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On the bench 2 - Icons
'80 Years ago' Part 2: Building an icon (or two)
I normally post some inane rambling on a Wednesday but have been preoccupied with the events of 80 years ago and a flurry of social media activity from fellow modellers, historians and aviation enthusiasts. It sort of rekindled a basic interest from childhood.
So following on from last week's waffle #5 about the Battle of Britain Day and how that title and its legacy are part of a collective psyche, I have started on a modelling project to simultaneously build a 1/32nd scale Spitfire MkI and Hurricane MkI.
The kits are the curates egg Pacific Coast Models MkI metal wing and the Revell Spitfire MkIIa which will be hacked about a bit to resemble a MkI. Both decent products with their own set of foibles. Nothing's ever perfect eh?
The (admittedly flawed) logic of building two kits at once is that they share common features such as colour and they are both simple structures with only a cockpit and basic undercarriage to detail. The main aim is also to link the process to a documentary approach to photography and introduce some basic techniques which will improve the images for social media use.
As I've said before in my 'on the bench' He162 article, I'm a fugitive from the building process and enjoy the application of paint much more than the 'coercing two bits of styrene to join together and stay stuck' job. gaps, filler, scary canopy joins, no sir
Why these two?
The duality is simple: historians have debated for decades that neither the Spitfire or Hurricane acting alone could have been enough to counter the Luftwaffe in the Summer of 1940. The discussion expands into the relative merits of each type and usually descends into a one legged arse kicking contest based on presumptions and skewed data.
In my amateur, enthusiastic estimation, I think this discussion while of some academic merit, is really immaterial and that they are the joint icons of a tumultuous age and world changing event.
Yes the Spitfire is the epitome of the fighter aircraft. It came first and eclipses the Mustang in the aesthetic stakes purely because if the Battle of Britain had gone the wrong way there probably would never have been a 'Cadillac of the Skies' (at least not a definitive Merlin version) and has a purity of line which is totally original.
Here is no new power-plant needed to turn it into something great, no discovery of its real purpose after struggling in another role. No, here is the epitome of a fighter in its raw state, a thoroughbred racing machine with eight teeth.
But to return to the academic argument, without the Hurricane, a solid, purposeful aeroplane who's design and construction hark back to a previous age to incorporate the form and line of earlier Hawker designs, the Spit would probably not prevailed against the Luftwaffe alone. Forget numbers and odds, the Hurricane is the real hero of the hour. A solid, doughty, dependable, capable despatcher of Dorniers, Heinkels and Junkers.
The subject choice is based not on a particular aircraft marking (although both subjects carry 'embellishments') or historical location as is more usual when choosing a modelling subject. It is based on the people who flew these machines and the way their stories inspire my imagination and echo my childhood connection to the Battle of Britain through remembered stories and film.
As I said in Waffle number 5, the sight and sound of these machines are what stirs the base emotions and they are the enduring legacy of the men and their hour of glory. Faded images of scratchy blue serge, silk scarves and yellow life-vests. Young men who are now all gone.
The models here and elsewhere are pale imitations, miniature homages, but still a connection of sorts.
So it's not really the aircraft per se, or the aesthetic, (although these are things of mechanical beauty, and an altogether deadly beauty at that) but more the human story.
There are a host of names and faces from the time who I could have chosen and who are well documented in the folklore of RAF history. People such as George Unwin or Brian Lane who have become something of historical celebrities through the photographs which document those dark days via the toll on their faces. Many others too whose courageous actions inspired films and comics to recreate their daring acts have fired the imagination of this small boy in an adult's body.
One is of a young man who travelled to England from Canada and who ultimately met his fate in combat some short time after the Battle of Britain ended. The other of a young man from the North east of England who survived the Battle and by way of several 'interesting moments', the conflict too to die in 1991. Interestingly they share the same birthday but 3 years apart.
The back story - William McKnight
I first came across Willie mcKnight when I was 9. I was given my dad's copy of the Paul Brickhill book 'Reach for the Sky' to read. It is a ninth edition from 1955 and I still have it albeit in a less than pristine condition now. In recent years and with a changing adult perspective on Bader, I revisited McKnight's story and his loss in combat which is still clouded in some mystery.
William Lidstone "Willie" McKnight was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on 18 November 1918 and grew up in Calgary. He was considered a bit of a character at school and showed a rebellious streak. With parallels to his wartime mentor Douglas Bader who played rugby at St.Edwards, Willie quarterbacked the football team but was renowned for once crashing his father's car into a neighbour's fence while trying to impress a new girlfriend.
In 1939, after entering the medical school at the University of Alberta, McKnight continued to be a thorn in the side of authority and was reputedly on the verge of expulsion when a recruiting mission for the Royal Air Force arrived in Calgary. Seeing a chance for adventure as well as leaving behind a turbulent romance with his girlfriend, he enlisted in February 1939.
Perhaps it was this rebellious outspoken streak in McKnight which was seen as a strength by his c/o that saw McKnight often fly as Bader's wingman.
By the hight of the battle he had become 242's top scorer, and appears to have been looked upon by Douglas and Thelma as the son they never had. His death in combat in early '41 reputedly hit the Baders and 242 squadron hard.
The back story - Denys Gillam
Denys Edgar Gillam was born half a world away from Alberta at Tynemouth on 18th November 1915 and educated at Bramcote, Scarborough and then Wrekin College, Shropshire.
UNlike McKnight who was recruited as the storm clouds of war started to form, Denys joined the RAF on a short service commission in February 1935 and was posted to 6 FTS Netheravon for training. With his flying training completed he joined 29 Squadron at North Weald on 6th March 1936.
On 18th September 1939 Gillam was posted to 616 Squadron at Finningley.
Over Dunkirk on 1st June 1940 he damaged a Ju88. Getting into his stride, he claimed a Ju88 destroyed on 15th August, a Me109 on the 26th, a Me110 on the 29th, and a further Me109 destroyed, a probable and another two damaged on the 30th. Not hanging about he bagged another Me109 destroyed on the 31st.
On 1st September 1940 Gillam destroyed a Do17, probably another Do17 and a Me109 and damaged a third Do17. On the 2nd he destroyed a Me110. A busy few days! In this last action his engine was set alight by a Me110 over Maidstone. Gillam bailed out unhurt as his Spitfire, X4181, crashed to earth at Brook Farm, Capel.
Denys went on to become the C/O of 306 and 615 Squadron before being sent to the USA to lecture. Returning to the UK, Denys was promoted to command the first Typhoon Wing.
I flew Hurricanes, Spitfires and Typhoons in combat. At first the Typhoon gave a lot of trouble – both with the airframe and the engine – and we lost a lot of good pilots. However, once these faults were overcome it became a very tough and reliable machine and the very best gun platform. It carried bombs, rockets and, of course, cannons and you could hold a steep dive longer than the Me 109 or the FW 190. The Typhoon could withstand high ‘g’ – forces and its wide undercarriage was a great benefit on the rough airfields we had to contend with during our trek across France towards Germany.
Unlike Willie McKnight, Denys Gillam survived the war and returned to the family textile business. He died in September 1991.
Whats the connection and what's next?
Both McKnight and Gillam shared a birthday, the 18th November, and both flew with the 12 Group 'Big Wing' of Douglas Bader (although this wasn't during the Battle itself), so the link is not a direct one, and not entirely preoccupied with the frantic summer of 1940 either. It's more of a serendipitous albeit sad connection. The tale of two men and the enduring image of a tumultuous event as told via a potted history and two scale replicas of their machines.
In the next post we'll look at the kits and assess the work needed to get things underway. Don't worry, there isn't any long-winded, type history preamble review here - just a synopsis of whats good, what needs sorted (the PCM wing joints are legend!) and what detail is a must.
Did I say I have a thing about details?
Kia kaha, be good and be kind (but don't suffer the idiots).
Wellington - 15-24th September 2020.
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124 regional candidates in December poll affiliated with political dynasties
Media Indonesia - October 12, 2020
Indriyani Astuti – The General Elections Commission (KPU) has finalised the hundreds of candidate pairs which will compete in the simultaneous election of regional heads (pilkada) on December 9.
The State Research Institute has found a classical problem, namely pragmatism on the part of political parties in the recruitment of prospective local leaders which have the potential to create local level political dynasties.
The Institute found 124 candidates who are affiliated with political dynasties who are running as regional heads. They comprise 57 candidate regents and 30 candidate deputy regents, 20 candidate mayors and eight candidate deputy mayors and five candidate governors and for candidate deputy governors.
If classified based on gender, there are 67 men and 57 women candidates. Out of the 57 women, 29 are wives of incumbent regional heads.
"One-hundred and twenty-four political dynasty candidates are spread evenly across 270 regional districts", said State Research Institute Director Akbar Faisal in a press release received by Media Indonesia, on Monday October 12.
Faisal said that the growth in political dynasties follow the same pattern or model and continues to be maintained.
First, presidents who back family members. This he said can be seen from the nomination of President Joko "Jokowi" Widodo's oldest son Gibran Rakabuming Raka and the president's son-in-law Bobby Nasution in the December elections.
Second, husbands who put forward their wives as candidates such as the wife of Azwar Annas who is running in Banyuwangi. "After this, there are still 29 more wives of incumbents", said Faisal.
Third, contests between political dynasties. As an example Faisal citied the regional election in South Tangerang which are being contested by three tickets, namely the daughter of Vice President Ma'ruf Amin, a cousin of Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and a relative of Banten Governor Ratu Atut.
"Dynastic contests are not just between dynasties, but occur 'internally' within dynasties as is happening in the regencies of Pangkajene and Kepulauan (Pangkep), namely within the dynasty of incumbent Regent Syamsuddin A Hamid", explained Faisal.
Faisal said that South Sulawesi province is the region with the largest number of candidates from political dynasties with a total of 12 candidates. This is followed by North Sulawesi with 11 candidates covering four regencies and three municipalities.
Meanwhile the regions with the third and fourth most candidates from political dynasties are Central Java with 10 candidates spread over seven regencies and two municipalities followed by East Java with nine candidates spread across seven regencies and two municipalities.
The State Research Institute also found that there has been an increase in the number of political dynasties. This, according to Faisal, is a result of Constitutional Court ruling Number 33/PUU-XIII/2015 [which annulled a clause in the election law barring family members of incumbents from running].
Prior to this ruling, the number of candidates from political dynasties between 2005-2014 was only 59. During the simultaneous regional elections in 2015, 2017 and 2018 there was a drastic increase to 86 candidates affiliated with political dynasties.
"During the December 2020 simultaneous pilkada the number of candidate regional heads [from political dynasties] swelled to 124 candidates", said Faisal.
The institute also found that the Golkar Party was in first place with 12.9 percent of candidates from political dynasties. This was followed by the ruling Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P) with 12.4 percent and the National Democrat Party (NasDem) with 10.1 percent.
In terms of parties backing regional candidates who are not leading party members, NasDem is in top position with 13.1 percent followed by the PDI-P with 11.7 percent and the People's Conscience Party (Hanura) with 9.7 percent.
"The political parties have yet to succeed in preparing regional leadership candidates [from within their own ranks]. The political parties' pragmatism is shown by how they recruit people who are not leading party members. The recruitment function, which is not working, is ending in the flourishing of political dynasties", said Faisal. (P-2)
[Translated by James Balowski. The original title of the article was "Dinasti Politik Sodorkan 124 Calon Kepala Daerah ke Pilkada".]
Source: https://mediaindonesia.com/read/detail/352126-dinasti-politik-sodorkan-124-calon-kepala-daerah-ke-pilkada
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May 23, 2019 - Politics & Policy
The new case for impeachment
Some House Democrats are convinced that they'd have better luck getting testimony and documents if they launch an impeachment inquiry against President Trump — which is why they've been pushing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi so hard.
Reality check: It's not like the Trump administration would suddenly drop its fight against Congress and dump a bunch of documents in Pelosi's arms. The big difference between an impeachment inquiry and a regular investigation, legal experts say, is that Congress might have a stronger hand in the courts to get some of the information it wants.
"If you have an impeachment proceeding, Congress is at the zenith of its power," said Michael Conway, a former counsel to the House Judiciary Committee during Watergate.
The two big differences:
1) Grand jury material: The courts would be more likely to rule that Congress' need to see grand jury materials — the kind of references that were redacted in the Mueller report — overrides the federal rule that requires those materials to be kept secret.
That's what happened during Watergate, Conway said, in a critical ruling by a federal judge that allowed the Judiciary Committee to see a grand jury report. (Conway wrote more about that ruling and others here.)
2) Legislative purpose: It would be harder for the Trump administration to win a court fight by arguing that Congress doesn't have a "legitimate legislative purpose," the reason Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin cited in his decision not to release Trump's tax returns to the House Ways and Means Committee.
No one questions the congressional power to impeach, so launching an impeachment inquiry "removes whatever doubt a court might otherwise have about the existence of a legitimate Article I purpose for demanding information of limited facial relevance to possible congressional legislation," Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe wrote in an email.
The bottom line: None of this affects the political decision of whether it's wise for House Democrats to move ahead. Pelosi says it isn't, and so far most of the Democratic committee chairs are siding with her. But it's not clear how long they'll be able to resist the pressure.
Go deeper: Which House Democrats are calling for Trump's impeachment
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May 7, 2019 - Technology
Waymo inks autonomous driving partnership with Lyft
Kia Kokalitcheva
Close-up of Lyft logo in a car window. Photo: Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images
During its first quarter earnings, Lyft announced a partnership through which Waymo — Alphabet's autonomous driving unit — will deploy 10 vehicles on the ride-hailing company's service in Phoenix, where Waymo is already testing its cars.
Why it matters: Alphabet is an investor in both Lyft and Uber, and the latter is set to finally go public at the end of the week.
The cars will all be deployed by the end of Q3 and will have safety drivers during the rides, the company specified during an earnings call with analysts following the announcement.
The bigger picture: For Waymo, this will be yet another avenue for the company to test its vehicles with more customers as part of its ambitions to operate a commercial ride-hailing service with self-driving cars.
And for Lyft, this goes back to its original approach to self-driving cars: its Open Platform, through which it hoped to welcome a myriad of partners to deploy and test their vehicles on its service.
Editor's note: The story has been updated with more information about Lyft's strategy and about the partnership.
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Dodgers Team Up With LeBron James to Set Up Voter Polling Site at the Stadium (Dodgers Nation)
by Brook Smith August 14, 2020
The Dodgers and LeBron James are teaming up to bring voter services to the Los Angeles community. The two sports powerhouses will bring a voting poll center to Dodger Stadium this November. It will mark the first time in Major League Baseball history that one of their facilities will be used for voting, per ESPN.
More from Dodgers President and CEO Stan Kasten.
Dodger Stadium is part of the fabric of Los Angeles, and we’re proud to continue to partner with the County to make the property available for the benefit of the community at large. Voting is all of our civic duty, and we’re excited to work with More Than a Vote to do anything we can to help get out the vote by making this process as easy, accessible and safe for all Angelenos.
For the five days that lead up to the November 3rd election, voters will be able to park at Dodger Stadium for free and vote there as well. It is not yet clear whether it will indoors or outdoors, but the team has said that it will abide by CDC recommendations.
LeBron James also talked about the partnership with the Dodgers.
I may still be new to L.A. but didn’t take long for me to learn how special the relationship…
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First of four M4 weekend closures starts tonight
The motorway will be closed in both directions between two junctions west of Reading from 10pm tonight until 5am on Monday
Andrew BaberSenior news and sports writer
The M4 is to be closed this weekend between junctions 12 and 13 (Image: Highways England)
The M4 will close for four full weekends starting tonight for essential bridge maintenance work.
Motorists from Bath heading towards London are being warned that the motorway will be closed in both directions between junction 12 and junction 13.
The carriageways will be shut from 10pm tonight (November 24) until 5am on Monday (November 27), with drivers advised to plan ahead.
According to Highways England, the work is part of a project to fully refurbish three bridges that carry the M4 over roads near Hermitage in West Berkshire.
For safety reasons, the roads underneath the bridges will also be closed and local diversions will be in place.
The full extent of the M4 closure (Image: Highways England)
This weekend’s work is the first of four weekend closures, which will see the bridges fully refurbished.
This weekend, the old bridge beams will be removed using large cranes.
Highways England project sponsor Andrew Winson: “Renewing these three bridges is a large and complex task, and closing the M4 is the only way to be able to complete it safely.
This weekend could be Bath’s busiest of the year
“By carrying out the work on all three bridges together, in a closely coordinated way, we hope to keep disruption to a minimum.
“We have worked closely with the local councils, the police and other stakeholders to plan the work, and I encourage any drivers planning a trip on the M4 this weekend to check ahead to see how they will be affected.”
There will be fully signed diversions in place, but delays are expected.
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Drivers are advised to consider alternative routes if possible. Drivers seeking to use the M4 will be diverted via the A4.
Similar future closures are planned over the following weekends as the work is completed:
Friday 8 to Monday 11 December 2017
Friday 15 to Monday 18 December 2017
Friday 12 to Monday 15 January 2018
Highways England provides live traffic information via its website (www.trafficengland.com), local and national radio travel bulletins, electronic road signs and mobile apps.
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Michael Colborne
Michael Colborne is a journalist who focuses on the transnational far-right.
Dispatches From Asgardsrei: Ukraine’s Annual Neo-Nazi Music Festival
Azov
At one neo-Nazi metal festival in Milan, Italy in April of 2019, cell phones and cameras weren’t allowed inside. But that wasn’t the case in December 2019 in Kyiv, Ukraine, at the annual Asgardsrei event, which is the neo-Nazi black metal music festival that’s made the Ukrainian capital home since 2015.
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This meant that fans of national socialist black metal (NSBM) bands from all over Europe and beyond could get photo and video souvenirs of their favourite Nazi-praising performers in action. Yet by posting and promoting these souvenirs on public social media profiles, especially Instagram, they also gave us a window into Kyiv’s Hitler-saluting, Sieg-Heil-ing, Nazi-promoting December tradition that is the Asgardsrei festival.
Asgardsrei And Social Media
Asgardsrei, as this author described in an article for Haaretz before the event, is a festival of national socialist black metal (NSBM) that takes place every December in Kyiv, Ukraine. Started originally in Moscow by Russian far-right extremist Alexey Levkin, Asgardsrei moved with Levkin to Ukraine in 2014 when he left Russia to fight with the Azov Battalion (Levkin remains involved with the Azov movement). This year’s festival took place December 13 (Friday) through 15 (Sunday), 2019.
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Five years on, Levkin’s Asgardsrei is a staple on the far-right musical calendar and an international meetup not just for fans of NSBM, but also a place for international far-right extremists to gather and network in an environment far more open to their presence than in many other countries.
Finding out what Asgardsrei attendees were up to isn’t a difficult task. As the event stretched on, many users with public Instagram accounts shared stories — temporary videos or photos that disappear after 24 hours — along with photos and videos of their experiences at Asgardsrei. Over the course of the weekend and in the days after the festival, Bellingcat followed and checked regularly on the hashtags #asgardsrei and #asgardsrei2019, occasionally also looking at hashtags featuring the bands’ names (e.g., #goatmoon). We also did the same for the location of the concert event (Kyiv’s Bingo Club, the site of many far-right concerts).
This process meant we were able to download and screenshot almost all public Instagram posts from the event, using simple apps available on mobile phones to download Instagram stories, photos and video before they could be deleted or removed. In addition, to try and capture as many posts as possible that were not hashtagged or tagged with the concert location, we manually checked and looked at the profiles of users who posted from the event or were tagged in posts by other users. Other posts Bellingcat found on public Telegram channels.
“F*ck Those Liberals, You Have My Green Light”
This year’s Asgardsrei featured a mixed martial arts (MMA) “fight night” that took place before the concert kicked off. The MMA event took place at Mala Opera, a venue owned by the Kyiv city administration.
Photos and video from the MMA event show the logo of White Rex, a far-right MMA promotion and clothing brand run by Kyiv-based Russian neo-Nazi Denis Nikitin (also known as Kapustin), visible in the middle of the ring.
A screenshot from an Instagram story at Asgardsrei’s “fightnight” showing the White Rex logo in the middle of the ring and branding from betting promotion Parimatch
Photos and videos also show branding from Parimatch on the ring. Parimatch is the “Official Betting and Wagering Partner” of the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) across continental Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
A screenshot from an Instagram story at Asgardsrei’s “fight night” showing branding from betting promotion Parimatch
There is no indication that Parimatch sponsored the event in any way or approved their logo being used in this context. However, the appearance of their branding at an event hosted by a far-right group is concerning in terms of helping mainstream a far-right-affiliated event.
There also was apparently no issue with the event being hosted in a venue owned by the Kyiv city administration. In an Instagram post that was soon deleted, the organizers of Asgardsrei claimed that “a foreign journalist was trying really hard to put pressure on the venue” — presumably a reference to the author of this piece who wrote in Haaretz about the fact the venue was state-owned — “but when the guy in the administration heard his story he was like: “F*ck those liberals, you have my green light.” It’s unclear whether the “administration” referred to is the venue or an individual in Kyiv city administration itself.
A now-deleted Instagram post from December 14 from Asgardsrei organizers.
There was, apparently, supposed to be more on offer Friday night before the concert. According to a review of Asgardsrei 2019, published on American white nationalist Greg Johnson’s website, German neo-Nazi Hendrik Möbus was supposed to give a lecture as he had before at a small conference before Asgardsrei 2018. Möbus, a convicted murderer and founder of the German neo-Nazi band Absurd, was reportedly stopped trying to leave Germany and was not allowed to enter Ukraine.
In addition, another “review” published December 30 by German neo-Nazi party Der Dritte Weg (“The Third Way”), long friendly with the Azov movement, claimed that “a couple of activists from our party and other nationalists who wanted to travel to Kyiv were detained at the airport” in Germany, and further claimed that some received travel bans from German authorities.
Neo-Nazi Symbols Everywhere, ‘Swastika Ban’ Or Not
The concert itself featured performances from more than a dozen bands associated with the NSBM scene, from Finland’s Goatmoon and Greece’s Wodulf to Kyiv-based, Russian-rooted act M8L8TH, fronted by Asgardsrei organizer Alexey Levkin. As detailed in Haaretz, these bands feature openly pro-Nazi, anti-Semitic lyrics, from songs like Goatmoon’s “Way of the Holocaust Winds” and Seigneur Voland’s “Sur les ruines et les cendres de Sion” (“On the ruins and ashes of Zion”) to Selbstmord’s “Aryan Voice of Hatred” album with lyrics like “The holy race – war/In the Honour of our White race/Hatred to the enemies, native pride/Aryan blood runs all the time.”
Also performing was Levkin’s side project “AKVLT” — or, more accurately, Adolfkvlt. The project’s demo tape from 2013 features a photo of Hitler on the cover and was limited to 88 copies; 88 is neo-Nazi code for “Heil Hitler.”
Asgardsrei organizers referring to “Adolfkvlt” as “A*******T” on an Instagram post promoting their performance
“AKVLT” also performed at “Fuhrernacht” in May 2019, a private night of literal Hitler worship.
The altar with a photo of Adolf Hitler and a Nazi flag at Wotanjugend’s “Fuhrernight” in May 2019
Despite the imagery used by these bands and others, swastika flags are banned at Asgardsrei, concert organizer Alexey Levkin told Haaretz. To that end, Bellingcat did not see any swastika flags in any photos available from Asgardsrei 2019. If Levkin’s claim is indeed accurate, this is clearly a new policy for 2019, as during December 2018 this author found and saved multiple now-deleted Instagram photos showing swastika flags, including one posted by a senior member from Azov’s literature club.
A now-deleted photo from a December 2018 Instagram story from Serhiy Zaikovsky, a senior figure at the Azov movement’s literature club, Plomin. The photo is from Asgardsrei 2018. The text reads “Heil Hitler” in deliberately-misspelled Ukrainian (“Gitlar”)
A now-deleted Instagram post from December 2018 showing a swastika flag at Asgardsrei 2018, before an apparent ban on swastika flags was introduced for Asgardsrei 2019
Despite the apparent ban, there was still ample neo-Nazi, white supremacist imagery on display at Asgardsrei, from Celtic crosses, to black suns, and more.
Celtic cross flags and an attendee wearing a shirt with a Celtic cross and the slogan “White Pride World Wide”
The Celtic cross was even visible on official security badges worn by people working for the festival.
“Don’t fool around” An individual working security at Asgardsrei with a badge featuring a Celtic cross, a common white supremacist symbol
An attendee wearing a “Heil Hitler” t-shirt with the motto of the SS above it
Sokyra Peruna’s Arseniy Bilodub, featured in our investigation into the mainstreaming of Ukraine’s far right, made an appearance at Asgardsrei, appearing on stage to contribute vocals at one point and also promoting a live album from his band from its performance at another neo-Nazi concert at the same venue in June 2019.
Sokyra Peruna’s Arseniy Bilodub (left), who headlined the “Veterans Strong” concert featured in our investigation into Ukraine’s far-right and veterans’ movements
As well, while swastika flags might be banned, swastika tattoos evidently are not, as Goatmoon’s guitarist demonstrated for the second year in a row.
A photo of Goatmoon’s performance, showing guitar player (far-right in photo) with a swastika tattoo
Swastikas are also apparently okay at “Militant Zone,” the shop and record label run by Levkin and others based at the Azov movement’s Cossack House. A post on the Telegram channel of Wotanjugend, a loose neo-Nazi movement of Levkin and others in Ukraine, in August 2019 revealed swastika pendants on display inside what they called the “updated interior” of their shop at Azov’s central Kyiv lair. The post has since been deleted.
A photo from a post on Wotanjugend’s Telegram channel promoting the “Militant Store” inside Azov’s Cossack House in central Kyiv, where swastika pendants (in the white circle) are clearly visible
There’s more Nazi symbolism in this shop than swastikas, however. In another Telegram post after Asgardsrei, Wotanjugend posted several photos of some post-Asgardsrei items for sale, mostly merchandise promoting bands who played the festival. Also in the photos, however, are two small busts of Rudolf Hess, Adolf Hitler’s deputy fuhrer until 1941 and a revered figure among neo-Nazis.
A photo posted by Wotanjugend in December 2019 showing busts of Nazi figure Rudolf Hess inside the “Militant Zone” shop in Azov’s Cossack House
Another common neo-Nazi motif is the black sun, used frequently by not only the Azov movement but by the Christchurch shooter, who featured the symbol on the cover of his terrorist manifesto (one that was translated into Ukrainian by, as we discuss below, by an Asgardsrei attendee) It’s a symbol commonly used by the far-right and is adapted from a mosaic on the floor on the SS Generals’ Hall. It wasn’t hard to find at Asgardsrei.
A screenshot from an Instagram video showing attendees holding a Wotanjugend flag with a black sun during M8L8TH’s performance
A black sun flag held by two attendees (one wearing a Wotanjugend shirt and the other a sweatshirt from Arseniy Bilodub’s “Svastone” far-right fashion brand). The text posted in Russian is a translation of the “Horst-Wessel-Lied,” the official Nazi party anthem that features lyrics like “millions are looking upon the swastika full of hope”
Nazi Salutes, And Then More Nazi Salutes
Concert attendees did far more than just sing along to their favourite Nazi tunes. There are numerous photos and videos from Asgardsrei of attendees giving Nazi salutes during performances and outside the concert itself.
Hitler salutes during Goatmoon’s performance, posted on Instagram by user “unholy_witch”
During Goatmoon’s performance, attendees chanted “Heil!” at the vocalist’s urging.
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In one video posted after the first day of Asgardsrei had ended, a number of attendees laugh and give Nazi salutes to someone filming them, all while chanting “Sieg Heil.”
Users also posted about their travels in Kyiv during Asgardsrei. Bellingcat found several fans who posted photos from inside the Azov movement’s Cossack House, a multi-story “social centre” just off Kyiv’s central Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square).
Asgardsrei attendees posting from inside Azov’s Cossack House, in the building’s lobby. Others who have posted photos of themselves in front of this same lit-up logo include Mark Jones of National Action, the British neo-Nazi group banned as a terrorist organization in the UK since 2016
Another appreciative Asgardsrei attendee was someone who has published multiple death threats directed at Bellingcat staff (we will not name his Telegram channel). A previous Bellingcat investigation showed how the channel administrator had translated and sold bound Ukrainian-language translations of the Christchurch shooter’s manifesto. Despite anger from New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and promises from Ukrainian authorities to prosecute anyone selling the manifesto, the channel administrator has since apparently sold out of Ukrainian translations and moved on to sell hardcover Russian-language translations of the manifesto.
In November 2019, the channel administrator posted photos of their tickets to Asgardsrei and urged channel followers to attend. They added that they were going to “Sieg Heil” to their favorite M8L8TH song, the band fronted by Asgardsrei organizer Alexey Levkin. That song, “Tears of Autumn,” praises SS Lieutenant General and organizer of the concentration camp system Theodor Eicke, who died in Ukraine in 1943, and features lyrics like “You are in our hearts, Führer and his Volk.” According to the review of Asgardsrei 2019 published on American white nationalist and friend of Azov Greg Johnson’s Counter-Currents, M8L8TH indeed played that song during their set.
After Asgardsrei, the channel administrator posted abut the event in Ukrainian and English. “Thanks to everybody who visited Asgardsrei 2019,” they wrote on the Monday morning after Asgardsrei. “White brothers from all over the Europe (sic) had an awesome time, made new friends and met old ones, first time in many years.”
“Sieg Heil!” the post concludes, along with a thank you to neo-Nazi Wotanjugend for organizing the event.
The Show Goes On
The next event on the international far-right music calendar isn’t in Ukraine; there will be concerts in France (February 2020) and Italy (April 2020) before the next big show in Kyiv. In May 2020 Sokyra Peruna’s Bilodub will be teaming up with Levkin and company’s “Militant Zone” to host the two-day “Fortress Europe” festival.
An advertisement for “Fortress Europe” in Kyiv in May 2020, featuring a number of neo-Nazi bands
While the lineup is still incomplete, bands already slated to perform in Kyiv include Italian band Bronson, affiliated with the neo-fascist CasaPound movement, German “National Socialist hardcore” (or hatecore) band Path of Resistance and anti-Semitic Slovak band Krátky Proces, whose former singer ran for far-right extremist Marian Kotleba’s party in 2016 elections in Slovakia. Of course, both Bilodub and Levkin’s bands, Sokyra Peruna and M8L8TH, will be playing too, and some of the same fans who posted photos from Asgardsrei will likely be doing so from Fortress Europe.
Levkin and others have already started planning next year’s Asgardsrei. On their Facebook account they have asked fans to help select the best weekend for the next Asgardsrei in December 2020, and claiming that a “stellar headliner” for Asgardsrei 2020 will be announced in January.
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Parenting…what a bitch!
Poor back up story, which is typical for ‘found-footage’ movies. ‘And that’s what it is ya’-that’s what it is’; a found footage horror film. A couple in their thirties-something with their twins, age ten, has moved into this house out in the woods. And their kids grow more and more creepy the more the family get settled (and eventualy dangerous). The dad, a preacher man, who annoyingly always goofes around while having fun with his wife’s camera_which she uses for her psychiatric-work and making his own ‘Home Movie’, is doing this apparently to deal with his own inner demons; which is alchol and being abused as a child. The mom by the way, i cant just let it slide, she’s kinda hot_with glasses on and shit. And before we get to dirty here, let’s just say i’d really like to spank that butt…to say the least…repeatedly. But anyway, it’s kind of a messy story really and it’s very simple and the first part or so of the movie just got me really annoyed with it’s simple overplayedness and Soooo found-footage approach. But after a while i was buying it a little more and the parents is starting to realise that there is somthing really wrong here. In the same tradition as ‘The Children’ (2008); ‘Home Movie’ is a quite unsettlig horror movie that builds up and has an uneasy undertone that is always there, though it also has an unstable simplicity that didnt’ fool me…much…just a little. Even though it’s all very simple, i did eventualy started to feel more for the characters as they developed and got some depth to them, at least the parents. The boy just really kinda annoyed me. But the movie worked for me. At least for a one time watch, didnt’ hate it.
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Maritime traffic congestion due to tankers Atjd stores to unload oil
1 Maritime traffic congestion due to tankers Atjd stores to unload oil on Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:23 am
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: traffic jam of a unique kind, would draw a smile on the drivers, at sea.
With the abundance of large supplies, which caused the collapse of global oil prices, it is not new. As producers 'OPEC' will continue, led by Saudi Arabia, Iraq, the oil pump strongly despite low prices, while the United States produces near-record rates, which adds to the stocks that reached the sky all over the world.
But what no one knows a lot is that the problem of oversupply worsened, to the point that oil tankers have become accumulate off the US Gulf Coast, waiting to unload its contents, because of the lack of places to store carries crude oil.
Amid the glut of offers, it is likely that Iraq is increasing its production of oil in 2016, although less dramatic than this year, which will make the battle of market share raging among members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries Countries (OPEC) and their competitors from outside of a battle that was forced because of Baghdad to sell Some types of raw low price of up to $ 30 a barrel.
Jumped Iraq's production in 2015 by about 500 thousand barrels per day, equivalent to 13 percent according to the International Energy Agency, making Iraq the fastest-growing source of production in the world an important locomotive for increased OPEC production.
Rose a result, the levels of use of the so-called floating B'altkhozan 'to what nearly three times the normal level in the past week, according to the 'ClipperData', a company track the global crude oil shipments.
Description and Matt Smith, director of commodities research at the company, according to CNN what is happening as a 'traffic jam of super oil tankers.'
Smith noted the emergence of maritime traffic for the first time a month ago off the coast of Singapore, which was alarming because Asia make up a third of global oil demand.
He said: 'It is strange to see ships from buy to find the content.'
I discovered 'ClipperData' similar phenomenon off China and even in the Arabian Gulf .. He added: 'There seems to be more oil than can be dealt with, and there is no place to put it.'
And surprised Iraqi production volume growth this year, many observers. In addition, any slowdown in 2016 and the volume of production growth in Iran do not miss the thought OPEC delegates who will attend the meetings of the Organization on the fourth of December to discuss production policy size.
Iraq has all what motivates to continue production at full capacity where the actual price is less than benchmark crude prices. And at least the official price for the sale of Basra heavy crude of $ 10.40 a barrel for Brent crude for shipment in December. Sources say that the shipments are sold at a lower price dollar or two for the official selling price of no less than $ 30 a barrel.
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It is with extreme regret that the NSW Water Ski Federation announces the sad passing of Barbara Osborne. Barbara was a cherished wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Our deepest sympathy is sent to her husband Martin (Marty), children Vicki, Kim, Glen and Andrew, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Barbara and Marty shared over 50 wonderful years together. Their enduring, deep love for each other was the envy of many other couples. Marty and Barb created the company – Independent Boilers. While Marty worked tirelessly in the field Barb looked after the books and raised their young family. Up until her death, Barb was still co-ordinating the paperwork side of the business. Whenever recreational time arose, Marty and Barb would transport the family to their Hawkesbury River “shack” where all members of the family would ski from dawn to dusk. Their love of skiing resulted in the family joining the NSW Water Ski Association in the 1980s. The beloved family boat Smuggler joined the ski racing caravan travelling around Australia and returning home with many trophies and stories about numerous, hard-fought victories for Glen and Andrew. While the family competed in ski racing and Region V, Barbara became a judge and followed a path into sports administration. In the 1990s Barbara became Secretary of the NSWWWSA Ski Racing Division and in 2001 she became the inaugural Secretary of Ski Racing NSW. Also in the 1990s Barbara was elected Secretary of the NSW Water Ski Association and later Secretary of Region V. She served continuously in both roles until her death. Barbara also served as the Secretary and later as the President of the NSWWSA Water Ski Judges Association (WJA). On more than one occasion she was the recipient of the WJA Award of Merit.
In 1995 Barbara was honoured to be selected to represent Australia as a judge at the IWWF World Water Ski Racing Championships in Belgium. This appointment was met with great joy and some anxiety as Barb had not previously travelled on a plane. The thought of her first flight being a long-haul, overseas flight was quite daunting, especially when due to work commitments Marty could not travel with Barb. But June and Norm Griffin took her under their wing(s) and so began a new cherished pastime – travelling overseas.Barbara and Marty went on to travel around the world on numerous occasions with Hawaii becoming their “special place.”
Barbara made many lifelong friends in the international judging fraternity. In 2011 she was appointed Assistant Chief Judge for the 2011 IWWF World Water Ski Racing Championships at Moreton Bay. Then last year she was thrilled to be appointed to the position of Chief Judge for the 2015 IWWF World Water Ski Racing Championships in Wellington New Zealand. Throughout her recent health battle, Barbara’s focused on her preparations for the World Championships. Sadly, Barbara passed away before she could complete her judging dream but we all know that she will be there in New Zealand in the hearts of all officials and ski racers. She will be deeply missed but her contribution to the sport of water skiing will be long remembered.
Finally, Professor Leo Buscaglia once wrote:
Ancient Egyptians believed that upon death they would be asked two questions and their answers would determine whether they would continue the journey to the afterlife.
The first question was “Did you bring joy?”
The second was “Did you find joy?”
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Global risks are critical for business leaders to understand. These risks can have a significant impact on the earnings potential of existing business activities and change the lens through which new investment opportunities are evaluated.
Today, risk mitigation is a tale of resilience writ large against a global backdrop, in which challenges take shape over varying timelines while companies must meet the immediate demands of a fluid geopolitical environment that can bedevil supply lines and wreak havoc on personnel, productivity and prosperity.
In 2014, events in Ukraine led to a significant deterioration in the relationship between Russia and the West—with spillover impact for international trade, economic growth prospects and energy investments. Cyber-attacks throughout the year underscored the economic threat and the need for evolving risk mitigation strategies. The Ebola outbreak in West Africa crystallized fears about the potential harm from a widespread pandemic, while exposing lingering vulnerabilities in the international community’s ability to deal a global health crisis. Sustained low interest rates are raising the specter of more asset bubbles before we’ve recovered from the last financial crisis.
While trends and events that underlie risks of this magnitude cannot be controlled by companies—individually or collectively—better awareness of global risks can help companies prepare for adverse scenarios and take actions that help mitigate the impact. The evolution of some global risks may also create growth opportunities.
The annual Global Risks report, prepared by the World Economic Forum with the help of Marsh & McLennan Companies and other partners, highlights the major threats facing the world today. In recent years, the report has drawn attention to impending fiscal crises, the dangers of a slowdown in critical infrastructure investment, the growing threat of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, rising vulnerabilities in cybersecurity, and escalating environmental risks. The 2015 edition points to significant changes in the risk landscape.
Global Risks of Highest Concern
This year’s report represents a significant shift in risk perceptions among survey respondents. Geopolitical risks—interstate conflict, state collapse, failure of national governance—are now center stage. There is also rising concern about societal fragility: food and water crises, infectious disease and profound social instability are at or near the top of the survey list. Concerns about cybersecurity and other technological risks continue to grow.
The overall shift in the global risk ranking is the largest in the report’s ten-year history. Business leaders need to assess the impact of this changing risk landscape on their current businesses and future investments.
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The Global Risks report also highlights three major themes that cut across multiple risk areas: threats arising from the accelerated interplay between geopolitics and economics, risks from rapid and unplanned urbanization in developing countries, and the potential hazards related to emerging technologies.
Yet the world seems ill-equipped to deal with global risk issues in an era when response times are compressed to match the speed of social media, where risks transcend borders and solutions require the collaboration of a multitude of stakeholders that are increasingly nationalistic and protectionist.
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Geopolitics and economics have been intertwined throughout history, but their interplay is intensifying in the current environment. Both advanced and developing economies are beset by rising social inequality and structurally high levels of unemployment. There is a constant groundswell of discontent with political leaders who are not delivering the quality of services that people demand or who are suspected of corrupt practices. In some countries, this is strengthening fundamentalism, nationalist sentiment and desires for independence or regime change.
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Trade agreements are becoming more tortuous and politicized. East Asian countries are now faced with three competing initiatives, led by the U.S., China and ASEAN respectively. New institutions, such as the twin pillars of the so-called BRICS bank, are being set up to rival existing multilateral bodies. Together the weakening of global institutions and rise of punitive geo-economic measures could choke long-term economic growth in both advanced and emerging economies.
Companies need to adapt their strategies to reflect the potential impact of these geopolitical risk dynamics. They can also try to play a proactive role in mitigating the risk by steering policymakers toward global collaboration rather than national self-interest.
Rapid and unplanned urbanization
In 1950, one-third of the world’s population lived in cities. Today the proportion is over 50 percent, and by 2050 city dwellers are expected to account for more than two-thirds of the world’s population. Urbanization can bring important benefits for economic development. But rapid urbanization can also amplify many global risks.
Poverty and inequality can be high when labor outstrips demand. Social instability can increase in the absence of much-needed services, and urban violence can soar. The existence of almost 700 million urban dwellers across the world without adequate sanitation is fertile ground for the spread of infectious diseases. Urbanization is also concentrating a higher proportion of the world’s population in flood zones; coastal cities in China, India and Indonesia are at most risk.
Strong leadership at both the city and national levels will be vital for developing plans to counter these vulnerabilities. Private sector collaboration will be needed to provide necessary investment, and maintain a long-term trajectory toward positive economic development.
Strong leadership at city and national levels will be vital for developing plans to counter these vulnerabilities.
Emerging technologies that are visible today have the potential to further enhance global prosperity and help alleviate major global concerns.
However, innovation also creates new risks. Take synthetic biology: creating new organisms from DNA building blocks offers the potential to fight infectious diseases, treat neurological disorders, alleviate food security concerns and create biofuels. The flipside is that genetic manipulation of organisms could also create significant harm, through accidental leakage of dangerous synthetized organisms or bio-terrorism threats from organized groups or lone individuals in the growing “biohacker” community.
Artificial intelligence (AI) also presents a double-edged sword. Advances in AI can increase economic productivity, but might also create large-scale structural unemployment leading to serious social upheaval. AI developments also raise new questions about accountability and liability: who is accountable for the decisions made by self-driving cars, when they weigh the choice of harming pedestrians versus passengers?
Realizing the potential benefits from emerging technologies requires a willingness to accept risk, but we also need to manage this risk to avert disasters that might have been avoidable. More energetic dialogue between stakeholders—including both industry and governments—and increasing funding and priority for research related to risk governance are among the steps needed to help balance the scales.
Understanding and managing risk is critical to business success. The global risk environment is changing and corporate leaders need to understand the nature and implications of these shifts for their businesses—to take actions which help mitigate potential damage, and to capitalize on potential new opportunities.
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Under the radar: The Supreme Court decision Brett Kavanaugh is most likely to overrule
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William A. Galston Tuesday, July 10, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump’s nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court justice Anthony Kennedy, is less likely to override Roe v. Wade than to rein in the agencies at the heart of the modern administrative state. Here’s why:
During the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelt proposed—and the Congress ratified—the creation of new agencies to help implement the expansive legislation at the heart of the New Deal. After years of bipartisan fact-finding and deliberation, Congress codified the activities of the agencies in the Administrative Procedure Act (1946), which sets forth the processes through which regulations and other forms of legislative implementation may proceed.
This statute gives formal and, in the eyes of many, quasi-constitutional status to the modern administrative state. It also raises enduring questions about the relationship between agencies and the three constitutionally established branches of government. For example, when an agency claims authority to promulgate a regulation, who has the power to limit the exercise of this authority? When someone takes an agency to court asserting that a regulation lacks legislative justification, what standards should the courts use to weigh this claim?
Nearly a quarter of a century ago, in Chevron v. NRDC (1984), the Supreme Court offered a clear answer: unless Congress has spoken clearly on the subject of a regulation, the courts should defer to an agency’s decision as long as it is reasonable, even if the courts would have reached a different interpretation. Whenever a statute is ambiguous, the agency enjoys wide discretion. Anything that is not unreasonable lies in the zone of the permissible.
As both an appellate judge and legal commentator, Mr. Kavanaugh has been critical of this decision. In a 2016 article in the Harvard Law Review, he states that Chrevron “has no basis in the Administrative Procedure Act” and represents “an atextual invention by courts.” In fact, he adds, the decision is “nothing more than a judicially orchestrated shift of power from Congress to the Executive Branch.”
Mr. Kavanaugh objects not only to the jurisprudence underlying the decision, but also to its consequences. “From my more than five years of experience in the White House,” he declares, “I can confidently claim that Chevron encourages the Executive Branch (whichever party controls it) to be extremely aggressive in seeking to squeeze its policy goals into ill-fitting statutory authorizations and restraints.”
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In short, this decision unleashes presidents’ incentives to push their executive authority to the limit, often beyond. The reason, Kavanaugh says, is rooted in today’s partisan and legislative gridlock: “Presidents run for office on policy agendas and it is often difficult to get those agendas through Congress. So it is no surprise that presidents and agencies often will do whatever they can within existing statutes. And with Chevron in the mix, that inherent aggressiveness is amped up significantly.”
Because Kavanaugh sees this decision as a source of constitutional distortion, he is determined to limit its scope. To this end, his Harvard Law Review article offers three proposals. First: keeping with a proposal first offered by Stephen Breyer before he joined the Court, and subsequently endorsed by the Court in King v. Burwell (2015), Chevron should not apply in cases involving questions of major significance. Second: as suggested in United States v. Mead (2001), Chevron should not apply unless Congress has delegated authority to the agency to make rules carrying the force of law and the agency is making rules pursuant to that authority.
Third (and here Kavanaugh breaks new ground): courts should hesitate to expand agency discretion by determining that statutes are ambiguous. Given the imperfections of language, a topic James Madison discusses in Federalist #37, most sentences will contain an element of indeterminacy. How can Congress limit the scope of agency discretion? Some judges will discern clarity where others see ambiguity. The idea of ambiguity is itself ambiguous. But if nearly everything can be deemed ambiguous, what’s the point of drafting legislation?
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Kavanaugh proposes to escape this cul de sac by adopting a new presumption: when there is a high probability that a certain interpretation of the statute represents the best reading, the court should adopt this reading, even if the matter is not entirely free from doubt. The legislative will of Congress should prevail over executive power, at least when the courts are prepared to interpret statutes authoritatively.
Along with many conservatives, Kavanaugh believes that the administrative state has run amok, empowering policy judgments that lack statutory warrant and escape judicial review. And he has a plan, or perhaps two plans, to rein in runaway agencies. Whenever circumstances permit, he will interpret the scope of Chevron as narrowly as possible. And if the occasion presents itself, he may well vote to overrule it. Yes, the decision has the force of precedent. But if it lacks statutory authority, as Kavanaugh contends, the doctrine of stare decisis may not be enough to protect it.
A post-Chevron world would expand judicial power in the administrative sphere at the expense of both Congress and the executive. More regulations probably would fail judicial tests. The regulatory process, already more like a marathon than a sprint, would slow further. In response, Congress might work harder to make its legislative intentions clear, and the White House might work harder to remain within the four corners of congressional intent.
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Sunday November 5th & Monday 6th
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Those who attend will receive a never-before-seen Pokémon card featuring Ash’s Pikachu wearing its Trainer’s hat, as seen in the film.
You will also receive a QR Code with your ticket that will unlock an in-game event in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon video games for the Nintendo 3DS, which release on November 17th. The QR Code also unlocks Ash’s Pikachu wearing its Trainer’s hat.
Pokemon The Movie: I Choose You!
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is an origin story highlighting Ash & Pikachu's first meeting and their adventures as they search for the legendary Pokémon Ho-Oh. The iconic pair encounter familiar faces along the way, new characters including Trainers Verity and Sorrel, and even a mysterious new Mythical Pokémon, Marshadow. Challenges and epic Pokémon battles abound in this unique story about the beginning of one of the most beloved friendships in popular culture.
For fans of the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game, those who purchase tickets for the November 5th and 6th showings will receive a never-before-seen Pokémon TCG card featuring Ash’s Pikachu wearing its Trainer’s hat, as seen in Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (while stocks last). Cinemagoers will also receive a QR Code (while stocks last) that will unlock an in-game event in the highly anticipated Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon video games for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems, which release shortly after the movie, on November 17. The QR Code also unlocks Ash’s Pikachu wearing its Trainer’s hat.
Cinema attendees will be treated to a special reel of fun Pokémon content that’s never been seen in cinemas. Animated shorts featuring Pikachu, Rowlet, Litten, and Popplio, select episodes of Pokémon Generations and iconic “Who’s the Pokémon?” trivia will run as fans settle in to their seats and get ready for the main event, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Attendees will also be treated to a special montage and a look back at previous animated Pokémon movies, set to a newly recorded version of the classic Pokémon theme song, also never seen before in cinema.
