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Simple, Affordable and Socially Distanced, Snowshoeing Gets Hot
When the pandemic struck in the height of the 2020 ski season, closing the downhill ski mountain in Breckenridge, Colo., the Breckenridge Nordic & Snowshoe Adventure Center found families turning to its snow sports, which were, by their natures, socially distanced, pandemic or not.
“Parents were home-schooling their children who didn’t have P.E. or sports teams or clubs or rec centers,” said Therese Dayton, the program manager for the recreational area, home to a retail shop, rental gear and more than 12 miles of snowshoe trails in the White River National Forest. “We were wiped out of any children’s equipment by May.”
Where downhill skiing takes training and cross-country skiing often demands stamina, snowshoeing doesn’t require a class or even a demonstration to master — if you can walk, say its fans, you can snowshoe — making snowshoeing an easy-access snow sport for recreationalists who don’t want to give up on the outdoors this winter.
“We saw a huge spike in outdoor activity” last spring, said Nick Sargent, the president of Snowsports Industries America, a nonprofit trade association. “It wasn’t just backcountry or uphill skiing. It was snowshoeing, Nordic skiing, fat-tire biking, winter running, sledding, all those sports and activities that you can do without a resort chairlift, things you can do from home and in the backyard.”
Gear sales spike
Like bikes in the spring, which surged in sales — up nearly two-thirds over the year before, according to the retail analysts NPD Group — snowshoes are poised to be the hot seller in the pandemic’s first full winter.
From August through October, snowshoe sales grew more than 250 percent compared to the same period the year before, outpacing gains of all backcountry equipment sales, which are uniformly up, according to NPD. But at the outdoor retailer REI Co-op, sales of snowshoes are up fourfold compared to last year (its cross-country ski sales, which have tripled, aren’t far behind).
Adult snowshoes at REI run from about $160 to $300. Children’s snowshoes start around $40.
Ben Johns, REI’s general merchandising manager for action sports, tied the sales to a rise of interest in “non-lift-assisted” activities, including backcountry skiing, outside of resorts.
“There’s more social distancing and less expense and you can go spontaneously,” Mr. Johns said.
According to Snow Sports Insights, a market research firm, snowshoe participation grew more than 12 percent last season, to 3.6 million participants.
“It’s on fire,” said Brendan Madigan, the owner of Alpenglow Sports shop in Tahoe City, Calif., which sells snowshoes along with gear for other snow sports, noting a boom in “human-powered sports” that free people from clustering in resorts.
A beginner-friendly winter sport
Among winter activities, snowshoeing tends to be accessible both in terms of expense and skill, especially for those who live in snowy climates.
“Most winter sports are expensive,” Mr. Madigan said. “Snowshoeing, on the other hand, is easily attainable. That has to be a feeder to the growth of the category.”
Snowshoes attach to your winter boots, so there is no dedicated footwear required. Poles are optional, but will help you keep your balance, especially on sloping terrain; REI has poles from about $45 a pair. (If you have trekking poles, make sure to add “snow baskets” — about $8 a pair at REI — to the tips to keep them from sinking too far down in the snow).
Rather than commuting to a resort and paying for access, you can snowshoe almost anywhere, including urban parks.
“It’s very affordable as long as you’re not having to drive great distances to get to snow,” said Mark Elmore, the sports director for the United States Snowshoe Association, which organizes snowshoe championship races, who has owned, auctioned or donated roughly 500 pairs of snowshoes since 1987.
The wide frames of snowshoes disperse your weight and hold you aloft closer to the surface while small teeth on the bottom of the shoes grip the snow, allowing you to walk more naturally, rather than sinking deeply with every step.
“Instead of post-holing through four feet of snow, you can strap on some snowshoes and stay on top of it,” said Brian Palmer, the lead activities guide at Vermejo, a Ted Turner Reserve, a resort on 558,000 acres in northern New Mexico where snowshoeing can be a gentle walk to a waiting warm beverage or a trek up a 12,000-foot mountain. “It takes what would be exhausting in a couple hundred yards and makes it enjoyable for a couple miles.”
The most important part of snowshoeing isn’t the shoes, say experts; it’s how you dress. Start with a moisture-wicking base layer, add a mid-layer or more if you like and cover it all with a water-resistant outer layer. Be prepared to shed a layer or your hat along the way, as snowshoeing requires more exertion than walking. And carry water; the dry winter air can leave you more dehydrated than in other seasons.
Provided you don’t wander into the backcountry without avalanche training, snowshoeing is relatively safe.
“There’s low risk for danger or injury,” Mr. Sargent, of Snowsports Industries America, said. “The biggest danger is venturing into the outdoors and getting lost, but you have yourself to follow and backtrack.”
Because it doesn’t require special skills, snowshoeing suits all ages, say experts.
It’s important to ensure children are dressed warmly and remain hydrated, according to Emily Stone, the naturalist and education director at Cable Natural History Museum in Cable, Wis., who, before the pandemic, often led snowshoeing field trips for third graders.
“It feels kind of funny on their feet at first, but they have a ton of fun especially if the snow is super deep,” she said. “One of the biggest challenges with kids is getting them to stay upright because they love to flop in the snow.”
Snowshoeing is also an explorer’s sport, as bushwhacking is easier when the leaves are down and pests like deer ticks aren’t a threat. Winter also reveals signs of abundant wildlife, which can be more obscure in other seasons.
“We call it ‘see-through season,’” Ms. Stone said. “It’s incredible how the world comes alive. You think winters are dead, but there’s a lot that’s active in the winter.”
Families who may have spent a lot of time in and around their homes may appreciate how snow visually transforms the neighborhood.
“A place you might be very familiar with takes on a whole different character in snow season,” Mr. Elmore, of the U.S. Snowshoe Association, said.
Advanced snowshoeing
While snowshoeing is accessible at the entry level, advanced athletes have an entire cosmos of models designed for everything from backcountry trail-breaking to running.
Snowshoes have come a long way from the heavy wood-and-rawhide vintage pairs often hanging on ski lodge walls (though wooden snowshoes are still highly prized). Aluminum snowshoes are lighter and have been adapted to all kinds of conditions and activities, including racing, which requires core strength as well as flexibility to handle the conditions.
“It’s easier on the body because you’re running on a soft surface and the shock and impact are less, but it takes great exertion because it’s a soft surface,” Mr. Elmore said.
In a normal year, his association sanctions dozens of races — drawing cross-training runners, ultramarathoners, cyclists, Nordic skiers and triathletes as well as snowshoe specialists — leading up to the U.S. National Snowshoe Championships, which are postponed in 2021 because of the pandemic; the 2022 meet is expected to take place in Eau Claire, Wis.
While he said the competitive sport of snowshoeing is growing, headwinds remain.
“We’re still dealing with a little bit of a stigma,” he said, noting newcomers balk at putting ”tennis rackets” on their feet and “waddling around like a duck.”
“It’s not the way it was maybe 20 years ago,” he added. “Snowshoeing allows you to go places you can’t get to otherwise.”
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MOUNT SAINT HELENS
Curator: Russ Koppendrayer
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There is an official bird checklist for Mt St Helens at https://www.fs.fed.us/pnw/mtsthelens/publications/birds-checklist.pdf It is put out by the Forest Service but is somewhat old (2005). It’s probably still largely accurate.
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by Wilson Cady and Andy Stepniewski
revised by Russ Koppendrayer
In May of 1980, the eruption of Mount Saint Helens transformed 230 square miles of forest lands into a barren moonscape now mostly contained within the 110,000-acre Mount Saint Helens National Volcanic Monument. The devastation sent an ash cloud northeast across the continent, blew megatons of logs and avalanche debris into lakes and rivers, and in the process created a laboratory for the study of recolonization by flora and fauna. Vegetation is recovering rapidly as nature rushes to heal this massive insult. As plant communities evolve, so do the bird populations that depend on them. Inside the monument the landscape was left to regenerate unaided, and over 80 species of birds have already been found nesting. By contrast, dead timber outside the boundaries was salvaged and the area replanted, creating an even-aged stand of young trees with little avian diversity.
Within the monument you must stay on the maintained trails, which limits the number of places you can search for birds. Some of the trails are up to 30 miles in length and are designed for backcountry hiking and camping trips. A federal day or annual pass is required to park at trailheads and other designated areas in the monument and the surrounding Gifford Pinchot National Forest. Higher-elevation roads are closed to auto traffic in winter, usually from late November until sometime in June. Call monument headquarters (360-449-7800) for access information if you are contemplating an early- or late-season visit.
NORTHWEST SIDE (TOUTLE RIVER)
Most of the visitor amenities are found on the western side of the volcano. Take Exit 49 from I-5 at Castle Rock and go east five miles on SR-504 to the Mount Saint Helens Visitor Center, where you can pick up maps and other information. This state-owned visitor center is on Silver Lake, a large, shallow body of water formed by a mudflow from a previous eruption that blocked small streams. Along the 0.5-mile Silver Lake Wetlands Trail you can search for Wood Duck, American Bittern, Virginia Rail, and Sora, among many other species. Other spots around the lake have fewer people and can be birded from roadside.
Located across SR-504 from the visitor center, Seaquest State Park has old-growth forests of the type that existed before these lowlands were converted to tree farms. Spotted Owls once nested here but have been replaced by Barred Owls. Red-breasted Sapsucker, Hutton’s Vireo, Brown Creeper, and other denizens of old-growth conifers are still fairly common.
Operating as a visitor center on weekends only, the Science and Learning Center at Coldwater is located about 38 miles east of the previous stop on SR-504, within the national volcanic monument, where trees and other debris were blown down into the Toutle River. Regrowth of herbaceous plants is rapidly changing these areas. There are many trails in the recovering forests, and some of the better birding is found here due to the variety of plants and insects providing food sources. Orange-crowned, MacGillivray’s, Yellow, and Wilson’s Warblers nest here, and Common Yellowthroats are found in the riparian growth along the creeks. Different, forest-loving species can be found in patches of standing dead trees and in those sheltered areas where ridges blocked the blast and there are still living trees. Western and Mountain Bluebirds nest in stubs, which also are home to Vaux’s Swifts and several species of woodpeckers.
The 2.3-mile-long Hummocks Trail at the south end of Coldwater Lake loops through a landscape pockmarked by cattail marshes, small ponds, and tree-lined lakes. This is one of the better birding spots, with many passerines nesting in the maturing alder forest. Mallards, Ring-necked Ducks, Ruffed and Sooty Grouse, Pied-billed Grebes, Soras, American Coots, and Red-winged Blackbirds also nest in the wetlands. Bank Swallows use the cliffs formed of volcanic ash.
The open pumice plains north of the mountain were created by landslides and both pyroclastic and mudflows. Due to depth of the pumice and ash, this habitat is recovering slowly. Birds that may be found here include Common Nighthawk, Prairie Falcon, Horned Lark, Rock Wren, and Western Meadowlark. Trails starting from the Johnston Ridge Observatory, where the road ends, lead to Windy Ridge on the southeast side of Spirit Lake. Be sure to carry water when hiking in this desert-like landscape.
NORTHEAST SIDE (WINDY RIDGE)
To reach the less frequently visited, but no less spectacular, east side of the monument (closed in winter), drive east from I-5, Exit 68 on US-12 for 48 miles to Randle. Turn south onto SR-131 (aka Cispus Road, becomes FR-25) and continue 5.8 miles to the parking area for the 1.5-mile Woods Creek Watchable Wildlife Trail, which goes through mixed hardwood and conifer forest to Woods Creek Beaver Pond. Many typical Westside lowland species can be found on this loop, including Ruffed Grouse, Red-breasted Sapsucker, Downy, Hairy, and Pileated Woodpeckers, Western Wood-Pewee, Willow, Hammond’s, and Pacific-slope Flycatchers, Warbling Vireo, Tree Swallow, Black-capped and Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Pacific and Marsh Wrens, Swainson’s Thrush, Orange-crowned, MacGillivray’s, Yellow, and Black-throated Gray Warblers, Common Yellowthroat, Song Sparrow, Purple Finch, and Pine Siskin. Just past the pond, the Old-growth Loop Trail takes off, returning to this point in one mile. This aptly named trail is excellent for woodpeckers, Varied Thrush, and Townsend’s (or Townsend’s X Hermit) Warbler. Northern Goshawk occurs, but is infrequently seen.
Another 3.9 miles south along FR-25 is Iron Creek Campground, situated in an impressive old-growth forest along the Cispus River. Two-tenths of a mile farther on FR-25, a short interpretive trail at the Iron Creek Picnic Site goes through giant Douglas-firs, Western Hemlocks, and Bigleaf Maples reminiscent of the Olympic rain forests. Another trail follows the river downstream to the campground through similar forest. Birds are not numerous or conspicuous in this habitat, but you should find Chestnut-backed Chickadee, Pacific Wren, Golden-crowned Kinglet, and Swainson’s and Varied Thrushes.
FR-25 winds south from here, alternating between old-growth and second-growth forests for 10.1 miles to FR-99, gateway to the northeast side of Mount Saint Helens. Climb this paved but twisting road 4.7 miles to Bear Meadow, at the edge of the blast zone. One can gain a clearer appreciation of the pre-eruption forest by walking up Boundary Trail 1, which begins north of the picnic site and ascends a sidehill, in a few hundred yards entering dense, old-growth Western Hemlock, Silver Fir, and Noble Fir forest where Hermit and Varied Thrushes and Townsend’s (or Townsend’s X Hermit) Warblers are common. A quite different habitat and birdlife can be found in the blast zone, below the picnic area.
Continue along FR-99 and turn right in 4.4 miles onto FR-26, reaching Ryan Lake in 5.0 miles. Walk the 0.6-mile interpretive trail with signage that explains the near-complete recovery of the lake’s waters since the eruption. Return to FR-99, turn right, and drive the 0.2 mile to Meta Lake. Birding along the short trail to this small lake should reveal many birds typical of the recovering forest, among them Sooty Grouse, Rufous Hummingbird, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Willow Flycatcher, Warbling Vireo, Tree Swallow, Pacific Wren, Swainson’s and Hermit Thrushes, American Robin, Orange-crowned, MacGillivray’s, and Yellow Warblers, Fox, Song, Lincoln’s, and White-crowned Sparrows, Dark-eyed Junco, and Pine Siskin.
Windy Ridge lies 6.8 miles ahead. En route, watch for Dusky Flycatchers on the brushy slopes and Townsend’s Solitaires in steep, rocky areas by the roadside. At the parking lot, the long series of steps ascends steeply about 200 feet to a superb viewpoint of Mount Saint Helens and Spirit Lake. Canada Geese have found the recovering Spirit Lake and migrating waterfowl are possible here as well. Other species you may see in this area include Bald and Golden Eagles, Horned Lark, and Mountain Bluebird.
SOUTH SIDE (LEWIS RIVER)
Take Exit 21 from I-5 at Woodland and travel east up the Lewis River valley on SR-503 (becomes FR-90). Obtain a map of the Gifford Pinchot National Forest and drive some of the roads on the south and southeast sides of the mountain, to the intersection with SR-25 at the east end of Swift Reservoir. Lush vegetation and old-growth forest in this area were spared as the volcano blew to the northwest. Pure-looking Hermit Warblers can be found in these woods, which lie west of the hybrid zone. Ape Cave, the longest lava tube in the Lower 48, is worth a visit. Turn north from FR-90 onto FR-83 at the west end of Swift Reservoir. In about a mile and a half stay left onto FR-8303 and continue to the cave entrance in another mile and a half. Lanterns are available for rent.
You can go north on FR-25 to Randle (turning off along the way on FR-99 to visit Windy Ridge), and complete a loop around the mountain by returning to I-5 on US-12. For those who enjoy backcountry exploration, FR-90 follows the Lewis River upstream from Swift Reservoir for many miles (old-growth forest, waterfalls, forest service campgrounds), eventually reaching FR-23 at the edge of the Mount Adams Wilderness Area near Takhlakh Lake (page 256). You can take FR-23 south to Trout Lake or north to US-12 at Randle.
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Palestinian activist Linda Sarsour took to Twitter Nov. 22 with a quick, venting post: “You know what I can’t stand? Bitter people. That’s all.”
Sarsour spoke at the annual American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) conference three days later. Evidently, she can’t stand herself.
Sarsour, who describes herself as a “racial justice and civil rights activist,” lashed out at Jews who extended a hand of friendship and solidarity over concerns that increasing hostility toward Muslims in America might lead to draconian government action. And she lashed out at fellow Muslims who accepted the gesture and joined in a new inter-faith dialogue.
Why the bitterness?
The Jews at issue support the state of Israel, support its existence and its vitality. Sarsour wants none of that.
“We have limits to the type of friendships that we’re looking for right now,” Sarsour told the AMP conference, “and I want to be friends with those whom I know have been steadfast, courageous, have been standing up and protecting their own communities, those who have taken the risk to stand up and say – we are with the Palestinian people, we unequivocally support BDS [boycott, divestment and sanctioning Israel] when it comes to Palestinian human rights and have been attacked viciously by the very people who are telling you that they’re about to stand on the front line of the Muslim registry program. No thank you, sisters and brothers.”
It’s a message that fit right in at the AMP conference. AMP claims its “sole purpose is to educate the American public and media about issues related to Palestine and its rich cultural and historical heritage.” But in practice, the group has defended Hamas and its leaders admit they seek “to challenge the legitimacy of the State of Israel.”
Sarsour, a media darling honored by the Obama White House as a “Champion of Change” and a high-profile surrogate for Bernie Sanders‘ failed Democratic presidential nomination campaign, seems to strike a different tone in public appearances. Her biography says she is “most known for her intersectional coalition work and building bridges across issues, racial, ethnic and faith communities.” That clearly wasn’t her intent at the AMP conference.
She acknowledges there’s a rift among Islamists about how hard a line to draw in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, yet she was intent on pouring gasoline on the fire.
The “cracks in our community” are so wide, she said, they’re visible to “right-wing Zionists, Islamophobes, white supremacists.”
“They know where we’re divided. They know that we’re segregated,” she said. “So they, we could easily be targeted when we’re a fragmented community. But if we were a strong, united, steadfast community that stood up for each other first and foremost, you’d better believe that no opposition would ever be trying to take us down, because we’d be too big, too strong and too united.”
Some of her comments likely were directed at Anti-Defamation League chief Jonathan Greenblatt. Should a Trump administration create a registry for Muslims, an idea that does not seem to be on the table, Greenblatt recently pledged that “this proud Jew will register as Muslim.”
Sarsour not only rebuked the gesture, she cast Muslims who might respond more positively as sellouts of the Palestinian cause. Cooperation and solidarity gestures should only be reserved for those who share the depth of her hatred toward Israel, she said.
“I am tired of Muslims working towards acceptance and not respect of our communities. And I’m also tired of the Muslims willing to sell Palestine just for a little acceptance and nod from the white man and white power in these United States of America,” Sarsour said.
Sarsour, in the red hijab, poses with others at the White House Eid celebration.
Despite this extreme stance, Sarsour is a rising star among American Islamist activists. She has been welcomed to the White House at least 10 times during President Obama’s tenure, most recently in July for a celebration of the Muslim Eid holiday. Last year, a glowing New York Times profile described her as “a Brooklyn Homegirl in a Hijab.”
“But the most apparent thing about her voice is that it is exceedingly Brooklyn,” the story said. “She says ‘swag’ instead of ‘charisma.’ (‘Mr. B. has swag …) She calls her father, a Palestinian immigrant in his 60s, ‘Pops.’ Like the actress Rosie Perez in a hijab, Ms. Sarsour has perfected her delivery of the head-swaying ‘Oh no you dih-int’ and pronounces the word ‘Latino’ like, well, a Latino.”
Sarsour also says “nothing is creepier than Zionism,” and all-but accused the CIA of faking an attempted terrorist attack.
Those statements didn’t make the Times profile. And they didn’t prompt the Obama administration to reconsider the wisdom of elevating Sarsour’s clout with repeated White House access.
In February, just over a year after terrorists massacred the staff at the French magazine Charlie Hebdo, saying they “avenged the Prophet,” Sarsour told a Council on American-Islamic Affairs (CAIR) banquet in Chicago that she would not stand with the victims. The magazine was “a bigot and a racist” for publishing caricatures of Islam’s prophet Muhammad, she said. The images served to “vilify my faith, dehumanize my community [and] demoralize my prophet.”
Building off Sarsour’s rejection of anyone who breaks bread with Zionists, former AMP New York President Raja Abdulhaq defined the BDS movement – not as a tool to lead to peaceful negotiations – but as way to break Israel into total surrender.
“The rights are non-negotiable. And that’s the whole point of BDS, is that we demand, we want to apply pressure,” Abdulhaq said, “not sit down in a negotiated setting and figure out what you can give up so that I can give up something in return, because what you’re essentially doing is you’re asking the other side – give up your illegality, stop your illegality and I will give up my rights. What kind of negotiation is that? No, I demand my rights, and you stop your illegality. And that’s the whole basis of BDS.”
Among the non-negotiable “rights” Abdulhaq says AMP and the BDS movement insist upon is the so-called “right of return” for Palestinians. That would lead to a huge influx of Palestinians into Israel, swamping the country demographically and ending its existence as a Jewish homeland.
That’s just fine with conference speaker Lamis Deek, an attorney and board memberfor CAIR’s New York chapter. She repeatedly described Israelis as “serial killers” intent on ethnic cleansing.
“There is a serial killer in our home,” Deek said. “And what do you do when you are confronted with a serial killer, right? You protect yourself. You protect your family. You scream for help. And you expect that when you scream for help from a serial killer everybody is gonna come to your aid, they’re gonna come protect and defend you. Right? You don’t expect somebody to intervene on behalf of the serial killer … and say ‘the serial killer has some rights, let us tell you about the rights the serial killer has’ as he begins to kill you. Right?”
Like Sarsour, Deek expressed frustration at Muslims who accept other viewpoints.
“Nothing has set back the Palestinian movement in the U.S. more than demands by people who want to work and focus their efforts on [Washington] D.C., by their demands that we tame our demands for Palestine,” she said.
Dawud Walid, CAIR’s Michigan director, echoed the message about Muslim groups who appear too accommodating. “If these organizations claim to represent the Muslim community,” he said, “then when we see them doing things that go outside of the mainstream of the (UI word) of our community, we need to hold them accountable, and if they continue to step outside of the boundaries, then we should withdraw our support and make that very public.”
Walid has acknowledged that his employer, which works hard to project an image as a civil rights organization, really sees itself as “defenders of the Palestinian struggle.”
Deek, meanwhile, spoke of the harm done to the Palestinian cause by the U.S.-brokered Oslo Accords. While that initiative may have given Palestinians autonomy, it came at the cost of unity, she said.
It’s not clear what she means. But, since 2006, the Fatah-led Palestinian Authority has governed the West Bank while Hamas controls Gaza.
Oslo also made it more difficult to engage in terrorism – what Deek calls “armed resistance.”
“Now armed resistance, self-defense, has been the only direct challenge to Zionist colonial expansion. Nothing else is a direct challenge,” she told the AMP conference. “Everything else is an indirect challenge, right? Pressure – economic pressure, diplomatic pressure. So this national united Palestinian body was able – by supporting the resistance – was able to be part of directly impacting and influencing Zionist policy.”
Advocating more Palestinian violence is consistent for an AMP gathering. The organization’s message never mentions peaceful co-existence. An Investigative Project on Terrorism investigation found connections between at least five AMP officials and speakers and the defunct Hamas support network called the “Palestine Committee.”
During the 2014 war between Israel and Hamas, AMP’s then-National Campus Coordinator Taher Herzallah posted images of wounded Israelis, calling them “The most beautiful site (sic) in my eyes.” He defended indiscriminate Hamas rocket fire at Israeli civilian communities as “an audible cry for help” and “an act of resistance.”
Two clear messages emerged from the AMP conference. “Resistance” is better than renouncing violence and seeking peace. All Muslims who might disagree, even if they see eye-to-eye on other issues, are no longer welcome.
These extreme stands came from speakers who enjoy prominent political profiles and high-level contacts.
Sarsour is right about one thing. There is a rift in her community. She and her AMP panelists are the ones widening it.
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OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) is recruiting! Care to apply?
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Deadline: July 31, 2017
Environmental Coordinator at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) – We coordinate and unify the petroleum policies of its Member Countries and ensure the stabilization of oil markets in order to secure an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consumers, a steady income to producers and a fair return on capital for those investing in the petroleum industry.
Job Title: Environmental Coordinator
Job Code: 6.1.01
Within the Research Division of the Secretariat, the Environmental Unit’s objectives are to analyse, report and advise on developments pertaining to the international debate on climate change and contribute to the close coordination of Member Countries’ positions on environmental matters.
This entails: monitoring and analysing international debate and development on climate change, sustainable development and trade; gathering and analysing data and information in these fields; contributing to coordination among Member Countries and participating in relevant multilateral fora and discussions; and building up OPEC’s networks with national, regional and multilateral organizations.
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Objective of Position
The Environmental Coordinator is to coordinate the activities of the Unit to fulfill its objectives.
Under the supervision of the Director of Research Division, he/she is to study and analyse national and multilateral environmental policies and assess their impact on energy developments, in particular on the medium- to long-term oil outlook and on OPEC, study and analyse developments in the global and multilateral debate on climate change, evaluate the impact on OPEC and contribute to the coordination of OPEC Member Countries’ positions in international fora on issues pertaining to environment in general and to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in particular.
Main Responsibilities
Coordinates the activities of the Unit in line with its objectives;
Studies and analyses developments in the international debate on environmental issues related to the energy industry and in particular the activities related to the UNFCCC and its subsidiary bodies and the Kyoto Protocol;
Responsible for preparing for and attending UNFCCC meetings and reporting on these;
Assesses the impact of changes in environmental policies in consuming countries on the medium- and long-term development of the world petroleum industry;
Conducts studies relevant to the subject of environment as it affects the energy sector in general and oil in particular;
Contributes to the coordination of Member Countries’ positions concerning environmental issues;
Contributes to speeches, articles and presentations to internal meetings and various international forums.
Required Competencies and Qualifications
University degree in Environmental Science or Economics, Engineering or other Sciences, preferably with specialization in environment;
Advanced degree preferred.
University degree: 10 years
Advanced university degree: 8 years
Training Specializations:
Analysis of environmental issues related to energy
International debate on environment
Modelling techniques
Applicants must be nationals of Member Countries of OPEC and should not be older than 58 years.
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Status and Benefits
Members of the Secretariat are international employees whose responsibilities are not national but exclusively international. In carrying out their functions they have to demonstrate the personal qualities expected of international employees such as integrity, independence and impartiality.
The post is at grade D reporting to the Director of Research Division. The compensation package, including expatriate benefits, is commensurate with the level of the post.
Interested and qualified candidates are requested to fill in a résumé and an application form which can be received from their Country’s Governor for OPEC. In order for applications to be considered, the application form and resume must reach the OPEC Secretariat through the relevant Governor.
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A warm and welcoming home for the spiritual, social and intellectual needs of the Jewish Community of Vashon Island.
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The Havurah’s lovely building was built in 1926 by members of the Golgatha Norwegian Lutheran Church. Most of its members lived in the Colvos area and walked to services, picnics, and potluck socials. When the congregation dwindled, they gave the building to the Bethel Evangelical Free Church.
Many younger Lutheran members helped to found the new group. According to neighbors, Bethel used the building for services, religious education, occasional revivals, memorable socials and spirited singing.
Havurat Ee Shalom building, circa 1946. Photo courtesy of Tom Bean. Click the photo to enlarge.
Bethel grew and focused activities at a new, larger church on the hill as well as a Christian school. They turned the building over to a Christian youth organization named Young Life.
That group used it weekly until they decided to meet in other places. Subsequently, the larger Bethel Church suffered a terrible fire and they realized that selling the building (now surplus to them) could help pay for the needed repairs. So they put the future Havuarah building up for sale in 2001.
There were many offers for the building, all above the asking price. The first offer, made the hour it came on the market, was from the Vashon Havurah. Emma Amiad argued that (unlike other potential buyers) the Havurah would retain the building as a house of worship, not remodel it into a house. Approached on the common ground of faith and fellowship, the church elders agreed to accept.
With the help of real estate agent (and Bethel member) Bill Chunn, a deal was struck. This simple structure will remain a place for worship, fellowship, and caring community. As Bill drove by a few days after the Havurah had painted the exterior and affixed the Star of David over the door, he remarked that “It seemed like it had always been there, looking just as it does today.”
In May of 2015 Havurat Ee Shalom entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to Rent/Share our building with The Puget Sound Zen Center. Learn more about the agreement in our President’s letter to the membership.
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Early adopters show blockchain’s big potential for Latin America
Dave Mejia January 20, 2019 10:25 AM
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There’s a reason Venezuela’s oil-backed cryptocurrency, the Petro, hasn’t been heralded by most experts as the solution to the country’s rampant inflation and political crisis. The Petro, by most accounts, isn’t backed by oil reserves – in actuality it’s backed only by a discredited government’s promise, launched in a region that has an unfortunate history of political corruption and currency manipulation.
But there’s also a reason why news about the Petro was met with a certain degree of intrigue, and even an amount of (extremely) cautious optimism. What if, some experts dared to imagine, such a cryptocurrency were introduced and implemented honestly and transparently? For a government facing hyperinflation and a total loss of public trust, what potential might a currency guaranteed by blockchain – with its unalterable, decentralized public ledger – have to restore consumers’ purchasing power, their ability to protect their savings, and their faith in the honesty of government institutions?
Beyond President Nicolas Maduro’s suspect plans for the Petro, the launch prompts us to explore a bigger story with implications that extend beyond Venezuela to the entire region. In Latin America’s emerging markets a lack of trust in financial and political institutions has long hampered financial inclusion, political participation, and entrepreneurial ambition. For this region, blockchain’s distributed and immutable ledger could go a long ways towards building faith in banking, the safety of personal savings and property, political processes, and the plausibility of entrepreneurial pursuits.
What’s more, while the media has focused on how blockchain and fintech will take hold within the wealthier economies, many Latin American populations, businesses, and government agencies from Argentina to Colombia are embracing blockchain, leading the way as early adopters. Here’s a look at the promise blockchain may hold for the region and those taking the lead in implementing these new technologies.
Blockchain’s far-reaching potential for the region
The eagerness of many early adopters across Latin America may be attributable to the fact that the region could stand to gain so much from blockchain. Blockchain tech is, by nature, especially capable of disrupting Latin America’s private and public sector.
To begin with, decades of cyclically unstable local currencies across the region have forced citizens to search out ways to protect their savings from rising consumer prices and currency controls. For the working class and the wealthy, new cryptocurrencies have appeared to offer an alternative to national currencies and a safeguard against inflation. Hence, 2017 saw a 1,000 percent rise in crypto transactions in Venezuela, and a 450 percent increase in Brazil amidst political turmoil. In Argentina, which is facing its own inflation crisis, the capital city of Buenos Aires is ranked among the top 10 cities with the strongest bitcoin presence.
At the same time, around 70 percent of the region’s population remains unbanked or underbanked, meaning they lack access to basic financial services like digital payments, money transfers, consumer lending, and individual investing. Blockchain-based fintech solutions could potentially offer financial alternatives to this unbanked segment.
While banks have traditionally been reluctant to serve the predominantly low-income unbanked due to this population’s lack of clear identifying information and the resulting difficulty of adhering to the “Know Your Customer” regulatory guidelines, blockchain-based fintech solutions can provide these citizens a digital identity for use in banking. Allowing citizens to bypass this bureaucracy, digital wallets could enable users in the region to participate in the ever-growing number of digital services being developed, from consumer loans to secure peer-to-peer payments.
Blockchain-based fintech platforms could thus help increase financial inclusion and empower a consumer market of an estimated 400 million unbanked or underbanked people. SMEs in the region could themselves use such platforms to tap this emerging consumer market and thereby achieve previously unattainable growth. All of this could mean greater financial literacy and even social mobility for citizenry, as well as economic growth for the region.
Finally, technology built on blockchain’s decentralized and unalterable ledger could hold the key to restoring citizens’ trust in public institutions, paving the way to more political participation and a healthier democracy. According to the OECD, three out of four Latin Americans today show little or no confidence in their national governments, and 80 percent believe corruption is widespread.
In areas of persistent corruption or political upheaval, government transactions occurring on a blockchain could ensure transparency, helping prevent the misappropriation of funds. In a region where political upheaval has jeopardized property rights, decentralized ledgers could protect asset ownership by keeping records from being erased or altered. And blockchain-based voting systems, which allow for an instant audit of election results and even enable voting by phone, could help prevent electoral fraud and voter intimidation at voting locations.
Early adopters in the private sector
Perhaps realizing blockain’s potential, both startups and larger companies in a number of Latin America nations are experimenting with implementing blockchain technologies across a variety of industries.
Argentina boasts burgeoning blockchain development ecosystems, with startups using blockchain technologies to transform financial exchanges and contracts. RSK Labs, for example, created a smart-contract platform connected to the Bitcoin blockchain, raising $3.5 million in Series A funding in 2017. They have partnered with the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) to offer a blockchain curriculum.
Mexico and Brazil are hotbeds for crypto and fintech startups. Brazilian crypto brokers Bitcoin to You and Foxbit manage a large portion of exchanges for the country’s approximately 1.4 million crypto exchange users, while the Mexican exchange Bitso counts 500,000 users in a country where 80 million lack access to banking services. Meanwhile, big Mexican industries, from insurance to banking, are exploring ways to tackle inefficiencies with blockchain solutions.
Colombia’s private sector, too, is leading the way with early, innovative adoption. Startups like Portal Finance are designing blockchain-based tools to help businesses leverage data from electronic invoices, while the award-winning project Cycle aims to allow homeowners to earn crypto tokens for sharing surplus energy with communities in need. Bancolombia, Colombia’s second largest bank, has been at work testing open-source blockchain-based platforms and protocols since 2015. Much of its efforts have focused on working with local entrepreneurs from Colombia’s tech ecosystem, fostering blockchain exploration, and investigating the viability of a number of different use cases.
Building up more and more momentum, blockchain adoption in Latin America’s private sector could someday reshape industries and redefine services.
The Latin American governments testing blockchain-based tech
Some Latin American governments have been experimenting with blockchain-based applications too, testing applications within everything from healthcare and national identity management systems to banking services and internal revenue monitoring.
Beyond Venezuela’s controversial cryptocurrency, Mexico’s government has announced plans to conduct the first ever public procurement procedure on a blockchain network, helping guarantee transparency and accountability. In the same spirit, Brazil’s government has sought in blockchain a means of curtailing corruption and overhauling the country’s financial infrastructure. In 2018, the state-run tech company Serpro introduced a blockchain platform designed to regulate land titles, preventing corrupt officials from altering ownership records unnoticed. And last year, Brazil’s Central Bank began testing four crypto platforms: Quorum, HyperLedger Fabric, Ethereum, and Corda.
In Chile, the Ministry of Energy has begun using blockchain technology to authenticate and secure data from the national energy grid, hoping to restore trust with customers. The Santiago Exchange, Chile’s largest stock exchange, is also using blockchain to ensure the accuracy and security of transactions.
Finally, the Colombian government is looking to blockchain technologies in hopes of improving security and preventing fraud. To this end, the Colombian Central Bank met with blockchain software company R3 in 2017, making plans to test the firm’s distributed ledger technology. Meanwhile, Colombia’s newly elected president, Ivan Duque, has expressed interest in using blockchain technologies to promote political transparency. Some have suggested Colombia might use blockchain tech to help authenticate electronic voting.
A number of nations across Latin America, then, are proving themselves pioneers in the world of blockchain. While many of the wealthiest economies remain somewhat wary of blockchain technologies, the eagerness of these emerging Latin economies likely stems from the remarkable possibilities that blockchain opens up for their governments, entrepreneurs, and public. And promising everything from a hedge against inflation and political transparency to broader financial inclusion and efficient, secure remittances, blockchain and fintech may hold the key to unlocking the region’s true potential.
Dave Mejia is a senior blockchain strategist and engineer at Talos Digital.
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In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Mawr like this:
MAWR, a hamlet in Llangafelach parish, Glamorgan; near the Julian way, 7½ miles N of Swansea. Real property, £3,487. Pop., 733. Houses, 140. Many of the inhabitants are colliers.
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Vietnam reaps fruits in fighting IUU fishing
Since Vietnam received a “yellow card” warning from the European Commission (EC) in October 2017 on illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, the country has taken various measures to settle the problem and enjoyed positive results.
Right in November 2017, Vietnam finalized and passed the Fisheries Law, institutionalising EC’s recommendations on IUU fishing prevention.
Following the adoption of the law, a system of legal documents guiding its implementation were introduced, including two Government’s decrees, one decision by the Prime Minister and eight circulars from the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development (MARD).
Particularly, on May 20, 2019, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc issued Decision No. 596/QD-TTg on the establishment of the National Steering Committee on IUU prevention led by Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung, with members including leaders of relevant ministries, sectors and 28 coastal localities.
Commenting on the outcomes of the measures taken, MARD Deputy Minister Phung Duc Tien said that Vietnam has strived to realize four solutions suggested by the EC, including the completion of the legal framework, the installation of monitoring systems on fishing vessels to control theiroperation, law enforcement and origin tracing of aquatic products.
Tien said that so far, the country’s efforts in completing the legal system has been shown in the Fisheries Law 2017 and guiding documents, noting that all localities have been equipped with monitoring systems to supervise, check and manage fishing vessels’ operation.
Management boards of fishing ports have been active in tracing the origins of seafood, he said, adding that the MARD has classified the port system into two types to facilitate the work and included relevant storage facilities and refrigeration warehouses in its planning.
Communications activities have also been prioritised to boost fishermen’s awareness on respecting the 2017 Law on Fisheries and responsible fishing, the official noted.
According to the MARD, from the beginning of 2018, no Vietnamese ships have been found to fish illegally in the Pacific.
Meanwhile, localities have stepped up checks of fishing vessels leaving or docking at ports in line with regulations, particularly those on safety requirements. Some have even applied harsh punishments for violating vessels like revoking licences without further granting new ones. The patrol and inspection of major waters have also been effectively coordinated among law enforcement agencies at sea.
Between 2018 and now, the MARD has sent 18 working delegations at different levels to examine and direct anti-IUU activities at various localities.
Most recently, on November 17,replying to reporters’ questions related to the European Commission (EC)’s visit to Vietnam to assess the country’s efforts in implementing the EC’s recommendations on fighting IUU fishing, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Le Thi Thu Hang said officials from the Directorate General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG – MARE) will work in Vietnam from November 4-14. They are scheduled to make field trips to a number of localities to check the implementation of the warning.
Over the past time, Vietnamese agencies, localities and organisations have drastically implemented solutions to build a sustainable and responsible fisheries sector, and curb the IUU fishing on the basis of the EC’s recommendations, she highlighted.
Vietnam is willing to coordinate with the EC in combating IUU fishing, the official affirmed.
Meanwhile, the Directorate of Fisheries said Vietnam’s fight against the IUU has reaped noteworthy outcomes, including the legalization of international and regional regulations in the Fisheries Law 2017 and relevant instruction documents, and the improvement of awareness of fisheries management agencies at all levels, fishermen and enterprises about the importance ofpreventing IUU fishing.
The violation and illegally fishing by fishing vessels and fishermen in the waters of countries in the Pacific has ceased. Many provinces and cities have removed or reduced the number of fishing vessels and fishermen with illegal fishing in foreign waters.
The inspection and control of fishing vessels operating at sea and port inspections have initially made progress, while international cooperation activities in the field of fishing are promoted. Vietnam has been actively joining and implementing international treaties and conventions towards a modern, responsible and sustainable fishery.
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You'll now find an actual Tom & Serg cafe inside the movie theatre in MOE...
Not a fan of popcorn and sodastream cola? We have good news for you…
You know Tom & Serg in Al Quoz? Well, there’s now going to be a Tom & Serg inside Vox Cinemas in Mall of the Emirates.
The new outlet will open this Thursday August 31 (we don’t know what time exactly, but they say they’ll announce the exact opening hours on the Tom & Serg Insta’ account) and it will be directly opposite the ticket counter in Vox Cinema.
What will they serve? Well, it won’t be a full burger, roast and ramen type of spread, but you will get coffee, cakes and pastries, as well as grab-and-go sandwiches and the like. (This news has really elevated our potential cinema snack game.)
Tomorrow they’ll give away a free cup of coffee to the first 500 people to visit their new Vox outlet.
While the people behind Tom & Serg have opened other brands – Common Grounds, Muchachas, The Sum of Us etc – this will be only the second actual Tom & Serg in Dubai (the original opened in 2014).
While, yes, there has been a Common Grounds just metres from Vox Cinemas in MOE for a while, the new Tom & Serg means you’ll no longer have to sneak your good flat white into the cinema, as your coffee will now be a cinema-approved snack.
(Heads up: we also really dig the samosas you can get at the main cinema snack counter at MOE Vox. That’s our top tip for the day.)
The cinema-based Tom & Serg will be open from 9am to midnight, daily. Head to their Instagram page for more info once it opens tomorrow.
Images: Facebook/Tom&Serg
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Roundtable: Is industry structure holding back marketing innovation?
Staff Writers/ March 14, 2017
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Technology changes the way brands can market, but in many cases industry structure in the advertising agency world is acting as an impediment to change.
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Where once TV advertising agencies could slap together a report looking at traffic numbers, TV categories and wait for the dollars to roll in, the advent of new technical platforms are blending together sales and marketing, shifting the expectations of clients.
Ben Sharp, VP and Managing Director of AdRoll
“The role of an agency now is so difficult because they’ve got to be experts in content, experts in technology, experts in a whole range of different things,” said Ben Sharp, VP and Managing Director of AdRoll in Asia Pacific, a retargeting and prospecting platform.
“And they can’t do it so you find more and more people like us are going to direct to customers and educating them, which is what’s right.”
Advertising agencies with a hope of retaining and building clients in this new world are reorganising their very business models. Rather than individual TV teams, mobile teams and desktop teams, successful agencies are developing a multi-layered approach where the firm is across all the various platforms and how they interact with each other.
“We’re seeing some of the agencies that we align really closely with restructure their business so they’re not planning in silos anymore,” says Danni Brown, marketing manager at TubeMogul, now part of Adobe.
“They’re more moving toward a cross-screening type approach.”
Danni Brown marketing manager at TubeMogul
Late last year Which-50 gathered leaders from a dozen leading marketing and advertising technology vendors for a round table discussion on the outlook for 2017. Comments in this story are drawn from those discussions.
The panel of experts agreed the old ways of wining and dining clients are over and customers are demanding a high level of transparency when it comes to their advertising dollars.
“You can see that in the United States and the United Kingdom,” said Stephen De Blic, commercial director at Integral Ad Science.
“The market is trying to push the agencies to be more transparent and see digital as one piece.”
Rather than offer a media solution that is just content or context based, customers want to see a cohesive strategy that implements the far-reaching and dynamic components of emerging platforms and cutting-edge technology.
The rise of digital video has TV networks planning for a future where, instead of only accounting for 10 per cent of overall revenue, video will balloon to be a much big money earner.
But before that happens, people need training in how to extract meaning from the various integrated platforms which are designed to provide predictive and prescriptive insight.
The onslaught of data available at the fingertips of advertisers means employees are required to sift through the noise and identify particular patterns and trends that will enhance the decision making of future TV broadcasters.
“It’s probably the biggest challenge that we and companies like TubeMogul face,” said Peter Ostick, vice president of the Asia-Pacific region at Tremor Video, a video marketplace for brands.
“People are supposed to be digitally savvy, they need to understand the automation piece and they need to understand the data piece, and finding those people, even in the digital space, is really hard,” he says.
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Americans celebrate Thanksgiving under Covid cloud as Harry and Meghan have family meal and Trump plays golf
Harriet Brewis
Millions of Americans are reuniting after months apart – despite health warnings not to travel as the pandemic rages on
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are to celebrate their first Thanksgiving in their new US home with an intimate home-cooked dinner.
The couple and son Archie will mark the occasion along with millions of other Americans, at the end of a long year of challenges and separation from loved-ones.
Outgoing president Donald Trump kicked off his own celebrations with a round of golf at his Virginia golf club, as his fury over the election result rages on.
Meanwhile, it was revealed that Harry and Meghan will enjoy a traditional meal together just hours after the duchess spoke out openly about suffering a miscarriage over the summer.
Writing in the New York Times on Wednesday, the duchess gave a heartfelt account of the couple’s traumatic experience in July, and described how she felt an “almost unbearable grief” after losing their second child.
Looking ahead to happier times, a source said the pair are “going to have a quiet dinner at home and are looking forward to celebrating their first American Thanksgiving in the states as a family.
“They plan to enjoy a home-cooked meal with traditional Thanksgiving dishes, including recipes made with fresh vegetables from their garden.”
