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Warrior Jewelry Set for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Innovation Hoop Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Power Hoop Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness & Research
Spike Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness & Research
Petals of Courage Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Swing Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Research
Unity Hoop Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Research
Platform Stud Earrings with Amazonite for Ovarian Cancer Research
Stand Up Studs & Circle of Hope Necklace Gift Set: Perfect for Doctors, Nurses & Educators
Flourish Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Research
Kindred Spirits Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness
Stand Up Stud Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Research
This unique Amazonite marquis stone reminds us to turn our inner warrior outwards and encourage all the people around us to join the fight against Ovarian Cancer. Inspired by all the women & families affected by Ovarian Cancer, it's designed to be fashionable and spread awareness.
This asymmetrical chain in sterling silver or 14k gold filled features a large marquis shaped Amazonite stone as the center piece. Complimented by a small round pendant with a hand cut photo of an Ovarian Cancer cell encased in resin and surrounded by two small teal Apatite stones.
Paired with the Petals of Courage Earrings that remind you to take gentle good care of yourself- like you would a plant- because you deserve it. Use your courage to take a stand for Ovarian Cancer and proudly wear this jewelry set as a symbol of your part in the fight for a cure.
The hand shaped elongated ovals, or petals, are made by meticulously forming wire with hand tools until they’re just right. The small round pendants at the bottom are made from cell images of Ovarian Cancer set under resin. Available in sterling silver or 14k gold filled metals.
For every set you buy, 10% of gross profit is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. To read more about OCRA’s mission and where your donation goes, click here.
I used this image to create the round pendants for these earrings. Can you see which part it comes from?
Lobster closure with Apatite accents
Round Pendant measures: 5/16”
Amazonite marquis stone measures: approx. 1 3/8" x 1/2"
Overall earring Length: 2 5/8”
Round Ovarian Cancer Pendants measure: 5/16”
Available in Sterling Silver & 14k Gold Filled
Available in all 17 causes, just add to the notes section of your cart. (See last photo for different cause images. The necklace stones will match the cause image you choose.)
Handmade in Redondo Beach, CA
Click here to talk with me about a fully custom piece.
Your item is specially made for you & will ship within 3-5 business days. If you need something quickly, contact me & I'll be happy to help. All orders ship via your choice of provider, either USPS or UPS. I ship domestic and international. For any issues email info@ReviveJewelry.com or call 310-844-1958.
Yes! If you’re located outside of the US and you’d like to purchase, our store is set up for international check out. If you have any issues, simply email us at info@ReviveJewelry.com and let us know. We’re happy to help or take your order!
Our policy lasts 30 days. If 30 days have gone by since your purchase, unfortunately we can’t offer you a refund or exchange. To be eligible for a return, your item must be unused and in the same condition that you received it. It must also be in the original packaging. Any custom or made to order pieces are not eligible for return and are final sale. To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase. Please contact us at info@ReviveJewelry.com or 310.844.1958 prior to returning your merchandise. We are happy to help you. Once your return is received and inspected, we will send you an email to notify you that we have received your returned item. Then your refund will be processed, and a credit will automatically be applied to your credit card or original method of payment, within a few days.
What is your repair policy?
Although repairs aren’t very common, we offer free repairs on all our products for the piece’s lifetime. We simply ask that you pay the shipping costs. Please contact us at info@ReviveJewelry.com or 310.844.1958 prior to returning your merchandise.
If anything arrives damaged, please report this within 48 hours of receiving your shipment and we will handle the issue immediately at no cost to you. I will provide you with a return shipping label.
How do you care for the jewelry?
To keep your jewelry looking like new store it in a dry, enclosed space. A zipper bag is a great way to keep outside air from tarnishing your jewelry.
Always take your jewelry off before going near water, including swimming, showering or even exercising. Make sure to apply all lotions and perfumes before putting on your jewelry.
For Sterling Silver:
Clean with a dry polishing cloth. Some silver cleaners may be used if a cloth doesn’t work, but always take care not to submerge stones.
For 14k Gold Filled:
Clean with a dry polishing cloth. If a cloth doesn’t work, you can use a mild soap and water combination with a toothbrush to remove tarnish. Take care not to damage any stones.
What metal do you use?
All of our designs are made of sterling silver and 14k gold filled components. Some of the pendants are plated in 14k gold. All of our jewelry is hypoallergenic, so you won’t find any nickel, copper or lead here!
What are the pendants made of?
Everything is created for you by me using unique cell image pendants paired with semi-precious stones, sterling silver & 14k gold filled metals and jewelry tools, like pliers & even a torch for my soldered pieces. Here’s how the process works:
I use cell images to create my pendants in 2 different ways. For the first, I select an interesting portion of the image, cut it out and set it in a bezel under resin. In the second process, I use the same cell image and digitally draw on top of it with special software to create a 3D model that is then cast in metal. Once I have the castings or resin image pendants completed, I design and build the pieces around them by adding in semi-precious stones, crystals and chains.
Want to know more about how my pendant creation process works? Check out my behind the scenes video, Design Process.
Where does the donation go?
That depends on the piece you purchase. Each cause has a unique charity partner that is dedicated to finding cures, better treatments, and providing patient education & support for that specific cause. You’ll find information about which charity your donation is going to in the description of each piece. You can read more information on all of our charity partners here.
How do you find your charity partners?
Transparency in non-profits is required by law and allows us to see where their funds are allocated. We use charity navigator, which is a website that aggregates all the public information charities must provide the public in to an easy to digest charity profile. We use this information to choose the charities that devote most of their funding back to research, programs and support for patients. If you’d like to check it out for yourself, here’s the link: https://www.charitynavigator.org/
Where do your images come from?
All of our cell images are common use files sourced from reputable sources such as scientific journals and researchers.
How did you come up with this idea?
I first started using cell images as the basis of my designs in college. I needed inspiration for a project and stumbled across a microscopic image of the H1N1 virus. I used the disease’s outline to create a brooch that gained rave reviews & I was hooked on this concept.
While I was in college my brother was diagnosed with Lupus- an incredibly painful, auto-immune disease with no known cause or cure.
Shortly after that, my grandpa, who was like a father to me, was diagnosed with stage IV Lung Cancer. He passed away within a month.
I was left feeling empty and powerless, I wanted to heal them, myself and my family. But what could I do- I’m just one person. And then, a light bulb went on; If we all get together, to rally behind this cause, we can start a movement toward positive change for the future. A movement that uses these diseases to take our power back from them and raise money for research toward a cure.
My pieces are more than just jewelry; they’re hope, strength, awareness, charity & cures. 10% of every purchase goes straight to research for cures.
Consider supporting your favorite cause by purchasing one of my signature pieces by clicking here.
Have questions about this product? Get in touch with us here.
The Innovation Hoop Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness remind you of the impact you're making towards innovative research breakthroughs with your purchase. Wear these unique hoop earrings to show how you're making a difference in the lives of everyone affected by Ovarian Cancer.
These earrings feature sterling silver or 14k gold filled chain and a thick handmade hoop that holds a large resin coated teal image of an Ovarian Cancer cell. The image is coated in resin, making it extremely durable & long lasting. Finished with secure lever back ear wires, so you know they'll stay on all day.
For every pair you buy, 10% of gross profit is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. To read more about OCRA’s mission and where your donation goes, click here.
I used this image to create the large round pendants for these earrings. Can you see which part it comes from?
Round Ovarian Cancer Pendants measure: 1”
Available in all 17 causes, see the last product photo & type in your choice to the Notes Section of your cart.
Click here, for matching necklace.
Click here, to shop the full Support Ovarian Cancer Research Collection.
Click here for photo credit & attribution details.
The Power Hoop Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness & Research are for women who want to be stylish and support their favorite cause at the same time. You don’t have to wear an awareness ribbon to show your support and you can be fashionable, too. Wearing these large hoops makes you feel powerful, like you can take on the world.
Featuring a 2” diameter Sterling Silver thick wire hoop and a round pendant with a hand cut Ovarian Cancer cell image under resin. Remember that everything is cyclical. The world keeps on turning, the days keep passing, no matter what we’re going through. When it’s hard to find the strength to keep going, these earrings will remind you of the cause that’s worth fighting for and empower you to keep going.
For every pair of Power Hoops you buy, 10% is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. To read more about them & how your donation makes an impact, click here.
I USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THE POWER HOOP EARRINGS. CAN YOU SEE WHERE IT COMES FROM?
Available in Sterling Silver
Hoops measure: 2” Diameter
Round Ovarian Cancer Cell Image Pendant measures: 5/16"
Available in all 17 causes- specify in Note Section of your cart (see last image for the different cause's imagery)
Model is wearing the Power Hoops in the Alzheimer's Cause.
For matching necklace, click here.
Click here to shop the full Support Ovarian Cancer Research Collection.
The Spike Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness & Research are for women who want to make a statement with their jewelry, while also taking a stand for change. Spread awareness and feel powerful with these strong and confident earrings that fund research for a cure.
These round resin pendants with handmade, textured spikes are available in sterling silver and 14k gold filled. The round pendants feature hand cut photos of an Ovarian Cancer cell encased in resin. Find beauty and strength in an unsuspected place with these stand-out earrings.
For every purchase, 10% of proceeds is donated to the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. To read more about them & how your donation makes an impact, click here.
I used this image to create the Spike earrings. Can you see which part it came from?
3” total length
Secure Lever Back closure
Pendants measure 1/2”
Available in Sterling Silver and 14K Gold Filled
Available in all 17 causes, add it to the notes section of your cart (see last photo for pendant imagery)
Third photo is Breast Cancer cause in pink & Ovarian Cancer cause in teal.
Collect all your petals of courage and blossom like the beautiful flower you are with these earrings for Ovarian Cancer Awareness. These earrings remind you to take gentle good care of yourself- like you would a plant- because you deserve it. Use your courage to take a stand for Ovarian Cancer and proudly wear these earrings as a symbol of your part in the fight for a cure.
The Swing Earrings for Ovarian Cancer Research are supposed to remind us of happy times and good memories. Sometimes dealing with illness makes us forget about the positive moments. These earrings are intended to help you remember the good and let go of the bad.
These cute small pendants move as you wear them & are understated in the perfect way for an every day earring. The round pendants are hand cut photos of an Ovarian Cancer cell encased in resin. Wear them with any outfit to show your support in style!
For every pair you buy, 10% of gross profit is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. To read more about their work & our partnership, click here.
I used this image to create these earrings. Can you see which part it came from?
Lever back secure closure
Round Pendants measure 5/16”
Model is wearing the Swing Earrings for Melanoma Research
Available in all 17 causes, just type your choice in to the Notes Section of your cart (see the last photo for the different causes images)
These Unity Hoop Earrings bring us together in the fight for Ovarian Cancer research. Wear these earrings as a symbol of your support for the Ovarian Cancer cause and to start conversations with others & spread awareness.
The outer circle represents our community banding together with the inner circle which holds a cellular image of Ovarian Cancer, representing all those affected by this disease- patients, families and communities.
For every purchase, 10% is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Revive Jewelry partners with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to be the voice for the ovarian cancer community, working with legislators to ensure federal ovarian cancer research and education, patient safety, and access to high-quality care are protected on Capitol Hill.
WE USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THE UNITY EARRINGS. CAN YOU SEE WHICH PART IT CAME FROM?
REVIVE JEWELRY IS MORE THAN JUST JEWELRY; IT’S HOPE, STRENGTH, AWARENESS, CHARITY AND CURES.
1 5/8" length
Leverback secure closure
Pendants diameter measure 1 1/8"
Available in all 17 causes, just let us know in the Notes section of the cart. (See last photo for different cause images)
Model is wearing the Unity Hoop Earrings for Multiple Sclerosis
Revive works with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to help women navigate their diagnosis and support patients and their families when and where they need it most. To read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, click here.
These Platform Stud Earrings with Amazonite for Ovarian Cancer Research are for women who want to stand up for the cause that’s most important to them. You’ll stand out and so will your cause when you wear these stud earrings. Let’s speak up about disease and stand strong together in the fight for cures.
These Platform Stud earrings feature a faceted Amazonite and a round pendant with a hand cut Ovarian Cancer cell image set under resin. Use this unsuspected beauty as your platform to speak out about disease and call for positive change.
For each pair of Platform Stud earrings sold, 10% is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. Revive Jewelry partners with Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance to be the voice for the ovarian cancer community, working with legislators to ensure federal ovarian cancer research and education, patient safety, and access to high-quality care are protected on Capitol Hill.
I USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THE PLATFORM STUD PENDANTS. CAN YOU SEE WHERE IT COMES FROM?
Stone: faceted Amazonite, approx. 5/16" x 1/2"
Overall earring length: about 1"
Available in all 17 causes- specify in special instructions of cart (See last photo for imagery, stone will match the imagery).
This set is a perfect gift for a professional woman who wants to wear a little sparkle while working but needs her jewelry to be easy to wear & not get in the way of her daily tasks.
The Stand Up Stud earrings are so light & easy to wear, you'll feel like they aren't even there, but you'll still show your support for your favorite cause. Designed for everyday wear so you can show your support everywhere you go.
Your Circle Of Hope Necklace helps you remember all the people who care about you and inspire hope within you. It's not always easy to stay positive, but this necklace will serve as your reminder to keep the faith.
These circular pendants feature a hand cut image of an Ovarian Cancer cell. We can take back the power from this disease by using its beauty to maintain our hope and strength in even the darkest of times.
For each of these sets you buy, 10% is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, the leading organization in the world fighting ovarian cancer from all fronts. We partner with them to promote research, educate patients and find a cure. To read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, click here.
WE USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THIS SET. CAN YOU SEE WHICH PART IT CAME FROM?
Earring Pendants measure 5/16”, Necklace Pendant measures 1/4"
Chain length with extender is 15-17"
Available in various causes, add to notes section of your cart (see last photo for imagery)
Handmade in Redondo Beach, CA.
Model is wearing from top to bottom; this Circle of Hope necklace, Smile Necklace, Perfect Angle Necklace, & Amaze Yourself Necklace.
For matching bracelet, click here.
The Flourish Earrings are designed to be easy to wear every day so you can show your support for Ovarian Cancer research every where you go. Show everyone around you how committed you are to the fight for a cure & do it in style.
Faceted Teal Apatite stones hang below round pendants of hand cut Ovarian Cancer cell images in resin. Available in sterling silver and 14k gold filled metals. Featuring secure lever back closures so they'll stay on all day.
10% of the proceeds from these earrings is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. As the voice for the ovarian cancer community, we help them work toward discoveries, creating new treatments, and hopefully a cure. To read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance and how your donation makes an impact, click here.
WE USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THE KINDRED SPIRITS EARRING. CAN YOU SEE WHICH PART IT CAME FROM?
1 3/8” total length
Secure Leverback closure
Stone: Apatite, faceted, approx. 3/16" x 1/4"
Pendants measure 1/4" x 3/8”
Matching Necklace, click here
Kindred Spirits come together for change in these earrings to create a better future and spread awareness about Ovarian Cancer. Invoke your inner strength and stand tall as a warrior in the fight for a cure while showing your support with these earrings.
Dark blue faceted quartz stones anchor round pendants filled with hand cut images of Ovarian Cancer cells under resin. These earrings remind us to keep a strong spirit and that our support system is always with us.
10% of every pair you buy is donated to Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance. We help them work toward discoveries, creating new treatments, and hastening desperately needed breakthroughs. To read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, click here.
WE USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THE KINDRED SPIRITS EARRINGS. CAN YOU SEE WHICH PART IT CAME FROM?
Stone: Blue Quartz, faceted, approx. 3/8" x 1/2"
Available in 17 different causes, just type in your choice to the Notes Section of your cart (see the last photo for the different imagery, stones will match)
These cute stud earrings are the perfect reminder to stand up for Ovarian Cancer every day. Feel empowered knowing you're supporting Ovarian research.
Featuring shades of teal and dark blue hand cut cell images of Ovarian Cancer set in resin, these earrings raise funds and spread awareness. Designed for everyday wear so you can show your support everywhere you go.
WE USED THIS IMAGE TO CREATE THESE STUDS. CAN YOU SEE WHICH PART IT CAME FROM?
Pendant measures 5/16”
Available in 17 causes. See the last product photo & type in your choice in the notes section of your cart or Shop Now
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Cardinal Dolan on the Dangers of Cancel Culture
July 1, 2020 By Debbie Young
STEWART ANGB, NEWBURGH, N.Y. -His Eminence Timothy Michael Cardinal Dolan, Archbishop of New York, guest speaker at the 105th Airlift Wing’s 7th annual breakfast addressing attendees . (National Guard Photo by Tech. Sgt. Michael OHalloran)(Released)
In an op-ed for the WSJ, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, explores the dangers of cancel culture. In pointing out the importance of honoring the good in our history while remembering the bad. Addressing a criticism of naming a church after, say, Mary Magdalene, “not always a paragon of virtue for a chunk of her life,” Cardinal Dolan stresses that if the Catholic Church were not to name churches after sinners, “the only titles we’d have left would be Jesus and His Mother!”
Defacing, tearing down and hiding statues and portraits is today’s version of Puritan book-burning. Our children need to know their country’s past, its normative figures and their virtues and vices. That’s how we learn and pass on our story. Is there any more effective way to comprehend America’s history of racism than reading “Huckleberry Finn” or one of Flannery O’Connor’s short stories, works of literature now ominously on the chopping block?
My own mom kept a photo of her parents hanging on the wall of our house. Her dad, my grandfather, was an abusive drunk who abandoned his family. I’m glad we got to know of him, the good and the bad.
The same is true of the church I love and am honored to serve. Yes, there are scandalous parts of our history, and countless episodes when popes, bishops, priests and others—including some who are now saints—didn’t act as they should have.
God forbid we’d go through a cultural revolution as China did five decades ago. Beware those who want to purify memories and present a tidy—and inaccurate—history. And who’s to say which statues, portraits, books and dedications are spared? Remember when some objected to raising the status of the Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday to a national holiday, citing his self-admitted flaws?
If literature that depicts prejudice, or words or scenes that are today rightly abhorred, is to be banned, I don’t know if even the Bible can survive. If we only honor perfect, saintly people of the past, I guess I’m left with only the cross. And some people would ban that.
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Article Blog December 16, 2020 4 minute read
Chasing Your Data…And Winning the Race!
Clinical trial sponsors talk about the importance of accessible data for better decision-making.
Data Provides Context and Meaning across the Clinical Trial Spectrum
Three Saama clients, Len Rosenberg from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) and Pritu Sampeur and Karen Mosher from Astex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. talked about the importance of data accessibility at a recent Halloran Town Hall, moderated by Todd Johnson, a Principal Consultant for Halloran Consulting Group. Saama’s Program Management & Customer Success Director, Bhushan Dadia, was also part of the dynamic panel discussion.
While the two client organizations conduct very different clinical trials—LLS runs a complex oncology Master Trial across multiple pharma companies while Astex outsources all of its traditional clinical trial work, both recognize the importance of data for making better, faster decisions.
“Before Saama, we had to do a lot of legwork to understand site performance and other hot button issues,” said Ms. Sampeur. “We needed to bring everything under one umbrella to ensure we had the right information at the right time, and that it was accessible to all relevant parties.”
“Visualizing the information we need in one place helps us make the right decisions,” agreed Dr. Rosenberg. “In a timely fashion, we need to marry precision genomics data with operational data and use them together to manage a very complex program.”
Mr. Dadia, who handles both the LLS and Astex accounts for Saama, said that people come to Saama for three things: speed to insights, scalability, and agility. “Sponsors don’t have time to go checking with different people for information or worry if their data is complete or accurate,” he remarked. “They want a single source of truth that gives them easy access to the specific information they need.”
“At LLS, we also created an executive dashboard,” explained Dr. Rosenberg. “It only contains the four or five things that different business leaders need to see, but it’s really made a big difference.”
After looking at several analytics providers, both LLS and Astex made the decision to collaborate with Saama. “We had thought about doing a pilot, but it made more sense for us to make the commitment right away,” said Ms. Sampeur. “Knowing that each data connection we needed would take its own time gave us the opportunity to finesse the solution as we went along.”
While Astex had a single point for decision-making with regards to system implementation, LLS had to impose radical change on a wide variety of stakeholders. “Our change management was across the entire spectrum of how we operated,” Dr. Rosenberg recalled. “We forced the issue, because we were providing groundbreaking study designs and therapeutics. We knew that people were going to want to join in and if they didn’t do it our way, they wouldn’t be able to receive timely information about new treatments.”
While data access has been a significant advance for both clients, Ms. Sampeur and Dr. Rosenberg both caution sponsors to be realistic and expect things to go slowly in the beginning. “Getting access to the data we needed has been difficult,” admits Ms. Sampeur. “Getting the EDC connection has been fairly straightforward, but access to the CTMS piece and ensuring the correct fields and formats has been challenging. No one has refused, but we’ve had to work through issues with each one of our partners.”
Ms. Mosher, who serves as Sr. Director Clinical Operations at Astex, became a valuable champion to push the CROs along. “When I joined Astex and heard about the analytical program, I volunteered to help out because I understood the benefits of having this data at our fingertips. We’ve presented a persistent, unified front in order to get all our partners aligned.”
Dr. Rosenberg remembered doing several workarounds in the beginning, which were simply part of the process. “If you keep waiting, you’re going to miss out on getting your trials done the way you want them,” he said. “You can’t run a complex program like ours without the integration of data and having it at your fingertips. Now we can turn around treatment decisions in seven days versus weeks, and that’s incredibly important for us.”
Dr. Rosenberg tells pharma companies that it’s better to get started and then keep making improvements. “We meet as a team on a weekly basis for continuous refinement,” he says.
Mr. Dadia added that pharma companies with a clear vision of the problems they want to solve and where they want to be can accomplish their goals. “Saama can get you about 85-90% there right out of the box and then we work with you to customize the last 10%.”
For more information, contact us today.
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Switching from airplanes to motorcycles 20 years ago, I could never imagined where it would lead. I wanted to build and service cutting edge suspension components. To bring a new level of service to the sport. An "aircraft" type level for motorcycles. My timing couldn't have been better. Suspension has made great strides in technology since then. Precision and focus are what guides our direction today. Now the Automotive side has grown as we look to the future. The details are what matter the most.
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Return to competition planned – but no Scottish track and field Champs
Action from the Scottish Champs last summer . . . this year the plan is to stage the 4J Studios National Open Series instead (photo by Bobby Gavin)
‘It’s devastating – but we can’t just write off 2020’ – Mark Munro (May 23)
scottishathletics are pleased to confirm we are working with all agencies concerned to deliver a return to some form of track and field competition in August and September.
But we have now reluctantly taken the decision, in full consultation with our Track and Field Commission, not to stage 4J Studios Scottish Champonship events for 2020.
The gradual lifting of Covid-19 restrictions should help hill and trail events start to take place in a few weeks and there may be opportunities for road races, too.
In terms of track and field, it is now our intention to deliver the 4J Studios National Open Series – with most of these events to happen at Grangemouth, with certain physical distancing and hygiene regulations in place.
Chief executive Mark Munro has outlined below his hopes for the return to competition and why it is felt declaring an athlete Scottish champion is not appropriate in 2020 given the likely big variance in preparation conditions for competitors across different parts of Scotland and beyond.
‘As our members and partners are aware, scottishathletics have been working with sportscotland and the Scottish Government to continue our plans for exiting the COVID-19 lockdown,’ said Mark.
‘We continue to liaise with the Scottish Government around the exit phases and the subsequent route map guidance documents.
‘It is pleasing to see signs that we are now on our way out of lockdown, but we fully appreciate that this is a national public health matter, and as such, there is a long way to go.
‘From June 29 it was positive to see that outdoor facilities were allowed to open. However, because of staff availability, preparatory work, maintenance, financial situations etc, we are aware that this will take quite a while in many cases and therefore not all athletes will be able to access facilities immediately.
‘We have had to urge those involved to please exercise patience at this time.
Mark Munro (right) with Andrew Barrowman of Joma (photo by Bobby Gavin)
‘A ‘return to competition’ has been a daily discussion within the organisation and with partners, and whilst we see a return to training and club activity as the sport’s immediate priority, we are desperate to see some track and field competition before the end of the summer.
‘Alongside that we are working with road race providers; although this area is more complex by the nature of physical distancing challenges. But it is certainly more likely that small road events, plus hill and trail racing will likely be able to return in August.
‘We are very keen that a return to track and field competition commences in August as well and we have started to plan accordingly. However, following discussions with Scottish Government, sportscotland, facility providers and many of our officials, it is going to take a lot of planning with a number of restrictions imposed upon us.
‘Whilst it looks as if U17 athletes will be permitted to be within close proximity/contact on the field of play (track/field) from mid-July, it would appear that until a vaccine is available, the physical distancing elements for U20 and Senior athletes will continue for some time yet.
‘There are also complications around delivering events ‘behind closed doors’ with limited crowd numbers, which are yet to be confirmed.
‘There are also challenges in respect of Officials being within close proximity of each other, particularly track judges, timekeepers and photo finish.
‘This therefore provides many challenges: but these are challenges we will work with to try and ensure track and field athletics can start again this summer.
‘However, it does mean that the delivery of Scottish Championships may prove a step too far with too many uncertainties. Ultimately, we must put the health and safety of all our athletes, coaches, Officials and spectators first.
‘Subsequently, following agreement with the Track and Field Commission, the Board and our track and field national events partner – 4J Studios – we have agreed to cancel all outdoor Scottish Track and Field Championships for 2020.
It is also felt that it is not appropriate to identify someone as a ‘Scottish Champion’ in this particular year in track and field, when so many areas of preparation and facility availability have been affected and there may be a big variety in terms of readiness for competitors.
‘So we are very much seeking to be fair to those who have not yet fully returned to training. And we must ensure safety of all in attendance.
‘This has not been an easy decision for anyone, particularly when we are all desperate to deliver a successful series of championships and build on a fantastic winter.
‘However, we do believe that we can work within the parameters that have been set and we will deliver a 4J Studios National Open Series during August and September to provide athletes with an opportunity to re-introduce themselves to competition safely before we move into the winter programme.
‘We also propose to license club events and open graded meetings during August and September where organisers can meet the strict physical distancing and hygiene measures that we must adhere to.
‘Full details of the 4J Studios National Open Series will be communicated in the near future.
‘Over the next few weeks, we plan to publish two guidance documents for Events organisers – one for track and field and one for off-track events.
‘These will be linked to the phase announcements from the Scottish Government, so we expect the off-track one to take a little longer.
‘Those looking to host events (after our July 31 suspension of events is concluded) should apply for licences in the usual way via the licensing page of the website
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Starbucks says closure of up to 300 stores in Canada to be completed by end of March
Starbucks says the changes will help the coffee chain ‘best meet our customers where they are now’
Starbucks says its plan to close up to 300 coffee shops across Canada will be complete by the end of March.
The Seattle-based coffeehouse and roastery chain announced the acceleration of its five-year “transformation strategy” last year as it responded to changes in consumer habits during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a statement on Tuesday, the company says some of its locations closed last fall and it expects to complete its planned store closures by the end of its second quarter.
The restructuring includes adding new drive thru locations, the expansion of delivery and a pilot of curbside pick-up only coffee shops.
The company began experimenting with pick-up only locations before the pandemic. The first Canadian Starbucks store using the new format, which measured 93 square metres or 1,000 square feet, launched in Toronto’s financial district last January.
Starbucks says the changes will help the coffee chain “best meet our customers where they are now.”
The company had previously said it would close up to 200 of its locations in Canada over two years.
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'Navigating H1B visas in the post-Trump world'
The Donald Trump-led skewering of foreign worker visas can’t be undone in a hurry when the Trump lame duck ends. The easier task will be to nix executive actions, the tangled web of regulations will be much harder to undo, New York based immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta told IANS during a wide ranging interview on the US work visa playbook in a post-Trump world.
| 17 Dec 2020 11:14 AM GMT
NEW YORK: The Donald Trump-led skewering of foreign worker visas can't be undone in a hurry when the Trump lame duck ends. The easier task will be to nix executive actions, the tangled web of regulations will be much harder to undo, New York based immigration attorney Cyrus Mehta told IANS during a wide ranging interview on the US work visa playbook in a post-Trump world.
The Trump lame duck has been a busy time for the US president's slash and burn immigration agenda. The president's A team on immigration policy has been pushing through a rash of rules and regulations to close out four years of systematic reductions in legal (and illegal) immigration to the United States. According to the Migration Policy Institute, a think tank, Trump has made more than 400 changes to immigration policy since his election. "The saving grace here is that Trump was not able to get Congress to pass any law. The hardest is to actually change a law," Mehta pointed out. "Congress has just not passed any law in the four years with respect to any type of substantive immigration category."
Mehta put Trump-led immigration actions since 2017 in context and pointed to the general direction in which work visas, especially H1B and L categories, could move once President-elect Joe Biden is in the White House. Below are highlights from the conversation.
The Trump hangover: "What's really significant when we talk about work visas - you have these travel bans, you have the H1B work visa ban that is still in effect, you have the immigrant visa ban that is still in effect. It's supposed to expire at the end of December, but I suspect that Trump is going to extend it, so long as he is president. And then it is going to be left up to the (Joe) Biden administration to rescind those executive orders."
Executive orders vs regulations: "It's going to be much easier to rescind executive orders than regulations. So, the travel bans that restrict H1B and L visa holders from coming to the United States - we hope that the Biden administration might be able to rescind them, even though they were done under the pretext of the Covid emergency. Trump also proposed regulations that would gut the H1B visa program the way we know it. So for example, there is a rule that will make the H1B visa categories more restrictive. It will be much harder to win H1B visas, and if H1B visa workers are placed at client sites - which is the business model for the IT industry - the H1 B visas will only be approved for one year. Thankfully, that regulation has temporarily been blocked. Also the Department of Labor regulation that exponentially increased the prevailing wages that made it impossible for employers to file labor certifications or even renew H1B visa petitions - fortunately that regulation has also been blocked by the same court order. So right now we do have some respite with both these rules being blocked by the courts."
New Trump regulations before January 20?: "Trump could again issue regulation the same way as he did before - with notice and comment, but it might be hard for him to do it before January 20. If these regulations are caught up in the court system and in the appeal system, I can see the Biden administration not challenging them, and just conceding to the court challenges to these regulations. That's how I see these regulations disappearing. The public charge regulation is also a problematic one because it's a regulation! If you try to rescind the old regulation by promulgating a new regulation, that can also be subject to a court challenge by opponents. I'm hopeful that even with the public charge rule, Biden is going to go ahead and start a procedure in which he will rescind the old regulation, even that is caught up in court appeals and there might be a way to maneuver in such a way that the Biden administration just kind of accepts defeat and does not challenge the court appeals to the public charge rule. There is a possibility that other people might want to intervene and the court might still appoint an intervener, even if the government is not interested in upholding this regulation. So all that can happen. Trying to rescind regulations is going to be much harder. The saving grace here is that Trump was not able to get Congress to pass any law. The hardest is to actually change a law. But Congress has just not passed any law in the four years with respect to any type of substantive immigration category." (IANS)
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irons, belly chains, handcuffs. they managed to get away. >>> the justice department plans publicly to blame iran for a cyber attack that took place on a new york dam back in 2013. hackers at that time act sessioned the central -- accessed the central control system at the bowman avenue dams north of the city. the breach allowed the hackers to get into the system that's used for flood control. wow. >>> well, more problems for our nation's veterans. a v.a. whistle-blower claims that the division in charge of fixing problems with the suicide hotline has dropped. listen to this. roughly 1.4 million calls in the last 18 months. well, this report once again raising questions about whether or not the v.a. is doing all it can to help our nation's heroes. those your headlines. got a busy news day. a lot going on. >> sure do. >>> coming up a friday, historic day in california as thousands gather to say good-bye to former first lady nancy reagan including mr. t. who else is going to be there? an impressive guest list. >>> tax time is coming quickly, but did you know you can be leaving hundreds o
irons, belly chains, handcuffs. they managed to get away. >>> the justice department plans publicly to blame iran for a cyber attack that took place on a new york dam back in 2013. hackers at that time act sessioned the central -- accessed the central control system at the bowman avenue dams north of the city. the breach allowed the hackers to get into the system that's used for flood control. wow. >>> well, more problems for our nation's veterans. a v.a. whistle-blower...
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fell on top of dimassio when he was trying to handcuff him. apparently the guy is saying he wanted to rush the stage, grab the mike, and say donald trump is a racist. listen to this. here he is, he's talking to cnn, and essentially he's encouraging other people to do the same. don't be afraid. >> i was thinking that i could get occupy stage and take his podium away from him and take his mike away from him and send a message to all people out in the country who wouldn't consider themselves racist, who couldn't consider themselves approving of what type of violence donald trump allowing at his rallies, and send them a message that we can be strong, we can find our strength, and we can stand up against donald trump and the against the new wave he's ushering in of truly violent white supremacist ideas. >> supremacist ideas? this guy is a self-important clown. he feels as though he's bigger and smarter than everybody else. he told his girlfriend, take my keys, i'm going to get tossed out, arrested. i'm going to show up. he says, i wasn't going to hurt anybody. i'm 5 9 feet, donald trump is
fell on top of dimassio when he was trying to handcuff him. apparently the guy is saying he wanted to rush the stage, grab the mike, and say donald trump is a racist. listen to this. here he is, he's talking to cnn, and essentially he's encouraging other people to do the same. don't be afraid. >> i was thinking that i could get occupy stage and take his podium away from him and take his mike away from him and send a message to all people out in the country who wouldn't consider...
the right who might have built the bombs now in handcuffs, thank goodness. we are live on the ground. we'll bring you that report in just moments. >>> plus, the united states is now on high alert. security being stepped up at train stations and airports and other soft targets. but is that enough? can that stop terror? >>> all right. and donald trump knows what could have been prevented, what happened in brussels. >> if they would have put him through the grill ten minutes after they captured him, he probably would have ratted them out and maybe stopped this horrible terror attack. >> and this morning one of trump's biggest critics pierce morgan says the donald might be on to something. wow. let me remind you this morning, like every morning, is better with "friends." >> a fox news alert. terrorists takedown. the prime suspect in the brussels bombing reportedly arrested right there. the man in white, the bomb maker. >> this news comes as we find out that two of the other bombers involved in attacks were brothers. >> yep. john huddy live in brussels now with the latest informati
the right who might have built the bombs now in handcuffs, thank goodness. we are live on the ground. we'll bring you that report in just moments. >>> plus, the united states is now on high alert. security being stepped up at train stations and airports and other soft targets. but is that enough? can that stop terror? >>> all right. and donald trump knows what could have been prevented, what happened in brussels. >> if they would have put him through the grill ten...
in handcuffs. a female student was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly pinching a boy's rear end. she said she regrets it. the school, no sense of humor. >>> annabel beam was 5 years old when she was diagnosed with two incurable disorders. in 2011 at tragedy occurred when she fell 30 feet from the tree, miraculously annabel suffered absolutely no injuries. and symptoms from those incurrable diseases totally disappeared. now her story is hitting the big screen in the movie "miracles from heaven." >> this is not acid reflux. she's not lactose intolerant. you find me another doctor, you run some more tests, i'm not leaving this hospital until i find out what's wrong with my daughter! >> here to talk about the incredible story is annabel beam, her mother and father and her two sisters. thank you so much for being with us. so good to see you here. how are you feeling about this? the movie is made about your life. >> yeah. >> tell us for those folks who aren't familiar the story. >> well, annabel at 5 had tummy troubles and she was diagnosed with an incurable digestive disorde
in handcuffs. a female student was charged with misdemeanor assault after allegedly pinching a boy's rear end. she said she regrets it. the school, no sense of humor. >>> annabel beam was 5 years old when she was diagnosed with two incurable disorders. in 2011 at tragedy occurred when she fell 30 feet from the tree, miraculously annabel suffered absolutely no injuries. and symptoms from those incurrable diseases totally disappeared. now her story is hitting the big screen in the movie...
your arm in handcuffs. that's a cop car that he hits. >> not a good idea. >> little things you miss over the weekend because mornings are better with friends. ♪ >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, unc won last night. i went to bed when the game was just beginning. >> the game here -- >> look at. that carolina blue today. >> that was the latest game. i know, got to support my carolina fans. >> you could say notre dame lost. you could say syracuse came back -- >> i didn't know who to pull for because i like both teams. >> it sounds like you do know how to pull for. how you're dressed -- >> i didn't mean to do this, i promise. >> brian was -- and ivanka had her baby, a little baby yesterday. >> yeah. a lot of information. all that you need to know. not all of it good. >> we'll start with this -- a fox news alert. as we mentioned moments ago, christians targeted in a bloody easter weekend attack in pakistan. at least 70 confirmed dead, and more than 300 hurt. >> the taliban claiming responsibility. abby huntsman has the latest. you've been covering this all morning. >> reporte
your arm in handcuffs. that's a cop car that he hits. >> not a good idea. >> little things you miss over the weekend because mornings are better with friends. ♪ >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, unc won last night. i went to bed when the game was just beginning. >> the game here -- >> look at. that carolina blue today. >> that was the latest game. i know, got to support my carolina fans. >> you could say notre dame lost. you could say...
wants to take the handcuffs off. >> brandon, would a wall help? >> yes, in strategic places. you know, there are certain places that we don't have to have a wall. but that's a conversation that donald trump is willing to have with those people, the agents, who actually patrol the border, he's willing to have that conversation with them. >> all right. you made this statement, you represent 17,000 people that could make a real difference. you talk about a contrast. you're not going to find it with cruz and kasich, but you will find it with hillary who said on thursday i think you've done a really good job securing the border. who's right here? >> i promise you hillary is not right. all you have to do is look at the numbers as far as how many arrests we make, how many got-a ways there are. if you look at how many persons from countries of special interests like afghanistan, pakistan are entering our country illegally, those numbers are way up. so, i'm afraid that hillary clinton is wrong on that front. >> brandon, thanks for making news here. and you took a very big step in supporting th
wants to take the handcuffs off. >> brandon, would a wall help? >> yes, in strategic places. you know, there are certain places that we don't have to have a wall. but that's a conversation that donald trump is willing to have with those people, the agents, who actually patrol the border, he's willing to have that conversation with them. >> all right. you made this statement, you represent 17,000 people that could make a real difference. you talk about a contrast. you're not...
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that. >> i think what it does, almost takes the handcuffs off. in a small way. if we're the people that start the ball rolling in talking about it and getting it so it's not a big deal, i think it's huge. >> a really key question that you want to ask yourself is, why is it that race is so important to you? when you begin to examine why it is, i believe that you'll find that it's not necessarily race that's important to you. but it could be values that are important to you. >> reporter: dawn is open to meeting men outside her race but she says in today's world, if going on a date is the goal, a site targeting black singles just might be her best bet in finding the perfect match. >> i think that the value is that you actually are going to get some responses. you are going to get some type of traction. without feeling like the stigma of being a person of color. >> reporter: for "nightline," gloria riviera in salt lake city, utah. >>> up next, we'll take you inside trump world. the rhetoric, the violence, the pepper spray, and the frantic efforts tonight to stop the trump juggernaut on
that. >> i think what it does, almost takes the handcuffs off. in a small way. if we're the people that start the ball rolling in talking about it and getting it so it's not a big deal, i think it's huge. >> a really key question that you want to ask yourself is, why is it that race is so important to you? when you begin to examine why it is, i believe that you'll find that it's not necessarily race that's important to you. but it could be values that are important to you. >>...
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Night and Day Film Noir Series Month Three: Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity
by José Amador
[Courtesy of MAP] Poster Image for October’s NIGHT AND DAY: CLASSIC AND MODERN FILM NOIR series.
A couple of months ago, we began a conversation with Brandon Ryan, the curator behind Central Cinema’s Night and Day: Classic and Modern Film Noir series, wherein we talked about and around film noir, in general and other sundry topics. The conversation has continued ever since, so far covering Orson Welles’ Touch of Evil, Christopher Nolan’s Memento, Howard Hawks’ The Big Sleep, and Rian Johnson’s Brick.
This week, Ryan turns the table on the Star’s José Amador, discuss the lesser known movies that are coming up on the program, briefly touch on the influence of European films on the Noir genre, and talk about Billy Wilder’s notable characteristics on the way to discussing this month’s Classic noir: Double Indemnity.
Seattle Star: The Big Sleep, Touch of Evil, now Double Indemnity…the classic side of the series isn’t fucking around, is it?
Brandon Ryan: I don’t funk around, li’l José. Due to the very being and structure of film noir films themselves, the ratio between brilliant ones and not-so-brilliant ones is quite apparent. Thankfully, I can show all the the brilliant ones and not be bogged down by an overwhelming need to fill a ton of programming slots. Two high quality films a month will last me quite awhile.
SStar: What I’ve liked so far is that, while some might be a bit more obscure, or not as widely seen as others, these are all films that interested cinephiles will at least have heard of. Like Dark City, coming up on the modern side of things–this month’s Grifters is another one. Any more that are like that in the months ahead?
BR: My contemporary gems will include Kiss Kiss Bang Bang in December, soon to be followed by Brian De Palma’s Blow Out, Gone Baby Gone, and Bound. My classics will have hidden treasures like The Sweet Smell of Success, Murder, My Sweet, and Strangers on a Train. Maybe Billy Wilder’s An Ace in the Hole. I have to revisit that one and see if it qualifies with enough noir elements.
SStar: I’d be curious to see what you say about that Ace, which is a great fucking film. We’ve already talked at length about how your definitions of noir are more inclusive than mine–and it now occurs to me that I’m thinking of A Face in the Crowd, which is a completely different film. Never mind, Ace in the Hole should easily fit.
BR: It’s always listed in the noir books and noir lists. I just don’t see it, so I wanna watch it again. I frikken adore the crap out of it, though; Kirk Douglas is so powerful and awesome in it. It definitely has that moral slope of a man’s-soul-crumbling-away element going for it.
SStar: Well, there isn’t a central mystery for the hero to solve, there isn’t even a hero, really.
BR: Yeah, not really. Very intriguing. The sickness that comes from wanting to be a part of something important is very apparent in that film.
SStar: It’s all about the moral slope, as you say, and the venality of most of the participants.
BR: Yes!
SStar: Ace is Wilder, isn’t A Face in the Crowd also his?
BR: Face was Elias Kazan.
SStar: Aha. Tangentially, is Face/Off a contender?
BR: Face/Off? Interesting. I loved the shit out of that flick when I was younger, though I don’t think it will have aged well. Way to many slow motion John Woo doves. Nic Cage and Johnny T are definitely fascinating at portraying each other…it seems like it may be too campy. Those aren’t exactly the words I want to use about that flick, but I think you know what I mean.
SStar: I do. It’d make for a fun watch, anyway, outside of your series…does camp factor weigh in against Bad Lieutenant: POCNO?
BR: The camp factor is a huge boon to that Nic Cage film because, as we discussed last month, all of his seemingly unnecessary techniques, choices and tics are filtered into a proper vessel in POCNO. All of his other films seems like he’s making a different movie that he is just not gonna tell us about; it seems like his objectives and intentions are just so far out there. POCNO seems like he’s actually letting us in on the joke, while most of his other films just keep us at a distance.
SStar: Another brief tangent: Blow Out leads me to wonder if Blow Up, the film by Antonioni that inspired De Palma, might not fit. If not, is it Blow Up‘s very European-ness that rules it out? We brushed up against this when we discussed The Third Man, but does Noir have to be somewhat American?
BR: You know what, I just don’t know enough about European films to comment. To answer your question about the European-ness of Blow Up disqualifying it from the programming…Noir was directly influenced by German expressionist films. Auteurs like Wilder and Hitchcock were integral in ushering in certain aspects of style and sensibilities from the European cinema into the mainstream American consciousness. So, although I can’t elaborate enough about many European tropes and differentials, it is clear that many of our past and current films have benefited from the early 40’s boom of their film techniques.
SStar: Okay, we should probably spend some time talking about this month’s first entry. Talking about Billy Wilder inevitably brings us to this month’s classic.
BR: Sure does. DOUBLE INDEMNITY, YIPPIE!
Wilder just has a mindset and an aesthetic that lends itself to noir. His double-edged sword of comedy and corruption both dwell in the same world; they are so close together. Probably what makes his comedies thought provoking and his dramas more lively. His style reminds me of a cool Hitchcock quote: “Film your murders like love scenes, and film your love scenes like murders.” Wilder was a genius who knew who to blend those worlds and think beyond the obvious intentions.
SStar: The Apartment is a great example of this.
BR: Yes, The Apartment is a wonderful example of that hybrid Wilder style; though to a more melancholy degree though than his darker side–still lovely though. Ah, I frikken love that guy!
SStar: Double Indemnity opens up the topic of adaptation for us, and how difficult it is to maintain Noir’s quality outside of film. Did you see ACT’s production of Indemnity last year?
BR: I didn’t. I was in a different show and i was too busy. Super bummed to have missed that. I very much wanted to.
SStar: It’s all right, you didn’t miss much.
BR: Was it stylized and fun? Do you think the movie had any influence on the final product, or was it all just book source material? BAM! I flipped it on you, interview man!
SStar: Nicely done. Oh, the movie is the only reason the production exists, though they hewed closer to Cain’s novel in some respects. I thought it was very much an attempt to capture Wilder’s film–a valiant effort, but a failed attempt, in my opinion. The shadow of Wilder’s film was impossible to ignore. Wait, I’m slipping into my role as theater critic, fuck that.
BR: Yeah, f that noise. I’ll take your word for it, though.
I never delved into the Cain novels. I tried Dashiell Hammet, but I just wasn’t a fan of his structure. So, I’m solely a Raymond Chandler aficionado. Meaning, I’ve read his books and know very little about everything else. I just dig Chandler, is all.
SStar: I love Hammett, but the films of his books don’t translate as well to Noir. Unless you count Yojimbo/Fistful of Dollars/Last Man Standing, which are ultimately adaptations of Hammett’s Red Harvest.
BR: What about Falcon? Peggy (Gannon) loves that book. I don’t even know if I ever finished it.
SStar: Maltese Falcon?
BR: Ya. Maltese.
SStar: I don’t know that I’ve read that. It’s possible, like ages ago, but I don’t recall it…no, wait, I have, just the once.
BR: Ugh. Make up your mind. I can’t believe I do this with you.
SStar: Well, it doesn’t stick out in my memory, I guess. Great movie, though.
BR: Well, Indemnity was one of the first and definitely most important films to challenge the Hays Code for appropriate content. The Code was a set of industry moral censorship guidelines that governed the production of most United States motion pictures released by major studios from 1930 to 1968.
Cain’s first novel, The Postman Always Rings Twice, was optioned in 1935 and then quickly dismissed as un-filmable due to its graphic sexual and murderous subject matter. The same was said about Double Indemnity. However, this is where we get the brilliant use of the “less is more” ambiguity that you and I dig so hard.
Wilder and his writing partners, in this case Raymond Chandler, were masterful at suggesting rather than showing. Entire scenes of dialogue are executed with that playful style that has innumerable sexual innuendos and insinuations steering the whole conversation. But it’s handled in a clever, playful way that skirted the Hays Code office. Wilder, like Hitchcock, would often play deference with the censors by submitting really overt sexual or other sketchy content, in hopes that they would miss specific scenes that Wilder actually wanted in the film.
This is a technique that’s still in use today. Scorcese submitted a particularly gruesome cut of his head in a vice scene in Casino so that there would be less focus on some of his other gruesome scenes by comparison. The old bait and switch.
SStar: What do you know regarding the casting of Fred McMurray in the lead role? He seems like such an odd, thus perfect, choice for the role.
BR: This is an awesome story, he was very much an odd choice.
McMurray was basically a straight up comedy dude who started out as a saxophone player in films. Wilder really wanted him but McMurray kept saying no, because he didn’t want to tarnish the expectation attached to his persona. Wilder kept persisting and he finally agreed, only because he thought the studio he worked at, Paramount, was going to veto the idea of him being cast in that kind of role.
However, he was coming to the end of his Paramount contract, and he had signed a deal to go to 20th Century Fox after finishing his last contractually obligated Paramount flick. Paramount thought the film and and the idea of McMurray in that role would dent his image. So, because they wanted him to be punished for jumping fences, they made him do it!
Instead, blammo! It gave him a nice side career to step into when he wasn’t doing comedy roles, Disney films or his long running tv show. Good thing too, as he is flipping amazing in the flick.
SStar: He’s even more of an everyman than Bogart in this movie, no offense to your man intended. Bogart has a charisma that one can’t help but be attracted to; McMurray, yeah, he’s the next guy over, he’s generally a good egg. A good egg who is bored with where his life has taken him, and is clever enough to create a little trouble for himself, thinking he’d be on top of it the entire time.
BR: Totally. He’s got the smarts and the good looks to think he’s invincible.
Double Indemnity, Wednesday October 10, at 9:30p.m. // Central Cinema, 1411 21st Avenue // $6 in advance, $8 at the door
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Kettlersville Council discusses repair, cleaning projects
By Christopher Bulfinch - For the Sidney Daily News
KETTLERSVILLE — The Kettlersville Village Council discussed major issues, including the South and East Street easements, storm drain repairs, traffic signs, and the ditch cleaning project during its regular monthly meeting earlier this month.
Council considered motions for street sweeping, a new flag, and changes to the village’s recycling schedule.
Village records, not updated in a century or more, delineating property lines on South and East Streets are inconsistent with the current properties’ limits. For the past several months, Mayor Eric Kaminsky and the council have sought to have the area re-surveyed, largely owing to insurance companies’ desire for consistent records before writing policies.
To that end, Kaminsky met with two officials, County Engineer Bob Geuy and Village Solicitor Dan Bensman, to begin the surveying process, as no plan can be implemented without information gleaned by surveying.
Repairs to the village’s storm drains cannot begin until an updated quote is provided to council.
Council accepted a mowing contract with Dickie Lawn Service to maintain Village Park and the grass around the Council Chamber for $75 per week.
A number of road signs around the village were damaged over the winter, and the council accepted a bid from the county engineer to repair them. The cost of the repairs would be covered by the village’s permissive license fee fund.
The cleaning of the drainage ditch is progressing well, according to Kaminsky. The project, which involves cleaning the ditch for the first time since 1989, is being organized and sponsored by property owners in the village.
Council accepted a proposal for village street sweeping to be handled by New Bremen, and approved a motion to buy a new American flag for the village council chambers.
Council also accepted a proposal from Republic Services, which is changing recycling pickup times. Their company will provide 65-gallon cans to replace the current 18-gallon receptacles and will change make pickups once every two weeks instead of once weekly.
Recyclables will no longer have to be separated from regular trash, which will continue to be collected weekly. The council was unsure as to when the change would go into effect.
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Spike Chunsoft published new guidelines for people who want to publish gameplay videos and live streams of Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. While the company generally only allows non-profitable uploads of gameplay videos in its Play License guidelines, it makes an exception for The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate. Individuals who “utilize gameplay videos with systems provided by video-uploading websites” will be allowed to monetize the videos.
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The monetization allowance only applies to The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate; it does not apply to any other titles owned by Spike Chunsoft, including any other Mystery Dungeon and Shiren the Wanderer titles. Although it should mainly refer to the new ports on Switch and PC, the license list also allows monetization of videos of the 2015 PlayStation Vita release.
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Park commissioners approved new tactics, from a reduction of glyphosate-based herbicides to using goats, in its fight against invasive species in the city’s parks.
Commissioners of the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board voted to eliminate all products with glyphosate as an active ingredient, such as Roundup, from being applied in neighborhood parks. The decision follows a report that park staff presented in March detailing the board’s use of herbicide across the system.
The board may continue to apply the widely used chemical, which the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified last year as “probably carcinogenic to humans,” in the system’s golf courses, regional parks and existing projects already underway, such as in Loring Park.
The Park Board has been phasing out the chemical for years. Assistant Superintendent Justin Long said that prior to the ban, park staff and the board’s contractors applied very little glyphosate products in neighborhood parks.
“We use so little in our neighborhood park system… that’s why it made sense to start there,” he told The Journal. “We would much rather have a more sustainable park system if we can.”
The ban puts the onus on park staff to find alternatives to glyphosate-based products, Long said.
“Roundup has been considered safe in the past, however, recent research raises some concerns as to whether this is true. The Operations Committee chose to err on the side of safety for residents, our employees, and environment,” said At-Large Commissioner John Erwin, who also works as a horticultural science professor at the University of Minnesota, in a Facebook post.
Commissioners also approved a trial run to use goats to target invasive species like buckthorn in two areas of the park system. Park staff will select the sites, though commissioners have tossed around an area at Theodore Wirth Park.
The board hopes that by using goats they can better eradicate invasive species because the animals can get to steep and wooded areas and are more efficient than having staff mechanically cut away at the weeds. Plus, they’re not expensive, Long said.
Long was a part of Atlanta’s park system when it tried using goats to eat away at ivy and kudzu. The goats “decimated” them, he said.
While goats aren’t a silver bullet, Long said they give the board another option in its management of invasive species.
“It’s another tool in the process. I don’t think it’s been ruled as a solution,” he said.
Long expects to use goats on the two sites this year.
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Malcolm X & Alex Haley
Chapters One & Two
Chapters Three & Four
Chapters Five, Six & Seven
Chapters Eight & Nine
Chapters Ten & Eleven
Chapters Twelve & Thirteen
Chapters Fourteen, Fifteen & Sixteen
Chapters Seventeen, Eighteen & Nineteen
Malcolm as Malcolm Little
Malcolm as Detroit Red
Malcolm as Satan
Malcolm as Malcolm X
Malcolm as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz
Summary Chapters Seventeen, Eighteen & Nineteen
Summary—Chapter Seventeen: Mecca
America needs to understand Islam, because this is the one religion that erases from its society the race problem.
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Malcolm explains that every Muslim must, if possible, make a pilgrimage, or hajj, to the holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. Malcolm has no trouble receiving financial backing from Ella, who has also withdrawn from the Nation of Islam. When Malcolm applies for a hajj visa, he learns that his status as a Muslim must be approved by Mahmoud Youssef Shawarbi, a Muslim United Nations advisor.
Malcolm leaves the United States and goes to see sights in Cairo. He then flies to Jedda, Saudi Arabia, where officials confiscate his passport and tell him a high court must establish whether or not he is a true Muslim. Officials send him to a crowded airport dormitory, where he reflects on the various languages, colors, and customs of the Muslims around him. Malcolm calls Omar Azzam, a friend of Shawarbi’s, for help. Azzam vacates his father’s suite at the Jedda Palace Hotel for Malcolm. This hospitality impresses Malcolm, who enjoys fine food and conversation with Jedda’s elite and is lent a car by Saudi Arabia’s Prince Faisal himself to make the hajjto Mecca.
Malcolm describes his sense of wonder at Mecca. During his visit, he admires the Islamic world’s lack of racial divisions. At the end of the hajj, Malcolm writes letters home that express his changed perspective on racial problems in the United States. Having met white-skinned people who are untainted by racism, Malcolm now locates America’s problems in the white attitude generated by four hundred years of collective violence against blacks. He sees Islam as a solution to America’s problems. Malcolm signs all of his letters “El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz,” which becomes his official name, although the world continues to refer to him as Malcolm X.
