mounted on. Monica presented a flawless column of gleaming obsidian latex, a limbless, immobile torso of shiny black topped by the delicate face of a smiling yet aroused young woman.
Satisfied, he retrieved the last two prosthetics that he would be applying to her trussed body. The clamshell pieces he set on the ground next to her were of hard fibreglass, fitted with snap-close latches along the edges and padded where appropriate for their purpose. They were in the shape of a woman's torso and head, fashioned with an attractive waistline, full rear and ample breasts. The form had no arms or legs either, much like the randy young woman it was destined to go on. Jack lifted the back half up and laid it against Monica's backside, gently pressing it against her so the friction of the rubber padding inside and the rubber sheath she wore would hold it on until he could lift the front section into position.
After he did so, he clipped the two snaps at the sides of the neck together to hold it on, and then adjusted it slightly. Monica's face beamed at him from an appropriately-shaped cutout in the face of the shell. He adjusted it a few more times, then started pushing the remaining clips together, working his way down her torso. As he did so, the shell acted as yet another corset, compressing her already-trussed body one level further, concealing her body with it's contorted arms and pinioned legs beneath a smooth fibreglass shell that perfectly mimicked the female torso. Jack noted to himself how lucky he was that Monica was such a small woman; trying this with a woman of average stature and build would result in a finished model that was slightly too large to be believable, what with her arms and legs hidden inside the apparatus. However, by starting with a petite lady, the resultant effect was near-perfect.
Jack finished clicking the hidden latches together; at the bottom the clamshell stopped flat, and the smooth plane of the underside of the torso met tightly around the centre support pole, hiding the truth of the design even there. Monica was now perfectly immobile -- her one remaining degree of freedom was held fast in the snug fit of the clamshell as it swept up from her body, around her graceful neck, and around her head. Only her face left any indication that the item before Jack held a human being within it's confines, and that was next on his agenda.
"Say ah," Jack quipped as he held up a soft foam rubber gag. Monica briefly stuck out her tongue, then opened her mouth to allow him to insert it. It was not overly large, but enough to keep her mouth filled while not changing the overall shape of her face. When she had worked it into a comfortable position with her tongue, Jack set a small tub of thick liquid next to her and pulled a heavy foam brush coated with the substance out. Gently, he began coating her face and head with the sticky goo -- a special-effects variation of liquid latex; it was more opaque and thicker than the commercially-obtained versions. He paused before coating her eyes, and smiled at her as she regarded him one last time. She grinned and shut her eyes, allowing Jack to gently paint her eyelids shut.
Her entire form, with the exception of the pole supporting her, was covered in three smooth coats of the opaque white liquid, and between each covering Jack brandished a hair dryer like a marksman, setting the material up so that it was ready for the next coat. After applying the final coat, he double-checked to make sure she was still breathing okay through the tiny openings at her nostrils, then let her sit for a half-hour to cure.
When he returned, her form was glossy and flawless. She barely heard him return, and smiled at him, the rubbery, pale face stretching and bending to present him with a happy greeting. After inspecting the layer of rubber, he inserted a y-clip tube to her breathing passages and trailed the far end of it to the other side of the room. He then put a filter mask over his own face, got a different pail and brush, and said loudly, "Give me that beautiful smile, my dear."
She smiled a bright, tight-lipped smile, her eyes and mouth sealed shut by the flexible latex coating she had been given. The new brush went up to her face and coated it gently with a thin, shiny resin. He continued to do so for the rest of her head and body, again with the exception of the pole, and dried her with the assistance of the blow dryer again. He then repeated it.
With each coating of the shellac, Monica's bright smile became more permanent, the clear sealant hardening to a plastic-like solidity. After three more coats, he left her form to dry fully again.
When he returned, he pressed a finger against her dimpled cheek. It stayed firm, as solid as if she had been cast of plastic in a mould herself. One final coating, he thought to himself, and pulled out an airbrush system. Monica was spray-painted a nice even skintone colour, covering the shiny lacquer with a soft, human sheen once more. Features were drawn then painted on the blank tableau of her face -- bright inquisitive eyes over her closed, hidden eyelids, delicate arching eyebrows, full red lips, eyeshadow, blush and highlights.
The crowning touch was a form-fitting cover that fit over her rigid, constricted form. It was made of padded grey cloth, with a rather coarse grain to it, stretching from her shoulders to her underside. Jack smiled as he snapped the elasticised material into place around the frozen figure. A scrap of cloth draped over the dummy's shoulders and deftly pinned on by a couple of sewing pins, and voila, he thought. A picture-perfect tailor's dummy.
Almost anticlimactically, Jack donned his own costume -- a false moustache, tweedy clothes with a vest and the shirt sleeves rolled up, a long measuring tape looped over his own shoulders. The perfect stereotypical tailor to accompany her for the evening. Gently he lifted his precious mannequin up, made his way to the garage and proceeded to lay her down in the back of his minivan.
"Ah, my darling, you are indeed a wonder to behold," he said loudly, so that the entombed girl within could hear him, "and no doubt will be the talk of the party."
As he climbed in the driver's seat and hit the remote for the garage door, he paused and spoke again to the dummy, grinning mischievously. "And if you behave yourself, I may just decide not to sell you to an actual tailor..."
Deep within her constricting rubber-and-plastic shell, Monica shuddered inwardly and climaxed for the first of what was to be several times that night...
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Alberta’s methane regulations will fail to meet provincial reduction target
Province fails to demonstrate how carbon price and methane rules will achieve the GHG reductions needed to match federal rules
Faye Roberts, (647) 924-4454, faye.roberts@scoutpublicaffairs.com (Environmental Defense Fund)
Michelle Bartleman, (587) 588-5744, michelleb@pembina.org (Pembina Institute)
Barbara Hayes, (613) 255-5724, bhayes@environmentaldefence.ca (Environmental Defence Canada)
Jonathan Banks, (207) 607-0606, jbanks@catf.us
Joint statement from the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence Canada, Pembina Institute, Clean Air Task Force, and Environmental Defense Fund
(CALGARY, AB) – Based on new comprehensive modelling, Alberta’s methane regulations will allow oil and gas companies to release far greater volumes of harmful methane pollution than if they followed the federal methane regulations enacted earlier this year by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC). In Alberta, the ECCC rules would reduce methane pollution in 2025 by almost 35 million metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) while the Alberta rules released today will reduce only 22 million tonnes of CO2e. This equals a reduction of 36%, clearly failing to achieve Alberta’s own 45% methane reduction commitment, squandering one of the highest-value, lowest-cost opportunities to deliver significant progress towards Alberta’s and Canada’s climate goals. Regrettably, recent research shows Alberta’s proposed carbon pricing regime offers no rescue for this missed opportunity because the carbon price does not cover, nor apply to the majority of methane emissions.
If allowed to follow the province’s weak methane rules rather than ECCC’s standards, Alberta oil and gas operators would waste 252 million cubic metres of natural gas per year – a valuable natural resource worth C$18 million even at today’s low prices. This wasted gas could supply half the residences in Manitoba that are heated by natural gas.
“It makes no sense that the Alberta Energy Regulator isn’t more ambitious in its efforts to reduce this senseless and environmentally harmful waste,” said Dale Marshall, National Program Manager, Environmental Defence Canada. “Leaks from oil and gas sites can significantly impact people’s health and warm the climate. Failing to meet the federal methane standard is wasteful and irresponsible.”
