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New Website, Videos Provide Important Diabetes Resources
June 29, 2011 | by NIH Newsbot
New videos to help people make lifestyle changes and cope with the demands of diabetes were announced by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP). The series of three-to five-minute videos, which can be found at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org/HealthSense, address topics such as setting goals to improve health, living with diabetes, finding the support you need, as well as segments on diabetes prevention and physical activity.
The video series is the latest addition to NDEP’s offerings in lifestyle change. The videos are being released to coincide with the redesign of NDEP’s online library of behavior change resources, Diabetes HealthSense. Diabetes HealthSense provides users with a searchable database of research, tools, and programs to address the wide array of psychosocial and lifestyle-change challenges associated with diabetes self-management. Resources included in Diabetes HealthSense have been reviewed by a team of leading independent experts on psychosocial issues with specific expertise in the science of behavior change.
Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D., director of the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) of the National Institutes of Health, one of the sponsors of NDEP, said:
For more than 14 years, the NDEP has been in the forefront of raising awareness about diabetes, but more needs to be done to provide resources and tools to support health care providers and their patients when it comes to achieving and sustaining health goals.
Visitors to the Diabetes HealthSense site can view videos featuring expert professionals who are volunteers to NDEP — as well as people living with diabetes or working to prevent type 2 diabetes — about setting goals and making lifestyle changes. Initial videos (with more in the series to follow) include the following topics:
setting goals to improve your health
managing type 2 diabetes
living with type 2 diabetes: finding the support you need
preventing type 2 diabetes
maintaining a healthy weight
practical tips and action steps: physical activity
Additionally, visitors can choose what they’d like help with, such as how to cope with stress and emotions, eat healthy, or be active. They can also utilize tracking tools for calories or physical activity, or online programs to help them manage their weight or stop smoking.
NDEP’s executive committee chair and certified diabetes educator Martha M. Funnell, M.S., R.N., said:
It’s common to feel overwhelmed, sad, or angry when you are living with a chronic disease such as diabetes. A person may know what to do to improve their health, but figuring out how to do it can be one of the biggest challenges. For example, people know that being physically active can help them lose weight. But do they know how to take the necessary steps to become more physically active and keep it up over time?
Diabetes HealthSense includes links to tools and programs to help people set goals and find ways to deal with the stress and emotions that can prevent a person from achieving their goals — whether they have diabetes or are at risk for the disease.
NDEP is jointly sponsored by NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. NDEP works with more than 200 partners and offers materials and resources to the general public, people diagnosed with diabetes, and health care and business professionals. NDEP resources are available at www.YourDiabetesInfo.org or by calling toll-free 1-888-693-NDEP (1-888-693-6337).
The NIDDK, a component of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), conducts and supports research on diabetes and other endocrine and metabolic diseases; digestive diseases, nutrition and obesity; and kidney, urologic and hematologic diseases. Spanning the full spectrum of medicine and afflicting people of all ages and ethnic groups, these diseases encompass some of the most common, severe, and disabling conditions affecting Americans. For more information about the NIDDK and its programs, see www.niddk.nih.gov.
CDC’s Division of Diabetes Translation works to reduce the preventable burden of diabetes through public health leadership, partnership, research, programs, and policies that translate science into practice. For more information, see www.cdc.gov/diabetes.
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A gal's guide to Las Vegas (because it doesn't have to be like a scene from The Hangover)
Bradley Cooper, eat your heart out.
By Bandi Manzini
Tony Curtis once said, “if you know how to live in Vegas, you can have the best time”.
We Brits have always had a fixation with Vegas. Our first experience of the city usually stems from having lived it vicariously through over-the-top Hollywood films like The Hangover and the Ocean’s movies. Movies, which glamorise the black out drunk, disastrous stag/hen do and frenzied gambling narrative that is so synonymous with Vegas.
As appealing as getting stuck in Las Vegas with Bradley Cooper sounds, we felt it was time to discover another side to Vegas. A side that consists of more than just walking up and down the strip, nursing hangovers and spending unconscionable amounts of money.
Here at GLAMOUR, we’ve decided that what happens in Vegas shouldn’t just stay in Vegas. They say everybody goes to Vegas for 3 days. We stuck to that formula - and boy, did we live our best lives! So, we’ve compressed our trip of a lifetime into a 'Day and Night Life Guide to Vegas’, especially for you.
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The Hotel.. After an 11-hour flight and the initial merciless assault of heat as you emerge from the airport, we were beyond grateful for the respite offered as we entered the cool lobby (in the literal sense) of the stunning Vdara Spa hotel. Whilst benefiting from being right at the heart of the strip, the hotel is surprisingly casino-free - a refreshing anomaly in Vegas. With stunning views of the city and beyond, a fully kitted out spa and a high-tech gym, it’s totes the digs for the millennial traveller. Did we mention that the hotel also has robots that can deliver room service all ours of the day at the mere press of a button? MIND=BLOWN.
The spot for lunch… Chica at the Venetian. Nestled within a quieter corner of the opulent, Italian themed ‘Venetian’ and with its infamous canals, paddled by T-shirt clad gondoliers (yes, really) - it would be easy to miss this heavenly little piece of Latin-inspired cuisine. Mouth- watering dishes like the crispy calamari fuego, fish tacos and the shrimp and butter salad are easily washed down with the sinfully tasty array of cocktails that are available on the menu.
Laugh and Dine at… Beauty & Essex at the Cosmopolitan. Now, if ever there was a restaurant made for the girl with serious Sex and the City nostalgia, this is it. Behind a hidden entrance in a pawn shop (I know, we couldn’t either at first), Beauty and Essex can best be described as a lux restaurant-lounge; the sort of place you would go with your best girlfriends to giggle, chat, eat, drink and flirt with the waiters just like Carey Bradsaw and co. But don’t be fooled, it’s not all glitz, this place packs a culinary punch serving some of the most innovative finger food and creative cocktails a girl can ask for.
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Nightcap at.. the Chandelier at the Cosmopolitan. In a city that never sleeps, the idea of a nightcap is somewhat redundant. Nevertheless, after you’ve eaten far too much than you should have (this is Vegas, after all), the Chandelier bar is a great spot to see and be seen. Stunningly encased within a giant crystal chandelier (which could only ever work in Vegas), you have a choice of 3 bars across 3 levels, giving you the added bonus of both walking off those excess calories whilst trying out the different menus that each bar offers. #winning.
Day party at.. Drai’s Beachclub at the Cromwell or the Marquee at the Cosmopolitan. A trip to Vegas is not complete without a pool party, okay?! Head over to Drai’s at the Cromwell for a signature Vegas day party. First of all, it's perched 11 storeys above the strip gifting spectacular views. Secondly, the music is on point and you can enjoy all of this from your own private cabana with up to 8 of your closest mates. This comes with incredible VIP service - vodka cocktails and chicken strips with dirty fries are optional!
If, however, you’re looking for something a little more “boujie”, then head to the Marquee day club. A club offering sun-blazed lavish pool-sides, bungalow lofts, beautiful people and more fun, sun and music than you can shake a frozen margarita at. The best bit? The cabanas come with their own infinity pools and hot tubs. I mean…
Fine Dine at.. Spago at Bellagio Hotel and Casino. This statement-making location, featuring views of the fountains at the Bellagio, Celebrity Chef Wolfgang Puck’s infamous brainchild is a must. Even J-Lo rates it! Nothing quite prepares you for the unbelievable oysters with cocktail sauce or the mouth-watering tuna tartare. Don’t even get us started on the, quite frankly, outrageous burrata salad topped with balsamic and rocket pesto. Head there for an early dinner so you can enjoy the spectacular waterworks.
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Dance at… ’Jennifer Lopez: All I have’ concert at Planet Hollywood! Quite frankly, it would be rude to go to the entertainment capital of the world and not be, well… entertained. After Britney made Vegas residencies officially cool (all while reportedly raking in an eye-watering £500,000 per show), other stars such as J-Lo have followed suit, picking up the baton with her “All I have” show. And its err-mazing. Energetically fusing cabaret, hip hop, Latina, dance and pop in a way only J Lo can, this is undoubtedly one of the highlights of the trip. It's intimate, it's slick, it's spectacular all at the same time. Just remember not to overindulge with the supersize frozen cocktails as you’ll need to pop to the loo and miss part of her performance.
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Brunch at… Primrose at Park a MGM. In case you hadn’t noticed, Vegas is all about recreating iconic places and cultural references from across the Globe - and Primrose is no exception. With a tropical garden-inspired terrace, Primrose brings a piece of Provence right to the heart Vegas. Refined yet relaxed, Primrose offers stunning lavender mimosas, succulent fruit platters, hearty breakfasts and the show stopper- garden fries (made of fried pickled dill beans, hot peppers and sauce gribiche) making it a refreshing addition to the Las Vegas scene. You won’t want to ever leave. We guarantee it.
Wine and Dine at… Rivea at Delano. Perfect If you want to take a break from the hustle and bustle of Las Vegas. Alain Ducasse’s French and Italian-inspired restaurant is light and enjoyable fine dining. It’s also happens to have THE.BEST.VIEWS.OF.THE.ENTIRE.STRIP. #Truestory. The decor is also stunning with hundreds of glass bubbles suspending from the ceiling. Standout dishes include the moreish asparagus and ricotta ravioli, chick pea fries (who knew?!) and the zingy, uplifting marinated seabass. Nom! You’ll definitely want to eat more than you want to share. Rivea isn’t a restaurant, it’s an experience…. And one that you’ll want to insta the hell out of…
Brunch at… Bouchon at the Venetian. Bouchon at the Venetian is often feted as one of the best restaurants in Vegas. Pretty high praise but it really does live up to the hype. You can enjoy French-inspired cuisine including classics such as, the croque madame and their pretty – as-you- like patisserie assortment. The restaurant opens out onto an impossibly pretty outdoor terrace complete with a Venetian pool, fountains and foliage. The perfect spot for recovering after a boisterous night on the strip.
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Raising concerns - A colleagues behaviour
A colleague’s behaviour
Dr Quinn has recently been appointed a part-time GP in a busy inner-city practice with four other GPs. She is concerned about the behaviour of Dr McCready, another GP.
Dr Quinn saw Dr McCready acting aggressively towards practice staff and has seen some patients leave his consulting room visibly upset. A few patients have made complaints about his dismissive, ill-tempered behaviour and the practice manager reports that some patients have asked to be seen by other GPs, or the practice nurse, instead of Dr McCready.
Dr Quinn is concerned that his behaviour will affect patient care if they are reluctant to honestly discuss their symptoms and health concerns.
His behaviour is also affecting the previously positive working environment at the practice and creating additional burden on other staff.
What the doctor did
Dr Quinn finds an opportunity to talk to Dr McCready about his behaviour. He tells her that he has not been feeling his usual self because of personal problems but provides assurances that everything is now under control.
He seems annoyed that she has raised the matter and doesn't want to discuss it any further. However, soon after this Dr Quinn witnesses an angry outburst in the practice waiting area and is concerned that Dr McCready doesn't appreciate the seriousness of the situation.
Dr Quinn talks to Dr Ellis, the senior GP partner, about her concerns. He understands the urgency of the situation and meets with Dr McCready to try to identify the reasons behind his aggressive behaviour.
From the discussion, it emerges that Dr McCready's long term relationship has recently ended and he is in the middle of distressing court proceedings about access to his children. He admits he is angry and not coping with the stress and feels exhausted. He is given special leave with immediate effect to deal with his family situation. And he agrees to talk to the Doctor's Support Line about getting help to develop other coping mechanisms for managing stress.
Dr McCready agrees that he will return to GP practice only when he feels ready and able to effectively carry out his duties. As additional support, Dr Ellis arranges an Occupational Health appointment for Dr McCready.
The practice manager sends letters of apology to the individual patients who had previously complained. In the letter she reassures them that their concerns had been taken on board and steps are being taken to ensure a better service in future.
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MacRandal History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
Many variations of the name MacRandal have evolved since the time of its initial creation. In Gaelic it appeared as Mac Raghnaill, which means son of Raghnal. Raghnal is a personal name equivalent to Randal or Reginald.
Early Origins of the MacRandal family
The surname MacRandal was first found in Connacht (Irish: Connachta, (land of the) descendants of Conn), where they held a family seat from ancient times.
Early History of the MacRandal family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our MacRandal research. Another 103 words (7 lines of text) covering the years 1625, 1657, 1717 and 1725 are included under the topic Early MacRandal History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
MacRandal Spelling Variations
Before widespread literacy came to Ireland, a name was often recorded under several different variations during the life of its bearer. Accordingly, numerous spelling variations were revealed in the search for the origin of the name MacRandal family name. Variations found include McRannell, McReynolds, Reynolds, Grannell, Magranill, MacGrannell, MacRaghnald, MacRanel, McRanel, MacRannal, MacRannel, MacRanell, MacRanall and many more.
Early Notables of the MacRandal family (pre 1700)
Another 44 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early MacRandal Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the MacRandal family
During the 19th century thousands of impoverished Irish families made the long journey to British North America and the United States. These people were leaving a land that had become beset with poverty, lack of opportunity, and hunger. In North America, they hoped to find land, work, and political and religious freedoms. Although the majority of the immigrants that survived the long sea passage did make these discoveries, it was not without much perseverance and hard work: by the mid-19th century land suitable for agriculture was short supply, especially in British North America, in the east; the work available was generally low paying and physically taxing construction or factory work; and the English stereotypes concerning the Irish, although less frequent and vehement, were, nevertheless, present in the land of freedom, liberty, and equality for all men. The largest influx of Irish settlers occurred with Great Potato Famine during the late 1840s. Research into passenger and immigration lists has brought forth evidence of the early members of the MacRandal family in North America: Christopher Reynolds, who came to Virginia in 1622; Nathaniel Reynold, who settled in Salem in 1630; Robert Reynolds, who settled in Salem in 1630 with his wife Mary and his four children.
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Press Release: Infinera and Lumentum Collaborate to Bring XR Optics-based Networking Solutions to Market - www.infinera.com
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Sunnyvale, Calif. – February 18, 2020, 8:00 a.m. ET – Infinera (NASDAQ: INFN) and Lumentum Holdings Inc. (Lumentum), a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products, today announced a collaboration to bring to market XR optics-based networking solutions. XR optics enables radically more efficient and cost-effective solutions to address the transport networking challenges operators face in delivering new 5G, enhanced broadband, and cloud-based business services. Featuring the industry’s first point-to-multipoint coherent optical aggregation technology, XR optics is designed to disrupt optical networking economics by enabling new transport architectures.
XR optics is powered by Infinera’s innovative low-power DSP technology, which leverages routable Nyquist subcarriers to enable a single high-speed transceiver to simultaneously send and receive independent data streams to/from numerous low-speed transceivers. Lumentum brings a history of successful coherent module development and manufacturing expertise to help realize XR optics-based solutions. The partnership will result in the introduction of a family of easily deployable, pluggable XR optics offerings applicable across a wide variety of market applications.
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Taking the plunge - top surf spots in Ireland (VIDEOS)
The perfect island for a surfing tour! Big waves, mild winters and as always a warm welcome from the natives.
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The secret is out! Ireland has become a top world surfing destination and its exposed Atlantic Ocean west coast and warm temperate maritime climate make it ideal for surfing vacations. Put simply Ireland has big waves, mild winters and as always a warm welcome from the natives.
This sport appeared in Ireland in the middle 1960s but it is only in the last few years that surfing has really grown popular in Ireland.
Spring and summer are the best times to hit Ireland for surfing, although conditions are good year round. The island of Ireland is also only 174 miles wide and 302 miles in so you might think about hitting a couple of surfing locales on your trails.
Here’s a rundown on some of the spots to take in on a surf vacation to Ireland.
Portrush, County Antrim, is the home of surfing in Northern Ireland, with waves on both its west and east strands. The town, whose name literally means “promontory port”, is built along a mile-long peninsula, Ramore Head. The seaside town also has a number of great surf schools offering lessons for adults and children.
The Donegal coast is rich in surfing waves, including Inishowen and Fanad Head, in the north, Dunfanagh, Bloody Foreland and Dungloe in the north west and Rossnowlagh (perfect for beginners and intermediate), outside Bundoran in the south. Bundoran, which has long been a popular summer spot, has become a very popular surf hang out.
Sligo’s coastlines is also a wealth of surfing fodder. The most famous surfing town is Strandhill, just outside Sligo town. The beach’s vast beach break is capable of holding huge waves in the right conditions.
Other top spots for surfing are Aughris, Easkey, and Enniscrone.
Belmullet, Achill Island and the beaches around in the Westport/ Louisburgh area are the main surfer magnets in County Mayo. Along with great access to the Atlantic swells you’ll also find expert tuition at Cross and Carrowiskey Beaches in Louisburgh and at Keel Beach in Achill.
Although the waves aren’t quite a large as some of the surfing spots along the west coast there are some good locations around the Clifden area.
Ballyconneely is the peninsula, jutting into the Atlantic between Clifden, to the north and Roundstone, to the south, it contains some of the most tranquil, unspoiled and interesting beaches and countryside to be found anywhere in the country.
Lahinch is the center of surfing in County Clare with waves scattered all along this very exposed coastline.
One major claims to surfing fame is that on May 14, 2006, 44 surfers managed to ride one small wave, setting a new world record.
Kerry’s diverse coastline is home to many surf spots from beach to reef to point.
The Dingle Peninsula has some great, but notoriously inconsistent, waves. The greatest concentration is around Brandon Bay on the north side. Inch Reef is a slumbering classic that rarely breaks but is reputedly one of the longest waves in the country, attracting crowds when it’s on.
The beaches surrounding Clonakilty are some of the most popular along most of the Cork coast. West Cork also has some of the most beautiful beaches in the country. Just some of the rebel county’s rebellious seas and scenic highlights include Barley Cove, Garrettstown, and Castlefreke. The endless beach at Inchydoney is the perfect place to get all the family wet suited and booted.
Tramore, meaning “long beach”, is Waterford’s surfing capital. The town is home to one of Ireland’s oldest and most active surf clubs, the T-Bay Surf Club. The sport was first brought to the town in 1967 by Irish surfing pioneer Kevin Cavey.
During big swell and wind locals also head to surf Killmurren Cove where there is some shelter and other breaks near-by often work when Tramore is blown out with big swell including Dunmore East, Bunmahon and Annestown.
Although the east coast doesn’t have quite as consistent waves as the west it does certainly have a surf spots including Skerries, in Dublin, and Curracloe, in Wexford. The East Coast Surf Club based in Dublin is one of the largest surf clubs in the county and members regularly surf on the beaches to the North and South of Dublin.
Here’s a beautiful short film on Euro charger Nico Von Rupp and Alain Riou catching some waves in Ireland:
Source: ISA, Discover Ireland and Tourism Ireland.
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I-CAN will engage in a broad-based program of participatory video, which will act both as a research method generating knowledge about environmental subjects and as a knowledge mobilization process creating media illustrations of local views on topics we are addressing that can be disseminated for viewing in local communities and at workshops and conferences.
In January 2016, McGill PhD candidate, Nicholas Barber, in collaboration with John Kamanga, Albert Kuseyo and others of I-CAN partner organization SORALO conducted a participatory video training at ACC’s Lale’enok Resource Centre in Olkiramatian, Kenya. Read a summary of the training here. Following the training, a group of residents and leaders produced the following video, which will be use to affect policy on land concerns and conflicts in their community. In July 2016, Kathleen Godfrey and Christina Puzzolo organized a screening of the film, and wrote a report on the screening which can be read here.
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As part of the support SORALO provides to group ranches to develop land use plans, I-CAN was to conduct research scoping studies in Naroosura and Elangata Enterit group ranches. After completion of these two studies, I-CAN was invited to participate the next step which is the development of land use maps and land use plans for these group ranches. We proposed a methodology for the establishment of land use maps by the communities themselves, in the form of a concept note which is available here but does not reflect exactly the methodology that was eventually adopted. Up to date information will be available soon, after completion of the map. To date, the mapping has been completed in Naroosura group ranch and the map will be discussed soon with the community for feed-back.
A radio program on land issues in Maasailand was produced and aired by NOSIM FM, a Maa language station under the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) on September 14, 2015. Mr. Johnson Ole Kaunga, CEO of IMPACT and one of the I-CAN project partner organizations was the studio guest. The program featured call-in discussions where members of the Laikipia Maasai community raised their concerns over the subdivision of their land, purchases by external investors, and the effects on the pastoralist livelihoods.
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A pragmatic approach to tackle the rising burden of breast cancer through prevention & early detection in countries 'in transition'
Partha Basu1, Li Zhang2, Roopa Hariprasad3, Andre L Carvalho1, Anton Barchuk4
1 Screening Group, Early Detection & Prevention Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
2 Department of Cancer Epidemiology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
3 Division of Clinical Oncology, ICMR-National Institute of Cancer Prevention & Research, Noida, India
4 Faculty of Social Sciences/Health Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland; N.N. Petrov National Research Medical Center of Oncology, Saint Petersburg, Russia
Date of Submission 24-Oct-2019
Dr. Partha Basu
Early Detection & Prevention Section, International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO), 150 Cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08
DOI: 10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_1868_19
Among the emerging economies Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (together known as the BRICS countries) share collectively approximately 40 per cent of the global population and contribute to 25 per cent of the world gross domestic products. All these countries are facing the formidable challenge of rising incidence of breast cancer and significant number of premature deaths from the disease. A multidimensional approach involving prevention, early detection and improved treatment is required to counteract the growing burden of breast cancer. A growing trend in the prevalence of major preventable risk factors of breast cancer such as obesity, western dietary habits, lack of physical activity, consumption of alcohol and smoking is contributing significantly to the rising burden of the disease in BRICS nations. Specific interventions are needed at the individual and population levels to mitigate these risk factors, preferably within the broader framework of non-communicable disease control programme. Population-based quality assured mammography-based screening of the 50-69 yr old women can reduce breast cancer mortality at least by 20 per cent. However, none of the BRICS countries have been able to implement population-based organized screening programme. Large scale opportunistic screening with mammography targeting predominantly the younger women is causing harms to the women and wasting precious healthcare resources. There are recent national recommendations to screen women with mammography in Brazil and Russia and with clinical breast examination in China (along with ultrasound) and India. Given the challenges of implementing systematic screening of the population, the BRICS countries should prioritize the early diagnosis approach and invest in educating the women about the breast cancer symptoms, training the frontline health providers to clinically detect breast cancers and appropriately refer for diagnostic confirmation, and creating improved access to good quality diagnostic and treatment facilities for breast cancer. The early diagnosis approach has been proved to achieve downstaging and improve survival at a fraction of the resources needed for population screening. The countries also need to focus on improving the services and capacity for multidisciplinary treatment of breast cancer, histopathology and immunohistochemistry, safe administration of chemotherapy and palliative care.
Keywords: BRICS - breast cancer - CBE - early detection - mammography - prevention - screening
Basu P, Zhang L, Hariprasad R, Carvalho AL, Barchuk A. A pragmatic approach to tackle the rising burden of breast cancer through prevention & early detection in countries 'in transition'. Indian J Med Res 2020;152:343-55
Basu P, Zhang L, Hariprasad R, Carvalho AL, Barchuk A. A pragmatic approach to tackle the rising burden of breast cancer through prevention & early detection in countries 'in transition'. Indian J Med Res [serial online] 2020 [cited 2021 Jan 18];152:343-55. Available from: https://www.ijmr.org.in/text.asp?2020/152/4/343/305157
A study of global economic trends over the next half-century has predicted that Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (grouped as BRICS countries) would play an increasingly important role in the global economy, contributing collectively to nearly 25 per cent of the world Gross Domestic Product (GDP)[1]. The combined GDP of BRICS countries tripled from 7.9 per cent of global GDP in 1990 to 22.3 per cent in 2015[2]. These five countries undergoing rapid economic transition are highly populous and share more than 40 per cent of the world population. The mammoth-sized population of these countries can heavily influence the disease and healthcare burden across the globe. In spite of the rapid economic growth, huge inequity in the reach and quality of healthcare delivery has been reported within each country. Progress towards achieving universal health coverage has been hindered by their insufficient public spending in health, resulting in limited access to quality healthcare by the ordinary citizens[3]. The growing burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and consequential loss of high number of years of life and disability-adjusted life years will derail the recent initiatives for health system reforms in these countries[4]. Breast cancer being the most commonly diagnosed cancer among women globally as well as in the BRICS countries needs to be addressed on a priority basis keeping in mind the changing risk factors and the unique health system challenges of these five major emerging economies. Tackling the formidable challenge of rising breast cancer burden requires a multidimensional approach encompassing prevention, early detection and improved care of the patients affected by the disease. The purpose of this review article focusing on the BRICS countries is to highlight the modifiable risk factors for breast cancer that can be prevented through individual- and population-level interventions. Such interventions complemented by the adoption of resource-appropriate and pragmatic early detection strategies can reduce the morbidity and mortality from the disease.
Burden of breast cancer in BRICS countries
Breast cancer is the leading cancer among women and the number one cause of cancer deaths worldwide. According to the estimates by the Global Burden of Diseases Study, 2.38 million women were detected to have breast cancer and 0.52 million women died of the cancer across the globe in 2015[5]. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) estimated that the BRICS countries contributed collectively to 33.6 per cent of global new cases of breast cancer and 36.9 per cent of global deaths from the disease in 2018[6]. The incidence in the BRICS countries (ranging from 24.7/100,000 in India to 62.9/100,000 in Brazil) is still significantly lower than the reported incidence from the developed countries [Table 1]. Like several other developing countries, the BRICS countries are also observing a rising trend in breast cancer incidence due to population growth, ageing population and changing risk factors. The increase is not limited to the urban women or women belonging to the higher socio-economic status. For example, the population-based cancer registries in India reported almost similar annual percentage increase in age-adjusted incidence rates of breast cancer in 2012-14 in rural areas (Barshi - 1.87%), non-metropolitan cities (Bhopal - 2.00%) and metropolitan cities (Mumbai - 1.42% and Delhi - 1.44%)[7].
Table 1: Estimated breast cancer burden in the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) countries in 2018
Survival of breast cancer has significantly increased in the 'Western' world over the past few decades due to improved health-seeking behaviour of the women, better access to diagnostic facilities, well-organized population-based screening and stage-appropriate treatment for cancers. In Australia, the five-year relative survival from breast cancer improved from 74 per cent in 1985-1989 to 91 per cent in 2011-2015[8]. Other than China, the BRICS countries have not been able to achieve such a significant improvement in the survival rates [Figure 1]. None of the BRICS countries were among the top 25 countries with the highest age-standardized five-year net breast cancer survival estimated in women diagnosed during 2010-2014[9]. The most critical reason for this disparity is the late stage at diagnosis. While in the developed countries 60-80 per cent of the breast cancers are detected at Stage I or Stage II, 60-70 per cent of the patients in the BRICS countries present at more advanced stages (Stage III or Stage IV)[10],[11]. A wide variation in breast cancer survival between regions has been reported from India, China and Russia highlighting the inequity in accessing the diagnostic and treatment services within these vast countries.
Figure 1: Age-standardized five-year net survival (%) of adults (15-99 yr) diagnosed with breast cancer in 2000-2004 and 2010-2014. Source: Ref. 9.
The BRICS countries face a considerable economic consequence of high breast cancer-related premature mortality, with $2 billion productivity loss reported in 2012 alone[12].
Risk factors of breast cancer and preventive interventions
The risk factors for breast cancer are classified as modifiable and non-modifiable. Certain preventive measures at individual and population levels can be planned to mitigate at least some of the modifiable risk factors.
Age is the most important non-modifiable risk factor. Female life expectancy in BRICS countries increased steadily over the past decade to exceed 70 yr and became at par with the global level in 2014[2]. The population ageing has naturally resulted in a spurt in post-menopausal breast cancers. Higher proportion of breast cancers is detected at younger age in these countries due to a proportionately large number of young women in the population, and this fact is often erroneously used as a justification to initiate screening at a younger age[13]. There is no evidence that the incidence of breast cancer in younger women is higher in the BRICS countries compared to the Western countries, as is obvious in the comparison of the age-specific incidence between the different countries [Figure 2][14].
Figure 2: Age-specific incidence rates of breast cancer in the BRICS countries in comparison with USA and Denmark. Online analysis tool at Cancer Incidence in Five Continents, Vol. XI (electronic version) used.
Breast cancer risk increases significantly with the family history, another non-modifiable risk factor. Women with a history of breast cancer in one first-degree relative have nearly two times higher risk of breast cancer compared to those without any family history. The risk increases by three to four times when two or more first-degree relatives are affected[15]. Mutations of breast cancer susceptibility genes 1 and 2 (BRCA1 and BRCA2) are reported in approximately 5-10 per cent of all breast cancer patients. Women with a BRCA1 mutation have nearly six times higher risk of breast cancer compared to the women without such mutation[16]. The estimated risk is about three times for BRCA2 mutation. BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations are also associated with increased risk of ovarian, Fallopian tube More Details and primary peritoneal cancers[17]. Those women with significantly high family history or personal history of breast and the above-mentioned cancers should have genetic counselling by appropriately trained counsellor and be tested for potentially harmful (not all mutations are clinically significant) BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations, only if indicated. The management of women with such mutations requires multidisciplinary approach by a specialized team.
Women at high risk of breast cancer (assessed by different risk prediction models) may be considered for risk-reducing medications; however, such medications should not be initiated before 35 yr of age. Several randomized controlled trials (RCTs) evaluated the preventive effect of selective oestrogen receptor modulators (tamoxifen and raloxifene) and aromatase inhibitors (anastrozole and exemestane) used for five years. A meta-analysis of these RCTs observed that 7-9 fewer breast cancers were detected per 1000 users of tamoxifen or raloxifene and 16 less breast cancers detected per 1000 users of aromatase inhibitor, compared to the controls[18],[19]. The reduction was observed only for the oestrogen receptor-positive (which have better prognosis) breast cancers without any impact on breast cancer-specific mortality. The drugs have significant side effects (increased thromboembolic events with tamoxifen and raloxifene, increased endometrial cancer with tamoxifen, musculoskeletal and vasomotor symptoms with raloxifene and aromatase inhibitors). The NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) Guidelines of the UK (published in 2013 and last updated in 2019) recommend tamoxifen for five years in pre-menopausal women at high risk of breast cancer unless they are at an increased risk for thromboembolism or endometrial cancer[20]. The same guidelines advise anastrozole for post-menopausal women for five years, the only contraindication being significant osteoporosis. Prescription of such preventive medications requires proper risk estimation using one of the validated tools, appropriate counselling of the women to ensure high adherence to the medicines over a prolonged period, and regular health check-ups.
Breast cancer is strongly associated with several lifestyle factors, some of which are modifiable. Being a resident of urban areas or areas with high socio-economic development itself is associated with a high incidence of breast cancer. A meta-analysis of several studies demonstrated a significantly increased risk of 17 and 25 per cent associated with higher income and higher composite socio-economic status (measured by education, income and poverty), respectively[21]. Certain non-modifiable reproductive health factors related to economic affluence like earlier age at menarche and delayed menopause are reported in women from the BRICS nations[22],[23]. Each one-year delay in menarche is associated with a reduction of breast cancer risk by approximately 5.0 per cent[24]. Women achieving natural menopause at 55 yr have nearly twice the risk of breast cancer compared to women achieving menopause by 45 yr of age[25].
Nulliparous women have up to two-fold increased risk of breast cancer compared to parous women. Each birth is associated with an average of seven per cent long-term reduction in the relative risk of breast cancer[26]. With better education, improved access to contraception and enhanced women's right to self-determination, the first childbirth is being delayed in the BRICS countries. Women are having less number of children, and the overall breastfeeding duration is becoming short. The Nurses' Health Study has reported that delaying the first childbirth by each year is associated with a significant three per cent increase in the risk of oestrogen receptor-positive breast cancers[27]. Breastfeeding has a small yet significant protective effect against breast cancer with a dose-response relationship[28]. The promotion of breastfeeding through better population awareness and creating a faciliatory environment for breastfeeding at workplaces is an important risk mitigation measure.
The most important modifiable risk factors for breast cancer are obesity and lack of physical exercise. Obesity has reached an epidemic proportion in Brazil, Russia and South Africa (much higher than the global average) and is showing a rising trend in China and India as a consequence of the adoption of western dietary patterns and less physical activities [Table 2][29]. Obesity increases the risk of post-menopausal (but not pre-menopausal) breast cancer. Waist-to-hip ratio of ≥0.95 compared to ratio ≤0.84 was found strongly associated with the risk of breast cancer in both rural and urban populations[30]. The World Cancer Research Fund has estimated that the risk of post-menopausal breast cancer increases by six per cent per 5 kg of adult weight gain[31]. The lack of physical activity was the most important preventable risk factor for breast cancer deaths in Brazil in 2015, contributing to 12 per cent of the breast cancer deaths in the country; other risk factors (alcohol, overweight and high-calorie diet) combined accounted for 6.5 per cent of all breast cancer deaths[32]. Physically active individuals have 14 per cent reduced risk of breast cancer along with significantly reduced risk of colon cancer, diabetes and ischaemic heart disease[33].
Table 2: Prevalence of different risk factors for non.communicable diseases and breast cancer in the female populations of the BRICS countries in 2016
IARC identified sufficient evidence favouring a linear dose-response relationship between the consumption of alcohol and the risk of breast cancer irrespective of the type of alcohol consumed[34]. The Million Women's Study reported that the risk of breast cancer increased by a significant 12 per cent for every 10 g/day increase in alcohol consumption[35]. Tobacco smoking, especially smoking at an early age and several decades of smoking are associated with a high breast cancer risk[25]. High and rising prevalence of alcohol consumption and smoking have been reported in the BRICS countries [Table 2].
All the BRICS countries have adopted certain strategies to counter the growing threats from the NCDs risk factors in their national NCD action plans, though the implementation of such strategies is sub-optimal. As signatories to the WHO's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control[36], the BRICS countries should enforce better basic ingredients of the framework convention - advertising bans, smoke-free spaces, graphic warnings on the packages and increased taxation on tobacco products. Alcohol consumption can be reduced by increasing the excise taxes on the products, introducing legally binding regulations on alcohol advertising, alcohol sponsorship or sales promotion, and enforcing legally required health warning labels on alcohol advertisement and containers. The government should initiate focused campaigns on television and other media on the ill effects of tobacco and alcohol use and the benefits of quitting by the existing users. An age-restriction policy to regulate cigarette or alcohol purchase by children needs to be enforced.
Community-based awareness programmes, including media campaigns, are necessary to educate the population about the ill effects of consuming the sugary drinks and fast foods and the benefits of regular exercise to keep the bodyweight under control. The schools must provide nutritional guidance to the students and their parents because the food preferences and eating behaviour established in childhood are difficult to modify later. The government can regulate the size of a single serving of sugary drinks and junk foods, limit access (e.g. not allowing vending machines in and around schools) and raise taxes on them. There is evidence that the consumption of sugary drink can be reduced by 10-12 per cent by raising the tax by 10 per cent on them[37]. The schools should promote games and sports and create adequate provisions for such activities. Better urban planning and creating facilities for exercise, jogging and cycling are highly effective in promoting physical activities. The civil society organizations have a very crucial role to play in creating the public awareness. The frontline healthcare providers including the primary care physicians should be educated to disseminate the health promotional messages and appropriate educational materials (e.g. posters and flipcharts) should be made available to them.
The current users of combined oral contraceptive pills (OCP) have slightly higher risk compared to the non-users (7% increased risk for every five years of use)[38]. The risk depends on the duration of use and attenuates after the stoppage of OCP. The risk of breast cancer among the current users of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in post-menopausal women was reported to be 33 per cent higher in the current users compared to the non-users[39]. However, no increased risk of breast cancer has been found among oestrogen-only HRT users[40]. The clinicians should assess the woman's breast cancer risk prior to prescribing OCP and HRT and appropriately counsel them.
Breast density detected on mammography is a non-modifiable risk factor largely determined by age (high in younger women) and genetic predisposition. Compared to the women with average breast density, the women with moderately and maximum dense breasts have 1.53 times and 2.34 times increased risk of breast cancer, respectively, even after adjusting for age, BMI, parity and use of HRT[41]. Asian women have higher breast density compared to their age-matched counterparts from other races[42]. This has a practical implication in breast cancer early detection as the high breast density can obscure a small lesion or micro-calcification on mammography and thus make the test less sensitive.
Screening for breast cancer
Screening for breast cancer involves a systematic examination of asymptomatic women with average risk to detect breast cancers at in situ or early invasive stages when treatment can achieve cure of the disease, and more conservative treatment can improve the quality of life. Screening is a large-scale population-level intervention, highly complex, resource-intensive and ultimately aims to reduce mortality in the entire target population. The best evidence on the effectiveness of different screening tests and strategies should ideally be gathered from the RCTs that demonstrate significant mortality reduction in the screened population. Till date, only the trials evaluating mammography to screen women between 50 and 69 yr of age have conclusively demonstrated a reduction in mortality. The relative risks of breast cancer deaths among the mammography screened women compared to controls observed by different meta-analyses of the breast cancer randomized trials are listed in [Table 3][43],[44],[45],[46],[47],[48]. An expert group convened by IARC in 2015 reviewed the evidence from the RCTs as well as the well-designed large cohort studies and concluded that mammography screening reduced the risk of death by 23 per cent among the women invited to screening and by 40 per cent among women actually undergoing the test[49]. Some reduction in the risk of dying from breast cancer was observed from mammography screening among 45-50 and 70-74 yr old women as well. Screening women below 45 yr of age with mammography causes more harms than benefits[25].
Table 3: Relative risk of breast cancer deaths in women screened with mammography compared to the unscreened women or women screened with alternative screening tests (e.g. clinical breast examination) in the meta-analyses of randomized clinical trials evaluating the efficacy of mammography screening
A well-recognized harm of mammography screening is over-diagnosis, which is defined as the detection of a less aggressive early cancer that would not have been clinically evident in the woman's lifetime and was detected only because of screening. Over-diagnosis obviously leads to unnecessary treatment and resultant harms. Over-diagnosis is usually estimated by comparing the number of cancers detected in the screened arm compared to the unscreened arm of a clinical trial after adjusting for the contemporaneous rising trend in breast cancer incidence and the lead time (early detection of the prevalent cancers through screening will cause an early increase in the cancer detection rate, which will come down below the detection rate in the unscreened arm if the screened cohort is followed up over adequate number of years). Although the estimates vary widely across the trials, it is now accepted that the rate of over-diagnosis in a quality assured mammography programme is between 10 and 20 per cent[50],[51],[52]. Based on the benefits demonstrated by the RCTs, most of the developed countries have introduced mammography screening every 2-3 yr at least for the women in the age group of 50-69 yr. Considering the complexities and high resource demand of mammography screening, the WHO recommended that such programmes should be implemented through an organized population-based approach only in the high resourced countries or in limited resourced countries with relatively strong health systems[53]. To be considered as an organized population-based programme, mammography screening at a national or sub-national level must fulfil the following criteria[54]:
There should be a documented policy to provide quality-assured screening, diagnostic and treatment services to all eligible women with equity. The policy should also specify the structure of management, organization of services and maintaining coordination between all stakeholders.
A written protocol specifying the target population, methods of identifying and inviting the eligible women, screening and further evaluation protocol, referral mechanism etc. should be followed by all levels of service providers and programme managers.
Adequate workforce, infrastructure and financial resources should exist to sustain mammography screening of the entire target population every 2-3 yr and further investigate the women tested positive (at least 5% of total screened).
Sufficient resources should be available to procure and install mammography machines, engage a sufficient number of trained radiographers, radiologists and physicists, maintain regular supply of consumables and have appropriate maintenance and servicing facilities. Countries with reasonably effective mammography-based screening programmes have 15-30 mammography machines per one million inhabitants[55].
The presence of an information system linking the population registers to the screening database will allow identification of the eligible women and invite them to ensure high screening coverage (at least 70%).
The programme should have a robust system of quality assurance based on regular collection of performance data through an effective health information system. The performance should be evaluated using a set of validated indicators and standards and appropriate actions should be taken if any deficiencies are detected. A good proportion (~30%) of the total screening programme budget should be allocated to the implementation of quality assurance.
Unfortunately, none of the BRICS countries have been able to implement well-organized breast cancer screening programmes, though a large number of mammograms are performed in the opportunistic setting without any quality assurance with a relatively low coverage. Moreover, the guidelines on breast cancer screening vary widely among BRICS countries [Table 4][56],[57],[58],[59],[60],[61]. In Brazil, the National Cancer Institute Guidelines on breast cancer screening recommend mammography every two years for 50-69 yr old women. Although women aged 40-49 yr are not the focus of the programme, according to Brazilian Federal legislation mammography screening should be guaranteed annually to all women from 40 yr of age onwards through the Brazilian Public Health System[56],[57]. The Brazilian National Health Survey in 2013 reported that 60 per cent of the women between 50 and 69 yr had a mammogram in the past two years with a high coverage in the more affluent South and Southeast regions[62]. However, analysis of the data from the national breast cancer screening registry showed that half of the screening mammograms were performed outside the recommended age of 50-69 yr[63].
Table 4: National recommendations for breast cancer early detection in BRICS countries
Mammography-based breast cancer screening is recommended in South Africa starting at the age of 40 yr. A population-based survey in South Africa in 2012 reported less than 20 per cent women above the age of 39 yr ever having mammography with a huge inequity based on wealth, place of residence, education and racial characteristics[61]. The Ministry of Health in Russia issued an order in 2012 to initiate nation-wide opportunistic breast cancer screening in the country[64]. There were several changes to the order, and the latest guidelines issued in 2019 recommend mammography every two years at the age of 40-75 yr. However, the quality control of this programme is not implemented, and the regional uptake is not clear[58]. Mammography is not recommended in the national breast cancer screening guidelines in India and China, though a lot of opportunistic tests are performed in both these countries. The overall opportunistic mammograms screening rate was 21.7 per cent in 2010 in China[65].
Clinical breast examination (CBE) has been evaluated as an alternative to mammography. CBE involves a systematic visual examination followed by palpation of the breast and the axilla. CBE is simple, requires no special equipment or consumables, can be performed at primary care settings and non-clinician providers can be trained to perform the test. The sensitivity of CBE (approximately 50%) is much lower compared to mammography (above 80% in women aged 50-69 yr). The positive predictive value of the test in a screening setting is quite low (1%) implying that a large number of screen-positive women would require unnecessary diagnostic investigations. Two large randomized studies to compare CBE with no screening have been conducted in India and neither could demonstrate mortality reduction after three rounds of CBE[66],[67] . IARC initiated a cluster-randomized trial in southern India in 2006, in which healthy women aged 30-69 yr (n=115,652) were randomly allocated either to be screened with CBE every three years or to receive education about the early symptoms of breast cancer but no screening[67]. The trial demonstrated that significantly lower proportion of breast cancer cases were detected in the advanced stages, which improved the survival of the women. However, the RCT failed to show any significant reduction of breast cancer-specific mortality in the trial arm.
Even though the evidence favouring CBE screening from RCTs is limited, an economic modelling has demonstrated that yearly CBE among 40-60 yr old women can be comparable to mammography screening in reducing mortality but at a substantially lower cost in the emerging economies like the BRICS[68]. China and India decided to incorporate the test in the national breast cancer screening programmes. The Chinese Ministry of Health launched the Chinese National Breast Cancer Screening Programme in 2008 covering 29 provinces and screened more than 1.22 million Chinese women aged between 35 and 64 yr in urban (n=398,184) and rural (n=828,530) China. The CBE-positive women in the urban areas underwent mammography with or without ultrasound, while those in the rural areas underwent ultrasound (mammography, if necessary only) for diagnosis confirmation[60],[69].
India has a comprehensive NCD control programme and the guidelines recommend breast cancer screening of women aged 30 yr and above with CBE to be performed by the nurses and midwives at the primary health centers[59]. The recommended interval of five years is long for breast cancer screening. The programme is purely opportunistic and is being implemented only in a few districts covering an insignificant proportion of the vast target population. The Government of the southern state of Tamil Nadu implemented its own NCD control programme through a World Bank-supported project (Tamil Nadu Health Systems Project) launched in 2005 as a pilot[70]. The community health workers and the female members of the rural self-help groups are trained to create awareness in the community and mobilize women to undergo screening. Dedicated NCD nurses have been trained to perform CBE and other screening tests. The screening is offered in 1753 primary health centres, 267 government hospitals and 100 municipal dispensaries in the State[71]. During 2012-2018, nearly 23 million women were screened, and the CBE positivity was one per cent.
Conventional hand-held breast ultrasound (HHUS) has been evaluated as a screening tool, either alone or as an adjunct to mammography. It was hypothesized that ultrasound would work better or at least as good as mammography in Asian women with dense breasts. The Japan Strategic Anti-cancer Randomized Trial (J-START) was initiated in 2007 and randomized 72,998 women aged 40-49 yr to undergo screening either with mammography along with ultrasound (study group) or mammography alone (control group)[72]. An interim analysis in 2016 revealed that sensitivity was significantly higher in the study group (91.1 vs. 77.0%), but specificity was significantly lower (87.7 vs. 91.4%). The detection rate of breast cancer in the study group was higher than the control group (0.50 vs. 0.34%) with more cancers being detected at Stage 0 or Stage 1 in the study arm compared to the control (52.0%). The study was not able to demonstrate any difference between the two trial arms to reduce breast cancer mortality, and the harm-benefit balance was unclear given the large number of women having a false-positive diagnosis on ultrasound and requiring further interventions. A meta-analysis has demonstrated that in women with dense breasts ultrasound detects additional four breast cancer cases per 1000 mammography-negative women but nearly doubles the referral rate to further assessment[73]. Breast ultrasound is being extensively used to screen women in the national programme in China (along with CBE)[74].