This means they are likely to sit down in their £11million Santa Barbara mansion and tuck into a feast of roast turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, green beans, corn, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie.
On the other side of the country, Mr Trump was spotted enjoying a round of his favourite sport, while firing out a series of tweets complaining about his defeat to Joe Biden.
“Just saw the vote tabulations. There is NO WAY Biden got 80,000,000 votes!!! This was a 100% RIGGED ELECTION,” he wrote in a message that was quickly flagged by Twitter as containing a “disputed claim”.
The president has staunchly refused to concede the election to his democratic rival even as state election officials from all corners of America have said there is no evidence of widespread voter fraud.
Donald Trump enjoyed a morning round of golf before jetting back to Washington DC for formal celebrations
Meanwhile, across the country, millions of people have taken to the skies and roads ahead of Thanksgiving, despite health officials and local leaders urging the public to stay at home.
While the number of Americans travelling by air over the past several days was down dramatically from the same time last year, many pressed ahead with their holiday plans as coronavirus cases and deaths continue to surge throughout the nation.
“I think with the holidays and everything, it’s so important right now, especially because people are so bummed out because of the whole pandemic,” said 25-year-old Cassidy Zerkle, who flew to Kansas City, Missouri, to visit family during what is traditionally one of the busiest travel periods of the year.
She brought snacks and her own hand sanitiser and said the flight was half full.
The US has recorded more than 12.7 million coronavirus infections and over 262,000 deaths.
More than 88,000 people in the US, an all-time high, were in the hospital with Covid-19 as of Tuesday, pushing the health care system in many places to the breaking point.
New cases of the virus have been setting records, soaring to an average of over 174,000 per day. While deaths have surged to more than 1,600 per day – the highest figure since May.
Millions of Americans have travelled to visit loved-ones over the holiday period
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local authorities have begged people not to travel and urged them to keep their Thanksgiving celebrations small.
“That’ll make sure that your extended family are around to celebrate Christmas and to celebrate the holidays next year,” Kentucky governor Andy Beshear said.
About 900,000 to one million people per day passed through US airport checkpoints from Friday until Wednesday – a drop-off of around 60 per cent from the same time a year ago.
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Ben & Jerry’s First Ever Ice Cream Stick Is Stuffed Full Of Cookie Dough
Anna Lewis
6 January 2021, 8:04 am ·1-min read
Photo credit: Ben & Jerry's
From Delish
Those two guys, Ben & Jerry, sure do know what they’re doing when it comes to making wildly delicious ice cream.
But up until now, Ben & Jerry’s has never made an ice cream on a stick. But the brand’s Peace Pop is here to change all that.
Peace Pops are made up of fair trade vanilla ice cream with chocolate chips. And the best part is they’re stuffed with the iconic Ben & Jerry’s cookie dough. The whole thing is dipped in a soft chocolatey coating and popped on a stick so you can take one with you wherever you go. Smart.
Ben & Jerry’s Flavour Guru, Josine Nohlmans, said: “We know people love our cookie dough like their own family or pets. So, we reimagined it so they never need to leave home without it. Now they can walk their puppy AND enjoy Ben & Jerry’s. Give me a heck yeah.”
Ben & Jerry’s Peace Pops will be available in Co-op stores from mid-January, so keep an eye out. Oh, and the packaging is also completely recyclable. Nice one, fellas!
A single Peace Pop will set you back £2.20 but a multipack, containing three ice creams, is just £4. Bargain!
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Granerud eyeing more history in ski jumping's fabled Four Hills
Halvor Egner Granerud has won five consecutive ski jumping World Cup events this season - and heads to the Four Hills as a red-hot favourite
By James Toney
Life and sport is all about being in the right place at the right time - fractions can be the difference between champ and chump and in ski jumping, life and death.
Halvor Egner Granerud knows the importance of timing all too well, as the latest superstar off the ever-rolling production line of Norwegian winter sport.
Last year he was working shifts in a children's nursery in Trondheim, this season he has claimed five straight ski jumping World Cup victories and guided Norway to a third consecutive ski flying team world title.
In a sport of gravity defying high-flyers, the unassuming 24-year-old suddenly finds himself in rather rarified air, with just over a year to the Winter Olympics in Beijing.
He arrives at his sport’s fabled Four Hills tournament with his reputation burnished.
Granerud’s five in a row moved him ahead of Norwegian ski jumping legends Espen Bredesen, the 1994 Olympic champion, and Ole Bremseth, a former world gold medallist, who only ever managed four.
And now more history beckons, as he seeks to become the first Norwegian to win the Four Hills title since Anders Jacobsen 14 years ago.
In the days ahead competitions will take place in Oberstdorf, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Innsbruck, with the concluding event at Bischofshofen on Epiphany.
But it could be said Granerud's moment of a sudden and great revelation has already been achieved, whatever unfolds.
Halvor 5️⃣ pic.twitter.com/JESIMFzndL
— Hopplandslaget 🚀 (@Norskijump) December 20, 2020
Usually 40,000 frigid and fervent fans are in attendance, the silent backdrop to this year's competition just a reminder of another Christmas tradition on hiatus.
Since the Four Hills began in 1953 only three jumpers have completed the ‘Grand Slam’. Sven Hannawald was the first in 2002 while Poland’s Kamil Stock completed the sweep in 2018, followed by Japan’s Ryoyu Kobayashi 12 months later.
"Last year I was competing on the Continental Cup and that didn't really pay the bills, I only made two World Cups and finished 31st and 23rd. This year ... well it's certainly been different," says Granerud.
"I've been living off savings for too long but everything has turned upside down this year.
"I've worked really hard on the mental side of my jumping. I just feel like I've got much more control than ever before.
"I visualise big jumps and I've learned to make fun of the thoughts so they give me more focus.
"People look at this season and think I must have done something magical - it's more been a case of rebuilding everything and lots of hard work."
Back home they are already talking of his Olympic credentials, Norwegians won the first seven 'big hill' competitions staged at the Games but haven't seen one of their jumpers take gold in the showpiece since Toralf Engan in 1964. And that really is 58 years of hurt.
Granerud certainly isn't looking that far ahead, ticking off targets one giant leap at a time being his somewhat predictable mantra.
Six in a row at Oberstdorf would put him in another club, alongside the likes of Kobayashi, Thomas Morgenstern and Janne Ahonen, Hall of Famers in a sport famously described as 'falling with style'.
"It would be cool to be part of that company, I certainly don't lack for any extra motivation," he added.
Ski jumping is something of a religion in Norway, though Granerud still has some way to go to be mentioned in the same reverential tones as compatriot Ole Einar Bjorndalen, the eight time Olympic champion in biathlon.
Indeed he's not even the most famous person in his family, his late great grandfather Torbjorn Egner wrote the children's classic 'Hakkebakkeskogen'.
"In my family it will take at least a couple of Olympic golds to even get mentioned in the same sentence," he jokes.
More success in the days ahead and that will surely start to change.
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The Kardashians Have Officially Filmed The Last Episode Of KUWTK, And Things Got Pretty Emotional
Emily Gulla
Photo credit: Christopher Polk - Getty Images
From ELLE
It's been four months since we were collectively devastated by the news that Keeping Up With The Kardashians would be coming to an end - and it's finally happened, with America's first family officially filming their last ever episode.
Kim Kardashian took to the KUWTK Instagram account to commemorate the final day of filming, sharing a video of the show's emotional ending.
Enjoying a drink with crew members after wrapping the final episode, Kim told fans: 'Hey guys, we just finished filming forever... like forever, ever. We're done. We're never filming again. Is that so crazy?'
'So we're having a drink with the crew in my backyard, hanging out. Cheers to... I don't know, 15 years, 20 seasons of craziness and lots of love.'
The post was captioned: '20 Seasons. 14 years. Bible, we can’t believe today is the last day of filming for #KUWTK. Final season coming soon to E!'
Kim documented the emotional final day of filming on her own Instagram Stories, sharing a video with the show's audio technician as she prepared to put her microphone on for the final time, saying, 'This is our last Keeping Up With The Kardashians mic-ing of life.'
A post shared by Kardashians on E! (@kuwtk)
Kim also shared clips of the cast's lunch, complete with personalised cookie place settings made of each family member's face.
And it seems like the final shoot day was pretty teary for everyone involved, with Kim writing on her Story: 'It's a wrap! Not on the tears or the drinks tho.'
'Officially sobbing. Grateful for every single second,' she added.
Photo credit: Kim Kardashian West - Instagram
The family made the announcement that Keeping Up With The Kardashians will be coming to an end back in September, after 14 years and 20 seasons, with the final season airing in early 2021.
However, it seems all is not lost, as Kris Jenner has announced a new multi-year deal with streaming platform Hulu, so it looks like we're set to see Kim, Kourtney, Khloe, Kris, Kendall and Kylie back on our screens soon - with their new show scheduled for late 2021.
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Following the news of her reported breakup with Ben Affleck, actress Ana de Armas just revealed a very drastic change to her look. Call it a breakup cut or simply a chic Parisian bob that hits the sweet spot between fresh and classic in style, but the 32-year-old star looks nothing like she did the last time she was seen out in public with Affleck in LA. Returning to her family home in Cuba, de Armas wasted no time booking a hair appointment, chopping her formerly long, wavy brunette hair into a jawline-skimming bob with blunt baby fringes and taking the colour a few shades darker. The Cuban-Spanish actress debuted the look on 17th January in a video honouring her friend Claudia Muma, which was later posted to YouTube. De Armas comes onto the screen at about 1 hour and 24 minutes into the recording, reciting a sweet dedication and giving her fans and friends a live-action look at her freshly-chopped and toned French-girl bob. De Armas complemented her new cut and colour with an equally chic ensemble of a simple white V-neck T-shirt, minimalist jewellery, subtle winged eyeliner to enhance her hazel eyes, and a flush of pink on her cheeks and lips. Relationship rumours aside, we have to say: This single low-resolution screenshot of de Armas could launch an entire Pinterest board of style and beauty inspiration for Zoom meetings in 2021. Like what you see? How about some more R29 goodness, right here?French Girls Are Going On A Scissor StrikeAIRFRO Is The Hair Product Sporty Black Girls NeedMy Damaged Pink Hair Transformation Reveal
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Settlement reached in “Twittergate” dispute
Case to be resolved with payment to @peoriamayor creator
CHICAGO – Jon Daniel, the Peoria man who had his home raided and was arrested after he created a Twitter account that parodied the City’s Mayor, has agreed to settle his lawsuit against the City in return for a cash settlement and a directive from the City to the Peoria Police Department, a directive designed to insure that others are not retaliated for their speech. The City will pay Jon Daniel and his legal team a total of $125,000 to resolve the lawsuit. The Peoria City Council is expected to approve the settlement at its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 8th.
The City also will post a directive to the Peoria Police Department that makes clear that state law criminalizing impersonation of a public official does not include parody and satire. Specifically, the directive notes that “The First Amendment protects many forms of online speech, including Parody and Satire when the parody or satire is reasonably perceived.” The agreement, reached with the assistance of federal court, will bring an end the controversy that erupted in Peoria in 2014.
“I am satisfied with the outcome in this case,” said Jon Daniel, who created the parody account in March of 2014. “I always thought that the twitter account was a joke for me and for my friends.”
“I never dreamed that it would result in my home being raided and me being placed under arrest,” added Daniel.
The events that have been dubbed "Twittergate" began on March 9, 2014, when Mr. Daniel created the Twitter account @peoriamayor. Mr. Daniel created the account mainly for his own entertainment and the amusement of his friends, whom he thought would be surprised to receive a re-tweet from the @peoriamayor account. Over the next ten days, Mr. Daniel retweeted and favorited posts from friends, and also issued a series of tweets from the account -- which he clearly labeled parody several days after it was created -- that used informal language, slang and even expletives.
“Hurt feelings do not free government from the responsibility of respecting Mr. Daniel’s freedom of speech and freedom from being arrested for that speech,” said Karen Sheley, senior staff counsel at the ACLU of Illinois in announcing the settlement. “The First Amendment applies equally to on-line speech.”
“The directive makes clear that parody should never be the predicate for a criminal investigation and that the action against Mr. Daniel should never be repeated again,” added Sheley.
Even after the account had been suspended and no new messages were sent, the police involvement continued. On April 15th, Peoria police executed a search warrant on Mr. Daniel's home. While Mr. Daniel was at work when the police arrived, his roommates and other friends were present at the home. The police searched the home, took a number of computers, telephones and other electronic devices into their possession, including Mr. Daniel's computer, as well as a laptop and Xbox.
“This case was critically important,” said Marc Beem, a partner at the Chicago law firm of Miller Shakman & Beem LLP that assisted the ACLU in this matter. “We hope that every municipality across the State is watching and learning that police investigations based solely on parody are not permitted under our Constitution.”
“In the end, this has been a very important civics lesson for residents and the leadership of Peoria,” added Everett Cygal, a lawyer at the Chicago office of Schiff Hardin LLP that also was part of Mr. Daniel’s legal team. “It also is good that we have brought this matter to a close for Mr. Daniel, who suffered as a result of the City’s actions.”
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49ers Path Forward with Arik Armstead Should be to Maximize His Trade Value
Levin T. Black
By Levin T. Black follow
Feb 21, 2020 at 12:18 PM • 6
Extended runs of success in the NFL don't come without moving on from some great players. To build a winner a team must acquire talent. To remain a winner a team must master the balancing act between the salary cap and keeping that talent. When 49ers general manager John Lynch and head coach Kyle Shanahan were hired the team was as deep into needing talent as a franchise can go. After making the Super Bowl, the pendulum has flipped completely the other way.
The 49ers are on the mountaintop of the National Football Conference. They've entered the delicate balance time period where they must make the right call on a string of crucial personnel decisions if they want to remain at the top. A vast majority of the time teams make the wrong choices. In fact, only one team, the New England Patriots, in the past 25 years has made it back to the Super Bowl the year after losing it.
The first pendulum swinging choice the 49ers must make is in regards to defensive lineman Arik Armstead. There is no denying he is an excellent player. He may not have made a Pro Bowl at this point in his career but there is no argument against calling him a Pro Bowl-caliber player following a ten sack season.
Those sacks came from the defensive tackle position as Armstead lined up there on passing downs. Double-digit sacks from the inside is a rare feat that teams pay big money for. Armstead is a free agent and is due for a substantial contract.
The 49ers have three avenues to pursue. They can either sign Armstead to a multi-year deal worth $12-to-15 million per year, let him sign with another team or franchise tag him and trade him to another team willing to sign him long-term. The last option is the correct one.
The 49ers can't reward every quality player they manage to acquire with a huge contract. In a perfect world the team could. In the NFL world former 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo had, he could reward players to keep them around and that made the team a dynasty that won five titles. There was no salary cap. Unfortunately for the 49ers, Armstead and the fans, teams do have a salary cap.
Yes, the 49ers don't have a lot of cap space. This certainly plays a big role in the decision but it's only part of it. The real issue is the money already allocated to Armstead's position group. Defensive end Dee Ford signed a five-year deal worth $85.5 million last off-season, defensive tackle DeForest Buckner is very likely to get an extension in the coming weeks worth considerably more than the projected amount Armstead will get and defensive end Nick Bosa will see his cap cost number climb to $10.7 million through the next few seasons.
While this is bound to change by a million or two with Buckner's extension, as it sits right now Buckner, Bosa and Ford will count for $37.85 million on the 2020 salary cap. All three of them will see their cap hits climb by at least a few million in the next few seasons.
Buckner, Bosa and Ford represent approximately 20 percent of the salary cap. The 2020 expected salary cap is $200 million. This means the 49ers can pay an average of about $3.2 million per player to fill out the full 53-man roster ($200 million minus $40 million divided by 50 players). Other players, like quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo, will count for much more than that.
Should the 49ers devote another $12-15 million towards the defensive line? That would push the 49ers starting defensive line's salary north of $50 million per season. That's more than one quarter of the entire salary cap.
The answer to the question is a resounding no. That leaves two options. Let Armstead walk free and clear or franchise him and trade him. Letting Armstead pick his future team would be doing him a solid and by all accounts he is an upstanding gentleman on good terms with the team. You don't stay on the summit by doing players a solid, at least not when the value is so much.
Make no mistake, the value Armstead has is high. A 26-year-old player who can play inside and outside and get pressure consistently is extremely valuable. There are two examples of a player who could get double-digit sacks being traded from last season.
One of those players was Frank Clark. He was traded by the Seattle Seahawks to the Kansas City Chiefs. The value the Seahawks got in return was a first-round pick, a swap of third-round picks and a second-round pick in the next draft. Armstead doesn't carry quite that much value. Clark's track record was stronger. The other recent example is a better one to compare with.
No team is more familiar with the scenario of trading a defensive lineman on the franchise tag than the 49ers. This is because they traded their 2020 second-round pick for Ford just last off-season. Ford was a player last year with a level of respect similar to Armstead currently.
Ford did have two seasons of double-digit sacks prior to the trade. Armstead only has one. However, Ford had some red flags in his injury history.
He had twice missed time due to a lumbar injury in his lower back. The second time came with a major surgery. During his recovery, Ford said his doctor was concerned that he may not walk correctly again. In a Bleacher Report article from this time last year, Ford revealed he struggled to walk for weeks after the surgery and only weighed 215 pounds. This hurt his trade value.
Armstead did have injury issues early in his career but none were as severe as Ford's. Also, Armstead has played every game the past two seasons. Injuries are not a concern.
Armstead is good against the run and pass. This also boosts his trade value compared to Ford. This is because he had played a pass rush role from the outside linebacker position for the Chiefs and would need to transition to the line.
Based on all this, it certainly seems like the 49ers could get a second-round draft pick for Armstead. This is always valuable but for the 49ers it could be even more so this year. The team has its first-round pick and then nothing until the fifth round. A potential second-round pick is simply too valuable to let Armstead sign with another team.
But is there risk with applying the franchise tag and not finding a trade partner? Yeah, sure, sort of. The 49ers can trade Armstead on the franchise tag. There's a chance the 49ers may not get as high of a pick in return as they would hope but getting something is guaranteed. All 31 teams would trade a late round pick without hesitation.
Plus, if the 49ers get favorable extensions done with Buckner and other players who could potentially sign one this off-season, the team could just as well decide to keep Armstead on the franchise tag. It's doubtful but at some point the return being offered by other teams could fall below the value Armstead brings suiting up while on the tag.
In all likelihood, the 49ers will get at least a third-round pick in this year's draft if they choose to go the franchise and trade route. That is the best path forward if the 49ers want to climb to the top of the NFL rather than just the NFC.
A graduate of Ball State University in 2009, Levin was an award winning sports journalist until he transitioned into a different career. He's written for Webzone since 2018.
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Pasodoc9er
I think you are way off track here, tho recognize this is a commonly held thot. But to trade away a kid who is as good outside as inside? How many of those are there in the NFL? Few. As for paying the DL $50 mil per...did you watch that DL demoralize the league last yr? $50 mil for a $100 mil DL which could get us a SB...that is cheap. Sign Arik the outside/inside DT. We need more PT from Dee or need to trade him. Solly? If you have to trade someone, he’s it. I like him but Arik is the key to success with both Nick and Buck. $50 mil DL? Helluva deal. Trade Arik and we will just try and replace him the next 4 yrs. Me? I’d rather watch him in SB with his buds ...as a 49er.
Wish we could get rid of Ford and keep Armstead.
Daniner
Disagree with value. If the Niners trade him, they will acquire multiple picks. He’s in his prime, in one most important positions and he has versatility. Likely, they would get a second and a fourth and maybe 3rd next year. Something like that.
CorvaNinerFan
I think tagging then trading's the right thing to do...it could really help fill the void of draft picks between rds 2-5. Agree Thomas needs to go...but it's not an either/or deal. It's a both deal. Niners need cap space and draft picks. That way, they can re-sign some other players (like Blair, Sanders, etc) and nab another FA or two. Lynch would need to beef up the DL depth, but that's very doable for not a lot of $$.
Michael cortese
Definitely get rid of Solomon Thomas. He is not worth the pay check. Every time he was on the field he was not able to produce. Ronald Blair made more of an impact for a fraction of the price
Chris Fuller
I would much rather see the team try and move Soloman Thomas in a trade. Thomas would not bring back a high draft pick, but getting rid of the 9 million dollar cap hit would free up room for Armstead on the 2020 roster. The Niners could pick up a player like AJ Epenesa in the 3rd or 4th round with the draft pick they get from the Soloman Thomas trade to shore up their D-line depth.
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The relationship between the Houston Texans and their star quarterback, Deshaun Watson, appears to have soured. The quarterback may have reached a breaking point and could contemplate a trade request if the situation doesn't improve. Of course, that launched a flurry of speculation and trade scenarios on social media, mostly by fans who believe their teams should be on the phones immediately trying to strike some sort of deal with the Texans. That includes San Francisco 49ers fans, who, according to a recent poll, might be willing to sacrifice the future for the chance of adding a dynamic player like Watson. ESPN's Adam Schefter stated that Watson's anger level following a
Wright: Deshaun Watson with Kyle Shanahan and the 49ers should 'terrify' the NFL
The San Francisco 49ers fanbase is decidedly split on the prospect of mortgaging an insurmountable amount of draft capital for the prospect of adding Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Pro Football Focus laid out a hypothetical but realistic trade scenario for the quarterback that involved San Francisco shipping off its first-round picks in each of the next three drafts, this year's second-round pick, and Jimmy Garoppolo. As of this post, the results of our poll on the subject are nearly evenly split, with half willing to do that and the other half unwilling to give up that
Jerry Rice believes the 49ers should look into trading for Deshaun Watson
Count Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice among those San Francisco 49ers fans who believe the team should look into trading for disgruntled Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson. Rice joined 95.7 The Game on Monday morning and made his case for a deal after being asked if the move is something San Francisco should pursue. "Yeah, I think they should (trade for him)," Rice said on The Morning Roast. "You've got to look at all your options, and you look at Deshaun Watson, and there are rumors that he might go to Miami, he might go to the Patriots, and also the 49ers." Rice noted that he likes current 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo but acknowledges that he
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Happy Headline from United Federal Credit Union – Tuesday, September 8
September 8, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, Happy Headline of the Day
Workers at an animal shelter in Lawrenceville, Georgia, threw a special birthday party for a dog named Brownie — to celebrate his second birthday and also to help him get adopted.... [Read Full Story]
The Daily Dish – Tuesday, September 8
September 8, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, The Daily Dish
David and Victoria Beckham “secretly” suffered through the coronavirus after catching it while partying in L.A earlier this year.
Page Six says their relatives and staff members also got sick following the launch of David’s new football club.
Victoria reportedly feared they may be “super-spreaders” after catching the bug in L.A. then flying back to the U.K. for son Brooklyn’s 21st birthday bash in March and returning to the U.S., this time to Miami.
While in the U.K., the source says, “David started to feel ill and then Victoria developed a sore throat and high temperature.”
Regardless, the couple headed to Miami to attend “swanky networking events as David had promotional duties [for his club Inter Miami], and were shaking hands and kissing fans and various club dignitaries. They then flew back to London, and were whisked straight to their Cotswolds mansion.”
At this time “their team, including drivers, bodyguards and assistants fell ill — a couple of them very badly so.”
Victoria “really panicked and made the whole family quarantine rigidly for more than two weeks.”
The couple recovered, and the source says they sent “care packages” to at least two staff members who were “particularly badly affected.”
Chadwick Boseman’s family and friends said goodbye to the Black Panther star over the weekend.
Co-stars Lupita Nyong’o, Michael B. Jordan and Winston Duke joined the star’s wife, Taylor Simone Ledward, at an outdoor memorial in Malibu, California, according to Page Six.
Boseman died in late August following a four-year battle with colon cancer. He was 43.
Cuba Gooding Junior come to the rescue of a man who caught on fire at a Hamptons party over Labor Day weekend.
According to Page Six, the actor was with “girlfriend Claudine De Niro at a ‘socially distanced Shabbat dinner’ at the Bridgehampton home of a tech CEO…when the host of the bash, ‘inadvertently set himself on fire.’” Cuba then “jumped into action hero mode and doused him with water in front of frightened guests, who applauded once it was clear the guy was OK.”
A rep for Gooding confirmed the incident, saying, “The back of the gentleman’s shirt ignited into flames from a candle that he unknowingly leaned back into while the rabbi was giving the Shabbat prayer. The man started panicking and flailing his arms, and guests backed away from the victim — except for Cuba, who ran to the gentleman and doused the flames completely.”
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Coffee Talk from Honor Credit Union – Tuesday, September 8
September 8, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, Coffee Talk
National Another Look Unlimited Day: This day is observed every year on the day after Labor Day. It’s a day dedicated to looking around your house and getting rid of stuff you don’t need … kind of like a post-summer Spring Cleaning.
Quarantine 15 is affecting dogs too … It may seem like people are walking their dogs way more than usual, but according to a new survey by Banfield Pet Hospital, many pet owners say the pandemic has made their pets pudgier. “It’s too soon to tell if the COVID crisis has resulted in weight gain for the average pet,” said veterinarian Andrea Sanchez. But of the pet owners surveyed, “33% said they thought their pet had gained weight — and it was especially dog owners.”
Boston-based dog walker Danielle deWildt, said she’s seen noticeable weight gain in the dogs she walks – especially those in the city. “They’ve put on so much weight that their bodies move like Jell-O,” Danielle said. “I can see the fat rolling on their bodies.” (Greenwich Time)
Are gender Reveal parties fun, tacky, or dangerous? A gender reveal party in Yucaipa, California, resulted in a massive fire that has burned more than 8,000 acres so far and has endangered more than 20,000 homes. The cause of the fire? A pyrotechnic device that emits colored smoke to show the baby’s gender. The device accidentally lit some nearby grass on fire. The family tried to put it out with water bottles but it quickly got out of control. (KTLA)
Does every day feel the same? It’s not just you. A new survey found that 62% of respondents said all their days feel the same – which is causing them to have difficulty focusing. 60% said they feel a general lack of energy during the day and more than half of those surveyed said the days are going by so fast that the always feel tired. But there’s a bright side. The survey found that people are making a point to do things to keep their minds active.
Anheuser-Busch developed a non-alcoholic “Dog Brew” — that quickly sold out. The brew is made of vegetables, herbs, spices, water and pork broth, designed to provide dogs with a nutritious snack that also helps their digestive system.
The stuff was such a hit that there’s currently a waiting list while more of the product is being produced. (WSPA-TV)
Music News – Tuesday, September 8
September 8, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, Music News
Billie Eilish was the big winner at the 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards, which were announced on Monday.
The 18-year-old singer took home four awards, Female Artist of the Year, Alternative Rock Artist of the Year, Alternative Rock Song of the Year for “Bad Guy” and Alternative Rock Album of the Year for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? In addition, her brother, keyboardist and producer Finneas was named Producer of the Year.
Taylor Swift, Ellie Goulding, and Katy Perry were among the artists who took home one award.
Elton John’s Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour was named Tour of the Year.
The 2020 iHeartRadio Music Awards was initially scheduled for March 12th at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, but was canceled due to the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The performances became part of iHeart’s March 29th Living Room Concert for America hosted by Elton John, which also included charitable appeals.
People magazine says Rihanna is recovering from a scooter accident. Her representative tells the magazine, “Rihanna is completely fine now but flipped over on an electric scooter last week and bruised her forehead and face. Luckily there were no major injuries and she is healing quickly.”
Fitness Fridays – September 4
September 4, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, Fitness Fridays
Zack and Trainer Beau talk about maximizing your workout with minimal equipment.... [Read Full Story]
Happy Headline from United Federal Credit Union – Friday, September 4
When Tyler and Melanie Tapajna of Parma, Ohio, realized they wouldn’t be able to throw a big party to celebrate their wedding, they decided to cancel their reception — and put the money they’d spent on food to good use.... [Read Full Story]
The Daily Dish – Friday, September 4
Yet another Hollywood star has apparently contracted COVID-19 — Robert Pattinson.
Vanity Fair reports that has tested positive, though there’s been no public confirmation. What we do know for sure is that production in London on The Batman has been halted because someone on set has the virus.
Pattinson will play the title character, with Zoe Kravitz co-starring.
Marie Osmond is exiting The Talk after one season as a co-host.
In a statement to Deadline, CBS says, “Marie is a consummate professional, and we thank her for sharing her personal experiences, insight, as well as incredible talents, with our audience. We will miss her humor, kindness and good nature, and wish her much success in her future endeavors.”
Marie left to work on her new show with ViacomCBS and to spend more time with her husband. She says, “My husband and I just dropped our last two kids off at college, we looked at each other, laughed and remembered we hadn’t been this alone together since 1982!! So, at this stage of my life, I’m looking forward to spending more time with him and visiting all the kids/grandkids.”
This comes a week before production is set to begin for Season 11.
Mulan will be free for Disney Plus subscribers.
The highly anticipated live-action reboot will hit the streaming service on December 4th — and fans won’t be charged any extra fees.
For those who can’t wait, it is available to rent today for $30.
Beyonce donated for a second time $1 million to “ensure economic empowerment for Black businesses.”
Her non-profit foundation, BeyGOOD, started in July the Black-Owned Small Business Impact Fund. At that time, she seeded the initiative with $1 million. On Wednesday she doubled that amount.
The Impact Fund awarded grants to 20 applications. Another round of applications will happen this month. (Billboard)
Furry Friends Friday featuring Clifford from Animal Aid – September 4
September 4, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, Furry Friends
Becky from Animal Aid of Southwestern Michigan talks to Zack about cute cuddly Clifford!... [Read Full Story]
Coffee Talk from Honor Credit Union – Friday, September 4
TODAY IS:
National Lazy Moms Days: Moms are anything but lazy, but today is a good day for moms to relax and take some time to themselves.
National Chianti Day: A good day for mom to have some Chianti while being lazy.
National Wildlife Day: Maybe celebrate by watching Tiger King all over again.
National Macadamia Nut Day: A good day to make some macadamia nut cookies.
Wakanda Forever … Fans all over the world are still mourning the loss of Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman and are looking for ways to honor him and the Marvel character he embodied. One idea is to bring a Wakanda-inspired attraction to Disney theme parks. Whoopi Goldberg even put out a call to action and said, “Dear people in charge of building NEW experiences at Disneyland and World, we don’t really need another Frozen land BUT what we could use is Wakanda. Please Disney World, Disneyland, PLEASE build in Chadwick Boseman’s name WAKANDA.” Sounds like a great idea. (Indie Wire)
You can’t escape pumpkin spice season … Krispy Kreme announced this week that they will have four new pumpkin spice flavored doughnuts to celebrate the season: Pumpkin Spice Original Glazed, Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut, Pumpkin Spice Original Filled Cheesecake Doughnut and Pumpkin Spice Cinnamon Roll Doughnut. Wash it all down with a pumpkin spice coffee. (Woman’s Day)
Why should humans have all the pumpkin spice fun this season? Wüfers, an online dog treat company, just introduced their “Pup-kin Spice Box,” which is packed with pumpkin spice dog treats. According to the website, the treats are “locally baked” and the box includes “9 hand-decorated and wholesome dog cookies, based on the seasonal flavor we all know and love — pumpkin spice.” (People)
Many of us are craving the opportunity to hop on a plane and fly away to a relaxing destination. But is anyone actually craving airline food? Apparently so — and some airlines are accommodating them. Thai Airways, for example, has been selling their in-flight meals to those on the ground for a few months now. Airport workers can buy onboard meals from Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific airlines and for those yearning to get back to air travel, Australia’s Quantas is selling an $18 care package that includes business class PJs, packets of cookies, sleep masks, hand cream and more. (The Guardian)
Music News – Friday, September 4
Taylor Swift may need to defend herself in court, again.
A federal judge dismissed her attempt to dismiss a copyright lawsuit. A pair of songwriters claim that Taylor swiped their lyrics for her number-one song, “Shake It Off.” Her chorus has similar lyrics to their song released in 2001.
Sean Hall and Nathan Butler wrote the 3LW song “Playas Gon’ Play” that hit the charts when Taylor was in middle school. She could have been influenced by the opening verse, which includes the lyrics “The playas gon’ play. Them haters gonna hate.”
The federal judge determined the lyrics are close enough for the copyright case to continue. The songwriters have asked for a share of the profits. Taylor’s lawyers rejected their demands as a “money grab.” (Deadline)
The #FreeBritney movement just took a big hit — after Britney Spears told a court that her conservatorship was all her idea.
Brit’s lawyers filed a request for a new guardian to control her finances as well as her medical health decisions and musical career. Attorney Samuel Ingham the Third wrote, “This is a voluntary conservatorship. Conservatee wishes to exercise her right to nominate a conservator of the estate.”
The papers also shoot down a couple of long-running rumors, stating that the star does not have a developmental disability, and is not a patient in or on leave of absence from a state institution. Britney has pledged to make an in-person appearance at the next hearing, scheduled for November 10th. (New York Post)
Summer is over for Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani. The couple relocated from Oklahoma before the school year started and settled into their Los Angeles mansion.
They bought the place last year but chose to quarantine on Blake’s remote ranch. A source told Us Weekly about Blake and Gwen’s return to her hometown (quote) “They are very happy to be settled at last in their family home. It’s the new beginning Gwen needed.”
Gwen has three children. Her oldest will start high school and the youngest will be in elementary school. Los Angeles delayed the school year. Lessons will be blended between in-class and at home. (Us Weekly)
Happy Headline from United Federal Credit Union – Thursday, September 3
Over the past four months, Louie Correa of Midlothian, Virginia, has been helping kids celebrate their birthdays with a “Birthday Brigade,” which involves neighbors coming together, decorating their cars and driving past the birthday boy or girl — making lots of noise.... [Read Full Story]
The Daily Dish – Thursday, September 3
Hollywoodlife.com says the new cast of ”Dancing With the Stars” has been announced.
Some of the Dancers include…
Carole Baskin from the Netflix Tiger King documentary series
Kaitlyn Bristowe of The Bachelorette
Actress Anne Heche
Backstreet Boys star AJ McLean
Desperate Housewives star Jesse Metcalfe
Rapper Nelly
and former Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has revealed that he and his family tested positive for the coronavirus.
The star broke the news in a 11-minute video on Instagram, saying the diagnosis came as a shock and has been the most challenging thing he’s ever had to endure.
The Rock, his wife, Lauren Hashian, and their two young daughters contracted the virus, but have recovered. He said his daughters “bounced back” after suffering mild symptoms. But he and his wife, he said, both had a “rough go.”
Johnson said they caught the virus from close family friends and he encouraged fans to wear a mask, boost your immune system and commit to wellness.
Harry Potter star Rupert Grint isn’t acting as much lately. He’s apparently taken that time off to become a wizard of real estate.
The actor, who plays Ron Weasley in the film series, has been building an impressive portfolio as a property investor.
The 31-year-old property tycoon has a company called Clay 10 Ltd and it’s worth $26 million, according to The Daily Mail.
A source tells The Sun, “Rupert’s become a real property magnate and has been working his magic on building his empire.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markel have gone from British royals to Hollywood producers.
According to The New York Times, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have signed a multiyear deal with Netflix to make documentaries, docu-series, feature films, scripted shows and children’s programming.
The couple may appear on camera in documentary programming, but Meghan, who once starred on the USA Network drama Suits, has no plans to return to acting. In a statement, the couple said, “Our focus will be on creating content that informs but also gives hope.”
... [Read Full Story]
The Coast Social Network with St. Joseph Today – Thursday, September 3
September 3, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, St. Joe Today, The Coast Social Network
Zack and Danielle discuss some of the great things happening around the community this week and weekend!... [Read Full Story]
Coffee Talk from Honor Credit Union – Thursday, September 3
So, just how important is music in a relationship? A new survey found that two-thirds of respondents said that having bad taste in music is a relationship dealbreaker. (Best Life)
What’s in a name? Apparently, more money. A new study found that men and women with the names Andrew and Anna earned more money than people with other names. The second best names for financial success were Sam and Maria, followed by Alex and Laura in third, Christopher and Helen in fourth, and Darren and Sarah in fifth.
The worst names when it came to investment success? For men: Ali, Rob, Dan, Chris, and Dominic. For women: Karen, Claire, Lisa, Jennifer, and Rachel. (Best Life)
Remember singing songs, toasting marshmallows and telling ghost stories around the campfire? Well, things have changed. Seems those staples of camping have been replaced with streaming movies and scrolling through social media. A new survey found that 83% of campers and RV-ers take their gadgets and devices away with them. 41% said they couldn’t imagine being in the great outdoors without their phones. Even toasting marshmallows is a thing of the past. 60% of adults polled said they had cooked marshmallows over a fire, with just 40% of kids saying they have done so. Two-thirds of parents said they have built a fire compared to one-third of kids. And 37% of the parents surveyed said their kids find camping traditions like putting up a tent and sitting around a campfire to be boring. (SWNS)
A Nebraska man has a bone to pick with his city’s restaurants, and he wants local authorities to help him out — by making it illegal to sell “boneless chicken wings.”
Andrew Christensen showed up at a meeting of Lincoln’s city council, and stood up to speak during the “public comment” portion of the evening, saying he had an important issue to address. His complaint was about eateries that offer “boneless wings” on their menus.
Christensen laid out a number of reasons during his lengthy speech, saying “Number-one, nothing about boneless chicken wings actually come from the wing of a chicken. Number-two, boneless chicken wings are just chicken tenders, which are already boneless. Number-three, we need to raise our children better. We need to teach them that the wing of a chicken is from a chicken, and it’s delicious.” (BroBible)
Music News – Thursday, September 3
Beyoncé has something brewing. She rented a TV studio in the Hamptons and banished everybody for the week.
A source told the New York Post, (quote) “It’s a big studio with two separate buildings. The whole thing was closed for Beyoncé. So nobody could go in.”
Typically, the studio rents for public access programming. Those hosts were alerted via email to a new schedule because four days were blacked out exclusively for Beyoncé. (New York Post)
Camila Cabello thinks we need to borrow from Frozen to overcome our pandemic worries — and just “Let It Go.”
She posted a video as part of her fan outreach, and she acknowledged that she’s been having issues of her own lately. But she says, “Anxiety is really focusing on things that are out of our control. We can’t control this pandemic. We can’t control the actions of other people. We can’t control what happens outside of us. What we can control is how we respond.”
Camila’s advice is old-fashioned, but worth hearing. In a caption for the video, she writes, “We can BE the change we want to see. We want a world with more love, unity, compassion, kindness, empathy. We can choose to BE love, BE kindness, BE compassion, BE empathy in our homes, BE progress towards a better world.”
Miley Cyrus tells the BBC that she wants to start a supergroup with Lana Del Rey and Billie Eilish. “Lana Del Ray was the first cover I ever did and now I’m doing Billie Eilish. Somebody said me, Billie and Lana should start a band called Billie Rey Cyrus. That’s a good idea.”
Happy Headline from United Federal Credit Union – Wednesday, September 2
Peter Rork, of Jackson, Wyoming, is a part-time pilot, spending his time in retirement making a difference in the lives of shelter dogs — and the families who adopt those dogs.... [Read Full Story]
The Daily Dish – Wednesday, September 2
Amber Heard is fighting back.
The actress has countersued ex-husband Johnny Depp for $100 million, claiming he used trolls and fake social media accounts in a “smear campaign” to ruin her life.
Amber is asking a court in Virginia to toss her ex-husband’s “frivolous” defamation suit. She’s also seeking twice the amount of damages he had sought.
Johnny’s suing over a 2019 op-ed piece in which she spoke against sexual violence but didn’t name her ex.
Meanwhile, Johnny has asked the court to delay the defamation trial, so he can film his role in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 3 in London.
The couple are still awaiting a judge’s decision on Johnny’s separate legal battle in the U.K.
Chadwick Boseman‘s star turn as Jackie Robinson in the bio-pic 42 is getting re-released days after his surprising death.
AMC Theaters will screen the 2013 film, also starring Harrison Ford, in 300 different locations later this week. Tickets are available now, and some showings will begin as early as Thursday.
Boseman died on Friday at age 43.
Dorinda Medley got fired from The Real Housewives of New York for a tasteless joke.
A quip about her castmate Tinsley Mortimer using a turkey baster to get pregnant “offended” her Bravo boss Andy Cohen so much he kicked her off the reality show, according to Page Six. A source says, “It was part of sealing her fate.”
Dorinda made the comment at dinner during Episode 11 of the show.
Earlier it was reported that she was let go because of her tendency to become a “mean drunk.”
Page Six adds that rumors of the former housewife returning to the reality series are “apparently just for show.” The insider says, “I think Bravo is trying to just placate her.”
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle honored Princess Diana by planting her favorite flowers at a Los Angeles preschool on the 23rd anniversary of her death.
On Monday, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex joined students and teachers at the Preschool Learning Center in L.A. to plant baby blue forget-me-nots, according to Page Six. They watered the plans with elephant-shaped cans.
The royals also joined the kids at the learning center, which is close to where Meghan attended middle and high school, in planting petunias, and California wildflowers.
The Hot 3 from Honor Credit Union – Wednesday, September 2
September 2, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, The Hot 3 with Honor Credit Union
Honor Credit Union has partnered with Elavon to make our business members’ day to day lives a little easier! Elavon is a payments solution company that offers a variety of equipment and software to allow business owners the ability to accept debit/credit card as a form of payment.... [Read Full Story]
Coffee Talk from Honor Credit Union – Wednesday, September 2
National VJ Day: Recognizes Allied Forces’ victory over Japan during World War II.
Have you been eating more fruits and veggies and less meat these days? You are definitely not alone. A new survey found that 57% of respondents say they have been eating less meat and dairy since COVID began. 60% of those surveyed said they had been adopting a flexitarian diet (mostly vegetarian, but occasionally eating meat and fish). Why the shift? More than 50% of respondents said they were inspired to make healthier food choice, 42% said they wanted to eat fewer animal products and 39% said they wanted to live a more sustainable lifestyle. (SWNS)
Because it’s 2020 and everything is bizarre … You can now get Tiger King leopard print underwear for men and women … with Joe Exotic’s face emblazoned on the crotch. Even though he’s in jail, Joe Exotic teamed up with streetwear designer Odaingerous for the lingerie line named the “Revenge Collection.” A soft launch of the product back in May sold out in hours, earning more than $20,000 in online sales. If you’re interested, you can score yourself a pair of these briefs or bikinis on September 7th, the second anniversary of the Tiger King’s arrest. (NY Post)
In positive medical news: A new study by the Harry Perkins Institute of Medical Research, in Perth, Australia, has found honeybee venom can kill breast cancer cells.
Researchers Ciara Duffy says, “We found that the venom (melittin) from honeybees is remarkably effective in killing some of these really aggressive breast cancer cells at concentrations that aren’t as damaging to normal cells. What melittin does is it actually enters the surface, or the plasma membrane, and forms holes or pores and it just causes the cell to die.”
Music News – Wednesday, September 2
Taylor Swift has been continuous on her streak of doing good deeds every day — by sending a lovely handwritten note congratulating a young fan on his bravery in coming out… And his success on a demanding college track.
Andrew Mooney shared Tay’s message, along with a photo of the Folklore cardigan she included in his care package. She wrote, “Someone told me you’re about to finish your Ph.D.! I wanted to congratulate you on this incredible accomplishment and to applaud you for all the hard work you’ve put into your studies. I saw how supportive you’ve been of my music over the years and was so touched. I’m also so proud of you for the bravery you’ve shown in your personal life, choosing to live and love honestly even when it isn’t easy.”
Tay has been a longtime advocate for the LGBTQ community, pressing Congress to pass the Equality Act guaranteeing civil rights last year, and drove home the point in the video for her smash “You Need to Calm Down.”
Music – news.com says Ariana Grande has become the first woman to have 200 million Instagram followers.
Lady Gaga posted, “Congratulations to my friend @arianagrande for 200 million followers! You’re a queen! Wear that crown!”
Kylie Jenner has 193 million followers while Selena Gomez has 190 million
Last month, Jimmy and Marilyn Curcuru of Gloucester, Massachusetts, received an anonymous note, suggesting that they paint their house, going so far as to call it an “eyesore.” Whoever wrote the note didn’t even have the courage to sign it.... [Read Full Story]
Kylie Jenner is the highest-earning celebrity of the year thanks to selling 51 percent of her LipKit company, Kylie Cosmetics, to Coty. Kylie tops the Forbes 2020 Celebrity 100 list with earnings of $540 million. She happens to be the youngest and only woman in the Top 10.
Five of the men are athletes: LeBron James, tennis champ Roger Federer and three soccer stars.
Kylie’s brother-in-law Kanye West takes second with $170 million for the past year.
