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What would a response to the climate emergency look like?
30th Apr 2019 by Emily Benson · GEC
Over the last few months, something extraordinary has been happening in the UK and around the world. Hundreds of thousands of people, from all walks of life, have taken to the streets to demand that the government declare a Climate Emergency. But this call isn’t just coming from your typical eco-warriors. The same level of urgency is coming from the heartland of our financial system - from central banks, sovereign rating agencies, and insurers. The CEO of AXA insurance made a statement last year that should send shivers down the back of every decision maker in the world: "a 2 degree world might be insurable. A 4 degree world certainly would not be."
The truth is that even if every single government met their Paris climate change commitments – which is, let’s just say, quite unlikely – that would still bring us close to a 3 degree increase in global temperatures. So yes, we are indeed facing an emergency not just for the planet, but for our economic and social systems. So what would a commensurate response be? If we were putting nature into the Emergency Room, what treatment must follow?
Nature would jump the priority queue.
The UK government currently allocates less than 1% of the national budgets to conserving the environment. By declaring an emergency, climate change and environmental loss would be recognised as an issue of national security. Party politics would be suspended on issues relating to climate change and biodiversity loss, and it would be made a regular Cabinet meeting agenda item.
“Given the threat posed by climate change and ecological collapse, can we credibly deny that we are already in the midst of an undeclared emergency?”
The UK's ‘Emergency Powers Act’, signed in 1964, states that the government may declare an emergency "…if at any time there have occurred, or are about to occur, events of such a nature… [that] by interfering with the supply and distribution of food, water, fuel, or light, or with the means of locomotion, to deprive the community, or any substantial portion of the community, of the essentials of life.”
Clean the wound.
Just 100 fossil fuel producers around the world are responsible for 71% of industrial GHG emissions since 1988. Public investment should not be going towards these companies, or to oil and gas exploration. Yet the UK currently spends an astonishing £10 billion a year on subsidising fossil fuels, more than any other EU country - more in fact than we currently spend on renewable energy (£7.5 billion). We need a UK ‘green new deal’.
It’s worth recalling that when the 2008 financial crisis hit, within a matter of weeks the then Chancellor of the Exchequer galvanised £500 billion to bail out the banks that were ‘too big to fail’. And a billion Euros were pledged virtually overnight to the restoration of the fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral.
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Nature is the very definition of “too big to fail”: if our environment goes down, then we go down with it, and unlike cathedrals, old growth rainforests can’t be simply rebuilt when they’re destroyed. Nature needs a ‘bail out’ plan commensurate with the scale of the problem. Failing to address climate change and biodiversity loss is already leading us towards a planet-wide crisis that will make the 2008 recession look like a mere bump in the road.
Stem the bleeding.
The UK has made some impressive progress at reducing carbon emissions from energy and industry, but some stubborn sectors are proving resistant to the low-carbon treatment: transport and housing. Decarbonising these won’t be easy, but that’s precisely why they need to be an urgent priority.
Luckily, there’s tonnes of policies that can start making a difference right away. Just for starters, we’d recommend bringing back Feed in Tariffs for smaller renewable energy providers, and replicating successful social enterprise models that were starting to spring up in the UK (such as the Low Carbon hub in Oxfordshire where communities have taken back control of their energy systems); increasing the carbon floor price and taxing embedded carbon through targeted consumption tax; cutting company car tax for electric vehicles; a scrappage scheme for diesel vehicles; repealing the ban on onshore wind power; and re-booting the Zero Carbon Homes policy, abandoned in 2015, that would have been saving new-build homeowners £200/year by now). Oh, and nixing the Heathrow expansion.
Move beyond the symptoms to the cause.
Without tackling the capital markets, our efforts to green the economy are akin to treating a heart attack with a sticking plaster. Central bankers like Mark Carney at the Bank of England are already sounding the climate alarm, but financial markets are still woefully inadequate at quantifying environmental risk or even identifying ‘green’ investment over ‘brown’.
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Firstly, we need government intervention to tighten, strengthen and ultimately regulate around social and environmental disclosure. Secondly, the government can support the Bank of England to drive through a clear taxonomy on what ‘green’ investment is (the process is already underway in the EU but is taking too long) in order to start penalising brown investments. We should also follow the Bank of France to make ‘climate stress testing’ legally binding.
Thirdly, we need to diversify the landscape of financial institutions away from ‘too-big-to-fail’ banks and institutional investors because large, shareholder value-drive institutions will always be unlikely to finance common goods. A diverse and socially-responsible banking ecosystem – as exemplified by Triodos and the Global Alliance for Banking on Values – would be more resilient, more sustainable, and better able to fund green innovation and investment.
Intensive care.
We need to prioritise ‘green infrastructure’ over ‘brown infrastructure’: using natural processes and solutions to manage water, waste, and resources instead of pouring more concrete. Once environmental and social benefits are factored into the cost/benefit analysis, the choice is simple. The New York authority famously saved themselves 8 billion dollars on a new water filtering system for the city by instead investing in restoring and protecting the Catskill mountain watershed, and many more US cities are investing in wetlands restoration for flood prevention as a cost-effective alternative to digging more drains.
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And new evidence is emerging that rewilding schemes can have remarkable climate and environmental benefits. Restoring coastal ecosystems like mangroves and seagrasses can suck carbon out of the atmosphere far faster than any current man-made carbon capture technology. Maybe every company on the stock market could match their share price to launch a global campaign to plant 1 trillion trees?
Long term rehabilitation and recovery.
All of the above might stabilise our natural world, but it would still be in a critical condition. To ensure long-term recovery, we also need to fix the institutions, ideologies and frameworks that govern the global economy. We need to supplement GDP with a measure of wealth that more accurately measures human progress, welfare and wellbeing rather than production alone. New Zealand’s Living Standards Framework does exactly this. We need to scrap quarterly reporting altogether, a change that Unilever’s ex-CEO Paul Polman and others have long supported. We would make integrated, triple bottom-line reporting mandatory.
Once recovery is progressing, we also need to make sure that the patient is never able to fall into such a sorry condition again. This requires bigger and longer-term societal change: imagine an economic system in which farmers might be paid to be stewards of our biodiversity rather than producing food that goes to waste? One in which the discipline of economics and business schools abandon the linear models have defined the last two hundred years, and instead recognise that our economies sit within planetary boundaries? One in which social enterprises that are motivated by social and environmental purpose have taken the lion share of the market? This is the transformation we can start on together.
As any psychologist will tell you, the first step of any recovery starts by admitting to ourselves that there is a problem. This is a problem we’ve known about for 30 years. Greta Thunberg, Alexandria Orcasio-Cortez, Mark Carney, the Extinction Rebellion, David Attenborough, the insurance industry are all saying the same thing. Let’s call this what it is: an emergency – and nothing short of deep-rooted economic reform will do.
- Emily Benson, GEC
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-un and United States President Donald Trump met at a historic summit in Singapore on June 12 that concluded with a joint statement. Those who want peace and denuclearisation on the Korean Peninsula have welcomed the success of the summit. Though the end of the war has not been declared, a decisive step towards complete denuclearisation and an end to mutual hostilities has been taken.
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The reason it remains unlikely is simply because the consequences of any actions are so catastrophic. Right now, this is the only deterrent to war.
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South Korea is currently in a vortex of an unprecedented political crisis.
President Park Geun-hye is under huge pressure to resign after a series of exposures of her shameful scandals related to Choi Soonshil, her friend of 40 years and daughter of Reverend Choi Tae-min who allegedly dominated a young Park after the 1975 assassination of her mother.
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More than 3000 riot police were sent to the Yoosung piston head factory in Asan on May 24 to break up a factory occupation and sit in protest over a company lockout. Yoosung is a manufacturing company that has a near monopoly over the production of piston rings with an 80% share of the domestic market. It is a major supplier for Kia and Hyundai motors.
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Migrant Trade Union (MTU) president Michel Catuira is facing visa cancellation and possible deportation from South Korea. On February 10, the Korean Immigration Service issued a number of measures against Catuira. These included the cancellation of his visa and a departure order to leave the country by March 7. It also threatened him with forcible deportation to his home country of the Philippines.
South Korea: Dismissed workers fight for justice
On January 3, 170 cleaners and security guards at Hongik University in Seoul were sacked for forming a union and demanding better conditions. The workers formed a union on December 1 and demanded decent working conditions. Since their sacking, the workers have held a sit-in protest at the university campus — eating and sleeping on the cold, hard floors of the Munheon Building. Hongik University is South Korea’s most famous university for visual arts. Many graduates are showing their support for the workers through their art work.
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Is the Countess of Wessex Gabby Logan's new style icon?
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December 18, 2018 - 10:31 GMT Laura Sutcliffe Sophie Wessex always looks incredible and we loved her Azzedine Alaia dress she wore to Princess Eugenie's wedding. TV presenter Gabby Logan also wore the same dress to host the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
TV star Gabby Logan looked incredible on Monday evening as she hosted the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards. The blonde star dressed to impress in her a navy blue midi dress by Azzedine Alaïa. The scalloped number was a close-fitting frock, made from a springy, stretch-knit and flecked with festive silver threads. It cinches in at the waist and flares out to a full skirt. Priced at whopping £2290, it really is a timeless design. Think you've seen it before? You would be right! The Countess of Wessex wore the same design back in October, to Princess Eugenie's wedding. The wife of Prince Edward looked stunning her dress - and added a navy blue fascinator from her favourite hat designer Jane Taylor, and the mum-of-two accessorised with a striking bracelet and pretty drop earrings.
Gabby looked stunning at the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards
What's more, at the wedding of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in May, Sophie's daughter Lady Louise Windsor followed in her mother's footsteps and also wore a dress by Alaïa.
Sophie looked incredible at Princess Eugenie's wedding
Her stunning black and white ensemble had a lovely flared skirt and she added a white bolero and a cocktail hat, also by Jane Taylor.
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French-Tunisian fashion designer Azzedine Alaia died last year at the age of 77. The couturier was famous for his figure hugging designs and work with the supermodel Naomi Campbell.
His career took off in the 1980s, when he won a string of celebrity fans including Tina Turner, Raquel Welch, Madonna, Janet Jackson, Brigitte Nielsen and Grace Jones, who wore several of his creations in the James Bond film A View To A Kill.
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In Barcelona – as in the rest of Spain – you’ll be driving on the right-hand side of the road. Roundabouts run anti-clockwise and you need to give way to traffic approaching from the left. Watch out too for one-way systems, as there are quite a few around the city.
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Casa Batlló is another piece of legendary architecture and a UNESCO world heritage site in its own right.
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For beaches that are a little quieter and more peaceful then drive on the AP-7 to Llança, in north Girona. This charming little Mediterranean town has some of the most beautiful beaches and natural coves in Spain.
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Visitors from all over the world fall in love with Barcelona – and it’s not just the architecture that charms them, as the city offers an incredible mix of food.
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Once you arrive in Girona you can spend hours wandering around the many museums and galleries in the city.
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MANITOWOC – David Burkard, 23, has been putting in about 40,000 steps each day as he prepares for the 2018 Special Olympics USA Games in Seattle.
He’s been walking, riding bike and practicing the javelin, as well as working out and lifting weights with his trainer at the Manitowoc-Two Rivers YMCA each Wednesday as he prepares for the big games July 1-6. A track athlete, Burkard, of Team Wisconsin, and his 53 teammates will join 3,500 competitors from across the U.S. to participate in basketball, bocce, bowling, swimming, track and field, and soccer at the premier national sports events for Special Olympics programs in the country.
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David Hodson OBE MCIArb in his third article on family law leaving the EU looks at transitional arrangements. It will be possible to rely on EU laws for very many years to come but take action before 31 December 2020.!
EU family laws end on New Year’s Eve 2020 (although rather undramatically at 11.00pm). But it is possible to continue to have the benefit of EU laws, to rely on recognition and enforcement of orders around the EU, for many years, perhaps decades, after Big Ben has struck on NYE. This is as a result of the transitional arrangements negotiated between the UK and the EU. It is very important for practitioners to be aware of them this autumn and winter. There are likely to be a number of cases where it will be important for proceedings to be commenced on or before 31 December 2020. Equally there will be some cases where it will be beneficial to delay the proceedings until January. All that matters is for proceedings to be initiated. This is the term referred to in the Withdrawal Agreement 2019. But what does it mean to initiate proceedings?
This is the third article in the series by the author dealing with family law arrangements on the UK leaving the EU. Reference should also be made to the first which dealt with the distinctive interpretation and understanding of the transitional aspects and found here. The second set out the law as at 1 January 2021 for all new proceedings and can be found here. This note can only summarise some of the issues. The full background and explanatory guidance is set out in the book due to be published in mid-October 2020 by LEXIS-NEXIS written by the author, called 'Family Law Leaves the EU: a summary guide for practitioners'.
Withdrawal agreement 2019 (WA)
The present arrangements are far simpler than the original proposals by the then Prime Minister, Theresa May, that EU law, the acquis, would be placed within UK law and then repealed as Parliament decided over the years, and simpler than the frantic no deal preparation legislation of March 2019.
Arts 67-69 of the WA provide transitional provision. This was negotiated and finalised in October 2019 between the EU and the UK and came into force on 1 February 2020 when the UK left the EU. This was subject to the transition period during which EU laws continue to apply until 31 December 2020. At that date EU laws, specifically in the family law context Brussels II (BII) and the Maintenance Regulation (MR) cease to have effect. The WA has the force of law.
The arrangements provide for matters of jurisdiction including forum and of recognition and enforcement. They cover the primary areas of divorce, children and needs based financial orders.
In general terms once proceedings have started, technically initiated, on or before 31 December 2020 EU laws will continue to apply to the eventual order even if made in 2021 or later. This will include recognition and enforcement around the EU under these EU laws. So, where there is any case in which there may need to be any subsequent reliance on EU laws, it is fundamental to start the proceedings on or before 31 December 2020. It must be recorded that there had been some uncertainty about whether it was necessary not only to commence the proceedings but also to commence the separate proceedings for recognition and enforcement. But very helpful guidance received from the EU in late August 2020 gave clear confirmation that only the commencement of the initial proceedings was required. The priority given by the WA then flowed into the final order and into the subsequent recognition and enforcement.
Given that a children order made when the child may be only a baby may last almost 20 years and given that a child support order for that child or spousal maintenance order may similarly last a couple of decades, it will be seen immediately that this provision in the WA will allow reliance on EU laws for very many years to come. Hence it is important for practitioners to take action this autumn and winter to secure the position for clients for many future years.
This article looks at the key areas and then at what is needed to initiate proceedings.
Provided the divorce petition is commenced on or before 31 December 2020, the final decree absolute will be recognised automatically around the EU pursuant to Brussels II even though pronounced in 2021 onwards. The forum criteria of lis pendens, first to issue, will still apply in 2020. Moreover, between the UK and the EU member states, if a petition is issued in 2020 in either the UK or an EU member state and a petition issued in 2021 in either an EU member state or the UK respectively, the latter petition must be stayed until jurisdiction is established and then dismissed once this occurs. This is irrespective of the fact that in 2021 the UK is not then a EU member state. This priority of forum remains.
For new proceedings after 2020, recognition of a UK divorce in an EU member state will depend on whether it is a member of the 1970 Hague Divorce Recognition Convention. If it is then recognition should not be a problem. If it is not, and half of the EU member states are not signatories, then this may be a very good reason to make sure proceedings are commenced in 2020 if either party has or may have a connection with that member state.
In a similar fashion, if children proceedings are commenced on or before 31 December 2020, the final order will be recognised automatically and enforceable around the EU pursuant to Brussels II even though made in 2021 onwards. This may be important in child abduction proceedings where urgent applications are made. If proceedings are commenced in 2021 onwards, reliance instead will be placed primarily on the 1996 Hague Convention, to which all EU member states are signatories, which would thereby allow recognition and enforcement of children orders round the EU and other signatory countries across the world.
In EU speak this means needs based orders rather than the traditional English meaning of periodical payments. The EU Maintenance Regulation provides that any maintenance order, a needs-based order, can be recognised and enforced across the EU. For UK orders there is a two-stage process for enforcement but for orders from all EU member states apart from the UK and Denmark, enforcement is an automatic process.
This will include recognition and enforcement of existing orders even though there may be no arrears as at 31 December 2020; this would include cases of child support and spousal maintenance which may last very many years before any arrears or non-compliance occurs. It may include cases where there are arrears now and continuing in 2021. It might be non-compliance with a needs-based order e.g. refusal to transfer real property intended to provide for the needs of one party. Provided the proceedings are commenced on or before 31 December 2020, the final order will be recognised and enforced around the EU. The forum criteria of lis pendens, first to issue, will still apply in 2020.
Moreover between the UK and the EU member states, if a maintenance claim is issued in 2020 in either the UK or an EU member state and a maintenance claim issued in 2021 in either an EU member state or the UK respectively, the latter claim must be stayed until jurisdiction is established and then dismissed once this occurs. This is irrespective of the fact that in 2021 the UK is not then a EU member state. This priority of forum remains. The EU MR refers to related actions, which are claims not for maintenance but related to maintenance, often other financial claims. If there is such a claim in 2021 onwards and there is an existing maintenance claim in 2020, the discretion to transfer the former to the country dealing with the latter continues.
If it is a new claim brought in 2021 onwards, the jurisdictional provisions of the EU MR will no longer apply. At the moment, there is a restriction on the family courts making needs-based orders if the only jurisdiction is sole domicile. This has been a real disadvantage for some parties. There may therefore be an advantage in some cases, but with considerable care exercised, to hold off making the needs-based application until January onwards. The restriction on jurisdiction would not then apply, subject only to the Lugano Convention as below.
From 2021 onwards, recognition and enforcement around the EU and other countries around the world would be pursuant to the 2007 Hague Maintenance Convention. This has similarities to but is distinctly not the same as the equivalent EU law. It has no jurisdictional requirements. All EU member states are members. The UK is a member in its own right from January.
The UK wants to join the Lugano Convention, an international European law allowing for recognition and enforcement of civil judgements. All EU member states are members along with Switzerland, Norway and Iceland. It includes maintenance in the family context. The EU has not yet agreed to the UK joining and it is part of the trade negotiations later in October and November. If the UK does join, this will significantly affect maintenance cases around Europe. It will also reintroduce the race to court to gain priority. It has very complicated jurisdictional provisions. There will be a separate article at the time if then applicable.
To have a pension sharing of a UK pension after a foreign financial arrangement an order is required under Part III MFPA 1984. If the parties have no other connection with the UK apart from the existence of a pension here, orders are presently made based on jurisdiction found in EU law. This ends. Despite significant pressure on the government to introduce an alternative power including as recommended by the Law Commission, nothing has happened. So, anyone seeking a pension sharing of a UK pension after a foreign divorce arrangement must apply before the end of the year otherwise the power will almost certainly not exist if there is no other connecting feature.
Different jurisdictional provisions will apply to Sch 1 CA, Part III etc. If a party can rely on existing jurisdiction but cannot from 2021 onwards, it is prudent to issue this year.
A very different position prevails. Under existing EU law, domestic protection orders made in any EU member state will be automatically recognised and enforceable across the EU. At an early stage in the EU negotiations, Theresa May very commendably said that the UK would continue to recognise EU domestic protection orders and invited the EU to reciprocate, in order to protect the victims of domestic violence. Regrettably, they have not. Instead in this instance the government has placed the EU law into national law and will continue to recognise incoming EU domestic protection orders from 2021 onwards. Under the transitional arrangements, the EU will continue to recognise UK domestic protection orders provided the order was made on or before 31 December 2020 with an appropriate certificate from the court. In other words, not just the making of the application but the actual order made itself. If important, in late December it will be necessary for a very urgent, perhaps without notice, application to be made for the order to be made immediately.
Service and taking of evidence
EU laws provide for intergovernmental arrangements for the service of court papers and for evidence to be taken in another EU member state. Under the transitional arrangements, this continues as long as the request is received in the country which will be carrying out the service or taking the evidence is applicable. So, it will be very important for the practitioner not only to make the request but to ensure it is delivered and actually received on or before 31 December 2020.
What does it mean to initiate proceedings?
This is fundamental for the practitioner. What must be done to make sure the client will have the protection of being able to rely on EU laws for years to come?
The WA refers to initiating proceedings. Initiation is not defined in EU law. EU guidance in August 2020 indicates that it should be read along with similar EU law. This often refers to a court being seized. This is not defined in EU law. Separately in respect of priority there is reference to proceedings being lodged. This is not defined in EU law but at least was subject to a CJEU judgement in an Anglo-Irish case about priority of divorce proceedings: MH v MH C-173/16. In summary, the divorce papers were sent by the wife’s lawyers on a Friday evening from London to the Bury St Edmunds divorce centre, probably received on the Monday morning at about 8 AM and probably opened and put on a pile at about 9 AM; probably because this is generally what happened but no one knows about this precise set of divorce papers. On the Monday afternoon the husband issued in Dublin and served the wife in England on the Wednesday. On the Friday the English divorce papers were issued. Which were lodged first? The CJEU indicated that lodging could be earlier than issuing but because procedures around Europe varied so much, they would not say any more on what was specifically required. So, practitioners don’t know.
But can it possibly be safe to rely on the possibility that papers were received on or before 31 December 2020? Or the possibility that the envelope was opened and put in a pile? Will this be good enough to give confidence for an order for the next 20 years?
Surely practitioners have to proceed on the basis that objectively the issuing of proceedings is the only reliable step to give confidence. Unless there is any indication such as a Practice Direction or similar that any other form of receipt is good enough in law, it should be issuing.
A number of important practical aspects arise including:
Practitioners need to know not only that proceedings have been issued but that they have been told they have been issued i.e. they have received confirmation.Until then, pressure will be brought by communications with court offices.So, it will be important for the court service to set up a good notification service in order to reduce this pressure
Online filing after 4:30 PM counts as the next working day pursuant to FPR; so, don’t file online after 4:30 PM on 31 December 2020.Make other arrangements
Don’t rely on a prayer in the petition and instead issue Form A
Consent orders must now be filed online but this may be insufficient, in circumstances where a Form A has not previously been lodged and where the online process understandably doesn’t require one.In these circumstances and as a matter of caution, file Form A in good time
Applying on Form A or C100 automatically creates a timetable to the next hearing but it might only have been a cautionary filing to gain this EU priority and no hearing may actually be needed.There might be voluntary ongoing disclosure or various arrangements to discuss parenting.Nevertheless, this filing has the prospect of unnecessarily clocking up the court lists with these automatic hearings.
Court issuing offices often have a checklist of requirements before they will issue proceedings.Sometimes these are perceived as unduly restrictive, but they can therefore prevent the proceedings being issued.It is to be hoped that in December a more lenient, relaxed approach will be adopted.Nevertheless, make sure applications are technically and procedurally correct
Don’t seek expedited hearings or orders based on these EU priority requirements unless exceptional circumstances or a distinctive position in law, national or international, and then with a risk on costs.Is it genuinely necessary litigation per HHJ Wildblood
Judges and court managers will be endeavouring to minimise pressure on court issuing offices and court lists
MIAMs are not needed in instances of urgent filing in international cases
Arguably Part III applications are initially only for leave and do not count as proceedings for the WA.If this is so, then there should be an urgent leave application followed by the substantive application on or before 31 December 2020
Remember that December is always a busy month in the court office with increased applications due to Christmas contact and similar
Remember that the court staff are still working under very difficult circumstances with a huge backlog and may be unable to cope understandably with many late applications
Remember that court offices are often understandably short staffed between Christmas and New Year
Do not leave applications until December which can be made in October and November
It is far from clear how many applications will be made before the end of the year to secure this priority, to give the comfort and confidence of reliance on recognition and enforcement around the EU on EU laws for the future. Undoubtedly there will be some. There might be many. There have already been considerable discussions between practitioner representatives and the online managers of the court service to deal with this situation. There are discussions about any necessary changes in the rules. This is a situation which is very active and subject to change. This note will be updated as developments occur. For more information, full background and explanatory guidance see “Family law leaves the EU: a summary guide for practitioners”, LEXIS-NEXIS, by the author published mid October 2020
David Hodson OBE MCIArb
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Mice Who Feel Less Pain Also Live Longer, Burn More Calories
A youthful 30-month-old mouse navigates a maze during memory and learning tests. This and other mice lacking capsaicin pain receptors live longer and retain a more youthful metabolism / Celine Riera
By Janet Fang
By blocking a pain receptor in mice, researchers have actually extended their lifespans and rejuvenated them with the metabolism of a much younger mouse, a new study shows. Having a youthful, improved insulin response allowed older mice to deal better with high blood sugar levels.
The TRPV1 pain receptor is found in skin, nerves, and joints, and it reacts to extremely high temperatures and painful stimuli. TRPV1 also triggers the release of substances from the pancreas -- including a protein called CGRP -- which cause inflammation and prevent insulin release. Insulin helps with the uptake of sugar from the blood and the subsequent storage in tissues like fat. When CGRP blocks insulin release, blood glucose levels increase.
“We think that blocking this pain receptor and pathway could be very, very useful not only for relieving pain, but for improving lifespan and metabolic health, and in particular for treating diabetes and obesity in humans,” says Andrew Dillin of the University of California, Berkeley. “As humans age they report a higher incidence of pain, suggesting that pain might drive the aging process.”
But too much stimulation is bad. Capsaicin, the thing that makes chili peppers hot, is known to activate TRPV1. Constant over-activation of TRPV1 on a nerve cell ends up killing the neuron that transmits signals from TRPV1 -- which mimics the loss of the pain receptor. This might explain why people on capsaicin-rich diets seem to have lower incidence of diabetes and metabolic problems; additionally, previous research showed that mice lacking TRPV1 are protected against diet-induced obesity. There's also an anti-migraine drug on the market that inhibits CGRP activity, producing a similar effect to that caused by blocking TRPV1.
Dillin and colleagues showed that genetically manipulated mice lacking TRPV1 lived four months longer on average than normal mice. That’s about 14 percent longer: 12 percent for males and 16 percent for females. With lowered levels of CGRP, the TRPV1-deficient mice also showed signs of a youthful metabolism late in life; they quickly cleared sugar from the blood and seemed to burn more calories without having to exercise more. Similarly, giving the anti-migraine drug to older mice restored their metabolic health to that of younger mice.
“Pharmacological manipulation of TRPV1 and CGRP may improve metabolic health and longevity,” Dillin explains in a news release. But what I really want to know: Is eating spicy foods the secret to a long, painless life? Maybe, Dillin tells Science, but you’d have to eat a lot of them over a long period of time.
On the other hand, he explains to New Scientist: “Pain is very important for animals living in the wild and probably outweighs the benefits of a youthful metabolism.”
The work was published in Cell this week.
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Frameworks, approaches and methods
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As part of our approach to address the pressing illegal wildlife trade issue, we aim to translate our research into impact by providing a series of Tools and Guidance for others to intervene effectively to tackle this important societal challenge. In this section, you will find key research briefs, method guidelines as well as a list of the programme’s peer-reviewed articles and other outreach materials. The research briefs and method guidelines are developed in collaboration with our partner, the San Diego Zoo Global Institute for Conservation Research, and their production is lead by Dr Diogo Veríssimo and Laure Cugnière.
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Reforms needed to the establishment of CITES trade bans
The international legal wildlife trade involves thousands of species of plants, animals and fungi. Ensuring that this trade remains sustainable is the role of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), and it does so through the listing of species in one of its three Appendices, with corresponding trade controls. At the next CITES Conference of Parties, CoP18, there are 17 proposals to list species in Appendix I. The overwhelming assumption from many is that prohibiting commercial international trade will surely benefit the species in question. There is little evidence that international trade bans are effective. Even where bans have been established historically, and have been considered by some to be effective (as in the case of rhinoceroses), they have proven ineffective over time.
via the Interdisciplinary Centre for Conservation Science
Published: May 2019 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
UK government supports global action to fight illegal wildlife trade
The UK is encouraging a global shift in our approach to demand reduction interventions to ensure that they are properly evidenced, impacts are measured and evaluated, and results and best practice are shared. The UK is also keen to see an increase in interventions that have a strong basis in behaviour change science. That is why the UK established a consortium of demand reduction and behaviour change specialists to develop recommendations on approach and scope of future illegal wildlife trade demand reduction initiatives.The consortium currently consists of Oxford Martin School, TRAFFIC, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), United for Wildlife (The Royal Foundation), UN Environment Programme and USAID.
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Published: Apr 2019 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
Illegal wildlife trade endangers plants — but few are listening
Government officials from around the world will meet in London this week to develop action plans to combat the illegal trade of pangolin scales, elephant ivory, and rhino horn, but some of the world’s most heavily trafficked wildlife – plants - won’t be discussed. This is despite calls from across the conservation field, including IUCN, to give plants a voice.
via IUCN News
Published: Nov 2018 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
Current media coverage of the illegal jaguar trade should concern conservationists
According to a recent report by two Bolivian researchers, between 2014 and 2016, 344 jaguar fangs destined for China were seized by the Bolivian Forestry and Environment Police. Additional evidence of jaguar trade in Latin America comes from a WWF study in Surinam, where eight people were found to be in possession of jaguar fangs or meat, and two people admitted to being regular suppliers of jaguar products. As part of my PhD research at the University of Oxford, I have studied this emerging threat to jaguars by analysing published sources and conducting informal interviews with experts who are based in the countries where these reports have originated. From my research, I have learned that information on this recent wave of jaguar trade remains elusive and filled with uncertainty.
via Oxford Martin School
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The illegal orchid trade and its implications for conservation
When most people think of illegal wildlife trade, the first images that spring to mind are likely to be African elephants killed for their ivory, rhino horns being smuggled for medicine, or huge seizures of pangolins. But there is another huge global wildlife trade that is often overlooked, despite it involving thousands of species that are often traded illegally and unsustainably. Orchids are perhaps best known for the over one billion mass-market pot plants traded internationally each year, but there is also a large-scale commercial trade of wild orchids for food, medicine and as ornamental plants. This is despite the fact that all species of orchids are listed by the Convention on the International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Flora and Fauna (CITES), which regulates and monitors the commercial trade of wild plants and animals that may be threatened by exploitation.
via Oxford Martin School Can also be found at https://blog.oup.com/2018/03/illegal-orchid-trade-implications-conservation/
When most people think of illegal wildlife trade, the first images that spring to mind are likely to be African elephants killed for their ivory, rhino horns being smuggled for medicine, or huge seizures of pangolins. But there is another huge global wildlife trade that is often overlooked, despite it involving thousands of species that are often traded illegally and unsustainably. Orchids are perhaps best known for the over one billion mass-market pot plants traded internationally each year, but there is also a large-scale commercial trade of wild orchids for food, medicine and as ornamental plants. Conservation community should focus on conducting further research on trade dynamics and the impacts of collection for trade; strengthening the legal trade of orchids whilst developing and adopting measures to reduce illegal trade; and raising the profile of orchid trade among policy makers, conservationists and the public.
via Oxford University Press blog
The illegal wildlife trade: Oxford Martin’s approach to a better understanding
Aimed to inject some objective evidence into the international groundswell against the illegal wildlife trade, Nafeesa Esmail provides an account on the Oxford Martin Programme on the Illegal Wildlife Trade. Specifically, how the programme has been set up, its ambitious and a brief report with the main emerging themes from our recent annual symposium, held in September 2017.
Published: Jan 2018 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
Wildlife Trade Symposium 2017: Biodiversity and Security
As part of the 2017 Wildlife Trade Symposium, held from 25-27 September at the University of Oxford, the BIOSEC project team from The University of Sheffield, facilitated a knowledge exchange workshop on Biodiversity and Security. Here, Rosaleen Duffy, Hannah Dickinson and Laure Joanny review the discussions and outcomes of their session.
Published: Dec 2017 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
Elephant conservation debates must become more constructive
The conservation of wildlife is complex and often contested. This is particularly the case when the species concerned is large, charismatic, with monetary value, and whose presence in an area can cause major direct impacts on people's lives. Such is the case for Africa's elephants, but it is true for other species as well, including big cats, large ungulates (hoofed mammals) and wolves. Conflicts over how to manage these species are widespread and challenging to resolve.
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Makers of wildlife hunting laws should consult local people
Michael ‘t Sas-Rolfes explains why regulating wildlife hunting with legal interventions is both complicated and dynamic. Hunting is a hot topic right now, with opinions sharply divided over whether the Trump administration’s recent proposals to roll back some restrictions on trophy imports from certain countries in Africa would be a good or bad thing for wildlife conservation. To make sense of these debates, careful analysis of the impact of different types of hunting in Africa is much needed.
via AFRICA SUSTAINABLE CONSERVATION NEWS
Hidden in plain sight: the online face of the illegal wildlife trade
Having attended the International Conference on Environmental Crime, University of Cardiff, and the Oxford Martin Symposium on the Illegal Wildlife Trade, Laure Joanny summarises the key debates from panellists Anita Lavorgna, Joss Wright and David Roberts, all of whom carry out research into the illicit online trade in wildlife.
via https://biosecproject.org
Published: Oct 2017 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
Wildlife product stockpiles: friend or foe to endangered species?
Amidst the current fervour for combatting illegal wildlife trade, the use of certain policy measures may be confounded by the continued existence of residual legal activities that potentially complicate both enforcement and efforts to change consumer behaviour. For this reason, many activists prefer an uncompromising approach: total prohibition of all forms of legal supply, consumptive use and trade of endangered species products, supported by simple demand reduction messaging to consumers of the ‘just say no’ variety. However, this extreme approach may be neither realistically achievable nor even desirable.
A roaring trade?
Lion bones have now joined elephant ivory and rhino horn as contentious commodities in the wildlife trade policy arena. This follows revelations of a growing export market of bones from deceased captive-bred lions from South Africa to Southeast Asia – and sharply divided opinions over how policy-makers should respond to this. Michael t' Sas-Rolfes talks about the major issues surrounding this contentious topic.
via https://www.iccs.org.uk
Published: Feb 2017 | Categories: Blogs & Opinions
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iLoveKent to Host Candidate Debates Sept. 21 & 28, 2017
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Evening Debates for Kent Mayoral and City Council Candidates
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This year iLoveKent is celebrating its 10th year, and we are continuing to grow. As we do so, we are looking for new ways to serve the Kent community. Following the August 2017 primary, iLoveKent will host two Kent candidate debates:
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Taking a Private Trip in London’s Parliamentary Train Service
Posted on 24th June 2011 by Posted in Transport News — 60 Comments ↓
A mysterious train runs between North and South London during the week, direct between two stations that shouldn’t be possible to travel between. Once in the morning, and once in the afternoon – and never at weekends.
From Wandsworth Road to Kensington Olympia – this is London’s Parliamentary Train Service.
It doesn’t exist to serve our elected masters in Parliament, nor is it required due to some little known outpost of the Palace of Westminster in Wandsworth – it is in fact a relic, a remnant that exists simply because of a strange bit of legislation passed by Parliament.
Following the outcry that accompanied the swift culling of services following the Beeching Report, Parliament made it much harder to close lines down in future. In fact, it is now so difficult and expensive in legal hassle to close a line, that sometimes it is simply cheaper to leave an unnecessary service running. Pointlessly travelling between A and B, or calling at long since abandoned train stations, these ghost trains have been nicknamed Parliamentary Train Services.
And there is one such service in London, a relic left over after the paperwork to close the Cross-Country Birmingham-Brighton rail link accidentally forgot to mention a short stretch of track between Latchmere No 1 Junction and Longhedge Junction.
(Often incorrectly cited as the Latchmere Curve, which is a nearby, but different bit of track)
Legally, that bit of track is still active, and someone has to run a “revenue earning train” across that track everyday between Mon-Fri to comply with the requirements to keep the line alive.
I decided to do my bit to generate some revenue for it and went to catch the afternoon return trip, that leaves Wandsworth Road at 4:12pm and travels direct to Kensington Olympia arriving just 17 minutes later. To do that trip at any other time would involve changes at Battersea Park and Clapham Junction and would have taken 30-40 minutes, so the ghostly service has its uses.
Arriving at the unstaffed station which has little to appeal from the outside entrance, but has had a lick of paint at the platforms recently, and flowers that lined the slope suggest someone cares about the place.
A self-service ticket machine, with coin slots blocked off – so payment by credit card for the special trip to Kensington Olympia. It may be an Oyster zone station, but anyone taking the special trip will want to buy a ticket for keepsakes. Won’t they?
Of course, when you turn up to an empty station to try and catch a strange train, there is always the risk you have totally misunderstood what happens and wasted the afternoon. Until that is, you see the following on the announcement screen.
The local train route map by the entrance to the station was also reassuring, showing a strange line running from Wandsworth Road station that doesn’t appear on the usual TfL route map.
At 16:12 precisely, in came a…. freight train. Yes, the Parliamentary Train was being held up by a delivery of freight. I bet they don’t have this sort of problem in the Palace of Westminster.
Eventually though, in came the rather ordinary looking Parliamentary Train, which I really think should have some sort of banner on the front proclaiming its uniqueness. But the train company evidently disagrees.
Other local trains that had called at Wandsworth Road had two carriages, but this was a full four carriages long. And I was the only person to get on board.
How often do you get a private train all to yourself?
Leaving the station, past the German tourists who had just arrived and were waiting for a train to more sensible locations, and slowly the train curved away from the usual track and onto the remnant that was left open by an accidental slip of a bureaucrats pen.
Schematic of the tracks between Wandsworth Road and Imperial Wharf – from Carto Metro
Crawling very slowly over Stewart’s Lane Train Depot, and seeing it from an angle that is rather less usual than the thousands of people who pass by it would normally see.
A gentle meander around Pouparts Junction and under the tracks taking people on more conventional trips in and out of Clapham Junction. Out of the underpass and despite the late departure, a stop by a junction for a while, then a short trip to the very end of the errant length of train track, just above a road bridge, where we sat for a few more minutes.
Off again, and now we (and I say we for there was just myself and a train driver on this trip) joined the same line used by London Overground that runs up towards Willesden Junction and carries rather more passengers than the service I was using.
We may share the same tracks, but this is still the Parliamentary Service that only runs between two stations and wont stop for passengers waiting at intermediate platforms. So whizzing past Imperial Wharf and up towards West Brompton.
No stopping here – this is the IanVisits Express and it doesn’t stop to collect the little people!
An unintelligible announcement from the train driver and a few minutes later we pull into Kensington Olympia, but not on the usual Northbound platform – for this is not a normal northbound train – but on the Southbound platform.
The Parliamentary Train has now shed its legally imposed identity and is now just a normal Southern train, heading, aptly southwards again a few minutes later. How many people waiting on the platform realise how special the train is as it pulls into the station?
For just over a quarter of an hour, I was able to have my own private train carry me from Wandworth to Kensington. How often can you get to do that? Well, every Mon-Fri afternoon as it happens.
We can possibly laugh at the silly legal niceties that these Parliamentary Services throw up, and there are quite a few of them dotted around the country, but they exist as a consequence of public outrage at how easy it was to close train services in the past.
To abolish these wasteful Parliamentary Services would require a relaxation of those same restrictions that make it very difficult to close down services, and would you vote for such a change, knowing that your local service could vanish as a result?
As it happens, Southern is currently trying to extend the service one stop southwards to call at the more passenger friendly Clapham High Street. That may start at the end of this year – so if you want to catch a probably totally empty train, you need to get down there soon.
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60 comments on “Taking a Private Trip in London’s Parliamentary Train Service”
The Londoneer says:
What a lovely little journey – did you catch the service going in the opposite direction later in the day?
IanVisits says:
The other service is in the morning, just after 9am – which is more of a hassle for me to get to.
So I just did the afternoon return trip.
Might make the morning trip if/when they extend the line at the end of the year though.
[email protected] says:
Having covered London’s oddities for over six years, it’s not very often that I read something that truly surprises me these days. What an amazing story. Thanks for sharing.
What a great tale. This is an example of what made England great!
Of a similar “flavour”: there is a single weekday Chilterns service from Paddington which runs up to High Wycombe. This takes an unusual route — I’d expect this is the only passenger service running this way on a typical day. It swings right at Old Oak Common depot and runs up through North Acton and follows the West Ruislip Central Line route onwards, joining up with the High Wycombe line from Marylebone. I believe they only run the service to keep their drivers aware of the route.. when I went on it I was one of ~three passengers.
diamond geezer says:
Splendid stuff.
There are quite a few “Passenger Train Services over Unusual Lines” in London (see list), but this must be one of the more intriguing ones.
here be dragons says:
What a unique little trip. Thanks for sharing.
Lovely story and a great find – but I don’t understand the connection with the closure of the Birmingham-Brighton service, since that didn’t go along the section from Latchmere Junction to Longhedge Junction in the first place – it went from Latchmere 1 Junction to Falcon Junction.
Hari R says:
What a fascinating little journey, thanks for sharing!
Just when you think there isn’t anything more odd to learn about this city…
How do we find out more about the other “Parliamentary Services” dotted around the country?
Amer @TendToTravel says:
what a great read. Obviously I didn’t know such trains exist but I understand the complicated bureaucracy involved to change all of this. Would love to hear more unique train rides as this. Thanks for sharing!
Caroline Bottomley says:
Oh how interesting!
Do I get kudos for being able to say I’ve driven this service?
Very rare to see a passenger on board – usually only railway enthusiasts trying to a bag a bit of track that is otherwise freight only. There is a conductor on board though as well as the driver (DOO is not passed on the West London line) so if you were the only passenger on this trip, Ian, then you were outnumbered by the train crew!
N O'S says:
You certainly do get kudos Pete! Thanks; nice that you posted.
Steve_way says:
There used to be one train a day from Enfield Town to Stratford via Seven Sisters and South Tottenham at the end of the morning peak which was a parly, but sadly (or perhaps more usefully) this has been replaced by a regular Cheshunt-Stratford service. (and return, obviously)
Interesting! Do you know when that service ended?
njm says:
4th November 2013 at 6:08 pm
I used to get that train! I wondered what had happened to it.
Lovely article! I had no idea there were rail services in London that weren’t shown on the TFL map. Fascinating stuff.
bef_ says:
I live near Wandsworth Road Station and i’m desperately trying to think of a reason to use this service!
