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Brighton hosts Tour of Britain stage support events
Range of races and events hosted by Brighton on Saturday, September 13
Cycling Weekly June 20, 2014 12:02 pm
Mark Cavendish, stage winner, Tour of Britain 2013, stage seven
By Chris Marshall-Bell
Spectators watching the climax of stage seven of this year’s Tour of Britain can emulate Mark Cavendish and his sprint rivals throughout the day.
The route on Saturday, September 13, will take the riders 220km from Camberley to Brighton with the finishing line on the seafront.
In preparation for the arrival of the peloton from 3pm onwards, Thirty Sixty Sports Ltd have arranged a Brighton VeloCity ToB Support Event, where a series of rides for the community will take place on the finish straight and under the finishing line. Prizes have yet to be confirmed.
Competitive races for women and men on a criterium circuit will take place from 11.15 to 12pm and 12.35 to 1.30pm respectively.
A children’s race will take place between 10.30 and 11am, while a 1km unicycle competition will add colour to the seafront at 12.15pm. Winners of the unicycle competition will be made by judges assessing the riders’ costumes.
Competitors in the women’s and men’s 2/3 races can enter via the British Cycling website. For entries to the unicycling competition and for queries regarding accessibility and on the day viewing, email felix@threesixtysport.co.uk, or follow Three Sixty Sport Ltd on Twitter or Facebook.
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Game on for private school sport after high-level Zoom talks
Private and Catholic inter-school sport restarts after marathon crisis meeting
by Jack Morphet
Independent and Catholic school heads expect inter-school sport will resume this weekend after a breakthrough marathon meeting last night with the state's chief health officer.
More than 20 headmasters from primary and secondary independent and Catholic schools walked away from a two-hour Zoom meeting with NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant shortly after 7pm on Wednesday night confident non-government school sport was back in play.
Non-government boys schools scrapped last Saturday's fixtures after strict rules confined competitions to public school-centric zones, which allowed government school sport to go ahead as planned.
Intra-school athletics carnivals can go ahead in NSW for private schools after getting the thumbs up from the chief health officer.
Private and Catholic schools railed against what they saw as an unlevel playing field, which meant they were at a disadvantage to the government system.
The public school zones meant Asquith Boys High School in Sydney's northwest was free to play schools as far as 35km away - such as Randwick Boys High School - but private schools St Joseph's College in Hunters Hill could not play St Ignatius Riverview just 5km away.
In an email to Catholic Schools NSW chief executive Dallas McInerney, Dr Chant on Wednesday night relaxed the rules and assured non-government schools they were free to exercise discretion about what schools could compete against one another.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant has stepped in to relax the rules. Picture: Steven Saphore
"I suggest that whatever configuration of inter-school activity is planned, it simply adheres to the same principle of avoidance of large numbers, minimising the number of schools that interact, and that the schools that do so are reasonably proximate to each other," Dr Chant wrote.
"For example, a competition that was limited to within the northern beaches of Sydney would be consistent with this principle.
"Competitions may run across local government areas (LGA) within regions, but if there are enough teams or players within one LGA a more local competition should be considered."
A return to school sport was critical for students' mental wellbeing, according to Mr McInerney.
"School sport has been a valuable outlet for school kids during the pandemic," he said.
"We know sport's positive effects and this clarity from the Chief Health Officer confirming inter-school sport can continue is great news."
St Ignatius College at Riverview. is one of the schools hoping to resume sport this weekend. Picture: Supplied
Schools in the Athletic Association of the Great Public Schools (GPS) - including The King's School, The Shore School and St Ignatius' College Riverview - were last night confident the winter season could resume this Saturday within the Sydney basin without the involvement of Northern Tablelands member school The Armidale School.
The top senior secondary teams within the GPS can fit in a shortened five-round rugby and soccer season if they compete every Saturday for the four remaining Saturdays before school holidays as well as one midweek round.
Hockey will be one of the sports played at the weekend.
Schools in the city's other major private boys school sporting competition, the Combined Associated Schools - including Barker College, Cranbrook School and Knox Grammar - have already run and won the winter sports season but are keen to crack on with the athletics season in the lead-up to the track and field championship on September 17.
Of the 26 private girls schools in the Association of Heads of Independent Girls Schools (AHIGS), about 20 schools competed in hockey and netball at the weekend after jettisoning schools outside of Sydney from its competition and organising programs that mirrored the public school zones.
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Assembly Investigators Determine Brough Offered Political Help for Sexual Favors
On May 27, 2020 May 27, 2020
Assemblymember Bill Brough has been removed from his positions on California Assembly committees after an investigation was conducted by the state Legislature’s Workplace Conduct Unit, concluding that Brough would provide “political help” in exchange for sexual favors.
According to documents released by Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon’s office, the unit found that Brough had insinuated he would provide political help if an accuser went back to his apartment with him.
In a separate complaint, the unit found that Brough had placed his hand on the small of an accuser’s back and told the accuser he did not live far away from the bar they were in. “Come on, you know you need to party,” Brough is alleged to have said.
The conclusion of the investigation comes after Brough previously had faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct and misuse of campaign finance. On Wednesday, May 27, Brough released a statement asserting his disagreement with how the investigation was conducted.
“I was notified today that the Assembly Workplace Conduct Unit (WCU) determined that I violated the Legislature’s policy on appropriate workplace conduct,” Brough states. “I disagree with the findings and the politically motivated process. I do not believe the WCU did a complete and fair investigation; they completely dismissed many of the collaborated, factual elements.”
Brough, a Republican representing the 73rd District, contends that the investigation was flawed and that the unit dismissed many of the collaborated elements. He says he will consider pursuing legal options.
“Interestingly, somehow, people within Orange County political circles already knew the pending decision before it was even released to me,” Brough said. “It is unfortunate that this has become a very politically driven, weaponized process, which will have negative ramifications for not only those that are falsely accused, but for those with legitimate claims as well.”
While complaints against Brough go back about a decade, sexual misconduct accusations resurfaced in June 2019 when Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett had urged the Republican Party of Orange County not to endorse Brough. She referenced an incident in which Bartlett allegedly had to wriggle away from Brough’s grasp at a retirement party. Multiple accusers followed suit and came forward with additional allegations—all of which Brough has denied.
In August 2019, the California Ethics Commission announced it would investigate Brough’s alleged misuse of campaign funds totaling $200,000. He was accused of spending campaign contributions to pay his family’s cell phone bill, as well as take a personal trip to a Boston Red Sox game, among other personal expenditures. That investigation is still underway.
The Workplace Conduct Unit was established in January 2019 and tasked with receiving all reports alleging workplace conduct violations that affect protected groups in the California Senate and Assembly. The unit is responsible for assuring independent and confidential investigations of allegations and summarizing the evidence for a panel to review.
Brough had hoped to serve for a fourth term. But he came in fourth place out of five candidates in the California March Primary, disqualifying him from appearing on the November ballot, after serving three terms in the 73rd seat. Republican Laurie Davies, Mayor of Laguna Niguel, and Democrat Scott Rhinehart, who formerly worked as a real estate broker, will move on to the General Election.
The primary results reflected a major shift in Orange County politics. In the 2016 primary election, Brough took 99% of the vote, with his only opponent being a write-in candidate.
Brough is expected to complete his third term but has been removed from the committees he has served on, which include Business & Professions, Revenue & Taxation, Appropriations, Budget, Communications & Conveyance, Governmental Organization and Veterans Affairs.
“I categorically deny harassing or offering political favors to anyone. I will take the recommended training,” Brough said. “I also want to apologize to my family, friends and supporters for putting them through this unfair process. We are looking at legal options.”
Lillian Boyd Lillian Boyd is the senior editor for Picket Fence Media and city editor for Dana Point Times. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Humboldt State University. Her work experience includes interviewing incarcerated individuals in the Los Angeles County jails, an internship at the Pentagon covering U.S. Army news as well as reporting and anchoring for a local news radio station in Virginia. Follow her on Twitter @Lillianmboyd and follow Dana Point Times at @danapointtimes.
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25 NOV - 5 DEC
Qualifiers 2020
Destination: Madrid
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Group B: Danger ahead for Canada?
The 2019 finalists will start the Davis Cup by Rakuten Finals 2021 as top seeds in Group B. But nothing is set in stone; Kazakhstan beat the Netherlands in the Qualifiers, and Sweden come to the Finals with none other than Robin Soderling as captain. Only the group winners will get direct access to the quarter-finals.
Canada came close to achieving something that few teams have: winning the Davis Cup in their first appearance in the final. In 2019, Frank Dancevic's team only yielded to the determination of a relentless Spain led by Rafael Nadal, and no one doubts that in 2021 they will once again be passionate contenders for the title. Their tennis, full of youth and skill on the court, also has the advantage of experience. The promising young Denis Shapovalov – already in the world top 10 – and Felix Auger-Aliassime are joined by the veteran Milos Raonic and Vasek Pospisil. A perfect combination that can aspire to anything.
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Don't miss in Group B:
Denis Shapovalov and Felix Auger-Aliassime. Their playing careers have only just begun but their potential must make them the clear contenders of their generation to lead international tennis over the next 10 years. Watch any of their matches and enjoy an on-court masterclass. Pure entertainment and full of energy.
Vasek Pospisil. The 30-year-old Canadian proved at the 2019 Finals how the Davis Cup is capable of bringing out the best in any player who can handle the pressure of the moment. Pospisil gave us a lesson in stepping up as the team's second string after Auger-Aliassime's injury. In 2021 he will return to Madrid ready for anything.
Shapovalov playing both singles and doubles. Few world top-10 players combine both disciplines on a regular basis, and Shapovalov is one of them. A dynamic and explosive specialist; watch out for who the Canadians nominate for the doubles.
Although its players are not among the best in the world, don’t write off Kazakhstan! Since the dissolution of the Soviet Union they have been able to chart their own course and become one of the most consistent teams of the last decade. In 2019 they put Britain through their paces in the group stage. A mistake against them is often costly.
Mikhail Kukushkin has been the clear cornerstone of the Kazakhstan team over the last decade after spending almost 15 years as a professional player. But watch out! Kazakhstan has a new rising star who is already their number one – Alexander Bublik, who is only 23 years old. To the genius of his shots he adds a certain charisma and an enormous serve capable of challenging anyone.
Alexander Bublik
Sweden makes its debut in the Finals with two young brothers – both under 25 – leading the team: Mikael Ymer (ranked 80) and Elias Ymer (194). Playing without pressure could be their greatest asset as they proved in the Qualifiers by beating Chile.
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Mikael Ymer y Elias Ymer
Robin Soderling is on the Swedish bench as captain. Soderling was ranked world number four in 2010 and retired from competition with 10 titles under his belt, including the Masters 1000 in Paris. He also played in 10 other finals, most notably at Roland-Garros in 2009 and 2010.
Will the pressure affect them? Soderling will experience his first Finals as captain, as will the new Kazakh captain, Yuriy Schukin, who was appointed in 2020 to replace Dias Doskarayev. The only experience either of them has had in charge was the 2020 Qualifiers.
And don’t forget! In the group phase every game counts. As well as direct qualification into the quarter-finals for the top-placed team in the group, the two best runners-up will also go through; and the number of sets and games won count towards this.
Enjoy all the excitement of the title fight from day one!
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Cloak & Dagger: Shadow Selves
by Mikey Heinrich
"What if I just want to hurt people?"
Well, this one certain gives us a few things to unpack.
Cloak and Dagger catches up with some supporting characters, while bringing us up to speed on what Mayhem has been up to since last season's finale. Oh, and gives us a mediation on the essential nature of self, as you do.
The 'shadow self,' according to Jungian philosophy, are those parts of one's personality that you reject or choose to not know about. That's a horrific oversimplification, and I apologize to any psychology students who might be reading this. It's not really my field. I had to google just to confirm that much.
Most obviously this is a reference to Brigid and Mayhem, implying that Mayhem is that shadow self that Brigid has always had inside of her, neatly separated off into its own body. I believe there was a Star Trek episode where something similar happened to Kirk, but it was a little less... let's be polite and say 'nuanced,' than what we get here.
Actually, the Star Trek comparison is useful here, particularly when compared to the explanation that Mina gives us in this episode. Since I'm going to actually talk about it, I've felt obligated to look up what it was called, and it's 'The Enemy Within,' for anyone wondering who didn't already know. Additional apologies to Star Trek fans for the oversimplification I'm about to launch into. Fans of both Jung and original series Trek, please contact me directly and I'll send you an apology fruit basket or something.
In 'Enemy Within,' Kirk is split into 'good Kirk' and 'evil Kirk,' and the point is very much that even good people have bad stuff in them and it's a character study of who Kirk is as a complete character. That being the purpose of the experiment, one Kirk is very definitely 'good,' and the other definitely 'evil.' In 'Shadow Selves,' Mina describes the process that's been splitting her test mice into two, and therefore by proxy what's happened to Brigid, as resulting in one version of the self with no activity in the brain's rage center, and the other version having activity only in the rage center. Your basic Hulk scenario.
But neither of those descriptions fit what we actually see of Mayhem's character this week.
Mayhem isn't full of rage, particularly. She's task-oriented and happy to kill people she views as 'bad,' but that's not at all the same thing. If anything, Mayhem is a much better cop than Brigid. Sure, her first instinct is to track down and kill her other half, but she gets distracted almost immediately by wanting revenge on the guy she was already looking to get revenge on before the personality split, and then never shows an inclination to kill Brigid again, despite the half a dozen times this episode alone in which she could have done so.
Great job to the showrunners for the Mayhem backstory we get tonight, and the way it pulls a lot of the pieces of this season's plot together. Mayhem starts with wanting revenge on Connors, isn't able to find him, and then decides that since she wants to kill people anyway she should focus on finding bad people to kill, becoming Dexter with Day-glo fingernail polish. Plus, she's clearly capable of being thoughtful and kind, as shown in her comment about Ty being her friend. It was nice that Delgado gives her the advice that pushes her in the direction of punishing the guilty, by the way. Put a pin in Delgado, we'll circle back to him in a minute, but there's one last point about Mayhem that I want to touch on before we move on.
This show is one of the rare examples in which every single change they've made to the source material has made the show stronger. The exception, as I've said before, being not having Ty stutter, but that's more of a practical consideration, so we'll let that slide. In the comics, Mayhem is essentially what you'd get if Toxic Avenger and the Punisher made a beautiful love child, but having Mayhem and Brigid be two separate beings who share Brigid's memories and thought processes was a brilliant move and is really paying off for them. The way that Mayhem clearly wants Tandy to side with her and be her partner on the investigation is just one aspect of the overall impression that what Mayhem really wants is to prove that she's better than Brigid, and that's fascinating. I can't wait to see where this is going.
But Brigid isn't the only one whose darker side has come to the fore here, and now we get back to Formerly-Father Delgado. Wow, was I not prepared for how dark they went with Delgado. I questioned last season why they threw in such a randomly dark note as the reveal that Delgado had killed a kid while driving drunk, but now I think they were just preparing us for this next stage in his character development. I don't have a ton to say about drunk street preaching nihilist Delgado except that I'm impressed that they went there, and it was nicely handled how he factored into Mayhem's evolution from seeking vengeance to becoming an actually effective rescuer of human trafficking victims. That was not where I saw any of that going.
And last but not least, Ty and Tandy continue their promised power-up. Tandy's ball of light which lit up the whole warehouse was cool looking, but my inner fangirl nearly passed out with joy when Ty finally unveiled his full body of darkness effect and then we got to witness firsthand someone inside the dark realm of his cloak being tormented by visions. Now all I need to die happy is for Tandy to ride 'inside' him to crime scenes and leap out throwing light knives.
Bits and Pieces:
-- The debate between Ty and Tandy as to whether they should just step back and let Mayhem kill the human traffickers had valid points all around. Generally speaking, I'd put myself on team 'yes, please murder the human traffickers' but Ty's concerns about the victims being collateral damage was fair. That said, I did not feel bad when Mayhem ran that one over with a truck.
-- Mayhem climbed out of the lake 242 days earlier, so Evita's statement last week that it had been eight months was more or less on the nose.
-- The extremely mini story-arc of Dale, the skeezy desk clerk at the transient hotel, was a thing of beauty. From creeping on Mayhem, to backing away, to the obedient puddle he'd become by the time Brigid came to find the hotel was just perfection. This show really does understated very well.
-- Haven't we all wanted to beat up a refrigerator?
-- Oh Mina Hess, I'm so glad that you're OK. Mina has apparently now added microbiolical bio-chemistry and behavioral research fellow to her already impressive track list of Structural Engineer, Thermodynamics expert, plumber, renewable energy expert, and about twelve other unrelated specialties. At this point I think it's best to view Mina like Reed Richards, i.e. all purpose science-y person who knows all the science-y stuff when it's needed. Plus just maybe she'll encourage a few more girls to pursue STEM careers, and that's a good enough goal in its own right.
-- Today I learned that SRO stands for 'single room occupancy,' a type of hotel that in a less dignified age I would have referred to as a flophouse.
-- Tandy mentions in passing that she and Mina have kept in touch. I feel like we were cheated out of a few highly entertaining explanation scenes.
-- Special shout out to Emma Lahana for the physical work she's doing to differentiate Brigid and Mayhem. Mayhem moves in a very distinctive shoulder forward way, which is very different from how Brigid walks. It's a nice, subtle detail, and should be praised.
-- Apparently I was overcomplicating the kidnapped girl plot last week. They seem to just be human traffickers who panicked and let Mikayla go because Ty had suddenly appeared in their ambulance so they had to cover their tracks. I kind of appreciate the show letting me work that out for myself.
-- 'The Glitter Gutter' is a great name for a strip club.
This refrigerator is. Asking. For. It.
Mina: "Don’t worry, these cosmetics were tested on humans."
Brigid: "She’s not me."
Tandy: "She’s got your face and she’s got your badge."
Dale: "No one went in your room. I didn’t mean to make eye contact, I’m sorry."
Tandy: "What is this?"
Brigid: "This is Mayhem."
Mayhem: "And in another lifetime, Ty was a friend. At least he was to me, I don’t know if he’d say the same."
Tandy: "Hey Ty, look. Ya got a deranged map twin."
Mayhem: "You don’t get to play the victim. (Slashes his throat) Well, now I suppose you can."
Fuchs: "Who’s up for Awkward reunion pancakes?"
You need science? Mina Hess, she got your science.
Lots of good stuff here, with only a couple of awkward plot contrivances to really criticize. For example, it's a little hard to swallow that Brigid being pulled from the lake would make breaking citywide news under those circumstances. Still, if that's the show's biggest sin, my shadow self is happy.
Three and a half out of four shadow dimensions.
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I loved the reference to Ben Urich from Netflix-Daredevil when Brigid mentioned she learned the playing card thing from a reporter in New York :)
Monday, April 15, 2019 at 6:47:00 PM EDT
Mikey Heinrich said...
Oh my god, I cannot believe that I missed that reference. You're absolutely right!
I love the strange little ways that they're connecting C&D to the Marvel Netflix shows, may they rest in peace, despite being on a different network.
Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at 5:26:00 PM EDT
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UAH Global Temperature Update for December, 2014: +0.32 deg. C
January 6th, 2015 by Roy W. Spencer, Ph. D.
2014 was Third Warmest Year Since 1979, but Just Barely
(with input from John Christy and Phil Gentry)
The Version 5.6 global average lower tropospheric temperature (LT) anomaly for December, 2014 is +0.32 deg. C, essentially the same as the November value of +0.33 deg. C (click for full size version):
Notes on data released Jan. 6, 2015:
2014 was the third warmest year in the 36-year global satellite temperature record, but by such a small margin (0.01 C) as to be statistically similar to other recent years, according to Dr. John Christy, a professor of atmospheric science and director of the Earth System Science Center at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. “2014 was warm, but not special. The 0.01 C difference between 2014 and 2005, or the 0.02 difference with 2013 are not statistically different from zero. That might not be a very satisfying conclusion, but it is at least accurate.”
The 2014 average temperature anomaly is also in keeping with temperatures since late 2001, when the global average temperature rose to a level that is generally warmer than the 30-year baseline average. The most recent 13 complete calendar years, from 2002 through 2014, have averaged 0.18 C (about 0.33 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 30-year baseline average, while the global temperature trend during that span was a warming trend at the rate of +0.05 C per decade — which is also statistically insignificant.
Compared to seasonal norms, the coldest annual average temperature on Earth throughout 2014 was just south of Wilmar, Minnesota. The average 2014 temperature there was –1.27 C (about 2.29 degrees F) colder than normal. The ‘warmest’ place throughout 2014 was just south of the North Pole along the International Date Line. Temperatures there averaged 1.65 C (about 2.97 degrees F) warmer than normal for the year.
Annual Global Temperature Anomalies, ranked
1. 1998 0.42
10. 2006 0.19
19. 1980 -0.01
With a global average temperature that was 0.32 C (about 0.58 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than seasonal norms, December 2014 trailed only December 2003, which averaged 0.37 C (about 0.67 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than seasonal norms, among the warmest Decembers in the satellite temperature record. While December 2014 ranked second warmest for both the globe and the Northern Hemisphere, it was only the sixth warmest December in the tropics despite an El Niño Pacific Ocean warming event that seems to be forming there.
Warmest Decembers (1979-2014)
(Global average, warmer than seasonal norms)
1. 2003 +0.37 C
2013 +0.27 C
Compared to seasonal norms, the coldest place in Earth’s atmosphere in December was in northwestern Greenland, where temperatures were as much as 2.70 C (about 4.86 degrees Fahrenheit) colder than seasonal norms. Compared to seasonal norms, the warmest departure from average in December was in central Russia, north of the town of Yeniseysk. Temperatures there were as much as 2.75 C (about 4.86 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than seasonal norms.
The global image for December should be available in the next day or so here.
62 Responses to “UAH Global Temperature Update for December, 2014: +0.32 deg. C”
coldInLA says:
But, but, but, all the weather persons on southern california television are crowing about 2014 being the hottest year ever. How can they be wrong? Especially as the year ended with all of them wearing Ugg boots in the ‘extreme cold’…
It’s California trendsetting. Cold is the new warm.
Dr. Mark H. Shapiro says:
When I look at the data in your plot, I notice that most of the points plotted after the El Nino year are above the average, while most of the points plotted before the El Nino year are below the average. That suggests to me that even though the data are quite noisy, there is an unmistakeable trend in the data.
So, just for grins, I took the table of the annual average deviations that you posted below the graph and fit a straight line to it by linear least squares regression. The result was a positive slope of 0.014 deg C/yr. If the trend were truly linear, that would suggest a long-term temperature increase of about 1.4 deg C/century. That’s about twice the rate of temperature rise shown in the JMA data (http://ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/products/gwp/temp/ann_wld.html)
Now, of course, deriving a slope from a fairly short data set such as yours is going to have a fairly large uncertainty compared to the longer JMA data set. Granting that, I think it’s reasonable to conclude that the satellite temperature data aren’t all that different from the surface global temperature data. If anything they seem to suggest that the atmosphere is warming somewhat faster than the surface.
I’d enjoy reading your response. Dr. S.
Hmmh! Definitely a balmy December as the period of daytime sunlight shrank right through to the Solstice. Then as the daytime sunlit periods grew longer the temperatures dropped into the New Year! Fascinating weather wouldn’t you say?
SoCal is one of the most intensely urbanized regions of the world. As long as station data from fast-growing cities are relied upon exclusively for tracking climate, there will be “hottest years ever” reported quite regularly for this region. On the other hand, the unusually persistent highs over the adjoining Great Basin throughout this year did push the annual average to the highest levels in many decades. The Christmas cold snap in SoCal was merely a temporary whim of weather, brought about by a typical winter cold-front passage.
I’m a southern California resident. The news reports about 2014 being the warmest on record were not based on local measurements, but on the global data recently reported by JMA.
While the urban heat island effect certainly is real, it contributes only insignificantly to global surface temperature averages. Part of the reason is that weather stations that measure official temperatures are sited in locations where the effect is minimized whenever possible, and the data from those that can’t be so sited is filtered out. But even if that were not true the contributions from urban heat islands still would be quite small simply because a very small fraction of the earth’s surface is occupied by these islands.
Careful studies were carried out in China where urbanization has been very rapid in the past 30 years comparing temperature data from urban and rural areas. The results showed that the magnitude of the temperature anomalies in urban areas were only very slightly larger than those from rural areas – barely noticeable. In other words, the notion that the UHI effect is a major contributor to long-term climate trends is simply a myth.
It took all of 5 minutes to find someone who has published a paper that disagrees with you.
http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v511/n7508/full/nature13462.html
I don’t expect these scientists think it is a myth.
A map showing where the weather stations are in my state.
http://www.bom.gov.au/sa/observations/map.shtml
With only a few exceptions – weather stations are located in towns and cities near where I live.
PI guess you live somewhere – where they had the foresight to locate all the weather stations outside of towns and cities.
Did you even read that paper Chris. It makes no statement whatever about the contribution of these heat islands to global temperature averages, which are weighted by area and NOT by the number of weather stations in a given area.
Aphan says:
Oh my word Roy! You need to trademark that! I want a t-shirt and a bumper sticker immediately!
basssman says:
So 2014 is the third warmest ENSO neutral year on record. Take the average of the last 5 of the 5 year periods and this is what you get.
2014 ave of .27(+.10)
2004 ave of .11 (+.06)
1999 ave of .05( +.18)
1994 ave of -.13
I don’t think its wise to pay too much attention to short term trends. Either way, the negative PDO has run its course, the rate of warming is picking up again. When was the last time a neutral year was warmest on record for surface temps such as JMA, NOAA, NASA or HADcrut? The influence of the PDO very likely enhanced warming from the 70’s to 2000 and also held back (sequestered heat in the upper 2000m of the ocean) warming since 2000. The are other natural influences of course, but the background rate of GHG warming is now overwhelming them.
Sorry that should read “warmest enso neutral year on record” not third warmest as it is compared to the 2 el nino years 1998 and 2010.
Bassman, I certainly hope you’re right and not Salvatore. I’d much rather deal with warmer than colder. Just think, if it actually got colder, which seems to be the ambition of some people, northern wheat fields and similar farmland would not be able to produce. What then for the millions of people crying about saving the planet from CO2? Can they live on snow and ice?
Bassman, you refer to this as el nino neutral but the process for an el nino started and tropical waters moved eastward, which is why 2014 was assigned a high chance for a significant el nino. It didnt go all the way but there was 0.5 C warming in pacific related to the reversal of the currents non-the-less. El nino is more of a continuum and does not fit into 3 boxes of neutral, positive, and negative. So again it is not that simple and el nino did cause warming in 2014.
Bassman,
We are just entering a negative PDO. The statement “the negative PDO has run its course” is just wrong. The cycle is typically 15 to 30 years… so we might have a short term positive phase but the trend should continue much longer for a negative PDO. Just like the previous positive phase persisted from about 1978 to 2005, or during most of the satellite record.
Bassman:
You must be looking at the data chart in Rorshach fashion. The evidence that “GHG warming is now overwhelming” natural variations is wholly underwhelming.
Sky, bassman is an overwhelming fellow (smiley face)…
Bassman, but still, ’14 is no warmer than ’05 and that’s nearly a decade ago… (in a nod to appell here, this is not cherry picking by comparing to ’98 or ’10)
Steve+Ta says:
Fonzy, 14 is warmer than 05 – proving that the pause is over, and by 2100 we’ll be nearly 0.1C HOTTER than today!
Mike Maguire says:
Recent higher(positive) PDO values are similar to the late 1950’s(start of the 60’s), when in the middle of the previous -PDO regime, there were a few years with the PDO monthly values spiking higher, which was followed by the PDO settling back lower into negative territory that lasted thru the 60’s thru much of the 1970’s.
http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo/PDO.latest
http://jisao.washington.edu/pdo/
Is that happening again now or does last years +PDO in every month mean the -PDO regime has prematurely ended?
I’ll guess that the El Nino and +PDO last year went hand and hand and a departing El Nino, will result in the PDO dropping.
We’ll just have to wait to see.
That period in the late 1950’s also featured ENSO values that were higher, along with the temporary +PDO shown earlier:
http://www.esrl.noaa.gov/psd/enso/mei/
You and others may not think of 2014 as an El Nino year as Pacific Ocean water temps were not warm enough in the right place(s) to use the term “El Nino” but plenty warm enough to effect global temps and weather similar to an El Nino, starting in the Spring by my assessment.
As I have maintained and will continue to maintain unless PROVEN wrong the climate system has a tremendous amount of noise in it, it is non linear and subject to thresholds. These factors make it next to impossible to get a strong correlation with factors that influence the climate despite the fact that they do influence the climate.
This is why thus far not one climate forecast for future conditions has been correct on a consistent basis. I take that back not even one seasonal forecast in advance for climate conditions has been correct on a consistent basis much less the climate.
What I have come across in this field are people that try to justify what they say and using any means to show they are right while everyone else is wrong. The truth is they are also wrong and have yet to show otherwise. It is getting old and most of the material is the same arguments with just a different spin.
My argument is if solar parameters reach extreme enough values and stay at those values for a sufficient amount of time they will over come the noise in the climate system and exert an influence on the climate in general terms.
I am also of the opinion that given solar changes will never result in the same climatic out come due to the beginning initial state of the earth in regards to present climate, land /ocean arrangements ,random terrestrial or extra terrestrial events and so on. The best that can be done is to forecast a general climatic trend.
This is why when I hear the climate will do this or that because of this or that to a point of exactness I just shake my head. Another annoying point is so many try to relate the climate to one particular item which will rule the vast climatic system which is ridiculous with the exception of the sun. Which we know that if it is variable enough it will exert an influence on the climate, The argument here however is, is it variable enough.
“salvatore del prete says: (July 13, 2013) “”I think the start of the temperature decline will commence within six months of the end of the solar cycle maximum and should last for at least 30+ years.””
http://www.drroyspencer.com/2013/07/uah-v5-6-global-temperature-update-for-june-2013-0-30-deg-c/#comment-84963”
For solar cycle 24, the sunspot number peaked in Feb14. TSI peaked a month or two after (LASP is missing some data for Aug13-Feb13).
But the UAH LT temperature hasn’t started to decline — just the opposite.
David, i think i’m with you on this one. The current solar cycle looks very similar to the one back in the 20’s and it was not enough to stop the rapid warming a century ago…
TSI was increasing in the first half of last century:
http://lasp.colorado.edu/lisird/tsi/historical_tsi.html
I’ve asked a few people what they attribute that warming to. What I usually hear is a combination of (1) a brighter sun (2) early GHGs from both fossil fuels and land use changes, and (3) cessation of volcanic activity in the last half of the 1800s.
By 1950 over 500 Gt of CO2 had been emitted, more than half of it from land use changes, according to CDIAC:
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/emis/tre_glob.html
David you forgot…..4) Something we have not thought of or have no knowledge of.
Plus there are so many leads and lags in the system. I calculated a 7 yr lag between solar changes and tropical pacific temperature (max correlation occurred between ssn and enso running averages at a 7yr lag). It will take a decade until we can say what if any role cosmic rays have in global temperatures imho.
however the evidence is getting stronger and stronger that there is more to the sun than tsi. Take an hour watch these videos. The data is real but mostly ignored by the ipcc.
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/graphics/SIOMLOINSITUTHRU2008.JPG
http://cdiac.ornl.gov/trends/co2/ice_core_co2.html
http://www.bing.com/search?q=indroduction+.Piocene+climate+processes+and+problems&src=IE-TopResult&FORM=IETR02&conversationid=
Until the past known climate changes can be explained which they can’t no model is going to have any clue on the future climate.
The Pliocene warm period 3 to 4 million years ago is such a great example of our lack of knowledge when it comes to the climate. Why was it so much warmer then (some 3.0C warmer) in contrast to today when CO2 concentrations were only slightly higher then today at around 425ppm? What were the reasons for the climate to go from the warm Pliocene to the cold Pleistocene?
Until climate models can simulate this ,they have no business in being used to predict future climatic conditions going forward based on CO2 increases.
Anthony a possible topic for future discussion could be why did the climate change from the warm Pliocene to the glaciated Pleistocene. Reason being how can a future forecast be made when even in hindsight no explanations or model simulations can be produced to explain why the climate did what it did in any comprehensive adequate fashion.
Maybe the closing of the isthmus of Panama? I would have thought that could be quite an exciting model ‘experiment’: Poke a large hole through central America so that the Atlantic/Pacific waters could mix more freely. Of course there’s always the risk that it might contradict the accepted wisdom and doom a researcher’s career.
nb Perhaps you meant “Roy” or “Dr Spencer”, not “Anthony”?
If you google “pliocene paradox” then you will get connected to literature about this subject by Federov. One possibility was that ENSO was stuck into a permanent or continuous El Nino phase causing warmer temperatures. The idea was popular 5yrs ago bc there was evidence that the east to west pacific ocean temp gradient was less (Ravello i believe). I actually dont think the hypothesis stuck bc subsequent people showed evidence for an in tact el nino during the Pliocene.
The above post I just posted on WUWT website brings home my points.
To know the future one has to be able to explain the past.
Salvatore Del Prete now the climate behaves like a currently solar activity. There are extreme jumps, but it’s only a transitional period.
http://www.solen.info/solar/polarfields/polarfields.jpg
Thank you, Dr. Spencer. Respect for the realism.
What are the error bars on the annual average (say, 2-sigma)?
Roy:
What are the error bars on your results??
THis is a pretty basic question.
Ansgar John says:
The “since 1979” and “hottest year ever” got me thinking. Hottest “ever” is just ridiculously wrong. The earth has had periods that were MUCH warmer or not?
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_and_icehouse_Earth
Dear Mr. A. John,
We’ll have no historic comparisons here. You should know by following the politically correct IPCC and sycophants, that the only climate that counts is what they tell you. History, you see, started in 1979. (Which makes me, and others, I’m sure, prehistoric :))
Most such claims I read say “warmest in the record”; everyone knows it’s not the warmest the Earth’s surface has ever been.
I have updated your graphic in my pages.
http://www.meltdata.com/articles/pliocene-epoch-climate.html
If one would read this one would understand how asinine the climate models/AGW theory is. The climate models can’t even predict how /why the climate changes in the future even if they know how the climate changed into the future. Example the Pliocene to Pleistocene climate change.
CO2 versus climate change is the WRONG way to go when trying to piece the climate puzzle. It is an exercise in futility and my approach is much better. Read below.
The four factors as to why the climate changes are
Initial state of the earth- In regards to how close the climate is to glacial/inter-glacial thresholds(THE ICE DYNAMIC), land /ocean arrangements, land elevation levels ,random terrestrial events such as a mega volcanic eruption or random extra terrestrial events which played a role at times although minor in the scheme of things.
Earth Magnetic Field Strength- which will moderate or compound solar effects in regards to galactic cosmic ray /other charged particles being able to penetrate the earth’s atmosphere and in turn influence cloud formation/geological activity. Also at times of magnetic excursions galactic cosmic rays may be concentrated in lower latitudes where moisture is more abundant causing a greater impact in cloud formation.
Milankovitch Cycles – Which will favor a colder climate when obliquity is at a minimum, earth’s orbit is most elliptical and aphelion in the orbit of the earth occurring during the N.H. summer.
Solar Variability and Secondary Effects- Although solar variability(solar irradiance) may be on the order of .2 to .3 percent (from Grand Maximum to Grand Minimum conditions) it is the secondary effects associated with this solar variability which could have an impact on the climate ranging from changes in atmospheric circulation patterns, to an increase in volcanic activity , to more clouds, ocean heat content lowering etc.
Solar Parameters and possible effects.
Solar Irradiance Changes .1 to .3% lower- Effects ocean heat content /sea surface temperature distribution and actual sea surface temperatures which effects Enso /Ocean currents. An example being the Thermohaline circulation or Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation, the AMOC .
Solar Wind Changes to lower then 350 km/sec- Will effect concentrations of galactic cosmic rays entering the atmosphere and increase low cloud amounts. Cosmic Ray Counts north of 6500 units per minute should achieve this. Also at times of low solar wind speed the AP index will be very low which shows a correlation to volcanic activity according to data in that during prolonged minimum solar conditions going back to 1600 ad-present, 87% of all major volcanic eruptions took place at such times.
EUV Light Changes– very low levels(100 units or less) will effect ozone distributions in the atmosphere in both a vertical/horizontal sense which will in turn impact the atmospheric circulation pattern by warming the polar regions more then the mid-latitudes causing a more meridional atmospheric circulation pattern This type of atmospheric circulation pattern at the unset should result in more clouds, precipitation ,more cloud cover causing an increase in earth albedo hence cooler temperatures.
In addition EUV light in the near visible range and visible light will penetrate the ocean surface waters to significant depths(up to 50m) there by effecting ocean heat content /sea surface temperatures.
One must remember that factor one, Initial State Of The Earth, factor two, Earth Magnetic Field Strength and factor three, Milankovich Cycles will cause factor four Solar Variability/Secondary Effects to have different climatic outcomes even if the given solar changes are the same.
In addition at times of limited solar variability although it is still impacting the climate noise in the climatic system can obscure the solar climatic signal.
In summary I will take my theory over AGW theory any day of the week, it is a 1000x better as an explanation as to why/how the climate changes and why it has in the past.
The dynammics of transitions that may be nonlinear does apply to today:
“Plio–Pleistocene climate evolution: trends and transitions in glacial cycle dynamics,” Lorraine E. Lisiecki, Maureen E. Raymo,
Quaternary Science Reviews 26 (2007) 56–69
http://lorraine-lisiecki.com/LisieckiRaymo2007.pdf
or rather, everyone admits the possibility of abrupt change that today’s climate models cannot handle. But such nonlinear changes seem rare, and until one happens the GHG model of warming has some skill.
David if you would look at the solar data you would see that it is still at/near maximum levels for this cycle so the solar parameters have yet to materialize that I say will impact the climate to some degree.
And yes David I still think within six months of the end of this solar cycle maximum (another words let me be specific) within six months of the solar flux returning to sub90 levels (currently running around 150 by the way)the global temperature trend will be in a down trend.
Salvatore: I’ll keep checking in on your prediction. You keep making excuses.
.05C per decade……. Then it is going to take longer than I thought to get my farmland in South Greenland back into production like it was 1,100 years ago. Dangit! /sarc
Thanks for the info Doc. Good luck with the modifications!
+0.14 C/decade
See”Trend” at the bottom of this page:
http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/t2lt/uahncdc_lt_5.6.txt
And on NH land it’s +0.23 C/decade.
USA48 is +0.21 C/decade.
Global land is +0.19 C/decade.
See trend at the bottom of this page:
http://www.nsstc.uah.edu/data/msu/t4/uahncdc_ls_5.6.txt
-0,35 C/decade
The temperature of the tropopause can increase only by convection. If the drops it means that in the troposphere temperature drops.
ren: stratospheric cooling is one of the most prominent signatures of AGW.
Wintry weather strikes Middle East, bringing cold, sandstorm.
http://jordantimes.com/wintry-weather-strikes-middle-east-bringing-cold-sandstorm
trends in obliquity and precession sensitivity in
conjunction with a linear trend in mean d18O suggest that
climate sensitivity to a range of forcings may be
exponentially dependent on mean climate state.
Quantitative descriptions of glacial cycle
The above from the great stud below which is on the correct path . I especially agree with the statement I printed from this study in the above, which is EXPONENTIALLY DEPENDENT ON THE MEAN CLIMATE STATE.
lorraine-lisiecki.com/LisieckiRaymo2007.pdfo2007.pdf
Thanks for that study I have printed it out and will look into it over the coming weeks.
http://wattsupwiththat.files.wordpress.com/2012/10/cp-8-1473-2012.pdf
Another great study in this area worth a read.
Doug Cotton says:
FUTURE CLIMATE
Those who are interested in learning why long-term (~500 year) cooling will start after the year 2059 can see my new website whyitsnotco2.com.
david dohbro says:
thanks Roy,
and the beat goes on, month by month, with no accelerate GW, and in fact no GW at all over several different time frames. The linear trends for the following time periods are
past 5 yrs: -0.011C/yr
past 10yrs: 0.006C/yr
since 1998 el nino peak: 0.009C/yr
all years: 0.014C/yr
Hence, over the past 5 yrs GTA are decreasing; over the past 10yrs GTA have neither increased nor decreased; over the past 15-20yrs GTA have increased.
It will be interesting to see once this weak el nino has come and gone, to be followed by a la nina, how GTA will hold up.
There is something else going on besides Milankovitch Cycles which I feel are not a necessary player in changing the climate when the initial state of the climate is close to glacial/inter-glacial thresholds, such as it was 20000-10000 years ago.
Solar variability alone may be enough in this case.l threshold not at other times OWEVER
Implications of multiple Younger Dryas and Inter-Allerød climatic fluctuations
The multiple nature of YD moraines in widely separated areas of the world and in both hemispheres indicates that the YD consisted of more than a single climatic event and these occurred virtually simultaneously worldwide. Ice sheets and alpine glaciers were sensitive to the multiple YD phases.
What can we learn from all of this?
(1) The ice core isotope data were hugely significant because they showed that the Younger Dryas, as well as the other late Pleistocene warming and cooling events, could not possibly be caused by human emissions of CO2 because they occurred thousands of years before such emissions had any effect on atmospheric CO2.
(2) The magnitude and intensity of multiple climatic fluctuations has been up to 20 times larger than warming during the past century.
(3) Single events, i.e., volcanic activity or cosmic impacts, cannot have caused the abrupt Dansgaard/Oerscher warming and cooling events because of the multiplicity of warm/cold events over periods of thousands of years.
(4) The absence of a time lag between the N and S Hemisphere glacial fluctuations precludes an oceanic cause and is not consistent with the North Atlantic Deep Ocean Water hypothesis for the cause of the Younger Dryas.
(5) The abruptness of the climate changes and their multiplicity could not have been caused by slow, Croll-Milankovitch orbital forcing, which occurs over many tens of thousands of years. Since fluctuations to and from full glacial climates occurred over short periods of time, clearly a cause other than the Croll-Milankovitch theory is capable of causing the Ice Ages .
From reading an article titled Plio- Pleistocene climate evolution: trends and transitions in glacial cycle dynamics, I think the following is the problem facing climate science and why theories all seem to falter.
Climate sensitivity to various forcings is exponentially dependent on the mean state of the climate and earth dynamics ( state of the earth) which results in so many different climate outcomes and correlations not holding up over periods of time.
Dave I have not made excuses I have stuck to my original prediction. What has gone wrong for lack of a better word in solar activity is staying at near maximum conditions much longer the expected but my prediction is about the climate /solar relationship (which I think always is present but lost to noise more often then not unless extreme solar conditions occur for a long duration of time.
I listed my guess of what those extreme values of solar conditions are needed many times over this web-site that should have an impact upon the climate if duration holds up.
Arctic stratospheric ozone depletion is closely linked to the occurrence of low stratospheric temperatures.
I think lower stratospheric temperature changes can be linked to volcanic activity and solar activity/ozone link.
Why It's Not CO2 says:
“The law that entropy always increases holds, I think, the supreme position among the laws of Nature. … if your theory is found to be against the second law of thermodynamics I can give you no hope; there is nothing for it but to collapse in deepest humiliation.”
—Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington, The Nature of the Physical World (1927)
Until readers recognize that all forms of energy (including gravitational potential energy) play a role in entropy and thus in determining the state of thermodynamic equilibrium (which the Second Law tells us will evolve) then you are barking up the wrong tree with radiative heat transfer theory as your only concept in your beliefs about temperatures on all planets and satellite moons.
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If you have applied to study a Secondary Computer Science PGCE at any Higher Education provider in England but require enhancement of your subject knowledge, then this course could be for you.
The aim of the course is to develop your subject knowledge in Computer Science to prepare you to teach the conceptual and applied aspects of the subject effectively, with competence, enthusiasm and confidence, to learners aged 11-16 years.
Different programmes are available and the most suitable structure for you will depend on whether you studied a degree in a computer science discipline and have relevant industrial experience. The course structure and length will be flexible to reflect the needs of each individual trainee.
The programme has six intakes per year. These include an 8-week course starting in July, a 16-week course starting in April, and a 28-week course starting in January.
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This course will address the needs of PGCE applicants in the areas of Computer Architecture, Relational Databases, Algorithms, Programming, Networks and Societal Impact of Computing. The actual length of the course is determined at interview based on your qualifications and experience.
The course is designed to achieve the following:
Address gaps in your subject knowledge;
Inspire you to promote learning in computing that is challenging and engaging for all students;
Identify and build upon your prior learning, and develop your capacity for future self-study;
Enable you to understand the topics of computer architecture, relational databases, algorithms, programming, networks and the societal impact of computing;
Develop your ability to support learners’ understanding of computing;
Develop use of appropriate technology in teaching and learning.
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The course structure and length will be flexible to reflect your individual needs. The course is divided into individual units, each requiring 50 hours of learning time, normally within a space of two weeks. This learning will be a blend of face-to-face sessions, online learning and supported self-study, with one evening per week on campus.
There are no formal examinations. You will build a portfolio from directed activities.
You may apply for the course if you have been offered a place on a PGCE in a Computing or Computer Science discipline at a Higher Education institution in England, or if you are in the process of applying for the PGCE Secondary Computer Science and Information Technology Education with QTS at Edge Hill University. Applicants from other providers will normally have a recommendation from their provider to obtain a place on a Subject Knowledge Enhancement course.
There are currently no tuition fees for this subject knowledge enhancement programme which is funded by the National College for Teaching and Leadership. You may also be eligible to receive a bursary.
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Alex Salmond trial: Witness says she felt 'in absolute hell' during Bute House incident
A witness referred to as Woman H gave evidence on the first day of the trial at the High Court in Edinburgh
Neil PooranDigital Journalist
Julie Dunnett
Alan McEwen
Alex Salmond arrives at the High Court (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images)
A woman has told a court that former First Minister Alex Salmond pushed her onto a bed, stripped and lay on top of her in Bute House.
The witness, referred to as Woman H, was giving evidence during the first day of Salmond's trial at the High Court in Edinburgh.
He is accused of 14 offences involving 10 women, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to. The charges include attempted rape and sexual assault.
Woman H, described as a Scottish Government official, said that Salmond pulled off her clothes and pushed her onto a bed at the First Minister's residence in Edinburgh.
She said he stripped off and lay on top of her, before she managed to fight him off and escape.
She said: “I felt in absolute hell.”
Earlier the same woman said Salmond touched her “inappropriately” when they were alone together in a room in Bute House.
She said Salmond was “putting his hand down my top and kissing my face and neck, touching my legs”.
She said she wasn’t asked for consent and wouldn’t have given it.
Recalling the encounter she added: “It was like I was paralysed”.
She said Salmond had earlier encouraged her to drink shots of alcohol with him. She the told how she fled the room after “making my excuses”.
Woman H said: “I was in shock. I felt that something had happened that wasn’t right.
“I wanted to get out of there as fast as possible.”
Woman H also described another alleged attack by Salmond at Bute House.
She said Salmond startled fondling her on a sofa and when she managed to get up, she felt “chased” around the room by him.
Salmond blocked her way as she tried to leave, she said.
Woman H added: “He was titillated by the situation.”
Salmond faces 14 charges of alleged offences against 10 women, all of which he has pleaded not guilty to.
The charges span a period between June 29 2008 and November 11 2014, with one sexual assault said to have taken place in the month of the Scottish independence referendum in September 2014.
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The indictment alleges Salmond attempted to rape a woman at the First Minister's official residence, Bute House in Edinburgh, in June 2014.
He is further charged with sexually assaulting a woman with intent to rape in December 2013.
Several charges involved the accused allegedly groping women, including one incident at a restaurant in Glasgow in March 2012.
Salmond's trial, which is expected to last for four weeks, continues.
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COVID-19: Suspect behind illegal car race charged with organising event with more than 10 attendees
SINGAPORE: A man suspected of organising an illegal car race with 57 attendees was charged on Thursday (Apr 9) under newly enacted laws to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Yeo Jing Cheng, 30, is accused of organising an event with more than 10 participants during a period when no such gatherings are allowed as part of efforts to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
He is accused of organising an event called “street cars meet up” at about 11pm at East Coast Park on Mar 28, allowing more than 10 people to be present.
He was given a second charge under the Infectious Diseases (Measures to Prevent Spread of COVID-19) Regulations 2020 of taking part in another race at 12.30am on Mar 29, at Tuas South Boulevard.
He is the first to be charged with these offences under the regulations, which were enacted on Mar 26.
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The illegal race at Tuas South Avenue 4 was held in the early hours of Mar 29, three days after the new laws were enacted, police said in an earlier statement.
More than 50 vehicles were involved, and 57 motorists who were present are also being investigated for their participation.
On top of this, police are investigating their non-compliance with safe distancing measures.
The traffic police said in a statement last week that it takes a stern view of anyone who organises or participates in illegal racing. Vehicles seized in connection with offences under the Road Traffic Act can be forfeited.
Yeo said he wanted to engage a lawyer. The judge adjourned the hearing to May 8, instructing him to decide if he wants to plead guilty or claim trial by then in the event that he has no lawyer.
If convicted, Yeo faces up to six months’ jail and a maximum fine of S$10,000 per charge.
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On Tuesday, two men were charged with breaching stay-home notices – one in order to deliver newspapers and another to visit shops and eat bak kut teh.
Singapore on Wednesday saw a record spike of 142 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the national total to 1,623.
Of this, 669 are in hospital, with 29 people in critical condition.
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Cho Yeo-jeong is a South Korean actress who is best known for her appearance in various films and TV shows including Parasite (2019), in The Servant (2010), and The Concubine (2012). She has also amassed a huge fan base with more than 400k followers on Instagram and more than 50k followers on Twitter.
in the The Concubine (2012)
The Concubine is a 2012 South Korean historical film directed by Kim Dae-seung.
Set in the Joseon Dynasty, it centers around Hwa-yeon (Jo Yeo-jeong), who becomes a royal concubine against her will, Kwon-yoo (Kim Min-joon), a man torn between love and revenge, and Prince Sung-won (Kim Dong-wook), who has his heart set on Hwa-yeon despite the countless women available to him.
These three characters form a love triangle which is ruled by dangerous passion.
The struggle to survive within the tight-spaced boundaries of the palace is intense, and only those who are strong enough to overcome the hell-like milieu can survive.
Jo Yeo-jeong in the The Concubine (2012)
Born Name: Cho Yeo-jeong
Nick Name: Yeo-jeong Jo
Occupation: Actress
Born: February 10, 1981, 39, Seoul, South Korea
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Height: 5 ft 4¼ in / 1m 65 cm
Eye Color: Dark Brown
Measurements: 34-26-34 inches / 86-66-86 cm
She attended Dongguk University in Seoul.
Mother – Byun Sun-sook
Siblings – Cho Yeon-jeong (Brother)
Cho Yeo-jeong is known internationally for her role as Mrs. Park in the 2019 Academy Award-winning film Parasite. She is also known for her leading roles in the films The Servant (2010) and The Concubine (2012), as well as for starring in the television series I Need Romance (2011).
Life and career
Cho Yeo-jeong was born in Seoul, South Korea. She debuted as a CeCi Magazine cover girl at the age of 16 in 1997, and began actively acting in 1999. Despite appearing in drama series, music videos, and TV commercials afterwards, she remained obscure. During this period, she was also unhappy with the limited roles being offered to her.
Then Cho rose to the spotlight in 2010 by starring as the ambitious Joseon woman of lower class in the erotic period drama The Servant. The R-rated movie, which was a newly adapted and tragic version of Korea’s famous folktale The Story of Chunhyang, had been turned down by a number of actresses because it contained too many sex scenes. Cho, however, took advantage of the opportunity and it turned out to be a huge stepping stone in her career. Upon the release of the film, Cho successfully escaped being “another pretty face” in Korea’s entertainment scene.
In 2011, Cho starred in hit cable series I Need Romance, a sexually frank and funny comedy about a group of single thirty-something girlfriends navigating the dating scene in Seoul, which boasted stylish and slick production values.
Few would have expected her to star in another period drama that required full nudity, as doing so may have stigmatized her in Korea’s film industry. Despite the collective concerns expressed by local media that she was going erotica too often, in 2012 the actress chose another period thriller with explicit sex scenes. She had admired the work of director Kim Dae-seung and wanted to work with him, so after reading his latest script, she pursued being cast as the complex titular character of The Concubine. Despite the hype, the film was critically praised. In an interview for the film, Cho said that most of all, she wants to be seen as an adventurous and intriguing actress.
In the 2012 romantic comedy series Haeundae Lovers, Cho played the bright and cheerful daughter of a Busan gangster, who falls in love with the amnesiac undercover prosecutor living with them. A year later, Cho’s book Healing Beauty was published, containing tips and advice on health and beauty, based on the know-how she’s amassed as an actress over her 16-year career.
In 2013, Cho became involved in a publicized contract dispute when she signed a new contract with Bom Entertainment while her contract with Didim531 was still in effect. The Korea Entertainment Management Association suggested that Cho avoid working with both agencies, and she joined Neos Entertainment in 2014.
Cho starred in two movies in 2014. She reunited with director Kim Dae-woo (The Servant) in another erotic period film, this time set during the Vietnam War, titled Obsessed. She also played an abducted wife in The Target, a remake of French action-thriller Point Blank.
In 2015, Cho starred in the sex comedy Casa Amor: Exclusive for Ladies, which she said made her realize how gratifying it is to see people laughing because of me. She said further, Casa Amor Exclusive for Ladies is the first film I’ve done in a long time whose story focuses on women. I hope that, building on the success of this film, more films featuring women’s voices and experiences are made.
She has dimples on her cheeks.
She has either endorsed or promoted various brands including Blanc Muse Korea.
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She was brought up in Seoul.
In her free time, she prefers to read or exercise.
She came into the limelight as a cover girl for CeCi Magazine in 1997.
Yeo-jeong once stated that she wants to be an actress who can challenge her own emotions.
She made her debut as an actress on the TV show How Am I? in 1999.
In the past, her father was accused of committing fraud.
Her breakout performance on the big screen came with her role as Chun-hyang in The Servant in 2010.
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Hótel Valaskjálf - 701 Hotels
A nice hotel in the heart of Egilsstaðir, opposite to the East Iceland Heritage Museum, the sports ground and the local park. All 39 rooms have private bathrooms, Tv's and free internet access.
There is a restaurant at the hotel.
The hotel offers good facilities for meetings and gatherings of all kinds in rooms for 30, 50 and up to 300 persons.
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Website www.valaskjalf.is
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East Highlanders
Go for a unique ATV adventure and take an outdoor adventure on one of Iceland's best ATV tours in the forest of Hallormsstaður. There you will challenge yourself by driving a 4x4 ATV. Our tours take
Stóra-Sandfell Travel Service
The travel service at Stóra-Sandfell is located 17 km. south of Egilsstaðir, by highway 95. When driving over the road called Öxi (which is the shortest route) or Breiðdalsheiði, the roads lie be
Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir
Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir has cross country skis for rent. In co-operation with the local cross country skiing club Snæhéri, one can access the track laid close to the hotel, also in Sel
Winter adventure
Jeeptours
Let us assist to discover the most spectacular sites of East Iceland. In well equipped 4x4 mountain trucks and with experienced drivers we can take you to places which are otherwise out of reach. Acco
Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir is an established and renowned, family-run, hotel in a farming district. It meets all modern requirements as to standards of services and amenities, quality, soph
Travel East Iceland
We are your Hiking and Super Jeep experts in East Iceland and we want to share our unique nature with you. Our goal is to provide a superior service in preparing your ideal trip. Whether you want to h
Móðir jörð
The Móðir Jörð products originate from the organic farm of Vallanes, in East Iceland. Móðir Jörð is recognised for organic Icelandic products made from ingredients which have been grown under
Hiking Tours - Hiking
Wildboys.is
Wildboys.is operate all kinds of hiking tours all year. A midnight tour on Mt. Snæfell, The amazing Dyrfjöll and our canyon adventure in Hafrahvammar are simply unforgettable. We also have tours to
Stóra-Sandfell Horse Rental
The horse rental/The travel service at Stóra-Sandfell is located 17 km. south of Egilsstaðir, by highway 95. When driving over the road called Öxi (which is the shortest route) or Breiðdalsheiði,
Mountainhuts & Cabins
Ferðafélag Fljótsdalshéraðs - Hiking Club
The Touring Club of Fljótsdalshérað (FFF) is a member of The Icelandic Touring Association. Every year FFF organizes and offers a variety of tours and trips. Scheduled information on the touring p
Vök Baths
Vök Baths is a geothermal destination on the beautiful Lake Urriðavatn in East Iceland. Located only 5-kilometres northwest of Egilsstaðir, the largest settlement in the East, Vök Baths is an esse
Stafdalur Skiing Area
In the snowy glen of Stafdalur situated only 10 min. drive above the village of Seyðisfjörður, there is an excellent ski resort operated jointly by the skiing clubs of Seyðisfjörður and Fljótsd
Baðhúsið – SPA
Baðhúsið - SPA is situated on the ground floor of Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir. It features a comfortable, indoor hot tub (40°C) and a mild sauna which combines the comforts of the steam
Egilsstaðir Swimming pool
Swimming pool - opening hours Mon - Fri Sat and Sun Summer: (June 1 -August 31) 06:30-21:30 10:00-18:00 Winter: (Sept 1 - May 31) 06:30-20:30 10:00-18:00 Gym (Héraðsþrek) openi
Vallanes Farm Guesthouse
We offer accommodation in the heart of our Móðir Jörð organic farm in Vallanes. Flat or cottage accommodate 2-4 people with a double bed, kitchenette and private bathrooms with a shower. The pri
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Eyvindará
Among the precious gems of the township, Egilsstaðir is the river Eyvindará. Small waterfalls nourishing it, as well as the stream´s deep green-blue color, contribute to its exquisite beauty. The depths render Eyvindará an ideal swim site during the summer-season, albeit the water is cold. The farm on the river banks traces its roots prior to A.D. 1000. This is the site of the burial mound of saga legend Helgi Droplaugarson, and ruins - commonly believed to be the ruins of his historic abode- is still to be seen. The area is highly popular among the local youths for all kinds of outdoor activities.
Grænafell
The haven of Mt. Grænafell by Reyðarfjörður has served as the prime location for local outdoor activities for a number of years. At the top of the mountain, a beautiful lake awaits the visitor and a spectacular gorge carves the landscape beside the fell. A paradise of fine bushes at the foot of the mount completes the icing on the cake. The tiny forest is adorned by planted trees, brooklets and extensive rocks fragments from the cliff, reminiscent of dwellings from the land of fairy tales. The area has been made easily accessible by marked hiking trails.
On Fatmap here below can you find more info about the hiking trail up to Grænafell.
Hottur
Höttur (Hátúnahöttur) is a beautiful mountain which lies in the mountain range between Vellir and Fagridalur and is favored by many who live in Egilsstaðir.
Walk from the sign by road nr 1 east of Gilsá river (N65°08,172-W14°31.133), towards Grjótá river by Víðihjalli and up along the river. Onwards and up to Hattarhólar, turn inland and ascend to the top of Höttur (1106 m).
Part of Hiking Treasures in Egilsstaðir Region.
GPS : N65°07.63-W14°27.25
Tvísöngur Sound Sculpure
Tvisongur is a site-specific sound sculpture by German artist Lukas Kühne. The work is built of concrete and consists of five interconnected domes of different sizes. Each dome has its own resonance that corresponds to a tone in the Icelandic musical tradition of five-tone harmony and works as a natural amplifier to that tone.
Midhús
Miðhús was among the first guesthouses in the Hérað region. Travellers passed Miðhús on their way to Seyðisfjörður and Eskifjörður. Today Miðhús houses an art gallery and a workshop (operative since 1975) where Icelandic material is used in many diffirent ways.
Lagarfljót and Lögurinn
Lagarfljot is about 140 km. long flood or river, consisting mostly of glacial water. The innermost section forms a lake Lögurinn with a surface of 53 m2. The depths of the lake descend to 112. m. with the bed of the lake as deep as 90 m. beneath sea level. The Lögurinn is home to the legendary monster serpent Lagarfljótsormurinn, first mentioned in 1345. It was considered a bad omen if the curved forms of the monster were spotted above the of the water. In recent years it has not revealed itself so often - yet the Lagafljót serpent is truly unpredictable!
Valtyshellir
Walk from the sign by road no 1 road east of Gilsá river (N65°08,172-W14°31.133), pass the ruins of Hátún which used to be a large farm in the early ages. It is said to have had 18 doors on iron hinges and latches. Remains of old rock fences are visible.
In the 19th century, an ancient sword was discovered there but it was promptly melted down and the metal cast for horseshoes and other necessities. Walk on further and along a flat grassy pasture named Kálfavellir. Valtýshellir is a small cavity further on behind some rubble north of Hjálpleysuvatn lake. The walk is about 8,4 km. The visitors' log and a stamp are by the cave.
GPS : N65°06.410-W14°28.517
Mt. Bjólfur and the Snow Avalanche Barriers.
The trail is open from June - September
A trail leading to the uppermost mountain slopes (>600 m.) offering a breathtaking view of the Fjord and the Snow Avalanche Barriers. Open from June until first snowfall in October/November. This 5 km. the trail is an F-road and presents a rare opportunity for high altitude sights for those generally averse to mountain climbing. Furthermore, the spot is ideal for paragliders. The ascent takes about 15-20 minutes from the Fjarðarheiði heath road up to the Snow Avalanche barriers.
Fardagafoss
The scenic Fardagafoss waterfall is situated close to the main road to Seyðisfjörður as it winds its way up the mountainside of Fjardarheiði, about 5 km from Egilsstaðir. The ascent from the parking area to the fall takes about half an hour. Underway you can enjoy the beautiful gorge and views over the whole valley. The last stage of the trail is not an easy walk, a chain is fastened in the cliff to get down to the water, but it´s worth it.
Vallanes
Vallanes is a farm and a vicarage, known for the habitation of many leading scholars and literates of centuries past. Today the farmers of Vallanes are renowned for organic farming and pioneer products, i.a. vegetables and barley. They also produce food and cosmetics under the brand name of "Móðir Jörð" - "Mother Earth".
In the last century, the locals of the surrounding district erected their community centre, Iðavellir, on the outskirts of Vallanes, and there the East Iceland Equestrian Association has its main hub on the grounds for races and shows.
Raudshaugur
Rauðshaugur is a rock or a hill protruding from the farm Höfði and can be seen widely from Hérað. According to legend it is the burial heap of farmer Rauður or Ásrauður in the sagas and from there two similar heaps can be located, the burial heap Bessahaugur in Fljótsdalur and the heap Ormarshaugur in Fell. Legend Rauður was buried with all his riches.
People are said to have tried digging into the pile of rocks but always had to give up because of a burning vision of the homestead in Ketilsstadir. Walk from the sign by Fagridalur road (N65°14.590 -W14°21.156) along the trail on Egilsstaðaháls towards Rauðshaugur.
Part of Hiking Treasures in Egilsstaðir Region
Heidarendi
Take the driveway up to and above Heiðarsel farm and turn to the left before you come to the farm Nátthagi. Walk from a sign by the old road above Nátthagi. Walk up to the top and further on to the right where you get to the cylinder with the visitors' log and stamp. It is pleasant to walk on from Heiðarendi descend and walk back by the old gravel road.
Hrafnafell
Drive the gravel road up to Fjallssel farm and to the highest spot south-west of Hafrafell. Walk from the sign by the road towards the antennas on Hrafnafell where you can find the cylinder with the visitors' log and stamp. Do walk on to Hafrafellsrétt livestock pen (N65°18.02-W14°29.23) which is man-made of rocks and stones, between cliffs slightly to the east of the trail.
It is also very nice to descend east of Hrafnafell and see Kvíahellir cave (N65°18,359-W14°29,063). If you take the circle the walk is 5.8 km long and a red trail.