Summary—Chapter Eighteen: “El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz”
The American Negro has been entirely brainwashed from ever seeing or thinking of himself, as he should, as a part of the nonwhite peoples of the world.
Malcolm learns that leaders and intellectuals of nonwhite nations are interested in the plight of American blacks. Malcolm flies to Lebanon, where he is warmly received. In Ghana, a high commissioner gives Malcolm ceremonial robes. Malcolm then visits Liberia, Senegal, and Morocco before returning home. In New York, reporters besiege him with questions that imply a connection between him and race riots erupting across the country. The press’s failure to acknowledge Malcolm’s new outlook frustrates him.
Summary—Chapter Nineteen: “1965”
I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against.
In Harlem Malcolm holds meetings for a new organization, the Organization for Afro-American Unity. He emphasizes its inclusiveness of people of any faith, though it excludes whites from membership. Malcolm believes that whites should change their own communities in separate organizations and that black people must unify before they band together with whites to fight racism. Malcolm returns to Africa and the Middle East for another eighteen weeks, meeting with many world leaders. He confesses to feeling stifled in his new endeavors by his reputation. He predicts that he will die a violent death, doubting that he will live to see the publication of his autobiography.
Analysis—Chapters Seventeen, Eighteen & Nineteen
Malcolm’s articulation of a new vision for black Americans, urging them to see themselves as one of a number of nonwhite minorities seeking justice worldwide, shows how his openness to new experiences allows him to develop philosophies that greatly contrast with those he espoused previously. His visits to several African nations that have recently won their independence from European colonial powers, as well as to socialist Egypt and anti-imperialist India, inspire his vision of a worldwide context for the civil rights movement. Instead of resisting the differences between their version of Islam and his own, he thoughtfully considers how their philosophy can be applied to blacks in America. Malcolm’s intention to bring the United States in front of a U.N. tribunal on the charges of mass human rights violations demonstrates the extent of his commitment to a new kind of Islam.
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Female Genital Ulcer
Ulcers of female Genitalia
We therefore designed the present study to assess the effect of GUD on HIV-1 coreceptor expression in the natural setting. [academic.oup.com]
They usually heal by scarring Psoriasis related genital ulcers can involve the vulva and present themselves as red, smooth lesions. They are not scaly, unlike those observed on other regions of the body. [dovemed.com]
Colonoscopy of a Behcet's Disease patient presenting with ulcers Lung involvement is less common, but may occur in Behcet's Disease. Lung involvement may present with cough, dyspnea (shortness of breath), and rarely, pulmonary artery aneurysms. [behcets.com]
Bipolar aphthosis presenting as mutilating genital ulcers in women. Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 2004;70:357-60 How to cite this URL: Gupta S, Ajith C, Malhotra S, Kumar B. Bipolar aphthosis presenting as mutilating genital ulcers in women. [ijdvl.com]
Infectious period (time during which an infected person can infect others) Spread of infection is most likely when a moist blister is present. [sahealth.sa.gov.au]
Until recently, however, our understanding of vulvar conditions has been scant due to the lack of communication between gynecologists, dermatologists, pathologists, and sex therapists, each with his or her own ideas of the natural history, mode of diagnosis [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
The pathologist examines the biopsy under a microscope and arrives at a definitive diagnosis, after a thorough evaluation of the clinical and microscopic findings, as well as on correlating the results of special studies on tissues, if any performed. [dovemed.com]
Medical Author: Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD Melissa Conrad Stöppler, MD, is a U.S. board-certified Anatomic Pathologist with subspecialty training in the fields of Experimental and Molecular Pathology. Dr. [emedicinehealth.com]
These terms have different meanings to dermatologists, pathologists, and gynecologists, further complicating the problem. [emedicine.medscape.com]
[…] evidence of infection at the primary site once genital tract disease is established. 36, 37 There is some evidence that when primary infection occurs close to the time of menarche, there is an increased likelihood of genital tract involvement. 38 Most pathologists [glowm.com]
Recurrent Infection
Symptoms of the primary infection are usually more severe than those of recurrent infections. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]
infections may appear anytime and are usually accompanied by tingling sensations or pain in the buttocks or legs, 48 hours before the genital lesions appear. [dovemed.com]
For people with recurrent infections, a prescription antiviral medication like Valtrex can be taken daily to reduce the number of cold sore outbreaks, and the severity of an outbreak, if one occurs. [verywell.com]
Candidiasis: a fungal culture may be ordered to help guide treatment with persistent or recurrent infections and can be used to identify which yeast is present. [labtestsonline.org]
Infectious Mononucleosis
Further tests will be directed by the symptoms of the underlying illness but should include tests for infectious mononucleosis. Biopsy of the ulcer should include surrounding skin. Findings are nonspecific in NSGU. [dermnetnz.org]
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with or without other signs and symptoms of infectious mononucleosis Syphilis: sharply demarcated, firm and indurated; usually single ulcer; nontender lymphadenopathy Chancroid (Haemophilus ducreyi): These are painful [cancertherapyadvisor.com]
Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection with or without other signs and symptoms of infectious mononucleosis Syphilis: sharply demarcated, firm and indurated; usually single ulcer; nontender lymphadenopathy Chancroid ( Haemophilus ducreyi ): These are painful [clinicaladvisor.com]
TREATMENT Acute prostatitis is a serious condition that requires immediate treatment to prevent complications such as sepsis. [courses.lumenlearning.com]
The test specimen is taken from the lesion or aspirated from a lymph node Herpes simplex virus (HSV): It is usually clinically diagnosed based on the characteristic signs and symptoms Sometimes, a culture or polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test of the [dovemed.com]
Labs Herpes Simplex Virus Testing HSV PCR from ulcer scraping or vessicle aspirate (preferred obver HSV culture) HSV Serology (type specific) Chancroid testing (if high Incidence in community) Outside the U.S., PCR testing may be available, which is much [fpnotebook.com]
The diagnosis is made by a complement fixation test and culture of the bubo aspirate. Granuloma Inguinale This is an uncommon disease in most parts of the world, and is rare in the United States. [encognitive.com]
Painful, unilateral, inguinal adenitis occurs in one-half of patients with chancroid and may develop into buboes. 19, 20 Fluctuant buboes may rupture spontaneously if not aspirated or incised and drained. [aafp.org]
Repetitive aspiration may reduce the incidence of rupture and secondary bacterial infection. [antimicrobe.org]
Tests needed: Haemophilus influenzae Lymphatic granuloma trait virus Behcet's Disease Behcet's disease is a systemic vascular disease. Mucosal ulcer is one of its clinical features. Most of the patients suffer from oral ulcers. [neohealth.com.hk]
pain, which is a warning sign before the blisters/sores appear Keep the lesions clean with regular or salt water Keeping ice (wrapped in a cloth), tea bags, or baking soda (mixed with water) over the sores Applying petroleum jelly on the sores Washing [dovemed.com]
Buttock Pain
The spondylitis usually presents as sacroilitis ( with low back or buttock pain). Arthralgias from Behcet's Disease last days to weeks and do not cause permanent damage. The peripheral arthritis is usually not deforming. [behcets.com]
They are usually less in severity than the primary infection Syphilis initially begins with a painless sore (called chancre) that is like a pimple, blister, or ulcer with the following features: The lesion may appear 2-5 weeks following exposure to an [dovemed.com]
Signs Genital Herpes Vessicle Multiple vesicular lesions on foreskin, labia, vagina or anus Ulcer Painful shallow ulcers result when vessicles rupture Lymph Accompanied by lymhadenopathy with primary (first) infection Syphilis Chancre (ulcer in Primary [fpnotebook.com]
Chancroid (Soft Chancre) Chancroid is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Haemophilus ducreyi. [courses.lumenlearning.com]
The chancre heals without scarring, although it may become secondarily infected and then have residual abnormalities. Multiple chancres have been documented in approximately 30% of cases. [antimicrobe.org]
Genital warts (flesh-colored spots that are raised or flat, and may look like the top of a cauliflower) Chancroid (a small bump in the genitals, which becomes an ulcer within a day of its appearance) Syphilis (small, painless open sore or ulcer [called a chancre [medlineplus.gov]
Skin Ulcer
Genital Ulcer Diseases Genital ulcers are skin ulcers on the genital area caused by sexually transmitted diseases or noninfectious conditions. [courses.lumenlearning.com]
The secondary stage involves the formation of subcutaneous granulomas in the inguinal area.( 3) Sometimes these lesions penetrate the skin, producing skin ulcers and become superinfected which may then lead to lymphadenopathy. [encognitive.com]
Clothing that touches genital skin ulcers may transmit herpes simplex virus to others that wear the clothing. [medicinenet.com]
Neurologic Manifestation
Manifestations of HIV 910 Chapter 77 Gastrointestinal Manifestations of HIV Infection and AIDS 927 Chapter 78 Renal Manifestations of HIV Infection and AIDS 951 Chapter 79 HIV and Endocrine Manifestations 960 Chapter 80 AIDS Associated Malignancies and [books.google.de]
Behçet's disease (BD) is a multisystem disease characterized clinically by oral and genital aphthae, arthritis, cutaneous lesions, and ocular, gastrointestinal, and neurological manifestations. [1] Patients with BA do not fulfill the criteria for BD. [ijdvl.com]
Vulvar Pain
In recent years the vulvar vestibule, the site of origin of vestibulodynia, the “provoked” vulvar pain of dyspareunia, has been a focus of attention. [accessmedicine.mhmedical.com]
Vulvar pain ( vulvodynia ). Pudendal neuralgia, from pressure on the pudendal nerve in the genital area. Noninfectious vaginitis. [uofmhealth.org]
Dysfunction 1203 Chapter 104 Womens Sexual Dysfunction 1210 Chapter 105 Sexuality Education for Young People 1221 A CultureBound Sex Related Disorder in Indian Subcontinent 1225 Chapter 107 Clinical Services for Sexually Transmitted Infections and HIV [books.google.de]
Vaginismus and sexual dysfunction in women are covered elsewhere - see separate article Vaginismus and Orgasmic Problems in Women. As many as one fifth of women have significant vulval symptoms. [patient.info]
Understandably, varying degrees of sexual dysfunction may cause depression and anxiety. [88, 89] Frequently, orofacial pain is associated. [90] Blistering diseases Familial benign chronic pemphigus (Hailey-Hailey disease) Hailey-Hailey disease is characterized [emedicine.medscape.com]
After menopause, the hormonal changes you experience can cause vaginal dryness and thinning of the skin, which is called vaginal atrophy, says Dr. Krapf. [prevention.com]
The women affected may have vaginal dryness, itching, and/or burning, pain during sexual intercourse, and a small amount of bleeding after sexual intercourse. [labtestsonline.org]
Results of a full workup for STIs were negative, including negative immunoglobulin G and M results for herpes simplex virus (HSV). The wound culture results were normal. Test results for Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) were negative. [consultant360.com]
Differential Diagnosis and Workup Workup and procedures If the diagnosis is not readily apparent, unaided (ie, naked-eye) or colposcopic examination of the vulva may define areas of abnormality that may warrant biopsy using a Keyes punch or biopsy forceps [emedicine.medscape.com]
Female genital TB is typically understood as a disease of young women, with 80% to 90% of cases diagnosed in patients 20–40 years old, often during workup for infertility. 5 More recent reports from Sweden and Scotland suggest a trend toward presentation [glowm.com]
Treponema pallidum and Borrelia burgdorferi lipoproteins and synthetic lipopeptides activate monocytic cells via a CD14-dependent pathway distinct from that utilized by lipopolysaccharide, J Immunol, 1998, vol. 160 (pg. 5455 - 64 ) 16. [academic.oup.com]
The article also discusses patients with a vaginal discharge, laboratory work-up, diagnoses, and treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The condition can, however, be controlled with early diagnosis and suitable treatment. [dovemed.com]
[…] of HIV in Industrialized and Middle Income CountriesŠAdults Adolescents and Pediatric 1310 Chapter 115 Guidelines for the Treatment of HIV and AIDS in ResourceLimited Countries 1328 Chapter 116 Guidelines for Prevention of Perinatal HIV Infection 1345 [books.google.de]
The ability for the patient to adhere to the recommended dosing frequency should be considered when selecting the appropriate treatment. Initial episodes of herpes may require a longer duration of treatment. [sti.guidelines.org.au]
There is growing evidence for the use of doxycycline in the treatment of early syphilis. [antimicrobe.org]
The prognosis of Female Genital Sores is generally good. Nevertheless, the prognosis depends on the causative factor Common causes of sores on the genitals Most sores or ulcers on the genitals are sexually transmitted. [bestonlinemd.com]
The prognosis of genital herpes is variable: there is no cure, and the recurrent outbreaks may vary in frequency and severity. Genital herpes prevention is difficult. [medicinenet.com]
What Is the Prognosis for Genital Herpes? Treatment of genital herpes does not cure the disease. The virus usually lives (in an inactive form) in an infected person throughout their lifetime. [emedicinehealth.com]
Abstract This article discusses genital ulcers caused by sexually transmitted diseases in female patients, and the etiology, morphology of the ulcerations, diagnostic work-up, and current treatment. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] among unknown etiology vs. 44.1% among STI etiology, p 0.10). [journals.plos.org]
In general usage the term refers to genital ulcerations from a sexually transmitted disease (STD), which is the most common etiology; however, nonsexually acquired illnesses, including infectious (bacterial skin infections, fungi) or noninfectious etiologies [mhmedical.com]
The epidemiologic relationships between any of these organisms and HIV-1 infection were recognized soon after the onset of the AIDS epidemic [1–8, 23, 24 ]. [academic.oup.com]
Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in a University Health Population: Clinical Manifestations, Epidemiology, and Implications. J Am Coll Health, 59, 69. [verywell.com]
Epidemiology of Haemophilus ducreyi Infections. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jan. 22 (1):1-8. [Medline]. Janowicz DM, Ofner S, Katz BP, Spinola SM. [emedicine.medscape.com]
Many STD’s have similar epidemiologic links, and it is prudent to consider co-infection at all phases of the investigation. There is no consensus regarding the empiric therapy of undiagnosed genital ulcer disease. [antimicrobe.org]
Epidemiology The disorder typically appears among young girls and adolescents but cases in children as young as 17 months have been reported. [7] History The disease was first described in October 1912 by Galician -born Austrian dermatologist and microbiologist [wikiwand.com]
Pathophysiology Chancroid is caused by H ducreyi, a small, gram-negative, facultative anaerobic bacillus that is highly infective. It is pathogenic only in humans, with no intermediary environmental or animal host. [emedicine.medscape.com]
With viremia a component in the pathophysiology of the primary herpes simplex virus infection, nonspecific complaints of fever, malaise, headache and photophobia may be documented. [antimicrobe.org]
Preventive Services Task Force recommends that healthcare providers routinely screen all sexually-active individuals for HSV infections Male condoms or female condoms prevent STIs to a certain extent. [dovemed.com]
Chapter 69 Surrogate Markers of Antiretroviral Efficacy 826 Overcoming Barriers to Providing ARV Therapy in ResourceLimited Settings 831 Chapter 71 Antiretroviral Drugs for HIV Prevention 836 Chapter 72 Acute HIV Infection 843 Chapter 73 Opportunistic [books.google.de]
Adult HIV Breast Care Child and Adolescent Care for Community Health Workers Child Healthcare Childhood HIV Childhood TB Congenital Disorders Ebola Prevention and Control Facilitator's Guide Fetal Heart Rate Handbook Infection Prevention and Control Intrapartum [ls.bettercare.co.za]
Even the use of a condom does not prevent the spread of disease because not all sores are covered by the condom. [emedicinehealth.com]
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S&P Global Market Intelligence presents a summary of ratings actions on sovereigns and other key territories from Dec. 16 to Dec. 22.
* S&P Global Ratings affirmed the U.K.'s long- and short-term sovereign credit ratings at AA/A-1+ and revised its outlook to stable from negative following the Dec. 12 general election that gave the ruling Conservative Party its greatest parliamentary majority since 1987, making it highly likely for Britain to exit the European Union with a withdrawal agreement by Jan. 31, 2020. The rating agency said the majority will provide Prime Minister Boris Johnson's government with more room to engage with Brussels over the terms of their post-Brexit relationship.
* Meanwhile, Fitch Ratings affirmed the U.K.'s long- and short-term issuer default ratings at AA/F1+ and removed the country from Rating Watch Negative, where it has been placed since late February, saying the Conservative Party's majority reduces the risk of a "disruptive" no-deal Brexit. The rating agency assigned the country a negative outlook, reflecting its view that uncertainty regarding its future relationship with the EU will persist for some time.
* Fitch downgraded Argentina's long- and short-term foreign-currency issuer default ratings to RD, or restricted default, from CC/C after the new government of President Alberto Fernández unilaterally extended its repayment of short-term dollar-denominated treasury bills. The rating agency said the extension qualifies as a distressed debt exchange that has concluded, added that it will upgrade the ratings to an appropriate level going forward. Argentina's local-currency ratings were affirmed at CC/C.
* S&P also downgraded Argentina's foreign-currency ratings to selective default, or SD/D, from CCC-/C. The rating agency also lowered the country's long-term issue and local-currency sovereign credit ratings to CC from CCC- and affirmed the short-term rating at C, over the heightened vulnerability of a distressed debt exchange as Fernández's government has signaled a restructuring of all long-term debt with the private sector.
* DBRS Morningstar revised the trend on Mexico to negative from stable, while confirming the country's long- and short-term foreign- and local-currency issuer ratings at BBB (high)/R-1 (low). The outlook revision reflects Mexico's weakening medium-term growth outlook, poorly targeted infrastructure spending, reduced reliance on private capital and less predictable policy making.
* Meanwhile, S&P affirmed Mexico's foreign-currency ratings at BBB+/A-2 and local-currency ratings at A-/A-2, with a negative outlook. The action reflects the country's political stability over the last two decades, moderate economic growth, a floating exchange rate regime, and the central bank's credible inflation-targeting monetary policy.
* S&P revised the outlook on Bolivia to negative from stable as the country continues to grapple with political uncertainty since elections in October, which was followed by the resignation of President Evo Morales and a subsequent change in leadership. The action reflects the country's higher government debt, potentially greater vulnerability to negative external shocks and persistent current account deficits draining its once large external buffers. The rating agency affirmed Bolivia's sovereign credit ratings at BB-/B.
* Moody's confirmed Vietnam's local- and foreign-currency issuer and senior unsecured ratings at Ba3, citing the government's "enhanced attention" to upcoming payments of debt obligations after a delay in payments that triggered a two-month-long review for downgrade. The outlook is negative, reflecting the agency's view of persistent risks that the Vietnamese government will again delay on paying debt obligations.
* Fitch changed the outlook on Macao to negative from stable, citing the Asian territory's growing economic, financial, and socio-political ties with mainland China, where economic growth is expected to weaken. Fitch affirmed Macao's issuer default ratings at AA/F1+, citing relatively distinct economic policies and business and regulatory environments between the mainland and the semiautonomous territory.
* Fitch revised the outlook on Sri Lanka to negative from stable, citing mounting risks to debt sustainability from a major shift in fiscal policy and the potentially wide range of tax cuts announced by new President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. The rating agency affirmed the country's issuer default ratings at B/B.
* Fitch affirmed India's issuer default ratings at BBB-/F3, citing a relatively strong medium-term growth outlook and external resilience, offset by high public debt, a weak financial sector and lagging governance indicators. The outlook is stable.
* Fitch revised the outlook on Nigeria to negative from stable, saying a sharp devaluation of the naira under the government's current policy framework would trigger macroeconomic volatility and weaken the country's key credit metrics. The rating agency affirmed the country's issuer default ratings at B+/B.
* S&P affirmed Lebanon's sovereign credit ratings at CCC/C, with a negative outlook, citing timely debt repayments by the government despite significant funding pressures and the central bank's imposition of foreign-exchange restrictions. The ratings action also reflects the agency's view that the measures aim to reduce U.S. dollar liabilities, which exceed the central bank's forex reserves.
* Fitch affirmed South Africa's issuer default ratings at BB+/B, with a negative outlook, citing robust macroeconomic institutions, a favorable government debt structure and deep local capital markets, offset by low growth potential, mounting government debt levels, contingent liabilities and extremely high inequality pressuring policy making.
* S&P affirmed Benin's sovereign credit ratings at B+/B, with a stable outlook, saying it expects the country's reform program to strengthen its economic activity and external and fiscal positions. The ratings are constrained by low per capita income, substantial external leverage and structural bottlenecks, S&P Global Ratings said.
* Fitch also affirmed Benin's ratings at B/B, with a positive outlook, citing moderate government debt-to-GDP ratio, low inflation and robust GDP growth performance, offset by low GDP per capita, limited economic diversification, a large current account deficit, a weak banking sector and vulnerability to shocks.
* Fitch affirmed Seychelles' ratings at BB/B, with a stable outlook, citing its association with IMF programs and relatively high governance indicators and per capita GDP. The ratings are constrained by the small size of the country and its vulnerability to external shocks.
* Fitch affirmed Zambia's ratings at CCC/C, citing the government's high external financing requirements, declining foreign exchange reserves, mounting government debt levels, and constrained access to domestic and external financing.
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What is a scalar quantity? Give 3 examples. A scalar quantity has only magnitude. Three examples are mass, temperature and time.
What is a vector quantity? Give 3 examples. A vector quantity is a quantity which has both magnitude and direction like momentum, velocity and current.
What is the moment of a force? Give formula and units. The moment of a force is the product of the magnitude of the force f and the perpendicular distance d from the pivot to the line of action. M=fd - newton metre, Nm
What is the law of moments? When an object is in equilibrium the sum of the clockwise moments about any point acting as a pivot is equivalent to the sums of the anticlockwise moments about the same point.
Define centre of gravity. The centre of gravity of an object is the point where its entire weight acts for any change of the object.
What is Aristotle's law of motion? He assumed an object needed a force to move and the speed of an object depends on the force. His law states that the speed of an object is proportional to the force applied.
What was Aristole's error? Aristotle could not explain why objects fell without any visible force and why planets moved for no apparent reason so his ideas were not scientifically based.
What were Galileo's achievements? He invented the telescope and was the first to discover that earth was not the centre of the universe and it circled around the sun. He also studied the pendulum, motion and falling ojects and the effect of friction on objects
What were Sir Isaac Newton's achievements? He studied the nature of light and proved that white light was made of various colours, he produced Newton's Law of Gravitation, Newton's New Law of Calculation, Newton's Laws of Motions and invented the first reflective telescope.
What is Newton's first law of motion? The 1st law states an object at rest remains at rest or a moving object continues in a uniform motion unless acted on by an external force.
What is inertia? Inertia is the laziness or tendency of matter to reduce changes in its motion. Inertia makes it hard for objects to start and stop moving, change direction or accelerate.
What is Newton's 2nd law of motion? When a force acts on a body the rate of change of momentum is directly proportional to the applied force and takes place in the direction on the force.
What is the formula associated with Newton's 2nd law and state and define the units. F= ma, measured in Newtons (N). 1N is the force needed to give a mass of 1kg an acceleration of 1m/s²
What is Newton's 3rd law of motion? If body A exerts a force on body B, body B exerts an equal but opposite force.
Give the formula and units for momentum. p= mv and kilograms metre per second (Kgm/s)
List the ways the force applied can be found. f= m(final velocity - initial velocity)/t (f= m(v-u)/t.
Define impulse and provide the formula and units. Impulse is equal to the change in momentum, it is the product of the force applied and time. ft = mv-mu and newton second (Ns) is the unit.
What is the law of conservation of momentum? The total momentum before a collision is equal to the total momentum after a collision unless there is an external force.
Define terminal velocity and provide the formula. When an object falls it gains a velocity, a frictional force (Fr) opposes its weight (W) and the resultant downward force (F) is obtained. F = W - Fr
How is acceleration calculated from this formula? F = ma and F = W - Fr so ma = W - Fr and a = W - Fr/m
Describe the process during free fall. As velocity increases magnitude of the frictional force increases also, until frictional force is equal to the weight The resultant force is 0 since it opposes the direction of the frictional force. W=Fr, W-Fr=0 and F=0. a=0 object falls at constant speed
What is kinetic energy and its formula and units? Kinetic energy is the motion energy a pushed object gains. Also it is the energy a body possesses due to its motion. KE = 1/2mv² measured in Joules (J)
What is potential energy and its formula and units? The stored energy an object possesses due to its condition and position is called potential energy. PE = mgh
What is the link between kinetic and potential energy? Change in kinetic energy= change in potential energy= loss of energy= gain of energy
Define centripetal force. This is the external force needed for an object to flow in a circular path. It always acts perpendicular to the direction of motion of the object
What is the formula for motion in a cirlce? F= mv²/r
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St Mark Hotel London offers 2 star accommodation with a selection of 25 double, twin, triple and quad guestrooms all with private shower facilities. In your room at St Mark Hotel London you will find a range of useful facilities, including a room safe, colour TV, telephone and a hairdryer. A huge added bonus is the in-room kitchenette, which is equipped with a fridge, toaster, kettle and a microwave, allowing you to prepare some of your own meals and snacks and save money for sightseeing.
London St Mark Hotel is situated in Earls Court just a short walk from tourist attractions and Earls Court Underground Station. Jump on a tube to visit places such as Big Ben, or stay closer to London St Mark Hotel and walk to famous tourist sites including the Royal Albert Hall. Before you go you can get tourist information from the concierge, relax in the lounge, and boost your energy levels with continental breakfast on offer. Return to the hotel at your leisure via the 24 hour reception.
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St Mark Hotel London is within walking distance of a number of educational establishments, including the Gloucester Road site of the Frances King English language school and the South Kensington Campus of Imperial College London. You can also take a tube journey to London School of Economics (8 stops on District Line), and King's College London is also within easy reach (7 stops on District Line).
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NEW YORK (AP) — The music industry is honoring Ariana Grande.
Billboard on Tuesday named the 25-year-old award-winning singer its 2018 Woman of the Year. Grande will receive the award at Billboard’s 13th annual Women in Music event on Dec. 6 in New York City.
Previous recipients include Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Madonna and Selena Gomez.
In a statement Billboard’s vice president of content Ross Scarano says Grande “consistently stands up for herself and her decisions in a world that often isn’t hospitable to that sort of strength in young women.”
In the past year, Grande has had Top 40 hits including “No Tears Left To Cry,” ″Breathin’” and “God Is A Woman.”
She helped organize the One Love Manchester concert last year, raising more than $23 million for victims of the Manchester bombing.
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Oz, the Great Wizard! The very name of L. Frank Baum's magical character conjures a world where diminutive munchkins live and work, wicked witches run riot, and the mighty Oz himself rules over an Emerald City reached by a yellow brick road. The Wizard of Oz: The First Five Novels is your passport to this marvellous realm and wonders that have enchanted readers young and old for more than a century. Lavishly illustrated by W. W. Denslow and John R. Neill, this volume includes: 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz', 'The Marvelous Land of Oz', 'Ozma of Oz', 'Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz', 'The Road to Oz'.
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Peering in at Soviet Science
What Have We Learned About Science and Technology From the Russian Experience?
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MIT professor Loren Graham, the United States’ foremost historian of Russian and Soviet science, doesn’t publish fat tomes every decade or so as many of his peers do; he writes topical, digestible books that invite his audiences along on his scholarly travels. His last short book, The Ghost of the Executed Engineer, came out in 1993 and told the appalling story of Petr Pal’chinskii, a Russian engineer repressed and ultimately executed for his humanitarian scruples. Graham’s latest book is broader in scope but still manages to weigh in at less than 200 pages. To use his own phrase, it is another “small book about big questions.”
The first question Graham takes up is fascinating, but it may be “big” only to those familiar with the ongoing debate in academe over the epistemological nature of science. Does it refer to an objective reality, or is it a social construction, inextricable in style and content from the culture and the times that produce it? Graham, an exceptionally clear-headed thinker in a field rife with sophistry, uses the Soviet example to show that it is both. Lysenkoism, a disastrous agricultural policy built on the Lamarckian idea that acquired characteristics can be inherited, enjoyed a 30-year reign in the Soviet Union because it accorded so well with Marxist principles, Graham explains. But facts, not philosophy, proved Lysenkoism’s undoing in the 1960s, as Western farmers outperformed their Soviet counterparts and Western biologists gathered irrefutable evidence on the existence and nature of genes.
This story was part of our July 1998 issue
Graham addresses several other, more pressing questions equally astutely. Are science and technology Westernizing influences? How willing are scientists to reform their own institutions? Who should control technology? And which is more important for science’s survival: political freedom or financial support? To this last question, Graham has a disturbing answer. “The Soviet Union politically repressed science atrociously while simultaneously supporting it financially more fulsomely, relative to its resources, than any other country in history,” he writes. Sometimes, the investment paid off in the form of successes such as Sputnik. “The sobering conclusion that we must draw, in terms of scientific results, is that the support counted for more than the repression.”
Graham’s premise throughout is that science and technology are transnational pursuits, and that if we hope to distinguish their essence from their variations, we had better ask how they performed so well in the Soviet Union, under social conditions so strikingly different from those in the West. “If we answer this question, we shall learn as much about ourselves as we shall about the Soviet Union,” he writes. And that would be no small achievement.
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FAQs - Getting A Divorce
What is a divorce?
Divorce in England & Wales is a legal process to end marriage between husband and wife after the relationship between them has broken down irretrievably. An application for divorce in England & Wales is made using application form D8.
How soon can I get divorced in England & Wales after my marriage?
You can get divorced in England & Wales only after you have been married for at least one year.
If you marriage was not consummated, you may be able to apply for annulment of your marriage even if you are married for less than a year.
What are the requirements to get divorced in England & Wales?
You can get divorced in England & Wales if all of the following are true:
you’ve been married for over a year
your relationship has permanently broken down
your marriage is legally recognised in England & Wales (including same-sex marriage)
Either you or your husband/wife is habitually resident in England & Wales
What is a 'clean break' divorce?
A clean break divorce is where no ongoing financial commitments remain between you and your spouse. The phrase ‘a clean break’ is particularly used as the opposite of an order where there is ongoing spousal maintenance payable, usually monthly, from one spouse to the other.
A clean break is only possible in relation to the financial claims between spouses. It is not possible to have a clean break in relation to financial obligations towards your children.
In case you and your ex-partner have no assets to divide, you should also apply for a financial settlement order. It’s important to do so, even if you don’t have any assets to divide at the time of the divorce. There’s no guarantee you won’t come into some money in the future and if you haven’t obtained a financial settlement, your ex is still within their legal rights to make a financial claim.
Once a 'clean break' agreement of this kind has been ratified by court order, neither of you will be able to go back to court in the future to ask for maintenance or further transfer of assets. This gives both partners a much greater degree of certainty and allows them to completely disentangle their individual financial affairs.
Can I get divorced in England & Wales if I got married abroad?
Yes, you can start divorce proceedings in England provided that you have a valid marriage certificate (and certified translation, if the marriage certificate is not written in English). The key issue is determining whether the marriage is valid and legal in the country within which the ceremony took place, with the local custom being observed. If the marriage has been carried out in accordance with the local laws and customs of the country in which it took place, it is usually a valid legal marriage.
You should also meet all of the following requirements for getting divorced in England & Wales:
What other matters may also arise in divorce proceedings?
Depending on the personal circumstances of the petitioner and the Respondent, the following other matters may also arise in the divorce proceedings:
Non-Molestation Orders & Occupation Orders
How long does the divorce process take?
This varies from court to court and from case to case, depending on the complexity of the case. An uncontested divorce with no financial settlement issues can take up to 6 months whereas a contested and complicated divorce can take much longer than 6 months and time would vary depending on the complexity of the matter.
How much does it cost to file a divorce in England?
The court fee for filing a divorce in England & Wales is £550 which needs to be paid at the time of submitting your divorce petition to the family court.
Additionally, you will pay the legal costs of divorce solicitors if are represented by divorce lawyers in your divorce matter.
What is difference between uncontested and contested divorce in England?
An uncontested divorce is a divorce process where the Respondent to the divorce does not defend or contest the divorce. It is possible for the Respondent to disagree with the grounds for divorce yet agree to divorce taking place on the grounds that the relationship has irretrievably broken down between the Petitioner and the Respondent.
A contested divorce is one where the Respondent to the divorce petition decides to contest or defend the divorce. In other words, Respondent objects to divorce taking place in a contested divorce. A contested divorce is a more complicated procedure and will involve the divorcing couple having to attend family court for hearings. In very rare cases, Respondent can succeed in contesting a divorce in England & Wales. In the event of Resondent failing to defend the divorce, the family court is likely to make a legal costs order against the Resondent.
What are grounds for getting a divorce in England & Wales?
The grounds for divorce are that the marriage has broken down irretrievably due to one of the facts as listed below:
Adultery - The Petitioner alleges that the Respondent committed adultery and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
Unreasonable Behaviour - The Petitioner alleges that the Respondent has behaved unreasonably and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
Desertion Of The Petitioner By The Respondent - The petitioner can apply for divorce on the grounds that the Respondent deserted the petitioner more than 2 years ago and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
2 Years Separation And Respondent Consenting To Divorce - Petitioner and Respondent have lived separately for 2 years; Respondent consents to divorce taking place and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
5 Years Separation - Petitioner and Respondent lived separately for 5 years and the marriage has broken down irretrievably.
What is a Decree Nisi?
A decree nisi is a document that says that the court does not see any reason why you cannot divorce. You can apply for a decree nisi if your husband or wife does not defend your divorce petition.
What is decree absolute?
The decree absolute is the legal document that ends your marriage. You need to wait at least 43 days (6 weeks and 1 day) after the date of the decree nisi before you can apply for a decree absolute.
What documentary evidence do I need to apply for divorce?
To apply for a divorce you’ll need:
your husband or wife’s full name and address
your original marriage certificate or a certified copy (and a certified translation if it’s not in English)
proof of your name change if you’ve changed it since you got married - for example your marriage certificate or a deed poll
You must try to find your husband or wife’s current address if you do not know it. The court will need it to send them a copy of the divorce petition.
What happens if the respondent refuses to acknowledge the divorce petition?
If you can prove that your spouse received the divorce petition, you can apply for the deemed or substituted service. You can prove service by using a court bailiff or process server.
Will I have to go to court for divorce petition?
Unless your spouse contests the divorce petition you filed, you do not have to go to court for divorce to take place. Only in contested divorce cases, the parties will have to attend court hearing for the divorce to be decided by the court.
Who pays the legal costs in a divorce case?
Who pays the divorce legal costs will normally depend on the grounds for divorce. If your petition is based on unreasonable behaviour or adultery then you may be able to apply to the court for your legal costs to be paid by your spouse.
You should reach an agreement on the issue of costs at the outset of the divorce so that needless conflict is avoided down the line. If you are hoping that your costs will be covered by the other side, then be sure to discuss the matter with your divorce solicitor during your first interview.
Do I need a divorce solicitor for my divorce case?
Whethe or not you need a divorce solicitor to handle your divorce case is dependent on the complexity of the divorce matter and your ability to handle legal matters on your own. You normally engage a divorce solicitor for your divorce case in the following circumstances:
if you know that your spouse is likely to contest the divorce and will be unwilling to divorce;
if there are children involved and your spouse may not be willing to reach a mutual agreement regarding child arrangements;
If you and your spouse own significant assets or are in business together;
if there are overseas connections;
if one of you has been declared bankrupt;
if you wish to be claim spousal maintenance and be financially dependent on your spouse;
if the whereabout of your spouse are unknown;
if your spouse is unlikely to respond to your divorce petition.
What is a divorce mediation?
Divorce mediation is a method by which separating couples can agree and resolve the typical issues involving finances and children that arise during the divorce process. The mediator is a trained individual who is impartial and will act much like an umpire, guiding you and your spouse through face to face discussions about important matters such as divorce financial settlement and child arrangements.
Once an agreement has been reached, the mediator will draft a ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ to formally set out the proposals. Your divorce solicitor will then use the ‘Memorandum of Understanding’ to draw up your official agreement and further advise you.
Mediation is not suitable for all situations, but it is the right approach for many people and if there is a need for court proceedings to be issued then you will usually be expected to at least have attended a meeting concerning mediation (a Mediation Information and Assessment Meeting – MIAM). If your divorce solicitor believes that a MIAM is not appropriate or necessary, perhaps because divorce proceedings need to commence urgently or because domestic violence is involved, then they will let you know.
Will child arrangements issues decided by the court during divorce proceedins?
Unless the parents have reached an agreement with regards to child arrangements, one of the parties to the divorce proceedings will have to file a ‘Statement of Arrangements for Children’. This form provides the court with basic details about the children including their dates of birth, where they go to school and who is responsible for their care when the parents are working, if relevant. The form only serves to provide information and will not form the basis of any decision of the court.
In most cases, the parents will make these decisions themselves where possible, sometimes using mediation to assist in keeping discussions on track and in the best interests of the children.
It is worth noting that the court does hold the power to order that a Decree Absolute is not granted until it is satisfied with the arrangements for the children, although it is rarely the case that there will be any objection by the court provided the arrangements are reasonable and there are no concerns surrounding child protection.
FAQs - Annulment Of Marriage
What is a void marriage?
Void marriage means it was never legally valid. You can annul a marriage if it was not legally valid in the first place, for example:
you’re closely related to the person you married
one or both of you were under 16
one of you was already married or in a civil partnership
If a marriage was never legally valid, the law says that it never existed. However, you may need legal paperwork (a ‘decree of nullity’) to prove this - for example if you want to get married again or register your civil partnership again.
What is a voidable marriage?
A voidable marriage means a marriage which was legally valid, but meets one of the reasons that makes it ‘voidable’.
You can annul a voidable marriage for a number of reasons, such as:
it was not consummated - you have not had sexual intercourse with the person you married since the wedding
you did not properly consent to the marriage - for example you were forced into it
the other person had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) when you got married
the woman was pregnant by another man when you got married
one spouse is in the process of transitioning to a different gender
How soon can I apply for annulment of my marriage?
You can apply for annulment of your marriage soon after your marriage. Unlike divorce, you do not have to wait for a year.
How can I apply for annulment of marriage?
You can apply for annulment of marriage by filling in a nullity petition. You should send 2 copies of the petition to your nearest family court and keep your own copy.
How much is the court fee for nullity petition?
Filing a nullity petition in family court in England & Wales costs £550.
Within how many days, the Respondent to the nullity petition is required to respond to the nullity petition?
The Respondent to the nullity petition must respond to your nullity petition within 8 days, saying whether they agree for the marriage to be be annulled.
When can I apply for decree nisi for annulment of my marriage?
Once the Respondent has responded to the nullity petition and has agreed to the marriage annulment, you can apply for a decree nisi. The decree nisi will confirm that the court does not see any reason why the marriage cannot be annulled.
What is a statement in support of nullity petition?
You must also fill in a statement confirming that what you said in your nullity petition is true.
Use one of the forms below, depending on whether your marriage is ‘void’ or ‘voidable’:
statement in support of annulment - void marriage
statement in support of annulment - voidable marriage
When can I apply for decree of nullity to annul my marriage?
You can apply for a decree of nullity (decree absolute) 6 weeks after you get the decree nisi. A ‘decree of nullity’ is the final legal document which says that the marriage has been annulled.
To apply for a decree of nullity, you need to fill in the notice of application for decree nisi to be made absolute.
Do I need to go to court for annulment of my marriage?
In most cases, you do not need to go to family court for annulment of marriage and the court will deal with the matters on papers.
FAQs - Annulment Of Civil Partnership
What is a void civil partnership?
Void civil partnership means it was never legally valid. You can annul a civil partnership if it was not legally valid in the first place, for example:
you’re closely related to the person you registered civil partnership with
If a civil partnership was never legally valid, the law says that it never existed. However, you may need legal paperwork (a ‘decree of nullity’) to prove this - for example if you want to get married again or register your civil partnership again.
What is a voidable civil partnership?
A voidablecivil partnership means a civil partnership which was legally valid, but meets one of the reasons that makes it ‘voidable’.
You can annul a voidable civil partnership for a number of reasons, such as:
you did not properly consent to the civil partnership - for example you were forced into it
the other person had a sexually transmitted disease (STD) when you registered civil partnership
one civil partner is in the process of transitioning to a different gender
How soon can I apply for annulment of my civil partnership?
You can apply for annulment of your civil partnership soon after your civil partnership. Unlike civil partneship dissolution, you do not have to wait for a year.
How can I apply for annulment of civil partnership?
You can apply for annulment of civil partnership by filling in a nullity petition. You should send 2 copies of the petition to your nearest family court and keep your own copy.
The Respondent to the nullity petition must respond to your nullity petition within 8 days, saying whether they agree for the civil partnership to be be annulled.
When can I apply for decree nisi for annulment of my civil partnership?
Once the Respondent has responded to the nullity petition and has agreed to the civil partnership annulment, you can apply for a decree nisi. The decree nisi will confirm that the court does not see any reason why the civil partnership cannot be annulled.
When can I apply for decree of nullity to annul my civil partnership?
You can apply for a decree of nullity (decree absolute) 6 weeks after you get the decree nisi. A ‘decree of nullity’ is the final legal document which says that the civil partnership has been annulled.
Do I need to go to court for annulment of my civil partnership?
In most cases, you do not need to go to family court for annulment of civil partnership and the court will deal with the matters on papers.
FAQs - Divorce Financial Settlement
What Assets Are Split In Divorce Financial Settlement?
The adjustment of assets/finances covered by the financial court order may include the following:
children/spousal maintenance
Does Spousal Behaviour Affect The Divorce Financial Settlement?
Normally, the behaviour of your spouse including adultery or unreasonable behaviour does not affect the divorce financial settlement. The grounds for divorce you use to obtain a divorce have no bearing on your financial settlement. Extreme behaviour may be taken into account by the court, for example, if one partner's violence has had a lasting effect on the other. If one partner recklessly or deliberately sabotages the financial position, for example, by spending recklessly or destroying assets, this could also be taken into account.
What is a ‘clean break’ divorce financial settlement?
A clean break divorce financial settlement is where no ongoing financial commitments remain between you and your spouse. The phrase ‘a clean break’ is particularly used as the opposite of an order where there is ongoing spousal maintenance payable, usually monthly, from one spouse to the other.
What if I don’t have any assets to split?
In case you and your ex-partner have no assets to divide, you should also apply for a financial settlement. It’s important to do so, even if you don’t have any assets to divide at the time of the divorce. There’s no guarantee you won’t come into some money in the future and if you haven’t obtained a financial settlement, your ex is still within their legal rights to make a financial claim.
Will any payments I make to my spouse while we are separated affect the final divorce settlement?
Not usually. It may be unwise to make excessively large payments to your spouse, because it might be argued that this shows both their need for such payments (or an equivalent transfer of assets) and your ability to pay.
Even so, any financial settlement should take into account the longer-term history of the marriage and future financial prospects.
On the other hand, if your spouse needs maintenance while you are separated, it would normally be sensible to provide it. Failure to do so is likely to make your spouse more hostile towards you.
Your spouse might apply to the court for an interim financial order requiring you to pay an appropriate level of maintenance. Both of these are likely to increase the overall level of ill feeling - and costs - in reaching a final agreement.
What effect will it have if I move out of the family home before we are divorced?
You will still have the same rights to occupy the home as you had before and can move back in if you choose.
There may be practical problems if, for example, your spouse changes the locks. While you will be entitled to get back in, it makes sense to ensure that you take anything you may need - such as important documents - with you in the first place.
There may also be other considerations so it is advisable to take advice before moving out.
Are there any precautions I should take during a divorce, for example, to stop my spouse taking cash from our joint account?
If your spouse can make withdrawals from a joint account without your agreement, you run the risk that some or all of the money will be taken. You will also be jointly liable for any debts run up on the account.
If you need access to the money or if you suspect that your spouse may misuse it, you may want to close the account. The same applies to any other form of joint borrowing or spending facility, such as a joint credit card.
However, if you suddenly freeze accounts that your spouse needs for living expenses, this will create problems. Your spouse will want you to make appropriate maintenance payments and may apply to the court for an interim financial order.
If your spouse is the sole owner of the family home, you should apply to the Land Registry to register an interest in the property. This will prevent the house being sold without your consent.
Is our divorce settlement affected if one of us remarries or starts cohabiting with a new partner?
If you remarry without having reached a financial settlement with your former spouse, you may lose the right to make any financial claim against your former spouse. He or she will still have the same right to make a financial claim against you as before.
If you have previously reached a clean break settlement, the remarriage (or cohabitation) will normally have no effect - you have already made a once and for all agreement.
If you are paying your former spouse maintenance (this does not include child maintenance), maintenance ceases if the recipient remarries (but not if the recipient merely starts to cohabit).
In any case, if your former spouse's financial position improves, you can apply to the court to stop paying maintenance or to pay a reduced amount.
If you are receiving maintenance from your former spouse, you should normally continue to do so after he or she remarries.
How long will it take to sort out our divorce and financial settlement?
Obtaining a divorce typically takes about six months. The process can take longer if anyone fails to deal with the various pieces of paperwork promptly.
How long financial settlement takes depends very much on your relationship with your spouse and the complexity of your financial affairs. Often, the financial settlement can be negotiated over the same period as the divorce proceedings, and is then confirmed by a consent order.
Where there is an agreed financial outcome, it is possible to obtain a court order embodying the agreement (consent order) and your decree absolute within 6 months from start to finish.
Where an agreement is not reached, it could take between 12 – 18 months to conclude form the date an application for financial settlement is made to the court.
Who pays the legal fees for a divorce financial settlement?
In most cases, both parties will have their own solicitor and will be responsible for their own legal fees. Only in unusual circumstances will the court consider conduct in the proceedings or the process of disclosure as a justification for an order for costs being made against the other party.
While negotiating a financial settlement you each use - and are responsible for paying - your own lawyer. As part of the settlement, however, one of you might negotiate that the other should pay part or all of their legal fees.
You can keep your legal fees down by agreeing as much as possible among yourselves. Fees can mount up if hostile spouses insist on conducting all negotiations through lawyers while arguing over trivial details.
What orders can the court make in divorce financial settlement?
The court has power to make orders for a spouse including:-
Periodical payments (maintenance or alimony)
Secured provision (maintenance that is charged against an asset)
Lump sum (a cash payment)
Transfer of property (where one legal ownership of an asset is taken away from one spouse and transferred to the other)
(except upon decree of judicial separation) a pension attachment and a pension sharing order
Agreed child maintenance orders, school fees orders and/or top up orders where there is a maximum Child Maintenance Service assessment.
Can money one of us expects to inherit be taken into account when we divorce?
Usually not unless you are about to receive the inheritance.
Will a prenuptial agreement protect my assets if we divorce?
Pre Nuptial Agreements are not legally binding in the UK but are considered to be pursuasive for the judge to exercise discretion in deciding the financial settlement by giving weight to the pre nupital agreement. Pre-Nups, Post Nups and Pre-civil registration agreements cannot exclude the authority of the Court when dealing with financial issues when a marriage or civil partnership irretrievably breaks down. When divorce arises, the court has discretionary powers to distribute assets as the Judge sees is in the best interest of the parties/children/individual circumstances. The prenuptial agreement which has been entered into fairly and after taking appropriate legal advice may have persuasive authority for the judge to exercise discretion and give weight to the same in distribution of assets.
The caveat is that while UK courts will recognise prenuptial agreements, they also still have the ultimate discretion to ignore any agreement reached if the agreement is deemed to be unfair to any children of the marriage.
What can I do if I find out my spouse has assets or income not disclosed when we agreed the divorce settlement?
You can go to court to get the financial settlement altered.
What can I do if I cannot afford the maintenance payments to my former spouse?
You can go to court to ask them to change the maintenance order to reflect your circumstances. For example, you might do this if you lose your job and cannot find another one.
Is it possible to reopen a divorce financial settlement?
It is possible to reopen a divorce financial settlement, but extremely rare. In most circumstances, once a financial settlement has been officially recorded in the form of a consent order, the financial ties between the divorcing couple are broken and neither of them will be entitled to make financial claims in the future.
However, a precedent set during the case of Barder vs Barder (1987) means that a court may allow a financial settlement to be reopened if something later happens that alters the principle on which the original consent order was made.
Before the court will agree to reopen a settlement, four key factors need to be satisfied:
A new event(s) occurs that invalidates the basis, or fundamental assumption, on which the original consent order was made.
The new event(s) must have occurred within a relatively short time after the consent order was made.
The request to re-open the financial settlement is made soon after the new event occurs.
The appeal does not prejudice any rights to assets acquired by third parties (for example, if a house has been sold to an unconnected third party).
Successful applications to reopen financial settlements are rare but they do happen – for example, in the case of Critchell v Critchell (2015).
Am I entitled to spousal maintenance after a divorce?
This will depend on many factors including:
How long you were married
The standard of living you enjoyed before the divorce
Your respective financial needs and the financial needs of any dependent children
The current earnings of each party
The potential earning capacity of each party in the future
The contribution made to the marriage, either financial or by caring for children and looking after the family home
For example, if a young couple with no children have been married for only a short time and both are working, then it may be fair for them both to leave the marriage with no ongoing financial ties and taking with them what they brought into the marriage.
If a couple have been married for 25 years and by agreement the wife gave up a career to bring up the family at home, while the husband became the sole bread winner, then the wife's future earnings capability may be severely compromised.
In these circumstances the wife should not be penalised for her lack of earnings ability and may be entitled to ongoing spousal maintenance.
How courts deal with pensions in divorce financial settlement?
When a marriage or civil partnership ends, courts deal with the pension arrangements in one of 3 ways.
You’re given a percentage share of your former partner’s pension pot. This is known as pension sharing. The money that you get from the pension pot of your former spouse or civil partner is then legally treated as your money.
The value of a pension is offset against other assets. This is known as pension offsetting. For example: you keep your pension and your former spouse or civil partner keeps the home.
Some of your pension is paid to your former partner. This is known as pension attachment or sometimes pension earmarking. This is like a maintenance payment directly from one person’s pension pot to their former spouse or civil partner. Under this arrangement, money from your tax-free lump sum can also go to your former spouse or civil partner.
FAQs - Challenging Non-Molestation Orders / Applications
Can I challenge a non-molestation order/application?
You can challenge a non-molestation order/application made against you if you believe that the non-molestation order or application against you is baseless and not corroborated by any evidence.
Can a non-molestation order be cancelled or removed?
The person who the non-molestation is against (Resondent) cannot have it cancelled or removed. Only the person in whose favour the order was made (Applicant) can ask the court to remove or cancel it by writing to the court and explaining what the situation was and what it is now,why you would like the non-molestation order to be removed and what the benefit would be if it was removed.
A respondent can make an application to discharge the non-molestation order, this is a way of trying to have it removed. The application is made under Section 49 (1) of the Family Law Act 1996 using application form FL403.
Section 49 of the Act provides as follows:
"49Variation and discharge of orders.
(1)An occupation order or non-molestation order may be varied or discharged by the court on an application by—
(a)the respondent, or
(b)the person on whose application the order was made.
(2)In the case of a non-molestation order made by virtue of section 42(2)(b), the order may be varied or discharged by the court even though no such application has been made."
What is the cost of challenging a non-molestation order?
There is no court fee to contest the non-molestation order. The over all fee charged by the solicitors for contesting non-molestation order is dependent on when the proceedings to challenge non-molestation order conclude.
You can schedule an appointment for detailed advice and consultation for challenging non-molestation order for just £80 (VAT included) during our office hours or £100 (VAT included) outside our office hours.
Our fixed fee non-molestation solicitors in London can act for various stages of contesting a non-molestation order or application on fixed fee basis. The agreed fixed fee will be dependent on the volume of work involved in the case and the complexity of the matter. Please be advised that our fixed fees do not cover the Barrister's fees. Click Here to check our fixed fees for challenging a non-molestation order/application.
If you instruct us on hourly rate basis, our hourly rate for providing legal help and assistance with contesting non-molestation order ranges from £150 + VAT per hour to £250 + VAT per hour depending on the complexity of the matter.
How can I apply to change or set aside a non-molestation order?
You can apply to change or set aside a non-molestation order by filing application to the family court using application form FL403. Our specialist team of non-molestation solicitors can provide the required legal help and support for changing or setting aside a non-molestation order.
Can I make a cross application after receiving an ex parte non-molestation order?
Yes, you can make a cross application for non-molestation order after you have received the ex parte (without notice) non-molestation order against you. Such application should ideally be made before the first hearing date.
What is cross undertaking in a non-molestation order first hearing?
As a result of cross application by the Respondent against the petitioner, both parties may give undertaking not to harm or harrass each other by giving undertaking or promise to the court. Such undertaking or promise by each party is called cross undertaking.
FAQs - Financial Settlement In England After An Overseas Divorce
Can I apply for divorce financial settlement in England after my overseas divorce?
You can apply for divorce financial settlement in England after your overseas divorce if you obtained no financial settlement or the financial settlement made in the other country was inadequate and parties to the divorce have sufficient connection to England.
What are the circumstances under which a financial relief in England after an overseas divorce is likely to be a viable option?
In practice, an application for financial relief in England after overseas divorce is most likely to become a viable way to proceed in cases where the foreign divorce was in a jurisdiction where the courts:
do not have jurisdiction over foreign property;
have no, or under-developed, mechanisms to force financial disclosure;
demonstrate favouritism towards nationals over expat spouses;
have no mechanism to share pensions;
demonstrate favouritism towards those of one religion over another; or
have no or under-developed mechanisms to enforce agreements and orders.
Under what provisions of Family Law, an application for financial relief in England can be made after a foreign divorce?
Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“Part III”) allows a person who has been divorced abroad to apply for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce. The purpose of the legislation, known as Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“Part III”) is to alleviate the adverse consequences of no, or no adequate, financial provision made on divorce by a foreign court in a situation where the parties had substantial connections with England.
What are the two stages for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce?
The 2 stages for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce are as follows:
First Stage: Sermission Stage
First, the Court’s permission must be obtained to make an application for a financial award. The process begins with a without notice application for permission to proceed. The applicant must show that they have a 'substantial ground' for the application to proceed. The permission stage is designed to filter out weak applications before the respondent is put to the significant costs of defending an application that may be fatally flawed or have little merit.
At the permission stage the applicant must be able to show that they satisfy the jurisdictional requirements and that the legal test set out in in the leading case of Agbaje v Agbaje [2010] has been met. The threshold is not high but higher than a "good arguable case".
Second Stage: Divorce Financial Settlement Proceedings After Grant Of Permission
After the permission to proceed with financial settlement has been granted by the court in the first stage of the process, the court procedure for second stage is the same as for an in-country divorce financial settlement.
What are the jurisdiction requirements for permission to be granted by the family court for financial relief in Engalnd after an overseas divorce?
In order to bring a claim in England, the parties must have sufficient connection to England as follows:
Either party is domiciled in England and Wales at the time of the foreign divorce or at the time of the application; or
Either party has been habitually resident in England and Wales for 12 months at the time of the foreign divorce or at the time of the application; or
One party has an interest in a dwelling house in England and Wales which had been a matrimonial home (when claims are limited to the value of the house);
Other narrow criteria following recent EU legislation.
What are the leal requirements for grant of permission to apply for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce?