Hehehe – you need a reason?? 🙂
TGP says:
Ian – this is one of my favourite ever of your posts. Superb. Thank you.
ITV LONDON TONIGHT says:
Hi Ian
We are looking to do a piece on this story tomorrow. London overground service are saying that the train isn’t there’s and we are waiting for a reply from southern railway. So we were just wondering if you could let us know who’s train it was – from the picture i’m assuming it is southern? If you could reply asap that would be great! Thanks
Email sent to you.
Cowardly bastard says:
I saw your news story last night but must have missed the bit where you credited this blog for the tip off.
I loved your post. It was very interesting and a pleasure. 😀
I think Parliamentary Trains predate Dr Beeching, for they are mentioned in Gilbert & Sullivan’s ‘let the punishment fit the crime’ song in The Mikado:
The idiot who, in railway carriages, scribbles on window-panes,
We only suffer to ride on a buffer in Parliamentary trains.
Richard Newman says:
2nd July 2011 at 1:00 pm
It reminded me of these lines from ‘The Mikado’:
The lady who dyes a chemical yellow
Or stains her grey hair puce,
Or pinches her figure,
Is painted with vigour
And permanent walnut juice.
The idiot who, in railway carriages,
Scribbles on window-panes,
We only suffer
To ride on a buffer
In Parliamentary trains.
Peter Neville says:
3rd July 2011 at 7:43 pm
At the time of “The Mikado”, Parliament had decreed (so as not to exclude the poor from rail travel) that train companies had to run at least one train a day on each line calling at each station at a minimum speed of 12mph and a maximum fare of one penny (0.4p) per mile. “Parliamentary Train” therefore became a byword for a slow train running at an inconvenient time of day. It seems quite apt to re-use the expression today for a pointless train running only because of Parliamentary requirements.
SteveP says:
Thanks for the explanation of the “Parliamentary” term – the struggle continues 🙂
I used to live in South Ken and work for a company with a head office in Rugby, so many days I would take a train from Olympia to Rugby (sometimes Crewe). It wasn’t very popular or all that fast, but it was much more convenient than getting to Euston and dealing with Virgin. IIRC, there was no afternoon service so I could only do it north.
I was less aware of train types (or even the operator) back then, but I do recall one of the small “turbo” trains in use had a plaque on the side proclaiming it was the first British train through the Chunnel – which was a bit underwhelming.
It also used to be you would see Eurostars here (Olympia) when the service depot was on the GWR line – of course train aficionados know all this but the juxtaposition of rattly old stock and Eurostar BITD was a bit jarring
London TravelWatch says:
This may give readers some background (note, link is from 2.5 years ago)
http://www.londontravelwatch.org.uk/news/2009/01/government-agrees-to-exorcise-ghost-bus
Lovely little anomalies like this service (and the one mentioned above going into Paddington) are why people love London’s transport so much, but there is a serious side, as you note. This service was withdrawn without the proper procedure and it took concerted lobbying to persuade the DfT that this was wrong. Stations and lines will change with time, but this should not be at the expense of proper closure procedures laid down by statute.
London TravelWatch
Amazing post, thank you so much for sharing!
I’ll have to find a reason to visit Kensington Olympia to use this service.
edward ginger says:
Given the nature of the Parliamentary Train running out of Olympia it is ironic that TFL is currently proposing to axe the District Line service from there to High St Kensington and Earls Court.
There is some sort of ‘consultation exercise’ going on with local residents asked to give their opinion but one has to be sceptical about the eventual outcome.
There are many reasons to visit Kensington Olympia – its fine restaurants, lively pubs and friendly inhabitants. As you may have surmised, I live in the area and was wondering what could entice me to take the train to Wandsworth Road…apart from the uniqueness of the journey, that is….
By the way, it’s no surprise that the country is going to the dogs when the representative of a manistream television programme such as “ITV London Tonight” is unable to spell…”London overground service are saying that the train isn’t THERE’S and we are waiting for a reply from southern railway. So we were just wondering if you could let us know WHO’S train it was”…!!!
Outraged of Olympia
manistream….
I’ve heard that the Parliamentary train will be running to Clapham High Street rather than Wandsworth Road, which I reckon is much better (more buses/Tubes and bars!)
16th July 2011 at 12:02 pm
I mentioned that in the article.
In fact the service might run as Kensington Olympia-Clapham High Street direct.
Unless the ubiquitous UK cameras are on the trains too, it sounds like a fun place for one of those titillating public trysts.
j dog says:
We’re getting this same ridiculousness in the States. And that’s on a route that’s supposed to have commuters rather than pols.
Max Entropy says:
Your tax money at work. The rail lines are required to keep unused routes open because people are afraid that other little used routes will be closed.
Has rail service become a “right” also that justifies tax money being wasted?
Curt Linden says:
Sounds a unique journey to have undertaken !
Tho Monday I travelled on another similar service – the 1136 from Paddington to Gerrards Cross, stepping off at South Ruislip. Its the only service of the day from Paddington, and I was the sole passenger on this Chiltern Railways service..
I travelled on this service way back on the 4th May 1963 and still have my original card ticket (proper tickets issued on those days).
It formerly ran from Platform 1 at Clapham Junction, a quiet and little used platform. My train was ‘steam hauled’ another added bonus.
The service was originally planned and run for the benefit of the worker’s of the Post Office Savings Bank and did not appear in any published timetables. The single fare from Clapham Junction to Kensington (Olympia) on that day was 9d in real money, equating to just under 0.04p in todays decimal money. Now there’s a thing!
Kensington (Olympia) Station in those days was greatly underused and generally only served the B.R. car transporter service and exhibition days at Earls Court. The line once formed part of the West London Extension Railway.
Andrew Bowden says:
2nd January 2012 at 1:55 pm
There did seem to be a plan to run a daily train to Ealing from Clapham High Street too (mentioned on here: http://www.psul4all.free-online.co.uk/2011.htm) but it’s disappeared from the 2012 list of unusual trains.
One day I’ll find the time to do this line and the Paddington one myself.
FAC268 says:
thanks for posting this – interesting stuff and photos.
On a similar note, I’m not sure if anyone has mentioned the Streatham Ghost Train which runs just once a day, making a direct connection between Streatham Hill and Tulse Hill….?
This is the 1556 from Streatham Hill (SRH) to London Bridge (LBG) which instead of going ‘straight on’ to West Norwood, Gypsy Hill, Palace etc and on to LBG via the usual route turns left down a short curve (I think the technical term is a ‘chord’…?) linking it to the First Capital Connect line from Streatham (STE) to Tulse Hill (TUH). After TUH it continues to N.Dulwich, E.Dulwich etc and on to LBG. The short chord is only c.100 metres long.
Obviously this one-off route is shorter than the usual SRH to LBG via CYP journey, so if you’re in Streatham around tea time and need to get to town, take the 1556 which takes 21 mins rather than the 1605 which takes 36…! Up until a year ago there was also an early morning service via this route which was a useful means for south west London based teachers/pupils of getting to the schools in Dulwich, but now the 1556 is the only one. As far as I know there is no equivalent service in the opposite direction.
Those who know their London railways might naturally be assuming that this one-off starts from the Streatham Hill depot just west of SRH station…. However, apparently not, as I believe that this service actually starts at Victoria and runs empty along the usual Battersea Park, CLJ, WC, Balham route but without stopping, with SRH being the first pick-up and starting point…! When I travelled on this service from SRH to TUH in Sep 2010, it was a Southern 4 coach train. Interestingly the platform indicator told me that the ‘next train was not for public use’…
Anyone else familiar with this service ? Does this also fall into the ‘Parly’ category…?
richardb says:
Looks like this is now a stopping service calling at all stations:
http://traintimes.org.uk/CLP/KPA/changes=0
Biggles says:
1st February 2012 at 4:50 pm
Just came across your article and v. good it is. Brought back a memory of mine from a couple of years ago. I was waiting at Ken. Olympia for the next train to Clapham Jct. A Milton Keynes to Brighton service (as it was) came in and me and about 20 others jumped on. 10 mins later we were still at the station with as usual no staff around to tell us what was going on. Suddenly doors close and were off. All was well until when we get to Latchmere Jct instead of going around the curve to CJ we disappear to Longhenge and pickup speed heading towards Wandsworth. Myself and other passengers now getting a bit concerned. Have we been hijacked? I go to the rear of the train and bang on the drivers/conductors door which opened and I enquire where the hell were going. He said that there was a broken down train at Balham and we were being diverted to make up some time. I said you could have told us and he said he made an announcement and I replied that noone in our carriage had heard a thing. He obviously didn’t believe me and came back to the carriage with me and others confirmed that no message had been heard. He did apologise for ‘equipment failure’ and told us that we would be stopping next at East Croydon and we would have to get back to CJ by the ‘normal’ route. So there, myself and others travelled over that part of the line which if it hadn’t been kept open by the ‘parly’ would have meant an extended wait at KO! The thought that came through my head was that my ticket did not say ‘via EC’ so thank gawd no ticket inspectors were on board because they would have never believed my story as trains don’t run that way!
22nd June 2012 at 5:45 am
Further news on this, the DaFT now proposing to close the service altogether!
http://www.dft.gov.uk/consultations/dft-2012-17/
Ken Johnson says:
7th July 2012 at 12:41 am
The whole purpose of these ghost trains is to circumvent the law and the express intentions of Parliament. The railway companies should run proper services. Tees-side Airport is another station that’s served by one train a week in one direction.
Andrè says:
I was once lucky enough to catch the train from Olympia but it was operated by a Class 377. There is a ‘semi-parly’ in southwest London between Fulwell and Strawberry Hill junction which is used by trains between Shepperton and London Waterloo via the Reading line. It runs Monday-Friday during peak hours and I usually catch it from Richmond commuting to work.
It is a shame that these rules have not made it very difficult for DfT to remove and change routes to make way for its surly crossrail project. I use Wandsworth Road – Victoria for my daily commute, which is being lost in favour of a train to Clapham Junction. I guess that’s another 50 -100 people per hour trying to squeeze on the northern line at peak times.. (10 min walk from Wandsworth Road station) – just what the Northern Line needs.
That change is nothing to do with Crossrail and all about the extension of the East London Line. It is also an easy change at Clapham Junction for a train to Victoria.
The changes were also subject to public consultations.
Nick Biskinis says:
Hi Ian – great website: the changes for Victoria-bound commuters are not easy: commuting to Clapham Junction and then changing platforms and trains etc adds far more to the journey time. Nor were the changes subject to any public consultation: indeed the the deal to axe the Victoria link in favour of the East London Line to Clapham Junction (which just parallels bus services) was done in private. I was the one who discovered this. People who argue Wandsworth Road doesn’t need a Victoria train should try and state why it is vitally important to have 4 trains an hour to Clapham Junction where there are plenty of bus links, but no other links to Victoria. For the future both radial and orbital trains are needed (and in fact orbital direct to Kensington Olympia, Imperial Wharf, West Brompton by-passing Clapham Junction). London Oveground will be providing station staffing also which is great news.
There’s also good news on our unusual Parliamentary Service is that it will be continuing post-December. The proposal to axe the service WAS subject to public consultation and there were hundreds of objections. The only anomaly is that the service will begin at Clapham High Street, but the outward bound train (from Kensington Olympia) is still scheduled to terminate at Wandsworth Road: this hopefully will extend to Clapham High Street as there are (I believe) no pathing issues for such a short extension (it is another story for those keen on the train serving Denmark Hill)
12th December 2012 at 10:45 am
Some of the pseudo Parly trains are actually routr retaining services, the Chiltern portfolio includes a Stratford-Oxford and EN Trains has a St Pancras- Melton Mowbray which has recently been used from tha last train to Leicester running this way to clar the line between Kettering and Leicester for a blockade.
On Saturdays the WTT should show that the 04.26 Pendolino visits Cathcart, Bellshill and Wishaw, but not Motherwell, a very handy option, which has occasionally been called on to recover after an incident, and at Christmas the route I’d love to see with a regular service from a Holyhead-Euston service is being used. Euston-Nuneaton via Banbury and Coventry, how that could have ‘saved’ many disrupted journeys when the Class 90 went through the Bletchley crossover at 4 times the permitted speed.
Oops EM trains – spellcheck – where’s the edit button?
Eddie F says:
Fascinating story, I’m in the process (its a very long-winded and time consuming one) of ‘ticking off’ all passenger stations and lines in the whole country – something that I’ll be very happy to have done by age 40 if I manage it.
Looking at the maps there is a Seven Sisters to Stratford service curving on to the LO line, then straight back off at South Tottenham – I’ve looked high and low for this on the timetables but cannot find it at all – does anyone have any information on this parly route? I’m also interested in the curve after Acton Main Line which runs to Shepherd’s Bush.
Also, there is a sort of parly service on the now Greater Anglia timetable whereby one of the very early morning services from Stratford actually starts from Liverpool Street and continues through to Hertford East. And there’s also the very few evening trains on C2C which branch off at Barking and run into Liverpool Street.
21st December 2012 at 7:43 pm
Since the Southern service linking Wandsworth Road with Battersea Park and Victoria has been withdrawn, there appears to be a new Parly train on weekdays operated by London Overground running at 06.18 to Highbury & Islington, arriving at Wandsworth Road at 06.21, with a return service from H&I at 22.17 calling at WWR at 22.57 and terminating at BAK at 22.59!
stephen george parfitt says:
5th April 2013 at 11:49 am
Wonderful stories about Wandsworth Rd Olympia.I did this trip northbound by the 16.12 4 car train,on 2 September 2011.The Simon Calder video of BBC1 April2011,ref Shepherds Bush unadvertised 09.23 southbound to Wandsworth Rd is not correct in assuming that that is the ONLY train.I have also saved my ticket.I live in Kent and took our main line fast to Victoria and came back by South London Line 2 coach from Vic. to W.R.I couldn’t get the machine at Vic to thru’ ticket,(later realised I should have requested Kensington NOT Olympia)so also bought from W R Machine!
Yes,others tried to board then hurried back off at announcement being NOT Victoria.On reaching Olympia,the loud hailer platform staffer cleared the service straight back to Clapham Junction,nobody seemed to join it!The driver changed ends and the Parly shot off back south.
The route under Stewarts Lane is fascinating,I often wondered what was under there.A piece of non electric track seemed to be lifted with guys working on a bridge,and there’s some sort of gravel works down there too.Incidentally the Battersea Park stop seemed to be well used onto Clapham High Street etc,althought the South London is probably rarely used by Vic. to London Bridge customers? Middleton Press excellent psuedo bradshaw table 176 covers the Parly Trains-used to run North FIRST- then South later.
Another Rail gem is the Crayford to Slade Green spur in Kent there ARE public services over this-I did the trip last year(2012)EG Abbey Wood to Slade Green from Cannon Street actually restarts at Crayford and runs back to Cannon Street,(via Sidcup)because the quicker option is the skip stop via Woolwich and Lewisham,the marketting of the line is Abbey Wood to Hither Green.The on board and station announcements are conflicting throughout and would confuse the hell out of the unwary,but sit tight and do not change trains,all will be well!
With regards to reply 32 FAC 268.many years ago there was ONE train a day evening M-F peak,from Blackfriars to Streatham Hill via Tulse Hill working 2 cars,I think it ran about 17.40 or near.Hopefully Thameslink,FCC will bring in their plans for general extra services like the rare Ashford and Rochester Blackfriars and beyond peak trains.Any of their London bridge to Blackfriars trains are a joy to behold.
Nicholas A says:
14th March 2014 at 11:54 am
Sadly no more ….
Last train June 2013
https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/withdrawal-of-scheduled-passenger-services-between-wandsworth-road-kensington-olympia-and-ealing-broadway
Grant M says:
So now this trip that Ian wonderfully described has disappeared into the abyss?
Mike Mundy says:
The 1109 South Ruislip to Paddington and the 1135 Paddington to High Wycombe will cease to run towards the end of the year as the line is being abolished to facilitate the construction of CrossRail, so do it now.
There is a great pub, the Bootlegger, opposite the station, so your journey will not be without treward.
Andrew Gwilt says:
Could Southern operate a new 1tp2h service from London Bridge to Milton Keynes Central, Hemel Hempstead, Tring and Watford Junction via using the missing link that avoids Clapham Junction. You’ll never know that it might happen. And to use few Class 377/7’s or Class 387/3’s as they are dual voltage.
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Tammy Daniels 05:36PM / Monday August 15, 2011
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — According to reports from The Manchester (Vt.) Journal, a New York bedding company looking for a new home has decided on Vermont.
WCW Inc., a manufacturer of speciality mattresses for the hospitality and medical industries had also been eyeing the former Sprague building in the Hardman Industrial Park. The city was prepared to offer a property tax incentive and declare the site an economic opportunity development area to open up incentives from the state. The City Council was expected to take up the matter at its meeting next week.
Mayor Richard Alcombright said he had spoken with WCW owner John Wilkinson on Monday morning and Wilkinson seemed to be leaning toward Manchester. However, he had received no notice by late afternoon on Wilkinson's decision.
Alcombright said he had been retooling figures to offer a better benefits package.
Mattress Company Could Bring 100 Jobs to City
The Hoosick Fall, N.Y., company would have brought 100 jobs and a payroll estimated at $4 million to the city with the potential for growth. WCW had narrowed down its new location to either North Adams or Manchester. It was expected to make a decision early this week.
The Manchester Journal quotes Manchester Select Board Chairman Ivan Beattie as saying, "Clearly, WCW's relocation from New York State to Manchester is proof-positive that the town's tax and development policies and new economic development office are paying dividends."
Wilkinson told the Journal that he expects the company to begin operating "marginally" in the 160,000 square foot building in 30 days and be fully operations in 4 to 5 months. The building, known as the Applejack building, is currently occupied by Applejack Art Partners.
The paper said Gov. Peter Shumlin's office was expected to make an announcement on Tuesday after the state offered to provide an incentive package for the company to move there.
The town's community development office gave "no comment" last week on which site WCW was eyeing; the Manchester Journal speculated it was the Applejack Arts building but gave no further information.
Tags: Hardman Industrial Park, jobs
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I wonder how much affect those who attacked this company because they hate Dick Alcombright had on this decision? Did the Manchester media hype the planted and misleading story about the foreclosure in Hoosick Falls?
I'll be curious what Wilkinson finally says led him to Manchester and away from North Adams.
from: Crap on: 08-15-2011
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Why was to option for tax deals on the table for a dead beat company. Good luck Manchester.
A New York manufacturer considering relocating to the city is facing foreclosure in Hoosick Falls for failing to pay property taxes.
WCW Inc., a mattress manufacturer, owes Rensselaer County more than $1.4 million in back taxes and penalties dating back more than four years
from: ME on: 08-15-2011
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Editor: Mr. Wilkinson's response, to be fair.
Let them go. DA has been spending more time offering a better package. Next it will be a tax free deal. Instead of working on items to take care of employees and our schools hes trying to figure out a way to fatten a tax cheating businessman. Thanks DA.
from: TheOne on: 08-15-2011
Shame on all of you who told lies about this company just to score political points.
You Alcombright bashers are like the abusive husband who says "If I can't have you, no one can." Your stupidity will kill this city yet.
from: Jerks on: 08-15-2011
I Agree (16) - I Disagree (12)
Be patient; follow the money. If true, the Applejack building is no equal to the Sprague building. WCW can afford Applejack, although they would love to be in the upscale Sprague building. They'll never be able to sell the HF buidling, making things all the harder. All shall be revealed.
from: Diogenes on: 08-15-2011
This whole subject should NEVER had been broached with the council nor released to the City until a deal was solidified. This whole event reflects how naive and green our mayor is. He NEVER should have made such a big deal about this potential purchase and move. The hopes of many were raised and due to a serious lack of inexperience and immaturity we lost out on this deal. When will people learn that we have very weak leadership and that you need only look around to see how serious of trouble North Adams� in. Shame on you Mr. Mayor - hopefully next time you will learn when to keep certain potential business deals under wraps until you have something substantial to deliver. I also believe it was wrong of the press to hype this us especially in such a down and depressed economy.
from: WRONG on: 08-15-2011
Editor: Here, here - our leaders should never let us know what's going on with our money until they've got it all tied up.
I think we need to attract more businesses like the mattress company. Its our loss as a city that we werent able to land them. I agree the tax issue should have stayed out of the media however. It may have hurt our chances. I actually agree that the taxes were too high for that company in NY so I dont blame them for leaving that State. I would love to see them change their mind and reconsider NA.
from: Welcome Mat on: 08-15-2011
Editor: The tax issue could not have stayed out of the media. These are public funds that required public approval. The company knew what was being offered; the public knowing the basic outline didn't change that. It was also only one part of a bigger package that included state incentives and private bargaining.
"On behalf of the town of Manchester, it's a great pleasure to welcome WCW, Inc. to Manchester," stated Ivan Beattie, the chairman of the town's Select Board. "The effort represents an extraordinary collaboration between the town of Manchester, BCIC and the state of Vermont. Clearly, WCW's relocation from New York State to Manchester is proof positive that the town's tax and development policies and new economic development office are paying dividends."
Oh, so that's how you welcome a new business to your community. For a while there I was convinced by the Barrett backers that calling them deadbeats was just the enticement they needed to come here. Good job, John and company. Can't wait to see the press release from Barrett claiming Alcombright "let WCW get away." And hey Billings, happy you got your way? I mean, North Adams didn't need 100 jobs anyway, right? Thanks for moving to Rhode Island - they can keep you.
from: NotWayne on: 08-15-2011
Editor: We should be a bit skeptical about things but the negative piling on that happens in this community astounds me. Did all the positive people move away?
Sorry editor, but if "the tax issue could not have stayed out of the media," why is it that your pal McKeever only mentions it in passing in his article in the Journal, and attributes it to "a report in the North Adams Transcript." Seems to me that means the Manchester Journal did not report it before the decision was made - and gee - look where the company ended up. Since we're doing a witch hunt on tax scofflaws, time for you to write a nice long piece on all of the deadbeats not paying their property taxes right now who are already in North Adams - businesses and residential.
from: Nope on: 08-15-2011
Editor: Mr. McKeever is not my "pal"; I don't even know him. There are two, yes, two Andrew McKeevers. My McKeever goes by Andy in attempt to prevent confusion - he also doesn't work in Vermont, he works for me.
Secondly, there seems to be some confusion about the taxes. I was referring to the abatement that was being offered, not the taxes owed to Hoosick Falls.
I can't control what another news outlet covers. The Journal is a weekly and it did cover the tax issue, LAST WEEK.
Finally, are you saying if I find out something negative about a company, I shouldn't report it? Just the good stuff, right?
Wrong fails to realize that the story of the move and the contest between the two cities had already been made public by the company. The public gesture of FinCom approval of the tax break was perfectly appropriate given the speed the decision was going to be made.
If the previous mayor had not split the tax rates too the point where North Adams has almost the highest rate in the commonwealth, the owner might not have felt the need to whip saw two high tax communities off of each other to begin with.
This town's pettiness still amazes me after 40 years.
What is wrong with this city? I cannot believe what has happened to North Adams over the past two years. We are so desparate for strong leadership in our city and I don't see it coming from the two who are running for Mayor. The bottom line is that this who thing should have never gone public until there was a deal. You never announce anything until they have signed on the dotted line! Before the Alcombright people start blaming everybody under the sun I would suggest you look to the corner office for answers. The press got a release from a Mayor who is sooooooo in need of anything positive to announce besides a booze party on Eagle Street. The fails and now the Alcombright supporters want to blame everybody they can. You people better wake up fast that North Adams is in trouble and all this Mayor has done is blame everybody for his failures.
from: failures on: 08-15-2011
Manchester Journal didn't post one negative post after their story. The only negative part of their story was referring to North Adams Transcript story about their tax issue. Would you want to move to a place that shakes your hand and rolls out red carpet or one with a lynch mob reading to burn you before you step on their property. The negative posters should feel real good about themselves. What did our media learn from this? Next time a prospective business is looking here huge negative headlines don't help.
from: on: 08-15-2011
Editor: From the Transcript's later conversation with the mayor, the Vermont incentive package was about twice the size of Massachusetts' and the property was bigger allowing for expansion and/or tenants.
Certainly the negative comments were rife and had an effect. Calling a company you want to move here a "deadbeat" has repercussions.
If you were here for 40 years you would know that Mayor Lamb instituted the two tax system with the support of Councilor Daniel Alcombright. Appears you live in our neighboring community to the west. I have watched North Adams politics for many years and i can say very confidently that this is a classic case of the people who are in charge being in over their collective heads. Moving south soon to retire and I can only hope North Adams can get its act together.
from: correction on: 08-15-2011
failures. You don't get it. It required council approval to meet deadlines. Not deals behind closed doors. It would be nice to keep it a secret knowing now how the media went negative on them, but that's not legal. Hoosic Falls knew about it in advance and their people and media had dignity unlike fools on these boards that want the worst to happen to North Adams.
from: duh on: 08-15-2011
Editor: Hoosick Falls was going after them in the press!
After Lamb, Barrett had twenty six years to eliminate or narrow that split. He didn't try. He could have a couple of times when the economy improved. Instead he let businesses continue to suffer. We got low taxes and no new jobs.
editor. my mistake. I meant manchester journal. I didn't see the negative stories in that paper compared to our local news. The nasty blogs put it over the top.
Editor: Agreed, but the Journal is a weekly and it did run a story by the Banner last week about the tax dispute. However, it's readership is apparently far more civilized - or less engaged - than ours.
Perhaps we should eliminate all comments; we've certainly discussed it. Free speech isn't a right, it's a responsibility that few bother take seriously.
Kill the comments. As long as anonymous folks can say almost whatever they want without any accountability, there is no upside for the community. Let Topix be the bastion of cowards and the embittered.
Or just require real names.
It doesn't seem to me as if the comments here, or the Mayor for that matter, had anything to do with WCW's decision. It sounds as if the State of Vermont had a better incentive package, and the building there is larger. Those are tangible, reasonable criteria for making a decision, and there is nothing North Adams could have done.
What this does point to is the need for a real economic development strategy in North Adams, one that focusses on local job creation, not simply hoping that we can snag existing businesses and jobs from other localities. Although it always sounds appealing, it isn't a sustainable economic development model.
from: jfox on: 08-16-2011
When is enough going to be enough? Kill the comments.
from: Kill the Comments on: 08-16-2011
Last I knew free speech was a right. As an editor of a social media outlet some of your comments seem to be more of your own he has personal opinion.
from: po on: 08-16-2011
Did Kerry, Olver, and Brown call the prospective company and welcome them to Massachusetts?
If it is any consolation, in 6 years they will be looking to leave Manchester once they've bled VT for all they could.
from: Question on: 08-16-2011
My apologies, editor, for the mixup, but given the similarity in names, it's a pretty easy mistake to make between Andrew McKeever and Andy McKeever, wouldn't you say? More to my point, you say you shouldn't avoid bad news about a business, well, let's point to existing businesses. A certain guy named Ransford owes the city of North Adams six figures in back taxes, which has existed for many years. And yet he is again going before a town board for approval for a new business. Isn't it time a story is written exposing just how much he owes the city in taxes at a time when he wants to open another business - which happens to be a liquor store, right next door to a bar and right across the street from another bar. His new business will create zero jobs, since his family will run it, and he will once again fall behind on taxes on that property, which is his pattern. He pays up on a single property to get his permit, then a year later is in default again. I think that's more of a story than the WCW Hoosick mess.
Editor: The McKeevers are easy to mix up, which why I explained the difference. Yes, Mr. Ransford's issues with the city are long running and have had far more of an effect on the city than one company's decision to come here.
How about this mayor and council giving the tax payers the highest taxes in 26 years and pushing for not one but soon could be number two override.
from: RealWayne on: 08-16-2011
Say what ever you may but their is only one reason for Manchester over North Adams and it all boils down to money.Vermont made the best offer plain and simple and to blame a handfull of bloggers is a joke.
from: Just the facts on: 08-16-2011
What is the cost of electricity in North Adams compared to Manchester? The Berkshires have some of the highest rates in the state, and the state has some of the highest rates in the nation, but the subject is taboo, and never discussed.
from: Redy Kilowatt on: 08-16-2011
Can you call this leadership, blaming the bloggers? Very very weak I say.
from: FromHere on: 08-16-2011
The first amendment is not the right to comment on someone else's blog.
Get rid of the comments.
from: Morons on: 08-16-2011
If you get rid of the comments, you will lose traffice...keep that in mind, from an advertising perspective
from: NoteThis on: 08-16-2011
Please define "someone else's blog." iBerkshires offers a comment section for stories, and asks site visitors to comment. I wasn't aware that iBerkshires had passed its blogs over to you to dictate terms...
from: MoronsUnite on: 08-16-2011
My comment was about freedom of speech was about being a right. As for the blog It seems like an open forum to me. I don't believe new jobs would have come. most present employees will commute to the new location. My guess would be when the tax break ends in vermont they will pack up and look at north adams again.
Editor: I would highly doubt it. They were looking for a place to expand; the Applejack building appears to fulfill that need - along with the largesse from the state that went with it.
Applejack is operating under bankruptcy even after a grant from the state, cheap property to buy. Bank the money and when its time to finally pay taxes, vacate.. no loss to them up and moving again
Unfortunately, it appears that Vermont has a much faster method of implementing incentive programs for prospective businesses than Massachusetts does. Our Governor lives in Berkshire County. I know he's not here all the time, but if at some point in all of this he had been convinced to meet with Wilkinson personally, that may have helped to convince WCW to wait for a formal plan from North Adams and the state.
from: TheSlows on: 08-16-2011
Did we really need a business that would provide probably only 20 jobs (20%) and couldn't come here unless they got a huge tax break? Not to mention the financial bad taste they are dealing with in NY.
from: raptor on: 08-16-2011
Is somebody honestly not aware that iBerkshires can refuse, censor, edit, etc... any comment(s) they wish. If you tried to challenge their actions based upon the First Amendment, you would be laughed out of court and end up paying all of their legal expenses.
This blog is not public property.
from: 8th Grade Social Studies on: 08-16-2011
Alcombright was played like stratavarious. The mattress company used N. Adams to bolster their deal in Manchester. Dickie should never had opened his yap. I knew it was going to turn out bad when he announced a prospective deal. Always wait until you have a deal in hand.
from: Joesmoe on: 08-16-2011
Editor: The experts who post here are amazing!
I'm going to post this again, and use small words so everyone can understand.
In order to get this company to come here, we needed to offer a tax break.
In order to offer a tax break it needs to be voted on by the council.
In order to be voted on by the council it needed to go through the finance committee.
The finance committee is a public meeting.
There was no "announcement". It was discussed as it had to be in committee.
Ok... that's it. I hope it sinks in.
from: NA_Res on: 08-17-2011
Editor: Good luck with that.
I hope the comments by the editor are in jest?
Enough wheeling and dealing behind closed doors.
from: Open Door on: 08-17-2011
Editor: Totally in jest; we believe in transparency.
Clearly NA-Res is in error about procedure---True the TIF would have to be voted on by the Council--BUT it should not have gone to the FinCom first-- nor did it ever have to go there--the FinCom acts on what is referred to it by the Council-- it works for the Council and NOT the Mayor--whereas the Mayor could have made the announcement in a press conference--he chose to make it before the FinCom which has no jurisdiction on the issue unless referred to by the Council---nothing ever HAS to be discussed in Committee---what goes to Committee is a decision of the Council---to put it simply- the Mayor snubbed the Council where the vote would ultimately have to be taken--furthermore- time was of the essence-- and the Mayor could have presented the issue to the Council at the August 9th meeting--OR better yet called a special meeting (screw the FinCom) and go into executive session to discuss the issue/proposal (see Chapter 23B section 6)----but noooooooooo-- make a big splash in the FinCom-- not be prepared to bring it to Council until the meeting of the 23rd-- AND if voted on favorably by the Council -pass it on to the State (which as you know as a record of speed)---VT beat the City to the punch--and even so-- what Manchester had to offer was superior to North Adams---if the Mayor had done as I have outlined herein---still Manchester wins----it was a no win proposition for the City anyway--but it could have been handled with less ineptitude
from: chbpod on: 08-18-2011
Then ... let\'s see a story about it! If Ransford is cheating the city by not paying his taxes, I\'d like to know. If I wasn\'t paying my taxes, you can be sure the city would be pestering me to pay. What has Ransford got, that I don\'t?
from: time on: 08-18-2011
Editor: Liens on your properties. That's the only tool municipalities have for going after back taxes: They charge interest and penalties, place liens, go to court to take the properties. Court can take years but cities really don't want the properties because they're rarely in good condition.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Laws/GeneralLaws/PartI/TitleVII/Chapter39/Section23B
Unless the city owns the property, or is acting as an energy supplier, the council and committees are not allowed to go into exec session on such matters.
The city was third party to these negotiations. Exec Session would have been a violation of the law.
from: Executive Session on: 08-19-2011
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Tammy Daniels 10:30PM / Tuesday June 21, 2011
Supporters and opponents of the override were in a good mood on Tuesday.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Voters rejected a $1.2 million Proposition 2 1/2 override by 577 votes on Tuesday, sending city officials back to the drawing board to plug a $957,000 hole in the 2012 budget.
"This is a democracy, this is why people are able to make these choices, and we'll respect the choice," said a disappointed Mayor Richard Alcombright, who vowed to "look under every rock" for savings and revenue (yes, taxes will still go up). "I was hoping, hoping beyond hope I guess, for a different outcome."
His concern was that the city was continuing to "kick the can down the road" by not dealing with the loss of revenues. The same hurdles will be there next year, he said.
"We're not going to be able to fund things that we want to fund, we're not going to be able to continue things that we want to continue, and we know darn well the revenues aren't going to come back," the mayor said. "At best, next year we're level funded [by the state] which is still a 3 percent step back."
The mayor was busy answering two phones after the election results came in.
Outspoken opponent Robert Cardimino, on the other hand, was jubilant. "It sent a message to City Hall," he said.
The city has seen its state aid drop by more than $3 million and revenues decline even as costs have continued to rise. With no significant reserves left, the mayor proposed a Proposition 2 1/2 override that would have increased the city's levy limit to raise more taxes to match revenues to spending.
The override, on top of last year's 10 percent property tax increase, water rate increase and implementation of a sewer fee, had a segment of the population howling.
"I can't afford to lose my house," said Robert Martel, who was standing outside St. Elizabeth's Parish Center with a large "NO" sign. "My taxes have gone up $667."
The question has divided the city, with harsh words at public meetings and allegations of scare tactics. At least one landlord reportedly handed out fliers warning tenants their rent would be hiked if the override passed.
Vote Totals Yes
Ward 1 251 367
The results came quickly as the override was defeated by at least 70 votes in each of the four wards stationed at the parish center. Ward 4, at Greylock Elementary School, rejected it even more decisively by 200 votes.
The final tally was 1,812 against and 1,235 for, with 36 percent of registered voters casting ballots. The vote wasn't quite as harsh as in Cheshire, which defeated a $200,000 override 2 to 1 on Monday night, but it wasn't far off.
Election wardens were mixed on how the vote might be going; the diversity of the voting population made it difficult to get a forecast on the outcome.
Ken O'Brien, head warden at St. Elizabeth's, said the turnout had been steady throughout the day with voters ranging from the very young to the very old; a large number voters brought their children.
Over in Greylock, Warden Christine Petrie said the bulk of the votes — some 500 — had been cast by around noon, with a couple eager voters ready an hour before the polls opened at 9. "There was a woman here with a baby 4 days old and another woman who said she was 95."
By all accounts, there was little hesitation in checking off yes or no for the one question on the ballot. Some didn't even bother using the voting booths; "One man marked the ballot in his hand and walked right to the box," said Assistant Clerk Jane Wise.
"As a parent, I'm really concerned," said Drury High School Principal Amy Meehan, who has spoken in support of the override at some of the six information sessions held over the last few weeks. "I think that North Adams is a good place to raise children but I don't know what the city is going to do to close the shortfall.
Alcombright congratulated Robert Cardimino on the outcome, but Cardimino couldn't resist jabbing the mayor again with his claims of 'scare tactics.' We call unsportsmanlike conduct.
"Voter turnout was so low, I'm very disappointed ... this is going to be a longtime loss for all."
Alcombright said he was going to "take some very, very deep breaths and try to absorb where we are" and then meet with school administrators and department heads to craft another spending plan to present to the City Council by the second meeting in July. A list of cuts already presented to the public will be on the table.
"The biggest challenge now is the school getting down to minimize spending; that means we have to find a half-million or so in the city budget and that is near and next to impossible," he said. "... but we will and we'll make it work."
He was unshaken by a major setback in only his second year in office; he'd spent weeks trying to persuade voters to make a difficult choice that would directly affect their wallets.
"It's probably just more than people were willing to absorb," he said. "You try to minimize by saying the average would be $195 a year, but it's still 195 bucks out of somebody's wallet. ... Even a win would have been bittersweet: you passed your budget, you move forward, however, you're throwing this liability on thousands of people."
Please be aware that we have closed comments on past override stories to keep the conversation up to date.
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Clinical Trial Launches To Develop Breath Test For Multiple Cancers
Researchers have launched a clinical trial to develop a breath test, analysing molecules that could indicate the presence of cancer at an early stage. This is the first test of its kind to investigate multiple cancer types.
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The researchers in the trial will collect samples from 1,500 people, including healthy people as trial controls, to analyse VOCs in the breath to see if they can detect signals of different cancer types (photo: Owlstone Medical Ltd)
A cancer breath test has huge potential to provide a non-invasive look into what’s happening in the body and could help to find cancer early, when treatment is more likely to be effective. The Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre is running the PAN Cancer trial for Early Detection of Cancer in Breath in collaboration with Owlstone Medical to test their Breath Biopsy® technology. Breath samples from people will be collected in the clinical trial to see if odorous molecules called volatile organic compounds (VOCs) can be detected.
Professor Rebecca Fitzgerald, lead trial investigator at the Cancer Research UK Cambridge Centre, said: “We urgently need to develop new tools, like this breath test, which could help to detect and diagnose cancer earlier, giving patients the best chance of surviving their disease. Through this clinical trial we hope to find signatures in breath needed to detect cancers earlier – it’s the crucial next step in developing this technology. Owlstone Medical’s Breath Biopsy® technology is the first to test across multiple cancer types, potentially paving the way for a universal breath test.”
When cells carry out biochemical reactions as part of their metabolism they produce a range of VOCs. If their metabolism becomes altered, such as in cancer and various other conditions, cells can release a different pattern of VOCs. The researchers aim to identify these patterns using Owlstone Medical’s Breath Biopsy® technology.
The researchers in the trial will collect samples from 1,500 people, including healthy people as trial controls, to analyse VOCs in the breath to see if they can detect signals of different cancer types. The clinical trial will start with patients with suspected oesophageal and stomach cancers and then expand to prostate, kidney, bladder, liver and pancreatic cancers in the coming months.
The technology potentially paves the way for a universal breath test
The trial is recruiting patients to Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge who have been referred from their GP with these specific types of suspected cancer. They will be given the breath test prior to other diagnostic tests. Patients will breathe into the test for 10 minutes to collect a sample, which will then be processed in Owlstone Medical’s Breath Biopsy laboratory in Cambridge, UK.
By looking across cancer types, this trial will help unpick if cancer signals are similar or different, and how early it’s possible to pick these signals up. Some people will go on to be diagnosed with cancer, and their samples will be compared to those who don’t develop the disease. If the technology proves to accurately identify cancer, the team hope that breath biopsies could in future be used in GP practices to determine whether to refer patients for further diagnostic tests.
Billy Boyle, co-founder and CEO at Owlstone Medical, said: “There is increasing potential for breath-based tests to aid diagnosis, sitting alongside blood and urine tests in an effort to help doctors detect and treat disease. The concept of providing a whole-body snapshot in a completely non-invasive way is very powerful and could reduce harm by sparing patients from more invasive tests that they don’t need. Our technology has proven to be extremely effective at detecting VOCs in the breath, and we are proud to be working with Cancer Research UK as we look to apply it towards the incredibly important area of detecting early-stage disease in a range of cancers in patients.”
Almost half of cancers are diagnosed at a late stage in England. This highlights the importance of early detection, particularly for diseases like oesophageal cancer where only 12% of oesophageal cancer patients survive their disease for 10 years or more.
Rebecca Coldrick, 54 from Cambridge, was diagnosed in her early 30s with Barrett’s oesophagus, a condition where the cells lining the oesophagus are abnormal – often caused by acid reflux. Out of 100 people with Barrett’s oesophagus in the UK, up to 13 could go on to develop oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Rebecca Coldrick said: “About 20 years ago I developed acid reflux, and I began to live on Gaviscon and other indigestion remedies. I went to the doctors and shortly after I was diagnosed with Barrett’s. Every two years I have an endoscopy to monitor my condition.”
Monitoring patients to find those at high risk of developing a cancer, like oesophageal, is very intrusive for patients, who may not even develop the disease. Rebecca Coldrick decided to take part in the PAN Cancer trial for Early Detection of Cancer in Breath. A non-invasive test using this technology could help to further differentiate those likely to develop oesophageal cancer from those less likely to develop the disease.
She added: “I was very happy to take part in the trial and I want to help with research however I can. Initially, I thought I might feel a bit claustrophobic wearing the mask, but I didn’t at all. I found watching the display on the computer during the test interesting and soon we were done, without any discomfort. I think the more research done to monitor conditions like mine and the kinder the detection tests developed, the better.”
Dr David Crosby, head of early detection research at Cancer Research UK, said: “Technologies such as this breath test have the potential to revolutionise the way we detect and diagnose cancer in the future. Early detection research has faced an historic lack of funding and industry interest, and this work is a shining example of Cancer Research UK’s commitment to reverse that trend and drive vital progress in shifting cancer diagnosis towards earlier stages.”
Recognising the importance of early detection in improving cancer survival, Cancer Research UK has made research into this area one of its top priorities and will invest more than £20 million a year in early detection research by 2019.
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Negotiations between the German firm Siltronic and the third-largest maker of semiconductor wafers of the world GlobalWafers of Taiwan are at an advanced stage for the acquisition of the German firm by the Taiwanese firm, GlobalWafers confirmed on Monday. The Taiwanese company said that the deal is potentially worth an estimated $4.5 billion.
