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CCHE is more than a research support infrastructure! Our faculty maintain active research projects pursuing interdisciplinary work around health equity.
CCHE Research
Stephanie Budge, PhD
Stephanie Budge, CCHE Assistant Director, is the Principal Investigator of the Trans Research Lab and focuses her research and activism efforts on transgender and gender diverse people. Her research focuses on emotional and coping processes for transgender youth and adults, as well as the effectiveness of medical and psychotherapeutic treatments for transgender clients. She provides clinical trainings nationally and internationally related to LGBTQ issues, focusing on practitioners’ self-efficacy, knowledge, awareness, and skills. At the University of Wisconsin, she promotes transgender activism on campus by providing workshops to students, faculty, and staff related to navigating gender identity within a university environment. Read more about Dr. Budge.
Learn more about the Trans Research Lab’s current research.
A grounded theory study of the development of trans youths’ awareness of coping with gender identity
Attending to gender in psychotherapy: Understanding and incorporating systems of power
Trans individuals’ facilitative coping: An analysis of internal and external processes
Angela Byars-Winston, PhD
Angela Byars-Winston, CCHE Associate Director, is a tenured Professor in the UW Department of Medicine, Director of Research and Evaluation in the UW Center for Women’s Health Research, and Faculty Director of Strategic Partnerships of the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research. Her research examines cultural influences on academic and career development, especially for historically minoritized groups in the sciences, engineering, and medicine with the aim of broadening their participation in STEM fields. Dr. Byars-Winston was Principal Investigator on an NIH R01 grant to measure and test critical factors in research training interventions for mentors of ethnically diverse mentees in biological science and is currently co-leading a renewal of that R01 grant to investigate and intervene on research mentors’ cultural diversity awareness. She is co-investigator on the National Research Mentoring Network grant from the NIH in the Mentor Training Core through which she is leading the Culturally Aware Mentorship initiative.
Pilot Study of an Intervention to Increase Cultural Awareness in Research Mentoring: Implications for Diversifying the Scientific Workforce
Culturally Diverse Undergraduate Researchers’ Academic Outcomes and Perceptions of Their Research Mentoring Relationships
New Measures Assessing Predictors of Academic Persistence for Historically Underrepresented Racial/Ethnic Undergraduates in Science
Susan Passmore, PhD
Susan Passmore, CCHE Assistant Director for Community Engaged Research, is an anthropologist with many years of experience working public health. Through an expertise in qualitative methods, Dr. Passmore has contributed to discussions about how to improve communication and understanding between patients and providers regarding a range of health disparities, especially those impacting African Americans. These include breast cancer, colorectal cancer, and preventive eye health. Most recently, Dr. Passmore has been working to improve rates of underrepresented racial/ethnic (UR) group participation in health research via the Building Trust educational programs and through her own research to explore ways to incorporate the principles of community based, participatory methods into recruitment practices of larger studies and clinical trials.
Building a “Deep Fund of Good Will”: Reframing Research Engagement
The Symbolic Value and Limitation of Racial Concordance in Research Engagement
Message Received: African American Women and Breast Cancer Screening
Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, PhD
Dorothy Farrar-Edwards, CCHE Director, has multiple lines of research inquiry. She studies the effects of stroke and Alzheimer’s Disease on function, community participation and quality of life using neurological, neuropsychological, occupational performance and outcomes research methods to explore the effects of cognitive impairment and racial disparities in adults with stroke and Alzheimer’s disease. Dr. Edwards leads the Outreach, Recruitment & Educational Core and the Minority Recruitment Satellite Program for the UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and she is funded by the National Institutes on Aging to explore the needs and characteristics of cognitively impaired minority and medically underserved urban elders. She also has funding to study stroke treatment and outcomes and disparities in stroke recovery.
Learn more about these research lines.
Barriers and Strategies for Recruitment of Racial and Ethnic Minorities: Perspectives from Neurological Clinical Research Coordinators
Christine Sorkness, PharmD
Christine Sorkness, CCHE Associate Director, has a special interest in health disparities in asthma, in which she has conducted both clinical efficacy and comparative effectiveness trials. Dr. Sorkness is affiliated with the UW SMPH Allergy, Pulmonary, and Critical Care Division, with more than 25 years of NHLBI-funding as a principal investigator for the asthma clinical research network trials. She has been a co-investigator with the NIAID Inner City Asthma Consortium since 2002. A long-standing member of the UW Health Sciences IRB, she has also served on several NHLBI-appointed Data and Safety Monitoring Boards for multi-center national trials. As part of her clinical investigator role, she has been committed to the career development of diverse post-doctoral fellows and junior faculty from varied biomedical backgrounds, focusing on pediatric and adult asthma, team science, and the responsible conduct of research. She is an investigator with the NIH Diversity Program Consortium National Research Mentoring Network (NRMN), and is a Master Facilitator for research mentor training programs.
Adapting clinical trial design to maintain meaningful outcomes during a multicenter asthma trial in the precision medicine era
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Health Equity Visibility
Health Equity Research Fellows
CCHE piloted the inaugural cohort of Health Equity Research Fellows in Fall 2018-2020. The initial pilot cohort concluded in 2020 and we are in the process of reconfiguring what this program will be post-COVID.
The fellows were selected for the excellent health equity research they conduct, which is aligned with CCHE’s Mission to build lasting partnerships and engage university and community partners in collaborative teaching, research and service initiatives to improve health equity in Wisconsin’s underserved communities. With the Fellows, CCHE aims to raise the visibility of health equity scholarship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, expand our research portfolio and support new interdisciplinary research collaborations on campus.
The six inaugural CCHE Health Equity Research Fellows are: Olufunmilola Abraham (Pharmacy), Andrea Gilmore-Bykovskyi (Nursing), Kara Hoppe (SMPH-OBGYN), Jennifer Weiss (SMPH-Medicine), Ryan Westergaard (SMPH-Medicine), and Yang Sao Xiong (Social Work).
CCHE Publications
The Steps Model: A Practical Tool for Engaging Communities to Improve Health Outcomes
Achievements in Health Equity: Nesting an NIMHD Center of Excellence within a CTSA
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Assessing and Communicating the Value of Biomedical Research: Results From a Pilot Study
Learn more about the Culturally Confident Engagement for Translational Research ‘Building Trust’ Curriculum trainings underway in CCHE.
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Parkinson's law - Idioms by The Free Dictionary
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Parkinson's law
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Related to Parkinson's law: Peter Principle, Murphy's Law
The facetious notion that a person will find ways to fill the amount of time they are given to do something, even if they could complete the task sooner. Don't tell him he has until the end of the month to finish it, because he'll find a way to spend that whole time doing it. Instead, tell him he just has two weeks, and he'll finish it in that time. It's Parkinson's law.
See also: law
ˈParkinson’s law
(humorous) the idea that work will always take as long as the time you have to do it: I don’t know why this report is taking me so long. Parkinson’s law, I suppose.This is the title of a book by C. Northcote Parkinson about inefficient administration.
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Second, while Parkinson's Law makes a prediction only about time commitment, we found that longer incidental deadlines increase monetary commitment.
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So to return to your question: does Parkinson's law of triviality apply to the [agency] procurement process?
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Seneca thus pre-empted Parkinson's Law that says, 'work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.
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"Murphy's Law and Parkinson's Law have both contributed to an Olympics Law which says the bigger a thing becomes, the more problems it attracts and the sooner it hastens its own demise."
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What we are now witnessing is the new 'Parkinson's Law of Subsidies'.
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Harriss began his assessment of NATO with a description of its pricey new and futuristic glass and steel 2.7 million square-feet headquarters and the building's many amenities for its Brussels staff of 4,500, which he described as "a stately pleasure-dome for coddled fat cats" and a "perfect illustration of Parkinson's Law" that bureaucratic expansion usually accompanies an organization's loss of its original raison d'etre: preventing a Soviet invasion of Western Europe.
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For example, consider Ecclesiastes 5:10, "As the bounty increases so increase the consumers thereof." To my understanding, this is in one sense a generalization of Parkinson's Law, "work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion" (C.
Anyone who needs to read each word of a letter or article in order to understand its essence or theme should at least be capable of recognising irony and Parkinson's Law.
Ponderous reading
Parkinson's law says that work expands to fit the time available - tasks take as long as you give them.
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I think I need to wade in here with Huntington's Inverse Law of Writer Behavior: "The need for any writer to ask for an emergency extension of his deadline is inversely related to the already lengthy amount of time they've had to finish the article." Which is closely connected with "Parkinson's Law" which reads: "Work expands to fill the time allotted for its completion."
Northcote Parkinson, a British historian and author formulated Parkinson's Law (Parkinson, 1958).
Analysis of application of 1:3 ratio in employments of academic and non-academic staff in Nigerian Universities
Without being pejorative, figures of this type tend to follow a derivative of Parkinson's law, expanding to fit the available space on the balance sheet.
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Whatever the merit of Parkinson's Law, the blunt economic truth is that Birmingham is not doing as well as many of its competitor cities.
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With application sizes doubling every 18 months according to Gate's Law and the associated file sizes growing at nearly the same rate as dictated by Parkinson's Law, end-users are often finding data transfer times unacceptably slow on networks running at less than 1 Gb/s.
Siemon exceeds one million 10G-ready copper ports world-wide
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Home / appeal / cadbury / cadbury v comptroller / chocolate / colour mark / EWCA civ 2715 / lord justice floyd / nestle / registrar / series mark / trade mark / trademark / Whole visible surface or predominant colour? Cadbury's plays spot the series mark
Whole visible surface or predominant colour? Cadbury's plays spot the series mark
Rosie Burbidge Monday, December 10, 2018 - appeal, cadbury, cadbury v comptroller, chocolate, colour mark, EWCA civ 2715, lord justice floyd, nestle, registrar, series mark, trade mark, trademark
The mark (AKA Pantone 2685C)
Cadbury UK Ltd v The Comptroller General of Patents Designs And Trade Marks [2018] EWCA Civ 2715.
This appeal concerned Cadbury's attempt to amend the description of the mark:
The mark consists of the colour purple, as shown on the form of application, applied to the whole visible surface, or being the predominant colour applied to the whole visible surface, of the packaging of the goods. The mark consists of the colour purple (Pantone 2685C) as shown on the form of application, applied to the whole visible surface, or being the predominant colour applied to the whole visible surface, of the packaging of the goods.
The Comptroller and John Baldwin QC (sitting as a deputy judge in the appeal to the High Court) both denied the request to amend the description.
Frustratingly for Cadbury's the issue arises because Cadbury's followed guidance from the registrar in 1997 and amended their 1995 mark from a description which read "the mark consists of the colour purple" to the above longer form and more confusing wording. This change was made at the express suggestion of the registrar (Cadbury's application had been to amend the description to "the mark consists of the colour purple as shown applied to the packaging or labelling of goods covered by the registration".
The reason for this application to change the mark was the impact of the decision in Société des Produits Nestlé SA v Cadbury UK Limited [2013] EWCA Civ 1174 ("Cadbury 1") - see the IPKat post here. This case considered whether the description together with the mark defined a sign within the meaning of section 1(1) TMA (it did not). As a result of the Court of Appeal decision, Cadbury's had to revisit its earlier 1995 mark which had the same description and consequently was vulnerable to an invalidity attack. A small ray of hope was glimpsed in the Court of Appeal's analysis and it concluded that it might be possible to remove the "predominant colour" wording from the description, and leave only the "whole surface" wording. If this had been possible, it might have been possible to overcome the Cadbury 1 objection.
There were three grounds of appeal:
The deputy judge wrongly failed to construe the 876 mark as consisting of two descriptions of the mark presented as alternatives: namely (i) the purple colour applied to the whole visible surface of the packaging and (ii) the purple colour being the predominant colour applied to the whole visible surface of the packaging
The deputy judge wrongly considered that the fact that the second alternative covered an unknown number of ways of presenting the colour meant that it failed to satisfy section 41(2) of the Act [i.e. it did not qualify as a series mark]. That was a different question from whether it satisfied section 1(1) of the Act.
Even if it is correct that the 876 mark is wrongly registered as a series, the deputy judge was wrong to consider that this prohibited Cadbury from deleting the second alternative under rule 28(5) of the 2008 rules. Rule 28(5) permits the proprietor to delete any mark which appears on the register as part of a series regardless of whether it qualified to have been registered as a series.
The series argument was an interesting angle but [spoiler alert] it was not successful. Floyd LJ took the lead on this one.
Interesting points to note:
Although Cadbury's application was not explicitly for a series mark, Floyd LJ did not consider this determinative as the registrar has a power to register a series of marks in accordance with the Act and rules. "If a fair reading of the register is that he has exercised that power, I would be reluctant to hold that the absence from Form TM3 of a statement of the number of marks in the series would be determinative of whether a series had in fact been registered."
The question was whether the mark was (i) a single mark with an imprecise description, or (ii) two or more marks forming a series. (Put another way, was it a valid mark bundled with an invalid mark or one mark with a flawed description?) This was important as if the mark was part of a series, it could have been possible to delete the invalid mark.
The debate essentially was a question of whether (i) the opening description of the mark ("The mark [singular] consists of the colour purple…") was determinative or (ii) the two alternatives (whole surface or predominant colour) in the second part of the description lead to the conclusion that more than one mark has been registered.
The use of the word "or" was not enough to dissuade Floyd LJ from the conclusion that the description referred to a range: "Taking both parts of the description and reading the description as a whole, what is being described is every conceivable case where purple is the predominant colour, including, for the avoidance of doubt, the case where no other colour is visible." As Floyd LJ noted, "the logical result of Cadbury's argument is... that the registrar has allowed registration not of a series consisting of two marks but a series consisting of an unknown number of marks." The simpler and more obvious conclusion was that the description "were parts of a generalised but imprecise description of a single mark".
Floyd LJ had the final word: "Whilst one can feel sympathy for Cadbury that it is its adherence to the Guidance which has given rise to the breach of these requirements, it would be a potentially far-reaching step to allow the consequent lack of clarity to be read, instead, as an attempt to register a number of marks. I agree with the registrar that such an approach to interpretation would give rise to grave difficulties for the examination of trade marks. It must be for the applicant to state clearly the type of monopoly for which he contends."
This case could raise questions over adherence to future guidance from the registrar. As always, readers' constructive comments and insights on this and the other issues raised by the case are appreciated.
This was an interesting and novel argument which has provided some clarity around both series marks and the description of colour marks. What next in the chocolate wars? Watch this space.
Whole visible surface or predominant colour? Cadbury's plays spot the series mark Reviewed by Rosie Burbidge on Monday, December 10, 2018 Rating: 5
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The Hubble Space Telescope team celebrated the beginning of 2021 with images of six different mergers of galaxies. Top left to right: NGC 3256, NGC 1614, NGC 4194. Bottom: NGC 3690, NGC 6052, NGC 34.
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Institute submission to human rights consultation
The Institute of Sisters of Mercy of Australia has made a submission to the National Human Rights Consultation. In her letter accompanying the submission, Institute President, Sister Nerida Tinkler said: “the content of our submission largely reflects the ministerial involvement of many Sisters of Mercy among people who are most at risk of injustice because, to date, Australia lacks comprehensive human rights legislation".
“With all the Sisters of Mercy in Australia, I welcome this opportunity for our Institute to participate in the Consultation and hope that its outcome will advance the best, most inclusive values of our Australian commonwealth.”
The Institute submission is being considered, along with approximately 34,000 other submissions. Download the Institute’s submission here.
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North America in the Arctic: A Regional Power Disparity
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US Coast Guard Cutter Willow and Her Danish Majesty’s Ship Hvidbjoernen navigate through icebergs off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, during joint Operation Nanook, Aug. 23, 2011. Photo: Charles McCain/flickr.
In 2013 the Canadian government will hold the chairmanship of the Arctic Council. In preparation for this the Munk-Gordon Arctic Security Program last week released a set of recommendations of what should guide the Canadians’ two year tenure. Expectations are that the chairmanship will prove an assertive Canada acting on their belief that they promote the interests of the Arctic by advancing Canadian leadership.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton was on her way to Tromsø (Norway) and Stockholm (Sweden) to reaffirm that the US has an interest in the Arctic, rebuffing criticisms that this rarely shows. With her trip to Scandinavia some experts conjured that this was the first baby-step to finally signing the UNCLOS. This would be a landmark as it (at least officially) enables the country to press its claims on the Arctic. Even if this was the case, the US will still need to work hard to keep up with their Arctic partners.
With their territorial rights, huge energy resources and (soon) trade routes opening up as ice caps melt, there is no doubt that “The Arctic represents tremendous potential for Canada’s future”. Their comprehensive strategy can be found in Statement on Canada’s Arctic Foreign Policy. Similar to the Danes and Norwegians, the hallmarks are: key strategic goals, sovereignty and tight governance by the Arctic states only. What makes the Canadian perspective curious is their professed “spiritual belonging” to the High North,“The Arctic is embedded in the Canadian soul” and “the North is our home and our destiny”.
The last couple of years Canada has thus concerted an Arctic leader-state strategy or, as they call it, a “strategic communications role”. In 2010 the country hosted the Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers meeting, at the same time as they were busy developing a “Canadian International Centre for the Arctic Region” in Oslo with the explicit purpose of advancing “Canada’s presence on Arctic issues abroad”.
Both projects and a number similar ones are part of Canada’s attempt to design an assertive Arctic foreign policy. The most recent symbol of this is the just finalised annual military Game “Operation Nunalivut” (Inuktitut for “land that is ours”). In the exercise the Canadian Armed Forces practiced diving under thick ice, rescue ski-landings and the intellegence services, somewhat successfully, a new communication method (a chat program) that will give them situational awareness over the Arctic.
These annual excersises are paralled by an initiative to develop new military hardware especially earmarked for the Arctic. Maybe most noteworthy is the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy which includes building 6-8 new Arctic Armed Patrol Ships. Looking back over the past couple of years a picture starts to form. There is by now little doubt that the Canadians demonstrate preparedness and vigorous interest in an “Arctic responsive to Canadian interests and values.”
While the Canadians are flexing their Arctic muscles, frustration is building in the US over the American unpreparedness. Only last week Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Bob Papp argued that there is no question that the US is “behind the power curve regarding the Arctic”.
Although all Arctic national strategies are in their adolescence, the US remains the only Arctic state with no Arctic strategy at all (some mentioning of the Arctic can be found in the National Security Presidential Directive 66).
One reason for the lack of interest has to do with that the US has failed to ratify the UNCLOS. Because of this they cannot file a bid for Arctic border establishment (for an infographic). But this is likely to change pretty soon. In addition to Hillary Clinton’s own initiatives, pressure is building up that the time for ratification has come. Only last week a number of former Secretaries of State (Kissinger, Shultz, Baker III, Powell and Rice) expressed that the US has more to gain by participating in the UNCLOS than by staying out.
Another reason is lack of resources. If the US would sign the UNCLOS today they would have to protect their Arctic lands by pulling personnel and money from other national seucurity priorities, like protecting fisheries or stopping drug trade from Mexico. The lack of resources became evident last year with the US Naval War College’s War Gaming exercise in the High North. It found that the Navy is “woefully unprepared and ill-equipped” for activities in the Arctic. As a force, the Navy lacks everything from bases and Arctic-capable ships (the Navy turned over its last icebreaker, the Glacier, to the US Coast Guard in 1966), maps, to reliable communications and cold-weather clothing. The upshot of signing the UNCLOS and commiting soverign responsibility would thus have to mean an increase of US dependence on other Arctic states.
The Navy has applied for government money (8$ USD) to sketch an initial design of what a new icebreaker could look like. But building ships are expensive (estimates of at least $1 billion USD) and often takes more than a decade to complete. With two expensive wars stretching over the past decade and weak economy, the chances of purchasing a new ice-breaker (anytime soon) are dim.
Ostensibly, the most fundamental reason of all for why the Americans show so slight interest in the Arctic is a mere lack of awareness and feelings of “Arctic belonging”. A report from the National Defense University explains that “The U.S. simply doesn’t understand we are an Arctic Nation. We’re a landowner in the Arctic with unique obligations, environmentally and strategically”. This is maybe the most important concern of all and marks the starkest contrast from the Canadians’ professed spiritual beloning and active engagement to the North.
The odds are that for the foreseeable future the North American Arctic power disparity will stay pretty much the same. Canada will continue to celebrate their Arctic inheritance and ardently defend it by gaming exercises, while the US will (for now) have to rely on their Arctic partners, maybe most of all their Northern neighbour.
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We (as a country and a service (CG)) having a vested interest in the Arctic have not paid attention to what’s developing in that area going back to the mid-80s. Instead we/they (aaaaah, the infamous “they”) decided to invest in Deepwater as a package, and the NSC in particular – was the NSC’s mission ever really identified and quantified?
As for playing “catch-up ball” in that area and the supposed time line and budget demands, take a look at what Edison Choest, among other entities, has done (and doing) concerning ice breaker construction……………..
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Director/Producer Salim Akil Sued for Domestic Violence and Breach of Contract
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A lawsuit filed by Amber Dixon Brenner on November 20, 2018, in California claims the actor had a years-long “physically and sexually abusive relationship” with Salim Akil, who has produced and directed episodes of BET’s The Game and Being Mary Jane, as well as the CW’s Black Lightning, and the 2012 film Sparkle. In addition to domestic violence, Brenner is suing Akil for breach of contract over a script she claims she wrote based on their relationship that Akil mined for other projects without proper credit.
Brenner’s complaint alleges she and Akil began “a dating relationship, which involved frequent sexual contact,” about 10 years ago. Akil, according to IMDb, has been married to writer/producer Mara Brock Akil since 1999. Brenner’s accusations of abuse are numerous and harrowing. They include multiple instances of physical violence in the form of slapping, strangling, and forced oral sex. Brenner alleges, for example, that during a birthday party in Los Angeles’s Roosevelt Hotel, Akil asked her to follow him into the bathroom, where he slapped her, causing her to stumble backwards, and then commanded her to perform oral sex. Brenner’s complaint alleges that he then urinated in her mouth.
In another instance, Brenner alleges that she asked Akil to stop having sex with her during a painful encounter. “He refused to stop, saying: ‘uhnt uhnt [no, no]. Take it.’” In yet another, the complaint claims that on a patio outside his house on Martha’s Vineyard, “he proceeded to stick three fingers up her anus and started lecturing her.” Brenner’s complaint includes multiple instances of him slapping her during sex.
Amber Dixon Brenner
Her complaint alleges that he photographed a sexual encounter without her consent, and that he also photographed her after commanding her to lick a wall in an underground parking lot.
Brenner’s complaint also describes verbal abuse: He allegedly indicated he would dispose of her in a desert if she got pregnant, and said if they were married and she cheated on him, “he would stick her hand in a hot skillet of grease.”
The suit also contains an explanation as to why she endured this abusive relationship:
The reasons why Plaintiff did not leave Akil after the very first of these instances occurred are complicated and the subject of significant resulting therapy for Plaintiff. Plaintiff believed that she loved Akil. She also looked up to him as a prominent motion picture television director in some of the same entertainment circles where Plaintiff socialized. Akil likewise would at times dangle potential acting roles and professional collaborations before Plaintiff. However, what we do know, is that these acts caused significant emotional and physical harm to the Plaintiff and were abusive; i.e., Akil intentionally or recklessly caused or attempted to cause bodily injury, or placing Plaintiff in reasonable apprehension of bodily injury.
As for the breach of contract portion of her lawsuit, Brenner’s complaint alleges Akil used element of a script she wrote in 2015, Luv & Perversity in the East Village, for a series he pitched to ABC called Documenting Love that never made it on air and for the series he created for OWN that did make it to air, Love Is ___. Brenner claims she showed him her script to facilitate a potential collaboration and the submission “was made with the implied understanding that Defendant Akil would not use any of the ideas within LPEV without the involvement and compensation of Plaintiff.”
Brenner is suing for compensatory damages, emotional distress, attorney fees, and punitive damages. The amount she is asking for is not disclosed in her complaint.
Jezebel has contacted Salim’s attorney, production company, and representation, and Brenner’s management for comment. We will update this post if and when we hear back.
You can read Brenner’s full complaint here:
Amber Brenner’s lawsuit... by on Scribd
Update (Dec. 2, 2018, 7:55 pm): Akil’s attorney, Stephen D. Barnes, esq., has issued a statement on Brenner’s allegations:
“These allegations are deeply upsetting - but they are also totally untrue. We will defend Salim to the fullest against the false and offensive claims that a woman with whom he had a past relationship has included in multiple unsubstantiated lawsuits. Salim looks forward to clearing his name and to being able to focus on his work and his family.”
Some Pig. Terrific. Radiant. Humble.
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The Love Is character based on him is an emotionally abusive, gaslighting piece of shit, so I’m inclined to believe this.
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Enjoy Being A Beginner
Japanese Level Up By: Adam | September 21, 2015
The Beginner phase. You are full of hopes and dreams. New textbooks and programs. Ideals and magic are in the air. You have just started learning Japanese. And already…
You want to be out of the beginner phase as soon as possible. Who wants to be a beginner after all? When you can be something more. You want to be fluent in Japanese, not a beginner. The faster you move on up the mountain the better right? The view is way better up there.
Slow down and stop rushing
The beginner phase is fun. Everything is brand new. You are learning all about the intricacies of the Japanese language and the way it works. You are making new sounds with your mouth and getting used to new sounds with your ears. You are reading something that is not English. And you are writing all kinds of fancy symbols. Japanese is so different from anything you know and you are getting to experience that for the first time ever. It’s a rewarding place to be in.
By trying to blow through this all you miss out on taking the time to appreciate what you are starting. By choosing to learn Japanese, you have embarked on something special. This is a new video game. Do you rush through the early levels of a brand new video game just because you want to get towards the end? You take your time in the beginning, get used to the controls, the freshness, the originality, and what makes the game worthwhile. Only then do you worry about speeding up.
Intermediate is waiting in the dark
The higher your level, the more fun you have right? No. Anyone who is in their intermediate phase, especially the mid-level blues, can tell you differently. Intermediate is where you face your biggest challenges, most frustration and annoyance with the language, and the increased appearance of you shouting “Why Japanese People?!!” Your infatuation with Japanese settles down a bit, and you have to watch it’s cold eyes stare you down telling you that you are not allowed to enter its domain.
Things do get better. But it takes time. Many people give up here. Those that don’t move on to the more enjoyable Advanced phase. But there is nothing like what you experienced in the beginning.
Beginner Fun
Need a graphic to explain it all? Sure.
Are you a beginner? Having fun or rushing?
Are you an intermediate? What advice do you have to the beginners here?
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Enjoy Being A Beginner — 19 Comments
Jacob on 09/21/2015 at 9:06 pm said:
I used to be a beginner. Right now I am on that steady slope down into the pit of intermediate depression. Though I can’t say I 100% miss how new Japanese was to me, I just wish there were things that were my level. A lot of stuff I encounter now either seems too easy or too hard.
Must keep going!
Drew V. on 09/21/2015 at 10:02 pm said:
Ah yeah, I’m in the pit of despair! I suppose the graph is fairly accurate, though I think this site warning me of intermediate blues guarded me against them to a certain degree.
Ahh, beginner was easily the easiest phase. 25 Kanji/day and occasional podcasts. Makes me kinda jeleous of あの頃の僕 :P
Kevin on 09/22/2015 at 8:04 am said:
Looks about right to me. Currently struggling through the pits of despair (intermediate).
Sonia on 09/22/2015 at 8:59 am said:
I’m recovering from being in the pits of despair too. What helped me was focusing more on grammar and less on vocabulary. I am currently enjoying immersing myself in the language as much as I can.
It’s slower than drilling vocabulary/kanjis using Anki or some other method, but it’s also less stressful and right now, I don’t really have the time to focus on Japanese anyway.
Paul on 09/22/2015 at 9:09 am said:
What specifically are you doing grammar wise?
特に何でもない、ただ文法の本とサイトを読んでいます。日本語の文法はフランス語のよりとてもやさしいです。
Nothing specific really, just reading grammar from books and websites. Japanese grammar is far easier to learn than the grammar from my native tongue (French).
Once you know where to put words and how to conjugate them, you can practice with immersion. You can pick up a manga or a novel and read while searching words that you don’t know in a dictionary like jisho.org. You can also write about your ideas (check out lang-8.com) because you know how to build sentences while searching unknown words in a dictionary.
It might be slower, but it is also a more natural learning process. I learn what I need to learn, not what I have to learn. I find that I learn better by identifying patterns than by repetition.
HavokMoobii on 09/22/2015 at 10:24 pm said:
Climbing out of the pit :) If your part way through Intermediate, read Rave Master. Loads of words from that deck.
Kevin on 09/24/2015 at 10:55 am said:
Gonna take a look at Rave Master, kinda getting bored of the typical beginner manga. Thanks for the suggestion.
Annie on 09/22/2015 at 11:12 pm said:
I think the chart is wrong. “Fun” never goes negative, and I think there are a lot more zig zags, especially as you start to pull out. I don’t study Japanese but I am in some intermediate stage of French in which I am rapidly oscillating between “omigosh I understood that and I know what to say in response!!” to “wtf that made no sense I am never going to learn this.”
Jacob H. on 09/22/2015 at 11:54 pm said:
I don’t mean to be rude, but the chart doesn’t ever show/imply that fun goes negative. For that to be the case, the line would go below the x-axis/bottom line.
Though, I bet Adam would probably agree with you that there are lots of ups and downs throughout a language learner’s journey. It is just a bit simpler to see the trend on the graph without it being zig-zagged I think.
Annie on 09/23/2015 at 8:10 pm said:
uhmm yeah. I don’t mean to be rude but you should probably read my comment again.;) I have a degree in math, but thanks for the lesson.
Manan on 09/23/2015 at 10:39 pm said:
-Having studied french, I think Japanese has very less in common with English than French does, so that frustration is much greater. The zig-zag would have been accurate (and I would have preferred it to be so), but would also have distracted the readers from the true purpose of this post.
-Based on your comment, he was not wrong. You said, “Fun never goes negative” implying that (you think) the graph shows that fun goes negative at some point. I think you had a brain-slip and confused slope for y-cordinate at the time you wrote that comment (hey, happens to us all!). It’s a hilarious misunderstanding, and let’s keep it so ;)
Annie on 09/28/2015 at 12:21 am said:
Just to clarify (and because I think you might have mentioned your are not a native speaker of English elsewhere? But your English is excellent so sorry if I am mistaken), when I said “I think the chart is wrong. Fun never goes negative” I specifically meant that the “error” in the graph is that it never goes negative. Learning another language has serious moments of awfulness that are not just less fun but quite the opposite of fun. Negative fun. See? Oh well, whatevs :)
Manan on 09/28/2015 at 12:43 am said:
Thanks Annie! Yeah, I get you. We cool :)
Btw, are you a user here or did you just happen to pass by?
Pentalis on 08/20/2016 at 8:56 pm said:
The problem is that to convey this idea clearly you should have used a colon, not a period, and added a disambiguating statement in parenthesis. Either that or rephrasing completely.
I think the chart is wrong: “fun” never goes negative (and it should), and I think there are a lot more zig zags, especially as you start to pull out.
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(yes, I'm answering one year after the fact, I just had to say it)
Jacob H. on 09/24/2015 at 10:42 am said:
I apologize if my comment sounded condescending. That was not my intent.
Your comment shows how easily language can be misinterpreted, even if you are a native speaker.
I also misread your “Fun never goes negative” to mean that you were saying that “fun is something that cannot go negative” (which the chart doesn’t show), as opposed to “what is wrong with this chart is that fun doesn’t go into the negative like it should.”
As for the zig-zags, yes it was done like this for simplicity.
If you want some zig-zags, check out this chart haha:
http://japaneselevelup.com/feel-youre-getting-worse-the-true-face-of-your-japanese-progress/
Talk about motivation, just saw 4 cute Japanese girls talking…I was so tempted to try to talk to them but I chickened out lol.
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December 23, 2015 Michael Carnell Articles, Highlights, Jaguar, People, Video of the Week Comments Off on VotW – Ian Callum’s Design Passion
OK, I will have to admit to having a bit of a ‘man crush‘ on Ian Callum. How could any follower of British cars and fan of Jaguar not? Here is a man who set out early on to pursue his passion, has worked for Aston Martin and Jaguar helping to create some of the most iconic modern designs, is well spoken, and is genuinely a nice guy.
I had the good fortune of meeting Ian in 2014 at the Hilton Head Motoring Festival when Jaguar was launching their new F-Type. His insights into not only the work he does for Jaguar but into the automotive design field as a whole were eye-opening. His recollections of his youth and dedication to becoming a design engineer were just as enlightening.
In this ten-minute video, you can watch as Jaguar Director of Design Ian Callum discusses his life-long passion for car design. From his humble beginnings as a car-obsessed child in Dumfries to his role at Jaguar, here is a rare chance to get to know the creative mind behind the Jaguar design process. The video was originally made for Telegraph Luxury by photographer Charlie Gray and writer Michael Harvey.
If you are interested in a couple more great Ian Callum videos I can point you to two. First is the Jalopnik interview that is a bit over 30 minutes. The production quality isn’t the greatest, especially the sound, but the information Ian reveals is fantastic.
Next there is a video titled “Designing A Jaguar With Ian Callum” by Nik Miles. The title is dead on, as the entire point of this piece is the design process gone through to develop a Jaguar. A complete, though an extremely abbreviated version of the process is worked through right in front of the camera.
Give these videos a shot. I think you will find Ian Callum to be as fascinating and genuine a fellow as I do.
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Knowledge Unlatched to open up its central platform for the funding of Open Access models
Knowledge Unlatched to open up its central platform for the funding of Open Access models.
Berlin, 5th October 2017 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) is pleased to announce its transformation into a central Open Access (OA) platform. Through this platform, KU will support publishers and OA initiatives by managing the funding processes for their OA models. It will also provide libraries and funders all over the world with one central place where they can support OA programmes. Knowledge Unlatched’s core product, KU Select, will remain an important part of the platform, and will be including STEM alongside HSS titles in 2018.
This transformation into an industry-wide, publisher-neutral platform builds on the success of our collaboration with the linguistics initiative, Language Science Press. KU offers both the necessary expertise and the international network of leading libraries to make OA work. By managing sales outreach, marketing, discoverability, finance, and administration, alongside the vital raising of funds, KU can make sure partners efficiently achieve real success with their OA programmes. For libraries, decision making and acquisition processes will also be much more streamlined.
KU is pleased to announce five new international partners for 2018: Luminos (University of California Press), OpenEdition, HAU Books, OAPEN, and The Open Commons of Phenomenology. In Q1 2018, the first OA models from these partners will become publically accessible on the platform. KU is very much looking forward to their part in realising the true potential of these partners in the coming years.
“We are delighted to partner with KU to increase our outreach capabilities to libraries worldwide wishing to support open access publishing through the Luminos library membership programme,” Erich van Rijn, Interim Director of University of California Press
“We believe that it is time to help libraries support Open Access in a more systematic way, and KU is supporting this with one central platform that unites different models for different kinds of content,” says Dr. Sven Fund, Managing Director of Knowledge Unlatched. “KU as a central mechanism in funding open access is open for new partners from around the world.”
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Poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny says he will return to Russia despite jail threats
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(MOSCOW) -- The Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny has said he will return to Russia this week for what could be a dramatic homecoming following his poisoning with a nerve agent this summer.
Navalny has been in Germany since August where he was treated for the poisoning and had pledged to return home despite the attempt to kill him and recent threats from Russian authorities to jail him.
In a social media post on Wednesday he wrote he has a bought a plane ticket to arrive in Moscow this Sunday.
“The question ‘to return or not’ never stood before me. Sunday, January 17, I will return home on the Pobeda flight. Come meet me,” Navalny wrote on Twitter Wednesday, referring to a flight with a budget Russian airline.
Navalny spent weeks recovering in a Berlin hospital where he was airlifted after suddenly falling critically ill on a flight in Siberia in August.
A German military lab later found he had been poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent, a chemical weapon developed by the Soviet Union and used in a 2018 assassination attempt against the Russian former double agent Sergey Skripal in the U.K.
Navalny’s poisoning has since been linked to a hit squad from Russia’s domestic intelligence agency, the Federal Security Service or FSB.
Navalny is Russia’s most prominent opposition leader and has long been a thorn in the Kremlin’s side, publishing high-profile investigations into alleged corruption among powerful officials and building a grass-roots protest movement.
Almost since the moment he emerged from a coma caused by the poisoning, Navalny pledged the assassination attempt would not dissuade him from going back to Russia, prompting speculation on whether the Kremlin might seek to stop him.
In recent weeks, Russian authorities have abruptly moved to change a previous suspended jail sentence against Navalny to real prison time and opened a new criminal case against him that carries a maximum 10-year prison sentence.
Navalny has said the cases are politically motivated and are intended to deter him from returning to Russia and to force him into exile now that the effort to kill him has failed.
On Tuesday, it emerged Russia’s prison service has requested a Russian judge to jail Navalny in absentia for allegedly violating the terms of a suspended sentence handed to him years earlier.
Navalny was given the suspended sentence in 2014 in a trial for fraud that he said was politically motivated and that the European Court of Human Rights later ruled had been unjust. The ruling at the time was widely interpreted by independent observers as an attempt to block Navalny’s political activities and prevent him from running for office.
Court documents published Tuesday showed Russia’s federal penitentiary service has asked a court to convert Navalny’s suspended sentence to real jail time, even though the suspended sentence had already expired on Dec. 30.
Russian prosecutors last month also announced they were bringing “large-scale fraud” charges against Navalny and some of his colleagues for allegedly embezzling donations from their activist organizations.
The moves raise the prospect that Navalny could face arrest once he returns to Russia.
The Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said there are no obstacles to Navalny returning to Russia and told reporters to address questions about his sentencing to the penitentiary service.
Navalny has faced a campaign of physical and legal harassment over the years, targeted by police as well as pro-Kremlin activists. He has blamed his poisoning directly on President Vladimir Putin.
Putin and Russian officials have denied any involvement.
But an investigation by the independent group Bellingcat last month presented evidence identifying several members of an alleged FSB hit squad that had followed Navalny since at least 2017 and were present in the city of Tomsk when he was poisoned.
Navalny himself later called one of the alleged agents and recorded him apparently unwittingly admitting to the plot to kill him.
Speaking to an audience last month Putin did not dispute the FSB had followed Navalny but denied they would have poisoned him, saying if they had “they would have finished the job.”
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Where Cardiff Council is investing £256m to tackle homelessness
The Authority will build 2,230 council houses by 2024, many of which will be in Grangetown
Grangetown’s Channel View regeneration is part of the council’s investment into social housing. Image: Cardiff Council
CARDIFF Council has begun the largest social housing building programme in Wales to tackle homelessness and help families in temporary accommodation.
Over the next five years £256 million will go towards building 2,230 houses, improving existing council accommodation, improving council estates, and adapting homes for elderly and disabled people.
By May 2022, 1,000 homes are scheduled to be ready. The council has begun initial work on a regeneration project in Grangetown as part of the programme.
Under the plan, council house rents will also increase by inflation plus 1%, in line with the new investment, meaning the average rent for a council home in Cardiff will increase by £2.81 to £106.24 per week.
Councillor Lynda Thorne, cabinet member for Housing and Communities: “We have between 400 and 600 families who are homeless and in temporary accommodation, 8,000 on a waiting list and only 1,700 vacancies per year.
“There is a high need – so I want to speed this process up.”
Channel View flats in 2015, before the cladding was removed. Image: Seth Whales
Some £40m will be spent on building new council houses, 1,000 of which will be built by May 2022 in sites around Cardiff including Channel View in Grangetown and at the old Rumney High School site.
The houses will be on mixed estates meaning there will be privately owned homes next to ones that are rented, and they will look the same from the outside.
Katie Evans, a mum from Llandaff North, said: “I think mixed estates work well, it helps prevent estates becoming pockets of deprivation.”
The council are using this type of estate to avoid negative council estate stereotypes and integrate communities.
Oakway housing estate, Fairwater. Image: Jaggery
Jooley Efan, 53, said: “I grew up on a council estate in Fairwater and it was like a little community on it’s own. People helped each other when they fell on hard times. They looked after and respected what they had and what others had.
“However, my mother is still living on the estate and it is a mess. You can walk around and see who owns the house and who is a council tenant.”