Oil and gas methane emissions are one of Alberta’s and Canada’s largest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. An extremely potent greenhouse gas, methane results in eighty times more warming in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide over a 20-year period. Preventing these emissions is one of the most effective and affordable ways to achieve climate benefits.
“Significant work is needed for Alberta to clarify how the carbon pricing rules will apply to methane to instil any confidence that the committed methane reductions will be achieved,” said Duncan Kenyon, Alberta Regional Director, Pembina Institute. “Alberta’s regulations and carbon pricing will deliver far fewer methane reductions than the federal rules and cannot be deemed equivalent.”
Multiple peer-reviewed studies (here and here) show that methane pollution is actually much worse than government and industry report, making the case for more effective and comprehensive regulations than those released by Alberta.
“We did the math using ECCC’s model, and the result is clear: the Alberta regulation would not come close to reducing as much methane pollution as the federal standards,” said Jonathan Banks, Senior Climate Policy Advisor at the Clean Air Task Force.
“Strong methane reduction regulations exist in several U.S. states, and Mexico recently bolstered its position as a global climate leader by finalizing world-class methane regulations, whilst Alberta’s regulatory proposal falls well short of both industry best practices for methane reduction and its own commitments,” said Shareen Yawanarajah, Ph.D. International Policy Manager, Environmental Defense Fund.
“A Comparative Assessment of Alberta’s Oil and Gas Methane Emissions Under the ECCC rules and AER’S Draft Directive 060” analyzes methane reductions expected as a result of Alberta’s last draft methane regulations, which were not updated substantially in their final version, compared with those expected to result from the application of ECCC rules in Alberta. The models are used by ECCC to project future year emission levels and to evaluate the effectiveness of different regulatory options as well as whether Canada is on track to achieve its emission reductions goals. These models will be used in determining whether provincial methane regulations are deemed equivalent with ECCC regulations.
“Policy Briefing: Achieving Methane Reductions Through Carbon Pricing in Alberta” analyzes how Alberta’s carbon pricing proposal would affect methane emission reductions.
Climate change is a global challenge requiring partnerships, sharing of solutions and new approaches to find the much-needed and immediate means to reduce pollution. In that spirit, the David Suzuki Foundation, Environmental Defence Canada, the Pembina Institute, Clean Air Task Force and Environment Defense Fund are working together to find innovative solutions for reducing oil and gas methane emissions in Canada, the United States and Mexico.
The David Suzuki Foundation is a leading Canadian environmental non-profit organization that collaborates with Canadians from all walks of life, including government and business, to conserve the environment and find solutions to create a sustainable Canada through science-based research, education and policy work.
Environmental Defence is Canada’s most effective environmental action organization. We challenge, and inspire change in government, business and people to ensure a greener, healthier and prosperous life for all.
The Pembina Institute is a national non-partisan think tank that advocates for strong, effective policies to support Canada’s clean energy transition. We employ multifaceted and highly collaborative approaches to change. Producing credible, evidence-based research and analysis, we consult directly with organizations to design and implement clean energy solutions, and convene diverse sets of stakeholders to identify and move toward common solutions.
The Clean Air Task Force (catf.us)is a nonprofit environmental organization with offices across the U.S. and in China. CATF works to help safeguard against the worst impacts of climate change by catalyzing the rapid global development and deployment of low carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies through research and analysis, public advocacy leadership and partnership with the private sector. For more information, please visit www.catf.us.
Shareen Yawanarajah Senior Policy Manager, Global Energy Contact Shareen
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Indiana Gov. Pence Voids 2010 Adoption of Common Core State Standards
By Andrew Ujifusa — March 24, 2014 2 min read
Indiana Gov. Mike Pence announced Monday that he has signed state legislation that voids the state Board of Education’s adoption of the Common Core State Standards back in 2010. That legislation, Senate Bill 91, was authored by GOP Sen. Scott Schneider, perhaps the most public and persistent voice against the standards in the Hoosier State. Here’s how the Republican governor put it on Twitter:
Today, I signed SEA 91, taking IN out of Common Core. Read more: http://t.co/S8p9sGfa0P
— Governor Mike Pence (@GovPenceIN) March 24, 2014
If you take Pence’s words at face value, you might think that the standards will now disappear from Indiana schools. But is that what’s happened now that he’s signed the bill into law? Not exactly.
As I wrote recently, the state is in the process of drafting and reviewing new standards in English/language arts and math to “replace” the common core. But these standards that are under development are based in part on ... you guessed it, the common core. These new standards will be a combination of the common core as well as previous content standards that the state has developed and used in classrooms.
State Superintendent Glenda Ritz, a Democrat, has said, for example, that it’s always been her understanding—one that other education officials in Indiana seem to share—that common core would continue to be a part of the state’s content standards going forward. (Those standards are due to be adopted in a little over a month.)
Supporters of the common core outside of Indiana feel just about the same. A press release announcing a March 20 conference call with Stand for Children CEO Jonah Edelman and Thomas B. Fordham Institute Executive Vice President Michael Petrilli (both strong common-core supporters) to discuss what Indiana’s up to, states that “key elements of the Common Core are included in the existing [Indiana] draft standards and that the recent legislation in no way prohibits Indiana from using elements of Common Core.”
If you’re looking for confirmation of this view from opponents of the standards, Sandra Stotsky, a retired University of Arkansas professor and a durable common-core opponent, has said that the drafted English/language standards released to the public are merely a “warmed-over version of Common Core’s standards.”
Brad Oliver, a member of the state board, has argued to me that in some places, it becomes difficult to say whether a certain standard is a common core standard or not, since some grade-level expectations of various standards will inevitably overlap.
In his State of the State speech in January, Pence declared that the new standards under development would be written “by Hoosiers, for Hoosiers.” His March 24 actions buttress that declaration, but his proclamation that the bill he just signed is taking Indiana “out of the common core” is a questionable one.
Andrew Ujifusa
Assistant Editor, Education Week
Andrew Ujifusa is an assistant editor who covers national education policy and politics.
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Federal Budget 2020 revealed
October 9, 2020 October 7, 2020 Economy
On the evening of 6 October, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg shared the federal government’s budget for 2020-21 which will see an additional $98bn committed to Australia’s economic recovery – $25bn in direct COVID-19 response measures and $74bn allocated towards creating jobs – to further the impact of the $257bn in direct support which has already been provided. Given the plan’s main focus is helping the country get through the COVID-19 recession, the 2020-21 budget has come with a record deficit rather than a surplus.
“Our economic and fiscal strategy sets out the path to grow the economy, stabilise debt, and then reduce it over time,” Treasurer Frydenberg explained.
“It has two phases. First, it focuses on boosting consumer and business confidence, growing the economy and creating jobs.
“Once the recovery has taken hold and the unemployment rate is on a clear path back to pre-crisis levels, comfortably below 6%, we will move to the second phase where there is a deliberate shift from providing temporary and targeted support to stabilising gross and net debt as a share of the economy.”
The 2020-21 budget outlined significant tax relief for both individuals, “to put more money into the pockets of 11 million hard working Australians and their families”, and for businesses, to “unleash a wave of investment across the country”.
Stage two of the government’s personal income tax plan has been brought forward by two years, meaning that from 1 July 2020:
the low income tax offset will increase from $445 to $700
the top threshold of the 19% tax bracket will increase from $37,000 to $45,000
the top threshold of the 32.5% tax bracket will increase from $90,000 to $120,000
In 2020-21, low-and middle-income earners will also receive a one-off additional benefit of up to $1,080 from the low and middle income tax offset (LMITO).