For Part III proceedings to initiate in England, both the marriage as well as divorce must be legally recognised and valid under English law. Part III proceedings can only be brought if the applicant has not remarried.
The legal test on an application for permission is set out at paragraph 33 of Agbaje:
"... the principal object of the filter mechanism is to prevent wholly unmeritorious claims being pursued to oppress or blackmail a former spouse. The threshold is not high, but is higher than 'serious issue to be tried' or 'good arguable case' found in other contexts. It is perhaps best expressed by saying that in this context 'substantial' means 'solid'."
Further guidance can be found in Traversa v Freddi [2011] at paragraph 30 and 31:
"It is clear that the section 13 filter is there to exclude plainly unmeritorious cases and, although, in the evaluation of substance, regard must be paid to overall merits, it does not call for a rigorous evaluation of all the circumstances that would be considered once the application has passed through the filter.
At the hearing of the section 13 application the judge will of course be conscious of the fact that, once through the filter, the applicant will have to clear a number of fences that the following sections erect. Unless it is obvious that the applicant will fall at one or more of the fences, his performance at each is better left to the evaluation of the trial judge."
What factors are taken into account by the court when considering permission application for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce?
Followring are the factors that the judge must take into account when assessing whether the applicant has satisfied the legal test set out in Agbaje are detailed in s16(2), MFPA 1984:
the connection that the parties to the marriage have with:
England and Wales;
the country in which the marriage was dissolved or annulled, or in which they were legally separated; and
any other country outside England and Wales;
any financial benefit that the applicant, or a child of the family, has received, or is likely to receive, in consequence of the divorce, annulment or legal separation, by virtue of any agreement or operation of the law of a country outside England and Wales;
where an order has been made by a court in a country outside England and Wales requiring the other party to the marriage to make any payment or transfer any property for the benefit of the applicant or a child of the family, the financial relief given by the order and the extent to which the order has been complied with or is likely to be complied with;
any right that the applicant has, or has had, to apply for financial relief from the other party to the marriage under the law of any country outside England and Wales, and, if the applicant has omitted to exercise that right, the reason for that omission;
the availability in England and Wales of any property in respect of which an order in favour of the applicant could be made;
the extent to which any order made is likely to be enforceable; and
the length of time that has elapsed since the date of the divorce, Dissolution Of Civil Partnership, annulment or legal separation.
How important is the detailed personal statement of the applicant for an application for permission to apply for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce?
The application for permission must be supported by a very detailed personal statement in support of the Application. Such supporting statement of the Applicant should meticulously address:
the background of the case,
why both the marriage and the foreign divorce is entitled to be recognised as valid in England & Wales; and
how the jurisdictional requirements are satisfied.
The statement should demonstrate that the merits tests set out in the legislation and case law have been met. Where available, very full documentary evidence should be exhibited to the statement. The statement in support of the application is also a good opportunity to discuss in detail the overall merits of the case beyond the application for permission.
Do I need country expert report for permission to apply for financial relief in England after an overseas divorce?
The court must take into account the financial benefit that has been, or is likely to be, received in the foreign jurisdiction, and if the applicant has the right to apply for relief, and reason why that right has not been exercised. These factors cannot properly be addressed without evidence as to the law of the foreign jurisdiction. The applicant should therefore consider obtaining a short expert report from a specialist in the relevant jurisdiction to be attached to their statement in support of their application for permission.
Why financial settlement claim in England after an overseas divorce?
If you have already been divorced abroad and obtained no financial settlement or the financial settlement made in the other country was inadequate, you may be able to apply to the English Court for a financial settlement order against your former spouse.
The English family courts have the ability to grant divorce financial provision even though a divorce may have been previously pronounced abroad and financial provision already made. The purpose of the legislation, known as Part III of the Matrimonial and Family Proceedings Act 1984 (“Part III”) is to alleviate the adverse consequences of no, or no adequate, financial provision made on divorce by a foreign court in a situation where the parties had substantial connections with England.
There are still some appalling injustices in some countries abroad which is where the English legislation helps to redress some of these cases. It is an opportunity for fairness and justice for some international families. Part III proceedings can also usefully be used where the law of the country where the divorce occurred does not allow orders to be made in respect of offshore property. It can also be used to obtain a pension sharing order in respect of an English pension in circumstances where other issues are dealt with in the foreign divorce and a foreign divorce pension sharing order will have no validity for the English pension company.
However, it is not for England to act as a court of appeal of other countries with similar approaches to England. Neither is it an opportunity to have two ‘bites of the cherry’.
Where the connection with England is strong, it may be appropriate for there to be such provision as would have been made had the divorce been in England. Where the connection is not so strong and there has already been adequate provision, it will not be appropriate for Part III to be used as a simple "top up".
FAQs - Special Guardianship Order
What are useful online sources of information and guidance for Special Guardianship Order?
Special Guardianship Guidance
Statutory guidance on the special guardianship services local authorities need to provide in accordance with the Children Act 1989.
Form C13A
Form C13A is used to provide a statement in support of your application for a special guardianship order. You can add a supporting statement to your application to become a child’s special guardian.
Form N142
Form N142 is used to apply for Guardianship Order.
Special guardianship: guide for family court users (CB4)
This is a guidance for anyone who is thinking of applying for a special guardianship order.
What is the purpose of a Special Guardianship Order?
A special guardianship order is intended for those children who cannot live with their birth parents and who would benefit from a legally secure placement as per family court order. The Special Guardianship Order gives the special guardian parental responsibilities, and leaves the guardian free to make decisions about how to bring up your child or children. The special guardianship order does not change birth parent's legal relationship with the child, so they remain a member of birth parent's family even though they are living with their special guardian.
Who can apply for a Special Guardianship Order?
Close relatives of a child can apply to be their Special Guardian – and this might involve grandparents, an uncle or aunt, or a godparent or a close family friend applying to the court for a Special Guardianship Order.
The following people may apply to be special guardians:
Any guardian of the child;
Any individual who has a child arrangements order or any person where a child arrangements order is in force and who has the consent of the person in whose favour the child arrangements order is made;
Anyone with whom the child has lived for at least three years out of the last five years;
Anyone with the consent of the local authority if the child is in care;
A local authority foster parent with whom the child has lived for at least one year preceding the application;
Anyone who has the consent of those with parental responsibility;
Anyone who has the leave of the court.
NOTE: You must be over 18 years of age and you can apply on your own or jointly with another person.
Who cannot apply for a Special Guardianship Order?
A parent of a child may not be appointed as the child's special guardian.
What is a local authority report for a Special Guardianship Order?
Local authorities are required to produce to the court a report on all children, not just those who are looked after, when an application is made. On receipt of notice of an application, or if the court makes a request, the local authority must investigate and prepare a report to the court about the suitability of the applicants to be special guardians.
The regulations say that the local authority report should include certain key information about the child such as:
Whether the child has brothers and sisters and details of both parents.
The relationship a child has with other family members and the arrangements for the child to see or keep in touch with different family members.
Details of the child's relationship with his/her parents.
The parent/s' and the child's wishes and feelings.
The prospective Guardian's family composition and circumstances.
Parenting capacity.
Medical information on the child, prospective special guardian and the birth parent(s).
An assessment of how a Special Guardianship Order would meet a child's long term interests as compared with other types of order.
This report must include information about the child, the child’s wishes, the child’s birth family, contact arrangements, the prospective special guardian and recommendations about whether or not an order should be made (See the schedule to the relevant regulations for further details). The local authority is expected to start work on this report, or arrange for someone else to do it, as soon as possible after receiving the notice. The court cannot make an order without having received a report. Local authorities are expected to ensure that the social worker who prepares the report is suitably qualified and experienced, but there are no restrictions on who can write the report as there are for adoption.
What support services are provided by local authorities?
Each local authority must make arrangements for the provision of special guardianship support services which may include:
Financial assistance (means tested);
Assistance with the arrangements for contact between a child, his/her parents and any relatives that the local authority consider to be beneficial;
This assistance can include cash to help with the cost of travel, entertainment, and mediation to help resolve difficulties on contact;
Respite care;
Counselling, advice, information and other support services;
Services to enable children, parents and special guardians to discuss matters, this might include setting up a support group;
Therapeutic services for the child.
What decisions Special Guardians cannot make on their own?
The special guardians cannot make the following decisions on their own:
Changing the child's surname;
Granting the child permission to marry;
Placing the child for adoption;
Consenting to the child being sterilised;
Granting parental responsibility to a father or step parent.
What option is available to a party with parental responsibility who disagrees with an application for special guardianship order?
If a party with parental responsibility disagrees with an application for special guardianship they can make an application to the Court and apply for a Specific Issue Order or a Prohibited Steps Order. Although it is recommended that any disagreements are resolved through mediation, the Court will always make their decision based on what is considered to be best for the child, taking into account the report prepared by the Local Authority.
What factors the family court will consider to make a Special Guardianship Order?
When considering whether to make a Special Guardianship Order, the family court’s primary consideration is the best interests of the child concerned.
The family court will also have regard to:
the wishes and feeling of the child concerned (as far as they can be obtained and in light of the child’s age and level of understanding);
the child’s physical, emotional and educational needs;
the likely effect on the child of any change in his/her circumstances;
the child’s age, sex, background, and any other characteristic which the court considers relevant;
any harm which the child has suffered or is at risk of suffering;
how capable each of the child’s parents, and any other person in relation to whom the court considers the question to be relevant, is of meeting the child’s needs;
the range of powers available to the court under the Children Act in the proceedings in question.
Before making a special guardianship order, the court must also consider whether there are any existing orders, such as a child arrangements order and whether it is necessary to vary or discharge these, or make such an order in addition to a special guardianship order, such as a child arrangements to set out the arrangements for the child to spend time with their parents.
Can I get a Special Guardianship Order for my child removed or varied?
Although a Special Guardianship Order is usually in place until a child is 18, if there has been a significant change in circumstances the order can be changed in one of two ways:
The terms of the order can be altered;
The order can be removed completely and the child returned to their parents
Anyone wishing to end a Special Guardianship Order must apply to the court, where the evidence will then be examined to determine if the change in circumstances is significant enough to vary the original order. The court will also take into consideration the likely impact of their decision on the child and how disruptive another change in living arrangements would be for them.
What are the alternatives to a Special Guardianship Order?
In the situation where a child is considered to be at risk of harm if they remain in the family home, there are a few alternatives to a Special Guardianship Order which are as follows:
Unlike a Special Guardian, a foster carer does not have parental responsibility for a child and so is unable to make key decisions about the child’s care and upbringing. Even if the placement is long-term, foster care does not always afford the child the sense of security and belonging that can be gained through a Special Guardianship Order.
A Child Arrangements Order is a Court Order that sets out details of who is responsible for the care of a child. This type of Court Order is usually used in cases where the parents cannot agree between them how to split the care of their child/children.
A ‘child arrangements order’ decides:
where your child lives;
when your child spends time with each parent;
when and what other types of contact take place (phone calls, for example).
‘Child arrangements orders’ replace ‘residence orders’ and ‘contact orders’. Parents with these orders do not need to re-apply.
Adoption severs all connection between the child and their birth parents, placing them permanently with another family. Birth parents lose all parental responsibility once the court order has been issued and links with the wider biological family are also lost in the majority of cases.
Does Special Guardianship Order give parental responsibility?
A Special Guardianship Order gives the special guardian legal parental responsibility for the child which is expected to last until the child is 18. But, unlike Adoption Orders, these orders do not remove parental responsibility from the child’s birth parents, although their ability to exercise it is extremely limited.
In practice, this means that the child is no longer the responsibility of the local authority, and the special guardian will have more clear responsibility for all day-to day decisions about caring for the child or young person, and for taking important decisions about their upbringing, for example their education. And, importantly, although birth parents retain their legal parental responsibility, the special guardian only has to consult with them about these decisions in exceptional circumstances.
How long does the Special Guardian Order last?
A Special Guardianship Order usually lasts until your child is 18 years old. However, if circumstances change significantly the Family Court can vary or even discharge the Order.
FAQs - Civil Partnership Dissolution
What is civil partnership dissolution?
Civil partnership dissolution in England & Wales is a legal process to end civil parnership between civil partners after the relationship between them has broken down irretrievably. An application for civil partnership dissolution in England & Wales is made using application form D8.
How soon can I get my civil partnership dissolved in England & Wales after registration of my civil partnership?
You can get your civil partnership dissolved in England & Wales only after you have been in civil partnership for at least one year.
If your civil partnership was not consummated, you may be able to apply for annulment of your civil partnership even if you have been in civil partnership for less than a year.
What are the requirements to end civil partnership in England & Wales?
You can end your civil partnership in England & Wales if all of the following are true:
you’ve been in civil partnership for over a year
your civil partnership is legally recognised in England & Wales (including same-sex marriage)
Either you or your civil partner is habitually resident in England & Wales
What is a 'clean break' civil partnership?
A clean break civil partnership is where no ongoing financial commitments remain between you and your civil partner. The phrase ‘a clean break’ is particularly used as the opposite of an order where there is ongoing spousal maintenance payable, usually monthly, from one partner to the other.
A clean break is only possible in relation to the financial claims between civil partners. It is not possible to have a clean break in relation to financial obligations towards your children.
In case you and your ex-partner have no assets to divide, you should also apply for a financial settlement order. It’s important to do so, even if you don’t have any assets to divide at the time of the civil partnership dissolution. There’s no guarantee you won’t come into some money in the future and if you haven’t obtained a financial settlement, your ex is still within their legal rights to make a financial claim.
Can I end civil partnership in England & Wales if I got married abroad?
Yes, you can start divorce proceedings in England provided that you have a valid civil partnership certificate (and certified translation, if the civil partnership certificate is not written in English). The key issue is determining whether the civil partnership is valid and legal in the country within which the ceremony took place, with the local custom being observed. If the civil partnership has been carried out in accordance with the local laws and customs of the country in which it took place, it is usually a valid legal civil partnership.
You should also meet all of the following requirements for ending civil partnership in England & Wales:
What other matters may also arise in civil partnership dissolution proceedings?
How long does the civil partnership dissolution process take?
This varies from court to court and from case to case, depending on the complexity of the case. An uncontested civil partnership dissolution with no financial settlement issues can take up to 6 months whereas a contested and complicated civil partnership dissolution can take much longer than 6 months and time would vary depending on the complexity of the matter.
How much does it cost to file a civil partnership dissolution in England?
The court fee for filing a civil partnership dissolution in England & Wales is £550 which needs to be paid at the time of submitting your civil partnership dissolution petition to the family court.
What is difference between uncontested and contested civil partnership dissolution in England?
Uncontested Civil Partnership Dissolution
An uncontested civil partnership dissolution is a dissolution process where the Respondent to the civil partnership dissolution does not defend or contest the ending of civil partnership. It is possible for the Respondent to disagree with the grounds for civil partnership dissolution yet agree to civil partnership dissolution taking place on the grounds that the relationship has irretrievably broken down between the Petitioner and the Respondent.
Contested Civil Partnership Dissolution
A contested civil partnership dissolution is one where the Respondent to the dissolution petition decides to contest or defend the civil partnership dissolution. In other words, Respondent objects to civil partnership dissolution taking place in a contested civil partnership dissolution. A contested civil partnership dissolution is a more complicated procedure and will involve the couple having to attend family court for hearings. In very rare cases, Respondent can succeed in contesting a civil partnership dissolution in England & Wales. In the event of Resondent failing to defend the civil partnership dissolution, the family court is likely to make a legal costs order against the Resondent.
What are grounds for ending civil partnership in England & Wales?
There are 5 grounds for ending civil partnership in England & Wales which are as follows:
Adultery - The Petitioner alleges that the Respondent committed adultery and the civil partnership has broken down irretrievably.
Unreasonable Behaviour - The Petitioner alleges that the Respondent has behaved unreasonably and the civil partnership has broken down irretrievably.
Desertion Of The Petitioner By The Respondent - The petitioner can apply for civil partnership dissolution on the grounds that the Respondent deserted the petitioner more than 2 years ago and the civil partnership has broken down irretrievably.
2 Years Separation And Respondent Consenting To Ending Civil Partnership - Petitioner and Respondent have lived separately for 2 years; Respondent consents to end civil partnership and the civil partnership has broken down irretrievably.
5 Years Separation - Petitioner and Respondent lived separately for 5 years and the civil partnership has broken down irretrievably.
What is a conditional order of dissolution?
A conditional order of dissolution is a document that says that the court does not see any reason why you cannot end civil partnership. You can apply for a conditional order of dissolution if your civil partner does not defend your civil partnership dissolution petition.
What is a final dissolution order?
The final dissolution order is the legal document that ends your civil partnership. You need to wait at least 43 days (6 weeks and 1 day) after the date of the conditional order of dissolution before you can apply for a final dissolution order.
What documentary evidence do I need to apply for civil partnership dissolution?
To apply for a civil partnership dissolution you’ll need:
your civil partner’s full name and address
your original civil partnership certificate or a certified copy (and a certified translation if it’s not in English)
proof of your name change if you’ve changed it since you registered your civil partnership - for example your civil partnership certificate or a deed poll
You must try to find your civil partner’s current address if you do not know it. The court will need it to send them a copy of the civil partnership dissolution petition.
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Maersk, Damco to integrate offerings
By Purchasing B2B Last updated Nov 19, 2018
A.P. Moller – Maersk will combine its offering for ocean products and supply chain services to offer more comprehensive end-to-end logistic solutions for cargo owners, the company said.
Next January 1, Damco’s Supply Chain Services and Maersk Line’s Ocean Product will be integrated and their respective value-added services will be combined and sold as Maersk products and services.
The integrated commercial organization will operate with one management team, one sales force, a product organization and one customer experience organization, headed by Vincent Clerc, chief commercial officer of Maersk. Klaus Rud Sejling, CEO of Damco, will take on a new position as head of Maersk’s logistics and services products, reporting to CCO, Vincent Clerc.
The regional organizations will be responsible for solutions engineering and product bundling to ensure that the company can take decisions faster, further enhancing the customer experience.
Damco’s freight forwarding business, which serves customers requiring air freight or multi-carrier options in ocean freight, will continue to be run as a separate and independent business under the Damco brand. By allowing Damco to focus fully on freight forwarding, A.P. Moller – Maersk said it aims to build a global freight forwarding business.
In addition to these changes, three of A.P. Moller – Maersk’s regional carrier brands, including MCC Transport, Sealand and Seago Line will go to market as “SeaLand – A Maersk Company” on October 1. The simplified naming structure for these brands will help strengthen brand recognition and ensure clarity of choice for customers.
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On this tour of Guyana and Suriname, you can experience the unique cultural and environmental differences of these two countries as you discover everything hot curry dishes and well-aged rum to magnificent waterfalls and mangrove swamps. This travel experience begins in Suriname for a stay in the charming UNESCO World Heritage Site of Paramaribo, where you will meet descendants of the Maroons (runaway slaves) and explore colonial coffee and cocoa plantations. This terrific sampler of nature, culture, and adventure will also take you to Guyana, where a heady mix of British, African and East Indian culture awaits – not to mention the Kaieteur Falls, whose waters drop 741 feet – five times the height of the Niagara Falls! Discover this and much more in just five days and four nights in Surinam and Guyana.
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Guayana and Suriname, Paramaribo City Tour, Sunset Dolphin Tour, Georgetown (Guyana) City Tour, Kaieteur Falls Tour.
Itinerary at a Glance
Day 1: Arrival in Paramaribo (Suriname)
Day 2: Paramaribo City Tour – Peperpot Plantation – Sunset Dolphin Tour – Plantation Village
Day 3: Georgetown (Guyana) City Tour – Diamond Rum Distillery Tour – Guyana Marriott Hotel
Day 4: Kaieteur Falls Tour (and possibly extensions to Orinduik Falls or Baganara Island)
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Arrival in Paramaribo (Suriname)
PM: Upon your arrival at the airport in Paramaribo (Suriname’s capital city).will be welcomed and driven to your hotel: the Royal Torarica, the most luxurious and prestigious hotel in Suriname. In addition to all the features desired by high-end business travelers, this hotel is also perfect for vacationers who desire abundant luxury. The Royal Torarica features glass elevators, high ceilings, personalized service, state-of-the-art meeting rooms, high-speed Internet and a beautiful saltwater swimming pool. This evening’s dinner will be served at a Javanese restaurant before you turn in for the night in a Garden-View Room at the Royal Torarica.
Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Paramaribo City Tour – Peperpot Plantation – Sunset Dolphin Tour – Plantation Village
AM: Today you can enjoy a city tour of Paramaribo, the capital of Suriname that has been on the UNESCO “World Heritage Site” list since 2002. Exploring the city by car and on foot, this guided tour will take you to the most prominent historic locations in downtown Paramaribo so that you can appreciate the city’s unique architecture. Your guide will share extensive information with you concerning “Fort Zeelandia,” the Presidential Palace, Independence Square and many other points of interest that are true representations of the colonial history of Suriname. After a stroll down the Waterkant boulevard along the Suriname River and through the Palms Garden, you can enjoy other interesting sites, such as a mosque right next to a synagogue.
We will also visit the Commewijne agricultural area, which is situated to the east of Paramaribo across the Suriname River. This part of the tour takes us to former colonial plantations, most of which are now abandoned. We will stop at the Peperpot plantation, one of the oldest plantations in Surinamese history, dating back to the 17th century. As one of the last plantations still in its original state, here you can see coffee and cocoa plants as well as the old factory, the manager’s residence and a kampong (workers’ living area). Peperpot is also renowned for the many birds that can be spotted there. From Peperpot, we will stop at the Marienburg mini-museum and a former sugar plantation before enjoying a delicious lunch at a warung (a typical Javanese restaurant) in Tamanredjo.
PM: Before continuing to the confluence of the Commewijne and Suriname Rivers in Nieuw Amsterdam, we will a visit the outdoor museum of Fort Nieuw Amsterdam. This large fortress was built to defend the agricultural fields that were situated along the upper parts of both rivers. We will continue our tour to the pier of Nieuw Amsterdam, where you will be picked up for the “Sunset Dolphin tour.” While having a drink (alcoholic or non-alcoholic), you can enjoy the cool breeze and the river views. Meanwhile the captain will search the horizon for the dolphins. Normally these can be seen swimming by in groups of up to 20. As they’re often very curious, if we’re lucky these dolphins will play and jump up close to the boat.
After having enjoyed our playful company, we will head to a wonderful restored plantation where you can enjoy freshly made local snacks like barra, baka bana or eggrolls while experiencing a striking sunset. All this takes place in a relaxing atmosphere of the old plantation village on a wooden deck off the Commewijne River. After the sun sets, we will get back on board, pour another drink, and slowly make our way to the pier in Leonsberg. We will then head back to Paramaribo, where you will have dinner at a Chinese restaurant before returning to the Royal Torarica for the night.
Georgetown (Guyana) City Tour – Diamond Rum Distillery Tour – Guyana Marriott Hotel
AM: Transfer to the Paramaribo airport for your departing flight on SLM (ticket cost not in the final rates). When you land in Georgetown (Guyana), you will be picked up at the airport and driven to your selected hotel. Georgetown – the chief port, capital and largest city of Guyana – is situated on the bank of the Demerara River Estuary. It was chosen as a site for a fort to guard the early Dutch settlements on the Demerara River. The city of Georgetown was designed largely by the Dutch and is laid out in a rectangular pattern with wide tree-lined avenues and irrigation canals that crisscross the city. Most of the buildings in the city are wooden with unique architecture dating back to the 18th and 19th centuries. For the most part the buildings have Demerara shutters and designed fretwork which trim the eaves and windows. Main Street Georgetown provides several excellent examples of old colonial homes, a prime example of which is the State House, built in 1852. The State House is set in large gardens and is painted green and white and has hosted many visiting dignitaries. During your visit to Georgetown, there are a number of interesting sights that should not be missed, with the most famous being St. George’s Cathedral. The Cathedral is one of the world’s tallest free standing wooden buildings and was consecrated on 1892. Also, at the beginning of the Avenue of the Republic stands the Public Library housed in the Carnegie Building. Other historic buildings along this promenade include the Town Hall, a splendid example of Gothic architecture, and further along are the Victoria Law Courts and St. Andrews Kirk Church, which is the oldest surviving church structure in Guyana.
The famous Stabroek Market, once described as a “bizarre bazaar,” contains every item conceivable – from household goods and gold jewelry to fresh meat and vegetables brought to town daily on the river. Another famous landmark is the clock tower, which can be seen for miles around. Then too, no trip to Georgetown would be complete without a visit to the Botanical Gardens and zoo. The Botanical Gardens houses one of the most extensive collections of tropical flora in the Caribbean and are laid out with ponds, canals, bridges and a bandstand, while over 100 species of Guyanese wildlife can be observed at the zoo, including a wide variety of tropical fish and birds. The National Museum, which contains a broad selection of our animal life and heritage, should not be missed; nor should the Walter Roth Museum of Anthropology, which explains Amer-Indian history and lifestyle. The tour will include walking along the city’s avenues with an experienced guide who will explain the history, rumor and facts on Georgetown and its citizens. Your group will be accompanied at all times by a vehicle, which will be used for travel between areas of interest. During the tour, there is always the opportunity to purchase an unusual gift or unique Guyanese handicrafts; and for the daring, there will be a chance to bargain in the gold and diamond markets.
PM: After lunch we will visit the Diamond Distillery, where you will see firsthand how the company works in tandem with the most up to date facilities and equipment while maintaining the standards and methods of the age-old industry. The unique blends of rums produced here come from a combination of continuous stills, wooden Coffey stills and wooden pot stills, the only such wooden stills of their kind in existence in the world today. The distillery has the capacity to produce in excess of 26 million liters of pure alcohol annually, and is one of the largest Caribbean suppliers of bulk rums and alcohol to brand owners in Europe and North America. After this city tour, you will be driven to the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown, which overlooks the Atlantic Ocean and the Demerara River, close to the main business area of the city. Enjoy the sunset at the pool bar and grill or re-energize in the state-of-the-art fitness center before your “Heritage Dinner” at the Cara Lodge, which will include a local guest speaker. After this dining event, you will be taken back to the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown for the night.
Breakfast - Dinner
Kaieteur Falls Tour (and possibly extensions to Orinduik Falls or Baganara Island)
AM: Today’s adventure will take you to the Kaieteur Falls, which was first seen by a European on April 29, 1870. Situated in the heart of Guyana on the Potaro River, this tributary of the Essequibo River is one of the world’s greatest natural wonders. Flowing over a sandstone conglomerate tableland into a deep gorge, its waters drop 741 feet – or five times the height of the Niagara Falls. There are no other falls in the world with the magnitude of the sheer drop existing at Kaieteur. According to the Amerindian legend of the Patamona people, one of the tribe’s chiefs (Kai, after whom the falls is named) sacrificed himself by canoeing over the falls in order to encourage the Great Spirit Makonaima to save the tribe from being destroyed by the savage Caribishi people. Kaieteur Falls supports a unique micro-environment in which tiny Golden frogs spends their entire lives inside Tank bromeliads (the largest in the world), while rarely seen Guiana Cock-of-the-rock birds nest close by. The lucky visitor may also see the famous flights of the Kaieteur Swifts or Makonaima birds, which nest under the vast rock shelf carved by the centuries of the falls’ eternal curtain of falling water.
This trip may include an extension to Orinduik Falls or Baganara Island Resort, at no additional cost.
Option 1: Orinduik Falls
The Orinduik Falls is where the Ireng River – forming the border between Brazil and Guyana – thunders over steps and terraces of solid jasper, a semi-precious stone. With a backdrop of rolling grass-covered hills of the Pakaraima Mountains, this is truly one of the most beautiful locations in Guyana’s hinterland. The name of the falls is derived from the Amerindian (Patamona) word “Orin,” which is the word for an aquatic plant found in these falls. In contrast to the Kaieteur Falls, Orinduik is ideally suited for swimming, and you will find it to be a natural Jacuzzi as its waters tumble down the steps of Jasper.
Option 2: Baganara Island
At the Baganara Island Resort, you will be invited to spend the afternoon just relaxing or choosing from a variety of activities such as canoeing, fishing, table tennis or volleyball after having enjoyed a delicious buffet lunch. However, this excursion depends on the availability of flights. On this tour, you will dine at a local Chinese restaurant in the evening, and later spend the night at the Guyana Marriott Hotel Georgetown in a standard City-View Room.
AM: Pickup in Georgetown and transfer to Cheddi Jagan International Airport for your departing flight home or onward.
2021 - Price per person
6 - 7 Persons
Hotel Category Double
First Class US$ 2,645 PP
Airport-hotel transfers
Accommodations (based on double occupancy)
Meals, as indicated in the itinerary
All road and river transfers in Suriname
Domestic flights in Guyana
Activities as described
Kaieteur National Park entrance fee
Not included in the price:
Alcoholic drinks, except where indicated above
Departure tax
Surinam Airways Ticket (PBM/GEO)
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JET Jet Airways stock falls 4 per cent on reports of preliminary government probe
Updated Aug 21, 2018 | 12:57 IST | PTI
The shares of Jet Airways has fallen nearly 4% after reports surfaced that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has opened a preliminary inquiry into the carrier.
JET Jet Airways stock falls 4 per cent on reports of preliminary government probe (Representational Image) |  Photo Credit: IANS
New Delhi: Shares of Jet Airways on Tuesday fell nearly 4 per cent in morning trade on bourses after reports surfaced that the Ministry of Corporate Affairs has opened a preliminary inquiry into the carrier. As per the media reports, the Mumbai Registrar of Companies (RoC) will inspect Jet's books of accounts.
In a regulatory filing, however, the company on Tuesday said it "has not received any communication from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in this regard".
The shares of the company opened on a weak note at Rs 297.80, then fell to a low of Rs 289.95, down 3.73 per cent over its previous closing price.
Similar movement was seen on NSE as well, where the stock opened at Rs 297.40, then fell to a low of Rs 289.65, down 3.89 per cent over its last close.
Jet Airways is facing financial stress and on August 9 the company held off from announcing the unaudited financial results for the June quarter. Both BSE and NSE have sought an explanation from the company on this.
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5 changes you must know while filing ITR-1 form for FY19
Updated Jun 01, 2019 | 13:27 IST | ET Now Digital
If you are filing ITR-1 form, you must know about the procedural changes so as to make your return filing smooth and easier.
New Delhi: The last for filing an Income tax return for the financial year 2018-19 is July 31, 2019. According to the update on income tax India efiling website, "ITR 1,2,3,4 and 5 for assessment year (AY) 2019-20 is now available for e-filing. Other ITR forms will be available shortly."
If you are filing ITR-1 form, you must know about the procedural changes so as to make your return filing smooth and easier. It may be noted that all the resident individuals who have a gross income of up to Rs 50 lakh can e-file ITR-1 form (SAHAJ) provided by the income tax department. Given below are five such changes.
1. In the ITR-1 online form, a new section 80GGA has been added. This section provides a deduction for the donations made for scientific research or rural development. You are required to provide details in this tab if you wish to claim the deduction. However, individuals with business income are not eligible to claim this deduction.
2. The I-T department has decided to issue only e-refunds from March 1, 2019. It may be noted that e-refunds will be issued to only those bank accounts that are linked to the taxpayer's PAN and are validated on the e-filing website.
3. In a departure from last year, this year while mentioning details of the house property, you are required to mention if the house is self-occupied, let-out or deemed let out in the ITR-1 form.
4. If in the previous financial year i.e. 2018-19 you have sold your property, while filing the ITR-1 form you will be needed to mention the details of the buyer to whom you have sold your property.
5. If you have made any donations in the fiscal year 2019, you will be needed to give a detailed break-up of the donation made under Section 80 G of the amount as to how much of it was made in cash and how much through banking channels.
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POSTER OUT: Luv Ranjan and Kartik Aaryan return with Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety
Updated Dec 14, 2017 | 16:38 IST | Shilajit Mitra
The Pyaar Ka Punchnama team is back with another contemporary romantic comedy.
After winning many a millennial heart with his breakthrough rom-coms Pyaar Ka Punchnama and Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2, director Luv Ranjan is back with his third film.
Titled Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, Ranjan’s new film has been described as “quirky, new-age love triangle set in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.”
Written and Directed by Luv Ranjan, the film is produced by T-Series’ Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar and Luv Films’ Luv Ranjan and Ankur Garg, the film will release February 9, 2018.
Check out the first poster of the film right here –
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— Luv Ranjan (@luv_ranjan) 14 December 2017
Like his previous two films, Luv Ranjan has again collaborated with Karthik Aaryan and Nushrat Bharucha of Pyaar Ka Punchnama. Actor Sunny Singh, who has also worked with Luv Ranjan before, joins Karthik Aaryan and Nushrat Bharucha in Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety.
The film was initially slated to release on November 3, 2017 but was later pushed to January 12, 2018.
Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety has been produced by Luv Films and T-Series. Shot primarily in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, the film will reportedly have another lengthy monologue by Karthik Aaryan (fans of Pyaar Ka Punchnama 1 and 2 will remember the record-setting his monologues on the predicaments of men in a relationship with women).
Karthik Aryan last starred opposite Kriti Kharbanda and Paresh Rawal in Guest Iin London.
Nushrat Bharucha had made her mark with Dibakar Banerjee's Love Sex Aur Dhoka in 2010.
Meanwhile, Luv Ranjan has also been busy with another contemporary romantic comedy starring Ajay Devgn and Tabu.
ALSO READ: Here's when Ajay Devgn & Tabu's rom-com with Pyaar Ka Punchnama filmmaker will release!
After Sonu Ke Titu Ki Sweety, this is the second of the multi-film association between Luv Films and T-Series.
Producer Bhushan Kumar, T-Series said, “We’re delighted to be presenting Luv Films’ next with Ajay Devgn. This not only strengthens our film slate for the upcoming year but also our commitment to keep entertaining the global Indian audience.”
Ankur Garg, Producer, Luv Films, added, “Given Ajay’s connect with the family audience and a great track record of his movies’ Box Office performance during festive occasions or national holidays, we find Dussehra to be an ideal time to treat the audience with our film.”
The yet-untitled film will mark the debut of renowned editor Akiv Ali as a director.
Tabu and Ajay Devgn have already showcased their on-screen chemistry whenever the duo has come together and it will be great to see them on-screen yet again for a rom-com.
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[VIDEO] Nick Jonas kisses Priyanka Chopra during Jonas Brothers' Billboard Music Awards 2019 performance
Ayush Dixit
Nick Jonas kissed Priyanka Chopra during Jonas Brothers' performance at the Billboard Music Awards 2019.
Billboard Music Awards 2019: Nick Jonas kisses Priyanka Chopra
When it comes to displaying affection in public, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra are never the ones to shy away from flaunting it. Only recently, the power couple attended their first Billboard Music Awards 2019 together and even there, we got to see a glimpse of their PDA yet again and a video portraying the same has been doing the rounds on the internet.
Earlier in the day, photos of Nick and Priyanka stunning at the red carpet made their way onto social media in which the two were spotted grinning and giggling while being on top of their fashion game at the same time. While the global-desi girl wore a Zuhair Murad sequined couture gown with a plunging neckline, Nick looked dapper in a checkered suit.
In the video in question, Nick can be seen planting a kiss on his wife's lips in the middle of his performance. Here, without further ado, do watch the video for yourself.
A post shared by Priyanka Chopra Jonas News (@priyanka_chopra_news) on May 1, 2019 at 6:08pm PDT
Nick Jonas kickstarted the performance by Jonas Brothers with his solo single Jealous and then Joe Jonas joined him to belt out his song with DNCE Cake By The Ocean. Then the iconic trio went on to deliver an explosive performance of their latest hit single Sucker which had debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 music chart in the US and was also their first song together in six years after their reunion.
Right before hitting the stage #BBMAs pic.twitter.com/ob3UrYapMg
— Jonas Brothers (@jonasbrothers) May 2, 2019
While the brothers burnt the Billboard stage with flames as the backdrop of their mashup performance, the J-sisters - PeeCee, Sophie Turner and Danielle Jonas were seen lighting up the crowd while jamming to their men's music.
NAME A MORE ICONIC TRIO. WE'LL WAIT. #BBMAs @JonasBrothers pic.twitter.com/T01jjFYcOa
— Billboard Music Awards (@BBMAs) May 2, 2019
the j sisters being so supportive while jonas brothers were performing is everything #bbmas pic.twitter.com/c6GaL5TjLv
— katerina's day (@sanserya) May 2, 2019
On the work front, Jonas Brothers would be releasing a new album titled Happiness Begins on June 7. Priyanka, on the other hand, would next be seen in Shonali Bose's The Sky Is Pink. She is also co-producing the movie which also features Zaira Wasim, Farhan Akhtar and is slated for an October 11 release. Stay tuned to zoomtv.com for more updates.
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Gujarat Assembly Election 2017: Bansda votes on December 9, know all about this constituency
Gujarat Elections
Elections for the 182-member Gujarat assembly will be held over two phases on December 9 and 14. Results will be counted, on the same day as that of Himachal Pradesh, on December 18.
Bansda: Know your constituency |  Photo Credit: Times Now
Bansda in Navsari district is a new seat created in 2008 after delimitation and is reserved for the member of Scheduled Tribes.
Bansda Taluka of Navsari district has the total population of 231,228 as per the Census 2011. Out of this 115,529 are males while 115,699 are females. In 2011, there were a total of 47,630 families residing in Bansda Taluka.
The total literacy rate of Bansda Taluka is 72.38%. The male literacy rate is 71.51% and the female literacy rate is 57.05% in Bansda Taluka.
Chaudhari Chhanabhai Kolubhai, INC, is the sitting MLA of this constituency. He won the election in 2012 with 105829 votes defeating Nareshbhai Maganbhai Patel, BJP by 25616 votes. Mahla Ganpatbhai Ulukbhai of BJP will contest Assembly election 2017 against Anantkumar Hasmukhbhai Patel of INC.
There are 315 polling booths in this constituency.
50,128 polling stations will be set up to help about 4,33,37,492 (4.33 crore) voters decide who will govern the state's legislature next. EC has instructed that every polling station should be equipped with Assured Minimum Facilities (AMF) like drinking water, toilet, ramp for the physically challenged voters, a standard voting compartment etc. for the convenience and facilitation of voters.
At least 182 'women-managed' polling stations will be set up for the entire state of Gujarat for the first time.
As the polling dates for Gujarat inch closer, the Congress party is trying hard to wrest the state away from the BJP, which has ruled the state 22 years straight. In the bid to do so, the grand old party is attempting to eat into the rival party's core support bases, i.e. the Patels or the Patidars.
Hardik Patel-led Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) has been seeing arching towards the Congress, reiterating their demands for quota.
But who will win the battle of the ballots is anyone's guess.
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Doc attacked in Ahmedabad, resident medicos go on strike
Updated Mar 27, 2017 | 13:33 IST | TOI
Resident doctors of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital went on strike around 10PM on Sunday after a lady resident was reportedly attacked by a mob at the hospital.
Resident doctors of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital went on strike around 10PM on Sunday after a lady resident was reportedly attacked by a mob at the hospital. According to hospital sources, the attackers were family and friends of a 64-year-old man Naroda resident who was admitted to Civil after suffering brain haemorrhage. “Lataprasad Giri’s condition became serious around 4pm and he passed away around 5 pm. After his body was taken away for post-mortem, a mob attacked Dr Zalak who was among the team that treated the patients. She suffered bruises in the neck,” sources said.
Meanwhile, several patients who came to the hospital for treatment were turned away as the doctors went on strike. Manoj Sahani, who was brought to Civil from Vadodara with severe trauma to his hands after a machinery accident had to be brought to VS Hospital, Paldi, after the doctors at Civil refused to treat him.
The strike comes on the heels of a similar incident in Maharashtra. More than 4,500 resident doctors in Maharashtra went on strike to protest against a string of assaults on their colleagues by patients' relatives at government hospitals. The issue came to light when Rohan Mhamunkar, an orthopaedic resident doctor in Dhule, was allegedly assaulted by the relatives of a patient. He sustained serious head and soft tissue injuries that nearly cost him his left eye. Following the incident in Dhule, reports of similar attacks surfaced all across Maharashtra.
The resident doctors' strike, backed by IMA and Association of Medical Teachers, ultimately led to a series of written announcements by the state government, aimed to improve security in government hospitals. The IMA finally ended its agitation on Friday after chief minister Devendra Fadnavis assured better security in government hospitals.
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Animals Wildlife
8 Amazing Octopus Species
Octopuses are eight-limbed, soft-bodied wonders of the underworld. With their big, rounded heads, bulging eyes, and tentacles, the sea creatures are known for their unique appearance, but their physical features can differ from species to species. Octopuses share a class (Cephalopoda) with squids and cuttlefish. They belong to the order Octopoda, of which there are around 300 known species.
These eight underscore the majestic octopus' variety of beauty and strangeness.
Coconut Octopus
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The coconut octopus (Amphioctopus marginatus) is named for a peculiar behavior: It gathers coconut shells that fall on the tree-lined beaches of the Pacific coast and uses them for shelter. It will even carry its treasures from place to place, holding them with its six "arms" while walking on the ocean floor with its two "legs." Some researchers claim that by using shells for shelter and defense, this octopus species is engaging in tool use, although the notion is disputed.
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The giant Pacific octopus (Enteroctopus dofleini) is the largest species in the world, weighing as much as 150 pounds and measuring up to 15 feet long. It's also known for its ability to change color, a skill shared by many cephalopods, though the giant Pacific octopus does it with particular flair. It can blend in with its surroundings or use its shade-shifting powers to ward off threats. Found anywhere from tide pools to 6,600 feet below the ocean surface, the species hunts a range of crustaceans, fish, and other octopuses.
Dumbo Octopus
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The dumbo octopus (Grimpoteuthis) is actually a name for a group of deep-sea umbrella octopuses, all of which have the characteristic fins resembling the ears of Dumbo the elephant. They have been found as far as 13,000 feet under water, which makes them the deepest-dwelling of all octopus species. While most are quite small, large dumbo octopuses can reach 6 feet, the Aquarium of the Pacific says. Unlike other octopus species, dumbo octopuses don't have ink sacks, presumably because they don't encounter as many predators at such great depths.
Blue-Ringed Octopus
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One of the most stunning octopus species is the blue-ringed octopus (Hapalochlaena), known for its namesake azure spots. But though beautiful, those blue rings signify danger. All octopuses are venomous, the Ocean Conservancy says, but this one's venom is 1,000 times more powerful than cyanide — and it packs enough to kill 26 humans. For this reason, the four species of blue-ringed octopus are some of the most dangerous animals in the ocean.
Atlantic Pygmy Octopus
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A full-grown Atlantic pygmy octopus (Octopus joubini) is only about 6 inches in length. However, despite their tiny size, the species is incredibly smart. It uses shells and other objects as hiding places and uses sand to camouflage itself. It's also a vicious predator, known to use its sharp radula to drill a hole into crustacean shells, then spit poisonous saliva inside to paralyze its victim.
Mimic Octopus
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The mimic octopus (Thaumoctopus mimicus) is one of the most mind-boggling octopus species thanks to its unique ability to impersonate other sea creatures. By changing its color and contorting its body, the octopus can transform into as many as 15 other animals (lionfish, jellyfish, sea snakes, shrimp, crabs, etc.). It does this to evade potential predators, but will also mimic animals in its own predatory efforts.
Caribbean Reef Octopus
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Several species of octopus are skilled chameleons, but the Caribbean reef octopus (Octopus briareus) is one of the masters. It can rapidly change its colors, patterns, and even its skin texture to blend in with its surroundings as it moves around coral reefs. The ability comes in handy when hiding from large bony fish, sharks, and other predators. Strictly nocturnal, the Caribbean reef octopus hunts for fish and crustaceans under the cover of darkness.
Seven-Arm Octopus
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Despite its name, the seven-arm octopus (Haliphron atlanticus) has eight arms. The misnomer comes from the fact that males have a modified arm they use for egg fertilization that is held in a sac beneath its eye. This species is similar in size to the Pacific giant octopus, but what sets it apart is its elusiveness. The deep-sea dweller has been spotted only a few of times by researchers using submersibles. During one of those times, it was eating a jellyfish — an unlikely meal for an octopus that may provide insight into how the species survives at such depths.
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Features Agronomy Seeding/Planting
Improving wheat yields with oilseed radish?
By by Amy Petherick
Generally researchers try to stay ahead of farming practices, but lately they find themselves chasing an explanation for an emerging one.
A demonstration plot at this year’s Outdoor Farm Show showcased the potential of oilseed radish in Ontario wheat crops. It’s unknown what the impact of each seeding rate might have been on yield
Dean Baas, a sustainable agriculture extension educator at Michigan State University, started testing oilseed radish’s reported ability to boost yield when interseeded with winter wheat back in 2012. Several farmers from Ohio were claiming low rates of oilseed radish added to their wheat prior to planting produced yield increases, but no one had tested their results without oilseed radish in the same field.
Baas worked with three Michigan farmers – John Burk of Bay City, Dean Kantola of Ravenna, and Henry Miller of Centreville – to plant strips throughout the field of oilseed radish (at a rate of three pounds per acre, or lb/ac) with wheat to compare to wheat planted alone. All of the wheat was planted at the same rate each farmer would usually use on his fields, and results from 2012 and 2013 showed a promising yield increase.
Wheat yield on all three farms increased with oilseed radish, ranging from two bushels per acre (bu/ac) on the Miller farm to 4.9 bu/ac on the Kantola farm. The average increase across all three farms was 3.6 bu/ac and the earlier planted farms (Burk and Kantola) appeared to produce the greatest increase.
Repeating the trial in 2013-2014, Baas looked further into the optimal timing of oilseed radish seeding, and expanded to five locations. Gerald Heck of Monroe, Mich., joined as another farm co-operator. In addition, a small-scale plot was established at the W.K. Kellogg Biological Station in Hickory Corners, Mich., where three different rates (1.5, three and 4.5 pounds of oilseed radish per acre), planted at three different dates, could be tested.
At harvest time, the research station results were mixed, which was thought to be a result of late planting and the harsh winter. Baas repeated the trial again in 2014-2015, including early and late planting dates, and evaluated three different seeding rates at the research station. For the third year in a row, the results on the co-operator farms showed a consistent increase in yield, while the multiple rate trials in the small-scale plots were inconsistent.
“I took everything we had done on small plots, on-farm, and I took the three years’ worth of data, and looked at it all together,” Baas says. “Basically, anything that we had done on a small scale, whether it was all of a small plot, or a small part of a very large plot, you can flip a coin: you get an increase 46 or 48 per cent of the time and you get a decrease the rest of the time. If you look at large scale farmer fields, they get an increase 86 per cent of the time and we have no logical explanation why.”
Baas thinks the best explanation for this irreproducibility comes from variability in the plots that is produced by inconsistencies in the mixture. “If you mix three pounds of oilseed radish with 170 pounds of wheat, you can imagine how little oilseed radish there is in that wheat and I believe that what happened, on a small plot scale, is we couldn’t get it evenly mixed enough,” he says. “So, some of the plots that we thought were at a certain rate were much lower, and some of them were much higher.”
If he’s right, it’s possible half of the plots were under-populated and half the plots were over across the whole length of the plot, basically creating a situation where the lows didn’t show any increase. That would cancel out the highs in areas that did achieve an increase. “And the reason that it worked in the farmer’s field was because even though they weren’t any better at mixing or planting it, we were averaging all that variability by sampling a large enough area.”
To test his explanation – and he is determined to keep working toward an explanation – he’ll be planting the wheat and oilseed radish separately this year using small and large boxes on the seed drill. It’s not a realistic practice for most farmers, but until Baas can reproduce the yield increase resulting in farmers’ fields at a small plot level, he won’t be comfortable recommending the practice. Still, many farmers aren’t even waiting for the results of his current trial.
“Farmers that I’ve been working with have become so convinced, they are kind of working on it as a standard practice,” he says. “That tells you something, so, I still have to believe that this has potential.”
Implications for Ontario growers
Keeping a keen watch for Baas’ future results is Joanna Follings, the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs cereals specialist. She says there aren’t a lot of growers who are adopting the addition of oilseed radish in their winter wheat stands this far north, but some are dabbling with the practice.
To showcase the potential of the practice, she planted a demonstration plot at this year’s Outdoor Farm Show in Woodstock, Ont.
“It’s not what a grower would typically do, because we planted it in August, just so that it would be ready for the show,” she says. “So, the radish was a lot bigger than it normally would be.”
The demonstration did effectively show how much difference was produced by adjusting the oilseed radish rate. Follings says visually the 4.5 lb/ac rate in 1.6 million seeds per acre of wheat seems to dominate a little more than she’d like to see, but since these plots weren’t harvested, it’s difficult to say whether or not that impact would be significant in terms of yield.
That’s why a plot was planted at the Winchester research station on Sept. 30. She says the field crop team is not only looking at different seeding rates in this plot, but also at the impact of the oilseed radish on nitrogen. “Just to see if perhaps you don’t need to put as much nitrogen on when you have the oilseed radish,” she explains.
Whether or not they extend this trial beyond the current year will depend on the results they see at harvest. Follings advises any growers interested in testing the practice on their own farms to include a yield check between wheat that is planted with oilseed radish and wheat planted without it.
“If you can, do a couple strips in different areas having different topography, through the waterhole, that type of thing. That’s what I would try to do,” she says.
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RSPB reported for illegal trap setting
By Kelly Henaughen News Journalist
FUR is flying in a fight between hunters and naturalists after gamekeepers reported the RSPB to the police over the charity's cull of stoats on Orkney.
The Scottish Gamekeepers Association alerted Police Scotland to what it believed to be a case of illegal trap setting carried out by RSPB contractors working on the multi-million pound project.
RSPB Scotland has resolved to wipe out all the stoats on Orkney in order to conserve native wildlife. But the five-year Orkney Native Wildlife Project has caused controversy, not least within the charity’s membership, with a section opposed to any killing of animals. Despite this, the cull programme has received almost £7 million of taxpayer’s money from EU Life, Heritage Lottery and Scottish Natural Heritage.
SGA chiefs believe the project's architects may now have to rethink their plans, following concerns about the way stoat traps were being deployed. After seeking expert opinion, SGA officials insisted that the metal 'DOC 200' spring traps, built in New Zealand, did not appear to be set in a way that conforms to new animal welfare guidelines under the 2018 Spring Traps Approval (Scotland) Amendment Order. The illegal setting of traps carries a criminal sanction in Scotland, with RSPB officials themselves actively encouraging members of the public to report illegal traps as a potential wildlife crime.
SGA chairman Alex Hogg said: “The traps were brought to our attention because a land manager, having a break with his family, was intrigued by way they had been set. Some were located in very open areas, close to public car parks.
“It was after looking at the images that one of our members, who had been taking advice on DOC trap models himself, noticed the ones being used by RSPB raised questions about the legal dimensions of the inner baffle and excluder aperture. We had this checked out and felt it was best to alert the Police so the traps may be removed and investigated further.
“If an SGA member was to set a non-conforming trap, they could have their guns taken away and their job and home threatened by court action, not to mention the public and political outcry," noted Mr Hogg. “We understand some individuals brought in by RSPB to do the trapping may not have a lot of field experience with these traps, so mistakes can happen. However, so much tax payers’ money is being thrown at this work. It should at least be carried out legally and humanely.”
Police Scotland said in a statement: "Police Scotland can confirm that a report has been received and inquiries are at an early stage."
However, RSPB Scotland said the traps being used by the Orkney Native Wildlife Project 'complied with all relevant legislation'.
When fully operational later this year, the stoat eradication project will see thousands of traps – baited with fish, meat or eggs – placed around the island to kill stoats, which arrived in Orkney in 2010.
Some local farmers have already refused access to project staff to set traps due to a long-running dispute over the management of greylag geese on the island.
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Could you be Scotland's 'Climate Friendly Farming Champion?'
By Claire Taylor @cjtaylor92 Political Affairs Editor
NFUS Next Generation chair Pete Moss is part of the judging panel for the competition
SCOTLAND’S SOON-to-be crowned ‘Climate Friendly Farming Champion’ will be taking home a state-of-the-art drone with a tailored upload and satellite imagery package from SoilEssentials
NFU Scotland began their search at the start of January, encouraging Scotland’s farmers and crofters to submit a short video outlining the steps they are taking to reduce emissions and deliver wider environmental benefits on-farm.
The latest addition to the judging panel is newly appointed rural affairs minister Ben Macpherson, who now joins NFUS’ Next Generation chair Pete Moss and The Scottish Farmer’s political affairs editor, Claire Taylor, in choosing their champion.
To enter, applicants should record a three-minute video – in landscape format – sharing their views on how Scottish agriculture can respond to climate change challenges, highlighting the steps they have taken on-farm to tackle climate change and the wider environmental benefits that they have seen from taking these actions.
The closing date for the competition is Monday, February 1, with the winner announced at NFU Scotland’s virtual AGM on Thursday, February 11.
Newest judge, Mr Macpherson, commented: “I am very pleased to be confirmed as a judge of this new competition. This initiative will highlight the impressive, positive work already being done to help combat the effects of climate change and reduce emissions, by committed individuals in the Scottish farming and crofting sectors. The competition will raise awareness of the important contributions of young, dedicated farmers and crofters, as we continue to work together to help reach our world-leading climate targets.”
Applicants should limit their video to three minutes and send it via WeTransfer link in an email, detailing their name and contact details, to ruth.taylor@nfus.org.uk.
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Archbishops apologise
on Thursday, 30 January 2020 at 9.58 pm by Peter Owen
categorised as Church of England, equality legislation
Church of England Press release
Statement from Archbishop Justin and Archbishop Sentamu following the College of Bishops Meeting
We as Archbishops, alongside the bishops of the Church of England, apologise and take responsibility for releasing a statement last week which we acknowledge has jeopardised trust. We are very sorry and recognise the division and hurt this has caused.
At our meeting of the College of Bishops of the Church of England this week we continued our commitment to the Living in Love and Faith project which is about questions of human identity, sexuality and marriage. This process is intended to help us all to build bridges that will enable the difficult conversations that are necessary as, together, we discern the way forward for the Church of England.
In addition Martin Seeley, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, has issued a message, copied below the fold, which includes the text “I and a number of my colleagues asked that the document be withdrawn, but this was decided against by the majority.”
I have just returned from a two-day meeting of the Archbishops and Bishops of the Church of England to review the developments in the “Living in Love and Faith” project. This project will produce resources that will help the Church to learn how questions about human identity, relationships, marriage and sexuality fit within the bigger picture of what it means to embody a Christian vision of living holy lives in love and faith in our culture. It is seeking to find a way through our deep differences on these matters.
The meeting began and ended with expressions of great sorrow and distress about last week’s publication of “Pastoral Guidance on Civil Partnerships for same sex and opposite sex couples.” As you may be very aware, this and the resulting comments have caused a great deal of hurt to many people, both within the church and in wider society. An apology, signed by the Archbishops on behalf of the Bishops, is due to be issued on Friday.
Whilst this statement was generated when I was on sabbatical, I share in the corporate responsibility for its production. I am very sorry that it was published, and indeed produced in the first place, and for the deep personal pain and sense of rejection that so many have felt by its content and tone.