Coun Thorne said: “Mixed estates give opportunities for the people who want to buy as well as for the people who need to rent”
Around £11m will be used to improve existing council houses, including recladding on high-rise blocks that were found to be unsafe after the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire.
In January 2019, cladding was removed on Lydstep flats in Llandaff North and mould and damp has been building ever since, which has led to children’s toys being covered in mould.
Lydstep flats in Llandaff North had their cladding removed in Jan 2019. Image: Lily Smith
Safe cladding won’t be installed in the block until late summer this year.
Around £3m of the money will be used to make houses adaptable for elderly and disabled people.
Coun Thorne said the new builds will be “homes for life” and can be adapted for wheelchair use by turning downstairs bathrooms into wet rooms if necessary.
The council has also received grants from the Welsh Government to build ‘carbon free’, environmentally friendly homes. These cost more to build but bills cost far less than a traditional house with a good energy rating.
Coun Thorne, said: “Our new strategy represents the largest council housing building programme in Wales and a £280m investment into building affordable, high quality, sustainable and energy-efficient homes across the city.”
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Around Town: Sports celebs due for Hall of Fame
By: Joan Gilmore The Journal Record July 12, 2018 0
Joan Gilmore
The Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame luncheon on Tuesday will feature sports celebrities including Drew Pearson, Steve Largent, Jerry Rhome and Howard Twilley. If you haven’t made your reservation yet, you’re probably out of luck, but give it a try.
The luncheon will be at the Jeaneen and Bob Naifeh Family & Bud Wilkinson Event Center, 4040 N. Lincoln Blvd. The luncheon will begin at 11:30 a.m.
This is the third quarterly leadership luncheon of the year. University of Tulsa football legends and Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame members Pearson, Largent, Rhome and Twilley will participate in a Q&A at the luncheon. Introducing them will be OSHOF founder and President Mike James. Former Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett will serve as moderator.
Pearson, (2008 class of OSHOF) came to Oklahoma to play quarterback for TU, switching to wide receiver in his junior year, then played for the Dallas Cowboys.
Largent, (1994 class of OSHOF) was an All-American football player from TU and also earned many honors in his career.
Rhome (2001 OSHOF class) began his career at Southern Methodist University before transferring to TU, where he earned a Heisman Trophy runner-up.
Twilley (1995 class of OSFHOF) also played for TU and earned Heisman Trophy runner-up.
What a group.
To purchase tickets to the luncheon, call 405-427-1400 or email Olivia James at ojames@oksportshof.org. What an exciting event.
Ready for State Fair?
“Old Fashioned Fun at New Fashioned Fair” is the theme of the 2018 Oklahoma State Fair and tickets are on sale now. Fair dates are Sept. 13-23 and the beloved Disney ice show, titled “Dare to Dream,” will play Sept. 13-18. Disney ticket price includes admission to the fair.
Tickets are on sale now through Sept. 12 for discount outside admission tickets, discounted carnival ride armbands, PRCA Xtreme Bulls tour and concert tickets.
Call 405-948-6800 now for the discount prices.
Heard on Hurd
Citizens Bank of Edmond’s Heard on Hurd is returning July 21 from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. for its monthly street festival on the intersection of Broadway and Hurd streets. This month’s theme is centered on their second annual film festival but, don’t fear, food trucks and local retail vendors will be on hand.
The film festival of short films will be inside Vault 405, 10 N. Broadway St. The film program will be from 6:30 until 9 p.m.
Around Town Heard on Hurd Joan Gilmore Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Oklahoma State Fair 8:51 pm Thu, July 12, 2018 The Journal Record
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Train the Engine or the Brakes? Influence of Momentum on the Change of Direction Deficit
Rebecca Fernandes, Chris Bishop, Anthony N. Turner, Shyam Chavda and Sean J. Maloney
Purpose: Currently, it is unclear which physical characteristics may underpin the change of direction deficit (COD-D). This investigation sought to determine if momentum, speed-, and jump-based measures may explain variance in COD-D. Methods: Seventeen males from a professional soccer academy (age, 16.76 [0.75] y; height, 1.80 [0.06] m; body mass, 72.38 [9.57] kg) performed 505 tests on both legs, a 40-m sprint, and single-leg countermovement and drop jumps. Results: The regression analyses did not reveal any significant predictors for COD-D on either leg. “Large” relationships were reported between the COD-D and 505 time on both limbs (r = .65 to .69; P < .01), but COD-D was not associated with linear momentum, speed-, or jump-based performances. When the cohort was median split by COD-D, the effect sizes suggested that the subgroup with the smaller COD-D was 5% faster in the 505 test (d = −1.24; P < .001) but 4% slower over 0–10 m (d = 0.79; P = .33) and carried 11% less momentum (d = −0.81; P = .17). Conclusion: Individual variance in COD-D may not be explained by speed- and jump-based performance measures within academy soccer players. However, when grouping athletes by COD-D, faster athletes with greater momentum are likely to display a larger COD-D. It may, therefore, be prudent to recommend more eccentric-biased or technically focused COD training in such athletes and for coaches to view the COD action as a specific skill that may not be represented by performance time in a COD test.
In International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Volume 16 (2021): Issue 1 (Jan 2021)
Changes in Psychosocial Perspectives Among Physical Activity Leaders: Teacher Efficacy, Work Engagement, and Affective Commitment
Ann Pulling Kuhn, Russell L. Carson, Aaron Beighle and Darla M. Castelli
Purpose: This study examined changes in physical education teachers’ psychosocial perspectives after participating in a yearlong professional development about Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programming. Method: Twenty-three intervention teachers attended a workshop in Year 1 and received one academic year of technical assistance and mentorship, and 30 control teachers only attended a workshop in Year 2. Both groups completed pre- and post-self-reported measures on teacher efficacy, work engagement, and affective commitment. Results: At posttest, intervention teachers reported significantly higher levels of affective commitment, and a significant positive relationship was revealed between affective commitment and the degree to which before-school physical activity was implemented. More experienced teachers (>20 years) reported significantly higher levels of the work engagement subscale of vigor at posttest. Discussion/Conclusion: Participating in a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program professional development may positively influence teachers’ job commitment levels and invigorate more experienced teachers, which may relate to Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program implementation.
In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Ahead of Print
The Highs and the Lows—Exploring the Nature of Optimally Impactful Development Experiences on the Talent Pathway
Jamie Taylor and Dave Collins
There appears to be general agreement that interaction with significant challenge should be a central feature of the development pathways for future high performers. There is, however, far less clarity about how such programs should be designed and delivered against core psychological principles. Accordingly, the purpose of this paper is to offer guidelines for talent development practitioners seeking to offer athletes the opportunity to maximize their growth and development. The authors propose that genuinely developmental experiences will likely offer a level of emotional disturbance and, as a result, more fully engage performers, prompting self and other facilitated reflection, and motivate future action. Furthermore, there is a necessity for these experiences and their follow-up, to be managed in a coherent manner and integrated with existing skills, experience, and future performance aims. In highlighting these issues, the authors offer recommendations for talent development coaches, managers, psychologists, and parents of athletes.
In The Sport Psychologist Volume 34 (2020): Issue 4 (Dec 2020)
The Missing Link? Middle School Students’ Procedural Knowledge on Fitness
Tan Zhang, Anqi Deng and Ang Chen
Purpose: Guided by the declarative−procedural knowledge framework, the study attempts to identify middle school students’ declarative (knowing what) and procedural (knowing how) fitness knowledge and the relationship between the two. Methods: A sample of students (n = 291, age 11–14 years) from 24 middle schools took a grade-relevant standardized knowledge test on declarative fitness knowledge and received a semistructured interview designed to clarify their declarative and procedural knowledge. Results: Most students were lacking in procedural knowledge to conduct fitness-enhancing physical activities. A few students who had mastered declarative fitness knowledge demonstrated a high level of procedural knowledge consistent with personal fitness goals. Discussion: The findings suggest that incapability to engage in fitness-enhancing physical activities could be a result of lacking procedural fitness knowledge. Future school-based interventions may prioritize procedural knowledge learning for actual physical activity participation.
Motives for and Experiences of Expatriation to Coach
Evelyne Felber Charbonneau, Martin Camiré and Pierre-Nicolas Lemyre
Coaching is a global profession and coaches play a central role in enhancing the performance of millions of athletes worldwide. In the 21st century, the global mobility of coaches has increased, with many coaches taking advantage of opportunities to coach abroad. Norway leads the all-time Winter Olympics medals table (i.e., 368 medals), and with most of these medals coming from skiing disciplines, Norway represents a skiing hotbed that attracts ski coaches from other parts of the world. The purpose of the study was to examine ski coaches’ motives for and experiences of expatriation to coach in Norway. Five North American alpine ski coaches (four males and one female) were individually interviewed (M = 77 min, SD = 24.94), with the data examined using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Motives for expatriation included having a passion for skiing, challenging oneself, experiencing a new sport culture, and maintaining relationships. Upon arriving in Norway, coaches mentioned experiencing challenges with the Norwegian sport system, language, pressure from parents and the media, and being far from friends and family. Once acclimated, coaches discussed the benefits of expatriation that included the Norwegian work ethic, family-centric lifestyle, and popularity of skiing.
In International Sport Coaching Journal Ahead of Print
Assessing Interlimb Jump Asymmetry in Young Soccer Players: The My Jump 2 App
Matheus Barbalho, Ana Francisca Rozin Kleiner, Bianca Callegari, Ramon Costa de Lima, Givago da Silva Souza, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva and Victor Silveira Coswig
Background: Jumps are important evaluation tools for muscle strength and power and for interlimb asymmetries. Different jump tests are well related to athletic performance, prediction of injury risk, and common motor gestures of several sports such as soccer. Low-cost mobile applications (apps) have gained popularity for this measure. The authors hypothesized that the My Jump 2 app would be a valid tool to assess drop-jump performance and interlimb asymmetry in soccer players. Methods: Eleven male soccer players took part in this study (18.2 [1.3] y, 69.9 [9.5] kg, 174 [6.6] cm). The athletes performed each test twice on a force plate (gold-standard method), while the jumps were recorded through the mobile app. Measures with the My Jump 2 app were applied by 2 evaluators, independently and in duplicate (interrater and intrarater reliability). The agreement analysis between both evaluations was done using an intraclass correlation coefficient and Bland–Altman plots. Results: Compared with the force platform, the app tested showed excellent reliability for the drop jump’s flight time and interlimb asymmetry (intraclass correlation coefficient > .98). For interlimb contact-time asymmetry, the values were 18.4 (9.9) and 19.1 (9.9) milliseconds for the My Jump 2 app and the force platform, respectively (P = .88). For flight-time asymmetries, the values were 389.7 (114.3) and 396.8 (112.5) milliseconds for the My Jump 2 app and the force platform, respectively (P = .88). Conclusion: The My Jump 2 app is a valid tool to assess drop-jump and interlimb asymmetry in soccer players.
Are Genome-Wide Association Study Identified Single-Nucleotide Polymorphisms Associated With Sprint Athletic Status? A Replication Study With 3 Different Cohorts
João Paulo Limongi França Guilherme, Ekaterina A. Semenova, Hirofumi Zempo, Gabriel L. Martins, Antonio H. Lancha Junior, Eri Miyamoto-Mikami, Hiroshi Kumagai, Takuro Tobina, Keisuke Shiose, Ryo Kakigi, Takamasa Tsuzuki, Noriko Ichinoseki-Sekine, Hiroyuki Kobayashi, Hisashi Naito, Oleg V. Borisov, Elena S. Kostryukova, Nikolay A. Kulemin, Andrey K. Larin, Edward V. Generozov, Noriyuki Fuku and Ildus I. Ahmetov
Purpose: To replicate previous genome-wide association study identified sprint-related polymorphisms in 3 different cohorts of top-level sprinters and to further validate the obtained results in functional studies. Methods: A total of 240 Japanese, 290 Russians, and 593 Brazilians were evaluated in a case-control approach. Of these, 267 were top-level sprint/power athletes. In addition, the relationship between selected polymorphisms and muscle fiber composition was evaluated in 203 Japanese and 287 Finnish individuals. Results: The G allele of the rs3213537 polymorphism was overrepresented in Japanese (odds ratio [OR]: 2.07, P = .024) and Russian (OR: 1.93, P = .027) sprinters compared with endurance athletes and was associated with an increased proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers in Japanese (P = .02) and Finnish (P = .041) individuals. A meta-analysis of the data from 4 athlete cohorts confirmed that the presence of the G/G genotype rather than the G/A+A/A genotypes increased the OR of being a sprinter compared with controls (OR: 1.49, P = .01), endurance athletes (OR: 1.79, P = .001), or controls + endurance athletes (OR: 1.58, P = .002). Furthermore, male sprinters with the G/G genotype were found to have significantly faster personal times in the 100-m dash than those with G/A+A/A genotypes (10.50 [0.26] vs 10.76 [0.31], P = .014). Conclusion: The rs3213537 polymorphism found in the CPNE5 gene was identified as a highly replicable variant associated with sprinting ability and the increased proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers, in which the homozygous genotype for the major allele (ie, the G/G genotype) is preferable for performance.
In International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance Ahead of Print
Cycling Performance and Training Load: Effects of Intensity and Duration
Antonis Kesisoglou, Andrea Nicolò and Louis Passfield
Purpose: To examine the effect of cycling exercise intensity and duration on subsequent performance and to compare the resulting acute performance decrement (APD) with total work done (TWD) and corresponding training-load (TL) metrics. Methods: A total of 14 male cyclists performed a 5-minute time trial (TT) as a baseline and after 4 initial exercise bouts of varying exercise intensity and duration. The initial exercise bouts were performed in a random order and consisted of a 5- and a 20-minute TT and a 20- and a 40-minute submaximal ride. The resulting APD was calculated as the percentage change in 5-minute TT from baseline, and this was compared with the TWD and TL metrics for the corresponding initial exercise bout. Results: Average power output was different for each of the 4 initial exercise bouts (ηp2=.971; P < .001), and all bouts resulted in an APD. But APD was only different when comparing maximal with submaximal bouts (ηp2=.862; P < .001). The APD contradicted TWD and TL metrics and was not different when comparing 5- and 20-minute maximal TTs or the 20- and 40-minute submaximal bouts. In contrast, TL metrics were different for all training sessions (ηp2=.970; P < .001). Conclusion: An APD is found after initial exercise bouts consisting of 5- and 20-minute TTs and after 20- and 40-minute of submaximal exercise that is not consistent with the corresponding values for TWD or TL. This discrepancy highlights important shortcomings when using TWD and TL to compare exercise bouts of different intensity and duration.
Coaches’ Use of Positive Tactile Communication in Collegiate Basketball
Inge Milius, Wade D. Gilbert, Danielle Alexander and Gordon A. Bloom
There is a growing body of research on positive tactile communication and its impact on athlete performance and team dynamics. The purpose of the present study was to examine the profile and perceived impact of positive tactile communication as a coaching strategy in a high-performance team sport setting. Participants were members of a successful American collegiate women’s basketball team comprising the head coach, associate head coach, and 16 student-athletes. Methods of data collection included systematic observation and focus groups. Positive tactile communication was perceived to be an effective coaching strategy for enhancing relationships and athlete performance. To our knowledge, this is the first study to include both quantitative and qualitative data from multiple coaches on the same team, as well as athlete perceptions of coaches’ strategic use of positive tactile communication.
In International Sport Coaching Journal Volume 8 (2021): Issue 1 (Jan 2021)
Erratum: Pill and Hyndman (2018)
In Journal of Teaching in Physical Education Volume 40 (2021): Issue 1 (Jan 2021)
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The Lancaster County Conservation District administers the Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Roads Program in Lancaster County. This statewide conservation program was established in 1997 from an initiative by conservation groups such as Trout Unlimited. The program provides funding to municipalities and other entities to reduce sediment pollution to streams while improving the quality of unpaved and low-volume public roads.
In November 2013, the PA Transportation Funding Bill (Act 89 of 2013), made significant changes to Pennsylvania’s Dirt & Gravel Road Program.
Some of the biggest changes were a significant increase in funds for the program (from $4 million to $20 million annually), and a broadening of the program’s scope so that it also includes low-volume, paved public roads.
An additional $8 million was set aside for work on these paved or tar and chipped roads that have average daily traffic of less than 500 vehicles per day. Road owning entities must verify traffic counts according to the SCC policy.
SCC Traffic Count Policy
Paved roads have been added because they likewise can present environmental challenges when they function as drainage collectors that carry stormwater, sediment, and other pollutants into our waterways. Many of the existing practices for unpaved roads apply to paved roads as well.
How Do I Apply for Funding?
The Pennsylvania State Conservation Commission provides the funding to implement Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance practices on unpaved and low volume roads, and the Lancaster County Conservation District administers these funds within Lancaster County.
Municipalities and other entities that own public roads are eligible to receive funds to perform Environmentally Sensitive Road Maintenance (ESM) on their roads if they are ESM certified by the Center for Dirt & Gravel Road Studies.
To apply for funds, a one-page application with a work plan for the proposed road site is submitted to the Lancaster county Conservation District. Each project is reviewed by the Conservation District’s technical staff to ensure that it meets the program requirements. Qualified project applications are then reviewed by the District’s Quality Assurance Board (QAB), which consists of one representative from the Natural Resource Conservation Service, Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission, and one representative from the District’s Board of Directors. Along with these representatives, the QAB also has several advisors that assist them in their allocation requests. The District Board of Directors, upon recommendation from the QAB, then awards road owning entities grants to use Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance (ESM) Practices on the roads to reduce sediment and other pollutants and thus improving our county’s watersheds.
February 12, 2021 - Dirt & Gravel Road Applications Due
March 2, 2021 - Dirt & Gravel Quality Assurance Board Meeting (5:30-7:30 PM @ Farm & Home Center)
August 13, 2021 - Low Volume Road Applications Due
September 1, 2021 - Low Volume Road Quality Assurance Board meeting (5:30-7:30 PM @ Farm & Home Center)
Grant Application Packet
Grant Application: One-page application submitted by the road-owning entity to the Conservation District. This becomes “Attachment A” to the contract between the Conservation District and the Grant Recipient.
Work Plan: Project sketch detailing proposed work. (On the back of the grant application form.) This becomes “Attachment B” to the contract between the Conservation District and the Grant Recipient.
Expenditure Sheets: Two OPTIMAL sheets, one for grant requested funds and one for in-kind contributions, that can be attached to the grant application if needed.
(Includes the four forms mentioned above)
Grant Application Instructions
How Do I Become Eligible for Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Road Funds?
To qualify for funding, one member of the eligible entity (municipality, PENNDOT, etc.) must attend a no-cost, two-day Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance course presented by the Center for Dirt & Gravel Roads Studies.
This course is held at various locations throughout the state and is a classroom session focused on providing the knowledge and tools necessary for road owners to maintain roads in a cost efficient and environmentally sensitive manner. Click here for course dates, locations and registration information. At least one person from the eligible entity must attend the Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance course every five years to maintain program eligibility.
Upon completion of the Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance training, the qualified entity can apply to the Lancaster County Conservation District for funds to perform environmentally sensitive maintenance work on their roads.
The following entities have completed this training and are eligible to apply for funding...
(List of attendees from the past trainings within five years)
Eligibility List
Resources/Forms
The Lancaster County Conservation District will notify eligible applicants when a Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Grant Round is open to apply for funding. Applicants will be notified by regular first class U.S. mail and email.
The Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Roads Program is based on “Local Control” to allow Conservation Districts to tailor the Program to fit their local needs to the largest extent possible.
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QAB Minutes September 2019
QAB Minutes May 2019
Ranking Sheet
Contract Amendment Form
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Off Right-of-Way Form
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Traffic Count Form
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Stream Crossing Evaluation
Stream Crossing Evaluation Form
For more information about the Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Road Program visit the Center for Dirt &Gravel Roads Studies website. For local questions on the Dirt & Gravel/Low Volume Rds. Program contact Matthew Kofroth or Nate Straw.
Matt Kofroth - (717) 299-5361 ext. 2523 or email
Nate Straw - (717) 299-5361 ext. 2534 or email
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Antarctica has a network of meltwater rivers that is much larger than previously thought
Reuters image.
The effects of warming global temperatures are already being felt in the Antarctic, says Stephen Price, a meltwater researcher at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico.
"Ice shelves are very flat, and essentially lie at sea level. So a small increase in temperature at sea level can translate to an increase in temperature over a very large area of an ice shelf," Dr. Price tells the Monitor via email. "If temperatures at sea level are already near the melting point, then small increases in temperature could lead to huge areas of the surface of ice shelves that were previously frozen becoming melted, for at least part of the year." (Full story)
Seven amazing women in tech you need to know
Sara Del Valle, LANL image.
Sara Del Valle, Computational Epidemiologist at Los Alamos National Laboratory – We use mathematical equations to describe how diseases spread. Then we use computer science to create simulations like what you see in computer and video games. We can ask, “What happens if there’s a virus in an airport? Or in a school?” then simulate how the virus spreads. Usually we rely on code from existing packages, but sometimes we write our own from scratch.
Even though I'm a mathematician, I lead a team of computer scientists, software developers, and statisticians. The software developers build the simulations and add new capabilities to the code. (Full story)
Evidence that dark matter emits gamma rays weakened
Cluster of galaxies EMSS 1358+6245 about 4 billion light years from Earth, NASA image.
New evidence shows that radiation of gamma rays from dark matter is less convincing, as other parts of galaxies also emit excessive gamma ray. This leaves the dark matter to remain the biggest mystery.
“What I see in the control regions looks just like what I see in the galactic center,” Astrophysicist Andrea Albert of Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico who also participated in the analysis said. “That's a bummer.”
Gamma rays radiation was previously believed was emitted by dark matter as its signature of activities. However, this finding has weakened the case of dark matter. (Full story)
Also from Science News
Researchers hope breakthrough will lead to better test for bovine TB
Scientists at the Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have made a breakthrough that could lead to a quick blood test for bovine tuberculosis. Harshini Mukundan, leader of the lab’s biomedical applications team, said they came up with the idea after speaking with local ranchers.
"It is kind of incredible that when one cow is potentially infected the whole herd may have to be culled," she said. "If you could have a process that you could run on all of the animals and say, 'yes, this one has been infected' and 'no, this has not,' then obviously a lot of that time and economic burden could be reduced." (Full story)
Managing disease spread through accessible modeling
Influenza A.
A new computer modeling study from Los Alamos National Laboratory is aimed at making epidemiological models more accessible and useful for public-health collaborators and improving disease-related decision making.
"In a real-world outbreak, the time is often too short and the data too limited to build a really accurate model to map disease progression or guide public-health decisions," said Ashlynn R. Daughton, a graduate research assistant at Los Alamos and doctoral student at University of Colorado, Boulder. She is lead author on a paper out last week in Scientific Reports, a Nature journal. (Full story)
Jaqueline L. Kiplinger to receive award for pioneering contributions to chemistry
Jaqueline Kiplinger, LANL photo.
Jaqueline Kiplinger, Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow within the Inorganic, Isotope and Actinide Chemistry Group, is the recipient of the 2017 Violet Diller Professional Excellence Award given triennially by Iota Sigma Pi (the National Honor Society of Women in Chemistry). The award recognizes contributions to chemistry that have had widespread significance to the scientific community or society on a national level.
Kiplinger is an internationally recognized leader in f-element chemistry, the study of lanthanides and actinides. Kiplinger came to Los Alamos as the first Frederick Reines Postdoctoral Fellow in 1999. (Full story)
New asteroid study suggests Hollywood is wrong about ocean impacts
Asteroid impacts far from a shoreline are unlikely to travel far, LANL image.
When an asteroid hits the middle of the ocean in Hollywood movies, it creates devastating waves that wipe out coastal cities. But new simulations reveal that real asteroids don’t make such a splash. That’s because the crash releases most of its energy hurling water up into the atmosphere, and very little on making waves.
"The folklore has been that tsunamis from impactors will be the danger," Galen Gisler, who studies the physics of geological processes at Los Alamos National Laboratory, said at the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference. "The splash wave can be very dangerous — out to tens of kilometers — but beyond that, they fall away more sharply.” (Full Story)
Detection of ghostly particles could unmask illicit nuclear weapons
North Korea's Yongbyon facility in 2008, from SciAm.
Weapons-grade fuel in a nuclear reactor emits a steady rate of telltale antineutrinos that could be detected by a newly designed portable device.
Patrick Jaffke, a postdoctoral researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and co-author of the new proposal, suggests a small version that could be placed close to a reactor to determine the type of nuclear fuel within by analyzing the activity of antineutrinos. His design would measure the spectrum and shape of the initial Cherenkov flash and thus the energy of the progenitor antineutrinos from the positrons. (Full Story)
What is the universe made of?
European Southern Observatory, from HuffPo.
At Los Alamos National Laboratory, we have 70-plus years of research in nuclear physics. This, coupled with our ongoing mission to maintain the safety and integrity of the nation’s nuclear stockpile, the lab has a vested interest in knowing everything about the subatomic world, from now to way back then. Experiments on subatomic particles here have led physics deep into the realm of the tiny, where quantum mechanics governs the rules of the game. (Full Story)
Inert nuclear gravity bomb passes first F-16 flight test
F-16, USAF photo.
An Air Force F-16 aircraft released an inert B61 nuclear bomb in a test recently, demonstrating the aircraft’s capability to deliver the weapon and testing the functioning of the weapon’s non-nuclear components.
The non-nuclear bomb assembly used for the flight test was designed and manufactured by Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories as federally funded research and development centers operating under NNSA. (Full Story)
Also from the Daily Post this week:
Los Alamos named tops in diversity
Los Alamos National Laboratory was named a top employer by four diversity magazines: Woman Engineer Magazine and Minority Engineer Magazine named the Lab as a top 20 government employer; Winds of Change (the American Indian Science and Engineering Society) recognized Los Alamos as one of the top 50 science, technology, engineering and mathematics workplaces for Native American professionals; and Latino Leaders Magazine named Los Alamos one of the top 20 best companies for Latinos in technology. (Full Story)
To subscribe to Los Alamos Press Highlights, please e-mail listmanager@lanl.gov and include the words subscribe PressHighlights in the body of your email message; to unsubscribe, include unsubscribe PressHighlights.
Science on the Hill: If these (Martian) rocks could talk
ChemCam fires its laser in this NASA illustration.
It’s all about answering a simple question: Could past or present conditions on Mars support life?
To help find out, Los Alamos National Laboratory, in collaboration with the French Space Agency CNES, developed an instrument called ChemCam. Although Los Alamos isn’t often associated with space exploration, the Lab has been building and operating instruments since the early 1960s to monitor the space radiation environment and on other missions, as well. (Full story)
Wanna go to Mars? Or at least remotely control a science buggy up there?
Nina Lanza, LANL photo.
Nina Lanza is a staff scientist in the Space and Remote Sensing group at Los Alamos National Laboratory and a member of the ChemCam instrument team for the Curiosity Mars rover. I always love talking to her because her enthusiasm for her work is like that of a kid who’s gotten turned on to science and wants everyone else to share in the discovery. We talk today about what a geologist can do on Mars without going there, how Mars looks a lot like New Mexico, and whether people–maybe even Nina herself–might go there some day. (Full story)
Looking for clues for past life on Mars
Curiosity Rover, NASA image.
On August 6, 2012, the NASA Curiosity rover landed on Mars at the base of Mount Sharp, a mountain the size of Kilimanjaro (roughly 19,000 feet) in the middle of Gale Crater. Nina Lanza, space scientist at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, remembers the day well. As part of the team that built ChemCam, one of the ten instruments on the rover, she spent three months at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, living on “Mars time” to follow Curiosity’s first “steps.” (Full story)
Asteroids are bad at making waves
Ocean asteroid impacts far from a shoreline are unlikely to travel far, LANL image.
"The folklore has been that tsunamis from impactors will be the danger," Galen Gisler, who studies the physics of geological processes at Los Alamos National Laboratory, said at the Lunar and Planetary Sciences Conference last month in The Woodlands, Texas. (Gisler also presented the work at the American Geophysical Union's fall meeting in December 2016.) He ran 3D simulations that modeled wave formation from falling rocks of various sizes, as shown in this video, and found that the waves formed by smaller asteroids resemble landslide tsunamis on Earth. (Full story)
On-the-range detection technology could corral bovine TB
Mycobacterium bovis causes bovine tuberculosis, LANL photo.
A research breakthrough allowing the first direct, empirical, blood-based, cow-side test for diagnosing bovine tuberculosis (TB) could spare ranchers and the agriculture industry from costly quarantines and the mass slaughter of animals infected with this easily spread disease.
“We have adapted an assay originally developed for human TB to bovine TB, a particular challenge because the bovine disease is caused by a different species of the pathogen,” said Harshini Mukundan, leader of the Chemistry for Biomedical Applications team at Los Alamos National Laboratory (Full story)
UbiQD announces record efficiency from its cadmium-free quantum dots
Prototype quantum dot window, UbiQD photo.
UbiQD, LLC, a New Mexico-based quantum dot manufacturer, announced today that it has achieved greater than 80 percent quantum yield, or optical efficiency, for its quantum dots over a broad spectrum from the visible to the near infra-red.
Licensing technology developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, UbiQD envisions a future where quantum dots are ubiquitous in a wide spectrum of applications. (Full story)
Risk analysis for CO2 sequestration at enhanced oil recovery sites
Schematic of the water-alternating-gas process for enhanced oil recovery, LANL graphic.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is an attractive displacing agent for enhanced oil recovery. Because a large portion of the injected CO2 remains in place in depleted reservoirs after enhanced oil recovery, this method could also be an option for permanently sequestering CO2 to mitigate global warming. Los Alamos scientists and collaborators have developed a generic multi-scale statistical framework for CO2 accounting and risk analysis in CO2-enhanced oil recovery sites. This analysis method provides information to aid decision-making for applications of oil recovery and CO2 sequestration. Environmental Science & Technology published the research. (Full Story)
Also from PhysOrg this week:
Researchers obtain Bose-Einstein condensate with nickel chloride
Research by an international collaboration recently produced the equivalent of a Bose-Einstein condensate using the chemical compound nickel chloride. More importantly, theoretical treatment of the data enabled the researchers to obtain a set of equations that can be applied to other materials that are not characterized as Bose-Einstein condensates.
The investigation proceeded through collaboration with several foreign institutions, such as the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (NHMFL) in Los Alamos, USA, and the similarly named French facility in Grenoble (LNCMI), among others. (Full Story)
More than 100 students receive scholarships from Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund
2017 Gold Scholar Charlyna Gonzales. LANLF photo.
Charlyna Gonzales of Peñasco High School, Khaled Khweis of Taos High School and Wilbur Wang of Los Alamos High School are recipients of the 2017 Los Alamos Employees’ Scholarship Fund top-level Gold Scholarships. They are among 111 student winners from the seven-county Northern New Mexico region selected to receive 117 scholarships totaling $660,250. (Full Story)
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Our aim is to build a web-based repository of research resources, including our own publications, and to provide a gateway to external information sources which will be useful to researchers within the Group.
The Sussex Historian’s Handbook, compiled by John Farrant, et al., 2000: a wide-ranging bibliography covering the history of Sussex, and advice on how to conduct historical research. This is mostly collated from resource listings first published in the early 1980s.
Lewes History bibliography
A growing collection of annotated references to books, articles and manuscripts on various topics.
Sussex Record Society bibliography of publications about Sussex
Bibliography of books, pamphlets, digital media and journal articles about Sussex. Holdings at Sussex libraries or record offices are given, and direct access to online items. Summaries and published reviews added when available. Index can be searched by subject, place, people, publisher, society, author, and theses by University. It omits most government publications and internet-only articles.
Sussex Archaeological Collections digitised volumes
Sussex Past & Present: digitised volumes
The Sussex Archaeological Society Newsletter, 2008 onwards
Sussex Industrial History: digitised volumes
Journal of the Sussex Industrial Archaeology Society, 1970-2014
Understanding Historical Documents: How to use and understand old records such as Deeds, Manorial Records, maps, etc. From Nottingham University Library.
Library and Archive Resources: Local and national library and archival holdings and resources, including those for researching local and family history.
Historical maps of Lewes
The Lewes Maps Project: a catalogue of locally accessible maps of Lewes from the 1600s onwards.
Historical Ordnance Survey and other maps of Lewes, online from the National Library of Scotland. Some are overlaid onto current maps.
Lewes U3A Oral History Collection: A valuable and fascinating historical resource of taped interviews recording life in Lewes in the 20th Century.
Lewes historic photo, postcard, and image collections
Lewes Directory holdings: Chronological list of historical Lewes directories of people and businesses held at local libraries and archives.
Historical Newspapers: Print holdings and online access to local and national newspapers, eg. British Newspaper Archive, Times Digital Archive, via Lewes Library.
Researching House and Building History – specific resources: Information on the history of houses and buildings can be found in a large range of resources, including those listed above. More specific sources are listed here:
East Sussex Library and Archive Resources: Tracing the History of a Building
The Keep: Tracing the History of a House
Colin and Judith Brent’s Lewes House Histories: Owners/occupiers of houses variously from C17 to 1910.
Local Authority Planning Application Records
1882-1948: Lewes Borough Council Building Control Plans, and Interim Applications – at East Sussex Records Office.
1948 onwards: Lewes District Council Planning search. Records from 1948, with more detailed records from 2006.
After 1 April 2012: South Downs National Park Authority.
Inland Revenue Valuation Office Survey: land value and ownership 1910-1915: First comprehensive national survey of all land and property ownership since the Domesday survey of 1086, organised to establish the rateable values of property for taxation purposes. Includes all buildings standing just before World War I, and is useful for researching the value, use or ownership of such properties in some detail.
Lewes Conservation Area Character Appraisal: records and defines its special architectural and historic interest. Malling Deanery Conservation Area Character Appraisal
Lewes Historic Character Assessment Report: Assessment of the archaeological, historical and historic urban character of Lewes.
Architectural styles: The Georgian Group, The Victorian Society (includes Edwardian)
Researching Historical Buildings in the British Isles: a guide by buildings historian Jean Manco.
Tracing Your House History: a book by Gill Blanchard. The National Archives bookshop lists many more books.
Researching Family History – specific resources: Information on family history can be found in a large range of resources, including those listed above. More specific sources are listed here:
East Sussex Library and Archive Resources – includes Ancestry and Find My Past, which contain Census, BMD, military records, etc.
Sussex Family History Group website – useful collection of resources, not restricted to Sussex, and some available to non-members, such as handouts.
Lewes historic photo collections
Roll of Honour: information about men and women who died fighting for the United Kingdom. Names were taken from war memorials, and information added where possible. Lists for Lewes.
Researching Lewes and the First World War – specific resources
Information on individuals and Lewes’s role in WWI can be found in a large range of resources, including those listed above, and also on Google. More specific sources are listed here.
Links to History Organisations in the local area
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Life expectancy expertise
Lectures in life expectancy
Life tables available
Life expectancy calculation: METHODOLOGY
1. Documentation
Search for medical literature and selection of the most pertinent publications concerning the medical condition.This selection must be rigorous, including the most recent publications with large series of patients, with sufficient data on mortality, long duration of follow-up, and if possible similar demographic characteristics as of the studied case.
2. Mortality analysis
Most of the calculations are being performed in order to determine two parameters: standardized mortality ratio (SMR) and excess death rate (EDR). Mean age of patients at entry in the study, repartition male/female, duration of follow-up, and data on mortality are essential in those calculation.
The objective is to determine the excess risk of mortality in person with the medical condition by comparing the observed mortality in person with the condition versus the expected mortality for the same age and in the general population
We used the usual mortality analysis methodology adopted by the American Academy of Insurance Medicine (AAIM) 1, 5.
2.1- Observed mortality:
a) Cumulative mortality (Q): reported in the text, or calculated by dividing the total number of death during the follow-up by the number of the living entrants in the study. It can also be obtained from a Kaplan-Meier survival curve 2
b) Cumulative survival rates (P): reported in the text or derived from survival curves.
c) Geometric Average Annual mortality
Mortality should be expressed on annual basis, allowed by calculating geometric average annual mortality rate (q) that is derived from cumulative survival rate (P) as 1-P1/Δt (Δt being the length of follow-up in years reported in the study).
Survival rate (P) is the complement of mortality rate (Q) (i.e.: P+Q =1) and then, it could be calculated from cumulative mortality as: P = 1-Q.
2.2- Expected mortality:
Sometimes reported in some studies providing control group without the medical condition; most often calculated from the appropriate life tables for the general population.
Expected cumulative survival rate (P’) is calculated from Life tables, and expected geometric average annual mortality rate (q’) could be derived by the same way as seen with observed mortality (q).Details on methodology were previously published by our team in Journal of insurance medicine3.
2.3- Comparative mortality:
a. SMR, or Standardized Mortality Ratio, is the quotient of the observed mortality rate due to a medical condition over the expected mortality rate in the general population. Normal SMR is 1.0; a SMR of 2 means twice as many deaths due to the medical condition over a period of time as compared to what occurs in the general population.
This parameter could also, be expressed as percentage by multiplying SMR by 100 this give us MR (Mortality ratio), and generally used for underwriting purposes. Normal MR being 100%. (MR of 200% mean 2 fold risk of mortality)
b. EDR, or Excess Death Rate, is the number of extra deaths that occur per 1000 individuals exposed to the risk of death per year. It is the difference between the observed and the expected mortality rates.
Both, SMR and EDR could also, be calculated from the number of death (observed – expected) per 1000 persons-year.
We note that terminology could change according to the methodology. For instance, mortality rate is also noted (mx), and standardised mortality ratio (SMR) noted as relative risk (RR).This did not dramatically change results
SMR for given age could be considered as Relative Risk (RR), and sometimes used in calculating mortality rate related to the condition, (by multiplying RR by mortality rate of the same age in general population). EDR for this age could be then easily calculated.
3. Estimation of life expectancy
Based on life table construction methodology, using series of excess death rate (EDR) calculated for current age of interest and future attained ages until age 109.
These values of EDR are added to the standard (normal) mortality rate of each age, thus creating series of specific mortality rates for the considered medical condition. A new life table is then built using these mortality rates.
Proportional Life expectancy method4, consider variations of mortality with age in certain conditions (SMR decrease with age, EDR increase with age) allows calculation of these EDRs.
By summating EDRs of several conditions added to normal mortality rates5., we generate a new set of mortality rate used to build life table for different combinations as described above.
Results are presented as tables and figures, reproducing life expectancy curves showing remaining years of life expectancy and percent reduction from normal expected life expectancy.
Cumulative survival curves with median survival time are also added.
Pokorski RJ. Mortality methodology and analysis seminar. J Insur Med 1988; 20: 20-45.
Steven J. Rigatti. A simple method for computer-based survival curve measurement. J Insur Med 2009; 41:107–109.
Naslafkih A, Sestier. A quicker method for calculating mortality ratios based on survival rates in clinical trials and other follow-up studies. J Insur Med. 2001; 33(4): 339-348.
Strauss, DJ, Vachon PJ and Shavelle RM. Estimation of future mortality rates and life expectancy in chronic medical conditions. J Insur Med 2005; 37: 20–34.
Singer, RB. How to prepare a life expectancy report for an attorney in a tort case. J Insur Med 2005; 37:42–51.
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» 1954 July V 3 # 4
LINDBERGH IN THE LIMELIGHT
Doreen Maxwell is back at work after a two-week stay in the University Hospital in Edmonton.
Herb Sills spent a few days at the Neepawa Works renewing old acquaintanceships and beating the ball about on Neepawa's famous "nine holer". We hear that he only got as far as No. 6. What happened to 7, 8 and 9?
Doris Wiegerinck joined the staff on May 25 as Plant Stenographer and SALT LICKS Correspondent. Here! Here! I'm writing about myself!
P.S. Our local photographer promises to have a picture of me in the next issue!
A hearty welcome to 0. H. Bowen who joined us on May 6th as Power Plant Engineer. Like Chief Davidson he is also batching at the Staff House until we find a place for him to live.
Our townsite and plant grounds are getting a face-lifting. It includes a general clean-up, cutting of weeds, "brushing out" the bush, and prettying things up in general in anticipation of any visitors who should call on us unexpectedly out here on the "fringe of civilization".
Linda Krissa and Sharon and Carol Maslak are in Hospital at time of writing — Linda with appendix trouble, and Sharon and Carol to have their tonsils out. We wish them all a speedy recovery.