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She invited us and our pee
It was gig 4/5 of a long holiday weekend. It was a new venue for us this summer and we had become friends with some of the locals since this was our 5th gig there.
After a show it's usually the guitarist and I who play the role of band diplomats by mingling with the crowd and being approachable. That goes a long way with the audience. During the show I'm drinking water and burning calories. Once we're done playing, that's when drummer boy wants his drink and a bite to eat.
But that's when the club is winding down and service is shortly lived or no longer available.
But this time the silence of the night was broken by a female voice... "Hey I have beer at my house!"
Moments later there we were. A seven-vehicle caravan heading off into the night following her to her home. The entire band, all of our gear and a couple of friends, all in, following her into the night like young ducks following their mother.
I glanced at the clock on my dashboard and realized it's after midnight. I'm the last car in line. Every voice in my head says to veer off from the herd, head for the highway and get more than 4 hours of sleep for the first time in as many days. They wouldn't even notice me if I fell back a little and abruptly banged a left turn into the night.
But i like beer.
And you don't want to be antisocial...right? So you fucking go. You are in a band. It's in the unwritten contract when you signed up for all of this. It's a package deal. There's playing and there's partying and they go hand in hand. It's just like your internet provider that gives you TV and internet but they always throw in a phone hard line as well, even though you hardly ever want it. You just accept it and leave it in the corner, unplugged until you need it.
Suddenly you see cars slowing down and pulling into a driveway. We've arrived. Too late now to pull that Irish exit. So I pull in behind everyone else and walk inside a strange house, give myself a tour, drink her beer and get excited when she breaks out hot dogs on the grille at 2am. Because it's rock n roll. And then you apologize to her for your friend when she sees him pissing on her fence along the driveway. But that's what guys do. They pee. Anywhere they happen to be when the urge hits them. After all, she invited us...and our pee. But then your friends and single band mates start hitting on her awkwardly and she's not interested in them and wants to hit on me. That's when it doesn't matter how good the beer tastes or how amazing that charred-to-perfection-2am-hot dog was because you also sprinkled potato chips into the bun underneath the dog as you channeled your inner Gordan Ramsay. It's time to call it a day. Yeah yeah, I know Mr. Inner Voice. You were right all along. I could have been in bed with an hour of sleep under my belt if I listened to you earlier (see beer & hot dogs). Fuck off. So I ignore the awkwardness of the situation and start arm wrestling the biggest guy in the room as a distraction. Because it's funny getting your ass kicked. I don't know why but wrestling my biggest and strongest friends, knowing they could snap my neck like a toothpick between their fingers always makes me laugh so damn hard. My act of self destruction seemed to work because everyone broke away from the awkwardness of trying to hook up to watch me get served physically, for a new York minute anyway.
After the belly laughs dissipated, there was that moment of awkward silence amongst a room full of weary musicians and party goers. An eclectic group of people brought together by extreme circumstances that could never be planned or duplicated.
That silence is actually an alarm indicating it's time to go. It's the bewitching hour and no matter how much fun you're having, you are ahead of the game and it's time to cut your losses. You had an amazing gig, got fed beer and hot dogs and now have a ton to wake up and laugh about when you all show up at the next show tomorrow night. Oh yeah, you feel a lump of cash in your pocket and remember you got paid too!
Time to go.
This is when I usually pretend to go use the bathroom down the hall and then slip out the side door. But this time it was a mass exodus. We thanked our hosts and disappeared into the night.
Maybe that wasn't as "rock n roll" as most of us would anticipate, but we live to gig another day and that day is tomorrow, which technically is today due to the hour at hand.
Bed. Must find my bed.
Rock n roll.
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Home Uncategorized Chocolicious Challenge: A Bite Above the Rest!
Chocolicious Challenge: A Bite Above the Rest!
Areeb Khan
Over the last couple of years, a number of brands across the globe have been trying to do their best to create a viral hit campaign.
This trend of trying to make something break the internet has slowly but surely made its way to Pakistan, with a number of different brands and products trying their best to get the right hype going.
However, as far the mind can remember there has been no clear-cut winner in Pakistan when it comes to being viral.
However, the Chocolicious Challenge is one that stands head and shoulders above the rest.
The brand got it just right by creating not too much pre-hype, and let the audience ease into the challenge without forcing it down their throats.
Here’s How it All Kickstarted!
It started off simple, with Peek Freans Chocolicious challenging bloggers to place a cookie on their forehead and then slide it down to their mouth without using their hands. If done properly, they were to challenge the next blogger of their choice.
The concept became a hit with the vloggers and bloggers in the country, slowly making its way to the slightly more mainstream audience. Again this was being done organically and nothing was forced about the way things were working.
In fact, the hype about the challenge is still ongoing and you can keep up with the latest acceptors on the PeakFreans Chcolicious Facebook page.
The challenge has taken off and blown up to its full scale now with the likes of Danish Ali, Ali Gul Pir, Faiza Saleem, Bros Meet the World and Bekaar films coming on board.
Out of all of these, the challenge between Danish Ali, Ali Gul Pir, and Faiza Saleem is what won the audiences over
Their clash took it from being a niche challenge to a nationwide one
The Campaign was an Ultimate Hit!
Given its success, it’s no surprise that it has the statistics to back up this virality. With just 5 blogger videos being made, the challenge has gone on to achieve a reach of 8.1 million.
That alone should tell you how much of a hit it has been, and how well received it was by the Pakistani audience whom this Chocolicious challenge was custom made for.
With a reach like that, it comes as no shock that the videos have already been viewed over 3.3 million times, generated a massive 45 thousand reactions, encouraged 1.6 thousand people to comment and 2.6 thousand to share it.
A lot of brands in the country can learn from this and figure out that you don’t need to force something to become a viral success. If done properly and crafted keeping the audience in mind, something as simple as eating a cookie can become a hit.
Peek Freans Chocolicious has gone on to set the groundwork for many great viral hits to come in the future and given how well they have done in this round, it’s going to be an interesting wait to see just what the people at PeakFreans think of next, to get the Pakistani audience online and wanting to participate once again.
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New role for finance in digital world
Jun 29, 2016 | Report-back | 0 comments
Kathy Gibson at SAPInsider in Vienna June 2016 – In the new world of digitalisation, the systems traditionally associated with finance are not the only ones relevant to the finance role.Digital finance is about creating realtime continuous processes with no manual process or media breaks.
In addition, there will be full transparency of all information accessible to everyone in the moment. “The idea is that decision-makers can consume data directly from such a system,” says Martin Naraschewski, systems engineer at SAP.
All teams within the finance organisation will be impacted by the transformation and will have to rethink how they perform their functions, while the entire finance value chain will become digitised to enable end-to-end processes in realtime to manage finance.
Enterprises across industries can lead the finance transformation by completely reimagining business models, business processes, and work.
S/4HANA Finance is the foundation of SAP’s digital finance strategy.
In-memory computing is a revolutionary concept brought to life by the breakthrough SAP HANA platform. The SAP HANA platform is at the heart of the most modern finance system available, SAP S/4HANA. SAP S/4HANA simplifies the core of finance through:
* A single source of the truth: All transactional and planning data stored one time only, in one place only – the universal journal. No more reconciliation, no more replication, no more aggregation. Instead, the SAP HANA platform provides a single source of the truth, which allows for a whole new level of visibility and operational efficiency across finance and the enterprise.
* Transactions and analytics in one realtime system: The power of in-memory allows finance to perform at the speed of digital – that is, realtime. No more batch jobs, no more rigid system hierarchies, no more waiting for IT to deliver your reports. Instead, a single system provides immediate visibility to all transactions and allows users to perform dynamic and personalised analysis straight from the transactional data. SAP S/4HANA brings business process and business intelligence together into a single, smooth, digital motion.
It offers instant insight, with a single version of the truth; an intuitive user experience that gives business users instant insight; and connectivity and automation. In addition, the system is the foundation for a live business, having close integration with operations, business planning and business intelligence.
SAP provides a fully integrated platform, based on the latest technology trends, to allow finance to lead the transformation to digital business.
Naraschewski explains that S/4HANA for Finance, although initially designed as an on-premise application, runs in the cloud as well. “Because it is the same application, companies could start in one and move to the other,” he adds.
However, the hybrid cloud is increasingly popular as the deployment model of choice for S/4HANA Finance, Naraschewski adds. “With hybrid cloud, the core of the accounting solution remains on-premise, but some of the processing happens in the cloud. So while the application logic is in the cloud, the numbers are in the data centre, behind the firewall.”
Importantly, running S/4HANA Finance in a hybrid cloud environment is efficient because there is no replication of data. “There is a lot of strength in this model, especially for customers who want to keep their financial information to themselves.”
There are also a number of options for users migrating to S/4HANA Finance, Naraschewski says. These range from a new implementation – a route that many customers are opting for – to a system migration, or a combination approach where the old system remains in place while the new one is slowly implemented.
Users can also opt to migrate only their finance systems, or include logistics or other line of business applications. There is also an option to implement SAP HANA first, running legacy ERP systems, or to migrate only selected applications to HANA.
Regardless of the method they are opting for, Naraschewski says customers are moving to S/4HANA Finance quickly. More than 3 000 customers have already signed up for a migration, of which 800 are underway now, and 200 are already live.
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Finding all audit enabled tables and columns for your Common Data Service environment
November 17, 2020 Microsoft Dynamics CRM
As a best practice in maintaining your Common Data Service environments, it is important to review your audit configurations at the table and column levels to ensure you are only auditing records that are necessary. This will prevent excessive growth of your audit partitions. If you are wondering what I mean by table and columns, see this post.
The problem is easily identifying each and every column within every table. Here is how you do it.
Using the webAPI, create the following query:
https://orgname.crm.dynamics.com/api/data/v9.1/EntityDefinitions?$ select=LogicalName,IsAuditEnabled&$ filter=IsAuditEnabled/Value%20eq%20true&$ expand=Attributes($ select=LogicalName,IsAuditEnabled;$ filter=IsAuditEnabled/Value%20eq%20true)
If you run this in your browser, it will return a list of tables and columns that are enabled for auditing in JSON format. Now, you need an easy way to read and analyze the data.
Let’s see how we can do this with Excel.
First, open a new blank workbook in Excel and select the Data tab
Click Get Data | From Online Services | From Dynamics 365 (online)
Copy and paste your webAPI query from above and click OK
Click Transform Data
Click the expand button next to Attributes
Uncheck IsAuditEnabled and click OK
Finally, click Close & Load
You can do the same thing in Power BI. Check out below:
Open a new Power BI report and select Get Data and click More
Then, select Online Services and Dynamics 365 (online)
Click Connect and paste your webAPI query into the window
Click the expansion next to Attributes
Uncheck IsAuditEnabled
Click Close & Apply
Once it refreshes, you will have a full list of tables and columns for your review.
Aaron Richards
Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement in the Field
Finding a monotonic polynomial over an interval
January 2, 2020 BI News and Info
I want to find a polynomial of specified degree $ d$ defining the function $ f:[0,1]\to[0,1]$ satisfying $ f(0)=0,f(1)=1$ and $ f$ is monotonically increasing over the interval. This seems like an easy enough task especially since there’s the trivial solution $ f(x)=x^d$ , and although my code seems to work decently well for $ d=2,3$ , it takes around a minute on my machine to produce an answer for $ d=4$ and it couldn’t get anything in the time I set it running for $ d=5$ . I’m looking to test this for values of $ d$ up to $ 10^3$ and find multiple instances for $ f$ , so this is certainly not going to work. What am I doing wrong and how can I make this efficient?
Here is my code:
deg = 4;
f[x_] := Sum[Subscript[c, k] x^k, {k, 1, deg}];
FindInstance[{
f[1] == 1,
ForAll[x, 0 <= x <= 1, f'[x] >= 0]
}, Table[Subscript[c, i], {i, 1, deg}], Reals]
Recent Questions – Mathematica Stack Exchange
A super-fast machine learning model for finding user search intent
November 30, 2019 Big Data
In April 2019, Benjamin Burkholder (who is awesome, by the way) published a Medium article showing off a script he wrote that uses SERP result features to infer a user’s search intent. The script uses the SerpAPI.com API for its data and labels search queries in the following way:
Informational — The person is looking for more information on a topic. This is indicated by whether an answer box or PAA (people also ask) boxes are present.
Navigational — The person is searching for a specific website. This is indicated by whether a knowledge graph is present or if site links are present.
Transactional — The person is aiming to purchase something. This is indicated by whether shopping ads are present.
Commercial Investigation — The person is aiming to make a purchase soon but is still researching. This is indicated by whether paid ads are present, an answer box is present, PAAs are present, or if there are ads present at the bottom of the SERP.
This is one of the coolest ways to estimate search intent, because it uses Google’s understanding of search intent (as expressed by the SERP features shown for that search).
The one problem with Burkholder’s approach is its reliance on the Serp API. If you have a large set of search queries you want to find intent for, you need to pass each query phrase through the API, which then actually does the search and returns the SERP feature results, which Burkholder’s script can then classify. So on a large set of search queries, this is time consuming and prohibitively expensive.
SerpAPI charges ~$ 0.01 per keyword, so analyzing 5,000 keywords will cost you $ 50. Running these results through Burkholder’s labeler script also takes 3 to 5 hours to get through these 5,000 keywords.
So I got to thinking: What if I adapted Burkholder’s approach so that, rather than use it to classify intent directly, I could use it to train a machine learning model that I would then use to classify intent? In other words, I’d incur one-time costs to produce my Burkholder-labeled training set, and, assuming it was accurate enough, I could then use that training set for all further classification, cost free.
With an accurate training set, anyone could label huge numbers of keywords super quickly, without spending a dime.
Finding a model
Hamlet Batista has written a few stellar posts about how to leverage Natural Language models like BERT for labeling intent.
In his posts, he uses an existing intent labeling model that returns categories from Kaggle’s Question Answering Dataset. While these labels can be useful, they are not really “intent categories” in line with what we typically think of for intent taxonomy categories and instead have labels such as Description, Entity, Human, Numeric, and Location.
He achieved excellent results by training a BERT encoder, getting near 90% accuracy in predicting labels for new/unlabeled search keywords.
The big question for me was, could I leverage the same tech (Uber’s Ludwig BERT encoder) to create an accurate model using the search intent labels I’d get from Burkholder’s code?
It turns out the answer is yes!
Here’s how the process works:
1. Gather your list of keywords. If you’re planning on training your own model, I recommend doing so within a specific category/niche. Training on clothing-related keywords and then using that model to label finance related keywords will likely be significantly less accurate than training on clothing related keywords and then using that model to label other unlabeled clothing related keywords. That said, I did try using a model labeled on one category/niche to label another, and the results still seemed quite good to me.
2. Run Burkholder’s script over your list of keywords from Step 1. This will require signing up for SerpAPI.com and buying credits. I recommend getting labels for at least 10,000 search queries with this script to use for training. The more training data, the more accurate your model will likely be.
3. Use the labeled data from the previous step as your training data for the BERT model. Batista’s code to do this is very straightforward, and this article will guide you through the process. I was able to get about ~72% accuracy using about 10,000 labels of training data.
4. Use your model from Step 3 to label unlabeled search data, and then take a look at your results!
I ran through this process using a huge list (13,000 keywords) of clothing/fashion-related search terms from SEMrush as my training data. My resulting model gets just about 80% accuracy.
It seems likely that training the model with more data will continue to improve its accuracy up to a point. If any of you attempt it and improve on 80% accuracy, I would love to hear about it. I think with 20,000+ labeled searches, we could see up to maybe 85-90% accuracy.
This means when you ask this model to predict the intent of unlabeled search queries, 8 times out of 10 it will give you the same label as what would have been returned by Burkholder’s Serp API rules-based classifier. It can also do this for free, in large volumes and incredibly fast.
So something that would have taken a few thousand dollars and days of scraping can now be done for free in just minutes.
In my case I used keywords from a related domain (makeup) instead of clothing keywords, and overall I think it did a pretty good job. Labeling 5,000 search queries took under two minutes with the BERT model. Here’s what my results looked like:
For SEO tools to be useful, they need to be scalable. Keyword research, content strategy, PPC strategy, and SEO strategy usually rely on being able to do analysis across entire niches/themes/topics/websites.
In many industries, the keyword longtails can extend into the millions. So a faster, more affordable approach to Burkholder’s solution can make a lot of difference.
I forsee AI and machine learning tools being used more and more in our industry, enabling SEOs, paid search specialists, and content marketers to gain superpowers that haven’t been possible before these new AI breakthroughs.
Happy analyzing!
Kristin Tynski is a founder and the SVP of Creative at Fractl, a boutique growth agency based in Delray Beach, FL.
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Compare two plots by finding the minimum distance among points
September 23, 2019 BI News and Info
I have a question about comparing the points within two plots.
I would like to compare two plots and find the minimum distance among their points, in order to find the nearest/common points (i.e. those ones with minimum -or zero-distance) and plot it (overlapping).
What I did is to extract the coordinates of their respectively points. But I do not know how to compare them and/or the two plots. I used the following line of code, but the result is completely different from what I am looking for.
Outer[EuclideanDistance, seq1, seq2, 1] // Flatten
The result should show the points on the plot equal (almost in common) between the two plots.
Could you please help me?
Restaurant Interviewing: Strategies for Finding the Right People
August 10, 2019 NetSuite
Posted by Brady Thomason, NetSuite Solution Manager, Restaurant & Hospitality
To say that eating out has become an important part of American culture is putting it lightly. According to the National Restaurant Association (NRA), Americans spend just over half (51%) of their food dollars in restaurants.
That’s more than double the share spent on eating out in 1955, and it’s not a trend that’s slowing down. The NRA further predicts that restaurants will employ 16.9 million Americans by 2029, up from 15.3 million today.
In other words, restaurants are hiring more people than ever. Add in the industry’s eye-popping annual employee turnover rate, which the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics pegged at 73% in 2016, and that equals a lot of interviews.
It also means that hiring the right people — those who can handle stress, represent your restaurant, and, perhaps most importantly, stick around a while — can reduce what is becoming a huge interviewing burden.
In fact, having a toolbox of interviewing best practices can help restaurant managers better manage their time, wade through candidates more efficiently, and, ultimately, run a more successful business. Drive this point home with your hiring team: we’re in a people business, and just happen to serve food.
Efficient Interviewing Strategies
Many restaurant positions are entry-level roles, which creates many challenges with finding the right people. Developing a clear interview strategy is imperative to quickly filter candidates and build your “A-team.”
What’s more, finding convenient times to interview candidates can be a challenge in a stressful, fast-moving restaurant environment. For these reasons, alternate interview approaches can prove effective for working through the growing number of candidates.
Some restaurants might consider using open interviews, in which a restaurant simply announces it will be interviewing during a given window of time, and anyone who wants to apply can just show up. Open interviews enable restaurant managers to interview a lot of candidates in a short time, without the need to coordinate appointments for days on end.
Another option is a group interview, in which a restaurant calls in several candidates and interviews them simultaneously, sometimes even having them perform some kind of collaborative task. This is a great way to see how people work under pressure and in team situations.
With both approaches, it’s best to conduct interviews either when the restaurant is closed or during gaps between rushes.
Most often, however, restaurants interview candidates individually, in which case the setting becomes a more important consideration. No restaurant wants to take up a table during peak hours for interviews, so if it’s necessary to conduct interviews while things are hopping, it’s helpful to identify a quiet place—such as a banquet room, an office or some other private space—where interviews can be conducted in confidence.
Ask Important Questions
Most interviews eventually come down to questions and answers. And whether a restaurant is hiring servers, kitchen staff or even managers, having good interview templates with pre-established questions by role can prove effective in not only simplifying the interviewer’s job, but also in ensuring they’re asking appropriate questions from a legal standpoint (check state and local laws) and avoiding discrimination.
Questions restaurant managers should ask prospective employees:
-Why do you want to work in the food service industry? (If a candidate doesn’t know how to answer this, it’s a red flag.)
-What do you know about our restaurant, and what makes you a good fit? (This is a great way to see if a candidate has taken the time to prepare.)
-What does the word “hospitality” mean to you? (A simple question that’s at the heart of good food service.)
-Can you provide an example of how you handle unhappy guests? (No restaurant gets it all right. How employees handle problematic scenarios could determine whether diners become — or remain — regulars.)
-How would you handle conflict with co-workers? (Restaurants are charged environments where paths cross constantly. There’s a significant possibility of conflict on any given day.)
-What were the best/worst restaurant experiences you’ve had, and why? (Candidates will reveal numerous strengths and weaknesses in answering this.)
-What are (or will be) your favorite/least favorite parts about working in restaurants? (This can tell a restaurant much about whether a specific candidate will fit into its culture.)
-How do you deal with high-pressure situations? (Candidates who can’t deal with pressure probably aren’t the best fit for restaurant work.)
-What does it mean to you to be part of a team? (Running a successful restaurant is a team sport.)
-How do you handle occasions when life makes it difficult to show up to work on time? (Hint: Candidates who don’t have an answer for this are much more likely to have punctuality issues.)
Homing in on the Gems
Once an interviewer’s gut feeling says that a candidate has potential, additional questions can help to validate whether the person is a good hire.
For instance, the interviewer might want to ask potential servers how they would handle a guest with a coupon that’s either expired or has unseen limitations (such as not being able to be used with another offer). For a kitchen position, it might make sense to ask how a candidate might deal with a server who’s bringing a lot of guest issues to the kitchen’s attention during a rush.
It’s not the actual answers to such questions that matter as much as how candidates handle unexpected questions that put pressure on them to consider many factors — a parallel for what it’s like working in a busy restaurant during the rush.
Similarly, interviewers also can find out more about how candidates perform under pressure by asking them to prepare a basic dish or role-play certain steps of the guest service experience.
In the end, the goal is for restaurants to hire the best employees who are most likely to stay the longest. If a restaurant’s interviewing best practices aren’t carefully considered to improve the chances of hiring the right people, it’ll have devastating consequences on the entire business.
The NetSuite Blog
August 3, 2019 NetSuite
Finding Coeffients of the Product of Sums
May 3, 2019 BI News and Info
Is there any way to get Mathematica to find the coefficients of the product of sums? As an example (the problem I am trying to solve): Coefficients for a taylor expansion of $ e^{z^2}$ centered around $ z=1$ . We can write this as:
$ e^{z^2} = e^{(z-1)^2+2(z-1)+1} = \left(\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{(z-1)^{2n}}{n!}\right)\left(\sum_{n=0}^\infty \frac{2^n(z-1)^{n}}{n!}\right)e$ . I would like to find the coefficients of the above sum but written as just one sum over n.
Some analysis has led to find that we can write the above as: $ \sum_n^\infty \sum_{0 \leq 2m \leq n} \frac{e2^{n-2m}}{m!(n-2m)!}(z-1)^n$ , which is of the form I wanted. Is there any way for Mathematica to have found this?
Finding the Right B2C E-Commerce Suite for Your Business
February 17, 2019 CRM News and Info
By John P. Mello Jr.
Feb 16, 2019 5:00 AM PT
This story was originally published on the E-Commerce Times on Nov. 27, 2018, and is brought to you today as part of our Best of ECT News series.
Digital transformation has become a prime focus for retailers these days. In order to grow, brick-and-mortar stores realize they must use their digital touchpoints to enhance their customers’ in-store experiences.
Online retailers recognize they need to separate themselves from the pack through faster and more informative shopping experiences. And omnichannel sellers and brands are aware they need to provide their customers with a seamless, cross-channel experience.
To meet the exigencies of digital transformation, retailers have been turning to business-to-consumer (B2C) commerce suites to automate their merchandising, streamline operations, and boost the impact of their business teams on the experience of their customers.
However, choosing such a platform can be difficult.
“It’s a very competitive space. Differentiation is challenging,” said Thad Peterson, a senior analyst with the
Aite Group, a global research and advisory firm based in Boston.
“It’s a maturing market, but some aspects of it are growing faster than the market as a whole,” he told the E-Commerce Times. “The home mobile side is growing more quickly — and in the developing world, it’s growing much, much more quickly.”
Level of Involvement
How much the business should be involved in the technical implementation and operation of the platform is one of the first questions a commerce platform shopper should consider, Gartner analyst Mike Lowndes suggested in a research note on digital commerce platform architecture. Gartner, a research and advisory company, is based in Stamford, Connecticut.
“If the business will be less involved, then a more packaged or single-vendor solution may be appropriate,” he wrote. “However, if IT organizations are to be involved in more than governance, leaders need to understand the high-level approaches available to make the best decision for the business.”
When examining a new digital commerce venture or replacing a legacy platform, organizations often search first for a digital commerce platform vendor before considering the impact of the vendor’s product architecture on their business and future needs, Lowndes wrote.
“Alternatively, this decision is placed in the hands of a development partner or system integrator on behalf of the business,” he added, “sometimes with unforeseen consequences to flexibility, future-proofing and fit for purpose.”
One Size Doesn’t Fit All
When shopping for a B2C e-commerce suite, the size of the purchaser is an important consideration.
“If you’re a sophisticated e-commerce provider with an IT group that does a lot of your Web development, then you don’t need a turnkey solution. You just need good cloud-based functionality and a good, secure platform that’s flexible so you can do what you need to do,” Aite Group’s Peterson explained.
“If you’re a small organization, you may need Web services, Web design and a lot of other things,” he continued. “If you’re smaller, you’re ceding more control to the provider. If you’re larger, you’re keeping more control to yourself.”
A recent
Forrester Wave report on B2C commerce suites notes, for example, that SAP Commerce Cloud is a suite suitable only for organizations with deep technical skills or a strong partnership with a system integrator.
“SAP commerce cloud is a best ft for companies looking for an industrial-strength full-function commerce platform in wide use across several industry verticals,” the report points out.
IBM’s Watson Commerce is another suite that requires technical chops to deploy, and IBM is also in the process of modernizing the solution’s architecture.
“IBM is a good fit for large enterprises with the budget, resources, and willingness to bet on the company’s ability to execute on its modern platform vision. Less mature organizations will likely find this suite too cumbersome,” Forrester concludes.
Important Considerations
At the start of the shopping process for a B2C suite, an organization has to evaluate what it sells. Is my product complex or is it simple?
“There are solutions that are better for selling simple products than complex products,” said Gartner Vice President Penny Gillespie.
Where a product is being sold is another important consideration.
“Some platforms do better selling locally and regionally than globally,” Gillespie told the E-Commerce Times.
For example, in Forrester’s report notes that Digital River’s commerce suite is a good fit for companies looking to expand globally and to outsource the transactional overhead of doing business internationally.
Forrester offers three general recommendations when shopping for a B2C suite:
Make sure the suite contains the core set of features that drive a customer’s online experience — including search, personalization and promotions, and the analytics to tie those three elements together. The ability to target content and products with consumer incentives across the consumer’s shopping journey is essential to giving the consumer a differentiated shopping experience.
Make sure the suite is agile enough to give business users the tools they need to rapidly change content. Business users need a 360-degree view of their customers, along with a promotions and campaign engine they can control, so they can attract customers and induce them to make purchases.
Make sure the suite incorporates operational efficiencies that reduce costs and provide an upgrade process that requires little regression testing and no recoding. A containerized approach to upgrades that manages versions and automates scaling is critical to simplifying the upgrade cycle, as is the use of an abstracted API layer to isolate the commerce runtime from store customizations.
To Transform or to Optimize?
When purchasing a B2C suite, a buyer should understand the difference between a solution that’s going to optimize an organization’s performance and one that can transform it. A transformational solution is one prepared to deal with the future of e-commerce.
Just a scant six years ago, optimization was the driving force behind digital commerce investments, but that isn’t the case anymore, Gartner research shows.
“In 2012, customers were investing in digital commerce for cost savings. In 2017, it was about transformation and delivering great customer experiences,” Gillespie said.
“When I think about delivering a great customer experience, I think about delivering a personalized customer experience,” she continued. “And when I think about delivering a personalized customer experience, I think of content being relevant, my process being easy and seamless, and content that resonates with me.”
One characteristic of transformation is putting commerce in context. For example, the app for a furniture store will be able to show a consumer how a piece of furniture will look in a home, or a clothing store app will display how an item will look on the consumer.
Another characteristic is shifting from being reactive to a consumer’s wants to being proactive or anticipatory of them.
“Today, 99.99 percent of all transactions are initiated by customers,” Gillespie explained. “In the future, we’re going to see more and more transactions by merchants or suppliers based on what they know about the customer.”
Draw a Road Map
Commerce platform shoppers should create a road map for digital commerce and manage technologies based on the digital commerce technology ecosystem, Gillespie recommends.
“This will lead to a complete digital commerce solution, maximizing the value of both the commerce platform and the corresponding digital commerce ecosystem applications,” she said. “Organizations underestimate the requirements of a digital commerce solution. As a result, they deploy incomplete solutions that impede their journey to success.”
It’s important to scrutinize an IT vendor’s digital commerce platforms to ensure they match the road map and requirements, Gillespie advised, and to identify requirements delivered natively. “This can reduce unplanned spending on additional technology and lower integration costs.”
Develop a Short List
Commerce suites need to provide customers with more than just access to a company’s goods, observed Hayward, California-based Charles King, a principal analyst with Pund-IT, a technology advisory firm.
“It also needs to highlight and reinforce a company’s brand and go-to-market strategy,” he told the E-Commerce Times.
“Customization, search, personalization and support for company promotions are all critical parts of that process,” King added. “I’d also add that mobile transaction support and optimization is a critical issue for many, if not most, retailers — especially those in consumer markets.”
After performing its initial analysis, suite shoppers will need to create short list of prospects. When making that list, “first and foremost, invest time and effort in determining what your own organization hopes to accomplish with online commerce, along with developing realistic budgets and timelines,” King recommended.
“Then take a long and close look at primary vendors, along with whatever strategic partners — banks, hosted service providers, designers and such — are working behind the scenes,” he continued. “That includes examining a vendor’s existing sites, and arranging discussions with those customers.”
If a suite shopper operates in a particular industry, platform providers that focus on that industry should be good candidates for a short list of finalists.
“You need to understand your vertical,” said Aite Group’s Peterson, “and identify players with expertise in that vertical, so you don’t have to explain to them what you’re doing or adapt their technology to what you’re doing.”
Keep Your Eyes on the Target
As a shopper works down the list of candidates for a suite deployment, sales pitches can start to fog the shopper’s focus, but it’s crucial to keep what needs to be accomplished front and center, King advised.
However, “companies also need to determine how flexible or willing to compromise they can be on specific points,” he added.
“Realistically, it will be difficult to find a commerce vendor that’s a perfect 100 percent fit for your situation,” King continued, “but considering and remaining focused on your organization’s core requirements will go a long way to determining which B2C partners are worthy of serious consideration.”
John P. Mello Jr. has been an ECT News Network reporter
since 2003. His areas of focus include cybersecurity, IT issues, privacy, e-commerce, social media, artificial intelligence, big data and consumer electronics. He has written and edited for numerous publications, including the Boston Business Journal, the
Boston Phoenix, Megapixel.Net and Government
Security News. Email John.
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January 26, 2018 BI News and Info
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Finding Meaning At Work: Why Am I Doing This Job?
January 14, 2017 SAP
Everyone wants to find meaning at work, but many don’t, as recent research shows. But why does meaning matter, and what are its sources?
Nearly nine out of 10 employees in organizations worldwide don’t perceive their daily work as meaningful, a recent study has shown. That’s an alarming number, considering that the same research identifies meaning as a “root cause of innovation and corporate performance.” But when do people feel that their work is meaningful, and how can organizations and leaders help to create meaning?
Those were some of the questions addressed by renowned experts at the Future of Leadership Conference 2016 at the end of November. The conference was hosted by the non-profit Future of Leadership Initiative (FLI), which is dedicated to investigating modern leadership culture.
Luxury or business factor?
The FLI researchers surveyed people in 140 countries and found some astonishing results.
Organizations whose employees see their work as meaningful are around 21% more profitable. Their employees are more engaged and more persistent.
For 58% of employees – especially from the younger generation – a meaningful job is even more important than a high salary, the study reveals. Stefan Ries, chief human resources officer and member of the SAP Executive Board, knows this from personal experience: “Young people entering the job market ask us about meaning straight out and their choice of employer hinges on the answer.”
So it’s all the more alarming that 87% of the employees in the FLI survey don’t perceive their work as meaningful.
Sources of meaning at work
As the research verifies, people experience their work as meaningful when they feel they’re making an impact.
Giving employees autonomy also creates a sense of meaning. Dr. N. S. Rajan, former chief human resources officer and member of the group executive council of Tata Sons and author of the book Happiness at Work, explains: “It is very important for someone to have a meaningful say in what he or she does. When you have the empowerment and the autonomy to do it the way you best can do it, it makes you feel that you have really contributed.”
Ries agrees: “We have to say goodbye to traditional hierarchical leadership models. A manager needs to be more of a coach who occasionally makes you get out of your comfort zone. This is the only way to create innovation.”
A common understanding of values and goals is also critical. The more your own values tally with the company’s values, the more meaningful your job will seem. That’s why it’s crucial “to create a common understanding of the company’s strategy and vision, and to demonstrate how are you going to live this vision so that employees can see how it connects with their everyday work,” Ries continues.
But it’s not only about what you do, but who you do it with. An environment that fosters relationship building and an atmosphere of appreciation and trust creates a sense of belonging, which, according to Dr. Rajan, is another key factor for a fulfilling job.
Corporate responsibility in the digital age
What are meaningful corporate goals in an age where digitization is turning the world of work upside down and the exploitation of nature and the environment is advancing at an alarming pace?
John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and, in the 1990s, coined the term “triple bottom line.” Elkington, who is currently head of Project Breakthrough, a joint initiative with United Nations Global Compact, believes that the next 10 to 15 years are going to be among the most dangerous and high-risk that our species has gone through. At the same time, “if we can work out what we want to do, be very clear, engage the wider world, we can make it further and faster than we possibly imagine,” he explains.
But how can we tap the opportunities? According to Elkington, there is no time left for incremental changes. Instead, he urges exponential change, a radical mindset shift, and new business models that combine sustainability with profitability. In his opinion, the United Nations’ sustainability goals provide the framework for this.
This framework is also something that young people tend to subscribe to, he argues. “The global goals are like a purchase order from the future – as though the world of the 2030s is trying to reach back into today’s world to say, these are some of things we need,” he explains.
So it may be that this call from the future can also generate a sense of purpose. “Meaning is what I wish to be,” says Dr. Rajan. “That direction gives me a sense of purpose. That is true for organizations also.”
Profit or social engagement?
Both! In April 2016, SAP employee Irina Pashina took part in the social sabbatical program, where selected employees are given the opportunity to work in social enterprises and non-profit organizations in emerging markets and help solve specific business problems there.
Pashina worked at Arunodhaya, an Indian organization that strives to combat child labor and child poverty. She found three factors particularly motivating: to aim for a higher goal than meeting profit and quarterly targets, to sense the direct and tangible impact of her work, and to work independently and on her own initiative.
Pashina doesn’t believe economic success and social engagement are mutually exclusive: “By helping SAP to be successful, I can also contribute in a small way to making the world a better place.”
Today’s employees need flexibility to thrive. Learn How to Design a Flexible, Connected Workspace.
Article published by Andrea Diederichs. It originally appeared on SAP News Center and has been republished with permission.
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Pediatric Respiratory Failure – Acute Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure – ARDS
Paul Tafoya
Heidi Dalton
David Tellez
1. Description of the problem
What every clinician needs to know
Clinical ARDS is characterized by hypoxemic respiratory failure that is refractory and life-threatening. Once thought to be primarily an adult condition, it is now recognized as a syndrome in all age groups. ARDS closely resembles, but should not be confused with Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, a condition due to surfactant deficiency in premature infants.
Profound hypoxia is the hallmark and the severity at presentation is a predictor of mortality in children. It can be caused by direct injury to the lungs such as a pneumonic infection or inhalation injury, or indirectly from a systemic inflammatory condition such as septic shock or trauma.
The most common trigger is infection, notably of the lower respiratory tract. Management is primarily supportive care, mechanical ventilation and treatment of the underlying cause. A low tidal volume ventilator strategy with pressure limited ventilation (6 ml/kg of predicted body weight, aiming for a plateau pressure of <30 cm of water) is the only ventilation strategy shown to improve outcomes to date.
High PEEP, lung recruitment maneuvers and prone positioning have been shown to improve oxygenation but not long-term survival. High Frequency Ventilation (HFOV) can be safely employed when a patient is failing conventional ventilation but there is no data to show that it independently improves outcomes.
Improvements in ventilator strategy, monitoring devices, fluid and nutritional support, sepsis management and nosocomial preventive measures may have contributed to the recent decline in the pediatric ARDS mortality rate which is now reported as low as 29%.
ARDS is a rapidly progressive condition characterized by the acute onset of tachypnea, dyspnea, and hypoxia within 24 to 72 hours of an inciting event. The physical exam typically reveals tachycardia, tachypnea, cyanosis and diffuse rales.
The condition rapidly progresses to profound hypoxemia with bilateral pulmonary infiltrates on CXR and almost invariably requires mechanical ventilation. Usually these patients reflect the clinical findings of the inciting illness such as septic shock or trauma. As a consequence, these children will have varying degrees of multi-organ dysfunction or failure including DIC, liver failure, and renal insufficiency. It is not uncommon to need continuous venovenous hemofiltration or dialysis.
Patients with ARDS tend to progress through three distinct stages with different clinical, radiographic, and histopathological manifestations. The initial acute or exudative phase occurs during the first week and is characterized by a rapid onset of respiratory failure requiring aggressive mechanical ventilation.
During this phase the patients are at risk for ventilator induced lung injury from high inspiratory pressures, high tidal volume, or oxygen toxicity. Ongoing alveolar damage combined with ventilatory pressures and tidal volumes can result in air leak into the chest and mediastinum.
The subacute or proliferative phase usually begins after the first week of therapy and is manifested by persistent hypoxemia, progressive hypercarbia due to an increase in alveolar dead space, and further decrease in pulmonary compliance with progression of lung restriction. Secretions become problematic, and air leak and ventilator associated pneumonia are potential complications.
The recovery phase follows approximately 2 or more weeks out from onset of the illness and is characterized by the gradual resolution of hypoxemia and radiographic abnormalities, and improved lung compliance. Patients are at risk for complications of prolonged illness and bed rest such as musculoskeletal weakness, nosocomial infections, deep venous thrombosis, and decubitus injury. Gastrointestinal bleeding from stress ulcers also occurs in this phase.
Key management points
Management remains essentially supportive and is aimed at decreasing mortality and morbidity, hastening recovery, and optimizing long-term respiratory and cognitive function. Identification and treatment of the underlying cause is essential to optimize clinical outcome. Early antibiotic therapy is justified because sepsis is often the trigger. Infections should be treated with antibiotics guided by cultures and sensitivities. Removal of any identifiable source of infection is paramount.
Prevention or early treatment of nosocomial infections is critical. A “fluid conservative” approach is recommended once the patient is adequately resuscitated and adequate nutrition through the use of enteral feeding is preferred. The prevention of gastrointestinal bleeding and venous thromboembolism is also important.
2. Emergency Management
Emergency management steps
Patients almost invariably require high levels of oxygen, intubation, and mechanical ventilation. Noninvasive ventilatory support can be tried in some instances but should be abandoned quickly for invasive support if there is no improvement. Central venous and arterial access is warranted early in patients at risk and is often times necessary to manage the underlying cause. Central venous and arterial monitoring can be used to monitor hemodynamics and optimize fluid and oxygen delivery.
Ventilation management and adjunctive therapies should be directed at correcting hypoxia to minimize brain and other vital organ injury. A volume and pressure limited lung protective ventilator strategy should be used to minimize ventilator induced lung injury.
The gold standard for assessment of adequate oxygen delivery and cardiac function remains the pulmonary artery catheter. However, as this technique is rarely utilized due to concerns of the risk/benefit ratio in children and reports in adults of no difference in outcome with care guided by its information, less invasive devices are more frequently applied.
Venous saturation monitoring, near infrared spectroscopy and other devices to assess cardiac output and lung water are used in some patients. The impact of these on overall survival has yet to be confirmed. End-tidal CO2 monitoring and information from ventilator assessment of compliance such as pressure-volume loops can guide optimal management.
It is important to wean FiO2 as soon as the patient allows. A volume and pressure limited “open-lung” ventilator strategy should be instituted with a tidal volume of 6 mL/kg of predicted body weight, PEEP determined by pressure-volume loops, and limitation of plateau pressures of < 30 cm of water.
Ventilated patients will require sedation and some may require the intermittent use of paralytics to facilitate the initial ventilator management. Frequent assessments to minimize the use for paralytics are important to prevent prolonged mental status depression, persistent paralysis and prolonged muscle weakness.
Newer modes of ventilator support may provide more patient synchrony and optimize spontaneous breathing. Neurally assisted ventilation interprets the patients respiratory effort to initiate ventilation. Other modes such as airway-pressure release, are also available in various semantic forms, but none of these new and improved modes have been shown to improve outcome.
Of note, however, pressure control ventilation, long thought to be the optimal mode in severe lung injury, has never been proven superior to other modes in randomized trials.
Assessment of lung injury is often followed by the PaO2/FiO2 ratio, although this parameter provides no information on the degree of ventilator support being applied. The oxygenation index (OI) is another commonly used tool that incorporates the level of ventilator support and is calculated by: (mean airway pressure x FiO2) / PaO2.
While no single measurement has been correlated with death, following serial OI levels do give some guide as to the severity of lung injury over time. Historically, OI’s ranging between 20-30 indicate moderately severe disease and levels consistently over 40 have been noted in patients with high mortality. Thus OI levels > 20 often is a point where adjunct therapy such as high frequency ventilation is introduced.
Prone positioning is also often applied to select patients. Inhaled nitric oxide can be trialed, especially in patients with any evidence of pulmonary hypertension. While improved oxygenation may occur, neither prone positioning or inhaled nitric oxide have been shown to improve survival in randomized trials. Given the cost of nitric oxide therapy, this treatment should be quickly abandoned if no beneficial effects are noted within a short period.
In patients refractory to the “conventional” therapies above, extracorporeal life support (ECLS) provides another adjunct therapy. Veno-venous cannulation is preferred over veno-arterial unless the patient has significant myocardial dysfunction.
New miniaturized extracorporeal oxygenators and devices may open up a new paradigm for respiratory failure management and are actually replacing mechanical ventilation in some patients such as those with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or bridging to lung transplant. Whether they will impact the treatment of ARDS remains to be seen.
Drugs and dosages
Clinical Disorders Associated with the Development of the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Recommendations below are suggestions during initial ventilation managements:
Start with 100% oxygen.
Cuffed ET tubes can be used safely in children and may be necessary to ensure optimal PEEP and TV in patients with poor lung compliance.
Target pH 7.25-7.40. Higher PaCO2 levels can be tolerated.
Target SaO2 > 87% if the patient is difficult to oxygenate. Lower levels can be tolerated if organ oxygenation appears adequate.
Maintain the Hgb >10 gm/dl for patients with severe hypoxemia. The exact level for hemoglobin maintenance between 7-10 gm/dL remains controversial.
Keep HOB elevated at least 30 degrees to minimize risk of ventilator acquired pneumonia (VAP).
Follow the Oxygenation Index and/or PaO2/FiO2 ratio to monitor progress and adjust therapies.
Oxygenation Index = Mean Airway Pressure x FiO2 / PaO2
20-30 = consider HFOV
30-40 without improvement may indicate need for alternative therapies (ECLS)
PaO2 / FiO2 ratio
<300 = ALI
<200 = ARDS
Start broad spectrum antibiotics consistent with the patient’s immune status and community patterns.
Initiate aggressive work up to determine the cause of the patient’s ARDS.
3. Diagnosis
Diagnostic criteria and tests
The American European Consensus Conference Committee defines ARDS as an acute condition with bilateral radiographic infiltrates, a pulmonary-artery wedge pressure less than 18 or the absence of clinical evidence of left atrial hypertension, and a PaO2 / FiO2 ratio less than 200.
A CXR, arterial blood gas and in some cases, an echocardiogram are necessary to make this diagnosis.
Normal lab values
Radiographic Findings in the Acute, or Exudative, Phase of Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome.
Anteroposterior chest radiograph from a 42-year-old man with acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with gram-negative sepsis who was receiving mechanical ventilation. The pulmonary-artery wedge pressure, measured with a pulmonary-artery catheter, was 4 mmHg. There are diffuse bilateral alveolar opacities consistent with the presence of pulmonary edema.
Initial labs should be guided by the history and potential etiologies. A complete blood count and routine bacterial and respiratory viral cultures should be obtained when indicated, to rule out infectious etiologies. An arterial blood gas is necessary to calculate the oxygenation index and PaO2:FiO2 ratio.
While some clinicians now advocate less invasive monitoring of oxygenation by arterial saturation:FiO2 ratio, this approach is not traditional. Use of invasive arterial lines also provides hemodynamic information.
Analysis usually reveals an acute respiratory alkalosis with an elevated alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient and severe hypoxemia. Laboratory findings are otherwise nonspecific and depend on the potential etiology, and may include evidence of DIC and lactic acidosis. The chest radiograph may demonstrate focal changes early on in patients with direct pulmonary insult such as an aspiration or may be nonspecific with indirect insults such as sepsis.
As the disease progresses, the chest radiograph typically shows diffuse bilateral alveolar infiltrates with prominent air bronchograms. In some cases, mediastinal and intrathoracic air may be visible from air leak caused by barotrauma and lung friability. Thereafter, the characteristic bilateral diffuse alveolar and reticular opacities become evident and may progress to linear opacities and cysts in the presence of evolving fibrosis.
Typically the radiographic abnormalities resolve completely over time though in more severe cases, chronic interstitial changes may persist.
Additional studies depend on the patient’s history and inciting event.
A complete blood count, coagulation studies, and arterial blood gas is likely to reveal a leukocytosis and thrombocytopenia, coagulopathy, and lactic acidosis with sepsis.
A serum BNP, echocardiography and pulmonary artery placement or cardiac catheterization may be necessary to exclude heart failure.
Pulmonary artery catheter or echocardiogram data may also be useful to assess volume status, ventricular function, cardiac output, and presence and degree of pulmonary hypertension.
A serum lipase can be useful to exclude pancreatitis.
A spiral chest CT with a CT angiogram may be necessary to exclude pulmonary embolic disease. Consider bronchoscopy if the cause cannot be determined otherwise.
Hemosiderin-laden macrophages from bronchoalveolar lavage, in a patient with hypoxia and unexplained drop in hemoglobin is suggestive of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage.
An elevated percentage of lipid laden macrophages suggest chronic aspiration. Idiopathic acute eosinophilic pneumonia is distinguished from ARDS by the large number of eosinophils in bronchoalveolar lavage specimens.
Establishing the diagnosis
If the patient meets the above AECC diagnostic criteria, the patient has ARDS. The underlying trigger will also have a diagnosis.
Viral or Bacterial Pneumonia
Pulmonary contusion
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage
Acute Interstitial Pneumonia
Idiopathic Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia
Leukemic Infiltrates
Miliary tuberculosis
Aspiration pneumonia
Opportunistic infection in an immunocompromised child
Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia
Neurogenic Edema
Flash pulmonary edema following relief of chronic, severe upper airway obstruction
4. Specific Treatment
First-line therapy
Aggressive treatment of the underlying disease and meticulous supportive care are the mainstays of therapy. Many studies have been published in the past 20 years to determine the best management strategies to minimize lung injury, ventilator and ICU days, and mortality. None have proven to be definitive in children.
Despite the few excellent collaborative pediatric studies, much of our approach is driven by the findings in adult studies. To date, low tidal volume (<6 ml/kg) pressure limited ventilation is the only method of mechanical ventilation that has been shown to improve survival in ARDS.
A recent meta-analysis of over 2,000 individual adult patient data concluded that higher levels of PEEP were associated with improved survival in a subgroup of patients with severe ARDS, but there is no determined level to universally recommend.
Inverse I:E ratio ventilation and HFOV both improve oxygenation and intuitively seem more gentle than conventional ventilation but neither strategy has been shown to improve outcomes over conventional support.
HFOV has been shown to be safe and unlikely to cause harm and may be associated with a decrease in mortality. HFOV is commonly recommended in patients whose hypoxemia appears to be refractory to conventional ventilation. The major disadvantage of HFOV is the high levels of sedation that is required to tolerate the technique in children outside the newborn period.