HHUS is very much operator-dependent, necessitates the presence of a radiologist and requires a considerable amount of time to assess both breasts. By contrast, high-frequency automated breast three-dimensional ultrasound (ABUS) is less operator dependent, requires less time, can be performed by trained nurses or technicians and the results are more reproducible. Studies have shown that in asymptomatic women with normal mammography but dense breasts ABUS is capable of detecting approximately two breast cancers per 1000 women tested[75]. A multicentric hospital-based cross-sectional study carried out in China in 2016 compared HHUS, ABUS and mammography in 1974 CBE-positive women aged 30-69 years[76]. The results suggest that ABUS has the comparable clinical performance to HHUS for breast cancer detection, and both traditional ultrasound and ABUS have better performance than mammography, especially among women with high-density breasts. Except China, none of the BRICS countries use ultrasound extensively to screen women for breast cancer. A multicentric study to compare ABUS, HHUS and mammography techniques for breast cancer screening targeting 63,000 Chinese women was launched in China in 2018[74]. Advising women to systematically examine their own breast every month as a routine (breast self-examination) is not effective in improving breast cancer survival or reducing mortality and is not recommended as a screening test[25].
Early diagnosis of breast cancer
Early diagnosis is a strategy to detect breast cancer early and is an alternative to systematic screening. Implementation of early diagnosis requires altering the health-seeking behaviour of the women by educating the community about the early symptoms of breast cancer and the necessity of its early detection. In addition, training the frontline healthcare providers to recognize the breast cancer symptoms and signs and promptly refer the women with suspected disease, reducing the barriers for the referred women to access good quality diagnostic facilities and ensuring treatment of the women with cancer without delay are the important components of the early diagnosis approach. While screening is quite complex and resource-intensive as it focuses on the entire apparently normal population at risk, early diagnosis approach is directed to much less number of women with symptoms only and is logistically much simpler and affordable for all settings[77]. Although early diagnosis may not be as efficient as systematic screening to detect the breast cancers at early stage, yet there is adequate evidence that breast cancer survival as well as quality of life of the patients can be significantly improved through such a simple strategy. The health staffs in 18 district hospitals and 154 rural clinics were trained to detect breast cancers early as part of the Early Cancer Surveillance Programme in Sarawak Province in Malaysia starting in 1994[78]. Simultaneously, the community was sensitized through pamphlets, posters and counselling by health workers. Within four years, the proportion of breast cancers detected in Stage III and Stage IV was significantly reduced from 60 to 35 per cent. A cohort study initiated in 2013 sent awareness materials on breast cancer annually to 22,500 women aged 30-69 yr who were beneficiaries of an occupational health scheme in Mumbai, India. The women with symptoms were provided prompt diagnostic services and treatment through a specialized breast clinic[79]. Within three years, the proportion of early-stage breast cancer increased from 74 to 81 per cent, the proportion of patients eligible for breast-conserving surgery increased from 39 to 51 per cent and the proportion of patients requiring adjuvant chemotherapy decreased from 84 to 56 per cent[79].
The BRICS countries may consider revising their breast screening policies; in the best scenario, they should move for an organized, population-based, mammograph-based screening, as this is the recommendation by the WHO[53] considering the best cost-benefit. If this is not feasible, they need to prioritize the early diagnosis of breast cancer. This requires a concerted and innovative approach to ensure that women are aware of the common symptoms of breast cancer and appreciate the need to consult a health provider if any such symptoms exist. The primary healthcare providers (nurses, general practitioners and primary care physicians) should be trained to perform a good quality clinical examination of the symptomatic women. A systematic CBE by an appropriately trained provider has high negative predictive value and can efficiently rule out the presence of disease. The women suspected to have abnormalities on clinical examination should have access to diagnostic imaging (mammography and/or ultrasound) followed by diagnosis confirmation with either core needle biopsy (CNB) or fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). CNB has advantages over FNAC in providing tissue for immunohistochemistry and diagnosing more efficiently the atypical ductal hyperplasia and in situ carcinomas[80]. However, FNAC is rapid, logistically simpler and more acceptable to the patients with sensitivity and specificity marginally lower than those of CNB, especially in the women with palpable lumps[80]. Setting up breast ultrasound and guided FNAC facilities at secondary level of care can significantly improve early diagnosis of breast cancers in the BRICS countries.
The progressive privatization of healthcare resulting in higher inequity, fragmented public health services and high out of pocket expenditures is a common feature of the BRICS countires. In spite of major progresses in health reforms, many of the key health indicators show sub-optimal performance in these countries[81]. The formidable challenge posed by the NCDs is still somewhat underappreciated in the BRICS countries, and they need to be more responsive to the WHO Global Action Plan to prevent and control NCDs, including a 25 per cent relative reduction in premature mortality from NCDs[82]. Achieving the voluntary targets for NCD control (reducing smoking and alcohol consumption, reduced prevalence of obesity and physical inactivity, etc.) will have a significant effect on breast cancer burden. Recognizing the fact that the implementation of quality assured population-based screening and achieving a target of 70 per cent coverage (the coverage recommended by the WHO to achieve any significant impact of screening) would be a herculean task for each of these populous countries, the BRICS countries should consider reviewing their approach and policies towards breast cancer screening. It is important to monitor the existing screening activities in the countries where there is a national recommendation (mammography-based screening in Brazil and Russia, and CBE-based screening in China and India). A proper evaluation of the programmes will not only allow improvement of quality of services but also will generate valuable evidence on the effectiveness of screening in the countries 'in transition'. Breast cancer is curable at an early stage. Better surgical care with a multidisciplinary approach, availability of good quality anaesthesia facilities, improving the histopathology and basic immunohistochemistry capacities, ensuring the availability of tamoxifen for the estrogen receptor positive tumours and cytotoxic chemotherapy for more biologically aggressive cancers will have a huge impact on breast cancer survival[83]. The policymakers need to be more committed and invest rationally to save the lives of the thousands of women succumbing to a curable cancer at present.
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Parkland’s David Hogg Backs #MyLastShot Campaign
The Hill reports: David Hogg, an activist who survived the Parkland, Fla., school shooting, requested on Friday that a photo of his death be publicized if he is ever a victim of gun violence. Hogg took to Twitter to share a photo of a sticker placed on the back of his ID card, part of a gun violence prevention project …
NRA Sought Infowars Help In “Debunking” Parkland
The Huffington Post reports: An official with the National Rifle Association corresponded with a prominent Sandy Hook conspiracy theorist to call into question the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, emails obtained by HuffPost show. NRA officer Mark Richardson emailed Wolfgang Halbig [photo], a noted harasser of parents of Sandy Hook Elementary School victims, to float a conspiracy theory about the …
Second Parkland Survivor Dies In Apparent Suicide
ABC News reports: A second survivor of the Parkland shooting has died by suicide, the Coral Springs Police Department in Florida confirmed to the Miami Herald on Sunday. Police told the newspaper that a current Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student died in “an apparent suicide” on Saturday night. The death of this student follows that of 19-year-old Sydney Aiello, …
Traumatized Parkland Survivor Takes Own Life
NBC News reports: On the day a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Sydney Aiello escaped with her life. However, the grief of losing 17 of her classmates and teachers, as well as the long-lasting effects of enduring such a traumatic event, weighed heavily on her. And this weekend, at the age of 19, Aiello took her …
Trump Praises Himself In Parkland Anniversary Message
The Washington Post reports: In the days after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School massacre, President Trump expressed support for universal background checks and raising the age to buy an assault weapon to 21. He even seemed to entertain a ban on assault weapons. A year later, on the anniversary of that wrenching tragedy, when 14 students and three faculty …
Parkland’s Legacy: New Gun Laws, More Shooter Drills
The New York Times reports: State legislatures, both Republican- and Democratic-controlled, passed 76 gun control laws in the past year — from bans on bump stocks and caps on magazine sizes to new minimum-age requirements and expanded background checks. Among the victories for gun control advocates was an omnibus bill in Florida that raised the minimum age to purchase a …
Parkland Activist David Hogg: I Wish Michelle Obama Would Run For President And Just End This Madness
The Hill reports: Activist David Hogg on Wednesday urged former first lady Michelle Obama to run for president in 2020. “I wish @MichelleObama would run for president and end this madness already,” Hogg, who survived last year’s mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland Fla., said on Twitter. Hogg helped organize the March for Our Lives rally …
Douchebag GOP Rep Tries To Have Parkland Father Ejected From US House Gun Violence Hearing [VIDEO]
Mediaite reports: Manuel Oliver, the father of a child who was slain during the Parkland massacre, repeatedly confronted Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) during a hearing, and Gaetz tried to have Oliver ejected. During a House hearing on HR8, which expanded background checks to include all firearms purchases, Gaetz used the occasion to promote Trump’s border wall by suggesting that immigrants …
Parkland Activist To Attend SOTU As Dem Rep’s Guest
The Washington Post reports: A survivor of last year’s mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., will attend President Trump’s State of the Union address next week as a guest of Rep. Eric Swalwell, the congressman said Friday. Cameron Kasky, 18, became an activist following the Feb. 14, 2018, school shooting, which killed 17 people. He co-founded …
FBI Arrests Man For Impersonating Parkland Terrorist To Send Threatening Messages To Survivors And Families
No mugshot yet for this guy. That’s Nikolas Cruz above. The Miami Herald reports: A California man used Instagram to “harass and intimidate” the relatives and friends of the victims of the Valentine’s Day mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, according to a criminal complaint filed in the Southern District of Florida. Brandon Fleury, of Santa …
Florida Gov Suspends Sheriff Over Parkland Response
The Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis removed Broward Sheriff Scott Israel from office Friday, replacing him after 10 months of turmoil spawned by the slaughter of 17 staff and students in Parkland. The governor replaced Israel with former Coral Springs Police Sgt. Gregory Tony, 40, who has a background in active-shooter training and becomes the first black sheriff …
Parkland Activist David Hogg Accepted To Harvard
The New York Post reports: Parkland shooting survivor and anti-gun activist David Hogg is heading to Harvard. The graduate of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School — where 17 students were shot and killed in February — took to Twitter to share the news of his acceptance. “Thank you all for the well wishes, I’ll be attending Harvard in the fall …
REVEALED: To Spite His Anti-Trump Mother, Parkland Shooter Buried Her With MAGA Hat, Took Casket Photo
The Miami Herald reports: Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz was obsessed with guns — and to the chagrin of his mother, also appeared to be a fan of President Donald Trump. So when his mother, “a liberal anti-gun type,” died in 2017, Cruz used his own “Trump hat” to get a twisted final word on their political differences, a friend …
PolitiFact’s Lie Of The Year: Parkland’s “Crisis Actors”
PolitFact reports: In the days after 17 people were viciously gunned down at a high school in Florida, the state’s Republican governor called for tighter gun laws and President Donald Trump hosted victims’ families in the State Dining Room. The nation seemed steadfast in seeking answers and finding solutions. But in the shadows, the internet engine of hoaxes and smears …
Father Of Parkland Victim Accuses Democrats Of Voter Fraud After Shooter Registers As Republican From Jail
The Miami Herald reports: Five months after killing 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, confessed shooter Nikolas Cruz registered to vote from Broward County Jail. Andrew Pollack, the father of Meadow Pollack, one of the 14 students Cruz confessed to murdering on his Feb. 14 rampage, tweeted his fury Saturday morning, referring to Cruz by his …
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JDC Ninth Newsletter, 2020
Nov 6, 2020 | Newsletter
New efforts for evidence on forced displacement
Dear Colleague,
In the last weeks we have increased our efforts to produce Newsletters and Literature Updates which can more closely respond to your needs. To this aim, we have designed this anonymous survey – please fill it out at your earliest convenience. We are keen to hear from you!
One of the questions currently investigated by researchers and practitioners around the globe is: “How is COVID-19 affecting those forcibly displaced?” The answer is extremely complicated as it must rely on detailed information – not least because Forcibly Displaced People (FDPs) form such a diverse and heterogeneous group – and by-and-large, the data does not exist. Only with up-to-date and robust evidence can we assess whether COVID-19 is exerting a different impact on forcibly displaced people compared to their host communities; or evaluate the magnitude of the shock, which is important not least because these communities often suffered from considerable pre-existing socioeconomic deficiencies.
However, some preliminary results from early studies are starting to emerge. For example, evidence from Bangladesh was presented in a recent workshop that the JDC organized together with UC Berkeley’s Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA) and Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA). Based on data from Cox’s Bazar, employment among the host population was not sharply affected by COVID-19, although there are reports that two-thirds of those already employed have temporarily been absent from work. At the same time, the Rohingya people hosted in Cox’s Bazar faced a sharp deterioration in labor market outcomes, such as employment. But the bulk of the impacts preceded COVID-19 and were due to a ban on the use of cash in camps. Relative to the baseline, employment among the Rohingya dropped to one-third of its original rate, which was already very low. The refugees’ plight was compounded when humanitarian assistance was scaled back due to pandemic-related restrictions.
These findings clearly show how COVID-19 (as well as other emergencies) can exert different effects on different populations. This complexity calls for greater efforts. Currently, to our knowledge, there are at least some 20 high-frequency phone surveys collecting data on how FDPs are impacted by COVID-19 around the world (half of which are supported by JDC). Such data collection exercises will be critical in complementing and expanding the information already available from the existing surveys.
COVID-19 is certainly the most recent exogenous chock affecting the lives of displaced populations, as indicated also by two reports included in our Monthly Literature Update. Nonetheless, other important dimensions which can shape the socioeconomic trajectories of those forcibly displaced should not be neglected, even during the pandemic. Education, social cohesion, labour market integrations, are just a few examples of such dimensions, and they are discussed in the articles summarised in our Literature Update.
Finally, we would like to signal a very interesting job opportunity: UNHCR is looking for a Senior Statistics Coordinator to coordinate the work of the Expert Group on Refugee and IDP Statistics (EGRIS). Interested candidates should apply at this page.
As always, please do not hesitate to share any additional feedback on the Literature Review Updates and the Newsletter either to Zara on zsarzin@worldbank.org or myself on bgillsater@worldbankgroup.org.
Second Webinar on COVID-19 and Forced Displacement in the Global South | The Syrian Refugee Crisis: A View from Jordan
Monthly Update of Forced Displacement Literature Review, October 2020
Monthly Update of Forced Displacement Literature Review, September 2020
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Clozapine-induced cataract in a young female
Md. Shahid Alam1, KV Praveen Kumar2
1 Department of Orbit Oculoplasty Reconstructive and Aesthetic Services, Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, India
2 Department of Ophthalmology, Narayana Medical College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India
Md. Shahid Alam
Department of Orbit Oculoplasty Reconstructive and Aesthetic Services, Sankara Nethralaya Medical Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
DOI: 10.4103/0976-500X.195904
A variety of systemic drugs including corticosteroids, amiodarone and antipsychotics have been known to cause cataract formation. Typical antipsychotics such as chlorpromazine have been reported to cause cataract formation in varying rates ranging from 22% to 80%. Cataract as an adverse effect resulting from the long term use of atypical antipsychotic has rarely been mentioned in literature, and there is only a single case report of cataract formation from prolonged use of clozapine. We report a rare case of clozpine induced cataract in a young female. The patient was advised to consult her psychiatrist for a change of drug and to undergo cataract surgery.
Alam M
Praveen Kumar K V
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MainAll NewsUS & CanadaJudge rules: Former Trump campaign manager lied to FBI
Judge rules: Former Trump campaign manager lied to FBI
Federal judge rules that Paul Manafort intentionally lied to the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller multiple times.
Tags: Paul Manafort Robert Mueller FBI US-Russia
Ben Ariel , Feb 14 , 2019 3:03 AM
Paul Manafort
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort intentionally lied to the FBI and special counsel Robert Mueller multiple times in the course of his cooperation with the government, The Hill reported.
Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled that Manafort intentionally misled investigators on a range of subjects, including his contacts with a Russian business associate Konstantin Kilimnik and a separate Justice Department investigation being run out of another district.
Jackson, who is overseeing Manafort’s Washington, D.C., case, ruled that the special counsel “established by a preponderance of the evidence” that Manafort intentionally lied about a payment made to a firm working for him; his interactions with Kilimnik, a Russian who is suspected of ties to Kremlin intelligence, and the unknown Justice Department investigation.
Jackson wrote that Manafort’s lies about the payment and his contacts with Kilimnik were “material to the investigation.”
However, the judge said Mueller failed to establish sufficient evidence that Manafort intentionally lied about his contacts with the Trump administration or Kilimnik’s role in a scheme to tamper with witnesses.
Manafort is scheduled to be sentenced in D.C. on March 13.
Last September, Manafort agreed to cooperate with the Justice Department, including in Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
In exchange, Manafort pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy against the US and one count of conspiracy to obstruct justice due to attempts to tamper with witnesses.
Manafort was found guilty late last year of eight charges of bank and tax fraud.
In November, Mueller and defense attorneys for Manafort said he had violated his plea agreement by lying to federal prosecutors.
Manafort was seen as a potentially valuable witness for Mueller in his investigation of Russian election interference and potential coordination between the Trump campaign and Moscow.
He worked for nearly half a year on the campaign before resigning in August 2016 over revelations of his lobbying on behalf of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych.
His former business partner Richard Gates, who also worked on the Trump campaign, has also pleaded guilty and been cooperating in the investigation.
Manafort is one of several Trump associates ensnared in the special counsel’s investigation into Russian interference. Others who have pleaded guilty and agreed to cooperate include former Trump campaign adviser George Papadopoulos and former national security adviser Michael Flynn.
While Mueller is investigating possible collusion between Trump's campaign and Russia, Trump has reportedly been informed he is not a target of the probe.
Trump has acknowledged intelligence information indicating that Russia meddled in the 2016 presidential election, but has rejected the idea that his campaign colluded with Russia in the meddling.
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Compute Engines>Windows Server
Fixing Windows 8, Part 5: Built-in Apps
The built-in apps should show off how good Windows 8 apps can be. Today, they just highlight Metro limitations
Paul Thurrott | Dec 27, 2012
I complained earlier this year that the inclusion of ads in certain apps that ship as part of Windows 8 cheapens the OS, and it does. But the bigger problem for Windows 8, for now, is that these built-in apps, which include productivity, entertainment, and informative titles, are immature and in many cases borderline useless. If Microsoft is serious about promoting the Metro environment, it should be working aggressively to fix its own apps first.
In this series, which focuses on ways in which Microsoft can and should fix Windows 8 in the coming year and well before the next major release of its OS, I’ve tried to stick to high-level issues, and not get bogged down in minutia. So while many reading this will have very specific issues with certain Metro-style apps in Windows 8, I will try to keep this at a reasonable level. For example, “fully implement POP3 support in the Mail app” is too specific, while “support modern and standardized protocols in Mail, Calendar, Messaging and People is not.
Of course, I’m only human. And I have some very specific needs and wants when it comes to these mostly incomplete apps. I’m sure you do too.
Productivity/communication apps: Mail, Calendar, People, Messaging
Microsoft’s “communications” apps, which were made by the former Windows Live group, are a mixed bag, and all of them need to be updated in major ways. Since the Windows Phone equivalents of these apps are more mature and offer better functionality, that’s the obvious place to start: Feature parity with those apps.
A few app specific notes:
Mail should be functionally identical to the Outlook.com web service, with roughly the same features and functionality. That means it needs to support drag and drop message management, one-click Archive, and so on. But it also needs a linked Inbox view identical to that in the Mail app on Windows Phone.
Calendar needs to support CalDAV (I know, I know, sorry) and offer more views.
Messaging should pick up Skype integration ideally, but possibly other popular messaging formats.
The People app is a mess and few people will use this app interactively. Given this, Microsoft should immediately commission—and, ideally, ship with Windows—native Facebook and Twitter apps. Yes, it should support CardDAV.
Bing apps: Bing, Weather, Finance, News, Sports, Travel, Maps
These apps are in surprisingly good shape and getting better all the time. I just have one major request for the content-based Bing apps (Weather, Finance, News, Sports, Travel): Lose the ads for the first 6 months of usage and then allow those who wish to pay to not see ads. This can happen in tandem with other paid Microsoft subscriptions, or through a new Microsoft Account Pro that can offer other features too.
Xbox apps: Games, Music, Video
These apps are all in desperate need of improvements. We know that Xbox Music will be getting a scan and match service at some point in the future, and while that will be a big improvement over the manual album match feature that’s currently available, it’s only the tip of the iceberg. The Xbox Video content story is a mess: Some HD content that you purchase from an Xbox 360 console is not available on Windows 8/RT. That is unacceptable. You should be able to buy Windows Phone games from the Games app and then “send” them to a specific phone, as you can on the web.
There should be an Xbox Podcasts app. Its absence is shameful. And Xbox SmartGlass should become part of the default set of bundled Windows 8 apps: This type of cross-platform integration is a real strength and should be pushed harder.
Other apps: IE, Store, SkyDrive, Camera, Photos
Most of the other bundled apps in Windows 8 are decent. There are two exceptions, however.
I’d like to see the sync functionality from the SkyDrive desktop application added to the SkyDrive app, making it a first-class (and truly useful) SkyDrive client. Windows RT is seriously compromised without this capability.
The Windows Store is a mess and needs to be complete redesigned: Endless, scrolling grids of rectangular tiles is not good user interface, Microsoft. Look to the iTunes Store (on Windows or iPad, both look great) or even Google Play for examples of how to promote and display content effectively. And please, dear God, allow users to click an option that automatically downloads and installs all app updates. I spend part of every day install Metro app updates manually. That’s ridiculous.
Fixing Windows 8, Part 3: Start Screen
Fixing Windows 8, Part 4: Evolve Metro for Pro Apps
Red Hat Opens the Door for Windows Containers in OpenShift
Windows Server vNext (20H1) Build Tracker
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NAPA acquires America Anesthesiology for an undisclosed amount
Category: #healthcare By Mateen Dalal Date: 2020-05-08
NAPA (North American Partners in Anesthesia), a leading single-specialty anesthesia management company, and MEDNAX, Inc., a US-based clinical company delivering advanced medical solutions, reportedly announced NAPA’s procurement of American Anesthesiology, an innovative MEDNAX medical group
The acquisition creates a go-to destination of choice for pain management, anesthesia, as well as perioperative care across the United States.
NAPA, established 1986, by physicians across the country on a mission to find excellence within the field of patient care and generate value for its hospital and ambulatory partners, and clinicians. This vision has paved the way for the growth of this company over the years.
American Anesthesiology, established 2007, has become a leading as well as dynamic anesthesia partner, offering customized, comprehensive health solutions across a plethora of clinical settings, which is perfectly aligned with NAPA’s vision and mission.
Through this acquisition, NAPA, through its affiliated entities, would now employ more than 6,000 staff and clinicians who deliver quality anesthesia as well as pain management services, across over 500 facilities through 20 states in the U.S. and the District of Columbia, to more than three million patients per year.
Chief Executive Officer of NAPA, John F. Di Capua, M.D., stated that by adding American Anesthesiology’s administrative team members and clinicians to the NAPA family, the company is solidifying its role as the ultimate destination of choice for pain management, anesthesia, and perioperative care across the United States. American Anesthesiology shares a similar commitment to put patients as their priority, and its clinicians would join NAPA as it focuses on giving exceptional patient results under the single-specialty, clinician-led model.
Dr. Di Capua further added that the company looks forward to work with and learn from its new colleagues as it leverages the combined resources and expertise to increase the industry standard among the clinicians, patients, surgeons, hospitals, and ambulatory partners.
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Steve Mills Fired!!!
Thread: Steve Mills Fired!!!
Feb 12, 2020, 07:10 #61
Getting the right coach is one thing but getting the right players is way more important. I posted in the NBA thread about the TWolves makeover after a 13 game losing streak and them destroying the Clips with a franchise record scoring first half of 81 pts and setting the franchise record for 3pt shots made 23 and they did it without DLo who sat out the game on the bench. Their scoring the next game was impressive as well against the Raps in a loss, they repeated breaking the old first half scoring record again with 75 pts in a loss to the Raps.
Check out a kid named Jordan Mcglauglin, who the Twolves brought up from the GLeague who I mention because I said I've seen Gleague callups better than our lottery picks Nits and DSJ. He's only 5'11" so his upside maybe capped but what an athlete seeing him posterize the Hawks with a thundering dunk and pushing the pace. Scored 24 pts in the win against the Clips nd 15 against the Hawks.
It's early but I like the makeover by them and shows that you can turn around a franchise quickly with the right front office.
Last edited by tiger0330; Feb 12, 2020 at 07:19.
Speaking of the right coach did anyone see the Steve Stout interview on First Take yesterday? It’s on YouTube if you missed it. He spoke of “getting a coach and staff in here” to which the Knicks had to come out and say he wasn’t making coaching decisions. And this is your “marketing/image guy” running off at the mouth on ESPN. It’s our typical Knicks mess already😐. As we always say “fish sticks from the head.” Make Dolan sell the team NBA. Jim Dolan is not fit to a NBA owner like Donald Sterling. All-Star weekend is coming and two cornerstone NBA franchises (Knicks/Bulls) are irrelevant because of bad ownership/management.
No doubt. The idiot Stout spouting out on ESPN.. does he need the attention? Is he still
sore bc P-Diddy beat him up? What a clown! His first public act is to undermine Miller with 30 games to go?
Then we find out WOrld Wide Wes won’t be joining the org. I don’t want Rose without WWW!
Less than a week into our new era and it’s already crumbling. You can’t make this stuff up.
But on Tuesday, Stoute appeared to have overstepped his responsibilities during a TV appearance and alluded to future personnel changes.
“There had to be a change in [firing team president Steve Mills]. That change will bring a new coach and new coaches that are going to help develop these younger players,” Stoute said. “And they got some young players—you see RJ Barrett, Mitch Robinson. They got something to work with. And getting a coach in there and ultimately getting a coach and a coaching staff that’s going to help develop a team. That’s what I expect to happen so that we can actually get to what you expect from a New York team."
Hours after the appearance, the organization commented on Stoute's remarks.
"While Steve Stoute is a valued contributor to the Knicks' marketing and branding efforts, he does not speak on behalf of New York Knicks personnel and basketball operations," the team said in a statement. "Any decisions regarding the operations of the team will be made by the new President of the New York Knicks."
So Dolan hires a guy to make the org look cool. Barely a month or so later he publicly humiliated your org to such a point you have to put out a press release. Lol. Unbelievable. Can we get our money back?
htr10
This guy, Stoute, man, as others have said, WTF? When your “PR specialist” can’t do an interview properly, you know you’re being scammed.
Maybe Stoute should have kept his mouth shut but haven’t we all been complaining about Mills for years starting with competing with himself for THJ and Baker and paying them overvalued contracts, I still laugh when he called Ron Baker one of the building blocks of the Knicks. Not sure where he’s playing these days but the Knicks made him a millionaire when he was a second tier Gleaguer at best.
I think Perry is a goner, he’s only here because someone needs to mind the store, he’ll be let go as one of Mills guys or be demoted to head of scouting which he probably won’t accept. Craig Robinson needs to be axed with the young guys showing no improvement this year other than ironically Nits who has but only marginally so. I forget some of the others that Mills brought on when he was installed as the a President but they should go in a reorganization as well. I heard Rose was a nice guy but he needs to put aside that nice guy reputation and use his contacts to install high quality people replacing those in the front office currently.
Hire a music guy to help branding a sports team (who is valued already at 4 Billion, most in NBA)...
Hire an agent to run a team....
These just next 2 losers to steal money from Dolan, hires to do something they’ve never done before.
We have more experience running a team!
A Blurb from SI:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.si.com/.amp/extra-mustard/2020/02/12/knicks-steve-stoute-first-take-interview
It’s another instance of the Knicks putting a Band-Aid on an ax wound. Everyone outside Madison Square Garden knows the reason the Knicks aren’t perceived as cool or an attractive free-agency destination is because their owner is a moron who hires other morons and continues to run the worst organization in the NBA.
No offense to Stoute, who seems to be a successful businessman, but the idea of comparing himself to Drake is laughable. Drake is a world-famous musician admired by every player in the NBA and a large segment of fans. Stoute is a guy whose résumé (CEO of a marketing firm, founder of a music streaming agency and author of The Tanning of America: How Hip-Hop Created a Culture That Rewrote the Rules of the New Economy) appeals to the suits in charge, not the players or fans. But hey, you have to respect him for convincing James Dolan to pay him a bunch of money for his services.
Congratulations to the guy charged with improving the Knicks’ public perception on causing a PR disaster on his first day.
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Then again:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.for...source/amp/Yes
Wesley is still expected to consult with Rose and help the Knicks while avoiding official scrutiny from the NBA. Just this past weekend, Wesley was with Rose and Rod Strickland of the G League watching the SMU-Temple game. After the game on Saturday, Wesley and Strickland went to the prestigious Metro Classic in Toms River, N.J. to watch top high school players, including Bronny James. Several of the players at the event are projected NBA lottery picks in 2021 and beyond. The Knicks have seven first-round picks across the next four years.
“He’s going to get all the players,” the source said. “The NBA is coming up with new rules all the time to prevent tampering and tanking. Wes is a guy who’s shown he can’t be regulated.
“He’s always been living in the shadow world. He’s an owner, but he’s not an owner. He’s an agent, but he’s not an agent. He’s an investor, but he’s not an investor. In this day and age of constant news, he’s kept a cloak of anonymity. Who else has done that in this modern age?”
The source pointed out that Wesley’s relationship with Rose would be similar to the role Isiah Thomas has played with Knicks owner Jim Dolan “for years.”
“Isiah Thomas has had that role for years,” the source said. “He was a consultant to Dolan for years.”’
The source said it was smart of Rose and Wesley to leave one of them outside of an official affiliation with the Knicks “so they’re not caught up good or bad in whatever happens with the Knicks.”
Dark Raider
When we get finish with the party at the club so we can look cool. Who is going to know how to select talent?
Originally Posted by jimkcchief88
Speaking of the right coach did anyone see the Steve Stout interview on First Take yesterday? It’s on YouTube if you missed it. He spoke of “getting a coach and staff in here” to which the Knicks had to come out and say he wasn’t making coaching decisions. And this is your “marketing/image guy” running off at the mouth on ESPN. It’s our typical Knicks mess already��. As we always say “fish sticks from the head.” Make Dolan sell the team NBA. Jim Dolan is not fit to a NBA owner like Donald Sterling. All-Star weekend is coming and two cornerstone NBA franchises (Knicks/Bulls) are irrelevant because of bad ownership/management.
I think Stout, over-heard the Knicks stock-brokers talking bout FIRING Miller no matter how well he does this season.
What made me more upset, was no one in MSG made a noise bout Fizdale's foolish coaching, and the bust coaching-staff Miller inherited.
Its the Coach! Rick Carlisle coaching system had DSJ looking good for 2 seasons.
I recall Shaq & Kobe couldn't win a playoff series for 2 seasons, the same season Phil Jackson coach the two stars they won a championship.
If the Knicks would've traded Trier to the Clippers with Morris, coach Doc would've added a lot of passing in ISO-ZO performance to make Trier a legit scorer.
MEM won tonight... they’re now 28-26, and have the 8th spot locked in with a commanding 5 game lead with 30 games to go.
Two years ago they fired Fizdale and entered their rebuild.
Jax feel into their hands... lottery gold... Make some trades to accumulate assets... Boom... ping pong magic bestows them with a gold ticket... JA... A stud PG... They shrewdly snag Brandon Clarke in the draft... now they are relevant and poised for a playoff appearance.
Are we that close or just that unlucky? If the draft fortune somehow grants us a stud PG this draft... with RJ, MRob Randle and Frank.... who knows what awaits next season?
Or... Are we doomed To Endure another lost decade?
First of all to answer some of your questions. We don't even know the real problem of this team. EVERYBODY seem to think that a PG is our problem and that will solve EVERYTHING!! Well, guest what that isn't the problem with the Knicks. We as an organization( and some fan) don't even how to analyze our team. Example -- Last year draft-- What was the GREATEST need for the Knicks? Was it PG, NO...Was it SG, NO... Was it SF, NO. See where I am going with this. The GREATEST need was at PF!! But what do we draft? RJ!! This is the reason other team can do well and we are stuck on STUPID!!
Just look at all the back talk I get when it comes to RJ. Now all of a sudden it becoming apparent that what I was saying is true. In last year draft condition we should have traded back, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH!! In another post it was mention that NO ONE called the Knicks about the #3 pick, Why?? Then in another post it was said that JA is better than RJ. That in itself shows the drop off of talent in last years draft or the sorry state the draft was in overall, very weak.
"Are we that close or just that unlucky"? Answer... We are close if the right people are bought back into the organization. Go back to last time you saw hope(KP, Frank, Knox, Dotson, Rose, Kornet and Beasley, etc). Who was responsible for those players? You know the answer. "Just that unlucky"... No just that STUPID!! How in the hell do you run off the man that won more championship that anyone in the NBA? Then you bring in people who have never lead a recreation league team to a championship and put them in control. We have fan in this forum who think they are smarter than C. Gaines, SERIOUSLY!! This is what happen to Mills/Perry they thought they were smarter than Gaines and now you see what we as fan have to endure.
Gentleman, there are few people who know and understand 'Real BB'. That is a very strong statement but very true. Our problem had been in the wilderness of losing we have had only one people who knew something about winning(know and understand 'Real BB'). What is so surprising is that look at the number of people(F.O and Fans) that think they know just BB not to mention 'Real BB'. Let hope that Dolan has made the right choice for President. But let me tell you this that if there aren't some people that know 'Real BB' then we are not going to be any better wins/loses. Hey, but we will be COOLER(for whatever in the hell that mean when it comes to BB).
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Interstate lanes close after traffic crash
Authorities said Interstate 40 eastbound to Interstate 35 northbound, as well as I-40 westbound to I-35 northbound will have all lanes shut down due to a traffic crash.The crash appeared to be two wrecks. One crash on NE 10th Street and northbound I-35 involved a school bus. Oklahoma City Fire Department spokesman Brian Stanaland said he believed one person on the bus was injured.Officials said an Oklahoma City Public Schools bus rolled onto its side to avoid a Mitsubishi Eclipse that spun out of control and collided with another vehicle.The driver and her granddaughter were the only ones on the bus. They were both taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition, officials said.A second wreck was near I-40 and Scott Street.Stay with KOCO.com for more information.
Authorities said Interstate 40 eastbound to Interstate 35 northbound, as well as I-40 westbound to I-35 northbound will have all lanes shut down due to a traffic crash.
The crash appeared to be two wrecks. One crash on NE 10th Street and northbound I-35 involved a school bus. Oklahoma City Fire Department spokesman Brian Stanaland said he believed one person on the bus was injured.
Officials said an Oklahoma City Public Schools bus rolled onto its side to avoid a Mitsubishi Eclipse that spun out of control and collided with another vehicle.
The driver and her granddaughter were the only ones on the bus. They were both taken to the hospital, where they are in stable condition, officials said.
A second wreck was near I-40 and Scott Street.
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EXSULTATE! WOLLONGONG | MEDIA RELEASE
New Local Classical Music Ensemble
Gives Australian Premiere of 18th Century Work
New Local Classical Music Ensemble, Opus Collective will give its debut concert at The Church on the Mall, Wollongong on August 17.
The orchestra and soloists led by Wollongong music icon, David Vance (Conductor) will make their concert debut as Opus Collective give the Australian Premiere of Michael Haydn’s Regina Coeli – Cantata for Soprano and Bass Duet.
The orchestra is made up of undergraduates/graduates of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and also members of local Illawarra groups such as Woolmington Productions Opera Orchestra, Con Voci, Steel City Strings and the Shoalhaven Youth Orchestra.
As well as giving the Australian Premiere of Michael Haydn’s Regina Coeli, the Opus Collective will also perform the moving ‘Ich habe genug’ (I have enough) cantata for bass and oboe by Johann Sebastian Bach with Illawarra Baritone, Jeremy Boulton (Opera Australia Scholarship Recipient) and Zoe Chen (Nanjing Philharmonic Orchestra).
The program will also feature the most iconic soprano cantata of the repertoire, ‘Exsultate, jubilate’ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, which will be performed by Jacqueline Ward (Aurora Choralis).
Conductor David Vance explains the significance of the concert taking place in the Illawarra, saying:
"I cannot recall when the Bach or the Mozart was performed in Wollongong in recent years. Perhaps even more significantly, it is likely that this will be the first time Michael Haydn's delightful Regina Coeli has been performed in Australia."
A handwritten copy of the original score of the Regina Coeli by M. Haydn was brought back from Salzburg (Austria) several years ago and has been in storage since, with the work only now being re-copied and digitised for an Australian Premiere.
Soprano, Jacqueline Ward explains that whilst the repertoire comes from a completely different time and place, it transcends time and still delivers in beauty and spiritual significance.
"People today are [still] transported to a place of joy, beauty, spirituality, and connection… it has an extra element that goes beyond story and character and that is personal and communal spirituality"
Opus Collective are ambitious to bring more concerts to the growing Illawarra Classical Music scene for Wollongong audiences into the future, including a World Premiere by a local composer in 2020 written specifically for The Church on the Mall.
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DAVID VANCE | Conductor
David Vance holds honours degrees in English literature (UNSW) and in music performance (Sydney University) and pursued further musical studies as an accompanist and conductor in Italy, Austria and England. He taught at the University of Sydney and the NSW Conservatorium of Music before his appointment in 1982 by the University of Wollongong with a specific brief to develop musical activities on campus. When he retired in 2012 as an Associate Professor, his contribution to the musical life of the university was recognised in the award of an Honorary Fellowship. He has subsequently devoted much of his time to the mentoring of young musicians.
David’s conducting experience includes an extensive repertoire of a cappella choral music as well major works for choir and orchestra, including Handel’s Messiah, Orff’s Carmina Burana, Haydn’s The Creation, Mozart’s Requiem, Beethoven’s Mass in C and Rossini’s Stabat Mater, often in association with professional orchestras.
David has broadcast and recorded chamber music for the ABC, and remains active as an accompanist with a particular interest in vocal repertoire.
JEREMY BOULTON | Baritone
Jeremy is currently reading for a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Winner of both the Margaret Olive Stewart Bequest Scholarship and the PATIM Fund Scholarship, Jeremy studies with Maree Ryan AM. In the 2018 Sydney Eisteddfod, Jeremy was finalist and runner up in the Intermediate Vocal Scholarship (Dame Joan Sutherland Memorial Award). Jeremy has featured as a soloist for the Opera Australia Benevolent Fund, Opera Projects Sydney and Opera South East. Masterclasses include that by Jessica Pratt.
JACQUELINE WARD | Soprano
Jacqueline Ward is a soprano specialising in early music and church music. She is a masters candidate at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, training under Maree Ryan AM, and a scholar at St Stephens Uniting Church. Also a researcher and presenter, Jacqueline is a national award-winning composer and is Associate Director of Aurora Choralis, a new chamber choir that won its first Sydney Eisteddfod premiering her Southern Lights.
ZOE CHEN | Oboist
Zoe Chen, the member of International Double Reed Society and Jiangsu Musicians Association.
She completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies at Nanjing University of the Arts, with Tong Zhu, and further studied with Conall McCallum in Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She won the Excellent Instructor Award in the Tenth International Youth Art Festival Selection Competition of China and the Silver Award for Oboe solo in the Orchestra Competition of the European Salzburg Music and Dance Festival in 2017 and 2014 respectively. From 2009 to 2013, she held the post of principal oboe of Nanjing Philharmonic Orchestra and Festival Orchestra.
OPUS COLLECTIVE is:
Jacob Antonio | Violin I
Tim Talbot | Violin II
Jonathan Karanikas | Viola
Catalina Dermenjain | Cello
Peter Nickolas | Continuo
Hayden Burge | Bassoon
Bevan Nicholas | Horn I
Maya Bongarzoni | Horn II
Zoe Chen* | Oboe I
Dianne Harris | Oboe II
Jacqueline Ward* | Soprano
Jeremy Boulton* | Baritone
* = Soloist in EXSULTATE! Program
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Van Cleef & Arpels: ‘Romeo and Juliet’ translated into the language of jewellery
William Shakespeare's great tragedy Romeo and Juliet – a timeless story of two lovers from warring families – serves as the inspiration for the creation of a modern masterpiece: the 'Romeo & Juliet' collection by Van Cleef & Arpels.
Since it was written at the end of the 16th century, Romeo and Juliet has been translated into every language imaginable. Now the fate of the tragic heroes, the language of their love and the imagery of the city of Verona have been translated into the language of jewellery.
“For us, the choice of Romeo and Juliet was a natural one for a number of reasons. First of all, literature is one of the main sources of inspiration for the House. Indeed, in 2003, we turned to Shakespeare’s great comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream for our collection of the same name,” explains Nicolas Bos, President and CEO of Van Cleef & Arpels. “When Benjamin Millepied, with whom we have worked in the past on a number of occasions, told us that he was working on a modern adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, it seemed to present us with a wonderful creative opportunity.”
The above-mentioned Benjamin Millepied is none other than the dancer, choreographer and founder of the L.A. dance project – bringing together a number of different creatives from a diverse range of backgrounds – from cinema to the visual arts in the hope of expanding the boundaries of dance. So, although perhaps unexpected, the art form of jewellery has found its way into Millepied’s body of work.
The collection turned out to be immensely impressive: more than 100 unique pieces of jewellery that figuratively or abstractly convey to us the tumultuous emotions of the famous lovers as well as depict the broader narrative of their relationship. The scene on the balcony, the approaching dawn, the singing of birds, the gardens and architecture of Verona, along with the outfits and costumes of the Renaissance: nothing is overlooked by the attentive gaze of the house’s highly skilled jewellers and we find this great play truly embodied in the stunning jewellery they have created.
The lovers themselves are presented in the form of iconic Van Cleef & Arpels brooches – made of white, yellow and pink gold, with rubies, couloured sapphires, garnets, spessartines, lapis lazuli, black lacquer, yellow and colourless diamonds.
The city of Verona is depicted in a transformable brooch of the same name, made in white gold with a central bright blue 23.86 carat Burmese sapphire. Further colourless diamonds and accenting sapphires in three different shades of blue serve to perfectly underline the central stone. This piece converts from a sautoir into a short necklace coupled with a bracelet or, alternatively, two bracelets and brooch.
The ‘Romeo & Juliet’ collection includes several more transformable necklaces. For example, the ‘Reticella’ choker consisting of diamonds weighing 6.60 and 6.31 carats, both D-colour, is reflective of the Renaissance fashion for lace collars. The diamonds can be detached and worn as studs with drops, while the necklace can be worn without pendants. Another transforming piece is the 'Giardino' sautoir, composed of emeralds and sapphires, which is able to be transformed from a long necklace into two shorter ones.
The most prominent sapphire of the collection is embedded in the ‘Majolica’ necklace, which draws its inspiration from the elaborate blue ceramics after which it is named. Created from white gold and colourless diamonds, at its heart one can find a stunning Sri Lankan blue sapphire in an emerald cut weighing 42.86 carats.
The corundum described above is not the only stone in the collection with an impressive carat weight. The 'Fiore' bracelet is adorned by two large pear cut aquamarines with a total weight of over 100 carats, and the 'Lover’s Path' bracelet is decorated with three large impeccably matching Colombian emeralds – creating a harmonious combination of colour saturation and transparency.
However, the jeweller’s palette in this collection is not limited to sapphires and emeralds. Coloured corundum, malachite, lapis lazuli, spinel, garnets, diamonds and pearls; truly one is able to find everything here, and often in unusual cuts - for example - an astonishing hexagonal emerald!
As William Shakespeare said, “For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.” If you are moved in a similar manner by this great work of literature, then take a closer look at the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ collection from Van Cleef & Arpels. Here, one cannot help but find joy in the tale rather than sadness!
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The Co-Creator Of The Computer Mouse Has Died
Published 6 months ago: August 5, 2020 at 10:30 am -
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Bill English, one of the two men responsible for the invention of the computer mouse you may be resting your hand on right now, has died at the age of 91.
Along with Douglas Engelbart, who passed away in 2013, English helped usher in the era of modern computing by creating a device that could be used to easily select words and characters on a screen.
While it was Engelbart who had the idea for the mouse, as the BBC report they were little more than “brief notes” until English came along in 1963 and actually built a wooden box with a single button and two wheels underneath, which brought Engelbart’s vision to life.
It would be another five years of work until the mouse was first shown publicly, however, at the now-famous 1968 “Mother of All Demos” presentation at the Stanford Research Institute, which not only featured the debut of the mouse, but of hyperlinks, real-time editing, windows and computer teleconferencing as well.
Despite the mouse’s importance to modern life, neither Engelbart or English profited much from its creation, as the patent was owned by SRI who then licensed it out to companies like Apple before it expired in 1987.
“The only money Doug ever got from it was $US50,000 ($69,905) licence from Xerox when Xerox Parc started using the mouse”, English told the BBC back in 2013.
“Apple never paid any money from it, and it took off from there.”