John Nimmo spent a few days at our Lindbergh Plant helping us to bring order out of chaos before Tommy's return.
The lawn that everyone has been carefully watching isn't growing. In fact it is turning a lovely rusty red. We refer to our lawn in front of the Fused Salt Plant. Despite the tenderest care, liberal applications of 2-4 D and fertilizer, it still refuses to sprout the way it should. Certainly can't be from the heat!
Heinsburg was the scene of a farewell party for Jack Wiebe, who left us on June 22. As Mrs. Wiebe had already left for Edmonton, the party was strictly "Stag". From the appearance of those who attended, the party was a success. A lamp was presented to Mr. and Mrs. Wiebe by the Plant employees. The Wiebes are going to make their home in Edmonton.
Back home again after a two-week holiday in Eastern Canada and the United States, are Tom and Steffie McLennan. Apart from rain and muddy roads, the holiday was a success. Back for a visit with us came Tom's parents from Hanover, Ontario. They find the country very beautiful, but have never seen such roads, they say!
Larry Gray left the Plant on June 5th. He had been working in the Fused Salt Plant.
STORY OF THE FAKELEYS
This is the story of a very famous and very popular family at Lindbergh.
The Fakeleys — Alf, Vera, their three sons, Allan, Gordon and Garry — are one of the townsite's oldest families.
Alf Fakeley first started work at the Plant in 1948 as a construction worker and, with Harry Grauman, helped to build the first experimental Fused Salt Plant. He watched it grow into the greatest single development now in Lindbergh. Later, Alf moved on to the Block press and stayed with that for three years. Recently he joined the Maintenance Department, where he will have ample opportunity to indulge in his favorite pastime, "fixing things".
Because Alf and Vera Fakeley remember what it was like in the Hungry 30's, their slogan is "Waste not, want not"; and, perhaps, answers the question why Alf keeps a little box marked "Strings — too short for any use".
In 1948, while on the 4-12 shift, Alf built a home for his family; a chicken coop; added more room to the house; and built a garage. Two years ago they lost everything in a fire. But, with typical Fakeley fortitude, Alf rebuilt his home and even added a bit of a veranda to the chicken coop.
Alf's White Jersey Giants are the pride of his heart. "This year" says Alf, "I haven't very many. Only 200 or so." Alf is not only able to raise chickens in his spare time, but also does woodwork and specializes in making figurines of cats, dogs, deers and does, all of which sell readily in the surrounding Community.
Vera Fakeley, though busy with her three boys and husband, finds time to be active in townsite and Community activities. Allan, the eldest boy, has worked in the Plant for almost two years.
And so we leave the Fakeleys to their chickens, their figurines, their garden, and their many interests that make them a good family to know and an asset to our townsite.
The Fakeleys feeding Alf's White Jersey Giants, which, for some reason or other, remain dwarfs. That's Garry holding the chicken, while Allan, his mother, and Dad and Brother Gordon look on.
Alf and Ron Seal of the Maintenance Department give us a grin.
Alf joined the Maintenance Department recently, his broad expe‑
rience in "fixing things" stands him in good stead.
Here is Alf at work creating "Famous Fakeley Figurines" which
sell in the Lindbergh and Elk Point areas as fast as he can
produce 'em.
And here we have Gordon, Garry and Allan doing a bit of weeding just before Ma Fakeley calls, "Soup's On"!
His ever busy wife, Vera, taking in the washing while Allan helps. There's never a dull moment at the Fakeley's, and never a dull,
drab sheet on the line.
The Fakeley family hard at work tucking away what Vera prepared while the rest of the family was at school, work or play.
"Good substantial food makes for good substantial citizens", says Alf.
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By laborders2000 Last updated Jan 5, 2021
Jekyll Island, the southernmost island of the Golden Isles, is one of the most popular islands of coastal Georgia. Home to 10 miles of pristine shoreline and protected by Georgia state law, this 5,500-acre island offers many family-friendly events to choose from including their annual Jekyll Island Treasures.
Going on now through February 28, Jekyll Island encourages tourists to become treasure hunters as they explore the island in search of clear, plastic globes that can be exchanged for a handmade, one-of-a-kind glass float. Inside each plastic globe, treasure hunters will find a card with instructions to take the globe to the Jekyll Island Guest Information Center. Each card will have a number that corresponds to a real, handcrafted Island Treasure.
History of the Jekyll Island Treasure Hunt
Back in the early 1900s, fishermen used glass floats as markers on the nets they cast into the ocean. Sometimes these glass floats would break loose from the nets and wash ashore for lucky beachcombers to find and keep. In the 1950s this became a hobby and getting your hands on one of the highly sought-after glass floats was rare. To commemorate this hobby, the Island hosts its annual Island Treasures event except today’s treasures are from artists that have been selected from across the country to create one-of-a-kind glass floats.
Throughout January and February of each year, the Jekyll Island Treasure Hunt begins with the Beach Buddies hiding a number of globes each day for treasure seekers to find. Hidden in plain view, these globes make exploring the island more fun and engaging.
Limited to one float per household per year, the clear, plastic globes treasure hunters find can be redeemed clear, for a handmade glass float at the Jekyll Island Guest Information Center. Hunters will also receive a certificate of authenticity and artist biography for their one-of-a-kind float. To receive your Island Treasure, you will need to present a photo I.D. with your instructions card.
2021 Jekyll Island Treasures Helpful Hints
Is there a fee involved?
It is free to hunt the globes. The only cost you will incur is the parking fee to get on the island.
How many Island Treasures are hidden?
250 clear, plastic globes will be hidden between January 1 – February 28. Each day between 2 to 5 are hidden on the island in public areas. You will not find them in areas such as the dunes.
Are they hidden at a specific time each day?
Nope! They can be hidden throughout the day.
Whether you are looking to visit the iconic Driftwood Beach or the Georgia Sea Turtle Center, Jekyll Island has something for everyone.
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Bodhidharma meditating. Artwork by Jin Nong Courtesy of Freer Sackler. Bodhidharma is considered the founder of Zen Buddhism in China.
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Shaolin monks and disciples follow a unique practice among Buddhists in that they greet each other using only their right hand.
This greeting is a tradition which dates back to Da Mo and his disciple, Hui Ke. Bodhidharma was very intelligent and was the favorite son of the king of a region that is now part of southern India.
Bodhidharma had two older brothers who feared that their father, the king, would pass them over and bequeath the kingship to Bodhidharma. In their jealousy, the two older brothers often disparaged Bodhidharma while talking with their father, hoping to turn him against their younger brother. The older brothers also attempted to assassinate Bodhidharma but Bodhidharma had very good karma and so the attempts were not successful.
Despite being the favorite son of the king, Bodhidharma realized that he was not interested in a life of politics. He chose instead to study with the famous Buddhist master Prajnatara and become a Buddhist monk.
Bodhidharma trained with his master for many years. What should I do? He asked Bodhidharma to stay near the capital, where he could protect and care for him, but Bodhidharma knew that he must go to China as his master had said.
Seeing that Bodhidharma would not remain, the king of India ordered that carrier pigeons be sent to China with messages asking the people of China to take care of Bodhidharma. These messages made Bodhidharma famous among many Chinese who wondered what was so special about this particular Buddhist monk that the king of India would make such a request. In China, he was known as Da Mo. When Da Mo arrived, he was greeted by a large crowd of people who had heard of the famous Buddhist master and wished to hear him speak.
Rather than speak, Da Mo sat down and began meditating. He meditated for many hours. Upon completing his meditation, Da Mo rose and walked away, saying nothing. His actions had a profound effect upon his audience. Some people laughed, some cried, some were angry and some nodded their heads in understanding. Regardless of the emotion, everyone in the crowd had a reaction.
This incident made Da Mo even more famous, so famous that Emperor Wu heard of him. Emperor Wu, who ruled over the southern kingdom of China, invited Da Mo to come to his palace.
The emperor had erected many statues and temples devoted to Buddhism. He had given much wealth to Buddhist temples.
In talking of his accomplishments, Emperor Wu asked Da Mo if his actions were good. Da Mo replied that they were not. This response surprised Emperor Wu, but they continued talking and eventually Emperor Wu asked Da Mo if there was Buddha in this world. Da Mo replied that there was not. By asking if his actions were good, Emperor Wu was searching for compliments and affirmation from Da Mo. Rather than seeking compliments, Emperor Wu should have been content to help his people through Buddha.
Similarly, if one asks if there is Buddha in the world, then one has already answered the question: Buddha is a matter of faith, you either believe in your heart or you do not. In questioning the existence of Buddha, Emperor Wu had demonstrated a lack of faith.
Da Mo simply smiled, turned and left. Da Mo continued his journey, heading north, when he reached the city of Nanjing. In the city of Nanjing, there was a famous place called the Flower Rain Pavillion where many people gathered to speak and relax.
There was a large crowd of people gathered in the Flower Rain Pavillion around a Buddhist monk, who was lecturing. This Buddhist monk was named Shen Guang. Shen Guang had at one time been a famous general. He had killed many people in battle but one day realized that the people he had been killing had family and friends and that one day someone might come and kill him.
This changed him and he decided to train as a Buddhist monk. Eventually, Shen Guang became a great speaker on Buddhism.
Sometimes Shen Guang would speak and Da Mo would nod his head, as if in agreement. Sometimes Shen Guang would speak and Da Mo would shake his head, as if in disagreement.
As this continued, Shen Guang became very angry at the strange foreign monk who dared to disagree with him in front of this crowd. The beads struck Da Mo in his face, knocking out two of his front teeth.
Da Mo immediately began bleeding. Shen Guang expected a confrontation; instead, Da Mo smiled, turned and walked away.
Da Mo continued north until he reached the Yangzi river. Seated by the river there was an old woman with a large bundle of reeds next to her. Da Mo walked up to the old woman and asked her if he might have a reed. She replied that he might. Da Mo took a single reed, placed it upon the surface of the Yangzi river and stepped onto the reed.
He was carried across the Yangzi river by the force of his chi. Seeing this, Shen Guang ran up to where the old woman sat and grabbed a handful of reeds without asking. He threw the reeds onto the Yangzi river and stepped onto them. The reeds sank beneath him and Shen Guang began drowning. The old woman saw his plight and took pity on Shen Guang, pulling him from the river. As Shen Guang lay on the ground coughing up river water, the old woman admonished him. She said that by not asking for her reeds before taking them, he had shown her disrespect and that by disrespecting her, Shen Guang had disrespected himself.
The old woman also told Shen Guang that he had been searching for a master and that Da Mo, the man he was following, was that master. As she said this, the reeds which had sunk beneath Shen Guang rose again to the surface of the river and Shen Guang found himself on the reeds being carried across the Yangzi river.
He reached the other side and continued following after Da Mo. There are many people who believe that the old woman by the river was a Boddhisatva who was helping Shen Guang to end the cycle of his samsara. At this point, Da Mo was nearing the location of the Shaolin Temple. The Shaolin monks had heard of his approach and were gathered to meet him.
When Da Mo arrived, the Shaolin monks greeted him and invited him to come stay at the temple. Da Mo did not reply but he went to a cave on a mountain behind the Shaolin Temple, sat down, and began meditating.
These mountains are named after the objects which their shape resembles. The cave in which Da Mo chose to meditate was on one of the Breast Mountains. Da Mo sat facing a wall in the cave and meditated for nine years. During these nine years the Shaolin monks would also periodically invite Da Mo to come down to the Temple, where he would be much more comfortable, but Da Mo never responded.
Towards the end of the nine years, the Shaolin monks decided that they must do something more for Da Mo and so they made a special room for him. They called this room the Da Mo Ting. When this room was completed at the end of the nine years, the Shaolin monks invited Da Mo to come stay in the room.
Da Mo did not respond but he stood up, walked down to the room, sat down, and immediately began meditating. Da Mo meditated in his room for another four years.
He was cold and became very angry. This noise awoke Da Mo from his meditation and he looked at Shen Guang. In anger and frustration Shen Guang demanded to know when Da Mo would teach him.
Da Mo responded that he would teach Shen Guang when red snow fell from the sky. He held the severed arm above his head and whirled it around. The blood from the arm froze in the cold air and fell like red snow. Seeing this, Da Mo agreed to teach Shen Guang. The Drum Mountain is so called because it is very flat on top.
On this Drum Mountain Da Mo dug a well. The water of this well was bitter. For an entire year, Shen Guang used the bitter water of the well to take care of all of his needs. He used it to cook, to clean, to bathe, to do everything. The water of this well was spicy. For an entire year, Shen Guang used the spicy water for all of his needs.
At the end of the second year, Shen Guang went back down to Da Mo and asked again to be taught. Da Mo dug a third well on the Drum Mountain.
The water of this third well was sour. For the third year, Shen Guang used the sour water for all of his needs. At the end of the third year, Shen Guang returned to Da Mo and agains asked to be taught. Da Mo returned to the Drum Mountain and dug a fourth and final well.
The water of this well was sweet. At this point, Shen Guang realized that the four wells represented his life.
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History Snapshot – Caledonian Fair 1910
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Originally published in the Reporter (Box Hill, Vic: 1889-1918) Friday 23 September 1910 on page 2.
Copy courtesy of National Library of Australia.
A Caldedonian fair was held on Friday and Saturday in the mechanics’ institute at Templestowe for the purpose of raising funds for the erection of a vestry at the Templestowe Presbyterian church, and to generally renovate the building. The fair was opened on Friday afternoon by Mrs. Robert Harper, who, notwithstanding the torrents of rain, motored out from the city.
Mrs Harper was received at the door of the hall by the minister, the Rev. Alex. Hardie, the Misses Laidlaw and other members of the committee. Mrs Harper said that she had great pleasure in opening the fair, for she believed that bazaars, apart from their financial objects, did a great amount of good socially in bringing the people of a district together and encouraging them to take greater interest in the great work which the church had to do. Mrs Gilbert Smith’s little daughter Mary presented a pretty basket of Templestowe wild flowers to Mrs. Harper, who subsequently set a good example by inspecting the fair and purchasing generously from each stall. The bazaar was well patronised, particularly on Saturday night, when the proceedings were enlivened by musical selections by Miss Schukraft (of Croydon), Miss Irvin (of Heidelberg) and a company of Highland lads and lassies, who enraptured the audience by their sailor’s hornpipes, jigs, reels, sword dances, club swinging, and bar drill, performed to the accompaniment of a screeching, skirling and shrieking bagpipe! Mr. Petty’s gramophone also contributed to the entertainment on Friday night.
Over £21 was realised on Friday, and the total receipts were £53. A credit balance of £50 is anticipated. The honorary secretary, Mrs. Ross, had a large share of the burden of the fair on her shoulders, but she carried out her duties well. Splendid work, both at the fair and in making preparations for it, was also done by the following ladies and gentlemen who supervised the stalls and side shows:- Drapery, Mrs. Hardie, Mrs. Geo. Smith, Miss. Hardie; produce, Mrs. Svenborg, Miss. J. Smith; flowers, Misses Ross. Crichton, Hawthorn. M. and I. Smith; sweets, Misses Stella Andrew, Pearl Bernard and Edith Hewish; cakes, Mrs. Aumann; refreshments, Mrs. Gilbert Smith, Max Ross, Miss Agnes Smith, Mr. Fred. Smith; shooting gallery, Messrs. W. and Alex Ross; bran pie, Masters Alan Smith and Don. Andrews; fishpond, Mr Aumann.
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HMS Capel (K 470)
Frigate of the Captain class
Navy The Royal Navy
Type Frigate
Class Captain
Pennant K 470
Built by Boston Navy Yard (Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.)
Ordered 25 Jan 1942
Laid down 11 Mar 1943
Launched 22 Apr 1943
Commissioned 16 Aug 1943
Lost 26 Dec 1944
Loss position 49° 50'N, 1° 41'W
On 26 December 1944 HMS Capel (Lt. Bevil Grenfell Heslop, DSC, RN) was torpedoed and sunk north-north-east of Cherbourg, France in position 49º50'N, 01º41'W by the German submarine U-486. 76 members of the crew went down with the ship.
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Sunk on 26 Dec 1944 by U-486 (Meyer).
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HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HNoMS Tunsberg Castle and FFS Commandant d'Estienne d'Orves . (1)
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Awe (Lt.Cdr. H.P. Carse, DSC, RNVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN) and HNoMS Tunsberg Castle. (1)
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Evenlode (T/A/Lt.Cdr. G.B. Medlycott, RNR), HMS Loch Killin (Lt.Cdr. S. Darling, RANVR), HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN) and HNoMS Tunsberg Castle. (1)
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HNoMS Tunsberg Castle and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
HMS Una (Lt. C.A.J. Nicholl, RN) conducted A/S exercises off Tobermory with HMS Capel (Lt. B.G. Heslop, DSC, RN), HMS Caprice (Lt.Cdr. G.W. McKendrick, RN) and HMCS Orangeville (Lt. F.R. Pike, RCNVR). (1)
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Nev Madsen
Hundreds of koalas killed in secret
4th Mar 2015 2:43 PM
HUNDREDS of koalas have been killed in secret by wildlife officials in Victoria due to concerns over starvation in a key habitat.
The Victorian government euthanised 686 koalas near the Great Ocean Road in 2013 and 2014 in response to overpopulation in manna gum woodlands in the area.
The koalas, many of which were starving, were killed via lethal injection after being captured in trees.
The recently elected Andrews Government is considering options on how to deal with starvation in the koala habitat at Cape Otway, about 230km southwest of Melbourne.
During three emergency welfare operations, veterinarians captured and sedated koalas to assess their health.
Koalas suffering starvation were euthanised, while healthy koalas were released back into the wild and healthy females were treated with control hormone implants.
The cull is said to have occurred in secret to avoid a backlash from activists and locals.
Koala expert Dr Desley Whisson, who advised the government on the euthanasia program, stressed that the objective was to humanely deal with suffering koalas rather than reduce population size.
"Watching an animal starve to death is a horrible thing," Dr Whisson, from Deakin University, told Daily Mail Australia.
"For every one koala that was euthanised there were probably two or three that starved without intervention.
"It at least was a good thing to put them out of their misery."
Dr Whisson said moving the population to other areas or conducting fertility control programs were expensive options.
"A lot of people ask why we can't just move the koalas somewhere else, but I think it's important to recognise the translocation koalas often has a negative impact," she said.
"A large number would die, and they don't want to move from manna gum.
"It's sort of a lose-lose situation all round."
Dr Whisson said the problem in the manna gum woodland at Cape Otway was caused after koalas were introduced to the area in the 1980s from French Island.
"Manna gum is a very good food source for koalas, it's low in toxins and high in nutrients so koalas love it," she said.
"To the point where they don't move for the food supply.
"Koalas can move one or two kilometres in a night but in this population, they stay in these manna gum areas and numbers build up."
At Cape Otway there are up to 11 koalas per hectare, but the sustainable density is less than one koala per hectare.
Victorian Environment Minister Lisa Neville said she was putting in place a koala management program to deal with the 'a very challenging and complex issue'.
'It is clear it's an overpopulation issue and it is clear that we have had koalas suffer in "that Cape Otway area because of ill health and starvation," Ms Neville told ABC.
'That's just not good enough and that's a terrible way to treat koalas.
"I'm wanting to make sure that we're taking the best action we can in this terrible situation of overpopulation.
"I don't want to see koalas suffer."
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Advance Wars 2
by Paul.Power
Part 49: Mission 34: Final Front (or "Wars World Nap Patrol") - Part 1
Mission 34: Final Front (or "Wars World Nap Patrol") - Part 1
Right then. Final battle. Time to pull out all the stops.
I think it's going to take a little more time.
About 3... No, about 40 days. Maybe...
I will not wait that long. Finish it in 30 days.
OK, I'll try...
And how is the Deathray?
It's fine. You can use it now. I even fixed it, too! Now it won't damage our troops when it's fired. It does need 7 days to build up enough energy to fire, though.
Hm. 7 days... I'll not forget.
Okay, Wars World Nap Patrol, time to do your stuff!
Cue ominous music
Here we go...
Look what I've found.
You... You're Sturm!
And you're the little girl who likes playing with soldiers. Here you are again, sneaking around where you don't belong.
See Advance Wars 1, war buffs!
Sonja's not alone. We're all here. Different place, same cast.
You're all here? Then you shall all taste despair. For you shall witness the destruction of your world when my missile strikes.
As long as we're alive, that will never happen.
Empty words, worm. The missile platform is beyond your reach.
What is that supposed to mean?
Enough talk. I would see your power.
Hey! Wait a.... Beyond our reach? It's right...
Ohmigosh! We've just received report of a giant laser blocking the platform!
That would explain why the old boy was so doggone sure of himself.
In that case, we should strike now, while we have the chance.
It doesn't look like we'll be able to avoid that contraption.
So we weaken his defenses, attack the platform, and stop the launch...
That sounds like a plan I can get behind!
Let us aim for the laser. Move out, everyone!
This is a pretty damn huge map - it makes Great Sea Battle look tiny. As with T Minus 15, there's a missile platform that we can't attack directly: this time the key is to attack the weak point on the front of the big satellite dishy thing known as the Deathray. The Deathray is basically a giant laser: it hits an area three tiles wide, hits all units in that range when it fires, and hands out 8HP of damage when it does so. As Lash notes, it doesn't hit Black Hole units, unlike the standard laser. The Deathray fires at the start of Sturm's turn on days 7, 14, 21 and 28 not that we'll get to see the last two, as I finish on day 18 . Guarding the Deathray we have a couple of Black Cannons, but unlike in Normal Campaign they're facing upfield - which makes them very easy to take out from behind, risk-free.
Each of the COs has a well-defined goal here. Grit's first job is to take down the two Black Cannons that are, conveniently, facing the wrong way. Sneaking an artillery up behind each one ought to do it (this is, incidentally, why Grit is good here: his arties can reach the cannon weakpoints without having to blow up the pipe seams protecting them). Once Grit's done with that, he needs to absorb the pressure of Sturm's forces and then start pushing back. Grit also has the fun extra job of dealing with the Deathray every seven days.
Drake is... well, Sturm's personal punching bag (with apologies to Sarumarine). Take the Meteor Strikes, take everything Sturm throws at him, and eventually produce a Tsunami so that Sturm gets fuel and damage headaches. It's not a fun job, but it keeps the pressure off the others.
Speaking of fun jobs, Sensei just gets to run riot here, because the AI tends to go "hmm yeah I've got an AA fielded, I don't need any more" when the AA is on the other side of the map from where Sensei is. So Sensei can basically smash up the entire right half of the map unopposed, then break through the pipe seams and lead a run on the Death Ray with B-Copters and bombers. As such, Sensei's also looking after the power and technique scores for the team, so we'll have to watch that.
Let's set this thing off with some APC shenanigans. I put a bit of thought into which units I moved and built here: I wanted to produce the arty from the right-hand base (because getting rid of Sensei's cannon is higher priority here than getting rid of Drake's one), which meant an infantry was coming out of the left-hand base. So I sent my right-hand initial infantry to capture first (so that the new infantry was still in range of a city) - which meant that the left-hand initial infantry got put in the APC. Whew. Hope you got all that.
Drake also gets some APC loading to do, as he heads off towards the base by the bridge. We'll have an arty here too, and a pair of infantry.
And similarly Sensei. Now you may be wondering why I dropped Sensei's infantry off, but not Drake's. That's because (thanks to his +1 move bonus to transports) Sensei's infantry is already in range of that base. A T-Copter and a couple of infantry complete the deal, although I hold 1000G back in the bank so I can crank out the inevitable B-Copter next turn.
Herp a derp I'm Paul and I leave my APCs in minicannon range for no good reason.
Artillery moves off towards Sensei's cannon, and I build a second one to deal with Drake's. And another APC too, since my first one just took that crippling blow.
Meanwhile, let's see what's up with Drake.
Well, not much yet. APC drops off infantry, other infantry head towards silos, arty moves forward as well.
Let's have more infantry and another artillery for good measure.
Now then, Sensei.
Infantry starts capturing base, T-Copter loads and drops another inf.
The APC runs back to pick up another passenger, and out pops the first B-Copter of the mission. But nowhere near the last...
One arty sneaks past the minicannons up to the spot below Sensei's cannon, and the other one heads over towards Drake's cannon.
A couple more infantry should be good for now.
So then, things.
I'm not going to first off these silos just yet: I want to try and get Sturm's units grouped together a bit, and then hit them with a bunch of silos all at once.
Other than that it's a case of base capturing, forming up my arties and building an AA in case Sturm starts getting ideas about sending bombers and B-Copters my way.
Similarly with Sensei, I want to keep my powder dry with these missile silos a little longer.
But I can still get this base captured, and send infantry over to get these two Black Hole cities in the corner captured.
B-Copter hangs about in the Black Cannon's range shadow.
And the T-Copter heads back for more passengers.
Time to strike the first blow against our cruel oppressors!... not counting all the blows from the previous 33 missions, anyway.
Two hits and that cannon should be down.
While that's going on, the other artillery finds a nice blind spot to rest in on the beach.
Infantry capture.
And now we have some funds, let's crank out a rocket launcher.
Okay, now it's time to launch these silos.
Hitting these guys down here is tempting. They'll cause a lot of hurt for Drake eventually.
But since Drake's job here is to take the hurt and make sure that Grit and Sensei get as little hurt as possible, we really should go for the neotanks. Even though we hit less units.
Two missiles later, and suddenly things don't look so bad here.
AA follows the infantry down, and I build a second one for good measure.
Arties line up, infantry heads towards that pair of Black Hole cities.
Sensei picks up where Drake left off in terms of piling the hurt on these neotanks.
Hello, Mr. Infantry, how're things?
Don't mind if I steal some of your cities, do you?
I'll also be building a tank and another B-Copter, I hope that's okay.
Hey look, AAs.
YOU'RE TOO LATE! NOTHING CAN STOP ME NOW!
Ahem. But yeah, I can attack one of these AAs with my rocket launcher, as I move the other arty into position.
APCs and infantry roll up to try and give my rocket launcher some sort of sacrificial protection.
And I guess we'll field some more arties, just in case my artillery going for Drake's cannon gets mauled a bit by those AAs.
Hello, Drake's got a B-Copter to deal with.
Well that's easy enough. Although the B-Copter just about survived the attack. STURM!!!
Oh well, whatever, we've got capturing to do. And tank-building. Tank-building back at the HQ rather than at our newly-acquired base, because I'm an idiot.
At least we don't have to worry about that 1HP B-Copter any more. Good shot, that infantry unit.
As one infantry takes down the B-Copter, the other moves south onto a forest. That's because there's a couple of battleships moving in down there, and call me heartless but I'd rather they'd waste time firing at some random sacrificial infantry unit than move closer to my main force.
Back with Sensei, and city capturing.
Also, what do to about this fourth missile silo...
Fortunately, Sturm's presented us with quite a nice target.
I'm going to ignore this infantry unit for now: I have bigger fish to fry, like blocking up this base so that Sturm doesn't suddenly go "hang on, maybe I should actually build some manner of anti-aircraft device over here".
The sacrficial infantry unit did its job. A tear shed for the fallen - although by the time this mission's done, we'll have shed a lot more tears for Drake and Green Earth
Well the good news is that the AAs went for my infantry rather than anything... you know... threatening.
So I can get on with smashing Drake's cannon up in peace. Even if those medium tanks do look a bit close. I can also attack one of these two anti-airs.
... and then finish it off with a rocket. Meanwhile, the all-important artillery gets some protection from medium tanks by a hastily shuttled APC/infantry pair.
This infantry heads out west towards another silo.
And we'll build a second rocket launcher I think.
Hey there, Drake.
There's some infantry hanging around here, so let's take them on.
Also one of Sturm's infantry is going to set off a missile silo next turn and I'd like it if Green Earth could take the hit. So let's bunch all these units together. This will be a common theme for Drake .
More city capture...
... and setting up another sacrificial lamb to placate the battleship gods.
Now then, about this infantry.
Time we dealt with it. B-Copters close in from the north and south, while a T-Copter deposits its load onto the base here.
Things are starting to move nicely over here.
Capturing, building, moving.
Drake's bunching did the job.
As did the infantry unit protecting Grit's artillery.
Medium tanks are running around with impunity.
But I don't care.
'Cause there goes Drake's cannon.
Anyway, yeah, in case you haven't noticed it's Day 7 and the Deathray will be firing today. So I'd better clear out all units - like the artillery and rocket launcher here - that are sitting in the path of the laser, wouldn't want to get any of them fried. Well I guess maybe just one...
Doooo it! Do it FOR SCIENCE! It will be fascinating!
What? Caulder? How did you get here? Oh well, never mind, I guess one little infantry unit won't hurt...
After all, it would be kinda weird if I brought you all the way to see this Deathray and then didn't show you what it can do. And it is for science...
Following that hit from the missile silo, Drake has some infantry to deal with.
But that's easy enough, give 'em the ol' one-two punch.
Merging the two AAs and the two tanks gives us enough money to field three more artillery. Not bad.
The area around here's pretty much secure for Sensei.
So let's move on to breaking our way through these pipes into Sturm's inner sanctum. First we have to take down the minicannon. It's down to 49HP already.
Getting a nice B-Copter production line going here, not to mention the ferrying of infantry down to these cities that need grabbing.
Well that's not a very nice thing to say.
You know, Sturm's putting an awful lot of faith in something that only works if your opponent is a complete fool. Then again, he thinks everyone's a complete fool, so I guess it balances out.
You boys are sick.
Anyway, yeah, let's clear out this medium tank.
The damaged arties get to work on the minicannons while the rest of the pack shuffles about a bit.
Build a rocket and some infantry and end turn and...
... I completely forgot about the infantry unit that was supposed to be launching a missile silo today. And now a bomber's going to kill it.
Faaaan-tastic.
Oh well, no use crying over split milk. Drake's tank skips down the track and hits Sturm's AA for five (aww, man, why couldn't it have been six? )
The artilleries and stuff converge in on the chokepoint.
That's that base successfully captured by Sensei.
Tank and B-Copter finish off the minicannon, and another B-Copter gets to work on the pipe seam.
General stuff.
Whoops, built a T-Copter by accident rather than a B-Copter. Oh well, shouldn't cost me.
This just might, though.
I will have REVENGE! REVENGE for my own piece of bloody stupidity!
REVENGE!!!
Not revenge directly on the bomber because Grit doesn't actually have any units that can attack it yet. Just general revenge on Sturm, I guess. Fortunately this is the first Snipe Attack in a while that actually gets stuff done.
Extra defence or no, only one CO's going to win in a war of rockets and it isn't Sturm.
Rockets reduced to 1HP, medium tank killed, left minicannon destroyed, right minicannon damaged.
And now that minicannon's down, thanks to - of all things - a 3HP artillery. In addition, rocket attacks tank.
Okay, let's do something about Grit not having any units that can attack a bomber. AA time!
Well, sort of. In a desperate bid to stop Sturm taking these properties over here, I've sent out one of Grit's infantry to try and do something about it. This is probably something better left to Sensei, but every little helps.
Hmm, Sturm's getting close to filling his power bar.
As for who's going to take the Meteor Strike, sorry Drake, you're up.
A medium tank should make for a nice, juicy target.
And we'll pack all these other units in around it.
Speaking of medium tanks, Sturm's produced one over by Sensei. Yeah, don't build an AA, Sturm, that couldn't possibly be a good use of your resources.
Three B-Copters mob the medium tank as a fourth continues to chip away at the pipe seam.
APC and T-Copter drop off some infantry as a follow-up.
Meanwhile, I send my tank south to deal with those capturing infantry I mentioned during Grit's turn.
Another B-Copter...
... and to mix things up a little, an artillery. Hopefully this'll speed up the process of taking down this pipe seam.
Yep, here we go (For reference, I think Sturm said "Burning Earth!" - it flashed by too quickly to get a screenshot)
Just as planned (sorry Drake )
And the bomber takes out one of Grit's rocket launchers. I've got to get that thing dealt with, and fast.
Okay, time to do something about this... wait, 30%?
Come ON. Okay, yes, it's Grit's rubbish AAs going up against Sturm's bomber following a Meteor Strike, but still.
Okay, no more Mr. Nice Guy. Let's see how you handle four AAs.
Meanwhile the eastern infantry continues its spirited attempts to stop Sturm capturing over here.
And the rest of the units move up a bit. We've got four days until the next Deathray shot, let's try and get upfield a bit.
Drake's now got to deal with the aftermath of a Meteor Strike.
Joining together all the artillery and infantry will help.
Building an artillery to help regroup things.
Trouble is, there'll be a medium tank headed Drake's way shortly...
The contrast between Drake's situation and Sensei's couldn't be any more stark, really.
As the B-Copter on pipe seam duty has to head off to deal with these unruly capturing infantry, I draft in a replacement from the copters attacking Sturm's medium tank.
The bloody thing just won't die.
Oh well, life (and B-Copter production) goes on.
Let's set these infantry to capturing cities, and block Sturm's middie in with a T-Copter from the south.
Hmm, a neotank, eh?
We can deal with that.
Neos are easy after that flippin' bomber.
Speaking of which, 5HP AA against 4HP bomber. Let's see how that pans out.
Well, could've gone a lot worse.
Okay, let's finally get this missile launched. A bit late to the party, but better than nothing.
Infantry finish off a 3HP APC.
Time to start cranking out artillery. Okay, they've got less range than rockets, but they'll cross the plains of Deathray Valley a lot faster than rockets could.
Something tells me I need to reorganise Drake a bit here.
There, that's better.
As for Sensei, it's business as usual.
B-Copter and tank finish off the capturing infantry, B-Copter and artillery get ready to push through the second pipe seam.
Medium tank down.
And here come the transports.
MOAR B-Copters, MOAR!
Right then.
Grit is really cranking out these Snipe Attacks.
Never bring missiles to a rocket fight.
Rocket and 3HP arty take out the missile truck, and the healthy artillery removes the tank that was recovering on that city.
Sturm's trying to sneak around from behind, but I'm having none of that.
Having none of these bombers, either. Taste... err... adequacy!
And now the AAs are getting drafted in to finish off tanks as well. You know, I need a more... well, Gritlike solution to these air unit problems. AAs aren't really cutting it.
This should do the trick.
There we go, a nice bit of area denial.
Probably not worth doing a big push now given it's only a few days to the next Deathray shot, but we can always retreat if need be.
Well, there goes the meatshield.
That's not going to stop us fighting, though.
The arties do their best to take on Sturm's encroaching units, while an AA heads west to try and catch any flankers.
Time to see what's behind seam number two.
While that's going on, let's clear out some of the infantry and T-Copters loitering around here.
City and base capturing...
... building Sensei's first bomber...
... yeah, this seems like as good a moment as any to finish Part 1.
Well, barring Sudden Unexpected Battleship Syndrome, anyway (SUBS?).
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McCall-Thompson family history
Genealogy of some McCalls, Thompsons, Warrens, Campbells, Brierlys, Huffstutlers and allied families
Goulding, Abel
Name Goulding, Abel
Born 4 Mar 1739 Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts [1, 2]
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Died 1817 Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts [3]
Person ID I4823 Tree_1
Last Modified 5 Mar 2011
Father Goulding, Captain Palmer, 1695, Sudbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts , 11 Feb 1770, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 75 years)
Mother Rice, Abigail, 1689, Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts , 1770, Holden, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age 81 years)
Married 4 Dec 1722 Concord, Middlesex County, Massachusetts [1, 4]
married by Justice Minott; both were residents of Sudbury.
Family 1 Foster, Elizabeth
Marriage Intention 12 Jun 1806 Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Married 22 Oct 1806 Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts [5]
Last Modified 7 Oct 2020
Family 2 Johnson, Kezia, 11 Jul 1746, Southborough, Worcester County, Massachusetts , Bef 1806, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts (Age < 59 years)
Married Abt 1767 [3]
1. Goulding, Abigail, 9 Jan 1769, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
2. Goulding, Palmer, 10 Apr 1770, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
3. Goulding, Lydia, 10 Apr 1772, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
4. Goulding, Lucy, 13 Jan 1774, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
5. Goulding, Patty, 11 Mar 1777, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
6. Goulding, Zilpher, 11 Mar 1780, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
7. Goulding, Palmer, 26 Oct 1784, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
8. Goulding, Vielaty, 11 Jun 1787, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
9. Goulding, Relief, 16 Jan 1789, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
10. Goulding, John, 22 Jan 1791, Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Born - 4 Mar 1739 - Worcester, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Marriage Intention - 12 Jun 1806 - Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Married - 22 Oct 1806 - Berlin, Worcester County, Massachusetts
Died - 1817 - Shrewsbury, Worcester County, Massachusetts
[S395] Worcester County, HH&I, G&P, Vol. 3, pg. 156.
[S404] Worcester Births, Marriages and Deaths, pg. 113.
[S414] Reminiscences of Worcester, pg. 49.
[S691] Concord Births, Marriages and Deaths, pg. 102.
[S494] Shrewsbury, MA - VR, p. 157.
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Four Security Fixes Planned for Patch Tuesday
Microsoft plans to rollout four security bulletins for this month's patch cycle on Tuesday, with two "critical" items and two "important" patches on the slate.
By Jabulani Leffall
All of the fixes for February have remote code execution (RCE) implications. RCE exploits have proven in recent years to be the common risk addressed in the monthly release of Windows security updates.
The first critical fix will be for Internet Explorer, but it just affects IE7 on Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 operating systems.
Microsoft Exchange Server will be the second critical item planned for Microsoft's patch. Redmond plans to issue a fix for Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server, Exchange Server 2003 and Exchange Server 2007.
The first important fix will address the Microsoft SQL Server database management systems on Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008. It's not yet known if it will patch recently uncovered security issues, but the fix seems rather comprehensive.
This month's release also will include SQL Server security hotfixes for nearly every version of the application from SQL Server 2000 to SQL Server 2005. Consequently, database administrators and security pros may want to take a close look at this patch.
Important fix No. 2, the last in the February batch, will deal with the Microsoft Office Visio diagramming application. Versions covered in this fix will be Visio 2002, 2003 and 2007.
Overall, three of the four patches will require restarts on installation.
For IT pros wanting to get a head start on nonsecurity updates coming this month through Windows Update, Microsoft Update and Windows Server Update Services, this knowledgebase article has all of the particulars.
Jabulani Leffall is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in the Financial Times of London, Investor's Business Daily, The Economist and CFO Magazine, among others.
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Conservatives will Refuse to Legalise Cannabis, Despite Medical Evidence
Theresa May just confirmed that the Conservatives will refuse to legalise cannabis, despite medical evidence
Theresa May announced she will not support cannabis law reform during a Facebook Live event
The leader of the Conservative Party claimed she opposes legalisation due to the “gateway theory” and the pseudo-link to mental illness
Theresa May has just made the General Election a very easy decision for cannabis users in the UK. In an attempt to win over voters ahead of the election, the current Prime Minister went on a live Facebook Q&A hosted by ITV News to discuss her view on issues affecting the public. When asked a question by ‘Emma’ on cannabis legalisation, Ms May explained why she would refuse to even consider relaxing the laws surrounding the medicinal plant.
“…the science shows overwhelmingly that for most people marijuana is not a gateway drug.” – Constance Scharff Ph.D.
Robert Peston, the host of the Q&A, put the question from Emma to the PM: “Emma wants to know why you can’t support cannabis legalisation?
“She says it’s the only thing that helps her debilitating anxiety, but she has to be a criminal to get the only thing that helps her.”
Surely our head of State, whose sole job is to represent us and put our best interest first, would respond compassionately to a distressed citizen?
Rather than address the issue directly or discuss the plethora of medical research which confirms the bounty of ways in which cannabis can be used medicinally, the PM refused to commit to law reform.
Instead, the PM insulted the intelligence of the nation, and the concerned citizen who posed the question, by using out-dated theories from the “Reefa Madness” era to defend her totalitarian position:
“The reason I don’t believe in making cannabis use legal is because of the impact I see it having on too many people in terms of the drug use.
“What we’ve seen is stronger forms now being used – I think it can have a real impact on people in terms of their mental health.
“But it can also of course lead to people going on to harder drugs.”
“There’s a wonderful woman in my constituency, Elizabeth Burton Phillips who runs something called DrugFAM, which supports families.
“One of her twin sons – they both started on cannabis when they were at school and went on to heroin and one of her twin sons committed suicide. This has a huge impact on families.”