I and a number of my colleagues asked that the document be withdrawn, but this was decided against by the majority. Whilst I accept it expresses the existing official position of the Church of England on the place of sexual activity in our lives, I cannot grasp why it needed to be stated now and in this way, particularly since we are currently in the process of questioning, learning and reflecting as part of the “Living in Love and Faith” project.
I recognise that some hold that the current teaching is exactly what we should be saying; others feel that we can say it, but in a way that suggests it is an aspiration; and still others want the Church’s teaching to more clearly reflect the ways in which sex is part of relationships that are not, or not yet, marriage.
Personally, I would hope that we can move away from this narrow focus on sexual activity towards encouraging relationships which embody and reflect God’s love for us, in which we support one another, and those who seek our help, whether single or in a faithful and committed relationships, to deepen lives in which we ever more truly know and show the fullness of God’s love for us all.
+ Martin
It’s the outcome of LLF that really matters. Action as well as words. Meanwhile let us pray for all our bishops. And also pray for all the people who are hurt, demeaned and alienated when their precious and devoted relationships are cast as ‘wrong’. Do we stand by them or not? Reading Martin Seeley’s post, it appears some bishops today or yesterday requested the ‘Pastoral Guidance’ be withdrawn, but a majority of bishops voted for it not to be withdrawn, notwithstanding the huge trouble it has cause. I fear that is just another disappointing decision. It makes the Archbishop’s ‘sorrow’… Read more »
I’d any of them had any gumption they’d resign. Now that would be a “pastoral” gesture.
Richard Ashby
‘…expressions of great sorrow and distress…’
Obviously, after all these years, I’m a cynic so I wonder at the genuineness of these emotions. The bishops have been rumbled; no one believes what they say any longer. Obviously they are sorrowful and distressed. Yet again their actions reveal their continuing ignorance of the everyday world, of the fact that vanishingly small minorities of people within the church, let alone the real world, accept current church teaching. And actually there is nothing they can do about it.
Bishop Martin has courageously blown the issue open.
Apologising for an action because it was a breach of trust while simultaneously defeating a motion to withdraw the document isn’t just an empty apology but shows deep contempt for ordinary Christians. The two archbishops must resign. No modern archbishop can get away with apologising for taking an action while simultaneously taking steps to reaffirm the action. The betrayal and deceit involved cannot be reconciled with high Christian office.
It is hard to see where we go from here if the archbishops don’t resign since clearly they have forfeited all trust.
Fr. Dean Henley
Reply to Kate
Why is Bishop Martin courageous? He’s master of all he surveys; of whom should he be afraid?
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-01-31/church-apology-after-guidance-declares-sex-only-for-straight-married-couples/
The ITV story shows how the apology would have played if Bishop Martin hadn’t revealed that withdrawal was blocked. It clearly was intended to play like this – as I say, deliberately deceit.
God 'elp us all
Another sorry state-ment from on high. ‘Sorry you don’t like it; sorry that so many of you complained and are revolting.’
Will no-one rid us of these troublous priests?
Interested Observer
“We as Archbishops, alongside the bishops of the Church of England, apologise and take responsibility for releasing a statement last week which we acknowledge has jeopardised trust” The time to have those sorts of insights is before you sign it. This looks awfully what the less charitable would call deceitful. What Welby is presumably planning to do is to say “oh, those bad people forced me to send it, woe is me” to English liberals, and “oh, those bad people forced me to retract it, woe is me” to African conservatives, playing both ends against the middle. It’s an idiotic… Read more »
Father David
I once heard Bishop Richard Hanson (Bishop of Clogher Church of Ireland) say “Are you able to say ‘Thank You’? If so you will make a good bishop because bishops are nothing more than ‘Thanking Machines'”. In the light of the above perhaps we should change that to “Apologising Machines””
Charles Read
Reply to Father David
Richard Hanson – my tutor at Manchester University and a great man (and a great scholar). Once when some visiting lecturer was waxing lyrical about bishops as guardians of the faith, Richard exclaimed in frustration “Well you clearly don’t know bishops like I do!”
I think this is unfair. Can you imagine say George Carey thinking an apology was necessary? Or having the grace to give it in these terms if he did?
It is also significant that so many new bishops have the courage to break ranks nowadays.
It is not good. But it is better.
Reply to badman
Except it is a hollow apology. What is its practical effect? Does it express regret for what was said? No. Does it promise change, restitution or recantation? No. What does it say? Basically, “sorry you feel that way, but suck it up”. That’s the sort of apology that is, rightly, torn to shreds on self-help forums as being meaningless.
Janet Fife
George Carey has already apologised for his mishandling of the Peter Ball case. He did so some time ago, as soon as the IICSA report into it was published. I’m not sure why you have singled him out as being incapable of apology.
On the subject of Archbishop Carey, I have responded at some length to Fr John Harris-White, below. The Osborne report is essential reading for a possible understanding of the Archbishop’s thinking at the time.
Chris. Priest St Eds & Ips
Today we wake to an apology form the Archbishops of Canterbury and York and a more fulsome one from Martin Seeley, the Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich; which includes an expose of the goings on in this week’s meeting of Church of England Bishops., from whence the apology came. Note: The apology only suggests they are sorry that the timing of the release of the statement on Civil partnerships clearly led to “a lack of trust”. It has not apologised for the content of the statement. Neither will it. The Bishop of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich s’ statement issued… Read more »
Reply to Chris. Priest St Eds & Ips
My understanding is that Bishop Seeley is divorced and remarried. Before he became a bishop he was the principal of Westcott House, where if it was anything like my time there, had a huge proportion of LGBTQ ordinands amongst its students. It is sad that he didn’t win the vote at the college of bishops meeting but given the current cohort that was never likely to happen.
Bishops are learning the lesson that most politicians learnt a decade ago. Before social media and mobile phones, you could tell each audience what they wanted to hear. You could decry racism and terrorism to one audience, while going to smoke filled rooms and venting about some or all of mixed marriage, abortion, the IRA or Jews. You could be the loveable centrist to some, and the raging firebrand to others. Today, you can’t. Each audience gets to hear what you said to the other. Navigating that is hard, as the Labour Party has found recently as their elderly leaders’… Read more »
Peter W
Reply to Interested Observer
An excellent analysis of the situation. Thank you.
Fr John Harris-White
Welby should fall on his sword, and resign. The church, and the Anglican Communion is greater than him.
Fr John Emlyn
The other question I would raise, aside from why they released a document they must have realised would provoke a firestorm, is quite what they think this apology in particular actually means, or indeed what they think apologies more generally should look like. If you apologise genuinely, you give some sense of ownership of what you are apologising for, and then a proposal as to how you will do better in the future. The American proverb “fool me once, shame on your, fool me twice, shame on me” applies: if the House of Bishops are not going to say why… Read more »
Malcolm Dixon
It’s not Martin Seeley who should resign but the Archbishops. If more diocesans were brave enough to be as outspoken as he has been, perhaps they would? Dream on!
And if he resigned we would lose another reasoned voice in the House of Bishops, in your estimate of him. So that is a classic foot-shooting approach. The parallel with cabinet posts breaks down precisely here. (I agree though that the mess has been made worse not better…)
Candour
Oh dear ….. apologizing for the truth. Whatever next?
Bill Broadhead
What is more interesting is the email sent by William Nye to employees at Church House, Westminster, yesterday. Very interesting indeed. Sadly, the person who read it out to me over the ‘phone wouldn’t forward it because the secret police in Pyongyang make Putin look like a blithering amateur. There was also a veiled threat to those who are ‘active on social media’ not to rock the boat. Enough said. It was very clear that there has been considerable distress among staff at HQ in Dean’s Yard, and (without actually saying it explicitly) I was left in no doubt about… Read more »
Stanley Monkhouse
It’s just this minute clicked who the bishops remind me of: Nora Batty (Last of the Summer Wine) – pursed lips, fingers wagging, hectoring and chastising. This farce just keeps on running. If it were a Brian Rix farce, at some point trousers would come down. I eagerly await the next act.
In the meantime, I commend to their Lord/Lady/ships certain products familiar to country parsons and agricultural chaplains, of which one example may be purchased here: https://www.wynnstayonline.co.uk/ritchey-castration-rings-10157.html
in my opinion Badman is being unfair to George Carey. Lord Carey has become the whipping boy for Peter Ball, and all his failings. I knew George Carey and his dear wife Eileen as my Diocesan when working in the Canterbury diocese, and have met them since his retirement. Genuine Christian folk, with large pastoral hearts, unlike the present occupier of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Give George and Eileen a break
Jeremy Pemberton
Reply to Fr John Harris-White
The Archbishop who concealed crucial evidence from the police? No, I don’t think Lord Carey of Clifton needs any more breaks, he needs to give back his PTO and retire definitively.
Archbishop Carey’s actions can to some extent be explained by the attitudes prevailing in the C of E at the time, as exemplified by the contemporary Osborne Report (written in 1989, but not published until 2012). Let’s not forget that the Heir Apparent and a Lord Justice of Appeal, among many others, were equally taken in. Lord Carey has apologised publicly and in the IICSA hearings. He didn’t understand, and wasn’t properly advised, about the nature and effect of a police caution; he mistakenly relied on the absence of penetration in the abuse as somehow lessening Peter Ball’s culpability. Serious… Read more »
Reply to Rowland Wateridge
The report is here: http://thinkinganglicans.org.uk/uploads/osborne_report.pdf
146 pages! Mark Bennet’s article quotes the salient points in half a page.
Apologies: I gave the wrong date. Mark Bennet’s article will be found at TA Opinion 22nd January.
A police officer giving evidence at IICSA also said that Ball’s caution was not recorded or handled in the usual way. There was therefore some reason for Archbishop Carey to believe Ball’s crimes were not as serious as they in fact proved to be.
David Runcorn
Can we really expect the withdrawal of, or apology for, the content of the Statement without immediately getting into stuff that properly belongs in LLF? So I am grateful for the apology for the process – which was pastorally bankrupt. I think the same of the content actually but I want the focus now to move firmly on to the LLF. I hope that this painful mess proves to be a tipping point and those who can lead the coming debates with conviction, courage and grace will feel emboldened to do so.
Jayne Ozanne
Reply to David Runcorn
Yes we most definitely should have expected a withdrawal. It would have been the right and proper thing to do in the circumstances. Interestingly the decision to not withdraw it is made primarily by those it does not affect.
Does anyone know how voting works in the CoB? I’m assuming show of hands, what with all their ‘collegiality’ as also seen so clearly in the HoB when all but the one who couldn’t understand the voting system voted the same way on that defeated report that led to LLF…
If that is the case, how many people would put their hand up when their Archbishops don’t?
Michael Mulhern
Reply to Cassandra
But how significant that it was even put to a vote in the first place. Instead of showing some leadership, grasping the nettle and doing the right thing, Welby & Sentamu throw it back at the bishops and relieve themselves of further responsibility. Thank God for bishops like Martin Seeley who are prepared to expose the Byzantine shenanigans of these two half-wits who are clearly out of their depth and being ‘managed’ by the lawyers and the men in suits.
David Lamming
Reply to Michael Mulhern
Michael: This unhappy ‘saga’ exposes the need for a review of the way the House of Bishops conducts its business and the need for greater transparency: matters I have drawn attention to in my letter in today’s Church Times (31 January 2020, page 14) and the subject of a question I have submitted for answer at General Synod on 10 February 2020. However, to describe our two archbishops as ‘half-wits’ is unnecessary and wholly inappropriate personal abuse that does not serve to advance the argument.
Reply to David Lamming
I agree. Insults are unnecessary and only alienate people, rather than convincing them.
Bernard Silverman
All this about apologies reminds me of an old joke about Stalin and Trotsky. A messenger brings a telegram in to Stalin. Stalin opens it and says—“Finally we’ve got this from Trotsky. ‘You were right. I was wrong. I should apologise.'”
But then one of Stalin’s assistants grabs the telegram and says…”You’ve read it wrong. It says ‘_You_ were right? _I_ was wrong? _I_ should apologise?”
Damian Miles
So, an apology that is not an apology on a day when few are listening because of BREXIT… (I have spent the day in prayer with local Christians and members of the wider community seeking reconciliation re BREXIT and come in to read this). Here we go again… In terms of the Bishop’s misguided statement (that was far from pastoral) it strikes me that serious reconciliation is now essential, for ‘hurt’ has been caused once again by our overseers. As mentioned already, much of this discussion properly belongs to LLF. But I do wonder if, the ‘poorly timed’ Pastoral Statement… Read more »
Reply to Damian Miles
Your last sentence makes sense to me.
One wonders how long this Anglican bus can chug along? It is being held together with rubber bands and duct tape, and wheezing under the stress of trying to keep everyone ‘walking together.’ At some point that is just a very odd kind of walking tout court.
The Bishops (House of Bishops) issued a clear statement on Civil Partnerships. They must have had a reason to do so at that time, and they seemed happy with it. They chose to give no supporting comment or guidance to their statement. None of them seem to have regretted the statement until people began to complain. Most bishops continued to follow the ‘company’ line – one or two breaking ranks. Then as opposition built up in the country the Archbishops apologise and look! those bishops who were silent about the statement, and who didn’t break ranks, now see the company… Read more »
Reply to Dave
I may have chosen the wrong thread in pointing out elsewhere that all diocesan bishops owe canonical obedience to their respective archbishop and, indeed, swear an oath to that effect at their Consecration.
Canonical obedience can’t mean agree with everything the person you owe canonical obedience to does or says!
It is limited and surely allows freedom of conscience and belief.
This is the form of the oath:
“THE OATH OF DUE OBEDIENCE TO THE ARCHBISHOP
“IN the Name of God, Amen. I N. chosen Bishop of the Church and See of N. do profess and promise all due reverence and obedience to the Archbishop and to the Metropolitical Church of N. and to their Successors: So help me God, through Jesus Christ.“
The relevant words are “all due reverence and obedience”. I merely drew attention to this as a possible (and likely) reason for bishops not ‘breaking ranks’.
T Pott
The oath is of “due” obedience. The word “due” is a significant qualifier. The oath does not promise any obedience beyond that which is “due”. If we want to know in what matters, and to what extent, a bishop is required to obey an archbishop, we must look elsewhere to ascertain what is due.. Similarly, clergy promise only “canonical” obedience to bishops. In a Privy Council judgement Lord Kingsdown, in 1863, said ‘canonical obedience does not mean that the clergyman will obey all the commands of the Bishop against which there is no law, but that he will obey all… Read more »
Reply to T Pott
Gracious! I only quoted the oath as worded. The different ‘takes’ on it by TA readers have been as many as the people who have commented on both threads. Of course lawfulness is implied by “due”.
It isn’t, or shouldn’t really, be an issue.
Dave: As I’ve pointed out in my letter in this week’s Church Times (31 January 2020,page 14), briefing paper MS Misc 1238 “Summary of decisions by the House of Bishops and by its delegated committees”, circulated to General Synod members on 17 January ahead of this month’s meeting of the Synod, reveals that the House of Bishops did not vote on the original statement. Para 22 states that the House of Bishops Delegation Committee (HBDC), at their meeting on 22 November 2019, agreed the pastoral guidance “as deemed business for the House with a minor amendment.” So it was not… Read more »
My view is that LLF was always going to struggle to achieve what people (of various persuasions) hoped – not because it isn’t a committed and good piece of work, but because there is at the heart of the Church of England a fundamental evasion. Bishops have for several generations (I believe this is capable of being evidenced, I don’t know the earlier history) been ordaining gay clergy they know are in relationships (the Osborne Report refers to gay clergy being “discreet”) – this has been the practical policy for some time, even though what is on paper and in… Read more »
Reply to Mark Bennet
I agree about this, with a footnote. Bishops thought they could finesse a matter and be ‘generous’ in handling (what they hoped were exceptional) cases. But then the ‘exceptional’ refused to be treated in this manner. The finessing ceased being that finesse-able. I’m not sure that the Bishops could have foreseen the matter completely clearly. I believe even Rowan Williams is an example of a Bishop who believed generosity to the same-sex oriented would be received with thanks and that would settle it. He was not convinced on the matter of same-sex marriage. Then the ‘generosity’ became insulting and unfair… Read more »
Simon Dawson
Mark, for one piece of evidence try this recording of a talk by Jeffrey John. From about 26 minutes 28 seconds in he talks about the dishonesty of how the Bishops have had a public position of gay relationships which is 180 degrees opposed to their practise in affirming the relationships of their own clergy. But the entire recording (of a talk given to a church group in Salisbury) is well worth hearing.
https://www.lgbtpluschristiansinsouthampton.co.uk/copy-of-an-evening-with-the-very-revd-dr-jeffrey-john
Thank you so much for clarifying David.
Three points, if I may, which you may be able to answer:
1. I take it that a vote could have been called in the House of Bishops if requested.
2. Who are the 9 bishops who form the delegation committee that agreed the statement.
3. Do we know who initiated the statement – who asked for it to be drawn up and issued?
Thanks, Dave.
I can only answer (2): The 9 bishops are listed on https://www.churchofengland.org/about/leadership-and-governance/general-synod/bishops-information-house-and-college-bishops#na
Dave – I’m afraid the information I can provide in answer to your questions is incomplete, but I’m hopeful that the position may become, at least partly, clearer after the Questions session at General Synod on 10 February (5.30 pm to 7.00 pm and live-streamed via the C of E website.) Responding to your three questions, however: 1. The procedure of the HoB is somewhat opaque. The Standing Orders of General Synod contain detailed provisions about voting, whether by show of hands or a counted vote, either of the whole Synod or by houses. SO 1 of the HoB Standing… Read more »
Many thanks David for a thorough and helpful answer. It would seem then that the bishops you list:
Blackburn, Lambeth, Stockport, Ely, St Edmundsbury & Ipswich, Portsmouth, Lichfield, Sherbourne and Willesden (but noting St E and I was absent) must bear the responsibility for the statement and were in effect then also responsible for the timing of its issue.
It would be good if they could explain their position and why they inflicted the statement on the Church in this way and at this time. That, in my mind is a very reasonable question to ask of them.
Currently there is no bishop of Stockport. She moved to Derby. Whether she retained her membership I do not know.
Perry Butler
Several people are speculating that the tone and timing of this Statement had something to do with the coming Lambeth Conference and reassurance to conservative Provinces. But how will we know, and who should be pinned down to tell us? And what was the role of William Nye?
Reply to Perry Butler
Perry, I think Bill Broadhead’s comment, above, offers some hints in answer to your question.
And there I was, hoping, praying, daring to believe that the CoE had actually decided to return to a more bible-based understanding of human sexuality & marriage… Whilst the report’s release could perhaps have been handled more carefully, the sight of the Archbishops apologising for a report that expresses truths which too many within the Christian church now regard as unpalatable & bad PR for the Church casts shame on us all.
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feminism Jan. 23, 2014
The Revolution Will Not Be Screen-Printed on a Thong
By Maureen O'Connor
Photo: American Eagle
On the heels of Jezebel’s splashy hunt for unretouched photos from Lena Dunham’s Vogue photo shoot — and coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Dove’s “Real Beauty” ad campaign — American Eagle underwear line Aerie unveiled “Aerie Real,” an ad campaign featuring unretouched photos and “no supermodels.” Hailed as “revolutionary,” the ads announce, “The girl in this photo has not been retouched. The real you is sexy.” With colorful undergarments marketed at women ages 15 to 21, Aerie seems to be casting itself as the anti-Victoria’s Secret— the Jezebel to Victoria’s Vogue.
Promoting body acceptance is, at this point, a tried-and-true genre of advertising, but “real woman” ads nevertheless send me into a self-doubting spiral every time I see them. Stage One, playing into their hands: Real bodies! So beautiful! Stage Two, eye-rolling: Why do I need a panties-peddling corporation to affirm the “real me”? Am I supposed to be weeping for joy right now, like all these women who didn’t know they were beautiful until a soap brand (phonily) told them so? Stage Three, backlash-to-the-backlash: But attainable beauty standards are better than unattainable ones, right? If feminist messages sell mall merchandise, that means we’re winning. Stage Four, eyes rolling all the way around: Even if it’s pro-woman, it’s still patronizing.
Aerie, Dove, and their ilk are still catering to female insecurity; they’re just doing it in a feel-good way instead of an anxiety-inducing one. Like all “lifestyle brands,” they’re still in the business of selling women better versions of themselves; in this case, they’re just presenting a slightly more modern ideal than Victoria’s Secret. The “real” you is confidently sexy, even in her undies with the lights on. She’s bigger than a size two, but has no cellulite whatsoever. When she gains weight, her shape maintains an optimal waist-hip ratio. Her skin is “flawless” and she has no blemishes — probably because she’s a professional model. Amber Tolliver, the plus-size star of one of Aerie’s ads, was discovered at age 15 at an open call for Ford Models.
Amber Tolliver for Aerie.
“I’ve been retouched in every way possible,” Tolliver reflected in an interview with Elle. “I’ve been retouched into someone that barely resembles me; it was like I was made into a Barbie. They cut out my ribcage, they shifted my waist to an inch within its life, lengthened my legs, lengthened my neck, raised my cheekbones, and filled in my hair because it wasn’t perfect enough. What they’re able to do in retouching is incredible, like they liquefy your entire body and remold it into whatever they want.”
The Aerie shoot was anxiety-inducing in other ways. “I was really tempted to go on a juice cleanse [laughs], work out in the gym twelve hours a day,” Tolliver said. In the end, she resisted: “I realized that by doing that, I’m essentially retouching without the computer.”
Unretouched photos are the ultimate female-media clickbait, offering the prurient appeal of ogling another woman’s fat and pores, under the fig leaf of feminism. I am a fan of cute panties and gratuitous nudity both— but let’s not kid ourselves about what’s going on here. This is not a feminist revolution; it’s lowbrow entertainment with a dash of feminism for flavor. Whether you’re celebrating Amber Tolliver’s midsection or gawking at Lena Dunham’s flab, the appeal is still the simple, base pleasure of staring at female flesh.
Somewhere in the process of questioning our desire to commodify skinny hot chicks, the general public concluded that an appropriate solution would be to commodify non-skinny women, too. Instead of reducing the attention we pay to women’s bodies, we came up with new euphemisms (“show off her curves”) and doubled down. Critics say it’s not enough for Mindy Kaling or Melissa McCarthy to land on the cover of Elle — they need to be stripped naked and their bodies need to be displayed, just as skinnier bodies are. “The implication was, ‘What, Elle, you can’t put her big, fat body on the magazine?’” Kaling later joked. “’Why? ‘Cause she’s just fat and gruesome? Why can’t we look at her beautiful fat body?’”
A better question would be: Why can’t we just not obsess about bodies? I ask that in earnest — it’s possible that we actually can’t stop, that this compulsive corporeal scrutiny is some sort of biological imperative, or species-wide neurosis left over from millennia of treating women as chattel. In the meantime, here is what the third-wave thong-positivity movement hath wrought: a Kickstarter campaign for a panties screen-printed with NO MEANS NO. What started as a Victoria’s Secret-themed rape joke has morphed into a legitimate consumer opportunity to wear hot-pink panties with visual puns about sexual consent.
I actually find these panties pretty funny, and support anyone who gets a sick thrill out of forcing her hookups to solve a rebus puzzle stamped on her crotch. (“C’mon, sound it out. Mustache. Must … ask …”) To call this a revolution, though, is insulting to revolutions and panties. The former is important because it needs to be; the latter is meaningless because it can be.
Fashion Needs to Stop Co-opting Political -isms As Trends
real beauty campaign
dove’s campaign for real beauty
aerie real
The Revolution Will Not Be Printed on a Thong
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That 2nd referendum petition just hit 3 million
Published on : 26th June 2016 28th January 2017 by Newsdesk
CREDIT: EU
A petition calling for a 2nd EU Referendum has hit over 3 million signatures.
Over 3 million people in the UK are calling on the Government to effectively retake a EU Referendum.
The petition which was launched before the British referendum on the European Union calls for “a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based on a turnout of less than 75% there should be another referendum”
Within hours of the EU ref results, which saw just a slim majority of the electorate voting to leave the European Union over 70,000 people had voted for a second referendum.
Now just two days after the result which has left many in a state of shock, over 3 million people have voted on the petition for a second referendum, which is sure to become one of the largest petitions to be delivered to 10 Downing Street.
As is stands Petitions which garner over 100,000 votes are eligible to be discussed by MPs in the House of Commons.
The petition is asking the Government to carry out another referendum due to low turnout and a result that is less than 60 per cent.
“We the undersigned call upon HM Government to implement a rule that if the remain or leave vote is less than 60% based a turnout less than 75% there should be another referendum.”
During the run up and during the voting on the EU, THEGAYUK asked its readers in a series of Flashpolls which way they were planning or hoping to vote. Overwhelmingly the readership said they were in the Remain camp, with 60 per cent saying they had voted for Stay.
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SIU investigating after Hamilton man critically injured in police-involved shooting
Published July 8, 2020 Updated July 8, 2020
Ontario’s police watchdog says it’s investigating after an officer-involved shooting in Hamilton left a 42-year-old man in critical condition.
The Special Investigations Unit says the incident started Tuesday afternoon when officers responded to a domestic call and found a person of interest in a car in a convenience store parking lot.
The SIU says an “interaction” occurred when officers approached the vehicle, and it ended with two officers firing shots that struck the man.
Investigators say the man was rushed to hospital, where he remains in critical condition.
The SIU says there were eight Hamilton Police Service officers involved in the incident, and it has assigned eight investigators to the case including three forensic specialists.
The agency says its team has interviewed several witnesses and obtained video footage of the incident, as well as recovering two police-issued firearms and a shotgun from the scene.
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Todd Hood's experience, Rossview's talent could spell playoffs
Rossview High will open the new football season with a new coach, but Todd Hood may not be graded on the same curve as most first-year men.
Hood has been a longtime head coach and has been one less than 10 miles from the school he now leads.
Hood guided Clarksville Academy the previous seven seasons, reaching the Class A playoffs six times. He also was a defensive coordinator at places like Northwest and Fort Campbell, so his knowledge of the Clarksville area is vast.
"Right now I have a perfect record," Hood joked. "Right now I'm undefeated."
Of course everything changes Aug. 18 when the Hawks open the season against rival Clarksville High. It'll be the first time two intense rivals face off at the start of the season instead of later in the year.
Hood inherited a program, from former coach Ron Lambert, with talent on both sides of the ball. Returning running back Isaiah Phillips makes the move to quarterback this season and will be joined by junior standout Fred Orr.
That pairing will be a difficult matchup for most of the Hawks' opponents as Rossview looks to return to the playoffs for the fourth time in five years.
"The things I stress every single day is paying attention to details," Hood said. "It's about discipline, it's about being on time, and it's about running to the football every play. We have to take this program to the next level."
And Rossview will have to do it in Class 6A. The Hawks return to that classification, after a few years in 5A, and join Hendersonville, Mt. Juliet, Lebanon and Station Camp in Region 4.
"It's going to be extremely competitive every week," Hood said. "There are no weeks off in our region."
Hood will have depth at the quarterback position with the addition of senior Gino Avros and junior Nick Harber.
Four of his five starters on the offensive line are seniors, led by Gavin Price, Tyler McCoin and Zack Spoonamore.
Orr comes into his junior year having fell 6 yards short of 1,000 yards last year. His vision coupled with his ability to break tackles and run away from opponents make him extremely dangerous in the open field.
Senior Jakob Harris will add depth in the backfield, and 6-foot-5 tight end Clayton Spence will be a dual threat as an extra blocker and a big target in the passing game.
Rossview
Nickname: Hawks
Coach: Todd Hood (first year)
2016 record: 5-6
Key returners: Isaiah Phillips (Sr. QB), Fred Orr (Sr. RB), Clayton Spence (Sr. TE), Gavin Price (Sr. OL), Zack Spoonamore (Sr. OL), Gino Avros (Sr. QB/RB), Jaylon Baxter (Sr. CB), Jakob Harris (Sr. RB)
Hawks schedule
Aug. 18: at Clarksville, 7 p.m.
Aug. 25: at Christian County (KY), 5:30 p.m.
Sept. 1: Wilson Central, 7 p.m.
Sept. 8: at Northeast, 7 p.m.
Sept. 15: Station Camp, 7 p.m.
Sept. 22: Dickson County, 7 p.m.
Sept. 29: at Mt. Juliet, 7 p.m.
Oct. 6: Stratford, 7 p.m.
Oct. 20: at Hendersonville, 7 p.m.
Oct. 27: Lebanon, 7 p.m.
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Meghan Markle's secret diary raised eyebrows in the Royal Family?
Fri, Dec 04, 2020
Meghan Markle, The Duchess of Sussex, reportedly maintained a diary during her time in the royal family, which had raised eyebrows in the certain circle.
There're speculations that Prince Harry's wife could make millions if she turned her diary into a memoir.
According to Express.co.uk, 'it could reveal the struggles that Meghan faced leaving her native Los Angeles for life as a member of the British royal family.'
It added that one of the Duchess's friends revealed the former 'Suits' star regularly wrote down her thoughts and feelings in the diary after marrying Prince Harry.
Some royal fans and commentators believe that 'there's a good chance she could publish a memoir. They also linked it to the Princess Diana's interview which the mother of Prince Harry gave in 1995 where she revealed Charles was having an affair.
The scandal with Prince Andrew also happened during Meghan's time with the royal family. There're rumors that the family wanted it to be out public eye.
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, who stepped down as senior royals in March, have moved to Southern California with their son Archie.
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Socialism Is SLAVERY'S New Master
How much longer will Americans proud of their Heritage and Culture allow the party of Jim Crow, Slavery, Segregation, Moral Decay, and Sedition to exist? Just listen to what comes out of their shameless mouths.
No longer satisfied to appear like the bastard children of social regression, they now have amassed an army of agitators in Sanctuary Cities across the nation. As they expose their true intentions fed by years of give-aways to unsuspecting citizens and immigrants, the new socialists are back at what they do best, creating a new form of slavery thru entitlement and victimhood.
What strikes me odd are the sheer numbers of young people who are buying into a possible life of contractual obligations of a suppressive government guided by a handful of social enablers and corporations. How else could a community that operates in dysfunction be leading a social justice narrative?
If it doesn't make sense, why the hell are we tolerating it in the first place? The Race hijinx is just a Ruse. If you can't control the educated, you just stop educating...
As Thomas Jefferson once said, 'A well-informed citizenry is the best defense against tyranny.' Wonder why your kids are doing so poorly, just ask your Democrat Representatives. Where-ever they nest, socio-economic opportunities disappear, education falters, and communities become violent.
We are in the throws of a Cultural Revolution being fed by bad actors who propose that less personal responsibility means more dependence on the tribe. Only dysfunctional minds would propose that as logical, rational, or intellectual. Many in our society assume the more headlines you read the better informed you are, the literacy of a fool. Context, Reference, and History are the arbiters of sanity.
Emotive hysteria is for lesser minds filled with self-indulgence and narcissistic tendencies. A wild mob never creates lasting value.
How unfortunate for those lost individuals, and by extension to the rest of us, find that their dim-witted obedience continues to allow their communities and lives to remain relatively stagnant. Those who accuse the past of present-day failures are indicting themselves with the guilt only they possess.
The wholesale fallacy that someone down the street, or in another State, or Time has doomed any chance for personal success.
We are All Americans, and through our hard work, and caring nature contribute to those who struggle to find their way. It's time to hold those who are stealing your opportunities to the task. Since Johnson's Great Society the party of Slavery is up to its old ways.
Charity has no party affiliation, it comes from our adherence to our Creator's command.
The Democrats of today care more about a bigger party than a better life...especially for Blacks.
Modern-day slavery may appear different, not so when the master is the Socialist State?
The Party of PETULANT Children
BLM, The New KKK. Insidious Left Supporters
DeBlasio's Brass Knuckle ATTACK Against NYPD
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New Staffs by Occupation at West Los Angeles College
At West Los Angeles College, total 49 full-time employees are newly hired for academic year 2018-2019. By assigned position, 18 instructional staffs, 0 research/public services, and 49 management and service occupation staffs have been hired newly last year. Next tables summarizes the new-hired headcount of staffs by gender, race/ethnicity, occupation, and faculty status.
Gender Race/Ethnicity Non-resident Alien
New Faculty & Staffs by Occupation and Gender at West Los Angeles College
Staff Category
All full-time new hires
Postsecondary Teachers
Librarians, Curators, and Archivists and other teaching and Instructional support
Management Occupations
Business and Financial Operations
Computer, Engineering, and Science
Community Service, Legal, Arts, and Media
Office and Administrative Support
New Faculty & Staffs by Race/Ethnicity at West Los Angeles College
American Indian / Alaska Native
Nativie Hawaiian
New Non-resident Alien Faculty & Staffs at West Los Angeles College
According to the IPEDS, Full-time staff and Part-time staff is determined by the institution. The type of appointment at the snapshot date determines whether an employee is full time or part time. The employee\s term of contract is not considered in making the determination of full or part time. Casual employees (hired on an ad-hoc basis or occasional basis to meet short-term needs) and students in the College Work-Study Program (CWS) are not considered part-time staff.
Highest faculty salary in California
The Colburn Conservatory of Music $183,011
Stanford University $182,338
California Institute of Technology $179,530
University of California-Los Angeles $166,775
University of California-Hastings College of Law $158,475
Highest staff salary in California
Minerva Schools at Keck Graduate Institute $168,667
Pardee RAND Graduate School $124,026
Interior Designers Institute $117,061
Palo Alto University $108,513
Schools with Most faculty in California
University of California-Los Angeles 3,675
Stanford University 3,533
University of California-San Diego 2,588
University of California-Davis 2,572
University of California-San Francisco 2,553
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How Brands Can Use Twitch to Stay Connected with Their Customers
- Posted on 26 March 2020
The world is seeing many changes under the impact of COVID-19. As of early March 2020, most schools around the world were closed, offices adopted work-from-home policies, and many entertainment venues had to postpone or cancel their events.
This forces brands and businesses to recognize and adapt to how their customers are living, working, and enjoying entertainment: online. For this reason, Twitch – a live-streaming platform with 15M users per day, has been in the spotlight as one of the most popular destinations for recreation. Although historically popular with gaming and e-sport streamers, Twitch is also a playground for brands, organizations, and other entertainment legacies. Does your brand know how to best leverage this live-streaming experience to reach your customers?
We recently published a research paper on the influence of COVID-19 on Twitch audiences and how lockdown measures affect live streaming usage.
What is Twitch?
To understand Twitch, you’d need to understand the concept of live-streaming. Unlike a video on Youtube or Instagram, live-streaming offers viewers a real-time experience. This means viewers can watch a gamer complete their mission from start to finish, or a singer performs without any post-editing, or an artist working on their painting step-by-step. (Which is the only time “watching paint dry” is actually fun and enjoyable!)
Founded in 2006, Twitch brings this notion to their online audiences: Everyone can live-stream, watch others’ live-stream, and interact with other viewers at the same time. The platform is notoriously popular for gamers, whose audience makes up a significant portion of the 15 million daily users. However, the platform also hosts other content creators like artists, musical performers, bakers, educators, etc.
Image credits: blog.twitch.tv
How has Twitch increased its popularity?
At the beginning of this article, we mentioned how one of the contributors to Twitch’s popularity as an entertainment channel, is in part, due to a vast spike in people working from and staying home. What we didn’t mention is that Twitch’s average viewers increased by a cool 11.5% (159,206) within the last 30 days of this article’s publication date, according to SullyGnome, a Twitch statistic tracker.
That’s a massive increase. How does that translate in terms of hours? Good question! That’s an increase of 115M hours of live-stream watched, and 50M of those hours alone were watched within the past 7 days. Not only are people watching more, but they are also live-streaming more. There has been a 10.5% increase in broadcasters (254,313) this month, totalling to 2.6M channels.
The massive increase in activities on Twitch, without doubt, is a direct response to people’s needs of entertainment at home. However, not all of the views are attributed to video game streaming. In reality, many creators, brands, and organizations have adopted creative and effective ways to use Twitch to reach their target audience.
How companies are utilizing Twitch during this time
Encouraging charities
Twitch’s own blog published a list of charities who are using Twitch to raise support for people affected by COVID-19. This includes organizations such as Direct Relief, No Kid Hungry, Save the Children, and many more.
Last month, Upfluence published coverage of Z Event’s streaming marathon on Twitch that saw them raise $3.9M in three days for the Pasteur Institute. A spokesperson from Twitch shared in a statement, “Ever since the launch of Twitch, it has been clear that one of the community’s most important goals has been helping others.”
Giving back to the community has always been a priority for Twitch, and its users. In response to the wake of COVID-19, a business called High Score Saloon has creatively hosted Twitch tournaments to raise money for their employees. Implementing a charity campaign on Twitch means that brands can directly implement a way to connect with customers and followers, but also the communities that you care about.
Image credits: blow.twitch.tv
Hosting live events
When you can’t host an IRL event, make it URL! Bongo’s Bingo is among the many that creatively used Twitch to live-stream their regular in-person experience. What was most exciting about the event was the fact that it’s open to anyone from 18 to 92 to play and party together. As they shared on their website, “It’s a crazy mix of traditional bingo, dance-offs, rave intervals, audience participation and countless magical moments, currently taking place in almost 50 locations around the world.”
Formula1 have announced their F1 Esports Virtual Grand Prix to replace real-life postponed races, which will enable fans to continue watching Formula 1 races virtually, despite the ongoing COVID-19 situation. Their Head of Digital Business Initiatives and Esports, Julian Tan, highlighted the importance of ‘light relief in.. these unpredictable times’.
Offering entertainment values
With concert and performance venues all around the world now closed, musicians, drag queens, and many other performers are getting in on the action by bringing their live-shows to audiences through Instagram live and Twitch. Code Orange, an American hardcore punk band, took it to Twitch to live-stream their LAST ONE LEFT: Fear of the End concert. They are one of many artists who continue to entertain viewers through this unique time. We’d like to share this excellent list of live streams and virtual concerts that Billboard has put together. Enjoy, and stay safe!
Roblox’s Bloxy Awards were hosted in style on Saturday 21st March, with a fully animated and streamed event to 600,000 fans and spectators. Their CEO and co-founder David Baszucki said: “We take our role in helping people connect very seriously, and the Bloxys was a great demonstration of the Roblox community coming together to support one another and give back, particularly during these very difficult times”.
#DIGITALDRAGSHOW Join us live Friday March 27th at 5pm PST/8pm EST only at twitch.tv/biqtchpuddin for a second helping of our Digital Drag show! Presented by @biqtchpuddin and @videodisease. Featuring beats by @djmateosegade and performances by @miz_cracker, @thejinkx, @misslailamcqueen, @evahdestruction, @katwilderness, @vandervonodd, @charitykase, @landoncider & more! 30+ entertainers. #DIGITALDRAG #BIQTCHPUDDIN
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Providing education
As schools and universities close up their campuses, students are learning through video conferences, online materials, and – you guessed it, Twitch. Robert Yang, an NYU professor, has helped his online classes stay engaged on Twitch.
Of course, teachers and professors are not the only ones to turn to Twitch to educate. Pol Lorente, Spanish soccer club Leganés’ fitness trainer, has been streaming his daily workouts in order to educate and engage viewers to stay healthy and active when inside. More of a foodie? Twitch also has a dedicated destination for cooking streams, where master chefs and amateurs alike can come together for a nice home-cooked meal.
Best practices for using Twitch
As a brand, you can definitely host live-streams on Twitch, since anyone can sign up at no cost. But furthermore, you can also work with Twitch influencers, who already have existing viewerships.
Bring your existing audience to Twitch
It’s never a bad idea to be visible on all social media platforms, especially for one that’s quickly excelling like Twitch. You can read here, here, or here on how to create a Twitch channel and start live-streaming, step-by-step. However, creating a Twitch channel is only the first step. We’re assuming you already have an existing audience on other platforms: Instagram, Youtube, or an email list of customers and an active website. It’s important to promote whatever event you’re planning early and promote it widely across all social channels.
Meaningful campaign angle
While we’re on the topic of attracting existing customers to your Twitch channel – let’s assume that not all of your customers are familiar with Twitch. It’s not only important that you introduce your audience to the medium, but to also explain why live-streaming is a crucial platform for your brand to connect with your audience.
Consider why a live-stream would bring value to your customers. Are you replacing a physical event, conference or entertainment show? Is your campaign tied to a charity event? Are you partnering with someone who uses this platform?
Image credits: Salesforce
Partner with influencers
Partnering with influencers is an excellent way to reveal your brand to new viewership potential. Streamers on Twitch tend to have an existing and loyal viewer base. There are many types of Twitch influencer: gaming, baking, performing artists, etc. who have various different audience sizes, allowing your brand to source and develop the most fitting partnership.
Because of the nature of Twitch, an influencer endorsement is not as simple as a picture or a block of text. Partnering with Twitch influencers means that they will live-communicate your brand’s values to their audience, and that message must be integrated seamlessly into their content. We have a great Twitch influencer campaign guide, as well as a powerful database that allows you to look for the perfect influencers for your campaign. This way, you can spend time building authentic relationships with influencers, create meaningful campaigns, and reach your audience more easily.
Image credits: VentureBeats
Adapting to new trends
Our current situation is evidenced enough by how rapidly things can change. And if there is one thing for certain, it’s that change is inevitable. Change opens the door to opportunity to push us, as people and brands, to adapt. Within the past few weeks, Twitch has witnessed a massive growth in viewership and the way the platform is being used. This encourages us, as brands, organizations, associations, and creators to be mindful of sudden changes, opportunities and challenges.
One of the most important tips for anyone who runs campaigns on social media, including Twitch, is to always look out for the audience, and don’t be afraid to be innovative. A great mindset to have is not to force your brand to be on Twitch just because it is attracting more viewers, but because it’s the right platform for your brand to connect with your audience. This way, regardless of the ever-changing landscape of trends, your brand can stay relevant – and stronger than ever before.
Subjets : Influencer Marketing, quarantine, twitch
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As the world battles plastics on both land and in water, experts are turning to wood as a possible solution to the problem. The natural materials found in wood pulp could eliminate plastics, power cars and advance medicine, all at the same time. Find out how.
It might sound downright bizarre, but the solutions to our planet’s problems could stem from trees, or rather wood pulp and other material produced from trees. Recent advancements in the field of wood pulp technology have catapulted the industry to the forefront of the sustainable revolution, due to its tremendous potential.
Nanocellulose, the next wonder material?
Advances in the sector are also set to reach further and into other fields. For example, it is hoped that nanocellulose, a gel-like substance refined from wood pulp, will replace harmful metals and plastics in batteries and sensors, as well as smart packaging – where it could be used both as an electrical and protective component.
Far from being a concept that will be realised decades in the future when flying cars and hoverboards finally hit the streets, the arrival of cutting-edge technology such as 3D printers has made its commercial use a reality.
At the start of the year, Japanese company Mui launched its first Internet-connected block of wood, which can control temperature, adjust lighting, open smart doorbells, play music and tell the time via its touchscreen LCD display icons.
The food industry is also set to benefit, with nanocellulose acting as a low-calorie alternative to many carbohydrate-rich additives. Other potential uses include cleaning up oil spillages and creating computer components. Soon, the scope of wood-based materials could be broadened even further to help power cars, aeroplanes and even industries.
Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) are using nanocellulose to replace worn out or snapped cartilage in the human body (Image: Empa).
A breakthrough for the medical industry
The medical sector is also set to benefit massively from this technology. For instance, scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA) are using nanocellulose to replace worn out or snapped cartilage in the human body. One of the interests lies in preparing scaffolds for tissue growth that could be used to replicate a human ear, with more widespread use expected in the near future.
Further, nanocellulose may also be used as aerogels in sanitary products like nappies, tampons and wound dressings, while ingesting the material in tablet form could treat internal disorders.
Dr Gustav Nyström, the Head of Laboratory for Cellulose & Wood Materials at EMPA, is optimistic about the results of this research. “The main driver for this work is the sustainability and biocompatibility of cellulose and therefore nanocellulose can be used to reinforce the hydrogels that form the basis of new tissue regeneration, including cartilage,” he stated.
Green electronics for a sustainable future
Professor Woo Soo Kim from Canada’s Simon Fraser University (SFU) has been establishing 3D printed electronic technologies with nanocellulose’s various elements and its ability to create green electronics. He hopes that such experiments can lead to plastic-free circuit boards being produced by 3D-printers on a mass scale.
Using the bioplotter, the viscous nanocellulose hydrogel can be printed into complex shapes (Image: Empa).
Kim, an academic at SFU’s School of Mechatronic Systems Engineering, said of his latest work: “My research indicates tremendous potential in the sustainable manufacturing of green electronics, such as green electronic applications including green circuit boards, wireless bio-degradable IoT sensors and environment-friendly printable filament. There are a lot of material savings that could be realised with this.”
With these advancements in wood-pulp technology comes a virtually limitless list of possibilities. Kim believes that “green circuit boards will undoubtedly power the most efficient solutions to the global energy and environmental challenges we face as a society. In particular, the abundant resources of wood-derived materials will boost this technology’s application fields.”
Nyström is also convinced that the industry has a great deal to offer, with more innovations on the way. He concluded by saying that “we are optimistic about the future and hope that some of these materials will be able to fill important functions in the future sustainable society.”
Writer: Craig Houston
Photos: the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (EMPA)
Story 04/07/2020 12:00:07
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Miami Dolphins' towering tough guy Raekwon Davis turns around rookie season
Joe Schad
The first thing everyone notices about Raekwon Davis is his size.
Davis, a rookie defensive tackle, is the tallest Dolphin, at a staggering 6-feet-7 and he's also the heaviest defensive player, at 330 pounds.
"My first impression, when I first saw him was, 'This is the biggest dude I've ever seen,'" Dolphins nickel cornerback Nik Needham said.
"He’s a big guy," Dolphins offensive lineman Jesse Davis said. "He's tough to deal with."
The second thing anyone who's been watching Raekwon Davis play would notice over the past five weeks is this — he's making his presence felt in a big way.
"The sky is the limit for him," Dolphins defensive line coach Marion Hobby said. "He’s just different. The body type, everything. The sky is the limit."
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Davis is coming. And he's coming hard. And he's coming fast.
The Dolphins spent a high second-round draft choice on Davis in April. But in his first six games, he had only seven tackles.
In the five games Davis played in November, he posted 21 tackles. Only two defensive linemen in the NFL posted more. Two!
"Just a better preparation," Davis said, explaining the jump.
Davis explained that early in the season, he struggled with how and when to rush the passer and also to understand what the offense was trying to do in the run game.
"The fundamental part," Davis said. "Actually, right now, I’m starting to make plays off of it. Now I’ve just got to go out there and make more plays."
Lately, Davis has been lining up over the opposing teams' center. And Davis has such long arms and is so powerful that he almost automatically takes two men to stop.
“I think when you turn on the film, Raekwon, he’s been working extremely hard at practice and I think there were some good things," Dolphins defensive coordinator Josh Boyer said.
Boyer stressed that Davis will need to be consistent. That's so often the knock on the biggest, most talented big men. Can they bring it consistently?
"It’s been definitely good to kind of see him grow and develop," Dolphins defensive tackle Christian Wilkins said. "I feel like every rookie goes through those growing pains. It’s an adjustment from college to the pros, regardless of how good you are or how highly drafted you are. It’s an adjustment for everybody. Luckily for him, he’s been able to improve each day in practice and each week. He’s learning how to become more of a pro."
When the Dolphins drafted Davis, coach Brian Flores was seen on video celebrating from his home office. Clearly Flores felt Davis could fill a massive void in the middle of Miami's defensive front. And that he’d bring prototypical size.
Lately, Davis has been showing why Flores was so excited. Miami has needed a wide-reaching, muscular, towering presence capable of collapsing pockets. Jesse Davis, the offensive lineman, thinks Raekwon Davis, the defensive linemen, has some answers.
"Whenever you get a guy that big, it’s hard to move," Jesse Davis said. "It’s hard to get leverage. Obviously the low man wins, but he also comes off the ball pretty fast. He’s got the physicality nature of the game."
Raekwon Davis did not shy away from the notion that he has Pro Bowl potential.
"Hell yeah," he said. "That’s a goal. That’s something I want to accomplish.”
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Swinger club
Best swinger party and sex clubs in Lake Worth
Among the many in Lake Worth, FL entertainments that have emerged in recent years, the swing club is one of those that attract the most couples. They have been designed to help you change your sexual habits, to discover new practices and live unusual experiences. So if you feel that your life as a couple needs some spice, or if you are single and looking for one-night stands, these sex clubs will be perfect for you. There are many different names for them: swingers club, sex club, strip bar, etc.
Swinger club in Lake Worth, FL.
It is a service which you will be able to access through dating sites. You will find several of these swinger clubs in Lake Worth, Florida and in several other cities in USA. However, before trying this experience for the first time, think about learning a bit more about the subject and the possible rules to follow in this kind of hot place.
What do I need to know about in Lake Worth, FL swinger clubs?
Just a few years ago, the subject of swing clubs was taboo and it was frowned upon to talk about it. Even today, we still need to know who to talk about it with, because some very conservative people consider it a serious sin. In any case, from the moment you assume your life choices, it doesn't matter what the rest of the world thinks.
Swinging is the practice of behaving in such a way as to suggest that you are promiscuous. It is sometimes associated with perversion, but in reality it simply reflects the desire to try new experiences. Its purpose is to help you feel desired by one or more other people, outside of your spouse or official partner. It is also a practice that helps to satisfy all kinds of sexual desires, no matter how extravagant the fantasies. You will also be able to spice up your sex life, and get out of your comfort zone, while satisfying your curiosity about all things sexual.
So, to discover and practice in Lake Worth's swing clubs, there are clubs especially reserved for this practice. They can take different forms, depending on the clientele they wish to welcome.
You will therefore find bdsm clubs or simple swingers clubs, or other more complete establishments with :
Candaulism
Threeseome
You can also choose to try the experience in a swing hotel in Lake Worth or outside the city, to make sure you don't meet any acquaintances there. Note however that if you meet people you know in such a place, they will probably be as embarrassed as you are. So there's nothing to worry about. You can also find out which is the best hot wife club in your area, in order to discover it, alone or in couple.
On this subject, it is important to know that many swinger couples in Lake Worth consider sex as a natural practice. These couples are often the ones who manage to dissociate the feeling of love from sexual relations. Therefore, they do not consider swingers club practices as infidelity. It is for this reason that it is not uncommon to see in these sex clubs, members of a couple who come either alone or together.
What do we do concretely in a sex club in Lake Worth, Florida?
If you want to make naughty encounters, you can choose to go to a sex or swingers club. All you have to do is to find a good site, with the addresses of the best sex clubs in Lake Worth or in your area. It's a great place to find a booty call, sex with no strings attached and no limits of any kind. You will be able to try new sexual practices, and let your imagination run wild. In this kind of place, discretion is required, because as we have pointed out above, society does not really look favourably on people who engage in these practices. It is for this reason that members generally agree that it is not necessarily useful to get to know each other. All that binds you together is sex and the desire to spice up your sex life.
You will be able to meet people with whom you can discuss sex without taboos, and learn as much as you can about anything that will bring you pleasure. Whether you're single or one of the promiscuous couples who frequent this kind of club, you'll always find sexual partners, male and female, to try out all the experiences you want. The best part is that only consenting, adult people who are looking for something new attend these swingers clubs. You will be able to make free in Lake Worth encounters, and have sexual intercourse like never before. If you are interested in a sex encounter, a naughty date, an erotic evening in Lake Worth, FL and other similar trips, don't hesitate to try the experience of swinger clubs.
Why go to a swing party in Lake Worth?
Many people wonder what are the real reasons why couples or single people want to turn to the swinging life. In reality, the reasons can be very varied, and depend mostly on each member. For some, marriage or married life becomes monotonous or boring after a few years. So in order not to get bored of your partner, you decide to try new experiences, such as joining an ephemeral dating club in Lake Worth. This initiative allows you to get out of the routine, and to satisfy some hidden desires like :
Having sex with multiple partners
Making love in front of strangers
Having sex with a same-sex partner
Getting fucked violently in front of your partner or vis-versa.
These are fantasies that haunt many people in couples or singles, but their social status does not allow them to express this side of their personality. Today, thanks to Lake Worth sex clubs, everything is allowed and there are no more rules to follow when it comes to satisfying sexual desires.
For other people, the practices of swing clubs are not really a way out of their routine. It's just a distraction like any other, a way to simply do yourself some good, whether you're in a relationship or not. That's why more and more young people are going to these clubs.
Swingers in Lake Worth, Florida.
What are the rules to follow in a swinger club?
Contrary to what you might think, a swinger club is not necessarily a place where you treat a woman like a slut, unless she wants to be treated like one. There are strict rules to follow, and besides, all security measures are taken there. At least that's what you notice in the Lake Worth swing clubs that respect each other and have a good reputation. On the spot, you can do whatever you want, as long as the partners are willing. A woman can therefore decide to get naked and dance with a stranger without it going any further. A simple gesture or "no" on her part is enough to slow down the ardour of a potential flirt. If he insists, he is immediately brought back to order by the security agents.
Apart from this principle, everything is allowed in Lake Worth in a kinky evening organized by these sex clubs. You have the freedom to satisfy your most unsatisfied desires as you wish. You will be able to make voyeurism and observe people making love without complexes or shame. It's better than porn, because everything takes place in front of your eyes, with screams, facial expressions and facial expressions, without any censorship. Beware of the basic rule: you have to be of legal age before having access to it, because these swinger clubs are exclusively for adults.
You will be able to take out a paid subscription to take advantage of the services of this kind of club. However, it is also possible to take advantage of them without registration, especially if you really want to remain completely anonymous.
Can we go alone in a swinger club in Lake Worth, FL?
You can decide to go alone in a swinger club in Lake Worth if you feel like it. As mentioned above, no member of the club will go further than the limit you set, and there are security guards to make sure of that. So if you feel like rubbing up against a big dick without necessarily getting fucked, you can do it in a sex club. Do you want to see people having sex? Admire big tits, naked bodies intertwining under a dim light, get groped all night long or make love with different partners in the same night? It's up to you. The important thing is to know that you don't need to be accompanied to have fun in this kind of place.
On the other hand, you need to know that this is not the place to get hit on and find true love. Some beginners tend to believe that this is a club like any other, where you can make a serious encounter that will lead to a lasting relationship. If this is your case, then you should rule it out right now, because a swinger club in Lake Worth, FL is not a place where you can afford to fall in love. Everyone who is there comes primarily for sex, carnal pleasure, and nothing else. Therefore, if you're looking for your soul mate, try dating through sites like :
Happn, etc.
Does one have to fuck in swinger clubs in Lake Worth, FL?
No, it is not mandatory to have sex every time you go to a swinger club. You can even go regularly to this kind of place without ever having sex. If your trip is to watch, you'll get your money's worth, that's for sure. But no one can force you to go further if you don't want to. This is true for both men and women.
You can also go to this club to find a dominatrix, or to try erotic games without going as far as sex. In fact, the special thing about these swingers clubs, what makes them successful with all generations and with people from different social classes, is their ability to offer you absolutely everything you are looking for. Whether you're into troilism, threesomes, orgies, gangbang, violent sexuality, straight, bi or gay relationships, you'll find what you're looking for.