Niecy Nash called her secret marriage to singer Jessica Betts a “plot twist.” In Monday’s tweet, she declared herself Mrs. Carol Denise Betts. The wedding photo showed her in a white bridal gown and Jessica in a tux.
Only six months ago, Nash finalized her divorce from Jay Tucker. Before that, the 50-year-old actress was married for 13 years to Don Nash. They have three children.
Mariah Carey will own Christmas even harder this season. She’s committed to a holiday special on AppleTV. Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special will naturally feature her chart-topping holiday tune “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” There’s also dancing and animation. (Billboard)
For the Tiger King fan in your life, Joe Exotic is releasing a themed underwear line.
Sylvester Stallone says a 35th-anniversary director’s cut of Rocky 4 is on the way. The film released on Thanksgiving weekend in 1985.
A Fresh Prince of Bel Air unscripted reunion show will begin streaming on HBO Max around Thanksgiving.
Congratulations to Ed Sheeran and Cherry Seaborn, who delivered their first child, a daughter.
Early Tuesday morning, Ed posted to Instagram their exciting news. He wrote (quote) “I have some personal news that I wanted to share. Last week, with the help of an amazing delivery team, Cherry gave birth to our beautiful and healthy daughter – Lyra Antarctica Seaborn Sheeran. We are completely in love with her.”
Sheeran added how excited they feel about becoming parents. Also, they wish for some privacy … and a few hours of decent sleep each night. (E! News)
Coast Social Network with United Way of Southwest Michigan – Tuesday, September 1
September 1, 2020 *Mornings, *Podcasts, Blogs, The Coast Social Network, United Way of Southwest Michigan
Jennifer Tomshack, Marketing Manager, United Way of Southwest Michigan talks with Zack about National Voter Registration Day and how you can easily get registered to vote online at uwsm.org!... [Read Full Story]
National Tofu Day
National Letter Writing Day
Pink Cadillac Day
An unsurprising new survey has found that we’ve drinking a lot of wine lately – with rosé being the favorite over the last few months. 70% of those surveyed believe wine can help bring people together, both virtually and in-person. And according to the survey, 64% of respondents said they used their time during quarantine to learn more about wine.
A new survey found that 75% of respondents said they are their own worst critics – beating themselves up about everything from their appearance to decisions they’ve made. Those surveyed admitted that they are hard on themselves an average of six times a week. 85% said they dwell on their mistakes instead of moving on, and 78% lose sleep over mistakes they’ve made.
Here are the Top 10 Things People Are Hard on Themselves About:
Decisions I’ve made.
Things I’ve said/done before.
How I look in pictures.
How often I exercise.
My weight, in general.
Thinking about things I wish I’d said.
Thinking about things I’ve never managed to do.
Not pushing myself more often/at all.
Comparing myself to others.
Not being very productive. (SWNS)
Dogs rely on their owners much in the same way kids rely on their parents – and not just for food and shelter. Research has shown that both dogs and babies feel more secure about exploring when their parent is present. Experiments have shown that when a baby sees something scary, they rely on their parents’ reaction to see if everything is OK, and dogs do the same with their owners. (The Stacker)
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For more than a week, firefighters in Northern California have been working night and day, battling some serious wildfires.... [Read Full Story]
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Do you suffer from nomophobia? Nomophobia is the fear of being without your smartphone — and a new study found that 90% of college students have this fear. Researchers found that nomophobia is also linked to unhealthy sleep habits. “We found that college students who experience more ‘nomophobia’ were also more likely to experience sleepiness and poorer sleep hygiene such as long naps and inconsistent bed and wake times,” said lead author Dr. Jennifer Peszka of Hendrix College in Arkansas.
A sanitation crew cleaning out a public vault toilet in Montana’s Flathead National Forest were surprised to find a “poop-soaked phone in the toilet tank, and even more surprised that it still worked.
The guys used a grabber to pull the phone out and cleaned it off. After letting it dry out for a couple of days they plugged it in and were shocked that it powered up. The screen was locked, but they were eventually able to bypass the passcode and left a voicemail for the phone’s owner with a callback number.
A woman called them back and said she knew she had dropped the phone down the toilet, but was shocked that they were actually able to get it out. The phone is now on its way back to its grateful owner. (KRTV-TV)
Sorry, New Jersey – your accent isn’t sexy. A new survey has found that the Jersey accent is the “least sexy” in the U.S. The sexiest accent? We’re looking at you Texas. The Texas accent was voted sexiest in the Big 7 Travel Survey.
Here are the Top 5 Sexiest Accents:
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The MTV VMAs made the most of their New York City backdrop Sunday night, with performances from iconic locations all over the Big Apple. Other remote performances made the most of green screen and graphics to make it look as if they were in N.Y.C., with many pre-taped.
Other than that, Lady Gaga’s dominance was the story of the night, as she came out five different times to receive award after award, rocking a unique outfit complete with mask each time, and she also performed with Ariana Grande.
The evening kicked off with host Keke Palmer denouncing police brutality and dedicating the show to Chadwick Boseman.
Other highlights included:
The Weeknd performed “Blinding Lights” 1,000 feet above Manhattan complete with a light show and fireworks display, as well as makeup that made it look like he’d been beat up.
Miley Cyrus served up throwback vibes with “Midnight Sky.”
BTS performed “Dynamite.”
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande performed “Rain on Me” and later, Gaga sat down at a piano that looked like a giant brain to perform “Stupid Love.”
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Mike Klis
Broncos conducting second GM interviews Tuesday with Paton, Fontenot
Vikings assistant GM Paton has advantage of in-person interview. Fontenot interviewed by remote as his Saints are still in playoffs.
Credit: AP Photo/Jack Dempsey
A Denver Broncos helmet sits on the field before an NFL football game
Author: Mike Klis
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — John Elway’s jet left from southern California on Monday evening and landed back in Centennial a couple hours later, as the Broncos’ outgoing general manager got in position to soon lateral final-say authority to his hand-picked successor.
Tuesday is a big day for the Elway-led Broncos’ GM search committee as it finished up a second interview with New Orleans' Saints assistant general manager Terry Fontenot around mid-morning and is currently meeting with Minnesota assistant general manager George Paton at team headquarters, sources tell 9News. Paton held his first Zoom interview with the Broncos on Friday; Fontenot on Saturday.
Paton flew in by private plane Tuesday morning to meet with search committee members Elway, Broncos’ chief executive officer Joe Ellis, head coach Vic Fangio and chief communications officer Patrick Smyth. Paton, 51, is the most qualified candidate as he’s already handled the role of GM for several years alongside Rick Spielman in the Vikings’ personnel structure.
He also has a decided advantage of meeting the Broncos' brass in person. He arrived at the team's facility around 10:15 a.m. and was quickly taken for COVID testing. Around 11 a.m., Paton met with Elway and Fangio who along with operations boss Chip Conway gave him a tour of the facilities from the weight building, the Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse, the team auditorium, locker room, upstairs offices, cafeteria and everything else at UCHealth Training Center.
Fontenot, 40, could not interview in person as his Saints are still in the playoffs. He has been with the Saints for 18 years, working his way from the bottom level to where he is now in the team’s inner-decision-making circle with head coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis.
Should Fontenot get a GM job -- he reportedly is also a finalist for the top job in Atlanta and also has drawn interest from Detroit and Jacksonville -- the Saints would receive a third-round compensatory selection in the 2021 and 2022 drafts under the NFL's new diversity rule aimed at providing incentives for teams to hire minority head coaches and general managers.
If Paton becomes the Broncos' next GM -- and that's the way to bet -- Vikings' recent history suggests he may make a run for a top tier quarterback. In 2017, Case Keenum had a terrific year replacing the injured Sam Bradford in leading the Vikings to a 13-3 record and NFC Championship Game.
Yet, a couple months later, the Vikings signed Kirk Cousins -- a top 12 QB, perhaps, but never top 5-caliber -- as a QB upgrade and set Keenum free to the market where he signed with the Broncos.
Prior to that, the Vikings traded away a first- and fourth-draft pick for veteran Sam Bradford. The Spielman-Paton era also included a last hurrah for 40-something quarterback Brett Favre, who did have one last great year in him in 2009, Matt Cassel and Gus Frerotte.
Not that Broncos' third-year quarterback Drew Lock should pack his bags. The Vikings did go with young, top-round draft picks in Tarvaris Jackson (2007), Christian Ponder (2011-12) and Teddy Bridgewater (2014-15).
While it appears the Broncos are zeroing in on Paton and Fontenot, a third candidate, Bears’ assistant director of player personnel Champ Kelly, remains in the mix. Kelly worked eight years with the Broncos in various scouting roles from 2007-14, before moving on to Chicago, where he worked four years with Fangio, who from 2015-18 was the Bears’ defensive coordinator.
RELATED: Former Bronco Al Wilson elected to College Football Hall of Fame
RELATED: As Ziegler drops out, Broncos GM search focuses on Paton, Kelly, Fontenot
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4/2/2015 - VIDEO: Even MSNBC said Hillary Clinton’s Private E-mail Server “Routed Around” the Law
4/1/2015 - Ha! George Soros-Owned Restaurant Sued for Unfair Wages
4/1/2015 - Hillary Clinton will have to Testify in Court over Private E-mails, says former U.S. Attorney
4/1/2015 - Laura Ingraham Planning to Launch News Site
4/1/2015 - Clinton Foundation Director was also a State Dept Aide at the Same Time
4/1/2015 - VIDEO: Former Attorney says Hillary Knew She was Violating the Law with Personal E-mail Use
3/31/2015 - Israel Shows Off Newest Submarine in light of Possible Iran Deal
3/31/2015 - Obama’s Cuba Reset doesn’t Sit Well with Americans
3/31/2015 - Iran Refuses to Give Up Nukes
3/31/2015 - Hotel for Michelle Obama’s Cambodia Visit: $242,500 Tab
3/31/2015 - NSA Security Shoots 2 Men, Killing 1 and Injuring Another after Security Breach
3/31/2015 - VIDEO: “Even the Most Ardent” Clinton Supporter has to be Worried about E-mail Server Wipe
3/31/2015 - VIDEO: “The Biggest Danger” of an Iran Deal is a Middle East Nuclear Arms Race
3/30/2015 - Obama Mocks Hillary Clinton, says Founders Liked “New Blood” in Politics
3/30/2015 - Iran Starts Regional War with Sunni Muslims
3/30/2015 - Spies May Have Seized Hillary Clinton’s E-mails
3/30/2015 - VIDEO: Hillary Clinton is Not the “Best Choice” for America, says Ex-Governor O’Malley
3/28/2015 - Judge Strikes Down Coercive Union Dues in Wisconsin
3/28/2015 - New York Times questions if GOP is More Loyal to Israel than America
3/28/2015 - VIDEO: Allies No Longer Trust U.S., Fear Secrets will be Leaked to Iran
3/28/2015 - VIDEO: Obama White House won’t say if Obama Respects Netanyahu like Putin
3/27/2015 - Syrian Chlorine Gas Attack to be Investigated by Int’l Chemical Body
3/27/2015 - The Clintons Refused to Return Money from a Sketchy Iran-tied Donor
3/27/2015 - Obama threatens U.S. Allies for Dissenting on their Iran Nukes Deal
3/27/2015 - VIDEO: Retired General says White House Knew Bergdahl Deserted His Post
3/27/2015 - VIDEO: Bergdahl is “Lucky” No One is Talking about the Death Penalty for Treason
3/27/2015 - VIDEO: CBS Poll finds Hillary Clinton’s Ratings Took Hit from E-mail Scandal
3/26/2015 - Harry Reid More Involved in China-Las Vegas Visa Deal than Previously Thought
3/26/2015 - Veterans Affairs Construction Chief Retires after $1 Billion Disaster
3/26/2015 - Hillary Clinton has Ties to Nigerian Donor, May Have Influence Boko Haram Designation as Terrorists
3/26/2015 - VIDEO: Remember when Obama Defended Bergdahl Swap?
3/25/2015 - U.S. paid up to $37 Million to Subsidize Housing for Unqualified Tenants
3/25/2015 - Chuck Norris: Let’s Keep the A-10 Warthog in Service
3/25/2015 - Hurricane Sandy Relief Money went to Underground Marijuana Lab
3/25/2015 - VIDEO: State Dept Can’t Explain Why “Death to America” Chants aren’t a Big Deal for Obama
3/25/2015 - VIDEO: Even the French are Upset over Obama’s Iran Deal, says Charles Krauthammer
3/25/2015 - DHS Official Improperly Influenced Visas for a Business Deal by Hillary Clinton’s Brother
3/24/2015 - Susan Rice Twitter Fail: Mourns Author who Died 2 Years Ago
3/24/2015 - VIDEO: State Dept Won’t Mention Iran-Backed Civil War in Yemen during Nuke Talks
3/24/2015 - VIDEO: White House Offended by Israel, but Don’t Care for Iran’s “Death to America” Chants
3/24/2015 - VIDEO: State Depart Won’t Fact Check New York Times’ Debunking Hillary’s E-mail Claims
3/23/2015 - Not Comforting: U.S. Boosts Military Presence in Persian Gulf as Iran Nukes Deal Edges Closer
3/23/2015 - Jeb Bush Advisor gives Keynote Address to anti-Israel Group
3/23/2015 - VIDEO: Obama blames Social Media, 24-Hour News Cycle for Hyping Crises under His Watch
3/21/2015 - Bill Clinton is Unpopular in Haiti due to Handling of Donations, says WaPo
3/21/2015 - DOJ Lawyers say Hillary Clinton shouldn’t turn over Her Private Server
3/20/2015 - Monica Lewinsky Blasts Shaming, Talks about Her Past
3/20/2015 - MSNBC admits Hillary Clinton Makes News at Paid Speeches and on Twitter
3/20/2015 - Hillary Clinton’s Favorability Drops in Latest Poll among Independents
3/20/2015 - Hillary Clinton says America Needs to Fix the “Fun Deficit”, have Adult Camps
3/20/2015 - Poll: 90% of Americans say Hillary Clinton Knew What She Did with the E-mails
3/19/2015 - In Iraq, Iran deployed Rocket and Missile Batteries to Fight ISIS
3/19/2015 - Relatives Remember 1992 Bombing of Israeli Embassy in Argentina
3/19/2015 - After Netanyahu’s Win, CBS calls him “The Comeback Kid”
3/19/2015 - Obama says He Should’ve Closed Guantanamo Bay on Day One
3/19/2015 - Obama’s ATF Bullet Ban received over 310,000 Comments, a Huge Number
3/19/2015 - Krauthammer: It’s Clear Obama “Loathes” Israel’s Netanyahu
3/19/2015 - Terrorists Take Foreigners Hostage, Kill 19 People at a Tunisia Museum
3/18/2015 - Pro-Life Groups Criticize Democrats for Stalling Human Trafficking Bill
3/18/2015 - Democrats are Now Looking at Al Gore in 2016? No, Seriously.
3/18/2015 - Teachers’ Union Boss Knew about Hillary Clinton’s Private E-mails
3/17/2015 - Japan Readying to Counter North Korea as U.S. Cowers
3/17/2015 - Watchdog to NASCAR: Stop Funding Al Sharpton
3/17/2015 - Hillary Clinton didn’t Help Human Rights in China while at State Dept.
3/17/2015 - Putin: Russia was Ready to Use Nukes over Crimea
3/17/2015 - VIDEO: State Dept. “assumes” it will redact Personal E-mails from Hillary’s Stash
3/17/2015 - Hillary Clinton Ducks Question about Filling Out a Required Form related to E-mails, Docs
3/16/2015 - James Carville says Hillary Clinton probably wanted to Avoid Congress with Secret E-mails
3/16/2015 - Andrea Mitchell Fact Checks the State Dept on Saving Hillary’s E-mails
3/16/2015 - CBS admits Hillary’s E-mail Scandal is Unprecedented
3/15/2015 - Iran: Obama, bypass Congress and get United Nations to Approve Nukes Deal
3/15/2015 - Social Security Waste: 740 Dead People were paid at least $17 Million
3/14/2015 - National Archives: “We Live in Constant Fear” of Obama
3/14/2015 - Scott Walker: U.S. should Provide Lethal Aid/Weapons to Ukraine
3/14/2015 - State Department says E-mails Weren’t Saved under Hillary Clinton
3/13/2015 - New York City Teachers’ Unions will have to face Campbell Brown Lawsuit on Tenure
3/13/2015 - ISIS is using Chlorine Gas Bombs, echoing WWI Tactics
3/13/2015 - Kay Hagan, Bitter and Ousted Democratic North Carolina Senator, Blames Money for Election Loss
3/13/2015 - Hillary Clinton never got a Government Phone, Used Personal Phone for State Department
3/13/2015 - Government Workers could earn up to $27,000 More than Private Sector Workers
3/13/2015 - 52% of Americans Don’t Trust Hillary Clinton after E-mail Scandal
3/12/2015 - Barbara Boxer says “Don’t Vote for Her’ if You Don’t Believe Hillary Clinton
3/12/2015 - NBC Nightly News finds that Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Argument is Deeply Flawed
3/12/2015 - More Democrats are Worried about Hillary Clinton’s 2016 Prospects after E-mail Scandal
3/11/2015 - China Doubles Aid to North Korea to $7 Billion
3/11/2015 - Russia Sends Tanks, U.S. sends Humvees to Ukraine
3/11/2015 - Obama’s Nuclear Deal with Iran is “Nonbinding” so Why Negotiate It?
3/11/2015 - Democrat Hopeful Martin O’Malley takes swipe at Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Scandal
3/11/2015 - U.S. Gov’t Not Helping Afghan Interpreters
3/11/2015 - Textbook that Calls Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas a “Fascist” like the Ku Klux Klan will be Destroyed
3/11/2015 - CBS admits Hillary Clinton’s Press Conference raises “Uncomfortable Questions”
3/11/2015 - Hillary Clinton Contradicts Herself on E-mails Scandal
3/11/2015 - Hillary Clinton said Bill Clinton uses E-mail, but Bill said He Doesn’t
3/10/2015 - White House “Revised” their False Statement on Obama-Hillary E-mails
3/10/2015 - WATCH: State Department Won’t Say if Hillary’s Secret Server was Secure
3/10/2015 - White House: Oops, Obama did E-mail Hillary Clinton after all
3/10/2015 - VIDEO: White House says Hillary Clinton “owns” the E-mail Scandal
3/10/2015 - Thanks, Hillary: State Department will be Swamped with FOIA Lawsuits
3/9/2015 - Obama Sanctions Venezuela, but Not Cuba?
3/9/2015 - George Will: Clintons could Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign
3/9/2015 - Bill Clinton says It’s Good the Clintons take Foreign Donations
3/6/2015 - Clinton Foundation’s Top Earners? Top 8 are Men
3/6/2015 - Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Scandal is Nixonian
3/6/2015 - MSNBC’s Morning Joe says Hillary’s Tweet is “Insulting” to Americans’ Intelligence
3/6/2015 - Hillary Clinton hasn’t turned over All of Her Secret E-mails
3/4/2015 - U.S. Deal with Iran is Handing Iran the Nuclear Bomb, Experts Say
3/4/2015 - Hillary Clinton’s E-mails not a “Real” Scandal, said Clinton Ally
3/4/2015 - Thanks, Obama. United Nations estimates 6,000 Dead in Ukrainian Civil War
3/4/2015 - ABC News now reports on the Hillary Clinton Secret E-mails
3/4/2015 - Nancy Pelosi wasn’t Happy during Netanyahu’s Speech
3/4/2015 - White House Struggles to Defend Hillary Clinton’s Secret E-mails
3/4/2015 - Reporters Fact Check Obama’s State Department on Secret E-mail Use
3/3/2015 - Obama is Keeping Ukraine, Israel and Syria in the Dark on Intelligence
3/3/2015 - State Department Tweets Anti-Israel Speech by Muslim Cleric
3/3/2015 - Elie Wiesel and Ted Cruz call for Americans to Stand with Israel
3/3/2015 - 55 Democrats will be Skipping Netanyahu’s Congress Speech
3/3/2015 - Judge Slams EPA’s Lack of Compliance with Conservatives
3/3/2015 - MSNBC’s Morning Joe doesn’t let up on Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Scandal
3/3/2015 - MSNBC’s Morning Joe Shocked at Hillary Clinton’s E-mail Secrecy
3/2/2015 - More Americans have a Favorable View of Israel’s Netanyahu
2/27/2015 - Obama Suck-Up Martin O-Malley, ex-Maryland governor, gets ZERO votes in poll
2/27/2015 - Veterans Group proposes Overhaul of Veterans Healthcare
2/27/2015 - U.S. Agency: 2014 was the Deadliest Terrorism Year in 45 Years
2/27/2015 - ObamaCare Website Still Unfinished!
2/27/2015 - Pelosi: We (Millionaire) Congresspeople can’t Live without our Paychecks
2/27/2015 - White House Defends Hillary Foundation’s Foreign Donations
2/26/2015 - RNC honors the Harlem Hellfighters and other African-American Soldiers
2/26/2015 - China won’t stop Building an Island in Disputed Seas
2/26/2015 - Reporters want Hillary to Stop Giving Paid Speeches
2/26/2015 - Gun Control: D.C. approved only 16 of 76 Gun Permit Applications
2/26/2015 - Saudi Arabia may let Israel use their Airspace to Bomb Iran Nuke Facilities
2/26/2015 - 9 of the 12 Youngest Lawmakers are… Republican (and 5 are Women)
2/26/2015 - Harry Reid accused of Violating Ethics Rules
2/25/2015 - Affirmative Action hurts Asian Students
2/25/2015 - Teachers’ Union Chief now wants Bad Teachers Removed from Classrooms
2/25/2015 - Reporters Laugh at White House Excuses for Delaying Keystone XL Pipeline
2/25/2015 - IRS Scandal Update: Watchdog Group asks for More Documents to be Released
2/24/2015 - Alabama Workers get Fourth Shot to Kick Out a Union
2/24/2015 - Texas Democrat Hires Convicted Felon
2/24/2015 - Congress: Obama’s Billions are Enabling Qatar to Fund Terrorists
2/24/2015 - Bloomberg TV: Hillary should Return Foreign Donations
2/24/2015 - Snowden Helped Terrorists Avoid Detection, ex-NSA Director says
2/23/2015 - New York Times: Hillary, Stop your Foreign Contributions and Donors
2/23/2015 - Liberal Media Covers Rudy Giuliani’s Comment more than Clinton Foundation Donors Controversy
2/23/2015 - Reporter: Clintons would say “It’s Expensive to be a Clinton”
2/23/2015 - CNN: Clinton’s Foreign Donors reminds Americans of Lincoln Bedroom Scandal
2/23/2015 - Hillary Clinton’s War on Women: Paid Women $15,000 Less than Men
2/21/2015 - New GOP Senator Bill Cassidy Proposes Bill for Military Medics to avoid EMT Training
2/21/2015 - DC Gun Permits Law still Disenfranchises Potential Gun Owners
2/21/2015 - The Worst of Jen Psaki at the State Department
2/21/2015 - Hillary Clinton-tied Data Firm Violated Campaign Finance Law
2/20/2015 - Feds want Americans to have a “Plant-Based” Diet
2/20/2015 - Joe Biden: The U.S. Middle Class “has been Killed” and it’s the Worst since 1920s
2/20/2015 - FCC Chief Criticizes Obama’s Net Neutrality Plan
2/20/2015 - Joe Biden: Touchy-Feely Vice President that Creeps Us Out
2/20/2015 - CNN calls out Obama’s Leak of Anti-ISIS Efforts with Kurds
2/20/2015 - Russia is Arming Leftist Radical Latin American Military Forces
2/18/2015 - Virginia Democrats run from Voting to Support Israel, Twice
2/18/2015 - North Korea Tests Submarine-Launched Missile
2/18/2015 - Iraq tells United Nations that ISIS is Committing Genocide and War Crimes
2/18/2015 - MSNBC Guest said Obama is Waffling on ISIS
2/18/2015 - Foreign Countries and Companies are Donating to Hillary; Isn’t this an Ethics Problem?
2/16/2015 - Dept. of Veterans Affairs fired only 11 of 60 Employees who Manipulated Wait Times
2/13/2015 - Ed Schultz: ObamaCare means “you just have to pay a little more, that’s all”
2/12/2015 - Taxpayers paid for a Romance Novel Exhibit to the tune of $914,000
2/11/2015 - Feds spent over $390,000 to Teach Children Dog Safety
2/11/2015 - Democratic Mega Donor Denied Pregnant Housekeeper Maternity Leave
2/11/2015 - Obama Administration Stonewalling Release of IRS Scandal Documents
2/11/2015 - Once Hailed as Success, U.S. is closing Embassy in Yemen
2/11/2015 - Bank Leak exposes Shady Clinton Donor
2/10/2015 - Illinois GOP Gov. Rauner strikes down Unions
2/10/2015 - White House, State Dept. try to Cover for Obama’s “Random” Terrorist Attack Remarks
2/6/2015 - Tom Cotton: Terrorists should Rot in Guantanamo Bay
2/6/2015 - IRS illegally seizes Bank Accounts without Filing Criminal Charges
2/5/2015 - Jailed ex-Democrat voted to Let Inmates have Porn
2/5/2015 - Ex-US Army Soldier talks about Joining Kurdish Militia
2/5/2015 - Ex-Navy SEAL in Congress wants a Battle Plan from Obama to Fight ISIS
2/4/2015 - Hillary Clinton is an Ailing Third-World Dictator
2/4/2015 - Reporter goes through Use-of-Force Police Simulator and finds It’s Tough
2/4/2015 - Alabama Workers trying to Kick Out Union for the 4th Time after Ballot Box-Stuffing
2/4/2015 - Susan Rice to speak at Brookings, a Qatar-Funded Think Tank
2/4/2015 - ISIS is expanding from Iraq and Syria over to Libya
2/4/2015 - Ukrainian Rebels are using 21 Different Russian-Made Weapons and Vehicles
2/4/2015 - Pentagon: ISIS Burning Jordanian Pilot Alive is Not the Act of a Winner
2/4/2015 - Dear Liberal Media: Democrats are also Anti-Vaxxers
2/3/2015 - Ex-White House Official: Hillary has to Articulate Why She’s Running
2/3/2015 - MSNBC says the Clintons have Lived like Kings and Queens
1/31/2015 - CNN: French Terrorist trapped Camera during Kosher Store Hostage Situation
1/31/2015 - Texas: February 2nd is ‘Chris Kyle Day’
1/31/2015 - Brilliant Satire: Romney’s Exit paves way for Hillary Clinton
1/31/2015 - More VA Delays that Don’t Help our Veterans
1/30/2015 - NIH subsidized Employees’ Bikes for $27,500 to Reduce Pollution
1/30/2015 - North Korea could Hand Nukes Over to Iran
1/30/2015 - “Highlights” of MSNBC Reporter who called Chris Kyle a “Racist”
1/29/2015 - Obama Stands Still as Pro-Russia Rebels Overwhelm Ukraine
1/29/2015 - Iran Targets Israeli PM Netanyahu’s Children
1/29/2015 - Hillary Clinton may not Announce 2016 Candidacy until July 2015
1/29/2015 - MSNBC: “Racist” Chris Kyle went on “Killing Sprees” in Iraq
1/28/2015 - Senate Judiciary Committee to Grill Eric Holder’s Replacement
1/28/2015 - Figures: State Department hosts Muslim Brotherhood-allied Activists
1/28/2015 - China is Pressuring Journalists to Censor their News
1/28/2015 - Google admits to Screening Questions in Obama Q&A Session
1/28/2015 - D.C. issues First Gun Permits!
1/28/2015 - IRS tells U.S. War Veteran that He’s Dead
12/27/2014 - Hillary Clinton’s PR Team makes the Naughty List
12/27/2014 - NIH is Spending $433,000 to find out Kids’ Thoughts on Fat Movie Characters
12/26/2014 - The 2014 Year in Vox Media Fails
12/26/2014 - Underachiever of the Year? Hillary Clinton
9/23/2014 - Liberal Media Ignore “Hillary Letters”
2/12/2014 - Liberal Media Downplay Washington Free Beacon’s Name From Hillary Reports [Video]
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Airport information and maps for Morombe Airport:
MXM Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: MXM / FMSR
Airport Name: Morombe Airport
Location: Morombe, Madagascar
GPS Coordinates: 21°45'14"S by 43°22'31"E
Elevation: 0 feet (0 meters)
View all routes: Routes from MXM
Facts about MXM
Map of Nearest Airports to MXM
List of Nearest Airports to MXM
Map of Furthest Airports from MXM
List of Furthest Airports from MXM
Facts about Morombe Airport (MXM):
The closest airport to Morombe Airport (MXM) is Andavadoaka Airport (DVD), which is located 26 miles (41 kilometers) SSW of MXM.
The furthest airport from Morombe Airport (MXM) is Hilo International Airport (ITO), which is located 11,239 miles (18,087 kilometers) away in Hilo, Hawaii, United States.
Because of Morombe Airport's relatively low elevation of 0 feet, planes can take off or land at Morombe Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
Map of Nearest Airports from Morombe Airport:
List of Nearest Airports from Morombe Airport:
1 25.58 miles (41.17 km) SSW Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar
2 64.80 miles (104.29 km) ENE Manja Airport (MJA) Manja, Menabe, Madagascar
3 161.50 miles (259.91 km) NNE Belo sur Tsiribihina Airport (BMD) Belo sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar
4 202.28 miles (325.54 km) NE Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) Miandrivazo, Madagascar
5 221.02 miles (355.70 km) SSE Ampanihy Airport (AMP) Ampanihy, Madagascar
6 238.61 miles (384.00 km) NNE Ankavandra Airport (JVA) Ankavandra, Madagascar
7 240.98 miles (387.82 km) E Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) Fianarantsoa, Madagascar
8 259.40 miles (417.47 km) N Maintirano Airport (MXT) Maintirano, Madagascar
9 269.77 miles (434.15 km) NE Tsiroanomandidy Airport (WTS) Tsiroanomandidy, Madagascar
10 298.11 miles (479.76 km) N Tambohorano Airport (WTA) Tambohorano, Madagascar
11 316.80 miles (509.83 km) NNE Ambatomainty Airport (AMY) Ambatomainty, Madagascar
12 320.95 miles (516.52 km) SE Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) Tôlanaro, Madagascar
13 322.62 miles (519.20 km) E Mananjary Airport (MNJ) Mananjary, Madagascar
14 335.33 miles (539.66 km) NE Ivato International Airport (TNR) Antananarivo, Madagascar
15 353.61 miles (569.08 km) NNE Besalampy Airport (BPY) Besalampy, Madagascar
Map of Furthest Airports from Morombe Airport:
List of Furthest Airports from Morombe Airport:
1 11,238.77 miles (18,087.01 km) E Hilo International Airport (ITO) Hilo, Hawaii, United States
2 11,202.25 miles (18,028.22 km) E Waimea-Kohala Airport (MUE) Kamuela, Hawaii, United States
3 11,197.32 miles (18,020.30 km) E Pōhakuloa Training Area (BSF) Camp Pohakuloa, Hawaii, United States
4 11,192.66 miles (18,012.79 km) E Upolu Airport (UPP) Hawi, Hawaii, United States
5 11,187.44 miles (18,004.39 km) E Hana Airport (HNM) Hana, Hawaii, United States
6 11,175.09 miles (17,984.52 km) E Kona International Airport at Keāhole (KOA) Kailua / Kona, Hawaii, United States
7 11,161.53 miles (17,962.70 km) E Kahului Airport (OGG) Kahului, Hawaii, United States
8 11,146.45 miles (17,938.43 km) E Kapalua Airport (JHM) Lahaina, Hawaii, United States
9 11,128.89 miles (17,910.16 km) E Kalaupapa Airport (LUP) Kalaupapa, Hawaii, United States
10 11,127.24 miles (17,907.51 km) E Lanai Airport (LNY) Lanai City, Hawaii, United States
11 11,120.63 miles (17,896.87 km) E Molokai Airport (MKK) Kaunakakai, Hawaii, United States
12 11,113.84 miles (17,885.94 km) NW Vandenberg Air Force Base (VBG) Lompoc, California, United States
13 11,112.22 miles (17,883.33 km) NW Lompoc Airport (LPC) Lompoc, California, United States
14 11,112.07 miles (17,883.09 km) NW Santa Cruz Island Airport (SZN) Santa Barbara, California, United States
15 11,101.77 miles (17,866.53 km) NW Santa Maria Public Airport (SMX) Santa Maria, California, United States
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Part Deux
This was a follow-on to the essay below it, first edition published to the Wanderers e-list.
> To me it's a no brainer this is a story worth
> telling, sharing with students, Reed kids for
> example. And as an American Transcendentalist,
> you can bet that I do, all over my resume,
> everywhere else. Kind of a trademark
> you might say.
> Kirby
> 4D
OK, so that went to me blog, fixed some typos, made some links.
It's next to the meeting with Lew, in part because I want people to know why I'm excited about PPS: we taught about "A modules" in 6th grade. Very cutting edge.
That 1, 12, 42, 92... is of course expressible in a formula 10*F**2 + 2, using ** for power (like in Python). We use that to get a high frequency icosahedron, then break it into triangles. Subracting that + 2, gives 1:2:3 for N:F:E (F = faces, E = edges, N = V - 2). But first you need V + F = E + 2 (elementary school stuff again).
I'm not saying every adult knows the above, just that "Quaker engineers" all do (by definition -- namespace maneuver).
But as email or "just words", it's maybe not as "way cool" as on YouTube (or ShowMeDo), where we archive more and more of this stuff. Lemme go see what's been uploaded recently:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gR4-q7Uq4Q
OK, not fair, me again -- note Portland prominent in the background. We're hot stuff in this city.
Lots of related videos. Here's Colliding A and B Quanta Modules:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHRQrJutLs4
I have a problem with this one, in that these aren't really just As and Bs. Amalgams of some kind maybe? Couplers?
As and Bs are really simple, per plane nets (what your 7th grader might soon know, from cartoons).
It's not that we're replacing the math we get now, it's that we're abetting it with a tiny kernel of densely packed ideas, like "the red pill" that gets you out of The Matrix ( = mind-numbing qyoobist paradigm).
Try it, you'll like it. Boost your IQ!
More Geometric Studies
On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 10:03 PM, kirby urner <kirby.urner@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think it might help if more people passed this "IQ test"
> (link below). I was pounding the bar at Mulligan's about
> this today with Patrick, making my Guinness jump up
> and down. I said people who can't pass this are "morons"
> (drew a diagram):
> http://worldgame.blogspot.com/2005/12/iq-test.html
So I'd back up to this part and say this is me (Kirby) being a lot like Terry, coming on strong, using strong words ("morons"), sounding like I'm bruising for a fight.
But probably not everyone here even knows what I'm yakking about, even though my 'IQ test' makes it clear. So maybe I should say something more?
The idea with the Python generators is you have this math object O that you kick, as in kick(O), except we say next(O), but either way you get the next term in the series or sequence, just like in any math book. Maybe its the Fibonacci numbers, or something chaotic.
Anyway, big in late 20th century math are "polytopal numbers" that increase as a shape expands, layer by layer. At one time this was called "gnomon studies" but these days it's all very hyperdimensional, with the XYZ special case having whatever quirky properties, such as a longer literature, more links to the past.
So let's take an example. I hand you a ping pong ball with 12 crammed around it. Already, a huge literature. Where are those twelve? They define the corners of some shape, let's agree. Then add another layer, of 42 balls, and another, of 92. A crystallographer is nodding along by now, tapping her pencil, as this is the sequence of (a) cuboctahedral numbers or (b) icosahedral numbers.
So if you go to Sloane's On-Line Dictionary of Integer Sequences and enter 1, 12, 42, 92 you'll go to a page giving the literature, with a link to my grunch.net website actually, as there you have the virus story in some detail, mixed with intrigue, hints of a cover up. My investigative reporting is 2nd to none eh?
So once you're fluent in sphere packing and know 1, 12, 42, 92 in your sleep, then you're ready for rhombic dodecahedra. I won't go into them here except to say Kepler, the astronomer guy, was really into 'em. Unless you've read a lot of Arthur Koestler, you may not know this side of the guy, but geometers do, Sir Roger and like that.
Anyway, that's your final on-ramp to 6, 4, 3, 1 the thing my IQ test is about, coming in from like 20 (relates to 12-around-1).
Then that 1, that tetrahedron (finally!) splinters (oh no!) into 24 "A modules", which are what those genius geeks at Winterhaven learned about.
Lew, I'd say any school in the country is free to teach about "A modules" like Mr. Bright let me do, but what teachers believe they have any independence or authority anymore? They're all "ETS slaves" in my book, timid, cowed (except at Winterhaven maybe -- Mr. Bright rides a [Motto Guzzi], probably has tattoos).
A and B modules have volume 1/24, and build all these other guys, very Lego. There's the T module, same volume... more stories.
It's not like we should force this stuff, but at least maybe mention (because maybe they won't find out otherwise?): Medal of Freedom, long list of degrees, patents, everything you need to prove you're a huge success, yet when the journalists write their retrospectives, it's all about "what a failure he was". Why?
Hey, good question. Go figure.
Something their editors tell 'em? "Put a spin on it boy!" -- reminds me of Spiderman movies.
So, PPS has done the "A modules" segment, got that photographed and documented in my blog, Saturday Academy too. Score one for freedom and democracy (nyah nyah).
Notice I don't get any flak for subverting the dominant paradigm in this way. It's not like mathematicians ever nixed it, said it was wrong. Like I told IEEE at Portland Center Stage: "I have no competition." They fly me to Sweden, to Lithuania, always say the same thing. Everyone nods. No one copies. Very Yes Men in some ways.
http://www.grunch.net/synergetics/mathsummit.html (over 10 years ago, same spiel)
To me it's a no brainer this is a story worth telling, sharing with students, Reed kids for example. And as an American Transcendentalist, you can bet that I do, all over my resume, everywhere else. Kind of a trademark you might say.
Wanderers 2008.1.28
:: Lew runs a good meeting ::
Lew Frederick, long time Wanderer though rarely through, is regaling us with stories of the presidential inauguration (he'd joined the happy throng in the Mall), his history in the civil rights movement. He and Barack stood in line together in Chicago once, in another chapter, chatted a little.
Keeping it rolling requires previously disenfranchised individuals finding their new voice as power brokers, people with juice. I use these terms to keep it somewhat anthropological.
I finally developed a more up to date resume for the web, having coasted on this classic, which I've not taken down. The new one is a PDF and so easier to email to those "less webby".
There are nine of us present, in addition to Lew.
My thinking is tuition is really high at universities, growing faster than inflation, and yet private industry is desperate for technology skills you could learn in high school, a lot of them anyway (like some SQL for starters?).
So why not cap your high school career with some early college education, then have your employer pick up the tab for the higher education parts, based on actual needs for certifications?
That might sound like a death knell for the liberal arts, but who says companies don't want liberal arts people? Many good companies do, especially in top management where overview really matters. Overview includes knowing some history, some anthropology.
Why doesn't every high school have a debating team, provide training in rhetoric? USAers lose arguments too easily, resort to shouting on radio, sounding like losers. Challenge: engineers need the rhetorical skills of lawyers, when to comes to defending their coding projects (budgets in the balance).
Given Lew's long affiliation with Portland Public Schools, we chatted somewhat knowingly about Lincoln, Cleveland, Grant, LEP High... Winterhaven. I sampled my boosterism for Winterhaven, "Portland's geek Hogwarts" where I volunteered as a parent a lot.
Lew is rightly suspicious of any elitists thinking of others as "muggles" (or worse), themselves as God's gift (obnoxious brats more likely). However pride in one's school, team spirit, inter-school rivalry (as in debating?), is likewise encouraged -- a two-edge sword, this elitism business.
I say we need many elites (guilds, professional societies... sports teams). Speaking of which, Bill Sheppard is the now secretary for the Online Professional Electronics Association. Congrats Bill.
Shomar was acting a lot healthier today, got some great shots, thank you David. And it's yottawatt I was supposed to be chuckling about, used in my blog, not petawatt (not as funny).
My humor had degraded by several orders of magnitude.
I liked the Chinese fortune cookie: enjoy peace in your life, go along with what others would want. Sounds kinda wise.
Psychometric City
Tara has been cramming for finals and felt the headaches might be reading related (good guess). We were overdue for an eye exam anyway, the outcome being +0.75 diopter reading glasses, $14.95 at Barnes & Noble.
Then we hung out with the Riggs family for lunch, yakking about the not so subtle resemblance between the new Pepsi logo, and stuff Obama was using. The blogosphere is full of such chatter, driving the buzz bots crazy no doubt.
I hearkened back to an earlier campaign, where Pepsi's PR had a political edge to it, albeit in a more classically Roman sense, dialed in to my blog.
My Python for Teachers contains some unabashed boosterism, playing up some of the things that put Oregon on the map: cheese, salmon, coffee, wine, beer... Susan reminded me to include shoes. Claire has some exotic Keens with more brand value than Uggs in the college she's attending.
That's just to warm up my Chicago audience, remind 'em I'm an "alien" i.e. a stranger from a strange land. Then we dive head first into Silicon Forest stuff, the kind of stuff you'll need (and preferably start getting in high school) if you want a good job in the high tech and/or health care sectors (more of what we're known for, Oregon rocks).
Modulo Numbers
I had another lunch meeting with my uncle (actually dad's mom's sister's son) chatting local politics some, went to Bridgeport Ale House, both of us having onion soup and ESB (one pint each).
Portlanders have a long way to go, in terms of becoming more cosmopolitan, but there's still that humility, a willingness to keep climbing that learning curve. We've made a strong beginning, since Oregon Trail days.
FOSS (free and open source software) is protectively militant within specific levels, meaning some frequency bands need to keep serving the public, except ours is a "stack" of coded layers, going down to the chip, up to the cloud.
The floors in between are open or closed, mostly in peaceful coexistence, but we work to ensure a well-endowed commons, a shared public heritage, with GNU/Linux just a beginning. Our FOSS user space is really quite huge, despite being of uneven quality.
The more secret levels make liberal use of these goodies, and give back sometimes, contributing code, sponsoring further development.
Liberal arts subcultures take the same view: freedom and scholarship go hand in hand, otherwise you lose too much transparency, become easy prey for scam artists and/or simply lose direction and organization.
You need glue languages, interdisciplinary infrastructure... wanderers.
"Science would be ruined if it were to withdraw entirely into narrowly defined specialties. The rare scholars who are wanderers-by-choice are essential to the intellectual welfare of the settled disciplines." -- Benoit Mandelbrot
In the graphic above (click for larger view), we're studying the closure property given a set of Modulo Numbers made from the totatives of 12.
Because Python objects contain innate knowledge of operations, we don't mind seeing these "modulo numbers" as a "type" of integer, modified or specialized in some way.
The above Modulo class is actually just a wrapper, or "facade" as Alex might say. We make use of the Integer type, though not by subclassing, and for only for a few of its features. We add __pow__ later in the lesson, other __ribs__ or special names.
Org Anthro
The C.P. Snow chasm might figure sharply along a town-gown divide inside some mythical supranational, one of the Grunchies. The information technologists have an ingrown planetoid, may feel challenged by FOSS, or maybe embracing, while some congress of administrators, responsible for good government, feels both threatened and clueless, because geeks always talk like Dilbert, might be full of it in some way.
Where to tackle this gap and consequent loss of productivity, might be with object oriented modeling, already indigenous to many grammars, and therefore potentially a bridge to IT (info tech) and its curious shop talks.
Asserting "I am a person" takes no leap of faith, whereas saying "I am Bonneville dam" sounds imaginative, like a kids' book, or like a poem by Walt Whitman. Add a little Ruby, and you've got yourself a coloful Rubytoon, explaining about generating electricity and computer programming all at the same time.
The OO and FOSS communities have much to offer in this genre: mathcasting about infrastructure, how things work, Warriors of the Net a great example. Bill Nye the Science Guy: another master.
I'm thinking of that passage from the D.W. Jacobs screenplay, wherein Bucky is talking about "eating in reverse" and watching the food deploying back to the environment, dispersing as rain and sunlight, as in a movie run backwards (no, not talking about barfing).
That's how a lot of web pages come together, coming forward in time, as pictures and prices, rave reviews, all come together from different tables, remotely deployed, with style sheet cosmetics (CSS) applied mere milliseconds before show time, the job of a web framework (like Django, like Ruby on Rails), inhabiting Apache.
Those aren't "static pages" you're getting from Amazon, they're synthesized on the fly. "I seem to be a verb" would be another way of saying it, thinking of oneself as a web page for a minute.
These XYZ grids, of rows and columns (like spreadsheets), however relational, however populated, seem too boringly matrix-like and depersonalized to attract much interest. These are but the dusty ledger books of our time, as dry as bones, mere statistics.