Taken all together, the government expects more than 7 million individuals to receive tax relief of $2,000 or more for the 2020-21 income year.
Perhaps most notably, the government will now allow 99% of businesses to write off the full value of assets they purchase, building on from the “successful expansion” of the instant asset write-off it initially introduced in response to COVID-19 earlier this year.
Businesses with a turnover of up to $5bn will be able to immediately deduct the full cost of eligible depreciable assets acquired from 6 October 2020 and first used or installed by 30 June 2022 – a provision Treasurer Frydenberg has dubbed a “game changer”.
“Every sector of our economy, every corner of our country, will benefit,” he said.
The government will also temporarily allow companies with a turnover of up to $5bn to offset tax losses against previous profits on which tax has been paid, to generate a refund.
Further, $105m in tax relief has been provided to expand access to a range of small business tax concessions by lifting the aggregated annual turnover threshold for these concessions; businesses with an aggregated annual turnover between $10m and $50m will be able to access up to ten small business tax concessions.
Housing provisions
In his speech last night, Treasurer Frydenberg also addressed what will be done regarding the housing market.
“Tonight we help thousands more Australians achieve home ownership, and support thousands of jobs in the construction industry,” he said.
This was partially accomplished through creating 10,000 more spots for first home buyers to purchase a new home under the government’s First Home Loan Deposit Scheme, given that the places for the 2020-21 period had already been fully reserved.
Further, an additional $1bn of low cost finance has been allocated to support the construction of affordable housing, bringing the total concessional finance made available to community housing providers to $3bn.
Treasurer Frydenberg made it clear the budget hinged on job creation as “there is no economic recovery without a jobs recovery”.
As such, the government has launched JobMaker, an initiative which provides hiring credit to employers who hire eligible employees aged 16-35 for up to 12 months for each new job, paid quarterly at the rate of $200 per week for those aged between 16-29, and $100 per week for 30-35.
To be eligible, employers need to demonstrate an increase in overall employee headcount and payroll for each new position created. Treasury estimates the $4bn initiative will support around 450,000 jobs for young people.
The budget also made a “record investment” in upskilling and reskilling Australians.
“We have established the $1bn JobTrainer fund to create up to 340,000 free or low‑cost training places for school leavers and job seekers. We have also committed $2.8bn to protect 180,000 apprenticeships and trainees,” said Treasurer Frydenberg.
“[Now], we go further. We commit an additional $1.2bn to create 100,000 new apprenticeships and traineeships, with a 50% wage subsidy for businesses who employ them.
“More people in jobs means a stronger budget position,” he finished.
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Industry group to develop hydrogen ferry for DFDS
By Lawrence Butcher on December 2, 2020 Ferries and Cruises
A group of companies is to undertake a project to develop a 100% hydrogen-powered ferry for shipping line DFDS’s Oslo-Frederikshavn-Copenhagen route, which is to utilize a 23MW fuel cell system. The ferry, which has the working name Europa Seaways, is designed for 1,800 passengers and has capacity for 120 lorries or 380 cars.
“The largest fuel cell systems today produce only 1-5MW, and the development of such large-scale fuel cell installations for an electric ferry is a monumental task. We can only succeed in partnerships with companies that together can muster some of the globe’s finest expertise in design, approval, building, financing and operation of innovative vessels,” explained Torben Carlsen, CEO of DFDS.
The partnership includes DFDS, ABB, Ballard Power Systems Europe, Hexagon Purus, Lloyd’s Register, Knud E Hansen, Ørsted and Danish Ship Finance. “Together, we expect to learn how to make these fuel types and technologies commercially viable, which is key to a transition of the industry to climate neutrality, which is also the ultimate goal of DFDS’s climate plan,” added Torben.
The partnership has applied for support from the EU Innovation Fund. Given the significant technical challenge of producing a fuel cell vessel of such high output, the group notes that development of the ferry will also require public involvement.
However, if the project develops as planned, the group feels it could be in full operation on the route as early as 2027. The hydrogen will be produced locally in Greater Copenhagen using electricity generated by offshore wind, and the project will investigate how to optimally integrate with the local energy system.
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SOOGT Release Massive New Single “Take Me Away”
Icelandic duo SOOGT are back with their first official release in 9 months! This time teaming up with the talented singer Eyfells, they have produced a melodic chorus that’s bound to impress audiences…“Take Me Away” is definitely a banger that could get huge soon!!!
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Dance Floor Rhythms Present On Valentino Khan’s EP ‘French Fried’
Innovation is the best word that describes Valentino Khan‘s EP, ‘French Fried’. This 4-track material is filled with dance floor rhythms. A new addition to the Mad Decent family you won’t want to miss. Best of all, it’s now available on all streaming platforms.
According to the producer himself, the whole tracks are inspired by French artists that set an important precedent in America’s electronic music. More specifically, he’s borrowing a similar sonic aesthetic by the likes of Gesaffelstein and SebastiAn. In fact, this European stylistic trend represents an influence in Valentino’s edgy sound and vision to date.
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Here you will enjoy captivating Electro/Bass House tunes brimming with hard-hitting drums and explosive drops. I bet these bangers will instantly make you shake your booty. Following two official remixes for DJ Snake, Valentino isn’t letting anything stop him this year. Make sure you check out the ‘French Fried’ EP, turn up the volume and destroy some speakers so that your neighbors can hear it!
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You Can’t Get Bored! Mou5ZyZZ Unleashes “Melbourne Overdose”
Listening to music is a good thing to do when you’re bored. Of course, I would only recommend infectious tunes like “Melbourne Overdose”. This is the latest single from the one and only, Mou5ZyZZ in collaboration with Yago Music. The American DJ and producer experiments for the very first time with a subgenre of Electro House known as Melbourne Bounce.
On the one hand, pumping minimal beats, sidechained synths, and lively drops are the highlights here. While on the other, vocals match the high-level production. On a side note, compelling lyrics fantasize about hooking up with a stranger and the mystery that this implies.
Out now via Mou5 Chee5e Records, this fresh jam makes you want to do the shuffle dance, so put your foot forward and keep spinning non-stop. Get ready to distract your mind from boredom and stream in full “Melbourne Overdose” right away.
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DØBER Returns To Protocol With Riding Tech/Electro-Influenced “Tear The Roof”
DØBER is back on Protocol with his new single “Tear The Roof”, a party-ready track that follows up on his debut “Twisted” EP from earlier this year. The release received a strong welcome, amassing over 130k streams on Spotify since its release on February 14th. The newcomer’s propensity for intense club music, that toes the line between electro and tech-house, is once again evident in the form of heavy percussive synths over a driving bassline and distorted, catchy vocals. “Tear The Roof” is uniquely different from previous tracks “Make It Better” and “Losing My Mind,” which channeled more groovy and trap influences, respectively, indicating that DØBER has more up his sleeve than meets the eye.
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Nicky Romero and the Protocol crew can always be counted on for cutting-edge new music, melding a variety of genres for exciting and unexpected sounds. Their latest additions feel right at home with that mantra, bringing a fusion of tech-house and electro sound with plenty of grooves to the table. DØBER joins a full roster of talented producers such as Thomas Gold, Deniz Koyu, Marc Benjamin, Teamworx, Maximals, and more. The talented newcomer draws his inspiration from artists such as Dogblood, ZHU, and Gesaffelstein, promising plenty of dark, hard-hitting tunes to add to the label’s repertoire. Protocol’s mixture of veteran heavyweights and fresh new talent makes for some of the most exciting releases in the game, along with the unlimited potential for collaborations. We look forward to more releases from DØBER and the rest of the Protocol team coming soon!