GPS : N65°18,304-W14°29,098
Kjarvalshvammur
A peaceful little haven, located at road 94 beside the Selfljót river south of Ketilsstaðir farm on the way out Héraðsflói. Here still stands a small cabin and a boathouse both of which belonged to Iceland´s master painter Jóhannes S. Kjarval (1889 -1972). When this master painter had spent two summers here a tent, just before 1950, the farmer at Ketilsstaðir presented him the piece of land in question and built the cabin which still stands.
This was the only real estate Kjarval ever owned. He often stayed here for extended periods, producing some of his most famous paintings. The boathouse still shelters Kjarval´s little dinghy on which he descended the river out to sea, sailing as far as the village of Borgarfjörður Eystri 1957.
Gufufoss waterfall
Gufufoss is a beautiful waterfall in Seyðisfjörður. The name is due to the steam emitted by the waterfall and envelops it in a certain mystery. The road over Fjarðaheiði lies next to the waterfall, and the access to it is very good.
Eyjólfsstaðir
The woodland Eyjólfsstaðaskógur, under the supervision of the East Iceland Forestry Society, offers beautiful scenery and natural diversity. There are two waterfalls adorning the site, one of which can be accessed from behind! In order to visit, the traveler would do well to continue past the cluster of vacation chalets, due N- E.
Eiðar
Eiðar (14 km. north of town Egilsstaðir) is a ranking presbytery with important cultural and educational background. This is the site of one of the very first agricultural schools in Iceland ( founded in 1883), later converted into a general educational center for the East region. Its function as a school was discontinued to a large extent in 1997 and since then many ideas have been launched as to its future role. In the meantime, Eidar has served as a summer hotel. The Eiðar surroundings are picturesque and inviting, with verdant grounds on the banks of beautiful Lagarfljót laying the ideal grounds for peaceful and poetical walks. Presently, efforts are afoot to develop a center for arts and culture.
Sandfell Skriddalur
Sandfell is an impressive looking rhyolite mountain in the shape of a ridge and reminds one of a tent because of its even slopes which are mostly free of cliffs and by it's two darker peaks. The path starts by the main road (no 1). A little distance from the Gilsá river you will find the sign where you start. Walk the trail towards a fence then turn and walk up along it, then upwards by the trail on the northern ridge straight to the top which reaches 1157 m.
Gálgaás
Gálgaás is an old execution place in Egilsstaðir. The cliff Gálgaás, just east of Egilsstaðir Church, may seem unimposing, yet it has been the location of many a lugubrious destiny in centuries past. The most renowned person to lose his life at Gálgaás was a farmer named Valtýr, living at Eyjólfsstaðir some 10 km southwards. He was hanged in the wake of being tried for theft and murder, accusations which he steadfastly denied. Fourteen years later, the real murderer was unmasked by mere chance - also named Valtýr und suffered the same fate as his innocent namesake. Both skeletons were left lying below the cliff, which now bears a bronze plate commemorating these events.
Vestdalsvatn
A great trail for hiking which involves crossing Vestdalsheiði mountain range, from Hérað to Seyðisfjörður. Vestdalsheiði heath used to be a frequently traveled road. People walked along Gilsá river, across the heath, and into Vestdalur valley. Walk from the sign in Fjarðarheiði (N65°15.577-W14°13.524) and head towards the western part of the mountain Bjólfur. You will see the Lake when you get near the mountain.
This is a nice walk in rolling hills. When you get to Vesdalsvatn you can choose between three routes if you don´t want to take the same route back. Down Vestdalur by a staked trail to Seyðisfjörður; down Gilsárdalur valley down towards Gilsárteigur farm (east of Eiðar in Fljótsdalshérað) or go west of Bjólfur mountain down to Stafdalur valley. The cylinder with the visitors' logbook and a stamp is where Gilsá river runs out from the lake. You will need to cross the river if you choose to walk from Fjarðarheiði.
Nielsenshus
The Nielsen House was the first private house erected in the village of Egilsstaðir , built in the year 1944 by the danish Oswald Nielsen. Today it houses a nice coffe house and a restaurant, th Café Nielsen.
Seyðisfjörður golf course
The golf course in Seyðisfjörður is called Hagavöllur, a 9-hole golf course just inside the town. Found on the right side of the road on Fjarðarheiði, on the way to Egilsstaðir. A cozy golf pavilion that gives a warm welcome to guests. Hagavöllur is renowned for its wide trails, unique tranquility, and its proximity to the mountain range.
Selskógur
Selskógur the small forest on the eastern outskirts of Egilsstaðir, mainly consists of birch but also numerous rowans. Inviting woodchip trails of various lengths lure the wanderer to stroll through the peaceful surroundings. A football field and a playground are among other recreational options in the area.
Rangarhnjukur
Walk from the sign by the gate to Fjallasel farm, where you take an old road up above the farm. When you arrive up to turn off the road to the right and walk onto Rangárhnúkur where you will find the cylinder with the visitors' log and stamp. On the way back it is a good idea to walk down to Egilssel farm and walk on towards Fjallssel farm. Then you will pass Dansgjá which is a peculiar creek or ravine through tall cliffs west of Staffellsbjörg cliffs right off the road and marks the borders of the farms.
Golf course in Fellabær
You can happily play golf on the course in Fljótsdalshérað. There is a cozy 9-hole course run by Fljótsdalshérað golf club. The course is called Ekkjufellsvöllur and is par 70 in addition to boasting a par-5 course, six par-4 courses, and two par-3 courses.
Hús Handanna Icelandic Art & Design Shop
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East Iceland Heritage Museum
The East Iceland Heritage Museum was founded in 1943 and since then its aims has been to preserve the history of East Iceland by collecting and preserving things that reflect the society, culture and
East Iceland Emigration Center
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Sláturhúsið
Menningarmiðstod Fljotsdalsherads (MMF) is the Center for Art and Culture in Fljotsdalsherad is located in Slaturhusid, Egilsstadir. As a Center for Performing Arts we are inspired every day to creat
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Sagatrails of East Iceland
Saga & Heritage
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Salt Café & Bistro
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Hotel Edda Egilsstadir
Eastern Promise Egilsstaðir, the "capital of the east" boasts its own international airport and a host of local attractions. Among thHallormsstaður, Iceland's biggest forest, the extinct Mount Snæf
Skálinn Diner
50's style American diner situated in Egilsstaðir, East Iceland. Serving Icelandic home cooking with Kjörís icecream on the side.
Our Eldhúsið - Restaurant is situated on the ground floor of Gistihúsið - Lake Hotel Egilsstadir. The restaurant offers Icelandic as well as international cuisine. The service is personal, cooking
Askur Pizzeria
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Askur Taproom
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Hotel Eyvindará
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Icelandair Hotel Herad
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Fjoshornid
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Hotel 1001 nott
Hotel 1001 nott is a family-owned luxury hotel, beautifully situated in a quiet area by Lake Lagarfljót, approximately 5km from Egilsstaðir. Guests can explore the spacious hotel garden during their
Bókakaffi Hlöðum - By Lagarfljót Bridge
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Convergence or conflict?
Drug giants’ recent attempts to buy big biotech firms have provoked a backlash
BusinessAug 30th 2008 edition
Illustration by Claudio Munoz
DALLIANCES between conventional pharmaceutical companies and biotechnology firms are nothing new. Big Pharma, eager to refill its emptying drug pipelines, has in recent years looked hopefully to biotech's upstarts. The drugs giants have pursued all sorts of tie-ups, from alliances to licensing deals to outright purchases of a few smallish companies. But mindful of the sharp cultural differences between the two sorts of firms, they have generally avoided big acquisitions.
Until now, that is. In recent weeks Roche, a Swiss pharmaceuticals giant, has made a surprise $44 billion bid for the 44% of Genentech, the world's biggest biotech firm by stockmarket value, that it does not already own; and Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS), an American drugs company, has offered $4.5 billion for the 83% of ImClone, an American biotech firm, that it does not already control. These attempts came on the heels of earlier deals in which AstraZeneca, a British drugs giant, bought MedImmune for $15.6 billion, and Takeda of Japan paid $8.8 billion for Millennium.
This frenzy of mergers has been a rare bright spot for investment bankers of late. By one estimate, America saw $60 billion in biotech deals in 2007 and Europe $34 billion. Roger Longman of Windhover, an industry consultancy, notes that the total value of biotech acquisitions by pharmaceutical companies has risen dramatically in the past couple of years (see chart).
What explains the spate of big deals? The familiar underlying problem is that Big Pharma is cash-rich but innovation-poor, so it has resorted to buying in bright ideas while it tries to overhaul its business model. Even so, the industry's new push to acquire large and rather pricey biotech stars is surprising. And the deals seen so far are just the beginning, forecasts Steven Burrill, an industry expert who thinks “the biotech-product ‘land grab' by Big Pharma” will soon reach “fever pitch”.
Corporate aphrodisiacs
One relatively new factor fuelling the frenzy is regulatory risk. After a series of safety scandals involving Merck's Vioxx, GlaxoSmithKline's Avandia and other problem pills, America's Food and Drug Administration is now decidedly risk-averse. Gobbling up big biotech firms with proven drugs in the marketplace, rather than cheaper but more speculative start-ups, gets around the difficulties of winning regulatory approval for a new drug.
Another motivation may be the looming patent-expiry crisis confronting many big drugs companies. As big blockbusters such as Pfizer's Lipitor go off patent, the industry is about to lose tens of billions of dollars in revenues to generics manufacturers. Biotech drugs provide something of a hedge against this coming calamity, for two reasons. First, they are much harder to copy, so generic equivalents (called “biosimilars”) will be slow in coming. Second, big countries including America do not yet have final regulations set up for approving those copycat drugs, thus bolstering the position of the biotech innovators.
The drugs giants also have piles of cash. Although they have shovelled billions of dollars back to shareholders, in the form of share buybacks and generous dividends, they have not succeeded in buying the love of Wall Street, which remains gloomy about the industry's capacity to innovate and worries about possible price-controls on pills. So drugs firms may now have decided to redirect that money into giant acquisitions that could jump-start their innovation machines.
Finally, the weak dollar has made it cheaper for foreigners to take over American firms. Many of today's acquirers are from outside America, but most of the targets are based in the traditional biotech clusters of California and Massachusetts.
Alas for Big Pharma, its courtship of biotech has not been met with open arms. As often happens in May-to-December romances, even a well-financed suitor can encounter resistance from the youthful object of desire. The bosses of both Genentech and ImClone have unceremoniously rejected the offers made by their partners. Some suggest that this is mere posturing, designed to fetch a higher sale price. But there is good reason to think that the fight put up by biotech bosses also has a powerful cultural dimension, too. Many detest Big Pharma, and are convinced that selling out to bureaucratic marketing machines will destroy the heart and soul of their smaller, more agile firms.
Consider Genentech, long viewed as the world's most successful biotechnology firm. Its independent-minded boffins have flourished under the company's famously laid-back approach to research and development. They developed Avastin, a breakthrough monoclonal antibody that already earns $4 billion a year as a cancer fighter, and is on track to become the world's most lucrative drug by 2014. Roche has long recognised the value of that culture, and has wisely remained an arm's length partner to avoid infecting Genentech with its corporate ways.
But the Swiss giant has suddenly changed tack. Why? Trials now under way may, it is said, show Avastin to be a useful treatment for earlier stages of colon cancer than the stages it targets today. If those results, which may emerge in the next few months, are indeed positive, then the drug could be worth many billions of dollars more in annual revenue. So Roche may be trying to grab Avastin on the cheap by swooping before those results come out.
The tussle over ImClone has been an altogether messier affair, thanks to Carl Icahn, a legendary corporate raider who owns a stake and is chairman of the firm. Its main product is Erbitux, a cancer drug jointly marketed with BMS that brings in $1.3 billion a year in sales. Rather than selling the entire company to BMS, Mr Icahn wants it split into two bits: one containing Erbitux and the other inheriting ImClone's future drug-pipeline. He claims BMS used its insider knowledge about his proposal for a split (BMS has its own man on ImClone's board) to make a pre-emptive bid, so it could buy the firm at a cheaper price. He says a break-up would enhance the firm's total value. BMS rejects his allegations and insists ImClone would be most valuable if fully integrated into BMS—a notion that sends shivers down the spines of pharma-haters in the biotech camp.
To see how difficult it can be even for Mr Icahn to get his way, look to the saga at Biogen Idec, another American biotech firm in which the gadfly billionaire owns a stake. He is convinced that the firm would be much more valuable as part of a drugs giant rather than an independent firm. So he pushed it to find a buyer. Biogen Idec's bosses resisted at first, but in the face of lawsuits, boardroom manoeuvring and acrimonious attacks they relented—or so it seemed. Biogen Idec put itself up for sale last year, but the recalcitrant management found clever ways to make the bidding process so onerous and unattractive that nobody made a bid for it.
So will Big Pharma's land-grab succeed, heralding the long-awaited convergence of the two industries? Given how wealthy and desperate the drugs giants are, some deals are inevitable. But many biotech bosses will not give up without a fight.
This article appeared in the Business section of the print edition under the headline "Convergence or conflict?"
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Mullican Flooring has added its RidgeCrest Collection, an existing engineered product line, to its growing roster of Made-in-America products.
The company had previously offshored this segment of production to Asia. The RidgeCrest Collection joins four collections introduced in 2013 — LincolnShire, HillShire, San Marco and Ponte Vedra — that are also manufactured on U.S. soil.
“As a result of the success Mullican has seen with the production of the new engineered collections, it makes sense to move the RidgeCrest Collection to the U.S. as well,” says Brian Greenwell, vice president of sales and marketing for Mullican Flooring. “One of the most diverse collections offered by Mullican, the RidgeCrest Collection is a consumer favorite. Today’s consumers are looking for readily available Made-in-America products. Manufacturing RidgeCrest at the Johnson City plant will meet that demand.”
In 2012, Mullican moved to larger headquarters in Johnson City, Tenn., where it launched state-of-the-art equipment for manufacturing engineered hardwood floors for the first time on U.S. soil. The RidgeCrest Collection will be the first half-inch engineered product Mullican has manufactured in the United States. Offered in an array of oak, hickory and maple selections, RidgeCrest is available in 3- and 5-inch widths.
Notably, Mullican also manufactures hundreds of solid hardwood flooring products that are made in U.S. plants. Headquartered in Johnson City, Tenn., Mullican ranks among the nation’s top five hardwood flooring producers and operates additional manufacturing facilities in Norton, Va., Holland, N.Y., and Ronceverte, W.Va.
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New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, MS M.710
Berthold Sacramentary Facsimile Edition
Berthold Sacramentary, New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, Ms M. 710 − Photo 1
Berthold Sacramentary, New York, The Morgan Library & Museum, Ms M. 710 − Photo 10
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Only a small number of manuscripts is able to stand out among the best codices of the Medieval era: one is undoubtedly the Berthold Sacramentary. Commissioned by Abbot Berthold, possibly just after the 1215 fire that badly damaged the monastery library, the Sacramentary is a true gem of the late Romanesque period.
The Berthold Sacramentary: an Astounding Wealth of Illuminations
The Berthold Sacramentary's 165 parchment folios include an astounding wealth of illuminations: 21 full-page depictions, 7 historical-themed illustrations, 6 full-length, 12 half-length and 52 smaller decorative initials, 18 figural initials and 12 calendar plates.
Not only are these miniatures numerous, but their quality and craftsmanship is also truly unparalleled. The artist who painted them, who is anonymous and was named by scholars 'the Berthold master', was decidedly ahead of his time: his miniatures display strong and dramatic narrative depictions, new plasticity achieved by 'playing' with color and an endless artistic mastery.
Precious Gold and Silver in an Incredible Decorative Cycle
Each illumination, but also many of the initials, are set against gold and silver backgrounds, something that boosts the brightness of the colors the artist used. Nevertheless, such opulent use of gold and silver is not the only amazing feature of the decoration contained in the Berthold Sacramentary: the manuscript is further enriched by 32 miniatures and initials on burnished golden backgrounds.
Also, six depictions bear golden backgrounds that were also decorated with elevated relief, a technique that was incredibly difficult indeed. The Berthold master used such luxurious technique when he illustrated the main feast days in the Church year. The book's text was penned by three different scribes, their calligraphic mastery fitting the absolute perfection of the decorative cycle. All of these features make the Berthold Sacramentary an incredible one-of-a-kind in the history of book illumination.
We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Berthold Sacramentary": Das Berthold-Sakramentar facsimile edition, published by Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA), 1995
Das Berthold-Sakramentar
1200 and 1232 − Monastery of Weingarten, Germany
Abbot Berthold
In Fulda in 1803, General Niboyet, Monsieur Delahante, Mr. Philipps (London), Roger Wilbraham, Thomas William Coke (Earl of Leicester), Pierpont Morgan Jr. (New York)
The Berthold master
Sacramentary and Mass prayers
21 full-page illuminations, 7 historical depictions, 6 full-page and 12 half-page initials, 12 calendar tables
Manuscript book description compiled by Facsimile Finder Staff.
Graz: Akademische Druck- u. Verlagsanstalt (ADEVA), 1995
Commentary (German) by Heinzer, Felix; Rudolf, Hans Ulrich
Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Berthold Sacramentary: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.
Facsimile edition in a protective case. The commentary volume (288 pp.) explains all miniatures in great detail while also dealing with their historic and art historic context.
Genuine leather embellished with silver ornamental bands.
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health September 19, 2016 September 19, 2016
Are you looking after your own health too?
Do you look after aging parents and the needs of your children too? According to a new survey by the Association of British Dispensing Opticians, one in four people aged 40-60 spend more time looking after the health of others than their own. 17 per cent admit that their own health suffers due to the demands of looking after others.
What effect is this having on people in this bracket? The research found that a fifth (20 per cent) feel pressured by their growing responsibilities. Almost three quarters (72 per cent) place their child’s health above their own and around a quarter (24 per cent) prioritises their parents’ health over their own.
The ‘Sandwich Generation’ – originally coined by social worker Dorothy Miller in 1981 – describes those who are “sandwiched” between looking after young children and aging parents, as their primary caregiver. This is a growing group as families are having children later and seniors are living longer.
People in this 40-60 age group are reaching the age where they need reading glasses, and are at increasing risk of sight-threatening eye disease. At the same time, many 40-60 year olds feel themselves to be too young for both glasses and eye disease.
ABDO commissioned media agency, the Relations Group, to interview 2,000 members of the ‘Sandwich Generation’, asking them about how they look after their own health, that of their parents and their children.
The research found that looking after their eyes was a key area that was sacrificed due to lack of time, with 7 per cent having not been to the optician for a staggering nine years or more.
As many as 1 in 6 (16 per cent) say they don’t have enough time to spend on their own health, while a quarter (24 per cent) are most likely to go to the optician for their child and 2 per cent for their parents, over themselves.
ABDO Board member and Dispensing Optician Jo Holmes says, “Regular eye tests are readily available to everyone in the UK near their home. Many optical practices are open at weekends and have late night opening. A sight test is a vital health check and can detect early signs of eye disease before permanent damage occurs. Don’t just look after others: look after your own eyes too.”
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Smoking after a cancer diagnosis
Lighting up can be a source of shame and treatment complications for cancer patients, but Fred Hutch researchers are here to help them quit
November 16, 2017 • By Diane Mapes / Fred Hutch News Service
Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service
Editor's note: This story was updated in Jan. 2019 with a link to the Quit2Heal study, which opened to enrollment since the story's original publication.
They know it’s wrong, they know it’s foolish, but they’re stuck. Their bodies are under the influence not just of cancer but nicotine, a substance more addictive than heroin.
Yes, some cancer patients still smoke.
Tobacco smoking is so addictive that 64 percent of smokers diagnosed with cancer continue to light up even after they learn they have the disease. Many try to quit after diagnosis but can’t because of the drug’s stronghold on their bodies. Others are so stressed about the cancer and its treatment that they continue to use cigarettes as a crutch. Still more are nihilistic, figuring, “Hey, I’ve already got cancer, what does it matter?”
Researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and its clinical care partner Seattle Cancer Care Alliance know it does matter, though, and point to a host of reasons why smoking cessation is even more important after a cancer diagnosis.
“Stopping tobacco use after diagnosis offers many physical and mental benefits,” said Donna Manders, a tobacco treatment specialist at SCCA. “First, there’s the possibility of living longer, but there’s also a better chance of successful treatment, fewer and less serious side effects from every kind of treatment — surgery, chemo, radiation, transplant — and faster recovery from treatment, too.”
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American Smokeout
Every year, on the third Thursday of November, smokers across the nation take part in the American Cancer Society Great American Smokeout event. Encourage someone you know to use the date to make a plan to quit. By quitting — even for one day — smokers will be taking an important step toward a healthier life and reducing their cancer risk.
Read about the history of smoking cessation here.
According to the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), smokers often have more side effects from chemotherapy (like infection, fatigue, heart and lung problems and weight loss) and from radiation, such as dry mouth, mouth sores and loss of taste. Patients who smoke also have more problems after surgery. Their wounds don’t heal as fast and tend to leave more scars, and patients are often hospitalized longer and infections take place more often. Smoking ups your chance of recurrence and increases your risk for a second cancer. It also bumps your risk for other serious illnesses, such as heart and lung diseases.
Why don’t patients quit?
But quitting is difficult, especially when patients have to face a host of invasive surgeries and side effect-ridden treatments.
Melissa Graham, a breast cancer patient from California, said she was an “on again, off again” smoker from age 11 or 12 until she was diagnosed at 33. She struggled but was finally able to quit three months after she learned of her cancer.
“I smoked right up until the very last day that my plastic surgeon gave me to quit,” she said. “And I still struggle when I’m stressed out to not buy a pack, even though the smell makes me nauseous now. It’s crazy how strong the draw is even four years later.”
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance tobacco treatment specialist Donna Manders. Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service
Manders, who counsels patients through SCCA’s Living Tobacco-Free Services, said quitting is extremely hard in the best of circumstances but even more so post-diagnosis.
“For many people, smoking is the ultimate coping mechanism that they have,” she said. “The vast majority of people start before the age of 21. They start at a very young age using it as a coping skill. And their brains produce a huge amount of dopamine quickly when they smoke. That’s why it’s so addictive.”
Comment threads on online communities echo these sentiments as well as the guilt that goes along with smoking after diagnosis.
Patients there talk about using cigarettes as a crutch to deal with the stress of cancer and call themselves “stupid” or “ungrateful” for potentially destroying a “second chance at life.” Many talk about being ashamed and embarrassed, especially when loved ones discover they’re still smoking.
“Smoking while you have cancer is very shameful,” said Dr. Jonathan Bricker, a Fred Hutch public health researcher and psychologist who focuses on helping people overcome behaviors that increase their cancer risks. “There’s guilt, self-judgment, self-loathing, and all of that makes it more difficult to ask for help and makes it more difficult to quit because you cope with your shame by smoking.”
Smoking cessation expert Dr. Jonathan Bricker is launching a new program to help cancer patients quit smoking. Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service
A smoking cessation expert, Bricker has designed a handful of programs that use Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, as a way to turn smokers into nonsmokers. His SmartQuit app helped 21 percent of its users quit cigarettes, a success rate two to three times higher than other online methods.
Bricker recently interviewed SCCA patients, doctors and nurses about smoking with cancer and is currently designing a program specifically for patients. In addition to the shame, guilt and embarrassment, he said many patients feel alone in the process of trying to quit. As a result, they may suffer from more than the average amount of depression and anxiety a cancer patient feels. They also may not feel supported by their doctors.
“It’s important to get the oncologist to become a partner rather than an adversary,” said Bricker.
‘A teachable moment’
Some people are able to muster the strength to quit when diagnosed, said Manders, who offers nicotine-withdrawal medications, stress management, educational resources and help in creating new habits for SCCA patients hooked on smoking.
“When people come to a cancer center, it’s a very teachable moment for many things,” she said. “One of those things is stopping tobacco. People have said to me, ‘You know, when I came into the lobby and rode in the elevator and saw people with no hair, I really started to understand what I’m facing. Smoking does not fit in with my life anymore.’ What they’re facing really does serve as a motivator to help people stop smoking. But yes, it is hard.”
Even asking for help is hard, said Bricker.
“There’s shame in reaching out for help and talking to someone,” he said. “You feel they’ll judge you.”
Dr. Jaimee Heffner Photo by Robert Hood / Fred Hutch News Service
Bricker’s colleague Dr. Jaimee Heffner, who just launched her own study for smokers with depression using a Fred Hutch smartphone app called Actify, said people can often be harsh and judgmental about patients who smoke.
“It [would] help if people could be more understanding and more compassionate toward cancer patients who are struggling to quit,” she said. “I’ve read comments posted on our Facebook ads for studies like ‘Please quit because I hate smokers’ or ‘I would think having cancer would be enough to make them quit.’”
People assume quitting is easier after learning you have cancer, she said, but the reality is, it’s “tremendously difficult” to stop during highly stressful times.
“People need comfort when they’re hurting,” she said. “And if smoking has been a long-term source of comfort, they may feel like they need it even more.”
What they don’t need, she said, is shame and isolation on top of everything else. Research has even shown that stigmatizing smokers does not motivate them to quit, Bricker said, another reason why he wants to design an app to help this vulnerable population.
“The app will not judge you,” he said. “You can always rely on the app for compassionate, confidential support. There would be a virtual coach that walks you through the program and helps you quit, someone caring and experienced and not judgmental. The privacy and confidentiality and intimacy of an app would make it easier for patients to access and accept the treatment.”
Baby steps to breathing easier
Bricker’s interviews with patients, doctors and nurses — as well as recent funding from a CVS Health Foundation grant — will help him create the app, which he calls Quit2Heal. He hopes to have it available for a clinical trial by spring 2018. [Editor's note: The clinical trial of the Quit2Heal app is now open and enrolling participants. For more information visit www.quit2heal.org.]
“Cancer patients feel very alone in the process of trying to quit,” he said. “Our app provides tools on how to cope with shame and teaches self-compassion and how to be kind to yourself. That’s just one piece of it. We’re also developing tools to help these people cope with anxiety and depressed thoughts and help guide them towards activities that are appropriate for cancer patients like mild exercise and walking.”
Manders said no matter how it’s done, quitting smoking after a cancer diagnosis is daunting but doable, even if it’s only for the duration of treatment.
“Trying to quit a coping skill or replace it with another when you’re facing the most stressful time in your life is really hard to do,” she said. “Nonetheless people make courageous attempts to quit — even if they don’t quit forever. They make a valiant effort to get through their treatment as a nonsmoker, which is still very helpful.”
Diane Mapes is a staff writer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. She has written extensively about health issues for NBC News, TODAY, CNN, MSN, Seattle Magazine and other publications. A breast cancer survivor, she blogs at doublewhammied.com and tweets @double_whammied. Email her at dmapes@fredhutch.org.
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Why Indian Army’s $8 bn Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project continues to be stuck in uncertainties
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New Delhi | February 4, 2019 6:49 PM
The shifting of the project under the Make II category was taken last year in an effort to expedite the process, and to promote the `Make in India’ initiative of the government in the defence sector.
There have been differences of opinion between the Indian Army –the user and the MoD which has decided to put the critical programme under the Make-II category. (Reuters)
Uncertainty continues to loom over the fate of the $8-billion (approx Rs 60,000 crore ) Future Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) project for the Indian Army which was expected to be decided last month. The private sector companies including the L&T, Mahindra and Mahindra, and others have sent in their proposals to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for the project which has been shifted under the ‘Make II’ category in an effort to involve the private sector in the defence sector to get more active in Make in India initiative.
Sources have confirmed to FE ONLINE, “No decision has been taken and the file has been sent back to the Indian Army Headquarters to decide how they would want the project to go forward.”
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As has been reported earlier, there have been differences of opinion between the Indian Army –the user and the MoD which has decided to put the critical programme under the Make-II category. “The main issue where there is divergence of views is that the MoD wants the Indian Army to pay for this project,” said a senior officer on condition of anonymity.
With this delay, sources pointed out that “No forward movement is expected on the FICV project this financial year.”
Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) including US-based General Dynamic, Russian companies under the umbrella of Rosoboronexport, and German Rheinmetall are some of the companies keen on being associated with the FICV project, which is to be `Made in India’ and have minimum 40% indigenous content.
Earlier, the FICV project was approved under the strategic partnership (SP) model for the armoured vehicle segment was considered under the ‘Make’ category under DPP-2008.
In 2018, The FE was the first to break the news that that the FICV project will be shifted to `Make II’ category, which was later confirmed by the Defence Secretary at the annual presser in 2018, that the project was moved to that category in an effort to fast track it.
Under the Make II category no funding is required from the MoD, unlike the ‘Make’ category, where the ministry has to provide 90% of funds up to the prototype stage. Make-II (industry funded) — was introduced with a major focus on development of equipment/ system/platform or their upgrades or their subsystems/sub-assembly/assemblies/components. In this subcategory, no government funding is envisaged for prototype development purposes, but there is assurance of orders on successful development and trials of the prototype.
About 2,600 FICVs — high-tech complex vehicle programme under the ‘Make’ category —as 2,600 FICVs with a life span of 32 years, are expected to replace the Army’s old Russian-origin BMP-2 infantry combat vehicles by 2025.
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12:02 pm December 8, 2014 By Julian Horsey
The new first-person space survival game Adr1ft which has been specifically developed to be used in conjunction with the awesome virtual reality Oculus Rift headset, has this week revealed a quick view of some gameplay during Sony’s Keynote presentation over the weekend.
Even though Adr1ft has been specifically designed to be used with the Oculus Rift virtual reality headset it will also be available to play without on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles.
Within the Adr1ft game players need to traverse a wrecked space station orbiting above the earth in a similar scenario to that of her recent Gravity movie that starred George Clooney and Sandra Bullock.
Adr1ft has been created by ex-Microsoft Studios creative director Adam Orth who learnt about Twitter and social media the hard way, back in 2013. Adr1ft made it’s world premier live onstage at The Video Game Awards in Las Vegas. Earlier this year the team announced :
“We are very excited to announce that we have been working with Cory Schmitz on ADR1FT. Cory is an amazing and talented graphic designer who has created iconic work for Sony Computer Entertainment, Polygon, Double Fine Productions, Capy Games, Sony Santa Monica, Naughty Dog, Horizon, The Verge, and 17-BIT. Cory has also appeared in/on Wired, Rolling Stone, The Verge and Kotaku to name a few.
Cory has created the official logo for ADR1FT and is adding his unique and beautiful visual style to the game itself. We feel very lucky to be added to the incredible list of artists, companies and publications Cory has chosen to work with and we can’t wait to show you what we’re doing together next.”
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(ANIMAL INTELLIGENCE) A new research study has found that “Panzee” the Chimpanzee accurately recognizes and understands over 130 English language words. This new finding challenges the “Speech is Special” theory by proposing that although they do not have the anatomy to produce speech, non-human primates can process and perceive speech as humans do. Read on for more about Panzee’s way with words and what this means for human and ape evolution. — Global Animal
This 25-year-old chimpanzee named “Panzee” understands more than 130 English language words. Photo credit: Carolyn Richardson, Division of University Relations
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A 25-year-old chimpanzee named “Panzee” has just demonstrated that speech perception is not a uniquely human trait.
Well-educated Panzee understands more than 130 English language words and even recognizes words in sine-wave form, a type of synthetic speech that reduces language to three whistle-like tones. This shows that she isn’t just responding to a particular person’s voice or emotions, but instead she is processing and perceiving speech as humans do.
“The results suggest that the common ancestor of chimpanzees and humans may have had the capability to perceive speech-like sounds before the evolution of speech, and that early humans were taking advantage of this latent ability when speech did eventually emerge,” said Lisa Heimbauer who presented a talk today on the chimp at the 162nd Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America in San Diego.
Heimbauer, a doctoral candidate and researcher at Georgia State University’s Language Research Center, and colleagues Michael Owren and Michael Beran tested Panzee on her ability to understand words communicated via sine-wave speech, which replicates the estimated frequency and amplitude patterns of natural utterances. “Tickle,” “M&M,” “lemonade,” and “sparkler” were just a few of the test words.
Even when the words were stripped of the acoustic constituents of natural speech, Panzee knew what they meant, correctly matching them to corresponding photos.
The findings refute what is known as the “Speech is Special” theory.
“This argument proposes that besides humans being the only species able to produce speech, due to their anatomy, they also have a specialized cognitive module to process speech,” Heimbauer explained.
Supporters of the “Speech is Special” view have pointed to the fact that humans can understand speech, even when it is incomplete or highly distorted. The alternative view to the hypothesis, she said, is that auditory processing is fundamentally similar across most mammals, and that many animals have latent abilities for speech perception.
“What we are saying is that humans do not need unique cognitive abilities to process speech, and that instead, the general auditory processes that we share with apes, and probably a common ancestor, can be used to accomplish speech perception tasks,” she said. “Panzee then is able to understand speech because of her early experience in a speech-rich environment, and because she was taught about the association between words and their meaning from a very early age.”
“These are the same things that allow humans to learn how to understand speech,” she said.
There is evidence that non-human primates use specific vocalizations in certain situations, but researchers hesitate in labeling these as being part of a “language.” The communications are not believed to be very complex.
Nonetheless, the findings suggest that, with education and experience, chimpanzees can become proficient in aspects of human languages, allowing them to communicate certain feelings and desires with us.
Panzee “certainly does communicate about her wants and needs, sometimes putting two to three words together,” Heimbauer said, adding that the female chimp does this using the visuo-graphic symbols that she learned when she was young.
Tecumseh Fitch, a professor in the Department of Cognitive Biology at the University of Vienna, said the research, “provides important evidence that human speech perception abilities are built upon a pre-existing auditory basis, shared with other animals,” he said.
“Scientists have been too quick to assume that speech perception is ‘special’ without actually testing this assumption with animals,” Fitch said.
Although Panzee’s education puts her in a unique intellectual category, prior research on birds, chinchillas and monkeys suggests that these animals can also discriminate and categorize speech sounds.
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Would You Pay Taxes on Your Burger to Prevent Obesity in Others?
By Stacey Bumpus June 10, 2012 Taxes 101
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Would you pay a junk food tax? Obesity has been a major concern in the United States for many decades. Report after report show that obesity rates continue to rise, while subsequent health problems mount. Various countries facing similar obesity issues have taken steps to resolve the issue by placing a tax on unhealthy foods that contribute to weight gain, and the U.S. may be the next country to implement a so-called fat tax.
Junk Food and Obesity an Ongoing Problem
Food is one of America’s guiltiest pleasures. Whether it’s double cheeseburgers at fast food chains or eating juicy steaks at our favorite restaurants, we as a country take in plenty of fatty food that adds unneeded pounds to our frames.
Unfortunately, experts say it’s the intake of foods that we don’t need — junk food — that contributes generously to higher rates of obesity.
Obesity is defined as the abnormal accumulation of body fat that averages 20 percent more than an individual’s ideal body weight. While all people come in different shapes and sizes that are medically acceptable, being obese is considered a major health problem across the board.
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as of 2012 a whopping 149.3 million Americans age 20 or older fall into this category. With this unhealthy weight comes the risk of a number of health problems, including heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes and some forms of cancer.
Because many believe that junk food and obesity go hand-in-hand, and junk food is readily available and often times less expensive than fruits and vegetables, how can the United States slow the rate of obesity?
Countries Implement Fat Tax on Food
A number of options have emerged over the years to encourage people to live healthier lifestyles. For instance, many employers offer workers incentives to improve their health (and lower their health insurance costs) by having them agree to lose weight or undergo regular health screenings.
And the United States government maintains HealthyPeople.gov, a site that promotes Healthy People 2010, a science-based objective for improving the health of all Americans by promoting improved eating habits and physical activity.
But as many countries have found, being aware of better habits and actually putting them into practice are two different things, which is why some have taken matters into their own hands by implementing a fat tax.
In France, consumers are taxed for purchasing sweetened drinks, as are people in some other European countries. In Hungary, a junk food tax is levied on a broad range of items that include foods high in fat, sugar and salt.
In 2011, Denmark imposed its own so-called fat tax by charging rates that correspond with the percentage of fat in a product — $3 for every 2.2 pounds of saturated fat. Under this tax, a burger is charged an average of $0.15 more while a small package of butter might cost $0.40 more.
After the tax was implemented, health minister Jakob Axel Nielsen explained that adding the tax would be a great way to reduce fats that can cause cardiovascular disease and cancer. “Higher fees on sugar, fat and tobacco is an important step on the way toward a higher average life expectancy in Denmark.”
Oliver Mytton, of the British Heart Foundation’s Health Promotion Research Group, along with colleagues of the University of Oxford, conducted a review of about 30 international studies that examine the effects food taxes have on public health.
One study found that a 35-percent tax on sugar-sweetened drinks ($0.45 per drink) led to a 26-percent decline in sales.
Though, they concluded, while analyzing the effects of taxes on drinks is less complex than food, the researchers agreed that implementing a fat tax in the U.S. could have a positive effect on healthy living.
Is a Fat Tax in America Possible?
There is currently no county in more need of help with obesity than the United States. According to 2012 statistics from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, the U.S. has the highest obesity rate in the world with 33.8 percent of the population falling into this category.
A part of the Healthy People 2010 agenda was to improve the obesity rates in the nation, state by state. As of 2010, however, no state has met the nation’s goal to lower obesity prevalence to 15 percent. In fact, the number of states with an obesity prevalence of 30 percent or more has actually increased to 12 states from zero states in the year 2000.
Since the fat tax has found success in other parts of the world, some argue it might be successful in reducing obesity rates in the U.S.
In Mytton’s analysis, he concluded that a 20 percent tax on sugary drinks in the U.S. would reduce obesity levels by 3.5 percent among adults. But will a fat tax in America work?
While implementing this type of tax seems like a no-brainer, experience shows that there are both fat tax pros and cons that make the decision a challenging one.
California, Maine and Maryland have already experimented with hefty fat tax legislation, but ultimately, all levies were repealed due to problems that arose, partially because the collected taxes were not to be used for obesity-prevention programs or healthy food subsidies.
Also, there were concerns that this type of tax would punish poorer people who must spend much of their limited income on food.
A few states have, however, found success with junk food taxes on soft drinks. Since 1994, Arkansas, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington have all implemented small levies on sugary beverages sold within their borders, which leads some to believe that a tax on other types of foods could be successful.
In fact, various studies have shown a reasonable amount of consumer support for a junk food tax, especially with the possibility of receiving subsidies to help purchase healthier food.
But with no strong push for junk food tax legislation and, as Mytton noted, food industry accusations that the taxes are ineffective, unfair and possibly detrimental in terms of industry job losses, it’s probable that this type of tax won’t be strongly considered anytime in the near future.
Stacey Bumpus
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Just seconds after a 62-year-old grandma dragged her toddler grandson from the wreckage, the vehicle erupted in flames. Had just one thing gone differently, it would have been fatal for the pair. And there’s no question this is a case of God’s perfect timing!
Grandma Dragged Her Toddler Grandson Out Just In Time
When the terrifying accident occurred, Grandma was driving home with her 17-month-old grandson strapped into his car seat in the back. The two had just paid a visit to the boy’s great-grandma and were only a few minutes from home. But along the way, fatigue took over and Grandma wound up crashing into a power pole.
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Hopping out, the frantic grandma dragged her toddler grandson from the backseat. And the timing was too close to be a coincidence. Just seconds after running away from the car, the downed power lines caused sparked a fire. In an instant, the flames engulfed the entire vehicle!
Next, God put Peter Van Praag in the right place at the right time. The paramedic was on his way to work and passed by the wreck just minutes after it happened. He immediately stopped and jumped in to help.
And one look at the burning car shows God was at work!
“The intensity of the flames even when I arrived a few moments after would have made it impossible for any rescuers to get them out alive,” Peter said.
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First, Peter checked on Grandma and grandson. Grandma suffered minor chest injuries to her chest, and her grandson had some scrapes from the seatbelt. But other than that, they were fine.
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Next, Peter helped direct traffic while waiting for response crews to arrive. With live power lines all over the place, this was a huge help.
Ambulance chief inspector Brian Parsell arrived soon after and had nothing but praise for Peter’s quick response.
“Pete is a great paramedic,” Brian said. “When he arrived on scene the car was well and truly engulfed in flames. He was trying to secure the scene to make sure no approaching traffic came past as there were power lines across the road. He was trying to treat them and stop passing motorists.”
Grandma broke down upon realizing just how much worse things could have been. Everyone on the scene couldn’t believe she and her grandson escaped. There were just so many more chances for disaster than survival.
"It was a lucky escape,” Brian said. “It could have ended tragically in two fatalities had she been trapped in the vehicle because the boy wouldn't have been able to get himself out of the seatbelt. Had she been trapped, it would have been disastrous."
But what Brian calls luck, we know is God. He had a special reason for saving these two!
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An animal rights group was unsuccessful Thursday in its attempt to persuade a judge to suspend Alaska’s aerial wolf control program, now in its second year.
Friends of Animals is seeking to have the program — now authorized in five areas of the state — suspended until May 16 when the issue is scheduled for trial.
Superior Court Judge Sharon Gleason refused to issue a temporary injunction Thursday, saying she needed more time to review new concerns raised by Friends of Animals. The judge also rejected a request to suspend the program even for a few days in the Tok area, where permits were issued last Friday but pilot-shooter teams have yet to kill a wolf.
“It is essential to me to knock this wolf program out,” said Priscilla Feral, president of the Darien, Conn.-based Friends of Animals. “It is a tremendous carnage.”
Over the next few months, the state has set a goal of killing a maximum 610 wolves to increase the number of moose for harvest in various areas of the state. Under program rules, teams are allowed to shoot wolves from the air in some areas but are required to land and shoot in others. In some areas, they can do both.
Gleason said she will issue a decision after receiving written closing arguments today.
If the program is suspended now, even for a few months, the more than $1 million already invested in the McGrath area, where the program has a research component, will largely be lost, said Matt Robus, director of the state Division of Wildlife Conservation.
“The next three months … is the prime opportunity to take wolves in this fashion. It is the time this action is really effective,” Robus told the judge. He denied plaintiffs’ claim that more than 1,000 wolves were to be killed under the program.
While it is too early to know if the program is a success, Robus said moose calf survival in the McGrath area is looking better. That also may be true in the Nelchina Basin area, which also is entering its second year.
The multiyear program is debuting this winter in three other areas of the state: the western side of Cook Inlet, the central Kuskokwim River area and near Tok in eastern Alaska.
As of Thursday, 86 wolves had been killed this winter. Hunters reported killing 144 wolves last winter.
Friends of Animals has faced Gleason before. In late 2003, the judge refused to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the program.
James Reeves, lawyer for Friends of Animals, argued that if the program is allowed to continue the wolves will suffer irreparable and permanent harm — that is, they will be killed.
The remaining wolves also will suffer long-term effects, said Gordon Haber, a wolf biologist whose research is funded by Friends of Animals. He testified that, unlike moose, wolves have complex family groups. Aerial hunting tends to take out the dominant wolves first, leaving a disorganized and vulnerable pack, resulting in higher death rates years after the program has ended, Haber said.
Friends of Animals and other plaintiffs contend that the Alaska Board of Game has established population and harvest goals for moose that are grossly inflated and unreasonable. But Mike Fleagle, Game Board chairman, said, if anything, the board is conservative when setting levels.
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Epic New Trailer for James Cameron's Avatar in Theaters Friday!
Source: ComingSoon
Now everyone has a good reason to head to the movie theater this weekend. ComingSoon has confirmed with Fox that a new 3-and-1/2-minute trailer for James Cameron's Avatar will debut in theaters this Friday, October 23rd. They have also confirmed that the trailer will not be arriving online until Thursday, October 29th, so the only true way to see this trailer will be in theaters. We're not sure what film this will be attached to (stay tuned - checking with Fox) but I hope you go anyway and demand with the theater staff that you see it - as I have a feeling it'll be pretty epic and unquestionably worth seeing on the big screen.
ComingSoon also says that "this is THE trailer, the one that will show you much more story (as opposed to the teaser trailer previously released)." Considering there less than two months left before Avatar hits theaters, Fox has to do a lot of heavy marketing to turn this thing into a huge success, and this sounds like the start of their final push. I have a feeling we're going to see a lot more footage that no one has seen yet, including everyone at Comic-Con or Avatar Day. Of course, we'll be bringing it to you online as soon as Fox officially puts it out, but until then, I suggest you head to the theaters this weekend to see the new trailer!
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the marketing for this movie is beyond stupid. Basically everyone who DOESNT work in VFX or goes to specific movies every other week or PAID for a preview in IMAX has never heard of this movie thoroughly or whats it about. Couple that with only 2 months left, i think its about time to start a wide release of ads. If you look at any well marketed brand out there, transformers, star wars, iron man,etc all of them have been lambasted high and wide well prior to their release. Wether they sucked or not, thats a whole other issue. I doubt the marketing on this will do an adequate job but they have another 2 months to proove me wrong.
Buggy166 on Oct 19, 2009
Gotta agree with Buggy166 marketing so far has been lacking greatly, but I need to be sold on the 3-D part of it all, and I need to be sold on paying more to attend an Imax screening.
I love how pretty much everyone I know could care less about this movie. I mean, I'll see it, but it's not something to go whooptie-friggin-do over. Movie doesn't look bad, just not epic in the least.
Atoj on Oct 19, 2009
I'm excited to see a new, meatier trailer since the teaser didn't too much for me. I'll theater hop this weekend. Except just to see trailers...
-Peter- on Oct 19, 2009
WORST. MARKETING. JOB. EVER. 2012 and New Moon have more buzz than this. James Cameron's ego was too huge for him to attach the trailer to one of this year's blockbuster movies. FLOP ALERT!!!
Paulo on Oct 19, 2009
@ 3 - you have no clue what you're talking about, do you? It's James Cameron, you dick. He IS epic!
TTEX on Oct 19, 2009
"Everyone has a good reason to head to the movie theater this weekend." Really? For what? So we can see some overhyped trailer like the last time? This movie is not epic, and I love how everyone I know can either care less about this movie or straight out doesn't give a shit about this movie.
clippers350 on Oct 19, 2009
I hope Fox doesn't think that the fanboys will carry this movie and screw up the marketing the way Warner Bros. messed up Watchmen. They really need to go beyond the fanbase. I have co-workers who are avid Sci-Fi fans who've not heard of Avatar - or they think it's The Last Airbender movie. Like everyone's saying, it's just not on the radar. They also need to emphasize the story (if there is one) over style. So what if it's like nothing we've seen before... Thanks to the digital era we're seeing stuff that's like nothing we've seen before every day. It needs to look engrossing and/or entertaining. So far I'm not feeling it.
Mat on Oct 19, 2009
I love how all these ppl are criticizing a film, that's still months from release - hailing it's ultimate failure. I guess the internets is full of morons like this, who think they're some sort of Geek police. Everyone on here, dissing Cameron need to remember, that they've all achieved less than 1% in their life compared to him. Fucking idiots.
Can't wait to see this on IMAX.
Shane on Oct 19, 2009
wait... is this really not the same movie as that airbender thing? i'm confused.
SkywayCourt on Oct 19, 2009
I dunno if the marketing's been that terrible. I know a bunch of kids at my school who are pretty psyched for this even though there's only been the teaser, and they don't exactly follow movie news sites or anything.
AJ on Oct 19, 2009
how do you know its epic? haha alex loves cameron, maybe a little too much.
jake the snake on Oct 19, 2009
@11 *facepalm*
notalent on Oct 19, 2009
what happened to my comment? hmmm
what do you mean by *facepalm* notalent. i'm still confused... is that picture at the top w/ the blue animal from airbender or not?
I'LL face-palm all you dumb cunts. Then jizz over your mothers faces. Avatar is the balls! Fucking can't wait!!!!! Cameron is a God.
GR8 on Oct 19, 2009
While I do not doubt this trailer will be "epic" in the slightest.... I thought that judgment was usually reserved for AFTER the trailer comes out. 😉 Can't blame you though. I loved everything I have seen from it so far. The 15 min IMAX teaser was lovely.
Rob on Oct 19, 2009
I don't know, I'm calling it right now people will not go see a movie with stupid blue aliens. Well this may not flop outright, and will probably make good money, it will not be the epic blockbuster it was originally hyped up to be.
jman571 on Oct 19, 2009
#20 jman - I don't think it'll be as big as Titanic, that's for sure (that movie is unbeatable), but... Back in 1997 and 1996 when people heard about a 3 hour movie about a sinking ship, did you think anyone wanted to see it? Titanic went through the same early struggles and, well, you know the rest. Because these are aliens, I don't think it'll make Titanic numbers, but I have a feeling it may end up being a huge hit anyway, just because it's James frickin' Cameron! #14 jake - I will admit that I love JC quite a damn bit... That may very well be accurate. 🙂
@TTEX....I only seen like 1 person so far talk about Cameron, most are just mentioning the marketing problems. O.o Shhhh, calm down and get off Cameron's balls please.
"This movie is not epic" Do you guys even know what 'epic' means? It fits into the 'epic' genre of cinema very nicely. If by epic you mean good, well great, more dilution of the English language. If 'Avatar' is not epic, what do you people think is?
chrad on Oct 19, 2009
Alright. You can talk shit. But come December, everyone here and on slashfilm and every other blog will probably find themselves in the theater with an Avatar ticket.
Zachy on Oct 19, 2009
@alright=youre fucking right man.
jelipe on Oct 19, 2009
I went to Avatar Day, and it looked amazing. Anyone here been to Avatar Day and thought it was bad. Just calm down for the moment and wait for the new trailer to come out this Friday, whether or not you see it in theaters or online, wherever. James Cameron is up there with Lucas, Spielberg, Scorsese, etc. Just believe in that fact that he can make good movies. Who here did not like Aliens, or Terminator 2, or even Titanic? Avatar might not be your cup of tea, but at least don't cut it down before you've seen it in its 3D glory. Anyone who thinks otherwise, I don't give a flying fuck about your opinions.
Martin B on Oct 19, 2009
lol yea, i asked everyone i know at my dorms about this film, and NO ONE even knows about it. They better start their marketing soon and fast!
Nikhil Hariharan on Oct 20, 2009
The second you find out someone doesn't know about it, they know about it. That's viral marketing.
CrackDown on Oct 20, 2009
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! AVATAR WHO!!!!!!! GIVE ME AIR BENDER!!!!!!!!!
Lazarus from Sparta!!!! on Oct 20, 2009
? iam asking what film is the trailer in Cinemas going to be shown on Astroboy, Saw VI.
Cineprog on Oct 20, 2009
Fuck you haters... Everyone smart enough knows who Cameron IS and what he is capable of doing with camera, so please, stop...go to f-ing AICN and start spitting some serious shit there! Oh, I forgot, AICN hasn't even posted this news... AVATAR IS GOING TO BE HUUUUUUUGE!!! Arguments? Imdb, James Cameron fimography, end of story.
m4st4 on Oct 20, 2009
#28 Airbender? Yeah, I saw that crap...It's pretty much ok, but still crap compared to friggin mech vs. Na'vi battle on a distant planet! Shyamalan Vs. Cameron? Hahahahhahahahahhaha...a joke, that's what it is you stupid KID!
#23 And Zachy, ma man...you nailed it so...this case is pretty much closed.
#1 no one paid for a preview in IMAX, tickets were free on the website.
andy on Oct 20, 2009
Alex, I'd rather see a film about a sinking ship with a great cast than a film about blue aliens and their struggle Apocalypto style.
Wow, I see most people giving their opinions in a civilized way then getting attacked for it and being hurled insults. Makes me sad for humanity when civilized conversation can't be had anymore. #6, thanks for calling me a dick when I didn't attack a single thing. Just gave my opinion, as you gave yours. No use for calling names if someone doesn't agree with you.
Yeah...no one knows what this is if they haven't been to some huge movie with the stupid teaser that shows some ugly ass fake looking blue aliens. Cameron was an idiot using Avatar and with the trailer of The Last Airbender out, I know plenty that assume it's the same film and are more disappointed when they found out what Avatar was that they have to wait for The Last Airbender and who was the idiot that took its name...I explain, they say "oh" and we go about our lives.
Tra la la la la di da on Oct 20, 2009
I love how people like to compare notes between George Lucas and James Cameron. Obviously when it comes to how "awesome" and "epic" Avatar is when compared to Star Wars. In the first place, I guarantee that George is probably excited, not to mention James Cameron was there to see the first star wars movie and became a film maker because of it, so based on that alone people should shut the fuck up about the comparisons. I know I'll be called a fanboy, or that I'm still sucking on George Lucas' teat.. and whoever says this would be right. I have no problem sucking down new Star Wars stuff (yes, I do like ALL of the stuff that George has done) But I have not had a single hair raise while watching those Avatar trailers. Not a single one. They don't inspire me, they don't look original, and they don't look REAL. It looks so incredibly fake and how is the story unique? Granted that the star wars series doesn't have a LOT of things that make it unique aside from electronic swords and a new name for magic, but at least it had those to enhance the story. Avatar has a crippy boy getting "jacked in" to a creature that could best the height of any pro basketball player, is blue and looks like a retarded elf. WHAT makes this movie look so interesting to people? I'm asking in all seriousness, because I don't see it. Everyone is setting themselves up for a massive let down. It has been so hyped and there's hardly a damn thing out about it, but everyones saying it will beat the fuck out of star wars and any other movie. When star wars was gearing up for release, not a damn person thought it was going to be ANY good, that George was a fool for using orchestrated music instead of disco. When it came out, it was such a surprise hit that Kenner wasn't even prepared for the marketing. People had to wait a friggin' year to get their hands on any toys. So if this is kinda the route that Cameron's going with the Marketing, it makes him look less egotistic to me. James Cameron keeps saying that he's revolutionizing film making. No footage I've seen has made me believe this. George NEVER said he was revolutionizing the way people make films. He just wanted tools to tell his story and realized that he had to build it himself, and if it benefited everyone else so be it. So compare these to filmmakers as you like, but there more than likely wouldn't even fucking BE an Avatar if there was never George Lucas OR Star Wars, as 80% of todays filmmakers wouldn't have been inspired. James Cameron FUCKING INCLUDED.
Dresden on Oct 20, 2009
I love that I haven't been saturated with Avatar crap yet. I hate being excited for movie and then having to see a million previews before the movie comes out. The longer they wait the better in my opinion. Oh, and how much you want to bet that all the people on here who say it's a flop because no one they know has heard of it are the same people who say it is way overhyped? Who needs cognitive dissonance when I can live in my ignorance filled bliss?
Buzz on Oct 20, 2009
Dresden, did you go to Avatar Day and see the footage in 3-D? I would agree that the 2-D trailers weren't all that exciting, even on a giant IMAX screen. The 3-D version, however, is amazing. Can't wait to see this in IMAX 3-D.
Pete on Oct 20, 2009
Pan a movie because of the marketing campaign? HAHAHAHAHA! James Cameron is the best.
zibo fricka on Oct 20, 2009
STOP WITH AVATAR! Even if this meets the hype like Dark Knight or Iron Man did last year, this site seriously needs to stop. New trailer, thanks for letting us know. Some pics, ok maybe. But there were several Avatar Day posts that were just ridiculous. Please, please stop, you are making me hate this movie already.
branden on Oct 20, 2009
Stop your crying and maybe get some pussy or something. That might make you feel better.
# 38.... Dude I love Star Wars material in excess, just about more than 99.7% of everyone...but I'm also excited to see Avatar, and will enjoy it for what it is. I think the one thing it has going against it, is the "weird" factor, it hurt A.I., it hurts most Tim Burton movies, and it may not have a broad appeal to get the kind of repeat viewings many expect it will need to reach legendary box-office status. Having said that, I'm sure I "dig it the most"....so many times have I set in a theater on opening night and been among the minority walking out of a multiplex thinking wow what an enjoyable film only to over hear comments about how awful something was. No matter how harsh the criticism may be for Avatar, I'm hear to tell you that going back to 1984 Cameron has never made a bad film...SO it will be good. Will it be what you and mass audiences want, maybe not...but it will be good. BTW #38 keep fighting the good fight and uphold the name of George Lucas the father of the tent pole/blockbuster/theater camp line etc....
Kamish on Oct 20, 2009
Ok so I was meaning to address poster #37, sorry for the FUBAR!
i totally agree with #41....avatar this,avatar that...cmon!!!it looks like GAY BEOWULF!!!!
splinter on Oct 20, 2009
Gay Beowulf. Smurfs in space. Retarded elves... Nice...So, I guess online community really IS that stupid? You see, #35...you can't be civilized with these...hm...people. What kind of dork gets to say such things? And also, to say them out loud when we are talking about James Cameron? Do we really need this: -Terminator -Aliens -The Abyss -Terminator 2 -True Lies -yes...Titanic? Common...go to your Transformers, G.I. Joes and yeah, Smurfs 3D and shut the f-up!
When we hear James Horner's score in the background of this trailer...When we see Sigourney, Lang and Rodriguez chick, the ending scenes - ''mother of all battles''...I hope that at least 1% of these haters will admit their mistake... Others will buy the ticket, for sure...
Whenever something about this movie pops up, the comments make me lose any excitement and quite possibly make me hate this movie a bit. So much nerd rage. In reality none of us know how good it will be until it actually comes out and we see it in its entirety, stop hating on each other so much over -opinions-
#42 So me being a nerd and going crazy over Avatar WILL get me some? Idiot.
#36 Tra la la la la di da Wait, James Cameron is an idiot (must be with all that success) for 'stealing' the name of Avatar: The Last Airbender when he started working on this film before that cartoon had even begun airing? Stupid.
@ Pete, 39 No, didn't go to Avatar day, obviously. It might look INCREDIBLE in 3D. But every picture, poster, billboard sign and a large portion of the DVD sales will NOT be in 3D, so it's going to look like a cartoon for the most part. Unless everyone sees it in 3D, which not everyone will. Unless I'm very confused and every showing that will be coming out will be in a special new 3D projector shipped to every theatre across the globe.
James Cameron + Blockbuster - Bill Paxton = FAIL Aliens... Paxton... True Lies... Paxton... Titanic... Paxton... Terminator... Paxton (Cameo) Sure the Abyss didn't have Paxton but it had Micheal Beihn and a Chris Elliot Cameo which is close enough. Seriously though I've had to put up Micheal Bay or my FX money shots, and we all know Devlin and Emmerich's only good FX disaster (pun intendend) was Independance Day (cuz of Bill Paxton ham-for-cheese doppleganger Bill Pullman) so were all due for a Cameron fest. Oh and I'm seeing this in IMAX cause we only have DIGITAL IMAX here and Avatars the only thing I'd actually pay extra for seeing it there. ever. BTW Bill Paxton - cheesiness + hamming it up = Bill Pullman
Akirakorn on Oct 20, 2009
I would love to attend the premiere of this movie.
Fisherr on Oct 20, 2009
It's a movie. Appreciate it for what it is. We feel so bad for what we feel in our own lives that we must always find something wrong with whatever some one else is doing. I love movies!!!!!! It is hypocritical to talk crap about a man who is one of the few people that makes you so compassionate about these posts in the first place.
Marine looses legs, marine gets into avatar mmo program to be Na'vi and get legs back. Marin/Na'vi go to slendid edenesque planet named Pandora, is amazed by local flora & fauna, gets to meet hot blue half naked alien/elf (Na'vi). Meets tribe of said sexy blue alien girl, gets to know their culture after few trials. Loves their culture. But Oh noes...Marine forgot evil/racist commander wants resources from PANDORA and will get marine/Na'vi back on track of mission. Marine/Na'vi warns tribe, gets them fired up and they end up on full scale war...ending in...you guessed it hot sexy Marine/Na'vi + Alien blue chick who's half naked love making Moral of the story...don't mess with the Zohan...wait I meant don't mess with nature...ergo the Na'vi rules!! OK...I really enjoyed that movie way back when it was called " Dances with wolves " won bunch of Oscars and was probably the last time Kevin Costner did a film I liked. Listen I'm not hatin'...I'm an avid moviegoer/buff/cinephile and I love a good flick. But so far this AVATAR is an old story, told in a new setting with special effects that is as per Cameron redux the way LaLawood makes movies...Please...The Last three films to actually influence Hollywood in the past decade were " The Matrix 1999 " " Sin City 2005 " and " 300 " Those 3 showed that telling stories and making movies could still happen and ACTUALLY dictated how movies have been made in past 10 years. So for Cameron to tell me he's gonna do something new in this sarcastic/twitter/facebook/blog/forum/ world scape and not market a movie that took longer then '' Eyes wide shut " to actually film & produce is a lot to back up. I'm not saying the movie will be bad or worse then this years movies (except District 9 / Zombieland / Law Abitting citizen ) I've yet to see any publicity telling me I need to see this flick even if my life depended on it. Cause I still love to see new movies and not remakes or reboots or rehash. I still want movies to blow me away and inspire me in my writings. But DUDE!!!! Don't sell me an old tech made new and tell me photo realistic CGI is here, when I've seen only a 15 min. bit and a teaser...It's your job to sell this film to movie...even the story is an old one and has been done to death (eg. Pathfinder 2006 ) This movie will make buckets loads of money for the suits and producers who are backing up this gamble...but will it make the industry of film jizz in its pants once more...Remains to be proven So fanboys...go rent " Dances with wolves " and you'll have seen the main story plot of AVATAR. Go see this new film for the effects nothing more, but don't say it will be epic b4 it's even out... " Superman: Returns 2006 " was supposed to be epic and they marketed the crap out of it! Haters of AVATAR...see the movie, form an opinion...then hate, not b4...you just sound like a marine who just lost their legs and is thinking of gettin in on that new Na'vi program... Cameron made 2 good movies story wise and they were great ones...Aliens & Terminator2...but those were forever ago... Do we judge Sorcese that way...remember Taxi driver...great film, but different era and the fans who saw it didn't have forums to bitch about what was wrong with it. Look at DePalma...his best film ever Scarface! Coppola...Apocalypse Now....Spielberg....Saving Private Ryan...Christopher Nolan...The Prestige/Dark Knight...Kubrick...2001/Clockwork orange...the list goes on... Directors change with the decades and can never reproduce the lightning of their work twice...But they can still tell good stories. But for us to keep judging them on their greatest films is laughable now a days...those who go to the movies are more attuned to the way films are made and have less patience with creative decisions made by them. There's a LaLawood saying..." You're never as good as your last movie " And it's true...I'm ready for " Inception " or " Iron Man 2 " or any other movie trying to get my 10 bucks. But I,ll bitch when it fails after I've seen it, but at least...their were no promises and I'll judge it by it's self, not because previous films were EPIC/AWESOME/JE NE SAIS QUOI... That young director from District 9 blew me away and I can't wait to see what kind of movies he'll be making. So he better bring his A game...or else District 9 will be his only great film to judge him on. Nuff said!
Ok...#55...You lost your argument at 300, the one that influneced and inspired storytelling...or whatever. What kind of ''movie fan'' says that kind of thing? Also, ''Cameron made only 2 great movies line'' is lame... Or, you don't know about Terminator (yes, the first one), or, more important - The Abyss (Director's Cut please)? Those are great, and True Lies is very good (and great compared to ANY of Bays/Ratners/whatever action directors) And Dances with wolves? yeah, I supposse you could make that assumption...but than again, I've red Avatar scriptment (the old one), and as far as I remember, Wolves didn't have one hour ground/air battle (read: Minas Tirith is a baby), Wolves didn't have ''nude blue chick'' or mechs or ''dragons''...So, take your Kevin Costner movie and give this guy a chance (from the titles you mentioned in your comment, I see that you STILL have something to say...) 😉
#55 Also... ''fanboys…go rent " Dances with wolves " and you'll have seen the main story plot of AVATAR. Go see this new film for the effects nothing more, but don't say it will be epic b4 it's even out…'' ''Fanboys'', the ones that know what a good movie looks like (and don't point Sin City/300 as a landmark for a later flicks called Spirit or, hm...Sky Captain?-I'm talking all green-screen) have allready seen that movie...Also: Pocahontas, Malick's New World etc. How many times have we seen LOTR story? Friendship, epic battles, fantastic setting? How many times have we seen Indy? Die Hard - to mention one that actually counts! Those stories, emotions, ideas...It's all there since Beowulf for Christ's sake...but that doesn't mean we won't like 'em in the hands of a professional. District 9 is basically The Fly Vs. Robocop, and we (mostly) loved it! Why? Cause Blomkamp knew his job from the beginning... ''Haters of AVATAR…see the movie, form an opinion…then hate, not b4…you just sound like a marine who just lost their legs and is thinking of gettin in on that new Na'vi program…'' Ok, this one is fair 😛 Sorry for grammar and cheers from Croatian fanboy...