The gate-way drug theory has been proved to be wrong for a long time now. Does the fact that someone who wants to be head of the UK refuses to accept scientific fact not prove that we must remove her from any position of authority? You wouldn’t want a teacher who believes 2+2 = 7 in charge of your child’s math department, so why should the same not apply for the way our country is governed?
The PM even acknowledged that there is significant research disproving the lies she just peddled on national media: “There have obviously been some studies into the use of cannabis or derivatives for medical use,” she said.
We need to relax the laws surrounding cannabis research in the UK, or our knowledge of the plant will never expand. If we cannot expand our medical knowledge due to a law, then are we not putting our most vulnerable members of society at risk of serious harm?
The leader of the Conservatives made this General Election very easy for anyone who cares about cannabis legalisation, or indeed, for anyone who is compassionate about ending human suffering.
Who has your vote? Let us know in the comments!
By Miles Casey| 2017-05-16T20:30:28+01:00 May 16th, 2017|Categories: Cannabis, Cannabis Prohibiton, Interviews, Legalisation, Uncategorised|Tags: cannabis reform, conservatives, Theresa may|3 Comments
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Chel 17th May 2017 at 2:59 pm - Reply
Why doesn’t she legalize it already?
David Lockert 17th May 2017 at 2:59 pm - Reply
What an absolute idiot….if that is her educated opinion on medicinal cannabis. …then how can you believe or trust anything she has to say on any subject. …Theresa May you are a twat and for many reasons, not just your stance on medicinal cannabis, you do not have my vote…!!!
angela coral eisenhauer 21st May 2017 at 9:57 am - Reply
The Truth About Chase Walker/
Cini Walker and Marc Stevens are not “anti vaxxers”. Their other children are fully vaccinated, and Chase had received 37 out of 41 scheduled vaccines. Every vaccine caused uncontrollable seizures and chest infections. Chase was placed in the HDU and his parents were told to plan his funeral.
With no hope left Cini and Mark decided to take Chase home and begin an organic diet, supplemented with cannabis oil.
Under the care of his loving parents, Chase gained weight and achieved a level of health they had been told never to expect.
The Department of Child Services has put these people through Hell, they have been to court over and over, Cini and Marc win every single time.
Last night the police and child services arrived at a residence where Cini, Mark, Chase and the other children are staying with paperwork to medically kidnap Chase. Saying his pottassium levels were life threatening low. Despite his parents telling them over and over this was not the case, they executed the order and Chase was taken to John Hunter hospital. The pediatrician attended, took bloods, and confirmed Chases levels were perfectly healthy and he was free to go home with his parents.
What happened next defies belief in a country that dares to call itself a democracy.
Feeling like the nightmare was over for now, Marc went to the toilet where he was locked in by police. Child services mocked Cini and told her she wasn’t taking her child anywhere, that they were having her locked up for being mentally unstable. Another completely bullshit, and trumped up accusation. Understandably Cini lost it. This poor woman has been bullied and treated like shit by so many government, and medical departments and she’s just a mother trying to save her sons life. She is more informed than half the “medical” staff she deals with, and has now become a problem to the powers that be, because her son is not only living proof of provable vaccine injury, but that her “alternative” treatment works.
Now no one knows where Chase is, and his parents are devastated. They had already arranged a foster family before kidnapping him.
Hug your kids and tell them you love them. Because if anything happened and some government official decided to take them off you, there isn’t a damn thing you can do about it.
Child services aren’t there for the protection of children, they’re a highly paid child trafficking service.
The state needs to get custody of Chase so Cini and Mark can’t sue them, can’t plead his case. Its the only way they can gag them and cover their own corrupt, lying, murdering asses.
This goes on every single day in this country. The only difference with this case is more people know the truth. And the truth is that we have no rights, this is not a democracy, and your children are not yours. ?
Via Christie Anne
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Death Stranding ‘difficult to understand’ for Americans suggests Hideo Kojima
GameCentralMonday 11 Nov 2019 2:06 pm
Hideo Kojima – is he making excuses already?
Hideo Kojima has made some unlikely suggestions to explain Death Stranding’s mixed reception, claiming only Europeans understand him.
It seems Hideo Kojima may not be taking the negative reviews of Death Stranding very well, after he appeared to dismiss American critics and imply that they did not fully understand the game.
‘I have to say that the game received enthusiastic reviews, especially in Europe and Japan. Here in the United States, on the other side, we had stronger criticism,’ he told Italian website TGCom24.
‘Maybe this is a game that is difficult to understand for a certain type of critic or audience. Americans are big fans of first person shooters and Death Stranding is not, it is flying higher’.
‘I always try to create new things and disputes and discussions are fine, but it must be said that the Italians or the French have a different artistic sensibility that allows them to appreciate this kind of very original products’, added Kojima.
That’s a pretty patronising point of view and while Kojima was no doubt playing up to the Italian journalists he was talking to it does not sound like he’s taken the many criticisms of the game to heart.
There’s another obvious problem with his comments too, in that the split between American and European reviewers doesn’t really exist.
A quick scour through Metacritic (which is currently being review-bombed by Spanish fans, for some reason) shows that for every 6.8 from IGN there was a 9/10 from GameSpot.
There were also plenty of European websites that marked it down, including GamesRadar, VG247, and VGC. We also only gave it a 7/10 in our review.
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An exploratory cluster randomised trial of a university halls of residence based social norms marketing campaign to reduce alcohol consumption among 1st year students
Moore, GF; Williams, A; Moore, L; Murphy, S
Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
Moore, Laurence
Moore, G. F., Williams, A., Moore, L. & Murphy, S. (2013). An exploratory cluster randomised trial of a university halls of residence based social norms marketing campaign to reduce alcohol consumption among 1st year students. SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PREVENTION AND POLICY, 8 (1), https://doi.org/10.1186/1747-597X-8-15.
10.1186/1747-597X-8-15
AIMS: This exploratory trial examines the feasibility of implementing a social norms marketing campaign to reduce student drinking in universities in Wales, and evaluating it using cluster randomised trial methodology. METHODS: Fifty residence halls in 4 universities in Wales were randomly assigned to intervention or control arms. Web and paper surveys were distributed to students within these halls (n = 3800), assessing exposure/contamination, recall of and evaluative responses to intervention messages, perceived drinking norms and personal drinking behaviour. Measures included the Drinking Norms Rating Form, the Daily Drinking Questionnaire and AUDIT-C. RESULTS: A response rate of 15% (n = 554) was achieved, varying substantially between sites. Intervention posters were seen by 80% and 43% of students in intervention and control halls respectively, with most remaining materials seen by a minority in both groups. Intervention messages were rated as credible and relevant by little more than half of students, though fewer felt they would influence their behaviour, with lighter drinkers more likely to perceive messages as credible. No differences in perceived norms were observed between intervention and control groups. Students reporting having seen intervention materials reported lower descriptive and injunctive norms than those who did not. CONCLUSIONS: Attention is needed to enhancing exposure, credibility and perceived relevance of intervention messages, particularly among heavier drinkers, before definitive evaluation can be recommended. A definitive evaluation would need to consider how it would achieve sufficient response rates, whilst hall-level cluster randomisation appears subject to a significant degree of contamination. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN: ISRCTN48556384.
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Microbiology & Immunology - Research Publications
Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance
Huang, QS; Turner, N; Baker, MG; Williamson, DA; Wong, C; Webby, R; Widdowson, M-A
Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
Williamson, Deborah
Huang, Q. S., Turner, N., Baker, M. G., Williamson, D. A., Wong, C., Webby, R. & Widdowson, M. -A. (2015). Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance. INFLUENZA AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES, 9 (4), pp.179-190. https://doi.org/10.1111/irv.12315.
10.1111/irv.12315
The 2009 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic highlighted the need for improved scientific knowledge to support better pandemic preparedness and seasonal influenza control. The Southern Hemisphere Influenza and Vaccine Effectiveness Research and Surveillance (SHIVERS) project, a 5-year (2012-2016) multiagency and multidisciplinary collaboration, aimed to measure disease burden, epidemiology, aetiology, risk factors, immunology, effectiveness of vaccination and other prevention strategies for influenza and other respiratory infectious diseases of public health importance. Two active, prospective, population-based surveillance systems were established for monitoring influenza and other respiratory pathogens among those hospitalized patients with acute respiratory illness and those enrolled patients seeking consultations at sentinel general practices. In 2015, a sero-epidemiological study will use a sample of patients from the same practices. These data will provide a full picture of the disease burden and risk factors from asymptomatic infections to severe hospitalized disease and deaths and related economic burden. The results during the first 2 years (2012-2013) provided scientific evidence to (a) support a change to NZ's vaccination policy for young children due to high influenza hospitalizations in these children; (b) contribute to the revision of the World Health Organization's case definition for severe acute respiratory illness for global influenza surveillance; and (c) contribute in part to vaccine strain selection using vaccine effectiveness assessment in the prevention of influenza-related consultations and hospitalizations. In summary, SHIVERS provides valuable international platforms for supporting seasonal influenza control and pandemic preparedness, and responding to other emerging/endemic respiratory-related infections.
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If appeal is filed against mode of partition, it amounts to automatic stay of proceedings, execution of instrument of partition is only a stage towards execution of order of partition - Possession even if delivered to parties before partition is made effective will not extinguish status as a co-sharer
PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT
Before :- Hemant Gupta, J.
RSA No. 3615 of 1987. D/d. 24.1.2005
Lal Chand (Dead) through LRs. - Appellants Versus Ganga Ram (Dead) through LRs. - Respondents
For the Appellant :- Mr. A.S. Tewatia, Advocate.
For the Respondent :- Mr. Ashok Aggarwal, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Mukul Aggarwal, Advocate.
Hemant Gupta, J. - The plaintiff pre-emptor is in second appeal aggrieved against the judgment and decree passed by the first Appellate Court whereby his suit for possession by way of pre-emption of the land measuring 16 kanals 11 marlas being a co-sharer and thus have a preferential right to pre-empt the sale was dismissed in appeal by the first Appellate Court.
2. The only question which has been raised before the Courts below is whether the plaintiff was a co-sharer on the date of decree passed by the learned Trial Court. According to the defendant-vendee, the land was partitioned and thus the plaintiff ceased to be co-sharer on the date of the decree of the trial Court, whereas as per the plaintiff the land was not partitioned as no instrument of partition has been drawn so far.
3. The learned trial Court found that the instrument of partition has not been drawn which is not a formality. Reliance was placed upon a single Bench judgment of Himachal Pradesh High Court reported as Shri Khem Dutt v. Palika, 1984 R.R.R. 535 : 1982 PLJ 391, to hold that the instrument of partition has not been prepared so far and consequently the partition proceedings have not been finalised and thus the plaintiff continues to be a co-sharer and that he has a superior right of pre-emption. However, the learned first Appellate Court accepted the appeal filed by the defendant-vendee on the ground that the instrument of partition has been prepared and delivered to the parties on 16.2.1987. The possession was delivered as per the copy of report Roznamcha Vakiyati dated 3.4.1987 and thus the right of pre-emption of a co-sharer stands forfeited.
4. The learned counsel for the appellant has vehemently argued that there is nothing on record that the instrument of partition was prepared in February, 1987. It is also argued that even if it is prepared in February, 1987 it will not defeat the right of the plaintiff as he continues to be co-sharer on all the three material dates i.e. on the date of sale, on the date of filing of suit and on the date of decree passed by the trial Court. Therefore, any loss of character as a co-sharer after passing of the decree by the learned Trial Court will not defeat the right of pre-emption.
5. In view of above arguments of the appellant the following substantial question of law arises for consideration in this appeal :
Whether the suit of the plaintiff pre-emptor can be dismissed in an appeal on the basis or instrument of partition prepared after the decree passed by the trial Court ?
6. The respondent vendee sought partition of the suit land which was allowed by the Assistant Collector II Grade, Ballabgarh on 21.10.1986 wherein it was ordered that the revenue record in pursuance of the above partition be effected after Kharif, 1986 and that the instrument of partition be prepared after limitation for filing of appeal expires. Ex. P.7 is the memorandum of appeal against the said order passed by the Assistant Collector II Grade and Ex. P.8 is the order dated 24.11.1986 wherein the order passed by the Assistant Collector was stayed. The decree was passed by the learned trial Court on 17.1.1987. There is nothing on record to show that the appeal was decided before the decree was passed by the trial Court or that the instrument of partition was prepared before the said date with the effective date of partition prior to the decree passed by the trial Court.
7. The procedure for partition is contained in Chapter 9 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act, 1887. Section 121 of the said Act contemplates preparation of an instrument of partition after the partition is completed. The date on which the partition is to take effect is also to be recorded therein. Once instrument of partition is prepared, any owner or tenant to whom any land or portion of a tenancy as the case may be is allotted in proceedings for partition, shall be entitled to possession thereof as against other parties to the proceedings. Sections 121 and 122 of the Land Revenue Act reads as under :
"121. INSTRUMENT OF PARTITION - When a partition is completed, the Revenue Officer shall cause an instrument of partition to be prepared, and the date on which the partition is to take effect to be recorded therein.
122. DELIVERY OF POSSESSION OF PROPERTY ALLOTTED ON PARTITION. - An owner or tenant to whom any land or portion of a tenancy, as the case may be, is allotted in proceedings for partition shall be entitled to possession thereof as against the other parties to the proceedings and their legal representatives and a Revenue Officer shall, on application made to him for the purpose by any owner or tenant at any time within three years from the date recorded in the instrument of partition the last foregoing section give effect to that instrument so far as it concerns the applicant as if it were a decree for immovable property."
8. It is not only an order of partition which is necessary to be passed but also the instrument of partition is required to be prepared. In the present case, there is nothing on record to show as to on which date, the appeal was decided or the instrument of partition was prepared. Even if the statement in the judgment and decree passed by the first Appellate Court is to be treated as correct, the instrument of partition was prepared after the decree was passed by the learned Trial Court. The question whether the instrument of partition is required to be prepared came up of consideration before a Division Bench of Lahore High Court in a judgment reported as Hadayat Khan v. Shahamand, AIR 1924 Lahore 155, wherein it has been held that even if the sharers took possession of the plots allotted to them before Kharif 1905, their possession up to that date was merely the possession as that of co- sharers.
9. It was held to the following effect while dealing with Section 121 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act :
"The present, however, is not such a case. There were no doubt proceedings taken with a view to effect partition long before Kharif 1905, but those proceedings culminated and found their ultimate result and expression in the instrument of partition, and that instrument provided that the land should remain joint up to Kharif 1905, and become severally only in that harvest. From this it follows that even if the sharers took possession of the plots allotted to them before Kharif 1905, their possession up to that date was merely the possession of co-sharers in separate possession of portions of the joint estate."
10. Said view has held the field and applied by the Revenue Courts within the State of Punjab. It is so apparent from an order passed by the Financial Commissioner Punjab in Kartar Singh v. Kapur Singh, 1971 P.L.J. 677. The said view has also been taken by Himachal Pradesh High Court in a judgment reported as Shri Khem Dutt v. Palika and another, 1984 R.R.R. 535 : 1982 P.L.J. 391 although dealing with Sections 133 and 134 of the Himachal Pradesh Land Revenue Act which corresponds to the provisions of Section 121 of the Punjab Land Revenue Act. Still further in Lala Ram v. Financial Commissioner, Haryana, 1992(1) RRR 231 (P&H) : AIR 1992 Punjab and Haryana 62, it has been held that the execution of instrument of partition is only a stage towards the execution of order of partition and is not appealable. It is formal order which is necessary to be prepared to recognise the fact of partition. A party to partition proceedings cannot raise the objection in drawing the instrument of partition. If the memorandum of appeal is filed against the mode of partition it amounts to an automatic stay of proceedings pending disposal of appeal.
11. A perusal of Section 122 of the Act shows that the right to take possession arises only on the basis of instrument of partition. Thus the preparation of instrument of partition is not a mere formality but is a necessary document to make a partition legally effective. The date from which the partition is to take effect is required to be indicated in the instrument of partition and possession even if delivered to the parties before the partition is made effective will not extinguish the status as a co-sharer.
12. Thus, the plaintiff was a co-sharer on the date of decree passed by the trial Court and thus has a right to pre-empt the sale. Consequently, the judgment and decree passed by the first Appellate Court is set aside and that of the Trial Court is restored while allowing appeal of the plaintiff. The plaintiff is granted two months time to deposit the money in terms of the decree passed by the trial Court.
Appeal allowed.
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Argyle, TX Gov & Administrative Law Attorney with 29 years of experience
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The Los Angeles Lakers got blown out by 32 points on Tuesday and they had to play most of the second half without starting point guard Lonzo Ball. The loss of Ball, in addition to the injury of Rajon Rondo, compounded the Lakers point guard problems.
And for as much as James has taken control of the offense, the Lakers go-go-go style of play was hampered by losing an additional playmaker. Here’s what James said about the struggles, according to Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPN.
“Just the way that we play, with the pace that we play, it’s just tough to lose any one of our point guards, let alone not having both of them,” Lakers star LeBron James said. “Zo turned his ankle on just a weird play. I think it was [Denver’s Monte Morris] who was on the ground. [Ball] didn’t see him, stepped on his foot, rolled his ankle pretty good. Zo was playing some good ball up until that moment. It just hurt our team.”
So far this season, the Lakers rank fifth in overall pace. So, it’s not as if James doesn’t have a point. Lonzo, for his part, doesn’t think the absence will be long. He told reporters after the game that he intends to play on Thursday against the Indiana Pacers.
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Casey Hooper is a married man. He is married to his longtime girlfriend, Alexandra Breckenridge. The couple tied the knot on 13 September 2015. There is no much information about wedding details.
Soon after a few months of their marriage, his wife, Alexandra became pregnant and on September 3, 2016, she gave birth to their son, Jack Breckenridge Hooper.
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Casey Hooper is an American guitarist. He came to fame after he became the lead guitarist of the renowned singer, Katy Perry.
He has done the stage performance in the big events like Super Bowl XLIX halftime headliner show, the Grammy.
Casey Hooper: Birth facts, Family, and Childhood
Casey was born on 16th July 1986, in Des Moines, IA. His ethnicity is unknown and nationality is American. His mother’s name is Rebecca Cartwright and his father’s name is Dave Hooper.
Furthermore, he has a brother, Spencer and he does not have any sister. Talking about his childhood, he was interested in arts and music from an early age.
Hooper is a high school graduate and he graduated in the year 2005. However, there is no information on which school or college he attended.
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Casey Hooper started his career in music soon after he completed his high school education in the year 2005. After lots of stage shows and auditions, he was selected by Katy Perry as a lead guitarist in the year 2010.
Along with Perry, he has auditioned for the singers like Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Avril Lavigne, etc. However, he was not selected by them.
The shows which he has done include Super Bowl XLIX halftime headliner show, the Grammy’s, and the opening of the cricket season in India.
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During his entire career, he always maintained top-notch professionalism over his work. His work was always admirable, and his hard work reflected on how well he did in his career. He always maintains a decent and admirable image in his entire career without attracting any rumors and controversy.
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Casey Hooper’s hair color is brown and eye color is blue. His height, weight, shoe size, etc. are unknown.
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Facial Fascination
‘Facial Fascination’, National Portrait Gallery, 13 April, 2011
Temperature of the face has increased:
Faces always important:
Scientific basis:
Nineteenth century science erroneously believed that facial ‘types’ indicated criminality and intelligence.
Charles Darwin established that expression was an instinctual animal behaviour.
Paul Ekman’s work in the 1960s established that facial expression, and unconscious microexpressions were biological, a result of deep evolution, rather than cultural. His work has become wide popularized and influenced popular TV shows like ‘Lie to Me’.
The face is still seen as the repository of the self.
Also long history of painted portraiture, miniatures and photography.
But at the same time recent changes have raised the ‘temperature’ of the way that we interact with faces.
Burkas and niqabs
Yesterday the French law threatening fines of 200 euros to women wearing burkas or niqabs came into force. No matter which side of the debate you fell on, nonetheless it established how important faces are. To one side of the argument, since the face is the self it should be open and frank and engaged when out in the collective civic space, to signify your participation in the civic community. To the other side, female faces are dangerous things, constantly soliciting licentious gazes, therefore women are more safe and self-contained if their faces are covered
Facial recognitions software is beginning to effect the way we think about the face, basically it transforms the bit-mapped map of the face as a terrain and transforms it into a short algorithm based on the angles between eyes, nose and mouth.
Camera focusing automatically finds faces in the viewfinder
iPhoto automatically finds faces in my iPhoto library
Animation, in movies such as avatar the microexpressions of real actors are peeled of their skulls and directly mapped onto 3D animation wireframes
Then there’s the rise of celebrity culture. This has also ramped up and invaded our own everyday lives, so we are beginning to think more like celebrities, where our face is less an interface, but more a logo for ‘brand me’. Our face is private, less in the sense that it discreetly ours and more in the sense that it is privatized, our property:
Plastic surgery is becoming more commonplace, faces can be morphed and improved
There are continual battles between paparazzi and celebrities, such as that between Nicole Kidman and Jamie Fawcett over the circulation of the celebrity image.
In America people in street photos have attempted to sue photographers
There has been a long line of scandals involving the increasing ease and speed with which photos can be taken and circulated. Lets track back through the scandals, all of which have happened in substantial legal grey areas.
Currently there’s Kate, whose sex with another ADFA cadet was Skyped to the next room.
There’s the St Kilda Photo scandal, where a 17 year old schoolgirl maliciously posted naked photos of footballer Nick Riewoldt on a bed, which she had appropriated from footballer’s Sam Gilbert’s computer, on the web. (Although he also took part in a campaign for bed linen for Linen House)
Another footballer sent his mates mobile phone photographs of Joel Monaghan having sex with a dog, which circulated for a few weeks amongst the mobile phones of footballers, before being tweeted by an animal rights campaigner.
Then there’s Brendan Fevola, sending mobile phone photographs of Lara Bingle in the shower to his mates, which eventually led to the breakdown of her engagement to the cricketer Michael Clarke.
Lara Bingle had previously successfully sued Zoo Weekly for defamation when they photographed sexy photographs of her during the Australian tourism campaign, but she had no legal basis to sue Fevola.
Or then there’s Sonny Bill Williams photographed with a mobile pone having sex with iron woman Candice Falzon in a pub’s toilet cubicle. After the photograph was sent to the Daily telegraph he had to spend all the next day buying up copies of the newspaper in his area so his girlfriend wouldn’t find out.
Then there’s Nicole McCabe, an Australia woman living in Israel. She had her identity stolen by Israel so they could give it to one of their agents to assassinate a Hamas official. Then, when she decided she didn’t want to talk to the Australian media, the media simply lifted her wedding photographs off Facebook. Facebook can do anything it likes with the photos you post, and regularly sells private photographs to the press.
Then there’s moral panics over the supposed predatory behaviour of photographers.
We have widespread panics over the art photography of Bill Henson.
Regulations against using mobile phones in change rooms and pools
Attempts by councils to widen those regulations to cover beaches and parks.
So this produces the following subtle, but I think profound, tendencies:
Trends in legal opinion
There has been a consistent and inexorable drift in legal opinion in Australia towards a tort of privacy, which we currently do not have, which would be focussed on protecting the human face. Way back in 2001Justice Dowd was able to confidently claim that a person ‘does not have a right not to be photographed’. But by 2003 Justice Michael Kirby was citing the European Convention on Human rights to say that jurisdictions were beginning to look toward an actionable wrong of invasion of privacy ‘stimulated in part by invasions of individual privacy, including by the media, deemed unacceptable to society’. And in 2008 the Australian Law Reform Commission said that it consistently heard strong support for a tort of privacy. Although it noted: ‘the concerns expressed … related more to the private sphere than the mainstream media — and to the protection of ordinary citizens rather than celebrities.’ This year the NSW Law Reform Commission released draft laws that state that an invasion of privacy would exist where a person ‘has a reasonable expectation of privacy’, which could also include a public place.
Consistent with this trend in legal opinion, street photographers consistently report that ordinary people are more wary about being photographed than they were ten years ago. They report that security guards and police feel perfectly entitled to stop photographers photographing even when what they are doing is perfectly legal.
Has all this had an effect on the exhibition? Well obviously not directly. But the whole show does feel quite private and secure.
Many galleries, including this one, balance a public appetite for celebrity with an interest in the psychology of the face. (Martin Schoeller Close Up, playing recognisability off against uncanny closeness; next show: Inner Worlds. The current Annie Liebovitz show has her magazine work enlarged up big, interspersed with her ‘personal’ snaps following he life of her family and her partner printed small and in black and white, when I was there at the weekend, hardly anyone was looking at the black and whites, but they were all gathered around the colour celebrity shots.
Only a very few photographs are candid, taken without the sitter being aware of the camera. Only three photographs (Ballet dancer, journalists, wife and baby) are taken on the street, the place where faces are in most contention. And in only one photograph is there an ‘audience’ within the photograph (NAIDOc Ball). These photographs stand out for me because they relieve the intense domestic privacy of the rest of the show. Quite a few photographs are taken at the beach, that other place of contention, but that has also been made a private almost domestic space by their framing. Similarly there are only a few staged or studio tableau shots.
Australian Photography as a whole
Australian photography dominated by prizes.
National Photography Prize 25,000 1200 x 25 = $30,000 One in twenty chance of being picked.
Doug Moran Contemporary Photography Prize SLNSW $100,000
Head On Portait Prize ACP $50,000
Albury Gallery acquisition Prize
Monash Gallery Bowness Photography Prize
Gold Coast Gallery Joseph Ulrick and Win Schubert Contemporary Photography prize
Curator Sarah Engledow — according to catalogue essay, has deliberately avoided the sensational or the gimmicky or the too arty, perhaps to contrast it against the Head On portrait prize. The dominant style seems to be an intense, basic sincerity. The overall themes that emerge are the family, and the stages of life
Winner is deliberately low key, non-gimmicky, but intense.
The Hang
The hang is given some coherency, as we follow from childhood to adolescence to old age, with a final room based on the eternal cycles of birth and death. This could be called a ‘Family of Man’ hang. Photography’s most famous show from the 1950s, where the metaphor of growing up in a family was applied to the entire human race.
Because these shows are selected from emailed jpegs, and it is up to the photographer to enlarge and print their photographs, there are often unfortunate errors of scale which have to accommodated. But fortunately in this show too big pictures and tacky frames are kept to a minimum with some exceptions:
Too big: Sisters; Les and Eileen
Too small: My ancestors, myself and my alternate
Just right: Donna Gibbons, Martin Smith
Too tacky: Robert; Vicki Lee and Bill Higginson
Successful walls:
Wall of patriarchs, good solid photography harking back to ‘traditional styles’ of say August Sander
Posted on October 3, 2013 by martynjolly. This entry was posted in Writing and tagged 2011, Faces, New media theory. Bookmark the permalink.
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Mood: creative
Music: Virgil Thompson, "The Alligator" (from "Acadian Songs and Dances")
Title: "Indulgence"
Author: mashfanficchick
Fandom: Sherlock
Wordcount: ~500
Characters: Sherlock Holmes, mentions of John Watson
Pairing(s): None
Genre: Character Study
Warning(s): none
Contains: asexual!Sherlock, sartorial decadence, semi-self-aware!Sherlock
Beta(s): The ever-lovely and patient dawnebeth
Prompt(s): For the "Orgies/Decadence" square on my Kink Bingo card.
Notes: Thanks to the Wardrobe section of the "Sherlockology" website; I couldn't have written this fic without you.
Disclaimer: Not mine. I couldn't afford him!
Summary: Sexual decadence isn't the only kind.
Sherlock Holmes is a man who knows exactly what he likes...and what he doesn't. While sex might not alarm him—and privately, he accepts that, like many other socially-fraught issues, that's a big might—it certainly isn't his area, either. Along with girlfriends, boyfriends, and friends in general (with one John-Watson-shaped exception), sex is something that Sherlock doesn't see the appeal of, for either himself or others. At best, he considers it a necessary bodily function, similar to eating or sleeping: something that can, in theory, be pleasurable, but is often done by other, lesser people instead of more truly interesting things, like studying the mating habits of honey bees in the hopes of solving the mystery of colony collapse disorder.
None of this, however, means that Sherlock is immune to the calls of the flesh. He just answers them differently. Bespoke suits, six of them, not counting two tuxedos and a full morning suit. Five dressing gowns, each suited to a separate and distinct purpose. Multiple sheet sets, exclusively Egyptian cotton or silk, and never with a thread count below 600. And his beloved coat, which he's had to replace three times now, at a cost of nearly £1500 each. Those expenses, he must admit, were notable ones, but absolutely worth it.
There is a certain feeling, a satisfaction, to Sherlock's post-case ritual, and it is as satisfactory to him as he imagines a successful sexual encounter is to others. It begins with a good meal, perhaps with some wine—much to his annoyance, Sherlock does accept that eating is necessary for continued survival, and he figures he might as well enjoy the experience—followed by a lengthy shower, in which he pays particular attention to washing his hair. His scalp has always been sensitive, sometimes to his own detriment, and the feeling of running his own fingers against it, rubbing and massaging sweet-smelling shampoo into his roots makes him shiver in pleasure. After the shower, it's a luxurious dry-off wrapped in Supima cotton bath sheets, then into clean pants—silk, of course—before collapsing into bed to stretch and splay to his heart's content.
Decadent? Possibly. Expensive? Certainly. John would goggle at the cost of Sherlock's scarf alone, and Sherlock routinely reminds himself that John must never know the cost of the gloves he once borrowed and subsequently lost. But Sherlock is a firm believer in treating himself well when he feels like it, and there's something about the look and feel of truly high-quality fabric against his skin that makes him feel good in a way he can't explain. It isn't sexual, not at all, but sensual it might be. A physical experience that brings his mind and body to new heights, allowing his consciousness to take flight in ways it can't when tethered to the earth by pesky things like physical discomforts. So Sherlock keeps his indulgences, and occasionally branches out into new ones. Speaking of which, he has of late been considering some new shoes....
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Press Release — HRF, Lantos Foundation, UN Watch to Host Event Opposing Election of Authoritarians
NEW YORK — In anticipation of the upcoming elections of the 2016-2018 members of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the Human Rights Foundation (HRF), the Lantos Foundation, and UN Watch will host a luncheon at the United Nations at 12:00pm on Tuesday, October 27, in opposition to bids from a collection of authoritarian states to sit on the council. Governments aiming to join the U.N.’s top human rights body include Ethiopia, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, and Venezuela.
The briefing will include testimony from women’s rights advocate and Pakistan expert Dr. Qanta Ahmed as well as Diego Arria, the former president of the U.N. Security Council. HRF president Thor Halvorssen and UN Watch executive director Hillel Neuer will jointly present a report evaluating the countries that have submitted candidacies for the upcoming election of new members to the UNHRC.
“Elected members promise to ‘uphold the highest standards in the promotion and protection of human rights,’ but in the case of the governments of Ethiopia, Pakistan, the UAE, and Venezuela, this promise is reduced to a mockery,” said HRF president Thor Halvorssen. “The likely election of these four human rights violators would permit them to hide their abuses behind a cloak of U.N. legitimacy. Once on the council, these governments are easily able to stifle any attempts to investigate their crimes,” said Halvorssen.
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March 8, 2020 March 9, 2020 Max Frances
McLovin It
In Paraguay, former Brazilian football megastar Ronaldinho has been arrested for entering the country on fake documents. Yes, this is one of a handful of the most recognisable people on the planet, and the said document was in his own real name. It’s stratospherically wacko.
In fact, this was no border incident per se, and he had his collar felt only after having attended several promotional events for his new book, Genio de la Vida which assuming some artistic licence should be translated from the Portuguese to mean, A Bit of a Tit.
Genius of Life would be arguably testing already shredded incredulity.
Still, it makes you wonder why he hadn’t been stopped by Brazilian police as he was crossing the border out, because you would think that even a functionary at the China-Mongolia frontier would have cottoned on to these japes. Perhaps part of his cunning stunt was to leave Brazil to a third country under his own passport but then enter Paraguay via Argentina or Bolivia under the false papers? He could even have bolstered his cover by cleansing his hands with alcoholic gel to boost his COVID-19 credentials while looking like an evil plan-hatcher.
I mean, there would be no benefit to that, but then again, there was no benefit to any of it. He actually had all the bona fide Brazilian documentation.
Even more wackadoodle was the assertion from a representative that, ‘An official identified himself, and Ronaldinho handed him the first thing he found in his bag’. So, we should at least be thankful that he didn’t present some travel sickness pills or a crossword puzzle book.
Whatever the ruse and the rationale for it, the ease of this passport chicanery must be a boon for all those criminals considering South America as a potential bolthole. Pretty surprising that nobody else had ever thought of that in the course of history, heh?
You never know, some EU-sponsored leaflet drops over Syria and Turkey in the next month or so might help to solve the European migrant crisis by pointing them all towards the Americas. Don’t bet against all those political opportunists out there launching in for some of the action.
Nevertheless, back to the perennially happy Ronaldinho who appears to have evaded all charges, mainly because prosecutors were half-expecting the arresting officer to start removing her clothes to the prominent trombone slides of The Stripper.
The only discernible punishment is likely to have been the psychological drain of the endless pictures with police and an Oscars-style selfie with the staff at the attorney general’s office. But for a guy who could shimmy away from any social obloquy for sporting a gelled perm for 20 years straight since the new millennium, he’s very probably untouchable.
The press did report 8 hours of questioning, but you just know that this was an extended attempt to convince the cops that his coiling, looping, sliced cross in over David Seaman’s head in 2002 hadn’t been a monstrous fluke.
Now, for the foreseeable future, the legacy of this minor frisson of tomfoolery will be that his agent is going to be inundated with requests from underaged teenagers gagging for him to support their Friday night booze-buying escapades.
If presenting a fake ID at Bargain Booze garners kudos, then breaking out an obviously bent passport at a border for the sheer cheek of it accords instant Daddy status. Only bettered if he’d flashed his own Panini card.
The great thing about Ronaldinho though – legendary football prowess aside – has been his uncanny ability to keep smiling whatever happens. Red card, smile. Pending multi-million-dollar divorce, smile. Pulled in Paraguay for a bogus document caper, smile. Mind you, for a guy with £70m in the bank who can earn £205,000 per Instagram post, what’s there to be glum about?
For the rest of us though, are we truly surprised that this kind of event would now be reported as newsworthy and on the front pages to boot? Back in the day, the famous-but-bonkers used to drive Rolls Royces into swimming pools, and that kind of caper only really ever surfaced in later titbit-infused biographies at the behest of royalty-famished publishers.
Nowadays, what gets posted or printed is as much to deflect our interest as it is to gain attention towards the yarns themselves.
The coronavirus odyssey is still doing the rounds though the illness is deemed to be so serious that we are being advised through formal guidance not to seek treatment. In fact, the missive about Catch it, kill it, bin it will look remarkably familiar. Yes, you’ll remember that advice from the NHS 2009 Swine Flu information campaign which itself was a reformulation of advice we’ve been given since the year dot.
You probably only remember the Swine Flu era as a time when a few people got bad colds (though none that you knew personally) and a rigmarole that with hindsight made Y2K a worthwhile exercise. Of course, we all forgot about the financial meltdown for a good while.
The Ronaldinho story and other minor snippets (for example a fire in a souvenir shop on Oxford St and an article on whether sign language should be mandatory in schools) are lamely stitched together as front-page BBC news in order to prevent COViD-19 fatigue. Because once we stop panicking about a flu virus, we’ll reprise our scrutiny on all the other issues that the Government is desperate for us to ignore.
Take my word for it, it’s not just the bad news that’s getting buried.
They must be McLovin it.
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PARIS (FORTUNE Small Business) -- At first glance, Carol Negiar resembles many other U.S. indie retailers. She graduated from the entrepreneurship program at the University of California at Davis and worked for a few large banks before launching a store devoted to her passion, Japanese tea. Seven years later the store is profitable, and many customers discover it online.
"Without the Internet," Negiar admits, "I would have gone out of business."
Nothing unusual about any of that - except that Negiar built her store in Paris.
Small-business success in France might sound like an oxymoron. This is, after all, the land of high taxes, lengthy strikes, and the mandated 35-hour workweek. Opposition to deregulation and other pro-business reforms is widespread and entrenched.
Yet behind the scenes, Internet-based businesses are thriving, taking advantage of cheap bandwidth and engineering talent. A significant number of Parisian tech startups are taking on Silicon Valley - and U.S. entrepreneurs such as Negiar are finding their niche.
Secrets of France's Internet Billionaire
Negiar has more customers than she can handle in her teashop in the Eighth Arrondissement. Europe's open borders help: Bloggers as far away as Italy and Germany have given her positive reviews.
"Paris is where everyone comes to shop," she says. Some of her customers spend 1,000 euros in a single order. And the notorious 35-hour workweek is a boon for Negiar - it means her French customers have time aplenty to seek her out.
The total number of startups in France has risen by more than a quarter in the past ten years, and that growth shows no signs of slowing down. The volume of e-commerce transactions is increasing by 40% a year. Meanwhile, the French government offers tax breaks to companies that spend 15% of their budget on R&D, and interest-free three-year government loans of 500,000 euros are commonplace.
"There is a huge wealth of subsidies here that U.S. entrepreneurs can take advantage of," says Benoit Bergeret, 45, who runs technology startups in San Francisco and Paris.
France's Internet infrastructure is years ahead of that in the U.S. A company called Free.fr has installed speedy 1.25-gigabit optical fiber to reach homes throughout Paris - and access is just 30 euros a month.
"There's optical fiber all over the place," says Rodrigo Sepulveda, 37, a Chilean entrepreneur who started a successful online video service, Vpod.tv, in Paris. "It's so fast you can run a business from home." (Provided you obtain the necessary licenses, of course.) Another small Parisian online video service, Dailymotion, has 35 million users, second only to YouTube.
Thanks to France's strong tradition of science education, there's no shortage of talented software engineers. Entrepreneurs with Silicon Valley experience report that crack coders can be hired for much less in the City of Light.
"Compared to the Valley, they're half-price," says Jean-Baptiste Rudelle, CEO of Criteo, an online advertising service.
A touch of Paris...in San Francisco
The government has drilled many loopholes into the 35-hour workweek in recent years, so workers' desks are not deserted at 5 P.M. Startup employees tend to stay late into the evening. Visit Netvibes (a provider of customized home pages and one of Paris's most successful tech companies) at 8 P.M., and it looks just like any Silicon Valley startup - 30 hip twenty-somethings in a single room, staring at screens and talking to customers in the U.S.
"Everyone's working on San Francisco time," says Netvibes founder Tariq Krim, a former Sun Microsystems (JAVA, Fortune 500) employee and Silicon Valley journalist.
Krim moved back to Paris to found his company. Most of his partners and customers are on the West Coast, and Netvibes competes with Google (GOOG, Fortune 500)'s similar home page service, iGoogle. But the distance doesn't matter to Krim, thanks to low-cost Internet phone services such as eBay's (EBAY, Fortune 500) Skype.
"France isn't a place to outsource to," he says. "But it's a great place to build a high-quality team."
Plenty of challenges remain. Engineering and science may be strong in France, but sales and marketing talent is far more developed in the U.S. For American entrepreneurs, that represents an opportunity.
Lucie-Anne Radimsky and Colette Ballou moved here to found a PR agency that now represents tech startups. They were stunned by how easy the move was, and how little red tape they encountered. France's liberal expensing rules came as a particularly happy surprise. Want to write off a crate of red wine and a Chanel business suit? FISC - the French IRS - is happy to oblige.
As Negiar says of her tea store, "I can't see myself doing this in the U.S."
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Suppose that you have no home address. Which state would you pay income taxes too?
Suppose that Sarah has a job which requires near constant travel on airplanes.
Also suppose that Sarah does not own a house, or rent an apartment.
Sarah lives out of hotels, motels, air-BnBs, etc... for at most a week at a time.
Almost all personal possessions Sarah own fit inside of a suitcase. Sarah owns a laptop computer, a cellphone, various clothing items, etc...
I realize that most people who travel for work do have something like an apartment where they live at least one month out of the year, but that's not what I'm talking about here. Sarah truly has no fixed-home. Suppose that Sarah travels year-round, and is never in the same city for more than one week.
How would Sarah pay taxes to the U.S. government? Specifically, state-level income tax? To which state would Sarah pay taxes?