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There’s little on the line for either of these teams, as Burnley host Brighton at Turf Moor on the final day of the Premier League season. Both managers will probably be glad of that in some respects, although they may face a challenge to motivate their players in an empty stadium on Sunday.
Where and when: Turf Moor – 26 July, kick-off 16:00
Where you can see Burnley vs. Brighton: TBC
Last time: Jeff Hendrick scored an injury-time equaliser for Burnley when the teams drew 1-1 at the Amex back in September.
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It was hairy for a long time, but Brighton’s pair of draws in their last two games has proven enough to preserve their top flight status for another year. The Seagulls go into the last day of the season with a four-point gap to the relegation zone, while Burnley are merely playing for places on Sunday.
The Clarets start the game ninth in the Premier League table. They can only move up or down a single place depending on how results go, meaning a top-half finish is assured. They may be a little relieved to miss out on the Europa League in some ways, especially given the extraordinary circumstances of this season and next, with a tight turnaround to the start of next term.
That said, Burnley come into this game on the back of a seven-match unbeaten run, where they’ve won four times. They haven’t lost since the drubbing at Manchester City on their return to action last month, picking up a draw away to new champions Liverpool in their subsequent games. Sean Dyche will want to finish the season on a high, and his team are the 16/11 favourites to do so by picking up the win.
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Brighton, meanwhile, are priced at 21/10, as they look for their first victory over Burnley since 2013. The teams have met eight times since then in the Championship and Premier League, with Burnley winning twice. Considering the teams have drawn six of those matches, the stalemate this weekend could be worth a look at 12/5.
Of those six draws, three have been goalless. With an empty Turf Moor and little for either set of players to really get themselves motivated for, the same result on Sunday is priced at 10/1. However, given this is the last day of the season and neither team are under any pressure whatsoever, it would still be a surprise if this game ended goalless.
Whatever happens on Sunday, there are a number of players who won’t be able to influence the proceedings. Burnley’s Matthew Lowton, Jack Cork, Ben Mee and Ashley Barnes are all out injured, while Charlie Taylor is also a doubt. Visiting manager Graham Potter will be without Jose Izquierdo and Steven Alzate, although Steven Alzate could be available following a hamstring issue.
One to watch for Burnley: Chris Wood has scored in each of Burnley’s last two games, including the opener against Norwich last weekend and a dramatic 96th-minute penalty to rescue a point against Wolves. He is the Clarets’ top scorer with 13 Premier League goals to his name so far, and the 4/1 favourite to open the scoring on Sunday.
One to watch for Brighton: Neil Maupay is Brighton’s top scorer in his first season with the club. His return of 10 goals for the campaign is double the number any of his team mates have managed and the Frenchman is 11/2 for the opener here after breaking the deadlock against Southampton last week.
Long shot: Brighton beat Burnley three times in a row between 2012 and 2013, when the teams were in the Championship together. That run culminated in a 2-0 victory for the Seagulls on the south coast, and the visitors are 12/1 to repeat that result here. With Maupay striking first, you can get 83/1 in a 2-0 scorecast.
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If you were legally married, but could not file a joint return because the IRS did not allow legally married same-sex couples from doing so, you now have the option of amending each of your tax returns back to 2010 with a “married filing jointly” status.
For years, this issue was governed by the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), enacted on September 21, 1996. Section 3 of DOMA provides that, for all purposes of federal law, marriage must involve opposite sex arrangement. Therefore, the IRS has been legally prohibited by DOMA from allowing same sex couples to file their tax returns jointly. Even if the taxpayers were legally married in a state that recognizes gay marriage, they had to file separate tax returns with the IRS.
Then, on June 26, 2013, the United Sates Supreme Court, in United States v. Windsor, 133 S. Ct. 2675, 186 L. Ed. 2d 808 (2013), upheld the District Court ruling that declared Section 3 of DOMA unconstitutional because it violates the principles of equal protection. It further declared that the federal government must look to state law to define marriage.
The Windsor opinion left ambiguous to which state’s law the federal government must look to define marriage. For example, how would a same-sex couple, legally married in the State of Maryland, but subsequently moving to Virginia (which does not recognize same-sex marriages), appear to IRS for federal income tax purposes? Would the IRS look to Maryland law (where the couple entered into a marriage) or would the IRS look to Virginia law (where the couple resides)?
On August 29, 2013, the IRS issued Revenue Ruling 2013-17 resolving the ambiguity resulting from Windsor. It states that same-sex couples, legally married in a jurisdiction which recognizes such marriages, will be treated as married for federal tax purposes without regard to jurisdiction of residence.
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Keep in mind that while “spouse” includes an individual married to a person of the same sex, and the terms “husband” and “wife” are to be interpreted to include same-sex spouses, the term “marriage” does not include registered domestic partnerships, civil unions, or similar arrangements.
Legally-married same-sex couples generally must file their 2013 federal income tax return using either the married filing jointly or married filing separately filing status. Individuals who were in same-sex marriages may, but are not required to, file original or amended returns choosing to be treated as married for federal tax purposes for one or more prior tax years still open under the statute of limitations. Because Revenue Ruling 2013-17 applies prospectively as of September 15, 2013, taxpayers may amend their tax returns for 2010, 2011, and 2012.
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The midway at the Canfield Fair in 2019. (Farm and Dairy file photo)
Amid rising COVID-19 cases, Ohio state Sens. Frank Hoagland (R-Mingo Junction) and Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) introduced a bill to loosen regulations on county fairs on Election Day.
The bill, S.B. 375, seeks to void the July 30 order that limited county fairs to junior fair activities. It also declares the act an emergency measure, which means that, if passed, the act would go into effect immediately.
This bill comes after Ohio broke records for the number of daily COVID-19 cases multiple times in recent weeks, most recently on Election Day, with 4,229 new cases.
When asked about the timing of the bill, Schaffer said he wanted to make sure fairs could plan for and have their 2021 season.
“We believe that we can do this whether COVID is cured or not,” he said.
The text of the bill calls the act “necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety.” It also says “it is necessary to reopen the state.”
This echoes messages from various legislators and groups in the state over the spring, summer and fall this year.
COVID-19 guidelines and rules have long been a source of tension. Four Ohio House representatives filed articles of impeachment against Gov. Mike DeWine, in August, over the pandemic response.
Howard Call, executive director for the Ohio Fair Managers Association, said the group fully supports the bill. But, he added, the state has largely left local regulation up to local health departments, so even lifting the statewide order would not necessarily mean all fairs could go on next year.
“I’m 72 years old — I’m gonna make a choice whether to go somewhere or not,” Call said. “I think we have to leave it up to the people.”
“When dealing with a pandemic like COVID, part of the challenge is not only to cure it and to rid our society of the virus, but also to get society back to normal,” Schaffer said. “What it affects is how we walk around and interact with everybody at the fair … We need to be cognizant of how we prevent the spread of COVID … we’ve got to use common sense.”
Schaffer said the bill would not affect local health department’s abilities to regulate food safety and other areas of guidelines at the fairs.
DeWine and state health officials have maintained that shutdowns and health guidelines, including the statewide mask order, can help minimize the spread of the disease and save lives. When asked about the bill, a spokesperson for DeWine’s office said the governor opposes proposals to reduce the authority of the health director during the pandemic.