DUDE!!!!!!! @ #56 of course... Chill...just chill...300 influenced how movies are adapted from their first narrative, respecting source material and filming a story in great sweeping vistas, to encompass maximum emotion from scenes. Plus filming of action sequences using 3 cameras running at the same time, then giving you the impression of zooming is something Hollywood is using now. That was my point. Sin City gave cinema a way of shooting a scene with minimal set pieces, giving rise to detail background done right with CG. Sky Captain wasn't the first to use this method, Star Wars 2 did it first, but did nothing in the aspect of story telling and pacing. And yes...in MY opinion Cameron out did his directing style in Aliens with visceral filming of scenes in close quarters and did a great job for sci-fi as a genre. Terminator 2 is simply in my opinion the best filmed action movie of the past 10+ years, simply for achieving great practical effects done right, with great dialogues, with great casting, with great scenes with heartfelt emotions and unforced moments of levity. Plus also it out did Willow in the CGI and special effects area. The Abyss is a good yarn, but doesn't age well with time as a sci-fi movie. The acting is good, but not memorable. The CGI effects were the first and are still good to see, but as I said the movie is old. True Lies is a fun comedy/action movie with my fav actor Arnold...nothing more...Arnolds done better and the movie is over rated even for me. And just because you have scenes in AVATAR that have Mechs vs Na'vi doesn't mean it's not a metaphor for Cowboys and Native Americans...It's just guns vs nature...same old same old... And I'm sorry...District 9 is Robocop & the Fly!!! Cronenberg is an artful story teller but difficult to grasp at times and Robocop is just the best cyberpunk genre movie since Blade Runner, even if they don't mirror each other in story telling styles. District 9 is nothing like those films...it's more...It's an actor showing us how WE people treat each other and how we can change drastically when we need to...that's what blew me away. Not the CGI or effects even if they were great...I love a director capable of moving me from start to end credits! If AVATAR isn't a generic sci-fi story with obvious plot points and script holes, then I will enjoy it...but I'm a dire film fan and I critique when I know things simply don't add up...not bitch, but point out what could of made more sense...I want to be entertain...for god's sake...I don't analyze a movie b4 its out, while I'm watching it and after I've seen it...I want to escape So if AVATAR can do that Cameron will have won my 10 bucks...nothing more, nothing less... Nuff' said!
#58 Look, Lazarus, I respect your opinion, ok? I agree with Robocop (although Verhoeven for ME is zero compared to McTiernan back in the eighties, John Milius, or, not to mention - Cameron. Cronenberg is a genius and The Fly is one of my favorite SF movies of all time...so, me mentioning those movies in the same sentence as District 9 was obviously a flatering, i LOVE that movie! One of the best this year...Blomkamp is the first one to compare his movie to those! I don't have a quote but I've red it...) My point? As an objective viewer? Well, sometimes you just need that leap of faith I guess...Like, Guillermo del Toro is doing The Hobbit? I'l probably love it...Pixar is doing John Carter Of Mars? I'm in! Nolan is going to finish his Batman-masterpiece? And so on... And it goes from being a passionate moviegoer, from knowing stuff (years of training), good from wrong...no one can tell me that Transformers 3 are going to be EPIC cause, you know, at the end, it's just Michael ''let's blow some shit'' Bay...I hope I'm getting this right, but I really really understand your point and thanks for making it clear 😉 At the end, I hope we'll all get along, haters, fanboys and the ones in between!
Dude we understand each other and that last point about M. Bay...your so on point! Unlike so many haters...I'm willing to have a leap of faith on AVATAR...but I'm not going in blindly like many fanboys! 😉 Keep on rockin it at the theatres bro!
Any news on what this is showing in front of yet?
Amelia...Yep, Fox movie... Also, new trailer is like Avatar Day and teaser - minus hate factor...
I want to murder you all in cold blood, that's how stupid this has gotten.
Guys who try to pulll down a film from ROlling Stone to GL is hailing could beat SWs and Titanic are loonies... THis film is a lock to hit 650-1B range... And its proably a few haters who even talk nonsense that no one doesnt know abot this film. It has over 150-200Mil hits on google lol. Its the most talked about movie in NY, CAL, UK, germany, TX, etc.. And the new trailer refreshes its the guy that did Titanic (A frakken nearly 400M ticket seller lol) and Terminator 1 and 2 and Aliens and Abyss. Good luck to the jokers saying it will flop. Im thinking 350- and up to 700+M if they really hit a crecendo and certainly 500-700+M OS. Just wow..on the Avatar Day promotion it had people sweating and standing up clapping.. Greatest movie experience of my life.. And thats only 15mins of the Digital Dimensional 3D version!! Watching that version 3-4 times and the regular 2D version about 2 times. James Cameron for Life. Its just plain stupid to doubt a guy whose last film surpassed everything domestically and especially overseas in one run... News Flash Titanic was only 10+ years ago, not 20 lol. ENough said. Be there on OD...
Kal-EL of boxofficemojo.com on Oct 22, 2009
Trailers also being pushed with New Moon, updating with Paranormal Activity and Saw 2009
By the way.. Go do a google search... GL admitted James Cameron movie looks and feels bigger than SWS.. LOL Poor hating SWS fanboys.... Even GL thinks this is the start of things big and now he wants to use the tech to make new SWs movies. Hah hah.. JC and GL for life. 🙂
# 64 Kal-EL of boxofficemojo.com Hell yeah! and.. #63 Murder your fucking dog you prick...that's how you start
Watched the trailer tonight- has about a 3.5 minute run time. Found it intriguing and the cgi looked better in this. All I gotta say is Sigourney Weaver sold me. To all those asking what movie it's going to play in front of, it often varies theater to theater... However, we received a trailer for placement on Vampire's Assistant and although our company won't be showing Avatar I put it on anyway- at the risk of being reprimanded. I've done worse.
haha 68 i considered doing the same thing... we won't be playing avatar either but since the intermission between shows is short the 3 1/2 minute trailer hurts the staff in clean ups so i decided against it... and i feel like the vampires assistant is not a very good movie to put this trailer on considering its most likely going to bomb and will attract mostly teenage girls who will probably care less about avatar
this sucks just putting the trailer in theaters means less people are going to see it saugh astro boy cuase it looked like the movie that would least suck this weekend hoped to see the avatar trailer but it wasnt there and i dont want to have to go see every peice of crap out there just for a stupid trailer people who say that the marketing for this movie is bad definatly have a point cause now fox is just pissing of the people who are excited to see this movie
rowdy on Oct 23, 2009
#70 At this point, ''Fox and his crappy marketing'' are pointless...cause TRAILER IS BRILLIANT! THE BEST MOVIE TRAILER I HAVE EVER SEEN.
71 you wouldnt happen to know what movie its in front of
71 As I posted above, it varies theater to theater. Just call your local multiplex and ask.
The trailer's on the avatarmovie website. Adds a lot more story. Animation still looks a bit ropey, but as Weta are doing the post production I am expecting the final result to be nothing short of spectacular.
Colin on Nov 2, 2009
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SCGOP May Cancel ‘First In the South’ Primary To Protect Donald Trump
Palmetto State Republicans threaten to scuttle key early primary …
In one of the most disappointing, anti-democratic displays of subservience to a powerful politician we have ever seen, the leader of the South Carolina Republican Party (SCGOP) said this week he was considering cancelling the 2020 “First in the South” presidential primary to protect U.S. president Donald Trump.
Drew McKissick – who is midway through his first term as party chairman – said he does not anticipate Trump drawing a GOP challenger in 2020, but he made it clear the party is willing to take whatever action might be necessary to protect the president’s path to renomination.
“We have complete autonomy and flexibility in either direction,” McKissick told reporter David M. Drucker of The Washington Examiner on Tuesday. “Considering the fact that the entire party supports the president, we’ll end up doing what’s in the president’s best interest.”
Wow … we knew Trump was big in South Carolina, but big enough to cancel the entire primary?
Sad …
This news outlet endorsed Trump during the 2016 “First in the South” presidential primary – and again in the 2016 general election against Hillary Clinton. Unfortunately, we believe the forty-fifth president has failed to live up to his promises on spending cuts, tax reform, the nomination of pro-life judges and his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexican border – although to his credit he is belatedly fighting to get funding for a section of the wall included in the latest stopgap Washington, D.C. spending bill.
You know … the wall Mexico was supposed to pay for.
Anyway, in light of these mission critical failures, “there is no way in hell we will be endorsing him again in 2020” we wrote earlier this week.
Notwithstanding our views on his presidency, Trump continues to enjoy near-monolithic support in early-voting South Carolina – which has chosen the eventual GOP nominee in all but one primary dating back to 1980. Recent polls show him drawing the support of nearly 90 percent of the Palmetto State’s Republican electorate, meaning any GOP candidate looking to knock him off in the Palmetto State faces – at this point, anyway – an all-but-insurmountable climb.
Will anyone undertake such an arduous undertaking?
So far, Ohio governor John Kasich – a fiscal liberal who ran unsuccessfully for president in 2016 – is the only establishment Republican seriously considering a bid, but the floodgates could open on a dime based on Trump’s various, um, “issues.”
Not surprisingly, Kasich strategist John Weaver took a dim view of McKissick’s bid to preemptively shut down the voting.
“Not exactly a sign of strength,” Weaver told us. “That smell in the air is one of fear.”
Weaver later tweeted that Trump’s reelection campaign was “running in circles.”
The “First in the South” Republican primary has been canceled before – twice, actually. In 2004, former president George W. Bush was virtually unopposed in his bid for a second term in office – prompting GOP officials to call off the balloting. Similarly, in 1984 former president Ronald Reagan went all-but-unchallenged in his bid for a second term and the Palmetto State primary was not held.
On the Democratic side, the “First in the South” primary was scrapped for Bill Clinton in 1996 and again for Barack Obama in 2012.
Neither of those candidates faced credible opposition, either.
What do you think? Should South Carolina Republicans scuttle their primary to help Trump? Vote in our poll and post your thoughts in our comments section below …
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Explore the Parrot Pandemonium at Birdland
The team here loved the Flamingo enclosure (for obvious reasons) but after seeing the new Pandemonium of Parrots they’ve got a new favourite!
To celebrate the opening of its Pandemonium of Parrots habitat Birdland will be hosting a week-long celebration of the exotic birds during February Half Term (Saturday 15th – Sunday 23rd February).
With no fewer than 16 species now at home in the newly completed parrot enclosure there’s a riot of coloured feathers, impressive beaks and razor-sharp bird brains to admire and learn about.
Armed with the Birdland Explorer Spotter Trail, visitors can venture around the park to solve the ‘psittacines’ puzzle (that’s the scientific name for parrots) during February Half Term.
As part of the new Parrot Pandemonium Birdland is also raising awareness about the conservation and welfare work being done by the World Parrot Trust. A charity that is currently focussing on raising funds and awareness to help support the endangered scarlet macaw.
Birdland Manager Simon Blackwell said: “We’re very pleased to be able to support such a worthy cause here at Birdland and hope our visitors over February Half Term leave us understanding the important work that goes into the conservation of exotic birds.”
“The additional habitats which have been constructed here are already home to a pandemonium of parrots, the collective term for a group of the birds, and they’ve settled in really well,” he added.
Throughout the half term festivities there will also be daily feeding displays, a chance to embark on a Jurassic Journey and opportunities to get up close with the Birdland residents in the Encounters Area.
With its combination of woodland, riverside and gardens, Birdland features more than 500 birds, ranging from birds of prey and parrots to cassowaries and cranes in a mix of free-flying and aviary displays.
Birdland Park and Gardens, Rissington Rd, Bourton-on-the-Water, Glos, GL54 2BN. Open Daily From 10am (Except Christmas Day). Tel: 01451 820480 or visit www.birdland.co.uk for more information.
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Gabriel Betancur
Solo Horn of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín / Horn Professor at the Eafit University, The Javeriana University of Bogotá and National University of Colombia
Gabriel Betancur has held the position of Principle Horn of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín since 2012. Currently he is Professor of French Horn at the EAFIT University, the Javeriana University of Bogotá and the National University of Colombia.
He was the winner of Third Prize at the International Brass Competition in Timisoara, Romania, in 2011. Also a winner from the prestigious Huygens Scholarship Program, for exemplary international students, awarded by the Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, out of a selection of all the universities in The Netherlands, in 2011. Gabriel finished his Bachelor-studies in French Horn at the University of Antioquia (Medellín), in 2009. He won the scholarship in the Young Artists Talent promotion 2009, which was granted by the ICETEX and the scholarship Colfuturo promotion 2010, for studies abroad. Gabriel Betancur graduated as classical hornist with the distinction Cum Laude, awarded by unanimous jury decision, for his excellent performance and interpretation of the different musical style periods at the Conservatory of Maastricht in Holland, with the renowned Professor Will Sanders, 2010. In 2012 he received his Masters Degree, also with the distinction Cum Laude, at the Conservatory of Maastricht in Holland, with Professor Sanders.
As a soloist he has played in the Dutch broadcasting company Radio 4; for the European cultural channel Brava; with the Opera Orchestra of Timisoara, Romania; the 11th International Music Festival of Tarragona, Spain; the III Seminar with the Wood Quintet of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra; Holland Symphony Orchestra Conservatory; Venezuela Symphony Orchestra; Maule Classical Orchestra in Chile; Rancagua Symphony Orchestra in Chile; Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín; Philharmonic Orchestra of Cali; II International Festival Peru Horn Tage in Lima, Peru; Cornombia International Horn Festival and Competition in Bogotá, Colombia; Symphony Orchestra of the EAFIT University; Orchestra from the Philharmonic Academy of Medellín; Symphony Orchestra of the UNAB University of Bucaramanga; intermediate Symphony Orchestra from the Music School Network of Medellín and the Manizales International French Horn Festival of Colombia.
Gabriel has played as a principal horn in a number of orchestras and ensembles such as: Tiroler Symphonie Orchester in Innsbruck, Austria; Das Orchester der Schlossfestspiele Zwingenberg in Germany; Flanders Symphony Orchestra in Belgium; Symphony Orchestra of Holland (The Netherlands), The Young Generation Orchestra in Rastatt, Germany; Junges Klangforum Mitte Europe, in Germany; Flexible Horns (The Netherlands); Latin America Youth Orchestra in Venezuela; Zulia State Orchestra in Venezuela; Orchestra of the Bolivarian
Countries CAF; National Symphony Orchestra of Columbia; Philharmonic Orchestra of Medellín; EAFIT Symphony Orchestra; Philharmonic Orchestra of Bolivia; Participation Side by Side in Concerts with the Orchestra Sinfonía por el Perú, a program led by the singer Juan Diego Flórez in Lima, Peru; the Bucaramanga Symphony Orchestra and the Symphonic Band of the University of Antioquia. His dedication to teaching Horn has led him to give a variant of workshops, masterclasses and festivals in Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Spain and France.
Mr. Betancur was the co-founder of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Medellín, where he as the principal horn player, participated in several national and international tours. In 2003 the Colombian government awarded him with the medal Peace Ambassador in recognition for his role in changing the image globally of Medellín and Colombia, via the most magical tool he believes in, Music. In the same year, through the Youth Orchestra of Medellín, he received the prize The Exemplary Colombian, from the Colombian newspaper El Colombiano.
Gabriel Betancur has played under the baton of conductors such as Claudio Abbado, Andrés Orozco, Gustavo Dudamel, Guerassim Voronkov, Bram Sniekers, Robin O’Neill, Karsten Husch, Klaus Eisenmann, Jan Hofmann, Christoph Alstaedt, Francesco Belli, Francisco Rettig, Ruben Cova, Cecilia Espinosa, Alejandro Posada, Luis Biaba and others. Gabriel plays a Hans Hoyer Triple Horn C23.
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Feel the electronic vibe in Cavo Paradiso
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It has become famous all over the world as one the must clubs to go on Mykonos. The electronic sounds of Cavo Paradiso perfectly match the wild sense of Mykonos, the most vibrating island of the Mediterranean Sea, the island where night never sleeps… Several clubs and bars dot every beach and corner of Mykonos and Cavo Paradiso, built on a rock over Paradise beach, shakes the island with its sounds. DM Mag, one of the most popular British music magazines, included it among the top 100 clubs in the world and in particular in rank 43. We have talked to Margarita Antonini, the manager of the club, and asked her to tell us about this legendary club.
Can you describe us in a few words the decoration of Cavo Paradiso?
The club is made of natural elements, mostly stone and wood. We tried to make sure that the decoration of Cavo Paradiso would match harmonically with the traditional architecture of Mykonos.
The most characteristic part of the club is the big pool. Whose idea was it?
Well, the size of the pool is not really what matters, but its amphitheatrical point of view makes it more distinctive. In Cavo Paradiso, you have the feeling that you can see everyone and that everyone can see you. The pool was an idea of the owner of the club, Mr Nikos Dachtilides.
When did the club open? How many people visit the club every year?
The club first opened experimentally in 1993 and a year later it evolved as the main club to host electronic music in Greece, especially after the sets of David Morales, Frankie Knuckles and Louie Vega. Now, about 140,000 a year come to have fun with us.
Which is the working period of the club?
Cavo Paradiso usually opens in May. From July 10th to the first week of September, it opens every day, from midnight to 9.30 in the morning.
What events have you organized for summer 2009?
For 2009, events start on May 16th and end in September 1st with one of the best: Frankie Knuckles. Also David Morales will come once more to present its show on July 17th and will also be with us on his birthday, on August 21st. David Guetta, Benny Benassi, Sasha, Joe Vanelli and many others will be with us this summer.
Many people compare Mykonos to Ibiza. What do you think of that?
I think there is no comparison. The only common point is that they are both Mediterranean islands. Tourism on Mykonos is clearly more qualitative.
Do you live permanently on Mykonos? Can you describe us life on Mykonos off tourist season?
Yes, of course we live on Mykonos, we are locals. In winter, most clubs and hotels close, but I think life is better and more qualitative on Mykonos than on any other town. Some things are missing, but these things are not that important. The only thing that troubles us is ferry connection, but this happens with most islands.
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Ancient people also enjoyed Santorini wine
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Professor of archaeology and head of the Akrotiri excavations, Christos Doumas while talking about the island's viticulture and wine production remarked about the presence of these practices in bygone eras. Santorini is famous for having produced local wine for centuries. Poliochni on the northeastern Aegean island of Lemnos has been famous for wine in amphorae from the 3rd millennium BC. The amphorae had a tap just above the narrow base, demonstrating the sensitivity of the contents. The invention of the tap allowed sediment to be deposited on the narrow base of the amphora. Wine, naturally, is the liquid of choice for such containers a fact confirmed by the discovery of grape seeds at a coastal settlement at Aghios Cosmas, Attica and at Skarkos on the island of Ios. A more obvious sign that viticulture was practiced in the Cyclades in the Early Bronze Age is the discovery of drinking glasses with vine leaf imprints on the base. In the Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art in Athens, a marble figurine holds one of these glasses raised in his hand, apparently toasting his companions health. Professor Doumas explained "Obviously the scene is ceremonial and its representation would make no sense unless the drink being consumed had some special significance".
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The Underground Gourmet Nov. 28, 2007
Steve Schirripa Has No Problem With Little Italy, Steaks
Steve Schirripa eats his way through New York, and yourhaha
In his new cable cooking show, Steve Schirripa’s Hungry (Lifeskool network, debuting December 6), Uncle June’s faithful manservant Bobby Baccalieri tours his favorite New York Italian kitchens and takes some sauce-splattered pointers from pals like Rao’s Frank Pellegrino and Peasant’s Frank De Carlo. Rob Patronite and Robin Raisfeld asked the man Tony Soprano immortalized as a “calzone with legs” to expound on his favorite pastime — eating on and off the set.
There are a lot of cooking shows out there these days. What distinguishes yours from the competition?
This is a real guy going into a real kitchen; I think after you watch this, you’re really going to learn how to make the meatballs from Rao’s. It’s a combination of talking, comedy, and how-to.
Who does the cooking at home?
My wife; I eat, she cooks. Which is why I’m doing this new show. They’re teaching me how to cook.
In one episode, you spotlight the Mulberry Street restaurant Il Cortile. Do you think that Little Italy gets a bad rap?
I think it does. First of all, it’s a lot of fun down there. There’s a lot of tourists, but Il Cortile is as good an Italian restaurant as any in the city.
What’s the best borough for Italian food?
I’m a Brooklyn boy, but I gotta tell you there’s some really good restaurants in Queens: Manducatis, Park Side, Don Peppe, Piccola Venezia.
What’s your favorite Italian restaurant in New York?
I’m gonna go with Peasant. It’s hard. Il Cortile and Peasant. I also like Bamonte’s. People have had their christenings there and their funerals there; that’s how long that place has been around, you know what I mean?
What food reminds you of growing up in Bensonhurst?
Well, Spumoni Gardens. The pizza’s out of this world.
What do you think of the small-plates trend?
This is what I think: If you’re going to bring me small plates, you better bring me a lot of small plates. Because when I like to go out, I want to eat. Unfortunately, a lot of restaurants, especially high-end restaurants, give you portions for a supermodel.
What do you think of so-called molecular gastronomy?
I don’t want my food cooked with the same tools that they fix my car.
Aside from Italian, what’s your favorite cuisine?
Steak. You ever eat at Macelleria? I like that and the Palm.
What’s always in your refrigerator?
Suppressat [soppressata].
Should an Italian restaurant be able to get four stars in the Times?
I think that fourth star is really snooty. And I also don’t think people really care that much about your stars. Plus, I’ll show you restaurants you can’t get in, and they’re not even on the map.
How was the food on the set of The Sopranos?
The food was really good. Whether it be lasagne or the sandwiches in the back of the Bada Bing, the food had to be great because, I mean look at us, we all know how to eat. There’s one thing: As an actor, you’re supposed to take little bites, and a lot of times, people spit out the food. I never saw that happen. It certainly never happened to me. There was one scene where I had to eat a steak; I ate about six steaks.
Did you have to keep your weight up during the show?
Well, I actually wore a fat suit for the first two seasons I was on. I’m about the same size as Jim Gandolfini, and there were so many fat jokes in the script that I’d say, “You know, I’m not much fatter than him, I don’t understand these jokes,” and then they said, “Oh, by the way, you’ve got to put this fat suit on.” So I wore it, which put on about another 75, 80 pounds, so if you look in those early episodes I’m really big. And then I guess they thought I’m fat enough on my own, so they got rid of that.
There’s an episode where Tony Soprano tells you that you should seriously consider salads. Have you ever?
Eh, what am I gonna do, get skinny? I think it would shock my system. It is what it is. I really honestly believe, what are you gonna do?
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Crime Jan. 17, 2013
Former Masa Bookkeeper Indicted for Allegedly Stealing $100K From Restaurant
By Hugh Merwin
Never say “omakase” to the guy who handles your cash. Photo: Mark Peterson
The price of the tasting menu at Masa may be a little inflated, it turns out, because an unscrupulous employee has allegedly been funneling cash out of the business: The Manhattan D.A.’s office announced this afternoon that it has indicted the restaurant’s former bookkeeper for stealing approximately $100,000 between January 1, 2011, and February 1 of last year.
Court documents allege that within a few months after he was hired, the 41-year-old Rafael Thomas soon became the only employee to handle Masa’s day-to-day operations. He was entrusted with payroll, the restaurant’s accounts, and was even responsible for “depositing funds from all cash sales.” (Note: Who pays cash at Masa?)
Eventually, a manager at the restaurant noticed that Thomas was radically manipulating his base salary — sometimes tripling it, sometimes adding on 80 hours of vacation pay to his standard pay. The documents allege Thomas skimmed from cash sales, cashed corporate checks and pocketed the money, and even dipped into Masa’s emergency funds. Thomas pocketed $96,000 in all and attempted to cover his tracks by falsifying expenses, but to no avail.
The indictment was announced by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr., and the case will be prosecuted in court by Assistant District Attorney José A. Fanjul.
Updated: Read the court papers below.
Indictment [PDF]
DA VANCE: BOOKKEEPER INDICTED FOR STEALING NEARLY $100,000 FROM MASA RESTAURANT [Manhattan DA]
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India unprepared for GST rollout: Small businesses need to file 37 returns a year instead of 13
Published: June 11, 20177:57 pm Updated: March 28, 20188:01 pm
A small-scale manufacturing company with operations in only one state will have to file a minimum of 37 returns instead of the current 13 once the goods and services tax (GST) goes live from 1 July, 2017, increasing work for industry, accountants and banks, according to an IndiaSpend analysis.
With the deadline for GST less than a month away, finance professionals, banks and industry seem unprepared for the challenges of implementing the one nation-one tax idea, work towards which began 13 years ago.
“The entire ecosystem needs to be changed to accept GST,” K Raghu, former president, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, told IndiaSpend. “An ideal date for implementation would be 1 September.”
The Indian Banks Association, a body that represents 237 banks, has informed a parliamentary panel that their members were unprepared to implement the new indirect tax regime.
“Everything will now be online and will need to be updated regularly. A business will have to file 37 returns in a year (three returns per month and one annual return) per state,” The Economic Times reported. “If it does business from offices in more than one state, the number of returns will go up accordingly. A business with offices in three states will have to file 111 tax returns in a year.”
Type Of Returns To Be Filed Under Goods & Services Tax : –
RETURN FORM WHAT TO FILE? BY WHOM? BY WHEN?
GSTR-1 Details of outward supplies of taxable goods and/or services effected Registered Taxable Supplier 10th of the next month
GSTR-2 Details of inward supplies of taxable goods and/or services effected claiming input tax credit. Registered Taxable Recipient 15th of the next month
GSTR-3 Monthly return on the basis of finalization of details of outward supplies and inward supplies along with the payment of amount of tax. Registered Taxable Person 20th of the next month
GSTR-4 Quarterly return for compounding taxable person. Composition Supplier 18th of the month succeeding quarter
GSTR-5 Return for Non-Resident foreign taxable person Non-Resident Taxable Person 20th of the next month
GSTR-6 Return for Input Service Distributor Input Service Distributor 13th of the next month
GSTR-7 Return for authorities deducting tax at source. Tax Deductor 10th of the next month
GSTR-8 Details of supplies effected through e-commerce operator and the amount of tax collected E-commerce Operator/Tax Collector 10th of the next month
GSTR-9 Annual return Registered Taxable Person 31st December of next financial year
GSTR-10 Final Return Taxable person whose registration has been surrendered or cancelled. Within three months of the date of cancellation or date of cancellation order, whichever is later.
GSTR-11 Details of inward supplies to be furnished by a person having UIN Person having UIN and claiming refund 28th of the month following the month for which statement is filed.
With the government announcing GST for four tax rates — 5 percent, 12 percent, 18 percent and 28 percent — industry will face implementation challenges that include system upgrades, manpower training and understanding new taxes. Every transaction, sale or purchase, will now have to be recorded online to benefit from the tax paid earlier.
Process flow of returns filed under Goods and Services Tax:
The challenges of central and state GST and federalism
India is implementing a dual GST with the Centre and states together levying it on a common tax base. “The GST to be levied by the Centre on intra-state supply of goods and/or services would be called the Central GST (CGST) and that to be levied by the states would be called the state GST (SGST),” according to this list of frequently asked questions published by the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), the central body of indirect taxes.
“Similarly, Integrated GST (IGST) will be levied and administered by the Centre on every inter-state supply of goods and services,” said the FAQs added.
A dual GST adheres to the constitutional requirement of fiscal federalism, since both the Centre and states have the powers to levy and collect taxes. “The central GST and state GST would be levied simultaneously on every transaction of supply of goods and services, except the exempted goods and services, goods which are outside the purview of GST and the transactions which are below the prescribed threshold limits,” the FAQs noted.
While 24 states have passed state GST acts, seven have not done so yet.
Understanding GST intricacies is not easy
While the location of the supplier and the customer within the country is immaterial for the purpose of CGST, SGST would be charged only when the supplier and the customer are within the state.
An illustration from the FAQ published by the government: Suppose the CGST rate is 10 percent and the SGST is 10 percent. When a wholesale steel dealer in Uttar Pradesh supplies bars and rods to a construction company within the state for, say Rs 100, the dealer would charge CGST of Rs 10 and SGST of Rs 10, in addition to the basic price of the goods. The wholesaler would be required to deposit the CGST into a central government account and the SGST into the account of the state government. “Of course, he need not actually pay Rs 20 (Rs 10 + Rs 10) in cash, as he would be entitled to set-off this liability against CGST or SGST paid on his purchases (say, inputs),” said the FAQ.
This is where implementation challenges arise, as former ICWAI president Raghu explained. Every invoice from buyers and sellers must be entered in the GST system correctly to ensure that benefits accrue down the chain.
“We have a system today across a majority of small units where an accountant comes (in) once a month, makes vouchers and inputs details for taxes,” said Raghu. “That will have to end now because we are moving to an online, almost real-time system that will need a lot of manpower.”
The finance industry is ready by training its professionals, said Raghu, who predicted many job opportunities over the next 5-6 years. But, as he added, it would take at least 12 to 18 months for the system to “settle down”. “I do see a lot of CAs and other finance professionals being trained for indirect taxes in the coming years,” he said.
Industry, services not yet there.
India’s industry and banking system will have to change systems, train personnel and accept the extra workload for the new taxation system. The banking system has clearly said it is not yet ready; industry is ambivalent.
“Nearly 50 percent of Indian businesses are not aware of the changes that GST will usher in,” Bharat Goenka, managing director, Tally Solutions, was quoted as saying in The Economic Times on 5 June.
Tally accounting software is widely used by Indian companies. The company is waiting for the GST rules to be finalised, so that it can roll out its GST software for Indian companies, the report said.
A senior official of Federation of the Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), requesting anonymity because the launch date was close, said GST was “now a fact”, and industry was trying to adapt. FICCI has been conducting awareness sessions among industry verticals to help understand the new structure, he added.
The industrial sector, especially the services sector, is waiting for more clarity on tax rates, processes and the time frame for the systems to settle down.
“What we still don’t know is which tax slab we fall in,” a marine service provider operating in Goa told IndiaSpend, on condition of anonymity. “While it is good that the taxation system will be streamlined and we will not have to deal with multiple tax payments like excise, service tax and value added tax, we still don’t know how much time it will take for everybody to be on board.”
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Can Acupuncture Cure Carpal Tunnel Pain?
Written by the Healthline Editorial Team — Updated on March 14, 2017
Researchers say acupuncture therapy could be useful in treating symptoms and causes of carpal tunnel and other chronic pain ailments.
Acupuncture may be more effective in treating some chronic pain ailments than previously thought.
Researchers in a study published today in the journal Brain concluded that acupuncture helped relieve pain for people with carpal tunnel syndrome.
The researchers said the acupuncture helped reduce symptoms by “remapping” the brain.
They added the therapy also provided some healing effects at the source of the pain in the patients’ wrists.
Vitaly Napadow, PhD, director of the Center for Integrative Pain Neuroimaging, and senior author of the research paper, said his group hopes to do more research on acupuncture’s effectiveness on carpal tunnel and other chronic pain ailments.
“One of the benefits of acupuncture is it’s so minimally invasive and has such a low-risk profile,” Napadow told Healthline.
Read more: Can acupuncture help with weight loss? »
What researchers discovered
In this study, 80 people with an average age of 49 were tested.
The volunteers, 65 of whom were women, were divided into three groups.
One group was treated with verum electro-acupuncture at the wrist.
Another group was given the acupuncture therapy in an ankle on the opposite side of their affected wrist.
The third group was given “sham acupuncture” treatments as a control.
They were each given 16 treatments over eight weeks. The participants were evaluated after the treatments and then reevaluated three months later.
Napadow said all three groups reported some relief from pain.
However, he said the two groups that received acupuncture also showed some physiological changes.
High-tech imaging revealed the acupuncture had caused some mapping changes in the brain.
In addition, there appeared to be some healing effects in participants’ wrists.
The group that received treatment in their wrists showed more benefits than the people who got acupuncture in their ankles.
Read more: Alternative medicine may finally become mainstream »
Why acupuncture is effective
This study was not the first to show that acupuncture can be effective on carpal tunnel syndrome.
Researchers conducted studies in 2012 and 2016 and reported that study participants experienced pain relief after receiving acupuncture.
However, Napadow said his group’s study also measured the physical changes acupuncture produced.
He said the signals the brain receives after an acupuncture needle is stuck into the skin may in essence “remap” the brain so it modifies pain signals from the wrist.
In addition, he said, the needle punctures at the pain point may cause the body to send extra blood to that spot, much like what happens during bruising.
That additional blood may help damaged nerves to heal.
“There seem to be some top down effects,” he noted.
Read more: The debate over ‘dry needling’ »
Greater use of acupuncture
Napadow said acupuncture is an alternative treatment that some people may want to consider before using drugs, or an invasive type of procedure such as surgery, for any kind of chronic pain ailment.
He added that acupuncture is already recommended in a number of guidelines for various chronic pain conditions.
He said the biggest barrier right now is getting insurance companies to cover these alternative treatments.
For people who might be reluctant to try this ancient Chinese treatment, Napadow said they should consider the validity of the therapy.
“People should focus not so much on the origin of the therapy but rather what it’s doing,” he said.
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Tolpuddle Audio Visual Trail
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The TUC wanted an Audio Visual Trail in Tolpuddle to help guide visitors around the historic village where the heroic story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs is told.
In May 2013 H&L assisted the TUC in developing an Our Heritage application to HLF. In October 2013 a grant award of £38,700 was confirmed with match funding from West Dorset District Council, Dorset County Council and Puddletown Area Parish Council. Heritage & Leisure were appointed to assist the TUC in delivering the project working with ATS Heritage to provide the multimedia trail.
In March 2015 the new Tolpuddle Martyrs’ Trail app was launched. Available on Android and iOS to download for free this great resource is narrated by renowned actress Maxine Peake and features reconstruction filming, old images, children’s activities and Pathe news film. For further information see www.tolpuddlemartyrs.org.uk
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Hamlant History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Hamlant arrived in England after the Norman Conquest of 1066. The Hamlant family lived in Gloucestershire. Their name, however, is local reference of Old French derivation. It is stems from the Old French root hamel, indicating that the original bearer of the name once worked at an outlying farm which was dependent upon a main village. Several areas in Normandy are called Hamelin.
Early Origins of the Hamlant family
The surname Hamlant was first found in the Domesday Book of 1086 where "three of this name are entered as under-tenants: Hamelin homo Hugonis filii Baldrici in Lincolnshire; Hamelin holding of Roger de Montgomery in Sussex, and also mentioned in Devonshire; and Hamelin of Cornwall. 'Whether Hamelin of Devonshire and Hamelin of Cornwall were the same person, does not appear. In the latter county Hamelin held twenty-two manors under the Earl of Mortaine. He is supposed to have been the ancestor of the Trelawny family, and to have resided at Treloen, one of the manors described in the Survey as his property." [1]
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Hamlant Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Hamelin, Hamelyn, Hamelen, Hamelyng, Hamelyne and others.
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Migration of the Hamlant family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Hamlant or a variant listed above were: James Hamlin, who came to Barnstable, MA in 1639; James, Joyce, Margaret, Phillip, Hamlin, who all settled in Virginia in 1653; Ezekiel Hamlin, who was on record in Boston in 1655.
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How to Remove a Smarthome Device from Alexa
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Feb 9, 2018, 3:00 pm EST | 1 min read
Whether you’re getting rid of a smarthome device in your house or just don’t want to use Alexa with it anymore, here’s how to remove a smarthome product from your Alexa account.
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Start off by opening up the Alexa app on your phone and tapping on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen.
Select “Smart Home” from the list.
Scroll down until you find the smarthome device that you want to remove from Alexa. Tap on it when you find it. In this case, I’ll be removing one of my smart plugs.
Tap on “Edit” in the top-right corner of the screen.
Hit the trash can icon up in the top-right corner.
Tap on “Delete” when the confirmation pop-up appears.
Once that’s done, you’ll receive a blue banner at the top of the screen telling you that the device has been removed from Alexa.
You’ll still be able to use the device and control it from your phone using its accompanying app (unless it’s a device that was directly connected to an Echo Plus), but you will no longer be able to use Alexa with it, either from with the Alexa app or with your voice using an Echo.
Craig Lloyd
Craig Lloyd is a smarthome expert with nearly ten years of professional writing experience. His work has been published by iFixit, Lifehacker, Digital Trends, Slashgear, and GottaBeMobile.
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Longwei Petroleum begins storage depot operations in China
admin 15 October 2012
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding has announced the commencement of operations at its Huajie fuel storage depot in northern Shanxi Province in China.
The company has received the first shipment of petroleum and started selling products on the 11 October.
The new fuel storage depot has a 100,000t storage capacity and is located in Xingyuan Township, Fanshi County.
Longwei Petroleum acquired the storage asset from Huajie Petroleum on 26 September 2012, for a total of $110.6m.
Assets include fuel storage tanks with a 100,000t capacity, with accessory facilities and equipment; delivery and distribution platforms, including a dedicated rail spur; and a vehicle loading and unloading station.
The purchase also included a 3,000m² office building and land use rights for 98 acres of land adjacent to the main regional rail line.
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding chairman and chief executive officer Cai Yongjun said the Huajie facility nearly doubles the company’s storage capacity to a total of 220,000t and also extends their reach into northern Shanxi Province.
"We are pleased to have closed on the Huajie asset purchase using our own cash resources without dilution to our shareholders," said Yongjun.
Longwei Petroleum Investment Holding chief financial officer Michael Toups said the company can ramp up sales at the Huajie facility based on regional demand.
"Closing on the Huajie facility has allowed us to increase our regional presence and attract new customers," said Toups.
"With the addition of the Huajie facility, we have strengthened our lead as the largest non-state-owned fuel storage and distribution business in the province," he added.
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H.R. 95 (116th)
H.R. 95 (116th): Homeless Veteran Families Act
How well do you know H.R. 95 (116th)? Use this study guide to find out.
You can find answers to most of the questions below here on GovTrack.us, including on the overview, summary, details, and text tabs for this bill at the top of this page.
What would this bill do?
In a few words, what would you say is the subject of this bill?
This question is asking you to determine what areas of policy this bill is meant to impact. Doing so is an important first step in analyzing the intentions behind the policy and its possible effects. To start, look at the bill’s title and see if it helps.
At the top of the details tab, you can find the committee assignments of this bill. Those will likely give a clue about the substance of the policy in the bill, as committees usually only look at bills within a certain jurisdiction.
The Library of Congress provides us with bill subject areas listed at the bottom of the details tab. When in doubt, refer to these.
This bill is only 2 pages long. Are you able to understand it? Does being short make the bill less significant?
If you can understand the bill from reading it, bravo! If not, don’t worry. Even a short bill can be challenging to understand.
Try your best to read the text of the bill to get a sense of how it is written, and take note of what is easier or harder to understand. Don’t feel bad if the actual policy is unclear; sometimes it’s better to rely on analysis from legal experts to know what a bill would do. It may also be helpful to revisit the text after reading a summary or a press release.
There is a summary available for this bill. Does it help you understand what the bill would do?
The goal of this study guide is to help you understand the bill well enough that you could write your own summary. Try using the summaries available as reference. You can find them under the summary tab.
Who is this bill likely to impact? Is this bill important?
These questions are related. Be sure to answer the first question before you answer the second. Even if you think this bill looks boring, is there anyone who would say otherwise?
Participating in a democracy isn’t just about representing your own interests; it’s also about understanding and empathizing with the interests of your peers. When you look at a bill before Congress you should consider who it will impact and how. Then you can make a judgment about whether the bill matters and whether you support it.
Try coming up with a list of who will be affected by this bill and how. When you think you’re done with your list, ask yourself one more time: Is this bill important?
What else do you know about this bill?
What do you know about the sponsor? Is this the kind of bill you would expect from them? Why or why not?
The bill’s primary sponsor is displayed at the top of the overview tab. The sponsor's GovTrack page provides information about their history and recent actions in Congress. Similarly, you’ll find a list of cosponsors at the top of the details tab.
The most immediate thing you might notice about the sponsor is their party. Here are some other factors to consider when thinking about the bill’s sponsor, all of which can be found on the sponsor’s page:
Where do they represent? Is this bill uniquely important to the sponsor’s constituents?
What committees are they on? If they are on a committee this bill was assigned to, they will have greater influence over its passage.
Where do they fall on the GovTrack Ideology-Leadership Chart? We publish an analysis of members’ cosponsorships to give an idea of where each member falls on the political spectrum, and how much influence they have in Congress. This information could be helpful context for understanding the bill.
These are only a few of the factors at play when a member chooses to sponsor legislation. What wasn’t on this list that should be?
Some Members of Congress have made statements about this bill. What do those statements tell you about the bill? Do the statements agree about what the bill would do?
One way to learn more about a bill is to look at what members of Congress say about it. You can find press releases about this bill made by members of Congress in the position statements section of the overview tab, or at ProPublica Represent.
When a member makes a press release about a bill they signal that the bill is important, and often include their argument in support or opposition of it. Understanding those arguments is informative for understanding the bill itself.
A stakeholder organization has made a statement about this bill. What is their relationship to the bill? How does their perspective help you understand the bill?
Sometimes organizations with a stake in legislative policy make a statement directly on GovTrack bill pages to let users know their perspective. It looks like an organization has done so for this bill. Take a look at what the organization has to say about the bill. Do they have an opinion on whether it should pass? What aspects of the bill have they chosen to highlight?
You can find out in the position statements section in the middle of the overview tab.
Remember to be aware of the who is making each statement. Examining a political organization in depth is a challenging task of its own, but it is important to at least keep in mind that the leadership and goals of a stakeholder can change their perspective.
What kind of expert would be able to tell you more about the policies this bill would impact?
Congress often calls in expert witnesses to explain nuanced policy issues. Members of Congress on whichever committee has been assigned to review the bill will seek out these experts depending on the legislative topic. For example, legislation about nuclear power plants might be referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Since most of the representatives who serve on that committee are likely not nuclear scientist, they will call in those scientists to explain important details about nuclear energy.
By now you should have an idea of the policies, or at least areas of policy, in this bill. Given that knowledge, what type of experts would you want to hear from to learn more about this bill? Try to get as specific as you can.
What can you do about this bill?
How can you impact your government?
Start with the basics. What are some of the tools available for Americans to interact with their government? How would you apply those tools to this bill?
Keep in mind that bills sometimes get reintroduced to multiple sessions of Congress before ever getting a vote. Odds are good that a given bill won’t get passed, but maybe there are ways you can help give it another shot. If you think this bill is not likely to pass in the current session of Congress, how might you try to get it reintroduced in the next one?
What can your Member of Congress do to impact this bill? (Hint: Are your representative or senators on a committee this bill was assigned to?)
In our representative democracy, each member of Congress has an obligation to their constituents. That means your representatives are the most likely to be responsive to your concerns, since they care about your vote. What can you ask of them?
At a minimum, they can vote for a bill if the chance comes up. But maybe they have more power than that. Is your representative on a committee this bill was assigned to? If so, they can push for the bill to get a floor vote. Is your representative in a leadership position? Maybe they can trade favors with another Member of Congress to help advance this bill.
If you aren’t sure who your representatives are, you can find them by entering your address here. Then try looking at their GovTrack pages to see information such as their committee positions, leadership scores, and frequent cosponsors to get a sense of what they can do.
What organizations are working to impact the passage of this bill?
The best way to impact a bill is to get help. It’s nigh impossible for one person to make a significant change in a democracy, but as a group you can make a difference. Advocacy organizations, think tanks, caucuses and other legislative stakeholders are constantly working to influence whether a bill passes. Are there any organizations interested in this bill? Try using your favorite search engine to find out.
If there are, and you agree with their positions and methods, you may want to join or support that organization. You can help that organization accomplish its goals by volunteering for them or donating some money.
If there isn’t an organization you like, maybe you need to do the next best thing: Make one! Grassroots movements form all the time when many people care about an issue that isn’t getting enough attention. Do you know many other people who care as much about this bill as you do? Starting a grassroots movement is a challenging task, but if there are a lot of people who care about this issue who aren’t being heard, it can be worth the effort.
Each bill’s study guide is a little different — we automatically choose which questions to include based on the information we have available about the bill. Bill study guides are a new feature to GovTrack. You can help us improve them by filling out this survey or by sending your feedback to hello@govtrack.us.
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Pages tagged "gnd"
Green Party EcoAction Committee Calls for Biden Executive Action on Climate
WASHINGTON — The Green Party of the United States EcoAction Committee has joined hundreds of other climate groups in urging President-elect Biden to take bold executive action on day one of his administration to treat climate change as a national emergency.
Biden bombs climate with Cedric Richmond pick
Howie Hawkins, the 2020 Green Party presidential candidate, condemned the appointment of Cedric Richmond to lead the White House Office of Public Engagement with business and the climate movement.
"With the appointment of Richmond, Biden just told the climate movement there will be no honeymoon with the new administration," Hawkins said.
Angela Walker, Green Party VP nominee, on why she's a socialist
"Those of us who are simply exhausted with the unresponsiveness of both major parties have sought out more receptive political parties to support."
Editor’s Note: According to results of the 6th annual Power of the Sister Vote poll, presented by Black Women’s Roundtable and ESSENCE, Black women’s confidence in the Democratic Party has fallen slightly in 2020—71% vs 73% in 2019 and 2018. Black women (80%) also overwhelmingly gave Trump a failing grade. Below, Angela Walker, vice presidential nominee for Green Party of the United States, explains why she believes neither major party centers the needs and concerns of Black people.
Green New Deal webinar
GPNY Co-Chair Gloria Mattera Joins Transition US for Green New Deal Webinar
Transition US hosted a "deep dive" webinar on September 16, 2020 into what the Green New Deal is and where it came from. Green Party of NY Co-Chair Gloria Mattera and 2004 Green Party Presidential Nominee David Cobb participated on a panel detailing the current status of national efforts and attempts to implement these ideas on the ground in Santa Barbara, California.
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The Green New Deal
The Green New Deal will convert the old, gray economy into a new, sustainable economy that is environmentally sound, economically viable and socially responsible. It seeks to solve the climate crisis by combining quick action to get to net- zero greenhouse gas emissions and 100% renewable energy by 2030 along with an “Economic Bill of Rights” – the right to single-payer healthcare, a guaranteed job at a living wage, affordable housing and free college education.
European Greens were among those calling for a Green New Deal in 2006 in response to the global financial crisis. In addition to a call for both climate action and a bill of economic rights, the approach by the European Greens sought to democratize the world’s financial system. In New York State, Howie Hawkins promoted a Green New Deal in his 2010 Green Party run for Governor – an issue focus that subsequently was picked up by Jill Stein in her 2012 Presidential campaign and by many other Green Party candidates across the United States.
The national Green Party platform calls for the following:
Enact an emergency Green New Deal to turn the tide on climate change, revive the economy and make wars for oil obsolete. Initiate a WWII-scale national mobilization to halt climate change, the greatest threat to humanity in our history. Create 20 million jobs by transitioning to 100% clean renewable energy by 2030, and investing in public transit, sustainable (regenerative) agriculture, conservation and restoration of critical infrastructure, including ecosystems.
Implement a Just Transition that empowers those communities and workers most impacted by climate change and the transition to a green economy. Ensure that any worker displaced by the shift away from fossil fuels will receive full income and benefits as they transition to alternative work.
Enact energy democracy based on public, community and worker ownership of our energy system. Treat energy as a human right.
Redirect research funds from fossil fuels into renewable energy and conservation. Build a nationwide smart electricity grid that can pool and store power from a diversity of renewable sources, giving the nation clean, democratically-controlled, energy.
End destructive energy extraction and associated infrastructure: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, natural gas pipelines, and uranium mines. Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, including natural gas, and phase out all fossil fuel power plants. Phase out nuclear power and end nuclear subsidies. End all subsidies for fossil fuels and impose a greenhouse gas fee/tax to charge polluters for the damage they have created.”
Meet the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal starts with a WWII-type mobilization to address the grave threat posed by climate change, transitioning our country to 100% clean energy by 2030. Clean energy does not include natural gas, biomass, nuclear power or the oxymoron “clean coal.”
The implementation of the Green New Deal will revive the economy, turn the tide on climate change and make wars for oil obsolete. This latter result, in turn, enables a 50% cut in the military budget, since maintaining bases all over the world to safeguard fossil fuel supplies and routes of transportation could no longer be justified. That military savings of several hundred billion dollars per year would go a very long way toward creating green jobs at home.
On top of that, the Green New Deal largely pays for itself in healthcare savings from the prevention of fossil fuel-related diseases, including asthma, heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
Moving to 100% clean energy means many more jobs, a healthier environment and far lower electric costs compared to continued reliance upon fossil fuels. Studies have shown that the technology already exists to achieve 100% clean energy by 2030. And we can speed up the transition by making polluters pay for the damage they’ve caused, starting with a robust carbon fee program.
The Green New Deal is not only a major step towards ending unemployment for good, but also a tool to fight the corporate takeover of our democracy and exploitation of the poor and people of color. Our transition to 100% clean energy will be based on community, worker and public ownership and democratic control of our energy system, rather than maximizing profits for energy corporations, banks and hedge funds.
We need to treat clean energy as a human right and a common good. We also need a just transition to provide resources to the low-income communities and communities of color most impacted by climate change.
The Green New Deal will provide assistance to workers and local communities that now have workers employed in the fossil fuel industry and to the developing world as it responds to climate-change damage caused by the industrial world.
What the Green New Deal Will Do
Right now, our federal government subsidizes the rich agribusiness corporations and the oil, mining, nuclear, coal and timber giants at the expense of small farmers, small business and our children’s environment. We spend tens of billions every year moving our economy in the wrong direction. The Green New Deal will instead redirect that money to the real job creators who make our communities healthier, sustainable and secure at the same time.
With the passage and implementation of this program, We the People will:
Invest in green business by providing grants and low-interest loans to grow green businesses and cooperatives, with an emphasis on small, locally based companies that keep the wealth created by local labor circulating in the community rather than being drained off to enrich absentee investors.
Move to 100% clean energy by 2030: Prioritizing green research by redirecting research funds from fossil fuels and other dead-end industries toward research in wind, solar and geothermal. we will invest in research in sustainable, nontoxic materials and closed-loop cycles that eliminate waste and pollution, as well as organic agriculture, permaculture and sustainable forestry.
Provide green jobs by enacting the Full-Employment Program, which will directly provide 16 million jobs in sustainable energy and energy-efficiency retrofitting, mass transit and “complete streets” that promote safe bike and pedestrian traffic, regional food systems based on sustainable organic agriculture and clean manufacturing.
The Green New Deal includes an Economic Bill of Rights, which ensures all citizens the right to employment through a Full-Employment Program that will create 20 million jobs by implementing a nationally funded, but locally controlled direct-employment initiative. We will replace unemployment offices with local employment offices offering public sector jobs that are “stored” in job banks in order to take up any slack in private sector employment.
100% Clean Energy by 2030
The centerpiece of the Green New Deal is a transition to 100% clean energy by 2030.
The climate crisis is a serious threat to the survival of humanity and life on Earth. To prevent catastrophe, we need a WWII-scale mobilization transitioning our country and the world to a sustainable economy with 100% clean, renewable energy, public transit, sustainable agriculture and conservation.
Already, tens of millions of people have been turned into climate refugees while hundreds of thousands die annually from air pollution, heat waves, drought-based food shortages, epidemics, storms and other lethal impacts of climate change and reliance on fossil fuels. And as climate change worsens across the globe, wars fought over access to food, water and land will become commonplace.
Historically, talks aimed at stopping global warming have centered on the goal of staying below a 2 degrees Celsius rise in average temperature. The major “victory” at COP 21 in Paris was that the industrial polluting nations such as the United States agreed with the rest of the world that the existing global warming-cap target of 2°C would lead to catastrophic change.
The recent report by the International Panel on Climate Change warned that the world needs to keep the increase in global warming below 1.5°C and said we had 12 years to take dramatic worldwide action. Timing is running out for such action. The Green New Deal may be our last, best hope.
Green Party of Virginia opposes new fossil fuel infrastructure; calls for Real Green New Deal
Green Party of Virginia calls for Real Green New Deal
RICHMOND Va – At this time when we must ban all new fossil fuel infrastructure including the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, Mountain Valley Pipeline and Buckingham Compressor Station in Union Hill, Democratically controlled Virginia is threatening two new compressor stations, one in Prince William County and one in the city of Chesapeake, and the expansion of the existing Ladysmith compressor station in Caroline County.
Green New Deal can slow destruction
How do you respond if you believe that the likely outcome of climate change is the collapse of civilization as we know it?
This is the existential question that many climate activists and scientists increasingly face. How do you speak the truth without paralyzing people with a sense of hopelessness?
Opinion: Introducing the Maryland Green New Deal
Over the last decade, Maryland's political establishment repeatedly expanded corporate gambling in our state, promising the tax proceeds would swell funding for public education. In fact, the reverse happened, and the new tax revenue was used to offset steep cuts to K-12 education from the general fund budget.
A similar proposal was floated recently regarding taxing the fossil fuel industry, which could create a perverse incentive to maintain or even expand an industry wreaking havoc on our climate at a time when we must place a definitive sunset date on using dangerous energy sources altogether. While market-based proposals like a carbon tax or cap-and-trade might be an intermediate step in Maryland's green transition, these policies have been shown to be insufficient to the scale of the crisis we face; now is not a time for professional environmental incrementalism.
Smith touts Green Party New Deal
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Green Party candidate Allen Smith brought his 9th Congressional District campaign to the Duke Energy Center in Uptown Charlotte on May 30.
Smith and the Green Party want to see the multi-billion-dollar energy company, and other utilities like it, become publicly owned.
Puerto Rico and The Virgin Islands need the Green New Deal Now
The US territories of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands remain devastated from hurricane Maria in 2017. People still lack adequate food, water, housing, power, transportation, communications, schools, and health care while Trump seeks to cutoff disaster relief funds. 45% of Puerto Ricans and 22% of Virgin Islanders live below the poverty line
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Anna Soubry threatens to quit the Tories and form new party over hard Brexit
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Anna Soubry has threatened to leave the Conservative party should the government press on with a hard Brexit in an article in the Mail on Sunday. In doing so, she has become the first Conservative MP to take such a strong anti-Brexit position.
In the artilce, Soubry hinted at the formation of a new anti-Brexit party, saying that, if the Prime Minister was ‘not prepared to confront the ideologues’ in cabinet she would leave the party to work with ‘like-minded people who want to save our country from such an appalling fate’.
Ms Soubry wrote:
“There are sensible, moderate wise owls in the Cabinet and on the Conservative back benches.”
“Mrs May must waste no time in taking on the 'Hard Brexiteers' and making it clear that she sides with responsible Cabinet Ministers - such as Chancellor Philip Hammond - who appreciate that we need a sensible Brexit transition period to avoid plunging this country headlong into an economic nightmare.”
Philip Hammond has been relatively open about his desire for as soft a Brexit as possible, and has been widely attacked for holding this view by the right of the party. It is widely believed that the chancellor is being side-lined in cabinet.
Soubry added:
“If the Prime Minister or her successor (in the event of Theresa standing down) is not prepared to confront the ideologues, I gravely fear that the party could split - and that would change Britain's political landscape completely.”
“There is a sense of resignation among most people who voted Remain that we have to “man up” - even the women among us - and make the most of what we know will be a rotten Brexit.”
“But it does not have to be like that. Brexit is a self-inflicted wound; the people of this country hold the knife and they don't have to use it if they don't want to. The people, not the hardline Brexiteers, are in charge.”
There has been widespread speculation about the prospects of a new pro-Europe party in the image of the SDP since Owen Smith lost the 2016 Labour leadership election. At this point, it seems unlikely that such a party will emerge, however the appetite for a new broad centrist party to champion the pro-Europe cause exists beyond Labour’s moderates. Should a Conservative form that party first, the shape of such a movement would be entirely different to the centre-ground party many assumed would be formed last year.
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Who is Nigerian Central Bank Head Sanusi Lamido Sanusi and Why was he Suspended?
By Lewis Dean
February 20, 2014 13:57 GMT
The head of the Nigerian Central Bank has been suspended after he claimed $20 billion (£12bn) of oil revenue "went missing".
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi alleged the huge sum of money had disappeared from state oil company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation at a rate of about £1bn a month.
Calls had been made for the respected banker to resign over a leaked letter about missing oil funds and following Sanusi's claims to a senate committee that out of $67bn of oil sold between January 2012 and July 2013, $20bn had not been accounted for.
But a statement said he was removed pending investigation into "breaches of enabling laws, due process and mandate" of the Central Bank of Nigeria.
Sanusi responded defiantly when he told CNBC Africa: "You can suspend the central bank governor but you cannot suspend the truth."
Critics say President Goodluck Jonathan is removing the whistleblower, and potential 2015 presidential candidate, rather than tackle endemic corruption.
Runoff from crude oil at an illegal oil refining site pollutes Imo river near Nigeria\'s oil hub city of Port Harcourt Reuters
Nigeria's oil industry
Nigeria is Africa's largest producer of oil and the world's sixth largest, extracting a maximum of 2.5 million barrels of crude oil a day
The fast growing sector has been a major reason behind Nigeria's consistent six percent growth rate over the last decade
But corruption besets the industry with criminals syphoning millions of dollars worth of crude oil from pipelines every day.
Royal Dutch Shell claimed it was losing 60,000 barrells a day from thieves who make off in boats and sell the sweet crude on the black market.
America's shale boom has also hit the industry, with its trading partner now importing just five per cent of Nigerian oil, down from 11%.
Who is Lamido Sanusi?
Sanusi was appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria in June 2009.
Nigeria\'s Central Bank Governor Sanusi Lamido Sanusi REUTERS
TIME magazine also listed Sanusi in its 100 list of most influential people of 2011
As governor, Sanusi had grown concerned about his nation's oil industry and had backed the removal of fuel subsidies before widespread strikes meant they were reinstated in 2012.
His suspension follows claims, denied by Sanusi, that he leaked information about Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation's failure to account for missing $20bn (£12bn) oil revenue.
Related topics : Nigeria Oil
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How one of TV’s most iconic unscripted franchises safely returned to production amidst an ongoing pandemic.
by Pauline Rogers / Photos by Christopher Willard/ABC Television
In August 2009, a panel of investors, dubbed “Sharks,” sat behind a large desk in a cold, blue-and-white boardroom. Their task was to decide whether to invest in new products presented by various entrepreneurs. Often empathetic, sometimes curt, the sharks found strengths and weaknesses in each presentation – winnowing down the herd until they chose products that might be worthy of financing (with their own money).
Shot with nine cameras (now 13), ABC’s Shark Tank, produced by MGM Television in association with Sony Pictures Television, was based on the Japanese Dragons’ Den format, created by Nippon Television Network Corporation. The hybrid reality series, unlike anything else on TV at the time, centered around pitch meetings, chasing dreams, meeting with opposition, and, hopefully, success. Although it got off to a slow (but promising) start, Shark Tank evolved into one of the most-watched unscripted series on broadcast television. It has garnered the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Structured Reality Program four times.
As the show gained in popularity, the look evolved. Soon after those first few 2009 episodes, the set was redesigned to create an intimate, warmer feel. “We wanted the Entrepreneurs to feel they had access to the Sharks,” explains Executive Producer Clay Newbill, of moving the Sharks out from behind a desk to individual red leather boardroom chairs, fronted by low coffee tables. “In 2017, we modernized the set, making it even more intimate,” Newbill adds, bringing in collectible Eames white leather chairs that echoed a California mid-century modern feel.
Then came COVID-19 and an unprecedented challenge to every industry production, regardless of format or genre. To the credit of unscripted producers and crews, shows in that genre were among the first to start shooting again [see DEEP DIVE #3 | American Ninja Warrior] with major network franchises like Shark Tank committing the resources (financial and otherwise) to create a “bubble” that would afford the maximum amount of safety controls for talent and crews alike.
Production Designer Anton Goss’s new COVID-compliant set had a curved arc that accentuated the required six-feet distance between each Shark. “We also created a negative space to augment the set, tied in with an Asian influence, that camouflaged the cameras placed there,” Goss explains.
Shark Tank Season 12 has become a shining example of how to deliver an ultra-high production-value series while complying with or exceeding current CDC protocols.
As Executive Producer Brandon Wallace relates: “More than a million square feet of The Venetian resort was dedicated to our Shark Tank safety ‘bubble,’ which allowed us to operate within a single secure facility, ensuring the safest possible environment for cast and production crew.”
With fast and reliable COVID testing, every single member of the show was tested before being cleared to depart for Las Vegas (from their Los Angeles base). Once in Las Vegas, staff and crew were then tested again and isolated in their rooms until they received a negative result. Only then were they cleared to enter the bubble.
“Once in the bubble, staff and crew were continually tested on-site, depending on their designated zone as laid out in the Safe Way Forward,” Wallace adds. “The same protocols in place for staff and crew were also in place for the approximately 200 Entrepreneurs who were selected to travel to Vegas and pitch to the Sharks.”
Staff, talent, and Entrepreneurs were housed within one tower at The Venetian – approximately one-third of The Palazzo tower was dedicated to strict access for production members only. A separate check-in area was created to ensure production members did not come in contact with anyone outside the bubble from the moment they stepped on the property. “The Venetian staff who assisted us with food and other elements complied with all our guidelines and were tested regularly,” Wallace continues. “They were provided three meals a day by the kitchen and serving staff, who were tested weekly in accordance with our safety guidelines.”
The EP goes on to note that cast and crew were isolated at the hotel when not in production, and strict social distancing was maintained at all times. “On-set, we had a COVID safety supervisor that helped consult on all of these plans and protocols as well as a medical advisor engaged by the production company – MGM Television,” he shares. “Even with a negative test, everyone was still required to wear PPE and keep an appropriate distance at all times within the bubble. On-camera talent were the only ones allowed to be without a mask, and only when on camera. In between pitches, our talent would put their PPE back on. We had strict hair and make-up protocols in place to further mitigate any risk for those working in close proximity to on-camera talent.”
Executive Producer Brandon Wallace says “even with a negative test, everyone was still required to wear PPE and keep an appropriate distance at all times within the bubble. We had strict hair and make-up protocols to further mitigate risk for those working in close proximity to on-camera talent.”
As expected, the new COVID protocols had an impact on creative and technical decisions, and on departments ranging from set design to lighting and camera.
Production Designer Anton Goss took a look at his original design and, with Production’s input, created a new high-tech look that was COVID-compliant and visually exciting. “Originally, the Sharks were two feet apart and in a straight line,” Goss explains. For Season 12, host Kevin O’Leary and a rotating group of investors that include Mark Cuban, Robert Herjavec, Barbara Corcoran, Lori Greiner, and Daymond John, as well as guest investors, are seated six feet apart, COVID-compliant.
First up for Goss was “opening up” the set. “If we curved it in an arc, we could get an interesting architectural look that would accentuate the distance and make it a feature,” he adds. A glowing line with a step reinforces the arc. Goss built side-tables and furniture into the set, which were not too distinct or obvious but added to the visual language. “Once we did that,” he continues, “we had to widen the set and expand it, extending the eyeline and adding extra columns. We also created a negative space to augment the set, tied in with an Asian influence, and also camouflaging the cameras placed there.”
Goss’ creative COVID-pivot in set design inherently created new challenges for camera and lighting. Multiple-Emmy-winning Lighting Designer Oscar Dominguez says the changes impacted his lighting plot – but only to a degree. “When we began the series, the lighting was for a high-end boardroom,” the longtime Local 600 member reflects. “Our challenge was to deal with the backgrounds for the sets, and the ‘walk-ups or -outs’ we keyed with our main lights, Source 4 Lekos.