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State-level income tax isn't paid to the US government, it's paid to each individual state government. Most likely, Sarah would pay taxes to each state in which she was present doing work and would need to do a lot of record keeping about how much she earned in each state and how long she was present in each state. If some state had a claim on income not earned in the state, then there might be issues of getting a credit in one state for income earned in another state. – Justin Cave Aug 16 '20 at 1:17
Note that in some states you pay state tax when your employer is there, in some when you reside there, and in some when you work there. There is no synchronization, so worst case Sarah might pay triple state tax. Either way, she will probably spend all her vacation doing state taxes. – Aganju Aug 16 '20 at 1:27
In addition to what @Aganju said, some states that tax residents consider you to be a resident until you establish residency somewhere else, even if you no longer physically live there. If Sarah holds a driver's license from the last state she lived in, she could be on the hook for taxes there even if she never set foot there during the year. – Nobody Aug 16 '20 at 14:36
Paying each state is indeed a true life accounting hassle for professional athletes and touring musicians. – user662852 Aug 17 '20 at 2:02
I travel a lot for work. At least I did before this year. I can confirm that each state will tax you if you earn more than a certain amount, or work in their state more than some number of days. It varies by state as each has their own rules.
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Correct. Although some states have no state tax, so pick those. – Aganju Aug 16 '20 at 1:26
@Aganju: But if you live in a state with no income tax, and work in a state that does, that state will collect nonresident income tax from you. (At least if the state is California.) – jamesqf Aug 16 '20 at 5:41
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Share this Story: Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price could start Thursday vs. Canucks
Canadiens Notebook: Carey Price could start Thursday vs. Canucks
Goalie missed last three games with a lower-body injury he says he had been dealing with for seven weeks.
Stu Cowan • Montreal Gazette
Jan 02, 2019 • January 2, 2019 • 5 minute read
Canadiens goalie Carey Price slides across his crease as Boston Bruins Brad Marchand tries a wrap-around shot while being pursued by defenceman Shea Weber during NHL game at the Bell Centre in Montreal on Dec. 17, 2018. Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal Gazette
After missing the last three games with a lower-body injury, Canadiens goalie Carey Price was back on the ice Wednesday morning in Brossard and took part in a full practice.
Afterward, coach Claude Julien didn’t rule out the possibility of Price starting in goal Thursday night when the Vancouver Canucks visit the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
“It’s more about tomorrow,” Julien said. “How’s he going to feel tomorrow. That’s the big question. I think at this stage, from what I’m being told, worst comes to worst he could always be a backup goaltender tomorrow. So that’s something that you might be able to see. But the bottom line is after one practice, and just finished there, I can’t stand here and say my goalie tomorrow. We don’t know how everything is going to transpire. It’s his first full practice and if he’s sore tomorrow then we got to re-evaluate. But we’ll see how he is tomorrow.”
Antti Niemi and Michael McNiven were also on the ice for practice Wednesday morning, but McNiven was returned to the AHL’s Laval Rocket in the afternoon.
Price said after practice that he felt “pretty good” on the ice and when asked if he could play on Thursday, responded: “We’ll see how things go tomorrow … tonight and see how I recover going into tomorrow. If everything goes well, I would imagine so, yeah.”
Price added that if it were the playoffs he could have played through his lower-body injury, something he said he has been dealing with for seven weeks.
Price posted an 8-3-0 record in December before being sidelined. For the season, he has a 15-10-4 record with a 2.84 goals-against average and a .904 save percentage. The Canadiens went 2-1-0 with Price out of the lineup and Antti Niemi starting all three games on the road. Niemi now has a 6-4-1 record with a 4.01 goals-against average and a .881 save percentage.
“We all know here that Niemi didn’t have his best game in Tampa,” Julien said about a 6-5 loss to the Lightning on Dec. 29. “But that happens to every goaltender. So how he bounced back and then won that game in Dallas … he was really good in Dallas. He was good in Florida … second, third period he was good (in a 5-3 win over the Panthers). So basically I think the fact that our team played well, the fact that our backup goaltender played well for the most part is all encouraging news. But again, those things are going to happen during the season where you’re missing players and I like the way we’re reacting to injuries. We’ve been fortunate enough to minimize the number of injuries but, at the same time, I think we’ve handled the injuries well.”
Here's link to HI/O Facebook video of #Habs coach Claude Julien's news conference, which just wrapped up in Brossard. He didn't rule out the possibility of Carey Price starting tomorrow night at the Bell Centre vs. the @Canucks #HabsIO: https://t.co/pCLtP7JSkp pic.twitter.com/IN8o5tkhF5
— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) January 2, 2019
Danault takes therapy day
Phillip Danault wasn’t on the ice for practice Wednesday, instead taking a therapy day.
Danault has been on fire recently with 5-4-9 totals in his last five games, increasing his season totals to 7-20-27 in 40 games along with a plus 11 while winning 51.8 per cent of his faceoffs.
“He’s been better,” Julien said when asked about Danault’s recent offensive production. “Even though we say he’s been playing decent hockey, the biggest thing for us was he had two goals. One of the reasons was he was worried about defending, he was worried about doing all those things. But he didn’t put enough into the offensive part of the game. He had to start going to the net. He’s going to the net now, scoring goals.
“I want him to have the confidence to be able to balance both the defensive play and the offensive play and I think that’s where the big difference is,” the coach added. “He’s put a little bit more emphasis in the offensive part of his game where he’s more determined at getting to those areas, at making plays, at shooting pucks. and it’s paying off for him. He’s playing some of his best hockey that I’ve seen him play.”
Danault already has two more points than he had in 52 games last season (8-17-25). The best offensive season of Danault’s NHL career was in 2016-17, when he posted 13-27-40 totals in 82 games.
Here's link to HI/O Facebook video of #Habs goalie Carey Price in action at practice this morning in Brossard after missing the last three games with a lower-body injury #HabsIO: https://t.co/G2kfp002TZ pic.twitter.com/JPv7APoHsn
Shaw out with upper-body injury
Andrew Shaw didn’t take part in practice Wednesday after suffering an upper-body injury during the Canadiens’ 3-2 overtime win in Dallas on New Year’s Eve.
Shaw has a history of concussions and Julien was asked by Sportsnet’s Eric Engels after practice Wednesday if he was concerned about the possibility of another concussion.
“It’s upper body,” Julien responded. “You’re digging, aren’t you?”
Shaw has 11-13-24 totals in 36 games this season and is plus 6.
David Schlemko leads team stretch at end of #Habs practice in Brossard #HabsIO pic.twitter.com/cZCVNQscOU
With Danault and Shaw missing practice, here’s how the Canadiens forward lines and defence pairings looked:
Byron-Domi-Drouin
Tatar-Peca-Gallagher
Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Armia
Agostino-Chaput-Deslauriers/Hudon
Mete-Weber
Reilly-Petry
Kulak-Benn
Schlemko-Alzner
Finnish Connection reunited
Joel Armia, who has missed the last 25 games with a knee injury, took part in the full practice Wednesday and could be in the lineup Thursday night against the Canucks. Julien reunited the Finnish Connection line at practice with Armia playing with Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Artturi Lehkonen.
“I feel good out there,” Armia said after practice.
“We need to talk with the medical staff about playing,” he added. “So I guess I’ll know tomorrow or later tonight or something.”
No goals in 10 games for Domi
Max Domi continues to lead the Canadiens in scoring with 14-23-37 totals, but has now gone 10 games without scoring a goal.
Domi is five points ahead of Jonathan Drouin, who has 12-20-32 totals and is followed by Tomas Tatar (14-17-31), Jeff Petry (8-21-29), Danault (7-20-27) and Brendan Gallagher (15-9-24).
The Weber impact
The Canadiens have a 10-6-0 record in the 16 games since captain Shea Weber returned to the lineup following off-season knee surgery and he has 5-6-11 totals and is plus 7 in those games.
The Canadiens have also cut down on the scoring opportunities allowed from high-danger areas in front of Price and Niemi with Weber in the lineup.
“I don’t know if it changes our defence as far as they’re playing differently because Shea’s there,” Julien said after practice. “I think if there’s something that’s changed it’s that some guys have slotted back to a better spot for themselves. At the same time, when you add Shea to your lineup you’ve just added a big, strong defenceman that I don’t think too many forwards enjoy being around the front of your net when he’s there. So there’s the element of respect as well.So those kind of things for your team, it’s a confidence boost to have your captain back. They know what he’s all about.”
The Canadiens have a morning skate scheduled for 11 a.m. Thursday in Brossard before facing the Canucks at the Bell Centre (7:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio).
The Canadiens will then practise at 11 a.m. Friday in Brossard as they prepare to face the Nashville Predators and P.K. Subban Saturday night at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., SNE, SN360, CITY, TVA Sports, TSN 690 Radio).
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What is Anna Little running for?
She’s on the GOP primary ballot as a candidate for congress from the 6th district, but as far as the Federal Election Commission knows, she’s still a candidate for U.S. Senate.
Hundreds of Little for Congress lawn highway signs showed up on Route 36 on Friday night. “Paid for by Anna C. Little for Congress Inc.”
The “paid for” disclosure sparked my curiosity and prompted a visit to the FEC website. Little’s website is paid for by “Friend of Anna Little.” It seemed odd that Anna C. Little for Congress was paying for signs.
Oddly, the campaign committee “Anna C. Little for Congress Inc” was terminated. The campaign filed a termination report on April 2 and the FEC issued a approval of termination letter on April 12.
The letter from the FEC says:
If your committee again becomes active in federal elections, it will be required to re-register with the Commission in accordance with the Federal Election Campaign Act and applicable Regulations. Your committee will be treated as a new entity by the Commission and should register as a new committee on FEC FORM 1, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. §§ 432(g) and 433(a).
But, a thorough search showed no reinstatement of the campaign committee. Little has no congressional campaign committee or congressional account registered with the FEC.
How could this be? I must be missing something, I thought to myself. A visit to Little’s website confirmed my memory that “Friends of Anna Little” is her new campaign committee and that Brett Rappaport is her new treasurer. I searched the FEC site again for “Friends of Anna Little” in CD-6. Nothing.
A broader search revealed that Little is a candidate for U.S. Senate, as far as the FEC knows.
Rappaport did not respond to a message asking for an explanation. Jane Frotton, Treasurer of Anna C. Little for Congress Inc, confirmed that the termination report was filed. She also confirmed that “Anna C. Little for Congress Inc” paid for the signs that were distributed this weekend. “They are left overs from the 2010 campaign,” Frotton said.
It would seem that Little now has two campaign committees active in the primary. “Friends of Anna Little” is paying for the website and “Anna C. Little for Congress Inc” paid for the signs.
Rappaport has some work to do.
Still a Little Paperwork To Do
Little reports $52K in cash, $96K in debt
Little continues to be out of compliance with the Federal Election Commission
Anna Little’s Congressional campaign has successfully responded to the Federal Election Commission’s requests.
Anna Little’s Campaign Falls to Respond to FEC Inquiry
Anna Little Reports Negative Cash On Hand
FEC Questions Little’s Campaign Contributions
Little Raises No Money. Has Less Than $2000 Cash On Hand
Just A Little White Oversight
Christine O’Donnell coming to Hazlet to raise campaign cash for Anna Little
Posted: May 6th, 2012 | Author: Art Gallagher | Filed under: 2012 Congressional Races, Anna Little, Campaign Finance, FEC | Tags: Anna C. Little for Congress Inc., Anna Little, Brett Rappaport, FEC, Federal Election Commission, Friends of Anna Little, Jane Frotten | 22 Comments »
22 Comments on “What is Anna Little running for?”
Bob English said at 10:03 am on May 6th, 2012:
I was wondering why the words on the bottom of the signs were so small that you can barely read them.
Littlechance said at 11:48 am on May 6th, 2012:
Based on the slate the BTPG endorsed, Anna will be in good company when she gets blown out.
TheDigger said at 12:34 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Wouldn’t that defunct campaign committee have to list an in kind contribution to whatever campaign committee title she is now using?
And would covering up that paid for by line with another label (Friends of…) be allowed without that in kind contribution reported?
Of course, she could always claim she didn’t want to waste money and throw our otherwise perfectly good signs.
The Overseer said at 1:24 pm on May 6th, 2012:
On top of it she doesn’t even know where her district is putting lawn… highway signs in Eatontown.
And then in Middletown they put them on private property such as Airport Plaza, Middletown diner, and Union Avenue autosales
Facts are nasty things... said at 1:39 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Again, trying to make something out of nothing….
http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_candidate.shtml#register
“How do I register as a candidate for federal office?
If you are running for the U.S. House, Senate or the Presidency, you must register with the FEC once you (or persons acting on your behalf) receive contributions or make expenditures in excess of $5,000. Within 15 days of reaching that $5,000 threshold, you must file a Statement of Candidacy (FEC Form 2 [PDF]; Instructions [PDF]) authorizing a principal campaign committee to raise and spend funds on your behalf. Within 10 days of that filing, your principal campaign committee must submit a Statement of Organization (FEC Form 1 [PDF]; Instructions [PDF]). Your campaign will thereafter report its receipts and disbursements on a regular basis. Campaigns should download the Campaign Guide for Congressional Candidates [PDF] and our Candidate Registration presentation [PowerPoint] for more information on the laws that apply to them.”
Right from the FEC site. I guess the little campaign hasn’t raised over 5k yet or it hasn’t been 15 days since they have.
Another question is how long does it take for that information to show up on the public site??
Trying to make nothing into something and only because the little campaign is getting the word out and the other campaign is not.
Anna is tenacious, frugal and a great leader… she gets my vote!
BigLittleSupporter said at 2:11 pm on May 6th, 2012:
It has always been my belief that MoreMonmouthMusings likes to stir the pot even when the pot is empty….If you can’t find anything nice to say you just spew enough to stir up the good folks of MC. He likes to put doubt in peoples minds. I only look at the blog when I’m prompted to!!
I like what the “Facts are nasty things” has to say
“Anna is tenacious, frugal and a great leader… she gets my vote”
and will get my vote!! I need a sign!!
Edith T. Nowels said at 2:17 pm on May 6th, 2012:
No boundaries for placement of Anna Little Signs – Get yourself busy and educate your neighbors and friends about the underhanded and thoughtless selection of candidate.
EnviroGuy said at 2:21 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Can’t you guys appreciate what a great thing Anna is doing for the environment? She’s recycling signs from the last campaign, so she doesn’t have to throw away the old ones polluting the landfills, and kill trees to make new ones. So what if the committees don’t match anymore, she’s trying to save the Earth!
Chris said at 2:41 pm on May 6th, 2012:
I received an invitation by mail to Little’s fundraiser hosted by John Bennett and Sam Thompson. Any idea why the Bayshore Tea Party name in the supporters list is whited out?
ArtGallagher said at 2:43 pm on May 6th, 2012:
@ Facts are nasty things…
One month after termination, the committee is active again.
So, In Other Words said at 3:40 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Anna Little Is Breaking The Law?
@ So, In Other Words..
I don’t know if Anna Little is breaking the law. “Facts” says she’s not.
The question that is nagging at me is, “Why terminate the Anna C. Little for Congress Inc committee when is was again a candidate for congress?”
Jane Frotton told me yesterday that the termination of the “Inc” committee was the final report for the 2010 campaign. But Little kept it open and used it to raise money throughout 2011 and into 2012. It was classified as active for the 2011-2012 election cycle on the FEC site. When I told Frotton that her answer didn’t make sense, she said, “I don’t know, Bob Constantine from Washington was in charge of the reports.”
Maybe “Facts” and “BigLittleSupporter” can fill in the blanks. Rappaport has still not responded.
Why not spend some energy on explanation of those few republicans’ motive for the underhanded, despicable, ‘don’t give a damn for Monmouth County’, nomination of an ‘INCOMPLETE UNKNOWN’…?????? Others on the column who enjoyed voter support in the past can’t sit back and expect support by County voters who’ve already been shafted in the Primary process!!! Too late for damage control once it all backfires!!! The ….. Golden Rule ….. again folks!!!!!
Bob said at 5:12 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Who cares? She can’t use old signs rather than throw them away?
Reality Check said at 8:18 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Hey BigLittleSupporter – simple question. How do you feel about Anna voting with the two liberal Democrats to give the PBA a huge giveaway as punishment for the Highlands taxpayers not voting for her in 2010? Explain that one, will you? You can answer too, facts.
John McCott said at 8:56 pm on May 6th, 2012:
Finally!! The truth is being revealed about “Little not good enough”. We need true conservatives running for office not want to be’s.
Oh.. BigLittleSupporter: be sure to tell your want to be candidate I want a tax refund for the money she stole from me when I lived in her town.
You Know, Big Little Supporter said at 9:11 am on May 7th, 2012:
If Anna did not create these problems, of which there are many; in the first place, there would be nothing to bring to the light of inquiring minds.
Isn’t that the purpose of any media outlet?
I think “you doth protest too much” and are afraid of the truth about Anna.
AnswerToChris said at 5:01 pm on May 7th, 2012:
The answer to your question is that the flyer inadvertently said that Frank Cottone was the Bayshore TP President. That’s why it was covered. He is the Monmouth County Tea Party Coalition President. He is one of the many Tea Party groups endorsing Anna. More are coming.
Picky, picky said at 9:22 pm on May 7th, 2012:
everyone knows you place signs anywhere visible to the DRIVING public for a free billboard, for however long they stay up!.. what, people from her district don’t drive through towns which may not be in it?.. that’s plain silly, and too low in import to even bother worrying about!!. am much more interested on what their plan/message is, to try and get rid of that bozo in there for far too long, now!
Hopeychangey said at 7:09 am on May 9th, 2012:
I will be polite because she has a family to support (rob has needs ya know)
She has zero chance…. god obviously disfavors her… she doesn’t really have any moral compass…. she in her now 20 year political campaign has never done anything of note…. (I welcome any little supporter to point out her accomplishments; other then getting a job). The signs are a stimulus program for the road crew…. that’s right taxpayers spend around .50 per sign to remove….
MoreMonmouthMusings » Blog Archive » Little Still Not Registered With FEC As A Candidate For Congress said at 11:14 pm on May 15th, 2012:
[…] 10 days since MMM reported that Anna Little was a candidate for U.S. Senate and had terminated her candidacy for Congress as far as the Federal Election Commission is concerned, the former Highlands Mayor has yet to file a Statement of Organization. […]
MoreMonmouthMusings » Blog Archive » Little Still Not Registered With FEC As A Congressional Candidate said at 6:43 am on May 23rd, 2012:
[…] been over two weeks since MMM reported that Anna Little has not filed as a candidate for Congress with the Federal Election Commission. […]
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WEC: Fight for LMP2 title takes dramatic swing in first hour at Sao Paulo
By Chris EstradaNov 30, 2014, 11:33 AM EST
The first hour of the World Endurance Championship’s season finale at Sao Paulo, Brazil ended with a major incident that may have decided the LMP2 title.
G-Drive Racing held the lead over Sergey Zlobin of SMP Racing going into today’s six-hour event, but just before the race crossed over one hour’s time, the No. 26 G-Drive Ligier/Nissan of Olivier Pla went straight on into the tire barriers at Turn 1.
Pla was OK after the incident.
Massive crash. @GDrive_Racing Ligier heavy into the barriers. @olivierpla at the wheel. #6hSaoPaulo pic.twitter.com/7vHRfSOKQZ
— Peter Leung (@BaronVonClutch) November 30, 2014
As a result, it’s now up to Zlobin to finish this race and claim the crown for himself. His No. 27 SMP Oreca/Nissan sits third in class behind the leading No. 47 KCMG Oreca and the sister No. 37 SMP Oreca in second.
Meanwhile, up front, the No. 20 Porsche 919 Hybrid (pictured) continues to pace the field from pole position. Timo Bernhard ran a solid opening stint before handing over the car to Mark Webber, who has plenty of experience with the Interlagos tracks from his not-too-distant days in Formula One.
The No. 14 Porsche and No. 8 Toyota put on a tough fight for second place during their opening stints with Marc Lieb in the 14 and Sebastien Buemi in the 8.
But Buemi managed to beat back multiple attacks from Lieb, and as of now, the TS040 Hybrid (now with Anthony Davidson in the car) still holds second over the 14 car (with Neel Jani driving).
Farther back, the No. 1 Audi (Loic Duval) sits fourth, the No. 7 Toyota (Mike Conway) is in fifth, and the No. 2 Audi (Marcel Fassler) has climbed back to sixth after its starting driver, Benoit Treluyer, suffered a slow start due to a power issue and subsequent reboot.
In GTE-Pro, the No. 99 Aston Martin (Darryl O’Young) and No. 71 AF Corse Ferrari (Davide Rigon) are in a hot battle for the class lead with the No. 92 Porsche Team Manthey 911 RSR running third behind them. GTE-Am is being paced by another AF Corse entry, the No. 81 Ferrari.
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Why Meghan Markle Spending Christmas with the Queen Is Such a Big Deal
Christmas with the future in-laws may not seem out of the ordinary, but for the royal family, it’s a total break in tradition.
This holiday season, Meghan Markle will become the first royal fiancée to spend Christmas Day with the royal family — making her the exception to traditional protocol. Prince William and Kate Middleton, for example, spent Christmas apart, despite announcing their engagement in November 2010.
But what Harry asks, the Queen is likely to grant. A family friend has told PEOPLE, “If Harry asks for something, the Queen would say yes as she adores him.”
From hand-holding to private meetings with the Queen, Meghan has blazed her own path since entering Prince Harry’s world last year. While there’s no official rule restricting PDA, royals usually refrain from holding hands while on official engagements. But Meghan and Harry don’t hold back when it comes to showing their affection for one another.
“It certainly makes a statement,” Myka Meier, the founder and director of Beaumont Etiquette and expert on all things proper in the royal family, tells PEOPLE. “To show PDA as a representative of the British monarchy at such an official event says everything! Rarely in the past have we seen unmarried royals showing PDA with significant others at a public event.
And Meghan has already met Harry’s grandmother, Queen Elizabeth, on a few occasions, notably winning over her beloved corgis.
“The corgis took to her straight away. ‘I’ve spent the last 33 years being barked at — this one walks in, absolutely nothing,” Prince Harry revealed during the couple’s engagement interview. And Meghan, who has two dogs herself, replied: “They were laying on my feet during tea!”
She’s won her way into the hearts of the rest of the family, too.
Harry said: “William was longing to meet her and so was Catherine, so you know being our neighbors we managed to get that in a couple of – well quite a few times now and Catherine has been absolutely amazing, as has William as well, you know, fantastic support.”
Meghan then added of Kate: “She’s been wonderful.”
The couple has also had a few visits with Harry’s father, Prince Charles.
“A handful of teas and meetings and all sorts of gatherings over at his place as well,” Harry said. “So the family together have been a solid support and my grandparents as well have been wonderful throughout this whole process and they’ve known for quite some time. So how they – how they haven’t told anybody is – is again a miracle in itself. But now the whole family have come together and have been a huge amount of support.
Meghan added: “They’ve been amazing.”
In addition to attending church with the royal family on Christmas morning, she will spend the festivities as a guest of Queen Elizabeth.
That means Meghan will share Christmas lunch and gift-giving on Christmas Eve at Sandringham House, in Norfolk – the Queen’s country home and estate about 110 miles north of London.
The palace would not confirm any other details including where Meghan may stay. It has been suggested that Prince William, 35, and Kate Middleton, 35, will host them at Anmer Hall, which is on the estate and only about two miles from the main house. So, Meghan will likely get to spend Christmas morning with little Prince George, 4, and Princess Charlotte, 2.
And if she wants to get in good with her future nephew, we hear George wants a police car for Christmas!
Source: http://people.com/
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Sujatha Thaladi
Operational Director
Sujatha is a postgraduate in Chemistry, with 18 years of being a qualified mentor in Cardiff. Sujatha is a big asset in the community and has been supporting vulnerable individuals in Wales for over a decade.
Sean Newton
Has a sincere desire to prevent people most at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes by offering a Know Your Risk screening, education and empowerment resources and providing help and support for people most at risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes.
James Alexis
Retired Personnel Manager, who was born in St. Vincent, West Indies. He has lived in Butetown since 1954, and spent his career working for the Representative Body of the Church in Wales.
Abdi Sugulle
Abdi has spent the last 12 years as a supported housing manager. He is also a member of Somali Community Reconciliation Committee.
Vimla Patel, MBE
Vimla Patel of Llandaff in Cardiff has been hugely involved in Voluntary work for the past 30 years, giving a broad range of support to vulnerable people.
Ali Abdi
Has a strong track record of leading, developing, coordinating sporting activities and health and wellbeing programmes to young people from Somali, BME and other disadvantaged backgrounds in Cardiff.
Emily Lee
Fynamore Primary School – SENCo, Pastoral Manager and Supply Teacher
John Gamblin
John spent a long technical career in Information and Systems Development. The last 25 years were spent in Senior Management roles overseeing managing large IT systems in BT, Saudi Telecommunications and the NHS in Wales, where he was a Programme Manager. Since retiring John has given much of his time supporting charities and organisations involved with art, cycling and local community work. John is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Dr. Sunil Pulapaka
Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatry & Neurodevelopmental Service
Yusuf Rangoonwala
Yusuf Rangoonwala is a Psychiatrist currently working for the NHS. He brings to TMR his 10 year background from Mental health and the issues currently facing our society as a whole.
Henry Lee
Enjoys working within, and leading teams from a variety of international cultures.
Sangeetha is currently coordinating our children’s and young peoples (CYP) project.
Gerda Virbickaite
Dee Garrett
Dee Garette: Dee worked for TMR in 2014 as an administrator, co-ordinating volunteers, organising events and assisting Sujatha with networking and fundraising. Since then, Dee learned that charity work is a lot more rewarding than corporate career and has returned to TMR to help source funding for organisation’s continued success.”
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Assessing the mechanisms of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors.
Zhang, M; Lei, D; Peng, B; Yang, M; Zhang, L; Charles, MA; Rye, K-A; Krauss, RM; Johns, DG; Ren, G
BBA: Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
Rye, Kerry-Anne
Zhang, M., Lei, D., Peng, B., Yang, M., Zhang, L., Charles, M. A., Rye, K. -A., Krauss, R. M., Johns, D. G. & Ren, G. (2017). Assessing the mechanisms of cholesteryl ester transfer protein inhibitors.. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Cell Biol Lipids, 1862 (12), pp.1606-1617. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.09.004.
10.1016/j.bbalip.2017.09.004
Open Access at PMC
Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitors are a new class of therapeutics for dyslipidemia that simultaneously improve two major cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors: elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and decreased high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. However, the detailed molecular mechanisms underlying their efficacy are poorly understood, as are any potential mechanistic differences among the drugs in this class. Herein, we used electron microscopy (EM) to investigate the effects of three of these agents (Torcetrapib, Dalcetrapib and Anacetrapib) on CETP structure, CETP-lipoprotein complex formation and CETP-mediated cholesteryl ester (CE) transfer. We found that although none of these inhibitors altered the structure of CETP or the conformation of CETP-lipoprotein binary complexes, all inhibitors, especially Torcetrapib and Anacetrapib, increased the binding ratios of the binary complexes (e.g., HDL-CETP and LDL-CETP) and decreased the binding ratios of the HDL-CETP-LDL ternary complexes. The findings of more binary complexes and fewer ternary complexes reflect a new mechanism of inhibition: one distal end of CETP bound to the first lipoprotein would trigger a conformational change at the other distal end, thus resulting in a decreased binding ratio to the second lipoprotein and a degraded CE transfer rate among lipoproteins. Thus, we suggest a new inhibitor design that should decrease the formation of both binary and ternary complexes. Decreased concentrations of the binary complex may prevent the inhibitor was induced into cell by the tight binding of binary complexes during lipoprotein metabolism in the treatment of CVD.
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How The New Stimulus Bill Will Help Minnesotans
By Esme Murphy December 21, 2020 at 6:12 pm
Filed Under:Coronavirus, COVID-19, Esme Murphy, Local TV, Minnesota News
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Help is finally on the way for families and businesses struggling through the pandemic.
Since the pandemic began, Jabbar Hasan has been mostly unemployed. He is excited to receive more relief funds.
“Christmas-morning excited,” Hasan said. “Enough to buy groceries and essential stuff that I need.”
The stimulus will also provide $300 a week more for those collecting unemployment, and the Paycheck Protection Plan loan program will be extended, providing $284 billion for loans to small businesses.
That’s welcome news for David Ulrich, who owns the Spectacle Shoppes in New Brighton, Minneapolis and St. Paul. He plans to apply for a PPP loan and use it the way he used the first one.
“We used it exactly [how] they wanted us to. Pay our employees and our mortgages, and that’s all we used it for,” Ulrich said. “It really helped us so much.”
Ulrich was one of an estimated 100,000 Minnesota businesses who received a PPP loan last spring, allowing him to stay open and not lay off employees.
While most people WCCO spoke with say the stimulus bill is welcome, many say it is not nearly enough. The $600 checks and $300 unemployment boost are half of what was doled out in the first stimulus.
“I think that $600 is not very much for people who don’t have jobs or struggling to pay their rent, or mortgage, or groceries,” Spectacle Shoppe customer Jackie Fink said.
Still, the money will definitely help
“I have a couple of people in my family … that are unemployed due to COVID and other things, so those dollars are you know, paramount to them just to make a daily living,” customer Carter Anderson said.
The stimulus bill does not include any aid to state and local governments.
Esme Murphy
Esme Murphy, a reporter and Sunday morning anchor for WCCO-TV, has been a member of the WCCO-TV staff since December 1990. She is also a weekend talk...More from Esme Murphy
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Bellator 144's Goiti Yamauchi wants title shot: 'I'm the best featherweight in Bellator'
By Mike Bohn October 18, 2015 4:30 pm
By Mike Bohn | October 18, 2015 4:30 pm
Goiti Yamauchi
Goiti Yamauchi has everything going for him. He’s young, skilled, experienced, injury-free and finally ready to show the world he’s the best featherweight on Bellator’s roster.
Yamauchi (18-2 MMA, 4-1 BMMA) has been out of action for more than a year following his most recent Bellator appearance in September 2014. He returns to action against Isao Kobayashi (18-2-4 MMA, 0-0 BMMA) on Friday at Bellator 144 and said he’s prepared to prove where he stands.
“I’m ready to be the champion; I’m the best featherweight in Bellator,” Yamauchi told MMAjunkie. “I’m young, but I am a competitor since I was a little kid, so to compete for me is something very normal. I’m feeling ready. I’m stronger mentally and physically than ever before. People will see another Goiti.”
Bellator 144 takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., The main card airs on Spike TV following prelims on MMAjunkie.
Yamauchi was originally scheduled to return to competition in June when he was booked against ex-Bellator champ Pat Curran. It was a massive opportunity to defeat one of the best at 145 pounds, but Yamauchi was forced out of the matchup due to injury.
Although Yamauchi was disappointed to miss out on such a significant fight, he said he’s able to reflect positively on the situation and see the upside of the 13-month break between bouts.
“I wanted to fight Pat Curran in June, but I got hurt during a training sessions,” Yamauchi said. “It was a good time to take a rest and take care of other things in my life. It was a good time to think about my career and I learned a lot about myself during this time.”
Yamauchi’s return fight at Bellator 144 has nowhere near the significance of Curran, but the 22-year-old is still looking forward to it, he said. Kobayashi has spent the entirety of his career fighting in Asia and has never competed in North America.
There’s typically a transition that comes with fighting stateside for the first time, from potential rule changes to differing fight surfaces. Yamauchi began his career in Brazil and admits the changes in environment played a relevant role for his Bellator debut. He expects Kobayashi to feel the impact of that, as well.
“I have five Bellator fights so I think I’m more comfortable than my opponent and that’s going to be a big deal,” Yamauchi said. “It’s his first time in USA and when I fought my first time it was a big surprise. It’s going to be the same feeling he will feel with his first time in America. The difference? He will face Goiti Yamauchi, the toughest fighter of his career.”
If victorious at Bellator 144, Yamauchi would improve to 5-1 during his tenure with the organization. He firmly believes that record should be enough to get the next featherweight title shot against the winner of next month’s Bellator 145 main event between champ Patricio Freire and challenger Daniel Straus.
“I’m not arrogant, but I think I can be the champion of this division,” Yamauchi said. “I don’t have to prove anything for anybody, but with this it will be five wins with Bellator and I think I deserve the title shot.
“I believe Patricio will beat Daniel Straus and they should give me the title shot. I respect everybody. But I think I’m the best. I think I can beat anybody in this division.”
For more on Bellator 144, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.
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EC directs govt not to make political appointments
Published On: August 31, 2017 09:09 PM NPT By: Republica | @RepublicaNepal
Election Commission of Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The Election Commission has directed the government not to make any political appointments, which now violates election code of conduct.
Issuing a seven-point directive on Thursday, the EC told the government that it is strictly implementing the election code of conduct in order to hold the elections of the provincial and federal parliaments in a free, fair and transparent way.
As per the directive, the government cannot make appointments in an agency it runs.
The foreign visits except representing country as in UN, SAARC, and international agencies and regional organizations, are banned for as per the code. Even the transfer and deputation of the employees were not allowed except in a condition of natural disasters, while the transfer and change of the budget remains banned with this directive.
However, the government has been suggested to take permission from the EC before using private helicopter for any activity. RSS
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Nine members of Pakistan navy killed in bus crash - officials
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Grassy beginning for earliest Homo
Joshua Robinson
Postdoctoral Research Associate, Institute of Human Origins, School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Arizona State University
The story of our evolutionary history played out over millions of years in Africa. Until recently, however, we have lacked any substantial evidence for a crucial period in this story, the beginnings of our genus, Homo. In 2015 the Ledi-Geraru Research Project announced the discovery of an early Homo jaw from the lower Awash Valley of Ethiopia dated to ~ 2.8 million years ago1,2. The discovery of this fossil led to even more questions about our origins. One of these centered on a long-standing hypothesis that global cooling and the spread of grassy environments set the stage for our origins3-5.
Blue wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus), plains zebra (Equus quagga) drink in an arid region of Kruger National Park, South Africa. Photo credit: Kaye E. Reed.
Hundreds of animal fossils have been recovered during field-work at Ledi-Geraru. Working with my colleagues John Rowan, Christopher Campisano, and Kaye Reed in the Institute of Human Origins at Arizona State University, and Jonathan Wynn at the University of South Florida, we used this record to further investigate the environmental context of our early Homo, particularly in relation to the spread of grassland environments. To do so we combined three sources of ecological data: stable isotope analysis of animal tooth enamel, stable isotope data from fossil soils (both which offer insight to what types of plants were on the landscape), and analysis of the herbivore and primate community.
Finding fossils in the Lee Adoyta Basin in the Ledi-Geraru Research Project Area, lower Awash Valley, Ethiopia. Photo credit: John Rowan
These data confirm that early Homo was found in an open and arid grassy environment. We show that almost all animals found with early Homo at Ledi-Geraru fed on grass, including some which previously consumed substantial amounts of tree leaves. This was an exciting find, but we needed to place these results in the broader geographical and evolutionary context of the transition from Australopithecus to Homo in East Africa.
Stable isotope work in the Australopithecus-bearing Hadar Formation (~ 3.5-2.95 million years ago) of the lower Awash Valley indicated a grassy-woodland dominated by animals which included both grass and leaves in their diets6. Here we can document a significant shift in environment in the same geographic area only ~ 100,000 years later. In comparison with the stable isotope record from the Turkana Basin of Kenya7, the spread of grassy environments at Ledi-Geraru appears to have occurred ~ 500,000 years earlier than at Turkana. The fossil soil isotope record8,9, which indicates a spike in grassy environments in the lower Awash Valley earlier than in the Turkana Basin, supports these results.
To supplement the stable isotope analysis we collected community trait data for East African herbivore and primate fossil collections between ~ 3.5 and ~ 1.0 million years ago. The community analysis allows us to compare the fossil communities to modern African communities based on variables such as the feeding and locomotor attributes of the animals. In this analysis, the Ledi-Geraru assemblages are characterized by drier and more seasonal environments than the previous Hadar Formation sites, and at an earlier time than sites in the Turkana Basin7,10.
Surprisingly, this ecological change was not accompanied by a shift in diet for Homo. This only highlights the need for more data and more fossils to refine our understanding of environmental contexts and dietary behaviors during the origins of our genus.
The paper in Nature Ecology and Evolution is here: http://go.nature.com/2pFncth
1. DiMaggio, E. N. et al. Late Pliocene fossiliferous sedimentary record and the environmental context of early Homo from Afar, Ethiopia. Science 347, 1355-1359 (2015).
2. Villmoare, B. et al. Early Homo at 2.8 Ma from Ledi-Geraru, Afar, Ethiopia. Science 347, 1352-1355 (2015).
3. Vrba, E. S. Environment and evolution: alternative causes of the temporal distribution of evolutionary events. S. Afr. J. Sci. 81, 229-236 (1985).
4. DeMenocal, P. B. African climate change and faunal evolution during the Pliocene–Pleistocene. Earth Planet. Sci. Lett. 220, 3-24 (2004).
5. Bobe, R., Behrensmeyer, A. K. The expansion of grassland ecosystems in Africa in relation to mammalian evolution and the origin of the genus Homo. Palaeogeogr. Palaeoclimatol. Palaeoecol. 207, 399-420 (2004).
6. Wynn, J. G. et al. Diet of Australopithecus afarensis from the Pliocene Hadar formation, Ethiopia. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 110, 10495-10500 (2013).
7. Cerling, T. E. et al. Dietary changes of large herbivores in the Turkana Basin, Kenya from 4 to 1 Ma. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci.112, 11467-11472 (2015).
8. Levin, N. E. Environment and Climate of Early Human Evolution. Annu. Rev. Earth Planet. Sci. 43, 405-429 (2015).
9. Feakins, S. J. et al. Northeast African vegetation change over 12 my. Geology 41, 295-298 (2013).
10. Fortelius, M. et al. An ecometric analysis of the fossil mammal record of the Turkana Basin. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 371, 20150232 (2016).
marc verhaegen over 3 years ago
Thanks a lot for your very interesting work. It's a beautiful description of climatic changes in Plio-Pleistocene E.Africa. However, the possible relevance of E.African climatic shifts for australopithecine (from graciles to robusts?) or Homo's evolution is less clear. It's not certain whether H.erectus evolved from australopiths or habilis or had non-African ancestors. Some of the earliest H.erectus-like fossils have been found outside Africa (Dmanisi & possibly Mojokerto 1.8 Ma) and retro-viral data even suggest that human Pliocene ancestors might have lived outside Africa (e.g. Yohn cs 2005 PLoS Biol 3:1). Possibly H.erectus only about 1.8 Ma re-entered Africa, perhaps at a time when there were marine connections between the Indian Ocean & lake Turkana (appearance of stingrays at Turkana together with H.erectus 1.8 Ma, see Feibel 1993 Lethaia 26:359, Joordens cs 2009 JHE 57:656), google e.g. "unproven assumptions so-called aquatic ape hypothesis". Different lines of evidence suggest that erectus-like Homo dispersed intercontinentally, not running over African plains as commonly assumed, but following African & Eurasian coasts & rivers.
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Home/Nation/& # 39; He was my father and I love him very much, & # 39; said the son accused of killing his father, against Garda
& # 39; He was my father and I love him very much, & # 39; said the son accused of killing his father, against Garda
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By Tom Tuite
A 31-year-old man told gardaí: "He was my father and I love him very much and would have done everything for him" after being accused of murdering his father in a stabbing at their parental home in Dublin.
Gerard Fortune, 63, a relief worker at St. James's Hospital, died after an incident in his home in Rutland Grove, Crumlin, on Sunday night.
Shortly after 8 pm, gardaí and emergency services were called to the house and Mr. Fortune was taken to the St. James hospital with an ambulance, where he was soon declared dead.
His son, David Fortune, also known as David O & Leary, with the same address, was taken into custody after appearing before the judge Mary Dorgan in Dublin District this afternoon.
He was accused on August 19, 2018 of the murder of his father.
Gardaí on the scene of the stabbing.
In the days that followed, Gardaí had made a public call for information and published the description of a car.
The accused was arrested Sunday and detained on the grounds of section 4 of the Criminal Justice Act, 1984 at Crumlin Garda Station before he was charged and was brought to court today.