English died in San Rafael, California on July 26 of respiratory failure.
stormo says:
I will never not be amazed by what Engelbart and his team were able to achieve in 1968. The mouse, live collaboration, video conferencing, document organisation and even ARPANET (the predecessor to the internet) were all right there.
It’s as William Gibson once said, “the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet.”
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Martyn Durling is Head of Office of our Wanstead branch and oversees everything sales and lettings.
He’s been with Keatons for four years. When he’s not running the office Martyn enjoys spending time with his loved ones and playing football.
I am responsible for…
The smooth running of both the sales and lettings departments in our Wanstead office and the individual teams within the office.
Whether this be guiding and teaching new recruits, ensuring morale is always high and keeping the office motivated.
A Head of Office is…
Someone who oversees the entire running of the office.
I have to ensure that both the sales and lettings teams are performing to the best of their ability and give guidance where required.
I got my job…
Over four years ago where I was employed as a consultant in our Mile End office, two years’ later I was asked to oversee the opening of the Wanstead office.
The worst part of my job…
Is my own inability to switch off. With my role there’s such a broad spectrum of things to do, and as a consequence always something which can be done!
The best Part of my job…
Is proving to our clients that not all estate agents are the same. Keatons have a different approach, and it doesn’t go unnoticed.
My most memorable day…
Was when Wanstead opened their doors officially in summer 2014; there were doughnuts, local residents and a great sense of community.
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Climate change: Polar bears Might be extinct by 2100, study warns
The slow disappearance of the habitat because of decreasing sea ice hockey is cutting short time bears have for hunting ponds, scientists said in a report published in Nature Climate Change on Monday.
“The bears confront a longer fasting interval before the ice refreezes and they could head out to nourish,” Steven Amstrup, chief scientist of Polar Bears International who created the analysis, told AFP.
The carnivores, which reside in Arctic areas where temperatures can fall as low as -40°C in winter months, can quickly for months, particularly during the summertime when the ice melts each year.
However, with global warming, the time frame without ice hockey is lasting longer and more. Not able to locate an alternate food supply to seals, an increasing number of hungry bears are moving farther from their regular lands, nearer to inhabited regions.
According to present trends, polar bears at 12 of 13 subpopulations analyzed will have been decimated within 80 years from the galloping rate of change in the Arctic, which is warming twice as fast as the entire world as a whole, the analysis found
There was insufficient information for others to decide their fates.
“By estimating thin and fat polar bears could function, and modeling their power usage, we could figure out the threshold amount of times that polar bears could quickly prior to the cub and adult survival rates start to decrease,” said lead author Peter Molnar, a professor in the University of Toronto.
Females are worst-affected from the occurrence as they move into their dens in fall prepared to give birth in mid-winter and emerge in the spring with their cubs, according to the study.
“They need to then catch enough seals to keep enough fat and create enough milk to nourish their cubs during their summer quickly,” explained Amstrup.
By 2100, fresh births”will likely be badly compromised or hopeless everywhere except maybe from the Queen Elizabeth Island subpopulation,” at Canada’s the Arctic Archipelago, he further added.
The situation in the analysis forecasts the average surface temperature of the ground rising 3.3°C over the preindustrial standard — 1°C of heating so far has generated heatwaves and droughts one of other such all-natural events.
Scientists paint a gloomy picture when we continue down the same route and even when we can cap global warming at 2.4°C, that can be 0.5°C above objects outlined at the Paris Agreement but stays ambitious, this could likely only save to postpone that the polar bears’ passing.
“The only means to save them would be to safeguard their habitat by stopping global warming,” stated Amstrup.
“If by magical, sea ice can be preserved even as temperatures increase, polar bears may be OK.
“The dilemma is that their habitat is pumped.”
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Coronavirus: Donald Trump and congress in stand-off over virus Help since crisis worsens
The fresh struggle between Donald Trump, Republican leadership in Congress, and Democrats threatened to violate a new national aid package to facilitate the worsening coronavirus catastrophe in the US since the president confessed on Monday that a”large flareup” of COVID-19 instances.
However, the government resisted the law’s cash for much more virus testing and insisted on a complete payroll tax reform that may complicate quick passage.
However, the president added, “Unfortunately, this is very demanding.”
Lawmakers returned into a Capitol still habituated to tourists, yet another indication of the US’ problem including the coronavirus. As opposed to easing, the pandemic’s catastrophic cycle is churning, leaving Congress little alternative but to engineer a different expensive rescue. Firms are shutting down, many schools won’t fully reopen and jobs are disappearing, all while national help will perish days.
With no thriving national plan, lawmakers are attempting to draft one.
She said any effort by the White House to block cash for analyzing”goes past ignorance.”
The political stakes are high for both parties before the November election, and much more so for its country, which has enrolled more coronavirus infections and a higher death count — 140,800 — than any other on the planet.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pledged passage by month’s end, as a $600 ($524) increase in jobless assistance is set to expire, also said he anticipated a new $1 trillion ($874 billion) jolt of company tax breaks and other help could have a”big impact” on the struggling market.
On Capitol Hill, McConnell faces not only pressure from the White House but also divides in his positions, which have ripped off at his bulk power and abandoned him relying on Democrats such as votes.
The bundle out of McConnell, being made behind closed doors, is expected to comprise $75 billion ($66 billion) to assist schools to reopen. It is going to probably replace an expiring $600 ($524) yearly unemployment benefits increase with a smaller sum. The reduction in unemployment assistance was made to make sure that jobless folks don’t obtain a larger advantage than if they were functioning. Normal state gains vary widely and also the step would cancel the national bonus payment to a proportion of their country advantage.
McConnell’s bundle may also send an original form of direct $1,200 ($1,048) money payments to Americans under a particular income level, probably $75,000 ($66,000), and generate a sweeping last-minute liability shield against coronavirus suits.
However, the government was panning the proposition’s $25 billion ($22 billion) in fresh funds for virus analyzing and testing and insisting on the payroll tax reduction, Republicans said.
In Monday’s White House meeting, Trump said that he needs a complete payroll tax reform, said one Republican who talked to the Associated Press about the condition of anonymity to go over the private assembly. Trump then place economist Art Laffer on speakerphone. The GOP leaders suggested just a partial repeal will be contained in the approaching bill.
Easing the payroll tax is splitting Trump’s celebration since it’s used to fund Social Security and Medicare. The taxation is currently being deferred for companies below the prior virus relief bundle. Supporters state cutting it today for workers would place money in people’s pockets and stimulate the market, but detractors warn it might do little for out-of-work Americans and increase the country’s increasing debt burden.
GOP senators quickly pushed as the Republicans and the White House battled more than priorities.
Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, the chairman of the Health Committee, stated, “All streets to opening a college, heading back to work, starting child care guide through testing”
Economist Stephen Moore, who’s a part of this conservative group boosting the payroll tax reduction, is also financing a healthcare supply to stop shock medical billing. Moore wasn’t a part of this assembly but said both have been discussed in the White House.
Trump insisted on Sunday the virus could”disappear,” but the president’s perspective didn’t at all fit projections from the major health professionals faking to stop the alarming US caseload and death toll.
On a conference call with all the nation’s governors on Monday, Pence predicted the increasing prices in Sunbelt states”serious”
Schumer warned on Monday that Democrats will obstruct any attempt by McConnell that falls short, reviving a plan from the previous virus help bill that pushed Republicans to the table. This time, the House has declared Pelosi’s crossing $3 trillion ($2.6 trillion) campaign, providing Democrats momentum going into discussions.
Joe Biden, the Democrats’ supposed presidential nominee, said his very own priorities. The new bundle should”provide a lifeline to people who want it most: working households and tiny companies,” he explained.
Trump increased alarms on Capitol Hill when he proposed last month in a rally in Oklahoma he wished to impede virus testing. Testing is regarded as the perfect approach to monitoring the virus to contain its spread. The other Republican familiar with the process said roughly half of their $25 billion ($22 billion) formerly approved remains unspent. Senate Democrats are exploring why the government has left much on the desk.
The projected virus aid package is the fifth, after the $2.2 trillion ($1.9 trillion) bill passed in March, the biggest US intervention of its type. While many Republicans expected the virus could facilitate and market rally, it has become apparent more help is necessary.
Despite flickers of an economic upswing as nations eased stay-at-home orders in May and June, the jobless rate stayed at double digits, greater than it was in the previous decade Great Recession, along with a national eviction moratorium on countless lease units accepted in the past invoice is going to perish.
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Absolute vs Relative Path - Which Should You Be Using?
Creating and keeping up with web links can be a challenge, especially if you don't understand the difference between absolute and relative paths. These conflicting approaches to connecting webpages can have a significant impact on a website's performance and SEO value. This guide will explain the two types of links and help you determine the right path for any situation.
Relative path vs absolute path: What do they mean?
Absolute paths contain a complete URL, which includes a protocol, the website's domain name and possibly a specific file, subfolder, or page name. For example:
<a href="https://trends.google.com/trends/">Google Trends</a>
The URL here, https://trends.google.com/trends/, can be entered into a browser's search bar, and you'll be taken where you want to go. While your personal browser may let you omit the protocol, https://, you should always include the scheme (e.g. http:// or https://) when coding absolute links to make sure they work for all visitors.
Conversely, a relative link only includes the name of a specific file or page, which is relative, to the current path. If you keep all of your website's files in a single directory, you can establish links between pages as follows:
<a href="page2.html">Next page</a>
In this case, the link is only valid within the directory that page2.html is located. When clicked, the browser searches the current page's directory for page2.html and displays it. Of course, if you just pasted page2.html into a browser's search bar, it wouldn't take you where you wanted to go. Therefore, the link's path is relative to the current document being displayed by the browser, hence the term relative path.
You would need to include a protocol and your domain name within the link to turn the same example as above into an absolute path link:
<a href="https://yourwebsitename.com/pages/page2.html">Next page</a>
Although some developers are moving away from using relative links to limit potential content duplication, they can still be useful in some situations.
Creating a relative path for connecting website elements
Sometimes, you need to include more information than a file's name to create a relative path. Going back to the last example, if page1.html resides in the root directory while page2.html resides in a subdirectory named folderA, a relative link from page1.html to page2.html would have to include the folder name followed by a forward slash:
<a href="folderA/page2.html">Next Page</a>
Keep in mind that folder and file names are always case sensitive in URLs! Domain names, however, are never case sensitive.
Let's say you want to create a link on page2.html that takes you back to page1.html. To create a relative path to a higher directory, you simply tack on two periods followed by a forward slash at the beginning of the link:
<a href="../page1.html">Previous Page</a>
The addition of ../ tells the browser to look further up the folder hierarchy to find the desired file.
Now, imagine a folder structure with a root directory that contains folderA, and folderA contains folderB. If page1.html is in the root directory, and page3.html is in folderB, you could create a link from page3.html to page1.html as follows:
<a href="../../page1.html">Back to Page 1.</a>
You can just keep adding ../ every time you want to move up one directory, but what if you need move up and then move down? For example, imagine this same root directory also has a folder called subfolder, which contains the file contactpage.html. If page2.html is in folderA, and you want to create a relative path from page2.html to contactpage.html, you would use the following link format:
<a href="../subfolder/contactpage.html">Contact US</a>
Creating an absolute path for connecting different websites
While relative links can be useful for linking internally, absolute links are useful for creating links both between separate websites and internally. If linking to an external website, it's best to target a blank browser window so that the link opens in a separate window rather than directing visitors away from your website. That way, the user will still see your site when they close the linked page. To instruct the browser to open a link in a new window, you must add the target="_blank" attribute. For example, you would make a link to the Google homepage like this:
<a href="https://www.google.com" target="_blank">Google Homepage</a>
Whether the link opens in a tab or a window depends on the user's browser settings. On the other hand, relative links connecting pages within your own website should always load in the same browser page.
Whether you use relative paths or absolute paths there are pros and cons to each method. If you're just linking pages that are all on the same website, traditional wisdom holds that there is no need to use absolute links. If you ever change your domain name, keeping all of your links relative will make the transition much easier. However, using absolute URLs does have some SEO advantages, which will be discussed later on.
What about relative protocol URLs?
Certain websites allow users to request assets both over HTTP and HTTPS. If the current page is being viewed over HTTPS then an asset using a relative protocol will be delivered over HTTPS. On the other hand, if the site is being viewed over HTTP then the asset will also match that protocol and be delivered over HTTP. The following is an example of what a link using a relative protocol looks like:
<a href="//yourwebsite.com/images/image.jpg">My Image</a>
Relative protocols can be useful if you have scripts or images that exist in both secure and non-secure areas of your website. However, since HTTPS is now considered standard, you should no longer require the use of relative protocols. Check out our complete guide on how to migrate from HTTP to HTTPS if you haven't already.
Furthermore, relative protocol URLs are not ideal for linking between pages, nor should they be used in conjunction with canonical tags. Doing so may create duplicate content problems, which could cause web crawlers to crawl the same page in both HTTP and HTTPS modes. For websites that are transitioning exclusively to HTTPS, it's best to just include the full protocol such as:
<a href="https://yourwebsite.com/images/image.jpg">My Image</a>
Relative path vs absolute path: Which is better for SEO?
When it comes to SEO, consistent use of absolute URLs is preferable even for internal links. If you have a separate staging environment, you can likely configure your CMS to generate absolute URLs dynamically based on the current server environment. For example, WordPress automatically generates absolute URLs for links that are not embedded into content.
If parts of your staging site are publicly accessible, it's very important to avoid using relative URLs for your site navigation links. If a single incorrect link gets deployed to production, then it may open up your entire staging site to being crawled, indexed and displayed in search results. Having multiple copies of your website floating around in the search results can pose a serious security threat on top of duplicate content issues.
Relative links are also problematic for RSS feeds. Consistent use of absolute links ensures that content always displays correctly, and it gives you better protection against scrapers. Using absolute links for images allows you to assert ownership in the image search results, which reduces the likelihood of duplicate content popping up on a competitor's website.
Canonizing your links
If you're having issues with duplicate content due to relative links, and you don't have the time or resources to fix all of your links, canonizing all of your pages can alleviate the problem. The canonical tag indicates that a URL leads to the master copy of a webpage, which is the version that displays in search results:
The canonical tag also comes in very handy when implementing a CDN. Since CDNs hold a cached copy of your website's assets and deliver them from a separate URL in most cases, crawlers may see this as duplicate content. However specifying the canonical tag alleviates this problem and properly points crawlers to the original resource.
KeyCDN offers the canonical header feature to protect you from any duplicate content issues caused by using a CDN.
If you already have a website full of relative links, you should consider working towards changing them to absolute links for the reasons mentioned above. In some cases such as WordPress, you can use a plugin such as Better Search Replace to modify certain links. For instance, this would be useful if your site contains many relative protocol links and you would like to change them to use the absolute protocol URLs. Although be careful with this approach as if you are linking to an external site which doesn't support HTTPS, your users will receive an error when clicking on said link.
As for relative paths, these would need to be changed manually in most cases. Although relative paths are not something that needs to be modified urgently, it's important to take their pitfalls into consideration moving forward.
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COVID-19 crisis improves in Northern California, but L.A. County braces for more
Pulmonologist Dr. Laren Tan leaves a COVID-19 patient’s room in the ICU at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
(Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
By Rong-Gong Lin II,
Luke Money, Maura Dolan
SAN FRANCISCO —
As parts of Northern California began to see the first guarded signs of progress Tuesday in the battle against the winter coronavirus surge, communities in hard-hit Southern California were bracing for more cases to swarm hospitals already overwhelmed as COVID-19 continues to rise.
The post-Christmas surge is still slamming Los Angeles and surrounding counties. The spread is increasing again as people infected during holiday events test positive. Officials expect that will lead to more hospitalizations, but how much remains a critical question because medical infrastructure is already at the breaking point.
Any new spike in infections, officials warn, will trigger a resulting wave of new patients requiring professional care — creating an unsustainable strain on already overtaxed hospitals and intensive care units.
On Tuesday, a tally of local health jurisdictions found 318 deaths reported in L.A. County, tying the record single-day high of deaths recorded on Friday.
Daily coronavirus cases are also increasing. On Tuesday, 14,134 new coronavirus cases were recorded in L.A. County. That pushed the county’s average to more than 15,000 cases a day over the past week, one of the worst daily averages recorded in L.A. County and a warning sign of a future surge of hospitalizations.
Officials had forecast that averaging 15,000 cases a day would likely be a precursor to an even worse surge in hospitalizations. So far, that has not materialized, but officials expect that could soon change.
But to the north, the news was not quite as dire.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Tuesday that the state was lifting its stay-at-home order for Greater Sacramento effective immediately, making the region the first to emerge from the restrictions on businesses and activities imposed in hopes of blunting the coronavirus surge.
The counties included in the region — Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo and Yuba — will return to the state’s color-coded tier framework that determines how widely commercial and public spaces can reopen.
“California remains in its most intense surge to date,” Newsom said in a brief video message announcing the move. “But there are some good things to report. We’re starting to see some stabilization both in ICUs [and] in our positivity rate. We’re also starting to see the rate of growth for hospitalizations beginning to decline.”
As of Tuesday, Greater Sacramento had more than 9% of its ICU beds available, and was projected to have an available capacity of at least 15% four weeks from now — the criteria to exit the stay-at-home order. The move will permit counties to allow for the reopening of hair salons and barbershops in a limited capacity and allow other businesses, including restaurants, to resume some outdoor operations.
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To contain the spread of COVID-19, parks, restaurants and stores are slowly reopening.
San Francisco also had encouraging data. Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s director of public health, said that while coronavirus cases rose by 70% after Thanksgiving, they rose only by 28% since Christmas and New Year’s.
“The rate of increase is not as severe as after Thanksgiving,” Mayor London Breed said at a media briefing Tuesday. “This is some good news.”
But the Bay Area continues with the stay-at-home rules because available intensive care unit capacity across the region is still critical — at less than 5%.
For instance, in Santa Clara County, conditions in hospitals are still strained. The morgues at three hospitals are at capacity and four others are near capacity, said Dr. Ahmad Kamal, the county health preparedness director.
In fact, there are so many COVID-19 patients in Silicon Valley’s hospitals, they have effectively squeezed out non-COVID patients from the ICU, Kamal said.
“This means that either their care is being deferred or that they are being taken care of at a level of care that is less than one would ideally want,” Kamal said. The consequences of deferring important medical care will become apparent in the months and years to come, “because these people are going to get sicker and their needs are going to increase.”
But on the positive side, while hospitalizations are still worsening, the increase is “not as fast” as it was, Kamal said.
Statewide, officials said there is some initial evidence the Christmas spike has not been as bad as the Thanksgiving spike.
The number of coronavirus-positive patients hospitalized throughout California has plateaued at just under 22,000, and new COVID-19 admissions have also declined — from roughly 3,500 new hospitalized patients a day last week to between 2,500 and 2,600, according to Dr. Mark Ghaly, California’s health and human services secretary.
While the number of cases can be skewed by how many people are being tested, and when those results are being reported, he said Tuesday that “hospital numbers don’t lie.”
“People come to the hospital, they get the care that they need when they need it because they’re that sick,” he said during a briefing. “And so, to see a reduction in our hospital numbers in the last week to 10 days, in terms of the rate of rise, I think is a very encouraging sign. But we’re not out of the woods. We know that there’s still a lot of COVID in our communities, that people can easily transmit it.”
That’s also not to say a decline is imminent, Ghaly said: “We are preparing and anticipate that some increase in hospitalizations will come in the middle of the month.”
“We’re just hopeful it’s not as significant as we expected and, certainly, not as significant as it would have been had we not seen these reductions in transmission, in part because of that regional stay-at-home order,” he said, referring to the additional restrictions on businesses and activities imposed on specified swaths of the state when the available capacity in their ICUs falls below 15%.
California on Tuesday posted high single-day counts for coronavirus cases and deaths — well above the daily average. A daily survey conducted by The Times found 53,260 coronavirus cases — the sixth-highest single day tally — and 678 deaths reported Tuesday. The death tally was the second-highest of any single day in the pandemic, eclipsed only by the count on Friday, when 685 fatalities were recorded.
Tuesday marked the first time that California surpassed the milestone of recording an average of more than 500 COVID-19 deaths a day over a weekly period. A Times analysis found that California is now averaging 520 deaths a day — roughly equivalent to a Californian dying every three minutes.
In Southern California, officials warn the worst may still be ahead. Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley were still at 0% available ICU capacity as of Tuesday.
Besides Los Angeles County, the Inland Empire has been battered by the surge, with hospitals overflowing with patients. Even coastal counties to the northwest — San Luis Obispo, Ventura and Santa Barbara — have seen alarming increases in cases over the last week.
L.A. County has recorded a cumulative total of 947,035 coronavirus cases as of Tuesday, and 12,706 cumulative COVID-19 deaths. That’s more than 40% of the 31,000 cumulative COVID-19 deaths in California, even though L.A. County makes up about one-quarter of the state’s population.
More than 2,300 people countywide have died from COVID-19 since New Year’s Day, and L.A. County has averaged about 231 COVID-19 deaths daily over the last week, a rate higher than at any other point during the pandemic.
Though the number of COVID-19 patients hospitalized countywide has stabilized, at just shy of 8,000, the sustained increase has forced some county hospitals to set up beds in hallways and even in gift shops and keep some patients waiting in ambulances for as many as 17 hours before room in the emergency room opens up.
Hospital morgues are so overcrowded in L.A. County that the National Guard has been helping county workers store bodies at the coroner’s office, where refrigerated containers have been brought in to quadruple capacity, until funeral homes and mortuaries can accommodate the backlog. Some hospitals have had to declare internal disasters and temporarily shut their doors to all incoming ambulances because of staffing problems or dysfunctional oxygen supply systems, essential for COVID-19 patients gasping for air.
L.A. is seeing “signs of this deadly surge continuing, even though the numbers of hospitalized patients across the county have stabilized for now,” said Dr. Christina Ghaly, the L.A. County health services director, on Monday.
“We’re watching the data very carefully over the next couple of days, as this is the time when we would anticipate beginning to see the surge in patients from the recent Christmas and New Year’s holidays,” she said.
Lin and Dolan reported from San Francisco, Money from Long Beach. Times staff writers Sandhya Kambhampati, Swetha Kannan, Ryan Menezes and Andrea Roberson contributed to this report.
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Rong-Gong Lin II is a metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bay Area native is a graduate of UC Berkeley and started at the Los Angeles Times in 2004.
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Luke Money is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot, a Times Community News publication in Orange County, and before that wrote for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.
Maura Dolan
Maura Dolan is the California-based legal affairs writer for the Los Angeles Times. She covers the California Supreme Court and the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. A California native, she graduated from UC Berkeley and has worked in Washington and Los Angeles for The Times. She is now based in San Francisco.
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Ewing, Janet
Updated: July 19th, 2019 Sacramento Lawyer List E, Ewing Law Group, Child Support, Criminal Law, Custody and Visitation, Divorce, DUI, Family Law 0 review
Address: 1600 Sacramento Inn Way Ste. 219, Sacramento, CA 95815
Lawyer Firm: Ewing Law Group
Website: https://www.ewinglawoffices.com
Areas of Practice Family Law, Civil and Appellate Practice
With over 20 years in the legal profession Janet K. Ewing has successfully helped thousands of clients in many areas of the law. Janet approaches every case with a determination to provide personal service and a superior knowledge of the law.
Janet received her Bachelor of Arts from Northern Arizona University. She began her legal career when she received her Paralegal Certificate from American River College, and a passion for the law was born. Janet received her Juris Doctorate from Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. In addition to being a well respected member of the California State Bar, Janet is admitted to the United States District Court in the Eastern, Central, Northern and Southern Districts in, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, and has represented clients throughout the State of California.
With experience in many areas of the law including Civil, Family, Criminal, Business and Appellate practice, Janet brings a wide range of knowledge to the Ewing Law Group and uses that experience to achieve positive results for her clients. Janet’s family law experience includes pivotal child custody cases resulting in reversing termination of parental rights and returning children to their parents.
Believing that no person should be denied equal access to the law and legal system, Janet serves the Sacramento community by providing free legal services through the many programs offered by the County and courts.
Janet has earned the respect of judges and other attorneys for her professionalism and courtroom presence. Janet has also received the praise and appreciation of her clients for her understanding, personal attention and diligence in pursuing their cases.
Janet’s experience coupled with her passion for the law and personal attention to every client make Janet a unique practitioner of the law who continually seeks fairness and justice for her clients.
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ImPRESSive, or interviews with indie presses: Hideaway Fall
by samantha April 9, 2018
I’m obsessed with indie presses. Why, you may wonder? I love the individuality of each press and their publishing vision; I appreciate their nurturing relationship with their authors; I admire their strength to go out and make their dream a reality. I wish all presses were independent. They all used to be. Penguin was originally an independent press, as was Hogarth – founded in Virginia Woolf’s living room, and now one of the many small presses digested by Penguin. All the Big 5 were once independent. Yes, it is financially beneficial, and yes, it allows you to compete in a global market, but what about the quirks!
I’ve looked into working at Penguin, Pan Macmillan, and HarperCollins, and while it sounds like the dream, authors waltzing in, free books, and oh so many literature events, you’re still in a corporate environment where the objective is to make a profit. It is in independent publishing, perhaps even more so – as it’s profit or die for indies! – but there is more freedom, and necessity, to be creative.
Thus, I am starting ‘ImPRESSive, or interviews with indie presses’ to help support and raise awareness about the quirky and amazing small presses that are surviving and even thriving in this toxic reading culture (Go home Netflix!).
So please say hello to, Hideway Fall.
Literary Pixie: Why did you decide to start the press?
Hideaway Falls: There were two main reasons. The first was that I wanted to take control over my own titles initially having had promises made from other industry professionals and publishers which didn’t come to fruition. It was a case of feeling that I could do a better job. The second reason and most important reason was that I was seeing so many talented authors, from the north of England not getting a chance because of geography. I wanted to help them.
What makes you stand out from all the other publishers?
We have hands on approach and involve the author in every step of the process. This means editing, cover art, social media, marketing. We don’t just publish twenty authors and hope one takes off. It simply dilutes the attention the book deserves. We would rather focus all our attention into one or two good books.
What does good writing mean to you?
It means good storytelling. Something that grips, something that isn’t trying to be too clever or self-aware. Something that immerses the reader. There is no need for thirty words where one will do.
What are one or two books you are most excited about?
We are really really excited by a novel 5ive Truths which we hope to release later in the year. We also have one or two others at pre-contract stage which are exciting but it’s a little too early to talk about.
What advice do you have to someone wanting to publish a book?
First and foremost, make sure it is edited and proofread properly. There is nothing worse than errors to take the readers eye away from the story.
What advice do you have to someone wanting to start their own press?
Don’t! No, seriously, there is nothing more exciting than putting other peoples work out to the world. There is so much to think about however, it’s not simply the book itself. Get good artists, get good distribution, ensure keywords are used to their potential and don’t be afraid to break even a few times to get it right.
Why do you think the reader should know and care about who publishes their book and not just the author?
I think that publishers get a reputation just like anyone else in business. Readers get to know exactly what to expect from certain publishers whether it be trashy crime or bandwagon-esque vampire stories. The publisher should really act as the quality control, and the reader should in turn trust the publisher. Let’s face it, not everyone is going to like every story a publisher puts out, nor are they going to like every book by a particular author in equal measures.
What’s one way that you would like the publishing industry to change in the next decade?
I would like to see a wave of quality, which comes from publishers truly believing and investing in the stories they put out rather than putting out books that they know will sell. I know this sounds non-commercial but how are truly talented writers supposed to compete when the big players are spending money on yet another youtube spin off book?
How would you like your press to look in the next ten years?
I’d like us to have a regular stable of talented northern authors, who have the same mindset that we do. Authors that are loyal and put in the same effort and love that we do to each title.
Find out more about Hideaway Fall and follow them on the social media.
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7 Bizarre Drug Side Effects
By Elizabeth Howell - Live Science Contributor 26 February 2013
Commonly prescribed drugs can cause very strange side effects.
Prescription drugs are a mixed blessing. Millions of people rely on them to alleviate life-threatening or disruptive conditions. However, the chemical combinations within the drugs can cause bizarre and sometimes damaging side effects. Below are some of the strangest examples:
Vanishing fingerprints
A few years back, U.S. immigration authorities held a Singapore man for hours after finding out he had no fingerprints. Turns out, according to CNN, he was taking a chemotherapy drug called capecitabine (Xeloda). Fingerprints reportedly disappear as the skin peels in reaction to the drug.
In the movies, amnesia (loss of memory) usually happens after a violent knock to the head. In medicine, however, short-term memory loss can also happen after taking certain medications. Some types of drugs blamed for this side effect include tranquilizers and sleeping pills.
Lost sense of smell
There have been some reports of patients completely losing the ability to smell (called anosmia) as a side effect of interferons, which are commonly used to treat hepatitis, leukemia and multiple sclerosis. One patient in Croatia stopped detecting scent just two weeks after taking the medication for the first time. Even 13 months after stopping the treatment, he still couldn't smell a thing.
Using ropinirole (Requip) to treat restless legs syndrome or Parkinson's disease could lead to compulsive gambling and sex, according to its maker, GlaxoSmithKline. "Patients should inform their physician if they experience new or increased gambling urges, increased sexual urges or other intense urges while taking Requip," the drugmaker's product information states.
Midnight munchies
The sleeping pill zolpidem (Ambien) pops up in association with strange nocturnal side effects, including sleep-eating, sleep-cooking — even driving while asleep. Doctors are still searching for the cause, spurred by patients who worry about safety. "These people are hell-bent to eat," said Dr. Mark Mahowald, director of the Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, in a 2006 New York Times piece.
Mefloquine is an agent that fights malaria, but one that comes with a steep price. Patients have complained of hallucinations and even suicide attempts while taking the drug. In 2009, CBS News reported that Lariam — a drug containing mefloquine — generated more than 3,000 reports of patients with psychiatric problems.
Blue urine
Blue is a rare color in nature, which makes it startling when it appears in toilet wastewater. Several drugs can cause blue urine, including the antidepressant amitriptyline, the painkiller indomethacin (Indocin) and the anesthetic propofol (Diprivan). The blue color comes from artificial colors in these drugs.
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Win Boxing Tickets!
ORIENT fans have the chance to win tickets to the ‘London’s Finest’ fight night at Wembley Arena tomorrow night.
Darren Barker will fight Italian champion Simone Rotolo for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental middleweight title at the top of the bill of Betfair’s ‘London’s Finest’ show at Wembley Arena on March 9, live on Sky Sports.
Rotolo (35-3), who hasn’t tasted defeat since a 2007 European title fight against former World champion German Sebastian Sylvester, was due to face Barker at Alexandra Palace in September before injury forced the Barnet-born boxer to withdraw.
Barker, who became engaged after proposing to girlfriend Gemma Kao at Wembley Stadium earlier in the week, has recently returned from a training camp in Spain and says he is ready for the difficult task Rotolo will present him as he works towards World title contention.
“I have watched him,” said the 30 year old. “I suppose there is a sense, a little bit, of unfinished business as well where I had to pull out of the September fight so it will be good to get in there and put this one behind me, put on a good performance and really crack on.
“He is experienced, he has had 30-odd fights, he is in his late 30s so he knows his way around the ring. He will be looking to make things difficult.
“I think he likes to do a lot of his work off the back foot so he is tough and experienced but I have a good bit of momentum behind me at the moment, I am injury free and really looking forward to putting on a good show.
“I am feeling really good, I am in fantastic shape and I had a good training camp out in Spain. I am where I want to be, if not slightly in front.
“[Spain] was a lot of hard work, it was some real graft. We have a fantastic team spirit at our gym, it is almost like a football club if you like, and if anyone has the hump we pull each other through. It was a good camp but tough.”
Barker’s title fight is supported by a mouth-watering clash between Lee Purdy and Carson Jones, Erick Ochieng’s English light middleweight title defence against Prizefighter star Terry Carruthers and an English title shot for cruiserweight Wadi Camacho against unbeaten China Clark.
There are Southern Area title bouts for Ryan Taylor against Liam Shinkwin at lightweight and Chris Evangelou in a rematch of the tasty light welterweight title fight edged by Danny Connor when the pair clashed in September. Unbeaten Islington middleweight John Ryder and former Team GB star Martin J. Ward are also in action in fights to be announced soon.
Tickets for Betfair’s ‘London’s Finest’ are on sale now priced £20, £30, £40, £60 and £80 from the Wembley Arena box office on 0844 815 0815 and www.wembleyarena.co.uk. VIP tickets priced £150 are available through Matchroom Boxing on 01277 359900 and at www.matchroomboxing.com.
To enter the competition to win tickets to the event just email [email protected]
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MacRumors Giveaway: Win an Incase Apple Watch Travel Folio, Icon Backpack, or Portable Power 5400
Friday September 11, 2015 1:00 PM PDT by Marianne Schultz
For our next giveaway, we've partnered with Incase, the maker of sleek, modern accessories for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and more. Incase is generously offering three items from its product line-up: the new Incase x Parabellum Apple Watch Travel Folio, an Icon backpack, and Portable Power 5400 battery pack.
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See What I Have Done
Author(s): Sarah Schmidt
Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2018
Haunting, gripping and gorgeously written, SEE WHAT I HAVE DONE by Sarah Schmidt is a re-imagining of the unsolved American true crime case of the Lizzie Borden murders, for fans of BURIAL RITES and MAKING A MURDERER.
'Eerie and compelling' Paula Hawkins
'Stunning' Sunday Times
'Gripping... outstanding' Observer
'Glittering' Irish Times
Just after 11am on 4th August 1892, the bodies of Andrew and Abby Borden are discovered. He's found on the sitting room sofa, she upstairs on the bedroom floor, both murdered with an axe.
It is younger daughter Lizzie who is first on the scene, so it is Lizzie who the police first question, but there are others in the household with stories to tell: older sister Emma, Irish maid Bridget, the girls' Uncle John, and a boy who knows more than anyone realises.
In a dazzlingly original and chilling reimagining of this most notorious of unsolved mysteries, Sarah Schmidt opens the door to the Borden home and leads us into its murkiest corners, where jealousies, slow-brewed rivalries and the darkest of thoughts reside.
Shortlisted for the ABIA Literary Fiction Book of the Year 2018
After completing a Bachelor of Arts (Professional writing and editing), a Master of Arts (Creative Writing), and a Graduate Diploma of Information Management, Sarah currently works as a Reading & Literacy Coordinator (read: a fancy librarian) at a regional public library. She lives in Melbourne with her partner and daughter. See What I Have Done is her first novel.
Availability date : October 2017
Author : Sarah Schmidt
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Lionsgate Bringing ‘Peanut Butter Falcon’ Home in November
Lionsgate will release the inspirational comedic adventure The Peanut Butter Falcon through digital retailers Nov. 5, and on Blu-ray and DVD Nov. 12.
The film follows Zak (Zack Gottsagen), a young man with Down syndrome who runs away from a residential nursing home to fulfill his dream of attending the pro wrestling school of his idol, The Salt Water Redneck (Thomas Haden Church). On the road, Zak meets Tyler (Shia LaBeouf), a small-time outlaw who becomes Zak’s unlikely coach and ally. Together, they set out on a wild, life-changing journey and try to convince Eleanor (Dakota Johnson), a kind nursing-home employee charged with bringing Zak back, to join them.
The cast also includes John Hawkes and Bruce Dern.
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The Peanut Butter Falcon has earned $16.8 million at the domestic box office.
Blu-ray and DVD bonus materials include a photo gallery and the featurette “Zack’s Story: The Making of Peanut Butter Falcon.”
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Manchester Music
Manchester's Sounds of the City 2020 line up announced with Lewis Capaldi and Foals to play
The full line-up for the summer series at Castlefield Bowl is impressive
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The line-up for Manchester's Sounds of the City festival has been revealed, with Foals and Lewis Capaldi among the headliners.
The festival, which takes over Castlefield Bowl every summer, will run for eight days between July 1 and July 11 next year.
Already announced is a headline slot from Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, in support of their upcoming fourth album Manchester Calling.
Joining the duo on the line-up will be headline performances from Crowded House, Kaiser Chiefs, DMA's and The Streets, as well as a welcome return for the Hacienda Classical to close the festival.
Sounds of the City has established itself as an integral part of Manchester's summer music season, with headliners last summer including Kylie Minogue, Bloc Party and Elbow.
This year it will be back with an even bigger line-up of music.
Foals will open the summer series on Wednesday July 1, following the release of their latest album Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2.
Yannis Philippakis of Foals (Image: Getty Images)
It's the second part of an ambitious double album, the first part of which was released earlier this year and earned a Mercury Music Prize nomination and the Best Album award at the Q Awards.
Foals recently had an Amazon Prime documentary about them stream on the service.
They'll be supported by Manchester locals and close friends of the band, Everything Everything.
Neil Finn of Crowded House (Image: Manchester Evening News)
Next up will be Crowded House on Thursday July 2, with their first headline date in Manchester for more than a decade.
Formed in Melbourne in 1985, Crowded House have become treasured for their interactive live shows and will begin the next chapter of their musical career with a new line up.
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There are four studio albums and a position in the Aria Hall of Fame to back them up, with hits including Don't Dream It's Over and Weather With You.
Kaiser Chiefs (Image: UGC)
Hitting the stage on Friday July 3 will be Kaiser Chiefs, following on from a massive UK arena tour in January next year.
They'll be playing hits from their seventh studio album Duck, though with 15 years in the industry and infectious songs such as I Predict a Riot and Ruby under their belts, it's sure to be a lively night of guitar pop.
Kaiser Chiefs will be supported by another 2000s indie giant, with Razorlight opening the show.
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott (Image: Newcastle Chronicle)
Saturday July 4 will be reserved for Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, whose already-announced show has completely sold out.
Scottish singer-songwriter and social media hero Lewis Capaldi will return on Manchester on Wednesday July 8, after two shows at the O2 Apollo in March.
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Lewis Capaldi (Image: PA)
Capaldi's debut album spent six weeks at the top of the UK album chart and has become the biggest-selling album of the year, with half a million sales.
Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent spawned the singles Someone You Loved and Hold Me While You Wait, the former of which bagged him his first Grammy nomination for Song of the Year.
DMA's (Image: Daily Record)
Sydney's DMA's will tear up the stage on Thursday July 9, after showing off their anthemic live shows in support of Liam Gallagher this month.
Their third album is due to be released in April 2020, with support coming from The Blinders and The Lathums.
Mike Skinner on the Parklife stage at Heaton Park (Image: ABNM Photography)
Mike Skinner will be back with The Streets on Friday July 10, with special guests yet to be announced.
The Birmingham native is the rapper, singer, producer, DJ, writer and actor behind the renowned rap album Original Pirate Material.
His second album - A Grand Don't Come For Free - gave us hit singles such as Fit But You Know It and Dry Your Eyes.
Skinner took a break from The Streets after five albums and five million record sales, but is back on tour and has a new album and a debut feature film in the pipeline for 2021.
Hacienda Classical (Image: Joel Goodman)
Closing the Sounds of the City 2020 festival will be Hacienda Classical, with Manchester Camerata returning for what is becoming an annual event.
The clubbing/classical crossover has consistently sold out when it's come to Castlefield Bowl.
The full line-up including support and DJs will be announced nearer the time.
Tickets for the Sounds of the City 2020 live concert series at Castlefield Bowl will go on sale on Friday November 29 at 9.30am.
Tickets are available through seetickets.com, Ticketmaster and Ticketline.
Sounds of the City 2020 line-up
Wednesday July 1 - Foals and Everything Everything
Thursday July 2 - Crowded House plus special guests
Friday July 3 - Kaiser Chiefs and Razorlight
Saturday July 4 - Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbot
Wednesday July 8 - Lewis Capaldi plus special guests
Thursday July 9 - DMA’s plus The Blinders and The Lathums
Friday July 10 - The Streets plus special guests
Saturday July 11 - Hacienda Classical plus special guests
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READING INTERMEDIATE PRODUCES “WHAT’S SO COOL ABOUT MANUFACTURING?” VIDEO FOR CONTEST
Over the past four months students from Reading Intermediate School visited The Rose Corporation and created a video answering the question: “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” We are proud of the work that Reading Intermediate did and we would love to bring home an award for them. In order to do that – We Need Your Votes!!
Go to https://www.whatssocool.org/contests/berks-schuylkill/ and scroll toward the bottom of the page, watch the video and click to vote.
Voting today and closes on Friday.
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Forward this link to friends and family. This includes out of our region!
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U.S. stocks rise for another record close
Published: May 15, 2013 at 4:21 p.m. ET
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Google shares top $900 for first time
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — U.S. stocks rose Wednesday, with hopes for ongoing central-bank stimulus bolstering sentiment amid economic reports illustrating a contraction in manufacturing.
“It seems like it’s becoming a broken record,” said Andrew Fitzpatrick, director of investments at Hinsdale Associates Inc., of the string of all-time highs, which again came into play on Wednesday.
After starting the session in the red, the Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.57% rose 60.44 points to 15,275.69, the index’s 20th record finish this year.
The market’s current bull run, now in its fifth year, comes amid continuing stimulus from the U.S. Federal Reserve as well as monetary easing by central banks around the globe, along with better-than-expected corporate earnings.
“Wall Street is getting more comfortable they won’t just pull the plug; they’ll do it at a more measured pace,” said Fitzpatrick, referring to the Federal Reserve.
“We’ve seen little reaction to the rumors that the Fed is behind closed doors trying to craft some kind of exit strategy,” he added of a Wall Street Journal report last week.
Google shares top $900 for first time as Internet giant kicks off developer conference.
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“I do think a pullback here is warranted, and the sooner we get it, the better.” Read blog about rally’s potential.
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Presentations: The 14th World Conference on Titanium
The Materials & Manufacturing Research Group has been represented at the 14th World Conference on Titanium by PhD students; Scott Sneddon, Chris Triantafyllou and Enrique Frutos-Myro. The 5-day conference took place in Nantes, France over the past week, attracting over 600 delegates and featuring over 400 presentations from researchers all around the world.
Scott presented his latest work on the mechanical response of Ti407 in the 'Deformation - α+β alloys' session on Tuesday and Chris presented some of his follow-up work on the Ti64 UD-rolled plate, as well as the first public presentation of his novel method of generating representative orientation sets for crystal plasticity simulations for heavily textured regions. Enrique contributed one of over 60 posters on display during the conference on three tools for characterising the tri-modal microstructures in TIMETAL 757.
We also had the fantastic opportunity to visit the Airbus facility in Nantes, specialising on the manufacture of wing boxes, flat panels, air inlets and radomes primarily for the A320, A350 and A380s.
We would like to thank the organising committee and all the conference sponsors for a very interesting week, full of interesting talks that were relevant to the work that we are currently carrying out. The conference proceedings will be available towards the end of the year from the MATEC Web of Conferences platform. We are looking forward to the next conference in 2023, which will welcome the World Ti community in Scotland for the first time ever!
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The Knowledge of Life, the Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and their Relation to the Sabians of the Qur’ān and to the Harranians (Șinasi GÜNDÜZ)
Publié par Mehdi Azaiez | Wednesday 25 August 2010 | Update Saturday 9 May 2015
GÜNDÜZ (Șinasi), The knowledge of life, the origins and early history of the Mandaeans and their relation to the Sabians of the Qur’ān and to the Harranians, Oxford, Oxford University Press, ("Journal of semitic studies, vol. 3"), 256 p. ISBN 0199221936
Il est professeur au Département de religion comparée de l’Université de Samsun (Turquie)
This third volume in the new series of supplements to the Journal of Semitic Studies is a survey of the historical and religious problems involved in the interconnection between the Sabians of the Qur’an, the Mandeans of southern Iraq, and the "Sabians" of Harran in northern Mesopotamia. It offers an important examination of traditional assertions by some that the Mandaeans and by others that the Harranians should be recognized as the "Sabians" of the Qur’an, the people granted protected status in Islamic law.
Ch. I. Introduction
Ch. II. The Sabians According to Islamic Sources
Ch. III. The Mandaean Sources
Ch. IV. Various Foreign Elements in Mandaeism and the Western Connections of the Mandaeans
Ch. V. Eastern Sources for the Mandaeans and the Problem of Their Early Appearance in Mesopotamia
Ch. VI. Cults and Beliefs of the Harranians
Ch. VII. A Comparison of Mandaeism with Harranian Religion
Ch. VIII. Conclusion
View online : Présentation de l’ouvrage par l’éditeur
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Author : John Fram
Publsiher : Harlequin
The Bright Lands Book Review:
A Library Journal Best Winter/Spring Debut 2020 “Marks the debut of an already accomplished novelist.” —John Banville The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas. Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative Bentley ten years ago, and while he’s finally made a life for himself as a gay man in New York, his younger brother’s disappearance soon brings him back to a place he thought he’d escaped for good. Meanwhile, Sheriff’s Deputy Starsha Clark stayed in Bentley; Joel’s return brings back painful memories—not to mention questions—about her own missing brother. And in the high school hallways, Dylan’s friends begin to suspect that their classmates know far more than they’re telling the police. Together, these unlikely allies will stir up secrets their town has long tried to ignore, drawing the attention of dangerous men who will stop at nothing to see that their crimes stay buried. But no one is quite prepared to face the darkness that’s begun to haunt their nightmares, whispering about a place long thought to be nothing but an urban legend: an empty night, a flicker of light on the horizon—The Bright Lands. Shocking, twisty and relentlessly suspenseful, John Fram’s debut is a heart-pounding story about old secrets, modern anxieties and the price young men pay for glory.