“Today, our overheads and keys are probably basically in the same place,” he continues. “But we’re using LED Lekos and color and moving lights. What helps is that they are programmed into a board. We don’t have to get in there to change anything, and we can re-focus key lights very quickly.”
What type of lighting best served the design changes? Dominguez (who was based in L.A. for Season 12 and worked remotely with Lighting Director Ronald Wirsgalla, in the bubble, in Las Vegas) says the many different lighting elements used in unscripted programming today often serve a specific purpose. Everything from ARRI SkyPanels and Colour Blocks to Chroma Q, Elation, ETC, Hornets, NanoBeams, Vari-Lite , Wasp, Robe, VL-1000 Tungsten dimmers – and more.
Dominguez has also designed his setup – six ETC Irideons – in a circular ring on a large giant yoke . “The Irideon FPZ is a small Leko with a focusable edge,” he explains. “By putting six on a three-foot-diameter steel ring in a circular pattern, Ronny can pan, tilt and focus on a particular person or place, without reaching into the set or reprogramming other lights.” Wirsgalla programs approximately 300 lights (in compliance with on-set COVID-19 safety protocols) as Video Controller Terence Ho balances the visual look. “It requires a slightly larger crew and takes a little longer,” Wirsgalla admits, “because of the spread – and COVID rules. It’s hard to work in masks for 10 hours, so it’s important for my crew to take breaks periodically.”
Goss’ COVID-safe set design created new challenges for Emmy-winning Lighting Designer Oscar Dominguez, (based in L.A. for Season 12 and working remotely with Lighting Director Ronald Wirsgalla in the Vegas bubble). “What helped is [the LED Lekos and color and moving lights] were programmed into a board,” Dominguez shares. “We don’t have to get in there to change anything, and we can re-focus key lights very quickly.”
The Vegas bubble set is about 25 percent larger than in previous years. There are more elements to light – walls and lights that need to break up floor space. The spread of the participants and Sharks dictates a more intensive choice of specific lighting setups. “We can’t do masters,” Wirsgalla adds. “But we have to make sure the Sharks are well lit. Mark Cuban is no longer in a two-shot – he’s in a single, for example. We use ETC’s carefully placed, because they will turn in different angles, and we have to make sure their faces are well-lit, for example, when they turn left to right.”
Wirsgalla says the Entrepreneurs stand on their marks in the pitch area, “and we have to make sure their heads and faces look good, and the product is sculpted carefully and not over-lit. When they walk on the stage, it’s moody – from the hallway into pools of light, then through the doors and onto their marks and pitch.”
Camera positioning also changed – but not dramatically so. Season 12 was shot in two “pods” – two segments, as in other seasons. As Line Producer Alex Halatchev explains: “It’s about keeping the Sharks fresh and constantly looking for and vetting new Entrepreneurs. While the camera set-up is similar to other shows, placement is a little different for COVID-safe spacing, carefully supported by Head Utility Charlie Hernandez.”
Shark Tank in the bubble was captured by 13 Guild operators, with one operator off-set, shooting post-pitch interviews. Capture gear includes Sony HDC-4300s, with pedestal cameras using Canon’s ultra-wide field-box lens, the DIGISUPER 95, 86II Tele xs, and 100 xs lenses. The Steadicam carries Fujinon wide-angle ENG lenses, with handheld/sticks alternating Fujinon 4K UHD Telephoto ENG and 4K UHD Wide ENG. While the crew changed slightly from Pod 1 to Pod 2, placement was the same; only the operators changed.
“Moving parts” included Steadicam, jib, and Camera 4. Andrew Jansen or Travis Hays on Camera 1/Steadicam was charged with walking the Entrepreneurs into and off of the set and following their pitches. The Steadicam was then mounted onto a fixed rig between Camera 5 (jib) and Camera 4, framing a wide master cover shot for the majority of the pitch. If the Entrepreneur moved into the hallway, the Steadicam covered that footage. Steadicam was also used for pre-taped generic shots of the Shark panels and the guest Sharks. This often involved “ramp” shots and “Hitchcock zoom” shots.
“What’s so great about working on Shark Tank is that it has one of the most iconic shots in all of television,” Hays describes. “That walk down the hallway is everywhere on social media, and I have to capture the emotion of them walking in and out. It’s about the immediate reactions of the Entrepreneurs as they turn and walk off with joy or walk away empty-handed. None of that has changed.” What is more challenging for Steadicam was pulling focus while wearing protective gear like goggles or face shields.
The jib, operated by Greg Acosta or Joe Coppola, was used to shoot product shots pre-pitch, along with Camera 3. During the pitches, the jib fed wide shots of the entire set, including over-the-shoulders from the Entrepreneurs to the Sharks, and wide-sweeping moves either into one or two Sharks from the OTS or a swing-away from the Sharks and sweep into a single/two-shot/three-shot of the Entrepreneurs. Like Camera 4, the jib provided movement to an inherently static show; during demos, the jib also supplied overhead shots.
Acosta, a relative newcomer having worked on the show for five years, says the change to COVID-safe production didn’t impact his freedom of movement, adding that the jib was already socially distanced. “We make the same moves, using a wide-angle lens that is at about 4.5. The only difference is, because of the spacing, it’s almost impossible at times to get a true master, as the jib would bring the camera physically closer when it was swinging towards the talent,” he describes.
Camera 6, handheld on sticks and worked by Bruce Green and Andrew Rakow, was an interesting dance. The pair fed shots of the Sharks in Chairs 1 and 2, primarily for their eyelines to the other three Sharks. Typically, Camera 6 is pre-framed before the pitch. The operator moves to Camera 12, a pedestal behind the set next to Camera 2. Handheld is a rarity, but it has been called for. Before the pitch is over, the operator locks 12 on a wide shot and moves back to Camera 6. After pitches were over, Camera 6 primarily covered Shark Chair 1 (Cuban) and Chair 2 for their eyelines to the other three Sharks. The remaining cameras were on pedestals, strategically placed around the set.
Jib operator Greg Acosta, whose camera fed wide shots of the set, over-the-shoulders from the Entrepreneurs to the Sharks, and wide-sweeping moves into one or two Sharks, says the main impact of COVID-safe production was spacing. “It’s almost impossible to get a true master, as the jib would bring the camera physically closer when it was swinging towards the talent.”
For lighting and COVID-safety, the entire set was situated within multiple 30-by-30-foot black Duvetyne “shelters,” which also provided sound baffling and anti-reflection. If two cameras were near each other, a plexiglass wall was added for additional operator safety.
Shark Tank veteran (and former ICG National Executive Board Member) Scott Kaye was on Camera 2, directly behind Shark Kevin O’Leary. Kaye got coverage of the Entrepreneurs making their pitches and negotiating with the Sharks – mostly singles, two-shots, three-shots (when possible), and group shots. (This season, there was a family of five pitching.) The shots typically start as a group and then move into close-ups, with pans between the Entrepreneurs or snap-zooms into close-up reaction shots.
Product shots were Phil Kerns’ domain on Camera 3, after which he would switch to alternate coverage of the Entrepreneurs during the pitches, as well as taking over eyelines from Camera 2 when the pitch was directed to Chair 1 or 2. Kerns often worked in conjunction with Kaye, mixing up wide shots that included the product displays and the Entrepreneurs, or video display coverage and demonstrations.
Operator Lou Espinosa says he “got to move a little like a dolly” on Camera 4. Espinosa fed “gently moving shots,” i.e., rake shots of the Sharks. He also got close-ups of product in the Sharks’ hands or over-their-shoulder shots. One of the most important elements of this camera was to add movement to scenes of people standing on a rug and talking to five people sitting in chairs. Espinosa also covered wide shots of the Entrepreneurs and their product displays, trading off with Kerns on Camera 3.
Lead AC Dave Hawes says the normal format for shooting interviews also changed. “With the lighting board operator and Audio A2 already more than six feet apart,” Hawes describes, “I had to think of how to keep [Camera Operator Jeffrey Wilkins, SOC] and the producer, who is next to the matte box asking questions and checking eyelines, apart.”
“The relationship shots between Entrepreneurs and Sharks were much farther apart,” Espinosa adds, about the changes brought on in the bubble. “It put a bit of pressure on the operator because these encounters used to build an intimacy that adds to the excitement of the show. But, we adjust,” he smiles. “And, there is a bright side – for several weeks, we all had just a ten-minute walk to work – we’re well-rested, less stressed, and, most importantly, secure in knowing we’re in a safe environment.”
The remaining pedestal cameras were strategically placed to cover the Sharks. It is here where an operator’s instinct and creativity (valued qualities in the unscripted world) were most crucial, as they were encouraged to create movement with gentle zooms or close-ups of Sharks’ hands on product.
Jeff Watt on Camera 7 was close to Steve Thiel on Camera 8. They worked off each other, covering from behind camera “blinds” opposite Chairs 1 and 2. Watt concentrated on close-up coverage of Chair 1, Mark Cuban, and Thiel the Shark seated in Chair 2. Rounding out the team was Jeff Wheat on Camera 9, Katherine Iacofano on Camera 10, and Ed Horton or Tim Murphy on Camera 11. Each was tasked with a single Shark chair.
“Although working with a mask all day long is a bit of a challenge,” Iacofano admits, “once we got over the physical stress of masks, PPE stations, and plexiglass, we got into the spirit of being in Las Vegas for a great show.”
As with Shark Tank’s past, Season 12 offered many memorable moments for its Local 600 team – “like one pitch of a product for dogs,” Iacofano smiles. “After their opening pitch, they went to collect the puppies, and Mark Cuban refused to give his back. It sat in his lap for the whole episode! Those pitches can last an hour or more sometimes. We were all waiting for an ‘accident’ to happen, but it didn’t. It was very sweet.”
“Although working with a mask all day long is a bit of a challenge,” admits Camera Operator Katherine Iacofano. “Once we got over the physical stress of masks, PPE stations, and plexiglass, we got into the spirit of being in Las Vegas for a great show.”
Off-set interviews were also impacted by COVID protocols. “We had to change the normal format of how the Entrepreneurs, producers, and Operator Jeffrey Wilkins [SOC] conducted interviews,” Lead AC Dave Hawes explains. “With the lighting board operator and Audio A2 already more than six feet apart from everyone in the room, I had to think of how to keep the camera operator and producer apart from each other, and the producer, who is next to the matte box asking questions and checking eyeline, with the camera operator stacked directly right behind them.”
Wilkins says his solution was to take an onboard monitor and install it onto a C-stand, “and then run a line to it well past the safe six-foot distance, which the camera operator monitored, and made sure the focus and framing were correct,” he says. “That meant showing the Entrepreneurs their marks and where the eyeline would be while the camera operator would be framing up the shot. As soon as the camera operator called everything good to go, he stepped to the monitor.
“Then the producer would step into place next to the camera,” Wilkins adds. “If any issue occurred where the camera had to be adjusted, the producer would step away and let the change happen and then step back in to continue the interview when the camera was good to go. We created a very safe format and made it routine.”
Wilkins says field shots and updates, as well as profiles, were altered, mainly by the lack of travel. “My producer has a Pelican case with an iPhone and ring light so he can interview them for this ‘Update’ section,” Wilkins explains. “Each Entrepreneur was instructed to film their footage to incorporate those package’s stories into the main program. We were able to do a few in the safe cocoon of the Executive Suites at The Venetian.”
One reason the Local 600 Shark Tank team didn’t let “the bubble” compromise its technical standards of excellence is that many have been together for most or all of the twelve seasons. The Guild team has helped to evolve numerous changes over the past decade, never more so than during the current global pandemic.
Many 600 members on the show give an enthusiastic shout-out to longtime Shark Tank Director Ken Fuchs. Due to the format, layout and style Fuchs established, veteran director Don Weiner was able to step in to get Season 12 underway before Fuchs came in to finish up. Both men provided leadership that enabled Guild members to help execute the vision for the show.
“Production exceeded all essentials for talent, crew and entrepreneur safety, while also delivering the consistently high-quality material the show is known and recognized for,” states longtime pedestal operator Kaye.
“Our crew appreciates the extra lengths and expense to which Production went to ensure their safety and quality of life while living and working in a ‘bubble,’” he adds. “In particular, Shark Tank Season 12 has shown that it is possible to maintain very high production values while also protecting the health and safety of every participant.”
Longtime Shark Tank Camera Operator (and former ICG National Executive Board member) Scott Kaye says “Production exceeded all essentials for talent, crew and entrepreneur safety, while also delivering the consistently high-quality material the show is known and recognized for.”
Local 600 Camera Team – Shark Tank – Season 12
Lighting Designer: Oscar Dominguez
Lighting Director: Ronny Wirsgalla
POD 1 Crew:
Steadicam: Andrew Jansen
Jib Operator: Greg Acosta
Ped Operator: Ed Horton
Handheld Operator: Bruce Green
Utilities: Kevin Fernandez, Jose Algandar
AC: Candace Higgins
Steadicam: Travis Hays
Jib Operator: Joe Coppola
Ped Operator: Tim Murphy
Handheld Operator: Andrew Rakow
Utilities: Jon Zuccaro, Joey Gonzalez
AC: Sal Vega
Pedestal Operators: Phil Kerns, Lou Espinosa, Steve Thiel, Jeff Watt, Kathrine Lacofano, Jeff Wheat, Scott Kaye
Head Utility: Charles Fernandez
Steadicam AC: Tikeri Thompson
Utility: Robert Brown
Video Control: Terrance Ho
Still Photographer: Christopher Willard
Interview Crew:
Camera Operator: Jeffrey Wilkins, SOC
AC: David Hawes
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People Focused. Results Driven.
Our Experience Makes the Difference
A Proud Minority- and Woman-Owned Company
Integrated Human Capital (IHC) delivers fast, flexible, and innovative staffing solutions to companies of all sizes in the United States and Mexico, from Fortune 500 companies to small and large enterprises.
IHC is a proud minority- and woman-owned company and was founded in Texas in 2002 by CEO Rosa Santana to serve the unique needs of the cross-border market. Today, IHC has expanded its footprint across 14 domestic states and 10 states in Mexico. IHC’s team of recruiting and workforce professionals have a combined 209 years of experience in the staffing industry.
IHC has successfully placed thousands of talented workers with companies across all industries in the United States and Mexico.
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Company History/Milestones
Understanding the Past and Shaping the Future
Integrated Human Capital (IHC)
Rosa Santana launches Integrated Human Capital (IHC) in El Paso, Texas.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico
Santana establishes a presence in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, providing cross-border staffing solutions to Mexican enterprises and U.S. companies conducting business in Mexico.
IHC becomes Locally and Nationally Certified
IHC becomes a locally and nationally certified Minority-owned Business Enterprise (MBE) and Texas Historically Underutilized Business (HUB).
IHC in San Antonio, Texas
IHC continues expansion, opening its second full-service branch in San Antonio, Texas.
IHC becomes a Nationally Certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE)
IHC becomes a nationally certified Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
Workforce Management Mexico
With business rapidly growing in Mexico, Santana launches Workforce Management Mexico, in Cuidad Juarez to provide workforce solutions throughout Northern Mexico.
DIVERSA, a Managed Service Provider (MSP), is established as a joint venture with a majority owned company.
IHC expands in San Antonio, Texas
IHC expands back-office operations in San Antonio, Texas, to support its growing branch offices.
IHC opens a second branch office in San Antonio, Texas
IHC opens a satellite recruitment office in South San Antonio, Texas, which quickly expands into the third full-service branch office.
Second Branch Location in Mexico in San Luis, Potosí
Workforce Management’s increased business volume leads to the opening of a second branch location in Mexico in San Luis, Potosí serving clients in Northeast Mexico.
Ownership of DIVERSA
Santana acquires 100 percent ownership of DIVERSA.
Oveana
Oveana, a joint venture company, is formed between IHC and El Paso, Texas-based DATAMARK to provide business process outsourcing services.
Santana launches Forma Automotive, LLC
Leveraging IHC’s ability to attract, recruit and retain a world-class workforce, Santana launches Forma Automotive, LLC, the first Hispanic Woman-owned Direct Tier 1 Supplier to Toyota, to supply fully assembled beds for the Toyota Tacoma truck. Forma becomes a nationally certified Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and Woman-owned Business Enterprise (WBE).
IHC becomes certified by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency
IHC becomes certified by the South Central Texas Regional Certification Agency (SCTRCA) as a Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) and a Hispanic America Business Enterprise (HABE)
Forma Automotive begins full production assembly of Tacoma truck beds
Forma Automotive, a provider of outsourced manufacturing solutions, begins full production assembly of Tacoma truck beds onsite at Toyota’s manufacturing plant in San Antonio, Texas.
Workforce Management Mexico opens a branch office in Queretaro, Mexico
Workforce Management Mexico opens a branch office in Queretaro, Mexico to deliver workforce solutions to clients in central and west Mexico.
IHC Opens A Fourth Branch Office In Plano, Texas
IHC continues expansion into Plano, Texas, opening its fourth full-service branch.
A division of IHC and part of the Santana Group of companies, IHC TEK, a multinational staff augmentation and consulting firm dedicated to providing a full range of technical and professional services to Fortune 500 companies and government entities, is launched to provide specialized staffing and outsourced solutions to organizations across the United States.
Ownership of Oveana
Santana acquires 100 percent ownership of Oveana.
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Royalty continues to outpace profits; shareholders must demand a greater say
Royalty has been a contentious issue for MNCs set up in India. In FY15, 32 MNCs paid out an aggregate Rs. 63 bn, which was almost 21% of their pre-royalty pre-tax profits – a growth of 10% over FY14 levels. MNCs based in India pay royalty because they use brands/technology know-how that have been developed outside India by their global parents and are a result of extensive product research and knowledge. Therefore, royalty is a legitimate payout – but, how much is the right amount?
Graphic: Business Standard
Our study of the 32 MNCs in the BSE 500 shows that over the past five years, aggregate royalty and related payments for these MNCs increased at a five-year CAGR of ~20% compared to a mere ~7% growth in their pre-royalty pre-tax profits. The steady increase in royalty payouts can be largely attributed to a change in regulations in December 2009, which liberalized the payment of foreign technology collaborations and royalty fees under the automatic route (including lump sum payments for transfer of technology, payments for the use of trademark and brand name).
To assess the appropriateness of royalty payouts, IiAS has developed the “IiAS Royalty Signal”. The model assesses the appropriateness of royalty payout levels and includes measuring royalty payouts in context of revenues, margins and dividend. Based on the overall score, companies are categorised into three buckets: green, amber and red. We first looked at royalty payments in December 2012 and introduced the royalty signal in 2013 (based on FY13 financial statements). Our updated analysis (based on FY15 financials), shows:
The BSE 200 companies have reported better growth and margins than these 32 MNCs in FY15.
Disproportionate increase in royalty (5 year CAGR) compared to revenues/profits/dividends has led Akzo Nobel, Alstom India and SKF India moving to red bucket (amber last year) and Cummins India to amber (green last year).
FAG Bearings and Bosch have improved on their position to amber (red last year) owing higher growth in sales viz-a-viz royalty.
Timken India has moved to green (amber last year) as performance outpaced the growth in royalties in FY15.
Snapshot of IiAS royalty signal:
Although royalty to the global parent is a related party transaction, under current regulations, such transactions do not need shareholder approval. In order to push companies to explain the basis of their charging royalty and be more considered in their royalty payouts, IiAS believes these payments must be brought under the ambit of shareholder approval. Until then, investors must engage with MNCs in India and actively push them to rationalize royalty payouts.
You can read our full report ‘Royalty continues to outpace profits; shareholders must demand a greater say’ here.
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IIES COVID Research published in BMJ Global Health
In a new paper published in BMJ Global Health a team of researchers from IIES at Stockholm University, Aceso Global and Center for Global Development provide new predictions of the infection fatality rate (IFR) for COVID-19 for each country in the world.
Given limited testing and vital statistics data, few measures of the COVID-19
IFR exist for developing countries. In Europe and North America, COVID-19 fatality rates are known to vary by age, gender, and comorbidities. But existing model-based estimates for the developing world have not fully accounted for these factors in predicting IFRs.
Using variation in demographics, comorbidities, and health system capacity,
the newly published study in the BMJ Global Health predicts COVID-19 IFRs for 187 countries, producing estimates that range from 0.43% in Western Sub-Saharan Africa to 1.45% in Eastern Europe. Despite lower measured health system capacities, predicted IFRs for most of Sub-Saharan Africa nonetheless remain well below IFRs for high income
countries, while Eastern Europe is predicted to fare particularly poorly.
Information about COVID-19 is evolving quickly though, and it’s worth noting how our understanding of the infection fatality rate has changed even during the time of peer review for this paper.
First, one factor which the paper did not directly consider, but which has proved to be an important risk factor, is obesity. This factor has been confirmed to be independently linked to increased COVID-19 severity and higher risk of death even after accounting for commonly correlated comorbitities, such as hypertension and diabetes, which the BMJ Global Health analysis did account for.
Second, as time passes, there are also signs that the chances of surviving COVID-19 are increasing. Specifically, since the manuscript submission, COVID-19 case fatality rates (i.e. the percentage of identified cases which result in deaths) seem to have diminished. Although some factors may suggest that the same is true for IFRs - due to improved treatments, earlier diagnosis and, possibly, decreased viral load due to the season - this is not necessarily the case: more widespread testing may simply be increasing the infected count with mild cases, which were previously undiagnosed, or particularly vulnerable populations may be less exposed to the virus.
Third, the new BMJ Global Health study focuses on predicting infection fatality rates where data are missing. But more and more data are beginning to become available. Particularly intriguing have been reports from new seroprevalence studies in the developing world, including several countries in Africa and South Asia, that show high rates of antibodies, suggesting far more infections than in official case counts. By implication, if estimates of excess mortality are correct, these higher seroprevalence rates would imply much lower infection fatality rates than predicted just months or even weeks ago.
The infection fatality rates predicted in this new BMJ Global Health study are one important element in understanding the COVID-19 pandemic. Though individual risks may appear relatively small, policymakers must consider these probabilities compounded over potentially affected populations of many millions to understand the potential reach of the disease. For example, it was recently announced that COVID-19 is on track to be the 3rd leading cause of death in the U.S.A. for 2020, illustrating how even seemingly low infection fatality rates can add up to an enormous human toll.
Click here to read the paper in full.
Page editor: Hanna Weitz
Source: IIES
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Out-of-Pocket Payments, Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Poverty Among Households in Nigeria 2010
Bolaji Samson Aregbeshola 1
Samina Mohsin Khan 2
1 Department of Community Health & Primary Care, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
2 Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
There is high reliance on out-of-pocket (OOP) health payments as a means of financing health system in Nigeria. OOP health payments can make households face catastrophe and become impoverished. The study aims to examine the financial burden of OOP health payments among households in Nigeria.
Secondary data from the Harmonized Nigeria Living Standard Survey (HNLSS) of 2009/2010 was utilized to assess the catastrophic and impoverishing effects of OOP health payments on households in Nigeria. Data analysis was carried out using ADePT 6.0 and STATA 12.
We found that a total of 16.4% of households incurred catastrophic health payments at 10% threshold of total consumption expenditure while 13.7% of households incurred catastrophic health payments at 40% threshold of nonfood expenditure. Using the $1.25 a day poverty line, poverty headcount was 97.9% gross of health payments. OOP health payments led to a 0.8% rise in poverty headcount and this means that about 1.3 million Nigerians are being pushed below the poverty line. Better-off households were more likely to incur catastrophic health payments than poor households.
Our study shows the urgency with which policy makers need to increase public healthcare funding and provide social health protection plan against informal OOP health payments in order to provide financial risk protection which is currently absent among high percentage of households in Nigeria.
Out-of-Pocket Payments
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King Arthur (2004)
PG-13 | 2h 6min | Action, Adventure, Drama | 7 July 2004 (USA)
A demystified take on the tale of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table.
David Franzoni
Clive Owen, Stephen Dillane, Keira Knightley | See full cast & crew »
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Livin' on a prayer
Clive Owen ... Arthur
Ioan Gruffudd ... Lancelot
Mads Mikkelsen ... Tristan
Joel Edgerton ... Gawain
Hugh Dancy ... Galahad
Ray Winstone ... Bors
Ray Stevenson ... Dagonet
Keira Knightley ... Guinevere
Stephen Dillane ... Merlin
Stellan Skarsgård ... Cerdic
Til Schweiger ... Cynric
Sean Gilder ... Jols
Pat Kinevane ... Horton
Ivano Marescotti ... Bishop Germanius
Ken Stott ... Marius Honorius
In 400 AD, the Roman Empire extends to Britain and the Romans become impressed with the fight skills of the warrior Sarmatian people, which are spared, but have to send their sons to serve Rome in the cavalry for fifteen years. Only after these services, these knights are free to return home. King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have their last mission before achieving their freedom. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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After several poor test screenings, the producers became concerned that there wasn't enough humor in the film, and on June 16, thirteen days before the US premiere, the scene in which Bors (Ray Winstone) reveals that his numerous children have numbers instead of names was shot. See more »
The "traitor" outside the gate of Hadrian's Wall is seen hiding in a Horse Chestnut tree. However these were not introduced to Great Britain until the middle of the sixteenth century See more »
Lancelot: [voiceover] By 300 AD, the Roman Empire extended from Arabia to Britain. But they wanted more. More land. More peoples loyal and subservient to Rome. But no people so important as the powerful Sarmatians to the east. Thousands died on that field. And when the smoke cleared on the fourth day, the only Sarmatian soldiers left alive were members of the decimated but legendary cavalry. The Romans, impressed by their bravery and horsemanship, spared their lives. In exchange, these ...
There are no opening credits, not even the production company and studio bumpers, only the title. See more »
The film was originally envisioned and shot as an R-rated piece with corresponding graphic violence. However, after the picture had been edited, Disney executives demanded it be changed to a PG-13, hence necessitating a lot of effects work to remove the blood from the battle scenes. Additionally, a number of scenes were removed and rearranged, and some new scenes were added. In total, the Director's Cut runs roughly 15 minutes longer than the theatrical cut. These additions include:
the scene where young Lancelot (Elliot Henderson-Boyle) leaves his village in longer.
a scene of young Arthur (Shane Murray-Corcoran) with his mother (Stephanie Putson), and then a scene where he discusses freedom with Pelagius (Owen Teale) whilst he watches the young Lancelot arrive on the hilltop.
during the first battle, aside from the additional blood that was digitally removed from the theatrical version, numerous quick shots have been added. These include: Picts dragging Romans off their horses and killing them; a Pict slashing at a horse with his sword, causing it to fall; a Pict decapitating a soldier and holding his head aloft, only to be beheaded himself from behind; a Pict hit with an arrow; a Pict impaled on a spear; a Pict hit in the back with an arrow whilst trying to get to the Bishop; a scene of a Pict being hit in the eye with an arrow; a scene of Lancelot (Ioan Gruffudd) decapitating a Pict by using his swords like a scissors; a scene of Bors (Ray Winstone) fighting with his 'gloved knives'; a scene of Bors stabbing a Pict in the throat.
after the battle, in the theatrical version, the fake bishop (Bosco Hogan) has an arrow in his chest; in the Director's Cut, it is in his head.
a scene where the knights approach the real Germanius (Ivano Marescotti) with their weapons drawn, before realizing that all is well and sheathing them.
the conversation between Germanius and Arthur (Clive Owen) is longer.
a scene of the knights toasting their fallen comrades at the Round Table.
a scene where Germanius visits the knights as they prepare to leave, and they show him their disapproval of the mission.
the Director's Cut does not contain the scene where the knights sit around a camp fire talking about their prospective lives in Sarmatia.
a scene where some dead soldiers are found on the side of the road.
a conversation between Lancelot and Guinevere (Keira Knightley) about England and the weather.
another conversation between Lancelot and Guinevere, this time at night, where they discuss family and faith. The scene ends with Lancelot telling her he would have left her in the dungeon.
the first conversation between Merlin (Stephen Dillane) and Arthur has been edited differently with different takes used.
an aerial shot of Hadrian's Wall
a scene where Dagonet (Ray Stevenson) is buried.
a scene of Bors sitting at Dagonet's grave, getting drunk.
the sex scene between Guinevere and Arthur is in a different place in both versions of the film. In the theatrical version, Arthur is seen in full battle armor, examining the broken image of Pelagius, when he is alerted that the Saxons are heading towards Hadrian's Wall. He runs outside, but when he appears, he is hastily putting on his shirt, and his hair is disheveled, thus creating something of a continuity error. The sex scene follows this scene. In the Director's Cut however, after the conversation between Arthur and Guinevere where they discuss his morality, they begin to have sex only to be interrupted with the news of the Saxons. The scene then cuts to Arthur appearing on the wall, putting on his shirt. As such, the scene where he is examining Pelagius's image is absent from the Director's Cut. The scenes have been edited together differently as well, with the sex scene in the Director's Cut being slightly longer than the theatrical version.
a scene where Cynric (Til Schweiger) is demoted for his failure during the ice battle. His frustration is much to Cerdic's (Stellan Skarsgård) amusement.
a scene of the knights leaving Hadrian's Wall amidst hundreds of small fires set by the Saxons.
the scene of the confused Saxons in the fog is longer, with more Saxons being chopped down, including one having his arm severed.
the scene of the sole Saxon survivor (Joe McKinney) running back to the Saxons is longer.
during the final battle, aside from the additional blood that was digitally removed from the theatrical version, numerous quick shots have been added. These include: a scene of a Saxon impaled by an ax in his chest; a scene of Guinevere stabbing a fallen adversary; a scene of a Saxon being stabbed in the throat; a scene of Guinevere stabbing a Saxon in his crotch; a scene of Arthur ramming his sword into a Saxon's throat; a scene of Gawain (Joel Edgerton) being shot in the chest with an arrow and pulling it out; the scene of several female warriors overpowering a Saxon is much longer and more violent as the women begin to literally tear him to pieces; a scene of Tristan (Mads Mikkelsen) slowly approaching Cerdic; a scene of Bors being stabbed in the back but continuing to fight; a scene of Ganis (Charlie Creed-Miles) fighting a Saxon inside the Wall; a scene where a Saxon is stabbed in the face; the battle between Tristan and Cerdic is longer and more graphic; the scene of Lancelot being wounded is in slow motion; the scene of Cerdic's death is longer and includes a new conclusion where he and Lancelot crawl towards one another and Lancelot stabs him through the throat; the fight between Cerdic and Arthur is slightly longer, with Arthur stabbing Cerdic a final time after Cerdic has whispered Arthur's name.
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Tell Me Now (What You See)
Written by Hans Zimmer and Maire Brennan (as Moya Brennan)
Produced by Trevor Horn and Mel Wesson
Performed by Maire Brennan (as Moya Brennan)
Courtesy of Universal Music International
This one fizzled
15 July 2004 | by Mr__Underhill – See all my reviews
I initially was content with King Arthur's medieval atmosphere and tone, given that I don't mind grey films, which was one criticism. In this case I didn't care that the violence was PG. The acting was adequate although Ray Winstone (Bors) reminded me more of a British Soccer Hooligan.
The film eventually dragged for me and strained my credibility on a number of points. Firstly, I just couldn't see Arthur and his seven or so "knights" single handedly being asked to traipse around the British landscape like some bad gun-slinger/Conan movie (I identified more with Arnold in Conan by the way). Secondly, it made no sense that Arthur kept referring to his cronies as "my knights" since he never actually became king until the end of the movie. Who knighted them and how can an indentured soldier of the Roman Empire have the status of knight? Even a squire has higher status than a slave-soldier. How pretentious can you get?
In the end the movie dragged and I didn't feel the sense of connection Arthur had for his people. It seemed as if he hardly knew them, but was willing to make the ultimate sacrifice. The Excalibur explanation also seemed weak and devoid of the meaning that the legend gave it. It seemed almost pointless to include it. I also expected more of Merlin, who really didn't say much or earn his "sorcerer" title. It's unclear, other than Merlin's influence, why the Britons even bothered to make him king. I guess it's possible that he organized the final battle, but you didn't see that in the movie. The only ones he seemed to be motivating were his own buddies, the handful of knights, who for some reason were the only ones who had horses.
In short this film needed more depth and more of a connection between the myth and fact. Instead the screen writer just used the ambiguity of history to make up his own film based on a smattering of general historical facts.
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126 min | 142 min (director's cut)
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How to develop your company’s ‘innovation muscle’
18 Jun 2019, by Informa Insights
Disruptive trends like AI, Iot and ‘as a service’ business models are transforming the expectations of consumers and demanding that we all do business in a different, more innovative, way.
With tech giants like Google and Microsoft submitting thousands of AI patent applications and investing heavily in this space, other companies are beginning to follow suit. Each demonstrating an increased willingness to hone or altogether reinvent their business models with emerging technologies.
Meanwhile, tech startups are raising billions in venture dollars every quarter; and yielding strong returns as they tap into the growing purchasing power of Generation Z.
With this in mind, several industry experts discuss how firms can develop their ‘innovation muscle’ and keep pace with the rate of change.
Find an edge
Australia Post realised that it was on a potentially sinking ship when its core offering (letter delivery) was rapidly being displaced by digital mail distribution. Rather than surrendering to the inevitable, the firm found a new ‘edge’, reinventing its own core business offering by capturing the boom in ecommerce and online shopping. Today the firm remains highly profitable.
Duleesha Kulasooriya, Chief Strategist at Deloitte’s Innovative Centre for the Edge, says: “Edges are different from traditional growth or change initiatives. In the short-term, they are platforms for high growth, with the potential to grow the business pie and scale. In the long-term, edges have the potential to transform the core and be a catalyst for change.
“It’s all about seeing and then catching the crest of the wave, rather than being dumped by it” he continues. “To this end, we should ask – not what is keeping us up at night – but what should be keeping us up at night. A proactive approach is key.
“At Deloitte we try to look at the future and frame it in a way that’s understandable. Most of our work is focused on the biggest imperative – transformation. What got most businesses in the Fortune 500 successful in the last 100 years, is more often than not, what will hold them back for the next 100”.
Interpret the data and make it useful
Going from ‘zero to hero’ in virtually no time at all used to be a phenomenon reserved for lotto winners or celebrities who got lucky with a one hit wonder. But today’s online platforms and enhanced digital capabilities are enabling product and service providers to become ‘overnight’ superstars with mass global followings – disrupting companies and entire industries in the process.
“In no other era would an institution accrue zero to 2 billion users in ten years (like Facebook) or zero to 4 million users in four years (like Netflix)” says Dr Rob Nicholls, Senior Lecturer, School of Taxation and Business Law UNSW Sydney.
This threat of rapid disruption requires companies to keep abreast with consumer preferences and market developments, through the use of big data and prognostics.
“To get the most out of data, and maintain a healthy ‘innovation muscle mass’, companies need to make sure that they are hiring the right people with the right skills. These include the ability to formulate intelligent hypotheses, design sound experiments, perform validity analyses and translate results into meaningful business insights” says Dr. Nicholls.
Cultivate divergent thinking
Divergent thinking is the process of exploring and combining disparate pieces of knowledge to generate new ideas and innovative solutions. It is distinct from convergent thinking, which typically involves recalling prior knowledge or logic to address a familiar challenge, or to answer a question with a single right or wrong answer.
“Innovation requires us to think divergently, to leverage what we do know and go to places that we don’t know. Messy, scrappy and, at times, uncomfortable places” says Jacqueline Linke, former Manager of Innovation & Strategy at Sydney Trains.
“For many this process ignites fear or feels ‘wrong’, particularly when we are specialists in our field of knowledge. When we have subject matter expertise, we tend to default on convergent thinking which actually compromises our ability to think divergently.”
Divergent thinking is a skill which can be cultivated through exercises, in particular, abstract problem-solving challenges. “Through regular practice we can develop and solidify neural pathways in the brain which foster our ability to think divergently” adds Jacqueline.
Companies like Google recognise the importance of divergent thinking and actively test for it in their recruitment process. Interview questions like, ‘how many golf balls can you fit inside a bus?’ and ‘how much should you charge to wash all the windows in Seattle?’ are an effective gauge of a candidate’s ability to think divergently.
Decentralise innovation and adopt a model of creative abrasion
Traditional hierarchical structures within organisations can inhibit the flow of ideas and information, in turn, hindering the development of an organisation’s ‘innovation muscle’.
Perhaps your boss has an idea, but you have a better one. Your internal politics do not ‘permit’ you to confront your boss on this idea. In the interest of maintaining peace – and potentially job security – you remain tight-lipped and let the mediocre idea run its course.
Richard White says “At WiseTech we remove the hierarchy and have an even playing field when it comes to problem solving. We invite the opinions of all of our staff and really encourage people to speak up and interrogate each others’ decisions. We find that this healthy level of conflict – creative abrasion – and disrespect for the status quo promotes critical and divergent thinking, in a way that traditional problem-solving approaches do not.
“To this end, we have undergone quite a significant cultural shift – replacing ‘command and control’ with freedom and trust. We believe the latter provides the right breeding ground for creative ideation”.
Don’t be afraid to transform – or to fail
Richard says, “At WiseTech, in addition to rewarding success, we make a point of celebrating failure and penalising inaction. Failure is an inevitable consequence of the kind of risk taking that is required for innovation. If your employees are scolded for taking risks that don’t work out, you will ultimately kill their sense of initiative and creativity. As the saying by Nelson Mandela goes: “I never lose. I only ever win or learn”. This is the mindset we try and promote in order to encourage our employees to take risks”.
Deloitte Innovation Lead, Jason Bender, says “When change is the only constant, organisations need to be the change they want to see – and this means, being prepared to transform.
“There is no next. The future is already here. And now is the only moment we have. Having the mental agility to leap ahead and stand in the future is vital.
“Think: new markets, new customers, new products and a dynamic ecosystem – where opportunity is there for the taking by organisations who are change-able.
“This is a completely different way of connecting, delivering and growing a business. It’s one that will be fuelled by technology, data, design and the true humanity of people. It takes courage, vision and experimentation”.
Duleesha adds: “You can’t just jump into something and assume that by throwing lots of dollars at it you will be successful. Developing your innovation muscle is about growing your ability to fail. The more risks you make, the more you can build the organisational courage to experiment”.
Broaden your definition of innovation
“Innovations don’t have to be epiphanies that come to white-bearded introverts in an attic room during a full moon. Nor do they have to be earth-shattering scientific or mathematical discoveries. The truth is anyone can – and should – innovate. The most dynamic and future-proof businesses are those which mobilise their teams and rethink the way that employees add value” says Duleesha.
“Moreover, part of developing an organisations ‘innovation muscle’ is about disregarding the common misconception that innovation is limited to products and services. In truth, innovation has many definitions and can extend from the business model to a recruitment strategy, to the creative use of existing products.”
At the AFR Innovation Summit 2017, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Alan Finkel, spoke about the concept of ‘hidden innovation’, using the ubiquitous avocado as an example. He said: “A decade ago, an avocado was only used for salad and guacamole. To develop the industry, we had to reimagine the fruit as an all-round indispensable daily staple.
“Farmers reengineered the production chain to raise the quality, ensure supply and lower the price. At the same time, cafés built the Aussie brunch into a global brand, with the avocado as the undisputed star – on toast, in smoothies, and in baking.” “In just a decade, the retail value of the Australian avocado industry almost trebled, shifting from $340 million to $920 million p.a.”.
Recognise – and educate – that disruption is a force for good
Whoever invented the car invented the car crash. Yet, 87.4 percent of the national population owns a vehicle and is, apparently, not afraid to use it.
“The vilification of disruptive technologies in the media means that leaders will need to tackle the ‘antibodies’ within their organisations; the people who are resistant to change and growth because they view it as a threat” says Duleesha.
“This may be done through a combination of education and reskilling. Employees should also understand the capacity for AI to enhance, rather than threaten the workforce. To augment rather than just automate. AI and automation are ultimately removing monotonous and repetitive work, leaving humans to do the ‘magic’ work of caring, problem solving, conflict resolution, customer service – the work of the heart and the head that machines cannot do and that creates the ‘higher value’ and more meaningful roles that ultimately deliver greater job satisfaction”.
The Australian Financial Review Innovation Summit is due to take place 29-30 July 2019 at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth. Download the agenda here.
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Rawalpindi Medical College Admission Entry Test 2014
King Edward Medical University Entry Test
By Shehzaib Ejaz On Jul 6, 2014
Rawalpindi Medical College Admission Entry Test 2014 announced. University Of Health Sciences Announced the Entrance test date for punjab Medical Colleges.
Rawalpindi Medical College Admission Entry Test announced. All medical college of punjab going to conduct the entrance test and University od health sciences announced the entrance test dates.Rawalpindi Medical College is committed to maintain a diverse and open community of medical students and doctors. Each year we welcome new medical students from a variety of ethnic and cultural backgrounds from across Pakistan and many countries all over the world. This diverse mixture of talented students enriches our campus and lives of those who study here.
Rawalpindi Medical College Admission Entry Test announced under supervision of national testing system.Medical College should be intellectually and exhilarating and challenging. You will find Medicine a fascinating field, which elicits from your passionate commitment. Medical school entails hard work and will call upon resources you may not realize you have; but it is also gateway to many paths in the preparation for action, the opportunity to utilize your creativity, to acquire self-confidence and a strong sense of self identity. The college had a lot to offer in this regard. We consider teacher student relations to be very important and rather special. Your teachers will always listen. Do not hesitate to get in touch with them should you have any more questions.Rawalpindi Medical College (RMC) component of University of Health Sciences (UHS) is accredited by PMDC.
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City of Mississauga selects Deryn Rizzi as new Fire Chief
FreshCo reports new COVID case at Brampton location
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COVID-19 vaccines will bring life ‘back to normal,’ Ontario premier says
by The Canadian Press on November 23, 2020
TORONTO -- Ontario's premier suggested Monday things would "get back to normal" once COVID-19 vaccines are approved and mass-produced, as two hot spots in the province entered lockdowns and Eastern Canada's Atlantic bubble was temporarily dismantled in an effort to curb the spread of the virus.
Doug Ford dangled the possibility of an end to the pandemic in announcing a retired Canadian Forces general would lead the province's vaccine distribution, and vowed to support businesses struggling under stringent public health measures.
"Once approved, once in mass production, these vaccines will finally bring an end to this pandemic. The vaccine is what will get life back to normal," he said Monday.
Ford's comments came as two major urban centres in Ontario where COVID-19 cases have been surging entered the lockdown stage of the province's pandemic protection plan, where they will remain for at least 28 days.
As a result, all non-essential retailers in Toronto and neighbouring Peel Region are reduced to curbside pickup only, and restaurants are limited to takeout and delivery orders. Personal services such as hair salons are also closed, but schools and child-care centres remain open.
Some noted the measures will disproportionately affect small businesses, while larger corporations will likely continue to thrive.
"The structure of the lockdowns in Toronto and Peel will likely have the largest impact on small business who are now forced to shut down, driving shoppers to big-box stores," BMO analyst Benjamin Reitzes wrote in a morning note.
"This is where the real damage is going to be from this government decision."
Asked why the province didn't try to level the playing field by preventing big-box stores from selling non-essential items like Manitoba did recently, Ford said it would be a "logistical nightmare" for business owners to cordon off areas of their stores and monitor shoppers to ensure they stick to essential purchases.
The mayors of several municipalities in the Toronto and Hamilton area urged any retailers who remain open not to hold "large in-person sales" on Black Friday, noting these would "inevitably produce crowd scenes which would only serve to undermine the fight against COVID-19 and negate the sacrifices being made by so many, including other businesses."
Other areas of Ontario, which reported 1,589 new cases of COVID-19 and 19 new deaths on Monday, are also seeing tighter restrictions as they move to higher alert levels under the province's colour-coded plan.
Meanwhile, two provinces announced their temporary withdrawal from the Atlantic bubble on Monday in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Anyone travelling to Newfoundland and Labrador from the Atlantic region will have to self-isolate for 14 days starting Wednesday, just like visitors from other parts of the country.
Speaking in St. John's, N.L., Premier Andrew Furey said the decision was made in "an effort to avoid a full lockdown."
Prince Edward Island is barring all non-essential travel to the province for two weeks, in what P.E.I. Premier Dennis King called a preventive move.
Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I., along with Nova Scotia and New Brunswick, were part of the so-called Atlantic bubble that allowed residents to travel freely within the four provinces' borders without isolating.
Newfoundland and Labrador reported two new cases Monday, and P.E.I. reported one. All of the Island's 69 cases since the pandemic began have been travel-related.
Stricter limits on social gatherings also took effect in the Halifax region and a neighbouring county on Monday.
New Brunswick's premier, Blaine Higgs, said the province isn't planning any changes regarding the Atlantic bubble, despite the decisions made by Newfoundland and Labrador and P.E.I. The province reported one new death and 15 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday.
Further west, Manitoba reported a new peak in daily infections, with 543 new COVID-19 cases.
Quebec, another province hit hard by the pandemic, reported 1,164 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 more deaths on Monday.
COVID-19 cases in Yukon jumped to 38, 14 more than just a week ago. Yukon increased restrictions last week as infection rates jumped in jurisdictions around it, requiring all but critical services workers to self isolate for two weeks when they enter the territory.
Over the weekend, four provinces -- Ontario, New Brunswick, Saskatchewan and Alberta -- reported new records in daily infections.
Canada's top public health doctor, Dr. Theresa Tam, said cases are increasing nationally among older adults, with more and larger outbreaks in long-term care homes and other congregate living settings.
"These developments are deeply concerning as they put countless Canadians at risk of life-threatening illness, cause serious disruptions to health services and present significant challenges for areas not adequately equipped to manage complex medical emergencies," Tam said in a written statement.
An increasing number of people are also experiencing severe illness as a result of the novel coronavirus, with more being treated in intensive care units, she said.
"This situation is putting pressure on local healthcare resources and forcing hospitals to make the difficult decision to cancel elective surgeries and procedures in several areas of the country," Tam said.
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press
COVID-19 cases keep surging in Canada as four provinces report new one-day highs
Ontario hits 150 COVID-19 cases in intensive care, 361 new cases reported in Peel
Ontario sees 805 new COVID-19 cases amid new restrictions at York Region care homes
Ontario reports 2,123 new cases of COVID-19, 480 in Peel
COVID-19: Ontario reports 700 new cases, 104 of those in Peel
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INSIGHTS CURRENT AFFAIRS ( 10 March 2020) REVISION THROUGH MCQS
INSIGHTS CURRENT Affairs RTM - 2019 Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 10 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Information The following Quiz is based on the Hindu, PIB and other news sources. It is a current events based quiz. Solving these questions will help retain both concepts and …
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INSIGHTS DAILY CURRENT AFFAIRS + PIB SUMMARY- 11 March 2020
Table of Contents: GS Paper 2: 1. PM Ujjwala Yojana. 2. Sir Creek pact. GS Paper 3: 1. National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems. 2. Preservation of Eastern, Western Ghats. 3. ‘United for Biodiversity’. Facts for Prelims: 1. What is Shared economy? 2. India’s coal imports rise. 3. India Bangladesh border. 4. …
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‘United for Biodiversity’
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. ‘United for Biodiversity’ What to study? For Prelims: Composition and objectives of the coalition. For Mains: Significance and the need for this group. Context: The European Commission (EC) has launched the ‘United for Biodiversity’ coalition. It was launched on World Wildlife Day 2020- 3rd March. What …
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Preservation of Eastern, Western Ghats
Topics Covered: Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. Preservation of Eastern, Western Ghats What to study? For Prelims: Western Ghats- Key geographical and environmental facts. For Mains: Issues related to the conservation of the region, overview of Gadil and Kasturirangan committee reports. Context: A public interest litigation petition has been filed in the Madras …
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National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems
Topics Covered: Science and Technology- developments and their applications and effects in everyday life Achievements of Indians in science & technology; indigenization of technology and developing new technology. National Mission on Interdisciplinary Cyber Physical Systems What to study? For Prelims: key features of NM- ICPS, targets. For Mains: Need for and significance of the mission. …
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Sir Creek pact
Topics Covered: India and its neighbourhood- relations. Sir Creek pact What to study? For Prelims: Where is sir creek located, what is the dispute all about? For Mains: How this dispute has affected the people in this region? What is the solution? Context: The third edition of WION’s global summit was held in Dubai recently. …
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Topics Covered: Welfare schemes for vulnerable sections of the population by the Centre and States and the performance of these schemes; mechanisms, laws, institutions and bodies constituted for the protection and betterment of these vulnerable sections. PM Ujjwala Yojana What to study? For Prelims: Key features of the scheme. For Mains: Significance and performance analysis …
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QUIZ – 2020: INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ, 11 March 2020 – Polity
INSIGHTS STATIC QUIZ 2019 Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 5 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 Information Welcome to Insights IAS Static Quiz. We have already outlined details of this New Initiative HERE. You have already completed the quiz before. Hence you can not start it again. Quiz is loading... …
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RSTV: THE BIG PICTURE- FACIAL RECOGNITION- USES & CONCERNS
Introduction: Facial recognition has become a cause for concern in western democracies. The European Commission is considering imposing a five-year moratorium on the use of facial recognition technologies in the European Union (EU). In the United States (US), municipalities have passed, or are considering passing prohibitions, India, however, is rushing to adopt public facial …
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QUIZ – 2020: Insights Current Affairs Quiz, 11 March 2020
The following quiz will have 5-10 MCQs. The questions are mainly framed from The Hindu and PIB news articles. This quiz is intended to introduce you to concepts and certain important facts relevant to UPSC IAS civil services preliminary exam 2018. It is not a test of your knowledge. If you score less, please do …
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Insights into Editorial: UAHS develops new paddy variety resistant to blast disease
Context: As part of its initiative to prevent decline in the area under paddy cultivation, the University of Agricultural and Horticultural Sciences(UAHS), Shivamogga, has developed ‘Sahyadri Megha’, a new red variety of paddy that is resistant to blast disease and rich in nutrients. The new variety has been approved by the State-level Seed Sub-Committee …
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[Insights Secure – 2020] Daily UPSC Mains Answer Writing Practice: 11 March 2020
Click on EACH question to post/upload you answers. How to Follow Secure Initiative? How to Self-evaluate your answer? INSIGHTS NEW SECURE – 2020: YEARLONG TIMETABLE Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.. 1. What do you understand by “Urban commons”? Examine their importance in ensuring ‘Just and liveable cities’ to all in the urban areas. …
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Diligence is an imperative value for a civil servant as it stems from the belief that work is an end in itself and not a means to an end. Explain.
Topic: Ethics and Human Interface. Public/Civil service values and Ethics in Public administration 7. Diligence is an imperative value for a civil servant as it stems from the belief that work is an end in itself and not a means to an end. Explain. (250 words) Reference : Ethics by Lexicon Why this question: The …
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Curbing hate speech and fake news has emerged as a critical challenge for governments globally. But this is not just a technological issue; it is also a societal problem. Discuss.
Topic: Challenges to internal security through communication networks, role of media and social networking sites in internal security challenges. 6. Curbing hate speech and fake news has emerged as a critical challenge for governments globally. But this is not just a technological issue; it is also a societal problem. Discuss. (250 words) Reference : Hindustan …
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Despite attempts by the government to cut imports of coal, there has year on year growth in shipments of the fuel. Discuss the causes and measures needed to switch to renewables in light of India’s INDC goals.
Topic: Infrastructure: Energy; Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 5. Despite attempts by the government to cut imports of coal, there has year on year growth in shipments of the fuel. Discuss the causes and measures needed to switch to renewables in light of India’s INDC goals. (250 words) Reference : The Hindu …
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Explain the concept of Agroforestry. Discuss how agroforestry could solve climate crisis.
Topic: Agriculture- Issues; Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment. 4. Explain the concept of Agroforestry. Discuss how agroforestry could solve climate crisis. (250 words) Reference : Down to Earth Why this question: Agriculture and climate change are deeply intertwined. Agriculture is responsible for almost 30 per cent of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions …
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A public school system that guarantees universal access, good learning and all facilities has to be among the highest national priorities. Examine.
Topic: Issues relating to development and management of Social Sector/Services relating to Health, Education, Human Resources. 3. A public school system that guarantees universal access, good learning and all facilities has to be among the highest national priorities. Examine. (250 words) Reference : The Hindu Key demand of the question: The absence of basic infrastructure …
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Land reforms remain an unfinished agenda even after 70 years of independence. Critically comment.
Topic: Post-independence consolidation and reorganization within the country 2. Land reforms remain an unfinished agenda even after 70 years of independence. Critically comment. (250 words) Key demand of the question: The question first expects us to explain why land reforms are criticized so many years post its initiation as being incomplete. Discuss the reasons why …
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What do you understand by “Urban commons”? Examine their importance in ensuring ‘Just and liveable cities’ to all in the urban areas.
Topic: Urbanization, their problems and their remedies.. 1. What do you understand by “Urban commons”? Examine their importance in ensuring ‘Just and liveable cities’ to all in the urban areas. (250 words) Reference: Down to earth Why this question: Urban commons represent those rare spaces in increasingly segregated cities where the rich and the poor …
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EU ambassador to Israel must not speak alongside settler leader Dani Dayan at anti-BDS event
The following letter was sent by the Palestinian Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions National Committee and the European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine to the EU High Representative Federica Mogherini in protest at an EU official speaking alongside an illegal settler leader at an anti-BDS conference in Israel.
This is a shameful move by the EU, showing that it is willing help Israel fight the nonviolent civil society BDS movement for justice for Palestinians, but totally unwilling to take concrete action on illegal colonial settlements or Israeli war crimes. The messagethis sends to Israel is obvious – ‘carry on killing and stealing, you have nothing to fear from us’.
Dear EU High Representative Federica Mogherini,
We offer our sincere condolences and thoughts to the people of Belgium during this difficult time.
We are writing to urge the European Union to cancel the participation of Mr. Lars Faaborg-Andersen, head of the EU delegation to Israel, in the Israeli “Stop the Boycott” conference, scheduled to take place in Jerusalem on 28 March 2016. Speaking at this conference, hosted by the right-wing, anti-Palestinian Israeli daily Yedioth Ahronoth, would implicate the EU in the latest phase of Israel’s war on the largest Palestinian-led human rights movement in the world: the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
It is deeply concerning that Mr. Faaborg-Andersen will be speaking alongside Dani Dayan, a key leader of the settler movement who advocates for the expansion of Israeli settlements, all considered illegal by the EU and the entire world community. Brazil has recently turned down Israel’s appointment of Dayan as its ambassador to Brasilia. An official EU representative speaking alongside Dani Dayan sends a clear message that the EU in effect tolerates Israel’s planned continued expansion of its colonial settlements, undermining the EU’s rhetorical opposition to Israel’s recent settlement expansion plans and the EU’s legal obligation to uphold international law in this regard.
Mr. Faaborg-Andersen will also be joined on the same panel, entitled “Combating the boycott through state action”, by a retired colonel accused of responsibility for enabling Israeli war crimes in Gaza.
Regardless of its position on BDS, an inclusive, nonviolent movement for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality, the EU should respect the voice of the absolute majority of Palestinian civil society as well as the voices of a fast growing cross-section of European civil society that stand behind this movement. By sending its Tel Aviv ambassador to speak at this anti-BDS conference, the EU will signal to Palestinians that it has failed, again, to hold Israel accountable for its serious violations of international law and that it is now shamelessly joining Israel in its propaganda war on Palestinian human rights.
The EU would do well to emulate the Swedish foreign ministry’s statement that has re-affirmed basic democratic principles by stating that BDS “is a civil society movement” and that “governments should not interfere in civil society organization views”.
Israel’s regime of occupation, settler-colonialism and apartheid and its supporters are working hard to persuade European governments to implement anti-democratic attacks on political freedoms of European citizens in order to shield Israel from criticism and effective accountability. In particular, these attacks are focused on BDS.
In France, an arbitrary interpretation of a Court of Cassation ruling is being used to falsely claim that all activities in support of BDS are “illegal”, and there have since been a number of attempts by police to prevent demonstrations in support of BDS from taking place. In early March, a solidarity activist was reportedly arrested simply for wearing a T-shirt supportive of BDS. More than 30 activists have faced criminal prosecution simply for urging their fellow citizens not to buy Israeli products.
Leading intellectuals in France have condemned this “scandalous” suppression of free speech and upheld the right to boycott Israeli companies and products over human rights concerns.
The government of the UK is seeking to restrict local democracy by attempting to intimidate local councils and other publicly funded institutions and prevent them from supporting BDS initiatives.
These actions undermine freedom of expression and the fundamental right to protest. They should be of grave concern to all those who value democracy and freedom of speech.
This high-profile participation by the EU in Israel’s largest anti-BDS conference to date will undoubtedly entrench Israeli impunity, further the ongoing attacks on democratic freedoms taking place in Israel and in Europe, at Israel’s behest, and undermine the EU’s remaining credibility in the eyes of most Palestinians, Arabs and people of conscience worldwide.
We urge the EU to end its “Israel exception to free speech” and to adopt the principled stand of a leading UN official regarding Palestinian rights who confirmed as early as 2011 that “Calling for or participating in a boycott is a form of expression that is peaceful, legitimate and internationally accepted.”
South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has once likened singling out Israel’s regime for unconditional military, political and financial support, not to mention protection from accountability, by the US and other western governments to placing Israel “on a pedestal” above every other state. The BDS movement is advocating for Israel to be taken off “the pedestal” and held to account like other states committing similar crimes.
We urge the EU to cancel the participation of Mr. Lars Faaborg-Andersen in the “Stop the Boycott” conference, to take steps to end government repression of the BDS movement, and to meet its legal obligation to end all forms of aid and assistance for Israeli violations of international law.
Aneta Jerska
ECCP Coordinator
Mahmoud Nawagaa
BNC General coordinator
Orginally posted online on the BDS Movement website.
Posted March 24, 2016 in BNC, ECCP, EU, EU Guidelines, Open Letter, Press releases, Settlements, Settler Violence, War Crimes, West Bank.
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ASSOC. PROF. DR. SAID BOUHERAOUA
MR. MOHD HASNOL MOHD YUNUS
PROF. DR. ASHRAF BIN MD. HASHIM
Advisory/Professional Membership
Publications/Papers
1995 – Doctor of Philosophy in Islamic Finance, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
1989 – B.A. Hons. in Islamic Jurisprudence and Legislation, University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
2008 till now International Shari’ah Research Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA) Executive Director
1995 – 2008 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Assistant Professor
1989 – 1995 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Senior Lecturer
1995- 1997 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean of IIUM-KUSZA Matriculation Prog.
1997 – 2001 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean of Student Affairs
2001 – 2002 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Director, Co-Curricular Activity Centre
2002- 2004 University of Sharjah, UAE Visiting Assistant Professor
2004 – 2006 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Head, Department of Fiqh and Usul
2006 – 2007 International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM) Deputy Dean Academic Affairs
Islamic Capital Market
Fundamentals of Islamic Jurisprudence
Recipient of Zaki Badawi Award 2010 for Excellence in Shariah Advisory and Research
Recipient for Most Outstanding Individual Contribution to Islamic Finance during KLIFF 2016 organized by CERT
Winner of the 2017/1439H Malaysian Islamic Personality Award, given annually on the occasion of the birthday of the Prophet (peace be upon him)
2008 till present – Bank Negara Malaysia, Member of Shariah Advisory Council
2009 till present – International Islamic Financial Market (IIFM), Bahrain Member of Shari’ah Advisory Council
2008 till present – Employees Provident Fund (EPF), Chairman of Shari’ah Advisory Council
2014 till present – Shariah Supervisory Council of Labuan Finance Services Authority
2007 till present – Yaasar Limited, UK Member of Shari’ah Advisory Board
2007 till present – Eco Islamic Bank, Republic of Kyrgstan Member of Shari’ah Advisory Board
2010 till present – Maldives Monetary Authority Chairman of Shari’ah Board
2004 till present – Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance, IIUM Member of Working Committee
2008 till present – Institut Latihan Islam Malaysia (ILIM) Member of Advisory Board
2005 till present – International Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) Ass0ciate Consultant
2007 till present – ZI Shariah Advisory, Malaysia Member, Shariah Advisory Board
2009 till present – Securities Commission of Malaysia (SC) Registered Shariah Advisor for Islamic Securities
2012 till present – Member of Financial Regulation Advisory Council of Expert (FRACE), Central Bank of Nigeria
2015 till present – Member of Shariah Supervisory Board of Da Afganistan Bank
2018 till present – Member of Board of Trustees of Malaysian Islamic Economic Development Foundation (YaPEIM)
2019 till present – Member Shari’ah Board of Tabung Haji (Malaysian Hajj Fund)
2019 till present – Member of Board of Director of Islamic Science University Malaysia
2019 till present – Member of the Internal Shari’ah Supervision Committee of the National Bank of Ras Al- Khaimah PSC-Islamic Banking Division
2019 till present – Member of Institute of Corporate Directors Malaysia
2020 till present – Member of Internal Shariah Supervisory Committee, Dubai Islamic Bank
Conference Presentation:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework of Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Understanding the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. Presented at the International Islamic Finance Conference 2013, organized by Emerald, at Park Hyatt Hotel, Abu Dhabi, April 14th-16th 2013.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. ” The Development of Islamic Finance: Reflecting the Achievement and Direction”. Presented at the 9TH International Conference on Islamic Economics and Finance (ICIEF) 2013, organized by IRTI – IDB & SESRIC – OIC, at Wow Convention Centre, Istanbul, Turkey, 9-10 September 2013.
Journal Articles:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2013). “Developing Islamic Finance in the Framework fo Maqasid al-Shari’ah: Understanding teh Ends (maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. International Journal of Islamic and Middle Eastern Finance and Management, Vol. 6, No. 4, pp. 278-289.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2013). “The Foundations of Islamic Finance and the Maqasid al-Shari’ah Requirements”, Journal of Islamic Finance (IIUM Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance), Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 31-37.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin & Dr. Hafas Furqani. (2012). The Approaches and Directions in Islamic Banking and Finance Development. Australian Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance, 1 (1), 103-116.
Magazine Articles:
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. “The Objectives of the Shari’ah in Islamic Finance: Understanding the Ends (Maqasid) and the Means (Wasa’il)”. NewHorizon, April-June 2013.
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mohamad Akram Laldin and Dr. Hafas Furqani. ” Harmonisation in Islamic Finance: Reasons and Dimensions”. ISRA Bulletin, December 2013.
Director of Corporate Services (CS)
1994: BSc. Business Administration | University of Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA. Recipient of partial scholarship from Malaysian Government agency
1992: Associate Diploma in Accountancy | MARA Community College
Jan’17 – Present: Director | CS
Oct’15 – Dec’16: Deputy CEO & Vice President (Marketing), MYBAZAR.
Oct’11 – Aug’13: Broadband Manager, ETISALAT (UAE)
Mac’07 – Oct’11: Product Marketing Specialist, ETISALAT (UAE)
Mac’01 – Mac’07: Senior Business Planning Analyst, ETISALAT (UAE)
Jan’99 – Mac’01: Assistant Marketing Development Officer, ETISALAT (UAE)
Feb’98 – Dec’98: Account Manager, FIBRECOMM
Aug’94 – Jul’96: Account Executive, TELEKOM MALAYSIA
Senior Researcher -cum- CEO ISRA Consulting Sdn Bhd
1991- B.A. (Shari’ah) Islamic University in Medina, Saudi Arabia
1995 – M.A. (Fiqh and Usul Fiqh) University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
1999 – P.h.D (Islamic Law) University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
2001 – Postgraduate Diploma in Shari’ah Law and Practice, International Islamic University Malaysia
1991 – Assistant Lecturer at the Department of Islamic, Revealed Knowledge, International Islamic University, Malaysia.
1995 – Lecturer at the same department
1999 – Assistant Professor at the Department of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia.
2003 – Associate Professor at the Department of Fiqh and Usul al- Fiqh, International Islamic University Malaysia.