Some advice for a couple who wants to try the swinger clubs
If you want to discover for the first time the sex clubs in Lake Worth, Florida as a couple, the best thing to do is to prepare yourself well in advance. You have to keep in mind that once you've taken the step you can't go back. It is therefore essential to make sure that you are completely comfortable with the situation. Otherwise, the whole couple may suffer. You need to ask yourself whether you are strong enough or strong enough to accept the idea that your partner may have sex with another person. You also need to be mentally prepared for the scene, because most of the time you will be together in this club. This is an uncommon situation, especially if you have become accustomed to always following the rules throughout your life. That's why we suggest you discover some tips that will be very useful to you to make the right decision.
Swinger couple in Lake Worth, FL.
Choose the right sex place in Lake Worth, Florida
If you are a lover of swinging in Lake Worth and you want to try the experience as a couple, you must first of all choose the right place. For that, you can rely on the best site in this field, and find the best address to do sex in couple. You will be able to go through many dating websites. With these dating sites you can already start the adventure in the comfort of your home, thanks to hot conversations by messages or via webcam. It will be for you the opportunity to discover how far you can go. You will also be able to find out if you are only interested in people of the opposite sex, or if you are a bi couple.
Then you will be able to choose the swinger club in Lake Worth which will be the place where all your sexual desires will be fulfilled. You can browse through the naughty ads or the sex ads in Lake Worth, FL to find it. You will be guaranteed that the atmosphere will be really hot and electric, much more than in a nightclub where the drink flows and the bodies anarchically graze on the dancefloor. It will be a whole new level, far above anything you've ever seen before.
But don't forget to ask the people who usually frequent the swingers club you're interested in. You will then know if it is really worth it or if it will be suitable for your couple. Then, you will also need to find out about the dress code, the atmosphere and especially the type of people you will find there. Considering that some of these people will probably be your next sexual partners, this information is of crucial importance.
You should also know that some Lake Worth swing clubs or certain evenings during the week are reserved exclusively for women, others for men, and others for couples. Therefore, you should not make a mistake by choosing the wrong club or day. Finally, you will also have to look at the prices charged on the spot. However, it should be noted that most of the time, the rate for couples is quite affordable.
Discuss as a couple to define your expectations
Before entering a Lake Worth swingers club as a couple, you should first discuss your expectations about this new experience you are going to live. The goal is to find a compromise between the search for new adventures, and the shock that it can represent for you to see people naked or copulating. If you have any reservations or limitations, it is during this discussion that you will need to express them. Your spouse will do the same, so that you can avoid rushing the other person when it comes time to act.
You must also be able to clearly explain what you expect from this new experience. If you are attracted by threesome, cuckolding, candaulism, or other libertine practices, now is the time to talk about them without any fancy talk. This way you will know if your partner is comfortable with the idea, and if he will be willing to go through with it.
Do not break communication once inside the swinger club
It is important to know that most of the time, when it is their first experience, couples are no longer able to talk once they have crossed the threshold of the sex club. Whether it is because of embarrassment or guilt, they find it difficult to open up to each other, and so they decide to come on their own. It is exactly this kind of reaction that can separate you. So what you have to do is try to always communicate. Since you already know each other's desires, the rest will simply consist of agreeing on what experiments to try first. You need to set aside taboos and make it clear what you think of everything you see. This is how a climate of trust can be established and how you can live this experience together.
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The University of Wyoming High Bay Research Facility is a 90,000-sq-ft geological research laboratory. This building consists of 2 wings—the west wing houses 19 CT scan labs and the associated support rooms for the internal research of rocks and minerals, including an electron microscope. The north wing holds offices and the High Bay Lab. In the High Bay lab, the strong wall is a four-foot-thick concrete wall made to assist in the breakup of rock and boulders.
For this project, U.S. Engineering installed the HVAC ductwork systems, including coated ductwork for the laboratory hoods. U.S. Engineering also installed the plumbing systems, including Domestic Hot, Cold & Recirculation.
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News Release 09-108
Inv. Nos. 701-TA-463 (Final)
Contact: Peg O'Laughlin, 202-205-1819
CERTAIN OIL COUNTRY TUBULAR GOODS FROM CHINA INJURE U.S. INDUSTRY, SAYS USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (USITC or Commission) today determined that a U.S. industry is materially injured or threatened with material injury by reason of imports of certain oil country tubular goods from China that the U.S. Department of Commerce has determined are subsidized.
All six Commissioners voted in the affirmative. Chairman Shara L. Aranoff, Vice Chairman Daniel R. Pearson, and Commissioners Deanna Tanner Okun and Dean A. Pinkert based their affirmative determination on threat of material injury. Commissioners Charlotte R. Lane and Irving A. Williamson based their affirmative determination on present material injury.
As a result of the Commission's affirmative determination, the Department of Commerce will issue a countervailing duty order on imports of these products from China.
The Commission's public report Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China Investigation No. 701-TA-463 (Final), USITC Publication 4124, January 2010) will contain the views of the Commission and information developed during the investigation.
Copies may be obtained after February 3, 2010, by emailing pubrequest@usitc.gov, calling 202-205- 2000, or by writing the Office of the Secretary, 500 E Street SW, Washington, DC 20436. Requests may also be made by fax to 202-205-2104.
FACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS
Certain Oil Country Tubular Goods from China
Investigation No. 701-TA-463 (Final)
This investigation covers certain oil country tubular goods (circular hollow carbon and alloy steel products used in drilling for oil or gas). The subject merchandise includes seamless and welded casing and tubing as well as OCTG coupling stock but excludes casing or tubing containing 10.5 or more by weight of chromium, drill pipe, unattached couplings, and unattached thread protectors. The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States provides for the subject merchandise in subheadings 7304.29, 7305.20, and 7306.29 (casing and tubing), as well as subheadings 7304.39 and 7304.59 (OCTG coupling stock).
Status of Proceedings:
1. Type of investigation: Final countervailing duty.
2. Petitioners: Maverick Tube Corporation, Houston, TX; United States Steel Corporation,
Pittsburgh, PA; V&M Star LP, Houston, TX; V&M Tubular Corporation of America, Houston,
TX; TMK IPSCO, Camanche, IA; Evraz Rocky Mountain Steel, Pueblo, CO; Wheatland Tube
Corp., Wheatland, PA; and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing,
Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union, AFL-CIO-CLC, Pittsburgh,
3. Investigation instituted by USITC: April 8, 2009.
4. USITC hearing: December 1, 2009.
5. USITC vote: December 30, 2009.
6. USITC notification of U.S. Department of Commerce: January 13, 2010.
U.S. Industry:
1. Number of U.S. producers: 7.
2. Location of producers' plants: Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Ohio, Oklahoma,
Pennsylvania, and Texas.
3. Employment of production and related workers in 2008: 5,819.
4. U.S. producers' U.S. shipments in 2008: 3.0 million short tons valued at $6.2 billion.
5. Apparent U.S. consumption in 2008: 6.7 million short tons valued at $11.6 billion.
6. Ratio of subject imports from China to apparent U.S. consumption in 2008:
By quantity, 32.7 percent;
By value, 24.3 percent.
U.S. Imports in 2008:
1. Quantity of subject imports from China: 2.2 million short tons.
2. Value of subject imports from China: $2.8 billion.
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Why Wide Open Mobile Tech's Elliott Deane Is a Rising Star
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Motorcycle Mechanics Institute (MMI) graduate Elliott Deane brings the “factory way” of repairing motorcycles, ATVs and side-by-sides directly to customers with his Wide Open Mobile Tech business. Based in St. Augustine, Florida, he and his team of three full-time and two part-time technicians go directly to customers, fixing up vehicles and alleviating the need for his clients to bring them into a shop. His business is convenient and professional, helping dozens of machines a week get back on the road, including those with the sheriff's office.
Elliott always knew he wanted to work with motorcycles. Ever since he was a kid and got his first dirt bike, he knew his calling. He enrolled in MMI early on while he was in high school, and worked at a power sports dealer before he graduated high school. After graduating MMI Orlando in 2007, he moved to North Carolina and worked for power sports dealerships for several years. At his first job, a Ducati master technician took him under his wing, and Elliott went on to get trained in suspension for race teams and race himself.
The dealership he was at was busy during summers but not as much in winters, so having notched a position as a lead technician at such a young age, Elliott applied for a service dealership back in Florida. He was there for a couple of years before he saw a need for the kind of business he eventually started.
“My dad always said, 'Successful businesses start when there's a need,” says Elliott, who is 30 years old. “There's no rigged work. We do it right. In four years, we've had maybe two comebacks where we had to fix something.”
Grow-Grow-Growing
After four years of being in business, Wide Open Mobile Tech now services clients from Orlando to Georgia. His company also works at the Hog Waller Mud Bog every other weekend, fixing up to 15 machines in a day. Elliott has MMI students intern at the events in addition to bringing several technicians from his business.
About 70 percent of Wide Open Mobile Tech's work overall is with ATVs and side-by-sides, and the remaining is with motorcycles. As owner-operator of Wide Open Mobile Tech, Elliott still completes plenty of work himself in addition to managing his team.
Elliott says word of mouth has been instrumental in growing his business. Because the Wide Open Mobile Tech team is always trying to educate clients about their machines, customers are impressed by the meticulousness and professionalism of the work, he says.
“Word of mouth has been unreal for our style of what we've come up with,” Elliott says. “We show up in factory apparel attire to wherever that machine is at. I had so many marketing companies and website companies hitting me up, but why pay that when we're spreading through word of mouth?”
Mentors and Connections
Elliott says one of the reasons he has been successful in business is because he has two business coaches who helped inspire him early on, one he met through church and another who was a customer he did side work for. He wrote down his business vision on a piece of paper and credits networking with helping him maintain momentum and growth. Elliott says he is friends with several dealership owners in the north Florida area, and through his relationships, he sends them sales jobs and they sometimes refer people to his business.
Elliott is part of a Business Networking International group, which is a group of business owners from all sorts of industries who regularly meet. He calls the group members “leaders and readers” who are eager to share business knowledge with each other.
One business book Elliott recommends is Emotional Intelligence 2.0, a guide on how to develop emotional intelligence skills like self-management and social awareness.
“The business world nowadays is not about IQ,” Elliott says. “It's about emotional intelligence, where it's knowing where you're at, knowing how to read people, knowing how to read yourself. It's knowing when to do things, when not to do things. That's what sets the pace.”
To foster his EQ, Elliott seeks out ways to find peace, whether it's walking around the mall or people-watching at a restaurant. Taking time to slow down amid his busy business schedule helps him maintain the work-life balance he values.
“I always told myself, don't build a business at the expense of friends or family,” Elliott says. “Balance is the key to life.”
Advice for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Elliott instructs at MMI once a month and tells students that a key reason why he has been successful as a business owner is because he has experienced the best of the best in the industry, and he has experienced the worst. When asked if you should work at an established dealership or repair shop before starting your own business, Elliott responds with an enthusiastic, “Heck, yeah!”
“There isn't a single question,” Elliott says. “I wouldn't imagine coming out of school and having to learn the industry first and also learn government stuff, taxes, profit and loss, business – that's a recipe to tank it. There wouldn't be a way you wouldn't overload yourself. Having been in the industry first, I knew what need had to be met, what is professional, what to do, what not to do.”
For those who are ready to make the leap to business owner, Elliott cautions to watch out for debt accumulation, since many businesses typically require spending money to make money, at least in the beginning. He also warns to research your business idea thoroughly to confirm there's a need. As you experience success, be wary of people who may want to take advantage.
Like anything you pursue in life, if you have passion for what you're doing, that can help increase your chance of success as a business owner, Elliott says.
“Being a business owner is very rewarding,” Elliott says. “I like to dominate with anything I do, and I'm confident in everything we do. It's rewarding to go a machine that doesn't run, and it runs perfectly when I leave.”
Elliott says he's considering franchising in places that lack a service department, and says his business is nowhere near where he knows it can be. Whatever Elliott and Wide Open Mobile Tech do in the future, it will always be driven by his team's core values, which is to always do things the factory way.
“For business, the reputation is rewarding, just hearing, 'Jo Schmo said this about you guys,'” Elliott says. “It's like, dang, this is unreal. I haven't heard one negative thing.”
To learn more about where Elliott got his start, MMI, visit www.mmitech.edu.
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FSR's Digital Ribbon Cable Family Armors Up
By FSR, Inc 27 March 2015
Woodland Park, NJ – FSR, a leading manufacturer of a wide variety of products for the audio/video, education, hospitality, government, and religious markets, continues to improve on its highly popular and award-winning Digital Ribbon (DR) cable family by adding multiple Aramid reinforcing cords to the cable assembly. The result is that the pull strength specification of the cable has been increased to 40 lbs. from the previous 20 lb. rating.
“We are always looking for ways to improve our product lines and offer our customers the best solutions on the market today,” said Jan Sandri, FSR president. “We are thrilled that by using Aramid, the fiber used in body armor, we are strengthening an already durable and sturdy product line and are now able to offer our customers an even more robust family of DR cables.”
Most other cables on the market are only rated for a 20 lb. pull, which is fairly easy to exceed during installation. This improvement in the basic cable construction, which has been in production for several months, makes the DR cable family the most robust optical HDMI cable on the market. The improved DR cables are available in lengths of 10m, 15m, 23m, 30m and 50m.
FSR's Digital Ribbon cables utilize a proprietary technology to allow high speed, high definition HDMI signal transmission over distances of up to 325 ft. at a speed of 10.2 Gb/sec video bandwidth and can easily handle 1080p full HD, 3D, deep color, HDMI-CEC, HDCP and most newer hi-res formats.
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Chairman Eliot L. Engel of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Ranking Member Michael McCaul, Representative Lee Zeldin, Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Representative Max Rose, this week introduced legislation supporting the landmark normalization agreements between the State of Israel and the United Arab Emirates and the State of Israel and the Kingdom of Bahrain. (17 September 2020)
Menendez, Graham, Young, and Cardin Lead Bipartisan Senate Resolution Congratulating Israel, UAE, and Bahrain on Historic Abraham Accords
U.S. Senators Robert Menendez (D-N.J.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Todd Young (R-Ind.), and Ben Cardin (D-Md.) today introduced a bipartisan resolution congratulating the governments and people of Israel, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Kingdom of Bahrain on the recently signed Abraham Accords.
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Congratulates the Governments and people of Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the Kingdom of Bahrain on reaching these historic agreements.
Encourages other Arab nations to establish full relations with Israel with the vision of realizing full peace between Israel and all of its Arab neighbors.
Reaffirms its strong support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states—a democratic Jewish State of Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian state—living side-by-side in peace, security, and mutual recognition. (17 September 2020)
Cardin, Graham, Menendez and Young to Introduce Resolution Praising Historic Agreement Between Israel, UAE
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), and Todd Young (R-Ind.), today said they will introduce a Senate resolution praising the historic agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The Senate resolution:
Congratulates the Governments and people of Israel and the United Arab Emirates on reaching this historic agreement.
Reaffirms its strong support for a negotiated solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict resulting in two states—a democratic Jewish State of Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian state—living side-by-side in peace, security, and mutual recognition. (20 August 2020)
Senator Mitch McConnell, US Senate Majority Leader
“We have come a long way. What a moment. Far-sighted leaders in both countries made sacrifices to make the deal possible. Prime Minister Netanyahu and Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed understand that both Arabs and Israelis will benefit from the peace and prosperity that tearing down barriers can bring. America will also benefit from these two key regional friends working more closely together and reducing tensions across a challenging region.” (14 September 2020)
Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives
“The agreement to establish full diplomatic relations between Israel and the UAE is welcome news. It is an important step that could benefit both nations, the region and the world.
The House continues to object to steps including unilateral annexation that will undermine future efforts to advance a just, stable and lasting peace in the Middle East. I hope that these efforts have been put on hold as the agreement indicates. This agreement reminds us that the best way forward for peace in the region is to create conditions for Israel to negotiate directly with her neighbors.” (13 August 2020)
Senator Jim Risch, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
“It was an honor to witness today’s historic signing of peace agreements between Israel, the UAE, and Bahrain. These agreements demonstrate a potential to improve the economic, security, and diplomatic environment in the Middle East, and President Trump is to be commended for his efforts in brokering these agreements. I continue to encourage like-minded Arab and Muslim countries to follow the example set by the UAE and Bahrain today.” (15 September 2020)
Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
"I welcome today’s historic announcement between the #UAE and #Israel. I hope this new relationship can pave the way for a more constructive, productive and secure future for Israelis, Palestinians, Emiratis and indeed the entire region." (13 August 2020)
Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
“I welcome the announcement that the United Arab Emirates and Israel are normalizing relations. This is a mutually beneficial step that will strengthen both countries. It will contribute toward stability in the region and advance the cause of peace. I hope that this new breakthrough will give courage to other countries to move forward toward normalization and motivate Palestinians to give peace a chance. I look forward to the day when Israel is surrounded by peaceful neighbors, including a democratic, demilitarized Palestinian state that accepts that the Jewish state has a permanent place in the Middle East.” (13 August 2020)
Representative Michael McCaul, Ranking Member on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs
Additional Congressional Reactions:
More than 150 Members of Congress have voiced support for the agreement.
House Armed Services Committee Majority Democrats
House Armed Services Committee Minority Republicans
House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority Democrats
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Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
Sen. Roy Blunt (R-MO)
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Sen. Mike Crapo (R-ID)
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Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA)
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Author(s): Robyn Davidson
A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback 'I experienced that sinking feeling you get when you know you have conned yourself into doing something difficult and there's no going back.' So begins Robyn Davidson's perilous journey across 1,700 miles of hostile Australian desert to the sea with only four camels and a dog for company. Enduring sweltering heat, fending off poisonous snakes and lecherous men, chasing her camels when they get skittish and nursing them when they are injured, Davidson emerges as an extraordinarily courageous heroine driven by a love of Australia's landscape, an empathy for its indigenous people, and a willingness to cast away the trappings of her former identity. Tracks is the compelling, candid story of her odyssey of discovery and transformation. WITH A NEW POSTSCRIPT BY THE AUTHOR AND A STUNNING COLOUR PICTURE SECTION
A revised, reissued fortieth anniversary edition of this prize-winning, bestselling account of one woman's solo journey across 1,700 miles of Australian Outback
A strong, salty fresh book by an original and individual young woman ... This will rank among the best of the books of exploration and travel and, like them, is a record of self-discovery and self-proving * Doris Lessing * Beautiful, thrilling and ferociously brave, Robyn Davidson's timeless story of her astonishing journey gripped me from the first page to the last. Tracks is an unforgettably powerful book -- Cheryl Strayed, author of 'Wild' It gets to the heart of landscape and solitude and becomes a venture to the interior of more than one dimension as its author approaches the hinterland of her own thorny psyche * Observer * An absorbing record of human endeavour and courage, a vivid picture of an extraordinary country by a perceptive and sensitive observer, and the story of an inner journey, of "shedding burdens" * Sydney Morning Herald * As eccentric, undisciplined, flashily brilliant and pig-headed as its author ... Ms Davidson is a born writer, her book deeply moving * Daily Telegraph * Vivid and vivacious ... Davidson is as natural a writer as she is an adventurer * New Yorker *
Robyn Davidson was born on a cattle property in Queensland. She went to Sydney in the late sixties, then returned to study in Brisbane before going to Alice Springs where the events of this book began. Since then she has travelled extensively and has lived in London, New York and India. In the early 1990s she migrated with and wrote about nomads in north west India. She is now based in Melbourne, but spends several months a year in the Indian Himalayas.
Author : Robyn Davidson
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HUGUENOTS - [ARNELL, Laurent, editor]
Livre des cantiques ... Seconde edition, augmentée de plusieurs cantiques. [Part 2:] Les Evangiles et les Epitres Pour tous Les Dimanches, Jours solennels & Fêtes
Stockholm: de l'imprimerie de l'Historiographe du Royaume, Par Hartwig Gercken, 1734. Agenda format 12mo (168 x 69 mm). [4], 304; 392, [20] pp. 2 parts, with alphabetical index and final errata page. Woodcut title-page ornaments and tailpieces, type-ornament headpieces. Light foxing to first few leaves. Contemporary speckled sheep, gilt edges, marbled pastedown endpapers, very worn, spine completely abraded with loss at top, paper lettering-piece barely legible (Livre de Cantiques). ***A rare hymnal, with a catechism and prayers, for the small French Huguenot community who had taken refuge in Sweden. Most had fled to Sweden after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, although a few French Calvinists had settled there earlier. They were not warmly welcomed by the Swedes, who tried to amalgamate them with the English and German reformed groups. A small community persisted, and in 1700 a first hymnal was published in Stockholm to meet their needs. This second edition was substantially revised and enlarged.The hymns are in French, with headings in Swedish and (usually) German, all indexed in the final table. Containing more hymns than psalms, this is among the earlier French Lutheran hymnals. The Genevan reformist and poet Benedict Pictet was the first to advocate adding hymns to the psalters of the Reformed French communities, but only in Germany did this truly catch on, after about 1705. This Stockholm edition clearly follows the German model. In a prefatory letter to the reader, the editor Laurent Arnell, then pastor of the French Lutheran church in Stockholm, expl … [Click Below for Full Description]
Bookseller: Musinsky Rare Books, Inc. [United States]
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VOTE NO 594
Myths vs Facts
I-594 | 10-09-2015
NRA Releases Online Video Featuring Seattle's '30 Cal Gal' Anette Wachter to Defeat Ballot Initiative 594
Fairfax, Va. – The National Rifle Association (NRA) has released a one-minute digital video as part of it's online campaign to defeat Washington State Ballot Initiative 594. The video, titled I-594 Will Not Make Washington Safer, features Seattle resident Anette Wachter, "The 30 Cal Gal" blogger and U.S. Long Range Rifle Team member.
Majority of Washington State Sheriffs Oppose I-594
Fairfax, Va. – A majority of Washington State’s 39 sheriffs have come out in opposition to anti-gun Washington State Ballot Initiative 594. The sheriffs oppose I-594 because it will not make anyone safer, will strain scarce law enforcement resources, will criminalize the lawful behavior of millions of law-abiding gun owners in Washington and will be unenforceable. Instead, I-594 would vastly expand the state’s handgun registry and force law-abiding gun owners to pay fees and get the government’s permission to sell or even loan a firearm to a friend or family member.
To date, 27 of the 39 sheriffs have publicly opposed I-594.
Washington: Washington State Republican Party Opposes Anti-Gun Initiative 594
Yesterday, the Washington State Republican Party issued a press release formally opposing Washington’s anti-gun Initiative 594.
Your Voice, Your Vote, Our Freedom -- Vote No Initiative 594
Initiative 594 is a measure that will appear on Washington’s November ballot. A universal handgun registration scheme, I-594 would regulate transfers — not just sales — of all firearms in the Evergreen State. That means if a friend wants to try your gun at the range, you would have to broker the transfer through a gun dealer, with all accompanying fees, paperwork, use taxes and, in the case of handguns, state registration. I-594 also doubles the state waiting period on handgun sales from 5 to 10 days and extends it to every private transfer of a handgun. #VoteNo594
The Many Harsh Realities of Initiative 594 Not Reported by Anti-Gun Organization
The Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR) talks a lot about how Initiative 594 will keep guns out of the hands of criminals. What they don’t report is that Initiative 594 is not aimed at criminals who, by definition, do not obey the law.
The Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs Opposes Initiative 594
The Washington Council of Police & Sheriffs, the state's oldest and largest law enforcement organization opposes Initiative 594. WACOPS represents more than 4500 active duty police and sheriffs deputies. Click here to read WACOPS position paper on Initiative 594.
How Michael Bloomberg is twisting the gun control debate in the evergreen state Washing-con
Right now in the state of Washington, Bloomberg is pushing a November ballot measure that is promoted as being about background checks for private sales. But it is really a law to criminalize most gun owners, including those who never sell guns. If passed, the deceptive Bloomberg ban for Washington state is then going to become the national model, to gradually be imposed on gun owners nationwide.
Well Over $3 Million has been Invested into Anti-Gun Initiative
By injecting large sums of money into advertisement campaigns designed to mislead voters on Initiative 594, misguided anti-gun elitists seek to purchase the constitutional freedoms of Washington residents out from under them.
Washington: State’s Largest Law Enforcement Group Opposes Initiative 594
As a result of an in-depth debate between the National Rifle Association and the Washington Alliance for Gun Responsibility (WAGR), the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS) has joined the Washington State Law Enforcement Firearms Instructors Association (WSLEFIA) in opposing the 18-page gun control measure, Initiative 594, on the Washington ballot this fall.
Washington: Anti-Gun Group to Hold Panel and Take Public Questions
Tonight, a state anti-gun group called Washington Ceasefire will be holding a “gun reform” panel where the public is invited to engage panelists in a conversation about gun rights in Washington State. Currently, panelists consist of several anti-gun individuals, including President of the Brady Campaign, Dan Gross. This event will be held downstairs at Town Hall Seattle, 1119 Eighth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and there is an entry fee of $5, which goes to Town Hall Seattle for production costs.
New effort to repeal second amendment is here
Last night, the Washington Legislature adjourned their 2014 session and while Initiative 594 stalled in the state Capitol, the fight is just beginning as the deeply flawed I-594 will now go to the November Ballot.
Washington: “Universal Handgun Registration” Scheme to be Heard Next Week in Olympia
On Tuesday, January 28, Washington citizens will get their first opportunity to testify on Initiative-594, a major gun control bill being falsely promoted as a “Universal Background Check” measure. The House Judiciary Committee will take I-594 up at 1:30 p.m. in Hearing Room A in the John L. O’Brien House building on the Capitol campus in Olympia. The Senate Law & Justice Committee will take I-594 up the following day, Wednesday, January 29, at 1:30 p.m. in Hearing Room 1 in the John A. Cherberg Senate Building.
Contact Your Reps
#VOTENO594
I-594 is a “simple measure to ensure that a background check is conducted for every gun purchase.”
No 18-page law is simple! Further, 594 is classic bait and switch…supporters constantly and dishonestly refer to “sales” when the language of the proposal regulates “transfers”, very broadly defined! Virtually every time a firearm changes hands, the transfer would be required to be processed through a licensed dealer. Worst of all, I-594 is being disguised as a simple background check measure, when in fact it would result in handgun registration!
I-594 proponents specifically claim that the initiative “does not create a registry.”
Virtually every temporary transfer of a handgun under the provisions of I-594 is subject to dealer regulation and completion of the Pistol Transfer Application, a copy of which RCW 9.41.110(9) requires be sent to the Department of Licensing for inclusion in the state database of law-abiding handgun owners.
I-594 includes “reasonable exceptions.”
The exceptions included in I-594 are drafted so narrowly that they are essentially meaningless. Examples:
There is NO general loan exemption for family members or friends, even in the presence of the owner!
You couldn’t loan your sister-in-law a firearm for self protection!
You couldn’t loan your adult sons shotguns to go hunting!
A person could “gift” a firearm to a family member but could NOT loan or sell it to her!
A police officer who loans a personal firearm to a fellow officer would face prosecution under I-594!
Concealed Pistol License holders, who are subjected to fingerprint-based checks, are not exempt!
“Criminals go to gun shows to buy guns with no background check.”
In each of several studies by the U.S. Department of Justice over the last 23 years, between 0.6 and 0.8 percent of state prison inmates incarcerated for gun crimes obtained guns at gun shows. (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Guns Used in Crime, July 1995; Firearms Use by Offenders, November 2001; and Firearm Violence, 1993-2011, May 2013.)
I-594 proponents cite a Justice Department study claiming that 80% of prison inmates obtained guns through private transfers.
The Justice Department study in question found that 77 percent of state prison inmates incarcerated for gun crimes had acquired their guns through “street/illegal sources,” including “theft or burglary,” “drug dealer/off street,” and “fence/black market,” or from “friends or family.” (Bureau of Justice Statistics, Firearm Violence, 1993-2011, May 2013.)
Criminals will ignore I-594 and continue to use these illegal sources.
“Private parties complying with the background check requirement are exempt from sales tax.”
Current law already exempts “casual and isolated sales of property” (such as private firearm sales) from sales tax…but subjects them to use tax. The sales tax exemption in I-594 is a disingenuous attempt to hide the facts that private transfers will be subject to use tax and that the records created by these dealer transfers will give the government the necessary tool to single out and collect more tax from law-abiding firearm owners.
“Law enforcement agencies and public safety officials agree that this (private firearm sale) loophole promotes illegal gun trafficking and enables individuals with criminal intent to purchase firearms.”
Numerous law enforcement officials, including the Washington Council of Police and Sheriffs (WACOPS), have come out publicly opposed to I-594 and more are lending their voices every week. They understand that I-594 will divert their attention and resources away from keeping violent criminals off our streets and shift them to doing checks on law-abiding citizens, keeping us all less safe. Further, a police officer who loans a personal firearm to a fellow officer would face criminal prosecution under the provisions of I-594!
Give us your email address and we’ll keep you up to date about efforts to defeat I-594.
VOTE NO 594 is presented by NRA Institute for Legislative Action
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Charity and Volunteer | 12 December 2011
Reliving Polar history
After burying Frank Wild's ashes next to Shackleton's, Karen Bowerman ventures south to the scene of their greatest adventure
Day 8: Grytviken – the reuniting of two great polar explorers
In the early hours of the morning we gather on the bow to view the isolated settlement of Stromness on the east coast of South Georgia. It was here, almost 100 years ago, that Shackleton staggered into the whaling station and announced he was still alive. Now the site’s a wasteland: a handful of disintegrating buildings rusting away at the foot of mountains.
A few hours later we drop anchor in Cumberland Bay opposite Grytviken, another whaling station, where Shackleton’s buried in a small hillside cemetery. Today Wild will be interred next to him. Julie George carries the casket of her great uncle’s ashes across the water in a zodiac. “Careful,” I hear her say, as she steps ashore, “I have precious cargo.”
Wild’s memorial service is held in a white, Norwegian-style church among crumbling outbuildings. A few feet away penguins waddle around former whale oil tanks and fur seals slumber in the sunshine. We skirt round groaning elephant seals as we make our way from the church to the cemetery. It’s surrounded by a white picket fence and stands at the far end of the cove, overlooking the water.
Here Angie Butler, who’s brought Wild’s ashes this far, hands them symbolically to Julie who places them in the ground, in a grave next to Shackleton’s. Shackleton’s headstone is a lump of granite, about six foot tall; Wild’s is a granite ledger which reads: Frank Wild, 19 April 1873 – 19 August 1939, “Shackleton’s right hand man.”
After toasting Shackleton with whisky as is the custom when sailors visit his grave, we turn and toast Wild too. I notice that the pair’s graves point in a different direction to the others in the cemetery – while the rest look east, theirs look south, to the white continent.
It’s where I’ll be heading tomorrow.
Day 9: Snorting and belching at Gold Harbour
We land at Gold Harbour, a small cove on the eastern tip of South Georgia. Hordes of enormous elephant seals lie sprawled across the beach. They’re so huge, so still and so silent that at first I mistake them for boulders. But then they grunt and snort and sigh – long, drawn-out sighs as if life’s too much for them – and I realise they’re alive.
They’re ugly creatures with mound-shaped faces, wide set eyes and snub noses that resemble curtailed elephant trunks. Occasionally two or three raise their cumbersome bodies off the sand, throw back their heads, open their massive jaws and give loud, guttural grunts. Then they flop onto their bellies again, and seemingly return to stone.
Day 10: There may be trouble ahead…
It’s getting rough now: waves 20 feet high are crashing over the bow. An unexpected swell means the rector spills his tea on the stairwell and plates crash to the floor in the dining room. I decline the offer of soup.
Sick bags appear all over the ship. At first they’re arranged neatly, in small discreet piles on tables and sideboards, but gradually they take over, like Christmas decorations put up by someone who doesn’t know when to stop. They’re wedged behind notice boards, picture frames and mirrors and dumped in multiples of ten in the bathrooms, library and bar.
Fellow passengers start talking about patches, herbal teas and stem ginger. I try to ignore the chatter – and the sick bags: just because they’re there, doesn’t mean they have to be used.
The ship starts rocking and creaking.
Angie Butler and Alexandra Shackleton give lectures on Wild and Shackleton’s various expeditions including the Nimrod Expedition (1907 – 1909) and the Endurance, the voyage we’re retracing on our present journey.
I realise our 400ft Akademik Ioffe (a former Russian polar research vessel) is about four times the size of the Endurance, the ship that was the explorers' home in 1914. When I look at the size of some of the waves I can’t believe what possessed them.
Day 11: Elephant Island: “Soaking clothes and sleeping bags”
On our second day at sea I grab a pair of binoculars and join a group of die-hard whale spotters on the bridge. Yesterday they saw so many fin whales they gave up counting. Today we also strike it lucky; our tally reaches seven humpback whales in half an hour. We celebrate with coffee and pastries.
Around lunchtime we spot Elephant Island where Wild, Shackleton and their men took refuge after the Endurance sank (on 21 November 1915) in the Weddell Sea.
It’s much larger than I imagined with precipitous cliffs and glaciers with very few landing places. In his memoirs Wild wrote:
“In the Sailing Directions, a book carried by all marines, Elephant Island was described as ‘an island… with many low lying beaches covered with tussock grass and swarming with seals, sea elephants (elephant seals), penguins and seabirds.’ No one had ever landed on it before us and we found the beaches and tussock grass conspicuous by their absence, and before we were rescued we were to go very hungry on account of the scarcity of seals, sea elephants or any other form of life.”
But it was Wild’s account of their landing on the island that made me realise what this inhospitable, uninhabitable place meant to them. As his men reached the shore after 16 months at sea, they forgot about their frostbite, exhaustion and hunger and were almost delirious:
“Many of the men were reeling about exactly as though under the influence of alcohol, roaring with laughter, filling their pockets with stones, and some of them rolling amongst the shingle, burying their faces in it and pouring handfuls over themselves.”
In contrast, Shackleton wrote of Wild: “I remember that Wild came ashore as I was looking at the men and stood beside me as easy and unconcerned as if he had stepped out of his car for a stroll in the park.”
The sea around Elephant Island looks relatively calm (to me) but the captain announces we won’t be able to land. Wild’s relatives are philosophical. They point out Cape Wild where in the harsh winter of 1916 their great uncle set up camp with 21 men after Shackleton and five others took to the sea, hoping to make it to South Georgia.
Wild and his men ended up spending four months on the island, living under an upturned boat and eating raw seal and seaweed. He knew that if Shackleton never made it, no search party would think of looking for them there.
April 18th marked his birthday. “Though I have spent many tough ones in my life, this was without doubt the worst ever,” he wrote. “Almost the whole day was spent under our flattened tents, in soaking clothing and sleeping bags.”
Wild and his men were finally rescued in August (1916) after Shackleton reached Stromness, scaled the mountains and raised the alarm at the small whaling station we spotted a few days ago.
Day 12: Getting closer… to the white continent
The ship’s gradually becoming my home.
I’ve sought out my favourite showers and discovered the seemingly little-known sofa on the 6th deck. It’s right by the fire exit but is cosy and quiet. My cabin’s pretty cramped, (there are two of us in it although it’s meant for three) but I’m beginning to remember where I’ve put things. Ship living is an exercise in being orderly and organised.
The corridors, once spick and span, have filled with hired expedition gear. Red waterproofs and matching gaiters hang over rails outside our cabins. Everyone’s found a place for their wellies in the so-called mud room (where we put all our gear on – and that takes an age) we’ve vacuumed every Velcro strap and pocket to make sure we don’t take anything ‘foreign’ ashore. Antarctica is a pristine environment and tourist boats do their best to keep it that way. We actually have to sign a form to say we’ve done our vacuuming and have been briefed on how to minimise our environmental impact.
There’s a buzz on the ship as we draw close to the white continent. We’re at 62 degrees south, (anything below 60 is classed as Antarctica) but everyone’s keen to step onto the peninsula itself.
At the crescent-shaped Half Moon Island we get our first close encounter with snow: I sink knee-deep into it and hiking is heavy-going, but at the top of the hill I’m captivated by the antics of a colony of chinstrap penguins.
They’re easy to identify because they have a line of black feathers running from the back of their head to beneath their beak, which resembles the strap of a small black bonnet. They waddle comically through the snow, collecting small stones to furnish their nests. Overhead the grating zeep, zeep sound of storm petrels fills the sky.
From snow to volcanic ash and the monochrome landscape of Deception Island, another of the South Shetland Islands. We pass through a narrow opening (Neptune’s Bellows) into the flooded caldera of a volcano. It’s ten miles wide. Our expedition leader, Andrew Prossin, points out the remains of a British Antarctic Survey base, abandoned during the last eruption in the early 70s.
The volcano’s dormant and we take our chances, traipsing through the snow to take in a view of curvaceous Telefon Bay.
Overnight we’re heading to the continent’s south-west peninsula; we’ve already spotted our first iceberg, a Henry Moore affair, floating past the ship in a rough, grey sea. I can’t wait to set foot on the continent!
Follow Karen's progress over the next week as she reports live from Antarctica. You'll find her first report here.
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Culver's, Gary Theelke Franchise: Financial Accounting Outsourcing
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Gary Theelke, Owner
“Wipfli’s accounting services are always accurate and timely. I have tremendous confidence in the work they do. I know it’s done correctly without a worry, so I can spend my time on doing what I do best—growing my business.”
For over 30 years, Culver's guests have been treated to cooked-to-order food made with farm-fresh ingredients, served with a smile. The ever-expanding franchise system now numbers more than 600 family-owned and operated restaurants in 24 states. The restaurants' nationally-recognized customer service is based on small-town, Midwestern values, genuine friendliness and an unwavering commitment to quality. Signature items include the award-winning ButterBurger®, made from fresh, never frozen, beef, and Fresh Frozen Custard, including the famous Flavor of the Day program. For more information, visit www.culvers.com, www.culvers.com/facebook, www.twitter.com/culvers, https://plus.google.com/+culvers or www.instagram.com/culvers.
Culver’s in Menomonie, Wisconsin, opened in the fall of 1999 as the 89th restaurant in the Culver’s franchise system. Through his management efforts, Menomonie franchise owner Gary Theelke and his staff have won 10 awards including four Green Thumb Awards, two Humanitarian Awards, two Sales Awards, one Marketing Award, and one Circle of Excellence Award for overall store appearance and operational excellence.
Theelke first invested in his Culver’s store as a 50% owner, at inception, in 1999. In 2010, Wipfli assisted Theelke in buying majority ownership. Over the years, Wipfli has delivered a broad range of services to the Menomonie Culver’s franchise. Ultimately, Theelke’s success as a business owner and promoter left little time for the important accounting work. He turned to Wipfli, and he soon turned over the responsibility for his business’s bookkeeping and more.
Wipfli took full charge of Theelke’s accounting needs and quickly became the business’s “back office.” The team established and delivered comprehensive bookkeeping and accounting services including:
Providing payroll accounting, processing, and reporting
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Reconciling all bank and credit card accounts monthly
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In addition, Wipfli provided Theelke with an online portal, giving him anytime access to his financial information. Theelke could also tap into Wipfli’s team of industry experts, including its human resources professionals who were available to provide Theelke with valuable advice concerning personnel issues.
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How Do I Become a Psychiatric Practitioner?
To become a psychiatric practitioner such as a mental health nurse or doctor, it is necessary to pursue medical training in an accredited institution and to sit for a qualifying exam to certify competency. The amount of time spent in training can vary; nurses may attend two to three year programs for basic degrees, for example, while a psychiatrist may spend as many as 12 years in training before being ready for independent practice. A student who wants to become a psychiatric practitioner should think about the kind of work he wants to do when selecting a training program.
A psychiatrist must complete an accredited medical school program.
For high school students, taking extra math and science classes is a good idea, as is covering prerequisites that will come up in college. By taking these classes in high school, students can focus on medical topics in college, rather than having to take general education classes. Some colleges accept advanced placement test scores to waive prerequisite requirements. A student who wants to become a psychiatric practitioner may also want to consider taking some classes in human behavior and pursuing an internship, if possible, with a psychiatric practitioner.
Psychiatric nurse practitioner programs are graduate level, with students earning either a master's or a doctoral degree upon graduation.
Prospective psychiatrists will need to take four years of undergraduate training and can get degrees in a variety of fields, including pre-medicine, psychology, and sociology. The student will need to attend medical school and must take a residency in psychiatry after graduation. The psychiatry residency provides valuable training for a doctor who wants to become a psychiatric practitioner, including clinical experience. Doctors can also pursue fellowships if they have an interest in a particular area of study and wish to learn more.
To become a psychiatric nurse practitioner, it will be necessary to go to nursing school. Nursing qualifications come at several levels, including a basic degree available to registered nurses as well as advanced master's and doctorate degrees in the field of nursing. The more training a psychiatric nurse practitioner has, the more services he will be able to offer patients. He may also be more employable, as psychiatric facilities seek out highly trained staff for their patients.
The path to become a psychiatric practitioner can be long. Students should pursue extracurricular opportunities when possible. These can provide additional learning opportunities in addition to professional networking. If a student intends to pursue advanced training, these experiences will also be necessary to bolster an application into a competitive training program. After graduation and certification with an exam, it is advisable to join a professional organization to keep pace with the latest trends in patient care.
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AP: Pence calls VP-elect Kamala Harris to offer congratulations
Israel denounces anti-Semitic trope at Spanish Carnival
MADRID (AP) — Israel’s ambassador to Spain has denounced a Carnival parade performance in a small town that featured men and women dressed up like Jewish Holocaust victims and Nazi soldiers.
Rodica Radian-Gordon said in a tweet Wednesday that the performance was “a detestable banalization of the Holocaust,” an “affront to the victims” and “an intolerable manifestation of anti-Semitism.”
The offensive costumes were worn Monday at a Carnival in Campo de Criptana, a central Spanish town of 13,000. Several women wore costumes depicting concentration camp victims carrying Israeli flags and men wearing replicas of the uniforms of SS officers from the German army. They paraded and danced to loud dance music emitted from a float that carried two towers that resembled smokestacks.
Spain’s minister of foreign affairs, Arancha González Laya, also said on Twitter that she was “horrified by the performance.”
After contacting the organizers, she said they have apologized to the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain.
The troupe, known as Asociación Cultural El Chaparral, has apologized and said it won’t be repeating its performance.
Carlos Jiménez, a representative of the group, told Radio Sefarad on Thursday that the intention was to pay “homage to the Jewish people,” but that he “would not choose this subject again.”
The parade was part of yearly Carnival celebrations around Spain. Cultural, civic and school groups often make homemade costumes and devise theme-based routines as part of local festivities.
Earlier this week, a Carnival in Belgium faced criticism after stereotypical depictions of Jews for the second year in a row.
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The #MeToo Movement: As the Big Jobs Go Vacant, Women Step In
In the months since the #MeToo movement erupted, men accused of harassment have lost their jobs across industries. Now, vacancies at top organizations are being filled by women.
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A 70-Year-Old Photograph, A Brand New Lens
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How to Consume Pop Culture in Light of #MeToo
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Visit any campus at the change of classes and watch the students stream out of buildings to cross green-covered quads or concrete plazas.
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They sat in the green-covered graveside chairs reserved for family members.
WWI soldier buried at Arlington, 91 years after he died during battle in France
One or two of the senators of the city were present, and seemed about to engage in the examination of an individual who was brought forward to the foot of the long green-covered table round which the council usually assembled.
The Heart of Mid-Lothian
While the young girl, delighted to have something to do to keep her in countenance, went to the piano and began to move the green-covered music-books, the heirs resigned themselves, with many demonstrations of pleasure, to the torture and the silence about to be inflicted on them, so eager were they to find out what was going on between their uncle and the Portendueres.
She rummaged in the pile and pulled out an olive green-covered script.
And between the ups and downs (which met anybody anyhow) green-covered places tempted the foot, and black bog-holes discouraged it.
Lorna Doone
I had found a small, green-covered book given to my father by a Dublin man of science; it gave an account of the strange sea creatures the man of science had discovered among the rocks at Howth or dredged out of Dublin Bay.
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We Cannot End Overdoses Until We Achieve Racial Justice: Q&A with Julie Rwan
Julie Rwan, Senior Manager for the Overdose Prevention Program’s Michigan team on why addressing racism in public health is paramount.
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US drug policies are built on racism and social control. When the American Public Health Association (APHA) declared racism as a public health crisis, it further reinforced that in order to achieve public health equity, US health systems must address racism.
Across the country states are recognizing the need to include anti-racism in their public health approaches and efforts to prevent overdose. On August 5, 2020, Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed an Executive Directive (ED 2020-9) that recognizes racism as a public health crisis and an Executive Order (EO 2020-163), which creates the Black Leadership Advisory Council.
We spoke with Julie Rwan, Senior Manager for the Overdose Prevention Program’s Michigan team about what these executive actions hope to accomplish, how this impacts overdose prevention work, and why addressing racism in public health is paramount.
As the Senior Manager for the Overdose Prevention Program’s work in Michigan what was your immediate reaction to these steps taken by the Governor Whitmer?
Governor Whitmer is taking a necessary step towards health equity and racial justice with the recent executive actions. Michigan joins a growing list of cities, counties, and states declaring racism as a public health crisis, following statements by the APHA and American Medical Association (AMA) naming racism as a form of systemic violence that must be eliminated. Michigan is initiating changes in policy and practice and paving the path to dismantle racism and achieve health equity.
Conversations about race and racism have been at an all-time high lately. Why is it important to talk about race and racism when discussing public health issues like drug overdose?
Racism, as a systemic and ongoing assault on physical and mental health, is important to all public health issues. It is certainly central to the issue of drug overdoses, where we see disproportionate impacts by race. While overdose deaths decreased for white Michigan residents by 6.5% between 2017 and 2018, black residents experienced a 14.7% increase, and the highest rates of overdose overall compared to any other race group. Preliminary data shows that emergency medical service calls for overdoses have increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, with black Michiganders experiencing nearly double the rate of overdoses compared to white residents. The emergence of COVID-19 is highlighting how racism is compounding multiple health crises in Black communities.
The racial disparities in overdoses are driven largely by the “war on drugs” – a racialized and discriminatory set of drug criminalization policies and practices resulting in mass incarceration and contributing to the “under-resourcing” of communities of color. Instead of punishing drug use, communities can thrive with supportive social and health responses such as access to harm reduction-oriented services offering safer drug use supplies, naloxone to reverse opioid overdoses, opioid agonist medications, and supportive engagement. These life-saving health services should be accessible in communities harmed by the systemic racism of the drug war.
Data from the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) indicates that overdose deaths in the Black community are not decreasing as they have for other populations across the state. Do you think this Executive Directive and the Executive Order will help address some of these health disparities?
The combination of executive actions forms the foundation for the challenging work of identifying and meaningfully addressing racism and resulting disparities. The Executive Directive tasks Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with collecting and analyzing data on racial disparities. This is a vital step in understanding the extent of racism’s impact on health, from measuring overdose morbidity and mortality to mapping access to quality care. The Executive Order tasks the Black Leadership Advisory Council to recommend policies and laws for ending racial inequity in health care, among other areas. And both bodies will be working alongside Black communities to develop community-driven responses, which is key to creating impactful and sustainable change.
In addition to this directive and order, what has the state of Michigan done to address and reduce overdose deaths?
Governor Whitmer has demonstrated a commitment to health equity initiatives for reducing overdoses and supporting people who use drugs. In 2019, the Michigan Opioids Task Force, led by MDHHS, was formed with the goal of reducing overdose deaths by half over the next five years. Achieving this goal will save Black lives, as overdose rates are highest in Black communities. Specific initiatives include creating an online naloxone portal for community organizations to request free naloxone, supporting and expanding syringe services programs, increasing access to medications for opioid use disorder, and supporting targeted outreach for communities of color.
MDHHS recently convened a virtual harm reduction summit bringing together local and national experts to expand statewide capacity for serving people who use drugs. Racial equity was a top theme at the summit, with community organizations leading the way in navigating the systemic racism in healthcare, social services, and criminal justice settings. The commitment for preventing overdoses and addressing racism was palpable, even virtually!
How is Vital Strategies advancing health equity and racial justice through the programs we support ?
The Overdose Prevention Program at Vital Strategies is working with state agencies including MDHHS to eliminate racial disparities by implementing the Michigan Opioids Task Force recommendations, strengthening data capacity, increasing access to opioid agonist medications, and supporting harm reduction programs. Our work sits at the intersections of racism and drug criminalization, and we cannot end overdoses until we achieve racial justice.
Julie Rwan is the Senior Manager for Vital Strategies’ Overdose Prevention Program’s Michigan team
Learn more about Vital Strategies’ Overdose Prevention Program
This feature was published by Vital Strategies on Oct. 19, 2020 and filed under Expert Q&A.
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Mainsail Lodging & Development Announces Executive Appointments
Posted by Juliana Jiménez, October 2019
TAMPA, Fla. (October 07, 2019) – Mainsail Lodging & Development has announced today the appointment of Jill Lemaster as the company’s first-ever chief financial officer and Tom Stoffo as director of technology. The two have assumed their new positions on the executive team of the Tampa-based hospitality company, which develops and operates lodging products in the southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Mainsail’s portfolio is quickly expanding with lifestyle hotels and corporate furnished housing under the Oakwood and ExecuStay brands in Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee and the Caribbean. The company’s Mainsail Vacation Rentals was also recently chosen by Marriott Homes & Villas as just one of six select companies with which to partner.
“We’re happy to welcome Jill and Tom as two great additions to the Mainsail team,” said Joe Collier, president of Mainsail Lodging & Development. “With Jill’s extensive experience in the hotel industry and finance, and Tom’s experience in hotels and technology, the two will complement our existing team and help ensure continued growth for our company.”
Lemaster joins Mainsail Lodging & Development from Hilton Grand Vacations in Orlando. She spent the first 15 years of her hospitality career with Marriott, working in Chicago at the Marriott Vacation Club call center, and then as financial leader at the Chicago O’Hare, St. Louis Pavilion, and Orlando World Center Marriott hotels. She spent another 10 years at Hard Rock International as the corporate financial leader overseeing hotel and casino finance and development activities. Lemaster will oversee the areas of finance, project accounting and hotel operational accounting, and work closely with Mainsail Lodging & Development’s senior leadership and key stakeholders to identify additional opportunities to grow the company’s core domestic businesses. Lemaster is originally from Iowa and lives in Orlando with her husband and daughter.
For the past 13 years, Stoffo has worked in hospitality technology at several well-known hotel companies. Starting at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Petersburg, Stoffo led technology departments with Interstate Hotels and Davidson Hotel Group, as well as Mainsail Lodging & Development. Stoffo and his family live in Atlanta, where he most recently worked with Davidson Hotel Group, a rapidly growing company with more than 45 hotels. Stoffo will be based in Atlanta, Georgia, a market in which Mainsail has a growing presence.
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Not That Kind of Guy (Paperback)
By Andie J. Christopher
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I’m a sucker for a romance novel. Give me a forlorn woman in search of a man to take on a date, show off at a wedding, or flaunt in front of an ex, and I’m in. Yes, I realize this all seems very anti-whateverism that people often expect from me, but these kinds of stories are so outside the realm of my everyday life that they offer a breath of fresh air (even if they’re occasionally formulaic).
Andie J. Chirstopher’s Not That Kind of Guy was the perfect pick for my most recent holiday trip: light but people with strong characters, full of quick-witted banter yet evenly paced. Main character Bridget Nolan is a ball-busting attorney who thinks she’s got the perfect life with the perfect man at her side – her childhood friend, the respectful career as an Assistant DA – even though she’s desperately underpaid, and a group of family and friends who support her no matter the circumstance. All of that perfection takes a tumble when one piece – the “perfect” man – falls out of the equation. Not only is Bridget left without someone to fully flesh-out all of her childhood dreams about adulthood, but she’s left without a date to her brother’s wedding.
While Bridget claims that she’s “done with dating” for good and resigns herself to attending the wedding alone, intern and billionaire playboy Matt Kido walks into her office. The two start a delicate dance of banter, flirtation, and late night work sessions. And after the internship is over, all bets are off. Maybe all of Bridget’s previous ideas about romance and what she had planned were wrong. Mabye Matt can show her all the things that she never knew she wanted – he has a private jet for starters. One weekend in Las Vegas changes everything and starts the two on an unexpected but adorably passionate and lovable partnership. Yes, there are hiccups along the way, but Bridget has the gumption to get past them, and Matt has the will to make Bridget his own.
For readers who love movies like The Wedding Date and books like The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang and Love at First Like by Hannah Orenstein.
— Shelly Walston
An office attraction becomes something more when they're off the clock in this delightful romantic comedy by the USA Today bestselling author of Not the Girl You Marry.
State attorney Bridget Nolan is successful in all aspects of her life—except romance. After breaking up with her longtime boyfriend, she's been slow to reenter the dating scene. To be honest, she has more important things to do like putting bad guys behind bars. But with her brother's wedding right around the corner, she suddenly needs a date and fast. Lucky for Bridget, the legal intern is almost done with his program.
Matt Kido is dumbstruck by Bridget—total love at first sight—but there's one problem. She's totally off-limits while she's his boss. But the moment he no longer reports to her, Matt decides to take a chance. An impulsive decision takes them to Las Vegas where, as the saying goes, what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas.
Unless you put a ring on it.
USA Today bestselling author Andie J. Christopher writes edgy, funny, sexy contemporary romance featuring heat, humor, and dirty talking heroes that make readers sweat. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Stanford Law School, she grew up in a family of voracious readers, and picked up her first romance novel at age twelve when she'd finished reading everything else in her grandmother's house. It was love at first read. It wasn't too long before she started writing her own stories -- her first heroine drank Campari and drove an Alfa Romeo up a winding road to a minor royal's estate in Spain. Andie lives in the Nation's Capital with her French Bulldog, Gus, a stockpile of Campari, and way too many books.
Praise for Andie J. Christopher:
"Christopher’s work is one of those laughing through your tears books, a laugh-out-loud romp with depth that unflinchingly peers into the soul of any woman who’s ever felt the double-edged sword of their muchness making certain they’ll never be enough."—Entertainement Weekly
“Not The Girl You Marry is funny, heartfelt, and super sexy!”—Jasmine Guillory, New York Times bestselling author
“Sharp, smart, and sexy—a perfectly executed role-swapped How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. We absolutely adored Hannah’s verve and ambition, and Jack’s delicious pursuit of the woman he wanted to deserve.”—Christina Lauren, New York Times bestselling author
"This totally modern romance hits you in the gut with intense emotion and laugh out loud moments. You'll fall in love with Not That Kind Of Guy."—Kwana Jackson, USA Today bestselling author of Real Men Knit
“Not That Kind of Guy is the book of 2020 that you need in your life! A fierce heroine, a determined yet sweet hero, a modern twist on a favorite trope, with laugh out loud moments and swoon-worthy romance. And it’s hot! Andie Christopher totally delivers!”—Naima Simone, USA Today bestselling author
"Andie J. Christopher is a treasure to romance readers! This fun, sexy read will convince you that sometimes it’s good if what happens in Vegas doesn’t always stay in Vegas."—Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author
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Intelligence chief: Iraq and Syria may not survive as states
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By: Ken Dilanian
WASHINGTON - The head of the Defense Intelligence Agency says Iraq and Syria may have been permanently torn asunder by war and sectarian tensions.
