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Adjusted for inflation, the federal minimum wage peaked in 1968 at $8.68 (in 2016 dollars). Since it was last raised in 2009, to the current $7.25 per hour, the federal minimum has lost about 9.6% of its purchasing power to inflation.
Less than half (45%) of the 2.6 million hourly workers who were at or below the federal minimum in 2015 were ages 16 to 24. An additional 23.3% are ages 25 to 34, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics; both shares have stayed more or less constant over the past decade. That 2.6 million represents less than 2% of all wage and salary workers. (See more about the demographics of minimum-wage workers
Twenty-nine states, plus the District of Columbia and nearly two dozen cities and counties, have set their own higher minimums.
About 20.6 million people (or 30% of all hourly, non-self-employed workers 18 and older) are “near-minimum-wage” workers.
The restaurant/food service industry is the single biggest employer of near-minimum-wage workers.
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Social and emotional wellbeing in Indigenous Australians: identifying promising interventions
Day, Andrew, and Francisco, Ashlen (2013) Social and emotional wellbeing in Indigenous Australians: identifying promising interventions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37 (4). pp. 350-355.
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Objective: To review the empirical evidence that exists to support the delivery of the range of psycho-social interventions that have been implemented to improve social and emotional wellbeing (SEWB) in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander individuals and communities.
Methods: A systematic review of the available literature, with relevant evaluations classified using the Maryland Scientific Methods Scale.
Results: Despite a substantial literature on topics relevant to SEWB being identified, only a small number of program evaluations have been published that meet the criteria for inclusion in a systematic review, making it impossible to articulate what might be considered evidence-based practice in this area. Examples of those programs with the strongest empirical support are outlined.
Conclusions: The results are discussed in terms of the need to develop key indicators of improvement in SEWB, such that more robust evidence about program outcomes can be gathered. The diversity of the identified programs further suggests the need to develop a broader and over-arching framework from which to approach low levels of SEWB, drawing on the concepts of grief and loss' and healing' and how high levels of social disadvantage have an impact on service utilisation and outcomes. Implications: From a public health perspective, the pressing need to implement programs that have positive impacts on low levels of social and emotional well-being in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Australia seems clear.
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THE LAST JEDI: Johnson Respectfully Schools A Fan Who Brought Old George Lucas Quotes Into A Debate
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I love writing about Star Wars, but come on people. It’s okay to not like a movie. It’s perfectly okay to not be impressed with The Last Jedi. I loved it, but will talk to people like our Editor-In-Chief Mario-Francisco Robles all the time about different aspects of it. It’s okay not to like The Last Jedi.
What’s not okay is to harass actors, writers and directors over the thing you don’t like. Star Wars is not mine. Nor is it yours. Every filmmaker has the right to do what they want with their art. If you don’t like their art move on to the next thing and focus on what you love
Now that we got that out of the way, let’s do this.
Someone on Twitter posted this:
The difference between @rianjohnson and George Lucas.@pablohidalgo @EthanVanSciver @EnnieArdi @DashStarWars @alexbeckertech pic.twitter.com/ETe21Z9alU
— SYNCHRONIC DESIGN (@SYNCHRONICDSGN) June 20, 2018
Which was a passive aggressive way of throwing shade at Rian Johnson. But I guess it was effective, because Johnson replied (perfectly), responding to the “nothing bad happens to anybody” part specifically.
Huh. pic.twitter.com/ngeYpIx0DD
— Rian Johnson (@rianjohnson) June 27, 2018
@SYNCHRONICDSGN was actually respectful towards Johnson’s reply, yet still debated, which Johnson had another response to.
I appreciate the response Rian, my main gripes are that you abandoned the spirit and heart of Star Wars in favour of your own ideas, opinions, and mindset, rather than continuing a 40 year legacy. Skywalker and the rest of almost every thing in the film subverted all that was.
and become soulless clean homages. But being alive means being messy, and it means every film won’t line up exactly with what every fan is expecting or wants. I’m sorry TLJ didn’t line up with your own certain pov, really, honestly I am. MTFBWY
To me, Johnson doesn’t need to constantly defend his art. But this conversation is about the least toxic one there is on the subject. Johnson’s point at the end there is the most important part:
“But being alive means being messy, and it means every film won’t line up exactly with what every fan is expecting or wants.”
Regardless of how bad things are right now, we still do have some freedoms left. One of those is to be able to choose what movies you want to watch and which ones you want to ignore. With The Last Jedi, Johnson made the movie he wanted to make, and millions loved it. Others didn’t and that is okay. I live and breathe Star Wars. If a chapter was ever made that I didn’t like, I would focus on the ones I did. Perhaps that’s why the prequels weren’t mentioned in this piece at all….
Be kind. Love what you love. Be the person Mr. Rogers thought you could be.
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08.17.2017 Featured Story
Football tragedy casts shadow across Suffolk County
By Bob Liepa
It was a tragedy.
That sentiment was echoed over and over by local high school football coaches this week in reaction to the death of a Sachem High School East football player.
Sachem East junior Joshua Mileto, 16, died last Thursday morning after a log weighing 400 pounds fell on his head during a training drill at a football camp on school grounds, according to media reports.
While high school football teams throughout New York State began official preseason practices on Monday, a wake was held that day for Mileto. A funeral Mass was held Tuesday, to be followed by burial.
“Your initial reaction and the reaction you have the next day and the next week is just sadness for that family and what they lost in that community,” Shoreham-Wading River coach Matt Millheiser said after Tuesday morning’s practice. “It’s a tragedy. It’s sad because in the end, you know, the kid didn’t go home to Mom and Dad.”
The drill, in which five athletes carry a log over their heads, is said to be designed to build teamwork in Navy SEALS training. That drill isn’t used by the Bishop McGann-Mercy, Greenport/Southold/Mattituck, Riverhead or SWR high school football teams, according to coaches.
“Your thoughts go out to the family, obviously, the people that are involved, his teammates, the coaching staff there, the community,” Mercy coach Jeff Doroski said. “It’s just a terrible tragedy.”
A player’s death is a coach’s worst nightmare. Millheiser, his team and the SWR community went through it in 2014 when one of his players, Thomas Cutinella, collapsed during a game and died.
“It’s sad,” Millheiser, standing on SWR’s Thomas Cutinella Memorial Field, said of Mileto’s death. “In the end, regardless of what they were doing or what was happening, a young man lost his life. He went to practice. He went to go do something with his friends and, sadly, didn’t come home. My heart goes out to the family and that community. Unfortunately, we know that feeling.”
A memorial for Thomas Cutinella at the Shoreham-Wading River football field that now bears his name. Thomas died in 2014. (Credit: Bob Liepa)
Local coaches said the tragic event will not affect the way their teams train since they don’t employ logs, but do other things such as pushing large tires or blocking sleds to build strength.
“The reality is that accidents can happen,” Riverhead coach Leif Shay said. “You can have a kid bench press and he could drop the bar on his neck and he could die. You’re never going to bench press? … The reality is there’s an inherent risk in any sport.”
Greenport/Southold/Mattituck coach Jack Martilotta said he has had to assure some concerned parents that the Porters don’t use log carrying as part of their training. “That’s not something that we do here,” he said. “We don’t do anything like that.”
Riverhead endured a scare of its own two years ago when one of its players, Nikolas Visco, was taken to a hospital in critical condition after suffering heatstroke on the first day of practice. He spent five weeks in a hospital and was said to have suffered injuries to his pancreas, liver and kidneys before being released.
“We did everything right,” Shay said. “There’s nothing we could have done different, other than not have football. If you’re going to play a sport, you’re going to have an inherent risk of injury.”
Visco graduated from Riverhead this past June. Litigation between his family and the Riverhead School District is still ongoing in Suffolk Supreme Court. The case is before Justice William B. Rebolini.
Section XI, the governing body for Suffolk County sports, outlines guidelines for out-of-season practices that are set from the New York State Public High School Athletic Association. The main requirement is that any out-of-season work such as conditioning, weight lifting, intramurals or open gyms cannot be considered mandatory and it must be made available to all students.
Doroski said, “People need to continue to live their lives and appreciate every step you take, every breath you take and the people you spend time with, and I think that’s the message to our guys here.”
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Top photo: Riverhead High School football players began the season Monday morning on the first official day of practice. Four days earlier, a 16-year-old at Sachem East High School died following an accident during a conditioning workout. (Credit: Bob Liepa)
Bob Liepa is the sports editor for Times Review Media Group, where he has worked since 1992. Raised in East Meadow, the Long Island native has won both Writer and Sportswriter of the Year from the New York State Press Association.
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It’s 10pm Do You Know Where Your Kids Are? Playing Soccer!
Lynda Fassa — February 15, 2008
On Saturday January 26, from 9pm through 2am, 80 kids took part in what AYSO Tarrytown hopes will become an annual tradition: Soccer-Thon.
At OnTrack Sport Center near the Tarrytown train station, jubilant kids and soccer fans were treated to a 5-hour marathon of 15 games.
This is the U12 Girls team, who, although not traveling to the National Games, showed up to support and raise money for the other teams. Photo: Phil Vachon
OnTrack donated the time and AYSO players from ages 10 to 18 donated the chutzpa to benefit Tarrytown’s three teams that will be playing in the AYSO National Games. Soccer-Thon was a huge success and even featured an "old timers" game between the coaches at midnight.
Three Tarrytown teams are slated to go to the National Games in Hawaii from July 7-14. Donations are ongoing to help sponsor a U-16 Boys’ team, a U-16 Girls’ team and a U-12 Boys’ team that have been invited to compete. The games are a biennial event, gathering over 160 teams from all over the country.
“We’re thrilled for this honor for our Villages to be represented," says AYSO Commissioner, Hossein Fassa. "We are so grateful to all of the local businesses and families that have supported this exciting opportunity for our kids. We’re still a long way away from our needed goal, so please keep those cards and letters coming! We offer the most popular pastime for kids in our towns – 700 kids play in AYSO programs in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow."
AYSO is a 501C3 nonprofit organization, so all donations are tax deductible. For more information or to make a donation please contact Hossein Fassa at rc@aysotarrytown.com or mail to AYSO, 28 Spring St., Tarrytown NY 10591.
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Understanding Mental & Personality Disorders (DSM). Everyone has one or more, in various degrees
Mental disorders are diagnosed according to a manual published by the American Psychiatric Association called the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. A diagnosis under the fourth edition of this manual, which was often referred to as simply the DSM-IV, had five parts, called axes. Each axis of this multi-axial system gave a different type of information about the diagnosis.
DSM-IV Types of Axes By Disorder
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) and the fifth chapter of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD).
When the fifth edition, the DSM-5, was compiled, it was determined that there was no scientific basis for dividing the disorders in this manner, so the multi-axial system was done away with. Instead, the new non-axial diagnosis combines the former Axes I, II and III and include separate notations for the type of information which would have previously fallen into Axes IV and V.
Cluster A (odd or eccentric disorders)
Cluster B (dramatic, emotional or erratic disorders)
Cluster C (anxious or fearful disorders)
Axis I provided information about clinical disorders. Any mental health conditions, other than personality disorders or mental retardation, would have been included here.1
Disorders which would have fallen under this axis include:
Disorders Usually Diagnosed in Infancy, Childhood or Adolescence
Delirium, Dementia and Amnestic and Other Cognitive Disorders
Mental Disorders Due to a General Medical Condition
Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders
Impulse-Control Disorders Not Else Classified
Other Conditions That May Be a Focus of Clinical Attention
Axis II provided information about personality disorders and mental retardation.1 Disorders which would have fallen under this axis include:
Personality Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Axis III provided information about any medical conditions that were present which might impact the patient’s mental disorder or its management.
Axis IV was used to describe psychosocial and environmental factors affecting the person.1 Factors which might have been included here were:
Problems with a primary support group
Problems related to the social environment
Educational problems
Occupational problems
Housing problems
Problems with access to health care services
Problems related to interaction with the legal system/crime
Other psychosocial and environmental problems
Axis V was a rating scale called the Global Assessment of Functioning; the GAF went from 0 to 100 and provided a way to summarize in a single number just how well the person was functioning overall.1 A general outline of this scale would be as follows:
100: No symptoms
90: Minimal symptoms with good functioning
80: Transient symptoms that are expected reactions to psychosocial stressors
70: Mild symptoms or some difficulty in social occupational or school functioning
60: Moderate symptoms or moderate difficulty in social, occupation or school functioning
50: Serious symptoms or any serious impairment in social occupational or school functioning
40: Some impairment in reality testing or communication or major impairment in several areas such as work or school, family relations, judgment, thinking or mood
30: Behavior is considerably influenced by delusions or hallucinations or serious impairment in communication or judgment or inability to function in almost all areas
20: Some danger of hurting self or others or occasionally fails to maintain minimal personal hygiene or gross impairment in communication
10: Persistent danger of severely hurting self or others or persistent inability to maintain minimal personal hygiene or serious suicidal act with clear expectation of death
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You’d be forgiven for thinking workload was a marginal issue
Fri 13th Feb 2015, 12.00
The Department for Education last week published the results of its Workload Challenge. It may have been launched with much fanfare, but the department’s reaction is little more than a damp squib
According to education secretary Nicky Morgan, the aim of the Workload Challenge was to provide teachers with an opportunity to tell her about their key workload concerns and to share their views on what the government, schools and others should be doing to reduce unnecessary and unproductive workload. At the launch in October last year, she promised teachers and school leaders: “We want to work with…the whole of the teaching profession, to see what we can do to reduce this burden – to offer you a new deal.”
The difficulty for the Coalition Government, however, is that its proposed steps to reduce workload fall well short of the secretary of state’s bold pledges.
That teachers and school leaders have been suffering serious increases in their workload was evident to ministers long before the challenge. Since 2011, the NASUWT has provided written evidence to the DfE that not only detailed the nature and extent of the significant increases in workload since the Coalition took office, but also explained the underlying causes of these increases.
The NASUWT has conducted an annual survey each year since 2011 of teachers’ opinions about their working lives;
thousands have responded, identifying workload as a top concern.
It’s clear: ministers have over-promised and under-delivered on tackling teacher workload
Unfortunately, it was only with the prospect of an impending general election that ministers decided that the time was right to address workload publicly. However, late though this recognition was, it was welcome that the Coalition had at least acknowledged the extent of the problems their education reforms and policies had created, although it was made clear that ministers would not contemplate significant changes in policy.
Understandably, ministers’ sympathetic public pronouncements and the launch of the Workload Challenge raised teachers’ expectations that meaningful action would be taken to address the problem. In a letter to Mrs Morgan sent after the launch, the NASUWT specified 10 simple and practical steps that ministers could implement immediately to alleviate some of the excessive burdens on teachers.
These included ministers sending out a clear message to all schools that long working hours and excessive workload burdens were unacceptable and that school leaders and employers must take action to address these concerns. The NASUWT also recommended that the DfE and ministers commit to undertaking an annual teachers’ workload diary survey, drawing on the approach of previous similar surveys, to establish a baseline against which the effectiveness of future action to address excessive workload could be assessed.
The response to the challenge was therefore profoundly disappointing and demonstrated its contempt for teachers.
In its response, the DfE has wilfully misinterpreted and misrepresented the clear evidence provided by thousands of teachers about their chronic workload burdens as a consequence of this government’s policies. The steps proposed by the DfE in its response either reflect existing inadequate commitments or completely fail to address the causes and consequences of excessive workload.
The fact that the government has only agreed to undertake a survey of teachers’ workload on a two-yearly basis when previous surveys have been conducted annually simply beggars belief.
The DfE’s own evidence from the challenge underlines the fact that it has created a culture in schools where anything goes, where needless and counter-productive workload burdens are heaped on teachers, and where any adverse impact on their health and wellbeing is simply regarded as collateral damage. Nothing in the DfE’s report on the Workload Challenge will address this.
In fact, anyone reading the report would be forgiven for thinking that workload is a marginal issue, that the current teacher recruitment crisis does not exist and that nearly two-thirds of teachers are not seriously considering quitting the profession.
The verdict is clear: ministers have over-promised and under-delivered on tackling teacher workload. It is now beyond dispute that the only respite for teachers will come from a change of government in May.
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Peel-and-Stick Solar Panels Could Soon Charge Your Battery-Powered Products in the Future
Date: April 17, 2013Author: ScienceSwitch 1 Comment
Ever felt thwarted with your typical solar cells with only limited power supply and limited applications? Researchers at Stanford University have been working on to shake off such frustration and finally come up with a solution.
Scientists at Stanford University in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have developed Peel-and-Stick versions of solar cells that can charge your cell phones, change the tint on windows and any other battery-powered products.
“These cells have been used before for nanowire based electronics, but the Stanford-NREL partnership has conducted the first successful demonstration using actual thin film solar cells,” said Qi Wang, principal scientist at NREL.
As the name says “Peel-and-Stick”, these cells can be attached to almost any surface from papers to window panes and then peeled off like band-aids. But, to acquire these properties, a silicon substrate is used from which one-micron thick thin-film solar cells are removed and later fabricated by dipping them in water at room temperature and heat at about 90 degree celsius.
“NREL’s cells could be made easily on Stanford’s peel off substrate. NREL’s amorphous silicon cells were fabricated on nickel-coated Si/SiO2 wafers. A thermal release tape attached to the top of the solar cell serves as a temporary transfer holder. An optional transparent protection layer is spin-casted in between the thermal tape and the solar cell to prevent contamination when the device is dipped in water. The result is a thin strip much like a bumper sticker: the user can peel off the handler and apply the solar cell directly to a surface. The cells’ ability to adhere to a universal substrate is unusual; most thin-film cells must be affixed to a special substrate. The peel-and-stick approach allows the use of flexible polymer substrates and high processing temperatures. The resulting flexible, lightweight, and transparent devices then can be integrated onto curved surfaces such as military helmets and portable electronics, transistors and sensors.” NREL said in a post on their official site.
Figure 1: Procedures of the peel-and-stick process.
(a) As-fabricated TFSCs on the original Si/SiO2 wafer. (b) The TFSCs are peeled off from the Si/SiO2 wafer in a water bath at room temperature. (c) The peeled off TFSCs are attached to a target substrate with adhesive agents. (d) The temporary transfer holder is removed, and only the TFSCs are left on the target substrate. | Credit: Stanford University
Figure 2: TFSCs at different stages of the peel-and-stick process.
(a) As-fabricated TFSCs on the original Ni coated Si/SiO2 wafer (left). The donor Si/SiO2 wafer is clean and reusable after the peeling-off step (middle). The TFSCs are held by a temporary transfer holder (right). (b) TFSCs on cell phone (left), business card (middle), and building window (right). | Credit: Stanford University
Figure 3: Comparisons of the TFSC performances before and after the peel-and-stick process.
The representative I–V characteristics (below average performance) of the as-fabricated TFSCs (green lines with stars) are the same as those after transferring the TFSCs (red lines with dots) to stainless steel (left) and soda-lime glass (right). | Credit: Stanford University
Figure 4: Mechanical flexibility of the transferred TFSCs.
(a) The I–V characteristics of the TFSCs remain the same after bending the flexible sheet with a range of bending radius from ∞ down to 7 mm. (b) The flexible TFSCs show no performance change over 3000 cycles of bending with bending radius about 10 mm. Note that all the I–V characteristics are measured when the TFSCs are flat to prevent any damage from the sharp tungsten probe tips during the measurements. | Credit: Stanford University
See the complete report about Peel-and-Stick Solar Panels at Scientific Reports and NREL.
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Home Latest News Revisiting the Surreal Films of Juraj Herz, a Pioneer of Czech Horror
Revisiting the Surreal Films of Juraj Herz, a Pioneer of Czech Horror
Filmmaker Juraj Herz in 2015 (photo by Katerina Šulová, Czech News Agency [ČTK])
Two years ago today (April 8), Czech filmmaker Juraj Herz passed away. Yet as the major retrospectives held after his death in both New York and Washington DC —at the Metrograph and the AFI Silver, respectively — attest, the rediscovery of his films has come at an opportune time, just as what constitutes “horror” cinema is being challenged from many directions. Born just four years before the Nazi annexation of Czecheslovakia, Herz came to understand horror well before he started making films. He was forced into (and survived) the Ravensbruck concentration camp as a child, an experience which instilled themes of political gaslighting, claustrophobia, and surreal mind-torture into his unique brand of cinema. As an influential figure of the Czech New Wave, Herz’s films were effective in the movement’s goals of retaliating, artistically, against oppressive powers. On the anniversary of his passing, Herz’s films remain the gold standard of what horror cinema can achieve.
Early films like The Cremator (1964) and Sign of Cancer (1966) brush the elements of horror onto social and political narratives. The Cremator displays Herz’s most consciously stylistic editing, whereby cuts are cleverly used to form the illusion of traveling between time and space. Phenomenally crafted, the film creates a disorienting impression of its central character Karel Kopfrkingl (Rudolf Hrušínský) slowly but surely becoming radicalized by his German friend Walter Reinke, towards ethno-nationalism. The Cremator’s discomfiting humor — think the Cheshire Cat, mixed with elements of Peter Lorre’s performance in Fritz Lang’s M (1931) — turns a satirical eye to the absurdity of nationalist rhetoric.
From The Cremator (1964), dir. Juraj Herz (image courtesy of (image courtesy of Central Office of Film Distribution – Czechoslovakia)
Morgiana (1972), arguably Herz’s most famous film, along with Beauty and the Beast (1978) and Ferat Vampire (1982), comes closest to the Hollywood definition of “horror.” Morgiana remains an influential pillar of gothic cinema, with its haunted houses with mirrors and cobwebs, its portraits of dead aristocrats, and strangely colored liquids in elaborate glassware — all now familiar tropes and perfect settings for death. Beauty and the Beast, a horror-fantasy re-telling of the classic French story, also draws on familiar symbols that we’ve since become accustomed to associating with fear, like foggy woods, an old painting, or a strange door. The film’s brilliant use of light brings its central characters in and out of the shadows like two ghosts wandering an abandoned castle.
Meanwhile, Ferat Vampire steers closer to pulp and is the closest Czech parallel to the cinema of American horror icons Wes Craven and John Carpenter. Released only a year before Carpenter’s influential Christine (1983), the movie centers on the manufacture of a car that runs on human blood. The pulpy and darkly comedic nature of the film evokes later Carpenter films like They Live (1988) and It Follows (2014), which splice their terror with socio-political messaging and pop-culture reverie.
From Beauty and the Beast (1979), dir. Juraj Herz (image courtesy of Barrandov Studios)
Yet, the definitive film of Juraj Herz’s life and career and his ultimate masterpiece, is The Night Overtake Me (Zastihla Me Noc, 1986). A film filtered through Herz’s own harrowing experience as the son of Slovakian Jews who spent part of his youth at a concentration camp, the movie reconciles the director’s own style with the lived experiences that informed his fascination with horror and tragedy.
A historical and surrealist portrait of Holocaust survivor and Czech communist journalist Jožka Jabůrková, The Night Overtake Me utilizes a flashback structure that juxtaposes Jaburkova’s experiences in a concentration-camp with her rise as a communist organizer and activist, incorporating clear elements of Herz’s brand of horror. The film pierces Jabůrková’s psyche with surreal sequences of her haunted by characters from her past. Tracking shots, much like in The Cremator, turn routine checks by SS officers into nerve-wracking sequences of terror. The film cuts back and forth between Nazi officers prowling through corridors like the raptors in Jurassic Park (1993) and close-ups of prisoners’ eyes following them and then quickly looking away in fear. While not considered a traditional horror film, The Night Overtake Me is undeniably composed of the genre’s elements.
For some, Herz’s oeuvre may beg the question of whether horror needs to be bloody and carnal to be faithful to the genre. Yet it also proves that the genre’s basic elements can both disrupt and corrupt our comforts, and that horror films need not be “scary” in the traditional sense as long as they’re never prosaic. Juraj Herz’s diverse repertoire is evidence that great horror cinema has endless experimental routes at its behest.
The Cremator (1969), dir. Juraj Herz, is available to stream on the Criterion Channel and Kanopy. Herz’s The Junk Shop (1965) is also available to stream on the Criterion Channel.
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Quick Answer: Why Did Jack’S Body Sink In Titanic?
How long did it take for Jack to die in Titanic?
Where is Jack Dawson buried?
Is Rose Dawson still alive from Titanic?
Will there be a Titanic 2?
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Who is the real Rose Dawson?
Was Rose pregnant by Jack in Titanic?
Was there a Jack Dawson and Rose in real Titanic?
Is Titanic movie a true story?
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Did Rose really throw the diamond in the ocean?
Will Titanic ever be raised?
51 minutesOnce they had him at 98.6° F, they submerged him in 29° water and timed how long it took him to reach deadly hypothermia.
They pronounced Jack dead at 51 minutes because his body temperature dropped to below 85° F, which means he would have experienced loss of motor control and not been able to hold onto the board..
Fairview Lawn CemeteryDawson is one of 121 people from the Titanic buried at Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, their graves arranged in the shape of a ship’s hull. It is the largest collection of Titanic graves in the world.
Question: When did the real Rose from the film “Titanic” die? Answer: The real woman Beatrice Wood, that the fictional character Rose was modeled after died in 1998, at the age of 105.
This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 11 January 2021….Titanic II.HistoryBeam:32.2 m (105 ft 8 in)Height:53.35 m (175.0 ft)Draught:7.5 m (24 ft 7 in) (normal) 7.926 m (26 ft 0 in) (max)Depth:19.74 m (64.8 ft)16 more rows
100Death. That night she peacefully died in her sleep at the age of 100, about a month before her 101st birthday, in 1996. As she died her spirit went to the Titanic wreck and as she walked along it, the Titanic returned to its original splendor and looked like it never sunk.
So in answer to the question of Rose being a real life person, the answer is well, yeah, kinda and also kinda not. So, Rose DeWitt Bukater wasn’t a real person, but her character was, according to director James Cameron, partially inspired by a pretty cool and inspirational woman named Beatrice Wood.
Even if she did conceive the one time that they had sex, the ensuing trauma of the sinking may have ended any chance of a pregnancy being carried to term. And please keep in mind Rose DeWitt-Bukater and Jack Dawson were fictitious characters. No such characters were on the Titanic.
Were Jack and Rose based on real people? No. Jack Dawson and Rose DeWitt Bukater, portrayed in the movie by Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, are almost entirely fictional characters (James Cameron modeled the character of Rose after American artist Beatrice Wood, who had no connection to Titanic history).
You probably already knew that Jack and Rose, the main characters in the 1997 movie Titanic, weren’t real. Like all films “based on a true story,” the movie added its own fictional elements to historical events.
He joined the Titanic as a coal trimmer in the boiler room and perished in the sinking. His body was recovered (#227) and he was buried in Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, N.S. on May 8, 1912.
Five days after the passenger ship the Titanic sank, the crew of the rescue ship Mackay-Bennett pulled the body of a fair-haired, roughly 2-year-old boy out of the Atlantic Ocean on April 21, 1912.
Jack Dawson (born 1892-1912) is the deuteragonist in Titanic and the love interest of Rose DeWitt Bukater. … He dies at the end of the film from hypothermia, protecting Rose by having her float on a doorframe while he stays in the water; he was only twenty years old. He is portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio.
It is believed that upwards of 1500 people died in the sinking of the Titanic. However, amongst the survivors was the ship’s head baker Charles Joughin. … Joughin proceeded to tread water for about two hours before encountering a lifeboat, and eventually being rescued by the RMS Carpathia.
The Heart of the Ocean blue diamond might just be a fictional necklace in the movie, Titanic but the jewellery item has still enticed people in creating the real thing. Today, you will not only find one, but two fascinating replicas of the beautiful diamond Rose dropped in the ocean at the end of the film.
After several trips back to the drawing board, it turns out that raising the Titanic would be about as futile as rearranging the deck chairs on the doomed vessel. After a century on the ocean floor, Titanic is apparently in such bad shape it couldn’t withstand such an endeavor for a variety of reasons.
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Zelira Therapeutics meets primary endpoints for medical cannabis trial to treat insomnia
Results from Zelira Therapeutics’ medicinal cannabis trial showed 'statistically significant' improvements in the quality of sleep for chronic insomnia patients.
Biopharmaceutical company Zelira Therapeutics (ASX: ZLD) has announced positive results from a “first of its kind” phase 1b/2a trial using medicinal cannabis to treat chronic insomnia.
The results confirmed all 23 participants treated with Zelira’s proprietary and patented medicinal cannabis formulation ZLT-101 demonstrated “statistically significant improvement” in Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) scores compared to the placebo.
In addition, the study showed that ZLT-101 therapy was safe and well tolerated, with no serious adverse effects reported.
Zelira managing director Dr Richard Hopkins told media in a teleconference today that achieving both of these primary endpoints is a “terrific outcome” and a “major milestone” for the company.
“The results cement our global leadership position in the medicinal cannabis biotechnology field and deliver on our commitment to address the unmet need for clinically validated cannabis medicines and offer more treatment options for physicians and patients,” he said.
According to Dr Hopkins, the trial’s outcomes also position the company to launch the world’s first clinically validated cannabis medicine for insomnia into global markets in 2020, including the United States – the world’s largest market for insomnia drugs.
“There is an estimated 70 million Americans suffering from insomnia today. The market for prescription and over-the-counter medication used to treat the condition in the US generates more than $2 billion in annual revenue, so it’s a substantial market that we’re going for,” he said.
Rigorous clinical trial
The study involved administering ZTL-101, an extract containing tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabinol (CBN), to chronic insomnia patients for 14 nights, and 14 nights with a placebo, separated by a one-week washout period.
Each participant was able to take a single dose (0.5ml of 11.5mg total cannabinoids) or double dose (1ml of 23mg total cannabinoids) of the sublingual (delivered under the tongue) medication, according to their symptoms.
More than half of the participants chose to increase the ZTL-101 medication from a single to double dose, and 69.5% of patients were taking a double dose of the placebo on the 14th night.
A total of 36 non-serious adverse effects were recorded from 17 participants when taking ZTL-101, including xerostomia (dry mouth), dizziness, headache and feeling abnormal, compared to four non-serious adverse effects recorded from four participants during the placebo dosing.
All adverse effects were classified as mild and had typically resolved overnight or after waking.
The principal investigator for the study, Professor Peter Eastwood from the University of WA’s Centre for Sleep Science, said the study was “the most rigorous clinical trial ever undertaken to assess the therapeutic potential of medicinal cannabis to treat the symptoms of chronic insomnia”.
“It’s also the first trial to use the Insomnia Severity Index, arguably the current gold standard in this field, to measure the efficacy of a medicinal cannabis product to treat insomnia symptoms. The fact that ZLT-101 treatment achieved a statistically significant improvement in ISI scores is very impressive, particularly given the relatively short two-week dosing window.”
“The lack of serious adverse or persistent mild adverse events is also encouraging given the reported safety issues for several already approved insomnia therapies,” Professor Eastwood said.
Dr Hopkins said these outcomes suggest Zelira has “a lot of upside in terms of improving this efficacy read-out” if the dosing and treatment window the drug is further optimised.
“Additional analyses of the trial results are ongoing and we expect to release a final report, including data from a comprehensive suite of secondary endpoints, by the end of March 2020,” he said.
Completed merger and name change
Formerly Zelda Therapeutics, Zelira officially changed its name following a completed merger with US-based Ilera Therapeutics, which Dr Hopkins described as a “transformational” move.
“We have now formed a company with a world-leading pipeline of clinical candidates and also revenue-generating products, which can access the fastest growing and largest cannabis markets in the world.”
“I think the outcome we’ve seen today from the insomnia trial will highlight just how powerful that position will be in terms of our competitive landscape,” he said.
In early February, Zelira announced it had received commitments to raise nearly $4.59 million via a placement to sophisticated investors of 91.77 million fully paid shares at $0.05 each.
Earlier this week, the company advised it has accepted additional applications from overseas investors to raise a further $54,259. Following the acceptance of the over-subscriptions, the placement will raise $4.64 million (before costs).
The funds are intended to fast-track Zelira’s plans to launch multiple products into global markets in 2020 and to advance its clinical programs.
The shares will be issued under the company’s existing 15% placement capacity and accordingly, will not require shareholder approval.
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Science Rules! with Bill Nye Heredity & Me
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What inspires Carl Zimmer to write books?
He likes to explore things we know a little about, but don’t think about. Carl Zimmer likes to write books about things that he can to investigate. As he says when investigating a topic, the bottom falls out.
What was the inspiration of Carl Zimmer’s book, “She Has Her Mother’s Laugh”?
When he was considering the topic of heredity, he thought about what’s normally talked about with heredity. We talk about it all the time as we make connections when different generations having similar traits.
How do genes mess up some things with heredity?
It’s because we tend to think that genes and things like laughter are the same, but they’re not. We inherit genes, carbon copies of genes from our parents, but other things do get carried down.
How are nature and nurture connected?
Overall, no one knows what these genes do or how they connect, but the heredity connection is evident. They all weave together and influence each other.
Why are redheads always pale?
It’s because the variants that can make you have lighter hair also make the pigment of your skin lighter.
What are epigenetics?
In addition to inheriting genes, you inherit the molecules around the genes that control whether they’re turned on or off. These molecules can also change due to experiences. Yet, the evidence and sample size in humans is tiny and cannot be proven completely true.
Did I inherit my artistic abilities from my parents?
Unfortunately, science cannot answer this for someone individually. Science can look at averages from lots of people. Genes play a role on average, but we can’t specify this gene in relation of heredity from a parent.
How do we know height plays a part in heredity?
According to Zimmer, scientists are still struggling with this curiosity. You can pinpoint the genes that influence your height, but there are thousands of them that have been linked. It’s the combination of genes, not just what’s on our DNA.
Why are we taller now than people of previous centuries?
It’s not because of genes, but it depends on our diet, clean water, and medicine.
Do personality traits change?
Yes, there are lots of things in life that can influence a person’s personality. Scientists are also looking at hundreds and thousands of people taking personality tests to see if they share the same genes.
Why do people go on Family Feud?
According to Bill Nye, there’s a belief or presumption that there’s a connection between family members that they would share. On the show, it would be discovered. Zimmer states it’s because we are adapted to care more about our family.
What happens when you make a carbon copy?
When you make a carbon copy, the copy is actually imperfect. The letters in DNA that are being passed down are not the same, but like a sampling of the DNA of our ancestors.
Is handedness inherited?
Zimmer says that being left-handed or right-handed seems to be inherited, but scientists cannot find the genes to prove it.
Is IQ inheritable?
It is partly inheritable because it's about 50-70%.
Can you see a gene under a microscope?
Is it a good idea to buy genetic test kits?
Zimmer states that yes, it is good to buy the kits, but only if the person is willing to put in the work to understand the results. This includes reading and looking up the results instead of just looking at them.
Is it true that baldness genes come from our mother’s father?
There are lots of genes that are involved in hair, so it doesn’t necessarily rely on that speculation anymore. Color blindness is applicable since it’s on the X chromosome.
Is it true that twins skip a generation?
No, this is false.
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Whitney Houston's Daughter Dies After Six Months in Coma
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The 22-year-old daughter of the late iconic pop singer Whitney Houston died on Sunday, almost six months after going into a drug-induced coma.
Bobbi Kristina Brown, the daughter of pop icon Whitney Houston and singer Bobby Brown, passed away at a hospice in Duluth, Georgia, on Sunday, media reports said.
"She is finally at peace in the arms of God. We want to again thank everyone for their tremendous amount of love and support during these last few months," AFP news quoted a family statement as saying.
On January 31, Bobbi Kristina, Whitney Houston's only child, was found unresponsive in her bathtub in her Atlanta home, having apparently succumbed to a drug overdose.
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LISTEN: Symphony's Performance Literally "Wows" Autistic Boy
Patrons cheer and clap when he shouts "wow" after a moving musical performance
Maybe you've been so touched by a beautiful piece of music you felt like shouting out in the concert hall.
But you didn't because, well, it just wouldn't have been proper.
9-year-old Ronan Mattin had no such hesitation.
The Boston boy, who is on the autism spectrum, attended the Handel and Haydn Society's performance of Mozart's Masonic Funeral Song last weekend with his grandfather Stephen Mattin.
Ronan spontaneously shouted "wow" in the moment of silence after the orchestra stopped playing. His reaction, which charmed the audience and the maestro, was recorded on tape by classical music station WCRB.
(LISTEN to the magical moment below, courtesy WCRB's Facebook page.)
WGBH, Boston's PBS station, reports Handel and Haydn Society President David Snead later published an open letter asking audience members to help him identify the boy, calling it "one of the most wonderful moments he had experienced in the concert hall."
Stephen Mattin came forward to say it was his grandson and to let people know the family was as delighted about Ronan's reaction as everyone else was.
"I can count on one hand the number of times that [he's] spontaneously ever come out with some expression of how he's feeling," Mattin told WGBH.
WGBH reports the family is now working with orchestra staff to arrange a meet-and-greet between Ronan and the conductor.
(Image: Stephen Mattin)
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Syracuse Univ. student kicked off campus court after publishing critical column
A Syracuse University law student was fired from his position on the school’s judicial board within hours of his column in The Daily Orange, SU’s student newspaper, that criticized administrators in the school’s Office of Judicial Affairs for improperly interfering in the judicial process.
Henry Chung was dismissed from the University Judicial Board ? a panel of students that reviews cases of alleged student misconduct after he published a column in the Oct. 25 issue of The Daily Orange that accused university officials of pressuring the student panel to hand down a harsher punishment to a student that had appeared before the board, which Chung claimed violated school policy. The column did not identify the student.
“Before we reached a verdict, everything was fair,” Chung said, “It was the post hearing process that was not fair.” Judicial Affairs has overstepped its bounds by ordering a retrial, Chung said.
“They can always find new panels until they are satisfied with the outcome,” Chung said.
Chung has filed a formal letter of grievance with the university regarding his dismissal and has established a task force to seek reform in the university judicial process.
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: Brackenridge connection guides Antonian to win over Hornets
East Central to use game as guideline for rematch
Posted on January 7, 2016 by Mike Considine in 2015-2016, Week of Jan. 3-9, 2016, Weeks of Dec. 20, 2015-Jan. 2, 2016 // 0 Comments
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Two coaches known for turning Brackenridge into a Class 4A basketball power made a triumphant return to the area Dec. 22.
Former Eagles girls basketball coach Patrick Harvey and ex-Brack boys coach Ed Hooi – now Harvey’s assistant – brought their Antonian team to the Stan Bonewitz Center at East Central Dec. 22. The Apaches (20-3), No. 10 in the Express-News area rankings, led the last 27 minutes on the way to a 61-44 win over the host Hornets (9-9).
“They play the way I want us to play,” East Central coach Ian Ward said. “They play as a team, like nobody else in San Antonio.”
Ward, a former St Mary’s University men’s basketball player and assistant coach, is in his first year at East Central. He coached at Laredo United the last four years.
“I want my kids to be college-ready,” he said. “If we run it, it has been tried and tested. It’s a free-flowing offense. We can only hope to be as fluid (as Antonian).”
Harvey is in his first year at Antonian after coaching three years at CASA following his stint at Brackenridge. He said he simply asked Hooi, who last coached the Eagles five years ago, if he wanted to coach again.
Antonian had lost three of its previous five games before the non-district contest.
“I think we’re out of our little funk,” Harvey said. “We hadn’t been playing three or four quarters very well, but they played a full game tonight.”
East Central led briefly and the score was tied three times in the first five minutes. A three-point basket from Brianna Ford tied it 4-4. Junior point guard Brittany Rodgers (14 points, 5 assists) tied it again with a three-point play and gave the Hornets an 11-9 with 3:17 left in the first quarter.
Antonian scored the next 16 points until East Central 6-foot-2 sophomore Nalyssa Smith (16 points, 11 rebounds) scored on an assist from Rodgers with 6:31 until halftime.
“Brittany kept fighting to the very end,” Ward said. “She played all 32 minutes and she’s done that numerous times. She has definitely bought into what we’re doing.”
The Hornets closed within 34-22 at halftime, but a three-pointer from Antonian junior Bailey Boyle (20 points) began a 9-2 run. Boyle made consecutive three-pointers that put the game out of East Central’s reach after a pair of free throws from Smith made it 50-37 with 3:45 remaining.
“When Bailey makes one (3-pointer),” Harvey said, “she usually makes two or three.”
Rodgers and Smith each scored six points for the Hornets in the fourth quarter. The Apaches received 17 points from Sandy Ramirez and 11 from Brittany Parker.
The teams were scheduled to meet again Dec. 29 in the Boerne ISD Tournament.
“I’m glad we get a chance to play them again,” Ward said. “We can use that as a measuring stick to see how much progress we’ve made.”
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Kayce Laine, 'The Kids' New Video From The Album 'Lucid'
KAYCE LAINE just released video 'The Kids' Enjoy.
Great new album from this wonderful NYC songstress!!
Get the album:: HERE!!
StreetcredMusic, Pete Carma...My 2cents Part lll 'Stayin' Alive'
Part lll. 'Stayin' Alive'.
With the attention span of Americans now about 20 seconds, you indie musicians better take note. Pardon the pun.
If you come on stage with a raggedy ass band, who think they are doing the audience a favor by showing up, you're done from jump street. If you have a crack in your armor, failure will seek it out and destroy you, for that gig anyway.
"Thanks to all who came out to my show last night"...On facebook, won't cut it, either.
I know I'm probably beating a dead horse here, but I feel if I did not say anything, I will be contributing to this 'problem'~ 'trend'~ 'epidemic', call it whatever.
I have sat with Fred Ebb, Liza Minelli, and Burt Bacharach, (he's weird, like really weird) and watched them put staged musical numbers together. I know, I know, they have resources far beyond the indie artists in Greenwich Village. BUT~~~~
The young artist has their feet, their mouth, their instrument, their wardrobe, their music, and the people on stage with them. They are YOUR resources! Use them!!
Why is MaryC consistently able to electrify audiences from the stage...Yeah, she has a stage presents beyond the norm, and her mom would kick her butt if she gave a poor showing, but she also does it with leadership and organization. Why is she able to have a cover at all her shows and still pack em in?? Watch this video:: no slackers! 'MaryC medley'
....everyone on that stage has a mission:: Entertain, and support the lead!!
...They are not there to play some chords and have a beer sitting on the piano.
MaryC and the Stellars
Getting back To Ebb, Liza etal....I remember once Donna Summer was sound checking, it was a tour gig in NYC and her musicians were new, as they sound checked she walked the front of the stage and looked at what the audience would see...prior to the sound check she told them all to perform as if it were show time. She had a mic in her hand so all could hear her, she stopped the band, and said to the drummer.."do you know I have 3 tunes in the top 40 now'...she said, "the audience made that happen, they are coming here to be entertained, so get with it".
They are all superstars and paid attention to every detail on the stage, and so should YOU!
Little League baseball or major league, the goal is the same do all you can to play together and put your best effort out there.
Remember, yeah you have a degree in music, continuing education..you rehearse you write, compose,
but don't forget you are in the entertainment business.
....here's another example of engaging the audience with your music, a personal touch, and everyone on the same page!!
Video, Enjoy::Yula&TheXFM
Yula and the eXtended Family
I also know some of you don't pay your band members....you guys have a tough sell, to get them motivated...But if you do, get them in line.
I realized I picked two of the very best out there, to use as examples MaryC and Yula Beeri
........but you can catch up!!
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Yeah...Kosi can. This wonderfully unique young woman, is for 'my2cents' the best new indie artist I have heard in my four years of supporting artists with my blog.
I recognized her previous CD, 'One More Cup Of Coffee' as the best new CD of 2013.
I spoke with her about the follow up: 'Pictures Of Us' ...Enjoy~~
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'Your Angel' is the show stopper for me. Only thing I can say about it is, there is no doubt this song was written from deep in Kosi's heart and she sings it from deep in her gut. Wonderful tune!
Kosi at StreetcredMusic, Chicago.
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Ten songs in all, and all WORK! >>
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Fast forward to 2014, Greta's Bakery featuring Greta Panettieri....has put together a new CD,
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Enjoy the Diva's renditions of these classics...
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StreetcredMusic, Pete Carma...My 2cents Part II
....staying completely positive, here's Part due. You can see Part uno here:: MY2cents Part I
There are so many different indie artists in New York City, and I think the most diverse group I have encountered, and a group I am ALWAYS interested in are what I call the 'rookies'. That speaks to my background as a sports writer, and it is an affectionate term in this case.
(and for the purpose of keeping my blog articles brief, I will eliminate the artists who comes to NYC financially secure, and yes that artists does exist.)
'Rookies':: They all come to NYC knowing they will have to work their butts off. Some will have musician friends in the city, some will not.
Alicia, more from her, in the coming weeks.
Alicia, is a young woman who came from Puerto Rico. She did not have a connection to NYC at all.
She contacted me, because she happened to be playing in Union Square Park, in May and I gave her my card. I told her I live in Chicago and check out the blog.