Prone positioning can be used safely in children and improve oxygenation in patients with severe ARDS, but have not been shown to improve ventilator free days in children. Caregivers should use a preventative strategy to decrease the risk of decubitus if the prone position is applied. Recruitment maneuvers with brief periods of high levels of pressure or PEEP have also been trialed with variable results – some studies find oxygenation benefit and others increased air leak and complications.
Inhaled nitric oxide is a potent pulmonary vasodilator that can improve oxygenation. Outcomes though, were not favorable in a recent meta-analysis of adults and children.
Corticosteroids come in and out of favor in ARDS. Studies are variable in terms of benefit or risk. Currently, many clinicians advocate low to moderate doses started during the second week of ARDS for a prolonged duration.
Surfactant has also been evaluated in pediatric respiratory failure, but no study has found consistent improvement with this therapy.
Initially, fluid therapy may need to be aggressive to resuscitate the patient in shock but subsequently fluid restriction should be initiated based on the recent findings from the NHLBI adult trial that showed a restrictive fluid management protocol to reduce ventilator days when compared to a more liberal protocol.
When exactly “resuscitation” ends and fluid restriction begins is controversial. Many advocate that by the third day of acute illness, fluid balance should be maintained. Use of diuretics or hemofiltration, in patients with renal insufficiency, is frequent.
Currently there is no proof that transfusing hemoglobin levels to super normal levels benefits ARDS patients. Maintaining adequate oxygen carrying capacity is the goal. Targets of a Hgb level >10 g/dL in unstable children are often used. Evidence supports dropping the hemoglobin transfusion threshold to 7 g/dL once profound hypoxia and shock have resolved. A comparison study of hemoglobin targets in children is currently in the planning stage.
Nutritional support is vital. Enteral feeds are the preferred method over parenteral nutrition. Nutrient supplementation with immune modulating formulas has not been shown to be effective in improving outcomes. Overfeeding must be avoided, and caloric intake of 50 kcal/kg or even less may be sufficient in the acute phase of illness. Use of metabolic cart analysis of carbon dioxide production and oxygen consumption would be beneficial but these devices have not proven reliable in intubated children.
Sedation is unfortunately a standard part of routine care. There is no data to support any specific regime currently. Paralytics should be avoided to prevent long-term muscle weakness. Surprisingly, one recent adult trial showed an increased survival, increased ventilator free days, and less barotrauma and air leak in patients given muscle relaxants in the first 48 hours of care.
Tight glucose control in critically ill patients has been advocated. However, more recent evaluation has found a significantly higher risk of hypoglycemia. Hyperglycemia is to be avoided.
The use of protocols established to prevent ventilator acquired pneumonia and catheter related blood stream infections should be implemented and meticulously followed. Use of a standardized ventilator management and weaning protocol is recommended to potentially minimize ventilator induced injury and decrease the number of ventilator days.
Newer ventilator “support modes” combined with the use of Neuronal Activation Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) allows a variable breathing pattern and has been shown to improve patient-ventilator synchrony, optimize respiratory muscle unloading, and improve patient comfort.
CMV guidelines for ALI/ARDS as adapted from NHLBI ARDS Network
Set mode to volume assist-control, pressure regulated volume control or similar modes.
Set initial tidal volume to 6-8 mL/kg ideal body weight.
Set the rate to approximate patients rate but not to exceed 35/min.
Optimally, PEEP should be adjusted to a level above the lower inflection point of the patients inspiratory pressure volume curve.
Reduce tidal volume by 1 mL/kg every two hours or less until a tidal volume of 4-6 mL/kg is reached and pH and plateau pressure goals are reached.
Goal plateau pressure 30 cm water or less.
The plateau pressure (PP) is the pressure applied to small airways and alveoli. It is measured during an inspiratory pause on the ventilator.
Without lung disease, the peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) is only slightly above the plateau pressure. Increasing peak pressure with no change in plateau pressure is seen with increased airway resistance or high inspiratory gas flow rates. Increased peak and plateau pressure is indicative of a decrease in lung compliance.
Check plateau pressure every 4 hours and after every adjustment of PEEP and oxygen.
If the plateau pressure is greater than 30, the tidal volume is decreased by 1 mL/kg to a tidal volume of 4 mL/kg or a plateau pressure of less than 30 is reached.
In some patients, a tidal volume of 6 cc/kg will still result in over-inflation of normal areas of the lung. Reduction of minute ventilation to decrease lung injury may result in respiratory acidosis from hypercarbia which may not be well tolerated. Permissive hypercapnia has been shown to be well tolerated in many patients even with pH <7.25.
Bicarbonate can be used for buffering if needed, especially if the arterial pH is < 7.0 keeping in mind that bicarbonate will result in additional carbon dioxide to be eliminated. Permissive hypercapnia should be used with caution in patients with head injury to avoid excessive cerebral blood flow and in patients who are at high risk for cardiac dysrhythmias if acidosis is severe.
Goal oxygen saturation is usually greater than 88% or a PaO2 greater than 50 mmHg, although permissive hypoxemia with lower levels of saturation and paO2 can be safe in many patients if organ perfusion is maintained and delivery adequate.
FiO2 less than 0.60 is desired to prevent additional lung toxicity.
HFOV guidelines for ALI/ARDS
Patients with an oxygenation index of 15-20, mean airway pressure of >20 cm H2O or center-specific criteria should be considered.
Contraindicated in patients with intracranial hypertension and severe airflow obstruction.
Optimization of intravascular volume prior to or during initiation of HFOV to counteract the decrease in venous return from the higher intrathoracic pressure is an important management therapy.
Frequent adjustment of ventilator and oxygen settings to optimize oxygen delivery and maintain adequate ventilation may be required initially.
Subsequent changes often are limited to weaning oxygen to non-toxic levels until improved compliance allows weaning of mean airway pressure and frequency.
Chest radiograph is useful to assess endotracheal tube placement, lung inflation and areas of worsened consolidation. Serial evaluations to assess lung inflation, tube and line positions, and identify air leak are performed.
Initial amplitude should cause wiggle to hips / upper thighs. One simple rule is to begin amplitude at twice the mean airway pressure and adjust for oxygenation as needed. Maximal levels of amplitude are determined by the amount of bias flow the ventilator can provide. Newer adult oscillator models allow peak amplitudes of 90 cm of water
Frequency should be 10-12 Hz for infants, 8-10 Hz for children, and 5-8 for adults. An important factor in the presumed “lung protective” aspect of HFOV is using the highest level of frequency that provides adequate ventilation. Lower frequencies result in larger tidal volume breaths which in turn may exceed dead space ventilation and contribute to lung injury.
Initial IT% should be 33.
Adjustments for ventilation with a target pH 7.25-7.35.
Follow-up arterial blood gas within 30 minutes.
Increase frequency by 1-2 Hz to maximum of 15 Hz.
Should pH fall for a given frequency, increase amplitude 5 cm of water to maximum of 90 cm of water.
Adjustments for ventilation with a pH greater than 7.35.
Increase frequency by 1-2 Hz to maximum of 15 Hz, then decrease amplitude by 5 cm of water to a minimum of 20 cm H2O.
Adjustments for ventilation with a pH less than 7.25
Treat metabolic acidosis, relieve pneumothorax or obstructed tube, and recruit.
Increase amplitude by 5 cm of water to a maximum of 90 cm of water, then deflate cuff and increase IT to 50
Decrease frequency by 1 Hz to a minimum of 3 Hz.
– GOAL – PaO2 44-80 mmHg or SaO2 88-95%
Initial FiO2 should be 100%
Initial mean airway pressure should be the mean airway pressure CMV + 5 cm H2O maximum of 35 cm H2O
Consider recruitment to 35-45 cm H2O for 40-60 seconds (HFO on pause)
If oxygenation is less than target, increase mean airway pressure by 5 cm H2O to a maximum of 35 cm H2O
Optimize intravascular volume and consider packed red blood cells for a Hgb < 10 g/dL
Consider recruitment as needed, then
Prone position and consider inhaled nitric oxide, then
Increase mean airway pressure by 5 cm H2O to maximum of 45 cm H2O, then
Consider ECMO
If oxygenation is greater than target, decrease FiO2 by 5% to 60%, then
Decrease mean airway pressure by 2 cm H2O to a minimum of 20 cm H2O
When patient is improving, and you are weaning, do not forget to
Return IT to 33%
Reinflate cuff
Increase frequency as tolerated (pH>7.25)
Wean amplitude to about 20 before transitioning back to CMV
Inhaled nitric oxide cannot be recommended as standard therapy for ARDS, but it may be useful as a rescue therapy in a subgroup of patients with refractory hypoxemia and presumed pulmonary hypertension. Treatment with several other less selective vasodilators has also not been shown to be beneficial.
Inhaled nitric oxide protocol
Obtain arterial blood gas prior to initiation
Start iNO at 20 ppm
Follow-up arterial blood gas in 30 minutes
Discontinue iNO therapy if patient is unresponsive
Positive response indicators
Increase in the PaO2 above 20 mmHg or greater than 20% from baseline, with goal PaO2 greater than 60 mmHg
Increase in the oxygen saturation by 10% (if unable to obtain arterial PaO2)
Decrease in the pulmonary artery pressure of 20% or more from baseline (ECHO or PA line)
If patient is responsive to iNO therapy
Begin weaning FiO2 by 2-5% every 30 minutes for saturations >92%, PaO2 >60 mmHg, to a goal FiO2 of 60% or less.
Weaning protocol
Decrease iNO to 10 ppm and monitor for 30 minutes
If saturation decrease is greater than 5%, then return to 20 ppm
If saturation decrease is les than 5%, then decrease to 5 ppm and monitor for 30 minutes
If saturation decrease is less than 5%, then decrease by 1 ppm every hour to off for a saturation decrease less than 5%
If patient falls below the success criteria, return to previous settings and try again in 4 hours if no lability
If there are no successful weans in 12 hours, hold weaning for 12-24 hours
Consider use of sildenafil to wean off of iNO
Though there is no benefit to prophylactic steroid therapy several adult studies have demonstrated a possible benefit from low-dose steroid therapy when initiated during the second week before day 14 and continued for a prolonged period. The protocol by Meduri and colleagues presents an attractive therapeutic option, but steroids cannot be recommended as standard therapy at this time. It may, however, be beneficial in the subacute or fibroproliferative phase of the disease.
Proponents of the prolonged low-to-moderate-dose corticosteroids emphasize that abrupt withdrawal of therapy should be avoided.
Glucocorticoid therapy
Methylprednisolone as IV push every 6 hours and changed to PO dose when oral intake is restored.
Loading dose of 2 mg/kg
2 mg/kg per day from day 1 to day 14
1 mg/kg per day from day 15 to day 21
0.5 mg/kg per day from day 22 to day 28
0.25 mg/kg per day on day 29 and 30
0.125 mg/kg per day on days 31 and 32
Prophylactic antibiotics have no role in the management of ARDS. No advantage has yet been demonstrated with the use of immune modulators. There may be a role for surfactant therapy, but several unanswered questions remain including the dose and frequency.
Refractory cases
Prone positioning can be used safely and results in improved oxygenation in most patients with ARDS.
HFOV should be considered in patients with severe ARDS who have failed conventional mechanical ventilation, typically with an FiO2 greater than 60% on >15 cm of water PEEP, a plateau pressure greater than 30 cm of water, and respiratory acidosis.
More simply, it should be considered when the OI is >15 and worsening. ECMO may have a role in combination with other modalities mentioned earlier and should be considered early in the course of disease in patients who require sustained high pressure ventilation.
5. Disease monitoring, follow-up and disposition
Expected response to treatment
Most patients follow a fairly stereotypical course, characterized by severe hypoxemia followed by a prolonged need for mechanical ventilation, but the course of each phase and the overall disease progression is variable.
The acute or exudative phase is manifested by the rapid onset of respiratory failure with hypoxemia refractory to treatment with supplemental oxygen. This lasts from several hours to about a week and is followed by the subacute or proliferative phase characterized by persistent hypoxemia and development of hypercarbia. Some patients progress to a fibrotic phase with a clinical course complicated by barotrauma, nosocomial infection, or the development of MOSF.
The recovery phase is characterized by the gradual resolution of hypoxemia and improved lung compliance. Approximately one third of patients with ARDS die from the disease. Long-term survivors may show mild abnormalities in pulmonary function and are often asymptomatic unless they progress to the fibrotic phase.
Incorrect diagnosis
ARDS is a diagnosis of exclusion. Every effort should be made to rule other causes of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure before giving the patient the diagnosis of ARDS.
Pulmonary function studies, neurodevelopmental evaluation of muscle weakness and Global Health Assessment at three, six, and twelve months following discharge form the hospital.
The Normal Alveolus (Left-Hand Side) and the Injured Alveolus in the Acute Phase of Acute Lung Injury and the Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Right-Hand Side) In the acute phase of the syndrome (right-hand side), there is sloughing of both the bronchial and alveolar epithelial cells, with the formation of protein-rich hyaline membranes on the denuded basement membrane. Neutrophils are shown adhering to the injured capillary endothelium and marginating through the interstitium into the airspace, which is filled with protein-rich edema fluid. In the airspace, an alveolar macrophage is secreting cytokines, interleukin-1, 6, 8, and 10 {IL-1, 6, 8, and 10} and tumor necrosis factor alpha {TNF-alpha}, which act locally to stimulate chemotaxis and activate neutrophils. Macrophages also secrete other cytokines, including interleukin-1, 6, and 10. Interleukin-1 can also stimulate the production of extracellular matrix by fibroblasts. Neutrophils can release oxidants, proteases, leukotrienes, and other pro inflammatory molecules, such as platelet-activating factor {PAF}. A number of anti-inflammatory mediators are also present in the alveolar milieu, including interleukin-1 – receptor antagonist, soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor, autoantibodies against interleukin-8, and cytokines such as interleukin-10 and 11 {not shown}. The influx of protein-rich edema fluid into the alveolus has led to the inactivation of surfactant. MIF denotes macrophage inhibitory factor.
ARDS is characterized by an initial insult that triggers a release of a variety of mediators leading to endothelial injury, increased vascular permeability, and neutrophil recruitment. The histological hallmarks of ARDS are hyaline membranes, flooded alveoli with proteinaceous edema, and infiltrates of polymorphonuclear neutrophils, macrophages and erythrocytes.
Proinflammatory mediators are released from alveolar and endothelial cells that perpetuate this cascade and inactivate surfactant. This leads to reduced lung compliance and ventilation perfusion mismatch. In addition, activation of pro-coagulative factors and inhibition of fibrinolysis leads to the development of small vessel thrombosis in the lung which increases dead space ventilation.
The combination of the decreased compliance, increased dead space and hypoxemia leads to an increased work of breathing. Eventually the oxygen demands exceed the ability of the lung to oxygenate the blood and hypoxemic respiratory failure takes place.
Mechanisms Important in the Resolution of Acute Lung Injury and The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome. On the left side of the alveolus, the alveolar epithelium is being repopulated by the proliferation and differentiation of alveolar type II cells. Resorption of alveolar edema fluid is shown at the base of the alveolus, with sodium and chloride being transported through the apical membrane of type II cells. Sodium is taken up by the epithelial sodium channel {ENaC} and through the basolateral membrane of type II cells by the sodium pump {Na+/K+-ATPase}. The relevant pathways for chloride transport are unclear. Water is shown moving through water channels, the aquaporins, located primarily on type I cells. Some water may also cross by a paracellular route. Soluble protein is probably cleared primarily by paracellular diffusion and secondarily by endocytosis by alveolar epithelial cells. Macrophages remove insoluble protein and apoptotic neutrophils by phagocytosis. On the right side of the alveolus, the gradual remodeling and resolution of intraalveolar and interstitial granulation tissue and fibrosis are shown.
The degree and duration of injury is dependent on the balance between pro- and anti-inflammatory mediators. For overall resolution to occur, the dynamic balance interaction between capillary leak, coagulation and cell function must rebalance and surfactant production restarted. Apoptosis must normalize and pulmonary edema and transcapillary water must be cleared.
This begins the second phase of the illness called the subacute or proliferative stage. It is characterized by resolution of pulmonary edema and by proliferation of type II alveolar cells, squamous metaplasia, interstitial infiltration by myofibroblasts, and early deposition of collagen.
Unfortunately in some patients, resolution is hampered and they progress to a fibrotic stage characterized by obliteration of normal lung architecture, diffuse fibrosis, and cyst formation. These patients develop permanent abnormalities in respiratory function with a reduced health-related quality of life.
Recently, a polymorphism in the gene encoding angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) was linked to the susceptibility and outcome of ARDS. ACE cleaves angiotensin I to form angiotensin II which in turn activates pro-inflammatory mediators and plays an important role in alveolar epithelial cell apoptosis.
The incidence, natural history and outcomes have been hampered by the lack of a standardized definition. In 1994 the American European Consensus Committee on ARDS standardized the definition and renamed it acute rather than adult respiratory distress syndrome because it occurs in all age groups.
The consensus definition introduced the term acute lung injury (ALI) to differentiate patients with less severe hypoxemia. ALI is defined by a PaO2/FiO2 ratio of < 300 mmHg, and ARDS by a ratio of < 200 mmHg. While the exact occurrence in children remains controversial, it is thought to represent 3-4% of all PICU admissions.
Based on population estimates, each year 2500-9000 children in the United States will have acute lung injury contributing to 500-2000 deaths.
Reported mortality ranges from 29-50%; however, the trials with a higher percentage included children who had received bone marrow transplants. Excluding these patients would likely result in an overall lower mortality in children. Encouraging recent reports have found improved survival in the current era with mortality rates < 30%.
Prognosis depends on underlying medical condition, presence of multisystem organ failure, and severity of illness. The majority of deaths are attributable to sepsis and multi-organ dysfunction rather than primary respiratory causes. The overall mortality ranges from 26 to 50%.
The ELSO Registry shows that survival on ECMO varies from 40% to 59% depending on the underlying illness that triggered the ARDS. Younger age, survival beyond the first two weeks, and trauma etiology predict a more favorable outcome. Risk factors predictive of increased mortality include chronic liver disease, immune compromised state, and advanced age.
Multivariate logistical regression analysis shows that the initial severity of hypoxia (PaO2/FiO2), the ratio of dead space to tidal volume (Vd/Vt) as assessed by end-tidal CO2 levels, multi-organ dysfunction, and CNS injury were associated with mortality and prolonged ventilation. Failure of pulmonary function to improve during the first week of treatment is a negative prognostic factor.
The persistence of neutrophils in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid correlates with death particularly in patients with sepsis induced ARDS. Continued expression of proinflammatory cytokines is also associated with poor outcome. In general, survivors have good recovery with return of nearly normal pulmonary function within 6 to 12 months.
Residual impairment of pulmonary mechanics may include mild to moderate obstruction, diffusion and restrictive abnormalities. Quality of life appears to be reduced for at least one year secondary to persistent functional disabilities. Muscle weakness and fatigue largely contribute to these findings.
Etiologic factors may relate to: steroid myopathy, critical illness neuropathy, disuse, and weight loss. Neuropsychologic testing may reveal significant deficits in patients who had more severe and protracted hypoxemia.
Special considerations for nursing and allied health professionals.
What's the evidence?
Ware, LB, Matthay, MA. “Medical Progress: The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”. NEJM. vol. 18. 2000. pp. 1334-1349. (The authors are authorities in the field and serve as investigators from Moffitt Hospital, an affiliate of the University of San Francisco and an ARDS Network Center. This article is the most comprehensive article. It provides a good historical prospective with excellent figures depicting the phases of ARDS. The approach to treatment presented still guides us today.)
“Ventilation with lower tidal volumes as compared with traditional tidal volumes for acute lung injury and the acute respiratory distress syndrome”. N Engl J Med. vol. 342. 2000. pp. 1301-1308. (In this article, the NIH ARDS Network compared a traditional tidal volume (12mL/kg of predicted body weight) with a lower tidal volume (6 mL/kg of predicted body weight). There are many reviews and opinions on this paper, but it is the only big trial that has shown such an impressive reduction in mortality from such a simple ventilator intervention. There had been negative trials before, but this was the biggest and probably the only adequately powered one. The obvious flaw is the traditional group getting a tidal volume of 12 mL/kg, which by anyone's standards is huge.)
“Comparison of Two Fluid-Management Strategies in Acute Lung Injury (FACTT)”. N Engl J Med. vol. 354. 2006. pp. 2564-2575. (The NIH ARDS Network compared restrictive with liberal fluid management based on monitoring hemodynamics with either a pulmonary artery catheter or a central venous catheter to evaluate effects on mortality and morbidity.
In this multicenter, randomized, prospective clinical comparison of the two strategies, the patients in the "conservative-strategy" group experienced faster improvement in lung function and spent significantly fewer days on the ventilator and in the ICU. It also demonstrated that routine use of pulmonary artery catheters is not indicated.)
Randolph, A. “Management of acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome in children”. Crit Care Med. vol. 37. 2009. pp. 2448-2454. (Randolph is an authority in the field and serves on the Board of Directors for the ARDS Foundation. In this review, he provides the clinician with a summary of the literature on the epidemiology, diagnosis, prognosis, and management of ALI/ARDS in children. This is a comprehensive and up-to-date review.)
Froese, A, Kinsella, J. “High frequency oscillatory ventilation: Lessons from the neonatal/pediatric experience”. Crit Care Med. vol. 33. 2005. pp. s115(A nice summary of the key physiologic principles for managing children on high frequency ventilation that have been learned from the cumulative pediatric and neonatal experience. A good review of the open lung concept and the history of the research that brings us to current management recommendations. The article finishes with a unique introspective section that identifies the lessons learned through the past three decades that saw this form of ventilation progress from the lab to the bedside.)
Alsaghir, A. “Effect of prone positioning in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: A meta-analysis”. Crit Care Med. vol. 36. 2008. pp. 603(A systematic review and meta-analysis of five adult RCTs that compared prone position to supine. The review did not find an overall improvement in survival but the analysis did show beneficial effects in oxygenation without any major side effects. Post hoc analysis of a subgroup of severe ARDS patients (saps II > 50) did show a significant improvement in mortality.)
Being a relatively simple and inexpensive intervention, it was recommended to be considered early in the management of patients with severe ARDS.)
Duffett, M. “Surfactant therapy for acute respiratory failure in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis”. Crit Care. vol. 11. 2007. (A pediatric meta-analysis of six RCTs that prospectively compared a surfactant preparation to air placebo or no control. Three studies evaluated bronchiolitis patients with zero mortality and three studies looked at ALI/ARDS patients.
The primary outcome was mortality which was improved in the three ALI/ARDS trials. In addition, the analysis of all six trials showed an increase in ventilator free days and a reduction in the duration of ventilation without significant adverse effects. Questions remain regarding the optimal dose and timing of treatment and which patients are most likely to derive benefit.)
Zabrocki, L. “Extracorporeal membrane for pediatric respiratory failure: Survival and predictors of mortality”. CCM. vol. 39. 2011. pp. 364-370. (This retrospective case series is an excellent review of the ELSO data banked over 15 years from over 115 centers worldwide. 3213 pediatric patients met criteria of which there were 1824 survivors and 1389 non-survivors. Of this group, 411 were ARDS patients. ARDS survival varied from 40% (sepsis) to 59% (trauma). Mortality was much lower in patients with other causes for respiratory failure.
As our experience and familiarity with ECMO broadens, we are now putting more medically complex patients on with pre-ECMO ventilation runs of longer durations. It appears that mortality on ECMO increases with ventilator runs greater than 2 weeks.)
Boriosi, J. “Efficacy and safety of lung recruitment in pediatric patients with acute lung injury”. PCCM. vol. 12. 2010. pp. 1-6. (This is a prospective cohort study using a repeated-measures design that evaluates a recruitment maneuver using an incremental positive end-expiratory pressure called the Open Lung Tool. This is software used on the Servo-I ventilator that allows the physician to determine dynamic compliance to help find optimal peep and optimal recruitment. In a selected group of pediatric ARDS patients, it demonstrated recruitment maneuvers improved oxygenation and was safe and well tolerated.)
Tang, B. “Use of corticosteroids in acute lung injury and acute respiratory distress syndrome: A systematic review and meta-analysis”. CCM. vol. 37. 2009. pp. 1594-1603. (The role of corticosteroids in unresolving ARDS remains controversial. Tang and colleagues meta-analyses that broadened the time frame of initiation of prolonged low-to-moderate dose corticosteroids to 1-14 days after ARDS onset indicated mortality benefit and other benefits, without more adverse effects, including myoneuropathy. Nevertheless, the number of patients enrolled in the studies has been quite small.)
More research is needed to clarify the role of methylprednisolone in all stages of ARDS.)
Asbaugh, DG, Bigelow, DB, Petty, TL, Levine, BE. “Acute Respiratory Distress in Adults”. Lancet. vol. 2. 1967. pp. 319-23.
Murray, JF, Matthay, MA, Luce, JM, Flick, MR. “An Expanded Definition of the Adult Respiratory Distress Syndrome”. Am Rev Respir Dis. vol. 138. 1988. pp. 720-723.
Bernarg, GR, Artigas, A, Brigham, KL. “The American-European Consensus Conference on ARDS: definitions, mechanisms, relevant outcomes, and clinical trial coordination”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. vol. 148. 1994. pp. 818-824.
Anzueto. “Exosurf ARDS Sepsis Study”. N Engl J Med. vol. 334. 1996. pp. 1417-21.
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Herridge, MS, Cheung, AM, Tansey, CM. “One-Year Outcomes in Survivors of The Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”. N Engl J Med. vol. 348. 2003. pp. 683-693.
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Meduri, G, Tolley, E, Chrousos, G. “Prolonged Methylprednisolone Treatment Suppresses Systemic Inflammation in Patients with Unresolving Acute Respiratory Distress syndrome: Evidence for Inadequate Endogenous Glucocorticoid Secretion and Inflammation-Induced Immune Cell Resistance to Glucocorticoids”. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. vol. 165. 2002. pp. 983-91.
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Brits admit willingness to break road safety laws for sake of speeding fines
New research by car finance broker, CarFinance 247, found that despite the new, increased speeding penalties that came into force more than six months ago (24 April 2017), UK drivers are still willing to break the law to satisfy the love of their need for speed.
6 in 10 drivers (61%) in the UK admit they’re willing to break the law, even if that means having to pay new, higher speeding fines
UK drivers spent an average of £307 each on speeding penalties over past 12 months
On average, drivers break speed limit at least three times per car journey
Almost 7 in 10 drivers (69%) have had at least one accident since they started driving
Mock theory test reveals Brits still baffled by UK’s most common speed-related traffic signs
Drivers admitted to knowingly breaking the speed limit at least three times per car journey, dramatically increasing the likelihood of causing a potentially avoidable road accident every time they set off. In fact, almost 7 in 10 drivers (69%) stated they have had at least one speeding-related road accident since passing their driving test. For those caught out, speed-related offences have cost drivers an average of £307 each over the past 12 months.
And it seems that traffic signs aren’t helping – the research, which included a mock theory test, showed that a significant number of drivers were still confused about The Highway Code, particularly with speed-related traffic signs.
The mock theory test results:
The sign means: End of 20mph zone and start of 30mph speed limit.
More than 1 in 2 drivers (55%) failed to answer correctly.
The sign means: National speed limit applies.
3 in 10 drivers (33%) failed to answer correctly.
The sign means: Minimum speed limit of 30mph ends.
This sign means: Minimum speed limit of 30mph permitted.
More in 7 in 10 drivers (71%) failed to answer correctly.
On reflection, most people (66%) agreed that drivers are more reckless on the road now than they were 10 years ago, and more than half (56%) were positive about self-driving cars being better than human drivers at identifying and reducing potentially fatal road accidents.
When asked about behaviour on the road, drivers stated that if circumstances dictated, the following would be legitimate reasons for speeding:
Driving to A&E (47%)
Passenger in labour (36%)
Avoiding severe weather conditions (11%)
Attending to a fire alarm at home (11%)
Needing to catch a flight/train (7%)
Urgent need for the toilet (7%)
Needing to take pet to vet ASAP (4%)
Running late for a meeting (3%)
Family members locked outside home without a key (3%)
Kids running late for school (3%)
2% said they would break speeding laws in order to get to a store before it closes, and another 2% said they wouldn’t want to miss a TV show. Others stated that legitimate reasons include “being on an empty road when it is perfectly safe”, attending to a “burglar alarm at home going off” and even “to escape the police”.
Louis Rix, Director of CarFinance 247 comments:
“Despite good intentions from the government in increasing speeding penalties, it seems the prospect of a fine isn’t a strong enough deterrent for drivers. In fact, many seem to be justifying the fine as ‘payment’, giving drivers a pass to speed and break the law.
This, coupled with the fact that a significant number of drivers are unable to identify basic speed-related traffic signs, is contributing to a more potentially unsafe driving environment.
From the moment they begin driving, and as part of Road Safety Week (20-26 November 2017) this week, we urge drivers to refresh their knowledge of common traffic signs and ‘speed down’ - obeying the rules of the road keeps us all safer in the long run”.
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Ironshore Inc. announced that Mark Johnson has been appointed to the board of directors of its Lloyd’s Pembroke Managing Agency Ltd.
Johnson will be responsible for ensuring that Pembroke fulfills its obligations to third-party capital, as well as developing third-party business opportunities. The appointment takes effect Oct. 1, 2013, subject to approval.
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October 26, 2017 by Joseph S. Harrington
When the dust settles—and water recedes—following 2017’s hurricanes, wildfires, and other catastrophes, domestic primary insurers will learn if, and how much, their own underwriting discipline will shield them from almost certain hikes in rates for reinsurance renewals come January 1, a panel of reinsurance expects said recently.
Reinsurer representatives offered differing perspectives on these storms and what lies ahead for their industry during a panel discussion at the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America annual meeting on Oct. 17 in Chicago.
Brian Quinn, Odyssey Re’s CEO for North America, laid out the situation facing U.S. insurers and reinsurers in the wake of this year’s catastrophes.
“In the last quarter, we have upwards of $100 billion that could be leaving our industry,” he said. “It’s hard to see how that reduction in capital in such a brief period could lead to anything other than meaningful changes in rates.”
Besides the monetary loss, the reinsurance industry learned that its catastrophe models were subject to much greater degrees of uncertainty than previously anticipated, Quinn said, adding that, “uncertainty increases the cost of capital.”
“While specific company programs are going to be decided on their own merits,” he continued, “you can safely assume that the price of capital, generally speaking, has to rise.”
“Basic economics” call for a change in rates, said Steve Levy, Munich RE America’s reinsurance president.
“There’s a good chance that the accumulated losses for the reinsurance industry will wipe out three or four years of underwriting profit for the global reinsurance industry,” he said. “It would take a double digit rate increase just to get the reinsurance sector’s ROE to a level close to its cost of capital.”
Jame Kent, Willis Re’s global deputy CEO and president for North America, observed that, “we’re in a different industry today.
“There has been a run of large catastrophe events but it’s not just cat losses,” he noted. “I think the industry is asking itself: ‘Are we getting an adequate return for our risks?’ There’s a need to look at our entire portfolios of risk, insurance and reinsurance business, and assess where we’re being paid properly.”
More Than Just Recent Catastrophes Is at Play
Panelists were quick to emphasize, however, that primary cedents were not entirely at the mercy of a catastrophe-stricken reinsurance sector.
“[The recent catastrophes] are largely an earnings event for the industry,” Kent said “They’re not capital erosion events. At this point, reinsurers can renew what they’ve got in place now and have the capital to support that.”
“We’re telling our clients not to overreact,” said Eric Anderson, CEO of Aon Benfield. “They should step back, take look at their own business, take a look at their portfolio, look at their strategy and engage with their reinsurers about their individual needs.”
“The big measuring stick is how well you (a ceding company) performed against your expectations,” said Tony Rettino, founding principal of Elementum Capital. “If we have insurers that did well [against expectations] but took a loss, we’ll probably give them the benefit of that.
“What we’ve missed [as an industry] for the last four or five their years is the differentiation by quality of [ceding] companies. That will hopefully be coming back.”
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Draft Seminole Compact Deal Would Include Sports Betting, Craps, Roulette, But Will Be Tough to Pass, Governor Says
Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis has a copy of a “draft outline” of a potential new gaming compact, thrashed out over the past few weeks during negotiations between the Seminole Tribe and Sen. Wilton Simpson (R-10th).
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis – no fan of gambling expansion – is scrutinizing the legal nuances of the proposed Seminole compact, but with ten days left in the session and lots of stakeholders to please, it’s going to be a heavy lift, he says. (Image: Saul Loeb/AFP)
Few people have seen the document, but sources have told local media they believe the deal would allow the Seminoles to offer sports betting, while acting as “a hub” for sports betting operations at parimutuel venues.
This suggests the parimutuels would act as affiliates of the Seminoles, forging a new commercial relationship between two segments of Florida’s gambling industry that have rarely seen eye to eye.
The deal would reportedly also permit in-play betting at professional sports arenas, presumably with the Seminoles taking a cut.
$400 Million Deal
The so-called player-designated games offered at many of the parimutuels have also been at the heart of negotiations. The Seminoles argue that the games have violated their exclusivity on banked games.
When the tribe’s original compact expired in 2015, it refused to sign another because it claimed the state was in breach of the original agreement for allowing player-designated games, which it said were banked games in disguise.
In 2016, a federal judge agreed, granting the tribe the right to offer banked games until 2025, giving it the upper hand in any future negotiations.
Although short on details, the new agreement reportedly alters the games at parimutuels to the Seminoles’ satisfaction, which will make them vastly less profitable.
In return, the parimutuels will be permitted to “decouple,” which means they will no longer be required to operate a certain quota of racing or jai alai as a condition of their right to spread other kinds of gambling. Many venues find the quotas burdensome and unprofitable.
The agreement purportedly allows the tribe to offer craps and roulette in return for payments to the state of around $400 million per year, which could gradually increase to $500 million a year, The Miami Herald reports.
That’s more than the $350 million the Seminoles paid under the terms of their previous compact, and which they have continued to pay under the terms of an interim deal agreed with former governor Rick Scott.
‘Serious Lift’
DeSantis – who has professed to be no fan of gambling expansion and has certain reservations about sports betting – told The Miami Herald that his week that his office is scrutinizing the draft agreement, looking into its legalities. But with just a week and a half to go until the end of the legislative session, the deadline is tight.
While Senate leaders are behind the deal, parimutels and the lawmakers who represent them are likely to be less enthused.
“That’s going to require some serious lift,” DeSantis said.
The deal may also need to be authorized by public referendum, following the approval of an amendment last November that gives voters the final say on gambling expansion – although Senate leaders are banking that sports betting, craps, and roulette do not amount to gambling expansion since class III casino gaming was already legal in the state.
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Political parties split in response to newspaper series
Democratic leaders contemplate investigative action, while their Republican counterparts say Maine DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho was 'balancing the needs of our economy.'
By Tom BellPortland Press Herald
AUGUSTA – A Portland Press Herald/Maine Sunday Telegram investigation into the inner workings of the Maine Department of Environmental Protection under Commissioner Patricia Aho has Democratic lawmakers fuming, but Republicans are showing strong support for Aho.
The seven-month investigation by reporter Colin Woodard found that Aho, a former lobbyist for chemical, drug, oil and automobile companies, has acted against toxic chemical regulation, pollution reduction and climate change preparedness laws she had previously tried but failed to stop from passing in the Legislature.
Moreover, current and former department employees told Woodard they have been pressured not to vigorously implement or enforce those laws, which were long opposed by companies represented by the commissioner’s former law firm.
Senate President Justin Alfond, D-Portland, said Woodard’s series confirms what he has been told by current and former employees of the DEP, as well as of other departments and agencies throughout the administration of Gov. Paul LePage.
“Gov. LePage has made it very clear that if you don’t believe in his world view or his agenda, he will intimidate you and insult you and try to threaten you with whatever he can. … I mean he just goes after you in unprecedented ways,” Alfond said.
He said Democratic leaders are contemplating what steps to take, such as asking the Legislature’s Government Oversight Committee to investigate the matter.
Assistant House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, said he’s heard the same stories from employees at the DEP, as well as at the Department of Conservation and the Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. The departments are “hemorrhaging” high-quality staffers who have years of scientific and technical experience but are not allowed to have any input in policy decisions, he said.
He said it’s “very troubling” that businesses represented by Aho months before she became commissioner of the DEP in 2011 appear to have a lot of influence in decisions being made by the department.
Aho said in an interview Monday that her department is now focused more on educating the people and businesses it regulates about the rules rather than relying just on enforcement. She also said her past work as a lobbyist has no impact on how she does her job.
“I work for the people of Maine,” she said.
Aho granted Woodard one interview in February, but declined subsequent requests during the investigation.
Republican lawmakers on Monday defended Aho’s leadership of the DEP.
Under previous Democratic administrations, economic considerations didn’t even “come into the picture” for the DEP, said House Minority Leader Ken Fredette, R-Newport.
“Commissioner Aho’s actions have been consistent with the rule of law while balancing the needs of our economy,” he said.
Sen. Tom Saviello, R-Wilton, the ranking Senate Republican on the Legislature’s Environment and Natural Resources Committee, said there is no evidence that Aho is giving her former lobbying clients any favors. “If anything, she is harder on them than she is on anybody else,” he said.
While Democrats complain that it’s harder now to get information from DEP staffers under Aho, Saviello said that LePage has established a strong “chain of command” in all of his departments and limits who is allowed to talk to lawmakers or the press.
He said Aho is implementing the policy directives of LePage.
“That’s the way the boss wants it. You listen to your boss,” he said.
Industry representatives also defended Aho on Monday.
Drew Sigfridson, president of the Maine Real Estate and Development Association, said his members haven’t noticed any “rollback” of environmental standards or easing of restrictions.
Dana Connors, president of the Maine State Chamber of Commerce, said the business community has found that Aho is more open to listening to businesses than past commissioners. But, he said, she hasn’t compromised environmental standards.
“She strikes more of the balance we seek,” he said. “We are not out to destroy the environment.”
A spokeswoman for LePage said Monday that Aho’s relationship with her past lobbying clients has had no impact on her decisions as commissioner and that Aho has a strong ethical code.
Adrienne Bennett said Aho is implementing LePage’s policy, which is to change the culture at the DEP so that it provides more “balance” between job creation and environmental stewardship.
“With any change in the administration, there is going to be a different approach taken,” Bennett said. “We own that. … And Commissioner Aho has proven to be very successful in changing a culture and managing that department.”
Bennett accused the newspaper of having a political agenda, and said the administration plans to respond to the series by submitting a column to the newspaper. She said officials have not decided who will write it.
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Maine legislators to introduce impeachment bill Thursday
The measure to be debated calls for an investigation of eight charges against Gov. Paul LePage, even though House leaders oppose it.
By Beth QuimbyPortland Press Herald
Ben Chipman, I-Portland, is the lead sponsor of a measure to start an investigation into eight possible charges against the governor. Gabe Souza/Staff Photographer
House Democrats and independents pushing for impeachment proceedings against Gov. Paul LePage say they will introduce a measure this week calling for an investigation into eight possible charges against the Republican chief executive.
Rep. Jeffrey Evangelos, a Friendship independent and one of the measure’s nine co-sponsors, said the impeachment order would be introduced and debated Thursday. Evangelos said there would be an official roll call on every motion in the measure, whose lead sponsor is Rep. Ben Chipman, a Portland independent.
House Democrats and independents pushing for impeachment proceedings against Gov. Paul LePage say they will introduce a measure Thursday to start an investigation into eight possible charges against the governor. The Associated Press
“There is nothing that anyone can do to stop this process. We followed the law and the constitution,” Evangelos said in an email Sunday.
The move comes amid attempts by the Democratic House leadership to delay a face-off with LePage and work with Republicans on the state’s drug crisis, job creation and land conservation.
The House leadership, which does not back the impeachment measure because it would go nowhere in the Republican-controlled Senate, is trying to strike a more conciliatory tone by seeking a censure or reprimand – which, unlike impeachment proceedings, would not require a Senate vote.
Language for a censure resolution is being drafted, but House Majority Leader Jeff McCabe, D-Skowhegan, said there was no plan as of Sunday to introduce anything this week.
“As far as a censure or reprimand of the governor, we will continue to get bipartisan support to address what has become a hostile work environment created by the governor. We have to try to continue to work with Republicans to try and overcome his antics,” McCabe said.
He was referring in part to LePage’s remarks Wednesday night at a town hall meeting in Bridgton about drug dealers from out of state impregnating “young white” Maine girls. The governor’s comments attracted national attention.
McCabe said there was no timetable for a vote on a censure or reprimand. He said he did not expect the impeachment order voting to take up much time Thursday.
But backers said they intend to fully pursue a debate about whether to impeach LePage on eight allegations, ranging from the governor’s role in Good Will-Hinckley’s decision to rescind a job offer to Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves, forcing out the president of the Maine Community College System, and withholding bonds for the Land for Maine’s Future program.
The order calls for a 13-member House Special Investigative Committee to investigate “allegations of misfeasance, malfeasance, nonfeasance and other misconduct” by LePage.
Impeachment would require approval in the House and a two-thirds vote to convict in the Senate, following what would probably be a long impeachment trial. No Maine governor has ever been impeached. The Maine Constitution says the process would begin in the House and end in the Senate, but otherwise offers little guidance.
House Republicans say they are concerned about the precedent that Democrats are setting by pushing for an impeachment investigation. House Minority Leader Kenneth Fredette, R-Newport, said there are no laws or rules governing impeachment in the Maine Constitution.
“At any time you could have two or three House members who could bring about an impeachment order. There should be some sort of threshold, a gatekeeping process,” Fredette said Sunday.
He said the Democrats have denied his requests for money to hire a lawyer to address some of the unanswered questions about the impeachment process.
Fredette said he doubts the impeachment order will get anywhere with Republicans.
“It is going to get little if any Republican House support,” he said.
LePage’s office did not respond Sunday to requests for comment from the Portland Press Herald, but a spokeswoman declined comment to The Associated Press, calling the claims in the impeachment measure “frivolous.”
Chipman said that although the decision to move ahead with an impeachment debate was made before LePage’s controversial remarks last week, those remarks may sway some legislators to call for an impeachment investigation.
“For some it may solidify where they stand,” he said.
Although impeachment may go nowhere in the Senate, Chipman said, it is important for the governor’s opponents to act.
“The timing is never good,” he said.
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Search for new RSU 9 superintendent underway
Maine School Management Association is assisting the school district and has already received inquiries for application packets.
By Donna M. PerrySun Journal
Dr. Tom Ward, superintendent of RSU 9, answers questions regarding the school budget during a meeting at Mt. Blue High School in Farmington on April 27, 2017. Ward is retiring this spring and a search has been initiated for his successor. Staff file photo by Michael G. Seamans
FARMINGTON – The Regional School Unit 9 search for a new superintendent is underway to replace current Superintendent Tom Ward, who is retiring June 30.
The board of directors is using the Maine School Management Association to help them find a superintendent. The board has used the association during past searches.
The association will also screen applications to make sure applicants have all qualifications and certifications needed.
The position was posted Feb. 2 and has been advertised on the association’s website (www.msmaweb.com), on the district’s website (www.mtbluersd.org) and two other education-related sites.
Several potential applicants have contacted the association for application packets, Director Tami Labul, chairwoman of the board’s Administrative Evaluation Committee, said Thursday.
The application deadline is Feb. 23. All applications are going to the association and not the district or board members.
The committee hopes to conduct first interviews the second week of March, Labul said.
An interview committee will consist of members of the evaluation committee and a variety of stakeholders, including community members, parents, teachers, administrators and support staff.
A survey will be released soon so that people can have input into what qualities they would like to see in a new superintendent, she said.
It will be available on the district’s website and Facebook page. Paper copies will be available at libraries and town offices, Labul said.
The board’s Administrator Evaluation Committee also plans to visit schools in the district to get input from staff. Those meetings start Thursday.
The hope is to recommend a candidate to the full board in April, she said.
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Pope tell Moroccans walls, fear-mongering won’t stop migration
Pope Francis praised the country as a model of religious moderation as he opened a quick trip to the North African kingdom.
By NICOLE WINFIELD and AMIRA EL MASAITIAssociated Press
Pope Francis meets migrants at the diocesan Caritas center in Rabat, Morocco, Saturday. Francis's weekend trip to Morocco aims to highlight the North African nation's tradition of Christian-Muslim ties while also letting him show solidarity with migrants at Europe's door. Associated Press/Gregorio Borgia
RABAT, Morocco — Pope Francis praised Morocco as a model of religious moderation and migrant welcome as he kicked off a trip to the kingdom Saturday, warning that border walls and fear-mongering won’t stop people from exercising their rights to seek a better life elsewhere.
King Mohamed VI welcomed Francis as he arrived during an unusual rainstorm and began a visit aimed at boosting Christian-Muslim ties and showing solidarity with Morocco’s growing migrant community.
Morocco last year became the main destination for sub-Saharan African migrants seeking to reach Europe via Spain. The influx has strained the kingdom’s resources and fueled anti-migrant sentiment in Spain ahead of the European Union nation’s April 28 general election.
Francis met with some of Morocco’s newest arrivals and assured them: “You are not the marginalized. You are at the center of the church’s heart.”
After an airport greeting, the king and pope took separate vehicles — Francis in his popemobile and the king in a Mercedes with a retracted roof — and paraded in tandem into town for a formal welcome ceremony at the complex where two of Morocco’s former monarchs are buried. Women ululated as Francis and the king walked along the promenade of the Hassan Tower complex under umbrellas.
Francis told the king that he hoped Morocco would continue to be a model of humanity, welcome and protection for migrants.
“The issue of migration will never be resolved by raising barriers, fomenting fear of others or denying assistance to those who legitimately aspire to a better life for themselves and their families,” Francis said.
Pope Francis meets migrants at the diocesan Caritas center in Rabat, Morocco. Associated Press/Gregorio Borgia
Later Saturday, Francis repeated the sentiment during an encounter with migrants from Nigeria, Guinea, Cameroon and other countries, telling them they deserved to be welcomed, protected and integrated into their new homes. He called for expanded legal channels for migration and for protections for the most vulnerable, regardless of their refugee status.
“This shared commitment is needed in order to avoid presenting new opportunities to those merchants of the human flesh who exploit the dreams and needs of migrants,” he told the gathering at the Catholic-run Caritas charity.
Many sub-Saharan Africans in Morocco head north to cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain or climb over high fences to reach Spain’s North African enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla. Those who make it across the 20-foot fences end up in crowded migrant centers from which they are eventually repatriated or let go.
Francis has made the plight of refugees a hallmark of his papacy, and has used many of his foreign visits to insist on the need to welcome them, protect them and integrate them into society.
Spain became the leading migrant entry route into Europe last year with over 57,000 unauthorized arrivals, after Italy essentially closed its borders to migrants leaving Libya. Nearly 2,300 people died crossing the Mediterranean Sea last year and over 310 have already died this year on the dangerous journey, according to the International Organization for Migration.
The EU agreed this summer to give Morocco $275 million to halt flows of illegal migrants, pushing the country to take a more violent approach in stopping them from leaving for Europe, activists say.
Francis opened his remarks to the king by praising Morocco’s tradition of interfaith coexistence and its efforts to promote a moderate form of Islam.
Morocco, a Sunni Muslim kingdom of 36 million, reformed its religious policies and education to limit the spread of fundamentalism in 2004, following terrorist bombings in Casablanca in 2003 that killed 43 people.
Key to that effort has been the Mohammed VI Institute, a school of learning for imams that teaches a moderate Islam and exports it via preachers to Africa, the Middle East and Europe.
Francis praised the school, saying it “seeks to provide effective and sound training to combat all forms of extremism, which so often lead to violence and terrorism, and which in any event, constitute an offense against religion.”
The king said education was the key to fighting radicalism — not military crackdowns.
“What all terrorists have in common is not religion, but rather ignorance of religion,” he said.
The two leaders visited the institute together, where they heard from students and were treated to a stunning and symbolic vocal and orchestral performance that opened with a Muslim call to prayer, and blended Christian and Hebrew musical traditions.
Nigerian microbiologist Hindu Usman told the pope and king that when she graduates and returns home, she hopes to work to deter religious extremism and promote coexistence with Christians, Muslims and people of other faiths. Her education, she said, made her able to “argue and convince others that religion is for peace and goodness … that women are equal with men in their rights.”