Guidelines and orders
DeWine initially released guidelines for fairs in late May, just weeks before the first fairs in the state. Less than two weeks later, the state released new, less restrictive guidelines.
Fairs operated under those guidelines through June and most of July. Then, in mid-July, DeWine mentioned an outbreak linked to a county fair and called on fairs to follow guidelines more strictly. The order to close senior fairs followed shortly afterwards.
The 2020 Ohio fair season ended in October, with the closing of the Fairfield County Fair Oct. 17. Schaffer said the bill came out of many conversation with fair officials, exhibitors and vendors this year. Fairs, he said, are integral to Ohio’s economic, cultural and social fabric.
Fair officials have expressed concerns that another year under those regulations could make it difficult for fairs to survive.
David Drake, president of the Greater Ohio Showmen’s Association, was glad to see the bill introduced, but, like Call, mentioned concerns about local health regulations.
“If all 88 counties do things differently, we’re still running up against the wall,” Drake said. “You get different interpretations and stands from different health departments.”
Both associations said they were not directly involved in the bill, though Call said the fair managers association has been telling legislators that not having an expiration date on the health order was making it difficult for fairs to plan for the 2021 season.
Drake also mentioned that he has personally called Schaffer’s office — Schaffer is his district representative — and asked for action on fairs and festivals for next year.
Both Schaffer and Hoagland were up for re-election this year. The bill was introduced on Election Day, but bills can be introduced at any time, even in a holdover member’s remaining days, and be treated as if they were introduced on the first day of session. Both sponsors appear to have won their re-election campaigns, according to the Ohio Secretary of State’s unofficial results.
Both Call and Drake speculated the bill would have support from Ohio legislators — Sen. Larry Obhof and Sen. Bob Peterson have already co-sponsored the bill — but that DeWine may veto the bill if it makes it to his desk.
Schaffer believes the bill has a good chance of passing. When asked about concerns with fairs sticking to health guidelines during the 2020 season, Schaffer said he hadn’t heard of many issues.
“I think fair boards and volunteers managed the risk very well this year,” he said.
Call said the association is watching for action on this bill and on Ohio House Bill 665, which would update fair rules and give fairs more flexibility with how they spend their funding and has been sitting in a Senate committee since July.
It is also hoping for more financial help for fairs. The $50,000 grant for junior fairs this year helped, but some fairs have lost up to and over $1 million between fairs and lost rentals this year.
“I’m concerned about the financial viability of these county fairs being able to survive through the winter,” Call said.
Though the 2020 fair season is over, a bill like this, should it pass, would have immediate implications for fairs and carnivals planning for the 2021 season. This, Schaffer said, is why the bill includes an emergency measure.
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Love & Money / Work
The Struggle Is Very Real For Working Parents Right Now
Despite their best efforts, many working parents are falling behind during the pandemic. Can anything be done?
By Adam Bulger
In January, many working parents entered the year with a clear view of the steps they needed to take to get their career to the next level. But as the great philosopher Mike Tyson once said, everybody’s got a plan until they get punched in the mouth. And the COVID-19 pandemic hit American working parents with a first-round knock-out blow.
With the economy in free-fall, unemployment booming, and pandemic anxiety impossible to avoid, professional milestones seem forever out of reach for parents. After months of being stuck at home with antsy children hungry for distraction and attention, parents are exhausted. No matter how hard we work, parents are falling behind.
“They’re saying ‘I don’t know how long I can keep this up for and ‘I’m burning the candle at both ends,’” says Daisy Dowling, CEO of Workparent, a consulting and training firm focusing on working parents. “We hear a lot of distress around feeling like I’m a failure in both places. ‘I’m not doing the work as well as I usually do’ and ‘I’m not parenting the way I want to.’”
The fact that parents are struggling to balance working from home and child care isn’t new. But after the initial months of head-downing it — because, what else could be done? — the realization is setting in. A July survey of 2,000 working parents commissioned by Torch found that 67-percent of Americans believe their employers underestimated the difficulty of working remotely with children at home.
“It’s harder to think about what workplace integration means when you’re working from your dining room,” says Dowling Daisy who has helped parents and employers handle work/life balance, time management and other issues facing working families since 2016. “It’s just ratcheted up the pressure.”
But Dowling stresses that while we’ve grown used to the pandemic, it remains a historic occurrence without precedence. “I don’t think that any organization or any parent had a playbook for what we’re going through right now,” she says. “In frontline manager training, they don’t teach you how to motivate working parents during a pandemic. As a result, many organizations may not have been as communicative or as out front with their support for them.”
Support is what working parents need. During remote schooling, parents of children too young to independently use computers need to be hands-on with their kids’ school work. It’s taking a large toll.
The responsibilities of parenting during Covid-19 seem never ending, says New York City teacher and father of three Tyler Moore.
“I feel like there is always more that I can be doing for my students, more that I can be doing for my girls, and more that I could be doing to help out around the house,” he says. “There is a weight that always seems to be on my shoulders and at times I can’t get out from underneath those feelings. I find that I have to cut corners in all areas of my life now and apologize when people seem to notice how the corners have been cut.”
Illinois father of two Ryan Youngberg says that when every day is Bring Your Child to Work day, distractions make concentrating on work impossible.
“Multiple times a day my 3-year-old will come upstairs and see my door is closed,” he says. “I’ll often hear his sad voice head back downstairs and say, ‘Aww, daddy is still in a meeting.’”
For parents of young kids, a locked door means little. “My son continuously knocked on the door saying, ‘knock knock, who’s there,’” he says. “This spiraled into crying and screaming before I had to stop my presentation to lock him downstairs with a baby gate while my wife was feeding our infant.”
Delaware dad of one and CEO of coupon code service Coupon Lawn John Howard found that social distancing lessened the choices he could make to make his company. For obvious reasons, opportunities to meet with prospective clients or his staff have been scarce for Howard and other small business owners lately. Parenting under lockdown made those dwindling options more challenging.
Online meetings can fill some of the gap. But they still require to be somewhere at a time and place.For parents under lockdown, maintaining the professional decorum needed to drum up business or rally the troops can be impossible.
“My son has now become my officemate, background music, distractor, and during our Zoom meeting, video star,” Howard says. “It’s frustrating and difficult.”
Howard’s far from the only working parent contending with Zoom meeting cameos from his kids. Quarantine forced New York City mother of one Rosalin Siv to run her bakery business, Evercake, from her apartment. With her toddler son always underfoot and her nanny staying home due to coronavirus concerns, her work days quickly became both stressful and comic.
“During customer calls regarding cake orders my son would yell that it’s his birthday too in the background and he wanted chocolate cake,” she says. “His birthday is in October, mind you.”
While many industries have slowed under COVID-19, others are booming. The stress and despair of lockdown has driven up demand for mental health services, for example. Unfortunately, some mental health professionals who have children say that parenthood prevents them from providing care.
Arizona therapist and mother of three Erica Tatum-Sheade found it impossible to be available in a moment when she was counseling a client about strategies for mindfulness.
“During a session with a parent discussing how to stay attentive and be present, my own child picked the lock on my office door and army-crawled over to me to whisper-yell what he needed,” she says.
Individual stories of kids sabotaging remote work are certainly cute. But it’s hard to escape the fear that over time they could snowball and become reasons to avoid working with parents, consciously or not. A kid throwing a tantrum during a teleconference sticks out in the memory more than a parent hitting a deadline.