So she had no fear, she was friendly, and said she would check out the blog. I asked her what she needed most, in a very quick five minute chat.
She said gigs. I'm not going to tell you anything about her or her music that will come in another article. I got her two gigs, one at Rockwood and one at The Stone...solo gigs.
SOOO, back to what this piece is about:: this is the artist I will bend over backwards for, artists like this make me feel good because they want my help, AND if I could find one a month like her, (and believe me I try) I could start a network that could do soooo much good for all connected to it.
Alicia has, since May, hooked up with another wonderful young woman, that I gave her a lead on, who plays piano and a mean blues fiddle...so they now are putting some blues together.
Open, unafraid, knowing she needs help, of course on guard but, not unwilling to take the help of someone with no strings, most find that scary......Soooo.
...That takes me to the other group. The ones who either I find on line and go see live in NYC when I'm there, or the artist who contacts me. The ones who are not really looking for help, as I see it.
I have one example here too, I mean there have been many, but I'll use this most recent one.
She, let's call her Lady L...she contacted me, never saying where she heard of me or my blog. She sent a FB message saying..Hi, blah, blah, can you look at my music, and perhaps put me on the blog...
OK, this is what I want...I know my word is out there and it means content and diversity for the blog.
But this fell apart in about five minutes, maybe less. I messaged her back and we were chatting..
I said thanks for the shout ..and she had a name that was not American so I was curious, and I asked her where she was from...cause I have women from all over the world on my FB and blog.
She said I live in NYC now...so I asked, where are you from originally? She said, what does that matter? You don't need that. Then I gave her the benefit of all doubt and I said (when I knew I should have ended it there)...Here's what I do...I usually write an introductory piece about you with basic info, and put links to your sites and photos~~~~and you send me a few words about you, your music NYC, whatever you want to say
........She said, "you can get all that from my bio on facebook"
I was done. So my question...What did she want?? Did she really even look at the blog??
I'm not a critic, I write about people, their music speaks for itself.
So, spread the word, I'm a scary guy, who might want to know who you are before I trust you,
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Liverpool vs Everton: Oleg the Serf, Bubonic Plague and the Smurfs
Posted on December 3, 2019 by jeffgoulding
OK. So at the start of an insanely busy and hugely crucial month it’s that lot from down the road up next. Despite Alisson clearly getting a bit bored and deciding to liven things up by channelling his inner Grobbelaar, we start December maintaining our eight point lead at the top but more crucially are now 11 whole points ahead of Man City (and 14 clear of an increasingly irrelevant Chelsea). Leicester may now be our nearest rivals but it’s still City I’m most wary of. I simply don’t trust the blighters not to suddenly perform some sort of witchcraft or hocus-pocus like deciding to reel off 20 wins on the bounce. Can’t take your eyes off them for a second, I tell you.
If we can make it past the Sheff Utd game at the end of the Christmas and New Year period with our lead more or less maintained, and hopefully having (finally) won the World Club Championship, got through to the knock-out stages of the Champions League and our kids having got us through to the semis in the League Cup then I’ll be a very happy man (I don’t subscribe to this trying to get knocked out of cup competitions early to concentrate on the League – I want to win everything! In particular it would seem a waste of the lunatic win over Arsenal if we went out with a whimper).
And so we’re in rude health as we face our blue-hued friends (I suspect I mean friends here in the same way that Boris Johnson constantly refers to “our European Friends” every time he talks about Brexit). Although I have made them sound more like the Smurfs. Proper or Barron Knights version (“Where are you all coming from? We’re from Dartmoor on the run!) available.
It’s still not clear by the time we get to Wednesday whether Marco Silva will still even be in charge as Everton are clearly not in rude health (lots of rude words raining down from the Gwaldys Street yes, I’ll grant you that). This is despite allegedly winning the last couple of transfer windows. I hadn’t previously been aware this was a thing and I’m not sure whether it means they get awarded an actual window to go into their ever bulging trophy cabinet, along with the arched window from Playschool and some of those ones Ted Moult used to flog possibly?
Or, maybe their trophy cabinet is just made out of windows? All the better to see their massive haul of big shiny cups. They’ll be searching for their first win at Anfield since approximately 1276 when Oleg the Serf, returning after six weeks out with bubonic plague, scored a controversial winner which was allowed to stand after Martin Atkinson’s VAR review took two hours, mainly because he had to catch and slaughter his own chicken in order to read it’s entrails.
I have to admit at this point that I had a narrow escape from being a poor benighted Everton fan myself, given that my Mum came from a long line of Blues (despite having been born in Anfield). Luckily she was never really interested in football (as far as I can work out she has only ever been to one match, the main highlight of which was “Rowdy” Yates attempting to throttle a Fulham player.
She still gets affronted when I tell her that Everton are not my second club (or third club really – she does accept the Hereford supporting bit) as she seems to work on the principle that how much you support a club should be in direct proportion to how close the ground is to where you were born. I’ve decided to go with this and adopt an irrational hatred of Robbie Fowler’s Brisbane Roar on the basis that Brisbane is a “good hike” from Fazakerley Hospital.
My Mum also claims that my Dad’s family must have been the Black (Red?) Sheep of the Scotland Road catholic community, given she swears blind that Everton were the catholic club, but I’ve met many people who seem to think it was the other way round. I’m beginning to suspect that there was no actual religious split at all. Liverpool were famously formed by a breakaway group from the Everton club (after an argument about whether it was better to win the Champions League on a regular basis vs winning the transfer window and sacking your manager every October) so I’m kind of guessing they probably all went to the same church anyway. But I’m sure someone with far more knowledge of the history of both clubs can put me right on this.
Highlights against Everton? Too many to choose from, from Rushy’s four goals to Origi’s comical winner last season. But one of my favourites has to be Gary McAllister’s 40 yard last minute winner in 2001 which was crucial in sparking off the late surge to snatch our first ever qualification for the Champions League (although I’m told we might have previously done alright in the same competition in a previous guise).
It’s interesting to speculate what would have happened to Gary’s old club had he not scored that goal as it effectively condemned Leeds to their near-death spiral given it turned out “Publicity” Pete Risdale had mortgaged the house, including posh goldfish and Seth Johnson, on Champions League qualification. We probably wouldn’t have got Harry Kewell for a start and then where on earth would we be?
Another favourite memory dates from the last Merseyside derby with standing on the Kop, when leaping forward to celebrate coming from behind to lead 2-1 courtesy of Brisbane Roar’s (Booo!) Robbie Fowler, the entire Kop seemed to part in front of me and I went hurtling about 20 rows forward before actually finding some supporters to crash into. It took me most of half time to actually battle back up to my mates. And looking at the fixtures that season I think that must have been the last ever goal I celebrated on that old Kop. Don’t think I made it to another game until the last day against Norwich when we failed to score at all. The last goal that standing Kop ever did celebrate turns out to have been by Julian Dicks of all people. Penalty against Ipswich. Now there’s a quiz question you never knew the answer to.
I do have to admit that this game doesn’t quite carry the same weight it did when I was living in Liverpool and surrounded by Everton fans at work (along with a Stoke fan who pooh-poohed the idea of it being a proper derby at all on the basis that the players never got hit in the face by pasties hurled from the crowd – apparently par for the course in the world famous Potteries derby – I do wonder if in the big Truro-Falmouth Cornish derby they throw Wedgwood China at the players instead?).
But we still need to win it of course. I’ve given up trying to predict clean sheets at Anfield so I’m going to go for a 2-1 win because that’s what we win all our games by these days. Let’s say Firmino and Wijnaldum. Late scrappy consolation from Richarlison. Everton manager sacked again (Where is Marco Silva coming from? He’s from Goodison on the run!).
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The OECD has released comments, dated as of August 11, 2017, to the July 11, 2017 public release of the draft contents of the 2017 update to the OECD Model Tax Convention (MTC).
The OECD received comments from a variety of international associations and groups. Outlined below are some of the comments received by the BEPS Monitoring Group (BMG) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
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The OECD has requested changes to paragraph 2 of Article 3 and related changes to the Commentaries on Articles 3 and 25. According to the OECD, the Action 14 Final Report requested these changes, which would override domestic law in a case where the competent authorities have agreed on a common meaning of an undefined term in a treaty. According to the BMG, this proposal was not included in the Action 14 Final Report, but is presented by the OECD as part of the follow-up work to clarify the legal status of a competent authority mutual agreement.
According to the BMG, tax treaties are generally incorporated directly into domestic law, and their provisions are subject to interpretation by the courts, which may be reluctant to accept that such interpretations can override domestic law interpretations. The BMG is generally supportive of interpretive mutual agreements between competent authorities, which may clarify the interpretation of tax treaties, depending on how they are established. However, the BMG “regret[s] the inclusion of this provision without adequate consultation, and advise[s] countries not to include it in their treaties.”
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The OECD has requested the addition of a new Article 29 (Entitlement to Benefits) and related Commentary, which includes in the OECD Model Tax Convention a limitation-on-benefits (LOB) rule (simplified and detailed versions), an anti-abuse rule for permanent establishments (PEs) situated in third States, and a principal purposes test (PPT) rule.
According to BEPS Action 6, countries have committed to a minimum level of protection against treaty shopping (the “minimum standard”), requiring countries to include in their tax treaties an express statement that their common intention is to eliminate double taxation without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through tax evasion or avoidance, including through treaty shopping arrangements. Countries will implement this common intention by including in their treaties one of the following:
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LOB rule supplemented by anti-conduit rules.
According to the BMG, these detailed rules are complex and difficult to apply, and suggests that it would be helpful for the OECD Commentary to mention the UN model as a comparison.
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The OECD has requested changes to Article 5 and its Commentary resulting from the Action 7 Final Report. The ICC fully supports the amendment to the Commentary of this Article, which specifies that the treatment of a foreign enterprise in terms of Value Added Tax (VAT)/Goods and Service Tax (GST) is, by itself, irrelevant as to whether a PE exists.
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Epic’s antitrust case against Apple’s App Store monopoly
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In a broad antitrust challenge to the power of one of the tech industry giants, Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging...
In a broad antitrust challenge to the power of one of the tech industry giants, Epic Games has filed a lawsuit against Apple alleging antitrust violations for pulling Fortnite out of the Apple App Store because Epic included a way for players to cut Apple out of its 30% cut on sales.
The suit starts out by hitting Apple at the heart of what it stood for in the past, and Epic Games even created a short cartoon in Fortnite itself to express its point of view.
In the lawsuit, Epic Games said, “In 1984, the fledgling Apple computer company released the Macintosh — the first mass-market, consumer-friendly home computer. The product was announced with a breathtaking advertisement evoking George Orwell’s 1984 that cast Apple as a beneficial, revolutionary force breaking IBM’s monopoly over the computing technology market. Apple’s founder Steve Jobs introduced the first showing of the 1984 advertisement by explaining, ‘It appears IBM wants it all. Apple is perceived to be the only hope to offer IBM a run for its money. … Will Big Blue dominate the entire computer industry? The entire information age? Was George Orwell right about 1984?’”
Fast forward to 2020, and Epic said, “Apple has become what it once railed against: the behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle innovation. Apple is bigger, more powerful, more entrenched, and more pernicious than the monopolists of yesteryear.”
The suit pointed out that Apple’s market capitalization is nearly $2 trillion. Against that, Epic Games’ valuation of $17.3 billion, driven by the success of Fortnite (and its 350 million registered players), looks puny. But it’s certainly enough for Epic Games to set up a rival Epic Games Store to fight against Apple’s App Store and the Google Play store. Epic Games cited eight counts against Apple, including violations of the Sherman Antitrust Act as well as California’s Cartright Act against unreasonable restraint of trade.
What triggered the lawsuit
Epic Games fired the first shot in what could be a gigantic App Store war. Epic Games deliberately violated Apple’s terms of service by adding a direct payment for the popular game, cutting out Apple from sales.
Late in the day, Google also banned Fortnite from the Play Store for a similar reason.
Epic Games announced its Fortnite “mega drop,” a permanent discount on V-bucks (Fortnite’s in-game currency) and other cash purchases in the game of up to 20%. It also introduced a new direct-payment option. If you purchased V-bucks in the game through the iOS app store or Google Play, the cost is the same as it used to be. But under the new direct option, the discount is included.
There’s the full #FreeFortnite video pic.twitter.com/hgK4ySNghn
— Jordan Oloman (@JordanOloman) August 13, 2020
Apple responded by deleting the game from the iOS app store. Apple said, “Today, Epic Games took the unfortunate step of violating the App Store guidelines that are applied equally to every developer and designed to keep the store safe for our users. As a result, the Fortnite app has been removed from the store. Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services.”
Apple suggested that Epic Games pushing for a “special arrangement does not change the fact that these guidelines create a level playing field for all developers and make the store safe for all users.” But Apple said it would work with Epic to resolve the violations so Fortnite can return to the app store.
On an iPhone, Fortnite requires an update, and the update says the app has been removed, so players can’t play it. That prompted Game Awards founder Geoff Keighley to tweet, “Free Fortnite.”
Measurement firm Sensor Tower said Fortnite saw approximately 2.4 million installs in the last 30 days and generated $43.4 million in consumer spending on the App Store globally. To date, the game has reached 133.2 million installs and seen $1.2 billion in spending worldwide on the App Store alone.
The details of Epic’s case
Above: Epic Games satirized Apple’s own 1984 ad in Fortnite.
Image Credit: Epic Games
In the suit filed in U.S. District Court in Northern California, Epic alleges that Apple has used a series of “anticompetitive restraints and monopolistic practices in markets” for the distribution of software apps and the processing of consumer payments for digital content within iOS mobile apps. Epic said in the lawsuit that “Apple imposes unreasonable and unlawful restraints to completely monopolize both markets and prevent software developers from reaching the over 1 billion users of its mobile devices unless they go through a single store controlled by the App Store, where Apple exacts an oppressive 30% tax on the sale of every app.”
Ironically, when Apple launched its App Store in 2009 and enabled third-party apps, it said that its 30% fee was liberating developers from having to accept a 70% fee from mobile carriers on third-party apps and games. Apple’s in-app purchases on free-to-play games like Fortnite also require a 30% fee that Apple collects.
Epic Games said Apple’s devices have become an indispensable tool of modern life, and consumers are being hurt directly because they are paying higher prices. That’s one of the basic foundations of any antitrust case. If the result of the anticompetitive behavior is a rise in prices or higher than normal prices for consumers, it could be a violation of antitrust law.
In addition to arguing that its app store is safer without Epic’s own direct payment solution, Apple is sure to argue that it has competition in the form of Google Play, which has more market share than Apple. It’s not clear whether the courts would say that a duopoly is just as harmful as a monopoly.
Epic said it is not just seeking relief for itself. It is seeking monetary compensation for the industry of third-party developers who are also affected.
Epic Games was able to enable side-loading of Fortnite in the Google Play store, though it complained that Google tried to tell users that such side-loading was unsafe and could prompt hackers to exploit users with malware. But Apple doesn’t allow side-loading. Now that Fortnite has been removed from the App Store, users cannot play it on an unlocked iPhone.
Above: Epic Games says Apple’s 30% is unreasonable.
Developers could use Google Play as an alternative, but they face the same “30% tax” as on the Apple App Store. Epic Games said that alternative distributors are harmed by the practices, as well as developers who are denied choice for how to distribute apps if they want to reach the most lucrative part of the mobile game market: Apple’s billion users.
Payment processing complaint
On the payment processing side, Apple “coerces” all developers who wish to use its App Store to exclusively use Apple’s own payment processing platform for all in-app purchases. Apple also prohibits developers from even mentioning the option of alternative payments for in-app goods outside of the app.
Other payment processors can’t compete with Apple. It stands as the “sole middleman” between users and a vast array of developers. Those developers don’t get access to Apple’s data on their users. By contrast, Epic Games pointed out that on the Mac, Apple allows third-party payment processing services. One result is lower prices.
“It’s Apple’s way or the highway,” Epic Games said.
Epic Games also complained that Apple gobbles up two-thirds of the profits of the global smartphone industry.
Epic said it approached Apple to negotiate relief that would stop the unlawful practices, and it has publicly called for Apple to change, but Apple has refused to “let go of its stranglehold on the iOS ecosystem.”
Epic closed its argument, asking the court to stop Apple from “continuing to impose its anti-competitive restrictions on the iOS ecosystem and ensure 2020 is not like 1984.”
Other possible allies
Epic mentioned a couple of other companies that might be sympathetic to its case. Epic Games noted that Microsoft said that its Project xCloud test had expired on the Apple App Store and would not launch on that platform. Apple confirmed that it rejected xCloud for violating its policies — the same policies described above that are designed to protect Apple’s monopoly over the iOS app distribution market, Epic said. Microsoft expressed its discontent, saying Apple is “stand[ing] alone as the only general-purpose platform to deny consumers from
cloud gaming and game subscription services like Xbox Game Pass.”
On top of that, on August 7, Facebook said it had unsuccessfully attempted for six months to obtain Apple’s approval of a new Facebook Gaming app that would allow users to watch livestreams of online games and then play those games directly within the Facebook Gaming app. As it had done with Microsoft, Apple refused to allow Facebook to distribute its competing game store on the App Store.
While I’m not surprised I’m nonetheless disappointed – it’s a huge bummer for gamers similar to our experience with 🍎 and the FB Gaming App. Applaud Epic and @TimSweeneyEpic https://t.co/rMERBjlW1b
— Vivek Sharma (@pucknorris) August 13, 2020
Ultimately, Facebook “caved under Apple’s power and removed the ability for users to play games on its app, limiting it to a simple video
streaming service,” Epic Games said.
Update, 4:26 p.m. with Google Play also removing Fortnite from the Play Store.
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Apple’s AR glasses with game-changing capabilities may arrive in the first half of 2020
by Feritter Owich
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Just like everyone else with major resolutions, Apple‘s got big plans for 2020. The company is set to introduce major new augmented reality initiatives next year with new 3D rear sensors for the iPhone and the likely debut of Apple’s long-rumoured AR headset product; Apple AR Glasses.
These glasses are expected to synchronize with a wearer’s iPhone to display things such as texts, emails, maps, and games over the user’s field of vision. Apple AR Glasses may even come with a separate app store, which could make sense given how Apple uses different digital storefronts to dispense apps for macOS, tvOS and watchOS. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, a reliable reporter on Apple leaks these tidbits.
Gurman even claims that the Apple AR Glasses will hopefully be, “if all goes perfectly, an eventual successor to the iPhone.” But Apple first needs to find a reason to make its glasses seem like a necessity, nailing down the killer app that offers more than marginal convenience over a smartphone or smartwatch.
Bloomberg says that Apple aims to launch the headset in 2020, featuring holographic displays in the lenses. Although the exact form factor and use cases for the headset is still unclear. Considering that Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously said Apple would release an AR headset in mid-2020 with a “third-party brand collaboration.”
2020 is also expected to be a big year for the iPhone with a new external design, the addition of 5G networking, and new time-of-flight 3D sensors for the rear camera that will help with augmented reality applications. The new 2020 iPhones are also expected to feature OLED displays in new sizes: 5.4-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.7-inch models.
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Someone may ask what’s the difference between VR and AR headsets?
Many get AR and VR confused; VR (Virtual Reality) headsets are mounted on the head in a similar way to snorkelling goggles, but completely block your view of the outside world. The VR headset tracks your head movement, and the 3D image displayed inside the headset moves accordingly. This makes it appear as if you’re wholly inside a 3D ‘virtual’ world.
image credits; iDropNews.
On the other hand, when it comes to AR (Augmented reality) headsets, the glasses are see-through and you can still see the world around you, but an image is displayed in front of your eyes.
In recent years AR hit the headlines first, thanks to Google Glass (which displays 2D images) and more recently with a headset developed by Microsoft called HoloLens that embeds 3D images in the world around you.
Microsoft’s HoloLens glasses are already available for developers; although anyone can buy one. It, however, costs a crazy price of $3,000, or $5,000 for the Commercial Suite which includes enterprise features. There’s now also a HoloLens 2 with upgraded features, but it’s still business-focused.
As for Google Glass, development of the consumer-focused product was halted back in 2015, but Google revealed a new-and-improved Google Glass Enterprise Edition 2 in 2019.
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EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site
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Title: EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site
Device in operation
Tech Developer:
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)
Info Last Updated:
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Marine Energy, Tidal
Project Scale:
Installed Capacity:
Site-wide grid capacity 4.5MW and installed consent capacity 10MW
Electrical Infrastructure:
Buried Seafloor Cables, Unburied Seafloor Cables
Physical Site:
Open Coast, Shallow Channel (<40m), Deep Channel (>40m), Isolated/Quiet Environment (<80 dB), Hard-Bottom Habitat
Water Depth:
12 m to 50 m
When the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) was established by Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) and its funding partners in 2003, it was with the intention of stimulating and accelerating the development of tidal prototype energy generating devices. As part of the Prime Contracting Framework Agreement, Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) engaged Tulloch Prime Contracting Limited (Tulloch) to undertake the design and construction of the tidal test facility.
The establishment of a test centre for assessing the performance of new and developing tidal energy technology is a strategically important facility for Scotland and the UK. AURORA Environmental Ltd (AURORA) was contracted by Tulloch to undertake the environmental works for the construction and installation phase of the tidal test facility, including a number of baseline studies and the production of an Environmental Statement (ES) to support consent applications. The scope of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) originally produced for the test site covers the construction, installation and generic presence of the test site. In order to be able to assess the impacts of the long-term presence and operation of the site, it was necessary to consider a range of likely potential devices at a generic level. The detailed consideration of individual devices is the responsibility of each developer making use of the site. To this end, EMEC has developed impact assessment guidance for potential developers in consultation with a wide range of regulatory organisations and local stakeholders.
In order to streamline the developer consenting process at the test site, in 2014, EMEC published an Environmental Appraisal which effectively pre-appraises an envelope of tidal energy device types to undertake testing activities with regard to the potential environmental effect. EMEC has acquired a site-wide Section 36 consent for an envelope of device types and activities with an an installed capacity of 10MW. All developers accessing EMEC’s facilities must develop a robust environmental monitoring programme to support developer licence applications.
The EMEC Fall of Warness grid-connected tidal test site is situated off the island of Eday where the Atlantic Ocean meets the North Sea, approximately 20km north of Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Scotland. EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site is situated in a narrow channel between the Westray Firth and Stronsay Firth. The site has a very strong tidal current, with a typical spring flow of 4m/s (8 knots). The eight test berths on site range in depth from 12m to 50m.
EMEC has been examined and accredited as a test laboratory for full-scale wave and tidal test facilities by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS), since 2005. EMEC is accredited to test the performance of wave and tidal energy devices against IEC Technical Specifications. EMEC can provide you with independent verification in accordance with ISO 17020 to confirm that your technology satisfies conceptual reliability, survivability and performance targets.
EMEC has been granted the consents required to install an agreed ‘envelope’ of device types and activities at the site.
EMEC holds licences and consents relating to the following legislation:
Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997
Marine (Scotland) Act 2010
Crown Estate Act 1971
Food & Environment Protection Act 1985 Part II Deposits in the sea (FEPA)
Coast Protection Act 1949 (section 34) (CPA)
Electricity Act 1989 (section 36)
The Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994
The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
In February 2019, Crown Estate Scotland granted an extension to EMEC’s lease for the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney until 2040.
Each developer is required to submit device-specific information in order to acquire a marine licence to allow the installation of their device. This information includes a project summary and details on how the specific device details align with the EMEC’s environmental appraisal and navigational risk assessment. All developers are expected to submit an environmental monitoring programme.
Construction of the EMEC Fall of Warness tidal test site was completed in 2005 and the facility was commissioned shortly afterwards. EMEC welcomed their first tidal developer client in 2006. Two new subsea cables were installed at the test site in 2010 bringing the total number of EMEC-owned test berths to seven. All 8 berths are now contracted and options for accommodating further test devices are being considered. The following is a list of all EMEC tidal clients who have deployed devices at the Fall of Warness test site:
Open Centre Turbine, OpenHydro
Installed December 2006
Deepgen, Alstrom
Installed September 2010, Decommissioned 2016
SR250, Scotrenewables Tidal Power Ltd
Installed March 2011, Decommissioned 2013
AR1000, Atlantis Resources Corporation
Installed August 2011, Decommissioned 2012
HS1000, ANDRITZ HYDRO Hammerfest
HyTide 1000, Voith Hydro
Installed September 2013, Decommissioned April 2015
PLAT-O, Sustainable Marine Energy
SR2000, Scotrenewables
Installed October 2016, Decommissioned September 2018
CoRMaT, Nautricity
Installed April 2017, ongoing
T2 Array, Torcardo
Installed May 2017
ATIR Tidal Platform, Magallanes Renovables
Installed February 2019, ongoing
Key Environmental Issues
Site construction
The following potential environmental issues were identified for the construction of the Fall of Warness site:
Modification to coastal processes (e.g. water movement and sedimentation patterns)
Disturbance/modification to benthic habitats and communities due to cable laying in inshore waters.
Disturbance (noise and physical presence) to wildlife including birds, cetaceans, turtles, pinnipeds and otters
Pollution of water column from antifoulants, lubricants and hydraulic fluids.
Ongoing minor disturbance to seabed communities in the immediate vicinity of the routes where the cable is laid on the seabed.
Seabed disturbance/modification during foundation installation and during device installation/removal e.g. anchors etc.
Disturbance (noise and physical presence) to local fish, seabird, seal, otter and cetaceans populations as a result of device installation.
Loss of water current energy from the marine environment due to presence/operation of test devices may result in sedimentation and habitat and community modification and increased stratification in the water column.
Foundations could affect seabed current flow and consequent sedimentary processes.
Seabed scour around device foundations
The effect of tidal turbines on seals and cetaceans is at present unknown as is the extent to which these populations pass through the waters of the Fall of Warness
Wildlife entanglement/entrapment and collision with device blades e.g. diving bird populations, cetaceans (in particular the harbour porpoise), seals (in particular pups) and otters present in the area.
Devices that break the sea surface may attract roosting birds and provide a seal haulout
Electrical and electromagnetic effects – wildlife interactions
Of these environmental issues, those relating to seabed and coastal processes, water column contamination, and disturbance to wildlife were screened out due to the residual impact being classed as negligible. The only remaining environmental issue was:
Disturbance/modification to benthic habitats and communities as a result of cable-laying in inshore waters.
Developers are not required to undertake a baseline seabed survey as this was carried out as part of the ES. They are however required to undertake a seabed survey post-decommissioning to assess the effect of the device upon the seabed. Other commitments are defined in the Guidance for Developers Document. [1].
Potential residual impacts and their pathways associated with device testing are listed in EMEC’s Environmental Appraisal for the Fall of Warness site.
Environmental Webpage: http://www.emec.org.uk/services/consents/
Mitigation Measures:
Site construction:
The following section describes environmental mitigation measures undertaken during construction of the Fall of Warness site:
Construction activities were planned to occur for 7 consecutive days in August, towards the end of the bird breeding season (cormorants) and before the start of the grey seal pupping season thus minimising any disturbance;
Any evidence of wrecks encountered during cable laying were to be reported immediately to the County Archaeologist;
Recognised marine standard materials held on vessel(s) and recognised marine working standards and regulations were applied;
A Navigation Risk Assessment was undertaken and the site was marked on the appropriate charts providing the mariner with adequate information;
The cable laying vessel complied with the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea (COLREGS) and displayed the appropriate lights and marks for a vessel restricted in her ability to manoeuvre;
The works were promulgated by appropriate Notices to Mariners and Navigational Warnings;
Consideration was given to test berths being clear of the adverse weather ferry routes were possible (in the case of the surface piercing device), and away from the main transit route (in the case of the buoyant surface device);
Appropriate marking, lighting and aids to navigation to be specified for all surface piercing devices;
EMEC have implemented a wildlife monitoring programme to in an attempt to investigate the effect of device presence on marine wildlife; and
EMEC has been involved with a number of other research institutions to identify the knowledge gaps and initiate research aimed at addressing these.
Within EMEC’s Environmental Appraisal the following potential monitoring measures (where relevant) were listed for deployments at the Fall of Warness site:
*Site-wide monitoring of wildlife abundance and density is currently delivered by EMEC for the developers. In the event that EMEC become unable to fund or conduct this monitoring, each developer must contribute accordingly to the continuation of this monitoring and data analysis;
Focal studies on animal behaviour in the vicinity of devices and marine works;
Monitor colonisation of selected devices and infrastructure. This may also form part of a marine non-native species (MNNS) management protocol or bio-fouling management;
*Use of appropriate method(s) to detect collision or near miss, and monitor any other interaction between mega-fauna and the operating device;
*Any use of underwater lighting at night to be gradual and alongside monitoring to determine any fish/bird attraction and collision risk for predators;
In situ measurements of strength and range of Ei and B fields under different energy generation scenarios;
Pursue passive and active monitoring on and around selected devices and infrastructure to inform knowledge base. This may also form part of a MNNS management protocol;
Monitoring changes to hydrodynamic forces around particular devices would provide data that could inform impact modelling for later commercial-scale proposals. Lambkin et al (2008) may provide some useful information;
*Acoustic monitoring of drilling and anchor/mooring installation noise at various distances and frequencies, particularly if novel methods are in use;
*Establishing the acoustic signature of operating devices;
*Reporting of observations from MMO records;
*Depending on timing and duration of activities specific short term monitoring of, for example, seal haul outs may be required;
*Device monitoring should be capable of alerting the developer to an entanglement event (e.g. use of load cells, underwater video); and
Reporting of behavioural reactions through wildlife surveys (e.g. underwater video) and opportunistic observations.
(*) Monitoring measures which are a likely condition of a licence or consent (Note: although some of the above measures are described as not being required by the Regulator as a licence/consent condition, developers may choose to undertake research in these areas for their own purposes).
Export Cables
The Fall of Warness test site consists of eight berths, each with an 11kv seabed cable to export electricity to the onshore substation. The cables are wet-type composite cables consisting of three EPR-insulated stranded copper power cores designed for alternating current, three 2.5mm2 copper signal/pilot trip cables and a 12-core single-mode fibre-optic bundle. The cable is then armoured with two layers of galvanised steel wire. Cables were provided by AEI (wave test site cables) & Pirelli (tidal test site cables).
The cables were laid as standard sub-sea cables on the seabed. As the cables approached the shore, in 15m of water, ductile iron cable protectors were attached. At the low water spring tide mark, each passes into a trench dug 12m into the seabed and beach. Onshore, the cables are fed into a manhole and then into the substation.
At the seaward end, each cable, when not occupied by a developer, is terminated using a specially designed connector provided by J+S Ltd, which allows EMEC to carry out planned condition monitoring of any cables not in use by developers. These terminators can, if required, be converted into splices to enable developers to use umbilical cables to attach their devices to the cables.
Onshore Infrastructure
The onshore substation is a single storey building covering an area of 30 x 5.5m. Inside the substation, each cable terminates at an 11kV circuit breaker, along with the tripping cable. The fibres are terminated in the communications area of the substation. The electrical output performance of each of the devices is measured by equipment within the substation and transmitted to the data centre. EMEC then analyse the quality of the electricity to demonstrate that the devices can provide a smooth and reliable supply of electricity to the grid. The metered data is also provided to the developer through the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) system and the power data is logged in the data historian to be made available for historical trending. We ensure the confidentiality of the data collected.
EMEC’s hydrogen production plant is located onshore next to the site’s substation. Producing hydrogen and using it as an energy storage medium is a solution to overcome local grid constraints, enabling large scale renewable integration. In 2016, EMEC installed a 0.5MW rapid response PEM (Proton Exchange Membrane) electrolyser in the laydown area adjacent to the substation to produce ‘green’ hydrogen from excess renewable energy produced by tidal energy converters testing at the Fall of Warness and from the 900kW community wind turbine. In 2017 EMEC achieved the world’s first tidal generated hydrogen using power from tidal energy clients, Orbital and Tocardo, which were testing tidal energy devices on site. Control switchgear inside EMEC’s substation determines whether the power fed to the electrolyser is to be routed from tidal generators testing at the Fall of Warness site or the community wind turbine. The electrolyser is housed in a standard 20′ by 10′ ISO container and can generate up to 220kg of high purity, fuel cell grade hydrogen per day. Hydrogen gas is produced via electrolysis at 20 bar which is then passed into a compressor to further pressurise the gas to 200 bar at which point it is stored. Up to 500kg of hydrogen can be stored in storage cylinders on site. The hydrogen can then be transferred to specially designed mobile storage units (MSUs) and transported to the Orkney mainland by road and ferry. The hydrogen is then used locally in a variety of fuel, power and heat applications in hydrogen technology projects.
Vessel Spread
Vessels used in the installation of the EMEC tidal test site were:
Survey vessel
Swathe bathymetry – site characterisation surveys
Exact vessel used unknown
Workboat
ROV seabed surveys
Cable lay vessel
Installation of sub-sea export cables
CS Sovereign
Papers, Reports, Research Studies
Papers and Reports:
EMEC Tidal Test Facility Fall of Warness Eday, Orkney
Fall of Warness Environmental Description
Fall of Warness Environmental Appraisal
EMEC Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Wildlife Observations Project Annual Report
Analysis of Bird and Marine Mammal Data or Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site
Analysis of the Possible Displacement of Bird and Marine Mammal Species Related to the Installation and Operation of Marine Energy Conversion Systems
Fall of Warness Tidal Test Site: Additional Acoustic Characterization
Research Projects:
EMEC has carried out or has been involved with a number of research projects. These include national, international and site specific projects. More information about these can be found at the following location: http://www.emec.org.uk/research/
Site specific projects:
ReDAPT
Hydrodynamic modeling
Marine safety course
Wildlife observations programme
Inshore crustacea fisheries project
Wave resource assessment
Surface Interactions with Wave Devices: Remote Observations
Underwater Acoustic Monitoring at Wave and Tidal Energy Sites: Guidance Notes for Regulators
The provision of guidance to inform the simplification of marine renewable energy development application
A review of the potential impacts of wave and tidal energy development on Scotland’s marine environment
Flow, Water Column and Benthic Ecology 4D (FLOWBEC)
Understanding how marine renewable device operations influence fine-scale habitat use and behavior of marine vertebrates (RESPONSE)
Optimizing array form for energy extraction and environmental benefit (EBAO)
Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters (PFOW) strategic data study
The consolidation of wave and tidal EIA/HRA issues and research priorities
Offshore Renewable Joint Industry Partnership (ORJIP)
MaRINET and MaRINET2: The EU MaRINET2 project is working towards its vision of unlocking the energy potential of our oceans by ensuring the integration and enhancement of leading European research infrastructures specialising in research, development and testing of Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) systems. EMEC’s test sites, including Shapinsay Sound scale site, form part of the infrastructure network available to developers with offshore renewable energy projects heading towards commercialisation
Equimar
FORESEA: Funding Ocean Renewable Energy through Strategic European Action
CLEMATIS & ORCHIDS: Cable Lifetime Enhancement via Monitoring using Advanced Thermal and electrical Infrastructure Sensing (CLEMATIS) seeks to prove of a number of concepts devised during a previous desk based feasibility study (ORCHIDS)
PERISCOPE: Aims at establishing a permanent innovation ecosystem in the North Sea Region to grow transnational innovation partnerships for sustainable business development in emerging blue markets.
MONITOR: Multi-model investigation of tidal energy converter reliability.
ProtoAtlantic: Strengthening the transfer of innovation results to facilitate the emergence of new products, services and processes.
MET-Certified: Development of International Standards and Certification schemes for Marine Energy Technologies
Reliability in a Sea of Risk (RiaSOR & RiaSOR II): RiaSOR established a framework for reliability assessment within the ocean energy sector, which builds upon established practices from the automotive industry. RiaSOR II is aimed at taking the RiaSOR I theoretical reliability assessment framework and applying it to the field test programme for developers to validate the findings and establish a practical monitoring platform.
SOWFIA
InToTidal: Demonstration of Integrated Solution for offshore Tocardo Tidal power plants
FloTEC: Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation
Ocean_2G: The project aims to test, validate and pre-certify a full-size tidal energy harnessing prototype system that will demonstrate the capabilities of an innovative 2MW pre-marketable platform.
SEA Wave: Strategic Environmental Assessment of Wave energy technologies
ResourceCode: Resource Characterisation to Reduce the Cost of Energy through Coordinated Data Enterprise
Marine Energy Alliance (MEA): De-risk early stage marine energy concepts through desk-based technical and commercial services from an industry expert consortium.
Ocean Energy Scale-up Alliance (OESA): Delivery of technical and commercial services to TRL4-5 companies to prepare them for ocean site testing and demonstration.
Integrating Tidal Energy into the European Grid (ITEG): evelopment of an all-in-one solution that includes clean predictable energy generation (tidal energy); safe export to the grid; and the storage and delivery of the excess capacity in hydrogen
BlueGIFT: BlueGIFT brings together partners across the Atlantic Area (southern France, Portugal, Spain and the Canaries) to focus on the development and demonstration of the next generation of Ocean Energy technologies (floating wind, wave and tidal). The project will deliver a coordinated transitional programme which will ensure that the partners and countries involved will see the long term roll out of these low carbon ocean energy technologies in their regions.
OceanDEMO: This project will help bring offshore renewable energy technologies to the market by providing free access to North-West Europe’s world leading network of test centres.
ReFLEX: Develop and deliver a replicable community based Integrated Energy System demonstration project. Use novel localised power balancing mechanisms alongside digital control to provide robust and responsive energy systems across the electricity, transport and heat networks. Develop a Virtual Power Plant to manage energy flows in each of the three sectors.
EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site is located in United Kingdom.
Baseline Assessment: EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site
Design and Methods
Marine Mammals, Cetaceans Survey of cetacean and otter populations. Survey the use of the area by otters and cetaceans. It is likely that otters occur all-round the coastline of Eday and Faray, however no occupied holts were found in the survey. Evidence of otter presence was found at a number of sites along the six kilometres of coast surveyed.
Harbour porpoise use the area for passage between Westray and Stronsay Firths and for feeding. Occasional sightings of Minke and pilot whales were made. Unidentified dolphins were also reported on several occasions, between the months of May and August.
Completed (2005)
Marine Mammals, Pinnipeds Seal tagging study by SMRU. Telemetry data to characterize the use of the area by seals making use of nearby haul out sites. From the available data, there were no major movements of common seals through the Fall of Warness. Seals did use the haul-out sites on The Graand and the Green Holms. These tracks were from seals tagged at haul-out sites some distance from the test site.
The pattern of use of the Fall of Warness by grey seals is unclear. Muckle Green Holm and Little Green Holm appear to be important haul-out and breeding sites and there has been some use of the waters to the south and west of Eday. However, as with common seals, none of the grey seals were tagged in the vicinity of test site as part of the survey and this might be reflected in the pattern of use.
Birds Survey and desk based study of birds, onshore and offshore. Characterize the species present in the area of the test facility including the south west coast of Eday and the Green Holms. The coastline between the east end of the Bay of Greentoft and the west end of Sealskerry Bay provides shelter, nesting sites and feeding sites for a large variety of bird species. Completed (2005)
Physical Environment, Invertebrates Intertidal survey (Aurora Environmental Ltd). Flora and fauna survey near landfall site. The fauna present represent those commonly found on rocky shores with patches between the algal turf colonised by barnacles and limpets. More exposed area supported dog whelks, periwinkles, shore crab and starfish. Completed (2005)
Physical Environment Bathymetrical survey (HR Wallingford). Bathymetrical survey (HR Wallingford) Swathe bathymetry of the tidal test site. The bedrock is exposed throughout the majority of the test bay area, with occasional boulders.
The swathe bathymetry shows that the bedrock forms a series of ridges.
Physical Environment, Sediment Transport Preliminary seabed survey (Aquatera Ltd) and Additional seabed survey (SULA Diving). Video and still photography data collected by divers and ROV. Survey area was selected to cover the areas where the cables would be laid, the location of the tidal devices, and to obtain a general picture of the seabed habitats in the area. Due to unfavorable weather conditions surveying in the exact locations preferred became difficult and divers were moved off course by the strong tidal stream in the area. The majority of areas that had been proposed as seabed survey stations were videoed/photographed and are considered to be representative of the wider habitats of the project area. It appeared from the survey that there are no species of importance in the area, with no unusual species being recorded. Completed (2005)
Post-Installation Monitoring: EMEC Fall of Warness Grid-Connected Tidal Test Site
Noise Marine Mammals Chickerell BioAcoustics was contracted by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to characterise the ambient noise field in both ebb and flood conditions at the Fall of Warness tidal energy test site in Orkney, UK.
The current project called for three surveys to be carried out using drifting acoustic recorders. Initial surveys were carried out using the existing EMEC drifting hydrophone equipment but later surveys used an upgraded system, the Drifting Acoustic Recorder and Tracker (DART) system developed by Chickerell BioAcoustics and EMEC. The noise level of frequencies above 1 kHz can vary by at least 26 dB across the site; this is believed to be primarily due to flow-induced noise generation. It was not possible to locate the individual noise sources accurately as this was outwith the scope of this project, but future studies could investigate this further. Based on the data gathered during this study, it seems unlikely that the noise generated by tidal energy converters operating within the site would have a significant impact on marine mammals. However, further detailed studies will be required in order to gain more understanding of this.
Attraction, Avoidance, Collision, Displacement Birds, Marine Mammals Land-based visual observations. Watches were carried out by an experienced observer from Ward Hill on Eday overlooking the test site during daylight hours, ranging between 04:00hrs and 20:00hrs during summertime. The study area is scanned and the time and location of any marine mammal or seabird sightings are recorded. Where possible, the geographic location of each marine mammal or seabird group will be recorded using a pre-defined grid. Completed between July 2005 and December 2015.
During the period 1 April 2013 to 31st March 2014 a total of 909 hours of observations were completed.
Seasonal peaks in grey and harbour seal abundances corresponding with pupping seasons were observed.
The majority of cetacean sightings during this reporting period have been white-beaked dolphins, whereas typically the most sighted cetacean is harbour porpoise.
A typically diverse range of marine birds has also been observed, although for several species numbers in April and May 2013 fell below the mean.
Attraction, Avoidance Birds, Marine Mammals Assessment of the extent of any displacement of key wildlife species arising from the installation and operation of marine energy converter systems (MECS).
Nearly 18,000 hours of land based observations data, collected since 2005, were utilised for the project, drawn from EMEC’s Wildlife Observations Programme. These data were collected, primarily, to aid in site characterisation of EMEC’s two MECS test sites, at Fall of Warness (tidal energy) and Billia Croo (wave energy), rather than to inform an impact assessment study. Comprehensive analyses were conducted on data for ten species/groups of species selected from each of the two test sites.
Many of the outputs produced from the fitted models, particularly at the Fall of Warness test site, suggest that the greatest change in density occurs when device-associated infrastructure (including anchoring systems, foundations and mooring systems) is installed onsite. This change in density is not limited to test berths but tends to stretch beyond, to the rest of the survey grid. For most species in the Fall of Warness survey area, the extent of this change is reduced with the installation of devices and when they are operating. This would suggest that it may not be the physical presence of the device or its infrastructure that is causing this change in density, but rather the increased vessel movements that are associated with installation activities. Further research regarding this particular potential impact pathway, possibly using the Automatic Identification System (AIS) data collected at both sites, may prove valuable.
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Football fans in southeastern Wisconsin are being treated to a good portion of the best of what the state has to offer this fall, with about two-thirds of the schools in Wisconsin competing in football during the fall season.
For the second straight week, Milwaukee-area teams Muskego, Menomonee Falls, Whitefish Bay, Catholic Memorial, and Lake Country Lutheran are the top-ranked teams statewide in their respective divisions of the Week 2 WisSports.net Coaches Poll.
Muskego, who picked up a 32-24 win over #7 Arrowhead in Week 1, holds down the top spot in Division 1 after picking up their 30th win in a row last Friday. Franklin checks in at number two, following an impressive second half in a win over Indian Trail. Mukwonago won again to move to 2-0, and will meet top-ranked Muskego later in the season in Classic 8 play, but first has to get past Arrowhead this Friday. Marquette dominated Wisconsin Lutheran in its season opener and checks in at #4 in D1. Oak Creek, which will play Southeast Conference rival and second-ranked Franklin in 97.3 The Game's IRONJOC Game of the Week on October 23, is #5 in this week's poll. Kenosha Bradford is #10 in this week's rankings.
The top eight spots all belong to southeastern Wisconsin schools in Division 2. Menomonee Falls is again number one, followed by defending champion Brookfield East at #2. Brookfield East will play cross-town rival #4 Brookfield Central in this week's 97.3 IRONJOC Game of the Week on Friday. Hartford stays unbeaten and sits at #3, ahead of Brookfield Central and #5 Waterford. #6 Waukesha West, #7 Homestead, and #8 Wauwatosa West round out the area's ranked teams.