The object model or paradigm returns us to the "middle earth" of every day experience, provides a common ground, where we start to perceive identities, real persons. We think of Sims perhaps. We're back in our youthful mindset, playing with action figures, and getting paid for it.
This threshold is psychologically important, if we're to send those sparks across the gap, from gown to town, from town to gown, thereby rescuing both cultures from debilitating weaknesses, restoring complementarity, equilibrium -- a happy ending in this case, a lucky Grunchie gets a boost.
On a more technical note, some have suggested my focus on modeling user behaviors within the model itself is a dig against REST, even though "where or how deployed" is not really the focus of those writings. In making V and C communicate through M, you commit to keeping your bookkeeping up to date. The model remembers what users have requested, even if only anonymously in some systems.
Yakking with Wanderers
On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 8:58 PM, kirby urner wrote:
> Fair enough Allen, but I've needed to take on
> the beautiful mind crowd for other reasons,
> so why not kill two virtual birds with one
> virtual stone, to use an old Quaker saying?
> There's lots that's rotten in Denmark these
> days, ostensibly beautiful only until you put
> some real weight on it, then it starts seeming
> engineeringly unsound.
> Anyway, I've cleverly tucked some of our most
> basic Bucky-flavored geometry into SQL tables,
> with queries part of the lesson plan. Cagey of
> me, huh.
Just to explain more about "Bucky-flavored":
Fuller's thesis was we got off on the wrong foot by investing so heavily in the cube and rectilinear thinking, whereas it be triangles and tetrahedra that're stable, not cubes, plus this simplex (another name for it) is the topologically simplest "cage" in terms of defining an outside versus an inside in a spatial (volumetric) context.
Soooo.... instead of the cube, why not check out the tetrahedron as our model of unit volume and 3rd powering? Philosophically doable? Yeah, it turns out that's logically sound and results in many psychological benefits, including a revamped "maze" or "labyrinth" of nested polyhedra (those are old words for it) wherein we ratio them 1 : 3 : 4 : 6 for tetrahedron : cube : octahedron : rhombic dodecahedron respectively.
Hmmmm.... those are very simple numbers and these are very basic shapes, one might say primitive, and/or elementary, as in elementary school. But wait, there's more: the aforementioned polyhedra, others like 'em, all fractionate into slivers of volume 1/24 of two kinds, called A and B (or use your own variables), both in left and right handed versions.
Such modular dissection studies are not new in geometry, but such a simple one is, with all these rational, whole number volumes, very accessible to average laypeople, to sixth graders, probably most 4th graders, some of it to 2nd graders, I've done it in Montessori pre-school no problem (call 'em "mixing bowls", make it a cooking show).
And not only that, these practical breakthroughs in pedagogy adhere to the most positively futuristic of the published and written about thinkers, R. Buckminster Fuller, like we don't need to dig out some fringe Kirby Urner or someone else no one has ever heard of, to raise our banner and say "hey, simple geometry, elementary content, recognized kingpin, lots of awards, what's your problem?"
And yet the rank and file still cling to their qyoobism, in fear some "authority" (Grunch?) might super-nix this plan to avail of our hard earned heritage. Our high technology Silicon Forest confronts a semi-paralyzed administrative layer, a middle management not sure what to do. "Shall we teach more of this Bucky stuff or try to cover it up?" seems to be the ongoing calculation. Given recent actions by the Noguchi and Whitney museums, Portland Center Stage, numerous dead tree publications (Time, NYT...), various web sites, I'd say the preponderance of evidence suggests the "cover up" isn't working. Our Silicon Forest is winning this campaign, with a lot of help from its friends.
A Short List
Taking inventory of what we have so far in our Python toolkit:
Figurate Numbers
Pascal's Triangle (triangular and tetrahedral numbers)
Fibonacci Numbers (converge to phi, pentagon math)
Vectors (VPython -- xyz, spherical coordinates etc.)
Prime Numbers (sieves)
Prime Numbers (trials by division)
Polyhedra (as Python objects: scale, rotate, translate)
Polyhedral Numbers (icosahedral, geodesic spheres)
Modulo Numbers (override __mul__, __add__)
Finite Groups (Python module)
Euclid's Algorithm (Guido's gcd)
Euclid's Extended Algorithm (needed for inverses)
Totient and Totative (gcd based)
Fermat's Little Theorem (assert...)
Euler's Theorem for Totients (assert...)
Mandelbrot Set (chaotic sequences)
Miller-Rabin (or Jython probablePrime)
RSA.encrypt(m, N)
RSA.decrypt(c, N, d=secretkey)
More context on edu-sig and math-teach.
Hat Adventure
A kind and resourceful gentleman called me out of the blue to say he had my hat, my Paul Kaufman original, my Quaker futurist hat aka Chicago crime boss hat, and could he bring it to me. I was flabbergasted, not yet having realized I'd left the thing at a McMenamins closer to Michael's and Anna's place. My name is on the inside and a quick cell call to Arizona had revealed my phone number.
Sure enough and true to his word, Joseph showed up soon thereafter, saving me the long drive on I-5. I invited him out for beers (Bridgeport this time) and we started interviewing one another, playing twenty questions ("am I bigger than a bread box?" I asked).
Hey, we're both Princeton alums, about the same age, both have daughters. I got his card, in addition to getting my hat back, invited him to Wanderers. Joseph is a hat connoisseur, has many himself, and knows Paul well by reputation, would like to meet him someday.
The hat itself is in primo condition these days, my having just gotten it serviced by Paul himself. It's pretty much my only hat, used to be more of a dome, wanted something Hopi. Later, we creased it and put the Chicago style band, but it's still too broad-brimmed to pass for Prohibition Era gangsta. As a Quaker futurist hat, it works, shows up all over Facebook, where my identity as a Q is rather pronounced (vs. on MySpace, where I'm more like a record label -- see right margin for links).
Joseph and I both had warm memories of Dr. Harold Kuhn, the linear programming guy. Joseph had actually worked for him in some capacity, somewhere along his math to computers trajectory, whereas I had him for a teacher, when dabbling in this liberal art department, somewhere between Problems of World Hunger (Woody Woo) and The History of Mentalities (spacey literature). Speaking of spacey, I spaced out doing a required paper for Vic's class, earned me an F, dang, plus I'd've gotten a low grade in Arabic if it hadn't been pass / fail.
The captain just called about what's on Science Friday, something about mathematicians high in the "help wanted" category.
I had a morning meeting with Glenn, who then got to scrubbing some glyphs off of Julian's AlphaHelix, then got to work on Synergetics 101, depicted above.
Starting at the XYZ origin (0,0,0) we embed three polygons in their respective XY, XZ and YZ planes: two equal diamonds and a square.
Note our "equal" doesn't mean "same object" i.e. isn't Python's "is" so much as its "==", but they do have the same angles and share a hinge, the short diagonal. The square (3rd cross-section) connects each of these triangular tips.
This Coupler so formed has unit volume in Synergetics (yes, just like the tetrahedron) in addition to being a space-filler.
Google Earth isn't that clear about the Columbia River Correctional Institution, right next to the country club, where the Safeway Open goes on, and Dignity Village, in a triangle with Babecko's Marina and PDX airport. It's not hard to stick in those XML thumbtacks though, and swap them around.
Omnitriangulation may start with something prefrequency, like a Coupler, but we're quick to return to the geographic applications, as one expects of a place-based curriculum.
The Columbia Gorge is one of our anchoring spaces, given Outdoor School, the many tourist attractions.
The Columbia Scenic Highway connects The Dalles to Crown Point. Sam Hill enters the picture. Students remember the field trip, reinforcing the more abstract trigonometry.
Back to the Coupler, you'll get a lot from Richard Hawkins and the Clocktet approach. Use bisecting body diagonals of the cube, unity-two face diagonals, or make all 12 edges 1 if you prefer, you'll get the same angles.
The sharper point of the rhomb, where four faces meet, is the V to the cube center, between any two consecutive vertices along any edge of our (volume 3) cube.
Yo! off to Laughing Planet. See ya 'round.
Dr. Terence Love is a semi-public figure, in terms of hitting the radar in design science circles. Our tiny venue (Linus Pauling House) was packed, bursting, so introductions took time, which we're glad about, as Terry needed to fight with his projector. My intro: working on a talk for Chicago about why "Portland rocks" (except we say "hacks" sometimes).
Dr. Love is from Manchester and looks a bit like Brian Sharp (both handsome blokes). He's always loved engineering, wants to include more people in its process. How to share the magic? The word "social" is problematic for him, as it is for me. Like don't we mean business? Are we talking R&R? I don't think so. What is "socialism" outside of Anglophone cultures?
"How do we do the human stuff? If I'm right, you should be able to test what I'm saying by going inside your own heads." Milt thought "in your gut" might be better. "Patience" said Terence.
On a related front, we have programmed and unprogrammed Friends in our Quaker namespace, but of course unprogrammed Friends program, set the facts of experience in order somehow, believe, do math, engineer. We're not completely clueless now are we? Don't we know "bleep"?
Comment: I wouldn't call these "theories about what's inside" (emotionally) so much as simply "designs" (not "of" not "representational") -- the persona (aka mask) partakes of collaboratively developed institutions in some Greek idea of a democratic utopia. Buddha's "no self" is the "morphic self", the existential responsibility to define yourself (a full time job).
We're still on the opening slide, our group is hard to control I'm afraid. I'm doing more work on my upcoming Chicago talk, challenging our conventional chatter about "programming" as overly self-limiting. Remember "television programming" even if that means forgetting all about computers for a few seconds.
Saving Children
These two were working a busy downtown street corner, doing serious work to save hearts and minds around the world, including in the Philippines, home to my high school.
I started my usual loser argument about how free wifi is more important than water, and in some cases having tele- communications is what's most critical, but of course wifi takes electricity and many world communities still don't have that, not even from batteries.
I flashed my credentials as an "open source blogger about town" to the guy's PDA, got permission for this promo. It's not either/or, not water or wifi -- better to have both.
She's from Boston, proud of her heritage, which includes this XO, thanks to MIT's One Laptop Per Child initiative (G1G1 posters all over town).
Proposal Re: Dimension
So there was a time, let's call it the one room schoolhouse era, when the teacher could just hold up a box and say "height, width and breadth" have the children recite, go through that a few times, and we're done: "space is 3D" (we don't really bother with proofs at that age).
Given philosophy for children is still a new idea in some circles (Montclair a champ, my sis has a degree in that), you don't get any real debate at this level. Kids don't sound like Cantor saying "hey, if the box atoms are discrete, we can address them serially, like computer memory bricks, so don't give us any of that 'because it takes three coordinates' phony baloney". Yes, Cantor made the criticism, but patches were applied, at a very high level though, not worth yakking about in K-8 (too over their heads).
Part of this is self interest, because with "Claymation Station" we go with Karl Menger's idea of "a geometry of lumps", distinguishing points, lines and planes in terms of relative shape, not dimension. "Everything is an arrowhead" in this geometry, meaning a simplex. If you wanna call that "4D" because of the strongly evident 4ness, go right ahead, free country, Medal of Freedom winner Bucky did, made perfect sense. XYZ 3D still a contender, not saying it's either/or.
Then came "fractional dimensions" ala Mandelbrot, in some ways resurrecting Cantor's objections in terms of mapping a plane to a line. Discrete math has come a long way, in terms of authority, given quantum physics and our use of "voxels" (named after "pixels") to map cellular automata ala Wolfram etc. People think more like computer scientists these days. Once "continuity" goes out the door, there's less need for "dimension" in the old fashioned sense.
But this gets to be very technical, not a one room school house yak. Save it for high school, when we do the complex plane anyway (fractals as Python objects, old hat at Saturday Academy (advertisement)).
A caveat to the above is I have no problem whatsoever with the less metaphysically tortuous meaning of the word, i.e. a unit of measure "in some dimension" be that time, weight, location, energy level or whatever. Metrology (attention to empirical accuracy) remains a number one focus of K-8. Being able to work with tools and get good results is way more important than mouthing off about "dimension" in ways that'd get you a math degree 100 years ago, but sounds pretentious that early. Again, we can get to it later, when their voices deepen a bit.
Any feedback? I've been looking over the shoulder of UK math wars thanks to connections through Stanford, have had remarks to this effect published, albeit in abbreviated form.
Metropolitan Talk
A question is whether Port of Portland could get approval, from TSA or one of those, to limo or van transport some transit passengers between flights, to our "two Ikeas" (both near PDX), on the understanding none would bolt, i.e. this is still international airspace but as a convenience we're taking you around.
A precedent for this would be Dum Dum airport that time, Calcutta wide open to Dawn, Alexia and I, even though we had no visas for India. The authorities kept our passports, as guests of the King (Royal Airline owned by the monarch in those days), and we got to tour Victoria Monument and like that. A couple days latter: Shangri-La (Druk-yul), mission accomplished.
The "second Ikea" is our outdoor "EPCOT West", a kind of modeling studio for "exterior solutions" whereas the "first Ikea" (already open for business) is for modeling "interior solutions".
There's an obvious hand-in-glove relationship, as the new exteriors will require interiors, though like I was sharing with Habitat for Humanity, the kitchenettes may come as a unit, from Boeing or whatever, so it's more a matter of customizing on top of that, like in Mobile Home World aka Florida aka Hurricane Alley aka "EPCOT East" (a little slower).
I'm in touch with Helleger & Hickcox about marketing. Even without Port of Portland approval, we could go ahead with regular tourism plans. It's just I expect some of our sponsors will be extra-nationals, possibly round-tripping from Vancouver, BC and not anxious to have their passports stamped with USA insignia.
However, the solution there is simple: Vancouver already hosts USA customs at their site, and you can do rip-out pages, like some Middle Eastern countries do, knowing if you've been to the one, you can't go to the other -- lots of stupid stuff, what expats get used to.
The USA is seen as a mean bully in many parts of the world and it's considered unpatriotic, a sign of moral weakness, to provide any aid in a time of dire need. We'd like to not overly inconvenience our would-be sponsors in that case. Let's be kind to our remaining friends.
Paro, Bhutan 1980s
TechieToons
The above hypertoon diagram will seem somewhat cryptic if you haven't specialized in the buckaneer stuff we teach. Basically any model or system needs a clock or rhythm machine (drum set), plus a corkscrewing / spiral motion, in some symmetry setup. Ours is the "bow tie" with a twisting Jitterbug (JB) connecting the VE (vector equilibrium) to the Icosahedron, our signature 5-folder, and branch point to HP4E (Hexapents for Everyone).
The Icosahedron's dual, the Pentagonal Dodecahedron (PD) has some nice relationships with the cube, known since ancient times, which we enjoy sharing about. We're really in to Neolithic Math remember, not trying to prove they were dummies back then (we admire the anthro design).
The two-frequency cube of volume 24 contains the volume 20 VE, which jitterbugs down to the unit volume tetrahedron. A discussion about sphere packing (CCP) connects these two nodes, as well as ropes in the Icosahedron (1, 12, 42, 92... is common to both the VE and Icosa). The tetrahedron, our self-dual within a "duo-tet cube" of volume 3, is our inside-outing agent, that which bridges the two bows in some inside-outing (IO) type operation.
Other designs will feature different notions of "clock" and "pulsation" but you're likely to find features in common with this generic one, given its skelatal nature, using well-known polyhedra for grist. Most teachers don't object to our "spicing it up" with Synergetics in some ways. Even if you work mostly with Windows (XYZ thinking), a quick foray into Linux World now and then (like to the holodeck for R&R) sends you back smarter. You're more ready for that day job, having sampled some alien literature. So just remember: it's not either/or.
From the think tank:
A way to feed the economy in ways both parties will accept is to restart the GI Bill in terms of giving returning personnel a shot at some new walk of life, perhaps related in the sense of involving heavy equipment and/or large scale engineering projects (repairing infrastructure, Old Man River City maybe?).
My friend Arthur tells a story of Vietnam vets returning home, having been through hell, only to find the local unions were possessive about jobs, not eager to share, even when federal programs were earmarked for their benefit. Racism was also a factor.
The University of Washington served as a backdrop for the altercation, in which protesters took control of the construction site, unarmed thanks to Arthur, with the public understanding their plight. This was quite a long time ago, Arthur with AFSC at the time (before mine), working both Seattle and Portland.
With close media scrutiny and lots of clear data on government websites, we could have some of these military units transition to a more Army Corps of Engineers style of living, with domestic bases providing continuity in terms of family life and schooling, medical services. These "bases" could be existing suburbs, mortgages purchased with government bailout money and converted to campuses.
Allowing the government to compete as a model business is not a socialist concept, in the sense of "preparing to nationalize all competitors". On the contrary, you compete with private sector competitors. The fact that you're tax subsidized means you run open book (more like open source). People learn from your example, you set a standard, provide a role model.
The government rental car agency might fall between Hertz and Dollar, in terms of customer satisfaction. The government cooking school, housed in recycled navy assets (good kitchens), isn't here to put all the others out of business. But nor is it here to encourage slackers to just goof off all the time. Have some pride in your work, set a high bar. Think Ney.
The public school system is our best example. Here's something the government runs, but not in such a way as to shut down all competition.
It's something of a white lie that capitalists sometimes tell, that only socialists believe in government jumping in and getting its hands dirty.
Sure, have a national airline. We actually already do -- so many routes kept alive by Congressional mandate alone. So what's the problem? If Uncle Sam wants to play too, why not? Other governments get to play. No fair having both hands tied.
Another kind of campus we need, again made from existing communities in some cases, will provide accommodations for students and faculty in our international charter schools network. Again, some of these might be government run, with limited spaces available.
Tara was a little miffed, thinking maybe a pile of presents, yet we ended up on separate tracks most of today, partially overlapping. I did promise a baby Python, then handed her the ritual mortgage check, to walk to the USPO box.
My CTO, CSO and CFO are essentially working for free, as volunteers, with the HR chief getting a pittance. You'd think I'd cancel my HBO, but why nickel and dime myself? "It's the economy stupid" -- we learned that with voodoo economics (referring to Bush Sr.).
Twas an epiphany though, a highly memorable day, and twas my great privilege to chauffeur Gordon Riggs and the visiting Dr. Bob Fuller around town.
Gordon wrote a Python utility to better shuffle a directory for his electronic picture frame, which is boringly chronological. Gordon is a very intelligent geek, also into paper airplanes these days (and origami).
Bob, of First Person Physics fame, and currently writing about the Karplus workshops, has been catching up on Margaret Fuller some more. He introduced me to his wonderful family, at a brewpub I didn't know about (30th and Powell).
Bob has been teaching since before I was born, in Rangoon and the Air Force Academy (West Point), among other places.
Dr. DiNucci joined us towards the end of our Common Ground meeting. The stunning barista didn't want me photographing her scarab tattoo. I asked politely and didn't take it personally when she said she's scared of cameras (photography is invasive sometimes).
She said she's a geek, and that really warmed my heart (I kept bringing it up later). She studies Egyptian esoterica a lot. Works for me.
My power walk with the CSO was encouraging. The curriculum writing goes on, with or without a posse of sponsors. Terry is still vacationing in Hawaii.
Wanderers is having a fine meeting tonight (I'm posting from Linus Pauling House, brought Bob here earlier), and the CBS Evening News had some good parts, even amidst the chaos of our time, ugly and pointless.
I suggested to DiNucci, recent president of Humanists of Greater Portland, that I be invited to present on Quaker animism, which I'm helping to pioneer.
So far, 2009 is proving a banner year. We're off to a good start.
This split window view, courtesy of Google Maps Street View, shows the point of view "piece" in the lower half (yellow and green icon), with the corresponding northward view in the upper.
Coincidentally, when the car went by, dodecacam filming, a neighborhood band was just setting up, and the street is marked closed.
If you follow the other car's route (north-south), there's no band.
Google Streets implies a time coordinate as well as these spatial coordinates, and intersecting trajectories will each have their own time lines -- like in the movie Elephant in some ways.
About Chicago
I only got into the city once on my last visit, mostly stayed near O'Hare, the better to miss my plane. However, it is the city of my birth and I'm somewhat drawn to the regional accent (Susan and Barbara come to mind), charming like Scottish or Yorkshire accents, but of course very different. I welcome such variety.
Dad was getting his degree in Planning, mom putting him through school. I was their first, my sister came later, when we were already in Portland, dad with the Planning Bureau. Mom & Dad were active in civil rights work, had started questioning "received wisdom" when still at the University of Washington (where they met). Dad wasn't too keen on the gun play, mandated by ROTC, did troop ship duty, liked overseas work, joined Quakers eventually, despite his mom's free thinking attitudes (or because of). Grandma Esther was an artist and voracious reader, curious about everything.
Speaking of Chicago, I'm liking Barack Obama's "not my problem" attitude. Even though he's a favorite son, he's in the executive branch now, not the legislature, not the judiciary, the two branches most concerned with the Governor's status, as the target of an FBI investigation. From his new vantage point, this is pretty low level stuff, with many other items much higher on his agenda.
The idea of "rogue states" within the lower 48, not just in the Middle East or Asia or someplace, is not a new one. During the Civil War, a lot of states went rogue. Illinois is considered a "midwestern state" more than a "northern state" in today's psycho-politics. President elect Obama, on the other hand, is from sunny Hawaii, more like Governor Palin in terms of having extra-48 experience (makes him an ET by DC criteria, i.e. most east coast politicos hail from the contiguous regions).
Anyway, maybe I'll get more time in the Windy City next March, when I'm scheduled to arrive in O'Hare again. I'd like to visit the University of Chicago, where it all began in my book. I'm definitely a product of this nation's higher education system, wear that on my sleeve as it were.
Columbia Gorge: Recent History
I had the good fortune to hear John Laursen tell us some the stories behind his Wild Beauty: Photographs of the Columbia River Gorge, 1867–1957. He spoke and showed slides in the Portland Art Museum's main auditorium (same venue as The Power of Nightmares, also Wendy and Lucy). Good seeing Gordon Hoffman again.
This exhibit is soon to close, and such a wealth of material is unlikely to be reassembled given co-author and curator Terry Toedtemeier's unparalleled knowledge and relationships with collectors of Pacific Northwest photographs. Terry died just a few days back in Hood River, having presented one last time on the subject he loved. The memorial service is tomorrow.
Carleton Watkins begins our story, having trained in San Francisco in landscape photography (still a new art) and proved his metal in Yosemite, his stunning pictures helping stimulate and sustain an environmentalist mindset even in busy cities with lots of light pollution. He hoped to do the same for the Gorge.
Watkins for awhile had the largest custom built camera in the United States, with matching dark tent and chemicals, and got the steam boat and railroad companies to sponsor his way, lugging literally tons of equipment around Cascade Falls (no Bonneville Dam yet) out to The Dalles, where the river "turned on its side" (became very deep and narrow) -- no dam there yet either, just Celilo Falls, a wonder of the world, submerged on March 10, 1957, the end of an era.
Ironically, the industry sponsoring his work was consumed with Manifest Destiny fantasies, was busy changing the basic geometry of the Gorge, first with navigable locks in the late 1800s, then with highways (Sam Hill gets a lot of credit for those) and then with the most game-changing public works projects of all: the dams.
Subsequent photographers chronicled these changes, including a team of two women, Lily White & Sarah Ladd, based in a well-equipped houseboat, who did some of the best atmospheric shots (more attention to mood).
With changes in mode of transportation came changes in vantage point, as well as photochemistry. The collection ends with aerial shots by the US Army Corps of Engineers, in Kodachrome.
After the lecture and some time in the gallery, the captain and I joined Linda Richards and her fellow scholars from OSU, Mary E. Braun and Elissa Curcio, for some interesting lunch conversation, wherein I learned of the Confluence Project, directed by Maya Linn.
I wish Tara could have joined us, am glad of the Portland Art Museum's new admissions policy: free to those 17 and under. The exhibit's last day is January 11, and spreads out over two floors. Attendance this weekend seemed high, with a line out the door sometimes.
Sponsors of the above work include: the Confederated Tribes of Grande Ronde, Umatilla, Warm Springs, Nez Perce, Chinook and Wasco tribes.
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VDOT Updates Highland Supervisors On Recent Storm Damage
Monterey, VA – County road conditions were on the Highland Supervisors minds at this weeks’ meeting. April’s high winds brought many trees and limbs down and the heavy rains did significant damage to secondary roads. Virginia Dept of Transportation crews have been very busy and repairing water damage. Mike Henry of the Lexington office of VDOT briefed the Supervisors on the April activities.
“The whole time’s been involved with repairing roads from either high water or wind damage that we’ve had” he says. “Last week we had a pretty substantial rain storm over here, sustained a good bit of damage in the county. We still have a lot of work to do; we’ve been concentrating on getting people in and out as best we can.”
Mr. Henry also spoke about weather related problems with the Route 612 Bullpasture River ford project.
“We’ve got everything we need to do the work; we had it scheduled twice in April and the rains have held us off. We need about a two week period of time when the water is not extremely high to try to go in there and do the work.”
Mr. Henry says work is restricted from May 15th through July 31st, so it will probably be August before they can begin that project.
Millgap resident Sherry Sullenberger asked about a safety issue on a road in that area used by several large trucks and school buses. She says there is a section of Route 600 N that has a very shear drop off. Mr. Henry says that VDOT will take another look at that situation to see what can be done.
A public hearing was held on the secondary road construction program and budget. The Board voted to accept the plan as written. Supervisor Rexrode requested that that VDOT look at reducing the speed limit on Route 220 S in Monterey from the flashing light to just past Jerry’s Electronics to accommodate the planned access road from Route 220 to the swimming pool.
Bids came in last week for the Monterey sidewalk project. Adam Mitchell of Covington bid $443,000.00 and Plecker of Staunton bid $426,000.00. VDOT has some questions to resolve with the bids before a construction contract can be awarded. Construction is expected to begin this summer.
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World Interfaith Harmony Week concludes
By Editor on February 26, 2016 AFN
The celebrations of World Interfaith Harmony Week (WIHW) 2016 concluded at the Modern Islamic Studies Centre (MISC), Islamabad, with concerted efforts to create understanding between different faiths and religions in different parts of the country.
A ‘Peace Prayer Day’ gathering was organised at the head office of Modern Islamic Studies Centre, Islamabad, which was attended by a large number of people from different faiths and religions. UC 21 (Sohan) Chairman Malik Amir Hussain was the chief guest on the occasion.
Addressing the audience, MISC President Dr Allama AGR Chishti, said that the interfaith harmony is not a new phenomenon, as it was the path followed by Sufi saints of Indo-Pak subcontinent, as through this system they attracted attention of non-Muslims therefore it is responsibility of every Muslim to join this cause for betterment of Muslim Ummah,” he added.
Dr Chishti was of the view that his visits to Bahawalnagar and Cholistan (February 1-2), Lahore (February 3), and particularly to Swat and its adjoining area, Besham (February 6), recently, was of great importance, as both later areas had been plagued by terrorism in past, but now have returned to normalcy after military operations there. “We visited a Tableeghi Centre and met Amir, Tableeghi Jamaat, Ahmad Khan. The elders of the Tableeghi Jamaat as well as tribal elders appreciated MISC’s gesture for visiting the centre and apprising them of interfaith harmony. They were of the view that the philosophy of interfaith harmony has become the need of the hour and could help our society recover from the losses inflicted by religious intolerance and terrorism in past. They said Common Word Initiative, Amman Message and celebrations of WIHW can help bring long lasting peace in tribal areas,” Dr Chishti added.
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Alluxio meetups, conferences, events and more
The latest Alluxio meetups, webinars, conferences and more
Alluxio (formerly Tachyon): Open Source Memory Speed Virtual Distributed Storage System
Data by the Bay San Francisco * May 17, 2016
The goal is to make Alluxio accessible to an even wider set of users through a focus on security, new language bindings, and further increased stability. In addition, the team is working on new APIs to allow applications to access data more efficiently and manage data across different under storage systems.
Data Driven #46 (a FirstMark Event)
Data Driven NYC * April 11, 2016
Check out our new blog post: “Internet of Things: Are We There Yet? (The 2016 IoT Landscape)”: The Internet of Things is all about data!
Unified Namespace and Tiered Storage in Alluxio
Strata+Hadoop World San Jose * March 30, 2016
Calvin Jia and Jiri Simsa explain how the current Alluxio tiered storage can be easily configured to use memory, SSDs, and hard drives in different tiers. Alluxio users and administrators do not have to manually migrate the data because data in Alluxio is managed transparently between all the configured tiers, similar to the way the CPU manages L1, L2, and lower-level caches. Meanwhile, Alluxio also provides users fine-grained control of manipulating data to plug in their own data-management strategies; users can also pin files in Alluxio to a specific storage or specify a TTL to files. Calvin and Jiri also describe the interface for managing heterogeneous data sources into the Alluxio namespace, which takes advantage of Alluxio’s ability to interoperate with different underlying storage systems such as HDFS, S3, GlusterFS, or Swift.
Fast big data analytics and machine learning using Alluxio and Spark in Baidu
A few months ago, Baidu deployed Alluxio to accelerate its big data analytics workload. Bin Fan and Haojun Wang explain why Baidu chose Alluxio, as well as the details of how they achieved a 30x speedup with Alluxio in their production environment with hundreds of machines. Based on the success of the big data analytics engine, Baidu is currently expanding the Alluxio and Spark infrastructure to accelerate other applications, such as machine learning.
Tachyon: Past, Present and Future
Bay Area Meetup * February 21, 2016
Tachyon is a memory-centric fault-tolerant distributed storage system, which enables reliable file sharing at memory-speed. It originated from AMPLab, UC Berkeley in 2012, the same lab produced Apache Mesos and Apache Spark. Soon later, it became an open source project and is deployed at many companies. Since then, Tachyon has attracted more than 200 contributors from over 50 institutions. In 2015, company Tachyon Nexus was founded to further accelerate the development of Tachyon. In this talk, we will review Tachyon’s new features, deployments, and developments in 2015, and look into 2016.
Fast big data analytics with Spark on Tachyon in Baidu
Strata + Hadoop World Singapore * December 2, 2015
In this talk we will focus on how Tachyon can help improve big data analytics (ad-hoc query) efficiency within Baidu.
Production Spark and Tachyon Use Cases
Spark Summit Europe * October 29, 2015
During the past several years, Spark has significantly changed the landscape of big data computing. It improves performance of various applications dramatically. However, in certain Spark use cases, the bottleneck is in the I/O stack. In this talk, we will introduce Tachyon, a distributed memory-centric storage system. In addition, we will talk about several production use cases where Tachyon further improves Spark applications’ performance by orders of magnitude.
Deep learning architecture using Tachyon and Spark & Tachyon New Features
Bay Area Meetup * October 27, 2015
In the presentation, we will explore several potential industry use cases enabled by the new features. One-click cluster deployment enables users to experiment and prototype with Tachyon on AWS, launching not only Tachyon but also the computation framework and storage system of their choice. Mounting of multiple under storage systems and transparent naming enables more exciting use cases for Tachyon users.
Tachyon: A Reliable Memory Centric Storage For Big Data Analytics
Strata+Hadoop World NY * October 16, 2014
we introduce Tachyon, a memory centric fault-tolerant distributed file system, which enables reliable file sharing at memory-speed across cluster frameworks, such as Spark and MapReduce.
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Upon arrival, guests were driven by luxury coaches and private drivers to The Morgan hotel where they stayed for 3 nights.
We offered The Morgan in Dublin due to its location and recent refurbishment.
The group of 80+ pax arrived over 3 days in groups from Sydney, Perth, Melbourne, and Brisbane. We had guides and drivers meet them from the moment they stepped off the plane. This is important with long haul flights, due to the potential of baggage loss and overall disorientation.
When they had settled in and rested up, we organised and offered all sorts of tours from a panoramic tour of Dublin to Trinity College tours.
After 3 exciting days in Dublin, they finished with a Gala dinner in Guinness Storehouse. This dinner consisted of a 3-course meal with a bagpiper on arrival, a 3-piece instrumental band for the pre-drinks reception and an Irish Traditional band for post-dinner. This gave the guests a great finish to their Dublin visit and the ultimate beginning to their Irish incentive.
All buses departed early from The Morgan hotel and went to Galway where they checked-in to The Harbour and The Galmont hotel. On arrival, they did a short walking tour of Galway. The walking tour gave them the bearings they needed to get around by themselves.
The client requested on the day a good dinner location, so we organised a dinner in the Irish restaurant McSwiggans.
All guests departed for Belfast. Considering the long drive we organised a tea/coffee break in Sligo town then moved onto the Timberquay, Derry for lunch. It was very important to split up the day while still being able to do a quick tour of Sligo and Derry, incorporating the historical murals of Derry City. They arrived in The Grand Central Hotel, Belfast at 6 pm where they refreshed before heading out into Belfast.
Coaches picked the group up from the hotel and did a panoramic tour of the city and had brunch. The buses later picked them up where guests got the chance to visit the infamous Giant’s Causeway. The Causeway is an area of about 40,000 interlocking basalt columns.
Welcome to Winterfell Castle, my lords and ladies – The group had a full day of activities in The Game of Thrones experience such as axe-throwing, boat trip on the lake, archery and sword-fighting and more. In between all these activities, they enjoyed a lunch and dinner served in ancient plates and goblets. A Traditional Irish band finished off the day to keep everyone in high spirits.
The tour of the Titanic museum started at 6pm and lasted one hour approximately. It finished with the group arriving at the drink’s reception. Speeches were made and picture was taken of the whole group on famous Titanic steps. The group were escorted upstairs where a 3-piece band consisting of an electric violinist, harpist and drummer serenaded the guests with modern and old hits. The band played throughout the night while dinner was enjoyed followed by a DJ to keep guests entertained.
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Transfers were organised from The Grand Central hotel to Dublin and Belfast Airport. Where the group flew back to Australia.
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ACCC considers inquiry into banks' Bitcoin bans
Paul SmithTechnology editor
Updated Sep 22, 2015 – 4.48pm, first published at 1.55pm
The competition watchdog is considering an inquiry into the actions of Australian banks for shutting down accounts of local bitcoin operators, after being contacted by Queensland Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan.
Senator Canavan, who was part of a recent Senate Committee looking at bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, sent a letter to Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Rod Sims on Tuesday morning after a report in The Australian Financial Review revealed Australian banks were closing down the accounts of bitcoin businesses without explanation. In it he asks the ACCC to investigate whether the banks were involved in anti-competitive conduct.
Banks have sent letters advising account closures to at least 17 Australian bitcoin companies, with 13 already having had their accounts closed. Senator Canavan expressed concerns that the banks were putting the viability and potential of a dynamic local industry at risk, in order to avoid competing with the emerging companies.
ACCC chairman Rod Sims is considering whether to investigate anti-competitive behaviour by banks, regarding bitcoin companies. Bradley Kanaris
"The actions by the banks would appear to directly engage competition in the financial services industry as it stands now – and, by effectively nipping in the bud the growth of potential competitors, is likely to substantially reduce the potential for future competition to the detriment of consumers in the future," Senator Canavan wrote.
"The reasons for the apparently co-ordinated nature of the decisions by the major banks should also be investigated. On the face of it, these actions raise legitimate concerns about the degree to which collusive behaviour on the part of the dominant industry players was present."
Lack of explanation
Chairman of industry body the Australian Digital Currency Commerce Association Ron Tucker, whose company Bit Trade is set to be "debanked" by Westpac, told The Financial Review on Monday that companies were being left in the dark about the reasons for their accounts being closed. One bitcoin exchange founder, who requested anonymity for fear of further raising the ire of banks, said his company had been left trying to get answers off low level call centre bank workers, to no avail.
"We are trying to collaborate with banks and are trying to get other arrangements in place but we haven't heard anything back and I don't know why," the company founder said.
"It may be about competition but it is not the right approach to just block other companies, without explaining your concerns."
When contacted about the matter Mr Sims said he had received Senator Canavan's letter and was considering how to proceed.
Nationals Senator Matthew Canavan has written to the ACCC calling for an inquiry into banks cutting off accounts for bitcoin exchanges. Jesse Marlow
Senator Canavan said his office had been contacted by businesses in the sector that were concerned about sudden account closures. He said that, in the light of news of Australian banks exploring the potential benefits of digital currency for their own business needs, an inquiry appeared to be warranted on a number of grounds.
These were the refusal to supply products or services without proper reason or clear justification, and misuse of market power – in particular whether the banking industry has engaged in conduct that takes advantage of its substantial market power for an illegal purpose.
Money laundering and terrorism
Acting chief executive of the Australian Bankers' Association Tony Pearson earlier said banks were obliged to close accounts if they couldn't see a full payments trail under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing (AML/CTF) laws.
Senator Canavan said the ACCC should look at this as part of its investigation and consider whether the bitcoin companies were being treated unfairly.
"I would also ask that the issue of possible incompatibility of digital currency businesses with anti-money laundering/counter-terrorism funding laws, which have been raised as a possible reason for the banks refusal of service, be investigated," the senator wrote.
"In particular, the question of what documentary evidence/internal legal advice was considered prior to the decisions by different banks to close their customers' accounts."
Paul Smith edits the technology section and has been a leading writer on the sector for almost 20 years. He covers big tech, how businesses are using technology, fast growing start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com
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Home » Agri-Business » NIFDA chairman lays out 3 ‘critical asks’ for post-Brexit support
NIFDA chairman lays out 3 ‘critical asks’ for post-Brexit support
Oct 17, 2020, 8:02am
Northern Ireland Food and Drink Association (NIFDA) chairman Nick Whelan stressed the need for politicians to work with farmers and industry leaders among three “critical asks” as the body’s Annual Dinner.
Speaking at the event on Thursday (October 15), Whelan, who is also the group chief executive of Dale Farm, called on political leaders to urgently address the need for a capital support scheme for Northern Ireland food manufacturers.
He also used his address to reiterate the need for a dedicated food export marketing body for Northern Ireland.
This year’s event, which was held in partnership with HSBC UK, was broadcast remotely from Belfast’s Hilton Hotel and attended virtually by 120 industry leaders and political representatives.
Keynote speaker at this year’s event was ASDA chief executive Roger Burnley.
Speaking at the event, Nick Whelan said: “2020 has been a year like no other. As an industry, we have faced unique, unprecedented challenges due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Our food processors redesigned factories to ensure, where physically possible, social distancing was enabled and continuously reshape how we do things to improve the welfare of our employees.
“Put simply, our industry has demonstrated its critical importance and shown its ingenuity.
“At the same time, our industry is also facing the very real challenge of EU exit – which is 78 working days away.
“NIFDA has been working to get clarity on new arrangements and provide input. EU exit has the potential to be highly positive or negative for the Northern Ireland agri-food industry.
If it is to be a success – and if we are to recover from Covid-19 – the ability of the Industry to reshape and retool, to adapt to new market demands must not be curtailed.
3 ‘critical asks’
Whelan set out “three critical asks” of the Northern Ireland Executive.
“Firstly, we are the only nation in the UK today that currently does not have a processor capital grant,” he said.
“This is a competitive disadvantage in its starkest sense and magnifies the twin challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit.
Delivering a capital support scheme for Northern Ireland processors would drive innovation, productivity and win value-adding new business to our food and drink industry.
“Similarly, with an added value export marketing body, we can boost exports and turn our unique post-Brexit position into an opportunity for the industry.
“Northern Ireland food and drink is known for its innovation, quality and integrity in terms of animal welfare and sustainability. Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland already have such support structures and they are producing results.
We are not asking for special treatment – we are simply asking for a level playing field. With our competitors benefiting from capital grant support and dedicated export bodies, the industry here has had to work with two hands tied behind its back. This unfair situation cannot continue, and all we seek is fairness.
“More broadly, we need to see real collaboration between government and industry. NIFDA and the Ulster Farmers’ Union have established a new strategic partnership to re-engage with the Northern Ireland Executive.
“We call on ministers to work with farmers and processors and realise the immense opportunities that lie ahead for the industry.
“Despite the challenges we face at present, the industry remains strong. Agri-food is the largest part of the local economy, representing around 25% of all NI manufactured output and supporting some 100,000 jobs.
“We have the potential to grow further, to double our growth and match that of the Republic of Ireland, create sustainable jobs and make EU exit a positive opportunity for the Northern Ireland economy. But to deliver it, we need support.”
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World Food Day Celebration: Anambra Government presents cheques to 6,000 farmers
Awka, Nov. 27, 2020 (MOI) Anambra State Government joined the commemoration of World Food Day by giving out cheques to no fewer than 6,000 farmers to enhance food security in the state and the nation.
The World Food Day is a global celebration to commemorate the founding of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) founded in 1945; it provides a forum for all nations to re-negotiate issues and actions against hunger.
The event, which took place at Alex Ekwueme Square, also witnessed the launch of Anambra Agricultural Compendium, launch of Dry Season Farming and the distribution of threshers to rice cooperatives.
The event also witnessed the presentation of cheques for CBN-funded Commercial Agriculture Credit Scheme (CACS) to benefitting farmer cooperatives, performed by the Gov. Willie Obiano.
The Governor, at the flag-off of the 2020 Dry Season Farming in state, said the event was coming at a time that the global economy was experiencing a downturn.
He stressed that the event was crucial in cushioning the adverse effects of COVID-19 pandemic and the flood disasters that devastated many farmlands in various parts of Anambra State.
Gov. Obiano noted that rice production in Anambra had risen from lowly, 80,000 metric tonnes per annum on assumption of office in 2014 to current all-time 440,000 metric tonnes per annum.
According to the Governor, in the wake of the outbreak of the Coronavirus pandemic, we responded promptly by launching the 2020 farming early enough in April.
“This enabled our farmers to move in early into their farms. We also adopted other measures ‘Ugbo Azuno’ to mitigate the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the nationwide lockdown.
“All these measures ensured that Ndi Anambra provided enough food and ensure that the prices of food stuff remained stable.
“My administration’s strategy of structuring agriculture as the number one pillar, placed it like a roaring flame. No one can hide them in a bushel. The statistics speak for themselves,” Gov. said emphatically.
He added that: “Anambra has captured 118,929 farmers and 3,126 Co-operative Societies registered on the e-Agriculture Centre of the state.
“More importantly, most of our farmers have made a swift transition from season farming to an all year-round farming with increasing use of irrigation and the adoption of global best practices in agriculture.
“Our partnerships with major agro investors like Coscharis, JOSAN Agro Ltd., Stine Industries, Lynden Farms, Chelsea Farms, Ekcel Farms, Eagle Farms and other investors in the agro-allied sector have been hugely been successful, drawing the attention of the entire agricultural establishment in Nigeria to Anambra State.”
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Hope to play the lead in an action film someday: Ananya Panday aft
New Delhi [India], November 5 (ANI): Actor Ananya Panday, who portrays the role of a typical Bambaiya girl in her recent film Khaali Peeli, hopes to play the lead in an action film someday, feeling empowered after doing fight sequences in the latest release.
Doing 'very well' in Florida, Arizona, Texas; going to have great
Virginia [US], November 4 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Tuesday expressed confidence ahead of the results of the US Presidential polls, saying that he is hearing that Republicans are performing well in key states like Florida and Arizona and they are going to have "great four years".
UK companies positive on doing business in India and committed to
New Delhi [India], October 30 (ANI/NewsVoir): UK Minister for Investment, Lord Gerry Grimstone, has released UK India Business Council's 'Doing Business in India Report 2020' at a roundtable with Indian industry captains during his virtual visit to India.
New York State follows science in combating COVID-19: governor
New York [US], October 30 (ANI/Xinhua): New York State has been doing what the scientists say to encounter the COVID-19 pandemic and the results are meeting expectations, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday.
Need for a change in Mineral Reporting Standards: Dr VK Saraswat,
New Delhi [India], October 29 (ANI/NewsVoir): "The present reporting of mineral resources in India is using UN framework classification in which government, intergovernmental and NGO reporting of mineral resource estimation and forecast with objective as reliable mineral inventory to under p
Direct Port Entry facility noteworthy step towards boosting Ease o
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The Direct Port Entry (DPE) facility is a noteworthy step towards reducing the logistics cost and to increase the velocity of cargo for boosting ease of doing business and economy growth, said Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday.
IPL 13: I don't know when Rohit will be back but he is recovering
Abu Dhabi [UAE], October 25 (ANI): Mumbai Indians wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock said that he does not know when will the regular captain Rohit Sharma will be back in the side but added that he is doing well and getting back to the scheme of things.
BJP, Congress doing politics over minor raped and killed in Punjab
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national spokesperson Sudhindra Bhadoria on Saturday criticised both the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress for doing politics over the six-year-old Dalit girl, who was raped and killed in Punjab's Hoshiarpur and then
Hyderabad man stuck in Kuwait, kin seeks help from Centre to bring
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], October 22 (ANI): The brother of a Hyderabad man, who was doing a job in Kuwait and is now stranded in the Gulf country, has urged the Central government to ensure his brother's safe return to India.