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"A combination of GlobalWafers and Siltronic would create a leading player in the industry with a comprehensive product portfolio that can offer technologically sophisticated products to all semiconductor customers globally," said spokesman William Chen.
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By Bob Dane July 24, 2018 11 Comments
Throwing everything against the (yet-to-be-built) wall in hopes that something will stick, a coalition of U.S. businesses claims Texas’s lawsuit against DACA will cost the state $6 billion.
Who knew that Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals was such a cash cow?
“In the face of DACA rescission … immigrant communities in Texas are increasingly holding back from economic activity, focusing instead on saving to protect their families from the economic trauma in the form of job loss and legal fees that comes with deportation proceedings,” the corporate consortium argued in a federal court brief filed late Saturday.
The 114 businesses – including Southwest and United Airlines, Amazon, Uber and Verizon – estimate that 126,000 of 689,000 illegal aliens protected under former President Barack Obama’s DACA program reside in Texas. From that estimate, the companies draw the following outrageous conclusions:
The purchasing power of DACA recipients has “led to the existence of 5,800 manufacturing jobs” in Texas. This is a slippery statement, since fast-food employment has blurred with “manufacturing” in government reports.
DACA individuals are expected to contribute about $244.7 million in Texas taxes in 2018. There is no mention of public services and subsidies received.
The state would lose more than $6 billion in annual GDP over the next decade if DACA were scrapped. In the absence of supporting documentation, this is merely a blue-sky figure floated for headline value.
The corporatists use a thin tissue of anecdotes to fabricate their speculative assertions. In fact, DACA recipients are neither as well-educated nor financially independent as they have been presented in the media. More than a few have dangerous criminal records, which come with heavy social and economic costs.
It is unclear where or how the business coalition derived its data, but the “research” seems to rest on the illogical assumption that the economic output of DACA recipients would simply disappear and not be replaced by others in the country who would perform the jobs and pay the taxes.
We can agree with the business coalition on one point, however: Texas and other opposing states did not move soon enough against DACA.
“The states’ delay undercuts any claim they have to immediate, irreparable injury, since they have been living with the status quo for six years,” the brief contends.
“It’s a clever argument, and given the standard for an injunction, it could carry sway with the court,” says Rich Kelsey, a former law dean at George Mason University and frequent writer on immigration issues.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton responded, “Texas has argued for years that the federal executive branch lacks the power to unilaterally grant unlawfully present aliens lawful presence and work authorization.
“Left intact, DACA sets a dangerous precedent by giving the executive branch sweeping authority to ignore the laws enacted by Congress and change our nation’s immigration laws to suit a president’s own policy preferences.”
Whatever its economic implications, the DACA is bad law that tears at the foundations of border security and national sovereignty. As Paxton put it: “Our lawsuit is about the rule of law, not the wisdom of any particular immigration policy.”
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Don Stephens on August 1, 2018 2:16 pm
I do not know about anyone else–but for me–if DACA legalization or amnesty is passed by Republicans and signed by President Trump–then I will not vote for Trump for a 2nd term or ever vote for any Republicans again.DACA people are here illegally and they they “MUST” be deported–not rewarded.
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Tricia Kennemer on July 26, 2018 11:04 pm
SICK OF THIS BS. The constant attempts to circumvent our immigration laws, the money the taxpayers are paying out to defend ILLEGALS at OUR expense. What is the question here? Illegal is illegal. Period. Deport.
VivaLaMigra on July 24, 2018 7:37 pm
OK, I hope there is “documentation” on the records of the court to prove that Texas has been fighting BORDER JUMPERS ‘..for years!”
Leland on July 25, 2018 10:56 am
Actually yes. According to texas.gov: “The National Guard began assisting US Customs and Border Protection in support of Operation Phalanx in 2010 with ground troops”. There are numerous other examples since then. If you look at the businesses involved it’s obvious that this “court brief” is just pandering to Hispanics.
Leland on July 24, 2018 7:32 pm
This all comes down to the English/Advocate dictionary where everything must be translated into the proper terms. For example, abolish Ice = open borders. The claim that somehow the economy will suffer translates to we don’t want to lose our low paid workers. And as stated, the idea that these are well educated individuals is flatly untrue. The truth is in fact the opposite. Few have college education and a substantial percentage have not even finished high school. There are the exceptions to the rule, but in general the lower the education, the lower paid the jobs, and the more they will rely on government assistance of some sort throughout their lives.
And Attorney General Paxton puts the argument succinctly: “Our lawsuit is about the rule of law, not the wisdom of any particular immigration policy”. It’s like the “travel ban” argument. The law, the clearly written law, passed by Congress and repeatedly upheld by previous Supreme Courts, says the president can ban entry of foreigners from any nation or group at his discretion. Period. And yet four liberal Supreme Court justices attempted to say that Trump did not have the power he clearly has. It’s the same old thing. Don’t like the law, then change it. But you can’t ignore it because you don’t agree.
In the last couple days the North Korean state media has been telling their citizens there will have to be “belts tightened”. There has been a 3 to 5% drop in GDP and exports fell 37% in the last year. There is one reason for this. Trump insisted on tight sanctions that were unprecedented in their scope and has said they will stay until they denuclearize. That is a little confusing though, since North Korea is one of Russia’s important client states. So how come Putin was not able to prevent Trump from imposing them? There’s talk and then there’s action. We had 25 years of catering to North Korea and Trump said no more. Maybe the media can tell us the credit is really Obama’s.
USMCM14 on July 24, 2018 4:25 pm
And the detail they left out of this equation is the “70 Billion Plus Dollars” sent back to these third world **** holes every year by illegals includes the “DACA illegals” which every penny is and illegally gained just like drug cartel dollars and should be confiscated !!!
pie on July 24, 2018 4:03 pm
secure the border and start to deport asap.
William Vanderbrink on July 24, 2018 3:57 pm
DACA is a program that gives individuals DELAYED enforcement on violations of American law.
The logic utilized here concerning the economic activity driving by these illegal immigrants might be reason enough to give them a pass if terribly flawed.
If you use the same logic on drug dealers in neighborhoods, would you give them a pass. Drug dealers faciilitate a lot of economic activity in their neighborhoods. They make purchases and bring folks into the area. They do create jobs. That doesn’t make them a positive influence.
liberaldisgust on July 24, 2018 3:44 pm
This article calls DACA a law …. it’s not a law … it’s a policy and the President has every right to change policy but the courts have again overstepped their authority …..
Kelly on July 24, 2018 10:45 pm
From a 500+ word critique of a court brief that’s what you got out of it?
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The 1 Body Language Habit That Made Steve Jobs Really Successful
Jobs mesmerized others in the way he communicated, both verbally and nonverbally.
By Marcel Schwantes@MarcelSchwantes
Steve Jobs speaks at All Things Digital in 2010. (Photo by Rick Smolan/Against All Odds Productions/Getty Images)
Steve Jobs was known to have undeniable charisma and an intense presence. Part of what made him so powerful in the public eye was how he eyed the public -- he was a master of the eye contact. Whether in a board room of ten or at a product launch in front of thousands with cameras pointing at him, Jobs mesmerized with his eyes.
When he announced his return as CEO of Apple, or introduced the first iPhone, he owned the stage. His pacing was perfect, his eye contact was superb, and he engaged and commanded his audience.
Yes, the eye contact is an expressive and effective form of communication, and Jobs used it to his full advantage probably better than any other high profile executive during his time on planet earth.
Michael Ellsberg, a researcher and author of the book The Power of Eye Contact, has spent years studying the habits of highly charismatic people such as Jobs. He says Jobs is famous for having a "Reality Distortion Field" (RDF) -- an aura of charisma, confidence, and persuasion, in which people report it almost impossible to avoid surrendering to the man and following his will when interacting face-to-face."
If you want to consider better eye-contact habits that you can leverage in business and relationships, Ellsberg suggests these winners:
Learn the Art of Personal Space
Your sense of "personal space" is the feeling you get of being "invaded" when someone steps over your personal boundaries (i.e., too much direct eye contact or someone facing you directly, touching your arm or shoulder, or raising his or her voice at you).
Ellsberg says to keep others from feeling uneasy in the same manners, try leaning back or standing back a little to increase their comfort. When you are physically close because it's a crowded room, try lowering your voice. When you pat someone on the back or touch their arm as you talk, try standing at an angle, not facing them directly.
Stay Present and Refocus
Ever made eye contact with someone in conversation, but soon realized the other person wasn't taking in a thing you were saying -- their mind was on another planet? It's what's referred to as the "pretend gaze."
In a world of short attention spans and constant stimuli from smart phones, Ellsberg suggests getting into the practice of noticing whenever your mind drifts somewhere else. Then, as you catch yourself drifting off, bring your attention back to whomever you're talking with at the moment. Since the pattern is hard to break, he suggests doing this for one week. The other person will truly appreciate it, as paying attention in this attention-deficit era will be a gift of true values to someone else.
Master the Soft Gaze
Ellsberg says in this Big Think clip that the kind of eye contact you want to have when you go into a job interview is neither too aggressive nor too weak. It's walking this perfectly confident middle line he calls a "soft gaze."
He warns to avoid those "Superman laser beams coming out of your eyes where you're really, really intensely focused." Instead, he says, "It's just like a soft focus--your interviewer's face is not sharply, sharply in focus; you're taking in your interviewer's whole face. It's a dance of eye contact where you are following their lead to a certain extent. They make a little eye contact, you make a little eye contact. They look away, you look away."
In my own experience talking to people or delivering keynote presentations, I've found a similar strategy to Steve Jobs that's been proven effective: Expressing emotion with my eyes.
This simple technique helps to establish a good communication path that connects with my listener or audience, as Jobs did. That means delivering your message with meaning by keeping your eyes focused, active and "alive." If you're happy, sad, surprised, excited or [insert your emotion here], show it with your eyes by matching the emotion to your words. Your intended listener will notice and engage the conversation on a deeper level.
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NEWS | Brazil to Discuss Continuity of Maritime Agreement with Chile
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By Mariana Branco
Image Attribute: The agreement was signed in 1974. The Brazilian Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) claim that currently it only benefits two companies, both subsidiaries of large German groups.Agencia Brasil/arquivo
The Brazilian government will discuss with entrepreneurs over Brazil’s continuity on a maritime agreement with Chile, which provides that only ships holding Brazilian and Chilean flags can transport cargo between both countries. The meeting will happen on September 12 in Brasília, with exporters, importers, ship owners, technicians from the Foreign Trade Chamber (CAMEX) and possibly representatives from transport regulatory agencies.
The agreement was signed in 1974. The Brazilian Confederation of Industry (CNI) and the Brazilian Confederation of Agriculture and Livestock (CNA) claim that currently it only benefits two companies: Chilean Hamburg Süd and Brazilian Hapag Lloyd, both subsidiaries of large German groups.
Diego Bonomo, CNI’s Foreign Trade manager, says that in the 90s, Brazil walked away from most agreements like this that were then in force. According to him, there were only two agreements left. "Two of minor importance, as they are with Romania and Algeria. The other three are with Argentina, Uruguay, and Chile. With Argentina and Uruguay, the exporter can take the land route option. For Chile, the land route is very expensive, and during winter, it is not a viable [option], because passes through the Andes," Bonomo pointed out.
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According to the CNI’s manager, the exclusivity on the route granted for both companies makes transport very expensive for nearly 3,600 exporters and 1,100 Brazilian importers using it. On the exports side, the following sectors are being affected: automotive, chemical, ceramic, food, health and machinery and equipment. For imports, Brazil buys mostly Chilean copper, used in the energy sector.
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Infosys Digital Radar 2019: Barriers and Accelerators for Digital Transformation in the Insurance Industry
By Jeff Kavanaugh, Nandha Kumar Muthusrinivasan, Jeff Mosier July 2019 | Report | 29 min read | Email this article | Download
The digital transformation journey
Insurance companies have avoided digital disruption longer than incumbents in many other industries. That reprieve, however, has ended.
Legacy insurance companies are facing challenges, from new upstarts (Lemonade) and established tech giants (Amazon). These industry newcomers offer personalized products and frictionless interactions, and speak the language of digital natives.
Legacy firms have learned they can no longer operate in ways that served them well for the last couple of centuries.
To thrive – or even just survive – the insurance industry has to accelerate its journey into the digital future.
In early 2018, Infosys surveyed more than 1,000 senior-management-level executives working in large organizations around the world with more than 5,000 employees and over $1 billion in annual revenue. That research on companies’ digital evolutions included responses from dozens of insurance industry executives.
Based on that survey, we produced a report — Infosys Survey Report — showing that incumbent organizations (as opposed to digital natives) fall into three clusters determined by their progress along the digital transformation journey:
Knowing that many organizations are rapidly intensifying their digital transformation efforts, Infosys conducted a new survey in November 2018 to gauge the pace of that change. This new survey showed an increase in explorers and decrease in visionaries among the dozens of insurance industry respondents. These findings differ from what executives overall have told us – companies can advance from the watcher to the explorer level without herculean effort, but reaching the visionary level is significantly more difficult.
Pressure is building on legacy firms to move faster along their digital transitions. Although digital disruptors were slow to arrive, insurtechs are now gaining traction in what had been a tradition-bound industry.
More explorers, fewer visionaries
The need to be visionaries
Almost every incumbent in the insurance industry is being pushed by disruptors or peers to digitally transform, whether it’s digitally-led claims journeys or new sources of data that influence underwriting.
Many companies will only survive if they become digital transformation visionaries.
Some incumbents unable to keep up with the pace of technological change have already succumbed to competitive pressures. Many more insurance companies will likely fall by the wayside. To avoid being blindsided by competitors and stay relevant, companies must find ways to transform their products, processes and business models using digitally-enabled approaches and technologies.
Navigating the transformation journey
Our most recent study takes a closer look at the transformation journey. We identified 22 key digital initiatives and then asked respondents where their companies stood on implementing each initiative:
Not started (or in planning).
Completed multiple proofs of concept.
Completed pilot projects.
Operating at scale.
We then developed the Digital Maturity Index and assigned each company an index score from 0 to 100 according to its progress on pursuing and implementing the 22 key initiatives.
Companies on the digital journey
Comparing clusters on their digital transformation journeys
As insurance companies advance through the digital transformation journey from watchers to explorers to visionaries, they operate more and more key digital initiatives at scale. The types of projects change throughout the journey and can be grouped into four categories:
Foundation initiatives must be implemented to modernize legacy systems.
Mainstay initiatives represent the core elements of digital transformation, including automation and artificial intelligence (AI).
Customer initiatives primarily impact the customer experience. They include omnichannel marketing and content personalization.
Forefront initiatives harness cutting-edge technologies, such as augmented reality (AR), drones and blockchain.
Visionaries stand out – cluster progress across 22 digital initiatives
As shown in the previous figure, insurance visionaries are significantly more advanced than explorers in their implementation of virtually all initiatives, and watchers are far behind.
These companies typically operate at scale on only one or two digital initiatives, with perhaps a couple of others in the pilot testing phase.
None in the insurance industry were operating at scale on the “internet of things,” AI, robotic process automation (RPA), content personalization, or most forefront initiatives.
Twenty percent had completed drone pilot programs and another 20% reached scale. That was the only forefront initiative where watchers made progress in the insurance industry. Drones have shown they can assess damage in remote areas and collect data needed to underwrite large projects.
Among the foundation initiatives, cybersecurity shows the most progress with more than half (54%) operating at scale. Compliance and liability pressures are driving insurance companies to invest here and protect their vast and rapidly growing collections of sensitive data.
Watchers are gradually investing in Agile and DevOps, with 20% operating at scale, only slightly behind explorers and visionaries. However, our research indicates difficulty in converting these small wins to larger initiative success.
Digital marketing is the sole customer initiative where insurance watchers have made significant progress. This is seen as a leading indicator of customer-centric initiatives to follow.
Further along than watchers, insurance industry explorers have completed pilot projects for an average of seven key digital initiatives.
Organizations have progressed past the planning stage on four-fifths of the initiatives. Yet, they are operating at scale on only about six initiatives.
Cybersecurity also shows progress for explorers, as the leading area in foundation initiatives. Explorers – and even watchers – performed better on cybersecurity than insurance industry visionaries. But that over performance could be explained by the small number of visionaries, where the relatively few respondents can tilt the results.
Earlier investments in business intelligence have provided a foundation for big data and analytics, an obvious tool for the information-dependent insurance industry. Explorers have made as much progress here as in any other mainstay initiative.
Organizations have also made more progress on digital marketing than the other customer initiatives. This rules-based, revenue-oriented initiative tends to provide a clear business case and also highlights the importance of growing sales.
Slightly ahead of their peers, on average they are at scale for seven initiatives and have completed pilots on seven further initiatives.
Insurance visionaries have either completed pilots or achieved scale on most key initiatives, with the biggest exceptions being forefront projects such as drones (25% pursuing) and virtual reality (VR) and AR, each at 13%. German insurance giant Allianz SE used AR to demonstrate potential dangers in an ordinary home, while other insurance firms use VR to train claims adjusters.
The overall consistency of progress across initiatives is remarkable, and shows that a comprehensive approach is required to attain leadership. It also implies possible synergy across initiatives, where success in one area like big data may provide core capabilities for another initiative like internet of things. That technology has led some companies to experiment with auto and health insurance discounts based on sensor data. Dental insurer Beam provides its customers with internet-connected toothbrushes and then uses the data to inform premiums.
Even in the forefront category, where progress is understandably less advanced than the others, there is still consistency across initiatives. From our discussions with industry executives and experts, this highlights a “lean forward” mindset that embraces the understanding that today’s advanced technologies will become a vital part of tomorrow’s operating system.
Changing focus, making progress
Visionaries have many more initiatives operating at scale
As insurance companies advance along their digital transformation journey, they tend to focus on different sorts of projects. Watchers are just trying to build a foundation for their digital transformation, so they are unlikely to have the bandwidth to launch mainstay, customer or forefront initiatives.
As companies reach the explorer stage, they turn their attention to a broader range of initiatives, including such mainstay ones as big data and analytics, RPA, and enterprise cloud. They can also spend time working on customer initiatives such as content personalization, digital product engineering and digital marketing. However, explorers must still invest time focusing on the basics, such as scaling the implementation of core foundational initiatives such as legacy modernization, application programming interfaces (APIs) and business process management (BPM).
Insurance visionaries bring many initiatives to scale along foundation, mainstay and customer categories. They are also the only cluster making substantial progress on scaling forefront initiatives such as 3D printing and blockchain technologies, which can be helpful as fraud detection tools or to secure information transfers.
Shifting barriers on the digital transformation journey
Our survey revealed that inability to experiment quickly is the greatest barrier to digital transformation that insurance companies faced in 2018. More than one-third of respondents (38%) worry that their companies lack the capacity for rapid experimentation that is essential for testing different technologies and figuring out which ones hold the most promise.
Most companies believe that they can quickly develop this capability. Only 24% of respondents in the insurance industry felt that lack of rapid experimentation skills would still frustrate their digital transformation in 2019.
Barriers to digital transformation
We believe that companies underestimate the challenge of mastering the art of rapid experimentation. Companies need to implement major cultural changes to become adept at rapid experimentation, according to Alok Uniyal, vice president and head of Agile and DevOps at Infosys. Significant cultural shifts rarely happen quickly.
While respondents feel that most barriers to digital transformation will diminish over time, they have persistent concerns over legacy systems.
Legacy systems currently rank as the second most commonly cited barrier (named by 36% of respondents), but insurance executives expect that it could become the most serious barrier in 2019.
Those massive legacy systems were once important advantages that allowed industry incumbents to hold off challengers. Now digital natives – backed by venture capital or peer-to-peer funding – cite their lack of legacy systems as major competitive advantages.
Insurers frequently operate with small margins and often don’t have technology budgets large enough to fund the transition to new cloud-based systems.
“Most of the top 20 insurers have implemented big legacy transformation projects on claims platforms and administration and billing systems,” Mark Andrews, domain director at U.K.-based consultancy Altus, told the website Raconteur. “But they tend to keep the old systems and build a layer on top, which is what holds them back, far behind other industries.”
Experience with digital transformation is a double-edged sword. On the one hand, the visionaries who have progressed the furthest along the digital transformation journey recognize the most barriers, identifying more than four from the list of 10 that we provided.
At the same time, insurance industry visionaries are also more optimistic than their counterparts in the watcher and explorer groups about overcoming these barriers. This demonstrates that companies become more confident as they gain experience with implementing successful pilots and bringing ideas to scale on their digital transformation journey.
Survey respondents weren’t confident that budgetary constraints would become less of a barrier in 2019. While 35% of insurance executives cite “insufficient budget” as a barrier to digital transformation in 2018, 38% feel that it will still be a serious stumbling block this year.
If organizations devote more investment to key digital initiatives, that would show that senior leaders are strengthening their commitment to digital transformation.
Participants also expect that change management will only grow harder as time goes on. While 29% of respondents named “lack of change management capabilities” as a barrier in 2018, 32% said it would be a problem this year for the insurance industry. Watchers and explorers are especially worried about managing change.
Digital maturity by industry
Our survey revealed significant differences in digital maturity by industry. We found that technology, manufacturing, telco and financial services companies had progressed furthest on their digital transformation journeys. Digital Maturity Index scores were distinctly lower in other industries such as consumer goods, logistics and health care. Insurance finished close to the middle of the 12 industries surveyed.
In both insurance and financial services, legacy businesses are facing intense competitive pressures from both startups and large tech companies muscling into the sector.
Legacy incumbents are trying to make progress toward digital transformation, but their efforts are hampered by regulations, security concerns and complex internal processes.
Industry ranking on the Digital Maturity Index
Accelerating the digital transformation journey: 5 key capabilities
In August 2018, Infosys conducted a research study that identified five capabilities that help companies, including those in the insurance industry, accelerate their digital transformation journeys: Agile and DevOps, automation and AI, design, learning, and proximity.
In our November 2018 executive survey, we looked deeper to understand company competencies in these areas. We found that companies with the highest Digital Maturity Index scores (i.e., the visionaries) do indeed have the strongest abilities in all accelerator categories.
Visionary companies have superior accelerator capabilities
Cluster average
The five digital capability accelerators above are powerful in their own right, and we examine each of them on the pages that follow. Before looking at the accelerators individually, it is worth reviewing them holistically at a summary level. When we reviewed client and industry digital transformation programs, we found multiple successes in the past two years where one of the accelerators was dominant. However, in discussions with executives about the next 12 months and beyond, the consistent message was that multiple accelerators will increasingly be needed for future success. Agile and DevOps programs will be required for the uncertainty that accompanies the frenetic ongoing pace of change. The amplification and intelligence from automation and AI will be required to make sense of an increasingly complex world.
Design will become a non-negotiable expectation that goes beyond functionality to experience, and will permeate more and more business functions.
The rate of change faced by enterprises, and the necessity for widespread adoption, virtually guarantee that learning will be a core part of any lasting transformation. Finally, the location or proximity to work will be a major factor in capability and program planning, both for strategic intent and cost management.
Let’s examine each of these digital capability accelerators.
Digital transformation accelerator No. 1: Agile and DevOps
“There’s an overarching need for companies to be nimble and responsive, to understand company needs, and quickly develop solutions,” said Uniyal, the Infosys Agile leader.
“Agile and DevOps enable companies to beat competitors by quickly experimenting, validating ideas and scaling leading-edge solutions. They enable greater flexibility and higher productivity. DevOps helps by automating the Agile software development lifecycle, enabling companies to deploy new features on a nearly continuous basis.”
The visionary insurance companies that are furthest along the digital transformation journey have the strongest ability to deliver Agile programs at scale. They have fully adopted both an Agile mindset and Agile practices. Their IT developers and operations teams cooperate closely to achieve business objectives.
Their technology teams deliver results fast enough for these visionaries to stay competitive and fend off digital native rivals. Such companies are also likely to have a robust, stable DevOps platform that serves their entire enterprise.
At U.S. insurer Nationwide, executives implemented Agile a decade ago. The organization, however, began another major push in 2014 to extend the practice to almost all its software development lines, according to Gigabit magazine. The result was $60 million in annual savings.
“The products that we create are all information-based; they’re not products that you can touch and feel,” Guru Vasudeva, chief information officer at Nationwide, told Gigabit. “IT is the manufacturing arm of any financial services and insurance company.”
There are two primary barriers that prevent insurance companies from making more progress on Agile and DevOps.
One major organizational challenge is changing the culture to ensure that business cooperates with IT from the start.
Our research has found that about 80% of development projects are IT-led and IT-sponsored, without early involvement of business stakeholders.
If companies can change their culture and mindset to ensure early business and IT collaboration, they will dramatically improve the likelihood of Agile and DevOps success.
In addition to cultural change, insurance companies also need to make sure that their employees are trained in new ways of working. This retraining must extend throughout the organization so that all stakeholders have a good understanding of these new ways of working.
Agile and DevOps methods can be extremely useful in certain industries such as branded consumer goods where speed is critical to successfully keep pace with fast-changing trends. In other industries, such as banking, insurance and airlines, there are regulations, risk and audit controls that can impede efforts to scale up Agile and DevOps.
While our survey shows that many companies are confident — perhaps overconfident — in their ability to master rapid experimentation, the reality is that Agile and DevOps techniques are hard to master. Even companies that purport to have flexible, Agile teams may still rely on the same old structured, rigid waterfall development methods inside those teams.
There are practical steps that companies can take to improve their Agile and DevOps skills. Companies can work faster and scale quicker while meeting the demands of global markets by implementing Agile on a distributed basis.
“Companies need to become more dynamic and nimbler,” Uniyal said. “To react faster to changing markets and come up with improved products and services, companies need to have a culture of rapid experimentation, quick development, prototyping and validation. To accomplish this, they need to be able to visualize their end-to-end value chain. This is a major challenge in legacy organizations where the value chain may be fragmented. The best way to overcome this issue is by implementing Lean.”
Digital transformation accelerator No. 2: automation and AI
AI and automation have the potential to radically transform existing business models and unlock new opportunities. For example, insurer Liberty Mutual now uses a large-scale AI deployment to process claims and provide quotes for auto insurance.
What distinguishes visionaries from their peers when it comes to AI and automation? Our survey found that visionaries are more likely to have developed and started to implement well-articulated strategies and initiatives for AI, RPA and IT automation. They also tend to approach automation and AI as ways to amplify human capabilities rather than just reduce headcount and costs. Their employees have the skills to implement automation and AI technologies in ways that advance corporate strategic goals.
That said, insurance companies at all stages of their digital transformation journeys are grappling with the ethical implications and opacity of AI.
“We need a paradigm shift in how we interact with AI and automation,” said John Gikopoulos, global head of AI and automation at Infosys. “We should apply ethics and control at the personal level, rather than expecting a process, machine, or laws to govern these technologies once they are out in the world.”
Ethical concerns could come to a head as more internet of things insurance data is generated and collected. Disputes about the ownership and use of data are possible, particularly when customers switch companies.
Those ethics questions can also lead to regulatory action. Some U.S. state governments require additional disclosure that could involve propriety company data in usage-based plans, according to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Companies need to figure out the best ways to harness these tools to develop useful solutions that meet client needs. To get the most benefit from automation and AI, most incumbents will need to convince their own workforce about the benefits of these technologies and reskill employees to make sure that people and machines can work seamlessly together to achieve superior results.
Digital transformation accelerator No. 3: design
Design skills enable companies to rethink every aspect of their business, from internal operations to external customer service. Insurance companies with superior design skills use technology to find novel solutions to serve human needs.
Our survey shows that companies with design strengths are better able to seize opportunities to improve both customer and employee experiences.
They are more likely to deploy technology in the form of digital product engineering, content personalization and AR.
Insurance visionaries understand that design is more than mere user experience. Instead of segregating user design within its own silo, they make sure that more people, in more functions across the company have responsibility to design products and services that maximize user satisfaction.
Design-led insurance companies have effective processes in place to continuously listen to customers. They are committed to testing ideas and iterating to make those ideas better over time. They measure design performance and results with the same rigor that they apply to tracking revenues and costs.
“It starts with empathy,” according to The Digital Insurer website. “Not just: What do our customers experience when they interact with us? How do they perceive pricing and communication? But: What do we miss? Which unsolved problems do they have? What makes them feel secure or insecure? What is the larger context in which they act?
When it comes to pursuing design-led solutions, Infosys design executive Corey Glickman warned against excessive prototyping. He said too many companies spend millions of dollars a year on prototypes and proofs of concept, without ever moving on to implement those pilots at scale. In times of disruptive change, companies must bite the bullet and make big bets. It sometimes takes an industry leader or innovative upstart to establish a new norm. “No one would have a digital twin today if GE hadn’t sunk millions of dollars into developing theirs,” Glickman pointed out.
Systems engineering has emerged as a critical role in the digital age. The best systems designers are diligent scientists with master’s degrees and many years of work experience. This type of talent is in short supply, exacerbating the war for talent. However, the good news is that a systems designer with experience in one area can typically apply his or her knowledge to other domains. “Systems designers understand how large, complex systems behave,” Glickman said.
“As a discipline, systems design is universal enough that someone with experience in financial services can apply their skills and experience to software design or health care.”
On a practical, operational level, our research has confirmed the effectiveness of breaking up large projects into small teams of highly-skilled programmers handling the hardest and most important challenges. These all-star coders are hands-on, working iteratively in physical and virtual whiteboard environments, efficiently pulling from reusable code libraries and writing their own fresh code every day. This approach can reduce development time from three months to as little as three weeks. With this arrangement, companies can deliver more effective programming, solve difficult problems faster, and reduce technical debt that may have accumulated through legacy programming and processes.
Finally, the success of design-led digital transformations depends on the involvement of senior executives. Design is helping to transform major components of enterprise operating models, and success requires buy-in and leadership from the top.
Digital transformation accelerator No. 4: learning
Companies are facing a significant gap between the digital skill sets they need and the talent available, according to Jonquil Hackenberg, partner at Infosys Consulting. “Recent graduates, even in desirable fields like data science and enterprise architecture, lack the experience and expertise to implement at scale,” warned Hackenberg. “Meanwhile, many legacy IT professionals struggle to engage with subject matter experts in a way that translates business needs to modern, scalable technology solutions.”
Visionary insurance companies are more likely than other firms to bridge this talent gap by investing in the digital tools and infrastructure necessary to support a robust, always-on, continuous learning and reskilling program for employees. Many leading insurance companies have built their own internal training, reskilling, and upskilling programs.
Property and casualty insurer Liberty Mutual has a GoForCode boot camp to train hundreds of employees through a range of learning options, including self-paced online classes, in-office workshops, and immersive coding courses. Company executives recognize the value of retaining their corporate body of knowledge in their employees.
Continuous learning is fundamental to develop the workforce of the future, one that can achieve and sustain digital transformation. Employees must become nimble, responsive and proactive enough to identify and seize the best opportunities made possible by emerging technologies and new business models. Our research findings suggest that such continuous learning programs play an especially important role to help employees develop skills in Agile and DevOps, areas that are as much mindset shifts as technical skills.
Employees realize the critical importance of continuous learning to keep themselves marketable and relevant in a rapidly changing business world. Beyond internal skills development, learning programs have the added benefit of supporting retention.
Employees appreciate when companies make investments in their career development.
Our research shows that watchers often overlook the substantial benefits of learning accelerators. For companies looking to make the move from watcher to explorer, investing in learning is an important early step.
Digital transformation accelerator No. 5: proximity
Even though many insurance companies are competing in a global marketplace and have access to a growing suite of collaboration and communication tools, distance still adds complications to any initiative or project. On the other hand, proximity enhances collaboration and can remove physical barriers to success in product and IT development projects.
“Value creation occurs when companies bring teams together end-to-end in proximity,” advised Deverre Lierman, leader of the Infosys Raleigh Technology Hub.
“Companies should deliberately structure their ecosystem and choose their partners with an eye to maximize innovation, speed and responsiveness.
The key is to capitalize on the benefits of high-quality, low-cost locations without sacrificing the advantages that proximity brings. Visionaries balance global delivery centers with nearby innovation hubs.”
These hubs may be internal or involve strategic partners.
Our data shows that visionaries are more likely than watchers or explorers to have implemented finely- tuned strategies to locate employees together in geographies that balance cost with proximity to partners and customers.
The insurer Allstate created a new group, CompoZed Labs, and series of innovation hubs to work on software development.
“We have our pods of product teams and pairing stations,” said Opal Perry, group chief information officer for Allstate’s claims division, according to software firm Pivotal. “We also have screens that very visibly show the build pipeline and I can just walk through a lab that may have many projects and see right away what’s humming on green, what’s red, and see who’s working on it.”
Still, even visionaries in the insurance industry depend on the contributions and efficiency of distributed development teams. Visionaries supply these teams with effective collaboration tools and implement standards to measure the quality of work these distributed teams deliver. To the extent that visionaries rely on global development centers, they also invest in the infrastructure and systems to minimize the impact of distance.
At the same time, visionaries recognize that there is no substitute for physical proximity and are quite willing to establish well-staffed technology and innovation hubs near important partners or customers. That is why Infosys is establishing six new technology and innovation hubs in the United States and staffing them with 10,000 American employees to serve its customers there. Such proximity is especially valuable when working on initiatives involving customer experience, such as product development, content personalization and AR.
Insurance companies looking to reap maximum benefits from proximity should locate their technology and innovation hubs near end users (i.e., clients) and in places that have intrinsic appeal for the talent that the company wishes to recruit and retain. Locations near top universities are also attractive, since those schools can provide a pipeline of candidates for recruitment and an ecosystem for incubating innovation ideas.
Companies at all stages of digital transformation should strive to create a culture that attracts talent. Our research shows that employees want to work in a collaborative and collegial environment, where they know they can focus on getting results without wasting time fighting turf wars.
Practices and mindset — what sets visionaries apart
Every incumbent insurance company knows that it needs to make progress on its digital journey, but our recent survey indicates most are not moving fast enough. The proliferation of insurtechs illustrates where the insurance industry has fallen short and where it needs to go.
As our survey showed, most legacy companies are still at the explorer or watcher stages of the digital transformation journey. How can they move to the visionary level? What sets visionaries apart from watchers and explorers?
According to our research, visionaries stand out in the way they have fully embraced the mindset and practices of both being agile and doing Agile.
To become more like visionaries, companies should put in place a formal digital transformation strategy, and share that plan with employees, customers and partners alike. They should also develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for using automation and AI to bolster human capabilities, rather than just focusing on cutting costs.
These are not trivial matters. Insurance firms will face real challenges around talent recruitment and reskilling, retooling legacy systems, building the five accelerator capabilities and fighting off lean, hungry digital native disruptors.
The truth is that incumbent insurance companies need to do three things, do them all well, and do them simultaneously:
Establish the technical foundations for digital transformation.
Build technological capabilities and talent.
Innovate at the speed of Agile.
There are two ways that companies can give themselves a boost on the digital transformation path. They can seek to amplify their existing capabilities by focusing on high-value projects with the greatest potential impact, and they can partner with other organizations to gain access to complementary skills and resources.
Insurance companies have limited talent resources, so it makes sense to focus systems designers’ efforts on the biggest problems where the solutions they create will have the greatest impact. “You can amplify the impact of designers by assigning them to small teams where they can work together to deliver scalable solutions that can be replicated throughout the organization,” explained Infosys’ Glickman.
“If you have the right systems and process, a small number of talented individuals can have a big impact on a company’s digital transformation journey.”
The insurance industry needs to figure out which projects to prioritize and how to push the digital envelope where it will matter most. Visionaries are comfortable with different parts of the organization being at different steps in their digital transformation journeys.
Insurance industry executives told us that only about a quarter of digital initiatives are led and delivered internally; more than half are led internally and delivered by partners, while the remaining one-fifth are fully delegated.
Companies partner for nearly three-quarters of their digital initiatives
There is a significant difference in how clusters handle partnering in the insurance industry. Watchers are the most likely to run initiatives entirely internally. Explorers are most likely to lead projects internally, while having them executed externally. Visionaries are more likely than the others to let partners run and deliver initiatives on their behalf.
According to our respondents, partnering offers two primary advantages: higher chances of success and quicker implementation.
Partnerships have several advantages
According to our research, visionaries are more likely to form partnerships because they have the process and governance maturity needed to build and run them effectively. It’s the same reason companies that invest in architecture and data management are more likely to support API interfaces with external services. Visionaries also have experience building partnerships and understand the multi-faceted value of a good partnership, so they are more likely to pursue and forge additional partnerships when opportunities arise.
Insurance industry visionaries’ digital accomplishments also give them a better appreciation for the unique capabilities that partners bring to the table. When it comes to the vast world of technology, visionaries that develop certain technical skills also tend to learn that they cannot be experts at everything. Instead, they recognize the value of focusing on their core competencies and gaining access to other expertise through mutually-beneficial partnerships.
Respondents told us the best partnerships are built on strong personal relationships among humans. Our survey showed that insurance companies are willing to partner on almost any digital transformation initiative, but they are least likely to work with partners on legacy modernization, where they presumably feel they have the in-house knowledge to upgrade those systems on their own.
Survey participants reported that their companies were most likely to ask an external partner to both lead and deliver on sophisticated initiatives like RPA, blockchain, 3D printing and VR. Nearly one-third of incumbent insurance companies turn to partners for help with these sorts of initiatives that require specialized, hard-to-recruit expertise or existing products. At Liberty Mutual, the company partnered with Nest to provide home insurance customers with a free internet-connected smoke and carbon monoxide detector.
Also, insurance companies were more apt to favor internal leadership, while partnering with external help for execution on initiatives such as enterprise cloud, internet of things and IT automation. These areas also require specialized expertise and significant resources, but in-house staff may already have some experience in these fields and thus feel more confident directing such projects themselves.
According to our research, U.S.-based companies tend to view intellectual property (IP) even more as a proprietary advantage than their European and Asian counterparts. As a result, U.S.-based firms more often prefer to develop high-value innovation in-house.
European firms partner for IP in a more transactional manner, while Asian companies have shown more openness for partners to take leading roles in IP creation.
Accelerating the journey
As mentioned in the Amplify section above, every insurance company—including visionaries—needs to prioritize specific digital transformation projects in order to maximize the impact of scarce resources.
How can a company know which projects to prioritize?
Analyze its level of digital maturity and develop a clear, honest evaluation of current initiatives relative to objectives.
Assess the short-term future of its industry. What are the key threats from disruptors? Which emerging technologies hold the most promise? How are customer expectations changing? What impact will these factors have on business models?
Ensure that the company has a solid digital foundation by modernizing legacy systems and working on APIs and BPM. Strength in these areas will enable success in other aspects of a digital transformation plan.
Strengthen and refine the five accelerator capabilities: Agile and DevOps, automation and AI, design, learning, and proximity.
Forge relationships with partners whose skills and services could promote faster, better progress toward digital transformation goals.
As with other change initiatives, senior insurance executives should take an active role in driving digital transformation initiatives.
“If IT is trying to push this along, by themselves, it’s not going to work,” said Peter Logothetis, group chief information officer at Allstate, according to software firm Pivotal. “It has to be the business model that starts out first. Our chairman and senior executives get that. As a matter of fact our chairman is on record saying that Allstate is no longer an insurance company. Allstate is a software company.”
Insurance industry leaders have to send a signal that such internal power struggles will not be tolerated. Digital transformation journeys can only succeed when individuals from multiple areas of the organization step outside their comfort zones and work across boundaries for the good of the entire enterprise.
The digital future is arriving at a rapid pace, and the consequences for inaction are more severe than ever. Insurtechs are changing how customers think about and interact with their insurance companies. Speed and flexibility – rarely a priority in the old insurance world – are now paramount.
With proper planning, cooperation, and commitment, business leaders and IT professionals can work together to position their companies for success, no matter which direction the digital winds may blow.
In November 2018, the Infosys Knowledge Institute used a blind format to conduct an online survey that attracted responses from more than 1,000 CXOs and other senior-level respondents from companies with revenue upward of $1 billion. Respondents represented multiple industries and hailed from Australia, China, France, Germany, India, the U.K. and the U.S.
To gain additional qualitative insights, we also conducted phone interviews with more than a dozen industry practitioners and subject matter experts.
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Cops: Special Needs Gymnastics Coach Molested Two Developmentally Disabled Children
News 5:24 PM PDT, October 27, 2015 - Deborah Hastings
5:24 PM PDT, October 27, 2015 - Deborah Hastings
An Illinois gymnastics coach for special needs students has been charged with molesting two developmentally disabled girls while staying in Georgia for a competition, authorities said.
Patricia Hermann, 48, is being held without bail in the Cook County Jail, pending extradition to Cobb County, Georgia, on three counts of sexual battery of a minor and one charge of aggravated sexual battery of a minor, police told INSIDE EDITION.
The coach is the founder and CEO of Elite Stars in the suburban Illinois town of Schaumburg. Her company provides athletic programs including gymnastics and cheerleading for youngsters with special needs, according to the firm’s website.
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Hermann describes herself as having “a unique touch for individuals with special needs.” Her profile says she has been a coach for more than 25 years and has led five Special Olympics winners.
The alleged assaults occurred between April 30 and May 3 during a team gymnastics tournament in Kennesaw, Georgia, authorities said.
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The girls told their folks about the alleged molestations and the adults contacted authorities, police said.
“Even though they are challenged, they were able to their parents what happened" Pierce told INSIDE EDITION.
Her attorney said she is not guilty, WGN-TV reported.
She was arrested Saturday and is expected to face an extradition hearing this week, authorities said.
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Here’s Why Goldman Sachs’s Projected Post-COVID “Rally” is Risibly Corrupt
December 6, 2020 by IWB
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by David Stockman via International Man
The mainstream narrative is so corrupted by greed, sloth, and groupthink that it has become a caricature of itself. In plain English, what is held to be true by the powers-that-be is flat-out unreliable, unhinged, and unsustainable.
For instance, the mainstream media is giddy about the new stock market forecast from Goldman’s chief equity strategist, David Kostin.
According to this overpaid genius, the silver bullet of a COVID vaccine is now assured, owing to the Pfizer announcement, so we will soon be back to normal, and the S&P 500 will soar to 4,300 by the end of 2021.