The trip follows Francis’ February visit to the United Arab Emirates, where the pope and the imam of Cairo’s Al Azhar, the seat of Sunni learning, signed a landmark joint statement establishing Catholics and Muslims as brothers with a common mission to promote peace. The “Human Fraternity” document outlines a shared set of principles, focusing on the dignity of every person and rejecting violence committed in God’s name.
Muslims, Christians and Jews have long lived peacefully in Morocco, with Catholics a tiny minority of about 23,000. Francis will minister to them on Sunday when he celebrates Mass in Rabat’s sports stadium.
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Baxter Academy will close, transition to remote learning amid coronavirus spread
As K-12 schools around Maine announced plans to cancel or postpone large events and activities, the charter school said Thursday it will transition to distance learning by Monday.
By Rachel OhmStaff Writer
Maine schools continued to respond to the spread of coronavirus Thursday by canceling field trips and events and preparing plans for remote learning, a move that at least one public high school has already decided to implement.
Portland’s Baxter Academy for Technology and Science announced Thursday it would close school until further notice starting Friday and make plans to transition to remote learning by Monday.
The charter school, which is not part of Portland Public Schools, appears to be the first public K-12 school in Maine to transition to distance learning because of the outbreak.
“Our school brings students from over 60 towns into downtown Portland,” said Baxter Academy Executive Director Kelli Pryor in an email. “We understand that this creates opportunity for the COVID-19 virus to spread. This week we have experienced a high level of absences both among students and faculty. At this point, we do not have enough staff in the building to safely operate the school.
“We are also aware of how swiftly other institutions, such as colleges, are moving to safeguard students and to try and prevent a spike in COVID-19 cases that would overwhelm local medical resources.”
The transition to distance learning is something several Maine school districts have been planning for as the spread of coronavirus, deemed a pandemic by the World Health Organization on Wednesday, has intensified. More than 125,000 cases have been confirmed worldwide and more than 4,600 have died.
Prior to the news that Baxter would close, Maine Department of Education spokeswoman Kelli Deveaux said the department was not aware of any K-12 schools closing. The state confirmed its first case in a woman in Androscoggin County on Thursday.
Dozens of districts in other states impacted by the outbreak have closed, though Gov. Janet Mills said she is not recommending school closures. The state of Ohio, which has five confirmed cases, announced Thursday that all public, community and K-12 schools would close until April 3.
A mass school closure would be unprecedented in Maine. Deveaux said Thursday that any decisions about closures would be made by superintendents with consultation from the Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Closures could also present challenges to Maine families including childcare, access to food that many students normally get at school and barriers to distance learning like a lack of internet at home.
UMaine System, Bowdoin join move to get students off campuses
The Maine Department of Education received a waiver from the federal government Wednesday allowing it to continue to receive reimbursement for school meals offered remotely for schools with high numbers of low-income students. The department is also working on ways to enable all school districts to provide meals in the event of a closure.
“Schools still remain the hub of our communities,” Deveaux said. “For many students it really is the place where their needs are met, including meals. We also recognize our communities rely on our schools and if suddenly children were home that creates significant pressure on families to find childcare.”
Pryor said Baxter has pioneered snow day learning and will be looking at that as an example of how remote school might work. Students and teachers will rely on Google classroom and other tools and students will be expected to virtually attend their regular class schedule.
Other school districts Thursday said they were following Mills’ recommendation to postpone all large, indoor gatherings of 250 or more people for the next 30 days.
Portland Public Schools cancelled all field trips and gatherings that would bring the public into schools, including volunteers, and has postponed or cancelled all inter-district activities, including sports, for the time being, Superintendent Xavier Botana said in a letter to the community.
The district is also planning for the possibility of school closures by preparing plans to provide students with learning materials at home and ways to provide access to technology and internet in homes that don’t have it.
Other districts in Yarmouth, York and elsewhere announced plans to modify their schedules and events and prepare for possible closures.
Andrew Dolloff, superintendent of schools in the Yarmouth School Department, said in a letter the district is cancelling all field trips, suspending student performances and competitions until further notice and postponing events that draw significant crowds.
The York School Department cancelled school for one day, Friday, so staff can report to schools and plan for remote learning in the event of an extended school closure, said Superintendent Lou Goscinski in a letter to families.
On Wednesday Bowdoin College and the University of Maine System asked students to not return from school break and announced plans to transition to remote learning later this month.
The Maine Community College System said Thursday it would extend students’ spring breaks, which are happening at different times this month across the system’s seven campuses, in order to better prepare for new methods of instruction if the need arises.
“We aren’t yet in a position where we must move classes to an alternative form of learning, but we must be prepared to do so if it becomes necessary,” system President David Daigler said in a news release.
The Maine College of Art in Portland also announced it would extend spring break for an additional two weeks with classes currently scheduled to resume March 30, though staff will maintain a regular work schedule.
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‘Stranger Things’: Fans Are Actually Blaming This One Character For Hopper’s Death
Bre Williams
Stranger Things fans can probably agree that Season 3 was a lot to take in.
Aside from the evil Demogorgon taking over the bodies of practically the entire town of Hawkins, there were also the deaths of some of our fan-favorites that many of us still aren’t over.
“Stranger Things” Season 3 | Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images
While fans have had a lot to say on social media about this past season, many have very vocal about this one character and their part in the series.
Fans can’t stand Dustin’s girlfriend, Suzie
Since Season 3 of Stranger Things premiered on Netflix, fans have been taking to Twitter to share their feelings on all that happened over the course of eight episodes.
From Alexei’s unexpected death to not knowing whether or not Chief Hopper is alive, this season intense to say the least.
Though fans haven’t really had anything bad to say about any of the characters in the past, one really didn’t sit well with many people this season.
Following the Season 3 finale, fans found themselves taking to Twitter to share their extreme dislike for Dustin’s girlfriend, Suzie (played by Gabriella Pizzolo).
According to them, if Suzie hadn’t forced Dusty Buns to sing their (epic) rendition of “NeverEnding Story,” Cheif Hopper and Joyce Byer would have gotten to the machine keeping the Upside Down open about two minutes earlier.
Though their duet was extremely sweet and probably the best thing many of us were able to witness on the series, it definitely caused Hopper and Joyce to lose some valuable time that they could’ve used to close the Upside Down and avoid their run-in with the Russian agents.
Many are certain she caused more than one death in the finale
While many of us still aren’t sure if Chief Hopper is dead or not, fans are now convinced that Suzie is not only responsible for his death, but also Billy’s.
According to some fans, if Suzie just told Dustin he number without forcing him to sing with her first, the Mind Flayer would have died minutes earlier, which means Billy wouldn’t have had to sacrifice himself to save Eleven and the rest of the Hawkins kids.
Though many of us are guilty of having “NeverEnding Story,” on repeat since finishing the season, others have been taking to Twitter to share their disapproval of Suzie.
One fan tweeted out, “Just saying, if Suzie didn’t want to sing that song, Hopper would of got out alive.”
Just saying, if Suzie didn’t want to sing that song, Hopper would of got out alive #strangerthings
— Jordan Appsy (@Appsy96) July 31, 2019
While another fan wrote, “I’d like to officially blame Suzie for Hopper’s death(?) b/c if she didn’t make Dustin sing that GOSH DARN SONG Hopper & Joyce would have gotten into the lab sooner & stopped the key before the Russian man got to them. SUZIE YOU MOUTHBREATHER WTF.”
I'd like to officially blame Suzie for Hopper's death(?) b/c if she didn't make Dustin sing that GOSH DARN SONG Hopper & Joyce would have gotten into the lab sooner & stopped the key before the Russian man got to them. SUZIE YOU MOUTHBREATHER WTF #JusticeForHopper #StrangerThings pic.twitter.com/3bzxOTmYTE
— Cara Jo (@CaraSwetsky) July 29, 2019
While Hopper and Joyce wouldn’t have been able to get far without Suzie Poo and her mathematical equation, that doesn’t ignore the fact that she could’ve definitely held off on the song until after the mission was completed.
Though Hopper’s death is still TBD, Billy didn’t deserve to die the way he did and if it wasn’t for Suzie, he might still be alive.
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Lehmann hits out at sandpaper stunt
Australia could be set for a long tour of trolling.
by Rebecca Gredley
FORMER Australian cricket coach Darren Lehmann has hit out on social media in response to fans being handed pieces of sandpaper on their way to Australia's one-day clash with England at The Oval.
Lehmann tweeted "your (sic) better than that?" to British journalist Alison Mitchell after she posted a photo of sandpaper four and six cards being handed out to the crowd.
The pieces of "Australian ball-tampering grade sandpaper" were part of an advertising stunt and it's understood 5000 sandpaper cards were confiscated in the ground.
It was Australia's first series since the South African ball-tampering scandal, and the loss of three stars showed as the visitors were bowled out for 214 in a three-wicket loss to England.
Steve Smith, David Warner and Cameron Bancroft were sent home from the South African tour in March for their roles in attempting to alter the condition of the ball with sandpaper during the third Test in Cape Town.
The scandal resulted in year-long suspensions for Smith and Warner, and a nine-month ban for opener Bancroft.
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‘Close it’: Backlash to tower death
Man dies after Sydney Tower plunge
by Ben Graham
9th Jul 2018 9:58 AM
THERE are calls for Sydney Tower's Skywalk attraction to be shut down for good after a second person took their life from the attraction in four months.
Emergency services rushed to the Harbour City's tallest building at about 7pm last night, after reports that a man had fallen off the popular tourist attraction - plummeting 286 metres to his death.
Sydney Tower Eye tweeted shortly after the incident to say the attraction will be closed until further notice. However, there is a growing sentiment from members of the public on social media suggesting the attraction should be locked down for good unless a radical safety overhaul is undertaken.
"I'm deeply saddened by this news and would suggest that it is time to close the attraction for good," wrote one person on Twitter in response to the news.
Police attended at about 7pm last night.
"Please close it down, for your employees' mental health," wrote another.
"Think of the employees that have to go through this horror. It should be closed down.
"No-one should have to see that or be in that situation and there is no way of approving everyone's mental state prior to climbing."
However, the calls for closure were not supported by everyone, with some suggesting stronger safety measures to stop people ripping their harnesses off would suffice.
"If someone intentionally drowns themselves do you think we would close a pool?" responded on commenter to calls for the attraction's closure.
A NSW Police spokeswoman confirmed that ambulance services were called around 7pm after reports a person "had jumped" from the building formerly known as Centrepoint Tower.
"The body of a man was found a short time later, not in public view," the spokeswoman said.
"A crime scene has been established which will be examined by forensic specialists.
"Inquiries suggest the incident is self harm related. A report will be prepared for the coroner."
Picture: Supplied
The tragedy comes just four months after a woman died after she removed her harness during the Skywalk tour at the top of the building, which sits above the Westfield shopping centre in Sydney's CBD.
The woman, a 22-year-old from Sydney's south, unclipped her safety harness and jumped from the Skywalk attraction on Sydney Tower, which is the second tallest observation tower in the Southern Hemisphere.
It was revealed shortly after that guests on the Skywalk are able to free themselves from the harnesses they must wear to perform the walk - but must sign a form declaring they will not before the walk begins.
"This belt can be loosened by the wearer," the company said it a statement after the death earlier this year. "However all guests are provided with training and sign a Declaration Form prior to embarking on Skywalk that they cannot tamper with or remove the equipment while taking part in the experience."
Sydney Tower Eye Divisional Director Rob Smith said at the time that the attraction and Skywalk operate "to the highest quality standards conforming to all regulatory requirements, building codes and best practice in the industry".
"As part of these procedures we undertake a rigid safety program including daily safety checks before opening, in depth training for all staff, preventive control measures and comprehensive maintenance schedules; all of which are developed and monitored by independent, third party experts," he said. "Safety will always be our number one priority."
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What's on the small screen this week
Spellers Max B, Alistair and Asha in a scene from season two of The Great Australian Spelling Bee. Nigel Wright
by scronin
Seanna Cronin APN Entertainment Editor
A US ex-pat, Seanna has been writing about the Australian entertainment industries for the past six years and is also a documentary producer, photographer and scuba diver.
VIEWERS young and old alike can delight in the tongue-twisters Australia's young spellers tackle in the new season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee.
Offspring and Love Child continue while SBS premieres a new food show and international soccer stars descend on Melbourne.
Here's a selection of what's on the small screen this week:
Sunday July 17: The Great Australian Spelling Bee, 6.30pm on Channel 10
Chrissie Swan and Grant Denyer in a scene from the second season of The Great Australian Spelling Bee. Nigel Wright
Ten's surprise hit family show of last year returns for a second season with new games and special themed nights. Hosts Grant Denyer and Chrissie Swan (pictured) also return to put 36 new spellers, aged between eight and 13, through their paces in a series of word-related games and challenges. These top-of-the-class spellers have been chosen from all across Australia, but only 18 can advance to the second round. It is the ultimate showdown between little kids and big words.
Why you should watch: It's impossible not to play along at home with this wholesome family show that celebrates literacy, knowledge and good sportsmanship. There are plenty of laughs too and this year's crop of 36 super spellers are even cheekier than last year, according to Chrissie Swan.
Monday July 18: Love Child, 8.40pm on Channel 9
Gracie Gilbert and Sophie Hensser in a scene from Love Child. Tony Mott
In Vietnam, Viv finds herself holding her newly orphaned baby nephew. Joan confirms Eva is pregnant as Patty and Jim give in to their lust. Although Annie is a hit singing for the troops, Chris is furious with club manager Shirley for arranging Annie's trip to a war zone.
Why you should watch: This explosive episode features action scenes set during the Vietnam War and there's set to be heartbreak as Aussie heartthrob Matthew Le Nevez's character Jim is tempted to cheat on Joan.
Tuesday July 19: Pensioners Make You Laugh Out Loud, 7.30pm on Channel 7
Viral video star Nonna Paola features in Pensioners Make You Laugh Out Loud. Channel 7
Comedians and self-confessed video junkies Dave Spikey, Des Clarke and Felicity Ward are on hand to digest the world's funniest clips of old-aged pensioners. Producers also g behind the scenes of some of the viral clips that have taken the internet by storm including Australia's own Italian Nonna Paola. Iain Lee narrates.
Why you should watch: This is the sort of mindless, guilty-pleasure viewing we all indulge in from time to time. If you've had a long day then this will help you relax with some laugh-out-loud moments courtesy of the internet.
Wednesday July 20: Offspring, 8.40pm on Channel 10
Lachy Hulme and Asher Keddie in a scene from the TV series Offspring. Channel 10
At St Francis, Nina deals with the fallout from a date, while Clegg and Cherie's relationship is put to the test after they suffer a crisis of confidence. To Billie's delight, Mick makes a surprise appearance. Jimmy and Zara's recent decisions are starting to affect their marriage and they must juggle their hectic schedules to make time for each other. Will also makes a surprise revelation.
Why you should watch: The new, sixth series of Offspring has hit its stride after an underwhelming first episode return from a two-year hiatus. TJ Power, as the new Proudman half-sibling Will, and Dan Wyllie are both great new additions to the returning cast.
Thursday July 21: Eating History - Italy, 7.30pm on SBS1
Historian John Dickie in a scene from the TV series Eating History: Italy. SBS
Bestselling author and historian John Dickie goes on a romp through Italy's past to reveal how much of it was shaped by its food. In this first episode, John reveals how grain shortages had emperors shaking in their sandals. He subjects himself to the diet of the gladiators, who survived their long training hours on a diet of grain, washed down with a sports drink of vinegar and ash.
Why you should watch: You're guaranteed to learn something in this mouth-watering mashup of history and food. If you've ever wondered what the spectators ate while watching battles at the Colosseum or the ancient energy drink Gladiators used to drink before entering the arena, then this is the show for you.
Friday July 22: Scott & Bailey, 8.30pm on ABC1
Lesley Sharp and Suranne Jones in a scene from the TV series Scott & Bailey. Danielle Baguley
Suranne Jones and Lesley Sharp return as Rachel Bailey and Janet Scott in this drama series exploring the personal and professional lives of two Manchester detectives. This time around Janet and Rachel investigate the sinister world of the Darknet, a place that offers complete anonymity to its users.
A ruthless game is being played; one man challenges another to murder, leaving a chalk mark at the scene as proof. The images are loaded to a website and the baton is passed to the next killer. As more chalk marks are left, identifying more victims, will Janet and Rachel be able to stop these vicious killers before it's too late?
Why you should watch: Jones and Sharp have established great chemistry over the past four seasons playing these female detectives - one motherly, the other emotionally immature - who have varying levels of success applying their eccentric outlooks on life to their police cases and private lives. Plus, who doesn't love a good murder mystery on a Friday night curled up on the couch with a drink in hand?
Saturday July 23: International Champions Cup, 6.30pm on GEM
Melbourne Victory player Kosta Barbarouses. JULIAN SMITH
Australia's A-League team Melbourne Victory take on Series A champions Juventus in the first of the three-match International Champions Cup Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The series will also see the Tottenham Hotspurs and Atletico de Madrid descending on Melbourne.
Why you should watch: There will be plenty of hype around these international soccer superpowers heading Down Under. Nine will also broadcast three matches live from China between clubs Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund and Manchester City.
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Picardo delivers ‘confident but prudent’ Brexit budget
Chief Minister Fabian Picardo delivered a “cautious” Budget yesterday as he warned of the “seismic” effects of Brexit on Gibraltar and the need for restraint in public spending.
In a two-hour speech that contained few stand-out giveaways, Mr Picardo said Gibraltar must remain “united and very alert” to protect its existing economic model and develop new business.
He reported strong economic growth over the past year, including a forecast GDP of £1.77bn for 2015/16 and a budget surplus of £38.8m, and said the “rainy day funds” stood at nearly £150m.
Mr Picardo insisted that the economic figures meant Gibraltar was well-placed to face up to Brexit “…with caution, prudence and continued investment in the right areas.”
But the GSD, while backing the Gibraltar Government in its work post-Brexit, questioned the economic figures, which it said excluded off balance sheet spending through Credit Finance Company.
“It is the huge elephant in the room,” Opposition leader Daniel Feetham said, adding there was nothing in the budget to indicate the government was reining in spending.
Much of the Chief Minister’s speech was centred on the fallout of the EU referendum vote and the prospects for Gibraltar as the UK negotiated its withdrawal from the EU.
And while he said Gibraltar would seek to maintain access to the European Single Market, Mr Picardo - to cheers of “hear, hear, hear” from Opposition leader Daniel Feetham - said sovereignty was not up for discussion.
“If the price of continued access to the EU or the Single Market or the price of free movement is joint sovereignty with Spain or indeed any other Spanish sovereignty price, then the people of Gibraltar will not pay it,” Mr Picardo said, adding that the only threat to cross frontier workers “comes from the current Spanish administration”.
In a rallying call to the community, Mr Picardo said Gibraltar must work together to shape its future.
This, he signalled, would require collective responsibility and for the community to “give back more than we take”.
His budget measures included hike to government housing rents – it was bite-sized, amounting to an average of 60p a week, but nevertheless the first one since 1984 – and a tax credit initiative to incentivise new businesses.
There was also a freeze, for now at least, on social insurance payments and utilities, alongside a range of reductions on import duties including on women’s sanitary products – the so-called ‘tampon tax’, which were slashed to zero.
Opposition quizzes CM on ‘serious concerns’ over framework agreement, hopes for ‘safe and beneficial’ deal
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Figures reveal shocking numbers of teenage abortions
HUNDREDS of teenage girls across the North are using abortion as a method of birth control, campaigners claim.
Shocking figures obtained by the Sunday Sun reveal hundreds of women under 20 years old in the region had at least two terminations in the last year.
The figures have prompted concerns that a multi-million pound NHS safe sex message either isn’t getting across, or that young women see abortions as just another birth control option.
Across the North last year, 221 teenagers had a repeat abortion. Figures do not say how many went on to have another abortion.
Tyneside Marileine Ollerenshaw helps to counsel women who have undergone a termination.
She said: “These figures are truly shocking and just go to show how easy it is to get an abortion. We have a group of young women out there who casually use abortion in the same way others use condoms or the Pill.
“It goes to show how easy abortions are to arrange which was not the intention when the law was brought in.
“The ease with which a woman can get an abortion has resulted in young women viewing it as another form of contraception. It is a very sad state that it has come to this.”
Marileine, 61, from Newcastle, is a member of the British Victims of Abortion group and counsels women who have difficulty coming to terms with the emotional aftermath of the procedure.
She added: “An abortion can be a very physically and emotionally damaging experience for a woman. There is a view out there that it is a simple quick procedure and while that may be true for some it doesn’t take into account the psychological impact.
“We have young women who come to us who deeply regret what they have done and need help in grieving.”
Denise Haygar, fertility control manager with Durham and Darlington NHS Trust, deals with women having terminations.
She said the figures don’t surprise her and that some young women pay scant regard to contraception.
She said: “If they put a bit of weight on or suffer headaches they blame their contraception and stop using it. For others they will leave here with a three-month supply of the Pill, and when it is used up not bother getting another supply.”
Nationally more than 5,218 teenagers had at least two abortions last year.
Kate Smurthwaite, an executive member of the pro-choice campaign Abortion Rights, said it was important that pregnant teenagers had the option to terminate unwanted babies.
She said: “There are a lot of teenagers who use contraception and if that fails then it’s important they have the option of an abortion.
“It’s important youngsters are given proper sex education so they can fully learn about their bodies when they are at an age when they are not embarrassed.
“There are a lot of organisations purporting to give advice to pregnant youngsters on what they should and shouldn’t do, but often these are like readings from the Old Testament.”
Department of Health figures on repeat abortions by Strategic Health Authority area 2008
County Durham - 27
Cumbria - 26
Darlington - n/a
Gateshead - 12
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Middlesbrough - 23
Newcastle - 24
North Tees - 18
North Tyneside - 18
North Yorkshire and York - 37
Northumberland - 14
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Sunderland Teaching - 22
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It's a Solar Decathlon! Concordia and McGill join forces
Next summer, a Montreal dream team heads to China for the next global green-building competition
By Amanda Clarke
Project renderings from the 2015 Solar Decathlon | Photo courtesy of the US Energy Department
There will be no high jumping or hurdles involved, but Concordia and McGill are aiming for a strong performance when their team competes at the Solar Decathlon China 2017 next August.
Originally launched by the United States Department of Energy in 2002, the event is a biennial green energy building contest that challenges collegiate teams to design, construct and operate an architecturally sophisticated and energy efficient solar-powered house.
TeamMTL is an interinstitutional and interdisciplinary group made up of faculty members and students from Concordia’s Faculty of Fine Arts, Faculty of Engineering and Computer Science and the John Molson School of Business, as well as McGill’s School of Architecture.
Together, they’ll be participating in the upcoming competition in Dezhou — China’s “Sun City.”
Each team has to construct a two-storey, solar-powered house with a floor area of 120 to 200 square metres. Every house must be equipped with solar-powered household appliances and an electric vehicle and charging device.
The jury will evaluate the cost feasibility, power efficiency, environmental adaptability, power generation capacity and architectural quality of the home.
Bruno Lee, assistant professor in Concordia’s Department of Building, Civil and Environmental Engineering, participated in the Solar Decathlon when he was a student. He says the event offers team members an unparalleled experience.
“Students immerse themselves in an integrated design environment by working with experts in the field. They learn to consider different aspects of design, examine options and handle scenarios through the whole design-build-operation cycle.”
TeamMTL’s design, the Deep-Performance Dwelling (“DPD”), is net-zero energy capable and low or zero carbon system-built. Plus it suits the climate and architecture of Montreal and Dezhou.
Students involved in the construction of the DPD will conduct courses and research led by Lee, Carmela Cucuzzella, associate professor in Concordia’s Department of Design and Computation Arts and associate professor Michael Jemtrud from McGill’s School of Architecture.
Jemtrud describes the Solar Decathlon competition as “an extraordinary hands-on, inter-institutional teaching and learning opportunity for students and faculty alike that brings the classroom into the community.”
“It is a collaboration that allows teams to tangibly engage some of the most pressing issues facing society and urban life today through the lens of the urban built environment.”
Construction begins on the Loyola Campus this winter. Once the home has been built and tested, it will be dismantled and shipped to Dezhou for the competition next summer.
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Research & Best Practice for patients, staff and community
Scientific Society
Volume 5,
Pregnant smokers: Room for improvement
Hanne Tønnesen
Director, WHO-CC, Clinical Health Promotion Centre, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Professor at Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden
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https://doi.org/10.29102/clinhp.15001
The issue of pregnant smokers is a social and health problem, which has not received substantial attention.
Smoking during pregnancy is associated with significant problems for the foetus, the child and the mother. Firstly, smoking increases the risk of ectopic pregnancies, spontaneous abortion, perinatal mortality, placental abruption, conjugate malformations as well as preterm birth, low birth weight, growth reduction, and sudden infant death syndrome. Secondly, the mother experiences more complications during pregnancy and delivery. Thirdly, maternal smoking has consequences for the child after being born, such as hospitalisation within the first year of life and behavioural disturbances and lifestyle problems during childhood. (1;2)
Smoking rates
Smoking during pregnancy is still a significant problem; even in a country with low smoking rates like Sweden about 8% smoke during pregnancy (3). On the plus side, many women quit smoking before getting pregnant, where as many as 50- 60% of pregnant smokers successfully quit smoking in the three months period prior to pregnancy. However, about 10% of the pregnant women reporting to quit during pregnancy still have positive CO measurement indicating continuous smoking. The over-reporting increases late in the pregnancy to about 17% as reported among Canadian pregnant women (4).
Smoking cessation intervention
Quitting smoking before pregnancy or in the first trimester is followed by normalisation of the risk of smoking related fetal complications (1). This is the reason why many international, national and local policies and programmes actively target smoking during pregnancy.
Overall, the effect of smoking cessation intervention for pregnant women is as low as 6% (5). The more effective programmes include incitements (5) and intensive interventions over 6 weeks (6). The 6 weeks Gold Standard Programme is implemented as the standard intervention in Denmark and has recently showed similar high abstinence rates in pregnant compared to non-pregnant women. Overall, about 32% of the women had succeeded in not smoking from end of the programme to the 6 months follow-up.
Doctors, midwifes and all other health professionals meeting women who are pregnant or planning for pregnancy have a strong responsibility to identify smokers and to offer the most effective smoking cessation programmes. This will allow both the child and the mother to benefit from early smoking cessation by avoiding the consequences associated with maternal smoking. Policy-makers are responsible for establishing the necessary policies for implementation as well as the relevant action plans and frameworks for implementation and quality assurance to followup its effects. The sooner, the better!
(1) Cnattingius S. The epidemiology of smoking during pregnancy: Smoking prevalence, maternal characteristics, and pregnancy outcomes. Nicotine Tob Res 2004; 6:125-40.
(2) Shi Y, De Groh M, Morrison H. Perinatal and early childhood factors for overweight and obesity in young Canadian children. Can J Public Health 2013; 104:69-74.
(3) Baba S, Wilkström AK, Stephansson O, Cnattingius S. BJOG 2012; 120:456-62.
(4)Tong VT, Althabe F, Alemán A et al. Accuracy of self-reported smoking cessatation during pregnancy. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2015; 94:106-11.
(5) Lumley L, Chamberlain C, Dowswell, Oliver S, Oakley L, Watson L. Interventions for promoting smoking cessation during pregnancy. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2009: CD001055.doi
(6) Rasmussen M, Heitmann BL, Tønnesen H. Effectiveness of the Gold Standard Programmes (GSP) for Smoking Cessation in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Women. Int. J. Environ. Res Public Health 2013; 10:3653-66.
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Media - Danley, Muchlinski (AZ) & Timmons (FL) Talk Shop
Spring Training 2018 has produced a nearly unprecedented level of umpire interviews, with Kerwin Danley a featured speaker at MLB's Dream Series, and local profiles of Mike Muchlinski in Arizona and Tim Timmons in Florida. Meanwhile, Ted Barrett sat down for an extended conversation about new rules and replay.
Kerwin Danley: In a recently-published video from the 2018 Dream Series, MLB umpire Kerwin Danley spoke alongside former pitcher LaTroy Hawkins to a group of high school athletes about officiating, and complaints about balls and strikes, which have increased dramatically since the adoption of expanded replay review
It's the pitching coaches first. Hitting coaches, you don't hear from them that much, unless...you're having a bad day, then you hear from them.
The data support Danley's observation: just two hitting coaches were ejected in 2017, compared to seven pitching coaches.
MLB Umpire Mike Muchlinski is in Arizona.
Mike Muchlinski: Cincinnati, Ohio's WCPO-TV shadowed Muchlinski during a day at Goodyear Ballpark, the Reds' and Indians' shared-use stadium in Arizona's Cactus League, discussing his path to the major leagues and how umpires prepare for the regular season, including enforcement new rules, rotation between the bases, and the rigors of spending months away from home and family. A brief glimpse of Muchlinski and Adam Hamari discussing what is and isn't a mound visit appears as well.
We prepare every day to get every call right. Realistically, that's not going to happen, so it's a good thing to be able to fix the big errors, especially when it comes to a decision that affects the outcome of a game.
MLB Umpire Tim Timmons is in Florida.
Tim Timmons: In Florida, local station WFTX joined Tim Timmons at Jet Blue Park to get the Grapefruit League perspective. Like Muchlinski, Timmons described his journey to the big leagues and recounted the story of his first interaction with Hank Aaron, who told a group of aspiring minor league umpires, "If you give to this game, it will repay you ten-fold."
Explained Timmons concerning the villainy of the umpire, "the jeers pay the bills." As Muchlinski stated in Arizona, the downside of professional umpiring is the time spent away from family.
MLB Umpire Ted Barrett is in Arizona.
Ted Barrett: Fresh off his in-game interview with Angels baseball, veteran crew chief Ted Barrett sat down with ESPN to discuss MLB's new mound visit limit, replay, technology, and fan perception.
Related Post: Spring Feature - Ted Barrett Interviewed During Game (3/16/18).
Barrett foresees that MLB will tie up any loose ends concerning mound visits by Opening Day. For example, when a catcher took a foul ball off his mask in late February, the plate umpire charged the defensive team with a mound visit because the pitcher had walked to home plate to check on his battery mate. Although MLB still hasn't formally addressed that specific play, the League has issued clarification that a catcher visiting the mound to buy an injured umpire some time after a similar foul ball situation would not be deemed a mound visit.
Related Post: So it Begins - Mound Visit Charged on Injury Timeout (2/27/18).
Regarding replay, Barrett likened having a call of his overturned to that of a batter striking out: "Anytime you fail, that's tough. You have to get over it. And it's not just when the game is on the line: I would feel bad if I cost a guy a base hit."
Certain strike zone plots can be misleading.
In admitting he has never called a catcher for blocking the plate in real-time, a trend that holds true for every big league umpire—MLB has yet to experience an umpire calling a blocking-the-plate violation in real-time...such a play was only overturned from "no violation" to "violation" via replay, thus scoring a run, once out of 13 total reviews in 2017, and that was during the postseason, resulting in an ejection—Barrett explained that such a call is difficult to see in real time.
Related Post: MLB Ejection P-2 - Mike Winters (2; Joe Maddon) (10/14/17).
If it's blatant, I'll call it. Otherwise, replay will do the overturning.
Improved technology has also led to electronic (albeit faulty) ball/strike calculations, which have most popularly spawned a series of statistical umpire rankings, although the tech used from one system to the next may not be consistent (nor accurate). Instead, Barrett relies on the innovation to help with reviewing technique, such as positioning or stance consideration: "It's a never-ending self-analysis."
Related Post: Analyzing Strike Zone Analysis - Not So Easy or Simple (10/27/16).
Finally, Barrett discussed fans, how he generally tunes them out, and how the World Umpires Association turned to Twitter (@MLBaseballUmps) to try and get the umpires' viewpoint out into a world that hasn't always allowed sports officials to speak up.
For instance, the WUA used the account to communicate the circumstances surrounding its white wristband protest of escalating verbal attacks and the Commissioner's deficient response to such unsportsmanlike acts during the 2017 season.
Related Post: WUA-MLB Relations Deteriorate with New Umpire Protest (8/19/17).
The protest lasted all of one day before Commissioner Rob Manfred agreed to meet with the umpires. Barrett serves on the WUA Governing Board.
Related Post: WUA Secures Commissioner Meeting, Suspends Protest (8/20/17).
Barrett wanted to make it known that despite popular grumblings to the contrary, umpires are held to standard:
That's the biggest thing I want to get across to people that say, "Big league umpires have no accountability." Every play and pitch we call is analyzed. We get reviewed on everything. It's not always public, just like internal things with players and teams aren't always public. We make every effort to be at our best.
Videos (3x) and Source Links as follows:
Alternate Link: Kerwin Danley talks coach complaints during the 2018 Dream Series (MLB)
Alternate Link: Mike Muchlinski discusses his experience during the Cactus League (WCPO)
Alternate Link: Tim Timmons describes his pre-season preparation at the Grapefruit League (FOX-4)
Link: Ted Barrett Interview with ESPN (3/20/18).
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Which electronic transition in the hydrogen atom results in the emission of light of the shortest wavelength?A. n = 4 to n = 3B. n = 1 to n = 2C. n = 1 to n = 6D. n = 3 to n = 1E. n = 2 to n = 1
When a 0.25 M HIO3 solution reacts with 10.0 mL of a 0.30 M K2O solution the pH at the equivalence point will be:a) Less than 7.b) More than 7.c) Equal to 7.
Which intermolecular force predominates in the condensation of water? a. H-bonding b. Van der Waals c. London d. Ion-Ion e. Dipole-ion
What is the sum of the coefficients for the products in the following chemical equation? ______ C12H26 (g) + ______ O2 (g) ______ CO2 (g) + ______ H2O (l)
Determine the longest wavelength of light required to remove an electron from an atom of a metal, if the binding energy for an electron in that metal is 309 kJ/mol.a. 147 nmb. 68.0 nmc. 113 nmd. 885 nme. 387nm
What is the conjugate acid of morphine, C17H19NO3. A. C17H18NO3 B. C17H20NO3 + C. C17H18NO3 D. C17H20NO3
Drinking alcohol is also called ethyl alcohol or ethanol. Most of the ethanol produced in the USAcomes from corn, an obviously natural source. It can also be made inthe laboratory from naturalgas (CH4) as a starting material. If you wanted to use ethanol from one of these sources, and pricewere not a consideration, decide which one you would choose. Which of the following laws listedbelow is mostusefulto you in making your decision? a. The Law of Conservation of Mass b. The Law of Definite Proportions c. Daltons Atomic Theory d. The Law of Multiple Proportions e. Avogadros Hypothesis
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A mixture of He and O2 is placed in a 4 L flask at 300 K. The partial pressure of the He is 2.7 atm and the partial pressure of the O2 is 1.4 atm. What is the mole fraction of O2? a. 0.341 b. 0.481 c. 0.518 d. 0.659 e. 0.224
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First term of the three-term university chemistry sequence: components of matter, quantitative relationships, atomic structure, thermochemistry, and major classes of chemical reactionsof the elements. Lectures. Students cannot receive credit for both CH 221 and 224H. Prereq: high school chemistry; pre- or coreq: MATH 111. Concurrent CH 227 or 237 recommended.
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‘Oh deer!”: Man gets trampled in North Carolina parking lot
LOCUST, N.C. (AP) — A suspect escaped from a hit and run in a North Carolina McDonald’s parking lot last month. But police aren’t looking for who’s responsible.
Ken Worthy was leaving the restaurant in Locust with his wife and a Diet Coke in hand, when he saw something approaching him, the victim told news outlets.
“I mean, just see the flash of him rolling over me and in a straight line, and he was gone,” Worthy told WSOC-TV.
What he saw coming wasn’t a car, but a frenzied deer that had run startled, likely from woods nearby, and stopping for nothing in its way. Security video taken from the store showed the animal barreling toward Worthy before plowing him over him and continuing on.
Worthy and his wife were surprised, but not hurt during the incident, he told the station. In fact, he didn’t even spill his Diet Coke.
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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — UConn fan Bryan Jackson says he thought his taste buds were safe when he joked last week on Twitter that he'd drink a spoonful of hot sauce if his Huskies came from behind to beat Marquette.
After all, it was already the second half, UConn was down by 18 points and its best player, James Bouknight, had gone down with an injury.
Fake US leg band gets pigeon a reprieve in Australia
by ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press / Jan 15, 2021
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.
The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on Dec. 26 was a racing pigeon that had left the U.S. state of Oregon, 13,000 kilometers (8,000 miles) away, two months earlier.
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CP reports best ever year, quarter, December for Canadian grain transport
See all news January 4, 2021 Calgary
Canadian Pacific (TSX: CP) (NYSE: CP) moved 31.32 million metric tonnes (MMT) of Canadian grain and grain products in 2020, more than any prior calendar year in its history, the company announced today. At year’s end, CP also completed its best ever quarter and best ever December for hauling these commodities.
“Hard-won achievements like these require commitment and focus across the supply chain, but special credit must go to CP’s customers and their dedicated employees,” said Joan Hardy, CP Vice-President Sales and Marketing Grain and Fertilizers. “Their work to create a safe, efficient supply chain is an essential ingredient in our ability to deliver Canada’s crops to consumers at home and around the world.”
In the fourth quarter of 2020, CP moved 8.84 MMT of Canadian grain and grain products, which beats 2020’s second quarter, the previous record, by 5.1 percent. December 2020 totals came in at 2.84 MMT, beating out the previous record set in 2019 by 13.6 percent.
CP continues to invest in its grain fleet with additional hopper cars coming into service each week. CP has added more than 3,700 new hopper cars to its fleet via purchase or lease. The new high-efficiency railcars carry 15 percent more grain by volume and 10 percent more by weight compared to the older cars they are replacing.
CP voluntarily publishes a weekly Canadian grain and grain product supply chain scorecard. The scorecard outlines CP's performance for the previous grain week and includes, when necessary, detailed information on any internal or external factors affecting grain movement. More information is available on CP’s website.
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The forward-looking information contained in this news release is based on current expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions, having regard to CP's experience and its perception of historical trends, and includes, but is not limited to, expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions relating to: North American and global economic growth; commodity demand growth; agricultural production; commodity prices and interest rates; performance of our assets and equipment; sufficiency of our budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out our business plan; our ability to complete our capital and maintenance projects on the timelines anticipated; applicable laws, regulations and government policies; the availability and cost of labour, services and infrastructure; the satisfaction by third parties of their obligations to CP; the anticipated impacts of the novel strain of coronavirus (and the disease known as COVID-19); and capital investments by third parties. Although CP believes the expectations, estimates, projections and assumptions reflected in the forward-looking information presented herein are reasonable as of the date hereof, there can be no assurance that they will prove to be correct. Current conditions, economic and otherwise, render assumptions, although reasonable when made, subject to greater uncertainty.
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Police: ‘No appearance of braking’ in deadly bus crash
By Darran Simon and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN
Updated 11:50 PM EDT, Mon October 24, 2016
The bus left the casino a little more than an hour before the crash
Twelve of the 13 fatal victims are identified
There was “no appearance of braking” when a tour bus slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer on Sunday, near Palm Springs, California, killing the driver and 12 passengers and injuring dozens, a state police official said Monday.
“There were no skid marks from the bus at the time of the collision,” California Highway Patrol Border Division Chief Jim Abele told reporters. “The only skid marks were directly related to the big rig as it got pushed forward.”
Police said the 1996 MCI bus, operated by USA Holiday, was returning to Los Angeles from the Red Earth Casino near the Salton Sea when it crashed into the tractor trailer around 5:17 a.m. PDT on Sunday. The crash happened a little more than an hour after the bus left the casino, according to Abele.
The chief said he was told by an officer at the casino that the bus arrived there between 11 and 11:30 p.m. on Saturday and left around 4 a.m. on Sunday.
Authorities on Monday identified 12 of the 13 people who were killed including the driver, Teodulo Elias Vides, 59, of Los Angeles. The Riverside County Coroner’s Bureau confirmed that 10 of those killed were women and three were men.
Abele said a manifest put together by the casino identified the passengers – and identified the bus company’s owner and operator as the bus driver. The bus, which Abele said didn’t have seat belts, was the only one the company operated, according to authorities.
Relatives of Vides could not be reached late Monday.
The 31 people who were injured were also identified on Monday, including the tractor trailer driver, Bruce Guilford, 50, of Covington, Georgia.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of the crash. Among many factors, the NTSB will look at are both drivers’ driving records, accident history and level of training, the agency said.
The twelve crash victims who were identified by the Riverside County Coroner’s Office are:
Isabel Jimenez Hernandez, 66
Yolanda Mendozoza, 69
Rosa Ruiz, 53
Gustavo Green, 62
Zoila Aguilera, 72
Teodulo Vides, 59
Milagros Gonzales, 72
Conception Corvera, 57
Aracely Tije, 63
Dora Galvez de Rodriguez, 69
Elvia Sanchez, 52
Ana Gomes de Magallon, 71
One male victim remains unidentified.
Bus was inspected in April
Workers prepare to haul away the mangled tour bus.
PHOTO: Rodrigo Pena/AP
Survivors told authorities on Sunday that most passengers were asleep at the time of the crash, Abele said. The victims were found in their seats and most of those killed were sitting in the front of the bus, Abele said.
“In almost 35 years I’ve never been to a crash where there’s been 13 confirmed fatalities,” Abele said on Sunday. “So, it’s tough, it’s tough for all of us.”
He said the bus had been inspected in 2014, 2015 and, most recently, in April of this year, with no mechanical problems reported.
Video from the scene shows dozens of firefighters with ladders inside the mangled remains of the tour bus, struggling to reach the victims.
CNN affiliate KESQ reported then that rescuers used a crane to search the wreckage.
Bus going faster than tractor trailer
Abele said there was no fog at the time of the crash. He said traffic, including the trailer, had slowed because a maintenance crew had been periodically stringing wires across the roadway.
Abele said “the bus was traveling significantly faster than the tractor trailer that it struck from behind.”
Guilford told authorities he “felt a thump in the back … he didn’t know what specifically happened,” Abele said Sunday.
Sunday’s crash is among the deadliest in California in recent years.
Ten people were killed in April 2014 when a FedEx tractor-trailer crossed a median on Interstate 5 north of Sacramento and slammed into a bus carrying high school students from Los Angeles on their way to visit a college campus.
CNN’s Chandrika Narayan contributed to this report.
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The firm handles major cases in federal and state trial and appellate courts, before government agencies, and in a wide variety of domestic and international arbitration settings. Our experience in civil litigation covers a number of substantive areas, including antitrust and unfair competition, bankruptcy litigation and counseling, mass torts, class action defense, commercial disputes, directors and officers litigation, employment, healthcare litigation, partnership disputes, products liability, real estate litigation, and securities litigation.
Our attorneys have significant experience handling appeals before federal and state appellate courts across the country and regularly represent organizations as amicus curiae in appellate matters presenting legal questions with broad policy implications. The firm has successfully handled appeals in cases where we represented a party in the lower court and in cases where we have specifically been brought in for our appellate proficiency. Many of our attorneys have also clerked for judges on numerous federal district and appellate courts.
With every dispute, in any forum, we offer thoughtful counseling before a decision is made to litigate, and we have substantial experience in negotiating favorable pre-litigation settlements for our clients where appropriate. If pre-litigation settlement is not feasible or advisable, we are skilled at using the pretrial process to put our cases in the best posture for disposition by motion, settlement, or trial. Our litigators are first-rate trial lawyers: we have successfully handled hundreds of trials, arbitration hearings, and administrative procedures in state and federal tribunals across the country and in every major type of arbitration forum. We have an outstanding record in high-stakes, high-profile litigation, including cases involving claimed damages in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Our trial experience helps us manage the discovery process efficiently and cost-effectively by keeping the focus on the facts that will advance our claims or defenses at trial. That focus — along with our intensity, creativity, and skillful negotiating — helps us settle cases on excellent terms.
Our litigation and arbitration team has been recognized in several leading rankings publications. The Legal 500 described the firm’s strong commitment to client service and praised us as “one of the best mid-sized firms.” It also noted that the firm “differentiates itself by the creativity and flexibility it brings to its work, enabling it to handle disputes across an incredibly wide number of subject areas.” Chambers recognized the firm’s commercial litigation practice as highly regarded, noting that our “level of service is stellar” and our “work product is uniformly superb;” “a great firm with high quality across the board.”
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Second Circuit Affirms C&G Victory for Fidelity
December 21, 2020 | News
C&G achieved a Second Circuit victory for our client, Fidelity Brokerage Services, in a contract dispute involving a transfer of assets from a family partnership’s Fidelity brokerage account. The Second Circuit affirmed the District Court’s grant of summary judgment to Fidelity and held that Fidelity was not liable to the partnership for allowing one of the partnership’s members to transfer assets out of the partnership’s Fidelity account.
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Jumana Rahman Speaks to the Financial Times about Business Interruption Policies relating to COVID-19
July 20, 2020 | News
Jumana Rahman spoke with the Financial Times about the potential implications of a forthcoming UK FCA test case in the English High Court relating to business interruption policies during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Victory in Supreme Court Title VII Case
A D.C.-based C&G team comprised of Melissa H Maxman, Ronald F Wick, and Erica Lai helped secure a victory in the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark ruling that all workers are protected under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
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C&G Recognized in The Legal 500’s 2020 U.S. Guide
The Legal 500 has once again recognized Cohen & Gresser in its United States guide. The firm is recognized for its excellence in the following categories:
Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Individuals
Corporate Investigations and White Collar Criminal Defense: Advice to Corporates
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Securities Litigation: Defense
Mark S Cohen is ranked as a “Leading Lawyer” for Securities Litigation: Defense and is described as “an outstanding trial lawyer and strategist who has excellent judgment.” The Legal 500 also notes that “[t]he Cohen & Gresser team does extremely high quality work” and that C&G is “a go-to firm for managing complex disputes.”
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C&G Wins Dismissal of Multi-Million Dollar Claims Brought by Victims of Fraudulent Scheme
A C&G team consisting of Daniel H Tabak, David F Lisner, and Lauren J Salamon achieved a complete dismissal of all claims against our client Fidelity Brokerages Services in a dispute stemming from the acts of convicted fraudster Andrew Caspersen, who allegedly deposited the proceeds of his fraudulent scheme into his trading accounts at Fidelity.
Fidelity Brokerage Services Wins Dismissal of Multi-Million Dollar Claims Brought by Victims of Fraudster Andrew Caspersen
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Chambers Recognizes Cohen & Gresser in 2020 USA Guide
Chambers has recognized Cohen & Gresser in its 2020 USA guide for its achievements in General Commercial Litigation and White Collar Crime & Government Investigations. Chambers commentary highlights the firm's "thoroughness, quality, responsiveness, client care and availability,” noting that "the level of service is stellar, the work product is uniformly superb,” and that C&G is "a great firm with high quality across the board."
Chambers also recognized the following individuals: Jonathan S Abernethy for White Collar Crime & Government Investigations; Karen H Bromberg for Intellectual Property: Patent; Mark S Cohen for Securities Litigation and White Collar Crime & Government Investigations; and Lawrence T Gresser for Commercial Litigation.
Jonathan S Abernethy, Karen H Bromberg, Mark S Cohen, Lawrence T Gresser,
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Intellectual Property and Technology, Patent Litigation, Securities Litigation
The Legal 500 Recognizes Seven Cohen & Gresser Practice Areas in France
Cohen & Gresser's Paris office has been recognized in The Legal 500’s 2020 Europe, Middle East, and Africa guide for its work in seven practice areas: Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Employment, Stock Market Litigation, Tax, White Collar Crime, and IT and Internet. Clients note that the team in Paris “shows great availability and responsiveness” and is “very effective in working through problems and understanding issues to reach reasonable resolutions.”
Regulatory Compliance, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Employment Law, Employment Law – France, Tax, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Licensing and Technology Transactions, Technology Litigation
Cohen & Gresser Promotes Thomas Shortland to Counsel
January 7, 2020 | News
Cohen & Gresser announces the promotion of Thomas Shortland to counsel in the firm's London office. Tom advises on a broad range of commercial and business disputes, including English High Court litigation, international arbitration, internal investigations, and regulatory proceedings.
CG Promotes Thomas Shortland to Counsel
Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation
Cohen & Gresser Named a U.S. News Best Law Firm for 2020
November 1, 2019 | News
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized Cohen & Gresser as a National Best Law Firm for white collar criminal defense and as a New York Best Law Firm for white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, and product liability litigation defense. The Best Law Firms rankings are based on an in-depth review process and recognize professional excellence and strong ratings from clients and peers.