2010 – Professor at International Centre of Education in Islamic Finance (INCEIF), Malaysia. Senior Researcher at International Shari’ah Academy for Islamic Finance (ISRA)
2012 – Chief Executive Officer, ISRA Consultancy Sdn. Bhd. (A consultancy arm of International Research Academy for Islamic Finance, Malaysia)
11/2006 – 08/2007Fellowship Award: Visiting Research Fellow (Chevening Fellowship Programme, administered by British Council) at Oxford Centre for Islamic Studies, United Kingdom.
11/2010 – present Member, Shari’ah Advisory Council, Bank Negara Malaysia.
01/2012 – present Member, National Fatwa Council, Malaysia.
07/2012 – present Member, Shari’ah Advisory Council, Securities Commission of Malaysia.
10/2012 – present Chairman, Shari’ah Committee, Bursa Malaysia.
03/2012 – present Registered Shari’ah Adviser, Securities Commission of Malaysia.
07/2007 – 01/2011 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for Al Rajhi Banking & Investment Corporation, Malaysia.
06/2008 – 02/2011 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for ACR Retakaful MEA, Bahrain.
06/2008 – 02/2011 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for ACR Retakaful SEA, Malaysia.
01/2009 – present Shari’ah Advisor* for Association of Islamic Banking Institutions Malaysia.
06/2007 – present Fellow, Islamic Banking and Finance Institute Malaysia.
06/2007- present Shari’ah Advisor* for ZI Shari’ah Advisory Services Sdn. Bhd., Malaysia.
10/2010 – present Shari’ah Advisor* for Mauritius Leasing, British American Investment Group, Mauritius,
01/2010 – present Shari’ah Advisor* for Securus Data Centre, Singapore.
09/2010 – present Shari’ah Advisor* for Sabana REIT, Singapore.
04/2005 – 07/2007 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for Alliance Bank Group Malaysia.
09/2005 – 06/2008 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for Takaful Malaysia.
09/2005 – 06/2008 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for Asean Retakaful International Limited.
2006 – 2007 Shari’ah Consultant/Advisor* for Amana Takaful, Sri Lanka.
12/2005 Expert witness for Royal Commission of Inquiry into the Standard Operating Procedure, Approaches or Regulations in The Handling of Body Search in Connection with Arrest and Detention by the Police.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Kaedah Perlaksanaan Hukuman Sebat di Dalam Islam’, (The Execution of Whipping Punishment Under Islamic Law), Jurnal Syariah, University of Malaya, Vol. 8, No. 2, July 2000, pp. 1-14.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Investigation: Between the Privacy Right of the Suspect and the Interest of the Society’, Korea Journal of Islamic Culture, Korea Institute of Islamic Culture, Vol. IV, Dec. 2000, pp. 59-74.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Tahap Pembuktian di Dalam Kes-kes Jenayah: Kajian Perbandingan Antara Undang-undang Islam dan Sivil”, (Level of Proof in Criminal Cases: A Comparative Study Between Islamic Law and Malaysian Law), Jurnal Syariah, University of Malaya, Vol. 9, No. 2, July 2001, pp. 13-32.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘The Rights of the Accused to Compensation’, Hamdard Islamicus, Vol. XXV, April-June 2002, pp. 59-72.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Condition of al-Hirz in Stealing: A Contemporary View’, al-Tajdid, Research Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, Issue No. 12, August 2002, pp. 147-166.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘The Concept of Competition and Award in Islam”, Arab Law Quartely, 2003, pp. 309-325.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Body Search from the Perspective of Islamic Law”, Shari’ah Law Reports, [2007] 3 ShLR, pp. 1 -17.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “The Collection of Waqf through Insurance Companies: A Critical Analysis of the Malaysian Experience”, Review of Islamic Economics, Vol. 11 No. 1, 2007, pp. 63 – 74.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Credit Card from Islamic Perspective: A Suggested Solution”, 2008, completed and submitted for publication.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Globalisation and the Process of Localisation in Islamic Banking and Finance: Malaysia as a Case Study”, Hamdard Islamicus, April-June 2011, Vol. XXXIV No 2, pp. 7 – 28.
Ashraf Md. Hashim and Shabana M Hasan, “Prospects and Outlook of Islamic Wealth Management: Post Global Financial Crisis”, 2013, Q Report, Issue No. 2, pp. 22 – 27.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Floating Debenture from Islamic Perspectives”, an ongoing research.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, Mohamed Fairooz Abd Khir and others, ‘Parameter Hiyal dalam Kewangan Islam’, (The Parameter of Hiyal in Islamic Financial System), ISRA Research Paper No. 23/2011, 70 pages.
Ashraf Md. Hashim and Eqhwan Mokhzanee Muhammd, ‘Pioneering Thoughts on Commodity Hawalah: Facilitating the Trading of Debt’, ISRA Research Paper No. 26/2011, 18 pages.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Rights of Suspect and Accused under Islamic and Malaysian Law”, (International Law Book Services, Kuala Lumpur, 2004), 177 pages.
Syed Sikandar Shah and Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Islamic Law of Worship”, (Research Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, 2009), 170 pages.
Chapter or Part of Book
Ashraf Md. Hashim, “Husn al-Zann dan Kepentingannya Kepada Pengukuhan Gerakan” (The Importance of Husn al-Zann towards Strengthening a Movement) in Politik Melayu & Penyatuan Ummah (Malay Politic and the Unity of Ummah), (Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 2002) pp. 55-63.
Ashraf Md. Hashim and Ammar Fadzil, “Yusoff Zaky Yacob’s Contribution to Islamic Studies in the Malay World” in Monograph on Selected Malay Intellectuals, (Research Centre, International Islamic University Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur 2003), pp. 283-314.
Ashraf bin Md. Hashim, “Shariah Contracts for Islamic Financial Instruments – Part 2” in Islamic Financial System: Principles and Operations, (ISRA, Kuala Lumpur 2011), pp.243-296.
Articles in Newspapers/Magazines/Bulletin
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Gunakan Ilmu Hiasi Rumah’, (Decorating House with Knowledge) Anis, March 2001, pp. 32-33.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Bohong Sunat Dalam Islam’, (Recommended Lying in Islam) Cermin, May 2001, pp. 29-33.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Kejayaan Wanita”, (The Success of Women), Ibubapa, August 2001, pp. 24 – 25.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Hukum Makanan Dalam Islam’, (Food in Islam), Al-Islam, January 2004, pp. 52-54.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Lelaki Baik Tidak Kahwin Perempuan Jahat’, (Good Men will not Marry Bad Women), Cermin, January 2005, pp.14-17.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Isu Pensijilan dan Pemakaian Logo Halal’, (Issue on Halal Certificate), Demi Masa, May 2005, p. 4.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, ‘Hutang Organisasi’, (Organisational Debt), Mingguan Malaysia, September 10, 2006, p. 9.
Ashraf Md. Hashim & Eqhwan Mokhzanee bin Muhammad, ‘Sukuk Alim-Innovation in Simplicity’, ISRA Bulletin, October, 2010.
Ashraf Md. Hashim, Ju’alah (Commission) from Shariah Perspective, Malaysian ICM (a bi-annual bulletin of Malaysian Islamic Capital Market, Securities Commission Malaysia), Jan-June 2012, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 10-15.
Senior Researcher -cum- Director of Research Development & Innovation Department (RDI)
PhD from IIUM Dept. of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh in 2002. Thesis title: The Theory of Ijtihad in Usuli Thought
Master’s from IIUM in 1998. Thesis title: Time-Space Dimension and its Impact in Dealing with Islamic Legal Texts.
Bachelor’s from the University of Algiers (National Higher Institute of the Foundations of Religion) Dept. of Fiqh and Usul al-Fiqh. Year 1991
Diploma in Human Sciences. International Islamic University Malaysia; 2007
Continuous Educations and training
FIDE Board of Directors Core Programme Module A&B, year 2015.
ICLIF Shariah Leadership Programme (Banking Module), year 2015.
Malaysian Director Academy (MINDA), Corporate Directors Advance Programme (CDAP), year 2015
ICLIF Shariah Leadership Programme (Takaful Module), year 2016.
Winner of the Lamya al-Faruqi Award for Academic Excellence, 1999, organized by International Institute of Islamic Thought & International Islamic University Malaysia.
Director | RDI and Associate Professor at INCEIF. Since 2009.
Independent and non-Executive Director, Affin Islamic Bank since 2014
Chairman of Shari’ah Committee of Affin Islamic Bank since March 2008.
Member of Shari’ah Committee of MNRB Retakaful since April 2011.
Member of Shari’ah Committee of the Central Bank of the Sultanate of Oman since January 2015.
Registered Shariah Adviser with Securities Commission Malaysia since March 2012.
Member of Shari’ah Committee of ISRA Consultancy institute. Since April 2011.
Editor-in-chief of ISRA International Refereed Journal for Islamic Finance.
Islamic Law of Transactions
Islamic Capital Markets
Independent and non-executive director Affin Islamic.
Member of Shari’ah Committee of Affin Islamic Bank since March 2008.
Registred Shariah Adviser with Securities Commission Malaysia since March 2012.
Islamic Legal Maxims for Islamic Finance. International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance Malaysia.under process of publication at ISRA. 2013.
Maqasisd al-Shariah for Legal Purposes. Co-author with Dr Halima Boukerrocha. Research center International Islamic University Malaysia. 2012.
ISRA Compendium of Islamic Finance. International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic Finance. 2010. (Project Principle Researcher).
Edited the book Prof Monzer Kahf: Fundamentals of Islamic Finance. Published by ISRA 2011.
The Orientalists’ Perception of the Quran and Sunnah, Malaysia Dar At-Tajdid, 2004 (Co-Author).
Time-Space Dimension and Its Impact in Dealing with Islamic Legal Texts, Jordan: Dar al-Nafa’is and Malaysia: Dar al-Fajr, 1999. Published also by Dar at-Tajdid. Year of publication 2002.
General Shariah Principle Related to Islamic Capital Market. Book title: “Islamic Capital Market”. Publisher, Securities Commission Malaysia 2015.
Islamic Banking and the Future Prospects of Islamic Financial Engineering. Book title: “Islamic Transactions and Finance: Principles and Developments”, Publisher, International Institute of Advanced Islamic Studies (IAIS) Malaysia 2013.
Shariah Contracts for Islamic Financial Instruments. Book title: Islamic Financial System: Principles & Operations. Publisher, Pearson and International Shariah Research Academy for Islamic finance, 2011.
The Foundations of Mediation in Islamic Law and its Contemporary Application. Publisher, Lexis Nexis, 2010.
Methodology of Islamic Legal Opinion (Fatwa) According to Al-Imam Al-Shawkani. Publisher, University Science Islam Malaysia year 2008.
Child Protection in Islamic & Malaysian Law: Orphans and Foundlings as a Case Study. Publisher, UAE Awqaf & the Foundation for the Affairs of Minors, 2007.
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Just as social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter have become popular and valuable tools for communication, networking, and marketing for individuals and entities around the world, radical Islamic jihadists and other terror groups have also adopted social media to recruit followers, incite violence, and carry out their terrorist activities.
Unfortunately, social media providers have largely turned a blind eye to the use of their services by terrorists, refusing to actively identify and delete known terrorist accounts. Shurat HaDin has initiated a public campaign and legal strategy to challenge these companies for their complicity in the terrorism that their services are used to facilitate and promote.
In July 2016, Shurat HaDin filed Force v. Facebook, a $1 billion lawsuit on behalf of five victims of terror and their families against Facebook for knowingly providing material support to designated foreign terrorist organization Hamas in violation of U.S. antiterrorism law.
The complaint demonstrates how Facebook has aided and abetted Hamas for years by providing valuable and essential services to the terror group, which used Facebook to commit its terrorist activities. This lawsuit followed a prior suit that Shurat HaDin filed against Facebook in October 2015, seeking an order compelling Facebook to monitor its platform and deny services to terrorists. Both cases are now pending before the same federal judge in New York.
Facebook’s primary defense is that it should be immune from liability under a 1996 federal law enacted to shield providers of interactive services on the Internet from claims that would attribute third-party content to the service provider, such as defamation. However, liability under U.S. anti-terrorism laws does not depend upon attributing Hamas’s Facebook posts to the company. Rather, liability, in this case, is based upon Facebook’s violation of the material support statutes, for which Facebook can be required to pay damages for injuries that result from its provision of such support to terror groups.
Today, Shurat HaDin is also involved in ongoing litigation against Twitter and Google for providing material support to Hamas, ISIS, and other designated terrorist organizations.
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Microsoft Business Solutions refocuses for SMBs
Monika Rola
Published: March 20th, 2003
Microsoft Business Solutions execs bet that a software insurance policy will endear them to the SMB market.
The direction of the Microsoft Business Solutions’ division, formed in September 2002, came under consideration
at the company’s Convergence 2003 event, which wraps up Friday in Orlando. The gathering of customers and partners was an opportunity for the software giant to introduce some of the products it has dreamt up for small and mid-market companies but also a time to re-group, says Microsoft Business Solutions general manager Garth Dean.
The organization change, includes the formation of a new group, Sales Marketing Solutions and Partners (SMS&P Group), which will more formally align the sales and marketing resources of Microsoft around the business group products, Dean says.
The company has seen a tremendous market response to the first release from the Business Solutions division, MS CRM, Dean says. He credits Microsoft’s unwavering focus on understanding and addressing the needs of SMB companies.
Great Lakes Power Ltd. generating division manager of finance and administration Gary Wight says that understanding has made his job much easier. An 80-year-old company based in Sault Ste. Marie, Great Lakes Power is a lean operation when it comes to budgets, but that doesn’t mean that their business tool requirements are small.
Wight’s company has introduced the Great Plains E-Commerce throughout its operations and is using it as its ERP system. He says the company has mostly been using the software to do project accounting. It’s a critical function for an organization as capital intensive as the power company, he says.
“”To have integration throughout all of our processes has been a dream come true for me,”” he says. “”The financial close is tremendously quicker . . . It improves our bottom line tremendously and it’s a very user-friendly product because it has such a similar look and feel to other Microsoft products. Training costs are way down.””
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Arte Povera: From the Olnick Spanu Collection
Magazzino Italian Art, New York
This exhibition, which has been regularly refreshed since July 2017, presents a comprehensive panorama on the artistic practice of 12 artists associated with the Arte Povera movement: Giovanni Anselmo, Alighiero Boetti, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Luciano Fabro, Jannis Kounellis, Mario Merz, Marisa Merz, Giulio Paolini, Pino Pascali, Giuseppe Penone, Michelangelo Pistoletto and Gilberto Zorio.
This exhibition represents the Olnick Spanu Collection’s core of Post-war Italian art, allowing the space to be an environment solely devoted to this generation of Italian artists. Their work came at a defining moment in the 1960s, as Italy was transitioning into an era of burgeoning industrialization, student rebellion, and a decline of the “economic miracle” of the 1950s allowed by the Marshall Plan.
The artists aimed to eradicate the boundaries between media as well as between nature and art under the mantra “Art is Life.” The term Arte Povera, coined by art critic Germano Celant in 1967 to mean “impoverished art”, grew out of the radical stance artists were taking in response to their dissatisfaction with the values established by political, industrial and cultural institutions in Italy.
Following the movement’s inception by Celant, 1968 was a year of seismic social and political change across the globe which percolated into the time’s art scene. 50 years later, the exhibition Arte Povera presents 76 artworks in a variety of formal and conceptual approaches in all mediums – ranging from painting, sculpture, photography, works on paper and installations-in an effort to display the evolution of each artist’s career over time.
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RecoMed gets R4.5m cash injection
By Admire Moyo, ITWeb's news editor.
Johannesburg, 23 Nov 2017
RecoMed enables consumers to book appointments 24/7 with a diverse group of healthcare providers.
Local health technology business RecoMed has received a fully subscribed equity raise of R4.5 million, led by investment and advisory firm HAVA'IC.
Cape Town-based HAVA'IC specialises in early-stage, high-growth African businesses with proven concepts and global prospects, offering investment opportunities to sophisticated investors and international venture capital companies with an interest in Africa.
The R4.5 million investment was secured by HAVA'IC, the ASISA Enterprise Development Fund, and Growth Grid Venture Capital Partners.
ASISA ESD Fund, managed by Edge Growth, was an early investor in RecoMed, and has increased its equity participation with this new round.
In terms of the capital raise, R3 million will be utilised in the immediate term, with the balance of R1.5 million to be drawn at RecoMed's request within six months of the initial draw down.
This investment follows a previous capital equity raise of R6 million from the ASISA ESD Fund in January 2016.
RecoMed says it is SA's largest online healthcare marketplace. It enables consumers to easily book appointments 24/7 with a diverse group of healthcare providers, which in turn benefit from increased patient traffic and practice efficiencies.
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RecoMed will use the funds to strengthen the balance sheet, fund a shift to increasing product traction and towards marketing its products and services.
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Flowing from the Altar – Lecture 3
The Soul of Ecclesiatic Renewal
St. Peter Diocesan Theology Course 2013:
The Chaldean Renaissance: Flowing from the Altar
Week 3: Wednesday, November 20, 2013; 7-9 PM
THE SOUL OF ECCLESIASTIC RENEWAL
By Bishop Sarhad Y. Jammo
The whole life of the Church must have a core, a soul from which it draws its energy and vitality; this core is known in Theology to be the Qurbana of the Church, and by extension, the entirety of the life of the Sacraments, Liturgical Seasons and Daily Prayer. This is the heart of the ecclesial body that pumps spiritual blood of life to everyone and every organ in the Church, both as a community and as organization. A bishop must provide and organize, in the best manner, the requirements for its confection, offering and consumption. “Every high priest is taken from among men and made their representative before God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sin….” (Heb 5: 1).
The subject of this lecture is to study and present the ecclesial meaning of this core, its centrality in the Christian life of faith, with its impact as an irreplaceable catalyst; looking carefully at its scriptural origin, as well as the modalities of its embodiment in our liturgies, in our devotions, ecclesial connections, and pastoral application.
Central worship in the Scriptures:
The basic requirements of Worship are: Priesthood, Sacrifice, Temple; the peak of all is expressed in the Passover Offering. Jesus does not destroy the temple needed for worship, but he constructs a new one, which is his body. He is also the new High Priest, and his crucified Body is the Sacrifice. There are 2 basic moments: altar and banquet; a) Presentation and offering, in the temple. b) breaking and consuming in family homes. It is paramount to expose how the Sacramental founding act of Christ in the Last Supper corresponds to and replaces the Jewish Passover.
The Jewish Passover Practice: The day of April 14, in the afternoon, a lamb for each family ought to have been slain and offered in the temple of Jerusalem. Then the representatives of the family would take the rest of the offered lamb to their family, to be consumed by them in the evening, according to Passover prescriptions.
Christ’s Passover: Jesus was crucified on the same day, called “of the preparation”, dying on the cross in the corresponding hour when lambs were slain in the temple. Then, his body was taken from the cross to a nearby new tomb, where he was buried; Sunday early morning he was not anymore in the tomb but found risen. That is the Christian Passover in its first moment; the difference between the Jewish and the Christian Passover is that this Lamb of God, Jesus, is not slain as a final status of existence, but after being slain and buried, he is risen.
For the second moment, the consumption of the lamb, though the Jews wondered at the seeming absurdity of Jesus’ plan in making himself a true nourishment of eternal life, the bread of life: “how can this man give us his body to eat?” Thus, the Lord Jesus established the sacrament of the Eucharist in which bread and wine will become, by the consecration, his body and blood; therefore the Qurbana of the church, through the consecrated elements of bread and wine, is to be consumed by the faithful.
Therefore, in the Mass: the first Eucharistic segment (the presentation of the gifts and their offering) makes present for us what happened on Golgotha, the offering to the Father of Jesus’ self, to become our own Qurbana; in the second Eucharistic segment, we prepare for communion by the fraction of the Body of Christ and its signing with his Blood, followed by the communion itself.
Collecting the basic Christian Passover data:
* The temple, where there was an altar facing the Holy of the Holies, there the slain lambs were offered; on Holy Friday Jesus becomes the Lamb of God, Golgotha and the tomb become the Christian Holy of the Holies; Mother Mary with John the Beloved, and few devoted ladies stood in front of the Cross and, afterword with Peter, in front of the tomb. These are the most important features of the new Christian temple, built as the body of Christ.
* The banquet is the second principal segment of the Eucharistic celebration, therefore, while the altar serves the presentation of the offering and their consecration and offering to the Father, the Banquet serves the breaking and signing followed by the communion. This section, according to the founding act of the Lord, in substitution to the Jewish Passover, is properly organized to face the people.
* The heart of Jesus as the ultimate sanctuary and refuge of our souls: The two scenes of the Gospel of John, one describing the piercing of the side of the Lord, the other the touching by hand of Thomas of that opening is for me the most powerful historic and theological reference, both for the liturgy, as well as for personal and community devotion.
Thus: a) A cross, without the icon of the crucifix (with the bloody mark in his side), is a drastically diminished representation of Golgotha, inaccurately attributed to ancient Fathers of the Chaldean Church; those leaders who promote the iconoclastic doctrine of a Nestorian current within the Church of the East, were more in the business of pleasing their Islamic rulers than fulfilling the implications of Christian dogma.
b) The opening of Jesus’ Heart is represented eloquently and dramatically by the opening of the veil in our churches, giving us access to the divine throne of mercy.
Pursuing a course of spiritual renewal in our diocese 11 years ago: Where to start, what is the ultimate reference?
IT IS: Organizing our Holy of Holies, the Qanke, according to the scriptural requirements, and living in continuity and harmony with it, was since the beginning of my episcopal mandate, and remains as long as I am the shepherd of this eparchy, the solid spiritual core of our diocesan renewal.
BECAUSE the fundamental principal is the following: authenticity, truth, and bearing faithfully our responsibility is to be expressed first of all in front of the altar; otherwise, nothing else could be seriously authentic. This is where everything noble and serious begins and ends –obedience to the call of God, human dignity, concrete charity, redemption of self and of humankind, sacramental ministry, restored grace and paradise– everything pertaining to eternal life is nothing but a consequence and application of the Paschal events and celebration.
Applying Chaldean Ecclesial Identity Within the Catholic Church Today
Chaldean National and Ecclesial Identity
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More COVID-19 restrictions added to fitness sector
Effective immediately, all indoor group physical activities are suspended temporarily while new guidance is developed. These activities include gymnastics, dance studios, martial arts, yoga, pilates, strength and conditioning and cheerleading.
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Dr. Bonnie Henry is the provincial health officer for British Columbia.
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In the days after new pandemic-related health orders were implemented late last week, many fitness studios were able to adapt to the new rules and remain open, including Kamloops Hot Yoga, No Limits Fitness and Orangetheory Fitness.
While hot yoga, spin classes and group fitness classes were suspended in the Nov. 19 order, other group activities — such as dance classes, martial arts and cheerleading — were allowed to continue with approved COVID-19 safety plans.
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But that changed on Tuesday with a revised order mandating all indoor group physical activities be suspended temporarily while new guidance is developed. These activities include gymnastics, dance studios, martial arts, yoga, pilates, strength and conditioning and cheerleading. The order states such venues must use the new guidance to update and re-post their COVID-19 safety plans before resuming operations.
Gyms and recreation centres that offer individual workouts and personal training sessions can remain open if they follow their safety plans.
While Kamloops Hot Yoga and No Limits Fitness turned their hot yoga sessions into regular yoga workouts over the weekend, those, too, will need to be temporarily suspended.
Orangetheory Fitness, meanwhile, is known for its high-intensity exercise classes. It remained open by reclassifying itself as a gym. Orangetheory manager Tara Sales explained that members book allotted gym time slots similar to how they would book a class in the past and Orangetheory provides equipment for people to use at their own discretion. Members have the option to scan a QR code to access a wide range of workouts provided by Orangetheory digitally.
“Members come in and scan and they run through templates on their own,” Orangetheory manager Tara Sales said. “A coach can’t actually coach them. Members have to coach themselves now. You’re coming in and working through it on your own.”
Orangetheory also decommissioned some equipment and reduced capacity. Cleanliness continues to be a top priority, with Sales noting members have communicated desire to attend the studio for that reason. For those who don’t feel comfortable coming into the studio in person, however, Orangetheory will in the next couple of weeks be offering a new online platform, with live coaching.
Meanwhile, Oxygen Yoga and Fitness Kamloops owner Dina McLeod told KTW through tears after the announcement that she was “devastated” by news of the order prohibiting hot yoga until at least Dec. 7.
“It is a gut punch like I didn’t expect,” she said.
McLeod said the studio has closed and she worries about her clients’ physical and mental well-being.
“We have people on chemotherapy who come in for infrared therapy because we’re an infrared heated studio,” she said. “We’ve got people who struggled with their mental health during the closure. That’s why I taught a bunch of classes live for free just to stay connected. I don’t know how some of these people will do.”
McLeod is also concerned about her finances. She said the studio was already operating at half capacity, despite overhead remaining the same. It also closed for 77 days in the spring, due to health orders, from mid-March to June 1. Her 15 staff mostly work at the studio on the side of full-time jobs.
McLeod, however, said she has already put everything into surviving the first closure, including leaning on credit cards. Adding to the stress is uncertainty. She doesn’t know when she’ll be allowed to reopen.
“I don’t know how we survive it,” she said. “I don’t know if they reopen us in two weeks. She [Dr. Bonnie Henry] wasn’t very clear.”
Samantha Gibson, who owns K-Spin downtown on Seymour Street, said she will comply with the order, but would prefer to keep her doors open with enhanced COVID-19 measures in place.
“I do think it’s extremely unfortunate,” she said. “I also teach at Barre Kamloops and I know that both the studios have extremely high standards in their cleaning and screening of clients. We’ve been open for the past six months with no transmission. Yes, it is a risk, but I feel like there’s something to be said for the safety protocols we have in place.”
Gibson, who opened her studio three years ago, shuttered K-Spin for more than three months earlier this year during the spring COVID-19 wave. Since re-opening, the studio has been running at 50 per cent capacity — 10 riders at a time.
“It already has hurt our business,” she said. “We’ve been running the last six months at half capacity. Being a small business owner is tough enough in these times, but running at half capacity — we’re thankful to have strong support from our clients.”
When the pandemic first closed K-Spin’s doors in March, Gibson rented 10 of her 20 bikes to clients, keeping a sliver of revenue coming in each month. She said she’ll do the same again.
“It’s better than nothing,” she said. “But, again, I do feel like it’s a risk you should be able to take, like going to the gym or going to the grocery store.”
Henry also introduced a new order mandating mask wearing in indoor public and retail spaces, including employees and customers, except while eating or drinking at a table. When entering a business or leaving the table, masks must be worn by customers. Masks need not be worn at desks at workplaces, but must be worn by employees when they move about the workplace. The order does not apply to children under the age of two years old.
Events, including art shows, music and theatre performances, movie theatre screenings, performative arts, and similar events are prohibited.
In addition, all social gatherings must be restricted to household members — those in your “core bubble” — only. Social gatherings of any size, even outdoors, are prohibited.
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Cat found infected with coronavirus in Belgium
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BRUSSELS – A pet cat has been infected with the novel coronavirus in Belgium after being contaminated by its owner, Belgian health authorities said Friday.
Cases of contamination of pets are rare and authorities ruled out any risk of contamination to humans from home animals.
The reports follows similar cases in Hong Kong where two dogs tested positive for COVID-19 during a screening campaign carried out on 17 dogs and eight cats living in contact with people carrying the virus.
In Belgium, the discovery was made by researchers at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine in Liege.
This is “an isolated case” which can occur after “close contact between animals and infected humans,” said Dr. Emmanuel Andre, a government agency spokesman on the pandemic.
The virus can be transmitted from humans to animals but “there is no reason to think that animals can be vectors of the epidemic in our society,” he said.
In Hong Kong, “the dogs showed no symptoms,” while in Belgium “the cat was suffering from transitory respiratory and digestive problems,” said the Belgian food safety agency AFSCA in a statement.
“So far, there is no evidence that a domestic animal can transmit the virus to humans or other pets,” the public authority said.
As a precautionary measure, it is “strongly recommended” to apply standard rules of hygiene when dealing with pets: “avoid close contact with pets … wash your hands after handling any animal, do not let the animal lick your face.”
The aim is to prevent the transmission of the virus to the animal and to prevent the animal itself from becoming a carrier of the virus.
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The promise of our federation
Jason Falinski MP
'In darkness, seen'-the hidden cost of indulged insiders
-'Inferno', Divine Comedy, Dante Alighieri, 1320
In our common despair, it's easy to focus on the bottomless pit of darkness; it's much harder to raise our eyes to the far-off light. But let there be no mistake: this is a choice. As the pandemic gives way to economic recovery, our choices will be stark. We can bemoan the darkness or seek out the light. We can take this moment to rebuild the promise of our federation into a modern nation. We can reassert that real justice is found when all people, no matter where they're from, what they want to do or where they want to go, can live freely and with the chance to live long and prosper.
In the space of months, we've gone from a multi-billion-dollar 'back in black' surplus to a deficit higher than at any time since World War II (Australian Government 2020:1). The inferno of Covid has exposed flaws in our systems and institutions that have been papered over in our three-decades-long economic expansion.
In this paper, I focus on two aspects of that injustice and the challenge before us: the cost of dumb regulation, and the unfair nature of our workplace laws. I focus on those areas precisely because the inconvenient facts they present are given so little attention.
Jason Falinski MP, is the Federal Member for Mackellar
The primary inconvenient fact is this. If we're truly the world's luckiest continent with some of the world's best workers, why do people not want to invest here, build businesses here, and employ people here? We all know the answer: Australia, despite our luck and talent, has legislation, regulation, litigation, education and taxation systems that lag behind much of the OECD's. Decades of vested interests have created a culture deeply rooted in helping the few at the expense of the many. This government has challenged the culture of special interests at every turn by advancing the rights of Australian workers and our values of freedom and fairness. Helping businesses employ people and employees gain fulfilling jobs isn't only about recovery; it's about supporting the aspirations of Australians across this nation.
Productive economic growth brings hope for the future, opportunity in the present and financial security for working Australians. That's why economic growth matters.
Economic history is littered with examples of governments driving sustainable growth through well-regulated markets framed by simple, transparent and efficient regulations, coupled with innovative working arrangements that benefit workers. In Australia, vested interests have worked to ensure that this doesn't happen.
Regulation, when done well, reduces transaction costs, expands markets and allows people to invest in new products and services, rather than lawyers. When done badly, it has the impact of misallocating scarce resources towards transaction costs, such as lawyers, or marketing activities that seek to confuse consumers.
George Stigler, in his seminal work on regulation, demonstrated that regulations commence with the intent of protecting consumers but often have the unintended consequence of protecting producers
(Stigler 1971). Australia is currently one of the world's most regulated countries. It's difficult to credibly argue that all this regulation has made Australia any better off, our consumers safer, market failure lower, prices more discoverable or rip-offs fewer. In fact, if you listen to many consumer advocates, the average consumer has never been worse off. That's despite the fact that governing bodies throughout this country have covered our land in new, complicated and in many cases counterproductive regulations.
The Rudd-Gillard-Rudd governments introduced more than 55,000 new pieces of regulation in their short tenure.
Those regulations have created significant barriers to a dynamic, innovative and productive economy. Small businesses face growing challenges that hinder growth, reduce employment and institutionalise an unfair society governed by vested interests.
Defective regulation doesn't improve job opportunities or provide financial security. In fact, it has the effect of stifling innovation and undermining our economy while failing to provide baseline quality assurance.
The Productivity Commission has pointed out that real damage is done to the economy when regulation is compounded, requiring enterprises to either risk being in contravention or expend vast resources on compliance.
Over decades, successive layers of regulation have created a bureaucratic culture at the heart of many industries. In fact, the regulations have become an industry in themselves. Australia leads the world in class actions, taxpayer-funded advocate groups and lobbyists. For every journalist in Australia, there are almost 12 public relations professionals (Sheehan 1998). These regulation entrepreneurs are highly profitable: a litigation funder recently revealed that its two Australian funds have a return on invested capital of over 300% (PJCCFS 2020).
Needless to say, those extraordinary profits come at the expense of better products and services.
Australia's regulatory framework is driving a material misallocation of resources away from those activities that provide financial security for our citizens. From industrial relations (IR) to tax and superannuation, the regulation that underpins the prosperity of our society is misdirected and not achieving its stated objectives.
Our regulatory framework is jealously guarded by vested interests who benefit from locking away opportunities for the rest of us.
Take, for example, workplace laws in Australia. According to the World Economic Forum, our IR system has more in common with the third world than with developed nations. The centralisation of our workplace bargaining system means that our ability to create the jobs of the future is damaged.
Except for the privileged few, and when unemployment rates are likely to exceed 10% (Sullivan 2020), the Fair Work Commission discourages employment, productivity and higher wages. There are more than 100 different applicable rates and a 23-step process requiring five checklists from different government agencies just to hire someone.
This disadvantages everyone seeking to create jobs and undermines ordinary Australians looking
for work, and its only real effect is the diminution of economic opportunity and hope. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SM Es) are responsible for 76% (ABA-NAB, n.d.:s3) of all new jobs and 56%
(ABA-NAB, n.d.:s3) of total national production yet bear the brunt of compliance costs: 70% of small businesses report that government red tape is a burden that detracts from their business (ABA-NAB, n.d.).
With excess regulation costing $9.3 billion per year for small businesses (ABA-NAB, n.d.:s16), this problem cuts to the heart of our national productivity and international competitiveness.
Unlike larger corporations, which have departments dedicated to compliance, start-ups, SM Es and family-run businesses are paying on average $90 in compliance costs per $1,000 of turnover (ABA-NAB, n.d.:s16). Compare that with larger firms paying $0.40 per $1,000 of turnover (ABA-NAB, n.d.:s16) and the scope of the issue becomes clear. We're regulating innovators and the largest employers of our society out of existence.
The cost is two-fold: lost jobs and less dynamism in our economy.
Freer markets, such as Australia's, were able to outperform in meeting the material needs rapidly brought about by COVID-19. What we can do to strengthen free markets by making regulation smarter, fairer and more efficient will supercharge our recovery from the Covid-19 crisis. There are clear opportunities at the federal level, especially in permitting workers and managers to talk to each other about increasing workers' wages. After all, as the World Economic Forum has pointed out, our IR system is ranked 72 out of 122 in the world (WEF 2018).
At the state level, planning, tax, education and infrastructure are very obvious opportunities for improvement.
Unfortunately, the vested interests that profit from current regulation are trying to take us in the opposite direction. The ACTU has demanded even greater centralisation in our workplace laws. Unions are seeking to place themselves between workers and employers to an even greater extent.
Of course, many of the arguments they use to advance this position are problems that have arisen under the very laws they spent millions advocating for. The Fair Work Act and the Fair Work Commission have created less secure employment and increased job insecurity.
The IR Club wants to maintain a world in which workers are bonded to businesses for life and their conditions are determined by a far-off tribunal that they have no say in. In contrast, the gig economy presents an opportunity for people to design their own work lives, on their own terms and conditions. Given Covid-19, the role of government should be in creating tax incentives to help Australians get back to work.
The Treasury has shown that, since the Fair Work Act and the Fair Work Commission came into being,
'wage growth in Australia is low' (Treasury 2017:3) across critical metrics; for example, the Wage Price Index is at the lowest level since the index began. There isn't a single state or territory where wage growth hasn't significantly declined from 2012 (Treasury 2017:5). The downward pressure on wage growth is worsening and the pace of decline is increasing as more and more people come off enterprise agreements and rely on the Fair Work Act.
Australia's workplace laws should give workers more choice, better jobs and improved pay.
The first step to reducing unemployment requires us to make hiring easy and the cost of compliance cheaper. Creating integrated systems across government departments to eliminate duplication and automating processes will be critical.
Wherever vested interests have been powerful, governments have been undermined in their attempts at making genuine reform. More often than not, genuine stakeholders are the subject of misinformation campaigns, and the politicisation of the issue results in little change. We can't allow a generation of Australians to have their aspirations lost to a global pandemic. The singular goal of government should be to get our nation back to work. The times demand that we reimagine the promise of our Australian federation to undo the heavy burden and to let the oppressed go free. We must recreate a nation in which all people are empowered and have the opportunity to live long and prosper.
In true Dantean form, it's often in times of darkness that we're able to identify the solutions to problems most clearly.
Our federation was designed to make our continent whole. At the moment, some are enjoying driving us apart. If we want a brighter future and the real justice of equality of opportunity, we have to grasp the opportunities that better regulation and legislation will give us as a nation.
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Molecular communication is one of the oldest and the most widespread communication mechanisms on Earth. It is essential for all living entities from unicellular organisms to multicellular animals and plants to retain their vital functionalities. For example, many bacteria respond to signaling molecules which are secreted by their neighbors to coordinate their behavior. Signaling molecules (e.g., pheromone) are also extensively used by a great variety of animal species ranging from insects to higher primates to transmit and receive information for many behavioral functions. Furthermore, in neuronal system, electrical impulses (i.e., action potential) and neurotransmitters (i.e., signaling molecules) are jointly used by neuron cells to communicate with target cells. Besides these fascinating molecular communication mechanisms in nature, developments in nano- and biotechnology have recently revealed that molecular communication is also a promising alternative for the interconnection of very tiny “biomimetic machines'' or commonly known as nanomachines such as engineered cells and bionanorobots. The interconnection of these nanomachines, i.e., nanonetwork, is expected to enable sophisticated medical, industrial, and environmental applications. In these applications, molecular communication among nanomachines can enforce reliability and controllability. More importantly, molecular communication can coordinate different nanomachine populations to reach highly sophisticated behavior and increase the number of design possibilities.
The molecular communication literature is relatively new, but quickly spreading. Most of the articles in this literature have been investigating what is the rate of the molecular communication and introducing a diverse set of communication methods to improve this rate. However, the investigation of how molecular signals are modeled and processed is also essential to figure out many natural phenomena such as molecular information processing in a synapsis and to design efficient molecular communication and computing systems. The main motivation behind this special issue is to reveal the signal processing aspects of the molecular communication through review articles (preferred) and technical contributions. We invite submissions from the following (but not limited to) topics:
Detection Schemes for Molecular Information
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Molecular Signal Processing in Gene Regulatory Networks
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Skudge – Phantom review
by Juno Daily on 11.04.2011 at 17:43pm
It’s apt that Skudge have called their debut album Phantom, as the mysterious Swedish duo seems to share the same characteristics as a supernatural being. Appearing out of nowhere at the end of 2009, Skudge’s detailed, locked-on house and techno was itself littered with references and influences from other genres, most notably Basic Channel’s dubby sound and the unflinching loopy rhythms of 90s techno, reinterpreted through the prism of dense, slower Berghain tempos. Skudge focus on roughly the same approach for their debut album, and, although book-ended by the sensuous chords and eerie ambience of “Ursa Major” and “Modular Storm”, the album is the most rounded demonstration yet of the duo’s ability to create precision-strike dance floor techno.
“Real Time”, for example, is classic Skudge, with dubby chords riding a filter sweeping across dense drums. “In Between” is deeper than their wont, but still powered by robust drum patterns, while a similar approach is audible on “Eleven”, where sweet chords and bleepy effects are underpinned by tough kicks. These subtle nods to classic sources are most audible on the title track, where Basic Channel scuffled riffs are combined with a moody bass straight out of the Underground Resistance/Rolando armoury. However, equally interesting results occur when Skudge pursue a more aggressive approach: the snappy percussion of “Sandblast” is encased in a metallic shell, “Downtown” reaches a tumultuous climax to the sound of doubled up claps and jarring riffs, and “Pressure Drop” and “Shivers” are rough, distorted workouts that suggest evil spirits may be inhabiting Skudge’s machines. Irrespective of what’s driving it, there is no doubt that this is a supernaturally good album.
Richard Brophy
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Five Records: Mark Seven
If any one DJ, producer or artist was tailor made for the 5 Records feature, it’s Mark Seven.
Based in Stockholm since the late 90s, Mark Seven commands a worthy reputation as the most respected of crate diggers. His work as a DJ and producer was tellingly influenced by witnessing house music from its late 80s birth, seeing it grow out of the 80s Balearic scene and morph into the acid house explosion at London club nights such as Shoom and Future. Head of operations at Jus Wax, Mark spends his days supplying house and disco DJs with all manner of rare, out of print records sourced from regular excursions to dusty basements and warehouse lots across the continents.
This access to the rarer gems led to Mark Seven being among the first people Claremont 56 boss Paul Mudd Murphy approached to curate an Originals compilation, while his DJing skills have been canonised perfectly in A Salute to the Men of Vauxhall. This limited 3xCD release was recorded live from Mark Seven’s DJ set at Vauxhall institution Horse Meat Disco and has rightfully attained a cult status as well as spawning a sequel mix in Salute 2 – Reach Out & Touch Your Dream!
Production-wise, Mark Seven has been responsible for one of this writer’s favourite 12″s from Endless Flight in the twinkling piano house gloss of Swept Away, a record that has seemingly remained snugly in the record box since its release back in 2010, while his discography reveals a late 90s period crafting Detroit influenced techno, releasing on Dave Angel’s Rotation among others.
It is however Mark’s more recent endeavours as head of the Parkway and Parkwest labels that urged us to include him in this feature. Launched late last year in impressive fashion with Working Girl, the Parkway Records imprint got everything right, capturing the freedom and energy of late 80s New York dancefloors across three differing mixes eminently suitable for contemporary consumption. Crucially it looked amazing too, with a distinctive zebra screen printed sleeve – you could tell this was the work of a collector, someone who understands that feeling of curiosity when coming across a record you have no idea about but are immediately drawn to thanks to the cover art.
This passion for doing things properly extends to how the Parkway releases have been promoted, eschewing the drab Fatdrop/Soundcloud route for an approach that brilliantly mirrors the period that references the music. Receiving a vinyl promo is rare these days, but when a second Parkway Records release arrives at your desk in white label format accompanied by an authentic looking record pool one sheet as well as a Parkway t-shirt you tend to take notice. A sister label entitled Parkwest launched earlier this year in similar fashion, aimed as a self styled riposte to the current climate of “cookie cut” deep house records, with Japanese artist Librah at the helm. Mark broke off recording sessions for the next Parkway release to discuss five tracks that span funk, disco, house and techno.
1. Vibrettes – Humpty Dump
This is an all time classic – does it remind of a particular time and place?
Yeah it’s a classic for sure, it was massive on the rare groove scene. It brings back memories of dancing to Jasper the vinyl junkie and Norman Jay, probably ’86, ’87 and it was always one of the biggest tunes of the night, it’s got that appeal. But that’s not really why I picked it… I picked it cos it’s the first record I can really remember thinking “I GOT TO HAVE THAT RECORD!” It’s like the start of the bug for me! I was like 16, 17 just out of school and a little money in my pocket and I had to hunt that down. I mean I bought records before that of course but this was like “my life’s not complete ‘til I got that record” …the madness. In the end I bugged Bill Shannon so much he sold me one for a fiver.
Is this the kind of music that tempted you into Djing?
Yeah, that and hip-hop… and go-go to a lesser extent, that was the main sound but house was already creeping in. A year later it had taken over.
It’s been sampled and covered so many times, it’s hard to keep track of, any particular examples that stand out to you?
Actually I’ve never been that conscious of “breaks” as such… I mean I know people who collected thousands of records on the back of “this lp’s got a 2sec Premier sample!” I dunno, I just never got into it that way. I’d struggle to remember who sampled this as it goes!
2. Pod – Northern Lights
I have to thank you for this one, as I’d never checked this Kenny Larkin side project, is it indicative of the kind of techno you got into post acid house?
Yep, that’s it – It really takes me back to that time. There’s a bunch of records from that time I could’ve picked but this is the ultimate. This has got it all for me. I mean all the records I picked kinda fit together in my mind but this is jazz, it’s soul, it’s boogie, it’s techno… in my mind this is everything from slave ships to spaceships … it’s the whole thing right there. Heavy, heavy tune. I mean it’s funky as fuck too. The first few seconds always make the hairs stand up.
The artwork for this looks perfect too – really indicative of that Utopian futurism that’s within
That was a really special time for techno wasn’t it? It really felt like “this is exploring new futures and shit!” and there was so much creativity busting out of that.
I was massively surprised to receive a Parkway t-shirt and the whole record pool one sheet with that second Parkway record. A visual identity is clearly something that gets a lot of consideration with your own records right?
It comes from collecting I think. I mean sometimes you find something you think “I dunno WHAT this is, but look at that sleeve man, it’s gotta be a killer”. Often it’s a turd but you get excited from the first look at it! That’s probably where the motivation comes from with my stuff… I just want it all to look right.
Now you made techno yourself in this period and it seems to these ears that Larkin was a big influence on the Point Zero release in particular?
Yeah, absolutely. But I was just learning too, I wish I’d known how to mix and record back then. I can hear a spark in those tunes but I can’t get past the failings in the actual recordings. But yep, records like this and Stasis, and Cost II… loads more, that was where I was trying to go.
Do you buy and play much contemporary techno?
Nah, not lots. I’ll still play it if it’s right but I don’t keep up with the new releases.
3. Kleeer – Open Your Mind
I’m hoping you chose this song because the album it’s from has some amazing art! Real early 1980s laser guided brilliance.
It’s on a UK 12″ too… B-Side of “Winners.” The artwork’s something on that album, but I picked it because it’s the kind of disco you can drop when a party’s right and when the atmosphere’s right and it’ll just take off. It’s become a bit of a yard stick for me when I’m playing. If I’m playing house, I’ll ask myself if they can they handle the change, cos it’s quite laidback in a way but deep too. If it goes off you know you’re at the right spot!
“Open Your Mind” is a proper boogie standard right?
I can’t say for sure cos I wasn’t old enough but for sure it’s the sort of tune labelled jazz-funk that was probably massive with the UK dancers but less so in the US. I mean it got a 12inch release here so… It’s got that UK sound, like an Atmosphere or a Lonnie Liston Smith. But what a band though, right? Amazing.
Where were the good boogie nights to go to?
When this came out? I’m old but not that old brother! But there’s such a rich history of black music culture in the UK but it’s overlooked in favour of what happened in the States. I understand it cos it’s the home of most of the music but I’d have liked to hear Robbie Vincent or Colin Curtis or Levine or someone back then.
While disco is said to have had something of a revival, this kind of boogie doesn’t really get played by current DJs who claim to play disco does it? It’s all watered down nu disco or shoddy edits…
Fffff… yeah you started something there!! Well, there’s been so many 32bar looped intros and echo’d filters and shit that really isn’t what you’d call disco. I mean my records often get lumped in that nu-disco genre but there’s some pointless shit out there. If you’re gonna sanitize everything so it sounds sonically fat enough and DJ mix friendly, and you put a kick from that sample CD in there, and you took out the bridge bit that wasn’t cool, you’re taking all the soul out of it. I understand people wanna try and create something when they first start with music, but please… there’s just so much. The originals are there if you want them, they’re just harder to mix! Still, on the positive there’s good shit in there too but you gotta wade through.
4. Mood II Swing – Ooh
There’s obviously an absolute shed load of Mood II Swing productions to choose from, so why this one in particular?
There’s something about this one, same with the Kenny Larkin, that just gets me. I play this and something in the melancholy of it gets me close to tears!! I dunno, I’m just an emotional kind of fella I guess. I play it to other people sometimes and I’m like “listen to THAT, you feel that?” and they’re like “meh” (laughs). It’s simple but then most of the best music is, but it’s just raw emotion. When that vocal stab drops in over the keys I just collapse, that right there sums up the experience I want on a dancefloor… moving my body physically and my heart emotionally to the point of breaking.
What was your entry point for NY/NJ house music?
I suppose it was the beginning of that scene, at least in what you’d call “House”. I loved Russ Brown when that came out, and “Wax The Van”, and then I bought Taravhonty and Dionne and K.A.T.O. and Metro and that stuff when it came out. They’d come into the shops in London side-by-side with the Chicago stuff. I don’t think I really thought about what city it came from at the time.
When do you think it peaked?
Well, “peaked” you’d have to say mid 90’s. Of course there’s still amazing NY records, like Kerri and that… but as the 90’s rolled out the dominant sound, like that Shelter sound, it became pretty bland to my ears. Loads of MAW remixes and what they call soulful house that got too pretty and too forgetable.
Is this the kind of original house vibe you are trying to capture with the Parkwest project?
You could say that yeah, I mean I’m just trying to get back to real house. To tunes that should work for you in 10 years time just like that Mood II Swing does now. Aim high huh?!
The press release for the Parkwest record touched on the current prevalence of “cookie cut deep house” do you think the number of new producers aping this sound is healthy?
I mean I’m not gonna call anyone out but there’s a lot of stuff right now that’s pressed on coloured vinyl or hand stamped or numbered and that, and it’s just like minimal deep! It sounds like you programmed the drums, added some percussion and a pad and a bunch of reverb and that shit’s done! Don’t get me wrong there’s some killers too, but a lot of this stuff, I wonder how it’ll sound next year, let alone next decade. I mean seriously, “Hum that shit, how does it go?” “Errrr….” Or you got the other side which is making that Smack sound, but hard and digital. And that’s cool, I like those records too, but the fucking market is swamped with it, so do something different yeah!? The vinyl business is a tough racket these days so fair play to anyone who’s releasing stuff and looking for an edge, but fuck, these days I’m surprised if I get something on black vinyl!
5. Are & Be – There is No Struggle
I’m sensing this record is one of your rarer finds given the lack of YouTube rips, what’s the story behind it?
Well, I picked this record because it’s a reminder of how there’s always so much to learn. There’s so much good shit from the past you never heard of, it’s humbling. I went to see a fella in New York about three, four years back and he pulled this out and it just blew me away. I mean he wanted bucks for it, he knew it was rare but the point is how is a record this good so unknown? That a gem like this wasn’t widely known… I couldn’t get my head around it. It’s such a heavy record too. I mean that’s Frederick Douglas in there, the speech. He was an ex-slave who became a major figure in the abolitionist movement, and a public speaker and writer. He really blew apart that myth that the slave owners held, that slaves weren’t smart enough to know better. There’s a quote in that speech that hits me so hard to this day… it’s something like, “See just how much a man will quietly put up with and you’ll have the exact measure of how much injustice will be dealt upon him”.
Do you know how many are in existence?
I’ve got no idea, I always ask myself that but who knows? They’re as much an art collective as a band and it’s a little private press. At a guess, 500.
The ensemble cast are clearly talented! Some of the records they’ve collectively got credits for, Headless Heroes of the Apocalypse, Ubiquity, albums by Shannon, Yoko Ono, George Benson and Laurie Anderson!
Yeah they got the bassist from BBQ, keys from Roy Ayers Ubiquity or something. They weren’t playing around!
This might sound like sacrilege but do you play this record when you are DJing? As much I understand the collector’s ethos personally I buy records that I’m going to play (given the chance)
Haha, you can play this! I mean it’s a morning record, or possibly early in the night but no… I hear you. I’ve played it on occasions but it’s not what you’d call a staple in the box! It’s just a fantastic record.
You obviously travel the world searching out records like this, has there been one particular record that you’ve been to some far flung destinations to secure?
These days I mostly dig for records in the US. And everything there’s so far apart you can drive a day to hit the next spot. You know, driving through miles and miles of fields towards the next city. But there’s tons of records I still never came up with. I try not to look too hard for the specifics because you overlook a lot of good stuff if you got that one record in mind. But I still need that Disco Kid promo on Casablanca if you got one!
Interview by Tony Poland
Header image by Ian Williams
Parkway / Parkwest Records on Soundcloud
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Work of the board
AGM & EGM
Kindred as an investment
How France’s innovative sponsorship models can help relieve grass-roots sports
Weakened by the Covid-19 crisis, many companies are likely to reduce their investments in sponsorship this year. The backlash for the sporting world will be tangible, adding up to the loss of revenue due to decimation of the sports calendar.
While this global crisis will affect the whole industry, a major cause for concern is the future of amateur clubs, which are far more numerous and much more fragile than professional clubs.
These sports associations have lost a significant part of their regular income: loss of membership and licensing fees due to non-renewal, cut in public subsidies, withdrawal of local sponsors.
Most amateur clubs depend on these “small” sponsors: local retailers, the neighbourhood restaurant or bar - the very businesses that were at the frontline of the Covid-19 crisis and were forced to close for many months. For these small businesses, sponsorship deals are obviously one of the first budget items to be sacrificed to weather the storm.
According to a recent impact assessment from the French think tank Sport & Citoyenneté, the average loss per amateur club due to the pandemic is €10,210. Being non-profit by nature, these clubs have very limited reserves and often rely solely on the support of passionate volunteers. This economic crisis will result in the bankruptcy of many sports associations, in turn damaging the very fabric of sports in Europe.
Not all doom and gloom
But the current crisis doesn’t have to be all doom and gloom, and today’s context can be an opportunity to rethink the financing model of sports, make it more sustainable, and consider new ways to stimulate both public and private sector investments.
We believe that the sports betting industry in particular can play a significant part in supporting the sports industry during this time of hardship.
Through their tax contribution first.
In France, both lottery games and sports betting revenues directly contribute to the budget of the National Sports Agency (ANS), which in turn subsidises sports clubs at local levels.
Some members of the French Parliament have recently suggested increasing the share of these “Sports taxes” that actually funds the Sports agency: only 15% of the Sports tax on betting today, while the rest actually goes to the State budget.
As an industry, sports betting relies on the development of a healthy and performant sports ecosystem. Promoting a virtuous tax system that supports grassroots sports is certainly worth exploring, as it can help add more value to the whole ecosystem of sports.
But gambling operators alongside other private investors can also make a difference through the sponsorship of amateur clubs.
While it’s easy for big, national sponsors to sign with big, national sports teams, Kindred has been experimenting since 2019 with an innovative sponsorship model to support grassroots sports in France.
#AuCoeurDuFootball
#AuCoeurDuFootball (#AtTheHeartOfFootball) is a large-scale sponsoring operation that enabled Unibet to equip 235 local French clubs and 11 200 players in football kits over the last 2 years.
More than just a financial relief, this initiative shined a national spotlight on the selected teams, proudly displaying their professional kits on social media. The clubs are highlighted on Unibet's channels with campaigns such as the "best celebration" challenge, allowing the selected team to be awarded a special feature produced by a professional filming crew.
With partner La Centrale du Sport, the success of the operation continues to be overwhelming: for “Season 2”, 6 000 clubs applied on the Unibet platform, demonstrating the huge potential of national sponsors supporting local teams.
The motto for Unibet is “By Players, For Players” – with our support to the local football clubs we really show the community that we stand by those words.
Adrien Julian
Public Affairs Manager France
https://www.kindredgroup.com/niehmlb
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U.C. President Janet Napolitano on the Fight to Protect DACA
KQED News Staff
(LESLIE BERESTEIN ROJAS/KPCC)
New State Bill Would Bring Back Affirmative Action
California’s Assembly has advanced a possible constitutional amendment that would once again allow affirmative action in the state. The measure, ACA 5, would repeal a current section of the California Constitution written in the 1990’s.
Reporter: Katie Orr, KQED
The Supreme Court will soon make a decision on whether so-called "Dreamers" can stay in the U.S. under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Janet Napolitano created DACA as Homeland Security Secretary under President Obama. And in her current role as President of the University of California, has taken the lead in the fight over whether DACA is legal.
Guest: Janet Napolitano, University Of California President
28,000 Californians Face Deportation If Temporary Protected Status Ends.
An estimated 28,000 essential workers in California could be at risk of deportation if the courts allow President Donald Trump to end humanitarian protections called Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. We bring you the story of one Bay Area man who’s afraid his future in the U.S. could come to an abrupt end at any moment.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED
Visiting Black-Owned Restaurants Doesn't Address Police Brutality
You might have seen lists of Black-owned restaurants on social media or your favorite food blog, along with the suggestion that patronizing these establishments is a way to support the Black community and protest police brutality. We spoke to someone who picked that apart.
Guest: Ruth Gebreyesus, KQED
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Kim Kardashian and North West Cuddle Courtside on Girls' Night Out
By Camryn Rabideau
Updated Mar 10, 2018 @ 11:45 am
The Kardashian ladies headed out on the town in Los Angeles on Friday night, and they had enough members in their squad to form their own basketball team!
Kim, Khloé, and Kourtney Kardashian recently returned from their highly-Instagrammed trip to Japan, where they celebrated the impending arrival of Khloé's baby girl. While they may have just landed from the international trip, the sisters didn't miss a beat, getting the gang together for a girls' night out.
The crew for the night included Kim and her 4-year-old daughter, North, Kendall Jenner, Kourtney, and 5-year-old daughter Penelope Disick, as well as family friends, Larsa Pippen, Nicole Williams, and rapper Taco Bennett.
Credit: Cassy Athena/Getty Images
In an unexpected turn of events, the high-profile group spent their evening at a high school basketball playoff game featuring local schools Sierra Canyon and Foothills Christian. Pippen's son, Scotty Pippen Jr., plays for Sierra Canyon, so we're guessing the ladies were stoked that his school came out on top, winning the game 88-62.
After her fashion-forward Japan trip, Kim kept things casual on Friday while spending some quality time with her oldest daughter, going makeup-free with her faded pink hair up in a messy bun. She wore an olive green hoodie and gray leggings as she cuddled up with her mini-me in the bleachers. North, ever the budding fashionista, looked adorable in a light-wash denim jacket.
Older sis Kourtney was equally laid-back in her attire, opting for distressed jeans and a long-sleeve Palmer Girls tee. Kendall Jenner, on the other hand, wore bold red-and-black plaid pants and an oversized jacket that featured several decals. The sisters looked like they were having a great time on the sidelines, laughing and cheering throughout the game.
If nothing else, last night's outing proves that the Kardashians can do low key. Take that, haters.
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Coronavirus: cruising suspensions, refunds and updates
17 March 2020 . BY Carla Grossetti
Last updated . 27 April 2020
A comprehensive guide to help Australians keep on top of the latest cruising suspensions, compensation offers and updates in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Australian government has banned all cruise ships which have sailed from a foreign port from entering Australian ports for 30 days in the latest round of travel restrictions put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19.
The restrictions, which came into effect at 12 am on March 16, prompted the majority of cruising companies (who hadn’t already) to suspend operations well into April.
Here you will find up to date information on if your cruise is sailing, what companies are offering booked passengers and where to find more information.
Skip ahead to your cruise:
Ocean Cruising Companies
Aussie Specialists
Coral Expeditions
The Scenic Group
Avalon Waterway
*note: all information is accurate as of 6 am of March 17 – but is expected to change as the story develops*
Update: Cunard is temporarily suspending North American cruise departures from March 14 through April 11, 2020.
Cunard is temporarily suspending North American cruise departures.
Statement from Cunard
Cunard has temporarily suspended its North American cruise departures from March 14 through April 11, 2020. Cunard president Simon Palethorpe released a video statement saying the company was facing unprecedent times due to the coronavirus. He says the cruise line is continually assessing the impact of the latest developments and health advice and making adjustments to its itineraries and procedures.
“For those travelling to Cunard, I’d like to outline the measures we have in place to protect you and your holiday with us. Travel and medical screening is being conducted at all embarkation ports before any guests crew or visitors are allowed onboard our ships with further medical evaluation if necessary,” he says.
What Cunard is offering its passengers
Given this is an evolving situation and guidelines from the authorities are changing daily, Palethorpe says Cunard’s response and policies may be updated.
“We have temporarily changed our booking terms and conditions to provide flexibility for a voyage with us over the coming months. We want to make sure you have the holiday you deserve either at the time you have planned or at a time of your choice in the future,” Palethorpe said in the statement.
Given the circumstances, Cunard has temporarily relaxed its cancellation policy. If you’re booked on a Cunard voyage sailing before August 31, 2020, you may now cancel up to 48 hours prior to departure. Guests sailing before this date can transfer their booking to any Cunard voyage currently on sale, while those who cancel will receive a Future Cruise Credit equivalent to the cancellation fees (refunds will be given on any remaining monies paid).
For full details of screening measures and Cunard’s response to COVID-19, visit the website.
Update: Princess Cruises has suspended its fleet operations until May 10.
Princes Cruises has temporarily suspended its fleet operations.
Statement from Princess Cruises
In a statement released on March 12, 2020, the president of Princess Cruises, Jan Swartz, said it’s widely known that the cruise line has been managing the implications of the pandemic on two continents after passengers and crew tested positive for the virus on two Princess Cruises ships.
Swartz says the company’s proactive response – to pause global operations of its 18 cruise ships for two months, will impact all voyages departing before May 10. “Current voyages that are under way and extend beyond March 17 will be ended at the most convenient location for our guests. We will do everything in our power to return each guest home with the greatest amount of care possible,” Swartz says.
“By taking this bold action of voluntarily pausing the operations of our ships, it is our intention to reassure our loyal guests, team members and global stakeholders of our commitment to the health, safety and well-being of all who sail with us, as well as those who do business with us, and the countries and communities we visit around the world,” added Swartz.
What Princess is offering its passengers
Princess is offering full refunds to passengers who were expecting to sail with Princess before May 11 or the opportunity to transfer 100 percent of the fares paid to future cruises. Princess will also offer an additional Future Cruise Credit benefit that can be applied to a future cruise or onboard expenses as an extra incentive for passengers to accept a future cruise.
Princess will also honour this offer for anyone who had made their final payment, but cancelled their booking on or after February 4, 2020. This Future Cruise Credit can be used on any Princess voyage departing through May 1, 2022.
Update: Carnival Cruise Line announced on March 25 that it will extend its voluntary suspension of all Australian sailings until May 15, 2020.
Carnival Cruises will pause operations across its fleet of ships based in North America.
Statement from Carnival Cruise Line
In a statement released March 25, Carnival Cruise Line announced that after discussions with the Australian government and in support the efforts to manage and contain the virus, it has made the decision to extend its voluntary suspension with a plan to resume operations on May 15, 2020.
Carnival Cruise Line President Christine Duffy stated, “The impact of COVID-19 is affecting business and personal routines around the world. We understand it is not ideal to have your cruise holiday postponed; however, we all have a role to play in stopping the spread of this virus during this unprecedented time. We will get through these tough times together and look forward to welcoming our guests back onboard again soon, when the time is right.”
What Carnival is offering its passengers
Carnival is contacting booked passengers directly regarding their upcoming cruise and their options.
For passengers booked on cancelled sailings of more than six days, Carnival is offering the option of either a full refund or a 100 per cent cruise credit, plus $600 per cabin in onboard credit. Those booked on cancelled voyages of five nights or less can choose between a full refund or a 100 per cent Future Cruise Credit plus an onboard credit of $300 per cabin.
All taxes, fees, and line-sponsored shore excursions and beverage package costs will be refunded to the original form of payment.
Cruisers who booked independent airfare are advised to check with their airlines regarding flight changes, cancellations and refunds.
For full details on screening measures and Carnival’s response to COVID-19, visit the website.
Update: P&O Cruises Australia announced on March 25 it was extending its voluntary pause in operations across Australia and New Zealand until May 15, 2020.
P&O Cruises Australia has temporarily cancelled all cruises.
Statement from P&O
P&O Cruises has responded to the global pandemic by voluntarily terminating all its operations until May 15.
In a statement released on March 25, P&O Cruises Australia president Sture Myrmel said the cruise line’s approach was about making it as simple as possible for guests in both Australia and New Zealand to have confidence in booking future cruises.
“We took this step today out of respect for our guests and to give them some certainty at a time when so much is shifting around them. We want to make it as easy as possible for our guests to make their future cruise plans by updating our approach to reflect what is happening at the moment,” Myrmell said in the statement.
What P&O is offering its passengers
P&O has offered passengers whose future voyages have been cancelled during the this period a full refund or a future cruise credit equal to 200 per cent of the cost of their original cruise.
P&O will also protect travel agent commissions on bookings for cancelled cruises that were paid in full and for the total amount of the future cruise credits.
Those passengers who do not want to accept the Future Cruise Credit option should contact Customer Sales & Service on 1300 550 491 so a full refund of the cruise fare can be paid. For full details of screening measures and P&O’s response to COVID-19, visit the website.