President can't ignore will of the country's farmers: Amarinder Si
Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], October 21 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday said that he was doing everything for farmers of the country and the President could not ignore the will of the farmers.
Delhi restaurateurs distribute food among Rohingya refugees on Nav
New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Even as the COVID-19 has affected the hospitality industry adversely, some restaurateurs of Delhi-NCR are doing their bit for society during the festivities amid these unprecedented times.
Centre has now started doing assessment on GDP contraction, says S
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that the Centre has not closed the option for another stimulus package and has started doing 'some kind of' assessment on gross domestic product (GDP) contraction.
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Anorak News | How Derek ‘The Hoff’ Hough Saved Cheryl Tweedy’s Life And Other Facts
How Derek ‘The Hoff’ Hough Saved Cheryl Tweedy’s Life And Other Facts
by Anorak | 1st, August 2010
DID you know that Derek Hough saved Cheryl Cole’s life? The Mirror says Hough called “999” when Cheryl took ill. Yes, he had previously taken married Cheryl to Tanzania, where it is thought she caught malaria. But that was Cheryl Cole. The Mirror says this woman’s name is Cheryl Tweedy. Although it isn’t.
But the story goes that Hough called the emergency services. As we learn:
Cheryl Tweedy has revealed that she owes her life to boyfriend Derek Hough.
The X Factor star says a medical blunder left her just hours from death, and she only pulled through after dancer Derek told medics to carry out further tests… which showed she had malaria.
Hough is pronounced Hoff, as in David Hasselhoff. Derek Hough is the new Mitch Buchanan. He’s not, reportedly, dating a married woman. He’s saving her life:
Cheryl told a friend: “Derek saved my life. If he hadn’t spoken out to the doctors and told them he thought something was seriously wrong I would probably have died.”
The loquacious friend goes on to quote their conversation with private Cheryl:
“I thought I had a bad case of flu and everyone else agreed. I was even told to stay at home and get some rest. The doctors were so certain it was not serious, and I believed them.”
As for Derek the hero:
“Derek blames himself for Cheryl getting the malaria and was terrified she was going to die. She’s become so important to him, he could not imagine his life without her. He was worried sick and was going without food and sleep he was so concerned.
“Derek is just thankful she is OK now – and he has vowed to stay close to her so he can do everything he can to make sure she stays healthy.”
“Derek is her rock…”
Adn she is his Princess of Hearts. As for other tabloid facts:
They are currently staying in a villa at the Sunset Marquis hotel in West Hollywood.
Or as the, er, Mirror also says:
Cheryl’s just gone and landed a month’s stay at Simon Cowell’s well nice LA mansion.
Such are the facts…
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Anorak News | Mel B to clutter up X Factor on a permanent basis?
Mel B to clutter up X Factor on a permanent basis?
by Mof Gimmers | 21st, August 2012
ANYONE who watched the X Factor over the weekend will still invariably be a ball of irritated tension after seeing Mel B bray her way through her awful, awful judging appearance.
Despite being a largely talentless boor (okay, she’s sold millions of records, but that doesn’t equate to any kind of ‘quality’ because, as the old adage goes, a million flies ’round shit can’t be wrong), she pooh-poohed, sneered, belittled and generally acted in a manner that one could only describe as cruel.
Of course, the former Spice Girl invariably thinks she’s being ‘fierce’ or bitchily camp, but just because you put a name on it, doesn’t mean you’re being anything other than a complete arsehole.
And why didn’t any of the contestants make a disparaging Eddie Murphy comment to her while she tried to screw her botoxy face up?
And yet, someone, somewhere is weighing up bringing Mel B’s carwreck back to the show, under the impression that she was a hit, because the ratings were good. It was the first show in a new series of the X Factor! THEY WERE ALWAYS GOING TO BE GOOD!
A source says: “Mel was our first choice. She was so quick and honest. You can’t let everyone down gently or the praise is meaningless. There’s a lot of money on the table for her next year.”
So murky and crap-flecked is the combined beast-with-two-backs that is the music industry and television, it isn’t surprising that this idea is being floated around. However, the point being missed here is that, if you’re going to act like such a hissing goon, then you need to have a discernible personality to back it up.
Otherwise, the X Factor becomes less like WWE and more like sending poor people to the gallows.
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Coronavirus Florida: Pressure builds for total lockdown
Ohio, Louisiana and Delaware all issued stay-at-home orders Sunday, mirroring actions already taken by California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.
As cities and states around the nation order residents to stay at home to limit the spread of coronavirus, pressure is building on Gov. Ron DeSantis to consider a similar lockdown.
Florida has been especially hard hit by the coronavirus, with more than 1,000 cases. States with fewer cases already have issued stay-at-home orders.
Ohio, Louisiana and Delaware all issued such orders Sunday, mirroring actions already taken by California, New York, Illinois, Connecticut and New Jersey.
Coronavirus in Florida: All 175 state parks now closed to reduce spread of COVID-19
"We are at an absolutely crucial time in this war and what we do now makes all the difference in the world," Ohio’s Republican Gov. Mike DeWine said Sunday in issuing the stay-at-home order.
Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried - the only statewide elected Democrat - said Friday that DeSantis should order Floridians to stay at home.
“Shutting down one of the nation’s largest states is a decision that will have an economic impact – but it is a decision that will save lives,” Fried said in a news release.
Florida lawmakers raised the issue Sunday during a conference call with the governor’s top staff.
“When are we actually doing a shelter-in-place order?” asked Rep. Ann Eskamani, according to the Miami Herald. “Is that being discussed.”
Florida Division of Emergency Management Director Jared Moskowitz told the lawmakers that DeSantis is watching what other states are doing and “looking at all the different options,” including a stay-at-home order, according to the Herald.
States with stay-at-home orders still allow residents to move around, but generally limit what people can do to exercise, grocery shopping, medical appointments and other essential activities.
DeSantis has lagged behind what other states have done to limit the spread of coronavirus, closing restaurants and gyms across Florida nearly a week after many states took that step.
Coronavirus: Florida Keys set to close to visitors beginning Sunday night
The governor has not closed other businesses deemed nonessential, something many states already have done. He also has not ordered beaches closed statewide, although a number of Florida cities and counties, including Sarasota and Manatee, have closed their public beaches.
If DeSantis does not issue a statewide order keeping Floridians at home, some communities could move ahead on their own. Tampa Mayor Jane Castor told reporters Saturday that she expects a stay-at-home order in Hillsborough County.
“It will be soon, I would be surprised if it’s not by Monday,” Castor said, according to the Tampa Bay Times. “Time is of the essence.”
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The Curse of Bigness
Antitrust in the New Gilded Age (Columbia Global Reports)
著者： Tim Wu
ナレーター： Marc Cashman
カテゴリー： 政治学・社会科学, 法律
From the man who coined the term "net neutrality", author of The Master Switch and The Attention Merchants, comes a warning about the dangers of excessive corporate and industrial concentration for our economic and political future.
We live in an age of extreme corporate concentration, in which global industries are controlled by just a few giant firms - big banks, big pharma, and big tech, just to name a few. But concern over what Louis Brandeis called the "curse of bigness" can no longer remain the province of specialist lawyers and economists, for it has spilled over into policy and politics, even threatening democracy itself. History suggests that tolerance of inequality and failing to control excessive corporate power may prompt the rise of populism, nationalism, extremist politicians, and fascist regimes. In short, as Wu warns, we are in grave danger of repeating the signature errors of the 20th century.
In The Curse of Bigness, Columbia Professor Tim Wu tells of how figures like Brandeis and Theodore Roosevelt first confronted the democratic threats posed by the great trusts of the Gilded Age - but the lessons of the Progressive Era were forgotten in the last 40 years. He calls for recovering the lost tenets of the trust-busting age as part of a broader revival of American progressive ideas as we confront the fallout of persistent and extreme economic inequality.
©2018 Tim Wu (P)2018 Random House Audio
The Master Switch
The Attention Merchants
Collected Stories of William Faulkner
The Penguin and the Leviathan
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Interesting and informative
I tend to agree that the best government is the least government, but the arguments Wu presents here, while not without bias, are certainly worthy of consideration. I am glad I listened.
Essential Info for Preserving Democracy
Extremely informative and actionable information about the threat and management of monopoly and the gradual subversion of anti-trust law.
Shallow and pointless
Not original. The first chapter was interesting, but afterwards the book was shallow. I want my money back.
Michelle P
Trust busting for the 21st Century
great primer on trust busting from the 1890s - 2010s. Prof Wu provides a foundation to re-imagine the current economic and political situation existing in much of the world. May his thoughts reach those who can take the power back
Fear and Loathing DC
Incredible and concise
The book covers a lot of ground, does so persuasively, and doesnt feel like he leaves huge gaps, and does so in an incredibly short amount of time. A must read.
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The Dance of Death: Supernatural Fiction Series
By: Algernon Blackwood
Narrated by: Priscilla Finch
Categories: Literature & Fiction, Horror
Or, Buy for £3.69
Algernon Blackwood was a writer of weird, occult, and ghost tales. He was also a contemporary of Arthur Machen, both of whom were members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn. It was his interest in esoteric studies that likely served as the inspiration for strange stories, such as this one. In this tale a young man who works in an office is diagnosed with a heart condition. He is warned by his doctor to avoid strenuous activity, including dancing. The young man ignores his advice and proceeds to attend a dance, where he spies an entrancing young woman.
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Miniseries, Recap, Victorian Period
Belgravia Episode 6 Recap
We made it! Episode 6! And I wish I could say it was full of fascinating twists and turns and unexpected treats, but who am I kidding? It wasn’t.
Ok, to be fair, Oliver was an unexpected treat. And Susan, a bit. We’ll get to that.
Here’s where we left everyone:
Oliver thought he had the goods on Charles, who was accused by a couple of randoms up in Manchester of being a blackguard and a cheat.
Lady B decided that, to level out the scandal Charles may soon find himself embroiled in, she should announce to the world that he is her grandson. She also let Lady Maria in on this particular secret and invited Lady Maria to stay with her, to get her away from her mother who was still determined to marry her off to John.
John found proof that the marriage between his cousin and Sophia was, in fact, legal and valid. He’s the only one who has this proof, and I’m pretty sure he’s aware of that fact. Remember that.
Anne has Sophia’s (supposedly fake) marriage certificate, which was fortunately saved by Sophia’s former maid and handed off to Anne before the maid headed to the United States.
Anne’s maid, Ellis, colluded with the butler, Turton, to copy the marriage certificate and hand the copy over to John. Susan’s maid has been covering for her mistress while Susan has an affair with John.
Susan is pregnant with John’s baby.
All good? Have we got all that?
James goes up to Manchester to meet with these guys who accused Charles of all these terrible things and it turns out they just straight up lied about all of it. Ok. So, that whole storyline was completely pointless. Seriously, what was the point of that? It didn’t even provide tension, because we all knew that it couldn’t be true, and it was denied pretty quickly so… why was it even here? Did something get cut that would make this make more sense? Because it’s not like we needed this to show us that there’s tension between James and his son. We got that.
Also, I don’t really know why James had to travel all the way up to Manchester just to tell three guys he knows they’re lying and that they’re jerks. This miniseries has had so much padding it’s practically a mattress.
James goes back home and yells at Oliver for stirring the pot. Oliver yells right back at his father for being kind of a dick who never managed to conceal that Oliver disappoints him for not being Sophia.
Maria’s mother, Lady Templemore, stops by Lady B’s to collect her daughter, who refuses to go with her. Lady T is enraged, even more so when Maria tells her she’s broken her engagement with John and will instead be marrying Charles Pope.
Lady B tries to soften the blow by telling Lady T that Pope is her grandson, but hearing that her daughter is now going to marry an illegitimate merchant does not make Lady T any happier.
Maria thinks it’ll all blow over as soon as people have something else to gossip about. That’s kind of true, in the sense that they’ll stop turning over the details of this particular scandal, but believe me, Maria, you’ll feel the repercussions of this for years to come, likely for the rest of your life. With the Brockenhursts at your back, you won’t be entirely excluded from Society, but there are still going to be plenty of families who would shun you and your husband, due to his background. Even those who smile to your face will be cutting and sneering. You and definitely Charles will be made to feel uncomfortable all the time. You’ll become more isolated. And once the Brockenhursts are both dead, you won’t even have that support, because as far as everyone knows right now the fortune and title will pass to John, who will DEFINITELY not want to back the pair of you after you dumped and humiliated him. Plus, there’s likely to be a serious break with your own family over this, which is not good. The fact that she doesn’t anticipate any of this makes her seem really stupid, which she isn’t. It’s just another example of her apparently not existing in her own time and being completely clueless about how things worked in the society she’s lived in her entire life. And, sadly, this will not be the last time this becomes an issue.
Susan goes and tells John that she’s pregnant and he’s the father. He, predictably, doesn’t care all that much. He suggests she get rid of it, as if that was a particularly safe or simple route for women back then.
Instead of punching him right in the nads, she asks what’s bothering him. John proceeds to word-vomit about how Charles Pope is the Brockenhursts’ grandson and is totally the legitimate heir, even though no one else knows any of this yet. And, oh yeah, here are some papers that prove all of this.
OH MY GOD. John, you just said yourself that you’re the ONLY ONE who has the information that could ruin you, and yet you’re spilling the whole story to Susan! What are you doing? AND showing her the proof? What? What? Why? Why would you do this? This has to be one of the worst examples of verbal suicidal stupidity I’ve ever seen committed to the screen. It’s so bad I started yelling at the TV immediately. I didn’t even need time to process the incredible idiocy of this.
This doesn’t even seem to fit his character. John seems to canny and conniving to do this. This is so incredibly sloppy and insulting to the audience.
Susan offers him a consolation prize of sorts: yeah, he may have lost the title, but he could marry her! She’ll divorce Oliver and get money from her rich daddy and everything will be fine.
(Actually, no, she couldn’t have divorce Oliver. Oliver would have to divorce her. Divorce was extremely difficult and expensive at this time, and almost impossible for women to get, no matter what the offense. A woman could not divorce her husband for infidelity, or most acts of cruelty, for marital rape, or emotional or financial abuse. I’m pretty sure the only grounds for a woman to obtain a divorce was complete abandonment or insanity on the part of her husband, and even then it was a serious uphill battle. Plus, all her assets belonged to her husband, so she left the marriage with nothing. Men, however, could divorce their wives for infidelity, so it would have had to be on Oliver to get this done. For her to act like she could just easily obtain a divorce is absurd. For John not to point that out is also pretty absurd. Know your own eras, people.)
But here’s where John just completely loses the plot and basically becomes a completely different character. He has the opportunity, here, to save himself, if he just engaged about one full brain cell. He has something Susan wants: his agreement to marry her. Susan lives in the Trenchards’ home, where the original marriage certificate is currently stored. Anyone with a working mind would have used this opportunity to get Susan to fetch those original papers so they could all be destroyed and the secret would have been safe. He could have reneged on his agreement to Susan, because then if she started talking about what she knows, he could have just shrugged her off as a woman scorned talking nonsense. She and the Trenchards don’t have enough standing in Society to be listened to much, so he could have probably weathered it.
But John is, apparently, too dumb to live at this point. Instead, he starts insulting Susan by standing on his family’s ancient lineage and dignity and disparaging her as some lower-class divorcee. It’s an incredibly tired speech–we’ve all heard some slight variation on it about a dozen times at least, and just once I want to hear someone respond to this with: ‘Yeah? My people have been in this country since the days of the Conqueror too, asshole. But at least I can pay my own bills!’
Seeming a bit shell-shocked by this response, Susan asks John to call her a cab. He goes to do so, leaving all those important papers right there on the table. She, naturally, grabs them and climbs right into the cab he’s summoned. Heh.
Back home, she shows them to her maid, Speer, who tells her to hand them over to the Trenchards. Susan goes to James and hands him the papers, claiming some random boy in the street just gave them to her. She also tells him she’s pregnant and he’s delighted.
James takes all of the papers to Anne, who compares them with her own (noting that the copies are in somewhat familiar handwriting) and the pair of them realise that Sophia wasn’t duped after all. As they’re looking at these, Ellis the maid comes in and immediately is like, ‘Oh my God, how did you get those copies I connived to have made?’
Ellis tries throwing Turton under the bus but the Trenchards are like, ‘Yeah, you’re definitely fired.’ She begs them to give her a reference, because without one she’ll never find a new job. I think she’s going to struggle regardless, because if you’re suddenly looking for a job in service after having been with the same employers for more than 25 years, someone’s going to start asking questions.
The Trenchards offer to give her the reference if she tells them who wanted these papers copied. She offers up John. James is not surprised to hear that John went looking for this info. Anne stands in for the audience and points out that the Trenchards really should have looked into this clergyman years ago. James says they couldn’t, because they didn’t know his name, although they would have if they had been at their own daughter’s wedding. Just sayin’.
Anne also wonders why John didn’t just burn this proof the second he got it.
I think that should cover it.
James does, at least, have the sense to say that all this paperwork should be handed over to lawyers before they go shouting it from the rooftops. If only everything were as well thought out as that moment.
Also: James spills the beans about Susan being pregnant. He marvels at the fact that, after 11 years, this miracle should have taken place. Anne’s face is like:
Meanwhile, Oliver is off at a nearby pub (I think the same one where Turton used to meet up with John?) and is found there by… John. John seems surprised to see Oliver there, so either he’s a good actor or he genuinely wasn’t expecting to see him there. Which begs the question: why is he there? Was he hoping to find Turton and ask him to steal back the papers?
Eh, whatever. He manages to get Oliver to agree to help him bring down Pope. Somehow.
Before dinner, while James is off firing the butler, Susan and Anne get some time alone together. Anne correctly guesses that Susan met no boy in the street but got the papers from John, her lover. Susan freely admits it and says that things are definitely over between her and John. Anne asks if Susan plans to stay with Oliver. She does, even though he’ll know the baby isn’t his. She’s confident she can handle him, though. Anne agrees to help her, as long as Susan agrees to spend most of the year living at their place in the country, where Oliver will be happier. Susan agrees.
Oliver and James come in and Anne announces that he and Susan are moving to the countryside to raise their child. Hit by two pieces of very unexpected news at once, Oliver just looks confused. Susan steps in and whispers to him to hold his tongue. He does.
Later, Oliver and his wife finally have some time alone, and this is seriously Susan’s moment. Because she spins this thing so beautifully I almost want to rewind and watch it again. Basically, she sets this out as the only way that Oliver could get the life he really wanted. He wanted a child but couldn’t have one, so she went out and did what she had to do to get him the one thing he wanted. And now, he’ll have the kid, the wife, and the life of the country squire. It’s the ultimate ‘I did this all for you!’ and he falls for it. It’s slightly evil on Susan’s part, but so masterfully done it deserves recognition.
The next day, Anne goes to Lady B’s to tell her that Lord Bellasis was, in fact, a good guy and maybe she was sort of a jerk to suggest otherwise. Lady B is too overjoyed to hold a grudge and suggests they have a dinner as soon as Lord Brockenhurst is back in London and tell Charles the news together. This… seems like kind of a bad plan. I mean, that’s quite the ambush, to have this guy at a dinner at a place where he’s not yet comfortable, amongst people he only kind of knows, and spring this sort of news on him from nowhere? That’s not nice.
But Anne thinks that plan is fine.
Lady T has brought some reinforcements from Ireland: Maria’s brother, the current earl, who is sporting some very anachronistic head and facial hair. It’s so out of sync with everyone else it’s actually really distracting.
Maria insists that he’ll like Charles, who’s a stand-up guy. Her brother, looking bored, pretty much responds thus:
‘Look, Maria, we live in this very rigid class system, and within this system, there are different classes, and they’re not meant to mix. Mixing is much frowned upon, in fact. You, my dear, being the daughter and sister of an earl, are of the upper class. The uppermost, in fact. Whilst Charles Pope, despite being a nice bloke and all, is riding the line between the merchant/gentry class, which is lower than the upper class. You get me? Are you following this? Because it seems to be confusing you a lot, despite the fact that it’s been drilled into you since birth.’
Maria is shocked–shocked, I say!–that her brother isn’t planning her hen night or whatever. I can’t even with this woman anymore.
Her brother suggests she come back to Ireland with him and hang out for six months and see if she still feels the same about Charles. That’s not an altogether unreasonable suggestion, considering she and Charles have only known each other for a few weeks, at most, but she won’t fathom it. Honey, it’s rush jobs like this that land you in a marriage like Susan and Oliver’s.
In a line that really needs more exploration, Maria asks her brother how he can be against her, after all they’ve been through. Wait, what have they been through? This must have been something that was explored more in the book, because this feels totally out of left field and is just left hanging there.
Speaking of family, Charles has dinner with his mother, who has just moved in with him. He tells her all about Maria and how she’s great, but her mother, Lady Templemore, doesn’t approve. His mother–I kid you not–is confused as to why Maria’s last name is Grey but her mother is called Lady Templemore.
You guys, Julian Fellowes thinks we’re all unbearably stupid.
Charles finishes dinner and heads out, because he’s been summoned to a meeting with Oliver at a dodgy pub.
At the Trenchard house, Oliver is jittering at the dinner table and then, out of nowhere, asks if anyone knows what Charles’s home address is. It’s a complete record scratch moment, and everyone’s like, ‘What? Why would you ask that?’
James takes him to his study and Oliver almost immediately admits to having lured Pope somewhere, at John’s behest. James blows up at his son for doing this and then drags him off in the carriage to go to Charles’s office and hopefully intercept him. All Oliver can remember is that the pub was somewhere in the city (yeah, that narrows it down), and had Black or Bird or something in the name? And was near Charles’s office? He thinks?
In the carriage, James finally tells Oliver everything, and Oliver is pretty pissed off that his father kept this all a secret for so long. Yeah, come to think of it, that was a bit stupid. James seems to have had quite the blind spot with his son and it never seems to have occurred to him that 1) Oliver could have handled this news and would have kept the secret to protect his sister, and 2) It would have saved everyone a lot of grief.
At Charles’s office, they roust an underling whom I guess lives there, and the guy says that Charles only mentioned he had a meeting somewhere near the river that night. They ask if there’s a place called the Black Bird or something and he offers up a pub called the Black Raven. They rush back to their carriage.
At the pub, John’s manservant lures Charles out to the riverside, where John is waiting for him. John dismisses his manservant and lies that Oliver told John to meet him here as well, since he and Charles have a quarrel they need to reconcile. Charles, of course, is gung-ho to fix whatever’s broken here. And then John goes full cartoon villain and tells Charles this can only be resolved with his death. And then he grabs him and wrestles him over the railing and into the river.
I find it very hard to believe that someone like John would actually commit murder. Himself. He seems like the sort of guy who knows shady types, so surely he could contract this sort of thing out.
The Trenchard carriage pulls up and John, instead of getting the hell out of there, just hangs around and waits for John and Oliver to get out of the carriage and approach him. He claims not to know anything about anything, but the very fact that he’s there, in a sketchy part of London where he has no business being, just proves that there’s something up. Which is why he should have just ducked into the shadows and gotten out of there before they even got out of the carriage, instead of standing there straightening his hat.
At that moment, Charles starts screaming for help, so James throws off his jacket and dives into the river to save him. Oliver goes to follow, but John stops him and plays devil-on-the-shoulder, telling Oliver that he could just let this play out, and inherit all his father’s money. John will have his title, and everyone wins! Except for the two dead people, obviously.
Oliver’s all, ‘You swine!’ and dives in, saving his father and his nephew. Oliver is the saviour of the day! (Let’s hope none of them contract typhoid or any other horrible disease from nearly drowning in sewage-filled water.)
Back home, alone with his wife, Oliver weeps that he’s an unworthy son and doesn’t deserve to be a father. Susan is confused, seeing as how he just saved his own father’s life. Oliver admits to having hesitated, and finding himself tempted by John’s words. She points out that everyone is tempted sometimes, but he’s going to make a great dad and she’s super proud of him. So, I guess things are all good with these two, then. He comments that they have a secret now, and she says that they have a box of secrets, now, and will keep it locked, together. Yeah, because that sort of thing has worked pretty well for this family so far.
John disappears, which breaks his mother’s heart and which doesn’t concern his father a jot. That seems pretty callow on Stephen’s part, considering he seemed rather on good terms with his son. The Brockenhursts send a note to Stephen and his wife telling them about the new heir and offering to pay Stephen’s debts one last time. Stephen, of course, decides to use this money to only partially pay his debts, and then use the rest to continue gambling. Of course he does.
And his wife discovers that John stole all the silver from her. This poor woman.
Over dinner with the Brockenhursts, all the Trenchards, Maria, Lady Templemore, Lord Templemore, and his mother, Charles is told the truth. Yeah, this really should have been done in a smaller group. Lord Brockenhurst seems pretty laid back considering he almost certainly just learned all this recently as well. Charles admits to feeling foolish that he never guessed the blood connection, but why the hell would he?
The Templemores, of course, are fine with the marriage now.
And Charles, of course, is going to go ahead with his business. His mother chimes in that he’ll never stop working–you may as well tell a fish not to swim. For some reason, this completely common phrase gets a round of applause from the whole table. These people must have been drinking for a while. Charles toasts his dear mother, Mrs Pope. That’s sweet. Nobody toasts his birth parents, which seems a little odd.
After dinner, the men talk about important things: what to do with John. Despite the fact the man tried to murder him, Charles holds no hard feelings and, in fact, wants to give him a pension. He’s just so good, you know. But nobody is going to stand for John being in Britain, so the poor thing will just have to wander the Continent for the rest of his life. My heart weeps for him.
Maria and Charles get married and, I guess, are heading off to India together. Somehow, this wedding scene underlines how little chemistry these two actors have, which makes it feel really awkward. And the utterly stilted conversation that Anne and Caroline have afterwards about how lovely it is to see two people in love together makes it even more uncomfortable. I feel like even they can’t quite believe the words that are coming out of their mouths. But it’s over. Thank god.
I don’t think I need to go into how I felt about this. This seems to have prompted mixed feelings from a lot of audience people. It’s a Marmite show: some loved it, some hated it. I, sadly, did not love it. I guess for every Downton Abbey there is also a Titanic. Better luck next time.
EditorBee April 22, 2020 April 22, 2020 based on the book, Belgravia
8 thoughts on “Belgravia Episode 6 Recap”
Anne Scott says:
I loved Belgravia. Had to stream all 5 episodes in one day. It was true to form for Julian Fellows. Keep it up. I’m a fan for life.
No wonder this article does not have the writers name. It is the dumbest , most malicious review ever written !!!!
It’s just my opinion. Opinions can differ. There’s really no need to be nasty about it.
I killed myself with laughter reading this wonderful – tongue-in-cheek review. Have you ever thought to try your hand at screenplay writing?
Thanks–glad you enjoyed it! I’ve never written a screenplay, but I do have a novel coming out this September.
Kellie Harris says:
I enjoy reading your reviews. As I normally watch these shows by myself, I have no one to make comments to about what makes sense and what was illogical in an episode.
pwdanny59 says:
This review is moronic. Once Lord and Lady Brokenhurst recognized Charles as their grandson, he would be legitimized and become the heir.
I’m afraid that’s not how these things worked. Simply recognising someone does not legitimise them or make them the primary heir to an estate and title. Consider all the kings throughout history who officially recognised their illegitimate children. Those children were not then in line for the throne, they were just publicly acknowledged as being the children of the king. Estates and titles almost exclusively passed down through the legitimate male line and changing that was extremely difficult and expensive. Recognising Charles would have given him social cachet, but not actually made him the heir to the Brockenhurst title and estate.
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The Court of Appeal has backed the decision of the then-Deputy Bailiff to ask a jury to return a not-guilty verdict in a second-hand clothing fraud trial.
The judgment from the Court of Appeal comes after the Attorney General challenged the decision in a series of questions culminating in one asking whether Tim Le Cocq had been correct in his judgment.
The questions referred to a jury trial in which a woman - who the Court of Appeal anonymised in their written judgment - was facing nine counts of fraudulent conversion in relation to her second-hand clothing businesses.
The prosecution case was that customers had paid significant sums of money in deposits or paid their orders in full without ever receiving the goods they had ordered.
Instead, the money they paid had been used to top up overdrawn bank accounts, pay for overheads or for the accused’s personal expenses.
Pictured: The Attorney General challenged the ruling of the then-Deputy Bailiff, Timothy Le Cocq.
After the prosecution had presented its case, the defence lawyer said there was no case to answer as they had failed to prove essential elements of the charges against his client.
Tim Le Cocq, who was then the Deputy Bailiff, eventually agreed with the submission and asked the jury to return ‘not guilty’ verdicts on all the charges. The accused was then acquitted.
However, the Attorney General brought a challenge against the decision, referring three questions to the Court of Appeal. Two of those related to the nature of the charges and what kind of evidence would be required to prove them.
The third one specifically asked whether “the Deputy Bailiff, as he then was, correct to find as a matter of law that entrustment could not or did not arise on the evidence presented by the Crown in the case of GH?”
Pictured: The Court of Appeal – composed of Judges Jonathan Crow and David Perry and Commissioner Sir William Bailhache - supported the original ruling.
Commenting on the questions, Advocate Ian Jones suggested they were not linked to “a point of law” but rather an illegitimate attempt “to challenge the factual finding that there was no case to answer”.
In their recently-published judgment, the Court of Appeal – composed of Judges Jonathan Crow and David Perry and Commissioner Sir William Bailhache - supported the original ruling.
They concluded the Deputy Bailiff had been “entirely correct” in accepting the submission of no case to answer.
They wrote: “There was no evidence on which a jury, properly directed, could have concluded that the accused was entrusted with any relevant property within the meaning of the offence of fraudulent conversion."
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Department stores Boscov’s, Macy’s and Nordstrom, all of which have stores in the Baltimore region, joined a growing list of national specialty stores in shutting their doors to help prevent the spread of the new coronavirus.
Boscov’s said Wednesday it will close all 49 stores for the rest of the month “for everyone’s safety.”
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Also on Wednesday, jewelry maker Pandora said it would close its U.S. stores for two weeks and encouraged its franchisees to do the same. Pandora, based in Denmark but with its U.S. headquarters in Baltimore, said its manufacturing plants in Thailand have not been affected.
Dick’s Sporting Goods reversed course from previous plans to stay open and said Wednesday it too would temporarily close all stores, until April 2, while offering curbside pickup and paying employees.
Hanover-based DTLR Villa announced a temporary chainwide shutdown Tuesday, while Baltimore-based Under Armour and Nike had made similar announcements over the weekend.
More than 60 U.S. retailers have reportedly made decisions in recent days to voluntarily close stores, joining schools, universities, restaurants and an array of public places as Americans are urged to stay home if possible. Most retailers are hoping consumers will buy online instead and directed shoppers to their websites.
The “health and safety of our employees and customers is our top priority," said DTLR Villa CEO Glenn Gaynor and co-CEO Scott Collins in a statement as the clothing and shoe retailer said it would close all stores and its corporate office through March 31.
Macy’s is closing its 775 stores, which include Bloomingdale’s, also through March 31 and said it will offer compensation and benefits to its workers.
“We will work with government and health officials to assess when we will reopen our stores and safely bring our colleagues back to work,” said Jeff Gennette, chairman and CEO of New York-based Macy’s.
Nordstrom said Monday that it hoped to do its part to limit the spread of the virus by closing Nordstrom full-line, Nordstrom Rack and other brands in the U.S. and Canada for two weeks starting Tuesday and providing pay and benefits for employees. Nordstrom, which operates 380 stores in 40 states, said its online business accounted for a third of sales last year.
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Bitcoin no longer supported by Steam
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Published: 17:28, 07 December 2017
Steam will no longer support Bitcoin. A post on the website cites the fees and the fluctuating value of Bitcoin as the driving force behind the decision. They may re-evaluate whether Bitcoin makes sense at a later date.
Steam will no longer support Bitcoin as a payment method. The fees and the fluctuating value of Bitcoin have been cited as a reason Steam doesn't support the cryptocurrency anymore.
"In the past few months we've seen an increase in the volatility in the value of Bitcoin and a significant increase in the fees to process transactions on the Bitcoin network. For example, transaction fees that are charged to the customer by the Bitcoin network have skyrocketed this year, topping out at close to $20 a transaction last week (compared to roughly $0.20 when we initially enabled Bitcoin)" says the post.
"Historically, the value of Bitcoin has been volatile, but the degree of volatility has become extreme in the last few months, losing as much as 25% in value over a period of days. This creates a problem for customers trying to purchase games with Bitcoin. When checking out on Steam, a customer will transfer x amount of Bitcoin for the cost of the game, plus y amount of Bitcoin to cover the transaction fee charged by the Bitcoin network." If a transaction is not completed by the time Bitcoin changes its value, the amount of Bitcoin needed to cover the transaction can change.
The two possible solutions to the problem are: to either refund the original payment to the user, or ask the user to transfer additional funds to cover the remaining balance
In both cases the user has to pay the transaction fee all over again. "With the transaction fee being so high right now, it is not feasible to refund or ask the customer to transfer the missing balance (which itself runs the risk of underpayment again, depending on how much the value of Bitcoin changes while the Bitcoin network processes the additional transfer)."
Steam has deemed supporting Bitcoin untenable for now, but they reserve the right to re-evaluate whether Bitcoin makes sense for them and for the community at a later date. The post in its entirety can be found .
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She confessed she was unhappy, he asked was it her husband??
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She and confessed
She confessed that her husband himself was the author of the work.
" She has confessed to having a longtime crush on Salma Hayek and admits to having fantasized about her.
She had not confessed her guilt, something that the Chinese press has emphasized to show her bad attitude.
) The story itself sees Mina Harker and Allan Quatermain — now immortal after bathing in the fire of youth from She — on their quest to recover the Black Dossier itself ( a confessed macguffin ), in a metafictional unravelling of the secret history of the now-disbanded League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
She confessed to having always felt as if she is a male spirit trapped in a female body and that she has always felt as if she never fits in, and believes that her life as a short woman is punishment for something she did as a male in a past life.
She deceived Judah into having sex with her by pretending to be a prostitute, and when Judah discovered that Tamar was pregnant he prepared to have her killed, but when he discovered that he was the father, he recanted and confessed that he had used a prostitute.
She herself confessed, “ I may have made mistakes in some dates or minor incidents but … I feel I have held to the spirit of my statement if not to the letter ".
She confessed it to her brother, who told the rest of their family.
She is often described by the press as having a vivacious personality and a bubbly, outgoing persona, an image she has confessed to disliking.
She confessed her addiction to medical officer Dr. Phlox who treated her addiction and agreed not to reveal it to the captain.
She also confessed her deeper ache for love than before.
She confessed what had happened, and he was converted to belief in the virtue of a charitable life.
She was spying behind a locker ( along with Akemi, Seiko, and Yukari ) when Chise confessed her feelings to Shuji.
She was spying behind a locker ( along with Akemi, Rie, and Yukari ) when Chise confessed her feelings to Shuji.
She sat behind him in class, and although he considered her a friend, he also confessed that she was such a chatterbox, he hadn't heard a word their teacher said the whole semester.
She confessed to shredding a large number of documents.
She was reported missing by her husband, and the search earned national attention before her husband confessed to the crime.
She later confessed that she and Coyle murdered George so they could marry.
She is well known for her unique and balanced sound-pitched voice and was particularly successful in the late 1990s, credited for a change in direction in Cambodian music However, she has confessed to preferring to write traditional Khmer songs rather than dance music.
She later confessed an affair with Tony Scott.
She testified that she confessed and attempted suicide because she was afraid she would be tortured again.
She had confessed to her fiance that she was growing fond of Will and that he was an older man.
She then confessed to being the killer to Victor ; who admitted to killing his ex-wife to protect Nikki.
She has confessed to accepting these roles for financial gain rather than artistic merit during this period, noting, " I shudder even now when I think of those films.
She and she
She had reached a point at which she didn't even care how she looked.
She was amazingly light, and so relaxed in his arms that he wasn't even sure she was conscious.
She stared at him, her eyes wide as she thought about what he had said ; ;
She was carrying a quirt, and she started to raise it, then let it fall again and dangle from her wrist.
She showed her surprise by tightening the reins and moving the gelding around so that she could get a better look at his face.
She had offered to walk, but Pamela knew she would not feel comfortable about her child until she had personally confided her to the care of the little pink woman who chose to be called `` Auntie ''.
She remembered little of her previous journey there with Grace, and she could but hope that her dedication to her mission would enable her to accomplish it.
She regarded them as signs that she was nearing the glen she sought, and she was glad to at last be doing something positive in her unenunciated, undefined struggle with the mountain and its darkling inhabitants.
She did not pause to consider what she would do if her plan should fail ; ;
She was sure she would reach the pool by climbing, and she clung to that belief despite the increasing number of obstacles.
She wished that she could talk to her mother about it.
She set the dipper on the edge of the deck, leaving it for him to stretch after it while she looked on scornfully.
She quickly exploited the exalted position she now occupied, by harassing the disorganized males and even putting many of them to death.
She softly let herself into the bed, and took her regular side, away from the door, where she slept better because Keith was between her and the invader.
She came from Ohio, from what she called a `` small farm '' of two hundred acres, as indeed it was to farmer-type farmers.
She, too, is concerned with `` the becoming, the process of realization '', but she does not think in terms of subtle variations of spatial or temporal patterns.
She could not resist the opportunity `` of showing her superiority in argument over a man '' which she had remarked as one of the `` feminine follies '' of Sara Sullam ; ;
She has rarely been photographed with him and, except for Carl's seventy-fifth anniversary celebration in Chicago in 1953, she has not attended the dozens of banquets, functions, public appearances, and dinners honoring him -- all of this upon her insistence.
She read everything else she could get her hands on, including an article ( she thinks it was in the Atlantic Monthly ) by Mark Twain on `` White Slavery ''.
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Robert is a Jersey Advocate, and English and BVI barrister, specialising in trusts, company, commercial and insolvency litigation.
Robert has extensive experience of acting for and advising clients in high-value commercial matters in particular involving breach of trust claims, directors’ breach of duty claims, trust disclosure and other administrative proceedings in relation to trusts, enforcement of foreign orders in relation to trusts, actions to remove trustees and protectors, unfair prejudice claims, freezing injunctions and insolvency procedures. He has acted for beneficiaries, shareholders and other individuals in disputes with larger institutions such as trust companies, banks and other lenders. He is experienced in obtaining litigation funding where necessary for impecunious clients. Robert also acts for some major trust companies, and advises trustees and directors on their duties, including in insolvency situations.
Robert is a graduate of Oxford University and was called to the English bar in 2006, practising at Radcliffe Chambers in Lincoln’s Inn. Between 2012 and 2015 he worked for a major offshore law firm in BVI. Robert has advised on a broad range of trust, company, commercial, fraud and asset-tracing and insolvency matters and appeared regularly in interim applications, trials and appeals in the County Court, High Court, English Court of Appeal, BVI Commercial Court and Eastern Caribbean Court of Appeal. Robert’s Caribbean experience means that he is regularly instructed in international litigation which involves a number of offshore centres.
Robert moved to Jersey in 2015 and worked for a Jersey Law firm where he became a partner in January 2019. He joined Bedell Cristin as a partner in December 2020.
In November 2020 Robert was named IFC Partner of the Year at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards in recognition of the results achieved for his clients over the previous few years.
Advocate – Jersey
Barrister – British Virgin Islands (non-practising)
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'Next Generation Partner' - Legal 500 – 2020
'IFC Partner of the Year' at the Citywealth Future Leaders Awards 2020
Citywealth Future Leaders Top 100, 2020
'One to Watch' - Private Client Global Elite – 2017, 2018 and 2019
Recent work highlights include:
Acting as an expert witness for the Family Court of Australia on both Jersey and BVI law, in relation to the potential enforcement of Australian matrimonial orders against a trustee in Jersey and/or BVI
Successfully obtaining an ex parte trust derivative order in Jersey, permitting beneficiaries of a trust to bring proceedings in BVI in lieu of the trustee, including to obtain an ex parte BVI freezing injunction
Successfully obtaining the first order made by the Royal Court for the appointment of additional liquidators, in circumstances where the creditor-appointed liquidators were conflicted
Acting for an alleged beneficiary of a trust in a breach of trust claim based on sham allegations
Acting for the Plaintiff in a major unfair prejudice claim based on exclusion from participation, and dilution and confiscation of the Plaintiff's shareholding
Successfully persuading the Royal Court to direct a trustee to resign and appoint a new trustee, where it was conflicted in its role as trustee of two connected family trusts
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Opportunities open for small IT businesses
Opportunities open for small IT…
Smaller tech companies in Forde will benefit from changes to the Commonwealth’s ICT (Information and Communications Technology) procurement rules.
Federal Member for Forde Bert van Manen welcomed the Commonwealth’s decision to target a greater share of its multi-billion dollar annual ICT spend toward small to medium sized Aussie companies.
“The nature of technology is that it can be delivered from almost anywhere,” Mr van Manen said.
“With these changes, I strongly encourage local tech businesses to register on the Government’s Digital Marketplace and keep a close eye on contracts and offers.”
The Government’s reforms include an immediate cap on ICT contracts, restricting them to $100 million in value and/or three years duration.
This means large contracts will be broken down into smaller parts, allowing smaller businesses to provide products and services directly to Government, rather than as a subcontractor to a larger provider.
Other reforms to be implemented during the next year will help level the playing field for small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) including standard ICT contract terms, dynamic pricing and an ‘ask the market’ capability.
Assistant Minister for Digital Information Angus Taylor said the new rules would significantly grow the SME tech sector in Australia and encourage greater levels of innovation in government service delivery.
“The entrepreneurial spirit of small and medium sized businesses is a driver of innovation,” Minister Taylor said.
“We know there are great ideas out there and we are keen to encourage tech companies in areas like Forde to pitch their solutions.”
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You Can’t Keep A Great Player Down: The Fall & Rise Of Ronaldo
- Grant Whittington
In the first two games of Euro 2016, Cristiano Ronaldo cut a forlorn and almost unrecognisable figure from the man that has plundered more than 50 club goals for the last six consecutive seasons. After a frustrating night against Iceland (when the Portuguese offended an entire nation) and a missed penalty in the goalless draw with Austria, Ronaldo’s reputation on the biggest stage and Portugal’s involvement in the tournament both hung in the balance.
Ronaldo’s return to Form and what it means for Portugal
Ninety minutes is a long time in international football, however, and the mercurial Ronaldo proved this during the pulsating 3-3 with Hungary in Lyon. After another frustrating 40 minutes, Portugal’s talisman sprung into life with a perfectly-weighted through-ball for Nani to equalise Zoltan Gera’s shock opener. Within 15 minutes of the second half Ronaldo also had his first two goals of the tournament, scoring with a neat back-heel and a powerful header to rescue Portugal from deficits of 2-1 and 3-2 respectively.
Ronaldo’s heroics looked to have booked a second-place finish in Group F and a game against misfiring England in the second round. This was until Iceland scored a last-gasp winner against Austria, however, which relegated Portugal to third place and saw the Portuguese qualify by the skin of their teeth. So while Ronaldo’s return to form has maintained their presence in the finals, Iceland’s late show has condemned Portugal to a second round clash against either world champions Germany or tournament dark horses Croatia.
Why you can’t keep a great player down
This is for another day, however, but for now it is enough to reflect on Ronaldo’s redemption as an international star. He is now the first man to score in four European finals, for example, while his goals against Hungary underlined his drive, determination and ability to persist in the face of immense criticism.
Make no mistake; the fact that Ronaldo came to the Euro 2016 party late has hurt Portugal, and condemned them to a knockout adventure that may end before it has really begun. Without his presence in Lyon, however, they would most probably have been eliminated after falling behind to a spirited Hungarian side on three separate occasions.
Not only that, but you can bet your life that Germany and Croatia will be wary at the prospect of facing Ronaldo in the last-16.
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From: bobrudd@verizon.net (Bob Rudd)
Subject: RFD: rec.arts.tv.dancing-with-the-stars
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rec.arts.tv.dancing-with-the-stars The reality-tv celebrity dance show.
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drag2share: Acer Aspire: Another MacBook Air Clone Can't Cut It [REVIEW]
Source: http://www.businessinsider.com/acer-aspire-s3-ultrabook-review-2011-11
I know, I know, this is late, but I finally got around to testing out Acer's Ultrabook the Aspire S3. (It's been available for about a month now.)
If it feels like everyone is making a MacBook Air competitor these days, you're right. PC makers are really pushing the new "Ultrabook" category, playing off the Air's massive success.
Acer is one of the first to crank one out. Read on to see what I thought.
Or click here for photos of the Aspire S3 >
When I first pulled the Aspire out of the box, I was pretty impressed. It's heavier than my MacBook Air, but still felt solid and well-built.
Then I opened the lid.