While it’s understandable for working parent clients to worry that their careers won’t recover from the pandemic, Dowling says, those worries often aren’t grounded in reality. As she tells her clients, it’s important to remember that parents aren’t alone in the pandemic.
“When I’m working with people, I confront them with the fact that every single person in the world essentially is dealing with the same thing,” she says. “So your counterpart, whoever that is, may not have twin five-year-olds screaming through the background, but they have their own pressures.”
That may be. But many workers who don’t have children right now are simply able to do more and produce better results. Parents make up nearly 33 percent of the workforce. The current state of affairs just isn’t sustainable. Businesses need to realize the impossibility of what they require from working parents and provide them more flexibility and additional support.
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Central Valley Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-194
by the Western Area Power Administration on 07/31/2020.
Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) proposes new formula rates and revisions to the existing Energy Imbalance (EI) and Generator Imbalance (GI) rate schedules for the Central Valley Project (CVP). The new rates are associated with two events: Participation in the California Independent System Operator's (CAISO) Energy Imbalance Market (EIM)...
Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects and Colorado River Storage Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-190
The fixed rate for the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects (SLCA/IP) firm power rate, the formula rates for the Colorado River Storage Project (CRSP) transmission and ancillary services, and the new formula rate for CRSP sales of surplus products (collectively, Provisional Rates) have been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an...
Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for Kerr-Philpott System
by the Southeastern Power Administration on 08/27/2020.
The Administrator for the Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) has confirmed and approved, on an interim basis, new rate schedules VA-1-D, VA-2-D, VA-3-D, VA-4-D, DEP-1-D, DEP-2-D, DEP-3- D, DEP-4-D, AP-1-D, AP-2-D, AP-3-D, AP-4-D, NC-1-D, and Replacement-2- C. These rate schedules are applicable to Southeastern power sold to...
Notice of Interim Approval of Rate Schedules for Cumberland System
The Administrator for the Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern) has confirmed and approved, on an interim basis, new rate schedules CBR-1-J, CSI-1-J, CEK-1-J, CM-1-J, CC-1-K, CK-1-J, CTV- 1-J, CTVI-1-C, and Replacement-3. The rate schedules are approved on an interim basis through September 30, 2025, and are subject to confirmation...
Boulder Canyon Project
The Assistant Secretary for Electricity confirms, approves, and places into effect on a final basis the Boulder Canyon Project (BCP) base charge and rates for fiscal year (FY) 2021 under Rate Schedule BCP-F10. The base charge decreased 1.5 percent from $66.4 million in FY 2020 to $65.4 million in FY 2021. The reduction is primarily the result of...
Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-192
The extension of existing Pacific Northwest-Pacific Southwest Intertie Project transmission service rates has been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. The existing transmission service rates under Rate Schedules INT-FT5 and INT-NFT4 were set to expire on September 30, 2020. This rate extension makes no change to the...
Central Arizona Project-Rate Order No. WAPA-193
The extension of existing Central Arizona Project (CAP) transmission service formula rates has been confirmed, approved, and placed into effect on an interim basis. The existing formula rates under Rate Schedules CAP-FT3, CAP-NFT3, and CAP-NITS3 were set to expire on December 31, 2020. This rate extension, which makes no change to the existing...
Agency Information Collection Extension
The Department of Energy (DOE) has submitted an information collection request to the OMB for extension under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The information collection requests a three-year extension of Western Area Power Administration's (WAPA) Applicant Profile Data (APD), OMB Control Number 1910-5136. The proposed...
Revision to Power Marketing Policy Kerr-Philpott System of Projects
Southeastern Power Administration (Southeastern or SEPA) announces revision to the power marketing policy for the Kerr-Philpott System of Projects (Kerr-Philpott System). The Kerr-Philpott System power marketing policy was published on July 29, 1985, and is reflected in contracts for the sale of system power, which are maintained in...
Wildfire Risk Reduction, Reliability, and Asset Protection (WRAP) Project, Trinity County, California (DOE/EIS-0548)
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) and Trinity Public Utility District (Trinity PUD) are proposing a proactive Wildfire Risk Reduction, Reliability, and Asset Protection (WRAP) Project to reduce fire risk to the surrounding communities and public lands, as well as to increase electric reliability to maintain critical services in local...
Reauthorization of Permits, Maintenance, and Vegetation Management on Western Area Power Administration Transmission Lines on National Forest System Lands, Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah (DOE/EIS-0442)
The Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) has determined that it will implement the proposed action, or Project, as described in the Reauthorization of Maintenance and Vegetation Management on Western Area Power Administration Transmission Lines on Forest Service Lands, Colorado, Nebraska, and Utah final environmental impact statement (Final...
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Report: Nokia, Siemens mull selling controlling stake in NSN
by Phil Goldstein |
Nokia (NYSE:NOK) and Siemens are considering selling off a controlling stake in their infrastructure joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks as the parent companies consider partnerships with private equity firms, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
The report, which cited three unnamed sources familiar with the matter, said that a 51 percent stake in the vendor could be worth $2 billion. However, the report noted that Nokia and Siemens are not actively shopping the company to prospective buyers.
Nokia and Siemens acknowledged last summer they were holding talks with interested private equity firms. The two parent companies have said that they are committed to the joint venture until 2013.
"Our parent companies have stated their commitment to Nokia Siemens Networks, whilst exploring the possibility of private equity taking a stake in the company," Nokia Siemens spokesman Ben Roome told FierceWireless. "Any other scenarios are purely speculative."
Nokia Siemens' losses have weighed down the balance sheets of its parent companies. Yet there is hope that the company's fortunes will improve--NSN's acquisition of Motorola Solutions' (NYSE:MSI) wireless networking business is expected to close at the end of April, after months of delays. That deal is expected to improve NSN's position in the U.S. as well as Japan.
The WSJ report said potential buyers are worried about NSN's outstanding pension obligation, which could total billions of dollars. "Our pension obligations are fully funded," Roome countered.
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in Preview, Movies, Trailer
Following the success of Baaghi and Baaghi 2, Fox Star Studios and Nadiadwala Grandson Entertainment with Director Ahmed Khan are now ready to awe the audience with Baaghi 3. The movie has already garnered interest from fans with the trailer receiving 59 million views in just about 24 hours after the release.
Baaghi 3 stars Tiger Shroff and Shraddha Kapoor in lead roles. Riteish Deshmukh and Ankita Lokhande play important characters in the movie. Interestingly, Ankita Lokhande was roped in at a later stage to play Shraddha Kapoor’s sister.
The film is extensively shot in Egypt, Turkey, Morocco and Serbia. You can expect some groovy, foot tapping numbers as the music is composed by veterans including Bappi Lahiri, Vishal–Shekhar, Sachet-Parampara, Tanishk Bagchi, and Rochak Kohli and Pranaay.
The movie’s sizzling number Dus Bahane 2.0, recreated by Vishal Shekhar is a remake of Sanjay Dutt’s Dum number, which is set to become 2020’s dance jam, the teaser proves. The movie also features an item song by Nora Fatehi.
The director has also roped in talents to the likes of Indeevar as well as others including Prachi Jalonvi, Tanishk Bagchi, Ginny Diwan, Gurpreet Saini, Shabbir Ahmed and Gautam G. Sharma as lyricists.
Baaghi 3 is a remake of Vettai, a Tamil film which hit the screens in 2012 and was an out and out box office hit.
