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AJ Alcantara -- 29 82 67 10 20 3 0 0 8 0 2 6 9 .299 .382 .343 .725 23 5 3 6 0
Cameron Bishop* 19 50 151 129 13 31 10 0 4 30 0 0 16 27 .240 .322 .411 .733 53 6 1 2 3
John Brontsema 20 43 121 104 15 23 1 1 2 10 2 0 8 29 .221 .305 .308 .613 32 3 5 3 1
Evan Cassolato? -- 38 64 55 11 13 1 1 0 6 4 2 4 3 .236 .288 .291 .579 16 2 0 5 0
Wyatt Castro? -- 34 89 84 6 23 4 1 0 9 2 1 3 26 .274 .299 .345 .644 29 3 0 2 0
Ryan Cooper? -- 41 39 30 8 4 2 0 0 2 3 4 6 6 .133 .278 .200 .478 6 1 0 3 0
Parker Coss -- 50 161 140 17 33 4 0 0 11 3 0 11 22 .236 .294 .264 .558 37 4 1 8 1
Mikey Duarte 21 55 264 226 43 77 17 1 0 19 1 3 18 20 .341 .412 .425 .837 96 6 10 9 1
Alex Guenette -- 2 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 1 0 0 0
Keston Hiura 18 56 263 227 40 75 18 2 7 52 1 2 17 41 .330 .392 .520 .912 118 7 10 3 6
Mitchell Holland -- 52 224 197 28 64 14 1 5 35 1 1 13 37 .325 .382 .482 .864 95 2 7 4 3
Cole Kreuter 19 39 122 110 12 33 5 1 0 15 5 0 8 28 .300 .350 .364 .714 40 3 1 2 1
Andrew Martinez -- 42 116 98 14 22 5 0 8 23 0 0 12 37 .224 .328 .520 .848 51 6 4 0 2
Jerry McClanahan 23 55 240 181 40 50 8 0 2 16 1 2 44 30 .276 .434 .354 .788 64 3 8 5 2
Jonathan Munoz? -- 35 84 74 6 17 1 1 1 9 0 0 8 12 .230 .305 .311 .616 23 2 0 2 0
Grant Palmer? -- 40 100 88 11 24 0 0 1 17 0 1 3 9 .273 .298 .307 .605 27 7 1 6 2
Kris Paulino? -- 47 127 98 27 30 7 1 1 10 0 3 17 27 .306 .434 .429 .863 42 1 6 5 1
Raul Silva-Martinez? -- 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 0 0 0 0
Elliot Surrey* 21 16 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Players 20.1 56 2253 1914 302 539 100 10 31 272 23 21 194 365 .282 .361 .393 .754 752 57 65 23
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Voluntary national consensus standards are used by companies and organizations to reference state-of-the-art practices and technology to create the safest and healthiest work environments for employees. ASSP members such as Loui McCurley use these standards every day and have been involved in their creation. McCurley is a member of the Colorado Chapter, Women in Safety Engineering and the Construction Practice Specialty as well as a former member of the Z359 Fall Protection Standards Committee, is quoted.
An ASTM International feature story in ASTM Standardization News about women in standards titled “In Their Own Words” shares stories from women leaders in safety and other professions about why standards are important and how they are used their work. As CEO of Pigeon Mountain Industries Inc., a life safety rope and equipment manufacturer, McCurley understands the importance of standards for the workplace. “My work is an outflow of my passions and my life. I would drive local climbing shop owners crazy asking technical questions about ropes and equipment,” she says in the article. “At the time, there was very little standardization in rescue equipment and reporting, and almost no field data so I founded a nonprofit research and testing lab to answer my own questions. I wanted to be able to more effectively calculate safety factors and predict system performance in the field. Then I took on a technical role at PMI, writing standards and other technical documents, doing testing, and representing the company in standards and industry organizations. Now I serve as CEO, and standards and technical excellence are still a big priority for me.”
Like McCurley, many ASSP members passionate about safety get involved with development of national consensus standards through ASSP. Those interested in making a difference by promoting best safety practices can learn about getting involved in standards development. ASSP is represented on committees that develop and maintain safety standards. Representatives are selected from interested applicants based on their technical expertise in each committee’s subject area, ability to represent the broad range of ASSP’s membership and overall knowledge of the OSH profession.
The original Z16 standards were developed in the 1950s and this committee is working to update the standards, better understand lagging indicators and track leading indicators. ASSP representatives on standards have the opportunity to review written proposals to change safety standards and vote on a standard’s final approval. These committees are essential because they give companies and organizations best practices and update existing standards to better reflect the modern workplace. Many representatives also share their knowledge by writing about standards in ASSP publications, giving presentations and consulting with other members who have standards-related questions.
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Greetings - Please see the comment below from Peggy Ross who chairs the ASSE Standards Development Committee:
Ria - As chair of the ASSE Standards Development Committee (SDC), I routinely receive a lot of questions about voluntary national consensus standards. I greatly appreciate your question – “How do I get involved?” This is so important because consensus standards reflect the collaborative efforts across a broad cross-section of experts, industries and organizations including: academia, professional societies, trade organizations, insurance, consulting, government and industry. Step 1: Raise your hand! Step 2: Determine which standard you would like to be involved in. Step 3: Obtain approval from your organization to participate. For standards – the actual member is your organization and you are their representative. Step 4: Submit an application. You and an alternate (from the same organization) may submit together. The form and additional information may be found at: https://www.assp.org/standards/standards-development. Scroll down to the “volunteer today” link. Peggy Ross – SDC Chair
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Kareena Kapoor and Karan Johar to Host new TV Show
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Finally, bollywood personality Kareena Kapoor will make her debut on television. While for Karan this, not the first time, he is coming on television. He have judge various talent reality show. Including India got talent and jhalakh Dikh Lajaa. He also has his own talk show naming as coffee with Karan.
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kareena Kapoor is a big actress in the Bollywood industry. So many of her fans will be extremely happy to see her on the television screen. As it will be her debut. currently, She is working on various movies. She is shooting for veere De wedding. Starring Swara Bhaskar, Sonam Kapoor, and Shika. the poster of the veere de wedding has released on the 25th October. The film will release on the 25th may 2018. And it is one of the most awaited films in 2018. Kareena has ve gave cuntless big hit movies.
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Joan Claybrook claims flex-fuel Taurus can't run E85
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Oct 13th 2006 at 4:59PM
Former National Highway Traffic Safety Administration chief and current head of Public Citizen Joan Claybrook has long been a thorn in the side of the auto-makers. Now in a follow-on to this earlier story about problems with flex-fuel Ford Tauruses it seems that Claybrook has filed a petition with NHTSA claiming that the 2003-2005 Taurus and Mercury Sable shouldn't be labeled as flex-fuel capable. Evidently there may be a cold start problem with the vehicles in question and Ford sent out a technical service bulletin recommending that customers stick to gasoline to temporarily solve cold start problems with the Taurus/Sable. Public Citizen has also filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission that Ford should not be allowed to advertise these vehicles as flex-fuel capable. If the FTC accepts the complaint then Ford could be facing a hefty fine, and NHTSA could conceivably order a recall and fix of the 228,000 affected cars.
In addition to the Taurus problems, Public Citizen also has a more general complaint about car-makers getting fuel-economy credits for flex-fuel vehicles. Car-makers get credit toward CAFE standards based on the assumption that a percentage of petroleum fuel consumption will be replaced by ethanol. Public Citizen contends that this should not be allowed because only 900 of the nations 170,000 fuel pumps dispense E85.
[Source: Detroit News]
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Home > news international > Aston Martin-Brough Superior superbike gets the test track treatment Aston Martin-Brough Superior superbike gets the te...
Aston Martin-Brough Superior superbike gets the test track treatment
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by Autocar Pro News Desk , 24 Jun 2020
The AMB 001 test mule has completed its first test at Pau-Arnos.
Turbocharged AMB 001 develops 180hp. This is also the first time that a Brough Superior model is presented with a V-twin turbocharged engine.
AMB 001’s components have been specially designed using the best processes and materials, including carbon fibre, titanium and billet aluminium.
AMB 001 has exclusive technical features, including a chassis configuration with a double-wishbone front fork and structural carbon fibre body.
Aston Martin wings go on a motorcycle for the first time.
AMB 001, which is being built and hand-assembled in the Brough Superior factory in Toulouse, France, is limited to just 100 examples.
Seven months after it was revealed at EICMA 2019, the AMB 001 by Aston Martin and Brough Superior took to the track at Pau-Arnos in France recently to begin its comprehensive testing programme. The first joint product on two wheels from Aston Martin heralds the first chapter of a new partnership between Aston Martin and Brough Superior and is limited to just 100 examples.
Designed and engineered for the race track, the AMB 001 is strictly limited to just 100 examples and is on schedule for first deliveries at the end of this year. Adorned in the traditional Aston Martin Camo livery, the AMB 001 test mule completed its first test at Pau-Arnos.
The AMB 001 is a modern, lightweight and powerful sports bike, boasting exclusive technical features, including a chassis configuration with a double-wishbone front fork and structural carbon fibre body.
Presented in the traditional Aston Martin Racing colours of Stirling Green and Lime Essence with Matte Black wheels, forks and brake assemblies, the AMB 001’s components have been specially designed using the best processes and materials, including carbon fibre, titanium and billet aluminium.
Aston Martin Executive Vice President and Chief Creative Officer, Marek Reichman said: “Everybody involved has managed to make tremendous progress with the development of AMB 001, despite the challenges we have all been facing. This special motorcycle is, like our road cars, the result of beautiful design melding with modern technology to produce a bike that any collector will be proud of. We are delighted to see how much progress has been made, both on and off track and look forward to the moment when production starts for this stunning machine.”
Prototype testing is one of the most vital parts of the development process with a test motorcycle allowing the team to validate the chassis geometry, the ergonomics and dynamic behaviour. In the same way that Aston Martin’s vehicle dynamics engineers can ‘read’ a car, Brough Superior’s test rider feeds back on all areas of performance, from the overall dynamic feel of the bike to details regarding cornering, braking, acceleration and the like.
Brough Superior CEO Thierry Henriette said: “One of the key design features of the AMB 001 is an aluminium fin that runs along the full length of a carbon fibre tank, passing under the saddle and out onto the rear. The body holding the fin and supporting the saddle is one of the areas where we called on the unique knowledge of Mecano ID, who joined the project to apply specialist aerospace-quality carbon fibre skills to the exclusive AMB 001.
While the focus of the track testing is directed at the chassis, engine bench testing takes place in parallel to streamline the development process. The AMB 001 boasts a turbo-charged engine with an output of 180 hp, which is unique in the motorcycle industry for a serial production bike. The turbo package includes an intercooler; this imposing radiator with its striking oversized/wide intake manifold, gives the V-twin a supercar engine appearance.
Once this testing process is complete the AMB 001 will go into production this year at the Brough Superior factory in Toulouse, France. Only 100 examples will be made, priced at 108,000 euros (Rs i89.28 lakh) including 20% VAT.
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For the launch of the God of War PlayStation title which was released in April 2018, Biborg and Playstation collaborated on a campaign that included online advertising, an online activation, brand content and print.
For the display media campaign, Biborg based their strategy on the production of YouTube trueview programmatic formats, targeting two types of audience; gamers who know the game well: ‘Friends’ audience and gamers who don’t know the game but are action adventure fans: 'Flock' audience. Immersing users in the game ambience, a homepage takeover on Gameblog.fr was also produced.
For Avenger fans, a cinema adaptation of the YouTube trueview videos were created. The TVC passed during the publicity time prior to the Avengers : Infinity War film.
Delving our metro commuters into the world of God of War, a print cover for the 20 minutes French magazine was released as well as digital out of home formats which were present in different metro stations around France. There was a standalone and a set of four screens.
Biborg, the gaming influencer, Sébastien Abdelhamid and PlayStation collaborated on the launch of the social activation #godofwarchallenge. A video was created, inviting people to disguise themselves in Kratos and publish their photo or video on Twitter and/ or Instagram by tagging and challenging 3 of their friends to do the same. In the video Sébastien explains how to be a true Kratos as well as the challenge rules and the concept. Once the challenge was finished, 3 weeks following the launch video, a final results video was released with the presentation of the 4 winners that were chosen. These winners received a year worth of PlayStation games as well as a PS4 collector.
Congratulations our Kratos winners and thanks to everyone that participated.
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British singer-songwriter Navin Kundra has had some popular songs in his music journey but his latest relese is a special one as it’s his first with Indian music label T-Series.
Titled Khush Rahi, Kundra is heard singing in Punjabi to a composition by AR Deep and lyrics by Nirmaan.
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De Blasio’s jail plan guarantees nightmares for the next mayor
A day after the City Council voted to close Rikers Island, Mayor Bill de Blasio told advocates that they had “witnessed the impossible.” He’s right: New York will never build four adequate jails in four boroughs by 2026. The council hasn’t voted for “conscience,” as Council Speaker Corey Johnson said. It has dumped a nightmare onto some future mayor’s lap.
The plan: New York will spend $8.7 billion to close an inhumane, isolated, outdated Rikers and build jails in lower Manhattan, downtown Brooklyn, central Queens, and the South Bronx. Pretrial prisoners and those serving short sentences will be closer to family. It will be easier to bring prisoners to court.
Just building these jails, and doing it within five years, would be a feat. To build three — in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens — the city must demolish existing mid-rise buildings, likely requiring asbestos mitigation. Demolition will take years.
Then, how do you build a jail? The Brooklyn jail will require new tunnels so prisoners can get to court. A jail also requires a perfectly reliable power source in a blackout, meaning on-site generation.
The city scrambled to scale down the bulk of the new jails last week to win over skeptical council members; the size of the proposed Manhattan facility fell to 295 feet from 450 feet. But a 30-story prison in a dense neighborhood poses another question: Where will outdoor space be?
The jails will be innovative — when the city just delivered an “innovative” Queens library five years late and at twice its budget. As the “Future of Jails” report commissioned by the city notes, prisons in Norway and Germany “provide apartment-style housing, including shared kitchens and individual cells with televisions, computers, showers and bathrooms. With the exception of those requiring closer supervision, the general population is permitted to move freely.”
That is laudable. But to reduce the size of the proposed buildings to pass its bill through the council, the city also slashed its estimate of future prisoners: 3,300, reduced overnight from the previous estimate of 4,000, and cut in half from today’s 7,000.
This assumes a lot — not only that violent crime remains at record lows, but that it will decline more.
Even if things go well, jails will operate incessantly at nearly 90 percent of capacity, requiring near-perfect maintenance and staff competence.
Aggressive population reduction means that the only people in jail in 2026 will be people charged with vicious crimes: murder, rape, armed robbery, gang violence. By definition, many such people require “close supervision.” One of the reasons it takes so much time to transport prisoners to court is that some groups of prisoners must be kept away from other groups; unless that changes, it will be hard to permit people to “move freely.”
Progressive jails encourage “privacy,” too. Jeffrey Epstein died in federal jail — centrally located in Manhattan — because he had privacy.
To make its numbers, the city also assumes that 250 future prisoners will “be better-served in a hospital-like setting and, therefore . . . a portion of those beds have been reallocated” to the public-hospital system. Where? “Hospital sites have not been identified.”
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With no public discussion, then, City Hall decided overstretched hospitals can accommodate 250 severely mentally ill people charged with crimes so terrible that they cannot make bail under a reformed bail regime.
Apartment-style jails assumes something else: A wholesale change in how correction officers work. As the commission’s report notes, officers in Europe “rely on communication skills and de-escalation tactics to maintain order, rather than remote supervision and the use of force.” Again, that’s good — but it’s hard even for trained, experienced psychiatric professionals to achieve in more relaxed settings.
There was another option: Take advantage of the fact that Rikers is only 60 percent full to at least consider rebuilding it in phases, with modern buildings, secure hospital space, light and air, and ample outdoor recreation and farming.
Many of the red herrings the city cites in dismissing Rikers can be fixed. Unbearable noise is a design issue. Isolation is in part because the city runs a free shuttle only every two hours and from only two locations.
Visitor delays aren’t only due to transport, but because of, as one visitor told the commission, “hours of searches and waiting.” People in jail for years without trial aren’t there because it’s Rikers; they’re there because of a dysfunctional court system, evidenced by hours-long security lines outside courthouses.
But Hizzoner chose symbolism. If crime rises, the sufferers will be future prisoners crowded into new buildings that can easily become the new symbols of a still-broken system.
Nicole Gelinas is a contributing editor of City Journal. Twitter: @NicoleGelinas
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Photo Gallery: BMW opens state of the art Driving Simulation Center
Home » Interesting » Photo Gallery: BMW opens state of the art Driving Simulation Center
Gabriel Nica
November 12, 2020 / 2 minutes read
What used to take days and even weeks to test in the past can now be visualized and experienced almost instantly. That’s one of the many perks of living in today’s highly digitalized world, where simulation feels so real it makes you question your senses. BMW just unveiled its Driving Simulation Center, a huge 11,400 square meters facility which includes 14 simulators and usability labs, the ‘most progressive and diversified installation of its type in the automotive industry’.
The entire facility was created to help streamline the development of new models and new technologies with the help of new features. Facilities range from static simulators without a motion system to the high-fidelity simulator, which transports the road into the lab to remarkably realistic effect with its nearly 400 square meters of motion area. Virtually every aspect of car development can be tested here in terms of suitability for the customer and to make sure things are kept as objective as possible, the virtual test drives are regularly performed by external test persons and not just by BMW Group engineers.
With the help of the new Driving Simulation Center, BMW can now reduce the amount of prototypes it needs to build to test things out. This, in turn, reduces the development times by quite a lot, shortening the cycle. Tires or entire axles can be swapped in a matter of seconds and test routes all over the world selected at the push of a button in the driving simulator. It’s even possible to seamlessly transition from summer to winter.
Another area where testing can be done easier now is in developing intelligent, highly-connected vehicles. Designers and engineers can test their products safely and verify whether the new tech is distracting, without even leaving the office. To top everything off, the Driving Simulation Center also has a high-fidelity simulator. This can replicate simultaneous longitudinal, transverse and rotational movements, accelerations of up to 0.65 g (similar to what you feel in an M3) and many more. With a moving mass of around 83 tons the simulator requires up to 6.5 MW of power to operate.
Then there’s the new high-dynamic simulator which is meant replicate user functions in highly dynamic driving situations. It is capable of generating longitudinal and lateral acceleration forces of up to 1.0 g and replicates highly dynamic evasive action, emergency braking and hard acceleration when testing out new systems and functions. The longitudinal and lateral movements of both simulators are produced using a sophisticated system of wheels and rails, which reacts virtually instantaneously to driver inputs such as steering commands.
This is achieved by using linear electric motors with no moving parts. In order to generate the necessary forces, these electric motors hover above a series of magnets with poles alternating in quick succession, similar to the magnetic levitation technology found in high-speed maglev trains. Supercapacitors deliver the peak power required by the motion system in fractions of a second, with the motion system then recuperating energy by means of regenerative braking and feeding it back to the supercapacitors.
“The aim of the new center is to provide the ideal simulation tool for every area and every phase of the vehicle development process, all under one roof.” The focus on the customer in the development stage is also being raised to a whole new level. “We can perform test drives for studies with up to 100 test persons per day,” says Michael Brachvogel, Head of BMW Group Research Interiors, User Interaction, User Experience and Driving Simulation.
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2020 World Illustration Awards showcase some of Earth’s best artists
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The AOI, in partnership with the Directory of Illustration, has announced the 200 projects that have been shortlisted for the World Illustration Awards 2020.
In December 2019, the Association opened a call for illustrators to Be Ambitious, Be Seen, Be Celebrated. Over 4,300 entries were submitted by illustrators from 79 countries into this year’s awards; this was followed by a competitive judging process to find the 500 longlisted projects, from which the final shortlist of 200 projects has been selected.
The judging panel, including industry names such as D.W. Pine from TIME, illustrator Axel Scheffler, and Erich Nagler, lead AD for Google Doodles, has selected the shortlist which includes projects from all 10 categories by both New Talent and Professional Illustrators from across the globe.
Exploration category judge, writer, and co-founder of Yellowzine, Aisha Ayoade commented: “This competition receives submissions from a wide breadth of creatives with outstanding levels of skill and great control of their craft.
“Even when artists respond to the same category or tap into similar emotions through their work, each submission tells a unique story with a unique voice and though it’s been very difficult to choose, it has been a joy to explore.”
All works from the shortlist will be featured in a new Online Showcase from September 2020, offering an insight into the stories behind the projects, and commissioner and industry insights into the shortlist.
The category and overall winners will be announced on 21 October, launching an online Celebration Programme exploring different aspects of the illustration industry through online events and presentations.
The full shortlist can be viewed on The AOI website here.
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Brooklyn Botanic Garden reopens to visitors
By Susan De Vries
The Brooklyn Botanic Garden, which had previously been closed for nearly five months, welcomed visitors again on July 31.
Photos by Susan De Vries
A gentle rain didn’t prevent Brooklynites from standing on line, in appropriate social distance style, for the reopening of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden on July 31. Closed to the public since mid-March, the green space welcomed its first visitors back with directional signs and instructions on how to safely explore the garden.
Many pathways were designated as one-way only to allow pedestrians to loop through gardens with as much distancing as possible. Water fountains were blocked off and most interior spaces were off limits.
The initial week of timed entry tickets is set aside for garden members; the general public will get their chance to return starting Friday, August 7.
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While visitors missed the prime spring season, the summer blooms obliged. Lilies, hydrangeas, coneflowers and hibiscus provided splashes of color along the walkways. More visitor arrived as the morning progressed, and while it took some adjusting to stick to designated directions on pathways that were once open to roaming, it was fairly easy to maintain social distance and enjoy the peaceful surroundings.
Looking lush were the plantings of the Robert W. Wilson Overlook, which were just freshly planted when it opened last fall. Located adjacent to the Botanic Garden visitor Center, the gently sloping walkway provides a sweeping vista of the Cherry Esplanade and the garden beyond. Benches along the walkway include new placards about social distancing and sanitizing.
Closed since before the pandemic shutdown, the Lily Pool Terrace remains off-limits while restoration of the brickwork and other repairs continue. The cafe and gift shop also remain closed.
Visits to the garden require advance reservation of timed-entry tickets to ensure limited capacity on the walkways. Visitors are asked to wear face masks, limit their stay to three hours and bring their own water. Opening dates for the general public begin August 7 and the first weeks of opening will be free, although donations to support the garden are welcomed. New blocks of tickets will be made available two weeks in advance. For full information, check out the BBG’s reopening information online.
This story first appeared on Brownstoner.
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Ben Allen 1, RFK, Jr. 0 as Vaccine Bill Advances
9 Apr 2015 San Diego, CA
California legislators voted a bill through a State Senate committee 6-2 on Wednesday that would eliminate parental ability to opt their school-aged children out of required vaccinations, despite a strong showing from parents opposed and Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., who condemned the bill as “anti-woman and anti-mother” at a rally in Sacramento.
Senate Bill 277, co-authored by Senators Ben Allen Richard Pan, and similar vaccine bills cropped up following a measles outbreak that started at Disneyland last December. The outbreak quickly spread through at least seven states, plus Canada and Mexico.
If it becomes law, the new bill would relinquish parents’ ability to opt children out of vaccinations under “personal belief,” an exemption most often awarded on a loose “Health Care Practitioner Counseled” basis, should the child not receive a more official medical exemption.
RFK, Jr. spoke Tuesday in San Francisco and Sacramento to promote his latest book, Thimerosal: Let the Science Speak, decrying what he says is the dangerous use of thimerosal in vaccines, according to the Contra Costa Times. Thimerosal is described by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) as “a mercury-containing preservative used in some vaccines and other products.” The Times noted the optimism that the bill’s opponents had going into the vote, given recent successful opposition efforts in Washington and Oregon.
“Sen. Ben Allen, D-Santa Monica, the other co-author of the bill, said part of the reason he signed on to the effort was based on his own family’s history: His father contracted polio while growing up,” the Times reported.
Parents with graduate degrees and those in low-income communities were found to have the greatest levels of under-vaccination, based on a study released earlier this year.
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Miss Crystal Coast Cruises
Miss Crystal Coast Cruises is a cutome-made 49 passenger catamaran that can effortlessly provide a number of family-friendly expeditions to vacationers who want to enjoy this delicate chain of barrier islands and coastal territory to its fullest. Based out of Beaufort, the Miss Crystal Coast is specifically built for the purpose of...
Island Ferry Adventures
Dive into an exploration of some of the Southern Outer Banks’ most remote shorelines with an excursion that’s led by Island Ferry Adventures. Featuring both transport to the outlying islands as well as guided tours of some of the region’s most wild spots, this tour company has a lot to offer for shell seekers, nature buffs, and...
Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari
Dive into an adventure that’s teeming with local wildlife and exceptional beachcombing finds with a family-friendly adventure that’s provided by the Shackleford Wild Horse & Shelling Safari. As the name would readily suggest, this local Beaufort tour company takes passengers on a relaxed but thrilling adventure to the Shackleford...
Lookout Cruises
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Visitors can enjoy the Crystal Coast’s most coveted and hard-to-reach shorelines, or just embark on a breezy cruise of the open waters in search of dolphins and sunsets, with a trip that’s guided by Lookout...
Tryon Palace
The impressively grand Tryon Palace is easily one of New Bern's most famous local attractions. With a central location on the outer edges of downtown, and bordering acres of riverfront, this historical recreation of a...
Rachel Carson Coastal Estuarine Reserve
The Rachel Carson Reserve is a stunning stretch of barely-barrier island shoreline that’s found just off the coast of historic Downtown Beaufort. Covering 2,205 acres, this collection of three islands that are...
Bicentennial Park
Swansboro's Bicentennial Park may not be the grandest of most extensive park along the Crystal Coast's Inner Banks, but it is certainly one of its most scenic. Surrounded by the deep waters of the White Oak River and...
Calico Creek Boardwalk
Though it’s located in a fairly busy section of Morehead City, the Calico Creek Boardwalk is a breath of fresh air for birdwatchers, nature fans, and everyday sightseers, thanks to its picturesque location on the...
The Cape Lookout National Seashore is a 56-mile long stretch of the Southern Outer Banks barrier island terrain that runs from Ocracoke Inlet to the northeast side of Beaufort Inlet. Comprised of three separate islands...
Hackers Island
Cape Lookout Village Historic District
The isolated Cape Lookout National Seashore has a wealth of hidden treasures, from wild horses to incredible seashells, but one of the Core Banks’ most unique destinations is the Cape Lookout Village Historic...
Harkers Island
Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge
The Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge is a Mecca for coastal fishermen, hunters, birdwatchers, and everyday explorers, thanks to miles of undeveloped terrain in a uniquely coastal location. Found just northeast of...
Conchs Point
Visitors can enjoy a quiet view of the Calico Bay and Newport River from this refreshingly secluded spot that’s tucked away on the outskirts of the downtown Morehead City area. Conchs Point is a public water...
Creekside Park is the largest park in the town of New Bern, and it’s situated close to the local airport, just off of US Highway 70. The park extends for 11 acres and since opening in 1997, is one of the most...
Emerald Isle Woods Park
Emerald Isle vacationers don’t have to venture too far to discover an entirely different coastal environment via the community’s newest park, Emerald Isle Woods Park. Located just off of Coast Guard Road...
Fisher Landing Recreation Site
Fisher Landing Recreation Site is a unique and stunning natural destination that’s attractive to mariners, kayakers, birdwatchers, and all varieties of nature enthusiasts.
Take a breather from an exploration of busy historic Beaufort and enjoy some stunning views of the local waterfront with a visit to Fishermen’s Park. This small park that is a popular launching point for easy...
Glenburnie Park
Glenburnie Park is a scenic public park that’s located just northeast of the heart of Downtown New Bern. Tucked along the Neuse River in a primarily residential section of town, the park is a popular destination...
Grayden Paul Park
Beaufort explorers who want an easy launching point in the heart of town, or just a scenic spot to enjoy a quick picnic lunch and an incredible view, can head to the centrally located Grayden Paul Park. Tucked away...
Hammocks Beach State Park
Just west of the town of Emerald Isle, and across a maze of marshy terrain off the coast of mainland Swansboro, lies Hammocks Beach State Park, an incredible refuge for beach lovers who want to forego the crowds, and...
Harkers Island Beach and Boat Ramp
Harkers Island visitors who want to enjoy a waterfront expedition or just a little time on the sand can head to the Harkers Island Beach and Boat Ramp. Centrally located along the main road that heads to Harkers Island...
Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail
An easy walk that is shaded year-round, and can be easily tackled by hikers of all abilities and in virtually any season, the Hoop Pole Creek Nature Trail is a great way for newcomers to uncover the more secluded...
Island Water Sports is kid tested and family approved! Since 1988 Island Water Sports has been providing vacationers with premium watersports activities on the Crystal Coast in Emerald Isle, NC. We offer...
Latham Whitehurst Nature Park
Latham Whitehurst Nature Park is one of the newest parks in Craven County, and was first opened to visitors and locals alike in 2011. Located in a quiet eastern section of the town of New Bern, the park is a popular...
New Bern Battlefield Park
Located on the outskirts of the historic downtown area, the New Bern Battlefield Park is a unique destination that served as the site of one of the largest battles in the Craven County area during the Civil War.
The aquarium at Pine Knoll Shores is a top rated attraction for Crystal Coast visitors of all ages. A fascinating destination for kids and adults alike, the sprawling coastal facility, located along the Bogue Sound on...
Radio Island Beach Access
Located on the edge of the Bulkhead Channel which leads to the Back Sound, the Radio Island Beach Access is a unique and wonderfully convenient beach destination for both Morehead City and Beaufort visitors.
Riverview Park
Enjoy a gorgeous sunset, a little birdwatching, or just a leisurely and short hike that hovers above the White Oak River with a visit to the aptly-named Riverview Park. Located along NC Highway 24 / Corbett Avenue, in...
Shackleford Banks
The Shackleford Banks is part of the Cape Lookout National Seashore, and is a barrier island system that is found just off the coast of Beaufort and Harkers Island, and which is a popular offshore beaching destination...
Head to the very western edge of Emerald Isle to discover an iconic spot that’s been popular with longtime vacationers and locals alike – The Point. This informally named stretch of beach is where the...
Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area
Take a walk on Pine Knoll Shores' wild side with a visit to the pristine, undeveloped Theodore Roosevelt Natural Area, an expansive 265 acre nature preserve, conveniently located next to the town's most visited...
Thorofare Bridge
Kayakers, mariners, and any visitor who adores an endless waterfront view will want to make a convenient but secluded stop at the boat ramp and launching area at Thorofare Bridge. Situated in the heart of Cedar Island...
Topsail Marine Memorial Park
Take a quick pause along the Beaufort waterfront near the NC Maritime Museum and you’ll spot the small but scenic Topsail Marine Memorial Park. This tiny parcel of land is a fine spot to take a pause from a...
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Clamdigger Restaurant
Located along the oceanfront inside the Inn at Pine Knoll Shores, the Clamdigger Restaurant is a convenient and popular spot for Crystal Coast vacationers to enjoy a hearty breakfast, lunch, or dinner. The restaurant features an inviting wood-lined interior that has a rustic and nautical appeal. Breakfast patrons will find a wide selections of egg dishes, pancakes, waffles, french toast, biscuits and sandwiches, as well as an array of 3-egg omelets. Lunch patrons will enjoy a wealth of light appetizers, soups and salads, as well as a long list of sandwiches, and seafood dishes. Dinnertime guests can choose from beef entrées, seafood dishes, Italian fare, and southern classics, as well as lighter sandwiches and dishes for smaller appetites. The sheer variety of menu selections is where the Clamdigger Restaurant really shines, and patrons can pop in every day, and find something new to sample.
Shack Shoppe
From delicate coastal treasures to pirate-themed gifts that will delight the youngest members in the family, the Shack Shoppe is an all-encompassing destination for a wealth of coastal goodies. Situated in the heart of downtown Beaufort, and representing a great collection of all-things coastal, this unique little store is a great spot for gifts and assorted treasures that are perfectly suited for life by the water.
Beaufort Pirates Revenge
Set sail for a wild adventure that will thrill kids of all ages with an array of cruises and tours offered by Beaufort Pirates Revenge. Docked in the heart of waterfront Beaufort, and unmistakable for its towering pirate ship that haunts the harbor, this distinctive boat tour company is unique for its rare combination of local history, adventure, incredible waterfront excursions, and kid-friendly atmosphere where everyone can be a world famous swashbuckler.
Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway - Crystal Coast
Visitors of all ages will have a blast at this destination that is designed for great times along the Crystal Coast shoreline. Professor Hacker's Lost Treasure Golf and Raceway is situated in the centrally located beach community of Salter Path, and is a favorite spot for families who want to have a little fun off the sand.
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Immortal song lyrics
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A Devouring Rose
Alive And Awake
All Shall Fall
A Perfect Vision Of The Rising Northland
Arctic Swarm
A Sign For The Norse Hordes To ride
As The Eternity Opens
At The Heart Of Winter
At The Stormy Gates Of Mist
Battles In The North
Beyond The North Waves
Blacker Than Darkness
Blashyrk (Mighty Ravendark)
Blizzard Beasts
The Cadaverizer
Call Of the Wintermoon
Circling Above In Time Before Time
Cold Winds Of Funeral Dust
Cryptic Winterstorms
Cursed Realm Of The Winterdemons
Damned In Black
The Darkness That Embrace Me
Demonium
Descent Into Eminent Silence
Digital God
Dressed In Amazing Red
Eternal Years On The Path To The Cemetary Gates
Fatal Exploited
Frostdemonstorm
Frozen By Icewinds
Grim And Frostbitten Kingdoms
Hallucinations Overture
Hordes To War
In My Kingdom Cold
In Our Mystic Visions Blest
Mirror Reflections
Moonrise Fields Of Sorrow
Mountains Of Might
Mount North
My Dimension
Nebular Ravens Winter
Noctambulant
Norden On Fire
Pathetic Patterns
Pure Holocaust
The Rise Of Darkness
Snowdancing
Sons Of Northern Darkness
Storming Through / Red Clouds And Holocaustwinds
The Sun No Longer Rises
Suns That Sank Below
This Blue Day
Throned By Blackstorms
Through The Halls Of Eternity
The Tongue Of Pain
Tragedies Blows At Horizon
Unearthly Kingdom
Unholy Forces Of Evil
United Scars Anthem
Unsilent Storm In The North Abyss
The Utter Dark
Where Dark and Light Don't Differ
Winter Of Ages
Within The Dark Mind
Withstand The Fall Of Time
Wrath From Above
Years Of Silent Sorrow
About Immortal
Of all the Norwegian black metal bands, Immortal have, arguably, stuck the closest to the mystical, dark fantasy and occult-inspired vision of the scene. Beginning in the early '90s, the Bergen group slowly rose to worldwide stature as one of genre's most respected bands, eschewing the over-the-top classical structuring and progressive experimentation of many of their peers in favor of purity and precision. Applying a power trio format to the traditional black metal sound of early highlights like Pure Holocaust (1993) to the thrash fusion style of their mid-period Peter Tägtgren-produced classics At the Heart of Winter (1999) and Sons of Northern Darkness (2002), Immortal disbanded for a time in the 2000s before making a heroic return with their 2009 career breakout, All Shall Fall. Following a legal disagreement that saw a second change in membership, a new version of the group resumed recording for 2018's Northern Chaos Gods.nnBrothers in pseudonym only, vocalist/bassist Abbath Doom Occulta and guitarist Demonaz Doom Occulta formed Immortal in Bergen, Norway in 1990. Abbath was originally a member of Old Funeral, a death metal garage band that also included Varg Vikernes, who would later gain notoriety not only with his own project, Burzum, but for murdering Mayhem guitarist Euronymous; Demonaz had split from fellow Bergen scenesters Amputation. Inspired by the robust Norwegian forests and bitter cold climate, Abbath and Demonaz conceived the fictional, demon-and-battle-filled realm Blashyrkh, a foundation upon which Immortal's lyrical journeys would rest on future releases.nn The duo recruited drummer Armagedda and, briefly, second guitarist Jorn Inge Tunsberg, who left the fold after Immortal cranked out two demos, Suffocate and Northern Upins Death. Preferring to remain a three-piece, the band recorded the "Unholy Forces of Evil/The Cold Winds of Funeral Frost" 7" for French label Listenable Records in 1991, which eventually led to Immortal's contract with another French imprint, Osmose. Their debut full-length, Diabolical Full Moon Mysticism, was released in 1992, and proved a more atmospheric, slower-tempo release than the majority of Immortal's contemporaries. When Abbath and Demonaz began incorporating more blastbeats into their songwriting, Armagedda quit, forcing Abbath to perform all the drum tracks on Immortal's next two highly influential albums, 1993's Pure Holocaust and 1995's Battles in the North. However, drummer Grim was pictured on the Pure Holocaust album cover, and would perform on Immortal's first full-fledged European tour in 1993, prior to being fired. Mayhem skinsman Hellhammer temporarily filled the drum seat for the band's live commitments and the home video Masters of Nebular Frost, until full-time sticksman Horgh could be permanently added to the lineup.nn Following their 1997 album, Blizzard Beasts, Immortal were dealt a serious blow. With an acute case of tendonitis in his arms, Demonaz could no longer play guitar with the speed and intensity the band required, and was forced to leave the lineup as a full-time member, although he continued to provide the group's lyrics going forward. Abbath switched from bass to guitar, and the group filled its bass slot with Aeturnus four-stringer Ares strictly for touring duties. Demonaz's absence left the band's songwriting burden primarily on Abbath, who began penning more progressive, dynamic, and epic pieces set to Demonaz's lyrics. Abbath would perform all instruments except drums on 1999's highly acclaimed At the Heart of Winter full-length, which marked the beginning of the band's relationship with producer Peter Tagtgren (singer/guitarist for Hypocrisy), who recorded Winter and its two follow-up albums at his soon-to-be-legendary Abyss Studios. Bassist Iscariah was then permanently added to the lineup that put out Damned in Black in 2000, and led to Immortal's first full-fledged North American tour, with fellow Norwegians Satyricon. In 2001, the band, looking for better U.S distribution for its albums, severed its longtime relationship with Osmose and signed to Nuclear Blast, which released their highly regarded seventh album, Sons of Northern Darkness, in 2002.nn By the following year, things had begun to fracture, and in the summer of 2003, Immortal announced that they were disbanding. After only two years, Abbath, Demonaz, and their early drummer Armagedda formed a new project with Gorgoroth bassist King ov Hell and Enslaved guitarist Ice Dale called I. This black metal supergroup issued a single album, 2006's Between Two Worlds, before Abbath, Demonaz, and Horgh announced that Immortal would reunite to play a string of tour dates in 2007. With Demonaz still acting as lyricist, Abbath and Horgh were joined on-stage by incoming bassist Apollyon, who also appeared on the comeback album All Shall Fall. Released by Nuclear Blast in September 2009, All Shall Fall was a major critical and commercial success for Immortal, making strong chart placements in Norway, Finland, and Germany, and even cracking the Billboard 200 in the U.S. The following year, a live DVD, The Seventh Date of Blashyrkh, was issued, culled from the band's 2007 reunion tour at Germany's famed Wacken Open Air Festival.nn Over the next several years, a contentious legal battle ensued, as separate factions fought for control over the band's name. In early 2015, it was announced that Abbath, who had shepherded the band since its formation, would no longer be a member of Immortal. With Demonaz and Horgh having won the rights to the band's trademark, Abbath soon formed a new band under his own name. Demonaz, who had not played guitar on an Immortal record since 1997's Blizzard Beasts, made his grand return on 2018's bleak but triumphant Northern Chaos Gods, acting as singer, songwriter, and guitarist alongside drummer Horgh and longtime producer Peter Tägtgren, who covered bass duties. ~ John Serba u0026 Timothy Monger
Immortal discography
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Jackson Local Board of Education approves 5.7 mill substitution levy on May ballot
ACTION(S): Approved putting a 5.7-mill Substitution Levy on the May 2021 ballot.
DISCUSSION: The levy would replace a 6.4-mill levy that is currently in place and expires in May. The Substitution Levy would run for five years starting in 2021 and going through 2025.
The original 6.4-mill levy was passed in 2011 and cost a homeowner with a $100,000 home $196 a year. The upcoming Substitution Levy would be a lower cost to homeowners, costing a homeowner of a $100,000 home $174 a year.
OTHER ACTIONS:
Held the annual organizational meeting where Scott Gindlesberger was elected board president for the next year and Christopher Goff was elected vice president. The regular board meetings were kept at the third or fourth Tuesday of each month starting at 5 p.m.
Superintendent Christopher DiLoreto recognized the board for the work they did throughout last year and the students from Amherst made kindness rocks for each board member as an appreciation gift.
Approved the 2021/2022 school calendar.
Approved the list of 440 potential 2020/2021 graduates.
Went into executive session to consider matters required to be kept confidential by federal law or state statutes with no action taken.
UP NEXT: Meets 5 p.m. Feb. 23 at Jackson Memorial Middle School
Patricia Faulhaber
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Team Monster Now Available For iOS Devices
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Frank Inglese November 22, 2013 No Comments
DANCINGANCHOVY, a Korean mobile game developer, and mobile game publisher DeNA are proud to announce that their highly anticipated action/RPG, Team Monster, is now available for all compatible iOS devices, that means the iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch with the latest update are all compatible. Much like Pokemon, Team Monster is a game where you must find, fight, collect and raise certain powerful monsters and creatures. The game comes packed with an extremely fun gameplay style and over a hundred different monsters to catch, raise and train, it’s a game that will surely keep many people occupied for hours on end and it’s free!
“With Team Monster, we set out to create a mobile experience with the depth and quality that RPG fans expect from a handheld console game, but free to play and with great social mechanics,” said Deelee, chief executive officer of DANCINGANCHOVY Entertainment. “I’m thrilled to invite mobile game players to download and play Team Monster. Our development team hopes that consumers enjoy playing Team Monster as much as we had creating it.”
The simple style of a childrens game mixed with the in-depth style of gameplay much like what you would find in an action/RPG will delight players around the world. Any fan of monster taming games are sure to pick up this title and be very thrilled with what it has to offer. It has incredible looking graphics that, much like the game itself, are very cute yet very thought out and beautifully detailed. The game free and available now in the Apple iTunes store, you can grab the game for yourself by clicking here. You can check out the trailer for the game below.
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Coffee jargons to know on World Coffee Day: What's a chemex, V60, or 'Magic'?
Barista speak
Text: Janice Sim
It's World Coffee Day. With the third wave of coffee grinding its firm stance in Singapore, you might have already discovered a deeper, more profound appreciation of a trusty pourover (despite the longer waiting time), apart from rekindling with a cup of robust kopi whenever you can.
For those who still don't, you might feel a tad annoyance just by hearing the exchanges and terminologies that go on in a swanky coffee shop. Add to that, a dash of curiosity to what these jargons mean. So here's a rough breakdown of what they really are — use it for the better — whether for self-improvement or name-dropping it just to throw off your coffee snob of a friend.