Lt. Gen. Vincent Stewart told an industry conference Thursday that Syria may be split into two or three parts as the result of its civil war.
In Iraq, he said, it is difficult to imagine the autonomous Kurds submitting to the rule of the central government in Baghdad.
CIA Director John Brennan, also on the panel, added that people in those countries now more often identify themselves by tribe or religious sect, rather than as Iraqis and Syrians.
The Obama administration's official policy is that the countries remain whole, and officials have expressed opposition to proposals that would officially split them up along ethnic lines.
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Last Words, The Pit’s Weekly Heavy-Metal Talk Show, is Back!
HomeNew MusicSpirit Adrift Announce New Album, Drop Ripping First Single
Spirit Adrift Announce New Album, Drop Ripping First Single
August 14, 2020 New Music
When Nate Garrett of Arizona’s galloping doom act Spirit Adrift told us he had a big album reveal in his online announcement earlier this week, we knew it was going to be good, because, well, new Spirit Adrift is always good. But we’re not sure we knew it was going to be THIS good.
First, Spirit Adrift has officially announced their new album Enlightened In Eternity, due out October 16 on Century Media. More importantly, the band have dropped the first single from that record, titled “Harmony of the Spheres,” and oh my God, it’s epic metal perfection. Galloping riffs, air-guitar-along solos, and a momentum that makes one feel like a character straight out of Heavy Metal Magazine.
Listen to “Harmony of the Spheres” below. Listen, damn you:
YES. RIGHTEOUS.
Says Garrett of making the album, “I wrote the songs on Enlightened In Eternity before my life fell apart, and from the beginning I set out to make this our most uplifting and empowering album. I’m glad I did that, because ironically enough, these songs helped me keep going when things got bad. I’m proud of the work Marcus put in, I’m proud of these songs, and I’m proud of how we navigated the entire experience. This is the most challenging record I’ve ever made, and it’s my favorite record I’ve ever made. I hope it helps others the way it helped me.
“Making a Spirit Adrift album is always intense, but Chained to Oblivion and Curse of Conception dealt with issues from my past, and Divided by Darkness dealt with external issues from more of a philosophical perspective, so there was a bit of a protective layer of detachment between the material and myself,” he continues. “On the other hand, when Marcus and I recorded Enlightened In Eternity, we were in the middle of a lot of intense emotional upheaval — hour to hour, minute to minute. Some days it took everything I had to keep working, particularly when it was time to record vocals. From a technical standpoint, things couldn’t have gone smoother. But from an emotional standpoint, it was brutal. The silver lining is that our hearts and souls are embedded into this record with a raw immediacy and urgency that’s unmatched by our previous material.”
Buy, like, 27 copies of Spirit Adrift’s Enlightened In Eternity on October 16th, and is available for preorder at 20 Buck Spin’s website and Bandcamp. Check out the full tracklisting and bitching cover art below:
1. Ride into the Light
2. Astral Levitation
3. Cosmic Conquest
4. Screaming from Beyond
5. Harmony of the Spheres
6. Battle High
7. Stronger Than Your Pain
8. Reunited in the Void
Words by Chris Krovatin
Nate Garrett
The Pit’s Staff Writer Chris Krovatin Joins This Week’s Episode of Our Heavy-Metal Talk Show, Last Words
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Spirit Adrift’s Nate Garrett Joins This Week’s Episode of Our Heavy-Metal Talk Show, Last Words
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By Dave Baaitse
In a surprising turn of events, former President, Seretse Khama Ian Khama this week admitted to allegations dating back to his presidency that he had in his possession keys to Gcwihaba caves in Ngamiland. He however said he has since handed them back.
During his reign, Khama came under fire for locking the caves, and keeping the keys. He however, on numerous occasions disputed that he kept the keys to the cave. The public was denied entry to the caves, unlike before when they had not been locked. Speaking to WeekendPost at the comfort of his new office in Gaborone on Thursday this week, Khama said that for some caves to be accessed there has to be some drilling done, as was the case with Gcwihaba caves. “Leaving the caves exposed if there is drilling being done poses some threat, they had to be locked up for safety as there were open drill holes,” he clarified.
“The holes drilled are very shallow and deep, imagine one falling in there. The moment they hit the surface is the end of them. At times they (holes) are more than one hundred metres long,” highlighted Khama. Further, Khama added, the caves were locked to protect people living around them from snakes as well as animals that parade the caves.
He said currently, the keys are with the company tasked with drilling the caves for easy accessibility but once they are done the keys will be handed to the Department of National Museum, Monuments and Gallery. The caves were gazetted as a National Monument in 2006 because they were a unique geological formation of beauty. Therefore it is protected by the Monuments and relics Act of 2011 and was included in the Botswana World Heritage Tentative List in 2010.
During his tenure as Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi once said government will consider extending access rights to the Gcwihaba caves to Khama once he leaves office. He stated that the caves globally have significance in the humans’ evolutionary history. Masisi declared that government will allow Khama access to Gcwihaba so that he can oversee the caves’ exploration and its development as a tourism site.
Khama was previously quoted in one of the local newspapers saying his affection with caves started as a hobby, which eventually grew into something substantial. Over the years, he has learnt about exploring caves. The adventurous Khama said it takes some expertise to manoeuvre through a cave. “You need to crawl on your stomach on some dirty and dangerous surface which is very risky, discerning through the high- pitched bats flying over one’s head,” he said.
Access into the caves for members of the public is controlled. For more than 16 years, Khama has been involved with the Gcwihaba Caves exploration project with local and international experts. The project involves searching for new caves and digging corridors to connect the caverns. Masisi said Khama’s enthusiasm with the project underscored his resolve for the development of arts and tourism in Botswana.
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While it takes a lot to penetrate and thrive in the male dominated political space in Botswana, Block 3 Ward councillor Motamma Horatius, is one of the few females defying the odds.
Driven by passion, Horatius has always worn many hats and today she has become one of the few women who are thriving in the political space in Botswana. Prior to pursuing politics, she was an active participated in the creative space.
Horatius, a beauty queen, notably famous for her reign as Miss World Tourism Botswana represented Botswana in a television show famously known as Big Brother Africa. During her stay in the house, she got termed darling of the continent for an outstanding performance that promoted unity, humility and culture.
After serving for some time in public space, and making a name for herself as well as serving as a brand ambassador she decided to step in a career that will forever challenge her. This was after she had travelled the world and demonstrated her unique leadership skills and brilliance.
“I stopped and asked myself why am I not incorporating this brilliance back home. And wherever you go worldwide Botswana with all her faults is a beacon of hope in everything. And even successful countries came here to benchmark and implemented our policies and are flourishing such as Rwanda. So I decided to join active politics and go straight to the ruling party to add a youthful feel to an already existing force and help modernise it to serve better not from afar but from within,” she clarified.
“So my ample experience in civic leadership across countries around the world catapulted me to join active politics because I wondered, if I can do as much as an individual even across nations, how much can I do whilst in office, locally. And I chose to start from the ground up, in order to avoid leaving the locals behind.”
The stern and tenacious young leader, currently sit as the Chairperson of Finance Committee at Gaborone City Council, and also chairs Performance Monitoring Committee.
While a typical girl would dream of becoming either a nurse or choose a ‘girl’ orientated deemed career, she had a heart for politics from a very young age. By the time she left the creative space, she had already made a name for herself, that she needed no introduction.
“I had to acknowledge first that I am a woman, and being a woman means you have to work 200 percent more than your male counterparts. So it took sleeplessness nights, and a massive amount of working smart to win legitimately,” she said.
She acknowledges that she faced a lot of challenges during the 2019 elections which she had to overcome through the assistance of her loved ones and family.
“Politics is expensive but I managed by God’s grace, family, friends, acquaintances and good Samaritans but my mind helped. I am a very good planner when it comes to execution,” she said.
“Another hurdle is, being a young woman, I had conceived during the time of primary elections; so campaigning whilst expectant, managing your emotions through betrayals, insults, stress, house-to-house then giving birth and having to hit the ground in less than two weeks having given birth via C-section, was a hurdle I overcame by God’s mercy and I am thankful to my family for helping me with the kids because politics means a lot of time away from home.”
“Another hurdle was to portray an all rounded culturally grounded Motswana woman soft but yet stern, respectful but can articulate issues well. Because even though we are civilized our society still upholds unwritten yet practiced values of what a woman is and what a man is, and if you defy societal expectations, it judges you harshly. But thankfully I remained focused on who I was and didn’t try alternate anything When I lost some of the original members of my campaign team. The pain was deep. But I wiped my tears. Soldiered on, and God increased twice the initial number.”
At some point she had to face demeaning words from other male contestants, but the best to do at the time was to shun negativity and stay focused. Male intimidation never tugged her down.
“My experience with 2019 elections was rather inclined to learning as it was my first time running for office as a politician, so I wanted to see if really hard work has results because I always hear stories of how people are bought,” she said.
“So since I was not buying anyone, I was on a learning curve to test my hard work style of delivery against what is believed out there. So it was exciting and again I say it was a learning curve as most NGOs fighting to increase women participation in politics were continuously training us.’
Despite everything she feels women political participation in Botswana is still low. She has pleaded with the media to cover them more often as she believes maybe it will help more women to run for office.
Botswana has few women in parliament, giving men dominance in policy decisions. In a 63-seat parliament, Botswana has only seven female MPs, four of them being specially elected lawmakers.
According to the 2019 edition of the biennial Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Map of Women in Politics. Among the top African countries with a high percentage of women in ministerial positions are Rwanda (51.9%), South Africa (48.6%), Ethiopia (47.6%), Seychelles (45.5%), Uganda (36.7%) and Mali (34.4%).
The lowest percentage in Africa was in Morocco (5.6%), which has only one female minister in a cabinet of 18.
Other countries with fewer than 10% women ministers include Nigeria (8%), Mauritius (8.7%) and Sudan (9.5%).Other African countries with high percentages of women MPs include Namibia (46.2%), South Africa (42.7%) and Senegal (41.8%), according to the report.
Though a slight increase, Botswana is still lagging behind when it comes to women political participation.
According to a report made by IEC for the 2019 elections, there is 11.1% women representation in parliament. There has been a 1.6% slight increase from the 2019 election compared to the 2014 elections.
According to United Nations, there are two main obstacles that prevent women from participating fully in political life.
These are structural barriers, whereby discriminatory laws and institutions still limit women’s ability to run for office, and capacity gaps, which occur when women are less likely than men to have the education, contacts and resources needed to become effective leaders.
As it stands though, Botswana has continued to recognize gender equality as central to socio-economic, political and cultural development through its National Vision 2036.
Following the adoption of the National Policy on Gender and Development in 2015, the National Gender Commission was established in September 2016, to monitor implementation of the policy.
Goitseone Seven
Government ministries and departments have moved to cut expenditure in the last quarter of financial year in order to survive the economic hardship occasioned by the covid-19 pandemic. Since the outbreak, Government and the private sector have been hard hit financially due to limited economic activity brought about by government response to fighting the pandemic.
In an urgent savingram by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, Molefi Keaja addressed to all council secretaries and town clerks, the government informs that it is facing unprecedented budgetary challenges for Financial Year 2020/2021.
“This has necessitated measures to be put in place to conserve cash and ensure that government is able to honour its financial obligations in the remaining (3) months of the financial year,” said the savingram dated 24 December 2020.
The Government has cut all travel by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) including State owned entities (SOEs) and Local Authorities until the next financial year in April 2021.
It has also taken a decision that all meetings, interviews, seminars, workshops, conferences, retreats, annual ceremonies and hospitality events should be conducted virtually, which save on the cost of securing venues, conference facilities and meals/refreshments.
“No replenishment of refreshments for the Executive Cadre (E2 salary scale and above) until the end of the financial year,” Keaja directed. Last year government also resolved that due to the financial effects of Covid-19 the government will no longer recruit for any jobs during the 2020/2021 financial year.
The Cabinet directed that the 2020/2021 provision for vacancies be withdrawn from Ministries, Departments and Agencies recurrent budgets to cater for supplementary estimates. According to the saving gram then by the Directorate on Public Service Management (DPSM) said the country faces fiscal challenges which have been accentuated by the emergence and the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Amongst key ministries and departments affected were the Botswana Defence Force, National Strategy Office, Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS), Commissioner of Police, Commissioner of Prisons, Clerk of National Assembly and the Directorate on Corruption & Economic Crime (DCEC).
It further deliberated that all various institutions that had begun recruitment for existing vacant positions be frozen for the remaining period of the 2020/2021 financial year. “Since funds for the vacancies will only be recruited in the next financial year 2020/20121, Ministries, Department and Agencies are advised to discontinue recruitment into such vacancies until 1st April 2021. Those who are already at an advanced stage of recruitment process are advised to withhold appointments until further notice.”
The Director of Directorate on Public Service Management (DPSM), Goitseone Mosalakatane, told the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in September that despite the high unemployment rate, they cannot hire for the posts because part of the funds have been withdrawn to fight the Coronavirus.
With just a few days into the New Year, Covid-19 seems to be taking its toll and its effects will be felt vastly in the long run. Countries worldwide, including Botswana are injecting in millions of money in the fight against the deadly virus therefore placing immense uncertainty on country’s economy.
When delivering his speech at last year’s State of Nation Address President Mokgweetsi Masisi said during 2020, the domestic economy was expected to contract by 8.9 percent indicating that this is attributed to an expected sharp decline in major sectors such as mining, (minus 24.5 percent); trade, hotels and restaurants (minus 27.4 percent); construction (minus 6 percent); manufacturing (minus 3.9 percent); and transport and communications (minus 2.5 percent).
However, he assured that the economy is expected to rebound during 2021, with overall growth projected at 7.7 percent. The anticipated recovery will be driven by a rebound in growth of some major sectors such as mining (14.4 percent), trade, hotels and restaurants (18.8 percent), and transport and communications (4.2 percent).
Furthermore, Masisi pointed out that the recovery will also be supported by the Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan currently being implemented by Government. “It is critical to note that these projections are dependent on, among others, the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions.
These containment measures have the effect of reducing spending by firms and households and causing supply-chain disruptions. Beyond this, the recovery phase will be influenced by confidence effects on households and businesses; sectoral transformation and changes in work patterns; as well as prospects for the recovery of global financial markets and commodity prices.”
Emphasising this, he explained that despite the challenges of COVID-19 there still remains the delicate balance of opening the economy whilst containing the disease burden. “Inflation according to the latest data from Statistics Botswana, inflation fell significantly from 2.2 percent in September 2019 to 1.8 percent in September 2020, remaining below the lower bound of the Bank of Botswana’s medium-term objective range of 3 to 6 percent,” he said.
The significant decline in inflation mainly reflects the downward adjustment in fuel prices in June 2020. However, inflation may rise above the current forecasts if the international commodity prices increase beyond current projections and in the event of upward price pressures occasioned by supply constraints due to travel restrictions and lockdowns.
The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) last year had to cancel its elective congress due to the strict measures that had to be put in place due to Covid-19 pandemic outbreak.
Two other party events Women’s Wing Congress including the much anticipated victorious election celebration were also postponed due to the pandemic as gatherings were cancelled indefinitely.
However the BDP is adamant that the party will be able to hold its National Congress and all other events that had been frozen this year.
Speaking to this publication chairman of BDP Communication & International Relations Sub-Committee Kagelelo Kentse said that the party was readying itself for the congress with the main objective being to review resolutions that were taken at their 38th National Congress in Mochudi in 2019. Emphasising this, Kentse said it was commendable that most of the resolutions taken in 2019 have by far been fulfilled.
Moreover, he said it would mean a lot for the party to be able to meet at the congress, this he said would give them the opportunity to introspect and reflect with regards to their manifesto. In 2019 the BDP made about eleven resolutions of which five of these were resolved and gazetted. The abridged resolutions were that the amendment of the law to allow agricultural land owners to use up to 50 percent of their land for non-core purposes, to amend the law to cancel transfer duty on property transferred between the spouses.
President Masisi also passed a law to allow married couples to be independently allocated land and increase threshold for non-payment of transfer on property acquired from P250k to P750k. On the resolution in the tourism sector, Kentse said efforts are very advanced to have local play a part. He said there is ongoing work with the Ministry of Lands on concessions that will be allocated to citizens.
According to the BDP communications chair the Ministry of Tourism has availed more opportunities in dams for tourism thus far, having already issued expression of interest for Letsibogo, Dikgatlhong, and Gaborone dams. Citizens are said to have applied for tenders which are currently under evaluation. There are about 45 campsites set aside for citizens in game reserves and forest reserves for tourism.
The resolution on the declaration of assets and liabilities law which was passed and amended this year, was supported by all legislators including those from opposition. Emphasising this he explained that contentions were on issues to do with valuations, and leaders have started declaring.
With the Congress comprising of the elective congress, the BDP is yet to embark on it an objective Kentse said is on their to do list this year even though the calendar of events has not yet been made.
The elective congress has aroused interest, especially the Secretary General position which has attracted a number of participants of which observers believe will accord the incumbent, Mpho Balopi, the current secretary general, the opportunity to buy time if at all he will seek re-election in the position.
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For coffee specialities with the perfect milk froth: The new CM6 MilkPerfection from Miele
Double Venturi process for double milk frothing
Additional milk pipework makes cleaning easier
All CM6 models are now network-enabled
Miele’s range of countertop coffee machines has an impressive new series: the CM6 MilkPerfection, whose abilities come into their own when preparing drink varieties with milk. The standout features in this series of machines also include intuitive operation, easier cleaning and other innovations. It is set to be launched in three versions and seven colours in September.
Anyone who appreciates the value of a perfect cup of coffee knows that it’s not just the quality of the beans and the crema that matter – the milk froth is crucial too. That’s exactly where the CM6 MilkPerfection shows its true strengths, adding two bursts of steam that enable it to create double milk frothing. “This double Venturi process not only increases the temperature of the milk froth but also creates a particularly light texture”, explains Michael Wolbeck, Product Manager for coffee makers at the Miele Group.
When it comes to cleaning too, the CM6 MilkPerfection offers even greater convenience than ever before: the machine features a double tube, meaning it is no longer necessary to disconnect and reconnect the tubes when automatically rinsing the milk pipework. The first tube connects the milk container to the coffee machine, while the second is used for the rinse water. Depending on the model, a glass milk container is included in the delivery. The container is dishwasher-safe, as are the drip tray, water container and waste container. The brew unit on every Miele machine can be removed and easily cleaned under the tap.
Four preset modes provide additional user convenience
The choice of beverages available in the CM6 has been expanded to include espresso macchiato, flat white and numerous tea varieties, amounting to 18 creations in total. To suit their preferences, users can amend the quantities of water, milk and froth at any point during preparation. Further settings, such as the quantity of coffee that is ground, water quantity, water temperature and pre-brewing option, can be stored – subject to the model – in four or eight custom user profiles.
By selecting four preset modes, the CM6 MilkPerfection meets the needs of users without parameters having to be set individually. As a result, operating the machine in the basic Eco mode is particularly energy-efficient. While in Barista mode, the heater element quickly brings the machine to the right temperature. Latte mode, meanwhile, guarantees the shortest possible waiting times for coffee specialities with milk. And Party mode is optimised to prepare lots of different beverages as quickly as possible – and with very few switch-on or interim rinses.
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A further new addition is the fact that all models in the CM6 series are network-enabled. Using the Miele app and a smartphone or tablet, it is possible, for example, to display the current cleaning status of the machine, start preparing a beverage remotely (MobileControl) or control the machine via voice commands and Amazon Alexa. The app can also be used to order more Miele coffee.
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Depending on the model, seven colour combinations are available, including Lotus white, Obsidian black CleanSteelMetallic and Graphite grey PearlFinish. The CM6 MilkPerfection will be available from retailers in three models from September.
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TV Bargains Come Early This Year
A Best Buy store in El Segundo, Calif. Sony and Samsung have cut retail prices and bundled extras with TVs.
By Miguel Bustillo
Updated Nov. 10, 2010 12:01 am ET
Retailers and manufacturers are slashing flat-screen television prices more aggressively than usual this holiday season in hopes of avoiding a pileup of inventory.
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Best Buy Co. and Amazon.com Inc. are touting deals ahead of Black Friday to clear out older and cheaper sets before an anticipated flood of deeper price cuts in coming weeks.
"We expect a lot of aggressive pricing" by Black Friday, says television analyst Riddhi Patel of market-research firm iSuppli. "You will see 32-inch value-brand televisions for $199, and regular name brands will be more like $249 and $299." She forecasts that 42-inch higher-end models will fall to $500, and some 55-inch sets with LED backlighting will retail for less than $1,000, half what many cost just last year.
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SEC Official Points to Disclosure Failings by Private Equity Firms
Igor Rozenblit Says SEC Plans to Release Further Information About Findings
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June 10, 2014 10:56 am ET
A Securities and Exchange Commission official said the private-equity industry has more work to do concerning disclosure to investors, building on comments a month earlier from one of the regulatory body's directors.
Igor Rozenblit, co-head of the SEC's private funds unit, called the private- equity industry to task over its communication and transparency with investors, saying at an industry conference in Boston Tuesday morning that there "does appear to me at least that there is some sort of disconnect between what [general partners] think their [limited partners] know and what LPs actually know."
General partnerships operate buyout and venture firms while limited partners are the institutions that invest in those firms.
He said the industry's growth has allowed a number of new entrants into private equity who aren't familiar with standard practices, making proper disclosure "more and more important as private equity pushes down into the high net-worth market or the retail [investor] market."
Mr. Rozenblit, who leads the unit with Marc Wyatt, said the SEC plans to release further information about its findings regarding disclosure and transparency between firms and their investors, but declined to specify what those materials might say. The disclosure may be in the form of a "risk alert," Mr. Rozenblit said.
The SEC has issued such alerts periodically to summarize its findings and flag potential issues.
"I would suspect it would hit very similar issues that Drew [ Bowden's ] speech hit," Mr. Rozenblit said, adding that the information may target chief compliance officers and the "specific mechanics of disclosure."
"But it's not far enough down the line yet for me to tell you what it will entail," he said.
In May, Drew Bowden, director of the SEC's Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations, said the regulatory agency had identified "violations of law or material weaknesses in controls" in more than half of the 112 examinations where it looked at fees and expenses. The violations included fees and expenses directly levied on fund investors and those charged by private-equity firms to the companies they own, he said.
"This is a remarkable statistic," Mr. Bowden said while speaking at the Private Fund Compliance Forum 2014 in New York. "For private-equity firms to be cited for deficiencies involving their treatment of fees and expense more than half the time we look at the area is significant."
The SEC's findings come amid a period of heightened scrutiny of the private- equity industry following the implementation of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which called for firms with more than $150 million in assets to register with the regulator and submit to so-called presence examinations, among other matters.
Several months earlier, the SEC formed the group co-led by Mr. Rozenblit to examine the private-equity industry, a move he said wasn't motivated by any findings by the regulator. "Private funds and private equity are an important part of the registrant base and need to be addressed," he said. "Some of these [alternatives] products, including private equity, are fundamentally different."
The SEC's findings so far have troubled some investors.
A week after Mr. Bowden's comments, the Oregon Investment Council, a major private equity investor that manages the state's $87.5 billion in retirement assets, said it would take a serious look into the matter.
"Accordingly, we have directed our consultants and treasury staff to continue to verify that the private-equity firms with whom we invest have assesses only those fees allowed by the terms and conditions of their contracts," Richard Solomon, chairman of the Oregon Investment Council, said in a statement.
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2 accused of taking $3 million from Winston-Salem businessman
Updated: 11:34 AM EDT Apr 13, 2016
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Two people have been indicted on charges of taking $3 million from a Winston-Salem businessman.The Winston-Salem Journal reported that a Forsyth County grand jury this week indicted two former employees of Slate Marketing Inc. and La Casa Real Estate and Investment LLC.A former bookkeeper, 56-year-old Rhonda Lea Byrd of Davidson County and 52-year-old Charles Dewayne Washington of Winston-Salem have been charged with taking the money.Byrd faces five counts of embezzlement, one count of conspiracy and one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. The indictment says she took money between 1999 and 2008.Washington was indicted on three counts of embezzlement and one count of conspiracy. He's accused of taking money between 2005 and 2008.It was not clear if Byrd and Washington have attorneys.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. —
Two people have been indicted on charges of taking $3 million from a Winston-Salem businessman.
The Winston-Salem Journal reported that a Forsyth County grand jury this week indicted two former employees of Slate Marketing Inc. and La Casa Real Estate and Investment LLC.
A former bookkeeper, 56-year-old Rhonda Lea Byrd of Davidson County and 52-year-old Charles Dewayne Washington of Winston-Salem have been charged with taking the money.
Byrd faces five counts of embezzlement, one count of conspiracy and one count of obtaining property by false pretenses. The indictment says she took money between 1999 and 2008.
Washington was indicted on three counts of embezzlement and one count of conspiracy. He's accused of taking money between 2005 and 2008.
It was not clear if Byrd and Washington have attorneys.
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How A Look At Your Gmail Reveals The Power Of Metadata
By Larry Abramson
Published August 22, 2013 at 2:56 AM EDT
An MIT analysis of Larry Abramson's Gmail account illustrates his online relationships.
Sometimes you have to give up a little privacy in order to find out how much — or how little — privacy you really have. So I handed over the keys to my Gmail account to Cesar Hidalgo, a professor at the MIT Media Lab and the designer of a program called Immersion.
Immersion looks at the volume and frequency of your email traffic. It looks at what's known as metadata — to/from information. In this sense, it operates similar to the program the National Security Agency uses to collect data on most U.S. phone traffic, as part of its effort to fight terrorism. Neither the NSA nor Immersion can see what you are actually saying to your friends, family and work colleagues. But it's surprising just how much you can see simply by looking at metadata.
A few minutes after looking at my Immersion profile, Hidalgo had my number. Like a fortune teller, he could immediately ferret out my closest relationships.
For example, my correspondence with my girlfriend, Anita, put her right at the center of my Immersion profile. She appears as a big blue circle. By sorting our emails by month and year, Hidalgo could see that we met four years ago. He could see that things started out slowly, and as we became closer, messages flew back and forth at a faster rate.
"It was a little bit timid in the beginning, and then the relationship intensified," Hidalgo said with a wink.
A look at my correspondence with my son showed rather one-sided exchanges that should be familiar to any parent. "For every five emails that you send, he gives you two back," Hidalgo said. Again, a very accurate reading of a father's efforts to stay in touch with a wonderful son who is not the best correspondent. Hidalgo could see all that, based on just a few hundred emails.
The analogy to the NSA program is, of course, not perfect. In some ways, NSA investigators know less than Hidalgo does. The government says investigators cannot see identifying information; they just see connections between anonymous numbers.
My Gmail account, on the other hand, conveniently reveals the screen names of my contacts, and that often helps identify who is male and who is female. Leaks from Edward Snowden tell us that the NSA is able to follow these trails much further than Immersion can. The NSA can pursue three "hops," so it learns not just the name of my contacts, but those of my contacts' contacts, and even my contacts' contacts' contacts.
Hidalgo notes that even without identifying information attached to these communications, the patterns he sees in metadata are unique. Few people have the exact same communications pattern with my girlfriend, my son, and with my close friends. So that information could potentially be used to identify me.
Just imagine how powerful this metadata could be when paired with other forms of metadata: Web-surfing information, credit card purchases, even perhaps cellphone location information, which some regard as the new frontier of metadata.
As many of us now know, our cellphones send out a signal, telling our provider where we are throughout the day. As with phone records, the government has argued that the location information from your cellphone belongs to the telecommunications company you subscribe to. The courts have agreed, saying these records are not subject to Fourth Amendment protections.
Thanks to electronic gadgets and our increasing use of the Internet, the quantity of metadata is exploding. And as Hidalgo's Immersion research shows, our understanding of what that metadata means is also advancing rapidly. The question is whether laws to protect that information are keeping up.
Larry Abramson
Larry Abramson is NPR's National Security Correspondent. He covers the Pentagon, as well as issues relating to the thousands of vets returning home from the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Minneapolis Police Officers Shoots And Kills A Man During Traffic Stop
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Published December 31, 2020 at 3:47 PM EST
Today authorities in Minnesota released body camera footage of Minneapolis police officers shooting and killing a 23-year-old man. The police chief says officers returned fire after the man shot at them during a traffic stop. This is the first fatal shooting involving Minneapolis police since George Floyd was killed beneath an officer's knee last May, sparking protests, riots and calls for the police department to be abolished. Joining us now with the latest is reporter Matt Sepic of Minnesota Public Radio.
MATT SEPIC, BYLINE: Hi.
CHANG: So what are police saying about what led to this traffic stop in the first place?
SEPIC: At a news conference this afternoon, police chief Medaria Arradondo said it was a felony weapons investigation. But because state police have taken over the case, Arradondo said he wasn't able to provide any more details about what happened. What we know so far is that officers stopped the man's vehicle at a gas station in south Minneapolis a mile from the intersection where George Floyd was killed last spring.
In the footage just released today, officers ordered the driver of a white car to stop and put his hands up. The car keeps moving, but police SUVs box him in. The video, from an officer's point of view, then shows shards of glass from the car's driver side window shattering outward along with a puff of vapor or smoke.
UNIDENTIFIED POLICE OFFICER: Hands up - police. Hands up.
SEPIC: You can see the officer flinch. He then utters an expletive before opening fire on the driver. More than a dozen shots ring out. It's not clear if the driver continued to shoot his gun or if other officers at the scene also fired theirs. Arradondo says officers were responding to a deadly threat, and eyewitness testimony and the footage confirmed that.
MEDARIA ARRADONDO: When I viewed the video that everyone else is viewing and certainly the real-time - the slowed-down version, it appears that the individual inside the vehicle fires his weapon at the officers first.
SEPIC: Now, a woman riding in the car was not injured, nor were any police officers. The man was pronounced dead at the scene last night.
CHANG: And what do we know about him at this point?
SEPIC: Authorities have yet to name him publicly, but the man's father, Bayle Gelle, identified him as Dolal Idd, 23 years old. Gelle spoke with reporters earlier today. He didn't say much about the shooting itself or his son but said police came to his home in a Minneapolis suburb last night with a search warrant.
BAYLE GELLE: Well, there was screaming. It was loud, and there was a bunch of guys. At least there were 20 or something like that. They was pushing us down and screaming.
SEPIC: And state police confirmed today that they did indeed serve a warrant at the home as part of the investigation. And I should add that last year, Idd pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and shooting a gun in his family's home. According to the complaint, he shot into a basement shower. His two young children were sleeping nearby. Idd's mother told investigators in that case that he wasn't allowed in the house because he scared the kids. Police say the gun had been reported stolen from North Dakota.
CHANG: Well, what's been the reaction so far from the community, I mean, given everything that's happened earlier this year?
SEPIC: There's a lot of mistrust and skepticism here. Late last night, around a hundred people gathered outside the gas station where police shot Idd. There was a heavy law enforcement presence on the street. And on social media, the refrain was, don't trust the official narrative. Many pointed out that early reports of Floyd's death described it merely as a medical incident. The tone last night was certainly angry, but there was no violence on the part of protesters or police.
CHANG: That is reporter Matt Sepic of Minnesota Public Radio.
Thank you, Matt.
SEPIC: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.
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Florida Agents Raid Home Of Rebekah Jones, Former State Data Scientist
By Bill Chappell
Published December 8, 2020 at 12:08 PM EST
Florida law enforcement agents searched the home of former state data scientist Rebekah Jones on Monday, entering her house with weapons drawn as they carried out a warrant as part of an investigation into an unauthorized message that was sent on a state communications system.
"At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech," Jones said via Twitter. She added, "They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint."
The Florida Department of Health is the agency that fired Jones in May, after she helped create the state's COVID-19 dashboard.
Jones has said she lost her job after she refused requests to manipulate data to suggest Florida was ready to ease coronavirus restrictions. A spokesperson for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said at the time that she "exhibited a repeated course of insubordination during her time with the department."
The search warrant was authorized as investigators tried to learn who sent a chat message to a planning group on an emergency alert platform, urging people to speak out publicly about Florida's coronavirus strategies.
The message stated, "it's time to speak up before another 17,000 people are dead," according to member station WFSU, citing the probable cause affidavit. The message continued, "You know this is wrong. You don't have to be a part of this. Be a hero. Speak out before it's too late."
Jones posted a short video of the raid online Tuesday, showing several agents entering her home, carrying pistols and at least one rifle. In the footage, Jones tells them that her husband and two children are in the house.
"Police! Come down now!" an agent shouts.
There will be no update today.
At 8:30 am this morning, state police came into my house and took all my hardware and tech.
They were serving a warrant on my computer after DOH filed a complaint.
They pointed a gun in my face. They pointed guns at my kids.. pic.twitter.com/DE2QfOmtPU
— Rebekah Jones (@GeoRebekah) December 7, 2020
As the agents enter, one points their weapon upstairs. Jones says the agents pointed a gun at her and at her children.
It's not clear from the video whether agents pointed a gun at Jones' family members. The top of stairs are not in view.
Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Rick Swearingen denies Jones' assertion, issuing a statement about the raid that states, "At no time were weapons pointed at anyone in the home."
Swearingen also says Jones initially refused to answer her door and hung up on agents who called her about the pending search.
Jones calls the raid on her home an act of retaliation for her persistent criticisms of how Florida has handled the pandemic. She accuses DeSantis of being focused more on political concerns than stopping the coronavirus.
"They took my phone and the computer I use every day to post the case numbers in Florida, and school cases for the entire country," she said via Twitter. "They took evidence of corruption at the state level. They claimed it was about a security breach. This was DeSantis. He sent the gestapo."
Swearingen says the search warrant stemmed from a complaint by the Department of Health, "that a person illegally hacked into their emergency alert system."
The court affidavit says the rogue message was sent to a state planning group, in which all users "share the same username and password." It adds that investigators were able to trace the Nov. 10 message to an IP address that is affiliated with Jones' Comcast account.
The affidavit adds that anyone who is no longer part of an agency involved in the planning group "are no longer authorized to access the multi-user group."
Jones says that despite the raid, she was not arrested or charged with a crime. But she has started a Go Fund Me page, asking for donations to pay for a new computer and "a hell of a good lawyer." She is also seeking help in finding a new job in another state.
Jones insists that Monday's search is another phase in her lingering dispute with the state, saying via Twitter, "This is what happens to scientists who do their job honestly. This is what happens to people who speak truth to power."
After being fired from her job as a geographic information system manager, Jones created her own dashboard for reporting coronavirus information called , offering data and information about testing options. When she launched the platform, a state Department of Health spokesperson defended the state's dashboard and suggested that Jones' version included unreliable data.
She is also involved in another project, the Covid Monitor, which focuses on coronavirus in schools.
Jones says the raid and the seizure of her computer and other devices won't stop her work in tracking and reporting COVID-19 data. And she urged state officials to focus on easing the pandemic's horrible effects on Florida's citizens.
"DeSantis needs to worry less about what I'm writing about, and more about the people who are sick and dying in his state," Jones told CNN's Chris Cuomo. "And doing this to me will not stop me from reporting the data."
Bill Chappell
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Home Exclusives Exclusive: McAvennie delivers verdict on ‘horrible conditions’ as West Ham beat Stockport
Exclusive: McAvennie delivers verdict on ‘horrible conditions’ as West Ham beat Stockport
13th January 2021 at 12:46pm
Frank McAvennie believes that playing in swamp-like conditions at Stockport on Monday night will have done some West Ham players the world of good.
Craig Dawson’s late goal earned the Irons a 1-0 win at Edgeley Park to progress to the fourth round of the FA Cup, where they will play Doncaster Rovers at the London Stadium.
It was a tough match in very wet and muddy conditions away at the National League club but David Moyes’ men still managed to overcome that.
McAvennie claims that the conditions led to the Hammers playing more aerial balls than they are used to and also believes that certain players, like Declan Rice, flourished in that sort of match.
“It was a good goal in horrible conditions – but we used to play in that every week so I thought it was a great night for football,” McAvennie told West Ham Zone.
“I think some of the boys actually enjoyed it. Look at Rice, he was sliding about in the puddles and I’m thinking, ‘some of them will quite like that’.
“It was a great leveller for West Ham. They couldn’t roll the ball about so they had to keep it in the air so it would have been an experience for some of the West Ham boys. The pampered players will have never had that.
“It would have been good for them to go back to grass-roots if you like, and see what it’s like. This is the kind of level you could be playing at if you don’t get it together.”
If you told us before the game that West Ham would only win 1-0 away at Stockport we would have been a bit disappointed.
However, a win is a win and at least the Hammers avoided going to extra-time or penalties in the horrific weather conditions at Edgely Park.
Moyes managed to rotate his squad a bit so that he has players fresh and ready to face Burnley on Saturday and, as McAvennie pointed out, the fact the Stockport pitch was so bad could help down the line for certain players in the Irons squad.
Up next for Moyes and his squad is a clash with Doncaster at the London Stadium.
We would expect that game to be a lot more routine as the Irons are on home turf. However, the Yorkshire club are doing well in League One this term.
Let’s not take them for granted.
In other West Ham news, Angelo Ogbonna showed off his defensive might in the 1-0 win against Stockport on Monday.
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Best of 2012: Inspiring moment with the Mayor of Hinchtown
Canadian racer shows grace in face of engine misfire at Toronto Indy.
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As an enthusiastic observer of motorsport in its many forms, I sorted through many memories from this past season to select the one that stood out most. And there were plenty of great moments to choose from.
But the story I keep coming back to is one of a moment much more quiet and subdued.
In fact, this story didn’t involve the roar of an engine at all — quite the opposite.
I recall standing at Oakville native James Hinchcliffe’s pit stall at the Honda Indy Toronto, with about 30 other reporters and camera people, watching and waiting.
His engine had picked up a misfire on track, and his team had called him in so they could assess the issue.
For five long minutes, Hinchcliffe sat in the cockpit while his team tinkered. They fired the engine, shut it down, took the cowling off, fiddled with some wiring, fired it up, shut it off again.
In the meantime, Hinchcliffe sat stiff as a statue, so tense he could have snapped. Through those five long minutes, he can’t have moved more than twice.
As seconds passed and laps ticked on, my thoughts couldn’t help but turn to the promise of the week before. The latest young Canadian seeking success in IndyCar racing was returning home, and for the first time he had a car and a team with a proven winning record. People were excited. The hope was palpable.
But it was not to be that day. The engine was shut down for a final time, and Hinchcliffe was prompted to climb out of the car.
When he pulled his helmet off, Hinchcliffe — who typically comes off as an affable class clown type — looked disappointed to his core, as though someone had punched him in the gut and stolen his puppy.
Then his team got a hold of him, the PR machine took over, he started saying all the right things and mentioning sponsors, and the moment was gone.
But in the brief time before the sanitizing began, I was reminded of what led me to motorsport as a child: raw emotion, local heroes, hope and heartbreak, the drive to succeed above all and the despair when it fails to pan out.
The chance to live vicariously through those braver and more talented than us is the primary purpose of any sport. Sadly, in today’s world, those simple moments of humanity can be disappointingly hard to come by.
I was grateful to be part of one such moment that day.
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TCL 10 5G Specifications
TCL 10 5G is one of the latest mobile phone by TCL Smartphones in 2020. It has quad main cameras of 64 MP, 8 MP, 5 MP and 2 MP with a single selfie cameras of 16 MP. TCL 10 5G Price in India is 29,999 Rs. It has a internal memory of 128GB 6GB RAM. It has a Non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh battery with a fast charging 18W and Quick Charge 3.0. It is a quad main camera cell phone.
TCL 10 5G Price, Launch Date
Memory: 128GB 6GB RAM
Price in India: INR 29,999
Release Date: Exp. release 2020, Q2
Phone Status: Coming soon
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64 MP, f/1.9, 26mm (wide), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF
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About Jhajjar District
Jhajjar is a district located in Haryana state of India. There are total 6 blocks which comes under Jhajjar district, and there are total 258 villages and 2 town areas which comes under this district.
As per Indian government records district code of Jhajjar district is 83 and number of houses in this district is 138180.
Population of Jhajjar District
As per Census 2011, total population of this district is 723280. Out of total 723280, male population count is 388706, where as female population count is 334574 in Jhajjar.
According to the Indian Government population count of year 2011, this district has total 90823 children are in the age group of 0-6 years. In these 90823 children 51076 are boys and 39747 are girl child.
Literacy of Jhajjar District
Literacy rate of Jhajjar district is 69%. 501621 out of total 723280 population is literate in this district.
Coming to dark side, illiteracy rate of Jhajjar district is 30%. 221659 out of total 723280 population is illiterate in this village. In details, Male illiteracy rate in this district is 22% and 88784 males are illiterate out of total 388706 male population, where as female illiteracy rate is 39% and 132875 out of total 334574 females are illiterate in this district.
Agricultural status of Jhajjar District
Total working population of Jhajjar district is 256728 and non-working population is 466552 and out of 256728 working population 83547 peoples are totally dependent on agriculture.
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Adviser: Chela Sheets
Editors: Kacie Yamamoto, Sarah Monje, Justin Yip, Jadee Sumabat and Karisa Yuasa
“This cover is something very new. We usually do not put pictures on our cover, but we wanted a change. We wanted something fresh and something new for our staff and our students. The theme ‘Still life’ is like pressing pause and looking at the monumental moments, taking time to breathe and admire. As busy and intriguing as the picture on the cover may be, we decided to place a big white box on top of it and punch the letters of our concept through it. The picture catches our students’ eyes and the white box allows breathing space so it doesn’t seem as busy.’” – AAron Quillopo
This is that book we get and are almost afraid to open because we so want the inside to live up to the promise made by the cover. Whew! Here, the interior surpasses it. The white mortise on the front lid, though, had me at type design. “Still life” showed me something smart. And, restrained. (Notice a recurring theme?) The endsheets and opening develop the visual voice with more shoreline photos and type setting the mood. “It’s not just a trend. It’s a life style.” is a great verbal spin for their “menemag.” Added coverage comes in the form of as many as 10 talking heads on some spreads. Fun cutouts showing students seemingly interacting with their words prove you don’t have to do the same book year after year. Though, in this case, it’ll be hard to top for 2019. Better you than me! //sk
BLUE VALLEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL
Adviser: Deborah Glenn
Editors: Lauren Flowers and Lauren Michelson
“Most of our parents read Silverstein’s The Giving Tree to us as small children. That book planted the notion, ‘We rise by lifting others,’ and anything is possible. We chose to do a wood cover for Illumination as a nod to the childhood story, a symbol that items once thought to be used up could be made into something new, and as an introduction to our vintage theme. Individual stories of many members of our school family rising above the odds and turning hardships into positives are told throughout the 424 pages.” — Lauren Michelson
We decided to show only this book’s cover because we wanted it to be as large as possible. The cover is actual wood, not printed texture. This step-ahead-of-the-trends staff chose special order cherry-finish luan and designed distressed art to be etched by lasers. The fine craftspeople in our Montgomery, Alabama, plant then quarterbound it to the traditional spine and back lid. The inside delivers, too. With the theme “Rise,” you’re not surprised to see a full-bleed sunrise photo on the front endsheets. Designers played up student personalities by layering profiles with hand-made art. Inspired by The Giving Tree, the book also includes a full 11 signatures of special-order, uncoated Refresh paper stock to bring it all together. A book, a love letter, a piece of art. //sk
Advisers: Caitlin Snyder and Pamela Healy
Editors: Savana Castelli and Maura Ende
“As an all-girls school, we share the common thread of our roles as young women: Preparing to enter the world and make an impact. So, our theme ‘History is her story’ builds upon the concept of our individual stories that make us ourselves and allow our school to be so special to us. Our community explored a new realm of female education and empowerment, and we wanted young women to exit the school year holding onto the documentation of that significant transition, acknowledging what has been added to their stories.” — Maura Ende
An upscale book from upstate New York showing faded pinks and elevated space use. It impresses me at first glance, as does the laser-cut “HER” on the front lid. Designers did a masterful job of packaging elements to help us process what’s being shown. Supplemental coverage modules complete the story, or as they would say “her story.” I also appreciate the clearly planned separation space between types of coverage. When staffers show thoughtfulness in design and topic choices, it creates something special. Such as a story in which the head of school accentuates the importance of virtues, pointing out, as she said, “students are too often concerned with lengthening resumes when they should focus on meaningful experiences which make differences in the lives of others.” I’m with her. //sk
Temple City, California
Adviser: Lynn Alvarez
Editors: Tiffany Guo, Evelyn Luu, Jennifer Nie, Michelle Vuong, Ivy Chen and Amanda Erstad
“The message of the book is to snap students into the present. In our spreads, we portrayed this message by using time-specific details, like the time stamps on photos, specific dates for copy and all coverage. This book is telling them to get out of their heads and get involved. The future is still going to be there, but the present is fleeting. Some moments will never happen again. If they don’t pay attention now, the experience we have at Temple City will
be forgotten.” — Tiffany Guo
So often, a time-based concept falls short because a staff doesn’t realize the time it will need to invest to make the effort work, or because a staff relies on all the trite approaches to fill its pages. Not so here! The staff impresses with an expertly executed chronological structure, time-stamping and interesting alternative reporting modules. Designers placed both vertical and horizontal theme development modules with quotes revealing where students were or what they were doing on a specific day as their contribution to the staff’s Zero Zeros commitment. With facts and figures on the cover to the all-out, magazine-styled, 11-page opening, reporters did their jobs. Coverage starts immediately with a photo package and complete captions on the front endsheets. Theme copy resembles poetry with staccato repetition. Stunning photography and sophisticated grid design prove the words “Time to stop watching. Time to start doing.” were taken to heart. //sk
Adviser: Jonathan Hall
Editors: Alisha Grant and Chelsea Carballo
“Throughout the book, we kept the theme element we started with on the opening — a cutout in color overlaid on a black and white photo. We wanted to capture individual people’s reactions to a single moment. We also included student profiles, a module running throughout the book, and we turned our people section into space for mini profiles. This project was headed by photo editor Maddie Baker. We found interesting stories about different individuals on each spread of the people section, in total covering 19 students and two teachers.” — Alisha Grant
I’m always a sucker for special endsheets. Here, the staff wanted the paper to appear ripped, so it chose a laser-cut treatment. When I started reading the opening copy, though, I was all in. “We think we know people,” got my attention. “We’ve stopped having conversations.” Yep. Speaking my language. Talking heads with full-paragraph, storytelling quotes let student voices tell the stories. We get to know student after student because the editors live up to their opening copy. Profiles come in a handful of different treatments including these half-faced cutouts in the portrait section. Designers with an expert sense of depth wisely chose to make these grayscale so as not to compete with adjacent portraits. And they obeyed the grid, bringing space and organization to content. //sk
Texarkana, Texas
Advisers: Rebecca Potter and Clint Smith
Editors: Parker Ellyn Madlock, Gage McDonald, Frances Schroeder and Sarah Stark
“For the 100th yearbook, we wanted to celebrate while also keeping the book relevant to the student body. Our theme ‘To be continued’ represents all the traditions we have and all of the new things we hope to start. We wanted something that told the story of our past, but also shows the new things we did this year that will be continued. The concept is a timeless representation of how this year is connected to all the years in the past and all those ahead of us. This year is just another milestone.” — Parker Ellyn Madlock
The dreaded anniversary trap. Smartly, Parker Ellyn and her staff isolated anniversary coverage to a short-trimmed tip-in showing each of the previous 99 covers alongside a blurb for each. This allowed the group to focus on the important year: The current one. The concept is so subtle, we thankfully don’t realize it’s an anniversary book until already impressed by the smart cover — with room for 100 dots — and laser-cut endsheets which mimic the cover design, but with some of the dots cut. When I made the connection those dots represented 100 years, then when used only in threes became an ellipsis, I was blown away. A literal representation of the theme! The wows keep coming as each “chapter” begins with a full-bleed photo which folds out to reveal a student profile continuing onto the next spread. Alternative copy formats keep spreads lively as do a precise grid and separation space. //sk
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Yelena Eckemoff - piano and composition; Arild Andersen - double bass; Jon Christensen - drums and percussion; Thomas Strønen - drums and percussion
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) Manu Katche (drums)
Yelena Eckemoff Presents a Journey Through the Human Life Span on “Colors,” Set for Feb. 22 Release
Yelena Eckemoff’s prolific stream of recordings reflect not only the Russian-born pianist and composer’s creative drive, but also her seemingly limitless imagination. On her latest CD “Colors,” a stylistically wide-ranging duet recording with the brilliant French drummer Manu Katché, Eckemoff interprets 14 colors, each representing a different stage in life–from the bright opener “White,” which reflects on the beginnings of existence, to the “Black” of death’s unknowable void.
Everything is filtered through my inner feelings and expressed through melody and harmony, but this isn’t about me. It’s about the average course of anyone’s life.
Pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff casts her eye on the visible spectrum with “Colors,” her third album in just over a year, set for a February 22 release on her own L&H Production label. Accompanied only by the brilliant French drummer Manu Katché, Eckemoff creates musical impressions of 14 distinct hues, organizing them into a symbolic progression through the stages of life—using a panoply of styles as diverse as the spectrum itself.
“Colors” is both a popular title and subject in the jazz world, placing Eckemoff into a tradition that extends from Ellington’s magnum opus “Black, Brown and Beige” to Miles Davis’s late-period suite Aura. The Russian-born pianist’s conception is unique, however. There is striking originality in its stylistic breadth, its intimate duet setting, and its panoramic view of the human life span—which Eckemoff also maps with a series of free-verse poems that correspond to each color and composition.
“Ultimately, everything is filtered through my inner feelings and expressed through melody and harmony, but this isn’t about me,” says Eckemoff. “I deliberately avoided any autobiographical references. It’s about the average course of anyone’s life.”
That course runs from the “White” of birth’s blank slate to the “Black” of death’s unknowable void. The path within this framework, however, deviates from the basic light-to-dark progression that it suggests. “White” is followed by “Pink,” representing an infant’s discovery and perception of the world; “Orange” is the burst of youthful energy; “Violet” is the thrill of first love. As the life matures, a more sophisticated palette comes into play: “Bordeaux” portrays a bottle of wine as a nuanced metaphor for an aging mind and body, while “Aquamarine” evokes the ocean, along with an array of associated memories and sentiments.
Eckemoff’s playing style similarly zigzags from point to disparate point, according to the moods and ideas expressed in each piece. Where “Indigo” is grim jazz-rock, “Blue” evolves from an exquisite lyrical ballad into a violent emotional storm, to be followed by the sultry but playful passions of “Red” and “Brown”’s whimsical waltz of inspiration.
The range of ideas in the music is informed by Eckemoff’s work with drummer Katché, whose remarkable individuality made him a natural fit for the project. “He’s always searching for grooves, while my music is a combination of structured and improvisational approaches,” she says. “This was exactly what I wanted—the groovy, spicy drums which would be a world in themselves and not merely following the piano.”
Yelena Eckemoff was born in Moscow, where she started playing by ear and composing music when she was four and attended Gnessins School for musically gifted children. During her teens she became devoted to rock music, even as she studied classical piano at Moscow State Conservatory.
In her early twenties, her eclectic musical interests extended into jazz. The standard repertoire was her primary teacher, though she applied those lessons to the writing of new tunes. Eckemoff’s witnessing of Dave Brubeck’s 1987 concert in Moscow, however, changed her life, leading directly to the formation of her first band that “tried to play jazz.”
Playing jazz proved to be a difficult proposition, due both to the complexity of her compositions and to the repressive nature of the Soviet regime. On the latter issue, she devoted herself (at great personal cost) to obtaining a U.S. visa, finally doing so in 1991 and settling in North Carolina.
The former was a matter of finding high-caliber musicians to play with, which she would also eventually achieve. “Cold Sun,” her 2010 debut jazz recording, featured the great Danish bassist Mads Vinding and the legendary American drummer Peter Erskine. By the time of 2018’s “Better Than Gold and Silver,” she was able to attract an all-star lineup that included the likes of trumpeter Ralph Alessi, guitarist Ben Monder, bassist Drew Gress, and drummer Joey Baron.
Then came “Colors,” and the chance to work with Katché—at which she jumped, knowing the strength of their musical connection. “I felt the closeness of our souls,” she says, “and thought that it would be a pleasant and exciting challenge to make this record with him.”
Yelena Eckemoff will perform a solo piano concert at the Bop Stop, 2920 Detroit Avenue, Cleveland, on Wednesday 2/27, and at KITO Vegesack, Bremen, Germany, on Thursday 4/25.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) PAUL MCCANDLESS (oboe, English horn, sopr. sax, b. clarinet) ARILD ANDERSEN (double bass) PETER ERSKINE (drums, percussion)
DESERT Press Release
She was born and raised in Moscow, emigrated with her family to North Carolina, and knows of deserts mainly from books. But if you think Yelena Eckemoff’s lack of direct exposure to Bedouins, sand dunes, and dust storms would keep her from recording a work that evokes those things, you don’t know the power of this pianist-composer’s imagination.
Desert, Eckemoff’s latest in a string of sweeping concept albums, captures the Arabian Desert in all its mystery and natural allure not only with its 11 thematically linked compositions, but also with original poems, prose, and (as she frequently provides) album art.
“When the coils of Time were dissolved/The desert endured,” she writes in one of the poems. “Once the magnificent sun, the source of life/Ceased to shine/The desert was still there.”
Featuring Oregon oboist Paul McCandless, Norwegian bassist Arild Andersen, and super-versatile drummer Peter Erskine—all celebrated veterans of ECM, the German label whose ethereal sound is frequently invoked in discussions of Eckemoff—Desert is a culmination of her lyrical blend of jazz and classical music. (She leans toward Bach, Chopin, Debussy, and Ravel more than Russian composers.)
But Eckemoff has been imprinted by her Russian soul, vivid memories of the picture books with which she entertained herself as an only child, and what she calls the “sinuous” nature of her personal narrative. With her modern, sometimes free-leaning approach and the weight and intensity her music attains, Eckemoff and her music are strikingly original.
“I’m a very emotional person,” she says. “So many things have vanished from my life. When you express these things in your music, when you share your experiences, you compensate for your losses. Music makes you whole again.”
With its curling lines, seductive feeling, and slow-building drama, “Dance” builds a subtle bridge between Arabic music and jazz. “Mirages” ventures outside the mainstream with the leader’s swirling, dissonant chords and spatial adventures. On “Dust Storm,” the quartet evokes the calm before the drama with its spare reflections, signifying a change in atmosphere via McCandless’s shift from oboe to bass clarinet. (Desert also features him on English horn and soprano saxophone.)
One of the great things about the prolific Eckemoff, who put out numerous albums, some of them classical, before making her bona fide jazz debut eight years ago, is you never know where she’s going. The song titles on Desert only begin to suggest the larger themes that emerge.
One key to her artistry is her dedication to sounds that has many intertwined threads. “I haven’t composed much for solo piano,” she says. “I’m always hearing instruments and the ways they go together.”