Back up the trucks!
Then again, it needs to be recalled that, in their wisdom, sell-side analysts now see December 2020 trailing earnings on the S&P 500 coming in at $91.80 per share and then leaping upward by 47% to $135.13 per share by December 2021. Even if the latter hockey stick should come true, the implied PE multiple at Goldman’s new December 2021 price target is 31.8X.
You’ve got to believe that neither Sleepy Joe, Kamala Harris and her progressive-left comrades, COVID, nor a gridlocked Washington will stand in the way of a booming return to economic normalcy, a 47% gain in profits, and a PE multiple more than double the historical average.
But, hey, don’t snicker. That’s the mighty Goldman Sachs reinforcing the mainstream narrative.
Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Price Target
Of course, Goldman doesn’t base its stock price forecast on the kind of earnings that CEOs and CFOs must report honestly to the SEC on penalty of jail time: namely, GAAP net income.
They want you to believe that multiples are reasonable through the use of ex-items earnings, which are always 10%–30% higher than reported earnings. That’s because they eliminate purported one-time gains and losses and non-cash items charged to the P&L in the current period, like goodwill write-downs or restructuring provisions.
But here’s the thing. Anything that hits the income statement was a cash item at some point in either the past (e.g., goodwill) or the future (e.g., restructuring provisions). If it carries a negative sign, it represents a dissipation of corporate resources and value.
Likewise, eliminating one-time gains and losses is not a valid earnings-neutral smoothing procedure because in every quarter in history, one-time losses always exceed one-time gains and usually do so vastly.
So you can take the “reasonable” PE canard with a grain of salt, but even then, the current Goldman stock price forecast embodies the mother of all hockey sticks.
That is, ex-items earnings for the S&P 500 are now forecasted by the street consensus to weigh in at $117.36 per share for the December 2020 LTM period, which will push Goldman projections to rise to $175 per share by December 2021.
So you have to believe that ex-items earnings will soar by 50% in just one year’s time and still be willing to pay 24.5X for the said miracle of escape from a COVID lockdown-shattered economy.
“Unhinged” does aptly characterize the current mainstream narrative. That’s in part because we think the imminence and efficacy of the vaccine silver bullet are way overdone. Also, despite the Fed’s best verbal flim-flam, we do not think the laws of sound money have been repealed and that the Fed can keep monetizing 100% of Uncle Sam’s $2–3 trillion deficits indefinitely.
Yet, if there is no vaccine silver bullet next year, you will have the Virus Patrol reenergized.
Likewise, if the Eccles Building does not keep buying up Uncle Sam’s tsunami of debt, the bond market is a cataclysm waiting to happen.
As to the silver bullet, just consider what Pfizer actually reported. Namely, that from a trial pool of 43,538 participants, they now have results for 94 individuals who tested positive for COVID, of which 86 were in the placebo group and eight among those getting the two-shot vaccinations.
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That’s how they get their ballyhooed 90% effectiveness claim. That conclusion is based on only 0.216% of the trial universe, yet the company’s press release—which enabled the CEO to sell 60% of his stock recently at a huge profit—contained zero information on whether the 94 cases were representative of the study population with respect to age, medical condition, and so on, and whether the actual COVID cases among the 94 reported to have tested positive were sniffles, mild, moderate, severe or death-threatening.
The truth is, the company’s press release amounted to nothing more than an (apparently) legal stock touting ad. Mr. Albert Bourla is now $6 million richer, but the most substantive thing contained in the press release not previously known was, well, this bit of soap-selling:
“Today is a great day for science and humanity. The first set of results from our Phase 3 COVID-19 vaccine trial provides the initial evidence of our vaccine’s ability to prevent COVID-19,” said Dr. Albert Bourla, Pfizer Chairman and CEO.
This gets us to the point that the irrepressible Jon Rappaport keeps rising. To wit, why would anyone think that a 0.216% share of the trial universe is meaningful or reliable?
Moreover, why would the FDA go along with this, or especially the entire study protocol, about which the company’s press release conveys the following:
“The trial is continuing to enroll and is expected to continue through the final analysis when a total of 164 confirmed COVID-19 cases have accrued.”
Yes, forget about the 43,538 participants and all the efforts to ensure its representative nature because Pfizer is going to quit when exactly 0.377% (164 participants) of the sample have reported.
A halfway attentive layperson might well wonder what is really going on here.
But having said that, he might, upon modest further investigation, also grasp the entire scam involved in fast-tracking the vaccine.
The reason for shutting down the trial after less than one-half of one percent of the participants have been heard from is that in this day and age, you can’t test a vaccine candidate by deliberately infecting a patient with the virus, most especially the unlucky folks who get the saltwater tablet placebo.
Instead, what you have to do is put your feet up on a stool and wait for participants to contract the disease and become infected in the “wild”—that is, in their homes and on the highways and byways of normal life.
But alas, Tony Fauci and his malpracticing doctors, the wannabe Robespierres they have unleashed among blue-state mayors and governors, and the constant chyrons of death running across the cable TV screens have most of the sheeple, including those enrolled in the Pfizer study, scared to death. So they do not leave home without their mask up and without social distancing on the sidewalks, hallways, and grocery store checkout counters.
So, then, how in the hell are study participants supposed to catch the COVID in the wild?
Under the rules of ethics in these matters, the ones getting the real shot cannot even be told to get frisky and drop their mask every now and then in order to help the corporate folks at Pfizer complete their study and harvest their tens of billions of vaccine sales.
Needless to say, that’s why only 0.216% of participants (94) managed to get the plague, which is allegedly running rampant in America, during the first three months of the trial, and why at that rate, it would take 11 years to get a return from even 10% of the participants.
So there is a reason why it normally takes three to five years to do a vaccine trial: It seems that even the FDA is unwilling to let drug companies deliberately kill placebo-taking patients in order to speed up the process.
And that gets us to an even more insidious aspect of the silver bullet myth.
Namely, because it takes so ungodly long for mask-up trial participants to get infected in the “wild” when the latter is operating effectively under economic martial law, the study protocol assumes that any old case will do—even if it is so mild as to be barely symptomatic and readily cured with bed rest and drinking lots of liquids.
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As Jon Rappaport noted regarding the generic case with all of these COVID vaccine trials:
“You see, the vaccine maker starts out with 30,000 HEALTHY volunteers. So, if they waited for 150 of them to come down with severe pneumonia, a serious case of COVID, how long do you think that would take? Five years? Ten years?
The vaccine maker can’t possibly wait that long.
These 150 COVID cases the vaccine maker is looking for would be mild. Just a cough. Or chills and fever. That scenario would only take a few months to develop. And face it, chills, cough, and fever aren’t unique to COVID. Anyone can come down with those symptoms.
THEREFORE, THE WHOLE CLINICAL TRIAL IS DESIGNED, UP FRONT, TO FIND 150 CASES OF MILD AND MEANINGLESS AND SELF-CURING ‘COVID.’
About which, no one cares. No one should care.
But, as we see, Pfizer is trumpeting their clinical trial of the vaccine as a landmark in human history.”
What Rappoport is saying is that by the very nature of COVID, the only point of a vaccine is to protect the small minority who develop severe cases owing to age, comorbidities, or otherwise weakened immune systems, and especially those who suffer a life-threatening course of the disease.
But as of the present, the CDC estimates that about 88 million Americans have been infected—the overwhelming bulk of whom were unaware that they were infected because they were asymptomatic or experienced mild courses of the disease and were cured at home.
In fact, according to recent CDC data, only 500,000 of these 88 million have been hospitalized. And according to the CDC’s expansive way of counting, the number of COVID deaths stands around 269,000, the majority of which occurred in hospitals.
So no matter how you slice it, more than 87 million of the 88 million infected persons so far were in no mortal danger, nor would they have been helped much even if Pfizer’s vaccine or any other vaccine had been available from day one.
So the question recurs. Among the 94 cases reported, how many required hospitalization or involved even a serious home-cured course of the illness?
The company’s press release didn’t say, and when they run the clock to the FDA-approved protocol’s 164 positive-cases mark, they still won’t say.
That’s because, again, due to the any-case-will-do study design, the trial results cannot prove that the vaccine is effective in individuals who would otherwise suffer a severe course of the disease. In fact, according to the current national metrics, among any random universe of 164 infected people, exactly 0.9 persons would be hospitalized, and 0.4 persons would die.
Alas, perhaps even the purportedly brilliant Mr. Kostin would agree that you can’t prove efficacy by comparing fractions of a person.
Nevertheless, out there in the wild, after the vaccine is broadly distributed by, say, next June, the universe of the vaccinated will not be 88 souls as at present with the Pfizer study, but tens of millions. And if the vaccine doesn’t work on the severe cases and even a few hundred deaths and/or hospitalizations are reported among the vaccinated, there will be panic in the already-frightened streets.
As we said, the mainstream narrative is risibly corrupt.
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Searchers find missing toddler's body in creek
Andrew Welsh-Huggins
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The body of a missing 14-month-old Maryland boy was found in an Ohio creek Wednesday as his mother was ordered held on $150,000 bond.
Searchers found the body of Cameron Beckford in Big Walnut Creek on Wednesday morning, said Sgt. Rich Weiner, a Columbus police spokesman.
Dainesha Stevens is charged with endangering children and tampering with evidence and was held on $75,000 bond on each count. Franklin County Municipal Court Judge Michael Brandt ordered her not to have any contact with children.
Stevens, 24, failed to protect the child "by allowing an individual to violently spank him numerous times on several occasions," according to a police charging document filed Wednesday.
Stevens also allowed the boy to be removed from the place he was assaulted "to impair the investigation of a missing/homicide investigation" and concealed the boy's whereabouts, the document said.
Stevens made up a story about leaving the boy on a porch and says that was her way of asking for help, said her attorney, Mark Collins.
Collins said Stevens came to the Columbus area Dec. 15 after calling police in Maryland for help, then receiving a bus pass from the local protective services agency.
Frederick police spokesman Lt. Clark Pennington said a domestic dispute preceded Stevens' departure.
Columbus officers searched Tuesday near a creek with a dive team and helicopter after Stevens admitted she and a male acquaintance left the boy, Cameron Beckford, on Friday night because they could no longer care for him.
Cameron's 6-year-old sister, Cheyenne, was turned over to Franklin County Children Services.
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Family Courts : Sanctuary for Pedophilia , Rapists and Sex Abusers
Members of Anonymous have come to the aid of parents trapped in Santa Clara County Family Courts, as a result, more and more adult children have been empowered and motivated to speak out to tell what actually happened to them as their parents divorced in the affluent Silicon Valley, with the hope of helping children trapped there now.
The children explain the traditional money hiding and custody abuses often imposed by parents during a divorce were the least of their worries.
As the children tell their stories, cloaked in anonymity , they tell of horrific abuse they endured. mostly at the hands of a parent the county awarded exclusive custody during a divorce case, where one parent was represented and the other parent has no money to pay a lawyer.
The children also describe state and county agencies such as CPS , that imposed sexual and emotional abuse on them and their innocent parents, a system they knew early on was designed to silence them.
Pediatricians, retained by local family courts , appear to be in on the scandal, and dating back to 2013. as covered in the San Jose Mercury by Karen De Sa. Many people such as doctors and lawyers who allowed the conduct to be imposed on the children appear to have been guilty of it themselves.
Critics claim Jeff Rosen , the Santa Clara County district attorney, looked the other way in family law cases. As an example, in a case eerily similar to Bill Cosby's accusers, a wife alleged her wealthy husband had sexually abused her . If the charges had been made by someone other than a wife against a husband, they would have received immediate attention from police, the DA, and even the media. Mr. Rosen is now coming under fire for letting a wealthy real estate mogul off the hook and ignoring the allegations of his former wife.
Mr. Rosen appears to be unwilling to help any woman in a family court matter. Mr. Rosen may have more to explain since the Attorney General finally is asking questions.
Most troubling by the information provided by the now adult children is how they describe abuse imposed by court appointed minor's counsel, psychologists and custody evaluators. used bythe family court system. It is clear many are acting under the color of law to shield pedophiles and protect known child abusers, drug users and rapists, often the wealthier parent , in Santa Clara Family Court divorce cases.
For profit, and perhaps to conceal their own misconduct, these professionals appear to have been willing to ignore police reports, independent doctor evaluations, and even school reports, subjecting the children they were sworn to protect, to years of sexual abuse, mental harm and even death, all because the children had parents trapped in Santa Clara Family Courts by way of a divorce case.
This is not news to Santa Clara County, The county been sweeping these issues under the rug since the late 1990's and most recently in 2009.
In 2009 a judge awarded custody to a represented father, with a long sex abuse and drug use history. That father, harassed the pro per mother , denied her proper support , and got a layer to have him awarded 100% custody. Three years later his own daughter's remains were found after it was revealed the father drugged , raped and killed his own daughter.
As County spokespeople said they were sorry and " missed the signs", court files show little has changed and now people abused as children are coming forward to stop the abuse and crimes against the county's children.
At the same time this case was going on , Brad Baugh, the nefarious lawyer in Santa Clara, was getting full custody for a father with a prescription drug and depression history. Mr. Baugh and the children's lawyer , Heather Allan , ignored a pro per mother's evidence on the father's abusive history and drug use, while they got Judge Grilli to order 100% custody for the father, Oliver Gabe. the wealthy step son of Sean Connery.
Judge Grilli and Judge Towery seem to be at the center of many of the county's most problematic family law cases where attorney misconduct is allowed to run rampant, and then rewarded some of the most nefarious lawyers with high fees and sanctions awards. These judges actually sanction and charge women whose husbands are abusing their children until the women have no money to defend their own children or speak out against the system, It is a pattern seen exactly like the one uncovered in the Catholic Church sex scandal by the Boston Globe, and recently portrayed in the movie Spotlight .
The money behind this is huge, in Silicon Valley alone it amounts to billons of dollars. This funding has made it possible for sex abusers , pedophiles and rapists to continue harming children , where they are let off the hook in Santa Clara family courts.
The courts allow the abusers , true criminals, to continue to perpetuate their crimes against children through the financial dealings of the Santa Clara County's middle class divorce cases. Over and over these cases show the same judges deprive one parent of community property , custody, discovery and other statutory and constitutionally protected rights, as a well funded represented parent is permitted to continue abusing raping, drugging and even killing their own children , and hiding money they use to fund their crimes and pay their lawyers , often in cash , not reported to the IRS.
Most recently Santa Clara County appears to be blocking media efforts to cover family court misconduct involving the lawyers and judges at the epicenter of harboring known rapists, pedophiles and child abusers in family law matters. The county is not responding to media requests, or denying is denying requests for coverage of high profile divorce cases where these issues are at hand.
More demands for Jeff Rosen to stop ignoring family court issues in his county are now coming from the Attorney General's office. It is widely known Mr. Rosen has been too soft on judges and lawyers in this county for too long and the conduct, imposed largely against children, has flourished as a result.
No where else in our society do we tolerate this and harbor alleged sex abusers, rapists and pedophiles. If a teacher were accused the police and district attorney would rush in , but in family law , it is all hands off and children are suffering as a result .
In addition to their own parents abusing them, while protected by family court, some children describe being subjected to weekly therapy visits, where the children sat in silence as perverted " experts" eyed and brushed up against them , in dark " cave " like offices. Others described " supervised " visits where a court sanctioned supervisor would show up drunk or stoned and offer illegal dugs or vodka slipped into water bottles to children. It now appears many of these " experts' are being used as a gatekeeper to find young vulnerable teens for the county's underground human trafficking rings.
Several children tell of running away to escape what they knew was coming. Others "manufactured " teen problems at home and school to divert attention from their problems in family courts.
Nearly all the children reported feeling labeled as " troubled or " defiant " and embarrassed at school when county authorities sought information related to child support and school attendance. The children felt " criminalized' by their parents family court process.
Some of the now adult children report that they developed eating disorders, and others began to " cut" or harm their bodies, just hoping to find relief from the pain family courts imposed on their childhoods. Others displayed stress in less outward ways.
Several female children explained how they were sexually groomed by custody experts during weekly therapy sessions , while others describe their children's lawyer "hitting " on them for years, after they reached puberty, and where the lawyers were protected so the children could not speak out, often hearing " you are lucky, you have a lawyer'.
As more of these victims join the original Brave 20, to tell their stories, they hope to save other children still being harmed by family courts. They all agree that coming forward, with the assurance of privacy and respect. has helped them find camaraderie where they once felt very alone.
Today I faced James Towery. He repeatedly spoke about the paid off $$$ pysch evaluation results. I told him how can I take care of foster children and not yak care of my own. He did not respond to my question. I told him my ex paid off his attorney. His response was I am very aware of your case. In that case his a criminal. He knows about my case and continues to cover it up.
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my case was out of Butte County California 28 years ago. my ex-husband was on probation for violence and drug abuse charges, plea bargained down to breaking and entering. via an ex addict friend turned addiction counselo,. he was able to obtain a job for the county as an addiction counselor in a program called HERE, operated by recovering so-called addicts from within. and using so-called Court experts ex addicts (and here one must point out once an addict always an addict) they tried to demonize me for protecting my infant who had been shaken by this man when he was on the comedown. they tortured me and my nursing child sitting in a stuffy mediation room with cigarette smoke or in a crowded courtroom for hours with her at my breast month after month that turned into years. the inside is the enemy. I ran for my life. I left the state and was sanctioned by having to come back every week for visitation when visitation has been every other week. changed my location. didnt ask just moved. passive-aggressive government officials that work with sadistic recovery addicts are hired and trained to be big fish in small ponds, and exercise their own pathology when they should be doing the Lord's work not the devil's. I finally got custody by bringing in half the county as witnesses against this brutal drug-addled, wealthy trust-fund brat, sperm donor.. dead now as he ate himself up from the inside out, such a horrible human being. now his daughter from his first abusive and failed marriage works for the county in Behavioral Health the same Department that took her away from her abusive drug addict parents 30 some years ago. her mother was an addict also now works in behavioral health for the county. they have failed to "get me" for simply getting my children to safety. now they are in a position of authority to hack records from out of state. my medical records have been hacked, my probate case has been hacked and they have actually planted spies around my work venues from out of state. these players are Relentless and ruthless psychopaths who will take their entire lives to retaliate because once upon a time they lost their evil powers. good riddance to bad rubbis. Good Women, FIGHT for your right to safety and that of your children! and great good luck find allies, stick together.
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Using Freedom of Information Act I obtained Santa Clara County DA records for the past 10 years. Not a single case of perjury was prosecuted from family courts. They don't even have the code to classify those types of criminal acts. That tells you a lot about how extensive it is and how this extortion ring operates.
Jane and John Q link
Can you send us those records ? We know a family law lawyer contacted the Santa Clara DA in the last few months, with hard core perjury on another lawyer,who was sworn in by the judge. DA and State Bar doing nothing . In family court it is rampant ! Join us, they better Expect us !
I was told by two PhDs and a few Attorneys that they will no longer practice in Sonoma County because of the payoffs, inept judges, and them hating women in general not allowing evidence. The judges in my case aid father in child kidnapping penal code 278.5 DA Jill Radvitch "hard on crime" refuses to prosecute death threats and child kidnapping by my ex, the Sherriffs dept sends you back to family court and the judges do nothing. Judge Robert Boyd is all over the Internet for his
Consistent abuse of mothers, I've asked the Presiding Judges under law 10.603 to change him Both a Presiding Judges Gnoss and Ballianger have refused knowing he is not even following the Cal rules of court, because of Zjudge Boyd and my Wealthy ex Patrick Farrell if Cotati I have been blocked for over a year to get my court ordered rights. Anonymous needs to check out the rabbit hole in Sonoma County California. Nothing there is being done lawfully. The cops are in on it, mediators, court appointed PhDs ,mediators, lawyers and I can prove the director of the BAR association..... All connected like a spider web in a "family tree"
Please can I get in touch with Anonymous? I have evidence of BRIBED Judge and massive cover-up by FBI, District Attorney, Attorney Generals - including Loretta Lynch, Gov. Coumo, Mayor de Blasio. Please email me at hurrayforfootball.com. Government controlled mainstream press will not print this story of massive corruption and cover-up.
I do remember somebody telling me not all agents are good agents.
Doreen Ludwig link
I wrote about the federal funding of family court. I have a lot of additional research. I am not in CA but this is same and different all over. Can you contact me?
Jane and John link
please email us at : johnqpublic@gmail.com we have several groups working on research in different areas and can try to connect you to the right one.
Thank you for your hard work Anonymous. What you are doing is more appreciated then you could ever realize. We need to post these stories all over the web and get people realizing what is going on here. Check out Riverside County CA where corruption runs rampant.
How do I get a hold of information on The Brave 20? Ive googled them and can't find any info.
You can't we are protecting their identities . We are looking for a lawyer to take them on in class action against Santa Clara County. Any lawyer interested should contact us here and we have a media rep who will meet if need be.
Jamie Leigh Cramer
My name is Jamie Leigh Cramer. I a m the mother of London Adele Rymal. This letter details an overview of my
position & circumstances that are long awaiting relief.
I have been sentenced to one year in jail and a bench warrant issued for my a rrest. Custody of my daughter has
been stolen without legal cause. I am requesting assistance in investigating the cover-up of abuse upon my daughter
4 year old London Adele Rymal. I need assistance to expose this pool of overwhelming evidence and information
quickly enough to protect my daughter. A Writ of Habeas Corpus (AKA"The Great Writ,")
I am respectfully requesting that the highest court in the nation intervene to correct an error on the part of the stat e
courts that violated the U.S. Constitution, The U.S. Supreme Court appeal. I am in need of the fundamental
instrument for Safeguarding Individuals Freedom against Arbitrary and Lawless State Action.
My daughter, London is in imminent danger. The individuals putting her in danger, those who are in control of this
litigation, are utilizing loopholes silencing my daughter’s voice “Sheriffs, having eyes to see, see not; Judges having
ears to hear, hear not; among the most dangerous things an injured party can do is to appeal to justice.” Mitchum v.
Foster 92 S. Ct. 2151
A court lacks jurisdiction anytime it denies you the Bill of Rights or amendments, particularly Due Process. Any
judge’s orders issued under these conditions are VOID and 209A's are invalid by denial of Due Process evidentiary
hearings.
The liberty interest of the family encompasses an interest in retaining custody of one's children and, thus, a state may
not interfere with a parent's custodial rights absent due process protections. Langton v. Maloney, 527 F Su pp 538,
D.C. Conn. (1981).
The SC judicial system and attorneys have protected and awarded sole custody to a known 9 time convicted felon,
drug abuser and accused child molester? The father filed a vexatious litigation and committed fraud upon the courts
making claims on my mental health. All mental health concerns have been disclaimed including all extensive drug
tests with a negative result. It is a crime and against the law to file such litigation with no me.
Under the State-created Danger Exception, The State may be held responsible for private violence inflicted on a child
if by the State’s involvement, it put th e child in a worse situation than he would have been in had the State never
been involved. A State will be held responsible if it created the dangerous situation or made the child more vulnerable
to it. Currier v. Doran, Dupuy v. Samuels, Arisol A. v. Giuliani (1996) violated CAPTA.
Currier v. Doran (2001) set precedent for the “State-Created Danger” and Due Process arguments; in that case the
agency facilitated the removal of the children from their mother to their father’s care but failed to investigate
allegations of child abuse by the father and advised the mother to stop making child abuse allegations against him.
These acts contributed to a later court decision to award the father legal custody.
A Child’s State Based Right to Investigations of Alleged Abuse or Neglect (see Gowens v. Tys. S. (2006), Horridge v.
St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services (2004), Beltran v. City of El Paso, 367 F.3d 299, 307 (5th Cir. 2004)
explaining that if the Fifth Circuit acknowledged the state-created danger theory, then the plaintiff would have to show
that the defendant acted with deliberate indifference, meaning "that the state actor both knew of and disregarded an
excessive risk to the victim's health and safety")
The Bluffton PD failed to properly investigate sexual abuse allegations when the child LR made Clear Full Disclosure
at Hope Haven. Bluffton PD had knowledge the father was not on the birth certificate and there was NOT an active
litigation. I made my written statement to Bluffton PD almost 70 days prior to the father filing litigation. The child, LR
had already been forensically interviewed and medically.
Detective Kelly Heaney allowed the father to commit obstruction of justice committing a felony to cover up a felony
and overshadow the abuse on my daughter. Detective Kelly Heaney lied about my daughter’s clear full disclosure.
Detective Kelly Heaney was informed that I learned the father had a Personal Protective Order (PPO) from another
mother, stating he was a danger and harm to children, kidnapping charges, armed robbery charges and another
family member that was arrested for child molestation and bodily harm to a family member age 5.
The Bluffton PD, Detective Kelly Heaney informed my father, Tim Cramer if the child disclosed to him or anyone else
they would make an arrest and prosecute.
Detective Kelly Heaney & The Bluffton PD has ignored a written statement by an ex Beaufort County Police Office,
We Would Love to Have You Join us or point us to a problem!
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Statement by John Nater, MP on the passing of Hugh Edighoffer
Statement by John Nater, MP for Perth—Wellington on the passing of former Member of Provincial Parliament Hugh Edighoffer
It is with great sadness that I have received word on the passing of Hugh Edighoffer, former member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Hugh was a loyal public servant for our
community and a strong representative for Perth.
Hugh was a cornerstone in the community of Mitchell who was well-known for his lengthy and prolific career in politics which began when he served on Mitchell Town Council–including two
years as Mayor. In 1967, he was elected as MPP in the riding of Perth. Admired for his impartial approach, he was chosen by his colleagues in the Ontario Legislature to serve as Deputy
Speaker, and twice, as Speaker. A much-admired politician, he was elected seven times from 1967 to 1990 – an impressive 23 years of service – making him one of the most successful
politicians in this area.
When I was 14 years old, I purchased Hugh’s 160 bound copies of Hansard from his time at Queen’s Park. I was later fortunate to enjoy our many conversations. Hugh was a caring man
who was always very generous with his time and I thank him for his tireless service to our community, our province and our country.
On behalf of myself and my wife Justine, I would like to express my sympathies to his family and take this opportunity to pay tribute to a great man and Public Servant.
Remembering David Kilberg
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January is usually filled with AGMs for different organizations and agricultural groups. Of course, this year they are all moved
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Great to see the clock from the OLD Mitchell Post Office installed at the NEW Fire Hall! Bennett and I
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Happy New Year from the Nater Family! We started the night with some delicious take-out from BJ’s Dairy Bar and
I just picked up some light reading from the West Perth Public Library. Thank you to all the staff at
Matching pyjamas for Christmas Morning! Merry Christmas everyone!
You can always count on “To Stratford With Love” to put you in the Christmas Spirit! Richard, Ruth and the
by john_nater_mp 1 month ago
Our letters are off to Santa! Bennett asked Santa for some “Uncle B hamburger” (good Canadian beef)! As you go
Santa sure is busy this time of year! But he still made time to visit Mitchell for the Lions Club’s
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Monsoon moisture is here, for now, long-term outlook calls for more drought
By Mark Duggan • Jul 24, 2020
Monsoon moisture is finally arriving in southwest Colorado. But the long-term outlook calls for more drought. KSUT's Mark Duggan explains:
The annual North American Monsoon accounts for most of our region's annual rainfall. The “summer rainy season,” as it's also known, runs from late July to September. Subtropical moisture pours into Arizona, New Mexico, and southern Colorado, resulting in widespread showers and cooler temperatures. It can put an end to wildfire season and more than a few camping trips.
This year, after an average snowpack and a dry spring, the monsoon is particularly welcome. But the relief may be short-lived. The National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center recently released its 3-6 month forecasts. What's in store for the Four Corners?
Warmer than normal. And drier than normal.
I reached out to Peter Goble to learn more about the persistence of the drought. He's a climatologist and drought specialist with the Colorado Climate Center.
Erin Walter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Grand Junction, Colorado talked to me about the current surge of monsoon moisture.
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Bonny Doon Vineyard was founded in 1983 by renowned winemaker Randall Grahm. Randall’s start in the wine industry was not what you might expect for someone with his reputation and talent: he worked at the Wine Merchant in Beverly Hills, sweeping floors. It was here that he got to taste great French wines, and the experience ignited an obsession with wine. He earned a degree in plant sciences from UC Davis in 1979, as well as a reputation for being a Pinot Noir fanatic.
With his family’s assistance, Randall purchased property in the Santa Cruz Mountains, in a small hamlet called Bonny Boon. His original intention was to produce the ‘Great American Pinot Noir’, but he soon discovered the potential of Rhône varieties in the area. Bonny Doon’s first release was the 1984 Le Cigare Volant, a homage to Châteauneuf-du-Pape, that continues to be the flagship brand for the winery. Randell has remained a champion of Rhône grapes ever since, even appearing in a 1989 Wine Spectator as “The Rhône Ranger.”
Bonny Doon has a long history of innovation: they were the first to popularize Rhône grapes in California, the first to work with cryo-extraction with Vins de Glacière, the first to use microbullage in California, the first to popularize premium wines with screwcaps, and also the first to embrace total transparency with its wine ingredient labeling initiative.
Once Bonny Doon became the 28th largest winery in the United States, Randell decided to pull back on expansion. In 2010 he sold off his larger brands to focus on working his vineyards and improving practices, utilizing a lighter touch (such as using indigenous yeast) whenever possible and limiting vinous cosmetics. Since early 2004, Bonny Doon has adopted and encouraged Biodynamic viticulture and practices whenever possible, as they believe this gives the best opportunity to produce distinctive, interesting and vibrant wines. They believe in producing wines the ‘old-fangled’ way with “minimum adornment and special FX; wines moderate in alcohol, not over-ripe or over-extracted and emphatically made with minimal use of new oak”. Bonny Doon’s commitment to communicating better with the soil and environment evolves into the essence of terroir, where the grower, farm, and vine are linked in an intimate relationship, working on the same team to express all working components of grape growing and wine making into a glass of Bonny Doon.
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E3 Business Awards 2015 - Nominations Now Open
By E3 Business Awards co 1 Events Media
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The organisers of the multicultural awards programme for enterprise, education and employment – the E3 Business Awards – have announced that nominations for the 2015 event are now open.
They are open to all small and medium sized business, entrepreneurs, charities and social enterprises from Lancashire and throughout the North West.
The finals of the 2015 E3 Business Awards will take place at the Macron Stadium in Bolton on Thursday 11th June. They will be hosted by 1 Events Media.
An important development for this year is the creation of five new award categories. There were twelve last year and they attracted nominations from every county in the North West.
However, such was the diversity of entrants that the organisers decided to introduce additional awards in order to properly reflect the achievements of regional businesses.
1 Events managing director Mubarak Chati said: “The 2014 event attracted some very impressive nominations but as we looked at the entries and read more about all that North West businesses were doing, we began to feel that there were other areas of business achievement that were equally deserving of attention. For that reason, we have added the following categories: Online Business of the Year, Family Business of the Year, the Green Business Award, Professional Firm of the Year and the Customer Service Award.”
The complete list of categories therefore includes:
1. New Business Start-up of the Year 2. Corporate Social Responsibility Award 3. Social Enterprise of the Year 4. Skills, Education and Training Award 5. Employer of the Year 6. Online Business of the Year 7. Young Entrepreneur of the Year 8. Outstanding Woman in Business Award 9. Green Business of the Year 10. Family Business of the Year 11. Professional Firm of the Year 12. Customer Service Award 13. Manufacturing Business of the Year 14. High Growth Business of the Year 15. International Business of the Year 16. Business of the Year
The E3 Awards are designed to celebrate not only business achievements but also the positive social impacts arising from them. They seek to promote diversity and to recognise the efforts of entrepreneurs from all parts of society. They are therefore open to mainstream businesses as well as to entrepreneurs from under-represented communities.
“The E3 Business Awards were launched in 2013,” said Mubarak Chati. “Since then, they have grown steadily; we’ve received hundreds of nominations from businesses of all sizes – everything from individuals and new start-ups to some of the best-performing businesses in the region. “In 2015, we’re keen to widen the net so we can celebrate an even greater cross-section of organisations – companies, charities and individuals that are making really positive efforts to create jobs and revitalise the regional economy. The Awards are designed to be as inclusive as possible so we’re keen to hear from the broadest possible spectrum of applicants – in terms of location, age, ethnicity and sector.”
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FILE- In this Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020 file photo, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem speaks in Sioux Falls, S.D. The largest group representing South Dakota doctors has come out in support of a statewide mask mandate as several cities have moved to require masks in public settings. Gov. Noem has opposed government-imposed mask mandates, arguing they have not been proven to halt the spread of infections. She plans to give an update on the state's coronavirus situation later Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020.((Erin Bormett/The Argus Leader via AP))
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RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota health officials warned Wednesday that the state’s recent progress in slowing the COVID-19 infection rate could be undone by holiday gatherings.
The state added 28 more deaths from the illness caused by the coronavirus, pushing the November total to 424, which is one fewer than the 425 the state had in every other month of the pandemic combined.
Despite the sharp increase in deaths, the average number of new daily cases has declined over the past two weeks. But health officials warned that Thanksgiving gatherings could lead to a resurgence.
Although cases have recently had a modest drop, South Dakota still has the nation’s second-highest number of new cases per capita over the last two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins researchers. Roughly one out of every 50 people has tested positive in the last two weeks, according to Johns Hopkins researchers.
“We are still seeing a high level of cases within the state, as are many states,” said Josh Clayton, the state epidemiologist.
Health officials asked people to take steps to prevent infections from spreading as they gather for Thanksgiving, but stopped short of asking them to cancel holiday plans.
“We ask that individuals do take precautions, whether it’s at the bar, whether you are traveling to visit family, or whether you are spending time with family,” Clayton said.
That message is in line with the stance of Gov. Kristi Noem, who said she wouldn’t stop or discourage people from gathering for Thanksgiving but asked that people wash their hands frequently, keep festivities small and protect those most vulnerable to serious complications from the disease.
The Republican governor kicked off the holiday season on Tuesday night with a Christmas tree lighting ceremony at the Capitol. In photos she shared on social media, she was not wearing a face mask despite being in close proximity to other people. Noem has said she wears masks when “appropriate,” but the former rancher has publicly expressed doubt about whether the widespread wearing of masks in public helps slow the spread of infections.
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Canadian Government Investing in Prescription Drug Addiction Research
The Canadian government is working to cut down the number of prescription drug addictions in the country.
Jane Philpott, Minister of Health, announced Tuesday that the federal government will be investing $4.4 million towards research into prescription drugs, and how to make people healthier who take them.
This announcement comes just a day after the BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has released an opioid overdose strategy.
According to the Government of Canada, the number of Canadians taking prescription drugs recreationally is increasing, especially in youth.
In a 2012 survey, over 400,000 Canadians said they’d abused prescription drugs, like opioid pain relievers. Opioids are now the most common prescription drug to abuse, along with benzodiazepines, used to treat anxiety and sleep disorders, and stimulants, for attention disorders.
The investment from the Government of Canada, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR), will support four research teams across the country.
The teams based in B.C., the Prairies, Ontario, Québec and the Maritimes have collaboratively developed the first national study about bettering patient care for those addicted to prescription drugs.
"British Columbia has been particularly hard hit by prescription drug abuse with an alarming rate of overdose deaths,” said Dr. Evan Wood, Professor of Medicine, UBC & Principal Investigator in B.C., in a statement. “Through the support of CIHR and British Columbia's Ministry of Health, the province's CRISM node is excited to work on innovative research that will meaningfully improve public health and safety."
The study will compare and evaluate two treatments for prescription opioid dependence. Currently, methadone is mainly used in Canada, while buprenorphine/naloxone is usually the therapy of choice in the U.S.
The study will take into account treatment conditions and available support.
"We are confident that this research will help address the devastating impact of prescription drug abuse, focus on prevention, and offer effective solutions to those facing these issues,” said Dr. Anthony Phillips, Scientific Director, at the CIHR Institute of Neurosciences, in Mental Health and Addiction, in a statement.
They will also compare how affective both treatments are.
This investment is part of a $44.9 million investment over five years to expand the National Anti-Drug Strategy to include prescription drug abuse in Canada, beyond just illegal drugs.
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Funeral homes owned by a Colorado coroner under investigation following discovery of unrefrigerated body, unlabeled cremains
by Mr. Leadville | Oct 26, 2020 | Leadville News
Funeral homes in Leadville and Gypsum are under criminal investigation after authorities this month found an unrefrigerated body, bags of unlabeled cremains, an abandoned stillborn infant and at least one instance in which a family received cremains for their stillborn child mixed with bits of adult body parts and metal fragments.
The owner of the funeral homes, Shannon Kent, is also Lake County’s coroner. He’s already facing charges of official misconduct and perjury stemming from allegations last year that he sent his wife Staci to multiple death scenes — even though she wasn’t authorized to serve as a deputy coroner.
Kent has not been arrested in this latest incident and no charges have been filed, though the two funeral homes’ business licenses have been suspended by the state. The Lake County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an active criminal investigation is underway.
Shannon and Staci Kent did not respond to interview requests from The Denver Post.
Details of Shannon Kent’s operations come on the heels of a Montrose funeral home that made international headlines in 2018 after an FBI raid and subsequent two-year investigation.
Sunset Mesa’s operators, Megan Hess and Shirley Koch, were indicted by a federal grand jury in March for allegedly shipping body parts all over the world against the will of family members, who found out years later that the ashes in their homes were not those of their loved ones.
The investigation of Kent’s funeral homes began in February after the sheriff’s office received a complaint by a client regarding the handling of human remains.
On Oct. 2, the Lake and Eagle county sheriff’s departments executed a search warrant at the Bailey-Kent Funeral Home in Leadville, where deputies “encountered a strong odor of decomposition,” according to an Oct. 13 summary suspension issued by the state’s Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration, before finding:
Used body bags, medical gloves and other surgical equipment with dried bodily fluid on them piled on the floor
Bodily fluids leaking out of a body bag containing an individual who had not been refrigerated
Numerous bags of unlabeled cremains
A container of animal remains leaking fluids
Several bodies in refrigeration wrapped in sheets or blankets without identifying tags or paperwork
An unmarked casket containing a stillborn infant that was “abandoned,” the suspension order states
Paperwork “scattered several feet deep on the floor”
In addition to the Leadville funeral home, the state issued suspension orders for the Kent Funeral Home Gypsum.
Mixed cremains
The suspension order details a 2019 instance in which an unnamed individual arranged with Kent’s funeral home for the cremation of their stillborn child. That individual, referred to in the order only as “E.W.,” received no notice that the cremation would be done at the Gypsum funeral home, one of six locations Kent operates in Colorado’s high country.
E.W. did not receive a contract for funeral services, and only received the cremains after several calls to Kent, the order states. After receiving the cremains, E.W. felt they were too heavy to be those of a stillborn child, and submitted them for analysis.
That’s when E.W. found out the cremains contained ashes from an infant, but also “long bone fragments of an older/larger adult individual and metal,” according to the suspension order.
Kent also operates funeral homes in Silverthorne, Idaho Springs, Fairplay and Buena Vista. He has served as Lake County coroner since 2012 and was reelected to a four-year term in November 2018.
Records from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies show this was not the first time Kent has been in the crosshairs of state regulators.
On March 16, the director of the Office of Funeral Home and Crematory Registration sent Kent a “letter of admonition” after a state investigator found unembalmed, unrefrigerated bodily remains in his Gypsum funeral home more than 24 hours from the date of death.
Kent also still faces second-degree official misconduct charges stemming from a September 2019 grand jury indictment in the Fifth Judicial District.
The indictment accuses Kent of allowing his wife to go out to death scenes as a deputy coroner, even though she took no oath and an appointment had not been filed with the county clerk, as required by law.
On at least three occasions, Staci Kent allegedly responded to calls from law enforcement requesting a coroner at a death scene, according to the indictment.
In one instance, on March 10, 2019, Staci Kent was “significantly delayed to the scene because the van she was using to pick up the body had a dead battery, bald tires and was buried in snow,” prosecutors alleged. “Further, the van was holding two other bodies that needed to be removed.”
In another call two months later, Staci Kent responded to a death scene without a body bag, the indictment states, which led to an argument with law enforcement. The confrontation escalated when Shannon Kent allegedly called Lake County Sheriff Amy Reyes and threatened her with arrest for questioning his wife’s decision not to use the body bag, prosecutors said.
“Part of my past”
After reading the state’s suspension order this week, two women told The Denver Post that the circumstances surrounding “E.W.” sound eerily familiar.
In February 2018, Lina Cavanagh lost her baby at an advanced stage of pregnancy — a loss that took its toll on her, both physically and emotionally.
“I didn’t believe in depression until I lost my baby,” Cavanagh said.
As she mourned the loss of her son, Cavanagh was referred to the Kent Funeral Home in Gypsum to do the cremation. But days went by and she couldn’t reach anyone. No one would pick up the phone. No one returned her voicemails.
Finally, after a month, she got Staci Kent on the phone and laid into her, asking why she hadn’t heard anything about her son’s cremains. Kent kept giving excuses, Cavanagh said.
A few days later, she was able to pick up the cremains, but like E.W., Cavanagh received no paperwork.
Chantal Reh, an Avon resident, went through a similar experience when she suffered a stillborn birth in August 2018.
The Bailey-Kent Funeral Home was the only option given to her for cremation under a certain weight, she said.
And much like E.W. and Cavanagh, Reh had an immensely difficult time reaching the Kents, the phone ringing unanswered for weeks.
Finally Reh and her boyfriend went to the funeral home with the expectation that they would see their baby. The couple got dressed up in matching outfits and brought a special camera.
Staci Kent, however, wouldn’t let them see the baby, Reh said. All they got was the urn and a death certificate — no other paperwork.
“Now it’s possible it’s not my baby in the urn,” Reh said.
Both Reh and Cavanagh said they want to get the ashes analyzed at the University of Colorado to see if they actually belong to their babies. They both plan to file complaints with the Department of Regulatory Affairs.
Now the women wonder how many others might have had the same experience.
“I went through a very bad crisis losing the baby,” Cavanagh said. “Seeing how this chapter is opening up again is incredible, it’s unbelievable. This whole situation, oh, I thought it was part of my past.”