It's a pourover glass coffee apparatus, that produces filter coffee manually. A filter paper goes on it, followed by beans that have already been grinded. Hot water is slowly poured in a circular motion, until coffee is percolated at the bottom. Brewing coffee on the Chemex results in a slower process, with a richer cup of coffee.
It looks a little like the Chemex, but the V60 is a product from Hario, a Japanese glassware company. Filter papers are thinner than the ones used on the Chemex, with a slight difference in the coffee produced as well.
Short for restricted espresso. Instead of the full shot from the espresso machine, a ristretto only consists of the first half of the shot of the coffee. In this, there's less water used — hence resulting in a more concentrated, and purer shot.
Those who love ristrettos, would by default, love a magic. Essentially, a double ristretto with steamed milk poured over.
Coffee that's sourced from one single producer or a single farm. They tend to be more expensive and sought after than blended coffees.
A mix of two or more single-origin coffees.
Definitely not the macchiato you should expect to see at Starbucks. If you're in the right place, your order should come in a an espresso that's marked with a dash of milk. In Italian, "macchiato" means stained.
It's foam, but not milk foam. It is a dark tan layer formed on the surface of a espresso shot that's been freshly pulled. Baristas usually use it as a benchmark to gauge if their coffee is caliberated right.
It's used to describe how the coffee feels in your mouth — just like mouthfeel — leading up to terms like heavy-bodied or medium-bodied.
Some coffees are more tangy than others. For those, you can drop 'acidic' into the feedback.
Peruse our list of cafes that serve good coffee in Singapore.
What your resident barista isn't tellling you
Cafés that serve good coffee in Singapore
Best international cafes that should come to Singapore: Blue Bottle Coffee, Cupping Room, Koffee Mameya, Cafe Onion, and more
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Facebook is about to turn on the money jets for Instagram
Big money ahead for Instagram
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Three years after Facebook shelled out $1 billion to buy Instagram, the company is ready to turn on the money jets.
Over the next few months, all of Facebook's ad targeting tools will be opened up to Instagram advertisers, Facebook's VP of global marketing, Carolyn Everson, explained at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity.
Translation: For advertisers, buying Instagram ads tailored for specific users will become much easier. For users, ads on Instagram will be more targeted to their interests.
"It’s not like you can just check a box if you’re buying things on Facebook and it will also work on Instagram. But we’re working toward that," Everson said, according to Bloomberg.
Right now, Instagram advertisers can only target people based on their gender, age, and country. But once they can integrate information from people's Facebook profile details, ads will be much more relevant and, presumably, effective. Meaning that Facebook can charge much more for then.
Integrating Facebook's data "should deliver a better return on investment because the marketer is actually reaching someone who is interested," Everson continued.
This isn't the first we've heard of the upcoming change, but it is the first time we've seen an exec speak publically about it. It follows a host of other ad updates, like earlier this year when Instagram started allowing brands to multiple photos per ads and include clickable links that can open an in-app browser for shopping. The app currently has over 300 mill lion month users and 200 million daily active users.
In a recent note, analysts from Canaccord Genuity estimated that Instagram would generate $1.2 billion in revenue next year and nearly $4 billion by 2018. Not bad, for a $1 billion investment. Analysts at Raymond James had a slightly more conservative, but still hefty estimates of ~$500 million in 2015, $1.1 billion in 2016, and $2 billion in 2017.
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Apple Cider Vinegar And Honey Diet
The apple cider vinegar and honey diet is fairly simple to follow, and interestingly, there is some tantalizing research looking at whether the claims can be supported scientifically - i.e. that consuming these ingredients helps with weight loss.
So, does the apple cider vinegar and honey diet work? What are the results?
Here you will find
a recipe, and some variations
instructions for following the diet,
my suggestions for adaptations, and use of different formats should you wish to try it.
Whether or not the diet will work for you is of course, not guaranteed.
Different people have their own experiences with diets, and do consider whether or not you should first consult your physician.
However, would I be prepared to try it?
Actually, yes!.... but having looked at the evidence, probably in a different format rather than the usual recipes advocated.
The reason I'd be prepared to at least try it is because of the research. However, I'd like to point out that I try to be balanced - I'm not going to promote it just because it contains a 'bee product'.
For instance, I have investigated the claims made about the health benefits of bee pollen, and I have to say, I think it's largely hype, and you may as well eat a portion of kale - it's much cheaper! But that's just my opinion - each to their own.
Apple cider vinegar and honey diet - drink recipe (with grapefruit)
How to take it:
Drink this mixture of grapefruit, apple cider vinegar and honey. It's usually taken before meals (sip slowly) as a means to help suppress the appetite:
1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar
Approximately 230mls or 8oz of unsweetened grapefruit juice
Mix the ingredients together and sip before meals.
Instead of grapefruit, use lemon or freshly squeezed orange.
Add a cinnamon stick (- see cinnamon and honey).
Is honey appropriate as a dieting aid?
The fact is, honey is not really an effective dieting aid if you eat a lot of it, because it is high in calories.
So personally, I do not agree that honey is suitable for dieters, other than perhaps as a natural sweetener in very small quantities and as part of an overall calorie controlled diet.
Honey is sometimes promoted for dieters because it has certain characteristics which suggest it might help to stave off hunger pangs slightly better than sugar would. Honey is mostly fructose, which the body burns more slowly than sucrose (white table sugar). However, with regard to the apple cider and vinegar recipe outlined above, I'm not convinced the quantities of honey we are talking about are sufficiently significant to make a meaningful difference as an appetite suppressant generally.
Finally, please note, honey is not suitable for people with diabetes.
So does the apple cider vinegar and honey diet really work?
Looking at the research, it must be said that it is in fact the apple cider vinegar and not the honey, which could hold the real key to weight loss where this recipe is concerned.
1. Apple cider vinegar as a fat burner
The acid in the apple cider vinegar is believed by some to help break down fat.
So is there scientific evidence that apple cider vinegar can burn up fat deposits, or prevent a build up of fat on the body?
There is a study from Japan indicating that it may suppress body fat accumulation(1), however, this study was undertaken in mice. Research has proven there are variations in results between mice and rats, let alone mice and humans, so arguably, this claim needs to be investigated further. That said, I think it's worth considering, especially in light of other evidence below.
A further study from Japan in 2009, does involve humans(2). In this double blind trial involving 3 groups of subjects over a 12 week period, subjects in each trial group drank 500ml daily of a beverage with 15ml of vinegar (acetic acid) for one group, 30ml for another, and the remaining group was the control group (placebo).
At the end of the period, the results were interesting. Despite the fact that all subjects had a similar food, energy, fats, carbohydrate and protein intake, in both of the vinegar groups, subjects had reduced body weight, BMI, visceral fat area, and waist circumference, than in the placebo group, and serum triglyceride levels were also lower in the vinegar group.
The researchers concluded that daily intake of vinegar might help reduce obesity. They state that their own previous research, as well as that by Yamashita et al, may indicate that the suppression of the body fat by vinegar is due to the inhibition of lipogenesis and possibly stimulation of fatty acid oxidation.
2. Apple cider vinegar as an appetite suppressant
Is there evidence that apple cider vinegar is an appetite suppressant?
Some have suggested that apple cider vinegar contains pectin, which could act as an appetite suppressant. Pectin is a carbohydrate, and is said to help the stomach feel full, hence staving off hunger pangs. This is why it should be taken before meals.
In one trial in Sweden(3), 12 subjects were given a meal of bread. Three levels of vinegar (18, 23 and 28 mmol acetic acid) were served with a portion of white wheat bread containing 50 g of available carbohydrates as breakfast in randomized order after an overnight fast.
Bread served without vinegar was used as a reference meal. Blood samples were taken during 120 min for analysis of glucose and insulin, but also satiety (the feeling of being ‘full’) was measured with a subjective rating scale.
Increasing levels of satiety were reported in direct correlation with the amount of vinegar consumed. In other words, the more vinegar consumed, the greater the declared feeling of fullness.
It should be noted, that this is a very small trial, and so whether or not the results are reliable is questionnable. Further research with larger sample sizes and robust methodogy are needed.
Then again, others have pointed to the taste: perhaps the taste in the mouth from the vinegar simply puts people off eating more than they other wise would?
(Please see the references below)
Does Apple Cider Vinegar Have Any Other Benefits?
Apple Cider Vinegar is thought to have a range of other benefits, it seems to have quite a following, with many recommendations!
A book is available which includes a range of recipes and claims.
Are there suitable alternatives to drinking apple cider vinegar?
If you find it difficult to take, can you get the benefits of the apple cider vinegar and honey diet, without following the recipe?
Possibly!
The first thing you could do, is skip the honey (and the calories that go with it), and opt for an alternative format of the apple cider vinegar. Instead of drinking it, you could experiment with capsules (below).
I have no idea whether they will work in the same way as the liquid, but the ratings seem good!
Whilst it is suggested that honey has some additional benefits for dieters, personally I do not think these are significant and remember, honey has a lot of calories – check out my pages Honey vs Sugar. Primarily, however, it seems that honey acts as a sweetener, to ensure the taking of the apple cider vinegar is more palatable.
(1) J Agric Food Chem. 2009 Jul 8;57(13):5982-6. doi: 10.1021/jf900470c. Acetic acid upregulates the expression of genes for fatty acid oxidation enzymes in liver to suppress body fat accumulation. Kondo T, Kishi M, Fushimi T, Kaga T.
(2) Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry; 73(8), 1837-1843, 2009: Vinegar Intake Reduces Body Weight, Body Fat Mass, and Serum Triglyceride Levels in Obese Japanese Subjects; Kondo et al.
(3) Eur J Clin Nutr. 2005 Sep;59(9):983-8. Vinegar supplementation lowers glucose and insulin responses and increases satiety after a bread meal in healthy subjects. Ostman E1, Granfeldt Y, Persson L, Björck I.
So that's the Vinegar And Honey Diet! To find out more about honey, take a look at one of the following pages:
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"Not Corrective. Not Correct." Talking at the Boundaries
Hadi Fallahpisheh, from the exhibition "Everything is True," Kai Matsumiya gallery, 2016.
Daisy Atterbury
We begin the day. We could begin anywhere. As Renee Gladman writes in Calamities, “I began the day...” and then again, “I began the day…,” finally bringing us to teaching and its challenges: “I began the day looking up at the whiteboard, wondering how I would do the thing I needed to do. My students were waiting. Robert Frost was their picture of contemporary poetry.”
I titled my undergraduate writing course, “Talking at the Boundaries: Writing about Literature,” after David Antin’s book of the same name (New Directions Press, 1976). Talking at the Boundaries is made up of stitched-together transcriptions of Antin’s improvisatory talks. The book insists on a few things. Antin says, “it is not the work of a professional.” Later: “what kind of professional was Socrates?”
To bring Antin’s ethos into a contemporary context and address the goals of the semester, we start by watching a TED Talk by Reggie Watts under the heading, “Reggie Watts disorients you in the most entertaining way” (2012). In the video, he plays his audience in a performance which turns on various forms of coded rhetoric (racialized, gendered) we use to signify knowledge, but which fall flat as empty signifiers without an infusion of meaningful content. With a very serious wink he asks, who/what are you listening to?
David Antin describes his own poetic endeavor by discussing writing in relation to a fluid (rather than fixed) practice: “an improvisation is not in ’prose,’ which is an image of the authority of ’right thinking’ conveyed primarily through ’right printing’––justified margins, conventional punctuation, and regularized spelling––this book has been printed without recourse to such appeals,” he says.
What is this notion of ‘right thinking,’ and are we expected to teach some form of ‘correct[ive] thought’ in our classrooms? Most would say no, when you put it like that. Not corrective. Not correct. What is prose.
“I began the day thinking about the university level — where it was and who was allowed to go there. I felt in my body a sense that there were a series of gates to pass through, a grand lawn, and then an elevator to take you down into the earth.” Gladman speaks to what is almost unspeakable in places of higher learning, those exchanges in academia which are underwritten in secret inflections of speech and movement designed to keep certain people out. Those gates she “felt in [her] body…” How do you teach writing to undergraduates when you yourself are curtailed, corrected, when you yourself do not endorse or practice ‘right thinking’? When the very nature of your work is seen as biting the hand that feeds.
Scholars pushed towards specialization and rigid disciplinary allegiances (sometimes out of self-preservatory necessity), are not always prepared to take on the teaching of writing with the understanding that the work of writing (its decencies, correctives, hidden motives, grievances, qualms, assumptions) is itself a living practice, one which is contested daily and fraught with the ugly histories of forced assimilation and the active and ongoing work of survivance and self-teaching. It’s hard to go there as a teacher, I think, partly because we treat writing like a dead discipline rather than like a living practice, even in writing-based fields like journalism, academia, history and politics. Certainly academia could do well to invest in writing as an ongoing conversation with very high stakes, one in which students and professors might weigh in--or are already doing so. Writing instructors talk to students about “stakes,” but rarely disclose their own.
Last week, The Nation published a poem I won’t link here, but which, as an example of the worst kind of appropriative language, became a rallying cry for writers demanding better: better publishing practices, better writing practices and less violence and offense, no more poems by white, ableist writers appropriating and then writing from the lived experiences of persons of color or disabled persons. What would it look like to teach writing of the now, which is to teach the response? Teach the comments section. (Where does ‘right thinking’ even occur.)
Donte Collins wrote a response poem on Twitter that as of now has gotten 2,200 likes, a “How Not To” to The Nation’s “How To.” This poem is rife with poetry, that is, it’s instructive about poetry as discourse.
In her new book Crafting Presence: The Essay in the American Context, Nicole B. Wallack talks about the importance of the essay in connection to what she calls “presence” in the writing. In an interview she says, “The essay is the genre of presence; no presence, no essay.” She stresses that her notion of presence is capacious and takes many forms, which is a useful re-thinking of the idea of teaching “voice” in the writing (the singularity of which poetry, as a form and as an approach, already destabilizes). Rather than thinking about voice, singular, can we think about voices, presences?
Absences, withholdings, refusals and silences are all powerful and strategic forms of, or even executions of, “presence” in writing, and even in showing up--when the speaker doesn’t wish to be or can’t really be perceived by others in the room, or when they aren’t available to show up within the confines of the rhetoric at hand, writing is available, is even gold. Poetry is there when the reader or speaker can’t possibly or doesn’t want to come to the table because of who’s sitting around it. What Wallack calls ‘presence,’ but what I usually call simply poetry, is a more nuanced way of arriving with control over the form and framework.
When we think about how notions of literacy are used within writing classrooms to demand that students perform in the writing by adhering to a more limited conception of ‘presence’ than the one Wallack offers--one we can think of as exemplifying ‘right thinking’--we can see that these expectations are closely tied to wider expectations about performing rigid identities and taking on particular roles in the wider social and political spheres. Amy Wan, in her book, Producing Good Citizens: Literacy Training in Anxious Times, discusses the ways classrooms sanction unspoken definitions of citizenship as connected to literacy, producing expectations that an individual’s legitimacy, the very legitimacy of the body, mind and status as human, is connected to both citizenship status and language proficiency: “Citizenship and literacy operate together to persuasively categorize, sort, and credential individuals."
What does ‘presence’ look like, or how is it produced, in Claudia Rankine’s Citizen or in Layli Long Soldier’s Whereas, which are books of yes, poetry, but also of essay? What about In Toni Jensen’s Women in the Fracklands, in which birds hold the work’s aura of violence so the narrator can move the essay forward, the events of the story punctuated by frequent interruption? Presence, in Camonghne Felix’s call on Twitter for coverage of The Nation’s poetry fiasco that acknowledges the credibility, voice, and accomplishments of writers of color doing the work to make explicit the power dynamics at hand?
How do the words make you feel? Angry. Nervous. Afraid. Challenged. What associations do they bring up for you? Citizenship. Status. Border.
In her poem “Badu Interviews Lamar,” Felix writes, “The other end, / has a / conception of who / what / comes from me, from within / no matter / passing / or playing ball. Was a / hole / building / up for this / pen, / I wanted to be / the best / so I’m / taking it.”
Talk about structures of feeling.
Co-conceive the work of ‘talking at the boundaries.’
In a collaboration with the Belladonna* collaborative and the Andrew W. Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research, Atterbury’s seminar at Queens College, CUNY has hosted contemporary poets in the past year for extended conversation and performance: Mina Zohal, Pamela Sneed and Chia-lun Chang participated in class visits over the course of the year, accompanied by publishers like Rachel Wilson (Belladonna*) and Mirene Arsanios (Makhzin).
Daisy Atterbury is a Teaching Fellow in the Andrew W. Mellon Seminar on Public Engagement and Collaborative Research and doctoral student at the Graduate Center, CUNY. She is the founder and co-director of NMPoetics, an annual seminar program in New ...
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The Police recovered 75 stolen vehicles from Mewat village
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During the special combining operation, the Police has retrieved the 75 stolen vehicles which includes 70 Motorbikes, 4 cars and 1 tractor. This operation was carried out by 500 cops in the southern range in Luhigakalan village of Mewat on Sunday morning.
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PM calls for more checks on Joint Strike Fighter contract
The MoD had let it be known that there would be a decision on the F35 Joint Strike Fighter before Parliament rose for the Easter break. But Parliament rose yesterday, and announcement was there none.
This is the saga over the Stovl F-35B fighter jets that were ordered, cancelled, replaced with another variant, and are now to be re-ordered again. The problem was that Liam Fox’s preferred jet, the F35-C, which would land with the help of a catapult and wire or “cat and trap,” was discovered to be bad value, probably too slow in delivery, not compatible with allies and over-priced. Liam Fox’s successor, Philip Hammond, has decided that his predecessor’s choice was a big mistake – a £35m mistake by some estimates. He recommended a U-turn to the Prime Minister.
David Cameron is sympathetic but is so stung by previous MoD twists and turns on this one he said he wanted to be utterly confident that they weren’t about to lead him up the garden path again. So he’s ordered five separate work streams double/triple checking that this time, the government is definitely taking the right decision. A few civil servants’ Easter breaks have disappeared and the decision, it is hoped, will be made when Parliament comes back. Not exactly a vote of confidence in the MoD, but David Cameron judges that it’s a lot better than having to U-turn for a third time.
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Revisiting The Summer Of Love In West Hollywood
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Sex, the Sixties, and Rock 'N Roll still have a hold on West Hollywood if you know where to look.
Words by Rebecca Roland 3 Jul 2018
West Hollywood has always walked a tightrope between the glamour of the Sunset Strip and the churning spirit of rebellion that made it an enclave for the queer community and rock and roll.
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“In the 1950s, studio executives and Old Hollywood stars would go to jazz clubs and hold power lunches on the Strip, while bemoaning the arrival of teenagers that began migrating to the Strip with the arrival of rock n' roll,” said Ben Reiss, the West Hollywood Business Improvement District Manager. “That dynamic still exists today with the glamour of our hotels that speak to the new generation of music lovers; from the art installations at The Standard and Andaz West Hollywood to newcomers like The Jeremy West Hollywood that has this cool mid-century Latin, bossa nova influence to it.”
Image courtesy of West Hollywood Travel + Tourism Board
The Andaz, especially, has been an enduring icon that’s reflected the change West Hollywood has seen. Originally developed in 1963 as The Gene Autry Hotel Continental, it later become known as The Continental Hyatt House, and the Riot Hyatt as a reflection of its guests' propensity for partying. The hallowed halls have seen everything from Richard Cole (Led Zeppelin’s tour manager) riding his motorcycle through the hotel, to Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones (allegedly) tossing a television off of the balcony of room 1015. “We’ve since learned a few lessons and now the TVs are bolted to the walls and the balconies have been converted into sleek sunrooms,” noted Henning Nopper, the general manager at the Andaz West Hollywood. “Our history is one of Andaz West Hollywood's differentiating factors and is something we’re extremely proud of, so we definitely try and pay homage to that when we can.”
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Just down the street from the Andaz sits the Whisky a Go Go, the iconic venue that, since its opening in 1964, has been graced by rock and roll icons like the Doors, Janis Joplin, and Led Zeppelin. “We were one of the first discoteque and rock venues in all of Los Angeles,” Mikael Maglieri, the owner of Whiskey a Go Go and Rainbow Bar & Grill, said. “We were the first ones to really bring rock music to The Strip.” Mikael’s father is Mario Maglieri, the original owner of both the properties. Mikael is in good company too, surrounded by other venues like The Roxy Theatre and Troubadour.
Preserving the grittiness that made itself at home in West Hollywood right next to the new soaring luxury buildings is a careful balance that the city has paid close attention to. “Historic properties are being landmarked like the Berman-Kohner Building and the Bing Crosby Building to retain the feel Art Deco aesthetics and heritage of the Strip, but also welcoming newcomers like The Edition West Hollywood and The Arts Club,” Reiss told Citizine. “Then there's cannabis, which has always been a part of Sunset Strip's culture, will soon be able to be celebrated more openly with the adoption of new ordinances for adult use retail and consumption. In several ways, we're becoming more of who we've always been, and what we represent: creativity, indulgence, rebellion, and individual expression.”
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This summer, The Summer of Love is coming back to West Hollywood with art, music, food, and cultural events that stretch down The Strip. Mainstays like the Sunset Marquis, State Social House, Fred Segal, Skybar, and The Standard are taking cues from the history of the city with their programming. We’re paying “homage to the influence of the Summer of Love—a creative renaissance that was ignited by the darkness in the state of the country” Reiss added. “The parallels here are obvious, and we’d like to bring light, love, and excitement to the Sunset Strip to mark our own reawakening.”
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Basseterre, St. Kitts, April 25, 2017 (SKNIS): Les Khan, the CEO of the Citizenship-by-Investment (CIU) Unit has just returned from a trip to Beijing in China as part of his global marketing programme.
The aim of the visit was to raise awareness for and to promote investment opportunities in St Kitts and Nevis. He was able to meet key developers and their agents, including visiting the corporate headquarters of two of them, as well as having a number of meetings with senior executives and investors in the various projects. Mr Khan also took the opportunity to meet with an International Marketing Agent who is promoting both the Sugar Industry Diversification Foundation (SIDF) and Real Estate investment options. This trip reaffirmed St Kitts and Nevis as having a mature real estate market and one that provides the best value for clients. The trip also follows on the robust growth of Real Estate applications.
In his presentations Mr Khan was able to let prospective investors know some key facts about the efficiency and quality of the Citizenship-By-Investment (CBI) programme such as its international rankings for quality:
St Kitts and Nevis has #1 ranking of passports in the Eastern Caribbean
St Kitts and Nevis has #2 ranking of passports in Caribbean
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The information was welcomed by agents, along with the advice he was able to provide on the submission of documentation and what they should be looking for in order to ensure files are expedited.
Mr Khan said of the trip:
“I was delighted with the level of interest shown by prospective applicants and agents in China. It is a clear demonstration that our reputation as a platinum CBI programme with robust and transparent investment application processes has stood us in good stead. Our standards and processes will ensure that we attract the right number and calibre of applicants to our programme who want to make a positive difference to the economy and quality of life of St Kitts and Nevis.”
He noted that as one of the largest economies in the world, it was important that we continue to grow our relationships with agents and developers. To this end, it is expected that both the St. Kitts Investment Promotion Agency (SKIPA) and Mr. Khan will be attending several conferences in China, the next being scheduled for Shanghai in June.
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Festival of Reason, 1793; Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris
A policy of dechristianization was pursued most zealously in the early post-revolutionary days of the first French Republic. “Death is an eternal sleep.” All French cemeteries were ordered to display this motto at the entrance. A new religion, called “The Cult of Reason”, replaced Christianity. Only Reason could produce Truth and Liberty, and therefore Reason was really what the people needed to worship.
The apex of the nation-wide Festival of Reason was a ceremony at Notre Dame. All across France, churches had been converted into “Temples of Reason.” At Notre Dame this was accomplished by carving the inscription “To Philosophy” in stone over the front entrance. They lit a big candle on the altar to symbolize truth and then a whole bunch of young, Parisian women wearing togas danced in a circle around the flame. It was a scandal.
Even Robespierre thought the Cult of Reason was insane. To restore order, he outlawed the cult and replaced it with his own, much more normal sounding, cult, “The Cult of the Supreme Being.” Also, he be-headed all of the prominent Cult of Reason leaders. Never hurts.
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Hat maker Marta Glazen's couture creations are made in Cleveland and perfect for Kentucky Derby (photos)
Marta Glazen Derby hats
Gallery: Marta Glazen Derby hats
By Allison Carey, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Milliner Marta Glazen has been creating couture hats in Cleveland for the last eight years. With Kentucky Derby season upon us, she is busy making custom creations in a full bloom of colors. Flowers, ribbons and feathers are just some of the adornments.
Glazen had her first studio in the Tower Press Building on Superior Avenue. Then she had a store called Busy Broad on Clifton Boulevard in Cleveland. Two years ago, she moved to her storefront studio on the corner of Professor and Jefferson Avenues in Tremont.
She specializes in unique, sophisticated hats for weddings, the Kentucky Derby and other special occasions. She also creates more everyday hats perfect for a sunny day in Cleveland or to add an element of cool style to a cocktail dress for an evening out.
Glazen studied fashion at Virginia Marti College of Art and Design. When she discovered millinery, everything changed. She already liked hats and it's easy to see she can wear them beautifully. Designing them and keeping a dying art form alive became her passion.
I recently spent some time in her bright studio. We talked about hats, the confidence to wear them and the Derby.
Q: How have you become so well-known for your Derby hats?
A: I'm known for having Derby hats. I've always sold them, even ones that I haven't made. I have repeat customers and new people who often bring their dress and we go from there.
Q: How long does a custom Derby hat take to design and complete?
A: It takes at least a week, depending on how elaborate the design. Most millinery supplies aren't readily available. Some things are shipped from overseas, so that can add time. Derby hats are larger, Southern style hats with feathers and flowers. The bigger the hat, the better.
Q: Do some people need two hats for the Kentucky Derby?
A: Yes, if they're going for the weekend, they are likely attending the Kentucky Oaks on Friday, May 1. For that event, the color is pink and ladies like a smaller hat or a fascinator. For the Kentucky Derby race on Saturday May 2, larger hats are the norm. Women like to go for the more Audrey Hepburn style. It's classic and not too over-the-top or serious.
Q: Do you create hats for men?
A: I have done men's hats, but I prefer doing women's because I have more of the wooden blocks or forms for ladies' styles. Every hat is formed and created on a wooden block. It's been done that way for hundreds of years. They come in different shapes and sizes and you have to buy many of them to do this.
Q: How does the process work?
A: You have to stretch the straw over the block to give it the right shape. Then you steam it to lock in the shape. There is a lot of hand sewing and construction after that. You may use several blocks to create the components of the hat and then put them together.
A: How many Derby hats have you made this season?
A: We're at about 16 right now. More people will come in. We get some last- minute visitors. If we can't get something custom done right now, with the Derby in two weeks, people can think about next year and see our stock of already-made hats for this year. The reality is there are no more millinery departments in stores anymore. Beautiful hats are hard to find.
Q: Where do the beautiful supplies come from?
A: Everything for millinery is made for millinery. You can't use any wire or feather made for another purpose. The supplies and shipping are expensive. I find things in England and Australia. I go to England every year and try to bring back as much as I can.
Q: What are the popular hat trends today?
A: Believe it or not, the tall standing hats worn by Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie at the Royal Wedding are very popular.
Q: Where do your design ideas come from?
A: We are creative people; whatever inspires me. It can be colors or different things. Every year, I go to the Royal Ascot in London. The hats there are over-the-top. I design myself something special every year.
Q: How many milliners are there in Cleveland?
A: Not many, maybe four or five.
Q: You were just in London?
A: Last month, Graham (her intern and a designer himself) and I participated in the 21st Century Hat Exhibition. We sent hats to the event. There were three Americans in it.
Q: What is the price range for a custom creation at Marta Glazen Studio?
A: I would say that the general price for a hat is around $120. For a more elaborate Derby hat the prices start at about $150 and go up. Fascinators are less. If you go anywhere else to find a Derby hat, you'll find prices in the $400 range. It's very reasonable here. Prices can vary depending on the materials used, too.
Q: Have you had any wild requests for Derby designs?
A: Yes, those are the ones we like best, as you can see. People who wear hats want to be noticed. What we do here is fashion and we're very serious about it. People in the millinery world know us. It's art and we do it because we love it.
Q: What's your best advice about finding a hat for the Derby?
A: People start showing up in March for custom designs. But stop in and see the hats we have already made, we can do small adjustments for the best fit. There is still time to make a custom fascinator or headband piece. I like to find my outfit after I find the hat; some people like to do it the other way around. Today, people like the hat to complement the outfit, not match it completely.
Glazen reports that she and her intern Graham Baldwin have enough work to keep them very busy. He goes by Graham Tyler for his own millinery designs. Baldwin, 20, who studied sculpture at the Cleveland Institute of Art, is headed to New York City in June to pursue his art. He has already been noticed in the millinery world. "I do more 'out there' work and make a lot of 3-D printed head ware," he says. "I also create my own hat blocks using a computer to cut them out of wood in my own designs."
Q: Marta, what will you do when Graham leaves for NYC?
A: I'll have to work really hard!
Visit Marta Glazen Millinery Designs website or her Facebook page for more photos of her work and contact information. The studio is open to walk-ins when she is there. It is best to contact her for her schedule or for an appointment.
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Chobani seeks to sell stake valued at $2.5 billion
Published Mon, Mar 10 20147:26 PM EDT
Chobani, the Greek yogurt maker that has grown into a U.S. sensation, is looking to sell a minority stake in a deal that could value the company at around $2.5 billion, people familiar with the matter said.
The company is working with Bank of America as it considers selling roughly 20 percent of itself, and is speaking to consumer companies and private equity firms to gauge their interest, the people said on Monday.
(Read more: Live-culture wars: US, Russia wrangle over Chobani)
Snowboarder Lindsey Jacobellis hands out Chobani at the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Countdown in New York's Times Square on Oct. 29, 2013.
Chobani, based in New Berlin, New York, previously held discussions with banks about pursuing an initial public offering, but switched gears in the face of mounting competition from other Greek yogurt companies, the people said.
The people declined to be named because the matter is not public.
Representatives for Chobani did not immediately respond to requests for comment, while Bank of America declined to comment.
(Read more: Chobani is latest victim in shrinking grocery case)
Founded in 2005 by Turkish immigrant Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani started operating from a former Kraft Food yogurt plant in South Edmeston, New York, and grew into one of the top-selling Greek yogurt brands in the United States.
Chobani CEO: Can't find nonorganic, GMO-free milk
The company suffered a blow in September after it was forced to recall moldy cups of Greek yogurt after customers complained that the product tasted runny and fizzy, and some reported illnesses.
And in December, Whole Foods Market said that it would no longer sell Chobani yogurts starting early this year.
Greek-style yogurt, which is thicker, creamier and often higher in protein than other types of yogurt, now makes up more than 40 percent of the U.S. yogurt market, which is worth $7.4 billion according to research firm Mintel.
(Read more: A look inside why private equity loves 'FroYo')
Although Greek yogurt reignited the entire yogurt category, competition remains fierce between Chobani and brands such as Danone's Oikos and General Mills' Yoplait.
Bank of America Corp
Whole Foods Market Inc
Danone SA
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Fox's Ingraham to take week off as advertisers flee amid controversy
Published Sat, Mar 31 20184:22 AM EDT Updated Sat, Mar 31 20184:22 AM EDT
Fox News show host Laura Ingraham announced on her show late Friday that she is taking next week off, after almost a dozen advertisers dropped her show after the conservative pundit mocked a teenage survivor of the Florida school massacre on Twitter.
Eleven companies so far have pulled their ads after a pushback by Parkland student David Hogg, 17, who called for a boycott of her advertisers.
Hogg took aim at the host's show, "Ingraham Angle," after she taunted him on Twitter on Wednesday, accusing him of whining about being rejected by four colleges to which he had applied.
Hogg is a survivor of the Feb. 14 mass shooting that killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in the Parkland suburb of Fort Lauderdale. He and other classmates have become the faces of a new youth-led movement calling for tighter restrictions on firearms.
Hogg tweeted a list of a dozen companies that advertise on "The Ingraham Angle" and urged his supporters to demand that they cancel their ads.
On Thursday, Ingraham tweeted an apology "in the spirit of Holy Week," saying she was sorry for any hurt or upset she had caused Hogg or any of the "brave victims" of Parkland.
But her apology did not stop companies from departing.
The companies announcing that they are cancelling their ads are: Nutrish, the pet food line created by celebrity chef Rachael Ray, travel website TripAdvisor Inc, online home furnishings seller Wayfair Inc, the world's largest packaged food company, Nestle SA, online streaming service Hulu, travel website Expedia Group Inc and online personal shopping service Stitch Fix.
According to CBS News, four other companies joined the list Friday: the home office supply store Office Depot, the dieting company Jenny Craig, the Atlantis, Paradise Island resort and Johnson & Johnson which produces pharmaceuticals as well as consumer products such as Band-Aids, Neutrogena beauty products and Tylenol.
Hogg wrote on Twitter that an apology just to mollify advertisers was insufficient.
Ingraham's show runs on Fox News, part of Rupert Murdoch's Twenty-First Century Fox Inc. A Fox News representative was not immediately available for comment.
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Tracking the trackers: the cyber snoops working in Australia
Companies that have provided surveillance equipment to some of the world's worst régimes are operating in Australia
Cyber security and communications technology companies involved in internet surveillance, censorship and monitoring activities around the world, including many who assisted the worst Middle Eastern régimes to track and find dissidents, are operating in Australia, and even benefit from taxpayer funding.
A Crikey study based on Bugged Planet‘s communications interception database has revealed at least a dozen companies with track records of internet monitoring or censorship conduct business in Australia, usually in related areas such as ICT equipment and software provision. The list does not include internet monitoring and censorship operations undertaken under contract to intelligence agencies (which are kept from the public and available only to MPs on request) or law enforcement bodies such as police forces.
The list is headed by the major communications companies Nokia, Siemens and Ericsson, all of which have been implicated in the provision of surveillance technologies to Middle Eastern dictators. A joint Nokia-Siemens subsidiary, which had previously provided phone monitoring technology to Iran that enabled the brutal Tehran régime to track down dissidents, provided the Bahrain government with software to enable it to obtain text messages and details of mobile phone conversations, enabling it to catch and torture Bahraini protesters.
Ericsson has also been accused of selling surveillance technology to Iran and Ericsson equipment is used by the savage Belarussian dictatorship of Alexander Lukashenko to wiretap opponents.
To this list could be added the famous example of Vodafone, whose subsidiary Vodafone Egypt spammed Egyptians with pro-Mubarak SMSs this time last year and then created an ad to try to claim credit for the uprising that overthrew him.
This week it was revealed Nokia, along with Apple and RIM, all provided the Indian government with “backdoor” access to their product software to enable surveillance, in exchange for maintaining access to Indian markets.
However, these are only the most obvious examples, reflecting the global reach of the biggest telecommunications companies. A range of lesser-known companies with track records in surveillance are also active in Australia.
The most interesting is Verint, which is mostly owned by Israeli firm Comverse, a company with close links to the Israeli defence and intelligence establishment. Comverse has long been under suspicion in the US for having an unauthorised back door into the US government’s own phone interception system — so much so that even the pro-Israel Fox News ran a story on it in 2001, after the US government had banned overseas companies from providing telephone surveillance equipment. Verint, officially based in the US, is a major supplier of surveillance equipment in the US and also provides surveillance equipment to CityRail in Sydney. Verint has also partnered with Australian company NSC to win a Defence Department contract for call centre monitoring.
Allot, another Israeli firm with links to that country’s defence establishment (its current chairman is a former senior IDF official) was most recently in the news at Christmas, when its surveillance equipment was sold to Iran, in breach of Israeli law, with, former employees claimed, the company’s full awareness (the company denies this). Allot sells the NetEnforcer internet traffic monitoring program in Australia and according to an IT News report counts Elders and educational institutions among its customers.
Companies with associations with Middle Eastern dictators also have extensive operations in Australia. German firm Utimaco, owned by British company Sophos, has provided surveillance technology to the Syrian government to enable to track down (and, usually, murder) opponents (Utimaco released a statement saying it was “investigating” the claims). Sophos has a strong presence in Australia, particularly via its anti-virus software products, and Utimaco itself is reported to have government and finance sector customers in Australia.
Chinese telecom equipment manufacturer ZTE, which helped the Gaddafi régime in Libya track opponents makes a wide range of equipment, mainly mobile phones, for Telstra.
The US firm Blue Coat, whose products are used by the Al Assad régime to censor the internet in Syria, claimed not to know how they ended up there (although it sells to other dictatorships in the Gulf region). It now has a data centre in Sydney and its filter software (of which, more later) is on laptops given to NSW school students.
Other companies that provide wide-scale surveillance technology also operate in Australia. Endace, which originated in New Zealand, spruiks its deep packet inspection technology as enabling ISPs to monitor all traffic on their systems for the purposes of “broader intelligence gathering in the interests of national security”, provides services for Australian telecommunications providers and has targeted Australian government agencies as potential customers. US company AccessData, which produces forensic investigation and cracking tools, aggressively moved into Australia in 2010, emphasising its suite of e-discovery tools to legal firms. Defence contractor Thales is another advocate of “massive monitoring” for civilian as well as military purposes.
Again, note that little information is available on what actual surveillance work is being undertaken by these or other companies in Australia because of government secrecy. But chances are, you’re either personally using, or a service provider you use is using, at least one product from firms that work in the shadowy world of surveillance and spying, or that has enabled some of the world’s worst régimes to pursue their opponents.
*Tomorrow: making sense of the surveillance sector, and the dark side of the “filtering” industry
cyber security industry
internet surveillance
telephone surveillance
War on the Internet
Let’s cool it with the ‘cyber Pearl Harbor’ stuff
Lenovo screwed by the Superfish: a cybersecurity nightmare
Paranoia Now: An Imaginary History of the Surveillance State
McTits Norky
As far as I’m aware, you cannot get a telco license in Australia without having ‘backdoors’. This is the standard and totally unsurprising. As far as I know, Australia Post (as with most physical cartage companies) have to have systems in place whereby legislated investigative bodies can intercept packages without being tracked by the sender or recipient. Heck, we see it near weekly here in Australia with TV shows about how Customs/Police operate.
Whilst I don’t think Australia’s at a surveillance state point as much as, say, US or UK is, the recent pronouncements by Attorney General McLelland regarding monitoring of environmental groups certainly does make one wonder if the unofficial constitutional amendments of ‘a fair go for all’ and ‘don’t be an arsehole, mate’ are finally to be wiped from our consciousness. But it’s certainly a stark contrast from when Bob Hawke had the RAAF fly over the Franklin Dam protests, no?
JennyWren
Do you think it would make any difference if we collectively said ‘no’ when told that the call may be monitored for training and marketing purposes? Also, I recommend using Ghostery; free software which blocks data mining cookies yet displays them in the corner so you know how many there are. This page, for example, has 8, 3 from Google, 2 from FB, Netratings, Tweetme & doubleclick. Every little bit helps…
Oh, I meant “training & coaching purposes”, sorry
@JennyWren: NoScript, Adblock Plus, RequestPolicy, Ghostery, Wappalyzer, Cert Patrol, BetterPrivacy,… Tor, Prixovy/Polipo… yes the list goes on 😉
Gotta love the name BetterPrivacy! Cudos for the tongue in cheek, ha!
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Queensland election a tale of two campaigns
The LNP should be worried -- now -- that there’s talk around of Campbell Newman having a fallback strategy of forcing a byelection somewhere if his party wins, but he loses, writes Mark Bahnisch of Larvatus Prodeo.
Anna Bligh is expected to take Queensland back to the polls within days, clinging to power in the face of a resurgent Liberal-National Party under Campbell Newman. In the final of a series of reports from Larvatus Prodeo, we look at the expected campaigns …
One of the threshold assumptions in elections in a single member constituency Westminster system is that each major party is in it to win. But how true is this when defeat looks inevitable for one, and victory certain for the other? A good example of such a scenario is last year’s New South Wales state election. The ALP, surely, was aiming to save as much “furniture” as possible, not to pull off a massively unlikely victory. Yet, psychologically, that’s a bad place for a campaign to be in.
This year’s Queensland election, now most widely tipped to be called next Monday for February 25 or March 3, is still, in the opinion of most pundits, and no doubt in the mind of the Liberal National Party, likely to be similar in outcome to NSW, if perhaps not of quite the same dimensions. A good example of such thinking is Peter Brent’s latest Mumble blog at The Australian, where for reasons not clear to me, he seems to assume a 10% nearly uniform swing to the LNP (the last Newspoll had the prospective swing somewhat lower).
Yet, as both I and William Bowe have been arguing, there is a good case for thinking that an LNP landslide is not necessarily the most likely outcome of this campaign (though it certainly is a likely outcome, and an ALP majority government the least likely).
Bowe gives a range of cogent arguments. I’d supplement his take by drawing out the uniqueness of the situation where Campbell Newman leads the LNP, is not opposition leader in nor holds a seat in the Legislative Assembly, and claims he must win Ashgrove to become premier.
Under these extremely unusual circumstances, it makes sense for the ALP to aim at two objectives, to win Ashgrove or run Newman close, and to minimise the scale of its statewide defeat. For instance, if Labor were to contain its losses to 15 seats, it would be a very good performance indeed. So, too, would be holding seats such as Brisbane Central, Everton and Greenslopes, where the sitting MPs are potential future leaders (as is member for Ashgrove Kate Jones, for that matter).
Parties fear a near wipeout of NSW dimensions (or Peter Brent’s scenario) not just because it makes it incredibly difficult to be competitive in the next election, but also because its effects on the composition of the caucus are so dire. Some sitting MPs who are not or are no longer ministerial material retain their seats against the tide, a leader has to be picked from a small pool, and promising up-and-coming MPs and ministers go down to defeat. So the future of a party needs to factor into its calculations about which baskets it puts its campaign eggs into.
So, in a way, if it aims to minimise its defeat and does so intelligently, the ALP is most rational in throwing an enormous effort into Ashgrove. Ignore the increasingly ubiquitous robo-polls. If there’s a credible Galaxy or Newspoll during the campaign showing that Newman is in real doubt in Ashgrove, then the entire election dynamic shifts.
If, for example, he is in the low 40s and Jones approaching 40, it could be reasonably assumed that given the effects of optional preferential voting and the huge field of candidates (with One Nation being the latest hat thrown into the ring), Jones would be favoured to have a good chance of re-election.
That event would then give flesh to claims that Newman is a stalking horse for parliamentary leader Jeff Seeney, or indeed former leader Lawrence Springborg or the ambitious shadow treasurer Tim Nicholls. If this were to transpire, then the sole issue of the campaign, particularly when the LNP is running a small target strategy, would be its leadership.
And the ALP has improved its vote markedly when LNP disunity has come to dominate campaigns in the past.
The LNP should be worried — now — that there’s talk around of Newman having a fallback strategy of forcing a byelection somewhere if his party wins, but he loses.
Similarly, and again because the “Can Do” strategy is negative and predicated on a large win, the issues agenda has the potential to spin out of its control. On coal seam gas, for instance, the ALP will run on its contribution to jobs, the Premier’s plan to put half the proceeds of royalties into an education fund, and the government’s claims that its regulatory framework is appropriate. The Greens and Bob Katter will both be highlighting the dangers of CSG exploitation. Newman faces a difficult task in fudging this one, because much of his base effectively agrees with the Greens and Katter. If this issue eats up a week of the campaign, then things may get very interesting indeed.