Whitefish Bay continues to hold down the top spot in Division 3, with Grafton checking in at #2. Pewaukee is ranked #9 this week, with Wilmot, yet to play, at #10. Catholic Memorial holds down the top spot in Division 4 after a 17-10 win over D2 #4 Brookfield Central, while Kohler/Sheboygan Lutheran/Christian sits at #6. Division 5's top team is Lake Country Lutheran, the defending champ, while in Division 6, Racine Lutheran is ranked #9.
Travis Wilson wrote about the changes in this week's poll at WisSports.net, which you can read by clicking here. You can also see all eight poll results at WisSports.net by clicking here.
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N.C. Wyeth Paintings
Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), a.k.a. N.C. Wyeth, was an American illustrator and artist. He was a student of Howard Pyle and eventually became one of the most famous American Illustrators. As both a painter and illustrator, he advocated that painting and illustration are two distinct art disciplines. Learn more »
Paintings by N.C. Wyeth in Chronological Order
Louise Loved to Climb to the Summit on One of the Barren Hills Flanking the River, and Stand There While the Wind Blew, 1907 Painting of Native American, 1907 Painting of Native American, 1907
Painting of Native American, 1907 Painting of Native American, 1907 The Silent Fisherman, 1907
What is Your Name, My Boy, 1907 The Scythers, 1908 The Artist’s Studio, Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, 1910
The Frontiersman Pupular Magazine cover Illustration, 1911 Treasure Island Scribner, 1911 Treasure Island (Title 1), 1911
A Hindu Mystic, 1912 African Warrior, 1913 The Passing of Robin Hood, 1917
The Unwrit Dogma, 1917 Robinson Crusoe illustration, 1920 Rip Van Winkle Illustration, 1921
And when they came to the sword that the hand held, King Arthur took it up, 1922 Cover of The Boy’s King Arthur, 1922 I am Sir Launcelot du Lake, King Ban’s son of Benwick, and knight of the Round Table, 1922
Launcelot and Guenevere, 1922 The lady Lyoness had the dwarf in examination, 1922 Title page of The Boy’s King Arthur, 1922
Ben Gunn
Blind Pew
Captain Smollet
Jim and the Treasure
Jim Hawkins, Long John Silver and his Parrot
Jim, Long John Silver and his Parrot
King Mark slew the noble knight Sir Tristram
Knife fight between pirates
Merlin taking away the infant Arthur
Old Pew
One more step, Mr. Hands, said I, and I’ll blow your brains out
Pirates Attack the Stockade
Preparing for Mutiny
Routs Black Dog
Sir Launcelot in the wilderness, after leaving the Round Table
Sir Mador’s spear brake all to pieces, but the other’s spear held
Tam On The Craig Face
The astrologer emptied the whole of the bowl into the bottle
The caption reads
The children were playing at marriage-by-capture
The death of Arthur and Mordred
The death of Guenever
The green knight preparing to battle Sir Beaumains
The Indian Lance
They fought with him on foot more than three hours, both before him
Though these folks were evidently amusing themselves, yet they maintained the gravest faces, the most mysterious silence
Tristram and Isolde
We Were Three Days Taking Out Even What Gold And Gems We Could Loan On Ourselves And Our Beasts, The Treasure Of Three Queens’ Pardons
When Sir Percival came nigh unto the brim
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Tours to Africa
South African Tourist Visa
Tours In Senegal
Danielle Hill, Leaf Group
Organized tours offer a convenient way of exploring Senegal. (Photo: George Doyle/Stockbyte/Getty Images )
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Packing List for Botswana
Senegal sits in westernmost Africa, Mauritania to the north, Guinea-Bissau to the south and nothing but ocean to the west. The country's location means that a flight from western Europe takes just about five hours; from the East Coast of the U.S., it's about seven hours. The country offers a range of attractions, from eco-tourism to coastal resort towns, traditional music to traditional cuisine. Guided tours offer a simpler means of accessing the country's heartland.
A tour to Senegal typically includes at least a few days in the capital city. Dakar offers a combination of cosmopolitan and traditional sights, with African, French colonial and modern architecture. Attractions include the Marche Sandaga, the city's major marketplace, and the myriad cafes and shops clustered around the market area. For museum visits, the IFAN Museum (Institut Fondamental d'Afrique Noire) displays traditional dress, tools, artifacts and artwork. Nearby attractions include the Pink Lake, which takes its hue from salt deposits, and infamous Goree Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and major departure point in the slave trade. A typical tour might spend anywhere from one to four days in the capital.
Outside the Capital
Outside Dakar, tours often include a trip to St. Louis, the former capital of the French colony. For wildlife, the country has several game reserves and natural parks. For large animals, visit the Niokolo Koba National Park or Bandia Park, both in Eastern Senegal. You might spot crocodiles, rhinoceroses, apes or giraffes. At Kedougou, marvel at the towering waterfalls. Casamance, at the extreme south of the country, is a startling contrast to the environment elsewhere. Its beaches are considered the finest in the country and the landscapes are very lush, with many mangrove forests.
Two types of tour operators lead excursions around Senegal. An overland tour provides transportation around the country, usually in a truck with a driver and a group guide. Alternatively, an all-inclusive tour covers everything, from accommodations to dining to transportation. Overland companies include UK-based Guerba Tours (guerba.co.uk) and Adventure Fantasy Tours (overlandtravel.com) a Swiss outfit. For inclusive tours, Henderson travel (hendersontravel.com) and Adventure Center (adventurecenter.com) are two U.S.-based options.
Senegal has a rainy season and a dry season. From May through November, expect heavy rainfall and strong winds from the southeast. From December through April, the weather becomes hot, with dry harmattan winds blowing in from across the Sahara. Visitors from the European Union or the U.S. generally do not require visitor visas to visit. The country is relatively stable and safe, with some risk of unrest in Casamance and pickpockets relatively common in Dakar.
Senegal Tourism Office: Visit Senegal
"Lonely Planet;" Gambia and Senegal; Andrew Burke, David Else; 2002
Continent Tours: Backroads of Senegal
Henderson Travel: About
Palace Travel: Discover Senegal
Senegal Tourism Office: Eastern Senegal
Senegal Tourism Office: Casamance
Danielle Hill has been writing, editing and translating since 2005. She has contributed to "Globe Pequot" Barcelona travel guide, "Gulfshore Business Magazine," "Connecting Lines: New Poetry from Mexico" and "The Barcelona Review." She has trained in neuro-linguistic programming and holds a Bachelor of Arts in comparative literature and literary translation from Brown University.
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Adventurous Things to Do in Hawaii
Boat Tours of Lava Flows in Hawaii
Volcano Helicopter Tours in Hawaii
Kristina Connover, Leaf Group
Halemaumau Crater is one of Hawaii's two active eruption sites. (Photo: Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images )
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Hawaii Island is home to Kilauea, the world's most active volcano, and offers visitors an unparallelled opportunity to witness the magic of earth under creation. The best way to see the eruptions is by aerial tour. No matter what your budget, itinerary or location on the island, you can find a tour that fits your needs and gives you a once-in-a-lifetime look at the spellbinding fire only Hawaii can deliver.
Helicopter tours of the volcano depart airfields from Hilo and Kona, as well as from some private heliports in other locations such as Waikoloa. When booking a tour, plan for a whole day after factoring in the drive to and from the airport. Helicopter tour customers are offered free parking in the chartered aviation sections of the two airports and at a safe spot at the private helipads.
Customers can choose from tours that take them over only the volcano area, or ones that fly over the volcano as well as the stunning waterfalls and sheer Waipio and Waimanu Valleys of the windward side. Tours leaving from Kona for volcano-only tours generally follow the Saddle Road route between Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea. Tours that cover the entire island generally fly the southern coasts for spectacular sightseeing, and veer in over Hawaii Volcanoes National Park for a look at the lava flows. One company offers a "doors off" adventure in a two-seater departing from Hilo. This small copter allows spectators to get close enough to feel the heat and smell the sulfur from active flows.
Strict safety concerns are paramount to helicopter tour companies. If the weather is unsafe, they will cancel the volcano flight. You may be offered a flight on another day or as an alternate tour, a valley flight. Weather concerns often compel a pilot to return to base sooner than scheduled. As they near the caldera area, the pilots from the various companies converse via radio to keep one another informed of conditions and where the new breakouts are occurring. As of July 2013, pilots were prohibited from flying directly over the summit eruption at Halemaumau within the boundaries of the park, but they do fly directly over the southeast vent, Pu'u o'o, the eruption site that spills lava into the ocean.
When you book a helicopter flight, you will be asked for the weight of all passengers. Some in your party may be assigned to the front seat for weight reasons. Customers must watch a safety video before the flight to be briefed on potential issues such as emergencies and airsickness. Personable pilots narrate the flight. Nearly all flight companies offer customers a souvenir DVD for a nominal price. One of the companies even features a landing flight from Kona that tours the valleys or volcano first -- sometimes dependent on weather -- then stops for your choice of shopping in Hilo, or hiking in Hamakua. Free ground transportation to and from the airport makes your landing experience very convenient.
Fodor's: Aerial Tours in Big Island
National Park Service: Hawaii Volcanoes National Park
Paradise Helicopters
Blue Hawaiian Helicopters
Krisitna Connover has been writing professionally since 1987. An award-winning, senior advertising copywriter, she's crafted copy for major clients in Southern California and Hawaii. She's also a features writer for a popular Big Island home magazine and other national titles. She is a Fodor's Hawaii guidebook writer and editor. Connover holds a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Back at Bacchus’ Kitchen
Smashburger Crashes into Culver
Der Decent at Wienerschnitzel
Rethinking Fast Food at Rally’s (CLOSED)
7/21/2016 Reviews Pasadena
Copying Burgers at CaliBurger
So much to say about this…
People in Southern California if not obsessed with In-N-Out Burger, a pretty great fast food burger spot that can now be found throughout the American Southwest. Having lived here for many years, I can understand to a certain extent, but the utter rejection of objectively superior burgers will always boggle my mind. It is that world in which CaliBurger has decided to enter and it’s probably important to take note of CaliBurger’s history.
You see, CaliBurger almost literally was conceived of as a way for people outside of the USA to get In-N-Out. The logo has similar palm trees, the menu includes the Cali Double (essentially a 2×2) and Cali Style Fries (think animal style), but the place is in no way affiliated with In-N-Out and has even been sued by them. Yet, for some reason they decided it was time to open up shop in Pasadena as the first entrant into California (there are two others elsewhere) after blowing up in Asia and the Middle East.
The first thing I noticed when I entered the place was how empty it was. I’ve never once seen an In-N-Out empty (like I said, these Southern Californians are obsessed), so this didn’t bode well even though it was late for the lunch crowd. CaliBurger also seemed intent on drumming up the fast casual crowd over the fast food crowd with a more sleek interior and slightly pricier burgers.
I ordered myself a Cali Double without veggies and added another patty for good measure, plus a side of hand-cut fries. My wife ordered a grilled chicken sandwich and I only mention this because In-N-Out doesn’t have such an item.
You know what you are.
The food took a little longer than it probably should have for the only patrons, but soon enough I was faced with a burger that looked exactly like a 3×3 from In-N-Out and fries that didn’t look like In-N-Out’s at all. It turned out that I could judge these books by their covers. The burger really really tasted like a 3×3 and there is little else to say about that. The fries, however, were oh so much better than the typical tasteless In-N-Out fries. They were still skinny, but they were crisp on the outside and soft on the inside while also holding flavor.
Yet, I know that CaliBurger is doomed to fail. You could literally hand out CaliBurger’s Cali Doubles outside of an In-N-Out for free and people would still prefer to wait in line for a beloved Double Double. I can’t explain it and probably never will be able to, which is why CaliBurger needs to offer more. I heard the Seattle location is adding in some cool tech stuff, but it’s a tough go here. I wish CaliBurger the best of luck and hope that I make the decision to head back in the future when I’m craving something almost just like In-N-Out.
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245 E Green St, Pasadena, CA 91101, USA
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Home | Blog | Crime Readers' Updates | The Inspiration Behind New Penguin Suspense ‘I Looked Away’ by Jane Corry
The Inspiration Behind New Penguin Suspense ‘I Looked Away’ by Jane Corry
Fifty-eight years ago, I witnessed the near-death of my mother in an horrific fire-related accident on holiday in Cornwall. I remember each detail as clearly as if it happened yesterday. But when she came home – after months in hospital – no one talked about it. Only the third degree burn scars on her neck were evidence that it had really happened. She kept her chest covered for the rest of her (too short) life.
If you look at pre-accident family photographs, I appear as a happy untroubled child. Then my face turns haunted. Anxious. I became a worrier. Indeed, all through my adult life, I’ve been ticked off for this.
In those days, children didn’t get much help for traumatic experiences. I got nothing. But if I smelt meths, I felt sick. (This was an ingredient in the accident.) I couldn’t watch fire on television and still can’t. Nor can my father who rolled my mother over and over on the ground when she went up in flames and saved her life. (They divorced fifteen years later.) Once, I came across a scrap of blue and white material which my mother had used to make the dress which she later wore in the accident. I was physically sick.
As a child, I was too ashamed to speak about the accident. I don’t know why. As I grew older, I never talked about it except briefly to my family. I hated cooking on naked flames but discovered Agas – that operate without – in my thirties and have had one ever since.
Fast forward several years. More traumas including my mother’s early death from cancer and then my divorce. As a writer, these things worm their way into your writing. I began to specialize in ordinary women who found themselves in challenging situations. I was taken on by Penguin (a dream come true). I wrote about My Husband’s Wife in which the heroine, Lily, is a lawyer who goes into a men’s prison as I did during my time as writer in residence. She too was scared. She too found strength. (MHW has now been optioned for a TV series, so fingers crossed.)
Then came Blood Sisters. Anyone with a sister will know what an up and down relationship this can be. ‘I hope it’s not about me,’ snorted mine. Of course not.
The Dead Ex was inspired again by prison and not my own ex with whom I have a very civilised relationship. (Possibly because we both saw the effect that divorce had on my own parents.) Again, my heroines were feisty women battling against the odds in a criminal environment.
It has to be said here that during my time in prison as a writer, I helped several men write their life stories. One told me how he had doused victims with petrol. I started to cry. ‘What’s wrong, Jane?’ he asked. ‘I didn’t actually set them alight. I just wanted to scare them.’
To my horror, I found myself blurting out what had happened to me. He was appalled. ‘I’m so sorry I upset you,’ he said.
Furiously, I told him he should be sorry for his victims whom he’d probably half-scared to death.
Now I was frightened myself. Surely I’d crossed a line here? I confessed all to a prison colleague. ‘You probably did him a lot of good,’ she said.
It did. His behavior changed. He won an award for his life story. And he’d done me a favour too. He’d punctured that wall I had put up for so many years.
Even so, it took me a couple of years to find professional help. I went to a herbalist called Ana. I can now (just about) light a candle in the sink.
But then Ellie was born. I wanted to write about a child who was affected by childhood trauma. No surprises there. Obviously I couldn’t make it about fire so I changed it to water instead. (Ironically, I love swimming in the sea.) I wanted to create a big twist and interviewed various psychologists to check my idea would work. ‘It would if she had post-traumatic stress’ said one. She then described the symptoms including deep anxiety, disturbance when recognizing smells and colours, etc. to do with the event. As she spoke I had a lightbulb moment. That was me. But could I really have PTSD? It seemed almost self-indulgent when you compare my lot with those of traumatised soldiers. And if it was true, how could I possibly ‘come out’ after all these years ?
Nearly all the adults alive at the time of my mother’s accident are dead apart from my father who, at 95, still can’t bear to talk about it. So I talked to a close cousin. ‘I heard my parents mention it,’ she said. ‘But we weren’t given details. It explains a lot, now I come to think of it. You began to be scared of everything.’
There’s something else. My mother was three months pregnant at the time of the accident – something I didn’t work out until I was an adult. Amazingly, she hung onto my sister. But what kind of effect has that had on her? Babies are said to be soothed if lovely music is played to them. I can’t even bear to think of the impact on her. Again, she can’t talk about it either.
Ellie comes through in the end. Just as I have. But we both bear our marks. Writing I Looked Away has helped me to wear mine, not with pride – because it was such an awful thing to go through – but with hope. The world has changed, thank goodness. Children are, on the whole, encouraged to speak about their emotions. It’s necessary – just like lancing a septic wound.
As for me? I still feel embarrassed writing about this. But I am also beginning to finally heal.
I Looked Away by Jan Corry is published by Penguin Viking.
Read more about the author here.
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Anatomy of a North Korean Coal Smuggling Operation
Diplomat Risk Intelligence | Risk Intelligence | Security | East Asia
North Korea has adopted creative new ways to export coal and other commodities to fund its WMD and ballistic missile program.
By Project Sandstone for The Diplomat
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Credit: Taobao
In August 2019, two aged North Korean-flagged cargo ships set sail from Taean, a port south of Pyongyang, and headed down the Taedong River out toward the Yellow Sea. It was a familiar journey for the Jin Hung 9 and Ever Glory and one that they had undertaken dozens of times in recent years as they ferried North Korean coal and other commodities to buyers abroad in China and farther afield.
The Ever Glory loading coal in Taean on August 24, 2019. Source: Planet Labs, RUSI Project Sandstone.
However, as increasingly stringent UN sanctions targeting North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile program took hold in 2016 and 2017, exporting these commodities became a lot more complicated for the regime in Pyongyang.
Largely excluded from the international financial system and global trade networks, North Korea and the crews onboard their merchant vessels were forced to adopt a panoply of measures to find buyers for their commodities and successfully export them abroad. From fake AIS transmissions to flag-hopping, front companies to fraudulent bills of lading, North Korea’s smugglers used every trick in the book to keep commodities flowing out and the revenue flowing in.
The Jin Hung 9 and Ever Glory were no exception. Owned and managed by Hong Kong-registered companies linked to North Korea’s illicit networks since 2015, the Ever Glory shuttled almost exclusively between North Korean ports and bulk handling facilities designed to process commodities during these years, all while flagged to countries other than North Korea: Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and the diminutive island state of Comoros.
But in August 2019, as the dilapidated 31-year old cargo ship exited the locks of Nampo’s West Sea Barrage along with the Jin Hung 9 and switched on her Automatic Identification System (AIS) transponder, the signals beamed into the atmosphere were not her own, but those of a nonexistent Nigerian vessel named the GE. The Jin Hung 9, which sailed along beside her, did not make any AIS transmissions for the duration of the subsequent journey to the waters off Lianyungang, a Chinese port city and the eastern terminus of Beijing’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative.
A Date in the Deep Blue
Meanwhile, 300 kilometers to the east of Nampo, a much larger Chinese flagged bulk carrier named the Yun Zhou 9 was anchored at a terminal in Heshang Island, Dalian, China. On September 1, the Yun Zhou 9 departed Dalian, and sailed south to Lanshan, a port in Shandong province designed to handle dry cargo. Here, high-resolution imagery collected by Planet Labs on September 4, 2019, shows the vessel called at Berth North 01, while AIS data collected by Windward suggests the vessel offloaded its cargo.
The Chinese-flagged Yun Zhou 9 offloading cargo in Lanshan, China on September 4, 2019. Source: Planet Labs, RUSI Project Sandstone.
Immediately after calling at Lanshan, the Yun Zhou 9 sailed for the waters off Lianyungang, where the Jin Hung 9 and the Ever Glory had anchored at the end of August. Here, roughly 40 kilometers away from port and out to sea, the Yun Zhou 9 had an appointment with the Jin Hung 9 and the Ever Glory, vessels that had loaded sanctioned commodities in North Korea only days before.
On September 5, high-resolution satellite imagery taken by Maxar Technologies shows the three vessels and a number of large, manned floating transshipment platforms designed to move commodities between vessels at sea in risky operations known as ship-to-ship (STS) transfers. These STS transfers have become a staple among North Korea’s sanctions-busters as they have sought to avoid scrutiny by transferring oil, coal, and other cargoes away from port and in the open ocean where they are difficult to detect with satellite imagery.
While it remains unknown how this complex operation was organized and coordinated, high-resolution imagery shows the Chinese-flagged vessel sitting high in the water with her cargo bays open. Berthed to her starboard is the North Korean-flagged Jin Hung 9, with a floating transloading platform between them. On its port side, another floating transloading platform is berthed alongside the Yun Zhou 9, while the Ever Glory appears to be maneuvering itself into position to berth next to the platform.
The Chinese-flagged Yun Zhou 9 conducting an STS transfer with the Jin Hung 9 and Ever Glory. Source: Maxar Technologies, RUSI Project Sandstone.
Two kilometers to the northeast, another North Korean vessel named the Boun 1 was berthed next to another floating transloading platform, indicating it is also preparing to conduct an STS transfer of cargo.
AIS data suggests that the entire STS operation took around 24 hours to complete, after which the Yun Zhou 9 set course to sail around Shandong peninsula and return to Bohai Bay.
The Yun Zhou 9 arrives at the port of Caofeidian, China on September 9. Source: Planet Labs, Windward, RUSI Project Sandstone.
Imagery and AIS data reveals that after this STS transfer on September 9, the Yun Zhou 9 arrived at the port of Caofeidian, Hebei, to offload its cargo at a general terminal owned and operated by Tangshan Caofeidian Steel Logistics Co Ltd (唐山曹妃甸钢铁物流有限公司), a subsidiary of HBIS Group International Logistic Company (河钢集团国际物流有限公司) and ultimately owned by HBIS Group Co Ltd (河钢集团有限公司) – a Chinese State-Owned Enterprise and one of the largest steel producers in the world.
A comparison between open-source imagery and satellite imagery of the Caofeidian terminal owned by Tangshan Caofeidian Steel Logistics. Source: MarineCircle, Maxar, RUSI Project Sandstone.
Open source and high-resolution imagery of this terminal shows it is used to handle coal and other bulk commodities. In 2014, Tangshan Caofeidian Steel Logistics registered to the Department of Natural Resources of Hebei Province the use of sea around the current terminal location. The first phase of the terminal was completed in 2016. The general terminal – which required an estimated total investment of 1.5 billion RMB – includes new 50,000-ton and 20,000-ton berths, as well as supporting facilities, adding 10.49 million tons of annual cargo throughput capacity to the Tangshan port area. There is no evidence to suggest Tangshan Caofeidian Steel Logistics or its parent companies had any knowledge of the illicit origin of the cargo onboard the Yun Zhou 9.
End-to-delivery of North Korean coal. Source: RUSI Project Sandstone, Planet Labs, Maxar, Windward
Mystery of the Yun Zhou 9
Built in 2009 by a Chinese shipyard, the Yun Zhou 9 was delivered to a company named Weihai Senior Master Shipping (威海老船长航运有限公司) in October that year. Based out of a room in Huancui District in the city of Weihai, the company shared an office with the similarly named Senior Master International Ship Management (威海老船长国际船舶管理有限责任公司), itself owned by the director of Weihai Senior Master Shipping. This company had for years operated a vessel named the Surplus Ocean 1, a now-broken up bulk carrier but once regular visitor to North Korean waters, indicating its owners had a long-running trading relationship with the country.
However, while this might usually help explain the sanctions-busting trip of the Yun Zhou 9 in August 2019, records from the Qingdao Maritime Court show the ship was seized at some point in 2018. Then named the Lao Chuan Zhang 717 (老船长717轮), the ship was auctioned on November 14, 2018, and purchased by an undisclosed buyer for 33,888,000 RMB ($4.78 million). The buyer then renamed the vessel and flagged it to China. Despite this, the International Maritime Organization’s public database holds no record of the ship’s owner.
The Yun Zhou 9 as advertised for auction after being seized by Qingdao Maritime Court. Source: Taobao.
Ten days later, on November 24 the Yun Zhou 9 set sail from Dalian to Chengshan township, Rongcheng, Shandong province. In fact, since January 2019, the ship has been active in domestic coastal trade, transiting between ports in Bohai Bay and those on the Chinese eastern coast as far down as Zhejiang province.
However, while port call records for Hebei’s Maritime Safety Agency show the ship calling at ports in that province throughout 2019 under the name Yun Zhou 9, the identity of her new owners and those responsible for importing North Korean coal in violation of UN Security Council resolutions remains a mystery.
While Pyongyang may have temporarily recalled its fleet as a result of the pandemic sweeping the globe, as the crisis subsides North Korea’s smuggling operations will once again rely on vessels like the Yun Zhou 9 to deliver sanctioned commodities to China and further afield.
This investigation was conducted by Project Sandstone — a RUSI initiative to systematically analyze and expose North Korean proliferation and illicit shipping networks.
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The frustration of desperation
In Chelsea First Team
Tim Harrison
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that desperation is every bit as powerful a driver as ambition. Huddersfield Town came to Stamford Bridge in dire straits on the edge of the drop zone, and left with a point that means jobs are safe, salaries are secure, fans have salvaged survival from the jaws of disaster, and
Sometimes it’s easy to forget that desperation is every bit as powerful a driver as ambition.
Huddersfield Town came to Stamford Bridge in dire straits on the edge of the drop zone, and left with a point that means jobs are safe, salaries are secure, fans have salvaged survival from the jaws of disaster, and the manager and directors can look forward to another season of top-flight football.
Chelsea needed points too, to keep the pressure on Spurs and Liverpool. But Huddersfield needed the points more, and that’s what told at the end of a supremely effective exhibition of last-gasp defending, though it resulted in a deeply frustrating night for the Blues.
Tony Conte flung everything at getting through the Terriers’ defence, to no avail.
Line after line of red shirted heroes, cheered on by a vocal visiting contingent, ensured that nothing got through after Marcos Alonso’s fortuitous equaliser to cancel out Laurent Depoitre’s breakaway 50th-minute goal for Huddersfield, completely against the run of play.
Even with Olivier Giroud, Alvaro Morata, Cesc Fabregas, Willian and Eden Hazard raining shot after shot at Terriers keeper Jonas Lossl, no winner could be found, and the six minutes of stoppage time – added by ref Lee Mason because of the perpetual time-wasting of Huddersfield – failed to produce a breakthrough.
The Blues had to settle for a point, while Huddersfield celebrated like they’d had a reprieve from a death sentence. Which, in a way, they had.
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A federal judge on Saturday denied the Trump administration's request to block publication of former national security adviser John Bolton John BoltonNSA places former GOP political operative in top lawyer position after Pentagon chief's reported order After insurrection: The national security implications McConnell won't reprise role as chief Trump defender MORE's book.
U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth wrote that "while Bolton's unilateral conduct raises grave national security concerns, the government has not established that an injunction is an appropriate remedy."
Lamberth, who was appointed to the district court by former President Reagan, noted that the Justice Department's request for a restraining order and preliminary injunction came after the book was broadly distributed ahead of its scheduled release on Tuesday.
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JAKARTA (TheInsiderStories) – In the coming day, Star Energy Group Holdings Pte. Ltd., the largest geothermal power producer in Indonesia, majority stake will belongs to local conglomeration company PT Barito Pacific Tbk (IDX: BRPT).
The company initially planned to issue up to 5.6 billion new shares or 40.12 percent of its equity, which is expected to raise up equivalent to $1 billion. Star Energy signed a conditional sale purchase agreement with Barito Pacific on Dec. 12, 2017.
It said, the acquisition of Singapore based energy company demonstrates the commitment and seriousness of the company in developing its business in the renewable energy resources. Currently, Star Energy operates three geothermal power plants in West Java, and owns other oil and gas businesses.
On June 29, the company owned by tycoon Prajogo Pangestu announced has concluded its limited public offering with worth Rp8.9 trillion (US$635.71 million). Prior that on June 7, Agus Salim Pangestu, its CEO said in a press statement has finalized the 66.67 percent share acquisition in Star Energy.
He added, to affirm the strong support and commitment to the company’s growth plan, Prajogo Pangestu, as the major shareholder, executing all rights amounting to Rp 7.4 trillion and book an additional Rp 1.4 trillion.
Most of the funds Rp7.4 trillion, he explained, will be used to pay off the remainder of the purchase price in connection with the acquisition of 66.67 percent stake in Star Energy and the rest will be channeled into working capital.
Earlier, the key shareholders has expressed to consolidate its petrochemical firm PT Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk (IDX: CAPC) and Star Energy under the holding firm Barito Pacific. It said, in term of EBITDA, the contribution of Star Energy would be nat far different with the contribution of Chandra Asri to the parent firm.
Star Energy’s three power plants in Wayang Windu, Derajat and Salak in West Java have a total capacity of 875 megawatts. In the near future, Star Energy wants to add two more geothermal assets in Lampung and Halmahera in North Maluku.
In April this year, Star Energy led a consortium with two other Southeast Asian companies to acquire two geothermal power plants worth $2.3 billion from global energy giant Chevron Pacific.
The two consortium partners are AC Energy — a unit of Philippine banking and property giant Ayala Group — and Thailand’s Electricity Generating Public Company (EGCO). Star Energy holds a 68.3 percent stake in the consortium, AC Energy controls 19.8 percent and EGCO 11.9 percent.
The consortium bought up a 370-megawatt power plant on Mount Salak in Bogor, West Java, and the 240-megawatt Darajat power plant in Garut, West Java.
To finance Wayang Windu project, last April, Star Energy Geothermal Ltd. (SEG), has just completed an environmental bond offering or green bond worth $580 million with a coupon rate of 6.75 percent. With a 15-year tenor, the notes will mature on April 24, 2033.
The proceeds of the bond issuance is intended to refinance the debt. In 2013, SEG Wayang Windu issued bonds worth $350 million which will mature in 2020.
Last year, SEG accelerated the repayment of the bonds through refinancing sourced from bank loans. This move is a Star Energy strategy because it requires quick funds to acquire two of Chevron’s geothermal assets.
This year, Star Energy will be more focused on developing the Salak geothermal field that has been acquired from Chevron in 2017. The development of the Wayang Windu geothermal field is scheduled for next year.
In 2019, Star Energy plans to deploy a drilling program at Wayang Windu in order to seek additional geothermal reserves for the expansion of the geothermal power plant.
The Star Energy Group is a SEG shareholder with ownership of 60 perent. The remaining 40 percent is owned by Electricity Generating PCL (EGCO) and Mitsubishi Corporation with 20 percent share ownership.
The Star Energy Group’s shareholder is a Pangestu with a 66.7 percen and the remaining 33.3 percent is owned by BCPG Public Company.
Aside from Star Energy, Barito Pacific‘s crown jewel and its most precious business asset is Chandra Asri, the country’s biggest petrochemical producer. Its unit produces chemicals and plastic raw materials, including butadiene and polythene, used in packaging of electronics, cosmetic products, food and beverages.
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Posted By Ben Fox on Nov 27, 2020 | 0 comments
Gwen Hendry, founder of Dartmoor Young People for the Future, pictured on Mardon Down, near her home at Moretonhampstead. Copyright Chris Saville
A new group for young people of between 16 and 21 who live in or near Dartmoor is being launched with funding support from the Dartmoor National Park Authority’s Coronavirus Community Support Grant (CCSG) Fund.
This group is called Dartmoor Young People for the Future (DYPF), and under current COVID-19 restrictions on meeting up, provides a safe meeting space on social media for Dartmoor’s young people to discuss issues that affect their lives and their vision for the future, both personally and wider.
Its founder, 17 year-old A-level student Gwen Hendy, told The Moorlander: “I want young people from around Dartmoor to get some support to speak up and take action about the times we live in, especially under these strange COVID limitations.
‘Even if there are events and projects around topics that interest us taking place locally, there’s a lack of engagement with my age group. I’d like to see us at these events as equals making our voices heard.
‘There’s so much more stuff we could set up, without relying on adults to do it for us or prompting us. This group, Dartmoor Young People for the Future, invites and encourages local young people to think about our future, to get organised about some of the issues that affect us and to help make some positive changes. DYPF can show that we do care and we are interested how these things affect our lives, as well as getting involved on a local level.”
DYPF originally planned to have some group meetings around east and south Dartmoor, where young people could discuss their futures, consider the opportunities and limitations of living around Dartmoor, and also get involved in shaping and planning the DYPF’s way forward. But with all the lockdowns and restrictions imposed because of COVID-19 transmission risks, the group has decided to move online, primarily onto Instagram where Gwen contributes her thoughts and invites other young people to join in.
As and when the lockdown is lifted, the group would like create some events for 2021 where Dartmoor’s 16-21 year olds can meet up and speak about what they want for their futures. Meanwhile young people are invited to go to the Instagram account: d_y_p_f (DYPF) where you can contribute your thoughts, feelings and ideas, then tell any other young people in and around Dartmoor who might be interested!
Gwen adds: “I want young people around here to be happier and to struggle less with their lives, to create projects and do stuff together that feels great, and to see real outcomes. Doing this would be really satisfying, and will also benefit the place where we live, so it’s win-win all round.”
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Copper North Exploration Success on Carmacks Project, Yukon
Copper North Mining Corp. (TSX-V:COL) announces the resumption of exploration, and early success, on the Carmacks Project in north central Yukon. The exploration is focused on extending the known mineral resources in an effort to expand the current measured and indicated mineral resources, as a first step in increasing potential mine life. Following a review of historic data at Carmacks, two areas were selected as having potential for a significant increase of mineral resources. Initial trenching of the Zone 2 target has been very successful.
Previous exploration on the Carmacks property defined 16 mineral zones. A review of these zones and other anomalies identified two prime targets for the initial focus of resource expansion. Trenching commenced August 11 in the Zone 2 target area and has expanded the area of known copper oxide resources. Oxide copper mineralization is readily visible as the copper carbonate minerals malachite and azurite are distinctive green and blue in color.
Zone 2 Extension
The Zone 2 area is located approximately 2,500 metres to the north of the north end of Zone 1: the proposed open pit area. The northerly trending mineralization of Zone1 appears to be offset on a cross fault. If the sense of movement on the cross-fault is right lateral, the Zone 2 area may represent the continuation of the Zone 1 structural trend; if this interpretation is correct, it opens up a 2,500 metre long target.
Initial trenching has extended to the southeast, the known extent of mineralization from 100 metres to 500 metres. The oxide copper mineralization has been observed in five trenches. The full width of the mineralization is not yet determined due to permafrost restrictions. The discovery trenches will be extended as the permafrost melts with removal of the cover materials. Trenching is continuing in this area as the zone is open to the southwest; and to the northwest of the discovery trench area where the mineralized structure has been offset by a fault that has now been identified in a new trench.
Both Zone 1 and 2 were discovered by prospecting in 1971. Little work was done on Zone 2 following geochemical and geophysical surveys, and trenching. Evaluation of a trench on the Zone 2 discovery outcrop indicates a south easterly trend steep dipping mineralized structure. Historic sampling of the discovery trench returned 1.0% copper over 45.7 metres within the sheared granite that hosts almost all mineralization at Carmacks.
Geophysical Surveys and Definition Drilling
Three lines of induced polarization geophysics were completed south of the Zone 2 discovery area in 2007. The geophysics defined multiple sub-parallel zones of increased chargeability and low resistivity, characteristic of the sulphide and oxide mineralization in other zones. The Zone 2 showing and three geophysical lines define a southeast trending target.
Geophysical survey work is planned to the southeast of the Zone 2 discovery area to provide a better understanding of the approximate remaining 2000 metres of strike length to the interpreted cross-fault that is thought to offset the Zone 1 mineralization. It is also planned to complete several lines of geophysical survey to fill in gaps between previous geophysical data in the gap between Zone 1 and the 2000S zone.
Dr. Harlan Meade, President and CEO states: “The early success of the exploration work is very encouraging and is defining attractive drill targets. The Company is considering a drill program to commence in September to define new mineral resources. The expansion of oxide mineral resources would be a very positive development in the re-engineering of the Carmacks Project.”
About Copper North
Copper North is a Canadian mineral exploration and development company. Copper North’s assets include the Carmacks Project located in the Yukon, the Thor property in British Columbia, and the Redstone property located in the Northwest Territories.
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Posted : November 30, 2016
A plot to kidnap and assassinate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on the night of the July 15 coup attempt was planned a week before the failed bid, at a meeting in a mansion in Ankara, a prosecutors’ indictment into 47 putschist soldiers has alleged.
The high-ranking soldiers and other followers of Fethullah Gülen, the main suspect in the coup attempt probe, met in a hotel in Ankara on July 8 to discuss the plot against Erdoğan, the prosecutors’ indictment, finalized on Nov. 29 in the Aegean province of Muğla, said.
According to the plot, Gülenist soldiers would kidnap Erdoğan, who was on vacation in a hotel in the resort town of Marmaris at the time, and take him to the Akıncı Air Base in Ankara, where the coup attempt was orchestrated.
Brig.-Gen. Gökhan Şahin Sönmezateş was ordered to head the plan, which was approved by Gülen, the prosecutors said.
Gülenists had allocated three teams from the Combat Search and Rescue Team (MAK), the Special Forces, and Underwater Demolition Team (SAT) to kidnap and assassinate Erdoğan.
The code “Barbaros” was used by the Special Forces and SAT, while the code “Kartal” was used by MAK in radio communications.
The suspects who raided Erdoğan’s hotel had handcuffed his guards. However, Erdoğan had left the hotel an hour earlier.
The putschist soldiers fired at the hotel from their helicopters.
Separately, a Greek court on Nov. 28 held the first hearing of a case regarding the potential extradition of eight Turkish military pilots who fled to the country a day after the July 15.
Lieutenants Feridun Çoban, Süleyman Özkaynakçı and Abdullah Yetik, who were the first three Turkish soldiers heard by the Greek Appeals Judge Commission, denied charges they were involved in the coup attempt and said they fled to Greece because they feared their lives would be at risk on the aftermath of July 15.
The soldiers, including two majors, flew their jets to Greece’s Alexandroupolis on July 16, prompting Greek authorities to begin legal and diplomatic processes on charges of illegal entry into the country.
In late July, a local Greek court sentenced the eight soldiers to two-month suspended prison terms on charges of illegally entering the country.
Greece’s political asylum commission had rejected the asylum application of seven of the soldiers, leaving just one more soldier to be reviewed for the process.
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On Sunday, voice for the plight of the Muslims and former Secretary of Homeland In-Security Jeh Johnson declared that the removal of Confederate statues from the public square was a matter of “public safety and homeland security.”
Following the protests in Charlottesville, Virginia and the criminal vandalism and destruction of Confederate monuments by the little Communists in our society, Johnson appeared on ABC’s This Week and declared the monuments were aiding white nationalists by becoming a rallying cry for them.
“What alarms so many of us from a security perspective is that so many of the statues, the Confederate monuments, are now, modern-day, becoming symbols and rallying points for white nationalism, for neo-Nazis, for the KKK, and this is most alarming,” Johnson said.
“We fought a world war against Naziism,” he added.
“The KKK reigned terror on African Americans for generations,” he continued, never mentioning the current reign of terror by Antifa or the Black Lives Matter terrorists.
Does this look like the rallying point for white supremacists, Mr. Johnson? Liar!
Fortunately, the criminal who tied the rope on the statue was arrested. I hope she will face justice for her crimes along with all the others caught on video as accomplices.
However, Johnson doesn’t see these people as a security risk, or if he does, he didn’t man up. No, he’s on these people’s side, and he pretty much says so.
“I salute those in cities and states who are taking down a lot of these monuments for reasons of public safety and security,” Johnson said. “And that’s not a a matter of political correctness. That’s a matter of public safety and homeland security and doing what’s right…”
Of course, it’s a matter of political correctness!
The War to Enslave the States, aka the War of Northern Aggression, was about defending sovereign countries (states) from a tyrannical Marxist named Abraham Lincoln, who only used the slavery issue to invade the South after he was in office and the South knew he was going to violate the Constitution. That’s why they chose to peacefully secede.
The violence came to the South from the Northern hypocrits who trafficked in Muslim kidnapped slaves from Africa aboard Northern ships.
Johnson even continues the current political correctness of calling Americans with dark skin “African-American” and refers to himself as that even though he just got finished saying that he was born in America. He’s no more African than I am. He’s American, at least that is the place of his birth.
Why will Johnson not come out and say what actually needs to be said that that is that this is an erasing of our history and an attempt to undermine the law.
I mean, where are those who should have been arresting those destroying public property in the video above? Are we to believe they didn’t know what was going on there? I don’t buy it. Perhaps they were given an order similar to the cops in Charlottesville to stand down.
Jeh Johnson is nothing more than a mouthpiece for propaganda from the Marxist Obama administration.
Why anyone would want him to be on their show is beyond me, except to advance a political agenda.
So, while ABC and Johnson may say that his support of tearing down American history is not about political correctness, when one steps back and examines the fact that he doest not even address scenes like the one above, one must conclude that he is spewing propaganda and that his comments have absolutely nothing to do with security.
At least one leader of the NAACP had some wisdom in her take on the removing and destruction of the Confederate monuments.
“I think it’s all senseless. All senseless… You know, we’re 108 years in as NAACPers and we might think things would improve, but they do not. You know we still have this factor about black and white,” Bethlehem, Pennsylvania NAACP chapter president Esther Lee told WFMZ.
Echoing the sentiments of Martin Luther King, Jr. about the color of one’s skin, she asked, “What does that have to do with it? I bleed red blood.”
“You know that’s history,” she said. “That was in that point in time. You can’t eliminate what history is. So I disapprove with young people pulling down those statues.”
“A young woman died,” Lee added. “Two officers were murdered in a plane crash and all for what? Because somebody in their mind decided, ‘we don’t need to look at that anymore.’”
“It shouldn’t be,” she concluded.
I agree. Removing these monuments only aids the criminals seeking to disrupt our society. It will not stop white supremacists anymore than it will stop Antifa or Black Lives Matter.
Jeh Johnson is a stooge for these people the same way he is a stooge for Islamists.
Republished with permission Freedom Outpost
Tim Brown is an author and Editor at FreedomOutpost.com, SonsOfLibertyMedia.com, GunsInTheNews.com and TheWashingtonStandard.com. He is husband to his “more precious than rubies” wife, father of 10 “mighty arrows”, jack of all trades, Christian and lover of liberty. He resides in the U.S. occupied Great State of South Carolina.
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INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION
April 07, 2020 by Jack Landau 14K
Lake Fill Complete as New River Valley Being Carved Through Port Lands
Generations after the lower stretch of Don River and its mouth into Lake Ontario was straightened and channelized for industry, the mistakes of the past are being corrected. The undoing of what was called the 'Don Improvement Project'—from a time when environmental issues were not well understood—is part of Waterfront Toronto's wider redevelopment of Toronto's Port Lands.
Aerial view of the Lower Don Lands project, image by Forum contributor skycandy
While re-naturalizing the Don River's mouth with a new curving channel, the current work creates an island by separating the northwest chunk of the Port Lands from the mainland. To be known as Villiers Island for its main east-west street, the area is being decontaminated, provided with infrastructure to house people, and will be surrounded by new parkland.
The future Villiers Island, image courtesy of Waterfront Toronto
The south and east shores of the future island remain connected to land for now, as crews work away on the new river channel. This new channel will augment the flow capacity of the existing outlet: the river currently makes a sudden right-angle turn into the artificial Keating Channel, which requires regular dredging to maintain its flow.
Shape of new river valley emerging, image by Forum contributor skycandy
To create new parkland alongside Toronto Harbour, Waterfront Toronto has been undertaking the Cherry Street Lakefilling project. It commenced in winter 2017 and has now wrapped up. An element of the Port Lands Flood Protection Project, the lakefilling process formed new land around Essroc Quay, replacing its hard edges with a more natural shoreline for the northwest corner of Villiers Island. (Essroc manufactures cement, and will be moving its operations eventually.)
The lake filling work is best summarized in a brief time-lapse video released by Waterfront Toronto last month.
Certain elements of Villiers Island shown in pre-construction renderings and models are now starting to materialize. One area known as the 'fish cove' is located at the west end of the island, and is protected bay divided from the lake by a fish gate, and traversed by a pedestrian bridge. This and some other features have been designed to bring wildlife back to the mouth of the Don, looking to undo decades of industrial damage to the area.
Fish cove at Villiers Island, images courtesy of Waterfront Toronto
The first bit of new road infrastructure for the area is now in its earliest stages: the existing Cherry Street lift bridge—which showed its age during a lengthy malfunction last summer—is to be replaced. Construction of foundation piers and preliminary earthworks are in full swing for the new Cherry Street North Bridge, which moves the major north-south roadway in the Port Lands onto a new alignment further west.
Preliminary work on the new bridge, image by Forum contributor skycandy
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This page was last updated on November 20, 2001
In 1983 and 1984, Don Strack spent some productive time with a 100' measuring tape recording some major dimensions on five SD40-2s and SD40T-2s.
The project came to an end when he realized that the bolster centerlines of the then-new Athearn model were short, thereby making accurate frame measurements a meaningless point.