Publsiher : Hanover Square Press
A Library Journal Best Winter/Spring Debut 2020 "Marks the debut of an already accomplished novelist." --John Banville The town of Bentley holds two things dear: its football, and its secrets. But when star quarterback Dylan Whitley goes missing, an unremitting fear grips this remote corner of Texas. Joel Whitley was shamed out of conservative Bentley ten years ago, and while he's finally made a life for himself as a gay man in New York, his younger brother's disappearance soon brings him back to a place he thought he'd escaped for good. Meanwhile, Sheriff's Deputy Starsha Clark stayed in Bentley; Joel's return brings back painful memories--not to mention questions--about her own missing brother. And in the high school hallways, Dylan's friends begin to suspect that their classmates know far more than they're telling the police. Together, these unlikely allies will stir up secrets their town has long tried to ignore, drawing the attention of dangerous men who will stop at nothing to see that their crimes stay buried. But no one is quite prepared to face the darkness that's begun to haunt their nightmares, whispering about a place long thought to be nothing but an urban legend: an empty night, a flicker of light on the horizon--The Bright Lands. Shocking, twisty and relentlessly suspenseful, John Fram's debut is a heart-pounding story about old secrets, modern anxieties and the price young men pay for glory.
Coming soon! The Bright Lands by John Fram will be available Jul 06, 2021.
Into the Dark Lands
Author : Michelle Sagara West
Publsiher : BenBella Books, Inc.
Into the Dark Lands Book Review:
A Locus selection for Best First Fantasy Novel: The tale of a healer who must wield a sword to protect her people . . . War has its cost, and the Servants of the Bright Heart and the Servants of the Dark Heart have been locked in a struggle that has defined life—and death—for millennia. But the end is coming, and only the Lady who has served the Bright Heart for the whole of her immortal life has seen it, in a vision that spans time and demands the highest of prices. Erin is a healer, and against the nature of her birthright she has learned to wield a sword and use it to bring death to the enemies of her people. Scarred by the losses that war always demands, she is the chosen champion of Light and the enemy of darkness. But no magical sword or simple quest awaits Erin. Her journey and her doom lie in the Dark Heart’s stronghold, and in the hands of her people’s greatest enemy.
Under the Bright Wings
Author : Peter Harris,John Stott
Publsiher : Regent College Publishing
Release : 2000-09
Under the Bright Wings Book Review:
Author : William Kent Krueger
Publsiher : Atria Books
This Tender Land Book Review:
For fans of Before We Were Yours and Where the Crawdads Sing, “a gripping, poignant tale swathed in both mythical and mystical overtones” (Bob Drury, New York Times bestselling author) that follows four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression, from the New York Times bestselling author of Ordinary Grace. 1932, Minnesota—the Lincoln School is a pitiless place where hundreds of Native American children, forcibly separated from their parents, are sent to be educated. It is also home to an orphan named Odie O’Banion, a lively boy whose exploits earn him the superintendent’s wrath. Forced to flee, he and his brother Albert, their best friend Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one unforgettable summer, these four orphans will fly into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that is “more than a simple journey; it is a deeply satisfying odyssey, a quest in search of self and home” (Booklist).
In Other Lands
Author : Sarah Rees Brennan
Publsiher : Small Beer Press
In Other Lands Book Review:
Georgia Peach Award Nominee Florida Teens Read Award Nominee ABC Best Books for Young Readers Bank Street College Best Children’s Books of the Year A Junior Library Guild Selection Hugo & Locus award finalist The Borderlands aren’t like anywhere else. Don’t try to smuggle a phone or any other piece of technology over the wall that marks the Border — unless you enjoy a fireworks display in your backpack. (Ballpoint pens are okay.) There are elves, harpies, and — best of all as far as Elliot is concerned — mermaids. "What’s your name?" "Serene." "Serena?" Elliot asked. "Serene," said Serene. "My full name is Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle." Elliot’s mouth fell open. "That is badass." Elliot? Who’s Elliot? Elliot is thirteen years old. He’s smart and just a tiny bit obnoxious. Sometimes more than a tiny bit. When his class goes on a field trip and he can see a wall that no one else can see, he is given the chance to go to school in the Borderlands. It turns out that on the other side of the wall, classes involve a lot more weaponry and fitness training and fewer mermaids than he expected. On the other hand, there’s Serene-Heart-in-the-Chaos-of-Battle, an elven warrior who is more beautiful than anyone Elliot has ever seen, and then there’s her human friend Luke: sunny, blond, and annoyingly likeable. There are lots of interesting books. There’s even the chance Elliot might be able to change the world. In Other Lands is the exhilarating new book from beloved and bestselling author Sarah Rees Brennan. It’s a novel about surviving four years in the most unusual of schools, about friendship, falling in love, diplomacy, and finding your own place in the world — even if it means giving up your phone.
Author : Benjamin Percy
The Dead Lands Book Review:
A MINNESOTA BOOK AWARDS FINALIST IN NOVEL & SHORT STORY In Benjamin Percy's new thriller, a post-apocalyptic reimagining of the Lewis and Clark saga, a super flu and nuclear fallout have made a husk of the world we know. A few humans carry on, living in outposts such as the Sanctuary-the remains of St. Louis-a shielded community that owes its survival to its militant defense and fear-mongering leaders. Then a rider comes from the wasteland beyond its walls. She reports on the outside world: west of the Cascades, rain falls, crops grow, civilization thrives. But there is danger too: the rising power of an army that pillages and enslaves every community they happen upon. Against the wishes of the Sanctuary, a small group sets out in secrecy. Led by Lewis Meriwether and Mina Clark, they hope to expand their infant nation, and to reunite the States. But the Sanctuary will not allow them to escape without a fight.
Lands of Lost Borders
Author : Kate Harris
Publsiher : Knopf Canada
Lands of Lost Borders Book Review:
NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE RBC TAYLOR PRIZE "Every day on a bike trip is like the one before--but it is also completely different, or perhaps you are different, woken up in new ways by the mile." As a teenager, Kate Harris realized that the career she most craved--that of a generalist explorer, equal parts swashbuckler and philosopher--had gone extinct. From her small-town home in Ontario, it seemed as if Marco Polo, Magellan and their like had long ago mapped the whole earth. So she vowed to become a scientist and go to Mars. To pass the time before she could launch into outer space, Kate set off by bicycle down a short section of the fabled Silk Road with her childhood friend Mel Yule, then settled down to study at Oxford and MIT. Eventually the truth dawned on her: an explorer, in any day and age, is by definition the kind of person who refuses to live between the lines. And Harris had soared most fully out of bounds right here on Earth, travelling a bygone trading route on her bicycle. So she quit the laboratory and hit the Silk Road again with Mel, this time determined to bike it from the beginning to end. Like Rebecca Solnit and Pico Iyer before her, Kate Harris offers a travel narrative at once exuberant and meditative, wry and rapturous. Weaving adventure and deep reflection with the history of science and exploration, Lands of Lost Borders explores the nature of limits and the wildness of a world that, like the self and like the stars, can never be fully mapped.
Waiting for Tom Hanks
Author : Kerry Winfrey
Waiting for Tom Hanks Book Review:
A rom-com-obsessed romantic waiting for her perfect leading man learns that life doesn’t always go according to a script in this delightfully charming and funny novel. Annie Cassidy dreams of being the next Nora Ephron. She spends her days writing screenplays, rewatching Sleepless in Seattle, and waiting for her movie-perfect meet-cute. If she could just find her own Tom Hanks—a man who’s sweet, sensitive, and possibly owns a houseboat—her problems would disappear and her life would be perfect. But Tom Hanks is nowhere in sight. When a movie starts filming in her neighborhood and Annie gets a job on set, it seems like a sign. Then Annie meets the lead actor, Drew Danforth, a cocky prankster who couldn’t be less like Tom Hanks if he tried. Their meet-cute is more of a meet-fail, but soon Annie finds herself sharing some classic rom-com moments with Drew. Her Tom Hanks can’t be an actor who’s leaving town in a matter of days...can he?
Author : Erin Swan
Publsiher : Tor Teen
Bright Star Book Review:
Erin Swan's YA fantasy debut, Bright Star, is an action-packed adventure tale of rebellion, romance, and finding one's voice in the heart of a storm. Paerolia has been at peace for two centuries, and all is well in the land—or so it seems. Beneath the surface, a tyrant is rising to power. A traumatic experience in Andra's childhood has left her mute and subdued, a servant in the Chief Judge’s manor. But when an assassination team, led by the secretive and alluring Kael, infiltrates the manor and makes a quick escape, she takes her chance and flees with them. Andra is thrust into the ranks of a secret rebellion—a group of outcasts and believers seeking to overthrow the Chief Judge and replace the corrupt government with new members, ones who will restore and preserve the land they love. Now, the girl who was once an outcast must somehow become the leader Paerolia needs. But she is stronger than she believes—and with the help of a fiercely loyal dragon, she may just be the one to lead them all to victory. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
The Beautiful Land
Author : Alan Averill
The Beautiful Land Book Review:
Takahiro O’Leary has a very special job… …working for the Axon Corporation as an explorer of parallel timelines—as many and as varied as anyone could imagine. A great gig—until information he brought back gave Axon the means to maximize profits by changing the past, present, and future of this world. If Axon succeeds, Tak will lose Samira Moheb, the woman he has loved since high school—because her future will cease to exist. A veteran of the Iraq War suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, Samira can barely function in her everyday life, much less deal with Tak’s ravings of multiple realities. The only way to save her is for Tak to use the time travel device he “borrowed” to transport them both to an alternate timeline. But what neither Tak nor Axon knows is that the actual inventor of the device is searching for a timeline called the Beautiful Land—and he intends to destroy every other possible present and future to find it. The switch is thrown, and reality begins to warp—horribly. And Tak realizes that to save Sam, he must save the entire world…
Sword of the Bright Lady
Author : M.C. Planck
Publsiher : Simon and Schuster
Sword of the Bright Lady Book Review:
Christopher Sinclair goes out for a walk on a mild Arizona evening and never comes back. He stumbles into a freezing winter under an impossible night sky, where magic is real -- but bought at a terrible price. A misplaced act of decency lands him in a brawl with an arrogant nobleman and puts him under a death sentence. In desperation he agrees to be drafted into an eternal war, serving as a priest of the Bright Lady, Goddess of Healing. But when Marcius, god of war, offers the only hope of a way home to his wife, Christopher pledges to him instead, plunging the church into turmoil and setting him on a path of violence and notoriety. To win enough power to open a path home, this mild-mannered mechanical engineer must survive duelists, assassins, and the never-ending threat of monsters, with only his makeshift technology to compete with swords and magic. But the gods and demons have other plans. Christopher's fate will save the world... or destroy it.
Author : Elizabeth Acevedo
Publsiher : HarperCollins
Clap When You Land Book Review:
In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives. Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people… In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal’s office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance—and Papi’s secrets—the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they’ve lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. Great for summer reading or anytime! Clap When You Land is a Today show pick for “25 children’s books your kids and teens won’t be able to put down this summer!" Plus don't miss Elizabeth Acevedo's The Poet X and With the Fire on High!
Skyfarer
Author : Joseph Brassey
Publsiher : Watkins Media Limited
Skyfarer Book Review:
Firefly meets Final Fantasy as a daring crew faces off against an order of sorcerous knights The Axiom Diamond is a mythical relic with the power to show its bearer any truth they desire. Men have traveled across continents—and across centuries—to find it, but their searches have all been in vain. When apprentice sorceress Aimee de Laurent’s first ever portal-casting goes awry, she and her mentor are thrown into the race to find the lost gem, on the skyship Elysium. Opposing them are the infamous magic-wielding knights of the Eternal Order and their ruthless commander, Lord Azrael, who will destroy everything in their path . . . File Under: Fantasy [ Diamond in the Sky | Quest for Truth | Knights Magical | Eternity & Beyond ]
Author : Adam Eli
The New Queer Conscience Book Review:
Pocket Change Collective was born out of a need for space. Space to think. Space to connect. Space to be yourself. And this is your invitation to join us. "The new manifesto for how we as queer people could and should navigate the world. It's the holding hand I never had--but wish I did."--Troye Sivan, Golden Globe nominated-singer, songwriter, and actor "With the persistence of queerphobia all around the world, this book is absolutely necessary, even vital."--Édouard Louis, internationally bestselling author of History of Violence "To Eli's credit, all of the rules are rooted in considerations of conscience and kindness and, if observed, will make a better world--as will this book."--Booklist, starred review "Small but mighty necessary reading."-- Kirkus Reviews In The New Queer Conscience, LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli argues the urgent need for queer responsibility -- that queers anywhere are responsible for queers everywhere. Pocket Change Collective is a series of small books with big ideas from today's leading activists and artists. In this installment, The New Queer Conscience, Voices4 Founder and LGBTQIA+ activist Adam Eli offers a candid and compassionate introduction to queer responsibility. Eli calls on his Jewish faith to underline how kindness and support within the queer community can lead to a stronger global consciousness. More importantly, he reassures us that we're not alone. In fact, we never were. Because if you mess with one queer, you mess with us all.
Author : Stan Parish
Publsiher : Doubleday
Love and Theft Book Review:
"A breathless adventure both starry-eyed and cool-blooded, both charming and diabolical." --A.J. FINN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in the Window "Crackling with full-throttle tension . . . An electrifying novel." --ROBERT CRAIS, author of the bestselling Elvis Cole novels An epic Vegas heist. A high-octane international romance. A charismatic thief forced to orchestrate one final, treacherous job to save his family. When Alex Cassidy and Diane Alison meet at a party in Princeton, New Jersey, the chemistry between them is instant and undeniable. She's a single mother, local fixture, and owner of a successful catering company. He's a single father and weekend homeowner -- and leader of an armed-robbery crew that just pulled off a record-breaking, precision jewel heist in Las Vegas. Neither one realizes that their lives have overlapped before, and that the shared history they uncover will threaten everyone they love. Swept up in their burgeoning relationship, Diane joins Alex at his beach house in Tulum, where Alex decides to leave his life of crime behind. It begins as a postcard-perfect weekend until an entanglement with a powerful cartel forces Alex to mastermind one final and unthinkably dangerous job. What ensues is an explosive, adrenaline-soaked journey through the moneyed landscapes of Mexico and Europe, where ghosts from the past collide with unexpected perils in the present. As Alex and Diane fight for their lives, they discover that they're not the only ones with secrets--and that those closest to us pose the greatest danger of all. Propulsive, deeply suspenseful, and layered with mesmerizing twists, Love and Theft is a sophisticated thriller about the illusion of control and the high price of past transgressions.
To the Bright Edge of the World
Author : Eowyn Ivey
Publsiher : Little, Brown
To the Bright Edge of the World Book Review:
An atmospheric, transporting tale of adventure, love, and survival from the bestselling author of The Snow Child, finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. In the winter of 1885, decorated war hero Colonel Allen Forrester leads a small band of men on an expedition that has been deemed impossible: to venture up the Wolverine River and pierce the vast, untamed Alaska Territory. Leaving behind Sophie, his newly pregnant wife, Colonel Forrester records his extraordinary experiences in hopes that his journal will reach her if he doesn't return--once he passes beyond the edge of the known world, there's no telling what awaits him. The Wolverine River Valley is not only breathtaking and forbidding but also terrifying in ways that the colonel and his men never could have imagined. As they map the territory and gather information on the native tribes, whose understanding of the natural world is unlike anything they have ever encountered, Forrester and his men discover the blurred lines between human and wild animal, the living and the dead. And while the men knew they would face starvation and danger, they cannot escape the sense that some greater, mysterious force threatens their lives. Meanwhile, on her own at Vancouver Barracks, Sophie chafes under the social restrictions and yearns to travel alongside her husband. She does not know that the winter will require as much of her as it does her husband, that both her courage and faith will be tested to the breaking point. Can her exploration of nature through the new art of photography help her to rediscover her sense of beauty and wonder? The truths that Allen and Sophie discover over the course of that fateful year change both of their lives--and the lives of those who hear their stories long after they're gone--forever. "An epic adventure story that seems heir to the tradition of Melville's own sweeping and ambitious literary approach to the age-old struggle of humans versus nature . . . An absorbing and high-stakes read." -- Kathleen Rooney, Chicago Tribune An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Washington Post Notable Book A Goodreads Choice Award Nominee A Library Journal Top 10 Book of the Year A BookPage Best Book of the Year
The Bright Book of Life
Author : Harold Bloom
Publsiher : Knopf
The Bright Book of Life Book Review:
Bloom offers meditations on forty-eight essential works of fiction that span the Western canon. While considering each novels' strengths and shortcomings, he also explains where and why he differs with other critics' assessments. In doing so, he guides readers to a new understanding of the novels, and in the importance and power of fiction. -- adapted from jacket and from reviews on Amazon
Author : Philippa Gregory
Tidelands Book Review:
This New York Times bestseller from “one of the great storytellers of our time” (San Francisco Book Review) turns from the glamour of the royal courts to tell the story of an ordinary woman, Alinor, living in a dangerous time for a woman to be different. A country at war A king beheaded A woman with a dangerous secret On Midsummer’s Eve, Alinor waits in the church graveyard, hoping to encounter the ghost of her missing husband and thus confirm his death. Until she can, she is neither maiden nor wife nor widow, living in a perilous limbo. Instead she meets James, a young man on the run. She shows him the secret ways across the treacherous marshy landscape of the Tidelands, not knowing she is leading a spy and an enemy into her life. England is in the grip of a bloody civil war that reaches into the most remote parts of the kingdom. Alinor’s suspicious neighbors are watching each other for any sign that someone might be disloyal to the new parliament, and Alinor’s ambition and determination mark her as a woman who doesn’t follow the rules. They have always whispered about the sinister power of Alinor’s beauty, but the secrets they don’t know about her and James are far more damning. This is the time of witch-mania, and if the villagers discover the truth, they could take matters into their own hands. “This is Gregory par excellence” (Kirkus Reviews). “Fans of Gregory’s works and of historicals in general will delight in this page-turning tale” (Library Journal, starred review) that is “superb… A searing portrait of a woman that resonates across the ages” (People).
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A bittersweet Thanksgiving for widow and the…
A bittersweet Thanksgiving for widow and the teen she accidentally invited to dinner
Wanda Dench, Lonnie Dench, Jamal Hinton and his girlfriend Mikaela Autumn.
By CNN.com Wire Service
PUBLISHED: November 23, 2020 at 8:15 a.m. | UPDATED: November 24, 2020 at 2:29 p.m.
(CNN) — Four years ago, an Arizona woman accidentally invited a teenage stranger to her Thanksgiving dinner via text message. Ever since, they’ve celebrated the holiday together.
This year was no exception, but it was a lot different. There was an empty seat at the table.
Wanda Dench’s husband of 43 years, Lonnie, died away in April from complications caused by COVID-19.
“I wasn’t looking forward to it at first because Lonnie wasn’t going to be there,” Dench, 63, told CNN. “The past seven months have been so difficult, but this was really important to me.”
Video: A bittersweet Thanksgiving for pair who met through accidental text
So on Friday she hosted an early holiday dinner at her Mesa home with Jamal Hinton, the young man she met by accident.
“I can’t even explain how much joy I had, having good food with my favorite company. We laughed, we had a great time, we reminisced about the past. It was so good for all of us.”
The two were joined by Hinton’s girlfriend and Dench’s daughter and grandson. The small group decided to celebrate on Friday so they could get tested for coronavirus before celebrating with their own families on the actual day.
“At first it was sad. We had a photo of Lonnie at the table with a candle lit, and we were all shaky in the beginning but it lasted five minutes before we were back to ourselves,” Hinton, 21, told CNN. “We just told jokes and stories and shared our memories of Lonnie, so it was amazing.”
Dench and Hinton are a pair of unlikely friends. All it took to bring them together was a text to the wrong number.
Dench meant to text one of her six grandchildren an invitation to her 2016 Thanksgiving dinner. She accidentally sent the message to Hinton, then 17 years old and sitting in a class at high school.
He was confused that someone claiming to be his grandma had texted him. She sent a smiling selfie of herself at work. She wasn’t his grandma, but he asked if he could still have a plate.
“Of course you can,” she replied. “That’s what grandmas do … feed everyone!”
He showed up at her home to share the meal, and the two immediately became friends.
“It all has to do with this feeling. There’s just this connection. It feels like we’ve known each other in past lives,” Dench said. “There’s absolutely no generational gap between us. The conversation just flows, we never run out of things to talk about.”
When Hinton first showed up on Dench’s doorsteps, he was worried there would be awkward silences or moments where he wouldn’t know what to say. What he didn’t expect was how she would very quickly become one of his closest friends.
“Whenever we met, we would spend four or five hours, just talking and talking. It was never awkward, Wanda and Lonnie became two close best friends to me,” Hinton said.
He and his girlfriend began going on regular double dates with Dench and Lonnie.
“There’s nothing about her that is mean, or uncaring. It feels like I have told her my whole life story, and she always listens and shares her own story. She’s just the most loving person. She’s pretty much perfect.”
For Dench and Hinton, spending Thanksgiving together is a cherished tradition they both hope never has to stop. But without Lonnie, things feel a little bit different.
“Lonnie was missing this year, and he was a big part of the Thanksgiving story and a big part of our lives, but that’s one thing Wanda and I know for sure. Lonnie would have been very angry if we didn’t have Thanksgiving together,” Hinton said.
Lonnie passed away on April 5 after battling coronavirus and suffering from double pneumonia caused by the virus, according to Dench.
“I didn’t believe I would have to go home without him,” she said. “Even when he was in the hospital, I thought he would get better and come back to me. He was my soul mate. He was my biggest cheerleader.”
What everyone remembers most about Lonnie, she added, was his kindness. He was known for offering random donations to hospice centers, paying for people’s meals without them knowing, and helping anyone he sees in need.
Hinton’s memories of him are no different.
“Lonnie was never the quiet guy. Right when I walked in the door the first time I met him, he didn’t even reach out for a handshake. He just immediately pulled me in for a hug,” Hinton said. “He was the kind of guy to always bring your hopes up whenever you felt down. Losing him was losing a best friend.”
Hinton and Dench are still healing from their loss, and say Lonnie’s memory will live with them forever. For now, they just hope his story will encourage people to be more careful during the pandemic.
“Just have patience,” Dench said. “I know it isn’t easy, and everyone is frustrated and just wants to get back to normal. But we need to have hope and always care about other people.”
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California Supreme Court Decision Provides Guidance for Identifying and Avoiding Section 1090 Conflicts in Public Contracting and Procurement
This client alert discusses an important new decision from the California Supreme Court, People v. Superior Court (2017) 3 Cal.5th 230 (Sahlolbei). The decision addresses the standards for applying Government Code section 1090 conflict of interest prohibitions to contracts made by a public entity’s independent contractors, consultants and advisors. Section 1090 is one of California’s governmental conflict of interest statutes. Broadly stated, it prohibits conflicts of interest in government contracting by a public entity’s employees and officers. Violations of section 1090 can result in substantial civil liability including restitution of all public moneys paid under the tainted contract, and if the conflict of interest is knowing and willful, then criminal liability may apply.1
Prior to the Sahlolbei decision, the California courts were split on the standards for applying section 1090 to contracts by independent contractors. The Sahlolbei decision provides clear guidance on the following common issues arising in public contracting and procurement:
Who comes within the scope of section 1090?
Are corporations subject to section 1090?
What are examples of potential section 1090 scrutiny in public works construction and procurement?
May proof of financial interests be implied?
When does section 1090 not apply?
The Facts of Sahlolbei.
Sahlolbei involved a criminal prosecution under section 1090. The prosecution alleged that the CEO of a public hospital asked one of its influential surgeons to assist in recruiting physicians for the hospital medical staff. The prosecution alleged the surgeon then recruited an anesthesiologist and profited from the resulting employment contract (through payments akin to kick-backs.) The trial court dismissed the section 1090 charge and the court of appeal affirmed, both courts holding that criminal liability under section 1090 applied only to public employees and officers and not to independent contractors. Both courts relied on a prior decision involving public works construction. The California Supreme Court reversed.
Key Takeaways.
The following are some key takeaways from the Sahlolbei decision:
Who Comes Within the Scope of Section 1090? Sahlolbei stated broadly that: “independent contractors come within the scope of section 1090 when they have duties to engage in or advise on public contracting that they are expected to carry out on the government’s behalf.” This is a new standard and a break from prior case decisions. The practical effect of Sahlolbei is to expand the pool of independent contractors whose contracts are subject to section 1090 review.
Are Corporations Subject to Section 1090? Yes. Sahlolbei approves of cases applying section 1090 to corporate consultants.
What are Examples of Potential Section 1090 Liability in Public Works Construction and Procurement? Sahlolbei discusses several example cases:
Advisors and Program Managers. An independent contractor who advised a school district on a bond measure for school construction, and then won a project management contract for administration of the construction program funded by the bond, would be subject to section 1090 review.2
Designers and Planners. A designer or planner serving a public entity as a consultant and who plans a construction project, and then acts as the contractor carrying out the project, would be subject to section 1090 review.3 Potential liability in this instance could arise from section 1090 and in some instances specific design build contracting legislation.4
Construction Contractors. A construction contractor or consultant who performs preconstruction services, assisting a public entity with plans, specifications and project planning, but then bids or proposes on the subsequent (and separate) construction contract, would be subject to section 1090 review.5 In these case decisions, the projects were lease-leaseback transactions where the contractor reviewed plans and specifications for the school district, but then proposed on the lease-leaseback contract, but the court’s rationale could extend this rule beyond lease-leaseback cases.6
Service on Boards or Oversight Committees. Service on oversight committees regarding a public works construction project, but then participating in the subsequent bidding either as a contractor or a subcontractor.7
Management Consultants. A waste management consultant employed by a city who recommended and received a franchise to operate the waste management system for the public entity as part of a cost reduction measure.8
Can Proof of a Financial Interests Be Implied? Yes. The court stated: “Moreover, prohibited financial interests are not limited to express agreements for benefit and need not be proven by direct evidence. Rather, forbidden interests extend to expectations of benefit by express or implied agreement and may be inferred from the circumstances.”
When Does Section 1090 Not Apply? Finally, the Sahlolbei decision also provides some standards for when section 1090 does not apply.
Advisors and Independent Contractors Not Involved in Public Contracting. The court made clear that not all independent contractors are covered by section 1090: “section 1090 liability extends only to independent contractors who can be said to have been entrusted with transacting on behalf of the government.”
Renegotiating the Advisor/Independent Contractor’s Own Contract. The decision identifies instances where advisors/independent contractors subject to section 1090 will be involved in the making of public contracts in which they benefit, but will not be liable because they were not acting in their official capacities.9 For example, an attorney may negotiate a fee contract with the public entity, acting in her or his own capacity, which is permitted.10 City firefighters may negotiate a contract with the city for sale of equipment they designed.11 This is distinguished, however, from changing “hats” from advisor about a project to contractor on the same project.12
The Sahlolbei decision suggests the courts will find more contracts subject to section 1090 review, particularly in the case of contracts made by or with independent contractors having prior or existing relationships with a public project or procurement. This will be an evolving set of issues for years to come.
1 Section 1097.
2 Reversing Christiansen.
3 3 Cal.5th at 238, approving Davis v. Fresno Unified School Dist. (2015) 237 Cal.App.4th 261, 301 (Davis); McGee v. Balfour Betty Construction, LLC (2016) 247 Cal.App.4th 235, 249 (McGee). Also see California Taxpayers Action Network v. Taber Construction, Inc. (2017) 12 Cal.App.5th 115 (Taber) decided shortly before Sahlolbei and not mentioned in the Sahlolbei opinion.
4 Examples: Education Code §81703(c)(2)(A)(“An architectural firm, engineering firm, construction manager, contractor, subcontractor, consultant, or individual retained by the governing board of the community college district directly or indirectly before the award of the project to assist in the planning of the project, including, but not necessarily limited to, the development criteria or preparation of the request for proposal, shall not be eligible to participate in the competition with the design-build entity or to perform work on the project as a subcontractor.”); but see Public Contract Code §22162(c) suggesting but not requiring the determination of a prohibited conflict (” The local agency shall develop guidelines for a standard organizational conflict-of-interest policy, consistent with applicable law, regarding the ability of a person or entity, that performs services for the local agency relating to the solicitation of a design-build project, to submit a proposal as a design-build entity, or to join a design-build team.”)
5 Approving Davis– and McGee. Also see Taber.
6 Davis, supra; McGee, supra.; Taber, supra.
7 3 Cal.5th at 239, approving Stigall v. City of Taft (1962) 58 Cal.2d 565, 571 (Stigall).
8 Hub City Solid Waste Services, Inc. v. City of Compton (2010) 186 Cal.App.4th 1114, 1125
9 3 Cal.5th at 246.
10 3 Cal.5th at 246 (citing Campagna v. City of Sanger (1996), 42 Cal.App.4th, 533, 539-540.
11 80 Ops.Cal.Atty.Gen. 41, 41 (1997) [“[C]ity firefighters who have developed a firefighting protective device may sell the device to the city’s fire department without violating . . . section 1090 if they contract with the city solely in their private capacities.”].)
12 McGee and Davis. Also see Taber.
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Rare nineteenth-century books unexpectedly found during a police investigation
by Stephanie DeLuca
Another mystery out of the UK last week: From Hannah Butler at the BBC comes a story out of Anglesey, Wales about a collection of rare, nineteenth-century books unexpectedly found in a home police were searching, and believed to be stolen.
The North Wales Police were searching the property for an unrelated investigation, and stumbled upon the books by accident. The “potentially rare” books, found inside a suitcase, include copies of Alice in Wonderland and the Bible.
The police can’t comment about the separate investigation that led them to the books, but they have taken on this literary case as well: they intend to reunite the books with the descendants of a Mary Elizabeth Taylor, to whom some of them are inscribed. A spokesperson for the police told Butler, “As some of the books are personalised, we would dearly like to re-unite them with their owners — or more likely their descendants, as there will doubtless be emotional ties.” Another book has “David Cooke 1989” inscribed inside the front cover.
Handwritten notes dating from 1892 to 1894 were found inside the books, which could prove valuable clues. Officers suspect that the books were stolen “from anywhere between Merseyside and north Wales,” but have yet to determine whether they were purposely stolen or picked up by chance.
Lost and forgotten rare books… where have we heard about that before?
Stephanie DeLuca is the director of publicity at Melville House.
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Michigan Legislature Passes Bills Requiring a Criminal Conviction for Forfeiture
The bills had an overwhelming amount of bipartisan support
By Jarrett Skorup | April 29, 2019
The Michigan Legislature has passed a package of bills that will require a criminal conviction before law enforcement can permanently keep a person’s property. This happens via a process known as civil asset forfeiture. If Gov. Whitmer signs the bills, Michigan will join about a dozen other states with similar protections.
The bill package includes House Bills 4001 and 4002 and Senate Bill 2. The sponsors were Rep. Jason Wentworth, Rep. David LaGrand and Sen. Peter Lucido. They had overwhelming bipartisan support in the Legislature and were passed nearly unanimously.
In theory, forfeiture is supposed to prevent criminals from keeping the proceeds of illegal activity — think a drug lord’s expensive car. But in practice, too often and most of the time, police seize property based on suspicion of a crime and prosecutors and the courts transfer those assets over to the government without ever needing to secure a criminal conviction. The typical forfeiture in Michigan is just a few hundred dollars or a car valued at less than $2,000. The bill package the Legislature just approved will further enhance Michigander’s property rights and rein in this “policing for profit.”
To learn more about civil asset forfeiture, visit www.mackinac.org/forfeiture.
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For a stable climate, scientists agree we need to shift to 100% renewable energy (RE) for all sources by 2050, and cut climate emissions 45% by 2030.1 If done in a way that centers equity, this will bring many benefits - saving lives, making healthier communities for our families, creating good jobs, and boosting local economies.
MICHIGAN SHOULD LEAD
More than a dozen states now have 100% RE goals for electricity, and several have goals to be carbon neutral, which means all sources of energy are carbon free - including electricity, buildings, and transportation. Michigan should be among the states leading our nation in clean, renewable energy.
STATE POLICY MECHANISM 100% GOAL OR MANDATE CLEAN OR RENEWABLE DEADLINE FOR 100% TARGET
California Legislation Mandate Clean 2045
Connecticut Executive Order Goal Clean 2040
DC Legislation Mandate Renewable 2032
Hawaii Legislation Mandate Renewable 2045
Maine Legislation Mandate Clean 2050
Nevada Legislation Goal Clean 2050
New Jersey Executive Order Goal Clean 2050
New Mexico Legislation Mandate Clean 2045
New York Legislation Mandate Clean 2040
Puerto Rico Legislation Mandate Renewable 2050
Virginia Executive Order Goal Clean 2050
Washington Legislation Mandate Clean 2045
Wisconsin Executive Order Goal Clean 2050
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100% IS ACHIEVABLE & COST EFFECTIVE
Research shows 100% renewable energy is achievable for the entire U.S. right now, and will just become easier as storage and other technologies improve. More than 200 U.S. cities and counties have committed to 100%, and over 100 cities around the globe get at least 70% of their energy from renewable sources.2 Renewables and efficiency now cost less than any other energy source in Michigan,3 and are expanding rapidly, with large solar arrays now being built in Cadillac, Grand Rapids, East Lansing and other parts of the state.
100% FOR HEALTHY COMMUNITIES & JUSTICE
Powering our state with 100% renewable energy for all our energy needs would save Michigan families over $150 in energy costs and $2,000 in health care costs every year, according to Stanford University research.4 It would reduce the air pollution that triggers asthma attacks and respiratory illnesses, improving quality of life and saving lives. Done right, a Michigan 100% policy that centers equitable solutions will help repair the unjust legacy of environmental harms inflicted on communities by fossil fuel and other industrial polluters.
100% FOR GOOD JOBS & STRONG LOCAL ECONOMIES
A commitment to 100% clean energy will help keep Michigan's manufacturing industry strong, and must be done in a way that creates good-paying jobs in the rapidly growing clean energy economy. Michigan already leads the Midwest with over 126,000 clean energy jobs.5 Smart clean energy policies will help this continue to grow,6 and should include investments in workers and communities affected by closing fossil fuel plants and the communities.7
Clean energy investments can boost local economies in Michigan communities. Wind energy has led to millions of dollars for rural landowners in some rural Michigan counties,8 and over $32 million of investment in our state and local economies through taxes alone in 2018.9
100% RE is good for communities and is good for Michigan!
[1] Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC 1.5C Report: https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/
[2] CDP Data: https://www.cdp.net/en/cities/world-renewable-energy-cities
[3] Michigan Public Service Commission: http://www.michigan.gov/mpsc/0,4639,7-159-16400_17280-376729--,00.html
[4] Stanford University 100% Energy Roadmap for Michigan: http://thesolutionsproject.org/infographic/#mi
[5] Clean Jobs Midwest Report 2019: https://www.cleanjobsmidwest.com/
[6] ELPC 2019 Report - Michigan Clean Energy Business Supply Chain: http://elpc.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ELPC-Mich-Supply-Chain.Final.2019.pdf
[7] BlueGreen Alliance Plan Solidarity for Climate Action: https://www.bluegreenalliance.org/resources/the-plan-we-need-to-get-american-manufacturing-back-on-track/
[8] Midwest Energy News, "Report: Rural Michigan landowners net millions from wind farms," April 12, 2016. http://midwestenergynews.com/2016/04/12/report-rural-michigan-landowners-net-millions-from-wind-farms/
[9] AWEA 2018 U.S. Wind Industry Annual Market Report: https://www.awea.org/resources/publications-and-reports/market-reports/2018-u-s-wind-industry-market-reports
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I am getting involved in the a2zero.org planning in Washtenaw County whose goal is to get to carbon neutrality by 2030.
Heather DeLadurantaye commented 2018-09-03 19:40:31 -0400
I think 100% renewable energy is an attainable goal. I would like to see it go a step further with new constructions being designed to be100% self-sustainable and off grid. The concept of being plugged into a grid is out dated, expensive to maintain, especially with an onslaught of extreme weather events. I realize that this may not be a popular idea becaue it would take money directly away fromt he utility companies by essetially providing free energy to anyone living in a home or structure designed in this way. That’s not to say there can’t be a way to find middle ground or that this idea couldn’t create a whole to energy feild in and of itself. It is time to think out of the box. Lets try something new.
Also, If we are going to be really serious about reducing the impact of climate change, we MUST get our world governments to abandon their geo-engineering and weather modification programs and technologies. These practicies are dangerous and are only adding to severe weather incidents. We must realize that in harming the enviroment, we harm ourselves and our future. We are all connected. Separation is an illusion. No amount of money or power will fill the void of trying to sustain that illusion, it only deepens the cavern.
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Home » Blog » Legal News » What should I expect in a deposition?
What should I expect in a deposition?
Filing a lawsuit can be a huge part of the personal injury legal process. When a lawsuit is filed, each party collects information and evidence from each other, a procedure known as the discovery. One part of discovery is the deposition process, where attorneys can ask questions from the people in the lawsuit and witnesses who are not parties.
What is the purpose of a deposition?
Depositions are question-and-answer sessions in which a witness provides information about the case to the attorney, and is a part of this discovery process. Although many people expect a deposition in court, depositions actually occur outside the courtroom, usually at an office with a conference room.
Deposition Definition: the name that is given to the testimony of a witness that is spoken and taken out of court but with the instruction of the court.
There are two main purposes of a deposition. First, attorneys on both sides want to gather information from the deposition testimony. Attorneys ask these questions to ensure you can communicate an accurate account of the accident, which in turn proves that you are and can be a trusted witness in your own case. Your attorney asks the same questions of the opposing parties to not only gain a complete version of the incident, but to cement the facts early on and avoid problems later on in the process.
Second, attorneys also want to preserve that testimony so it is available later at trial. This can be good and bad depending on your involvement with the case, as a skilled attorney will be able to compare every work a witness said in a deposition with their testimony at trial to make sure it is consistent. Attorneys will also use this as a chance to see how each witness will perform in front of a jury during trial.
Are you required to give a deposition?
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Usually, yes. If you are the party who has filed suit or been sued, by participating in the lawsuit you are required to be deposed if the other side requests it. Sometimes, even if you aren’t a party to the litigation but are a witness because you observed the accident or a person’s injuries, you may be subpoenaed to attend a deposition. Although you can try to fight the subpoena, you will need to go through the court to explain why you don’t believe you should be deposed.
Even though it may not feel as formal as a trial, witnesses are under oath during a deposition, which means each witness has sworn to tell the truth to the best of his or her ability. Depositions are very important in personal injury cases, so they can be intimidating. Knowing what to expect and preparing for the deposition will help you and your attorney in the long run. A good attorney will explain what to expect and help you prepare for this important testimony.
When deposing a witness in a car accident case, attorneys will generally focus on a person’s background, details of the accident, as well as the injuries and treatment themselves. Remember this: it’s ok to say you don’t know the answer or to ask for a break. The most important thing is to remain calm, listen and speak carefully, and not provide any more information than the question asks. Your attorney will take care of objecting if necessary. Here’s what to expect:
RESOURCE: Deposition Questions Printout
Name, address, and date of birth
A list of residences over the last 10 years
Familial details:
Are you married/divorced/separated?
Do you have any children and what are their ages?
Is there any extended family living with you?
Educational details:
Where and which high school did you attend?
Where and which college did you attend and what did you study?
Any special vocational or technical education?
Work details:
Where was your place of employment at the time of the accident?
What were your duties?
What was your income?
Did your job require any special training?
Did your job require physical labor?
Where did you work before your most recent job?
Time and date of the accident
Where were you traveling to and from just before the accident?
Did you have any passengers?
Location of the accident:
Description of the road or road quality
Description of any road signage in the area (stop signs, traffic lights, street or highway signs, etc.)
Describe the environment in the car prior to the accident:
Describe any pertinent weather affecting the accident
What were you doing in the vehicle prior to the accident?
Were you using your phone?
Had you been drinking?
Had you used any drugs or taken any medication?
Were there children in the car?
Was the radio on?
Describe the accident itself:
What did the other vehicle do?
What did you do?
Did you see them coming?
What was the traffic like?
Could you avoid the accident? If not, why?
How is the accident the other driver’s fault or could it be yours?
Where did the cars collide?
Where on your car was the point of impact?
Where did your respective cars end up after impact?
Describe any police interaction post-accident:
What information did you give the police?
Did you speak to the other driver, and if so, what did you say?
INJURY AND TREATMENT INFORMATION
Describe your injuries:
What were they?
Had you experienced similar injuries before the accident?
Describe the treatment you received:
Where did you go for treatment?
What kind of treatment did you receive?
What doctors have you seen since the accident?
What was the diagnosis?
Are you still being treated or have you fully recovered?
How do your injuries affect your daily life? Are there things you can’t do anymore?
Describe your work situation post-accident:
Can you perform the same job as before the accident?
Can you earn as much money as before the accident?
Have you or someone you love been injured in an accident?
If you were injured in an accident, contact us for a free case evaluation. We will work with you on a contingency-fee basis to gather this evidence and prove your case. You may be eligible to file a claim for medical costs, emotional distress and further damages. Fill out our free case evaluation form to see if you are eligible for a claim. An experienced motorcycle accident attorney at Morris Bart will assist you in the evaluation process. Initial consultations are free. We have office locations throughout Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas. Call us at 1-800-537-8185 today.
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Free food distribution event planned for Grand Rapids
People pass out free food at the Kent County Human Resources Complex in Grand Rapids on Thursday, March 26, 2020. (MLive file photo)Anntaninna Biondo | MLive.com
By Jada Fisher | jfisher@mlive.com
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- A free food distribution event is planned for this week for those facing food insecurity because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The Kent County Community Action (KCCA) will hold the food distribution event on Thursday, July 9 in Grand Rapids for low-income residents.
The event will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 121 Franklin St. SE, according to a news release from KCCA.
“This distribution is our way to respond to those households with food insecurities in an effort to alleviate the causes of poverty,” Susan Cervantes, director of KCCA, said in the news release.
The event is projected to assist 900 households facing food insecurity during the pandemic and resulting economic downturn. Each family will receive more than 20 food items, including fresh fruit, canned goods and meats, in a package.
Residents should remain in their vehicle with their trunks open to accept more than 50 pounds of food.
There will not be walk-up service in order to enforce social distancing of residents, volunteers and staff.
This event comes after a first attempt at distributing free food to the community was shut down early due to overwhelming demand.
At the first event in late March, Grand Rapids Police Department Sgt. John Wittkowski said he believed traffic control was one issue that lead to the event’s early end.
This time around, KCCA and the Grand Rapids Police Department ask that residents enter the location southbound on Jefferson Street from Wealthy Street. Police are planning to barricade all other entrances and side streets during the event.
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Nissan GT-R Shows A Ski Slope Who's Boss: Video
Stephen Edelstein October 2, 2013 Comment Now!
The Nissan GT-R is a pretty versatile car.
Sure, it can blitz the Nürburgring like any self-respecting supercar, but it can also be driven quickly in unusual places. Like a ski slope.
A group from Sweden -- appropriately named Team Iceriders -- did just that, racing a modified GT-R up the slopes against a couple of snowmobiles in a video posted by CarThrottle.
We've seen the GT-R doing its thing on racetracks many times, but seeing it in an off-road environment adds a whole new dimension to the performance.
Hopefully the video won't give GT-R owners any ideas about what to do with their cars when the local track closes for the winter.
Driving straight up a hill is something trucks normally do, but that shows just how versatile the GT-R is. It really is a supercar for all seasons.
With a 3.8-liter twin-turbocharged V-6 and all-wheel drive, the GT-R already has plenty of muscle, but Team Iceriders gave it a little extra to make sure it could scale the slopes.
Nissan has steadily upgraded the GT-R since its 2008 launch, eventually settling with 545 horsepower and 463 pound-feet of torque. However, Nissan is reportedly working on a GT-R NISMO for 2015, with a Bugatti-rivaling 0 to 60 mph time of 2.0 seconds.
According to CarThrottle, the black-and-white GT-R has 620 hp and can devour the quarter mile in 10.77 seconds. Naturally, it wears studded tires when playing in the snow.
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Marchionne: FCA brand more likely than Ferrari to enter Formula E
Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 3, 2017 Comment Now!
With many of the world’s top automakers committing to the Formula E Championship, many are wondering if Ferrari, arguably the most famous name in motorsport, is considering doing the same.
Ferrari Chairman Sergio Marchionne ignited rumors in April when he said Ferrari needed to be in Formula E because of the growing importance of electrification.
However, he’s now told Motorsport.com that one of the brands from Fiat Chrysler, which Ferrari was also a member of until it was spun off in 2015, is more likely to enter the electric car series. In addition to serving as chairman at Ferrari, Marchionne is also CEO at Fiat Chrysler.
“I do not think Ferrari enters directly,” Marchionne told Motorsport.com when asked whether the Prancing Horse could join Formula E. “However, we are thinking of doing so as FCA, and if we will enter, with one of the brands from the group, we do not know which one it will be right now.”
Of the FCA brands, Maserati is the most likely to enter Formula E considering Marchionne’s pledge last month to electrify (make hybrid or pure electric) all Maseratis by 2019. There are even rumors of Maserati developing an electric sports car based on its Alfieri concept unveiled in 2014.