The brigadier Brendan O & # 39; Halloran gave evidence of the arrest and told Judge Mary Dorgan that he had warned the suspect at 12.52 yesterday and told him that everything he said would be destroyed and used as evidence.
After he had been warned, David Fortune did not answer.
Garda-sergeant O & # 39; Halloran said he arrested him on 19 August for the crime of murdering Gerard Fortune at Rutland Grove, Crumlin.
The court heard that he was charged at 13.55 and received a copy of the cost overview.
He replied: "I never wanted to hurt anyone, he was my father and I love him very much and would have done everything for him," the court heard.
The unemployed 31-year-old was visibly upset because he was sitting on the suspect's bench while the details of his arrest were read by the Garda sergeant.
The court can not rule on bail in cases of murder.
The suspect used the last names Fortune and O & # 39; Leary, the judge heard.
Judge Dorgan agreed to take him into custody to appear on the Cloverhill court on August 28.
The suspect, dressed in a red Addidas T-shirt, gray tracksuit pants and black runners, gestured to distraught relatives in the public gallery when he was led from the court.
Judge Dorgan joined the defense of lawyer Brian Coveney's application to provide legal assistance to the accused. There was no objection from Garda, she remarked.
Mr. Coveney said his client was unemployed and he presented the court with an explanation of Mr Fortune's resources.
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Ford GT Heritage Edition gets retro golf livery
zimbabwe August 25, 2018 Technology Leave a comment
New edition of the 2019 Ford GT Heritage Edition is the most famous paint scheme in motorsport
· The new edition of the Ford GT Heritage Edition 2019 celebrates the 50th anniversary of the winning GT40 from 1968 and 1969 with limited edition Gulf Oil-tribute racing livery – the most famous color scheme of auto racing
· Unique Heritage Blue and Heritage Orange color schemes have led to other, similarly painted cars in many racing ranges throughout the past half century.
· Interior of the new 2019 Ford GT with exclusive colors, materials and appointments, including a seating pattern reminiscent of the 1940 GT40 Le Mans winners
· Ford GT Heritage Edition will have a unique two-year run, with optional carbon fiber accents with no. 9 graphics for 2019 and no. 6 graphics for 2020
DEARBORN, Mich., August 24, 2018 – The new edition of the Ford GT Heritage Edition 2019 pays tribute to the legendary Ford GT40 with the American Golf Oil-sponsored Ford, featuring the most famous paint scheme in motorsport – plus a series of extra exclusive details .
"Many consider the Golf Oil paint scheme as the most famous in motorsport," said Joe Hinrichs, Ford's president, global operations. "The 1968 GT40 quickly became a worldwide sensation after defeating its European competitors four times in a row and honoring the original with a new edition to mark the 50th anniversary of its victory. from Heritage Limited. "
Known among race enthusiasts as chassis number 1075, the GT from 1968 was one of only a few individual cars to achieve repeated victories in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
For the first time, an optional package offers visible carbon fiber accents for both the interior and the exterior of the Ford GT Heritage Edition. For 2019, the package contains the No. 9 images on the bonnet and doors, as well as a ghosted image on the interior door panels. For 2020, number 6 honors the same car that won Le Mans in 1969 with a different number.
The Heritage edition features carbon fiber A-pillars and unique 20-inch forged aluminum wheels from 20-inch in high-gloss dark stainless steel with black wheel nuts. Orange calipers and silver rear-view mirrors complete the look.
Ebony Alcantara wraps the seats, instrument panel, pillars, sky and steering wheel. Contrasting blue and orange stitching accentuate the seats and the steering wheel, with a new seat insert inspired by the original Le Mans winning car from 1968 and on clear and polished anodized paddle shifters.
High-gloss, dark-pink applications accentuate the instrument panel, the door registers and the x-brace to complete the interior.
As with previous heritage models, the Ford GT Heritage Edition features a unique serial plate, plus matte carbon door thresholds, air registration pods and center console.
"We are delighted to partner with Ford to create the Gulf Edition GT Edition with the Ford Edition, and the Ford Marque has played a major role in creating the Golf place in car enthusiasts and the motorsport legend. applies to reverse, "enthusiastic MD of Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd., Ravi Chawla. "The overall victory of every Golf in Le Mans is driven by Ford and of course Golf Ford GT40's last two victories from Ford's four consecutive victories at Le Mans from 1966 to 1969. What could be better than that both brands come together to produce this fantastic car – the modern spiritual successor to the great Gulf-Ford GT40 & # 39; s that honored Le Mans and the World Championship. "
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Tonight Alive: The Other Side Review
Music Existence September 12, 2013 Album Reviews Leave a comment
Tonight Alive, A band I don’t really listen to, it’s nothing against them I’ve just never have had an affection for female fronts in rock bands.
Well after tonight that might have to change.
I started listening to this album almost backwards, for some reason my computer opened the last song first. I think this is the best thing that could have happened. Granted that listening to an album out of order can throw off the flow of the whole thing but this song is amazing. Maybe it’s that I’m a sucker for a girl with an amazing voice over a piano, or it’s just that the song is pretty powerful, but I’ll get to that in a bit.
The album starts off pretty fast with Oceans, a song that has been released in the UK as the premier single for the album. The base line and melodic guitars really carry this song. Tossed in with a catchy chorus and heartfelt lyrics it makes sense this was chosen as the first single.
Oceans flows nicely into the second song Don’t Wish. Starting a little slower the song picks up as an F you Ballad. Promising to be the anthem of any heartbroken girl this fall, the song delivers a harder side to the band.
Lonely Girl is the first dance track of the album. Up tempo drums and lyrics will get you up and moving from start to finish.
Hell and Back is bit of a come down from the fast paced Lonely Girl and unfortunately there’s nothing that really stands out to me in this song.
The Other Side is a slower song, accompanied by an acoustic guitar a softer base line and drums really show cases vocalists Jenna McDougall’s voice. A friend zone ballad this song may just be the tear jerker on the album. Think if Taylor Swift had guts to do something instead of just whining about it.
The Fire really brings back the punch with an up tempo dance track, I almost popped off my couch and had a living room mosh pit session. This song really features the guitarist’s talents.
Complexes is a pretty good sing along, although that’s probably the best thing about the song, its catchy and poppy. The Bass line and progressing guitars make the song better, but still not on par with the rest of the album.
Come Home is probably the poppiest song on the album; it’s also song I liked least on the album. It honestly seems a bit out of place.
Bathwater is the most “epic” song of the album. Starting off with a slow build both vocally and instrumentally it hits pretty hard and brings everything home with a big catchy chorus.
No Different is an awesome pop punk inspired song. An up tempo beat mixed with deeper vocals and a melodic chorus this song defiantly picks the album back up from the slower paced Bathwater. With hints of inspiration from The Used and the later Blink 182 albums this song is a fun hard hitting sing along track.
Say Please is the balladiest ballad of the album. The song is lyrically driven relying on the instruments as back up to the vocals. Not to take away from the drums and guitars which are fantastic in this song, but this is a lyrically driven song, even with the strong bass line this song is all about the vocals.
And finally we reach the end of the album and the first song I listened too.
When I first started this review I was a little hesitant, again I’m not really one for female singers in rock bands, however I was pleasantly surprised while listening to it how much I enjoyed most of the album, There were a couple of lulls, namely ‘Hell and Back,’ ‘Complexes’ and ‘Come Home’ but overall the album was good.
The High points of Oceans, Bathwater, No Difference and You Don’t Owe Me Anything really make this album good. Although it may not be something I could listen to all the way through over and over again, I could defiantly listen to most of these songs a few times and not get sick of them.
I guess this is where I’m supposed to give it a rating, and I guess that’s where I’m stuck So I’m going to go with a 3.5 stars out of 5.
It’s not my favorite album, and I don’t give out many 5 stars to anything… ever… So on my rating scales a 3.5 is pretty good and at the risk of being tarred and feathered I’m going to say this is better than Paramore.
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Would You Care if a White Man Cured Covid-19? Heather Mac Donald
Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2020-04-23 13:13
Article here. Excerpt:
'Scientists at Oxford University and King’s College London are racing to develop an inexpensive ventilator that can be quickly built with off-the-shelf components. Should it matter that all the lead researchers on the project are men? If you believe university diversity bureaucrats and many academic deans, the initiative will be handicapped by the absence of women among the project heads. If there is a silver lining to the Covid-19 pandemic, it may be to expose as dangerous nonsense the practice of hiring researchers by sex and race rather than scientific accomplishments.
Mandatory diversity statements are now ubiquitous in hiring for science, technology, engineering and mathematics jobs. An Alzheimer’s researcher seeking a position in a neurology lab must document his contributions to “diversity, equity and inclusion.” At the University of California, Berkeley, the life sciences department rejected 76% of the applications it received last year because they lacked sufficiently effusive diversity, equity and inclusion statements. The hiring committee didn’t even look at the failed applicants’ research records.
Were the remaining contenders the best scientists in their field? Apparently it doesn’t matter. What matters is how good they are at discussing “distinctions and connections between diversity, equity, and inclusion” during their job talks, in the words of UC’s diversity guidance. The rejected applicants showed insufficient knowledge of the “dimensions of diversity that result from different identities, especially URMs”—underrepresented minorities. Perhaps some were so rash as to suggest that racial and sex quotas in STEM hiring are antithetical to the university’s research mission.'
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Northeastern Center for the Arts
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Amera Youssef, a student of architecture, is the mastermind behind a temporary art installation on Northeastern’s Boston campus featuring a series of anthropomorphic masks. The concept was inspired by a couple she saw kissing through face masks while riding a train on the city’s Red Line through South Boston.
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3Qs: Creativity + design + action
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Donations Sought for 23rd Annual Books and Bears Program
UM community asked to donate funds for Facilities Management employees' children
December 3, 2020 by Edwin B. Smith
The UM Books and Bears program will conduct a ‘drive-by’ celebration Dec. 17 for Facilities Management employees to receive gift cards at the Jackson Avenue Center. Photo by Megan Wolfe/Ole Miss Digital Imaging Services
OXFORD, Miss. – For 22 years, University of Mississippi students, faculty and staff have purchased and donated toys and books for the children of its Facilities Management Department service workers through the annual Books and Bears program.
This year, because of COVID-19 restrictions, both the gifts and their manner of distribution will be different.
In lieu of actual books and bears, the Ole Miss community is asked to donate funds to purchase gift cards. Donations are being accepted through Dec. 11.
Rather than the traditional gathering with music, food and the drawing of names, employees will be given the cards Dec. 17 via a “drive-by celebration.” The event is set for 11:45 a.m. at the Jackson Avenue Center.
“Facilities Management workers have indeed been our ‘essential workers’ this year,” said Jackie Certion, assistant director of the Foundations for Academic Success Track Program and Books and Bears Committee chairperson. “This is a token of our appreciation to them for all they do to keep our workspaces safe.”
Books and Bears serves between 300 and 350 service workers annually. Amidst COVID-19 policies restricting social gatherings and other hardships, Facilities Management employees have continued working to ensure everyone’s safety during this challenging time.
“We greatly appreciate their commitment and efforts to serving the university,” Certion said.
The goal is $6,000. Checks, made payable to UM Books and Bears, should be taken to any location of the Mississippi Federal Credit Union and deposited in account No. 1001032546. Donations also can be made via PayPal, with the funds sent to umbooksbears@gmail.com.
“I am anticipating another successful event this year,” Certion said. “On behalf of the Books and Bears Committee, I thank you for your generosity.”
Donald Cole, former assistant provost and assistant to the chancellor for multicultural affairs emeritus, and Janice Murray, associate dean of liberal arts and professor of art emeritus, organized the first Books and Bears in 1997 to help custodial staff provide Christmas gifts to their children. Spread by word-of-mouth only, the initial response to the call for donations was overwhelming.
For information about Books and Bears, contact Certion at jcertion@olemiss.edu or 662-915-1568.
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Why lasers are so brilliantly useful (economist.com)
136 points by prostoalex 3 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 90 comments
wincy 2 days ago
A lifetime ago I worked a retail job. I’d often say to coworkers “isn’t it amazing we get to work in the future, we get to use laser beams all the time!” They’d stare at me blankly, and I’d squeeze the “laser gun” I was holding in my hands to scan a UPC. The most I’d ever get was a groan like I’d told a dad joke. No one was ever impressed.
To me it’s amazing how such wondrous technological advances become mundane so quickly, the future is here and nobody is astonished.
nearbuy 2 days ago
On the topic of how wondrous technologies become mundane, I find it amazing how we surpassed some of the magic from Harry Potter, and no one is impressed.
The first book was published in 1997. The characters have very handy magic wands, which among other things can be used as flashlights. They can send magical letters (howlers) that can yell at someone in the sender's voice.
Fast forward to 2021, and suddenly everyone is walking around with a fancy tool in their pocket that can be a flashlight, instantly video chat with people, and answer questions on nearly any topic.
Even the offensive spells seem inferior to modern weapons. The wizards have to recite an incantation for every shot, while assault rifles can spray 900 rounds per minute.
cogman10 2 days ago
I graduated high school in 2004. It constantly amazes me how far we've come.
Back in the 90s, CDs were the height of getting music. 1 disk would carry around 24 songs. That's it. The internet was accessible, but limited to around 56kbps on a desktop. Mobile data wasn't a thing. Texting wasn't a thing. Cell phones were barely a thing, but coverage was practically non-existent.
Most people got their media only from broadcast stations. You had radio, television, and the newspaper and that was pretty much it.
The fact that data is available pretty much everywhere is incredible. Even in the last 10 years, we've went from data being only available in the cities to being able to stream video in all but the most remote parts of the US.
On top of that, something not really appreciated by the general public is just how good codecs have gotten. It is INCREDIBLE what can be done with the same amount of bandwidth we had in the 90s. AV1 + Opus can very nearly stream SD content at 56kbps! 1Mbps wasn't enough for SD content with MPEG2 and MP3 audio. Now, 1Mbps is enough for 1080p HD content.
gerdesj 2 days ago
I'm 50.
We had cassettes and vinyl. I didn't have a Sony Walkman but my first personal cassette player was similar. It was too big to go in a pocket and was generally worn clipped to a belt or on a shoulder lanyard under your coat. By the time I went to Plymouth Poly (UK) in 1989 your cassette player was small enough to fit in the breast pocket of your sleeveless denim over jacket (over the leather jacket that is!)
My first home PC was a ZX80 with 1Kb of RAM - not all of the 1Kb was available. Later I had a C64 which nowadays has a USB interface - I re capped it, sorted out a few other details and got it going again. The first game I played on it in 2018 when it sparked up was "attack of the mutant camels" - a Jeff Minter classic.
ryanmercer 2 days ago
>We had cassettes and vinyl.
Which are both still being manufactured :)
I'm 35, I remember in 7th grade when the industrial tech teacher told us that "one day in the future, you'll have this little cube in your hand mimes an inch or so cube that holds hundreds of CDs worth of music and that is how you'll listen to them" Yeah, sure Mr. Pedigo... fortunately he lived long enough to see the iPod come into existence before leukemia took him way too early.
You can have an obscene amount of music on this tiny little sliver of a micro SD card but we still have artists putting their albums out on cassette and vinyl. It's so strange and wonderful at the same time.
Oh man, I remember laughing about that exact idea. Though, at the time it was going to be "holographic storage" which never seemed to pan out.
We never envisioned that NVMe would end up being the storage medium of choice for pretty much everyone.
I still remember my first 128MB usb drive. At the time I was like "Wow, this holds about 100 floppies worth of data, insane!"
My first thumb drive was 32mb, cost me 100ish USD IIRC. I was so proud of that thing, sadly I seem to have lost it in my most recent move but I keep hoping that little bit of nostalgia turns up in a box somewhere.
cogman10 1 day ago
About the same cost of my first thumb drive.
It was one of these (though I believe the model before).
https://www.techpowerup.com/5494/usb-sticks-from-geil
Blazing fast 20MB/s write and 300MB/s read (lol)
radley 2 days ago
We learned we could double our floppy disk storage capacity by using a hole punch to cut a notch out of the sleeve and flipping it over.
autokad 2 days ago
I remember: how much it sucked none of the radio stations around me played the music I liked.
how I wanted to learn advanced math topics, foreign languages, etc, but there was no way for me to learn it.
How amazed I was when our school library got those encyclopedia disks and we can look up a lot of things
how I use to dial home with 2 rings to signal my mom to pick me up at school. Telephone company eventually gave us a huge bill.
when I wanted to experiment with linux and other various tech, but getting ahold of hardware to experiment with was too expensive for me.
Right there with you. My first linux machine was an old Pentium 2 Gateway box :D.
I also grew up in idaho mountains so you can imagine how bad radio stations were. Nothing but talk radio and one "hits" station.
Napster was a small lifeline into the rest of the world, though for the longest time we were 5 to 10 years behind the rest of the world when it came to things like pop music. It was bizarre!
recursive 2 days ago
I vividly recall getting a Diamond Rio PMP300 in the (late) 90s. 32MB of flash memory and hardware mp3 player. Took one AA battery.
abrowne 2 days ago
My friend got one and would throw it against the wall—he had headphones with long a cable—to show how it didn't skip (unlike our portable CD players). Until the battery door broke. (He taped it on, but stopped throwing the player.
I eventually got the fat iPod, the first 20 GB. I loaded my whole library and could listen to whatever album I wanted on my walk home from school in the winter.
dividedbyzero 2 days ago
I'm not from the US, at what age do people typically graduate highschool?
Ajedi32 2 days ago
See also: Why Harry Potter should have carried an M1911 [1]
[1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/gwl0v/why_harry_potte...
leetcrew 2 days ago
I get that this is not entirely serious, but it's easy to build a case for why muggle weaponry would not pose a serious threat to witches/wizards in the harry potter universe. the series makes several references to passive defensive enchantments. if the entire campus of hogwarts can be made almost impenetrable to hostile magical forces, it doesn't seem like much of a stretch to imagine that robes could be enchanted to be bulletproof. a skilled enchanter might be able to create passive defenses against most/all conventional weapons.
powersnail 2 days ago
If Bellatrix Lestrange could go for throwing knives, I feel that guns, and especially snipers, would be pretty effective at assassinating witches/wizards. Most of them doesn't seem to be putting up a shield all the time.
Reminds me of a light novel, where the MC used witches' magics to bootstrap his industrial process, instead of fighting directly with magic.
waste_monk 2 days ago
>eminds me of a light novel, where the MC used witches' magics to bootstrap his industrial process, instead of fighting directly with magic.
Out of curiosity, do you recall the title / author?
bfuclusion 2 days ago
If I had to guess: Release that Witch
Thanks, I'll check it out.
Doxin 2 days ago
Surely if wizard robes can be enchanted to be bullet proof then throwing knifes can be enchanted to pierce bulletproof armor.
TeMPOraL 2 days ago
I have a sketch of a HP fanfic short story I should really flesh out one day. It involves muggles launching an operation to retrieve a key person from Hogwarts just as the final battle with Voldemort is about to erupt there. The story would follow a bunch of SAS soldiers who fly in on helicopters, while covered by a wing of fighter jets that intercept a dragon, and then provide distraction / air support for the good guys. The overall tone was meant to be similar to the start of Gulag mission from Modern Warfare 2[0].
I'm not a good writer, so this will likely end up a military porn story to the tune of Salvation War[1] - so perhaps it's best if it remains unwritten. But really, if you think about it, the Wizarding World wouldn't stand a chance against even single organized operation by a modern muggle state military.
[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDX5uToKuPY
[1] - https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/TheSalvati...
zabzonk 2 days ago
Not HP, but see https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24997064-the-nightmare-s... which pits elves and dragons against the British military and intelligence services. All books in the Laundry Files, of which this is one, are great reads.
Oh, 'cstross is still writing Laundry Files? Awesome! I've read up to book 4 or 5, then dropped for reasons I don't remember. Time to read it all from the beginning then; thanks for reminding me.
My favorite little bit of the series so far was how humans eventually figured out what makes Basilisks tick, managed to replicate it on an FPGA, and turned CCTV cameras into defense turrets.
ampdepolymerase 2 days ago
The fidelius charm violates every known law of information theory and machine learning heuristics, not to mention the philosophical implications.
ycombinete 2 days ago
Which isn’t much compared to the amount of space-time that gets manipulated during the series. Literal time travel, giving items more space inside, than that take up externally etc.
Most of the spacetime manipulation are still within the realms of physics, or at least can be reasonably described as long as you change a few assumptions e.g. the existence of negative mass, an infinite energy source etc. Only the time turning and fidelius have actual philosophical implications and former has been thoroughly studied and debated in both normal philosophy and natural philosophy.
mrfusion 2 days ago
serf 2 days ago
"The Fidelius Charm (incantation unknown) is an extremely difficult, multifaceted and potent charm that can be used to conceal a secret inside an individual's soul; the witch or wizard who houses the secret is known as the Secret Keeper.[1] A dwelling whose location has been protected by this spell is then invisible, intangible, unplottable and soundproof. This is an extremely old spell, one of the most ancient of all."[0]
it's sort of like an in-world deus ex machina device, much like many of the spells and artifacts in the HP franchise.
[0] : https://harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/Fidelius_Charm
The most important crux of the matter is that it can hide both a posteriori and a priori knowledge. An existing piece of information in the world can literally be rendered unavailable except to a select group of people.
In the book:
> As long as the Secret-Keeper refused to speak, You-Know-Who could search the village where Lily and James were staying for years and never find them, not even if he had his nose pressed against their sitting room window!
This raises a lot of uncomfortable metaphysical and epistemological questions. Is this a purely psychological effect? Or does this operate on the information itself? If it operates on information itself, how big can you scale the effect?
Ignoring magic, if such an effect truly exists, what are its implications for information theory? (Especially since the information is clearly not destroyed as the spell can be undone.) Information itself could become weaponized. Can a RAM bit flip be triggered though the application of such an effect? Or is this effect purely mental?
What about second and third order effects? Does the effect propagate? Assume a machine learning system with the following knowledge/word vectors: Food + Italy = Pasta. If Italy is placed under the fidelius, are the vectors and weights going to magically re-arrange themselves? How will people talk about the dish pasta?
Of all the spells in J.K. Rowling's world this is probably the most creative/disturbing. The whole gimmick with the seven horcruxes is merely distributed systems theory applied to a lich's phylactery, a concept that can be traced back millennia to various ancient civilizations. Splitting and and anchoring soul has nothing on arbitrarily erasing, manipulating, and restoring information itself on an infinitely large scale.
tuatoru 2 days ago
We just need to get the Antimimetics Division[1] involved.
"An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people from spreading it."
1. http://www.scpwiki.com/antimemetics-division-hub
WrtCdEvrydy 2 days ago
Even Star Trek with it's PADD was susperseeded but it's just normal for people...
p1mrx 2 days ago
Flashlights, cell phones, and assault rifles all existed in 1997. There was no portable internet access, but Harry Potter didn't have that either.
nearbuy 1 day ago
Assault rifles, certainly, were already superior to offensive spells in 1997.
Cell phones existed, but they were just phones and few people had them. Now everyone walks around with this multi-tool that's of comparable utility to a magic wand. Phones now have a flashlight, camera, calling, video chat, maps and navigation, Google, real-time language translation, etc. The Harry Potter series doesn't have magic versions of all of these abilities specifically, but they all seem like things that could have seemed magical in 1997. In 1997, you might think having a map that updates your position live, or can automatically find the nearest burger restaurant is really cool and magical.
If you've ever fantasized about what it would be like to live in a world with magic, here's one perspective: we do live with magic, and you get used to it.
cameronh90 2 days ago
Reminds me of that Louis CK bit about internet on aeroplanes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUBtKNzoKZ4
"You’re flying! It’s amazing! Everybody on every plane should just constantly be going: “Oh my God! Wow!” You’re flying! You’re sitting in a chair, in the sky!”"
atoav 2 days ago
I think bringing back that absolute bafflement intentionally once in a while is good habit, especially for people working in technology.
I am constantly amazed that computers work at all. The more I learn about it the more amazed I am that anything works. Especially software wise I see soo much duct tape on so many layers, like looking at a house of cards that could (or rather should!) crumble down any minute, because it seems to defy reality.
pengstrom 2 days ago
My illusions of technology were lifted after a course in advanced computer architecture. The true technical complexity is unfathomable enormous. I mean, correctly flickering 3 billion times per second on nm scale and being super sure you got the designs right? Cannot imagine.
And even if you did get everything right, every now and then a friggin' cosmic ray zaps through just in the right way to flip that one bit in your memory.
dver 2 days ago
And just skipping over the running out of money thing.
Old enough that ATM's were a big change.
Before that, it was a Friday trip to the bank to get cash for the weekend. Credit
randycupertino 2 days ago
Haha... this is so true.
When I toured some kids around the Stanford cell therapy lab, filled with over a billion dollars of cutting edge equipment, the thing they were most impressed with was the eye wash station.
They MARVELED at the damn eye wash station. Technology that has been around for ... over hundreds of years and otherwise hasn't really changed. They asked more questions about the damn eye wash station than anything else, lol.
cosmodisk 2 days ago
Yes,sometimes we need to be reminded: https://youtu.be/yFj46Ei61Mg [7:30-8:00] I nearly took off the sofa just by watching it.
keanebean86 2 days ago
Back in 2008-9 or so I had a 3g altel phone during the Verizon merger. If I forced my phone to 3g I could connect to Verizon towers. It was such a great feeling tethering my phone to my laptop to play WoW at 70 MPH.
*I wasn't driving. Also horrible ping.
richardw 2 days ago
Uni in 1995 and saw my first browser. Now I can drive in Africa while having a voice chat over my phone data with a friend in Chicago or Sydney.
superkuh 2 days ago
When I was a child I'd often stare into the laser scanners at store checkouts in awe. They were so cool. Full of rotating mirrors and lasers. The modern handheld ones are a little less cool.
But, re: "why lasers are useful", it's in the name. They're a way to get a spatial and phase coherent light source that's actually high power. In the old days they'd have to take a mercury arc lamp and put a pinhole in front of it. The pinhole gave it coherence but traded away all the intensity.
d33lio 2 days ago
I just bought a proper $250 Zebra scanner for some personal inventory projects / projects that utilize pdf417 and data matrix 2d bar codes and I have to say... this is the absolutely coolest piece of "plug and play" tech I've bought in years! Granted, these scanners largely use machine vision tech but lasers are still used as a form of "dumb" auto focus aid.
On another tangent, I still CANNOT believe that one company at least within the US controls 100% of the issuance of UPC codes. They sell them for up to *$30 A PIECE*! We need a "LetsEncrypt" for UPC codes - granted they serve an important role in load balancing across online stores, preventing counterfeit goods and in Amazon's case... penalizing sellers when they find the same UPC being sold on another online platform at a lower price ;)
Lasers will always be cool
hutzlibu 2 days ago
"the future is here and nobody is astonished."
Maybe thats because that is always the case (even though progress accelerated).
But since for most people the future still means they slave away in a boring job, that might be a reason they are not thrilled all the time.
on a similar note, most people only get to experience "future stuff" after it has been relentlessly optimized for cost to the point where it can be economically deployed at scale. a lot of the coolness has been stripped out at that point.
on a couple occasions, I've flown in small GA planes. a bit bumpy for my tastes, but there really is a sense of wonder and awe when you can just ask the pilot to fly anywhere and see what stuff looks like from the sky. I don't get the same feeling on commercial flights; I just experience being stuck in a metal tube with beige plastic trim for a few hours. I'm still amazed by what computers can do, but to most people they are just "the thing I use to browse instagram".
throwaway314158 2 days ago
> To me it’s amazing how such wondrous technological advances become mundane so quickly, the future is here and nobody is astonished.
When they're ubiquitous they lose a lot of wonder. But furthermore, a lot of these advances are buried/not directly visible to the end-user. Think of a CD player: You use a laser to produce sound from (what apppears to be) a smooth plastic disc.
I bet the concept of the wheel was pretty damn wondrous in the beginning too.
It was even more exciting two lifetimes ago.
In short order people got electric light (magic! just flick a switch), phonographs (on hearing one, people apparently went looking for the soprano behind the curtain), moving pictures (there are stories of audiences being panicked by a film--black and white, 16 fps, grainy, silent, and all--of a train coming toward the camera), radio (plays, orchestras, and other entertainment from hundreds of miles away), and all sorts of wonderful houshold appliances like refrigerators, vacuum cleaners and electric heaters and stoves which saved tens of hours per week. And glow-in-the-dark radium watches, and telephones.
Having lived through these (in a rural area, things came a bit later than in the big cities) my mother-in-law was unimpressed by the movies about Buck Rogers rocketing around the solar system and Dick Tracy's video wristwatch, taking them as just things that hadn't made it to her town yet.
I get you. And it's not just lasers, it's so many more. Sometimes I catch myself thinking that the technological progress is quite slow, but then I slap myself in the face to remind myself that in just couple of decades we ended up having devices in our pockets just like those from sci-fi films!
Lasers are great tech,I used to be fascinated by them when I was a kid devouring science literature. I hope I'll more great use cases in the near future.
7952 2 days ago
That is how I feel about WiFi. The fact that you can send out large amounts of data on shared channels is amazing. It is astonishing that it works as well as it does.
jonplackett 2 days ago
Mitchel and Webb did a very funny sketch about this
https://youtu.be/8HgejSCHRi8
mc32 2 days ago
Maybe they knew it was a cheap CCD unit (I admit, not likely if it was the multi-directional units you have at checkouts, etc.)
gdebel 2 days ago
Lasers revolutionized medicine, particularly in two specialties where the organ is accessible to light: dermatology and ophthalmology. We use : - excimer laser (UV) for their photoablative properties, to change to anterior corneal radius of curvature in refractive surgery (fun fact: the first attempt to use this laser was pure serendipity : "oh I got this excimer in my lab, here is a chicken sandwich, let's see what is gives on organic tissues") - ND:Yag laser to pierce a small hole in the iris when it is necessary to establish a communication, or to locally break the posterior lens capsule when it opacifies after cataract surgery ; those two procedures where far from benign when they had to be performed surgically , today it is made in the office in a few seconds - femtosecond lasers to cut a thin layer of cornea , which is lifted , before applying the excimer laser, in LASIK procedures - diode lasers to reduce the intraocular pressure by destroying parts of the ciliary body in very specific cases - various lasers to photocoagulate lesions on the retina....
Ophthalmology without lasers would look like a middle-ages practice.
DoingIsLearning 2 days ago
A few more I can think of, Laser Doppler imaging of blood vessels, and certain types of oxymetry also use laser diodes instead of LEDs.
Laser is pretty much everywhere.
b5 2 days ago
In high school, my physics teacher told us about his time at Glasgow University where he’d worked on Scotland’s first laser. This would have been in the ’60s. He said it was fascinating, but they had no idea what to do with it then. He called it “a solution in search of a problem”.
k__ 2 days ago
I once read that they needed a powerful energy source for nuclear fusion. In the fusion bomb they could use a fission bomb as source, but that was overkill for a fusion reactor.
Then someone invented the laser and it was like you build a cart and someone with a horse to pull it came around the corner.
nikanj 2 days ago
The phrase “a solution in search of a problem” really reminds me of block chain. It's a really cool piece of tech, that so far has mostly enabled speculative investing and anonymous drug trade.
Scarblac 2 days ago
I disagree. It's a neat solution to exactly one, pretty theoretical problem: how to have digital currency without any trust involved in the system whatsoever.
And nothing else, because tracking things in the real world instead of currency requires trust that what's on the chain really is what is in the real world, and besides there are lots of highly trusted institutions in the world that it's not practical to do without, like the judiciary system.
a1369209993 2 days ago
No, a neat solution to one, not at all theoretical problem: how to maintain a append-only database (eg mapping domain names to registrant public keys and (less critically) append-only lists of signed IP addresses) without giving any participant the ability to either redact the database (eg remove the registration for thepiratebay.org) or prevent (specific or any) future appendments (eg, prevent new IP addresses for thepiratebay.org).
You're quite right that "solution in search of a problem" is not accurate, though.
Scarblac 21 hours ago
Well you need protection against 51% attacks, which means you need it to be very expensive to get that many modes, which means the people running nodes need to be compensated for their expense.
Which can be done neatly by having the things in the database have value, so that the reward can also be inside the system, i.e. mining coins.
Other databases people come up with always have problems with 51% attacks, so the system isn't made completely open, so it's pointless because then more traditional solutions are better.
a1369209993 21 hours ago
> Which can be done neatly by having the things in the database have value, so that the reward can also be inside the system, i.e. mining coins.
Sure, but that's a mechanism, not a goal.
sleavey 2 days ago
I studied physics at Glasgow. You can still see the pipes in the ceiling of the corridors on the ground floor of the Kelvin Building which were intended to be used to heat the building using the laser's cooling fluid. That was apparently the only way they got permission to install something requiring so much power! I heard though that the laser coolant was never actually used for heating in the end...
aqme28 2 days ago
Thankfully it found quite a few problems to solve.
1-6 2 days ago
I think "a solution in search of a problem" isn't a bad thing the more it's closer to first principles. It's another meaning when the solution is farther away from first principles.
xanax 2 days ago
Optical Tweezers. Basically people use lasers to move microscopic particles around. Lasers can also levitate things. Here's a really interesting video on this topic. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq7GaO8iqu8
ralusek 2 days ago
I think anything that does a controlled, specific, and consistent behavior is typically much easier to use in an experiment or utility. A laser is like a log statement for light.
porphyra 2 days ago
I'm pretty excited about the future of VCSEL technology. Not only is it profoundly useful for lidar and stuff, dense arrays of lasers could also be used for all kinds of display technology.
If we can somehow make cheap VCSELs that emit blue or green light, red, green, and blue VCSELs could even take over general purpose lighting. One imagines a TV where each subpixel is a VCSEL. It would potentially be better even than microLED displays. The spectral purity would give really amazing colors.
sillyquiet 2 days ago
Tangential, but there are so many common in-use technologies we should be in awe of but aren't. I mean, just look at the average home or apartment built relatively recently.
For example, we have reached standards of insulation, weather-proofing, and energy efficiency that would just blow the mind of any builder from just 30 years ago (not that there isn't room for improvement).
It's not flying cars or robot butlers, but it impresses me at least.
the_only_law 2 days ago
I’ve been interested in applications of visible light for a short time now, but I started watching styropyro videos on YouTube even more recently and find myself suddenly interested in lasers, even for stupid, impractical usages.
discordance 2 days ago
My solid state physics teacher at university used to joke that lasers rely on oscillation rather than amplification so they should be called losers. It didn't stick because no one likes a loser.
Ansil849 2 days ago
This article should have been titled 'The Real Genius Behind Lasers'.
aksss 2 days ago
Non paywalled link: https://archive.is/ho2FH
pfdietz 2 days ago
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agumonkey 2 days ago
Or just lasey
ingsoc79 2 days ago
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opwieurposiu 2 days ago
These spontaneous emissions of laser puns have me in an excited state.
umvi 2 days ago
Occasionally on this site I'll see a truly brilliant joke or pun, and I will upvote. But this is not one of those cases. I downvoted this pun train because this is not reddit and I don't want HN to turn into reddit.
Pun trains are so lazy - all you do to join the train is create a low effort sentence out of (in this case) something remotely related to lasers - Light, Amplification, Stimulation, Emission, Radiation, etc. It's not clever, and it spams up the thread enough that you have to collapse the train to see the next interesting comment.
Humdeee 1 day ago
The irony here is your comment alone is more reddit-esque than a common pun train is. Gatekeeping, mass downvoting, flagging, and then verbalizing your personal distaste to how a forum should run in a hostile manner... This is in every big thread. Best to minimize and move on, or simply just leave if this gets you so worked up. But you decided to use the downvote button in place of disagreeing with this very comment; something again, redditors also do not understand.
tl;dr (hehe) You'll likely be happier if you care less.
I disagree but thanks for at least shedding some light on your voting decision.
Looks like red, it.
zwieback 2 days ago
Technically it should be LASER, since it's an acronym.
I am part of an organisation called the LAAC, which is the LVK Academic Advisory Committee. The LVK is the LIGO-Virgo-KAGRA collaboration. LIGO is the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory, and Laser is Light Amplification from Stimulated Emission of Radiation. So the L of LAAC is a 5th order initialism...
jandrese 2 days ago
It makes you want to address a paper to:
Light Amplification from Stimulated Emission of Radiation Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory-Virgo-Kamioka Gravitational Wave Detector Academic Advisory Committee.
It's like looking at the preprocessor output from some template heavy C++ code.
Reminds me of
GTK which stands for GIMP Toolkit where
GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program where
GNU stands for GNU is Not UNIX where
UNIX stands for Uniplexed Information and Computing System
And on top of that there is a variety of software built on GTK whose names are acronyms containing a G that stands for GTK.
By now the word laser is so common that it is a just an uncapitalised word accepted by major dictionaries [1][2]. There are also inflections (lased, lasing) [3]. Nobody spells it in all caps now. Likewise with radar and soon lidar.
[1] https://www.lexico.com/definition/laser
[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laser
[3] https://www.lexico.com/definition/lase
phailhaus 2 days ago
It's since entered the vernacular as just "laser".
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laser
syncsynchalt 2 days ago
We've even backformed a verb, "lase".
Razengan 2 days ago
You know what gets me though? When they say “laser” (however capitalized) in sci-fi stories that are set in a different universe...
Or any other terms that specifically evolved in Earth societies and cultures, like “katana” in Dungeons & Dragons and so on.
> any other terms that specifically evolved in Earth societies and cultures
That's true (pretty much by definition) of literally every word in English, though. (Yes, "katana" is a english word; the fact that it's derived from a japanese word (namely "刀" aka "かたな") doesn't change that, any more than "pizza" (italian) or "beef" (french, a long time ago).)
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Dissimilar to other Stephen King TV adjustments, (for example, The Dead Zone, or Under the Dome), Castle Rock did not depend on a specific previous novel or short story. Rather, it’s set in the same reviled Maine town that King has come back to over and over in books like Cujo, The Dark Half, and Needful Things. André Holland stars as Henry Deaver, a lawyer stepped back to the main residence he once enthusiastically fled, after local people started spreading bits of gossip that he slaughtered his receptive dad.
The show begins getting great around scene three, once it decreases the immediate King swipes and turns out to be more similar to a completely unique novel, investigating a portion of the creator’s typical topical concerns and character composes. Additionally, Haven enhances the more it wanders from The Colorado Kid. The book is a thin, digressive riddle, in which veteran writers swap accounts about the odd instance of a body that should not be turning up in their town. The TV demonstrate intermittently comes back to this same puzzling dead man, however utilizes him principally as an approach to investigate the privileged insights of Audrey Parker, as she bit by bit finds she has an association with Haven that may extend back to before she was conceived.
To answer the most squeezing inquiry: No, watchers don’t should be completely made up for lost time with Haven to comprehend what’s occurring in “Sarah.” The show has progressing storylines, however its essential structure is verbose, with the characters managing a crisp peculiarity consistently. Whenever Nathan and Duke touch base in 1955, they experience individuals whose names and circumstances will verifiably have more reverberation to watchers who’ve viewed the past 30 or more scenes. Be that as it may, the essential plot is presented and wrapped up between the opening and shutting credits.
Dissimilar to Castle Rock, Haven’s “Sarah” doesn’t have quite a bit of a Stephen King feel. Yet, in its own windy way, the scene internalizes a ton of King’s resignation. As Nathan and Duke meander around the Haven of old, they experience more youthful renditions of their own relatives, and make brief period circles, wherein the articles and thoughts go down to them by their predecessors get passed ideal back. The characters wind up throwing the plain shadows they’re attempting to get away.
Netflix. Each of the five Haven seasons are accessible on the administration. For another great independent “exchange history” scene, attempt season 4’s “The Trouble with Troubles.”
The principal period of Haven was somewhat rough, however via season 3, the written work staff had made sense of the show’s appropriate tone, which was by and large more like a perky “beast of the week” X-Files scene than something as dim and mind-twisting as Twin Peaks. “Sarah” is credited to co-journalists Nora and Lilla Zuckerman, who additionally took a shot at Fringe, and it has a feeling of puckishness and honest to goodness wonder in a similar manner as that sci-fi TV exemplary. It likewise serves similar to a prequel to a few parts of Haven, delving once more into the town’s history.