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Front end sheet to front jacking pad 11' 4-1/2" 11' 4" 11' 5-1/2" 11' 5" 11' 4-3/4"
Jacking pad centerline 43' 10-1/4" 43' 11" 43' 11-1/2" 41' 11-3/4" 42' 3/4"
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Nose length 88" 81" 88" 116" (35" flat)
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Jodie Comer and Stephen Graham lining up for COVID drama set in care home
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Nick Wall/BBCAmericaIn the nine months since Killing Eve last aired, there’s been a question stalking the series that’s been almost as anxiety-inducing as the chase in the drama itself: Do we really need a season two?As the number of offerings catapult right up the PeakTV summit and then up and over the edge, even the biggest fans of certain shows have started to question whether there’s really value in continuing past a first season of television that, as it presented itself in its original form, was practically perfect. Perfect is a strong word, but Killing Eve is a series that merits those.Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s BBC America crime series, in which Sandra Oh plays an assassin-obsessed MI6 agent and Jodie Comer the psychopath killer who catches her eye, was unlike anything we had ever seen.It was a thriller as intense, twisty, and exhilarating as they come, but injected with a style, whimsy, and decidedly feminine deviousness that made each scene its own surprise. What tone would it be? Which shade of Comer’s Villanelle were we going to get? And, the most exciting question, who is chasing whom?It’s rare for something to feel that special given the imposing mountain of shows there are out there, so it’s understandable to want to milk something that unique for all it’s worth. But there’s also the instinct that maybe we should let nice things be.This isn’t the first time TV fans have struggled with this existential question. And it’s worth noting that nearly all recent examples have featured women front and center in new takes on genres that used to be dismissed because of their presumed feminine audience. For some, the decision to continue has worked. (The Handmaid’s Tale, for example.) For others, it very much did not. (UnREAL.) The jury’s still out on Big Little Lies, and we’re still waiting to hear if they’ll pull the trigger on more Sharp Objects.But for now, at least, we have the new Killing Eve. And the new Killing Eve is good.Everything that worked so well in season one is back in essentially the same form, and it’s working again. If that sounds like the show might be retreading the same quirks and feel a bit repetitive, well, that’s true. But it’s such a blast, and so meticulously, weirdly crafted, that you frankly don’t care.Things pick up, wisely, 30 seconds after we last left.Eve and Villanelle’s bizarre attraction to each other unexpectedly combusts when they finally spend time together in Villanelle’s apartment. Eve stabs her. Villanelle shoots at Eve. While Eve cowers in the kitchen, Villanelle runs away.Restarting the action immediately after the events of the finale is a clever way to maintain the first season’s most refreshing creative rule. Killing Eve never bothered with the exhausting exposition that pads and drags most American crime dramas, ensuring the brisk thrill ride blasts off from the first moments. In season two, there’s no need for ham-fisted explanations for why these two are back on each other’s trails again. It’s only been 30 seconds. They never left.Eve finds her way back to London and basically returns to her previous role of obsessing over Villanelle’s whereabouts, spending all hours of the night Googling for news of where she might have gone. No one could have predicted how appealing a Sandra Oh version of James Bond would be. Double Oh Seven?It’s Villanelle whose narrative is upended. She’s used to be the being the one who preys. Now she’s injured and on the lam, a fish-out-of-water scenario in which it’s a riot to see her try to keep her bearings—though you suspect, with this cold-blooded killer, she’s always in more control than she lets on.She ends up sharing a hospital room with a teen boy named Gabriel, and she seems to let her guard down, exhibiting some compassion and empathy. You let your guard down, too, which is a mistake.You spend these scenes—and so many more across the two episodes we were given to review—wondering how human she is. And when it’s made clear again that she isn’t, it’s still jarring every time. The extent to which she, through Comer’s performance, manages to replicate human emotion, though, is spell-binding. It’s what lends the series its menace. The wicked humor is back. The macabre peculiarities are back. The riveting obsession between these two characters is back again, too.“Women don’t stab,” Gabriel tells Villanelle when she tells him what Eve did to her. “I know. It surprised me, too. She did it to let me know how much she cared about me,” she says back.Obsession takes on a different context when it’s women who have the preoccupation, and Killing Eve plays with those suppositions with such canny wit and perverse awareness. The show has the effect of at once mocking the audience for those coded suppositions while engaging in the slickest, smartest spy drama of the modern TV era.In a show of confidence for season two and its potential to hold on to the all the attention and accolades the first season earned, Killing Eve will be broadcast on both BBC America and AMC this year. The latter, of course, is the network of Mad Men, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, and The Walking Dead.The promotion is business-related—no modern cable series saw its ratings climb the way that Killing Eve’s did last year—but it’s also symbolic, signaling the show as the next in that crop of elite offerings. It would be the only female-fronted series in the mix, which certainly means something. And it’s about time, too.Want to talk about Killing Eve? Join The Binge, our Facebook group for streaming superfans.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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'Godfather' making-of TV drama series all set for Paramount streaming service
Ben Arnold
16 September 2020, 7:27 am ·2-min read
The Godfather (Credit: CBS via Getty Images)
Plans for a scripted drama series based on the making of The Godfather is moving ahead, with news that it will air on the Paramount+ streaming service from CBS.
The show will be called The Offer, a reference to the infamous threat delivered by Marlon Brando in the original movie – 'I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse'.
It will comprise 10 episodes, and is based on the never-before revealed experiences of veteran producer Al Ruddy making the movie.
Ruddy produced the 1972 multi Oscar-winner alongside Francis Ford Coppola, the late Bob Evans and the original novel's author Mario Puzo.
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There is some production heft behind the project too.
Producer Albert S. Ruddy Marlon Brando on the set of 'The Godfather', New York, 1972 (Credit: Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)
Alongside Ruddy, who will executive produce, is writer and producer Michael Tolkin, who wrote Robert Altman classic The Player and was the co-creator of the recent cult hit miniseries Escape at Dannemora.
There's a fascinating story to be told about how Ruddy brought the iconic mob drama to the big screen.
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A number of actors, including Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, turned down the role of Don Vito Corleone, eventually taken up by Brando, and no one wanted to be behind the camera either.
James Caan, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino and John Cazale (1936 - 1978) pose together outdoors in a still from director Francis Ford Coppola's film, 'The Godfather'. (Paramount Pictures/Fotos International/Getty Images)
Ruddy told Slashfilm in May this year: “It went to every director in town. Nobody—I meant NO-BODY—wanted to touch it.”
The producer also had a fight with the studio to get the novelist Puzo to write the now iconic screenplay.
The CBS All Access streaming platform will be rebranded Paramount+ in early 2021, and will also boast all of the Godfather movies available to stream.
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The Unexpected Twist in the Enterprise IT #CloudWars
The Bold Microsoft And Oracle Cloud Partnership Allows Two Longtime Enterprise IT Leaders To Lock Their Leadership In Place, Bolster Against Rivals And Simplify Data Management For Companies Around The World
On June 5, Oracle and Microsoft made an announcement that will impact nearly every major enterprise around the globe as businesses continue their digital transformations — with data growth and consumption exploding at virus-like levels now and for the foreseeable future.
CIOs and IT departments expressed surprise and joy over the announcement. On Twitter, “Wow” was the word of the day among insiders. “Hell freezes over” is how one German tech journalist put it. Tech Crunch called it “relatively unusual.”
Here in the fast-growing offices of Vigilant Technologies, where we partner with both Oracle and Microsoft, there was absolute excitement at the possibilities, as we’ve understood the complementary nature of these companies for years.
Source: Gartner
With this deal, Microsoft and Oracle, the No. 1 and No. 2 software companies in the world, have done something exceptional, and it’s not all about beating AWS (though that’s certainly a part of it).
By making a choice to help their customers, they’ve amplified their own value and further cornered the enterprise IT market, from database and cloud infrastructure to Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), which is the biggest part of the cloud market.
Simplifying Cloud for Enterprise
Let’s dive in first with the actual news from the press release:
Microsoft Corp. and Oracle Corp. on Wednesday announced a cloud interoperability partnership enabling customers to migrate and run mission-critical enterprise workloads across Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud. Enterprises can now seamlessly connect Azure services, like Analytics and AI, to Oracle Cloud services, like Autonomous Database.
On its face, enterprises can now simplify migrating their business application workloads to the cloud.
Why is this important? Well, an aggravating conventional wisdom — with some truth to it — has developed in IT circles that you always want to “unify your stack.” Simply put, that means keep all your Microsoft business apps on Microsoft databases and clouds and keep all of your Oracle apps on Oracle databases and clouds.
The thinking here is that everything will run better with this kind of set up, resulting in less data lag and crashes that give the IT department headaches. Also, the IT department won’t have to spend a lot of time and money re-architecting data for mix-and-match app-database-cloud setups.
But this unify-your-stack mentality has really complicated how companies go about selecting applications, databases, clouds and planning their technology roadmaps. That’s because it’s all interconnected. So, a lot of all-or-nothing choices have been made about technology decisions that weren’t always the best for the business. More importantly, a lot of companies have preferred sitting on the sidelines, not making decisions at all, because the choices were not optimal.
To amplify this struggle, the head of IT for a global consumer products company recently told Vigilant: “I don’t think we would ever entertain running Oracle (apps) on Microsoft or AWS (clouds).”
Now, however, Microsoft and Oracle have erased concerns like these, as explained by IT leaders quoted in the joint MS-Oracle press release:
Sally Gilligan, chief information officer at The Gap explained the benefits: “The interoperability between Azure and Oracle Cloud allows us to deploy Oracle or custom-built applications on Azure and Oracle databases on Oracle Cloud.”
“At Halliburton, we have a long history of running both Oracle and Microsoft technologies for our most critical applications,” added Ken Braud, senior vice president and CIO. “This alliance gives us the flexibility and ongoing support to continue leveraging our standard architectures, while allowing us to focus on generating business outcomes.”
Complimentary Data Management
By simplifying life for their customers, Microsoft and Oracle have done themselves a big favor, too. Let’s look at why:
There are two primary ways to store and manage data that powers business applications — in a data center or in a cloud (which is really just somebody else’s data center that your enterprise doesn’t have to operate).
Source: Seeking Alpha
For decades, Oracle has been the No. 1 leader in database technology, with 45+% market share, competing directly against Microsoft, which has long been No. 2, with 19+% market share (Data from seekingalpha.com). Most enterprises today have both Oracle and MS SQL Server databases in their data center.
Even as this database sector is foretasted to decline, as companies move to cloud infrastructures, it’s important to note that Oracle has remained No. 1 in this mission-critical database segment for a reason: their databases are widely regarded as extremely efficient, powerful, reliable, and secure. Oracle is the database king.
Now, let’s take a look at the cloud infrastructure market, which is, again, just somebody else’s database center.
Azure mentioned in its press release that it is the “cloud of choice for the enterprise, with over 95% of the Fortune 500 using Azure.” When looking at the broader market, AWS remains the leader, but Microsoft is second (and growing faster than AWS, according to Gartner and Canalys), with other companies, such as Oracle and IBM, trying to carve out respectable slivers of the pie.
Enterprises are the key to future growth for these #CloudWars competitors. So, getting companies that are already using popular Oracle databases and business applications, such as E-Business Suite, PeopleSoft or Hyperion, to move to either Azure or Oracle clouds running Oracle databases is extremely attractive.
The Underappreciated Database
If you were in charge of running a cloud infrastructure service, you’d want the databases powering your cloud to be the most cost-efficient, powerful and reliable databases you could get. It would mean that your cloud could run faster, with less data lag for your customers and more reliability.
In essence, you’d probably want your cloud to be powered by Oracle. (Microsoft, Oracle’s longstanding database competitor, probably knows that better than anyone).
Databases are an important part of enterprise IT architectures, whether they are on-premise, in the cloud or, as is increasingly likely, a hybrid database-cloud setup. This is likely why Amazon signaled in its 2018 Letter to Shareholders that its getting into the business of databases with this note: “we heard loudly that companies felt constrained by their commercial database options and had been unhappy with their database providers for decades.”
An observer might have assumed that Microsoft Azure was running its own SQL Servers in its data centers. But Azure cloud running premium market-leading Oracle databases? That’s some powerful “Wow” business news in IT-land.
Which takes us back to the Microsoft and Oracle press release:
“By enabling customers to run one part of a workload within Azure and another part of the same workload within the Oracle Cloud, the partnership delivers a highly optimized, best-of-both-clouds experience. Taken together, Azure and Oracle Cloud offer customers a one-stop shop for all the cloud services and applications they need to run their entire business.”
The cloud business isn’t all infrastructure, of course, and this deal could eventually amplify the strength of Microsoft and Oracle in the Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) market, too. The SaaS market is actually the biggest part of the cloud market, forecasted by Gartner to reach $113 billion in 2021, compared to $63 billion for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS).
Typically, an enterprise roadmap goes something like this:
On-prem business app running on on-prem database
On-prem business app running in a public cloud, sometimes with a PaaS extension to preserve expensive customizations, and eventually …
SaaS cloud application
What does it mean if Microsoft and Oracle make it easier to get to step No. 2? Logically, it should mean that they’ll be better situated to earn the business if and when the enterprise moves to step No. 3.
Source: Synergy Research Group
In the SaaS market, Microsoft is already No. 1 with market share over 15%, according to the Synergy Research Group. Oracle is No. 4 with market share approaching 10%, just behind Salesforce and Adobe, but ahead of SAP. Microsoft and Oracle are already fast movers in this group, too, with annual growth rates above 40%. (AWS doesn’t yet play in this market).
If you’re a CIO evaluating SaaS applications, you may now be giving Microsoft and Oracle a consideration edge, as integrating and connecting data from the same vendors is usually easier, and therefore less expensive. What’s more, this new partnership may allow an enterprise to squeeze even more time and money out of their current investments before making a move to SaaS.
So this bold move by Microsoft and Oracle was an unexpected twist for sure, but it will be even more interesting to see what comes next in the #CloudWars.
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Villa Cuvée Demjén, Egerszalók, Eger
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Demjén, Trip
3395 Demjén, Temető u. - 5 km
The local cemetery has several richly carved stone tombstones from the end of 19th, beginning of 20th century representing the great past of local stone carving.
Hegyeskő-top
3395 Demjén - 5,0 km
Mysterious „beehive- stones” are on the top of the hill above the hotel and bath complex in Demjén Thermal Valley, the can be approached on a path
Thanks to its close location it is ideal for shorter walks, the view from the top of the hill is breath-taking.
There are 8 rocks with nitches on Hegyeskő with 36 nitches.
Hermit-home
3395 Demjén - 5 km
According to the tradition the room was inhabited by hermits. When entering the cellar even nowadays can be seen traces of the former fireplace and bed and the store recess carved into the rock functioning as a shelf. Traces of 6 nitches can be seen on the rock wall. The rock room is a good example that those having lived here carved not only their side buildings, but their dwellings, too, and even the furniture of the rooms (beds, tables, fireplace) into the rhyolite tuff.
Stone shed
In the north-eastern edge of the village there is a monumental-size stone shed carved in the southern side of Hegyeskő, now covered with shrubs.
In this region people often used to carve their dwellings and side building into rhiolite tuff lime stone. Besides smaller farm buildings (stores, barns) and wine cellars of bigger size often huge stone sheds big enough to give shelter to whole sheep flocks or cattle herds were carved into the hill. This shed supported by several pillars carved from the rock is of 200 m2 size.
Egerszalók, Monument, Trip
3394 Egerszalók, Kossuth street 63. - 1,7 km
Open: half an hour before the Mass or 3 pm – 5 pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
www.egerszaloktemplom.hu
Egerszalók has been the place of healing since the 18th century. The pilgrimages started because of the story of a blind girl’s miraculous healing. There was a church in the village in the Middle Ages already. The baroque church built in 1738 based on the plans of an Italian architect, Giovanni Battista Carlone is still visible.
Egerszalók, Museum
Vernacular Room and Exhibition of Dolls
3394 Egerszalók, Széchenyi István str. 9. - 1,0 km
Monday-Friday: 9:00-16:00, Saturday: 9:00-13:00
www.gyogyvizekvolgye.hu
Adult: 800Ft, child: 450Ft
Besides tourist information, visitors can have a pleasant time travel when visiting the Vernacular Room and Exhibition of Dolls in the building. Tourists can pick and choose from local and handmade products. If someone would like to discover the region on two wheels, the opportunity is provided. Adult bicycles are rentable for a day at an affordable price at the office.
Egerszalók, Monument, Museum, Trip
Cave Dwellings and Saffron Garden
3394 Egerszalók, end of the Sáfrány street - 1,4 km
www.barlanghazak.hu
Adult: 600 Ft, Child/Pensioner: 400 Ft, Family ticket: 1600 Ft, Supplementary ticket to enter 3D cinema: 400 Ft, Family supplementary ticket: 1200 Ft
The connected cave dwellings of Sáfrány street preserve the local history, architecture, the peasant culture’s vanished traditions and its remaining pieces of Egerszalók and its surroundings. Rhyolit tuff stone of the upper layer of the rocks at the foot of Bükk mountains from the valley of Tarna river to Miskolc is easy to cut and carve, it is watertight and operates as insulation in its natural state and is suitable for habitation. There are 18 settlements with cave dwellings remaining at the foot of the Bükk mountains. 33 cave-dwellings existed in Egerszalók in the middle of the 19th century. Some of them were still inhabited in the 1960’s, others are still used as summer kitchens.
Egerszalók, Trip
Village Tour on the Cricket Bus
The bus leaves on Saturdays from May 1st, 2018 till June 16th, 2018 at the following times: 10 am, 11 am, noon, 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm. The following timetable is valid from June 18th, 2018. The travel time is ca. 45 minutes, the final station is at the cave dwellings (end of Sáfrány street), but upon request, you can return to the departure point as well.
The village tour on the Cricket bus provides a great opportunity to see and get to know the sights of the village while receiving musical guide service on the bus.
The lake of Egerszalók
3394 Egerszalók, Laskó - 17 km
According to the Fishing Policy
www.egerszalokihorgaszto.hu
The lake was created in 1982 by swelling the Laskó stream. Its function is to control the streamflow of the Laskó stream and provide flood rescue. There used to be an agricultural, cultivation area where now the lake is located, so there are bushes and trees underwater. They provide excellent habitat for fish, especially for predators. There is a former course of a stream in the middle of the lake, the water can be 7 meters deep there. The average water depth of the lake is 3 meters. The lake’s avifauna is remarkable. There are 217 bird species living in the area, of which 171 is protected and 28 is specially protected.
3394 Egerszalók, Sáfrány str 59.
Every day 9 am- 7 pm
Several tropical butterflies can be admired besides the – normal and bigger seized – European butterfly species, like one of the biggest ones of the world: the big Atlas Butterfly (Attacus Atlas). There is only one Open-air Butterfly Museum in Eastern Europe: it is in Egerszalók, Hungary.
Egerszalók, Monument
The Minaret of Eger
3300 Eger, Knézich Károly street 4.
Entrance fee: 400 HUF/person
The Minaret of Eger is the northernmost historical building of the Turkish era in Europe. It was built shortly after the Turks victory in 1596 and it used to belong to the Djami of Kethuda. The 40-metre-high minaret was made of red sandstone, and it has a fourteen-sided ground plan.
Eger, Monument
Cathedral Basilica of Eger
3300 Eger, Pyrker János sqr 1.
Monday - Saturday: 8.30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Sunday: 1.00 p.m. - 6 p.m.
The cathedral was built between 1831 and 1837 by József Hilda commissioned by Archbishop János László Pyrker.
The cathedral is a basilica with three naves. In the middle between the nave and chancel to the east is the transept. The dome of the cathedral is lavishly decorated and a height of 40 meters. In chorus are the two bell towers. The portal on the eastern porch is designed like a Greek temple. The monumental entrance is decorated with statues of saints: St. Stephen, St. Ladislaus, and Saints Peter and Paul. The facade is supported by Corinthian columns that reaches a height of 17 meters.
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3394 Egerszalók, Fenyves utca 3-9.
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Disney+ Confirms Two-Episode Premiere for WandaVision
By TheGeek | January 8, 2021
Having revealed the official episode count for WandaVision, Disney+ has announced that Marvel Studios’ highly-anticipated MCU series will be making its debut with a two-episode premiere on Friday, January 15. After that it will be following the streamer’s one episode per week format, with the third episode scheduled to premiere on January 22.
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WandaVision will follow the story of Elizabeth Olsen and Paul Bettany’s superhero characters Scarlet Witch and Vision. The series blends the style of classic sitcoms with the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff and Vision—two super-powered beings living their ideal suburban lives—begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems.
Joining Olsen and Bettany are Kathryn Hahn as Agnes, and Teyonah Parris as Monica Rambeau, who was introduced to audiences in Captain Marvel. Kat Dennings will reprise her role as Darcy from Thor and Thor: The Dark World, and Randall Park will reprise his role as Jimmy Woo from Ant-Man and The Wasp.
It has also been confirmed through previously released set photos that the series will be featuring the Sentient World Observation and Response Department or better known as S.W.O.R.D. which is a subdivision of S.H.I.E.L.D. that deals with alien threats that jeopardize world security. However, it is still unclear whether prominent S.W.O.R.D. members such as S.W.O.R.D. leader Abigail Brand will also appear in the series or not but this would definitely mark the live-action debut of the department and the first Marvel property from the Fox-Disney merger that will be integrated into Marvel Studios’ Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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The series is directed by Matt Shakman with Jac Schaeffer as head writer. The composer is Christophe Beck, and the theme (for certain episodes) is by Frozen’s Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.
Featuring nine episodes, WandaVision kicks off on Disney+ on January 15, 2021.
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PAPUA STUDENTS: Freeport should close; US must be hed responsible for Crimes Against Humanity
November 9, 2010 News alert, OpinionAliansi Mahasiswa Papua, brutality, civil resistance, Crimes against Humanity, freeport, genocide, human rights, Impunity, Indonesian State Violence, Papua Merdeka, planet's largest hole in the ground, TNI, US Military Aid, war crimes, west papua, west papua media alertswestpapuamedia
PAPUA STUDENTS ALLIANCE (AMP)
Freeport McMoRan copper and Gold should be closed down and the United States should be held responsible for crimes against humanity and against the environment in Papua.
(JAKARTA, 09 November 2010) – The history of Papua is a history manipulated by the political and economic interests of other countries, especially the United States which eventually encouraged Indonesia to carry out the annexation of West Papua. The political process that occurred prior to the implementation of the 1969 Act of Free Choice is a process in which the ideological interests of the world played an important role in the process of the history of Papua. The Capitalist Bloc (the West) led by the United States and the Socialist Bloc led by the Soviet Union played a major political part in the political bargaining which led to the decisions concerning the political fate of the Papuan people up until today.
On the one hand there was the United States which played a role in cutting off political access of the Dutch Government to its colony in West Papua and in encouraging the Netherlands to accept a project of political diplomacy drafted by American diplomat, Elsworth Buncker, which resulted in the so-called Buncker plan in which important political concepts were drawn in relation to the right to self-determination of the West Papua people. The Buncker plan was at the origin of the famous document known as the New York Agreement (NYA) signed by the Dutch and the Indonesians, under the auspices of the United Nations, which established the technical principles regarding the implementation of a process of consultation of the people on their right to self-determination. This so-called Act of Free choice (Pepera) took place in 1969 and it was unfair, undemocratic and highly discriminatory towards the people of Papua.
In addition to playing the role of political diplomacy in the Western Block, the United States was also acting out of personal economic interests in order to safeguard its access to the natural resources in West Papua, an area extremely rich in natural gas, mining deposits, minerals, petroleum, forest products, fishery, plantations and a number of other economic resources which proved to be very profitable for the interests of the exploitation of foreign capital, especially for the United States, in Papua. Evidently, the economic interest is Freeport McMoran Gold & Copper, with its basis in New Orleans, one of the largest mining company in the United States, a company which would later cause great problems concerning the political rights of the People of West Papua. The political intervention of the United States and its behavior towards the Netherlands resulted in an insignificant political support from the Dutch with regard to protecting the right to self-determination of the people of West Papua. Also the backing by the United States of the clique within the Indonesian army between 1965 and 1966 which facilitated the coming to being of the New Order authoritarian militaristic regime under the leadership of General Suharto, had as a direct result the annexation of West Papua, turning it into a colonized area for economic purposes, as well as a killing field where gross human rights violations were and still are perpetrated by the Indonesian army, an area fully controlled by the United States and the economic interests of the capitalists.
It is common knowledge that the Freeport company funds the Indonesian military with billions of rupiahs to secure the exploration area of PT. Freeport. In a report from the New York Times entitled “The Cost of Gold, The Hidden Payroll: Below a Mountain of Wealth, a River of Waste” (27 Dec 2005) it is clearly described how much dirty money is received by high-ranking Indonesian military.
Over the past 32 years of control over Papua by the militaristic regime of Suharto, there have been numerous cases of violations of human rights as a result of many Military Operations conducted in Papua. This situation did not stop after the period of reform in Indonesia in 1998. Regime change was not accompanied by fundamental changes to the system in Indonesia. Evidence of continuous gross human rights violations by the Indonesian military forces up until today can be seen, as two torture videos were circulated on the Internet some time ago. These two films depicting scenes of torture were published by the Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC), based in Bangkok, through the Youtube site. A few days later, after meetings with President Yudhoyono at the State Palace, Co-ordinating Minister for Political, Legal and Security Affairs, Djoko Suyanto, confirmed in front of reporters that gross acts of torture had indeed been perpetrated by members of the military, on two civilians who were suspected of being members of the Free Papua Movement (OPM) in the District of Puncak Jaya, Papua. These cases of torture were committed by the Indonesian army, which has long established ties with the American Government in the field of military cooperation.
Considering the complexity of the problems in which Papua finds itself today, where there is no recognition of the democratic rights of the people of Papua, the Papuan Students Alliance states its position as follows:
1. Freeport McMoRan copper and Gold in the land of Papua should be closed down immediately and the United States should be held responsible for crimes against humanity and against the environment in Papua.
2. We demand that the Government of the United States, the United Nations and Indonesia be held accountable for the political conspiracy surrounding the 1969 so-called Act of Free choice, which was in effect a miscarriage of justice and morality, an act full of intimidation and manipulation.
3. We strongly call on the termination of the bilateral military cooperation between the United States and Indonesia.
4. We demand that there be a thorough and comprehensive resolution of all cases of human rights abuses.
5. We demand the withdrawal of the organic and non-organic military troops from Papua.
6. We demand the implementation of the right to self-determination or a referendum for the nation of Papua.
We raise these issues in our statement to the American government, Indonesia, the United Nations and all parties associated with the dark history of the Papuan people to date, so that they may address these matters of concern in an urgent manner.
Jakarta, 9 November 2010
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A Few Eggnog-Soaked Thoughts on Wieseltier’s TNR Education Article
An article in The New Republic this week kept poking at me, so I decided to jot down a few thoughts about it despite it being the holidays and all, because I just want to enjoy my excessive eating, drinking, sleeping, game playing, and then guilt-ridden gym-going without this nagging at me.
Naturally I found this article through an angry homeschooling parent online, who didn’t like the stupid stereotype of homeschoolers:
The new interest in homeschooling—-the demented idea that children can be competently taught by people whose only qualifications for teaching them are love and a desire to keep them from the world—-constitutes another insult to the great profession of pedagogy.
And normally, you know, who cares? People think homeschoolers are ignorant creationist isolationists — whaddya gonna do? After seven years homeschooling this stuff is like mosquitos in a Minnesota summer — you can complain about it, but you can’t really do anything about it.
But in the course of the short editorial Leon Wieseltier said a few things that were way off base, and something that struck close to home as right.
First, because it’s fun for us homeschool veterans, another choice howler:
The only form of knowledge that can be adequately acquired without the help of a teacher, and without the humility of a student, is information, which is the lowest form of knowledge.
Should we have contest to see who can come up with 100 counterexamples the fastest?
But in decrying the anti-college, pro-entrepreneur, pro-make-your-first-million-on-an-app attitude of many home/unschoolers, Wieseltier, I had to concede, was describing a phenomenon that has bothered me too.
“Here in Silicon Valley, it’s almost a badge of honor [to have dropped out],” a boy genius who left Princeton and started Undrip (beats me) told The New York Times. After all, Jobs, Gates, Zuckerberg, and Dell dropped out—as if their lack of a college education was the cause of their creativity, and as if there will ever be a generation, or a nation, of Jobses, Gateses, Zuckerbergs, and Dells. Stephens’s book, and the larger Web-inebriated movement to abandon study for wealth, is another document of the unreality of Silicon Valley, of its snobbery (tell the aspiring kids in Oakland to give up on college!), of its confusion of itself with the universe. To be sure, all learning cannot be renounced in the search for success. Technological innovation demands scientific and engineering knowledge, even if it begins in intuition: the technical must follow the visionary. So the movement against college is not a campaign against all study. It is a campaign against allegedly useless study—the latest eruption of the utilitarian temper in the American view of life. And what study is allegedly useless? The study of the humanities, of course.
I see this in lots of ways, especially in the gifted homeschooling world. Parents (and I include myself in this group) will spend big money to get a good science co-op class for a kid because they “can’t do it at home,” yet they feel sure that their vague memories of reading “The Good Earth” in ninth grade are more than enough to do justice to the Western (let alone the non-Western) canon. One homeschooler told me to my face — to my face! — that she would discourage her children from following my educational path or entering my profession.
Much of this, I’m sure, is born of ignorance — you can’t miss what you never had, and many people running around with a Bachelor of Arts degree have never had a real liberal arts education.
But there is something more disturbing at play as well, which I think Wieseltier gets at:
The equation of virtue with wealth, of enlightenment with success, is no less repulsive in a t-shirt than in a suit.
You could argue that in saying this Wieseltier does not get the class privilege built into his own argument: seeking enlightenment through Homer and Shakespeare takes a backseat to breaking the cycle of poverty or just staying debt-free for many lower- and middle-income students.
At the same time, it’s sad to think that kids are stepping off the institutionalized education treadmill merely to get on the professionalization treadmill even sooner. I love books like Blake Boles’ “College Without High School” and Cal Newport’s “How to Be a High School Superstar,” but it’s easy to (I hope, misguidedly) take away the message that the secret to many of their case studies’ success is not being precocious learners but precocious income-earners. So yes, Wieseltier is talking about something real, and something it pays to be mindful of when thinking about homeschooling the high school years.
Nevertheless, what Wieseltier is missing is that homeschoolers and unschoolers could truly be his allies here. Classical and humanities-based education is being embraced by homeschoolers in droves: consider the popularity of “The Well-Trained Mind,” “A Thomas Jefferson Education,” or the work of Charlotte Mason, or so many other popular homeschool authors. He needs to read, or re-read, “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns.” Homeschoolers *are* the “nonconsumers” whose innovations have the potential to improve education for everyone. Online classes like those from Online G3 are leading tech-obsessed kids who IM in class to fall in love with Shakespeare.
Humanist education in a variety of forms is alive and well on the educational frontiers. No doubt it has its enemies, too, but they aren’t the well-read ladies in the denim jumpers.
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Tagged as anti-college, Blake Boles, Cal Newport, classical education, humanities, Leon Wieseltier, online education, unschooling
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WildAid Ambassador Yao Ming Urges Travelers to Say No to Ivory in Laos
Yao billboard at Vientiane’s International Airport
The demand for ivory and the ongoing elephant poaching crisis kills up to 33,000 elephants per year. While many governments around the world have recently banned the domestic sale of ivory, there has been growing concern from wildlife conservation groups that the illegal ivory market in Laos is rapidly increasing. According to a 2017 report from Save The Elephants, the retail ivory market expanded more rapidly between 2013 and 2016 in Laos than in any other country recently surveyed. Mainland Chinese visitors are now buying more than 80% of the ivory seen for sale in Laos where retail prices are considerably lower than in China. The report also mentioned that 13,248 ivory items were found on display for sale, nearly all made to suit Chinese tastes.
This week, WildAid and BlueGrass Design Group Co., Ltd (BDG), a leading outdoor advertising and multidisciplinary design consultancy in Laos, joined together to save elephants by urging travelers not to purchase ivory through billboards placed outside Vientiane’s international airport featuring Yao Ming, a long-time WildAid ambassador and former NBA star. The goal of these advertisements is to dissuade travelers from purchasing ivory and inform them of the illegality of bringing ivory back to their home countries. About 1.3 million travelers pass through the airport each year.
Yao Ming encourages responsible tourism at Vientiane’s International Airport
The launch of these new billboards coincides with the announcement of a new decree by Prime Minister Thongloun Sisolith prohibiting hunting, import, export, transit and trade of wildlife products from protected species such as elephant, rhino, tiger, pangolin and many others. The Prime Minister’s decree includes instructions to government agencies to step up inspections at border crossings and shops selling these products.
“We want to help Laos end this illicit trade and become a leader in wildlife conservation. Together with celebrity ambassadors, media partners and government entities, we can reach more people, helping inform and dissuade them from buying products that threaten imperiled wildlife. We believe that when the buying stops the killing can too.” said John Baker, WildAid’s Chief Program Officer.
BlueGrass Design GroupCo., Ltd’s focus has always been to enhance lives and experiences through their design work. This partnership is an opportunity to enhance the lives of wildlife and support conservation efforts. “We are proud to support WildAid in its struggle against the illegal wildlife trade. BlueGrass Design Group is deeply concerned by the depletion of elephant populations worldwide. This partnership aligns with our organization’s values and with the strength of our billboards outside Wattay International Airport, we are delighted to help spread WidAid’s campaign messages to travelers in Laos and help save elephants” said Praseuth Banchongphakdy, Bluegrass Design Group’s Principal and Founder.
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TV Review: Orange Is the New Black Season 6 🔓🆓
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Taylor Schilling as Piper Chapman in OITNB. CREDIT: Netflix
This post for Orange Is the New Black (OITNB) Season 6 contains spoilers.
I’m glad the show saved itself from the horrible Season 5 last year. Last year’s season focused on the prison riot and it was poorly written; everything was messy and all over the place, it was frustrating to watch. I’m happy to say that Season 6 (2018, created by Jenji Kohan) has picked up its pace and delivered an overall great and focused narrative this season.
Season 6 illustrates the aftermath of the prison riot that took place in Season 5. The prisoners have now departed from their minimum security facility to different maximum security facilities all over America; though most of the main characters have been moved to the maximum security facility located in Litchfield Penitentiary—which is the same location as where they were locked up before, but in different blocks.
This show may have started out with a main focus on Piper, but it has definitely evolved into exploring new characters. Like previous OITNB seasons, this season introduced four new characters—all of whom had their individual backstories told in different episodes, a format that has been used since the first season of this TV show.
I particularly enjoyed the sisters Barbara and Carol’s backstory that was told in parts through the episodes: “Look Out for Number One” (S06E03), “Chocolate Chip Nookie” (S06E10), and “Be Free” (S06E13). It was quite amusing to see how their deaths, caused by one another at the finale, was the result of a misunderstanding and their own faulty memories of the past. Both of them were put into prison because over 30 years ago, they killed their youngest sister Debbie by trapping her in a car, and then pushing that car into a freezing cold lake during winter. The way the scene was depicted made their characters so sinister; it was intriguing yet awful to watch sisters killing their own sister. And of course, credit has to be given to the actors Lauren Kelston and Ashley Jordyn, who played the younger versions of Barbara and Carol respectively.
Suzanne Warren “Crazy Eyes” (Uzo Aduba) in Cell Block B aka “Florida”. CREDIT: Netflix
Suzanne remains my favourite character of OITNB so far. I loved how this season started the first episode “Who Knows Better Than I” with her crazy antics; it helped kept the show lighthearted and comedic, which is a different vibe compared to last season. There is a lot to be learnt from Suzanne as a character; she’s loyal to her friends and the littlest things in life keeps her happy. A particular quote she says in “Chocolate Chip Nookie” really stuck with me.
“Navigating adult female friendships is so complicated!” – Suzanne CREDIT: Netflix
There were many subplots ongoing in this season; one of it being the feud between Gloria Mendoza (Selenis Leyva) and Maria Ruiz (Jessica Pimentel). I was totally lost as to why Gloria was angry at Maria, but it was basically because Maria stole Gloria’s idea to free the hostages last season, thus making Gloria lose the opportunity of visiting her son in the hospital. Their subplot didn’t interest me because I had forgotten what their argument was about in the first place. Maria really redeemed herself in the finale by preventing another prison war from happening, but it’s sad how she got set up for the riot charge and was given another 10 years to her sentence—I guess that’s how karma works?
Prison guards in Season 6 of OITNB. CREDIT: Netflix
This season also didn’t leave out any of the horrible prison treatment brought upon by the prison guards. In “Who Knows Better Than I”, we already see two male prison guards trying to satisfy some sort of sexual fantasy by forcing Gloria and Maria to kiss each other on the lips in order to prove that they have made up. Everything is kind of ridiculous, though their behaviour definitely can’t beat Desi Piscatella’s (Brad William Henke).
In the finale episode, Linda Ferguson (Beth Dover) who was promoted from her head of purchasing position to VP of strategic planning, introduced the new immigration detention centres that will clearly be one of the main focuses of the next season. It was heartbreaking to see Blanca Flores (Laura Gómez) being dragged away by ICE after she stepped out of Litchfield Penitentiary. I’m keen to see what follows her character next season and how the relationship with her boyfriend Diablo (Miguel Izaguirre) will turn out.
This season also saw the contrast in terms of privilege between Tasha “Taystee” Jefferson (Danielle Brooks) and Piper. At the end of this season, Taystee lost her case and was convicted for murdering Piscatella; she will serve a life sentence for something she didn’t do. Despite some evidence being on her side, I wasn’t surprised that she lost because TV writers will never ever give the audience what they want—which is justice. And besides, Taystee’s injustice is probably a fictional retelling of what goes on in society for people of colour.
Taystee who goes through a murder trial in Season 6. CREDIT: Netflix
I’m happy for Piper though because after six seasons, she’s finally free. She was supposed to serve a 15-month long prison sentence for money laundering; and even though for audiences it has been 6 years since the show aired, in the show’s timeline, Piper apparently has 8 months left on her sentence if she wasn’t granted an early release. I’m excited to see what Piper will do on the outside—maybe start another soap or panty business?—and how she will cope without her wife Alex Vause (Laura Prepon), who has 4 years left on her sentence.
Sidenotes on OITNB Season 6:
Flaca’s (Jackie Cruz) prison sister Maritza (Diane Guerrero) did not make an appearance this season; she is said to be somewhere far away, as she was one of the prisoners to be taken to another maximum security facility in the country.
I wonder what happened to Norma (Annie Golden)? She’s the only other supporting character that I care about that didn’t make an appearance this season.
Some might also complain that this season feels different with the disappearance of Soso (Kimiko Glenn), Yoga (Constance Shulman), Gina (Abigail Savage), Leanne (Emma Myles), Big Boo (Lea DeLaria) (she did appear briefly in Season 6), Janae (Vicky Jeudy), and so on; but honestly, they aren’t the important part of the story for this season, so their disappearance didn’t really matter to me.
I love Lolly’s (Lori Petty) guest appearance in Season 6, she’s such a quirky and adorable character to watch on-screen.
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051: Hanli Prinsloo/The Aquatic Significance
Hanli Prinsloo. Picture: Peter Marshall
“I will do anything for these creatures to remain wild and free, and for their environment to sustain them”.
I finally bagged a guest I’d been after for months when I welcomed Hanli Prinsloo onto the show for episode 051. Hanli is an ocean advocate, conservationist, writer and speaker who is the founder and executive director of I Am Water, an ocean conservation trust. She is also a freediver who enjoyed a decade long career at the top of the sport.
That’s the thumbnail sketch anyway, although it doesn’t really do justice to the sheer depth of Hanli’s vision. For Hanli, human wellbeing is intrinsically linked to an intense and close communion with nature, and she has dedicated her career to fulfilling this vision through the work of her trust, her talks and her writing.
Sevengill shark amid the kelp, South Africa. Picture: Peter Marshall
We met up in Cornwall in July 2018 at the Ocean Plastic Solutions Day organised by Finisterre and Surfers Against Sewage, and the next day sat down with a coffee to run the rule over her life and career. Some familiar themes in this one, which regular listeners will be well used to, particularly imposter syndrome and the corrosive power of self-imposed pressure. But there are also true moments on wonder as Hanli describes some of the transformative experiences she’s had in the ocean with some of our planet’s biggest creatures.
Dolphin games in the Bahamas. Photo: Peter Marshall
Hanli is definitely one of the most skilful communicators I’ve had the privilege of speaking to for the show, and the upshot is an episode brimming with positivity, inspiration and generosity. Huge, huge thanks to Hanli and Peter for being such great sports, and to Hanli in particular for taking the time to speak to me for the podcast.
Listen to this section - Hanli on how we now see nature as a threat.
Connect with Hanli
Two month round the world trip.
The morning’s breath workshop.
“We take breathing for granted – and breathe quite badly as a result”.
The three stages of the mammalian dive reflex.
“The spleen is an organ that gets very little airtime”.
The last existing freediving communities.
How our attitude to nature has gradually changed for the worse.
The threads running through Hanli’s work, and where they originated from.
Starting I Am Water in 2010.
The importance of sharing experiences.
Hanli’s talk at Ocean Plastic Solutions Day.
The work of I Am Water.
Discovering freediving in Sweden – and instantly connecting.
The influence of Hanli’s upbringing on her desire to find a new way of telling stories.
The founder’s trap.
Peter’s role in helping to establish I Am Water.
Upending the cultural barriers involved in communing with nature.
“I’ve had to shift my idea of privilege”.
How interacting with nature affects childrens’ self esteem and mental wellbeing.
The importance of working with schools in low income communities.
Sharing opportunities for women and girls.
The I Am Water curriculum
Reaching 30,000 kids a year
Top five in the world within a year.
“Talent is a double-edged sword” – competing for ten years
The creeping effect of self-imposed pressure, the urge for self-validation and Imposter Syndrome.
Relief of hitting the mid-30s and realising the pressure can come off.
Peter’s positive influence.
Finding it hard to rest.
Having an affinity with animals from an early age.
Swimming with a pod of sperm whales.
A truly transformative experience with a pod of spinner dolphins
The sophistication of dolphin communication.
Finding a true sense of connection and purpose – and finding a way to open it up for other people.
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*[http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/december/arthur-veinott-obit-122112.html Stanford News]<br>
*[http://engineering.stanford.edu/research-profile/stanford-operations-research-expert-arthur-veinott-dies-78 Stanford School of Engineering]<br>
*[[Media:2012_ISE_Distinguished_Alum_passes_away_at_78.pdf|Lehigh University obituary]] <br>
*[[media:veinott-informs-obit.pdf | ORMS Today obituary ]]<br>
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*[http://www.stanford.edu/group/veinottmemorial/cgi-bin/wp/ Remembrances of Pete Veinott] <br>
Arthur F. Veinott, Jr (known to his friends and family as "Pete") contributed broadly to both the research and teaching of operations research, and also played a key role in creating the Department of Operations Research. His research had major impact in dynamic programming, lattice programming, and inventory theory, for which he was recognized with the INFORMS John von Neumann Theory Prize in 2007, was made an inaugural INFORMS Fellow in 2002, and was named to the National Academy of Engineering in 1986. He also played an important part in creating the INFORMS journal Mathematics of Operations Research, acting also as its founding Editor-in-Chief, and in creating the John von Neumann Theory Prize.
Long Bio (contributed by Professor Richard W. Cottle)
Lecture Notes: Pete Veinott was widely known throughout the operations research community for his lecture notes in various subject areas. These notes often included unpublished research findings that were widely referenced later in the scholarly literature. In addition, these notes represent perspectives of Professor Veinott that widely influenced generations of Stanford students, and subsequently impacted the development of operations research as a discipline. The notes are made available under the terms of the Creative Commons by the estate of Arthur F. Veinott, Jr.
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Trust celebrates Long Service and Excellence at annual Awards Ceremony
by OfficialWMAS April 3, 2019 Leave a comment
Wednesday 3rd April 2019 – 5.45pm – Jamie Arrowsmith.
An afternoon of celebration that included tales of heroism and incredible bravery was enjoyed at West Midlands Ambulance Service’s Long Service and Excellence Awards last week.
The Trust’s annual ceremony, sponsored by University of Wolverhampton, OH Vehicle Conversions, University of Worcester, Coventry University, Staffordshire University, Prometheus Medical Ltd, Mills and Reeve, Zoll Medical and G4S took place at the Copthorne Hotel in Brierley Hill on Thursday, 28th March and saw a range of awards handed out including Long Service Medals and Chief Officer Commendations.
This year, 21 operational members of staff collected their 20-year Long Service and Good Conduct Medal which were presented by the Vice Lord Lieutenant of the West Midlands, Dr Beverley Lindsay OBE OD.
In addition, 17 staff were commended for 25 years’ service; 12 received certificates for 30 years’ service and two members of staff were honoured for 35 years in the Trust.