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LTW Transit Important Update:
On Monday, October 19, the Leamington to Windsor (LTW) Transit service will return to front-door boarding and begin cash-only fare collection.
Cash-Only Fare Collection
Exact cash-only fares will begin Monday, October 19. Fares for the service are $10 for a one-way trip or $15 for a round-trip (same day only). Please note that our drivers do not carry cash, cannot make change and overpayments are not reimbursed.
Leamington municipal facilities remain closed to the public, except for by appointment-only, and therefore transit cards cannot be purchased or reloaded at this time.
COVID 19 Safety Precautions
Protective barriers are being installed to ensure employee safety while maintaining sightlines and visibility for drivers. Passengers will be asked to follow a one-way flow, boarding through the front of the vehicle and exiting through the rear doors. Exceptions will be made enabling customers with mobility issues to exit through the front of the bus.
All transit riders are required to wear a non-medical mask on buses in accordance with Transit Windsor’s mandatory face mask policy. Exemptions will be for children under the age of two and persons with disabilities or medical conditions that prevent a person from wearing a face mask.
About the LTW Transit
LTW Transit is an intercommunity transit system from Leamington to Windsor with stops in Kingsville and Essex. LTW Transit has been developed to deliver safe and reliable public transportation while strengthening ties between communities, and providing better access to employment, education, healthcare and social services. This program has been funded in part by the Government of Ontario.
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What is the cost of bus fare?
Exact cash-only fare collection begins Monday, October 19. Fares for the service are $10 for a one-way trip or $15 for a round-trip (same day only). Please note that our drivers do not carry cash, cannot make change and overpayments are not reimbursed.
Exact cash-only fare is required on the bus, as our drivers do not carry cash and therefore, cannot make change.
The LTW Transit operates Monday through Saturday. Please visit our Schedule and Map page for detailed information.
Please note: LTW Transit does not operate on Sundays or on statutory holidays.
How long is a bus pass valid?
If you purchase a 30-day pass, the pass is valid for 30 calendar days from the date of purchase, inclusive of all days including holidays. This will start the day of your purchase. If you have purchased a pre-loaded card, it is valid for the number of trips purchased.
Please note: Leamington municipal facilities remain closed to the public, except for by appointment-only, and therefore transit cards cannot be purchased or reloaded at this time.
Why is my ticket being rejected?
Like vending or slot machines, the ticket will be rejected by the bill module if not entirely flat and dry. Angle the ticket up slightly as you feed in. If rejected a second time, the driver will ask you to either have the ticket replaced or give you instructions on how you may still pay your fare with this ticket.
Why isn't my bill being accepted?
Like vending or slot machines, the bill will be rejected if not entirely flat and fed in on a slight angle. If rejected for a second time, you will have to use another bill, as our drivers do not carry money or make change.
Does the farebox make change?
The farebox does not give back change or issue a credit slip. Additionally, our drivers do not carry money and cannot make change. It is important to use exact change, as overpayments are not reimbursed.
Why do I have to drop my coins through the slot more than once?
The coin module validates each coin and only accepts legal Canadian coins. All other coins will be rejected. Just like vending and slot machines, sometimes a coin has to be dropped a second time before it is accepted. If rejected for a second time, you will have to use another coin, as our drivers do not carry money or make change.
Why isn't my transfer reading properly?
Transfers are printed from the farebox and time stamped at the time of issue. The transfer is valid for two hours, so it may have expired. The expiry date/time is printed on the ticket so the driver may verify if you believe the ticket is still valid.
Is there accessible seating?
Our bus is accessible. The bus kneels and a ramp is deployed to allow for wheelchair access. The bus can accommodate up to two wheelchairs.
Can I take my bike on the bus?
Bikes are not permitted on the bus. However, there are two spots for bikes located on the exterior of the bus. More information regarding transit bike racks can be found here.
Can I take a stroller on the bus?
Strollers are allowed on the bus; however, children must be taken out of the stroller and strollers must be folded while on the bus.
Can I bring my pet on the bus?
Service animals are allowed on the bus. Other small pets may be transported in small steel carrying cases, or must remain on a leash on the floor. We don’t allow any non-service animals on the bus unless they are in a case.
I lost an item on the bus, what do I do?
Before exiting the bus, please ensure you have collected all of your personal items. Passengers who have lost their personal belongings or bus pass while riding the bus may contact the Transit office to confirm if the item has been found. Lost and Found on the bus is brought to our main building at 3700 North Service Rd not the Downtown Terminal. Questions regarding lost items can be directed to tw@citywindsor.ca or 519-944-4111.
Where are the bus stops located?
The LTW Transit has stops along the route in Leamington, Kingsville, Essex and Windsor. There are bus stops at the Leamington Kinsmen Recreation Complex, the Kingsville Arena Complex, the Essex Centre Sports Complex and St. Clair College.
How will I know if the bus is running late?
LTW Transit will make every attempt to arrive and depart on schedule; however, please download the Transit App for LTW Transit Route 42 real-time arrival and departure times.
Can I buy a day pass on the bus?
Yes, a day pass is only available for purchase on the bus, and you must advise the driver that you wish to purchase this product before depositing your cash. Our drivers do not carry money and cannot make change, so exact fare is required.
A day pass is valid for unlimited rides on the LTW Transit for one day from the time of purchase until 3:00 AM on the following day. The day pass allows for a two-hour transfer on any Transit Windsor or Leamington Transit bus. You must keep your receipt and ticket.
Where can I purchase a 30-day pass card?
Can I change my ticket?
Once purchased, there are no alterations or refunds.
How will I know when my 30-day bus pass expires?
The 30-day pass starts from when it’s first tapped on the bus. You will not receive notification prior to the expiry date of your pass so it is recommended that you pay particular attention to the purchase date.
What are your fares for children?
Children twelve years of age and younger are free with a parent or guardian. Children over twelve years of age are required to pay the full fare.
What is required for me to board the bus?
You will need a pre-purchased ticket, money for a ticket, or a pre-purchased bus pass.
How do I transfer to a Transit Windsor bus or Leamington Transit bus from the LTW?
There is a free transfer into the Transit Windsor city service.
All riders will be provided a transfer ticket upon boarding. The transfer will be valid for two hours from the time of issuance.
I have more questions?
Phone: For general inquires, call 519-255-2489 (Monday to Friday, 8:00AM to 5:00PM, excluding holidays)
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Procurement law basics - part 2
Canada December 19 2012
In Procurement Law Basics Part 1, we covered the creation of Contract A and Contract B in a simple tendering process. In this Part 2, we start to look at one of the nuances that the courts have developed in deciding the contents of Contract A - the bidding contract.
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In 1999, the Supreme Court of Canada decided the case of MJB Enterprises Ltd. v. Defence Construction (1951) Ltd. This again was a straight forward tender case. However, in this case the tender price was partially comprised of unit prices. Bidders had to provide a single price for material for fill, and the owner had an option between two different types of fill that could be used in the contract at the end of the day. Each of these in practice would have a different cost, so bidders had to decide whether to bid the highest cost, the lowest cost or some average low cost, based on their experience. The lowest tender contained a note next to its unit prices clarifying that the prices were based on type 3 fill. The note clarified that if type 2 fill was required in a certain area, then an additional $60.00 per metre should be added to the price. Even at the higher price, this tender would have been the lowest price. The owner therefore treated this as a clarification to the tender and accepted it.
The SCC however held that the note was a qualification, making the tender invalid and that the owner did not have the right to accept an invalid tender. The tender document contained a clause saying “the lowest or any tender shall not necessarily be accepted”. The owner claimed that this gave it the privilege to accept any of the tenders, as it was clear that the lowest bid would not necessarily win. The SCC held that this provision did not go as far as the owner claimed.
Implied Term
The court pointed out that entering into a tender process can be expensive for bidders and therefore created a degree of risk. Bidders must prepare their tender document, put up the security and spend time in the process, with no guarantee of being awarded a contract at the end of the day. The court considered that no reasonable person would wish to expose themselves to that risk, if at the end of the day the owner had carte blanche to accept non-compliant tenders. The SCC therefore implied a term into Contract A that only a compliant bid would be accepted.
Privilege Clause
The privilege clause that the owner had relied on still had some validity. It meant that the owner did not have to accept the lowest tender price, but could take a “more nuanced view of cost than the prices quoted in the tenders”. For example, a tender with a slightly higher cost might provide a faster completion date or provide better value for money for the owner overall. However, there was nothing in the use of the word “cost” to suggest that the owner had the discretion to accept a non-compliant bid.
In the next installment of this series, we will consider the next clause implied into Contract A by the Supreme Court of Canada, an obligation to treat bidders fairly and equally.
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The UK / Swiss tax agreement will come into force on 1 January 2013 and any UK residents who hold assets in an account in Switzerland will need to take notice, even if they are currently fully tax compliant.
In relation to past tax liabilities, UK resident individuals may either opt to voluntarily disclose the existence of their asset(s) to HMRC or, if they prefer to retain their anonymity, the bank will deduct a one-off payment to be directed to HMRC. The rate payable will be between 21% and 41% of the value of the assets.
Whichever route is adopted to settle past tax liabilities, UK resident individuals must either continue to authorise disclosure to HMRC every year or again remain anonymous but become subject to an annual withholding tax charged at 27% for capital gains, 40% for dividend income and 48% for interest. A further one-off 40% withholding tax charge on death has also been introduced. Submitting to the charges in return for anonymity will not provide immunity from possible criminal prosecution.
Individuals who are UK resident but non-UK domiciled and claim the remittance basis can opt out of the rules. In order to do so, they must supply a certificate from a relevant professional (i.e. a lawyer, accountant etc) attesting that they are UK tax compliant, not domiciled in the UK and confirming that they have claimed the remittance basis for both the 2010/2011 and the 2011/2012 tax year (in relation to past liabilities) or the relevant tax year going forward. Levies received by HMRC from remittance basis users will not be treated as taxable remittances themselves.
If you have Swiss assets and have not already done so, please contact your usual advisor as soon as possible to ensure compliance with the new regime.
This article first appeared in the Boodle Hatfield Private Client & Tax News December 2012.
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Armstrong – The new Neil Armstrong documentary gets a UK release date
Posted by Phil on May 2, 2019 in All, documentary, Film, News | 0 comments
Coming to UK & Irish cinemas in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the first Moon landing, ARMSTRONG is an exceptional and timely new feature documentary from the producers of the box-office hit SPITFIRE and the award-winning THE LAST MAN ON THE MOON.
Directed by David Fairhead (SPITFIRE) ARMSTRONG is the definitive life story of Neil Armstrong: from his childhood in rural Ohio, through his near death experiences in aerial combat in the Korean War, pushing the limits as an experimental test pilot through to those historic first steps on the Moon – and the unwanted celebrity status that ensued. In his own words David said “Telling this story is a documentary filmmaker’s dream. When Neil made his small step onto the lunar surface, it marked his transformation from mere man to global celebrity – something he spent the rest of his life trying to avoid. Through the testimony of colleagues, friends and family we outline his achievements and tell the seemingly familiar, yet little known tale of the First Man on the Moon.”
Made with the full support of his family, this dramatic, moving and insightful film includes previously unseen home-movie footage shot by Armstrong himself. Neil’s own words provide the narration based on his rare interviews, writings and speeches, which are delivered by renowned actor and aviation enthusiast Harrison Ford.
Featuring exclusive interviews with his family, fellow astronauts and aviators and those who knew him in his youth and later life, ARMSTRONG is the extraordinary and unique story of a quiet, determined man who became an aviator, astronaut, husband, father and reluctant hero.
Mark and Rick Armstrong commented; “We were delighted to collaborate with the filmmakers on this wonderful portrait of our Dad. We hope that audiences enjoy the opportunity to see some very rare footage of him and to share in celebrating his memory and his achievements.”
ARMSTRONG contributors include: Michael Collins (crew mate on Apollo 11), Dave Scott (crew mate on Gemini VIII), Charlie Duke (Apollo 11 Capcom, spoke with Neil during the Moon landing), Dr Chris Kraft (creator of Mission Control), Admiral Tom Hayward (flew with Neil in Korea), Neil’s sons Rick and Mark Armstrong, his first wife Janet Armstrong, and June Hoffman, Neil’s sister.
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The film is in UK and Irish cinemas on 12th July 2019.
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Fungus Fight! Weird Treatment Could Defeat Mouth Infection
By Agata Blaszczak-Boxe 18 March 2014
Treatment of mice with a solution full of Pichia fungi reduces the extent of tissue invasion by Candida (see arrows) in the tongue. This image shows (A) untreated and (B) Pichia spent medium treated mice tissue.
(Image: © Mahmoud Ghannoum)
The competition among the various families of fungi that live in people's mouths may offer a clue to finding new treatment for the oral infection called thrush, according to a new study.
Researchers found differences between the prevalence of fungi in the mouths of people with HIV and people who are not infected with HIV. Moreover, a beneficial kind of fungi that was more abundant in healthy people was able to quell the growth of harmful fungi that was more common in HIV patients.
The findings may point the way to a new treatment for thrush in all people, not only those with HIV, the researchers said. The medical name for thrush is oral candidiasis; an overgrowth of fungi called Candida causes the condition.
"We found that there is a difference in the fungi in the mouth if you are an HIV-infected patient versus non-infected people," said study researcher Mahmoud Ghannoum, a professor at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland. [Microscopic Worlds Gallery: Fascinating Fungi]
The researchers found that when a fungus called Pichia was prevalent, then Candida was less prevalent, and vice versa. "And, therefore, we thought they must antagonize each other," Ghannoum told Live Science.
In addition, the researchers found that the Pichia fungi were more prevalent in people without HIV, whereas Candida was more abundant in people with HIV.
In contrast to the differences in fungi populations, the researchers found little difference in the bacteria in people who did not have HIV compared with those who did have the virus.
In an experiment conducted on mice that had thrush, the researchers found that a solution full of Pichia fungi halted the growth of Candida.
The use of the Pichia solution worked in the mice even better than the drug nystatin, which is typically used to treat people who have thrush, the researchers said.
"We have the potential of developing a new drug to treat this disease [thrush] and other fungal infections," Ghannoum said.
The new treatment could help people who are prone to developing thrush because their immune system has been compromised — for instance, people with diabetes or cancer, Ghannoum said.
"Our next step is to see whether Pichia itself can be used as a probiotic, or whether compounds that it secretes can be developed into a drug," he said.
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'Grrrr' Means Many Things in Dog Speak
By Clara Moskowitz 30 March 2010
Dog growls sound different depending on their meaning, research shows.
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In dog-speak, "grrrr" can mean different things. Dogs have special growls for different occasions, and other dogs can tell the difference, a new study finds.
For example, when a dog growls while playing, it sounds different than the same dog's growl while reacting to a threatening stranger or guarding food. And when scientists recorded these sounds and played them to other dogs, those dogs reacted differently based on which recording they heard.
"What is I think really interesting in this result was that we could find some kind of proof that dogs can understand from another dog's vocalization something about the context," said researcher Peter Pongracz of Eotvos Lorand University in Hungary.
This skill has been hinted at in a few other species, such as monkeys and squirrels, but is largely unproven in the animal world. And it is a new result for dogs.
"We've researched a lot about how dogs communicate with humans, and how humans communicate with dogs, but how dogs communicate within the species is fairly new," Pongracz told LiveScience.
The scientists recorded growls from 20 adult dogs in the three different situations. During the playful situation, the dog and its owner played tug of war. In another situation, the dog was kept on a leash and given a large, meaty bone. Then the researchers had another dog try to snag the bone, triggering the meat owner to react with a "guard" growl. (Both dogs were held on leashes by their owners, and no dogs were hurt). Finally, the owner stood behind the dog and held its leash while a 25-year-old male stranger approached slowly and silently, continually staring at the dog. This prompted a threatening growl from many of the dogs.
The researchers, led by Tamas Farago of Eotvos Lorand University, measured various features of the dog growls, such as how long the growls lasted, their fundamental frequency (pitch), and a parameter called formant dispersion, an estimator of vocal tract length.
"There was a clear significant difference between the play growl and the two others, which we call agonistic," Pongracz said. The play growls were much shorter in length, as well as higher pitched, he said. "But what is interesting is at this point we could not find a significant acoustic difference between the two agonistic growls."
Even though the humans and their scientific equipment couldn't tell the difference, though, it seemed the dogs could.
When the scientists played recordings of the growls to other dogs to see if they reacted differently, they found that the food-guarding growl was much more effective than the other two growls at deterring other dogs who contemplated stealing an unattended bone.
The researchers detailed their findings in the April issue of the journal Animal Behavior.
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Google takes aim at Amazon. Again.
Google announced in April that it would allow anyone to list products for free on its shopping site, reversing its previous policy of requiring sellers to buy an ad for products to appear. The company also announced that those free listings would appear on its search results.
Google is getting serious about competing with Amazon in online shopping — just as it did in 2013, 2014, 2017 and 2019.
But in 2020, as the coronavirus pandemic continues to grip America, the push to create an online shopping marketplace to compete with Amazon has taken on new urgency as consumers are avoiding stores and turning to the internet to fill more of their shopping needs.
On Thursday, Google announced that it would take steps to bring more sellers and products onto its shopping site by waiving sales commissions and allowing retailers to use popular third-party payment and order management services like Shopify instead of the company’s own systems. Currently, commissions on Google Shopping range from a 5% to 15% cut depending on the products.
Google is usually the starting point for finding information on the internet, but that is often not the case when consumers are searching for a product to buy. More U.S. consumers are turning first to Amazon to find products that they plan to purchase. This has allowed Amazon to build a rapidly growing advertising business, which is a threat to Google’s main financial engine.
Google’s seven-year battle to take on Amazon has had more lows than highs. In 2013, it started Google Shopping Express, a service offering free same-day delivery. It offered $95 annual memberships for faster delivery, and it tried delivering groceries. Google eventually scrapped the efforts.
Google Express evolved into an online mall filled with top retailers like Target and Best Buy. In 2017, it added Walmart to its virtual mall, but the partnership was short-lived. Last year, Google ditched Google Express for Google Shopping and introduced a buy button to allow shoppers to use credit cards stored with the company to complete the transaction without leaving the search engine.
This year, Google brought in Bill Ready, a former executive at PayPal, to be its president of commerce and to compete more successfully with Amazon.
Google announced in April that it would allow anyone to list products for free on its shopping site, reversing its previous policy of requiring sellers to buy an ad for products to appear. The company also announced that those free listings would appear on its search results. By eliminating the cost of listing and selling products, Google aims to make it more appealing for retailers to put products in front of the search engine’s enormous user base.
In an interview, Ready said most retailers were already lagging behind in e-commerce before the pandemic hit. And as more consumers moved to shop online in recent months, the gap has widened with much of the growth in online sales swallowed by a handful of players.
“We want to make sure selling online is easy and inexpensive,” he said.
The changes are expected to start immediately in the United States before rolling out to other countries this year. Google also said sellers that had an inventory of products listed on Amazon could move them over to Google without changing the data format.
While all of Google’s moves are clearly aimed at unsettling Amazon, Ready wouldn’t address its Seattle rival and refused to utter the A-word even once in a 20-minute discussion. (He even dodged a question about what is the name of the giant rainforest in South America.)
The closest he came was not very close. “Consumers benefit from a diverse and thriving ecosystem of sellers,” he said. “There is no one player that can serve all the needs of consumers.”
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The first debate between President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden quickly turned to a discussion of health care.
The first question by moderator Chris Wallace was about the vacancy on the Supreme Court for which Trump has nominated Judge Amy Coney Barrett, but Biden quickly pivoted to discussing how a conservative majority on the court could overturn the Affordable Care Act, or Obamacare, imperiling the health care of millions.
Last week, Trump rolled out what he called a replacement plan for the ACA, but in reality it was a pair of executive orders with no legal standing. Trump also said he would lower drug prices “80 or 90 percent,” but there is no evidence his plan would do that. Trump criticized Wallace for asking him what his health care plan was, saying, “I guess I’m debating you, not him, but that’s OK.”
“He has no plan for health care,” Biden said. “He sends out wishful thinking; he has executive orders that have no power. He hasn’t lowered drug costs for anybody. He’s been promising a health care plan since he got elected. He has none, like almost everything else he talks about – he doesn’t have a plan. The fact is this man doesn’t know what he’s talking about.”
“We guaranteed preexisting conditions,” Trump said before Biden interjected: “That’s not true.”
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Last week, White House officials said that Trump’s “protections” for preexisting conditions would not actually be law should the ACA be repealed but were a “defined statement of U.S. policy.”
“We want to get rid of it and give something that’s cheaper and better,” Trump said of Obamacare, although he has not actually proposed a replacement plan of any sort. Without protections for preexisting conditions provided by Obamacare, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimated in 2016 that up to 52 million people could be denied coverage. Millions more would lose insurance if the Medicaid expansion that was adopted by dozens of states and Washington, D.C., is killed.
“The fact is, everything he’s saying so far is simply a lie. I’m not here to call out his lies; everybody knows he’s a liar,” Biden said, calling Trump a “clown” when he tried to interrupt him.
In June, the Trump administration filed a brief to the Supreme Court urging it to overturn the ACA in a case backed by 20 Republican-led states. The brief included a section arguing that the ACA’s protections for those with preexisting conditions must be overturned as well, contradicting Trump’s repeated statements that he and Republicans supported maintaining them.
During the debate segment, Biden also declined to take a position on whether or not he would support the removal of the Senate’s legislative filibuster (which would make it easier to pass new laws if Democrats take a majority of the Senate in the election) or adding judges to the Supreme Court.
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Trump insisted that Biden was pushing for “socialist” health care, although Biden consistently opposed more progressive plans like Medicare for All, which was favored by his rival Sen. Bernie Sanders during the Democratic primary. Biden’s plan would retain private insurance but offer a public option that Americans could choose instead.
When Trump said his party would push him left, Biden said, “The party is me. I am the Democratic Party right now. The platform of the Democratic Party is in fact what I approved of.”
Trump spent most of the opening segment interrupting Biden, frustrating both the former vice president and the event’s moderator.
“Will you shut up, man,” Biden said to Trump as the opening 15-minute segment came to a conclusion. He added: “That was really a productive segment, wasn’t it? Keep yapping, man.”
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Majiang
Majiang is a four-player game that originated in China. Majiang requires skill, intelligence, calculation and, like other gambling games, a certain amount of luck.
Though rules differ depending on regional variations, the overall aim of the game is to amass a greater score than the other players.
Generally, to get a higher score, a player must be able to call "Majiang" by building complete tile sets. The three basic sets are as follows:
Pong or Pung
A set of 3 identical tiles (similar to a three of a kind in poker but without the kickers).
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A set of 4 identical tiles (similar to a four of a kind in poker but without the kickers).
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A run of 3 tiles in the same suit (similar to a straight in poker but with only three tiles).
The closest Western game to Majiang is perhaps the card game Gin Rummy. Both Majiang and Gin Rummy involve selecting or discarding tiles or cards to form groups or sets of similar suits.
Majiang (Májiàng) or Máquè is Mandarin for the popular Chinese game of Mahjong ( ). In Cantonese ( ), the game is called màhjeung or màhjeuk. In English, the game is spelled as mahjongg, majong, Majiang, mah-jong, mah-jongg or just M-J. Joseph Park Babcock trademarked the spelling "Mah-Jongg" in 1920.
The Chinese word literally means "hemp general". While the Cantonese alternate writing, , literally means "sparrow". In Japanese, means "hemp sparrow" and pronounced as mā-jan.
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Migrant smuggling: IP on 19 law enforcement personnel submitted to AGC
Published 7 Jul 2020, 11:11 am
Johor police have submitted investigation papers (IP) on 19 officers and law enforcement personnel detained on June 18 and 24 for alleged involvement in migrant and drug smuggling activities, to the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC).
Its chief, Ayob Khan Mydin Pitchay said they were now awaiting instructions from the AGC for further action.
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Foreign investors may wait and see
PETALING JAYA: Foreign investors may take a wait and see approach following the dismal performance of the ruling coalition Barisan Nasional in the 12th general election, until the state and federal governments are well established, said local property consultants. In the polls, Selangor, Penang, Kedah and Perak fell to the opposition.
However, they said investments in the property sector and in other sectors would improve in the long run if there are signs of better corporate governance and transparency in doing business here.
Zerin Properties CEO Previndran Singhe expects an overall positive impact as real estate is a long-term investment.
"The outcome of the elections proved that the country is democratic and its citizens, politically matured. I do not foresee any negative affect on foreign investments, as investors will notice that
Malaysia is democratic and practises good corporate governance," he said.
“The public should be made to understand that with a simple majority, the federal government can continue to implement its policies and amend legislations, except the constitution.” However, Previndran added that certain projects could be affected in terms of timing, as they may require state approvals.
City Valuers & Consultants Sdn Bhd general manager CY Lim also expects the election results to have a general positive impact on the property sector. He said foreign investments would continue to remain positive, as investors would expect a more transparent administration.
“We also hope that the new state governments will clean up red tape and delays at the land office in Selangor,” said Lim.
Real Estate and Housing Developers Association (Rehda) president Ng Seing Liong said the dip in the Kuala Lumpur Composite Index (KLCI) on Monday was inevitable as people were shocked at the unexpected outcome of the election. The KLCI took a dive to close 9.55% or 123.11 points lower, to 1,173.22 on Monday.
“We do not expect much changes in policies as the federal government is intact but we foresee that whatever changes there may be, would be for the better,” said Ng.
He hopes that Selangor, now under a coalition led by Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), will be more proactive in creating a conducive business environment including implementing development-friendly policies.
"There will be heightened expectations on both incumbents and newcomers to improve the nation's competitiveness by enhancing the delivery system and efficiency, and the efforts will benefit the economy and image of Malaysia as an investment destination for foreign investors," said Ng.
He added that the local governments should not forget their social responsibility and that building affordable houses for the hardcore poor irrespective of race is essential.
Commenting on whether the economic development corridors such as the Northern Corridor Economic Region (NCER) would be affected, Ng said that while the development corridors may be temporarily affected, he foresees medium and long-term positive effect.
By theSun (by Rosalynn Poh)
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Guocoland: KFH option on Singapore apartments lapses
PETALING JAYA: Kuwait Finance House (M) Bhd (KFH) is believed to have decided not to exercise the option on 97 apartments at the 210-unit Goodwood Residence development in downtown Singapore, given the softening in the city-state's private residential property market.
The apartments were supposed to be sold to a fund managed by KFH for US$818.4mil, or at S$3,000 per sq ft.
Goodwood Residence, developed by Guocoland Ltd, is a premier residential development on a 24,845-sq-m freehold plot fronting Goodwood Hill.
A Guocoland statement issued on Monday said the options were not exercised and had lapsed.
“Both parties are presently in discussions, with a view to granting fresh options for units in the development,” it said, adding that the private residential property market in Singapore was currently cautious.
KFH did not respond to StarBiz's queries.
Meanwhile, industry observers said Singapore's property market had shown signs of softening and take-up rates had slowed since January as a result of the US subprime market woes.
According to Abbey Woods Sdn Bhd chairman and managing director Datuk Wong Choon Kee, the market had seen substantial price appreciation in the past one year, with a new price benchmark of more than S$4,000 per sq ft set by some of the recently launched luxury residential projects.
SC Global Developments' Ardmore Apartments, launched in the last quarter of 2007, were sold at an average price of S$4,400 per sq ft while the company's The Marq on Paterson Hill fetched S$5,100 per sq ft.
Wong said Singapore's luxury apartment market was well supported by good fundamentals and the limited supply would continue to drive up prices in prime districts.
“Singapore is seen as the new Switzerland, with stricter secrecy laws making it an ideal investment destination for high net worth individuals.
“Niche projects in Sentosa Cove are favoured by buyers and developers. Going forward, prices of commercial and residential properties in prime locations will remain high although sales volume will, at best, be at slightly lower levels,” Wong said.
KFH is also an active participant in the Kuala Lumpur property market, especially around KL City Centre.
The Islamic bank is focusing on the super high-end residential and other investment grade commercial properties with potential for capital appreciation.
In January, KFH offered to buy 50% of the Menara YNH tower block for a whopping RM920mil, which translates into RM1,258 per sq ft – one of the highest prices among recent property transactions in Kuala Lumpur.
Last August, KFH, together with Khazanah Nasional Bhd and Jumeirah Capital, were awarded a 99-year leasehold concession to develop the 624-acre Cultural Cluster in Iskandar Development Region.
By The Star (by Angie Ng)
Labels: Apartment / Condominium / Residences, Singapore
Lee to quit as Country Heights MD
TAN SRI Lee Kim Yew said he will quit his post as group managing director of Country Heights Holdings Bhd, but denied that he was selling his shares in the property company.
"That is not true. I'm not leaving. I'm not selling off my shares. In fact, I have been accumulating shares of Country Heights," he told Business Times in a telephone interview yesterday.
Lee, who founded Country Heights, was responding to a recent news report that said he may relinquish his executive role in the group following an internal restructuring exercise that is under way.
The report had said that Lee planned to concentrate on running his privately-held and profitable companies involved in property development and oil palm plantations.
"My shareholding is around 46 per cent and I'm still a board member. There would be a change of management, a change for the better," he said.
Lee said that in the interest of corporate governance, it was better to leave the daily operations of Country Heights to professionals.
"I will leave it to the new team to do what is best for Country Heights. As the biggest shareholder, I'm optimistic of their capability," he said.
Lee added that Country Heights' businesses will be re-categorised into hospitality, development and property, and the three divisions will have their respective chief executive officers reporting to the group managing director.
Country Heights has hired recruitment firm Korn Ferry to help it find a group managing director.
Analysts were not surprised that Lee is relinquishing the daily operations to professionals to concentrate on his privately-held companies.
"Country Heights has slipped off the radar screens of many investors for a long time. If you exclude the one-off gain from the sale of its shopping centre last year, you can see that the group is not making money," an analyst with a foreign research house said.
Country Heights has seen profits decline from RM12.44 million in 2003 to RM10.87 million in 2004 and RM6.66 million in 2005.
It fell into the red in 2006 with a net loss of RM32.69 million.
Last year, it posted an unaudited net profit of RM107.94 million, thanks to an estimated gain of RM102 million from the sale of the Mines Shopping Fair to Singapore's CapitaLand Ltd for RM432 million cash.
By New Straits Times (Business Times)
Quill Capita gets 'outperform' rating
ALLIANCE Research Sdn Bhd initiated coverage of Quill Capita Trust (QCT) with an "outperform" rating, saying it has a defensive blue-chip tenancy profile and a strong parent in CapitaLand Ltd.
"With its tenants locked in for a long term on master lease agreements with step up agreements, the real estate investment trust (REIT) provides stable earnings with mild growth even without acquisitions," the local research firm said in a report yesterday.
"QCT management has proactively sought ways to improve asset quality and improve rental yield with some of its tenants, providing investors with further upsides for the future," it added.
Alliance Research said the strong multinational corporation presence in QCT tenancy profiles, with the likes of DHL, IBM, HSBC, BMW and Technip as its anchors, proves its earnings quality.
In terms of value, these key tenants occupy 84 per cent of the total property investment value.
Alliance Research said the upside to QCT will come from aggressive acquisitions backed by its low gearing position and low financing costs.
"With a strong pipeline of office-related commercial properties, we believe there is room for yields to improve further amid its future acquisitions," it said, setting a target price of RM1.50 on the REIT.
By New Straits Times
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Fenix commences development of iron ore mine in Western Australia
21 September 2020 (Last Updated September 21st, 2020 12:42)
Exploration company Fenix Resources has started works including clearing, grubbing as well as topsoil stripping activities at the Iron Ridge direct shipping ore (DSO) iron-ore project in Western Australia (WA).
Topsoil stripping at Iron Ridge project. Credit: Fenix Resources.
Located about 600km north-north-east of Perth, the Iron Ridge project is approximately 67km north-east of the township of Cue in WA.
The company, alongside a local Western Australian contractor, is building an access road and camp, having secured camp buildings and key working personnel. The company has also ordered truck and trailer combinations for the road transport fleet.
With these plant and equipment items in place, the exploration company believes a mining contract award is ‘imminent’.
The Iron Ridge project is on track to begin production before the end of this year, with first ore shipment scheduled for early next year.
Fenix Resources managing director Rob Brierley said: “We are fully focussed on taking advantage of one of Iron Ridge’s key attributes; speed to market, in that it can be transitioned into a production asset in a timeframe of around three months.
“In advance of awarding the mining contract, we have local businesses doing early stage works for us, consistent with our objective of benefitting the community in which we will operate. We look forward to delivering on our previously announced timeline to achieve first sales in early 2021.”
The feasibility study on the project was completed in November last year using contract mining and trucking methods to minimise upfront capital requirements.
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Kylian Mbappe reveals which club he will be playing for next season
The French forward dropped the biggest hint regarding his future amid rumours he could be joining Real Madrid
Darren WellsDigital Football Writer
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Real Madrid have suffered a huge blow in their pursuit of Kylian Mbappe , after the forward announced he will be staying with PSG.
The French youngster has been heavily linked with a move to the Spanish giants.
But despite PSG's recent elimination from the Champions League, Mbappe believes the club are on the right track to success, and wants to be part of it.
Speaking to Telefoot, Mbappe said: "There are many people who doubt, but I will continue trusting in this project. I'll be here, that's for sure.
"With what has just happened, even before, I already knew."
Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint-Germain takes on Ashley Young of Manchester United (Image: Getty Images)
Neymar transfer: The HUGE fee Real Madrid are prepared to pay for PSG star
Madrid have been hot on the heels of the 20-year-old for some time, showing interest even prior to his £166m move to PSG from Monaco.
Interest from the Los Blancos has only heightened following his stunning performances for France in the World Cup.
But now it appears Mbappe will stay with the French Ligue 1 side, for at least one more crack at European glory.
Mbappe was inconsolable after going out the Champions League (Image: Getty Images)
PSG were knocked out of the Champions League in devastating fashion, after a late penalty earned Manchester United victory and saw them go through.
The French side have struggled to reach the latter stages of the competition in recent years, and Mbappe admitted the defeat was tough to take.
He added: "I'm stunned. I have not been able to sleep, it is difficult, we have worked hard to reach this moment, we are disappointed.
"We've ruined the party. The Champions League was our goal."
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Closing Time... Goodbye North Carolina (for realz)
We are finally saying goodbye to North Carolina, though I've been gone now for a handful of weeks. It seems so long ago that I even moved here. And, I can't believe we're officially 'done' with the South.
Even though I'm in beautiful Wisconsin, I still feel a little bittersweet about closing on our house in Wilmington. We loved the people and the scenery. I am sad I'm going to miss some big events. My friends Vicky and Jeff are having their first baby pretty soon... and I didn't get a lick of beach time in this summer... the whole reason for living at the beach!
But, as I write, I hope you'll consider giving a little thought to my husband as he treks his way west. I always worry about making a long drive! I love Madison, and I know Jim will love it, too. But it's okay for us to miss North Carolina as well.
Now we've got to focus on closing in Madison! That's next week... and expect another Closing Time post! :)
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Backpacks for a penny!
There are quite a few good deals on school supplies this week. Since we're headed into August, now is really the best time to get office or school supplies for the year. As I've mentioned before, if you piecemeal your shopping and break it down each week, you could save a lot of money in the long run.
1. I just bought two backpacks for a penny each at Office Max. There is a catch, but if you need backpacks and some more office supplies, it's worth considering.
If you buy a backpack at Office Max this week, you'll get all of it back (with the exception of a penny) in Office MaxPerks, aka store credit.
For me, it works because we needed backpacks and we also need to buy an office chair in the near-ish future.
2. And, you just need to spend $5 to qualify for the penny deals... and I also needed those! You can get small scissors, single hole punches and zipper binders for one-cent each.
3. Also, Office Max is just giving away two packs of highlighters. There is a coupon in the store insert from the Sunday paper, but my store just had the coupon taped to the register... which meant, I got to keep my coupon... and means that you likely don't need one.
MY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSE AT OFFICE MAX? 09-CENTS + TAX.
Breakdown/Fine Print:
I also bought a 2 year replacement protection plan for my backpacks at $6.99. If my backpack stops working in 2 years (ie: rips, tears, wears, etc.), Office Max will replace it for free. I thought I'd try it out to see if it's worth it, especially because I have a built-in audio jack in one of them.
Since I bought the protection plan, here's what the breakdown looks like:
$6.99 service plan
+ .09 merchandise
+ 4.79 tax
*I'll get $89.96 back in rewards in 30 days... and then I'll buy a desk chair that I've been eyeing.
This is the thing with deals. I had to pay $91.83 for the total, but I'll get $89.96 back in store credit. So, that means I'm really out $11.87. And, when you subtract the tax, it really means I paid $.09 for the whole she-bang.
***EDITOR'S NOTE: I also may have even saved more money depending on how the MaxPerks shake out. The clerk gave me an extra $10 off for buying a certain style backpack (Coupon 23649121050513). If this is the case, then that means I'm really out less $1.87 for the whole thing. It's a little confusing, but at the end of the day, it works in my favor... and that's really the most important thing to note.
Here's a list of other great deals listed in the paper this week:
Penny deals at Staples (You have to spend $5 to qualify): Staples glue, pocket folders, pencil holders
Office Depot: 25-cent composition books (limit 3)
Shopko: 19-cent notebooks (limit 18 - repeated from last week
SCHOOL SHOPPING: Free Highlighters
Couponers... am I reading this right? If I am, I believe you can get two packs of highlighters for free at Office Max this week. If you don't need highlighters, don't get them. But if you do, save the $3 it costs...and go buy a coffee. This ad was in the paper... first page in.
We Rocked... and We Roared for the Henry Vilas Zoo
It was so nice to hang with the monkeys, giraffes, sea otters and more Saturday night! And... of course, so many awesome people from work and the community!
The "wild" women of WISC: Jess, Nan, Michelle, Diane, Hannah, Nicole
We all came out to support the Henry Vilas Zoo for its yearly "Rock and Roar" event. We tried to wear white since we were raising money for a new Arctic addition, but we mostly just wore something warm! It was pretty fitting that the temperature was freakishly cold on a day to raise money for the polar bears.
First of all, the history of the Henry Vilas Zoo is SO MADISON. If you didn't know, it's FREE. The reason? The Vilas Family donated the land and stipulated that it always remain free and open to the public.
WISC was a proud sponsor of the event, and we had a great showing. My favorite thing? Penguin pictures (below)! One of them was also called "Crappy Feet". Potty humor is never lost on me, even when it's penguin poo.
The zoo is such a neat place! It's also incredibly fun to walk around the zoo at night. Loved the dancing, the food, the auction and of course, the photo booth!
I also had such a warm reception from people at the event, and I wanted to say thanks for all your kind words. I love it when people welcome me to Madison! It means a lot!
Urban Camping: Mobile Shoe Closet
This pic is for WISC's Karin Swanson.
It's so funny starting over! I am currently subletting a 4th floor studio in downtown Madison until my house closes. I am also renting a parking space about a block and a half over. So... I've got to walk a bit, and my bin of shoes felt kind of heavy to haul up four flights of stairs.
My solution? Leave my shoes in my car! I leave my flats in my apartment, and then trade out shoes when I reach my car.
The benefits? It's always nice to have an extra pair of shoes at your fingertips. The bad side? People like Karin think you live in your car!
I thought I was being clever.
Anyway, this is how I've been rolling for a few weeks now. I like to think it's a continuation of my urban camping series. Got any tips for downtown living? I'd like to hear it!
SCHOOL SHOPPING: Shopko great deal for notebooks (ends 7/27)
My goal is to spend $5 or less on school supply shopping every week. You can save so much money if you piecemeal your shopping trips. From now until the start of school, you'll find really great deals... but they just come out ever week.
I'm going to have to get back into saving money. I never really left it, but I've been a little busy since I moved to Madison. In fact, we're about one week away from closing on our house in North Carolina... and two weeks away from closing on our new house in Wisconsin! Fingers crossed!
In the meantime, the best place to buy notebooks this week is Shopko. At least from what I could find. You can buy Mead notebooks for 19-cents each. Normally they're $1.49. Staples comes in at 25-cents.
The reason I like Shopko? You can buy up to 18! That beats any store limit... and it really comes in handy if you need to buy several. You'll be set for the year!
TIPS TO KEEP IN MIND:
Check the Sunday papers (or go online) for the school supply deals
Watch for penny deals at stores like Staples
If there's a minimum purchase to get certain savings, then buy something with a full rebate (typical)
Know that Walmart will match most of the deals - I keep my paper ads just in case, though you don't need them
Join Channel 3000 on Google Plus!
You'll be hard-pressed to find so many journalists under one roof who are excited about connecting with you.
We are looking for people to join our new online community. If you check-in with us online during the day, then you may have noticed we're experimenting with new ways to talk with you.
One thing we're doing? Google Plus hangouts. The picture below is the moment Dannika Lewis and Jennifer Hoff first tested it out. Look at Jenn's face - she looks completely amazed!
We're also startinga new online community. It's a forum, for lack of a better word. It's run by us, but we think it runs better if you're on there driving the posts. Click here to join! You can share anything and everything there - it doesn't have to be strictly Madison. We've had some good posts there already! Circle us below:
What's a hangout? We recently held animpromptu hangout about the Rolling Stone cover controversy. We typically hangout every night at 10 p.m. Central. The goal is to let you guys see what happens behind the scenes... and to connect with you. It will really come in handy during breaking news events, but on most days, it's just nice to see you.
So many of the folks at the station are embracing the technology, so we'd really like to see you.
What is a Google Plus Hangout? And why is it important?
PHOTO: David Santy
A lot of people are trying to figure out what in the world we're doing on the news in Madison. "A Google Plus...what?"
Well, the answer is simple. We're HANGING OUT with our most important people... YOU! We've already got some great people from Madison participating.
Here are a few basic things you need to know about Google Plus and Channel 3000:
1. Google Plus is a social layer that allows you to communicate with people better.
2. You can "hangout" which is kind of like group Skype. You can do it privately or you can do it publicly.
3. If you do it publicly, it's called a Hangout On Air, and it streams LIVE over YouTube.
4. You can have up to 10 people in the actual hangout, but you can have an unlimited number of people watching on YouTube.