First, the screen hinge is pretty loose. When I'd rest the Aspire on my lap while sitting on the couch or in bed, it'd flip open to the point it was almost flush with the bottom portion. That got really annoying when trying to do work or watch a movie on Netflix.
The keyboard was a real bummer. The pebble-sized arrow keys are difficult to hit, which normally wouldn't be a problem except the Aspire uses them to control volume and brightness. That makes it a huge pain to adjust those settings.
And while the rest of the keyboard felt normal, the keys are still cheap and plasticky. It's nowhere near as nice as the typing experience on the MacBook Air.
I'm not a huge Windows fan, so I won't spend time griping about the typical annoyances of bloatware, malware, and other nasty stuff. Just know you're getting Windows 7 and all the problems that come with it.
Now that that's out of the way, time to focus on what applies solely to the Aspire:
First of all, boot up time was atrocious. Part of the allure of all these new Ultrabooks is supposed to be rapid bootups and app launches. Instead, I had to wait over a minute to get to the desktop after switching the Aspire on. Compare that to the 15 seconds my MacBook Air takes to get cranking.
The Aspire's battery life is no better. According to Acer, the battery should last up to seven hours. It didn't even come close to that for me. I was able to squeeze out four hours, tops. Pretty disappointing.
Maybe I'm just spoiled by the spot-on accuracy of the MacBook Air's touchpad, but the Aspire's trackpad is an abomination in comparison. Two-finger scrolling is there, but it's hardly perfect. The cursor doesn't sit still when scrolling, so I was forced to switch back to one finger and reposition it on my screen so I cloud continue. Annoying.
Eventually I got fed up and started using clicking on the scrollbar's arrows to navigate web pages. It felt so 2000.
On the upside, I was happy to see Acer added an HDMI port to the Aspire, something I think too many laptops and other Ultrabooks are missing. If you like to use your computer to store a bunch of movies, or turn it into a streaming Boxee player, the HDMI port is a giant plus. I wish my MacBook had that.
Should You Buy It?
The Aspire S3 starts at $899, which is a lot more attractive than the hefty price of the $1,300+ 13-inch MacBook Air.
Still, I'm not sure the cheaper price makes up for the equally as cheap build quality and other annoyances mentioned above. There are plenty of other great Ultrabooks out there from Asus, Samsung, and Toshiba. They may be pricier, but you can bet they'll last longer.
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HYDROHOIST BOAT LIFTS LAUNCHES 25,000LB LIFT
February 13, 2019 by 2dogsmedia
Leading Manufacturer of Marine Dock Equipment Announces HarborHoist
Claremore, Okla. – HydroHoist Boat Lifts, leading manufacturer of marine dock equipment, announced today the release of the most versatile hydro-pneumatic boat lift available – HarborHoist.
HarborHoist is the most versatile, free-floating boat lift on the market. Built to protect the value of a vessel in adverse weather conditions and the harsh marine environment. The unit is constructed with rugged, marine-grade, impact-resistant polyethylene tanks and an aluminum frame to extend the life of the product. With a capacity to handle vessels from 4,400 to 25,000 pounds, HarborHoist is constructed of the highest quality materials to enhance longevity in salt water applications. In addition, HarborHoist includes a self-leveling lift system for added safety when launching and stowing. It is compatible with fixed or floating docks and works with all types of dock applications including: U-shaped, double-wide slips, L-shaped or square dock spaces. The hull support system can be configured for nearly all types of boats, including stern drive, outboard, tow/wake, pontoon and tritoons.
Designed for easy installation, HarborHoist can simply be tied to a dock or moored with a conventional mooring system. With its standard rope mooring system there is no permanent attachment to the dock, which allows the unit to be easily moved in places that are prone to flooding and hurricanes. HarborHoist is equipped with a push-button controller and non-skid walkways mounted to the top of the tanks that run the full length for easy access in both the up or down position. This allows for easy and safe loading and unloading of passengers. Its low-profile design does not obstruct shoreline views like other products. Assembly and installation are simple and intuitive. The HarborHoist operates using standard 110 VAC power and can also be operated by an 1800-watt generator, inverter or solar power system. Canopies are available for additional vessel protection.
“We have seen incredible reception to smaller versions of the HarborHoist we introduced this year and received immediate requests to increase lifting capacity,” said Mick Webber, CEO, HydroHoist®, LLC. “To meet customer demand, we increased the size of the product, maximized lift capacity and increased the flexibility of the types of boats supported. With decades of experience and superior product knowledge of the industry, we have been able to apply our technology to manufacturing the most advanced floating salt and fresh water boat lift on the market.”
Boat lifts reduce vessel maintenance and ensure the highest resale value of the boat by stopping marine growth from accumulating and facilitate easy cleaning. They also protect the hull by preventing it from hitting the dock during inclement weather, control water osmosis and prevent electrolysis. In addition, boat lifts are far superior to trailering or dry stack storage by giving boat owners immediate access to the water.
For more information on HarborHoist, HydroHoist or its entire range of hydro-pneumatic boat lifts, please visit boatlift.com.
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HydroHoist Boat Lifts is the market originator and largest hydro-pneumatic boat lift manufacturer in the world, celebrating over 54 years of business. HydroHoist Boat Lifts manufactures and sells lifts ranging from 1,500-pound drive-on docking platform for PWCs to boat lifts that will accommodate a 60,000-pound watercraft. The company has three distribution facilities located in Oklahoma, Texas, and Tennessee, and a network of more than 600 dealers to supply and support its customers. HydroHoist Boat Lifts products are available in 23 countries and the company has an international distributor and dealer network in more than 18 countries. Check out all of our boat lift models.
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Sara Clemens Resigns as Pandora Chief Operating Officer
By Colin Stutz
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She will remain employed by "for a transition period to be determined."
Pandora's Chief Operating Officer Sara Clemens has announced she will be leaving the company after more than two years with the digital streaming service.
The news came on Tuesday (Dec. 20) in a 8-K report to investors alerting them of Clemens' resignation. It stated she will remain employed by Pandora "for a transition period to be determined." As a publicly traded company, Pandora is obligated to file an 8-K for any new event that may be important to shareholders, such as the departure of a high ranking executive.
"Since joining the company in early 2014, Sara has made many significant contributions to our business, driving the growth of our international operations, our live events / Ticketfly ventures and our Artist Marketing Platform," a rep for Pandora said in a statement. "She has played a pivotal role in changing the perception of Pandora among the music industry, strengthening our position as a true partner to music makers."
Pandora Reveals Its Spotify Competitor, Pandora Premium
Clemens was recently ranked in Billboard's Women in Music list of the 100 most powerful women in music for her work overseeing Pandora's purchases of the data company Next Big Sound (in May, terms undisclosed) and Ticketfly (October, $450 million) -- both of which were made to offer artists and labels greater tools to market tickets directly to fans. She also ran spearheaded other artist-friendly resources and innovations to help advance the company's relationships in the industry.
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Replacement genes used to treat an inherited immune disorder could trigger cancer, new research carried out on rodents suggests. The study, published in the journal Nature, shows that treating mice with a normal copy of the gene defective in X-linked severe combined immune deficiency (X-SCID) results in cancer of the white blood cells in a third of the animals. The scientists say that the study highlights the need for longer-term follow-up in studies designed to test the safety of new gene therapy treatments. However, UK gene therapy researcher Adrian Thrasher says that the results could have been caused by artificially high levels of the gene in the animals.
The team, based at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California, say their findings could help explain one of the three cases of leukaemia in a French X-SCID gene therapy trial. Two of the cases are thought to have arisen after the therapeutic gene activated a gene known to be involved in cancer, but the new study suggests that the therapeutic gene itself may also pose a risk. The researchers followed mice treated with the IL2RG gene - which is missing or faulty in people affected by X-SCID - and followed them up for 18 months, three times longer than any previous study. They found that a third of the animals developed cancer of the white blood cells, at an average age of ten months. 'These results suggest that curing X-SCID by replacing IL2RG in the manner it is currently being done puts patients at an increased risk of developing cancer', said team member Niels-Bjarne Woods.
Ten patients affected by X-SCID have so far been treated in the French trial, based at the Necker Hospital in Paris. While most have responded extremely well to the therapy, the trial was halted for a second time in January 2005, after a third patient developed symptoms of leukaemia. Two of the affected boys are now in remission, but the other died, and the trial is currently continuing on a case-by-case basis. Children affected by SCID have a faulty gene that means they have no working immune system, so their bodies cannot fight infections. This life-threatening condition is sometimes called 'bubble boy' disease as, unless they can be successfully treated with a matched bone marrow transplant, patients must spend their lives in a sterile environment.
Woods says that the new study could help explain the occurrence of leukaemia in one of the French patients, in whom the therapeutic gene did not activate a cancer-causing gene. In the affected mice, the IL2RG gene inserted itself at different places in the animals' DNA, ruling out the possibility that any cancer genes had been activated. The fact that the leukaemia did not appear until 2-3 years after the gene therapy treatment suggests that 'preclinical experimental treatments involving transgenes should include long-term follow-up before entering a clinical trial', says Woods. He also says that replacing a faulty gene that has multiple effects in the body may prove much more problematic than replacing a gene with a single main role.
Mark Kay, a US gene therapist based at Stanford University says that 'the results are significant and need to be considered in the design of future gene therapies'. However, he also sees a continuing need for SCID trials for patients with no other treatment options, ScienceNOW reports. But UK researcher Adrian Thrasher told the Daily Telegraph newspaper that the data is 'very preliminary', and the effects could be down to 'artificially high levels of the gene in the animals'. Thrasher, who runs the X-SCID trial based at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London, added that 'certainly we and our colleagues have found no evidence for this effect'.
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Lotto loser Susanne Hinte 'will make £1m', says White Dee's agent
Barry Tomes believes 48-year-old will cash in on 'notoriety' in pub and club appearances
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Lotto loser Susanne Hinte.
White Dee’s agent said Lotto loser Susanne Hinte could still strike it rich – despite missing out on a £33 million jackpot.
Barry Tomes said the 48-year-old gran could make £1 million by cashing in on her “notoriety” via pub and club appearances.
He turned White Dee, real name Deirdre Kelly, into a celebrity after signing her up when she appeared in Channel 4’s Benefits Street, filmed in Winson Green.
Mr Tomes told the Daily Star: “She has earned herself notoriety.
“A few years ago that was a bad thing but these days it is a commodity and it is bankable.
“She could be looking at earning £1 million over the next couple of years.”
Ms Hinte, from Worcester, claimed she had won half of the £66 million jackpot fortune after a delay in tracing the real winner following the draw on January 9.
But she said she ruined her ticket by accidentally leaving it in a pair of jeans that went through a wash.
Her stub showed the winning numbers but was missing the crucial barcode and date.
She sent it to Camelot, who on Thursday announced the real second winner of half the £66million jackpot had finally been in contact.
The Lottery organiser refused to say when the mystery punter, who wants to remain anonymous, emerged.
German-born Ms Hinte has been in hiding since claiming she bought the winning ticket at her local store Ambleside News.
And The Mirror reported that her home had twice been pelted with eggs.
The Mirror also revealed this week that she was unlikely to be the winner as Camelot investigators had not asked to view CCTV footage from the store.
And the operator’s bosses warned they would take action against people who tried to claim the £33,035,323 jackpot fraudulently.
They “refused to confirm or deny” if they would make a complaint against Susanne.
Fake claimants can be charged with the criminal offence of fraud by false representation but police said they had yet to be contacted by Camelot.
A neighbour of Ms Hinte said the twice-married gran would be “beyond gutted” to miss out on the jackpot.
She is currently awaiting trial on two charges of theft after a handbag was stolen during a “distraction” crime in Birmingham last July.
Camelot said it was “delighted” the genuine winner came forward with the winning ticket – numbers 26, 27, 46, 47, 52 and 58.
Bosses refused to say if the winner was a syndicate or individual and would not reveal which store sold the lucky ticket.
But they added: “It would have been awful if they’d missed out on this life-changing sum.”
Shopkeeper Hansa Patel, whose husband Natu initially believed he had sold the winning ticket to Ms Hinte, wished the real winner “good luck”.
She told the Mirror: “We’ve no idea who has won and which shop they bought it from – it still could be us.
“Whoever is telling lies will be punished.
“We’ve no idea why this lady made the claims but we did nothing wrong.”
Married couple David and Carol Martin, both 54, of Hawick in the Scottish Borders, won the other half of the jackpot, drawn on January 9.
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Vimto maker Nichols sees revenues plummet as impact of pandemic hits soft drinks market
The group said despite a 'very challenging' year, it remains well placed to deliver its long-term strategic ambitions
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Vimto maker Nichols has reported revenues dropped by almost 20% in 2020
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Vimto maker Nichols plc has said revenues dropped by almost 20% in 2020 - with 'out of home' sales in particular plummeting by 84% during the fourth quarter.
The Merseyside-based company said while it had achieved strong growth in the UK and the international business continued to perform well, that was offset by declines in the group's UK 'out of home' route to market.
That was due to many areas of the UK entering Tier 3 and Tier 4 restrictions - resulting in the closure of outlets.
In a trading update for the year to December 31, 2020, the Newton-le-Willows-based firm said that in line with the board's expectations, total group revenue decreased by 19.3% to £118.7m.
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Despite the drop in figures, cash generation remained "strong" through 2020 - and despite the financial challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic, cash and cash equivalents at the end of the period were £47.3m compared with 2019's £40.9m.
Delivering a positive outlook, the statement said: "Whilst recognising the current and near-term impact of the pandemic on the soft drinks market, the Board continues to believe that Nichols, underpinned by the strength of the Vimto brand, the Group's diversified business model and the robust balance sheet, remains well placed to deliver its long-term strategic ambitions."
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Five Ways The GOP Health Bill Would Reverse Course From The ACA
Published On - March 8, 2017
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After literally years of promises, House Republicans finally have a bill they say will “repeal and replace” the Affordable Care Act.
Some conservative Republicans have derided the new proposal — the American Health Care Act — calling it “Obamacare Lite.” It keeps intact some of the more popular features of the ACA, such as allowing adult children to stay on their parents’ health plans to age 26 and, at least in theory, ensuring that people with preexisting conditions will still have access to insurance.
In some cases the elements of the law that remain are due to political popularity. In others, it’s because the special budget rules Congress is using — so Republicans can avoid a Senate filibuster — do not allow them to repeal the entire law.
But there are some major changes in how people would choose and pay for health care and insurance. Here are some of the biggest:
Tax Credits To Help Buy Insurance
Both the GOP bill and the ACA provide tax credits to help some people pay their premiums if they don’t get insurance through work or government programs. And in both, the credits are refundable (meaning people who owe no taxes still get the money) and advanceable (so people don’t have to wait until they file their taxes to get them). But the GOP’s tax credits would work very differently from those already in place.
Under current law, the amount of the credit is tied to a person’s income (the less you earn the more you get) and the cost of insurance where you live.
The GOP tax credits would be tied largely to age, with older people getting twice as much ($4,000 per year) as younger people ($2,000). But the Republican plan would also let insurers charge those older adults five times as much as younger adults, so even a credit twice as big might not make up the difference in the new, higher premiums.
The GOP credits also do not vary by location, so they would be worth more in places where health care and health insurance is less expensive.
The GOP credits do phase out gradually, starting with incomes above $75,000 for an individual and $150,000 for families.
The biggest changes the Republican bill would make are to the Medicaid program. Starting in 2020, it would roll back federal funding for the ACA’s expansion that allowed states — if they so chose — to provide Medicaid coverage to all low-income individuals under 138 percent of the poverty level, rather than just the specific categories of poor people (children, pregnant women, elderly, disabled) who were previously eligible. Thirty-one states opted to pursue this ACA provision. People who are covered under the expansion would continue to be funded by the federal government after that, but states would no longer be allowed to enroll anyone under those expanded criteria. And an enrollee who loses eligibility for the expansion program could not re-enroll.
But the bill would go further as well, making changes to the underlying Medicaid program that House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) described as “the biggest entitlement reform in the last 20 years.”
Currently, Medicaid costs are shared between states and the federal government, but the funding is open-ended, so the federal government pays its percentage of whatever states spend. Under the proposed bill, the amount of federal funding would be capped on a per-person basis, so funding would go up as more people qualify. But that per-capita amount might not grow as fast as Medicaid costs, which could leave states on the hook for an ever-increasing share of the costs of the program.
“Capping federal contributions to the Medicaid program will likely force states with already tight budgets to limit eligibility and cut benefits to at-risk Americans,” said the American Public Health Association in a statement.
Help For Wealthier People
If you earn a lot of money, or even just enough to put aside something extra for health expenses, the GOP bill will provide a lot to like.
First, it would repeal almost all of the taxes that were increased by the ACA to pay for the expansion of health coverage. Those include higher Medicare taxes for high-income earners, a tax on investment income, and various taxes on health care providers, including insurance companies, makers of medical devices and even tanning salons.
The bill would also provide new tax advantages for those who can afford to save — including allowing more money to be deposited into health savings accounts, and lower penalties for those who use those accounts to pay for non-medical needs.
In addition, the plan would lower the threshold for deducting medical expenses on income taxes and allow people with job-based tax-preferred “flexible spending accounts” to put away more money pre-tax. It would also restore over-the-counter drugs as eligible for reimbursement from those accounts.
Mandates To Buy Or Provide Coverage
The GOP plan doesn’t actually repeal either the requirement for individuals to have coverage or for employers to provide it. That’s because it can’t under budget rules. Instead, the bill would reduce the penalties in both cases to zero, rendering the requirements moot.
The individual requirement was used by the health law to force healthy people into buying coverage to help improve insurers’ risk pools since they could no longer bar customers with preexisting conditions. Instead of the requirement that most people obtain health insurance or pay a penalty, the Republican plan would provide a penalty for those who do not maintain “continuous coverage.” Those with a break in insurance coverage of more than 63 days could still purchase insurance without regard to preexisting health conditions, but they would be required to pay premiums that are 30 percent higher for 12 months.
The employer “mandate,” which requires firms with 50 or more workers to offer coverage or pay a fine, has actually had relatively little impact on insurance coverage, analysts have concluded, and probably is not necessary to prevent employers from dropping coverage. In both the ACA and the GOP bill, however, workers whose employers offer coverage could not decline that coverage and get a tax credit instead.
How To Pay For It
With all the taxes and fees stripped from the ACA, how will Republicans pay for their tax credits? The answer is not clear yet.
“We are still discussing details, but we are committed to repealing Obamacare and replacing it with fiscally responsible policies that restore the free market and protect taxpayers,” said the Republican fact sheet that accompanied the release of the bill.
Also still missing is an estimate from the Congressional Budget Office that will detail not only how much the proposal will cost, but also how many people would gain or lose health insurance. Republicans insist that estimate will be available before the full House votes on the bill.
This story was produced by Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent program of the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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Venture Capital Investment Model is Broken, Says NFX Co-founder
The founders of the San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm want to change the way capital investments work
Meir Orbach 09:4230.11.17
Gigi Levy-Weiss
James Currier
Pete Flint
We changed everything but the way we raised funding from industry investors, said NFX co-founder Gigi Levy-Weiss in interview with Calcalist earlier this week.
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San Francisco-headquartered venture capital firm NFX was established in 2015 By Israel-born Mr. Levy-Weiss and his American partners James Currier and Pete Flint. On Tuesday, the firm announced it has raised $150 million for a new fund that will focus on early stage tech investments.
Left to right: Pete Flint, Gigi Levy-Weiss, James Currier. Photo: Orel Cohen
Mr. Currier said he understood the current investment model was broken and when he was still working at Boston-headquartered Battery Ventures L.P. in the 1990s.
One of the frequent criticisms levied against venture capital firms is that their profits are not a result of successful startups being sold but of annual 2.5% management fees they draw each year. Totaling in the billions of dollars, many in the industry feel this money is used to pad the pockets of investors instead of assisting the founders and their startups.
NFX's founders don't intend to draw salaries. All the money taken in management fees will be invested back into the fund and its development, said Mr. Levy-Weiss. They believe that the most important aspect of management is the work the firm is doing with the entrepreneurs, so that's where the money will go, he explained, adding that the success of the entrepreneurs means the success of the firm.
The key to this model is a software system developed by the company's 12 employees, most of them Silicon Valley programmers. The programs created are like a LinkedIn for the tech industry, and its purpose is to connect NFX to the entrepreneurs, and those entrepreneurs to other potential investors.
When an entrepreneur looks for investors in Israel, for example, he needs to search through various people he knows and connections he has, Mr. Flint explained. The network takes that one step further, letting all entrepreneurs log on and connect with NFX and also with other people in the industry they wouldn't necessarily reach otherwise.
NFX's founders believe that programs like their venture capital platform will change the face of the industry in the next ten years. As people who founded 10 companies sold for over $10 billion between them, Messrs. Levy-Weiss and Currier added, they all know the power of programs and networks in creating value first hand. Their program is meant to change many processes in the industry, from the process of identifying leading companies to recruitment.
Over 60% of funds do not create the required returns for investors today, Mr. Levi-Weiss said, explaining that many of the startups funded are picked for the wrong reasons.
NFX has links to Israel through its offices in Tel Aviv and through Mr. Levy-Weiss, once the CEO of successful Israel-based online gambling outfit 888 Holdings PLC. In August, social gaming company Plarium Global in which Mr. Levy-Weiss was invested, was bought by Sydney-based gaming machine company Aristocrat Leisure for $500 million. The same month, Hola Networks Ltd., another company included in his investment portfolio, sold a controlling stake in the company’s enterprise-facing division Luminati to British Private equity firm EMK Capital LLP.
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The biggest problem of the Israeli technology scene is its lack of diversity, Mr. Levy-Weiss opinionated. As more and more multinationals open development outposts in the country— 87 companies have done so since 2014, according to data from non profit organization Start-Up Nation Central—the constraint on the dwindling local talent pool will grow.
The industry needs to integrate minorities like Arabs, women and ultra-Orthodox Jews if it wants a long-term solution, Mr. Levy-Weiss concluded.
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Home Contractors $1 billion+ Oceanwide Plaza project construction pauses for recapitalization
$1 billion+ Oceanwide Plaza project construction pauses for recapitalization
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Construction of the Oceanwide Plaza condominium, hotel and retail complex in downtown Los Angeles has paused, The Los Angeles Times reports.
The newspaper says that Beijing-based builder Oceanwide Holdings issued a statement on Jan. 24 saying the stall is due to recapitalization of the project and work is expected to resume in mid-February.
The project across the street from the Staples Center sports arena is expected to cost more than $1 billion. It has three towers already built to heights as high as 55 stories. There are to be more than 500 condos and a hotel.
Frank Bush, the city’s Department of Building and Safety general manager, said his office received a call on Jan. 25 from Lendlease, the project’s general contractor, saying it was canceling an inspection that had been scheduled for that day.
“They said they were stopping work on the project at this time, and had no further explanation,” Bush was quoted as saying, adding that the shutdown has nothing to do with any inspections or permitting issues involving his agency. “It doesn’t have anything to do with any corrections we’ve given them or anything like that. It wasn’t at our direction.”
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New Perspective | West Fargo
Offers Assisted Living, Independent Living, Continuing Care Communities, and Memory Care
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Corene 2018-04-02 New Perspective was absolutely clean and well-organized. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. My brother-in-law says the food is good. They had a very nicely-equipped exercise room with a trainer on-staff, a pool, a pub where they get together once a week for a free drink, little areas for puzzles and cards, and a nice library. The meal I had was excellent. The price was comparable. I am a friend or relative of a current/past resident
John 2020-04-28 I went to New Perspective West Fargo. It's like a five-star hotel. It's beautiful. The rooms in the memory care were small, but we really don't need a large room, and the ones we saw were very nice. It's a new facility. The staff was very nice, and very friendly. We saw a group watching TV, and we saw some of the assistants walking people around and giving them a little exercise. I visited this facility
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New Perspective was absolutely clean and well-organized. The staff was super friendly and accommodating. My brother-in-law says the food is good. They had a very nicely-equipped exercise room with a trainer on-staff, a pool, a pub where they get together once a week for a free drink, little areas for puzzles and cards, and a nice library. The meal I had was excellent. The price was comparable.
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Cotton prices reach at 10 years high
Recorder Report Updated 10 Jan 2021
KARACHI: The local cotton market remained stable on Saturday. Market sources told that trading volume was satisfactory. Cotton Analyst Naseem Usman told that the rate of cotton reached at ten years high of Rs 11000 per maund. Bullish trend was witnessed in the international cotton market.
Naseem also told that Economic Coordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet postponed the approval the new Textile and Apparel Policy (2020-25) till the next meeting.
The government is set to unveil an ambitious Textile and Apparel Policy 2020-25 laden with cash subsidies and lower rates on utilities worth Rs960 billion to boost production and exports of value-added textile products.
The proposed policy, which will be the third such policy, estimates three scenarios that the measures will lift the textile and clothing exports to a minimum of $15.7bn and a maximum of $20.8bn by end of the year 2025.
Well-placed sources told that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has sought one week's time to analyse the revenue implications of the proposed measures under the policy. One of the major recommendations of the textile division is the restoration of the zero-rated regime for the five export-oriented sectors. The facility was withdrawn in the year 2019.
The FBR will take up the issue of a zero-rated regime revival with the International Monetary Fund," the sources said, adding the stakeholders also want its revival to cope with the impact of Covid-19.
Meanwhile, The Pakistan Readymade Garments Manufacturers and Exporters Association has endorsed the demand of PM Advisor on Commerce Abdul Razak Dawood to seek zero-rating regime for the whole textile chain in the Textile and Apparel Policy 2020-25, stating the apparel sector is eagerly waiting for the approval of it from the ECC to make future marketing plan in the light of new policy.
PRGMEA Central chairman Sohail A. Sheikh and chief coordinator Ijaz Khokhar, in a joint statement, issued observed that restoration of the zero-rating status of the textile sector is vital to maintain the momentum of present enhanced exports, as currently, the sector is working at full capacity to meet the high demand of export orders.
Naseem also told that a Parliamentary Committee on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) was held at National Agriculture Research Centre, Islamabad under the Chairmanship of Sher Ali Arbab, MNA.
The Committee was briefed by Secretary, Ministry of National Food Security & Research and Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council regarding Pakistan Agricultural Research Council and other projects related to the agriculture sector.
The Chairman, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council (PARC), while sharing 10 years development targets under CPEC, briefed the Committee that PARC's aim is to change Pakistan from a cotton import country to a cotton export country and save foreign exchange of US $1.5 billion.
Besides renovation of existing orchards, the introduction of new varieties, reducing post-harvest losses, improving value chain and development of rural industries are major proposed interventions.
Naseem Usman told that 400 bales of Dherki were sold at Rs 10,700 per maund, 400 bales of Saleh Pat were sold at Rs 10,700 (Condition), 1000 bales of Khan Pur were sold at Rs 11,000, 800 bales of Shujabad were sold at Rs 10,600, 1200 bales of Haroonabad, 1000 bales of Faqeer Wali, 1000 bales of Fort Abbas, 2400 bales of Bahwalpur were sold at Rs 10,500, 1400 bales of Yazman Mandi were sold at Rs 10,200 to Rs 10,500, 400 bales of Ahmed Pur East were sold at Rs 10,200 and 400 bales of Layyah were sold at Rs 9600 to Rs 9700.
Naseem also told that rate of cotton in Sindh was in between Rs 9700 to Rs 10,400 per maund. The rate of cotton in Punjab is in between Rs 9800 to Rs 10,500 per maund. He also told that Phutti of Sindh was sold in between Rs 3800 to Rs 4700 per 40 kg. The rate of Phutti in Punjab is in between Rs 4000 to Rs 5500 per 40 Kg.
The rate of Banola in Sindh was in between Rs 1600 to Rs 2000 while the price of Banola in Punjab was in between Rs 1750 to Rs 2200. The rate of cotton in Balochistan is Rs 10,000 per maund. The Spot Rate remained unchanged at Rs 10,500 per maund. The Polyester Fiber was available at Rs 183 per Kg.
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Taco terror
By Thomas Tracy
Taco trashed
An unhinged patron smashed a plate glass window at Yummy Taco on Flatbush Avenue on Nov. 6, injuring an employee taking a lunch break.
The 15-year-old broke the window in a fit of rage at 4:15 pm. Shards of glass showered over the 56-year-old employee, leaving him with cuts to his cheek and arm, said police, who charged the teen with assault.
Zip-theft
A thief zipped through a Zipcar depot on Underhill Avenue, taking a “wheels when you want them” gas card for his own personal use.
The hooligan swiped the card sometime between March 23 and Nov. 11, according to Zipcar employees operating out of Bobby’s Car Park between St. Marks Avenue and Prospect Place. More than $700 had been racked up on the card before it was reported stolen.
Verizon vixen
Thieves forced open a Verizon van parked on Atlantic Avenue on Nov. 4, taking a MacBook computer.
A set of schoolbooks belonging to a Verizon employee were also taken during the heist, which took place between 12:30 and 1:30 pm as the vehicle sat between Vanderbilt and Underhill avenues, police were told.
Phantom driver
A wayward motorist took police on a wild goose chase on Nov. 9 after she refused to give her real name during a car stop on Eastern Parkway.
Cops pulled the woman over between Underhill and Washington avenues at 11:45 am for driving without a seat belt. They asked for her driver’s license, but she didn’t produce one. Instead, she gave cops several fake names, even after she was told that doing so was a crime.
When the woman’s true name was revealed, she was taken into custody, charged with impersonation.
— Thomas Tracy
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Chipotle's new Queso Blanco debuts Thursday with 'the right amount of spicy kick'
Kelly TykoUSA TODAY
Hold onto your taste buds: Chipotle Mexican Grill is changing up its melted cheese concoction.
Starting Thursday, Chipotle's new Queso Blanco will be available at restaurants nationwide, replacing the current queso that debuted in 2017.
"The new recipe uses 13 real ingredients, including aged Monterey Jack, white cheddar, and serrano, poblano and chipotle peppers, to create a smooth queso with just the right amount of spicy kick," Chipotle said in a news release Wednesday.
The new queso recipe was tested at 52 locations in Dallas, Detroit and San Diego, and the feedback from the test exceeded expectations, Chris Brandt, Chipotle's chief marketing officer, said in a statement.
"It quickly became clear that we needed to give all of our guests access to this delicious queso,” Brandt said.
Queso-gate: Chipotle's cheesy history
The new queso doesn't have artificial flavors, colors or preservatives, which Chipotle says is the norm for its food.
Chipotle also used its "stage-gate process" to test the queso before deciding to launch it nationally.
The company's first iteration of the cheese dip, which was long requested by customers and offered by competitors, rolled out in September 2017. It sparked an uproar that was dubbed "queso-gate" with some calling it the worst queso they'd ever had.
In December 2017, the recipe was revamped.
Last October, Chipotle CEO Brian Niccol mentioned the queso test during a quarterly earnings call with analysts. He also discussed quesadillas and salads, other items being tested.
“It's got to be something that the consumer is going to say they love it and they want to try it again,” Niccol said during the call.
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By johnh | August 27, 2020
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Hummingbird drinks from orange Jewelweed flowers growing just outside the house window, closed up overnight against the cold North Wind, an early sign of the Northland’s turn towards Winter. We will be hosting Soup and Bread Gift Distribution this Friday 8/28, offering carefully prepared local food as a gift to anyone…
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Two Blue Herons flew low overhead, calling back and forth to one another, their lean bodies buffeted by the evening’s strong Southerly Winds. Early the next morning, the black Sky brightened only by the setting crescent Moon, I set out to collect a new member of the Farm Family – a…
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Generous, regular Rain has brought on the Grass in the meadows and, as such, the Cows and Sheep are feasting, storing profusely available green leaves in their growing bodies – “gleaning” if you will. Garden harvests overflow the refrigerator, and so the human work of preserving and preparation for the cold…
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Greetings Friends and Neighbors, To behold the Brook last evening, swollen and churning with the day’s heavy rainfall, was a moment to be taken in by Awe and Gratitude. Powerful thunder claps emanated from the torrent, the sound made as boulders crashed into one another under the water. But this wasn’t the Brush Brook I…
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Greetings Friends and Neighbors, What magic there is at work in the world. The Valley String Ensemble, with a touch of whimsy, announces the arrival of Summer’s Second Act. If you walk quietly through the fields this week, you might notice that you are being serenaded by thousands of insects who make music by rubbing…
Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Last Friday it was a great joy to see so many of you at the Gift Stand. We will continue with our alternating week schedule(next Gift Distribution is on 7/31), allowing for many important and timely projects, including some reflection on the paths this little Farm has made through the tall-grass…
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Photo Dick Mitchell Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Thunderstorms approach from the West. The air grows pregnant and heavy. The soil turns dusty again, just one week after heavy downpours filled buckets with over 2” of water. The flies thrive in these hot, dry conditions and they bother the cows and the humans alike here at…
Cows on the hillside (Photo Dick Mitchell) Greetings Friends and Neighbors, Two songs permeate the mist-thick air on the summit of the Big Mountain this morning. Winter Wren sings a tune so Exuberant and Ornate as to call forth the Joy of being alive. White Throated Sparrow, in the other ear, whistles a Slow and…
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Hand mowing the fields with scythes Greetings Friends and Neighbors, We’ve passed through the Summer Solstice with the Sun’s power on full display. For those of us who work outside in the Sun here at the Farm – Humans and Sheep and Cows and Grass – summer’s first heat wave and drought have offered an…
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CH Round Table Game Discussions Might and Magic
New Might and Magic V FAQ available
The role-playing games (I-X) that started it all and the various spin-offs (including Dark Messiah).
Batlin
Postby Batlin » Jan 13 2012, 2:23
Okay, I just finished a detailed guide for Might and Magic V: Darkside of Xeen:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/564553-might ... faqs/63642
A lot of work for this was the same as that for Might and Magic IV, so this went a lot faster. As always, the emphasis is on a detailed list of powerups and treasure, and less on a step-by-step walkthrough, although all the information you actually need to solve the game is here in some form.
Next up in the list of guides I plan to write is for Swords of Xeen, which uses many of the exact same statistics as IV/V, so I shouldn't need to do much work there.
Postby Arret » Jan 14 2012, 3:12
Any combat becomes reasonably winnable at
around base level 70.
Megadragon
Not even using Xeen Slayer Swords to ignore the 90% physical resistance. Maybe with the +50 level fountain, but even that is still pushing things and would take a lot of reloading.
Other than that there is a lot of good stuff. especially the warnings and standard "cheats".
I would add something about stacking speed items so the party doesn't get destroyed, but that is a personal preference. I would also add something about making sure to save before looting, and reloading as necessary for the appropriate item, especially on Item Level 7 loot.
That's if you do it with a level 1 party; in that case, you're right. I beat the Mega Dragon on the playthrough used to generate the FAQ with a level 1 party; it can be done, it does take an insane amount of reloading and the +50 level fountain though. Level 70 is enough to win without insane amounts of reloading. You still need a little luck even at level 255 (the maximum possible without buffs) to beat the Mega Dragon.
The New World Computing hint line actually used to say that level 70 was the reasonable minimum to beat the Mega Dragon, which is specifically why I used that number. It takes a number of reloads but it's perfectly doable.
I would also add something about making sure to save before looting, and reloading as necessary for the appropriate item, especially on Item Level 7 loot.
I'm assuming the people who read the FAQ know how to reload saved games. It's kind of an insult to people's intelligence to have to mention that at all, so I'd prefer not to do it.
Batlin wrote: That's if you do it with a level 1 party; in that case, you're right. I beat the Mega Dragon on the playthrough used to generate the FAQ with a level 1 party; it can be done, it does take an insane amount of reloading and the +50 level fountain though. Level 70 is enough to win without insane amounts of reloading. You still need a little luck even at level 255 (the maximum possible without buffs) to beat the Mega Dragon.
On the megadragon, it is a matter of opinion as to what insane amounts of reloading requires, since a playthrough is usually written for people that haven't run through the game before (or in a while), especially if they want to keep everyone alive to keep xp distribution pretty even. Mentioning the Xeen Slayer Sword on this fight would be helpful for most players I would imagine. For people like us who have played it a lot, then yes, running in at 70 wouldn't take much effort.
On the same token, I thought Barkman probably deserved a comment about jump and mass distortion, especially considering the level most people will reach him, and the fact that this strategy really isn't utilized anywhere else.
I wasn't trying to be insulting on the game loads, but especially in this game getting specific items is fairly important (especially when it comes to weapons), and not all games used the same RNG. Some had the items predetermined upon entrance or put conditions on saves resulting in the RNG not being abused as easily (7 keys to reload and loot versus...say MM2). If you think it is obvious for a reader, then this isn't a problem.
Arret wrote:
Keeping XP distribution relatively even is a non-issue by that late in the game, as it's unlikely that you have the gold to support training your party all the way up. Even if you do, there's enough experience available in the game (meaning the whole world of Xeen) that you would be able to train a party of six to about level 250, except the maximum possible is 200. Even the tens of millions of experience per character that the Mega Dragon provides isn't enough to span that large gap. If I had to make sure no one got eradicated in my level 1 victory, I'd have had to reload an even larger number of times.
The main key to winning at lower levels is to increase both your luck and energy resistance as high as they will go. If you've played the battle out many times, you know that hit points aren't that much of an issue, it's getting eradicated that is. I found this is the case even at level 1.
In any event, because level 70 is specifically what the New World Computing help line used to tell people who had never beaten the Mega Dragon before, I feel justified in using it as a reference myself. (I could explain all this in the FAQ, but maybe in a future version -- the current version is already longer in text content than any other FAQ or walkthrough I know about.)
Actually, if you look at things more mathematically, the critical breakpoints appear to be wherever your buffed level is equal to 1005 (or 2000, for the pessimistic maximum) divided by a power of 2 and rounded down; this would make base level 47 a critical breakpoint, as you could readily use the +15 level shrine to reach level 62, which is 1005 (or 2000) divided by 16 (or 32) and rounded down. The reason for this is if you successfully make enough saving throws versus energy (four in the average case, five for the maximum case), the Power Shield spell will then reduce damage taken from the Mega Dragon's attack to zero, which will also reduce to zero the chance that you will be eradicated. I don't document this in the FAQ, because I'm not sure how saving throws versus energy actually work; I just know that if you succeed, damage gets halved and rounded down, and you get to make another saving throw.
That probably does deserve a specific mention, even though I allude to it as a use of the Jump spell. I already put in "how to beat those pink armadillos" as an extra note (they're probably the monster responsible for the most first-time total party kills, since people tend not to take them seriously until it's already too late) in the next version of the FAQ; you're right that Barkman and the Mega Dragon also deserve such a mention.
Well, there are also enough level 7 items plus guaranteed Obsidian drops in the game so that you'll have full-blown Obsidian gear (or close to it) by the end of the game, even without reloading. L7 weapons and armor turn out to be Obsidian more often than not. You can also get some absolutely guaranteed Diamond weapons and armor, which are good enough, really.
The next items you might want are +energy resistance items, but even then, the +100 temporary resistance fountain provides your party with the same protection as 20 Kinetic protection items. You can also just buy a set of 12 Kinetic scarabs, which costs 7200 gems. (Now that I'm writing this I realize forgot to do that; that would have made fighting the Mega Dragon at level 1 much easier.)
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Postby tolich » Jan 14 2012, 9:48
Two safes in Castle Kalindra Dungeon that has combination 10-11-12 can only be opened if you freed Guido the Convict before.
Postby Batlin » Jan 16 2012, 22:53
tolich wrote: Two safes in Castle Kalindra Dungeon that has combination 10-11-12 can only be opened if you freed Guido the Convict before.
You can get the combination from Guido, but in my testing this is not necessary. You can also automatically get the combination yourself if your Thievery is high enough. I believe you need 250 Thievery to automatically learn the combination.
The combination safes in Castle Kalindra that have the six Energy Disks and Queen Kalindra's crown DO require you to be told the combination -- you can enter the first two numbers of the combination just fine, but the third will not work.
Postby tolich » Jan 17 2012, 10:44
Batlin wrote: You can get the combination from Guido, but in my testing this is not necessary. You can also automatically get the combination yourself if your Thievery is high enough. I believe you need 250 Thievery to automatically learn the combination.
Not to learn, to use. I tried this combination without releasing Gvido, and nothing happened.
tolich wrote:
Which version of the game are you playing? I'm playing the original PC disk version, and you can enter in the combination without freeing Guido just fine. The Might and Magic Compendium also claims this is not necessary.
You might be confusing the amulets with the Energy Disks and Queen Kalindra's crown, which DO require you to learn the combination in-game before it will work. That's probably because those are necessary quest items, which the amulets in the basement are not.
Batlin wrote: Which version of the game are you playing?
I don't know exactly which version is my case. It's not WoX CD version, long time ago I've downloaded mm4 and mm5 and extract them in one directory. Maybe the clue is that miscellaneous items with Town Portal spell usually crash the game instead of getting into a town.
Batlin wrote: I'm playing the original PC disk version, and you can enter in the combination without freeing Guido just fine.
Are you sure you dont't free him? All you have to do is to leave crate open after talking to him.
Batlin wrote: You might be confusing the amulets with the Energy Disks and Queen Kalindra's crown, which DO require you to learn the combination in-game before it will work. That's probably because those are necessary quest items, which the amulets in the basement are not.
Definitely I do not. I cannot find a save where I have access to basement but still not opened these safes. It will take some time till I manage to present something that proves this... or denies.
Absolutely sure. I do have a save game to test this, one where I had to first ask Ellinger to restore the castle dungeon, and I tried this again. Walked straight to the safe (which comes up first), it opened fine.
The Might and Magic Compendium says on page 281 that you need 200 (not 250 as I recalled) Thievery for your Thievery character to figure out the combination. (However, the Compendium isn't the most reliable source of information, as you're probably aware.)
I presume you're playing on a PC? I'm not aware of any major versions on PC other than original disk and the talkie version. There are a bunch of compilations out there, but I haven't heard of any of those compilations being different in gameplay. I've never seriously tried any of these compilation versions myself, though. Are there other major differences in versions out there?
Sorry, that was my fail. Parhaps, that time I've used a wrong combination or something... Actually Gvido is just a clue.
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Commentary| Volume 19, ISSUE 5, P561-565, May 11, 2016
From Mosquitos to Humans: Genetic Evolution of Zika Virus
Lulan Wang 10
10 Co-first author
Lulan Wang
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Molecular Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Center for Systems Medicine, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing 100005, China
Suzhou Institute of Systems Medicine, Suzhou, Jiangsu 215123, China
Stephanie G. Valderramos 10
Stephanie G. Valderramos
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Aiping Wu
Songying Ouyang
Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China
Chunfeng Li
Patricia Brasil
Instituto Nacional de Infectologia Evandro Chagas, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21040-900, Brasil
Myrna Bonaldo
Laboratorio Biologia Molecular de Flavivírus, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz – FIOCRUZ, Rio de Janeiro, CEP 21040-900, Brasil
Thomas Coates
UCLA Center for World Health, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA 90024, USA
Karin Nielsen-Saines
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
Taijiao Jiang
Roghiyh Aliyari
Genhong Cheng
Open ArchivePublished:April 15, 2016DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.04.006
Next ArticleRestriction of Zika Virus by Host Innate Immunity
Initially isolated in 1947, Zika virus (ZIKV) has recently emerged as a significant public health concern. Sequence analysis of all 41 known ZIKV RNA open reading frames to date indicates that ZIKV has undergone significant changes in both protein and nucleotide sequences during the past half century.
Zika virus (ZIKV), discovered in 1947, had caused sporadic disease throughout Africa and Asia until the 2007 Micronesia and 2013 French Polynesia outbreaks (
Broutet et al., 2016
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Krauer F.
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). The rapid expansion of geographic range and increase in severe pathogenicity first noted in the 2015–2016 Brazilian outbreak has raised questions regarding the molecular evolution of this virus. Previously believed to cause only mild disease, mounting evidence points to the capacity of ZIKV to cause neuropathology, including disorders of fetal brain development and Guillain-Barré syndrome (
). In addition to the rise of associated disorders, novel modes of ZIKV transmission have been reported, including maternal-fetal transmission (
Brasil et al., 2016
Brasil P.
Pereira Jr., J.P.
Raja Gabaglia C.
Damasceno L.
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Cotrim da Cunha D.
N. Engl. J. Med. 2016; (Published online March 4, 2016)https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa1602412
Calvet et al., 2016
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de Filippis I.
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de Sequeira P.C.
de Mendonça M.C.
de Oliveira L.
Lancet Infect. Dis. 2016; (Published online February 17, 2016)https://doi.org/10.1016/S1473-3099(16)00095-5
Sarno et al., 2016
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do Rosário M.S.
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Nery Jr., N.
Vasilakis N.
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PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 2016; 10: e0004517
) and sexual transmission (
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Williams C.
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Fischer M.