Trust Chief Executive, Anthony Marsh, said: “We are the only ambulance service to constantly hit all of our targets and we have the highest rating possible from the Care Quality Commission – that is all down to the hard work of our staff, many of whom we had the chance to say thank you to at our Long Service and Excellence Awards.
“I fully recognise the important role that all 5,000 staff play within the service, they all do a fantastic job and I am really proud of them all.
“We heard many fantastic stories of staff going above and beyond what is expected of them throughout the course of the afternoon, and it is that determination, which is reflected throughout the workforce, that helps to make West Midlands Ambulance Service the best ambulance service in the country, and for that I thank each and every one of them.”
Vice Lord-Lieutenant, Dr Beverley Lindsay, added: “I would like to express my sincere gratitude to all of those ambulance staff who have been honoured here today.
“Rewarding staff for their long service is a privilege for me. In a world where employees now move to new jobs and careers on average every five years, it is becoming increasingly rare to dedicate themselves to over 20 years of public service. We should be immensely proud of these people and the work that they do.”
Sir Graham Meldrum, Trust Chairman, added: “It is fantastic to have the chance to pay tribute and honour people who have dedicated their lives to the ambulance service.
“Those who have given so much of their lives to serving other people, and those who have often put themselves in danger in order to help others or performed heroic acts deserve every bit of thanks they get for ensuring we, as an ambulance service, continue to provide the very best level of patient care possible.”
Chief Officer’s Commendation:
Ian Yates – Operations Manager, Stoke
A 999 call received in the early hours of Thursday 30th August sparked great concern when the patient said he was sitting on a railway bridge, feeling suicidal. Ian Yates was first on scene and immediately started to engage in conversation with the man who was insistent he was going to jump. Despite not being trained for situations of this nature, Ian managed to keep the situation calm and continued to talk to the man for another half an hour. Thankfully, Ian was then able to convince the man to move to a position of safety before he agreed to go on to the ambulance and be transported to hospital.
Rodney Scantlebury, Trainee Technician, Sandwell
Whilst his crew mate was waiting to hand over a patient at City Hospital in June, Rodney Scantlebury was asked if he could help assess an unwell woman who was in a taxi outside A and E. The unwell patient turned out to be in active labour with the baby’s head having already started to deliver. Understandably, mum was in distress and the fact she did not speak English obviously made the situation more complex. Remaining calm, Rodney managed to successfully and safely deliver the little boy and with more help having arrived, was able to get baby wrapped up quickly whilst maintaining mum’s dignity. However, that was not the end of the drama.
It very quickly became apparent that the baby was failing to take its first breath. Again, maintaining complete composure, Rodney delivered five rescue breaths, at which point the baby began breathing independently and let out a very welcome cry to announce his arrival to the world.
Dominic Sharland – Student Paramedic, Worcester University
For Student Paramedic Dominic Sharland, a regular day at his grandparent’s house in October took an unexpected turn when his grandfather suddenly lost consciousness. Obviously distressed by a family member falling ill, Dom managed to put his emotions to one side as he checked for breathing and a pulse. Upon not being able to find either, he dialled 999 and started chest compressions. He continued those compressions as the ambulance crew arrived and was able to give a full handover of events, despite the awful situation he found himself in. As well as providing emergency care for his grandad, Dom also reassured his grandma and other family members throughout. Dom continued to assist all the way to hospital and once again gave a clinical handover to the resus team on arrival at Hereford County, playing a huge part in saving his grandad’s life.
Tina Ray – Emergency Operations Centre, Brierley Hill
During a career spanning nearly 19-years, Incident Command Desk Supervisor Tina Ray has seen, and dealt with her fair share of dramatic days whilst working in the Emergency Operations Centre. Tina’s knowledge, skill, experience and leadership were put to the test on 22nd December last year when in one shift, she managed a stabbing, a collision between a car and a motorbike that resulted in major trauma, another road traffic collision involving three cars racing that collided with a pedestrian – sadly involving a fatality, a machete attack, a petrol bomb being thrown into a residential address and no less than four further entrapment RTCS. Many of these incidents happened at the same time. Tina simultaneously took the lead in EOC on these incidents, deploying on-scene operational and tactical commanders, co-ordinating ambulance, medic and HART responses, escalating each of the incidents to appropriate management and communications managers, all while acting as the key communications link for each of these incidents.
Kevin Naylor – Patient Transport Service, Frankley; Gavin Taylor – Patient Transport Service, Frankley; Jason Wiles – Lead Paramedic, Brierley Hill
Patient Transport Service crew Kevin Naylor and Gavin Taylor were en-route to pick up their next patient when they noticed a lady was standing on the wrong side of bridge railings, looking down at the dual carriageway traffic below.
Fearing she was preparing to jump, Kevin and Gavin quickly turned around and began approaching the lady. Mindful of not startling her, they kept their distance, talking to her from afar, trying to reassure her, but there was no response.
Lead Paramedic for Emergency Care, Jason Wiles also happened to be passing the scene and noticing something amiss, stopped to offer his assistance. The trio moved closer to the lady but she was still refusing to speak and alarmingly, started to lean forward. At that point Kevin and Jason managed to grab her arms and body and could lean far enough over the bridge to be able to pull her back to safety. This truly was a heart stopping moment for all concerned, but thanks to their bravery, the lady was brought to safety and transported to hospital.
Daniel Knight – Paramedic, Hollymoor; Thomas Coffey – Student Paramedic, Hollymoor
Daniel Knight and Thomas Coffey were the first emergency service staff on scene at a severe house fire in Birmingham last month. Upon their arrival they were met by one patient, who had managed to get out, but were told there was a second patient still inside. The property was filled with smoke at this stage, but Daniel and Thomas did not let that stop them performing a snatch rescue of the patient, who was unable to mobilise because of his injuries. Both patients then received treatment from ambulance staff before being transported to hospital.
John Fryer – Paramedic, Worcester; Lorraine McHugh – Paramedic, Worcester; Michelle Adams – Paramedic, Worcester; Anna Borecka – Paramedic, Worcester; Milind Karday – Emergency Operations Centre, Stafford; Portia Harris – Emergency Operations Centre, Stafford
A cardiac arrest call was received to a property in Droitwich in November, to which two crews responded. Naturally a call of this nature will always be a stressful and dramatic situation – but this particular incident stretched things just a little bit further. John Fryer, Lorraine McHugh, Michelle Adams and Anna Borecka arrived on scene and found bystander CPR taking place with the excellent help of call takers Portia Harris and Milind Karday explaining exactly what to do. John, Lorraine, Michelle and Anna took over CPR and also administered advanced life support, securing a ROSC. However, the patient went on to arrest an incredible five times in total. Treatment continued all the way to hospital and such was the nature of the job, the crews checked upon the patient again on their next visit to A&E. It perhaps will not come as a surprise that the patient was not given a great chance of survival and was placed in a coma, but miraculously, after three days he defied the odds, came out of his come, was sitting up in bed a few hours later and went on to make a full recovery.
The Peter Murtagh Inspirational Award:
Rob Till – Senior Operations Manager, Shrewsbury and Donnington
This year’s winner of the Peter Murtagh Award took over as Senior Operations Manager in Shrewsbury and Donnington during a huge transitional period for the area, and has helped it grow and develop at a rapid rate. Staff describe moral as the best it has been in years, sickness rates are falling and within Shropshire they have achieved the highest per centage of Staff Survey returns and Flu Vaccination results – a really positive outcome on all counts. So much of that success is as a result of the improved staff engagement that our winner has helped to achieve, thanks mainly to the hard work and commitment he displays.
Our winner always finds time to talk to staff, is fully aware of how important engagement is with his team and is available to offer support when needed. Finally, whilst holding a huge focus on his staff and combining that with the needs of the Trust, our award recipient never loses sight of the most important aspect of the ambulance service, patient care.
Pictured: 20-Year Long Service Medal recipient Gemma Morris with Vice Lord-Lieutenant of the West Midlands, Dr Beverley Lindsay OBE, and WMAS Chief Executive Officer, Anthony Marsh.
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An engaging exploration of what it means to be asexual in a world that’s obsessed with sexual attraction, and what the ace perspective can teach all of us about desire and identity.
What exactly is sexual attraction and what is it like to go through life not experiencing it? What does asexuality reveal about gender roles, about romance and consent, and the pressures of society? This accessible examination of asexuality shows that the issues that aces face—confusion around sexual activity, the intersection of sexuality and identity, navigating different needs in relationships—are the same conflicts that nearly all of us will experience. Through a blend of reporting, cultural criticism, and memoir, Ace addresses the misconceptions around the “A” of LGBTQIA and invites everyone to rethink pleasure and intimacy.
Journalist Angela Chen creates her path to understanding her own asexuality with the perspectives of a diverse group of asexual people. Vulnerable and honest, these stories include a woman who had blood tests done because she was convinced that “not wanting sex” was a sign of serious illness, and a man who grew up in a religious household and did everything “right,” only to realize after marriage that his experience of sexuality had never been the same as that of others. Disabled aces, aces of color, gender-nonconforming aces, and aces who both do and don’t want romantic relationships all share their experiences navigating a society in which a lack of sexual attraction is considered abnormal. Chen’s careful cultural analysis explores how societal norms limit understanding of sex and relationships and celebrates the breadth of sexuality and queerness.
Angela Chen is a journalist and writer in New York City. Her reporting and criticism have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, Atlantic, Guardian, Paris Review, Electric Literature, Catapult, and elsewhere. Chen is a member of the ace community and has spoken about asexuality at academic conferences and events including World Pride. Find her on Twitter @chengela or at angelachen.org.
“A necessary and thoughtful book that accessibly communicates a wide array of ace experiences.”
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2020 Locals Love Us favorite school coach: Elias Montemayor of Kingsland School
The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners voted Kingsland School's Elias Montemayor their favorite Locals Love Us school coach. Staff photo by Daniel Clifton
When Kingsland School ushered in its first high school students earlier this year, physical education teacher Elias Montemayor found a new set of challenges. High school students just don’t jump into a P.E. class with the enthusiasm of their younger counterparts.
“They don’t like to exercise,” he said in a matter-of-fact tone.
Montemayor has served as Kingsland School’s P.E. teacher, as well as its art teacher, for the past three years. It’s a role in which he thrives.
And it shows.
The Picayune Magazine readers and KBEY 103.9 FM Radio Picayune listeners selected him as their Locals Love Us favorite school coach in the Kingsland/Llano area.
Until the beginning of this school year, Kingsland School only taught kindergarten through middle school. Now, it has a ninth-grade class. The public charter school will add a grade each year until it is K-12.
Despite his freshmen students' reluctance to exercise, Montemayor gets them up and moving.
“I just have to make it different for them. High school students are more competitive,” he said.
He gets out there and participates alongside his students. He also tries not to tell them what to do.
“I try to make it more of a collaboration,” he said. “I let them try to figure things out. I think they do better when you give them a place to figure things out on their own.”
Montemayor also teaches art. Though the two courses might seem complete opposites, he finds they share a lot of benefits for kids such as utilizing different parts of the brain compared to academic pursuits.
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“I’ve learned a lot from the kids as well,” Montemayor said. “They keep me going, make me think of ways to do better every time.”
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The Acaeum Forums • Collecting General
AD&D Player Character Record Sheets
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Last Visit: Mar 05, 2012
I was wondering if anyone could give a list of how many of each type of character record sheet (Fighter/Ranger/Paladin, Cleric/Druid, etc...) came with the 1979 and the 1981 AD&D Player Character Record Sheets (and if there are any variations in these numbers between the different versions).
In addition to just wanting to know how many of which are missing from my copies, I'd like to have someone confirm that these did, in fact, come with a total of 28 sheets (as stated in their Acaeum descriptions). My most complete set comes with 16 and though it didn't come SWed, it doesn't look as if almost half of the sheets are missing from it.
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Lets see if we can get you an answer! I dont have it, but was wondering the same thing. I have one with 17 sheets and a sealed purple cover I dont want to open.
The pages here say:
1979: Player Character Record Sheets. Wizard logo. White cover with pink Erol Otus artwork. "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" is in large letters centered across the top, and "Player Character Record Sheets" is below the cover artwork. 32 gold sheets. TSR stock # 9028. (Thanks to Mike Deaton, Matthew Dawe, and John Kozol for help with this info). There are two variations of this print:
First: Purple cover. Second "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" in first text block does not have a "TM" after it. Last word in first text block on the cover is "No". Back cover does not list modules S3, C1, or B2. (Thanks to Mike Deaton for the scan).
Second: Pink cover. Second "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons" in first text block has a "TM" after it. Last word in first text block on the cover is "facilitate". Back cover does list modules S3, C1, and B2.
It doesnt look like these covers could hold 32 sheets. Do they mean 32 pages? But that would only be 16 sheets?
I know the post is over a decade old, but better late than never! Yes, im going back and reading a lot of old posts...
16 sheets. I am guessing someone "restored" one i bought and overdid it.
Apparently 16 is true for at least the 1978-1984 player sheet books. Not 10, not a dozen, not 20....Um, 16, print it!
cheesepaws
I just picked up the pink cover printing in a lot of other stuff. It has 11 pages left and I too was thinking, "how the heck could there have been 32 sheets in here originally!" My remaining sheets include 5 fighter/ranger/paladin sheets, 2 cleric/druid sheets, 3 magic-user/illusionist sheets, and 1 multi-class/bard sheet. With further input and some ebay surfing we should be able to triangulate the exact count per sheet and the number of sheets total.
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2030 WRG participates in Stockholm World Water Week 2015
September 1, 2015 /in Corporate News /by Alida Pham
The 2030 Water Resources Group joined this year’s World Water Week 25th jubilee at the Stockholm City Conference Center in Sweden with a number of activities.
Sunday Seminar: Public Private Civil Society Platforms for Development
Obey Assery speaking during the Sunday Seminar on Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships.
The Sunday seminar on Public Private and Civil Society Platforms for Development demonstrated the potential of action-oriented multi-stakeholder partnerships on water resources management in diverse contexts as Peru, India, South Africa and Tanzania. Key success factors and lessons from concrete water initiatives implemented through these MSPs were shared through high-level panel discussions focusing on how priority engagements are identified, balancing the needs of different stakeholders, and how innovative financing models can be applied for agri-technology acceleration, wastewater treatment and reuse, water conservation and cost-effective water storage infrastructure. Panelists included Rajendra Singh, 2015 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate, Oksana Nagayets from IFC, André Fourie and Meenakshi Sharma from SABMiller, and various partner representatives from the WRG countries of engagement.
View a recording of the event on the SIWI website
Thursday Seminar: Innovative financing mechanisms to implement the SDGs
2030 WRG participated in a TV talk show coordinated by the Swiss Water Partnership on innovative initiatives to maximize finance to implement the SDGs.
2030 WRG co-convened a session with the Swiss Water Partnership, The Gold Standard Foundation, World Vision, First Climate Markets AG and the Stockholm International Water Institute on innovative initiatives to maximize finance to implement the SDGs. Panelists discussed the various challenges and added value of getting new players on board, how to assure funding gets to the most vulnerable and excluded and corporate perspectives on water stewardship.
SIWI Sofa on proven solutions for water use transformation
SIWI Sofa interview recording with 2030 WRG and Arup on water scarcity solutions around the world.
Anders Berntell, 2030 WRG Executive Director and Mark Fletcher, Arup’s Global Water Director, discussed a source of currently available, replicable and practical solutions for water use transformation. The solutions have been collected in the 2030 WRG commissioned catalogue of case studies: ‘Managing Water Use in Scarce Environments’. In a podcast interview with Eric Paglia, the producer and host of www.ThinkGloballyRadio.org, an environmental radio program, 15 newly added case studies were discussed as well as the scope of the cases in the extended catalogue, the general lessons that can be learned by comparing the case studies, how best practices are measured and assessed, and how they can be transferred and implemented from one region to another, and how the wider water sector can be mobilized to formulate and communicate such best practices in areas suffering from water scarcity.
Listen to the podcast recording on the SIWI Mediahub
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2030 WRG booth and networking presentations
The 2030 WRG team, country representatives and various invited partners from Africa, Asia and the LAC region welcomed a range of booth visitors at the open expo in front of the main conference hall. Partner organizations, conference participants, students and interested visitors from the City of Sweden engaged with 2030 WRG staff and affiliates in learning more about our activities in the countries of engagement.
2030 WRG’s Alastair Morrison presented the group’s work with a focus on inclusive platforms and financing in a number of other seminars including Rethinking Governance, and Integrating Financing for Water.
Please see the SIWI website for an overview of the programme and recordings of the sessions.
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Cyberjunk 2077: Gaming Studio Stock Crashes, Employees Revolt After Sony Pulls Game Over Botched Release Tyler Durden Fri, 12/18/2020 – 14:05 Shares in once-legendary Polish gaming studio CD Projekt Red plummeted further on Friday after Sony removed the long-awaited, and botched, Cyberpunk 2077 from the Playstation store. What’s more, the company is facing an internal revolt as employees are fuming over the studio’s decision to push the glitch-plagued game out long before it was ready. On Thursday, Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that Cyberpunk 2077 would be removed from their online store, and promised refunds to those who already purchased the game after Playstation 4 (and Xbox One) console players discovered the game is virtually unplayable in its current form – despite the studio claiming it worked ‘surprisingly’ well on both platforms (while enforcing a strict embargo on pre-release reviews until 24 hours before it went live). Of note, the company – which made the legendary Witcher 3, has promised to fix the glitches through a series of upcoming patches for the highly-anticipated game which had over 8 million pre-orders. The PS4 version has a 3.1 Metacritic user score, while IGN gave it a 4 out of 10. Bugs aside, people who are actually able to play and complete the game (mostly PC gamers), say the final product is hollow, boring, and did not live up to the hype. What’s more, CD Projekt Red appears to have flat-out lied about several long-promised elements of the game, including: – NPCs which were supposed to have ‘next gen AI’ which have daily routines, a high degree of interaction with the player, and unique reactions to events. Instead, they virtually ignore the player and have set, repetitive routines. Many complaining have compared it to Rockstar Games’ 2018 Red Dead Redemption II, whose NPCs had all of the bells and whistles promised by CDPR (up to and including your horse’s balls shrinking in the cold). For comparison, here’s how good AI is deployed in a game from 2016: – Traffic AI is absolutely stupid: – Character customization is another thing CD Project Red lied about. See here for a much longer list of complaints. And for an in-depth and perhaps the most honest review of the game to date, see here. Meanwhile, CD Projekt Red employees are livid – lobbing angry questions at the board during an internal video meeting on Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Developers asked blunt questions about the company’s reputation, the game’s unrealistic deadlines and the relentless overtime in the months and years leading up to the game’s Dec. 10 release. The meeting took place before Sony Corp.’s shocking announcement that it was pulling Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store and will offer full refunds to any customer who requests one. During the staff meeting, CD Projekt’s directors said they had come to an arrangement with Sony but didn’t offer specifics. In a Twitter post on Friday, the company said that “following our discussion with PlayStation, a decision was made to temporarily suspend digital distribution” of the game. One employee asked the board why they announced in January that the game was “complete and playable” when that wasn’t true, to which the board said they would ‘take responsibility.’ Another developer asked if the board felt like hypocrites for creating a game about corporate exploitation while expecting extreme overtime from developers. “Several current and former staff who worked on Cyberpunk 2077 have all said the same thing: The game’s deadlines, set by the board of directors, were always unrealistic. It was clear to many of the developers that they needed more time.” Override Early Access On
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Characterful studio...country/riverside walks.
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Set in the small village of Langley Burrell, the studio is 1.5 miles from Chippenham's mainline station and approximately 5 minutes drive from the M4. With direct access to countryside walks and the River Avon, and with the award winning Langley Tap Pub just 2 minutes walk away (currently remaining closed due to Coronavirus), the accommodation is perfectly located for a relaxing country break, visiting Bath, Bristol and the Cotswolds, or as a base for working in the South West.
Our studio apartment offers you a quiet countryside location but is conveniently located just 5 minutes drive from the market town of Chippenham. From there, by train, you can be in the centre of Bath in 10 minutes. Also on our doorstep, are the quintessential English villages of Lacock and Castle Combe . Our location is on the southern border of The Cotswolds where you will find beautiful and dramatic towns such as Bradford on Avon and Tetbury (both approximately 30 minutes drive away). To the east is Malborough and Avebury and to the south, Stonehenge and Salisbury.
The studio forms part of the main house, but is completely separate, with it's own entrance. The dwelling is self-contained and has it's own garden area with seating for dining and relaxing. Accessed via iron steps and entering onto split stairs, the accommodation, with mezzanine floor is arranged under a vaulted ceiling. French doors (with Juliette balcony) give a light and airy feel to the sleeping/living area. Here you will find the double bed (and space for the single floor mattress if needed). The living space also offers a bespoke kitchen area hidden behind cupboard doors which can be converted to a dressing/storage/study area if preferred. Beneath the mezzanine floor is the shower, laundry facilities and further storage.
The kitchen area has been designed with breakfast and light meals in mind and there is a very good combination oven/microwave/grill, a fridge freezer, kettle, cafetiere and toaster for your use. Some breakfast essentials (milk, tea, coffee, condiments, butter, cereal) are provided along with local farm croissants to get you started. The award winning Langley Tap Pub is a 2 minute walk away serving home cooked freshly prepared meals (closed on Sunday evenings and Mondays). Supermarkets, restaurants and takeaways (some will home deliver), and an excellent farm shop are all close by in Chippenham, along with a wide range of shops and leisure facilities.
There are many cycle routes and footpaths to be explored locally (OS map provided) including a lovely riverside walk along the Avon.
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The studio is self-contained and private from the rest of the house. Guests have a private garden area with seating for dining (barbecue provided) and relaxing and all amenities within the dwelling are for the guests sole use. There is private parking on-site and garage space may be available on request for bikes etc. From the property, a quiet lane leads to open countryside and the River Avon. The village playing field is directly across the road from us and is a safe and quiet space.
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Langley Burrell is quiet village 1.5 miles from Chippenham where there's a central line train station taking you to the beautiful historic cities of Bath (12 mins), Bristol (24 mins) and London (90mins). The village is a great base for visiting Castle Combe and Lacock. Both are quintessential English villages, less than 15 mins drive away, that have been the back-drops to many films. Amesbury (and Stonehenge), Tetbury, Bradford on Avon and The Limply Stoke Valley, Cirencester, Marlborough and The Cotswolds are all close by as well as events such as WOMAD and Badminton Horse Trials.
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Boeing to modernize US Navy’s F/A-18 Super Hornets
Will extend life of Super Hornet fleet from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours.
Boeing has been awarded a contract to modernize the U.S. Navy F/A-18 fleet, extending the life of existing Super Hornets from 6,000 to 9,000+ flight hours. In the early 2020s, Boeing will begin installing initial updates to the aircraft that will convert existing Block II Super Hornets to a new Block III configuration.
The Block III conversion will include enhanced network capability, longer range with conformal fuel tanks, an advanced cockpit system, signature improvements, and an enhanced communication system. The updates are expected to keep the F/A-18 in active service for decades to come.
“The initial focus of this program will extend the life of the fleet from 6,000 to 9,000 flight hours,” said Mark Sears, SLM program director. “But SLM will expand to include Block II to Block III conversion, systems grooming and reset, and O-level maintenance tasks designed to deliver a more maintainable aircraft with an extended life and more capability. Each of these jets will fly another 10 to 15 years, so making them next-generation aircraft is critical.”
The indefinite-delivery contract is for up to $73 million. Work begins in April on an initial lot of four aircraft at Boeing’s St. Louis production center. An additional production line will be established in San Antonio, Texas, in 2019. Additional follow-on contracts could be awarded over the next 10 years. The U.S. Navy fleet consists of 568 Super Hornets.
SpindleChecking machine tools improves bottom line
Lion Precision's new SpindleCheck system makes machine tool spindle measurement technology easier to use and more affordable - increasing ROI.
Mike DiFranco
Hot Topics Industry News Inspection/Testing Machining/Metal Cutting Manufacturing Spindles
St. Paul, Minnesota – A precision machine shop ordered a new $1 million machine. Before taking delivery, they measured the machine’s capability including a spindle check of the rotating spindle. Measurements were not within specification and delivery was refused. The shop avoided a $1 million investment in a machine that would not produce parts with the accuracy they required.
Another precision machine shop was going to replace a $15,000 spindle as a final effort to solve a surface finish problem. Fortunately, they decided to measure the spindle first. The spindle was fine. They discovered and remedied a much less expensive problem.
SpindleChecking is now possible for a much larger segment of machine tool users thanks to the introduction of the SpindleCheck Spindle Qualification System from Lion Precision. SpindleCheck empowers maintenance departments and machine operators to know how a machine is performing before making parts. It is designed to make spindle measurement of rotational and thermal errors fast and easy. While measurements like those in the true stories above have been possible for years, SpindleCheck has reduced the cost and complexity of the measurement.
Because operators and maintenance personnel haven’t had access to dynamic spindle measurement equipment, spindle performance had been a neglected measurement in machine tool maintenance; yet it provides critical data for preventive maintenance, problem analysis, and cost savings. Multiple money-saving scenarios promise to significantly affect a shop’s bottom line via SpindleCheck: qualify a new machine before delivery; faster installation verification; prevent unnecessary spindle rebuilds; troubleshoot form errors in parts; preventive and predictive maintenance; planned downtime rather than unexpected production stoppages and missed delivery dates.
Thermal drift is the biggest contributor to machining and part errors. SpindleCheck measures changes in the point of machining as the spindle warms up, as chillers run, as the environment changes etc. Precise warm-up times can be determined for each machine and sources of thermal drift can be identified. This is the only method that tests thermal effects at the point of machining.
SpindleCheck is a system of software, noncontact capacitive sensors, and precision target pins. The target pins are placed in a tool holder in the spindle. The sensors are installed in a nest and mounted to the machine table. The target is moved into position in front of the probes. The spindle is rotated at full operational speeds while the sensors and software capture, analyze, and display the error motions in X-, Y-, and Z-axis. SpindleCheck directly measures what happens at the point of machining, where the tool contacts the workpiece. SpindleCheck tests are compliant with tests indicated in ANSI, ISO, and JIS machine tool standards.
“Machine shops can run with confidence when they know how machines are behaving,” according to Don Martin, president of Lion Precision. “It’s a great asset to know which job goes on which machine depending on the tolerances required; even better to know when error motions are increasing and a machine is in need of maintenance – before it fails.”
SpindleCheck has a lower price tag than other systems and is easy to setup and use. Precision machine shops now have a realistic option for understanding the capabilities and condition of every machine in the shop. They can make well-informed decisions about machine maintenance and job assignments. Rather than live at higher risk of machine or part failures, shops can operate with greater confidence.
SpindleCheck details and videos are available on the SpindleCheck website.
Source: Lion Precision
Airbus Helicopters wins US Army contract for 35 Lakotas
Contract for 35 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the U.S. Army valued at approximately $273 million.
Airbus Helicopters Inc. received a contract valued at approximately $273 million to deliver 35 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the United States Army.
The $273 million contract includes the UH-72A production aircraft, associated technical and flight operator manuals, and program management. This procurement is broken into two configurations: 17 UH-72A Lakotas for the Initial Entry Rotary Wing mission at Ft. Rucker and 18 UH-72A Lakotas for the Observer/Controller mission at the Army’s Combat Training Centers.
“We are proud that the U.S. Army has continued to rely on us to provide this versatile capability for its aviation fleet. We have an unbroken record of on-cost and high-quality program excellence and support for this aircraft,” said Chris Emerson, president and CEO of Airbus Helicopters Inc. and head of the North American region.
Airbus builds the Lakota at its Columbus, Mississippi facility. Since the program inception in 2005, Airbus has delivered more than 412 Lakotas. The UH-72A is a twin-engine light utility helicopter used for a wide range of military operations including border patrol, MEDEVAC, troop and VIP transport, light cargo, and Homeland Security.
Available in multiple configurations, the UH-72A is a component of the Army’s Aviation Restructuring Initiative (ARI) and the primary rotary-wing trainer for the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Rucker, Alabama.
Lakotas have been employed extensively over the last few months, responding to wildfires in California, and Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, highlighting the aircraft’s ability to perform in joint governmental and non-governmental agency operations.
Norwich University wins NASA 2018 BIG Idea Engineering Design Challenge
The University of Colorado Boulder team was awarded second place.
Education/Training People/Facilities
In a fierce competition against four other contenders, Norwich University, Northfield, Vermont, emerged as the winning team in NASA's third Breakthrough, Innovative, and Game-changing (BIG) Idea Challenge. The University of Colorado Boulder team was awarded second place.
In this engineering design competition, NASA enlists university teams from across the nation to develop creative solutions to some of the agency's most relevant challenges.
In 2017, NASA called for proposals for large power systems that could be used on the surface of Mars. Because these systems need to be in place before humans ever arrive on the Red Planet, teams were required to propose robotic or autonomous solutions for deployment and sustainable operation.
The Norwich University team, led by Brian Bradke, proposed an innovative flexible solar array design using inflatable booms to provide a compact stowed configuration and low launch mass. The team made an impressive inflatable model that validated their packing and deployment concept.
The University of Colorado Boulder team, led by Kyri Baker, developed an autonomous foldable solar array concept that secured them the runner-up position. Their approach leveraged extremely lightweight/flexible composite booms that could be wrapped around a centralized hub and then unwound for deployment on the Martian surface.
The five finalists each proposed completely different, unique, and viable concepts. Students from Norwich University, Princeton University, Texas A&M University, the University of Colorado Boulder, and the University of Virginia presented their concepts to the judges in an intense design review during the 2018 BIG Idea Challenge Forum held March 6 and 7 in Cleveland, Ohio.
"This year's Big Idea Challenge brought some fresh and exciting ideas on Mars solar arrays that gives us greater confidence to move forward toward human Mars missions," said Lee Mason, principal technologist for power and energy storage with NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate, and a Big Idea judge. "The two winning teams provide a nice diversity in their design and operational construct: one focusing on inflatables, the other on composite booms."
The BIG Idea Challenge is aligned with NASA's goal to increase the capabilities of the nation's future workforce through participatory, immersive educational experiences. This includes the challenge prize, which offers NASA internships to members from the winning team.
In a surprise twist during this year's competition, a new industry collaboration led to even more opportunities for the finalists. Bao Hoang of SSL served as an industry judge and was so impressed with the quality of work and caliber of students that his company will be making internship offers and possibly job offers to those who participated in the final stage of the challenge.
"It has been an honor for SSL to collaborate with NASA and the NIA in helping to judge the 2018 BIG Idea Challenge," said Dario Zamarian, group president at SSL, a Maxar Technologies company. "The student teams have developed innovative concepts that reflect exceptional technical capabilities. In support of the program, SSL will invite multiple BIG Idea Challenge participants to join our summer internship program, where they will have the opportunity to work with a leading technology company that brings a commercial mindset to the development of next-generation space infrastructure."
The BIG Idea Challenge is sponsored by NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate's Game Changing Development Program and managed by the National Institute of Aerospace.
OSG announces ‘Shaping Your Dreams’ scholarship winners
Program assists students in fulfilling their educational goals in machining, manufacturing, and engineering.
From Left: Kelly Turk, OSG Regional Human Resource Manager; Todd Surritte, OSG Vice President; Maram Safi; Casey McCormick; Paul Wilhelm, OSG Human Resource Generalist; Chuck Abate, OSG Plant Manager; Pete Gennuso, OSG Sales Engineering Manager.
OSG USA Inc. has recognized the recipients of its inaugural “Shaping Your Dreams” scholarship program, created to assist students in fulfilling their educational goals in the field of machining, manufacturing, and engineering.
Maram Safi of Elk Grove High School and Casey McCormick of Fenwick High School each received the $1,000 scholarship toward their education in their chosen fields. Maram would like to major in mechanical or electrical engineering and Casey is targeting mechanical engineering.
The students were presented with their awards at OSG’s manufacturing facility in Bensenville, Illinois. Representatives from OSG were on hand to present these two very deserving winners with their scholarship certificates.
The “Shaping Your Dreams” scholarship program for 2018 will be announced this April and recipients will be chosen prior to the Fall semester 2018.
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I Was a Libertarian Internet Troll - How I Turned My Mind Around
Matt Saccaro
For a growing boy, there are more dangerous things on the Internet than spyware-addled porn sites. One of them is white dude-bro culture — you know, the kind rife with men who threaten to murder women for wanting representation in video games and compare themselves to the KKK. For years, I tiptoed too close to this dark side of the Web.
My Internet life began innocently. My father had two main Web-surfing rules: No downloading (I still don’t think he actually knows what that means) and no talking to strangers. Also, seven people lived in my house. We shared one computer. Seven people sharing one bathroom would’ve been preferable to that. So I played games. I looked up cheat codes. I researched whether the guns in the “GoldenEye N64″ game were real. Kid stuff.
I received my own computer in eighth grade — a best friend with 512 MB of RAM and an Intel Celeron processor. We couldn’t afford to hook it up to the Internet until about six months later. This was in the days before cheap, powerful Wi-Fi. An electrician had to snake an Ethernet cable from the basement to the top floor. I waited forever. In the interim, I played video games. “Warcraft III” was fine without Internet, thanks to its above-average story mode. But have you ever played “Diablo II” in single-player? It’s barren and sad. During those lonely times, I fantasized about what I’d do with my own Internet-connected PC.
“Dude, you’re getting a Dell!” the Dell ad-slogan said at the time.
“Yes, dude, I’m getting a Dell,” I thought. “I’m also getting as much pornography as humanly possible once this thing has Internet access.”
Finally, the Internet came, and browsing without a leash along with it. With my own computer free from parental policing and sisterly snooping, I could download whatever I wanted, and talk to whoever I wanted. I downloaded a healthy amount of porn for a teenager, which is maybe about 400,000x above the normal amount for any other age group. (Not surprisingly, viruses and spyware killed this computer within a year).
Then I booted up “Starcraft.” I joined an online match.
“I have a 12-inch cock in my mouth,” the man messaged me. “And it’s mine.”
I logged out. I joined another “Starcraft” game. This one possessed a special, vaguely pornographic quality. “Starcraft” aficionados might remember "Pleasure Kerrigan" — a map featuring structures in the shape of a naked woman from the game’s story. The map tasked the player with pleasing her sexually.
“lol pussy is target,” an anonymous voluptuary said.
Perhaps some older readers will chide my 8th-grade self for not going outside or hanging out at the mall or doing whatever it is teenage kids were supposed to do in 2002-2003. But such is to miss the joy of gaming, playing a game until 2:30 in the morning in part because it’s enjoyable, in part because you forget just who you are. You escape from the misery of your ordinary life and fade into the soft glow of a computer monitor.
I wasn’t popular — and that’s putting it mildly. If given a choice between hanging out with me and doing fractions, the other kids would’ve chosen the fractions. In 7th grade I suffered through psychologically crippling bullying; I regularly fantasized about killing myself. It stopped in 8th grade when I pushed one of the bullies against a vending machine and smashed his head in, Gregor Clegane-Oberyn Martell style, but it still didn’t make me popular. I was awkward, shy, nerdy, overweight, had terrible teeth since my family couldn’t afford to get me braces until high school, and couldn’t relate to most of the other kids since we had such dissimilar interests. And let’s not even mention what girls thought of me.
“You look like that doctor from ER…except he’s hot,” a girl told me once. I’ve received death threats over the Internet and been called horrible things both online and in person. Yet few insults hurt worse.
And my parents? They had four other children to look after. The family business was about to die (thankfully, it didn’t). Since I possessed no precocious aptitude for athletics, art, or another money-making endeavor, they understandably lost interest in how I spent my spare time.
So I gravitated to the Internet like a flower seeks the sun. My digital follies provided comfort; the Internet is a haven for the emotionally dysfunctional. Unfortunately, I landed in a community not known for its tolerance.
I’d been gaming for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is playing “Sonic the Hedgehog 2″ on a demo Sega Genesis at Costco. Before I could read well, I made my sister dictate the “Mortal Kombat I” and “Mortal Kombat II” manuals to me. My affinity toward video games only strengthened as I got older. Thus, when forced to seek out a refuge, that’s where I went.
In 2003, I became a poster on the “World of Warcraft” (WoW) forums. The game hadn’t launched yet, but Blizzard (the developer and publisher) set up a forum for news, speculation and discussion. I spent most of my time reading the OT (off topic; discussion not related to the game) subforum.
With one click I entered a new world.
Discussions about whether .999~ equals one. Forum cliques battling it out. YTMNDs. Intense flame wars over political issues. ASCII art. Lazerz going PEW PEW. But what had the biggest impact on that sad little 8th-grader were the “famous” posters. Most of them were moderators or Blizzard employees. Blizzard outfitted their staff members with resplendent blue text and GIF avatars. It’s been 12 years and I can still remember some of their names: GFraizer, Caydiem, Fangtooth, Eyonix, Ordinn and more. But some famous posters were just regular forum members elevated to Internet forum godhood through their own merits.
I wanted to be just like them. If I couldn’t be popular and loved in the real world, I’d do it over the Internet. So I posted. And I posted. And I posted. Nobody found my threads insightful. Nobody found my advice useful. Perhaps I couldn’t be a “famous” poster after all. Then I noticed the trolls. They, too, achieved fame. Yes, it was a more ephemeral fame since trolls — no matter how witty — eventually got banned. But the most brilliant stars burn out the quickest, no?
I trolled that forum. I posted threads sure to provoke hundreds of scathing responses. Perhaps my favorite was one examining whether America needed the “fascism” that liberal types accused George W. Bush of to triumph over its enemies at home and abroad (keep in mind, this was during the initial phases of Operation Iraqi Freedom). One poster asked me about the identities of the “enemies at home.” I said liberals. The thread went on for dozens of pages.
I spent years reading and posting on the WoW forums and several other gaming forums. I loved the notoriety of being a successful troll. Did the popular kids in school feel like that? I also worshiped the power trolling made me feel. I clattered the keys for a moment or two. An hour later, hundreds of replies. On the Internet, it didn’t matter I was a loser in real life. I could play-act a bizarre kind of adulthood save for the moments where a smarter poster asked, “What are you 14 or something?”
I felt like a god the first time I got another post banned by provoking him to break the rules – a pathetic, metal-mouthed, pimply-faced, oily-skinned god, but a god nonetheless.
“I did it,” I thought to myself in a dark room filled with empty Taco Bell cups. “I did it. YES. YESSS.” My manic grin spread from one end of the solar system to the other. “I did it. YESSSS. Yess. HAH HAH HAH!” System of a Down may or may not have been playing in the background.
The megalomania was the least disturbing side effect.
These questionable communities served as agents of political socialization. From here I “learned” women generally weren’t gamers — and if they were, it was almost definitely just to get a guy’s attention, as well as many other dubious beliefs the sordid spectrum of the gaming community holds. My conservative upbringing didn’t help. I grew up watching Fox News and without any exposure to what progressive types would consider essential knowledge for children. My cultural upbringing consisted of Disney on Ice and pro wrestling. Without a “liberal” counterweight, I believed what I saw on these forums instead of questioning it.
“White men are under attack? Ahh, I knew it was true!”
The moderators on all these forums smote me with the ban-hammer after one troll post too many. I should’ve just quit my forum habit at this point. I didn’t. Forums were to me back then what Twitter is to news-obsessed people now. Their alarm clock rings. They hit the snooze button. But they don’t sleep during the eight-minute reprieve. Instead they open Twitter and scroll, scroll, scroll. When I woke up back then, I checked the forums. I checked the forums when I had my morning Pop Tarts with iced tea. I checked the forums as soon as I got home. I checked the forums before I went to bed.
And once I got banned I needed new forums. I found a forum for a niche strategy game developer whose products cater to gaming’s intelligentsia. I became a successful troll there. But I was older now — a college man.
My age changed, but my circumstances didn’t. The Great Recession threatened my economic security. And, as in high school and middle school, I wasn’t terribly popular. I had no braces now, but I didn’t posses social skills. I had two good friends IRL, but they couldn’t be around all the time and had problems of their own. I also worked a demeaning job at Macy’s and then after that a stressful job in the medical field. Furthermore, I couldn’t partake in mixed martial arts training — my favorite hobby — anymore due to two nasty permanent injuries.
Again, I sought solace on the Mountain Dew-drinking side of the Internet.
But this time I needed more sophisticated places other than video game forums, especially since I harbored a burgeoning interest in politics.
A friend turned me onto libertarianism after the immediate start of the Great Recession. He showed me this awful video. He told me about Peter Schiff, the principles of Austrian economics, the impending economic collapse and Ron Paul — the only man in politics with enough temerity to take back our constitutional freedoms. We were at a train station one Saturday morning.
“You know the economic collapse could come at any time,” he warned. “Look at the stock market. Look at the price of gold and silver. What will you do when hyperinflation finally kills our pathetic fiat currency? Do you have any precious metals? What about a gun for when our society inevitably collapses and we have riots over food and water?” Of course, I didn’t question why he was here telling me all this on our way to a fancy day in New York city instead of doomsday prepping at home.
In the pre-Internet days, I would’ve shrugged his words off. But with libertarian dogma a Google search away, I didn’t stand a chance.
The libertarian “I’ve figured it all out” worldview is appealing to young, white males, perhaps because it absolves them of all wrongdoing. Or maybe it’s the allure of esoteric, “red pill” knowledge. Either way, I practically sold my soul to it. I obsessed over gun forums. One poster uploaded a picture of his girlfriend shooting a Beretta Cx4 Storm. We all fawned over her. Another guy talked about his government-collapse survival kit. He kept silver coins, foodstuffs and a loaded gun on his person at all times just in case the economy collapsed while he was out getting gas or grocery shopping. I almost bought a "Liberty Training Rifle and joined the Appleseed Project. Hell, I almost joined the NRA!
So bad did my obsession with libertarian thinking become that my friend and I plotted a currency scheme. We’d buy a crucible and melt down pre-1982 pennies for their copper content. Thankfully, this endeavor never reached the “let’s window shop crucibles on Amazon and hoard old pennies we find” phase.
The Internet enabled me to become a parody of the college-aged white male. I worshiped Ron Paul, worried endlessly about alternative currencies and religiously watched Carl Sagan and Neil deGrasse Tyson YouTube videos. Even worse, I adopted the pernicious cultural opinions of white dude-bros. Despite what women said, they had it easier than men. “I have a penis, blame me for everything. I have tits, give me free stuff,” as the meme goes. All I needed to become the ultimate cishet, white dude-bro was a fedora on my head and Cheeto dust on my fingertips.
My libertarian ethos merged with my niche gaming forum persona at this point. On my gaming forum troll account, I posted increasingly paranoid and erratic threads about guns, bitcoins, silver and the impending economic collapse. They banned me. Fortunately, I achieved enough notoriety for a “famous” poster to invite me to a different forum — a digital Valhalla where all the people banned from that gaming forum got to live and troll once more. This happened a few weeks before my banishment.
I logged into this forum. “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic” fan art, everywhere, posted by the most hardcore bronies.
I insulted them for being “pony-fuckers.” That effort failed to rile them up. I posted an "I watch for the plot" image macro — a meme implying men watch the show solely to fantasize about fucking cartoon ponies. The forum moderator — a devout priest of the MLP fandom — insisted I watch the show. Like a guy in your MFA, he said I didn’t posses the intellect to understand the show’s emotional significance and societal critiques. “Why don’t you actually try watching the show before you criticize it?”
So I did. And it wasn’t that great…
“My Little Pony” is not “Adventure Time.” The latter is a show with intense mythology and heart-wrenching character development written for all ages and adored by all ages. “My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic,” however, is a show written for young girls that older men appropriated and fetishized.
My descent to Equestria was a wake-up call. These were the kinds of places I was hanging out in. This was the kind of person I was becoming. I needed to get out.
Libertarianism and I parted ways around that time, too. The United States didn’t turn into Mad Max. Peter Schiff didn’t make all his clients rich. If libertarians could be wrong about that, what else could they be wrong about? It turns out, a lot.
When I graduated college, it felt like emerging from a hazy dream. How could I have believed all that? What was the point of the last decade or so of my Internet activity?
Maybe I was sad, emotionally vulnerable and willing to believe society caused and propagated my problems — that everything else was fucked up and not me. I found meaning on the Internet along with the faintest embers of confidence.
“My troll threads have more replies than a thread by the lead developer,” I remember thinking. “Maybe I’m good at writing? Maybe I’m good at something?”
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Home METRO FIVE ADDITIONAL RAIL STATIONS TO BE CREATED IN OGUN
FIVE ADDITIONAL RAIL STATIONS TO BE CREATED IN OGUN
The Editor November 26, 2020 METRO,
The Chairman, Nigeria Railway Corporation (NRC), Engr. Ibrahim Musa has revealed that five additional rail stations have been approved along the Ogun State corridor in the ongoing Federal Government Lagos-Abeokuta-Ibadan railway modernisation project, with a view to augment the existing stations, which would herald economic development to the State when completed.