Update: Holland America Line (HAL) has announced it will suspend all cruise departures globally through April 14, 2020.
Holland America Line (HAL) has announced it will suspend all cruise departures globally.
Statement from HAL
HAL has made the decision to halt global cruise operations of its 14 ships for sailings until mid-April and shorten a few long cruises sailing at the time the operational pause was announced in order to help flatten the curve of new cases.
The president of HAL, Orlando Ashford, says it wants to ensure it’s doing everything it can to help stabilise the situation. Ashford said HAL will continue to focus on supporting guests and travel advisors impacted by these changes and preparing for cruise operations to resume. “As more details become known about future cruise itineraries, they will be communicated,” he says.
What Holland America is offering its passengers
HAL has announced it is temporarily changing its cancellation policy in order to allow guests to cancel their cruise or Alaska Land+Sea Journey departing through May 31, 2020.
Any cancellation will receive a Future Cruise Credit for the amount of the paid fare which can be used for another cruise in 2020 or 2021. There are terms and conditions: the FCC must be booked by December 31, 2020, and the cancellation must be made with a minimum of 72 hours in advance of departure date but no later than March 31, 2020.
The cruise line has several programs in place to support its guests during this uncertain time, including allowing more flexibility in cancellation policies and a Compassion Policy that lets higher-risk guests cancel at any time for supported health reasons.
Update: Seabourn is also suspending global operations of all five of its vessels for 30 days, beginning March 14, 2020. All sailings now underway will end by March 22, 2020.
Seabourn is also suspending global operations of all five of its vessels.
Statement from Seabourn
The president of Seabourn, Rick Meadows, says the health and safety of its passengers and the travel advisor community is a top priority. Meadows says the pause is also designed to reassure the hundreds of destinations it visits each year that it aims to be responsible in its operations as it brings travellers into their communities each time we visit.
“The decision is a voluntary response to the unpredictable circumstances evolving from the global spread of COVID-19,” Meadows says.
What Seabourn is offering its passengers
Passengers affected by the temporary travel ban on Seabourn cruises will receive a 125 per cent refund as a Future Cruise Credit, which can be applied to any voyage that departs through until December 31, 2021. Alternatively, Seabourn will provide a 100 per cent refund to the original form of payment to those who decline the additional future cruise credit.
Visit Seabourn’s News page for the latest health advisories, travel restrictions, and healthy travel tips.
Update: Royal Caribbean announces a global suspension on all current cruises with Royal Caribbean until April 11, 2020.
Royal Caribbean announces a global suspension on all current cruises.
Statement from Royal Caribbean
Royal Caribbean is the parent company of Celebrity Cruises, Azamara and Silversea. When Royal Caribbean and its fleet resumes its sailing itineraries after April 11 it will be with a comprehensive plan to respond to COVID-19 situations.
The cruise line company released a statement to the media that says it will comply with guidance from public health authorities around the world to enhance its rigorous global boarding and screening measures in order to protect passengers and crew. Royal Caribbean announced it will start taking the temperatures of all its passengers and crew to ensure no one with the coronavirus sets sail mid-April.
What Royal Caribbean is offering its passengers
If you are now onboard a cruise, Royal Caribbean plans to complete the sailing and disembark as planned. The company’s goal is to resume operations on April 11, 2020 and plans to provide passengers with a 125 per cent Future Cruise Credit to incentivise sailing with any of its ships by December 31, 2021
In a statement released on its website, Royal Caribbean says the amount of the refund will be based on the total cruise fare paid. The new ‘Cruise with Confidence’ policy will enable travellers to cancel their sailings as late as two days before departure. Passengers have until December 31, 2021 to request a refund. Those that would prefer the lower value in a full refund can contact the company to start the refund process, if they are willing to give up the higher value of a 125 per cent Future Cruise Credit.
The company’s new ‘Cruise with Confidence’ policy will enable travellers to cancel their sailings as late as two days before departure and receive a Future Cruise Credit. For all sailings departing after 31 July until 31 December 2020, a 30-day prior to sailing cash cancellation option will be in place. Guests booked on sailings between 1 June 2020 and 31 July 2020 will have a range of options from which to choose.
Visit Royal Caribbean’s itinerary updates for the latest health advisories, travel restrictions, and healthy travel tips.
Update: Celebrity is cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port for the next 30 days. It is also reviewing a new directive on European travel restrictions to comply with the new requirements and minimise disruption to passengers.
Celebrity Cruises is temporarily cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port.
Statement from Celebrity Cruises
In an open letter published on its website, Celebrity Cruises announced it would follow in its parent company’s wake and suspend cruising in the US until April 11.
The letter, dated March 13, 2020, said: “We are suspending cruising in the US for 30 days beginning at midnight on March 14 due to continued port closures and travel restrictions, as well as to help avoid the spread of the virus and to ensure the continued safety of our guests and crew.”
This decision is set to affect the launch of the cruise line’s newest ship, Celebrity Apex, which was set to launch in the UK on March 28.
What Celebrity Cruises is offering its passengers
The company’s new ‘Cruise with Confidence’ policy will enable travellers to cancel their sailings with confidence up to two days before departure and receive a Future Cruise Credit.
For all sailings departing after 31 July until 31 December 2020, a 30-day prior to sailing cash cancellation option will be in place. Guests booked on sailings between 1 June 2020 and 31 July 2020 will have a range of options from which to choose. Guests who call to cancel a cruise will receive their FCC within one week.
For full details of screening measures and Celebrity Cruise’s response to COVID-19, visit the website.
Update: PONANT has suspended cruises until further notice. The repatriation of passengers currently on cruises is being organised by PONANT in conjunction with partners, travel agencies and tour operators.
PONANT has suspended cruises until further notice.
Statement from PONANT
President & co-founder of PONANT Jean-Emmanuel Sauvée released a statement on March 10 that pointed to the enhanced safety and security measures it has implemented since February 26.
Sauvée says PONANT’s new protocol will ensure only passengers who are as assessed to be coronavirus-free will be able to board the ships.
“Since the start of the epidemic, PONANT has taken exceptional precautionary measures made possible thanks to the small size of the ships and the extensive and high-quality medical facilities aboard: equipment to do clinical analyses, a laboratory for biological and blood analyses, X-rays etc,” Sauvée says.
“The company also collaborates with the best world experts in epidemiology and infectious diseases,” he says.
What PONANT is offering its passengers
PONANT is offering 120 per cent credit on future cruises valid for departures for the following 18 months from departure date of the cancelled cruise.
PONANT’s new worry-free booking policy remains active until further notice. For any new booking, in case of cancellation, your cruise is fully refundable up to 90 days after confirmation.
For details on the worry-free booking policy, visit the website.
Update: Azamara has announced it will be cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port until April 11.
Azamara has announced it will be temporarily cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port.
Statement from Azamara
Azamara announced in a statement last week that it would be suspending the fleet’s sailings until April 11, 2020 and conclude current sailings with modifications in order to provide guests with the best options for their safe return home.
In a statement issued on its website, an Azamara spokesperson said it was very optimistic that passengers would soon be excited about planning their next cruise vacation. “As always, the most important thing to us is the safety of our guests and crew. In the meantime, we must continue to monitor the global situation.”
“We will conclude all current sailings in our global fleet as scheduled and assist our guests with their safe return home.”
What Azamara is offering its passengers
If you’re scheduled to sail with Azamara before April 11, you will receive a 125 per cent Future Cruise Credit to come back and sail with the cruise line by December 31, 2021.
This amount will be based on your total cruise fare paid. Azamara is also giving future passengers a little extra in the form of a Future Cruise Credit delivered via email.
Passengers who pre-booked any shore excursions through Azamara will also receive a full refund, while those who have made independent arrangements should contact their travel advisors as soon as possible.
Pre-purchased amenities and packages – like beverage, Internet or speciality dining, or an Azamara Upgrade – will also be automatically refunded. Azamara says it will happily process a full refund in the lower value if that is what passengers prefer.
“Given how fluid this situation is, and the opportunity to use the extra credit being offered, you have plenty of time to make up your mind. You do not need to request your refund until December 31, 2021,” said a company spokesperson.
For more details on the Cruise with Confidence program, or Covid-19 travel advice from Azamara, visit the website.
Update: Silversea is cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port until April 11.
Silversea is temporarily cancelling any sailings scheduled to depart from a US port.
Statement from Silversea
In response to the ban imposed by its parent company, Royal Caribbean International, Silversea has joined the rest of the fleet by suspending its sailings until April 11.
Passengers afraid of being caught out by the unfolding COVID-19 outbreak will be able to cancel their voyage without paying any penalty fees. In addition to letting passengers cancel up to 48 hours before they are due to set sail, Silversea will issue a full credit for cruises later this year or in 2021.
What Silversea is offering its passengers
Silversea Cruises is embracing Royal Caribbean Cruises’ initiative to suspend its fleet globally. All cruises currently sailing will arrive at their scheduled turnaround port as planned, disembark the guests and will not embark any new guests. You can find an updated list of the cancelled cruises here.
A 30-day prior-to-sailing cash cancellation option will be in place for all sailings departing after 31 July and until 31 December 2020. Guests booked on sailings between 1 June, 2020 and 31 July, 2020 will have a range of options.
For full details of screening measures and Silversea’s response to COVID-19, visit the website. Read about the new cancellation policy here.
Update: Norwegian Cruise Line has three cruise brands – Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas. In response to coronavirus, the company has suspended all cruise voyages embarking between March 13 and April 11.
Norwegian Cruise Line company has suspended all cruise voyages.
Statement from Norwegian Cruise Line
President and CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line Harry Sommer announced on March 13 its decision to voluntarily suspend cruise voyages across its fleet after collaboration with federal officials. Sommer said this action is in effect for voyages with embarkation dates from March 13 to April 11, 2020.
“The safety, security and wellbeing of our guests and crew is our No. 1 priority. We have implemented several preventative measures due to growing concerns regarding COVID-19 infections. We will continue to consult with The World Health Organisation (WHO) and the U.S. Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and take additional preventative actions as deemed necessary,” he said.
What Norwegian Cruise Line is offering its passengers
In a statement released on its website, Norwegian Cruise Line announced it would provide its guests with future cruise credit and refund options.
Passengers who had planned a cruise voyage with one of the ships in the fleet will receive a 150 per cent refund of the fare paid in the form of a Future Cruise Credit, which can be applied toward any cruise through December 31, 2022.
Prospective passengers who are booked on voyages with embarkation dates between March 18 and April 11, 2020, are asked to contact their travel professional for more information. For full details of screening measures and Norwegian Cruise Line’s response to COVID-19, visit the website.
Update: Hurtigruten will stop operations on the Norwegian coast through to April 19th and all international expedition sailings are cancelled through to April 28th in response to the global coronavirus outbreak.
Hurtigruten’s ships on the Norwegian coast have suspended operations.
Statement from Hurtigruten
Hurtigruten CEO Daniel Skjeldam says, that while Hurtigruten has not had any cases of coronavirus on board any of their ships they have decided to suspend operations and gradually take their ships out of service in light of the extraordinary circumstances the world is now facing.
“We have decided to voluntarily suspend all operations on the Norwegian coast through April 19th and through April 28th for our Expedition voyages. To ensure a smooth and safe pause to operations, Hurtigruten will gradually take ships out of service,” he said in a statement published on Hurtigruten’s website.
“The choice to temporarily suspend operations was a difficult decision to make, and it’s an emotional moment for me and the entire Hurtigruten team.
“At the same time, I firmly believe it is the only responsible decision in the extraordinary crisis the world is currently facing.”
Hurtigruten has been assisting its guests currently sailing along the Norwegian coast to return to their home countries and have now said the Norwegian government can access two of their ships for use domestically to distribute critical supplies and goods to local communities.
What Hurtigruten is offering its passengers
Hurtigruten is now implementing a new flexible and risk-free rebooking policy for all guests booked on a cancelled sailing or with departures before 30 September 2020.
“If you are affected by our cancellation of all departing sailings in the period from 18 March through 19 April 2020, please rebook your voyage for free here. This also applies to all cancelled expedition sailings through April 28th,” it says on the website.
A changed reservation will be credited as a Hurtigruten Future Cruise Voucher in the amount of 100 per cent of what you paid (including fees). You will also get a 10 per cent discount on your future cruise.
Voyages set to sail between 20 April and 30 September 2020 are still scheduled to go ahead as planned at this time but you can still rebook your voyage free of charge should you wish to do so.
Note you must fill in the rebooking form by 30 April 2020 to secure your Hurtigruten Future Cruise Voucher and discount. You don’t need to choose the destination of your future cruise at this time, just fill in the form.
For more information on cruise suspensions and rebooking with Hurtigruten, visit the website.
Crystal Cruises (Ocean, River, Yacht and Expedition)
Update: Crystal has cancelled sailings on Crystal Serenity until 21 April and Crystal Symphony until May 8 in response to the global spread of coronavirus. Reservations originating on the Crystal Serenity on the following dates have been cancelled: March 3, 2020, Sydney Australia; March 17, 2020, Bali (Benoa), Indonesia; March 28, 2020, Colombo, Sri Lanka. Crystal Symphony’s 24 April sailing will now be cancelled. Crystal has also cancelled its river sailings that fall into the time frame between March 26 and April 11 as well as Crystal Esprit’s April 10 sailing.
Crystal has temporarily cancelled sailings on Crystal Serenity until 21 April and Crystal Symphony until May 8.
Statement from Crystal Cruises
CEO, Crystal, Tom Wolber, says the company has adjusted its cancellation policies to give travellers more flexibility so they can make the most informed decision as they get closer to their travel date. “While Crystal’s luxury sailings will continue to explore the world, we are happy to work with you should you choose to defer your trip to a later date,” Wolber says.
Wolber said in addition to its normal stringent and comprehensive health and safety protocols, Crystal has activated additional preventative measures relating to COVID-19 so passengers will feel prepared and confident in their decision to sail with Crystal.
What Crystal Cruises is offering its passengers
All passengers scheduled to embark the Crystal Symphony on April 24, 2020 will receive a 100 per cent refund of the cruise fare paid along with $500 per person for ‘air consideration’ (compensation toward flight expenses).
Crystal has also established a temporary cancellation policy to provide more flexibility for guests traveling onboard its ocean, river, yacht and expedition experiences:
Future passengers can cancel up to 7 days prior to first service and receive a 100 per cent Future Cruise Credit for cruise monies paid and redeemable on cruises through the end of 2022.
For further details on embarking on a Crystal cruise, please visit the website.
Update: Aurora Expeditions are rescheduling their Patagonia and Chilean Fjords and Costa Rica and the Panama Canal voyages scheduled for 2nd April 2020 and 25th April 2020 respectively, to 2021. Passengers booked on all Arctic 2020 voyages will be contacted by close of business Tuesday 24th of March with an update on the status of their voyage.
Aurora Expeditions have rescheduled two of their April voyages to 2021.
Statement from Aurora Expeditions
“To date we have implemented policies, procedures and practices in line with, or exceeding, the WHO guidelines. To allow greater flexibility, we are now at a point where the disruption created by COVID-19 requires that we change our course of action,” said Managing Director Robert Halfpenny in the statement.
“We will continue to monitor the situation and will make further changes as and when required.”
What Aurora Expeditions is offering its passengers
Passengers booked on the two postponed voyages have been informed via email about the specifics of what the change means for them. Final payments for all passengers travelling before 30 September 2020 can now be made up to 14 days prior to departure of the voyage instead of 90 days prior to departure*. They have also set up an insurance helpline to assist passengers with any travel insurance related questions at travel@auroraexpeditions.com.au
If you need support on rescheduling or cancelling your flights or your customer’s flights booked through Aurora Expeditions, you are able to reach out to the team for assistance on 1800 637 688 during business hours Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm AEDT. Visit their website for more information.
Update: At the time of writing, there was no plan to change itinerary or scheduled activity.
At the time of writing, True North has no plans to change itinerary or scheduled activity.
Statement from True North
A statement issued by True North on March 5 said the majority of guests who travel on the small ship are Australian residents. Additionally, guests who are not Australian residents or, who are Australian residents recently returned from overseas, are subject to this country’s current border control measures, which include travel bans and requirement for self-isolation.
True North is a small ship that has the capacity to accommodate just 36 guests, which means the level of risk is “greatly reduced compared to larger ships”. Hence, the risk of a coronavirus occurrence on the TRUE NORTH remains low.
What True North is offering its passengers
Extreme sanitation. A next-level protocol when it comes to sanitation and stringent cleaning processes will be applied. All surfaces and walls in the ship’s day use and accommodation areas will remain subject to frequent cleaning and disinfection and guests and crew members will be encouraged to use the hand sanitation dispensers.
For full details on coronavirus protection and management on True North, visit the website.
Update: Coral Expeditions have suspended operations from 24 March up until 31 May. They stand ready to operate from 1 June, subject to prevailing government regulations and health considerations.
Coral Expeditions future voyages are planned to operate as scheduled.
Statement from Coral Expeditions
In light of the recent domestic travel restrictions and the state-level restrictions arising from the possible impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable indigenous communities along the coast, Coral Expeditions have decided to suspend operations.
“We have a proud tradition built over 35 years in existence and have seen through many external crises and disruptions over the years. We look forward to serving guests on our small ships once this situation passes, which it will!” they said in a statement published on their website.
What Coral Expeditions is offering its passengers
All bookings affected by the current travel restrictions or cancelled flights will be issued a 100 per cent future cruise credit for use on any Coral Expeditions voyage in the next 24 months (subject to available staterooms).
Coral Expeditions have said that guests will automatically receive an email with the credit voucher to the amount of their paid booking. They will also allow guests the flexibility to defer their travel plans and waive any rebooking fees through this period (T&C’s apply).
They have also extended their 10 per cent Early Bird offer on selected 2021 Australia itineraries for new bookings and complimentary deposit protection will be offered on all new bookings made until 30th June 2020.
A revised sailing calendar based on government advice will be published in the coming weeks on their website. You can contact their reservations team at explore@coralexpeditions.com to reschedule your travel at this time.
Guests who booked their tickets through travel agencies are advised to contact their agents for assistance as their team are providing them with regular updates.
Update: Cancelled all tours and cruises until April 24. The company is also aware of the current restrictions to Alaska cruising and the impact that this will have on its Canada and Alaska program and will update the website accordingly.
APT has temporarily cancelled all tours and cruises.
Statement from APT
In a statement, APT Travel Group managing director Chris Hall says the company has been continuously monitoring the evolving COVID-19 situation.
“As you are well aware, travel to all countries is now being affected in some way, with the Australian Government announcement of the recommended travel restrictions and many countries enacting new border control conditions, policies and restrictions,” Hall said.
“This is an unprecedented time and as such we are offering flexibility for clients due to depart on suspended tours or cruises to be able to continue to travel at a later date,” he says.
What APT is offering its passengers
Those whose plans with APT Travel Group (ATG) have been disrupted by the coronavirus will receive a Future Holiday Credit equal to 120 per cent of the value of the booking.
Credit will be available for multiple bookings if desired and is valid for travel on any Peace of Mind Guarantee is highly recommended for new bookings. This week ATG updated its temporary postponement policy for 2020 APT, Travelmarvel, Botanica and Travelglo bookings.
Enhanced pre-boarding health screening and reporting will now apply pre-departure.
For full details on the ATG product range, including pre-departure, river cruising, Adriatic Coastal cruising, ocean cruising and land touring, visit the website.
Update: The Scenic Group company announced last week that it will temporarily suspend all river cruise operations until April 30, 2020. The Scenic Group also includes Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises and Evergreen Cruises – and the Scenic Eclipse, an ocean-going vessel, which is not yet included in the temporary suspension.
The Scenic Group company announced it will temporarily suspend all river cruise operations.
Statement from The Scenic Group
The owner of The Scenic Group, Glen Moroney, said the health and safety of passengers remained the company’s primary focus. In a statement published on The Scenic Group’s website, Moroney said the company’s commitment to the health, wellbeing, and safety of guests and employees was at the core of everything we do.
“We appreciate this has caused significant concern and anxiety for our valued guests, trying to confirm their travel plans. The Scenic Group [Scenic Luxury Cruises & Tours, Emerald Cruises, Evergreen Cruises & Tours] has made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend all river cruises operations for guests embarking from now until to 30 April 2020. We have updated our cancellation policy to allow guests more time to make decisions about upcoming travel with Scenic, Emerald Cruises and Evergreen Tours,” he says.
What Scenic is offering its passengers
The Scenic Group is providing prospective passengers with affected tickets a 125 per cent Future Cruise Credit or full refund to the value of the amount paid. The Scenic Group also includes Scenic Eclipse, an ocean-going vessel, which is not included in the temporary suspension. Scenic and Evergreen have suspended cruising until April 30 due to the pandemic.
Passengers choosing a Future Travel Credit will have up to 24 months to travel on a Scenic Group river cruise.
For full details of the cancellation policy, visit The Scenic Group website.
Update: Avalon has suspended travel across all destinations through April 30.
Avalon Waterways has suspended travel across all destinations.
Statement from Avalon Waterways
Although Avalon Waterways does not operate river cruises in China, its parent company Globus does have some Yangtze River cruises planned for 2020.
Globus issued a statement that said: “As a result of the recent coronavirus cases in China and the subsequent Chinese government-imposed closures to key tourist sites throughout the country, we are allowing any Globus family of brands guests with travel to mainland China that is scheduled through March 31, 2020, to re-book their vacation to an alternate date or destination in 2020 or 2021.
“The full value of the original China vacation [land portion] will be applied to the new one, although airfare changes may be required.”
What Avalon Waterways is offering its passengers
Your Avalon Waterways holiday can be moved without incurring cancellation fees for travel through to April 30, 2020. The Peace of Mind Plan includes a bonus credit of up to $300 per person to be added to your Future Booking Credit, redeemable for any future 2020, 2021 or 2022 cruise: A bonus credit of $300 for Avalon Waterways; bonus credit of $150 for Globus; Bonus credit of $80 for Cosmos, Escapes by Globus & Monograms.
Even better, your Future Booking Credit and additional bonus is redeemable on any holiday at any destination with any Globus family of brands (Globus, Cosmos, Monograms, and Avalon Waterways). It is also transferrable.
For full details of the Avalon Waterways’ Peace of Mind policy, visit the website.
Update: Uniworld Cruises suspended all itineraries until April 23,
Uniworld Cruises has temporarily suspended all itineraries.
Statement from Uniworld
CEO of river cruise specialist, Uniworld, Ellen Bettridge released a health and safety update this week that says after tracking the spread of the outbreak the company decided to do its bit to respond responsibly to the pandemic.
Bettridge says she knows this global situation has caused confusion and anxiety for many and that the details of your travel plans should not add to your list of concerns. “We have been closely monitoring the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and, given recent news, we do not believe we can continue to offer the award-winning Uniworld experience you have come to expect and deserve at this time. We have therefore made the decision to suspend all European itineraries until 23 April.
What Uniworld is offering its passengers
Uniworld customers who have a vacation reservation during this temporary suspension period can rebook their travel dates on any 2020 or 2021 cruise or receive a Future Cruise Credit eligible to be used during the next 24 months.
Viking (River & Ocean)
Update: Viking Cruises led the way on March 12 when it was the first cruise line company to make the call to cancel all its river and ocean sailings until May 1. In its efforts to curtail the spread of the coronavirus, Viking temporarily suspended operations across its global fleet of 74 ships. Viking Cruises has suspended all ocean and river cruises until May 1.
Viking Cruises have temporarily cancelled all its river and ocean sailings. Photography: Imogen Eveson.
Statement from Viking Cruises
A statement on the website released by chairman Torstein Hagen on March 11 reads: “We believe Viking will be in a better place to provide the experiences our guests expect when we resume operations on May 1, 2020.”
Hagen says the company made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend operations of its river and ocean vessels embarking from March 12 to April 30, 2020 to ensure it is able to deliver the high-quality Viking experience for which it is known.
What Viking is offering its passengers
Viking is in the process of issuing Future Cruise Vouchers of 125 per cent of all monies paid to Viking. Passengers who would instead prefer a full refund can contact Viking on 138 747 (AU) or 0800 447 913 (NZ) or contact their Travel Agent by March 25, 2020.
Log onto MyVikingJourney.com for details regarding a specific voyage or visit the website to see changes affecting itineraries in March and April.
Websites for more information on coronavirus and travel
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs: smartraveller.gov.au
New Zealand Foreign Affairs and Trade: safetravel.govt.nz
United Nations World Health Organisation: who.int
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Based on a science fiction novel by PD James, Children of Men is set in a darkly futuristic Britain where humanity is on the brink of extinction and a sole pregnant woman holds the key to the survival of the species. Against the backdrop of a London torn apart by warring sects, there emerges an unlikely champion of earth's survival in the form of Theo, a disillusioned ex-activist. A thought-provoking film from the great Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron (who also made the very different Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban), which deservedly received three Academy Award nominations.
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Chair of Polish Section of IOV and Chair of IOV International Commission of Science and Research for Europe
Anna Brzozowska-Krajka
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Anna Brzozowska-Krajka is a full professor (Professor Ordinarius) of folklore and theory of culture and literature in Department of Polish Studies at Maria Curie-Skłodowska University Lublin Poland. She has been co-operating with IOV since 1985. She has been a long-time member of The Board of Polish Section of IOV, then its Vice-Chair, and since 2015 she has been the Chair of Polish Section of IOV. Between 2000 and 2004 she was The Chairperson of The International Commission on Science and Research of IOV, earlier (since 1995) she had been Vice-Chairperson of The International Commission on Mythology, Legends, Fairy-tales, Literature, Folk Poetry and Folk Drama. Between 2009 and 2017 she was The Chair of IOV International Commission of Science and Research for Central and Eastern Europe. On the decision of IOV Executive Committee taken in November 2017 this Commission was transformed into IOV Science and Research Commission for Europe, chaired by professor Brzozowska-Krajka. Her scientific interests and research are mainly in the fields of Polish folklore in Slavic contexts, folklorism, Polish-American folklore (its verbal and non-verbal forms).
She has over 200 scholarly publications, including books authored: Stare i nowe nuty na goralskich geslikach. O wspolczesnej ludowej poezji podhalanskiej [On contemporary folk poetry of the Podhale region], Warszawa: 1989; Symbolika dobowego cyklu powszedniego w polskim folklorze tradycyjnym [Symbolism of diurnal cycle in Polish traditional folklore], Lublin: 1994; Polish Traditional Folklore. The Magic of Time, Boulder – Lublin – New York: 1998; Etnokultura w diasporze: miedzy regionalizmem a amerykanizacja [Ethnoculture in diaspora: between regionalism and Americanization], Lublin: 2012, English version Lublin – New York: 2020; Between Folk Culture and Global Culture in Contemporary Europe, ed. and Introduction, Lublin – The Kingdom of Bahrain: 2019. Some of her articles have been published in international scholarly periodicals abroad: in USA, Russia, Greece, Estonia, Ukraine. She is the author of the first scientific synthesis of Polish folklore published internationally in English in The Greenwood Encyclopedia of World Folklore and Folklife, Westport, Conn. – London: 2006.
She has presented her research at many scientific conferences in Poland and abroad, organized by foreign academic centres, and in those organized by IOV: e.g. in USA, Brasil, Great Britain, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Norway, Holland, Estonia, Russia, Ukraine, Slovakia, France, China, Hungary, Austria, South Korea. She has co-organized the 11th IOV European conference on folk culture in Poland (Lublin-Kazimierz Dolny: 2004) and was the scientific reviewer of the publication from this conference (The Universal Values and National Distinctness of Traditional European Cultures, Lublin: 2004). She was a member of the organizing committee of IOV 12th European conference on folk culture (Lublin 2010); and a co-organizer of IOV 13th European conference on folk culture, with the Rilsky Institute of Ukrainian Academy of Sciences and IOV Ukrainian Section (Kyiv-Sevastopol 2013). She also initiated and co-organized (with IOV Polish Section and IOV Austrian Section) IOV 14th European conference on folk culture (Andorf Austria, November 2017). Together with the late Professor Mieczyslaw Marczuk (the co-founder and long-time Chair of Polish Section IOV and the long-time Chair of IOV International Commission for Science and Research) she created internet page of Polish Section IOV (www.umcs.pl/pl/iov.htm) which has been functioning since 2016 and which she conducts.
Emma Chen Hoefler
In 2007, Emma Chen Hoefler was elected IOV Treasurer at the General Assembly in Volos, Greece. After two years, she became Vice-President.
In 2007, Emma set a goal to organize the IOV national section of China. This was accomplished in 2012 and in 2014, she was re-elected Chair of the section at its annual membership meeting in Beijing.
Under Emma’s leadership, several large-scale, international projects and events have been organized. As a result, IOV China is growing rapidly. In her capacity as an IOV officer, Emma has promoted cultural exchanges between China and other nations. These include coordinating the participation of Chinese folk arts troupes in Dukat-Fest in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Festival des Cultures du Monde de Gannat, in France, Summerfest International in Bountiful, Utah, USA, and Springville World Folkfest in Springville, Utah, USA.
In 2010, Emma chaired the committee that organized the Second IOV World Youth Congress, the first ever, large-scale event to be jointly produced by an International NGO and a major Chinese municipal government. This partnership between the city of Nanjing, China and IOV brought together over 300 young participants from 50 countries.
Emma is chair of the Center for Protection and Development of Folk Art in Luodai, China. She also serves as an advisory expert and consultant at the Guanghua Science and Technology Foundation of China.
Emma Hoefler has represented IOV at many different international meetings, including the Delphic Games in Russia.
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Festivals and groups must communicate promptly and professionally.
Exchanging of all necessary information is the base for a professional organization.
Pre-festival
If possible, an application form should be used by the groups.
Festival organizers offer such form after a request by groups or have it on the website of the festival.
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Festival organizers must be given a good view of the complete genre of performances by the use of video-information (YouTube-links), pictures, and a list of festivals where they recently have performed.
Festival organizers must provide information about
* The kind of accommodations (e.g. hostel, hotel, school or host-family), meals, number of performances, duration of the performances, venues, technical abilities of venues.
* The exact date of arrival for groups and the exact date of departure of the groups.
* Exact information about the traveling situation during the festival dates. (pick-up from the airport and the return to the airport). The use of transport during the festival days.
* The possibility of using recorded music during performances. (Yes or No).
* The offer of pocket-money or other cost-compensations. (Yes or No)
* The general program of the festival, including the spending of free time and sight-seeing.
In IOV-festivals normally it’s not usual to ask for money to invited groups.
In case the groups have to pay for participation, this has to be clarified by the festival organizers from the beginning of communications.
Groups must give the right information about
* The composition of the group. (e.g. average ages of the participants, number of dancers (male/female), musicians, leaders, choreographer(s), translators, drivers).
* The musical instruments that are used and the need for amplification.
* The need to ask for VISA for traveling to the country of the festival. (Visa expenses are always in charge of the group).
* Medical insurance for all group members must be taken out by the group.
* Information about eventually other festivals where they are going to participate during the same tour.
Festival communications
* The festival organizer has to communicate clearly about invitations to groups.
* Selected groups will receive an official invitation for the announced festival. The invitation to groups will be sent at least 120 days before the start of the festival.
* In unforeseen situations and necessary postponing of a festival it’s necessary to communicate clearly between organizers and groups.
* The festival organizer will send to the invited groups a clear overview of the preliminary program of the complete festival.
* The festival organizer has to explain the exact location and expected time of arrival.
* After the first arrival of groups at the festival location, the organizer will explain to the members of the group about the rules during the festival.
* The staff of the festival and representatives will be introduced to the group (e.g. guides, translators).
* A schedule of the performances, locations, and duration will be given to the group leader.
* The definitive program of the festival will be explained to the members of the group.
* Information about the availability of first aid will be given to all members.
* Information about time and locations for rehearsals will be given to the group leader.
* Information about the use of dressing-rooms, maintenance of costumes, make-up for artists will be given to the group leader.
* dimensions and surface of stages and technical equipment as amplification, lightning, stage monitors, dress-changes, stage attributes (chairs for musicians, etc.).
In general, these must be clean, comfortable, quiet, safe, and secure.
* Accommodations may be hotel, dormitory, school, hostel, or private home.
* Pictures to be sent by the festival to the group if requested.
* Bathroom with shower should be provided commensurate with the number of persons to be served.
* locked sleeping rooms, and cleaned daily.
* Hot and cold running water.
* Drinking water provided.
* Mirror for make-up/shaving.
* Sufficient electrical outlets.
* Comfortable beds with sufficient bedding and pillow.
* Sufficient space for suitcases, hanging clothing, and costumes.
* Seasonal heat/air-conditioning/ventilation.
* On-site assistant or guide.
* Area for socializing outside sleeping quarters
* The guests should not have to purchase their food.
* Meals must be provided (3 per day).
* Food must be sufficient, nourishing, and tasty.
* Enough drinking water at all accommodations. (including venues of performances)
Hans Joachim Holz
Hans Holz has chaired IOV Austria since 1995 and was the IOV secretary-general from October 2005 until June 2011. Besides his IOV activities, he was vice-mayor of the town of Andorf, Austria, where he was born, from 2003 to 2009, president of the Upper Austrian Choir Association from1999 to 2015, vice-president of the Austrian Choir Association from 2000 to 2004, and before youth chairman of the same association from 1991 to 2001.
He taught English, music and sports at Andorf high school since 1971. Beside his work as teacher and his many freetime-activities in sports, culture and poiltics he studied at the University of Passau, Germany.1n 1989 Hans received a master’s degree in pedagogical studies there.
He was the founder of the Music High School in Andorf. From 1999 to 2010 Hans was the headmaster of Andorf Music-Highschool. Beside this main job he taught as professor at the Teacher’s College in Linz for many years.
In his freetime he was an activist in choir music and folk culture. He founded the 3 Andorf Choirs, a male-, a mixed- and a youth choir. Between 1982 and 2003 he went on many concert tours with them around the world to present choir music from old Austrian and European masters, international folksongs, Austrian folk music and folk dances. Through all these years he successfully performed with his Andorf Choirs in more than 60 of the biggest cities on all continents and hosted about 30 international choirs from all the world in Andorf.
Since 1993 Hans has been a member of IOV and already in 1995 he became chairman of IOV-Austria, the biggest national section of IOV, which he is still leading. At the GA in 2006 in Korea he was elected to be Secretary General of IOV, following Alexander Veigl, the founder of IOV. Until 2011 he voluntarily worked very hard as Sec Gen. to change the structure of IOV with decentralisation and close cooperation with IOV-officers in many countries and in the newly formed different regions of all continents.
Another main achievement of Hans was the foundation of IOV-Youth. Because of his experience as Youth Chairman of the Austrian Choir Association it was his precious idea in 2007 to start IOV-Youth work to secure the future of IOV for the next generations. Together with IOV-USA he organised the 1st IOV-World Youth-Congress in the USA in 2008 and fully supported the 2nd in 2010 in China as Secretary General.
After all his hard work for IOV, national and worldwide, for more than 20 years he was elected at the General Assembly of IOV in Italy in 2016 to be Vice-President of IOV now.
For all his life-achievements in culture and folk culture he was thankfully honored by his hometown Andorf, by the federal government of Upper Austria and most of all by the president of Austria with the title, “Professor” in 2014.
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UKRAINE – National Section Chair
Alla Lishun
Ukraine Nation Section Chair of the IOV (International Organization of Folk Art)of UNESCO;
member of the National Kobza-Players’ Union of Ukraine;
member of the Organization ‘Ukrainian Culture Foundation’;
participant of World Congress;
teacher of vocal and bandura classes;
specialist in musical therapy sessions;
volunteer of the organization ‘Prometej’ for disabled people;
active participant and co-organizer of International Contests and Festivals in Turkey, Spain, Germany, Sweden and the Czech Republic;
leader of the folk ensemble ‘BRE&OVI’.
I was born on January 7, 1981 in Varash, Rivne Region, Ukraine.
In 2000 after graduating from the Volyn State Music College I strated to work as a teacher of music. I graduated from Novovolyn College and European University where I got the diploma of an economist and a financial specialist in 2001 and 2008. I also received a diploma as a specialist in musical art at the Eastern European National University named after Lesia Ukrainka in 2015. From 2017 till 2018 I was working and studying the field ‘The Issue Of Spiritual and Culture Renaissance’.
I was a member of the bandura-players’ ensemble ‘Beregynya’ (2005-2016), ‘Dyvostuny’ (2010-2015) and a leader of the trio bandura-players’ ‘Ladni Krali’ (2015-2017). From 2010 till 2018 I was a member of the musical ensemble ‘Lisova Pisnya’.
I have been a leader of the folk ensemble ‘BRE&OVI’ since 2017.
I am an active participant in promotion and popularization the development of national cultures and I am a Member of the Jury in international contest ‘Pontiyska Arena ‘.
AMERICA – Regional Executive Director
Antonio Clerton Vieira da Silva
Professor and folklorist Clerton Vieira was born in the city of Fortaleza state of Ceará and resides in the city of São Paulo – Brazil since 2001.
Graduated in Hospitality and Events by UNIESP and Post Graduated in Psychopedagogy by UNIFAI.
He was Vice-President and National Secretary of IOV-BRAZIL, International Organization of Folklore and Popular Arts (2010/2012).
He was president of the Festival Committee CIOFF Brazil – International Council of Folklore and Traditional Arts Festivals.
He directed groups of folk dances in São Paulo, among them the Grupo Raízes da ACM – Christian Association of Young Men.
Former dancer of the Group of Tradições Cearenses. (Folkloric Ballet)
In 2005 he was awarded among the twenty best choreographers in the city of São Paulo. through ENDA – National Encounter of Dance and SINDDANCE – Syndicate of Dance.
Coordinated the Folkloric Ballet Filhos do Sol in Fortaleza / Ceará (1994 to 2001).
Carmen Padilla
President, 2003-2016 of International Organisation of Folk Art (IOV)
Chair and Executive Director, 2000-2008 of Philippine National Commission for Culture and Arts (NCCA)
Chair of Culture Committee, UNESCO National Commission Philippines (UNACOM)
Vice Chair of UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and Pacific (MOWCAP)
Chair of UNESCO Memory of the World Committee for Asia and the Pacific Philippines
Centennial Awardee: Outstanding alumnae of the Centennial of the College of the Holy Spirit, Manila, Philippines
Centennial Awardee: Outstanding alumnae of the Centennial of the St. Scholastica’s College, College of Music, Manila, Philippines
PAX Awardee: Highest Award for alumnae of St. Scholastica’s College, Manila
Choir conductor
Concert pianist
Among his many published works are Gulf of Songs, Folklore Inspiration in Creative Works, and Folk Arts – Nations in Unison, in addition to a diverse array of poetry collections and operettas. His works have been translated to English and French, and have earned him wide repute. He has won a number of international awards, including the Cultural Competence Medal from the late President Bourguiba, of Tunisia in 1973, the International Grand Prize for Arts in 2006 in Romania and the Competency First Class Medal of HM King of Bahrain. In addition to his official position as the Secretary-General of the Isa Award for Service to Humanity, Ali Abdulla serves on its board.
Dunguu Munkhnasan
Dunguu Munkhnasan was born in the Yesonzuil district of Uvurkhangai province in Mongolia.
College of Art and Culture, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (1987-1991)
Bachelor of Cultural Management (1998-2001)
Qualification in the English language (2000-2002)
Master of the Institute of Art and Culture, majoring in Culture Management (2006-2008)
Elected vice-chairwoman of the International Organization of Folk Arts (IOV), (2001-2004)
Elected president of Festival Commission of International Organization of Folk Arts (IOV)
Founder of CMPI Mongolia (2003)
Secretary of International Organization of Folk Art Mongolia, (since 2004)
Board Member of Mongolian Wind Music Association (2005)
National Representative of FIDAF Mongolia (2016)
Member of World Traditional Archery Organization (2017)
IOV Regional Executive director for ASIA (2017)
Honorary member of the World Academy of Chinggis Khaan (2000)
She participated and organized in a number of conferences, festivals, concerts, National days inside as well as outside Mongolia
Participated 3 biggest expo for Mongolian Pavilions. Geyonju International Silk Road expo in Korea, China Silk Road expo and Bio Medical expo in Korea
INDIA – National Section Chair
Deepak Tomar
“ A peaceful world… with love and friendship”
The moto I try to live by. I would like to introduce myself as an Enthusiastic sportsman turned
Social Worker and Cultural Event Organizer who is Currently working under department of
Audit & accounts, Govt. of India since last 29 years.
Being passionate towards my dream helped me at each and every step of my life starting from
very early age when I became National Table Tennis player. My love towards sports helped me
to grab Government service which I’m proud to be associated still. Playing period might have
end due to Other occupancies in life but I’m still connected to my Table Tennis world as
currently I’m every now and then appointed as National Umpires and into Organizing
tournaments. Many national Level Table tennis events along with National level Marathon from
last 10 years (about 20 Thousand runners participates every year).
My ziest to return back to my society always pushed me to do something out of the Box.. As fate
played its game and my hard work payed back, Currently I’m serving as Festival DirectorInternational Dance festival “Udbhav Utsav”. Udbhav is a leading institute of sports and
cultural activities in India. Udbhav institute was founded in 1996 under the guidance of former
union minister and sports administrator Shrimant Madhav Rao Scindia, with the aim to
encourage the talents in INDIA. At present the activities of the institute are being run under the
auspicious patronage of union minister of state for commerce and industries Shrimant
Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Udbhav is not only limited to India, we are proud to share that Udbhav is Global in nature as it
continues to mark its position on world map from last 8 years spreading glory from Turkey,
China, Russia to Yakutia (Russia) covering 52 international participation.
All my life’s hard work paid of when I got the golden opportunity to represent India on Global
level as India Chair in International Organization of Folk Arts IOV. This organization gave me
ample opportunity to do something for Cultural Fraternity worldwide and contribute in making
it one global piece loving family.
Hon. Vice Pres . Co-Founder of IOV
National Section Chair IOV Belgium
Etienne Vankeirsbilck
Etienne is a co-founder of IOV, founded in his hometown Oostrozebeke, Belgium in October 1979. He is retired from his profession and dance ensemble and now devotes his time to IOV. Trough his efforts, many folk dancers and musicians to have had the opportunity to participate in international dance festivals and cultural events. This relations made it possible that a shelter for poor people in Caçapava do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil has been nominated “Pavilhao Etienne Vankeirsbilck” in 2004. Until today this home is sponsored by Etienne, every year.
Etienne continues to promote international friendship and respect . He has been honored for his work all over the world. Many individuals and festival organizations has benefited from his work and the knowledge he gained from close cooperation with the late IOV Secretary General, Alexander Veigl, his best friend.
In 2006, in honor of his contributions to IOV and folk art , Etienne was awarded with the Outstanding Contribution Award by the Shanghai Baoshan International Folk Arts Festival. In 2008 he was named the Honorary Mayer of the City of Bountiful, Utah, US. In 2014 the Silver Magnolia Award of the City Government of Shanghai, the highest distinction for expats, was confered to Etienne in appreciation of his valuable support to Shanghai’s development outstanding contributions and friendly cooperation.
He recently co-autored two books “Streekdrachten in Onze Gewesten“ and “Van Hoed tot Ondergoed“ about Folk Costumes of Flanders, Belgium.
Fabrizio Cattaneo
Fabrizio Cattaneo began his musical studies at age of six, attending classes taught by many well-known teachers. In 1979, at age 12, he became a member of the folk group “Gioppini of Bergamo”, playing accordion, was President for period 1993 – 2013. He is a highly qualified instructor of folk dances and is a master Accordionist.
Fabrizio Cattaneo was appointed in 2015 as the IOV WORLD International Organization of Folk Art as Acting Secretary General and confirmed in 2017 as Secretary General.
Others actual positions :
– Vice President in the Italian Folk Art Federation (FITP)
– Member of council of knights “Jure Pleno” in the Ducato of Piazza Pontida and member of the board of the Crown
– Artistic Director in international folk dance festival of Bergamo
– President in IOV ITALY national section
– Artistic Director in folk group ” i Gioppini di Bergamo”
He is an entrepreneur, craftsman, electronics- technician computer, and owner of a company that provides technical assistance in audio, video, and computers.
FRANCE – National Section Chair
Bernard Capet
President of the national section I.O.V for France since 2009 (member 3362)
Responsible of the “International Exchanges” commission at F.A. F. N (Fédération Amicale Folklorique Nationale of France) 70 groups
Founder, animator and President of the Arts and Popular Traditions group “Les Bons Z’enfants d’Etaples” laureat of numerous national and international reward (1968-
Co-Founder of the Museum of Maritime Arts and Traditions «Le Musée de la Marine d’Etaples»
Organizer of many exhibitions on the Arts and Popular Traditions (Costumes, musical
instruments, headdresses, tools, old trades …… etc.)
Jury of National Folk Festivals in France
Researcher, collector and animator of songs, dances, music in the North of France
Founder and President of the festival Arts and Popular Traditions “Hareng d’Or
Competition” in France. (16 French groups) (1979-2004)
Founder and President of the “Festival of Peace” (7 international groups)
Founder and President of the festival “Hareng Roi” (Traditional songs of sailors)
Collaborator of many International Folklore Festivals in France (Dijon, Haguenau,
Gannat, Amelie-les Bains, Confolens, Montreal d’Aude … etc.)
Member of federations of popular traditions in Bretagne “Warleur” et “Kendach”
Chair of Festivals & practices Commission
THE NETHERLANDS – National Section Chair
Geert Nijhof
Geert Nijhof has been active in the International Folkloristic Dance festival SIVO in the Netherlands Since 1985 and a member of IOV Netherlands since 1993.
He presided over the SIVO festival in the period between 1990 and 2005, in which he collaborated with many folklore organizations from around the whole world.
He has been working as a freelance impresario for the SIVO-festival since 2005 in which he arranged a lot of cultural exchanges between groups in several countries. He also helped
with the organization of many other international festivals as well. He aims to preserve the traditional cultural heritage of all nations and to improve understanding between people from all nations by organizing festivals and other activities.
He was elected head of the IOV Netherlands section in March 2012 and has been active as the chair of the IOV-World Festival Commission, since the General Assembly of 2016.
His aspires to keep contributing to the IOV and to prove helpful in improving and maintaining a healthy and active IOV in addition to bridging the gap between festival organizations and folk-art groups.
EUROPE WEST – Regional Executive Director
SPAIN – National Section Chair
Javier Rodrigo Ilarri
Javier Rodrigo Ilarri was born in Valencia. He holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering and works as full-time professor at the Polytechnic University of Valencia. He is an active member of IOV since 2009. Between 1984-1991 he studied music and piano at the Conservatory of Music of Valencia. Since then his cultural activities have been mainly related to choral music through the organization of many events and cooperations between groups from different countries.
On 1990-1998 he was a member of the Sant-Yago University Choir of Valencia, being its President between 1992-1998. During this period he organized concerts in many countries around the world (Argentina and Brazil (1990) – Russia (1991) – Canada (1992) – United Kingdom (1993) – China (1994) – South Africa (1995) – Australia and New Zealand ( 1996) – Brazil (1997) – Austria (1998)) these activities being always sponsored by the Ministry of Culture of Spain and the cultural authorities of the Valencian Community. He also organized visits to Spain of the corresponding groups (choirs and folk groups) of all these countries.
Between 1995-2002 he was a member of the National Youth Choir of the Spanish National Choir Confederation (COACE) with whom he represented Spain at the EuropaCantat Festival held in Nevers (France) in 2002. In 2000, together with other members of the National Youth Choir founded the vocal group MATERSAULE. In 2001 he founded the Choir of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, being its President between 2004-2008. With this university choir he has organized exchanges with choirs from Spain (Madrid and Salamanca (2002), Italy (2004-2005), Austria (2005- 2006) and Poland (2007). He was co-organizer of the International Music Festival “Millenium Pace” that took place in Valencia in 2003. In 2004-2005 he was director of the Museums and Donations Area of the Vice-Rectorate of Culture of the Polytechnic University of Valencia.
In 2008-2009 he was a member of CAMERATA VOCALIS, chamber choir of the KarlEberhards Universität Tübingen with whom he participated in the International Choir Festival of Cork (Ireland) in April 2009. In 2003, he founded NEOVOCALIS, a chamber choir devoted to the study of contemporary vocal music. He has been active singer in this group since 2015.
EUROPE EST – Regional Executive Director
Liidia Vernygor
Artist of Ballet, Choreographer, Manager, Art director, Honored Artist of Ukraine, member of the National Union of Choreographers of Ukraine.
I was born on September 13, 1956 in the Poltava region and live in Kyiv since 1974.
After graduating from the Dnipropetrovsk Theater School (choreographic department), in 1974 I joined the work and worked as a ballet soloist in the dance group of the National Honored Academic Ukrainian Folk Choir named after Gregory Veryovka (1974 – 1998).
Over the years of my professional activity, I have toured with the ensemble in the USA, Canada, France, Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, Latin American countries, Russia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Germany and South Korea.
Higher education received at the Institute of Arts of the National Pedagogical University named after M.P.Dragomanov in 2012.
Profession activities:
Artistic director, choreographer of the Exemplary children’s vocal-choreographic group “Shumka” of the Center for Aesthetic Education of Youth of Kyiv National University Taras Shevchenko (1993-2005).
The team became the winner of the I International Folk Festival “Music of the World” in Italy (1998). The team toured with the program in Argentina, Italy, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
Director of the NGO “Center for Humanitarian, Cultural and Economic Cooperation Ukraine-Baltics” under the Ministry of Culture of Ukraine (2004-2010).
Art director of the Kyiv Academic Theater of Ukrainian Folklore “Bereginya” (2010 – 2011).
In recent years, since 2008, I worked as a choreographer, manager, art director with various folk ensembles and representing Ukrainian culture at the well-known international festivals of CIOFF and IOV organizations.
From February 2020 I was honored to have been appointed Regional Executive Director for Eastern Europe at IOV.
My task is to promote understanding and recognition of cultural diversity among all peoples, to create and provide support to representatives of Eastern European countries and national sections in order to spread the IOV mission.
ARMENIA – National Section Chair
Mkrtich Hovhannisyan
Mkrtich Hovhannisyan was born in Gyumri, Armenia. In 2006 he graduated from the State Institute of Theatre and Movie, Department of Stage Directing. Afterwards, he did post-graduate studies at the Department of Theatre Study, where he is a candidate for a PhD.
Since 2006, Mkrtich has been teaching history of Russian, Armenian and foreign dramatic art and art criticism at the Institute of Theatre in Gyumri. At the same time, he is head of the Department of Arts History and Science at the same Institute.
Since 1998, he has been a dancer in an Armenian folk dance group. Mkrtich has produced several dramas at the Drama Theatre of Gyumri. He has also written several movie scene scripts. Mkrtich has participated in many festivals and cultural events all around the world. He describes himself as “a person of the arts,” and says he is devoted to the arts.
Chair of the Science & Research Commission
Mohamed Nouiri
Mohamed Nouiri is an editor, writer and research Consultant for the Bahrain Royal Court.
Education: University of Tunis
1998 PHD in Arabic Language, Literature and Culture (with great distinction)
1985 Professeur Agrégé Arabic Language and Literature- highest scholarly award given by the state
1982 Professional Certificate in Scientific Research
1980 Mastery Certificate in Arabic Language, Literature and Culture
1979 Graduate Certificate in General Linguistics
1980 Graduate Certificate in Comparative Literature
(1980-1985) Secondary School Teacher – Arabic Language and Literature
(1985-1987) Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature – University of Tunis
(1987-1998) Assistant Professor – University of Tunis
(1998-2003) Co-Professor – University of Tunis
2003 Professor in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature- University of Tunis
1998-2005 Head of the Research and Publishing Department – University of Tunis
2006-2008 Head of Research – University of Tunis
2008 Professional consultant to the Bahrain Royal Court
2008 Managing Editor and Head of the Scientific Committee – Folk Culture for Studies, Research and Publishing
2016 Head of the Scientific Committee – The International Organization of Folk Art
Visiting Professor in several French universities throughout the years
Examples of published work
“Speech and Rhetorical Theory amongst Arabs”
“Rhetoric and the Culture of Manliness”
“Arabs and Sensory Poetry”
Hundreds of scientific articles, lectures and contributions in Paris, Lyon, Cairo, Amman, Morocco, Manama, Tunisia and more.
GUAM/USA – National Section Chair
Judith Flores
Judy Selk Flores is a historian, folklorist and professional batik artist. She has lived in Inarajan, Guam since moving there as a child with her teaching parents from the U.S. state of Colorado in 1957. She became fluent in the Chamorro language and married into the culture. She attended the Guam public school system, graduating with a scholarship to the University of Guam where she earned a B.A. in Art Education and a Masters degree at the University of Guam Micronesian Studies Program. She earned her PhD in Arts of Oceania from the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK.
She taught Secondary School Art for 10 years, then worked as a folklorist for the Guam Council on the Arts (CAHA) for the next 10 years. She helped found Gef Pa’go Chamorro Cultural Village in Inalahan and served as director, president and development officer until 2011.
Judy was active in government cultural and educational events, where she organized Guam’s participation in the Festival of Pacific Arts (FESTPAC), traveling and representing Guam’s culture in many host Pacific Islands every 4 years from 1988 through 1996. In 2016 she helped prepare traditional artists to host the Festival in Guam.
Judy retired from the University of Guam in 2006; and continues in her role as Research Associate and consultant with MARC – the Micronesian Area Research Center at the University of Guam. Her scholarly contributions include many publications and presentations at international conferences and seminars focused on the history and culture of Guam and Micronesia. Judy Flores is known for her visual depictions of Guam’s history and culture through her batik art paintings. The Guam Museum organized a retrospective exhibit of her art in October 2019 – February 2020, featuring over 300 paintings that spanned a 50-year period. More information is available on her website at guambatikgallery.com.
Chair of Communication & Publications Commission
Nour El-Houda Badis
Obtained the professorship in the Arabic language and literature (1989)
Obtained the competence certificate in the scientific research (Tunis 1991)
Obtained the PHD in the Arabic language and literature (Tunis 1991)
Qualification in the Arabic language and literature
International Organization of Folk Arts (IOV), Secretary for Tunisia & North Africa Region 2007
Folk Culture Field work teams Director for IOV – Middle East & North Africa
Member of Editorial Board of (Folk Culture) Magazine – Bahrain
A member in the research lab in argumentation and rhetoric in the faculty of Arts in Mannoba
A scholar in the field of criticism, rhetoric and literature theories
She has got a number of published books, articles and researches in many Tunisian and Arab magazines
She participated in a number of scientific seminars inside as well as outside Tunis
She has conducted a number of researches, such as:
The Arab conception of the relationship between the term and the meaning and its impact on their understanding to the figuration expression (faculty of Arts – mannoba)
Studies in the oration, the Arab Institution for Studies and Publication – Beirut 2008
The eloquence of infrequency and the eloquence of plentifulness – a research in conciseness and expatiation – The Arab Institution for studies and publication 2008
A critical study published in the book “Affinities”, published by “Printemps des Poetes – France”
A number of participations in seminars inside and outside Tunis
The forum of wondrous nature of the holy Koran studies (Tunisian university Annuals – Issue 35)
Dealing with the literature text – contribution in the seminar – argumentation in language literature and thought (the faculty of Human and social sciences – Tunis)
The text and the text impress (a study in a prevailing critical judgment “The charm of eloquence (indication in criticism and literature)
Aspect of altruism in the ancient Arab speech (faculty of Arts – Mannoba 2005)
The implied violence (a study in the senses disorder – Ahlam Mistghanmi (the woman`s conferences – Cairo 2001)
The modern Arabic Poetry and the modern Arab world issues (al-Qurain Cultured Festival 12th -2005)
“When Eiman Aseeri seeks a shelter in the fires and ashes “a study in a modern Bahraini poetic experience, the national Bahraini cultural forum – Bahrain 2006
The modeling in the language, Literature and thought (A seminar held in the faculty of Human and Social Sciences – Tunis – 2007)
Besides many of the translations and researches on translation, such as:
Within the limitation of interpretation, a translation of a text – lamberto Echo)
Translation – creativity or pliability (translation conference – Cairo 2002)
Is the individual effort enough for the translation of Encyclopedias (translation seminar and the knowledge society – Cairo 2006)
Henk Huijser
Henk Huijser was born and raised in the Netherlands.
After primary school and secondary school, he studied law at the Erasmus university in Rotterdam and followed many financial trainings.
He started his career as an accountant and then he worked for the Dutch government. First as a customs officer and then as a tax-officer. The last 10 years of his working-career he worked as a team leader for the Dutch FIOD (IRS).
He is a member of IOV Netherlands since 1993. He was an active dancer with the West Frisian Folklore in the Netherlands and he was involved in organizing the Folklore Festival in Schagen as a treasurer and impresario. Since 2006 he is the director of the World Dance Festival Schagen. In this position, he has contacts throughout the world.
Henk has been the treasurer of IOV Netherlands since 2013 and since September 2015 he is also the treasurer of IOV World and he gives his full support to this wonderful global organization.
BAHRAIN – National Section Chair
Chair of Legal Committe
Hanady Essa Al.Jowde
Hanady Essa Al.Jowde is born in Muharraq, Bahrain.
Degree in Law (United Arab Emirates University)
Masters in Law (University of Bahrain)
PHD in law (currently – University of Bahrain)
Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), 2007
Diploma in Political Development, 2008
Advanced Diploma in Neuro Linguistic Programming, 2009
Lawyer, at Nasser Alshaik Mohmed Almubarak office
Lawyer, Legal consoler (ministry of housing, municipalities and environment)
Teacher of Human Rights Law at University of Bahrain
Head of the legal Affairs department in the middle area municipality (currently)
Member of the Arbitration Commercial Centre
Director of the International Organization of Folk Art (Bahrain branch)
Member of the council of the folk’s poetry society
Vice-president of the council of the society of folks poetry
Supervision of the committees and activities of the female poet members of the society, 2004/2005/2006
Head of the media committee and the Publications Committee in the society
Member of the national culture forum administration council, 2008/ 2015
Member of the programs and activates committee and secretariat of the PR committee national culture forum
Member and secretariat of the Wednesday gathering of Bahrain writers and Authors society and it’s programs and activities committee (Previously)
Holder of many participation and attendance training sessions in commercial arbitration, e-trading and legal affairs
Supervision of many forums in poetry and literature on many web-forums
started writing literary pieces and folks poetry in 2001 and publishing in 2002
Author of (The Criminal Protection of Public Domain) – participated in countless training sessions, forums, poetry events and activities in and out of the kingdom.
Chair of the Special Projects Commission
Parul Shah
Educational qualifications
Sc. (Physics), L L B (general)
L L B (Sp. Taxation)
D., M. Mus., B. Mus., PG Dip (Nattuvangam), Diploma
(All in Dance)
Special training in Movement Analysis, Dance Therapy
Principal Investigator MHRD-UGC Econtent PG PATHASHALA and MOOCs in SWAYAM PROJECT, Performing Arts Dance.
Former DEAN and Head Professor Department of Dance, Faculty of Performing Arts, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara (Gujarat – India).
Prof. Dr. Smt Parul Shah is one of the rare combinations of Performing artiste, Cross-cultural Choreographer, Bharatanatyam Guru, Dance Educator, Scholar, Researcher, Arts Administrator and highly motivated human being. She got appointed as the Professor in Dance in 1993, at the young age of 41 and became the Head of the Department of Dance and the Dean of the Faculty of Performing Arts at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, India. Prof Shah is selected by the Chairman UGC and awarded the prestigious MHRD project of creating E PG Content for the E PG PATHASHALA in Performing Arts (Dance/Drama/Theatre) in April 2014. She was the first Principal Investigator of all subjects to complete the project in record time in October 2016. In July 2016, she is invited by MHRD-UGC to create MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) in Performing Arts. She is perhaps the first in Performing Arts of India to receive the “Choreomundus Heritage Master Fellowship” as the visiting scholar of the Erasmus Mundus of the European Union International Master in Dance knowledge, Practice and Heritage. She was the Fellow at the University of Roehampton, London for 3 weeks in March 2014. Since 2013, she is working on the Major Research Project of the UGC on “The changing dynamics of the Classical dance of India with respect to Bharatanatyam” She was awarded the Senior Fulbright Fellowship in 1992-93 for pioneering work in Movement Analysis-Notation in Indian classical dance. Along with Laban Movement Analysis, she got trained in the application of the same as therapy. She is the recipient of Senior Artiste Fellowship of the Department of Culture Ministry of HRD for Movement Analysis of stylistic differences of the Four Schools of Bharatanatyam, 1994-96. The interest in research started in 1977-84, with Ph. D in “The Rasa Dance of Gujarat, a critical survey” with UGC Junior and Senior Fellowships.
Beginning in 1972 at Delhi Rastrapati Bhavan, Dr. Shah’s performing career has grown
with depth, each performance bringing out the true love of dance. She is sensitive, truthful and lively performer. The active dance career (Classical, Folk, Contemporary, Creative) of more than 40 years, has taken her to near and far lands (USA, UK, Italy, Greece, France, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Denmark, Shri Lanka, Egypt etc.) performing, teaching, lecturing, collaborating, learning, sharing in the top institutions and with most creative innovative individuals such as Phillip Zarrili, Pegy Mue Choy, Jin-wen Yu, Louise Tchabushnig, Janet Lilly, Buff Brennan and in India Prof Sitanshu Yasheshchandra, Padmashree Geeta Chandran, Prof Deepak Kannal, Prof Ranjana Harish, Dr. Arshia Shethi, to name a few. She is a regular visiting Professor in the Dance Program at the University of Wisconsin USA. She was invited to lecture and has conducted workshops at University of California, UCLA, Skidmore College, Univ. of Arizona, Ohio State University, EWAH Univ at South Korea, Ayutthaya Rajbhat University, Thailand, Banaras Hindu University, Ravindrabharati University, IGNCA and many such educational cultural institutions. Her research papers are presented at reputed International conferences of CORD, JADE, WDA, CID, IGNCA and such. She is active member of various professional organizations such as ABHAI, IMACO, Shruti, CORD, WDA, CID. Since 2012, Prof Shah is the India President of International Folk Art Organization, IOVA a UNESCO body.
Her major dance productions are Rajyalaksmi, Buddha Tattva, Dipta Kailash, Kanya Viday, Abhishap, Chetana, Shri Chandramaulishwar Kuravanji, Shri Antaryami, Nirguna, Abhishap, Kavi-Kavita-Gujarat, Random Graces and many creative items in solo and group formats. Most of them are women centric. Her main focus is expanding the horizons of Bharatanatyam, so that the strength of the classicism enriches the coming generations. In July 2017, she taught Garba in Derbyshire UK to the professional Modern Dancers for the 70 years celebration of India-Britain relations. She was invited by the M P Government Cultural and Tourism Department to curate the Exhibition NEPATHYA as part of the world famous Khajuraho Dance Festival in February 2018.
New interpretations to the myths, sensibility and imaginary to traditional lyrics, new choreography with regional languages and popular music goner are her forte.
She became very popular with the chorography of all dances of 1st Ramayana of Ramanand Sagar. She is equally versatile in the Classical, Folk, Contemporary and Creative dance. Her disciples are not only in Baroda and India but also in USA, Italy, Singapore, Canada etc. Prof. Shah is the recipient of Mahakal Sangit Ratna, Gujarat Rajya Gaurav Purasker, Rotary International award and many grants and fellowships. Her administrative strength is much valued and has earned her great respect of hard working task master. She has continued to organise many events. She is the Curator of Nritya Parva, from 2008, an annual national and International dance festival, which she started in 1981 in memory of her late Guru. Move India Move for Change in 2013 was a specially designed event for the national cultural enclave for all India Universities. She has chaired and is member of many academic and cultural committees on local, state and national and international level. She is well versed in handling an active performing career, running successfully her repertory company Anjali Memorial Committee, intense research as well as guiding the doctoral scholars and being a warm, intense woman!