5. You can comment on YouTube as the livestream is happening.
6. It's a great tool for newscasts because we get off our news pedestal and talk to you.
7. It's also crucial for breaking news events, such as severe weather.
8. You can join us every night at 10 p.m. central time, we post the links on FB, Twitter and G+.
9. It's also a great platform for discussions.
10. Signing up is easy.
If you're on Google Plus, you should circle us! Madison prides itself on being innovative. We could really get a great community going. We hope you'll join us and we'll certainly be talking about it more. Right now, we're in more of a soft launch mode, but as soon as we get our livestream in our hangouts, we'll be talking about it much more. Hope to see you!
Art Fair on the Square in Madison
People will tell you there are so many things to see and do in Madison. And, they're right. This weekend was Art Fair on the Square... but don't forget, there's also Art Fair "Off" the Square, and the Farmers' Market.
A few of us girls from WISC met for a morning cheese curd and hit the square. I think our producer and social media guru, Jen Ayres, found the best piece of artwork. It's a print of a picture that works really well for TV News -- "There's Always Tomorrow". The artist, Kent, said his inspiration came from procrastinating because of the television. Our interpretation is more like, "Oh, shoot. Let's hope for a better newscast tomorrow!"
My favorite? The cat with backwards Korean.
PROMO: WISC - Family Owned, Wisconsin's Own
Eric Franke and Michelle
I just got a chance to see the promo that's been floating around on WISC. I am so excited and honored to work here. This is a great place, and the community is wonderful.
We are gearing up to launch some major interactive initiatives, but we are working on logistics and hardware. I know Google Plus hangouts will be in the mix, so please stand by! And thanks for being patient while we're working...
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A final ruling in the battle between the California Board of Registered Nursing and Ruth Cummings, a midwife in Sacramento has been postposted for a month. Cummings has been accused of gross negligence and unprofessional conduct in the stillbirth of a one of her clients.
According to the 2013 allegations, Cummings failed to diagnose labor in one of her clients during a phone conversation in 2010. The client suffered a still birth three days later in an emergency room. Cummings was placed on three years of medical probation by an administrative law judge in November 2014.
Cummings, a Certified Nurse Midwife, opened The Birth Center in Santa Rosa, California in 2000 which is touted as the “only freestanding, midwifery-operated birthing center in Sacramento.” She had previously worked as a Registered Nurse in the ICU and earned a BS/MS in nursing at UCSF School of Nursing.
Susan Fischer Wilhelm, PhD, testified in Cummings favor after Cummings successfully delivered her baby. She said it was unclear whose side would win but after her testimony she felt celebratory. An additional 86 people had filed declarations to support Cummings which included several past clients.
Judge Timothy Frawley postponed his verdict to mull over responses to seven questions about miscarriage that were asked of parties on both sides of the case.
Parties on both sides of the case are anxiously awaiting a decision. A ruling in favor of Cummings would be a relief to other out-of-hospital midwives who fear the same type of repercussion. On the other hand, a ruling in favor of the BRN would most likely cause a closure of The Birth Center and cause additional roadblocks for midwives.
In a similar case, certified nurse-midwife Yelena M. Kolodji was accused in 2015 of having improper supervision in her home-birth practice. The judge ruled in her favor writing that “the BRN had ‘acted in an arbitrary and capricious manner.’”
A ruling in Cummings case is expected in the next few weeks.
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Asia has a disproportionate share of the world’s young, working-age population—which represents the most mobile cohort—with resulting major immigration flows to other regions of the world, and increasing intraregional migration as aging and demographic transitions occur at different levels within Asia. The research here focuses in particular on how the labor-sending countries of the region, notably the Philippines and other Colombo Process countries, manage these migration flows, engage in bilateral and multilateral cooperation with migrant-receiving nations, and engage their diasporas. The recruitment process and regulation of recruitment agencies also represent a strand of the work offered here.
Building Climate Resilience through Migration in Thailand
Migration can help build resilience against the encroaching effects of climate change. Instead of being passive victims of environmental degradation, individuals sometimes move to gain money, knowledge, and skills that can fortify their household of origin. Migrant workers from Thailand demonstrate how and under what conditions this process works.
COVID-19 Pandemic Profoundly Affects Bangladeshi Workers Abroad with Consequences for Origin Communities
Bangladesh is one of the world’s largest migrant-origin countries, and money sent home by its workers abroad is crucial to an economy that has become one of the more vibrant ones in South Asia. Against this backdrop, the COVID-19 pandemic has injected turmoil into the economy as Bangladeshi migrants have lost their jobs, families are seeing reduced remittances, and would-be migrant workers have had to shelve their plans to work abroad.
Changing Climate, Changing Migration: Purposeful and Coordinated: Climate Change and Managed Retreat in India
How Will International Migration Policy and Sustainable Development Affect Future Climate-Related Migration?
By Robert McLeman
New Approaches to Climate Change and Migration: Building the Adaptive Capacity of Mobile Populations
By Carol Farbotko
By Patrick Sakdapolrak and Harald Sterly
Managing the Pandemic and Its Aftermath: Economies, Jobs, and International Migration in the Age of COVID-19
Impacts of Climate Change as Drivers of Migration
By Alex de Sherbinin
Indian Immigrants in the United States
By Mary Hanna and Jeanne Batalova
Gaps in India’s Treatment of Refugees and Vulnerable Internal Migrants Are Exposed by the Pandemic
By Hamsa Vijayaraghavan
Immigration Data Matters
By Jeanne Batalova, Andriy Shymonyak and Michelle Mittelstadt
Seasonal Worker Programs in Europe: Promising Practices and Ongoing Challenges
By Kate Hooper and Camille Le Coz
Refugee Sponsorship Programs: A Global State of Play and Opportunities for Investment
By Susan Fratzke, Lena Kainz, Hanne Beirens, Emma Dorst and Jessica Bolter
Equipping Immigrant Selection Systems for a Changing World of Work (Transatlantic Council Statement)
By Demetrios G. Papademetriou, Meghan Benton and Kate Hooper
Start-Up Visas: A Passport for Innovation and Growth?
By Liam Patuzzi
Climate change is affecting human movement now, causing internal displacement and international migration, and will do so in the future. But the impact is often indirect, and rarely is the process as straightforward as one might think. This article provides an overview of research on how climatic hazards drive and affect migration, reviewing which types of people might migrate and under what conditions.
There are 2.7 million Indian immigrants in the United States, making them the second-largest immigrant group after Mexicans. This number has increased dramatically in recent years, growing 13-fold between 1980 and 2019. This article provides an overview of this population, which is more highly educated, more likely to work in management positions, and higher-earning than the U.S. born and overall immigrant population.
India has no refugee law and has not signed the 1951 Refugee Convention, leaving many of its estimated 250,000 recognized refugees in a legal gray area. Meanwhile, more than 450 million internal migrants form the foundation of the country's economy, yet often have trouble accessing government benefits, identity cards, and other services. The COVID-19 pandemic has brought these shared vulnerabilities into stark relief.
Filipino Immigrants in the United States
Immigration from the Philippines to the United States has been taking place for more than a century, escalating towards the end of the 20th century. Filipinos now represent the fourth-largest U.S. immigrant group. Compared to all immigrants, Filipinos are more highly educated, are more likely to be naturalized U.S. citizens, have higher incomes and lower poverty rates, are less likely to be uninsured, and have greater English proficiency.
The Rocky Road to a Mobile World after COVID-19
By Meghan Benton
A Race Against the Clock: Meeting Seasonal Labor Needs in the Age of COVID-19
The Field of Migration Studies Loses a Giant: Graeme Hugo
The Lampedusa Tragedy Prompts the Question: Does the UN Have Any Impact on the World’s Migrants?
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Confronting environmental change, whole communities sometimes relocate from one area to another. This purposeful, coordinated movement, while currently rare, is referred to as managed retreat. In this episode Architesh Panda, from the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, explains how this climate adaptation strategy works in India.
Chronicling Migration in the 21st Century Through One Family’s Journey
Marking the launch of New York Times reporter Jason DeParle's book tracing the arc of migration and its impacts through the life of an extended family of Filipino migrants over a three-decade period, from Manila and through Dubai to the Houston area, this conversation with MPI's Andrew Selee and the World Bank's Dilip Ratha explores migration at both a global and very personal level.
Taming the Seas: Safety, Protection, and Attempts to Create Order in Maritime Migration Corridors
Marking the release of All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration, this book discussion explores the different facets of maritime migration and the challenges governments, civil society, the private sector, and international organizations face in tackling this issue together. Presenters discuss the overwhelming Mediterranean crisis and movements across the Bay of Bengal/Andaman Sea, the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden, in the Caribbean, and the waters around Australia; and the particular challenges for policymakers in each of these cases.
Shortage Amid Surplus: Emigration and Human Capital Development in the Philippines
This briefing in Bangkok launches the MPI-IOM Issue in Brief, Shortage amid Surplus: Emigration and Human Capital Development in the Philippines, which reviews the impacts of the Philippines' successful labor export policy on skills development and human capital growth within the country. While Filipino migrant workers contribute significantly to the national economy with the remittances they send home (over US $27 billion in 2014), this reliance on exporting labor raises an important question: Has the nation’s focus on preparing workers to leave compromised human capital development at home?
Climate change is likely to increase the intensity of extreme-weather events already shaping human mobility and displacement. The nature, scale, and direction of future climate-related migration will depend on many factors. This report takes stock of the influence that different combinations of migration, development, and climate policies could have on migration in regions around the world for the 2020-2050 and 2050-2100 periods, using a first-of-its-kind systematic exercise.
The link between climate change and migration is a complex one. Whether individuals move or stay in place can be voluntary or involuntary, a proactive strategy or last resort, and is part of a bigger story of global mobility and personal networks. This report examines this complicated relationship, highlights limitations of climate response measures to date, and presents an alternative, flexible approach based on the involvement of affected communities.
Around the world, governments are grappling with how to combat the COVID-19 pandemic while also managing the economic fallout of policies put in place to stop the virus’ spread. Global migration has dropped sharply amid border closures and travel restrictions. This reflection takes stock of policy responses to the pandemic thus far, and of the challenges (and some opportunities) on the horizon for migration systems, labor markets, and integration of newcomers.
All at Sea: The Policy Challenges of Rescue, Interception, and Long-Term Response to Maritime Migration
With maritime migration the subject of significant policy and public focus in Europe, Australia, and beyond, this timely volume reviews the policy responses to irregular maritime arrivals at regional, national, and international levels. The book includes case studies of the major global hotspots and examines trends and policy responses.
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North America is a dynamic migration region, with the United States home to more immigrants than any other country in the world, the Mexico-U.S. corridor the globe's top migration corridor, and Canada a leading destination for migrants. Research collected here focuses on everything from visa policy and border management to immigrant integration, national identity, the demographics of immigrants in the region and their educational and workforce outcomes, and ways to more effectively use migration policy as a lever for national and regional competitiveness.
Building a New Regional Migration System: Redefining U.S. Cooperation with Mexico and Central America
Addressing regional cooperation around migration will be among the immigration challenges and opportunities facing the incoming Biden administration. This report examines how movement between the United States, Mexico, and Central America has evolved in recent decades, and lays out a four-part strategy to expand opportunities for legal migration, address humanitarian protection needs, improve enforcement, and mitigate some of the forces driving people to emigrate.
Revamped Homeland Security Department to Incorporate INS Duties
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Sex Ratios of the Foreign Born in the United States
By Elizabeth Grieco
Census 2010 and the Foreign Born: Averting the Data Crisis
Hispanos nacidos en el extranjero que viven en los Estados Unidos
INS Continues Registering Foreign Nationals, Ridge Sworn in to Head DHS
By Maia Jachimowicz and Ramah McKay
Foreign-Born Hispanics in the United States
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Latino Remittances Swell Despite U.S. Economic Slump
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America's Challenge: Domestic Security, Civil Liberties, and National Unity After September 11
The September 11 attacks demanded a powerful response, but blanket measures such as roundups and arrests, intimidating interviews, lengthy detention, and special registration requirements are blunt tools.This report offers the most comprehensive compilation and analysis yet of the individuals detained in the wake of September 11, their experiences, and the government’s post-September 11 immigration measures.
Women Immigrants in the United States
This report explores the key themes that emerged during a conference convened on September 9, 2002 by the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Migration Policy Institute.
Director of the Pew Hispanic Center, Roberto Suro, looks at how the flagging U.S. economy has not kept Latino immigrants from sending money back to their homelands.
Worldwide, nongovernmental organizations are bracing for a possible war in Iraq that could create millions of refugees. The Source spoke about preparations for this crisis with Jim Bishop, Director of Humanitarian Response for InterAction, a coalition of some 160 U.S.-based relief and development NGOs.
Data Manager Elizabeth Grieco examines the size and distribution of the foreign-born Hispanic population throughout the United States.
INS Special Registration Program Reaches Third Round... Ridge Sworn in as Secretary of Homeland Security... Mexican 'Matricula Consular' Cards Face Opposition... Schools Face Deadline on Electronic Tracking of Foreign Students... INS Adjusts Status Rules for Vietnamese, Cambodian and Lao Resident Aliens...
La Gerente de Datos Elizabeth Grieco considera el tamaño y la distribución de la población hispana extranjera en los EEUU.
This policy brief examines the implications of the Census Bureau’s proposed discontinuation of the “long-form” questionnaire in 2010 for data and research on the foreign born population in the United States.
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Ed Lorence demonstrates some model railroad track laying tips and techniques that he has learned to keep rails from kinking on his Baltimore and Ohio L&S Division. On flextrack, Ed is using Atlas Code 100 track, where one rail moves while the other is stationary. When you assemble the rails, you have to put a stationary against a moveable section, otherwise the rails will move and you will get kinks.
In the beginning of modeling, Ed had several rows of track in his mind. For a time he did have several different rows of equipment and rolling stock. However, this became confusing and he realized he had to narrow his focus. Like everything in life, it had to be one thing at a time. As Ed says, if you don’t do things one at a time, you lose time. Allen Keller asks how his passenger trains play a part in the operations of the layout. Like the real Baltimore and Ohio, the passenger trains were becoming very popular in the 50’s and railroads were making a profit for the first time since WWII.
In their operating sessions, they run at least four trains in a session to create a little confusion. Back then, scheduled passenger trains had the right of way, unlike today. This means freight cars have to get off the main line to allow the passenger trains to come through, which slows everything down and makes the sessions last much longer. To keep this all somewhat organized, Ed prints a sheet from the computer and operators follow the sheet, which usually consists of ten different moves with ten different trains across the whole operation. To learn more on painting railroad tracks and ballasts or weathering track made easy, visit the Model Railroad Academy archives.
Hide Holes with Model Railroad Landscape
When building a new model railroad scene, you may encounter a situation where your track must travel outside the backdrop. This might be because you want to create the illusion of a tunnel or you need to change levels for some reason. No matter why you want to put in the hole in your railroad…
Adding Details to Model Railroad Backdrop Scenery
There are a number of ways to add realism to your model railroad layouts, and one of the easiest and most useful is to create lifelike model railroad backdrop scenery. With a well made backdrop, the elements of your layout appear to continue off into the horizon and convince the viewer that there’s more to…
Building Multi-Level Model Train Benchwork
Oftentimes when building a model railroad layout, it’s beneficial to utilize a stacked scene with multiple levels. Multilevel model train benchwork offers a number of unique advantages to a scene, one of which being the illusion of grander scale. For instance, you might employ the layout of the multilevel model train benchwork if you were…
Tips for Detailed Model Railroad Backdrop Painting
Setting the scene for a model railroad can be a very enjoyable experience, especially if you take the time to experiment with the layout and mood of the backdrop. When you choose to paint your own backdrop instead of using enlarged photographs, you allow yourself a greater deal of room for trial and error. That’s…
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Jonathan Cook | The Electronic Intifada | 12 July 2006
The same malign intent by Israel towards the Palestinians is stamped through its history like the lettering in a childrens stick of seaside rock. But despite the consistent aim of Israeli policy, generation after generation of Western politicians, diplomats and journalists has shown a repeated inability to grasp what is happening before its very eyes.
The Palestinian historian Rashid Khalidi once noted that the first goal of Israels founders as they prepared to establish their Jewish state on a large swath of the Palestinian homeland in 1948 was to empty Palestines urban heartlands of their educated elites.
Even before Israels Declaration of Independence on 15 May 1948, most Palestinians had been terrified away from the two wealthiest cities in coastal Palestine, Jaffa and Haifa. Other Palestinian cities soon fell during the war of 1948: Israeli forces mostly cleansed Lydda, Ramle, Acre, Safad, Tiberias, Baysan and Bir Saba of their native populations. Today all these cities have been repopulated with Jews — as well as renamed.
Khalidi has written: These refugees from the urban areas of the country generally tended to be those Palestinians with the highest levels of literacy, skills, wealth, and education. Or, in other words, the small number of Palestinians allowed to remain in their homeland by Israel were peasant families living in isolated rural communities.
These Palestinians posed little threat to the new Jewish state: they lacked the education and tools to resist both the wholesale dispossession of their people and their own personal loss as their farm lands were expropriated by the state to establish the Jewish farming communes of the kibbutz and moshav movements.
And so history repeats itself. As Israels violent siege of Gaza continues, the Associated Press reported this week that dozens of Palestinians with American passports have left Gaza, escorted out of the Strip in a convoy of United Nations vehicles. One Palestinian American mother said she and her children could no longer stand the terrifying sonic booms produced by Israeli aircraft flying overhead during the night.
These fleeing Palestinians have two things that most of their kin in Gaza lack: they have lots of money that they might have invested in rebuilding Gazas economy were Israel not intent on destroying it; and they are familiar with a language and ideas that might have conveyed very effectively to Western audiences the horror currently being endured by Gazas civilian population.
They are also among the least radicalised elements of Gazas population and might have been the ones most willing to start a dialogue with Israel — had Israel shown any interest in negotiating.
But of course their absence from Gaza, and flight to America, will not be mourned by Israel.
How much Israel fears the presence in the occupied territories of Palestinians who have lived in the West — those who have money and influence, and speak in a language the non-Arab world can understand — was highlighted in another piece of news this week that went mostly unnoticed.
According to the Haaretz newspaper, Israels interior ministry has been quietly implementing a new rule since April that allows it to refuse entry to Palestinians holding foreign passports to Israel and the occupied territories. Most of those affected are Palestinians who today have citizenship in America or Europe.
Israel has this power over these Palestinianslives because, since its occupation of the West Bank and Gaza in 1967, it has usurped control of the borders of the Palestinian territories. In another sign of how mistaken Western observers are in believing that the occupation of Gaza somehow ended with the withdrawal of Jewish settlers last year, Israel is still able to prevent Palestinians with a foreign passport (as well as those from the West Bank) from entering Gaza.
This new policy of exclusion affects thousands of the wealthiest and most educated Palestinians, some of whom have been living in the occupied territories for a decade or more investing in the economy as entrepreneurs, teaching in the universities or establishing desperately needed civil society organisations.
In another irony, many of these Palestinians have a foreign passport only because Israel stripped them of their rights to residency in the occupied territories in violation of international law. Using its control of the areas borders since 1967, Israel revoked the residency of these Palestinians while they were studying or working abroad.
As the Israeli journalist Amira Hass has documented, some of these Palestinians eventually came back to the occupied territories after marrying a local Palestinian resident but were refused rights of residency they should be entitled to according to the normal principles of family unification.
Instead most Palestinians with foreign passports have remained in the occupied territories at Israels discretion: as long as they renewed their tourist visa every three months by crossing the border into Jordan or Egypt, they were left in relative peace.
But Israel is now unilaterally changing the rules (as it always does), even if it has been too embarrassed to declare the fact openly. Apparently the US embassy has been aware of the change for some time but does not think it should intervene in the sovereign decisionsof another country — or, more accurately, in the decisions of a sovereign country, Israel, in violating the rights of an occupied people, the Palestinians.
Palestinians with US passports have been told by Israel that, when their three-month visas expire, they will no longer be entitled to enter the occupied territories to visit their families — except in rare humanitarian casessuch as a close relative dying. Some will be separated from their spouse and children, while others will lose their businesses and everything they have invested in them.
With these foreign passport holders forced to leave the occupied territories, the pressure is sure to grow on their families left behind in Gaza or the West Bank to seek ways to emigrate abroad to be with them again.
The purpose of Israels current bureaucratic obscenity is the same as it was in 1948 when its highest priority was the clearing of the Palestinian cities of their elites to make way for the establishment of the Jewish state.
This time Israel needs to empty the ghettoes it is crafting for the Palestinians of the most educated and well-connected of their number so that it can more credibly claim that there is no one moderateto talk to. Any Palestinian with a stake in an Israeli-imposed peace, even one that damages Palestinian national interests, will have been forced out by Israels policies long before.
Those who remain behind, trapped by walls of concrete and steel, will be powerless to resist the unilateral and illegal expansion of Israels borders explicit in Ehud Olmerts convergence plan.
When the only noise heard from the Palestinians in their cages is the occasional whine of a home-made Qassam rocket flying out of the ghetto into the Jewish state, we will be told by Israel and its US ally that terror is the only language the Palestinians know.
But, in truth, it will be the only language we have left the Palestinians to speak.
Jonathan Cook, based in Nazareth, is the author of Blood and Religion: The Unmasking of the Jewish and Democratic State, published by Pluto Press and available in the US from University of Michigan Press. His website is www.jkcook.net.[/i]
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Tonya Banks from Little Women: LA debuts her own wine after Terra Jole Black Girl Moscato fallout
Wed Jun 13, 2018 at 3:39pm ET Sat Jul 04, 2020 at 3:39 pm EDT
By Shaunee Flowers
Tonya Banks from Little Women: LA shares news of her own new wine brand
On Season 7 of Little Women: LA, Tonya Banks and Terra Jole clashed over Terra’s Black Girl Moscato idea for two reasons. The first being that the name of Terra’s wine was shocking and many found it offensive. The second reason was that Tonya was working on her own wine brand and Terra knew it.
Last week on Little Women: LA, Tonya confronted Terra. She made it clear that she wasn’t okay with her friend starting up a new wine brand and gave her friend an ultimatum about it.
Now, Tonya is busy showing off her own new wine creation. Named L’Tonya Renee, the Lifetime star’s first wine is a blend of reds that Tonya says was inspired by her mother.
Tonya Banks’ new red wine blend is made up of 48 percent merlot, 32 percent syrah, and 23 percent zinfandel. Merlot will give L’Tonya Renee a mildly sweet, fruity flavor while the addition of red zinfandel and syrah wines will add body and full flavor to the blend.
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Tonya’s first offering under her new brand was inspired by her mother, who she says loved red wines. That said, Tonya plans to release another blend soon enough. Ironically enough, she told LA Weekly that it will be a Moscato.
“I started off with a sweet blend,” Tonya told LA Weekly reporter Michele Steuven, “I’m going to do a Moscato, too, but wanted to start off with a red first because my mom loved red wine.”
Little Women LA’s Terra Jole gives birth to a baby girl
While Terra’s plan was to market her wine to a black audience, it looks like Tonya is really embracing minority vintners in order to create her blends. Through a network of black vintners, Tonya was introduced to Longevity Wines, located in Livermore, California who is producing her red wine blend.
“The wine industry is a very white male-dominated industry,” says Marcia Jones of Urban Connoisseurs. “Selling wine is not that easy. Gallo owns about 300 brands in the retail space. Tanya wanted her wine to be made by an African-American. She is the only celebrity who has chosen an award-winning black winemaker.”
Tanya is revealing her new L’Tonya Renee red wine blend after six months of tasting and testing in order to get it perfect. Described as not too sweet but not too dry either, it looks like the Little Women: LA star got it right.
Little Women: LA airs on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. EST on Lifetime.
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As partygoers descended the Superdome’s ramps, returning to their hotels, homes, Bourbon Street or other location somewhere after the whirlwind three days of the Essence Music Festival, I noted the beauty of the moment. Most of these people weren’t even from New Orleans. They were on their own adventure and came to our great city in search of it. Though most of them would be leaving, the general consensus seemed to be that the adventure was found and enjoyed. [Read the rest of the review…]
via Offbeat
For three minutes during her set at Essence Fest last night, Mary J. Blige stood on stage holding her microphone out to the crowd and didn’t say a word. No, there weren’t technical difficulties and she didn’t forget her lyrics. Instead, a packed Superdome sang the entire “I’m Going Down” from beginning to end while the band played in the background. [Read the rest of the review…]
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Day two of the Essence Music Festival was not for the young, but definitely for the young at heart. R&B singer Joe had the crowd singing along to hits like “I Wanna Know” and “All The Things (Your Man Won’t Do)” in the Coca-Cola super lounge. Other super lounge acts included Mint Condition and for a dose of old school hip-hop, De La Soul performed in the Lincoln Superlounge. [Read the rest of the review…]
via USA Today
In contrast to Saturday’s Essence Music Festival opener Keri Hilson, LL Cool J, armed with just two DJs, easily projected to the farthest reaches of the Superdome. Though echoes from the concrete floor somewhat muddied the cleverness and sass of his raps, the visceral impact was undeniable. [Read the rest of the review…]
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German low-cost airline Air Berlin and its Austrian partner Niki Luftfahrt GmbH have decided to acquire up to 110 Airbus A320 aircraft in a combined acquisition. The initial agreements, signed during a ceremony in Hamburg, Germany, in the presence of Joachim Hunold, Managing Partner of Air Berlin, Niki Lauda, President of Niki and Gustav Humbert, Airbus Chief Operating Officer, will cover firm orders for 70 aircraft, of which 60 will join the fleet of Air Berlin, while 10 are for Vienna, Austria, based Niki. The remaining 40 option aircraft are to be allocated at a later point in time. Deliveries are scheduled to start in September 2005.
The A320s for Air Berlin and Niki will seat 174 passengers in a comfortable single-class layout, and the aircraft will be deployed on both airlines’ routes from German and Austrian cities to holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, as well as on Air Berlin’s and Niki’s fast-growing scheduled network of City Shuttle destinations across Europe.
Gustav Humbert, Airbus Chief Operating Officer said: “We are delighted that a further major European low-cost alliance has decided in favour of our A320 Family aircraft. This underlines the success of the Airbus single-aisle product line with both classic airlines and charter operators/low-cost airlines.”
Joachim Hunold, Managing Partner of Air Berlin, said: “With this decision, we want to ensure that we can further grow in the Low Cost Segment.”
Air Berlin’s decision further reinforces the Airbus position as the leading supplier in the Low-Cost and Charter market, and it confirms the market’s appreciation for the low-cost, high-revenue and high-reliability characteristics of the A320 Family, also including the larger A321 and the smaller A319 and A318 aircraft.
Over the last 12 months, about a dozen Low-Cost Carriers (LCCs) worldwide have committed to taking almost 180 further A320 Family aircraft into their fleets, highlighting the ideal suitability of the Airbus single-aisle product line for this booming, but very demanding market segment. Already today, 180 A320 Family aircraft are flying with charter airlines in Europe.
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By Gaurav Sodhi
Thu 12 April 2018 12:03 PM Stocks to watch
The Australian mobile market is about to undergo its biggest shakeout in years and, rather than wait for change to be thrust upon them, mobile incumbents are acting pre-emptively to ward off a new and unexpected foe.
TPG Telecom is about to enter the mobile market and the price war has already begun.
Prices in the mobile telecoms market have fallen even as data and call inclusions have ballooned. The impact was clear following the recent round of results.
Telstra reported lower average revenue per user (ARPU) for the first time in years and, although customer growth was healthy, more data inclusions have meant losing hundreds of millions in revenue earned from fees for exceeding data caps.
Telstra isn’t alone in feeling the pinch. ARPU at amaysim and Optus are both falling and, while Vodafone reported stable ARPU, it is from a lower base and reflects recovery following years of customer losses.
Aggressive discounting and a race for market share are predictable responses to a new market entrant but TPG is hardly a typical challenger.
Modest plans
It has announced it will spend just $600m on a new domestic network – far less than the incumbents spend on annual network maintenance – and has a modest target to reach just 80% of the population against 96% plus from its peers.
For a business with a reputation for cut-price aggression, these are unremarkable aspirations and has industry insiders asking how TPG can build a credible network that covers fewer people in fewer places.
Most have dismissed the wannabe as a minor force but, with new information about TPG’s plans recently made available, we think it will be far more disruptive than anyone expects and it’s time to start factoring in the waves this upstart will make.
In preview, while we don't want to jump at shadows, we're more uncertain about where we'd be willing to buy amaysim and Telstra. As a result, while we're happy with our Hold recommendations, we're removing price guides from both of them for the time being. In amaysim's case, we expect to reinstate a guide following its final result in August, which we hope will provide some clarity about how its cross-selling model is working. With Telstra, we're aiming to have a guide back sooner, following further analysis.
In our hunt for a clearer understanding of the sector, the first question we need to ask is what's TPG up to? Several mobile competitors have tried to disrupt the status quo and all have failed. Will TPG’s attempt be any different?
When small packets grow
Ten years ago, I paid $10 a month to keep my Sony Ericcson mobile phone running, whereas today I spend $50 a month for access to my iPhone. For once, my own experience reflects a wider one.
Everyone pays more for mobiles than they did a decade ago but everyone also uses their phone in wider and stranger ways than before. We used to send and receive small packets of data to support mostly voice calls; now we're dealing in packets several magnitudes larger, streaming video, music and browse content rich media. Voice is often a secondary consideration – if it's even a consideration at all.
Modern mobile networks have evolved to support these new uses. When the Hutchinson-backed 3 first tried to disrupt the Australian mobile market it bought high-frequency spectrum because that was what was available. It promised a data-rich user experience because that’s what everyone expected, but struggled to deliver it because the high-frequency spectrum failed to penetrate walls in cities and couldn’t navigate dense environments.
To counter this deficiency, 3 had to build a higher density network than its peers and, because the service was terrible, it was never able to fill that network with users. It was eventually taken over by.
Vodafone. 3 is the cautionary tale and the most common one told to dismiss the TPG threat. This time, however, is different.
Spectrum matters
Operators now know that users send dense data packets over the network and the best transport for those packets is low-frequency spectrum. Luckily, there is a bit of spare spectrum to go around. The move from analogue TV signals to digital has freed up limited low-frequency capacity and was greedily gobbled up by TPG and Vodafone at auction last year. Telstra still has the most low-frequency capacity but TPG doesn’t fare too badly.
Networks are now also built to handle an entirely different form of traffic. 3G networks were touted as ‘next generation’ and internet-enabled but these were essentially voice-dominated networks with some data capability.
All that changed with 4G. Here was a network that eschewed old-fashioned voice networks and was built to handle rich seams of data. 4G is why Facebook is brainwashing your child and why you can watch House of Cards on the train.
The data shows we’ve been taking advantage of 4G's capabilities. Data consumption has exploded since the introduction of 4G mobility with inclusions from the average mobile plan rising from 1.7GB in 2013 to 7.5GB now.
Past disruptors like 3 and Onetel were always destined to fail because they lacked bandwidth and fibre to support their networks. TPG has the right building blocks. It has high-quality spectrum and, just as important, it has a dense array of backhaul. It is here that TPG makes the best case for the success of its network.
High-fibre diet
Backhaul refers to the extensive fibre infrastructure that supports data on a mobile network. A spaghetti field of fibre goes from tower sites to exchanges and data centres to make modern mobile networks possible.
TPG already has one of the most extensive metropolitan fibre networks in the country to distribute broadband. By linking this to mobile towers utilising the latest in small cell technology, it can reduce costs, extend range and minimise congestion. Although it is ‘only’ spending $600m on its network, much of the work has already been done and new technology means less needs to be done.
TPG’s greatest advantage, however, may be cost.
TPG’s network will be nothing like Optus or Telstra which reach about 98% of the population. Replicating such deep penetration to service limited customer numbers would be a waste when the population centres in Australia are all in a handful of cities.
TPG must make roaming agreements with a carrier to provide regional access – Vodfaone is a logical partner – but its network will aim to serve densely populated urban centres.
This strategy will generate a different set of economics to peers. Since it will have lower capital expenditure, lower operating costs and higher network utilisation, it should be profitable at a lower revenue base which means prices can afford to be a lot lower.
Rob Miller, the Chairman of Soul Patts recently let slip that TPG may target ARPU at $15 per month. That's about half our earlier estimates and suggests that TPG may reach cash flow break even with 500,000 customers and just $90m in revenue. With 3m customers, it could generate over $500m in revenue and $160m in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA).
In NBN’s shadow
An aggressively priced metropolitan network is unlikely to be the sole design of TPG. As it would share fibre for broadband and mobile backhaul, TPG could use its mobile network as an NBN fighter, offering mobile broadband plans at higher margin than the NBN.
It's conceivable that the mobile strategy is being pursued to lift broadband margins and fight the NBN as much as it is to generate mobile profits and fight incumbents.
By building a limited network at low cost, TPG should be able to generate substantial broadband revenues and use mobile revenues as a customer acquisition tool or to raise network utilisation.
These are only guesses, but it's clear that TPG is doing something different from its peers and we shouldn’t expect the same strategy or the same result.
We confess we have no idea what TPG is doing in Singapore but we do know that it has launched aggressively. TPG Singapore is offering free mobile services with 3GB of data for 24 months to anyone over 65. Targeting low churn older populations might or might not work, but it shows that TPG will be a genuine – and terrifying – disruptor when it launches here.
Impacts on incumbents
This has implications for mobile incumbents and low price, low-margin businesses will be first in the firing line.
Things could go two ways for amaysim. A price war generally increases customer acquisition costs, which might support the value of its bank of 1.1m customers, but lower prices would also reduce the revenues to be earned from them, thereby reducing their value.
We don’t know which way this will go but expectations of stable or recovering ARPUs should be abandoned. TPG will force prices lower than many expect.
Only half of amaysim's business is now mobile so a lot will depend on energy and its cross-selling strategy. With the share price already savaged and valuations far from stretched, we recommend patience because success with this strategy could generate significant upside.
Fighting TPG, however, would be a difficult task for a reseller and a hyper-aggressive strategy from TPG would raise risks for amaysim. Due to uncertainty around its cross-selling strategy and the difficulty in estimating ARPU ahead of TPG’s mobile launch, we're removing our price guide for the time being, but continue to recommend that you HOLD.
Telstra is a more difficult case. It has infrastructure advantages that even TPG cannot replicate and is arguably the best mobile operator in the world. High margins, however, are a prize to lose; we expect lower prices to eventually translate to lower margin.
That, however, is largely reflected in the price. The scary part about Telstra is its ambition. It aims to offset broadband and mobile margin decline with a plan to become a global technology business. For a domestic telco, these are lofty dreams and pose significant risks. While the valuation is appealing, the strategy is not. We're removing the price guide pending further analysis, but recommend that you HOLD.
As for TPG itself, this could be a masterstroke or a disaster, but it's certainly ambitious. The challenger is doing things differently from the pack and we think a closer integration between broadband and mobile assets will be likely, driving mobile prices lower than many expect.
After consulting with competitors and industry insiders, we're comfortable with TPG’s strategy but repeat that this will require patience and gumption. TPG is fighting a guerrilla war and there is a long way to go yet. BUY.
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Gaurav Sodhi is the Deputy Head of Research at Intelligent Investor owned by InvestSMART (under AFSL 282288). This article contains general investment advice only. It has been prepared without having regarded to or taking into account any particular investor’s objectives, financial situation and/or needs. All investors should therefore consider the appropriateness of the advice, in light of their own objectives, financial situation and/or needs, before acting on the advice. This article does not reflect the views of nabtrade. The article was originally published on 9 April 2018.
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Richmond 80, URI 73: Spiders shut the door late
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It was a milestone night for Richmond coach Chris Mooney and what felt like a bit of a missed opportunity for the University of Rhode Island.
The Spiders were coming off two straight defeats at Robins Center and couldn’t quite summon a run that put the Rams definitively out of reach. Richmond received just one point from its bench and shot 35.5% in the first half, an ugly number for what is normally an efficient offense.
That wasn’t ultimately enough to open the door for URI. The Rams didn’t value the ball and withered on defense in the second half, as Richmond finally found its touch in an 80-73 victory.
Jacob Gilyard and Nathan Cayo produced a pair of deciding field goals inside the final two minutes, as the preseason Atlantic 10 favorites doubled what was a five-point lead. Gilyard drilled a contested 3-pointer from the right wing and Cayo twisted inside for a bucket that gave the Spiders their largest lead at 78-68. That effectively ended URI’s chances of stealing one with 1:07 to play.
“We just didn’t have enough tonight,” URI coach David Cox said. “Those guys shot the cover off the ball — that wasn’t unexpected. We need our defense to be at an elite level, and it wasn’t at an elite level at all tonight.”
Mooney’s 300th career win came on a night where Richmond led throughout the final 15:28. The Rams pulled within one possession as late as the 4:53 mark but went no further. Fatts Russell’s layup on a drive off the right wing was ultimately his final field goal in an 18-point effort.
Russell’s basket made it six straight makes for URI, but the visitors hurt themselves at both ends to stop any additional progress. The Rams committed 19 turnovers in the game, running their total to 59 over their last three contests. Richmond rebounded to shoot 54.5% in the second half, including 6-for-9 from 3-point range.
“More than anything, the 19 turnovers,” Cox said. “You turn the ball over 19 times on the road against a good team, you deserve to lose. There we have it.”
URI (5-6, 2-2 A-10) led for just 43 seconds of game time, and it came early in the second half. Jeremy Sheppard drilled a long 3-pointer from the left wing out of the locker room and the Rams seemed ready to sink their teeth into the final 20 minutes. They were soon on the wrong end of a 7-0 run thanks to two turnovers and a Cayo layup in the paint.
“We just didn’t do a good enough job disrupting their rhythm,” Cox said. “And once this team gets in a rhythm they’re extremely hard to stop, especially the guards.”
The Spiders (8-3, 2-1) capped their lead at seven points in the first half, as Gilyard knocked down a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 2:42 to play. URI closed on a 7-1 run largely thanks to Russell, who pumped in seven of his team-high nine points inside the final four minutes. His jumper from the left baseline capped a stretch where the Rams connected on five of six shots, and it was a 35-34 game into the break.
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URI (73): Russell 7 4-7 18, Walker 6 0-0 12, Sheppard 4 0-0 11, Mitchell 3 0-2 6, Martin 1 2-2 5, Carey 4 0-0 8, Harris 2 0-0 4, Johnson 1 1-3 4, Betrand 1 0-0 3, Leggett 0 2-2 2; totals - 29 9-16 73. RICHMOND (80): Gilyard 6 4-4 22, Golden 8 1-2 17, Francis 6 2-2 15, Cayo 5 4-5 14, Burton 4 2-2 11, Koureissi 0 1-2 1, Wilson 0 0-0 0, Grace 0 0-0 0; totals - 29 14-7 80.
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Post noteban Shirdi Saibaba temple gets Rs 31 crores in donation
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“Today, I am now in strict isolation, worried that I have risked my wife’s health and angry at the selfishness and arrogance of the anti-maskers who put their own contempt and disregard for decency ahead of the health and safety of their colleagues and our staff,” Schneider mentioned.
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On Sunday, Dr. Brian Monahan, Congress’ attending doctor, warned that in that interval “individuals may have been exposed to another occupant with coronavirus infection.”
Jayapal had mentioned in an interview with The Cut published on Friday that she believed the occasion was prone to unfold infections.
“I’m quarantining now because I am convinced that where we ended up, in the secured room — where there were over 100 people and many were Republicans not wearing masks — was a superspreader event,” the Washington Democrat instructed the web site in an interview her workplace mentioned was carried out Thursday.
Jayapal didn’t specify in her assertion whether or not she is experiencing signs. She mentioned she is isolating and “will continue to work to the best of my ability because the deep urgency of our many crises is paramount.”
Schneider mentioned he was not experiencing signs.
“Since driving home to Deerfield from Washington, I have remained isolated as much as possible from my wife in our house and have not experienced other close contacts since my exposure on Wednesday,” he mentioned.
Watson Coleman mentioned that she was resting at residence.
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Jayapal referred to as for penalties for members of Congress who didn’t take precautions in opposition to the virus.
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“Additionally, any Member who refuses to wear a mask should be immediately removed from the floor by the Sergeant at Arms. This is not a joke. Our lives and our livelihoods are at risk, and anyone who refuses to wear a mask should be fully held accountable for endangering our lives because of their selfish idiocy,” she added.
Schneider additionally referred to as for many who do not put on masks to be faraway from the House flooring.
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Authored by: Robert Zak Apr 8, 2015
The announcement of the HTC One M8s was met with a bit of confusion by the smartphone community. Unlike what its name suggests, the HTC One M8s isn't just the plural noun for last year's HTC One M8, but rather a tweaked version of it. It looks just the same on the outside, but has a different camera, processor, battery, and a lower official price tag.
Here is all the information - price, release date and specs - you need to know about the HTC One M8s.
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HTC One M8s price and release date
The HTC One M8s is launching at a price of 379 GBP in the UK, with a US release yet to be confirmed. This is considerably cheaper than the 579 GBP the One M8 cost when it first came out last year. With that said, you can find the One M8 for around 350 GBP on plenty of websites nowadays, so the price difference between the two is negligible. It has been available in the UK since the beginning of April.
HTC One M8s design and build
With the largely similar design between the HTC One M8 and One M9 - and the extent to which we've expatiated on both those designs - there isn't much new to say about the One M8s, which has the same look as the One M8.
The One M8s design is identical to the One M8, albeit 0.2mm thicker. / © ANDROIDPIT
The One M8s has an all-metal unibody design that we think looks fantastic. It's ever so slightly (0.2mm) thicker than the One M8, possibly due to the bigger battery, but apart from that it's the same premium design that we know and love.
HTC One M8s software
Unlike the HTC One M8, the One M8s comes with Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box. However, Lollipop has been out on the One M8 for some months now, so there is no difference between the two on this front.
The latest version of the Sense 6 UI looks great, but you'll have to wait until May to get Sense 7, which runs on the HTC One M9. / © ANDROIDPIT
There will no doubt be some disappointment that the One M8s comes running Sense 6.0 rather than the more customizable Sense 7 UI that comes with the HTC One M9. HTC has confirmed however, that Sense 7 will eventually be making its way to the One M8 and One M8s - probably at some point in May.