Maserati also directly competes with many of the brands already participating in or are committed to Formula E including Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and Porsche, and the Italian brand has an illustrious past in motorsport. The automaker competed in Formula One during the early decades, including as a team and engine supplier. It’s also participated in top-level sports car and touring car races.
Alfa Romeo is another FCA brand with an illustrious motorsport history, though so far Marchionne has been quiet on electrification plans for the brand.
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A hot-pepper grower builds on his passion for heat in spice-averse Minnesota
Rob Coleman has amassed a YouTube following for sharing the secrets to growing his beloved hot peppers, often to some catchy beats
September 2, 2020 8:04 p.m.
ListenA hot-pepper grower builds on his passion for heat in spice-averse Minnesota
Rob Coleman records video as he transplants hot pepper seedlings in the basement of his Minneapolis home on March 1. Coleman and his wife Cat are growing more than 130 varieties of hot peppers this year.
Christine T. Nguyen | MPR News
Growing up in Indiana in the 1970s, Rob Coleman had only limited exposure to spicy peppers.
“The jalapeños — those were exotic when I was growing up,” Coleman said. “Nobody even knew what those were back then until you went to a Mexican restaurant and they had pickled jalapeños on the table.”
But a passion for peppers, and heat, has inspired Coleman to grow about 100 varieties of some of the spiciest hot peppers in the world — all in his front yard in the unlikely climate of southwest Minneapolis. These days, he adds peppers in one form or another to pretty much every meal, even vegetable juice.
Rob Coleman's hot pepper garden filled much of his front yard this year.
Courtesy of Rob Coleman
Coleman loves growing and eating hot peppers so much that he even launched a YouTube channel, 7 Pot Club, which draws nearly 12,000 subscribers from around the world. His videos cover everything from tips on growing peppers to, of course, songs about peppers.
With his shoulder-length grey hair, a sprinkling of tattoos and a black-framed glasses, Coleman croons tender ballads about his favorite spicy foods. In another tune, he shakes his hips to the beat as he admonishes “No double cups!” — a critique of a popular pepper growing method for which Coleman carries some disdain.
Starting in January, Coleman's home, from his basement to his attic, is crammed with pepper seedlings sitting on heat mats and under LED lights. They’re labeled with names like “Trinidad Scorpion Pepper” and “Dragon's Breath.”
“There's all sorts of different varieties from all over the world,” he said. “My two favorite things are the super hot peppers and then the wild, the wild variety. I like to get back to what was really the original peppers or as close to that as possible.”
Rob Coleman with a day's harvest of hot peppers.
In the late 1970s, Coleman moved from Indiana to Minnesota, a place where many residents are notoriously averse to spice in their food. It was while playing in a reggae band with members from Trinidad that he was exposed to the spiciest peppers he'd ever tasted.
At that time, it was almost impossible to get viable seeds in Minnesota to grow the peppers.
Coleman has been growing hot peppers for more than three decades.
But on tour in New Orleans with a friend's band, Coleman met a cooking teacher who gifted him packets of pepper seeds.
Those became his first pepper garden in 1990.
His operations have grown pretty much every year since, although he still keeps a jar of his first batch of peppers in his attic.
No, he’s not going to eat them.
To be sure, growing the tropical seeds in Minnesota has its share of challenges. Over the years, Coleman and his peppers have faced May snowstorms, cold summers or rainstorms. The worst disaster was six seasons ago. He had brought his seedlings outdoors, glanced at the weather report, and presumed they would be OK for the night.
“There was a torrential downpour and it flooded them, and some of them died,” he said. “The ones that lived were really sickly looking.”
Different varieties of hot pepper seedlings grow in Rob Coleman's attic, which used to be a music studio. Coleman often receives seeds from people around the U.S. and in other countries, including Australia, the Philippines and Panama.
He’s learned from his mistakes and now will usually bring the tender plants in.
This season, Coleman has about 220 plants in his front yard that provide thousands and thousands of peppers. That's where his wife, Cat Gilfillen, comes in.
Gilfillen, who said she’s partially deaf in one ear from spending so much time at the 7th Street Entry, and even did graphic design in the ‘80s for Minneapolis bands like The Replacement and the Suicide Commandos, films most of the 7 Pot Club videos.
She and Coleman dry, smoke and make hot sauce to get them through the year and give to family and friends. She points to a photograph of herself getting down to business sporting a respirator and protective gloves.
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“We've had friends and neighbors stop by in the summer, walk up to the screen door, open it, take one deep breath, wave and walk away,” Gilfillen said.
It's a serious operation that has led the couple to new friendships. Carmen Lopez Marshall is a native of Peru, where hot peppers are a mainstay of most meals. She met Coleman and Gilfillen at the farmers market in the Kingfield neighborhood of Minneapolis, where Lopez Marshall and her husband sell produce from their Shakopee, Minn., farm.
Coleman brings them peppers and Lopez Marshall makes jams or salsas and sends them back for him to try.
Rob Coleman records video as he transplants hot pepper seedlings in the basement of his Minneapolis home on March 1. Coleman creates videos that feature tips and songs he writes about growing hot peppers.
“We combine their stuff with ours, and they put our stuff with theirs,” Lopez Marshall said. “That's a beautiful combination. It must be because we really became very good friends. We love them to pieces. They are very genuine people.”
The peppers also seem to bring the neighborhood together. Neighbors know they can swing by and grab some if they're making a curry or another spicy dish.
“It's nice to be able to share,” Gilfillen said. “In return, we get all kinds of wonderful tomatoes, eggplants and stuff from our neighbors.”
And it's even brought strangers to their door. Gilfillen was picking peppers one night when a man from Trinidad who was driving by noticed the garden.
“He was just so happy to see them,” she said. “It's just lovely to see that flash of recognition because they weren't expecting to see this here in Minnesota.”
Rob Coleman will be growing more than 220 hot pepper plants in pots and in the ground in his front yard this year.
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Ace Hardware Acquires E-Commerce Startup The Grommet
Credit: Valpak
By Joe Keenan
Ace Hardware has acquired a majority stake in The Grommet, an e-commerce startup that brings to market products from independent entrepreneurs and emerging companies, officials announced Tuesday. Launched in 2008, The Grommet has worked with more than 2,500 inventors, entrepreneurs and small businesses to launch dozens of household products and brands on its website. FitBit, IdeaPaint, OtterBox and SodaStream are among the items that were showcased on The Grommet as they were launching.
“We’ve both been duking it out for the little guy," Jules Pieri, who co-founded The Grommet with Joanne Domeniconi, told the Chicago Tribune. "Ace has been doing it for 93 years, and we’ve been doing it for just under nine years. There’s a lot of heart and soul and passion for helping people realize their dreams.”
Total Retail's Take: A partnership launched between the two companies in 2016 — Grommet displays were added to Ace’s brick-and-mortar stores featuring about 40 different products that the online startup was testing each quarter — proved successful enough that Ace decided to purchase a majority interest in The Grommet. The deal aligns The Grommet's unique, innovative products from small businesses and entrepreneurs into local and independently owned Ace stores. In addition to The Grommet and Ace, the real winners in this deal may very well be the small businesses and inventors whose products were getting exposure on The Grommet's website. Their exposure just increased significantly by getting the products into Ace's stores.
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Joe Keenan is the executive editor of Total Retail. Joe has more than 10 years experience covering the retail industry, and enjoys profiling innovative companies and people in the space.
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Jungle Paintball: Real-time multiplayer strategy game
Motion Hive approached N-iX Game & VR studio for full-cycle development of mobile strategy game called Jungle Paintball, a game where you can:
build your own base and fortify it with a wide range of defenses,
raid enemy bases for valuable resources and fame,
team up with friends and battle other players in 2v2 real-time multiplayer,
enjoy a full-fledged single-player campaign spanning multiple nail-biting missions.
Jungle Paintball was released for Android and iOS in September 2016.
November 2015 - February 2017
Unity, Photon, AWS
Full-cycle game development
Full unit control system
Real-time 2v2 multiplayer battles
Gameplay recording system
Multiple game modes
Motion Hive was looking for a reliable partner with strong full-cycle game development expertise, to make a mobile real-time strategy game from scratch. The client had an idea for a game where people can cooperate with each other, form tribes, operate units with a unique set of skills, attack other players, and defend their bases.
To make this idea come to life Motion Hive came to N-iX Game & VR studio.
N-iX Game & VR designed every component of the Jungle Paintball game design in close cooperation with Motion Hive to ensure the game follows the client’s vision.
Jungle Paintball is a real-time strategy where players can take the role of a base commander and take part in battles for territory. The game has several game modes including 2v2 multiplayer and single-player campaign.
To make an eye-appealing game, N-iX Game & VR team paid huge attention to its graphics and style. Before finding the game’s unique art style, our team executed many sketches and artworks, performed in various styles.
For a social component of Jungle Paintball, our team developed a clan system, which allows players to gather in tribes and raid the rival tribe bases. For better communication between teammates, voice chat was added. Additionally, the recording system was implemented, which allows players to save and share match replays.
N-iX Game & VR team paid extra effort to optimize the game through code, network refactoring and asset optimization to make sure it all runs smoothly on a wide range of devices.
Value delivered
N-iX Game and VR studio finished end-to-end development of Jungle Paintball and the game was released in September 2016 on Google Play, App Store and on the alternative marketplace called Cafe Bazaar.
Jungle Paintball is an exciting strategy game, combining real-time battles and city-builder elements. Mastering the game and defeating opponents requires outstanding skills from players.
Motion Hive is completely satisfied with the quality of an end-product and players gave Jungle Paintball a warm welcome with a score of 4.3 on Google Play.
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ScienceCoronavirus Coverage
Here's the best way to clean your face mask
Whether you’re wearing a disposable surgical mask or a cloth bandana, here’s how to make sure your protective gear stays sanitary.
Photograph by Bobby Doherty, National Geographic
If you do venture out wearing masks and gloves, here’s how to clean them, when to dispose of them, and why you ultimately shouldn’t fear harboring the coronavirus on the rest of your clothes.
By Sarah Gibbens
Wearing a mask in public once meant you were dressed for Halloween or to rob a bank. Yet in a few short months, because of COVID-19, this clothing item has evolved into everyday wear.
The World Health Organization recommends wearing a surgical mask—the type found in hospitals—if you feel ill or are caring for a sick person. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention go further and advise a cloth covering for anyone venturing into a crowded public place. Some people are exceeding those official guidelines and also wearing reusable or disposable gloves in public.
Experts warn, however, that misusing any of this protective gear could potentially expose you to just as many germs as you would contact without it—because the masks and gloves themselves collect viruses if they’re not cleaned or changed frequently, and because they may then contaminate your hands or things that you later touch without protection.
“When I see someone [wearing gloves] touching countertops and then digging in their purse, I think, Now they’ve created cross contamination and voided whatever protection they’re wearing,” says Jade Flinn, a nurse educator in the biocontainment unit at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Social distancing and frequent handwashing remain the most valuable ways, experts say, to keep from spreading or being infected by SARS-CoV-2, the virus behind the global pandemic.
The CDC provides step-by-step instructions for removing gloves and advises you to wash your hands after doing so.
Photo Illustration by Bobby Doherty, National Geographic
But if you do venture out wearing masks and gloves, here’s how to clean them, when to dispose of them, and why you ultimately shouldn’t fear harboring the virus on the rest of your clothes.
How to clean a cloth mask
A standard laundry cycle is enough to wash the coronavirus off cloth, according to the WHO and CDC.
“Because it’s an enveloped virus, it’s really susceptible to detergents,” says Rachel Graham, a virologist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The envelope that encapsulates viruses like influenza and SARS-CoV-2 is a delicate layer of oily lipids and proteins, held together by surface tension.
Laundry detergents and soaps contain surfactants, chemicals that easily break that envelope apart by reducing surface tension, explains Joshua Santarpia, a pathologist at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. A surfactant molecule has one end that’s attracted to oil and grease, while the other is attracted to water. The oil-loving end wedges into the coronavirus’s envelope, busting it apart. The remnants get trapped in circular pods of surfactant called micelles and are washed away in water.
“The interaction of that surfactant with the viral envelope pretty quickly destroys the ability of that virus to be infective,” Santarpia says. Potent surfactants are found in most home and commercial cleaning products.
The water temperature in the washing machine doesn’t matter as long as you use detergent. “The masks made of cotton withstand higher temperatures, so if it makes you feel better to wash it at a higher temp, go ahead and do that,” Graham says. The high, concentrated heat from a dryer offers added protection: it’s enough to kill most microorganisms.
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What if I’m wearing a surgical or N95 mask?
Unlike cloth coverings, medical masks intended for single use are made of non-woven synthetic fabrics that can’t withstand a typical laundry cycle.
“If you wash them it will do a lot of damage to their filtration capability,” Santarpia says. Out of necessity, healthcare workers have been reusing N95 respirators—the dome-shaped, tight-fitting masks that are the only verified way to efficiently filter small particles like viruses. The facilities where Flinn and Santarpia work use hospital-grade disinfectants that preserve the mask’s integrity through the cleaning process.
Santarpia’s Nebraska hospital is also sanitizing masks with UV-C, a high-energy type of ultraviolet light. That allows staff to re-wear masks a handful of times, Santarpia says. Because UV-C is considered more intense and more likely to cause cancer than UV-A and UV-B, this brand of sterilization should only be conducted under expert supervision by people trained in using UV-C light, according to the CDC.
For the general public, the bottom line is, you should ideally only wear medical masks once—and if you’re going to reuse them, set them aside between uses long enough for the virus to decay.
How long is that? Scientists are still unpacking exactly how long SARS-CoV-2 lasts on surfaces, in the air, and on masks. Preliminary evidence released late last month without peer-review found traces of the coronavirus persisted for considerable time on N95 respirators.
“The take-home message is that the virus can remain infectious for several hours, potentially up to a few days, on various surfaces, including masks,” says Amandine Gamble, one of the study’s authors and an infectious disease expert at the University of California Los Angeles. She suspects the coronavirus gets trapped within a mask’s fibers, which poses a hazard until the germ spontaneously degrades over time. For this reason, the CDC advises against wearing an N95 respirator for more than 8 hours total, and unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer, those face filters should be discarded after five reuses.
But even outside of hospitals, respirators that are reused repeatedly in public could collect virus over time and increase the wearer’s own chances of accidental exposure.
“The one important thing to keep in mind is that the probability of getting infected increases with the number of viral particles encountered,” she says. “It is not an on-off process, but a gradual one.”
Can you reuse and wash your gloves?
Public health organizations do not recommend wearing gloves of any kind to prevent contracting the coronavirus.
“As long as your skin is intact, it’s a very effective immune barrier,” says Graham, adding there’s also no evidence the coronavirus can squeeze through a cut and it doesn’t circulate well in the bloodstream.
However, if your worries override your desires to follow health guidelines and you feel the need for the extra layer of protection, be as careful as you would with ungloved hands. Limit the number of things you touch, and—as always—don’t touch your face.
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“My concern is some people think they are protected” by gloves, says Jane Greatorex, a virologist at Cambridge University in the U.K. Gloves “need disposing of or washing in the same way you would your hands.”
“Single-use gloves aren’t really meant to be washed, and you’re much more likely to get a breach in your gloves,” says Santarpia. “People should focus much more on hand hygiene than glove wear.”
What about everything else I’m wearing?
Going to the grocery store doesn’t mean you have to throw away your clothes. That’s because enveloped viruses like the coronavirus don’t easily survive on porous surfaces such as cotton shirts, polyester blouses, and denim jeans.
Coronaviruses primarily spread in respiratory droplets, which are mostly water and keep the virus moist until it can reach another body. Given time—anywhere from a few days to a week—the viruses will decay by simply drying out, says Gerardo Lopez, a University of Arizona environmental microbiologist who has studied how viruses transmit from various surfaces.
With a germ that spreads as easily SARS-CoV-2, he says, it’s important to frequently clean anything—hands, masks, doorknobs, phones—that receives regular human contact. “Don’t underestimate the possibility of a virus staying on something,” Lopez adds.
But your regular clothes aren’t what you should worry about. When respiratory droplets land on a textile such as cotton, it absorbs some of the moisture, drying out the droplets and exposing the virus particles and their fragile envelopes to the air.
“The lipid layer on the outside is going to dry up, and the protein it needs to attach to receptors become inoperable,” says Lopez. The virus’s genetic material might be left behind, “but it's no longer really viable,” he adds. And your washing machine will take care of it.
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At the AIA|DC Chapter's 125th anniversary party on November 2, Hickok Cole received the "Firm of the Year" honor award from the Washington Architectural Foundation.
Washington, D.C.—At the AIA|DC Chapter’s 125th anniversary party on November 2, Hickok Cole received the “Firm of the Year” honor award from the Washington Architectural Foundation. The community service award recognized Hickok Cole’s contributions to the new District Architecture Center, which allows the Foundation to reach the public more than ever before. Hickok Cole Architects won an open design competition held by AIA|DC, resulting in a project that emphasizes light, transparency, and a connection with the city befitting the Center’s prominent Penn Quarter location.
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Building worlds
Nikky Lee
Free Excerpt: Blood of the Sun by Dan Rabarts and Lee Murray
The third and final installment of Lee Murray and Dan Rabart's award-winning series The Path of Ra launches in New Zealand on November 27. Check out the sneak preview below!
If you missed it, read Lee and Dan's interview here.
Penny and Matiu exchange uneasy glances.
There’s nowhere to park, the grass verges crammed with cars, so Matiu slows, looking both ways, searching for a spot.
To Penny’s left, Mount Māngere pokes its grassy knobbed shoulders above the modest suburban streets. Penny knows the domain well, occasionally walking the track to the top, sometimes bringing Cerberus for a romp on the terraces. There’s plenty for him to explore: the double-cratered hillock is humped and hollowed, scattered with lava bombs thrown out during the mountain’s last epic eruption 70,000 years ago. Still evidence of the original pa site, too. Penny can only imagine what it must have been like to live up there in those days. Like living alongside the gods. The views will have changed over time—from lush bushlands to today’s vibrant cityscape—but breath-taking, nonetheless. You can see forever up there: across the city to Rangitoto Island in one direction, and over Puketutu Island to the Manukau Heads on the other. It’s a special place, the kind where you can reach out and touch the heavens with your fingertips...
All at once, Cerberus howls. Startled, Penny glances back. The dog has dropped into the footwell and is frantically trying to squeeze his gangly doggy bulk into the small space. Hackles raised, he bares his teeth and growls, the sound so desolate that Penny’s marrow turns to jelly.
What’s up with him?
Twisting within the confines of her safety belt, Penny’s reaching a hand back to ruffle his ears and reassure him when she catches sight of her aunt. Penny’s heart seizes. If Cerberus is spooked, Mārama can only be petrified. She’s the living embodiment of the hollowed-eyed figure in that Munch painting.
Gripping the fabric of her dress in white-knuckled terror, Mārama’s mouth quivers in a soundless scream.
Penny whips her eyes back to the front and grasps Matiu by the arm. “Matiu! Something’s wrong with Mārama…” She trails off. Matiu’s expression is the mirror image of her aunt’s. What’s wrong with them all?
“Pen…” Matiu’s moan is full of agony, and he’s panting, as if he’s in pain. His eyes have a faraway look, of longing, or despair.
Oh cripes. They’re going to hit a car. Penny grabs the wheel, swerving the Solaris away from the kerb and back into the middle of the road. This is ridiculous. They have to get off the road or Matiu’s going to get them all killed. She slaps her brother on the arm, willing him to snap out it.
“Matiu, can you hear me? I need you to turn right. Go back a few streets. Find a space so we can stop.”
He blinks.
“Matiu. Turn right now.”
“OK,” he croaks.
Thank goodness.
He almost misses the junction, turning them sharply into Hastie Ave.
Nothing. Still nowhere to park. The streets are chock-full of cars and Penny would bet her right arm that every one of them is unlocked and abandoned.
Mārama groans.
“Matiu,” Penny urges. “Go left into Crawford. Left here. Turn!”
Finally, she spies a space up ahead. Fortunately, Matiu seems to have recovered, at least partially, because he manoeuvres the Solaris up onto the verge without being told.
He puts the car in park, then throws opens the door and rolls out onto the grass.
Penny too is out of the car, rounding the back of the vehicle, to check on Mārama. The door open,
Penny leans inside to comfort their aunt. Meanwhile, Cerberus is attempting to change footwells, his muzzle resting on Mārama’s legs.
“Matiu? You okay?” Penny says, while Mārama clings to her like a wet swimsuit. “What’s going on?” Her aunt mumbles something incoherent into Penny’s shoulder. Penny feels her tremble.
On his hands and knees now, Matiu shakes his head. “Dunno,” he gasps. “Bit of food poisoning, I guess. Feeling better now.”
“But Mārama’s got it, too. And it hit her at exactly the same time.”
Using the Solaris for support, Matiu staggers to his feet. “Milk must have been off.”
Penny frowns. Such a violent reaction from just a teaspoon of milk? And to hit that fast? Penny’s doubtful. Matiu doesn’t meet her eye, instead gazing back down the road towards the mountain.
MATIU
The glare of sunshine on the white paint of the Solaris drives back the darkness, this well of black which was drawing him down. The sound of voices muffles the lingering, echoing scream that had come from nowhere, yet somewhere familiar, somewhere close, somewhere impossibly here.
But that’s all it was, a reflection; an echo. A glimpse of something darker. Something they missed. The old volcano has borne brooding witness to many a horror in its long lifetime, and today its very bones have cried out with the pain of whatever new atrocity has taken place under her watchful eye.
Taking a deep breath, Matiu pulls himself together, fingers drumming a rhythm on the bonnet. He turns as Mārama wraps him in a hug, her thin arms brittle as firewood as she draws him close, and then she is gone, and the sun hammers down and the scream still echoes, distant, in his head. Calling. Like somewhere a window has cracked open and from the darkness beyond comes a wind, cold and sour and haunted by the voices of the ghosts who want to step through. It may not be wide enough for them yet, but they will howl and rage and scrape their fingers along the glass until it shatters.
A patrol car pulls up alongside them, and Penny is talking to someone, and they’re bundling into the car, Penny up front and Beaker in the back. Matiu gets in the Solaris, Cerberus bounding in behind and, like he’s falling into a dream, the car is driving. Turning up the sloping, winding road which he knows will take them to the carpark and the ranger track, up the wide, angry shoulders of a volcano which, like her many close relatives, merely slumbers here on the fringes of the human world. This place which is the domain of Rūaumoko, just one step between the shifting heat of the earth’s crust and the screaming dark of the underworld.
It’s all coming together, and it’s all falling apart.
Matiu shakes his head clear. This is no time to freeze up. Shit just got real. He needs to be on his game. He rolls his window down and lets the hot, fetid wind rush over him. Tastes the anticipation. Rolls it on his tongue, and grins a grin which just might be a little bit mad.
“Just a bit further.” Stepping over the lip of the crater, she gazes down at the scooped-out core, and the sweat freezes on her back. Her breath freezes too, her chest wall constricting around her lungs.
“Oh my God,” Beaker whispers beside her.
Penny sinks to her knees on the grass, breathing in rapid, shallow breaths. She hugs her arms about her. What’s happening to the world? Two massacres in one day. How is it even possible? All these people: there has to be at least a hundred of them.
Now she knows what the officer had meant about everyone arriving too late. And why so many cars had been abandoned outside the community centres. Why hadn’t the police been told? Surely, someone must have known this was about to happen. Penny’s shock turns to anger. They knew and yet they chose not to say anything. The smallest clue would have been enough, the merest soupçon to raise the alarm. Why hadn’t they phoned it in, so the police could do their job? A text, a tweet, a hashtag, hell even ten measly characters could have avoided all this…this…waste.
Except it isn’t exactly the same as this morning. For one, the bodies don’t appear to be mutilated. There was no sudden biofueled explosion to fling butchered dismembered limbs across a blistered tarmac. No, this was quietly done, in silence, without fanfare or fireballs. Penny can tell because seen here, from above, the bodies form a pattern laid out on the slopes in neatly concentric whorls, increasingly tighter as they descend to the centre at the base of the hollow.
Penny is certain they laid themselves out this way. They did it voluntarily. She doesn’t need to look to know they all have the same motif tattooed on the inside of a wrist. Concentric whorls like a stylised koru, with a slash across the meridian: the emblem of the Touching the Sun cult.
An eerie ululation echoes over the domain and Penny looks up as Matiu and Cerberus come over the brow of the hill.
The fern is a plant of special significance to the people of Aotearoa. Represented by the koru, a curling inward spiral, it is a humble inhabitant of the bush, with dark fronds that turn in on themselves and only occasionally uncurl when the sun hits them through the shade of the trees they hide beneath. Over the centuries, it has come to represent the country’s sense of nationhood, an iconic swirl gracing the jerseys of national sports teams, government departments and the tail fins of the now defunct state airline. It symbolises pride, unity; humility and endurance. Survival.
Matiu had never realised how much the symbol means to him as a New Zealander, as Māori, until he stands on the lip of the crater, looking down into the maw of Mount Māngere, and sees that symbol laid out below him in flesh and bone, a corruption. A spiral of death descending into the grassy centre of the dormant volcano’s cone. Side by side, arms linked at the elbows, dozens of corpses staring blindly at the scorching sky. The koru means life, renewal. Rebirth. Not death. Not this.
Cerberus whines and strains against his leash as Matiu wanders along the perimeter tape. A ritualistic killing, the Touching the Sun wheatgrass juice, the bizarre symbology. It’s got Kerr written all over it. But she’s upped her game, or morphed it into something new. Not a single victim in a secret place, but a crowd out in the open, at a place where the line between this world and the realms of Rūaumoko and Hine-nui-te-pō grows thin.
There’s a roar building in the back of his head, a rushing white noise like an approaching waterfall, its current drawing him closer to the edge, and the plummet into oblivion. He fights back the urge to let it draw him in. He needs to focus now, and focus hard. The fingers of his left hand drum against his leg, thrum, thrum, thrum, a rhythmic counterpoint to the thunder of the beyond. A quiet challenge. The roar recedes, but only slightly. Just enough to choke back the scream rising in his throat, a desperate howl he had barely heard even though it’s coming from his own lungs. He stifles the cry, withering under the odd stares drifting his way.
At the very centre of the spiral, in what must have been the throat of the volcano several thousand years ago, there’s a gap. Matiu can practically see Sandi Kerr there, standing over her lambs, the shepherd holding the sacrificial knife. Asking them—no, telling them—to give their lives for whatever it is the madwoman seeks. A gate to another world, or the open jaws of a being as dark and vast and hungry as the night itself.
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Annual Report 2014–2015 /
Corporate Overview /
Figure 2.2 shows the principal elements of the Library's corporate governance structure.
Figure 2.2: Corporate Governance Structure, 2014–15
The National Library Act 1960 provides that a council shall conduct the affairs of the Library. The Council has 12 members, including the Director-General, one senator elected by the Senate and one member of the House of Representatives elected by the House.
At 30 June 2015, there was one vacancy on Council. Appendix A lists Council members and their attendance at Council meetings. On 16 June 2015, the House of Representatives appointed the Member for Werriwa, Mr Laurie Ferguson MP, to the Council.
In 2014–15, in addition to general administrative, compliance and financial matters, Council considered a range of matters, including:
the Corporate Plan 2015–2019;
the Enhanced Commonwealth Performance Framework;
implications of the PGPA Act;
shared services arrangements;
the DLIR project;
the 2015–16 Budget;
use of Library trust accounts;
new acquisitions;
integration of the Library’s reading rooms;
Strategic Workforce planning;
work health and safety;
environmental management;
the activities of the Library’s Foundation Board;
Council’s evaluation of its performance;
changes to services and opening hours.
Council has two advisory committees: the Audit Committee and the Corporate Governance Committee.
The Audit Committee comprises a minimum of three non-executive Council members. Council may appoint external members to the Audit Committee. The Chair of Council and Director-General also attend meetings. Details of Audit Committee members and meeting attendance can be found at Appendix A.
In 2014–15, the Audit Committee considered a range of matters, including:
financial statements for 2013–14;
Library trust account disbursements;
internal assessment of the Audit Committee’s performance;
review of the Audit Committee’s role and charter;
the internal audit schedule;
the Australian National Audit Office’s 2014–15 financial statement audit strategy;
the compliance report required under the Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997;
the Public Management Reform Agenda and the PGPA Act;
the Internal Audit Plan 2015–16;
internal audits of:
the Fraud Risk Assessment and Fraud Control Plan
stocktake of Sales and Promotion, and the Bookshop
information and communication technologies (ICT) governance
the Building Works project (Reading Room Integration project);
Australian National Audit Office reports and recommendations;
valuation of the collection;
reports on legal services, compliance, fraud and ethics, risk management and business continuity, insurance, whistleblower complaints, public interest disclosures, contract management and training, audit committee training, the DLIR project and shared services.
The Corporate Governance Committee comprises three non-executive Council members (the Chair, the Deputy Chair and the Chair of the Audit Committee) and has the authority to coopt other non-executive Council members.
Appendix A lists the Corporate Governance Committee members. In February 2015, the Corporate Governance Committee met to consider the results of the 2014 Council Self-Evaluation Survey and, in June 2015, it met to discuss the Director-General’s performance.
Corporate Management Group
The Corporate Management Group (CMG), consisting of the Director-General and the six Senior Executive Service (SES) staff, provides strategic and operational leadership for the Library. In particular, it monitors the achievement of objectives and strategies, oversees budget matters, develops policy, coordinates activities across the organisation and oversees a range of operational issues. CMG meets weekly.
A number of cross-organisational committees advise CMG in areas such as workforce planning, asset management, building works, emergency planning, collection development and management, events and education, exhibitions, and publications.
Corporate Planning Framework
The Balanced Scorecard continues to be the Library’s principal planning support system, facilitating the integration of strategic, operational and budget planning. Since its introduction in 2000–01, the Balanced Scorecard has proved to be a successful performance management tool accepted by staff and other stakeholders. All scorecard achievements, initiatives and targets are reviewed regularly as part of strategic management planning and monitoring processes. In 2014–15, the Library completed a review of its performance indicators and explored alternative reporting systems to the Balanced Scorecard. This work was initiated to assist the Library to develop and implement performance frameworks under the PGPA Act.
The Library’s Risk Management Framework continues to provide effective tools for identifying, evaluating and responding to risks that may affect the collection, core business functions and resources, staff and visitors, and/or strategic decision-making.
The Library’s Risk Management Register, which is subject to annual review, is central to this framework. The register records risks to the Library, as well as risk mitigation and risk reduction strategies. These strategies are managed through established procedures and plans, such as the Collection Disaster Plan, the IT Disaster Recovery Plan, the Business Contingency Plan for Critical Building Systems and the Business Continuity Framework.
Risk management within the Library is overseen by the Library’s Emergency Planning Committee, which is chaired by the Assistant Director-General, Corporate Services, and includes SES officers representing all business areas. The committee provides a clear control structure to identify, monitor, respond to and mitigate risks that may affect the Library.
Section 16 of the PGPA Act, which came into effect on 1 July 2014, provides that accountable authorities of all Commonwealth entities must establish and maintain appropriate systems of risk oversight, management and internal control for the entity. The Commonwealth Risk Management Policy was introduced to support the PGPA Act framework and is supplemented by a draft Risk Management Better Practice Guide. The goal of the policy is to embed risk management within the culture of Commonwealth entities, so the shared understanding of risk leads to well-informed decision-making.
Corporate Commonwealth entities, such as the Library, are not formally required to comply with the policy but should review and align their risk management frameworks and systems with the policy as a matter of good practice. The Library has commenced a review of internal arrangements and risk management practices to assess performance in relation to the policy and in relation to the recommendations and guidance provided in the Better Practice Guide.
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SmiLe Incubator
in2cure raises SEK 10 million
in2cure has raised SEK 10 million in venture capital from private investors. The company, a member of SmiLe Incubator in Lund, is developing a gel to promote wound healing based on research at Lund University. in2cure is now accelerating development and plans to initiate clinical studies at the end of 2019. Helene Hartman, previously a member of the board of directors, is taking over as the new CEO.
in2cure was founded by Dr. Artur Schmidtchen, Professor of Dermatology and Venereology at Lund University and a physician at Skåne University Hospital. He has analyzed how endogenous peptides act to fight infection, reduce inflammation and deactivate the toxic substances that form when the bacteria enter the body. The trailblazing research findings were recently published in the prestigious journal Nature Communication.
These discoveries could lead to a completely new type of modern medication, which unlike antibiotics, has a more natural and flexible mode of action and therefore does not create resistance.
“In a future when we can no longer use antibiotics in the same way as today, we must find alternative modalities to protect ourselves and to prevent infection. At in2cure we are now developing a treatment to promote wound healing based on this natural defense, and the infusion of capital will enable us to accelerate the development of our drug candidate BioC. We plan to initiate clinical trials in about one year. The discovery will form a platform that the company can subsequently develop for additional indications,” says Helene Hartman, CEO of in2cure.
Helene Hartman has worked on the company’s board of directors since 2014 and is now assuming the position of CEO. She has extensive experience of strategic development at Tetra Pak and from working on other boards of directors.
Earlier this year in2cure received SEK 200,000 from the Sten K Johnson Foundation, as well as a grant from Novo Seeds in Denmark.
in2cure is a startup company in SmiLe Incubator, which supports life science entrepreneurs with business development and access to well-equipped laboratories, and is located at Medicon Village in Lund.
About in2cure: in2cure develops medications based on BioC, an endogenous peptide. As part of the body's immune system, BioC has been carefully analyzed, revealing that it suppresses inflammation, prevents infection and neutralizes endotoxins. BioCure is a platform for the development of modern medications for the post-antibiotics era. As a first application, in2cure is developing a wound treatment gel, with plans to initiate clinical studies in late 2019.
Contact: Helene Hartman, CEO of in2cure, Helene.hartman@in2cure.com, +46 (0)725-120312, www.in2cure.com
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Facts about the SmiLe Incubator in Lund, Sweden: SmiLe is a life science business incubator based in Medicon Village in Lund. SmiLe Incubator helps entrepreneurs to commercialize their ideas. There are currently more than 20 companies in SmiLe, which together with alumni companies have attracted more than MEUR 210 in venture capital to date since 2014. SmiLe offers business coaching, a large network of contacts in our community, and our many well-equipped laboratories, unique of its kind in Sweden. SmiLe is a non-profit organization and receives basic funding from Region Skåne, Lund Municipality, Lund University and Medicon Village. SmiLe’s listed alumni companies currently have a market capitalization of almost MEUR 570. www.smileincubator.life
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Tom A. Alberg
Born: c. 1940
Occupation: Business
Party Affiliation: Republican
Executive summary: Madrona Venture Group
An early investor in Amazon. In 2000 he founded Novelty Hill Winery, where he is learning the trade of winemaking. By 2002 the winery was producing 5,000 cases annually. Tom's son, Robert Albert, is not so fortunate. He was sentenced in 2004 to 13 years prison for possessing enough ricin toxin (which he had ordered through the mail) to kill 200 people. One email he wrote "It's now exciting working with poisons perhaps I'll find a way to end all life on Earth through some interesting items." Another email, to his sister, confided that he "could now poison water supplies."
Father: Thomas A. Alberg
Mother: Miriam Twitchell Alberg
Wife: Judi Beck
Son: Robert Alberg (incarcerated)
University: BA, Harvard University (1962)
Law School: JD, Columbia Law School
Madrona Venture Group Co-Founder (1995-)
McCaw Cellular EVP (1990-95)
Perkins Coie Partner
Member of the Board of Advanced Digital Information Corporation
Member of the Board of Amazon (1996-)
Member of the Board of Madrona Venture Group Managing (1999-)
Columbia Law Review Editor
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March 22nd, 2020 Nonprofit New York
Thank you for all you are doing to sustain our communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. Congress recently passed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act, and is now quickly working to pass an economic stimulus package to respond to the recession brought on by COVID-19. The Senate proposal is already out. We must make our voices heard, as powerful economic engines of our city, state, and national economies. We need you to TAKE ACTION and tell Congress nonprofits must be included in any federal stimulus package. Feel free to use the boilerplate language below to contact your Congressmembers today.
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Thank you for all you are doing to sustain our communities through the COVID-19 pandemic. We understand Congress is actively working on an economic stimulus bill to mitigate the recession COVID-19 has created. New York City’s nonprofits face an unprecedented threat to be able to serve our communities. Our sector is committed to ending COVID-19, but we must remain in existence to do our part.
New York City’s nonprofits employ 16% of the private workforce, 6% higher than the national average. In the Bronx we are 34% of the workforce, in Staten Island 25%, in Brooklyn 21%. Our arts and cultural organizations that employ 300,000 people and pay over $20 billion in wages, attracting global tourism. Our health and human service organizations, many of whom have more than 500 employees, are on the frontlines of the pandemic, through 3,000 organizations employing over 40,000 people. We are faith centers, philanthropic institutions, schools, theatres and arts education centers, advocates, environmental justice champions, musicians, and sites of housing, community, and economic development among many other fields. Nationally we contribute $900 billion to GDP and employ 12 million workers. We are part of the infrastructure and vitality of our city, state, and nation and must be valued in the same way as airlines, hospitality, and other businesses.
The impact of COVID-19 on our sector has been severe. Organizations face near impossible choices when our communities need us most. Staff furloughs or layoffs; suspend services this week or next. Some have one to two weeks of cash left. Even our largest institutions are suffering significant deficits and layoffs. Gig artists are out of work. Part-time workers laid off. Underpaid health and human service workers are asked to shift and work more, in high-risk positions.
The latest draft of the stimulus, from Senate Majority Leader McConnell (R-KY), provides minimal support for charitable organizations, but certainly not enough to help nonprofits succeed and survive. And certainly not as much as business interests. We are particularly concerned that the small business loans (Section 7(a)) exclude nonprofits with more than 500 employees, and organizations that bill for Medicaid. We commend the federal student loan payment suspensions, which is a major burden on our workforce.
We are calling on our Congressional leaders to:
Clarify that charitable nonprofits of all sizes, including more than 500, are able to participate in the emergency Small Business Loan Program by using the tax-law definition of charitable organizations (Sec. 501(c)(3) public charities) and removing the language that excludes nonprofits that are eligible to receive Medicaid reimbursements.
Expressly include charitable nonprofits in the $200 billion loan fund for businesses. The charitable sector needs an immediate infusion of $60 billion and the loan program is a fast way to get cash in the hands of organizations serving immediate needs in communities, yet facing lost and declining revenue due to the pandemic.
Improve the above-the-line charitable deduction by raising the cap to $2,000 and allowing all taxpayers to immediately claim the deduction on their 2019 taxes (due on July 15), and afterwards through 2021. Nonprofit New York endorses Senator Lankford’s amendment that would significantly increase the cap on the above-the-line charitable deduction from what is in the draft Senate Republican bill.
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Hail the King Chapter 63
Chapter 63: The Kingdom’s Policies
Although he had some ideas and plans, Fei didn’t immediately change the structure of the military and the kingdom’s policies. He’d only been here for three days, so there were too many things that he didn’t know about. If he tried to rush everything, it could potentially create more problems and take longer to implement the changes.
Fei was planning to use these couple days to get to know more about the kingdom.
The meeting continued. It wasn’t as serious and majestic as the meetings with kings and emperors in TV series and movies on Earth. It was quite the opposite; the atmosphere in the Executive Hall was very lively. In the area under the throne was an artificial thin flowing river going through the hall. There were even a few pretty goldfish swimming in it. On both sides, there were two rows of neatly placed stone chairs. Soft leather covered the chairs so the participants of the meeting could voice their opinions comfortably. Everyone had equal power and opportunity; they could stand up and state their opinions without the king’s consent, and they would even get into heated arguments if they had conflicting opinions.
A subtle and infant feeling of democracy and liberty quietly diffused into the hall.
This was the first meeting that Fei hosted as a king after his “recovery” into a normal person, so everyone with status had the chance to participate. On the side of the military, except for the general Brook, the twenty-two strongmen including Pierce and Drogba had formal seats. These “leaders” of Chambord said whatever came to their minds regarding the structure of the kingdom. Some gave very constructive ideas, while others came prepared and gave Fei their opinions written on paper made from white cloths and animal skins, especially the couple of white haired, highly respected and reputable elders at Chambord. Like magic, they took out huge stacks of paper with huge essays explaining their opinions and recommendations written on it. Fei felt his head getting dizzy just by looking at the size of the stacks.
There were floods of opinions and recommendations, some explaining the abuse of power of the former Head Minister Bazzer and others showing their disappointment in the previous Alexander’s IQ. Chambord had numerous tedious affairs for the king to deal with. Fei felt buried in all the paperwork. Seeing the mountain of documents in front of him and the pages of recommendations his secretary was recording down on the side, Fei felt his head starting to hurt. He rubbed his eyes and shook his head painfully.
Seeing Fei act in this manner, the strongmen laughed gloatingly. Even the old and handsome Bast had a meaningful smile on his face.
Fei was pissed, but an idea suddenly flashed in his mind. He said to his future father-in-law righteously, “Uncle Bast, I’m not even an adult yet and I don’t have any experience. As an elder, you have to help me. Hehehe, how about this, can you separate and organize these paperwork and documents for me and make recommendations on each one? That way, it’ll be easier for me to make decisions.”
Bast was stunned after hearing Fei’s words.
Maybe Fei hadn’t even realized it, but all the duties he described were part of the job of the former Head Minister Bazzer. This request from Fei meant that he had given all the executive powers of the kingdom to Bast……That meant from today onwards, Bast would become the new Head Minister; this sudden appointment overwhelmed the old fox Bast.
He didn’t even have enough time to react, and the other people in the hall didn’t expect anything like this either.
For a moment, the atmosphere in the Executive Hall became silent. After three or four seconds of silence –
“Your Majesty, I must respectfully disagree!” Someone stood up.
“King Alexander, I disagree as well……” Another instantly chimed in.
“Yes……. King Alexander, Bast is a dirty and shameless traitor. He’s stolen more than half of royal property only half a month ago. Because of Angela, we let it slide, but his actions are still unforgivable. How could we let a man that lacks integrity and honor take on such an important role of Head Minister?”
“I agree! Young King Alexander, you can’t be partial!”
“That’s right… I feel the same way……”
Suddenly, a wave of disagreement exploded and the whole Executive Hall became chaotic. Fei didn’t expect such a situation to arise. He glanced around quietly and was surprised to find that Brook and the strongmen who were sitting on the west side of the hall didn’t say anything; rather, the ones who were the noisiest were a dozen of new faces. These dozen people appeared in front of him; most of them were dressed luxuriously with silk robes and diamond and crystal embedded silver crowns. They all seemed energetic and spoke passionately. They patted their chests and appeared great and dutiful.
“Who are they?” Fei turned his head and whispered to his personal guard Torres.
After the blonde boy heard that, he lowered his head and whispered back, “My King, the six men in the front of you wearing the silver crowns are the high nobles in the castle, and the five luxuriously dressed men are the wealthiest merchants in the kingdom. According to the customs of the kingdom, these people have important roles in the King’s meetings; they can even influence the king’s decisions.”
“So it’s like that.” Fie nodded and vaguely understood what was going on.
Regardless of whether it was on Earth or in this world, there were always some well-spoken and seemingly loyal politicians who had tons of wealth taken from society and enjoyed the power to act above the law. They could take credit from the military, play around with their powers, form conspiracies and promote their “justice and honour”. All of it was to satisfy their own selfish desires.
At this moment, the nobles and merchants in the Executive Hall were acting the same way.
This discovery made Fei sigh again, “So Alexander the King was living such a chaotic and wronged life. How could these fat and stupid profit driven merchants appear in the King’s Executive Hall? The whole place is as noisy and chaotic as an open market……It looks like Chambord Kingdom is just like a small town on Earth and I’m just the town’s mayor……” Fei realized that to build the ideal kingdom in his mind, there was still a long way to go.
“Quiet, stop arguing. You, tell me your name.” Fei waved his hand and raised his voice to interrupt the heated argument. He pointed at the silver crowned man at the very front yelling the loudest and asked.
“Louis, Your Majesty. I’m Viscount Louis.” The silver crowned man stepped up and lightly bowed with a standard noble’s salute, and then answered proudly.
“Oh, Viscount……Louis?”
Fei felt that the entire name was hard to pronounce. To be honest, he had no idea how the Western Titling system worked, but that didn’t affect his next question, “Mr. Viscount, if Uncle Bast isn’t a good fit, who else do you think could perform this duty well?”
“King Alexander, to be clear, I’m not trying to be haughty, but I firmly believe that I am the best candidate……”
Louis tapped his chest again and said proudly, “I’m the most pure-blooded noble in Chambord. My father had the honour of being summoned by the Emperor of Zenit and meeting him in person. My family has a proud history and innumerable honours. I……Therefore, I’m the most proper candidate for the position of Head Minister.”
Before he could finish, the other nobles and merchants stood up one by one and applauded as they voiced their agreement.
Brook and the strongmen on the other hand all showed disdain on their faces.
Fei shook his head as he didn’t know whether to laugh or be angry. He knew exactly what this is – it was a battle for power and profit between the politicians. However, the few unqualified politicians in front of him were too stupid; their act was too lame and created the laughable scene. Fei looked at Louis who was still proudly announcing his noble honours disgustingly, then he suddenly said, ” Alright Viscount….eh…Louis. I only have one question for you. If your answer can satisfy me, then the position of Head Minister is yours.”