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Cohen & Gresser Expands White Collar Defense Offering in London
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its white collar defense offering with the appointment of Tim Harris as a senior associate in the firm’s London office. Tim brings a long track record as a financial crime lawyer and will focus primarily on white collar matters, including internal and regulatory investigations. He also provides noncontentious advice with respect to tax evasion, antibribery and corruption, and antimoney laundering regulations.
Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Antitrust and Competition Regulation and Enforcement, Criminal Defense, FCPA/Anti-Corruption, Internal Investigations, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement
Cohen & Gresser Recognized in the 2020 Edition of Benchmark Litigation
For the eighth consecutive year, Cohen & Gresser has been ranked as a recommended New York law firm by Benchmark Litigation. In addition to the firm’s ranking, firm co-founder Mark S Cohen and partner Daniel H Tabak were individually recognized as Litigation Stars in the publication’s 2020 guide.
Daniel H Tabak, Mark S Cohen
Cohen & Gresser Hires Partner in London to Expand Disputes Offering
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its disputes offering with the appointment of Jumana Rahman as Partner in the firm’s London office. Jumana will lead Cohen & Gresser’s UK commercial litigation practice. She has a particular focus on banking and financial services litigation and funds litigation, as well as judicial review claims. She brings over 20 years of experience acting for a range of clients in banking and financial services, investment and hedge funds, and large corporates, in proceedings in various jurisdictions including Antigua, the Bahamas, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Channel Islands, Cyprus, Hong Kong, Singapore, and the U.S. Jumana also has extensive experience representing Middle Eastern and African clients in complex international matters.
Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Directors and Officers Litigation, Africa Practice
Four C&G Attorneys Named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America List
Mark S Cohen, Jason Brown, C Evan Stewart, and Thomas E Bezanson were recognized in The Best Lawyers in America's 2020 New York listings. Mark and Jason were recognized for white collar criminal defense; Evan for securities litigation; and Tom for commercial litigation and product liability litigation defense.
Mark S Cohen, Jason Brown, C Evan Stewart, Thomas E Bezanson
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Securities Litigation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration
Corporate Investigations/White Collar
Corporate Investigations/White Collar – Advice to Individuals
Securities Litigation Defense
The Legal 500 notes that C&G has “impressive cross border capabilities and is often retained by clients in multijurisdictional disputes” and that our disputes team members are “true litigators, focused, and thoughtful - no stone is left unturned.”
Jonathan S Abernethy, Jason Brown, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Lawrence T Gresser, Melissa H Maxman, Nathaniel P T Read, C Evan Stewart, Stephen M Sinaiko, Daniel H Tabak,
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Securities Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration
Constitutional Law Victory in Emoluments Case
C&G helped secure a victory in a case alleging that President Trump violated the Foreign Emoluments Clause of the Constitution by accepting benefits from foreign governments without seeking and obtaining congressional consent. C&G represents five legal historians who filed an amicus brief citing extensive historical sources demonstrating that the Founding Fathers shared the plaintiffs’ definition of emoluments. Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, in denying Trump’s motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, expressly stated that “[t]he Court appreciates the illuminating analysis provided by the amici,” and that “Amici Legal Historians soundly reject the President’s narrow definition of Emolument as inaccurate, unrepresentative, and misleading.”
The National Law Journal published a piece about the importance of our clients’ amicus brief, mentioning Cohen & Gresser’s role, and quoting Washington, D.C. Managing Partner, Melissa Maxman, linked here.
This is the second time a district judge has relied in large part upon our legal historian clients’ brief in construing the Emoluments Clause.
Melissa H Maxman, Erica Lai,
C&G London Expands Disputes Practice
April 4, 2019 | News
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its White Collar Defense & Regulation and Litigation & Arbitration groups in London with the addition of Thomas W Shortland. Tom advises on a broad range of domestic and cross-border disputes including civil, regulatory, and criminal matters. Prior to joining C&G, Tom practiced at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton where, between 2015 and 2016, he was seconded to the Bribery & Corruption Division of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office as an Investigative Lawyer.
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration
U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers have recognized Cohen & Gresser as a New York Best Law Firm for white collar criminal defense, commercial litigation, and product liability litigation defense. The Best Law Firms rankings are based on an in-depth review process, and recognize professional excellence and strong ratings from clients and peers.
Former SFO Senior Prosecutor Joins C&G’s London Office
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its London office and White Collar Defense & Regulation group with the appointment of partner John W Gibson. A former UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) senior prosecutor, John will focus his practice on cross-border corporate investigations and white collar defense. He has over 25 years of experience as a barrister, and advises on all matters relating to law enforcement, regulatory and internal investigation of suspected crimes and regulatory breaches, as well as the defense of companies and individuals. In addition, John has expertise in data strategy and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in big data litigation and investigations.
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Regulatory Enforcement, Internal Investigations, Criminal Defense, FCPA/Anti-Corruption, Antitrust and Competition Regulation and Enforcement, Litigation and Arbitration
Two C&G Attorneys Named to 2019 Best Lawyers in America List
Mark S Cohen and Thomas E Bezanson were recognized in Best Lawyers in America's 2019 New York listings – Mark for white collar criminal defense and Tom for commercial litigation and product liability litigation defense. This is the sixth year in a row Mark has been recognized by Best Lawyers, a publication that completes a rigorous survey process, compiling confidential evaluations from top attorneys in their fields.
Mark S Cohen, Thomas E Bezanson
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration
Cohen & Gresser Expands Paris Litigation Team
Cohen & Gresser announces the expansion of its civil litigation and white collar defense practices in Paris with the addition of partner Loïc Henriot and associates Céline Dangauthier and Magalie Jullien. The team joins C&G from Henriot Avocats, where they advised global clients on complex civil and commercial litigation as well as regulatory investigations, internal investigations, and white collar criminal cases.
C&G Paris Litigation Team Announcement
Loïc Henriot, Magalie Jullien
Five C&G Practices Recognized in The Legal 500’s 2018 France Rankings
Cohen & Gresser has been recognized in The Legal 500’s 2018 Europe, Middle East, and Africa guide for its work in France in five separate practice areas: Compliance, Employment, Stock Market Litigation, Tax, and IT, Telecoms and the Internet. Our Paris team is lauded for an "excellent level of service" and for offering "a very good and rare combination of high legal expertise and accurate business understanding."
Employment Law – France, Litigation and Arbitration, Tax, Technology Litigation, Licensing and Technology Transactions, Regulatory Compliance, Regulatory Enforcement
Mark S Cohen and Thomas E Bezanson were recognized in Best Lawyers in America's 2018 New York listings – Mark for white collar criminal defense and Tom for commercial litigation and products liability litigation defense. This is the fifth year in a row Mark has been recognized by Best Lawyers, a publication that completes a rigorous survey process, compiling confidential evaluations from top attorneys in their fields.
White Collar Defense and Regulation, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions, Litigation and Arbitration, Commercial Litigation
C&G Ranked in 2017 Editions of Chambers USA and The Legal 500 United States Guides
June 6, 2017 | News
Chambers USA and The Legal 500's United States guides have recognized Cohen & Gresser and a number of the firm's lawyers for outstanding achievements during the past year in the categories of Commercial Litigation, Securities Litigation, Patents, and Corporate Investigations and White Collar Defense.
Jonathan S Abernethy, Karen H Bromberg, Lawrence T Gresser, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Melissa H Maxman, Nathaniel P T Read, Stephen M Sinaiko, C Evan Stewart, Daniel H Tabak,
Litigation and Arbitration, Patent Litigation, Securities Litigation, Commercial Litigation, White Collar Defense and Regulation
Daniel H Tabak Leads Hulk Hogan to Victory
Daniel H Tabak led Hulk Hogan's legal team in the Gawker bankruptcy which resulted in Hogan's $31 million settlement with Gawker. The gossip news site filed for bankruptcy in June of 2016 after a Florida jury awarded Hogan $140 million in his invasion of privacy suit.
Litigation and Arbitration, Bankruptcy Litigation and Counseling
For the fifth consecutive year, Cohen & Gresser has been ranked as a recommended New York law firm by Benchmark Litigation. In addition to the firm’s ranking, partners Mark S Cohen, Lawrence T Gresser, and Karen H Bromberg were all individually recognized in the publication’s 2017 guide.
Lawrence T Gresser, Karen H Bromberg, Mark S Cohen
Continued Coverage of the Gawker Bankruptcy Trial
Daniel H Tabak is leading the team representing Hulk Hogan in the bankruptcy case against Gawker and Nick Denton. The following news outlets provided coverage:
"Gawker Founder Denied Lease Deal After Hogan Objects," Law360.
"Nick Denton Hoping Hollywood Will Come to His Rescue," NY Post.
Mark S Cohen and Thomas E Bezanson were recognized in Best Lawyers in America's 2017 New York listings – Mark for white collar criminal defense and Tom for commercial litigation. This is the fourth year in a row Mark has been recognized by Best Lawyers, a publication that completes a rigorous survey process, compiling confidential evaluations from top attorneys in their fields.
Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation
Cohen & Gresser Expands Washington, D.C. Office
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm's Litigation & Arbitration practice, as partner Ronald F Wick and associate Erica Lai have joined our Washington, D.C. office. Ron's practice focuses on litigation concerning trade regulation, antitrust, and commercial disputes. He was previously a partner in Cozen O'Connor's Washington, D.C. office. Erica's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including antitrust, False Claims Act, administrative law, copyright litigation, and breach of contract. Prior to joining the firm, Erica was a senior associate at Covington & Burling LLP.
Antitrust and Competition Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Copyright Law, Commercial Litigation, FCPA/Anti-Corruption
Cohen & Gresser Ranked in The Legal 500's 2016 U.S. Guide
The Legal 500 has recognized Cohen & Gresser for its achievements in securities litigation and white collar criminal defense in its recently released 2016 U.S. guide. The guide notes C&G's "outstanding" white collar defense group and its "seasoned securities professionals who are smart, aggressive, and yet user-friendly."
C Evan Stewart, Daniel H Tabak, Jonathan S Abernethy, Lawrence T Gresser, Mark S Cohen, S Gale Dick, Scott D Thomson,
Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Securities Litigation
Lawrence Gresser Speaks to Law360 about the Supreme Court's DirecTV Arbitration Decision
A recent edition of Law360 reported on the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-3 ruling which states that laws hostile to class action waivers cannot circumvent the Federal Arbitration Act. In this article, Larry Gresser weighs in on the significance of the decision.
Litigation and Arbitration, Class Action Defense
C&G Recognized in the 2015 Chambers USA Guide
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce that the firm and five of its attorneys are recognized in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, a national ranking guide that recognizes outstanding lawyers and law firms across the United States who are strongly recommended based on in-depth interviews with thousands of lawyers, clients, and industry leaders, with the most weight assigned to client feedback. The final rankings take into account a lawyer's legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial astuteness, diligence, and commitment to the profession, among other qualities most valued by clients.
Intellectual Property and Technology, Patent Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation
C&G Promotes Mark Spatz to Counsel
February 1, 2014 | News
Cohen & Gresser is pleased to announce the promotion of Mark Spatz to Counsel.
Litigation and Arbitration, Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
Thomas E Bezanson Revisits Larabee v. Spitzer
In a follow-up interview with Corporate Counsel Business Journal, Thomas E Bezanson joins Hon. George Bundy Smith to discuss the appeal proceedings in Larabee v. Spitzer, a case in which he argued for increased compensation for four New York State judges.
Thomas E Bezanson Discusses Larabee v. Spitzer
In an interview with Corporate Counsel Business Journal, Thomas E Bezanson joins Hon. George Bundy Smith to discuss his role in Larabee v. Spitzer, a case in which he argued for increased compensation for four New York State judges.
The UK Supreme Court Seeks to Clarify the Reflective Loss Principle (or Whose Claim is it Anyway)
September 1, 2020 | Publication
In this C&G client alert, Jumana Rahman, Thomas Shortland, and Charlotte Ritchie discuss the legal and practical implications of the UK Supreme Court’s recent ruling on the reflective loss principle in Sevilleja v Marex.
Jumana Rahman, Thomas Shortland, Charlotte (Lottie) Ritchie,
Plessy by Any Other Name? The Supreme Court and the Insular Cases
In his latest column for Federal Bar Council Quarterly, C Evan Stewart revisits the U.S. Supreme Court infamous decisions in the Insular Cases.
Federal Bar Council Quarterly
The Most Publicized Trial in History, and the Case with Perhaps the Most Legal Errors
August 4, 2020 | Publication
In his latest column for Federal Bar Council Quarterly, C Evan Stewart revisits the trial of O.J. Simpson.
Litigation and Arbitration, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Criminal Defense
Illinois Bankruptcy Court Takes First Swing at Applying Force Majeure to Nonperformance Due to COVID-19
Daniel H Tabak and Lauren J Salamon discuss the first case addressing force majeure in the context of government-ordered closures to halt the spread of COVID-19.
Daniel H Tabak,
Bankruptcy Litigation and Counseling, Litigation and Arbitration
Lawyer Liability: In the Crosshairs, Again!
June 2, 2020 | Publication
In his most recent column for the New York State Bar Association’s NY Business Law Journal, C Evan Stewart considers the context and consequences of the Supreme Court’s ruling on Lorenzo v. S.E.C. and its impact on lawyer liability.
NY Business Law Journal
Second Circuit Gives Guidance on Section 16 “Short-Swing” Profits with Possible Implications for Hedge Funds
Daniel H Tabak and Drew S Dean discuss the Second Circuit's dismissal of the Section 16 "short-swing profit" claims against the client of an investment advisory firm that was itself subject to Section 16(b) liability in Rubenstein v. Int’l Value Advisers, LLC. They go on to examine the question of whether a family of hedge funds with a combined holding of over 10% of an issuer may similarly avoid short-swing trading liability under Section 16 even if the funds are all managed by the same advisor.
Daniel H Tabak, Drew S Dean
Securities Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration, Private Funds
Coronavirus Law: How Will The Pandemic Shape English Law?
Jumana Rahman and Charlotte Ritchie discuss the English law implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on force majeure clauses, borrower-lender relations, offshore and fund litigation, and insurance cases, and consider the potential for transformational changes in the law, in an article for Lawyer Monthly
Bush v. Gore (Redux)
In his latest column for Federal Bar Council Quarterly, C Evan Stewart revisits the infamous Supreme Court ruling on Bush v. Gore.
Update on the Enforcement and Litigation Issues Arising out of Cum-Ex Trades
John W Gibson and Tim Harris discuss the enforcement risks created by cum-ex transactions and the implications for jurisdictions, such as the UK, where cum-ex transactions per se have not been carried out, but where dividend arbitrage trades carry a risk of facilitating tax evasion, money laundering, or market abuse.
John W Gibson, Tim Harris
Regulatory Enforcement, White Collar Defense and Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration
The Trials of "Scooter" Libby: Justice Run Amok?
November 1, 2019 | Publication
In his latest column for Federal Bar Council Quarterly, C Evan Stewart revisits the events that ultimately led to the indictment, conviction, reinstatement, and presidential pardon of attorney I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Chief of Staff to former Vice President Dick Cheney.
New York Lawyers: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid…!
September 30, 2019 | Publication
C Evan Stewart explores the Sarbanes-Oxley protocols and states' ethical standards in his latest column for the NY Business Law Journal.
The Supreme Court Wrestles with the Gold Clause
C Evan Stewart examines the U.S. Supreme Court decisions in the gold clause cases of the 1930s in his latest Legal History column for the Federal Bar Council Quarterly.
Lawyers as Rats: An Evolving Paradigm?
January 7, 2019 | Publication
C Evan Stewart explores the ethical and legal questions that have challenged attorney-client privilege throughout the years.
Reprinted with permission from: NY Business Law Journal, Winter 2018, Vol. 22, No. 2, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, NY 12207.
Entrée en vigeur de la loi relative à la protection du secret des affaires (Promulgation of the French Law Regarding the Protection of Trade Secrets)
Loïc Henriot et Magalie Jullien discutent la nouvelle loi française sur la protection du secret des affaires dans leur derniere C&G Client Alert.
(Loïc Henriot and Magalie Jullien review the new French law regarding the protection of trade secrets in their latest C&G Client Alert.)
Read more in English.
Lire plus en français.
Trade Secret and Unfair Competition, Litigation and Arbitration
Mom (as Always) Was Right: Don’t Talk to Strangers
In his latest article for the NY Business Law Journal, C Evan Stewart explores the attorney work product doctrine as it relates to investigations by the Securities and Exchange Commission and other government agencies.
This article appeared in NY Business Law Journal, Summer 2018, Vol. 22, No. 1, published by the New York State Bar Association, One Elk Street, Albany, New York 12207.
Regulatory Enforcement, Securities Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration
Yet Another Terrible Decision by the Supreme Court: This Time, Endorsing Eugenics!
February 1, 2018 | Publication
C Evan Stewart explores Buck v. Bell in his latest piece for the Federal Bar Council Quarterly.
Still Another Awful Decision by the U.S. Supreme Court
In an article for the Federal Bar Council Quarterly, C Evan Stewart explores the impact of the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment as it relates to the right of economic free will, or "freedom of contract."
After Scalia, Court Shows Diminished Appetite for Class Action Appeals
Lawrence T Gresser, Nicole Dhir
Class Action Defense, Commercial Litigation, Litigation and Arbitration
Arbitrations, Courts, and Confidentiality
Parties often opt for arbitration to obtain confidentiality that is unavailable in court proceedings. This alert addresses two recent decisions that address the confidentiality of proceedings before the Delaware Court of Chancery. In these cases even the Delaware legislature, the agreement of the parties, and genuine confidentiality concerns could not trump the presumption of open public proceedings.
C&G Alert
Privacy: The Next Frontier in Consumer Class Actions?
The recent comScore decision and others allowing privacy cases to proceed in the absence of actual damages may imply that the legal landscape is changing. In fact, comScore suggests that if a lead plaintiff in a purported privacy class action can overcome the standing hurdle by citing statutory damages, then the class certification hurdle may also be manageable.
Lawrence T Gresser, Karen H Bromberg
Class Actions: Is Bigger Always Better?
January 25, 2011 | Publication
Mr. Stewart opines on the growing consensus that class actions are not always the best means by which to resolve complex litigation.
Class Action Defense, Litigation and Arbitration
Building the Best Firewall. Ethical Issues In Settlement Negotiations and Approval of Class Action Settlements
Melissa H Maxman moderated an American Bar Association panel during the Class Actions National (Virtual) Institute that examined the ethical challenges and boundaries to class action settlements. The panel explored several themes, including attorney communications with absent class members; potential conflicts of interest between class members; and objectors to class action settlements.
Erica Lai Moderates Panel on Voting Rights During a Pandemic
Erica Lai moderated a panel discussion about protecting voter rights amidst the COVID-19 pandemic with three of the attorneys leading this important charge. The panel was put on by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC), with the support of national and local minority bar associations.
Erica Lai Speaks on Panel on Diversity in Law at the Penn Club of DC
September 30, 2020 | Presentation
Erica Lai participated in an alumni panel at the Penn Club of DC. The discussion centered on the current state of diversity and inclusion in the legal industry.
C Evan Stewart Speaks at Securities Litigation CLE Program
C Evan Stewart will speak at a Practising Law Institute CLE program, titled “Securities Litigation 2020: From Investigation to Trial.” The program examines the issues that can arise in the most complex securities matters and will update practitioners on the latest best practices and case law.
C Evan Stewart Presents at a New York State Bar Association Webcast
March 6, 2020 | Presentation
C Evan Stewart discussed "Human Nature and Securities Disputes" at a New York State Bar Association webcast, titled "Securities Arbitration 2020: Deep Dive."
C Evan Stewart Chairs CLE Program About Ethics For Commercial Litigators
C Evan Stewart chaired a Practising Law Institute CLE program, titled “Ethics for Commercial Litigators 2020,” which reviewed complex ethical issues and relevant case law arising out of commercial litigation.
Thomas Shortland Presents on Cross-Border Trends, Tactics, and Strategic Insights
Thomas Shortland participated in a panel discussion as part of a seminar run by Practising Law Institute entitled "Cross-Border Trends, Tactics, and Strategic Insights: What European and U.S. Lawyers Should Each Know About Litigating Abroad." The panel discussion concerned trends in U.S. class actions, how they affect the road ahead for class/group claims in Europe, and the impact of litigation funding on litigation in Europe.
Erica Lai Moderates Panel on 2020 Census Litigation
Erica Lai moderated a panel with three lead attorneys from the litigation that enjoined the U.S. Department of Commerce from adding a question to the 2020 decennial census that would have required respondents to identify the citizenship status of every member of their households. Plaintiffs brought claims under the Census Clause of the U.S. Constitution and the Administrative Procedure Act alleging that adding the question would cause a disproportionate undercount in states with high numbers of non-English speakers, immigrants, and people of color, resulting in an inaccurate and incomplete head count. The panel was put on by the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area (APABA-DC), with the support of other local minority bar associations.
Nathaniel Read Speaks About Overseas Evidence Gathering at Federal Bar Council CLE
Nathaniel P T Read participated in a panel, titled “Overseas Evidence Gathering,” at a Federal Bar Council CLE program. In addition to discussing the methods by which U.S. litigators obtain evidence in foreign jurisdictions for U.S. legal proceedings, the panel offered practice pointers and suggestions for obtaining favorable results while navigating the challenges of foreign legal mechanisms.
Erica Lai Speaks on Panel Discussing Watershed Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Title VII Cases before U.S. Supreme Court
Erica Lai spoke on a panel with other counsel who represented or spearheaded amici briefs in the trio of watershed Title VII cases before the U.S. Supreme Court in the 2019-20 term: Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda, and R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes v. Stephens. The cases address whether Title VII’s prohibition on employment discrimination “because of . . . sex” encompasses discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The panel discussed the U.S. Supreme Court arguments held earlier in the day. Erica Lai and C&G’s Washington, D.C. office filed a brief on behalf of the National Women’s Law Center and 36 other women’s rights groups answering the question in the affirmative and in support of the employees.
C&G Paris a organisé un petit-déjeuner dans le cadre du Women’s White Collar Defense Association au cours duquel Yousr Khalil & Caroline Fagard ont fait une présentation sur l’eDiscovery et Forensic Accounting dans les contentieux et investigations (C&G Paris Hosted a Women's White Collar Defense Association Breakfast "eDiscovery and Forensic Accounting" with Speakers Yousr Khalil & Caroline Fagard from Forensic Risk Alliance)
Muriel Goldberg-Darmon, Associée du cabinet Cohen & Gresser à Paris et leader du Chapitre Français du Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA), a organisé un petit-déjeuner au cours duquel Yousr Khalil & Caroline Fagard, de Forensic Risk Alliance, ont fait une présentation sur l’eDiscovery et Forensic Accounting dans les contentieux et investigations. Des avocates de cabinets français ou internationaux, reconnues pour leur compétence en la matière, ont participé à cet évènement.
(Partner Muriel Goldberg-Darmon, leader of the French Chapter of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA), hosted a breakfast at Cohen & Gresser’s Paris office during which Yousr Khalil & Caroline Fagard from Forensic Risk Alliance spoke about eDiscovery and forensic accounting in litigation and investigations. High-profile female lawyers from major French and international law firms joined the breakfast).
Lawrence T Gresser Leads Discussion at the Cambridge Forum on English-American Litigation
Lawrence T Gresser led a discussion, titled “Looking Forward,” at the Cambridge Forum on English-American Litigation addressing the growth of litigation funding, expected trends in the business of law, and developments in privacy litigation in the U.S. and UK. Larry serves as the Co-Chair of the 2019 Steering Committee.
Securities Litigation: Trial of the Civil Action or Arbitration
April 1, 2019 | Presentation
Partner C Evan Stewart participated on a panel addressing the different perspectives and special considerations for securities litigations and arbitrations at the Practising Law Institute’s “Securities Litigation: Trial of the Civil Action or Arbitration” program.
ABA’s 22nd Annual National Institute on Class Actions
Partner Melissa Maxman spoke at the 22nd Annual National Institute on Class Actions hosted by the American Bar Association in Chicago. The panel discussion, “Big Price Tags, Big Issues”, explored the proliferation of third-party financing and its challenges.
"Rule 12, The Motion to Dismiss"
Lawrence T Gresser spoke at the 2017 Forum on Defense Class Action regarding Rule 12, The Motion to Dismiss. The session covered how the courts have applied Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544 (2007) and Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937 (2009) at the pleading stage, and reviewed the current status of other defenses that are often raised by defense counsel in motions to dismiss putative class actions.
"Advance Conflict Waivers: How to Avoid Unpleasant Surprises"
Partner Dan H Tabak served as a panelist in a webinar for the IPO IP Chat Channel discussing the status of conflict waivers under legal and ethical rules, the various types of advance waivers, and how courts have evaluated the text of the waiver and the surrounding facts in a number of decisions. The panelists will also offer tips for how to negotiate and draft advance waivers that can best serve the needs of both clients and law firms.
"Discovery and Settlement in International Litigation and Arbitration"
November 1, 2014 | Presentation
This presentation focused on discovery and settlement in cross-border litigation in the United States and Western Europe as well as on international commercial arbitration.
S.C. Sohn, Lawrence T Gresser, Johannes Jonas, S Gale Dick
"Electronic Discovery in United States District Court Litigation"
May 27, 2014 | Presentation
This presentation focused on e-discovery procedures from various United States district courts to illustrate that variations in discovery rules may influence not only the costs, but also the substantive outcome of the case.
Bankruptcy Litigation and Counseling
Directors and Officers Litigation
Products Liability, Mass Torts and Consumer Class Actions
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“Flint Water Attorney: City Potentially Faces Billions in Liability if Council Rejects Settlement,” ABC 12 News
An attorney representing thousands of plaintiffs in hundreds of lawsuits over the Flint water crisis believes the Flint City Council has its mission all wrong while deliberating whether to approve a $20 million settlement.
Attorney Corey Stern said he is representing nearly 4,000 people in about 500 lawsuits against the city and others allegedly responsible for the Flint water crisis. He said council members need to adjust their focus and think as a defendant rather than as a community advocate.
“The prudent, responsible thing to do looking out for the city is to pay $20 million in insurance money and limit your liability, limit your exposure going forward,” Stern said. “But if the council wants to be a giant cowboy on a horse and think it’s a white horse that they’re riding for my clients and my clients deserve more money, I salute them. I say thank you. And my hope is to take as much as I can from the city of Flint, because they bear significant responsibility for what happened during the water crisis.”
The complete article can be accessed here.
Theodore J. Leopold
Flint Water Crisis Class Action Litigation
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Taijuan Moorman
Staff member from Walgreen’s administers the COVID-19 vaccine. Photo courtesy of National Church Residences.
Keep up with regular news updates regarding Columbus and Ohio’s response to COVID-19 here.
COVID-19 cases — In Columbus, 452 cases of COVID-19 were reported on Tuesday, Jan. 12. And as of Wednesday, Jan. 13, 67,426 total cases and 525 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported in Columbus and Worthington.
In Franklin County at large, 698 cases were reported on Tuesday. Countywide, 100,447 total cases and 730 deaths from COVID-19 have been reported by Columbus Public Health and Franklin County Public Health.
In Ohio, 6,701 cases and 79 deaths were reported on Wednesday, Jan 13. Statewide, 799,639 total cases and 9,881 deaths have been confirmed or are probable, as reported by the Ohio Department of Health. 656,433 Ohioans are presumed recovered.
According to the Ohio Vaccination Dashboard, 338,778 Ohioans (2.9% of the total population) have been administered at least one dose of the vaccine. 40,148 Franklin County residents (3.05% of the county population) have received at least one valid dose.
Vaccine Distribution — Hospitals must finish vaccinating their frontline healthcare providers by midnight on Sunday, Jan. 17 to close out phase 1A. On Monday, Jan. 18, they must move to vaccinate older Ohioans who are 80 or older as part of phase 1B.
It was announced last week that the state expects to receive around 100,000 vaccines next week for the 80 and older age group. The governor noted that because the number of Ohioans in this age range is approximately 420,000, it will take some time to vaccinate this group.
Starting Thursday, Ohio residents will be able to find general information on what providers are being allocated vaccinations, by zip code and by county, on coronavirus.ohio.gov.
Bunbury Festival Canceled — Cincinnati’s Bunbury Music Festival has been canceled. This marks the second year in a row the festival by Prime Social Group will be canceled due to COVID-19.
“The state of things as they are projected to be will not lead to a safe and fun environment for all come June,” read a statement from the festival released via social media. However, the statement mentions that, with guidance from health officials, there could still be a possibility for the festival to go on later in 2021.
Heating Bill Assistance — The Ohio Development Services Agency and The Breathing Association continue to provide help with Ohioans’ heating bills. The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program helps low-income households that have been disconnected or have a pending disconnection notice, need to establish new service, or need to pay to transfer service pay their heating bills.
The program can also assist with fuel tank placement, fuel tank testing, and furnace repair, and assist households that have a member who has been diagnosed with COVID-19.
Eligible households can receive payment for their main heating source and/or their secondary heating source (e.g. electric). Ohioans must have a gross income at or below 175% of the federal poverty guidelines to qualify for assistance.
The program will be open until March 31, 2021. Ohioans can visit www.energyhelp.ohio.gov to start their application and find more information.
CCAD Gallery Reopens — The Columbus College of Art & Design has announced it would be reopening the Beeler Gallery with a new exhibition, November, on view by appointment Jan. 19 through March 6. The exhibition was initially scheduled for November 2020 but was postponed due to the pandemic.
For more information on COVID-19 in Ohio, visit coronavirus.ohio.gov or call 1-833-4-ASK-ODH.
Taijuan Moorman is a reporter and social media specialist for Columbus Underground and The Metropreneur, covering civics, arts, entertainment, lifestyle, and business news and features. Born and raised in Columbus, she is a graduate of Ohio University's renowned Scripps School of Journalism.
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Guardians of the Galaxy’s Yondu Gets a Character Poster
By Coming Soon
BEGIN SLIDESHOW
Marvel Studios has debuted a new character poster for the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy and this time it features Michael Rooker as Yondu! Check it out in the gallery viewer below.
An action-packed, epic space adventure, the movie expands the Marvel Cinematic Universe into the cosmos, where brash adventurer Peter Quill finds himself the object of an unrelenting bounty hunt after stealing a mysterious orb coveted by Ronan, a powerful villain with ambitions that threaten the entire universe. To evade the ever-persistent Ronan, Quill is forced into an uneasy truce with a quartet of disparate misfits?Rocket, a gun-toting raccoon, Groot, a tree-like humanoid, the deadly and enigmatic Gamora and the revenge-driven Drax the Destroyer. But when Quill discovers the true power of the orb and the menace it poses to the cosmos, he must do his best to rally his ragtag rivals for a last, desperate stand?with the galaxy?s fate in the balance.
Landing in theaters August 1, the big screen adaptation also stars Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close and Benicio del Toro.
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From 'No Comment' to 'Didn't Really See It': GOP Lawmakers Squirm When Asked About Trump Threat to Unleash Military on Protesting Americans
"This was the same response in Nazi Germany."
Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) arrives for the Senate Republicans lunch in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
"Didn't really see it."
"I don't have any comment on that."
"Sorry, I'm late for lunch."
These were but a few of the responses from Senate Republicans to questions from NBC News reporter Kasie Hunt Tuesday on President Donald Trump's threats the previous evening to deploy the U.S. military to cities around the country roiled by unrest over last week's killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers.
Kasie Hunt asks Republican senators on their way to the Tuesday's Senate Republicans lunch what they thought of the President having peaceful protestors gassed and dispersed for a photo op pic.twitter.com/MGy60CFvLV
— Acyn Torabi (@Acyn) June 2, 2020
Trump on Monday also announced he was deploying the military to the streets of Washington, D.C. While Trump has the authority to mobilize U.S. military troops in the nation's capitol, he cannot do so in any other U.S. city absent emergency declarations or permission from Congress.
Video from the city's streets on Tuesday afternoon showed military vehicles moving through downtown neigborhoods.
Seeing a major movement of military hardware and personnel on the streets of downtown DC today as #GeorgeFloyd protests continue. @Fox5DC pic.twitter.com/Qk2cgi2AQa
— Tom Fitzgerald (@FitzFox5DC) June 2, 2020
"This was the same response in Nazi Germany," photographer Jerry Avenaim tweeted in response to a claim from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) that he had not seen the president's comments.
https://t.co/U2eTfz5e09 pic.twitter.com/OJoZ3wlBA9
— Adam Weinstein (@AdamWeinstein) June 2, 2020
The lack of criticism among GOP lawmakers in response to the president's threats, argued Adam Weinstein in The New Republic on Tuesday, is only further evidence of the slide by the president's GOP towards a fascism quite similar to that of Hitler and Mussolini last century.
"It is time to embrace the parallels, to be unafraid to speak a clear truth," wrote Weinstein. "Whether by design or lack of it, Donald Trump and the Republican Party operate an American state that they have increasingly organized on fascist principles."
"The message of this federal government is unambiguous," continued Weinstein, adding, "The message is: Join the fascist party. We're winning."
Economist Robert Reich took a different view, saying the lack of condemnation was the result of deep-seated cowardice.
"Our country is at a breaking point," Reich tweeted, "and these spineless toadies can't even pretend to stand up to their Dear Leader."
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San Dimas Stage Race gets underway Friday
New champions guaranteed for California race
The women head out for the 60-minute crit today. (Image credit: Jon Devich)
The men's field strung out in downtown San Dimas. (Image credit: Jon Devich)
The peloton crossing the Puddingstone Dam. (Image credit: Jon Devich)
Winding and steep roads for the hillclimb TT today at the San Dimas Stage Race. (Image credit: Jon Devich)
The San Dimas Stage Race will kick off its 13th year on Friday, and while last year's elite winners Ben Day and Amber Neben will not be on the start line, both fields are packed full of talent, guaranteed to provide intense competition.
The race begins with the Glendora Mountain time trial, where the 890 riders over 10 fields will test themselves on the 3.8 mile uphill charge. The race continues Saturday with the Bonelli Park Road Race and its tricky, undulating approach to the finish line, and concludes Sunday with the downtown San Dimas criterium.
For the first time, portions of the race will be available for viewing via live streaming video for portions of all three stages.
The elite women's event has attracted many of the top riders in North America: Olympic champion Kristin Armstrong and her Exergy-Twenty12 team will try to duplicate their success shown in the Merced Classic earlier this month, but will face strong competition from Specialized-lululemon's Clara Hughes and Ina Teutenberg.
The elite men's champion for the previous three years, Ben Day, has moved onto the Pro Continental UnitedHealthcare team, but the 2012 runner-up, Matt Cooke (Exergy), will be back, as will 2006 winner Heath Blackgrove (Elbowz Racing).
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10 fanfiction crossovers we really didn’t see coming
It's mashup culture gone mad.
Mar 1, 2020, 2:00 am*
Luke Winkie
Fanfiction is one of the most reassuring things in the world. Yes, we laugh at it; yes, it’s often bizarre and horny; nevertheless, it’s confirmation that art is moving the youth of today. Harry Potter shipping might not be the healthiest pastime in the world, but it’s very necessary. So for all the giggles I’m about to get out of fanfic, please know that it’s all love.
One of the best categories on FanFiction.net is the “crossover” section. When you click on that, you can choose two disparate sources, like Power Rangers and Fifty Shades of Grey, then write a fanfiction that bridges those two universes. The potential is incredible! Finally Sonic the Hedgehog can infiltrate every hallowed corner of the Internet!
A lot of these crossovers make a certain amount of sense—Doctor Who mashed up with Sherlock comes to mind, but many seem to come out of left field. To show you what I’m talking about, I’ve collected 10 of weirdest crossover sections you’ll find on that wonderful website.
1) A Song of Ice and Fire and Fifty Shades of Grey
OK, starting off on the mild side here. I’m sure everyone could’ve guessed that something like this existed. However, I will say that A Song of Ice and Fire may as well already be Fifty Shades of Grey.
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2) A Bug’s Life and Antz
It just makes me really happy that somebody out there saw these two movies and decided to merge the storylines. Like, who remembers Antz well enough to write fanfiction about it?
3) Kim Possible and Harry Potter
Or: a very specific generation’s wet dream finally come true.
4) Les Misérables and Downton Abbey
I don’t believe in a physical hell, but any overlap between Les Misérables and Downton Abbey seems about as close as I could feasibly get.
5) Sherlock and The Little Mermaid
Hahahhahahahaha, what?
6) Spider-Man and Glee
As weird as this is, trust me, it’s the tip of the iceberg as far as Glee fanfiction goes.
7) Thor and The Vampire Diaries
Alternative title: “a 13-year-old girl’s budding sense of horniness, epitomized.”
8) Star Wars and The Lion King
Seriously, what would that even entail? Does Scar learn how to fly a TIE fighter? How does a lion use a lightsaber? I’m very confused.
9) X-Files and My Little Pony
I want to believe.
10) The Legend of Zelda and Dance Dance Revolution
And finally, my vote for the weirdest one on this list. How the hell do you write Dance Dance Revolution fan fiction? Is there really a story to DDR? Are there characters? How does that even work?
Oh it’s, all written by one person. That’s one mystery solved, anyway!
Photo via Sharon & Nikki McCutcheon/Flickr (CC BY 2.0)
*First Published: Jun 9, 2015, 11:00 am
Entertainment and sports reporter Luke Winkie has written everywhere from A.V Club to Vice, including Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Kotaku, Playboy, Mel, and Polygon.
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Morrison holds lead over Trevor in 54th District race
Tom Morrison, left, and Maggie Trevor, right, are candidates for House District 54 in the 2020 election.
Daily Herald staff report
Updated 11/4/2020 12:06 AM
In the 54th House District, incumbent Republican Tom Morrison of Palatine had a solid lead over Democrat Maggie Trevor of Rolling Meadows.
With 99% of precincts reporting, Morrison received 21,820 votes (57%) to Trevor's 16,344 (43%).
Those unofficial tallies also include early votes and many mail-in ballots. However, mail-in ballots requested by voters and postmarked by Tuesday will be counted if they arrive by Nov. 17.
Morrison, who has held the seat since 2011, has been critical of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's response to the COVID-19 crisis, calling the governor's orders "draconian." Trevor has said the "hardships" caused by restrictions on businesses are necessary due to the "life and death" importance of controlling the virus.
The 54th District includes parts of Palatine, Inverness, Rolling Meadows, Hoffman Estates, Arlington Heights, Barrington and Schaumburg.
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Polunin and Zelensky leave Midnight Express
Sergei Polunin, whose shock resignation from The Royal Ballet made headlines last year, has pulled out of the Peter Schaufuss Ballet’s production of Midnight Express, which opens at the London Coliseum tonight. Igor Zelensky, former star of the Maryinsky Ballet and now director of Moscow’s Stanislavsky Ballet, where Polunin is now based, has also withdrawn […]
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Meet John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski at Dan’s Papers Literary Festival
By Dan’s Papers Posted on August 31, 2017
"A Speck in the Sea, Photo: Inacio Pires/123RF, Weinstein Books
The Dan’s Papers $10,000 Literary Prize for Nonfiction Gala Awards Ceremony and Cocktail Reception is this afternoon, August 31, at 4 p.m. at Guild Hall. This year, there will be a great lineup of readers, speakers and more as the winners are announced for the Dan’s Papers 6th Annual $10,000 Literary Prize Competition. Among the guests at this year’s gala are John Aldridge and Anthony Sosinski, the Montauk-based authors of the thrilling true story A Speck in the Sea, which will soon be a major feature film by the Weinstein Company.
A Speck in the Sea recounts the harrowing 2013 search-and-rescue mission for Aldridge, a fisherman who fell into the ocean in the middle of the night. Sosinski, Aldridge’s friend and fishing partner, helped spearhead Aldridge’s remarkable rescue.
Here’s an excerpt from our review of A Speck in the Sea:
The emotions of Aldridge’s family and the community, and the hope they all cling to, are palpable and inspiring. Aldridge’s family brings another dimension to the story, as memories are reflected upon, which is how the character of Aldridge and the complexity of his different relationships are fully developed. The community in Montauk, particularly the community of fishermen, come together as panic sweeps through town. Many locals volunteer to aid in the search, not even hesitating before heading out to sea. The selflessness and generosity depicted shows the real Montauk. Most think of “The End” as a summer destination for the party animals, but to many it’s home. The history of the area is told in this book both through facts and the relationship people have to it, making part of this story a love letter to Montauk itself.
Meet Aldridge and Sosinski at the Literary Luminaries book signing! For more information on today’s events, visit DansLitPrize.com.
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Help Vinny and George keep the coffee flowing :)
by Susie Thornhill in London, England, United Kingdom
Please help Vinny and George survive COVID and keep the coffee flowing into the next Chapter.
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Please help us keep our dream of Chapter Coffee Roasters going. We're relatively new to West Kensington but even so we've built a great team, we feel part of the community and we've managed to win a number of Great Taste Awards. We know we can prosper in the future, but we need your help to get through this crisis.
We were delighted that The Mayor of London chose Chapter Coffee House as the first business to visit after lockdown (2nd July 2020). Vinny & George chatted with him about his "London is Open" mantra and how grateful we are to be part of his Pay It Forward crowdfunding campaign.
We don't believe in money for nothing so we've put together a list of special offers and exciting new experiences as rewards for anyone who helps us to save our beloved coffee house. You can buy for yourself, as a gift for friends and family, or we've even got some NHS thank you packages.
Our passion for our business started with us as individuals. (To learn more please take a look at the video above.)
Vinny: "My journey to roasting my own coffee started age 9 at Papa's roastery in Brazil. I like to think every cup of coffee at Chapter has in it the skill and attention to detail I learnt from my Papa. He taught me that each bean is individual and you can sense what the coffee needs by listening to it at its peak tasting point, known in Brazil as the 'first crack'. My skills have developed alongside new technologies and my goal is to use them to create the most delicious coffee for my fellow Londoners at our Coffee House in West Ken."
George: "I love cakes and baking. After years of delivering sweet treats across London and beyond I was in search of the perfect coffee to go with them. That's when I found Vinny roasting in his back garden, the rest they say is history, but we want to keep adding to that story!"
We have found an equally passionate team to help us build up Chapter Coffee House into the community hub we've dreamt of. Just before Covid-19 hit we'd struck the winning combination. During lock-down our priority stayed the same as it always has been:
Take care of our team, keep our coffee tasting great for everyone in need of that perfect cup and make sure everyone helping us can take care of their most important assets: their people.
Now we are asking you, our loyal customers, friends, Chapter Coffee and Story Time family extended family of wonderful suppliers and Londoners in general for support. We want to be there for you when you need a take-away coffee, a friendly chat, or an amazing breakfast. Supporting us in this way will ensure that we are here for you when we all get back on our feet. With your help we can look forward to that day!
Let's make 'Help Vinny and George keep the coffee flowing :)' happen
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New Milford schools chief explains why she's leaving after one year
NT Insider
Katrina Koerting July 1, 2020 Updated: July 1, 2020 4:26 p.m.
NEW MILFORD — The current superintendent will soon be leaving the district for personal reasons, though she is staying on for a bit to get the schools ready to reopen in the fall.
Kerry Parker announced Tuesday she was resigning to take a job in Colorado after leading New Milford’s district for a year.
“I wish everyone the best and appreciate the opportunity I was given to serve the community of New Milford,” Parker said. “I will truly cherish my time here and the experiences I had. I appreciate your support and understanding.”
Angela Chastain, New Milford’s school board chairwoman, wished Parker the best on her new job.
“I was surprised,” Chastain said. “I’m sad to see her go. I thought she was doing a great job, especially in light of COVID.”
Chastain said the move to distance learning and all of the other challenges presented with the coronavirus outbreak for the schools would have been a difficult job for a seasoned superintendent.
New Milford Superintendent of Schools Kerry Parker
Photo: Contributed Photo / Contributed Photo
This is Parker’s first superintendent job, though she was an assistant superintendent in New Mexico prior to coming to Connecticut last year, and has spent 21 years of her more than 35 year career as an educator in administration.
“I understand a year isn’t very long, but it is long enough to know if something is a good fit either professionally or personally,” Parker said. “I feel very good about the work we did this year. If I were able to stay, I know we would continue to do great things for New Milford. Sometimes in life we must make hard decisions that are best for us personally, and that is what I had to do.”
She said she has personal reasons for returning to Colorado and was presented the opportunity to work in the human resources department for a district in the Denver metro area. She said she was approached to apply for the job.
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“Others may not agree with the timing, but we all have to make the decisions based on what we know and what is best for us,” Parker said. “Often the most important decisions are the most difficult to make. This is one of those times for me.”
Chastain said she and the school board want to reassure parents that the district will be able to reopen with the “right foot forward.” Parker has agreed to stay on to help draft the reopening plan, which is due to the state later this month.
“She is more than willing to work with us so that’s not any concern,” Chastain said.
Parker’s last day is still being determined, as school officials focus on the reopening.
In the meantime, the school board is starting work on finding an interim superintendent. There will be a special meeting on Thursday to create an ad hoc committee to find someone to lead the district while a permanent superintendent is found.
This will be New Milford’s third interim superintendent since 2016. Joshua Smith held the position for a few months in 2016 before becoming the district’s permanent superintendent that spring. Stephen Tracy held the position from August 2018 until Parker became the permanent superintendent in June 2019.
“The really difficult question is what is the availability of interims,” Chastain said.
She knows of several other districts currently looking for interim superintendents and isn’t sure if those positions have been filled yet.
Among them is Easton, Redding and Region 9. Thomas McMorran, who serves as superintendent for all three districts, announced in May that he was retiring.
Chastain said there isn’t a specific timeline for hiring the interim superintendent.
“Typically, these things happen relatively quickly,” she said.
kkoerting@newstimes.com
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Katrina Koerting covers the environment, Redding, New Milford and surrounding towns for The News-Times. She joined The News-Times in 2015 after spending a few years as a reporter in Virginia.
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Dracula Day
Vampire (Dracula Day)
Dracula Cover Art
illustration by Laura Birdsall
"My revenge is just begun! I spread it over centuries, and time is on my side. Your girls that you all love are mine already; and through them you and others shall yet be mine - my creatures, to do my bidding and to be my jackals when I want to feed."
~ Dracula, Bram Stoker, 1897
If the incessant beauty of April showers and May flowers is beginning to weary you, why not indulge darkly in some gothic horror and revisit that most devoted of undead sunscreen wearers, Dracula. Created by novelist Bram Stoker and published in a namesake novel today in 1897, this epistolary account chronicles the charismatic count's move from Transylvania to England to find new blood and spread the undead curse. Deemed shocking and controversial on its release, with its emphasis on seduction and female aggression, this story was an instant sensation. The colours for this tribute tartan include: Black - for the darkness of night associated with vampiric deeds; Bright Red - for sought-after fresh blood; Midnight Blue - for the time of night to be especially cautious if in the vampire's dark realm; and Caput Mortuum - the puce colour of dried blood! Ironically, Stoker claimed that the inspiration for his story came after a nightmare, induced by bad seafood! ✝️🧛⚰️🦇
May 26, Vampire Day or Dracula Day, is the date of the publication of Bram Stoker's 1897 horror novel Dracula.
The Vampire tartan, designed by Carol A.L. Martin, employs carefully chosen colours to maximize the tartan terror:
Black - for the darkness of night associated with vampiric deeds
Red - for the colour of sought-after fresh blood
Midnight Blue - for the time of night to be especially cautious if in their dark realm .. and
Caput Mortuum - the puce colour of dried blood
Caput mortuum is a Latin term whose literal meaning is "dead head" or "worthless remains," used in both alchemy and as a pigment name.
In alchemy, caput mortuum signified a useless substance left over from a chemical operation such as sublimation and the epitome of decline and decay; alchemists represented this residue with a stylized human skull, a literal death's head.
Caput mortuum is also sometimes used as an alternative name for mummy brown (alternatively Egyptian brown), a pigment that was originally made in the 16th and 17th centuries from ground-up mummies, and whose use was discontinued in the 19th century when artists became aware of its ingredients.
Slains Castle, one of Scotland's most spectacular ruins, sits on the edge of cliffs overlooking the former Victorian holiday resort of Cruden Bay in Aberdeenshire. Once home to the Earls of Errol, the 16th century castle, which has been in disrepair for more than 70 years, was in its heyday when Stoker began visiting the area in the 1890s and took it as his model for the vampire's home.