HTC One M8s camera
The camera is the most significant differene between the One M8s and One M8. The M8s has a 13MP Duo camera, replacing the 4MP 'UltraPixel' camera of the One M8. Like in the One M8, the Duo camera can read depth information in images, allowing for some interesting effects such as 'bokeh' effects.
The One M8 and one M8 camera sensors. We expect the quality of the M8s camera to be quite close to that of the One M9. / © ANDROIDPIT
Many people complained about the quality of the camera on the One M8, so the 13MP snapper here is surely an attempt to make amends for what many see as the failed UltraPixel experiment. On the front of the One M8s is a 5MP camera.
HTC One M8s battery
One of the major highlights in the One M8s is the battery, which is bumped to 2840 mAh. As with the chipset, we'll need to properly test it to judge whether it's an improvement on the One M8's smaller 2500 mAh battery. The chipset in the One M8s is known to be less energy-efficient than that in the One M8, so the battery could well just be making up for the higher processing demands.
HTC One M8s specs
The most intriguing feature in the One M8s is the octa-core Snapdragon 615 chipset, which on paper sounds more powerful than the Snapdragon 801 inside the One M8. However, the Snapdragon 801 is well known to be a very efficient chipset, and is clocked to 2.3GHz, whereas the Snapdragon 615 cores are clocked to only 1.7GHz. As such, the jury's out on the real-world power of the HTC One M8s, and we'll be looking to get our hands on the phone to give you a verdict on whether it really wins in this department.
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Does the HTC One M8s interest you, or does it feel a bit like a thing of the past now that the HTC One M9 is out? We think that the One M8s - with its mid-range pricetag - looks like a solid phone, with decent specs and a beautiful design. Let's also not forget that this is essentially the same design as the much more expensive One M9 as well.
Let us know what you think about this belated variant of the One M8.
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The statement of availability is not correct HTC UK and EU have confirmed to me twice now the device isnt even available yet.
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Fall of the Double Eagle
The Battle for Galicia and the Demise of Austria-Hungary
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Although southern Poland and western Ukraine are not often thought of in terms of decisive battles in World War I, the impulses that precipitated the battle for Galicia in August 1914—and the unprecedented carnage that resulted—effectively doomed the Austro-Hungarian Empire just six weeks into the war.
In Fall of the Double Eagle, John R. Schindler explains how Austria-Hungary, despite military weakness and the foreseeable ill consequences, consciously chose war in that fateful summer of 1914. Through close examination of the Austro-Hungarian military, especially its elite general staff, Schindler shows how even a war that Vienna would likely lose appeared preferable to the “foul peace” the senior generals loathed. After Serbia outgunned the polyglot empire in a humiliating defeat, and the offensive into Russian Poland ended in the massacre of more than four hundred thousand Austro-Hungarians in just three weeks, the empire never recovered. While Austria-Hungary’s ultimate defeat and dissolution were postponed until the autumn of 1918, the late summer of 1914 on the plains and hills of Galicia sealed its fate.
John R. Schindler is a strategist, military historian, and security consultant whose work focuses on strategy, intelligence, and terrorism. Previously he was an intelligence analyst with the National Security Agency and a professor at the U.S. Naval War College. He is the author of Isonzo: The Forgotten Sacrifice of the Great War and Unholy Terror: Bosnia, Al-Qa’ida, and the Rise of Global Jihad and the coauthor of The Terrorist Perspectives Project: Strategic and Operational Views of Al-Qaida and Associated Movements.
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The model of active participation of the father in childbirth, based on the preferences of the parturient women.
Sioma-Markowska U, Poręba R, Skrzypulec-Plinta V.
Journal Article 2015; 36(4): 374-379 PubMed PMID: 26454494 Citation Keywords: Adolescent, Adult, Delivery, Obstetric:psychology, Fathers:psychology, Female, Humans, Male, Mothers:psychology, Parturition:psychology, Patient Preference:psychology, Poland, Pregnancy, Young Adult,.
BACKGROUND: The model of family-assisted birth is an element of obstetric care that met with large interest, with the development of perinatology in numerous countries. The modern father is expected to more actively participate both during pregnancy and birth, and also in the childcare.
AIM: The comparative analysis of the parturient Polish women and the forms of activity of the fathers participating in family-assisted births in order to know which forms of father's activity correlate with the expectations of women in labor and define the range of tasks for the father (model of action for family-assisted birth) that would correspond to the preferences of parturient women.
METHODS: 250 parturient women and 250 fathers who participated in the delivery were included in the survey. Couples after physiological delivery with the participation of father in all stages of childbirth were qualified. The surveys were conducted in the first day after the childbirth. The survey tool was an author-developed survey questionnaire in two versions: (A) for the mother and (B) for the child's father who participated in the birth. The statistical calculations were performed with use of the Statistical PL software. The frequency of occurrence of respective quality (non-measurable) features was evaluated with χ² (chi-square) nonparametric test. The level of statistical significance adopted for tests was p<0.05.
RESULTS: The largest coherence between the form of father's activity and the expectations of the parturient woman was found in case of psychical support in every stage of the delivery. Another form of activity of fathers, that in 85% of cases was concurrent with the expectations of women in labor was the act of cutting the umbilical cord and the participation of father in the child measurements and tests (78.5% coherence) and the need of stay of father with the woman and the newborn in the post-delivery period (70% coherence).
CONCLUSIONS: Obstetric care should take the preferences, connected with family-assisted birth, of both parents into account. The model of active participation of father in family-assisted birth forms a practical guideline for fathers willing to actively participate in the childbirth....
Sioma-Markowska U, Poręba R, Skrzypulec-Plinta V. The model of active participation of the father in childbirth, based on the preferences of the parturient women. Neuro Endocrinol Lett. 2015 Jan; 36(4): 374-379
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Architectural investigation can range from a simple one hour walk-through to a month long or even multi-year project-and varies from looking at surfaces to professional sub-surface examination and laboratory work.
All projects should begin with the simplest, non-destructive processes and proceed as necessary. The sequence of investigation starts with reconnaissance and progresses to surface examination and mapping, sub-surface non-destructive testing, and various degrees of sub-surface destructive testing.
Reconnaissance. An initial reconnaissance trip through a structure-or visual overview-provides the most limited type of investigation. But experienced investigators accustomed to observation and analysis can resolve many questions in a two-to-four hour preliminary site visit. They may be able to determine the consistency of the building's original form and details as well as major changes made over time.
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Surface Mapping. The first step in a thorough, systematic investigation is the examination of all surfaces. Surface investigation is sometimes called "surface mapping" since it entails a minute look at all the exterior and interior surfaces. The fourfold purpose of surface mapping is to observe every visible detail of design and construction; develop questions related to evidence and possible alterations; note structural or environmental problems; and help develop plans for any further investigation. Following investigation, a set of documentary drawings and photographs is prepared which record or "map" the evidence.
While relying upon senses of sight and touch, the most useful tool for examining surfaces is a high-powered, portable light used for illuminating dark spaces as well as for enhancing surface subtleties. Raking light at an angle on a flat surface is one of the most effective means of seeing evidence of attachments, repairs or alterations.
Non-Destructive Testing. The next level of investigation consists of probing beneath surfaces using non-destructive methods. Questions derived from the surface mapping examination and analysis will help determine which areas to probe. Investigators have perfected a number of tools and techniques which provide minimal damage to historic fabric. These include x-rays to penetrate surfaces in order to see nail types and joining details; boroscopes, fiber optics and small auto mechanic or dentists' mirrors to look inside of tight spaces; and ultra violet or infra-red lights to observe differences in materials and finishes. The most advanced technology combines the boroscope with video cameras using fiber optic illumination. In addition to the more common use of infra-red photography, similar non-destructive techniques used in archeological investigations include remote sensing and ground-penetrating radar.
Small material samples of wood, plaster, mortar, or paint can also be taken for laboratory analysis at this stage of investigation. For instance, a surface examination of a plaster wall using a raking light may show clear evidence of patching which corresponds to a shelf design. Were the shelves original or a later addition? A small sample of plaster from the patched area is analyzed in the laboratory and matches plaster already dated to a third period of construction. A probe further reveals an absence of first period plaster on the wall underneath. The investigator might conclude from this evidence that the shelves were an original feature and that the plaster fill dates their removal and patching to a third period of construction.
Exploratory testing was used to verify the location of an abandoned fireplace. Plaster and brick were carefully documented and removed to determine the fireplace's type, size, and location. Photo: Travis C. McDonald, Jr.
Destructive Testing. Most investigations require nothing more than historical research, surface examination and non-destructive testing. In very rare instances the investigation may require a sub-surface examination and the removal of fabric. Destructive testing should be carried out by a professional only after historical research and surface mapping have been fully accomplished and only after non-destructive testing has failed to produce the necessary information. Owners should be aware that the work is a form of demolition in which the physical record may be destroyed. Sub-surface examination begins with the most accessible spaces, such as retrofitted service and mechanical chases; loose or previously altered trim, ceilings or floor boards; and pieces of trim or hardware which can be easily removed and replaced.
Non-destructive testing techniques do not damage historic fabric. If non-destructive techniques are not sufficient to resolve important questions, however, small "windows" can be opened in surface fabric at predetermined locations to see beneath the surface. This type of subsurface testing and removal is sometimes called "architectural archeology" because of its similarity to the more well-known process of trenching in archeology. The analogy is apt because both forms of archeology use a method of destructive investigation.
Photographs, video and drawings should record the before, during and after evidence when the removal of historic fabric is necessary. The selection and sequence of material to be removed requires careful study so that original extant fabric remains in situ if possible. If removed, original fabric should be carefully put back or labeled and stored. At least one documentary patch of each historic finish should be retained in situ for future research. Treatment and interpretation, no matter how accurate, are usually not final; treatment tends to be cyclical, like history, and documentation must be left for future generations, both on the wall and in the files.
Laboratory Analysis. Laboratory analysis plays a scientific role in the more intuitive process of architectural investigation. One of the most commonly known laboratory procedures used in architectural investigation is that of historic paint analysis. The chronology and stratigraphy of applied layers can establish appropriate colors, finishes, designs or wall coverings. When conducted simultaneously with architectural investigation, the stratigraphy of finishes, like that of stratigraphic soils in archeology, helps determine the sequence of construction or alterations in a building. Preliminary findings fromin situ examinations of painted finishes on walls or trim are common, but more accurate results come from extensive sampling and microscopic laboratory work using chemical analysis and standardized color notations. Consultants without the proper knowledge have been known to cause far more harm than good.
Mortar and plaster analysis often provide a basis for dating construction with minimal intervention. Relatively small samples of the lime-based materials can be chemically separated into their component parts of sands and fines, which are then visually compared to equivalent parts of known or dated samples. A more thorough scientific approach may be used to accurately profile and compare samples of other materials through elemental analysis. Two similar methods in common use are Neutron Activation and Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS). Neutron Activation identifies the sample's trace elements by monitoring their response to neutron bombardment. EDS measures the response to electron bombardment through the use of an electron microscope. In both tests, the gathered information is plotted and matched with the reactions of known elements. The results provide a quantitative and qualitative profile of the sample's elemental components for use in further comparisons.
Dendrochronology presents a minimally destructive process for dating wooden members. Also called tree ring dating, this process relies on the comparative wet and dry growth seasons of trees as seen in their rings via a core sample. This technique has two limitations: a very extensive data base must be compiled for climatic conditions over a long span of years and matched with corresponding tree ring samples; and the core samples can only be taken from timber which still has a bark edge. Simple identification of wood species during an investigation can be determined from small samples sent to a forest products laboratory.
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Reese to the Rescue: RailCats Beat Fargo 4-3 in 10 Innings (June 25, 2010)
By SportsDudeaccess_time11 years ago
FARGO, N.D. 6-25-2010 – Mike Reese picked a good time for his first home run of the year, taking T.J. Stanton deep with one out in the top of the 10th inning to give the Gary SouthShore RailCats a heart-stopping 4-3 win over the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks Friday night at Newman Outdoor Field.
Just minutes after Jay Cox hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning to send the game to extras, Reese took a 1-0 pitch and drove it to the scoreboard in straightaway left to snap a 1-for-27 slump. The longball was Reese’s 13th as a RailCat but first of 2010, and Brad Furnish struck out Northern League home run leader Jesse Hoorelbeke and Cory Patton in order to end a 1-2-3 10th and earn just the third save of his pro career.
The RailCats looked in command of the game, scoring early and taking a 3-0 lead to the ninth on the strength of an excellent start from Brad Halsey. But Andy Shipman (1-0) ) blew a save for the first time in 11 chances when Cox’s opposite field line drive just cleared the top of the wall down the left field line to bring in the three tying runs.
Halsey, starting for just the second time since June 9, got some help from his defense early, then cruised through seven innings in his most impressive outing as a RailCat. The former Major Leaguer had double plays turned behind him in each of the first three innings, keeping Fargo off the scoreboard despite the first two RedHawks runners reaching base in each of those innings. Mike Massaro also cut down Cory Patton trying to go first to third on a base hit in the third.
Halsey closed his outing strong by retiring 12 of the last 15 men he faced and went through 7.0 innings on just 88 pitches. The southpaw surrendered seven hits and two walks, striking out three. Jeff Williams replaced Halsey in the eighth and immediately got into trouble with runners on second and third with one out, but Williams whiffed Hoorelbeke and got Patton to foul out to end the inning.
Adam Klein started the RailCats with a leadoff single in the first and scored on a Massaro base hit later in the inning. The RailCats added two big insurance runs in the fifth, when Klein walked to extend the inning and came in along with Mike Rohde on a two-out Jay Pecci double.
Each team had 10 hits in the game, with Klein, Massaro and Jeff Beachum each collecting a pair. Patton, Cox and Eric Campbell each had two hits to lead Fargo, which lost despite a second straight strong outing from their starting pitcher. Jake Laber went 8.0 innings Friday and allowed three runs (two earned) on eight hits and just one walk.
The RailCats (19-16) and RedHawks (20-11) will get back at it Saturday night at 6 p.m. at Newman Outdoor Field, with right-hander Willie Glen (3-2, 4.32 ERA) set to start for the ‘Cats opposite Chad Rhoades (3-1, 2.17 ERA). The game will be broadcast live on 89.1 FM, The Lakeshore, and online at www.railcatsbaseball.com.
Notes: The RailCats are 2-0 this season in extra-inning games … Reese, who did not play in 2009 while completing his Master’s Degree, last homered August 23, 2008 in a game against Joliet at U. S. Steel Yard … with the win, the RailCats guarantee themselves a winning record during their current stretch of 16-of-20 games on the road. The ‘Cats are 9-5 so far.
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The introduction of ever-larger container vessels has triggered dramatic changes in the container shipping in the recent years. With the largest marine cargo vessels entering the trans-Pacific trade, our Terminal 5 investments are critical for Washington state exports to Asian markets, in addition to growing cargo volumes and maritime jobs in the Puget Sound region.
Terminal 5 in Seattle has long been considered a premier container cargo on the West Coast because of its naturally deep berth, wide footprint, and the availability of an on-dock rail yard, which allows containers to be directly loaded from the ship onto rail lines. The new ultra-large container ships, however, require larger, heavier cranes with a longer reach, which in turn requires strengthening the dock and upgrading utilities.
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On Feb. 5, the Managing Members were briefed on a proposed commercial deal and detailed construction timeline to modernize the terminal. A vote to authorize staff to solicit bids for construction of the project passed on Feb. 26, and a vote on the commercial leases is scheduled for April 2. Click here to view agendas, meeting materials and video for the meetings.
Having secured all the necessary permits required for developing T-5, the NWSA is planning for construction in its 2019 budget.
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Harry Potter Fans Eye Toyota’s New Electrically-Powered Witch’s Broom
By Spooky onOctober 30th, 2019 Category: Tech
Called an “e-broom”, Toyota’s latest mobility platform looks like a futuristic witch’s broom that users can ride to get around. Apparently, quidditch fans found the concept very intriguing.
Unfortunately, Toyota’s e-broom isn’t yet able to make quidditch players airborne, like in the popular Harry Potter books, but they are capable of propelling people on the ground, as long as they are wearing roller-skates. The e-broom is meant to be ridden like a witch’s broom, only instead of relying on magic to whisk its users towards the sky, it relies on an electrical motor and a wheel at the bottom to propel its rider forward at moderate speed. It’s not as impressive as we’d like it to be, but at least it’s a step toward a real life quidditch broom.
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4 Reasons Why Action Trumps Overthinking
One of the reasons we have a difficult time moving forward in life sometimes is this nagging voice of self-doubt in our head. Whispering nothing but debilitating thoughts into our subconscious, we get nervous about taking action and delay . . . and delay. Until it's too late.
As I reflect at my own experience of trying to deal with uncertainty in life, I realize that no matter how hard I think, some new surprise always comes out of nowhere, causing me to rethink all over again.
What I learned over these last few years is that my overthinking did not help me to 'figure things out'. In fact, it had the opposite effect of confusing me further when it was supposed to provide me clarity.
I believe we are all meant to be DOING not overthinking. Sure, some sort of rationale thinking should always take place but our society today has become so risk averse about everything -- from what restaurant we visit to the flights we choose to the person we marry -- that we get lost in our overthinking mind which leads us to nowhere in life. And time slips by faster than ever.
Here are 4 reasons why I believe action trumps overthinking:
1. Action gives you more certainty
One of the reasons we over analyze and overthink our future is because life looks so uncertain. Our mind tries to develop a series of scenarios so as to try to predict what will likely happen if we take action. If I do x, then y will happen. But the reality is that we absolutely cannot predict the future no matter how we overthink it. The world is so complex these days that any overthinking we do about the future is futile and sends us into a spiral of anxiety.
The good news is that by taking action, no matter how small, we get certainty immediately. We get to know the consequence of taking action- right away. It's immediate. Even if we're thinking of starting a new business, quitting our job or starting a new life goal or entering into a relationship, we get a feel for it -- right away.
If it's right or it's wrong -- at least we get to KNOW it . . . not THINK about it. No matter how much we overthink, we won't really know unless we put one foot in front of the other and DO. And if we made a bad choice, then we can at least change direction and do something else. If it looks good and feels like we did the right move, then we just keep going forward.
2. The hole of self-doubt can get deeper with overthinking
Overthinking is a slippery slope because you never have "enough" information. Thinking about marrying someone? "Need to know more about him." Want to make a career move? "I'm not sure how nice of boss she is." Once we're in that hole of self-doubt and over analyzing everything around us, it's hard to get out and break free.
Our mind wants more and more because in some sense, it's trying to protect us from getting hurt. But in reality, our own mind holds us back from actually living in reality. Ever meet an older person who is really stuck in their ways? We all get this way over time because we've dug a deep hole for ourselves over the years that we cannot get out of. The sooner we move forward in life . . . taking action on our ideas, our love, our career, is the only way out. The sooner we do it, the less we'll have to dig. Action is our ticket to freedom which breathes in fresh air to a stagnant soul.
3. Action forces your mind to be in the present
We miss the best time of our life when we are overthinking about what bad thing could be lying out there in the future. "I won't have enough money", "how will I manage?", "I hope I can do this" are some of the thoughts that come into our confused mind. While we're lost in thought, we don't realize how fast life goes by. Our kids grow up. Opportunities pass. Jobs change. We get older and more risk averse. Someone else opens up that business we always wanted to get into.
By taking action, we force our minds to focus on the present because we have given our mind no choice. And that's a good thing to be in the present because that's what we can control . . . the here and now . . . not some distant future. That's the only reality . . . the only truth . . . the only certainty we have in our life: the present moment.
4. Action brings HOPE back into your life
Sometimes it isn't about the end or the outcome of taking action but the POSSIBILITY of one. So many times in my life I achieved a big goal and thought to myself, "Huh. Is that it?". And became a little let down afterwards. That's either because my goal wasn't big enough or I missed one of the most important things that drove me . . . HOPE.
Our mind and body are meant to be actively pursuing something to feel alive. Maybe it's part of the Maslow hierarchy of needs but as I get older, I realize that the outcome of success is not as important as the process. It really is about the journey and that's what makes it so powerful when we align our goals with something we love to do. I think I've been the most happiest in my life during the earliest stages of creating something new . . . a relationship, a new business or you know the day before a vacation to an awesome place? The day before a trip out of the country . . . that feeling of hope is priceless. The idea of achieving something is a powerful way to break through the trance of overthinking and can make us feel so great because it gives our life a purpose to pursue.
I believe that while life is in chaos for so many of us during our uncertain, modern times, it is still worth living to the fullest. Time is so short and our life with our family, friends and colleagues so precious. By making a proactive choice to take action and just try something . . . however small, we can begin walking forward filled with hope and feeling good despite the craziness all around us.
Bob Miglani, is an author and accomplished executive with a Fortune 50 Company in NYC for the last 20 years, grew up running his family's Dairy Queen Store and came to America from India about 35 years ago with only $75 and the desire to pursue the American dream.Through real life experiences in India, Bob has been able to bring a fresh perspective to the chaos that surrounds our modern life right here at home in America, which is the topic of his new book titled, Embrace the Chaos: How India Taught Me to Stop Overthinking and Start Living.
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Wayne State University's Elaine L. Jacob Gallery is committed to presenting regional, national and international contemporary art exhibitions. This beautiful bi-level gallery features important works that are both challenging and thought provoking.
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The Padzieski Art Gallery is the type of place you might not readily associate with Dearborn. This might have something to do with a certain automaker ...but Dearborn is steadily becoming a place where you can find compelling cultural events; the Padzieski Art...
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208 Wilson Hall, Rochester, MI, 48309, United States
For more than 40 years, the Oakland University Art Gallery (OUAG) has delivered diverse, museum-quality art to metro Detroit audiences. From September to May, the OUAG presents six different exhibitions – from cutting-edge contemporary art to projects exploring...
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The Kreft Arts Program at Concordia University strives to stimulate the artistic, intellectual and creative experiences of students and the community. The series includes art exhibitions, concerts, lectures, dance performances, book reviews and theatrical...
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Established in 1995 as a part of the Warren Robbins Graduate Center, this Gallery is designed to provide exhibition and curatorial opportunities for Art & Design MFA candidates. Each year a graduate student is selected to direct the Gallery for the year, determining...
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Preservative-free IOP-lowering medications of interest to ophthalmologists, survey finds
Cheryl Guttman
Results of a survey of 124 ophthalmologists show interest in preservative-free formulations of IOP-lowering medications to preserve ocular surface health. Preservative-free timolol maleate (Timoptic in Ocudose, Aton Pharma) can be a good choice for appropriately selected patients, according to one ophthalmologist.
"For patients who have ocular surface problems while using topical IOP-lowering medications, it is important to identify whether they have blepharitis and/or dry eye disease and address those conditions with targeted intervention," said William D. Trattler, MD, director of cornea at the Center of Excellence in Eyecare in Miami, who reviewed the survey results for its sponsor, Aton Pharma. "Choosing or switching to preservative-free timolol may also be an appropriate option for managing ocular surface disease in some patients."
The survey was conducted online in March and included a nationwide sample of ophthalmologists. Invitations were sent via e-mail, and only ophthalmologists who treated at least 20 patients with glaucoma per month were asked to participate. The survey was completed by 124 ophthalmologists, including 36 glaucoma specialists and 40 cataract surgeons.
Almost all of the participants (97%) agreed that preservative-free glaucoma medications can enhance the ocular comfort of patients with glaucoma. The data also showed that a supermajority believe that preservative-free glaucoma medications can enhance patient quality of life (87%), and a similarly high proportion of the ophthalmologists (89%) said that not enough preservative-free glaucoma medications were available.
When asked more specifically about product availability, nearly half of respondents (47%) did not know that a preservative-free beta-blocker was available on the market. In addition, almost three-fourths of the ophthalmologists (73%) said that the presence of preservatives affects their decision-making process for glaucoma therapy.
"Survey respondents acknowledged that preservatives in glaucoma medications may be a cause of a number of problems, including ocular surface disease, medication intolerance, and patient noncompliance," Dr. Trattler said. He acknowledged that until he became involved in this project, he also was unaware of the availability of a preservative-free formulation of timolol.
Decision has many factors
Dr. Trattler said that the formulation could be a good option when a beta-blocker is an appropriate therapeutic choice in patients with pre-existing ocular surface disease or those at high risk, such as older patients or those with blepharitis. The decision also must consider the IOP-lowering activity of timolol and contraindications.
"A beta-blocker provides less IOP-lowering than a prostaglandin analogue," he concluded. "However, the preservative-free formulation of timolol maleate may be a reasonable option to help maintain ocular surface health for patients with ocular surface disease or those at risk if they have mildly elevated IOP associated with ocular hypertension or early glaucoma, or when add-on therapy is needed and assuming the patient has no medical contraindications to use of a topical nonselective beta-blocker."
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Election Candidates
Bob Benzen
Votes - Bob Benzen
43rd Parliament, 2nd Session
(September 23, 2020 to present)
Calgary Heritage
Parliament, Session
(December 5, 2019 to August 18, 2020)
(December 3, 2015 to September 11, 2019)
Votes Respecting Bills
House Government Bill 16
Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne 3
Budgetary Policy 3
Government Motions 2
Motions (Routine Proceedings) 1
Opposition Motions 11
Ways and Means Motions 1
Agreed To 28
Negatived 10
Vote Number
Vote Respecting
Member Voted
Vote Result
No. 40 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-8, An Act to amend the Citizenship Act (Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's call to action number 94) Yea Agreed To December 10, 2020
No. 39 House Government Bill 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) Nay Agreed To December 10, 2020
No. 38 House Government Bill 3rd reading and adoption of Bill C-17, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 Nay Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 37 House Government Bill Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-17, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 Nay Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 36 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-17, An Act for granting to Her Majesty certain sums of money for the federal public administration for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2021 Nay Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 35 Concurrence in estimates Nay Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 30 Concurrence in an opposed item Nay Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 29 Opposition Motion (Measures to support Canadian businesses) Yea Negatived December 7, 2020
No. 28 Opposition Motion (Status update on COVID-19 vaccines) Yea Agreed To December 7, 2020
No. 27 House Government Bill Concurrence at report stage of Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) Nay Agreed To December 3, 2020
No. 26 House Government Bill Bill C-7, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (medical assistance in dying) (report stage amendment) Yea Negatived December 3, 2020
No. 25 Opposition Motion (Support for health care workers) Yea Agreed To December 2, 2020
No. 23 Opposition Motion (Foreign policy toward China) Yea Agreed To November 18, 2020
No. 22 Opposition Motion (Tax measures to support Canadians) Nay Negatived November 16, 2020
No. 21 House Government Bill Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) (report stage amendment) Yea Negatived November 6, 2020
No. 20 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-9, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (Canada Emergency Rent Subsidy and Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy) Yea Agreed To November 5, 2020
No. 19 Opposition Motion (Consequences of the pandemic on Canadian workers and businesses) Yea Agreed To November 4, 2020
No. 18 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-5, An Act to amend the Bills of Exchange Act, the Interpretation Act and the Canada Labour Code (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) Yea Agreed To November 2, 2020
No. 17 Opposition Motion (Official apology from the Prime Minister) Nay Negatived November 2, 2020
No. 16 Ways and means motion No. 1 Yea Agreed To November 2, 2020
No. 14 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-6, An Act to amend the Criminal Code (conversion therapy) Yea Agreed To October 28, 2020
No. 13 Opposition Motion (Instruction to the Standing Committee on Health (COVID-19 pandemic) (as amended)) Yea Agreed To October 26, 2020
No. 12 Opposition Motion (Instruction to the Standing Committee on Health (COVID-19 pandemic)) (amendment) Yea Agreed To October 26, 2020
No. 11 Opposition Motion (Special committee on anti-corruption) Yea Negatived October 21, 2020
No. 10 Opposition Motion (Special committee on anti-corruption) (amendment) Yea Negatived October 21, 2020
No. 9 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-3, An Act to amend the Judges Act and the Criminal Code Yea Agreed To October 19, 2020
No. 8 Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne Nay Agreed To October 6, 2020
No. 7 Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (amendment) Yea Negatived October 1, 2020
No. 6 House Government Bill 2nd reading of Bill C-4, An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19 Yea Agreed To September 29, 2020
No. 5 Government Business No. 1 (Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19) Nay Agreed To September 29, 2020
No. 4 Government Business No. 1 (Proceedings on the bill entitled An Act relating to certain measures in response to COVID-19) (amendment) Yea Negatived September 29, 2020
No. 3 Government Business No. 2 (Concurrence in the report of the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissionner entitled “Peschisolido Report”) Yea Agreed To September 29, 2020
No. 2 Motion for closure Nay Agreed To September 29, 2020
No. 1 Address in Reply to the Speech from the Throne (subamendment) Nay Negatived September 28, 2020
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Western Classics--Ultimate Collection
ebook ∣ Historical Novels, Adventures & Action Romance Novels: Including the First Cowboy Novel Set in the Wild West
By Owen Wister
Owen Wister
Musaicum Books
Fiction Romance Western
This carefully edited collection of adventure novels & western classics has been designed and formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Owen Wister is an American writer and "father" of western fiction. When he started writing, he naturally inclined towards fiction set on the western frontier. Wister's most famous work remains the novel The Virginian, set in the Wild West. It describes the life of a cowboy who is a natural aristocrat, set against a highly mythologized version of the Johnson County War and taking the side of the large land owners. The Virginian paved the way for many more westerns by such authors as Zane Grey, Louis L'Amour, and several others. It is also widely regarded as being the first cowboy novel. Table of Contents: Lin McLean The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains Red Man and White Red Man and White Little Big Horn Medicine Specimen Jones The Serenade At Siskiyuo The General's Bluff Salvation Gap The Second Missouri Compromise La Tinaja Bonita A Pilgrim on the Gila The Jimmyjohn Boss A Kinsman of Red Cloud Sharon's Choice Napoleon Shave-Tail Twenty Minutes for Refreshments The Promised Land Hank's Woman Padre Ignacio: or, the Song of Temptation
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The OZY Hunger Games: Jim Webb's Lack of Combat Readiness
By Sean Braswell
An illustration of Jim Webb.
SourceJames Hodge for Ozy
Because in presidential politics, as in war, there’s no place in the ranks for the halfhearted.
Remember how The Hunger Games would honor its fallen tributes? In this occasional series, OZY predicts which presidential candidates will be the next to fall — whether they know it or not.
Tonight’s the big night, Sen. Webb. The first Democratic debate and your chance to introduce yourself to the American people — and also to the reporters covering your campaign. That’s because so far the Jim Webb for President campaign has been waged more like one of the SEAL missions you might have ordered as Ronald Reagan’s secretary of the Navy: a stealth operation clouded in secrecy in which no one aside from a few key operatives has any real clue as to its mission.
“Is Jim Webb actually running for president?” the Mother Jones reporter assigned to your campaign wondered last Friday. He wasn’t sure, and we heard no response from your campaign to our requests on that front either. Sure, you reportedly have a dozen or so SEALs — sorry, staffers — on the payroll, and you’ve turned up at a few large events in Iowa. But, as the Democratic party’s chair in New Hampshire told Mother Jones, “The crickets here in New Hampshire are louder than the Webb campaign.”
Unsurprisingly, your poll numbers, like your campaign, have been pretty much invisible. So is tonight the night that a camouflaged Jim Webb, 69, emerges from the background he has been lurking quietly behind in order to make his first kill? Well, Senator, you may be the only combat veteran in this presidential field, but when it comes to the rigors of the campaign battlefield, we have some serious concerns as to whether you’re combat ready.
And if there’s one thing that Jim Webb is well-versed in, it’s what qualifies someone for combat. “I can visualize a woman president. If I were British, I would have supported Margaret Thatcher,” you once wrote in the Washingtonian. “But no benefit to anyone can come from women serving in combat.” Ouch. Well, at least one of those three sentences will not get you court-martialed in today’s Democratic party.
I know, that was in 1979. Ancient history, right? But so is most of your truly impressive résumé, from the Navy Cross you were awarded for heroism in Vietnam to your years in the Reagan administration to your 1983 Emmy for covering the Lebanese civil war as a journalist. More recently, you’ve served as a one-term senator, proved yourself an astute critic of the war in Iraq and staked out ground as an economic populist who has championed everything from early childhood education to sentencing reform. But you still find yourself marching out of step with Democratic voters and have had to signal a retreat from your old positions on matters like women in combat and the Confederate flag (and it will no doubt be difficult to stick to your pro-gun guns as well).
It’s hard to wage a war when you’re in retreat, but it’s never been clear just how serious you are about real hand-to-hand political combat. On the surface, your square-jawed, Waspy warrior look — seemingly torn from the pages of a best-selling military thriller like those you yourself have penned — would make you the picture-perfect commander-in-chief. But you’ve never shown the stomach for the gantlet of backslapping, baby-kissing and fundraising that a run for the White House entails. And speaking of books, presidential candidates have written a lot of them, but we’re pretty sure yours is the only where anything like the following appears:
“Fogarty … watch[ed] a naked young stripper do the splits over a banana … her round breasts glistening from a spotlight in the dim bar [as she] left the banana on the bar, cut in four equal sections by the muscles of her vagina.”
Surely if a woman can manage that, then she can easily cut an enemy combatant into pieces with an M4 carbine assault rifle?
Senator, thank you for your service, but it’s time to sign off before you are less than honorably discharged from the race. Leave the front lines to the political warriors, including the women, who are ready for the fight. Please lower the flag, sound the bugle and pay your respects to a fallen hero, Sen. James Webb of Virginia.
Sean Braswell, Senior Writer Follow Sean Braswell on Twitter Follow Sean Braswell on Facebook Contact Sean Braswell
2016 Hunger Games
The OZY Hunger Games: Jeb’s Right to Fall
It was time for former Florida Governor Jeb Bush to turn that exclamation point into a period.
The OZY Hunger Games: Chris Christie’s Road Gets Blocked
New Jersey Gov.
The OZY ‘Hunger Games’: The Doctor Is Out
Former neurosurgeon Ben Carson’s presidential campaign was off to a promising start, and then the voting started.
The Ozy 'Hunger Games': Sacking Carly Fiorina
Is former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina on the verge of getting the pink slip from voters?.
The OZY Hunger Games: Leaving Rand Paul Alone
America’s libertarian moment has passed, and with it the Kentucky senator’s presidential hopes.
The OZY Hunger Games: No Tolerance for O’Malley
Voters continue to exhibit zero tolerance toward former Maryland Gov.
The OZY Hunger Games: No Hope for Huckabee
Former Arkansas Gov.
The OZY 'Hunger Games': Last Call for Lindsey Graham
Is it time for South Carolina Sen.
The Fallen: 10 Candidates We've Already Dumped
With the election a year away, OZY looks back at 10 candidates we already dismissed, Hunger Games style.
The OZY Hunger Games: Rick Santorum's Fallow Field of Dreams
Last election’s GOP victor in Iowa has fallen on hard times in his 2016 campaign.
The OZY Hunger Games: The Exorcism of Bobby Jindal
Louisiana Gov.
The OZY Hunger Games: Scott Walker Drops Out ... Again
The once high-flying Wisconsin governor enrolled in the School of Politics, but didn’t get the job he wanted.
The OZY Hunger Games: Larry Lessig Kick-starts His Way to Certain Doom
The Harvard scholar and reform candidate’s presidential bid has only just begun … to fail.
The OZY Hunger Games: Rick Perry Stumbles … Again
A successful governor turned out to be the hothouse rose of Texas on the national stage.
The Hunger Games: OZY's Pick for the Next 'Fallen' Candidate
First up: former Virginia Gov.
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Government unveils changes to emergency loan schemes
Suzie Neuwirth Industry News, News, Top 3 BBLs, CBILS, Chirag Shah, CLBILS, Future fund, Josh Levy, Nucleus Commercial Finance, Ravi Anand, Rishi Sunak, ThinCats, ultimate finance
Chancellor Rishi Sunak has announced a raft of new measures to continue supporting small businesses during the pandemic, including the extension of the application deadline for all of its emergency loan schemes to the end of November.
The four schemes comprise the coronavirus business interruption loan scheme (CBILS), the coronavirus large business interruption loan scheme (CLBILS), the bounce back loan scheme (BBLS) and the future fund.
Sunak’s Winter Economy Plan, announced in parliament, also confirmed that BBLS and CBILS loans can now be extended from six to 10 years.
Additionally, he introduced Pay As You Grow – an extension to BBLS to give businesses more time and flexibility to repay their loans.
As well as the loan extension, businesses can now choose to make interest-only payments and can apply to suspend repayments altogether for six months.
No business taking up Pay As You Grow will see their credit rating affected as a result.
Sunak (pictured) also confirmed that the government guarantee on CBILS loans will be extended for up to 10 years, which he said will make it easier for lenders to give people more time to repay.
The chancellor added that the Treasury is staring work on a new, successor loan programme, set to begin in January 2021.
Read more: CBILS could be replaced by some form of the EFG scheme
“Over the last six months, we’ve supported business with tens of billions of pounds of tax deferrals and generous, government-backed loans,” Sunak said.
“Those policies have been a lifeline.
“But right now, businesses need every extra pound to protect jobs rather than repaying loans and tax deferrals.”
Alternative lenders welcomed today’s announcement.
“The extension of the application deadline, although modest, will enable more businesses to access funding,” said Ravi Anand, managing director at CBILS-accredited lender ThinCats.
“The flexibility on payments and terms will help businesses manage their costs and give lenders more confidence to support companies out of the pandemic, enabling long term and sustainable growth.
“Additionally, the new scheme next year should give the wider business community time to plan with greater confidence knowing that funding should be available.”
Chirag Shah, chief executive of Nucleus Commercial Finance, said that the loan scheme extensions would be welcome news for business owners across the country,
“SMEs are the backbone of our economy, and we hope these measures will provide British businesses with the support they need at this challenging time,” he added. “But while this announcement provides immediate relief to small businesses, the chancellor must also deliver long-term plans to ensure they can not only survive the Coronavirus crisis, but thrive for years to come: this is where the alternative finance industry has a vital role to play.”
Josh Levy, chief executive of Ultimate Finance, called the changes a “positive step”.
“Whilst the devil will be in the detail and it’s unclear whether this goes far enough in terms of targeted support for the most impacted sectors, it does nonetheless feel like a positive step in smoothing the various cliff-edges for SMEs that were so obviously looming,” he said.
“Non-bank lenders have a critical role to play in funding SMEs through this crisis and enabling the return to growth. As a CBILS accredited lender we’re pleased that businesses will have the opportunity to continue accessing funding under these schemes until the end of the year with plans for a replacement scheme in 2021.”
New KYC solution launched to combat financial fraud Funding Circle provides UK investor returns update
Features, Top 3
The risk hunter: 4th Way’s Neil Faulkner
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The Civilization: A New Dawn Board Game Might Be Too Streamlined
By Keith Law | May 8, 2018 | 10:30am
Games Reviews Board games
If you’ve played videogames at all in the last 30 years, you’ve probably at least come across Sid Meier’s Civilization franchise, which popularized the game genre known as 4X: eXplore, eXpand, eXploit and eXterminate. First released in 1991, the edition that occupied my time for most of the first semester of my junior year at college, it was itself inspired by a 1980 board game of the same name and by the Empire war games of the 1970s, as well as Meier’s own earlier hits SimCity and Railroad Tycoon. The original Civilization began in 4000 BC and had players start out with one primitive village, exploring the area around them to acquire resources, develop technologies (traversing a “tech tree” of prerequisites); building roads, factories, and Wonders of the World; and, of course, beating the hell out of their opponents. It was incredibly addictive, and subsequent editions have gotten more detailed and longer to play, with the latest edition, 2016’s Civilization VI, apparently as addictive as ever.
I’ve largely avoided the game since the third edition because of the time commitment and my tendency to play it to the exclusion of all other activities short of respiration, and didn’t play the 2010 board game adaptation from Fantasy Flight Games because it suggested a minimum required playing time of two hours (which means you’re probably looking at three-plus). FFG has mitigated that concern with the new version of the game, Civilization: A New Dawn, which came out in December. Rather than stripping out most of the rules from its predecessor or the videogame franchise, this takes the theme and the look of the other games and builds a simpler rule set on the same chassis. That has its pros and cons—while this will definitely feel like Civilization to folks who’ve played any of the earlier titles in the series, it might be too bare-bones to scratch that 4X itch.
Civilization: A New Dawn is designed for two to four players and can be finished in about an hour once you get the hang of the rules. The board is variable in size and shape, and includes hexes of five terrain types plus water spaces. Each player starts with one capital city on the board, and will be able to add up to seven more cities over the course of the game. Players explore the board by placing control tokens on hexes adjacent to their cities, and later adjacent to other control tokens as well; these tokens can be unreinforced or reinforced, which matters if they’re attacked by other players or barbarians, neutral units that move around the board in semi-random fashion.
Each player begins the game with the same five Focus cards, which prescribe the actions the player may take; they’re arrayed in a row under a frame that shows the five terrain types under the numbers 1 through 5. On your turn, you choose one of the five actions and execute it, using the number and/or terrain type to fill in certain variables on the card. If the action you choose involves placing control tokens or building a city, you can only place or build on hexes with terrain types matching the one above the Focus card or those to the left (lower in value/difficulty). If you wish to build a Wonder, the number above the card is the base value to build it, to which you’ll have to add resources. If you attack another player, barbarian or neutral city-state, your base attack value is the number above the card. These five cards are all Era I at the start of the game, and you can advance your tech dial or use other bonuses to upgrade them over the course of the game, up to Era IV cards, which are the most powerful. After you use a card, you move it to the left of the queue and move all cards one slot to the right to fill in the open space, a mechanic that’s become much more common in games the last two or three years (Asmodee’s Otys, released earlier this year, has it too).
There are no roads or routes in Civilization: A New Dawn, but you do have caravans you can send to those neutral city-states or to other players’ cities to collect trade tokens and gain bonus abilities depending on whom you visit. This function becomes rather silly later in the game, as your movement powers grow to the point where using that Focus card is tantamount to collecting a bunch of trade tokens each turn; those tokens go on Focus cards and let you add to the number above the card to make it more powerful, with a max of three per card, so that by game-end we were just discarding tokens we couldn’t even place.