Tags: baaghi3Riteish DeshmukhShraddha KapoorTiger Shroff
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Hengyuan buys Shell Refining Malaysia
The private Chinese refinery company is paying $66m for a 51% stake but the total cost is set to rise to $480m once debt and upgrade requirements are factored in.
By Richard Morrow
Shandong Hengyuan Petrochemical beat out other bidders to purchase a majority stake in Shell’s Malaysian refining unit for a total capital cost of $480 million, marking the first time an independent Chinese refinery has made an international refinery acquisition.
Hengyuan, a Dezhou-based private refinery company, was the winning bidder on Monday in an auction for a 51% stake in publicly traded Shell Refining Co Federation of Malaysia.
The two companies entered into a definitive agreement for Hengyuan to purchase Shell’s stake. Once this is concluded the Chinese refinery will make a mandatory offer for the remaining 49% of shares.
Falling oil prices are generally...
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Kickstarter: The untold story of Waddy Wachtel, and the unsung heroes of Rock and Roll.
KING OF THE SIDEMEN
The untold story of Waddy Wachtel, and the unsung heroes of Rock and Roll.
This project will only be funded if at least $32,500 is pledged by Wednesday Jul 24, 5:03pm EDT.
Directed & Produced by Gary Simson. Edited & Produced by Andy Willinger.
They are the silhouettes on stage- far from the spotlight. Churning out the licks and holding down the beat- creating the musical magic that make the stars shine brighter.
They are the SIDEMEN... ...The unsung heroes of Rock and Roll.
These multi-talented virtuosos are some of the most sought-after musicians in the world. Yet, by playing exclusively in other people's bands, they are often unnoticed and under-appreciated.
This is their story, and we need your help to tell it.
From skid row bars to massive coliseums and legendary recording studios, a rock sidemen’s life is like a wild, unpredictable rollercoaster ride, with soaring highs sandwiched between deep lulls.
Some thrive- and maintain long-standing relationships with hugely popular musicians. Some barely scrape out a living. And others have faded away. But ONE has survived the pitfalls of the brutal music industry and remains as relevant today as when he his career began in the late 1960s.
WADDY WACHTEL’s resumé reads like a who’s who of rock and roll. He has played guitar on hundreds of hit records and has performed, recorded and collaborated with nearly every rock superstar imaginable, earning their respect and admiration along the way.
KING OF THE SIDEMEN is his story: a full-length documentary film that chronicles the struggles and successes of a rock-and-roll maestro and the making of some of the greatest songs ever recorded. The film spans his early days breaking into the business, to outrageous world tours with rock royalty, to Waddy’s pet project: the creation of an unlikely Supergroup made up of some of the best sidemen in the industry. The film documents the rise of one of rock’s greatest guns-for hire, with live performances from his band, vintage footage, personal photos, classic live and recorded music and exclusive interviews with rock icons including Keith Richards, Stevie Nicks, Mick Fleetwood, Jackson Browne, George Thorogood, Dave Stewart, Joe Walsh and more.
KING OF THE SIDEMEN includes the stories of the members of what may be the world’s greatest cover band: long-time Rolling Stones backup singer Bernard Fowler, guitarist and keyboardist Brett Tuggle (Fleetwood Mac), ex-Tom Petty drummer Phil Jones and Neil Young alum Rick “the bass player” Rosas, and others. They play to a packed house in an unassuming bar in Los Angeles. But this is no ordinary club. On any given night, legendary rockers like Robert Plant, Roger Daltry, Ron Wood, and Neil Young stop by to kick out the jams.
They may not have had all the glory, but the sidemen get what others dream about: the chance to rock with the best.
Stevie, Mick and Brett Tuggle appear in the documentary
Posted by Nickslive at Thursday, June 27, 2013
Labels: Fleetwood Mac, King of the Sidemen, Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, Waddy Wachtel
I'm not sure about the potential audience for a film like this, but Waddy's story is definitely one that needs to be told. Yes, he has the most impressive resume of any session musician, hands down. But what sets him apart is the fact that he is a true mensch. In every sense of the word. A thoroughly righteous, first class bro. You would be hard pressed to meet a nicer guy anywhere.
^You met Wad?! Please tell us more!
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Barcelona Design Week ’17 by
Tags: Art Direction and Design, Brand Narrative, Digital Activation, Strategy and Design Thinking
Designed by Folch
In the notion of transformation
Barcelona Design Week 2017 is dedicated to the notion of transformation – a concept divided into six stages unveiled weekly. Treating design as a process of bringing an idea to life, evoking evolution and encouraging change in the world. We decided to create a homage circulating six pioneers of our time, who passed away recently and whose legacy has been driven by the evolution and change of mindset within different fields; starting with sociologist Zygmunt Bauman, artist David Bowie, writer Harper Lee, boxer Muhammad Ali, architect Zaha Hadid and finally art critic John Berger.
Explaining transformation through people who have managed to transform society from their respective fields allowed us to universalise the concept and make it more identifiable and understandable.
Celebrating the notion of creativity
During the week of the 6th to the 14th of June, Barcelona will transform to a platform where different design practices are set in light. The annual event, organised by BCD Barcelona Design Centre, is a meeting point for companies, entrepreneurs and professionals from the sector, and an opportunity for the universal assembly interested in the notion of creativity to discover more of the process behind each design practice of professionals.
“We needed a design team with experience on extensive city projects that could understand and help us to address the communication of BDW’17 beyond an applied graphics solution. That’s why we believed Folch to be the right ally.” Maria Baxauli, Promotion Manager BDW’17
Reassess the idea of design
The previous editions of the festival has been mostly aimed to designers. By opening the audience segmentation we believe in reaching beyond the obvious target and generate visual impact to a larger assembly. Earlier campaigns have been focused on the design itself, not in its power or value – this time the urge lied in the reassess of the idea of design, and associating it with its potential values. The campaign reached over six weeks –each week a new portrayed sculpture was revealed– across several media, such as short audiovisual pieces, magazine ads and street banners.
“According to the new paradigm on business and communication, I think that we have some responsibility in understanding that design is not something accessory, but crucial for organisations, institutions and brands. We don’t do only design graphics, but design thinking. To think strategically or design ideas is to be involved in the process from the very beginning. So, that is what we aimed for with the concept of TRANSFORMATION for Barcelona Design Week 2017.” Rafa Martínez, COO, Partner & Brand Strategist, Folch
Impactful production with small resources
Due to limited resources we had to find an efficient way to add motion to the campaign. By the simple 360º spin of the clay sculptures we could reach a desired effect to a minimum cost. The videos are produced by White Horse, production and activation company by Folch with music from the local music group Desert.
“Transformation is changing not what you are looking at but how you look at it.”
By conducting the message towards the values and meaning of design, we could find a concept directive aiming for a more
global and developed idea of creation; transformation.
“Transformation is shaping angles into curves.”
Vision to purpose
The pioneers were selected due to their influence within different fields and vision to use introduce a new mindset in society. They all left important marks in the history within their diverse disciplines and changed the way we look on the society through their work, achievements and being.
“Transformation is fighting for a cause more than for a belt.”
The copy line “Transformation is…” emphasises again the idea of design as a process, a creation from idea to statement, belief to action, concept to words and vision to purpose. Directing the end of the sentence to the impact of the profiles practice, through clever metaphorical statements, we added another layer of interpretation to the campaign and the testimony of a society in transformation.
“Transformation is creating awareness through the vision of a child.”