Queensland elections are always subject to quite different trends in distinct regions, across a state with the most dispersed population and a huge geographical extent. Had John-Paul Langbroek remained leader, he’d have been able to take his own safe seat for granted and to maximise his campaign presence where needed, but Newman faces the real risk of being pinned down in Ashgrove. If he is pushed somewhat closer to the issues agenda in inner Brisbane and further away from the issues of, say, Cloncurry, then the LNP’s ability to sing from the same song sheet in Mitchelton and Mt Isa will be diminished.
How locals in Ashgrove will react to an almost unimaginable frenzy of campaigning and their local LNP candidate being followed everywhere by a media pack (and probably tripping over Kevin Rudd campaigning for Kate Jones) is also quite the factor. Ashgrove will no doubt break every record for dollars spent per voter in an Australian seat.
So the most salient question in Queensland this year might not be who will win the election, but what effect the perception of who is winning in Ashgrove will have on the election in the rest of the state.
It will be fascinating.
*This article was originally published at Larvatus Prodeo
2012 Queensland election
Anna Bligh
Bob Katter
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I wonder if Bligh will have Gillard up there running around or leve her out and go for Rudd?
Hugh (Charlie) McColl
Julia Gillard, a Mexican, would be a fish on a pushbike at a Queensland state election campaign whereas Kevin Rudd and Wayne Swan are SE Queensland locals. Anna Bligh also has Bob Katter, Bob Brown and several gas-affected Nationals who will lighten her load. I suspect that News Ltd publications, which have a monopoly in Queensland, have spent too much time reporting their own Newspolls which everyone knows are made up day by day.
What I find interesting is that Campbell Newman is motoring around in his own private reality space (cheerfully aided by the useless local media) waiving a piece of paper saying he is leader of the LNP when Newman aint a member of parliament and this title has as much meaning in QLD electoral law as the title of “Grand Duke of all the Russia’s”
The Leader of the Opposition in QLD is Geoff Seeney. If the LNP wins and Newman doesn’t win a seat then Seeney will presumably become Premier. And I reckon Seeney will dig in if that happens.
Oh yes, Newman will cast around for a sitting LNP member to retire immediately in such an eventualitybut for some reason I dont think that will happen.
Lord Barry Bonkton
Well said Huge and Matthew. PM will be busy running the country and bedding down some of her programs, to come to QLD , when Locals Rudd and Swanny (WGT ) can do the job. Its like when Dr. NO comes to QLD , like a fish out of water and a had a problem in Gatton sorting the red from the green Capsicums . Maybe he knows his time is running out , before Sloppy joe and turncoat tap him on the shoulder again and is trying out a new job ?
Why would Bligh go to the polls ‘within days’ before giving Campbell Newman the maximum time to trip himself up?
Today he’s been making promises which are so rash they have the potential to offend voters. 420,000 new jobs (how?), savings on stamp duty, water and car registration. The only thing lacking is a set of free steak knives for every Queenslander.
Katter and the Greens have not underestimated the importance of the coal seam gas issue – the major parties continue to do so.
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Normie’s ‘no hormones’ ad only appeals to hormone replacement set
Normie Rowe is "fuming over claims he's sold out to big business" by appearing in the infamous "no added hormones" meat ad for Coles supermarkets. But the real story is that it's just so awful.
Last night on Seven’s Today Tonight, Normie Rowe was fuming over claims that he’s sold out to big business” by appearing in the now infamous “no added hormones” meat ad for Coles supermarkets.
But it’s not clear whether anyone ever really accused Rowe of selling out. If you want to see a real social media frenzy about a pop star selling out, check out the Twitter reaction today to a column by Alex James, bassist for Britpop band Blur, cheesemaker, and now food writer for the Murdoch London Sun. In a truly bizarre puff piece, James compared the kitchen of a McDonald’s he toured to a Michelin-starred restaurant. He gave a similarly glowing review to KFC (music newspaper NME neatly summarises the piece and the response).
No, the real story of the reaction to the Coles ad is that it’s just so awful and mystifying: a bizarre choice of song that seems irrelevant to the tagline, lyrics that don’t scan, tuneless singing and a weird, undignified and almost incoherent performance from Rowe. No-one would accuse Rowe of selling out if he revived one of his classics in a way that was dignified and relevant to the advertised product, its message and the audience. And even moderately tuneful.
A crew from Today Tonight interviewed me on Monday about the marketing strategy behind the ad — and about bad ads in general — but I wound up on the cutting room floor after they managed to get an interview with Rowe and the focus of the story shifted to the manufactured “sell-out” claims.
I find it hard to accept that any agency or advertiser would deliberately make a bad ad or would be so clueless as to fail to recognise a shocker before putting it to air. But it’s just not true that “any publicity is good publicity” or that any ad that gets people talking has done its job. In fact, the vast majority of comments on advertising industry site Mumbrella are scathing about the ad. Even those who try to be balanced recognise the challenge Coles faces in trying to break the traditional retail advertising mould but conclude that the ad is “just awful”.
Coles is a huge and powerful organisation with access to masses of consumer data, and veteran adman Ted Horton, whose Big Red Agency is behind the campaign, is too smart to make an almost unwatchable ad with a dodgy presenter just to get “cut-through”.
Coles’ advertising over the last two years have been on a deliberately down-market and daggy trajectory with “down, down”, “ta-dah” and big red hands. Coles has increasingly focused its attention on a demographic where it is most at risk. Aldi has taken small but significant share from the big two supermarket chains among those who buy primarily on price, especially pensioners and partly self-funded retirees whose superannuation was hit hard by the stock market downturn following the GFC.
And who better to front an ad aimed at these Aussie battlers than a peer like Normie? He’s a superannuated ’60s pop star known for fighting his own battles, but remembered by older Australians as the young PMG technician from Northcote who made it big. Let’s face it, there’s no point resurrecting Rowe and reviving a hit from the mid-1960s if your target audience is under 40 and has never heard of him or the song.
But the focus on “no added hormones” in meat as the key proposition of the ad seems even more bizarre if older people are the intended target audience. Those most concerned about hormones in meat tend to be younger female consumers, especially those buying with kids in mind.
Sadly, Normie himself doesn’t seem to have been clued in on Coles’ strategy, either. According to Today Tonight: “Normie says he signed on for the ad to catapult him back into the spotlight and compete with his younger counterparts.” Based on this performance, Normie should revise his aspirations and stick to the hormone replacement therapy crowd.
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The Coles’s think tank works in mysterious ways. Another example: they throw mega millions of sponsorship at Master Chef but don’t stock a basic pastry brush at their West End store (Brisbane).
drmick
Ron Casey must have hit him harder than we thought.
Geez, I thought it was an Alzheimer’s appeal ad.
Zut, I’m a bit worried about the Dog. He’s been gone a very long time. I miss him heaps. Is he OK ? What’s the goss ?
DRMICK – What a memory you have ! BTW – Hung has posted a minor masterpiece over at the pub .
Me too Mike – should we all just wait here until he comes back?
Dr Mick where do these hormones come from? I mean how do you make one?
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NEW JERSEY - Team Inks 13 Restaurant Transactions
Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey Retail Team Inks 13 Restaurant Transactions in 2019
Leasing Momentum in NY and NJ Expected to Continue Unabated into 2020
East Rutherford, NJ – Reflecting the continued strength of the dining sector, Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey retail team reported robust leasing activity involving restaurant tenants in New York and New Jersey in 2019. Spearheaded by David Townes and Alana Friedman in the firm’s East Rutherford office, along with Neil Seth in New York, the commercial real estate services firm’s retail practice inked 13 transactions totaling 36,926 square feet, including first-time operators and national brands.”
“The dining sector remains one of the hottest retail categories, both in our region and nationwide,” said Townes, whose team specializes in restaurant leasing. “As local and national brands seek to grow their businesses, the demand for second-generation restaurant space with existing kitchen infrastructure continues to be at its highest.”
Through both landlord and tenant representation, Cushman & Wakefield inked leases throughout the Metropolitan area with some of the sector’s most desirable tenant types in 2019. Among the highlights is the highly-anticipated opening of Krispy Kreme in East Rutherford, which is slated for February 2020. Townes and Friedman represented the tenant in a 3,200-square-foot commitment at 91 Route 17 South, the popular doughnut concept’s first Bergen County location.
Townes, Friedman and Seth also helped to secure the first New Jersey location for &pizza on the Jersey City waterfront. The team represented 30 Montgomery Partners LLC, the owner of 30 Montgomery Street, in leasing a 1,033-square-foot space to the popular fast-casual pizza chain. Jamie Sackeim and Vicki Ezra of The Shopping Center Group represented the tenant in the transaction.
Other recent New Jersey transactions included:
Bubbakoo Burritos, which took 1,700 square feet, and Dunkin Donuts, which leased 1,800 square feet, at 110 Market Street, Saddle Brook.
Local favorite Pag’s relocation and expansion to 6,300 square feet at 227 Franklin Avenue, Nutley.
YaYa Tea Café’s 1,953-square-foot lease at 250 Central Avenue, Newark.
HLS Juice Bar leasing 2,230 square feet at 483 South Livingston Avenue, Livingston.
Sterling Spice taking 3,362 square feet at 99 Ridgedale Avenue, Cedar Knolls.
Dulce de Leche Bakery’s 5,300-square-foot commitment at 55 West Palisade Avenue, Englewood.
In New York, Townes and Friedman brokered Shaking Crab’s 2,260-square-foot lease at 100 East Route 59 in Nanuet, a 1,400-square-foot commitment with Wingstop at 400 Route 211 East in Middletown and a 3,300-square-foot lease with Rey de Pollo at 80 East Route 59 in Spring Valley.
Leasing activity has remained strong through January, with Hidden Grace Foods Corp. taking 11,282 square feet for its Golden Corral national buffet franchise at State Highway 33 & Mercerville Road in Mercerville. Townes represented the tenant in a direct deal with ownership, ParkWinMer SC, LLC (Hilton Realty).
“Among Personal Services and Fitness, Food is expected to continue to be a coveted retailer category in 2020,” noted Friedman. “Consumers are seeking both dining convenience and variety and we anticipate ongoing expansion, specifically in the quick service restaurant (QSR)/fast casual subcategory.”
Cushman & Wakefield’s New Jersey retail team provides comprehensive, integrated real estate services for retail occupiers, landlords and investors – marketing properties, aligning brands to opportunities and providing clients with intelligence for smart decision-making. This includes serving as strategic advisors for tenants, whether they have a single request or require a full market entry plan, and as long-term partners for owners looking to market and tenant their properties for maximum performance. The team currently represents more than 1 million square feet of retail space throughout the region.
Cushman & Wakefield (NYSE: CWK) is a leading global real estate services firm that delivers exceptional value for real estate occupiers and owners. Cushman & Wakefield is among the largest real estate services firms with approximately 53,000 employees in 400 offices and 60 countries. In 2019, the firm had revenue of $8.8 billion across core services of property, facilities and project management, leasing, capital markets, valuation and other services. To learn more, visit www.cushmanwakefield.com or follow @CushWake External Link on Twitter.
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Ann Curry Says She's Still "Processing" Matt Lauer's Firing
The former Today show host weighed in on women's rights in the workplace.
NBC announced Wednesday morning that longtime Today show host Matt Lauer was fired after allegations of "inappropriate sexual behavior." Since that news broke, colleagues like Megyn Kelly and Kathie Lee Gifford have spoken out about how devastated they were by the news.
Now, Ann Curry, Lauer's former cohost who was abruptly fired in 2012, reacted to Lauer's firing Wednesday, and said she was taking time to process the news before speaking about specifics.
She told People that she doesn't want to comment directly just yet, as the news is still fresh. "I'm still really processing it," she told the magazine. But she did speak out about the recent wave of allegations of sexual harassment in the workplace in general.
"The women's movement got us into the workplace, but it didn't make us safe once we got there," she said. "We need to move this revolution forward and make our workplaces safe. Corporate America is quite clearly failing to do so, and unless it does something to change that, we need to keep doing more ourselves."
Curry, especially referenced how proud she was of the women who have told their stories recently. "I admire the women who have been willing to speak up both anonymously and on the record. Those women need to keep their jobs, and all women need to be able to work, to be able to thrive, without fear," she said. "This kind of behavior exists across industries, and it is so long overdue for it to stop."
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Returning starters: After an injury-plagued 2015, former All-Southeastern Conference kicker Austin MacGinnis returned to form by making 16 of 19 field goals as a junior this season. Freshman Grant McKinniss struggled for much of the season as the Wildcats’ No. 1 punter but will look to make strides in his first full offseason on campus. Junior wide receiver Charles Walker ended UK’s six-year drought without a punt return for a touchdown in 2016 and will look to hold onto his punt return spot next season after an influx of skill position talent in the 2017 signing class.
Other returning players: Sophomore walk-on punter Bryan Kirshe did not unseat the struggling McKinniss this season but does have one career punt on his resume. Sophomore walk-on kicker Miles Butler, who converted all four of his field-goal attempts in 2015 and has subbed for MacGinnis on kickoff duties at times, is also set to return. Sophomore running back Sihiem King (10) and freshman running back Benny Snell (seven) both served as part-time kickoff returners this fall. Former All-State kicker Tyler Pack, who set the Kentucky high school records for longest punt and longest field goal at Johnson Central, redshirted as a walk-on this fall.
Important losses: Junior wide receiver Jeff Badet, who led UK with 15 kickoff returns on the season, is transferring for his final season of eligibility.
► UK DL coach Jimmy Brumbaugh headed to Maryland
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One to build around: Entering his senior season, MacGinnis already owns the school records for points in a season (104), field goals in a season (21), extra points in a season without a miss (41 of 41), touchbacks in a season (25), longest field goal (54 yards) and consecutive field goals made (11). He currently ranks second on UK’s career scoring list (257 points) and seems certain to break the school record in that category (305) as a senior. MacGinnis is seven field goals shy of tying the career record for field goals made (57) and ranks third on UK’s career field-goal percentage list (79.4). If those records weren’t impressive enough, MacGinnis helped UK to two wins in 2016 with late game-winning field goals against Mississippi State and Louisville.
Addition to watch: UK coaches have said they plan to find as many opportunities as possible to get the ball in the hands of four-star athlete Lynn Bowden when he arrives on campus this summer. It’s easy to imagine one of those opportunities will come as a returner. Walker has been steady as a punt returner the last two years, but Bowden could provide the UK the home-run threat on special teams it has lacked during the Stoops era.
Question mark: As a four-star recruit according to one service, McKinniss was expected to immediately step into UK’s impressive line of prolific punters, but he recorded the Wildcats’ lowest punting average (39.2 yards) since 2006. The good news for UK fans is there is still time to for McKinniss to improve. Former Wildcat Tim Masthay averaged just 36.4 yards per punt as a freshman in 2005 but eventually developed into one of the best punters in program history and spent six seasons in the NFL. Still, coaches would feel more comfortable if a walk-on steps up to pressure McKinniss for the job.
Key stat: Walker ended one UK special teams drought with the first punt return for a touchdown since 2010, but the Wildcats have still not returned a kickoff for a touchdown since 2009. UK is the only SEC team without at kickoff return for a touchdown in the last seven seasons.
Season grade: B-. Thanks in large part to MacGinnis’ return to form, the UK special teams posted significant improvement in 2016. UK’s 2015 punting struggles continued this season, but the coverage units improved from 90th nationally in opponents’ average punt return (10.2 yards) in 2015 to 33rd (5.4 yards) in 2016. New special teams coordinator Matt House deserves some of the credit for the improvement, but after his promotion to defensive coordinator, a new coach will lead the UK special teams for the sixth consecutive season in 2017. Stoops also hired former Kansas special teams coordinator Louie Matsakis as a special teams quality control coach before the 2016 season.
Email Jon Hale at jahale@courier-journal.com. Follow him on Twitter @JonHale_CJ.
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New release of BPMonline 7.2 brings security and business process management to the new level
BPMonline, a leading global provider of customer relationship management (CRM) and business process management (BPM) solutions, today has released a new version 7.2 of its revolutionary next-generation platform BPMonline. New features incorporated in BPMonline CRM 7.2 provide greater flexibility of business process management and tightened control over data security. Users will enjoy even greater usability of the system — the new release comes with extended workspace customization tools and customizable data views.
BPMonline CRM 7.2 enables process version control. This mechanism prevents the potential risks associated with the changes applied to business processes that already run. The edits made to the process diagram can be applied to all running processes, or only to those that will be launched after the update. Process log has also been enhanced and now has expanded filtering capabilities, so you can easily find the running processes that are affected by updates of the diagram.
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New elements that have been added enable a business process to change the access rights to records, access web services.
Using new process elements it is easy to assign required access rights to any record in the system. In this case, the parameters of the business process form the logic of the element, specifying particular records, users and groups to provide access rights to.
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Chichester Cathedral Profile
For 900 years Chichester Cathedral has stood at the heart of Chichester. Each generation has left its mark on the Cathedral, so this magnificent building has unique architecture ranging from original Norman features to the towering Victorian Spire and newly restored Lady Chapel. The Cathedral is both ancient and modern, where original medieval features exist alongside world famous contemporary artworks. Chichester Cathedral is especially famous for its art, and houses a fascinating collection of paintings, tapestries, sculptures and stained glass. Paintings and carvings from throughout the ages can be found along with contemporary works by famous artists such as John Piper, Graham Sutherland, Marc Chagall and Philip Jackson.
The Cathedral is open every day and all year - with free entry. Free guided tours also run Monday to Saturday at 11.15am and 2.30pm and there is a special trail for children to enjoy too. Groups can book from a range of tours, often taking them ‘Behind the Scenes’ up spiral staircases to the Cathedral’s private Library and Song School.
This vibrant Cathedral also hosts many exhibitions, talks, lunchtime and evening concerts, many of which are free of charge. There is a superb Cloisters Café and Shop, complete with terrace and walled garden, and even on rainy days visitors can gaze at the magnificent spire through Cloisters’ glazed roof. The beautiful Bishop’s Palace Gardens are also only a few steps away, completely free to visit and newly landscaped.
Underpinning Cathedral life is a steady round of services, as has been the case throughout the centuries. There are three services most days and the celebrated Chichester Cathedral Choir sing Choral Evensong during term time every day except Wednesdays, and also sing three times on Sundays. All are welcome at this splendid Cathedral – a fascinating place to visit.
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'Book at Breakfast' at Chichester Cathedral / Wed 30 Sep 2015
Come to breakfast at George Bell House in Canon Lane in the Cathedral Close at 09:00 until 10:00 and hear the Cathedral Chancellor the Rev Canon Dr Antony Cane discuss a book entitled 'On Rock or Sand - Firm Foundations ...
Lunchtime Concert at Chichester Cathedral-Fujita Piano Trio / Tue 29 Sep 2015
Come and hear the Fujita Piano Trio, three Japanese sisters, perform a lunchtime concert at 13:10 at Chichester Cathedral. Arisa Fujita on the violin, Megumi Fujita on the piano and Hanoka Fujita on the cello. All are we...
Lunchtime Concert at Chichester Cathedral –Ellie Ayling / Tue 15 to Tue 29 Sep 2015 (2 weeks)
Come and hear Ellie Alying give a saxophone and piano recital at Chichester Cathedral. All are welcome and entry is free.
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Helicopters set to test another Defence Minister
A defence industry insider writes: Monday’s AFR carried an interesting story by Geoffrey Barker, suggesting the big European defence contractor, EADS, was gearing up for another push at the Australian market, with a bid to sell more helicopters to the Australian Defence Force. EADS Chief Executive, Thomas Enders, was gushing in his promise of what […]
A defence industry insider writes:
Monday’s AFR carried an interesting
story by Geoffrey Barker, suggesting the big European defence contractor, EADS,
was gearing up for another push at the Australian market, with a bid to sell
more helicopters to the Australian Defence Force.
EADS Chief Executive, Thomas Enders, was
gushing in his promise of what the French/German consortium could bring
to Australia. But he failed to mention what senior defence
officials see as growing problems with its two current programs – the
Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter and the NH90 utility helicopter (designated as the MRH90 elsewhere).
Defence chiefs confirmed in Senate
Estimates (p29-30) in February, the serious problems with the Tiger program which is
running up to 18 months late.
The problem is that while Australia’s
relatively small order of Tigers is being delivered close to schedule, major
difficulties with the bulk of the fleet elsewhere in Europe, mean there are not
enough certified aircraft, instructors and simulators. In Australia
there is just one instructor and no trained pilots. Combined with a 10-month delay in delivering
the flight simulator to Australia, it is now accepted that there is almost no chance of the aircraft
being operational by mid 2007 as promised.
The problems in Australia
flow from well-documented difficulties in delivery of the Tiger in European
markets. So angered are the French by
the delays that they are imposing penalties.
Similar delays have spilled over into Germany, Sweden
and Finland.
Jane’s Defence Weekly
reported in November 2005:
Defence Minister Michele Alliot-Marie described the delay in deliveries
“unacceptable” during a hearing before the Parliament’s defence
committee in early October, saying Eurocopter’s problems in delivering
Tiger not only affected the French Army but had a negative impact on
exports of
the helicopter as well. Only three Tigers have so far been delivered to
France. In all, eight are due to arrive in 2005 under the
country’s 2003-2008 military allocation plan. Eurocopter is also far
behind in
deliveries of Germany’s UHT
variant of the Tiger. The German army only took delivery of its third
Tiger in
mid-November.
EADS other major program, the NH90 is
running into problems across a number of countries including France, Germany, Sweden, Italy and
Netherlands. And perhaps ominously for Australia,
the ADF committed in late 2004 to purchase 12 for its Air 9000 troop lift
capability.
These aircraft are facing major delays in
manufacture, certification and delivery. Aviation Week reported in January this year: “The rapid influx of export orders, combined with
delays in qualifying the helicopter and mission systems, have prompted
questions about the ability of the program to meet delivery commitments.”
It is now accepted in defence circles that Australia’s
order of 12 NH90s will probably fall well behind schedule as the company
wrestles to meet its lagging European commitments. Further Australian orders
would have to join the back of the queue – and this from a helicopter program
that is producing just 350 worldwide.
Some of this goes back to Australia’s
predilection for equipment that fits our so-called unique defence requirements
– equipment that often ends up late, over budget and in need of costly
modifications. Often, where there is an
off-the-shelf solution, Australia opts for a niche capability.
Like the Tiger, the NH90 is a relatively new, developmental aircraft,
essentially unproven on the battlefield.
This is a timely problem for the new
defence minister, Brendan Nelson, who inherits a number of difficult legacy
programs from his predecessor, Robert Hill. Helicopters have become something of a
poisoned chalice for defence ministers, none more so than the Seasprite. There are warning signs that the Tiger and
NH90 programs may be headed down a similar route.
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Tips and rumours
Stateline faces the chop? Word is that the ABC will axe the Stateline programs and replace them with a national, but Sydney-based Dateline-style format. It’s among massive budget and staff cuts to pay for News 24. ...might not save The Brazilian. Which Melbourne newsroom is collectively punching the air with delight every time the morning ratings come through […]
Stateline faces the chop? Word is that the ABC will axe the Stateline programs and replace them with a national, but Sydney-based Dateline-style format. It’s among massive budget and staff cuts to pay for News 24.
...might not save The Brazilian. Which Melbourne newsroom is collectively punching the air with delight every time the morning ratings come through to show that it’s been thrashed? It’s hoped the slide will hasten the demise of the man known as The Brazilian — but in case it doesn’t, there are many planning their exits, to join the dozens who’ve already gone.
Murdoch’s dollar dazzlers. It’s odd that we haven’t heard any real criticism from News Limited papers, especially The Australian, about the damage (alleged or real) the high dollar is doing to Australia. Yes, there have been stories about the problems in tourism, education, exporters generally, much of it stock-standard, fill-in-the-dots type of reporting (dollar up; who’s hurt; who wins). The reticence (say compared to the BER or The Greens) is because HQ is a big beneficiary of not only the strength of the Aussie, but more importantly, the terrible and continuing weakness of the US dollar. All that foreign income earned from London, Australia, Europe, India, China and points between from selling newspapers, magazines, Pay TV programming, movies and all the other things palmed off on the rest of the world by Murdoch.
The pounds sterling, euros, rupees, yen, Aussie and NZ dollars, Singapore dollars and many other currencies have risen by varying amounts against the greenback this year, which many seeing big rises in the September quarter in particular. In fact, the rise in the value of the Australian dollar (12% in the past quarter alone) is making the average John Hartigan and his crew of fumblers at Holt Street in Sydney look very clever, in US dollars. In Aussie dollars (or “local currency”, as News describes the Aussie in its earnings statements) it won’t look all that flash when News Corp produces its first-quarter figures in the first week of November. News Corp of course has its AGM in New York tonight for the 2010 June 30 year.
Announcing the third quarter figures could have been accommodated by combing the AGM with the announcement, but that would have exposed The Great Man to non-Murdoch shareholders (including, shock, Stephen Mayne, who might ask really hard questions). Murdoch will probably be in Australia for the first-quarter release and will run the teleconference from Holt Street, as he did last year.
Nine’s cash giveaway… Nine News in Melbourne is getting slaughtered by Seven, so much so they’re turning to a nightly cash giveaway which is always the option of last resort. Michael Venus is undoubtedly on shaky ground given the combination of poor ratings and staff deserting his newsroom, but unfortunately the feeling is that there are not many options around to fill his shoes.
Qantas as destructive as Cruise. In Sydney today Qantas will again be working out how much longer you’ll wait for the chicken or the beef when they slash the number of jobs on the flagship A380 late next month. Strange thing is, while you’ll be paying more and waiting even longer for the chicken or beef, those Qantas middle managers responsible have already started to reward themselves with a series of extravagant lunches and cocktails parties — last night in Melbourne and again next week (19th) in Sydney. And while passengers that complain about not getting kosher meals and get violent end up in handcuffs on the way to Hong Kong, it was these same partying managers that decided it would be a good idea to slash security training for the crew to a couple of hours once every two years.
When it comes to slashing it seems management are now taking lessons from Tom Cruise, who, in the on-board movie of the month, Knight & Day, takes hold of of some on-board equipment and attacks other passengers. Despite complaints about the movie violence from passengers and flight crew, management responded by telling the crew and their union in a post-lunch email that they “need to sort out fact from fiction”. Strange thing is that’s exactly what air safety regulators will be telling Qantas early next week when they arrive to investigate a swag of covered up safety shortcuts, including an A380 that flew across the Pacific three times with a major leak in a cabin door that was fixed by stuffing a tea towel into the gap.
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Cypress To Host Online Capacitive Sensing Interface Seminar On March 7
Presented in Conjunction with EE Times,
Free Webinar will Focus on PSoC®-based CapSense Technologies
SAN JOSE, Calif., March 1, 2007 - Cypress Semiconductor Corp. (NYSE: CY) today announced that it will host a free online seminar that explores capacitive sensing interfaces. The 60-minute seminar entitled "Innovations in Capacitive Interfaces," will be presented in conjunction with CMP Media's Electronic Engineering Times on Wednesday, March 7 at 9:00 a.m. PST.
A new generation of products, ranging from MP3 players, to cell phones, to blenders, uses capacitive sensing in an effort to replace buttons and other mechanical interfaces and modernize designs. Capacitive interfaces can sense a finger, liquid, or other conductive object through the surface of a product. The Webinar will explore the latest capacitive sensing techniques based on Cypress's popular PSoC® (Programmable System-on-Chip™) CapSense device and what factors influence the performance of such devices. It will introduce easy-to-use PSoC design tools to enable rapid, cost-efficient integration of a capacitive sensing interface into a product. Interested parties can find additional information and register for the seminar at: www.techonline.com/learning/livewebinar/197004198 .
A single Cypress PSoC CapSense device can replace dozens of mechanical switches and controls with a simple, touch-sensitive interface." CapSense-based "button" and "slider" controls are more reliable than their mechanical counterparts because they are not prone to the environmental wear-and-tear that affects exposed buttons and switches. Cypress has surpassed 100 CapSense design wins worldwide in applications that include mobile handsets, portable media players, white goods, computers, printers and automotive, among others.
About CapSense
Capacitive sensing is fast becoming the solution of choice for front-panel display and media control applications. Increased durability, decreased bill of materials (BOM) and a clean, minimalist appearance make this elegant interface attractive to a wide range of designs. With Cypress's CapSense interface, a finger on the interface forms an electrical connection with embedded sensors, which work with the PSoC device to translate data about the finger's presence into various system control functions. The sensor itself is only a copper pad on the PCB, not an actual component. All of the circuitry for controlling the sensor is inside the PSoC device.
Cypress's CapSense solution offers system designers numerous advantages over capacitive sensing products built around modules and sub-assemblies, including increased flexibility, reduced board space and lower cost. Because of the unique PSoC architecture, designers can easily integrate multiple functions (e.g., LED drivers and LCD displays), in addition to capacitive sensing. The PSoC CapSense solution also delivers benefits such as easy communications using either I2C or SPI interfaces, the ability to implement both trackpad (x-y matrix) and linear slider applications with the same device, and the ability to make quick design changes using the flash-based PSoC architecture. Learn more about CapSense online at https://www.cypress.com/capsense."
PSoC devices employ a highly configurable system-on-chip architecture for embedded control design, offering a flash-based equivalent of a field-programmable ASIC without lead-time or NRE penalties. PSoC devices integrate configurable analog and digital circuits, controlled by an on-chip microcontroller, providing both enhanced design revision capability and component count savings. They include up to 32 Kbytes of Flash memory, 2 Kbytes of SRAM, an 8x8 multiplier with 32-bit accumulator, power and sleep monitoring circuits, and hardware I2C communications.
The flexible PSoC resources allow designers to future-proof their products by enabling firmware-based changes during design, validation, production, and in the field. The unique PSoC flexibility shortens design cycle time and allows for late-breaking feature enhancements. All PSoC devices are also dynamically reconfigurable, enabling designers to morph internal resources on-the-fly, utilizing fewer components to perform a given task.
Easy to use development tools enable designers to select configurable library elements for analog functions such as amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, filters and comparators and digital functions such as timers, counters, PWMs, SPI and UARTs. The PSoC family's analog features include rail-to-rail inputs, programmable gain amplifiers and up to 14-bit ADCs with exceptionally low noise, input leakage and voltage offset.
A single PSoC device can integrate as many as 100 peripheral functions saving customers design time, board space and power consumption while improving system quality. Customers can save from 5 cents to as much as $10 in system costs. Learn more about PSoC products and receive online training at https://www.cypress.com/psoc."
Cypress delivers high-performance, mixed-signal, programmable solutions that provide customers with rapid time-to-market and exceptional system value. Cypress offerings include the PSoC® Programmable System-on-Chip™, USB controllers, general-purpose programmable clocks and memories. Cypress also offers wired and wireless connectivity solutions ranging from its WirelessUSB™ radio system-on-chip, to West Bridge™ and EZ-USB® FX2LP controllers that enhance connectivity and performance in multimedia handsets. Cypress serves numerous markets including consumer, computation, data communications, automotive, industrial, and solar power. Cypress trades on the NYSE under the ticker symbol CY. Visit Cypress online at https://www.cypress.com.
Cypress, the Cypress logo, PSoC and EZ-USB are registered trademarks, and Programmable System-on-Chip, WirelessUSB and West Bridge are trademarks of Cypress Semiconductor Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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Lisa M. Bridge December 20, 2018 Comment Leave a comment 1,130 Views
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When I write these articles it is the equivalent of public speaking for me, which is terrifying and makes me feel stressed and ill afterwards. Which is why on the run up to the referendum and afterwards I resisted the urge, there were enough people shouting the odds. However I was wrong, I should have been researching, fact checking and making reasoned arguments as to why leaving the European Union was a positive move for the United Kingdom. Now, as the days go on, tempers are running very high and the language is getting more extreme due to the Government trying to interpret the referendum result into what they want instead of planning and organising to Leave. Are there others who also did the wrong thing regret it now and what has it lead to?
In an article Boris Johnson wrote this week, he mentions how there were ‘millions of people who instinctively wanted to vote Leave, but who were too scared to do so’. I wonder what the result would have been if they had not been swayed by Project Fear and if we would be having the arguments we are now. For me I was not swayed by either side because I already believed out of the EU was better for Britain. I was frustrated that previous politicians, Tony Blair, did not carry out the promises they made. So when UKIP campaigned for the referendum I voted for them, when the Conservative party promised one I voted for them, and when we had the Referendum I voted Leave. It was not an angry response as Mr Corbyn would like to believe according to his Guardian article of the 6th December ‘Many voted leave out of anger at the way the political class had left them’. Mine and I am sure many others made a considered vote based on beliefs held for many years. Hopefully now people who were scared off before have had a chance to change their minds, as we may need you if the calls for a second Referendum are heeded. As much as it would be undemocratic I am not scared, bring it on I have faith the right result will come out again but bigger and better than before.
There was criticism when I made this point before, in my previous article, with regards to how the Leave campaign was run. It was not an easy criticism to make and neither is this one and I take my share of the blame. However whatever the reasons for the situation it is resulting in more extreme right wing elements coming to the fore. When I have pointed this out in social media, identifying and pointing out the ulterior motives they may have and do we want this, I have been castigated and my loyalty to my country called into question.
Nigel Farage recently quit the UKIP party as he was dismayed at Batten’s anti-Muslim policies and the appointment of Tommy Robinson, the far right campaigner, as an adviser. They are the same concerns I have, it does not make him or me any less loyal but by encouraging and aligning ourselves with them are we just giving the remain campaign confirmation that we are ‘mad, bad and dangerous to know’?
These are the reasons that I avoided the debate; I am anti-EU, not anti foreigners or people of other faiths. I want the United Kingdom to go into a bright spring of building relationships with everyone while strengthening our borders against those that want to do us harm under the guise of seeking sanctuary. I believe we can make better laws than the EU, really protecting workers rights rather than allowing zero hours contracts and food banks to flourish which the EU has not dealt with. Independence does not mean a loss of these things but an improvement of them and many other things besides. What I don’t want to see is the country burn on the way to getting them because we encouraged far right racists to lead the charge.
We have all the facts about how to go forward and why we should as more things come out with regards to EU plans for the future. ‘National sovereignty is the root cause of most crying evils of our time… ‘ is the plaque at the entrance to the Visitors Centre of the European Parliament. I say it not National sovereignty but the far right that hijacked it for their own ends, please let us be watchful of this and not let our anger and frustration lead us to seek alliances with those who just want to cause pain not peace and prosperity.
Let’s use these facts to convince others there is a better future and present them in a calm, reasonable voice, showing the faith we have and gaining theirs in return. Yes it is the slower, more frustrating road but the other one is scaring those we wish to convince, as they recall a destructive history. Let us show them the future is bright, it is constructive, it is inclusive, democratic, fair, just and it is British, where we forge bonds with old friends and make new ones. I look forward to the Spring of our success after the Winter of discontent.
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Lisa M. Bridge is a writer, online student and property restorer who is married with three cats. She lives in England. When she is not reading, studying or writing, she is trying to find her purpose in life...I know I left it round here somewhere. She used to work in accounts and payroll. Curious about everything, passionate about a lot and she really wishes things did not have to be so complicated.
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David A. Lang was driving south on Union Street about 1 a.m. when he crossed the center line and the road's northbound lane, said sheriff's spokesman Cpl. John Helfer. He drove off the road, struck several trees and the vehicle overturned. Lang's vehicle came to rest upside down near Union Street north of Smith Road and near the New York state Thruway.
Lang and his passenger, Benjamin D. Barefoot, also 25, were both taken to Strong Memorial Hospital for treatment, Helfer said. Both men were in the hospital's emergency department Friday morning, according to a hospital spokesman. Helfer said he could not speak to the extent of the men's injuries.
Lang was charged with driving while intoxicated and numerous traffic infractions, Helfer said.
Further details of the crash were not released. Check back for updates.
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Project Exile celebrates 15 years
Neeti Upadhye
Calling Rochester's program a national model for cities struggling to curtail gun violence, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman joined the celebration of Project Exile's 15th anniversary Friday.
"Partnership between the community and police is the most precious partnership you could have," Schneiderman said, addressing a luncheon gathering at the Rochester Plaza Hotel downtown.
Before the program's inception in 1998, homicides in Rochester climbed as high as 70 homicides a year — the highest per capita in the state, according to Gary Mervis, chairman of Project Exile's advisory board. This year the city is at 29.
The group can also tout removing over 13,000 illegal guns from Rochester's streets over the past 15 years.
"Who knows the devastation those guns could have caused if they weren't taken out of the hands of people who had lost the right to have them," said Mervis.
Schneiderman joined State Police Superintendent Joseph D'Amico and a dozen other officials to congratulate Mervis on his ability inspire collaboration between contesting public and private organizations.
Rochester was the second city in the U.S. to adopt Project Exile, which began when Mervis me acting U.S. Attorney Denise O'Donnell. Ever since, Mervis has been chair of the Project Exile Advisory Board, which includes law enforcement and prosecutors from all levels of government, as well as leaders from businesses, clergy and community organizations, among its broad base of support.
"When you have the support of the Brady Campaign and the NRA, you know you have something right," said Schneiderman. "No offense to Ronald Reagan, but I think [Gary Mervis] is Rochester's great communicator."
Rochester Police Chief James Sheppard said they were blessed to have Mervis because he knows how difficult it is to lead "a bunch of macho men."
With the slogan "You + Illegal Gun = Prison," the Project Exile initiative is meant to be a deterrent for criminals, according to Bret Puscheck, assistant U.S. Attorney-in-Charge of the Rochester branch.
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In the news: Afghanistan
Impending drawdown in Kabul: The aid community’s concerns
By Jenny Lei Ravelo // 22 May 2012
Security and dwindling aid are not the only concerns of nongovernmental organizations working in Afghanistan.
International NGOs fear that growing insecurity in the country, matched with aid cuts, may force local workers to leave the country, IRIN reports. Afghan staff members, meanwhile, have become increasingly concerned about the potential security risks to themselves and their families.
This spells trouble for aid work on the ground, especially with the growing number of internally displaced people in Afghanistan.
A total of 91,000 people were displaced by conflict in the country between January and June 2011, according to a report by Amnesty International, up 117 percent compared with the previous corresponding period. Threats from Iran and Pakistan to expel Afghan refugees could exacerbate the problem.
Local workers leaving could also significantly affect strategies by some NGOs to rely on community-based approaches in the event international aid workers leave. An aid worker, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told IRIN that NGOs are reviewing their activities and “going through a lot of assessments right now.”
All these troubles are triggered by the impending drawdown of foreign military troops from Afghanistan in 2014. Ryan Crocker, U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan, is also rumored to leave his post this May. The White House, according to Reuters, is considering replacing him with James Cunningham, the current U.S deputy ambassador for Kabul.
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The 25 best things to do in Torquay & Paignton
Our expert guide to the top tourist attractions and things to do in Torquay and Paignton - from Torbay's best theme parks and wildlife havens to free kids' activities and the English Riviera's hidden gems
Paul AtkinsCommercial Writer
Why not visit the award-winning Living Coasts Torquay (Image: Living Coasts)
Torbay is chock-full of fantastic activities, family attractions and free days out. There's so much to choose from in the four English Riviera towns of Torquay, Babbacombe, Paignton and Brixham, it can be tricky to decide what to see and do.
To help you decide, here's our expert guide to the top tourist attractions in Torquay and Paignton - from the globally renowned to secret havens, theme parks to wildlife parks, indoor play areas to aqua parks, art galleries and museums, and so much more.
In fact, we're pretty sure there's something to suit all tastes, across the length and breadth of the beautiful English Riviera.
So, whether you're here on holiday or just enjoying days out, you'll find the perfect attraction in Torquay and Paignton to keep the whole family occupied, whatever the weather.
Plan the perfect weekend break in Torquay
Cockington Village & Country Park
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This park in Torquay is a beautiful mix of picturesque well-ordered garden landscapes, open parkland, rural countryside and substantial woodland.
Tucked in among this 450-acre park are three pretty ornamental lakes, a historic manor house with craft centre and studios, a chocolate box village, delightful thatched cottages and a quaint church.
All can be explored through a network of paths and bridleways, both on foot or by bike.
Click here for directions and visitor reviews.
Kents Cavern
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Step back in time and take a guided tour through the labyrinth of prehistoric caves in Torquay. You’ll see spectacular stalagmites and stalactites and explore the oldest human dwelling in Britain.
Living Coasts Torquay
Torquay's award-winning coastal zoo and aquarium is home to a magnificent array of marine life from around the world. Set in a state-of-the-art naturalistic environment, you can journey from the South African coastline to a mangrove forest and then onto a sunken wreck.
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Torquay Museum
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Experience the sights and sounds of country living as you walk through a reconstructed Devon farmhouse from 1860, wonder at the prehistoric artifacts excavated from nearby Kent's Cavern or become an explorer on an interactive trail.
In the Agatha Christie gallery, detect the real-life story behind the world-famous crime writer, who was born in Torquay.
Greenway House, Brixham
Holiday home of the famous author Agatha Christie, take a journey back in time and get a glimpse into her life. Agatha was a great collector, and the house is filled with archaeological artefacts.
Click here to become a National Trust member.
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With over 2,500 animals across 80 acres of beautiful, spacious grounds, this is one of the South West’s most exciting visitor attractions and one of Britain’s top zoos.
Discover all your favourite species, big and small, including gorillas, orang-utans, giraffes, lions, tigers, crocodiles, red pandas and rhinos, and be ready for a few surprises along the way too.
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Torquay’s Dinosaur World
Get ready for over 70 full-size and scaled dinosaurs set in realistic scenes, each with detailed information to read and learn. There are also excavation sites where you can uncover fascinating fossils.
Click here to read visitor reviews.
Golden Hind Museum Ship
This full-sized replica of explorer Sir Francis Drake's iconic ship has been a feature of picturesque Brixham harbour for over 50 years, entertaining and educating thousands of visitors - as well as being featured on many television programmes and films.
Explore above and below the five decks, with many hands on-exhibits, giving visitors of all ages a wonderful insight into life aboard the Tudor galleon.
Babbacombe Model Village
This village gives visitors a chance to explore four acres of award-winning gardens showcasing more than 400 model buildings and 13,000 model people. It portrays English life and culture over the last five decades and is sure to bring childhood memories to life.
Thousands of miniature buildings, people and vehicles, along with animated scenes and touches of English humour, capture the essence of England's past, present and future.
This family-friendly attraction in Torquay for anyone interested in history has authentic curiosities and interactive displays covering periods including the Victorian era and wartime Britain.
Immerse yourself in the bustle of Victorian life, journey through the war, take in the colourful fashion of the Fifties, challenge your friends in the vintage amusement arcade, and explore the story of the railway.
Occombe Farm
It's free to visit this working farm in the heart of Torbay that offers hours of fun for youngsters.
Meet the farm animals, explore the wildlife on the 2km nature trail and soak up the beautiful views of Preston's Occombe Valley. There is also a play park, cafe and farm shop.