Engr. Musa made this known while speaking with pressmen in Abeokuta, during the monthly inspection tour of the project, saying the stations would be situated in Ijoko, Itori, Obada, Osiele and Odeda town.
He said the approved stations would further complement the five existing ones which include; Agbado, Kajola, Papalanto, Laderin, and Olodo bequeathed to the State, would have developmental impact on host communities and the entire State.
“The request of Ogun State Government for additional rail stations has been considered, while hoping that it would have positive economic and developmental bearing on the citizens and passengers alike”, Musa stated.
He assured that commercial activities from Lagos to Ibadan would commence
from December 1, 2020, with trains having stopover in Laderin-Abeokuta Train Station, saying the operations would drastically reduce the incessant traffic gridlock currently experienced on Lagos-Sagamu-Ibadan expressway, as trains would be involved in both human and goods carriage.
In his remarks, the State Commissioner for Transportation, Engr. Gbenga Dairo expressed satisfaction on the level and standard of the job done, adding that the State government planned to create new cities along the corridor and develop the existing communities with a view to maximising the economic benefits embedded in the rail projects, not undermining security along the corridors to protect lives and property.
Wale Olanrewaju & Damilare Olubayode,
Press officers, Ministry of Transportation
By The Editor at November 26, 2020
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City Approves $190K Contract for Galveston Revitalization Design
Posted By Erin Rook on Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 8:19 AM
Galveston business owners told City Council Oct. 2 they hope the preliminary design for the corridor's revitalization doesn't use this concept map as a starting point.
It's only been a month since the City raised the ire of Galveston corridor business and property owners with a bridge closure that limited access to businesses and diverted traffic onto neighborhood streets. But last night, the Council approved, with the hesitant blessings of stakeholders, a contract to draft a preliminary design for the corridor's revitalization.
The design contract with HDR Engineering, which comes with a nearly $190,000 price tag, is the first official step in advancing the Galveston Corridor Improvement Vision — a collaboration between the Traffic Safety Advisory Committee and Galveston business owners that began in January 2011.
Though that process was sparked by requests for improvements made by a group of property and business owners in 2010, some neighbors voiced skepticism about the current concept map and the potential impact of the nascent revitalization effort at the Oct. 2 meeting.
"My interest was peaked this time last month when Galveston Bridge was closed," said David Gurule, whose wife Ida is the master baker behind Ida's Cupcakes. "The impact of major construction was very clear to me when I could take a nap on Galveston at 11 o' clock in the morning in the middle of the street because there was no traffic."
He emphasized the importance of a preliminary design not using the concept plan map as a starting point.
"Several issues were raised in the concept plan that pose serious problems for our business," Gurule said, including plans for a mini-roundabout at the end of the bridge (and the bridge closure required to build it) and the removal of the left turn lane in center of street.
He added that because the concept plan was drafted before plans for the OSU-Cascades campus or new NW Crossing developments were in the works, it fails to take into account their likely significant impact on traffic in the corridor.
Westside Tavern owner Nicole Weathers added that the area business have been engaged in their own revitalization process for years, and wondered if the money might be better spent completing projects already in the works, such as finishing sidewalks.
"This is a street that is already going in the right direction on its own," Weathers said. Speculating that the process would require three plans, she added, "For $600,000 we can finish what business owners have already started. It seems like a lot for a plan."
Councilor Doug Knight agreed and said he would want a minimalist plan to be considered.
"What would that cost?" he asked. "If it’s less than $600,000 I can weigh the cost/benefit of that."
Transportation Safety Advisory Committee Chair Nick Arnis stressed that the project depends on the support of neighbors and businesses and would not move forward without a buy-in from the community.
The Council voted 5-0 to approve the contract, with Councilor Mark Capell recusing himself because his brother works for HDR and Councilor Sally Russell recusing herself because she owns property in the Galveston corridor.
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January 05, 2011 Food & Drink » Beer & Drink
All Good Things in Time
About this time of year, I question why it is that bears get to be the hibernators of the great animal kingdom. Wouldn't we all be a lot more fit if, right after Christmas, we homo sapiens took one deep yawn that led immediately to four months of solitude and rest? We'd no doubt awake with a vigor that could only be explained by months of slumber, relaxation and absolutely no stress. But given that most human beings can't go more than a day without a visit to the restroom, hibernating appears to be out of the question. In the meantime, are you not what you imbibe? If so, perhaps ingesting a spirit that's been sleeping for years on end might just do the trick.
There's a lot of good that can come from sipping a fine bourbon on a frosty night. It will warm you all the way down to the soul with complex flavors of sweet vanilla and caramel that have developed from distilled corn juice as it snoozed away in oak barrels for so long that if the whiskey were a child, by the time it escaped from the barrel it would be old enough to drive.
Bourbon is for those who understand patience and know that good things come to those who wait. It is not for the faint of heart and you can never turn a Malibu and pineapple drinker into a whiskey drinker. No, a good bourbon has nothing in common with bubble gum pop and pink race cars; it's about enduring the toil and ultimately enjoying the fruits of one's labor. - Columbine Quillen
Editor's Note: The author is a long-time Bend bartender and former Source Weekly reader's choice for Bend's Best Bartender. She can be found most days conceiving and mixing mind-blowing cocktails at the Oxford Hotel's 10 Below lounge where she currently works as head bartender and mixologist.
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August 03, 2016 Opinion » Editorial
High Satisfaction in Parks, Despite Setbacks
On June 9, the Bend Park & Recreation District was forced to close its new Whitewater Park due to safety concerns. The park, meant to offer a safe passage for recreational floaters as well as a fun zone for more advanced whitewater enthusiasts, was expected to be a huge draw for the area—so a rapid closure for safety issues was not ideal.
Less than a week before the closure, a Portland firm hired by BPRD was in the midst of a telephone survey of 402 Bend residents, working to "track the awareness, perceptions, and priorities of Bend residents in regards to parks and recreation services," according to the subsequent report.
What the survey found: 68 percent of people surveyed found BPRD's role in making Bend a tourist destination to be a priority. To put that in perspective, winning an election with 60 percent of the votes is generally considered a huge win—so in light of the problems with the Whitewater Park, a 68 percent "approval rating" for steering Bend parks as tourist destinations is high.
The survey was happening—and residents were expressing their majority approval—at the same time as complaints were rolling into the BPRD offices. That's a sign that Bend residents still believe in the new role parks is playing as part of an overall push to make Bend a tourist destination.
Still, the survey was commissioned just before the actual closure of Whitewater Park—which causes some concern over what the numbers would look like should the survey happen today. The Whitewater Park was opened once again this past week, with better waves in the whitewater channel and a safer passage in the passageway channel.
Other interesting statistics from the BPRD report: 90 percent of people surveyed were "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with the parks and recreation services in Bend. Of the people who reported not being satisfied, the main reasons for dissatisfaction were too much money spent on parks, and money being "wasted or mismanaged." When broken down by demographic, 100 percent of people age 18 to 34 said they're "very" or "somewhat" satisfied with BPRD.
Also of interest: When asked whether parks are providing a good value for the tax dollar, 74 percent of survey respondents agreed that Bend's recreation services are providing a good value, and 68 percent agreed that Bend's parks and trails offer a good value. Compare that to the 47 percent of respondents who agreed that K-12 public schools are offering a good value, and the 10 percent of respondents who think the street repair and maintenance services offer good value, and it's clear that residents still place a lot of faith in our parks department. They might not know how BPRD is structured (just 44 percent of respondents correctly identified BPRD as an agency that's separate from the City of Bend), but overall, our community supports its parks and their expanding role.
For an "approval rating" that's pretty high, the Bend Park & Recreation District gets the Glass Slipper.
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Plan sponsors worried about drug, dental plan sustainability: Sanofi survey
Staff | July 6, 2020
Most (79 per cent) plan sponsors said they have at least one major concern about their health benefits plan, with this increasing to 89 per cent for employers with 500 or more workers, according to the 2020 Sanofi Canada health-care survey.
The top concerns include drug plan sustainability (42 per cent), dental plan sustainability (39 per cent), absence and disability (32 per cent), use of paramedical benefits (29 per cent) and fraud (28 per cent). Worries over paramedical benefits usage are on the rise since 2018, when 21 per cent of plan sponsors cited it as an area of concern.
For larger employees, rankings of specific concerns became tighter, with drug plan sustainability and absence and disability tied for first, at 39 per cent each, followed by fraud (34 per cent), dental plan sustainability (32 per cent), use of paramedical benefits (30 per cent) and the lack of time for long-term strategy (30 per cent).
Read: How can plan sponsors work out the kinks in paramedical coverage?
Complaints and appeals over denied coverage are an emerging area of focus for plan sponsors, with 20 per cent of respondents saying they’re concerned, up from 14 per cent in 2018.
In a separate question, 51 per cent of plan sponsors said they’re concerned about usage levels of short-term disability benefits and 50 per cent said they’re concerned about long-term disability benefits. Large employers were more likely to say so, at 61 per cent and 59 per cent, respectively.
Fraud also remained a major worry among those surveyed, with 51 per cent of plan sponsors expressing concern about the misuse of health benefits by plan members, suppliers and/or health-care providers, rising to 67 per cent among large employers. Plan sponsors in Quebec were more likely (63 per cent) to be concerned, regardless of size.
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“Every dollar you save on fraud is a dollar you can invest elsewhere,” said Dave Patriarche, president of Mainstay Insurance Brokerage Inc. and a member of the Sanofi Canada advisory board. “Advisors sometimes see a scary amount of fraud and not just by the obvious criminals. Plan members misuse benefits and don’t realize it or they rationalize it. They need to know that if they go to a vision provider and ask for sunglasses, that’s fraud. If they go along with their dentist waiving the co-insurance, that’s fraud. And they could lose their job.”
The majority (87 per cent) of plan sponsors said they’re confident in their insurer’s ability to detect and manage fraudulent claims, with 33 per cent saying they’re very confident. Both plan sponsors (77 per cent) and plan members (85 per cent) said they’re willing to get certain products and services, like massage therapy or orthopaedic shoes, from a list of approved providers — and at discounted rates — in order to prevent benefits fraud. However, just 23 per cent of plan members said they’re aware of how to report possible benefits fraud anonymously.
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Home > Transfer News > Arsenal Transfer News: Wenger Tables €18m Bid
Arsenal Transfer News: Wenger Tables €18m Bid
By mac14 on July 5, 2015
Arsenal have tabled an €18m (£14m) bid for highly-rated Juventus defender Daniele Rugani but may have to dig a little deeper as it appears the Italians are holding out for more, according to the Express newspaper.
Rugani has been strongly linked with a move to the Emirates in recent months with reports back in April suggesting that Arsene Wenger was keeping a close eye on the Italian youngster ahead of a proposed summer swoop.
It appears the boss has now formalised that interest as the Express are citing reports coming out of Italy that claim we’ve tabled an €18m (£14m) offer.
However, it looks like it may have fallen short as the newspaper suggests that the Serie A champions are set to reject our advances as boss Massimo Allegri is reluctant to lose the highly-rated centre-back.
Rugani is highly unlikely to break into the Juve first team any time soon as he’s up against some stiff competition from the likes of Giorgio Chiellini and Leonardo Bonucci so you’d think they may be open to doing business.
The 20-year-old has spent the previous two seasons out on loan at Empoli as he can’t get a game in Turin, so I have a feeling he may be available at the right price.
He’s been hugely impressive at Emploi over the past 24 months and he’s being tipped to break into the Italian senior squad after being an U-21 regular, so Rugani sounds like he has a really bright future ahead of him.
The problem is, even if we agree a deal with the Serie A champions, he’s unlikely to get any more first team football at Arsenal than he is at Juve so he may decide just to stay in Turin and wait for his chance to play for his boyhood team.
For that reason, I have a feeling the player will need some persuading to come to North London this summer and a deal is unlikely in my option.
ArsenalArsene Wengertransfer news
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i don’t think
Delford Magaya
This is just hear say, there is no truth about it, I do not see Wenger going for a defender this time.
why is Wenger waisting much tym on some players and doesn’t want to move on to players who wants to play for Arsenal with all their hearts?sissoko plays just like Vidal but our man hasn’t seen him. wenger,pls careful oooo.who is this rugani too?
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i want arsenal to buy a world class striker,becouse giloud is not a good striker,
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1 killed as HK, Taiwanese travelers assaulted in Manila
The China Post/Asia News Network
TAIPEI - A gun attack on a car carrying two Hong Kong and two Taiwanese passengers left one dead in Manila on Friday night, Philippines police officials were cited by the Central News Agency as saying yesterday.
The deceased was a Hong Kong citizen, the officials were cited as saying.
The police declined to reveal the identities of the passengers, citing concerns over the safety of the survivors, the CNA said.
The police said unidentified gunmen fired at their car while it was going down a narrow street in Manila. The motivation behind the attack remains unknown, the police added.
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The Asyla Ensemble
'Ambitious, intelligent programming... A young ensemble with bags of promise.'
Prelude to The Makropulos Case
by Leos Janacek
Esa-Pekka Salonen
For our next concert we took a thrilling trip back to the start of the twentieth century (the Fin de siècle). Arnold Schoenberg completed the last of his 4 dreamy and romantic songs, Four lieder op. 2, in 1900. We were delighted to premiere a new orchestration by Hamish Brown with tenor, Richard Dowling.
Just a couple of years later in 1902, Claude Debussy’s momentous Pelléas et Mélisande was first performed. A massive Wagner fan, Debussy's conception of opera, featureing symbolism prominently, as well as ‘no time, no place, [and] no big scene’ radically developed the potential of 20th and 21st century opera. We were joined by four talented young singers: Rachel Maby as Melisande, Barnaby Beer as Golaud, Matthew Palmer as Arkel and Timothy Edlin as the doctor.
Peppered around the Schoenberg and Debussy were short, vivid, theatrical and operatic orchestral excerpts by Leos Janacek – surely one of the most unique, remarkable and intimate of composers ever to have lived. We performed the overtures from Katya Kabanova, The Makropulos Case and the premiere of recently completed incidental music from the play Schluck und Jau - the composer's last orchestral work.
Friday 1st April, 7.45pm
St James's Church, Sussex Gardens
London, W2 3UD
Find out more about Debussy's only completed opera from Olivier Messiaen and Simon Rattle...
Olivier Messiaen's analysis class on Pelleas
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Simon Rattle introduces Pelleas et Melisande
LSO / Barbican 2015
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Bad Dad
By: David Walliams
Narrated by: David Walliams, Peter Serafinowicz, Nitin Ganatra, Sarah Alexander, Jocelyn Jee Esien
Code Name Bananas
Narrated by: David Walliams, Peter Serafinowicz, Sarah Alexander, and others
1940. Britain is at war with Nazi Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. With bombs falling all over London, Eric must rescue Gertrude. Together with his uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot.
Excellent for the family!
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Grandpa's Great Escape
Narrated by: David Walliams, Nitin Ganatra, Michael Gambon
The hotly anticipated next novel from number-one best-selling author David Walliams, with audio hilariously read by the author himself! Jack's Grandpa wears his slippers to the supermarket, serves up Spam à la Custard for dinner, and often doesn't remember Jack's name. But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day.
I was good .
Gangsta Granny
Narrated by: David Walliams
A story of prejudice and acceptance, funny lists and silly words, this new audiobook has all the hallmarks of David’s previous best sellers. Our hero Ben is bored beyond belief after he is made to stay at his grandma’s house. She’s the boringest grandma ever: all she wants to do is to play Scrabble, and eat cabbage soup. But there are two things Ben doesn’t know about his grandma.
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The World’s Worst Parents
Narrated by: Tamsin Greig, Daniel Rigby, Lizzie Waterworth Santo, and others
Sure, some parents are embarrassing - but they’re nothing on this lot. These 10 tales of the world’s most spectacularly silly mums and deliriously daft dads will leave you rocking with laughter. Pinch your nose for Peter Pong, the man with the stinkiest feet in the world...jump out of the way of Harriet Hurry, the fastest mum on two wheels...watch out for Monty Monopolize, the dad who takes all his kids' toys...and oh no, it’s Supermum! Brandishing a toilet brush, a mop and a very bad homemade outfit....
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By Jan Richardson on 09-07-2020
Billionaire Boy
Joe has a lot of reasons to be happy. About a billion of them, in fact. You see, Joe's rich. Really, really rich. Joe's got his own bowling alley, his own cinema, even his own butler who is also an orangutan. He's the wealthiest 12-year-old in the land. But Joe isn't happy. Why not? Because he's got a billion pounds...and not a single friend. But then someone comes along, someone who likes Joe for Joe, not for his money. The problem is, Joe's about to learn that when money is involved, nothing is what it seems.
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Narrated by: David Walliams, Peter Serafinowicz, Morwenna Banks, and others
Welcome to the Midnight Gang! Midnight is the time when all children are fast asleep, except of course for...the Midnight Gang. That is when their adventures are just beginning.... When Tom gets hit on the head by a cricket ball, he finds himself at Lord Funt Hospital and is greeted by a terrifying-looking porter. Things go from bad to worse when he meets the wicked matron in charge of the children's ward.... But Tom is about to embark on the most thrilling journey of a lifetime!
Demon Dentist
The new jaw-achingly funny novel from David Walliams, the number-one best-selling author! Make your appointment if you dare…. Darkness had come to the town. Strange things were happening in the dead of night. Children would put a tooth under their pillow for the tooth fairy, but in the morning they would wake up to find… a dead slug; a live spider; hundreds of earwigs creeping and crawling beneath their pillow. Evil was at work. But who or what was behind it…? Listen to this book and find out!
Scary!
By Belinda on 28-07-2016
The World's Worst Children 3
Narrated by: David Walliams, Jon Culshaw, Nitin Ganatra, and others
From the phenomenal number-one best seller David Walliams comes another collection of more hilariously horrible children! Just when you thought it was safe to go back to your bookshelf, 10 more horrendously hilarious stories about the absolute worst children ever! From 10-year-old Hank and his endless pranks on his poor, long-suffering family to Tandy and her titanic tantrums, this brand-new collection is the perfect companion to World's Worst Children books 1 and 2 and an ideal gift for the worst children in your life!
Narrated by: Ade Adepitan, Morgana Robinson, Jonathan Kydd, and others
Welcome to the Isle of Mulch! This little island is home to a large number of horrible grown-ups. The school, the local park, the toy shop and even the island's ice-cream van, are all run by awful adults who like nothing more than making children miserable. And the island is owned by the most awful one of all: Aunt Greta Greed! Something needs to be done about them. But who could be brave enough? Meet Ned: an extraordinary boy with a special power. SLIMEPOWER!
the best story
Awful Auntie
Narrated by: David Walliams, Maggie Steed, Nitin Ganatra
National Book Awards Audiobook of the Year 2014. From number one bestselling author David Walliams comes another heartfelt but hilarious hoot of an adventure. Stella Saxby is the sole heir to Saxby Hall. But awful Aunt Alberta and her giant owl will stop at nothing to get it from her. Luckily Stella has a secret - and slightly spooky - weapon up her sleeve....
what an adventure🦉 mystery and mayhem 🦉
By Hawthorn🦋Cottage on 17-02-2018
Narrated by: David Walliams, Morgana Robinson, Nitin Ganatra, and others
The brilliant follow-up to David Walliams' best seller The World's Worst Children! Ten more stories about a brand-new gang of hilariously horrible kids from everyone's favourite children's author. If you thought you had heard about the world's worst children already, you're in for a rather nasty shock. The beastly boys and gruesome girls in this book are even ruder, even more disgusting and WORSE than you could ever imagine!
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The World's Worst Teachers
Millions of young listeners have loved the World's Worst Children tales. Now they will revel in this delightfully dreadful collection of the most gruesome grown-ups ever: The World's Worst Teachers. Think your teachers are bad? Wait till you meet this lot. These 10 tales of the world's most splendidly sinister teachers will have you running for the school gates. Dr Dread teaches science and is half man, half monster. Watch out for the ghastly Miss Seethe. She is always furious and she's on a detention rampage.
Great story, well narrated
Narrated by: David Walliams, Matt Lucas, Nitin Ganantra
Mr Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well.... Chloe sees Mr Stink every day, but she’s never spoken to him - which isn’t surprising, because he’s a tramp and he stinks. But there’s more to Mr Stink than meets the eye (or nose), and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed.
The Most touching book I have ever read!
Narrated by: Joanna Lumley, Fiona Shaw, Andy Serkis, and others
Fly into a fiery and fantastical future with number one best-selling author David Walliams, in an epic adventure of myth and legend, good and evil, and one small boy who must save the world.... It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace – but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters.
A struggle to get through
By Api on 11-01-2020
The World's Worst Children
Narrated by: David Walliams, Nitin Ganatra
Read by David Walliams, with Nitin Ganatra as Raj - listen to David perform these 10 cautionary tales introducing a delightfully dreadful cast of characters. Are you ready to listen to the World’s Worst Children? Five beastly boys and five gruesome girls!
By Josephine Donohoe on 16-07-2016
Narrated by: Jane Horrocks, Miriam Margolyes, Peter Serafinowicz, and others
listening fun!
By Meloney Hoffmann on 12-01-2019
Hot on the heels of best-selling Gangsta Granny comes another hilarious, action-packed and touching novel - the story of a little girl called Zoe. Things are not looking good for Zoe. Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she gets Zoe to pick her nose for her. The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. And now the evil Burt from Burt’s Burgers is after her pet rat! And guess what he wants to do with it? The clue is in the title....
By Danielle McCarthy on 29-11-2020
Narrated by: Sophie Thompson, Adjoa Andoh, Nitin Ganatra, and others
Myrtle Meek has everything she could possibly want. But everything isn’t enough. She wants more, more, MORE! When Myrtle declares she wants a FING, there’s only one problem.... What is a FING? Mr and Mrs Meek will do anything to keep their darling daughter happy, even visit the spooky library vaults to delve into the dusty pages of the mysterious Monsterpedia. Their desperate quest leads to the depths of the jungliest jungle where the rarest creatures can be found. But will they ever find a FING?
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By Grace on 27-08-2019
The new heartwarming and hilariously brilliant story, beautifully read by number one best-selling author David Walliams.
Dads come in all sorts of shapes and sizes. There are fat ones and thin ones, tall ones and short ones. There are young ones and old ones, clever ones and stupid ones. There are silly ones and serious ones, loud ones and quiet ones. Of course, there are good dads and bad dads....
A high-speed cops and robbers adventure with heart and soul about a father and son taking on the villainous Mr Big – and winning!
This riches-to-rags story will have you on the edge of your seat and howling with laughter! Bad Dad is a fast and furious, heartwarming story of a father and son on an adventure - and a thrilling mission to break an innocent man into prison!
©2017 David Walliams (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers
What listeners say about Bad Dad
My 7yo LOVED this novel
Real characters, great plot, fun performances. As a parent I found it dragged and my 5yo and 3yo were bored, but the 7yo LOVED it!!
A lovely story with an underlying hint of sadness
There's such a beautiful and sad realness unpinning this funny & entertaining story. Wonderfully narrated.
Taikozfan
Our child asked us to rate it ZERO. Asked for refund.
I have no idea why this book has so many good ratings? It’s definitely not described accurately by Amazon or Audible. The descriptions and cover suggests that it’s an entertaining book for kids but that was definitely not out conclusion. Audio reading was okay but limited to one voice. The story was depressing and sad. The events of father losing a leg in an accident, mother abandoning her family for a rich man who she is having an affair with, a mob leader threatens father with son’s safety are all not topics that I wish to share with an 8 year old child. It’s not even described in a particularly funny way. After 13 chapters we agreed, as a family, that this book was an epic waste of time. It might be suitable for kids over 10 yrs of age, but it’s definitely not suited for younger kids and it’s definitely NOT the comedic book that reviews or descriptions seem to suggest. It’s a sad story with adult topics. Deserves a zero except for the fact that Amazon may seem my rating an error.
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funny book
very funny book the best book by far sooooooooooooooooooo good I was laughing so hard I almost peed my pants very good buy the book
Extremely exalent
Extremely exalent in a case that is exalent and in over all the story was one of the best story’s I have ever herd.
the performance was outstanding I love love loved it the book is also amazing
Marvelous book! it is funny and engaging
After finally convincing my boy to find a book he likes, he picked this book and have had the best time in the backseat of the car giggling and grinning :) Thank you so much for writing such a great book. Can't wait for new books from the same author. He is a talented man.
This is my favourite book!
I always listen to this book when I am drawing or doing my homework. I have the book to sometimes I listen to the book and follow along with my eyes and read it in my head at the same time. David Walliams is my favourite author so I love how he narrates his own books and brings it to life! Definitely recommend.
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Derek Jack
Fantastic from start to finish! I found myself listening to it without my kids - definitely for the whole family!
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Suzie Austin
Not for young children
Not for young children. Hopefully many of the adult themes will go over their heads. It’s a bit too sinister for my 5 and 7 year old. Torture, pointing guns, abandoned by mother. Didn’t laugh at all, unreal one minute and too real the next. I thought reverend Judith was meant to bring moral balance to counter dads bad actions, not introduce a lesbian marriage that seemed crowbarred in there with no relevance to the story what so ever, only a little high 5 to LGBT. Not for us.
Really good story. Funny narrating! I loved the book and I’ll recommend it to every child under 13
Bad Dad by David Walliams.
It was one of the best books I've ever listened to 😊 And I loved it! I recommend it from years 8- and over😊😊😊
JonBoy
Very silly story
I don't understand why the story can't make sense. Just a few examples: A mini doing a wheelie can't drive - it's front wheel drive. If you slam on a car's brakes it can't flip over and fly through the air. If a wooden leg is jammed on the accelerator it doesn't keep accelerating it just keeps going. A man wouldn't let his aunt take his place in prison especially without her glasses. I could go on. It makes it very annoyng to listen to. Very disappointing.
Kay Allen
funny audio
good narrating
I found it a wee bit sad at moments but if you know David Walliams, raj or anyone else in his amazing BOOKS👍👍👍💖💕😺😺..... will make you laugh
my favourite character was close between raj and frank but I lean towards frank more than raj because of how many books raj is in.
but I chose frank because of how risky and funny yet weirdly saving himself in a way I can't quite explain.
ok so what your reading right now is my opinion of this audio book which is simply amazing but you may or may not agree ,any way its for pretty much all ages except if your mum isn't around or if you have a fear of jail…
IT IS AMAZING I RECOMMEND IT SO MUCH
Bad dad review
Absolutely amazing another great book by David walliams. What would we read without you david
Sigrin
Brilliant bad dad
David Walliams kids books are my guilty secret. They are brilliantly written and fabulously narrated. Nothing negative to say except why haven’t you listened to this?
brilliant but annoying
it had annoying music at the end of every chapter other than that it was brilliant good narrators and brilliant story
Christopher Dennett
brilliant! awesome! fantastic! amazing!
It is one of the best books I've ever read . I apsoloutely loved it.
Lloydfamily
Amazing book
This unique book is full of mystery and things a dad would do for his son
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Birth Of A European Champion: Opel And Vauxhall Join Groupe PSA
The sale of Opel Automobile GmbH with its brands Opel and Vauxhall by General Motors to Groupe PSA has been finalized now.
“It is a historic day,” said Opel Automobile GmbH CEO Michael Lohscheller. “We are proud to join Groupe PSA and are now opening a new chapter in our history after 88 years with General Motors. We will continue our path of making technology `made in Germany´ available to everyone. The combination of our strengths will enable us to turn Opel and Vauxhall into a profitable and self-funded business. We have set ourselves the clear target of returning to profitability by 2020.”
“We are witnessing the birth of a true European champion today,” emphasized PSA Chairman of the board Carlos Tavares. “We will assist Opel and Vauxhall’s return to profitability and aim to set new industry benchmarks together. We will unleash the power of these iconic brands and the huge potential of its existing talents. Opel will remain German, Vauxhall will remain British. They are the perfect fit to our existing portfolio of French brands Peugeot, Citroën and DS Automobiles.”
The market share of the enlarged Groupe PSA is now around 17 percent in Europe, making it the continent’s second largest carmaker with first or second place in main markets. As already assured when the contract was signed in March, all employee codetermination rights will remain unchanged.
The Opel/Vauxhall management team will work on a plan for the future in the next 100 days. “We are eager to build the plan with PSA’s support and obviously together with our partners from the Works Council and the unions,” said Opel CEO Lohscheller.
Synergies within the Groupe PSA, for example in purchasing and development, are set to play a major part. The combined entity will unlock substantial economies of scale and synergies in purchasing, manufacturing and R&D estimated at €1.7 Bn at run rate. The goal is to generate a positive operational free cash flow by 2020 as well as an operating margin of two percent by 2020 and six percent by 2026.
Filed Under: News, Top Story Tagged With: and, Groupe, Join, Opel, PSA, vauxhall
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Launch of 2021 Honda HR-V is just a few months away
Anton AndresAuthor Info
All-new Honda HR-V might premiere by April 2021
@Takumi250r1 - Twitter, @Date_aHikarin - Twitter, Unknown January 06, 2021 14:04
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40 years of Honda Accord
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First drive: 2014 Honda Brio and Brio Amaze
It may not seem like it, but Honda had a relatively busy 2020. They launched the all-new City and City Hatchback, facelifted the CR-V, updated the Accord, and previewed the next-generation Civic. The Japanese automaker wants to continue that momentum in 2021, with another all-new model coming soon.
According to reports from Japan, the third-generation HR-V is ready to be launched this year. Not only that, it could premiere during the second quarter of 2021, with April being the earliest. So, what can we expect from Honda's subcompact crossover?
The next-generation HR-V was spied back in September 2020, so we already have an idea of the crossover's general shape. It appears that it will have a more upright front end with a flatter hood, a stark contrast to the present model. The windows appear more angular, while the tailgate gets a swoopier rear windshield. With that, it seems that Honda took a more daring, revolutionary approach instead of a conservative, evolutionary redesign.
There is a high chance of the 2021 HR-V riding on the architecture of the all-new Jazz. Given that the current model uses the previous Jazz's underpinnings, one might say it's even a certainty. If so, it also shares the same chassis as the City and City Hatchback. Rumor has it that the redesigned HR-V's body gains a few more inches than before, and its wheelbase stretched by a couple of millimeters.
As for the engines, there are five possible options. The first might be the 1.0-liter, three-cylinder turbo currently used in the City, City Hatchback, and Euro-spec Civic Hatchback. Another one could be a twin-cam version of the familiar 1.5-liter mill. Honda could also retain the tried and tested 1.8-liter, and the 1.5-liter turbo from the Civic RS might become an option (already available in Europe as the HR-V Sport). We won't be surprised if a hybrid model will be part of the range too.
That's all the information available for now, but we expect to find a few more details once we're closer to the reported launch date.
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Bankrupt Ssangyong still has to pay PHP 13 billion loan
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Next-gen Hyundai and Kia EVs will be built on this new platform
Marcus De GuzmanAuthor Info
Hyundai reveals its modular E-GMP architecture for EVs
Hyundai December 03, 2020 15:44
First Look: 2018 Hyundai Santa Fe, Ioniq, Kona, and Veloster
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Hyundai-Kia to use new simplified platform for future EVs
Back in August of this year, Hyundai announced that the Ioniq name will serve as a sub-brand for the company's upcoming electric vehicles. Initially, the company will be launching three models under the new EV brand – Ioniq 5, Ioniq 6, and Ioniq 7. By 2025, however, Hyundai plans to have 23 distinct all-electric vehicles available worldwide.
In order to accomplish this they will need a modular vehicle architecture that can underpin all of their EVs. Today, the automaker revealed the all-new modular platform called the E-GMP architecture. Designed exclusively for battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), the E-GMP architecture can be used on various body styles and segments. That means it can be used on subcompact models, midsize cars, as well as in crossovers.
Each E-GMP architecture will consist of a powerful motor, EV transmission, and inverter. All of these components are integrated into a single compact module that sits low on the E-GMP. This not only saves on space, but it also helps the architecture have a lower center of gravity.
With a relatively flat floor, the E-GMP can provide better cabin space, flexible seating arrangements, as well as improve passenger foot space. Without an engine up front, engineers were able to move the platform's air-conditioning elements at the very front of the car – further helping the EV platform have more interior space.
Thanks to a modular battery system and extendable wheelbase, Hyundai says the platform can accommodate a wide array of battery packs – allowing it to have various available ranges. At its highest setting, the E-GMP can provide 500 km of range on a full charge. Should the platform be set for a high-performance model, Hyundai says the architecture can go from 0 – 100 km/h in 3.5 seconds and is capable of reaching speeds of up to 260 km/h.
Not only can it be quick on the road, but the E-GMP is also capable of recharging quickly. Depending on the model or variant, the architecture is capable of 240V, 400V, and 800V high-speed charging. Hyundai expects that with these systems, their EVs can be recharged to 80% in as little as 18 mins. Meanwhile, a quick 5-minute charge can give their future EVs a range of 100 km.
The first model that will make use of the E-GMP will be the Ioniq 5 which is set to arrive next year. It will then be followed by an unnamed EV from Kia the following year. In the future, the Genesis brand will also be using the all-new EV platform for its high-end electric vehicles.
With Hyundai looking to have over 20 EVs by 2025, the E-GMP architecture will serve an important role in the group's EV plans.
What else can Ford PH bring in from China?
Do any of Ford China's models catch your attention?
Anton Andres 2020-12-04 09:38:00
The Suzuki Jimny is now 50 years old
Suzuki Jimny celebrates its golden anniversary
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AvePoint Partners with Phoenix Software to Migrate, Manage, and Protect Office 365 Data across the United Kingdom
Partnership combines AvePoint solutions with Phoenix Software’s comprehensive licensing, services, software, and IT operations for Microsoft Office 365
London — June 30, 2016 — AvePoint, the Microsoft Cloud expert, today announced a local strategic partnership with Phoenix Software, a UK-based software company specialising in end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions. The agreement will enable both companies to integrate best-in-class solutions with comprehensive services for businesses seeking to enhance Office 365.
AvePoint’s solutions for Office 365 in tandem with Phoenix Software’s premier services provides UK organisations in public and private sectors with a set of robust products and services to help implement and manage their SharePoint Online environments.
“Phoenix Software shares in our mission to empower organisations through cloud technology, they are known in the industry as a key Public sector Partner,” said David Brown Channel and Alliance Manager, AvePoint. “We look forward to helping businesses across the UK to better migrate, manage, and protect their Office 365 assets by pairing AvePoint solutions with Phoenix Software’s expert services throughout the region.”
Since its founding in 2001, AvePoint has helped more than 15,000 organisations and 3 million cloud users worldwide migrate, manage, and protect their Office 365 and SharePoint data. With integrated cloud, hybrid, and on-premises software solutions that are enhanced by 24/7 support, AvePoint is the Microsoft Cloud expert.
Phoenix Software specialises in end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions, including software asset management, software licensing, license-management-as-a-service, and managed services. With 25 years of experience in advising customers on the best-fit software, hardware, and IT solutions available, Phoenix Software’s award-winning team helps organisations make the right decisions for their specific needs.
“We are proud to work with AvePoint, as its offerings for Office 365 fulfill the unique needs of our customers,” said Jonny Ellis, Sales & Marketing Director, Phoenix Software. “AvePoint’s award-winning solutions blend perfectly into our software implementation strategies and complement our services to help organisations navigate the Microsoft Cloud effectively.”
For more information on how AvePoint helps organisations migrate, manage, and protect Office 365 and SharePoint data, please visit our website. For additional information on how Phoenix Software can help make the transition to the Microsoft Cloud more seamless, please visit the company website.
About Phoenix Software
Phoenix Software specialises in end-to-end IT infrastructure solutions including Software Asset Management, software licensing, license-management-as-a-service, hardware and devices, managed services, cloud services, data storage, data centre infrastructure management, enterprise software, servers, network security, unified communications and virtualization.
With 25 years of experience of advising customers on the best-fit software, hardware and IT solutions available, you can be assured that our award-winning team will help organisations make the right decisions for them. Its expert understanding of software licensing, coupled with the insight and innovation of our IT solutions specialists, means that Phoenix Software are perfectly placed to advise you on every aspect of IT strategy from procurement and deployment through to software license management and compliance.
Phoenix Software Media Contact
Sarah Bradshaw, Marketing Director
Email: sarah.bradshaw@phoenixs.co.uk
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Hospitality and Leisure: VAT Rate Cut
The Chancellor has announced a temporary cut to the rate of VAT from 20% to 5% which will be welcomed by Britain's hospitality sector, clearly hit extremely hard by the COVID-19 Pandemic and associated ‘lockdown’ measures.
Tax, VAT & Indirect Tax, Advisory
With effect from next Wednesday, 15 July 2020, the rate of VAT on food, accommodation and various attractions will be reduced from the standard rate of 20% to the reduced rate of 5%. The reduced rate will apply until 12 January 2021.
The reduced rate will apply to supplies of food and non-alcoholic drinks from restaurants, pubs, bars, cafés and ‘similar premises’ across the UK.
It should be noted that the sale of alcoholic beverages has been excluded from this measure.
In addition, the Chancellor announced that the reduced rate will apply during the same period to supplies of accommodation and admission to attractions across the UK.
HMRC have stated that further guidance on the scope of this relief will be published in the coming days.
At this stage, it is not clear whether ‘similar premises’ will extend to venues such as members’ sports clubs and so on but it assumed that the measure will be applied as widely as possible to assist all those entities affected by the lockdown measures. Similarly, it is not known for certain whether ‘attractions’ will extend to the sale of tickets for ‘live’ performances and events, for example. Again, it is hoped that such issues will be clarified by the promised guidance.
In the meantime, businesses which are certain to be affected by the measure such as pubs and restaurants should consider changes to their till systems. It would clearly be prudent to determine whether or not they will be able to differentiate between the rates of VAT which will apply to the various items being sold.
For further guidance on such matters discussed in this insight and any other VAT related matters, please get in touch with your local Wilkins Kennedy contact or one of our VAT specialists.
Scott Craig
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B2BGateway achieves Acumatica 6.1 Solution Certification
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"We are proud to say that B2BGateway's solution is 100% developed, built and maintained by B2BGateway developers".
B2BGateway Application Certified By Acumatica
The B2BGateway application is recognized as an “Acumatica-Certified Application” by the Cloud ERP company
Hopkinton, Rhode Island — 9/08/2017 — B2BGateway.Net, Global EDI Provider, today announced that its software has been recognized as an Acumatica-Certified Application (ACA).
Acumatica is a comprehensive, browser-based Cloud ERP solution optimized for ease of use, adaptability, mobility, speed, and security. The ACA title highlights outstanding development partners whose applications have met the highest standards set for Acumatica integration and functionality.
“Customers who want to stay competitive need flexible, responsive technology to execute their long-term business strategies,” said Christian Lindberg, Vice President of Partner Solutions at Acumatica. “Our ACA label is built to help customers find applications capable of delivering that. We’re proud to recognize B2BGateway as an Acumatica-Certified Application. It masterfully utilizes the Acumatica platform to meet customers’ growing business demands.”
To become an Acumatica-Certified Application, B2BGateway has demonstrated commitment to quality by passing the Acumatica software test and aligning to future Acumatica roadmap releases.
B2BGateway’s Acumatica EDI solution has been validated by Acumatica Labs and has been successfully Certified for Acumatica version 6.1. “We are proud to say that B2BGateway’s solution is 100% developed, built and maintained by B2BGateway developers, said Vincenzo Cordone, Director of Sales and Marketing at B2BGateway.
About B2BGateway
B2BGateway is a leading, global EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) solutions provider with offices in North America and Europe. As a GS1 Accredited solution provider B2BGateway offers 24/7 customer support with each client assigned s dedicated setup team. B2BGateway EDI solutions are simple to use, competitively priced, highly effective and can increase profitability by reducing costs associated with manual data entry. For further information, please call +1 (401) 491 9595 or log onto www.B2BGateway.Net
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READER LETTER: the St. Brelade's Bay question
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With St. Brelade's Bay being zoned by Planning as an 'urban centre', questions have been raised over what the designation will mean for the tourist businesses in the area.
In this reader letter, St. Brelade's Bay Association Chariman, Moz Scott, questions why there has been such reluctance to award the Bay the same protected status as its adjoining coastline...
"Does tourism matter to Jersey?
You would think so from the £5m government gives Visit Jersey annually to market the Island to potential visitors; and the unprecedented financial support government provided to hospitality businesses during the pandemic.
Pictured: "In a government-commissioned survey last year, the Bay’s tourist businesses expressed concern about the resultant impact on the Bay’s scenery and general tourist offering."
It has been a different story when it comes to St Brelade’s Bay. Despite TripAdvisor users voting the Bay the UK’s third best beach (notwithstanding it is outside the UK), this scenic seaside resort has been designated as a ‘small urban centre’ appropriate for maximising residential housing.
The whole of the coastline adjoining the Bay has Coastal National Park planning policy protection (which does not prohibit development entirely, as anyone can see). The Bay does not. When a States Member sought the same protection for the Bay seven years ago, he was informed the Jersey policy would not work because, unlike equivalent planning policy for certain UK beauty spots, it had not been evolved to provide for… tourist development.
In a government-commissioned survey last year, the Bay’s tourist businesses expressed concern about the resultant impact on the Bay’s scenery and general tourist offering. Most said the offering needed to be supported or tourism businesses will ‘continue to decline’. That hardly can be good for the Island’s tourist industry as a whole.
Pictured: "Is there enough political will to stop the Bay from continuing to slip through the planning protection net?"
Will the Minister for Economic Development and Tourism seek change for the Bay? Why not sooner?
Past policy makers have looked to the Jersey Hospitality Association for guidance, whose members are mainly based in, or near, St Helier. Their custom mainly consists of office workers. Visitors are icing on the cake for them. The Bay’s smaller number of businesses depend on the Bay’s scenic attraction and unique visitor offering.
The Island’s planning policies are to be reviewed this year. Is there enough political will to stop the Bay from continuing to slip through the planning protection net?
Pictured: The adjoining coastal area of St Brelade's Bay is designated protected by Coastal National Park policy.
The States Assembly’s previous last-minute stabs at protecting the Bay have visibly failed. In response to its proposal that the Bay have its own, updated, local development plan, the former Minister for the Environment said St Helier was his greater priority. Other amendments to the Island Plan have provided developers seeking to profit from the Bay’s high residential land values with loopholes. The Bay’s landscape and tourist offering is paying the price.
The current procedural setup mocks democratic representation. States Members on the Planning Committee rejected proposals for increased residential development on the former Wayside restaurant and the Atrium building sites. UK planning inspectors, with no connection to the Island, caused their decisions to be reversed on appeal.
Thank you. For those who love this picture, please don’t let the sun set on the SBBA’s fight to have @StatesAssembly improve planning protection for the Bay. Please sign the petition today. https://t.co/plOaGU6HNQ
— Moz Scott (@MozScott) January 11, 2021
States Members needs to give better thought to the matter this time, before they are presented with another draft Island Plan.
With this in mind, a petition has been filed seeking Coastal National Park planning policy protection for most of the Bay, with additional tourist offering protection (accessible through stbrelade.com). It needs over 4,000 more signatures for the States Assembly to debate the matter.
Islanders who value the Bay as a seaside resort, more than as a luxury residential building site, your signature of the petition would help support this campaign."
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The new CIO's quick-start manual
For a new CIO, learning to strike the right balance between addressing old problems and creating new capabilities is critical not only to survive but also thrive in a tough job.
By Rudy Puryear, Nigel Cornish and Marc van der Vleugel
Expectations are always high when a new senior executive takes up the reins of a demanding leadership job. But in today’s fast-changing business environment, few find themselves more under the gun than the newly hired chief information officer. As they step into that new role, CIOs face often conflicting challenges of daunting depth and breadth. They must labor to keep aging legacy systems running to meet business units’ more varied and ever-increasing demands. Meanwhile, all eyes are on them to lead the deployment of a range of new IT capabilities, including social, mobile and cloud technologies.
Typically, greeting the new CIO on day one is an IT environment that is a patchwork of legacy systems and ill-suited technologies. In most companies, the pressure to create new IT-enabled functionality usually takes precedence over fixing what’s broken or underperforming. The perverse result of piling new capabilities on top of an increasingly rickety foundation is to add unnecessary complexity and drive up costs, making it harder for IT to serve even basic business requests in a timely manner. The unnecessary complexity of the IT environment plays havoc with IT budgets, with as much as 85% or more of total IT outlays focused on operating and maintaining the existing systems, leaving just 15% free for discretionary spending on new initiatives. Effective CIOs know that legacy systems must be tamed and the cost of operating and maintaining them reduced by 20% to 30% in order to free up resources for new investments.