Winning Civilization: A New Dawn requires meeting three victory conditions, which change each game. At the start of the game, you randomly choose three of the five Agenda cards, each of which shows two victory conditions. To win, you must satisfy one of the conditions on each card. Some conditions involve controlling two Wonders of the same color, while others reward exploration (control 15 hexes, place all 8 of your cities) or development (advance your tech dial all the way to 24, its maximum value). With four players, this will be much tighter, as there will only be six Wonders of each color and you might be able to block an opponent from building his/her second one, but with only two players, these victory conditions were kind of easy to achieve.
In the videogames in the series, you obtained resources by working the land—farming, mining, etc.—but in A New Dawn, the resource tokens are on the board to start the game, along with one natural Wonder per player. You gain a resource token by placing a control token on that space, and do the same with a natural Wonder, which produces one of the depicted resource whenever you need it on future turns. Later Focus cards and Wonders you build can also help you gain or exchange resources as well. This is another example of how the game might oversimplify the eXploit part of the 4X construct: Part of the fun of the Civilization videogames was taking virgin territory and making it productive, then linking your cities and upgrading them so you could move stuff around more efficiently. You built your own little empire, and then, once you became strong enough, used it to wage war or to defend yourself against your opponents, while still developing stuff as you fought.
As a result of these streamlined mechanics, Civilization: A New Dawn feels more like a gateway into 4X gaming than a real spiritual successor to the videogame line, and plays a little too much like a solo game. It would be great as a way to introduce younger players to this idea, especially since it plays quickly and has short turns, but I don’t think it will truly satisfy players who, like me, became way too obsessed with building digital kingdoms, naming cities and moving troops around to try to beat opponents or the AI. It does seem perfectly designed for expansions that can allow players to layer on more complexity, however, perhaps by adding to the tech tree or allowing players to start with greater differences between their civilizations than the one bonus action they get to start the base game.
Keith Law is a senior baseball writer for ESPN.com and an analyst on ESPN’s Baseball Tonight. You can read his baseball content at search.espn.go.com/keith-law and his personal blog the dish, covering games, literature, and more, at meadowparty.com/blog.
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All Bills 38th Parliament, 1st Session
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (military dependants)
An Act to amend the Excise Tax Act (feminine hygiene products)
An Act to establish and maintain a national Do-Not-Call Registry
Do-Not-Call Registry Act
An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act (decisions and orders)
An Act to change the name of the electoral district of Welland
John Maloney (Welland)
An Act to amend the Canada Elections Act (public information programs)
David Chatters (Westlock—St. Paul)
An Act to amend the Divorce Act (right of spouses' parents to access to or custody of child)
An Act to amend the Canada-Israel Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
Pierre Paquette (Joliette)
An Act to amend the Corrections and Conditional Release Act (dependence on alcohol or drugs)
An Act to amend the Criminal Code (arrest without warrant)
An Act to amend the Injured Military Members Compensation Act (amendment to the short title)
Injured Military Members (Major Bruce Henwood) Compensation Act
Art Hanger (Calgary Northeast)
An Act to acknowledge that persons of Ukrainian origin were interned in Canada during the First World War and to provide for recognition of this event
Internment of Persons of Ukrainian Origin Recognition Act
An Act to amend the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act (no claim by inmate)
An Act to recognize the injustices done to Chinese immigrants by head taxes and exclusion legislation, to provide for recognition of the extraordinary contribution they made to Canada, to provide for redress and to promote education on Chinese Canadian history and racial harmony
Chinese Canadian Recognition and Redress Act
Bev Oda (Durham)
An Act to recognize the injustices done to Chinese immigrants by head taxes and exclusion legislation, to provide for recognition of the extraordinary contribution they made to Canada, and to provide for restitution which is to be applied to education on Chinese Canadian history and the promotion of racial harmony
Chinese Canadian Recognition and Restitution Act
An Act to amend the Divorce Act (child of the marriage)
Roger Gallaway (Sarnia—Lambton)
An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act (oath or solemn affirmation)
Joe Preston (Elgin—Middlesex—London)
An Act to change the name of the electoral district of New Westminster—Coquitlam
Paul Forseth (New Westminster—Coquitlam)
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Telstra Locator aims to help you find your stuff
Our lives can be a bit of a mess, and it's not always easy to find things in it, but with the internet of things, Telstra is going to give the scavenger search a go.
Kaspersky finds flaws in the way we keep pets safe
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ONK Therapeutics Announces Three Exclusive Option License...
ONK Therapeutics Announces Three Exclusive Option License Agreements, Which Extend and Strengthen its Dual-Targeted NK Cell Therapy Pipeline
Three new exclusive option license agreements expand the depth and breadth of ONK’s pre-clinical pipeline
A humanized scFv targeting CLEC12A licensed from Cellerant Therapeutics, creates a fourth pre-clinical program, ONKT104, for the treatment of acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
A humanized scFv targeting a novel tumor-specific MUC1 glycopeptide epitope licensed from Glycotope GmbH, strengthens pre-clinical program ONKT103, for solid tumors
A CCR7 homing receptor licensed from the National Institute of Health (NIH), for use in the pre-clinical ONKT101 program, for relapsed/refractory B cell malignancies
Galway, Ireland, and San Diego, USA, 17 December 2020 … ONK Therapeutics Ltd, an innovative natural killer (NK) cell therapy company, today announced that it has secured three new exclusive option license agreements which strengthen its off-the-shelf, dual-targeted natural killer (NK) cell therapy platform and extend its pre-clinical pipeline to four programs across both hematological and solid tumors.
The first option agreement, with Cellerant Therapeutics, gives exclusive rights to a humanized CLEC12A scFv binder. CLEC12A is strongly expressed by blasts in the majority of AML patients. The option to license has enabled ONK to expand its pre-clinical product portfolio, launching a fourth program (ONKT104). This dual-targeted approach combines the CLEC12A CAR with a TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand variant (TRAILv) targeting death receptor 4 (DR4).
“While expressed on leukemic stem cells, CLEC12A is absent from normal hematopoietic stem cells and we thus expect that our dual-targeted NK cell therapy approach should enable safe targeting, with a reduced risk of prolonged aplasia in AML,” said Prof Michael O’Dwyer MD, ONK Therapeutics’ co-founder, and CSO.
The second agreement in-licenses a humanized, tumor-specific antibody targeting an aberrantly glycosylated tumor-associated form of MUC1 (TA-MUC1) from Glycotope GmbH. Multiple solid tumor types express the mucin MUC1, including non-small cell lung cancer, breast cancer, and ovarian cancer. This antibody will be integrated into ONK’s pre-clinical program ONKT103, for solid tumors.
Non-selective targeting of MUC1 could be problematic since the target is also expressed by healthy tissues, but O’Dwyer explains how ONK’s dual-targeted approach can be used to address this. “We have designed a CAR tailored to the glycosylation pattern distinct to tumor-associated MUC1 with specific recognition of the carbohydrate antigens Tn and T on MUC1, the expression of which is restricted to cancer cells. Glycotope has identified the glycosylation pattern as a way to unlock the potential of TA-MUC1 as a solid tumor target. ONK is thus set to bring the natural benefits of NK cells over T cells to bear on TA-MUC1, in a tumor-specific fashion, while also further boosting efficacy and countering resistance through the use of our TRAIL variant targeting DR5,” he said.
ONK’s unique platform approach combines the expression of a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) and a high affinity, membrane-bound TRAILv. The incorporation of these two humanized scFvs has the potential to minimize the risk of immunogenicity in the allogeneic setting.
ONK is also exploring several innovative strategies to improve the homing of NK cells. This is an important consideration as ex-vivo expansion can lead to changes in chemokine receptor expression. Through this new license agreement with the NIH, ONK plans to enforce the expression of CCR7, which is downregulated on NK cell expansion. This may improve the homing of NK cells to lymph nodes and is expected to be particularly useful for ONK’s off-the-shelf CD19 program targeting B cell lymphoma, ONKT101, which is partnered with Avectas.
ONK is making rapid progress since it announced its most recent financing in October. Chris Nowers, ex Kite Pharma Head of Europe, who joined at that time as Chief Executive Officer, said: “The recent American Society of Hematology meeting highlighted the NK cell therapy area as offering great hope as the next generation of advanced cell therapies. We believe our best-in-class off-the-shelf, dual-targeted NK cell therapy platform has the potential to improve performance and overcome some of the shortcomings seen with earlier approaches. These new licensing activities strengthen and expand our programs and illustrate our ambition and strategy to become a leader in this exciting field.”
The company recently expanded its operations into the USA, moving into JLABS @ San Diego, Johnson & Johnson Innovation’s flagship facility, at the heart of San Diego’s precision medicine and cell therapy cluster. This represents a second facility that complements its main R&D team and operations in Galway, Ireland. The company’s recruitment drive across both facilities has been rapid and the company continues to expand its capability in key areas, including NK cell biology, construct design, gene editing, and process development.
ONK Therapeutics – www.onktherapeutics.com
ONK Therapeutics Ltd is an innovative cell therapy company dedicated to developing the next generation of ‘off-the-shelf’, dual-targeted NK cell therapies targeting solid and hematological cancers.
The company was founded in 2015, by Prof. O’Dwyer MD, of NUI Galway, an expert in translational multiple myeloma research, the tumor microenvironment, and exploitation of NK cells as cellular immunotherapy. Its core proprietary platform is based on a dual-targeted NK cell expressing both a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) targeting a known tumor antigen and a TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand variant (TRAILv) targeting the death receptor pathway (i.e. DR4 or DR5). This unique approach has the potential to enhance efficacy by addressing both intrinsic (e.g. CAR engagement of a tumor-specific antigen) and extrinsic (e.g. signaling through the death receptor pathway) apoptotic pathways and to reduce the susceptibility to possible target antigen escape through the engagement of tumor antigen-independent TRAILv.
Its pre-clinical pipeline comprises four programs;
The lead program, ONKT101, is a dual-targeted NK cell therapy incorporating a CD19 CAR and TRAILv targeting DR5, intended for the treatment of relapsed/refractory B cell malignancies. This program is partnered with Avectas, with the company having responsibility for development to Phase 1
ONKT102 combines an optimized affinity CD38 CAR and a TRAILv targeting DR5, intended for the treatment of patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma
ONKT103 combines a TA-MUC1 CAR with a TRAILv targeting DR5, for the treatment of solid tumors
ONKT104 combines a CLEC12A CAR with a TRAILv targeting DR4, for the treatment of AML
In addition to the unique dual-targeted NK cell therapy platform, the company has a strong research focus on strategies to enhance homing and persistence, and overcome exhaustion, including the exploration of proprietary gene edits, such as the deletion of checkpoint inhibitory receptors in NK cells.
ONK Therapeutics is headquartered in the med-tech hub of Galway, Ireland, with a wholly-owned US subsidiary, ONK Therapeutics, Inc. based at JLabs @ San Diego. Shareholders include Acorn Bioventures, ALSHC (principally Seamus Mulligan), and Enterprise Ireland.
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About Avectas - http://www.avectas.com
Avectas is a cell engineering technology business that has developed a unique delivery platform, Solupore® to enable the ex vivo manufacture of cell therapy products, which have high in-vivo functionality.
Glycotope – www.glycotope.com
Glycotope is a biotechnology company utilizing a proprietary technology platform to develop highly tumor-specific monoclonal antibodies called GlycoBodies. GlycoBodies bind to targets (GlycoTargets) tumor-specific carbohydrate structure dependent, enabling the development of highly-specific immunotherapies across a broad range of cancer indications. Glycotope has to date discovered in excess of 150 GlycoTargets with GlycoBodies against eight of these targets currently under development.
Each GlycoBody can be developed in an array of modalities with different modes of action providing a unique offering in the (immuno) oncology space. Currently, six clinical and pre-clinical programs based on the GlycoBody technology are under development by Glycotope or its licensing partners.
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Telenor Pakistan continues to help citizens make a difference during Ramzan through its #ShareAMeal Campaign
Press ReleaseLast Updated: Jun 13, 2018
Telenor Pakistan’s #ShareYourMeal campaign, aimed at bringing food to the table of those who need it the most in our society, concluded in a graceful ceremony in Karachi. The on-ground leg of the campaign was executed in Peshawar, Quetta, Islamabad, and Lahore earlier this month.
This is the 4th consecutive year that Telenor Pakistan has successfully run this campaign and contributed towards fighting hunger and poverty in the country.
Telenor Pakistan’s #ShareYourMeal campaign
This year, the campaign’s tag-line “Is Ramzan koi plate khali nahi jayegi“ helped spread the message across through a DVC followed by an intensive digital campaign to reinforce Telenor Pakistan’s commitment towards empowering societies and rallying everyone to contribute towards a noble cause.
Video Link : https://www.facebook.com/TelenorPk/videos/10156252820199020/
Since 2015, every Ramzan the #ShareYourMeal campaign earmarks a certain sum of money to help fight hunger against every picture of Sehr and Iftar meals shared by the public on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram with the #ShareYourMeal hashtag. The proceeds of the 2018 campaign were used to disburse food rations to thousands of people in Quetta, Peshawar, Lahore, Islamabad and Karachi with the support of the Pakistan Red Crescent Society. This is one of the various initiatives by Telenor Pakistan to give back to the ones in need and empower societies through the help of its customers and social audiences.
Irfan Wahab Khan, CEO, Telenor Pakistan, said:
“We extend our sincerest gratitude to the people of Pakistan for making #ShareYourMeal a massively successful campaign via different social media platforms this year which resulted in serving more than 3000 beneficiaries,”
“We are here to empower the Pakistani society and help it fight its longstanding challenges that include hunger and poverty. In continuation of Telenor Pakistan’s pledge and commitment to the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goal #10, Reducing Inequalities, #ShareYourMeal is our humble contribution to fighting these challenges and bringing food to the deserving in the holy month of Ramzan.”
Telenor Pakistan started the #TweetAMeal campaign in 2015 asking people to Tweet pictures of their Ramazan meals following which, certain donations were made to those who need them the most against each tweet. In 2016, Telenor Pakistan, in collaboration with Pakistan Bait-ul-Maal, distributed food supplies to the deserving families in Thar, one of the most impoverished areas of Pakistan.
In 2017, the campaign name was changed to #ShareYourMeal, Telenor Pakistan collaborated with the Pakistan Red Crescent Society to disburse food rations to thousands of people in the hunger-stricken city Bannu under the same campaign.
About Telenor Pakistan
Telenor Pakistan is a provider of high quality telecommunication services in Pakistan since 2005. It has over 43 million subscribers, over 1,900 employees and a nationwide network. For more information, please visit: www.telenor.com.pk
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POPE FRANCIS THE DESTROYER
Secretary Pompeo's Iran Twitter Party....
Let’s talk Iran. The men in these photos threaten America and Israel nearly every day. pic.twitter.com/CROlrItsHk
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) January 12, 2021
The Trump Administration recognizes the Iranian regime is a group of radical ideologues who have been chanting “Death to America” since 1979. pic.twitter.com/NTKLMHSBI3
Ignoring terror and missiles and a clear path for the Iranian regime to get a nuclear weapon put America at risk. So we confronted them. #AmericaFirst #BadDealWorseThanNoDeal pic.twitter.com/O2xRCjm224
Thanks to our sanctions, Iran's proposed military budget is down 24% this year. We've targeted more than 1,500 individuals and entities, depriving the regime of $70 billion that would've been used to fund terrorism, ballistic missiles, and nuclear programs. #MaximumPressureWorks pic.twitter.com/opwwFNzDMg
U.S. sanctions on Iran took 2 million+ barrels of Iranian oil a day off the market; nearly 30 countries who were regular customers stopped importing Iranian oil; 100+ major corporations withdrew or canceled planned investments. #MaximumPressureWorks pic.twitter.com/90sGZFcxBf
We told the truth and took action. @StateDept designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including its Qods force, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in 2019. Because it is. https://t.co/vXgdOjKjRc pic.twitter.com/lOyRB00wcq
In August 2020, the U.S. seized fuel shipments from Iran destined for Venezuela. The money from that sale - more than $40 million - went to our Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund, instead of to Maduro, the IRGC, and terror proxies. #PoeticJustice. pic.twitter.com/PP5qLjp4mE
Thousands of American sons and daughters in uniform to the Middle East? No. Punish evil, deter Iran, and secure America. Yes. pic.twitter.com/x42xTkPihf
I spoke about the importance of deterring the Islamic Republic of Iran at @HooverInst last year. Have to keep up the pressure until Tehran changes its destructive behavior. #MaximumPressureWorks https://t.co/ZzeeSErzKw pic.twitter.com/2XkXsap4Q3
How’s this for multilateral cooperation: Since 2019, 13 countries in Europe & Latin America have joined us in banning/designating Iran-backed Hizballah in its entirety as a terrorist organization. There’s no distinction between its so-called “military wing” & its “political wing” pic.twitter.com/gaAm8nlvZO
Thanks to @StateDept diplomacy, more than 10 countries have banned Iran's Mahan Air from landing, including Germany, France, and Italy. #Winning pic.twitter.com/LcXsKpAZiI
From our position of principle and strength, the Trump Administration negotiated the release of two Americans and brought them home from Iranian prisons — no pallets of cash, no ransoms, no preconditions. pic.twitter.com/AysTZyXySK
Good diplomacy means setting clear expectations of friends and enemies alike. All we're asking is for Iran to behave like a normal nation. https://t.co/CAdflN4Fxe pic.twitter.com/qi4QAW3qtF
You know you're on the side of the angels when this happens. pic.twitter.com/8PH47W8lmv
The free world is awakening to the threat posed by this revolutionary, Islamist, terrorist regime in Iran, thanks to clear-eyed and aggressive @StateDept diplomacy. https://t.co/rXwdIKoq9l
As with the CCP and the Chinese people, we have to keep making a distinction between the radical Islamist Iranian regime and the people of Iran. The Iranian people didn't elect their tormentors. They deserve so much better. https://t.co/T2bzV95K3c pic.twitter.com/logM9ox2qu
When the regime killed Iranians in the streets, protesters sent us the proof and we broadcast it for the world to see. We sanctioned their murderers, jailers, and the corrupt judges in their fake courts. pic.twitter.com/thFOFwmKmU
The @StateDept imposed the first-ever U.S. sanctions on revolutionary courts and judges for their roles in jailing prisoners of conscience, and we keep demanding release of the regime's hostages. pic.twitter.com/B5T5P0AD2y
وزیر پامپئو: ما در کنار مردم ایران ایستادیم. ما سرکوبگران آنها را تحریم کردیم. ما حقیقت را در مورد وحشیگری رژیم افشا کردیم. ما رژیم را از پولی که می توانست برای حمایت از تروریسم استفاده شود، محروم کردیم. بدون شک #فشار_حداکثری_کارآمد_است pic.twitter.com/T2L14jdBIZ
We have stood with the Iranian people. We sanctioned their oppressors. We exposed the truth about the regime’s brutality. We deprived the regime of funds they would have used to support terrorism. Beyond a shadow of a doubt #MaximumPressureWorks pic.twitter.com/Acj9Ri2NSi
Fr John Zuhlsdorf Thinks A Plant In A Glass Bowl Is A Greater Threat To The Roman Catholic Church Than The Forerunner To The Antichrist! WHERE’S THE DAMNED BOWL NOW?
“A forerunner of the Antichrist, with his troops gathered from several nations, will fight against the true Christ, the only Saviour of the world. He will shed much blood and will want to annihilate the worship of God to make himself be looked upon as a God. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) Baron Alexander von Tschugguel is the Forerunner to the Antichirst and Dr Taylor Marshall is his False Prophet What is a greater threat to the Roman Catholic Church? 1. Forerunner the Antichrist 2. Plant in a glass bowl WHERE’S THE DAMNED BOWL NOW? WHERE’S THE DAMNED BOWL NOW? WHERE’S THE DAMNED BOWL NOW? Source Fr. Z praising the Forerunner to the Antichrist Baron Alexander von Tschugguel for having the instinct to throw the Pagan Pachamama Idol into the Tiber.... HERE IS A STRONG ADMONITION The young Austrian man who took the pagan idols out of the church and threw them in the Tiber had the right instinct. Objects that are cursed, that are used in demoni
Nashville Explosion Turns Out To Be Nothing But A Gas Leak That Lead To An Explosion
Details: On December 25, 2020, at approximately 5:30 a.m. Central Time, a large explosion occurred on 2nd Ave N near a downtown Nashville, Tennessee, business. The explosion has been linked to a recreational vehicle (RV). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the Metro Nashville Police Department, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) are currently looking for information concerning the operator or owner of this RV, which arrived in the area at approximately 1:22 a.m. Central Time. In particular, individuals are being sought who were in the area of downtown Nashville around 1:00 a.m. Central Time. Source Just a gas leak...... Recorded alarm went off because of gas leak. The message said to evacuate the area The person in the RV heard the recorded alarm and left just before the gas explosion Thar's all. No deep state No black ops No Muslims No Antifa No BLM No White Supremacists Just Gas...... Gotta know your enemies......
Nashville Explosion: The RV Did Not Have A Speaker To Warn People In The Area, Confirmed. It Was ATT Smart Pole Speaker With Crystal.
Not the RV but ATT Smart Pole..... The Smart Pole has..... 1. Seismic Sensor 2. Water Detection 3. Sound Sensor 4. Image Sensor How about a Gas Sensor? Kaboom! Popular Uses for AT&T Natural Voices™ Talking i.e. voice enabled ATMs - kiosks - vending machines - and more (IoT Lightpoles?) https://t.co/vV41oev4s8 https://t.co/wCwdo8HuLR pic.twitter.com/xY3Gn7TZ59 — 𝕄𝔾 𝕊𝕙𝕠𝕨 (@intheMatrixxx) December 26, 2020
Divine Providence Sends Warning To Bishop Of Nashville Joseph Mark Spalding For Cancelling Christmas Mass: Explosion Destroys Several Bulidings In Nashville Christmas Morning....
“The priests, ministers of my Son, the priests, by their wicked lives, by their irreverence and their impiety in the celebration of the holy mysteries, by their love of money, their love of honors and pleasures, and the priests have become cesspools of impurity. Yes, the priests are asking vengeance, and vengeance is hanging over their heads. Woe to the priests and to those dedicated to God who by their unfaithfulness and their wicked lives are crucifying my Son again! The sins of those dedicated to God cry out towards Heaven and call for vengeance, and now vengeance is at their door, for there is no one left to beg mercy and forgiveness for the people. There are no more generous souls; there is no one left worthy of offering a stainless sacrifice to the Eternal for the sake of the world. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) “God will strike in an unprecedented way. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) “Woe to the inhabitant
Failure Of 17 US Intelligence Agencies To Identify And Track The Forerunner Of The Antichrist & Instead Focus On The Satanic Order of Nine Angles...It's A Disaster Party....
It's A Disaster Party... List of US Intelligence Agencies Office of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) National Security Agency (NSA) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) Sixteenth Air Force (16th AF) Military Intelligence Corps (MI) Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence (OICI) Office of Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) Coast Guard Intelligence (CGI) (CG-2) Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Office of National Security Intelligence (ONSI) Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence (TFI) 17 messed up...... U.S. intelligence agencies are increasingly focused on domestic extremists. Their latest target: Satanists. In recent years, the U.S. law enforcement and intelligence communities have identified domestic thr
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POPE FRANCIS DOOM! Blood Of St. Januarius Fails To Liquify On The Eve Of Pope Francis' 84th Birthday!
Mount Vesuvius 5 April 1906 "At the first blow of His thundering sword, the mountains and all Nature will tremble in terror, for the disorders and crimes of men have pierced the vault of the heavens." Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept.1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) Water and fire in the interior of the Earth will rage violently and cause terrible earthquakes, whereby mountains and cities will sink into the depths. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) “Several cities will be shaken down and swallowed up by earthquakes. People will believe that all is lost. Nothing will be seen but murder, nothing will be heard but the clash of arms and blasphemy. Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) The earth will be struck by calamities of all kinds (in addition to plague and famine which will be wide-spread). Our Lady of La Salette 19 Sept. 1846 (Published by Mélanie 1879) God will abandon mankind to itself and will send punis
GRÜNEWALD, Matthias Nativity (detail) c. 1515 And it came to pass, that when they were there, her days were accomplished, that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds watching, and keeping the night watches over their flock. And behold an angel of the Lord stood by them, and the brightness of God shone round about them; and they feared with a great fear. And the angel said to them: Fear not; for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, that shall be to all the people:For, this day, is born to you a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord, in the city of David. And this shall be a sign unto you. You shall find the infant wrapped in swaddling clothes, and laid in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly army, praising God, and saying: Glory to God in the highest
Second Winter Explosion: MUSLIMS Set Off Bomb In Nashville On Christmas Morning.....Damaged Dozens Of Buildings
Following up Winter Explosions: Posted by dxv515 December 23, 2020FIRST WINTER EXPLOSION: BALTIMORE GAS AND ELECTRIC BUILDING AT WEST FAYETTE AND LIBERTY STREETS BLOWS UP - 21 INJURED This is the second winter explosion TIMELINE 5:15AM: Say Your Prayers...... 6AM: Someone places a 911 call reporting shots fired in the downtown Nashville area Cops descend on the scene and see no one shot but they do encounter the RV They immediately call the bomb squad and start evacuating people from nearby buildings 6.40AM: The bomb detonates Ex-CIA Director Explains the love Muslim Terrorists have for blowing things up..... 16 DECEMBER 2020 BRENNAN: So, you want me to give the enemies the reasons why they’re not as successful as they would have been? [laughter] I think sometimes it’s because they continue to go back to the tried-and-true methods. When I look at terrorist acts, especially those that are international, transnational terrorism directed against the United States —a
Good Morning Everybody! Its 2021 And We Still Have Two Popes ~ Signed Mélanie
PROPHECY OF MELANIE ON TWO POPES: "I didn't see, I don't see any Great Pope or Great Monarch before an extremely great tribulation, horrifying, terrible and general for all Christendom. But before that time, twice there will be a short lived peace; TWO shaky, servile, doubtful popes" Mélanie REMEMBER - THE 35+ YEARS WORTH OF CHASTISEMENTS DO NOT START UNTIL THE TWO POPES ARE DEAD...... “The great chastisement will come, because men will not be converted; yet it is only their conversion that can hinder these scourges. God will begin to strike men by inflicting lighter punishments in order to open their eyes; then He will stop, or may repeat His former warnings to give place for repentance. But sinners will not avail themselves of these opportunities; He will, in consequence, send more severe castigations, anxious to move sinners to repentance, but all in vain. Finally, the obduracy of sinners shall draw upon their heads the greatest and mos
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President Donald Trump said he'll sign the bipartisan spending bill that cleared the House and Senate yesterday to avoid another government shutdown — but that he'll also declare a national emergency to free up funds for his border wall.
— Democrats tamped down Trump’s immigration policies here and there in the bipartisan spending bill.
— Amazon won't build its satellite campus in Long Island City after all.
— The Denver teachers strike ended.
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'NATIONAL EMERGENCY': President Donald Trump will sign the spending bill today and declare a national emergency to halt what his administration calls a “national security and humanitarian crisis at the border,” POLITICO’s Sarah Ferris and John Bresnahan report.
The emergency declaration will almost certainly get tied up in legal challenges and will apply a stress test to the backbones of those Republicans who urged the president not to do it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who publicly opposed the idea in recent weeks, said yesterday: "I'm going to support the national emergency declaration." Democratic leaders warned that “Congress will defend our constitutional authorities." More here.
FUNDING DEAL DEETS: Democrats reined in certain aspects of President Donald Trump immigration agenda in the spending bill, POLITICO’s Ted Hesson reports.
The 1,159-page bill, H.J. Res. 31 (116), "ignores the Trump administration’s request to fund 750 additional Border Patrol agents," Hesson writes, and also "the administration’s request for 2,000 more Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers." In addition, "restrictions on barrier construction will bar the administration from erecting fences on several large properties in South Texas, including a butterfly sanctuary and an historic Catholic church." ICE and CBP will each receive roughly a 7 percent bump in funding. More on the deal from Hesson here.
LONG ISLAND CITY, WE HARDLY KNEW YE: Amazon backed out of its plan to build a large satellite campus in Long Island City, Queens, a move that was expected to create 25,000 jobs, including high-paying technology and engineering positions, POLITICO’s Steven Overly and Dana Rubinstein report. “Amazon’s critics argue the company made little effort to build relationships with the local community and labor groups,” noting that Amazon required local government officials to sign non-disclosure agreements.
Part of the problem appeared to be Amazon's distaste for unions. A top Amazon official told the New York City Council that the company would “not remain neutral in any union bids,” according to the New York Daily News’ Jillian Jorgensen and Clayton Guse. New York City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer told them the company “buckled because we held firm on the values of New Yorkers — we told them that you cannot come to New York City and declare that you will crush the rights of workers to organize.” Local politicians in Northern Virginia, where Amazon will continue with plans to build a large satellite campus, won't likely raise parallel objections because the state has been right-to-work since 1947. More here.
LAWMAKERS PRESS NIELSEN ON RETALIATION INVESTIGATION: DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen is facing pressure to reprimand a top official for refusing to sit for an interview as part of an investigation into retaliation against career government employees, Andrew Desiderio reports for POLITICO.
The Department of Homeland Security’s top watchdog recommended disciplinary action against Christine Ciccone, the assistant secretary for legislative affairs, in a memo released Thursday by a trio of congressional Democrats who are demanding Nielsen to comply. Read more here.
WAREHOUSE ACCUSED OF PREGNANCY DISCRIMINATION WILL SHUTTER: The Teamsters Union says distribution company XPO Logistics’ move to shutter its Memphis warehouse is a response to a New York Times expose of alleged pregnancy discrimination at the Verizon-contracted facility. Closing the warehouse will eliminate an estimated 400 jobs, according to the union.
XPO Logistics confirmed to Morning Shift that the facility will close in June, but contested the union's claims that it was a response to the public allegations of discrimination or that jobs will be lost. “We have new jobs available for the majority of these employees in our 11 other local facilities,” a spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “We’re also opening a new facility in Memphis later this year, which will create approximately 80 new jobs.”
Last year, some 97 members of Congress signed a letter urging the House Labor Committee to investigate XPO Logistics. Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), who now chairs the committee, said in a statement then that he was “eager” to “further investigate” the matter. Read a press release from the Teamsters here.
PUERTO RICANS MIGRATE TO MIDWESTERN JOBS: Amid an historically tight labor market, midwestern companies are recruiting in Puerto Rico, which is still feeling the aftereffects of Hurricane Maria, Erin Ailworth, and Arian Campo-Flores report for the Wall Street Journal. Because Puerto Rico is an American territory, its workers can be recruited without the bother of an H-2B visa. About 200 companies have recruited in Puerto Rico over the past four years, hiring more than 2,000 workers, according to the Journal. More here.
BACK TO CLASS: Public school teachers reached a tentative deal with the Denver school district Thursday that secured them an additional $23 million in pay. Staff returned to the classroom Thursday morning. More from POLITICO's Bianca Quilantan and Kimberly Hefling here and here.
LEADERSHIP MOVES: The American Federation of Government Employees announced Thursday that Alethea Predeoux will serve as director of legislative affairs. Read a press release here.
WALMART TAPS ON-DEMAND DRIVERS FOR DELIVERY: In its latest battle to compete with e-commerce, Walmart is utilizing on-demand delivery services such as DoorDash, Nandita Bose reports for Reuters.
The independent drivers “come at a lower cost for Walmart than full-time employees," Bose reports. In Georgia and Ohio, nearly two dozen drivers made less than $11 an hour delivering for Walmart, and some took in less than the federal hourly minimum wage of $7.25. Amazon’s Flex service, by comparison, pays its contracted drivers $18 or more per hour. Walmart plans to launch “its own branded delivery service for Amazon packages, providing couriers with access to leased Mercedes delivery vans and discounted insurance.”
Walmart attempted to tap into its employee base last year to pilot its delivery program. But the pilot project was dropped when recruitment faltered due to poor compensation and concerns “over who would be responsible if they got into an accident or if merchandise was lost,” Reuters reported last year. More here.
DHS MOVE: Chad Wolf, chief of staff to Homeland Security Secretary Kirtjen Nielsen, was nominated Thursday to be undersecretary for strategy, policy, and plans.
REPORT ROUNDUP:
— “Working to Make Ends Meet during Good Economic Times,” from The Urban Institute
— “The Use, Abuse, and Enforceability of Non-Compete and No-Poach Agreements,” from The Economic Innovation Group
— "New EEOC Memo Clouds Debate Over Employee Pay Data Collection," from Bloomberg Law
— "Raises Are Still Stuck at 3 Percent, Employers Tell PayScale,” from Bloomberg
— “Downsizing the American Dream: The new trend toward ‘missing middle housing,’” from The Washington Post
— “A Confederate book was open to a racist passage in a GOP congressman’s office. He blamed his staff.” from The Washington Post
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She was born and raised on the eastern shore of Maryland and grew up 30 minutes from the beach. She loves to camp, hike and be by the water whenever she can.
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Description: Astrolabes had a multitude of uses: determining the local time, finding the altitude of celestial bodies, finding the direction to Mecca, surveying, and triangulation. Many later models were also inscribed for use as rulers and protractors, or with star charts.
As some of the most sophisticated and beautiful tools for navigators and astrologers, astrolabes were also a symbol of intelligence and sophistication. Many astrolabes have been discovered that had serious errors, such that a real practitioner would immediately have noted them as fakes. These were probably sold to rich individuals who wanted to seem sophisticated to their guests.
The "mariner's astrolabe" was a much simpler instrument, designed for the pitching decks of ships rather than use on land.
Related Instruments: Armillary Sphere, Sextant
Usage Dates: ~200 BCE to the 17th century
A beautiful and ornate astrolabe from the Harvard Museum of Historical Scientific Instruments.
Astrolabe Close-Up
A close-up of the previous astrolabe. Visible features include hour marks, constellation names, celestial coordinates, and multiple sets of inscribed angles.
"Maker's Mark"
Another astrolabe close-up, showing a maker's mark and an inscribed ruler.
Astrolabe Diagram
A diagram of how an astrolabe might be used much like a sextant, to find the altitude of a star.
Islamic Astrolabe
A sketch of an Islamic astrolabe from 1208.
Videos: Astrolabe Overview
Fake Astrolabes
Using an Astrolabe
The Institute of Navigation's Navigation Museum has a page on the Mariner's Astrolabe.
More detail on how astrolabes work from HowStuffWorks.com.
A Description of the Astrolabe translated from a text by Severus Sabokt, circa 650.
An in-person demonstration of an astrolabe, in a TED Talk by Tom Wujec.
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UK govt steps up media rebuttal strategy with lengthy blog posts versus Sunday Times and FT
UK slips down World Press Freedom rankings as Northern Ireland threats continue
Charted: Google News data suggests reader interest in coronavirus has already peaked
By William Turvill Twitter
The coronavirus crisis led to record levels of interest in online news, data from Google shows. But interest in Covid-19, like the infection rate in many countries, appears to have peaked – as shown by the charts below.
According to an analysis of Google News searches for coronavirus, worldwide interest in the disease peaked on Thursday 12 and Saturday 14 March.
In the UK, 12 March was the day Prime Minister Boris Johnson described coronavirus as “the worst public health crisis for a generation”, adding that “many more families are going to lose loved ones before their time”. In the US, this was the day after President Donald Trump had announced a European travel ban. The death toll in Italy, meanwhile, passed 1,000.
Saturday 14 March was the day after Trump declared a national emergency in the US. Europe had just been named as the epicentre of the pandemic by the World Health Organization, and the UK was facing criticism over suggestions it was pursuing a “herd immunity” approach.
As the below chart shows, Google News searches for coronavirus have drifted down over the last month, and by the end of last week interest was at its lowest since 22 February, when the number of cases in Italy hit 62.
The next graph, created on Datawrapper with Google News search data, shows how interest in Italy peaked around 23 February, as lockdowns were starting to be introduced.
UK and US interest peaked around the same time as most of the rest of the world, between 12 and 14 March, and has fallen since. This appears to be borne out in news website traffic, as reported here by Niemen Lab in the US.
1: 31 January. Researchers say more than 75,000 people in Wuhan, China, may have coronavirus. Seventh case confirmed in US. 2: 23 February. Lockdowns begin as Italy reports 152 cases of coronavirus. 3: 12 March. Donald Trump introduces European travel ban. Boris Johnson describes coronavirus as the “worst public health crisis for a generation” and warns that “many more families are going to lose loved ones”. 4: Boris Johnson announces UK lockdown.
Google trend data does not provide specific search figures, but rates interest on a scale of 0-100. It explains: “Numbers represent search interest relative to the highest point on the chart for the given region and time. A value of 100 is the peak popularity for the term. A value of 50 means that the term is half as popular. A score of 0 means that there was not enough data for this term.”
Google has also revealed that the coronavirus crisis has driven searches for news to an all-time high, based on its data going back to 2004.
Searches for #News are now higher than at any time in Google history.
More #Coronavirus data: https://t.co/QMzhzcUvqQ pic.twitter.com/uhP0AiZQ5G
— GoogleTrends (@GoogleTrends) April 14, 2020
The final two graphs, specifically looking at the UK and US, demonstrate the extent to which coronavirus searches have eclipsed two of the other biggest news topics of recent years: Brexit and Donald Trump. They also show that although interest in Covid-19 has fallen, the public appetite for news on the virus is still extremely strong.
The UK figures suggest that, at its peak around the time of the EU referendum in June 2016, interest in Brexit news was at 17 per cent of the levels of interest shown in coronavirus at its peak. In the US, interest in Trump news peaked at around 32 in November 2016, when he won the US election.
Full 2015 UK magazines ABC circulation breakdown: 60 out of 442 titles grow sales
Regional ABCs: Only 13 out of 373 paid-for weeklies put on circulation year on year
Mag ABCs: 137 out 516 consumer mags put on circ year on year, full breakdown
3 thoughts on “Charted: Google News data suggests reader interest in coronavirus has already peaked”
ahlam st says:
La couverture publicitaire, était très large, et la propagation du Coronavirus augmenta rapidement Ce qui a conduit à la diffusion rapide de la nouvelle..
La couverture était trop large.
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Managed IT Services Expert, Jeff Brodie, Hits Amazon Best-Seller List
Written by admin on February 7, 2013
Jeff Brodie recently hit six separate Amazon.com best-seller lists with “The Tech Multiplier” book.
Toronto, ON, Canada. – January 28, 2013– Jeff Brodie, CEO of Codefusion Communications Inc., has joined a select group of North America’s leading experts to co-write the book titled, “The Tech Multiplier: The World’s Leading Technology Consultants reveal In depth Case Studies of How the Smartest Businesses in the World are Leveraging Technology to Increase Profits and Reduce Waste While Safeguarding Data.” The book was released by CelebrityPress™ – a leading business book publisher.
“The Tech Multiplier” was released on Thursday, January 24th and features proven secrets and strategies from some of the world’s leading entrepreneurs. Jeff Brodie contributed a chapter titled “Using Technology to Manufacture Time and Print Money.”
On the day of release, “The Tech Multiplier” reached best-seller status in six Amazon.com categories – The book reached best-seller status in the Computer Networking, Computer Networks, Protocols &APIs, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Computer Science, and Computers and Technology categories.
Jeff Brodie has over 25 years experience in the Information Technology industry. In his role at Codefusion Communications Inc., Jeff provides leadership and business consulting in Managed Information Technology Business. His satisfaction comes from helping For-Profit Businesses, and the Not-For-Profit & Charitable organizations get the most out of technology.
Jeff has served as Software Consultant, Communications Technologist, Engineering Manager and is currently senior partner in a successful Toronto based technology organization focused on Unified Communications and Business Technology Consulting.
The authors have extensive experience and education in integrating, implementing and changing systems. They discuss how to blend operations, equipment and systems, as well as explore disaster recovery systems and the ‘Cloud.’ Choosing a consultant becomes a decision that relies on an organization to quickly, accurately and competently manage system implementation and change. The Experts in this book have the expertise and experience that can guide you.
From CelebrityPress®:
We are living in a world where the ancient concept of ‘only change is constant’ still rules – perhaps nowhere is this more important than in the world of computers. Add to this the necessity to keep our businesses functioning at an efficient level of productivity, and you have a major requirement for computer expertise on demand. In fact, hiring the wrong computer expert or consultant in business, however well intended can easily spell disaster. That’s why our Celebrity Experts® wish to share this book with you.
After such a successful release, Jeff Brodie will be recognized by The National Academy of Best-Selling Authors®, an organization that honors authors from many of the leading independent best-sellers lists.
To learn more about Jeff Brodie and Codefusion Communications, visit http://www.codefusion.com/
About Jeff Brodie:
As a kid fascinated by how things worked, Jeff constantly took things apart, much to the dismay of his mother. But as he put them back together, Jeff learned how to fix things, out of sheer intuition. The son of a talented auto mechanic, Jeff served an unofficial apprenticeship under his father, from age 8 to 18. Local mechanics liked “the kid’s” work so much, that they referred their friends to Jeff to get their cars fixed “on the cheap.”
But as good as Jeff was at mechanics, it was truly “love at first sight” when Jeff saw his first computer at the Ontario Science Centre at the tender age of 13. That was a year after Steve Jobs debuted the first Apple II. That tiny ripple of the first packaged personal computer grew into the computer age tsunami that Jeff rode for the past 30 years.
He has worked in nearly every area of computer technology until he struck out on his own as an entrepreneur building his Codefusion Communications Company into a very successful enterprise. He embraced the new wave of “managed services,” as well, to provide even better service to his customers.
Jeff hopes his Profitability Assessment will set you on a path to discover how to boost your profits through technology. If you need help doing so, please call him at 416-335-9392 and he will walk you through the process.
About Celebrity Press™:
Celebrity Press™ is a leading business, health and wellness book publisher that publishes books from thought leaders around the world. Celebrity Press™ has published books alongside Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Dan Kennedy, Dr. Ivan Misner, Robert Allen and many of the biggest experts across diverse fields. CelebrityPress™ has helped launch over 500 best-selling authors to date.
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