ARGENTINA – National Section Chair
Graciela Pons
Graciela Pons, es Maestra Normal Nacional, Profesora de Música y Danzas, coordinadora del
Programa Educativo de Adultos Mayores de la Municipalidad de El Trébol, Co Directora de Ballet
El Trébol y del Instituto de Danzas.
Preside la Sección Argentina de IOV junto al Profesor Omar Fiordelmondo como vicepresidente.
Es conferencista Internacional, llevando ponencias a Congresos, Seminarios y Foros a diferentes
lugares del mundo, referentes a “PEDAGOGÍA DE LA DANZA”- “-DE LA MEMORIA A LA ESCENA-“
“ESTRATEGIAS PARA LA PRESERVACIÓN DEL PATRIMONIO INMATERIAL”, “Obertura al infinito
alcance educativo de la danza.” “Propuesta para la reflexión y práctica educativa de la danza”
Dicta cursos de capacitación dentro y fuera del continente.
Especializada en Educación social y expresiva, ha llevado sus experiencias a través de conferencias
y talleres a Estambul en Turquía, Cartagena de Indias, Popayán, Manizales y otras ciudades y
pueblos de Colombia, donde acaba de realizar una interesante experiencia en el Pacífico
Colombiano con afrodescendientes directos en la Fundación LOS NIÑOS DEL MAR. Es pate del
equipo de la Corporación Arte y Ciudad. En Passo Fundo, Brasil ha desarrollado una conferencia
sobre “Folklore mundial” en la apertura del Congreso Arte y TradiciónCon su grupo ha recorrido los países y sitios más recónditos del mundo llevando la danza y culturas
argentinas.
Se ha desempeñado como jurado en algunas sedes y subsedes del PRE Cosquín, también en los
Juegos culturales santefecinos, Acompañó el jurado de Danzón en Santa Clara, Cuba, como así
entre otros en la selección de parejas argentinas para la Red el Mundo baila por parejas.
Integra el BANCO DE JURADOS DEL INSTITUTO DISTRITAL DE ARTES DE BOGOTÁ, EN COLOMBIA,
DONDE SE HA DESEMPEÑADO COMO PARTE DEL MISMO EN EL CERTAMEN “Danzas del Mundo”,
por mencionar algo de su trayectoria en el rubro.
Es co autora de los siguientes libros que tratan del Patrimonio Cultural Inmaterial:
Almacén de Memorias y la yapa.
La vía láctea. Trabajo de rescate de la oralidad.
La Fiesta, tinteros y penitencias.
Aserrín, aserran los maderos de San Juan.
Colección de tres tomos con recopilación de canciones, juegos, juguetes, refranes, creencias.
“Almacén de memorias y sus puentes”.
Recientemente ha sido convocada por el instituto de Cultura Popular de Cali Colombia donde ha
participado como ponente en el Foro de la Danza. Con su grupo Ballet El Trébol, que co dirige con
el Profesor Víctor Recalde han realizado presentaciones en nuestro Continente, Europa, y Medio Oriente con contratos artísticos en Emirato Árabes, Dubái, Omán, Qatar entre otros.
Trabaja en expresiones danzarías y pedagogía de la danza con grupos etarios dese los 3 años a
los 89 años,
Ha recibido premios menciones de diferentes culturales gubernamentales por la trayectoria en
Danza y Educación.
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A Bahraini writer, poet, researcher and cultural enthusiast, Ali Abdullah Khalifa has been the Chair of the Bahrain office of the International Organization of Folk Art (IOV) since 1988. He is also the Director of Cultural Research at the Royal Court since 2001 and the Regional Executive Secretary of the IOV- Middle East and North Africa region from 2007 to 2012. In May 2012, he was elected IOV Vice-President for Publications. In November 2016, he was elected IOV President.
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San Francisco police warn of 'fencing scam'
SAN FRANCISCO (KTVU) - San Francisco police say it's a new twist on an ongoing scam - robbers claiming to be contractors working on backyard fences - talk their way into victims' homes.
Investigators say the targets are primarily elderly women who are home alone between the hours of 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
"We call this a fencing scam. Literally - a fencing scam," said San Francisco Police Department spokesman Officer Carlos Manfredi. " They usually dress up whether in a white t-shirt and in khaki pants, they tend to look official, they'll have a lanyard on, they'll carry a walkie-talkie sometimes. They'll give you the illusion that they actually are contractors."
Manfredi said six victims were hit in a single week this month in San Francisco.
"You'll have one person show up to the door, knock on the door, ring the doorbell, in hopes that somebody answers the door. And they then will coax the person into believing that they're a fence contractor, and that their neighbor on the other side of their fence is going to purchase a new fence. So they're asking if they can go into the backyard to get measurements of the fence," said Manfredi.
"While that person is with the resident in the backyard getting these measurements, a second person then comes into their house and then looks for any items like jewelry or cash that they can take and then they leave their house without even knowing about it."
Police on Wednesday released two sketches and two surveillance camera still pictures of the suspects, described as two white and Hispanic males.
Investigators say the robbers appear to have researched the names of neighbors who share the fences and the hours the victims are home alone.
One victim told KTVU that one of the robbers distracted her in her backyard while an accomplice slipped in and stole jewelry from her bureau drawer- valuable items given to her by her son and late husband over 50 years ago.
"They [took] my bracelet, three gold rings with diamonds, and... three bracelets with gold," the woman said through translation by her daughter, who told KTVU she has now forbidden her mother to open the door to strangers.
Police say the suspects were seen driving away from the crime scenes in a white, two-door Toyota Yaris.
Anyone who recognizes the men is asked to call the San Francisco Police Department.
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Silicon Valley Auto Show opens Thursday in San Jose
SAN JOSE,Calif. (Jesse Gary/KTVU) - Final preparations were underway Wednesday night for the start of the annual Silicon Valley Auto Show. But mixed in with the sea of shiny new vehicles are displays that could herald the future path of the automotive industry.
The road to tomorrow for these San Jose State, student-created cars, begins on the back of a truck. Six vehicles – from internal combustion to electric – are headed to the 2018 Silicon Valley Auto Show..
“It’s nice to see that our school is being showcased. And all the work that we do is being shown to the community around us,” said senior mechanical engineering student Albert Bernas, as he watched his Formula-1 styled racer loaded for transport.
A mile away and about an hour later, the last of the Spartan Race team cars is rolled into the San Jose McEnery Convention Center. From Thursday through Sunday, 30 manufactures will showcase the latest in the automotive industry, from the cutting edge Corvette SR-1, to hybrids to SUVs..
“We’re seeing a lot of trends in the industry. A lot of cross-over vehicles are popular. Alternative fuel vehicles, fuel efficiency,” said auto show spokeswoman DeeDee Taft.
Parked outside the main hall, and near the Bently, sits the San Jose State display..
“We are the next generation of automotive engineers,” said sophomore mechanical engineering student Adraine Almiranez.
His racer is all-electric, and can go zero-to-60 in three seconds..
“I hope to show them the opportunities we have at San Jose state. Most people don’t know about our sae program, and there’s a lot to learn here, especially with electric cars rising up in the market. It would be a great way to learn and move into the industry,” said Almiranez.
San Jose State mechanical engineering professor Fred Barez says building and showcasing these cars creates a path to professional success..
“I’m motivated to pursue my students in that direction and also I’m here to recruit my students to our program so we can show them the future and the path to success in the area of (the) auto industry,” said Dr. Barez.
So the gleam that catches the attention of show attendees could pale in comparison with the prideful beam coming from one college race team, ready to pull into the car design lead..
“who knows, they may have the next future car design right here,” said DeeDee Taft.
The 2018 Silicon Valley Auto Show opens Thursday at 10 a.m. and wraps up Sunday at 6 p.m.
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Home >Politics >Policy >Government clarifies on KYC norms for jewellery purchase
According to sources, one of the recommendations requires the DPMS sector to fulfil obligations of Customer Due Diligence (CDD) when they conduct cash transactions above a certain limit (USD/EUR 15,000). India is a member of FATF since 2010. (REUTERS)
Government clarifies on KYC norms for jewellery purchase
1 min read . Updated: 10 Jan 2021, 12:36 PM IST ANI
Sources said that the notification issued under PML Act, 2002, on December 28, 2020, is a requirement of FATF Dealers in Precious Metals and Precious Stones (DPMS) to carry out KYC and Customer Due Diligence only when they conduct cash transactions above ₹10 lakh
NEW DELHI : The Department of Revenue (DoR), Ministry of Finance has clarified that any purchase of gold, silver, jewellery, or precious gems and stones below ₹2 lakh does not require PAN or Aadhaar of a customer as mandatory Know Your Customer (KYC) document.
Sources said that the notification issued under PML Act, 2002, on December 28, 2020, is a requirement of FATF Dealers in Precious Metals and Precious Stones (DPMS) to carry out KYC and Customer Due Diligence only when they conduct cash transactions above ₹10 lakh.
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"This is a requirement of FATF (Financial Action Task Force) - the global money laundering and terrorist financing overseer which as the inter-governmental body sets international standards aimed to prevent illegal activities on terror funding and money laundering," they added.
According to sources, one of the recommendations requires the DPMS sector to fulfil obligations of Customer Due Diligence (CDD) when they conduct cash transactions above a certain limit (USD/EUR 15,000). India is a member of FATF since 2010.
"The misinformation being circulated in certain section of media that any purchase, even if below ₹2 lakh, of gold, silver, jewellery or precious gems and stones in cash require KYC are baseless," sources added.
Since in India, cash transactions above ₹2 lakh are not allowed under section 269ST of Income-tax Act, 1961, dealers not receiving cash more than ₹2 lakh in compliance with the existing provisions of the Income-tax Act will not be covered under this notification, they said further.
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Dani Evans Addresses Tyra Banks Backlash Over Resurfaced 'America's Next Top Model' Clip [Video]
May 07, 2020 9:32 AM PST
Tyra Banks has been catching hell all week over problematic clips from America’s Next Top Model that have resurfaced on social media.
One clip, in particular, focuses on Tyra’s urging of season six contestant Dani Evans to close the gap in her teeth because her look was “not marketable.”
“So Danielle, you went to the dentist but you refused to have your gap closed,” Tyra told Dani in the episode. “Do you really think you can have a CoverGirl contract with a gap in your mouth?”
“Yes, why not?” Dani responded.
“This is all people see …” Tyra said while sticking her finger on her front teeth. “It’s not marketable.”
This was 2006. In 2020, there are plenty examples of models with gaps dominating the modeling industry…like Slick Woods.
Why was this allowed to air wtf Tyra banks is going to straight hell pic.twitter.com/xtiWl3srKJ
— Aisha Oladapo (@OladapoAisha) May 5, 2020
Slick, who’s known for her gap, took to social media to criticize Tyra’s comments
“No one should ever talk to you like that @danievans1, that episode fucked up little Simone/Slick so that’s how y’all feel @tyrabanks @miss_jalexander?” Slick wrote on Instagram.
Dani decided to speak out on the backlash and her experience.
“I knew in that moment, after reading [Woods’] words, that I have a responsibility to address what really happened and to speak my truth,” she said. “But let me tell you what this video is not. This is not a video to war against anyone, this is not a video to defame anyone’s character, and this is not a video to discuss my relationship with Tyra. This is a video for me to speak my truth and to provide clarity and for me to address an issue that was done 15 years ago that carries weight and that clearly affected a lot of young girls in America …”
Dani then Spoke on some unaired events that led up to Tyra’s comments.
“So, I go forward and Tyra’s like, ‘Why didn’t you get your gap closed?’ I’m like, ‘Huh?’ She like, ‘I told you to get your gap closed.’ I’m like, ‘No you didn’t'” Dani recalled. ” … In that moment, I knew what was happening. I knew that I was basically set up.”
She said all the contestants were sent to the dentist in small groups. When she arrived, she told the doctor she just wanted a cleaning and a whitening, but he repeatedly asked her if she wanted to close her gap. Dani said she declined because she was very secure with how her teeth looked; though she said the gap was something that used to make her cry when she was a child, as her family couldn’t afford braces to close it.
In the moment, Dani said she chose to get her gap partially closed because it was her ticket out of Arkansas.
“What you think I’mma choose, fam?” she continued. “So Tyra says to me, ‘If I send you back to the dentist, will get your gap closed?’ And I meet her with another question: ‘So, what you’re saying is, if I tell you no, you’re gonna send me home tonight?'”
“I was not going to allow something that is physical on my face to stop me from getting out to make a better life for myself …” she said. “Nothing or no one was going to stand in my way. And it wasn’t about copping out, it was about understanding what really carries weight and holds value in my life—and teeth wasn’t one of them.”
Watch Dani’s full video below.
This video isn’t made for unsolicited advice, words, or paragraphs on how YOU would have handled the situation. I’m speaking MY truth aside from anyone’s opinions, beliefs, or input. I chose to use my own platform to speak so I have full control over my narrative. Watch until the very end to understand the purpose as to why I took time to even address the matter. ?
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Mar '09 24
Ichiro leads Japan to World Baseball Classic Win in 10th
2009 World Baseball Classic No Comments
World Baseball Classic Final: Korea – Japan 3-5 (10)
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Ichiro Suzuki’s 2-Run-Single in the tenth frame helped Japan to beat Korea 5-3 and to defend their World Baseball Classic title in a thrilling final on Monday evening at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Olympic Champion had come back twice to erase deficits in the game, but they had no answer left for the heroics of the Seattle Mariners outfielder.
Japan took an early 1-0 lead in the third, when Michihiro Ogasawara brought home Hiroyuki Nakajima with a groundball single to right field. Shin-Soo Choo evened the score with a solo shot in the fifth, setting up a thrilling ending to a close game.
Team Nippon regained the lead in the seventh with a RBI single by Nakajima. They added another run in the top of the eighth through a sac fly by Akinori Iwamura. However Korea didn’t give up. Dae Ho Lee cut the deficit to a run with a sac fly in the eighth, before Bum Ho Lee tied the contest with a two-out RBI single to left field in the ninth.
But it was not enough. Japan had something left. Seiichi Uchikawa and Akinori Iwamura reached on singles in the tenth, advancing to second and third with two outs. Ichiro Suzuki stepped to the plate and hit the eighth pitch of Chang Yong Lim (L 0-1) into center field to drive in both runners and to put Japan back in front.
And this time closer Yu Darvish (BS 1, W 1-0), who came into the game at the beginning of the ninth, held on to the lead with a scoreless frame. Hisashi Iwakuma (JPN) started and allowed four hits, two runs and two walks in 7 2/3 innings, striking out six. Jung Keun Bong (KOR) on the opposing side couldn’t repeat his magic from the first two wins over Japan during the WBC. He gave up six hits, an unearned run and three base on balls in four-plus innings.
The dramatic game between two rivals was a fitting ending for an exciting 2009 World Baseball Classic with the same winner as three years ago. The two best teams of the tournament had reached the finals and they showed why. Good pitching, spectacular defense and timely hitting led to the success of the two Asian Baseball heavyweights, showing off their skills in the final.
IBAF president Dr. Harvey Schiller, MLB commissioner Bud Selig and the head of the MLBPA Donald Fehr handed out the trophy and the medals for the two teams. Japanese starting pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka once again received the MVP award for the WBC, after having a 3-0 record with an ERA of 1.69 in this year’s event. He now is 6-0 with an ERA of 1.95 in the two Classics combined. The next World Baseball Classic is scheduled for 2013, perhaps with more than 16 participating teams.
WBC Semis: Japan beats USA, sets up Final versus Korea
WBC San Diego: Japan defeats Korea for 1st Seed
WBC San Diego: Korea to Semis after defeating Japan
WBC Semis: Korea crushes Venezuela to reach Final
Japan gets first victory against Taiwan
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Muskegon-area Week 4 football picks: In year of unpredictability, count on these predictions
Updated Oct 08, 2020; Posted Oct 08, 2020
Mona Shores athletic director Todd Conrad is seen at Hackley Stadium for the Sailors' football game against Muskegon on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, in Muskegon, Mich. (Scott DeCamp | MLive.com)
By Scott DeCamp | sdecamp1@mlive.com
MUSKEGON – Nobody said an athletic administrator’s job would be easy.
This school year more than any other, that is definitely the case. An unprecedented, confusing time amid the COVID-19 pandemic has become even less predictable when it comes to scheduling and safety guidelines.
The only certainty for athletic directors seems to be uncertainty. But, in the Muskegon area, ADs and their secretaries are trying to stay on their toes and adapt.
Perhaps the most notable example involves Friday’s Mona Shores-Grand Haven football matchup at Buccaneer Stadium, scheduled on the fly Tuesday. Entering this week, the Sailors were expected to play at Wyoming and Buccaneers at Rockford, but those plans suddenly changed because of positive COVID-19 test results for their scheduled opponents.
Rather than racking their brains or ringing up a big bill by traveling somewhere across the state for a game, Mona Shores AD Todd Conrad and his Grand Haven colleague, Scott Robertson, did the most sensible thing: They agreed to set up a Shores-Haven matchup. It’s the right thing to do in terms of proximity, as the bordering schools are only 15.9 miles door to door. Furthermore, the series has been a good one over the years, even if the teams are on opposite ends of the spectrum at this present moment.
If you look north, Ludington AD Randy Fountain has had himself quite the 2020 school year. The Orioles' football schedule has changed as much as anybody’s in the area.
For example, on Sept. 25, Ludington was initially set to host Muskegon Heights Academy, but Heights postponed its season. The Orioles were able to replace that game with a neutral-site matchup against Michigan Center. However, Michigan Center had to withdraw because of positive COVID-19 tests. Ludington ended up hosting Fremont, which was the Orioles' original season-opening opponent before craziness of the 2020 football season ensued.
That’s just one week in Ludington’s schedule. Take this week as another example. Back in the summer, the Orioles were scheduled to travel to Gladstone this week, but those plans changed. Then, Escanaba was going to make the trip to Ludington, but that was canceled because of some COVID issues in the U.P. Now, Ludington is hosting Wyoming Godwin Heights Friday night. That’s the plan, anyway.
Now, let’s talk about Orchard View. The Cardinals entered the shortened, six-game regular season expecting to host Muskegon Heights this week, but of course that was canceled. Seeking a replacement game, OV bit the bullet and gave up a home date, scheduling a trip to Wyoming Lee. Well, Lee canceled this week because of a lack of healthy bodies, according to Orchard View AD Leroy Hackley Jr. Consequently, the Cardinals are without a game, again. (Stay tuned, I guess.)
Should we discuss Grant?
The Tigers had to cancel their Sept. 25 home game against Fremont because of positive COVID-19 tests in the Grant school district. They were allowed to return to practice the following Monday, but then a positive coronavirus test was reported for a member of the Grant football program. That wiped out the Tigers' Oct. 2 road game against arch-rival Newaygo.
Grant is back on course, at least according to the latest info available, and the Tigers are headed up to Big Rapids Friday to play in only their second game of this roller-coaster of a 2020 season.
Are you exhausted just reading this? Imagine how the athletic administrators feel.
At least my predictions have been reliable – knock on wood. This week’s can be found below.
If you’re in search of a little more normalcy (relatively speaking), here’s this week’s MLive Muskegon Chronicle sports podcast, hosted by John Mackay of Infinity Podcast, LLC.
Infinity Podcast, LLC · Mlive & Scott DeCamp - Muskegon Chronicle Sports Podcast Week 4
Last week’s record: 13-1 (92.9 percent)
Season record: 42-4 (91.3 percent)
Best pick last week: Kent City 24, Holton 6. Make it three times in as many weeks that Kent City has been my best pick. I guess I know Eagles football, what else can I say? Last week, my margin was on the nose (18 points), although the final score was a little higher (Kent City 30, Holton 12). In Week 2, the margin was on the money as well in the Eagles' two-point thriller vs. Hesperia.
Worst pick last week: Spring Lake 20, Grand Rapids West Catholic 14. I don’t think this was a bad pick at all, but it’s the only game I got wrong last week (humble brag), so this is the one. West Catholic eked out a 14-12 win over Spring Lake in a thriller.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK
Muskegon Catholic Central (3-0, 2-0 Lakes 8) at Manistee (3-0, 1-0), 7 p.m. Friday: Opponents have found it mighty difficult to score on this MCC defense. The Crusaders have allowed 18 total points in three games thus far, only six against the defense. MCC is 9-1 all-time vs. Manistee, and the one Chippewas win came two years ago (35-27) in the Crusaders' down year.
Prediction: Muskegon Catholic Central 34, Manistee 13
Muskegon (2-1, 2-1 OK Green) at Zeeland East (2-1, 2-1), 7 p.m. Friday: This should be a good test for the Big Reds as they work out the kinks and get ready for what looks like an even bigger game against Zeeland West next week. The Chix are coming off a 34-14 loss to the arch-rival Dux. Zeeland East has a prideful program, but Muskegon has too much for the Chix.
Prediction: Muskegon 34, Zeeland East 14
North Muskegon (2-1, 2-1 West Michigan Conference) at Oakridge (2-1, 2-1), 7 p.m. Friday: The West Michigan Conference can be a real grind, and that’s what North Muskegon is enduring. The Norse will have faced Whitehall, Oakridge and Montague in three of the last four regular-season games. Oakridge looking to get on a bit of a roll now.
Prediction: Oakridge 34, North Muskegon 14
Mona Shores (3-0) at Grand Haven (0-3), 7 p.m. Friday: This series goes back a long ways and it’s been quite competitive overall, with the Buccaneers holding a 24-20-1 edge. It’s good to see these schools agree to make this game a reality. It makes way too much sense, even if Grand Haven is struggling out of the gate and Mona Shores is at the top of its game. This should benefit both teams in the long run.
Prediction: Mona Shores 42, Grand Haven 6
Grand Rapids Union (1-2, 1-2 OK Green) at Reeths-Puffer (1-2, 1-2), 7 p.m. Friday: Grand Rapids Union, fresh off snapping its 45-game losing streak, could be a tricky opponent for Reeths-Puffer on its homecoming night. One thing about the Don Fellows-coached Red Hawks, they’re going to play hard. If the Rockets match that intensity, then they should be able to pull out the win.
Prediction: Reeths-Puffer 34, Grand Rapids Union 20
OTHER MUSKEGON-AREA PICKS
(All games kick off at 7 p.m. Friday.)
(At) Allendale 35, Spring Lake 21
(At) Hudsonville Unity Christian 36, Fruitport 14
(At) Montague 61, Shelby 6
Whitehall 47, (at) Mason County Central 6
Ravenna 48, (at) Hart 6
Fremont 22, (at) Chippewa Hills 20
Grant 14, (at) Big Rapids 12
(At) Reed City 34, Newaygo 20
(At) Hesperia 30, Holton 20
(At) Kent City 48, White Cloud 6
(At) Ludington 28, Wyoming Godwin Heights 20
More high school football coverage:
Central Michigan the first Division I offers for pair of Grand Haven linemen
Ohio State’s Cameron Martinez earning his ‘stripes’ as freshman defensive back
Dynamic of Muskegon’s big-school football hierarchy, road to success and staying there (column)
Three No. 1 football teams from West Michigan, one snub in first AP rankings of 2020 season
Muskegon-area power rankings entering Week 4
Time to vote in Muskegon-area football player of week fan poll for Week 3 efforts
Top 50 Michigan high school football teams: Clarkston makes nice jump after big Week 3 win
West Michigan crew responds to officiating shortage, makes call to work doubleheader
What can’t Brady Rose do? Mona Shores senior pulls rare TD feat in short order
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Tumor Transcriptome Reveals High Expression of IL-8 in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients with Low Pectoralis Muscle Area and Reduced Survival
BRAF Mutations and the Utility of RAF and MEK Inhibitors in Primary Brain Tumors
Immune Heterogeneity Between Primary Tumors and Corresponding Metastatic Lesions and Response to Platinum Therapy in Primary Ovarian Cancer
Baseline Genomic Features in BRAFV600-Mutated Metastatic Melanoma Patients Treated with BRAF Inhibitor + MEK Inhibitor in Routine Care
Bolzacchini, E.
Digiacomo, N.
Marrazzo, C.
Sahnane, N.
Maragliano, R.
Gill, A.
Albarello, L.
Sessa, F.
Furlan, D.
Capella, C.
BRAF Mutation in Colorectal Rhabdoid and Poorly Differentiated Medullary Carcinomas
Elena Bolzacchini
1,*,† ,
Nunzio Digiacomo
2,†,
Cristina Marrazzo
Nora Sahnane
Roberta Maragliano
Anthony Gill
Luca Albarello
Fausto Sessa
Daniela Furlan
Carlo Capella
Unit of Oncology, ASST-Lariana, 22100 Como, Italy
Unit of Pathology, Department of Medicine and Surgery and Research Center for the Study of Hereditary and Familial tumors, University of Insubria, 21100 Varese, Italy
Unit of Oncology, ASST-Sette Laghi, 21100 Varese, Italy
Royal North Shore Hospital St Leonards, Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney, Sydney NSW 2006, Australia
Unit of Pathology, Ospedale San Raffaele, 20100 Milan, Italy
These authors contributed equally to the work.
Cancers 2019, 11(9), 1252; https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11091252
Received: 14 July 2019 / Revised: 9 August 2019 / Accepted: 20 August 2019 / Published: 26 August 2019
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Oncogenic Forms of BRAF as Cancer Driver Genes)
Colorectal rhabdoid carcinomas (CRbCs) are very rare and aggressive cancers. The BRAF mutation and CpG island methylator phenotype have been reported to be common features of CRbCs. This study reviews the literature about CRbCs and analyzes the clinicopathological and molecular profiles of seven CRbCs characterized by large discohesive cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, showing hyaline inclusions and large rounded to bean-shaped nuclei. For comparison, we included four poorly differentiated medullary carcinomas (PDMCs) with focal aspects mimicking rhabdoid features. Overall survival was poor in both subsets, with 78% of patients dying of disease within 2–11 months. The main features of CRbCs were: Loss of/reduced SMARCB1/INI expression, intense vimentin immunostaining, and dense neutrophilic infiltration. The PDMCs were positive for pancytokeratin but negative for vimentin and showed moderate peritumoral/intratumoral CD8+ lymphocytes. All PDMCs showed SMARCB1(INI-1) expression. The coexistence of BRAF and TP53 mutations was observed in 80% of CRbCs and PDMCs. PDMCs always showed microsatellite instability and CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP), while CRbCs were CIMP negative and exhibited microsatellite instability (MSI) in two out of seven cases. CRbCs are characterized by BRAF and TP53 mutations. Loss/reduced expression of nuclear SMARCB1/INI, intense vimentin immunostaining, dense neutrophilic infiltration, and low frequency of CIMP are useful markers to recognize these rare aggressive tumors.
Keywords: BRAF; colorectal rhabdoid carcinomas; microsatellite instability; CpG island methylator phenotype; SMARCB1 BRAF; colorectal rhabdoid carcinomas; microsatellite instability; CpG island methylator phenotype; SMARCB1
Colorectal rhabdoid carcinomas (CRbCs) are rare neoplasms, most often localized to the proximal colon in elderly patients with a mean age at diagnosis around 70 years. The prognosis of affected patients is poor due to the aggressive behavior of this disease, characterized by an overall survival shorter than 12 months. Only 39 cases of CRbCs have been reported in the literature as far as we know [1]. The most noteworthy histological feature of CRbCs is the rhabdoid cell containing eosinophilic aggregates of intermediate filaments that displace the nucleus to the cell periphery. Many cases have a pure rhabdoid morphology although they can be combined with more conventional forms of colorectal carcinomas (CRC) suggesting that they should be interpreted as rhabdoid carcinomas and not rhabdoid neoplasm equivalents of pediatric malignant rhabdoid tumors of the kidney and of the soft parts characterized by genetic inactivation of SMARCB1 (SNF5, INI-1), a component of the switching/sucrose nonfermenting (SWI/SNF) chromatin remodeling complex [2].
The events involved in CRbC pathogenesis remain poorly elucidated and include SMARCB1 (INI-1) inactivation [1,2], BRAF V600E mutation [1,3,4], epigenetics events and molecular features occurring in the serrated pathway [3], and inactivation of centrosomal functions due to CROCC mutation [4] (Table 1).
We herein report seven new cases of this entity, examining in detail their clinicopathologic features. For comparison, we included four poorly differentiated medullary carcinomas (PDMCs) with focal aspects mimicking rhabdoid features. Immunohistochemical, genetic, and epigenetic analyses were performed to clarify the molecular alterations associated with this phenotype, with special emphasis on BRAF V600E mutation. In addition, we reviewed the literature on the cases of this entity reported so far.
2.1. Clinicopathological Features
The main clinicopathologic features of the seven patients with CRbC are reported in Table 2. Patients were four males and three females, aged 63–85 years (mean age: 70.5 years; median age: 65 years). Four tumors were localized in the right colon (one in the cecum, one in the ascending colon, and two in the hepatic flexure) and three in the left colon (one in the splenic flexure, one in the sigmoid colon, and one in the rectum). Presenting symptoms included nonspecific abdominal symptoms, weight loss, and evidence of gastrointestinal bleeding. All patients underwent radical surgical procedures (right-sided or left-sided colectomy with node dissection). Five of the six patients, for whom detailed data were available, had positive regional nodes and three of them also had intra-abdominal and/or liver metastases. The stage evaluated after surgical procedures was IIA for one patient, IIIB for two patients, IIIC for two patients, IVA for one patient, and was not defined in one case. Five patients died of disease within 2–11 months (mean 5.5 months) after surgery. Two patients are still alive (May 2019) 186 months and 216 months, respectively, after surgery.
Patients with PDMCs were two males and two females aged 53–94 years (mean: 75 years; median 76 years). Three neoplasms were in the right colon (two in the ascending colon and one in the cecum) and one neoplasm was in the left colon (sigmoid colon). All four patients underwent radical surgical treatment, and all were at stage IIIC. Two patients died of disease within 5–11 months (average 8 months), one patient is still alive after 124 months (May 2019). For one case, the follow-up was not available.
2.2. Pathologic Findings
Grossly, the neoplasms (both CRbCs and PDMCs) were reported as huge ulcerated masses completely replacing the intestinal wall, measuring from 4–13 cm (average size: 7.6 cm). Histologically, CRbCs consisted of sheets of poorly cohesive cells subdivided in clusters by delicate strands of stroma (Figure 1A). Two types of neoplastic cells were found: Large pleomorphic rhabdoid cells and smaller round to polygonal cells. The large cells had pleomorphic eccentrically located nuclei and abundant cytoplasm containing large eosinophilic paranuclear “rhabdoid” inclusions (Figure 1A,I). The smaller cells were more uniform in size and had less abundant cytoplasm with less evident eosinophilic bodies. The proportion of the different cell types varied between tumors. The rhabdoid cellular aspects were predominant (>75%) in five cases and patchy in two cases. One case had a focal adenocarcinomatous component and another case showed solid medullary areas that blended with rhabdoid areas. Extensive coagulative necrosis was detected in all cases. All neoplasms contained among the tumor cells many infiltrating neutrophils with several cells showing emperipolesis. Tumor budding was present in all cases and graded as high. On the contrary, both the intratumoral and peritumoral lymphoid infiltration was absent or inconspicuous in all cases. Prominent vascular space invasion was detected in all cases and perineural invasions in two cases. Mitoses per 2 mm2 varied from 8–38 (average 16).
PDMCs contained solid areas of medullary carcinoma alternating with areas of loosely cohesive medium to large sized cells with eccentric nuclei and eosinophilic cytoplasm, but without well-defined paranuclear cytoplasmic hyaline inclusions (Figure 1B). Focal areas of glandular differentiation with mucin production and groups of signet ring cells were identifiable in two cases. Compared to CRbCs, PDMCs showed more frequent expansive growth, minor budding, more abundant stromal component, more consistent peritumoral lymphoid infiltration, and comparable tumor necrosis and vascular spaces invasion.
2.3. Immunohistochemical Findings
Immunohistochemistry of CRbCs showed strong cytoplasmic paranuclear positivity for vimentin in the majority (≥75%) of tumor cells (Figure 1C) in five cases and in significant areas ((≥30%) of two cases (Table 3). Pancytokeratin was variously positive in all cases. Six of the seven cases were positive for epithelial membrane antigen (EMA). Complete loss or reduced expression of nuclear SMARCB1 (INI-1) (Figure 1E) was found in five and two neoplasms, respectively. β-catenin displayed a variable (20%–100%) nuclear staining (Figure 1H) in five out of seven cases. p53 (Figure 1G) was strongly expressed (≥60% of neoplastic cells) in all cases. The proliferative index (Ki-67) varied from 38–90% (average 58%). The average number of CD8+ peritumoral lymphocytes was 31.7 (range 5–73) and that of intratumoral CD8+ lymphocytes 17.1 (range 3–38) (Figure 1L). All the remaining immunohistochemical markers including CK7, CK20, CDX-2, synaptophysin, and desmin were negative.
The four PDMCs were positive for pancytokeratin, but negative for vimentin (Figure 1D). All cases showed intact nuclear SMARCB1 (INI-1) expression. Nuclear β-catenin positive staining (in 15–80% of tumor cells) was present in two of four cases. TP53 positivity (in ≥60% cells) was observed in two of four neoplasms. The proliferation index (Ki-67) varied from 60–80% (mean 70%). The mean number of CD8+ peritumoral lymphocytes was 52 (range 23–106) and that of intratumoral CD8+ lymphocytes was 6.5 (range 2–15) CK7 and CK20 were negative in all cases. CDX2 immunoreactivity was found in two of four cases.
2.4. Molecular Findings
MSI was observed in two out of seven (28%) CRbCs and in all four PDMCs (Table 4). CIMP analysis was possible in a total of nine neoplasms including six CRbCs and three PDMCs. CIMP-H was observed only in the three PDMCs while all the CRbCs were classified as CIMP-negative. Raw data obtained for CIMP analysis are reported in Table S1. MLH1 was methylated in all four MSI cancers in which the CIMP status was assessed.
Somatic mutation analysis by next gereration sequencing (NGS) sequencing was possible in all cases except for the CRbC 7 sample, showing high levels of DNA fragmentation and degradation. NGS analysis showed an average of 1,306,777 reads per sample with a median read length of 119 bp. The mean number of mapped reads in targeted regions per sample was 183,856, and average coverage per sample was 1689. BRAF and TP53 mutations were observed in almost all tumors, occurring in nine out of 10 cases (five CRbCs and four PDMCs) and in nine out of 10 neoplasms (six CRbCs and three PDMCs), respectively. BRAF V600E mutation was detected in all cases except for CRbC 3 exhibiting a coexistence of NRAS G12D with a class III BRAF variant (i.e., BRAF G466A). TP53 mutations were mainly missense pathogenetic variants in 273, 245, 272, and 278 codons, while only two TP53 frameshifts mutations were observed in one case (PDMC 1). Two KRAS mutations were found in two BRAF wild-type cases, whereas PIK3CA mutations were detected in one CRbC and in one PDMC (Table 4). Raw data obtained for NGS analysis using CLC Genomics Workbench software are reported in Table S2.
For most cases exhibiting co-occurrence of BRAF and TP53 mutations, TP53 mutant allelic fractions (mAFs) were higher than BRAF mAFs (Table 3). Interestingly, in three cases showing BRAF mAFs higher than TP53 mAFs, we found two simultaneous TP53 mutations (case PDMC 1) or coexistence of TP53 and PIK3CA mutations (cases CRbC 6 and PDMC 3). These findings are consistent with the “two-hits hypothesis” for tumor-suppressor genes but also suggest a driver role of anti-apoptotic/pro-survival pathways in these tumors that may be likely involved very early and together with the constitutive activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP) kinase pathway.
In two cases, we observed KRAS or BRAF mAFs >50% (CRbC 5 and PDMC 3) that were suggestive of copy number gains in wild-type alleles.
2.5. Literature Review
A careful review of the MEDLINE literature revealed 39 cases of CRbCs that should be added to our seven cases for a total of 46 cases [1,2,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26] (Table S3). The patients were 22 males and 24 females aged 23–87 years (mean age: 64 years; median 69 years). The neoplasms were located in order of frequency in the cecum (26%), sigmoid colon (17.4%), ascending colon and rectum (13% each), right colon unspecified (10.8%), transverse colon (8.7%), hepatic flexure, splenic flexure, and left colon unspecified (2.1% each). The size of the tumors was reported in 33 cases and ranged from 3–15 cm in maximum diameter (mean 7.3 cm, median 7 cm). Positive regional lymph nodes were found in 32/39 (82%) in which detailed data were available. Liver metastases were reported in 31% of the patients and peritoneal metastases in 10% of the cases.
Of the 36 patients with available data, 34 received surgery as first or unique treatment and three (8%) of them received adjuvant therapy. The remaining patients underwent palliative treatment because of advanced disease. Fluoropyrimidine- and oxaliplatin-based chemotherapy were the regimens mostly used as first line therapy in a metastatic setting. Other chemotherapy regimens used comprehended irinotecan (FOLFIRI scheme) [6] and anthracycline/platinum (EOX scheme) [9]. Only two patients [6,12] received more than one line of chemotherapy in a metastatic setting and only one patient received monoclonal antibody (both antivascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) and anti–epidermal growth factor (anti-EGFR)) with no benefit [12]. Follow-up data were available for 41 patients: 31 (75%) died of disease within 1–15 months (mean: 4.5 months, median 4 months). Ten patients with follow-up ≥6 months (range 6–216 months, mean 59 months, median 29.5 months) were reported as still alive.
In the histopathological reports, the rhabdoid cells were the prevalent cells in the majority of cases; however, in 45% of 35 cases an adenocarcinomatous component more frequently focal and at the tumor periphery and often poorly differentiated has been detected. The reported immunohistochemical findings proved in 36/36 cases coexpression of vimentin and pancytokeratin mainly localized to paranuclear cytoplasmic inclusions. Variable positivity for EMA has been found in 15/21 (71.4%) cases. Complete loss or focal loss of SMARCB1 (INI-1) was reported in 9/27 (33.5%) and 3/27 (11.1%) cases, respectively. Nuclear immunoreactivity for TP53 and β-catenin has been found in 12/34 (35.6%) and six of eight (75%) cases, respectively.
E-cadherin immunoreactivity was negative in the four cases investigated. CK20 and CDX2 were not expressed in the majority of cases: 24/28 (85.7%) and 29/32 (90.6%), respectively. Actin, desmin, and S-100 were not expressed in all cases investigated (9, 10, and 6 respectively). The Ki-67 labeling index evaluated in 11 cases ranged from 30–90% (mean 57.6%). The number of tumor-associated T lymphocytes (TIL), either CD3 or CD8, reported for cases was registered as low.
As reported in Table 1, BRAF V600E mutation is the prominent molecular feature of CRbCs examined so far, occurring in 13/22 (60%) cases analyzed. By contrast, due to the mutual exclusivity of KRAS and class I BRAF mutations such as BRAF V600E, KRAS variants were observed at low frequency (2/17, 12%) and basically only in BRAF wild-type tumors. Concurrent mutations in both genes were very uncommon (1/17, 0.06% of cases).
Moreover, as in colorectal carcinomas, MSI was strongly associated with BRAF V600E mutation and was observed in seven out of eight BRAF mutant cases. However, although a significant positive association between these two markers is also confirmed in these rare tumors, the frequency of BRAF mutant/microsatellite stable (MSS) CRbC was unexpectedly high (6/13 cases; 46%) compared with the low incidence of this molecular subset among colorectal cancers (CRCs) [27]. Molecular features strongly associated with BRAF colorectal cancers such as a high frequency of CIMP and rare loss or mutation of the TP53 gene have been scarcely studied in CRbCs (Table 1). Finally, recent next-generation target sequencing of SMARCB1 (INI-1) and CROCC genes highlighted point mutations of the CROCC gene in 4/10 (40%) cases and no SMARCB1 (INI-1) genetic alterations [4].
The neoplasms reported in this study comprising those revised from the literature, displayed peculiar rhabdoid features and were associated with an ominous clinical course with a large majority of patients surviving for less than six months. The diagnostic hallmark of these neoplasms is the presence of rhabdoid cells characterized by round eosinophilic aggregates of intermediate filaments that displace the nucleus to the cell periphery. Other consistent morphologic features are: The non-cohesive growth of tumor cells, the scarcity of tumor stroma, the abundance of tumor infiltrating neutrophils, and the scarcity of lymphocytic infiltration. The main immunohistochemical findings are: The expression of vimentin and pancytokeratin within filamentous cytoplasmic inclusions, the loss of membranous E-cadherin, the nuclear dislocation of β-catenin, the lack or reduced expression of important markers of colonocyte differentiation such as CK20 and CDX2, the marked nuclear p53 accumulation, and the high proliferative Ki-67 index.
The majority of CRbCs consist solely of rhabdoid cells and are indicated as “pure”, while other CRbCs combine a rhabdoid component with an adenocarcinoma component most frequently focal and confined to the tumor periphery and are designated as “combined”. The presence of a transitional zone in combined CRbCs with a continuum between rhabdoid and non-rhabdoid cells indicates that rhabdoid cancers cells (RbCs) might have originated from dedifferentiated primary colorectal cancer [5,28].
The most relevant immunohistochemical finding for the diagnosis of CRbC is the coexpression in tumor cells of pancytokeratin and vimentin. This was found in all CRbCs but not in PDMCs examined. Coexpression of a mesenchymal marker such as vimentin and epithelial markers is one of the phenomena that characterize the process of epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) [29]. This is a unique process in which cells lose epithelial features and acquire mesenchymal qualities [30]. The process of EMT is characterized by the reduction of epithelial markers and increase of mesenchymal markers [31]. E-cadherin is the most important mediator of cell adhesion in epithelial tissues and loss of E-cadherin is a crucial step in EMT. During EMT, loss of E-cadherin is associated with the release of β-catenin, which is consequently translocated to the nucleus where it activates the WNT signaling pathway [32]. In colorectal cancer, altered expression of E-cadherin and β-catenin and progressive increase of vimentin in late stages are associated significantly with aggressive tumor cell behavior and, furthermore, confer resistance to cancer drugs [33,34]. In addition, in a recent study [35], it has been demonstrated that the gene expression profile of tumor budding regions in CRC closely matches that of consensus molecular subtypes 4 (CMS4) (mesenchymal) subtype, while the bulk presents a CMS2 (epithelial profile).
Previous immunohistochemical results demonstrating loss of membranous E-cadherin in CRbC [2,3,12] and our results demonstrating β-catenin nuclear localization and loss of colonic epithelial markers such as CK20 and CDX2 support the pathogenetic involvement of EMT as an essential player in the heterogeneous make-up of CRbC. In addition, the loss of membranous E-cadherin and β-catenin suitably explains the discohesive histologic pattern of CRbC.
Cells undergoing EMT maintain the same genomic background in both mesenchymal and epithelial states, but during the progression of EMT, the gene expression profile significantly changes. A series of protein complexes, known as chromatin remodelers, are crucial to mediate this event as they can slide, destabilize, or relocate nucleosomes in an ATP-dependent manner [36]. The SWI/SNF mating-type switching (SWI) and sucrose nonfermenting (SNF) subfamily has specifically been investigated in malignant rhabdoid tumors, pediatric and highly lethal neoplasms of the kidney and brain where SMARCB1 (INI-1) is frequently mutated either at germline or at somatic level [37]. To date, the role of SMARCB1 (INI-1) inactivation remains to be determined in CRbC and only few studies reported SMARCB1 (INI-1) immunohistochemical loss in a small subset of CRbCs that were frequently BRAF-mutant, MSI, and CIMP [1,3,11]. These data allowed to hypothesize that SMARCB1 (INI-1) may occur as a secondary molecular event during EMT in a subset of CRCs characterized by BRAF V600E mutation, MSI, and CIMP, virtually conferring a rhabdoid phenotype [2]. In line with this hypothesis, Wang et al. [10] demonstrated that loss of SMARCB1 (INI-1) expression occurs at least focally in 0.46% of 3051 CRCs and is associated with higher grade, larger tumor size, poorer survival, MSI, and BRAF V600E mutation.
In this context, our study sheds some light on the biological features of this rare entity thanks to a genetic/epigenetic comparative analysis of CRbCs and PDMCs showing BRAF V600E as a common prominent genetic feature. A first important finding of our analysis was that CRbC mainly included BRAF mutant/MSS cancers without CIMP. By contrast, PDMC only comprised BRAF mutant/MSI and CIMP cancers. Two BRAF mutant/MSI cases were observed among CRbCs and in one case we could exclude CIMP. Interestingly, both these cases showed a reduced SMARCB1 (INI-1) expression but not a complete loss of the protein as we found in the remaining five CRbCs.
To date, due to their rarity, the BRAF mutant/MSS colorectal cancers have not been as thoroughly studied as BRAF/MSI cancers. Although both subsets derive from a serrated polyp due to the presence of the BRAF mutation and are clinically associated with a detrimental patient outcome, BRAF mutant/MSS colorectal cancers diverge from BRAF/MSI cancers with the development of clinicopathologically and genetically distinct aberrations [27]. Histologically, BRAF mutant/MSS cancers show more adverse morphological features compared with BRAF/MSI cancers, such as frequent tumor budding; high-grade neuroendocrine carcinomatous component; a lack of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes; frequent lymphatic, perineural, and venous invasion; and increased lymph-node metastases [38,39,40]. In addition, it is of interest to recall that in one study [41] BRAF mutant CRCs on the basis of gene expression have been split in two subtypes called BM1 and BM2. The subtypes displayed differences in overall survival (OS) and progression free survival (PFS). The enrichment of BM1 group in EMT signature and CMS4 consensus subtype correlates with poor survival of patients.
For the first time, with this work, we suggest that BRAF mutant/MSS cancers include the rare entity of CRbCs, characterized by a strong activation of EMT and complete loss or reduced expression of SMARCB1 (INI-1). Moreover, a recurrent finding of CRbCs in this study, was the abundance of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils which contribute to the formation of the tumor microenvironment. Although neutrophils were at first considered to possess defensive functions against cancerous cells, it has been demonstrated that some subtypes of neutrophils, known as tumor-associated neutrophils (TANs) possess a tumor-supporting function [42]. TANs contribute to tumor invasion and angiogenesis through production of matrix metalloproteinases, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and hepatocyte growth factor (HGF). Interestingly, intratumoral neutrophils in CRCs have been found to correlate closely with a malignant phenotype and to represent an independent factor of poor prognosis for the patients [43].
Molecularly, BRAF mutant/MSS cancers have multiple genetic aberrations that are representative of typical changes associated with both serrated and conventional pathways. Although they display hypermethylation events that commonly characterize all BRAF mutant cancers, this subset of tumor shows lower frequency of CIMP than BRAF/MSI cancers [44,45]. In line with this observation, CIMP was not found in CRbC in contrast to PDMC, analyzing the conventional panel of genes suggested to identified CIMP in tumors of the serrated pathways. Although this result does not preclude the presence of gene hypermethylation in CRbCs, the use of this gene panel may be useful to distinguish them from tumors of the classical serrated pathway.
Finally, TP53 mutation has been correlated with advanced stages and with conventional pathway in CRCs. BRAF mutant/MSS cancers have been found to have a comparably high rate of TP53 mutation as the BRAF wild-type cancers, whereas BRAF mutant/MSI were confirmed to have a low rate of mutation [44]. In our study, all but one tumor showed TP53 mutation and no specific differences we observed comparing CRbCs and PDMCs. An interesting observation was that TP53 mAFs were often higher than BRAF mAF in most of the tumors analyzed. These data emphasize a driver role of TP53 in the early phases of the development of these tumors suggesting that in addition to the constitutive activation of the MAP kinase pathway through BRAF/RAS mutations, simultaneous upregulation of anti-apoptotic pathways may be crucial for the rapid and aggressive growth of these tumors.
Rhabdoid carcinomas seem to be resistant to conventional therapy used for gastrointestinal neoplasms (FOLFOX, FOLFIRI scheme associated with monoclonal antibody). Moreover, anthracycline based regimes generally used in sarcoma do not seem effective. The co-presence of BRAF and P53 mutations in CRbCs suggests the possible therapeutic role of a double block acting on BRAF and p53.
In summary, CRbCs are characterized by BRAF and less frequently KRAS mutations co-occurring with TP53 mutations. Coexpression of pancytokeratin and vimentin, dense neutrophilic infiltration, loss/reduced expression of nuclear of SMARCB1/INI, and low frequency of CIMP are useful markers to recognize these rare aggressive tumors. Elucidation of the genetic and epigenetic landscape alterations of these tumors is crucial to hypothesize specific treatments with novel biological agents such as MAPK inhibitors and small molecules blocking p53 degradation and epigenetic drugs.
4. Materials and Methods
4.1. Histopathologic and Immunophenotypical Study
Formalin-fixed and paraffin-embedded tissue blocks from 11 colorectal carcinomas were retrieved from our routine surgical pathology files, dating back to 1984. We included seven neoplasms composed (at least 30%) of highly atypical tumor cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm containing hyaline-like globular (rhabdoid) inclusions classified as CRbC. We also included four cases interpreted as poorly differentiated medullary carcinomas (PDMCs) showing areas with discohesive polymorphic cells with abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm and eccentric nuclei, mimicking rhabdoid cells. One of the CRbCs and two of the PDMCs showed a focal glandular component. A combined CRbC and PDMC was found in one case.
Tissue sections were stained with hematoxylin–eosin and periodic acid–Schiff/Alcian blue. The histopathologic revision evaluated the following features: Grade, mitotic index per 2 mm2, growth pattern, tumor budding, necrosis, vascular space invasion, perineural invasion, percentage of tumor stroma, intratumoral and peritumoral lymphocytic infiltration. For assessment of tumor budding, the Nakamura method [46] was used to score the case. The degree of tumor budding was categorized into two groups: Low grade (none or mild) and high grade (moderate or marked). Tumor-associated inflammation at the tumor margin was assessed according to the criteria of Kasajima et al. [47] and graded as absent (0), weak (1+), moderate (2+), or high (3+).
The quantity of intratumoral granulocytes was graded as: Absent (0), weak (1+), moderate (2+), or high (3+). The number of intratumoral CD8-positive lymphocytes (CD8-TIL) and peritumoral CD8-positive lymphocytes (CD8-PTL) was assessed using anti-CD8 antibodies and their relative number was evaluated using a Zeiss microscope (ocular ×10; objective 25 mm) over an average of 0.882 mm2.
Moreover, all cases were evaluated for immunohistochemical expression of pancytokeratin, CK7, CK20. EMA, β-catenin, SMARCB1 (INI-1), vimentin, Ki-67, p53, CDX2, and synaptophysin. The antibodies, protocols, and criteria for the evaluation of immunohistochemical expression are reported in Table S4. Positive and negative controls were used throughout. SMARCB1 (INI-1) staining was interpreted according to the criteria exposed by Wang et al. [10] and categorized as 1) negative staining, 2) focally negative staining, and 3) positive staining.
4.2. Molecular Study
4.2.1. MSI and CpG Island Methylator Phenotype (CIMP) Analysis
MSI status was evaluated in accordance with previously reported protocols [48]. Methylation study was performed using methylation-sensitive multiple ligation-dependent probe amplification (MS-MLPA), that allows the simultaneous assessment of promoter methylation of multiple genes in a single experiment. SALSA MS-MLPA ME042-C1 CIMP Kit (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands) was used to perform methylation analysis on eight gene promoters frequently methylated in CIMP tumors [49] (details in Table S5). In detail, the kit contains 31 MS-MLPA probes which detect the methylation status of promoter regions of CACNA1G, CDKN2A, CRABP1, IGF2, MLH1, NEUROG1, RUNX3, and SOCS1 genes.
MS-MLPA reactions were performed according to the manufacturer’s instructions. The MS-MLPA products were analyzed on an ABI 310 Automatic DNA Sequencer (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA) using GeneMapper 4.0 genotyping software (Applied Biosystems, Foster City, CA, USA). Values corresponding to peak size in base pairs (bp) and peak areas were used for further data processing by Coffalyser V8 software (MRC-Holland, Amsterdam, The Netherlands). All probes were adjusted to reference probes within each sample (intra-sample normalization). The methylation ratio (MR) was calculated by dividing each normalized peak value of the HhaI-digested sample by that of the corresponding undigested sample. Blood-derived DNA samples of three healthy individuals were used as unmethylated reference samples for inter-sample normalization.
Sensitivity and specificity of the MS-MLPA assay were determined by a titration experiment, mixing fully methylated DNA (CpGenome Universal Methylated DNA, Millipore) with unmethylated DNA (CpGenome Universal Unmethylated DNA, Millipore) in proportions of 0%, 10%, 25%, 50%, and 100%. Using three replicates for each concentration, we observed MR values between 0 and 0.16 for the probes of fully unmethylated samples, and between 0.28 and 0.47 for the probes of 10% methylated DNAs. MRs obtained in the titration experiment with the 10%-methylated DNA were used as cutoff values to determine aberrant methylation Ratio (MR) status of our probes as categorical variables (Table S3 shows the cutoff used for each MS-MLPA probe).
To classify a gene promoter as methylated, at least half of the probes had to show methylation. We considered a sample CIMP positive if it showed at least four out of eight methylated promoters.
4.2.2. Targeted Sequencing Libraries and Massively Parallel Sequencing
Tumor DNA was obtained from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue using three representative 8 μm sections. The sections of every specimen were treated twice with Bio-Clear (Bio-optica, Milan, Italy). Neoplastic areas were manually microdissected for DNA extraction and contained at least 50% of tumor cells to minimize contamination by normal cells. DNA was extracted using the Maxwell® DNA FFPE Kit (Promega, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) and purified using an automatic nucleic acid purification system (Maxwell 16 system, Promega, Madison, Wisconsin, USA) according to the manufacturer’s protocol. Each sample was then quantified using Qubit dsDNA High-Sensitivity Assay kit (Invitrogen, Thermo Fisher Scientific, USA).
A targeted capture library was constructed according to the protocol Human Actionable Solid Tumor Mutations QIAseq DNA Panel (DHS-101Z, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) that allows to analyze by NGS, specific exons or hot-spot mutations in 19 oncogenes (BRAF, PDGFRA, EGFR, KRAS, NRAS, KIT, AKT1, ALK, CTNNB1, ERBB3, ESR1, FOXL2, GNA11, GNAQ, IDH1, IDH2, MET, RAF1, RET) plus the whole exonic regions of ERBB2, PIK3CA, and TP53 (Table S6). This gene panel covers a total of 15,160 bp with 170 amplicons with a mean of 150 bp. Libraries were generated starting from 40–100 ng of FFPE DNA. Genomic DNA samples were first fragmented, end repaired, and A-tailed within a single multi-enzyme reaction. Prior to target enrichment and library amplification, each original DNA molecule was assigned a unique molecular identifier (UMI) containing a 12-base random sequence. After cleanup of adapter-ligated DNA using QIAseq beads, target enrichment was performed post-UMI assignment through eight cycles of targeted PCR using one region-specific primer and one universal primer complementary to the adapter. After cleanup of target enrichment, a universal PCR and cleanup of the amplicons were ultimately carried out. Equal volumes of individuals libraries were pooled at 4 pm.
Bead emulsion for immobilization and clonal amplification were performed with the Ion OneTouch2 System (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) and Ion OneTouchES instruments (Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA). Barcoded libraries of 8–10 samples were sequenced on an Ion S5 XL System (A27214, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Waltham, Massachusetts, USA) according to the manufacturer’s instructions using 500 flows.
4.2.3. Next-Generation Sequencing Data Analysis
Upon completion of the sequencing run, unmapped BAM (uBAM) files were imported into the CLC Genomics Workbench (Qiagen Bioinformatics version 12, Hilden, Germany). Sequencing data were analyzed using the Biomedical Genomics Analysis plugin, which allows to align reads to the reference genome (UCSC build hg19), UMI counting, read trimming, and variant identification. Data were filtered ensuring a coverage of at least 500× and an allelic fraction of 5%. In order to detect only mutations with a deleterious effect on protein functions, both synonymous mutations and variants described in the 1000 Genome Project were filtered out.
All subjects gave their informed consent for inclusion before they participated in the study. The study was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki, and the protocol was approved by the Ethics Committee of Varese (Project identification number: 0008465).
For comparison of clinicopathologic data, prognostic parameters, and genetic profiles with those of our tumor series, we performed a thorough review of the MEDLINE literature, for colorectal carcinomas reported as rhabdoid carcinoma, carcinoma with rhabdoid features, rhabdoid tumor, malignant rhabdoid tumor, pleomorphic carcinoma, giant cell carcinoma, and undifferentiated carcinoma. We report in Table S3 all cases that we have critically reviewed and accepted as they demonstrated similar histology and immunophenotype as the cases reported in the present study.
CRbCs are highly aggressive tumors and currently no specific protocols are available with proven efficacy. Although they show a wide phenotypic heterogeneity and molecular complexity, our study suggests that an integrated analysis of morphological, immunohistochemical, and molecular traits helps to recognize these uncommon tumors. Specifically, co-occurrence of BRAF and TP53 mutations, simultaneous expression of pancytokeratin and vimentin, dense neutrophilic infiltration, loss/reduced expression of nuclear of SMARCB1 (INI), and low frequency of CIMP are valuable markers to identify CRbCs. Elucidation of their genetic and epigenetic landscape will be critical in guiding the clinical development of personalized therapeutic treatments.
The following are available online at https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/11/9/1252/s1: Table S1: Raw data obtained in CIMP analysis using SALSA MS-MLPA ME042-C1 CIMP Kit. To classify a gene promoter as methylated, at least half of the probes had to show methylation. We considered a sample CIMP positive if it showed at least four out of eight methylated promoters; Table S2: Variants passing filters observed in CRbC and in PDMC; Table S3: Reported colorectal carcinomas with rhabdoid features; Table S4: Antibodies used and immunohistochemical protocols; Table S5: List of the eight gene promoters analyzed for hypermethylation status using SALSA MS-MLPA ME042-C1 CIMP Kit; Table S6: Genes analyzed in the Human Actionable Solid Tumor Mutations QIAseq DNA Panel.
Conceptualization, C.C. and D.F.; methodology, N.D., E.B., N.S. and C.M.; data curation, N.D., E.B., N.S., A.G., R.M., C.M. and L.A.; writing—original draft preparation C.C., D.F. and E.B.; writing—review and editing, all authors.; supervision, F.S., D.F. and C.C.
We would like to thank Chiara Albeni for technical assistance and Giovanna Tagliabue for help in clinical data collection.
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Figure 1. Morphological and immunohistochemical features in CRbCs and PDMCs. (A) and (I) CRbC showing non-cohesive rhabdoid cells admixed with numerous neutrophils (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 200× and 400×, scale bar 100 and 50 µm); (B) PDMC showing a cohesive medullary area adjoining an area of loosely cohesive cells (hematoxylin and eosin stain, 200×, scale bar 100 µm); (C) CrbC with strong immunostaining for vimentin predominantly in the paranuclear region of the cytoplasm (vimentin, 200×, scale bar 100 µm); (D) PDMC showing negative immunostaining for vimentin (vimentin, 200×, scale bar 100 µm); (E) complete loss of SMARCB1 (INI) expression) in a CRbC (INI-1, 400×, scale bar 50 µm); (F) loosely cohesive area of a PDMC showing SMARCB1 (INI) nuclear positivity (INI-1, 200×, scale bar 100 µm); (G) p53 nuclear expression in a CRbC (p53, 400×, scale bar 50 µm); (H) beta catenin nuclear expression in a CRbC (beta catenin, 400×, scale bar 50 µm); (L) CRbC showing few CD8-positive tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (CD8, 400×, scale bar 50 µm).
Table 1. Molecular data of colorectal rhabdoid carcinomas (CRbCs) previously reported.
MSI Status
BRAF
PIK3CA
CROCC
INI-1 §
CIMP
Kono et al. 2007 [5] MSS - WT - - - - -
Samalavicius et al. 2013 [6] MSS V600E WT - - - - -
Lee et al. 2013 (case 1) [7] MSS WT WT - WT WT - -
Lee et al. 2013 (case 2) [7] MSS V600E WT - WT WT - -
Agaimy et al. 2014 [1] MSI V600E - - - NEG - CIMP
Moussaly et al. 2015 [8] MSI - - - - - - -
Kalyan et al. 2015 [9] MSS WT Q61H WT - POS R273H -
Wang et al. 2016 (case 1) [10] MSS V600E - - - POS - -
Wang et al. 2016 (case 2) [10] MSI V600E - - - NEG - -
Agaimy et al. 2016 [11] MSS - - - - POS - -
Remo et al. 2018 * [4] MSS WT WT - - - - -
Remo et al. 2018 * [4] MSS WT MUT - - POS - -
Remo et al. 2018 * [4] MSI V600E - - - POS - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC1) [4] MSI V600E WT - A161S WT - CIMP
Remo et al. 2018 (RC2) ** [4] MSI V600E - - V1885A WT - CIMP
Remo et al. 2018 (RC5) [4] MSS V600E WT - WT WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC6) [4] MSS V600E G12V - WT WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC7) [4] MSI V600E WT - WT WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC8) [4] MSS WT WT - WT WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC9) [4] MSI V600E WT - S1320I WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC10) [4] MSS WT WT - WT WT - -
Remo et al. 2018 (RC11) [4] MSI WT WT - A1510T WT - -
Legend: (-)—result not available; MSI—microsatellite instability; MSS—absence of microsatellite instability; CIMP—CpG island methylator phenotype; INI-1 §—molecular or immunohistochemical results were indicated: POS or NEG correspond to INI-1 positive expression or negative expression, respectively. WT indicates absence of gene mutation; * CRbC quoted by Remo et al. 2018 [4] as personal communication by Sanchez P.A.; ** previously published by Pancione et al. 2011 [12].
Table 2. Clinicopathological data of CRbCs and poorly differentiated medullary carcinomas (PDMC) included in our study.
Outcome *
CRbC 1 F 63 Hepatic flexure 10 Pure N IIIC Surgery 2 months
CRbC 2 F 76 Sigmoid colon 4 Pure - - Surgery + CT 7 months
CRbC 3 M 85 Splenic flexure 6 Pure N, L IVA Surgery 2 months
CRbC 4 M 65 Cecum 6 Pure N IIIB Surgery 216 months (alive)
CRbC 5 M 63 Rectum 6 Pure N IIIC Surgery 10 months
CRbC 6 M 64 Hepatic flexure 6 Combined N IIIB Surgery -
CRbC 7 F 77 Ascending colon 7 Combined absence IIA Surgery 187 months (alive)
PDMC 1 M 79 Ascending colon 10 - N IIIC Surgery 11 months
PDMC 2 F 94 Ascending colon 8 - N IIIC Surgery 5 months
PDMC 3 F 53 Sigmoid colon 13 - N IIIC Surgery -
PDMC 4 M 73 Cecum 8 - N IIIC Surgery 124 months (alive)
Legend: F—female; M—male; N—lymph node; L—liver; CT—chemotherapy, (-)—data not available; * time from diagnosis to death was reported or to the last follow-up if the patient was alive.
Table 3. Main immunohistochemical results in CRbCs and PDMCs included in this study.
Pancytokeratin
INI-1
(PLI/ILI)
CRbC 1 3+ 3+ 0 0 3+ 5/15
CRbC 2 3+ 3+ 0 3+ 3+ 10/3
CRbC 3 3+ 1+ 0 2+ 3+ 5/6
CRbC 4 2+ 3+ 0 0 3+ 73/29
CRbC 5 3+ 2+ 0 3+ 2+ 53/13
CRbC 6 3+ 3+ 1+ 2+ 3+ 61/38
PDMC1 0 3+ 3+ 3+ 0 23/4
PDMC2 0 3+ 3+ 3+ 3+ 26/2
PDMC4 0 n.a. 3+ 3+ 2+ 106/15
Legend: 0—negative; 1+—(1–30%); 2+—(31–60%); 3+—(>60%); n.a.—not available; Vim—vimentin; PLI—peritumoral lymphocytic infiltrate (number per 0.882 mm2); ILI—intratumor lymphocytic infiltrate (number per 0.882 mm2).
Table 4. Results of MSI, CIMP, and mutation analyses in CRbC and PDMC included in this study.