Though you could easily imagine her coloristic pieces being performed by a Maria Schneider-type big band, she strongly prefers the intimacy of small groups. “I’m not interested in larger ensembles,” she says. “I don’t feel a need to involve that many players.”
Born in Moscow, Yelena Eckemoff says she has been composing since she was four years old. The first music impressions she took from her mother, a pianist and teacher. Then years of academic studies at Gnessins School for musically gifted children, followed by the Moscow Conservatory, provided a solid background in classical music. But as Yelena grew into her teens, she developed an interest in other musical styles, like pop, rock, and jazz.
“Listening to all kinds of different music was a source of inspiration for me as a composer and broadened my compositional language,” she says. “Almost every day, I wrote a new tune. I was always learning new tricks.”
This was at a time when jazz recordings were so hard to come by in Russia, people were smuggling tapes into the country. In 1987, in a pivotal moment for Yelena and many other Russian musicians, she attended Dave Brubeck’s legendary concert in Moscow. His quartet performed a series of concerts in the Soviet Union as part of a cultural exchange.
She had already started playing jazz before seeing Brubeck, mainly traditional styles and bebop, sometimes via chance connections with musicians who came from abroad. But this was one of the first jazz performances she had ever attended.
She was so impressed that she formed her own band and “tried to play jazz.” But her songs proved too complicated for her fellow musicians (and have gotten no easier, as McCandless, Andersen, and Erskine all attested in a videotaped interview after recording Desert).
After emigrating to the United States in 1991—to their anguish, Eckemoff and her husband, young parents, temporarily had to leave their three little sons behind—she didn’t have the time or focus to pick up where she had left off with her jazz aspirations. She wasn’t exposed to much jazz—she didn’t have the money to invest in buying any recordings aside from a few cassettes—which may help explain her individuality as a jazz artist.
But while raising her children, she was able to play and compose some in her small home studio. And when they had grown up a little, she put together a band, with which she began to draw attention. She recorded a CD The Call featuring cello, flute and drums and performed with her band on a local scene. But the musicianship of her teammates, she says, still left something to be desired.
When people told her she had an ECM sound, she says, “I didn’t know what that was.” But she was soon listening to ECM artists like Bobo Stenson and John Taylor. “When I heard Arild Andersen, he left such a deep impression on me,” she says, “I dared to imagine playing with him.”
During her initial pursuit of a bass player, she looked left and right before deciding to send some of her new tunes to another prominent Scandinavian bassist, Denmark’s Mads Vinding, who had accompanied expatriated American greats including Johnny Griffin, Art Farmer, and Kenny Drew.
Vinding recorded his bass parts in Denmark for Eckemoff’s winter-themed piano-bass-drums effort, Cold Sun, and its spring-themed follow-up, Grass Catching the Wind (both released in 2010). “It sounded so cool,” she says.
But as pleased as she was with the intercontinental, bicoastal recordings, the first of which featured Peter Erskine on drums and the second Denmark’s Morten Lund, she knew she had to record her music in the live presence of a real trio. That dream became a reality when she flew to Los Angeles to record Flying Steps in the flesh with Erskine, whom she had met through connections, and Polish bassist Darek Oleszkiewicz.
“For me,” she says, “Peter was the beginning and ending of what I wanted to do with my music. Since then, I’ve been so excited about recording jazz, or whatever you want to call it! Peter called it a ‘new kind of music.’”
Touched by such styles as blues, jazz-rock fusion, and the occasional funk, Eckemoff’s albums have ranged far and wide while continuing to deal in high concepts. Glass Song (2013), the first of her albums to team Andersen and Erskine (who surprisingly had never previously played together), is an environmental treat boasting songs about rain, melting ice and clouds.
Lions (2015), featuring Andersen and drummer Billy Hart, captures life in the savanna with songs about those glorious animals and their cubs as well as migrating birds and tropical rains.
“As my imagination grew wilder, I started to fantasize about escaping the human world and turning into a lioness myself,” she says. “My fantasies were so vivid at times that even now I have my doubts that the story … was just a figment of my imagination.”
For Desert, Eckemoff read extensively about the subject, including several books about Bedouins. “I wanted to know what kind of people they are,” she says. “How is it that they’ve managed to change with the times, finding freedom in such harsh conditions. I wanted to capture the true soul of Bedouins.
“I may never have been to the Arabian Desert, but maybe I have a genetic memory of it,” she adds, relating to the fact that she has some Persian blood in her.
In envisioning the recording of Desert, she says, she entertained the notion of going to Dubai and setting up shop in the desert. “I like to dream big,” she says. “But it was too expensive to realize that kind of vision.
“I thought, who in America would be the best fit for this project? I thought of Paul and his oboe, on which he is so expressive, and decided this is the sound I wanted. Peter helped me connect with Paul, who really is the reason for this group.
“As for Arild and Peter, they had just the right voices for my melodies and compositions. I feel like when I have these guys around, I can do anything.”
As indicated by the presence on her albums of so many distinguished players—her 2014 gem, A Touch of Radiance, dedicated to no less a force than happiness, features Mark Turner, Joe Locke, George Mraz, and Billy Hart and she also has recorded with Chris Potter, Mark Feldman, and Jon Christensen—more and more musicians are feeling the same way about working with one of Russia’s great gifts to America. As Erskine put it after the Desert recording session, “Yelena brings out the best in all of us.”
Press Release by Lloyd Sachs, March 2018
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) CHRIS POTTER(tenor & soprano saxophones, flute, bass clarinet) ADAM ROGERS (elec. guitar) DREW GRESS (double bass) GERALD CLEAVER (drums)
A self-described ‘old fashioned romantic,’ Moscow-born pianist-composer Yelena Eckemoff once again demonstrates uncommon lyricism and a gift for melody on In the Shadow of a Cloud, her 11th recording since transitioning from the classical world to jazz back in 2010 with the release of Cold Sun (with bassist Mads Vinding and drummer Peter Erskine) on her own L&H Production label. With a pristine touch and refined sense of form, Eckemoff organically blends classical elements with jazz improvisation in her evocative pieces that strike a delicate balance between being through-composed and full of open-ended exploration. She is joined on this compelling 2-CD set by a stellar crew of New Yorkers in Chris Potter on multiple reeds and flute, Adam Rogers on guitar, Drew Gress on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, all playing together for the first time.
Through single-minded conviction and perseverance as an independent label owner, Eckemoff has managed to release more than an album per year since 2010 (she had released more than a dozen classical albums prior to that date), allowing her to build up a wholly unique catalog while developing her singular voice as player-composer-arranger. “I always try to find musicians who I have affinity with,” says the gifted pianist-composer who has employed such jazz heavyweights as George Mraz, Arild Andersen, Peter Erskine, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joe Locke, Ben Street and Mark Feldman on past recordings. “I know what these musicians can do, I know their strong sides, and I give them an opportunity to shine, to express themselves the best way they can.”
Yelena pushes the envelope a bit further with her stellar crew on In the Shadow of a Cloud, her most upbeat and accomplished recording to date. Once again, Yelena wears many hats on this project by not only composing and arranging all the music, recruiting the band and producing the music for her own independent label, but also providing the evocative painting that graces the cover and the series of poems that accompany each track in the 28-page booklet. “I’m not professional painter and I’m not a poet,” she says, “but I think it’s helpful for understanding the music. To me, it gives much more meaning to write about the tracks and do the artwork myself. I feel like if it’s my project, it’s like my baby. So I want to be responsible for everything. I want to not only deliver the baby but also educate him and teach him and dress him.”
Beyond the luxurious packaging, the highly affecting music on In the Shadow of a Cloud is imbued with remarkable band interplay and daring improvisations from the jazz heavyweights who serve as her sideman on this ambitious 2-CD set. And they each had high praise for Yelena in working with her on this tightly-knit project.
Chris Potter: “It’s very interesting the way that Yelena writes and thinks about music, the way she would describe every song before we did it. She clearly has a strong visual or memory sense that’s associated with everything. And you can feel that in the way she writes. The music itself awakens a feeling, and that seems to be the center of where she is approaching music from, which I like a lot.”
Drew Gress: “I really dig playing Yelena’s music because she is like no one else; she is doing her own thing. There are elements of through-composed in her music and she has a really interesting take on how linear shapes are combined to create harmony. It’s kind of unpredictable and personal, and I really enjoyed being part of her music.”
Adam Rogers: “Yelena’s music is quite beautiful and really unique. It’s different from a normal jazz record because it’s more through-composed. But I wouldn’t describe it as being a ‘classical-jazz’ hybrid record, because it sounds more like she’s assimilated these influences and is expressing them in an already very processed way; processed in a really good way. Yelena has a beautiful piano sound and the music was very playable and really lovely. It’s been a great experience to work with her on this project.”
Gerald Cleaver: “The session went extremely well. Yelena has some very idiosyncratic music, very evocative, and it was a real pleasure to play it, especially with her and these other fine musicians. Yelena gives a lot of freedom regarding what I can play. But that gives me a feeling that I want to come up with very specific types of sound through her pieces, so it gives maybe a little more order; not strictness, but a certain kind of cohesion from sound to sound.”
Like her last two concept albums — 2016’s Leaving Everything Behind (about emigrating from her native Russia in 1991) and 2017’s Bloom Tall Phlox (about how certain smells from her childhood in Russia still trigger magical memories) — In the Shadow of a Cloud is another personal statement from the prolific composer. “Making music personal is probably more important for me than anything else because I guess it’s just the way I was born. I have big desire to express myself and things with music.”
Whether it’s her memories of the sound of grasshoppers in a country field, the massive iron railroad bridge with wooden walkways near her home, her grandpa’s motorboat, the sensation of swinging in a hammock with her mother or the fragrance of wild lilies mixed with the smells of warm asphalt and potatoes and onions frying on kerosene burners, Eckemoff’s In the Shadow of a Cloud stands as an evocative soundtrack for the life she left behind in Russia when she and her husband emigrated to North Carolina in 1991. “All of those places and people are lost for me,” she says. “So I write about them, even in this short way. I want a longer life for them than just in my memory.”
The title track, which opens CD 1, is moody and atmospheric in a quintessential ECM-ish sense, though it contains elements of polyphony between the instruments that draws on Eckemoff’s classical background. Potter delivers a powerful tenor solo here that culminates in some urgent free blowing in the rubato section. The saxophonist also shines on the driving “Saratovsky Bridge” and more introspective “Fishing Village,” both underscored by Cleaver’s intuitive and interactive pulse on the kit. Potter delivers a rare turn on flute on the dreamy 5/4 “Waters of Tsna River,” which also features brilliant, cascading solos by Rogers and Yelena herself.
The gentle “Acorn Figurines,” underscored by Cleaver’s delicate brushwork, is a kind of jazz sonata for quartet showcasing Rogers’ signature legato flow on the fretboard. Gress also turns in an arresting arco solo on this unique hybrid number. Guitarist Rogers also shines on the surging “On the Motorboat,” which shifts into the rubato zone midway through, resulting in some of the most provocative and free-wheeling moments of the session from all the participants. CD 1 closes with the lazy meditation “Hammock Stories,” which sets the perfect tone for a hot summer day in the backyard.
CD 2 opens with jaunty quartet swinger “Picnic in the Oaks,” which has Rogers, Eckemoff, Gress and Cleaver all contributing potent solos. Potter returns on soprano sax for the engaging “Waltz of the Yellow Petals,” which is fueled by Cleaver’s loosely swinging approach to the kit and also features another remarkably fluid solo from Rogers. Potter’s soprano solo here is outstanding, full of animated expression and surprises along the way, while Yelena engages in some spirited exchanges with him and Rogers near the end of the piece.
Another quartet number, “Trail Along the River,” has a distinctly through-composed quality, though Eckemoff and Rogers break loose for some sparkling solos within the form. Potter returns on soprano sax on the moody “Lament,” then adds a new color to the proceedings with his potent bass clarinet work on the driving “Vision of a Hunt.” The melancholy quartet ballad “The Fog” showcases Potter’s soaring soprano sax alongside Yelena on piano, Gress on bass and Cleaver on drums. CD 2 closes with the very pleasant “Tambov Streets on a Summer Night.”
While some of her past works, like Leaving Everything Behind and Blooming Tall Phlox are largely nostalgic, the story of In the Shadow of a Cloud ends with an optimistic outlook at the present and future. As Eckemoff explains, “In the last piece, ‘Tambov Streets on a Summer Night,’ I turn down the opportunity to re-live my past as a shadow, invisible to all, and instead choose the present: Even though my heart aches with love/For the people and places of past days/I don’t belong in those times anymore./My time is in the present/Where I have many tasks unfinished, where my life’s work awaits me./No matter that the road before me grows shorter, I am eager to see what the future holds in store for me.
Born in Moscow, Russia, Yelena began playing piano by ear at age four and later took lessons from her mother Olga, who was a professional pianist and teacher. At age seven, she attended Gnessins Musical Academy, a school for gifted children, and later studied classical piano at Moscow State Conservatory. After graduating, she taught piano in Moscow while giving solo concerts and composing music for various instruments. “I did study jazz and other styles when I was teenager and then when I was in my early 20s I went to the jazz studio, which was an unofficial institution organized by jazz enthusiasts in Moscow. It was very helpful. We studied the jazz tradition and learned all of those evergreens by all of those traditional jazz players —Joe Pass, Charlie Parker, Erroll Garner and, of course, Bill Evans. But I also studied other styles, like pop music, Beatles, rock and all that because I thought I need to understand everything. I was influenced by all I learned and that gave me some advantages in my language as a composer.”
With thoughtful contributions from a cast of jazz heavyweights, Yelena applies that expansive language to her ambitious 2-CD set, In the Shadow of a Cloud.
Press Release by Bill Milkowski, May 25, 2017
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) VERNERI POHJOLA (trumpet & flugelhorn) PANU SAVOLAINEN (vibraphon) ANTTI LOTJONEN (double bass) OLAVI LOUHIVUORI (drums & percussion)
Pianist Yelena Eckemoff Continues Her Inimitable Exploration of Visual Arts, Poetry and Classically-Informed Jazz on Blooming Tall Phlox, For the First Time Featuring an All-Finnish Lineup of Young Rising Stars.
It’s not uncommon to read about musicians – especially those who deal solely in instrumental music – struggling to come up with titles for their compositions and albums; while oftentimes composing music with emotional intent, their music rarely possesses any specific meaning or inspiration. For Yelena Eckemoff, this has rarely been the case. The Russian-born pianist/composer’s release of 2016, Leaving Everything Behind, was based on the considerable emotional impact of emigrating from her country of origin, over two decades ago – and, until she and her husband were settled in North Carolina, where they still reside, her children as well.
Not all of Eckemoff’s albums are as eminently plaintive as Leaving Behind, but her most recent recordings, in particular, have not only represented musical statements but visual ones as well, with the pianist not only contributing the artwork that graces her album covers, but throughout her CD booklets. Even more recently, with the release of albums like 2015’s Lions, Eckemoff has also begun to write poetry that, alongside her artwork, creates an even more emotional experience when listening to her music.
Blooming Tall Phlox is Eckemoff’s tenth album since shifting gears from the classical music of her early career and a mid-career break to raise her children into a more firmly and decidedly jazz focus with the 2010 release of Cold Sun. Augmented by her compelling artwork and poetry, Eckemoff now adds the impact of human senses to her music…in the case of Blooming Tall Phlox, that of smell. Increasingly imbued by her distinctive, recognizable approach to melody, song titles like “Apples Laid Out on the Floor,” “Wildflower Meadows” and “Old Fashioned Bread Store” not only palpably evoke these alluring odors, but provide both vivid and immediate imagery and inspiration for this two-CD, 98-minute set of fifteen new compositions, divided into two parts: Summer Smells and Winter Smells.
“I had the idea of writing music about smell for some time before I met with [drummer] Olavi [Louhivuori] in Finland,” Eckemoff says. “The idea came into focus when I saw how much Finland reminded me of Russia; it became obvious to me that it would be the best place to record an album about smells. I brought fifteen songs to the session, already named and designed to express certain smells. Writing the poetry came later, even though I nurtured my ideas along with the music. Then I had to select a title for the album, which was not easy. But as I was writing my poems, it became clear that there is one smell that triggers my childhood memories: the smell of the phlox. So I decided to paint a picture of myself in my grandparent’s garden, sniffing the phlox, based on a black and white photograph from the time.”
“When I saw that there was too much music to fit on one disc, I considered the preexisting names of the songs, each describing a memory triggered by a certain smell,” Eckemoff continues. “As a result, there was a story about my summer and winter school breaks that I always spent at my grandparents’ town, making the division of the album into summer and winter smells quite natural.”
Creating increasingly multi-disciplinary music is not Eckemoff’s only change with Blooming Tall Phlox. Following a string of recordings with internationally renowned Norwegian musicians like Arild Andersen, Tore Brunborg, Jon Christensen and Mats Eilertsen, and A-list Americans including Peter Erskine, Billy Hart, Mark Turner, Joe Locke and Mark Feldman, Eckemoff recruited some of Finland’s best young, up-and-coming players for Blooming Tall Phlox. In addition to trumpeter Verneri Pohjola, already garnering international attention for his series of recordings for Germany’s ACT label, and Olavi Louhivuori, whose contributions to albums on the heralded ECM label with artists including Tomasz Stanko and Mats Eilertsen have, since 2009, also placed the drummer/percussionist on the global map, Eckemoff enlisted vibraphonist Panu Savolainen and double bassist Antti Lötjönen – two rising stars in their own country, and both already showing the promise of even broader recognition.
“In 2012, after recording in Copenhagen, I traveled across the Nordic countries,” Eckemoff explains. “In Finland, I met with drummer Olavi Louhivuori, who I knew from his work with Mats Eilertsen and Tomasz Stanko. I felt a very good vibe as we sat and chatted at Cafe Angel in Helsinki, and on the spur of the moment I decided that I should arrange a recording session in Finland the following year. Olavi recommended his friends Verneri and Antti – they’ve played a lot together – and also Panu Savolainen, a hot rising star vibraphonist, since I expressed an interest in adding that instrument to the project – my first experience working with vibes and only my second with a trumpeter.
“Taking advantage of being in Finland for a few days, I looked at a few studios, and I fell in love with the privately owned and operated Petrax studio in Holola, which was located in a very rural area on an active farm. Musicians had to stay on the premises in the adjacent apartments during the recording session; the owner’s wife even cooked fabulous dinners and provided all kind of snacks. But the biggest attraction for me was the vibe I got from its spacious studio and grand piano, an old Bechstein, that sounded big and felt very different, to the point that it was quite a challenge to make friends with the instrument; but it was an interesting task for me to unveil its character.”
Certainly the sound of Blooming Tall Phlox is consistent with the high sonic standards established by Eckemoff on her prior recordings – the result, no doubt, of studio engineer Julius Mauranen’s keen ear…and that of renowned American engineer Rich Breen (Oregon, Yellowjackets, Charlie Haden), who mixed and mastered the recording. But more important is how a group of musicians with whom Eckemoff had not previously engaged impacted the session. “In preparation for the session (almost a year), I had a chance to get acquainted with the work of my Finnish band members, learning how they sounded and where their strengths lay,” Eckemoff recalls, “composing with them in mind. Verneri has a very unique sound and his own way of playing, which I think is his greatest asset. Antti is very charismatic and a super team player; and all three of them – Verneri, Antti and Olavi – played very tightly together and understood each other’s every whim. Panu had not played with them before, but he felt right at home…remarkable, especially considering that he was in his early twenties at that point. The youngest on our team, he already possessed amazing technique as a vibraphonist, was a talented improviser, a great sight reader, and at ease with any given task.
“I have to say,” Eckemoff continues, “that it was a great pleasure to lead these fabulous young players during our three-day encounter in a studio. They approached every song with zest and took pleasure in interpreting my music material. I think you can tell that we all enjoyed making music together by the aura that surrounds this record.”
An aura that becomes immediately evident from the first notes of the title track, which opens Blooming Tall Phlox’s first disc. Eckemoff’s greatest strength, beyond a technical acumen first developed in her classical years, to accomplish anything to which she sets her mind, may be composition and arrangement, but she’s always possessed a particular gift in finding and surrounding herself with the right players, capable of intuitive spontaneity – interpreting her detailed arrangements both individually and collectively, and contributing solos of tremendous imagination and virtuosity. But with Blooming Tall Phlox – and in collaboration with a group of musicians largely lesser-known than those with whom she’s worked in the past, but possessed of a chemistry that comes from much time spent working together, in the case of Pohjola, Louhivuori and Lötjönen – Eckemoff has managed to once again raise her game with this diverse yet unified program.
And Eckemoff’s range is broad, as a pianist, composer and arranger. Her music can seamlessly move between ethereal abstractions and arpeggio-driven thematic constructs; play liberally with time or swing with surprising fervor; juxtapose gentle balladry, defined by beautifully unfolding series of motifs, with greater angularity and extemporaneous freedom; positively sing with mellifluous lyricism or challenge preconception with knotty idiosyncrasies while, bolstered by an organic meshing of frenetic grooves and in-the-moment interaction, providing contexts for expressive improvisational élan from Eckemoff and her exceptional quintet, the pianist’s firm yet plaint touch successfully unveiling, indeed, the character of her Bechstein. With the exception of a small handful of through-composed material, most of Blooming Tall Phlox’s fifteen compositions demonstrate a remarkable confluence of form and freedom, couched within the context of some of Eckemoff’s most challenging yet appealing charts to date. And yet, despite the openness, the immediacy and unpredictability that pervades much of Blooming Tall Phlox, there’s no shortage of affecting lyricism, whether it’s the thematically rich “Wildflower Meadows” or temporally fluid tone poem “Sleeping in the Tent,” where Eckemoff’s scripted lines provide expansive improvisational opportunities.
It didn’t begin that way. “‘Sleeping in the Tent’ began as a long, through-composed piece,” Eckemoff recalls. “I was a bit uneasy when we approached this one at the recording and opted to do it in sections. The guys were sight-reading my written material, and we recorded it in several sections. Then, on the last day, we decided to try playing the whole thing from top to bottom to see what would happen, and it was the most fun we had playing together. We pretty much stayed true to the composed material, but since everyone had already learned it, we followed each other, staying together even when somebody was veering off and breaking into improvised phrases. Verneri then decided to overdub the whole piece with a muted trumpet. The song came out wild and creepy…exactly the way I wanted it to be, and this was probably the most creative playing of the session. I used that take exactly the way it came out, and to my ears it was perfect.”
Blooming Tall Phlox also demonstrates, between Eckemoff’s impeccable playing and interaction with her superb bandmates, that her early classical training/experience may still be a part of her DNA, but what she is doing now is irrefutably jazz. Playfully imbued with vitality, energy, creativity and, perhaps most importantly, an unrelenting sound of surprise that reveals more with each and every listen, Blooming Tall Phlox proves that it is possible to reinvent oneself. Over six years and ten recordings, Eckemoff has evolved into a deeply creative jazz artist: not just a pianist capable of engaging with some of the finest jazz musicians on the planet, but a composer/arranger who can surprise them with unexpected and enigmatic music that drives them to even further levels of excellence. It’s a potent combination that, with Blooming Tall Phlox , not only raises her own already high bar, but those of Pohjola, Savolainen, Lötjönen and Louhivuori as well.
“They all were fearless yet easy-going band mates,” Eckemoff enthuses, “with a lot of creative energy and eager attitude. There was nothing they would not dare do, and at the same time they were very respectful of my written music and sensitive to my directions and lead.”
Blooming Tall Phlox is both a consistent fit within Eckemoff’s overall discography and a move into areas previously unexplored for a pianist who, rather than constantly thinking about where she is now, is always (and, at this moment, already) thinking ahead. She already has her next album in the can and, if the exceptional Blooming Tall Phlox is any indication, it will no doubt continue the upward trajectory that this daring pianist/composer has been on since she first appeared in the jazz world just six short years ago, garnering increased attention from publications ranging from Downbeat to Jazztimes and to Jazzwise and Jazzthing.
Press Release by John Kelman.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) MARK FELDMAN (violin) BEN STREET (double bass) BILLY HART (drums)
Yelena Eckemoff, the prolific and enthralling (Downbeat) pianist and composer, has earned plaudits for her recent CDs , Everblue, Lions, A Touch of Radiance, Glass Song and more. She has made high-level original music with sidemen on the order of Peter Erskine, Arild Andersen, Jon Christensen, George Mraz, and Mark Turner. With her new release Leaving Everything Behind, Yelena deepens her multifaceted body of work by drawing on older original material, a few pieces dating as far back as the 1980s. To emphasize my concept behind this album, I needed to go back to my roots, says the pianist. I wanted to draw on music I composed when I knew very little if anything at all about the modern jazz field.
These compositions, in various ways, recall for Eckemoff deeply personal events and contemplations. Yet in reinventing her own works so thoroughly and imaginatively, Eckemoff looks back to look forward, approaching her older material from the heights of her acquired skills as a jazz pianist and band leader. Inhabiting that rarefied area between modern classical chamber music and progressive jazz, Eckemoff once again enlists legendary drummer Billy Hart, whose expressive capacities and timbral choices give the music an unstinting freshness. Completing the lineup is sought-after bassist Ben Street (Danilo Pérez, David Virelles, Billy Hart Quartet) and seasoned violinist and improviser Mark Feldman (John Abercrombie, Sylvie Courvoisier, Uri Caine).
Eckemoff confronts these memories and others in a series of poems that accompany each of the tracks on Leaving Everything Behind (a practice she began on Glass Song from 2012). The cover art and all interior drawings are also Eckemoff s. In fact the front cover artwork dates back to the time when she composed the music. I am a professional musician, and painting and poetry for me has always been just a hobby. But I believe that including my own poetry and paintings into the CD package gives people an opportunity to connect with my music on a deeper, more personal level. Also, I think it s important in the age of streaming to offer people a comprehensive physical object, a fuller experience of art.
There is a strong through-composed element in Eckemoff s music, yet her melding of complex written material with a flowing, elastic sense of rhythm is what gives her efforts, Leaving Everything Behind included, an improvisational and even playful feeling. Of the eleven pieces, Mushroom Rain, Leaving Everything Behind and Hope Lives Eternal were composed when Eckemoff was in her early 20s. Ocean of Pines, an intricate piece with waltz, 4/4 and rubato sections and a haunting, elusive harmonic character, was composed in 2005, while six remaining pieces stem from a fruitful period in 2008.
The magnificent texture of the quartet, the transparent beauty of these four unique instrumental voices, is immediately apparent on Prologue, which leads to the darker, more rhythmically emphatic Rising From Within. Other highlights include the contrapuntal dancing of Eckemoff and Feldman on Spots of Light, the Billy Hart-driven groove of Love Train (not to be confused with the O Jays hit), the lilting quasi-shuffle feel and poignant lyricism of Tears of Tenderness and the stately 3/4 pulse and soaring Feldman solo that enlivens A Date in Paradise.
Press Release by David Adler.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) TORE BRUNBORG (tenor & soprano saxophones) ARILD ANDERSEN (double bass) JON CHRISTENSEN (drums)
When pianist Yelena Eckemoff released Cold Sun (L & H Production, 2010) – a trio date with drumming legend Peter Erskine and Danish bass whiz Mads Vinding – the jazz world was introduced to a startlingly fresh voice destined for great things. Over the course of the six albums that followed, Eckemoff lived up to that promise, delivering organically crafted music reflective of her classical background, fascination with the natural world, poetic soul, communicative spirit, and overall open-mindedness. Now, Eckemoff is poised to make even more waves with the spellbinding Everblue, her third in-studio encounter with Norwegian bass icon Arild Andersen and her first musical meeting with two other Norwegians of note – drummer Jon Christensen and saxophonist Tore Brunborg.
Those familiar with the background of Eckemoff’s musical partners will likely be aware of their shared history, as Andersen and Christensen were both key players in Jan Garbarek’s groundbreaking musical odysseys in the early ’70s and all three men were involved in the band called Masqualero. But none of that has to do with Eckemoff’s motives for joining forces with this Norwegian dream team. Instead, she simply notes that she chose to work with these musicians because they “would be the best match to interpret the ideas for theEverblue project.”
The musical affinity that exists between Eckemoff and Andersen is already abundantly clear, having been demonstrated on two beautifully rendered trio outings-Glass Song (L & H Production, 2013), with Peter Erskine on drums, and Lions (L & H Production, 2015), with Billy Hart on drums. On Everblue, their rapport is deepened and broadened, as both players seem to resonate sympathetically throughout. While Eckemoff has worked with a number of fine bassists in the past, including Vinding and George Mraz, her relationship with Andersen helps to take her work to another level; it’s a relationship that, she notes, plays out like “an interactive conversation.”
In summing up her reasoning for choosing to bring Christensen and Brunborg into her musical orbit onEverblue, Eckemoff cites both players’ elemental qualities: she likens Christensen to “an ocean” and she views Brunborg as “the voice of nature: animals, birds, winds, and ghosts.” When merged with her own “wondering and contemplative spirit” and Andersen’s deeply resonating bass work-“a bridge between all of us,” according to the architect herself-the results are mesmerizing.
With Everblue, Eckemoff doesn’t simply present a set of tunes: she presents an overarching musical concept that guides this voyage. “Part of our human consciousness constantly searches and yearns for the divine, unspeakably beautiful, eternal,” she notes. “In my world, I call this place Everblue.” It’s a concept and a world that’s plainly laid out in her poetry and music, as everything is drawn around beaches and oceans. And it’s a concept within that concept-the search for beauty-that informs this journey of faith and discovery.
From the first reflective notes of the title track, it’s clear that the value of this music is in the travel. As that number unfolds, there’s prayerful saxophone work to observe, glistening sounds to admire, and rustling percussion to behold. Thoughts of “cool sapphire light,” “azure skies,” and a “cobalt ocean”-all mentioned in the “Everblue” poem-come through clearly in the music. With “All Things, Seen And Unseen,” Eckemoff establishes a firm presence, providing counterpoint and communing with the musical spirits and her band mates. Here, Christensen manages to position his cymbal work against the beat and Andersen manages to achieve an intriguing duality that carries across the album: he comes off as a commanding force while also managing to exist as a wholly malleable musical entity.
Eckemoff brings a touch of minimalism into the picture with her rolling triplets on “Waves & Shells,” a number that can be said to be “moving” in more ways than one. Some call-and-response interaction bookends the piece, yet it’s not central to the story. More important are Christensen’s mid-track percussive serenade and Andersen’s thoughts of the moment. From there, it’s off to “Skyline,” a number that ebbs and flows in organic fashion as musical voices gently lap against one another and starry-eyed piano charms and disarms, and “Sea-Breeze,” a world built with broken eighth-note lines, cymbal gestures delivered in the nooks between beats, bright thoughts, and strong solo work from Eckemoff and Andersen.
“Prism” and “Man,” arriving next in the running order, both come from the musically fertile mind of Arild Andersen. By including these pieces, Eckemoff makes a slight departure from her previous releases: she exhibits a high level of trust, as this marks the first time that she’s included somebody else’s work on one of her jazz albums. That trust pays off handsomely in this case. Both pieces, while originally written for other settings, manage to sonically embody the philosophy behind this album. “Prism” was originally recorded onThe Triangle (ECM, 2004)-a trio outing that found Andersen working with pianist Vassilis Tsabropoulos and drummer John Marshall. Here, with Christensen and Brunborg, Andersen notes, “it felt natural to do the song looser and more free in tempo.” This change in direction gives the piece a wholly different character, as Eckemoff and company deliver a dose of abstract realism, with lightly rippled gestures, peaceful moments of clarity, and highly pronounced colors coming to the surface. “Man,” Andersen states, “was written for a short film some years back and I had never recorded it before.” The bassist admits that it never struck him as being a jazz vehicle, but this band manages to shape it as such. Pockets of energy seem to magically emerge and then recede into the distance on this fascinating number.
The remaining tracks, as with the aforementioned material, all highlight the simpatico sensibilities of these players and their individual talents. “Abyss” brings the Eckemoff-Andersen relationship into sharp focus; “Ghost of The Dunes” penetrates, with Eckemoff’s two-handed angular work and a strong sense of connectivity between Brunborg and Andersen on display; and “Blue Lamp” is a patient and elegant sendoff, complete with firm yet pliant gestures. In most of those cases, and on nearly every track on the album, Eckemoff manages to present melodically lucid thoughts bathed in ethereal waters.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) ARILD ANDERSEN (double bass) BILLY HART (drums)
Pianist/composer Pianist Yelena Eckemoff Returns with Lions, Her Most Ambitious Marriage of Music and Narrative Yet.
For Yelena Eckemoff, finding the nexus where training and an early successful career in the classical sphere meet with the Moscow-born, North Carolina-resident pianist/composer’s more recent predilection for jazz and improvised music has been a wholly natural pursuit. A meeting place where the whole is invariably greater than the sum of its parts, with Lions – her eighth jazz album in nine years – Eckemoff once again raises the bar on a very personal approach to bringing detailed composition and freewheeling extemporization together with the idea of music as real narrative.
Unlike many musicians, who title compositions out of necessity – more afterthought than intimately tied to the music – Eckemoff has long striven to make albums with underlying concepts – a premise particularly evident with her last recording, 2014’s A Touch of Radiance, and now, to even greater effect, with Lions. Lions’ releasemay follow A Touch of Radiance, but chronologically it was recorded first – more than a year before, in fact – making it Eckemoff’s first to use what she calls “three-arts-crossing,” where, in addition to the music, she contributes both poetry and cover art.
“The 14-part Lions poem, where I wrote about a woman in a lioness’ body (words corresponding to the double-disc’s 14 musical tracks and printed in the liner notes) was so personal that I felt like taking another step toward an even more personal approach by using my own painting for the CD cover,” Eckemoff explains.
“For some musicians, music is just music,” she continues. “The names of the songs are expendable and what the music expresses is irrelevant – as long as it sounds good. For me, the music has always been nothing less than captivating storytelling and a way to express my feelings and thoughts, as well as the world around me.”
Still, the genesis of Lions is an unusual tale worth telling. Eckemoff had already collaborated, on 2013’s Glass Song, with Arild Andersen – the virtuosic double bassist who, along with four other Scandinavians brought to international attention by ECM Records’ Manfred Eicher in the early 1970s, created a paradigm shift in how jazz was viewed by incorporating a completely different cultural touchstone into a music then largely dominated by the American tradition.
“After the recording session for Glass Song, Arild told me that he was waiting for a special bass that was being made for him in France, with a carved lion’s head on its neck,” Eckemoff recalls. “It stirred my imagination, and I came up with an idea to assemble a trio of ‘lions’ for my next recording project with Arild, which we had decided to do in New York the following year. As I was trying to think who would be another ‘lion’ to join Arild and I in a recording studio, the choice was obvious to both of us: there could be no better match than Billy Hart! I then approached Billy, asking him to join Arild and I for the trio project, and he was very much interested. Billy and Arild have never worked together before, and both were quite excited at the prospect.
“Inspired with the idea of putting together a suite of songs not only performed by ‘lions,’ but also about lions,” Eckemoff continues, “I began writing music which would describe the many aspects of lions’ lives, starting with a general idea (‘Lions’); going into details about their habitat (‘Night in Savanna,’ ‘Stars Bathing in Shallow Waters’); and their routines (‘Pursuit,’ ‘Young at Play,’ ‘Simple Pleasures,’ ‘Instinct,’ ‘Surviving the Famine,’ ‘Joining the Pride’). As my imagination grew wilder, I started to fantasize about escaping the human world and turning into a lioness myself. My fantasies were so vivid at times that even now I have my doubts that the story of getting transported to the African savanna on the wings of migrating birds, finding myself in a lioness’ body, and then living in a lion’s pride was just a figment of my imagination…or was it for real? I hope whosoever listens to the music and reads the story might find out for him or herself.”
It’s hard not to be swept away by Eckemoff’s vision of African vistas and wildlife from a lioness’ viewpoint. Eckemoff’s music finds compelling middle ground between through composition and the loose interpretative interaction that any trio bolstered by Andersen and Hart is bound to possess. The three musicians traverse considerable territory, from ethereal atmospherics both sun-charred and moonlit indigo and more grounded explorations of groove, to cinematic expanses that evoke imagery reflective of Eckemoff’s experience – the soundtrack to the most personal of imaginary films. And whether it’s Eckemoff’s impeccable virtuosity and penchant for the impressionistic, Andersen’s lithe muscularity and irresistibly singing tone, or Hart’s ability to suggest time with the broadest use of color and texture, Lions is an album that continues to surprise long after it’s been spun for the first time.
While there’s something to be said for the chemistry of a longstanding group, there’s also no doubt that a rare kind of energy can imbue first encounters, especially where, rather than writing relatively spare sketches that are grist for more open-ended improvisation, Eckemoff provides her partners with detailed compositions filled with challenging yet somehow accessible structural constructs.
“To help prepare for the recording, I always supply my musicians with comprehensive lead sheets and audio demos of the songs to be recorded,” Eckemoff explains. “After Billy listened to my piano demos, he asked how much of what he heard I was going to play at the recording. My sincere answer was that I would play pretty much everything he heard. Sensing that he was very amused, I felt apologetic, saying that due to my classical music background I like to write a lot, leaving only relatively small portions for improvisation. To my surprise, he was quite excited about my written-through approach, saying that besides that he liked the music very much – that my way of music-making in jazz is prophetic, and that this is a new direction about which he is very fascinated.”
Of course, how musicians prepare for a session is as different as their own approaches to playing. “Arild prefers to study my music way in advance, because he finds it quite structural, with some eccentric chord changes – way too complicated to be played on the spot,” says Eckemoff.
But Andersen – who was teamed with another veteran drummer, Peter Erskine, on Glass Song – reveals just how differently two musicians can approach the music. “Peter wanted to have all the music that Yelena had written down for the piano, and was more or less reading the piano parts during the recording,” the bassist recalls. “Billy hardly looked at it. Yelena’s music is pretty challenging in terms of chord progressions and bar structures, so I had to watch out all the time and keep concentrating. She is more like playing with a classical pianist. She writes down most of what she plays in the session beforehand, whereas I prefer to have as little as possible written down and leave everything up to improvisation. It’s a strange combination, but there was still a lot of space to play in Yelena’s music, and with a loose rhythm section it worked well.”
And work well it does. Eckemoff describes the music (and how her trio mates interpret it) best: “In ‘Migrating Birds,’ Billy’s brushes sound like fluttering of the birds’ wings, and we all soar up in the sky, filled with a nostalgic desire to reach distant shores in our attempt to escape our human world. In ‘Pursuit,’ we – now lions – desperately try to catch our prey, infatuated with the hunting spree. In ‘Night in Savanna,’ Billy imitates the creepy sounds of African night life, including passing of rattlesnakes. In ‘Young at Play,’ we’re associated with energetic and clumsy cubs that play hard but suddenly fall asleep in the middle of the game. The odd meters of ‘Sphinx’ serves as a laboratory for the philosophic exploration of life’s dramatic choices.
“‘Instinct,’ whose melody of love is probably one of the most heartfelt tunes I’ve ever created, pictures a shameless mating ground for innocent lions, not hemmed in by the confines of human society,” Eckemoff continues. ‘Simple Pleasures’ returns us to the basic things that all living creatures enjoy; to get into the carefree mood of total satisfaction, we lazily start the song off with an on-the-spot free intro. Some random roars and relaxing stretches of ‘Lions Blues’ feel as cozy as any blues; despite the canonic blues formula, spiked chords shift down and up in half-steps. In ‘Surviving the Famine’ we are fatigued from hunger, and Billy’s marching pattern expresses the emptiness of our stomachs while Arild’s frantic phrases are like desperate attempts to find food. There is a triumphant spirit of winning the battle in ‘Joining the Pride,’ while the joyous ‘Ode to Strength’ sums up the courage and nobility of lions’ lives and return us virtual lions to our human world – at least, for the most part,” Eckemoff concludes, chuckling.
“A week after the Lions recording session, we had the privilege of performing seven pieces from the album at New York City’s Birdland Jazz Club,” enthuses Eckemoff. “It was the first time Arild and I ever took the stage at this famed club, and it was quite thrilling to present this music in a live show and receive a warm and enthusiastic reception.”
With the release of Lions, Yelena Eckemoff continues to make significant strides in her goal of gaining acceptance in the jazz world on her own terms. And for those as enthralled by the pure magic of Lions as Eckemoff, Andersen and Hart clearly were, the good news is there’s more to come.
Exciting news for the pianist, but also for fans and critics alike who have become increasingly captivated by Yelena Eckemoff’s most personal, narrative approach to chamber-informed music-making. With an imagination as free as that of the majestic animals to whom she aspires, Lions is yet another leap forward in the career of an artist whose name may still be relatively new to the jazz world, but whose reputation is gaining ground with each successive release.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) MARK TURNER (tenor saxophone) JOE LOCKE (vibraphone) GEORGE MRAZ (double bass) BILLY HART (drums)
Pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff defines radiance as “a state of happiness or confidence when everything around you is shining.” On her latest album, A Touch of Radiance, she explores that idea from 10 different perspectives, drawing rich inspiration from memories, emotions, and dreams, and the inner world where all three intersect.
In addition to the 10 musical expressions of radiance, Eckemoff also examines the concept in other media; she painted the vivid sunset on the album cover and wrote 10 short poems to expand on each piece, all of which are included in the album’s liner notes. A Touch of Radiance also expands her horizons instrumentally, marking the first time that the classically-trained pianist has recorded with more than a trio. She’s assembled a stunning – yes, even radiant – band for the occasion, featuring saxophonist Mark Turner, vibraphonist Joe Locke, bassist George Mraz, and drummer Billy Hart.
“I was ready to move on,” Eckemoff says. “My goals didn’t change: I wanted to express in music what I feel and what I experience. But utilizing more instruments gives your music a wider angle.”
These four gifted artists respond gorgeously to Eckemoff’s music, wringing bold colors and deep feeling from pieces that are both airy and intricate. “The musicians helped me to paint my musical picture,” Eckemoff says. “What made the project a success is that in addition to improvising brilliantly, all the musicians were extremely respectful to my written structures, tunes and melodic lines. The combination of written and improvised music as well as totally loose group improvisations has been my chosen musical language. With each new recording I am more comfortable with this language.”
Hart responded enthusiastically to Eckemoff’s extra-musical inspirations, the pianist says. He transformed his approach to evoke the sound of walking on cobblestones, the fluttering of butterfly wings, or the crackling of a wood stove. In fact, Eckemoff recalls, “On the song ‘Affection’ Billy asked me if I wanted him to be a little puppy or a big dog.”
Eckemoff’s blend of jazz freedom and classical structure pushed even such a skilled and experienced group of musicians to stretch their limits. “She has her own thing – it is not a copy of another person’s music like you run into almost all the time,” says Mraz. “It was a challenge to flesh out these compositions of Yelena’s,” Locke feels, “and I thank her for that challenge.”
>Aside from the opening track, “Inspiration,” which sets the album’s tone through its air of dream-like mystery, the pieces on A Touch of Radiance and their accompanying poems move chronologically through Eckemoff’s life. The playful opening melody of “Reminiscence,” articulated by Eckemoff and Locke, introduces a piece that harkens back to the composer’s childhood in the Soviet Union, offering a glimpse of an imaginative child surrounded by a loving family. When her father enters at the poem’s end saying, “I met a rabbit on my way home / And look what a tasty treat he gave me for my little girl!” it’s as if the children’s book and the world outside have merged, a memory that feels like a fantasy, or a fantasy that feels like a memory.
“I was an only child and I spent a lot of time alone with picture books,” Eckemoff says. “There’s a certain mood to this song that somehow connects me to a time when I was five years old, and was in my world of literature and images.”
The aptly-titled “Exuberance,” which portrays a six-year-old Eckemoff eagerly if clumsily helping her mother and grandmother cook a family feast, and the tender “Affection,” about a beloved puppy, continue these warm memories of youth in a cold country. She skips forward to her own life as a parent with the frantic “Pep,” dizzy with the never-ending work of a wife, mother, artist, and teacher. The shadowy mood of “Reconciliation” provides a bittersweet image of domestic life, with arguments and hurt feelings overcome by a loving reunion, and “Encouragement” celebrates the support to be found in family.
Eckemoff’s music has often drawn inspiration from the natural world, and she returns to that theme on “Imagination,” a portrait of a snowy winter scene dreamed up on what turns out to be a sweltering summer day. “Tranquility” captures the pianist’s ability to tune out the harsh noise of the city to focus on the sounds of nature, while the title track watches a moth drawn to light in the same way that Eckemoff found herself pulled in by the broader notion of radiance. And despite the nostalgic stories and memories behind the songs on A Touch of Radiance, the music doesn’t indulge in manipulative or overwrought emotion. “I’m a sentimental person but I don’t write sentimental music,” Eckemoff says, adding with a laugh, “I know better.
“I’m an old-fashioned romantic,” she continues. “Feelings and emotions and of course nature are always what interest me, and I still believe in melodies.”
Eckemoff began playing piano at the age of four, studying first with her mother Olga, a professional pianist, then at the prestigious Gnessin Academy of Music and the Moscow State Conservatory. Despite the repressive atmosphere in the Soviet Union at the time, she began to explore rock and jazz music with other like-minded musicians. “Everything from the west was prohibited at that time,” she recalls, “and jazz was one of those things. But there was a jazz studio formed by some activists who were also professional musicians and we studied traditional jazz. I used jazz principles in my composing, which put me on a different path from other musicians.”
Eckemoff stepped away from her life as a concert pianist for several years to concentrate on raising her children. She finally left the Soviet Union with her husband, momentarily leaving her three children behind. “That was the hardest thing I ever did,” she says, “but we had the drive to leave the Soviet Union. It was a very hard and scary thing to do, but it worked out and we never regretted it. It ended up helping me in my musical development because I had much deeper spiritual experiences because of it.”
After returning to the piano, she turned increasingly to jazz and has now recorded several acclaimed albums with such respected players as Peter Erskine, Marilyn Mazur, Arild Andersen, Darek Oleszkiewicz, Mads Vinding, and Mats Eilertsen. “Very rarely am I surprised like I am with Yelena,” enthuses Hart. “Somebody that comes out of nowhere with this much maturity and experience and musicality. You don’t expect somebody that you don’t know to challenge you in such an enjoyable way. In a very euphoric way it was a very satisfying project for me.”
Press Release by Shaun Brady.
YELENA ECKEMOFF (piano & compositions) ARILD ANDERSEN (double bass) PETER ERSKINE (drums)
On her new album, Glass Song, Moscow-born pianist/composer Yelena Eckemoff celebrates the season of renewal that ushers winter into spring with a mesmerizing set of crystalline beauty, available February 19, 2013 on L & H Production. In crafting this, the latest expression of her gorgeously delicate blend of classical intricacy and jazz invention, Eckemoff brings together two of modern music’s greatest improvisers for the first time: bassist Arild Andersen and drummer Peter Erskine.
Eckemoff herself is no stranger to rebirth. Classically trained, she has successfully transitioned into a strikingly assured jazz composer; raised in the Soviet Union, she fled her repressive homeland and has lived in the United States for the past two decades. Her evocations on spring’s rejuvenating thaw vividly illustrate her life experiences, as she hints in her liner note
“The same way as spring is always certain to replace even the most severe winter,” she writes, “hope is eternally present in the least favorable situations and in all circumstances of life.”
Eckemoff frequently turns to images of nature when composing, from the wintry landscapes of Cold Sun to the serene breezes of Grass Catching the Wind. But as she explains, the seasons suggest the constant change and evolution in life, which is even more important to her music. “I get inspired by nature a lot, because everything comes from nature,” she says. “But the observation of nature isn’t really my priority. I’ve had very, very rich experiences in my life, and the music I write expresses those feelings.”
Glass Song conjures images of sun glinting off of ice and frost melting away from windowpanes. It is also quite literal on the title track, which begins with the sound of Eckemoff playing water-filled glasses. But those concepts are equally present in the airy chill that opens the first track, “Melting Ice,” or in the shimmering rhythms of “Dripping Icicles.”
The trio that Eckemoff has assembled to help realize these reflective visions is composed of two of jazz’s most creative minds–who remarkably had not worked together prior to this recording. The legendary Erskine played with Weather Report and Steps Ahead in the early years of a career that has now spanned four decades and includes recordings and performances with everyone from Steely Dan to John Abercrombie, Joni Mitchell to Gary Burton and Pat Metheny. Norwegian bassist, Andersen, has an equally impressive resume, encompassing a six-year stint in the Jan Garbarek Quartet and more than a dozen albums as a leader for ECM.
Erskine had worked with Eckemoff on two earlier CDs, but the pianist had been searching for an opportunity to work with Andersen for a number of years, and Glass Song provided the perfect collection of material. “I was really excited about having the opportunity to put together those two giants for the first time,” Eckemoff says.
The combination works spectacularly, three distinctive voices seeming to breathe as one. The sensitivity of Erskine and Andersen serves Eckemoff’s fragile compositions with an airy but sure touch. The lush serenity of the leader’s piano is matched by the singing caress of Andersen’s bass and the hushed precision of Erskine’s percussion. The trio shares a deep intimacy while remaining attuned to the spaciousness of the pieces, all captured in the wondrously lush sound of the recording.
Eckemoff herself began playing piano at the age of four, studying first with her mother Olga, a professional pianist, then at the prestigious Gnessins Academy of Music and the Moscow State Conservatory. Despite the repressive atmosphere in the Soviet Union at the time, she began to explore rock and jazz music with other like-minded musicians. “Everything from the west was prohibited at that time,” she recalls, “and jazz was one of those things. But there was a jazz studio formed by some activists who were also professional musicians and we studied traditional jazz. I used jazz principles in my composing, which put me on a different path from other musicians.”
Eckemoff stepped away from her life as a concert pianist for several years to concentrate on raising her children. She finally left the Soviet Union with her husband, momentarily leaving her three children behind. “That was the hardest thing I ever did,” she says, “but we had the drive to leave Russia. It was a very hard and scary thing to do, but it worked out and we never regretted it. It ended up helping me in my musical development because I had much deeper spiritual experiences because of it.”
That sense of spiritual comes vividly to life in pieces like the sun-dappled “Sunny Day in the Woods” or the tender, evanescent “Sweet Dreams.” While the titles are accurate depictions, they’re almost unnecessary given the illustrative, purely emotional music itself. Once resettled in the States, Eckemoff returned to recording, taking advantage of modern recording techniques. Since then she has been stunningly prolific, first with classically oriented recordings and then with her reinvention as an elegant jazz musician in the past several years.
“Some people dance, some people sing, some people write,” Eckemoff explains. “When I feel something, I compose. It’s almost like I can’t stop it. My head is always filled with music. If I couldn’t write music I think I would just explode. Life is sometimes sad, but I find escape in writing music. I’m happy because I can do it.”
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Robot Unicorn Attack: The Secret Message of HAAATE
(DISCLAIMER: This is all in good fun, and is meant to degrade into further silliness. No offense is meant as this is not meant to be taken seriously. If taken seriously, please rinse well with water and call your local poison control center immediately.)
I'd like to propose a wild theory. Because I can. Because people cried havoc and let slip the dogs of war because they thought Tinky Winky was a gay/transgendered character molding the malleable minds of small children into the shape of evil. Because one interpretation of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is that it is an economic and/or political allegory. Because authorial intent is a dead, dead thing and interpretation is the name of the game. Because playing devil's advocate is just as fun as idiot's advocate.
I'd like to propose that Adult Swim's ROBOT UNICORN ATTACK game is, in fact, a terrible and amazingly subtle hateful condemnation of homosexuality. A-hah, you say, but how can you claim such an outrageous thing, O Alz? Were you not an English major? You have to support your thesis with evidence cited from the text and form plausible interpretations therewith!
Well, fear not, my fine fellows, these old essay muscles may be soft and atrophied, but I've stretched them well and flexed them fine and, despite a few aches and pains, here is what I came up with while lying in bed the other night trying to sleep and cursing my overactive brain:
Robot Unicorn Attack at first glance seems to be a perfectly normal la-dee-dah ha-ha gay-in-the-merry-definition sort of game. I mean, it's a robot unicorn frolicking across a magical landscape glittering with stars and rainbows.
Upon second glance it appears to be actually more gay-in-the-homosexual-sense-of-the-word. Rainbows have long been a symbol of the LGBT movement; purple, as mentioned in the above Tinky Winky scandal, also has associations with the queer community. The horribly catchy song that plays throughout the game is "Always" by Erasure, sung by Andy Bell who, according to the all-knowing Wikipedia, is a gay icon. The song lyrics themselves could even be interpreted to be gently encouraging open-mindedness and "coming out" with regards to queerness, with lines like "Open your eyes I see / Your eyes are open / Wear no disguise for me / Come into the open" and "There will be no shame".
All this seems harmless enough, yes? Positive, even. An excuse to juxtapose pretty unicorns and sparkles with robots that cry sad, sad tears when they explode into fireballs after impacting ground, stone, or glass star. A lark. A laugh.
WRONG. THIS GAME ACTUALLY CARRIES A SECRET, SUBTLE, AND HATEFUL MESSAGE. I shall endeavor to explain forthwith:
1) A variety of sentences pop up when you start a new game and the silhouette of the unicorn flashes across the screen. They vary from positive to negative--after all, like on the t-shirt Adult Swim sells, it may say, "CHASE YOUR DREAMS." (Although in the game instructions it tells you that you have three "wishes"/chances to chase your dreams--of getting a high score. Hmm. But you can always wish for higher as there is no upper limit--and since you can always reach higher, will you ever reach satisfaction? But let us not get into discussions of greed versus satisfaction right here.) Inspirational, yes? Until you get the message and/or read the back of the shirt, where it says, "YOU WILL FAIL." Another delightfully uplifting message is "YOU WILL DIE A FIERY DEATH."
Not very positive. Especially since the general Christian condemnation of homosexuality brings to mind how the more fanatically religious claim that homosexuals will end up in hell. Which is, you know, generally regarded as fiery. And that's not good. You will fail in a fiery death no matter how hard you chase your dreams--
2) But really, what is the robot unicorn chasing and collecting? Why, according to the game instructions, it's collecting butterfly fairies. Or you might more accurately say it is scoring fairies, because every fairy you collect ups your score. My, my. So these "dreams" actually consist of this base, vulgar, carnal desire, eh? No wonder they're bound to fail in life, die spectacularly, and wind up in a place with more brimstone and flames than harps and clouds. You can't win with an attitude like that.
3) Actually, you can't "win" at all in this game. As far as I've been able to determine, there is no final destination to reach or final fairy to acquire. You keep on playing until you die by crashing into a star, a rock, or leaping in a glorious arc to your untimely doom. The only way to win is to score high--but ultimately, whether you score high or low, your fiery fate is the same. Doom is inevitable when you are of the robot unicorn persuasion. Not precisely positive when you take the robot unicorn as a metaphor for homosexuality and/or homosexuals.