Louis was stoked. He said confidently, “Your Majesty, please ask! I bet you that there isn’t anyone out there that’s better at executive duties than me.”
“Sounds good. Now let me ask you this: when all the soldiers and citizens of Chambord were battling and bleeding for the kingdom, WHERE.WERE.YOU?”
Fei sat high up on his throne. He sneered as he said each word; he didn’t even try to to hide his ridiculing expression.
“I……” Viscount Louis was stunned.
“Hahaha, when we were fighting and bleeding alongside the King, Mr. Viscount must have been hiding under a woman’s crotch and shivering and whining. Hahaha……” Drogba was a straightforward man. After he listened to that much bullsh*t, he couldn’t help but stand up and mock Louis and his followers. Brook and rest of the strongmen instantly burst in laughter.
“You…… you bunch of dirty ruffians…… Since when were you guys eligible to appear in the Executive Hall?” Viscount Louis’s face suddenly turned red, and yelled as he explained himself, “Nobles have the right to be exempt from war recruitments……As the most pured-blooded noble in Chambord, of course I won’t be like you bunch of lowly farmers, doing all the boring jobs of fighting and killing.”
“Fighting and killing are boring?” Fei’s face turned cold as he heard that. He said angrily, “Alright, that’s it. Viscount Louis, I’m very dissatisfied with your response. Unfortunately, you won’t be getting the position of Head Minister……Also, dear Viscount, be careful who you insult. These people you call ruffians are the heroes that defended Chambord. If I hear you disrespecting the heroes of Chambord again, you’ll have the honour of being the first unlucky soul that has his noble title stripped away by me.”
As he said that, his murderous intention was no longer able to be contained within his eyes.
Louis was stunned and didn’t dare say a word.
Then, Fei turned around and said to his future father-in-law, “Uncle Bast, it looks like I have to trouble you with organizing the documents and paperwork for me. Hehe, this Viscount Louis just reminded me; I now formally declare that starting from today, you shall be appointed as the new Head Minister of Chambord.”
By this point, Bast had completely calmed down from his initial shock. After hearing this formal appointment, the old handsome man didn’t decline; he bowed gracefully to show his acceptance.
“Humph, Your Majesty, I disagree. You can’t do this! This is clearly favouritism…… Appointing a traitor as the Head Minister would destroy the entire Chambord Kingdom.” Within the group of fat merchants who were sitting on the east side of the hall, one bearded fat merchant stood out bravely and challenged Fei’s decision unconvincingly as he saw Viscount Louis’ meaningful glance.
Fei was enraged.
If someone was a coward, then they should’ve just tucked in their balls and pretended to be dead. However, the men in front of Fei were pushing him to his limit. They acted as if they were righteous and dutiful. Fei hated these kinds of fake politicians; crappy memories about this from his life on Earth suddenly appeared in his mind. His didn’t hold back at all as he slammed his palms onto the handles of the throne, stood up, pointed at the fatty’s nose and swore in a rough manner, ” Go f*ck yourself! I like favouritism; who do you think you are? What can you do about it? From now on, these kinds of embarrassing dumbasses shall never appear in my palace again…… Where are the guards? Throw these unqualified fat pigs out of here!”
As soon as Fei finished, a dozen of armoured soldiers rushed in, took away the couple of fat merchants and threw them onto the streets.
Under the gasps and unbelievable expressions on everyone’s faces, the six remaining nobles stared at each other in embarrassment and finally sat back down quietly in their seats.
Fei sat high up on the throne. He glanced around, and not a single noble dared to look him in the eyes.
The immense power of the nobles, the messed up power distribution and political system had strengthened Fei’s determination in restructuring the kingdom’s administrative system and the military. “Since I’m already the King of Chambord and my fate is closely tied with the people in front of me, I can’t afford to not work hard. I have to change the current situation and guard and protect all the things that I treasure.”
After he thought about it, Fei knew treating a deadly disease needed heavy medicine. He had to give the kingdom a heavy dose of medication to solve this problem.
He switched to Paladin Mode and a holy, bright and honorable sensation emanated from his body. He stood up in front of the throne and with a firm expression on his face, he said decisively, “As the King of Chambord, I declare that during these next ten days, I will be revolutionizing the power distribution, administrative systems and military. From today on, all the orders and procedures in the administrative system and military shall be abolished, and the whole kingdom shall enter a 10 day long post-war adjustment. During this time, all the administrative and executive tasks shall be taken care of by Bast, and military duties shall be taken care of by Brook. If any of you have good ideas for this reconstruction and revolution, talk to Bast and Brook about it and they will report it to me.”
The magnificence of the king and the holiness of the paladin combined together at this moment. Fei’s voice echoed around the palace. No one dared to refute him; everyone bowed and submitted to Fei’s command. Even the nobles who felt reluctant sweated buckets and didn’t dare to talk. Under this atmosphere, they even felt the illusion of everything being the way it should be.
This was the benefit of Paladin Mode; it could increase one’s persuasion, influence and majesty and make opponents submit to one’s commands. It was the most recent cheating method that Fei figured out.
After that resolution had been passed, the meeting afterwards went pretty smoothly.
As the meeting was finishing, Brook, one of the two new authorities of Chambord stood up and mentioned something else, “My King, there’s something very important that I have to remind you about. In about half a year, the Military Exercise between all the affiliated kingdoms under Zenit Empire hosted every three years will begin. If we want to get a good rank, we have to start preparing now.”
After Brook said that, everyone in the hall nodded and made sounds to agree with him. The atmosphere was getting heated again. Drogba stood up and yelled as he hammered his chest, “This time, we have to wreck our old rival Blackstone Kingdom and advance to a level 5 affiliated kingdom.”
Fei was curious and asked, “Affiliated Kingdom’s Military Exercise? Eh, what’s that for?”
Regarding the fact that after King Alexander returned to normal, he had always forgotten a lot of basic and common sense information, everyone had gotten used to it. Brook explained patiently, “Your Majesty, the Military Exercise is a competition hosted by our parent Empire-Zenit to measure the strength of each kingdom, so all of Zenit’s affiliated kingdoms must participate. If we perform well in this competition, we will have a chance to advance Chambord’s position to a level 5 affiliated kingdom. This is a great opportunity for us.”
“Advance to a level 5 affiliated kingdom? Are there any benefits?”
“Of course, your Majesty. Chambord is currently a level 6 affiliated kingdom of Zenit Empire, and ranked the lowest among all other kingdoms. Therefore, we are only able to receive a very limited amount of support from Zenit Empire. If we take this opportunity and advance to a level 5 affiliated kingdom, we wouldn’t just receive more and better materials and financial support; we would also be allowed to increase the number of citizens and soldiers that Chambord has to get more land and territory. We could even possibly be rewarded with higher star ranked energy training scrolls. With all of that, the strength of Chambord would be improved significantly!”
This was the first time that Fei heard anything like this. He asked without thinking, “Are there currently limitations on the population size and military size of Chambord? Also, you mentioned land and energy training scrolls…How does that work?”
“Your Majesty, according to the Law of Zenit, a level 6 affiliated kingdom can only have less than 10,000 citizens, 500 soldiers, only one castle and less than 500 acres of land. Once a kingdom surpasses these restrictions, the excess property would be stripped away if given a light punishment, or the kingdom would be severely punished by the parent empire for breaking the law if given a harsh punishment. Also, level 6 affiliated kingdoms can only have two star ranked energy training scrolls and two star ranked energy technique scrolls. Trading and acquiring higher ranked energy and technique scrolls are strictly prohibited; the consequences of violating of this law would be even more severe.” Brook continued, “Once we advance to a level 5 affiliated kingdom, Chambord will be able to acquire and retain double the resources it currently has now, and Chambord’s strength will increase exponentially……in accordance with that, if we could advance to a level 4, level 3, level 2 or even level 1 affiliated kingdom, the restrictions would loosen up even more.”
“What are these sh*tty laws? Doesn’t Zenit Empire want its affiliated kingdoms to get better and stronger?” Fei couldn’t instantly understand.
“There’s an old saying on the Azeroth Continent – a dog that’s too vicious can rip out its owner’s throat. To the parent empires, they must make sure that their dictatorship won’t be threatened by anyone else. So on the basis of not decreasing the overall strength and power of the empire, all the strength and power of their affiliated kingdoms must be strictly limited.
sindrealight
Thanks for the chapter. Just binge read it, will be sure to closely follow the series in the future :3
Read straight through from chapter 1 today. I’m glad I picked this up it is an awesome read. ?
greyturn
An eternity of thanks… ^__^.
Jack Nathaniel Mikhail
The story is just getting better and better!
In other news, Warcraft Movie! Woohoo!
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AnimeLover
My blood is boiling how he will use super cheats to make his Kingdom OP in the war…
I wish he said what the max population and army size of the other kingdom ranks are.
Anna Tong
soo.. this parent empire is running an orphanage or something? they rank few kingdom and gave them free resource every year???
Theorin
You can see them as vassals, when the empire is going to have to fight against another empire having these soldiers trained and ready to sacrifice them is a good thing. Rulers can’t control all the territory completely so in this story noble ranks are just kingdom ranks, not much different if you account for the amount of land/soldiers they have and the limits.
abyssdarkfire
The empire so harsh.
JasperTheFriendlyGhost
I’m binging this during 2020’s COVID-19 quarantine, came here after reading the manga adaption, the only good thing about the manga adaption when compared to the original novel is that a majority of the lead characters are female; aka more fanservice and yum yum scenes UwU . Still love this s--t tho, this will thoroughly keep me entertained this summer!
noodletowntranslated
haha gotchu hommie, thanks for reading!
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CanAlaska Uranium regains momentum in the Athabasca
The West McArthur project site. Credit: CanAlaska Uranium.
Posted By: Matthew Keevil March 29, 2016
VANCOUVER — Project generator CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) has been on a rough run since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster rocked the uranium industry in mid-2011, but the uranium junior remains one of the largest landholders in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin.
The company is sitting on 8,720 sq. km in the region, where it has spent $85 million in exploration since 2004, and thanks to a pair of recent option agreements with notable uranium companies, it has re-emerged as an active explorer.
Five years earlier CanAlaska was humming along at $1.67 per share, with two partners funding large exploration programs on two slices of the Athabasca. The company had a joint venture at its West McArthur project, wherein Japan’s Mitsubishi would earn a 50% interest for $14.4 million in spending, while the Korean Uranium Consortium would invest $19 million to earn 50% in CanAlaska’s Cree East asset.
The Athabasca Basin. Credit: CanAlaska Uranium.
“Everyone in our industry recognizes how difficult it has been to move forward with things in a post-Fukushima world,” president and CEO Peter Dasler said during an interview.
“It’s all about trying to get the value out of the ground. We have a large amount of money invested in exploration events that have given us a lot of targets. The market hasn’t been ideal for funding the kind of work those targets deserve, however, and since we’ve done all that work we have our assessments covered, and can afford to wait it out a little bit,” he added.
The company’s patience may be paying off, as it recoups $30 million in market value from the past five years. Since bottoming out at 8.5¢ per share in late November, CanAlaska shares have more than quadrupled to a 47¢-per-share close at press time.
The share price rise coincides with good news elsewhere in the Athabasca basin. Nexgen Energy (TSXV: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) unveiled a stellar maiden resource at its Arrow discovery in early March, while Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) locked up an $82-million financing with China’s CGN Mining for its Patterson Lake South discovery in late January.
The Rook I and Arrow exploration camp. Credit: NexGen Energy.
“We’ve seen a number of exciting discoveries in the region over the past few years. The Athabasca has demonstrated an ability to host these giant deposits, and I don’t think we’ve really seen the entire story yet,” Dasler said. “We started our modelling based on four or five deposits, and that’s not really a broad sample size for data … there’s a lot more hidden out there, and I’m quite sure the big miners see that as well.”
But CanAlaska unveiled its own good news, too. On Jan. 21 the company announced it would reacquire Mitsubishi’s 50% interest in West McArthur for $600,000 and a 1% royalty arrangement. A month later Canadian major Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) swooped in to option the property, which sits 15 km west of the McArthur River uranium mine.
A drill crew, staff and elders from Patuanak at CanAlaska Uranium’s Cree East uranium property in northern Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. Credit: CanAlaska Uranium
CanAlaska got word that there were good drill results at the Fox Lake regional target back in 2009. The area sits close to the Western McArthur claim blocks, and Cameco quickly called it a potentially “significant discovery.”
It wasn’t until earlier this year, however, that a maiden resource was released for Fox Lake, which now hosts 387,000 inferred tonnes grading 7.99% uranium oxide for 68 million contained lb.
“We’re surrounded by Cameco’s land position at the project, and there was a report in their annual filings that they had hit pretty promising uranium grades at the target, 200 metres above the unconformity,” Dasler said.
“There’s a lot happening on the property that we didn’t have images of until the new airborne surveys. Once we had those results we saw these large systems, and of course we’re looking for something the size of Cigar Lake or McArthur River, so having that big plumbing system gives you a good indicator of where to drill,” he continued.
McArthur River is the world’s largest high-grade uranium mine. Credit: Cameco Corp.
Fox Lake sits along the C10 conductor at Cameco’s Read Lake project, and the feature extends right onto CanAlaska’s Grid 5 target area. So the companies came to an arrangement wherein Cameco will invest $12.5 million in cash and exploration at West McArthur in return for a 60% interest in the project.
Cameco will pay CanAlaska $725,000 to earn a first-stage 30% interest via a $5-million exploration program within three years on two target areas: Grid 1 and Grid 5. The next 30% stake will require a $500,000 payment and another $6.3 million in project work.
“Earn-in expenditure is significant enough to generate a discovery hole on the project. It’s an opportunity to combine any discovery with the deposit Cameco is drilling at Fox Lake, which is 10 km away from a major mine complex. It bodes well for the project being developed in the shorter term,” Dasler said.
CanAlaska negotiated a smaller agreement on parts of its Moon claims with Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN). The subject properties adjoin the Wheeler River project, where Denison is drilling 47,000 metres this year in search of unconformity and basement targets near its Gryphon deposit.
Denison would earn a 75% interest in the Moon claims via $500,000 in project expenses.
Wheeler River senior project geologist Chad Sorba. Credit: Denison Mines
“The deal with Denison came up late last year when, once again, they were drilling right up to our property boundary,” Dasler said. “They approached us about earning an interest in the property, and it’s one of our non-core assets, so we came to a deal. They wanted to drill across our concessions and I believe they got the drill rig in there in February, so we’re just waiting on results.”
And the two deals occupy only a fraction of CanAlaska’s property holdings in the Athabasca. The company hopes to find a partner for its Cree East project, 35 km west of the historic Key Lake mine, where the Korean Consortium has contributed $19 million and earned a 50% interest. To add a wrinkle, CanAlaska also staked 75 kimberlite targets in the Western Athabasca based on magnetic anomalies generated by a 2011 Saskatchewan Geological Survey.
“As a junior we had to decide what we could handle with the market changing,” Dasler said. “So we made a corporate decision to rapidly find joint-venture partners for as many of the projects as we could, because we had the bulk of our resources committed to Cree Lake and West McArthur. It takes time, effort and money to work on the smaller projects. They all have targets and we love them all, but we recognize it’s better to get them into other hands.”
COMPANY: Cameco CorporationCanAlaska Uranium LtdDenison Mines Corp
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Hornby Bay perseveres despite market knocks (January 06, 2006)
Posted By: Northern Miner Staff January 6, 2006
By most of the usual measures, Toronto-based Hornby Bay Exploration (HBE-V, HRBYF-O) should be an investor favourite. The junior is exploring for one of the market’s hottest commodities on a generous tract of ground in a politically stable country. Surface indicators and sampling results to date suggest the company’s prospect in Nunavut could host a significant uranium deposit.
But instead of flying high in league with fellow explorers in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin, Hornby Bay hit a 52-week low of 24 just before Christmas and was still struggling to gain ground at presstime.
What happened? First, the company was hit by a stop-loss recommendation at 40 by popular newsletter writer Jim Dines. When the share price reached that magic number last fall, there was nowhere to go but down as skittish investors offloaded stock. End-of-year tax-loss selling exacerbated the decline.
Shareholders also grew impatient waiting for drill results from last summer’s 13-hole, 5,000-metre program at the Coppermine property. Core from the program is being processed at the Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC) laboratory, where assayers are facing a backlog of samples from their provinces’ own uranium boom.
Hornby Bay, which underwent a change of management in 2004 and is now run by former Noranda managers George Bell and David Bent, acquired a large land package overlying the Hornby Bay basin in Nunavut from two former BP Minerals geologists years ago.
The junior now has 2,210 sq. km of ground within and around Hornby Bay, a Proterozoic sandstone basin considered prospective for uranium. There are two properties within the package: Asiak, and the company’s main priority, Coppermine.
From 1976-1983, BP discovered several occurrences of high-grade uranium mineralization on the Coppermine claims, but then withdrew from mineral exploration to focus on petroleum. Hornby Bay inherited all of the data from BP’s extensive program there.
The Hornby Bay basin is similar in structure and geology to the Athabasca basin in Saskatchewan, which hosts some of the world’s richest uranium deposits. The main exploration target is a high-grade McArthur River-style deposit lying unconformably at the contact between sandstone and basement rocks at an estimated depth of 800 metres.
McArthur River, the world’s largest high-grade uranium deposit, is reported to contain 540 million lbs. U3O8 at a depth of about 500 metres.
The junior has intensified exploration efforts over the past couple of years to take advantage of an increasing uranium price and renewed investor interest in the sector. In 2004, Hornby Bay collected five high-grade (4.2-46.1% U3O8) and several anomalous rock samples from the Coppermine claims.
Last year, a $7-million program included a 6,500 line-km geophysical survey at a 200-250 metres spacing, 13 drill holes and 414 rock samples. The airborne MegaTEM survey identified seven new conductive zones, two of which are extensions of previously defined conductors.
Cameco (CCO-T, CCJ-N), part owner of McArthur River, has provided some technical guidance.
“We have a strong working relationship with Cameco,” says Bell, president of Hornby Bay. “We’ve been able to vet our ideas with them so that we don’t misdirect our limited capital.”
Geological interpretation of the sandstone and basement structures, including a three-dimensional model based on a compilation of all the historical and recent data has helped management pinpoint areas of interest and determine the depth of the basement rocks.
“We’re starting to get a really good handle on it and seeing the structures that you need for uranium deposition,” says Bent, Hornby Bay’s vice-president of exploration, who spent 27 years with Noranda and the past five years as a senior geologist for Newmont Mining in South America.
This year, the company is gearing up for another program between April and September, the only period when there is enough daylight and warmth to work on the remote northern properties. The program includes ground geophysics, diamond drilling of an estimated 18 targets, and follow-up on the airborne survey.
The drill targets are the intersections of main faults, areas of high lineament density and zones of structural disturbance such as faults and fold axes, which may prove favourable for uranium deposition.
To finance the 2006 program, Hornby Bay has raised $1.5 million through a non-brokered private placement of up to 4.3 million flow-through units at a price of 35 per unit. Each unit will consist of one flow-through share and one-half of a common share purchase warrant exercisable for one additional common share at 45 per share.
The company also has $2.2 million in cash and one million warrants coming due in March. One more equity financing during the year would top up the treasury to $6-7 million, Bell says.
The junior conducted a much smaller exploration program in 2005 at the Asiak claims, where the target is not McArthur River but the smaller Rabbit Lake-type uranium deposits in basement rocks, which lie much closer to surface at the edge of the Hornby Bay basin.
Mineralized veins carrying uranium outcrop sparsely amongst a thick cover of overburden at Asiak. In 2004, Hornby Bay intersected 0.86% U3O8 over 0.6 metre at 27 metres below surface and followed up the work with ground geophysics to identify further drill targets.
“I think there are a lot of hidden targets there,” Bent says.
As part of the Asiak program, the company also took hundreds of till samples that are being analyzed for their diamond potential since the area is also considered prospective for diamonds.
— The author is a freelance writer specializing in mining issues, and principal of Toronto- based GeoPen Communications (www.geopen.com).
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Slenky 2.0 Launches in Birmingham & West Midlands
Posted on December 6, 2016 October 29, 2018
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Social platform Slenky, connecting young people’s passions with opportunities is launching a Birmingham and West Midlands hub.
In the early 90’s, Slenky founder Cec Richards lived and worked in Birmingham, a city he found to have communities of amazing and talented people yet surprisingly low levels of aspiration. Fast-forward to London 2012, he launched Slenky back in his home city of London at Wembley Stadium.
Slenky is a social platform with a mission to connect brands of all description with young, hungry and talented people, aged 13-24 seeking a ‘shot’ at their industry. Over the last few years, Slenky has collaborated with international brands from Microsoft and Sony to BlackBerry and Virgin Atlantic, providing opportunities to explore passions via real-world experiences– all discovered through social channels.
Slenky’s activity with Sony earned it a finalist spot at the prestigious 2014 Mobile Media Awards, going up against giants Google and Selfridges.
Now Slenky has set its sights on Birmingham, the UK’s second city, becoming socially accessible. Encouraging its users to ‘Take Your Shot’, Slenky is connecting the brands, businesses and organisations in the region who can super-charge aspirations with their passions – from art and fashion to sport and technology.
Partnering key stakeholders whg, Orbit, Wates, Wilmott Dixon & Arcadis to name a few, the Birmingham and West Midlands hub recently soft-launched, showcasing Birmingham Talent at IMAX London.
Slenky now aims to engage the regional business community, making them socially accessible to the young people who will prove to be the most important audience for their business or service in the coming years. Insights from perhaps less-known organisations such as the Titan Education Partnership, Marketing Birmingham and social responsibility group Thrive have already helped to create new opportunities. This includes social media engagement in schools, colleges and universities, with some schools in the city amongst the first in the country to have their own Slenky hubs.
Slenky’s also giving a platform to some Birmingham start-ups. Amongst the first are Fashion Designer Stephen Arthur and Sunjay Kohli who took their shots in 2013/14 in fashion and music respectively, travelling up and down the country to make the most of new contacts and opportunities. Both now manage their own businesses and their hubs give others a chance to Take a Shot! (Stephen Arthur / The NUBI Guys)
Birmingham is a city bulging with fresh ideas, 21st century enterprises and talented young individuals. It’s now become the first city globally to fully embrace and integrate the capabilities of mobile social media to connect young people and its’ business community.
The city is full of potential. There’s a young, fresh and talented generation just waiting for their shot with the business or enterprise that can kick-start their stories.
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Meet Jill Marston-Giroux, Clinical Support Worker at Neuro Critical Care
As part of Neurocare November, we’re highlighting just some of the amazing NHS staff who care for patients with a range of neurological conditions in Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ neuroscience departments.
Last time, Emma Foster told us her story of working as a Senior Clinical Nurse Specialist in Progressive Ataxias, which you can read here.
This week, we’re hearing from Jill Marston-Giroux, a Clinical Support Worker at Neuro Critical Care, based at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. Outside of work, Jill is a keen runner, cyclist and fundraiser.
Jill’s own experiences as a patient on the ward have given her an insight into the difficulties patients face.
“A few years ago I was a patient on the ward at the Royal Hallamshire, after I had surgery for a benign brain tumour which has left me with a variety of symptoms, the biggest being a permanent hearing impairment. My experience lets me see what it’s like both as a support worker and as a patient.”
What is a typical day in your role?
“Day to day, I provide personal care to patients and assist nurses with all of their tasks; stocking, tidying and generally going all over the hospital for whatever is needed.
“I see my role as not only helping to care for patients but also to support our nursing staff, ensuring that they always have what they need to hand and enabling them to do their job sufficiently.”
What are some of the challenges you face?
“Sometimes being in neuro can be a little close to home for me but even though it’s challenging, it’s rewarding to support patients going through a similar experience.”
What do you enjoy most about your job?
“It’s a privilege to care for people at their most vulnerable time. I also love the banter and camaraderie between my colleagues.”
How has COVID-19 affected your department?
“As an Intensive Care Unit, we switched between looking after neuro patients and patients with COVID-19 on different wards.”
As well as caring for patients on Neuro Critical Care, Jill is also raising funds for Neurocare by taking on the Sheffield Half Marathon in 2021.
“Raising funds for Neurocare is very close to my heart not only because I work on the ward, but my experience as a patient means I can see both sides.
“If you are able to, please donate to my JustGiving page for the Sheffield Half Marathon at https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/jillmarston-giroux.”
Make a difference to patients and staff like Jill by donating or taking part in one of our Neurocare November fundraising events.
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Commits $120,000 to support frontline workers and community programs across Canada
From the onset of the COVID-19 crisis in March, our team has rallied together with two main goals in mind: providing the very best service to Newport Private Wealth clients in a time of market volatility and economic uncertainty, and determining how we could best support frontline organizations and workers that need our help now.
Naturally, our thoughts turned to the many Newport clients who work in the medical field, and whose health and well-being has been top of mind in recent weeks. We’ve watched them go to exceptional lengths to care for ill Canadians, while hearing their stories of supply shortages, endless workdays and extraordinary examples of sacrifice and heroism from the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
We heard from professionals such as Susan Davis, the organizational culture and corporate secretary at Sinai Health System Foundation in Toronto, which is on the forefront of both patient care and research into solutions for COVID-19. Her message was clear:
“Meals for our healthcare workers are so important right now. They can’t always take the time to prepare healthy food to ensure they have the energy to do their jobs,” Davis told us. “And they also need their spirits lifted. These meals remind them that the community is at their side and that is a real morale boost.”
Those conversations, among many others, laid the groundwork for our approach to giving back.
After several weeks of research, planning and internal fundraising, Newport has created a $120,000 COVID-19 support fund—including a $50,000 corporate donation by our firm and more than $70,000 in donations from Newport employees—to aid hospitals and community programs dedicated to helping Canadians in these challenging times.
“Medical professionals and support staff on the COVID-19 frontlines, as well as researchers conducting vaccine development and testing in labs across the country, need as much help as we can provide right now,” said David Lloyd, Newport Private Wealth’s co-founder and chief wealth management officer.
“We’re proud that we can help them carry on with their critical work, while also supporting the community organizations that will be crucial in helping Canadians recover from this crisis.”
The bulk of the funds will be used to purchase supplies and provide patient care, while also delivering meals and snacks to frontline workers sourced from local independent restaurants, many of which have been left reeling due to widespread shutdowns that have crippled the hospitality industry. A range of organizations across Toronto, Edmonton and Kelowna—communities where Newport is located—will benefit, including:
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In addition to food for frontline workers and our financial contributions, by leveraging our network of contacts, we were also able to work with Dillon’s Distillery in the Niagara region—which has temporarily shifted some of its manufacturing away from spirit production—to source 125 bottles of hand sanitizer that will be distributed to hospitals.
Our aim was to provide support not only to large organizations such as hospitals and food banks, but also to ground-breaking mental health programs such as Alberta’s Text4Hope program, supported by several Foundations including the University Hospital Foundation, which provides daily resources with tips, coping strategies and professional resources to Albertans struggling with depression or anxiety due to the COVID-19 crisis.
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Sephora is closing all U.S. stores for diversity training on June 5
Beauty retail chain Sephora will close all of its U.S. stores, distribution centers and corporate offices on Wednesday, June 5 for employees to undergo diversity training. The company announced the day-long closure last month on Facebook. Sephora has 400 locations in the U.S.
The training comes a little over a month after Grammy-nominated singer SZA, who is black, said she was racially profiled at a Sephora in Calabasas, California.
Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing . We had a long talk. U have a blessed day Sandy
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"Lmao Sandy Sephora location 614 Calabasas called security to make sure I wasn’t stealing,'' SZA wrote on Twitter April 30. "We had a long talk. U have a blessed day Sandy."
A Sephora spokesperson told Reuters that the diversity training was not "a response to any one event," and had been in the works for months.
"We have been informed of an incident at our Calabasas store and in addition to reaching out to SZA directly, we are gathering more information about the incident in order to take the proper next steps,” Emily Shapiro told Reuters in an email. "We take complaints like this very seriously, profiling on the basis of race is not tolerated at Sephora."
Sephora tweeted back to SZA at the time of the incident. "You are a part of the Sephora family, and we are committed to ensuring every member of our community feels welcome and included at our stores,'' Sephora wrote.
SZA said she used to work in a Sephora skincare department in an interview with Refinery29 last year.
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The Town of Merrimack Urges N.H. DES To Temporarily Shut Down Saint-Gobain
By Sara Willa Ernst • Oct 1, 2019
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The town of Merrimack is requesting the Department of Environmental Services to temporarily shut down operations at Saint-Gobain Plastics.
State regulators have held the factory responsible for addressing widespread PFAS chemical contamination in nearby water wells.
The town says it has found exponentially elevated levels of one PFAS chemical - PFOA - in a report of groundwater monitoring wells from March. It says the test results show that some wells had PFOA levels over 5,000 percent above the state's newly implemented legal limits. It also claims the test levels increased dramatically compared to results from 6 months prior.
Eileen Cabanel, the Town Manager of Merrimack, says town officials were shocked by the findings, and they suspect Saint-Gobain is still using the industrial chemicals, after saying they had been phased out.
“We were led to believe that they were being very cooperative in cleaning up what they were doing and stopping the contamination from continuing,” said Cabanel.
In a statement responding to the letter and a PowerPoint shown at last week’s Town Council meeting, Saint Gobain said that the company is in compliance with state and local regulations and does not think there is a basis for suspension.
“Saint-Gobain does not believe this presentation is an accurate representation of the sampling events at the Merrimack plant... This presentation cherry-picks a handful of data points across multiple sampling locations and events and ignores the vast majority of the data collected.”
A peaceful protest is scheduled for outside of the Saint Gobain factory later this month.
Strict New Limits on PFAS Chemicals in N.H. Water Supplies Take Effect
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New state limits are now in effect for PFAS chemicals in public drinking water supplies. The now-common industrial contaminants have been linked to health risks.
New Hampshire's new standards are the nation’s strictest, and largely the first of their kind.
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In this latest Mac Faraday Mystery from best-selling mystery author Lauren Carr, readers will embark on a roller coaster adventure with old friends (including the Lovers in Crime team of Prosecutor Joshua Thornton and Homicide Detective Cameron Gates), but also meet new ones as Mac Faraday’s daughter Jessica Faraday and Joshua Thornton’s son Murphy Thornton join the team in the race to get the love birds to the altar!
With three days left to the year, Deep Creek Lake is hopping with holiday vacationers and wedding guests pouring into the Spencer Inn for Mac Faraday and Archie Monday’s huge wedding ceremony which is being touted as the social event of the year.
But droopy flowers and guests who failed to RSVP are the least of Mac’s and Archie’s problems when a professional hit squad hits Spencer Manor to send the groom, Joshua Thornton, Archie’s mother, and Gnarly running for their lives.
With time running out to the big day, Mac Faraday and Spencer’s small police force have to sort through the clues to figure out not only who has been targeted for assassination, but also who is determined to stop everything … FOREVER!
Three Day to Forever is, I believe. the 9th book in the Mac Faraday series which has a huge fan following. It is listed as mystery and suspense and that certainly is it's main focus, but the author also adds an element of romance that is a big draw for many female readers.
Not offering any plot spoilers can be difficult, so here's a few of the high lights - a huge wedding planned, a professional hit squad without a clear idea of who is the target, special U.S. agents that only take on the most secret of assignments, an attempted abduction in a diner where the rescuer and rescuee instantly fall in love and some truly unique pets, including one that can use a TV changer. It's easy to see readers will be kept on the edge of their seats as they try to figure out how all these threads are going to come together. There is a nice balance between hard driving moments and playful humour that will keep drawing you in.
This book was a great escapist read and I fully intend to read more in this series - perhaps right back to book one. There was only one downside for me - two cute nicknames shared. I've never been a fan of calling a love interest by a cute nickname and found it odd amongst the strong personalities offered in the plot. That said, it's a very small detail and I'm fully aware that the many readers who embrace nicknames will unequivocally disagree with me.
Buy the book here: Amazon ~ Barnes & Noble ~ Book Depository
Lauren Carr is the international best-selling author of the Mac Faraday Mysteries, which takes place in Deep Creek Lake, Maryland. Open Season for Murder is the tenth installment in the Mac Faraday Mystery series.
In addition to her series set on Deep Creek Lake, Lauren Carr has also written the Lovers in Crime Mysteries, which features prosecutor Joshua Thornton with homicide detective Cameron Gates, who were introduced in Shades of Murder, the third book in the Mac Faraday Mysteries. They also make an appearance in The Lady Who Cried Murder.
Three Days to Forever introduced Lauren Carr’s latest series detectives, Murphy Thornton and Jessica Faraday in the Thorny Rose Mysteries. Look for Kill and Run, the first installment in this series, to be released September 1, 2015. The owner of Acorn Book Services, Lauren is also a publishing manager, consultant, editor, cover and layout designer, and marketing agent for independent authors. Visit Acorn Book Services’ website for more information.
Lauren is a popular speaker who has made appearances at schools, youth groups, and on author panels at conventions. She also passes on what she has learned in her years of writing and publishing by conducting workshops and teaching in community education classes.
She lives with her husband, son, and three dogs on a mountain in Harpers Ferry, WV.
Connect with the author: Website ~ Twitter ~ Facebook
Amazon Barnes & Noble Book Depository book review books Jessica Faraday Lauren Carr Mac Faraday Mystery Murphy Thornton mystery suspense Thorny Rose Mysteries Three Days to Forever
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Top 5 Scotch whiskies for beginners
We ask Becky Paskin, editor of scotchwhisky.com to pick her best whisky for beginners
If you’re a beginner then Scotch whisky can be an intimidating arena full of difficult-to-decipher terms and – even worse – whisky snobs. But the good news is that to enjoy Scotch you needn’t know anything about it all, as the pleasure is purely in the taste.
For many of us our first taster of Scotch was sneaking a snifter from our parents’ booze cabinet as a youngster, which was no doubt a horrific experience resulting in a burned throat, streaming eyes and fits of coughing. But now we’re all grown up it’s time to take a deep breath and try again. There’s a wonderfully diverse and flavourful world of whisky out there just aching to be discovered, and once you realise a taste for it you’ll be hooked in no time.
There’s a Scotch whisky to suit every palate, regardless of experience. So whether you’d prefer to add ice, water or soda, or mix it into a cocktail, you’re guaranteed to find a style you’ll enjoy. Here are five whiskies that will help ease you in and set you on your way.
If your dad or granddad is fond of a good dram you may already be familiar with this iconic orange-gold bottle, if only by sight rather than taste. That’s no coincidence; there’s a reason Glenmorangie 10 Year Old has remained a solid go-to by whisky lovers young and old. As a Highland single malt, from a distillery boasting the tallest copper pot stills in Scotland, Glenmorangie 10 has a sweet, creamy mouthfeel with a malty, toffee and almost biscuity character. Lemon zest, apricot and honey penetrate the nose while the palate is reminiscent of Werther’s Original toffees sucked slowly on a long hiking adventure through dew-soaked orchards. Its smooth texture and vanilla character makes this old-school dram a perfect introduction to Scotch whisky’s rich/delicate flavour camp.
Glenlivet 12 Year Old
If a whisky were an instant gateway to the lush green hills and fresh clean air of Speyside, Glenlivet 12 Year Old would be it. Whiskies of this region are characteristically bright, bursting with fresh fruits and grassy, floral notes. As an introduction to Speyside, the most popular whisky region by far, you’d not go far wrong with a dram of this, which is understandably the best-selling single malt in the world. Zingy and juicy green apples are at the forefront of this whisky’s profile, alongside crystallised pineapple, honey, vanilla and a shot of citrus which goes down surprisingly smooth. The wonderful thing about Glenlivet 12 is that while delicious on its own, it mixes beautifully in cocktails. Try it with a splash of soda, ice and a lemon twist or even with an apple wedge as a garnish.
For many newcomers to Scotch whisky, the rich, complex character of a single malt can overwhelm the palate and intimidate the senses, which is why blended whiskies became so popular in the first place. Over 90% of all Scotch whisky sold globally is in fact blended. The addition of grain whisky acts as a softener of sorts, smoothing out the rough malt edges with delicate vanilla and toffee flavours. The grain-to-malt ratio in a blend is down to the whim of the master blender and the style of whisky he (or she) is trying to create. In the case of Chivas Regal 12 Year Old – a whisky described as a ‘blend for grown-ups’ – a high proportion of grain lends a smooth mouthfeel and custardy character while the variety of malt whisky sourced from across Scotland spawns a backbone of ripe orchard fruits, apricots, dried banana, walnuts, honey and a hint of black pepper. Don’t be fooled into thinking that the fun of Scotch is all about single malts, particularly if your palate isn’t accustomed to them yet. Blended whiskies, such as Chivas Regal 12, offer an exciting world of flavours too and can be more approachable for a first-timer.
Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old
Scotch whisky takes much of its character from the barrel it’s been matured in, with ex-Bourbon casks delivering sweet vanilla and toffee notes and ex-Sherry casks imparting flavours of rich dried fruits and spices. For many experienced whisky lovers, there can be no greater joy than sitting by the fireside with a dram matured solely in ex-Sherry casks that’s rich with Christmas cake flavours in the run-up to the festive season. However, for novice whisky drinkers, these pours can be feisty and overpowering. A Scotch such as the Balvenie Doublewood 12 Year Old, which has been matured in both ex-Bourbon and ex-Sherry casks, delivers the best of both worlds without blowing your head off. Honey, vanilla and milk chocolate flavours derived from the ex-Bourbon barrels combine with cinnamon, stewed orchard fruit and a subtle nuttiness from the ex-Sherry casks for a well-balanced, smooth yet indulgent dram.
Not quite ready for the single malts but looking for a smooth blended Scotch with a big personality? Johnnie Walker, the biggest-selling Scotch whisky in the world, has a range of sophisticated blends to suit every palate. Its iconic entry-level Red Label expression is best-suited to sipping in cocktails such as a highball or Johnnie & ginger, but it’s the Black Label that has forged a reputation as one of the most popular blends to sip neat. For just a few quid more, Johnnie Walker Black Label delivers richness and complexity with a smoothness that will appeal to new whisky drinkers. This dram is full of sumptuous sultanas, dried mixed citrus peel, caramel and winter spices, with a soft undercurrent of bonfire smoke that leaves a lasting finish in the mouth. The perfect pour to keep your cockles warm.
About Becky Paskin
Becky Paskin is editor of Scotchwhisky.com, an online magazine for all levels of whisky enthusiast dedicated to exploring the diverse world of Scotch.
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When Brie Larson landed the starring role as Captain Marvel, she knew she had to get stronger. To do so, she turned to trainer Jason Walsh, who boasts a long track record of helping celebrities build super hero physiques.
Starting off, Larson had almost no prior experience with training. But she made quick progress under Walsh's program.
"You're told women aren't supposed to have a lot of upper-body strength. That's bull****. They get really, really, really strong pound-for-pound," Walsh told Vanity Fair. "For Brie, I think we ended up doing eight Pull-Ups straight." Other impressive feats included eight Push-Ups with a 50-pound chain draped across her back and hip thrusting well over 300 pounds.
"I didn't know what strength was. I was truly an introvert with asthma before this film, so I had a lot of work to do, and I just started to fall in love with it. I started to fall in love with the way my body was changing and transforming," Larson told E! News.
"If I was seeing this movie, I think it would mean so much more to me knowing there was that type of dedication put into it and that it's not, 'Girls are strong with CGI…It's, 'Girls are strong [period]!'"
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Travel Guide: 7 Must Things to Do in Hong Kong
Hong Kong is located on the southern coast of The Peoples Republic of China. The former British colony consists of three main areas; The New Territories, The Kowloon Peninsula, and Hong Kong Island.
Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places on the planet. Its dramatic cityscapes cling to the hillsides and the edges of its spectacular harbor. Hong Kong is the embodiment of yin and yang, the Chinese concept of balance. It is filled with neighborhoods that resonate with Chinese and colonial tradition, while it’s soaring skylines look boldly towards the future.
For visitors, Hong Kong offers some of the world’s most intense shopping, sightseeing and dining experiences, yet moments of stillness await at every turn.
Faith is an integral part of local life. Everywhere you go you’ll smell the scent of incense wafting from shrines. Hong Kong has over 600 places of worship, from small neighborhood temples to hilltop complexes like the Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery.
In Hong Kong, shopping is almost a religion too! From opulent malls like Pacific Place to the bustling markets of Temple Street and Ladies Street, tax-free Hong Kong is heaven bargain hunters.
At the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula in Tsim Sha Tsui, an area filled with classic neighborhoods. Take a stroll along the Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade which overlooks Victoria Harbor, one of the busiest and most scenic ports in the world. The promenade is home to some of the territories premier arts institutions, like the Museum of Art and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.
Victoria Peak
Then take the tram to the island’s highest mountain, Victoria Peak. At the Peak Tower, meet some of the giants of history, politics, and popular culture at Madam Tussauds. Then head up to the observation deck for the best views in Hong Kong.
Looking down upon the skyscrapers and apartment towers, you might wonder how so many people can live in such a tightly packed area.
Yet Hong Kong offers plenty of green spaces too. Take a stroll around Lugard Road to experience the Peak’s dense woodlands. While closer to earth, Hong Kong’s urban centers feature pockets of peace everywhere.
There are the wide open spaces of Victoria garden, the hillside tranquility of Hong Kong Garden, and the birdsong of the Po Lin Street Bird Garden. Kowloon’s Walled City Park is a gateway into the world of classic Qing Dynasty design and features statues of the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac.
Lantau is the largest of Hong Kong’s 250 Islands. Take the 25-minute cable car ride to the mountain-top village of Ngong Ping. Here you’ll find the Po Lin Monastery, and one of Hong Kong’s biggest attractions, the Tian Tan Buddha.
After paying your respects at the Big Buddha seek a little enlightenment along the Wisdom Path a trail dedicated to the centuries-old Buddhist scripture, the Heart Sutra. Down on Lantau’s western coast, lose yourself in the narrow laneways of Tai O. This village has been home to fishing families for generations.
The ramshackle stilt houses are a favorite with photographers, and its dried seafood is highly prized by cooks from all over Hong Kong.
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FDA Grants Atezolizumab Combo Breakthrough Designation for Frontline HCC
Jason M. Broderick
The FDA has granted atezolizumab a breakthrough therapy designation for use in combination with bevacizumab as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
Sandra Horning, MD
The FDA has granted atezolizumab (Tecentriq) a breakthrough therapy designation for use in combination with bevacizumab (Avastin) as a first-line treatment for patients with advanced or metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC).
The designation, which will expedite the development and review of the combination in this setting, is based on a phase Ib study in which independent reviewers determined that at a median follow-up of 10.3 months, atezolizumab/bevacizumab induced an overall response rate (ORR) of 65% (n = 15) among 23 evaluable patients. Genentech, the manufacturer of both agents, reported in a press release that responses were observed across patient subgroups defined by etiology, geography, baseline AFP levels, and extrahepatic spread.
“Hepatocellular carcinoma is an aggressive cancer with limited treatment options and a major cause of cancer deaths worldwide,” Sandra Horning, MD, chief medical officer and head of Global Product Development, Genentech, said in a statement. “Preliminary data from the combination of Tecentriq and Avastin in this disease are promising and we look forward to working with health authorities to make this potential treatment regimen available to people with hepatocellular carcinoma as soon as possible.”
The median age among the 23 patients in the efficacy evaluable population was 62 (range, 35-78). Eighteen patients were male and 5 were female. Fourteen patients were from the United States or Japan, and 9 patients were from areas in Asia outside of Japan. Ten patients had an ECOG performance status of 0 and the remaining 13 patients had a status of 1.
The Child Pugh class for the 23 patients was A5 (n = 17), A6 (n = 5), or B7 (n = 1). Ten patients had the hepatitis B virus (HBV), 9 had the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 4 had non-viral disease. Ten patients had TNM stage IVb disease and 11 patients had extrahepatic spread. Baseline AFP levels were measured at <200 ng/mL (n = 11), 200 to 400 ng/mL (n = 2), and ≥400 ng/mL (n = 9). The baseline AFP value was missing for 1 patient in the efficacy population.
Patients received 1200 mg of atezolizumab IV and 15 mg/kg of bevacizumab IV every 3 weeks until unacceptable toxicity or loss of clinical benefit.
The 65% ORR comprised a complete response rate of 4% (n = 1) and a partial response rate of 61% (n = 14). Additionally, 7 (30%) patients had stable disease and 1 (4%) patient had progressive disease. A disease control rate of ≥6 months was reported for 16 (70%) patients.
The ORR was 60% in HBV-positive patients, 78% in HCV-positive patients, and 50% in non-viral patients. In US/Japanese and Asian (non-Japanese) patients, the ORRs were 65% and 67%, respectively. Among the patients with low, intermediate, and high AFP levels, the ORRs were 55%, 100%, and 78%, respectively. Patients with and without extrahepatic spread had ORRs of 73% and 75% respectively.
The safety population included all 43 patients who received any amount of study treatment. Treatment-related grade 3/4 adverse events occurred in 28% (n = 12) of patients, with the most common being hypertension (n = 7). There were no treatment-related deaths.