Make sure to wander through the vegetable garden and explore the wartime bunker.
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Waves Leisure Pool
This Torquay pool features a unique sloping floor, wave machine, flume and water activity centre.
The sloping access makes it super safe so even the youngest children can enjoy the 30-degree heated water and not feel out of their depth.
Torre Abbey Museum
This Torquay attraction was founded in 1196 as a monastery for Premonstratensian canons, and is now the best-preserved medieval monastery in Devon and Cornwall.
Rapidly becoming known as the Bay’s key cultural hub, this museum is where world-class exhibitions are shown side by side with creative work from local emerging talent.
Babbacombe Cliff Railway
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Built in 1926, this funicular railway has shuttled hundreds of thousands of holiday makers to and from Oddicombe Beach in over 90 years of service.
Paignton Pier
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First opened in 1879, this iconic award-winning pleasure pier is free to enter and boasts a choice of rides, games – including the latest video games – and amusements for all ages.
Royal Terrace Gardens
Also known as Rock Walk, a magnificent illuminated staircase leads to an amazing array of trees, shrubs and exotic plants as well as a viewing platform offering spectacular sea views over Tor Bay.
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Oldway Mansion
This grade II listed building set within 19.5 acres of stunning grounds is steeped in fascinating history and still contain some remnants of its former grandeur.
Although the building can no longer be accessed it’s still possible to walk around the grounds to enjoy the landscaped gardens, public park, popular bowling green and tennis courts.
Pirates Bay Adventure Golf
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This landscaped, floodlit, 18-hole adventure golf course is right on Paignton seafront. Dodge cannonballs and evade the thieving pirates as you navigate the lush carpeted greens.
Splashdown Quaywest
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This attraction on Goodrington Sands Beach near Paignton, is the largest outdoor waterpark in the UK.
It boasts eight water slides, small splash pools for youngsters, a swimming pool and some of the English Riviera's most spectacular views.
Aztec Leisure
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This Torquay attraction boasts indoor archery, four lanes of tenpin bowling, table tennis, snooker, pool, arcade games, and dance mats, as well as a soft play area for your little ones. Grown-ups can enjoy a drink at the licensed bar and there’s a range of soft drinks and snacks on offer, too.
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Princess Theatre, Torquay
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Sat on Torquay seafront, this venue offers a wide variety of live entertainment from operas and ballets to concerts, comedy and pantomime as well as touring West End musicals.
The Play Cafe
This indoor soft play and party centre boasts a 120-square-metre multi-level climbing frame for the kids, as well as a licensed cafe and on-site salon for the grown-ups.
Babbacombe Theatre
This historic venue presents a range of hit national acts as well as weekly variety showcases featuring the best local amateur talent.
Brixham Heritage Museum
This award-winning attraction offers a variety of displays, ranging from the prehistoric to the 1950s, with particular emphasis on the maritime industry of the area.
Palace Theatre, Paignton
One of Devon’s favourite community theatres, this venue presents a mixture of hit national acts and local amateur shows.
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Horror icon Robert Englund joins Stranger Things' season four cast
Showtime Desk
Published at 08:42 pm November 23rd, 2020
Freddy Krueger Collected
Robert Englund, who played Freddy Krueger in horror classic 'A Nightmare on Elm Street', has joined the cast of Stranger Things
Netflix promised a 'scarier' season four for the fans of the Stranger Things series. The streaming giant seems to be making good on that promise as they decided to set horror legend Robert Englund loose on Hawkins.
According to Netflix, the Freddy Kruegar actor will play the role of “Victor Creel, a disturbed and intimidating man who is imprisoned in a psychiatric hospital for a gruesome murder in the 1950s.”
Latest cast members include Tom Wlaschiha, who played Jaqen H’Ghar on Game of Thrones. The actor will introduce a new character named “Dimitri, a Russian prison guard who befriends Hopper (David Harbour). He’s smart, cunning and charming, but can he be trusted?”
Jamie Campbell Bower, who played the young Gellert Grindelwald in Harry Potter, will be a series regular, playing an orderly at a mental asylum.
Eduardo Franco as a 'fun-loving stoner who works at Surfer Boy Pizza,' Joseph Quinn as the manager of the local Dungeons & Dragons club and Nikolaj Djuricko as a Russian smuggler will also appear in the next season.
No release date has been yet set for season four of Stranger Things.
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Martin Scorsese's surprise Netflix documentary to debut on January 8
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Energy from the dead
Crematorium>> Energy • The UK
Published: Monday 30 November -0001
A British town council has got bad press after it approved plans to use the heat from a crematorium to warm up the swimming pool next door.
The local authority in Redditch, a town outside Birmingham in central England, says the move will cut energy waste. Work will now begin to divert waste heat, currently escaping into the sky from the crematorium’s chimney, to the swimming pool. In what will be a first such case in the UK, 100 per cent of energy generated from the flue gas cleaning process at the crematorium will be transferred.
A senior official from Unison, Britain’s second biggest trade union, called the plan “sick, insulting and insensitive”. Redditch Borough Council leader Carole Gandy said correspondence showed 90 per cent people were in favour of the plan after the technology was explained to them.
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After studying Latin American culture and languages as an undergraduate at Rice University, Drita Dumont went on to achieve a master’s degree in Brazilian studies from Brown University, and a second master’s in public health. While working in the community health field, Drita rediscovered her love for acting when she booked on-camera industrial and commercial jobs. Her renewed interest in acting and creativity inspired her to kindle a voice over career and motivated Drita to land her first gig as the Portuguese speaking narrator for NASA’s International Space Station video!
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News from Amsterdam, of interest to tourists, business travelers and expats.
See also our home page for Amsterdam news media.
November 4, 2020 News
A tightened of coronavirus measures is in effect from 10 pm on Wednesday November 4, up to and including Wednesday 18 November.
Among others things, people are to avoid non-essential travel.
Also, all venues that are normally open to the public are closed. This includes museums, theatres, sex establishments, cinemas, amusement parks, zoos, swimming pools and libraries.
Coronavirus (COVID-19) stops Amsterdam overtourism in its tracks
What a difference a virus makes. Just like other popular cities around the world, Amsterdam went from struggling with overtourism to deserted canals, streets, and squares virtually overnight.
Inside: Amsterdam Coronavirus facts
Dutch government ditches Holland to rebrand as the Netherlands
Thirty years after it started to actively promote itself abroad as travel destination Holland, the Netherlands government has now rebranded itself as… Netherlands.
Amsterdam Rankings: Quality of Life, Cost of Living, Crime Rate, Culture…
March 4, 2019 News
Amsterdam remains the least safe city in the Netherlands, according to the 2019 edition of the Crime Index (Misdaadmeter) published annually by Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad.
The city held on to its position in the index even though there was a reduction in the number of the most common type of crimes.
Amsterdam North-South Metro Line 52 – Noord/Zuidlijn
July 21, 2018 News, Public Transport
The Noord/Zuidlijn is a fact. After countless delays and huge cost overruns, the controversial metro line is finally in service.
However, it remains controversial. To ‘encourage’ use of the new line the city’s public transport network has been drastically overhauled. Many Amsterdammers will have to transfer more often, but — says the transportation company — will save time in the process.
How many people drown in Amsterdam’s canals?
July 18, 2018 Crime and Safety, News
One quarter of Amsterdam — ‘the Venice of the North — consists of water, including 100 kilometers (60 miles) of canals.
So it is not surprising that the city sees a number of drowning incidents each year.
What may come as a surprise, though, is the reason many victims end up in the water.
Updated to include the latest statistics.
Ice skating on Amsterdam canals – Winter of 2018
If the freezing temperatures predicted for this coming week persist, with any luck we’ll be able to ice skate on the canals of Amsterdam. The last time that happened was in February 2012.
The City of Amsterdam maintains an Ice Protocol that details the various steps the Water Authority should take in order to make ice skating possible.
Updated: Tuesday, February 27, 2018: The Ice Protocol has gone into effect!
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Paris Motor Show: Hyundai detail new generation i20
Posted on October 2, 2014 by Adam Sloman — No Comments ↓
With the launch of its latest model, the New Generation i20, Hyundai Motor Europe is continuing its successful presence in the B-segment, highlighted by almost a million sales since 2002.
The popularity of the original i20 has made it one of the company’s best-selling cars in the region. The key aims of the new model are to open Hyundai Motor Europe to an even wider audience, further develop perceptions of the brand and confirm Hyundai’s strategic focus on Europe.
The New Generation i20 has been designed and developed in Europe, and three key attributes in particular underline how it meets the needs of European consumers: class-leading interior space, high-technology and comfort-enhancing features, and clean, refined design.
Hyundai’s third-generation B-segment vehicle highlights a significant step forward for the company since 2002, when Getz was first introduced to Europe. The New Generation i20 remains true to the principles of delivering value beyond expectations, exemplified by models including New Generation i10 and New ix35. The launch of this latest vehicle also means every Hyundai model in Europe has been renewed in the last five years.
Making its debut at the 2014 Paris Motor Show in October and entering production during the same month, the New Generation i20 will go on sale throughout Europe from November 2014.
Longer, lower and wider than the previous model, New Generation i20 was penned at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe in Rüsselsheim, Germany. The new model’s character is inspired by the company’s Fluidic Sculpture design philosophy, with elegant lines and a sculptured profile giving it a bold and sophisticated appearance. On the New Generation i20, Hyundai Motor’s key design element – the hexagonal grille – flows into stylish bi-function headlamps with LED daytime running lights.
Key styling cues are echoed inside the spacious cabin. Sitting on a new platform, the wheelbase has been extended by 45 millimetres to 2570 mm creating more space for occupants. Class-leading interior space – 1892 mm combined front and rear legroom – makes the New Generation i20 a true five-seater, while outstanding boot capacity of 326 litres heightens the vehicle’s versatility.
Designed to transport the driver and passengers in great comfort, the cabin features extensive use of soft-touch materials, as well as subtle piano black inserts and chrome detailing, to create a modern and sophisticated interior package.
The vehicle has also been fitted with a number of new technologies that provide levels of comfort and convenience normally associated with large-vehicle segments. For example, the inclusion of front and rear parking assist, heated steering wheel, static bending headlamps and automatic defog system are firsts for a Hyundai B-segment vehicles. Additionally, the lane departure warning system is another innovative feature, normally found in higher segments. The unique-in-class panoramic sunroof, able to both tilt and fully open, enhances the comfort and the sense of space for occupants, filling the cabin with natural light and fresh air.
The New Generation i20 is available with a choice of three Hyundai ‘Kappa’ petrol and two ‘U-II’ diesel power units. Proven powerplants have been carried over from the previous-generation model with a number of improvements to enhance driveability and ensure compliance with new Euro6 emission regulations while the 1.4-litre petrol engine is developed.
A new Kappa 1.0-litre T-GDI downsized and turbocharged petrol engine will further enhance the New Generation i20 engine line-up in 2015. The new engine is the first of a new generation of downsized turbocharged petrol engines, offering enhanced performance, driving pleasure and efficiency. The 1.0 litre T-GDI engine, which was developed in Hyundai’s European Technical Center in Rüsselsheim, is able to produce up to 120 PS and 172 Nm of torque.
The New Generation i20’s driving experience has been fine-tuned to ensure suitability for European roads following rigorous ride and handling testing in alpine mountain areas, hot summer evaluation in southern Europe and cold winter testing in Scandina . During testing, New Generation i20 was tested at altitudes as high as 2500 metres and subjected to temperatures ranging from +40 Celcius down to -35 Celcius. The extensive use of lightweight high-strength steel in the platform and bodyshell has yielded a reduction in core weight of the vehicle. Even though the exterior dimensions grew, the New Generation i20 is still among the lightest vehicles in the segment. Furthermore a significant improvement in torsional rigidity, reducing vibrations when on the move and aiding handling performance could be achieved.
Hyundai Motor’s confidence in its European build quality means every New Generation i20 comes with the company’s industry-leading Five Year Unlimited Mileage Warranty, as standard. This industry-best support package also includes five years of roadside assistance and five years of vehicle health checks.
As a further demonstration of Hyundai’s commitment to Europe, and underlining the fact that the car is a truly European vehicle, Hyundai has unified New Generation i20 production at its Turkish plant. 100% of New Generation i20 production will take place at the recently-expanded Hyundai Assan Otomotiv Sanayi (HAOS) plant in Izmit, Turkey.
The New Generation i20 is the third car to be launched as part of ‘Product Momentum 2017’, an initiative that will see Hyundai launch 22 new models and derivatives in Europe by 2017. New products and new technologies will further Hyundai’s regionalisation strategy of designing, engineering and producing cars for Europe, in Europe.
STYLING & DESIGN
Sophisticated design inside and out
Latest interpretation of Hyundai Motor’s design philosophy
Class-leading roominess – when space meets style
Design penned at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe
Longer, lower and wider bodyshell, with extended wheelbase
Widest range of available interior colours in the B-segment
The original i20 was one of Hyundai Motor’s first truly European vehicles, designed, developed and built in the region. It later featured a progressive design and hexagonal grille that became a hallmark of Hyundai design.
The design of New Generation i20 was led at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe in Rüsselsheim, Germany.
The distinctive design was influenced by the latest interpretation of Hyundai Motors’s design philosophy, Fluidic Sculpture 2.0, with the clean and elegant lines giving it a sophisticated appearance.
With a larger platform than its predecessor, the wheelbase of the New Generation i20 is 45 mm longer (now 2570 mm) than the outgoing model, meaning the wheels are closer to each corner. The European design team paid particular attention to achieving balanced proportions, with the generous shape and long hood creating a powerful stance.
Compared to its predecessor, the New Generation i20 is longer, wider and lower. The bodyshell is 40 mm longer (overall length 4035 mm) and 16 mm lower (overall height 1474 mm). The width has increased by 24 mm (overall 1734 mm) making it one of the widest cars in its class. The overhangs at the front of the vehicle have been shortened to communicate the dynamic qualities of the driver experience.
Exterior dimensions (mm)
New Generation i20 + / – Original i20
Length 4035 +40 3995
Width 1734 +24 1710
Height 1474 -16 1490
Wheelbase 2570 +45 2525
Overhang (front) 815 – 815
Overhang (rear) 650 -5 655
The bodyshell incorporates a single feature line running the length of the vehicle just below the windows and connecting at the rear. A waistline moulding at the base of the door – first exhibited on the New Generation i10 – creates a sleek profile, which is complemented by the soft, sculptured ‘undercuts’ of the body panels.
The European team has created a bold front aesthetic that now features a distinctive dual-element grille. The upright chrome-framed hexagonal grille has been lowered for design and engineering purposes, while a thin, horizontal grille connecting the bi-function headlamps (incorporating daytime running lights), emphasises the width of the vehicle. Reinforcing the vehicle’s purposeful stance, the wheel arches subtly flow into the long hood.
On New Generation i20, the A-pillars are thinner, shorter and more upright, achieved via the use of advanced high-strength steel. The redesigned pillar creates more interior space for occupants as well as enhancing the driver’s field of vision, making exiting junctions safer and manoeuvring in tight city spaces easier.
At the rear, the New Generation i20 features a wrap-around, gloss-finished black C-pillar that gives the impression of a floating roofline. The feature line that runs the length of the vehicle connects at the rear – dropping subtly below the rear window to improve visibility.
The lamp clusters wrap around the rear wing into the boot lid and feature a distinctive ‘boomerang’ LED design.
Thomas Bürkle, Chief Designer at Hyundai Motor’s Design Centre Europe, commented: “The bold and distinctive volume of the new i20 gives the car a unique personality, which is underlined by the premium look of the headlamps and rear combi lamps. For example, the concave element below the rear lamp expresses the 3 dimensional and sculptural aspect of the Hyundai design language.”
The purposeful appearance of New Generation i20 is emphasised by its long hood, low roofline and sharp crease line that combine to achieve a more streamlined vehicle, lowering the car’s aerodynamic drag figure to 0.30 Cd (from 0.32 Cd for the previous i20).
At the rear, New Generation i20 features a large tailgate for ease of loading into its generous boot space (up 10% on the previous generation car to 326 litres). The 1027 mm wide opening is one of the broadest in the segment. A prominent Hyundai badge sits above an optional integrated rear-view camera, a feature usually associated with vehicles from sectors above.
The reversing lamp has been integrated into the rear bumper – a first for Hyundai. The decision to re-position the lamp was based purely on design factors, allowing greater styling flexibility within the rear LED lamp cluster.
The broad appeal of the New Generation i20 to new and existing customers will be further enhanced by the widest range of interior and exterior colour combinations available on a B-segment car. The new model will be available in nine vibrant exterior shades, comprising two solid (Baby Elephant and Polar White), four metallic (Mandarine Orange, Iced Coffee, Sleek Silver and Star Dust) and three pearl (Aqua Sparkling, Phantom Black and Red Passion).
Inside, the New Generation i20 offers the widest choice of interior colours on the market. The upholstery is available in two materials – cloth and leather – and the dashboard and seats are colour-coordinated. The cloth seats can be specified in four colours: Comfort Grey, Elegant Beige, Cappuccino and Blue Grey, while the leather seats are black, featuring distinctive colour stitching.
All of New Generation i20’s key surfaces are colour coded to provide a connected and premium feel for the interior space. Each interior colour took inspiration from everyday items, giving each its own distinctive character. The colours have been designed to create an elegant and calm interior environment, with the colour blocks throughout the cabin visible from the outside and complementing the exterior colour.
A coloured inlay that runs the full width of the dashboard and around the handle on the door emphasises the width and available space, giving the cabin a brighter feel. Slimmer and wider than the inlay in New Generation i10, it encompasses the redesigned air vents, which overhang the dashboard into the doors, that have been shaped specifically to provide better air flow into and around the cabin. The inlay matches the colour of the seat and door armrest upholstery.
The refined stitching of the seat padding was developed and executed to the highest standards to be functional and stylish, in keeping with the rest of the interior design.
Hyundai Motor’s ergonomics team worked to produce ‘functional clustering’ of the key technologies, grouping together instrumentation such as the audio, heating and ventilation, and powered window systems, to yield a cleaner cabin visual.
Class-leading space and segment-first technologies
High-grade materials and design enhance levels of perceived quality
Class-leading levels of interior space thanks to longer wheelbase
Outstanding boot capacity: 326 litres (up 10%)
Hyundai Motor introduces several new technologies to the B-segment
Equipment and trim levels usually found in C-segment cars and higher
New NVH features create one of the quietest cabins in the class
With a large cabin and a generous list of standard technologies, including some ‘firsts’ for the European B-segment, the New Generation i20 offers a sophisticated and luxurious occupant environment that will appeal to a young audience.
The new, larger platform on which the New Generation i20 is based has a wheelbase that is 45 mm longer (now 2570 mm), providing greater interior space to match the sophisticated look.
Thanks to its increased dimensions and ergonomic cabin packaging, the New Generation i20 is one of the most competitive cars in its class for interior spaciousness. The new model is longer, wider and lower, providing Hyundai Motor’s designers with more space to create a genuine five-seater for the B-segment, with the new model now yielding a more substantial cabin space.
The New Generation i20 offers combined front and rear legroom of 1892 mm, a class-leading figure and comparable with the space of a C-segment vehicle. Despite its lower roofline, the more substantial footprint and lower seat position enhance interior dimensions, allowing five adults to travel in comfort.
Compared with the previous model, front-seat occupants enjoy 33 mm greater headroom (1038 mm), more legroom (+24 mm to 1098 mm), a 6 mm increase in the hip room (1301 mm) and 15 mm more shoulder space (1365 mm). In the rear of the cabin, headroom of 978 mm, legroom of 794 mm and shoulder room of 1350 mm allow three adults to be seated in comfort.
Additional legroom was created in the front by raising the height of the dashboard and moving the glovebox and surrounding components forward – made possible due to the longer hood.
Cargo capacity has also been enhanced, making the vehicle one of the most accommodating in the segment. The boot volume has increased by 10% to a class-leading 326 litres (previously 295 litres) with the rear seats upright.
Thanks to clever packaging, the rear bench can fold fully flat, meaning boot capacity is boosted to 1042 litres with the rear seats folded – ideal for young families and those carrying larger items. A two-stage luggage floor board can be moved up or down to conceal items and create additional storage options.
To emphasise the generous interior proportions and create an open and airy cabin, the New Generation i20 features a full-length panoramic sunroof that floods the cabin with natural light. The panoramic sunroof can both tilt and fully open – unique for the B-segment – allowing occupants to tailor the amount of fresh air entering the cabin, while a sun shade protects occupants from direct sunlight.
Front-seat occupants benefit from larger cup holders in the centre console and a 1.5-litre bottle storage in the doors as well as a centre console box, greatly enhancing secure storage space. Rear doors feature a 1.0-litre bottle storage space. The lid of the centre console box is finished with a soft-touch fabric, allowing it to double as an arm rest. The driver and front-seat passenger can also make use of a roof-mounted sunglasses holder.
One of the key goals for the design team was to ensure the New Generation i20’s perceived interior quality was among the very best in the segment. The cabin has undergone extensive ergonomic testing to ensure it is easy and pleasant to use, while retaining a sense of premium quality. The dashboard is asymmetric, angled five degrees towards the driver to make it as practical and user-friendly as possible, though it appears symmetrical to occupants.
Hyundai Motor’s engineers and designers have selected a number of high-quality, high-durability materials to ensure the cabin provides lasting comfort and good looks.
On many of the cabin’s key surfaces a high-grade Thermal Plastic Olefin (TPO) material has been applied, including on the vehicle’s dashboard and door trims. The soft-to-the-touch material is highly durable, maintaining a premium look and feel even after frequent use.
“The dash and the door materials are the first a potential customer touches after the steering wheel, so these need to be good quality and, most importantly, soft,” commented Christian Löer, Head of Product Management and Pricing at Hyundai Motor Europe.
Hyundai Motor has, for the first time equipped the cabin with subtle piano black inserts, in addition to chrome detailing around the air vents and gear shift lever to create a modern and sophisticated interior package. The piano black and chrome finishes continue around the start/stop button, audio and HVAC unit controls.
The new platform and generous shape of the New Generation i20 have been developed using more lightweight, high-strength steel to yield stiffer torsional rigidity. The result is an improvement in ride quality, reduction in core weight and gains in damping to mitigate noise, vibration and harshness (NVH).
The body structure is composed of 42% lightweight, ultra high-strength steel, compared with 16% in the outgoing model. Together with reinforcing loops fitted to the B- and C-pillars and the tailgate opening, this raises torsional rigidity by 81% (to 23.2 kgf m2/rad).
Throughout the new model, Hyundai engineers have applied technologies aimed at reducing the intrusion of noise and vibration to the cabin. Increased sound-absorption at the base of the A-, B- and C-pillars protects occupants from road vibrations, while a high-density anti-noise pad is fitted within the floor pan to limit noise ingress. Hyundai has equipped New Generation i20 with an improved, low-frequency ISO PAD behind the dashboard, which helps reduce engine noise within the cabin.
In the pursuit of a quieter interior, the New Generation i20’s external mirrors have been designed to improve airflow. Additionally, by fitting an inner belt to the door frame, Hyundai engineers have ensured a tighter close between it and the B-pillar, removing possible air interruption and, therefore, wind noise.
The New Generation i20 embodies the company’s approach to delivering value beyond expectations, with the brand democratising a number of new technologies straight from the D- to the B-segment. In the same way that All-New Genesis offers buyers a number of segment innovations, so New Generation i20 is fitted with technology that has never been seen before in a B-segment car, for example, the Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS).
To further help the New Generation i20 stand out from the competition, the car features two unique comfort-orientated technologies, which were first fitted to the Hyundai i40: automatic windscreen defog and a heated steering wheel.
Other new features include a dashboard-integrated seven-inch satellite navigation system (the first time Hyundai Motor has applied this technology in its B-segment car), automatic folding door mirrors, front and rear parking assist, and smartphone docking integration. USB and auxiliary connectivity is fitted as standard and can be specified with an integrated My Music function along with Bluetooth hands free, where up to 1GB of music can be stored and played.
The New Generation i20 features enhanced instrumentation thanks to a 3.5-inch OLED LCD Supervision Cluster to provide a wide range of information to the driver in high-resolution clarity.
By unifying production of New Generation i20 in Turkey, Hyundai has been able to focus on developing a specification exclusive to European consumers. The car is available in four highly-equipped trim levels, all aimed at delivering true value: ‘Access’, ‘Comfort’, ‘Panorama’ and ‘LED’.
ENGINES AND TRANSMISSIONS
Four proven and tested engines available
Engine line-up tuned to optimise day-to-day driveability
European powerplants provide more maximum and low-end torque
Choice of 1.1 and 1.4-litre diesel engines
Five- and six-speed manual and four-speed automatic transmissions
All engines are Euro 6 compliant
Hyundai’s European engineering team, based at the Technical Centre in Rüsselsheim, Germany, focused on developing powertrains to better suit the demands of the region’s buyers. Hyundai engineers tuned each unit to deliver more maximum and low-end (2000 rpm) torque, enabling a more accessible and responsive driving experience day-to-day. As a result, for example, the New Generation i20 can accelerate between 80 and 120 kph faster than before.
To meet the growing demand for low-emission, high-economy diesel units, Hyundai offers European consumers the choice of two engines from its popular ‘U-II’ family: the 75 ps, 1.1-litre engine or the 90 ps 1.4-litre powerplant. Both engines feature a Lean NOx trap to futher minimise emissions and fulfill the Euro6 emission targets. The 1.1-litre engine offers combined fuel consumption as low as 3,3 l/100* km and CO2 emissions of 86 g/km* while the 1.4-litre engine achieves 3,7 l/100 km* and 97 g/km*.
Both engines are equipped with a six-speed manual gearbox.
Power (bhp) Torque (ft lbs)
1.1-litre 73 @ 4000 rpm 133 @ 1750 – 2500 rpm
1.4-litre 88 @ 4000rpm 177 @ 1500 – 2500 rpm
Customers of diesel variants of New Generation i20 will notice a reduction in noise thanks to the addition of rubber-coated sprockets, providing a decent improvement over the outgoing model.
Both the five-and six-speed manual transmissions fitted to the New Generation i20 have been extensively tested to deliver a smoother, quieter and more tactile shift, in keeping with the other quality enhancements made for the model. The transmissions now feature multi-cone synchroniser rings on the first two ratios, a carbon-coated synchroniser ring on ratio three, and an anti-vibration mechanism fitted to the reverse gear to prevent ‘grinding’ noise and feel. Shift accuracy and snap-in feel has been improved with the addition of a guide plate inserted in the control shaft coupling.
* All fuel consumption and CO2 figures are subject to final homologation
European-tuned chassis offers comfort-oriented ride
Ride and handling optimised to suit European roads
Geometry changes to vehicle deliver improved driving experience
Extensive testing programme on European roads
New BLAC-MDPS electric power steering system offers greater accuracy
Revised rear suspension with longer-travel and vertical shock absorbers
Utilising the company’s large engineering and testing presence Europe, Hyundai Motor tuned every element of the New Generation i20 to optimise ride and handling characteristics for European roads.
New Generation i20 sits on fully-independent MacPherson strut suspension at the front and semi-independent coupled torsion beam axle at the rear. Hyundai’s engineers have upgraded the two systems to exploit the new car’s larger footprint, its significantly stronger structure and altered weight distribution.
The 64% stiffer bodyshell, combined with longer wheelbase (+45 mm) and increased tracks offer noticeable gains in cornering stability and grip.
The New Generation i20 employs a permanently-magnetised Brushless Alternating Current (BLAC) motor-driven power steering (MDPS) system, for greater accuracy and operating range. The steering system requires 2.7 turns lock-to-lock for a 5.1-metre turning radius –making the car easy to navigate around the urban environment.
The front suspension employs a new shock absorber valve system, which harmonises ride and handling, giving a smoother ride and decreasing noise vibration and harshness. At the rear, the wheel-arch cavities and floor pan have been redesigned to accommodate long-travel shock absorbers, which are mounted vertically. The orientation greatly reduces friction, resulting in greater wheel control and handling, a better response to the driver and also improved ride quality, benefitting occupant comfort. These enhancements mean that the ride of New Generation i20 is smoother compared to Original i20 while handling and responsiveness is increased.
Premium-segment safety features as standard
Six airbags fitted on all models: front, side and curtain
Advanced safety technologies included as standard
Lane Departure Warning System alerts driver to ‘lane drift’
Stronger bodyshell incorporates high-strength steel and reinforcements
Standard ESC and VSM tuned to be as unobtrusive as possible
Hill Start Assist Control standard to prevent roll back
The latest generation of Hyundai cars have been engineered from the earliest stages with occupant and pedestrian safety as a key priority. Hyundai engineers have rigorously tested and developed advanced passive and active safety systems.
At the very core of the vehicle, safeguarding above-average impact resistance, is the stronger chassis and bodyshell, which benefits from the extensive use of advanced-high-strength steel (42% of total composition compared with 16% for the original i20).
The New Generation i20, designed and developed specifically for Europe’s buyers, has been equipped with active and passive safety features that are increasingly expected by the region’s consumers.
Every New Generation i20 model is fitted, as standard, with Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and Vehicle Stability Management (VSM), which work in combination to reduce wheel spin or loss of vehicle control on low-friction road surfaces. The ESC has been carefully tuned to be as unobtrusive as possible during driving, creating a natural and comfortable driving experience.
Also standard on New Generation i20 is Hyundai’s Emergency Stop Signal (ESS) system, which activates the hazard warning lights if a driver suddenly brakes heavily, warning drivers of following vehicles of the car’s rapid deceleration. The application of brake tie rods within the brake booster provides a number of benefits to customers: improved braking strength, better braking stability, increased brake pedal feel and a reduction in ambient vibration.
Hyundai Motor has included a number of active safety technologies that are not usually offered in European B-segment vehicles.
The Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS) alerts drivers if they are veering off course without signalling their intention to change lane during motorway driving. The dashboard indicator offers a visual prompt incase of small deviations and if the driver persists, this is reinforced by an audible alert.
To aid visibility, New Generation i20 benefits from static headlamps , activated during cornering when the steering wheel is turned left or right by more than 25 degrees and illuminating the direction of travel. Rearward visibility is further aided by the fitment of an extra-wide angle glass in the outside door mirror.
Hyundai has also, as standard, fitted the New Generation i20 with Hill Start Assist Control (HAC) for the first time, preventing roll-back during uphill starts, and a tyre-pressure monitoring system for ultimate peace of mind.
Restraint systems
In the event of a collision, the New Generation i20 features a highly-effective network of passive safety equipment to protect occupants. The new model is fitted with six airbags as standard, including front, side and full-length curtainairbags.
In addition, all five occupants benefit from seatbelt pre-tensioners and limiters, as well as height-adjustable and sliding front head restraints to provide outstanding protection against whiplash. Newly-designed Isofix anchor points are fitted for two rear child seats.
Seatbelt reminders for all occupants and automatic central locking are also standard features.
Unification of production at Hyundai’s European factory
New Generation i20 designed, developed and manufactured in Europe for European consumers
New Generation i20 to be 100% produced at Turkish factory
91% of Hyundai cars sold in Europe are now built in the region
European production capacity of 500.000 (Turkey: 200.000, Czech: 300.000)
The introduction of the New Generation i20 not only strengthens the company’s Europe-focused model line-up having been designed and engineered specifically for the region’s consumers. It also confirms its commitment to the region as, for the first time, i20 will be 100% built at the company’s Turkish factory.
Hyundai Motor has moved production of right-hand drive models and models bound for Eastern Europe from the company’s Chennai plant in India to Izmit, Turkey.
Combined with its Czech plant, which has a manufacturing capacity of 300.000 units per annum, Hyundai has the ability to build 500.000 new, made-for-Europe cars each year. As a result of these investments, 91% of all Hyundai cars sold in Europe will be built in the region, including all of its A-, B- and C-segment vehicles.
The move to bring 100% of New Generation i20 production to Europe has a number of benefits for European consumers. Not only does it allow Hyundai to concentrate on developing specifications and trim levels that offer true value to the region’s consumers, it also reduces factory complexity and restrictions, creating cost savings that can be passed on to consumers. Faster production also means shorter delivery times.
This approach also minimises the impact of fluctuating currencies and import duties as well as reducing freight costs.
Production of New Generation i20 commences in October 2014.
Hyundai aims to capture more of the growing B-segment in Europe
Previous-generation i20 has sold over 400.000 units in the region since 2008
Hyundai aims to sell 100.000 units annually by attracting younger customers
European B-segment to grow 14% to 3,25 million sales by 2017
Hyundai Motor first made gains in the European B-segment in 2002, when it introduced Getz. The first-generation i20 further established the brand selling more than 400.000 units in Europe during the past six years.
Europe’s B-segment is the region’s largest sector, accounting for 2,86 million vehicle sales annually, equivalent to 22% of total new-car sales. Industry analyst, Global Insight, expects the segment to grow by 14%, reaching 3,25 million sales per annum by 2017.
“In 2013, our B-segment sales accounted for 19% of total Hyundai sales volume in Europe, which is below the market average. This highlights the potential growth for Hyundai in the segment and the importance of New Generation i20 to the company’s long-term goals in the region,” commented Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Hyundai Motor Europe.
The first-generation i20 defied the traditional sales lifecycle of a vehicle by achieving continuous sales growth, and a rise in market share from 1,5% in 2009 to 2,9% in 2013. Hyundai Motor Europe is targeting sales of 100.000 units per annum of New Generation i20 from 2015 onwards.
The car has some firm foundations to build from – brand loyalty amongst owners of the original i20 is 88%, almost double that of rival vehicles in the segment.
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Singapore fintech Validus Capital expands into Indonesia
Validus’ first Southeast Asian market outside of Singapore
Batumbu will use similar proprietary technology and credit scoring systems
VALIDUS Capital (Validus), a Singapore-based SME lending platform, has formally launched in Indonesia through its domestic business entity, Batumbu, in partnership with Indonesia’s Triputra Group.
Batumbu marks Validus’ first Southeast Asian market outside of Singapore. It furthers Validus’ ambition towards driving financial inclusion and promoting inclusive growth among Southeast Asia’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Batumbu connects Indonesia’s SMEs - ranging from the food and beverage (F&B), services, engineering, construction industries - with accredited, institutional and high net worth investors.
In doing so it provides these SMEs with much needed financing to drive business growth. It looks to emulate Validus’ success in Singapore, where it has facilitated over US$147 million (S$200 million; RM603 million) in business financing to Singapore’s SMEs in under 18 months.
“Our expansion into Indonesia serves as a significant milestone for us. Sharing our insights and applying key learnings from Singapore allows us to take a proven and sustainable business model and apply this to a larger market - a market where I have personally spent a few years helping SMEs to grow,” said Validus Capital chief executive officer and co-founder Ajit Raikar.
Batumbu furthers Validus’ efforts to help plug the US$175 billion (S$237 billion; RM718 billion) SME financing gap in Southeast Asia, as estimated by McKinsey in 2016. Of this, US$75 billion (S$101.5 billion; RM308 billion) stems from Indonesia alone.
P2P lending platforms have gained popularity and have grown rapidly in Indonesia. In 2018 alone P2P lending platforms disbursed a total of US$1.4 billion (S$1.9 billion; RM5.7 billion) in loans, representing a 681.25% year-on-year growth, as estimated by Otoritas Jasa Keuangan (OJK) - Indonesia's financial services authority.
“Validus is not just complementing the experience of conventional banking and financial services infrastructure, we are helping to drive financial inclusion through building better business communities and promoting inclusive growth in Indonesia, ultimately making a difference for our partners and SMEs in the process,” added Raikar.
In line with Validus’ approach, Batumbu similarly focuses on “Three Ps” - having the right People, Platform and Partnerships. Through this approach, Batumbu brings together lenders and SMEs to build better business communities in emerging markets and promote inclusive growth among the region’s SMEs. In particular, developing strategic partnerships with large corporations will ensure an extremely robust and scalable financing ecosystem.
Batumbu is led by a local management team that possess significant experience in SME banking and entrepreneurship. At its helm is Sonny Christian Joseph (pic), who has over 23 years in SME banking in Indonesia and was previously Head of SME Banking in BTPN.
“SMEs are a key contributor to Indonesia’s economy, contributing massively to its GDP while providing stable employment to large chunks of its workforce. We’ve seen a number of SMEs and business owners unable to jump at growth opportunities due to an inability to draw on a bank loan or alternate means of financing.
“This is where Batumbu and Validus come in. We believe that by providing SMEs with access to convenient and sustainable financing, we are paving the way for a stronger economic foundation for our country,” said Batumbu chief executive officer Sonny Joseph.
Batumbu will use similar proprietary technology and credit scoring systems to help provide Indonesia’s SMEs with access to growth financing. These include data analytics, machine learning and artificial intelligence to provide SMEs with access to a fast, reliable and affordable source of funding.
While Batumbu’s platform is built on the same proven processes, technology and robust credit algorithms, it will be further adapted and tailored to cater to the needs of SMEs in Indonesia. Together, these uniquely differentiate Batumbu from other traditional financing options and P2P lenders.
In February 2019 Validus raised US$15.2 million (S$20.5 million; RM62.37 million) in an oversubscribed Series B funding round led by Dutch public-private development bank FMO and invests in private sector growth in emerging markets.
Validus Capital raises US$15.16mil in Series B funding
Validus Capital surpasses US$83.5mil in Singapore SME funding
Validus Capital tops US$73mil in business funding for local SMEs
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Fluke - Indulgence/striNg theory
Indulgence/String Theory
By Jamie Funk
Jonathan Ziegler aka Fluke says on his Bandcamp page “This is the type of music Bach would make if he was alive now. Obviously.” While this is a joke, Ziegler does make electronic music that occasionally gives way to a classical sensibility to may make fans of Max Richter interested. It is sort of like when you listen to “Girl/Boy Song” by Aphex Twin. It has this classical sense to it that sounds so distinct and original against the chaotic drumming. While Ziegler still has a way to go to get to reach the heights of some of the best electronic artists he’s off to a good start and has some fresh ideas. Namely, he likes to fuse dubstep type beats with synthetic strings and guitars which often are a lot less ominous sounding than say an artist like Burial. So far he has released two EP’s both of which were released in May. Indulgence is a three-song EP that has a good amount of guitar while String Theory is a five-track EP that focuses more on synthetic strings.
The first song on Indulgence is called “MIsawa” and starts off sounding similar to something I might hear on a Nine Inch Nails or Tool album. Guitar strings bend and provide dissonance before giving way to a delicate melody. The song is rather minimal and doesn't provide much sustenance to keep you engaged. ”No Hay Problema” revolves around clean guitar that loops and bends and distorted sine waves that pan furious between your speakers. The song becomes a collage of elements all competing for your attention. Warbly synths and piano persevere on Indulgence. Ziegler creates breezy pads and floating guitars that evoke a unique variety of sounds that entice the senses.
The first song and highlight of the album String Theory is “Sonata #1” as it manipulates synthetic flutes and violins to coalesce with the dubstep programming. Drones are introduced as the song progresses adding another layer of depth to the music. “Fumes” integrates vocal samples on top of the lead synth as the strings sound like a scene you might hear in a thriller. The song is in a constant state of change as the synth garble and strings come in as they please.
Ziegler is off to a decent start and has some good ideas. Although he hasn't found his niche quite yet, if I were a betting man I would say he is well on his way. In the meantime he made two very solid EP’s which I encourage you to check out.
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A new mix for the '10 Second Challenge' is here!
Updated July 22, 2019, 6:22 a.m. | By East Coast Breakfast
Test your music knowledge and play the new '10 Second Challenge'. Can you get 10 out of 10 to win R10,000?
Listen to the new mix and read the details below on how to enter:
Friday was a lucky day for one listener who walked away with R20,000 in cash.
If you think you know all 10 songs and want to win, follow these simple instructions on how to enter:
Listen to the music mix repeatedly
Write down the 10 song titles, along with their artists
Enter the competition: SMS 'Your Name' and 'Challenge' to 33116 at a cost of R1,50
If you're lucky, Darren Maule could be calling you at 7:20am to play the '10 Second Challenge'.
T's & C's apply.
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Computational thinking is an invaluable skill that can be used across every industry, as it allows you to formulate a problem and express a solution in such a way that a computer can effectively carry it out.
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Understand and apply advanced core computational thinking concepts to large-scale data sets
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Section 1: Data in R
Identify the components of RStudio; Identify the subjects and types of variables in R; Summarise and visualise univariate data, including histograms and box plots.
Section 2: Visualising relationships
Produce plots in ggplot2 in R to illustrate the relationship between pairs of variables; Understand which type of plot to use for different variables; Identify methods to deal with large datasets.
Section 3: Manipulating and joining data
Organise different data types, including strings, dates and times; Filter subjects in a data frame, select individual variables, group data by variables and calculate summary statistics; Join separate dataframes into a single dataframe; Learn how to implement these methods in mapReduce.
Section 4: Transforming data and dimension reduction
Transform data so that it is more appropriate for modelling; Use various methods to transform variables, including q-q plots and Box-Cox transformation, so that they are distributed normally Reduce the number of variables using PCA; Learn how to implement these techniques into modelling data with linear models.
Section 5: Summarising data
Estimate model parameters, both point and interval estimates; Differentiate between the statistical concepts or parameters and statistics; Use statistical summaries to infer population characteristics; Utilise strings; Learn about k-mers in genomics and their relationship to perfect hash functions as an example of text manipulation.
Section 6: Introduction to Java
Use complex data structures; Implement your own data structures to organise data; Explain the differences between classes and objects; Motivate object-orientation.
Section 7: Graphs
Encode directed and undirected graphs in different data structures, such as matrices and adjacency lists; Execute basic algorithms, such as depth-first search and breadth-first search.
Section 8: Probability
Determine the probability of events occurring when the probability distribution is discrete; How to approximate.
Section 9: Hashing
Apply hash functions on basic data structures in Java; Implement your own hash functions and execute, these as well as built-in ones; Differentiate good from bad hash functions based on the concept of collisions.
Section 10: Bringing it all together
Understand the context of big data in programming.
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Heroes Reborn Episode 2: “Odessa” Review
NOTE: Full spoilers for this episode of Heroes Reborn, including a major character death from the main Heroes series, are present in this review
Heroes Reborn’s first premiere episode was a pretty considerable disappointment, and as for its second premiere episode… It’s marginally better. Marginally. The blunt truth however is that Heroes Reborn still isn’t doing enough to generate interest and maintain the attention of Heroes viewers both new and old, despite “Odessa” at least going to a few more interesting places than “Brave New World”, and even managing a decent twist or two this time.
The episode begins with Noah washing the blood of Rene the Haitian off of his hands at a truck stop, after accidentally killing him at the conclusion of the first premiere episode. Noah then decides to bail Quentin out of jail, despite putting him there to begin with, believing that Quentin may have been on to something about Primatech, clearly.
Meanwhile, the various other characters pick up immediately where they left off. The biggest surprise comes from Luke and Joanne, who have been banished to the eerie, enclosed room that Tommy vaguely remembers from his childhood. With bulletproof walls and no exit, the two ponder their next move, complete with Luke wondering aloud if they’re in Hell, and maybe they deserve that fate, something that Joanne scoffs at. This really seems like Heroes Reborn is tipping its hand, and blatantly giving away that Luke is going to turn on Joanne eventually. Maybe that won’t be the case, but the show definitely isn’t being subtle about the fact that Luke probably won’t want to stay on the dark side for very long. Maybe that’s why Zachary Levi is somehow turning in one of the sleepiest performances of his career here.