“Sarah” bargains a little with Audrey’s foggy past. The title character is a medical caretaker in 1955 who resembles Audrey, and who could help her discover answers to inquiries concerning her family, and about her purposes behind being attracted to Haven. For the most part however, this scene turns off from one of the arrangement’s center thoughts: that Haven’s nationals are tormented by a condition called “the Troubles” which makes freaky things occur in their region, (for example, individuals close-by being raced back in time). “Sarah” is obligated to the “fanciful story” part of King’s work, and his interest with American old stories.
While Henry explores a peculiar occurrence at the close-by Shawshank State Penitentiary, he likewise recharges his associate with his previous neighbor Molly Strand (Melanie Lynskey), a battling land operator who depends on unlawful opiates to hose her mystic capacities. Created by J.J. Abrams, and made by Manhattan essayists Sam Shaw and Dustin Thomason, Castle Rock makes passing references to characters and occasions in King’s accounts, yet turns a completely new story.
Since the initial three scenes of Hulu’s new arrangement Castle Rock appeared for the current week. (Future scenes of the 10-section first season will post each Wednesday.)
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The Journey of Bhavish Aggarwal – in OlaCabs
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Without ‘Ola’ getting in the office at the right time or reaching at the airport before boarding time or even travelling to the outskirts of town would never have been so smooth. Out of five, every four taxi rejects you to reach you at your destination. Ola cabs come as a rescue to all of us who does not have the privilege to travel on their personal car. The company needs no introduction as it has become very popular among the urban culture of India. This is the first cab aggregator company in India. The company OlaCabs is owned by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd. the journey of the successful business started in December 2010 by two IIT graduates from Mumbai.
The initiation has successfully bridged the gap between owners and commuters. Ola with a number of taxi drivers and owners has added the touch of modern technology to facilitate the whole process. People can hire cabs at any time from any urban location by a single touch through their app. As per the report of 2019, Ola was valued at about $6.2 billion and a number of venture capitalists which includes Softbank having large stakes in the company. Presently the company has expanded its services and networks more than 1,500,000 drivers across 250 cities. From November 2014, Ola incorporated auto rickshaws on a trial basis in Bengaluru. Now it has expanded Ola Auto services to other cities like Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune. Last but not the least OlaCabs enlarged into its first overseas market, Australia, and New Zealand in September 2018.
Services that are offered from Ola are:
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E-Rikshaw
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Bhavish Aggarwal is the person behind the huge organisation. He always wanted to create his watermark in the online business industry. To fulfil his dream of entrepreneurship, he initiated an online company for selling short duration tours and holidays online then he shifted it to OlaCabs. In this journey, his knowledge of working for Microsoft research helped him to smooth his journey. He was an IIT topper student since his college days he has shown his remarkable talent. After graduation, his journals are used to publish in international journals. Another significant head of this company is Ankit Bhatia who is presently the co-founder of Ola. He looks over the technical aspects of the company. He has completed his B-Tech from IIT Bombay in Mechanical Engineering and Mtech in CAD and Automation. With his knowledge of freelancing, he has enriched the company in a great way.
How It Started?
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The journey of Ola started with short trip online business and its website was Olatrip.com offering holiday packages and weekend trips. While working on this online trip planning business he needed to visit Bandipur from Bangalore. For this visit, he needed to book a car which ended with a very bad experience. In this journey, he experienced the plight of every passenger who travels on a daily basis across the country. That journey made him understand the trouble of a lot of customers across the country who are searching for a quality ride. From that day he wanted to shift his business plan from a travel planner to cab services. He planned the possible potential features he could add in his business and how to integrate these advanced features in the application to avail the features from the end of the customers. It was also the time when Ankit Bhati also joined in his startup journey. This way the first ride of ola cab commenced. Just like traditional Indian parents, they both of them have not received any monetary or moral support from their parents. As the two genius had a shining career opportunity and they both left the mundane way of life and wanted to execute something out of the box. At their first course of business they faced a huge obstacle to finding a right investor. Their initiation was not taken seriously by any potential investors. At this stage, they faced the real struggle of life. And finally, when they invested all of their personal deposits and witnessed a ray of hope, they got their first potential investor. This is how when they reach a considerable position the founder of Snapdeal, Kunal Bahl, Rehan yar Khan and Anupam Mittal agreed to invest a prodigious amount in OlaCabs.
On this note, the founder of OlaCabs believed that having an extraordinary business idea is not a big deal in today’s market, however, to implement those business ideas you need to have a scalable model which can run your business accordingly. Here lies the real challenge when you got to find the capital to implement your ideology and the right labour and intellect to monitor and handle the capital. He also thinks when you start from ‘zero’ having a potential business ideology there your endeavour and determination work best for the outcome.
“I devote a lot of time to hire the right people. We keep on looking until we’ve found the right person. More than the skill match, we’re looking for the culture match,” says Bhavish. “Being a very aggressive company, it is not everyone’s cup of tea and finding the right people is invaluable,” Bhavish told YourStory in an interview.
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(Ola office when it started the journey, now it has 400+ employees)
After the idea of cab service was taken as a serious note, the designing and vision were executed by Usha Loutongbam (Product Manager) and Bhavish himself. The team of developers converted the business idea into reality: The first version for Android was built by Ajinkya Potdar and Khushal Bokadey has built for iOS platform. Their main focus is to give their customer the best experience where they can avail the features smoothly. They kept on working on the apps and day by day has improved the features. None of them ever negotiate on the essence of one-touch cab booking. The earnest endeavour of Ola Team always works on providing rich customer experience. This way they proved their position as the best online card booking app.
“Our Focus is on the customers and improving their experience. We believe that if we do that well, competition, prices, and profit will all take care of themselves”. – Bhavish Aggarwal (CEO of OlaCabs).
Where the name came from?
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The company aims to provide quality and friendly services to each customer. That’s how one term clicked on their mind ‘Hello’. In Spanish, hello is translated as ‘Hola’. In order to provide a simple and cordial approach towards its customer they choose the name ‘Ola’ from the Spanish word. They also styled the logo very simple and the ‘O’ logo denotes a tyre of a car. The logo and the name were found very apt by Bhavish.
Customers book their cab through the app at their convenient time from any rural location. The company owns none of the cabs. The drivers with valid, authorised permit and verified by transport authorities can sign up with OLA and they could be self-employed or work for an organisation who owns multiple cars. The way passengers use Ola App once they register to an account, the drivers get access to a driver mobile app on their smartphone. However, this process is not so simple as it sounds. Because a driver has to go through a lot of verification and authentication process before they register on Ola. The Commercial papers and personal papers of the driver is thoroughly checked. The drivers have the flexibility to choose their login and logout time and accepting the passengers’ requests. And the revenue collected from the service is owned by either the self-employed driver or the owner. 15 per cent of the whole revenue is taken by the company based on all the booking done through the app.
“Maps help us in tracking our cabs – if they’re idle, headed for a booking, or in the midst of a trip. With custom systems built atop maps using available APIs, we are able to manage our inventory extremely well, predict ETAs for customers, and optimally allocate the nearest cab to a booking request.” – Bhavish Aggarwal.
These listed factors are followed to set the revenue:
Basic Rate: Flat charging.
Distance Rate: Km. Wise charging (varies from place to place).
Ride Time Fare: Based on the duration of travelling.
Peak Pricing: Depends on the demands of the cab.
Service Tax: 5.6 per cent.
Swachh Bharat Tax: 0.2 per cent.
Toll Charges: If you cross Toll Junction on roads.
Presently the company has almost fifteen investors which includes, SoftBank Group, Tiger Global and Matrix Partners India (2014), DST Global, GIC and Falcon Edge Capital (2015), Sailing Capital (2018), Steadview Capital (2019), and many more. its current valuation is more than $6 billion. It has crossed total funding of $3.8 billion by the end of this year. According to the latest report, the company’s major associates include SoftBank group (26.1 per cent), Tiger Global (15.94 per cent), Tencent (10.39 per cent), Matrix Partners (8.57 per cent), and DST Global (6.72 per cent).
The Big Rival
Though the idea of car booking app initiated by Ola for the first time in India, by the end of the first year of their foundation there were a number of competitors out there in the market. Uber was one of the most significant opponents Ola has to compete with. Uber is the best- capitalised startup having raised almost $15 billion, its total valuation costs $62 billion. Other than that Meru Cabs Company Pvt. Ltd, Carzonrent Pvt. Ltd., Zoomcar India Private Ltd. are the prime contenders in the same platform. In Bike taxi, Rapido is occupying Ola’s market share to a great extent.
“Compared to Uber, we have a much local business model. We allow the customers to pay in cash as well as use our prepaid wallet. We allow them to book through call centres and pre-book for future travels” – Bhavish Aggarwal.
The Real Challenge
Presently Ola has won the heart of most of the people when earliest booking confirmation in concerned. It has completed a roller coaster journey in achieving this position today. When the company commenced its ride from Bangalore, it was hard for them to reach the public attention. People hardly knew about them and their services. This was a hard start for them to come to the access of people. When the first step was done the second big challenge was faced in 2010 in Mumbai. There was a huge gap between the customers and the drivers. Most of the drivers did not accept ride confirmation. As a result, because of poor services, customer experience dropped down and it became very unpopular among the passengers. In the same year, they could make hardly 10 bookings a day. It took more than six months to mend bridge the gap between customers and drivers. This way their growth was taking shape slowly. In 2012 they started to enlarge the boundaries of service. And this way by the end of 2015 the number of booking in a day increased almost the number of 700,000. Presently, they are catering their services among 250 cities.
The CEO has rightly said, “Focus on solving real problems and not on making money. There will be enough takers for your solutions. You will help make lives of some people better, and money will follow”.
Its revenue has increased from Rs. 1847.53 to Rs. 2543.63 in the last year. The CEO Bhavish Agarwal has stated they are planning to launch IPO in the upcoming years. This success story proves sheer determination and will power can result in a fine outcome. These two IIT B-Tech graduated started their careers in Microsoft and presently belongs among India’s top startup businesses. Their story is truly a motivation for those who want to chase their dream and do something out of track.
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Qualify This – Nashville Predators versus Arizona Coyotes Series Preview
#6 NASHVILLE PREDATORS
#11 ARIZONA COYOTES
Game 1 – Sunday, 8/2 – 11AM PT – USA Network
Game 2 – Tuesday, 8/4 – 11:30AM PT – NBCSN
Game 3 – Wednesday, 8/5 – 11:30AM PT – NBCSN
Game 4 (if necessary) – Friday, 8/7 – Time/TV TBD
Game 5 (if necessary) – Sunday, 8/9 – Time/TV TBD
This Qualifying Round series will likely fly under the radar of the national media, but mark your calendars, because this is going to be a fun one. There’s a lot to like about both of these teams, from the Roman Josis and Filip Forsbergs of Nashville, to the Taylor Halls and Jakob Chychruns of Arizona.
The Predators are certainly the bettor’s favorites here, but there are some interesting aspects to consider with both teams’ respective netminding situations, and oddly a lot of drama currently playing out in the desert. Those facets should make this matchup hotter than Phil Kessel’s favorite meal, which is of course a hot dog.
Good one, Randy. Good one.
Nashville looked primed for a deep playoff run at the onset of the season, but struggled to get its legs under itself, and ultimately saw a coaching change of John Hynes taking over for Peter Laviolette. Hynes is still only the third coach in Nashville’s 22-year history as a franchise, and his hiring was an enigmatic one.
After New Jersey splashily landed P.K. Subban and drafted Jack Hughes with the top overall pick last offseason, expectations were elevated for Hynes and his Devils, but that franchise slowly slid into a hellish abyss (which I guess is an appropriate place for a team called the Devils). Hynes was finally shown the door out of… Hell… with an overall record of 150-149-5, but his middling results didn’t deter Nashville GM David Poile from quickly snatching him up. Poile told the Associated Press in January, “We’re confident that he’s the guy to cultivate a winning culture in our locker room.” The jury remains out on whether this will end up being true – Hynes went 16-11-1 in 28 games behind the Predators’ bench – but at a minimum, he has gotten his new squad into the postseason.
John Hynes took over as coach of the Predators in January.
What should give Nashville fans hope heading into this series is that they have great skill at both forward and defense, and plenty of postseason experience. The top line of Forsberg, Ryan Johansen, and Victor Arvidsson is, at least on paper, one of the best forward lines in all of hockey. And the top defensive pairing of Norris Trophy nominee, Josi, and Ryan Ellis happens to be one of the strongest in the league in its own right. Josi remarkably led the whole team in scoring with 65 points (16 goals, 49 assists), while superstar Forsberg had the most goals with 21. Guys like Arvidsson, Johansen, and Matt Duchene had underwhelming seasons, but one can expect big things from them coming out of the layoff.
What could derail this team is goaltending. It’s odd for this to even be a concern, as Pekka Rinne has been one of the most consistent backstops in the NHL for more than a decade. But at 37 years old, his age seemed to finally catch up with him during this regular season, as he posted a 3.17 GAA and abysmal .895 save percentage in 35 games. Unsurprisingly, 25-year-old backup Juuse Saros was given a fair shake to take over the crease, and played great in the three weeks leading up to the league’s March shutdown. Though he remains unproven in postseason play, Saros is expected to get the nod.
It’s been a long time since we’ve seen the Coyotes in the postseason, and in fact, the last time this franchise qualified, it was still calling itself the Phoenix Coyotes.
John Chayka, the youngest GM in the league, finally seemed to have the Arizona Coyotes on the right track with a very analytical and out-of-the-box approach. New owner Alex Meruelo had bought into Chayka’s philosophies to the point that he had reportedly extended Chayka’s contract by three (or maybe four?) seasons. But something happened in the past couple of weeks to sour the relationship between the two, and Chayka ended up resigning in ugly fashion over the weekend. Regarding the split, an NHL source told AZ Coyotes Insider’s Craig Morgan that, “John Chayka is a liar and a quitter.”
The front office issues became apparent last week when Craig Custance and Elliotte Friedman began reporting that Taylor Hall was discussing a new contract not with Chayka, but with Meruelo and his recently hired COO, Xavier Gutierrez.
Further to this, word is there was a dinner meeting last week between Hall, Coyotes owner Alex Meruelo, son Alex Jr and new COO Xavier Gutierrez. Chayka was not present. Team has declined comment. As for Hall’s plans…(1/2) https://t.co/WcH0bpJRtN
— Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) July 20, 2020
Read Craig Morgan’s whole story on the messy breakup here. It’s a doozy. Technically none of this should have any impact on the outcome of this series, but whenever there’s dirty laundry in an organization, and it’s being aired publicly, it certainly doesn’t help a team’s chances. The timing of this whole fiasco is very unfortunate for Arizona.
Off-ice issues aside, this Coyotes squad really is quite solid. While Nashville has questions in net, Arizona has answers. Darcy Kuemper had a fantastic season in goal, despite missing about half of it due to injury. When he was in, he posted a 2.22 GAA and .928 save percentage, and when he was out, Antti Raanta served as perhaps the best 1B goalie in the league. This is a formidable tandem that should give the skaters oodles of confidence to play aggressively against a powerful opponent.
Darcy Kuemper and Antti Raanta make up one of the best goalie tandems in the NHL.
Speaking of the skaters, there’s good skill up front too, with guys like Hall, Kessel, Conor Garland, and Clayton Keller spread throughout the team’s top three lines. Meanwhile, stalwart blueliner Oliver Ekman-Larsson leads the defense corps with young Jakob Chychrun quietly rising through the NHL’s young stud ranks on the second pairing.
A few days ago, I would have said the Coyotes would be surprise winners because they match up well with Nashville in general, but hold the advantage in goal. Now, with all this drama in the front office, I can’t help thinking that it will be enough of a distraction to give the edge back to Nashville. Still, this one will be close.
Predators will win in 5.
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Crime reduction in Nevis high on Premier’s agenda
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Premier of Nevis, Hon. Joseph Parry during his weekly radio program
Charlestown, Nevis–( Thursday, August 18th, 2011) Nevis Premier the Hon. Joseph Parry, outlined several initiatives taken by his Nevis Reformation Party (NRP)-led Nevis Island Administration (NIA) to confront the many challenges related crime on Nevis. He was at the time speaking on the weekly radio talk show “In Touch With The Premier” on Tuesday.
He said the Administration was playing its part to ensure that the number of police officers, police vehicles and accommodations had increased over the years and at the insistence of the Premier and his Ministry, Officers had been outfitted with modern and comfortable barracks and police stations.
According to the Premier, his Administration had pushed for heighten mobility which had shortened the response time and allowed the Police to maintain a visible presence in the community.
Premier Parry expressed the hope that the ongoing improvements to the barracks and the Police stations would build moral and more effective law-enforcement personnel stationed in the Nevis Police Division.
He also spoke of the Nevis Island Administration’s future plans for the Nevis Division.
“The Nevis Island Cabinet has been discussing the idea of a Police Station in St. John’s Parish. There is a need for an additional Police Station as there is no other police station between Charlestown to Gingerland,” the Premier said.
In addition to policing efforts, the Hon. Joseph Parry pointed to the ongoing social programmes by the Minister of Social Affairs, the Hon. Hensley Daniel which included the overseas training in Trinidad for youths in auto mechanics, plumbing and electrical.
“The Social Affairs Department continues to offer training for young people, mentorship programmes and parenting training programs all in the effort to develop good ethics and positive values among young people on Nevis,” said the Premier.
Mr. Parry concluded by stating that it was his projection that the situation in Nevis as it related to criminal activity would be curbed, as his government was doing all that was possible to eradicate criminal offenses on Nevis.
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Owen Douglas, Sacramento's first out battalion chief, is grievously injured in the line of duty. When Brad Sundstrom finds out that Owen’s been noncompliant with his physical therapy due to depression, he pushes Owen into the Capital City Rowing Club’s adaptive rowing program. Adam Lennox, a former collegiate rower, escapes an abusive relationship and makes his way to CCRC and quickly finds himself dragooned into helping out with adaptive rowing. Owen, much to his surprise, finds both rowing and Adam much to his liking. When he realizes that Adam returns his in
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Bible > ERV > 2 Samuel 12
◄ 2 Samuel 12 ►
Nathan Rebukes David
(Psalm 51:1-19)
1And the LORD sent Nathan unto David. And he came unto him, and said unto him, There were two men in one city; the one rich, and the other poor.
2The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds:
3but the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own morsel, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.
4And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto him, but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for the man that was come to him.
5And David's anger was greatly kindled against the man; and he said to Nathan, As the LORD liveth, the man that hath done this is worthy to die: 6and he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he did this thing, and because he had no pity.
7And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus saith the LORD, the God of Israel, I anointed thee king over Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul; 8and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and of Judah; and if that had been too little, I would have added unto thee such and such things. 9Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in his sight? thou hast smitten Uriah the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the children of Ammon. 10Now therefore, the sword shall never depart from thine house; because thou hast despised me, and hast taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 11Thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will raise up evil against thee out of thine own house, and I will take thy wives before thine eyes, and give them unto thy neighbour, and he shall lie with thy wives in the sight of this sun. 12For thou didst it secretly: but I will do this thing before all Israel, and before the sun.
David's Loss and Repentance
13And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against the LORD. And Nathan said unto David, The LORD also hath put away thy sin; thou shalt not die. 14Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great occasion to the enemies of the LORD to blaspheme, the child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 15And Nathan departed unto his house. And the LORD struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and it was very sick. 16David therefore besought God for the child; and David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the earth. 17And the elders of his house arose, and stood beside him, to raise him up from the earth: but he would not, neither did he eat bread with them. 18And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 19But when David saw that his servants whispered together, David perceived that the child was dead: and David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And they said, He is dead. 20Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and anointed himself, and changed his apparel; and he came into the house of the LORD, and worshipped: then he came to his own house; and when he required they set bread before him, and he did eat.
21Then said his servants unto him, What thing is this that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the child, while it was alive; but when the child was dead, thou didst rise and eat bread. 22And he said, While the child was yet alive, I fasted and wept: for I said, Who knoweth whether the LORD will not be gracious to me, that the child may live? 23But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Solomon's Birth
24And David comforted Bath-sheba his wife, and went in unto her, and lay with her: and she bare a son, and he called his name Solomon. And the LORD loved him; 25and he sent by the hand of Nathan the prophet, and he called his name Jedidiah, for the LORD'S sake.
David Captures Rabbah
(1 Chronicles 20:1-3)
26Now Joab fought against Rabbah of the children of Ammon, and took the royal city. 27And Joab sent messengers to David, and said, I have fought against Rabbah, yea, I have taken the city of waters. 28Now therefore gather the rest of the people together, and encamp against the city, and take it: lest I take the city, and it be called after my name. 29And David gathered all the people together, and went to Rabbah, and fought against it, and took it. 30And he took the crown of their king from off his head; and the weight thereof was a talent of gold, and in it were precious stones; and it was set on David's head. And he brought forth the spoil of the city, exceeding much. 31And he brought forth the people that were therein, and put them under saws, and under harrows of iron, and under axes of iron, and made them pass through the brickkiln: and thus did he unto all the cities of the children of Ammon. And David and all the people returned unto Jerusalem.
English Revised Version, 1885
Section Headings Courtesy BereanBible.com
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By Tsvetana Paraskova - Jan 06, 2021, 5:00 PM CST
Recovering demand for liquefied natural gas (LNG) and the strongest spot LNG prices in more than half a decade are set to encourage more U.S. exports of LNG this year. The economics of U.S. LNG exports are looking attractive again, with the U.S. benchmark Henry Hub prices well below the spot prices in Asia, incentivizing additional exports out of the United States.
U.S. LNG export capacity rose in 2020 and is set to further increase this year, while high global prices this winter season and a quicker-than-expected recovery in global natural gas demand are driving a surge in U.S. exports of LNG.
American developers of export terminals are now optimistic about the market opportunities of their projects under development, with spot LNG prices much higher than last winter.
LNG Prices Hit Six-Year High
Last month, LNG spot prices for January delivery in Asia jumped to a six-year high as lower-than-normal temperatures in key LNG importers and continued growth in China’s industrial activity boosted demand. Spot LNG prices jumped to over $12 per million British thermal units (mmBtu) as a cold snap in parts of the major LNG importers Japan, China, and South Korea raised the demand for electricity and heating. The prices of LNG in Asia had recovered from less than $2/mmBtu in the spring of 2020 when the winter heating season had already ended, and the pandemic created a massive oversupply of LNG globally as lockdowns heavily depressed demand for natural gas. Recent unplanned supply issues at major exporters, including Qatar, Australia, and Norway, were also driving LNG prices higher.
At the start of 2021, a cold snap in Asia and Western Europe continued to drive natural gas and LNG prices higher, making U.S. LNG exports even more profitable.
U.S. LNG Exports Set New Record
American LNG exports are now set to beat the recent record from November 2020, when U.S. LNG outflows hit an all-time high due to recovering global gas demand and prices and unplanned outages at LNG export facilities outside the United States. According to EIA estimates, the United States exported a total of 9.4 billion cubic feet per day (Bcf/d) of LNG in November 2020, beating the previous record set in January 2020, when exports totaled 8.1 Bcf/d.
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The rebound in Asian gas and LNG demand in recent months has changed the immediate outlook for U.S. exports, Ed Crooks, Vice-Chair, Americas, at Wood Mackenzie said last month.
In the spring of 2020, when demand for natural gas across the world plunged due to the pandemic, buyers began to cancel cargo loadings of U.S. LNG, as gas in storage from Europe to Asia was abundant after a milder winter and the coronavirus that wiped out a lot of previously expected demand.
“Now that position has reversed completely, with the rise in LNG prices driving a surge in US exports,” WoodMac’s Crooks said.
In 2020, the United States added capacity to export an additional 2 Bcf/d, with new trains at the Freeport, Cameron, and Corpus Christi plants entering service, and Elba Island starting full commercial operations.
“And with US Henry Hub benchmark gas down at around $2.60 per million BTU, the economics of exports look attractive again,” Crooks noted.
Feedgas deliveries to U.S. terminals hit new record highs and were running in December at about 11.2 bcf/d, easily surpassing the previous high point of 9.5 bcf/d in March, according to Wood Mackenzie.
Recovering Demand Encourages U.S. LNG Developers
Higher LNG prices and growing LNG demand, which is recovering from an early 2020 flop, instill confidence among developers of U.S. export projects along the U.S. Gulf Coast.
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Venture Global LNG is ahead of its construction schedule for the Calcasieu Pass LNG export facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana, while it also expects that cargoes from its second Louisiana project, Plaquemines LNG, will be fully contracted by the middle of 2021, Venture Global LNG’s chief executive Mike Sabel told Bloomberg TV in the middle of December.
Also in mid-December, Tellurian’s chairman Charif Souki said in a video posted by the company that the LNG market had become undersupplied in the latter part of 2020, and even European LNG prices are now at least $5/mmBtu for the whole of 2021.
“Structurally, Europe, instead of being a destination of last resort, has become a buyer in its own right,” Souki said.
The very high LNG prices globally are now structurally here for at least the winter seasons, Tellurian’s executive said.
“The value of our business proposition, providing very low-cost gas, is more evident than ever,” Souki noted.
Global exports of LNG could grow by 6-7 percent in 2021, according to the first Annual Short Term Gas Market Report 2020 of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF), an organization of countries representing 60 percent of the world’s LNG exports and including major gas exporters such as Russia and Qatar.
LNG Markets to Tighten In Medium Term
In 2020, a total of 2 Mtpa of new LNG capacity began operations for export to the global market, and all this capacity came from the United States. A total of 2.4 Mtpa of new LNG capacity globally are expected to begin operations in 2021, mostly from the United States, as well as from two projects from GECF members Russia and Malaysia, GECF said in its report.
“We expect the global LNG market to tighten between 2022 and 2024 as global demand continues to increase, while the growth in LNG supplies slows in the short to medium-term. The tightening of the LNG market is expected to support a recovery in prices during this period,” said GECF.
Growing LNG demand, higher prices, and increased export capacity are set to further boost U.S. exports of LNG in coming years.
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What Is Mother tongue Language
April 11, 2020 by Abdullah Sam
Mother tongue (also native language ) is the first language that a child learns and that generally corresponds to the ethnic-linguistic group with which the individual identifies culturally. For example, a child of Portuguese descent will more easily adopt the language that their parents use due to their origins. In certain cases, when the child is educated by parents (or other people) who speak different languages, it is possible to acquire the mastery of two languages simultaneously, each of which can be considered as a mother tongue, thus creating a situation of bilingualism . [ 1 ]
The expression mother tongue comes from the custom in which mothers were the only ones to educate their children in early childhood, making the mother’s language the first to be assimilated by the child, conditioning her speaking apparatus to that linguistic system. The acquisition of the mother tongue occurs in several stages. Initially, the child literally records the phonemes and intonations of the language, without yet being able to reproduce them. Then, it begins to produce sounds and intonations until its vocal apparatus allows it to articulate words and organize sentences, assimilating the lexicon at the same time . Syntax and grammar are gradually integrated into this learning process. [ 2 ]
1Approaches of linguists
2Other features
3See also
1Bibliographic
Linguistic approaches [ edit | edit source code ]
Saussure [ 3 ] does not define the concept of native speaker, but of the speech / language community. It proposes three categories: langage (what happens linguistically in a speech community), langue (the linguistic system used) and parole (the speech actually used by people). It states that members of the same language community, although they speak differently, understand each other and that, therefore, they must share a series of rules that allow them to understand.
The linguist Bloomfield, author of Linguagem [ 4 ] does not use the term native speaker but uses “the native language”. Chomsky [ 5 ] states that “each person is a native speaker of states of a particular language that ‘grows’ in their brain / mind”. He composes one of the ambiguities that exist in the idea of a native speaker and uses it to refer to a person and an ideal.
For Paikeday [ 6 ] there is a genetic determinant of speech acquisition and “to be human is to be a native speaker”. He points to discrimination in the use of the term native speech, which is used against speakers who do not have the ideal characteristics and states that this term should not be used to exclude certain types of people from teaching the language, editing dictionaries, documents and other functions similar. He believes that the best solution is to separate the ideal and the operational meanings of the native speaker. For him, the true grammatical referees are not only native speakers, but also users with proficiency in the language.
Felix [ 7 ] proposes the existence of two distinct cognitive systems for learning a language: the first is a system of language-specific cognitive structures and the second is problem-solving cognitive structures. According to the author, the first is available until puberty and therefore, to acquire a language, the native speaker mainly uses the system of specific language cognitive structures, while in the non-native speaker, the two systems compete with each other. the other.
According to Tannen & Saville-Troike [ 8 ] , the communicative competence of the native speaker means an acquisition of several interactional skills, among them: the ability to relate and adapt to other interlocutors, observe the pragmatic protocol, be sensitive to the context and in this way, being able to access suitable linguistic units, conducting dialogue in appropriate ways and being able to relate a continuous text to the user’s own understanding of the world. Therefore, for the native speaker, there is less effort when interacting verbally with family members and, as a result, more unfilled silence (implicit information) between family members compared to an interaction with strangers.
Richards et al. [ 9 ] emphasizes the importance of intuition to define a native speaker. Hymes (1970) proposed the term communicative competence to deal with knowledge learned from cultural norms, which is crucial in the use of language, especially for the native speaker. For this competence, it is not enough to know what is said, it is necessary to know how to say it. And the “how” for this author does not refer to speech performance, but to the proper use of the register, variety, text, formula, tone of voice and formality. For the native speaker, in general, the use of appropriate forms is acquired through their mother tongue.
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In the native speaker, the language is closely linked to the speaking community, sense of identity and culture. With regard to competence, he is aware of automaticity, that is, of performance without thinking in all areas of his knowledge because he is familiar with all the structural features of the linguistic code and is capable of making judgments of perception, in addition, learns your first language according to a specific language cognitive system. Therefore, he has more knowledge and awareness of his own grammar, his own speech and the other.
According to several linguists, there is a grammar whose level of abstraction is above individual speech, so in this sense being a native speaker means being linguistically close to other speakers. In this way, the common language of any community, be it a family, city, tribe, town, region, island, country can be object of grammatical description.
Porter [ 10 ]reports that native speakers do not use the type of ungrammatical language sometimes encountered in the speech of a foreigner. The errors of native speakers are usually performance, subject and verb agreement and pronoun reference. They also have significantly more words (vocabulary) and are able to monitor their own speech and the speech of another interlocutor more closely, which is the pattern parallel to the self-correction and correction of others. They recognize more easily when a phrase, text or sound (pronunciation) may or may not be in their language, whether it is familiar (correct) or not, they know when a new word or expression, which he has never heard or invented, “belongs” your tongue. That is, the native speaker has the capacity and authority to generate creativity in the language in the most diverse areas. They also do regression,
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It was the last church that my father pastored before he retired, and he counted that time as his best years in the pastorate. Which ones have they seen. What stops did it make.
At times, CHCs can assist you with research and completing the marker application process, but more importantly, CHCs need time to review your marker application before the THC application deadline. They contain the names and ages of all passengers, where they were from, their destinations, their dates of departure and arrival and their dates of departure and arrival and their occupations.
It might take as long as 18 months. How much did a ticket cost. They will be happy to send you their packet of materials explaining the process and will answer any questions you might have.
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Brannon served as the first pastor: Where did they come from. Discuss interviewing and notetaking skills. Students then draft their historical markers by writing a paragraph for their location, introducing the reader to the place, telling them what is interesting about this location including any names or dates as needed, and telling them what is significant about it for the surrounding area and for history in general.
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Worship services were held in a large tent for the next year until another church could be built. Applications will be accepted from currently-enrolled college students who are sophomores, juniors, seniors, or graduate students.
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The information will help you prepare a narrative for a variety of topics, including structures RTHLscemeteries, individuals, events, churches, communities, World War II topics, and institutions.
Which ones do they find the most interesting?. Ashburn is already rich with history and now another piece of that history is getting formally recognized with a state historical marker.
Next month, the ruins of the Belmont Chapel on the property of St. David’s Episcopal Church and School in north Ashburn will be the home of a new marker denoting its unique history. The land where the church.
The class may create a website showcasing their historical markers to others in the community or even sharing with a local tourism bureau to highlight as places of interest.
Students could write more than one historical marker and then create brochures to advertise these for visitors to their community. Nov 01, · It was my privilege to participate in a writing project that was a first for me: writing the text for a historical mobile-concrete-batching-plant.com years ago when I was teaching English one of the exercises we had students doing was writing précis (pronounced preh-see).Précis is the art of condensing a document in order to convey the subject matter without.
Historical iMarkers includes a fairly comprehensive database of roadside markers, with data on almostlocal, state, and national historical markers. Data comes from participating State. historical markers are used to commemorate a particular event, person/group, or place.
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I’d had this novel on my radar for a while. Unfortunately, though, never have I been so disappointed about a read I’d so hyped up in my mind. It wasn’t exactly a crash and burn, but it definitely fell from a pretty tall height at nearly whiplash-inducing speeds.
Doree Shafrir’s Startup was most definitely the knock-off version of Dave Eggers' The Circle (the book, not that terrible movie version). The characters were so mono-dimensional that I literally got them confused from time to time. No, literally, thought to myself, “Wait, I thought she was doing something else last chapter. Ooh, no, that was the other chick with a personality as flimsy as a paper doll.” The characters were as shallow as a kiddie pool and had no depth of consequence whatsoever. The men were all fist-pumping-type bros with over-inflated egos and near-megalomaniacal views of themselves. Now, I can’t say that this isn’t how it is in startup culture—I have no idea—but you’d think that writing the characters like that would be, at the very least, playing into every stereotype imaginable, wouldn’t you?
However, Startup did present a really witty look at Millennial culture. Though, as a Millennial myself, I’m not sure that this is such a great read for people who are actually of this generation (is Shafrir even? Doesn't seem like it), because it tended to come off as a near-parody of our already-outrageous cultural mores. That coupled with the fact that Shafrir kept popping in like an annoying game of peek-a-boo to comment on various aspects of the startup culture gave the novel an odd mashup of: vivid, interesting facts about startup arena MEETS condescendingly parodic interpretation of this generation.
Hmm, left a taste in my mouth that’s pretty similar to unsalted potatoes: I could take it or leave it on my plate; not really adding much to my intellectual meal at all.
The first half of the novel was so description heavy, I’m convinced that word count alone must've taken up at least a quarter of the word count. So much time was spent both describing everything—South by Southwest (sigh, multiple times), yuppie office spaces, pretty, rich WASPs flitting around NYC. Shafrir painted their world as though it were a dream—a tech bubble fantasy, if you will. That aspect of the novel admittedly added humor, never taking itself too seriously, and I’m sure that plenty of readers will love that version of comedy. I never said that Startup wasn’t a lively read, full of pop culture references and characters who tried to be quirky—and I won’t take this moment to say that either—but I will note that often they came off as unlikable, entitled and pompous. Eeew.
While the main conflicts surrounding the startups themselves offered some appeal and functioned as the driving point of the novel, the internal, wholly first-world “struggles” of the characters were laughably superficial and mostly trivial (not humorously, mind you, laughably). (view spoiler) Floods and floods of details filled the pages, diluting the actual storyline, slowing the plot and washing out the impact that the read could have had. That space on the pages could have been put to better use for sure (view spoiler) Because of this, the tension was lackluster at best most of the time.
All in all, Startup was the chick-lit version of a techy person’s dream read. There was little substance, nothing substantial or memorable about it beyond the occasional head-nod-inducing riff or mildly humorous commentary. I’d recommend it for Tina Fey lovers and tech-minded folks in need of some mental reprieve. It’s a fun, mindless read that won’t change or rock your world but may entertain you for the few hours it takes to get through it. 3 stars ***
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Internet Rallies Around Gabby Douglas After Social Media Bullying During Rio Olympics
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While all Olympians are subject to intense public scrutiny, Gabby Douglas has been facing significantly more backlash than most.
The 20-year-old gymnast told reporters on Sunday, “When they talk about my hair or me not putting my hand on my heart or me being very salty in the stands, they’re really criticizing me. It doesn’t feel good. It was a little bit hurtful.”
To send some support her way (and drown out some of the hate), fans started tweeting #LOVE4GABBYUSA to show their solidarity. Leslie Jones, who took recently took a Twitter hiatus due to receiving Internet abuse, was one of the first to send the love her way, tweeting: “Yo I just heard Gabby getting attacked on her page show her the love you showed me.”
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“Everything I’ve gone through has been a lot this time around,” Douglas told reporters, “and I apologize if [I seemed] really mad in the stands. I wasn’t. I was supporting Aly. And I always will support them and respect them in everything they do. I never want anyone to take it as I was jealous or I wanted attention. Never. I support them, and I’m sorry that I wasn’t showing it.”
“I’ve been through a lot,” she added. “I still love them. I still love the people who love me. Still love them who hate me. I’m just going to stand on that.”
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Kim Kardashian Takes Her Title of 'Queen of National Nude Day' Very Seriously
The reality star has never been shy about flaunting her form
By Emily Kirkpatrick
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Dearest Kimberly,
We know you’re out there. We’ve heard you read our articles aloud to your family on Keeping Up with the Kardashians.
But yesterday, when we toasted you on National Nude Day with a gallery celebrating all your moments as the reigning birthday suit queen, never in a million years could we have imagined that you, in turn, would return the favor by coming up with an even more creative way to show skin. And yet that’s precisely what happened on Thursday eve, when you graced the world with what is quite possibly the sartorial Holy Grail of your see-through ensembles.
And on a day when we are all celebrating the bare form, we must congratulate the woman who said “Nude selfies ’til I die” for your unendingly unique ways to celebrate the bare human form, leaving absolutely nothing to the imagination.
If there’s one thing we know about the reality star, it’s that she loves an opportunity to flaunt her form. From magazine covers to Snapchat, it seems there isn’t a medium of communication (save the telegraph) that Kim’s nudity hasn’t monopolized. But on Thursday, the 35-year-old truly outdid herself.
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Attending the launch of OUE SkySpace in Los Angeles (where Habitat LA was raising awareness), Kim appears to have had another “nothing to wear LOL” moment, stepping out in a nude bra and black underwear covered by a completely see-through fishnet dress. Always one to rep her husband and his work, she paired the exposed look with an oversized camo-print jacket with “PABLO” printed three times across the back, accessorizing with only a simple black choker and her favorite pair of green suede lace-up boots.
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In conclusion, Kim, we are honored and grateful you chose to share this momentous holiday with us in such a spectacular fashion. We can’t wait to see what barely-there ensemble you surprise us with on July 14 next year (although we both know it will really be much, much sooner than that). To the Queen of Nudes, long may she send them!
What do you think of Kim’s see-through look? Sound off below!
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BREAKING: 5 to 4 SCOTUS Ruling Reinstates OH GOP's New Restrictions on Early Voting
Written by Brad Friedman | The BradBlog
Bad news for voters in the Buckeye State. Good news for partisan Republicans who prefer to win elections by making it more difficult for voters to vote.
In a 5 to 4 decision, the Rightwingers on the U.S. Supreme Court have now overturned the 6th Circuit's earlier ruling that had blocked Ohio Republicans' attempt to limit early voting by shortening the Early Voting period by one week, eliminating the week where voters could both register and vote on the same day, and by doing away with Sunday voting before the election...
From UC Irvine election law professor Rick Hasen... SCOTUSBlog comes this Supreme Court order staying the district court's order preventing various cutbacks in early voting (including a cutback from 35 to 28 days, and elimination of one of the two early voting days on a Sunday, a day African-American churches had been using for "Souls to the Polls" voter drives). [It is not clear from earlier orders which Sunday might be eliminated.]
Although the order is "temporary" in the sense that it will be in place pending a ruling on a cert. petition ultimately to be filed by Ohio in the Supreme Court, that won't happen before this election, and so for this election the new shorter voting period is in effect --- and not the old rules put back in place by the district court and affirmed by the 6th Circuit.
That the Court divided 5-4 along liberal conservative lines is no surprise...
Hasen's coverage for his analysis of what happened here, and why he believes it was a mistake to even challenge the OH Republicans' new restrictions on early voting. Please note: We don't necessarily agree or disagree with his analysis, at this time. But you can read it and decide for yourself.