From idea to defined form
We commissioned sculptor Wilfrid Wood to create these selected profiles in clay – using the material as a recall of transformation. We carefully defined the important features of the characters – a decision of whether portrait David Bowie as The Thin White Duke or Ziggy Stardust or any other of his iconic alter egos. A young Harper Lee, or the later and find the flaws and charisma.
“Transformation is understanding change as a driving force.”
Wildfrid’s genuinely hand shaped clay totems followed by these distinct characteristics. A series that came to arouse the endless possibilities of creating and reshaping any material, from idea to defined form. The sculptures were finally photographed by the sharp lens of Luke Stephenson.
“Transformation is evolving from a solid state to a liquid one.”
Designing a universal system
Each sculpture is followed by a colour carefully selected to add a lucid vision to the campaign. The colours are recalled in all applications across social media and street level assets. Agipo Regular Extended from RP Digital Type Foundry in its curious characters works with its unlimited possibilities as the main typography of the designed system across all applications.
Applying the system across different formats
We designed the first landing page of BDW’17 following the concept of the campaign through a user friendly experience while they developed their own website based upon their own design. The completely campaign oriented landing gave the user possibility to watch the audiovisual pieces and follow the graphic system and random colour application.
The big format foldable programme took its shape through a tidy grid, colour blocks and legible structure in two languages, Catalan and English, highlighting the main events and information.
Art Direction and Design, Brand Narrative, Digital Activation, Strategy and Design Thinking. 2017
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UK government unveils plans to ban live animal exports for slaughter
By Antonia Garrett Peel
CategoriesAgricultureAlso in the newsBusinessFoodIndustriesLegislationSocial Responsibility
The UK’s Environment Secretary George Eustice has unveiled plans to ban, in England and Wales, the export of live animals for slaughter and fattening.
The government has launched an eight-week consultation on these proposals and other potential measures to better protect animal welfare during transport.
As well as the export ban, the consultation will also look at proposals for reduced maximum journey times, giving animals more space and headroom, and tighter rules for transporting animals in extreme temperatures or by sea.
According to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra), the announcement marks the start of a renewed push to further strengthen the UK’s standards on animal welfare.
Around 6,400 animals were sent from the UK to continental Europe for slaughter in 2018, according to figures provided by Defra.
Defra says that previously EU rules have prevented any changes to export journeys, and that leaving the Union has enabled the government to pursue plans for a ban.
“We are committed to improving the welfare of animals at all stages of life. Today marks a major step forward in delivering on our manifesto commitment to end live exports for slaughter,” said Environment Secretary George Eustice.
“Now that we have left the EU, we have an opportunity to end this unnecessary practice. We want to ensure that animals are spared stress prior to slaughter.”
Welcoming the plans, RSPCA CEO Chris Sherwood said: “There is absolutely no reasonable justification to subject an animal to an unnecessarily stressful journey abroad simply for them to be fattened for slaughter. Ending live exports for slaughter and further fattening would be a landmark achievement for animal welfare.”
Peter Stevenson, OBE and Compassion in World Farming’s chief policy advisor, added: “Compassion in World Farming is delighted that Defra plans to ban live exports for slaughter and fattening.
“We urge farmers not to oppose the proposed ban but rather to recognise that this is an important part of moving forward to a high welfare future.”
The results of the consultation will be discussed with the Scottish government, “with the aim of having similar rules apply across Great Britain on improving the protection for animals in transport”.
The proposals will not affect Northern Ireland, which Defra says will continue to follow EU legislation on animal welfare in transport for as long as the Northern Ireland Protocol is in place.
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Jaden Smith is also involved in the ambitious art project.
If you were determined to make a political protest through art, and had the luxuries of both fame and modern technology, what would you do? For Shia LaBeouf, it's simple: start an ambitious livestreaming project. The actor (along with Nastja Säde Rönkkö and Luke Turner) just launched He Will Not Divide Us, a project outside New York City's Museum of the Moving Image that will protest Donald Trump by livestreaming public voices for the next 4 years. (Clearly, Shia's not banking on Trump getting a second term.) You're encouraged to recite the project's namesake phrase in a show of solidarity and resistance. It's getting an extra celebrity endorsement thanks to Jaden Smith, who has participated in some of the early streaming.
It's not LaBeouf's first time with long-running art experiments, or even long internet streams. He once ran a 72-hour screening of his movies in a New York theater, hitchhiked around the country using tweeted GPS coordinates and livestreamed an all-day elevator ride.
A 4-year stream is another matter entirely, however, and it's easy to see potential problems. How long will the camera and its wall remain untouched by vandals, for instance? And while the project is getting a lot of attention on inauguration weekend, will it get more than occasional shouts in the years ahead? It's an interesting approach to participatory artwork -- we just wouldn't count on it being a massive success.
[Thanks, Kristy]
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— Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) January 20, 2017
In this article: art, culture, donaldtrump, hewillnotdivideus, internet, jadensmith, livestream, livestreaming, politics, protest, shialabeouf, trump
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The earliest forms of capacitors were created in the 1740s, when European experimenters discovered that electric charge could be stored in water-filled glass jars that came to be known as Leyden jars. In 1748, Benjamin Franklin connected a series of jars together to create what he called an "electrical battery", from their visual similarity to a battery of cannon, which became the standard English term electric battery. Today, capacitors are widely used in electronic circuits for blocking direct current while allowing alternating current to pass. In analog filter networks, they smooth the output of power supplies. In resonant circuits they tune radios to particular frequencies. In electric power transmission systems, they stabilize voltage and power flow.[2] The property of energy storage in capacitors was exploited as dynamic memory in early digital computers,[3] and still is in modern DRAM.
What is a capacitor?
A capacitor is a device that stores electrical energy in an electric field. It is a passive electronic component with two terminals.
A capacitor stores electric charge. It’s a little bit like a battery except it stores energy in a different way. It can’t store as much energy, although it can charge and release its energy much faster. This is very useful and that’s why you’ll find capacitors used in almost every circuit board.
The effect of a capacitor is known as capacitance. While some capacitance exists between any two electrical conductors in proximity in a circuit, a capacitor is a component designed to add capacitance to a circuit. The capacitor was originally known as a condenser or condensator.[1] This name and its cognates are still widely used in many languages, but rarely in English, one notable exception being condenser microphones, also called capacitor microphones.
The physical form and construction of practical capacitors vary widely and many types of capacitor are in common use. Most capacitors contain at least two electrical conductors often in the form of metallic plates or surfaces separated by a dielectric medium. A conductor may be a foil, thin film, sintered bead of metal, or an electrolyte. The nonconducting dielectric acts to increase the capacitor's charge capacity. Materials commonly used as dielectrics include glass, ceramic, plastic film, paper, mica, air, and oxide layers. Capacitors are widely used as parts of electrical circuits in many common electrical devices. Unlike a resistor, an ideal capacitor does not dissipate energy, although real-life capacitors do dissipate a small amount. (See Non-ideal behavior) When an electric potential, a voltage, is applied across the terminals of a capacitor, for example when a capacitor is connected across a battery, an electric field develops across the dielectric, causing a net positive charge to collect on one plate and net negative charge to collect on the other plate. No current actually flows through the dielectric. However, there is a flow of charge through the source circuit. If the condition is maintained sufficiently long, the current through the source circuit ceases. If a time-varying voltage is applied across the leads of the capacitor, the source experiences an ongoing current due to the charging and discharging cycles of the capacitor.
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