As for the other leads, Tommy is discussing his abilities with Emily, who assures him that he’s not vanishing things into thin air. Tommy is caught warping away a flower to demonstrate how his ability feels to Emily by her boyfriend however, with the boyfriend then threatening to turn Tommy in. At least this starts one of the episode’s better plots, though it’s not long before it returns to the insanity of Ren and Miko.
Ren visits Miko, hoping to apologize for barging in to her apartment, only to find that Miko is trapped in Evernow, and Ren has to help her fight off some samurai with his super-capable character. Yes, these two didn’t suddenly start making sense, and I can’t say I’m surprised. Also, I don’t think Heroes Reborn quite grasps how video games work. Just saying. Anyway, Miko runs off to find her father, who is somehow trapped in the game, and then Ren helps her fight off some Samurai… People… Or NPC’s… Or something, with his avatar. I swear, it’s like this part was guest-directed by someone at Nickelodeon! It definitely doesn’t seem to fit into the sensibilities of the Heroes universe so far.
Miko eventually makes her way to Yamagato Tower, a mysterious place where her father was somehow warped to, with Ren guiding her along, she fights off a few more guards in the real world building, and, that’s it. That’s actually where they abruptly end the episode, which is a weird place to conclude it. Again, more questions without answers. I get that the show needs to find ways to keep people watching, but the way that this show is going, it’s just operating more on conceit than true engagement so far. When Heroes Reborn keeps assuming people will just want to see what happens next, even as they stop plot threads prematurely for want of future episodes, it leads to the show feeling too slow-paced and disjointed. Like I said in my previous review, it basically signals that Heroes still isn’t learning from its former mistakes, and that’s a big problem.
Regardless, checking in with Carlos, he has a talk with his father about the death of his brother, and, nothing much happens with him, again. Carlos clearly has some part to play in the larger story, but right now, he’s still mostly taking up runtime. I assume that he’ll don his brother’s vigilante mantle eventually, but at this point, Heroes Reborn is acting like he doesn’t even have powers. It would be strange if he didn’t, since his brother, father and nephew all possess them, but so far, Carlos feels like he belongs in a different show. That will probably change soon, but it’s disappointing that he’s probably the slowest character to find his footing in Heroes Reborn for now.
Towards the end of the episode, Carlos is commissioned by his father, who apparently knew his brother’s secret, to smuggle two runaway evos into Canada, since his brother apparently ran an ‘Underground Railroad’ for evos. So, what, Canada is the only country in the world that doesn’t allow you to kill people in the street for having powers? How does going to Canada somehow make these people safe? This is yet more information that Heroes Reborn is failing to adequately explain, especially since the whole world is supposed to be terrified of evos at this point. I’m Canadian myself, and I can guarantee you that, while Canadians are definitely a friendly people compared to many nations, they’re not so friendly as to be the only people that wouldn’t hate and fear evos. Canada is a wonderful place, but it’s not that forgiving!
Anyway, like I said, Tommy once again has the highlight story this week, after his bully brings him to his house, and demands that Tommy make his abusive stepfather disappear. Again, this is actually a well-executed story arc that feels dramatic and engaging, especially when Tommy inevitably wimps out, and runs off, despite the guy clearly being an asshole that probably deserves to be, “Warped into a volcano.” Tommy is nonetheless saved however by the mysterious penny man from the first premiere episode, who makes the stepfather disappear for him. Yeah, the penny man’s powers really aren’t clear at this point, but at least he’s one of the show’s more intriguing characters for now. Thankful for the act that Tommy didn’t do, his former bully then becomes his best friend.
Noah and Quentin then decide to revisit the ruins of the Primatech facility, a place that should be quite recognizable to returning fans of Heroes. Here, they discover evidence that Primatech front, Renautus is continuing to gather intelligence on evos, and that Claire’s death, surprise, may not be as cut-and-dry as Noah thought it was. Noah decides that his next move is finding Molly Walker, another personality that should be familiar to returning Heroes fans.
Guess who else happens to be hanging around? Luke and Joanne! Apparently, Tommy was held in Level Five, a key part of the ‘Villains’ Volume from Heroes’ third season. Luke and Joanne manage to escape confinement from Level Five, and then stupidly shoot up an entire room of innocent Renautus technicians for seemingly no reason. Oh for God’s sake! We get it, Heroes Reborn. They’re not nice people!
Again, this just begs the question of how these trigger-happy idiots haven’t been caught by the police yet. They didn’t even bother to clean up this particular scene! Yes, the Renautus work is supposed to be secret, but as we’ve seen with Noah in the main Heroes series, these people still have civilian lives and families, and there’s still going to be plenty of people wanting justice for their dead loved ones! This is just senseless, and it feels like a lazy way for the writers to deny Noah information that would have been very easy to attain otherwise. Moreover, how the hell did these two get enough bullets to shoot up a room after Luke shoots out the lights to see how they can escape, and Joanne idiotically unloads into a wall, thinking that will somehow help?! On top of that, how did they so easily steal Noah’s car to get away afterward?! Did he leave the keys in it, or are these two just the world’s fastest hot-wirers?! Lastly, why did they wound Quentin instead of kill him, if they clearly just kill everyone for no reason like morons?! This is all just lazy writing, Heroes Reborn! Come on!
From here, we meet a new character, Zoe, who is hooking up with a high roller in an underground casino that has banned evos. That’s not actually how it goes down however, after Zoe announces that she works for the casino and is trying to bust the guy. She nearly gets suffocated by his telekinetic powers as a result, and is hurried away by a mysterious woman after her attacker is clonked on the head by a bystander. The woman who saves Zoe talks to her for a bit, then Zoe gets drugged, and… Ends up in the same room with the man again?
Yes, the woman and the telekinetic are accomplices, but why labour under the pretense of getting a drink with Zoe after the guy nearly kills her? Moreover, if you wanted Zoe, why would the guy try and nearly kill her in the first place, particularly in a hallway where anyone could see it?! In fact, two people do see it, thus prompting the con man’s accomplice to swoop in and whisk Zoe off in the first place! What the hell kind of plan is this?! Moreover, if these two are some sort of professionals, why are they drawing so much attention to themselves?! The man is clearly a dumbass for being so reckless, and the whole backstory moment with the woman is moot anyway, since both parties quite likely lied about a good chunk of the information, after Zoe is soon after unmasked as Molly Walker!
Ok, putting aside the fact that formerly helpless, sweet-natured Molly is now a knife-throwing badass for literally no reason (this personality shift and skillset is yet another gaping plot hole created by the time gap), this is mostly a decent twist. It’s just too bad that it came within a storyline that is so sloppily written, and, for the umpteenth time, raises a bunch of questions that the miniseries doesn’t bother to answer about the characters and situations involved. We also learn that Molly’s power is the key to driving… Some sort of plan by Renautus that the show naturally isn’t explaining yet, but it’s doubtful that most new viewers especially will care at this point.
Heroes Reborn is very slowly inching forward, but it’s still largely stumbling on the same bad writing, plodding pacing and inability to feel like it’s actually going somewhere in its initial stages. The miniseries needs a lot of work if it’s going to redeem Heroes in the end, and frankly, the show almost seems to be treating itself like a Netflix-style event series meant for binge-watching, which, for a syndicated miniseries airing on a major network, is very unwise when it comes to holding the attention of all but the most devout of Heroes fans.
Frankly, this big premiere was a bust. Heroes Reborn may coax back viewers if the plot improves, but at this point, I doubt there’s going to be much demand for Heroes to ever return after this miniseries has wrapped. Like I said, it’s a series of diminishing returns that was obviously cancelled for a reason.
Heroes Reborn Episode 2: "Odessa" Review
Heroes Reborn's second premiere episode was a bit more interesting than its first, but it still suffers from the same problematic writing, conceited tone and lack of feeling like it's actually going somewhere in its early episodes.
Tommy's arc was once again a highlight
Revisiting of the Primatech ruins was cool
The surprise appearance of Molly was executed well
THE NOT-SO-GOOD STUFF
Too many characters are still idiotic and boring
Molly's drastic shift in personality is unexplained
Dull story still doesn't feel like it's going anywhere
60%Overall Score
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Elder Scrolls Oblivion Game Guide and Walkthrough
July 9, 2013 ESOFans0 commentsElder Scrolls GuideElder Scrolls News
Behold, our unofficial strategy guide to overwhelmingly gigantic The Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. Here you will find everything you need to know about the game and was afraid to ask anywhere else. First, some technical stuff. As you may know from other texts about Oblivion, the game’s world reacts to the player’s progress and evolves with …. Read More
Elder Scrolls Initial Thoughts
My initial thoughts on the recent Elder Scrolls Online announcement as a veteran Elder Scrolls fan is a mixture of both excitement and worry. I’m excited to see yet another chapter in the Elder Scrolls series unfold with hopefully more adventures and lore to be discovered. I’ve enjoyed all seven ES games in series to …. Read More
The new ESO trailer
I’ll admit I was one of the skeptics at first when Zenimax Online announced that The Elder Scrolls Online was being developed. Bethesda spent nearly two decades making the most incredible and detailed single player RPG experience that I’ve ever played, and then I heard that it was being made into an MMO… It scared …. Read More
Elder Scrolls The Task at Hand
As someone who has been one of the main supporters of the concept of us having a blog, I find it odd that I’ve never taken the time to ever write a blog entry for the blog that I’ve so thoroughly supported. Ever. I’ve encouraged others to do so, but I never actually sat down …. Read More
What is The Elder Scrolls Online?
July 8, 2013 ESOFans0 commentsElder Scrolls News
The Elder Scrolls Online is a MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Roleplaying Game) currently being developed for the PC by ZeniMax Online Studios. It is the eighth title in The Elder Scrolls series, the first non-numbered title since The Elder Scrolls Adventures: Redguard (1998), and the first MMO in the series. It is due for release …. Read More
Story in The Elder Scrolls Online
The Elder Scrolls Online (TESO) is set 800 years prior to the Oblivion Crisis (Tes IV: Oblivion), and 1000 years prior to the events of The Dragonborn Prophecy (TES V: Skyrim). Like the other games in the series, The Elder Scrolls Online’s story is connected to the eponymous and prophetic Elder Scrolls. The events portrayed …. Read More
The Elder Scrolls OL PVP System Secret
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Standby Power-Loss Preventer
D. Mohan Kumar
Electronic devices consume some power even in the standby mode, i.e., when they have been switched off using a remote handset but not the mains power switch. For instance, when a CRT TV or PC monitor is in use, it consumes 80-100 watts of power. In the standby mode too, it draws a few watts of power. Thus if you leave these devices in standby mode for a long time, they may inflate your electricity bill.
The circuit described here helps you save on your electricity bill by disconnecting the device (say, CRT TV) from the mains power automatically within a few seconds of switching-off of the TV using the remote. (But you may have to get up to switch the TV on again!) The principle of electromagnetic induction is used to activate the circuit.
The circuit senses high-energy electromagnetic radiation from the CRT monitor when it is ‘on.’ A relay coil (L1) connected between inverting pin 2 and non-inverting pin 3 of IC CA3130 (IC1) senses the electromagnetic radiation from the monitor to generate a minute current. IC CA3130 is a CMOS op-amp with gate-protected p-channel MOSFETs in the inputs. It has very high input impedance and requires very low input current (typically, 5 pA). The high input impedance and low input current make IC1 suitable for this application. The internal bias of IC1 at 5 pA is sufficient for its working, so external biasing is not required. Preset VR1 is used for offset null adjustments so that the output of IC1 is low when the TV is in the standby mode.
Initially, when the TV is ‘off,’ output pin 6 of IC1 is low and LED1 doesn’t glow. To start the TV, press switch S1 for a few seconds. Capacitor C1 charges through resistor R2 and transistor T1 conducts to energise relay RL1. The relay gives power to the TV through its normally-open (N/O) contacts. When the TV is switched on, the sensor coil receives the electromagnetic radiation, the output of IC1 goes high and LED1 glows. The high output from IC1 is fed to the non-inverting input of IC TLO71 (IC2) via diode D1 and the TV remains ‘on.’ IC2 is a low-noise, JFET input op-amp.
When you switch off the TV using the remote control, the electromagnetic field around it disappears and the output of IC1 goes low. As a result, the output of IC2 also goes low and transistor T1 stops conducting. The time taken by capacitor C1 to discharge through resistor R3 gives delay of a few seconds to de-energise the relay after which the mains power to the TV is cut off. The TV can be switched on again only by momentarily pressing switch S1.
Power supply for the circuit is derived from a 12V-0-12V step-down transformer (X1). Diodes D3 and D4 rectify the secondary output of the transformer and capacitor C3 filters the ripples. IC 7809 (IC3) provides regulated 9V to the circuit for operation.
Assemble the circuit on a general-purpose PCB and enclose in a suitable cabinet with an AC socket for the TV. Place the unit near the TV (preferably on the top or sides) and supply the power. Adjust VR1 until LED1 goes off. At this time, the relay should remain de-energised. Press switch S1 for a few seconds until the relay energises to switch on the TV and LED1 glows. Now if you release switch S1, the TV will remain ‘on.’ Use the remote to switch it off in standby mode.
EFY warning. As the circuit uses 230V AC, take care to avoid electric shock.
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Governmental Immunity from Suit
If a party is injured by some act of a governmental unit, official or agency, he may or may not be permitted to sue. The reason that he may be barred from suing is because of “sovereign immunity.” Traditionally, this doctrine protected governmental units, officials, and agencies from liability based on their tortuous acts unless they had consented to being sued. Now, this immunity has been waived in large part and only applies in certain circumstances.
By virtue of the Federal Tort Claims Act, the federal government has waived its immunity from liability for most tortuous acts. However, immunity still attaches in certain situations.
Immunity For Certain Torts
Immunity for the federal government still attaches for tort actions based on assault, battery, false imprisonment, false arrest, malicious prosecution, abuse of process, libel, slander, deceit, misrepresentation and interference with contract rights.
Immunity For Discretionary Acts
The federal government maintains its immunity from tort actions arising from acts that are “discretionary,” which are acts that are related to higher-level planning or decision making. Discretionary acts are distinguished from those that are “ministerial,” which involve the lower-level operations of the government. There is no tort immunity for ministerial acts.
Most states have waived their immunity from tort actions, but immunity still applies to discretionary acts and legislative and judicial decision making.
Most states that have waived their own immunity have also abolished municipal tort immunity. However, municipalities are still immune for discretionary acts and policy decisions.
In states where municipal immunity exists, courts may still find a municipality liable based on the municipality’s exercise of proprietary, rather than governmental, functions.
Governmental Functions
Functions that are only performed by governments are considered governmental functions (e.g., police and fire). Municipalities are generally immune from tort actions arising from such functions.
Proprietary Functions
Municipal functions that could be provided by a private corporation are usually construed as proprietary functions (e.g., maintaining airport parking lot), especially if the municipality collects revenues for its services. Municipalities are not shielded with tort immunity related to such functions.
Government officials may also have immunity from tort liability when carrying out their official duties involving discretionary acts. However, officials are not immune if they act with malice or improper purpose. In addition, no tort immunity applies to ministerial acts.
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First Swiss Guard of Filipino Descent Joins Elite Force Protecting the Pope
Twenty-one-year-old Vincent Luthi wields the halberd for the Pope.
By Mario Alvaro Limos | Oct 9, 2020
IMAGE Vatican Press
On October 4, some 38 new Pontifical Guardsmen, more commonly known as Swiss Guards, solemnly vowed to serve the Holy Father diligently and faithfully and, if requested, give their lives for him. Among them was Vincent Lüthi, a 21-year-old Filipino-Swiss. It is the first time in history for a Swiss Guard of Filipino descent to count among the Pope’s elite protection force.
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Traditionally, new recruits to the Swiss Guard are sworn on the sixth of May in the Vatican. The date is significant because it marks the day when 147 Swiss Guards died for Pope Clement VII in the Sack of Rome in 1527.
Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the traditional swearing-in ceremony for the new recruits was postponed to October 4.
This afternoon, 38 new recruits of the Pontifical Swiss Guard swore allegiance to the Roman Pontiff. The ceremony, which usually takes place on May 6th, the date in 1527, when 147 Swiss Guards died defending Clement VII during the Sack of Rome, was delayed because of the pandemic pic.twitter.com/bEwAdXrWv5
— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) October 4, 2020
Pope Francis Greeting Vincent Lüthi
What We Know So Far About Vincent Lüthi
Vincent Lüthi is a Swiss citizen born to a Filipino mother. According to Radio Caritas Mariae, his mother, Marma Marigomen Luthi, is from Santa Fe, Bantayan Island, Cebu. Lüthi grew up in the town of Cugy in Vaud, Linden, Switzerland.
According to an official document released by the Pontifical Swiss Guard, Lüthi joined the Swiss Guards on March 1, 2020. He is a Swiss citizen with French ancestry.
Cugy, Vaud, Switzerland
Photo by Sissssou / Wikimedia Commons.
Lüthi was recruited into the Swiss Army prior to joining the Swiss Guards. He is part of Switzerland’s Panzergrenadier (PzGren) Division where he holds the rank of lieutenant.
The PzGren is the modern term for Swiss, Polish, and German mechanized infantry who are trained to be transported in armored vehicles such as tanks.
Vincent Lüthi Guarding the Pope
Currently, Lüthi is a Habeldier in the Swiss Guard. Habeldiers wield the halberd or Swiss voulge, a two-handed pole weapon that came to prominent use during the 14th to 16th centuries in Europe.
Lüthi also underwent rigorous training to qualify as a Swiss Guard. In this Instagram post by guardiasvizzerapontificia, the official account of the Swiss Guards, Lüthi is seen in a more subdued uniform for combat training.
Vincent Lüthi at the Swiss Guard Self-Defense Course
Grundausbildung mit der Tessiner Kantonspolizei: Selbstverteidigung (MDTS). # Formazione di base presso la polizia cantonale ticinese: Autodifesa (MDTS). # Formation de base auprès de la Police cantonale tessinoise: Cours d’auto-défense (MDTS). # www.schweizergarde.ch @polizia_ti # #GSP1506 #GuardiaSvizzeraPontificia #Schweizergarde #Gardesuisse #SwissGuard #SwissGuards #Schweiz #Suisse #Svizzera #Vatikan #Vatican #Vaticano #ArmeeCH #rekrutenschule #ecolerecrue #scuolareclute #selbstverteidigung #autodefense #autodifesa #mdts
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Brief Background of the Swiss Guard
The Swiss Guard is the official armed forces of the Vatican, primarily tasked with the protection of Popes. They number no more than 135 men. To be a Swiss guard, you must be a Swiss citizen, Catholic, and unmarried, and must be 19 to 30 years old. You must also be part of the Swiss Army and passed the Swiss Army basic training.
The Swiss Guard is one of the world's oldest military unit in continuous operation. It was established in 1506 during the reign of Pope Julius II.
Swiss Guard Halberdier Vincent Lüthi
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Int'l Essayists: Toni Nealie on migration and cultural echoes
My Country, My Land
Before I could consider myself an American resident writer, I swam in an alphabet of visas and titles, alien, then alien on advance parole, then resident alien—such is the language of borders. To enter the country is an essai, a trial, an attempt to make sense. How does one understand the lexicon of immigration? Forms like traffic lights, amber, green. Which port did you leave? Which port do you drift toward? Boxes interrogating ethnicity and race don’t conform to a shimmering view of self. The ephemeral I wants to escape like smoke. Unfixed, impermanent, sliding under the doors of transit lounges and out across the clouds, the oceans, the air. Forms ask about nationality, but somewhere across dateline, across years, across skies, across borders, my nationhood blurred. Different-same.
In this time of bans, being an International writer means I struggle to write a narrative. My thinking is scattershot, my process in shards. In this time of bans written by executive order, not-bans, may-be-extended-bans, revoked-bans, watch-this-space-bans, I check the writing on my United States green card. Expiry date, 2023. Permanent resident since 2007. Below a gold-stamped eagle’s head, adjacent to images of the Lincoln Memorial and Lady Liberty’s Gallic gaze, I stare out at an immigration official, one anxious eye slightly wider than the other, my lips turned down tightly. It’s a replacement card for the first one, that took me six jagged years to secure after 9/11. In contrast, in my Uruwhenua Aotearoa/New Zealand Passport, my eyes smile at my photographer husband, my lips turn up. Inside its black and silver cover, the pages are decorated with sea birds and whales, colonial sailing ships and native canoes, navigators and travelers. The sky changes color from dawn to twilight, the Southern Cross gliding right to left as you flip the pages. This passport contains biometric data in a chip—hidden aspects of fingerprints and eyes, yet so little of me. Many visas and stamps patchwork my old documents, but this new one is pristine. The privilege accompanying this passport is fluke—the luck of geography and birth, of colonial ties and alliances. Under my country’s crest, in the name of the Queen of Great Britain, a request is made “to allow the holder to pass without delay or hindrance and in case of need to give all lawful assistance and protection.” I have been granted safe passage in twenty countries, lived in three, worked in four—Aotearoa New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States.
After arriving in the United States in 2001, I developed a fear of scrutiny, of the rules changing, of being separated from my loved ones. It springs from multiple airport inspections, the wand sliding up my legs, across my chest, under my sweating armpit. It arises because it took me years longer than my husband and children to achieve residency. My mother in New Zealand worries, angst leftover from her Indian-born father, who was tripped up by the white immigration movement of the early 1900s. When I planned to visit Pakistan my mother worried that my emails might be scrutinized, that the C.I.A was keeping tabs on visitors, that my re-entry to the U.S might be impeded. I laughed at her paranoia. “This is the United States, not a banana republic,” I told her.
“Where do you live?” I was asked while shopping last holiday season. “A few blocks east,” I replied. “But where are you from?” Every day I was asked, once, sometimes twice in a day by storekeepers and customers in the small town on the border of Chicago where I reside. Accustomed to the question—I get it less than I used to—I was surprised by its frequency in December. Each time I answered cheerfully, “I’m originally from New Zealand, but I’ve lived here fifteen years.” “But where are you really from?” was the follow-up. The day before Christmas, in a pop-up store, in a hurry, I felt disinclined to engage. The storekeeper, a woman with sharp eyes and a tight mouth, was not satisfied with “A few blocks east.” She persisted. I repeated, “A few blocks east.” “Oh, it’s a secret, is it?” she hissed. “I just wanted some socks,” I replied, as I shot out the door. When I’m with writers, they usually ask: “What are you working on?” not “where are you from?”
Nation—an idea I carry inside of me, a nesting doll set. Here, in the outer layer: Red cardinals in the viburnum. Red oaks and elms. Victorian and Prairie houses. Stars and Stripes fluttering two hundred yards from my kitchen window. There, in the inner layer: a volcanic cone looming over Waitemata Harbor in a squall. Little blue penguins inching from holiday house to inlet. Mother sitting in her rose-patterned chair drinking Lady Grey tea and nibbling on ginger slice. A snow peak viewed from a childhood garden. Sheep. The clacking song of the tui bird sucking at flax blooms. Snippets of chants, poems and stories and gossip drifting on to the page, unbidden, even though I have lived away for years.
International can mean inter-national. If a homeland is “officially” bicultural, it can be bifurcated, two countries bundled together, yet kept apart between tribal gathering places, marae, and post-colonial cities. My Māori friends’ parents recall hands slapped in school, forbidden to speak the language of the tangata whenua, people of the land, the host culture. Ancestral stories and spiritual genealogies, absent without leave, were written and stacked in the myths and legends shelves of libraries when I was young. They were told and retold on marae, meeting places, until they breathed again in classrooms, in ceremonies, on television, on carvings in public places.
As Pākehā, non-Māori, these stories have run in my bloodstream for only a few generations. They are part of the culture I was raised in, but they do not form my foundation, as recited genealogy does for Māori, who know all life is connected, created from Papatūānuku and Ranganui, earth mother and sky father.
I was born under a mountain, Taranaki. Story has it that Taranaki used to live in the center of the island, with Tongariro and Ngauruhoe. He stormed off alone to the west coast when fleeing from a love triangle. My husband, who was born on the other side of the mountain, was told that Taranaki perpetually looked back over his shoulder, through a mist of tears.
An international migrant may write of exile, of fleeing from or running toward. They may describe themselves as nomad, water lily drifting, rooted in water not land, a ball hurled high in the air, or, as I have, seedling, mangrove, pōhutukawa clinging to crevice. It is difficult to not look back, to draw on the once and always familiar. Sometimes memories trap the writer in nostalgia, a desperation to cling to the sustenance of home. The essay becomes a shell from which to explore identity and place, a protective carapace to poke one’s head from while questioning heritage and new environment. It is a suitable form to seek power and voice, to explore identity, question authority and subvert the status quo. I can ponder and interrogate, meander and digress, knowing that I have the space to change my mind or allow for nuance. I like that the essay isn't binary, it doesn't force the writer or the reader into a position or a singular way of being. It allows for my plurality.
I find myself listening closely to sounds and rhythms to find a way forward. I reach towards oratory from “home,” as a guide to the communal, the global, the body politic, our ecosystem. My earliest specific essay influences came from countries not my own. The first I remember were by George Orwell and Aldous Huxley (I wrote a speech at high school based on Huxley’s “The Doors of Perception"). Then American essayists including Alice Walker, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde and Angela Davis shaped my views on race, gender and power. The first local essays I registered were by New Zealand women writing for the feminist magazine Broadsheet. That included a pivotal essay by Māori writer Donna Awatere, called “Māori Sovereignty”— probably the first essay that made me question my world view.
New Zealand lacks a tradition of reflective essays, although there exists reportage, anecdote, memoir, narrative nonfiction. Prose poetry and cross genre pieces are emerging.
The closest I’ve come to experiencing “essai”—in the fullness of prose that expands and magnifies, digresses, and sometimes lyric—is in oral form. It is found in the wharenui or meeting houses, on marae, which are traditional Māori tribal gathering places or contemporary urban spaces open to all. Any manuhiri, guest, is first welcomed on the marae grounds in a ritual consisting of challenge, tribute to the dead, and mihi, welcome, that includes a poetic chant, a eulogy to the ancestors, a greeting to the living, followed by a song and formal reply from the guests. Inside the meeting house, discussions and disputes (perhaps about legislation, land use, other community concerns) are amalgamated with traditional stories, aphorisms, songs, riddles, responses, echoes from ancestors, in a blend of contemporary, historical, ancient and imagined. In Māori, the rhythms, open vowels and allusions speak of ancestors and the natural world—waves, waterfalls, birds flying, fish, light on water, and stars.
Constellations change when you slip hemispheres. Te Punga, anchor, also known as Southern Cross, stayed south, but Te Marama, Moon, traveled with me. Looking into the garden from my night bed in New Zealand, I would watch the spring moon rise over the hill, sliding silver streaks across the camellia blooms. My husband buried the placenta, whenua, of our second-born son under that tree. Whenua, as written in my passport, also means my country, my land. The same silent bluish light washed the bed where our first child was born. We told our boy that he was brought to us on those moonbeams.
In the first years of living in the United States, I woke nightly, watching the quadrilateral of stripes cast through the blinds, wondering if it was the same light that visited my homeland on the other side of a dateline, seventeen hours earlier. In my midnight aloneness, I fought tightening throat and temple and chest and fist. The words that bubbled my drowsy mind were from the ancient Māori tale of emergence, in which the world comes into being from Te Kore, the dimension beyond light and dark. The chant charts the changes from Te Pō to Te Ao, dark to light—from nothingness, to the void to nights great, long, deep, intense, dark, where nothing is seen, the darkest dark. Then the beginning of feeling, of restlessness, of turning, to the glimmer of dawn, until finally, Ki Te Ao Mārama, the light of day. Unbidden, the sound of the words comforted me. I was reassured of my connectedness, by knowing that darkness was unchanged, the light of the moon had followed me. Same-same.
Here on my desk in Illinois, a starfish floats in a drawing my son made in our homeland when he was six. Brown and black crayon lines imitate tapa cloth, siapo, Samoan bark cloth beaten and rubbed or imprinted with dyes. Amid the lines—nets for catching turtles or the pattern on a coconut leaf—he drew fa'a'ali'ao, trochus shell; fa'a'aveau, starfish; and something that looks like an upside-down sheep, but is probably a pandanus flower. The symbols are a visual language of the Pacific, passed from family to family, taken to Aotearoa New Zealand during the migrations of the 1950s, and into the language of elementary school children. Now, in a Virginia research facility, my freshly adult son writes the language of neuroscience, deciphering the conversation of one neuron to another. Different-same.
Then, on my Auckland dining table, words : Mercury Energy Bill, New Zealand Herald, card from my mother: “May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face.”
Now, here, in the United States, on a different table: Com-ed bill, New York Times, card from my mother: “Family ties are precious threads, no matter where we roam. They draw us close to those we love and pull our hearts toward home.” Same-same.
Toni Nealie is the author of The Miles Between Me, an essay collection about borders, homeland, dispersal, heritage and family, published by Curbside Splendor. Her essays have appeared in Guernica, Hobart, The Offing, The Rumpus, Entropy, Midwestern Gothic, The Prague Revue and elsewhere. Her work has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize and shortlisted for a Chicago Review of Books nonfiction award. Originally from New Zealand, she holds an MFA from Columbia College Chicago. She currently teaches and writes in Chicago, is Literary Editor of Newcity and co-editor of The Sunday Rumpus.
Craig Reinbold is a regular contributor to Essay Daily and curates this Int'l Essayists column. Send suggestions, thoughts, comments to @craigreinbold @essayingdaily
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Brentwood councillor's car sent flying in high street crash
She returned from lunch to find her car was not where she parked it
Bronya Smolen
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Three vehicles are thought to have been involved in the crash on Brentwood High Street
A crash which closed Brentwood High Street saw a councillor's yellow Beetle sent flying into the middle of the road.
A motorcyclist is thought to have swerved out of the way of another car and into other vehicles.
Councillor Karen Chilvers, Liberal Democrat Councillor for Brentwood West, returned to her car to find it had been pushed back 10 metres into the middle of the road despite it being parked with the handbrake on.
Witnesses say the biker was taken to hospital on a stretcher.
Brentwood High Street 'closed' after car and motorbike crash
Her car is parked legally because she has a blue badge, despite it being on the yellow lines
She said: “I was parked having lunch and I was walking back to my car. I saw an ambulance and my car was in the middle of the road.
“I am told somebody pulled out and it swerved.
“My car with its handbrake on got pushed back ten metres and it still had the handbrake on."
Several other cars were involved in the collision, and photos from the scene show one silver car with its bumper completely ripped off.
Cllr Chilvers was told that a doctor was passing and offered medical treatment to the motorcyclist while the ambulance was on its way.
Her car is parked legally because she is a blue badge holder, despite it being on the yellow lines.
Several cars and a motorcycle were involved in the collision
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“He was very lucky that a young doctor was passing and he got medical treatment,” she continued.
“As a councillor, us and the police go to a lot of effort to put speeding restrictions in place, there is usually a very good reason they are there."
Councillor Karen Chilvers wants people to be more aware of speed limits (Image: Brentwood Borough Council)
Essex Police have been approached for comment.
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Forensics at scene of Chelmsford city centre to 'incident' outside block of flats
Several police vehicles are parked up on the road
Forensics are currently at the scene on Forest Drive, Chelmsford
Forensic teams have been at the scene of an incident outside a block of flats this afternoon (June 23).
There are several police vehicles parked up on Forest Drive near to the junction with Waterhouse Lane as they tend to the scene.
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The incident was first reported at around midday today and detectives are also believed to be in attendance.
Photos taken at the scene show three police vehicles parked on a driveway outside a group of properties on the road.
It is not yet known why officers are at the scene, but Essex Police has been approached for a comment.
We'll be bringing you the latest on this story when we get it.
For more breaking stories, go to www.essexlive.news or visit our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/essexlivenews or Twitter page @essexlive
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Hornchurch assault on District Line left man with fractured jaw
The victim was airlifted to hospital following the attack on the train
A man who was airlifted to hospital following a vicious attack on a train has been left with a fractured jaw.
The 21-year-old victim was seriously assaulted by two men while travelling on the District Line at Hornchurch station on Tuesday (July 3).
He sustained his injuries after he was kicked and punched several times.
Man airlifted to hospital after attack on Hornchurch train
Paramedics were seen attending to the victim inside the station.
One witness, who asked to remain anonymous, said at the time: "The man got off the tube and the paramedics were helping him on the floor inside the station.
"He’s been taken by air ambulance."
Emergency services near the station (Image: Adrian Ellis)
Trains were temporarily suspended while the incident was dealt with by the emergency services.
The attack took place at around 6.50pm and police and paramedics rushed to the scene, as well as an air ambulance which airlifted the victim to hospital for treatment.
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In connection with this incident, Adam Collinson of Wenning Road, Havering has been charged with affray, grievous bodily harm and possession of a bladed article.
The 20-year-old appeared at Highbury Corner Magistrates' court yesterday (July 5).
British Transport Police are appealing for any witnesses who may have seen the assault to come forward to aid their investigation.
Police believe this man may have information which could help the investigation
They have released a CCTV image of a man that they believe may have information regarding the incident.
Anyone with information should contact BTP by sending a text to 61016 or by calling 0800 40 50 40 quoting reference 545 of 3 July.
Alternatively, ring Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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Miss Thistlebottom's Hobgoblins
The Careful Writer's Guide to the Taboos, Bugbears, and Outmoded Rules of English Usage
Theodore M. Bernstein,
Once you recall that Miss Thistlebottom was your elementary-school teacher who laid down all manner of taboos concerning the use of language, you will have an idea of what this book is about. In no sense permissive or radical, it topples the taboos that lack historical, logical or grammatical basis. It is a refreshing look at our living language, the perfect companion to the author's indispensable work, The Careful Writer.
Mr. Bernstein writes four letters to Miss Thistlebottom that divide the book into four sections: "Witchcraft in Words," "Syntax Scarecrows," "Imps of Idioms," and "Spooks of Style." Can there be more than two "alternatives"? You'll find the answer in the Words section. Can something "grow smaller"? Ditto. How about Split Infinitives: is it proper to ever split one? Is "none" invariably singular? Take a look in the Syntax section. Isn't it absurd to say "if worst comes to worst" rather than "if worse comes to worst" or to say "head over heels" rather than "heels over head"? The section on idioms will enlighten you on these "absurdities." And then, is a preposition a proper word to end a sentence with? The section on Style will show you that some authoritarians don't know what they are talking about and don't know what rules are for.
The scores and scores of entries in this book are crisp, lightly written and amply provided with illustrative material. They are designed to help anyone who writes anything--the student, the reporter, the copy editor, the professional writer-cast off the inhibitions and prohibitions that lack validity and cramp his writing style.
An Appendix includes some rare, out-of-print sources of some of the bogies: William Cullen Bryant's Index Expurgatorius for writers on the old New York Post, James Gordon Bennett's "Don't List" for writers on the old New York Herald and Ambrose Bierce's blacklist Write It Right.
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On Tour Available For Pre-order On DVD
Elvis' 1972 movie "On Tour" will be released on DVD in Germany March 10, 2006. This edition has a running time of 90 minutes, screensize 4:3, PAL, Dolby HiFi in English (mono) and German (mono). This first release of this movie on DVD is now vailable for pre-order from Amazon Germany. Update February 10: The German Cinefacts website mentions: Widescreen (1.85:1). Corrected a previous info it had stereo sound.
Source: Amazon.de / Updated: Feb 8, 2006
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lvisfan (profile/ contact) wrote on Mar 1, 2006report abuse
I just now noticed what you are all talking about. Looks like they are taking it from the last video release a few years back that is represented by the art work that used in the article. It was 4:3 and stereo. I have the original VHS release from the 80's and it is in mono, but 2:35 aspect ratio. I also have the Laser Disc from the early 90's that I recently transferred to DVD. It is perfect! Great stereo sound and 2:35 picture. If anyone's interested, let me know. I still believe there will be a re-edited version of "On Tour", but I hope they also re-release the original too.
elvissims (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 28, 2006report abuse
I'll just be happy to get a copy of ON TOUR that is in the original widescreen format. My original VHS copy from the early '80s was (believe it or not), but I played it so many times that it is literally worn out. The replacement VHS copy has been "formatted" to fit my screen, so I lose all the split screen stuff - except for the edges that are still there. Chalk that up to BAD editing...
gilesm (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 14, 2006report abuse
IF you look at the new topic in this web site regarding EPE's reaction, you will see that EPE have said that e new vesion of On Tour is being planned by Warner in the USA. Great news, if it actually happens,
CHRISTIAN M (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 11, 2006report abuse
CD KING write: "I'm sure Warner is testing the market", YES Same of TTWII special edition without the one hour bonus footage annouced ! YES Same of others warner Elvis DVD Without bonus, if you wait for new release of Elvis movie withe bonus on dvd you r courageous others format same of blue ray etc come before. i continue to claim,A dvd of EOT in mono,4:3 whitout bonus for this classic golden globes awards winner Elvis movie for the only one movie of an Elvis tour this Edition is Criminel, and same of many of you i m more of very desapointed. Elvis news do a QUICK POLL on this release, by the way eache is free to buy or not this, they are more of one year i know EOT is comming on dvd for the first month of 2006 i have post the new on my page and FECC mb, but i never think a so basic edition
tcb_guy (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 11, 2006report abuse
I can imagine, 4:3 must be HORRIBLE, especially with a film that lives from the widescreen format. But the film has been shown only in the right format (2,35:1) and with stereo sound on television during the last few years. I've never seen a 4:3 version, at least in Germany, I don't know about other countries. But the 1992 VHS release from the "Elvis Collection" was in correct format, wasn't it? It also had stereo sound, I believe. So why should MGM/Turner do such a stupid thing and release an old-fashioned version when there already was a correct one almost 14 years ago. That doesn't make sense. Some sources talk about 4:3 for the DVD release, others about widescreen. Nobody really can tell now what this DVD will look like. So let's wait and see. By the way, I already pre-ordered my copy yesterday.
CD King (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 11, 2006report abuse
Yes, let's support this release. The first ever for an official ELVIS ON TOUR DVD. I'm sure Warner is testing the market. If this one sells - they might just release a box-set of ELVIS ON TOUR.
E.J.F... (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 11, 2006report abuse
Yes tcb_guy, they can do (ruin) it because I've had it on VHS for ages in that terrible format. You just see the middle picture and only portions of the frames on the left and right! Ugh!
I'm very likely going to buy this release because if it sells good that will show MGM/Turner that there is a possible market for a deluxe edition. It's obvious that this is a budget release and I think there is more to come after this first attempt. This is the very first time that this great concert movie is being released on DVD officially. I've been waiting many years for this to finally happen. I also own the Malaysia import DVD, but a bootleg is not the same as an official release with proper menus. Come on, this DVD is not very expensive, so let's show the people from MGM/Turner that we want more Elvis On Tour footage. I can afford around 10 euro for this great movie. And by the way, I can't really imagine that this film will be released only in mono and 4:3. How should they manage such a screensize with all those split-screens?
lray (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
Turner has Elvis On Tour, not MGM. so give your opinion to Turner. Also I wonder about this report's accuracy. If it is coming out I would think it would be in widescreen.
Santa Claus (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
If you don't buy it, they'll never come up with a x-CD set. So, if you don't buy it, please give your opinion why you don't buy it on the MGM website customer-service link.
gilesm (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
I agree, this is terrible, but there is one good thing to come out of this. IF they can release "On Tour" even in this poor version it means that there are no copyright or permissions problems holding them back from a proper release. Also, it means that the owners are probably aware of the market that has been 'created' by the boolegs and wanted to get anything they could out on the shelves as a responce. Perhaps now that they can go ahead and give us what we really want - all of the material in good quality!Even just the original film uncet and in 5.1 sound would be good.
Neckywoudje (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
Agreed. I'll skip this one for sure. The videotape with this version was plain awfull! The versions I taped from TV during the years were far better. Strange, there are plenty of bootleg dvd's out there with special stuff and they just release this thing.
Renan Augusto (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
I agree with all of you. Elvis fans have waited too long and deserve something better.
E.J.F... (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
I fully agree with all of you guys. Wrong running time, wrong screen ratio, wrong audio. I'll skip this one too!
Poffe (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
4:3 and Stereo. No thanks. It's nice that they finally release it on DVD, but that's not enough for me. I will wait for the special edition. I wouldn't mind a recut version like TTWII-SE, but I could settle with a restored original version with 5.1 sound and anamorphic widescreen... pleeeeease!
CHRISTIAN M (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 9, 2006report abuse
I Agree withe you Mississippi. Wait so long time , send thousends signatures petitions for this dvd and have a mono 4:3 without bonus is for me incredible. i hope a boycote of this product
Mississippi-Flash (profile/ contact) wrote on Feb 8, 2006report abuse
Sorry, I will skip this one. MGM is too late with releasing this oldfashioned DVD without extra's and out-of-date sound. Looks like the bootlegversions are equal or much better.
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Making Swim Progress in a Virtual Setting (Video)
Swim Coach Lorna Trains Online with Endless Pools®
Necessity, they say, is the mother of invention. And during the stay-at-home orders of 2020, Coach Lorna Richardson and her swimmer, Ben, innovated a new way to coach! They connect online, and Lorna watches Ben swim in the Endless Pools Performance model in his Ventura County, California home.
"We haven't missed one lesson," she says proudly. The owner of the Fluid Movement coaching, training, and massage studio, Lorna made this video to document her swim coaching progress with Ben.
Making Lemonade out of Lemons
The virtual coaching started when "he approached me." Lorna recalls Ben saying, "'I have an [Endless Pools Performance model]. I saw your website; I like what you do. Can we figure something out?'"
Lorna had no problem figuring it out. "I've taught people remotely before, so it wasn't a crazy notion." The camera set-up was the one potential obstacle, but fortunately for Lorna, "He loves that techie stuff."
Besides the many obstacles it created, the pandemic quarantine also created the opportunity for Ben to focus on improving his swimming. "He wanted to learn," Lorna notes, and "he had more time on his hands than normal. He works from home right now, and he wanted to maximize that down time and put it to some use."
Coaching with Endless Pools
"The beauty of [Endless Pools swimming] is that you stay in the same spot," Coach Lorna observes. "We have two cameras. You can do the underwater one with the GoPro," which is just one popular brand of 'action cameras' with underwater capabilities.
For Lorna to virtually coach a swimmer in a traditional pool, "You'd have to have a camera that tracks the person, or you have to get some poor [camera] person to follow along."
Of course, that's what swim coaches teaching in person have to do anyway – run alongside the pool to follow the swimmer, trying to maintain a clear view of their stroke while both are in motion. Endless Pools coaching resolves that problem for traditional swim coaching just as it does with virtual coaching.
Besides the unprecedented close-up views available with Endless Pools swim coaching, a swim coach can reach out to touch the swimmer to get their attention. Online, Lorna instead relies on a combination of technology and old-fashioned timing to communicate with Ben.