The ongoing phase III IMbrave150 study (NCT03434379) is comparing atezolizumab/bevacizumab with sorafenib (Nexavar) in the frontline setting for patients with locally advanced or metastatic HCC.
Stein S, Pishvaian MJ, Lee MS, et al. Safety and clinical activity of 1L atezolizumab + bevacizumab in a phase Ib study in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). J Clin Oncol. 2018;36 (suppl; abstr 4074).
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Mehbooba promises punishment to the guilty, appeals for peace
| Updated: Monday, April 18, 2016, 14:36 [IST]
Jammu, April 18: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on Monday, April 18 promised severe punishment to those found guilty in Handwara and Kupwara incidents even as she appealed to the youths to help restore peace, saying it was a prerequisite for development in the state.
"I appeal to my people especially to the youth that wherever there is injustice, strict action would be taken and severe punishment would be given," the Chief Minister told reporters on the sidelines of an event here.
She was asked about the action taken against those involved in the violence in Handwara and Kupwara that left five persons dead.
Mehbooba said that peace and tranquility in the state are a prerequisite for development and if they are absent, it is the common people who bear the burden.
"If there is peace, there will be development, happiness, tourism and people will lead a prosperous life. And if God forbid, there is no peace, our people would be the worst sufferers. "That is why I appeal to the youth and their parents and their families that help us in restoring peace in Jammu and Kashmir so that the state can develop and the miseries of the state should go away," she said.
Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh alleged that there was a conspiracy behind the recent spurt of violence in the Kashmir Valley. "Definitely there is a conspiracy to disturb peace in areas like Kupwara and Handwara.
These areas remained peaceful when there was turmoil in other parts (of the Valley). "The anti-national elements, the anti-people elements have succeeded in creating a rumour which ultimately led to the unfortunate situation (violence)," Singh, who was also present at the event, later told reporters. He said that the aspirations of the people would be fulfilled only when there is peace in the state and it was the duty of every person to maintain peace.
"We went to Handwara with the Chief Minister and definitely tension is there. Kupwara is a peaceful area. The violence is very unfortunate. Government is ensuring that this type of situation does not arise in future," he said. Asked what action would be taken against those responsible for the "rumour", he said, "Definitely the law will take its own course and everything shall be taken care of once peace is fully restored."
Violent protests broke out in Kashmir last Tuesday over the alleged molestation of a girl by an army soldier on Tuesday. The girl, however, has denied that she was molested.
Three persons including a woman were killed in firing by security forces on violent protesters on Tuesday while two more persons were killed in separate security forces action agains protesters on Wednesday at Drugmulla and on Friday at Nathnusa.
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LIFE AND HISTORY OF CAPT. M. S. CASSAN - Part 1 - WESTFIELD COTTAGE, SEYMOUR TOWNSHIP EAST.
I have informed my readers that I had arrived in Dublin to make preparations for Canada. I advised my military agent to sell my commission for me, and left power with an attorney to dispose of my property in Queens Co., and remit the purchase money to me in Canada. I also procured letters of recommendation to Sir John Colborne, from Sir H. Parnell, Lord Roden, and other noblemen, in the hope of obtaining employment when I should arrive in Canada. I then provided myself with everything that I thought would be useful to me, including a very handsome portable turning lathe, which I had made at Davenport, England, and with which I used to amuse myself at Gibraltar, during my leisure hours, turning ivory, Brazil wood, etc. I bought the ivory from the Moors at 2s 6d per lb., and was fond of making backgammon and chess men with it. Having had some experience in the use of carpenters''tools, while my home was building, I provided myself with a full chest of them, besides locks, keys nails, screws, etc., etc., all of which I purchased form the well known establishment of Messrs. McKemon, Dublin.
The chest containing these articles, cost me L10. I also purchased a rifle, double barrel gun, and a case of pistols, in view of having some of the fine sport so highly pictured in Mr. Radcliffe's highly attractive book on Upper Canada, in which he illustrates his history with a picture of a young man asleep in a log house, with his legs stretched out of an open window, and two wild turkeys roosting on them. This was to make intending settlers believe that game was so abundant that any amount of sport awaited them on their arrival in Canada.
Many of the old settlers who came to Canada the same time that I did, came into the country I might say, blindfolded, induced here by books, printed designedly to encourage the importation of immigrants to the Colonies, and the exportation of the overpopulated towns of Great Britain and Ireland. And in regard to military and naval officers being induced to become settlers in the forests of Canada, I shall make the same observations here that I had recently the honor to submit in a lengthened communication to His Excellency, the Governor General, of my forty-four years experience of a military settler's life in the bush, wherein I took the liberty to express my opinion, based upon the firm foundation of truth, supported by self-knowledge and experiences, "That however wise the policy may have been for the British Government looking to the future of Canada, and in view of planting and raising a loyal population in the country, it was a most cruel policy towards those officers themselves, a number of whom had to sell their commissions to enable them to move their families to the backwoods of Canada."
I may observe another fact, to show the further gain the Government made, by purchasing the military settlers' commissions at a commuted allowance of a little over eight years purchase for their life. I need only name the amount made by the sale of my commission at this set value put on by the Government, which up to this date of writing, March 13th, 1878, not including interest, is L1,766 sterling.
I may further remark that all of the military and naval officers whom Sir John Colborne sent to the township of Seymour, I believe I am the only one left, save Major Campbell, of Cobourg. All are dead and gone, and I cannot expect to remain much longer behind them.
To continue my story, before I left Dublin, I received a letter from Lord Roden, advising me not to leave England without seeing Mr. Hagerman, Crown Solicitor of Upper Canada, who was then in London, and to whom he sent me a letter of recommendation also. Leaving my family in Dublin, I left for Liverpool, taking my baggage with me to store there until I had made arrangements for my passage to New York with a shipping agent, Mr. Perrin, to whom I had also a letter of introduction from my agent, Mr. Barlow, of Dublin. I then started to London by stage coach and called upon Mr. Hagerman, who was preparing to leave for Canada. I handed him Lord Roden's letter, and he asked me to go out in the same vessel with him, but I had engaged passage from Liverpool, and had to decline his offer. He told me to hasten to Toronto, and that he would do all in his power for me with Sir John Colborne, as soon as he arrived in Canada. I then took my leave, returned to Liverpool, and wrote for my wife and family to Dublin, who sailed by steamer and joined me a day or two afterwards. I took the round house or cabin on deck, which afforded ample room and more berths than we needed. We found all our own provisions, and had six children besides ourselves to provide for. I think I had as much as L60 sterling to pay for the cabin and :L0 for the provisions. While I was in Liverpool, I spent the time in the evenings casting bullets for my rifle and gun so as to be prepared for the sport so highly spoken of and so well illustrated by the decoy book before mentioned, and I think I brought out five bags of shot, with the necessary powder and caps; also a good supply of fishing rods and tackle and artificial flies, which after my arrival in Seymour, upon the banks of the river Trent, I found very useful in supplying my table with fish, wild ducks and partridge.
All things being in readiness, we went on board the Perdonette, and the day of our leaving Liverpool was the very date we sailed from Gibraltar in 1827, namely, the 5th of June, (1834) and our voyage, like that to Belfast, was slow and extremely tedious.
As we neared the Banks of Newfoundland, we were in frequent proximity to immense icebergs, and were becalmed on the Banks for nearly a week. The Captain caught some fine cod; and I recollect firing a bullet from my rifle into a porpoise, as I could see the blood coming from him after I fired. While we were becalmed, the Captain lowered a boat, and several of us had a swim in the Atlantic, but we had to make all the noise we possibly could to frighten away the hungry monsters of the deep.
At length we arrived in sight of Sandy Hook, and soon a pilot boat was observed at a distance, heading towards us. As we approached the American coast, the weather became very warm. I recollect how I passed away my prison life on board the ship, painting. The Captain provided me with paints and brushes, and I painted the inner sides of the ship for him, and also a number of water buckets which were strung over the quarter-deck. These I painted with the name "Perdonette" upon each, so that the ship had quite a new and tidy appearance, and the Captain was well please with my work, which was only amusement to me.
The pilot boat was soon alongside, and the pilot having come on board and taken charge of the ship, it was not long before we came in sight of the American coast, and as we neared Staten Island and the harbor of New York with its steamboats and vessels passing to and fro, between the city and the Island, the scene was really magnificent.
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AN AUSTRALIAN writer is drawing on his Haworth and Denholme ancestry as inspiration for his novels.
Paul Rushworth-Brown has also used Keighley as one of the settings for his second novel Winter of Red which is set during the English Civil War.
Paul name-checked the local locations during a recent interview on the US TV show America Tonight to promote Winter of Red.
Presenter Kate Delaney describe Paul's research as "incredible" for the tale of a peasant family unexpectedly caught up in the ravages of the 17th-century war.
Paul's first book Skulduggery is set on the moors around Keighley and fictionalises the life of his ancestor Thomas Rushworth.
The follow-up, Winter of Red, follows Thomas's son and his family in 1642 as they are caught up in the ravages of the Civil War.
Winter of Red is aimed at people who like "history, adventure, intrigue and a dash of spirited love" in their reading matter.
Paul said he was inspired to write the novel five years ago after starting to write a history of his family, for his children.
He said: "I spent six months preparing a 400-page history of the 1600s and my ancestor Thomas Rushworth, a peasant farmer who worked for Lord Birkhead, the lord of the manor in Haworth.
"Thomas's family came from Haworth. They stayed there until the early 1800s then they moved to Denholme."
Skulduggery is set on the "bleak Pennine Moors" and follows young Thomas and his family after they lose their father to consumption in 1590. He is set to marry Agnes in an arranged marriage, but a love story develops between them.
Paul said: "This rollicking adventure paints a descriptive picture of the characters and the landscape they fill. You are kept in suspense till the final pages where one hopes good will triumph over evil.
"Winter of Red continues this generational story. The book isn't really about the English Civil War, it's about how the circumstances affect the family. There's history, a love affair, there's birth, death, fires. It's historically accurate and really descriptive.
"I want readers to escape when they read this book. They will walk the moors of Yorkshire, they will fall in love with the characters."
Skulduggery and Winter of Red are available from Amazon and Skulduggery is to be re-released by Shawline Publishing, in April 2021.
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Skulduggery- An exciting, mysterious, fictional and historically accurate adventure pulls no punches about the life and hardships of peasant farmers living on the moors of Yorkshire in 1590.
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Winter of Red- Come on this historic journey, which twists, turns and surprises until the very end. If you like history, adventure and intrigue with a dash of spirited love, then you will be engrossed by this tale of a peasant family unexpectedly getting caught up in the ravages of the English Civil War in 1642.
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Screen-based Thinking: Let’s Make an App!
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In this excerpt from The Best Interface Is No Interface: The simple path to brilliant technology, Golden Krishna takes a second look at today’s screen-obsessed world—how we got here, why we’re still here, why this awful trend is so awful, and how people are moving beyond screens and breaking off their love affair with mundane apps.
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Somewhere, at some point in time, we fell in love.
I really don’t know when. Like all relationships, it seemed to happen in the blink of an eye—from the blur of whatever we were doing before, to a passionate, unquestioning love for the modern, handsome, beautiful interface of the moment: apps.
Maybe it was these gently whispered sweet nothings from all the way back in 2009:
“What’s great about the iPhone is that if you want to check snow conditions on the mountain, there’s an app for that.”1
Forget that the National Ski & Snowboard Retailers Association reported that only 2.6 percent of Americans actually downhill ski—or that they did so only about eight days a year2 when these nothings were first whispered.3 When we heard that siren song, nothing else mattered. Love and reason? Well, they’re like oil and vinegar.
The commercial continued. Our pulses quickened. “And if you want to check where exactly you parked the car . . .”
Don’t tease me. We all know how to end that phrase. Six beautiful trademarked words that may have unintentionally fenced in this generation’s limitations on technological creativity.
There’s an app for that.™
Forget that 780 million4 people in the world, give or take, don’t have access to clean drinking water, or that more than half a million people5 are homeless in the wealthy United States. We moved way past “mundane” social issues and collectively propelled the technology field—where disruption and innovation has a proven track record of changing everyday lives—to giving the world what it really needs: more mobile apps.
But not ideal, meaningful, invisible apps running quietly and efficiently on your smartphone, smartwatch, or tablet (which we will cover later in this book). Instead, shallow, skin-deep apps that seductively offer the life-affirming, itch-scratching swipes and two-finger pinches that the world needs, wants, and craves.
Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is 99 cents to download.
Name a news source. Odds are they have a recent article, column, or perhaps an entire section devoted to swooning over the latest apps. It may be because reporters want to showcase that they’re hip—yeah, we know apps—but it’s probably because they’re also love drunk with touchscreen oxytocin.6
An app, just by being an app, doesn’t guarantee that it produces anything of merit to anyone anywhere, but please—shh!—we must defend our loved one’s honor. An app’s creation is told as a gospel of wonder and miracle: we’re blessed that someone wrote working code that somehow illuminated the dark, mythical path to Apple or Google’s app catalog.
The New York Times featured an “App of the Week,” and had a recurring “App Smart Extra”7 column with heart-throbbing titles like “A Weather App That Works.”8 It works!? What glorious times with our love.
And during the financial crisis, the New York Times featured a Bloomberg app as “App of the Week”9 because it revealed “basic stock market data.” What? Extraordinary!
Perhaps you, too, poured a glass of Chablis and cued up Norah Jones to set the mood as you reread the touching USA Today piece, “5 New Apps That Will Change Your Life.”10 My heart melts at that opening line: “Apps, apps, and more apps . . . truly life changing.”
Or maybe you’re thinking, “Oh, I’ll just turn on talking head CNN and forget about my app muse.” Think again, my friend. Here are real CNN headlines.11
Stuck in snow?
There’s an app for that.12
Moody?
Staying safe in danger zones?
Remote sex?
No TP?
Need to pray?
Sending top secret information?
Need a concierge?
On a health kick?
Ordination on the go?
Want to know how attractive you are?
Save the whales?
Dead?
Being arrested?
New Year’s Eve?
Sting’s career?
Stalking?
Want to be a priest?
Can’t sleep?
Wedding plans?
Passover?
Heart attack?
Need a college?
Giving birth?
Home security?
Want to save cash?
World Cup?
Cooking dinner?
Britney Spears?
Whether you’re out of toilet paper, trying to stalk someone, or are actually dead, well, “There’s an app for that.”™
Justin Bieber. One Direction. God. According to Google Trends,42 none has been as popular a search term as “app.”
Not surprisingly, almost every major automotive company has been working on apps for smartphones. Who wouldn’t want in on the love affair? And an industry that has been working on the same four-wheeled concept for over 120 years43 could always use some refreshing. Some of the apps touted in press releases and blogs have the ability to unlock your car doors.
“My BMW remote app unlocks car doors, starts the AC, and more!”
This begs the question: How do you make a better car key?
Most of these automotive door-opening apps work similarly, so for the sake of demonstration, let’s see how amazing it was to actually use the BMW app on an iPhone when a recent version of Apple’s mobile operating system was launched. In Apple’s words, this is “the world’s most advanced mobile OS. In its most advanced form.”
1. Walk up to my car.
I walk toward my car, and want to open my car door.
2. Pull out my smartphone.
I want to open my car door. So, I reach into my pocket and carefully pull out my smartphone because I definitely don’t want to drop something made of glass and thin metal onto a cement parking lot.
3. Wake up my phone.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone and, almost unconsciously, I regrip my smartphone to “wake up” my phone by pressing and clicking in the main button.
4. Unlock my phone.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone and hit the circular Home button at the bottom of my phone for the fingerprint reader to unlock my phone.
5. Exit my last opened app.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone, I see my last opened application, and I hit the Home button to exit the application. (Hopefully I don’t get distracted by my Twitter stream. Speaking of, did you see the new pictures of the royal baby? He’s growing up so fast! I’m sorry, what are we doing here?)
6. Exit my last opened group.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone, I see the group of applications that my last opened application was categorized under, and I press the Home button to exit the group view.
7. Swipe through a sea of icons, searching for the app.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone and see the Home screen. I swipe right-to-left across the screen through a sea of icons, scanning their logos and the tiny type underneath, trying to find the app.
8. Tap the app icon.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone and tap the app icon to open the car app.
9. Wait for the app to load and try to find the unlock action.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone and see a beautiful map of North America.
10. Make a guess with the menu and tap Control.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone. I’ve got a lot of choices. I cross my fingers and tap the Control tab option at the bottom.
11. Tap the Unlock button.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone, and I see more choices. A button right at the top of the list says Locking/Unlocking. I tap that.
12. Slide the slider to unlock.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone, and a two-way slider pops up with a lock icon to the left and an unlock icon to the right. I slide the slider to the right because (for those not paying attention) I want to open my car door.
13. Physically open the car door.
I want to open my car door. So, I look down at my phone, and it says, “Data transfer successful.” Not totally sure what that means, but I think that did it . . . Heaven, I’m in heaven! My heart beats so that I can hardly speak . . .44 Yes, my doors are now unlocked, and I can open my car doors!
Wait, thirteen steps? What happened here?
There was me, walking up to my car.
And there was my goal: to open my car door.
(This isn’t complicated.)
1. Walk up to my car.______________________________________ Me
13. Physically open the car door._______________________________ My goal
Then, there were all the steps I had to do with the app’s digital interface:
I had a goal, and to accomplish it, I had to use a screen. And thanks to the app, it only took me over a dozen steps to unlock my car doors.
Has our love deceived us? Is this app an improvement on the car key? Sit down and steel yourself. The answer, my friend, is no.
I know. It ain’t easy, giving up your heart.
Say, instead, we applied the first principle of the best interface is no interface, entirely avoided using a screen, and embraced our typical processes. After all, as Edward Tufte once said, “Overload, clutter, and confusion are not attributes of information, they are failures of design.”45
If we eliminate the graphical user interface, we’re left with only two steps:
A driver approaches her car.
She opens her car door.
Anything beyond these two steps should be frowned upon.
Seem crazy? Well, more than a decade before that thirteen-step app was released, and before we were seduced by screen-based infatuation, the situation was solved by Siemens,46 and first used by Mercedes-Benz.
Here’s how their solution works: When you grab the car door handle (a logical part of opening a car door), the car sends out a low frequency radio signal to see if your keys are in close proximity—say, in your pocket or in your purse—and if they are, the doors unlock instantaneously, without any additional work.
An improvement on the car key? Yes.
Some people have said to me, “Come on man, this is our love. What about when we’ve locked our keys in the car? That’s when we need the app.”
Don’t let your emotions blind you: The car can sense where the keys are, so the doors won’t lock if your keys are inside. And the trunk? It won’t even close if the keys are in the trunk. In other words, you could never lock your keys in the car.
By reframing the design context from a digital screen to our natural course of actions, Siemens created an incredibly intuitive and wonderfully elegant car entry solution for Mercedes. (If this sounds familiar and you don’t own a Mercedes, that’s because their solution was adopted by other automotive companies.)
Is the Siemens system an improvement on the key?
Duh. Embracing a typical process means you can do what you normally do. Avoiding a digital interface means you don’t waste time learning, troubleshooting, and using a screen you don’t need to be using anyway. That’s good design thinking, especially when designing around common tasks.
And that’s what this book is about:
The best interface is no interface.
This book is about taking a second look at today’s screen-obsessed world—how we got here, why we’re still here, why this awful trend is so awful, and how people are moving beyond screens and breaking off their love affair with mundane apps.
This book isn’t a rant. It’s filled with ideas for entrepreneurs, startups, designers, engineers, gadget-lovers, and people who are just interested in technology. It shows a new way to think about the future of tech, and how to fall in love with something more alluring than a weather app.
The topics covered here are relevant to you and society. Yes, my message may turn heady, but this isn’t a textbook. It’s like a bar conversation between friends about a simple path to brilliant technology.
Bottoms up.
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Will the BJP lose Uttar Pradesh over Hathras?
Mon, Oct 05 2020 Mon, Oct 05 2020 Editor Editorial
As the brutal gangrape and murder of a Dalit teenager in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district triggered a nationwide outrage against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), some people are considering these optics as the Apocalypse moment for the saffron camp in Uttar Pradesh. But is this analysis correct? Can we expect the collapse of Hindutva fascism due to a few protest rallies, quintessential of the parliamentary opposition? Will the BJP lose Uttar Pradesh over Hathras gangrape and murder? Will the BJP suffer elsewhere in India due to what happened in Uttar Pradesh?
Easy analogies are often drawn by reaching faulty conclusions over ephemeral reactive politics. Like many considered the boisterous protest movements against the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 (CAA 2019), or the migrant workers’ painful return to their villages during the COVID-19 lockdown, or the recent farmers’ movement against the Agriculture Bills, etc, as signs of the BJP’s waning power and influence. A section of the foreign press, especially the American mainstream press, notorious for supporting the US imperialist agenda globally, are also constantly criticising Modi’s rule and the BJP’s divisive policies. The liberal democrats, the Ambedkarites and parliamentary left are often tantalised by such criticisms and consider them as signs of doom for Modi and the BJP.
Much to their dismay, Modi and the BJP continue to aggrandise as the opposition is incessantly pushed to the margin due to political bankruptcy, and only one narrative remains invincible in the Indian political arena, that’s the one set by the BJP and Modi. What makes the outrage over Hathras gangrape and murder, the farmers’ bill, the CAA 2019, etc, ineffective in bringing down the BJP? Why can’t they act as catalysts against the BJP and hasten its doom? The simple reason they can’t is that the Hindutva fascist domination isn’t rooted in electoral equations, but deeply-entrenched bigotry and jingoism that have percolated down to the grassroots. Thus, one would see no massive protest movements shaping against the Modi regime or the BJP even after the fuel prices are skyrocketing, food inflation is spiralling, and unemployment is at a record high.
If Dalit outrage could bring an end to the BJP’s hegemony, then the party wouldn’t have swept the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, as the gory atrocities against the Dalits in Gujarat, which took place in 2016, apart from the suicide of Rohith Vemula in University of Hyderabad, were fresh in the minds of the Dalits who went to vote. The typical semi-feudal production relations and its by-product class-caste equation in Uttar Pradesh and other parts of the Indian Union won’t allow the Dalits to peacefully defeat BJP’s Hindutva fascism. Rather, the Dalits will, under unchanged circumstances, act as flagbearers of Brahminical hegemony.
The Dalits are economically dependent on the upper-caste feudal classes, like the Thakurs, whose members are accused in the Hathras gangrape and murder. They can’t survive without showing servility towards the upper-caste feudal classes or without obeying their political and social diktats. Thus, for the sake of their survival, except in a few places, the Dalits will work as the pawns of the Hindutva fascist camp. Thus, during all forms of communal violence against the Muslims, the Dalits will be found at the forefront of the battlefield. This issue isn’t considered by the vociferous Ambedkarites who live in the constitutionalist euphoria.
Thus, despite all hardships, all forms of atrocities, within the present socio-economic equation, such movements, where only a handful of the Dalits and oppressed classes are participating, can’t act as real catalysts of change. The juggernaut of Hindutva fascism can’t be forestalled from reaching its goal and caste oppression can’t be stopped with mere electoral battles between different sections of the Brahminical castes and feudal classes. Rather, the real tectonic change can only come if there is a vision of uprooting the very semi-feudal production relations that beget caste oppression and Hindutva fascism.
The BJP will continue to captivate the gullible and powerless Dalits. But a concentrated struggle to uproot feudal hegemony in the rural areas, with a goal of not only land reforms but the establishment of an alternative political-economic hegemony of the oppressed people can thwart the Hindutva fascist camp’s obnoxious agenda and reverse its gains. No parliamentary party will dare to do this, as their fate is intertwined with feudalism and comprador capitalism. They won’t hurt feudalism. It’s only the progressive democratic forces representing the oppressed masses that can lead to such radical changes.
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Third Avenue plans to liquidate credit fund after losses
Third Avenue Management is liquidating a credit fund after losses and client redemptions.
The Third Avenue Focused Credit Fund will return cash to investors on or about Dec. 16, the New York-based firm said on its website Wednesday. Some assets will be placed in a liquidating trust, and interests in that trust will also be distributed that day.
“We believe that, with time, FCF would have been able to realize investment returns in the normal course,” David Barse, the firm’s CEO, said in the statement.
“Investor requests for redemption, however, in addition to the general reduction of liquidity in the fixed-income markets, have made it impracticable for FCF going forward to create sufficient cash to pay anticipated redemptions without resorting to sales at prices that would unfairly disadvantage the remaining shareholders,” he wrote.
The fund lost 13% in the past month and is down 27% this year, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Assets were at $942 million as of Nov. 30.
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If Your AI Loses its Mind, Can it Take Meds?
Life on earth is at risk when an AI sent to the moon becomes psychotic!
Shutting him down means a covert trip to the moon and a battle for our very survival.
Worth reading 😎
Humorous, well paced novel that makes its reader question what technology has in store for us and what role will the AI play in it.
Originally published on Reedsy Discovery
This book has a fantastic and serious premise with characters to match but slathered all around it is enough mayhem and hyperbole to make readers laugh even as they ponder the unthinkable. Peter McAllister can give us a cautionary tale, served with heart and humor and great humanity, about our greed. It does not flog us with guilt and significantly illustrates that most people are earnest, well meaning and ultimately, incredibly human.
A fabulous book to get lost in on a rainy weekend. If you love near future science fiction, with razor sharp social commentary, you will love this. A well-paced tale of a race to save humanity entwined with the comedy of business and how people stay sane through it all. Read it and enjoy.
Wild M.
The book reminded me of Douglas Adams because of the lens of Sci fi and humour, slightly reminiscent of Ben Elton in comedy style.
It is an intelligent story, told with a light & humorous touch & a great pace.
Buy it Now on Amazon!
GENE is that AI, placed on the moon for testing out new technology for mining the asteroid belt. He is on track to grind the moon to dust, believing that is his purpose after having developing schizophrenia.
Liam (who battles his own psychological demons with an eclectic play list and a droll sense of humour) and co-creator Cletus, are in race against time to shut him down. After several attempts, the decision is made to return man to the moon and shut GENE down forever.
A mission is hastily pulled together using a military shuttle, some old Apollo equipment salvaged from museums and an elite military unit. The battle of wills and wits on the surface of the moon will determine the future of humanity as we know it.
So,if you like a science fiction told with humour and pace, then this book is for you.
Peter McAllister an engineer, scientist, turned technology manager who wants to share the stories that keep him awake at night.
In his professional life he works in IT where tools such as AI are becoming prevalent. This behind-the-scenes knowledge, along with his previous work at the intersection of technology, business, and people puts him in a great position to speculate on the future.
He lives outside of Melbourne with his wife, four cats, and the kangaroos that visit them.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
peter.mcallister.author@gmail.com
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Views about government aid to the poor among the Unaffiliated who are in the Los Angeles Metro Area by religious denomination
Views about government aid to the poor among the Unaffiliated who are in the Los Angeles Metro Area by religious denomination (2014) Switch to: Religious denomination among the Unaffiliated who are in the Los Angeles Metro Area by views about government aid to the poor
% of the Unaffiliated who are in the Los Angeles Metro Area who say government aid to the poor…
Does more harm than good
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Nothing in particular (religion not important)
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Board index ‹ Miscellaneous ‹ Other Play-by-Forum Games ‹ Create Your Own Country
General Domestic Issues
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Re: General Domestic Issues
by RedSun » 20 May 2019, 17:33
Bombings in Zhenru kill 3 and injure 14
In Zhenru, Asteria a bombing was carried out by a Buddhist temple which resulted in three deaths and fourteen injuries. The bomber was named Ibrahim Batur, Ibrahim was twenty years old and friends and family said that he was a relatively peaceful boy who had a passion for History and Islam.
Investigations however reveal that Batur was involved in a group named the Heritage Association which is a group of Muslim activists in Nirvan who believe in trying to reinstate Islam as the major religion in the region. Muslims make up less than 10% of the population of Nirvan.
Batur revealed in custody his facination with the Patriotic Front and their beliefs in identitarian states as opposed to imperial blocks. He states that he does not believe Nirvan can be saved but the Muslim Population must band together to create a new separate state. Despite Nirvan’s recent integration into Asteria the Heritage Association has existed before. Ibrahim says he was not indoctrinated by the HA because he disagrees with them in the idea that Nirvan can be reclaimed rather arguing for a separate state altogether.
Asterian authorities are investigating his connections to HA, the PF and how he managed to create the devices that left three faithful dead.
The Glorious Holy Asterian Empire in CYOC
by jonisilk » 20 May 2019, 20:48
Words seem inadequate when searching for meaning in the aftermath of such events, but the PCG offers it's deepest sympathies to the families of the victims, and all the people of Nirvan and Asteria as a whole. On this sad day, we stand in solidarity with you.
The Honoured Council to the governing body, the Grand Master Teller, Arwen ap Silenus, has arranged travel to Nirvan, along with a dozen or so members of the Craft, to offer their services, skills and labour for free, in repairing any damage to the temple and other buildings, and do whatever we can to help heal some of the deep emotional and psychological wounds suffered by the local community.
All people of a book will have their faith tested at some time. It is the manner in which we respond to such tests, that proves the measure of a people and their faith.
In Peace and Plenty, For All.
Antonio Careca,
President of the PCG and Member of the governing body.
The enemies of my enemies are not necessarily my friend, but they may still be useful.
Member of the Classicists.
jonisilk
Location: City of Selinopolis, Frasta, Mars.
by Subotai45 » 21 May 2019, 22:02
The Afghan Interior Minsiter has died in a car bombing. He was a highly competent individual who was trying to clean up the corrupt ministry.
Subotai45
Location: Pitt
All-game rating: 4127
by kingpie3 » 22 May 2019, 17:44
Subotai45 wrote: Jainisism, after diligent work by Baunairi and local Venusian missionaries, has become a significant faith on Venus. Roughly 40 million Venusians have converted to the faith, and the number has been slowly increasing.
The Consortium's Entinates are pleased that the faith is making inroads across Sol. Despite the historic disagreements between preceding Baunairi governments and other nations, the rise of Janisism in the great civilization of Venus heralds a new era for interplanetary progress. These ties bring with them crucial cultural and economic exchanges that will further support peace for all who pursue it.
The Techabaun Federation in CYOC
Unless both sides win, no agreement can be permanent.
- Jimmy Carter
kingpie3
New military reforms have been enacted between the Consortium's Entinates and the various independent nations of Mars. New provisions have been made for the integration of an additional 3.5 million mercenaries hailing from the nations of the Lestari Federation, Surata Dominion, Etsuya Republic, Royal Kurusu Company, Elipsium Entinate, and Kingdom of Urmania. These mercenaries, in addition to roughly 2 million from the Consortium itself, will be given special privileges (including citizenship) and financial resources to man bases across these countries and the Consortium for the purposes of defense and internal security. New military installations and technological advancements will be jointly maintained as these holy warriors stand as the first line of Martian defense.
The Bleeding Hills
Afghanistan is in chaos after the events of the last week. The trust in government has been sharply declining after the suspicious death of one of the few competent ministers and the release of compromising materials on many other government officials, revealing a sordid mess of scandals. Ethnic strife has also been on the rise, after unidentified operatives attacked a Tajik village, setting off a round of retaliatory killings by various ethnic militias, who demand more autonomy from the central government. One prominent Tajik leader showed up in a central square with gasoline in a match, allegedly preparing self-immolation, but he did not go through with that plan and instead hid.
The military and interior ministry have been remarkably incompetent, prompting some defenders of the state to allege that they are corrupt, and taking bribes from the separatists. Loyalist paramilitaries have begun to take matters into their own hands and fire at the separatists, engaging in what is currently light skirmishing, but could develop into brutal and bloody street-to-street fighting. Some radicals have even begun attacking government officials whose sympathies, they believe, lie elsewhere.
Afghanistan is unstable, and could devolve into full-scale civil war unless swift action is taken.
(this is a judged action, PM me if you want to be involved)
Afghanistan is devolving into ethnic conflict, it is probable that ethnic minorities will be able to officially split off without external intervention.
As much as the Consortium is saddened to see this conflict continue, as per established norms between the planets of Sol, we will not get involved in Terran affairs. However, we urge action on the part of Terra's mightiest nations to counteract the violence spreading in Afghanistan. The Consortium's Entinates also opens its door to all those in the region with the means to escape.
by beadsman » 29 May 2019, 01:35
The Latin Empire has released the following statement: "The events occurring in Afghanistan are of no concern to the Latin Empire. We must concentrate on helping our own citizens and the denizens of South America, not those of other nations and continents. If they will kill each other, then that is their decision. It only goes to prove the superiority of a strong, secure, and centralized government like our own. With such decentralized political chaos, it's no wonder that the other nations of the world kill themselves rather than building a great nation."
Silver member of the Classicists
"Gentlemen, you can't fight in here! This is the War Room." - President Merkin Muffley
“It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.” - William Blake
Imperator of the Cyon Imperium in CYOC
beadsman
kingpie3 wrote: As much as the Consortium is saddened to see this conflict continue, as per established norms between the planets of Sol, we will not get involved in Terran affairs. However, we urge action on the part of Terra's mightiest nations to counteract the violence spreading in Afghanistan. The Consortium's Entinates also opens its door to all those in the region with the means to escape.
The PCG seconds the call from the Entinates, for Terran nations to consider the situation in Afghanistan with utmost urgency, as reports of violence & corruption continue to emerge from the region daily, the situation appears primed for a civil war.
For those looking to flee the conflict, we offer temporary haven in South America, with a refugee centre being established outside of Cali, in Colombia (from where, further travel on to Mars and the PCG or Entinates will be made available to those seeking it).
We ask the League of Cairo to convene on the matter on the earliest opportunity. We also offer to Cairo the support and services of the Darius Initiative and our Peacekeepers, toward these efforts.
OOC: this is just an IC statement. I get that Cairo getting involved might screw-up the judging and complicate something I don't imagine needs a lot of complicating, so don't take this is an actual call for IG involvement.
It's more a continuity kind of thing, acting with internal consistency. And it never hurts to have Cairo appear slow and inneffectual
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Amy Schumer is a popular American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer who was born on June 1, 1981. She was born in Manhattan in New York. She has won the Peabody Award. She has also been nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards for her show. Her current net worth is 1 million U.S dollars. She has acted in many popular TV shows like Live at Gotham, Cupid, Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Inside Amy Schumer.
Her real name is Amy Beth Schumer
Her nick name is Amy
What is Amy Schumer (Actress) Profession?
She is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer.
What is Amy Schumer (Actress) Educational Qualification?
She is graduated with a degree in theater from Towson University
School She went is South Side High School in Rockville Centre
College She went is Towson University
Amy Schumer (Actress) Nationality?
She is an American
Amy Schumer (Actress) Birth Place?
Her birth place is New York
Hometown/ Residence/ where is from?
-Her Hometown is New York
- 38-30-39 Inches is her figure
Her hair color is Blonde Hair
Amy Schumer (Actress) Religion /Caste?
Her religion is Jewish.
Her Sun Sign is Gemini
What is Amy Schumer (Actress) age/birthday/DOB/real age/ date of birth /birthday date? (As in 2017)
Her age is 36 Years and Her date of birth is June 1, 1981
Amy Schumer (Actress) Boyfriend/Husband /dating /Affairs?
Dating /Boyfriend Name/Affairs - Anthony Jeselnik
Husband/Spouse Name - N/A
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Her height 5 feet 7 Inches in Height
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Is Amy Schumer (Actress) Married?
She is Not Married
Amy Schumer (Actress) Family Details/ parents/ family background?
Parents /Father Name- Gordon Schumer
Parents /Mother Name- Sandra Schumer
Siblings/ Sisters Name - Kimberly Schumer
Siblings/Brothers Name - Jason Stein
Baby /Children/Kids/Son Name - N/A
Her debut film is Sense Memory in 2006 it is a short film
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She is a hot American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer.
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Sense Memory
Sleepwalk with Me
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Amy Schumer (Actress) New Movie/Film/Upcoming movies/latest movie list /New Drama /Upcoming Serials/ Show
Live at Gotham
Reality Bites Back
John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show
Comedy Central Presents
Comedy Central Roast of Charlie Sheen
Delocated
Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne Barr
Amy Schumer: Mostly Sex Stuff
Dave's Old Porn
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special
Amy Schumer (Actress)Songs/Music list/All Album
Cutting (2011)
She is active on facebook on https://www.facebook.com/AmySchumer/
She is active on twitter on https://twitter.com/amyschumer?
She is active on Instagram on https://www.instagram.com/amyschumer/?hl=en
Images/Photo/Picture of Amy Schumer (Actress) /wallpapers/pictures /gallery /new photos
Amy Schumer tour
Inside Amy Schumer it is a American sketch comedy television series which is created and hosted by Amy Schumer. The series was premiered on April 30, 2013 on Comedy Central.
Amy Schumer Books
The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo
You can buy tickets online
Her Medium - Stand-up comedy, theatre, television, film
She is the author of a 2016 memoir entitled The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo.
In 2016 her tv shows were The Simpsons
2016- Writers Guild of America Award
Best Comedy/Variety – Sketch Series for her work : Inside Amy Schumer she won
2016- Critics' Choice Movie Award
Best Actress in a Comedy for her work Trainwreck she won
MVP Award for her work Trainwreck she won
2016- GALECA Dorian Award
Wilde Wit of the Year she won
Trainwreck (film)
Trainwreck (film) is a 2015 American romantic comedy film which is directed by Judd Apatow and written by Amy Schumer.
Amy Schumer plays the role of Amy Townsend
Devin Fabry plays the role of 9-year-old Amy
Bill Hader plays the role of Dr. Aaron Conners
Brie Larson plays the role of Kim Townsend
Carla Oudin plays the role of 5-year-old Kim
Colin Quinn plays the role of Gordon Townsend
John Cena plays the role of Steven
Vanessa Bayer plays the role of Nikki
Mike Birbiglia plays the role of Tom
Ezra Miller plays the role of Donald
Dave Attell plays the role of Noam
Tilda Swinton plays the role of Dianna
LeBron James plays the role of himself
Jon Glaser plays the role ofer plays the role of Schultz
Randall Park plays the role of Bryson
Evan Brinkman plays the role of Alistair
Amar'e Stoudemire plays the role of himself
Norman Lloyd plays the role of Norman
Cliff "Method Man" Smith plays the role of Temembe
Daniel Radcliffe plays the role of The Dog Walker
Marisa Tomei plays the role of The Dog Owner
Keith Robinson plays the role of Guy in Back of the Theater
Marv Albert plays the role of himself
Matthew Broderick plays the role of himself
Chris Evert plays the role of herself
Tony Romo plays the role of himself
Leslie Jones plays the role of Angry Subway Patron
Pete Davidson plays the role of Dr. Conners' patient
Josh Segarra plays the role of Staten Island Oli
Bobby Kelly plays the role of One-Night Stand Guy
Dan Soder plays the role of Dumpster Guy
Tim Meadows plays the role of Tim
Jim Florentine plays the role of One-Night Stand Guy
Nikki Glaser plays the role ofer plays the role of Lisa
Claudia O'Doherty plays the role of Wendy
Bridget Everett plays the role of Kat
Jim Norton plays the role of Carriage Driver (uncredited)
Rachel Feinstein plays the role of Nurse Rachel
2017 her tv show Amy Schumer: The Leather Special as Herself - Stand-up special
Amy Schumer: The Leather Special is comedian Amy Schumer's first stand-up special for the streaming-service Netflix.
All videos of her are available on youtube
Netflix latest stand-up special was filmed at Denver’s Bellco Theatre
Actress/writer Amy Schumer she the winner of Outstanding Variety Sketch Series for her work “Inside Amy Schumer at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at Microsoft Theater on September 20, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.
Her first Netflix special was filmed at Denver’s Bellco Theatre.
In 2017 Comedian Amy Schumer wasin Boston as she was filming her latest flick, “I Feel Pretty”
Amy Schumer Live at Centre Bell in Montréal, Quebec
Amy Schumer Live
Lineup:Amy Schumer
Feb 17, 2017 Fri 8:00 PM
Centre Bell in Montréal, Quebec
You can see her videos on youtube
“All my friends are getting married. I guess I’m just at that age where people give up.”
“The moments that make life worth living are when things are at their worst and you find a way to laugh.”
“I went home with this French guy because he said something adorable like, ‘I have an apartment.'”
“I say if I’m beautiful. I say if I’m strong. You will not determine my story – I will.”
comedy show / comedy special/ comedy
TV programs/ Amy Schumer / Comedy shows
On June 1 2004 she started doing stand-up comedy
She is American stand-up comedian, writer, actress, and producer.
In 2015 she was named one of Time magazines 100 most influential people
In 2015 she also named to Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating People list for 2015
iin 2015 her film was Trainwreck she played the role of Amy Townsend and she was also a writer
2015 - MTV Movie Awards Herself as (host)
2015 - BoJack Horseman as Irving Jannings (voice)
2015 - Saturday Night Live as Herself (host)
2015 - Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo as herself
And there was lot more that happened in 2015
Trainwreck she was a writer
Inside Amy Schumer she was a creator, writer, executive producer, director
comedy central inside
Inside Amy Schumer it is a American sketch comedy television series which is created and hosted by its star, Amy Schumer.
On October 17, 2015, hercomedy special Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo premiered on HBO
Amy Schumer's New Year's Eve standup comedy show in New Orleans was moved to Mahalia Jackson Theater instead of at the Smoothie King Center
Amy schumer did a show in Toronto on 16th February
In January 2016, Schumer told the media that she was in a relationship with a Chicago furniture designer named Ben Hanisch
On December 2nd 2016 AMy schumer performed at the Rogers Arena in Vancouver
Amy schumer was part of the reality talent show named last comic standing season 5.
Amy Schumer performed Live at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on 29th November 2016
Amy Schumer performed Live in Portland on 1st December 2016
Some 200 people walked out of Amy schumers show in Tampa arena after she made jokes about Donald Trump.
Amy Schumer performed Live at Rogers Place on 30 November 2016 in Edmonton
Amy schumer performed in Austin at the Frank Erwin Center in November in 2016.
tour 2016/ tour dates/ concert/ schedule/ live/ show/ events/ comedy tour
AMy Schumer went on a crazy world comedy tour which started off with dublin, Ireland in August 2016 and ended up on 31st december in New Orleans
You can watch all amy schumers videos on Youtube
AMy schumer also performed in seattle during her world tour
Cosmopolitan magazine
She was a writer for the popular Cosmopolitan magazine
Amy Schumer performed live at Madison Square Garden (MSG) in New York on 23rd June 2016
stand up 2016
SHe went on a stand up comedy world tour in 2016
She doesn’t have kids
where did she grow up
She grew up in Manhattan, New York City, New York, U.S.
Amy Schumer's new Netflix stand-up special is not going well as majority of users left negative reviews about the show.
She performed live at the Verizon Center, Washington, DC. on September 24, 2016
When it comes to politics she is not a supporter of Donald Trump
Amy Schumer spent 3 days filming at Dedham SoulCycle working on her new movie, “I Feel Pretty.”
Amy Schumer pretended to fall in front of Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West before the Time 100 ceremony in April
Amy Schumer played the role of a young woman who has been diagnosed with breast cancer in the off-Broadway black comedy Keeping Abreast.
nyc/ new york
Amy Schumer performed live at Phillips arena in Atlanta, GA
Amy Schumer performed live at Sprint Center Kansas City, MO
Amy Schumer performed live at 3500 Sports Arena Blvd • San Diego, CA
Amy Schumer performed live at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas on Sun Nov 20, 2016
Amy Schumer performed live at Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan on Fri Oct 7, 2016
she photobombed a couple on their wedding day in London
what happened to
Amy schumer and Jennifer Lawrence were known to be BFFs but recently, we haven't seen Jen and Amy together we do not know what happened to their Friendship.
Amy Schumer Became Best Friends with Her Opener Mark Normand, who usually works as an opener for her shows.
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Daily Morning Note – 13 February 2019
Asian shares looked set for gains after U.S. equities shook off their malaise Tuesday. The S&P 500 Index registered its biggest one-day increase this month, breaking through its 200-day moving average. President Donald Trump said he’s open to extending a March 1 deadlineto raise tariffs on Chinese products if the two sides are near an agreement, sending a conciliatory signal amid talks to resolve the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies. In addition, Senator Marco Rubio is proposing legislation that would counteract China’s ” Made in China 2025″ economic-development initiative by restricting and taxing Chinese investment in the U.S. and by raising import duties on goods produced by industries supported by Beijing’s program. Speaking at Mississippi on Tuesday, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is “strong” though its benefits haven’t been felt evenly across the country.
Singapore Coal Monthly – Force majeure shocked the markets
Recommendation: OVERWEIGHT, Analyst: Chen Guangzhi
– A tragic coal mine accident led to over 70% of mines shut for safety investigation in Shannxi
– Indonesia lowered 2019 domestic production target
– Rains stalled thermal coal production in South Kalimantan
800 Super Holdings Ltd – Ceasing Coverage
Last Close Price: $0.69, Analyst: Richard Leow
– Revenue in line with forecast. PATMI -3.2% lower than expected
– Lower profit due to ramp-up phase of new projects that are starting up; particularly the
sludge treatment plant
– Next project in the pipeline is the Tuas South laundry plant
– Ceasing coverage due to reallocation of internal resources
President Donald Trump said he’s open to extending a March 1 deadline to raise tariffs on Chinese products if the two sides are near an agreement, sending a conciliatory signal amid talks to resolve the trade war between the world’s two biggest economies.US tariffs on US$200 billion worth of imports from China are scheduled to rise to 25 per cent from 10 per cent if the two sides cannot reach a deal by the deadline, increasing pain and costs in sectors from consumer electronics to agriculture.