4) And think about the name! Robot Unicorn Attack. To be quite honest, when playing the game, it doesn't seem like there's much of an attack going on. I mean, the freaking unicorn is just galloping around and collecting fairies, shooting sparkles, and leaving rainbows arcing in its wake. I suppose you could assume that the unicorn is skewering the poor helpless fairies on its horn (A-hah! Which, if the robot unicorn is taken to be a representation of homosexuality, can be interpreted as homosexuality collecting and slaying innocently feminine men (according to the first Urban Dictionary definition) by presumably making them gay. Or something.) or perhaps it's because the unicorn smashes its way through the glass stars that block its path (itself surely another metaphor for something negative, for which I may or may not develop an interpretation before the end of this post). But see! Look! The unicorn, symbol of magic and purity, has been cast instead as a monster! Not just a promotion of homosexuality, but a veritable attack! How horrendous!
See? See? Doesn't it make a strange sort of subtle, suggestive, (and stupid) sense? I have presented my evidence and come to the conclusion that Robot Unicorn Attack is actually a game decrying and condemning queerness.
I don't believe a word of anything I've written above. I highly doubt the sort of person who would utterly condemn homosexuality in such a fashion would waste his or her time creating a flash game to convey this message in such an indirect fashion.
And if such a person did, too bad. I love the game for all the wrong reasons in that case. Like I said, the author is dead.*
One last question arises in my mind before I sign off and stop pursuing interpretation for the sake of interpretation: What then does the leaping pink dolphin mean? I have no idea. It only shows up when you're scoring relatively high. It must be Robot Unicorn Attack's attempt to be, let's see, environmentally conscious and promote awareness of the endangered Amazon Pink River Dolphin.
*Actually, I think it's best to read and interpret a text in multiple ways, including divorcing it completely from the author as well as reading it through the lens of the author's biography.
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Ha, pretty weak argument. I'm glad you seem to realize that. RUA2 FTW!!!
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Happiness Index; Current Status, Global Ranking and its Importance in the Government’s Agenda ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’
Mohan Acharya*, Amrit Dumre, Prabin Poudel and Shiva Chandra Dhakal
Department of Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal
*Corresponding Author: Mohan Acharya, Department of Agriculture Economics and Agribusiness Management, Agriculture and Forestry University, Nepal.
Received: January 02, 2020; Published: February 08, 2020
This review is done to understand status and global ranking of Nepal on Global Happiness index as well as to identify the importance of happiness index in the government’s agenda ‘Prosperous Nepal Happy Nepali’. For this numbers of journal articles and reports were consulted as secondary source of data and conclusion were drawn and summarized. No primary data were collected. Happiness index of Nepal, at present, is 4.913 and ranked at 100th position among the 156 countries of the world. The happiness index status has risen from data (4.156)2013 to (4.962)2017 but it decreased in 2018(4.88) and in 2019(4.913) it is slightly increased but not more than that of 2017. Similarly, ranking of Nepal also increased from 2013 to 2017 but it decreased in 2018 and in 2019 it moved by one and reached to 100th. As long as people want more wealth, they will tend to be somewhat dissatisfied if they don’t get in self-growth, leisure time and intimate relationships. Happiness index could be the basic idea of measurement for the government’s agenda ‘Prosperous Nepal Happy Nepali’.
Keywords: Happiness Index; Nepal; Prosperous; Rank; Status; GNH; SWB
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Citation: Mohan Acharya., et al. “Happiness Index; Current Status, Global Ranking and its Importance in the Government’s Agenda ‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ Acta Scientific Agriculture 4.3 (2020): 01-03.
Copyright: © 2020 Mohan Acharya., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Buy Books Online > Erotic fiction > GREY: Fifty Shades Of Grey As Told By Christian
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ISBN: 9781784753252 Publisher: Random House Year of publishing: 2015 Format: Paperback No of Pages: 600 Language: English
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Christian Grey exercises control in all things; his world is neat, disciplined, and utterly empty – until the day that Anastasia Steele falls into his office, in a tangle of shapely limbs and tumbling brown hair. He tries to forget her, but instead is swept up in a storm of emotion he cannot comprehend and cannot resist. Unlike any woman he has known before, shy, unworldly Ana seems to see right through him – past the business prodigy and the penthouse lifestyle to Christian’s cold, wounded heart.
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TransPerfect Launches StudioNEXT 2.0 Enabling Cloud Streaming for Dubbing and Voiceover Projects
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TransPerfect, the world’s largest provider of language and technology solutions for global business, today announced the release of version 2.0 of its StudioNEXT cloud-streaming dubbing and voiceover platform as the company continues to launch products aimed at bringing a new level of efficiencies to the audio recording industry.
StudioNEXT is part of the company’s MediaNEXT suite of AI-powered tools that automate and simplify workflows for creating and adapting media for audiences in any language using both virtual recording and traditional studio setups.
With StudioNEXT 2.0, organizations can:
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Collaborate from anywhere with integrated video talkback features that give actors, directors, and clients the ability to communicate and offer feedback in real time. Authorized users can securely enter and exit recording sessions from anywhere in the world.
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Synchronize easily with editing and mixing platforms with Advanced Authoring Format (AAF) export to digital audio workstations, including Pro Tools, Logic Pro, and REAPER, while keeping the metadata and supporting time-code information.
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All upgrades to StudioNEXT are part of TransPerfect’s strategy to promote hybrid models for recording that combine cloud recording from home studios with the company’s global network of owned-and-operated studios for recording, editing, and mixing. The combination of these services gives clients the options and flexibility to meet timing and budgetary requirements, particularly during a time when the availability of traditional studios is reduced.
TransPerfect President and CEO Phil Shawe commented, “StudioNEXT enables clients and voice talent to produce professional quality recordings, outside the confines of the traditional studio environment. Given the importance of web-based collaboration and remote working in today’s world, these advancements could not have come at a more crucial time.”
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Four Signs That You Might Subscribe to the Politics of Respectability
by Jenn M. Jackson
This article was originally posted at Water Cooler Convos and has been reposted with permission.
One of the most irritating byproducts of this new era of being “woke” is the increased numbers of people who read one Martin Luther King, Jr speech or saw one thing Angela Davis said that one time or found an Audre Lorde quote on the Internet and now they have discovered Black liberation theory, Black Feminism, and Black queer praxis. While it is admirable that more people are interested in assessing their roles in anti-Black racism and queerantagonistic systems of control, it can be frustrating when these individuals prop themselves up as exemplars of social justice without the foreknowledge of those efforts that preceded them.
In particular, it is when these folx adopt a politics that goes along with the status quo, never challenges structures of power (usually out of fear of retribution), and implores Black people to operate within the current system rather than seek to dismantle it, that we end up having the same old respectability versus radicalism debate that we have been having for generations.
Booker T. Washington was probably the earliest documented iteration of the “respectable Negro.” His iconic 1895 “cast down your buckets” rhetoric encouraged Black people to get along with white people who were actively waging terror via public lynchings and pushing forward legislation that only furthered Jim Crow segregation, Black Codes, and vagrancy laws. Ida B. Wells was the crunk Black radical who first spoke up against respectability saying things like:
“Again he sets up the dogma that when the race becomes taxpayers, producers of something the white man wants, land-owners, business, etc., the Anglo-Saxon will forget all about color and respect that race’s manhood… It was not the servant or working class of Negroes, who know their places, with whom the white people objected to riding, but the educated, property-owning Negro who thought himself the white man’s equal.”
Ida B. wasn’t never scared and always spoke about the conditions facing Black folx on terms that were clear. Yet, here we are today, watching the same debate about respectability and radical/revolutionarism that Wells sought so dearly to end.
Yes, this is also a case of the Woke-lympics – where people debate about who is woker than the other. But, it is deeper than that. Because our liberation has been commodified and grown to be a trendy pastime, it is becoming more difficult to discern real, value-added liberatory work from those seeking fame and prominence.
So, I have put together a brief list of ways to spot these folx. Hopefully, through more awareness, we can eradicate respectability politics and the Woke-lympics altogether.
You might be about that respectability life if…
1. You don’t take current grassroots level work being done in Black communities seriously.
This might seem like an odd assertion to make, but many folks who have a politics of respectability disregard the work of activists and organizers who are better equipped to stand as subject matter experts on the issues facing their communities. This can be seen when church folx talk about young people like we have literally no knowledge of the ways the world works. It can be found in the ways that historically Black clubs and advocacy groups like the NAACP chastise activists for speaking up on issues of electoral policy while indulging problematic institutions that seek to exploit Black people.
Until marginalized young Black people – namely those who are trans, disabled, poor, and/or experiencing unreliable housing – are seen as the primary speakers on the issues facing their communities, our political actions will remain incomplete. Not only that, they will rest on the same conditions many revolutionary political actors are seeking to dismantle.
2. You still believe that working with police officers and “behaving” will help Black people.
Working with young people in the city of Chicago, I am constantly confronted with the police department, their proxies and spokespeople, as well as their purported intentions to work closely with community groups to lessen their practices of hypersurveillance, corruption, and blatant murder of young Black people. Even while they spy on community actors and disregard calls for greater accountability to this community, they expect a seat at the solutions table.
In response, many respectable Black folx have started lecturing Black people about how to not scare police officers when pulled over and how to appear non-combative (as if that was an option for John Crawford or Tamir Rice or the many others who are extrajudicially murdered by cops). But, this is working backwards.
Police officers and authorities are bound to the anti-Black institution of policing in the United States. They are rooted in the era of slavery when poorer, non-propertied whites took on the roles of slave patrollers and professional slave hunters after the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. They are no different today.
When Black people are encouraged to work in concert with police or placate their predatory and unlawful acts of extralegal violence against us, our actual freedom is not the primary goal. How do I know? Because free Black people are not written into the status quo. And status quo actions like preserving and protecting police won’t miraculously make Black liberation real.
3. You possess no critical lens of whiteness and/capitalism
I am constantly flummoxed when I meet people who say they want justice, educational and economic freedom, and equal access for all people but they recoil at calling out whiteness or capitalism as core problems in the United States. All the “we have to all work together” and “calling out white people will alienate them from the movement” messages are obsessed with respectable political action. They prioritize white people’s approval – which, in most cases, is the opposite of helpful.
You can’t disrupt existing modes of exploitation in the US without eradicating white supremacy and capitalism. Period. Any suggestions otherwise are blatant falsehoods.
4. You don’t have a critical lens toward gender, sex, and class.
Black folx are often the first to point out racism and the last to acknowledge the harm caused by sexist gender roles, homophobia, transphobic narratives, or their own participation in substantiating harm against poor Black people. There are cis and trans, queer and straight Black men doing movement work who actively harm Black women and femmes. There are self-appointed leaders of the movement who erase the work of queer Black women who seed and maintain coordinated initiatives for Black liberation. These folx don’t see the issues with taking up space and devaluing the voices and concerns of more marginalized people because they aren’t really checking for Black liberation. They are checking for checks and speaking gigs.
There is no way to ensure Black liberation without ensuring it for all of us, even us queer, working poor, or gender-nonconforming folx. Sometimes that work won’t come with a big check or a cover photo but it’s the work that must be done.
The fact is: a politics of respectability will only ever go so far.
Since respectability has been in operation for nearly two centuries with little progress in the last fifty years, it seems they have over promised and under-delivered on Black liberation.
At this point, we need radical solutions like #TransCrowdFund – an effort to redistribute wealth to trans folx, and the reparations plan set out by the Movement for Black Lives. These are not respectable solutions because they center the least of us instead of whiteness. They are radical revisionings of the world and a challenge to reformists to become revolutionaries. They are the only real path to liberty and justice for all.
black people, Booker T. Washington, Ida B. Wells, racism, Respectability politics
Jenn M. Jackson
Jenn M. Jackson was born and raised in East Oakland, California, a fact which motivates her writing and academic ambitions. She is a scholar, educator, and writer whose writing addresses Black Politics and civil and public life for young Black people with a focus on policing and surveillance. She is also the Editor-in-Chief of Water Cooler Convos, a culture platform for Black millennials. Her writing has been featured in Washington Post, BITCH Magazine, Marie Claire, EBONY, The Root, Daily Dot, The Independent, and many others. Jackson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Chicago studying American Politics with a focus on political participation and engagement, public opinion and social movements. For more about her, tweet her at @JennMJack or visit her website at jennmjackson.com.
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Vietnam: Familiarities
After Siem Reap, I took a flight to Saigon and spent the next 3 weeks making my way from there to Hanoi.
Whenever I thought about Vietnam, it seemed like a place that would take a lot of planning and navigating of buses, trains, schedules, figuring out how to communicate with people, staying in shitty places, just generally being in different degrees of discomfort, but still seeing cool things and eating all the food. This thinking is basically why it took me forever to go, I just never felt like I was in the right head space to challenge myself to be constantly figuring things out and making myself comfortable in an uncomfortable situation and to do it alone.
I dunno if it's because I've been in South East Asia for over a year, but Vietnam is an incredibly easy place to travel. First off, getting a SIM card there is easy and cheap - $15 for unlimited 3G for a month! So that already made it really easy to figure out where things are (although for being so connected, Twitter is blocked). Getting from city to city is really easy, you can arrange it with wherever you're staying with very little notice. And there's so many ways to get from one place to another, with the prices range from reasonable to insanely cheap. The country sees so many tourists, with most of them generally taking the same path (Saigon to Hanoi, or vice versa) and so a lot of things are built so that it's really easy to find and get to where you want to go.
Where I sleep really affects whether or not a place sucks for me. And especially because it was unbearably hot in Vietnam when I was there (again, do yourself a favor and avoid Vietnam in May, otherwise you will know the true definition of heat and sweat), I spent a considerable amount of time in hotel rooms (AC!) I was worried that Vietnam would be full of places where I would have to convince myself that it was okay and that it was just for one night and to put aside my germaphobic tendencies for the sake of budget and experience, but mannn, Vietnam is full of the most clean, reasonably priced, value for money places I've been in.
Every time I told someone I was going to Vietnam, they kept saying that the people are quite hard and it takes a bit more time to really get friendly with them. I dunno who they were talking to, but everyone I met and interacted with were incredibly warm and kind.
Saigon is grimy, messy, chaotic, dense and I loved it. A lot of it felt instantly familiar. The garish signs in awful colors with some pretty terrible font choices reminded me of all the Vietnamese restaurants I went to growing up in Calgary. It was like, oh man, those aesthetic choices actually came from somewhere. Massive streets lined with trees reminiscent of Paris (this is another great thing about Vietnam - there are cheap, legit baguettes everywhere! If you get sick of rice or noodles or just Asian flavors, this is a welcome sight - also hilarious/interesting - there's these ladies on the sides of highways and roads with their motorbike just covered and stacked with baguettes). Insane motorbike traffic that not too long ago would have scared and stressed me out to no end, but was a nice exercise in death defying and felt like making your way through a sea of fish (you move slowly and they just go around you). Alleys and nooks packed tightly in together, hiding lives inside.
First ca phe in Vietnam. I love that they have these setups everywhere, just a small plastic table and chairs around it and you just chill and watch everything pass you by.
From Saigon I took a flight to Danang and then took a taxi to Hoi An.
The center of Hoi An is a UNESCO Heritage site and is known for being cute, that every other store is a place where you can get tailor made clothes (sounds a lot nicer than it is), is the home of an incredible banh mi, and being insanely romantic and swoon-y at night with all the colorful lanterns lighting up the streets. It's small so you're able to ride a bicycle around it and pretend that you're in some sort of quaint movie. That said though, it is insanely touristy and you see the same store selling the same thing over and over. I think that's one of the downsides of Vietnam, that you don't really see a lot of emerging designers or people doing different things like you do in Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Japan, Seoul, and even Bali. I found myself a bit hard pressed to find a store that sold things other than typical tourist things like rice hats and I can't even remember what else. But I guess who needs new shit when you got noodles and ca phe and scenery.
From Hoi An I took a bus to Hue and from there I took a bus to Phong Nha to see some caves there.
Hue:
I took a flight from Hue to Hanoi and then went on a tour from there to Halong and Bai Tu Long Bay:
Back to Hanoi:
By this point I didn't even bother trying to see museums and those sort of things in Hanoi. I had done enough of that in Saigon and I can say that, the museums are pretty terrible (although the buildings themselves are really cool) and I'd rather just eat and drink egg ca phe all day (what the lack in museum content they more than make up for food and drinks).
There was a moment where I was taking a taxi from my hotel back to the airport in Saigon - it was early morning and the light was pretty and gentle. We were passing by these parks and like many parks in Asia, you see bunches of people wearing bright (and not so bright) clothing doing exercises together (tai chi, dancing, or some other sort of thing), And then were these women who had these giant wooden bead necklaces (the beads were a little over half the size of a basketball) that they were swinging around their waists as a form of exercise and extreme blood circulation (I guess). Seeing all those things, with the morning light, and the days before that I had just spent exploring and taking everything in, I just swelled with nothing but love and awe for Vietnam. I was telling someone this, that there were these really nice small moments filled with visual idiosyncrasies that I loved so much and so inexplicably that it hurt. And he said that I went there and unexpectedly ended up finding something that I didn't realize I was even looking for.
Yes, totally. It swallowed me up, opened me and filled me with the best food, the nicest people, and sweet, warm moments.
Labels: Bai Tu Long Bay, Halong Bay, Hanoi, Hoi An, Hue, Phong Nha, Saigon, travel, Vietnam
Cambodia: Fever in the Ruins
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**This model explores the interactions between APOE and the buildup of neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid-beta plaques in the brain.**
Classic symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease include a buildup of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles in the neural tissue. This model presents a very simplified possible version of one of APOE’s mechanisms in the body - breaking down waste.
APOE is a lipoprotein that metabolizes fats – as well as peptides like beta-amyloid - that has three variants that differ at a single-base level: APOE2, APOE3, and APOE4.
This model represents one possible effect of APOE2, a more efficient breakdown of the waste products.
APOE2 has a protective effect on against the onset of Alzheimer’s but we are not sure why
APOE3 is the ‘wild type’ version that is the most common
Patients who have the APOE4 gene are at a higher risk for developing Alzheimer’s
APOE breaks down the neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) and amyloid-beta plaques (AB) in the neural tissue. APOE loses ‘energy’ as it moves – this is a simplification of protein inactivation, competition, and degradation as time passes. To replenish energy, APOE must bind and break down NFT and/or AB. It gains a small amount of energy from the cells it passes over, this helps stabilize the model. If energy is not replenished, APOE dies.
AB also loses ‘energy’ as it moves about the tissue, this is a simplification of the cellular mechanisms that each AB has within the brain. Both AB and NFT are necessary for a healthy system – but they can quickly build up and cause the system to fail. NFT and AB perform tasks at each cell but build up rapidly and make the cell unhealthy, turning it brown. The NFT or AB must move on and the cell must recover to regain its green and become a healthy cell again.
**APOE only acts on NFT if there is AB present.** This represents one hypothesis about the mechanism of Alzheimer’s Disease - the AB cascade hypothesis (Jack, 2011).
1. Adjust the slider parameters, choose a live threshold and APOE variant (see below).
2. Press the Set-up button.
3. Press the color-patches button
4. Press the Go button to begin the simulation.
5. Look at the monitors to see the current population sizes
6. Look at the Populations plot to watch the populations fluctuate over time
### Parameters:
**APOE Variant:** The user chooses one of three genetic variants of APOE Disease
**Progression:** The initial percent unhealthy cells, as well as how long it takes for cell to recover from a AB or NFT task AB-Buildup: The initial volume of AB buildup
**NFT-Buildup:** The initial volume of NFT buildup Initial-APOE: The initial volume of APOE
**AB-Transcription-Level:** The probability of a NFT being transcribed at each time step
**NFT-Transcription-Level:** The probability of a AB being transcribed at each time step
**APOE-Transcription-Level:** The probability of a APOE being transcribed at each time step
**%LiveRequired:** User chooses the threshold at which the model dies.
Watch as the NFT/AB and APOE populations fluctuate. Notice that increases and decreases in the sizes of each population are related. In what way are they related? What eventually happens?
Notice the Tissue Health plot representing fluctuations in the overall number of live cells. How do the sizes of the NFT, AB, APOE and live cell populations appear to relate? What is the explanation for this?
Why do you suppose that some variations of the model might be stable while others are not?
Try adjusting the transcription parameters under various settings. How sensitive is the stability of the model? Repeat with the initial buildup, although this will not affect the model beyond starting-up
Which slider is the model most sensitive to? Which drop-down menu?
Can you find any other parameter settings that generate a stable ecosystem?
What happens if all three turtles are the same size?
What happens if NFT is also allowed to move?
Try changing the transcription rules – for example, what would happen if transcription depended on energy rather than being determined by a fixed probability?
Try changing the energy values in the code - how much energy does APOE need from each AB and NFT to survive?
Note the use of breeds to model three different kinds of “turtles”: APOE, NFT, and AB.
Some breeds are stuck in place, while others move.
Note the use of patches to model CellState.
Note use of the ONE-OF agentset reporter to select a random AB or NFT to be broken down by an APOE.
Look at Child of Wolf Sheep Predation and Rabbits Grass Weeds for other models of interacting populations with different rules.
Bizzle, J. (2014). Child of Wolf Sheep Predation, Model ID 3513 – NetLogo Modeling Commons. modelingcommons.org/browse/one_model/3513#model_tabs_browse_info.
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Observation Techniques
In carrying out action research to improve teaching and learning, an important role of the researcher/instructor is to collect data and evidence about the teaching process and student learning. What follows is an introduction to some of the techniques which can be used for the said purpose.
Closed Ended Questionnaires
Interaction Schedules
Learning Inventories
Open Ended Questionnaires
Diagnosis of Student Conceptions
Tape Recording
Tests, examinations and continuous assessment can provide valuable data for action research. For your teaching course, you have to set up a method of student assessment and your students have to be assessed, so you might as well make use of it in your project.
You should, however, be clear about the nature of the information you can obtain from examination results or assessment grades. Comparison of one set of results with another often has limited validity as assignments, examinations, markers and marking schemes are rarely held constant. In addition most assessment is norm referenced rather than criterion referenced. (Linked with permission from CRESST,UCLA in USA.)
You also need to be very clear as to what is being assessed. Examination grades may bear little relationship to specific qualities you could be investigating. For example, if the theme of an action research project is encouraging meaningful learning, then the examination results would only be of value if they truly reflect meaningful learning. They would be of little value if they consisted of problems which could be solved by substituting numbers into a remembered formula, or essays which required the reproduction of sections from lecture notes. So think carefully about the qualities which you wish to test and whether the assessment is a true test of those qualities.
One way in which answers to assessment questions can be analysed for project purposes is by dividing them into qualitative categories. A systematic procedure for establishing categories is the SOLO taxonomy (Biggs and Collis, 1982). The SOLO taxonomy divides answers to written assessment questions into five categories, judged according to the level of learning: prestructural, unistructural, multistructural, relational and extended abstract. The five levels correspond to answers ranging from the incorrect or irrelevant, through use of appropriate data, to integration of data in an appropriate way, and ending in innovative extensions.
For more about student assessment, please visit Assessment for Learning.
Biggs, J.B. & Collis, K.F.(1982). Evaluating the quality of learning: the SOLO taxonomy (structure of the observed learning outcome). New York: Academic Press.
Closed questionnaires are ones which constrain the responses to a limited number chosen by the researcher; essentially it is a multiple choice format. Usually respondents are asked the extent to which they agree or disagree with a given statement. Responses are recorded on a Likert scale, such as the one in the example below, which ranges from 'definitely agree' to 'definitely disagree'.
Questions should be carefully constructed so the meaning is clear and unambiguous. It is a good idea to trial the questionnaire on a limited number of students before giving it to a whole group.
Closed questionnaires are easy to process and evaluate and can give clear answers to specific questions. However, the questions are defined by the researcher, so could completely miss the concerns of the respondents. You might therefore draw up the questions after a few exploratory interviews, or include some open-ended questions to give respondents a chance to raise other issues of concern.
A section of a typical closed questionnaire used for course evaluation is shown below.
Most institutions now have some form of standard teaching evaluation questionnaire available. These may be of some help in evaluating a project but in most cases the questions will not be sufficiently specific to the particular type of innovation which has been introduced. What might be more helpful are the data banks of optional or additional questions which are available. These can be used to pick or suggest questions which might be included in a more tailor-made questionnaire.
Traditionally, collecting questionnaire, survey data is done by using copies of paper questionnaire and answer sheets. With the availability of web technology, there is now the option of collecting survey data online.
To collect data using paper questionnaire, special answer sheets called OMR forms are often used. Respondents to questionnaires will be asked to mark their answers to questions of the questionnaire on OMR forms. An optical mark scanner will then be used to read the marks made on the OMR forms. The process will produce an electronic data file containing the responses to the questionnaire. The data file can then be analysed using software programs such as MS Excel or SPSS. In HKUST, both the optical mark scanner and OMR forms are available from ITSC.
In HKUST, instructors can use a specially designed web-based system called Qualtrics to collect questionnaire survey data online. This system allows users to create their online questionnaires using a graphical interface and without the need to do any programming. Once the questionnaire is created, the instructor can ask students to visit the Qualtrics website to complete the questionnaire online. The data will be stored in the Qualtrics database. Simple reports can be generated by the users at the click of a button. To use Qualtrics, please contact ITSC (cchelp@ust.hk, Ext 6200).
Everyone involved in an action learning project should keep a diary or journal in which they record:
their initial reflections on the topic of concern
the plans that were made
a record of actions which were taken
observation of the effects of the actions
impressions and personal opinions about the action taken and reactions to them
results obtained from other observation techniques
references for, and notes on, any relevant literature or supporting documents which are discovered.
Research reports are often very impersonal documents but this should not be the case for an action learning journal - quite the contrary! It should contain a record of both what you did and what you thought. In it you should regularly and systematically reflect critically on the effects of your project and how it is progressing.
Journals act as the starting points for critical reflection at the regular meetings of the project team. By sharing observations and reflections it is possible to fine-tune the innovation. Sympathetic but critical discussion can also heighten awareness and contribute to changing perspectives.
Link to journal writing tips:
Writing Center of Tidewater Community College, Virginia, USA
Keep copies of any documents which are relevant to the course(s) you are examining. These can include:
documents for the course development and accreditation process
minutes of course committees
the course syllabus
memos between course team leaders and members
handouts to students
copies of tests and examinations
lists of test results and student grades.
Interaction schedules are methods for analysing and recording what takes place during a class. A common approach is to note down at regular intervals (say every minute) who is talking, and to categorise what they were saying or doing. An alternative to time sampling is event sampling in which behaviour is noted every time a particular event occurs. Examples of categories could be; tutor asking question, tutor giving explanation, tutor giving instruction, student answering question or student asking question. The analysis can be made by an observer at the class or can be made subsequently from a tape or video recording.
Below are profiles which compare the interactions during two tutorials. An observer noted, at one minute intervals, who was talking and the type of communication. The plots can be used to compare the extent to which the tutor dominated the session and the students contributed. The example is adapted from Williams and Gillard (1986).
There are other approaches to recording and analysing happenings in a classroom situation. McKernan (1991) discusses an extensive range of techniques, gives examples of each and considers how the data gathered should be analysed.
Interviews can provide even more opportunity for respondents to raise their own issues and concerns, but are correspondingly more time-consuming and can raise difficulties in the collation and interpretation of information. The format can be on a spectrum from completely open discussion to tightly structured questions. Semi-structured interviews have a small schedule of questions to point the interviewee towards an area of interest to the researcher, but then allow interviewees to raise any items they like within the general topic area. Since interviews give an opportunity for students to raise their own agenda they are useful when issues are open, or at an exploratory stage. A small number of interviews can be useful to define issues for subsequent more tightly structured questionnaires.
Interviews are normally tape recorded. If analysis, rather than just impression is required, then transcripts have to be produced. The transcripts are normally analysed by searching for responses or themes which commonly occur. Quotations from the transcripts can be used to illuminate or illustrate findings reported in reports and papers.
There are computer programmes available to assist with the analysis of qualitative data. One example is the programme NUDIST which has facilities for indexing, text-searching, using Boolean operations on defined index nodes, and combining data from several initially independent studies.
Links to interview techniques:
Interviewing and Data-Gathering Techniques by Prof Vicki Sauter, College of Business Administration, University of Missouri-St Louis, USA (http://www.umsl.edu/~sauter/analysis/interview/interview2.html)
Student Learning Inventories
Student learning inventories are examples of empirically derived measuring instruments. There are many number inventories which purport to measure a wide range of characteristics. Student learning inventories have been highlighted because they examine the quality of learning. In particular they look at the categories of deep and surface learning. The inventories can be used to compare groups of students, examine approaches before and after changes to teaching methods, and to examine correlations with other variables.
The Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ) developed by John Biggs (1987) assesses students' approaches to learning. Scores are obtained for each student on deep, surface and achieving approach scales. The SPQ has been widely used in Hong Kong and its cultural applicability widely researched. A detailed account of usage of the SPQ, together with tables of norms for Hong Kong students for comparison purposes, is in Biggs (1992). The SPQ is available in English, Chinese or bilingual versions.
For action learning projects, a suitable way to use the SPQ is to apply it at the start and end of the innovation. Changes in SPQ scores can then be interpreted as a reflection of the teaching and learning context. The results will indicate whether the innovation has encouraged meaningful approaches to learning.
Biggs, J.B. (1987). The Study Process Questionnaire (SPQ): Manual. Hawthorn, Vic.: Australian Council for Educational Research.
Biggs, J.B. (1992). Why and how do Hong Kong students learn? Using the Learning and Study Process Questionnaire. Hong Kong: University of Hong Kong.
Open questionnaires have a series of specific questions but leave space for respondents to answer as they see fit. You are therefore more likely to find out the views of students but replies are more difficult to analyse and collate. The usual procedure is to search for categories of common responses.
An example of an open questionnaire is shown below.
It is not necessary to have separate questionnaires for open and closed items. The most successful questionnaires often have both open and closed items.
A good basis for improving your teaching is to diagnose your students' understanding of key concepts in a course. It is often surprising how students can pass university examinations but still have fundamental misunderstandings of key concepts. The usual method of diagnosing student conceptions is to ask a question which applies the concept to an every-day situation: one which cannot be answered by reproduction or by substitution into formulae. Answers are drawn from the students in interviews or in written form.
The students answers can usually be classified into a small number (usually two to five) of conceptions or misconceptions about the phenomenon. As with the analysis of interview data care needs to be taken when deriving classifications. These do not automatically emerge from the transcript but are subject to the experiences and knowledge of the researcher.
An example of the type of question, and categories of student conceptions which it uncovered is given below (Dahlgren, 1984).
Making tape recordings is a way of collecting a complete, accurate and detailed record of discussions in class, conversations in interviews or arguments and decisions at meetings. It is easy to obtain the recording; you simply take along cassettes and a portable recorder, and switch it on. However, the presence of a tape recorder can inhibit discussion or influence people's behaviour.
There are a number of ethical issues which need to be addressed over the use of tape recordings. The group being taped should establish the purpose of making the recording and the way in which the tapes will be used. If any quotations are made in subsequent reports it is customary to maintain the anonymity of the source.
If you need to do a detailed analysis of the conversations then it will be necessary to produce a transcript. This is a time-consuming and painstaking process, so limit the use of tape recordings to situations where it is really necessary.
Triangulation is not a specific observation technique, but is the process of comparing and justifying data from one source to another. If you do just a handful of interviews your conclusions may be viewed with skepticism. But if the interview results concur with findings from a questionnaire, trends in examination results and evidence from your journal, then the conclusions are much more convincing. The message is simple; use more than one observation technique in order to see whether your results are consistent.
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Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory: A kilohertz-band gravitational-wave detector in the global network
K. Ackley, V. B. Adya, P. Agrawal, P. Altin, G. Ashton, M. Bailes, E. Baltinas, A. Barbuio, D. Beniwal, C. Blair, D. Blair, G. N. Bolingbroke, V. Bossilkov, S. Shachar Boublil, D. D. Brown, B. J. Burridge, J. Calderon Bustillo, J. Cameron, H. Tuong Cao, J. B. Carlin, S. Chang, P. Charlton, C. Chatterjee, D. Chattopadhyay, X. Chen, J. Chi, J. Chow, Q. Chu, A. Ciobanu, T. Clarke, P. Clearwater, J. Cooke, D. Coward, H. Crisp, R. J. Dattatri, A. T. Deller, D. A. Dobie, L. Dunn, P. J. Easter, J. Eichholz, R. Evans, C. Flynn, G. Foran, P. Forsyth, Y. Gai, S. Galaudage, D. K. Galloway, B. Gendre, B. Goncharov, S. Goode, D. Gozzard, B. Grace, A. W. Graham, A. Heger, F. Hernandez Vivanco, R. Hirai, N. A. Holland, Z. J. Holmes, E. Howard, E. Howell, G. Howitt, M. T. Hübner, J. Hurley, C. Ingram, V. Jaberian Hamedan, K. Jenner, L. Ju, D. P. Kapasi, T. Kaur, N. Kijbunchoo, M. Kovalam, R. Kumar Choudhary, P. D. Lasky, M. Y. M. Lau, J. Leung, J. Liu, K. Loh, A. Mailvagan, I. Mandel, J. J. McCann, D. E. McClelland, K. McKenzie, D. McManus, T. McRae, A. Melatos, P. Meyers, H. Middleton, M. T. Miles, M. Millhouse, Y. Lun Mong, B. Mueller, J. Munch, J. Musiov, S. Muusse, R. S. Nathan, Y. Naveh, C. Neijssel, B. Neil, S. W. S. Ng, V. Oloworaran, D. J. Ottaway, M. Page, J. Pan, M. Pathak, E. Payne, J. Powell, J. Pritchard, E. Puckridge, A. Raidani, V. Rallabhandi, D. Reardon, J. A. Riley, L. Roberts, I. M. Romero-Shaw, T. J. Roocke, G. Rowell, N. Sahu, N. Sarin, L. Sarre, H. Sattari, M. Schiworski, S. M. Scott, R. Sengar, D. Shaddock, R. Shannon, J. SHI, P. Sibley, B. J. J. Slagmolen, T. Slaven-Blair, R. J. E. Smith, J. Spollard, L. Steed, L. Strang, H. Sun, A. Sunderland, S. Suvorova, C. Talbot, E. Thrane, D. Töyrä, P. Trahanas, A. Vajpeyi, J. V. van Heijningen, A. F. Vargas, P. J. Veitch, A. Vigna-Gomez, A. Wade, K. Walker, Z. Wang, R. L. Ward, K. Ward, S. Webb, L. Wen, K. Wette, R. Wilcox, J. Winterflood, C. Wolf, B. Wu, M. Jet Yap, Z. You, H. Yu, J. Zhang, J. Zhang, C. Zhao, X. Zhu
Journal: Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia / Volume 37 / 2020
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 November 2020, e047
Gravitational waves from coalescing neutron stars encode information about nuclear matter at extreme densities, inaccessible by laboratory experiments. The late inspiral is influenced by the presence of tides, which depend on the neutron star equation of state. Neutron star mergers are expected to often produce rapidly rotating remnant neutron stars that emit gravitational waves. These will provide clues to the extremely hot post-merger environment. This signature of nuclear matter in gravitational waves contains most information in the 2–4 kHz frequency band, which is outside of the most sensitive band of current detectors. We present the design concept and science case for a Neutron Star Extreme Matter Observatory (NEMO): a gravitational-wave interferometer optimised to study nuclear physics with merging neutron stars. The concept uses high-circulating laser power, quantum squeezing, and a detector topology specifically designed to achieve the high-frequency sensitivity necessary to probe nuclear matter using gravitational waves. Above 1 kHz, the proposed strain sensitivity is comparable to full third-generation detectors at a fraction of the cost. Such sensitivity changes expected event rates for detection of post-merger remnants from approximately one per few decades with two A+ detectors to a few per year and potentially allow for the first gravitational-wave observations of supernovae, isolated neutron stars, and other exotica.
Portuguese Junior Doctors Exchanging in the Uk – Reflections From the Experience
H. Salgado, M. Pinto da Costa, H. Walker, J. Powell, L. Potter, H. Ryland, A. Kjellstenius, C. Feteanu
Journal: European Psychiatry / Volume 33 / Issue S1 / March 2016
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 March 2020, p. S492
The interest in experiencing training abroad has grown and its benefits have been progressively recognized. For these reasons, several psychiatric trainees seek to extend their competencies, skills and knowledge through these exchange opportunities, such as the European Federation of Psychiatric Trainees (EFPT) Exchange Programme.
With this work we intend to describe these international experiences of being acquainted with a different health system and psychiatry training programme.
Reflect on the impact of these experiences, considering on how these can be used to benefit the patient care provided across countries, further to the professional and personal individual benefits that colleagues gain.
Presenting the testimonials of junior doctors from abroad that have had the opportunity to observe and collaborate in the current system of the United Kingdom.
The EFPT Exchange Programme is an excellent opportunity for psychiatry trainees to share experiences, knowledge and good practices. The cultural and social framework of psychiatry certainly has an impact on the approach to mental health problems, and being knowledgeable of these differences can provide benefits not only to the junior doctors who complete these exchanges abroad, but also to their colleagues working at their hosting institutions that become acquainted with different realities through their presence and feedback.
The benefits of these exchange mobility experiences are unequivocal. Therefore, it is fundamental to share these experiences and promote these opportunities.
Proliferation of Faulty Materials Data Analysis in the Literature
Matthew R. Linford, Vincent S. Smentkowski, John T. Grant, C. Richard Brundle, Peter M.A. Sherwood, Mark C. Biesinger, Jeff Terry, Kateryna Artyushkova, Alberto Herrera-Gómez, Sven Tougaard, William Skinner, Jean-Jacques Pireaux, Christopher F. McConville, Christopher D. Easton, Thomas R. Gengenbach, George H. Major, Paul Dietrich, Andreas Thissen, Mark Engelhard, Cedric J. Powell, Karen J. Gaskell, Donald R. Baer
Role of magnetic field evolution on filamentary structure formation in intense laser–foil interactions
HPL_EP HEDP and High Power Laser 2018
M. King, N. M. H. Butler, R. Wilson, R. Capdessus, R. J. Gray, H. W. Powell, R. J. Dance, H. Padda, B. Gonzalez-Izquierdo, D. R. Rusby, N. P. Dover, G. S. Hicks, O. C. Ettlinger, C. Scullion, D. C. Carroll, Z. Najmudin, M. Borghesi, D. Neely, P. McKenna
Journal: High Power Laser Science and Engineering / Volume 7 / 2019
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 March 2019, e14
Filamentary structures can form within the beam of protons accelerated during the interaction of an intense laser pulse with an ultrathin foil target. Such behaviour is shown to be dependent upon the formation time of quasi-static magnetic field structures throughout the target volume and the extent of the rear surface proton expansion over the same period. This is observed via both numerical and experimental investigations. By controlling the intensity profile of the laser drive, via the use of two temporally separated pulses, both the initial rear surface proton expansion and magnetic field formation time can be varied, resulting in modification to the degree of filamentary structure present within the laser-driven proton beam.
Associations between psychosis endophenotypes across brain functional, structural, and cognitive domains
R. Blakey, S. Ranlund, E. Zartaloudi, W. Cahn, S. Calafato, M. Colizzi, B. Crespo-Facorro, C. Daniel, Á. Díez-Revuelta, M. Di Forti, GROUP, C. Iyegbe, A. Jablensky, R. Jones, M.-H. Hall, R. Kahn, L. Kalaydjieva, E. Kravariti, K. Lin, C. McDonald, A. M. McIntosh, PEIC, M. Picchioni, J. Powell, A. Presman, D. Rujescu, K. Schulze, M. Shaikh, J. H. Thygesen, T. Toulopoulou, N. Van Haren, J. Van Os, M. Walshe, WTCCC2, R. M. Murray, E. Bramon
Journal: Psychological Medicine / Volume 48 / Issue 8 / June 2018
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 November 2017, pp. 1325-1340
A range of endophenotypes characterise psychosis, however there has been limited work understanding if and how they are inter-related.
This multi-centre study includes 8754 participants: 2212 people with a psychotic disorder, 1487 unaffected relatives of probands, and 5055 healthy controls. We investigated cognition [digit span (N = 3127), block design (N = 5491), and the Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (N = 3543)], electrophysiology [P300 amplitude and latency (N = 1102)], and neuroanatomy [lateral ventricular volume (N = 1721)]. We used linear regression to assess the interrelationships between endophenotypes.
The P300 amplitude and latency were not associated (regression coef. −0.06, 95% CI −0.12 to 0.01, p = 0.060), and P300 amplitude was positively associated with block design (coef. 0.19, 95% CI 0.10–0.28, p < 0.001). There was no evidence of associations between lateral ventricular volume and the other measures (all p > 0.38). All the cognitive endophenotypes were associated with each other in the expected directions (all p < 0.001). Lastly, the relationships between pairs of endophenotypes were consistent in all three participant groups, differing for some of the cognitive pairings only in the strengths of the relationships.
The P300 amplitude and latency are independent endophenotypes; the former indexing spatial visualisation and working memory, and the latter is hypothesised to index basic processing speed. Individuals with psychotic illnesses, their unaffected relatives, and healthy controls all show similar patterns of associations between endophenotypes, endorsing the theory of a continuum of psychosis liability across the population.
Edited by Christopher C. H. Cook, Andrew Powell, Andrew Sims
Book: Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice
Published online: 02 January 2018
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp ix-x
I read this book with fascination and interest, and it confirmed my feeling that storytelling is central to psychiatric practice, alongside a deep respect for the patient's own spiritual journey. Two contemporary themes have been employed by the editors to enable psychiatrists better to understand – and therefore be more effective in the treatment of – their patients. First, the spiritual and religious concerns of patients, after years of neglect by psychiatry, have now been accepted as an integral part of psychiatric assessment and care. Second, there has been much recent interest from many quarters, including psychiatry, in the nature and application of narrative – what it is, how it affects the relationship with, and between, our patients, and how it makes for better treatment. These dual themes are maintained throughout this book, which is written for mental health professionals, hospital chaplains and others interested in the relationship of mental health to spirituality. The practical rather than theoretical is underscored, emphasising how users, carers and relatives can all enlist spirituality and narrative for their well-being.
The fourteen chapters range widely over different areas of psychiatric practice and theoretical viewpoint. Most are written by psychiatrists whose primary role has been the care of patients. Transcultural psychiatry is shown to be intimately involved with both narrative and the person's spiritual and religious convictions. Descriptive psychopathology depends entirely on the patient's story, which often includes their spiritual and religious understanding. Psychotherapy is greatly enriched by taking into account the spiritual aspects of life; story is pre-eminent, with narrative an essential aspect of therapy. Other chapters discuss the core psychiatric problems of depression, anxiety, psychosis, psychiatry of old age and mentally ill offenders, in all of which the interweaving themes of narrative and spirituality are prominent. There are moving stories from both a service user and from people seeking help from a mental health chaplain that show the significance of their beliefs in aiding the recovery process.
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp vii-viii
Spirituality and Narrative in Psychiatric Practice
Stories of Mind and Soul
Print publication: 18 March 2016
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Spiritual issues still raise ethical and professional dilemmas in mental healthcare. This text use narrative excerpts and case illustrations to explore the importance and challenge of spirituality in clinical psychiatric practice and show how spiritual concerns can be included in a range of psychiatric treatment options.
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp 185-190
14 - Beginnings and endings
By Christopher C. H. Cook, Professor of Spirituality, Theology & Health at Durham University, Andrew Powell, Founding Chair, Spirituality and Psychiatry Special Interest Group of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Andrew Sims, Author of the first three editions of Symptoms in the Mind: An Introduction to Descriptive Psychopathology 1988–2008
In Chapter 1, ‘Narrative in psychiatry, theology and spirituality’, it was suggested that narratives have a beginning and an end. Stories continue, of course, yet at a given point the narrator will have to identify a place to start and a place to stop telling the story. The choice of the beginning and of the ending will significantly frame the narrative and thus influence its impact, meaning and scope. This has been evident throughout the book, with some authors offering narratives that go back to childhood, or narratives that end with a death, but with none that attempts to tell the story of a whole life from birth to death. This is partly due to limitations of space, but it is also because the narratives included have focused primarily on matters of spiritual interest. Of course, if these narrators were to tell the story again after a period of time, they might have more to say, as in the case of a patient who is asked by their doctor ‘How have things been since your last appointment?’ Each ending of each narration is thus, at least potentially, the beginning of another narrative still to be told.
Importantly, in the present context, every human life must have a beginning and an ending, reflected in its unique narrative, and usually beginning with an account of the family into which a new human life is born. An autobiography generally concludes in the present moment, since the author cannot write, although they may speculate, about what is yet to happen. A biography concludes with a death, and perhaps with a reflection of the enduring impact on the lives of others of a life lived well – or badly.
Each clinical encounter is a privileged opportunity given to the clinician to share in an autobiographical narrative. It usually begins (if told chronologically – which it may well not be) with a history of the family of origin and the personal life history. It must of necessity end in the present moment and it is in the nature of the clinical encounter that both patient and doctor are likely to be speculating about what might happen next.
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp i-iv
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp xi-xiv
Spirituality and Psychiatry was published by RCPsych Publications in 2009. As editors of that volume, we have been gratified to note its warm reception and that the book was felt to have made a constructive contribution to the debate about the place of spirituality in contemporary clinical practice. So why, 6 years on, might it be timely for a further volume on the topic?
First, we are aware that there were gaps and omissions in Spirituality and Psychiatry. For example, it did not have much to say about affective disorders or about forensic psychiatry, and it did not have an author who wrote as an identified user of mental health services.
Second, while Spirituality and Psychiatry sought to be relevant to clinical practice and included a series of case histories, we realised in the course of our work as editors that it presented more questions than answers in relation to good practice in this newly developing field. Issues raised by spirituality in mental healthcare continue to be the subject of controversy, and we therefore felt that a second volume, with a different approach, could helpfully further the debate.
Third, while the evidence base has continued to grow steadily over the past 6 years, an important theme to emerge concerns the management of professional and ethical boundaries relating to spirituality and faith in clinical practice. There is therefore a need for a book that is cognisant of recent research literature, but which is also anchored in the realities of clinical practice. The present volume does not seek to review the recent quantitative research literature, although most contributors have made at least some reference to it. It does seek to address the realities of clinical practice in the context of the ongoing professional debate.
Fourth, for service users, spirituality and faith are closely connected with questions of relationship, transcendence and finding meaning and purpose in life – all of these questions being often best explored by way of narrative (or story). Narrative has provided an important theme in recent years in both medicine (Greenhalgh & Hurwitz, 1998; Roberts & Holmes, 1999; Engel et al, 2008) and theology (Loughlin, 1999).
Print publication: 18 March 2016, pp v-vi
Influence of laser polarization on collective electron dynamics in ultraintense laser–foil interactions
HEDP and HPL 2016
Bruno Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Ross J. Gray, Martin King, Robbie Wilson, Rachel J. Dance, Haydn Powell, David A. MacLellan, John McCreadie, Nicholas M. H. Butler, Steve Hawkes, James S. Green, Chris D. Murphy, Luca C. Stockhausen, David C. Carroll, Nicola Booth, Graeme G. Scott, Marco Borghesi, David Neely, Paul McKenna
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 September 2016, e33
The collective response of electrons in an ultrathin foil target irradiated by an ultraintense ( ${\sim}6\times 10^{20}~\text{W}~\text{cm}^{-2}$ ) laser pulse is investigated experimentally and via 3D particle-in-cell simulations. It is shown that if the target is sufficiently thin that the laser induces significant radiation pressure, but not thin enough to become relativistically transparent to the laser light, the resulting relativistic electron beam is elliptical, with the major axis of the ellipse directed along the laser polarization axis. When the target thickness is decreased such that it becomes relativistically transparent early in the interaction with the laser pulse, diffraction of the transmitted laser light occurs through a so called ‘relativistic plasma aperture’, inducing structure in the spatial-intensity profile of the beam of energetic electrons. It is shown that the electron beam profile can be modified by variation of the target thickness and degree of ellipticity in the laser polarization.
Multicentre prospective clinical application of the T14 paediatric outcome tool
C Hopkins, R Almeyda, H Alreefy, H Ismail-Koch, J Lim, V Possamai, S Powell, R Sharma, I Hore
Journal: The Journal of Laryngology & Otology / Volume 129 / Issue 10 / October 2015
This study aimed to measure changes in disease-specific quality of life in children following tonsillectomy or adenotonsillectomy.
A multicentre prospective cohort study was performed involving seven ENT departments in England. A total of 276 children entered the study over a 2-month period: 107 underwent tonsillectomy and 128 adenotonsillectomy. Forty-one children referred with throat problems initially managed by watchful waiting were also recruited. The follow-up period was 12 months. Outcome measures were the T14, parental impressions of their child's quality of life and the number of days absent from school.
One-year follow-up data were obtained from 150 patients (52 per cent). The mean baseline T14 score in the non-surgical group was significantly lower (T14 = 23) than in the tonsillectomy group (T14 = 31) or the adenotonsillectomy group (T14 = 35; p < 0.001). There was a significant improvement in the T14 scores of responders in all groups at follow up. The effect size was 1.3 standard deviations (SD) for the non-surgical group, 2.1 SD for the tonsillectomy group and 1.9 SD for the adenotonsillectomy group. Between-group differences did not reach statistical significance. A third of children in the non-surgical group underwent surgery during the follow-up period.
Children who underwent surgical intervention achieved a significant improvement in disease-specific quality of life. Less severely affected children were managed conservatively and also improved over 12 months, but 1 in 3 crossed over to surgical intervention.
By Aaron Ben-Ze’ev, F. H. Buckley, Mina Cikara, David Combs, N. T. Feather, Kurt Feyaerts, Agneta H. Fischer, Susan T. Fiske, Charles Hoogland, Giselinde Kuipers, Colin Wayne Leach, Antony S. R. Manstead, Bert Oben, Diederik Oostdijk, Jaap W. Ouwerkerk, John Portmann, Caitlin A. J. Powell, Mark Rotteveel, D. Ryan Schurtz, Elise C. Seip, Richard H. Smith, Russell Spears, Jill M. Sundie, Stephen M. Thielke, Niels van de Ven, Wilco W. van Dijk, Lotte F. van Dillen
Edited by Wilco W. van Dijk, Universiteit Leiden, Jaap W. Ouwerkerk, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam
Book: Schadenfreude
Print publication: 24 July 2014, pp x-xii
Effects of target pre-heating and expansion on terahertz radiation production from intense laser-solid interactions
Large Scale Laser and Plasma Acceleration
X.H. Yuan, Y. Fang, D.C. Carroll, D.A. MacLellan, F. Du, N. Booth, M. Burza, M. Chen, R.J. Gray, Y.F. Jin, Y.T. Li, Y. Liu, D. Neely, H. Powell, G. Scott, C.-G. Wahlström, J. Zhang, P. McKenna, Z.M. Sheng
Journal: High Power Laser Science and Engineering / Volume 2 / 01 July 2014
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2014, e5
Print publication: 01 July 2014
The first experimental measurements of intense ( ${\sim }7\times 10^{19}~ {\rm W}~ {\rm cm}^{-2}$ ) laser-driven terahertz (THz) radiation from a solid target which is preheated by an intense pulse of laser-accelerated protons is reported. The total energy of the THz radiation is found to decrease by approximately a factor of 2 compared to a cold target reference. This is attributed to an increase in the scale length of the preformed plasma, driven by proton heating, at the front surface of the target, where the THz radiation is generated. The results show the importance of controlling the preplasma scale length for THz production.
WISSARD at Subglacial Lake Whillans, West Antarctica: scientific operations and initial observations
Slawek Tulaczyk, Jill A. Mikucki, Matthew R. Siegfried, John C. Priscu, C. Grace Barcheck, Lucas H. Beem, Alberto Behar, Justin Burnett, Brent C. Christner, Andrew T. Fisher, Helen A. Fricker, Kenneth D. Mankoff, Ross D. Powell, Frank Rack, Daniel Sampson, Reed P. Scherer, Susan Y. Schwartz, The Wissard Science Team
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 26 July 2017, pp. 51-58
A clean hot-water drill was used to gain access to Subglacial Lake Whillans (SLW) in late January 2013 as part of the Whillans Ice Stream Subglacial Access Research Drilling (WISSARD) project. Over 3 days, we deployed an array of scientific tools through the SLW borehole: a downhole camera, a conductivity–temperature–depth (CTD) probe, a Niskin water sampler, an in situ filtration unit, three different sediment corers, a geothermal probe and a geophysical sensor string. Our observations confirm the existence of a subglacial water reservoir whose presence was previously inferred from satellite altimetry and surface geophysics. Subglacial water is about two orders of magnitude less saline than sea water (0.37–0.41 psu vs 35 psu) and two orders of magnitude more saline than pure drill meltwater (<0.002 psu). It reaches a minimum temperature of –0.55~C, consistent with depression of the freezing point by 7.019 MPa of water pressure. Subglacial water was turbid and remained turbid following filtration through 0.45 µm filters. The recovered sediment cores, which sampled down to 0.8 m below the lake bottom, contained a macroscopically structureless diamicton with shear strength between 2 and 6 kPa. Our main operational recommendation for future subglacial access through water-filled boreholes is to supply enough heat to the top of the borehole to keep it from freezing.
TEM Investigations on FeF2 based Nanocomposite Battery Materials
V.S.K. Chakravadhanula, C. Kübel, A.R. Munnangi, B. Breitung, A.K. Powell, M. Fichtner, H. Hahn
Extended abstract of a paper presented at Microscopy and Microanalysis 2013 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, August 4 – August 8, 2013.
Serum silicon concentrations in pregnant women and newborn babies
Ravin Jugdaohsingh, Simon H. C. Anderson, Lorin Lakasing, Supannee Sripanyakorn, Sarah Ratcliffe, Jonathan J. Powell
Journal: British Journal of Nutrition / Volume 110 / Issue 11 / 14 December 2013
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 May 2013, pp. 2004-2010
Print publication: 14 December 2013
Earlier studies in animals have suggested an essential role for Si in connective tissues, but such works have not been replicated per se. Nonetheless, a study conducted in 2000 has reported that Si may be essential during pregnancy for the growing fetus, since serum Si concentrations in infants were approximately 300 % higher than those in older children and adults and serum Si concentrations in pregnant women were approximately 300 % lower than those in age-matched non-pregnant controls. To reproduce these potentially important findings, in the present study, serum Si concentrations were measured in fourteen pregnant women (15–24 weeks of gestation) and compared with those of seventeen non-pregnant, non-lactating female controls. Serum Si concentrations were also measured in fourteen full-term mothers at the time of delivery and in the umbilical cord (UC) vein and artery where possible. Fasting serum Si concentrations in pregnant women were not significantly different from those of the female controls and showed little change with advancing gestation (r 0·2). Mean serum Si concentrations in the UC vein samples were 52 % higher, while those in the UC artery samples were 235 % higher than those in the maternal forearm vein samples, although data were widely spread and differences were not significant. Mean maternal forearm vein Si concentrations at delivery were 50 % lower than those of pregnant women and female controls, but, again, these were not significant. Overall, we note that there are significant analytical challenges in comparing baseline Si levels between different groups; notwithstanding, our findings cannot confirm a reduction in fasting serum Si levels during pregnancy, but, equally, we cannot rule out higher serum Si levels in newborns than in their mothers, and further work is required.
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