Mead P.
MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep. 2016; 65: 215-216
ZIKV is a flavivirus closely related to dengue virus (DENV). Its genome is a single-stranded positive-sense RNA molecule of approximately 10,800 base pairs. A single open reading frame (ORF) is flanked by 5′ and 3′ untranslated regions (UTRs). The resulting single polyprotein is cleaved into the structural proteins capsid (C), pre-membrane protein (prM), and envelope (E) and the non-structural proteins NS1, NS2A, NS2B, NS3, NS4A, 2K, NS4B, and NS5 (
Kuno and Chang, 2007
Kuno G.
Chang G.J.
Arch. Virol. 2007; 152: 687-696
). Prior genetic and phylogenetic analyses have identified two main ZIKV lineages, African and Asian, and the recent 21st century epidemics have been traced to the Asian lineage (
Faye et al., 2014
Faye O.
Freire C.C.
Iamarino A.
de Oliveira J.V.
Diallo M.
Zanotto P.M.
Sall A.A.
PLoS Negl. Trop. Dis. 2014; 8: e2636
Haddow et al., 2012
Haddow A.D.
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Lanciotti and Lambert, 2016
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Lambert A.J.
Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2016; 94: 800-803
). Despite circulating throughout Africa and Asia for the latter half of the 20th century, ZIKV infections were not associated with significant human pathology until now. The reasons for this are obscure. It has been hypothesized that the virus may have recently evolved to become more neurotropic, to exhibit increased replicative capacity, and/or to become more transmissible to humans, but causal support for these possibilities is outstanding. To gain a better understanding of the molecular evolution of the virus, we performed detailed phylogenetic and genetic analyses, as well as targeted structural modeling, on all known full-length ORFs of ZIKV available to date (with an emphasis on the recent human strains).
Nucleotide sequences from 41 strains were included in the analysis: 30 human isolates (including two newly reported here), ten mosquito isolates, and one monkey isolate. All sequences greater than 10.1 kb in length were included in the analysis to in order to encompass all complete sequences of ORFs. The strains analyzed, including accession numbers, year, location, and source of isolation, are listed in Table S1. We first investigated the phylogenetic relationships for all full-length ORF sequences by using maximum likelihood (ML) mapping method with 1,000 replicates. Consistent with prior reports, there were two major lineages of ZIKV, African and Asian (Figure 1A). Interestingly, the African lineage contained eight mosquito isolates, whereas P6-740 (Malaysia/1966) was the sole mosquito isolate in the Asian lineage. All the contemporary human strains share greater sequence homology to P6-740 than IbH-30656 (Nigeria/1968), suggesting that the ZIKV strains in the recent human outbreak are evolved from the Asian lineage, which is anchored by P6-740 (Figure S1). All of the human strains identified in the 2015–2016 epidemic appear to be more closely related to the H/PF/2013 strain (French Polynesia/2013) than the FSM strain (Micronesia/2007), suggesting that perhaps these two variants have evolved in parallel from a common ancestor. Furthermore, compared to the mosquito strain, 435 and 446 nucleotide changes are evident in FSM and H/PF/2013, respectively, and among them 344 nucleotides are identical. Therefore, the two Asian sub-lineages could have diverged from a common ancestor, arrived in Malaysia, established niches, and later dispersed to South America. It is unclear why the ZIKV strain that already existed in 1966 in Malaysia did not have a significant clinical impact until 50 years later in Oceania. A more rigorous analysis of the potential relationship between the genetic changes and epidemiological topography is required, which will be possible as we gain further sequence information on currently circulating clinical strains and their associated pathology.
Figure 1Evolutionary Relationships of Zika Virus
All full-length Zika virus (ZIKV) ORF nucleotide and amino acid sequences (at least 10,100 bp) were obtained from the NIAID Virus Pathogen Database and Analysis Resource (ViPR) (http://www.viprbrc.org) and NCBI GenBank (details listed in Table S1).
(A) Phylogenetic tree constructed from nucleotide data from 41 viral complete ORF sequences of ZIKV strains by the maximum-likelihood-method logarithm in MEGA7 based on the Tamura-Nei model. A bootstrap percentage for 1,000 replicates was shown on the left. Branches corresponding to partitions reproduced in less than 70% of bootstrap replicates are not shown. Strains isolated from human, mosquito, and monkey (NIH reference strain) were labeled with blue, orange, and black circles, respectively. The two subtypes were labeled on the right side of the tree. The new strains Rio-U1 and Rio-S1 were highlighted using (∗).
(B) Graphical representation of unique nucleotide mutations (blue circle) in Natal_RGN, ZKV2015, Rio-U1, and Rio-S1 strains among all (29 total) current human strains within Asian lineage by using pairwise comparisons. Nucleotide alignments were made using MUSCLE from ViPR. Alignment comparisons were made using Jalview V2.9.
We focused further analysis on the nucleotide sequence of four independent human strains with known clinical outcomes. Natal_RGN (KU527068) was isolated from the brain tissue of a fetus with severe microcephaly (
Mlakar et al., 2016
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N. Engl. J. Med. 2016; 374: 951-958
), and ZKV2015 (KU497555.1) was isolated from the amniotic fluid of a pregnant patient whose fetus was diagnosed with microcephaly (
). Here, we include two very recent human isolates: Rio-U1 (KU926309.1) and Rio-S1 (KU926310.1) (
Bonaldo et al., 2016
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Ribeiro I.P.
Lima N.S.
Santos A.A.C.
Menezes L.S.R.
Cruz S.O.D.
Mello I.S.
Furtado N.D.
Moura E.E.
bioRxiv. 2016; (Published online March 24, 2016)https://doi.org/10.1101/045443
). Rio-U1 was isolated from the urine of a pregnant woman who presented at 18 weeks’ gestation with rash and hand arthralgia, edema, and paresthesias. She recovered acutely from her symptoms, her ultrasound at the time of diagnosis was normal, and she continues to be followed. Rio-S1 was isolated from a man who presented with low grade fever, malaise, rash, conjunctival hyperemia, and hand and wrist arthralgias, edema, and paresthesias. His illness self-resolved in 10 days. Compared with the 29 other human strains, the number and distribution of unique nucleotide changes are shown in Figure 1B. There were 15, 13, 16, and 15 nucleotide changes in Natal_RGN, ZKV2015, Rio-U1, and Rio-S1, respectively. In pairwise comparisons, there were only three unique amino acid substitutions in Natal_RGN: K940E and T1027A in NS1, and T2509I in NS4B. ZKV2015 had three amino acid substitutions: S550T in E, L1259F in NS2A, and E2831V in NS5. Rio-U1 had only one change: K2039R in NS3. Rio-S1 had three amino acid changes: T625A in E, A2122T in NS4A, and V2688A in NS5.
We were interested in exploring differences in the protein sequence of the African and Asian lineages. Assuming that an African mosquito subtype was the ancestor of the Asian human subtype, we compared the amino acid sequences between eight African strains (seven from mosquitos and one from monkey) and 25 Asian strains isolated from humans. We found that there were 59 amino acid variations located throughout the viral polyprotein sequence that are shared among the individual strains within the African or Asian lineages but are different between these two major lineages (Figure 2A). For comparison, the African human (IbH-30656/Nigeria/1968) and Asian mosquito (P6-740/Malaysia/1966) strains are shown. Our phylogenic analysis builds upon prior studies by the addition of the most recent human strains to the analysis and further supports the existence of two divergent African and Asian lineages. An important limitation in the analysis of ancestral strain sequences is the potential that these substitutions were adaptations acquired during passages in mouse brains. This is in comparison to modern isolates that were usually sequenced after low passage numbers in monkey or mosquito cell lines. Viral evolution within the murine host is an important question to consider in future experiments, particularly as mouse models are developed to study pathogenesis (
Lazear et al., 2016
Lazear H.M.
Govero J.
Smith A.M.
Platt D.J.
Fernandez E.
Miner J.J.
Diamond M.S.
Cell Host Microbe. 2016; (Published online April 5, 2016)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chom.2016.03.010
), as well as antiviral and vaccine development. Further studies are needed to elucidate the sequential acquisition of these mutations and their individual contributions to human pathogenesis.
Figure 2Genetic Evolution of the Asian Lineage and Structural Changes in Pre-Membrane Protein, prM
(A) Graphical illustration of comparison between of Zika virus (ZIKV) from both linages. Amino acid comparisons were made between African (eight mosquito strains and one monkey strain) and Asian lineages (25 human strains). The sequences are aligned using MUSCLE. Conserved mutations were selected using meta-CATS from ViPR. A graphical map (top bar) of conserved amino acids is shown, represented by blue lines. These sites were in the table below, with the addition of an African human isolate (IbH-30656) and an Asian mosquito isolate (P6-740) for reference. Conserved sites from African and Asian lineages were highlighted in orange and blue, whereas non-related substitutions were highlighted in yellow.
(B) Amino acid substitutions were made from pairwise comparisons of P6-740 against all Asian lineage isolates from humans. All mutations in P6-740 were labeled in orange. Using P6-740 as a reference, identical amino acid substitutions in the human isolates were also highlighted orange, and differences were labeled in blue.
(C) PrM protein of ZIKV shows significant structural alterations. Amino acid substitutions between strains are shown in the table inset. The cartoon represents the predicted overall tertiary structural comparison of ZIKV prM proteins from Rio-U1 (cyan) and ARB13565 (yellow). The automated server program CPHmodels-3.0 was employed to build the model according to the homology modeling method. The model was submitted to the SWISS-MODEL Workspace to obtain the 3D structure, then verified using PROCHECK and by Verify3D Structure Evaluation Server and QMEAN. The figure was created in PyMol. The structural templates for the prM protein query sequences were DENV 1 PrM Protein (PDB: 4b03), which shared 48.35% and 50.55% primary sequence identity with the ZIKV PrM proteins from Rio-U1 and ARB13565, respectively. The N and C termini of the structures were labeled with letters. The differences between these two virus strains were shown in sticks.
Due to the recent epidemic and technological advances that now allow rapid and full-length sequencing from direct human isolates, the public bank of human ZIKV sequences has increased from eight at the end of 2014 to 30 as of March 2016. We performed a detailed exploration of the evolution of amino acid polymorphisms of the recent human strains, all of the Asian lineage. Our phylogenetic analysis revealed that all contemporary human isolates share a common ancestor with the P6-740 strain isolated from Aedes aegypti mosquito. Comparison of protein sequences using P6-740 as the Asian reference showed that FSM had over 400 variations at the nucleotide level and 26 unique substitutions at the protein level (Figure 2B). Interestingly, when we investigated the sequences of selected human strains identified in more recent epidemics (including FSM, H/PF/2013, and Brazilian strains), we found that all of these strains have acquired changes at an additional eight positions, for a total of 34 amino acid changes compared to P6-740 (Figure 2B). Furthermore, all isolates show identical amino acids at these positions, with the exception of position T2634M/V in the NS5 protein.
Although ZIKV is believed to be primarily transmitted through the mosquito vector, it is interesting to note that no known ZIKV mosquito isolate possesses the same nucleotide sequence as the human strains. One possible explanation is sampling bias, where more recent efforts have focused on isolating the virus from infected humans rather than mosquito arbovirus surveillance. However, it is notable that Duffy et al. were unable to detect ZIKV in mosquitos despite active surveillance during the Micronesia outbreak (
Duffy et al., 2009
Duffy M.R.
Chen T.H.
Hancock W.T.
Powers A.M.
Kool J.L.
Pretrick M.
Marfel M.
Holzbauer S.
Dubray C.
N. Engl. J. Med. 2009; 360: 2536-2543
). Alternatively, it is possible that other routes of transmission, such as sexual transmission, may have a greater contribution to the wide spread of ZIKV in the Americas. Intriguingly, it was recently reported that New World strains of Aedes aegypti and albopictus are poor transmitters of ZIKV (
Chouin-Carneiro et al., 2016
Chouin-Carneiro T.
Vega-Rua A.
Vazeille M.
Yebakima A.
Girod R.
Goindin D.
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Lourenço-de-Oliveira R.
Failloux A.B.
). Clearly, more studies are urgently needed on natural vector transmission of ZIKV in Asia and the Americas, as well as the possibility of a more prominent contribution of alternative modes of transmission.
In addition to alterations in protein sequences and structures during ZIKV evolution, nucleotide sequence changes may have an impact on viral genomic stability, replicative efficiency, and thus viral fitness and transmissibility. Strains from the recent epidemic in Brazil showed 14–18 nucleotide mutations compared to the other strains of the Asian lineage isolated from humans. While the nucleotide changes in ZKV2015, Rio-U1, and Rio-S1 are distributed throughout the viral genomic RNA, 50% of the mutations in Natal_RGN, which was isolated from the brain, are located in the NS1 gene. The phenomenon of tissue-specific mutations has been reported for hepatitis C virus, another flavivirus with infectivity to the brain, liver, and blood (
Ramachandran et al., 2011
Ramachandran S.
Campo D.S.
Dimitrova Z.E.
Xia G.L.
Purdy M.A.
Khudyakov Y.E.
J. Virol. 2011; 85: 6369-6380
). No samples from the brain were taken from the fetus with ZKV2015, and therefore tissue-specific evolution of ZIKV cannot be definitively supported from the available data. However, as more samples isolated from different compartments with known clinical outcomes become available, additional genetic and biochemical assays to determine the potential impact of these changes on viral pathogenesis will be possible.
The pr region of prM protein had the highest percentage variability between the Asian human and the African mosquito subtypes. Six of the 59 (∼10%) amino acid variations between these subtypes, namely I110V, K143E, A148P, V153M, H157Y, and V158I, were in the pr region of prM. Furthermore, within the Asian lineage, there were three additional changes in human strains compared to the mosquito strain P6-740: V123A, S139N, and V153M. Structural predictions based on the DENV 1 pr protein (PDB: 4b03) showed significant differences between Rio-U1 and ARB13565 (Figure 2C). Our analysis predicts that A148P could possibly play a critical role in mediating a ten-amino-acid structural change from a loop into a continuous β sheet. This change was only present in human isolates from both lineages, which suggests a potential relevance in human infectivity.
PrM forms a heterodimer with the main viral surface protein, E, in the neutral pH of the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER). Immature viral particles translocate from the ER to the highly acidic environment of the trans-Golgi network where they are packaged into exosomes. The process of viral maturation takes place in the low-pH environment where viral surface proteins go through a drastic conformational rearrangement due to dissociation of prM-E, formation of E homodimers, and exposure of the prM cleavage site to furin protease. The cleaved pr shields the E protein fusion loop throughout the low-pH condition to prevent secretion of immature particles from the vesicles, and it only dissociates from virions in the extracellular environment (
Zhang Q.
Hunke C.
Yau Y.H.
Seow V.
Lee S.
Tanner L.B.
Guan X.L.
Wenk M.R.
Fibriansah G.
Chew P.L.
J. Biol. Chem. 2012; 287: 40525-40534
). The role of prM in viral pathogenesis has been under extensive investigation over the past few years. It has been shown that prM plays a critical role in viral assembly, maturation, heterodimer formation with the E protein, particle secretion, and virulence (
). In our analysis, the six amino acid substitutions in prM (I110V, K143E, A148P, V153M, H157Y, and V158I) resulted in a dramatic predicted structural change of prM between the African and Asian strains. The effect of this structural change on viral function is currently unknown, and further investigations are required to determine whether the observed amino acid changes in prM might have altered the viral pathogenesis of the Asian strain.
It should be noted that Faria et al. have published a recent report detailing a similar phylogenetic analysis on sequences obtained from the Brazilian epidemic (
Faria et al., 2016
Faria N.R.
Azevedo R.D.
Kraemer M.U.G.
Souza R.
Cunha M.S.
Hill S.C.
Thézé J.
Bonsall M.B.
Bowden T.A.
Rissanen I.
Science. 2016; (Published online March 24, 2016)https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf5036
). Our phylogenetic analysis builds upon theirs with additional sequences, as the new strains they reported were available on GenBank when we started this study. However, because detailed clinical information was not available at the time, we did not include these strains in the detailed nucleotide sequence analysis of select strains with known clinical outcomes (Figure 1B). Further, we utilized an alternative approach to structural modeling: rather than mapping, we generated two structural models and overlapped them, leading us to predict the structural change in prM protein.
Our phylogenetic analysis has revealed numerous sequence variations in ZIKV genomes between the African and Asian lineages, as well as among different strains within Asian lineage, as the clinical disease caused by ZIKV has changed from causing only a benign illness to now including severe neuropathology. Our modeling studies suggest that these sequence variations could mediate specific changes in the prM protein, which could play a role in virulence or improved fitness. In addition, we have narrowed these changes to a reasonable number of amino acid or nucleotide changes that can be tested for their effect on ZIKV infectivity. Future experiments will be required to determine which amino acid or nucleotide substitutions are directly responsible for the possible increased neurotropism, heightened viral fitness, and enhanced transmissibility and infectivity from the mosquito vector to the human host.
We would like to thank Dr. Natalie Quanquin, Dr. Xianzhi Lin, Dr. Elisa Deriu, Sarah Christofersen, and Maxime Chapon for careful reading of the manuscript. This work was supported by the NIH R01, AI069120, AI056154, and AI078389 grants; the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (grants no. 2015ZX09102023 and 2015CB910501); the National Natural Science Foundation of China (81590765); and Institutional Research Fund for Thousand Talents Program at Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences.
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Review| Volume 30, ISSUE 9, P418-426, September 01, 2014
Ten years of next-generation sequencing technology
Erwin L. van Dijk
Centre de Génétique Moléculaire – CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
Hélène Auger
Yan Jaszczyszyn
Plateforme Intégrée IMAGIF – CNRS, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif sur Yvette, France
Claude Thermes
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Third-generation technologies may further revolutionize genomics research.
Significant challenges for NGS remain, in particular data storage and processing.
Ten years ago next-generation sequencing (NGS) technologies appeared on the market. During the past decade, tremendous progress has been made in terms of speed, read length, and throughput, along with a sharp reduction in per-base cost. Together, these advances democratized NGS and paved the way for the development of a large number of novel NGS applications in basic science as well as in translational research areas such as clinical diagnostics, agrigenomics, and forensic science. Here we provide an overview of the evolution of NGS and discuss the most significant improvements in sequencing technologies and library preparation protocols. We also explore the current landscape of NGS applications and provide a perspective for future developments.
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Epigenetic mark
a feature not directly encoded in the genetic code, including methylation of DNA and covalent modification of histone proteins. The latter may be tagged with methyl, acetyl, ubiquitin, phosphate, poly(ADP)ribose, and other biochemical groups. These modifications may influence chromatin structure and gene expression.
International scientific research project to determine the human genome sequence and map all of its genes. The project was initiated in 1990 and a first rough draft of the genome was published in 2001. The complete genome was published in 2004. About 20 500 genes were identified, but with ongoing analyses of the sequences this number may still change (just recently, for example, this number was decreased to 19 000). The Human Genome Project is the world's largest collaborative biological project to date and has cost about US$3 billion.
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a collection of oligonucleotides attached to a solid surface (chip). Microarrays are used for transcriptome analysis, genotyping, and identification of protein–DNA interactions or epigenetic patterns on a genome-wide scale (ChIP-chip). The oligonucleotides on the chip are used to hybridize fluorophore-, silver-, or chemiluminescence-labeled (c)DNA or cRNA (also called antisense RNA) libraries under high-stringency conditions.
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NGS run in which sequencing libraries are mixed. The unique index of each library allows the user to distinguish the libraries and to dissect the mixed sequence reads into separate files with the reads belonging to each individual library in a process called demultiplexing.
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a molecular biology technique that detects DNA–protein interactions by exploiting the fact that a protein bound to DNA will often protect that DNA from enzymatic cleavage by deoxyribonuclease (DNase) enzymes. This makes it possible to locate a protein-binding site on a particular DNA molecule.
Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP)
a single variable (i.e., polymorphic) nucleotide in the DNA sequence. SNPs are usually bi-allelic, but multi-allelic SNPs do exist. They are the most common form of variation in the genome and are used extensively to study genetic differences between individuals and populations.
Whole-exome sequencing (WES)
method to sequence only the RNA coding regions of a genome, the exome (all exons in all genes). WES involves the capture of fragmented genomic DNA by oligonucleotide probes that collectively cover all exonic regions.
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Social Media Officially Grows Up
For several years, I’ve been talking with business owners about social media for business – and for much of that time, I’ve encountered some level of skepticism. Everything from “social media is just for kids” to “my customers aren’t on social media!”
So I was pleasantly surprised to read in Advertising Age this week that several major brands are planning strategic social media tie-ins with their Super Bowl ads this year.
Audi, for instance, is publishing a Twitter hashtag as a part of their television spot, so that viewers can follow the conversation about the spot on Twitter during the game.
I like what Scott Keogh, Audi’s chief marketing officer had to say about it:
“You need television spots that are obviously humorous and creative, that cause a conversation, that have some kind of cause or meaning behind it. Truth be told, the cause can only be sustained by social media.”
Is this the same social media that a short while ago was “only for kids”? Wow!
Always a Super Bowl advertising favorite, Budweiser this year is combining their television efforts with a themed Facebook campaign, with a contest that requires you to “Like” their page to participate.
Known as “fan gating” or “locked until liked” promotions, several brands are trying their hand at integrating social media with more traditional marketing tactics.
Other brands with integrated Super Bowl Facebook promotions include Macy’s, Oscar Mayer and the movie Certifiably Jonathan.
Who will these companies be reaching during the game as a result? Because of the rise in smartphone adoption and Internet use overall, Lightspeed Research estimates that during the 2011 Super Bowl:
– 59% of Super Bowl viewers will text about the game
– 32% will post about the game to their social networks
– 18% will check advertising replays from mobile phones
– 18% will visit advertiser websites from mobile phones
In a recent BizReport article, Chris Urinyi, CEO of Lightspeed Research in The Americas said, “The Super Bowl has always presented an exceptional way to reach the American public, but TV ads today are just one piece of the puzzle. For brands, there’s a viable opportunity for real-time social engagement and promotion due to TV’s heavy competition from increasing numbers of smartphones and PCs in use during the game.”
In 2009 and 2010, E-Trade was the lonely daring advertiser during the big game who teased to their Facebook presence – this year, look for that to be the rule, rather than the exception.
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Definitely a racing driver; I'm not into football so that was the other ‘boyhood' option, I guess. Although in my very early childhood I thought I wanted to be a vicar, I suspect in hindsight it was because it came with a good benefits package in terms of the big house.
Moving Krome into new, bigger, offices after nine or so years in our previous ones and continuing to grow our team. We're about to go to New York as a big group of the ‘10 years served' team, which will be fun, so I suspect it will be that by the time this is in print.
Pick a politician, (almost) any politician… I wasn't too keen on them in my answers to this last year either! Career politicians should be banned; it should be people who have seen a life outside of politics as well.
The USB Backup disk of all our family photos and history and a beer from the fridge to drink while I wait for the fire brigade.
Charles Leclerc has been more than a match for Sebastian Vettel! Other than that, we're seeing an increasing appetite for hybrid cloud environments where people find one size doesn't necessarily fit all and a large increase in cybersecurity projects, both of which we were expecting.
Elementary - it is a great alternative take on Holmes and Watson.
Very good so far. We've seen growth in our traditional business and expansion into some new markets. Krome's intention is to grow across the board and an expansion in our management team is helping create the bandwidth to look at new opportunities as they present themselves.
People who can't drive their huge 4x4s blocking the roads outside schools because they can't park them.
For a single event, I'd quite like to watch them build Stonehenge so I could see how they actually did it and ask why. If it was a wider time frame, I'd love to have lived in America during the early days of NASA with the excitement of the moon landings.
Traditionally it would have been the car dealership, but these days with the evolution of service-based offerings, I'd suggest it's the equivalent of being a good butler. We need to be organised, prepared and there to help.
My favourite would be London as being selfish it means I don't have to get out of the business for too long. My least favourite would be Vegas - it's just so over done in this industry.
Differentiation, I think. There are so many "me too" offerings out there in our market that you either have to have a product that's somehow different or you need to really offer a different level of service and quality to be able to succeed. Ideally you do both - we're trying.
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Chant West awards to recognise the value of advice
On May 24, Chant West will present its fifth annual awards at a black-tie function at the Ivy Ballroom, Sydney. The awards recognise the cream of Australia's superannuation and pension funds.
The 12 award categories are:
Super Fund of the Year
Pension Fund of the Year
Specialist Fund of the Year
Corporate Solutions Fund of the Year
Advised Product of the Year
Best Fund: Investments
Best Fund: Member Services
Best Fund: Insurance
Best Fund: Innovation
Best Fund: Integrity
Best Fund: Longevity Product
Best Fund: Advice Services
Chant West director, Warren Chant, says: "As always, our aim with these awards is to help lift standards across the board. We do that by highlighting what the finalists – and especially the winners – have done to stand out from their peers. There are a lot of good funds out there but nobody can be the best at everything. What we do is shine a light on best practice in key areas, giving every fund something to aspire to.
"This year we've introduced a new award category, which is Best Fund: Advice Services, and there's a good reason for that. Increasingly, it's the advice that members receive that enables them to get the greatest value from their fund – especially as they approach retirement. Timely advice, delivered in a way that they can relate to, helps people make good decisions and take appropriate actions at critical stages in their working lives.
"So that's one of the themes we'll be looking at in this year's awards. What strategies are the best funds using to get a better understanding of their members as they approach retirement? What are they doing to inform and 'nudge' those members towards making good decisions? What information are they providing, what advice are they making available and how is that advice being delivered?
"Allied to this, of course, is product development. There's a huge focus at the moment on designing retirement income streams that take into account not only investment risk but also longevity risk. It's all about helping people to receive an income that's sufficient for their needs without running down all their capital prematurely. There's been a lot of good work done in this area, and we'll be recognising that in the awards.
"Investment is always important, because the returns that members receive will help shape their retirement nest eggs and ultimately their retirement incomes. This year, we'll be highlighting the role that unlisted assets have played – and continue to play – in delivering superior returns.
"Non-profit funds, in particular, now have a long track record of investing in unlisted property, infrastructure and private equity and their members have benefited from those investments. Retail funds have done more in recent years, but not nearly to the same extent. We know that management costs for these sectors is higher than for conventional assets, but those higher costs have been more than justified by the results. With ASIC's RG 97 coming into full force later this year, requiring more complete disclosure including indirect costs, there is a temptation for funds to scale back their allocations to unlisted assets. We hope that doesn’t happen."
The main criteria Chant West uses for rating funds are shown in the table below. As in previous years, the winner of our premier awards, Super Fund of the Year and Pension Fund of the Year, will have to show strength across the board, but especially in the key areas of Investments and Member Services, which carry the highest weighting in the scoring process.
More information about the awards function is available at www.chantwestawards.com.au.
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Recap: Nets 95, 76ers 92
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Nets 95, 76ers 92: Joe Johnson scored 22 points to lead six players in double digits as Brooklyn snapped a three-game skid by defeating Philadelphia for the first time in seven home contests.
Deron Williams had 16 points and Gerald Wallace collected 14 points and nine rebounds for the Nets, who posted just their third win in 11 outings.
Jrue Holiday recorded 24 points and nine assists and Thaddeus Young scored 12 of his 18 points in the third quarter for the 76ers, who have dropped six of their last seven.
After Holiday's 3-pointer pulled Philadelphia into a tie at 69-69, Brooklyn went on a 14-6 run - highlighted by Keith Bogans' 3-pointer and a reverse layup.
Holiday and Dorell Wright sank 3-pointers just 10 seconds apart to bring the 76ers within two at 92-90 with nine ticks left, but Williams made a pair of free throws to ice the contest.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Bogans earned playing time in place of F Kris Humphries, who had been held scoreless in two of his previous four outings. Humphries sat out the entire contest for undisclosed reasons. ... Brooklyn's Jerry Stackhouse, who was the third overall pick by the 76ers in 1995, returned after missing five straight games with a sore right knee. He finished with four points on 2-for-8 shooting. ... The Nets held a decisive edge at the foul line. Brooklyn went 21-for-30 at the charity stripe while Philadelphia went to the line just 10 times.
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Chicago police supervisor sues city, alleging special citywide unit improperly driven by traffic stops and arrests
Guillen gives Marlins what they prayed for
By Steve Rosenbloom
The Miami Marlins suspended Ozzie Guillen
for the exact reason they hired him as manager:
Because he says things.
Some of the things Guillen says are stupid. Some are flat outrageous. Most are wonderfully entertaining.
In this case, Guillen said he loved Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. That’s the way it came out from an interview in Time magazine, but it was clear that Guillen meant more, something different.
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Guillen was talking about the despot’s ability to stay alive the last 50 years despite so many people trying to kill him. Guillen amended the statement to say he respected that accomplishment. Guillen was talking about evading something that literally might be sudden death.
I think we all get that. I did, anyway. It was a very narrow bit of praise. But it doesn’t take much these days. It doesn’t take many people, either. Just loud ones. One guy with Mr. Microphone, even.
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That’s all it took for the Marlins, as well. Whether they meant it or not, and I’m doubting their sincerity, the Marlins seized a great opportunity to act like sensitive members of a local community teeming with Cubans.
Gain some good local publicity. Make nice with the expatriates. And all the while revel in the jackpot of being able to punish the man for doing exactly what they hired him to do.
During an hour-long news conference-slash-apology Tuesday, Guillen said he was “very embarrassed and very sad.’’
Maybe, maybe not. Guillen also said he was hired to manage the team, not talk politics.
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Nope. Wrong. Uh-uh.
Guillen was hired to manage the Marlins and talk about everything and anything for the attention-starved and attendance-challenged franchise. Wise up, people.
I don't know whether the protesters figured it out, but I believe Guillen knows it and I believe the people who hired him know it. I believe the Marlins just swept their first doubleheader of the year.
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Published: October 19, 2020, 3:35 pm Updated: October 20, 2020, 1:25 am
Tags: George C. Wolfe, Jake Coyle, Chadwick Boseman, Denzel Washington, Arts, Viola Davis, Branford Marsalis, entertainment, August Wilson
Netflix previews 'Ma Rainey' and Boseman's final performance
This image released by Netflix shows Michael Potts, from left, Chadwick Boseman and Colman Domingo in "Ma Rainey's Black Bottom." Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfes August Wilson adaptation Ma Raineys Black Bottom, showcasing Chadwick Bosemans final performance opposite Viola Davis powerhouse blues singer. (David Lee/Netflix via AP)
NEW YORK – Netflix on Monday previewed George C. Wolfe's August Wilson adaptation “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom,” showcasing Chadwick Boseman's final performance opposite Viola Davis' powerhouse blues singer.
The film, shot last year, was already one of the year's most anticipated, coming as the next chapter in Denzel Washington's ongoing project to turn Wilson's plays into films, following 2016's Oscar-winning “Fences.” But since the unexpected death in August of 43-year-old Boseman from colon cancer, “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom" has taken on a elegiac aura. Boseman's performance has been said to be among the finest of his career, and the scenes previewed Monday only reinforced that notion.
Set in Chicago 1927, Davis stars as Ma Rainey, a fiery singer known as the “Mother of the Blues." Boseman plays Levee, an ambitious trumpeter aiming to launch himself with his own updated versions of Ma Rainey's songs.
“Levee got to be Levee!” exclaims Boseman, as Levee, in a passionate monologue. "And he don’t need nobody messing with him about the white man, ’cause you don’t know nothing about me. You don’t know Levee. You don’t know nothing about what blood I got! What kind of heart I got beating here!”
The event Monday, presented by video conference, included a band, in masks, performing music from the film scored by Branford Marsalis. Netflix, which will debut it Dec. 18 on the streaming service, is expected to push “Ma Rainey's Black Bottom” for Academy Awards consideration, particularly Davis and Boseman. (Wilson, himself, was the last person to receive a posthumous Oscar nomination in 2016, 11 year after his death, for the “Fences" script.)
Wolfe said Boseman “put his entire being into the part.” Davis described Boseman as unusually egoless. At the time of filming, Boseman was coming off the massive success of “Avengers: Endgame” and “Black Panther.”
“Not to compete with Chadwick's mother but Chadwick is my baby,” said Davis, who played Boseman's mother in the James Brown biopic “Get on Up.” “Chadwick was just an artist. That's just who he was.”
“He loved it. He demanded it. He demanded it in every single way," added Davis, who like most wasn't aware of Boseman's illness during the shoot. "For someone so young it was incredible to watch that level of not mistaking your presence for the event.”
Davis, who won an Oscar for her performance in “Fences" and a Tony for the play's 2010 Broadway revival, plays Ma Rainey as a commanding, hip-swinging diva she said she modeled after her aunt.
“Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom” was the first play Wilson wrote in 1984, and the only one of this 10-part Century Cycle not set in Pittsburgh. Washington has said he wants to adapt the other eight plays in a deal that moved to Netflix after first being at HBO.
“August lets us talk as people of color. Other people look at it and say, ‘Why do they go on and on?’ My whole thing is: Why not?" said Davis. "We have a lot to say, and there's been a muzzle placed on us or so long.”
Follow AP Film Writer Jake Coyle on Twitter: http://twitter.com/jakecoyleAP
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Warner Bros. Is Absolutely Dominating At The Box Office Right Now
Jessica Rawden
You know, we've talked a lot in the last year about Disney/Buena Vista movies dominating at the box office. The studio has had some big grossers in 2018, mostly of the Marvel variety, but also thanks to flicks like Incredibles 2. However, while Disney may have dominated early in the year, right now another studio is taking the cake. Warner Bros. is having a wonderful late summer and is totally dominating at the box office right now thanks to three late-in-the-year wins.
If you've been to the movies lately, there's a good chance that you've seen a Warner Bros. release. Right now, Warner Bros. has three huge movies in theaters: The Meg, Crazy Rich Asians and this weekend's big release The Nun. If you've been paying attention to the box office numbers of late, you may already know that The Nun overperformed this weekend, bringing a record $53.5 million in during opening weekend (on only a $22 million budget, to boot.) Thanks to those hefty numbers, the movie landed the number 1 slot at the box office. It's competitors just so happened to be other Warner Bros. films.
In previous weeks, both The Meg and Crazy Rich Asians have been big box office winners as well, with one Warner Bros. movie taking over for another in that first place slot as the weeks wear on and the season begins to change. The Meg won its opening weekend back in August, also blowing estimations out of the water. The following weekend, Crazy Rich Asians hit theaters, just edging out The Meg in the numbers. For three weeks, Crazy Rich Asians led the pack and then this weekend The Nun came out to higher numbers than expected, soundly whupping the book adaptations that came before it. It should be noted that while Peppermint jumped into the #3 slot in terms of box office numbers this weekend, the rest of the top 4 movies were still the aforementioned Warner Bros. titles.
If you've been paying to attention to the number of weeks I just listed, this weekend actually is the fifth weekend in a row that a Warner Bros. film has been in first place, at least where domestic numbers are concerned. (The Meg has done considerably better than Crazy Rich Asians worldwide, for example.) Fox News mentions it's also the first time a studio has held the top domestic movie slots in nearly three decades. Way back in 1989, Universal Pictures had Parenthood, Uncle Buck and Sea of Love out all at once.
There are times during the year that are primed for moviegoers, which is why we often get tentpole movies midsummer and family and awards releases around the holidays. However, in recent years, studios have looked for other spaces in the schedule to try to make movie work. Disney and Marvel have experimented with late winter releases, with Black Panther hitting theaters and totally dominating in February of this year. For Warner Bros. late summer has worked out this year, despite Warner Bros.' Jeffrey Goldstein revealing the studio landed "a fair amount of criticism" for holding all of its big movies until late summer.
Currently, Disney still leads the cumulative box office, with Universal in second place, but Warner Bros. is definitely on a hot streak and the studio still has quite a few hotly anticipated movies hitting the schedule in 2018. This includes the likes of A Star is Born, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald and Aquaman. You can look into those with our full movie premiere schedule.
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A DISGRACED former high-flying Brisbane lawyer has been spared a stint in jail for defrauding his trust account of $826,000.
Former Quinn and Scattini managing partner Michael Quinn celebrated his freedom at lunchtime today with a glass of red wine.
But the celebration was bittersweet, as today also marked the day the 64-year-old was to be officially bankrupted.
He pleaded guilty to one count of fraud related to transferring funds from his trust account to his general account on 23 occasions between January 20 and May 31, 2011.
The money should have been paid to the Office of State Revenue for stamp duty.
The court was told Mr Quinn admitted defrauding the account because he was trying to keep his law firm afloat when he believed it was unviable.
Justice Shanahan said Mr Quinn was guilty of a similar fraud in 2001, although he was not criminally prosecuted.
His practising certificate was suspended for six months, and he was ordered to get psychiatric treatment.
Mr Quinn had been keeping the firm afloat by selling off his personal portfolio of about 12 properties, the court heard.
He was a lawyer for 37 years until June 2011 and was officially struck off as a solicitor in December 2012. His firm had 80 staff.
Mr Quinn’s barrister Simon Lewis said Quinn and Scattini had been hit by a “perfect storm” of bad luck, having his two equity partners in the firm leaving in 2010 and a downturn in legal business after the global financial crisis.
Mr Quinn was the sole equity partner in the firm after his partners left.
One of his former colleagues, Fisher Dore solicitor Shane Elliott, gave a character reference to the court supporting Mr Quinn.
There are strict rules governing how lawyers can use their trust accounts. State Governor and former chief justice Paul de Jersey has described trust account monies as “sacrosanct”.
Mr Quinn has no association with the current practice of Quinn and Scattini Lawyers.
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DC Comics’ We Can Be Heroes fundraising campaign surpasses $100,000
April 25, 2013 @ 7:20 am By Examiner.com
On April 23, 2013, through the crowd funding website Indiegogo.com, DC Comics’ We Can Be Heroes campaign surpassed $100,000 more than doubling the company’s original goal in their fight against hunger. The We Can Be Heroes fundraising campaign is in its second year of humanitarian aid for the Horn of Africa.
In 2011, the United Nations declared famine for the first time in 21 years as more than eight million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia were forced to face a crisis unlike any other from starvation, displacement and death. Humanitarian aid arrived and by 2012 the famine declaration was lifted. But there is still a lot to do.
DC Comics has mobilized their heroes Batman, Superman and the rest of the Justice League to muster support for the people in Africa. With every dollar donated DC Comics is able to provide food, medicine and healthcare to so many affected in the region.
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Scenic Cruises introduces new Scenic Eclipse 2022-2023 Worldwide...
Scenic Cruises introduces new Scenic Eclipse 2022-2023 Worldwide Voyages
The ultra-luxury travel brand Scenic Cruises released Scenic Eclipse yacht’s 2022-2023 program (Worldwide Discovery Voyages) featuring new destinations. The extensive program (48 itineraries) covers 6 continents and 35 different countries.
From the volcanoes of the Pacific Ring of Fire to the Northeast Passage wildlife and Japan's historic western coast, Scenic Eclipse will take passengers on an ultra-luxury voyage of discovery to regions that are largely untouched.
In celebration of the new launch, Scenic Cruises is offering savings of up to 20% on selected sailings for bookings paid in full 12 months before departure. All new bookings are covered by the flexible booking policy of the company, enabling customers to defer their trip to another travel date/itinerary up to 60 days before departure and come with the Deposit Protection Plan of Scenic included.
Highlights of the new 2022-2023 collection include:
16-day Beyond the Antarctic Circle visiting just after the summer solstice. Guests can enjoy plenty of daylight for discovery expeditions. Cruise fares start from GBP 15,715 per person, departing from Buenos Aires on December 20, 2022.
14-day Jewels of the Russian Far East discovering some of the world’s least visited regions in Russia’s Far East and sailing through Chukotka and Kamchatka. Passengers can kayak around rocky cliff faces as well as explore Cold War vestiges on hikes around abandoned military barracks. Cruise fares start from GBP 14,105 per person departing May 27 and July 25, 2023.
13-day Fire & Ocean - Russia’s Kamchatka & The Kurils venturing along one of the most active plate boundaries in the world, The Pacific Ring of Fire. The Kuril Islands are home to at least a hundred volcanoes and have developed into a chain of dramatic landscapes with ample wildlife. Passengers can discover the history of the Ainu people, as well as learn the intricacies of the dispute between Japan and Russia over the islands. Cruise fares start from GBP 13,525 per person departing June 9 and July 13, 2023.
26-day Cross the Legendary Northeast Passage from Nome US to Tromso Norway with highlights including Novaya Zemlya, the 3rd largest wilderness area in Europe, as well as the world’s northernmost archipelago, Franz Josef Land. Cruise fares start from GBP 23,515 per person departing August 6, 2023.
12-day Japan: A Journey Through Time from Otaru to Kobe-Osaka, including a call at Aomori to witness one of the biggest and best-preserved archaeological dig sites. Cruise fares start from GBP 12,580 per person departing June 21, 2023.
12-day Natural Wonders of Japan, exploring the eastern coast. Along the way, guests can learn of the history of the Kumano Kodo pilgrimage route, and one of Japan’s most powerful feudal lords, Date Masamune. Cruise fares start from GBP 12,580 per person departing July 2, 2023. For a complete circumnavigation cruise of Japan, passengers can combine the 2 sailings from GBP 21,755 departing June 21, 2023.
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Maps and Census Records
One Name Study
CUF(F)LEY Place Names
Brickmakers
Brickmakers Index
Brickmakers Bibliography
Brickmakers Database Information
An index of Brickfield workers and owners gathered from census, local histories and directories. Mainly England but with some entries from other areas in the United Kingdom and Ireland. There are also a few overseas entries for British born brickmakers. To enquire or offer information for inclusion send details with SAE or 3 IRC's to David Cufley, Windycroft, Herongate Road, Hextable, Kent BR8 7RQ. U.K.
The object of the project is to provide an index to Brickmakers and other Brickfield workers who frequently travelled from one brickfield to another, as the work was seasonal. It was not only bricks that were manufactured in the brickfields but also products such as tiles, chimney and flower pots, crocks, drain-pipes, sugar moulds and terra cotta ware. So the trade descriptions of the workers can sometimes be misleading. The index may also help because the brickfields around the London suburbs closed as the extent of building land caught up and overtook them. The index provides a list of brickfield addresses should you wish to know of the brickfields, brickyards, brickworks or brick kilns in any area (it may help with census searches).
Frequently the families of Brickmakers married members of other brickmaking families. The index can sometimes help with connecting these inter marriages.
The population of the brick industry in England and Wales is estimated according to J. H. Chapman's 'Economic History of Modern Britain' Vol. II, based on the factory inspectors reports of 1870 to be 1770 works with an average number of work-people per works of 12.7 which gives 22,479 people. M. Bowley in her book 'Innovations in Building Materials' states in the 1924 Census of Production for the whole brick and fireclay industry there were an average of 43.8 work-people for about 1600 production units, which equates to about 70,000 people. She also gives figures for the numbers employed in the brick industry in 1930 of 50,593 and in 1935 of 54,249.
The 1851 Census tally for Brickmakers and Dealers is given by the Registrar General's Office (RGO) as 31,168 people. In 1841 Frederick Spackman's 'An analysis of the Occupations of the people' gives a total of 14,383 for England which does not include labourers. The total for Kent is stated as 627, which seems very low when the breakdown shows 620 male workers and only 7 female workers. Again these figures exclude labourers. The number of men employed in the industry in Kent reached a maximum 5,119 in 1901 having risen from 3,335 in 1891, according to M.Winstanley's 'Life in Kent at the turn of the century'. The decline in the Kent industry can be seen by the fact that there were only 3,198 men employed in 1911. Many left to find alternative employment and hundreds were driven to emigrate, usually to Canada.
Some of these workers may have been your ancestors.
As an aid to understanding the trade a book list has been prepared which may be of help. Most of these publications are produced in Great Britain. If you would like a copy of this bibliography please send and SAE with donation for copying costs when submitting your brickmaker ancestor's details.
Brickmakers Index Distribution Map
The map of Britain by county indicating the numbers of brickmakers indexed to date.
The map has been produced using Stephen Archer’s GENMAP programme. (See 'Links to other family history pages').
As part of the Brickmakers index project maps of local areas and their associated brickfields can be generated.
Copyright ©2020-2021 David Cufley. All Rights Reserved.
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It’s quite too horrible.
For sheer terror?
For dreadful – dreadfulness! For general uncanny ugliness and horror and pain.
Oh, how delicious!
Henry James’s famous ghost story Turn of the Screw has been rendered fresh and urgent in Tim Luscombe’s new stage adaptation for four actors.
1840. A young governess is sent to look after two orphaned children in Bly, an idyllic country house. But shortly after her arrival, she realises that she and the children are not alone when she’s startled by the spectre of a strange man – a figure both frightening and alluring. The ghostly intruder is merely the harbinger of others – ex-inhabitants who’ve returned to haunt the place and threaten the governess’s safety and that of her two young charges. Determined to prove her value, the governess will risk everything to keep the children safe, even if it means giving herself up to…The Others.