"He wears a headset at times where he can hear my voice underwater," Lorna says. Other times, "I'll tell him to swim X number of strokes. Or [have him set] a timer, and then he'll stop. I'll ask him what he felt, and then I'll tell him what I thought.
"There's less time spent being inefficient. The [Endless Pools current] allows that because I can stop him quickly before that becomes a habit."
Coach Lorna usually coaches in a traditional pool, following the swimmer by running along the pool deck. With her virtual coaching using the Endless Pools current, "There's less time spent being inefficient. The [Endless Pools current] allows that because I can stop him quickly before that becomes a habit."
Measuring Progress in the Pool
Lorna started their sessions by focusing on swim technique rather than swim speed. "It's very easy for a person to get carried away. It becomes all about time and speed and splits, and that's fine to play around with," she says; but during those critical early swim coaching sessions, the risk is "the integrity of the stroke falling apart."
The Endless Pools current has speeds expressed as common swim paces: time per 100 yards or meters. For their early sessions, Coach Lorna encouraged Ben to ignore that. "I didn't want him to get fixated on numbers in the beginning. The most important thing was working on technique and then challenging that with the strength of the current."
The constant speed of the Endless Pools current became their measure of progress. "As he stayed with the same [pace], he found that he was swimming into the [current housing] more, so we had to naturally increase the strength of the current." That was Ben's indication that he was swimming faster. "I wanted him to recognize that."
Coach Lorna conducts virtual swim lessons with "two cameras. You can do the underwater one with the GoPro," she suggests. Her swimmer "wears a headset at times where he can hear my voice underwater." She finds that it's an efficient coaching method during a pandemic and with swimmers at a great distance.
A Unique Swim Coaching Method
Over the years, Lorna has developed her own unique coaching method. She calls it "a combination of my own knowledge and trying to expand on the TI [Total Immersion] method." When working with swimmers, she's always "seeing patterns and thinking how I can work with that. Every person is different, and you just have to find that connection."
She had always been "sports-minded" and gained extensive experience as a physical therapist, both in aquatic therapy and land-based protocols. "I found I was getting pulled into coaching. I wanted to go out on my own and help people understand more."
She felt drawn to swimming specifically. "The beauty of it is that it's non-impact. It's something you can take well into your elder years, and it's just a great feeling."
Her core coaching principles include "simplifying everything and not rushing them. Listening to them – that's the big part."
For her virtual swim coaching sessions, Coach Lorna offers technique tips on camera (top right). Her swimmer, Ben, is visible from two camera angles (top left and bottom center).
Making Real-World Progress
Ben had told Coach Lorna that "he never really had instruction before," she recalls. "He could swim, but he knew that his technique needed significant improvement. He could feel his inefficiency. He wanted to swim stronger."
Months later, Lorna's virtual coaching helped him make progress with his swim technique. "He went down to Newport Beach a couple of weeks ago," and after swimming in the Pacific Ocean, "he said it was great. It felt so much more effortless than it ever had before because he was so much more relaxed.
"He knew what to do and could stay focused on the things we'd gone through." Ben told Lorna that he found that their virtual swim coaching sessions have been "super helpful."
And it's not over yet! "We're still continuing to work on technique, and now we're beginning to work on speed: changing the tempo up, changing the current up, doing some interval training. His big goal is to swim through an endurance race in open water."
Lorna and Ben are both enjoying the progress that they're making. In the video above, you can see what she sees after each session: "Big smiles all around!"
Interested swimmers can contact Coach Lorna Richardson via www.fluid-movement.net. This video and her testimonials are for informational purposes only. Endless Pools does not sponsor or endorse her coaching methodology.
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Virginia AG Settles with Local Small Dollar Lender Over Excessive Fees
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On August 1, 2017, the Virginia Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a state pawnbroker, settling allegations that the company overcharged consumers and was “skirting laws.” According to the AG, the company was in the business of offering consumers small dollar loans in exchange for the…
Massachusetts AG Obtains Preliminary Injunction Against Debt Collection Law Firm Over Illegal Practices
Debt Collection, State AGs
On July 13, 2017, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (“Massachusetts AG”) announced that it obtained a preliminary injunction against a debt collection law firm and its principal attorney. The Massachusetts AG alleged that the law firm engaged in unlawful collection practices, in violation of the Massachusetts AG’s debt collection regulations. The law firm collected debts for…
HUD Bans Mortgage Lender from Originating FHA-Insured Loans Because of False Financial Statements
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On July 11, 2017, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced that its Mortgagee Review Board had suspended a national mortgage lender from originating and underwriting new mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). HUD’s Departmental Enforcement Center also banned the lender’s owner from doing business with the federal…
Mortgage Lender Pays $4.157 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations Concerning FHA Loans
On July 3, 2017, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the HUD Office of Inspector General (HUD-OIG), the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California announced that they had reached a settlement with a national mortgage lender, resolving…
CFPB Enforcement Continues to Rise in Q1 2017 as Other Federal and State Enforcement Trend Downwards
In the first quarter of 2017, Consumer Enforcement Watch tracked 46 enforcement actions taken against consumer financial service providers. This represents a slight decrease from the 50 enforcement actions taken against consumer financial service providers in Q1 of 2016. 34 of the 2017 Q1 enforcement actions were settlements (with or…
CFPB Takes Action Against Mortgage Servicer for Unlawful Practices
CFPB, Mortgage, RESPA
On June 7, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it entered into a consent order with a Chicago-based mortgage servicing company, settling allegations that it failed to provide borrowers with the foreclosure protections required by law. According to the CFPB, the mortgage servicer violated federal consumer protection laws in its…
FTC and Florida AG Agree to Nearly $5 Million Settlement With Defendants Pitching "Worthless" Credit Card Interest Rate Reductions
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On June 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that a federal district court had entered its eighth order against the remaining defendants in an illegal robocall ring in which defendants promised to help consumers lower their credit card interest rates. The FTC, in conjunction with the Florida Office of the Attorney…
Car Dealership Agrees to Consent Order to Pay $5.1 Million in Debt Forgiveness
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Judge Denies Motion to Dismiss in Case Filed by CFPB Against Debt Relief Attorneys
On May 30, 2017, the Honorable Josephine Staton, of the Central District of California, denied a Motion to Dismiss filed by three law firms, and their principals, in a case filed by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”). The CFPB sued the law firms based on their long-standing relationship with…
Reverse Mortgage Servicer to Pay $89 Million to Resolve False Claims Act and FIRREA Claims
DOJ, FCA/FIRREA, HUD, Mortgage
On May 16, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had reached a settlement with a company engaged in reverse mortgage servicing, in connection with the company’s participation in the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (“HUD”) Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (“HECM”) program, which offers senior citizens reverse mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration…
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Nokia adds 500, 502 and 503 to its Asha lineup, starts at $69
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Gallery: Nokia adds 500, 502 and 503 to its Asha lineup | 7 Photos
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Honing in on Asha's social initative, one of the new features is the ability to take a photo with a single swipe, after which you can share it instantly to your social network of choice with a single tap. Even though Whatsapp has been available for Asha phones for awhile now, Nokia highlighted the app at the event, noting that there are over 350 million active Whatsapp users around the globe. It proudly claimed that Whatsapp registers 250,000 users everyday through Nokia handsets, though it wouldn't break down users per platform. Nokia also announced that the social feature on Fastlane, Asha's list-like view of recent activity, is now customizable. For 501 users who might feel a little left out, don't fret, as these features will be available to you via an over-the-air update as well.
Back to the new hardware, it was revealed that the 500 has a 2.8-inch screen and a 2-megapixel camera, while both the 502 and the 503 have 3-inch screens and 5-megapixel cameras with LED flash. The 503 is clearly the best of the bunch, as it also has Gorilla Glass 2 and 3G connectivity. All three have WLAN, quad-band EDGE and boasts one month of battery standby time. They're all available with dual SIM capabilities, though the 500 and the 503 also come in a single SIM variant. The 500, 502 and 503 are priced at $69, $89 and $99 respectively. Availability is set for around Q4 of this year. They'll all be for sale in Africa, APAC, Europe and the Middle East, while the 500 and the 503 will be available in Latin America as well.
Brad Molen contributed to this post.
Nokia brings new innovations to design and imaging with six new devices, applications and experiences
Nokia's latest family of products builds upon industry leading design, advanced camera features and unique applications and experiences to make life easier and more fun
News at-a-glance:
• Designed to work anywhere, Nokia's first Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520, offers combined LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity and is designed to deliver the best outdoor and indoor readability.
• The award-winning Lumia design comes to 6-inch screens with the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320. The larger format offers a new column of live tiles for easier and faster access to apps and experiences.
• The Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 introduce a new crystal-clear design, smarter camera and a faster and more intuitive user interface.
• New accessories from Nokia complement mobile lifestyles, from power keyboards to wireless charging.
• Nokia app innovation continues with Nokia Storyteller, Beamer and Video Director.
• New third-party applications including Instagram, WhatsApp, Papyrus, Vine among others.
Espoo, Finland and Abu Dhabi, UAE – 22 October 2013 – Today at Nokia World: Abu Dhabi, Nokia unveiled six new devices alongside new accessories, Nokia experiences and third-party developer applications. Nokia introduced its first ever Windows tablet, the Nokia Lumia 2520, and launched a portfolio of large screen Lumia smartphones: the Lumia 1520 and 1320. Three new Asha models – including the first 3G device in the Asha Platform family of smartphones – deliver industry leading design, new vibrant colors and a more intuitive user interface, all at an accessible price. Building on Nokia's industry-leading innovation in imaging, the latest range of Lumia and Asha products enables people to capture and share the world around them like never before. Nokia also showed new accessories to make life easier and more fun, and announced an array of new Nokia and third-party applications which enhance the Asha and Lumia experience.
"Now more than ever, mobile devices are at the center of consumers' lives as they look to capture, curate and share experiences on the go," said Stephen Elop, Executive Vice President, Devices & Services at Nokia. "Today we're inviting people around the world to switch to Nokia. With our latest range of Lumia and Asha products, we're delivering industry leading design and imaging innovation to bigger devices at more accessible prices. The quality and value that Nokia products deliver continues to grow as we partner with developers to introduce app experiences that are unique to Lumia and Windows Phone. And clearly, with Lumia and Asha smartphones enjoying quarter-on-quarter volume growth in Q3 2013, that quality and value is resonating with consumers around the world."
Bringing Lumia innovation to Nokia's first-ever Windows tablet - the Lumia 2520
Nokia's first Windows tablet, the Lumia 2520, is designed to work anywhere, with a vivid 10.1-inch HD display that is designed to provide the best outdoor and indoor readability of any tablet. Building on Nokia's rich mobility heritage, the Lumia 2520 combines both 4G LTE and Wi-Fi connectivity, a 6.7MP camera, and for the first time ever on a tablet, ZEISS optics, letting people take beautiful pictures – even in low light. The Lumia 2520, runs on Windows RT 8.1 for a highly personal and easy to navigate experience, and also features multiple color choices and fast-charging capability – providing up to an 80% charge in one hour.
The Lumia 2520 also comes with a number of unique software experiences that are exclusive to the Lumia family, including the exclusive "Dragons Adventure" interactive game developed in partnership with DreamWorks Animation. Additionally, the Lumia 2520 includes Nokia Storyteller, a Nokia developed application that introduces a new way to curate and relive images and videos as a story on a map, as well as Nokia Video Director, which offers the ability to edit and get even more creative with videos shot on the Lumia 2520 – as well as content from Lumia smartphones. With integrated HERE Maps, the Lumia 2520 is the only tablet with true offline maps for a fast and reliable maps experience. The tablet also includes an exclusive version of Nokia Music with Mix Radio preinstalled.
The Lumia 2520 pairs with a unique and stylish accessory which offers a great set of benefits: the Nokia Power Keyboard. Offering up to five extra hours of battery life and two built-in USB ports, the Nokia Power Keyboard makes battery life worries a thing of the past. A protective and wraparound cover, the Nokia Power Keyboard includes a fully functional keypad with gesture trackpad, so typing feels as natural as on a laptop. With Microsoft Office and Outlook preinstalled, getting more done on the go is easier than ever.
The Nokia Lumia 2520 will be available in red and white in a glossy finish as well as cyan and black in a matte finish, and is expect to start shipping in Q4 2013 with an estimated price of USD499 before taxes or subsidies. Initial roll out is to begin broadly in the U.S. as well as the U.K and Finland, with additional countries to follow shortly after. The Nokia Power Keyboard will be available alongside the Lumia 2520 at the recommended price of USD149.
Bring your stories to life with the Nokia Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320
Continuing to redefine smartphone innovation, Nokia introduces its first ever large screen Lumia smartphones, the Lumia 1520 and Lumia 1320. With a six inch screen and the latest software advancements for Windows Phone, the Lumia 1320 and Lumia 1520 are perfectly suited for entertainment and productivity. A new third column of tiles on the home screen means people can see and do more on a larger screen. Bringing larger displays to the award-winning Lumia design, the new format is coupled with some of the most advanced camera innovations so people can capture and share the world around them.
The Lumia 1520 offers the latest imaging innovation from Nokia - a 20MP PureView camera with optical image stabilization (OIS) enabling sharp images even in the dark as well as oversampling and zooming technology similar to the Lumia 1020. In addition to the new Nokia Camera and Nokia Storyteller applications, the Lumia 1520 offers a 6-inch screen and a vivid 1080p full HD display for outstanding outdoor readability. People can bring their videos to life with Nokia Rich Recording, an unparalleled audio capture using four built-in microphones. With Microsoft Office built in, documents can be edited and shared easily for maximum productivity.
The Lumia 1320 features many high-end Lumia innovations on a large 6-inch 720p display and extends the Nokia Camera app to another price range. With a range of imaging apps available, the Lumia 1320 comes with Nokia Music for free streaming of ad-free music and HERE maps and location services, so people can experience the most popular Lumia experiences at a more accessible price.
The Nokia Lumia 1520 will be available in yellow, white, black and glossy red. It is expected to start shipping in Q4 2013, with an estimated price of USD749 before taxes and subsidies in Hong Kong, Singapore, U.S., China, U.K., France, Germany, Finland and other European markets, with other markets to follow.
The Nokia Lumia 1320 will be available in orange, yellow, white, and black and is expected to start shipping in Q1 2014 with an estimated price of USD339 before taxes and subsidies in China and Vietnam, followed by other Asian markets, India and Europe.
The Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 combine beautiful design with a richer mobile experience
The newest additions to the Asha Platform family of devices – the Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 – join the already successful Asha 501 in pushing the boundaries of affordable smartphone innovation. All three handsets build on Nokia's renowned design and feature a new crystal-clear look; a fusion of ice-like transparency and bold inner color encases each phone to make it both elegant and more durable. Support for 3G is available on the Asha 503, which also includes a 5MP camera and comes with a Dual SIM option.
The Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 include new enhancements to the Asha Platform for even more intuitive navigation. The new Asha user interface enables faster and easier sharing of images on social networks, with one easy swipe to access the camera and one touch to post. Fastlane gives people a second home screen for quick access to frequently used apps and deeper integration with their favourite social networks. Knowing how important free messaging is to people, WhatsApp will be available for the Nokia Asha 501 and is to arrive later in the year for the new Asha devices.
The Nokia Asha 500, Asha 502 and Asha 503 will be available in bright red, bright green, yellow, cyan, white and black, and are planned to start shipping in Q4 2013.
The Nokia Asha 500 features a 2.8-inch screen, 2MP camera and comes in single SIM and Easy Swap Dual SIM variants. It is expected to be available in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East with an estimated price of USD69 before taxes or subsidies.
The Nokia Asha 502 features a 3-inch screen, a 5MP camera with LED flash and Easy Swap Dual-SIM. The estimated price before taxes or subsidies starts at USD89 in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe and Middle East.
The Asha 503 features 3.5G connectivity, a 3-inch screen, 5MP camera with LED flash, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 and comes in single SIM and Easy Swap Dual SIM variants. The estimated price before taxes or subsidies is USD99 in Africa, Asia-Pacific, Europe, Latin America and the Middle East.
Innovation enhanced through applications
People can get the most from Nokia's latest Lumia portfolio through a new selection of applications including:
• Nokia Video Director – create, edit and share customized videos direct from the Lumia 2520.
• Nokia Beamer – share experiences and ideas easily and instantly with friends or colleagues by projecting your phone screen to any HTML5 enabled screen; this includes documents, maps, location details, or even the camera viewfinder.
• Nokia Storyteller – automatically integrates your pictures from your phone with HERE location information and collates a chronological picture journey on a map.
• DreamWorks Animation's Dragons Adventure – an exclusive experience for the Lumia 2520 which keeps the whole family entertained.
• Instagram – the photo and video sharing community.
• Papyrus and InNote – handwriting note-taking apps.
• Vine – a popular video service.
The Asha ecosystem is also growing with more applications available including the popular messaging applications Whatsapp and Line; photo applications PicFeed and PicTag; and ESPN Sports Hub.
For more information on the new developer offerings, including the many applications which become available to Lumia and Asha users for the first time today, visit: [LINK}
Wireless charging goes portable
Nokia has also introduced a portable wireless charging plate that makes charging easier and faster, and lets people wirelessly charge a smartphone anytime, anywhere. Supporting the Qi wireless standard, the Nokia DC-50 is compatible with Nokia Lumia devices supporting wireless charging, such as the Lumia 1520, Lumia 1020, Lumia 925, and Lumia 920.
The Nokia DC-50 is expected to be available globally in Q4 at an estimated price of USD99.
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Role of communication and advocacy in scaling up nutrition: lessons and plans from the Zambian experience
By Eneya Phiri
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Eneya Phiri is a seasoned advocate with four-and-a-half years’ experience in nutrition advocacy and communications. He is a keen believer in communications for development and currently is Head of Advocacy and Communications at the Zambia Civil Society Scaling up Nutrition Alliance (CSO-SUN).
The author acknowledges WFP Zambia for their support to CSO-SUN, the Institute for Development Studies for their continued partnership with CSO-SUN, and Ms. Taurai Matenga for her inspiration and support always. Thanks also to the SUN Movement (Secretariat and Networks) for their coordination, building relationships for civil society, and being a hub for documentation and sharing of information.
Location: Zambia
What we know: Undernutrition in Zambia remains prevalent; overnutrition and non-communicable diseases are an emerging problem.
What this article adds: Zambia joined the SUN Movement in 2010. A strong Civil Society SUN Alliance was formed to raise the profile of nutrition on the national (political) agenda, network key stakeholders across sectors, advocate for resource commitments to nutrition, and hold those in office to account. Largely focused on undernutrition, achievements of advocacy and communication activities to date include securing high-level political commitments on nutrition, influence on national social protection and agriculture policies, development of an all-party parliamentary group on food and nutrition, agreement for legislative review to enable stronger multi-sectoral coordination, and community activities around global days of action on nutrition. Informal cross-country learning has been an added benefit of the SUN Movement. Challenges relate to multi-sectoral coordination and costing and implementation of nutrition interventions across sector ministries; development of implementation plans linking policy with action is needed. Spend on nutrition-sensitive programming has increased but remains very low. Civil society advocacy and communications has a continued and evolving key role in scale-up.
The SUN Movement in Zambia
The Republic Zambia has continued to record some of the highest rates of malnutrition in the world. Current in-country Demographic Health Survey (DHS) statistics show stunting in children under the age of five to be at 40% or 1.2 million children; wasting at 6%; and high levels of a combination of micronutrient deficiencies: 53% of school-aged children are deficient in vitamin A, while 46% have iron deficiency. Over the years, there has been an increase in overnutrition and non-communicable diseases. In 2013-14, nearly 23% of women were recorded to be overweight or obese in Zambia. What makes this even more challenging is that, in many cases, households with undernourished children usually had overweight or obese mothers, making the double burden of malnutrition a living reality for many Zambian homes (Zambia DHS, 2013).
The Government of Zambia is fully alive to the problem of malnutrition and has taken steps over the years to redress the situation, with varying success. On 22 December 2010 Zambia joined the Global Scaling up Nutrition (SUN) Movement with a letter of commitment from the Minister of Health, thereby becoming one of the first countries to sign up to SUN. This fostered the development of a national Nutrition Plan that is focused on addressing malnutrition from a multi-sectoral and multi-stakeholder perspective. As a result, for the first time, the government, civil society, the private sector and cooperating partners are all collectively engaged in fighting malnutrition. The SUN Framework in Zambia is designed so that the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC), the statutory body charged with responsibility to coordinate action on nutrition in Zambia under the Ministry of Health, is placed at the centre of efforts to scale up nutrition and houses the SUN Focal Point. The SUN Focal Point coordinates action across other SUN networks, including academia, UN and business and civil society networks.
The role of advocacy and communication in scaling up nutrition
Advocacy and communication form the bedrock of driving and empowering nutrition outcomes. It is through advocacy and communication that policy changes are influenced and communities are sensitised. Advocacy targeted at high-level decision-makers can lead to government commitments that have the potential to improve nutrition programming and accountability. Through strategic lobbying, increased resources (financial and otherwise) are allocated to nutrition interventions. For nutrition interventions to be properly planned and implemented, there must be a good understanding of nutrition among political players, policymakers, policy implementers and the general public. Advocacy and communication play the unique role of creating demand and building consciousness about the importance of nutrition at all levels and among all key stakeholders in nutrition development. Sensitisation and demand-creation are key components of the story of change that has seen community mobilisation around nutrition progress, thereby creating a symbiotic relationship between the population and its leaders and fostering accountability and involvement.
The role of civil society in the SUN Movement in Zambia
Civil society is uniquely positioned to play a crucial role in advocacy and communications. In Zambia, CSO-SUN is the umbrella organisation under which all civil society actors with a nutrition focus are coordinated. Established in October 2012, the CSO-SUN Alliance is a movement of civil society organisations (CSOs) working together to raise the profile of nutrition on the national development agenda. The Alliance is part of the global SUN Movement and unites actors from different sectors such as government, the United Nations, donors, the private sector, civil society and researchers, in an effort to scale up nutrition interventions. CSO-SUN’s goal is to increase coverage of effective and integrated nutrition programmes by ensuring political commitment to tackle malnutrition, increasing financial resources and ensuring accountability by government. In order to achieve this, CSO-SUN works to raise public awareness and national consensus about the problem of and solutions to malnutrition through contributing to policy, legal and budgetary frameworks that address the needs of the poorest and most vulnerable. Furthermore, the Alliance works to strengthen in-country accountability for progress in tackling malnutrition and, through networks, enhance learning between organisations and between countries to maximise the effectiveness of their efforts.
CSO-SUN is the first and only nutrition advocacy platform for civil society in Zambia and has so far engaged 75 members of local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society groups. These members form the General Assembly (GA) of the Alliance and, guided by the CSO-SUN constitution, are the supreme authority of the Alliance. The GA elects a board at the annual general meeting (AGM) who are responsible for supervising the day-to-day activities of the CSO-SUN Secretariat. The AGM reviews the performance of the Alliance, evaluates audit reports, plans for the next year and appraises the Board and Secretariat’s performance. The Secretariat comprises fixed-term, employed staff charged with the responsibility of coordinating the efforts of the Alliance members. Members are organised into different technical committees to leverage their competencies for effective programming. The technical committees are organised under the following thematic areas:
Research and policy analysis – deals with matters of policy and research on nutrition;
Advocacy and communications – spearheads the implementation of the Advocacy and Communications Strategy and deals with strategic engagement and lobbying;
Networking and coalition-building – focuses on creating smart partnerships with organisations and individuals and fosters relationships with national and sub-national nutrition champions;
Governance and institutional capacity building – provides direction on governance, management and administrative issues, institutional strengthening and resource mobilisation.
The technical committees are headed by a member of the CSO-SUN board whose organisation belongs to a specific thematic area. These committees regularly interact via email and meet on a quarterly basis to plan and review tasks for the quarter. They also convene in extraordinary situations where their expertise may be required. For example, the Advocacy and Communications technical committee may meet to strategise on how to maximise coverage of nutrition news and issues during a big national event. In this way, Alliance members are often in contact with each other and collectively contribute to achieving the objectives of the Alliance. CSO-SUN also has structures at district level that are coordinated by the District Focal Point Organisation (DFPO). The Alliance currently operates in three districts of Zambia: Samfya (Luapula Province – northern Zambia), Mumbwa (Central Province – central Zambia), and Lundazi (Eastern Province – eastern Zambia). Each DFPO coordinates a network of local CSOs and community-based organisations (CBOs) who form part of the larger membership of the CSO-SUN Alliance. The DFPOs are supervised by the Advocacy and Communications specialist based at the CSO-SUN Secretariat. The specialist leads the Advocacy and Communications agenda for CSO-SUN and serves as a key point of contact to engage the Alliance members. He/she is responsible for coordinating nutrition communications and advocacy activities for all members, ensuring that programmes are well-integrated and non-duplicative, and supporting the priorities of the national nutrition programmes at national and district level.
CSO-SUN activities
Civil society plays a crucial role in creating demand, securing political commitment and ensuring accountability in efforts to scale up nutrition. The work of the CSO-SUN was necessitated by the fact that civil society involved in nutrition was uncoordinated and fragmented. Furthermore, there was weak participation of civil society in advocacy for nutrition. CSO-SUN has therefore championed the campaign to raise awareness and create demand for knowledge on nutrition through the following key activities:
Building political will for nutrition
CSO-SUN has worked successfully with politicians to build political will to combat malnutrition. For example, CSO-SUN supported Zambian political parties to include nutrition messages in the January 2014 presidential campaigns via a Vote Nutrition campaign that advocated for increased focus on nutrition by presidential candidates during the 20 January 2015 presidential election. The Alliance engaged with several political parties to plan for nutrition activities should they form office. At the same time, the Alliance assembled a team of influential celebrities to endorse a campaign advertisement that urged the electorate to vote only for a party/candidate that had a clear nutrition policy and mandate. Also, the Alliance supported the televising of the country’s second-ever presidential debate and created a platform for candidates to debate nutrition strategies. These strengthened commitments from the presidential aspirants and, as a follow up to these commitments, CSO-SUN has developed and submitted nutrition ‘quick wins’ to the President of Zambia; a set of nutrition policy alternatives that the President should focus on during his tenure. For 2016, in preparation for the country’s general election, CSO-SUN will engage with political parties to ensure that their party manifestos clearly indicate a plan for nutrition. The Alliance will also revamp its Vote Nutrition campaign to ensure wider coverage. Additionally, the Alliance will engage with the current and aspirant political leadership to secure attainable commitments in preparation for the Nutrition for Growth summit (N4G2) in August 2016.
Influencing national policies
CSO-SUN has been at the centre of making public sector policies nutrition-sensitive in Zambia. Recently, the Alliance mobilised CSOs to work towards including an objective for nutrition in Zambia’s first-ever Social Protection Policy, giving the policy a strong nutrition focus. The policy is currently being implemented under the Ministry of Community Development and nutrition is high among its priorities. CSO-SUN also organised CSOs to make recommendations to the draft National Agriculture Policy to make the policy more responsive to the nutritional needs of the population. The Ministry of Agriculture is in the process of finalising the draft National Agriculture policy. The Alliance became aware that the Ministry had closed the consultation period without consulting nutrition actors on the policy’s implication for nutrition outcomes. The Alliance mobilised CSOs and persuaded the Ministry to allow it to make recommendations for strengthening the nutrition sensitivity of the policy. These recommendations have been incorporated into the version of the policy that will soon be adopted by government. Note that nutrition is mainstreamed in other sectoral policies, including the National Health Policy, National Health Strategic Plan and Agriculture Investment Plan; the Food and Drugs Act is under review. Furthermore, CSO-SUN is regularly invited to make submissions and appear before various committees of the Zambian Parliament. In recent years, it has appeared before the Committee on Budget Estimates, Committee on Community Development and Social Services and Committee on Agriculture. This has helped Parliament to make better-informed decisions on, and be more accountable for, actions that impact on nutrition.
All-party Parliamentary Caucus on food and nutrition (APPCON)
Members of Parliament play an essential role in promoting the cause of nutrition, both at national level as influencers of legal and budgetary reforms and at constituency level as change agents and community leaders. In recognising the unique role that MPs play, CSO-SUN facilitated the formation of the All-Party Parliamentary Caucus on Food and Nutrition (APPCON), a committee of MPs dedicated to food and nutrition development through the National Assembly. APPCON prioritises policy and financial issues through parliamentary debate mediums such as question time, private member motions and points of order for the purposes of strengthening the voice and accountability mechanism for nutrition through Parliament. The caucus works towards enhancing nutrition legislation and building political will to address the burden of malnutrition and facilitate the effective implementation of the national nutrition policy among others. Members of the caucus have so far been successful in raising issues with regard to nutrition and policy on the floor of Parliament.
Strengthening legislative and budgetary frameworks for nutrition
In an effort to improve coordination of nutrition actors through strengthening the National Food and Nutrition Commission (NFNC), CSO-SUN successfully ran a campaign that culminated in the review of the National Food and Nutrition Act of 1967. The Act, which provides for the establishment of the NFNC, had not been reviewed since its enactment in 1967. In its current form, it does not reflect the nutrition problems affecting various sub-populations and therefore does not support the attainment of optimal nutrition status for all. Furthermore, it does not empower the NFNC to adequately coordinate across different actors in a multi-sectorial response to malnutrition. It was therefore necessary to review the Act. The new Bill, currently before Parliament for deliberation, aims to strengthen the NFNC through the following amendments and additions. Firstly, the Bill has provided for the constitution of a multi-stakeholder representative board of directors to head the NFNC. This will improve governance of the institution as the current board was operating without legal legitimacy. Secondly, in its current form, the Bill has given statutory status to the Special Committee of Permanent Secretaries on Nutrition and clearly defined its role and responsibilities. This committee will assist the NFNC to strengthen accountability for nutrition actors across sector ministries. Finally, the Bill has redefined the overall role of the NFNC and, considering the institution’s regulatory powers, given it more clout to perform its mandate.
Similarly, CSO-SUN has conducted national budget analysis and tracking for nutrition sector spending for 2013, 2014 and 2015. The Alliance’s analysis for these years has shown perennial low spending of nutrition-specific and nutrition-sensitive interventions as a percentage of the national budget; 0.001% (2013), 0.03% (2014) and 0.1% (2015). Although this represents a mathematical increase annually, it is still extremely low and does not respond to the magnitude of the problem. This budget analysis work, which has been developed with the guidance of the SUN Movement, has gained national buy-in and is the only source of nutrition spending information in Zambia (budget lines are identified and weighted on pre-agreed terms; see: www.scalingupnutrition.org/resources-archive/financial-tracking-resource-mobilization/budget-analysis). The analysis tool-kit has been adopted by the Government and the budget analysis has contributed to several national and international publications on nutrition spending, including the Government’s annual sector reports, Global Nutrition Report and the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) Hunger and Nutrition Commitment index (HANCI).
Community mobilisation and demand-creation
Community mobilisation is an effective way to raise awareness and create demand for improved nutrition at community level. CSO-SUN has been engaged in community mobilisation efforts to organise communities to act collectively for improved nutrition planning and programming. One way in which CSO-SUN does this is through the annual commemoration of the Global Day of Action (GDA), when civil society across the globe speaks out together for improved nutrition, highlighting the power of coming together and making the case publicly for strong action by national and global leaders. In Zambia, CSO-SUN commemorates the GDA with events in different communities across its areas of operation. These events, which range from sporting competitions between constituencies to sanitation and clean-up exercises, are aimed at bringing the community and their leaders together to dialogue and share grievances and ideas on the best approach for improving nutrition. These events have, in the past, led to the formation of community Nutrition Groups comprising of members of the community who engage directly with community leadership on nutrition-development issues. Another way in which CSO-SUN mobilises communities is by organising vulnerable groups, such as breastfeeding mothers, targeting them with nutrition information and empowering them with the skills and knowledge to improve nutrition in their households. These groups regularly feature on communication platforms such as gatherings and community radio shows to encourage their peers and lobby their leaders.
CSO-SUN has been very successful in engaging the media to sustain the nutrition dialogue in the Country. The Alliance has trained the media on nutrition reporting and recognised deserving institutions and individuals at its annual award-giving ceremony. This has continued to inspire accurate nutrition coverage in Zambia. On average, the Zambian media covers nutrition issues around four times a week across print, radio, online and TV media. This sustains the narrative on nutrition, ensuring that it is always a prime topic when discussing development issues. It also creates demand from the public and keeps government leaders accountable.
Status of SUN
Efforts to scale up nutrition in Zambia have seen significant strides, with the Government having recognised the far-reaching effects of malnutrition. The Government also recognises that undernutrition is complex and requires an integrated approach across various sectors including health, HIV/AIDS, social protection, food security and agriculture, education, water and sanitation, and should involve the private sector, civil society and communities. Nutrition has been integrated into the Revised Sixth National Development Plan 2013-2016 (R-SDP) by its mainstreaming across all sector-specific implementation plans of the R-SDP (in addition to governance, HIV/AIDS, gender disability and environment and disaster risk management). The R-SDP is aimed at achieving the objectives set out in the Vision 2030 of becoming a prosperous middle-income country by 2030. This integrated approach requires effective coordination, human resources and delivery structures. Furthermore, the Government, through the National Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan (NFNSP) for 2011-2015, committed itself to prevention of stunting in children under two years of age. The Government has also made several commitments, including revising the National Food and Nutrition Commission Act, strengthening accountability of the NFNC to adequately coordinate across key sectors (which is at an advanced stage), and establishing a Special Committee of Permanent Secretaries on Nutrition to meet and agree on policy directives as well as service-delivery channels and track progress against targets.
Despite greater commitments to nutrition by the Government, it should be noted that coordination has remained a challenge for scaling up nutrition efforts in Zambia, with the NFNC still under the Ministry of Health and the high-level steering committee not meeting regularly enough to concretise high-level management of nutrition programmes in the country. Added to these have been the challenges of implementation of nutrition interventions across sector ministries. Although sound policies and strategic plans are in place, the lack of a general implementation plan fails to link policy to action. Whilst there is increased attention to overnutrition and NCDs, these are not yet reflected in policy and strategies.
Box 1: Zambia SUN Progress Report 2015
The National Food and Nutrition Strategic Plan (NFNSP) 2011-2015 complements the National Food and Nutrition Policy and is the common results framework (CRF) behind which all supporting stakeholders are aligning. It includes eight operational strategies and three supportive strategic directions (SDs) with a complete implementation matrix and a monitoring and evaluation framework. SD 1 Prevention of Stunting in Children Under Two Years of Age: First 1,000 Most Critical Days has a programme developed called the First 1,000 Most Critical Days Programme (MCDP) to be implemented over a three-year period. Provincial and district nutrition multi-sectoral plans for the First 1,000 MCDP have been developed with national-level support and facilitation. Two-year (2014-2016), multi-sectoral nutrition plans, developed by the District Nutrition Coordinating Committees (DNCCs), have been costed, based on the minimum package. The minimum package of interventions under the First 1,000 MCDP comprises of nutrition-speci?c and nutrition-sensitive programmes that are also aligned to the results of the R-SDP.
The NFFSP has been partially costed for the minimum package and recommended scenarios to guide resource mobilisation for the First 1,000 MCDP which is based on SD1 with technical support from the World Bank. More work is needed in the area of costing, especially related to nutrition-sensitive interventions, which have limitations in cost assumptions. The NFNC along with line ministries and the CSO have proposed to address this by costing district-level activities or some nutrition-sensitive interventions in the minimum package to help bridge the gap in the World Bank costing report (Horton, Shekar, McDonald et al, 2010). The pooled fund, SUN Fund Management Unit (SFMU), will enable expert contractors to undertake fiscal-space analysis to identify the financial gaps and assist in planning or resource mobilisation to scale up the programmes nationwide. Nutrition Cooperating Partners (including UN agencies and donors) are planning to map available nutrition funds among its members on an annual basis. Independent audits by the SFMU will also be undertaken.
The NFNSP is available here
Through the Alliance’s advocacy and communication efforts, it has been learnt that there is goodwill from stakeholders including CSOs, media, Parliament and Government towards collaborating to achieve improved nutrition. Civil society actors need to be strategic in their messaging in order to capture the commitment of stakeholders. Packaging of messages is very important as nutrition concepts are often difficult to understand, depending on a variety of factors (target audience literacy level, familiarity with nutrition issues, etc.). For example, when targeting community groups, it is necessary to synthesise and break down information as needed into simple, meaningful language for better uptake and understanding. When communities are sensitised, they will demand better nutrition programming; farmers who understand the value of growing a variety of crops for diversified consumption will demand farming inputs that support this and will reject mono-crop strategies from the Government. In turn, the Government could be persuaded into restructuring its agriculture policies to be more responsive to the people’s needs and demands. Furthermore, in working with Parliamentarians, it is essential to adopt an approach that strengthens their knowledge base regarding constituency needs in way that appreciates MPs’ existing capacity. In order to secure their buy-in, stakeholders need to be empowered with information so they can understand their role and execute their responsibilities, be involved at every step and have resources invested in them for their sustainability. It has also been learnt that belonging to a global network of nutrition actors through the SUN Movement makes for easy access to information between countries, which includes pairing member countries. For instance, Zambia has been paired with Malawi on several occasions to facilitate cross-learning, especially as the two are neighbouring countries facing similar challenges.
The SUN is rising in Zambia and it is prime time for concerted advocacy and communication efforts. As the world heads into the post-2015 development era and the N4G2, civil society in Zambia will focus on ensuring that all actors implement planned nutrition programmes and are held accountable to their commitments. Through advocacy and communications, CSOs have an important role to play in ensuring that nutrition is considered a high priority in political and development agendas. As such, CSO-SUN will continue to leverage the support and collaboration of national and international partners in achieving the nutrition objectives that all agree are needed for Zambia.
For more information, contact Eneya Phiri
Horton S., Shekar M., McDonald C., Mahal A., Krystene Brooks J (2010). Scaling Up Nutrition What Will It Cost? The World Bank.
Central Statistical Office (CSO) [Zambia], Ministry of Health (MOH) [Zambia], and ICF International. 2014. Zambia Demographic and Health Survey 2013-14. Rockville, Maryland, USA: Central Statistical Office, Ministry of Health, and ICF International.
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Rivers State’s Carniriv Festival
Rivers State's Carniriv Festival is at the heart of tourism in Nigeria
Scenes from Carniriv festival in Rivers State, Nigeria
Author: Tams Anga
Related topics: Africa, festivals, Inward investment
The cultural diversity and collective heritage of the local people is firmly rooted at the core of tourism in Nigeria’s Rivers State. This heritage, as opulent as it is diverse, is a fine agglomeration of the customs and cultural practices of the various ethnicities making up Rivers State.
To a considerable degree, this accounts for the natural enthusiasm for festivals, jamborees, guided tours and other similar physical engagements as the principal preferences of tourism in Nigeria, channelled through the cultures and customs of the people. Cultural tourism, then, appears to be key in the narrative of the area, since the lives and existences of its people revolve around the heritages of their varied civilisations. From a neo-modernist perspective, Carniriv represents a fitting rallying point.
Cultural tourism, then, appears to be key in the narrative of the area, since the lives and existences of its people revolve around the heritage of their varied civilisations
‘Carniriv: The Port Harcourt Carnival’ is a carnival franchise owned by the government of Rivers State in Nigeria. Aptly referred to as the land of a thousand masquerades, it is at the epicentre of the state’s array of tourism resources and represents an expressive band of ethnic variations.
Frentic revelry
Rivers State is one of seven states in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, with 23 local government councils, 17 different languages and over 300 applicable dialects. Carniriv, Africa’s largest carnival, mirrors this rich diversity with cultural parades and exhibitions, which involve over 10,000 dancers, masquerades, puppeteers and warriors on to the streets of the capital city, Port Harcourt. It is one whole week of pulsating and frenetic revelry. The carnival is by all accounts a true celebration of the various ancient civilisations of the people and with every passing year, it ingresses further into the global reckoning.
Carniriv is the oldest carnival in Nigeria, following its inception in 1988. Most notably, Carniriv ’88 bore a striking resemblance to the biggest contemporary modern festivals of the time, and marked an unprecedented feat in Nigeria too.
Revellers take to the water at Rivers State’s Carniriv Festival
Carniriv is widely accepted as Rivers State’s most exportable tourism currency. With the establishment of Rivers State Tourism Development Agency (RSTDA) in 2012, came the objective of placing this carnival firmly on the global tourism map. To achieve this, it became imperative to venture into uncharted waters: namely the global tourism market. In engaging in such a sojourn, the innate marketable potentials nestling unattended in the Carniriv consciousness became key. The overall objective and focus were equally critical. Bringing everything together into a single sellable currency has thus forged a sturdy and desirable brand.
Brand and plan
The Carniriv brand is reinforced with an entirely executable business plan. This plan panders more to a well-ramified private investment mechanism – as opposed to the holistic government-funding model, which currently nourishes the carnival. Private investments, from local and international institutions, offer a unique opportunity to expand the carnival’s reach – while offering a solid return on investment for potential investors.
The business plan was scheduled for a battery of tests for the most part of 2012, ahead of Carniriv 2013. Key test areas were mapped to include the Notting Hill Carnival in London and the Trinidad and Tobago Carnival. While Carniriv’s outing at the 2012 Notting Hill Carnival recorded satisfactory test results, its outing at the 2013 event was far more successful. Courtesy of an ensemble of breathtaking masquerades, with the accompaniment of a colourful float, the Carniriv Troupe (in league with the People’s World Carnival Band) emerged first in its competing category. This was a feat worth celebrating – especially in the knowledge that this was unprecedented for an African troupe.
With keen focus on specific deliverables, re-engineering the brand ahead of a future pregnant with interesting possibilities was particularly necessary. In essence, its basic framework was meticulously dismembered, resequenced and then reconstituted. The outcome of this process was the emergence of several subsidiary brands, such as: Carniriv Colloquium, DOFF (Dance of Fireflies) and the World Peace Concert to name but a few.
While all these are stand-alone events (during the carnival week) they also fundamentally, as individual operable entities, retain the propensity to evolve into reputable brands with the potential to commercially outgrow Carniriv.
To sustain these different entities, RSTDA engineered a three-year advancement plan for the event. In its operational philosophy, this strategic development plan deconstructs the invaluable lessons from the 2012 carnival and allies these with the future layouts and ensuing editions – the primary objective then being to devise a tractable road map for the 2013, 2014 and 2015 editions. Inherently, future co-institutional and international collaborations have also been specifically targeted.
Should outlined targets be achieved, in turn, it is hoped that this will draw the world’s attention to Rivers State as an exciting tourism destination; made popular by the Carniriv brand.
Green legacy
The 2013 edition of Carniriv was tagged the ‘Green World Edition’ in honour of nature’s bountiful offerings to the people of Rivers State. It took place between December 15th and December 21st, 2013, with a simple controlling idea. Rivers State is blessed with a rich aquatic environment of tributaries, confluences, creeks and rivulets, interjecting a morass of green flatlands and lush forests. The civilisations of old have had their existences built-upon and inescapably defined by their environment and bestowed this highly sustainable environment to the modern age.
Sadly, the fast pace of modernisation, coupled with a plethora of anthropocentric practices and interferences, have tested the very limits of this sustainability and ultimately threatened the environment with irreversible damage. In the mire of seeming desolation, Carniriv 2013 offered hope and reassurance, if only a glimmer.