BRAF (mAF)
KRAS (mAF)
NRAS (mAF)
PIK3CA (mAF)
TP53 (mAF)
CRbC 1 MSS no CIMP V600E (7.5) WT WT WT R273C (11.9)
CRbC 2 MSS no CIMP V600E (22.6) WT WT WT R273C (29.7)
CRbC 3 MSS no CIMP G466A (25.1) WT G12D (28.2) WT G245S (55.7)
CRbC 4 MSS no CIMP WT Q61K (19.7) WT WT R273C (30.9)
CRbC 5 MSS no CIMP WT G13D (86.5) WT WT P278A (56.9)
CRbC 6 MSI no CIMP V600E (21.2) WT WT H1047R (29.1) R273C (12.3)
CRbC 7 MSI - V600E * - - - -
PDMC 1 MSI CIMP-H V600E (43.31) WT WT WT * P152fs, 18 (37.9)
* V73fs, 50 (34.3)
PDMC 2 MSI - V600E (21.85) WT WT WT WT
PDMC 3 MSI CIMP-H V600E (68.89) WT WT R93Q (33.6)
M772I (39.5) V272M (33.1)
PDMC 4 MSI CIMP-H V600E (43.27) WT WT WT Y163C (41)
Legend: (-)—data not available; mAF—mutated allelic fraction; * this mutation was found using Real-Time PCR Easy ® BRAF kit (Diatech Pharmacogenetics, Jesi, Italy). CIMP—CpG island methylator phenotype: CIMP-H—CpG island methylator phenotype at high frequency; no CIMP—CpG island methylator phenotype; absence of MSI—microsatellite instability; MSS—microsatellite stable; WT—wild-type.
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The 6 Best-Dressed Boxers of All Time
By Men's Folio
The world was on tenterhooks and speculations rife about a highly-anticipated pound-for-pound showdown between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao. Mayweather confirmed the fight back in February, which fostered even more hype, leaving fans around the world brimming with expectation. The hysteria over this match-up is largely justified, especially when you pit two of boxing’s most endeared personalities in a heavily monetized match, right smack in Sin City itself.
The statistics are daunting: at USD250 million, the fight is considered to be boxing’s largest blockbuster, with ringside seats going at $40,000 and above, complete with important names in the audience. All these figures proved to be mere digits served to impress as Saturday’s controversial match turned out to be a flop; a vivid misrepresentation of what a history-making showdown should be, with Mayweather being booed by his very own countrymen, it is obvious the match was tipped to fail.
The spectacle might be a letdown, but if there’s anything certain about boxing, it’s all about showmanship. Grand entrances are important, because much can be gleaned about a fighter’s style by the way he enters the ring. A confident boxer is self-assured both in and out of the ring, and a fighter might spell his own doom when he appears to overindulge in his capabilities by coming off as cocky or arrogant. These attributes extend well beyond the ring, with boxers flaunting their style cues because they can. Floyd Mayweather’s excessive character can be ascribed to his materialistic persona cultivated off-ring, building his notoriety off Lamborghinis and rubber-bound stacks of money. While we’re not an advocate of the Moneyman’s style, there are other noteworthy boxers who pull off styles as well as they pull punches in the ring. Here are some of our favourites.
1) Jack Johnson
Record: 53-11-9, 34 KO
Nicknamed the Galveston Giant, this mammoth of a man is known to obliterate his white opponents, crowning him the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion of the Jim Crow era. With a penchant for women and fast cars, he is understandably fastidious about his appearance, and commonly spotted in super-sharp bespoke suits.
2) Nassem “Prince” Hamed
Record: 37-1, 36 KO
With a staunch commitment to leopard-print boxing trunks, tied in with showy ring entrances to the beat of reggae sounds, Hamed has us uncertain whether to focus on his 37 – 1 record including 36 knockouts, or his impressive showmanship that seems to precede his reputation as a fighter. He doesn’t cut corners when it comes to grandiosity, not when he once came to the ring riding a flying carpet.
3) Jack Dempsey
Record: 61-6-9, 34 KO
Unarguably one of the most iconic boxers of his time, Dempsey’s style is as clean as the way he disposed his opponents in the ring. Sporting a slicked-back hairdo favoured at the time, he is quite possibly the Great Gatsby in the arena, complete with three-piece suits and strikingly handsome features that serve to invite comparisons.
4) Muhammad Ali
A boxing list is never complete without the man who “floated like a butterfly but stung like a bee”. An undisputed name that resonates well beyond the fighting community, Ali is considered to be the greatest fighter to grace the sport. His style reminds us of his victory over his opponents – effortless.
5) Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier, who shared a close relationship with Mohammad Ali, was remembered mostly for his bouts against the man himself. Off the ring, he is highly particular about his sartorial game, with his predilection for everything tailored. A style fit for a world champion indeed.
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by BRK
Eager to improve his personal appearance for the sake of the band he’s fronting, Ryan finds a solution that involves dramatically changing how he looks. Now he just has to keep the weird parts of it secret from his friends and roommate.
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“You’ve got to start working out, Ryan,” I said earnestly. “You’re front-man for the band. You’re our image. And let’s face it, rail-thin rock stars are out. Way out.”
“I have been working out,” Ryan said defensively. “It just doesn’t seem to take.”
I had to admit, it sure didn’t. We were lounging around the student quad, taking a break between the class we shared and our regular Wednesday rehearsal. Me, Ryan, and Stuie, the drum player. Ryan was sitting on the grass opposite me, Indian-style, only a foot or so away. He was a fox, no doubt about it—he had a killer handsome face with perfect cheekbones and laser-sharp, ice-blue eyes; his jet-black hair fell perfectly across his forehead, cut short on the sides but long in the back, the latest look. It looked stupid on a lot of guys, but on Ryan it looked really hot. His sex appeal, though, as I saw it, stopped at his neck. His crisp white Oxford shirt just hung off his shoulders like it was hanging up in a closet. His jeans were the same. The group was doing okay, and Ryan’s performance was always intense if a little amateur, but I didn’t need my friends’ occasional comments—to the effect that more people would come to our gigs if there was more to look at on stage—to know that Ryan was the key to our future success. We weren’t good enough to make it on talent alone—we needed to have a draw.
Of course I’d gone over this with Ryan, and he even agreed with me. Up to a point. “Anyway, Bri, you’re hot enough for both of us,” he went on. He grabbed my right arm and folded it to make the bicep pop. “Look at that!” he said, cupping the thick bicep with his warm hand. His casual, almost inadvertent caress sent a wave of warms through my thickly muscled body which eventually settled in my expanding crotch.
“’S true,” Stuie said, watching us passively. He was sipping from some new age botanical drink, his latest obsession.
I glanced at Stuie, then at Ryan, who was flashing me a smile that made me want to melt, his eyes penetrating my soul. I resisted an urge to adjust my swelling member with my other hand. Damn him, he knew just how to manipulate me. He hadn’t let go of my upper arm. Gently I pulled it free. “No one cares what the bass player looks like,” I said for the hundredth time.
“‘S true,” Stuie said.
We both glanced at Stuie this time, then back at each other. “We’ll work out together,” I said. “Sometimes it helps to have someone pushing you.”
“Fine,” he said, “but it’s not going to work. I just don’t put on muscle like you do.”
I felt a quick pang of guilt. It was true—I put on muscle easier than anyone I knew. I’d only started working out when I got to college—I was not one of the “in” kids in high school, and athletics were reserved for them—but in the eight months since I’d gotten to UMass I’d almost effortlessly built up enough muscle to have already outgrown most of the shirts I’d worn in high school.
“But I’ll try,” he added, looking me square in the eyes, so that for a moment I lost myself, immersed in his gaze. “The band means a lot to me.”
A month of hard work passed. Every morning we went to the big gym on campus and Ryan and I worked out together, pushing each other hard. Ryan was an excellent work-out partner, but at the end of the month all he was incredibly toned. Meanwhile I had gained ten pounds of muscle, most of it in my chest and shoulders.
I found myself being consoled by Ryan at the dining hall. He was sitting across from me. I had barely touched my food—though in fact I was tremendously hungry—and was sitting there all hangdog. Ryan seized my hand. “Look at me,” he said.
I did, and his incredible eyes held me. Just the eyes turned me on. The face was incredibly cute, and the warmth of his hand was intense, but it was the eyes that really did it. This time I did have to adjust my dick, under the table. “It’s ridiculous for you to feel guilty,” he went on. “You put on muscle. I don’t.”
I felt weird nonetheless. The tightness of my shirt across my pecs, pumped from the morning’s workout, was a constant reminder. The tightness of my pants, too—even before I started getting big, I was already startlingly well-endowed in that department. All through high school I’d felt a little like a freak, because the popular guys were jealous enough to ostracize me, and because I knew it was weird to want other guys to hold it, make it hard, stroke it the way I did every night….
“Anyway,” Ryan said, breaking me out of my reverie, letting go of my hand at the same time, “did you get a chance to look at that new song?”
“Oh, yeah,” I said. “I’ve got some ideas.” We went on talking about music for the band, the awkward moment nearly forgotten.
We had a few small gigs at taverns off campus in April, but the semester was building up to a big concert at the student center just before finals. We were opening for a real, actual, famous band, a recent Swedish retropunk breakthrough called Typo. Their album was climbing the charts, and the UMass gig was the big finale to their national college tour.
As the April gigs went by with reasonable success we were feeling confident, but wary. The last gig in April, started out as a total fiasco. None of the sound had been set up at the Old Kinge’s Tavern, our “roadies”—slackers from the student programs council—hadn’t shown, and there were wires everywhere around the ridiculously small “stage,” a raised platform at the back end of the room. Ryan, Stuie and I ran around like maniacs, trying to set up everything. I was working on hooking up the power for the amps to the building electricity when Stuie bumped into my from behind, pitching me forward, tossing his drink onto both me and the ancient power coupling mounted in front of me. A massive surge ran through my body even as the coupling showered me with sparks. I blacked out before I hit the floor.
I came to almost immediately, Ryan and Stuie bending over me anxiously. Ryan’s concern warmed me. “Are you okay?” he said.
“Geez, man, I’m really sorry,” Stuie said.
“I’m fine,” I said. My head was buzzing a little, but my body felt excellent—energized, in fact. That seemed wrong, but I sure wasn’t going to question it. I climbed to my feet, steadying myself on their hands.
“You okay, Bri? Really?” Ryan said.
“You guys going on or what?” yelled a gruff voice behind me. The owner hadn’t seen my little accident.
“I’m fine,” I repeated. “C’mon, let’s go.”
Ryan looked doubtful, but we hurried through the rest of the prep and started our set. The lights went down—the spotlight barely picked us out onstage—but I could feel the audience, feel the energy of the room.
In all the confusion Ryan hadn’t had a chance to change. He was still wearing the loose, worn-thin school tee and sweat pants he’d come to do the set-up in. My hands seemed to be flying up and down the bass—Stuie was shooting me amazed looks as he played—but my slightly blurred attention was fixed on Ryan in front of me. That tee hung off him like there was no one in it.
Ryan was wailing, putting everything into his performance, and I found myself hating the girls and gay guys in the audience who, as far as I could see, weren’t really paying attention because Ryan, in those sweats, didn’t look like much.
The song was reaching its climax, and we just weren’t hitting home. “If only he filled out those clothes better,” I said, my voice lost in the noise of a rock-and-roll band.
I looked down to check my fingering. When I looked up that loose tee, those old sweats, were packed tight with muscle. Broad, thick shoulders, wide lats tapering in a dramatic vee to the waist where the shirt was still loose, arms stretching the fabric of the tee, a wonderfully full and rounded ass the likes of which Ryan had never had stretching the sweats taut, thickly muscled bicyclist’s legs similarly filling the rest of the sweats. I could only imagine what had happened in front.
I blinked, unsure what I was seeing, while my fingers played blithely on. I heard the drums falter a beat, and I looked over at Stuie staring goggle-eyed. “Keep playing!” I yelled, then turned back to Ryan. He was still wailing, oblivious. We were nearly at the climax. The audience was suddenly with us—I could feel the electricity in the room. “Just keep playing, Ryan,” I said under my breath. “Nothing unusual going on, nothing strange…” I was staring at the luscious ass, heavy and solid and rounded, two luscious bowling balls straining at his sweats. I wanted it badly. My big cock was rock-hard in my jeans, and I knew that that meant it was incredibly visible, but all eyes were transfixed on Ryan, who was singing hard and playing harder, his suddenly thick back drenched with sweat, as he carried the song higher and higher, bringing everyone with him. My fingers played the bass part like they had a mind of their own, which was just as well, ‘cause my mind was consumed by the dream body in front of me. I wanted, needed, to have my cock in that ass, imagining it sliding further, deeper into him than I had ever managed with anybody. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my steel-hard cock, pointing straight up and already directly behind my belt buckle, was lengthening as if it really were pushing further and further into that incredible ass.
He got to the guitar solo and started going to town, better than he had ever played it before, and he turned to face us for a moment as he played. I nearly collapsed. His tee was now straining to contain thick, wonderful, luscious pecs so high and heavy and rounded they reminded me of his thick, round, solid ass. The fabric was stretched so tautly across the tops of his pecs it was translucent in places. The tee pulled up at the waist to reveal taut, thickly muscled abs. And below, against one of the deliciously muscled legs, the outline of a long, thick, beautiful cock snaked most of the way down to his knee. His biceps bunched against the too-tight fabric of the tee shirt arms. He looked up at me and smiled—an it’s-going-great smile, an I-haven’t-noticed-my-body-has-turned-freaky smile. I smiled back, and he turned back to the enthralled audience. To them, I knew, the body thing was some kind of special effect—part of the theatrics of the song, part of the act, and they were screaming and cheering and impressed as hell.
Ryan was bringing it home, and as he turned back around I felt a sudden urge to free his constricted chest and arms from their bindings. Even as we reached the sweet chord—the climax of the song—and Ryan leaned back, drawing out the note, his tee melted away, and he was even bigger, his whole body enlarged by half—the guitar suddenly seeming small as he loomed over the audience, nine feet tall, his once loose sweats now painted-on shorts, his body a mass of huge, bunching, bulging muscles, enormous yet still graceful, beautiful, lithe … mind-reelingly sexy, so that to look on them was, for me, deeply intoxicating. The crowd was going wild. They wanted to storm the stage and yet were afraid to, and many were simply entranced.
“Don’t notice, don’t notice,” I muttered, for Ryan and Stuie. By now it was starting to dawn on me that somehow I was doing this, or seemed to being doing it. Either way we had to finish the song for the audience to believe it was all illusion. Three chords was all we had left.
My cock was achingly hard, creeping up my abs inside my shirt. Ryan turned around to bang out the three chords with us as always. He still seemed oblivious, and Stuie was either under the spell or controlling himself admirably. I stared at Ryan agape. He was so intoxicatingly gorgeous, with beautifully massive muscles gracing his enormous frame, pecs thick and ponderous casting dark shadows, excitingly bumpy delts and traps, long muscled abdomen leading down to the too-tight sweats where a still-flaccid firehose bulged along one leg, the head just visible at the bottom of the sweats, right below the knee.
We slammed out the final chords, the crowd screaming, my cock throbbing, still growing, Ryan’s muscles pulsing, still growing. Bang—the first chord filled the room, and the crowd cheered. My cock surged. I was staring at Ryan—he was filling my vision. Bang—the second chord reverberated through everyone, hanging in the air. Babang! The final chord electrified the room. Ryan’s sweats finally tore open and fell away. My cock swelled with white-hot cum and exploded even as my fingers reverberated the last note.
Ryan grinned, thrilled by the crowd’s reaction, unaware of the full nature of the show. That wouldn’t last. Even as the note still filled the room and the crowd roared I imagined the lights out, and the room drifted into sudden darkness. The crowd loved that too. I imagined us all in my dorm room, worrying whether the enormous Ryan would fit, and suddenly there was no noise. My ears were ringing. The crowds were gone—we were in my dorm room, but my cock was still super hard from the image of the incredible enhanced Ryan wailing away in front of me.
As my eyes began to adjust to the dim moonlight sifting through the window behind me, the first thing I noticed was Ryan. He was directly in front of where I was standing, sitting with his legs up on my bed, back against the wall. Cool moonlight picked out bits and pieces of his enormous body, but I needed no moonlight to see his eyes. I could feel his brilliant blues staring deep into mine.
Stuie was sprawled on my roommate’s bed, drumsticks still in his hands. He was watching both of us with fascination, his eyes moving from Ryan to me and back.
Suddenly I could feel nothing, think nothing. My passion for Ryan flooded me, saturating every pore. I moved toward him, closing the distance between us, until I was standing in front of him. Even sitting down he still towered over me, but what struck me was wanting to be taken into those long arms and lose myself there. I licked my lips.
His eyes were still fixed on mine. I realized he was trembling. I put my hand up on his shoulder. My touch seemed to calm him a little. “Don’t be afraid,” I said.
He nodded. Simultaneously our heads moved together and we kissed.
His lips were so warm and luscious, his mouth so large and inviting, that I could have made love with him by doing no more than that. As we kissed, though, he drew me into his arms and pulled me up on the bed with him, my knees feeling his naked thighs through the demin of my jeans. Our heads were about level; my torso was pressed against the high, heavy, rockhard spheres on his chest. His long, massive arms folded around me, engulfing me. I was in heaven. He was kissing me with longing, with passion, with hunger, but he kept his kisses small so that my mouth could match them.
After a few moments of this I became aware of my cock, which had grown as a result of my onstage fantasies, pushing straight up and up as I imagined it pushing deeper and deeper into Ryan. Right now I could feel it pushing against the bottom of my left pec, pushing the muscle up a bit. Ryan must have felt it too, grinding against his pendulous pecs. Even as I became conscious of my cock I started to feel something pushing against my back.
“Holy shit,” I heard Stuie whisper.
I had forgotten he was there. I looked over at him, but he was looking at something behind me. I craned around to see. Ryan’s enormous cock had gotten hard—very, very hard. It was up to my shoulder blades and curved toward me, pushing on my back, shoving me foward as it throbbed. I looked back at Ryan, whose eyes were lit up. I kissed him again and then stood up on his legs and started to take off my clothes.
Like a flash I remembered the concert, what I had done. I thought about being naked and suddenly my clothes were gone.
Ryan immediately pulled my cock out from where it was wedged against my left pec and placed it in his hot, luscious mouth. Slowly he lowered his head and took more and more of my extra-long cock, his sexy eyes smiling up at me, his randy cock throbbing against my back. My cock felt so good inside him, it felt like it belonged there, like sheathed sword. And I knew he felt the same way. He ran big hands across my naked muscular body, and I ran my hands across his extra-broad shoulders, through his long silky hair, and as his hot mouth and broad tongue ministered to my entire cock, his muscular throat massaging the uppermost lengths of the shaft, I felt a wave of deepest pleasure.
But as enormously satisfying as that was, I had to feel what it was like to be in his ass. Slowly I pulled out, and he reluctantly lifted his head off of my cock.
I climbed off him and he slid down onto his back, his feet resting on the bureau at the end of the bed. I took those feet, which were as long as my forearm, and kissed them, then slid between his beautiful, muscular legs. They seemed to be radiating a luxurious warmth as I nestled between them. He was smiling at me across the length of his torso, his great bowling ball pecs partly obscuring him from me. His tremendous cock pressed thick and quivering between his pecs as if trying to fuck them.
I found his throbbing ass hole with a finger. It felt remarkably tight. I pressed the tip of my cock against it, felt the muscle part just enough to admit the head.
Ryan reacted immediately—his entire body shuddered with pleasure. He moaned lightly. Slowly I slid my cock into his body. Never had I felt a hotter, tighter, sweeter ass. I was awash in ecstacy, my face flushed, my breath coming in pants. I pressed my cock deeper and deeper and deeper.
I slid my hands across his smooth incredible cock, something like four feet long and half a foot across, laying against his pecs like an excited lover. It was like a cock idol, and I wanted to worship it. I lifted it up—it was heavy and stiff as a tree-trunk—and pointed it toward Ryan’s mouth, only a couple inches away. He eagerly took the hint and began going down on himself as I stroked the pulsing base.
I was deep, deep inside him and was so into shoving my cock into that hot, tight, sweet ass. My balls were up against his ass, but it felt like I was pushing even deeper as I stroked my cock in a rhythm. I wouldn’t be able to hold on too long. My rhythm quickened. Ryan was watching me as he went down on himself, matching my strokes. We got faster and faster, pounding in rhythm, until suddenly, even as I felt a massive rush of heat surging through my entire body, Ryan moaned and began sucking himself at a fever pitch.
I wanted to feel what he was feeling, experience what he was experiencing, and suddenly I was. For a moment our sensations swirled together like two cyclones melting into one. I felt everything he was feeling—the thrill of that colossal body, of deep-throating your own tremendous cock, of having a startlingly long, superhard cock deep in your hot, tight ass, but most of all the passion that infused him, the long-contained passion he felt for me. It drove both of us over the edge. He drew up off his cock to kiss me madly, pulling me against him with his engulfing arms as we kneaded his cock between our torsos, my pole stretching inside him, and after a white-hot minute we both exploded. In the intensity of feeling each other’s orgasms we both nearly blacked out even as we both shot load after load, Ryan’s splashing on the cinderblock wall behind him. I slumped onto Ryan, still enfolded in his massive arms, my long cock still inside him, and felt as though I were melting into him. We lay that way for a long time.
What made me jerk suddenly bolt-upright was the sound of keys jiggling in the lock—my roommate! Of course—it was nearly 7 a.m. He always came back to the dorms at this time from his girlfriend’s digs off campus, to shower and get ready for the early-morning classes he’d been saddled with.
I stared at the door in the early-morning light. The knob was already turning. With barely a thought I imagined the dresser pressed against the door, and as I concentrated there it was. Even as the dresser shifted the door shoved against it. From outside I heard a muttered “Shit!”
“That you, Jerry?” I called. I glanced at Ryan and saw what I already knew—as much as he loved being a giant he was not ready to be discovered in this form. I nodded and smiled, and to my relief he smiled back. He trusted me.
“‘Course it’s me, hoser,” came the voice from the hallway. “What gives?”
“I think the door’s stuck. I’ll work on it from this side,” I said. I turned back to Ryan and slowly climbed off him, sliding my softening cock out of him a half foot at a time; I was startled to see how much I had made it grow inside him—by the time it was all out it was soft but still reached below my knees. I ignored it for a moment and took all of Ryan in with my eyes as he sat up, willing myself to be careful—it occurred to me that I could hurt Ryan if I did something wrong, and that nearly kept me from doing anything at all, Jerry or no Jerry.
But Ryan saw something in my eyes and smiled reassuringly. “Don’t be afraid,” he mouthed. Suddenly I realized how much he meant to me—and that had to make it impossible for me to hurt him. I concentrated, and for the first time, with all the passion subsided, I felt the raw energy of the earth itself flowing through my mind and body, and I drew on that energy, concentrating on bringing Ryan back to his former form.
—Only (as the alert reader might have guessed) I couldn’t bring myself to take him totally back to his original scrawniness, and the boy getting up off the bed and standing in front of me after a moment was a five-foot-eleven Ryan who was still proportionately as muscled as the nine-foot Ryan had been. I grinned wryly at him, and he grinned back, but we both knew it was too much of a shock to anyone who actually knew Ryan.
This had only taken a couple seconds, but the thumping coming from the door—Jerry was throwing his whole weight into opening the “jammed” door, a curse accompanying each shove, and the dresser was starting to budge—told me I didn’t have much time. I concentrated again and Ryan’s muscles shrank to reasonable proportions; not as fabulous as before, but still hunky, and seeing him in this light I found him as sexy as I had before. I had no time to admire my lover’s body, however; I had to get rid of that dresser before Jerry realized the door was barricaded not jammed. I shifted the dresser back and even as I did so I realized we were still naked; and even as I was throwing jeans, sneakers, and flannel shirts onto both of us I realized the wall behind the head of my bed was drenched in cum. And even as I was concentrating on taking that away, the door was opening hard, and I realized as Jerry bowled into the room that I hadn’t done anything about the sizes of our cocks. Mine was not too thick, so it wasn’t obvious in the jeans I had drawn onto myself; but Ryan, standing next to me, looked like he was smuggling a two-foot kielbasa. Instead of making it smaller, though, I opted for making his jeans baggier. Ryan realized what I was doing and shoved me playfully, giving me a mock admonishing glare. I grinned unrepentantly even as Jerry picked himself up off the floor.
Jerry was a year behind me and a jock, to the point of almost always wearing sweats (usually only sweatpants, as he was now—he was very proud of his chiseled, heavy-muscled torso, and was miffed that I, though not a jock, put on muscle faster than he did, taking solace in his superior definition), being competitive about everything, drinking beer whenever possible (though amazingly he was still flat-stomached and a 32 waist), and trading dirty jokes with his buds. He was amiable enough, and I liked having him around, not least because he was certainly pleasant to look at. He was also smarter than he let on.
“Thanks for helping, dude,” he said pleasantly. He turned to Ryan and clapped him amiably on the shoulder. “Hey, Rye, you’re looking good,” he said, even as he did a double take on the shoulder he’d clapped. “Very good, in fact,” he added, stepping back to appraise Ryan more fully. I thought ruefully to myself, Of all the times for him not to be drunk… but I hastily tailed off that line of thought. I didn’t want to make someone else drunk just for my benefit!
“Thanks,” Ryan said, sitting down in the chair that went with my desk. “Brian’s really been helping me out at the gym.”
Jerry must have seen something moving in Ryan’s pant leg because he glanced sharply down at Ryan’s crotch. I almost regretted my moment of caprice but Jerry shook his head and sat down on the edge of his bed, crumpling a piece of paper under him. “What’s this?” he said, pulling the paper out from under his ass and reading it: “Guys, thanks for the show—fucking unbelievable! See you at breakfast, Stu.” He looked up at me and cocked his head. “Show?”
“C’mon, Jer, you know we had a show last night,” I said casually.
“Yeah, I heard you guys blew your wad on some weird-ass special effects,” he said, glancing at Ryan and then back at me.
“Yeah,” I said. “Listen, Ryan, we should catch up with Stuie.”
“Hang on, I’ll come with you,” Jerry said, standing up. “I gotta catch breakfast too.”
On the way over to the dining hall Ryan leaned over and whispered in my ear, “Why don’t you do something about Jerry?”
Jerry was only a foot away, walking with us, glancing at us and running a hand across his abs, which he normally did when he was puzzling out a homework problem. I tried something new: I concentrated on Ryan hearing my thought—Why? I think it’s kind of fun.
Ryan started momentarily, then looked carefully at me. I guess it is fun, I heard him thinking. But what if he figures out what’s going on?
Don’t worry, I thought. He won’t.
Stuie’s grin on seeing us walk into the dining hall subsided on seeing Jerry, but we grinned back anyway and collected around his table. “Hey, Stuie,” Jerry said. “Heard you had a really hot gig last night.”
Stuie, like an idiot, said, “What do you mean?—Oh, yeah, the concert. It went great, yeah.” Stuie glanced at me and Ryan. I had to grin at Stuie’s total lack of conspiratoriality—his was a refreshing naivete.
Jerry smiled and said, “Sure did. C’mon, guys, let’s get our trays.”
As we stood on line to get our “western omelets” Jerry drew up between me and Ryan. “So, guys, what’s going on?” he asked in a low voice to Ryan’s back.
That was fast, I heard Ryan think. I smiled and said innocently, “I think omelets today. Can you see, Ryan? Is it omelets?”
“It’s omelets all right,” Ryan affirmed.
“Cut the crap,” Jerry said patiently. “I want you to explain this,” he went on, patting Ryan’s broad shoulder in front of him.
“I did,” I said. “Rye finally broke through at the gym. Why, did you want a taste?”
“Ha, ha,” said Jerry, still with a disconcerting patience. “Then how come he didn’t look like that yesterday?”
“Sure he did.”
“Brian,” Jerry said quietly after a moment, as we moved slowly forward on line, “one thing you must have noticed about me—’cause I know it about myself—is that I’m obsessed with my body. That’s just the way I am. I notice other guys’ bods ‘cause I push myself to be better than everyone. This,” he said, patting Ryan’s back, “is not the same bod Ryan was wearing yesterday.”
All I could say was, “Sure it is.” I heard Ryan think to me, with more than a hint of irony, Jeez, what kind of a freak roommate do you live with?
“And,” Jerry continued, “even if that weren’t true, I’d like to know how come Ryan’s now taller than me, considering we’ve always been the same height.”
“C’mon, you’re nuts,” I said. “You’ve got to be five-nine or so, right?”
“So Rye’s always been five-eleven. Right, Rye?” I had believed this up until that moment, but of course I had seen Jerry and Ryan together and they were the same height, damn it.
Ryan thought to me, I’m five-nine, you dork. But aloud he said, “Right,” even as I blurted, “It’s the shoes.” Shit!
Jerry turned and grinned up at me, satisfied in his own mind that he wasn’t imagining everything after all. I supposed that up until that moment he hadn’t been sure. “So what is it, some kind of government experiment?”
In his eagerness he had forgotten his low voice, and I found that we were at the front of the line, with the dining hall tray-scooper (and our fellow students on line) looking right at us. I laughed it off to the scooper lady and the three of us took our trays in tense silence.
As we walked away I whispered, “All right, it’s an experiment. But you have to—”
“Get me into it.”
“Get me into it,” Jerry said simply. “That’ll shut me up.”
I exchanged glances with Ryan, who was biting his lip, no doubt wondering as I was whether this would be enough. I shrugged my shoulders. “Okay.”
So it was that Jerry, Ryan, and I found ourselves stealing across campus that night around three a.m., after most of the partiers had gone home. I had wanted to spend the day with Ryan, but it felt too strange with the Jerry situation unresolved—and I felt weird about using my “powers” lest someone else turn out to be paying too close attention. So we went to classes (which was just as well, since I had forgotten I had an exam that week in physics). That night Jerry clung to me like glue until three rolled around, so when Ryan showed up the three of us ended up watching a lot of old movies on my little TV. Jerry was excited and nervous, fidgeting in his chair, beads of sweat rolling down his perfectly rounded pecs and down his tight abs. He was wearing a jock under his sweats but I was fairly sure he had a constant hardon all night. I was relaxed, but Ryan glanced occasionally at me, thinking encouraging things at me like I hope you know what you’re doing. But despite the dampening presence of my roommate both of us were energized by each other’s presence, and even though Jerry “knew” we kept ourselves from getting aroused with increasing difficulty.
Finally the appointed time came and we headed for a lab in the med school I thought would be convincing as headquarters for a secret experiment. In between classes I had whipped up a “form” asking for his personal information, his goals for the experiment, and most important extracting a detailed confidentiality agreement. Jerry had already confided in me what he would ask for: the best bod on campus, not huge but perfectly built (which he wasn’t far from now), and two “big fat” cocks, his reasoning being that other guys might have bigger dicks no matter how big a cock he asked for, so to beat everyone he figured the only way was to have two.
I opened the locked doors that led us deep into the dark, echoing bio labs and picked the largest one. The lights went on with a shudder, and Jerry looked around, blinking. His eyes fixed on the large black examination table, complete with heavy duty straps, that dominated the room (and which hadn’t been there ten minutes ago). Lying atop it was the clipboard with the form and a pen.
A southern male voice spoke, sounding as if it was coming through an invisible P.A. high overhead. “Fill in the form, young man,” it drawled, “then undress.”
Ryan’s eyebrows shot up. I winked at him and he thought at me, Nice touch. Then he stepped closer, his shoulder brushing against mine. I heard him think, Can we wrap this up quickly? I’ve been aching to make love to you again all fucking day.
I glanced down to see Ryan’s cock swelling like a life raft in his baggy pants, shoving rapidly down the leg. This prompted an immediate response in kind from me. The P.A. voice suddenly drawled, “Quickly, kid. We don’t have the room secure for very long.”
Jerry was scribbling rapidly on the form. “Gimme a second!” he exclaimed breathlessly. Sweat was trickling down his sculpted pecs.
“You sure about this, Jer?” I said, noting his nerves and thinking we might get off scot-free. Even as still-scribbling Jerry responded with surprising vehemence “I’m sure!” Ryan moved behind me and began running his hands across my back. A shiver ran through my body and my cock, just pushing out of the leg of my jeans, throbbed with excitement.
“Okay, I’m ready!” Jerry said to the ceiling, setting down the clipboard as he kicked off his shoes and stripped off the sweats to reveal legs as carefully sculpted as his torso. “Lie down,” said the P.A. voice, sounding slightly hasty and a bit less Southern than before. I had planned to use anesthetic equipment to put him under, in case he was still suspicious, but I didn’t want to move away from Ryan and in any event I couldn’t walk till I was free of the jeans. So I just had the P.A. voice say, “Count backwards from ten.”
Jerry looked around with a frown but began “10… 9…” I willed him asleep before he got to eight.
The next instant Ryan and I were enfolded in each other’s arms, pressing our naked bodies together, our repressed passion bursting forth as we hungrily kissed, our arms wrapped tightly around each other, our super-hard cocks, freed from their bonds, expanding and quivering in the cool air of the lab.
That night I let my imagination run free for a while, our passion casting aside inhibitions, and the excitement and raw lust of our flowing, morphing, intertwining passion is impossible to describe. As we kissed we grew together, expanding like human erections, until we were both about twelve feet high and so tremendously muscled that I stretched us up to a lither sixteen feet, as high as we could go in that room. I wrapped my arms and legs around him, and he did the same around me, so that we were bobbing in midair, our pulsing, redhot, intoxicating bodies intertwined, our cocks throbbing and pulsing between our stretched torsos, and we were still kissing feverishly. Only I was finding I couldn’t get enough of Ryan and found myself wrapping more and more arms and legs around him, until I realized I had a dozen thickly muscled arms folded around him and half a dozen legs, and some of the arms were long enough to wrap all the way around him and still have the hands stroke my back. Ryan found it so blindingly hot to be wrapped up inside my many arms that he nearly lost it then; but he held out, and moaned with pleasure as he discovered extra arms and legs of his own, which he wrapped tightly around me, saving four hands to minister to our powerful cocks. Our bodies twisted and contorted a we floated intertwined, and soon we were twisted in such a delightful way that I could fuck him even as we kissed, our many hands running all over each other’s impossible bodies and the colossal flesh-covered rock rising from Ryan’s loins as I pushed my extra-long boner inch by inch into Ryan’s hot, sweet, tight ass. Despite the pleasure of all we had been doing, being inside him was sublime, and as I pushed it all the way in I knew I couldn’t last long. I enlarged my own mouth and quickly went down on Ryan’s outstanding cock even as I pounded his ass, and he gasped and moaned as I took more and more of his tremendous cock. It felt almost as good as being inside him—deep, deep inside him—to have his massive cock throbbing in my throat. We floated there, poised on the edge, for I don’t know how long, a perfect moment; then in a sudden rush we exploded, shooting huge amounts of white-hot cum into each other, our bodies surging, melting together, overcome with bliss.
I think we both blacked out—anyway, I came to a moment later, and we were still in the same position, wonderfully intertwined with my still-hard cock inside his ass and his still in my throat. Ryan looked overcome with sated passion, his eyes closed, his many hands slowly stroking my back. I sighed and said, “I need to see to Jerry.” He nodded, and I slowly went about restoring our normal forms, until we were standing in front of each other almost back to normal, even reducing our cocks to manageable size—but I kept us both with four arms until the last. “I love how this feels,” Ryan said, running each hand across the opposite arm.
“I love how it looks,” I said, my eyes drinking in how the extra arms hanging off broad, lithely muscled shoulders suited Ryan. My own arms felt so good with bulky biceps of the back arms pressing against bulky triceps of the front arms, I wondered if I could get rid of them.
Ryan seemed to be thinking along the same lines. “Maybe no one will notice,” he said with a crooked grin.
“I doubt it,” Jerry said suddenly.
We both whirled round to see Jerry sitting up, staring at us in awe, his dick hard against his flat abs.
For a long minute we stared at each other, Jerry’s cock twitching against his belly. Then Jerry jumped off the table and walked over to us. “So it was you all along,” he said, still in awe. “How do you do it?”
I decided to level with him. “I don’t know,” I said. “I just—” (I concentrated and Jerry was soon sporting two big, fat, succulent cocks, both very hard and curving slightly back toward his abs) “—do it.”
He looked down at the two cocks, slowly took one in each hand, and closed his eyes for a moment. I was just thinking we were going to be off the hook when he opened his eyes and said, “Thank you. But I don’t think this is going to be all. Not now.”
I nodded. I moved closer, until I was standing inches from him. He was breathing hard. “What’s your fantasy, Jer?”
He looked up into my eyes and swallowed hard. Would he be too shy to reveal his secret fantasy? Even if he was it would only postpone the inevitable. Ryan had moved behind him, and he seemed to feel the heat radiating from that sexy body.
That seemed to decide him. He took a deep breath and said, “Twins.”
I blinked at him. “Twins?”
“You know, twins. I want to be like this, but with twins.” He was obviously feeling the raw sexual energy of standing between us; his hands were slowly stroking his two fat cocks.
“What kind of twins?” Ryan breathed.
Jerry bit the bullet. “Twins of me. I want to be like this, but with twins of me.” He held his breath as he looked up at me. I realized he really wanted this—he was deeply attracted to his own body. He was always caressing himself, checking himself in the mirror, gazing at his own bod. I suddenly knew he’d always wanted to make love to himself and had never thought it possible until now.
I laughed aloud, relieved. That would most definitely satisfy him—and would not require any explanation other than a family reunion. “You’ve got it!” I said. I was so happy I bent down and kissed him, which he eagerly returned. Then I drew myself back and he realized he was kissing his clone—identical in every respect, including the two big delicious cocks and significantly enhanced but still beautifully sculpted muscles I had given him during our kiss. He ecstatically embraced himself, kissing so hungrily it was impossible to watch without a surge of passion. But I had one more task, and as I brought in the other twin behind him Jerry moaned loudly with ecstasy.
The three Jerrys went at it with wild abandon at first, then with slow sensuality, and I realized as they built back to a feverish frenzy that I was losing track of which one was the original. I guessed it didn’t matter. I caught Ryan’s eye and we shared a smile. At any rate, I was looking forward to resting my newfound abilities for a while and spending some quality time with the man of my dreams.
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First, a mysterious silver metal monolith appeared in Utah desert after County Rangers have discovered in it a remote public land spotted on 18 November by state helicopter crews helping wildlife biologists count bighorn sheep. It appeared to be made of stainless steel. Since its discovery, curious crowds have gathered in this parcel of land to post on social media and investigate its true nature.
Speculations differ as to where or who placed the metal triangular metal structure. Some people believed it was a work left over by an artist who died in 2011 or someone inspired by Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey. You know that 1968 sci-fi film about an alien monolith which trigger huge leaps in human progress. Some say it was Banksy. Some came forward to explain that it might be from a prop set of HBO’s hit series Westworld which filmed in the area between 2014 and 2015.
But just as everything was taking its publicity to a wider audience, Utah police announced that the monolith had just disappeared. The San Juan county sheriff said the office did not have the resources to devote much time and energy to investigating who took the object away, which was illegal to begin with because it was placed without permission amid red rocks on a remote section of public land.
And then, a few hours after its disappearance in Utah, a same object bearing different metal composite was found in Batca Doamnei Hill in the city of Piatra Neamt in northern Romania last Thursday.
It was spotted a few meters away from the well-known archaeological landmark the Petrodava Dacian Fortress, a fort built by the ancient Dacian people between 82 BC and AD 106.
Unlike the silver monolith in Utah that has seen with no trace of how it was finely curved into its placement, and the pillar protruded approximately 12 feet from the red rocks, this monolith in Romania seems to be an unfinished work by those who put them. It was like somebody, or the aliens, must have dug up in haste and left some dirt and stone around it. Neamt Culture and Heritage official Rocsana Josanu said: ‘We have started looking into the strange appearance of the monolith.
‘It is on private property, but we still don’t know who the monolith’s owner is yet. It is in a protected area on an archaeological site.’
She added: ‘Before installing something there, they needed permission from our institution, one that must then be approved by the Ministry of Culture.’
The triangular structure has a height of about 13 feet and one side faces Mount Ceahlau, known locally as the Holy Mountain.
The big question is, who placed these monoliths? Are these some pranks by college arts students who are after virality on social media? Or was this 2020 making a statement that the year isn’t over yet and many more weird things are coming?
And if someone or an alien species will be visiting The Philippines soon, where do you think they’ll place these monoliths? Please let us not wake up one day seeing this monolith in EDSA. Even aliens will be having a hard time getting there.
Better check your country sides for monoliths, eh?
*Originally appeared on https://mb.com.ph/2020/12/01/as-2020-isnt-over-yet-mysterious-monoliths-started-appearing-on-the-faces-of-the-earth/.
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TECHNOLOGY - GADGETS - TELCOS
Pivot from Survivor to Thriver: Data Warehousing for Retailers
CYBERCRIME - CYBERSECURITY - CYBERTHREATS TECHNOLOGY - GADGETS - TELCOS
Nilantha Brito, Senior Director, Tech Cloud, Oracle ASEAN
A once thriving sector in Southeast Asia where consumer spending was forecasted to reach US$1.38 trillion in 2025[1], retail is now one of the sectors most impacted by the current situation.
In Singapore, retail sales fell by 13.3 per cent in March 2020, the biggest drop in 22 years[2]. This has led to the likes of Esprit, previously a successful global retailer, closing all of its retail stores in Asia outside China, following a prolonged sales slump that was only exacerbated with the recent downturn of events[3]. It also comes on top of the ongoing trend of physical stores losing market share to e-commerce, which is only expected to accelerate.
To move beyond survival, retailers will need to refine their existing business models and find new ways to grow revenue opportunities – but how?
A suggestion comes from a new study from the University of Warwick, which proposes that future investments in flexibility, visibility and automation are necessary to adapt to any future crises. It also calls out that technologies, such as AI and machine learning (ML), will play a key role in helping retailers navigate future disruptions, whilst still help meet customers’ expectations.
Data management for retailers in the digital age
This is sage advice. Already, retailers are using technology solutions embedded with artificial intelligence, ML and automation to make a difference, especially in the area of data.
Data is being generated at every moment – from eyeballs on banner ads, to the moment someone enters your website or store to make a purchase or redeem loyalty points. And it can all be harnessed to drive business value and improve the consumer experience. The challenge is that so much data is now available internally and from third party sources that it can be hard to make sense of – but not impossible.
For example, Forth Smart provides over 120,000 vending kiosks across Thailand to allow users, many of whom don’t have a bank account, to shop online as well as to top up e-wallet apps, prepaid mobile phones and online games, pay bills and transfer money to friends and family quickly.
These kiosks handle data from a stream of more than 2 million transactions a day. By leveraging the ML algorithms found in Oracle Autonomous Data Warehouse, the company has been able to generate real-time insights and better understand its customers’ behaviour, segment them to improve its targeting and predict how an offer will fare, resulting in doubling the ad conversion rate.
A similar use of this autonomous technology has also helped PTG Energy Public Company Ltd, known for its rapidly expanding chain of over 1,609 petrol stations and a network of convenience stores and coffee shops across Thailand. Using advanced analytics, it can now bring data from multiple systems together easily and analyse everything from point of sale transactions and loyalty data across its chain of fuel and retail outlets, through to customer information. As such, they can now gather accurate data on customer behaviour in real-time, to tailor personalised, behaviour-based offers and better customer loyalty programmes.
New lenses for old frames with modern data warehouses
Both of these examples clearly show that the right modern tools leveraging the cloud and emerging technologies like AI and ML enable retailers to improve the customer experience and drive e-commerce conversions, but they can also do much more.
Autonomous technologies can also help automate manual IT tasks, reduce administrative work and operational overheads. They can help retailers to quickly migrate their data to the cloud and manage it on their own, even with limited technical backgrounds.
And when all these information is stored on a centralised platform on the cloud, it facilitates collaboration across multiple channels within teams and between different retail partners. Business owners and employees can access information anywhere, anytime to make informed data-driven decisions across multiple channels and distributed supply chains – a must-have operation strategy to cope in the heightened remote working environment today.
Keeping consumer confidenceAnother clear advantage of adopting modern data warehouses is the security protection that comes along with it.
From credit card information to personal addresses, retailers hold so much valuable information that can be susceptible to cyber-attacks if inadequate protection is not put in place. Modern data warehouses infused with AI and ML technologies enable the automatic detection of new cyber threats and support the development of strategies to ensure regulatory compliance and continued consumer confidence.
Pivoting from survivor to thriver
While retailers across the region may be at different stages of maturity, the need to start a digital transformation journey is uniform.
Although there is no clear roadmap for what lies ahead, with the right technologies to paint a 360-degree view of customer activity and preferences, retailers can much better track engagement and the success of marketing campaigns in real-time. They can then be agile, make changes, create opportunities for increased sales conversion, customer retention and brand loyalty and keep customers coming back for more.
One thing is certain, data is the foundation of their business, and being able to see data in new ways can have a profound impact on business operations and revenue streams. And while the current environment has certainly thrown a spanner in the works, it gives retailers a window of opportunity to see data in new ways – to survive and eventually thrive in the new economy.
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How Jose Mourinho fared in his first games in charge of previous clubs
The Portuguese will take charge of Tottenham for the first time since replacing Mauricio Pochettino when they go to West Ham in Saturday's early kick-off
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Guess who's back? Back again.
You can't have missed the news the week, as Jose Mourinho makes his first return to Premier League football following his sacking by Manchester United in December last year.
Mourinho has replaced Mauricio Pochettino in the Tottenham Hotspur hotseat following the Argentinean's somewhat surprise departure on Tuesday.
And as the former Chelsea and United boss returns to the English top-flight in a London derby at West Ham in Saturday's early kick-off, we thought we'd take a look back at how he fared in his first games in charge of his previous clubs.
As you'd expect, they've been pretty eventful.
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Boavista 1-0 Benfica - September 23, 2000
Mourinho was a surprise choice to replace Jupp Heynckes in 2000
The Lisbon giants somewhat surprisingly turned to assistant Mourinho to replace German boss Jupp Heynckes in 2000, giving the 37-year-old his first job as a No.1.
He got off to an inauspicious start though, losing to an early Duda goal as his future Chelsea midfielder Maniche was sent off.
Leiria 2-2 Santa Clara - August 19, 2001
Mourinho began his Leiria career impressively
He was to last just three months at Benfica though, before returning the following season with unfashionable Leiria.
They would start the 2001/02 campaign with a draw at home to Santa Clara, before eventually finishing seventh in the league despite Mourinho leaving halfway through the season.
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Porto 2-1 Maritimo - January 26, 2002
Mourinho would go on to win the Champions League at Porto (Image: Alex Livesey)
He caught the eye of Porto after impressing at Leiria, and began with a win after replacing Octavio Machado in the hotseat.
Soon-to-be Tottenham flop Helder Postiga grabbed the winner in a 2-1 success.
Chelsea (first spell)
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United - August 15, 2004
Mourinho opened at Chelsea with a win over United (Image: Reuters)
After anointing himself as 'The Special One' Mourinho arrived in England with a bang as Chelsea served notice to Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United and the rest of the Premier League.
It took Eidur Gudjohnsen just 14 minutes to grab the game's only goal.
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Inter Milan 2-2 Roma (won 6-5 on penalties) - August 24, 2008
Mourinho arrived at Inter for the 2008/09 season (Image: Getty Images)
Mario Balotelli was on target as Mourinho began life in Italy by picking up the Italian Super Cup on penalties in Milan.
A week later he'd make his Serie A bow, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic striking in a 1-1 draw at Sampdoria.
Mallorca 0-0 Real Madrid - August 29, 2010
Mourinho had a low-key start at Madrid (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
The Portuguese had to settle for a point on his La Liga debut at Mallorca, who ground out a goalless draw.
Mourinho's Madrid would go on to win 29 of the following 37 league games, but they missed out on the title to Barcelona by four points.
Chelsea (second spell)
Chelsea 2-0 Hull City - August 18, 2013
There was a win for Mourinho on his second coming at Chelsea (Image: Action Images)
Oscar and Frank Lampard were the goal heroes as Mourinho came back to Chelsea with a victory in 2013, when he was feted like a returning hero.
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Mourinho opened up for United at Wembley (Image: Getty Images)
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Home nurse aide accused of stealing checkbook, credit cards from elderly Naples patient
Alexi C. Cardona
Deputies on Tuesday arrested an in-home nurse aide accused of stealing a patient's credit cards and checkbook and trying to run up charges in the thousands.
Cendy Point du Jour, 24, of Fort Myers, faces charges of forgery, using a forged check, grand theft and fraud-impersonation, according to a Collier County Sheriff's Office arrest report.
On June 15, a 75-year-old Naples woman and her geriatric patient advocate reported to the Sheriff's Office she was missing two credit cards and a checkbook. The woman and her advocate found that $3,190 had been forged on checks and $4,870 in fraudulent credit card charges, the arrest report states.
According to the report, the woman has "significant medical issues." A geriatric care company that contracts 24-hour health care provides nurse aides to care for the woman.
On May 11, a bank manager called the woman to tell her a check for $1,990 and another for $1,200 had been cashed at another bank and made payable to a "Mary St. John." The bank manager, who knows the woman and helps with her finances, said the handwriting on the check looked different from the woman's, the report states. The bank did not withdraw the money.
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The woman, her advocate and her accountant were trying to figure out who could have taken the checks and did not call authorities immediately, the report states.
Point du Jour stopped working at the woman's home May 11, the report states. Another in-home nurse aide was assigned to care for the woman.
According to authorities, Point du Jour showed up unexpectedly at the woman's house May 18 and wandered in each of the rooms. She asked the present in-home nurse aide where certain forms were, "insisting she had to find something," the report states.
After Point du Jour left, the nurse aide noticed the woman's purse had been moved and tipped over, and her checkbook was not inside, the report states. The nurse aide became suspicious and called her supervisor, according to the arrest report.
The woman's advocate went to the house to figure out why Point du Jour went there, and the woman said two credit cards were missing from her wallet in addition to the checkbook, the report states.
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The advocate helped the woman check her online bank accounts and noticed 47 fraudulent transactions beginning May 4, according to authorities. Some of the $4,870 in credit card charges were made in Collier County, and some were made in Lee County, the report states.
The detective who wrote the report noted video surveillance from several locations showed Point du Jour using a credit card stolen from the woman and making transactions.
The report states Point du Jour continued using one of the stolen credit cards even after she was confronted by a manager and fired.
A detective interviewed and arrested Point du Jour Tuesday at All Seasons Naples, a senior community off U.S. 41 south of Bonita Beach Road where she was working.
Point du Jour worked for a company called Dial-a-Nurse, which provides home care for seniors.
Ted Wolfendale, the Dial-a-Nurse administrator, said in an email Friday that company staff and nurses were "surprised and disappointed that something like this would occur, especially given our stringent screening requirements that have allowed us to serve our community for 40 years."
Wolfendale said Point du Jour's fingerprints, background screening, drug test and reference checks showed "absolutely no red flags."
Point du Jour had no record of arrests in Collier or Lee counties, record show.
Wolfendale also said she was not in contact with any other Dial-a-Nurse client.
Adam Snyder, vice president of senior living for Beztak Properties, which developed All Seasons Naples, said in an email the incident "had no bearing" on the community residents.
All Seasons Naples was aware of the investigation, and Point du Jour is no longer employed by the community, according to Snyder.
Editor's note: This story was updated with comments from the subject's employer.
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Iowa OK'd egg farm tied to 'habitual violator'
Austin "Jack" DeCoster, the owner of an egg farm at the center of a massive salmonella recall was able to expand his egg empire despite being branded a "habitual violator" of Iowa's environmental laws.KEVIN WOLF / AP
Aug. 27, 2010, 7:24 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
By RYAN J. FOLEY
The owner of an egg farm at the center of a massive salmonella recall was able to expand his egg empire despite being branded a "habitual violator" of Iowa's environmental laws — a label that was supposed to ban him from building any more farms.
Documents reviewed by The Associated Press suggest Austin "Jack" DeCoster, one of the nation's largest egg producers, got around the five-year ban by having associates seek approval for the projects, only to assume control of the enterprise later.
State regulators approved a huge egg farm in 2001 even though it had suspected ties to DeCoster. The farm is now operated by Wright County Egg, which he owns, and is involved in the recall.
"He's been trouble ever since he came here from Maine," said former Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who said the 75-year-old DeCoster had unfairly hurt the reputation of Iowa farmers.
DeCoster expanded his business into Iowa in the 1980s from Maine, where he started egg farming as a teenager. He also had enterprises in Ohio and Maryland.
In 2000, DeCoster, who also ran some large hog farms, was facing several lawsuits that accused him polluting Iowa rivers and streams with hog manure. To settle the complaints, he acknowledged being a habitual violator — the first and still only Iowa farmer to be branded with that official label.
The label banned him from establishing any more animal farms through October 2004. It also included stiffer punishment for any future violations, a $150,000 fine and a mandate that he improve his handling of manure.
But records show those penalties posed little obstacle to DeCoster's ambitions. His associates won approval in 2001 for a huge egg farm that he started controlling after his penalty expired. Today, that site is one of the largest operated by Wright County Egg, which has recalled 380 million eggs linked to salmonella cases across the country.
Congress has subpoenaed DeCoster to testify about the salmonella outbreak next month. Lawmakers are asking him and the owner of a second Iowa farm to explain how eggs from their facilities were linked to more than 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning.
Just weeks after DeCoster accepted habitual violator status, his associates founded a company called Environ Egg Production LLC. Its registered agent was a Des Moines lawyer who had represented DeCoster in the environmental lawsuits.
Soon, the company was pushing for approval of a project that would house 1.8 million hens near Galt, a tiny town north of Des Moines.
Residents fiercely opposed the project, saying they worried about possible air and water pollution. And several told the state Department of Natural Resources they were convinced that DeCoster was behind the operation.
Bill Drury, 59, who farms near DeCoster's egg operations, said he recalled telling the DNR that DeCoster was behind the project and urging regulators to block it on environmental grounds. He said the decision to approve the permits was "ridiculous, but that was the law. They had no way of stopping it."
Drury said many residents do not speak out against DeCoster because they consider him good for the local economy. He employs hundreds of workers and buys corn from local farmers to feed his chickens.
"He has not been a very good corporate member of Iowa. But there again, it's a business. People work there. They buy a lot of corn, and so people tend not to go after him," said state Sen. Gene Fraise, who heads a legislative committee on agriculture.
DeCoster did not respond to interview requests left by the AP at his home and office.
State environmental officials were aware that Environ "appeared to have the same address, same phone number, same agent and attorneys as DeCoster Farms of Iowa," according to records. What's more, a consultant who studied the soil where the confinement facility would be built listed "DeCoster Farms of Iowa" as his client in a report sent to county supervisors.
When the report reached the DNR, the client was listed as an Environ official named John Glessner, who had long worked closely with DeCoster's businesses.
Sara Smith, a DNR official who helped review permit applications, warned Environ that DeCoster could not be involved, and that application materials must be "complete and accurate."
But Environ officials insisted they had no connection to DeCoster, and the DNR granted the permit under the name of Glessner's wife.
The permit was issued based on the information provided by Environ Eggs and the assumption that DeCoster was "neither constructing nor financing the project," wrote Wayne Farrand, then a supervisor in DNR's wastewater section.
In 2003, when the company wanted to more than double its capacity to 3.7 million birds, the DNR ignored any notion that DeCoster was involved. Such suspicions "should not affect the approval of the permit application," Smith wrote.
Environ later transferred ownership to a company called Environ/Wright County Inc., which leases the site to Wright County Egg, which is directly owned by DeCoster. Company spokeswoman Hinda Mitchell would not say when that arrangement began.
In 2004, a check issued by one of his companies paid Environ's annual compliance fee, records show. By 2007, DeCoster was signing documents listing himself as the site's owner.
DNR spokesman Kevin Baskins said the agency was asking questions about DeCoster's involvement but simply did not have enough evidence to deny the permits.
"It's hard for us to act on suspicion," he said. "There was obviously some things we saw worth questioning. In the end, there wasn't enough hard evidence to pursue it much farther from a legal standpoint."
He noted that Iowa DNR officials denied permits in 2000 to a company called Country Fresh Eggs, which wanted to build four chicken confinement facilities in Wright County. The department found DeCoster had donated 600 acres of land to the firm, accounting for 98 percent of its initial investment.
Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller said declaring DeCoster a habitual violator was effective because the agency received no more violations tied directly to him.
But records show that Environ and another company paid the DNR a $5,000 fine in 2004 for allegedly violating conditions of a stormwater permit. In 2006, a DNR specialist documented a "severe manure control problem" at the site. DeCoster's son, Peter, disputed that finding but took steps to contain the waste.
DeCoster may have applied the same business strategy in other states.
In Ohio in 2004, state officials say DeCoster hid behind other farmers to get permits for an operation called Ohio Fresh Eggs. The permits listed two men who had put up just $10,000 apiece while DeCoster had pumped $126 million into the four farms, according to testimony in an administrative proceeding there.
Ohio officials yanked the permits after learning about that, but an environmental appeals panel overturned that decision.
In the 1990s, DeCoster battled with Maryland officials who tried to shut down an Eastern Shore egg facility owned by DeCoster, who was accused of violating a quarantine by selling contaminated eggs.
DeCoster successfully sued the state in 1992, arguing that Maryland could not stop him from selling across state lines. He later received a suspended $500 fine for selling eggs from quarantined henhouses. He left the state in 1993.
RYAN J. FOLEY
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Don’t whine about ‘scientific’ elections. Here’s how to win
Author, Mr Charles Onyango-Obbo. PHOTO/FILE.
To do that, you need to establish something our politicians don’t have – a granular electronic database of your constituents (as a law-abiding citizen, I will not say here the grey-area technical tricks you can play to reduce being conned by your constituents once you have that database).
It would have their birthdays, their children’s birthdays, their favourite Premier League football team et al. For those without phones, for the price of a few glasses of kafirifiri you can get them a basic dirt-cheap feature phone. Get out of the voters’ armpits. Stand on a hill in 2021.
There are many people who are angry at Uganda’s forthcoming 2021 so-called “scientific” election, where direct in-person contact between candidates and voters has been severely restricted, and aspirants are being urged to use media and digital platforms instead because of the risks of spreading Covid-19.
For president, these restrictions are seen as little more than an election mugging by President Yoweri Museveni. And for the rest, the argument is that they favour incumbents, which is why, in a rare show of bipartisan consensus, both NRM and Opposition aspirants agree that it is bad.
Yes, the restrictions make things harder for the Opposition and NRM challengers, but not impossible. To get a sense of the possibilities, aspiring candidates might want to look to the example of one of our own, Zohran Kwame Mamdani. Zohran is the son of Prof Mahmood Mamdani and filmmaker Mira Nair.
Last month, he stood in US Democratic Party primary elections to represent New York’s 36th Assembly District, western Queens. Zohran, 29, emerged winner of the primary comfortably ahead of incumbent Aravella Simotas, 41.
The results were not final, though, because thousands of absentee ballots that were mailed out to voters in the primary were yet to return. When they all get back and are counted, the victor will be known. We might have said who is likely to triumph, but I guess this is not the place for that.
Before we got to the heart of our example, it is necessary to explain how come Zohran, a Ugandan, is standing for office in New York, and not for LC2 in Buziga. Zohran, thanks in part to his very nomadic parents, is a triple, nay, quadruple heritage child.
He is a Ugandan-Indian-South African-American. On his election page, he describes himself simply as an Indian-Ugandan New Yorker. Actually, Simotas too is a triple heritage child, born in Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) two years before independence, moved with her family as a toddler to Greece, then to the US.
In that sense, the election represents the new America, the shape of a future rebirth, but also the changing face of the country that both frightens the diehard conservative base of President Donald Trump, and continues to generously supply him support no matter how atrociously he acts.
Anyway, as an incumbent, Simotas had name recognition and the old politics campaign infrastructure. Her campaign had knocked on thousands of doors and shaken even more hands, before Covid-19 shook things and ended all that.
Zohran, running on a very progressive ticket, and backed by the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), an organisation of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour-oriented folks in the US, was only getting started, mostly on foot, campaigning with his people in train stations, bus stops, and the poorer parts of his constituency. Photos show him helping elderly women cross the street.
He is a housing counsellor in New York, running on a fair housing platform, and is not accepting money from rich people, and definitely not a penny from the housing industry. Just small, small contributions from wananchi. Many of his campaign materials are handwritten, not fancily printed.
Those worried about the rigging possibilities of scientific elections might want to visit his website, “Zohran for Assembly” to get tips on how a newcomer might respond, when Covid-19 brings traditional politicking to a screeching stop.
The situation in America is, of course, different so it might not be possible to double down on phone and digital outreach to the level that Zohran’s campaign did, but a version of it is still possible. His most brilliant stroke, when Covid-19 struck, was to convert their campaign office into a centre to help constituents who had been affected.
His website reports that the Ramadan meal delivery programme served more than 14,000 hot Iftar meals. They created a weekly grocery distribution programme, which also supplied more than 1,000 bags of groceries to families in need.
So, in some ways, the supposed Covid-19 elections offer opportunities to be creative and campaign suitably for a 21st Century election, not like we are in the 1960s.
This is an opportunity to exploit the boda boda distribution network differently. Instead of people coming to your rally to collect soap, salt, sugar and t-shirt goodies, get boda bodas to deliver it to their homes.
Mr Onyango-Obbo is a journalist,
writer and curator of the “Wall of Great Africans”. Twitter@cobbo3
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Technology Policy & Regulations 2021
January 1, 2021 January 20, 2021 Admin 3 Comments
Here’s what’s happening in Technology Regulations in 2021.
Privacy & Surveillance 2021
Here’s what’s happening in Privacy and Surveillance in 2021
Data Protection 2021
Here’s what’s happening in Data Protection in 2021!
Plan C is an endeavor of the contributors at My Lawrd to track recent developments in the Indian techno legal space. here’s what’s happening in Indian Fintech in 2021. We also maintain trackers for Privacy & Surveillance, Technology Regulations, and Data Protection.
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01/04/2021: Spanish Language Interpreters (Redacted)
06/01/2020: Medical Records re: Motions for Compassionate Release
02/06/2020: Fine Schedule: Border Patrol
01/01/2020: Search and Seizure Warrants
09/18/2019: Sealed Documents
01/04/2019: Relief Under First Step Act
06/01/2018: Fine Schedule: Bureau of Land Management
03/30/2018: Transcript Fee Rates
11/28/2017: Fine Schedule: Federal Protective Service Citations
04/26/2017: Naturalization Ceremonies
11/02/2015: Public Access to Cell Phones
10/28/2015: Armed Career Criminal Act (Johnson v. U.S.)
08/29/2014: Retroactive Drug Quantity Sentencing Amendments
05/23/2013: Fine Schedule: Veterans Administration
04/02/2013: Bankruptcy Judge Authority re: Local Rules
02/28/2013: Bond Interviews in Criminal Cases
08/20/2012: Fine Schedule: Fish and Wildlife Service
04/18/2012: Cell Phones at Naturalization Proceedings
04/11/2011: Fine Schedule: National Park Service
08/17/2009: Petit Jury Fees
08/07/2009: Disclosure of Grand Jury Transcripts
11/13/2008: Criminal Case Pretrial Procedures
04/03/2008: Disposal of Paper Documents Scanned into CM/ECF
02/14/2008: Retroactive Cocaine Base Sentencing Amendments
03/29/2005: Grand Juror Fees
04/23/2001: Fine Schedule: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
06/03/1998: Fine Schedule: Non-Indian Misdemeanor Violations in Indian Country
08/15/1997: Participation in Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP)
10/02/1996: Disclosure of Information re: Child Victims
01/04/1995: Bankruptcy Judge Designated to Conduct Trials
10/05/1993: Fine Schedule: U.S. Forest Service
10/18/1991: Fine Schedule: Grand Forks Air Force Base
01/01/1986: Disposition of Juvenile Records
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