Brexit: Bank of England Governor Mark Carney said on Tuesday Britain should be under no illusions about the likely shock to its economy if it leaves the European Union next month without a transition deal to ease the shock. The United Kingdom is on course to leave the European Union on March 29 without a deal unless Prime Minister Theresa May can convince the bloc to amend the deal she agreed in November and then sell it to sceptical British lawmakers.
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the U.S. economy is “strong” though its benefits haven’t been felt evenly across the country. “Today, data at the national level show a strong economy,” Powell told students Tuesday at Mississippi Valley State University. “Unemployment is near a half-century low, and economic output is growing at a solid pace.”
SGX’s Securities daily average value up 18 per cent a month ago to S$986 million but a 26 per cent decline over year-ago levels. In the derivatives market, the total volume at 18.61 million was up 1 per cent month-on-month and up 3 per cent year-on-year.
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HomeBlogNetanyahu: Israel, UAE to Cooperate in Fight against Coronavirus
Netanyahu: Israel, UAE to Cooperate in Fight against Coronavirus
June 26, 2020 Blog, News
UAE Minister of Health and Prevention, Abdulrahman Al Owais. (Photo: File)
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates would cooperate in the fight against the coronavirus – a possible boost to Israeli efforts to normalize relations with Gulf Arab countries.
Netanyahu said a formal announcement on working together with the UAE on confronting the COVID-19 pandemic was imminent and would be made by the UAE and Israeli health ministers.
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— @palestinechron (@PalestineChron) June 25, 2020
The UAE’s foreign affairs ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Such cooperation would come at a time of strong Arab opposition to Israel’s plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank – territory Palestinians seek for a state – under a US peace plan.
Last week, the UAE’s minister for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said it could work with Israel on some areas, including the battle against the coronavirus and on technology, despite political differences.
#Netanyahu says #Israel, #UAE to cooperate on #coronavirus as normalization speeds uphttps://t.co/cGRWisyW7o
— Press TV (@PressTV) June 26, 2020
Addressing a military ceremony in southern Israel, Netanyahu said Israel and the UAE would collaborate in research and development and technology “to improve the well-being of the entire region”.
Gulf Arab states do not have diplomatic relations with Israel. However, due to shared concerns over Iran’s influence in the region, they are are increasingly normalizing relations cooperating against a perceived threat from Teheran.
(Palestine Chronicle, MEMO, Social Media)
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An Israeli soldier was found stabbed to death in the occupied Palestinian West Bank on Thursday and Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claimed the soldier he was killed by a “Palestinian attacker”. In a statement, […]
Israel Heads to New Election as Netanyahu Struggles to Form Government
May 28, 2019 Blog, News
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This Difficult Thing of Being Human
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The Art of Self-Compassion
Bodhipaksa
SKU: 9781946764515 Category: New Releases Tags: communication, love, mindfulness, practical, relationships, rituals and practices
We all long for someone to offer us unconditional love and support. But what if that person is us? The practice of mindful self-compassion creates the space we need so that observation, acceptance, and real love can enter, no matter how judgmental or disconnected we may feel.
It sounds like a simple idea: to be kind to yourself. But if you pay attention to your thoughts, habits, and self-talk, you may find that it’s more difficult than it sounds. The intentional practice of self-compassion, outlined here by Buddhist scholar and teacher Bodhipaksa, can help you find greater overall wellbeing, emotional resilience, physical health, and willpower. Bodhipaksa provides both the why and the how of mindful self-compassion, drawing on contemporary psychology and neuroscience and also on Buddhist psychology, weaving the modern and ancient together into a coherent whole.
Contemporary psychologists are focusing less on self-esteem and more on self-compassion. Bodhipaksa, a practicing meditator of more than thirty years, effortlessly blends ancient techniques dating back to the time of the Buddha with the most recent understanding of psychology and neuroscience. And in the end, as Bodhipaksa writes, it is actually quite simple: “Life is short. Be kind.”
Bodhipaksa is a Buddhist teacher and author who has been practicing within the Triratna Buddhist Community since 1982. He’s originally from Scotland and formerly ran a retreat center in the Scottish Highlands. In 2000 he created the online meditation center Wildmind (www.wildmind.org) in order to make meditation instruction more widely available. He holds an interdisciplinary Master’s degree in Buddhism and business from the University of Montana. He lives and teaches in New Hampshire.
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How to Eat clearly and succinctly explains how you can incorporate eating as a form of meditation. The book provides practical advice on how to become truly nourished through the mindful preparation, serving, eating, and cleaning up of food. Eating a meal in mindfulness reveals that you are nourished by the whole universe. This awareness helps...
The secret to happiness is to acknowledge and transform suffering, not to run away from it. In No Mud, No Lotus, Thich Nhat Hanh offers practices and inspiration transforming suffering and finding true joy. Thich Nhat Hanh acknowledges that because suffering can feel so bad, we try to run away from it or cover it...
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Transform dating and the often-fraught search for a fulfilling relationship into a fun, exciting adventure using mindfulness techniques and practices. Dating is a 2 billion dollar industry. Everyone, it seems, is looking for love but for so many it is an endless struggle. In Seeking Soulmate: Ditch the Dating Game and Find Real Connection, Brooklyn-based...
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Immediate, illuminating, and hopeful: this is the key set of talks given by leading Zen Buddhist teacher Larry Ward, PhD, on breaking America's cycle of racial trauma.
We can restore our inherent connection to nature, each other, our ancestors, and ourselves, and remember our fundamental gift of belonging. The eighth book in the bestselling Mindfulness Essentials series, a back-to-basics collection from world-renowned Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh that introduces everyone to the essentials of mindfulness practice. “We are here to...
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Introducing the all-new Thich Nhat Hanh Hardcover Classics. These are the absolute essential and beloved books from one of the most revered and influential spiritual teachers in the world today. With new forewords written by Dr. Jane Goodall, Christiana Figueres, and H. H. the Dalai Lama. All three Thich Nhat Hanh Classics are available as...
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Park City-Heber City bus route would be a Christmas gift
Editorial Editorial |
PR,
The next stop for a bus line is Heber City.
A private-sector transportation company recently launched a route connecting Park City and the Wasatch County community where scores of people who are part of the Park City work force live. The route ran for just two days before suspending service, but the owner of the Green Star Express intends to restart the buses soon, probably in the coming week.
The route could be an extraordinary opportunity for commuters who live in Heber City and work in Park City. And it could also offer important lessons for government officials if they someday pursue a public bus line from Park City to Heber City, an idea that has long been of intrigue to leaders in places like Park City, Summit County, Heber City and Wasatch County.
Green Star Express is a startup that operates a school bus on the route between Park City and Heber City. It is certainly too early to assess the success of the route, but we praise the firm for taking the risk to determine whether there will be enough riders to warrant the Heber City-to-Park City line.
It could be years before the government entities that would be involved in a bus line negotiate the necessary agreements, secure the vehicles required for such a route and then start rolling the buses along S.R. 248 and U.S. 40.
Green Star Express, as a privately held company, though, could simply decide there seems to be demand and then start the route, hoping there are enough riders. If there are, the numbers will pencil out for the company and the route will continue. If not, Green Star Express would likely scrap the service. That ability illustrates an advantage of the private sector over the public sector.
It is encouraging that Park City (the mountain resort) owner Vail Resorts has apparently shown some interest. If an employer that large eventually buys seats on the bus for its workers, other businesses may follow that lead. The prices of $3 for a one-way trip or a punch pass that offers a slight discount are reasonable for people who work at Park City businesses of any size, or their employers if they are willing to subsidize the trips.
Managing traffic along the S.R. 248 entryway has been challenging, regularly resulting in some of the worst backups in the Park City area. The Green Star Express will certainly not cut traffic by a measurable amount, but the company’s attempt to assist with the situation is worthy of praise.
It would be a nice gift for the community if the Green Star Express is able to restart service by the Christmas rush.
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Hellblade 2: everything we know about the Xbox Series X game
Ninja Theory has officially confirmed Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2, the sequel to 2017’s Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. It will be one of the first games to use Microsoft’s Smart Delivery technology that gives you access to the best version of the game on whichever system you’re playing on, and confirms that the game will be available on on both Xbox Series X and PC.
Hellblade 2 was announced at The Game Awards 2019, with a dark, hard-hitting reveal trailer that didn’t give much away in terms of story or gameplay, but did tell us the sequel is coming to the next-generation Xbox and PC – we just don’t know when.
For those who didn’t play the first game, Hellblade is a dark action-adventure that follows Senua, a badass Pict warrior struggling with mental health issues that she believes is a curse.
In Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua travels through Helheim (the Underworld of Norse mythology) in a quest to rescue the soul of her dead lover, Dillion, from the goddess Hela. All the while, battling her own hallucinations and undead warriors who reside there.
It’s been three years since we’ve traversed the depths of Hel and we’re ready to undergo another twisted quest. So we’ve gathered everything we know so far about Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 below for your perusal.
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 release date
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 trailers
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 news and rumors
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was surprisingly announced at the Game Awards 2019 with a heart-pumping reveal trailer. The announcement told us that Hellblade 2 is coming to the next-generation Xbox Series X, as well as PC, but it didn’t actually reveal a release date.
However, knowing that Xbox Series X isn’t releasing until late 2020 (sometime between October and December) tells us that Hellblade 2 won’t be about until after that date. It’s one of the first confirmed Xbox Series X games, but Microsoft didn’t refer to it as a launch title, suggesting it will launch a few months after the new Xbox.
That would put Hellblade 2’s release date in either December 2020 (we’re predicting Series X will release in November 2020) or, quite possibly, in early 2021.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 was officially announced for Xbox Series X at the Game Awards 2019, with a peculiar and hard-hitting reveal trailer. While the trailer didn’t give much away in terms of story and gameplay, it did confirm that this sequel looks much darker than its predecessor – which was already pretty dark.
What makes this trailer even more impressive is that it was made apparently entirely in-engine on the Xbox Series X.
Reveal at The Game Awards 2019
Ninja Theory officially announced Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 at the Game Awards 2019, revealing the sequel will come exclusively to Xbox Series X and PC.
What about the story?
We don’t actually know anything about Hellblade 2’s story yet but, from the trailer, it seems to be much darker than its predecessor. The trailer shows pagan rituals, breathtaking landscapes, limbs hanging from archways and a few battle sequences. There’s also some hints towards Vikings – which would make sense given the time period. But this is speculation and we remain largely in the dark.
Our first taste of next-gen?
It’s claimed that the breathtaking trailer for Hellblade 2 is made real-time and in-engine on the Series X. This would mean that visually, we could maybe expect to see these level of visuals in-game on the Series X. However, as Digital Foundry points out, there’s a few elements that suggest this is not the case.
PS5: release date, specs, news and rumors
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Riot’s shooter Valorant will launch this summer
Riot Games has given an official name to its team-based shooter. It is called Valorant, and it will launch for PC in most territories this summer.
Valorant will be a free-to-play game pitting two teams of five players against each other. Each match, one team will be on the defensive, while the other attacks. We do not know how monetization will work, but these kinds of hero-based games usually sell cosmetic items. We’ve asked Riot for more info.
Riot Games is best known for the MOBA League of Legends, which launched back in 2009 and remains a hit today. The developer has begun to expand its reach to other genres. Along with this shooter, it launched the digital card game Runeterra earlier this into beta. Riot is also working on a fighting game. Runeterra will be going after a team-based shooter market populated by the likes of Valve’s Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and Blizzard’s Overwatch. Those are both premium games, however. Hi-Rez’s Paladins would be a free-to-play example.
“In Valorant, players choose from a diverse cast of hypernatural, battle-ready agents from real-world cultures and locations, each bringing a set of unique abilities that complement gunplay through tactical information and strategic support, changing the way players approach a situation,” Riot Games explains. “Abilities are designed to create tactical opportunities for players to take the right shot.”
For Valorant, Riot is promising an online experience focused on precision, thanks to a custom-built netcode.
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911 Carrera GTS
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The voice in our head that spurs us on. The ambition to give our all. The insatiable hunger for more...
The voice in our head that spurs us on. The ambition to give our all. The insatiable hunger for more. It is precisely this inner drive that dwells within the new 911 GTS models.
GTS. Three letters that first sparked waves of excitement back in 1963 with the 904 GTS. Three letters that have since been uniting racetrack performance with incredible sportiness in everyday driving on the road. Three letters that, with the new 911 GTS models, represent an athletic boost of 22 kW (30 hp) and 50 Nm by comparison with the 911 Carrera S models.
And a great deal more in terms of sharpness of design, equipment specification and driving dynamics.
GTS. A sports car concept for all those who regard superlative standards as a reason for being – because, quite simply, nothing less would do.
The front end is imposing. That’s down to the clear and, above all, functional use of form. Large ai...
The front end is imposing. That’s down to the clear and, above all, functional use of form. Large air intakes increase the supply of air and underline the sportiness of each GTS model.
The lighting concept sets standards. Bi-Xenon main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS) impress with characterful four-point LED daytime running lights.
The centre-lock wheels are the essence of pure motorsport. Painted in satin black, the 20-inch 911 Turbo S wheels boast outstanding roadholding and track performance thanks to their remarkable width. 20-inch Carrera S wheels with a 10-spoke design are available on request.
The rear end is even more muscular. It is 44 mm wider than on the 911 Carrera S – a tangible plus for dynamic performance through every corner.
An eye-catching feature of the rearwheel-drive 911 Carrera GTS models: the accent trim between the tinted taillights. It’s finished in black, just like the centrally positioned twin tailpipes of the sports exhaust system – fitted as standard.
Exclusive to the all-wheel-drive models: the seamless LED light strip, characterised by powerful illumination, and an unmistakable design.
In short, every last detail has been harmoniously coordinated. For impressive performance. For an expressive appearance. For a sports car worthy of the GTS name.
What’s the use of inner drive without a clear objective? It’s all the more important to have an inte...
What’s the use of inner drive without a clear objective? It’s all the more important to have an interior that lets you concentrate on the essentials. By giving you quick access to all the information you need while you’re driving.
A particularly sporty interpretation of this idea is the mode switch on the GT sports steering wheel, which enables you to choose from four driving modes. Then there’s the clear arrangement of the five round instruments, and the intuitive way of operating Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including online navigation by multi-touch gestures or voice control.
The materials are exquisite and sporty in equal measure. The first indicator is the model logo in black on the door sill guard. Another is the use of racetrackproven Alcantara®. Particularly easy to grip, it lines the steering wheel rim and the gear lever/selector. And it is also found on the door pulls, the armrest on the door panels, the lid of the centre console storage compartment and – in the Coupé models – on the roof lining.
The seat centres are also upholstered in Alcantara®. The headrests are additionally embroidered with the ‘GTS’ logo. The rear seats? Coupé owners decide whether they stay or go.
GTS interior package
Anything can be enhanced. Even things that are already top class. Proof: the optional GTS interior package, designed to add sporty contrasts.
The optional leather interior package with extensive items in Alcantara® includes accents in the contrasting colour of Carmine Red or Rhodium Silver. The ‘GTS’ logos on the headrests are embroidered in the chosen contrasting colour. As are various decorative seams and the ‘PORSCHE’ logo on the floor mats. The seat belts and the dial face of the rev counter are also finished in the contrasting colour.
And it gets sportier still: with carbon. This particularly lightweight material is used on the dashboard trim strips and doors, as well as on the centre console. A touch of motorsport authenticity.
The GTS interior package lends the new 911 GTS models even greater functional and visual individuality. For your very own interpretation of sport. And your very own GTS.
Twin-turbo. That’s how we answer your demand for performance. With maximum torque – even at low engi...
Twin-turbo. That’s how we answer your demand for performance. With maximum torque – even at low engine speeds. Supplemented by the characteristically high rev limit of a 911. And, in the case of the new GTS models, an extra 22 kW (30 hp) over the 911 S models.
This increase in power was possible thanks to the twin-turbo six-cylinder horizontally opposed engines with direct fuel injection (DFI) and VarioCam Plus. They develop an impressive 331 kW (450 hp) at 6,500 rpm. The maximum torque of 550 Nm is available across an astonishingly wide torque plateau from 2,150 to 5,000 rpm.
With optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) and Launch Control activated, the 911 Carrera GTS sprints from 0 to 100 km/h in only 3.7 seconds. Top speed is 310 km/h.
Another burst of adrenaline is triggered by the legendary sound of the boxer engine. With the SPORT or SPORT PLUS button selected, it’s enough to raise goose bumps even when the engine’s idling.
The drive system of the new 911 GTS models is a twin-turbo configuration. It has two turbochargers with charge-air cooling, one for each cylinder bank. Both turbos have been optimally adapted to the displacement and power output of the engine. This construction minimises the inertia of the drivetrain and, in conjunction with rapid regulation of boost pressure, it helps to provide spontaneous responsiveness. The new turbochargers leave the sceptics in their wake and find a new destination: unexplored levels of torque and a performance that hits the driver in an instant. In the form of direct acceleration, visceral forward thrust, and another extra boost – to your adrenal system.
Sport exhaust system
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalyti...
With the sport exhaust system, the new 911 GTS models also set new standards for sound. Two catalytic converters and a rear silencer lead into two centrally positioned tailpipes with a black (highgloss) finish. For a look otherwise more likely to be seen on the racetrack. For impressive resonance and an intense sports car sound – typical of the 911. For 100 % Porsche. And for goose bumps at the push of a button.
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance w...
Pure, direct, precise. The 7-speed manual transmission combines a high level of sporty performance with fast gear changes. In SPORT or SPORT PLUS mode, the dynamic throttle-blip function ensures the optimum engine speed for every downshift – and an impressive sound.
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
A piece of Le Mans, and part of Porsche motorsport history: the optimised 7-speed Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) features both a manual and an automatic mode and is available as an option for the 911 GTS models.
Pure motorsport feel: in manual mode, the shift direction simulates that of race cars – to the rear to shift up, forwards to shift down.
The incredibly sporty action is further intensified by extremely fast gear changes. In milliseconds and with no interruption in the flow of power. With the added bonus of even faster acceleration performance and a further reduction in fuel consumption.
Porsche Traction Management (PTM)
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Po...
The all-wheel drive 911 GTS models combine high power output with optimum transmission of torque. Porsche Traction Management (PTM), the active all-wheel drive system, helps to ensure that the distribution of drive force is purposefully adapted to all kinds of road and weather conditions. The electronically controlled and fully variable multi-plate clutch distributes drive force between the permanently driven rear axle and the front axle even faster and more precisely than ever before. Sensors are used to collect a range of data, including the rotational speed of all four wheels, the lateral and longitudinal acceleration of the car and the current steering angle. In this way, PTM, working in conjunction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), reliably provides better-than average traction and therefore excellent pulling power – particularly at the limits of sporty performance.
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) and PASM sports suspension
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, b...
PASM, the electronic damping control system, continuously adjusts the damping force on each wheel, based on current road conditions and driving style. In addition, the body sits 10 mm lower.
The 911 GTS Coupé models are equipped with the PASM sports suspension. The body sits 10 mm even lower. The springs are harder and shorter, and the anti-roll bars on the front and rear axles are stiffer. The front spoiler lip is larger, and the rear spoiler extends even further.
Not only does this help to reduce lift at the front axle, it also acts to increase downforce at the rear axle. Improved aerodynamics represent another boost for performance – combined with a high level of comfort.
Rear-axle steering
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater perfor...
Rear-axle steering is available for the new 911 GTS models on request to provide even greater performance and everyday practicality.
The advantage for day-to-day driving: during low-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the opposite direction to that of the front wheels. This reduces the turning circle and makes parking noticeably easier to manage.
The advantage for sporty driving: during high-speed manoeuvres, the system steers the rear wheels in the same direction as that of the front wheels. This increases driving stability and agility – for maximum driving performance.
Porsche Dynamic Chassis Control (PDCC)
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active rol...
PDCC – optional for the new 911 GTS models in conjunction with rear-axle steering – is an active roll stabilisation that suppresses lateral body movement during cornering manoeuvres. In addition, it minimises the lateral instability of the vehicle on uneven ground.
The results are improved dynamic performance, even more neutral handling and increased ride comfort – whatever the speed.
In simple terms, the tyres and vehicle hold the road better and you can steer through corners faster and in a more relaxed manner. Which is why PDCC sets standards for driving performance, ride comfort – and driving pleasure.
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – a...
The Sport Chrono Package enables an even sportier tuning of the chassis, engine and transmission – and launches you to unprecedented sporty heights.
The key component is the mode switch on the steering wheel, derived from the 918 Spyder. Without your hand having to leave the steering wheel, you can choose any of four settings: Normal, SPORT, SPORT PLUS and Individual. In this way, you can adapt the vehicle even more to the way you want to drive.
In combination with PDK, you benefit from three additional functions. The first is Launch Control, which can be used to achieve the best possible standing start.
The second function is the motorsportderived gearshift strategy. In this mode, PDK is geared up for extremely short shift times and optimum shift points for the maximum acceleration available.
The third function is SPORT Response. Pressing the button in the centre of the mode switch primes the engine and transmission for the fastest possible unleashing of power. In other words, maximum responsiveness – for a period of 20 seconds. A timer graphic in the instrument cluster tells you how long is left.
Dynamic engine mounts are also part of the Sport Chrono Package. The electronically controlled system minimises the perceptible oscillations and vibrations of the entire drivetrain, particularly the engine, and combines the benefits of a hard or soft engine mounting arrangement. In short, it enhances both driving stability and driving comfort.
The Sport Chrono Package now also includes the Porsche Track Precision App. This enables you to clock lap times and collate driving stats, record and manage the results on your smartphone and share them with other drivers for comparison. The app makes use of GPS and high-precision data from the on-board computer and helps you to better your driving performance. Graphical and video analyses display every millisecond of your potential for improvement. Lap after lap.
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic d...
Porsche Stability Management Sport (PSM Sport)
Porsche Stability Management (PSM) automatically maintains stability even at the limits of dynamic driving performance. In the new 911 GTS models, the upgraded version of PSM is supplemented by a ‘Sport’ mode. It allows a significantly more sporty driving style, with PSM remaining active in the background. To further enhance your driving experience.
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) und Porsche Torque Vectoring Plus (PTV Plus)
PTV (with manual transmission) or PTV Plus (with Porsche Doppelkupplung, PDK) is available as standard. Operating in conjunction with a rear differential lock, they work by intelligently braking the rear wheels as the situation demands.
When the car is driven assertively into a corner, moderate brake pressure is applied to the inside rear wheel. This induces an additional rotational pulse (yaw movement) around the vehicle’s vertical axis, which results in a direct and sporty steering action from the turn-in point.
With PTV, the rear differential lock is regulated mechanically, while PTV Plus is equipped with electronic control offering fully variable torque distribution. In interaction with Porsche Stability Management (PSM), the system provides better traction and greater driving stability not least on road surfaces with varying grip as well as in the wet and snow.
Front-axle lift system
Particularly practical: the lift system, available as an option for your 911 GTS, raises the front end by approximately 40 mm – and keeps it there up to a speed of approximately 35 km/h. With this new system, kerbs, ramps and car park entrances are a sporting challenge of the past.
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-pis...
The front axle is equipped with red six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers, and four-piston equivalents are fitted at the rear. The brake disc diameters have been sized to match the increased power output of the engine: 350 mm at the front, 330 mm at the rear. For excellent stability and outstanding braking performance.
Proven in motorsport, Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB) is available as an option. On the new 911 GTS models, the cross-drilled ceramic brake discs of PCCB have a diameter of 410 mm at the front and 390 mm at the rear – for even more formidable braking performance.
Originating from the 911 Turbo S, PCCB features six-piston monobloc aluminium fixed brake calipers on the front axle and four-piston units at the rear – all painted in yellow – to provide braking forces that are considerably more powerful and, crucially, are exceptionally consistent.
PCCB enables shorter braking distances in even the toughest road and race conditions. Safety under high-speed braking is also improved thanks to its excellent fade resistance. Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Another advantage of PCCB is the extremely low weight of the ceramic brake discs, which are approximately 50 % lighter than standard discs of a similar design and size. This results in better roadholding and increased comfort, particularly on uneven roads, as well as greater agility and a further improvement in handling.
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning sys...
Bi-Xenon main headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
Fitted as standard, Bi-Xenon main headlights feature dynamic range control, a headlight cleaning system and dynamic cornering lights. The main headlights are swivelled towards the inside of a bend, based on steering angle and road speed.
Not only do they offer excellent visibility, they also optimise appearance. Fourpoint LED daytime running lights are integrated into each headlight. The LED brake lights also have a four-spot design. Together with the tinted three dimensional taillights, they’re set to be one of the distinctive hallmarks of the new 911 GTS model range.
LED main headlights in black including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus)
Superior safety meets sporty design in the form of optional LED main headlights in black including PDLS Plus. In addition to being efficient and long-lasting, LED technology also creates a light very similar to daylight and thus helps to reduce driver fatigue.
One special feature of PDLS Plus is the dynamic main beam function. A camera detects the lights of vehicles ahead as well as those of oncoming traffic. Based on the data from the camera, the dynamic main beam function then adapts the headlight range accordingly. This continuous, seamless control means that you are able to see the course of the road, pedestrians and potential hazards earlier without hindering other road users.
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: t...
Sporty not kitschy, practical not fanciful. The five round instruments have one purpose above all: to provide information. They do so efficiently and accurately with a styling that you would expect from Porsche, and a rev counter that’s right in the middle. With the ‘GTS’ logo on the dial. The instrument cluster with high-resolution 4.6-inch colour screen delivers a continuous stream of data from the on-board computer.
GT sports steering wheel
In the new 911 GTS models, the GT sports steering wheel is lined with nonslip Alcantara® for ultra sporty handling. The spokes are finished in black and the silver-coloured inlays have been screwfastened. Always ready to hand: the mode switch, which enables you to choose from four driving modes – directly from the steering wheel.
The sporty action intensifies with optional Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK). The GT sports steering wheel will come additionally equipped not only with two solid-alloy gearshift paddles, but also with the SPORT Response button on the mode switch, which primes the engine and transmission for maximum responsiveness for a full 20 seconds.
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electr...
Fitted as standard: Sports seats Plus, in leather with seat centres in Alcantara®. They offer electric seat height and backrest adjustment, as well as manual fore/aft adjustment. The side bolsters on the seat squab and backrest have a firm, sporty padding and provide outstanding lateral support. The new seam pattern and the ‘GTS’ logo embroidered on the headrests are distinctive details.
Adaptive Sports seats Plus in leather are available on request. Featuring 18-way electric adjustment of seat positions, including side bolsters, they also come with a comprehensive memory function and electric steering column adjustment.
Sports bucket seats*
A racing-style option: Sports bucket seats featuring a folding backrest, integral thorax airbag and manual fore/ aft adjustment. The seat shells are made from glass- and carbon-fibre reinforced plastic with a carbon surface finish.
* Child seats are not compatible with Sports bucket seats.
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent soun...
Sound Package Plus, with eight loudspeakers and a total output of 150 watts, delivers excellent sound. The amplifier integrated into Porsche Communication Management (PCM) optimally adapts the acoustic pattern in the vehicle interior to the driver and front passenger.
BOSE® Surround Sound-System
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is opti...
The optional BOSE® Surround Sound system has been specially developed for the 911 models and is optimally tuned to the specific interior acoustics of these particular vehicles.
The audio system features 12 fully active loudspeakers and amplifier channels including a patented 100-watt active subwoofer integral to the vehicle bodyshell. This fully active system setup enables each individual loudspeaker to be optimally adapted to the vehicle interior and transforms your 911 GTS into a fast-moving concert hall. Total output 555 watts.
Burmester® High-End Surround Sound-System
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without distu...
The road is perhaps the last place in the world in which you can still listen to music without disturbance. Reason enough, then, to upgrade your enjoyment the Porsche way – together with the most important handcrafter of premium quality sound systems.
The result is a sound performance of the highest level, specially matched to your 911 GTS. The system has 12 amplifier channels with a total output of 821 watts, 12 loudspeakers including an active subwoofer with 300-watt class D amplifier, a total diaphragm surface area of more than 1,340 cm², and a frequency response of 35 Hz to 20 kHz.
The Burmester® system uses the patented integral subwoofer, which replaces the familiar separate subwoofer and loudspeaker arrangement of other systems. All loudspeaker housings are perfectly matched and deliver a natural and richly textured spatial sound, even at top volume.
The new Porsche Communication Management (PCM)
The enhanced Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control unit for all infotainmen...
The enhanced Porsche Communication Management (PCM) is your central control unit for all infotainment applications and is standard equipment in all models. The PCM features a high-resolution touch display with integrated proximity sensor which allows simple and convenient operation.
Infotainment already starts when you charge and connect your iPhone® or any other audio source. You can connect your device easily using either the USB port or AUX input. An internal hard drive (Jukebox) and two SD card readers are provided in addition to the CD/DVD drive for playback of your personal music. After inserting the SD cards, you can simply play your music with the music player in the PCM.
The mobile phone preparation makes it easy for you to establish a Bluetooth® connection to a mobile phone that supports the hands-free profile (HFP). The mobile phone can remain in your pocket or bag.
Further information on the availability of the functions and services described here and under "Porsche Connect" in your country and for your Porsche model is available in the Porsche Car Configurator and from your Porsche Centre.
Due to country-specific legislation and requirements, not all models and equipment features are available in certain countries. For more information about the exact equipment specifications, please consult your Porsche Centre.
The Connect Plus module ensures maximum connectivity in your Porsche.
It features an LTE telephone module – with SIM card reader – for convenience, excellent reception and optimised voice quality. A wireless Internet access point gives you in-car online access from WLAN-enabled client devices (e.g. laptops, tablets or smartphones), simultaneously if necessary.
A smartphone compartment in the centre console transfers the signal of your mobile phone to the external aerial of the car – conserving phone charge and providing optimum reception. In addition, you can connect your smartphone for recharging or to play its media content.
What’s more, the Connect Plus module enables use of the wide range of Porsche Connect services. Get more day out of your everyday and delegate the multitasking to your sports car – so you can spend more time driving your Porsche.
At www.porsche.com/connect, you can find further information about the apps and services available.
With Porsche Connect and the Connect Plus module, you have access to a range of helpful services, su...
With Porsche Connect and the Connect Plus module, you have access to a range of helpful services, such as real-time traffic information. Thanks to this visual aid, you can be sure that you’re on the fastest route to your destination even before you set off. Throughout the journey, the real-time traffic information is regularly updated – keeping you on the recalculated optimum route.
Connect Apps
In addition to its range of smart services, Porsche Connect offers two smartphone apps. The first, P...
In addition to its range of smart services, Porsche Connect offers two smartphone apps. The first, Porsche Car Connect, lets you use your smartphone or Apple Watch® to retrieve vehicle data and remotely control selected vehicle functions. Another feature is the Porsche Vehicle Tracking System (PVTS) including theft detection, enabling the remote location of a stolen vehicle across most of Europe.
The second app is the Porsche Connect app. This allows you to send chosen destinations to your Porsche before you start your journey. As soon as your smartphone has connected to PCM, you will be able to display them in the vehicle and transfer them directly to the navigation system. Even your smartphone calendar can be viewed directly on PCM and stored addresses used for route guidance. What’s more, the Porsche Connect app gives you access to millions of music tracks thanks to its built-in music streaming function.
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been ded...
Our wealth of experience goes back a long way. Since the very beginning, we at Porsche have been dedicated to realising customer wishes as part of our special request service. Known until 1986 as the Porsche ‘Sonderwunschprogramm’, today we call it ‘Porsche Exclusive Manufaktur’. The philosophy has remained the same. Hand on heart.
We love what we do. We love our work. Every seam, every square inch of leather, and every single other fine detail receives the same devotion. It’s how we bring dreams to life. And how we create something unique. Directly from the Manufaktur.
None of this would be possible without originality, inspiration and enthusiasm, beginning as early as the consultation stage. That’s because we keep in mind one thing above all else: your particular wishes and requirements. We fulfil them with composure and meticulous care, by means of precision handcrafting and the use of exquisite materials such as leather, Alcantara®, carbon or aluminium.
Added value is achieved through dedication and finesse. In other words, we handcraft a product that blends sporty performance, comfort and style and reflects your own personal taste. A Porsche with your signature touch.
We offer a wide range of personalisation options, with visual and technical enhancements for the interior and exterior, from a single alteration to extensive modifications. Visit www.porsche.com/exclusive to find everything you need to know about how to configure one of your very own.
Exclusive 911
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style ...
With the Porsche Tequipment range of accessories developed specifically for your 911, you can style it entirely to your own preference. From the start, the same rules that apply to our vehicles also apply to the products of Porsche Tequipment: developed, tested and proven at the Development Centre in Weissach. By the same Porsche engineers and designers who made your car. Designed with the complete vehicle in mind and precisely tailored to your Porsche.
And your original car warranty? It will remain completely intact, whichever Tequipment products you ask your Porsche Centre to fit.
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Big Week: May 13-20
Tuesday, May 12th, 2020 12:00 AM
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Brookfield Public Library invites you to join world traveler Brian Michalski as he guides you through his more than year-long trek in South America on May 14.
The Parks and Recreation Departments in Brookfield and North Riverside invite you to make the most of every day by participating in special events, challenges and activities.
North Riverside Public Library and Age Options invite senior citizens to learn just how important it is for them to be counted during "Census 2020: Why Do I Count?" on May 14.
Aging Care Connections of LaGrange continues its online programs and classes over the next week with opportunities to be entertained, stay active and learn.
Explore South America virtually
Brookfield Public Library invites you to join world traveler Brian Michalski as he guides you through his more than year-long trek in South America during the virtual program "Searching for South America" on Thursday, May 14 at 7 p.m.
Michalski will guide you down the Inca Trail, navigate pristine Patagonia and explore the Amazon rain forest, while explaining how he also volunteered, took Spanish classes, earned his English teaching certificate and worked remotely.
He'll enthrall you with as many entertaining stories as he has passport stamps.
Sign up for access to the program by registering at the Brookfield Public Library website.
Make every day special
The Parks and Recreation Departments in Brookfield and North Riverside invite you to make the most of every day by participating in special events, challenges and activities, which will be detailed on their Facebook pages (facebook.com/NRRecreation and facebook.com/BrookfieldEvents), where you can also post photos and comments.
In Brookfield it's Biking in Brookfield Day on May 13, National Chicken Dance Day on May 14, Peace Officer Memorial Day on May 15, National Visit your Relatives Day – via Zoom on May 18, Top Chef Tuesday on May 19 and Brookfield Ninja Warriors on May 20.
In North Riverside, it's National Chicken Dance Day on May 14. The department's eSports league goes live on May 19 using the Mission Control platform. Watch for more details on Facebook.
Get the Census 2020 lowdown
North Riverside Public Library and Age Options invite senior citizens to learn just how important it is for them to be counted during "Census 2020: Why Do I Count?" a virtual program that will be held via conference call on Thursday, May 14 at 10:30 a.m.
Get all the Census info you need to help yourself, your family and your friends get counted. The session will include a question-and-answer period.
Participate by calling 800-747-5150 and entering the code 1453322.
Aging Care Connections online classes
The following programs are on tap: "Medications: A Double-Edged Sword" on May 14 at 10 a.m.; Senior Strong Fitness on May 15 at 11:15 a.m.; Flicks on a Friday featuring "Gosford Park: via Zoom on May 15 at 3 p.m.; "Thriving at Home" on May 18 at 11:30 a.m.; and a Balance and Strength Fitness Class on May 19 at 1 p.m.
Email awn@agingcareconnections.org for more info and to receive links to join programs.
• North Riverside Public Library is offering the following virtual programs through Facebook Live, conference calls and the teleconferencing app Zoom. Programs include Talented Tuesdays every Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. via Facebook Live on North Riverside Public Library's Facebook page; Whatcha Readin' and Watchin' Wednesday every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. via Zoom; Game Night Fridays every Friday at 7 p.m. via Zoom; Cooking Demo: Instant Pot on Facebook Premier and Instagram TV on May 16 at 10:30 a.m.; and Stretching and Meditation via conference phone (call 800-747-5150, code 1453322) on May 18 at 6:30 p.m. RSVP to bodenl@northriversidelibrary.org for all Zoom meeting access info.
• Brookfield Public Library offers virtual classes and programs for patrons of all ages throughout the week. Most youth activities will be presented live on the library's Facebook page. Events include literacy classes and Geek Labs, Zumba for Families and Mammals & More. Youth Services will also host a weekly sidewalk art challenge on Sundays. Each week's winner will receive a gift card to a local business.
Adults can participate in programs by signing up for events hosted on Zoom, including Chair Yoga on May 14 at 11 a.m.; Girls Night Out Book Club via Zoom on May 18 at 7 p.m.; and Movies with Alan on May 20 at 5 p.m. Register to get access info at the Brookfield Public Library website.
• Riverside Arts Center offers Boredom Buster Boxes to give the kids some hands-on fun. Each box contains 6 pounds of clay, a scoring tool, a sponge, six underglaze colors, a slip, a paintbrush and project and instruction sheets. Order online and RAC will deliver the boxes to your front porch (no contact). RAC delivers to Riverside, North Riverside, Lyons, Brookfield, Berwyn, LaGrange, Oak Park, Austin and Belmont Cragin. Boxes are $36 members/$40 non-members. Order at the Riverside Arts Center website
• If you hold a Riverside Public Library card, you can delve into your family tree using Ancestry.com for free during the month of May. Get started at riversidelibrary.org/genealogy. The library also offers virtual programs for adults, kids and families, including Genealogy Club on Zoom on May 14 at 7 p.m.; Kids and Family Guided Meditation on May 15 at 10 a.m. and Knitting Club on Zoom on May 18 at 7 p.m. Visit the Riverside Public Library website to register and get access info.
• Lucky Plush Productions, the contemporary dance ensemble founded and directed by Riverside resident Julia Rhoads, invites you to celebrate its 20th anniversary during a virtual party planned for May 22 at 7 p.m. Tickets begin at $25 and can be purchased at the Lucky Plush Productions website. A link to the party will be sent by email prior to the event.
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Which fairy tale has a witch living in a house made of sweets?
Noah’s Arc
Hansel and Gretel <
Sam Allardyce is the manager of which football club?
Sunderland <
What is the meaning of the German word “Brot”?
Bread <
Who played Ace Face in the film Quadrophenia?
Sting <
Bangalore is known as the “what” of India.”?
Silicon Valley <
Financial Hub
Baggy Tie
A measurement of digital information.
Winston Churchill was the Prime Minister at the time of the Queen’s coronation.
Labrador retrievers were originally bred to retrieve gold.
The Red Sea gets its name from a slaughter that occurred there during biblical times.
Lightning never strikes the same place twice.
Cilla Black had more (UK) number 1 hit’s than David Bowie?
With which sport would you associate Duncan Goodhew?
Swimming <
UK Police use which word for the letter J in the phonetic alphabet?
Juliet <
Jabba
Conkers is a game played using the seeds of what tree?
Horse chestnut <
Downy Birch
Crack Willow
How many blank letter tiles are there in a game of Scrabble?
2 <
Who is the supreme leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea?
Kim Jong-un <
Kim Jong-ar
Kim Jong-lo
Vodka is a distilled beverage composed primarily of water and what?
Ethanol <
How many dirrerent denomination Euro banknotes are there?
Which actor played Det. Chief Insp. Roy Slater in Only Fools & Horses?
Jim Broadbent <
Graham Cole
Christopher Ellison
John Challis
Picture: This is a picture of which famous fashion designer?
Coco Chanel <
Mary Dolce
What title does Dilma Rousseff hold in Brazil?
President <
Click the best definition of Indigenous.
Native <
Who was the first monarch to use Buckingham Palace as official residence?
Victoria <
Frederiksberg is a city in which country?
Denmark <
Joseph Haydn’s final symphony No. 104 is better known as what?
London Symphony <
Air on the G-String
Emperor Concerto
Jim Watt boxed at which weight division?
Lightweight <
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Iraq’s Interior Ministry said on Wednesday that a woman detained by Lebanese authorities was not the wife of Islamic State leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, but the sister of a man convicted of bombings in southern Iraq.
Bri.-Gen. Saad Maan Ministry Spokesman, said the woman detained by Lebanese authorities was Saja Abdul Hamid al-Dulaimi, sister of Omar Abdul Hamid al-Dulaimi, who was detained by authorities and sentenced to death for his participation in explosions.
“The wives of the terrorist al-Baghdadi are Asmaa Fawzi Mohammed al-Dulaimi and Esraa Rajab Mahel al-Qaisi, and there is no wife named Saja al-Dulaimi,” he said.
Mr. Maan said Saja Dulaimi had fled to Syria where she was detained by authorities.
He said she was part of a group of female detainees freed in exchange for the release of a group of nuns captured by Islamist rebels in Syria.
Security officials in Lebanon said on Tuesday that the Lebanese army had detained a wife and daughter of Baghdadi’s as they crossed from Syria late last month.
The officials said the suspects were detained in northern Lebanon after the woman was found with a fake passport, and investigators were questioning her at the Lebanese Defence Ministry.
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Amos Adamu
I didn’t sabotage Odegbami’s FIFA presidential ambition – Amos Adamu
An executive member of Confederation of African Football, Amos Adamu has expressed “shock and disbelief” over claims by an ex-international, Segun Odegbami, that he (Adamu) sabotaged his plan to seek election as president of FIFA.
Mr. Odegbami, a former captain of Nigeria’s national football team, the Super Eagles, had on Tuesday withdrawn his ambition to run for presidency of the world football governing body blaming his action on Mr. Adamu and another contender for the position, Orji Uzor Kalu.
He said the duo should be held responsible for his failure to get the backing of other African countries.
Mr. Kalu had earlier pulled out of the race.
In a statement by his media aide, Gabriel Omonhinmin, on Thursday, Mr. Adamu said rather than blame him, Mr. odegbami should blame himself for being ignorant of the FIFA rules and regulations and for his inability to reach out to other African countries to endorse him for association’s top job.
He described himself as a patriot, who has spent the better part of his working life over the years on improving sports administration in Nigeria, and who would never do anything to undermine whatever would bring glory and honour to Nigeria and Nigerians.
“It is not my duty as one of the executive members of CAF to help Odegbami secure the support of four other African countries after he was supposedly endorsed by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) for the top job,” he said.
“It was absolutely the duty of Odegbami to go round other African countries to campaign and sell whatever programmes he had, that would improve not only the lot of Africa football but global football generally. If he has done this successfully, I am sure he would have gotten the support of four other African countries to contest the FIFA presidency as stipulated by FIFA’s status.”
Mr. Adamu explained that right from the very first time Mr. Odegbami made public his ambition to contest the exalted office of FIFA Presidency, he (Odegbami) adopted a very wrong approach by spending almost all the time he had available here in Nigeria lobbying and pleading with the Nigerian Presidency and legislators to compel the Amaju Pinnick-led NFF to endorse him at all cost.
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He stressed that when it now dawned on him (Odegbami) that he had limited or no time on his hands to get other African countries to support his bid, he rushed to Ghana and Benin Republic to solicit the support of their Football Federations for his bid.
He added, “When the President of Ghana and Benin Republic Football Federations separately asked him whether or not he has sought and gotten the support of Issa Hayatu, who is the President of CAF, for the top job before coming to see them, Odegbami was alleged to have arrogantly said he did not need Hayatu’s approval to succeed in his ambition to become FIFA president.
“The two countries FF President, I was told, allegedly walked out on Odegbami. That was how he did not get their support. The question now is how can this be my fault or my making?”
Mr. Adamu challenged Mr. Odegbami to name the people who treated his ambition with disbelief, or those who sabotaged his bid right from the word go.
He also asked, “If Mr. Odegbami was serious, why was he not in Cairo, Egypt for the CAF meeting to personally lobby the African countries he thought were favourably disposed to supporting his ambition?
He said the ex-international’s claim that Mr. Pinnick, who was in Cairo, Egypt, promised to use his weight to get the required five endorsements, was laughable and childish.
Stating that he was particularly disappointed at Mr. Odegami’s claims, Mr. Adamu said although, he was not present in Egypt for the CAF meeting, the information he gathered here in Nigeria was that, “there were some Nigerians who were determined to stop NFF president from getting the endorsements as they insisted that somebody else had been endorsed”.
He said Mr. Odegbami’s claim that his supposed rival, Mr. Kalu and he were responsible for his failure not to get the backing of other African countries in his quest to be elected as new FIFA boss “is not only weak, but untrue and most unfortunate.”
Mr. Odegbami, he stressed, was not prepared for the job right from time as it was merely “a try your luck thing he did”.
“And what finally knocked him off the contest was his slim knowledge of the rules and regulations guiding candidates who seek to occupy FIFA presidency. These were his undoing.”
The CAF executive member admitted however that it would have been a great pleasure to have the likes of Messrs Odegbami or Kalu as FIFA president if they were eligible and voted for.
He said, “It would have also been a big boost for Africa and Nigeria’s image in particular as a football playing nation, adding that instead of Mr. Odegbami to trade blames, “he should go and work very hard and get himself more acquainted with FIFA status so as to know beforehand what to do if he wishes to contest the position next time the opportunity comes.”
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