Carniriv 2013 has come and gone and its impressive green theme has left a legacy, which the 2014 event is obliged to enhance and ultimately overcome. The stage is seemingly set for yet another showpiece in December 2014. This term, the prospects of an even bigger event are poignant as Africa’s largest carnival conjures even more attractive dividends for potential investors. While the rest of the world waits, the people of Rivers State say as always: get ready for the experience of a lifetime.
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March 14, 2017: A newly discovered fossil human cranium from Portugal dated to be 400,000 years old
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U-series (U-Th) dating of associated calcite formations constrains the age of the Middle Pleistocene cranium between 390,000 and 436,000 years.
An international team recently discovered a fossil human cranium in Portugal. The cranium was excavated in Gruta da Aroeira which is part of the Almonda cave system (Torres Novas, Portugal). The cranium was found in sediments which accumulated on top of a stalagmite column and calcite crusts also formed on the cranium after its burial. U-series dating of the calcite formations was done by Dirk Hoffmann from the Department of Human Evolution, Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology. The results provided maximum and minimum ages for the cranium and revealed an age between 390,000 and 436,000 years. The Aroeira specimen is the westernmost Middle Pleistocene cranium found in Europe and one of the best dated Middle Pleistocene specimen. It might help elucidate hominin evolution in Europe during the Middle Pleistocene, including the origin of the Neandertals. The study, led by J. Daura from the University of Lisbon, included researchers from Portugal, Spain, Germany and the US.
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WATER IN SPOTLIGHT: The flow of water into Quivira National Wildlife Refuge from Rattlesnake Creek has been a contentious water issue in the last decade, culminating in the filing of a water rights impairment two years ago.
A dry La Niña winter will elevate water shortages for the rest of the year.
As a dry La Niña winter continues across Kansas, the spotlight has again turned to water issues in arid Kansas.
Despite a heavy, wet snowstorm in early January, Kansas is dry. And the water watchers in Topeka have taken note of this, putting some of the thornier water issues back in the spotlight to become dominant topics of discussion by the end of this year.
The Kansas Water Office is already considering updates, including the Locally Enhanced Management District in northwest Kansas’ Groundwater Management District 4. Landowners are beginning another district-wide LEMA in GMD 1.
So far, there’s a hold on the most acrimonious issue in Kansas: the impairment action filed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on behalf of Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. The service has already indicated that it will not seek additional water in 2021 after local mitigation efforts have been instituted.
But that announcement comes as a scary possibility of a summer drought following a dry year in much of Kansas last year and a dry winter looming in central Kansas. There is no assurance that the combination of reduced rainfall and stepped-up irrigation because of a dry growing season will not result in another shortfall of water into the refuge by the fall migration season.
Wildlife advocacy groups are already sounding an alarm and it may find a much friendlier audience in Washington than has been there for the past four years. Kansas farmers, especially those in water-short areas, will need to be alert to the challenges that a dry growing season will bring, not only to their operations this summer but to their future rights to water supplies.
It is important for Kansas farmers and rural municipalities to remind state and federal officials that this state has been at the forefront of water use monitoring and efforts to balance needs from rural and urban users. And I stipulate it is equally important to remind lawmakers that we are allowing trillions of cubic feet of fresh water to be lost every year when floods send it gushing down the swollen Missouri-Mississippi complex and into the saltwater of the Gulf of Mexico and beyond.
As we address water issues, let us not forget that there are both surface water and groundwater issues. We have been heavily focused on groundwater and we have made progress.
But, let’s remember: Rattlesnake Creek is surface water. So is the Mississippi River. So is the Missouri River. There will be an opportunity for a national conversation on how to deal with the threat of flooding and the threat of groundwater depletion. Let’s make sure that the people in power look at both of them. Our river systems are in trouble because we haven’t addressed any needs for management for half a century. We have made huge progress on managing groundwater. Yes, we need to continue that progress. But it’s time, past time, to take a hard look at our river basins and good management to capture and store fresh water.
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: We don’t need more water in the ocean. But we sure as heck need to store more fresh water in Kansas.
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Gumtree reveals important factors that help steady a used car's value, potentially slowing the rate of depreciation
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In Q3 of 2020, Gumtree Australia's reports showed a 7% surge in demand for used vehicles. Upon closer inspection, the used car sales listings data reveals some interesting trends about the value of a second-hand vehicle.
We pored over Gumtree's data to find which models hold their value and possibly depreciate less. Read on for tips on how you can save money buying a used car, as well as how to pick a new car that'll offset depreciation.
Which used car brands hold their value the best?
Which models have risen in value, on average?
Which colour used cars sell the most?
Where are used cars selling the most?
Gumtree used car value market analysis
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In terms of brands, Gumtree revealed the car manufacturers that have experienced the biggest increases in their average value versus 2019.
2020 mean average value
Renault $11,814.49 $9,083.45 +30.7%
Mercedes-Benz $18,072.94 $14,892.25 +21.36%
Peugeot $5,527.39 $4,621.23 +19.61%
Subaru $9,300.09 $7,791.67 +19.36%
BMW $13,530.19 $11,402.22 +18.66%
Based on these figures, it seems that used Renaults have increased in value the most, with a 30.7% difference over 2019. Classified listings for used Mercedes cars have also risen in value on average to over $18,000, a 21.36% increase.
Average Peugeot prices remain relatively low, at just $5,527.39 – but this still represents a growth of 19.61%.
Subaru and BMW also accumulated higher average values, by 19.36% and 18.66% respectively.
Used car value factor #1: The car brand
Reading between the lines, the Gumtree data suggests that the above car brands are depreciating less. However, before buying a new car, you should research the expected depreciation. It could be the case that some specific models have accrued in value or demand, artificially boosting the average listing price on the used car market.
A lot of external influences will play into this too. How a car brand is marketed and perceived, if the vehicle is subject to any product recalls and the manufacturer's reliability reputation will all feed into the values.
Shopping around for used cars that aren't appreciating in average value could mean you save money, while buying from brands in the above table might mean you're spending more than you would buying a competing model.
When buying a used car then, you'll likely want to look to other carmakers than the ones above - who's cars appear to be rising in value. By purchasing a rival model, you'll get similar features and specs, but avoid having to pay an inflated value just because one car is from a preferred marque.
If you're purchasing a new car, then Gumtree's figures give an indication of brands that might help to offset some of the vehicle's depreciation. This is entirely speculative, as we didn't see a more detailed breakdown, but if you bought one of these vehicles new, some of the depreciation is offset by a rise in second-hand values. You should always do your research before buying any car, including investigating the vehicle's market worth and reliability.
When looking at specific models, the following models have higher average values when compared to last year.
Honda CR-V $8,472.26 $6,082.33 +39.30%
Nissan Skyline $15,259.39 $11,714.57 +30.26%
Nissan X-Trail $9,448.16 $7,378.97 +28.04%
Toyota C-HR $7,471.87 $6,009.58 +24.33%
Toyota Avalon $8,231.56 $6,701.52 +22.83%
Used car value factor #2: The car model
The specific model and trim also influences the value of a used car.
In the above list, you'll note that both the Nissan Skyline and the Toyota Avalon are no longer in production, yet they have accrued in value. Or at least according to the listings on Gumtree. If you currently own one of these models, you might be in luck.
If you're looking to minimise new car depreciation as much as possible though, you might look into buying one of the other models that have risen in value, though the data was not broken down to specific production years. Always make sure you check on sites like Redbook for an idea of your car's true market value.
First, the most numerous car colour is white, by quite some margin. 19.1% of the vehicles listed were painted white. This could be because white is often a no-cost paint finish option, meaning it is more common to begin with. Silver and black were the second and third most popular, in NSW at least.
However, according to figures provided to us by Gumtree, some colours appear to retain their value better than others or have recently become more popular with consumers.
Turquoise $11,450 $5,293.33 +216.31%
Bronze $11,720.54 $7,908.05 +148.21%
Orange $13,720.47 $11,461.88 +119.71%
Grey $13,647.19 $11,404.18 +119.67%
Gold $6,984.65 $5,869.36 +119%
The stats weren't broken down by finish type, e.g. solid or flat colours, pearlescent or metallic paint. Nor were specific hues included. Make sure you do some additional research if you're planning on buying a new car and want to minimise depreciation as much as possible. Likewise, do your due diligence if you want to save money on purchasing a used car by focusing on a less popular colour. These numbers could suggest changing consumer preferences and trends between the two years.
With that said, it looks like turquoise is a very popular colour now, as is bronze. Orange, grey and gold also seem to be on-trend, though less so.
Used car value factor #3: Car colour affects used car value
You might think that picking the paint colour of your car is just a personal preference thing. That's true, but these figures suggest it can have financial implications too.
For example, if you buy a new white car, it could mean there's more competition when you come to sell it.
However, if you buy one of the fashionable colours, like turquoise or bronze, you might be able to help offset some of the depreciation when you do eventually sell your car. A used car painted in a popular colour may be valued more than a similar one in a less favoured tone. You'll want to keep a keen eye on car style trends to come out on top with this one though.
Also, the overall condition of the car and the paint is going to play a huge role in the final asking price. Make sure you look after your car's paintwork by cleaning it regularly and having any stone chips and scratches professionally sorted before selling, at least where this makes financial sense. Nothing will depreciate a car's value faster than scratched, dented or broken body panels.
The above info shows the colours which seem to retain or increase in value, potentially hinting at an increase in popularity. If you're buying a second-hand car, think about buying one that is painted a different colour - it could save you some money.
There was a dip in the number of owners creating car ads on Gumtree. This was pinned on the lockdown restrictions and pandemic effects.
Of the numbers we saw, Victoria had the most significant drop, at 38% fewer car classifieds.
NSW continues to have the largest used car market, with over a third of the total listings. Sydney lays claim to at least 22.3% of those. The most popular suburbs were Liverpool, Blacktown and Parramatta.
Queensland was next, with 18.4% of the ads on Gumtree originating there.
The data drop by Gumtree Cars provided a real insight into the used car market.
First, it seems more people are looking for used cars, with the site logging 165 million searches in the third quarter of 2020. According to Gumtree data, in August 2020, each vehicle listing had an average of 13.31% extra views.
Second, fewer drivers are selling their cars. Listings were down almost a quarter during August.
Third, general asking prices are up. For vehicles valued less than $200,000, buyers listed their car (on average) at 16% more than the previous year. The average vehicle ad on Gumtree sat just over $10,800. Noteworthily, in the Northern Territory, the average sat just over $11,500.
Gumtree Car's spokesperson, David Low, described it as a time when used car sellers had an advantage.
"Currently, it is a seller's market with reduced listings and increased demand making now a great time to sell your vehicle. A trend we've been experiencing over the past decade is an improvement in vehicle safety features and advances in vehicle manufacturing allowing the second-hand market to grow as consumers' trust in vehicle longevity has improved," Low stated.
If you're looking to sell a car then it appears to be a great time, especially if you're in the Northern Territory.
Low also commented that vehicles appear to have lifespans these days.
"The data also shows that Australians are holding onto their vehicles longer with the average vehicle lifespan being model year 2005 showing that vehicles are lasting longer thanks to improvements in safety and technology," Low deduced.
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Images: Gumtree
Ben Gribbin is an experienced automotive writer and life-long car enthusiast with a passion for restoring classic vehicles. He brings many years of experience working with and writing about cars to Finder.
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CITRUS LIMON = LEMON
(taken from the book of Alfredo Cattabiani "Florario. Myths, legends, and symbols of flowers and plants", Editions of Oscar Mondadori. A book to read and consult ! )
LEMON, GOLDEN TRUMPET OF RADIANCE'
It was probably the Romans imported from the East early lemons through that route of sea communication, which, starting from the Red sea, came up to india, to Malaysia and to the current Vietnam.
These trees, together with the citron, Citrus medica, growing in the wild especially on the mountains of the indochinese peninsula and in the warm forests at the foot of the Himalayas, but cultivated also in China.
Of their presence in Italy since The first century after Christ we have the testimony in some of the paintings of Pompeii found during the excavations of 1950.
But it would be very rare, if we don't find trace explicit in the encyclopedia of Pliny.
They were, however, the Arabs and especially the Crusaders to post them on the coasts of the Mediterranean, as evidenced by their name, which comes from the Arabic limum, while the botanical bride of a Latin word to the Arabic one: Citrus limonum.
PROPERTY REAL OR FANTASTIC
Since the middle Ages, became a feature of the Italian landscape to the south.
Not for nothing did Goethe in his poem calls our Country "the land where the lemon trees bloom", the definition of which will resume a century after Johann Strauss in one of his waltzes, "Where the lemon trees bloom".
Trees are joyful in the solar as their yellow fruits that ripen continuously throughout the year.
The flowers are blooming multiple times for the extraordinary fecundity that was inspired to Rate these verses:
Co' everlasting flowers the lord, the fruit lasts;
And while a tick one, the other mature.
The fruit contains citric acid, ascorbic acid, malic acid, potassium citrate and calcium, carbohydrates to 8 percent sugars, substances
peptic, mineral salts, trace elements, vitamin C, flavonoids, sugars.
From its rind is extracted by distilling an essence which is very perfumed which is a powerful antiseptic but is also a flavoring used in perfumery.
Thanks to these substances, the lemon is a real panacea and as an antiseptic and tonic; but it is also useful to soften hands, strengthen nails fragile, toning of the skin fat reducing seborrhea and reduces the red spots.
These properties were already known to the arab physicians, and in their wake the naturalists of medieval and renaissance.
Castor During advised to put the fruit in the cupboards because it had the virtue of keeping away the moths.
But it also states two beliefs curious.
"If in the juice of lemons, put a ducat of gold, or paper gold, and after twenty four hours you cavino out, that juice gives wonderful help to the afflicted and to those who are at the point of death: drinking it with white wine, or with a little Angelica odorata, et in exchange for the wine, you can put the decottione of that, Angelica."
The juice was used also for the manufacture of pearls: "they crush the beads minute and put them with the juice of lemons in fimo for fifteen days: take then the pasta, put it in print silver forandola with a bristle, and then put it in the oven at cocere with ristesse prints, then quarry the pearl that is dark, allhora put the pearl in the oil of talc in saggiolo and let boil until the bead is clear, and we reiterated bisognando: the right crease with rice flour, and are lustre".
The lemon, like the orange, it also became a fruit that has been used in magic, both black and white.
According to a ritual used to free from the influences of negative people and things, holding a lemon in his left hand and a shaft of metal in his right hand.
The lemon should be turned counterclockwise three times in succession, slowly, and stopped at the height of the forehead.
Then you will tap the right shoulder and then the left and once to the front.
At this point, holding it in the middle of the forehead, it will seep in from the bottom to the top of the pin.
It will finally fall to the ground and you will lean gently on the left foot, and reciting the formula statement: "Itor kalem
itor ausin isitan".
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Enclosed Spaces: ISDP December 2015
Given our tendency to revel in the lugubrious, we got quite excited a couple of days ago when we spotted this headline in Newsweek: “Using the Human Microbiome to Predict Time of Death.” Could it be that science had finally made the link between increasingly toxic farts and imminent demise? Is it possible to gas oneself to death?
Alas, it turns out that author Sena Christian doesn’t have a firm grasp on the English language. The title should have been “Using the Human Microbiome to Retrodict Time of Death,” as the story is about researchers attempting to refine time of death estimates by analyzing the microbes present on and in a corpse. Despite our disappointment, the new study reported by Newsweek (“Microbial community assembly and metabolic function during mammalian corpse decomposition”) has lots to recommend it to ISDP fans.
This month’s curated assemblage of the olfactory macabre includes two new nominees for the 2015 Norman Bates Award™ but, as we shall reveal, there were nearly three!
Tammy Conner
Tammy Conner of Jacksonville, Florida, earned her NBA nomination by allegedly killing her married boyfriend back in June. Conner is reported to have shot the man and left his body in the enclosed porch of her house. She sealed the house windows with plastic sheets and placed some air fresheners and cleaning products near the body. According to a video report aired by CBS Channel 47 ActionNewJax, cell phone records place Conner was at the house for some days after the crime was committed. That’s good enough for the Nominations Committee to put her on this year’s list!
Next up is 45-year-old Leon Edward Collier of Little River, South Carolina.
Horry County police officers responded to a third-person call of a suicidal man at 4250 Pinehurst Circle around 10:30 a.m. Tuesday. The caller reported that the man at the residence was threatening to harm himself and making comments that he “may have hurt his girlfriend,” according to a police report.
After forcibly gaining entry to the house, police officers smelled a foul odor. This led them to a closet where they found the decomposing body of Mr. Collier’s girlfriend hidden under various items. We give the Horry County police officers credit for following their noses, and we give Mr. Collier a nomination for the 2015 Norman Bates Award.
We thought we were in Norman Bates Award territory for a third time when we found this headline: “Suburban Man Hid Roommate’s Body in Suitcase.” But when his girlfriend/roommate died of a drug overdose, the suburbanite in question, 23-year-old Alexander Acevedo of Midlothian, Illinois, hid the suitcase containing her body in the storage area of his apartment building. ISDP fans will already have predicted the consequences [Valid use of “predict”!—Ed.]:
Assistant States Attorney Jordan Matthis said a resident of the building in the 14500 block of Keystone Avenue flagged down a police officer Thursday after she smelled a foul odor coming from the building’s storage area.
By moving the suitcase out of the apartment, Mr. Acevedo got himself charged with “concealment of a death” and also took himself out of the running for the Norman Bates Award. (Why? Because competition rules require the nominee to have lived in close proximity with a dead body.) Photos and crime scene details are available from the indispensable Daily Mail.
Always Trust Your Nose™
There’s a romance to being on the road, and nothing testifies to the great American tradition of vehicular self-sufficiency better than the RV. And nothing speaks better to trusting and caring for the needs of the motoring public than Walmart’s policy of allowing RVs to overnight in its parking lots. An inevitable result is that Walmart, through no fault of its own, features in the occasional ISDP incident. A new example from Florida:
An elderly man was found dead Monday inside a camper in a parking lot near the Hallandale Beach Walmart after someone on a lunch break reported a foul odor to police, according to Hallandale Beach police spokeswoman Sonia Quinones.
Quinones said the man had gotten lunch and went back to his car to eat when he smelled something from two parking spots away.
Always Trust Your Nose™, Part Deux
Warehouse staff at a heating company in England discover that two crates supposed to contain boilers are crawling with maggots and emitting a foul smell. They find a decomposing body inside each crate. What prompted the discovery?
“People had been complaining about a foul smell for about a week but it got worse so some staff went to investigate.
About a week? How bad does it usually smell at Ferroli Ltd.?
None are so blind as those who fail to smell . . .
Paramedics were called about 2 p.m. after a gardener noticed an unresponsive man in the back seat of a black Cadillac SRX, which was parked along the curb of Ferris Road, said Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Steve Jauch.
The unresponsive man in question, who had been reported missing, was dead, evidently as the result of a gunshot wound. Accounts do not mention that the gardener noticed a smell, therefore this cannot qualify as an ISDP incident. However, the body had been there for at least two days. The previous day it had been ticketed by a parking officer for the El Monte Police Department, who evidently didn’t notice an odor (or the body for that matter). And then there is this:
A neighbor was quoted in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune as saying she walks a route that passes that intersection daily and noticed the Cadillac on Dec. 2 [two days previous] about noon. The resident said she recalled a foul odor when she passed by the car but wasn’t sure if it came from the vehicle or the storm drain next to it.
Storm drain, dead body, whatever.
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Yokohama F. Marinos have won four of their last five matches. They also defeated Sydney FC 4-0 in their last meeting. The best bet would be for Yokohama F. Marinos to win.
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos Betting Tips, Predictions and Odds - Yokohama to continue building momentum
Sydney FC meet Yokohama F. Marinos in the AFC Champions League on Friday
Match is being played at the Al Wakrah Stadium in Doha, Qatar
Yokohama F. Marinos have won 4 of their last 5 AFC Champions League matches
Yokohama F. Marinos have scored 12 goals in their last 5 AFC Champions League matches
Sydney FC have lost 5 of their last 7 AFC Champions League matches
Yokohama F. Marinos will be looking to head into the Round of 16 with plenty of momentum. (Getty Images)
Sydney FC and Yokohama F. Marinos meet at the Al Wakrah Stadium in Doha, Qatar on Friday. After picking up their first AFC Champions League win, Sydney will be looking to continue their momentum against group leaders Yokohama.
Sydney FC Form
Sydney FC finally ended their 11-match winless run in the AFC Champions League. The Sky Blues recorded their biggest ever AFC tournament win, defeating Shanghai SIPG 4-0.
Centre-back Alex Wilkinson and midfielder Luke Brattan scored first half goals before winger Trent Buhagiar netted a second half brace.
Despite being without a win prior to this match, Sydney FC have been competitive in their defeats.
Their 2-1 loss to Shanghai SIPG, where goalkeeper Thomas Heward-Belle was sent off, saw the Sky Blues open the scoring before conceding two second half goals.
Following this defeat, they went down 1-0 to Jeonbuk Motors which ended any hope of Round of 16 qualification.
Sydney FC Team News
Midfielder Luke Brattan has fully recovered from a hamstring injury. The 30-year-old played 45 minutes in Sydney FC’s last match and will be in contention to play a full game against Yokohama.
Unfortunately, goalkeeper Adam Pavlesic will miss the upcoming match after he broke his collarbone in the third minute of the win against Shanghai SIPG.
Yokohama F. Marinos Form
Yokohama F. Marinos’ road to the Round of 16 received a minor hiccup in the form of a 2-1 loss to Shanghai SIPG. The Japanese champions responded in the best possible way by recording a triumphant 4-1 victory over Jeonbuk Motors.
Yokohama had four different goalscorers with full-back Theerathon Bunmathan opening the scoring in 17th minute before Marcos Junior and Teruhito Nakagawa added second half goals. The fourth goal was a Song Bum-keun own-goal.
Yokohama remain three points clear on top of Group H and come into the match having won three of their last five.
Yokohama F. Marinos Team News
Yokohama come in with a fully fit squad, with head coach Ange Postecoglou mindfully rotating his squad throughout the tournament.
The Australian manager may continue this rotational trend given his side has already progressed through to the next round.
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos Head to Head
Yokohama F. Marinos convincingly won the only meeting between the two sides 4-0 in matchday one of this season’s AFC Champions League.
The Japanese champions were far too good at home with forwards Ado Onaiwu and Teruhito Nakagawa both scoring doubles.
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos Odds
Yokohama F. Marinos come in as 1.65 favourites with Unibet, with Sydney FC sitting as 4.00 outsiders. A draw is available at 4.00.
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos Match Up
Yokohama F. Marinos have been one of the highest scoring teams in the competition so far with 12 goals in five matches. While Sydney FC have not conceded heavily, they will need to be wary of making silly mistakes in defence.
Sydney FC vs Yokohama F. Marinos Stats
Sydney FC have won 1 of their last 11 AFC Champions League matches
Sydney FC v Yokohama F. Marinos
Sydney will be looking to end their campaign on a high, but I’m tipping Yokohama F. Marinos to be too strong and come away with the win.
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Ex-Subway pitchman Jared Fogle gets 15 years for sex crimes, child porn
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (FOX 11 / AP) - The latest on the sentencing of former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle for sex crimes (all times local):
A judge has sentenced former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle to 15 years and eight months in prison for trading in child pornography and having sex with underage prostitutes.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt sentenced Fogle on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Fogle agreed to the plea deal in August after authorities raided his suburban Indianapolis home in July.
Prosecutors sought a 12½-year sentence, while Fogle's attorneys sought five years.
The 38-year-old Fogle admitted paying for sex with girls as young as 16 and receiving child pornography produced by his charitable foundation's former director.
He also agreed pay his 14 victims $100,000 each in restitution.
Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle told a judge that he regrets his actions that destroyed his career and his life and harmed his victims.
Fogle said Thursday at his sentencing hearing in Indianapolis that he can't undo the past but will do everything he can to be a better man and father when he gets out of prison.
Fogle pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
In Fogle's plea deal, his lawyers agreed not to seek a sentence of less than five years in prison and prosecutors agreed to recommend a sentence of no more than 12½ years behind bars.
But U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt could sentence Fogle to up to 50 years in prison.
A psychiatrist who analyzed Jared Fogle says he concluded that the former Subway pitchman suffers from hypersexuality, mild pedophilia, and alcohol abuse and dependency.
John Bradford, a professor at the University of Ottawa in Canada, testified by phone Thursday at Fogle's sentencing hearing that Fogle appears to have had a compulsive eating disorder and that he began to develop hypersexuality shortly after losing weight.
Bradford says Fogle told him he had sex with minors age 16 and 17 and had "a fairly extensive history" of using prostitutes. He says Fogle told him he masturbated to fantasies about prepubescent girls, but that there's no evidence he acted on them.
Experts are testifying on behalf of Jared Fogle during the former Subway pitchman's sentencing hearing on child pornography and sex crimes charges.
Defense attorneys say a forensic psychiatrist and a psychologist will testify during Thursday's hearing before Fogle makes a statement.
Fogle's attorneys have said in court documents that he suffers from hypersexuality and alcohol problems and is committed to receiving treatment for his medical conditions.
Before the sentencing portion began, Fogle pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Prosecutors are seeking a 12½-year prison sentence, while Fogle's attorneys have asked for five years behind bars.
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle has formally pleaded guilty to child pornography and sex crimes charges.
Fogle told the federal judge presiding over his change-of-plea and sentencing hearing Thursday that he understands the charges and possible sentences.
He then pleaded guilty to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Prosecutors want a 12½-year prison sentence, while Fogle's attorneys have asked for five years.
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle has told a federal judge that he's sticking with his decision to plead guilty to the child porn and sex crime charges that will likely be sending him to prison.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt asked the 38-year-old Fogle whether he understood the possible penalties and still wished to plead guilty. Fogle responded "Yes your honor, I do."
Fogle stood with his defense attorneys before the judge Thursday morning inside the Indianapolis federal courthouse.
Fogle agreed in August to plead to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Prosecutors want a 12 ½-year sentence, while Fogle's attorneys have asked for five years.
A hearing to decide how long former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle will spend in prison on child porn and sex crime charges has started.
The 38-year-old Fogle sat at the defense table with his attorneys before the hearing began Thursday morning in the Indianapolis federal courthouse. He didn't say anything to reporters when he arrived at the courthouse wearing a dark suit and red tie.
Fogle could give a statement to U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt before she announces his sentence. He agreed in August to plead to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Former Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is at the federal courthouse where he'll soon learn how much time he'll spend in prison on child porn and sex crime charges.
Fogle walked into the courthouse in downtown Indianapolis about 8 a.m. Thursday. He didn't say anything as he walked past reporters while wearing a dark suit and red tie.
U.S. District Judge Tanya Walton Pratt is scheduled to sentence Fogle Thursday after accepting his plea to one count each of travelling to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor and distribution and receipt of child pornography.
Fogle agreed in August to plead guilty following a July raid of his suburban Indianapolis home. The case destroyed his Subway career.
Former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle is set to learn how much time he'll spend in prison on child porn and sex crime charges.
Prosecutors want a 12 ½-year sentence, while Fogle's attorneys asked for five years.
He agreed to pay his 14 victims $100,000 each in restitution.
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Man survives 'horrific' crash that split car in half
WINTER HAVEN (FOX 13) - A Bay Area man has survived what police have called a horrific crash that split his sports car in two Tuesday evening.
It happened just before 7 p.m. on Cypress Gardens Boulevard. Winter Haven police say 20-year-old Carlos Pino was behind the wheel of his 1986 Nissan 300ZX, and was hugging one of the curves near Interlochen Boulevard, when he lost control and slid off the roadway.
The silver sports car slammed into a nearby tree on the driver's side. The severe impact caused the vehicle to split in two, leaving the front engine compartment on one side of the tree, and the vehicle's cab -with Pino still buckled in -on the other.
Pino was airlifted to Lakeland Regional Health with non-life threatening injuries.
Officials are still investigating, but they said speed and the slick roadway may have contributed to the crash.
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Editors' Pick| Dec 11, 2020, 07:51am EST |
Exclusive: Israeli Surveillance Companies Are Siphoning Masses Of Location Data From Smartphone Apps
Thomas BrewsterForbes Staff
Associate editor at Forbes, covering cybercrime, privacy, security and surveillance.
A number of surveillance companies are now offering location-tracking services by infiltrating the advertising market.
This year has seen a rush amongst government snoops for a new and sometimes contentious data set: location data grabbed by smartphone popular apps. Customs and Border, the FBI, the U.S. military and other federal agencies have been keen buyers, though it’s caused a furor amongst privacy and human rights watchdogs. The outcry this week led Apple and Google to kick apps containing location-grabbing code from Reston, Virginia-based provider X-Mode out of their respective app stores.
But Israeli surveillance vendors are also getting in on the act, Forbes has learned. One of the players, a highly secretive startup called Bsightful, is part-owned and backed by one of the biggest surveillance vendors in the world, the Nasdaq-listed, $4 billion market cap company Verint, three industry sources told Forbes. The other is an established player in the Israeli surveillance industry, Rayzone, whose Echo product promises “mass collection of all internet users in a country.” The GPS location data is accurate, as close as within one meter of the target, but will be a little behind in real time, due to the nature of the surveillance.
To provide this service, the surveillance dealers are targeting the mobile advertising ecosystem. According to three sources speaking on the condition of anonymity, the highly secretive Bsightful is one of a handful involved in the business. Two said that Bsightful is hoovering up app location data by running what’s known as a Demand Side Platform (DSP). In the automated world of mobile advertising, apps looking for advertisers will go to a DSP to show off what kind of advertising space they can offer: what devices they’re installed on and where they’re based. Advertisers and their agencies will then choose where to place ads.
If a surveillance company runs a DSP, they don’t even need to provide the ads. They can simply collect the location and other phone data the app developers are willfully providing, the data passing through what’s commonly called the “bidstream.” But they do have to send back ads “from time to time” to keep the DSP active, according to one industry source. They also need to get as many app developers as possible to include the code pointing to their DSP, so they have maximum possible coverage. Setting up a “white label DSP” lets surveillance companies hoover up data that was solely meant to help marketing campaigns and advertisers.
The information is then packaged up into a software tool for government customers, allowing them to search whole areas or for individuals. For instance, if they have a phone number of a target, that should be enough to get their last known location, as long as they have the relevant app on their device.
Venntel, one of the U.S. government’s suppliers for mobile location data, has used the bidstream to acquire information, according to a disclosure by Customs and Border Protection to Senator Wyden’s office, according to Vice. CBP didn’t disclose just how Venntel had access to the bidstream. It also declined to say how it was using the data.
Sights on Bsightful
It’s unclear to whom Bsightful sells its location data. Its website says nothing about what the company does and it has no social media profiles. The company has four cofounders and executives—Avraham Bahron, Guy Gildor, Guy Amir and Asher Elazar—though none were reachable at the time of publication. Messages sent to another employee and via the company website received no response.
Forbes reviewed an Israeli corporate filing for the company, written in Hebrew, that shows a company called Cognyte Technologies was the sole seed investor, with four company directors also holding stock in the company. Cognyte has 16% of shares listed. Sources said Cognyte was a Verint business and online corporate filings show Verint is the only shareholder in the business, which has offices just two streets over from Bsightful in the Tel Aviv suburb of Herzliya. This week, Verint announced it would be renaming its “cyber intelligence” business, which scored $320 million in revenue in the first three quarters of 2020, to Cognyte Software.
Verint, which has not responded to requests for comment, has contracts in countries across the globe, including the U.S., where it’s previously been a reported supplier for the NSA intelligence agency’s phone-tapping initiatives. It sells all manner of spy tools, including one that can locate any individual to the nearest cell tower with just their telephone number. Combining that with advertising data, which provides more specific coordinates of a device’s whereabouts, would likely yield the location of many individuals.
‘Mass collection of all internet users in a country’
Another company, Rayzone, has been ahead of the curve when it comes to collecting information on smartphone users. The business sells police and governments devices to intercept mobile data, but also, for the last two years, has been selling a tool called Echo that's built on masses of data collected from mobile apps. Rayzone describes Echo as a “Global Virtual Sigint” system, “Sigint” meaning “signals intelligence.” It promises to provide intelligence and law enforcement agencies with “wide, diverse and in-depth information on global internet users.”
Though it hasn’t publicly disclosed that Echo uses location data collected from smartphone ads, and wouldn’t tell Forbes just how it was acquiring the information, Rayzone’s website notes that the tool uses “a fully stealth method of collection on any internet user, without the need for cooperation from either the target or from any tech or commercial entity.” Rayzone says it’s useful for either targeting a specific individual or for “mass collection of all internet users in a country.” Rayzone didn’t respond to requests for comment.
Multiple sources in the Israeli intelligence industry, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said the practice is becoming much more common in their market. The promise of being able to provide police and intelligence analysts with a mountain of worldwide location data will likely lure governments hungry to keep tabs on people of interest, or entire populations.
But it’s concerning privacy and human rights activists who worry there’s little oversight of the surveillance vendors, their customers or the data being collected by advertisers, and that people’s privacy is being invaded in ways consumers would never have expected. “I have long suspected that surveillance firms and governments buy commercial location data secretly gathered from ordinary smartphone apps, and of course, it's happening,” said Wolfie Christl, a digital rights activist who has been looking into surveillance industry practices.
“It’s disastrous that commercial location data that has originally been collected in the context of digital marketing and consumer apps is used for completely different purposes.
“Unfortunately, I am sure this is pretty common and there are more companies and contracts in this space than we currently know of. Today’s commercial data economy is broken.”
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How a Simple Phrase Can Strengthen Resolve
Tracy Shawn -- Anxiety Fiction Novelist
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Please note: first published on July 2, 2020 with psychcentral.com
A well-said phrase can remind us how we’re not alone in our struggles — and, perhaps, more importantly, can also inspire us to push onward. Examples range from ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle’s “It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light” to contemporary author and civil rights activist Maya Angelou’s “You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated.” When facing tough times, difficult people, and challenging situations, a simple set of words such as these may keep hope alive, strengthen resolve — and help us to keep our cool.
In a Fast Company article titled “The Science Behind Why Inspirational Quotes Motivate Us” by author Gwen Moran, psychologist and motivation expert Jonathan Fader, PhD, explains that positive phrases can provide a powerful incentive to try harder and also build a “self-efficacy in that kind of dialogue that you’re having with yourself.” Also, the aspirational nature of certain quotes and phrases help us to see something in ourselves that we want to work on or overcome.
I know that when I’m in a stressful situation, I often tell myself to “be like water,” as I picture myself gliding past the jagged rocks of anxiety and turbulent pockets of conflict. Since I started using this simple phrase (which I often have to silently repeat to myself), I’m far less reactive and am able to keep my cool while still maintaining my own sense of self-worth. And… when things get really bad, I’ll actually make swimming motions (but only when I’m on the phone and people can’t see me!). Interestingly, too, I’ve noticed that I don’t tense up as much as before, which I’m happy to say has (so far, at least!) decreased my chronic back pain.
I was curious if other people I know also use quotes or phrases to help them deal with stress, so I asked a couple of friends about what they tell themselves to get through life, when they are most likely to use theses phrases, and how they help. I was pleasantly surprised that the first three people I contacted responded right away. Maybe more people use this technique than I thought (or I guessed at the most likely people who might do this). Regardless, I found their responses were not only insightful, but also resonated with some of their core strengths.
Anna, a Senior Technology Officer, says that when she’s lonely or upset, she tells herself: “Like a wave is part of the ocean” to remind herself that she’s connected to everything. And like a wave, she feels as if she doesn’t just exist as an individual. Anna shared that this phrase helps her get out of her own head and see other people’s perspectives. It also reduces a reaction response and, instead, increases her capacity to understand other people’s perspectives.
From my personal experience with Anna, her mantra works, as she is one of the most accepting and friendly people I know. She adds that it’s particularly helpful when she finds that she’s frustrated with someone and her “thinking needs to be looked at.”
Gabe, a restaurant manager and author, tells himself, “Where there’s a stupid person, there should not be two.” He says that he uses it every single day at work. And to quote Gabe: “People come and complain because, I don’t know, Santa didn’t come early this year, and I think of my mantra.” It helps him see how little is needed for some people to lose it, which only strengthens his resolve to stay stoic, calm, and rational while also maintaining his sense of humor.
Through the years, I have witnessed Gabe’s strength, wisdom, and fortitude — especially during the roughest of times. And in true Gabe fashion, even his own personal mantra is imbued with honesty and humor — just like him.
K. Elaine, who is a Vice President of a large company, said that she tells herself: “We will get through this and this too shall pass.” She tells herself this when she loses an employee or one is crying on overload, threatening to quit. She also repeats it when clients are screaming at her — or, worse yet, when someone says that they want to sue the company.
This blended mantra helps K. Elaine remain professional while negotiating in a rational, caring tone with both clients and employees. And true to K. Elaine’s can-do, positive spirit, her mantra, which starts with the word “we,” encompasses her team-player style and personal warmth and charm.
Whether people gravitate toward a certain mantra because it already highlights their natural strengths or because it helps them overcome something they want to work on, a simple set of words can increase one’s resolve — and may also serve as a handy reminder that may help lighten stressful situations and provide a deeper sense of calm, strength, and clarity.
Tracy Shawn’s debut novel, The Grace of Crows, won awards for indie fiction, including the 2013 Jack Eadon Award for Best Book in Contemporary Drama and Second Place for General Fiction from Reader Views. Her short stories have appeared in Literary Brushstrokes and Psychology Tomorrow Magazine, and she’s written numerous articles for print and online publications. Tracy is currently seeking a home for her second novel.
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Norwegian cuts 1,100 jobs at Gatwick as it axes long-haul flights
UK NewsPublished: Jan 14, 2021 Last Updated: Jan 14, 2021
The airline said it will operate a ‘simplified business structure’ after being badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
A Norwegian plane
Budget airline Norwegian has axed its long-haul network, leading to the loss of 1,100 pilot and cabin crew jobs based at Gatwick Airport.
The carrier said it will operate a “simplified business structure and dedicated short-haul route network” after being badly hit by the coronavirus pandemic.
Norwegian shook up the UK’s long-haul aviation market in recent years by offering transatlantic flights at knockdown prices.
Some of its most popular deals included £99 trips to New York.
But it struggled to contain costs during its rapid expansion, and has come under further strain due to the virus crisis.
Its entire Boeing 787 Dreamliner fleet has been grounded since March 2020.
In August 2020, the airline announced that it would need more financial support to get through the pandemic, after reporting a loss of £442 million for the first six months of the year.
Under its new plan, it will only fly within Norway, across the Nordic region and to “key European destinations”.
Chief executive Jacob Schram said: “Our short-haul network has always been the backbone of Norwegian and will form the basis of a future resilient business model.
“I am pleased to present a robust business plan today, which will provide a new start for the company.
“By focusing our operation on a short-haul network, we aim to attract existing and new investors, serve our customers and support the wider infrastructure and travel industry in Norway and across the Nordics and Europe.
“Our focus is to rebuild a strong, profitable Norwegian so that we can safeguard as many jobs as possible.
“We do not expect customer demand in the long-haul sector to recover in the near future, and our focus will be on developing our short-haul network as we emerge from the reorganisation process.”
Around 2,160 jobs will be lost around the world – including at Gatwick – as the firm also has long-haul bases in France, Italy, Spain and the US.
Mr Schram continued: “It is with a heavy heart that we must accept that this will impact dedicated colleagues from across the company.
We have been advised that Norwegian Air plans to close its long-haul operation and that its UK-based pilots will be made redundant. Around 300 pilots and more than 1,000 staff in total will be affected.https://t.co/VgZhZ0XEsi
— BALPA (@BALPApilots) January 14, 2021
“I would like to thank each one of our affected colleagues for their tireless dedication and contribution to Norwegian over the years.”
Brian Strutton, general secretary of pilots’ union Balpa, said: “This news will be personally devastating for all Gatwick-based crew.
“The airline has struggled in the face of the ongoing Covid crisis, despite the combined efforts of all the company’s recognised trade unions, who have worked tirelessly to remain flexible and accommodating.
“The airline has failed for several reasons but there can be no blame apportioned to the pilot, crew or other staff groups.
“This is further evidence that the jobs death spiral I’ve been highlighting for months sadly continues. Make no mistake – aviation remains in serious crisis.”
Customers with affected bookings will be contacted by the airline and refunded.
It said on Thursday that it has resumed talks with the Norwegian government about further state support.
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Peter Rhodes on a dubious drop, a shortage of Covidiots and a timely tale of a chicken and its neck
Some chicken . . .
According to the Police Federation, officers were “pleasantly surprised” that more illegal gatherings did not take place on New Year's Eve. So have we at last learned the lesson?
Or is it more likely that the sort of idiots who wanted to party last Thursday night are precisely the sort of idiots who broke the Covid regulations over Christmas? And how many of them stayed away from NYE celebrations not out of common sense but because they are now nursing a dry cough with breathing difficulties, and wondering why Gran doesn't answer the phone?
Happy Birthday to The Archers (Radio 4) which is celebrating its 70th anniversary. Thoughts inevitably turn to the dramatic tragedy exactly 10 years ago. The 60th was marked by the untimely demise of Nigel Pargetter who, with a long, blood-curdling scream, fell off the roof at Lower Loxley Hall.
Before his body was even in the morgue, some dedicated yet suspicious Archers fans were questioning the duration of Nigel's scream (3.5 seconds) and calculating the height of his drop. It worked out at an improbable 60 metres which is about the height of a 20-storey block of flats. Cynics said they had no idea Lower Loxley Hall was such an imposing pile. If you ever wonder what sort of people listen to The Archers, there's the answer.
I have pretty much excused myself from New Year resolutions, having reached that stage in life when, polished by the Pledge of time and burnished by the Brasso of experience, you are just about as shiny-perfect a specimen of humanity as possible. In any case, I made my Big Lifestyle Change a couple of months ago when, after half a century of chain-swallowing cuppas and coffee, I gave up all caffeine. And despite many online warnings about dire side-effects of withdrawal, there have been none. My blood pressure is a little lower and I'm sleeping better. Worth a try?
I don't often quote Winston Churchill but in understanding the next item, it helps to know that in 1940, after the fall of France and with the Germans at the Channel, a French general allegedly claimed England “will have her neck wrung like a chicken.” In a speech some months later, Churchill reflected: “Some chicken. Some neck.”
From the millions of words written about Brexit, I cherish these by a German commentator, Nikolaus Blome, in the newspaper Der Spiegel. He says Britain has been “captured by gambling liars, frivolous clowns and their paid cheerleaders. . . . But all the British government will finally have achieved is to have taken back control of a little shovel and a little sandcastle.”
Some shovel, some sandcastle.
In this sinister age of deepfakery, the Beeb's new director-general, Tim Davie, said a few days ago that the Corporation must work harder to separate fact from fiction. Or did he?
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Niceville Florida Family History Center
The Center will be closed until further notice due to COVIT 19
This article describes the services and resources available at a Family History Center, a branch facility of the Family History Library.