Stoker's novel established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy. The novel tells the story of Dracula's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse, and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and a woman led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing.
Before writing Dracula, Stoker spent seven years researching European folklore and stories of vampires, being most influenced by Emily Gerard's 1885 essay "Transylvania Superstitions" which includes content about a vampire myth. Some historians are convinced that a historic figure, Vlad III Dracula, often called Vlad the Impaler, was the model for Stoker's Count although there is no supporting evidence. Although popular when it appeared, this novel only reached its broad and iconic status later in the 20th century when the movie versions began to appear.
Modern interpretations are many and fascinatingly widely divergent. From Wikipedia:
In the last several decades, literary and cultural scholars have offered diverse analyses of Stoker's novel and the character of Count Dracula:
C.F. Bentley reads Dracula as an embodiment of the Freudian id.
Carol A. Senf reads the novel as a response to the New Woman archetype.
Christopher Craft sees Dracula as embodying latent homosexuality and sees the text as an example of a 'characteristic, if hyperbolic instance of Victorian anxiety over the potential fluidity of gender roles'.
Stephen D. Arata interprets the events of the novel as anxiety over colonialismand racial mixing.
Talia Schaffer construes the novel as an indictment of Oscar Wilde.
Franco Moretti reads Dracula as a figure of monopoly capitalism.
Hollis Robbins suggests that Dracula's inability to participate in social conventions and to forge business partnerships undermines his power.
Richard Noll reads Dracula within the context of 19th century alienism (psychiatry) and asylum medicine.
D. Bruno Starrs understands the novel to be a pro-Catholic pamphlet promoting proselytization.
If perhaps you just enjoy a good horror novel and have a penchant for goth fashion, you may be interested in a special World Dracula Day Symposium hosted at The Vampire Historian website, with podcasts about the vampire in history, folklore, literature, television and film. For more on this , click the stylized Dracula book cover.
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Email: john@daughenbaughfuneralhome.com
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Frank Urbanik, Sr, 91, formerly of Clarence, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Centre Crest Nursing Home in Bellefonte. Born on December 20, 1928 in Clarence, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary (Homola) Urbanik. On October 2... Read More
Frank Urbanik, Sr, 91, formerly of Clarence, passed away on Monday, January 20, 2020 at the Centre Crest Nursing Home in Bellefonte. Born on December 20, 1928 in Clarence, he was the son of the late Joseph M. and Mary (Homola) Urbanik. On October 25, 1950 in Paris, OH, he married Edna M. Jays. They spent 56 years together before her passing on June 1, 2007.
Frank attended the Cherry Run School as a child. He enlisted with the US Army in 1948. He served during the Korean Conflict and was a light vehicle driver for the 5th Infantry Division. He earned the rank of Corporal. After his time in the service, he worked for J.H. France for 25 years before retiring. After his retirement from J.H. France, he opened up Urbanik Sawmill and retired from the sawmill in 1990.
Frank was a member of the Snow Shoe VFW Post 5644 and the Clarence American Legion Post 813. He had exceptional mechanical abilities and enjoyed working on cars and restoring vehicles, especially pick-up trucks and motorcycles. He enjoyed riding his motorcycle throughout the area. He loved picking wild blueberries in the summer. He was a caretaker for Kunzler’s camp for many years and enjoyed hunting. He could be found reading or watching western movies.
Frank is survived by five children; Valerie A. Etters of Clarence, Frank Urbanik, Jr and his wife, Shirley, of Clarence, Mary L. Hipple, of Howard, James R. Urbanik and his wife, Ginger, of Clearfield, and Daniel L. Urbanik of Tyrone; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He is also survived by one brother, John Urbanik of Clarence and two sisters; Helen Fomich of Clarence and Mildred Mihalik of Snow Shoe.
Along with his wife and parents, Frank is preceded in death by four brothers; Joe, Mike, Steve, and Andrew and two sisters; Mary Formich and Ann Butterworth.
Following Frank’s wishes, all services will be private. Military Honors will be held prior to a private burial at Askey Cemetery in Snow Shoe Township.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Frank’s honor to the Mountaintop Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 675 E. Sycamore Rd, Snow Shoe, PA 16874.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Daughenbaugh Funeral Home, 106 W. Sycamore St. Snow Shoe. An online guest book can be signed or condolences to the family available at www.daughenbaughfuneralhome.com.
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First Look: Speed Force Meets...Speed Buggy?!?
Wally West battles the mechanical menace known as Kilg%re in this fast-paced first look at THE FLASH/SPEED BUGGY SPECIAL #1.
The Flash: The Finale
“Finish Line” is probably one of the better titles for an episode of The Flash, and I’m so glad that it was used for the third season finale. Naming episodes is difficult and the traditions change from time to time.
The Flash: Villains So Cold
Killer Frost has been kicking around The Flash this season in a big, bad way!
The Flash: Coffee Love
If you’ve been reading this column for a while then you might remember when I wrote about my love for the QuickWest ship, and how I felt that Wally West and Jesse
The Flash: We All Know Who Savitar Is
Before I even get started, I want you to know that we’re going THERE with tonight’s column. So if you haven’t watched this week’s Flash yet, get out of here until you do. Trust me, MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD.
The Flash: Flash to the Future
One of my past editorials for the #DCTV Couch Club was called “My Name is Barry Allen and I’m Addicted to Changing th
The Flash: Abra Abra Kadabra
Holy magic wielders, Batman! On this week’s episode of The Flash—aptly titled “Abra Kadabra”—the eponymous character made his small screen debut in a big bad fashion.
The Flash: QuickWest 4Eva
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The Flash: Barry Allen and the Philosopher's Stone
With the casting of Tom Felton as Julian Albert and the inclusion of the Philosopher’s Stone in this season of The Flash, it has been difficult to escape the Harry Potter comparisons that come to mind every ti
The Flash: Secrets of Savitar
On this week’s episode of The Flash, the big bad of the season has finally been revealed to us! Psych!
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10 Best Mobile OS Other than Android
Anchit Sharma · Jan 3, 2021 · Mobiles
Looking for Alternatives to Android OS? Here are the Best Mobile Smartphone OS other than Android and its Forked versions
Mobile OS is very important when it comes to smooth operation, features, and task-handling capabilities. The Huawei controversy, where Google barred the Chinese-giant from some updates to the Android operating system due to a clash between the Trump’s administration and China, made it very clear that every major smartphone manufacturer must start developing its Android alternative operating systems.
Also, where more than 86% of the mobile OS market is occupied by Google’s Android, it is essential for smartphone manufactures to have their own operating system. Well, where there’s nothing wrong in having a device tailored OS, as it allows maximum flexibility and control. In this article, we are providing you the important reasons why we should look for Android alternatives and a list of best mobile operating systems.
Why We Should Look for Android Alternatives?
In this forever-growing world, where we always look for alternatives, looking for Android alternatives is not a bad thing at all. There’re several reasons why we need to look for alternatives. Google, as a major developer of Android, has always been criticized worldwide for not making the operating system secure.
Reports on several tech publications and news platforms also shout that Android is more prone to malware and viruses. Also, the aforementioned Huawei controversy makes us think more about having a mobile OS alternative.
Best Smartphone Operating System
Here are the Best Mobile Operating Systems other than Android OS to Look out for
1. iOS
Apple’s iOS as we all know is competing against Android since eternities. The operating system is offered by another American tech giant “Apple.Inc.” Only used in iPhones, the company won’t ever share its operating system with any other company. The OS is smooth, secure, and takes the privacy of users very seriously. However, the Android and iOS both enjoy a separate user-base, and there’s nothing to fight about.
The OS is currently the biggest competitor of Android, and this benefits both, as both of them borrow features from each other making their respective OS feature-rich. iOS has no bloatware, has better-quality Apple-exclusive apps, and a full suite of Google apps.
Key features of iOS
Privacy-focused
Visit Apple.com
2. Ubuntu Touch
Ubuntu Touch is another very promising contender on this list which is highly optimized for touch-friendly devices like smartphones and tablets. The OS is open-source and can be used by any smartphone manufacturer. Ubuntu Touch can even function as a desktop in desktop mode.
Key features of Ubuntu Touch
Open-source operating system
Great UI
Can function as a desktop
Visit Ubuntu-touch.io
3. SIRIN OS
SIRIN OS is a blockchain-based operating system that has all the potential to fight against Android. Developed by SIRIN Labs, the OS is secure, easy to use, and allows access to Google Play Store. Meaning, the users can have access to their favorite Android apps they are already using.
SIRIN Labs also manufactured a blockchain-powered smartphone named “Finney” that works on their already developed SIRIN OS. The phone is available at $899. So, if you have a lot of cash and a passion to try this, then you must.
Key features of SIRIN OS
Allows access to Google Play Store
Decent UI
Visit Sirinlabs.com
4. KaiOS
Most of you might not have heard of it, but KaiOS is actually about to become the world’s largest mobile operating system. The OS is designed to run on low-budget phones that possess low-end hardware. Currently, the Reliance Jio phones in India, and Nokia’s Banana phone runs on KaiOS.
We believe, once the ultra-budget smartphone market is captured by KaiOS, the developers will immediately move towards the Android market, resulting in a strong rivalry to Android.
Key features of KaiOS
Receives frequent updates
Supports web-based applications
Visit Kaiostech.com
5. Harmony OS by Huawei
Harmony OS by Huawei could be the most successful Android alterative in history. Just after the ban of Huawei via the US government, speculations were in the air that Huawei will soon be launching its mobile OS. Huawei already produces its own chipsets, hardware for 5G network, and also makes its phones.
And there’s no doubt that they’ll excel in the operating system too. Many experts believe that Harmony OS will be based on a microkernel-based distributed operating system, allowing maximum support for Android apps.
Expected key features of Harmony OS:
Could be used in other devices as well
Note: Not released yet.
6. Tizen OS
Tizen OS is originally a “Meego,” an operating system developed by Intel. If you can recall, the Meego was an OS that was earlier developed by the joint efforts of Nokia and Intel. But when Intel went to Samsung, they partnered with Samsung to bring the OS back to life with a new name called “Tizen OS.”
However, for many, the OS might look similar to Samsung’s Touch Wiz. But, under the hood, things are a lot different. The OS is an HTML5 OS, allowing easy development of apps. This south-Korean giant is serious to make this operating system, a global initiative. As a matter of fact, Samsung’s flagship Galaxy watches and Gear S4, is already powered by Tizen OS.
Key features of Tizen OS
Developed in HTML5
Supports gestures
Visit tizen.org
7. Sailfish OS
Sailfish OS aka SFOS is another popular mobile OS that runs on Linux. The OS is originally developed by Jolla, and shipped with Jolla smartphones and tablets. Jolla smartphones, on the other hand, is currently used by government officials in Europe.
The OS is super secure and it also comes with a regional licensing model, allowing for all kinds of mobile payments and banking transactions. Also, as a bonus, Sailfish OS is compatible with any Android system, contributing to its flexibility and reliability.
Key features of Sailfish OS
Ultra-secure
Used by government officials
Compatible to Android
Visit Sailfishos.org
8. Plasma OS
Plasma OS was initially released in 2011 and runs on the Linux operating system, nicely. The OS allows full customization, making it a hackable device, as claimed by developers. The operating system runs on the KDE Plasma operating system, and currently running on KDE Plasma 4.
At last, the OS was made targeting low-end devices with less than 1GB RAM. Rest, the widgets in this OS allows the user to enjoy Telepathy (an interpersonal communication application that allows voice over IP), instant messaging, and videoconferencing.
Key features of Plasma OS:
Visit Plasma-mobile.org
9. Postmarket OS
Postmarket OS is a recent player in the mobile OS market. The OS was initially introduced in 2017 for free and is based on the Alpine Linux operating system, an open-source community. Many experts consider this as a revolutionary alternative to Android, and just after the launch, there’s a line of constant updates.
These constant updates ensure its upcoming dominance and existence. Also, as it uses the mainline Linux kernel, the OS is super secure and avoid any risks of security exploitations.
Key features of Postmarket OS
Nice UI
Capabilities to run different user interfaces
Visit: Postmarketos.org
10. Pure OS
Last but not the least, Pure OS is another very popular GNU/Linux distribution focusing on security and privacy. Its popularity is rising day by day, and soon it’ll be competing against Android. The OS can be found on all Librem smartphones and works on Linux-based smartphones. Since it’s a security-focused and privacy-based operating system, you must consider this as a strong alternative to Android.
Key features of Pure OS
Privacy-oriented
Visit Pureos.net
So this was all regarding the best mobile OS. As you read, there’re plenty of Android alternatives. You can go for any you desire. Every OS has its pros and cons, and we recommend you to analyze properly before making a decision. We hope that you liked our article.
If you've any thoughts on 10 Best Mobile OS Other than Android, then feel free to drop in below comment box. Also, please subscribe to our DigitBin YouTube channel for videos tutorials. Cheers!
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DNA ZOO
Brazilian porcupine (Coendou prehensilis)
Brazilian porcupine is a mid-sized New World rodent with body hair modified into quills. It also has a long prehensile tail: hence the binomial "prehensilis"! Read more about Brazilian porcupines on Animal Diversity Web.
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Chromosome-length genome assembly
Download the Coendou_prehensilis_HiC.fasta.gz file containing the chromosome-length (2n=74) assembly of the Brazilian porcupine genome. All modifications with respect to the draft (see below) are annotated in the Coendou_prehensilis_HiC.assembly file. Some basic stats associated with the new reference, Coendou_prehensilis_HiC, are listed below. The full data release can be explored here.
The chromosome-length genome assembly is based on the draft assembly Coendou_prehensilis, credited below.
This draft is shared prior to publication. Please acknowledge the DNA Zoo team and cite the papers below if you use this assembly in your work.
3D Assembly was performed using 3D-DNA pipeline (Dudchenko et al., Science, 2017). The genome was reviewed using Juicebox Assembly Tools (Dudchenko et al., bioRxiv, 2018). See Methods for more information.
Hi-C sample
The blood sample for in situ Hi-C preparation was donated by a female individual named Bobby Sue, and provided to us by Moody Gardens. We thank Shedd Aquarium and Houston Zoo for additional Brazilian porcupine samples.
Hi-C Contact maps
Hi-C data was aligned to the draft reference using Juicer (Durand, Shamim et al., Cell Systems, 2016), and contact maps visualizing the alignments with respect to the draft and the new reference were built using 3D-DNA (Dudchenko et al., Science, 2017). The contact maps can be explored below via Juicebox.js interactive tool (Robinson et al., Cell Systems, 2018). (Please note that the interactive figures are scaled 1:2.) To explore the assembly in greater detail, please download the .hic and .assembly files from the data release folder and use Juicebox Assembly Tools (Dudchenko et al., bioRxiv, 2018).
If you use this genome assembly in your research, please check that the conditions of use associated with the draft permit it, and acknowledge the following work.
Dudchenko, O., Batra, S.S., Omer, A.D., Nyquist, S.K., Hoeger, M., Durand, N.C., Shamim, M.S., Machol, I., Lander, E.S., Aiden, A.P., Aiden, E.L., 2017. De novo assembly of the Aedes aegypti genome using Hi-C yields chromosome-length scaffolds. Science 356, 92–95. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aal3327.
Dudchenko, O., Shamim, M.S., Batra, S., Durand, N.C., Musial, N.T., Mostofa, R., Pham, M., Hilaire, B.G.S., Yao, W., Stamenova, E., Hoeger, M., Nyquist, S.K., Korchina, V., Pletch, K., Flanagan, J.P., Tomaszewicz, A., McAloose, D., Estrada, C.P., Novak, B.J., Omer, A.D., Aiden, E.L., 2018. The Juicebox Assembly Tools module facilitates de novo assembly of mammalian genomes with chromosome-length scaffolds for under $1000. bioRxiv 254797. https://doi.org/10.1101/254797.
This is a work in progress. If you notice any discrepancies in the map or have data that confirms or contradicts the suggested reference, please email us at theaidenlab@gmail.com or leave a comment on the Forum.
Chromognomes
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New Indie Releases – FORCED, Defense Technica and Space Engineers Available On Steam
October 24, 2013 John Papadopoulos Leave a comment
Good news for indie fans as three new titles have been released on Steam. These three games are FORCED, Defense Technica and Space Engineers. You can find our walkthrough video – and our first impressions – for FORCED here. Devolver Digital has also provided us with a review code for Defense Technica, however we could not capture any in-game footage from it due to some incompatibility issues between FRAPS and the game, thus we do not have an article for it.
Forced is described as a one- to four-player co-op arcade action RPG with puzzle and tactical elements. You are cast as slaves in the toughest fantasy gladiator school of them all, condemned to fight to the death, all the while attempting to win your freedom. You will face deadly trials and huge creatures, but Balfus, your Spirit Mentor will guide you in your quest to break the chains of oppression.
Defense Technica, on the other hand, is the next evolution in hardcore tower defense strategy games. Gamers must protect the core from an onslaught of biomechanical and mecha enemies with a powerful range of tower defense units – each with their own upgradable features and methods of attacks. Engage the opposition in gorgeous maps and prepare to rapidly shift tactics as the weather, enemy paths, and even the terrain itself physically changes upending the flow of the battlefield.
Last but not least, Space Engineers has been released via Steam’s Early Access program. The game is in alpha stage of development and this means that the it is still under development and will be improved on a regular basis through updates that add and polish features and content, optimizations and bug fixes.
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New GRID 2019 in-engine trailer highlights player choice, showcases enemy AI and weather effects
Codemasters has released a new in-engine trailer for its upcoming racing game, GRID. This trailer highlights player choice, showcasing multiple car classes on some of the most challenging track and street circuits in various settings including night time and heavy rain race conditions.
Against the backdrop of a remixed version of The Light by Sophie and the Giants, the trailer comes to life with the Audi R8 1:1 battling wheel-to-wheel with the Honda CRX MightyMouse on the twisting point-to-point Okutama Sprint. The action cuts to traditional race circuits in Zhejiang and Brands Hatch and the first Nemesis is created as the SRT Viper GTS-R and Chevrolet Corvette C7.R trade paint as they jostle bumper-to-bumper to retain the racing line.
The trailer culminates with the Prototype class featuring the Acura DPi and Cadillac DPi-V.R racing through the streets of Shanghai at night and fades with a climatic fight to the finish.
With 104 events at launch including challenges against FA Racing Esports and Fernando Alonso, players enter the GRID World Series against long-time adversaries, Ravenwest. With accessibility and choice at its core, players have access to four cities, eight circuits with over 80 racing routes. Featuring over 400 AI personalities ranging from calm to aggressive, measured to unpredictable, every race will feel unique and alive.
Chris Smith, GRID Game Director at Codemasters, said:
“As a team, we wanted to capture the essence of the original GRID which, in its day innovated the racing genre with best-in-class handling and the introduction of Flashback. We want to build on GRID’s legacy and create a game that focuses on three core pillars of choice & accessibility, motorsport stories and racing for glory, all of which are captured in the trailer. Accessibility and Choice allows players to race their way with handling options for both the core sim racer and casual players. Secondly, it’s about Glory and Prestige. We want players to feel excited no matter where they finish – whether that’s in first place or coming out on top against your arch nemesis. Lastly, it’s about the unpredictable stories that happen in Motorsport; it’s why we watch motorsport on TV. It’s the drama and those the key moments that get you sitting on the edge of your seat. GRID isn’t about a procession of cars. It’s tight overtakes, bumper-to-bumper scrapes and competitive racing action. We want everything including the car to be able to tell a story at the end of the race through its bumps and scrapes. GRID gives players drama, excitement and unique motorsport stories in every race.”
GRID releases on October 11th.
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Anna Maria Barbera
Not everyone knows that Anna Maria Barbera, known to the general public for the tender and provocative strength of Sconsy (Zelig), has a curriculum that goes beyond the comic.
Very young, she was a correspondent for L'Ora di Palermo, an authoritative newspaper of that period, where she signed extensive interviews for the show page. Among the great names met, Giorgio Gaber, Glauco Mauri, Maestro Luca Ronconi, Andrej Konchalovsky, Antony Queen, Antonio Gadés, Omar Sharif, Robert De Niro. With a monologue of which she is the author, the Florentine debut. " You were born to be an actress " Giorgio Albertazzi will tell her and wins the coveted scholarship for the Bottega Teatrale in Florence where she graduates with Vittorio Gassman who sees in her the tragicity of Elettra. Beyond the comic mask, even the authoritative Gianluigi Rondi identifies in the artist a dramatic intensity and encourages it in this direction. The writing becomes theatrical and, with that tragic pride that her face tells, the author gives voice to the wounded humanity defending the gift that femininity gives.
Eclectic author and interpreter combines vocality to her lyrics and sells out in the most prestigious Italian theaters, accompanied on stage by a band of refined musicians. Contended by the television schedules, the news will be sent very special by Striscia, alongside Teo Teocoli in the successful edition of Scherzi a parte, "Dance with the stars" by Milly Carlucci, she is Maria de Filippi's favorite "accomplice" in There is mail for you .. Guest of the Maurizio Costanzo Show, he will then interview Costanzo exclusively on his happy Sunday. He will be several times guest of Mara Venier, Silvia Toffanin, Massimo Giletti, Carlo Conti, Simona Ventura, Nicola Savino, Fiorello, Enrico Mentana, Emilio Fede, Piero Chiambretti, Bruno Vespa, Raffaella Carrà for the Love program dedicated to long distance adoptions, Cinematografo by Gigi Marzullo. Waiting for scripts " to believe in " says the actress, she is nominated for the David di Donatello and the Nastro d'Argento with the comic character of Nina in the film "Il paradiso suddenly" by Leonardo Pieraccioni. She was awarded by the French jury of the Ajaccio Festival as the best leading actress for the film “Ma l'Amore Sì” by Marco Costa. He took part in the documentary film "Frankie Factosta" by Gianni Torres, with John Turturro and Joe Mantegna. Among the numerous awards, Massimo Troisi Prize, Grolla d'Oro, Golden Key, Baroque Prize, Cavalieri di Malta Prize awarded to her by Michele Placido. Awarded for the Giffoni Experience Award 2013 section, as a sign of recognition for her multifaceted talent in the field of entertainment and the arts. Awarded the European Personality Award at the Quirinale in the 2000s and December 2013. With "Sono Stata Spiegata", an editorial success, she allocates part of the proceeds to AVSI in Sierra Leone, contributing to the construction of a school for ex-soldier children. She has experience of volunteering with terminally ill AIDS patients, and Madrina per Bergamo Scienza collaborates with Professor Gianvito Martino. He writes for several editions on Smemoranda and in 2010 publishes “Caro Amico diLetto” an intense and appreciated look at relationships; back in the bookstore with "Dimmelo Amméil" published by Vallardi, already a television success with the appointment that confirmed her queen of Zelig Circus in the 2013 and 2014 editions.
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Suddenly Paradise (2003) directed by Leonardo Pieraccioni;
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Eccezzziunale really - Second Chapter ... me (2006) directed by Carlo Vanzina;
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Historian or Gamer? Why not both!
EarlyGame Talk: Videogames Made me Study History
Age of Empires is only one of the many games that sparked my interest in history. (Image source: Microsoft)
Do you remember Age of Empires? The very first one from 1997? Looking back, that game was one of the things that helped shape a large part of my life so far: From casual gamer to historian to gaming journalist. Sounds crazy? Maybe. But it's not that far-fetched.
As I said, Age of Empires was one of my first games on the PC and I loved it: Gathering berries, building huts, advancing to new ages – to this day, I'm a huge real-time strategy fan because of that game. I mean, do you remember the monks? Of course you do, how could you forget them...?
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I was fascinated by the variety of units, buildings, siege engines and upgrades. Sure, I was still in elementary school at the time, but the game managed to get me interested in knights, catapults and castles. It also taught me historical facts, such as: pikes are good against cavalry.
What then followed was the first Call of Duty in 2003: It drew my attention to World War II. To this day, I think the campaign was incredibly impressive. Never before had I experienced World War II so closely and with such immersion – certainly not in school. Over the years that followed, more games built up my history thirst: Battlefield, Assassin's Creed, Sniper Elite, Civilization and many other games are all based on historical events and try to depict them more or less realistically. Unfortunately, no history lesson ever managed to grab my attention quite like that. Even movies rarely pull me in as much as a good game.
Nevertheless, these games and their settings and stories impressed me so much that I decided to study history at university.
Of course, that wasn't the only reason, but without video games I would never have developed such an interest in the past. It's truly amazing how much information actually gets stuck in your brain without you even realizing it… then, suddenly all of this pops up during your studies, and you go “Oh, I already knew that from video games.” Of course, there were some things in my studies that I was less interested in, but I finally wrote my thesis about the construction of history in video games and rarely have I had so much fun researching and writing a paper.
Today I am a video game journalist and write about new games, esports tournaments and the latest updates. Even though I don't do game reviews or test them for historical correctness, my interest in history is still there and I'm always happy about games with a historical background. For example, I've never paid much attention to vikings, but since Assassin's Creed Valhalla I've actually read up a thing or two on them.
What I'm getting at is that video games are not a waste of time or a pointless hobby. Video games can teach us a lot and definitely serve to impart knowledge. Especially in this day and age, the gaming industry is growing incredibly fast and there are more fields to work in as a passionate gamer than you might think – thankfully!
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Comic >Shojo_Manga >Shojo-Historical > “”
The Gilded Flower Memoirs (Current ch. 3)
AuthorSoyoko Igari
PublisherRenta Comics
"One day, you're sure to become the Queen of France."
In 18th Century Paris... Nicole, a maid, and Jeanne, a socialite, are the best of friends. Nicole's one wish is for the beautiful and clever Jeanne to become the Queen of France, as predicted by a fortune-teller.
However, since she's of common birth, Jeanne is scorned by members of the peerage. Unperturbed, Nicole somehow manages to get an invitation to the upcoming masked ball, and both of them sneak in...
Do they have a chance at actually meeting Louis XV, the King of France...!?
This memoir details the life of the first commoner to be taken as courtesan to a King of France.
A tale of romance with connections to both Marie Antoinette and the French Revolution!!
THE SHINSENGUMI'S UNTOLD STORY: PEACE MAKER
AuthorNanae Chrono
PublisherMAG Garden
An alternative take on the Shinsengumi, this story follows a young boy named Tetsunosuke Ichimura who is determined to become stronger and so tries to join the Shinsengumi.The young Tetsunosuke is treated like he's just some dumb kid and is turned down at the door.Soon after, he meets a black-haired young man walking his pet pig. Inspired by the man's words, Tetsunosuke is told he can join the Shinsengumi... if he takes on Souji Okita.
London Koi-Kitan/London Romance
AuthorNei Nowaki
PublisherFAT CAT
Ann Hardy is a gentle, loyal young maid who starts working for a slightly eccentric middle-aged gentleman named Victor Glenn, who lost his beloved wife to a disease. Soon, Ann's sweet smile wins Victor over, and the two gradually become closer... But between them stands the staunch wall of "social status." This is a sweet, gentle love story about a teenage maid and a middle-aged gentleman, set in late 19th century London.
Clover [Total ch. 6] Completed
AuthorMeguru Toujou
PublisherShusuishaPOP
England, late 19th century. Detective Andrew Drake has the ability to see visions. With the help of his ability and his medical student roommate Seth he's tracking down a serial murderer who's been slaughtering beautiful women in London. Now he's afraid that a young lady called Evangeline might be the next victim... but she's harboring a terrible secret.
Tokyo Lastochika [Total ch. 2] Completed
AuthorMiyoshi Furumachi
In 1910, Hana Tsumura is hired to work as a servant for the Arima estate, throwing her into a turbulent whirlpool produced by the changing times and her meeting with Mitsuyuki, the young master of the household.
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Comic >Love_Manga > “”
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Latest | Review | A-Z | Top(week) | Top(month) List View Gallery 6 of 57 pages (1131 items)
First Love Reset (Current ch. 18)
AuthorUrara Kuroda
PublisherOrangeVox
Ako and Hiro were always together. Ako was so sure that Hiro reciprocated her feelings, but after he rejected her, it left a deep scar in her heart. Ten years have passed since then. Ako decides she needs to spread her wings and forget all about what happened. Right when she's having trouble convincing her dad to let her move out on her own, someone comes to the door. It turns out to be Hiro, her first love, and they haven't seen each other since the rejection. But, since Ako's parents trust him a lot, they let her move into his apartment building. Ako is thrilled to be on her own, but when she forgets to call the gas company, she's forced to ask Hiro for help and close the distance between them. Ako wants to reset the bittersweet memories of her first love and try her relationship with Hiro again.
Relentlessly Seduced by Mr. Perfect [Total ch. 9] Completed
AuthorKazuichi
PublisherWPOP
Chiaki is secretly dating her younger co-worker Akira, and although they're totally in love, she can't keep up with him in the bedroom. Akira's always ready for another round straight away, and Chiaki's been losing sleep because of it... To make things worse, Chiaki's rival at the office, Shogo, discovers their relationship! He teases her, asking if she's satisfied with "quick-draw" Akira, and says he'll keep quiet about it if Chiaki can bring Shogo pleasure!
You're Not Getting Away -I Love You So Much, You Take My Breath Away- [Total ch. 14] Completed
AuthorSakyou Yozakura Izumi Kanchiku
Publisherforcs
Sumire Sato is a regular office worker with nothing terribly interesting about her... except the fact that she's also Mayu Nanase, a successful erotica writer. One day, she happens to see her hot coworker, Ryuunosuke Shibata purchase her book. She ends up getting too excited and calls out to him, but she remembers to protect her secret at the last minute. She pretends to be a huge fan of Mayu Nanase, and that makes Ryuunosuke way too eager to get to know her... on a very personal level. Things get out of control when Ryuunosuke kisses her and decides that they're meant to be! Could her books be the reason why his perception of love is slightly unusual!?
The Starry-eyed Editor and the Apathetic Writer (Current ch. 8)
Authoruri
PublisherIntelfin Inc.
Kirari Miyamoto is absolutely ecstatic now that she is going to be the writer Mitsuru Kajiura's new editor. But, when she finally goes to see the prince-like figure of charm and charisma she had envisioned for years, she is disillusioned by the uninspired, divorced 38-year-old in front of her. Vowing to help Mitsuru recover that gorgeous inner world she loved so much, she says she will do anything to help his words come alive again... even if that means undressing herself in front of him and allowing him to touch every corner of her body...!!
Can't Take My Eyes off of You (Current ch. 18)
AuthorMako Motoshi
Satomi and Yoshikazu became stepsiblings some years ago, but their relationship is still rocky at best. A certain traumatic experience from her past prevents Satomi from cutting her hair and showing her eyes to anyone, including Yoshikazu. Add Maki, Yoshikazu's friend and a bright, bold guy to the mix, and the three of them fall into a swirl of passion and misunderstandings.
Prisoner of Nobility - A Bed Holds No Rest for a Fallen Lady - [Total ch. 10] Completed
AuthorTouko Hino
PublisherDAITOSHA/SHUSUISHA
"From now on, you'll serve as sexual entertainment for guests at this manor." I'm Luna. After my father's business failed and he disappeared, I was left with his massive debts. Keisuke Yakumo shouldered those debts, but at a price...... First he took my virginity, then he forced me to be sexual entertainment for guests...! "This girl is a valuable product. You will see to it that she comes to no harm," he said and placed his bodyguard, Narumiya, as my protector......
My Secret with the Girl Next Door (Current ch. 16)
AuthorChika Kokonoe
PublisherTaiseisha
"Let me touch you more..." Miku, who suffers from a fear of men, finds a cute cafe close to the new apartment she just moved to. The manager is super-beautiful and, for some reason, takes a liking to Miku and asks, "Why don't you work here?" By sheer coincidence, they're even next-door neighbors. Miku starts opening her heart to this kind and cheerful woman... Wait... Man!?
That Unexpected Side to my Childhood Friend -Watch Out for the Animal in Him!- (Current ch. 10)
AuthorNonda Noda
Publisherfuturecomics
"Aaaagh!" "I know your weak spot is your ears." The tough Hana, who's never lost a fight before, thinks her childhood friend, Takeru, is adorable! Even though he's grown much bigger than her, she's ready to protect her angel for the rest of her life...! But, Takeru's talking about how he's into "sweet and cute" girls! Maybe, it's time for Hana to become a little feminine...! She dresses up and is feeling good about herself because Takeru compliments her, but that doesn't last for long. Takeru gets kidnapped! She feels guilty she let her guard down... and goes to save him! A tomboy and an angel!? Where will this relationship go...?
I'll Show You how Good It Feels, Just Like in the Comics. -My Co-Worker's a Party Boy and Ex-Indie Comic Artist- (Current ch. 3)
AuthorMichiru Meiji Iruka Omine
PublisherDeNIMO
Nana Adachi is a geeky, plain girl who works an office job. She dreams of being a yaoi comic artist.
Minato Kashiwagi is two years younger than her and is a party boy who works in the sales division of the same company.
He picks on Nana again, and she finally decides to go to a club with him!
Minato seems to have some kind of secret... He wants her to feel everything and remember it for her comics.
What should she do? It's her first time, but the sensations are too strong and she's left speechless.
How will Nana react to the aggressive Minato...?
Only You Can Touch Me -I Became Roommates with a Supermodel!!- [Total ch. 7] Completed
AuthorYuuki Ruyu
"Please, don't reject me." Himari, a doctor-in-training, moves to the city to start her medical internship, but finds herself homeless within a day of her move. While trying to figure out where to stay the night, she comes across a handsome guy having some sort of fit!! The guy, Tamaki, turns out to be a supermodel and offers to let Himari stay the night. That night, Tamaki sneaks into Himari's room to "check" something, and before she knows it... wait, how did this happen!? Tamaki seems to have a secret. A secret that means Himari is the one for him?
Bee-Sting Babe and the Gorgeous Guy (Current ch. 20)
Authorneco
PublisherIproduction Co. Ltd.
Though she's a tomboy with a hangup over her tiny chest, Iori has a crush on Sota Seto, who is the pastry chef at the cafe where she works. Iori was sure that he wasn't interested in her until one day, he suddenly professes his love for her and goes on to kiss her. She sees him unclothed for the first time - and my, he's huge!! She never would have expected the graceful man's lips to be caressing her all over. It's terribly embarrassing, but she discovers that his you-know-what isn't gross at all...
Three Angles of Love -My Body Isn't Ready for Two Boyfriends- [Total ch. 7] Completed
AuthorKotori Yuki
PublisherBrite Publishing
Two boyfriends means double the pleasure and double the love!!!
Chihiro Seto has been dating her kind, caring, and popular boyfriend, Kaname Yukishiro, for six months now. The day has finally come for them to move in together. Everything appears to be going well, but the two are yet to go all the way... Both excited and nervous that tonight might be the night, Chihiro receives a reading and a bottle of strange liquid from a street-side fortune teller.
Later that evening, Kaname drinks the mysterious potion and falls asleep, only to wake up and see a double of himself!
Chihiro is unable to tell them apart, but that doesn't stop their amorous advances... Chihiro is about to receive six months of pent up desire from all angles!
Intertwined with My Stepbrother, Loved by a Beast. (Current ch. 21)
Authoranco kazuichi
Dumped by her boyfriend, and with her workplace bankrupt, Maiko Nishino's life is a series of misfortunes. To make things worse, an old friend sold her off as debt insurance, putting Maiko in dire straits! That's when her younger stepbrother, Touri, who she hasn't seen since she parted ways with him 15 years ago, steps in to save her. In that time, Touri has grown into a handsome young company president. In return for his help, Touri wants... Maiko's body!?
I'll Keep It a Secret So Let Me Do You -The Aggressive Guy Is My Co-worker and Sometimes Housekeeper- [Total ch. 14] Completed
AuthorYutsuki Eto
"No... wait..." "You say that, but your body seems to be enjoying this." ...This super aggressive guy knows my secrets and now he's forcing himself on me. Futaba works hard as an admin every day. Her co-worker's Takaya, a go-getter who likes to tease her, so they often fight... Compared to him, department manager Mr. Atsugi is kind and cares about his staff. Then, one day, it's decided that all the team members will come to Futaba's apartment for a party. But, she's horrible when it comes to housework, and her place's a complete mess. If Mr. Atsugi were to ever see this, she'd have to give up any hope of being with him... With no other option, she hires a house cleaning service. A few days later, after coming home tired from work, and having completely forgotten that she hired a service, Futaba starts to touch herself while thinking of Mr. Atsugi... Just then, the housekeeper who came over sees her! To her surprise, it turns out to be the devious Takaya...!
From Booty Call to Girlfriend [Total ch. 3] Completed
AuthorCoda
"He protected me, complimented me... and became my first love." Aoi's an instructor at an art and graphic design school, and ever since she was little, people have been telling her she's too uptight and boring. One day, when a colleague tells her the same thing, another colleague, Sosuke, defends her traits as strengths, not weaknesses. It doesn't take long for Aoi to fall in love with the guy who saw the good in her despite her reputation. When they're alone together after a party, Sosuke asks her an interesting question... Be sure to check out this sweet and innocent (!?) romantic comedy about the conscientious Aoi and the goofy Sosuke, brought to you by Coda!
Failure as a Friend -I Turned into a Girl and He Won't Stop Playing with Me- [Total ch. 7] Completed
AuthorSirou Amane
Kuniyuki Kobayashi works for a publishing company, and is a completely regular guy, save for one thing. His body switches between male and female whenever he reaches the peak of physical pleasure. When he gets assigned to Haru Misaki, a wildly popular author and his best friend as his editor, he changes into his female self, Yuki to keep his job. Everything is going well until Haru finds out Yuki's secret and demands that she serve him as a woman to make up for all the lies! What's Kuniyuki to do!?
Steamy Love -My First Crush Is Now My Boss!- [Total ch. 3] Completed
AuthorHaiji Sanada
PublisherOrangeVoxPOP
Aoko has finally returned to the place that's home to one of her most precious memories from childhood... From today, she'll be staying here... with a special someone... Aoko has held a flame for Soji since she first met him in elementary school. Now as an adult, she begins a job at the same hot springs resort where he still works. However... her long awaited reunion takes place when she's completely in the buff! What's more, Soji seems different than she remembers. He's actually a little scary... Being apart for so many years, it's not unusual, but it's almost like there's an additional reason he's closed his heart to her... When she happily finds herself alone with him a couple days later, there's a complete 180 to his behavior! What did he mean by "Sorry to disappoint you, but the real reason you wanted to work here is gone"!? Still in a state of confusion, he forcefully kisses her and asks... "Do you wanna play with me for a bit?"
My Boyfriend's a Love-Zombie -The Pleasure Won't Stop!- [Total ch. 6] Completed
"You finished so fast. I know all of your sensitive spots, Yuri." Yuri hasn't gotten over the loss of her older ex-boyfriend. On her way home from a mixer, she's hit on by some persistent jerks. A young man comes to her rescue, but is slightly injured in the process. She invites him to her home for some first aid, where he suddenly feels faint and falls into Yuri's arms. That's when the two passionately kiss! They may have just met, but Yuri's into it. She ends up in the throws of pleasure from just a little heavy petting... She's shocked when he tells her his name...! Could this just be a coincidence!?
The Lion Man and the Geek Girl -My First Time Was with an Animal- [Total ch. 6] Completed
AuthorShishihime
PublisherKASAKURA PUBLISHING POP
"Mm... Ohh...!" Yuri wakes up to find a super hunk groping her body... Eek! And then he grins and says nonchalantly, "Females like to make babies, don't they?" Yuri's so shy that just meeting a man's gaze makes her tremble. The only things that comfort her are her manga and Leo, a lion at her family zoo. But, has he really turned into a human being!? This king of the jungle is convinced that the best way to please a female is to make babies, and he's on the prowl 24/7. A story of love and sex that never stops sizzling with the brute force of a hot, loyal beast.
Bird-in-a-cage Lover [Total ch. 3] Completed
AuthorKiha Chihana
PublisherMobile Media Research
In the Taisho period, a girl named Suzu comes to Tokyo to look for a job to send her family money. She is attacked by some guys and gets injured on her way home. A guy from a rich family named Kaname Hanabusa helps her and brings her his home. "Why does he touch me so gently and wash my body?" Kaname desires Suzu's body night and day. "You say I'm just a little girl to you, but what's the name of your act that you do to me?"
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Getting lettuce into Britain - Spanish farmers baulk at no-deal Brexit
FILE PHOTO: A farmer drives a tractor through a field of lettuce ready to be collected near Pulpi, Almeria, southeast Spain. Picture taken February 13, 2017. REUTERS/Francisco Bonilla - Copyright Francisco Bonilla(Reuters)
By Sonya Dowsett
MADRID (Reuters) – At this time of year, Juan Colomina is preparing for the start of the harvest of thousands of tonnes of fruit and vegetables grown under plastic in southern Spain and exported to the world.
This year he has an added complication – trying to work out which forms are needed to get crops of fresh produce like lettuce and tomatoes through French and British customs in the event that Britain leaves the European Union without a withdrawal agreement.
“Our peak season starts now,” said Colomina, head of Coexphal, an association representing more than 9,000 farmers in Almeria, southern Spain, who send dozens of trucks daily to Britain laden with everything from broccoli to watermelons.
“We don’t know exactly what kind of documentation we’ll need until we know what kind of Brexit will happen,” he added. With just three weeks before Britain is due to leave the world’s biggest trading bloc, it is still unclear on what terms it will leave or indeed whether it will become the first sovereign state to depart the European project.
It’s a big unknown causing headaches in farms across Spain, Britain’s biggest foreign supplier of fruit and vegetables.
Britain’s putative Oct. 31 exit date from the EU comes at the height of Spain’s export season when the end of the British summer heralds imported tomatoes and lettuce grown in huge industrial greenhouses in the year-round Mediterranean sun.
Growers and exporters will have to prepare paperwork to present at borders to smooth the passage of trucks and prevent delays that could turn perishable loads to garbage.
“I can’t believe administrations will be so blundering as to say it’s all change from one day to the next because no-one is prepared,” said Francisco Sanchez, manager of growers’ association Onubafruit which represents over 1,000 farmers.
Nearly a third of Onubafruit’s production – mostly strawberries, raspberries and blueberries – is exported to Britain, selling to supermarket groups like market leader Tesco <TSCO.L> and No. 2 Sainsbury’s <SBRY.L>.
Both growers and supermarkets fear a change in status of Britain overnight from EU member to default terms of the World Trade Organization (WTO) could lead to huge queues at French ports with delays and millions of euros in losses.
The EU accounted for nearly two-thirds of Britain’s imports of fruit and vegetables last year, according to the Office of National Statistics. Spain was the biggest foreign supplier of fresh produce, followed by the Netherlands.
In turn, Britain is an important market for Spanish produce – its third biggest – with fruit and vegetable exports worth nearly two billion euros last year.
If Britain leaves without a deal, trucks carrying produce from the trading bloc will have to have present customs, sanitary and quality control documents, Spain’s Acting Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, told Reuters.
Spain had done its preparation, he said, by setting up a process to present documents electronically and working alongside France which tested out its ‘smart’ border to speed entry into Britain last month.
“Our exporters want to sell,” the minister said.
However, many producers do not have these documents and processes in place, exporters and producers say.
Many do not want to invest in software needed to present the documents electronically in case the no-deal scenario does not happen, said Jose Maria Pozancos, director of Fepex, the Spanish association of producers and exporters of fruit and vegetables.
Growers say they speak daily to British supermarkets, but are receiving no guidance from them as to what to expect.
The British government has said that in the event of a no-deal Brexit, its priority is to keep goods moving and avoid delays at the border without compromising security.
It has indicated it would minimise checks or simply waive through lorries from EU countries.
“The answer to all these questions is ‘it depends’ because nobody knows what the specifics will be,” said Dave Lewis, chief executive of British supermarket chain Tesco.
Tesco was working closely with producers, Lewis told Reuters.
Sainsbury’s declined to comment on specifics. However, it has repeatedly warned of the consequences of a no-deal Brexit.
“There will be an impact if there is a hard-edged Brexit on suppliers of certain types of short-life fresh foods, not least things like lettuces, citrus fruits, soft fruits and those kind of things which come from southern Europe at this time of year,” Chief Executive Mike Coupe said.
(Reporting By Sonya Dowsett; Additional reporting by James Davey in London, Editing by Angus MacSwan)
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Bontel TV King Specifications, Features, Price and Availability
Bontel has officially announced a new phone called Bontel TV King. Bontel mobile is not a new name to most of us here. The brand is known for their big batteries, and the Bontel TV King is not left out.
I'm sure you'll be thinking why the name - Bontel TV King. Yeah, there's a built-in TV right inside the phone.
Bontel TV King features a small 2.8-inches screen display, Dual SIM slot, no 3G or 4G network. The phone is limited to only 2G network. It doesn't run on any Operating system.
There's also LED flash light, 0.8 MP rear camera, an FM radio to keep you company with the latest news and a built-in terrestrial TV for your viewing pleasure. But come to think of it, watching TV on a small 2.8-inches screen is very bad for the eyes.
Be that as it may, there's a massive 10,000mAh battery capacity that can take you for days without charging. Unfortunately, there's no fast charging technology on this one.
Bontel TV King is built in a rubberised shell that the manufacturer says can make sure the phone survives harsh conditions in outdoor activities.
Bontel TV King Price and Availability
Officially, the phone is priced at NGN9,500, but you can probably get it at a discounted price at about NGN 8,100 on Jumia Nigeria.
Enter your comment...i would have like the phone but the screen size is too small to watch for tv, the battery capacity is ok
I don't think anyone is looking for phone carry tv on top again, every where is for internet
Emmix M 11/5/18
This us a life saver for battery over use customers... Really made it awesome with the built in TV spec
The phone is good due to its powerful battery capacity of 10000mah but all other things apart from its tv and the battery is nothing to write home about...
Korion 13/5/18
I don't think its worth it,
massive battery capacity without fast charge can take ages and very frustrating, and the screen size is nothing to write home about. The phone is not worth it, decides, who sits and watch local channels
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Small Farmers and Organised Retail Chains in India
This study compares farmers selling vegetables to Mother Dairy, an organised retail chain, with those selling to the local mandi in Haryana to find out the drivers and constraints determining their participation in these two types of marketing chains, particularly for the small farmers. The findings suggest the significance of farm size in determining farmers’ participation in organised retail chains. Using Heckman selection–correction model, the study found that though the income of participating farmers increases, the increase depends on farm size, while the Ginni coefficient shows that the inequality in income distribution is more among the participants than the non-participating farmers.
The world over rapid rise of organised retail chains (ORCs)1 has been transforming the agricultural food marketing system progressively (Dries et al 2004).2 However, this transformation in India has been slow, both at the upstream and downstream of the supply chain. The size of the food retail market in India was estimated to be large, where the share of agricultural food retailing is growing faster (GoI 2007; NABARD 2011). On the one hand, ORCs are seen as an effective channel to link farmers with markets, while, on the other, concerns have also been raised about its impacts on the farmers, particularly the smallholders.
One of the concerns is that agribusiness firms deal mostly with relatively large farmers and exclude the smaller ones. The exclusion of the small farmer from relatively liberalised markets and contract farming can lead to more concentrated landownership and displacement of the rural poor (Key and Runsten 1999).3 The benefits distribution within the rural community by new marketing channels like contract farming can have important implications for their economic and social differentiations (Korovkin 1992). This concern is particularly relevant in case of India where, number of small farmers is on the rise and their farm sizes are shrinking,4 which is resulting in decline of marketable surplus capacity. The small and marginal farmer households earn less than what they spend,5 and half of them are indebted, and most of them live in severe poverty (Kumar et al 2011). Although farmers’ participation neither guarantees its benefits nor insures them against its risks, non-participation excludes them from its potential benefits, thus increasing inequalities.
Further, the issues, such as high quality standards, high rejection rate, procurement of few crops, partial procurement of produce, and delay in payments, may affect income of the participating farmers. The counter-view is that higher prices for better quality, low waste, diversification towards high value crops and reduction in marketing cost may improve income of the participating farmers. Besides, inputs and other services by ORCs to farmers can improve their productivity, thus improving their income.