Needing to bridge this widening gap between the shortcomings of IT’s legacy systems on the one hand and the business’s emerging needs on the other, most new CIOs yield to pressures to dive into work that is urgent and postpone tackling the bigger issues that are more important. But neither can the new CIO afford to put the pressing immediate requests on hold while he or she attends to addressing underlying issues. From our extensive experience helping new CIOs establish a solid footing, Bain & Company has found that success in the new role requires a CIO to carve out time and resources amid the raging daily storm of requests on the IT organization during the critical initial months on the job. CIOs need to set the tone and direction of their tenure by appraising IT’s strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats, and developing a balanced plan for fixing old problems and implementing the new business priorities.
Build the fact base. Large IT environments are sprawling and complex, and the new CIO needs to peer into a lot of dark corners to see where underlying problems are lurking—and identify the hidden assets the organization can bring to bear to fix them. Even before the new CIO first walks on to the server floor, most business users who are dependent on IT services will have formed firm opinions about what is broken in IT and how it needs to be fixed. The new CIO needs to spend a lot of time listening—both for where the sources of frustration with IT are strongest and for the subtle, sometimes unspoken, hints at how IT can truly improve its performance.
The complaint the new CIO usually will hear is the perennial lament that everything about IT costs too much and takes too long to deliver on its promises—a reflection of pent-up demand among business users for IT support that is more responsive to their needs. Eager to demonstrate that they understand users’ frustrations and share their sense of urgency, many new CIOs are too quick to respond to users’ immediate needs without stepping back to understand the underlying strategic business goals. This may help them win small battles by satisfying the current level of demand, but it will not enable them to fundamentally shift the underlying IT paradigm.
The CIO needs to get beneath superficial impressions to find the IT pain points that will be the core issues of an actionable agenda. One large source of IT dysfunctionality and runaway costs, where the CIO needs to shine a light is on so-called shadow IT—those hidden pockets of improvised IT capabilities and quick-and-dirty IT solutions that spring up across the company outside the purview of the IT organization. Shadow IT adds complexity, often compromises the functionality of internal systems with which it interfaces and can require heavy supplemental spending to maintain. After a detailed investigation, for example, the CIO at one global contract manufacturer discovered that nearly one-quarter of total IT spending was taking place outside the formal IT budgeting process.
As the new CIO patiently builds the fact base, he or she will dig deep into how the businesses really work to assess where IT capabilities are up to the job and where they need to improve (see Figure). Typically, he or she will find that the root causes of IT underperformance arise in one or more of the following four areas: First, the legacy IT systems are not a sufficiently robust platform to be responsive to business needs. Second, IT governance does not support fast and effective decision making. Third, the priorities in IT are not aligned with the business’s most important strategic priorities. And finally, the capabilities of the IT organization are rooted in the legacy environment and not suited to meet the needs of the new environment.
When a new CIO at a major computer manufacturer investigated why his organization was failing to keep up with the business’s core strategic objectives, he was startled to discover that fully 60% of servers supporting the company’s main product line were obsolete. He learned that his predecessor, faced with a cyclical slump, had slashed costs indiscriminately to meet an arbitrary decision by senior leadership to cut IT spending in half—almost totally eliminating the budget to refresh IT technology.
Set appropriate expectations. Armed with data and actionable insights from his fact-gathering mission, the new CIO’s next job is to make a compelling business case to persuade his internal clients to allow him to reposition the IT platform by fixing what’s wrong while addressing the most important new initiatives. But he also needs to reassure his business clients that redirecting IT resources and energy creates an IT foundation that will enable IT to be far more responsive to their future needs.
It’s a tall order. The last thing most business unit leaders want to hear from an IT organization they already consider to be too expensive and too slow is that the new CIO needs more resources and time to fix old problems. Business leaders need to be convinced that the IT organization shares their sense of urgency to achieve new mission-critical capabilities. Not addressing the IT foundation simply postpones the inevitable.
That’s what André Vanden Camp did soon after taking charge in 2011 as CIO at AXA Belgium, a subsidiary of the global financial services company and Belgium’s leading insurer. His first 100-day fact-finding mission revealed a fragmented IT organization that was operating dozens of applications running on nearly obsolete technology that needed to be overhauled. To win senior management support for his plan to replace the outdated IT architecture with a streamlined new one that would run open-source applications, Vanden Camp and his team carefully documented the cost overruns, pinpointed the sources of delay in meeting project deadlines and committed to ambitious performance improvement goals to be achieved over the following 18 months.
Vanden Camp also persuaded AXA to redirect IT spending from lower-value projects to free up resources that would allow IT to focus on higher-value initiatives, recruit new talent and build an IT platform that would serve the organization for the next decade.
Tackle the highest-priority initiatives. Based on Bain & Company’s research and experience working with scores of IT organizations, a key consideration for selecting initial high-impact projects that achieve alignment with urgent business priorities is they also boost the IT organization’s effectiveness.
Focusing on strengthening IT effectiveness, the new CIO needs to find the right balance between the most important near-term and long-term IT goals. Where that fulcrum point is will depend on the quality of the underlying IT systems, team capabilities and readiness to embark on long-term strategic initiatives.
Matthew Oakeley, the head of group IT at Schroders, the UK-based investment management firm, achieved that balance by breaking down functional silos that kept the IT organization from successfully undertaking integrated initiatives. He instilled a service mentality and challenged the IT leadership team to become more involved with the investment management teams. He was quick to replace structures that didn’t fit his strategic vision of for IT; but rather than assume that everything must change, he was careful to listen to and learn about the people and teams that remained. Scrapping a failed five-year-old project to outsource back-office processes, Oakeley made the development of a new IT application architecture a “burning platform” for change. Now eight years into the job and running one of the industry’s most respected IT teams, Oakeley is considering the challenge of whether an incumbent CIO can approach his own organization in the same way again—with an open mind and a spirit of renewal as if he had just joined. Becoming one’s own successor could prove a difficult playbook to follow.
For a new CIO, learning to strike the right balance between addressing old problems and creating new capabilities is critical not only to survive but also thrive in a tough, big job. But seasoned veterans, too, can benefit by seeing their IT organization through the eyes of the newcomers they once were, to lay a fresh foundation for continued success.
Rudy Puryear
Partner, Chicago
Marc van der Vleugel
Partner, Brussels
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Towson draws No. 6 seed, will host Maryland in NCAA men's lacrosse tournament; Johns Hopkins earns spot
Towson, the Colonial Athletic Association champion, drew the No. 6 seed and will host Maryland at Johnny Unitas Stadium on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the first round of the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament.
By Edward Lee
College lacrosse roundup (May 4): UMBC, Towson men win conference titles
College lacrosse roundup for games on May 4.
Digest (May 1): Towson’s Sunday recognized as Colonial Athletic Association’s Co-Offensive Player of the Year in lacrosse
Lacrosse honors, awards
College men's lacrosse roundup (April 27): No. 13 Towson wins 11-9 over Drexel, secures second seed in CAA championships
College men's lacrosse roundup for games on April 27.
College women's lacrosse roundup (April 27): Sulmonte scores four to lead Towson to a 17-14 win over Delaware
College women's lacrosse roundup for games on April 27.
Lesson learned, Towson men’s lacrosse rallies this time to defeat Delaware, 14-12
After trailing 5-1 in the first quarter en route to a 14-10 loss to Massachusetts on April 13, the No. 14 Tigers found themselves in a 5-2 hole against the Blue Hens, but scored 11 times in the second and third quarters to escape with the win.
Lethargic start dooms No. 11 Towson men’s lacrosse in 14-10 upset by No. 19 Massachusetts
The Tigers managed just one goal per quarter through the first three before erupting for seven in the fourth that proved to be too little, too late in a key Colonial Athletic Association loss to the Minutemen on Saturday.
Digest (April 7): Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse wins seventh straight
The Mount St. Mary's women's lacrosse team shut down visiting Robert Morris in a 14-3 win Sunday. The victory was the seventh straight for the Mountaineers, which marks the team's longest winning streak since the 2007 season.
For Towson women's basketball trio, first NCAA tournament bid reward for sticking with program
Mariah Gray, Maia Lee and Nukiya Mayo endured 18 more losses than wins in their first two years for the Towson women’s basketball team. On Friday, they'll play in the program's first NCAA tournament game.
'Best Monday of 2019': Towson women's basketball receives No. 15 seed in NCAA tournament, will face UConn on Friday
In its first NCAA women’s basketball tournament appearance, Towson received the No. 15 seed in the Albany Regional and will face No. 2 seed Connecticut on Friday at 6:30 p.m. in Storrs, Conn.
Towson women's basketball secures first NCAA tournament bid in program history
The Towson women’s basketball team is headed to the first NCAA tournament in program history. The fourth-seeded Tigers completed their improbable run to the Colonial Athletic Association championship by upsetting second-seeded Drexel, 53-49, on Saturday.
State basketball roundup (March 15): Towson women beat Hofstra, 69-48, advance to CAA final
Scoreboard and roundup of state women's college basketball games on March 15
State basketball roundup (March 14): Towson women beat Delaware, 59-49, advance to CAA semifinals
Scoreboard and roundup of state college basketball games on March 14.
Catonsville grad Jasmine Dickey contributing to success for Delaware women’s basketball
As a freshman, Jasmine Dickey leads the Blue Hens in rebounding, ranks third in blocks and fourth in scoring average, and hopes to aid the team in its quest for a Colonial Athletic Association tournament crown.
Digest (March 3): Blast beat MetroStars behind Melo, Dantas
The Blast recorded their 11th win of the Major Arena Soccer League season with a 5-4 victory over the host Mississauga MetroStars (3-14) in Ontario, Canada.
'We can be great': Towson women’s basketball off to best start in CAA play in 11 years
The Towson women's basketball team's 10 wins in 15 games is its fastest run to double-digit victories since 2011-12 and its 4-0 opening in the conference is its best since 2007-08.
Towson football’s Tom Flacco fifth in voting for Offensive Player of the Year honor
Redshirt junior quarterback Tom Flacco picked up seven first-place votes for the Walter Payton Award, which recognizes the top offensive player at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level.
Uncertainty surrounds No. 15 Towson football team after 38-17 loss to No. 7 James Madison
The No. 15 Towson football team has left its fate in the hands of the Football Championship Subdivision selection committee’s hands after Saturday’s loss to No. 7 James Madison in the regular-season finale for both teams.
Local college football previews: No. 20 Towson travels to No. 7 Elon; Morgan State hosts Delaware State
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Local college football previews: No. 15 Towson hosts No. 23 Maine, Morgan State welcomes Bethune-Cookman
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Local college football previews: No. 10 Towson visits No. 21 Delaware; Morgan State travels to Florida A&M
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After slow start, No. 17 Towson football wakes up in second half to defeat William & Mary, 29-13
Towson football scored 19 points in the second half to pick up a key win over William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association and remain in a tie for first place in the conference.
Local college football previews: Towson clashes with Stony Brook; Morgan State tangles with South Carolina State
Previewing Saturday’s games for No. 23 Towson and Morgan State against No. 13 Stony Brook and South Carolina State, respectively.
State college football roundup (Sept. 14): Tom Flacco leads Towson to upset of No. 10 Villanova
Tom Flacco threw for 320 yards and three touchdowns and Towson beat host Villanova 45-35 in a Colonial Athletic Association opener on Saturday.
Local college football previews: Towson clashes with Villanova, Morgan State tangles with Albany
Previewing Saturday’s games for Towson and Morgan State at Villanova and Albany, respectively.
With vocal leaders and a confident coach, Towson football plans to exceed expectations
“Picking us 10th is kind of dumb. But go ahead, we don’t care,” coach Rob Ambrose said. “We’re 10th, we’re no good. Remember that, when you show up [to play Towson].”
By Mike Klingaman
Review & preview: Towson men’s lacrosse
A look back at the 2018 season for Towson men’s lacrosse and a glimpse into 2019.
Laurel resident and Atholton High graduate Johnson savors national women's lacrosse title
Laurel resident starts on defense for national champion James Madison women's lacrosse team
By David Driver
College Notebook: Groves headed into Towson Hall of Fame
Century girls lacrosse coach Becky Groves is heading into the Towson Athletics Hall of Fame as a member of the Class of 2018.
By Pat Stoetzer
Towson basketball standouts Zane Martin, Justin Gorham (Calvert Hall) to transfer
Towson men’s basketball sophomore standouts Zane Martin and Justin Gorham (Calvert Hall) have received their release from the school and will transfer.
By Jonas Shaffer
Lacrosse roundup (May 6): James Madison women defeat Towson, 16-10, for CAA title
Senior attacker Kristen Gaudian and senior midfielder Elena Romesburg combined for nine goals to lead No. 4 James Madison to a 16-10 win over No. 7 Towson to claim the Colonial Athletic Association women's lacrosse championship.
College lacrosse roundup (May 4): Steele's 5 goals, Taylor's 11 help Maryland women advance
Caroline Steele (Severn) had a game-high five goals and Megan Taylor (Glenelg) made 11 saves and No. 2 Maryland women's lacrosse outlasted Johns Hopkins,
State lacrosse roundup: Wisnauskas leads Maryland past Rutgers, 12-9, in Big Ten men's semifinal
Boys' Latin alumnus Logan Wisnauskas had two goals and three assists for Maryland in its 12-9 win over Rutgers in a Big Ten men's lacrosse semifinal.
Towson men’s lacrosse player Zach Goodrich named CAA Defensive Player of the Year
Zach Goodrich becomes the second Towson men’s lacrosse player in as many years to win the Colonial Athletic Association’s Defensive Player of the Year award.
No. 4 James Madison edges No. 6 Towson, 17-16 in overtime, for CAA regular-season title
No. 4 James Madison edged No. 6 Towson, 17-16 for the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season women's lacrosse championship.
By Katherine Dunn
Women's lacrosse Game of the Week: No. 4 James Madison at No. 6 Towson
Towson's No. 6 women's lacrosse team hosts No. 4 James Madison for the Colonial Athletic Association regular-season championship Saturday afternoon.
Inside Lacrosse women's poll and what's next for state teams (April 24)
The upset parade has settled down in Division I women’s lacrosse with the top 14 teams holding on to their spots in this weeks’ Inside Lacrosse media poll. The final six shuffled.
Preston: Towson offense has clutch fourth period for men's lacrosse win over Delaware
Towson’s offense was consistently inconsistent again, and the Tigers still beat Delaware in men's lacrosse Saturday because of a clutch fourth period.
By Mike Preston
Women's lacrosse notebook: Towson causing turnovers at a record rate
The Towson women's lacrosse team is causing turnovers at a record rate as the Tigers rank third in Division I in scoring defense.
Inside Lacrosse media poll
Towson sophomore guard Zane Martin declares for NBA draft without hiring agent
The All-CAA selection has not appeared on any prominent lists of the top underclassmen available.
Digest: Towson men fall to William & Mary in CAA basketball quarterfinals
The fourth-seeded Tribe reached the Colonial Athletic Association men's basketball semifinals for the fifth straight season.
Conference tournament reset: Towson, UMBC, Morgan State, Coppin State shoot for NCAA berth
With conference tournaments picking back up over the weekend, here’s what you need to know about the few local teams still standing.
Digest (Feb. 14): Johns Hopkins women's lacrosse team defeats Drexel, 14-10
Host Johns Hopkins (2-0) used a strong second-half performance to win, 14-10, over Drexel (0-1). Maggie Schneidereith (Towson) had a game-high four goals,
Towson's upset of Penn State could loom large for NCAA women's lacrosse tournament
Could the Towson women's lacrosse team's season-opening win over No. 4 Penn State loom large come May and NCAA tournament time?
Women's lacrosse National Player of the Week (Feb. 13): Natalie Sulmonte, Towson
Towson's Natalie Sulmonte is The Baltimore Sun's women's lacrosse National Player of the Week after leading the Tigers to an upset win over then-No. 4 Penn State with three goals and three assists.
Inconsistent Towson falls, 77-62, to Northeastern in Autism Awareness game
Towson has made a habit of following inspired performances with duds. Saturday's 77-62 loss to Northeastern before an announced 2,263 at SECU Arena was the latest example.
By Rich Scherr
Colonial Athletic Association men’s lacrosse outlook for 2018
The fifth installment of a series that previews the battles for conference titles in Division I.
Towson ends four-game skid with convincing win over UNC Wilmington
Towson looked very much at home in its first game at SECU Arena since a Dec. 9 victory over UMBC.
In way-too-early bracketology, Towson makes the cut and Maryland's on the bubble
The Terps are a No. 11 seed, and the Tigers are a No. 12.
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Weld Development Company, Llc
Address 200 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 201
Form date July 23, 1996
Agent name Michael Richardson
Agent address 200 W. Hampden Ave. Suite 201
We established that Weld Development Company, Llc is classified as a limited liability company and can be found in the city of Englewood. The company can be reached at: 200 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 201, Englewood, 80110 (coordinates: 39.6527223, -104.990531). Weld Development Company, Llc has been subject to the Colorado SoS jurisdiction since 07/23/1996, which is its incorporation date, operating under identification no 19961096688. Michael Richardson, the registered agent, can be found at 200 W. Hampden Ave. Suite 201, 80110, Englewood, CO. The initial document filed to the Secretary of State was "Form a Limited Liability Company (LLC)" procured on 1996-07-23. Other filings include: "Amendment" procured on 1998-09-02, "Statement of Older Periodic Report" (1998-09-02), "Statement of Older Periodic Report" (2000-12-17) and more - noted below. Additional firms in the vicinity are: Spruce Meadows, Llc, Wig Investments Llc, Antler Holdings, Ltd., Monaco Street Properties, Llc, Washington Square Owners Association.
19961096688 Form a Limited Liability Company (LLC) WELD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, LLC
20001247326 Statement of Older Periodic Report CORP REPORT
20051057587 Articles of Reinstatement
Spruce Meadows, Llc
Wig Investments Llc
Antler Holdings, Ltd.
Monaco Street Properties, Llc
Washington Square Owners Association
Alternity Capital Partners 1, Llc
Traemand California, Inc.
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Stupire! – The Festival of Wonders
There are places where the sediments of Time deposited, through the centuries, making the atmosphere thick and stratified like the different, subsequent architectural elements one can detect within a single building: in these places, the past never seems to have disappeared, it seems to survive — or at least we believe we can feel its vestigial traces.
Rocca Sanvitale in Fontanellato (Parma) is one of such majestic places of wonder: it has been the scene of conspiracies, battles, sieges, as well as — certainly — of laughters, romance, banquets and joy; a place full of art (Parmigianino was summoned to paint the fresco in the Room of Diane and Actaeon in 1523) and science (at the end of XIX Century the count Giovanni Sanvitale installed an incredible optical chamber inside the South tower, a device still functioning today).
Here, History is something you breathe. Walking through the rooms of the castle, you wouldn’t be surprised to encounter one of those faded ghosts who incessantly repeat the same gesture, trapped in a sadness deeper than death itself.
And it’s right inside these walls and towers that the first edition of Stupire!, the Festival of Wonders, will be held: three days of surprising shows, workshops, experiments, meetings with mentalists and mad scientists. The purpose of the event is to spread culture in entertaining and unexpected ways, using the tools of illusionism.
Behind this initiative, supported by the municipality of Fontanellato and organized in collaboration with the Circolo Amici della Magia di Torino, are two absolutely extraordinary minds: Mariano Tomatis and Francesco Busani.
If you follow my blog, you may already know them: they appeared on these pages more than once, and they both performed at my Academy of Enchantment.
Mariano Tomatis (one of my personal heroes) is the fertile wonder injector who is revolutionizing the world of magic from the outside, so to speak. Half historian of illusionism, half philosopher of wonder, and for another additional half activist of enchantment, Mariano fathoms the psychological, sociological and political implications of the art of magic, succeeding in shifting its focal point towards a new balance. Starting from this year, his Blog of Wonders is twinned to Bizzarro Bazar.
If Mariano is the “theorist” of the duo, Francesco Busani is the true mentalist, experienced in bizarre magick, investigator of the occult and unrivaled raconteur. As he explained when I interviewed him months ago, he was among the first magicians to perform one-to-one mentalism in Italy.
This partnership has already given birth to Project Mesmer, a hugely successful mentalism workshop. The Stupire! festival is the crowning result of this collaboration, perhaps their most visionary endeavour.
I will have the honor of opening the Festival, together with Mariano, on May 19.
During our public meeting I will talk about collecting curiosities, macabre objects, ancient cabinets of wonder and neo-wunderkammern. I will also bring some interesting pieces, directly from my own collection.
In the following days, besides Busani’s and Tomatis’ amazing talks performances (you really need to see them to understand how deep they can reach through their magic), the agenda features: Diego Allegri‘s trickeries and shadow puppets, street magic by Hyde, Professor Alchemist and his crazy experiments; Gianfranco Preverino, among the greatest experts in gambling and cheating, will close the festival.
But the event will not be limited to the inside of the castle. On Saturday and Sunday, the streets of Fontanellato will become the scene for the unpredictable guerrilla magic of the group Double Joker Face: surprise exhibitions in public spaces, baffling bystanders.
If that wasn’t enough, all day long on Saturday and Sunday, just outside the Rocca, those who seek forgotten oddities will have a chance to sift through a magic and antique market.
Lastly, Mariano Tomatis’ motto “Magic to the People!” will result in a final, very welcome abracadabra: all the events you just read about will be absolutely free of charge (until seats are available).
Three days of culture, illusionism and wonder in a place where, as we said in the beginning, History is all around. A week-end that will undoubtedly leave the participants with more enchanted eyes.
Because the world does not need more magic, but our own gaze does.
Here you can find the detailed schedule, complete with links to reserve seats for free.
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Fumone, the invisible castle
If by “mystery”, even in its etymological root, we mean anything closed, incomprehensible and hidden, then the castrum (castle), being a locked and fortified place, has always played the role of its perfect frame; it is the ideal setting for supernatural stories, a treasure chest of unspeakable and terrible deeds, a wonderful screen onto which our fears and desires can be projected.
This is certainly the case with the castle of Fumone, which appears to be inseparable from myth, from the enigmatic aura surrounding it, mostly on the account of its particularly dramatic history.
Right from its very name, this village shows a dark and most ominous legacy: Fumone, which means “great smoke”, refers to the advance of invaders.
Since it was annexed to the Papal States in XI Century, Fumone had a strategic outpost function, as it was designated to warn nearby villages of the presence of enemy armies; when they were spotted, a big fire was lit in the highest tower, called Arx Fumonis. This signal was then repeated by other cities, where similar pillars of thick smoke rose in the sky, until the alert came to Rome. “Cum Fumo fumat, tota campania tremat”: when Fumone is smoking, all the countryside trembles.
The castle, with its 14 towers, proved to be an impregnable military fortress, overruling the armies of Frederick Barbarossa and Henry VI, but the bloodiest part of its history has to do with its use as a prison by the State of the Church.
Fumone became sadly well-known both for its brutal detention conditions and for the illustrous guests who unwillingly entered its walls. Among others, notable prisoners were the antipope Gregory VIII in 1124 and, more than a century later, Pope Celestine V, guilty of the “big refusal”, that is abdicating the Papal throne.
These two characters are already shrouded in legend.
Gregory VIII died incarcerated in Fumone, after he opposed the Popes Paschal II, Gelasius II and Callixtus II and was defeated by the last one. In a corridor inside the castle, a plaque commemorates the antipope, and the guides (as well as the official website) never forget to suggest that Gregory’s corpse could be walled-up behind the plaque, as his body was never found. Just the first of many thrills offered by the tour.
As for the gentle but inconvenient Celestine V, he probably died of an infected abscess, weakened by the hardship of detention, and the legend has it that a flaming cross appeared floating over his cell door the day before his death. On several websites it is reported that a recent study of Celestine’s skull showed a hole caused by a 4-inch nail, the unmistakable sign of a cruel execution ordered by his successor Boniface VIII; but when researching more carefully, it turns out this “recent” survey in fact refers to two different and not-so-modern investigations, conducted in 1313 and 1888, while a 2013 analysis proved that the hole was inflicted many years after the Saint’s death.
But, as I’ve said, when it comes to Fumone, myth permeates every inch of the castle, overriding reality.
Another example is the infamous “Well of the Virgin”, located on the edge of a staircase.
From the castle website:
Upon arriving at the main floor, you will be directly in front of the “Well of the Virgin”. This cruel and medieval method of punishment was used by the Vassals of Fumone when exercising the “Right of the Lord” an assumed legal right allowing the lord of a medieval estate to be the first to take the virginity of his serfs’ maiden daughters. If the girl was found not to be a virgin, she was thrown into the well.
Several portals, otherwise trustworthy, add that the Well “was allegedly equipped with sharp blades“; and all seem to agree that the “Right of the Lord” (ius primae noctis) was a real and actual practice. Yet it should be clear, after decades of research, that this is just another legend, born during the passage from the Middle Ages to the modern era. Scholars have examined the legislations of Germanic monarchies, Longobards, Carolingians, Communes, Holy Roman Empire and later kingdoms, and found no trace of the elusive right. If something similar existed, as a maritagium, it was very likely a right over assets and not persons: the father of the bride had to pay a compensation to grant his daughter a dowry — basically, possessions and lands passed from father-in-law to son-in-law at the cost of a fee to the local landlord.
But again, why asking what’s real, when the idea of a well where young victims were thrown is so morbidly alluring?
I would rather specify at this point that I have no interest in debunking the information reported on the castle’s website, nor on other sites. Legends exist since time immemorial, and if they survive it means they are effective, important, even necessary narratives. I am willing to maintain both a disenchanted and amazed look, as I’m constantly fascinated by the power of stories, and this analysis only helps clarifying that we are dealing, indeed, with legends.
But let’s go back to visiting the castle.
Perhaps the most bizarre curiosity in the whole manor house is a small piece of wooden furniture in the archive room.
In this room ancient books and documents are kept, and nothing can prepare the visitor for the surprise when the unremarkable cabinet is opened: inside, in a crystal display case, lies the embalmed body of a child, surrounded by his favorite toys. The lower door shows the dead boy’s wardrobe.
The somber story is that of “Little Marquis” Francesco Longhi, the eight and last child of Marchioness Emilia Caetani Longhi, and brother of seven sisters. According to the legend, his sisters did not look kindly upon this untimely heir, and proceded to poison him or bring him to a slow demise by secretly putting glass shreds in his food. The kid started feeling excruciating pains in the stomach and died shortly after, leaving his mother in the utmost desperation. Blinded by the suffering, the Marchioness called a painter to remove any sign of happiness from the family portraits, had the little boy embalmed and went on dressing him, undressing him, speaking to him and crying on his deathbed until her own death.
This tragic tale could not go without some supernatural twist. So here comes the Marchioness’ ghost, now and then seen crying inside the castle, and even the child’s ghost, who apparently enjoys playing around and moving objects in the fortress’ large rooms.
A place like Fumone seems to function as a catalyst for funereal mysteries, and represents the quintessence of our craving for the paranormal. It is no cause for indignation if this has become part of the castle’s marketing and communication strategies, as it is ever more difficult in Italy to promote the incredible richness of our own heritage. And in the end people come for the ghosts, and leave having learned a bit of history.
We would rather ask: why do we so viscerally love ghost stories, tales of concealed bodies and secret atrocities?
Fabio Camilletti, in his brilliant introduction to the anthology Fantasmagoriana, writes about Étienne-Gaspard Robert, known by the stage name of Robertson, one of the first impresarios to use a magic lantern in an astounding sound & light show. At the end of his performance he used to remind the audience of their final destiny, as a skeleton suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Camilletti compares this gimmick to the idea that, ultimately, we ourselves are ghosts:
Robertson said something similar, before turning the projector back on and showing a skeleton standing on a pedestal: this is you, this is the fate that awaits you. Thus telling ghost stories, as paradoxical as it may seem, is also a way to come to terms with the fear of death, forgetting — in the enchanted space created by the narration, or by the magic lantern — our ephemeral and fleeting nature.
Whether this is the real motivation behind the success of spook stories, or it’s maybe the opposite — a more mundane denial of impermanence which finds relief in the idea of leaving a trace after death (better to come back as a ghost than not coming back at all) — it is unquestionably an extremely powerful symbolic projection. So much so that in time it becomes stratified and lingers over certain places like a shadow, making them elusive and almost imaginary. The same goes for macabre tales of torture and murder, which by turning the ultimate terror into a narrative may help metabolyzing it.
The Longhi-De Paolis castle is still shrouded in a thick smoke: no longer coming from the highest tower, it is now the smoke of myth, the multitude of legends woven over history’s ancient skin. It would be hard, perhaps even fruitless in a place like this, to persist in discerning truth from symbolic construction, facts fom interpretations, reality from fantasy.
Fumone remains an “invisible” castle that Calvino would have certainly liked, a fortification which is more a mental representation than a tangible location, the haven of the dreamer seeking comfort (because yes, they do offer comfort) in cruel fables.
Here is Castle of Fumone‘s official site.
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Join us at 6pm as we enjoy wine, water and snacks and discuss this month's book choice: The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne. It's free! All are welcome and no reservations needed, just show up!
Cyril Avery is not a real Avery -- or at least, that's what his adoptive parents tell him. And he never will be. But if he isn't a real Avery, then who is he?
Born out of wedlock to a teenage girl cast out from her rural Irish community and adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple via the intervention of a hunchbacked Redemptorist nun, Cyril is adrift in the world, anchored only tenuously by his heartfelt friendship with the infinitely more glamourous and dangerous Julian Woodbead. At the mercy of fortune and coincidence, he will spend a lifetime coming to know himself and where he came from - and over his many years, will struggle to discover an identity, a home, a country, and much more. In this, Boyne's most transcendent work to date, we are shown the story of Ireland from the 1940s to today through the eyes of one ordinary man. The Heart's Invisible Furies is a novel to make you laugh and cry while reminding us all of the redemptive power of the human spirit.
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Stunningly restored for the 50th anniversary, BELLE DE JOUR is an elegant and erotic masterpiece and undoubtedly Luis Bunuel's most accessible film. Screen icon Catherine Deneuve plays Severine, the glacially beautiful, sexually unfulfilled wife of a surgeon, whose blood runs icy with ennui until she takes a day-job in a brothel. There she meets a charismatic but sinister young gangster (Pierre Clementi) and ignites an obsession that will court peril. Bunuel uses diffused lighting, dark colours, and shadows throughout the film to temper the gravity and emotional impact of each uncomfortable scene. Left to our own imaginative devices, the result is a film that is highly unsettling, perverse, and inevitably tragic. French dialogue with English subtitles. Screen icon Catherine Deneuve plays Severine, the glacially beautiful, sexually unfulfilled wife of a surgeon, whose blood runs icy with ennui until she takes a day-job in a brothel. There she meets a charismatic but sinister young gangster (Pierre Clementi) and ignites an obsession that will court peril. Bunuel uses diffused lighting, dark colours, and shadows throughout the film to temper the gravity and emotional impact of each uncomfortable scene. Left to our own imaginative devices, the result is a film that is highly unsettling, perverse, and inevitably tragic. French dialogue with English subtitles.
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Stuart Doughty – Chairman of the trustees
Stuart Doughty has been involved in financial services since leaving school at age 18 and have been advising clients since 1992.
Stuart is a Financial Planner and co-owner of Centurion Chartered Financial Planners which acts for Private Clients and Vulnerable clients throughout the UK.
In his spare time Stuart takes part in multi-day ultra-events to keep focused and raise money for charity with a goal to raise £1 million from all the events he has taken part in before he retires – and is just over 60 per cent of the way there.
He said: "I have been a Trustee at Bath Rugby Foundation since July 2012 as part of my desire to make a difference in our community.
"The charity’s return to central Bath and being involved with the Stadium redevelopment to drive positive change in our community makes this an incredibly exciting and dynamic time to be at Bath Rugby Foundation.
"Our children remind us of the importance of community, but councils and state schools are underfunded, therefore charities within Bath have a huge part to play in providing support mechanisms through coaching and mentoring.
"Bath Rugby Foundation with its iconic location is at the forefront of this support using sport as the catalyst."
Published: 23rd January, 2020
Meet Bath Rugby Foundation's trustees
Chris Alexander - Treasurer Trustee
After leaving University Chris spent 15 years working in the investment industry in London, latterly as a partner in a large Alternative Investment business.
Tarquin McDonald - Represents Bath Rugby on the board of trustees
Bath Rugby's chief executive, Tarquin McDonald, provides a strategic mindset, and believes passionately in the power of sport to inspire and change lives.
Louise Harvey - Community and Impact Trustee
Louise has worked extensively across the Third Sector. She has wide-ranging experience and knowledge of the needs of people and communities in Bath and the surrounding area and she excels at building relationships and working with charities, individuals and like-minded organisations to create sustainable long-term solutions.
Emma Haines – Fundraising Trustee
Emma has over fifteen years’ experience leading Fundraising and Marketing teams within the charity sector, most recently at the University of Bath and Rainbow Trust Children’s Charity.
Claire Taylor – Education Trustee
From an early age, and motivated by great school experiences, Claire knew she wanted to be involved in education and play a part in providing young people with an inspiring, engaging and forward-facing school curriculum.
Christopher Potter - Represents Bath Rugby’s owner on the board of trustees
Christopher Potter brings this extensive international experience to the Foundation, consulting on legal and safeguarding matters.
Lee Mears - People Development Trustee
Having played for England and the Lions, Lee proudly points out one of his biggest rugby achievements is the enjoyment of a 16 year rugby career at his childhood club - Bath Rugby
Colin Marshall – HR Trustee
Colin brings his Marketing weight to the team – supporting the Foundation in creating compelling campaigns to raise necessary funds to support vulnerable local people
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Neanderthals returned to a comfy home after a hard day’s work
New excavations of caves in Gibraltar have revealed that Neanderthals used a network of small caves during hunting expeditions after which they returned to a larger base which they probably considered as their home. In this way, they were not too dissimilar to humans today who like to return to a comfortable ‘base’ after a hard day’s work.
Scientists from Oxford University, together with a team from Gibraltar museum, combined their skills during an excavation of various caves in the region. They uncovered stone tools, including hammers, scrapers and shucks for opening shellfish, along with camp fires which contained meal left-overs from 24,000 years ago, including the remains of seals, ibex and red deer.
By studying the contents of the various caves the team of researchers was able to determine how each cave was used. For example, the lack of large vertebrate remains in a large cave called Gorham Cave suggests that our ancient ancestors were keeping the cave tidy and viewed this cave more like a home.
The cave also displayed signs of heavy use, and its high ceiling and exposure to sunlight are believed to have made it the cave of choice for habitation. According to the paper published in the PLoS One journal. 'The dichotomy in occupation intensity between Gorham's and the other caves, suggests the southern Iberian Neanderthals may have practised a mobility pattern in which hominins would temporarily occupy various sites during the course of foraging, but would regularly return to a particular hub locality, such as Gorham's.'
Gibraltar was inhabited by Neanderthals for 100,000 years, with radiocarbon dating suggesting they lived on the Rock possibly as recently as 24,000 years ago. The study shows that we are still unravelling more about the habits and lifestyle of our ancient ancestor.
By April Holloway
April Holloway is a Co-Owner, Editor and Writer of Ancient Origins. For privacy reasons, she has previously written on Ancient Origins under the pen name April Holloway, but is now choosing to use her real name, Joanna Gillan.
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New Evidence Suggests Early Humans HIBERNATED In Caves, Like Bears
Did Stone Age Neanderthals wait out the coldest days of winter snuggled up safely beneath furs deep inside caves, in a state of suspended animation for months while the winds raged, and the snow...
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4 November, 2020 - 13:50 Ed Whelan
Neanderthals and Humans Were at War… For 100,000 Years!
Once much of Eurasia was dominated by Neanderthals, our archaic human ancestors. And the extinction of Neanderthals is one of the great mysteries in science. An evolutionary biologist and...
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29 September, 2020 - 17:46 Ed Whelan
Lapa do Picareiro Cave Findings Rewrite History of Human Migration
Archaeological excavations at the Lapa do Picareiro cave in Portugal have revealed Palaeolithic stone tools that are rewriting the history of the settlement of Europe by modern humans. The find...
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26 September, 2020 - 00:37 ashley cowie
Study Reveals Sapiens Copulated the Y Out of Neanderthals
Early human interbreeding with our “cousins” the Denisovans and Neanderthals is an established fact but newly sequenced Neanderthal Y-chromosomes tell scientists that modern humans are the product of...
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48,000-Year-Old Tooth Belonged to One of the Last European Neanderthals
The discovery of a milk tooth from a Neanderthal child has been hailed as a major breakthrough. The tiny tooth possibly belonged to one of the last Neanderthals to have lived in Europe and is...
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The Myth of the Basajaun: A Basque Story of an Ancient Encounter
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The best Verizon deals (January 2021)
Matt Horne
Verizon Wireless is the biggest US carrier and has great coverage and a decent selection of phones. For those seeking a new device but looking for the best deal possible, finding the best Verizon savings doesn’t have to be a trawl. In this post, we’ve put together the best Verizon deals that we’re currently aware of. Let’s dive in, shall we?
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Save up to $550 on a new Galaxy Note 20
Buy one, get a free Google Pixel 5 with trade-in
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Grab an iPhone SE for free
Get the Google Pixel 4a 5G for $10 per month, and promotional prices
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Military, teachers, nurses, and first responder discounts
College discounts — save up to $25 on unlimited
Get up to $450 in Verizon eGift Cards when you switch
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Editors note: We will update this post with the most recent Verizon deals each month.
1. Save up to $550 on a new Galaxy Note 20
One of Verizon’s signature promotions is the classic upgrade and save, which is often applied to some of the hottest new smartphones on the market. The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 is one of the latest devices to become available on this scheme, saving you up to $550 when you trade a device back to Big Red.
On this and any of the buy and save promotions, you can grab different discounts depending on whether you’re already with Verizon or not. If you’re already on the network, you’ll only get a total of $400 off, and you’ll have to upgrade to unlimited service while you’re at it.
Hit the button below to find the deal, or read on to find out how you can save on the Note 20 without having to shell out the full stack of cash.
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2. Buy one, get a free Google Pixel 5 with trade-in
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The hotly anticipated Google Pixel 5 is now available on Verizon. Better yet, you can get it for free when you switch to the network and buy two Pixel 5s.
The retail value of the Pixel 5 is $699.99, but you can save most of that straight away with a popular BOGO deal. Of course, you need a new line of unlimited and a monthly payment plan before you can take full advantage of these savings. You can also save lesser amounts when you activate a tablet or dip into other discount plans.
Hit the button below for more details.
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3. Buy one, get one with the iPhone 11 and iPhone 12 range
If you’ve been itching to grab one of the latest iPhones, Verizon is making the deal even sweeter right now. Big Red is offering a second Apple device for free when you buy the iPhone 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max, iPhone 12, or 12 Pro with a new line on the Above, Beyond, Do, Play, or Get Unlimited plans. The only catch is that you’ll have to trade in your current device if you want the full value.
See also: iPhone 12 series comparison: Which one would you buy?
The exact amount you can save depends on the model you want and whether you’re switching, but all four iPhones have various trade-in and other promotions available right now. If you trade in your phone and switch to the network then your total savings can be up to $800, making the latest iPhone effectively free.
Hit the button below to find out more about these deals.
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How does a free Google Pixel 4a sound? There are several great phones that are free right now from Verizon as long as you add a new line of service on a qualifying unlimited plan. You’ll pay for the device upfront, but you’ll receive bill credits for the full value of it over 24 months.
The Pixel 4a is the most notable example, but the deal also applies to a few other devices such as the iPhone SE, Moto G Power, and the Galaxy A11. Hit the button below to see the full array.
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5. Get the Google Pixel 4a 5G for $10 per month, and promotional prices
While not quite free like the phones above, there are Verizon deals on several devices right now which means that they’re as low as $5 per month, rather than the higher prices they usually carry.
The most notable of the savings are on the Pixel 4a 5G. It’s down from $24 to $10 per month right now.
Read more: Google Pixel 5 vs Pixel 4a 5G vs Pixel 4a: Which should you buy?
Another option in this bracket is the Samsung Galaxy A51. It offers one of the best experiences on Android in a well-designed chassis, for one-third the price of modern flagships. This deal gets you it for free over the life of your 24-month contract.
The Galaxy A21, the LG Stylo 6, and the Moto G Stylus are also all available at a cut-rate right now. The button below takes you to the full selection.
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6. Get up to $550 off top Android phones when you switch
On many more flagship smartphones that haven’t already featured in this Verizon deals list, you can trade your old device and save as much as $550. If you’re already a Verizon subscriber then you can upgrade with a trade-in and get up to $400 back instead.
How much you can save depends on whether you’re switching or upgrading, the device you’re trading in, and the phone that you want, so there’s an array of different iterations. Your best bet is to head to Verizon and select your ideal phone to see what offers are currently available.
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7. Military, teachers, nurses, and first responder discounts
In an age where teachers, nurses, and other first responders are asked to work like never before, Verizon is giving back. The carrier offers a variety of perks and discounts for those who serve — from unlimited plans for $30 per month to hiring veterans, it’s an impactful way to say thank you. The plan discounts are valid on four-line plans, so your entire family can save.
It’s easy to sign up — simply verify your eligibility and enroll with your basic information. If you’re a service member looking for employment, you and your spouse can join the Verizon Talent Network and stay informed with the latest job postings.
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8. College discounts — save up to $25 on unlimited
There’s a good chance that your spring semester is taking place at least partly online, and that means you’ll need reliable data. While some schools plan to conduct in-person classes, others are making the move to online learning. Whatever the situation, Verizon has college students covered. Right now, you can save $10 per month with a single line of unlimited service or $25 on a pair of lines. All you have to do is verify your student status with UNiDAYS and then Verizon will hook you up.
The offer is good for online students as well, and you don’t have to add a new line of service. However, the offer is only good for a maximum of four years so super-seniors be warned.
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9. Get up to $450 in Verizon eGift Cards when you switch
Verizon is jam-packed with great deals if you want a new device, but what if you’re happy with the one you’ve got? Well, you can get $450 money back in the form of a gift card just for bringing your current device to the network and activating an unlimited plan.
Unlike most deals, you’ll have to add a promo code at the rebate center to get your eGift Card. Claiming the card requires a promo code, which you’ll be provided with when you sign up. For a limited time, the reward also comes with a Verizon Stream TV for free.
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10. Get up to one year of PlayStation Plus and PlayStation Now for free
This holiday season is proving to be the year of the video game, and now Verizon is getting in on the action. Right now, you can get up to one year of free PlayStation service when you grab a new phone with monthly installments. You’ll have to choose the Play More, Do More, or Get More plan to get the perk though. Xbox users are unfortunately out of luck, as there’s no alternative offer in place.
If you still need to get your hands on a PlayStation 5 this year, good luck. Here’s our handy buyer’s guide to help you start searching.
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Addison’s Disease in Dogs
What is Canine Addison’s Disease?
Canine Hypoadrenocorticism (more commonly known as Canine Addison’s Disease) is the medical dysfunction of the adrenal gland whereby it does not produce enough of a steroid hormone, namely ‘aldosterone’ or ‘cortisol’. The lack of this hormone means that the levels of the potassium and sodium in the blood are not balanced correctly and as a result can cause serious health complications for a dog.
Most of the symptoms of this disease are considerably vague as they tend to indicate other diseases or illnesses may be present. Such symptoms include vomiting, sickness, lethargy, a loss of appetite, increased thirst, muscle weakness/tremors, trembling and shivering. These symptoms may not occur that frequently and so it can be hard to trace them to Addison’s disease.
What Causes Addison’s Disease in Dogs?
The most frequently occurring reason for the development of Addison’s disease is when a dog’s immune system damages the adrenal gland tissue; unfortunately there has been no medical evidence to date to suggest why this happens. Dogs that cannot produce the adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH) will also suffer from Addison’s disease. This is because ACTH stimulates the adrenal gland which in turn produces cortisol.
Another cause of this disease can be related to medication. If a dog is put on medication containing steroids then its adrenal gland will stop its natural production of aldosterone or cortisol. Once the course of steroids stops, it can take up to several weeks for the dog’s adrenal gland to start naturally producing steroid hormones again. As a result, the dog may develop Addison’s disease for a period of time. This is why it is imperative to gradually decrease the dosage rather than to just abruptly stop the course of steroids altogether.
What Type of Dogs Does Addison’s Affect?
This disease generally occurs in young to middle-aged canines with 70% of cases being female. It can affect any kind of dog but there are certain breeds in which it is found in more than others. These include Poodles, Great Danes, Bearded Collies, Portuguese Water Dogs and Soft Coated Wheaten Terriers.