The Niceville Florida Family History Center exists to help you do your genealogy and family history. We are not professional genealogists, but we do have lots of experience. Whether you are a beginner or advanced, we have expertise to assist you. We know where to find the answers. If you are passing through the area, please come by and visit us.
Languages: English (Italian & French with advanced notice)
Address: 1100 S Palm Blvd, Niceville FL 32578
Coordinates: GPS (lat long; degrees, minutes, seconds) 30°30'44.8"N 86°28'28.8"W or DECIMAL 30.512431, -86.474657
Phone: Gail Kimball...850-803-3325
E-mail: FL_Niceville@familyhistorymail.org or gailgkimball@gmail.com
Open Hours: Wednesday’s 6:00-8:00pm and the second and fourth Tuesdays from 9:00-11:00 am or by appointment
Holiday Schedule: Not open New Years Day; Thanksgiving; Christmas Eve; Christmas Day; or Federal Holidays.
1 CENTER CAPABILITY
2 RESOURCES IN THE LOCAL AREA
4 VOLUNTEERING AT THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER
CENTER CAPABILITY[edit | edit source]
Databases and Software. This center has access to the Family History Center Portal page which gives FREE access to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions...see LINKS below.
Hardware and Equipment - The center has two operating online computers and a printer for your use
RESOURCES IN THE LOCAL AREA[edit | edit source]
Crestview Family History Center
Defuniak Springs Family History Center
Fort Walton Beach Family History Center
Niceville Family History Center
Sandestin Family History Center
LINKS[edit | edit source]
PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION WEBSITES below are FREE to you as long as they are accessed at the Family History Center Services Portal. If you try to access them using the links below, the websites will require you to have an individual subscription. Come to the Family History Center and access them for FREE of charge.
ACCESS NEWSPAPER ARCHIVES: Unknown cost..in research
http://www.newspaperarchive.com
DESCRIPTION: "NewspaperArchive.com is the world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world, NewspaperARCHIVE makes exploring history and genealogy easy and fun. Discover fascinating news in archived newspapers hundreds of years old—including obituaries, birth announcements, sports articles, comics, and more—to fill in the life stories you are interested in. And share those stories with others through our community at Our NewspaperARCHIVE. All of our historical newspapers are full-page and fully searchable. Try exploring the above site, and discover your history today!"
ALEXANDER STREET PRESS, AMERICAN CIVIL WAR: Unknown cost
http://alexanderstreet.com
DESCRIPTION: Research Data: Contains indexed, searchable information on over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, together with 15,000 photographs. http://asp6new.alexanderstreet.com/cwdb/
Letters and Diaries: Contains approximately 100,000 indexed pages of diaries, letters, and memoirs, including 4,000 pages of previously unpublished manuscripts, such as the letters of Amos Wood and his wife and the diary of Maryland planter William Claytor. http://solomon.cwld.alexanderstreet.com/
Images, Photographs, Posters, and Ephemera: Provides a vivid history of the American Civil War with over 1,400 images. http://cpho.alexanderstreet.com/
Social and Cultural History: Personal accounts of well-known historical figures.
Women and Social Movements in the United States: Organized around the history of women in social movements in the United States between 1600 and 2000 A.D.
AMERICAN ANCESTORS:
http://www.americanancestors.org/
DESCRIPTION: Advance your family history research today with AmericanAncestors.org! Created by the expert staff at New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS), America's founding genealogical organization, AmericanAncestors.org is the portal to the nation's leading resource for the highest-quality, comprehensive family history services. Consult with our expert staff, some of the most respected genealogists in the profession. Read the most significant original scholarship and important publications in genealogy. Access millions of exclusive and sought-after records online. Learn with in-depth online courses and webinars from expert staff. Explore the largest collection of original family history research materials in America.
ANCESTRY.COM:
http://www.ancestry.com/
DESCRIPTION: Ancestry gives you access to thousands of collections of records from around the world, including immigration, census, voter, vital, and military records; newspapers and periodicals; family trees; photos and images; directories, maps, court records, land records, wills and financial records, stories, memories, and histories; and detailed records about births, marriages, deaths, land ownership, and much more. It is the largest for-profit genealogy company in the world.
ARKIVDIGITAL ONLINE:
DESCRIPTION: ArkivDigital is the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other historical records online! All images are newly photographed color images of the original documents. Click the link from the Premium Family History Websites page to install the current client version of ArkivDigital Online.
FAMNET: Unknown cost..in research
http://www.nzgdb.co.nz/
DESCRIPTION: The online family history network for those who have New Zealand roots.
FINDMYPAST:
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
DESCRIPTION: findmypast makes it easy to research your UK ancestry and create your family tree. Search census records and trace births, marriages, and deaths to bring your family history to life. Please note that not all of the content from findmypast is available in family history centers. 1911 British Census (accessed through the findmypast website)—The 1911 UK Census is a record of everyone who lived in England and Wales in 1911. It provides a unique snapshot of the lives of those who lived at that time.
FOLD3 (formerly Footnote.com):
http://www.fold3.com/
DESCRIPTION: Search or browse millions of historical documents and photos. Fold3 has refocused their efforts on gathering the best online collection of military records and stories. The Fold3 name reflects military history and honor, since traditionally, the third fold in a flag-folding ceremony honors and remembers veterans for their sacrifice in defending their country and promoting peace in the world.
-Troubleshooting: Cannot access Fold3.com through the Family History Center Portal (54428).
GENEANET:
http://geneanet.org
DESCRIPTION: With 3 billion referenced individuals and 600,000 trees online, Geneanet is the first site dedicated to genealogy in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Germany. The Geneanet community has 2 million members who exchange genealogical information.
KINPOINT PREMIUM:
http://kinpoint.com
DESCRIPTION: Kinpoint is designed to make it easier for you to do your family history by letting you see what to work on at a glance, quickly find missing information in your family tree, and discover insights into the lives of your ancestors.
MYHERITAGE - LIBRARY EDITION:
http://myheritagelibraryedition.com/research
DESCRIPTION: Used by millions of people worldwide to help research family history, build a family tree, and add photos, historical records, and more.
PAPER TRAIL:
http://www.paper-trail.org/
DESCRIPTION: Provides access to 19th-century westward American migration documents.
PROQUEST OBITUARY LISTINGS: Unknown cost
http://obituaries.proquest.com/obitsweb/obits/do/home
DESCRIPTION: The ProQuest obituaries collection is a premier resource for genealogical and historical research. You can use the collection to search obituaries and death notices from prominent newspapers, such as the New York Times (dating back to 1851). The collection includes both famous and lesser-known individuals and can be searched by name or by keywords appearing in the body of the article.
PUZZILA PREMIUM SERVICES:
http://puzzilla.org
DESCRIPTION: Find new research opportunities on descendant lines in Family Tree.
THE 19th CENTURY BRITISH LIBRARY NEWSPAPERS DIGITAL ARCHIVE: Unknown cost
http://find.galegroup.com/bncn/
DESCRIPTION: This fully searchable database of the British Library's newspaper holdings provides a complete run of 48 national and regional Victorian British newspapers for the 19th century from 1800 to 1900. These support the study of colonial history, genealogical research, politics, urban studies, and media courses.
Notes and troubleshooting
If centers have problems accessing the premium family history websites in their Family History Center Portal, click Premium Family History Website from the Family History Services Portal home page. Scroll down, and follow the instructions under "No Website Access."
If any of the premium sites prompt for sign-in credentials but other premium sites work, clear your browser cookies. Close the browser, and then restart the computer, and try again.
Family history center consultants can help you access the center's Family History Center Portal, where these premium family history websites are offered. Additional details, instructional information, and online support for resolving problems with the website features, website navigation, and so forth are provided on the vendor's website.
VOLUNTEERING AT THE FAMILY HISTORY CENTER[edit | edit source]
• You do NOT have to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to volunteer. We welcome anyone who would like to help others. Let us know what your abilities are & what interests you. We can do the rest.
• We need help with INDEXING. Training is minimal and the need is great.
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January 14, 2014 admin 0 Action game, Xbox One
From 22nd Jan we will have available the first downloadable content from the game of zombies Dead Rising 3, exclusive game for the Xbox One console. Capcom, the company in charge of its development, has said that we will see this first downloadable content within few days.
A Xbox classic
The catalogue of exclusive games that we have seen during these years of life of the Xbox 360 console has not been very striking. His shadow had a very powerful if catalogue of exclusive to the PlayStation 3 console, but the truth is that this has not been to the height. If you highlight some of these exclusive games definitely one of them would be Dead Rising, a saga of fun games and zombies, this time, has nothing to envy to PS3 games. The problem comes when this and a couple of the most striking titles on a console.
What does the next generation console Xbox One, which aims to solve this by having good exclusive games and compete against PlayStation 4, which has not yet fully emerge in this regard. Microsoft, with the launch of its new console, opted for one of its biggest attractions in terms of games: Dead Rising 3, offering a new game of the saga which has already become an emblem for the company due to its great playability of these games.
First Downloadable Content
Capcom has announced that soon its will have available, if you have already beaten the game, the first downloadable content for Dead Rising 3, entitled Operation Broken Eagle. This series of downloadable content that will be released over time will focus on some of the minor characters from Dead Rising; specifically in this first content will Adam Kane who will control and we can already see in the video. We also have with this content, new weapon, a new mission, new vehicles, costumes and combining objects.
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Top combo guard recruit to visit UF
Florida has set up an official visit with one of the top combo guard prospects in the Class of 2016.
Oldsmar Christian High coach Jordan Fair confirmed a report from Scout.com’s Evan Daniels that Class of 2016 guard Eric Hester (6-4, 170 pounds, Oldsmar Christian HS) will visit Florida the weekend of September 4. The visit coincides with Florida football’s season opener at the The Swamp vs. New Mexico State.
Hester is the first big recruiting target of new UF coach Michael White and his staff. He’s the 18th-ranked shooting guard in the Class of 2016 and a top 75 national prospect, per Scout.com’s rankings.
Fair said first and foremost, Hester is coachable and a good kid off the court. On the court, Fair said that Hester is one of the top defensive players in his class.
“He’s about 6-foot-4 with a 6-11 wingspan,” Fair said. “Really good lateral quickness. He’s just a pitbull as an on the ball as a defender.”
Fair, a former guard at UNF, has coached Hester for three seasons with both Oldsmar Christian and the Team Breakdown AAU program. Offensively, Fair said Hester is capable of playing both guard spots with range out to the 3-point line.
“He needs to get a little more consistent with his shot, but he shot the ball well in July,” Fair said.
Louisville, Missouri, Virginia Tech and UCF also have shown strong interest in Hester. But Florida will be Hester’s first official visit. Hester took an unofficial visit to UF in June.
“He really likes Coach White,” Fair said. “He thinks Coach White and his staff are young and energetic. He has a winning history and a history of developing players. That’s attractive to him.”
Florida currently has one commitment for the Class of 2016, power forward John Mooney, who pledged to play for Billy Donovan close to a year ago but has kept his commitment to UF despite the coaching change to White last May.
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SPLOST Law
About the Law
The Special Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) provides capital-investing funding for infrastructure. The SPLOST law, enacted by Georgia legislators in 1985, authorizes a county tax of 1% on items subject to the state sales tax for funding capital projects. It is neither a municipal tax, nor a joint county-municipal tax such as the regular Local Option Sales Tax (LOST).
SPLOST revenue must be used for specific capital outlays (operations and maintenance expenditures are not authorized) such as courthouses, jails, roads, and bridges. Projects financed by SPLOST are intended to benefit the county as a whole, either standing alone or in combination with other county capital outlay projects or municipal capital outlay projects.
Approved SPLOST Referendums
Hall County voters have approved 7 SPLOST referendums.
SPLOST I
SPLOST I was approved in July 1985 and passed by a 53.1% margin. The lifespan of 30 months generated total revenues of $25 million for road, street and bridge improvements.
SPLOST II
SPLOST II was approved in March 1988 and passed by a 52.4% margin with 57.3% voter turnout. The lifespan of 33 months generated total revenues of $35 million for a detention center, civic center, Chicopee Woods and Elachee, and a Farmers Market.
SPLOST III
SPLOST III was approved in November 1994, passed by a 57.3% margin with 62.1% voter turnout. The lifespan of 60 months generated total revenues of $78.2 million for Hall County Courthouse expansion, Health Department, water and wastewater projects and landfills.
SPLOST IV
SPLOST IV, approved in March 1999, passed by a 66.0% margin with 9.2% voter turnout. The lifespan of 60 months generated total revenues of $117.6 million for road, sewer and water projects, parks and recreation expansion, fire and emergency services stations and municipal projects.
SPLOST V
SPLOST V, approved by voters in March 2004, passed by a 73% margin with 27.5% voter turnout. The lifespan of 60 months generated total revenues of $139.7 million for capital investment in local infrastructure.
Improvement or Addition
Road and Street Improvements $37.9 million
Recreational Facilities $8.5 million
New Detention Center $54 million
Fire Services Projects $3.9 million
800 MHz Radio System $15.7 million
Landfill Improvement $7 million
South Hall Library $3.6 million
Municipal Projects $9.1 million
SPLOST VI
SPLOST VI was approved by voters in March 2009, passed by a 62% margin with 9.3% voter turnout. The lifespan of 72 months generated total revenues of $157 million for capital investment in local infrastructure.
SPLOST VI Overview (PDF)
SPLOST VI Project Details (PDF)
Public Works $47.07 million
Water and Sewer $32.51 million
Building Construction $15.9 million
Parks and Leisure $14.17 million
Courthouse and Administration $11.5 million
Fire and Emergency Medical Services $2.7 million
Municipal Projects $28.1 million
SPLOST VII
SPLOST VII was approved by voters in March 2015, passed by a 63% margin with 6.5% voter turnout. The lifespan of 60 months generated total revenues of $166 million for capital investment in local infrastructure.
SPLOST VII Overview (PDF)
SPLOST VII Project Details (PDF)
Countywide Tier II $22.9 million
Road Improvement Projects $48.7 million
Water/Sewer System Projects $22.8 million
Solid Waste/Landfill $3.25 million
Building Renovation/Capital Improvements $3.9 million
IT Infrastructure $2 million
Parks & Leisure Projects $4.9 million
Public Safety/Sheriff $2.785 million
Fire Department Projects $12.4 million
SPLOST VIII
SPLOST VIII was approved by voters in November 2019, passed by a 70% margin with 5.25% voter turnout. The lifespan of 72 months is expected to generate total revenues of $216.96 million for capital investment in local infrastucture.
Fire Services $7 million
Parks & Leisure Projects $6 million
Public Safety/Sheriff $6 million
Building Renovations/Improvements $6 million
Technology $3 million
Municipal Allocations $54.7 million
SPLOST VIII Information (PDF)
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What SSD to Buy
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The name of the game these days is storage. But not just large storage, but large and speedy storage. And when it comes to large and speedy storage, the market acknowledges solid-state drives as the gold standard. It is a good thing that consumers are now spoilt with choices, as options for SSDs are now faster, bigger, cheaper, and compatible with most systems already present in the market. Thus, there’s never a better time to purchase an SSD.
The wealth of choices in stores can be overwhelming, so we’ve done the curation of the best options for you. Besides, you also need to consider which is the best drive that would suit your laptop the best. But before you read on, take note that some SSDs have rounded off issues. While some claim to have 250 GB and others is at 256 GB, you may consider them to have similar capacity. There’s not common for drives to claim its exact capacity, but the difference is usually more or less 10 GB.
Samsung 970 Evo Plus
Samsung’s newest release, the Samsung 970 Evo Plus, boasts of being faster and more affordable than its predecessor, the 970 Evo. However, generally speaking, it seems that the Samsung 970 Evo Plus is still in the middling crowd, as there are a number of other SSDs that perform better than it.
The 970 Evo Plus therefore looks like more of an attempt at a do-over rather than a chance for the 2018 model’s redemption. The Plus and non-Plus versions aren’t drastically different, both having Samsung-made Phoenix controllers and a maximum advertised read speed of 3,500MB/s, but there have been some key changes. The first is that write speeds have had a big boost on paper, jumping from a maximum 2,500MB/s on the 970 Evo to 3,300MB/s on the Evo Plus; a vast improvement for something that isn’t a full generational leap.
(Via: https://www.expertreviews.co.uk/samsung/1411554/samsung-970-evo-plus-review)
Samsung 860 Pro
Although this has not been as updated its Evo counterpart with its last update dating way back 2018, the Samsung 860 Pro is still considered to be one of the best in the market. It is recognized for its great SATA performance, endurance, and consistent performance. The model is quite high-end, though, which discourages budget-conscious shoppers from buying it.
The 860 Pro is also the first NAS-rated prosumer SSD and it should work well in RAID. The EVO series tends to be more reasonably priced and has better performance in general applications, which keeps the 860 Pro firmly in the professional user category.
(Via: https://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/samsung-860-pro-ssd-review,5434.html)
Intel Optane SSD 905P
The Intel Optain SSD is known for two things: speed and endurance, both at exceptional levels. For a high performer, though, it might be expected that it consumes a lot of power and has a high price tag. However, its capacity has also left a lot of users wanting.
This wildly pricey internal solid-state drive is, without a doubt, a luxury item for mainstream users, but it’s also prodigiously fast at the types of specialized computing tasks that are the hardest for storage drives to handle: loading massive game files, transferring hours of video footage, booting up your PC, and other similar activities. It’s the ultimate consumer SSD, but only consumers with very specific needs and workloads can really leverage its talents—and justify the buy.
(Via: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/intel-optane-ssd-905p)
Western Digital Black SN750 250GB NVMe Gaming SSD
As an SSD after gamers’ hearts, the WD Black SN750 NVMe SSD’s performance for PC games is expectedly good. Other plus points are its low per-gigabyte cost, optional integrated heatsink, and multiple capacity options. However, its random read and write performance is low compared to similar SSDs.
With regard to gaming, WD’s marketing department asserts that the heatsink, helping to maintain temperature and speeds will provide “a tangible, next-level competitive boost during intense PC gameplay”. WD goes on to say how greater capacity SSDs are now in demand for gaming as it has become common for installs to be as large as 100GB per game.
(Via: https://hexus.net/tech/news/storage/126629-wd-black-sn750-nvme-ssd-aimed-gamers/)
Crucial MX500 SATA
Among the plus points for this device include the low cost per gigabyte, outstanding performance considering it is a SATA SSD, varied capacity options from 250 GB to 2 TB, and its long warranty. However, it suffers from a low endurance rating for usage cases that includes heavy data writes. The Crucial has been on headlines at the start of 202 with huge price cuts, giving users $30 savings.
If you’re looking for some cheap SSD storage, SATA’s for you. Right now, Crucial’s 2TB MX500 SATA SSD is selling for the lowest price we’ve seen, $200 at Amazon. At launch, the 1TB unit was selling for $260, making this one of January’s best tech deals.
(Via: https://www.tomshardware.com/news/crucial-2tb-ssd-sale-cheap-deal)
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Community Foundation launches the ‘New Needs Fund’ helping communities and community organisations to address new needs appearing as a result of coronavirus
In its latest phase of support for voluntary sector organisations impacted by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has announced the ‘New Needs Fund’. The fund, which is expected to grow is being launched with monies from the Community Foundation and Comic Relief, and is now available to the sector to help organisations and communities to address new needs appearing as a result of the Coronavirus and to find new ways of meeting existing needs... (read more).
Local 'Who Cares Wins' page raises thousands for NHS
Antrim DJs Mark and Paul Ritchie and musician Rodney Beggs have raised over £24,000 for the NHS via a live streamed gig. They set up a gofundme page called 'NHS Workers Support Fund' with the original target of £10,000... (read more).
Big Day Inside Out for older people to help beat isolation during lockdown
THE BIG DAY INSIDE OUT is taking place on Thursday 25th June 2020 in the morning, afternoon, and evening, offering a wide programme of physical activities, crafts and lectures, discussions, and entertainment and fun in the evening.
THE BIG DAY INSIDE OUT offers activities for older people who are at home, using online via video “zoom” calls and “Facebook Live”, activities via “Whatsapp” smart phones, as well as activities for people who don’t have computers. There is also a selection of small outdoor events that observe government guidelines and social distancing...(read more).
To nominate a deserving person, simply send a message with details of what they have done to spiritofniawards@sundaylife.co.uk.
This year's judging panel for this Spirit of Northern Ireland Covid-19 Heroes awards initiative includes Carl Frampton, Derry Girls star Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and Q Radio presenter Jordan Humphries who, with representatives from Sunday Life and Ulster Bank, have had the unenviable task of picking the stand-out stories from your nominations.
Musical Theatre Students Sing Loud and Clear for Children living with Cancer
115 students from leading theatre school, Belfast School of Performing Arts (BSPA), have come together to release a single to raise funds for the Cancer Fund for Children.
During lockdown, the talented students have all banded together to help others by belting out their own virtual version of Gary Barlow’s beautiful song ‘Sing’.
Peter Corry, Artistic Director at BSPA, which has a total of eight schools across the Province says it has been a challenging but heartfelt and positive experience for all the young people involved;
“At BSPA we believe in the importance of helping others, we had recently just secured the Cancer Fund for Children as our designated charity and with our 10th anniversary coming up in January 2021, it felt like the right time to create something very special, current circumstances meant that we needed to adapt from our norm and we have created a virtual song. Creating this song has been such fun and students have been so enthusiastic, each rehearsing and recording the song in their bedroom, living room or garden, they have all given it so much passion and joy and as you can see and hear, that really shines through.”
Jane Hoare, Head of Fundraising, from the Cancer fund for Children is delighted that the money raised will go towards the charity;
“As a charity we rely heavily on fundraising from events and activities that have had to be postponed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has had a major impact on our income. However, cancer and how it affects children and families will not stop during this, and neither can we. To hear this song and see how much effort and thought has gone into it by the students at BSPA gives me a great sense of appreciation and I’d like to send a very big thank you to all involved for thinking of Cancer Fund for Children at this time. The monies raised will go towards funding our organisation which is continuing to work with families remotely, delivering individual and group support to children and young people, by phone and online, helping to reduce isolation, respond to any worries they may have, and crucially connect them with other young people experiencing cancer.”
Mum of one of the students at the Lisburn School, Fiona Mulholland says this charity single is very close to her heart;
"My daughter Grace is a student at BSPA and she loves gong every week, her little sister Mollie, when she was aged just 2 years and 10 months, was diagnosed with cancer. Mollie is doing really well now, but at the time we were knocked sideways as a family. The Cancer Fund for Children was amazing, we were assigned a support worker very early on in Mollie's treatment and they treated us with such kindness and love, helping us with support, both emotionally and financially. We enjoyed a stay in Daisy Lodge which was one of the most idyllic places I have ever been. Mollie had just finished her treatment and was still compromised so going anywhere else would not have been possible. I'd say it was like going to a 5 star hotel while at the same time feeling like you were 'at your Mum's house'! The whole family got looked after and were able to connect emotionally while enjoying a bit of downtime. We got our hair done, had facials, played games and there were activities put on for the kids so they could go and play and we could rest and relax. This charity helped my family so much, I was delighted to hear that BSPA were nominating them for their charity of the year and this single is just incredible, I'm sure it will help raise much needed funds for such an amazing local charity who will in turn help another family through what we went through."
Tina McVeigh, Director at BSPA is delighted with the end result; “These young people are so very talented and it’s been such a pleasure to listen to this song that they have lovingly created to help others, I’m very proud of them and I am looking forward to the day that they can all dance, sing and act together once again. Each school had been well underway in preparation for their annual shows and I know the students were disappointed to have missed that opportunity to perform, I hope that this has given them that connection with their fellow students and given them a fun project to focus on while helping others and doing what they do best and love most.”
Belfast School of Performing arts is soon to celebrate their 10th anniversary and now teaches over 700 pupils aged from just three years old up to those aged nineteen. The aim of the school is to raise confidence and self-belief in the students, through developing performance skills in a safe and encouraging environment.
To find out more please visit thebspa.co.uk
Watch and listen to the song by clicking this link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OxUTvtcJfmEiY_MElkp2FVW7qJ4swVja?usp=sharing
To donate to the BSPA charity single ‘Sing’ please visit https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/BSPA2020
Business in the Community
We’re working in partnership with Go ON NI, NI Direct and volunteers from our member organisations, to offer free advice to those struggling with their technology during this difficult time.
Through the Digital Assist Text Help service, anyone can text DIGITALHELP (all one word) to 67300*, with a brief description of what support or advice is required, and a volunteer will phone back within 48 hours with free and helpful advice. All text messages are charged at your network operator’s standard rate.
Our volunteers can help with the following:
Email | Attachments | Skype/Facetime/Facebook (connecting by video) | Social Media | Staying safe online | PayPal | Shopping online | Saving and sharing photos | Computer settings
Action for Children NI - Sperrin and Lakeland Floating Support Service
Our team at Action for Children, Floating Support Service are continuing to deliver a service to all young people during this unprecedented time.
We understand that everyone has different circumstances and may require additional support during this time. We work with young people aged 16-25 years old in Fermanagh area and young people 16-18 years old in Omagh area, who are homeless or at risk of homelessness.
We wanted to let you know that the service is still open for new referrals and all staff are continuing to provide an effective service to ensure all our young people have a safe place to call home.
All staff are working remotely and continue to deliver an effective service. All new enquiries & requests can be made via email or phone.
Email: sperrinfloatingsupport@actionforchildren.org.uk
Phone: 028 822 59495
The Dribbly Yak
We are Husband and Wife team, Anthony and Jenny. In the normal world we're Wood Engravers, but have started making Full Face Shields and donating them as PPE to everyone we can find who's at risk; Care Homes, Keyworkers, Postmen, Emergency Opticians, Takeaway Drivers, Social Workers, District Nurses, Wholesale Florists (supplying Funeral Homes), Cleaning Companies and other essential workers.
Because we're just a small business, we're making and selling wooden pin badges, and using the funds to buy the materials to make the Face Shields. We've got 2 different styles; mini rainbows, and NHS Superhero symbols. We've been doing so well, and been able to donate hundreds of them so far; the support from the People of Northern Ireland has been immense!
We want to get these to as many Workers as we can, and are reaching out to anywhere that has a platform that can help us. We're too small a business to fund the production just by ourselves. But by selling the pins instead of asking for straight up donations, we're trying to engage donors, and unite people with a little symbol of hope that they can share.
https://www.thedribblyyak.com/product-page/fight-against-co-vid19-pins
https://www.facebook.com/thedribblyyak
Free Online Meditation run by the Maha Ji Meditation Foundation
In these days of isolation, we can stay united in our hearts and spirits by taking part in this free Global Light Meditation. By doing this we stand behind our emergency service, our doctors, our nurses and loved ones, and meditating for love and light in the world.
We practise this pure meditation with Maha Ji and collectively raise our vibration and immunity, bringing love, healing and protection into our homes and families restoring peace and harmony to the mind, body and spirit. This is the meditation we are doing with a large number of people from different countries joining together from their own homes at the same time on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for 21 minutes of Global Light Meditation in silence.
Join us in our Facebook page:
https://facebook.com/events/s/global-light-meditation/572786253345977/?ti=cl
Join us in our WhatsApp group:
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Macmillan Move More NI
This is a regional physical activity programme for anyone who has been affected by cancer. There are 11 Move More coordinators, 1 in each local council area. Anyone affected by cancer can receive a tailored physical activity programme along with additional support, at a level that is right for them. Physical activity is safe before, during and after most types of cancer treatment.
During the current COVID-19 crisis and subsequent unprecedented restrictions, the Move More NI scheme is still providing support and physical activity programmes as well as accepting new referrals.
If you have been affected by cancer and would like more information please contact Move More Coordinator Claire Murphy 07788 421987 / movemore@gll.org
Aware NI
They provide many support services to help you with your mental health and wellbeing during this unusual period. Click the graphic below to find out more:
Women’s Aid
These local groups deliver a range of specialised support services throughout Northern Ireland to women and children who have experienced domestic violence.
Little AJ Craft Boutique
They make scrubs for local NHS hospitals.. Having previously delivered to the Royal Children’s ICU, Craigavon and local surgeries, funding for materials has run low. If you'd like to help or find out more info, click the logo below:
Accord's new helpline identifies problems and offers advice to couples during pandemic restrictions. Accord counsellors can aid in identifying causes of conflict, effects on children & vulnerable relationships. Advice on bereavement, serious illness & financial difficulty is available. If you or somebody you know could benefit from this service, click the graphic below to find out more and get in contact with Accord:
SportNI
Along with Public Health Association and Inspire Wellbeing charity have joined forces to create this invaluable free wellbeing resource tool for sports clubs and associations across Northern Ireland. It aims to provide the right help, right now with instant online access to a range of resources tailored to your individual wellbeing plan recommending proactive next steps and appropriate support and intervention designed specifically to wellbeing and sport.
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ISOLATION ASSISTANCE FORM
Print off this form and distribute it to anybody who you think could use your help during isolation. You can do this via a neighbour's post box, email or text. (source: Thomas Hughes via Facebook)
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30 tips, tricks and hacks every B&M shopper needs to know about
Grab a basket, there's some great bargains to be had
Catherine Murphy
Nisha Mal
Updated 09:45, 9 FEB 2018
When it comes to nabbing a bargain, B&M is a one-stop shop for most things - whether you're looking for toiletries, cleaning products, health and beauty items or food.
But there's more to the store then meets the eye, one could even call it a treasure trove - you just have to know where to look.
We've compiled a list of the must-have tips, tricks and hacks every shopper needs to know about the retailer.
From brand names, to special buys, and even a few wedding proposals - yes, those aisles aren't just used for sticking shelves.
Here's a round up to all there is to know about the store, as reported by the Liverpool Echo .
1. You'll find huge brands in store
Did you know you can pick up a jar of Nutella in store?
This isn't the only brand you find inside B&M - there is also Kellogg's, Cadbury's and Nescafe products available too.
Victoria's Secret mists can also be found at your local B&M store.
2. Limited edition ranges
Similar to Aldi, B&M also offers its customers a number of ranges, which are available for a limited time only.
Products can vary from month to month.
3. B&M clothing
Anyone who thinks B&M only sells food, or homeware products, may be surprised to learn that the retailer also sells clothing - including pyjamas available for men and women.
4. You can even buy gym wear
B&M has its own range of gym wear on sale at the moment.
The retailer often releases collections based on the time of year or events which are coming up.
5. Pick and Mix - just like Woolworths
Ever since Woolworths closed, there are few places which offer a pick 'n' mix selection like the good old days.
6. There's something for everyone inside
From food and toiletries to a huge pets section and a pyjama range - you're bound to find something you want.
7. Even the dog!
In the build-up to Valentine's Day, B&M has released a huge range of outfits for your dog or cat.
It also sells bedding, food and toys for your pet pooch.
There are beds for sale and other household furniture products, like drawers and desks. You can buy a two-door wardrobe for £26.99, or a bedside chest f draws for £39.99 - both are self-assembly.
9. Some items are not refundable
It's worth knowing that B&M does not give refunds on large items of furniture.
The retailer's website says: "We do not accept returns on large items of furniture or large household appliances, unless they are faulty.
Also, tobacco and Lottery purchases, music videos, DVDs and computer games are non-refundable."
10. It really is as cheap as you think
While Home Bargains has its star buys, B&M has its weekly deals.
Often it is branded products that are reduced, such as Galaxy chocolate and Valentine's gift ideas.
11. There is only one type of card which you cannot pay with
B&M allows its customers to pay with debit or credit card, except for an American Express.
12. Home delivery is an option - it's just not widely advertised
This is something we actually didn't realise.
But, according to B&M's website any customers who buy large furniture items or bulky gardening products, can ask in store for home delivery to be arranged.
13. You can find many designer replicas in store
Earlier this year, B&M became the latest retailer to launch its Jo Malone candle look-alikes.
B&M's version comes in a variety of different sizes, with two fragrances on offer; Raspberry and Oud or Cedar and Plum.
The large size costs £14.99 and smaller ones cost £6.99, you can also buy a 500ml reed diffuser for £12.99.
14. Not every store sells everything
Some stores only sell products for the home, while others offers full ranges.
So it is always best to find your nearest superstore, especially if you are after a limited item.
15. And garden centres
Many of the bigger stores now have garden centres, which means you can pick up a discount shed, or other goods.
Green-fingered customers can get a Apex 8 x 6 shed for £260.
16. Manager's Specials are always worth a look
In your local B&M store you'll find a whole section dedicated to what the retailer calls its 'Manager Specials'.
At the moment they include reduced cereal, candles and air fresheners.
17. A huge change is about to be made to its food offerings
At the moment, B&M stocks tinned foods, and other products which don't require a fridge.
However, this is all about to change.
The retailer announced plans last month that it would soon be selling frozen foods too - competing with some of the biggest supermarkets.
18. B&M has special buys just like Aldi
According to B&M's website the special buys range is made up of electricals, toys, indoor furniture and homeware products.
Some items have been reduced such as the Jamie Oliver Pan set which was £100 (now £49.99) or the Dyson Upright Vacuum Cleaner DC40 which was £249.99 now £169.99.
There is also home furnishings such as candles, curtains and Slient Night duvet sets.
The Special Buys on offer will change regularly - similar to Aldi which releases a new limited edition range each week.
19. It recently teamed up with Weight Watchers
The range is exclusive to B&M and features everything you need to prepare healthier meals.
Stand out items include the Weight Watcher Steamer, £19.99 , the Weight Watchers Health Fryer £39.99 and the Weight Watchers Power Juicer, £29.99.
There is also the 2-in-1 Blender which will come in handy for anyone looking to make their own protein shakes or fruit smoothies while the steamer will allow customer to cook food in a much healthier way.
20. You can actually do the majority of your weekly shop at B&M
Many shoppers are still under the impression that bargain shops mean limited stock, but that is not the case with B&M.
In fact its food aisles rival some of the biggest supermarkets. Food brands sold include Tetley, Heinz and John West.
21. B&M's bedding is such good quality- you'll be surprised at the price
One of the stand out range which B&M sells has got to be its bedding. The designs are similar to what you would expect to find at a department store such as John Lewis.
However, the prices soon remind you, you're still in fact at B&M. Double duvet sets are around £12.99, and there are more than 70 designs to choose from.
22. Rooting through the baskets in the middle of the aisles is the fun part
The majority of the aisles have baskets full of more products- and sometimes this is where the biggest savings can be made.
23. Did you know you can shop products from Adidas and other sports brands?
A quick look on B&M's website shows the retailer actually stocks some of the biggest sports brands including Adidas.
24. Struggling for a gift idea? B&M can help
The retailer doesn't just hold out until Christmas to release its gifts. They are available throughout the year, and perfect for anyone looking for ideas for birthdays or other occasions on a budget.
25. Cosmetics and toiletries bargains can always be found
While some of B&M's ranges are often limited edition, there are always bargains to be found in its toiletries aisle.
26. Good for weird and wonderful confectionery that you can't get in many other places
B&M's chocolate and sweet aisle is huge, and it includes sweets from across the world such as American candy.
Customers can buy Lucky Charms, Reese's chocolates, Nerds and more.
27. Some shoppers love B&M that much they've even proposed in store
According to the B&M twitter feed, the retailer has had a few proposals which have taken place in store.
Although, one hasn't happened for a while, Valentine's Day is right around the corner, so it may happen again.
28. There is even gluten free food ranges
Anyone who needs to buy gluten free products, will know they can be expensive.
But, B&M has a range which includes pasta and sauces, for reasonable prices.
29. Do you know what B&M actually stands for?
It stands for Billington & Mayman, after its founder Malcolm Billington, however it was shortened to B&M for Bargain Madness.
Set up in 1978 Billington remained the company director until 1996.
30. Why you shouldn't rush through the store
Some of the best bargains can be found close to the entrance, so it is always worth checking this area first.
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Which area of Glasgow has the worst drivers?
And find out how close Glasgow's worst driver lives to you.
Three Glasgow postcodes have been included in a list of shame, revealing which areas of Scotland have the highest per centage of bad drivers.
And Scotland's WORST driver, with an incredible 24 points on their licence, lives in the G41 area, which covers Pollokshields and Shawlands.
According to data taken from the Department for Transport, the G33 postcode is the area of the city where most drivers have points on their licences.
The G33 area takes in Carntyne, Craigend, Cranhill, Millerston, Provanmill, Riddrie, Robroyston, Ruchazie and Stepps.
Around 11.5 per cent of drivers there have points on their licence.
The G40 area which takes in Bridgeton and Calton doesn't fair much better, and 11.2 per cent of drivers there have points on their licences.
The Darnley, Pollok, Crookston and Nitshill areas which are covered by G53 were the third postcode area to make it on to the list.
Eleven per cent of drivers there have points on their licences.
If anybody gets 12 points on their licence within a three-year period they receive a six-month ban from driving. This can increase to up to two years if it is not their first ban.
Across the whole of Britain 2.8 million drivers have at least one penalty point on their licence out of 46.3 million licence holders. This is equivalent to 6.1 per cent of drivers.
As many as 8,594 motorists have 12 or more points on their licence with Britain’s worst two drivers holding an almost unbelievable 51 points each.
One of them is from the L19 postcode district in Liverpool while the other lives in the SS13 postcode district, covering Basildon in Essex.
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Hogmanay
Robert Florence on why we should make Hogmanay great again
Burnistoun's Robert Florence reflects on the Hogmanays of years gone by with some very personal, private (and somewhat fictional) memories.
Robert Florence
Fireworks display in George Square (Image: Media Scotland)
So it's almost Hogmanay in Glasgow, so let's have a wee reminisce about the Hogmanays of years gone by. It's all different noo, intit? It's aw changed too much noo. It's aw people going to street parties noo. It's aw people at nightclubs noo. It's aw changed too much noo. It's played oot.
Do you not hate it when people say things are “played out”? Taxi drivers like doing it - “Hogmanay's played oot noo.” MATE, YOU ARE PLAYED OOT. Hogmanay is just what you make it, so maybe by remembering New Year parties of times gone by we can make Hogmanay great again.
Another thing, before we reminisce – isn't it annoying how Edinburgh has a big castle to have their Hogmanay party at? Now, obviously the castle is rubbish. It doesn't even have any dragons in it or anything. It's just an old building, up quite high. It has a daft big gun that an auld fella shoots blanks out of. I think that big gun at Edinburgh Castle sums up most guys fae Edinburgh – firing blanks.
But it does make me jealous when I see all the fireworks going off around the Castle, and all the singers singing and stuff. They're such show-offs, the Ediburgh lot, aren't they? Anyway – everybody knows that the best place to be on Hogmanay is the hoose. Well, ideally somebody else's hoose, so you don't have to deal with the mess/injuries/fatalities.
Back when I was a youngster, about 70 years ago, Hogmanay was a big deal. Everybody would come to my ma and da's house and have a rear tear for about three days. I am now going to share some very personal private reminscences of those times, to perhaps lubricate the thought-joints of your own Hogmanay Brain-Ankles. I will mix them in with some fictional stories, to protect the innocent.
1. For a few years back then, there would be this bagpiper who would play up my bit in Balornock just after the bells. One year my family invited him in. It was terrible. He played the bagpipes in the hoose, got steaming and tried to fire into my sister's pal. Never trust a bagpiper.
2. One year, my uncle was so drunk that he fell for the cling film over the toilet pan trick three times in a row, clearly forgetting why he had wet trousers with every new visit to the toilet.
3. My uncle brought a kangaroo to the New Year party one time, and everybody fell out with him because they thought it was cruel. My uncle left in a bad mood, but the kangaroo refused to go, and kicked my da so hard in the chest all the buttons exploded off his shirt.
4. I remember trying to get to sleep one night, a poor tired child, and my aunties arrived and led a conga through the house and out into the garden, and my wee jammies were soaking in the rain. It was magic.
5. One year my sister held a séance in my ma's hoose, “for a laugh”, and I was possessed by an ancient demon called Ezothos (first described in Mesopotamian Literature as “The Frothing Dark”) and really made a nuisance of myself. When the demon was finally cast out by a drunk priest from my local chapel (St. Catherine's, fact fans), it refused to leave the house and kicked my da so hard in the chest all the buttons flew off his shirt.
6. I remember one 2nd of January morning, when the party was still going on, my brother took me to see the terrible and brilliant fantasy film Krull at the pictures. We were standing at the bus stop waiting for the bus and my brother said “Haud oan, bro” and spewed all over the walls and floor of the bus shelter. It was, regardless, a great and formative day out.
7. Another memory involving my lovely bro. We were lying in the dark in my bedroom – he was badly hungover and I was just keeping him company. The NY Old Firm match was on, and we were listening to it on the tranny. Every time Rangers scored, and they scored plenty on this particular day, my brother would groan like somebody had just hoofed him in the hawmaws. I'd then copy his groan, and we'd laugh hysterically. A great and formative day in.
8. At New Year, my da was such a good host that he would make sure everybody had somewhere decent to sleep by choosing to make his own bed in the weirdest places. You'd often find him curled up in the lobby press.
9. One year, the Italians came. I have no idea who the Italians were, and I didn't know who they were back then either. I'm not sure if anybody in my ma's hoose knew who they were.
But the Italians came, two handsome men, and they were drinking away and partying with everybody else. I remember my da waking my sisters up, telling them - “Get up! There's Italian boys in!”
Ah, man. That's what New Year should be all about, eh? Potential murderers turning up at your door and being given plenty of free drink to ensure they become more violent. It's a wonderful time of year.
I wish you all the very, very best, and thanks for reading my stuff in 2016. I'll see you next year in the city!
In the city with Robert Florence
Making Hogmanay great again
Rab's 'Twas the night Before Christmas
Discovering Ox & Finch
Rab on never giving up on your dreams
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Sports news, features & opinions
Returning Latics Players To Help Beat Struggling Stoke
In another busy week of Championship fixtures, Wigan play hosts for the second time in three days this time welcoming Stoke to the DW Stadium for a 7:45pm kick-off on Tuesday.
Last time out, Stoke struck in stoppage time to beat Wigan 2-1 - A victory which marked Michael O’Neill’s first home game in charge of The Potters.
O’Neill will be hoping for nothing less from his Stoke side this time out, but Wigan are on their best run of the season, having not lost in eight league games, and kept clean sheets in their last six.
Stoke, on the other hand, lost their five-game unbeaten run on Saturday, as they fell to the hands of Middlesbrough, losing 0-2.
Not only will Stoke go into their game against Wigan without the momentum of a winning streak, they will also be without midfielder, Nick Powell, who saw red in the 89th minute of their defeat.
The Latics however, are starting to welcome back some of their players including defender, Antonee Robinson, who returned into the side earlier this month after being out with a heart issue.
Robinson was Wigan’s saving grace upon his return in their 2-0 win against Huddersfield, as Paul Cook’s side were already without Chey Dunkley and Leon Balogun due to injury.
Balogun has since returned from injury and was on Wigan’s bench for their weekend victory against Blackburn.
Both teams are sure to go into the fixture all guns blazing, as Stoke sit just one point from the relegation zone, and Wigan look to carry on their late eight-game unbeaten run and keep climbing the table to safety.
With the return of some all-important Wigan players, their winning streak, and potentially their ‘home advantage’ (if we can even say that anymore), to me this fixture will be the reverse of last time out, and will result in a Wigan win.
Match Preview written by Sophie Reynolds.
EFL Championship Match Previews
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