Some of the agriculture produce marketing challenges in Indian agriculture have been listed in government reports, including the inter-ministerial committee of the government of India and the working groups for the Twelfth Five Year Plan. Inadequate provisioning of regulated markets forces farmers to bear disproportionately higher marketing cost.6 Long distance travels and poor logistic support create huge wastage of agricultural produce. Large number of rural markets are still deprived of weighting, measuring, sorting and packaging facilities.7
Moreover, the tax and licencing has increased the transaction cost and put barriers to entry for market agents.8 The undue regulation of markets has also prevented private investment in marketing infrastructure, post-harvest management, grading and packaging. Regulation has also hampered development of alternative marketing channels in India (Patnaik 2011). Overall, the price efficiency in India has also been low, especially in case of the vegetables.9 The agriculture markets in India are also not well integrated, regionally, vertically and temporally (Acharya 2004). Reforms in agriculture marketing in India have been slow.
Since 1950, agriculture and agriculture marketing being a states subject, states have enacted Agricultural Produce Market Committee (APMC) Acts to regulate agriculture markets. Its objective was to protect farmers from the exploitation of intermediaries and traders to ensure better prices and timely payment for their produce. The National Commission on Agriculture, 1976 reviewed the performance of regulations of agriculture markets and found that regulated markets (70% of secondary or terminal markets) have benefitted farmers by preventing trading malpractices, such as unauthorised market charges, falsification of weights and measures. The commission therefore inter alia recommended: (i) establishing a market within a radius of 5 kilometres (km); (ii) bringing unregulated assembly, terminal and even primary markets under regulation; (iii) constitution of a market committee to supervise the market as per rules and regulation; (iv) providing facilities of weighting, grading and storing in each regulated market; and (v) licensing market functionaries, like commission agents and trader. But, over the year regulated markets have failed to yield the desired results. As per the Shankerlal Guru Committee, 2001, the regulated agriculture market has restricted marketing in India. Later on, efforts have been made to reform the APMC Act, in 2003, and also to promote the direct marketing as an alternative marketing structure. Recently, many organised retail chains, both private and public, have started operations. Of these, Mother Dairy, is a government enterprise, working since 1985.
Against this backdrop, this study compares farmers selling vegetables to Mother Dairy, an organised retail chain, with those selling to local mandi in Haryana, to find out the drivers on their participation in the Mother Dairy chain and consequently the impact on their income, particularly for the small farmers. The study provides evidences that may help in policy decisions on providing institutional mechanisms to make the supply chains inclusive. Besides, it contributes in the debate on impact of ORCs on farmers’ income, which may help in policy decisions to devise appropriate institutional framework to restrain the exploitative character of the ORCs. Moreover, the study, unlike many studies in the case of India, uses improved methods to remove the possible selection bias in the sample. The study also discusses the sources of the income impact along with a comparison of income distribution between the farmers participating in the farmers market association (FMA farmers henceforth) and those not participating therein (non-FMA farmers henceforth).
Kumar (2006) observed that private agribusiness firms in Punjab operated contract farming more effectively, with positive outcomes for the farmers irrespective of the farm size, that while the state corporation-led contract farming seems to favour only those farmers with larger farm who do not benefit as much as direct contract farmers. In absence of representative farmer organisations, contract farming has limited regional and local impact in terms of the inclusion of small farmers (Porter and Howard 1997; Key and Runsten 1999).
The participation of the small farmers in the supply chain depends on their relative advantage or disadvantages. Among advantages, a small farmer operating predominantly with family labour can save on the cost of labour supervision, cost of monitoring, screening of hired labour, cost of contract enforcement and cost of negotiation (Key and Runsten 1999). On the other hand, there are disadvantages for small farmers that arise out of their low marketable surplus, low bargaining power and low capacity to invest. Ghezan et al (2002) argued that the factors affecting a small farmer’s access to new marketing channels include low marketable surplus, difficulties in meeting volume, quality and delivery requirements, lack of liquidity to withstand the long payment delays and lack of access to market information.
The small farmer would be interested in contract farming because it facilitates modern inputs, which are normally unavailable or are more expensively obtained through other sources (Porter and Howard 1997). On the other hand, a firm would prefer dealing with large growers to avoid the complexities of dealing with a large number of small farmers (Glover and Kusterer 1990) and by looking at the large farmers’ investment capacity, risk bearing ability and relatively uniform quality of land.
Ghezan et al (2002) found that in Argentina, supply chains dominated by multinational firms producing frozen French fries, tended to favour medium and large potato farmers, excluding the smallholders. High quality standards imposed on the suppliers work as an entry barrier for small growers (Gutman 2002). Deshingkar et al (2003) found that the benefits of government-sponsored schemes in horticulture are reaching the bigger farmers rather than the smaller farmers and landless households. Similar observations about the challenges for the small farmers have been made in Costa Rica by Alvarado and Charmel (2002). It has also been witnessed in Africa that producers faced challenges in meeting the tough quality and safety standards, and the requirements to make investments and adopting new practices (Weatherspoon and Reardon 2003; Faiguenbaum et al 2002).
Meeting high quality standards set by ORCs hampers participation of the small producer. The rise in the fixed cost component of the cost of exchange also works as an entry barrier for the small farmer. The exclusion becomes more pronounced when the credit market is imperfect and the cost of borrowing is high for the small farmers (Page and Slater 2003). But new institutions, for example, fair trade companies and cooperatives are helpful in improving the participation of the small producer (Page and Slater 2003).
Reardon and Swinnen (2004) argue that the rise of ORCs brings opportunities for small farmers because these offer a path into high-quality and high-value markets. Their observation also hints that the transformation in the agricultural food system is inclusive of more small farms than it was expected. The exclusion was expected based on the arguments of transaction costs and requirement conditions. The assistance by processing firms to large and small suppliers is overcoming the obstacles in investing and improving quality because few farms can deliver the required quality, which is forcing the retail chains to integrate vertically to secure a high-quality supply base (Reardon and Swinnen 2004).
Glover (1984) surveys literature on contract farming to examine its bearing on farmers’ welfare, including the issue of participation of the farmer. The study remains inconclusive and argues that in general agribusiness firms prefer large farmers, but most deal with whoever is available, while some look for small farmers. Neven and Reardon (2004) found that supermarkets were not excluding small farmers from supplying to the markets in Kenya in the initial stages of inception. Sutradhar (2014) found that farm size was not a significant entry barrier in the participation in Reliance Fresh retail chain in Rajasthan in 2011. Miyata et al (2009) conducted a survey of 162 farmer households in Shandong province in China during 2005 to study the impact of contract farming on income of small farmers. They found little evidence to support the hypothesis that firms prefer larger farmers over small ones.
Minot (1986) found positive impact of contract farming on income of farmers. Similar observations have also been made by Porter and Howard (1997), in a review of studies conducted on contract farming in Africa. In the Indian context also, a study by Birthal et al (2005) for dairy products found significant improvement in the gross margin of those farmers who participated in ORC. Singh (2002) studied models of contract farming in Punjab and highlighted that despite problems in the models of contract farming, the income of the participants has improved. Studies by the Joseph et al (2008) and Chengappa and Nagraj (2005) provide some leading observations on the impact of ORC on income. In a more rigorous analysis, Sutradhar (2014), found that cauliflower farmers in Rajasthan selling through Reliance Fresh have been able to raise their net revenue per acre significantly, while no such impact was seen for other crops.
The literature on participation of small farmers in ORCs broadly indicates that contracting firms/ORCs prefer to deal with relatively large farmers. However, studies have also indicated that farm size is not a significant barrier in participation. Similarly, there is a broad consensus that income of the farmers participating in the ORCs would improve, however, evidences to support the case for small farmers are not prominent.
A field survey of 398 farmer households—255 linked to Mother Dairy and the rest dependent on local mandi—from 19 villages from Haryana was conducted through structured questionnaire during the summer of 2009 (see Table 1 for details).10 The surveyed districts—Sonipat, Panipat, Karnal and Kurukshetra—are mostly connected to Delhi through National Highway 1 (NH-1), where most of the retail outlets of Mother Dairy are located. The surveyed villages are mostly located around 5 km to 30 km distance from NH-1, and in proximity of a town, having a vegetable mandi within a maximum radius of 20 km. The state, districts, and villages were purposively selected keeping the procurement operation of Mother Dairy into consideration. The farmer households linked to Mother Dairy and the other farmer households were selected randomly from list of farmer households. Mother Dairy was preferred for the study because of its wide network and long-standing and stabilised operations.
A non-FMA village is a nearest located village to FMA village where farmers were supplying vegetables to local mandi. For the selection of the non-FMA farmers, farmers are listed in each non-FMA village recording their basic characteristics and a sample of farmer households was drawn randomly.
Income is defined comprehensively, as net household income (NHI), which includes not only farm business income11 but also subsidiary income or non-farm income.12 Because growing more of contracted crops may result in withdrawal of resources from other crops or non-farm activities, which could result in income forgone. Moreover, it is the overall household income which determines expenditure of household on food, clothing, etc, which determines the level of poverty. Since, the expenditure by a household increases with the household size, thus, to pin down the impact of income on poverty, the per capita income of a household is preferred over per acre or per household income.
The econometrics procedure of estimation includes estimation of PROBIT, ordinary least square (OLS) regression and Heckman selection–correction model. The PROBIT model is estimated to identify the factors determining the participation of farmers in ORC. Thereafter, OLS regression and Heckman selection–correction model estimated to know the impact of participation on income of the farmers. The Heckman selection–correction model is used to know the bias, if any, in the results, as the sample is not random. Besides, to overcome the possibility of bias in impact arising out of some unobservable characteristics of the farmers Heckman selection–correction model is used along with regression. The model is specified as follows:
Yi = Xiβ + μ1i outcome equation ... (1)
Ti = (Ziγ + μ2i>0) participation equation .. (2)
where Y is the outcome (per capita income) and X is a vector of the independent variables, while in participation equation Ti is the binary variable take value 1 if participated and 0
otherwise; while Z includes variables that predict whether or not a farmer would participate in ORC. It may be noted that the Z and X may include common variable, and which are taken identical in some studies (Gronau 1974). The selectivity problem is defined as:
E[Yi | Xi ,Ti = 1] = Xi β +E[μ1i|μ2i > - Ziγ] ... (3)
Expected value of Yi for observations where farmers have participated into Mother Dairy is defined above. The joint distribution of random disturbance term of outcome (μ1i) and participation equation (μ2i) can be written as follows:
μ1i = (σ21/ σ22)* μ2i + υi ... (4)
where σ21 is the covariance of the unobservables of the outcome and participation equations (σ22) is the variance of the unobservable in the participation equation, and υi is assumed to be uncorrelated with the unobservable of participation equation (μ2i). Now since we know the unobservable for outcome equation (μ1i), we can also calculate its expected value which is defined as follow:
E[μ1i | μ2i> - Ziγ] = (σ21/ σ22) E[ (μ2i /σ22) | (μ2i / σ22 )> - Ziγ/ σ22] = (σ21) ф (Ziγ/ σ22)/ σ22Ф (Ziγ/ σ22) ... (5)
where ф(.) is the standard normal density and Ф(.) is its
cumulative distribution function. The selectivity bias is said to occur wherever σ21 is not zero. The presence of this bias in the models arises due to presence of omitted variables into the original model (1), where the quantity is the omitted variables, also called the Inverse Mills Ratio (IMR), which is defined as:
IMR = ф (Ziγ/ σ22)/ Ф (Ziγ/ σ22) ... (6)
The treated equation, or Heckman selection–correction model, is defined as
Yi = Xiβ + [ф (Ziγ/ σ22)/ Ф (Ziγ/ σ22)]σ ... (7)
σ = (σ21/ σ22) which is coefficient of IMR
The estimated coefficients are consistent in Heckman selection–correction model. The Stata software reports lambda, sigma and rho. Rho is correlation coefficient between the unobservable that determines selection equation and the unobservable that determines outcome in outcome equation. Sigma is the adjusted standard error for the outcome equation and lambda is the selection coefficient = sigma * rho. The Average Treatment Effect (ATE) is computed as lambda *average IMR [or exp (ATE) -1)*100 if variable in log form] which is interpreted as how much conditional outcome is shifted up (or down) due to selection or truncated effect. The ATE depends on the statistically significant value of the Chi-square.
The inequality of income distribution is measured using Gini coefficients and Lorenz curve. The value of Gini coeficent ranges between zero and one, where zero shows perfect equality, while one means the most unequal distribution of the variable.
Mother Dairy Fruit & Vegetable is a wholly owned subsidiary of National Dairy Development Board (NDDB). It procures large a number of seasonal fruits and vegetables from thousands of farmers across a number of states in India. In Haryana, fruits and vegetables are procured through farmers’ marketing associations (FMA) at the upstream level of the chain, which are sold through Safal outlets spread across National Capital Region (NCR) at downstream. Mother Dairy has distribution centres at Pallabakhtavarpur and Mangolpuri in NCR, which are main coordinating locations having installed a huge infrastructure for storage, processing and logistic facilities.
Most of the procurement centres in villages are maintained by the FMAs in Haryana. Any farmer who has land (no restriction of size), grows fruits or vegetables and is ready to supply, can become member of the association. The objectives of the association are to enhance productivity of fruits and vegetables by providing modern techniques, machines, access to inputs, information, crop protection and crop production programmes. It organises farmers, takes decisions, monitors their actions, enables procurement operations, builds trust and ensures quality. The association is also responsible for procurement of fresh and quality vegetables from growers and transporting it to Mother Dairy. The member farmer of the association elects one president, whereas the secretary, who oversees all procurement operations and maintains records, is appointed by Mother Dairy. On daily basis, the produce brought by farmers is loaded in a vehicle after quality check, weighing and packaging, and then transported to the distribution centre of Mother Dairy. The final quality check is carried out by Mother Dairy at its distribution centre, and the status about rejected percentage and price assigned to the consignment is conveyed to the farmers usually next day of the procurement. Payments are made through the bank account, and usually take more than a week’s time.
Characteristics of surveyed households: The household characteristics are presented in Table 2 (p 17). There are about six persons in an average household; the difference between fma and non-fma farmers is statistically significantly. Proportion of adult (more than 18 years) members is also significantly larger in non-fma group than fma. Average age of fma farmers’ household head is than less compared to the non-fma group. However, education in both the groups is low and does not differ much. These groups also do not differ in terms of agricultural fixed assets (other than land), ownership of cattle and vehicle. The fma farmers have some advantages in terms of net operated area, leased in land and area under vegetables. The leased-in area seems to be playing a role in increasing operated area for fma farmers. The cropping intensity is significantly higher for non-fma farmers. The use of inputs such as family labour and biochemicals is higher in fma farmers, while machine labour, irrigation is higher in non-fma farmers, the differences are statistically significant. Marketing cost is lower for fma farmers than the compared group. The value of output is higher and statistically significant for the fma farmers. However, their productivity does not differ significantly from non-fma farmers. The area and value share of vegetables is significantly higher in the case of fma farmers than others. Similarly, the net household income and farm business income are higher for fma farmers, and so is the net household per capita income, and these are statistically significant, too. Off-farm income, however, is higher in non-fma farmers.
The above analysis shows that there are some characteristics which are statistically different between the two groups, especially in terms of household size, land profile, etc. These differences in characteristics between fma farmers and non-fma farmers may play a role in determining the participation.Probit model is estimated to find out the factor determining the participation.
Econometric analysis of participation: The participation of small farmer in ORCs has been a big challenge. This section using PROBIT model examines the questions: what are the factors determining participation of the farmers in ORC; and does the farm size work as a barrier for entry in Mother Dairy? The dependent variables include household characteristics such as family size, age and education of household head, proportion of adults in family, proportion of leased-in area, farm size and a dummy for vehicles.13 The results of PROBIT model are presented in Table 3.
The explanatory power of the PROBIT model is low but statistically significant. Result shows that the farm size is one of the strong predictors of participation in ORCs, which means farmers with large farm size are preferred by the ORCs. Although owning a large plot of land is not a condition for participation in the FMA, the dominance of large farmers in the associations might have played a role in their selection. Further, leasing-in relatively larger percentage of area is another important predictor of participation in the ORCs. Probably because these farmers diversify more towards vegetables in order to maximise their profits, thus improving their chances of participating in the ORCs. Besides, availability of labour, as reflected in terms of household size and proportion of adult members, tend to decrease probability of participation. Probably low opportunity cost of a member in larger family may enable to depute a member to market the produce to local mandi.
Younger household heads are more receptive to change, as also reflected in the results, where relatively younger heads are more likely to participate in the ORCs. Low education of household head seems to have no significant impact on participation decision. Owning a vehicle reduces the chances of a farmer to participate, because its use can enable farmers to deal with higher transportation cost and enable farmers to access information about the local market, however, it is not found statistically significant. The above analyses show that labour availability, young household heads, contract in land market and size of operation have played play a crucial role in participation of farmers in the ORCs. This also indicates the possibility of selection bias in the sample.
Determinants of income: Table 2 records that an FMA farmer earns significantly higher per capita income than a non-FMA farmer, and most of their income is contributed by crop income. Within FMA farmers’ crop income, about 42% is contributed by vegetables. During the survey, farmers reported that about 60% of their vegetable produce is supplied to Mother Dairy. In view of presence of selection bias in the data, Heckman sample correction model results, as in Table 5, have also been presented along with OLS regression results (Table 4). As per Heckman’s model, the value of “Rho” is estimated at 0.88, which is high but not statistically significant, and indicates the absence of selection bias in the sample.
The coefficient of dummy FMA is found positive and statistically significant, which suggests that participation of a farmer contributes `1,094 in per capita income of household for every additional acres of land. The comparable value of the coefficient in treatment regression estimates is `1,520. For additional one acre, the income increases by 3%–4% for FMA-farmers compared to non-FMA farmers.
The impact on income is translated through price and non-price channels. The price channels include price efficiency and marketing cost. Among non-price channels, crop diversification, farm productivity and profitability are the prominent ones. The net farmer prices14 between Mother Dairy and local market are compared and found that Mother Dairy paid higher net price to farmers for selected vegetables than the local markets. Along with the price, Mother Dairy also saves marketing cost15 for the farmers. The farm productivity16 is higher for the FMA farmers than the other group. The diversification of FMA farmers, too, is double than the other group and the difference is statistically significant (Table 2).17
Inequality in income and land distribution: Key and Runsten (1999) and Korovkin (1992) indicated implication of exclusion of small farmers from new marketing channels inter alia on
inequalities. The skewed participation in the ORCs may accentuate income inequalities. The Gini coeficient is calculated for land and income distribution for FMA and non-FMA farmers saparately and for all sample hosueholds (Table 6). The result shows that the land is relatively unequally distributed among FMA farmers than the non-FMA farmers. Further, the income is also found relatively unequally distributed among the FMA farmers than the other group. This indicates that participation is likely to worsen the income distribution, however, there is a need for rigorous analysis to establish a cause and effect relation. One can also observe the same looking at the Lorenz curves presented in Figures 1, 2 and 3 (p 18).
This study compares farmers selling vegetables to Mother Dairy with those selling to local mandi in Haryana to find out constraints on their participation in the chain and impact on their income, particularly on small farmers’ income. The study also compares the income distribution of the participant and non-participant farmers. The two groups, FMA and non-FMA, differ significantly in terms of characteristics, where FMA has an advantage in land and its utilisation profile, while non-FMA has an advantage in terms of demographic characteristics such as availability of family labour.
The participation of farmers in Mother Dairy is mainly determined by labour availability, age of household head, contract in land market and size of operations. Despite a farmer marketing association at upstream of the Mother Dairy supply chain in Haryana, the participation is determined by the size of operational holdings. This may be because of dominance of large farmers in the association. Apart from this, contract in land market, age and availability of family labour explains participation of farmers in Mother Dairy. Further, their participation contributes `1,094–`1,520 (3%–4% of average income) in per capita income for every additional acres of land. This increase in income is probably on account of better price, diversification towards vegetables and reduced marketing cost. In a preliminary examination, the distribution of the income is found more unequal in the case of the farmer, who participated in Mother Dairy compared to the others. The causes for worsening income distribution may need further examination.
These results have important policy implications. First, the farmers’ association is an important institutional innovation for inclusion of farmers in new marketing channels. Having farmers’ associations in supply chain, Mother Dairy is probably a more inclusive chain than those operating without associations. However, it is equally important that the association ensures equal opportunities to farmers irrespective of their size of operation, and is able to counter the influence of a few. Second, the results support the policy of promotion of direct marketing chains to improve the income of farmers and indicate that schemes like Mother Dairy have the potential to yield benefits if scaled up.
1 An ORC consolidates the whole supply chain from procurement to retailing under a single management.
2 In general, based on socio-economic factors and a degree of advancement in policy reforms, waves of development are visible in northern half of the Central Europe, most of the southern Central Europe, and all of Eastern Europe, including the Russian Federation. See IFPRI (2008) also. Schwentesius and Cruz (2002), examines the case of supply chains procuring fruit and vegetables in Mexico over the decade through contractual arrangements with growers for agro-export and agro industry firms.
3 Shah (2011) raises a question on exclusion of the poor from the chain. See also Cacho (2003).
4 In India, 85% of landholding is either small or marginal categories—marginal (0.01−1 ha), small (1.01−2.00 ha).
5 As reflected in the survey by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) in 2003.
6 The number of regulated markets in India increased to 7,157 in 2010 from 286 in 1950 along with about 21,221 rural primary markets being recorded in the same year. Out of these, 284 regulated markets and 189 rural primary markets were in Haryana. On an average, each market serves 460 sq km area in India compared to 155 sq km in Haryana. However, the density of regulated markets remains highly inadequate compared to 80 sq km (or within 5 km) the norm set by National Commission on Farmers, 1976.
7 As per the Working Group of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, only around 7% of the total quantity sold by farmers is graded before sale. The grading facilities were available only in 1,368 out of about 7,157 regulated markets. The storage capacity was estimated to be only 30% of the required capacity and cold storage was available only for 10% of the fruits and vegetables.
8 As per the Working Group of the Twelfth Five Year Plan, market fee ranging from 0.50% to 2.0%, commission charges vary from 1% to 2.5% in foodgrains and 4% to 8% in fruits and vegetables, other charges, such as, purchase tax, weighing charges of the sale value of the produce. In some states, total charges increased upto 15% which is excessive.
9 Price efficiency in vegetables such as tomato, cauliflower, capsicum and peas in Himachal Pradesh was estimated between 46% and 52% during 1991−92 (Thakur et al 1994). In another study of Karnataka during 1985–86 by Kiresur et al (1989) estimated the farmers’ share between 36% and 51% in tomato and brinjal, while in case of potato and onion, which are relatively durable, the price efficiency ranges between 60% and 67%.
10 The questionnaire recorded the household’s characteristics such as demographic, land, crop, assets, cost and income, and terms and condition of the contract, experience of farmers with Mother Dairy, etc.
11 Farm business income is equal to gross agricultural output minus all paid-out costs. The paid-out costs are costs paid to buy inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides, hired machinery, hired labour, irrigation charges, seeds, etc, net value added is calculated deducting intermediate costs from gross value of output like seeds, fertiliser, pesticides, irrigation and transaction cost. The gross agricultural output includes output from all crops and their by products. By-product income includes stalks, straw, etc, at their market price.
12 Non-farm income computed as income/receipts from animal husbandry, agriculture wage employment, non-agriculture wage employment, salary and pension, other household enterprise income and rent on leased-out land. Animal husbandry income includes income from milk, milk products and poultry. Agriculture wage employment income includes the receipt from wage employment in agriculture. Non-agriculture wage employment income includes wage from non-employment income. Other household income includes income from self-employment. Some of the income sources are monthly such as pension and salary, etc, so to arrive at annual figures these are multiplied
13 Vehicle dummy, a farmer having vehicles such as four-wheeler, three-wheeler, motorcycle, etc, takes value one and zero otherwise. It has also been used in literature as it indicates reduction in transaction cost by facilitating transport of produce to mandi. In this study, the vehicle dummy is included for identifying the model as well as a variable to show impact of vehicle.
14 Mother Dairy price net of marketing cost.
15 Marketing cost includes transportation cost, loading and unloading charges, packaging, commission of agents and taxes. As reflected in Table 2, the marketing cost is significantly lower in FMA farmers compared to non-FMA farmers.
16 The difference in productivity, value of output per acre of net operated area, between FMA and non-FMA is `3,127, which is not statistically significant.
17 Diversification is defined as percentage of area of vegetables in gross cropped area.
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When Will Hastie finally decides to retire from the military and return home to Scotland, he intends to settle down on his family estate and learn to become a farmer.
But back home, the death of his best friend and neighbour, Rae, during World War Two is still strongly felt. In particular, Rae's sister, Patty, has been brooding for the past 10 years over Rae's final latter home from France. When she decides to share the letter with Will, it sends him off to France to discover for himself the circumstances of Rae's death.
And his discovery there changes the lives of all those left behind...
D. E. Stevenson was born in Edinburgh, the daughter, granddaughter and great-granddaughter of civil engineers who designed many Scottish lighthouses. Her father was a first cousin of Robert Louis Stevenson. She was educated privately and travelled widely in France and Italy with her parents. She married a major in the Highland Light Infantry and moved with the regiment from place to place gaining valuable experience of life and people. Her first successful novel, Mrs Tim, was published in 1933.
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How Sama’s New Initiatives Aim To Help Workers In The U.S. And Africa Find Meaningful Work
The nonprofit is expanding, launching a new online curriculum and a beauty line to open new avenues out of poverty.
By Sarah Lawson 6 minute Read
Leila Janah set out to help end world poverty seven years ago by matching low-income workers in impoverished areas with digital work through her nonprofit Samasource.
The Sama Group holding company eventually grew to comprise Samaschool, its training and education arm, and Samahope, a medical crowdfunding platform for impoverished women and children through its system of “impact sourcing”—deliberately matching impoverished people with job opportunities.
Today, Sama Group is unveiling its first-ever online curriculum under Samaschool, which will allow users (including those in the U.S. as well as abroad) to learn computer literacy and other digital skills at their own pace. And next month, Sama will also launch its first in-house product in the form of Laxmi, an all-natural luxury beauty line produced by Sama workers at fair wages. Both of these rollouts come as Janah’s team opened its first Sama-owned work center last week near the Mathare slums in Nairobi, where many of Sama’s workers in that region live.
Bringing products and work centers in house, as well as expanding its training program to the web, have been longtime visions for Janah. But she knew she couldn’t build it right away. Here’s how she managed to pivot Sama toward all of those goals, all while redefining what it means to be a social business.
The Uganda Railway line cuts through the heart of the Kibera neighborhood in Nairobi. Samasource just opened a new “delivery center” where Kenyan workers can work on digital projects.
Iterate When You Can
Janah wasn’t patient, or even particularly deliberate, about moving things forward. “I don’t know what the milestones are because I think that we kind of do things by the seat of our pants, which is changing as we bring in more executive talent into the company,” she told Fast Company.
Creating the right environment for an education arm and in-house business venture took years and more than a few uphill battles, and Janah was often frustrated by the stagnating pace of change inside and outside of Sama.
“Samaschool came out of years and years of wanting to do something in the U.S. to show that the [impact sourcing] model would work, not just in a developing country but also in a developed country,” Janah says. “The thing that the Internet does, is it allows labor to move freely across borders in the way that capital does but traditionally, labor cannot. So the Internet frees workers to be based anywhere and work for employers anywhere.”
In the early days of Sama, which was founded in 2008, sites like TaskRabbit and Care.com that used the Internet to connect people with offline work took off in the U.S. And Janah wanted to teach low-income workers how to take advantage of those marketplaces.
But Janah said she faced some opposition from U.S. entrepreneurs about a year after launching. “The real catalyst was actually from negative feedback that I got on our model from a guy in Ohio, who said that we were ruining America by outsourcing American jobs to Kenya,” Janah said. She learned that her detractor was a recently laid-off worker from an Ohio factory who was enraged after seeing Sama ads on Hulu videos, and his derision made Janah even more determined to help narrow the income gap in America.
“That criticism made me think even more deeply about what we could do locally, and eventually led to me getting funding from the California Endowment to pilot our model in the Bayview district of San Francisco and eventually launching,” she says.
Two years later, in 2011, she had drafted a proposal for what would become Samaschool. But it took another two years to launch a U.S.-based pilot of the program (known as SamaUSA at the time) that included 80 credit hours of boot camp-style 101 courses for learning web-based job skills over 10 weeks.
With today’s launch, Samaschool will offer its first online courses through SkillJar’s software and will allow users from anywhere to work through the approximately 30 hours of curriculum at their own pace. Students who complete the training will receive a certificate that transfers to their LinkedIn profiles.
Samasource’s new work center in Nairobi is seen under construction. It opened on August 21 and is Sama’s first in-house delivery center.
Evangelize On The Inside
It wasn’t just external criticism of Sama’s impact sourcing model that altered Janah’s vision of creating a far-reaching education arm of Sama. She said convincing her own team that impact sourcing really worked was at times an uphill battle, too.
“I had a lot of internal opposition from my board at the time and members of my former management team. So it took a long time to convince everybody that this was a good idea,” she says. “I think in general, people who aren’t themselves entrepreneurs are often more risk averse. And I think you see this dynamic a lot with entrepreneurial people who lead a company, which is that they hire people who complement them. I hired people who are very different from me—people who are very methodical and very organized—because otherwise our company wouldn’t function.”
Janah helped to convince some members of her management and executive teams to support the Samaschool venture by being bullish about getting it funded. Finally in 2013, she met a source at the California Endowment, which was interested in supporting the program, and went for it.
“For me, a lot of these things come up opportunistically. My bigger vision is to show that impact sourcing is a model that can work in many categories of business. And the best way to alleviate poverty is to provide people with dignified work,” Janah says. “I always thought in the back of my head, if I can get this person to give us money to pilot this program, we’re just going to do it. I don’t care who opposes it, but we’ll figure out a way because we’re not going to turn that down.”
A Sama worker in East Africa holds shea nuts that will be used to create beauty products for the new Laxmi beauty line.
Feed The Cause
All of Sama’s new expansions feed its existing parts.
Samaschool’s expansion means even more people around the world will have the skills to take on digital jobs inside Samasource and elsewhere. Whereas Sama used to rely exclusively on partner work centers everywhere from Haiti to Ghana to Pakistan, it now has its first-ever self-owned center in Nairobi to train and host workers.
Laxmi is also a continued part of Sama’s vision to use impact sourcing to directly infuse impoverished regions with economic strength. It’s Janah’s first pivot to producing her own physical product. Laxmi will source its shea butter and other luxury materials from the same places in East Africa that it will source the workers who produce the beauty line, ensuring that some of the riches will return to the area from which they’re derived.
Laxmi will exist as a separate for-profit company part owned by the nonprofit holding company Sama Group. Janah says the Laxmi team just closed a seed round of funding that will likely end up between $2.5 million and $3 million to launch the line. It will launch online in October, but by early next year, the line will likely be sold on the shelves of a major cosmetics retailer.
And just as she did with Samaschool, Janah says she waited until she had the money to hire someone else to run the brand day-to-day and to grow Laxmi independently of Sama. MJ Doctors, Janah’s cofounder, will manage operations.
“The idea was to show that if we can build out a for-profit model for impact sourcing that has higher margins and can generate profit, then some of that profit can be used to offset our costs of running Sama,” Janah says. “And that’s another thing I want to demonstrate: We can build these businesses as social business. They don’t have to be profit maximizing, and we can get investors interested in this new way of thinking about business.”
Sarah Lawson is a special projects editor at Fast Company, where she works on the Innovation Festival and keeps up with all things Most Creative People, Most Innovative Companies, and Innovation By Design.
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Obama announces nominations for two key military positions
Written by David Stegon
Oct 11, 2012 | FEDSCOOP
Photo: Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Defense Department
Changes are coming to the United States’ NATO leadership.
President Obama announced on Wednesday his nominations for two key military positions.
Marine Corps Gen. John R. Allen is being nominated to serve as NATO’s supreme allied commander for Europe. Commander of U.S. European Command and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford is being nominated to succeed Allen as commander of the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.
If confirmed, Allen would succeed Navy Adm. James G. Stavridis, who will retire in the spring after three decades of service. Dunford currently serves as assistant commandant of the Marine Corps.
Both nominations are subject to Senate confirmation.
“Under General Allen’s command, we have made important progress towards our core goal of defeating al-Qaida and ensuring they can never return to a sovereign Afghanistan,” Obama said in a written statement. “Working with our Afghan partners and international civilians, the forces under General Allen’s command have moved forward with a transition to Afghan security forces, who will take the lead for security across the country next year.”
In announcing Dunford’s nomination, the president said the general will assume command of ISAF with “very difficult work” remaining ahead.
“I have full confidence in his extensive experience, strategic leadership and vision,” Obama added. “If confirmed by the Senate, he will lead our forces through key milestones in our effort that will allow us to bring the war to a close responsibly as Afghanistan takes full responsibility for its security.”
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USPS refutes OIG report on ‘ineffective’ cybersecurity
The cover of a USPS OIG audit, which claimed the Postal Service's cybersecurity protections were insufficient. (USPS OIG)
Written by Grayson Ullman
Jul 21, 2015 | FEDSCOOP
The Postal Service attempted Monday to repudiate accusations that its cybersecurity practices are not up to par.
The statement came in response to a report released Friday by the agency’s Office of the Inspector General that painted an unflattering picture of USPS’ precautionary measures prior to the November 2014 cyber intrusion that exposed the personal information of 800,000 current and former employees. Among its findings was that Postal Service leadership “had not emphasized cybersecurity, as evidenced by its undertrained employees, lack of accountability for risk acceptance decisions, ineffective collaboration among cybersecurity teams, and continued operation of unsupported systems.”
Monday’s USPS response, posted on the agency’s website, described the findings as out-of-date.
“While the Postal Service appreciates the intent and role of the USPS OIG in developing its recent audit on cyber security issues, the findings do not reflect the current state of the organization’s capabilities,” the statement read.
The statement also referenced an appendix to the report in which USPS acting Chief Information Security Officer Greg Crabb — who took the job after predecessor Chuck McGann resigned in the wake of the 2014 cyber intrusions — and acting Chief Information Officer Randy Miskanic respond directly to the OIG findings with an extensive collection of case studies they said discredit the audit.
“The management processes, staffing, computing environment protections, training and awareness and other controls have been substantially upgraded based upon the learnings from the 2014 cyber intrusion,” the letter read. “As such … we would encourage the USPS OIG to incorporate the substantial changes in processes and the significant number of activities undertaken in response to the 2014 cyber intrusion.”
Screenshot of the USPS OIG report summary.
The letter went on to outline a “multiple phase cybersecurity improvement strategy” that the Postal Service has initiated over past months to fix the lax cybersecurity culture that led to the breach. The plan, which Crabb and Miskanic describe over seven pages complete with infographics, has four steps: remediation, capability assessments and implementation, reference security architecture, and a final phase for which “planning … will begin in Quarter II of FY2016.”
Although the OIG report acknowledged that USPS had taken measures to improve its stance, its executive summary rebuked the service for failing to be proactive in cybersecurity prior to the breach and claimed that it needed to do more. The “highlights” section of the audit said in no uncertain terms that “sufficient personnel resources were not devoted to cybersecurity functions.” The audit recommended additional steps to the USPS four-phase plan, including “a strategy to embed a strong cybersecurity culture into daily operations and adequately staff and resource cybersecurity operations.”
The 41-page audit outlined a number of specific suggestions, which Crabb and Miskanic addressed in their response. Of the six recommendations, the letter states that “management agrees with the intent” of five, while it will “conduct a study to evaluate” the merits of a sixth.
“We agree with the broad intent of most of the recommendations in the audit and believe that the nature of the threats we face require more flexible and active management processes and modes of response than those identified by the OIG — many of which have already been or are in the process of being implemented,” it read.
In light of the recent OPM hack that compromised the data of 22 million citizens, the audit said organizations cannot be too cautious in bolstering their cybersecurity practices.
“To have effective cybersecurity, organizations need to incorporate multiple layers of prevention, detection, and response while maintaining resilient systems that enable the organization to operate while under attack and rapidly recover essential functions,” it said.
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Spread out across more than 7,500 square miles, you might feel overwhelmed visiting Australia’s largest city, but it’s interesting to note that the city’s central business district, which is home to the majority of Sydney’s tourist attractions, is relatively compact.
The city center itself is highly walkable. However, if you’re seeking public or private transportation throughout the city, this guide can help you navigate your way around with ease so you can maximize your vacation and minimize your stress.
Sydney public transit
Types of transportation: Sydney has a vast network of trains and buses across the city and to surrounding areas like Wollongong, Newcastle and the Blue Mountains. Trams and ferries also service the central business district (CBD) and certain outer suburbs. Expand the sections below for coverage maps.
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Paying for transit: The Opal card is Sydney’s electronic transportation ticket. It can be purchased from train stations as well as select convenience stores and 7-Elevens, and it’s free to obtain with a minimum load amount. The Opal card allows you to ride all forms of public transit (trains, buses, trams and ferries) by pre-loading it with funds. Individual tickets can still be purchased; however, these are priced higher than what you will be charged for using an Opal card. Certain services will not issue on-the-spot paper tickets during peak periods, so the Opal card is a good investment to avoid this potential hassle. You can find more information about the Opal card here.
Best apps for getting around: There is no official app for Sydney Transport; however, is a popular trip planning app that features timetables for both Sydney and Melbourne’s transit systems.
Taxis and Uber
Taxi: Taxis can be hailed off the street or pre-booked for a fee. Watch for taxis with their lights on, as this symbolizes that they are available to hail. Designated taxi pools can be found outside the terminal at the Sydney airport, with fares to the CBD estimated at $35-$42 in addition to an airport toll.
Uber: The ride-sharing service Uber is available throughout Sydney and can be used to get to and from the airport. The Uber website estimates fares from the Sydney airport to the CBD at $26-$29.
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Rental car desks for major services, including Avis, Hertz and Europcar, can be found on the arrivals level at both the domestic and international terminals of the Sydney airport. Redspot is also available in addition to the car rental options above.
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The hospitality industry has been through its ups and downs this year, but that’s not stopping dozens of new hotels and resorts that are preparing to open this winter.
Despite uneven demand and the added expense of Covid-19 preparedness protocols, hoteliers are stepping up to the challenge. Domestic openings are plentiful, but international properties are sprouting up just as quickly as travel bubbles (and corridors between countries) become the talk of potential recovery. Island and resort destinations, in particular, are seeing growth, especially in parts of Asia, Mexico, the Caribbean, and parts of the U.S.
Opening their doors in preparation for a brighter 2021 ahead, these are some of the newest December, January, and February hotel and resort openings around the world.
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The Industrialist Hotel, Pittsburgh, Autograph Collection, opens in February and combines the city’s gritty industrial heritage with the cultural hub it is fast becoming. Its 124 rooms within the 1902-era Arrott building are well-positioned to explore Market Square and the downtown area.
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The Valley Hotel
Homewood, Alabama will get a new Curio Collection by Hilton property when the 129-room The Valley Hotel opens in January. In Columbus, Georgia, Hotel Indigo at Riverfront Place will open in February with 107 rooms and a more upscale design than typically found with the boutique Indigo brand. Sure to be popular, its rooftop bar overlooks the Chattahoochee River.
Hyatt Place Tampa Downtown and Hyatt House Tampa Downtown will open a dual-brand location in Tampa by early February. The hotels will share a swimming pool on the fifth floor deck and a fitness center equipped with Peloton bikes.
A short drive from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports, Hilton Aventura Miami is well-positioned ... [+] for nearby shopping, golf courses, and the beach.
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In January, Hilton Aventura Miami will open with 208 rooms putting guests within close distance to great shopping, golfing, and beaches. It is a short drive from both Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports. The property will feature several dining outlets, including one with a South American-inspired menu, as well as a yoga studio.
There’s a lot to be “happy” about in Miami Beach Beach. Pharrell Williams’ new 266-room Goodtime Hotel (his first) will open in South Beach in January. Cambria Hotel Fort Lauderdale Beach will open in February with a rooftop bar and oceanview pool.
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Once the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottling plant, this historic building is about to get a new lease on life as the Bottleworks Hotel in Indianapolis. On the top two floors, the 139-room hotel, which officially opens in January, features art deco design. It is part of a mixed-use development and neighborhood for the city that will also contain the Garage Food Hall with 20 local culinary vendors and retailers.
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The January opening of the Omni Oklahoma City Hotel is sure to make waves when it opens with 605 rooms and suites. As part of the new Oklahoma City Convention Center and Chesapeake Energy Arena, it is sure to drive business, especially for fans of Omni Select Guest, to the midwestern city.
In Fort Worth, Texas, the 200-room Hotel Drover will open in February at the Stockyards as a member of Marriott’s Autograph Collection.
Thompson San Antonio will open in January with an outdoor pool deck featuring private cabanas and a great view of the city’s skyline.
A traditional guest room at Kinship Landing in Colorado Springs.
Kinship Landing
Downtown Colorado Springs will welcome the new Kinship Landing later this month. Most unique about this hotel is that it features shared hostel-style, bunk rooms in addition to more traditional designer guest rooms and suites. Local restaurateurs will manage the food and beverage adding to the unique atmosphere of this new property opening.
Rand Tower, Minneapolis, A Tribute Portfolio Hotel, opens this month as the 50th property for the Tribute Portfolio brand. The Art Deco hotel features a speakeasy-style lobby bar and a French restaurant, but with subtle flavors of Minnesota.
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Margaritaville Resort Palm Springs will officially open in December as the brand’s first on the west coast. It will feature 398 rooms and Palm Springs’ largest resort spa.
In Desert Hot Springs, Azure Palm Hot Springs Resort & Day Spa Oasis will open in January with 40 rooms and suites surrounded by the San Jacinto Mountains. Its healing mineral spas are sure to be a big draw to this desert escape.
The opening of Pendry West Hollywood is slated for January 2021.
Pendry West Hollywood
Pendry West Hollywood, the third Pendry and the brand’s flagship property, will open in January and feature food and beverage designed by Wolfgang Puck. Also in greater Los Angeles, Hilton Santa Monica will open in February with 286 rooms that are mostly suites just a short walk from the city’s famous pier and waterfront.
In Los Angeles, the Fairmont Century Plaza is ready to reveal a new design in February when it reopens following significant updates; it is new to the Accor family. With 400 rooms and 63 private residences, this hotel is part of a $2.5 billion mixed-use development in the Century City area.
Cambria Hotel Napa Valley will open in late February.
Cambria Hotel Napa Valley will open near the end of February in California’s famous wine country with a poolside bar, grab-and-go marketplace, and modern guest rooms with clever features like Bluetooth mirrors in bathrooms that allow podcast or music streaming.
A 400-room Waldorf-Astoria Monarch Beach Resort & Club opens in January with hillside views of the Pacific Ocean and a 30,000 square foot spa.
El Capitan, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, will open in February in Merced, California
El Capitan, a Joie de Vivre Hotel
Another World of Hyatt-participating property for Hyatt fans will open in Merced, California, in February. El Capitan, a Joie de Vivre Hotel, will have 114 rooms in a historic downtown building with four different dining options.
In Encinitas, California (near San Diego), Alila Marea Beach Resort Encinitas will open at the end of February. The 130-room resort will be the second Alila property to open in the United States; the majority of its resorts are in the Asia-Pacific region. It is sure to be a popular option for World of Hyatt members in 2021.
The first resort-casino built from scratch is opening this month in Las Vegas as the Circa Resort & Casino in downtown Las Vegas. The adults-only hotel will also host the world’s largest sportsbook, Circa Sports, featuring a 78-million-pixel high-definition screen showcasing 19 simultaneous games.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton, opens in Sin City in January.
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, Curio Collection by Hilton
Virgin Hotels Las Vegas, a Curio Collection by Hilton property, will open in January. The 1,500-room casino resort has three accommodation towers, a five-acre “desert pool oasis,” and a dozen food and beverage venues including Nobu and Todd English’s Olives.
The art-themed Gordon Hotel will open in late January in Eugene, Oregon with 82 rooms and an art bar where guests can create their own masterpiece using pencils, watercolor, and clay.
Halfway across the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii will get a new Marriott-branded property when the AC Hotel Maui Wailea opens in February.
The all-inclusive Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas offers private accommodations overlooking the ... [+] Indian Ocean.
Around the world, hotel companies are betting on positive news and a successful vaccine distribution with a large number of new openings.
Anantara Maia Seychelles Villas opens to great fanfare this month on Mahé with 30 pool villas staffed by on-demand villa hosts and overlooking the Indian Ocean from hillside perches. Designed by landscape architect Bill Bensley, the property’s gardens are signature hallmarks of this resort, which features the option for a la carte or all-inclusive rates. Guests can choose between meandering the curated grounds or relaxing in private infinity pools and outdoor showers stocked with Hermes toiletries.
Amani Boutique Hotel in Zanzibar is located on Paje Beach overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Amani Boutique Hotel Zanzibar opens in January as a member of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, which also has a partnership with World of Hyatt. Regional flair is apparent in the dining menu and guest room decor. The property is located on Paje Beach overlooking the Indian Ocean.
Safari goers have a new option in Botswana with Xigera Safari Lodge, which will open in January. The ultimate in social distancing, safaris can be a great first-step trip for those looking for cautious travel ideas.
Johannesburg's voco Rosebank will be the first for the brand in South Africa.
IHG Hotels & Resorts
In February, voco The Bank, Johannesburg, Rosebank, opens with 131 rooms a short walk from the Gautrain station (offering a direct line to O.R. Tambo International Airport) and numerous area restaurants and shops.
Another new design hotel in Johannesburg, The Mighty Fine, is set to open on Feb. 1 in the Strathavon area, not far from Sandton. All rooms will feature fully equipped kitchenettes with SMEG appliances and locally sourced toiletries.
A traditional guest room at Hyatt Regency Cape Town
Hyatt Regency Cape Town
In Cape Town, the new Hyatt Regency Cape Town opens this month in what was once the Hilton. The 137-room hotel is located in the central business district and within walking distance to great dining and shopping.
Private villas overlook the rice paddies and distant bay
Zannier Hotels
In the Phu Yen province of Vietnam, Zannier Hotels Bãi San Hô (meaning bay of corals) features many accommodations with private plunge pools and breathtaking hillside views, all far from the tourist centers for maximum privacy and relaxation.
Four Seasons returns to Bangkok again when it opens its newest hotel this month. Four Seasons Hotel Bangkok at Chao Phraya River features traditional rooms and suites as well as private residences overlooking the city’s bustling waterway and skyline.
The new Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh will be the capital's largest internationally branded hotel when it ... [+] opens in early 2021.
Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh
Hyatt Regency Phnom Penh will open in the first two months of the year in the Cambodian capital. The 247-room hotel will be the first Hyatt Regency property in the country as well as the city’s largest internationally branded hotel in the city.
The 175-room Hotel Resonance Taipei, Tapestry Collection by Hilton, will open in Taiwan this month marking the brand’s debut in the Asia-Pacific region.
The bathhouse at KAI Kirishima in the Kyushu region of Japan.
Hoshino Resorts
Japan has been preparing for plentiful hotel openings in time for the Olympics, and while some may be slightly delayed, they are still opening. Mountainside KAI Kirishima, part of Hoshino Resorts, will open in January in Kagoshima prefecture of Kyushu. This hot spring ryokan in clear view of Mt. Sakurajima offers a contemporary take on the traditional Japanese inn.
The first Ritz-Carlton Reserve opens in Japan this month in Niseko. Higashiyama Niseko Village, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve, has 43 rooms and seven suites at the base of Mount Niseko Annupuri overlooking Mount Yotei. Popular for outdoor mountain activities like skiing, it also features a traditional onsen and full-service spa.
The Legian Sire, Lombok, has 61 one villas and suites.
The Legian Sire, Lombok
In Indonesia, The Legian Sire, Lombok, opens this month as a member of The Leading Hotels of the World. It has 61 suites and villas overlooking the ocean and the Gili Islands.
A guest room at the new JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa.
JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa
Down under, Australia will welcome a new Marriott brand with the opening of JW Marriott Gold Coast Resort & Spa in Queensland this month. The 223-room hotel is a reflagging of the former Surfers Paradise Marriott. Following a $35 million overhaul, it will feature remodeled interior spaces and six food and beverage outlets.
The rooftop pool, bar, and lounge of Hotel Indigo Brisbane.
Hotel Indigo Brisbane
By the end of January, the new Hotel Indigo Brisbane Fortitude Valley will be welcoming guests to its lively neighborhood including proximity to neighboring pubs and the Fortitude Music Hall hosting bands and comedy acts.
Regional art, posters, and design are on display throughout the hotel.
In Adelaide, Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets opens in January with 145 rooms, a rooftop lounge with raw bar, and copper decor throughout the property paying homage to South Australia’s copper mining history.