Addisonian Crisis
However, in some cases a dog suffering from Addison’s disease may experience what is known as an Addisonian crisis. This occurs when there are extremely high levels of potassium in the blood which disrupts the normal functions of the heart. As a result, the dog will collapse and remain unable to respond or get up even though it is conscious. Bouts of diarrhoea and sickness may occur whilst the dog’s pulse will be light and its heart rate slow. If this happens then it should be treated as a medical emergency and the dog should be taken to the nearest vet immediately.
How is Canine Addison’s Disease Diagnosed?
As so many of the symptoms can indicate another illness other than Addison’s disease, there are various tests that have to be completed to eliminate the possibility of any such illness. Initially, the complete medical history of the dog will be looked at. Then a urine test will be undertaken to check that there is no glucose present (if there was then it would indicate that the dog has diabetes). A complete bloodworks profile will be implemented; particularly looking at the levels of sodium and potassium and kidney functions. If the sodium levels are low, the potassium levels are high and the ratio (this worked out by dividing the potassium levels into the sodium levels) between the two is low (lower than 27), then it usually indicates that Addison’s disease is present in the subject.
ACTH Stimulation Test
Once the urinalysis (urine test), blood count and biochemistry tests have been completed and all other possible causes of the dog’s illness have been eliminated, an ACTH stimulation test will be performed. The dog’s cortisol levels are measured. Then the dog is injected with a synthetically produced ACTH to make the adrenal gland produce cortisol. An hour later the cortisol levels are checked again. If there is no rise, or a minimal rise of the level of cortisol in the blood, then it concurs that Addison’s disease is present.
How is it Treated and Managed?
There are two types of treatment for the effect that Addison’s disease can have on a dog, Firstly, if a dog is taken to the vet as a result of an Addisonian crisis then the dog will be put on an IV of saline (salty water) to improve circulation and rehydrate the canine. This a short-term treatment to get the dog back to health quickly.
Once the dog has been diagnosed with Addison’s disease the long-term treatment comes in the form of medication that shares the same properties as aldosterone, such as ‘fludrocortisone acetate’. The dog’s sodium and potassium levels will be tested a week after the initial dosage has been taken. This is to check what affect the medication is having on the dog and the dosage may be altered. Tests will continue to be taken for the next few weeks until the right dosage is found.
A positive to be taken from this disease is that with most cases the dog has returned to normal with treatment and even those that have not gone back to normal have had a high quality standard of life.
Please be aware that this guide is for advice purposes only and should not be read as a medical document. If you are worried about your pet then please contact your veterinarian.
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D’Ocon Films to Deliver New ‘Fruitties’ at MIPTV
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Barcelona-based D’Ocon Films will be serving up a fresh new season of its popular animated series The Fruitties at the upcoming MIPTV market in Cannes.
D’Ocon first presented the original Fruitties at MIP in 1990. The show was billed as the first animated series produced and painted with the studio’s trademark digital computer system, the “D’Oc Animation System” created and patented by Antoni D’Ocon. This year at the MIPTV market, the studio will peel the new 2019 reboot of the 52 X 11 minutes children’s toon.
The show centers on a community of peaceful and cheerful fruits that live in a supposedly inactive volcano. However, when the volcano begins to rumble, they are all forces to find a new home. During the search, the show’s protagonists Roly, Thorny, and Pak will stumble into various entertaining adventures and work together as a team, while teaching young viewers about the values of friendship, generosity, compassion and especially equality regardless of their shapes, colors or gender.
For more info, visit www.doconfilms.com
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Otis Chandler, Co-founder and CEO of Goodreads will share an update and tackle questions from the crowd, including: what’s next for Goodreads now that it’s owned by Amazon? What does the recent sale mean for the 17 million members, 530 million books and 23 million reviews?
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President Signs into Law CR for FY 2021; Forbearance Issues with RD; Additional COVID-19 Relief Legislation
Published October 1, 2020 | By Tamara Schultz
CARH’s BROADCAST EMAIL – Legislative & Regulatory Update
1) President Signs into Law Continuing Resolution for FY 2021
Just after midnight today, President Trump signed into law H.R. 8337 – Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act (Public Law number has yet to be assigned). This legislation is a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 and will keep the federal government funded through December 11, 2020. The stop gap funding bill passed the House by 359-57 on September 22 and the Senate by 84-10 on September 30.
2) Forbearance Issues with Rural Development
As CARH members know, the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136) allows multifamily borrowers to request forbearance if they are experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Rural Development (RD) has existing authority in 7 CFR §3560.453 to take special servicing actions as part of a workout plan on Section 514 and 515 loans to prevent a default, and under that authority will approve a deferral of up to 3 monthly loan payments. We understand there were 4,100 Rural Rental Housing multifamily mortgage forbearance requests due to COVID-19 related issues.
RD indicated to borrowers that they could submit forbearance requests orally or in a written format to their assigned multifamily servicing official. Once this information is submitted, the request is to be processed within five business days by the field office and sent to the National Finance, Accounting and Operations Center (NFAOC) in St. Louis to adjust accounts accordingly. If loan payments are normally offset against your Rental Assistance (RA) payment, owners should have received full RA payments without the mortgage payment deducted.
Unfortunately, this has not been a smooth process and there are many owners who requested and received forbearance but have not received RA payments for several months. CARH has been in constant communication with the national RD office to help solve what appears to be a software problem at the NFAOC. While progress on the software repair has been relayed to CARH, issues remain. It may be several more weeks before RA payments will automatically be deposited in properties accounts.
Owners do have a couple of options while awaiting the software fix:
If you have sufficient reserve accounts, you can borrow against those accounts; or
For any properties with a reserve balance under $10,000, owners should reach out to their assigned servicing specialist and request a manual release of their RA payment. It helps if owners have completed your project work sheet (PWS) and know exactly what the net RA is. If not, the servicing specialist can look it up. Below is a screen shot for reference:
CARH will continue to work with RD and urge them to quickly resolve the issue. At the same time, it is apparent that RD needs to have additional monies to fix what appears to be very antiquated IT systems. Additional monies were requested in the budget and CARH has strongly urged additional monies be added in the FY 2021 budget for that purpose.
3) Additional COVID-19 Relief Legislation
On September 29, House Democratic leadership released a scaled down COVID-19 relief proposal, calling it an updated The Heroes Act, with a price tag of $2.2 trillion. The bill is approximately $1 trillion less than the earlier version and includes new relief for the airline, restaurant, and other hardest-hit industries, as well as additional funds to support education, childcare, and expansion of the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Negotiations between the White House and House and Senate are very fluid as we write this email. According to several sources, negotiators are only $500 billion apart. If agreement cannot be reached, it is likely that the House will vote separately on the bill introduced on Tuesday and then leave Washington until after the November 3 Presidential and Congressional elections.
The new proposal does not include any of the Housing Credit or Housing Bond provisions, i.e. flat 4% rate for Housing Bonds that has been widely supported by the affordable housing groups, including CARH. Members will recall that the original HEROES Act (H.R. 6800) also excluded Housing Bonds along with other “industry specific” tax credit provisions. H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, that would provide infrastructure spending, contains those provisions.
Though the new Heroes bill does not include the full amount of housing resources proposed in the original, it would authorize substantial new funding for rental assistance.
A summary of key housing provisions is below:
$309 million for the Section 521 Rental Assistance program which would allow for current non-RA residents to receive funding (as in the original Heroes Act proposal);
$50 billion in emergency rental assistance (down from $100 billion in the original Heroes Act);
$21 billion to create a homeowner assistance fund (down from $75 billion in the original Heroes Act);
$5 billion in Community Development Block Grants;
$5 billion in Emergency Solutions Grants homelessness grants (down from $11.5 billion in the original Heroes Act);
$4 billion for Tenant Based Rental Assistance;
$2 billion for Public Housing Operating Fund;
$2 billion for CDFIs to respond to COVID in distressed communities;
$750 million in Project Based Rental Assistance;
$500 million for housing for the elderly;
$45 million for housing for persons with disabilities (down from $200 million in the original Heroes Act); and
Extending and expanding the eviction moratorium and foreclosure moratorium in the CARES Act to include all renters and homeowners.
Please contact the CARH national office at carh@carh.org or 703-837-9001 should you have questions.
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"The vibe is relaxed and pleasant. Everyone is very approachable, incredibly helpful and easy to talk to. Whether catching up with the early morning crew getting coffee in the kitchen, sharing communal lunch or after hours, we are given opportunities to form strong connections with the entire team. We are so fortunate to have such a strong culture!"
Productivity + Software
monday.com is a work operating system that transforms the way teams work together. We’ve created a solution that connects people to workplace processes promoting a culture of transparency & empowerment. We're obsessed with building an excellent product. Our goal is to create a work operating system that people will love to use—one that’s fast,
"When you’re here at monday.com you’re not another cog in the machine. Everyone says that but this band of misfits actually lives it. It’s hard to put into words but if you want to feel the weight and impact of your efforts, this is the place to be."
Rightpoint
Agency + Information Technology
Rightpoint, a Genpact company, is the digital consultancy with technology at its core. We design and engineer end-to-end experiences that help our clients succeed at the speed of innovation. Rightpoint serves more than 250 Fortune 1000 companies.
Reonomy
Reonomy leverages big data, partnerships and machine learning to connect the fragmented, disparate world of commercial real estate. By providing unparalleled access to property intelligence, Reonomy products empower individuals, teams, and companies to unlock insights and discover new opportunities. Headquartered in New York, Reonomy has raised
"Every morning, I’m genuinely excited to come to work. Even the challenges we face are exciting, each one getting us closer to our goal. We have an opportunity to do something big, and I feel lucky to be a part of such an inspiring group of people!"
Quartet Health
Healthtech + Information Technology
Our mission is to improve the lives of people with mental health conditions through technology and services. We know it’s hard for people to get the right mental health care. Quartet makes it easier.
"It's a rewarding feeling — applying my technical skills to the very difficult challenge of improving access to mental healthcare."
Artificial Intelligence + Internet of Things
We're solving real problems for real people, giving our customers superior insights into the health and performance of the machines they use to make products, deliver services and improve lives. We want to create a world in which people can always rely on machines that matter.
"Augury is a place of learners and adapters - curious people who want to find a purpose and take on challenges to make an impact in the world. We have fun and enjoy the ride - all while working alongside a team of people we respect and admire."
Atlassian builds software that empowers everyone from small startups to government and education to the who’s who of tech. We build tools like Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, Trello, and OpsGenie to help teams across the world become more nimble, creative, and aligned — collaboration continues to drive the heart of every product we dream up.
"Atlassian creates a culture that sees and understands employees as humans. We take time to celebrate how weird we all are, and it shows in the work we do. "
Kin + Carta
Agency + Cloud
Kin + Carta is a digital transformation firm organized around three services: a tech-centric management consultancy, a next-gen software engineering studio, and a digital marketing agency. Our belief is that there’s power in connecting highly specialized talent so they can make a greater impact on the world.
"Working at Kin + Carta has provided me the chance to define my own path. I've been able to pursue unique opportunities and explore new ideas. It's an exciting time to be in the New York office with considerable growth and new possibilities coming. "
Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. Within our markets, millions of people around the world connect, both online and offline, to make, sell and buy unique goods. We also offer a wide range of Seller Services and tools that help creative entrepreneurs start, manage and scale their businesses.
Flatiron Health
Flatiron Health’s mission is to improve lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient. Accelerating the fight against cancer requires the entire industry to work together. Our products connect community oncologists, academics, hospitals, life science researchers and regulators on a shared technology platform.
adMarketplace
adMarketplace is the largest consumer search marketplace outside of the major engines. We provide search advertising integrations for trusted mobile apps, browsers, browser applications, and consumer sites to connect consumers directly to top brands at the moment they express decision-making intent.
"It’s exciting to be a part of a company that’s in a rapid growth stage. There are unlimited opportunities for development and exploration within different departments company-wide. Hard work, curiosity and new ideas are both welcomed and recognized."
Fitness + Hardware
Peloton is the largest interactive fitness platform in the world with a loyal community of more than 3 million Members. The company pioneered connected, technology-enabled fitness, and the streaming of immersive, instructor-led boutique classes for its Members anytime, anywhere.
Ro is a patient-driven telehealth company that puts patients in control of their health. Ro powers three digital health clinics -- Roman for men’s health, Rory for women’s health, and Zero for smoking cessation -- as well as Ro Pharmacy, a simple and affordable online pharmacy where every generic medication is $5 per month.
eCommerce + Edtech
Teachable empowers creators and independent business owners to turn their unique expertise into profit by creating and selling online courses. Our reach is proven: As of 2020, more than 23 million students have enrolled, and instructors using our platform have collectively earned nearly $1 Billion
"Since I started here, my knowledge and skills have developed more than I ever could have imagined. I don’t think any other company could help one accelerate in their career as much as Teachable can.
Fintech + Payments
Revolut is a one stop FinTech platform for retail and business users. Founded in London in 2015, we’ve had explosive growth, reaching over 4 million users and raising $330m+ in top VC funding and valued at ~ $1.7Bn in 2018. Revolut utilizes technology, data and design to offer sleek products such as global spending, cards, fx and remittances
"It's simple - we expect you to be an adult. No one says you have to log on by 8:00AM. We're a multinational company and people work at all hours. We also have one of the most generous PTO policies (plus your birthday) out there and we expect you to use it. Take care of yourself, take care of your home life, and you'll come take care of business. "
Fintech + Software
Alloy is a leading provider of digital identity management and supports innovative FinTech companies, and top tier banks manage KYC, AML, and other components of customer onboarding. Alloy’s single API enables its customers to access over 50 third party data sources in real-time to improve decision-making and streamline customer experiences.
"The thing that I appreciated about Alloy from Day 1 is that they are not looking for employees who are a "culture fit" but rather want new teammates who can elevate it. I'm thrilled to be on the team and am looking forward to our continued success!"
Mobile + Software
Citizen is a free app that keeps you and your loved ones safe. Using our unique technology, 911 alerts are made available to the public and accompanied by live stories, real-time updates, and user-generated content to provide you with the information you need to protect yourself and your loved ones.
"All my co-workers at Citizen work here because they actually want to make a difference and are passionate about our mission. No matter what team you are on, if you have a great idea people are willing to listen."
RapidSOS
Information Technology + Internet of Things
In partnership with public safety officials, RapidSOS built the world’s first emergency response data platform to securely link data from connected devices and sensors directly to first responders during emergencies. The platform provides intelligent, real-time data to first responders to support a faster and smarter emergency response.
"I have been at RapidSOS for about 2 years and still feel privileged every day to work alongside such a world-class team. We are working on a completely modern, cloud-based microservices platform that would the envy of any modern tech org. "
Aetion
Aetion delivers real-world evidence to inform health care's most critical decisions. Our technology platform is used by biopharma, payers, and the FDA to determine which treatments work best, for whom, and when. We prize diversity of thought and expertise among the A-Team—and we’re always looking for amazing people to help us do and be more.
Fluent, Inc.
AdTech + Marketing Tech
Fluent is a performance marketing company with expertise in delivering results. We interact with 1MM consumers daily across our owned and operated websites. Our team uses the insights gathered from these interactions to drive growth for our partners. Through engaging experiences, Fluent creates meaningful connections between brands and consumers.
"“I started at Fluent as an intern and to grow with the company is my personal joy. I learn from and work with people I trust, and as a result, I am really proud of all the work we do.” "
Food + Software
SevenRooms is a fully-integrated, data-driven guest experience platform for hospitality operators that enables them to build more profitable direct relationships, deliver exceptional experiences, and increase repeat visits and orders. Founded in 2011 and venture-backed by Amazon, Comcast Ventures and Providence Strategic Growth, SevenRooms has
"SevenRooms takes immense pride in creating a positive, all-encompassing employee experience. It's amazing to see our mission, our people, and our passion continue to evolve in complete lockstep. "
EquiLend
EquiLend's services are designed to increase efficiency and automation in the global securities finance marketplace. From our global trading platform (NGT) and our Post-Trade Suite, to our market data (DataLend) and EquiLend Clearing Services businesses, our products deliver global access to liquidity, scalability and reduced risk.
"I’ve never experienced a more motivating work environment than here. People at EquiLend are working hard, but the main thing is, they are happy to work hard, to be creative, to build this house. "
Persado
AdTech + Artificial Intelligence
Persado is a pure-play AI company that’s changing the way Fortune 500 companies communicate with their customers by unlocking the power words and transforming the way ideas are born. Among others, we work with GAP, Dell, Verizon, Humana and 8 of the top 10 U.S. credit card companies, including JP Morgan Chase and American Express.
"“The best part of my job is sharing results with our customers. They look at you and just say “WOW”! It’s then that you know, enthusiastically, you’re doing the right job!”"
Policygenius is a NYC-based tech startup that makes it easy to compare and buy insurance online. Since 2014, we’ve raised over $150 million of venture capital, established ourselves as a pioneer in Fintech and helped more than 30 million people get vital coverage for their families.
"I love coming in every day & working with amazing, talented people. Everyone here is motivated to build products that have a huge impact on customers. It's fulfilling to know that the software I develop helps people make tough financial decisions."
Oscar Health
Healthtech + Insurance
Oscar is the first health insurance company built to make health care easy. Headquartered in New York City, Oscar has been challenging the health care system's status quo since our founding in 2012, developing seamless technology and providing personalized support to help our members navigate their health care.
"Working at Oscar reminded me what it is like to work with people who truly care about the mission and the company."
Fintech + Mobile
Stash is pioneering the future of personal finance with the first financial subscription that helps people create better lives. From budgeting to saving for retirement, Stash unites banking, investing, and advice all in one app that has helped over 5M people reach their financial goals and make progress towards financial freedom.
"Many companies talk about culture, user-focus, and disruption, but few live up to those lofty ideals in the day-to-day. Stash is one of the select few innovating on every front: opening the stuffy, archaic financial sector to the underserved. "
Consumer Web + Real Estate
StreetEasy is reimagining the way people buy, sell, and rent homes across New York City and New Jersey. Used more than any other local real estate platform, StreetEasy’s website and mobile apps provide vetted and verified listings, plus intuitive search tools and data-driven guides to help people unlock the opportunity of living here.
MaestroQA
MaestroQA provides omni-channel customer service quality assurance software that helps Customer Service teams construct exceptional customer experiences. MaestroQA facilitates real-time feedback, granular insight into agent performance, and pinpointed coaching.
"It's easy to think that mistakes are the end of the world because every decision can make an outsized impact. We believe that as long as people can own up to their mistakes they are a beneficial byproduct of trying to build and learn quickly."
Cloud + Software
Vimeo is the world’s leading professional video platform and community. We empower over 200 million users — from creatives to entrepreneurs to the world’s largest brands — to grow their business with video. Our products make it easy to create high-quality, impactful videos and to reach teams, audiences and customers anywhere.
"Engineering at Vimeo hits the Goldilocks balance between too small and too big. An engineer at Vimeo is encouraged to act -- to make an impact, find a niche, learn something new -- and ultimately, grow."
eCommerce + Retail
Resident is a house of direct-to-consumer brands in the home goods space. We started with the award-winning including Nectar mattress in 2016 and continuing our amazing growth! Our expanding portfolio now includes DreamCloud and Awara to name a few. At Resident, we are relentless in our passion to provide our customers with better choices when
"Resident has been a place where I’ve expanded my knowledge and grown as a strategic employee. The office ambiance makes me excited to come to work every morning and the people here are some of the brightest people I have ever met. "
Squarespace makes beautiful products to help people with creative ideas succeed. Our platform empowers millions of people — from individuals and local artists to entrepreneurs shaping the world’s most iconic businesses — to share their stories and create an impactful, stylish, and easy-to-manage online presence.
"The diversity of experiences and interests of Squarespace employees continuously surprises me. We have concert pianists, photographers, chefs and artists that work here. "
Cohley
Cohley empowers the world’s best brands to generate the content that they need through vetted 3rd party creators, allowing those brands to scale high volumes of diverse, actionable content for a fraction of the cost. By providing brands content generation tools and performance analytics in one platform, we drive data-informed content strategies.
"Cohley has challenged me to be a self-starter which has had a massive impact on my professional and personal life."
Second Measure
Big Data + Fintech
Second Measure is a technology company that analyzes billions of anonymized purchases to help some of the world’s largest brands and investment firms answer real-time questions on company performance and consumer behavior.
"Our team is incredibly welcoming, friendly, and smart. Every day feels meaningful and exciting as we build the best product in the transaction data space."
BCG Digital Ventures
Angel or VC Firm + Co-Working Space or Incubator
BCG Digital Ventures is the corporate innovation and digital business-building arm of Boston Consulting Group. Our mission is to invent, build, and scale industry-disrupting businesses with the world’s most influential companies. Going beyond the scope of traditional consulting, we operate on the shoreline between pioneering and visionary tech,
"DV New York is a tossed salad of disrupters, entrepreneurs, and innovators, all of whom are experts in their field. It's been a one-of-a-kind experience to be constantly expanding my perspective from working with peers who are so passionate about their trade, and also be able to teach others about my own subject matter expertise."
DailyPay, Inc.
Fintech + HR Tech
DailyPay is revolutionizing the payroll experience by allowing employees to have real-time access to their earned but unpaid income. Companies that offer DailyPay have reported a massive decrease in employee churn and tremendous uptick in employee engagement. Our culture is collaborative, values based, and fun! We take pride in our work, and
"DailyPay feels like a family to me. No matter the time, day or situation people are there to motivate, inspire and make me into a better worker and human. Every day, the people, the culture, the mission and the goal make me excited to come to work."
Blockchain + Fintech
Cryptocurrencies have become a mainstream way to transfer value. However, because cryptocurrencies obscure real-world identities, criminals have used this technology to avoid detection. Proceeds from darknet markets or hacked/stolen funds are often laundered through legitimate exchanges or mixing services. To ensure that cryptocurrencies are
"I get to work with the best crypto investigators in the world to tackle illicit activity ranging from terrorist financing to child abuse. It is not only fulfilling and challenging, but a company who cares about families, working moms, and diversity."
Clear Street
There is a growing problem in capital markets. Traders have outgrown the infrastructure that banks use to serve them. Prices are rising, access is declining, and innovation is at a standstill. Clear Street is building infrastructure that will power global trading in 2030 and beyond.
"The people that work here are unbelievably intelligent, but it’s not just the level of expertise — it’s their willingness to share their knowledge."
Vestwell believes that all Americans should have easy access to a retirement account which is why we’ve created a digital platform that makes it simpler to offer and administer 401(k) plans. By combining the expertise of an advisor with the sophistication of a technology provider, we’ve modernized the retirement offering all together.
"My experience at Vestwell has been and continues to be a very positive one. I love my work, and I've felt connected with my colleagues since day one. I have the freedom to innovate new solutions with constant collaborative support from my team."
Noodle Partners
Noodle Partners supports a growing network of great universities. Our online and hybrid programs enhance student-faculty engagement, raise capacity and resilience, and lower operational costs. Partners in our network leverage unique opportunities for collaboration between institutions.
"Every day I get to make an impact on a team that respects me, appreciates my work, and allows me the chance to really shine. "
Melio
We are more than an efficient Accounts Payable tool. Melio built a service that helps small businesses keep up with business. Melio is a B2B payments experience that not only saves time but also significantly improves cash flow. We aid to make payment workflows so simple that it helps businesses focus on their customers, not their back office!
"Melio is the type of company you always imagine when you think about an industry-changing startup. Everyone is so bought-in to the goal of helping small businesses that it creates this relentless drive and work ethic to constantly be innovating. "
Information Technology + Software
Frame.io is a video review and collaboration platform designed to unify media assets and creative conversations in a user-friendly environment. Frame.io was developed by filmmakers, VFX artists and post production executives. Today, we support nearly 1 million media professionals including Buzzfeed, Turner, Nasa & Vice Media.
"I am proud to be part of an organization that has shown an ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion. Our diverse perspectives helps us be innovative problem-solvers and creators, which enables us to build a product that our customers love."
Digital Media + eCommerce
Our vision is to create world class storytellers. We are the world’s largest video marketplace, providing footage, inspiration, and resources content creators need to tell their stories in film, tv, advertising, social media, online video, and beyond. With >17 million video clips, award-winning tools, and integrations for video-editing software,
"“What makes Pond5 special for me is that I get to work with colleagues & creators from all over the world who are motivated, smart, and truly care.”"
Cloud + Fintech
SIMON works to build transparency around complex, risk-managed financial products by way of a single, modern platform. Our platform provides financial advisors with access to multi-issuer solutions, a depth of educational tools, and advanced post-trade analysis that hasn’t before been possible.
"The best part about working for SIMON is that everyone is working towards the same goal—delivering incredible experiences for clients."
Big Data + Information Technology
CB Insights fuses machine learning, algorithms, data and visualizations together to help large enterprises ask, answer and articulate compelling answers to difficult questions - about growth, about competition and about the markets and technologies of the future.
"2 reasons I love working here:
1. Humble Culture: Every company has that person w/ the big ego (i.e. difficult to work with). Here, that person doesn't exist.
2. The founders are truly focused on doing things the right way and not skip steps. "
Hyperscience
Artificial Intelligence + Computer Vision
Hyperscience modernizes mission-critical processes and operations for Global 2000 organizations and governments. Since 2014, Hyperscience’s automation technology has helped data-centric companies parse through vast amounts of unstructured inputs and raw information to get to swifter and smarter business outcomes. Through the Hyperscience
"From the moment you start at Hyperscience, you’re part of the team. It’s rare to be surrounded by such smart, hard working people who are all working towards the same goal. It keeps you on your toes and pushes you forward in the best way possible.
CreatorIQ
Information Technology + Marketing Tech
Our Enterprise Creator Cloud enables intelligent creator discovery, streamlines end-to-end workflow, ensures brand safety, and drives meaningful measurement. Powerful enough for the world’s biggest enterprises and nimble enough for its most innovative, our clients include Airbnb, CVS, Dell, Disney, Mattel, Salesforce, and more.
""CreatorIQ checks all the boxes for me. The leadership team is fantastic, the work is inspiring, and my colleagues are special people. We have a bright future, and I couldn't be more excited about it.""
ThoughtWorks
ThoughtWorks is a global software consultancy solving complex problems with technology. We connect strategy and execution, helping our clients to strengthen their core technology, scale with flexibility and create seamless digital experiences.
At Asana, we're building a better way to work, fueled by transparency, inclusion, and technology that is a force for positive change in the world. Asana is a work management platform that gives teams a living system where everyone can see, discuss, and manage team priorities.
"I love that everyone here loves to work together towards the common goals of making our product and our company culture better!"
Gympass
Fitness + Healthtech
We simplify wellness so you can find everything in one place. Gympass is a corporate wellness platform that connects you to thousands of fitness & wellness partners, all with one simple monthly membership. Founded in 2012 and headquartered in NYC, we have a growing global team in 11 offices around the world.
"At Gympass, we spend our days overcoming challenges, celebrating success, and most importantly ending with sweaty workouts! Defeating inactivity is no easy task but to be able to work alongside driven, smart, good people - makes it really fulfilling."
HR Tech + Payments
We take the busyness out of running a business. Justworks helps entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence by giving them access to big-company benefits, automated payroll, HR tools, and compliance support — all in one place.
"One particular manager that I had really took me under his wing and mentored me... Now that I lead a team, I value the hard work, openness, and honesty that my manager identified in me."
Simon Data
Big Data + Marketing Tech
Simon Data is the first and only enterprise customer data platform with a fully-integrated marketing cloud. Our platform empowers businesses to leverage enterprise-scale big data to power customer communications in any channel. Simon’s unique approach allows brands to develop incredible personalization capabilities.
"Starting as an engineer at Simon has given me the opportunity to take the lead on projects and responsibilities far outside the typical scope of a junior engineering role and helped me to grow rapidly as an engineer."
Information Technology + Professional Services
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has leveraged its software engineering expertise to become a leading global product development, digital platform engineering, and top digital and product design agency.
"Being on the cutting edge of technology is important to me and it's supported at the highest levels at EPAM. If you are thinking about joining EPAM as an engineer, I'd say, go for it!"
Security + Software
We’re all hackers. This doesn’t mean we all hold a key to the Internet (although one of our founders does), but it does require approaching problems in unconventional ways. Our patented technology detects and prevents sophisticated online fraud. By reducing the incentives for crime, we are making the Internet a better place.
""We have an active and sophisticated adversary that always keeps us on our toes and our applications have to handle millions of queries per second. This is a unique problem domain that requires a distinctive set of tools to solve.""
AdTech + Big Data
Integral Ad Science (IAS) is the global market leader in digital ad verification, offering technologies that drive high-quality advertising media. IAS equips advertisers & publishers with both the insight & technology to protect their advertising investments from fraud and unsafe environments as well as to capture consumer attention, and drive ROI.
"I’ve grown not only as an employee but as a person overall. I’ve also had the amazing opportunity to travel to other offices, bringing my positive attitude and experience to help drive the culture I love."
eCommerce + Marketing Tech
Yotpo is the leading eCommerce marketing platform, helping thousands of forward-thinking brands like Rebecca Minkoff, MVMT, Bob’s Discount Furniture, and Steve Madden accelerate direct-to-consumer growth. Our single-platform approach integrates data-driven solutions for reviews, loyalty, SMS marketing, and more, empowering brands to create smarter,
"The best part about working at Yotpo is the people. We all work very hard to help the company continue to grow by providing the best to our clients, all while still having fun."
Knotch
Big Data + Enterprise Web
Knotch is a Content Intelligence Platform. We help brands to become great storytellers through understanding how their audiences react to their content marketing. Through this dialogue, we empower both our brands and consumers to own their voice online. We do this by measuring and optimizing content marketing ROI, empowering our brand marketing
"My Knotch journey is a great example of how Knotch believes in their employees' talents. I run our recruiting efforts at Knotch, but I started as a mere Task Rabbit over two years ago. Like my peers, I've always asked "what else can I do to help?" "
The Trade Desk is changing the way global brands and their agencies advertise to audiences around the world. Our mission is to transform media for the benefit of humankind. Our media-buying platform helps brands deliver a more insightful and relevant ad experience for consumers — and sets a new standard for reach, accuracy, and transparency.
"The best thing about the Support team is that we’re a bunch of eager puzzle-solvers, so we all want to help. And we take pleasure in trying to master and solve all those problems that come in.”"
Saggezza
Smarter Thinking. Real Results. Technology consulting has been our story for over 14 years. Companies across all industries partner with Saggezza to optimize investments, create market advantages, become resilient, and prepare for what’s next.
"Saggezza has always promoted a healthy work-life balance. Currently, many people are finding it hard to separate work and their home life, but Saggezza has made sure that there were boundaries in place and encouraged employees to unplug. It creates the right balance and means that I am energized when I come to work and enjoy time with my family."
At T-REX, our mission is to empower responsible finance. We were founded in the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis to increase transparency in complex asset classes like renewable energy and small business loans. T-REX is used to connect buyers and sellers through one shared SaaS platform that tracks complex investments across their lifecycles.
"I enjoy interacting with clients and collecting feedback to improve our product. Having everyone focused on the same goal and working together to make the product the best it can be makes work here constantly exciting!
p.s we also have Pringles!!
Beauty + eCommerce
Glossier is a digital-first beauty company that’s changing how the world sees beauty. Founded in 2014, Glossier is the the pioneer of a “skin first, makeup second” beauty philosophy that celebrates individual freedom and choice. We do this through the lens of our five values: inclusive, devoted to the customer, curious, courageous, and discerning.
On Deck Capital, Inc., (ONDK) is the proven leader in transparent and responsible online lending to small business. We were founded in 2006 and pioneered the use of data analytics and digital technology to make real-time lending decisions and deliver capital rapidly to small businesses online.
"OnDeck’s offices have a distinct vibe creating a unique culture that drives passion and individuality. There is empowering messaging throughout the office on each of our floors, designed by our very own Marketing team, through GIANT wall decals and framed posters with a focus on success highlighting team members. "
Capital Rx
Capital Rx is a novel pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) startup that administers prescription benefit services for employers, unions, health plans, and government entities. We work together with health providers and pharmacies to give patients seamless access to their medications at the best prices. We have a network of over 60,000 retail
"The most exciting part of my job is that I'm able to be innovative and transparent while leading a competent team of passionate people! Being at Capital Rx allows me to marry my passion for patient care and PBM."
Skillshare is an online learning community with thousands of inspiring classes for creative and curious people, on topics including illustration, design, photography, video, freelancing, and more. On Skillshare, millions of members come together to find inspiration and take the next step in their creative journey.
"Moving fully remote has meant changing our approach to team-bonding. We are keeping the energy up with happy hours, trading Zoom backgrounds, and, recently, our affinity group for women of color hosted company-wide trivia that kicked off with a Rihanna dance break."
We are on a mission to make reading accessible and engaging for all students. We’re an edtech company that brings together digital content with integrated assessments and insights. The result is more engaged readers—and engaged readers are better learners.
"As a young person of color who works in design and technology, I’m the product of confidence instilled early on, largely through embracing the written word. Not to sound cheesy, but working on a product like Newsela gives me the opportunity to help."
Trail of Bits
Trail of Bits helps secure the world’s most targeted organizations and products. We combine high-end security research with a real-world attacker mentality to reduce risk and fortify code. We take on difficult security challenges by designing and building new technology, researching new techniques, and reviewing the security of new tech products.
"Trail of Bits has consistently empowered me to do the kind of software development that I love: program analysis, with a strong emphasis on open sourcing and publicizing our research and tools for use by the wider community. "
Fintech + Machine Learning
Riskified is the AI platform powering the eCommerce revolution. We use cutting-edge technology, machine-learning algorithms, and behavioral analytics to identify legitimate customers and keep them moving toward checkout. Riskified has reviewed hundreds of millions of transactions and approved billions of dollars of revenue for merchants.
"It's the kind of environment where people want to be and work -- where people collaborate, innovate, challenge each other, respecting and considering the other's ideas, strengths, and opinions. I'm proud of the success we've had so far. "
Thirty Madison
eCommerce + Healthtech
Thirty Madison is building the premier healthcare company for people with chronic health issues. Through our novel approach to care delivery, powered by our proprietary platform and brands built around specific chronic conditions, we combine the best of specialist-level healthcare with the convenience of telemedicine. In just three years, we've
Artificial Intelligence + Fintech
Socure is the leader in high-assurance digital identity verification. The company’s predictive analytics platform applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to trusted online/offline sources including email, phone, address, IP address, social media and traditional GLBA/DPPA data to authenticate identities in real-time.
Metric Theory
Agency + Digital Media
Metric Theory is a performance digital marketing agency with offices in major tech and brand hubs across the US. We help brands like FabFitFun, GoFundMe, Optimizely, and Zenefits find new customers, wherever they're spending time. We're numbers-obsessed, growth-obsessed, and we love working with clients and other digital marketers who are, too.
"Our offices love to celebrate with each other! From quota celebrations to new hire lunches to charity events. In the NYC office, you can find us taking boat cruises around the city, seeing comedy shows, or hitting the bowling alley. We’re a lively group that loves to experience new things (or head to our go-to spot for an impromptu happy hour).
Contentsquare
Marketing Tech
Contentsquare is a SaaS User Experience Analytics platform that empowers brands to increase their customer engagement and conversion across every digital channel. Our platform is trusted by more than 700 enterprises in 25 countries including 30% of the Global Fortune 100 and industry powerhouses like BMW, Sephora and Walmart.
"The leadership at CS has allowed me to create my own path while supporting me. I was provided the resources and support to grow into a manager role at a SaaS company. It's as if I am the driver and my management team is in the car along the journey."
Noom is the world's leading behavior change company, disrupting the weight loss and healthcare industries. By combining the power of artificial intelligence, mobile tech, and psychology with the empathy of over 1,300 personal coaches, Noom helps people live healthier lives by changing their long-term habits.
"When I first started at Noom, I’ll admit to a bit of skepticism, “Wouldn’t it be better to just receive more salary in lieu of these benefits?” In my first six months as an employee at Noom, I’ve seen (and taken advantage of) these benefits and can attest to the difference it makes on life both in and outside the office. "
OpenWeb
AdTech + News + Entertainment
OpenWeb (formerly Spot.IM) is on a mission to inspire and elevate quality conversations online. We build technologies to create thriving engaged communities, reduce toxicity, and increase safety. Today, OpenWeb works with more than 700 top-tier publishers that use our platform and host 100 million monthly active users.
"I am inspired to work with a team of passionate and goal-oriented individuals on a mission to change the Open Web. I feel like I can bring my authentic self to work, learn something new every day and build a brand that I am proud of. Love the diverse culture, fun social events and above all the belongingness that we are in this together!"
Hardware + Information Technology
The Latch system manages the things that matter most—bringing to life the complete, connected smart building experience. Latch is the first integrated multifamily system that makes buildings better by bringing hardware, software, and services under one roof. Our proprietary software, LatchOS, powers hardware, enables services, and delivers one
Fintech + Real Estate
At Landis, our mission is to guide renters on their unique path to homeownership. Our clients select their dream home, rent it and purchase it back from us. We offer tools to improve our clients' credit scores and build up their down payments. We are proud to pursue our social mission of allowing more Americans to own their home.
"I joined the Landis team knowing that they have an extraordinary team with an extraordinary concept. It's awesome to see how much need there is in the market for our product and to watch our team sky rocket as we put our mission into action every day"
Cockroach Labs
Cockroach Labs is the creator of CockroachDB, the most highly evolved cloud-native, distributed SQL database on the planet. Helping companies of all sizes—and the apps they develop— to scale fast, survive anything, and thrive everywhere. CockroachDB deployed at some of the world's top enterprises including Equifax, Bose, Comcast and some of the
Consumer Web + Fintech
Betterment is one of the largest independent online financial advisors. Our mission is to empower customers to make the most of their money, so they can live better. We are realizing this mission by building a world-class financial planning and investment tools that are available to everyone, not only the ultra-wealthy.
Bluecore
Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning
Bluecore is a marketing technology company that’s reimagining how the world’s fastest growing retail brands transform casual shoppers into lifetime customers. Through our patented retail data model and the recent release of Bluecore Communicate™ and Bluecore Site™, we replace manual processes with an intelligent, AI-driven workflow. We are credited
"Bluecore is a great place to accelerate your career and grow with smart, ambitious individuals. Since we're a startup, we have flexibility to learn and contribute beyond our typical day-to-day roles, allowing us to expand our skill set and grow! "
Yieldstreet is changing the way wealth is created, providing access to asset based investments historically unavailable to most investors. We believe our technology platform creates a unique experience for investors at every level and provides valuable diversification and strength to most portfolios.
"Yieldstreet is full of extremely smart people who are enthusiastic about their work. We're working with cutting-edge technologies in order to solve challenging, cutting-edge problems."
Logistics + Software
"I'm proud to work for a company that is committed to its employees' growth and success. Flexport challenges the status quo of the industry and empowers employees to contribute to that change. I feel connected to our mission and core values every day!"
Narrativ
Big Data + Consumer Web
Narrativ is a technology platform for brands to unlock, manage, and grow their share of product reviews on the open web. Today, Amazon commands a $40B monopoly of online product reviews, an essential channel consumers rely on more than ads. Narrativ’s patented technology unlocks Amazon’s monopoly for all brands and fixes broken links for shoppers.
"Our team's mission is to pursue greatness, and the amazing collaborative team that continually embodies this mission challenges and energizes me daily. The commitment to teamwork and challenging assumptions throughout the company makes me proud to in"
Paxos is modernizing finance by mobilizing assets and simplifying settlement. Paxos also owns and operates the first fully-regulated crypto asset exchange, itBit, that focuses on trading and custody of crypto assets for institutional investors.
"There is a great energy at Paxos. People come to work determined to solve big problems, build killer technology and change the financial world for the better! Efforts have an immediate impact. It feels awesome to be a part of something significant."
Permutive
Permutive is the only publisher data platform built on edge computing. We enable publishers to increase their data driven advertising revenue and make revenue diversification a reality, whilst keeping user privacy at the heart of our technology.
Aircall is the phone system for modern business. An entirely cloud-based voice platform that integrates seamlessly with popular productivity and helpdesk tools that workplaces are already using, Aircall was built to make phone support as easy to manage as any other business workflow—accessible, transparent, and collaborative.
"It feels great to be part of this team - being surrounded with very talented, diverse, and dedicated people. We all very aligned on the vision and willing to make it happen - no matter what!"
Digital Media + Marketing Tech
Animoto's award-winning online video maker makes it easy for anyone to drag and drop their way to powerful and professional marketing videos. To achieve this vision we bring together the smartest and most passionate people who care as much about our product as they do about each other.
PitchBook Data
We’re a rapidly growing financial data and software company covering the private and public financial markets. Through our award-winning product, we provide comprehensive data and analysis on the capital markets to help professionals discover and execute opportunities. An independent subsidiary of Morningstar, PitchBook currently has offices in
"Since joining PitchBook, every facet of my life has been enhanced. I get to work with some of the most influential professionals across finance, be part of a team that pushes me to grow and am strongly encouraged to develop myself outside of work. "
Procore is a leading provider of construction management software. Our platform connects every project stakeholder to solutions we've built specifically for the construction industry—for the owner, the general contractor, and the specialty contractor.
"After managing a small group when I first joined Honest Buildings, I was given the opportunity to build out a department and team from scratch. I learned a ton throughout the process and was supported at all times. The leadership at Honest Buildings works hard to recognize individual success and cares deeply about every employee's happiness."
Consumer Web + eCommerce
We are the world’s premier sneaker + streetwear marketplace selling only the most sought-after footwear, apparel and other hard-to-find items on behalf of our sellers. We are driven by our principles and committed to providing the best consumer and consignment experience there is. In January 2019 Stadium Goods became part of the Farfetch family of
Big Data + Cloud
Collibra is the Data Intelligence company, accelerating trusted business outcomes by connecting the right data and insights with algorithms for all Data Citizens through the Collibra platform. We enable Data Citizens to transform their organizations into modern digital enterprises that are ready to collaborate, innovate, and grow.
"There are a lot of options for when I want to be “distracted” from my work. The office has an amazing mix of personalities that blend together very well. It’s great to have exposure to the individuals who started this company, as well as the rest of the c-suite employees. The office is collaborative so it feels like your opinion actually matters."
ActionIQ
Marketing Tech + Software
ActionIQ is a Customer Data Platform (CDP) built to help modern marketers transform customer experiences by giving them access to 100% of their customer data. We help brands such as The New York Times, Michael Kors, Pandora Media and others drive innovation and profitability.
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Match Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Bristol Rovers
All the pre-match content ahead of our mid-week fixture.
Rovers head to Home Park on Tuesday evening, in the opening game of the Leasing.com Trophy group stage fixtures.
The Gas will be looking to respond to a frustrating defeat on Saturday against Burton, where Rovers dominated the second half, but were unable to find the back of the net and were punished by two late goals from the home side.
There could be a Rovers debut for Jordi van Stappershoef, with Anssi Jaakkola away on international duty with Finland.
Both sides will be looking to start the Leasing.com Trophy campaign with a win, with Chelsea U21's and Swindon Town the other sides in the Southern Group F section.
Manager's Preview: The Rovers Manager spoke to the press on Monday morning at and touched on how seriously he's taking the Leasing.com Trophy this year, having got to the final four-stage last season.
Pre-Match: Graham Coughlan on Plymouth Argyle
Player's Preview: Ed Upson was on press duty also on Monday morning and reflected on Saturday's frustrating defeat and talked about how the squad are looking to bounce back on Tuesday evening at Home Park.
Pre-Match: Ed Upson on Plymouth Argyle
Opposition: Under new boss Ryan Lowe, Plymouth made a strong start to the 2019/20 campaign, registering three wins on the spin, defeating Crewe and Colchester in the league and beating Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup. The Pilgrims last win at home came against Walsall, as Ryan Talyor's brace helped them to 3-0 win. There are a few familiar faces in the Plymouth ranks, as former winger Byron Moore and striker Dom Telford both arrived at Home Park in the summer.
Last Time We Met: It was a dramatic affair when the sides last met at Home Park back in March. All four goals of the contest game in the second half, with Jonson Clarke-Harris' long-range effort from well outside the area standing out as one of the best Rovers goals in recent years. Gavin Reilly's late header deep in stoppage time had implications for both clubs fight against relegation, with the striker glancing home a James Clarke cross to tie the game 2-2. Watch our 'Goal Cam' footage of both goals below.
Goal Cam: Plymouth Argyle (A)
Tickets: Advance tickets for the game are no longer available, but tickets will be available on the day.
Ticket Information: Plymouth Argyle
How to Follow Game: Supporters who are based in the UK and can't make it to Home Park on Tuesday evening can watch our Leasing.com fixture live on iFollow for just £10. Please note that domestic subscribers – who have subscribed to audio packages – will still need to purchase a match pass if they want to watch the game. Click below for more info on how to watch on iFollow.
Watch Tuesday's Game Live on iFollow!
Plymouth Argyle vs Bristol Rovers on 03 Sep 19
Leasing.com Trophy
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