This adaptation is faithful to James’ much-loved classic, retaining the ambiguity and letting the audience draw their own conclusions about the events in Bly and what actually happened to the governess and the innocents under her protection.
I first had a close look at Heny James' The Turn of the Screw a couple of years ago when I had the thought that The Woman in Black play consigns the only female to a mute walk on role. Clearly James' story is older and also an inspiration Susan Hill's contemporary classic (that has been an immense success) I believe Turn of the Screw is a better story and features very strong female roles. What began as an idea and a cheeky one at that - reversing the gender balance of The Woman in Black with a mute male became a very interesting prospect for a new adaptation for the commercial theatre.
There have been many adaptions of this book, in various forms; theatre, film, opera and I think dance. The challenge for adaptors is what makes James' novel so compelling -its ambiguity. Many ghost stories are simple in their drama -there are ghosts, everyone knows or suspects so and someone experiences them. In James' novella The Governess is the only character who apparently has seen the ghosts of the previous Governess and Peter Quint...so is she mad? Possessed? or..mentally ill? A radical idea for the times when the book was written...Sigmund Freud was published at the time of writing and James' was interested in his work.
Using a paired back theatrical story-telling style and springing from The Governess's recollections of the terrible events at Bly thirty years prior, this adaptation will shock, intrigue and allow the audience to form their own opinion about The Governess's actions.
The final script of Turn of the Screw is now available. I have been working on an idea for a fresh adaptation of this best of all classic ghost stories for a couple of years. Tim Luscombe came on board earlier this year and has produced a fantastic script.
A scary ghost story, a psychological drama and a very commercial proposition I am working toward a production at the end of 2017.
Please get in touch if you would like to read the script or would like to be part of this project. An investment pack will be available early next year.
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Insanely expensive Assassin's Creed headphones cost more than a new car
2017-09-28 09:00:00by Chris Moyse
You can't put a price on class
I often write about items available to those with money to burn. I enjoy seeing what tat is available to the incredibly bored and wealthy. But today, I think I'm gonna peak.
A set of Assassin's Creed Origins-themed headphones, from Focal's "Listen Wireless" range, are available now on the Ubisoft store for £200. That in itself is pretty shocking to a cheapskate like myself, but I understand that with technology you generally have to buy-in if you want top quality.
However, if that is just pocket-change to you, Scrooge McDuck, then you can take it up a level with this variant, made in conjunction with French jewelry designers Tournaire, and adorned in 18 carat gold. All yours for just £44,000.
Fourty Four Thousand Pounds.
As you are unlikely to want to get your new headphones, which cost the price of a decent car, all blocked up with earwax, you can buy a bust of Origins protagonist Bayek to rest them on, this optional extra will set you back a further £11,000.
That's £55,000 for a set of (mostly) gold headphones and a giant head to rest them on. There are only ten such sets in the world, so make sure to get your pre-orders in early.
Assassin's Creed Origins will be released on PS4, Xbox One and PC on October 27.
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Joaquin Phoenix can't mask his embarrassment after he's caught cursing at crewmember in cringeworthy Joker 'outtake'
Published: 13:40 EST, 2 October 2019 | Updated: 03:50 EST, 3 October 2019
He plays the evil Joker in the upcoming super-villain origin story.
And Joaquin Phoenix revealed his own unsavory side in a supposed 'outtake' from the film which played during Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night.
Though the Oscar-nominated actor, 44, initially said the cast and crew has 'a good time' during the shoot, he became visibly uncomfortable when Jimmy rolled footage of the actor swearing at a set-member named Larry.
Caught: Joaquin Phoenix seemed extremely embarrassed after Jimmy Kimmel played a clip of him cursing at someone while filming the Joker movie
Joaquin seemed to be in full Joker character as he crouched down and wrote something while the cameras rolled.
It looked like the actor didn't take kindly to interruptions, as he began to lambaste a crewmember named Larry.
'No, just like, the constant whispering, just shut the f*** up, dude. I'm trying to like, find something real,' the actor says to someone offscreen.
Joaquin Phoenix takes a smoke break while arriving to Jimmy... 'There's no f**king way I'm doing a read-through!': Joaquin...
He goes on, swearing some more under his breath before brushing things off as 'not a big deal.'
His calm is fleeting, however, as the actor goes on to mumble 'it kind of is.'
'I know you started the f**king Cher thing, Larry,' he goes on. 'You think that's funny, making fun of me? Like I'm a f***ing diva.'
In character: Joaquin seemed to be in full Joker character as he crouched down and wrote something while the cameras rolled
Lashing out: It looked like the actor didn't take kindly to interruptions, as he began to lambaste a crewmember named Larry
Peace and quiet: 'No, just like, the constant whispering, just shut the f*** up, dude. I'm trying to like, find something real,' the actor says to someone offscreen
The agitated actor went on, telling everyone: 'It's not even an insult. Cher, really? Singer, actor, dancer, fashion icon — how is that a f**king insult?'
Seemingly at his wit's end, he got up and stormed out of sight while saying 'I can't do this.'
Joaquin looked rattled as the cameras turned back to him and Jimmy peppered him with questions.
'Now what happened there? Who's Larry?' the host wondered.
Phoenix cleared his throat before revealing that the Larry in question was the film's cinematographer.
Humiliating: 'This is so embarrassing,' the Her actor said while wiping his brow
Intense: He excused his behavior, saying: 'Sometimes movies get intense ’cause you’re a lot of people in a small space and you’re trying to find something, so it can feel intense'
'This is so embarrassing,' the Her actor said while wiping his brow.
He excused his behavior, saying: 'Sometimes movies get intense ’cause you’re a lot of people in a small space and you’re trying to find something, so it can feel intense.'
'But, um, that was supposed to be private. I’m a little embarrassed and I’m sorry about that,' the flustered actor went on.
While Phoenix looked visibly shaken by the clip, it seemed to all be in good fun.
Phoenix's camp later told Entertainment Weekly that the outtake reel was a gag.
The actor is no stranger to a public stunt.
History of stunts: A whole decade ago, he had people talking after he promoted his bizarre mockumentary I'm Still Here with an even weirder interview on David Letterman's show
A whole decade ago, he had people talking after he promoted his bizarre mockumentary I'm Still Here with an even weirder interview on David Letterman's show.
Phoenix has been laying low amid worries that Joker might incite violence over its opening weekend.
Nationwide, police departments and even the Army have issued security alerts and planned stepped up patrols for Joker's theatrical release on Thursday afternoon, as theater chains put their own measures in place.
In New York, the NYPD plans to deploy undercover units to theaters in all five boroughs, as well as the previously announced uniformed patrols that will be stationed at every screening, according to Deadline.
'If something happens inside one of the screenings, we intend to be able to pacify the situation quickly and conclusively,' a law enforcement source told the publication.
Fears are mounting that Joker's depiction of the Batman villain will inspire an incel mass shooter at the opening weekend, with the film set for release on Thursday afternoon
The NYPD plans undercover deployments in all five boroughs, in addition to the highly visible uniformed units that will be posted at every screening (file photo)
Major theater chains have responded with their own measures. Landmark Theaters, which has 52 locations nationwide, is banning masks, costumes or any face paint at screenings of Joker.
Other theater chains plan to implement bag checks and metal detector wands for opening weekend, among other visible and behind-the-scenes measures, according to industry sources.
The film, which some reviewers raved would finally win actor Joaquin Phoenix an Oscar, has also drawn criticism claiming that its depiction of Joker's origin story would appeal to incels, or 'involuntarily celibate' men who lash out at the world in frustration at their inability to meet women.
Some also fear that the movie could inspire a copycat of the 2012 Aurora, Colorado theater shooting, where gunman James Holmes killed 12 at the opening weekend of The Dark Night Rises, another Batman film.
Holmes, currently serving 12 life sentences, reportedly identified himself as 'The Joker' when he was initially arrested.
Last week, some parents of victims of the 2012 Aurora movie theater shooting even wrote to the Warner Bros CEO asking for support for anti-gun causes.
The studio issued a statement in response saying that the film is not 'an endorsement of real-world violence of any kind.'
Aurora gunman James Holmes (pictured) initially identified himself as 'The Joker' after opening fire at the opening weekend of The Dark Knight Rises, killing 12 and injuring 70 others
Reviewers have raved that Joaquin Phoenix is sure to win an Oscar for his portrayal of Joker - but others fear the film's dark theme will inspire violence
Phoenix has downplayed fears of violence, urging people to see the film before they made a judgement about what its message might be.
'I didn't imagine that it would be smooth sailing,' Phoenix said in the November issue of Vanity Fair. 'It's a difficult film. In some ways, it's good that people are having a strong reaction to it.'
Reaction has been strong — from critics both praising and decrying the film, and from those charged with keeping theatergoers safe.
In Los Angeles, the LAPD has said it is increasing patrols around movie theaters for the opening weekend.
'The Los Angeles Police Department is aware of public concerns and the historical significance associated with the premiere of Joker,' they said in a statement on Friday.
'While there are no credible threats in the Los Angeles area, the department will maintain high visibility around theaters when it opens.'
Last week, the U.S. Army also sent a security alert to service members, warning about the potential for a mass shooter at Joker screenings.
In the September 18 memo, the Army warned service members to be aware of their surroundings and 'identify two escape routs' when entering theaters. If a shooting were to break out, they are warned to 'run, hide, fight'.
In another memo released the same day, officials with the Army's Criminal Investigation Division said it received 'credible' intelligence from law enforcement in Texas about 'disturbing and very specific chatter' on the dark web about 'the targeting of an unknown movie theater during the release'.
The film itself is a slow-burn character study of how a mentally-ill, middle-aged comedian named Arthur Fleck becomes the Joker
Joker director Todd Phillips (right) and actor Joaquin Phoenix (left) defended the film, which won the Golden Lion award for Best Film at the 76th Venice Film Festival
The film itself is a slow-burn character study of how a mentally-ill, middle-aged man named Arthur Fleck becomes the Joker.
When the audience drops in on his life, he's working as a clown-for-hire, living with his mother in a run-down Gotham apartment and checking in occasionally with a social worker.
He has a card that he gives to people to explain that his spontaneous and painful bursts of laughter are because of a medical condition.
His only joy seems to be watching the talk show host Murray Franklin, played by Robert De Niro, in the evenings.
'The truth is you see it and it's heartbreaking. And he's heartbreaking,' Director Todd Phillips told the AP.
'And you know what happens in the movies when you have a world that lacks empathy and lacks love? You get the villain you deserve.'
Joker opens in theaters across the country on Thursday afternoon
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Biden stokes the Super Tuesday crowd at South…
Biden stokes the Super Tuesday crowd at South LA rally
“It’s a good night and it seems to be getting better” an emboldened Biden told supporters in Baldwin Hills after securing victory in multiple southern states
Former Vice President Joe Biden rallies his supporters on election night at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
By Ariella Plachta | aplachta@scng.com | Los Angeles Daily News
PUBLISHED: March 3, 2020 at 8:18 p.m. | UPDATED: April 15, 2020 at 8:43 a.m.
Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden wait for his rally to begin on election night at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Former Vice President Joe Biden greets his supporters on election night at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Former Vice President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, arrives at a election night rally with his supporters at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
An anti dairy protestor is dragged from the stage after disrupting a speech by former Vice President Joe Biden on election night at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Anti dairy protestors storm the stage as former Vice President Joe Biden was speaking to his supporters on election night at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Before his campaign appearance, workers for former Vice President Joe Biden hang a California flag onto a building at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden wait to enter an election night rally at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Supporters of former Vice President Joe Biden wait to enter a rally for Biden at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020. (Photo by Scott Varley, Daily Breeze/SCNG)
Buoyed by early Super Tuesday wins, a resurgent Joe Biden worked to cast himself as the leading contender for the Democratic presidential nomination at a rally in South Los Angeles as early primary election results from California and 13 other states began to trickle in on Tuesday, March 3.
By the time he took the stage at the Baldwin Hills Recreation Center, the former vice president secured victories in several states — Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Minnesota — both a demonstration of his strength among black voters and blow to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
“It’s a good night and it seems to be getting better” an animated Biden told a modest but rapturous crowd. “Just a few days ago, the press and the pundits counted this campaign dead. We were told when it came to Super Tuesday it may be over. Well, it may be over for the other guy.”
Biden saw his role in the contest transform just days after his crushing victory in South Carolina, when he won the endorsement of prominent Democrats including former South Bend mayor Pete Buttigieg and Sen. Amy Klobuchar once they exited the race. Both were competing against the former vice president for many of the same moderate voters.
Biden, who campaigned in Oakland earlier Tuesday, delivered a stump speech on health care, gun control and climate change. The short but passionate address was interrupted when a protester jumped onstage as he stood alongside his wife, Jill, causing a brief interruption.
“We want to beat Donald Trump but also keep Nancy Pelosi the Speaker of the House and win back the U.S. Senate,” he said, touting support from such key moderate Democrats as Klobuchar, Buttigiege and Texas Rep. Beto O’Rouke. A new wave of mayors, lawmakers and donors also said they would support the former vice president in recent days.
“You want a Democrat who’s a lifelong Democrat, a proud Democrat, an Obama-Biden Democrat,” he went on, an apparent effort to separate himself from Democratic Socialist Sanders and cement himself as the standard-bearer for the party’s moderate wing.
Millions of voters headed to the polls in California’s primary, a delegate-rich prize in the fight for the Democratic presidential nomination that’s shaping up as a contest between two starkly different visions for the party’s future, hurtling toward a November rematch with President Donald Trump.
Sanders, who voted in and won his home state of Vermont early Tuesday, also secured victories in Colorado and Utah. At a Vermont rally, Sanders differentiated himself from Biden and projected confidence that he still had a path to the nomination.
“One of us in the race led the opposition to the war in Iraq — you’re looking at him. Another candidate voted for the war in Iraq,” he told supporters. “I’m cautiously optimistic that later in the evening we can win the largest state in this country, the state of California.”
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Among supporters at the rally was South L.A. Native June Malcolm and her mother, Virginia, who turned to Biden after California Sen. Kamala Harris dropped out of the race.
“I always liked Biden. His policies continue where Obama left off,” Malcolm said, citing issues with Sanders’ past record on criminal justice and immigration. “I don’t believe in a revolution. We don’t need to go from one extreme to another on the left.”
One of the relatively few young non-campaign-staff attendees of the event was Jadyn Simantob, a 16-year-old heavily invested in the race despite the fact she cannot vote. She said she supported Biden despite many of her peers voting for Sanders.
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“He’s been in the Senate since 2007 and only gotten three bills passed,” Simantob said. “I’m looking for someone to bring the country together and bring change and I don’t think Bernie can.”
Super Tuesday also looked to become a test for former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who skipped the first four primaries and has become Biden’s main competitor for centrist voters. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who also held a rally in Los Angeles Tuesday night, loomed as a spoiler for the nominating battle.
Ahead of the massive day of primary elections, Biden’s new supporters fanned out on morning television to praise him, including Klobuchar on NBC’s “Today” show and O’Rourke on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” Another was also deployed to support his candidacy: former President Barack Obama.
Obama has declined to offer any endorsement during the primary process, but a super PAC supporting Biden organized calls featuring audio from a past speech in which Obama calls his former vice president “a statesman, leader who sees clearly the challenges facing America in a changing world.”
Amanda Loveday of Unite the Country PAC says the call was running through Tuesday in Alabama, Arkansas, North Carolina, Texas and Virginia. Several candidates in the race have run television ads featuring positive sentiments from Obama, although he has endorsed none.
A spokeswoman for Obama said the robocall from Biden’s super PAC did not amount to an endorsement and the former president’s office was not aware that the group planned to use the old audio.
Ariella Plachta | Reporter
Ariella is a reporter for the Los Angeles Daily News covering local government, education and culture in the San Fernando Valley. A Valley native, she previously worked as a freelance journalist in Israel and the Palestinian Territories.
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Strategically located in Al Suwaidi district, bordering Wadi Hanifa and King Fahd Road to the east, Parisiana Riyadh enjoys access to Riyadh’s prime lifestyle destinations.
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The Family Park is located at a higher level and it includes many amenities such as restaurants, a pool area, a beautiful fountain that breaks into water tables, walkways, Masjid and parking lots for about 150 cars.
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Why a Web of Connections—Not a Single Relationship—Should Surround...
Why a Web of Connections—Not a Single Relationship—Should Surround Students
By Julia Freeland Fisher Sep 28, 2018
Image Credit: Shutterstock/Meranna
This story is part of an EdSurge Research series about how educators are changing their practices to reach all learners.
Advocates for personalized learning have bold and plentiful ambitions for students: higher rates of engagement, greater persistence, healthy development and expanded opportunity—not to mention improved academics. All of these ambitions to support healthy, whole child development often fall to a single, key relationship at the heart of any school: the relationship between students and their teachers.
Putting student-teacher connections at the center of personalized learning efforts is clearly a good idea, especially to curb a tendency to focus on technology over teaching. Both champions and skeptics are taking pains to make that point. Saro Mohammed of The Learning Accelerator has written that “Perhaps the best kept secret of research on edtech is the fact that teachers and teaching remain the most important influences on learning.” And veteran educator Peter Greene summed it up well in his recent Forbes article detailing inevitable tensions between personalization and scale: “It's nearly impossible to personalize instruction with just one person involved,” he wrote.
Greene’s sentiment may be a correct, but overly conservative, estimate: it may also be nearly impossible to successfully personalize instruction with just two people involved.
The reality is that teachers shouldn’t go it alone. Beyond clear academic research that overwhelmingly points to teachers as the leading variable driving student learning, other research points to relationships more broadly as core determinants of students’ chances of getting by and getting ahead. Research from an array of youth development and social capital scholars is clear: students will most benefit from a web of adults supporting their healthy development, academic success and access to opportunity.
Webs of Connections
According to the Search Institute’s comprehensive body of social science research, connections that they dub “developmental relationships” are core to healthy development. Search Institute has studied these across different categories of relationships that arise in young people’s lives: family, teachers, mentors and peers. Not all of these developmental relationships will look the same but they tend to include a mix of five elements: expressing care, challenging growth, providing support, sharing power and expanding possibilities. With greater access to such connections, students show higher levels of engagement, attain better grades, report higher aspirations, and participate more frequently in college-preparatory activities. And although a single, strong, positive relationship can deliver on these benefits, the benefits increase the more developmental relationships at a students’ disposal.
Other research echoes these findings when it comes to specific metrics like graduation rates. One study from nonprofit organization America’s Promise Alliance found that young people who dropped out of high school were far more likely to report that they did not reach out to anyone for help when they had trouble in school. For those who re-enrolled, caring adults proved to be a key driver in students’ lives. In some cases these caring adults were students’ parents. In other cases it was a teacher, mentor, coach, sibling or family friend that motivated them to persist.
Schools of course are no stranger to the power of relationships that studies like these highlight. Not all schools, however, are designed to ensure that a single relationship—much less a web—reaches each and every student. And in fact, Search Institute data suggests that particularly as students enter older grades, fewer and fewer report developmental relationships with teachers. Among 12th graders in Search’s recent national survey, only 16% of students strongly agreed that their teachers “really care” about them and “push them to be their best”.
But a number of schools best known for their efforts personalize instruction are in fact working to shore up ‘webs’ of adults surrounding students—including, but certainly not limited to their teachers. For example, in Alabama-based Piedmont City School District, the middle school has implemented “Team Time” designed to increase the chances that adults in the school building forge deeper, year-over-year connections with small cohorts of students. As one Piedmont administrator, Jerry Snow explained, the school created Team Time in an effort to move beyond just academic connections. “We wanted to create a family atmosphere inside the school so every students has an adult here that monitors them and knows them from year to year, so that student has a support system at the school,” he said.
The design of these teams reflects what America’s Promise research on caring adults has confirmed: webs of relationships function best if there is at least one stable, “anchoring” relationship which can act as a gateway to this wider web of support.
Other schools are taking this to heart and redesigning support structures to deliberately include family and community members. At Achievement First Greenfield, each student is now surrounded by “Dream Teams”—composed of in-school and out-of-school adults—who participate in student-led conferences, goal setting and reflection. These adults remain with students year over year.
Networks to Help Students Get Ahead
As schools redesign their approaches to double down on these close-knit webs of support, a different body of research also suggests the importance of broader networks that could help students get ahead. Social capital scholars have long pointed to the fact that opportunity flows through individuals’ networks. In fact, according to some estimates, nearly 50 percent of jobs come through personal connections. In some cases these come through strong ties, but they can also come through looser connections—what researchers call “weak ties”—which tend to offer up new information not necessarily contained in stronger-tie networks.
Schools looking to prepare students for the workforce and open doors for their students are pursuing models designed around the critical role that social capital plays in expanding access to opportunity. These models hinge on approaches that get more students outside the four walls of the school and bring more outsiders into schools. For example, Big Picture Learning leverages partnerships with local employers to empower students to learn beyond school, immersing them in real-world work environments. By doing so, Big Picture Learning schools are not just teaching students skills, but also networking them into companies around their local community. These networks pay the dividends sociology research would predict. Although the majority of Big Picture graduates go on to college, a study of three of the organization’s California campuses found that 74 percent of those who choose a career path immediately after high school secure their job through a connection they made as part of their internship.
Other schools are starting even earlier, bringing career exploration into younger grades using a host of online tools and community partnerships that connect students to professionals they might otherwise not meet. For example, Cajon Valley’s World of Work model connects young students—starting in elementary school—to local employers and online industry experts through an online tool called Nepris.
The takeaway? Personalized learning should indeed be built on the premise that teacher and student relationships are sacred and critical. But schools shouldn’t stop there. As it turns out, a web of relationships with an array of adults—rather than a single connection—appears to be the most potent buffer against risk and a core ingredient to healthy development and expanded opportunity.
This story is part of an EdSurge Research series about how school communities across the country are changing their practices to meet the needs of all learners. These stories are made publicly available with support from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which had no influence over the content in this story. (Read our ethics statement here.) This work is licensed under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.
Julia Freeland Fisher is the director of education research at the Clayton Christensen Institute and author of the new book "Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations that Expand Students’ Networks" (Wiley, 2018).
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Year : 2017 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 1 | Page : 8-11
Irritable bowel syndrome: The role of probiotics in the systematic and successful treatment of irritable bowel syndrome
Khalid I AlQumaizi1, Amir Halim2, Razique Anwer3, Kamal Halim4, Saleh AlOsaimi5
1 Department of Family Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
2 Department of Gastroenterology, Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
3 Department of Biomedical Sciences, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
4 Department of Immunology, College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
5 Department of Family Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Dr. Razique Anwer
Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, P. O. Box No. 7544, Riyadh 13317-4233
DOI: 10.4103/ijas.ijas_2_18
Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is complicated and time sensitive symptomatic condition with a collection of painful functional disorders of the digestive tract. It has no known established cause; hence it needs the coordination of different specialties to systematically review and establish the main key causes using a broad search in various database. Methods: A systematic IBS review of published articles past and present, were conducted using different electronic databases. The full text of all articles which met the inclusion and exclusion criteria were reviewed and data were analyzed. The diagnostic value was based on the Manning criteria to observe the major symptoms in IBS. Results: We report an interesting IBS case in a 50-year-old female of Indian origin who was successfully treated with precision Biotic culture (Bifidobacterium infantis 35624 containing 1 billion bacteria per capsule) designed by scientists specifically for targeted action. The patient has remained asymptomatic for the last 24 months. Conclusion: Probiotics are basically nutritional supplements that contain good germs (bacteria) which normally live in the gut and seem to be very beneficial. It may help to ward off bad bacteria that cause IBS symptoms. While our result is promising, future trials are important.
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Exclusive: More Trouble for Tailor Indicted in FBI Corruption Probe of Oakland City Hall
By Will Harper
Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 3:23 PM
The City of Oakland has filed suit against Maurice Himy, who was recently indicted for allegedly shaking down a city contractor, to collect in $181,678 he owes in back rent and fees. Himy used to operate Spaccio, a men's clothing store in Frank Ogawa Plaza in a space he rented from the city until March, when he went out of business. Follow the jump to see the special deal the city gave Himy to try to keep his clothing business afloat.
Frank Fanelli, the city's real estate director, says the city tried to help Himy by cutting his rent in half. Himy promised to pay more for rent once business got better, but it never did, Fanelli says. Fanelli described it as a "work out" deal, one that banks often offer.
Fanelli said the city likes to help businesses like Spaccio succeed, which is why they agreed to the deal with Himy. He acknowledged that Himy was the first and only retailer to get the "work out" deal from the city. He described it as a "test case."
The city filed to collect the money on September 28, two weeks after federal prosecutors filed an extortion charge against Himy. At first blush, the timing of the collections suit is fishy. City Hall sources say FBI agents, who interviewed several city department heads after Himy's arrest, were suspicious of a rent-break the city had offered to Himy but not other retailers.
But Bill Noland, Oakland's finance director, says that the timing of the lawsuit had nothing to do with the federal probe. He said the finance department referred the issue to a collections agency before the scandal broke.
Himy was a good friend of Jacques Barzhagi, the longtime advisor to Mayor Jerry Brown who was fired in July 2004 after a brush with the law in a domestic dispute. Prosecutors say Himy also boasted of having a pay-to-play relationship with someone identified in court papers only as "City Official A." City Council President Ignacio De La Fuente has acknowledged he is City Official A, but denies doing anything wrong or illegal.
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For Oakland’s Food Truck Movement, Only Small Successes in 2012
By Luke Tsai
Fri, Dec 21, 2012 at 9:34 AM
Food on Wheels
The year got off to such a promising start for Oakland’s seemingly limitless population of street-food enthusiasts — and for the mobile food vendors who want to feed them. A newly passed interim policy allowed food trucks, for the first time, to operate weekly at approved locations outside of the Fruitvale, as long as they were clustered into permit-carrying “pods” of three or more trucks.
It was easy to imagine that dozens of these so-called “food pods” would spring up all over Oakland — the first shots fired in a bloodless revolution of gourmet cupcakes and Asian-fusion tacos. People would come out in droves, and, buoyed by that success, city officials would quickly move to make mobile food — beyond taco trucks in Fruitvale — a permanent fixture in Oakland’s culinary landscape.
But the fact of the matter is that Oakland’s food pod experiment saw only small successes in 2012. Citywide, only seven different group-vending locations were ever established, mostly in and around Downtown. And two of the pods (the Thursday night pod in front of Splash Pad Park and the Tuesday Clay Pod, at the intersection of Clay and 14th Streets) already closed down for good earlier than planned — this despite the fact that the City of Oakland recently extended the one-year pilot program, allowing existing food pods to continue running at least through July 1, 2013. According to the organizers of those two pods, there was never enough business to justify the ongoing expense of weekly permitting fees.
Meanwhile, city officials don’t appear to be much closer to reaching an agreement on a permanent mobile food policy that would ensure that food trucks would be able to operate in Oakland beyond this upcoming July.
Bites Off Broadway, before it closed for the winter.
“Here it is a year later, and we don’t even have anything to present to [City] Council for a permanent policy,” said Karen Hester, the organizer of the Bites Off Broadway food pod, which is closed for the winter months. “It just seems like foot dragging, in my opinion.”
According to Hester, one of the biggest reasons the food pod program hasn’t taken off is that the barriers to entry are too high — more than $600 up front to apply, plus a couple hundred dollars on top of that each week to cover permits, parking meters, and so forth. (When the city extended the interim program, it did reduce the basic weekly permit fee from $100 to $50 — a nice gesture, Hester said, though of course she wishes they’d slash it even further.)
Gail Lillian, owner of the LIBA Falafel food truck and organizer of the now-defunct Clay Pod, stressed that the city administrators that she came in contact with have been nothing if not supportive. That said, she too has been frustrated that Oakland hasn’t moved more quickly on the legislation front.
“It was hard to run a pod this year thinking it was just going to end in January,” Lillian said. “[The city] set up parameters that made it hard to invest into these pods moving forward.”
Lillian's three-truck Clay Pod had its last day of service earlier this week, on December 18.
For their part, city officials note that Oakland simply doesn’t have the resources, or sufficient staffing, to make mobile food vending one of its highest priorities. Alisa Shen, the city planner who has taken the lead role, has a host of other major projects she’s coordinating — mobile food appears to be the thing she works on when she’s able to cobble together some free time.
And as Arturo Sanchez, the deputy city administrator, put it, “The difficulty here is that as a city we have to deal with multiple constituencies” — in other words, not just the food-truck and pushcart operators, but also the owners of brick-and-mortar businesses (who may not appreciate what they perceive to be unfair competition), local residents, and the police department.
Sanchez’s reference to the police points to what may be the biggest holdup: the issue of enforcement. If the interim mobile food policy has failed, it’s in large part because the city has lacked the wherewithal, or the political willpower, to actively enforce that policy — that is, to discourage renegade trucks who flout the law and hawk their wares, guerilla-style, part of no pod and having pulled no permit.
And why should those vendors saddle themselves with the expense, and the restricted parameters, of joining a food pod when there’s no real consequence for breaking the law? Sanchez said that, in theory, violators should be charged with a misdemeanor every time they sell without a permit. But the reality is that in a city with as much crime as Oakland, the police just aren’t going to respond to those kinds of complaints — and the complaints are infrequent anyway.
It’s no surprise, then, that Edward Manasse, Oakland’s strategic planning manager, concedes that at present there are almost certainly more trucks operating in the city illegally than legally. He and Sanchez both believe the new mobile food policy needs to include some mechanism that won’t put the burden of enforcement on the police — perhaps a person or group of people who would, as a portion of their job, make sure that food trucks and pushcarts abide by the law.
Whatever form that new enforcement mechanism takes, it likely won't be inexpensive. As Manasse pointed out, "We don't have anybody right now, except the police, who works nights and weekends."
But, despite the skepticism from some of the pod organizers, Manasse said the city is committed to getting a permanent mobile food policy drawn up well before the pilot program expires — ideally by April or May, he said.
That new policy would likely include some way for individual food trucks to operate legally. Also on the table: the reduction in fees that Hester and others would love to see, perhaps by means of changing the framework so that pod organizers or individual food trucks would pay an annual, rather than per-event, fee.
According to Shen, the next steps include data collection through a brief online survey (asking, among other things, where in the city people would like to see more food trucks) and a meeting with a group of stakeholders (food truck owners, the restaurant association, etc.) that will probably take place early in 2013.
“I think that we’re making baby steps,” Shen concluded, adding that, in spite of how it may appear on the outside, “We are really excited and committed to having a program in place.”
Tags: food trucks, food pods, mobile food vending, Clay Pod, Bites Off Broadway, Karen Hester, Gail Lillian, Alisa Shen, Arturo Sanchez, Edward Manasse
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How Gay Is Oakland?
By Ellen Cushing
Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Pretty damn gay, at least according to the Advocate, which published its annual list of clickbait America's gayest cities yesterday and ranked Oakland at #11 — a full six spots, NB, above San Francisco:
11. Oakland, Calif. (pop. 395,817) Cali’s seventh largest city is across the bay from “The City,” and while it’s seriously hard to compete with San Francisco’s LGBT cred, Oakland is no less vibrant yet more diverse and affordable. In fact, it boasts more lesbian couples per capita than any other major American city and ranks third in gay- and lesbian-headed households, after San Francisco and Seattle. This city has students, families, funky gays, an annual Black Pride and Black LGBT Film Festival (BlackLGBTFilmFest.com), and the East Bay Front Runners (EastBayFrontRunners.org), so you can see the scenic bay while burning off the calories consumed at the super-popular White Horse Bar (WhiteHorseBar.com) the night before.
It's worth noting here that a) lists sell magazines and b) this one's metrics are mildly suspect: "Being a great LGBT city doesn’t just mean having a raucous nightlife," the article's subheadline argues, which, while admirable, makes for a bit of a motley crew of supposedly homotastic cities, picked based on a hodgepodge of criteria both substantive (number of LGBT elected officials) and ah, not (quantity of "fabulous shopping"). I'm finding it hard to believe, for example, that number-six city Mormontown, USA Salt Lake City is a full five spots more homo than Oakland, and it bears mentioning that a large concentration of Whole Foods does not a gay mecca make, as this list suggests. But hey! We'll take what we can get.
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Ian Jordan Reveals the Ingredients for Success
Eastbourne Speedway director Ian Jordan has talked to Paul Watson about Saturday’s vital Championship Shield semi-final at Arlington Stadium, what’s needed for success and all things Fineprint Eagles.
Paul Watson (PW): Some people think our progression to the Championship Shield Final is now a ‘given’ following the first leg. Do you see it like that?
Ian Jordan (IJ): No, not all. The performance at Glasgow, and to leave with just a four-point deficit was magnificent.
It was probably one of the outstanding results anywhere in the Championship this season, if you asked any neutral fan.
That said, however, I think we still face a monumental task and despite being at home I really do think that we are under-dogs, given the power that Glasgow possess on and off the track.
Eagles v Glasgow Tigers in the Championship
They have a huge weight of expectation to make the finals of these two-leg competitions, so I think that there is more pressure on them than us.
PW: How hard will it be for the Eagles on Saturday?
IJ: Glasgow won at Arlington in the league by one point on a night sadly overshadowed by the terrible injury to Tom Brennan. I have to be perfectly honest, I cannot recall anything about that night other than the accident.
Thankfully, Tom is well on his path to recovery. This is a season-long competition and the efforts of all nine riders that we have used in the 1-7 this season have got us to where we are now. The seven that take to the track on Saturday will, I know, give 100%. That is all that we can ask.
PW: How has the Eastbourne team shaped up in season 2019?
IJ: The efforts of our three heat leaders this season have been truly magnificent. I can’t speak too highly of Edward, Lewi and Richard – on and off the track.
Richard & Edward
Watching them home and away, how they prepare and ride for the team and the willingness to offer advice and help to the less experienced riders is the epitome of team work.
Trevor Geer & Lewi
Kyle has come in and done a fantastic job and Alfie is improving by the week and is behind the scenes ultra professional and willing to learn and take onboard all of the advice and help he is offered, which bodes very well for his future.
Kyle & Alfie in action against Somerset
Jason has come in and already made a significant contribution on and off the track with his smile and enthusiasm notably lifting spirits already and his debut Heat 2 win at Glasgow was clearly an early spur that all the other guys pulled and worked off.
Jason Edwards
We will welcome Georgie back in the the fold on Saturday after his unfortunate seven-day illness ban over which we had no control.
We all know what Georgie can do at Arlington and hopefully we can see a vintage Georgie show on Saturday and then an upturn in his away performances during a very busy spell where we have five successive away matches before returning to Arlington on August 24.
I must also pay tribute to Ben who contributed very well in the early Shield matches and of course to Tom, whose injury ripped the heart and soul of all of us for a while, especially in those desperate days after the crash.
Ben Morley
We can’t wait for him to return to the team and whether it is this season or next, he will have a place in any Eastbourne side I am involved with for as long as he wants it.
That’s how highly I regard him as a rider and a person on and off the track. So this has been a Team Effort and that I think is our core strength.
PW: The Eagles have made the semi-finals of the KO Cup and the Shield and reached the finals of the Championship Fours. Has progress matched your hopes?
IJ: I am not sure what the expectation was when the season started.
Looking back, it was a minor miracle that we started on time as we had a very truncated winter.
There was what seemed like a never-ending wait from putting in our application to join the Championship in mid November, to being finally approved in early February.
I will never forget those weeks when we were all working hard to put something together whilst the BSPA official website had no mention of us (or Birmingham) in any league set up and, even when they finally acknowledged our existence, every Press briefing we put out was followed in red writing by a warning that we had not yet been formally authorised.
Next up at Arlington. The Eagles v The Tigers this Saturday
PW: With that background, it must have been gratifying to get the support you have.
IJ: We started with literally nothing and only the good grace of the riders we signed, the track staff and background staff got us to tapes on April 6.
To say that “we flew by the seats of our pants” in those final few days and weeks up to the first meeting is probably the biggest under-statement you could make.
It’s a bit weird to look back now and to realise how far we have come in such a short space of time.
The boys on track have been outstanding, the support of sponsors truly magnificent and humbling and the reaction of all of our supporters has actually made me quite emotional at times, in a positive way just so welcoming.
I have to take a second Paul to once again thank our major sponsors: Fineprint, HG Aerospace, Robins of Herstmonceux, Corporate Connection, Turner / V8 Engineering and The Holly Blue/Marstons, and all of the heat and other sponsors that help us, Your support is truly appreciated.
Lewi in full flow
We are also seeing an excellent “take up” of the TeamBuilder Lottery and Rider Support Fund, and this too will help us greatly.
PW: We can all see every week the riders on track but tell me about the ‘team’ behind the scenes work that has gone on.
IJ: We have developed an online website, social media, Eagles TV presence that we can all be proud of and which we know we can enhance and further improve.
Our Community Team deserve every bit of credit and applause that they get and to date we have attracted more than 3,000 “first time visitors” to Speedway in 2019.
The Eagles Community Programme
That is an area which has also had to evolve from an idea and a “belts and braces” beginning and another area where we know there is massive scope to improve and increase what we do but I can’t speak too highly of all involved in those areas.
Of course, we are also getting great support from our Landlords (Martin and Jon) and the guys at the track (Darren, Neil and Roy) who work incredibly hard.
PW: Can you improve all this in the future?
IJ: Yes, we can and by a huge measure.
What I do know, is that with a season behind us and a winter ahead, if we are asked and tasked with returning in 2020, then we are not in terms of potential and scope out of 1st gear yet.
We have so much more to deliver and offer and to hopefully show that in this part of East Sussex we can buck the trend and make Speedway fun, enjoyable and dare I mention the word, optimistic for the future.
In making it to the semi-final of the Shield (v Glasgow) and the KO Cup v Redcar, we have exceeded the expectations I think of all but the most optimistic supporter.
The club enjoyed a fantastic run in the National League, under the stewardship of Martin and Connor, and to follow up a double winning season, which is what they achieved in 2018 is as tough as it gets.
If we get knocked out in two semi-finals, we have nothing to be ashamed of and can be very proud and happy with the achievement so far.
PW: What about from a commercial standpoint?
IJ: Commercially semi-finals should attract bigger crowds and certainly a final (or two) should see Arlington packed to the rafters.
We have tried to be more transparent in terms of outlining our attendances and break-even data than probably any club in speedway.
This is a deliberate strategy to open up to the supporters and to be honest and straight with them.
Our best attendances (all well over 1,000) have been fantastic, our average around of 900 is just above break-even but we do seem to have an issue on Speedway GP nights (two so far and three to come, including this coming Saturday) where attendances for fixtures against Edinburgh and Glasgow have been worrying, if taken in isolation.
If we could avoid SGP nights it would be great, fact is we had to set fixtures before SGP announced full calendar and we don’t have enough Saturday’s to completely avoid clashes.
PW: Saturday or Sunday speedway?
IJ: The jury is still out on the Saturday night v Sunday afternoon debate Our best three crowds have been “afternoons” but many of our most loyal fans tell me they prefer Saturday nights.
Sunday’s suit the younger family audience that we are more trying to attract.
However, the 3.30pm start time is universally unpopular with the riders, whose views we simply cannot ignore.
If we have to run on Sundays later in the year 3.30pm may be OK as weather gets less hot, but if we have Sunday afternoon next season, we will probably try 5.30pm which the riders have indicated they would prefer.
PW: I keep reading and hear people talking about big changes to UK speedway in 2019. What can you tell us?
IJ: There are possibly going to be huge changes in the structure of the sport in 2020 and we have to be ready for all eventualities.
I was asked an excellent question at the Fans’ Forum about plans for 2020 and it may be a good time to explain to a wider audience;
The question was: what league may we run in or wish to run in?
First of all, we would hope to be asked back to promote again in 2020.
If so, ideally we would hope that the current three tier structure would remain as long as there are 10/11 or more teams in the middle tier.
I feel we have established a foothold at this level, can clearly punch above our weight on the track and it is vital really that, as I have explained, that we have another year to cement the foundations we have built off the track but also to fine tune and improve and build on them over another 12 months, when hopefully we’ll have a full two winters to build properly in to 2021.
PW: Are we talking about what people are calling One Big League?
IJ: The “mood music” is all about One Big League (OBL) and, if I was a betting man, right now I’d say 60/40 it will be OBL.
It may be regionalised with 14-16 Clubs, split North and South, it may be a genuine OBL we don’t know.
What we do know is that if there is one league and no doubling up as PL/CL won’t exist and only ‘doubling’ will probably be in reserve slots from NL.
Having said that, there are currently only enough riders riding in the UK to staff 14 teams with 7 riders or 16 teams with 6-man teams.
I am massively in favour of 7-man teams so we have to prepare and ask very serious questions about the risk and viability of that happening.
It is a year too soon for us, I will be crystal clear about that BUT it is a boat that if we don’t join at inception, it may be very difficult or impossible to join at a later date.
Edward in action against the Rebels.
PW: Have you any idea about the costs of OBL?
IJ: We have, as I have mentioned, some fantastic sponsors whose support we massively appreciate, but which we cannot and must never take for granted.
To run in the Championship we could not have broken even without their support.
To survive in a OBL scenario, we would need either £50,000 more in sponsorship or increase our average crowd to around 1100 to make the figures even begin to stack up.
We could increase admission to the £18 that some CL and almost all PL Teams charge and that would immediately bring us close to break even in a OBL scenario, but personally that is not something we would wish to do, as to ask existing customers to pay more and to blindly ignore that fact that it is being done just to “get by” is not good business sense and certainly not good customer service.
So, the solution is either increased sponsorship or increased crowds or a combination of both.
PW: Is there anyway you can ‘test the market’ before 2020?
IJ: I view these coming semi-finals and hopefully final(s), and all the remaining league matches, as vitally important tests for the future.
If we have hit a ceiling of a 900 average, then I fear that we have to hope that the Championship with its costs and structure remains as the OBL scenario would be a step too far for us at this stage.
If we can attract an average of 1,000 for league matches and get a couple of crowds of 1,200 + for the semi-finals and may be 1,500 for a Final, then I think that we can absolutely take that as a massive endorsement of what we have achieved so far and plan for the future in what we are calling OBL, if it happens in 2020.
PW: Is there an alternative?
IJ: There is of course another option in any OBL structure and that is The National Development League (as it is currently called).
I know that there will be many who have fond affection for this. I certainly both love it and respect it.
However, having come where we have this season – and seen the opportunities we have before us – I have to say that if the model of either the “status quo 3-tier structure” or a “OBL” structure saw us seeking to go back to the NDL on cost grounds, then I would see this as complete and utter personal failure on a business level.
I would hope and pray that if it was the only option, someone else would pick up the cudgels and run with it, as speedway at Eastbourne in any form has to be safeguarded for as long as possible.
Don’t miss Saturday’s clash against The Tigers
PW: In summary, what would you say to supporters?
IJ: Please come along to the semi-final on Saturday and as many of the remaining fixtures as you can.
Please bring a friend, a neighbour and work colleague and try to get the message out that we have a fantastic and exciting sport, great fun and, as someone who had been for the first time mailed me and commented on Monday, for £30 for a family of up to four kids (Family Ticket) a far cheaper night than at the cinema or many of the other local attractions.
It will be very important for us to see you all there, cheering the team on and helping us to decide as part of the tough and vital financial projections that we have to make before we attend the BSPA Conference and make decisions in mid November.
PW: Thank you Ian for your time.
Image Credits: Tiffani Graveling Photography & Mike Hinves
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Timex teases Metropolitan+ analog activity tracker
Timex is about to “re-enter” the Connected Wearable market. The company teased a new analog activity tracker called the Metropolitan+ today at the Qualcomm 3G/LTE Summit. Rather than a full smartwatch, Timex has opted to go the route of the “smarter watch” where a traditional watch is enhanced with some features typically found on a smartwatch.
Timex unfortunately only revealed this single image. It reveals a stylish analog watch with two sub-dials. One could clearly function as a progress indicator while the other could be used to display what function is currently being tracked. It also appears to feature a traditional crown at the 3 o’clock mark and a push button at the 2 o’clock mark. The latter could be used to start and stop certain functions much as the buttons on a chronograph do.
Timex is certainly not the first to introduce such a “smarter watch.” The Withings Activité and Activité Pop, the Mondaine Helvetica No 1 Smart and Runtastic Moment all feature very similar designs where analog sub-dials track progress against a goal. Each pairs with a smartphone app that provides additional details.
Timex did not provide any details about pricing and availability. The slide itself identifies the Timex Metropolitan+ as a 2015 product so an announcement may not be too far away.
Timex earlier this year launched the Timex Ironman One GPS+ digital smartwatch which offers cellular connectivity.
Source : Engadget
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