A rendering of the new Fairmont Windsor Park in the United Kingdom.
Fairmont Windsor Park
In the English countryside near Windsor Great Park and Savill Gardens, Fairmont Windsor Park will open its doors in February. It will have over 200 bedrooms as well as a spa with indoor and outdoor pools, salt room, hammam, and Japanese foot spa overlooking the courtyard and fire pit.
London will see a fourth property for the Locke brand when Kingsland Locke opens in January with 124 studio apartments, plentiful co-working space, and an onsite microbrewery and gin distillery among its many amenities.
Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection, opened this month in Italy.
Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection
Grand Universe Lucca, Autograph Collection, opened this month in a restored, 16th century palazzo in Tuscany. Its 55 rooms and suites put guests in the heart of town overlooking two important piazzas. The hotel will offer pasta and pastry making workshops as well as honey, wine and olive oil tastings and pairings.
Grand Hotel Victoria will open on the shores of Lake Como in February.
On the shores of Lake Como in northern Italy, the Grand Hotel Victoria Concept & Spa will open in February. The 19th century neoclassical villa will feature 81 rooms and suites and be part of Small Luxury Hotels of the World, which participates in World of Hyatt.
The Comwell Copenhagen Portside opens in January taking inspiration from the Danish capital’s historic harbor warehouses. Its 493 rooms, part of the Wyndham Hotels & Resorts group, represent the first hotel to open in the Nordhavn area.
In Madrid, one of the first Tapestry Collection by Hilton hotels in Europe will open by the end of February. Atocha Hotel Madrid is within walking distance of its namesake train station as well as the “Golden Triangle of Art,” known for some of Europe’s most famous art museums.
The lobby of Preferred Hotels' new Palacio Provincial in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Palacio Provincial
In Puerto Rico’s charming Old San Juan district, Palacio Provincial will open in January as a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts and participant in its I Prefer Hotel Rewards program. The building’s history dates back 200 years hosting diplomatic visitors to the island. On top of the 43-room hotel is a rooftop swimming pool overlooking the city.
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is also gaining a new property in the Galeria Plaza San Jeronimo that opens this month in Mexico City. Its rooftop pool and garden plus 151 rooms and suites in a central capital city neighborhood are sure to prove popular with both business and leisure travelers.
The rooftop bar at Aloft Tulum in Mexico
Also in Mexico is the new Aloft Tulum that will open in February. It will be near the city center and a short drive from the Caribbean waterfront.
North of Cancun’s hotel zone, a new Planet Hollywood Beach Resort will open in January with 898 suites and 11 restaurants. The resort will have its signature Hollywood-themed memorabilia on display highlighting 40 “cult classic” movies. An adults-only section of the resort, known as “Adult Scene,” is a first for the brand; it will have its own beachfront, pool area, and specialty restaurants.
Cielo Lodge, along the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica, will open in January featuring six suites with open-air accommodations amid the tree canopy of the Golfito Rainforest.
Canopy by Hilton São Paulo Jardins opens in February as the first Canopy by Hilton property in South America. The 98-room boutique hotel will treat guests to complimentary, local spirits and light fare each day in addition to regionally inspired check-in gifts.
Each villa at Beach Enclave Turks & Caicos has its own infinity-edge swimming pool.
Beach Enclave Turks & Caicos
The Caribbean has a spate of new hotel openings on the horizon. In the Turks and Caicos, Beach Enclave Grace Bay opens in December with ten standalone villas offering Grace Bay beachfront and ocean views. This is the first, new-build project along Grace Bay in a decade. Each features a private infinity-edge pool, full kitchen with villa staff, and ample outdoor spaces including dining areas and showers.
This new, beachfront hotel is located within an 18th century sugar mill
Long Bay Resort
On the British Virgin Islands, Long Bay Resort will be Tortola’s newest hotel when it opens in December. Its location within an 18th century sugar mill adds to the ambiance of this “barefoot chic” property.
Lovango Resort and Beach Club on St. John, part of the U.S. Virgin Islands, is available for reservations now as part of a phased opening. The first section to open will be its beach club, restaurant, three bedroom villa, shopping area, and 14 ocean view home sites with the hotel section following a few weeks later.
Ramsey Qubein
Ramsey is a freelance travel journalist covering the hotel, cruise, and airline industry from every corner of the globe. His work has appeared in numerous consumer and
Ramsey is a freelance travel journalist covering the hotel, cruise, and airline industry from every corner of the globe. His work has appeared in numerous consumer and industry publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Travel+Leisure, Business Traveler, CNBC, NerdWallet.com, AFAR, Robb Report, Readers Digest, BBC Worldwide, USA Today, Frommers, Fodors, Islands, Fortune, Airways, Yahoo, Travel Age West, MSN.com, and AAA magazines. Ramsey regularly flies more than 450,000 miles per year and has traveled to all seven continents, 50 U.S. states, and 166 United Nations countries.
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GOP hopefuls Clash in Cleveland for first debate
The first Presidential Primary Debate was held Thursday in Cleveland. Yes, Cleveland. The city often ridiculed as 'the mistake on the lake'.
So if it's such a mistake...why Cleveland? The answer is in the math.
In 2012, Mitt Romney lost Ohio by just 1 percentage point to President Barack Obama. This time, the GOP isn't fooling around and are heading straight for working class whites who either voted Democratic or didn't vote at all.
Cuyahogoa County's GOP Chairman, Rob Frost, says it's the party of the working class and the middle class. How true is that? Al Appel's a tow truck driver - a working class guy - and he voted for Obama last time.
Remember Joe the Plumber? In 2008, he was everywhere, now Joe the Plumber is Joe the Blogger and he's angry about jobs. So what do they have to do to get his vote? Well, there's not an easy answer.
"They're all the same. Just tell you what you want to hear. Then like professional wrestlers they go have lunch together," Joe said.
Joe and Al have one thing in common: they like the guy who took center stage.
"Trump. He's a business man. Owes nobody nothing. He'll fix this country," Al said. Joe agrees
"Trump. He'll seal the border up and bring America back," Joe said.
That, however, is the problem. Working class white guys might love the Donald's blunt talk on illegal immigrants and bad trade deals but the Republican establishment is worried Trump's too bigoted to win in the general election and too lazy to lead.
Guys like former Ohio Governor George Voinovich. He's, uh, not a fan.
"He's an egomaniac," Voinovich said. "It's easy to talk. But it takes a lot to actually get things done. The better candidates need to talk about the things he's talking about but offer solutions on how to fix them."
So how do they trump, Trump? The field in Ohio has to talk about the things Trump is stumping on. Oh and they have to do it without sounding like Trump or empty suits.
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Reporters: Brexit, a sea of uncertainty for fishermen
Issued on: 19/10/2018 - 16:32 Modified: 15/12/2020 - 11:43
Brexit, a sea of uncertainty for fishermen © FRANCE 24
By: Claire PACCALIN | Alexandra RENARD
Ninety-six percent of British fishermen voted for Brexit, saying they wanted to "get their waters back" and break away from the European Union’s Common Fisheries Policy, which they believe has damaged their industry. But with the Brexit deadline looming closer, British and other European fishermen who rely on the fish-rich seas of the British Isles are none the wiser as to how leaving the EU will affect their livelihoods.
British fishermen blame the EU's quota system, which sets catch limits per species, for preventing them from earning a decent living. They also want to see fewer boats from other EU countries fishing in Britain’s Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ), an area defined by the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea which stretches 200 nautical miles from the coastline. As long as the UK is in the EU, its EEZ is classed as common waters.
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But when it comes to the state of fishing post-Brexit, there are quite a few potential problems to anticipate. Overfishing could emerge if Britain stops adhering to the EU’s quotas, which have helped keep fish resources sustainable. British fishermen currently export 75 percent of their catch, mostly to the EU. If Britain loses free access to its biggest market, its fishermen will have to look elsewhere for buyers. Unfortunately, British consumers are largely uninterested in the cornucopia of species their fishermen catch. Imported cod, salmon and tuna are the most commonly consumed fish in the UK.
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And with or without Brexit, the livelihoods of small-scale British fishermen are unlikely to improve unless the British government deals with the imbalance in quota ownership. Greenpeace UK has revealed that 29 percent of the UK's fishing quota is owned or controlled by just five families on the Sunday Times' Rich List. Will McCallum, head of oceans at Greenpeace UK, says: "Many of these companies were amongst those touting the opportunity to 'take back control' of our waters by leaving the EU. They're taking politicians and regular fishermen for a ride, because they know exactly who's in control. And the same politicians who slammed Europe for breaking Britain’s fishing sector are the ones restricting the majority of fishing quota to this handful of wealthy families. It’s a betrayal of Britain’s fishermen".
As Britain and the EU negotiate a Brexit deal, fishing rights are another sticking point which have so far left fishermen on both sides of the Channel in the dark, unable to plan for their futures.
Scott Wharton, a British fisherman, told FRANCE 24: "We’ve got no problem with foreign fishermen, the Belgians, French, Spanish. They’re trying to support their families, the same as us. It’s the policy-makers who need to put things right".
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Horror Movie Review: Mausoleum (1983)
29/11/2018 25/11/2018 Carl 'The Disc' Fisher 80's, 80's Horror, Bobbie Bresee, Demon, Demonic, horror, Horror Movie, Horror Movie Review, Horror Review, Marjoe Gortner, Mausoleum, Norman Burton, Possession
Idiotic, silly but so entertaining, Mausoleum is cheesy 80’s horror at its finest or its worst depending on your point of view. Its plot is utter nonsense but it embraces the absurd in a tale of demonic possession that is the opposite scale to likes of The Exorcist.
Directed by Michael Dugan, the movie stars Bobbie Bresee, Marjoe Gortner and Norman Burton.
Susan has had a tough childhood as her mother dies when she is ten years old. Racked with grief, she runs away from her Aunt in the cemetery and comes across a mysterious mausoleum. One that should have massive warning signs about going in. It turns out that the crypt holds a demonic force, one that haunts her family but lies dormant until she is an adult.
Which is where the film then jumps too. Susan (Bobbie Bresee) is now a grown woman who is married and very rich. Life is good until the demon inside her awakens and she is unable to control its evil urges. Will the demon take over Susan completely and take her life or will she be able to free herself and her family from its wicked grasp?
A perfect horror movie for a drunken night in with friends, Mausoleum is schlocky horror at its finest and what it lacks in story, it makes up for with its effects. Sure, it’s low budget but the sight of a chest being ripped open by a demonic pair of boobs with teeth is simply fantastic.
That’s the highlight of the gore but it’s not found lacking elsewhere. This is a very violent movie. It is also very sexual as the possessed Susan has no problem with offering her body out. Bobbie Bresee nails this part of her role coming across both sensual and devious. It’s a pity that we don’t get a bit more conflict between her normal self and the demonic self though.
Mausoleum comes to a climax in the most absurd way possible but it is far more fun then you could hope it to be. Is it a good finale? No but this isn’t a good film, it is an entertaining one though and that’s a positive.
Interestingly enough the film was confiscated in the UK as part of the ‘Video Nasty’ panic but was not prosecuted for obscenity.
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Controversial Anonabox Is Back On Indiegogo
11:29 am November 11, 2014 By Roland Hutchinson
Last month a device called Anonabox, which is designed to keep your Internet browsing private was pulled from Kickstarter. The device managed to raise $600,000 in funding in the first week.
Kickstarted cancelled the Anonabox project on their crowd funding site after there were allegations that the device was exactly the same as one being sold online by a Chinese retailer.
Now it looks like the Anonabox project is back, although this time it has been listed on Indiegogo, and since it launched just two days ago, the device has already managed to raise close to $16,000.
The developers of the device talk about the cancelled Kickstarter project in their new Indiegogo campaign, and they say that they have started from scratch with the device, and that the new device will have the following features.
-All new totally custom circuit board avalable nowhere else in the world
-Redesigned outer case and smaller form factor (images of the new case will be posted in the updates!)
-Hardened version of OpenWrt the Open Source Operating system,
-Latest version of Tor software and more secure configuration.
-Automatic updates of Tor software (no need to configure!)
You can find out more information about the Anonabox over at Indiegogo at the link below, we wonder if this new campaign will raise the same $600,000 that the original one did.
Source Indiegogo, The Daily Dot
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ULAANBAATAR CITY TOURS Bogd Khan Winter Palace MuseumGEOTOURISM MONGOLIA2020-01-18T04:39:52+00:00
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Bogd Khan Palace
Ulaanbaatar City Tours, Homestays & City Travel Information – Mongolia
This palace complex was built between 1893 and 1903 for the 8th Bogd Javzandamba within today’s Ulaanbaatar City, the Theocratic Ruler of Mongolia. It served as a temple and Bogd Khan’s winter residence. The 8th Bogd Javzandamba was born in Lhasa in 1869 and was proclaimed the 8th Bogd Javzandamba in 1871. He arrived and was enthroned on the Bogd Gegeen’s throne in Khalkha Mongolia in 1874. From 1911 – 1919, the 8th Bogd Javzandamba was proclaimed the “Sunlit and Eternal” Theocratic King of Mongolia and served as the country’s constitutional monarch from 1921 to 1924, after the People’s Revolution. The Bogd Khan succumbed to illness and passed away at the age of 55 in the fall of 1924.
The palace complex was turned into an Ulaanbaatar Museum in 1926 in accordance with orders from the Central Committee of the People’s Party and the Government. In April 1, 1926, historical, cultural, rare and unique personal effects and belongings of the Bogd Khan were transferred to the museum. Currently the Bogd Khaan Palace Museum comprises of two parts, the 7 “Wisdom and Glorifying” Summer Temples and the Winter Palace.
The Winter Palace is a two-story European design building and the 7 Summer Temples are comprised of the following: The Maharajas Temple, Temple of Thangkas, Temple of Appliqués, Temple of Many Deities, the Library Temple, and the Labrang Temple.
The Makhranzyn Temple was built in 1903, housing four Makhranz god-kings protecting the four continents. These figures are the biggest made using this specific paper manipulation technique.
The Ravsa from its tall ceiling hangs a bell to the left and a drum to the right. The Bogd Khan rang the bells for the gods up above the sky and beat the drum for the gods of the lands and waters.
The Torgon Zurgyn Temple was used by the Bogd Khan for reading. The temple holds silk paintings and layered imaginations of the god of wealth Gongor, god of success Tsambagarav, guardian of buddhism Jamsran, founder of the Yellow Hat Sect Bogd Zonkhov and more made by renowned painters and skilled artisans of the time. Additionally, it contained buddhist scrolls, which were moved to the National library in 1924.
The Uran Zurgyn Temple has soil paintings of the wisdoms of the god Jigjid: “Гэгээний бодол”, “Сайн цагийн мянган бурхан”, Buddha’s biographies “Будда бурханы амьдрал”, “Будда болон найман бодь суварга” and paintings of the god of age Ayush.
Inside the Naidan/Netan Temple 16 monks painted the 8th Bogd Khan’s picture for 3 days for his birthday. You can also find the whip, that was used to make way for the 8th Bogd through crowds of worshippers who wished to get his blessing, a gilded and jeweled shelf, the scarf he used to bless people with, a sandalwood incense tray and gilded sculptures of gods inside. The Burkhany Temple contains gilded sculptures of a 14th century Tibetian Buddhist leader Banchin Bogd and other gods, as well as a portrait of the god Tsogdogmarav.
The Lavrin Temple saw to the 8th Bogd’s prayers. Inside, you will find 21Taras, crafted by the 1st Bogd himself, a portrait of the Green Tara, and a portrayal of who is said to be the previous incarnation of the 1st Bogd, Jibzundarnat.
The Bogd Khan’s Winter Palace is a two story building built in 1903 following designs made by architects from the Russian Empire. The palace now turned museum features artifacts used by the Bogd and his Queen.
The list starts on the second floor with the queen’s attire and accessories made out of rare silks, metals and gems as well as ritual items used by the Bogd are also on display. Those items include a costume with ivory ornaments, his silver tools meant to fight evil and other garbs sewn with gold. The palace also features the Bogd’s seal alongside his throne and regalia.
This exhibition continues into his bedroom with his ebony bed adorn with silks and jewels, a pair of musical chairs gifted by the Russian Tsar as well as other household items turned fancy. Moving downstairs, you will spot some big bowls, used to punish those who came late to the Bogd’s feasts by forcing to drink fermented mare’s milk out of them.
Finally we come across his animal exhibit, started in 1901, featuring taxidermies from all around the world; the Bogd kept parrots, monkeys, donkeys and an elephant, a gift from Mongolian noblemen. You may come across an unusual Ger. It was made using the pelts of 150 leopards, instead of the traditional felts used by nomads.
SPECIALIZED ULAANBAATAR CITY TOURS & EXPERIENCES:
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Legendary Art of Mongolian Archery
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Mongolia’s Famed Horse-head Fiddle
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Learn Mongolia’s Khoomei Throat Singing
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Ancient Elite Art of Calligraphy
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Asia’s Famed Brush Arts
Ulaanbaatar City Tours – Social Empowerment
Ulaanbaatar City Tours, Homestays and Sightseeing Attractions
Ulaanbaatar City is the capital of Mongolia. Geographically, Ulaanbaatar city sits on the banks of River Tuul and in a valley between four mountains. According to the 2016 consensus, Ulaanbaatar City has 9 districts spread over 470,000 acres of land and 1,440,447 people, with 67 percent being under the age of 35.
Ulaanbaatar City originated in 1639 as a ger palace gifted to Zanabazar, when he was proclaimed as the First Bogd Khan. Following the nomadic ways, the city moved throughout the country 28 times before it grew too big to move in 1855 and settled in its current location. In the early days of Ulaanbaatar City’s history, it served as the political and religious center for Mongolia.
By the 19th century, the once palace had turned into a proper city with religion, government, politics and trade with a population of twenty-thousand people. In 1924, the modern foundation of Ulaanbaatar City was divided into 13 districts, 4 of which were revamped into new districts in 1965, 5 were abolished and the youngest district was instated in 1992 when Ulaanbaatar City was declared the capital of Mongolia once again.
ULAANBAATAR CITY TOURS Bogd Khan Winter Palace Museum
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Merck Will Pay $950 Million in Vioxx Settlement
April 13, 2012 Dangerous and Defective Drugs, News, Settlements and VerdictsNewsLeave a commentgaladmin
Merck pharmaceutical company will pay $950 million to settle criminal and civil charges relating to the unapproved promotion of the painkiller Vioxx, as per the U.S. Justice Department.
The Justice Department alleged that Merck promoted the drug for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis prior to approval by the FDA for this condition in 2002. Merck agreed to pay a $321 million criminal fine and plead guilty to one misdemeanor count of illegally introducing a drug into interstate commerce, as stated by the Justice Department in a news release.
Merck also is paying $426 million to the federal government and $202 million to state Medicaid agencies. These payments will settle civil claims that its illegal marketing caused many doctors to prescribe Vioxx and bill the government where they otherwise would not have prescribed the painkiller. Physicians are free to prescribe drugs as they see fit, but pharmaceutical companies are prohibited from marketing any drug for uses except those approved by the FDA as being safe and effective. It is irresponsible of these pharmaceutical companies to ignore FDA rules and regulations that strive to keep the available medicines and treatments safe and effective. It is clear that the federal government no longer tolerates this behavior, and even though this is a multi-billion dollar industry, a $950 Million verdict is not pocket change by any means. Hopefully this will result in changes by these pharmaceutical companies.
In 2007, Merck agreed to pay $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 lawsuits by people who claimed they or a loved one suffered cardiac injury or death following use of Vioxx. Investors are also suing Merck claiming it played down Vioxx risk and danger and cost them billions of dollars in stocks after Vioxx was removed from the market. As of yesterday, Merck shares declined, dropping .97% to $33.81.
It is about time that these pharmaceutical companies are held accountable for their negligence and greed. But how many large settlements will it take for every pharmaceutical company to fall in line?
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Top Pac-12 Week 4 Bets and Lines To Consider Backing
Dave Golokhov
Quick Tips:
Bet Washington State +3.5 over USC with Karamba.
Bet Oregon State over Arizona at +185 with Karamba.
Bet Stanford -2 over Oregon with Karamba.
Bet Arizona State +17.5 over Washington with Karamba.
The Pac-12 is in a mess as far as the College Football Playoff is concerned. The league favorite, Washington, lost to Auburn, which then lost to LSU.
Washington is in a tough spot. USC has lost twice. Every team other than Colorado has lost in the Pac-12’s South Division, which looks very weak. The winner of this Saturday’s Stanford-Oregon game would have a chance to make a run, but that winner would then have to play Washington later in the season.
We will see how Week 4 changes the situation for various teams in the Pac-12, but so far, the start to the season has not been promising. Here’s what college football betting fans should look for:
Washington State at USC
The USC Trojans seem to have a pop-gun offense instead of A-grade firepower. That was highlighted when they were blown out by Texas last week. J.T. Daniels cannot make the creative plays Sam Darnold made in each of the last two seasons.
USC doesn’t have the offensive line or the other players who can compensate for the clear drop-off in quality at the quarterback position. USC took a 14-3 lead over Texas and then allowed 34 straight points. Good teams do not do that.
USC now faces a Washington State team which has not played very difficult opponents in the early part of the season, but has still looked good against the teams it has faced. This is not an easy game to pick, and it figures to be very close one way or the other.
If on the fence, Washington State – getting almost 3.5 points – seems like the smarter play. WSU winning the game outright would hardly be shocking at all, especially since the Texas game was emotionally taxing for USC.
Spread Pick: Washington State (+3.5) with Karamba.
Outright: Washington State (+135) with Karamba.
Arizona at Oregon State
These are two of the worst teams in the Pac-12, but Arizona did not figure to be one of them through a few weeks. This was supposed to be a year in which quarterback Khalil Tate led a powerful Arizona offense, but that simply hasn’t happened.
One of the preseason Heisman Trophy favorites is now not even on the map. Nothing about the Wildcats looks convincing right now.
It is true that Oregon State does not look very good, either. The Beavers made lots of mistakes in a discouraging loss to Nevada, but they were supposed to be bad this season.
If comparing a bad team which was not expected to be bad, and a bad team which was supposed to be bad, one realization which emerges is that the unexpected bad team faces the deeper crisis. Arizona is in worse shape than Oregon State and is playing this game on the road.
Oregon State could be a live dog in this spot.
Spread Pick: Oregon State (+6) with Karamba.
Outright: Oregon State (+185) with Karamba.
Stanford at Oregon
Oregon didn’t play well last week against San Jose State. Were the Ducks looking ahead to this game against Stanford? Very probably so. Yet, teams need good habits to beat Stanford. The Cardinal rarely beat themselves and play with a level of discipline which normally forces opponents to play at a high level to win.
However, the Ducks probably don’t have that discipline. Moreover, the Cardinal actually play well on the road. They are 6-1 SU in their last seven as a road favorite. They’re also 10-5 SU and 9-5-1 ATS in their last 15 as a road dog of three points or less.
Spread Pick: Stanford (-2) with Karamba.
Outright: Stanford (-140) with Karamba.
Arizona State at Washington
Arizona State was riding high after beating Michigan State, but San Diego State dominated the Sun Devils in the trenches during the fourth quarter this past Saturday night. It’s impressive that Arizona State only lost by seven points considering they allowed 341 rushing yards in that contest.
It seems like this could be a spot where they come back down to Earth – again – but the spread seems way too high. Washington’s offense was subpar against Utah.
Quarterback Jake Browning made several bad mistakes, going just 14-of-24 for 155 yards, a touchdown and an interception. It doesn’t help that his offensive line has been beset by injuries which should limit the Huskies’ effectiveness.
Washington should be able to smother Arizona State’s offense and win the game, but the Huskies won’t score enough to cover.
Spread Pick: Arizona State (+17) with Karamba.
Outright: Washington (-1075) with Karamba.
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Book: Shrink’s Biggest Enemy was Shrink
Mar/07/2011
A major theme in the upcoming book about deceased portal operator Ken "The Shrink" Weitzner likely will be self-destruction, Gambling911.com can reveal in another exclusive about the controversial project!
Weitzner owned and ran betting-themed portals The Prescription (www.rx.com) and later Eye on Gambling (www.eog.com), making millions of dollars off them but blowing an equal amount of money on bad bets and bad investments before killing himself last April. Gambling911.com broke the news last week that Weitzner's stepson, Jerry Donahue, is writing a tell-all book about his late stepfather's controversial life.
Possible themes of the book are beginning to emerge.
One of them likely will be self-destruction--the notion that "The Shrink's" problems were brought on by himself.
When Weitzner was involved in a libel lawsuit with an offshore sportsbook operator in 1998, the case was taking place in a Virginia courtroom, but local media was ignoring it.
Weitzner saw an opportunity to gain publicity for himself so he called the local newspaper, the Virginian-Pilot, and asked them to send a reporter to cover the trial.
The newspaper did, and Weitzner--at first--was overjoyed.
But things soon started turning sour for Weitzner at the trial, as dirt on him uncovered by the other side's private investigators was offered in court as evidence of Weitzner's character, and the very unflattering evidence was duly reported in the newspaper's trial coverage.
Just days after calling the newspaper and begging for coverage, "The Shrink's" reputation was getting shredded in the paper and he was lamenting that he ever called them.
In an e-mail exchange with Donahue about the book, Gambling911.com reminded him of that story and noted that the incident was a microcosm of "The Shrink's" life--he brought on his own problems.
"I can't argue with your last statement," Donahue noted, suggesting that will be a major theme in the tome.
The theme of self-destruction is nothing new in literature--the concept has been around for centuries.
When Brutus complains about his problems in Shakespeare's "Julius Caesar"--written 400 years ago--Cassius scolds him, saying: "The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars but in ourselves."
More recently--in 1971--Pogo, lead character in the newspaper comic strip "Pogo," summed up his philosophy of life with the now-immortal words, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
Accompanying the theme of self-destruction in literature is often the eventual theme of redemption--protagonist suffers setback(s) but is able to recover and turn his life around.
Unfortunately for Weitzner--and Donahue--"The Shrink" never got the opportunity for a Second Act.
By Tom Somach
Gambling911.com Staff Writer
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Michigan voters: 1 million absentee ballots not yet returned as Election Day nears
Dave Boucher
DETROIT – With only 7 days left in this election, approximately 1 Michigan million voters who have requested absentee ballots have yet to successfully return them.
That doesn't mean these voters won't return them. There's still plenty of time to fill out and cast an absentee ballot.
But if you're someone with a completed absentee ballot in hand, the office of Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson is encouraging you to take that ballot directly to your clerk or put it in the appropriate drop box.
The office is recommending avoiding the mail — in Michigan, only those ballots received by 8 p.m. on Election Day will be counted.
"It's too close, and there's no reason to have that uncertainty over them," said Benson spokesman Jake Rollow.
More:Early voting in Michigan: Answering your most frequently asked questions
More:The Michiganders' guide to voting in the 2020 election
As of Tuesday, more than 3.1 million Michigan voters have requested absentee ballots. About 2.1 million have returned them, Rollow said.
This year, Benson expects possibly two-thirds of all votes to be cast using absentee ballots. With voter turnout expected to be above 5 million people, that means approximately 2 million people may head to the polls on Nov. 3.
“Citizens who already have an absentee ballot should sign the back of the envelope and hand-deliver it to their city or township clerk’s office or ballot drop box as soon as possible. Voters who haven’t yet received their ballot should go to their clerk’s office to request it in person. They can fill it out, sign the envelope and submit it all in one trip," Benson said in a news release.
Voters who requested an absentee ballot may still vote in person, as long as they follow the correct procedure, Rollow said. That requires notifying your clerk you do not intend to cast your absentee ballot, or bringing your non-completed ballot with you to your precinct and surrendering it on Election Day.
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More:Michigan voters: Avoid these 3 mistakes to make sure your ballot counts
There is still time to request an absentee ballot, but you'll need to act quickly.. You must apply for that absentee ballot in person.
If you choose to cast an absentee ballot, make sure you sign the outside of the envelope. If you have an absentee ballot and you are trying to return it on Election Day, do not take the ballot to your polling place. Take it directly to your local clerk.
Other tips for voters weighing their options:
If I've voted already, can I change my vote?
Yep! You'll need to spoil your ballot. The process involves going to your clerk's office and providing a written declaration that you want to essentially void the absentee ballot you already cast.
Once you've done this, you can request and cast a new absentee ballot, or vote in person on Election Day.
If you want to do this, get it done sooner rather than later. You can't spoil a ballot on Election Day if the clerk has already received it.
What if I still have my absentee ballot, I haven't filled it out, and I want to vote in person on Election Day?
You're still in luck. Rollow suggests bringing that ballot with you to the polls. You'll surrender that ballot at the precinct, then cast your ballot in person.
You can always take your incomplete (or completed!) ballot back to the clerk's office ahead of Nov. 3 as well.
I've requested an absentee ballot but it hasn't arrived yet. Now what?
It never hurts to call your clerk. If you just applied yesterday or the day before, Rollow says you can still wait a day or two. But if you applied last week or earlier and still do not have your ballot, call your clerk or go to the office.
Either way, whenever you get your ballot, take it back to your clerk's office in person! Avoid putting it in the mail.
I've mailed my absentee ballot. Has the clerk received it?
Check michigan.gov/vote or call your clerk.
If the website or clerk says your ballot is not yet received, be prepared to vote in person on Election Day.
Even if you sent in an absentee ballot, you can go to your precinct on Election Day. Your clerk will know you've already requested an absentee ballot. The precinct worker should either tell you the clerk has received your absentee ballot, or issue you a provisional ballot. Only one vote will count.
I want to vote in person on Election Day. What should I know?
Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. If you are in line at a polling place before 8 p.m. but not at a voting booth by the time polls officially close, stay in line! You're allowed to vote as long as you are in line by 8 p.m.
Bring a form of photo identification. If you don't have one though, you're still allowed to vote. You'll just need to sign an affidavit affirming your identity.
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Contact Dave Boucher at dboucher@freepress.com or 313-938-4591. Follow him on Twitter @Dave_Boucher1.
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PayCargo extends to air, trucking, and rail
Atlanta, Ga.’s PayCargo LLC, a provider of electronic invoicing and settlement solutions, said it will extend its existing commercial payment solution with electronic invoice presentment and payment (EIPP) tools for air, trucking, and rail shipping industries.
Launched in 2009, PayCargo’s service was originally aimed at ocean shippers with business-to-business payment offerings and tools to automate payment processes. The company offers funding options, dispute resolution, integration with multiple systems, email alerts, and various reporting options. PayCargo promotes its service with offers for advanced funding of receivables and shippers to qualify for additional payment terms on their payables
“The transportation industry has successfully automated most areas of business operations, but little has been done in the way of automating payments,” said Chris Courts, CEO of PayCargo. “Our standardized payments solution can now be used to bill or receive payments from any company in the supply chain.”
PayCargo’s payment services includes its established ocean tools as well as new specific tools for each additional mode of transportation, allowing it to present a single supply chain solution for settling accounts. It is anticipated that air, trucking and rail tools will be commercially available in the second quarter of 2012.
PayCargo is a division of First Data, which develops systems for electronic commerce and payment processing and recording their related data.
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Cyberpunk 2077: How To Complete it Without Finishing The Main Quest
By Gemma Le Conte
The quest system is Cyberpunk 2077 seems a lot deeper than originally expected.
Cyberpunk 2077 launches on November 17, and it's undoubtedly the most anticipated game still to come in 2020.
Apparently, it’s possible to actually complete Cyberpunk 2077 without fully completing the main plot.
Here's what we know and what Pawel Sasko had to say.
Finish Cyberpunk 2077 Without Completing Main Quest
It seems that you'll be able to complete Cyberpunk 2077 without finishing the main storyline.
Polish site Spider's Web conducted an interview with lead quest designer Pawel Sasko where he confirmed it's possible to complete the game without finishing the main quest.
“We built the Cyberpunk structure based on the conclusions we drew from The Witcher 3,” Sasko stated. “The Witcher had the main stem of history and side threads departing from it, and this was our main structure, which we call the ear.”
“So in Cyberpunk’s structure we have this wheat spike, which serves as its center, the main storyline with different subplots surrounding it, which can be triggered in various ways,” he continued.
“Those subplots allow us to do something that we have never done before – they change the main plot of the game and they are doing that in such a way that you may not even finish the main plot, but still finish the game and get a completely different epilogue than the player with a different lifepath who made different choices, met different characters and formed relationships with them.”
Pawel revealed that the story will differ depending on the life-path you choose at the start of the game.
“You may have noticed that depending on which history of origin you chose, Jackie’s story changed, this is one example of the fact that depending on the chosen path of origin – as a character you were born in a different place, you have a different story, and therefore both Jackie’s story and your relationship with him was different."
Sasko said that it's a bit of a butterfly effect, that your choices at the begging can dramatically impact the world you live in and how it looks.
As well as this some quests and whether they are available will be dependant on the choices you make in your life.
Overall it seems the game is moulded around the decisions you make at the begging so do some digging and figure out what you want to do!
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Glasgow Airport – emergency crews race to incident
Police and five fire crews were called to the airport at around 9pm last night
Julie Dunnett
Emergency services rushed to Glasgow Airport last night amid an ‘ongoing incident’.
Police and five fire crews were called to the airport at around 9pm on Wednesday evening.
Photos shared to social media show emergency service staff in the check in area of the building, reports the Daily Record.
A mystery substance is understood to have been spotted on a piece of luggage.
The fire service were then called in to test the substance and the baggage was contained within a cordon.
Trains disrupted due to rail signalling fault in Bishopton
The owner of the bag was the one who reported the substance.
A spokesperson for Glasgow Airport confirmed at 11.30pm that the incident had been stood down and they are now fully operational.
(Image: Reach)
They said: “At approximately 9.30pm this evening, Scottish Fire and Rescue representatives were called to the airport in response to concerns raised over a substance found on a piece of inbound luggage.
"Tests were conducted to determine the content of the substance and the main check-in hall was cordoned off as is standard procedure. The incident has now been stood down and the airport is fully operational.”
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A spokesperson for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service said: “We were requested at 8.57pm on Wednesday, November 27 to assist emergency service colleagues at Glasgow Airport.
“Operations Control mobilised five appliances and a number of specialists resources were sent to the scene.
“Crews are still in attendance.”
Police Scotland have been approached for comment.
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Timeline: The life of Jarrod Lyle
1981 - Born on Aug. 21 in Shepparton, Victoria, Australia.
1987 - Introduced to golf at age 6 when he caddied for his father.
1998 - At age 17 is diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia. Is confined to his bed for nine months while undergoing chemotherapy treatments.
2004 - Turns professional.
2006 - Finishes 18th on the Nationwide Tour money list and earns his PGA Tour card for 2007.
2007 - Finishes 164th on the money list and loses his card.
2008 - Back on the Nationwide Tour, wins twice (Mexican Open and Knoxville Open) and finished fourth on money list. Gets his PGA Tour card back.
2010 - Finishes fith in Q-School to earn his PGA Tour card for 2011.
2011 - Makes a hole-in-one at the Waste Management Phoenix Open on the par-3 16th 'Stadium Hole' winning $25,000 for a charity of his choice.
2011 - Marries his longtime partner, Briony Harper, in December. They have two daughters.
2011 - Has to return to Q-School, but again wins back his PGA Tour card.
2012 - Has his best finish in a PGA Tour event in February, tying for fourth place in the Northern Trust Open.
2012 - The next week, in Mayakoba Golf Classic, is bitten by an insect. Tests result in a diagnosis of recurrence of leukemia.
2013 - Makes his comeback in Taliker Masters.
2014 - Plays his first PGA Tour-sanctioned round in 29 months at Web.com Tour's Midwest Classic. Finishes T-11.
2014 - Makes his first PGA Tour start since 2012 after Monday qualifying for Frys.com Open in October. Makes cut and finishes T-31.
2017 - Leukemia returns in July.
2018 - His body no longer able to fight the cancer, opts for palliative care.
Aug. 8, 2018 - Passes away at age 36.
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BY Golf Channel Digital — February 02, 2019
Phoenix Open officials and PGA Tour pros paid tribute to Jarrod Lyle on Saturday at TPC Scottsdale, remembering his 2011 hole-in-one at 16.
Cut Line: Patrick Reed it and weep
BY Rex Hoggard — October 05, 2018
In this 2018-19(!) edition of Cut Line, we revisit the good, the bad and the ugly from last week’s Ryder Cup and lament the lack of of an offseason.
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La Scala’s Raymonda “is a true banquet: pomp, circumstance, and an entire world on stage”, says the Financial Times
31 October 2011 by gramilano 1 Comment
The Financial Times visited Milan’s historic theatre to witness Sergei Vikharev’s reconstruction of Raymonda – a production which is sending ripples of interest and excitement around the ballet community.
This blog alone, and its associated YouTube channel, has received thousands of extra visits to read about Raymonda, pushing the associated posts to the top of the most viewed list. The countries most interested seem to be America, Russia, Britain and, of course, Italy.
During August when the Mariinsky Ballet was visiting at the Royal Opera House in London, The Financial Times awarded many 4 and 5-star reviews during the three week run. But this is unusual, and they are handed out with caution. With Raymonda, La Scala got a 5-star review and some glowing words for a company which has often puzzled visiting critics in recent years.
Raymonda is not an easy ballet to stage. With its big cast, difficult ballerina role and slight storyline, it has often been overlooked or changed beyond recognition, but Vikharev, who has reconstructed 19th-century ballets for companies round the world, has restored features long dropped from international productions. One of his great strengths is that he has complete faith in Petipa: the story is told as it was originally written, with extensive mime, and as a result everything finally makes sense. The White Lady, a non-dancing role, presides over Raymonda’s castle again, and the love story, so forgettable in most versions, benefits from the scale and unhurried rhythm of Acts I and II.
It is the calmness of the storytelling which gives the audience time to enter this fantasy world. Musical cuts can reduce the length of a piece by the clock, but not necessarily in the head. This is not a ballet for the stressed businessman who arrives a minute before the lights dim after having battled with Milanese traffic. The ideal spectator is one who has set apart the evening for the ballet, has maybe read a little of its history beforehand, and doesn’t have to catch the last train home: it’s a long evening at over three hours. Then it is possible to appreciate “the original painted sets and hundreds of reproduced costumes”. In fact “the production is a true banquet: pomp, circumstance, and an entire world on stage to absorb over the course of an evening.”
The FT’s critic Laura Cappelle continues,
For La Scala Ballet, a company that has lacked a clear identity in recent years, this Raymonda is also a strong statement. The numbers involved are unheard of in modern ballet productions: dozens and dozens of dancers and children from La Scala Academy, all impeccably coached, flood the stage as knights, celestial maidens, cherubs or Saracens. With them Raymonda’s court is alive again, and the crisp soloist variations and committed character dancing prove the dancers are ready for more challenges.
The company and its soloists come out well from this venture and, as it has already been sold around the world, this Raymonda should become a vital calling card for the La Scala ballet. It is a testimonial to the important work being carried out by Makhar Vaziev who, for thirteen years, was at the helm of the Mariinsky Ballet. Now he is striving to bring the same rigorousity to the Italian company which proved so successful at home in Russia. Buona fortuna!
Photo: Olesya Novikova and Friedemann Vogel in Raymonda, Teatro alla Scala – Marco Brescia/Rudy Armisano
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Experts share their go-to products for getting rid of flakes.
By Anthea Levi and Amina Lake Abdelrahman
From the telltale itchy scalp to white flakes on your dark sweater, there's no doubt about it—dandruff is a pain. The good news: Over-the-counter shampoos can help remedy the chronic skin condition, which affects nearly 50% of people worldwide.
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Because there are so many variations of dandruff shampoos on the market, it can be hard to tell the difference between them all. That’s why we reached out to experts to find out exactly what to look for when shopping for dandruff shampoos, along with their recommendations on which ones are actually worth buying.
These are the 12 best dandruff shampoos to buy online, according to dermatologists:
Best Overall: Head & Shoulders Classic Clean Dandruff Shampoo
Best Rated: Nizoral A-D Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Best Value: Dove DermaCare Scalp Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Best With Coal Tar: Neutrogena T/Gel Therapeutic Shampoo
Best Cooling Sensation: Selsun Blue Medicated Maximum Strength Dandruff Shampoo
Best for Scalp Buildup: Neutrogena T/SAL Therapeutic Shampoo With Salicylic Acid
Best for Curly Hair: Head & Shoulders Royal Oils Moisture Boost Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Best High-End: Oribe Serene Scalp Anti-Dandruff Shampoo
Best for Color-Treated Hair: L'Oreal Paris EverFresh Anti-Dandruff Sulfate-Free Shampoo
Best With Tea Tree Oil: Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Special Shampoo
Best for Scalp Acne: DHS Zinc Shampoo
Best for Thin Hair: Nioxin Scalp Recovery Anti-Dandruff Medicating Cleanser Shampoo
When shopping for dandruff shampoos, one of the most important factors to consider is what ingredients it uses, because that’s what makes it effective. “The active ingredients in dandruff shampoos work to manage and reduce flakiness, dryness, and itchiness of the scalp,” says Shari Sperling, DO, a board-certified dermatologist at Sperling Dermatology.
Some of the most common ones include pyrithione zinc, salicylic acid, ketoconazole, and coal tar. But since dandruff has many causes—dry skin, sensitivity to hair products, and a yeast-like fungus are common culprits—you may need to experiment with a few different products to find the formula that works best for you.
From affordable formulas under $5 to options specially designed for curly hair, keep reading to learn more about the best dandruff shampoos that dermatologists recommend for a smooth, flake-free scalp in no time.
Of all the dandruff shampoos recommended by the dermatologists we tapped, Head & Shoulders was the most popular pick. While the brand makes dandruff shampoos in plenty of varieties, this simple, no-frills option is a great place to start. It contains pyrithione zinc, which has been found to help kill fungus and bacteria on the scalp, says Debra Jaliman, MD, board-certified dermatologist and author of Skin Rules: Trade Secrets from a Top New York Dermatologist. She recommends using the anti-dandruff shampoo daily at first to combat flakes, then gradually re-introducing your regular shampoo when symptoms subside.
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Another highly recommended option is Nizoral A-D, which also happens to be the best-rated dandruff shampoo on Amazon with an average of 4.5 stars from over 15,000 reviews. Even shoppers who say they’ve tried practically every dandruff remedy insist they’re able to confidently wear black clothes again after using Nizoral. “This powerful shampoo is formulated with ketoconazole 1%, which is an effective ingredient in treating dandruff,” says Dr. Sperling. It helps specifically target fungus, but you don’t need to use this one daily—she says that once or twice a week is enough.
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At just $4 a bottle, Dove DermaCare is the best affordable dandruff shampoo you can buy. Thanks to the pyrithione zinc in its formula, which Dr. Jaliman says “adds anti-microbial properties,” the shampoo is an inexpensive way to treat dandruff. Shoppers especially love that it has a fresh coconut-lime scent (one describes it as “heavenly”) and that it leaves their hair feeling silky smooth.
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Dr. Jaliman also likes Neutrogena's T/Gel Shampoo, which contains flake-fighting coal tar, which is known for helping slow down shedding of dry skin cells and reducing the appearance of white flakes. One thing to note: Coal tar may darken light hair, so skip this one if you have blonde or light gray hair. Even though some customers say the smell is pretty strong, it’s worth it to get rid of dandruff. One wrote: “After two uses and less than a week, my psoriasis-covered scalp has almost completely disappeared. The red sores are almost gone, and I have no flakes or dandruff anymore.”
Unlike some of the others on this list, this maximum-strength dandruff shampoo uses the antifungal selenium sulfide as its anti-dandruff ingredient. It also contains cooling menthol, and cosmetic dermatologist Michele Greene says that those two ingredients “work synergistically to relieve scalp irritation and soothe itching and discomfort.” But if you find that your hair is on the drier side, you can also opt for this moisturizing version with aloe.
Unlike the brand’s other version that uses coal tar, this Neutrogena dandruff shampoo uses salicylic acid. The powerful liquid exfoliator is “an effective ingredient for clearing buildup on the scalp,” according to Dr. Sperling. And Amazon customers agree: “This is the only stuff that reliably keeps me itch- and flake-free, without drying the ever-loving heck out of my hair,” wrote one person.
This moisturizing anti-dandruff line by Head & Shoulders was specially designed by Black scientists to work well on curly and coily hair. The formula contains hydrating coconut oil to make sure your natural hair stays moisturized. “I have very curly hair and also have pretty significant dandruff,” said a reviewer. “It was always hard for me to decide whether to cater to my curls or promote a healthy scalp. This is what I've been waiting for. My hair is hydrated and my scalp is flake-free.”
Even though it’s pricier than most options on this list, Oribe’s anti-dandruff shampoo is worth the splurge. Shoppers say it smells amazing and keeps their hair in “shampoo-commercial condition.” The derm-approved salicylic acid gets rid of dry flakes, while the fruit and sugarcane extracts soothe and hydrate your scalp. “I have insanely thick, coarse hair that gets icky dandruff build-up just by looking at it weird,” wrote one person. “This shampoo has helped so much and I can finally wear a black shirt without worrying about a snowstorm on my shoulders.”
L'Oreal has an entire line dedicated to sulfate-free hair products, including this dandruff shampoo that won’t sacrifice your color. It’s designed to be safe for color-treated hair, so it won’t strip away dye or cause your color to fade. And since it contains 1% pyrithione zinc, it’s an effective yet gentle way to target the itchiness and flakes.
Whether you have sensitive skin or just want to take a more natural approach to control your dandruff, this Paul Mitchell tea tree shampoo is worth a shot. “If you have an inflamed scalp and want a gentle shampoo, try one with tea tree oil,” says Dr. Jaliman. “It has antifungal properties and can help prevent dandruff.” Customers say it really does take away the itch, and they love how fresh and clean their scalps feel after washing their hair with it.
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DHS dandruff shampoos come in a few varieties that contain different active ingredients, but this one in particular uses zinc. “This is great for patients with active flaking in the scalp,” explains Melanie Palm, MD, a board-certified dermatologist at Art of Skin MD and associate clinical professor at UCSD. “It is also helpful for many adult patients that suffer from occasional breakouts of the scalp or folliculitis as this beta hydroxy acid has anti-acne properties and is capable of penetrating the hair follicle.”
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Nioxin is known for its products designed for thinning hair, but the brand also makes scalp treatments to help with dandruff. In addition to the pyrithione zinc as its active ingredient, Dr. Jaliman loves that Nioxin’s dandruff shampoo has green tea in it, which she says is “a powerful antioxidant [that] soothes the scalp and helps with inflammation.”
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Ogdand History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestors of the name Ogdand date back to the days of the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. The name is derived from their residence near an oak valley, or came from the place called Ogden, in West Yorkshire. The surname Ogdand derives from the Old English words ac and denu, which mean oak and valley, respectively. Other records show the surname Ogdand originating in Somerset, but became prominent in Lancashire.
Early Origins of the Ogdand family
The surname Ogdand was first found in West Yorkshire at Ogden, a small hamlet north of Halifax. Historically part of Lancashire, this hamlet was where Elias de Akeden, de Aggeden was listed the Assize Rolls of that shire in 1246. Almost one hundred years later, Richard de Okeden was listed in the Subsidy Rolls of Lancashire in 1332. [1]
"This family name, so familiar to South Lancashire, sprang up in the neighbourhood of Crompton and [in the] parish of Rochdale." [2] The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 list John de Okedon in Yorkshire and the Assize Rolls of Lancashire of 1246-1247 list Elias de Akeden. Almost one hundred years later, the Lancashire Feet of Fines include Thomas Okeden as holding lands there in 1444. [3]
Early History of the Ogdand family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Ogdand research. Another 88 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Ogdand History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Ogdand Spelling Variations
Ogdand has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Ogdand have been found, including Ogden, Okden, Oakden, Ogdon, Odgen and others.
Early Notables of the Ogdand family (pre 1700)
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Migration of the Ogdand family
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Ogdands to arrive on North American shores: David Ogden settled in Delaware Bay in 1682; Randall Ogden arrived in Barbados in 1634; John Ogden arrived in Connecticut in 1635; Charles, David, Emmanual, Henry, James, John, Samuel, Robert and William Ogden all arrived in Philadelphia between 1840 and 1860..
Hundredorum Rolls
Subsidy Rolls
Feet of Fines
Assize Rolls
The Ogdand Motto +
Motto: Et si ostendo non jacto
Motto Translation: And if I show I do not boast.
^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
^ Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Ogdand (English)
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