Our most recent coverage of the 6th Circuit Court of Appeal's decision to uphold the lower District Court decision blocking the GOP voting restrictions is here. The GOP in Ohio has been attempting to shorten and otherwise restrict Early Voting in the state ever since reforms put in place in 2005 --- in response to the embarrassingly disastrous 2004 Presidential Election there --- worked well enough that most of the problems voter had voting had disappeared by 2008. As we have documented over the years, every time they tried to limit those successful reforms, the courts had blocked them from doing so. They did so again this year, until today's 5 to 4 ruling by the Supremes. It should also be noted that it is, arguably, because John Kerry failed to keep his promise and fight to make sure every vote was counted in Ohio's contested 2004 election, that the U.S. Supreme Court has now gone so hard to the right, with the addition of Justices Roberts and Alito during George W. Bush's second term.
With today's SCOTUS ruling, and the bad news from the partisans on the 7th Circuit concerning WI Republicans' draconian Photo ID voting restrictions, as our legal analyst Ernie Canning detailed this morning, it seems many of this year's most important elections may be won, or lost, in the courts --- before Election Day even gets here.
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I want to thank the organisers of today’s event for privileging me with an invitation to address you. At the same time though, a part of me wants to say ‘thanks for nothing’ as you guys must know that by speaking at events like this I run the risk of having myself censored and disciplined and sidelined!
I do actually have a painful history of being targeted on account of the things I have said (either in writing or in speech) that are critical of the Israeli government. Indeed, I’ve had the privilege of being invited to address prominent groups of government officials and community leaders on topics completely unrelated to Israel/Palestine, only to find out afterwards that the organisers were subsequently warned not to deal with me again on account of my dubious stance I take on these issues!
I’ve had my websites and my Twitter feed and my Facebook posts gone through with a fine-tooth comb, and reports have been made to my bishop! My sites have been scoured for information in an attempt to indict me as being anti-Israel, even if not anti-Semitic, though I’ve had other people tell me that by being anti-Israel I am anti-Semitic, by definition, as criticism of the state of Israel is a form of anti-Semitism, and this is what I wanted to talk about briefly tonight. Is it OK to criticize the Israeli government, or is it actually a form of racism?
At first glance, political critique and racism seem to be entirely different animals. I am regularly critical of the Australian government. Indeed, I am vehemently critical of this country’s treatment of refugees and asylum-seekers and I believe our record in this regard is absolutely disgraceful – something that every citizen of this country should be deeply ashamed of! Even so, by expressing these sentiments I don’t get myself labelled as being a self-hating Aussie or anything like that.
Likewise, I take enormous exception to the actions of the government of the United States, most obviously over their ongoing murderous rampage through Syria, which I believe is inexcusable. I don’t expect everybody to agree with me on that, but I don’t expect anyone either to label me as being anti-American or anything of the sort, as those who know me know I do sincerely love that country and its people.
Why is it then that when I criticize the actions of the State of Israel, an entirely different dynamic seems to apply? For some reason, it seems that I can’t be critical of the way the Israeli government treats its Arab population nor the native people of the West Bank and Gaza without being accused of discriminating against the Jewish people as a race!
This is especially pronounced when it comes to support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) of Israeli goods and services. This appears to be a very ethical form of non-violent protest, similar in nature to the boycott campaign used so effectively against the South African government in the Apartheid era. The accusation though is that is regularly levelled against BDS advocates is that their campaign is only a cover for a new form of Anti-Semitism, aimed at delegitimizing the Israeli government and its people.
Personally, I suspect that some people who support the BDS could, in part, be motivated by a vile hatred of Semitic people. I suspect too that there may be some who support BDS because they have shares in IBM and it suits them to boycott competitors such as Hewlett-Packard! Even so, I am fully convinced that the vast majority of those of us who support BDS do so simply because we see it as the best way of achieving the liberation of the Palestinian people, and of putting an end to the oppression, discrimination and unrelenting brutality they experience at the hands of the Israeli government!
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The recent violence displayed by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) towards protestors in Gaza – shooting and killing numerous unarmed men and boys, and injuring thousands – seems to me to be such a horrendous crime that it cries out to Heaven for redress, yet this gets very little response from our political leaders!
Indeed, it seems to me the ultimate irony that those ‘leaders of the free world’ who displayed so much self-righteous anger over an alleged gas attack by the Syrian government said absolutely nothing about the undisputed cases of civilian murder that were being carried out across the border in Palestine! Our great custodians of the moral order felt it necessary to send millions of dollars’ worth of missiles into Syria, spreading an as-yet-unquantified amount of death and destruction because they just couldn’t stomach what happened to the citizens of Syria. The murder of the citizens of Gaza though didn’t even elicit a murmur!
How is this possible? I do believe that in part it is because people have been cowered into silence when it comes criticism of the Israeli government. No matter how vile and violent the actions of the Israeli government, you don’t have to say much in defense of Palestine to be labelled an anti-Semitic racist!
Last week’s case of the disgracing of Mahmoud Abbas may be a case in point.
I’m afraid I haven’t been able to get access to the man’s full speech as I was very curious to find out exactly what he said that infuriated so many people. What is unambiguous though is that Abbas has been labelled as anti-Semite and even as a Holocaust-denier by the Israeli Prime Minister. From what I can see, Abbas did question why the Jewish people have experienced such a terrible history of persecution, and he seemed to suggest that it was because of the roles they played in society rather than because of their religion as such.
I don’t know if that’s true, and I don’t know if there wasn’t more to what Mr Abbas said. Even so, I found it hard to see that what was presented in the reports was racist, let along that it involved denial of the Holocaust!
I won’t comment further on that as there may be more to the story that I’ve found in my research thus far. Even so, I do see accusations like this thrown about all the time (most obviously online) where people are accused of being anti-Semitic or of being Holocaust-deniers simply because they express concern for welfare of the Palestinian people, and we do need to keep these things separate, for one of the great dangers in this climate is that this attempt to broaden the definition of anti-Semitism will inadvertently lead to a growth in real racism!
Racism is a vile curse and a hindrance to human-rights efforts in whatever form it comes, and I personally believe that there is a real danger of a growth in genuine anti-Semitism, and I believe that at the heart of the problem is the Israeli government itself.
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Mr Netanyahu continues to enact policies of violence towards Palestinian people, and he does so claiming that his government acts on behalf of all Jewish people everywhere in the world! Most of us are smart enough to realise that no politician and no government can ever speak or act on behalf of a whole race of people. Even so, as less aware people buy into the lie, the danger is that the violence of the Netanyahu government will indeed be seen as Jewish violence, rather than what it is – the oppressive actions of a corrupt government.
There is no shortage of Jews around the world who cry ‘not in my name’ in response to these actions of the Israeli government. Indeed, in my only-ever trip to Israel in 2002, where I was at the centre of a riot and was almost killed, one of my most enduring memories was standing besides so many young Jewish men and women who were joining us in protest against their government. And while I had the privilege of going home after my ‘Holy Land experience’ those young Jews and Jewesses continued on in the work, enduring humiliation and violence for the sake of their beliefs.
According to Chicago-based Rabbi Brant Rosen, in an article entitled “Anti-Zionism Isn’t a ‘Form of Discrimination’ and It’s Not anti-Semitism“ there are indeed a growing number of Jews around the world who identify themselves as anti-Zionists and are motivated “by values of equality and human rights for all human beings.” We need to keep this in mind, as we need to fight the propaganda that wants to conflate the political and religious and racial dimensions of the Israel/Palestine tragedy.
We must resist all temptations fall prey to racism, just as we must resist the temptation to stay quiet for fear of being accused of racism, for we must speak out!
There are powerful forces trying to shut down discussion about the crimes of the Israeli government, but we must speak out. For the sake of the unarmed protestors who were shot and killed in Gaza, we must speak out. For the sake of all the Palestinian children in Israeli gaols, we must speak out. For the sake of all those in the West Bank who have had their homes destroyed, and for the sake of all those around the world who wear the keys of their ancestral homes around their necks, waiting for their right of return, we must speak out. For the sake of justice and for the sake of God we must speak out.
As Martin Luther King Jr. famously said, “History will have to record that the greatest tragedy of this period of social transition was not the strident clamor of the bad people, but the appalling silence of he good people.” We must not remain silent. We must speak out – viva Palestina! God bless Palestine!
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PATRICIA HETHERINGTON
Patricia Hetherington’s career path has encompassed teaching, training,
and selling real estate for twenty years. At midlife she changed gears to complete a master’s degree, becoming a counsellor and publishing a memoir
The Winter Gardener: A Woman’s Journey from Futile to Fertile (2007).She has walked unharmed on hot coals to impress a new lover and trekked the Camino de Santiago in Spain. In 2016 she quit her day job, throwing back the covers and pushing forward to publish a new book.
My soul sparked a desire to burn off the constraints of my life, to allow something ancient and sacred to emerge-something larger, more beautiful, and unfurled..
Chapter 6 “The Gift,” Under The Covers.
Patricia Hetherington lives on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia,Canada. She is the author of Under the Covers: A Life of Gumption, Passion, Gifts, and Secrets (2017) and The Winter Gardener: A Woman’s Journey from Futile to Fertile (2007).
“An unflinching response to life runs through this rich collection. At once poignant, sensuous, and entertaining.”
Susan Page
Executive Director San Miguel Writers' Conference and Literary Festival
“A bold memoir of love and despair, Hetherington’s Under the Covers reads like a ticking time bomb. So powerful is her prose that she had me on the edge of my chair. Here is an author riding roughshod over herself in the service of truth and self-discovery. I found myself speed-reading, as if the pages might self-destruct.”
PJ Reece
Author of Story Structure Expedition and Story Structure to Die For
Under the Covers
A life of Gumption, Passion, Gifts & Secrets
“Whether you are a mental health professional, a reader looking for a compelling story or an all too frail and wonderful human being hoping to find companionship on a sometimes lonely road, Under the Covers will befriend, inform and hypnotize you. This is the author’s intimate tale of her struggles and delight in living with a mind that doesn’t always behave in the way she would prefer and living a life, as so many of us find, that doesn’t always go the way she wants. Here is a feast of ‘insider knowledge’ about mental health interwoven with glimpses of a family’s story and day to day life on the west coast.”
Arden Henley Ed.D, RCC
Vice President and Principal, Canadian Programs , City University
“OMG I could not put this beautiful book down. Having a loved one who has mental health challenges, I appreciate Patricia’s full expression of these challenges so that others can be drawn toward their own light.”
Susan S. Freeman
Executive coach, Speaker and Author
“Authentic, gritty, sometimes whimsical. This is a telling of one woman’s willingness to pay the price for fashioning a life she could call her own by drawing upon the strength and wisdom of her courageous forebears.”
Annette Aubrey
Reg. MSW, Facilitator Systemic Family Constellations
Why you’ll
This evocative collection of linked stories explores the hope, heartache, and messiness of love and life, revealing how, in the deepest corners of our beings, we long for healing.
Patricia invokes the presence of her deceased grandmother in a reverie and they reminisce while waiting for a resistant story to emerge. While she navigates the treacherous terrains of family sewing traditions and Spain’s gruelling cross-country pilgrims’ trail, unexpected truths are found in the depths of transformation. A woman’s quest for the perfect cinnamon bun becomes a metaphor for living without regret. Lessons passed from mother to daughter hinge on choosing the perfect coat. But when a crisis inspires the wrong purchase, a mysterious appearance delivers redemption. Through dance comes reckoning-with yearning for fatherly love, with confronting her own raw sexuality, and by accepting the harsh truths of aging. An old flame ignites an obsession and a gutsy reflection yields a potentially life-changing insight. Reaching a tipping point of overwhelm and panic spurs the exploration of harrowing episodes, and wholeness is found in a powerful naming. After a decade of maintaining a rambling heritage home on her own, Patricia feels bitterness rise in herself and slips away from her annual Christmas party. Faced with their father’s impending death, she and her sister, Joann, sense the arrival of their mother from her heavenly abode, which allows them to be together as a family once more.
With intelligent, clear-eyed prose, these stories reach into the heart of what it means to be a woman fully alive to her inner and outer worlds. Lyrical, sensuous, and unflinching, Under the Covers: A Life of Gumption, Passion, Gifts, and Secrets is a poignant, entertaining testimony to a life lived authentically.
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UCLA Fielding School of Public Health joins consortium to address environmental change and its health impacts
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health (FSPH) has joined the Planetary Health Alliance (PHA), a consortium of more than 200 universities, research institutes, and government agencies committed to understanding and addressing global environmental change and its health impacts.
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“Joining the PHA will give FSPH new opportunities to engage in the emerging field of planetary health, which addresses the complex and interconnected health and environmental issues the world faces today,” said Yifang Zhu, Fielding School of Public Health professor of environmental health sciences and associate dean for academic programs. “Being part of the PHA community will provide FSPH students and faculty with research and networking opportunities with other universities around the world.”
Launched with the support of the Rockefeller Foundation in 2016, the Planetary Health Alliance focuses on advancing research focused on planetary health, a field of science that is focused on characterizing the human health impacts of human-caused disruptions of Earth's natural systems.
The PHA, which also seeks to advance education and policy, includes institutions from more than 40 countries and is supported by a secretariat based at Harvard and a steering committee of international experts. Member institutions include the American Public Health Association, the California Academy of Sciences, and the University of California Global Health Institute, among others.
At the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, the PHA’s liaison will be Miriam Marlier, assistant professor of environmental health sciences, who previously collaborated with other PHA members when she was at Columbia University in New York. Marlier, whose research focuses on wildfires and the use of remote sensing to improve disaster response in the United States, India, and Indonesia, came to UCLA FSPH this year from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, where she studied similar questions.
“The Planetary Health Alliance does fantastic work and the partnership is a great fit for our school—PHA brings together people in academics as well as practitioners,” said Marlier, a UCLA alumnus who earned her doctorate at Columbia. “It’s unique and really helpful to have that sort of opportunity where you’re connecting people who are doing basic research with people who are more tied to the policy and implementation side.”
The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, founded in 1961, is dedicated to enhancing the public's health by conducting innovative research, training future leaders and health professionals from diverse backgrounds, translating research into policy and practice, and serving our local communities and the communities of the nation and the world. The school has 690 students from 25 nations engaged in carrying out the vision of building healthy futures in greater Los Angeles, California, the nation and the world.
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As President Obama announces a national task force on police militarization, NJTV Christie Duffy reports on the details of military surplus weapons given to New Jersey police departments. The report breaks down granted military supplies by municipality, with information provided by NJ state Senator Nia Gill after media requests for it denied. “Most of these weapons are more suited for a war zone than community policing,” said Gill.
Some of the gear reportedly distributed to local law enforcement:
M14 and M16 semi automatic rifles were used by soldiers in Iraq. Now nearly 1,000 of them have been shipped to police arsenals across New Jersey. Jersey City has received by far the most. They got 170 free military grade rifles. Their arsenal now represents nearly all the tactical gear shipped to Hudson County.
But it’s not just urban centers. Mount Olive Township in western Morris County has a force of 45 sworn officers and now they’ve got 26 M16 and M14 military rifles. That’s the second biggest stockpile in the state received from the federal program. Paterson, Belleville, West New York, Stafford, Jackson, Elizabeth and Lakewood all received 20 or more of the semiautomatics.
And it’s not just municipal police. The Passaic County prosecutor and sheriff also got some. The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Fish and Wildlife got 16 of them.
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Phoenix has a diverse list of large employers in both the public and private sector – from education government and healthcare to technology manufacturing and the military three of which (Wal-Mart Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase) made Fortune magazine’s 2010 World’s 50 Most Admired Companies list. Here’s a list of Phoenix’s Top 25 Largest Employers including a brief description of the organization with contact information web site and number of employees.
1. State of Arizona
49800 employees
100 N. 15th Avenue
Phoenix 85007
602-542-1500 (Phoenix main)
www.azstatejobs.gov
The State of Arizona employs nearly 50000 people in various state government offices.
2. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
Bentonville Arkansas 72716-8611
www.walmartstores.com
Retail giant Wal-Mart based in Bentonville Arkansas employs over 30000 in the state of Arizona many of whom work at its Phoenix-area supercenters discount stores neighborhood markets Sam’s Clubs and distribution centers.
3. Banner Health
www.bannerhealth.com
With more than eight locations valley-wide Banner Health is a non-profit healthcare organization that encompasses many hospitals imaging centers and several outpatient clinics as well as a bariatric center.
4. City of Phoenix
135 N. Second Avenue
www.phoenix.gov/hr
Phoenix is not only rich in culture and history but is also the fifth-most populous city in the U.S with more than 1.6 million residents who call the city home offering various employment opportunities with benefits.
5. Wells Fargo
www.wellsfargo.com
Wells Fargo operates bank branches business banking offices and an operations and support center in addition to offering private client services in the region.
6. Bank of America
100 N. Tryon Street #3120
www.bankofamerica.com
Bank of America is one of the world’s largest financial institutions serving individual customers small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking investing asset management and other financial and risk management products and services.
7. Maricopa County
www.maricopa.gov
Maricopa County covers 9224 square miles and ranks fourth in population among all counties in the U.S. In fact more than half of Arizona residents live in Maricopa County.
8. Arizona State University
1151 S. Forest Ave.
Tempe 85281
www.asu.edu
As one of the largest universities in the country Arizona State University serves over 73000 students from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. ASU’s main campus is in Tempe with several other campuses in the Phoenix metro area including a large downtown campus. Academic offerings include more than 250 undergraduate and graduate programs plus a range of certificate programs.
9. Apollo Group Inc.
4025 S. Riverpoint Parkway
800-990-APOL
www.apollo.edu
Apollo College offers degree and diploma programs in healthcare dental and veterinary career fields and operates nine campuses across the western United States – including two in the Phoenix area: Phoenix and Phoenix Westside.
10. JPMorgan Chase & Co.
www.careersatchase.com
Headquartered in New York JPMorgan Chase offers the following in the Phoenix metro area: Private Client Services; Chase Card Services Chase Home Finance Loan Center and Chase Telephone Banking in Tempe and more than 50 Chase Bank branches.
11. Intel Corp.
5000 W. Chandler Blvd. CH7-301
Chandler 85226
www.intel.com
The world’s largest semiconductor company has two large manufacturing and research complexes in Chandler a nearby suburb of Phoenix with a new manufacturing facility currently under construction.
12. US Airways
100 W. Rio Salado Pkwy
www.usairways.com
US Airways along with US Airways Shuttle and US Airways Express operates more than 3200 flights per day and serves over 200 destinations in the U.S. Canada Europe the Caribbean and Latin America. The airline employs nearly 33000 aviation professionals worldwide.
13. Mesa Public Schools/ Mesa Unified School District
63 E. Main Street Suite 101
Mesa 85201
www.mpsaz.org
With 56 elementary schools; 11 junior high schools; 6 senior high schools; 7 “success” schools; and 14 “choice” programs/schools (including early learning and Head Start programs) the Mesa Unified School District one of the state’s largest serving close to 63000 students in grades Pre-K-12 for the 2012-13 school year. In 2013 the district was home to 15 National Merit semifinalists and five of its high schools were honored by U.S. News and World Report’s 2010 Best High Schools Search.
14. U.S. Postal Service
4949 E. Van Buren Street
www.usps.com
An independent federal agency the U.S. Postal Service is the only delivery service that visits every address in the nation — 146 million homes and businesses. It has 37000 retail locations nationwide and over 100 locations in metro Phoenix relying on the sale of postage products and services – not tax dollars – to pay for operating expenses. The Postal Service has annual revenues of $65 billion and delivers nearly half the world’s mail.
15. Dignity Health
350 W. Thomas Rd.
www.ichosestjoes.com
Founded in 1986 and headquartered in San Francisco CA Dignity Health is the fifth largest hospital provider in the nation with more than 60000 nurses hospitals clinics and physicians caring for the sick poor and disadvantaged in California Arizona and Nevada. The Phoenix metro area is home to four of the 39 hospitals in his network.
16. American Express
20022 N. 31st Ave.
www.americanexpress.com
Globally known for products ranging from personal finances to business success American Express in Phoenix is home to technical operational and customer service careers and the main data center all located in various parts of the city. The Amex card accounts for almost 24% of total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the country.
17. Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold
333 North Central Ave.
Phoenix Arizona 85004
www.fcx.com
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. (FCX) is an international mining company with headquarters in Phoenix Arizona and several mining operations in the Tucson area. The company has a dynamic portfolio of operating expansion and growth projects in the copper industry and is the world’s largest producer of molybdenum.
18. Scottsdale Healthcare
7400 E. Osborn Rd.
Scottsdale Arizona 85004
www.shc.org
A not-for-profit organization founded in 1962 Scottsdale Healthcare is a leader in medical innovation talent and technology spread across three hospitals in the Northeast Valley. In addition they offer outpatient surgery centers home health services and community education and outreach services serving the community now and into the future.
19. Arizona Public Service
400 N. 5th St. (Talent Acquisition)
M.S. 8012
www.aps.com
Generating electricity for 11 of Arizona’s 15 counties APS lights up over 1.1 million homes businesses and neighborhoods across the state. With plans to add 750000 more customers by 2030 through traditional means and innovative sustainable energy sources APS offers a range of career opportunities in Phoenix and beyond.
20. Kroger
500 S. 99th Avenue
Tolleson 85353
www.frysfood.com
A subsidiary of the Kroger Co. Fry’s Food Stores operates more than 100 grocery stores that serve the Phoenix area and surrounding counties. Headquartered in Cincinnati Ohio Kroger (NYSE:KR) is one of the nation’s largest grocery retailers with fiscal 2012 sales of $96.8 billion.
21. Mayo Clinic Hospital
5777 E. Mayo Blvd
www.mayoclinic.org/mchospital-sct/
Mayo Clinic known worldwide for excellence in healthcare services and research offers a clinic and hospital in Phoenix. The hospital provides care with 268 licensed beds and 21 operation rooms while the clinic houses a variety of specialists for preventive and ongoing care.
22. Boeing Co.
5000 E. McDowell Rd.
Mesa AZ 85215
www.boeing.com
Boeing is the well-known aerospace giant headquartered in Chicago making its Arizona home in Mesa. They offer a range of employment opportunities ranging from administrative management to technical providing commercial and defense related products worldwide.
23. Maricopa County Community College District
Tempe AZ 85281
www.maricopa.edu
With ten community colleges two skill centers and numerous education centers spread across the valley Maricopa County Community College District offers a variety of locations in which to seek employment. The system offers about 1000 occupational programs 37 academic associate degrees with a total of over 10000 courses.
24. Salt River Project
1521 N. Project Dr.
Tempe AZ 85281-1298
www.srpnet.com
SRP provides reasonably priced and reliable electricity and water to over 2 million people in Central Arizona making it one of the nation’s largest public power utilities.
25. Abrazo Health Care
8620 N. 22nd Ave. #200
602-674-1400 (Regional Office)
www.abrazohealth.com
Part of the Nashville-based Vanguard Health Systems Abrazo is the second largest health care company in Phoenix delivering quality personalized healthcare operating hospitals medical groups and health plans.
SOURCE: The Arizona Republic
AZCentral.com About.com
The Greater Phoenix Economic Council www.gpec.org/doing-business-in-phoenix/top-employers
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Canon EOS M200 with EF-M Silver 14-45mm test: slick and skilful
Canon’s entry-level mirrorless mixes slick looks, compactness and solid technical skills.
The EOS M200 can’t accept an EVF so the top plate is clean. The pop-up flash takes up much of the left end of the camera, the release switch being on the side, while the right is dominated by the shutter button, around which is a rotating collar which is an input dial. The only selectable control is the three-position camera mode dial which has the on/off button at its centre.
The back is dominated by the 3.2in touchscreen, which is tiltable for waist-level viewing and shooting but actually turns 180° to face forward, so ideal for vloggers and selfie fans. The monitor only tilts up and over which means if you want a higher viewpoint you have to turn the camera itself upside down. The view is still the right way round though, and you can use the touch shooting, so it’s not much of a problem.
There are three buttons on the rear, for recording video, playback and bringing up the menu. The key one is the comparatively large multi-way control which lets you take spot meter readings, set exposure compensation and is used for navigating the menu.
While the EOS M200 has few physical controls, there are plenty of virtual ones. Using the monitor, you can choose from the usual PASM exposure modes but there are also 22 picture modes like food photography, soft focus and toy camera settings and these allow JPEG-only capture. In the monitor’s standard view there are seven outlined darker boxes and these are the functions you can enter and adjust. So there’s ISO, exposure compensation and image magnifier too. Touch Q (or push the physical Q button) and you are into the quick menu; here you are into the camera’s focus, image quality and drive/self-timer settings.
Images The Canon EOS M200 conceals impressive technical skills in a compact, portable package, and the 14-45mm lens is reasonably capable
The camera has the Canon standard-style menu system which is a benefit for Canon DSLR users buying the EOS M200 as a backup camera.
For those who are coming to this camera from a smartphone background and don’t have much camera experience, there is the option of Canon’s Guided menu display option which is more explanatory.
The satin silver/white finish is smart; but if your tastes are more conservative, black is available too.
I found the camera perfectly amenable to use. Its small size and dimpled finish is quite smooth so you have to take care using it one-handed. The front is not only smooth; it’s flat too and there’s no raised ridge to help and the rear raised thumb grip is not that pronounced. The exception to this is when you are taking a selfie, especially with the left hand where there is a ridge to hook your fingers behind.
In terms of turning in quality pictures, there was no problem at all with exposures, white-balance and focusing.
The Canon EOS M200 is a fine camera for its price, whether you are a vlogger, a newbie stills shooter or an experienced user who wants a compact, monitor-only mirrorless camera that’s pocketable, easy to use and capable of producing high-quality still and moving images.
Pros: Solid feature set, portable, good looks
Cons: Minor handling niggles, cropped 4K – 24mm view at 15mm
For more information, please visit the Canon website.
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NBA Digital introduces real-time mobile fantasy game: NBA InPlay
NBA Digital – jointly managed by the NBA and Turner Sports – today unveiled NBA InPlay, a new real-time mobile fantasy game that uses cutting-edge technology powered by FanDuel to synchronize with the live national broadcasts of NBA games. Providing fans with a first-of-its-kind second-screen experience, the game is available for free download at the App Store and Google Play. NBA InPlay is presented by Autotrader, the official car search engine of the NBA.
Each game telecast on TNT, NBA TV, ESPN and ABC provides the opportunity to play by launching the app to join a public contest or create a private game with friends. For each game telecast, users select their preferred team. The user then chooses one player per quarter and accumulates points based on the player’s performance (points, rebounds, assists, etc.). Each quarter, users can strategically activate four “turbo boosts” which last 48 seconds and exponentially multiply point totals for the selected players. Unlike traditional fantasy games, NBA InPlay users’ success is directly tied to viewing live NBA games and making in-game, real-time decisions in order to win. To view an NBA InPlay demonstration video and learn more about the game, visit www.NBA.com/inplay.
“We are always looking at ways to enhance the viewing experience, drive people to tune in to our broadcasts and increase the time spent watching live games,” said Melissa Rosenthal Brenner, NBA Senior Vice President, Digital Media. “NBA InPlay has the potential to meet these objectives while offering our fans an engaging, new way to experience the game.”
Tonight’s TNT doubleheader featuring the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs vs. LA Clippers beginning at 8 p.m. ET will be the first opportunity to participate. NBA InPlay top scores in select quarters and games will win NBA prizing, and later in the season fans can compete to win grand prizes including a $35,000 Autotrader credit and tickets to the NBA Finals.
NBA InPlay was developed in partnership with FanDuel as part of the company’s efforts to innovate and diversify its offering of gaming options for fans.
“Our mission is to offer sports fans exciting new ways to engage with the players and teams they love, through innovative sports entertainment products,” said Tom Griffiths, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer, FanDuel. “NBA InPlay is the first product of its kind and we are proud to partner with the NBA to give fans a revolutionary new way to enjoy the live viewing experience.”
The game marks the latest innovation from NBA Digital, the NBA’s extensive cross-platform portfolio of digital assets which includes the NBA App, NBA.com, NBA LEAGUE PASS and NBA TV. Earlier this season, NBA Digital introduced a zoomed-in, tighter shot of games on NBA LEAGUE PASS with NBA Mobile View and began delivering a live weekly broadcast in virtual reality with NextVR.
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Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data
Schenk J, Fontaneto D (2019)
Hydrobiologia.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-019-04067-2
Schenk, JaninaUniBi ; Fontaneto, Diego
Fakultät für Biologie > Tierökologie
Microscopic animals (also referred to as meiofauna) in freshwater habitats include several common, abundant and species-rich phyla, whose patterns of diversity are poorly known. Several approaches using DNA sequence data can be used to improve our knowledge on their biodiversity. In this review, we focus on studies using DNA data for taxonomy, and for environmental studies through metabarcoding on freshwater meiofauna. The results of the literature survey reveal that the use of DNA data is still rather limited. We screen the available literature on the topic and analyse the details of the current use and choices of the methods in freshwater meiofauna, the potential problems and limitations, and the flawed parts that still need to be improved. We conclude the review with a perspective on the still unexploited potentials in future applications to address biodiversity shortfalls in species diversity and taxonomy, and in the ecological and biogeographical patterns of species distribution.
Barcoding; Biogeography; DNA taxonomy; Metabarcoding; Microscopic animals
Schenk J, Fontaneto D. Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia. 2019.
Schenk, J., & Fontaneto, D. (2019). Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia. doi:10.1007/s10750-019-04067-2
Schenk, J., and Fontaneto, D. (2019). Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia.
Schenk, J., & Fontaneto, D., 2019. Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia.
J. Schenk and D. Fontaneto, “Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data”, Hydrobiologia, 2019.
Schenk, J., Fontaneto, D.: Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data. Hydrobiologia. (2019).
Schenk, Janina, and Fontaneto, Diego. “Biodiversity analyses in freshwater meiofauna through DNA sequence data”. Hydrobiologia (2019).
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Mina (Priscila Fantin) is arrested for defrauding the Social Security and beyond to defend the other inmates need to escape from the prison director of surveillance (Tuca Andrada). The crime involved a Senator (Antonio Calloni), trying in every way to prevent your participation to surface.
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The Jungle Princess
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A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.
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Tang Monk brings three disciples on a journey to the West. On the outside, everything seems harmonious. However, tension is present beneath the surface, and their hearts and minds are…
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Two mortal enemies must band together to defend the ranch they’ve both staked their claim on.
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Quantum of Solace continues the adventures of James Bond after Casino Royale. Betrayed by Vesper, the woman he loved, 007 fights the urge to make his latest mission personal. Pursuing…
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Two policemen must join forces to take on an international drug- smuggling gang – one, an unorthodox Irish policeman and the other, a straitlaced FBI agent. Sergeant Gerry Boyle is…
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North Dakota License Plate Lookup
Buying a used car instead of new in North Dokota is a wise decision if you want to bag a bargain and save money in the process. Just make sure you do your homework well. If you have the license plate, you can get the full history including mileage, accidents, recalls, services, the number of owners. Simply enter the plate number to get records instantly. Don’t have the Plate number? Simply use the VIN Lookup tool on our website.
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North Dokota License plate lookup will help you obtain all the information about the car you are searching. Under state law two license plates are required to be issued for most cars, vans and trucks. Trailers and Motorcycles require only one license plate. Every 8 years North Dokota has a law that requires the license plate design to change which must be easily distinguishable from the previous design.
If a license plate has been lost or stolen, a new or duplicate license plate and registration certificate will be issued by the North Dokota County Treasurer. Damaged license plates must be submitted to the North Dokota County Treasurer when you receive your new license plates.
By using our License plate lookup feature you can obtain information from the North Dokota Department of Transportation also known as the North Dokota DOT. You can get information related to vehicle specifications, ownership history, services history, title history, accident & damage checks, mileage records & recalls check. Each look up contains over 60 verifications covering every aspect of the vehicle. Simply enter the North Dokota license plate number into the field above and get instant results. At times, the license plate results in no results due to various reasons. Simply locate the VIN Number off the vehicle and use our VIN check tool to get the full history.
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The website for the North Dokota DMV provides basic and crucial information that is beneficial for drivers and vital statistics for those who need to acquire important documents. The website itself is easy to navigate and has numerous services that are available to you right at the comfort of your own home.
There is so much more content that is shown on the North Dokota DMV website. As you go through the website you will find a great amount of information on how to get plates and tags for your car(s) and exact pricing for each service that is provided by the department of motor vehicles. Extra information is also there to assist you in understanding car insurance and tips for buying your first car. Forms are also uploaded for you to print depending on what application you specifically need. No information is unsaid on this website so you wouldn’t even need to call in.
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To check and see if the vehicle has been stolen – the rates of stolen cars in North Dokota in the year 2016 were 31.2 cars stolen per day. By running a license plate search you are ensuring that you are not purchasing a stolen car or a car with stolen parts.
Accidents (Source: 2018 North Dokota Crash Report)
55,907 traffic accidents resulted in 7,653 cases of injuries and 189 resulted in fatalities.
In 2016. North Dokota crash fatality rate was higher than the national crash fatality rate (1.56 vs 1.15 per hundred million vehicle miles).
In their lifetime, typical drivers in North Dokota have a greater than one-in-three chance of being in a crash resulting to injury or death.
Motor Vehicle Theft (Source: 2016 Crime in North Dokota Report)
Motor vehicle theft rate for North Dokota in 2016 was 234.5 thefts for every 100,000 inhabitants.
North Dokota ranks as 7th most disaster-prone state with 79 major disaster declarations from 1953 to 2017 (Source: NBC News report).
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North Dakota is a U.S. state in the midwestern and northern regions of the United States. It is the nineteenth largest in area, the fourth smallest by population, and the fourth most sparsely populated of the 50 states. North Dakota was admitted to the Union on November 2, 1889, along with its neighboring state, South Dakota. Its capital is Bismarck, and its largest city is Fargo.
North Dakota is one of the 30 states that require a front license plate. Any person acquiring a new or used motor vehicle in North Dakota shall obtain a license plate within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of acquisition.
For non-resident workers of the state, they can use the Temporary License permit to drive their cars in the state within 6 – 12 months. The North Dakota Department of Transportation is the main provider of license plates for vehicles registered in the state. For the state’s passenger cars, a standard serial format containing three numerical digits and three letters is usually applied. The state requires both license plates (front and rear) for each vehicle unit.
Types of North Dakota License Plates
North Dakota has five (5) types of plates available to choose from. Each type of license plate has different requirements and fees.
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North Dakota Laws on License Plates
As required for most of the vehicles, the applicant must show the latest odometer reading of the vehicle being titled. If the vehicle being transferred has serious damages in the past, the owner must complete a disclosure form upon transferring the ownership. Also keep in mind the conditions specified on the form. Not all damages are required for disclosure.
The applicant must complete the title form to start the title application. The registered owner can use the same form to request a duplicate title as well.
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A whole new America post 9-11: Or is it?
By Don Calamia|2018-01-15T18:34:54-05:00November 22nd, 2007|Entertainment|
A grainy photo. An ex-girlfriend with an ax to grind. A Koran. A book about guns. And a porn magazine featuring a naked woman posing with a cow.
Could such items be proof that an Arab-born, struggling American writer was part of a terrorist group responsible for a recent deadly suicide attack? Or do they add up to nothing more than circumstantial evidence that Khaled could easily explain away to the two government officials who are now interrogating him in his apartment?
Context is everything, of course, and playwright Yussef El Guindi offers plenty in the thought-provoking drama “Back of the Throat” staged by The University of Detroit Mercy Theatre Company. So whether or not Khaled, a non-religious Muslim who doesn’t speak Arabic, was involved in the plot doesn’t really matter. Nor is it answered. Instead, El Guindi, an Egyptian-American, challenges us with a political and philosophical debate that needs to be examined in this post-9/11 America: To what extent are Americans willing to go to find and root out terrorists in our midst?
Pretty far, the playwright suggests. And local Dearborn residents, the subject of much scrutiny these past half-dozen years, might agree. But El Guindi damages his otherwise sharp and timely discussion with momentary digressions into buffoonish caricatures. (The couple of “what the f**k” moments with agents Bartlett and Carl disrupt an otherwise serious discourse.)
Director Greg Trzaskoma does a fine job keeping his actors focused on the meat of the story, however. Matthew R. Klug (Bartlett) and David Kowalczyk (Carl) play off each other quite nicely, seamlessly switching between good cop and bad. And Marissa Thorndyke adds sweet levity as a stripper whose testimony is key evidence against Khaled.
But it’s guest artist Joe Colosi who has to dig deepest into his well of emotions – and he does so very believably.
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‘Back of the Throat’
UDM Theatre Company at Marygrove College Theatre, 8425 W. McNichols Rd., Detroit. Fri.-Sun., through Dec. 2. Tickets: $15. For information: 313-993-3270 or http://theatre.udmercy.edu/
About the Author: Don Calamia
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Everyone has the right to freely manifest their religion, to change it and to practice it alone or with others.
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Since August 2017 742,000 Rohingya people - including children - fled across the Myanmar border to Bangladesh, escaping what the UN labelled a “textbook example of ethnic cleansing”.
In this context of ethnoreligious violence, Facebook has been a central figure. For many in Myanmar “Facebook is the internet” - as of January 2018 around 19 million people in Myanmar were facebook users, this is roughly equal to the number of internet users in the country.
A New York Times report revealed that members of the Myanmar military were using Facebook to run a huge anti-Rohingya propaganda operation for years.
From “sham photos of corpses that they said were evidence of Rohingya-perpetrated massacres” and “posts portraying Rohingyas as terrorists” to “rumours [spread to] both Muslim and Buddhist groups that an attack from the other side was imminent” - the military created an increasingly febrile atmosphere in Myanmar, that ultimately led to a genocidal military campaign marked by large scale massacres, killings of civilians including women, children and the elderly; mass gang-rape; burning and looting.
The UN fact finding mission criticised Facebook for its failure to prevent the spread of anti-Muslim hate and incitement to violence. Chairman of the mission, Marzuki Darusman, said that social media had played a “determining role” in Myanmar and “substantively contributed to the level of acrimony” against Rohingya Muslims.
Privacy provides the right to be free from unwarranted intrusions, including false and misleading information, precisely for the purpose of providing us with the space to think and develop ideas of our own. Without these barriers protecting us from malicious interference, societies become vulnerable to manipulation, as has become the case in Myanmar.
By violating people’s privacy, Myanmar military personnel have turned social media into a tool facilitating genocide.
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The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are Miles /5. Komarr is a novel in the Miles Vorkosigan Adventures series by Lois McMaster Bujold. Probably the strongest book yet in the continuing saga of Miles Vorkosigan. Bujold has moved a step beyond her usual "let's keep it simple and stick to Miles' point-of-view" for this story and is letting one of the other character do some of the story telling Pages: The Vorkosigan Saga Komarr book a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold.
The first of these was published in and the most recent in May Works in the series Komarr book received numerous awards and nominations, including Komarr book Hugo award wins including one for Best : Lois McMaster Bujold. Roughly the eighth book featuring Miles Vorkosigan in Lois McMaster Bujold's ever-entertaining space opera series the Vorkosigan Saga is Komarr ().
It opens about three months after the events of the last one, Memory (), when the brilliant, curious, hyperactive, and independent Miles apparently found his calling as an Imperial Auditor.
Minnesota Book Award. Komarr, ; Forry Award for Lifetime Achievement in the field of Science Fiction. Praise for Lois McMaster Bujold. Bujold continues to prove what marvels genius can create out of basic space operatics (Library Journal) Bujold’s “work remains among the most enjoyable and rewarding in contemporary SF.
(Publishers Weekly). Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold is the twelfth book in chronological order in the science fiction series entitled The Vorkosigan Saga.
While the story takes Miles in a new direction with his position of Imperial Auditor, the action and excitement levels remain high as Miles must Komarr book the mystery involving terrorists on the planet of Komarr/5(42).
That makes NOW a perfect time for the book covers. Komarr was first published in Baen’s original cover, by Gary Ruddell, featured the “Face Off” motif that Ruddell used for several. Komarr could be a garden - with a thousand more years work.
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The Emperor of /5(17). Komarr could be a garden - with a thousand more years work. Or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming fails.
Now the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of /5(12). Komarr could be Komarr book garden-with a thousand more years work. or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming fails. Now the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered Komarr book a ship hurtling off course.
The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest Imperial Auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why/5. Pero Komarr todavía recuerda la matanza que ordenara el padre de Miles y maldice el odiado nombre de Vorkosigan.
En las claustrofóbicas cúpulas de Komarr, el peligro acecha con posibles secuestros, víctimas inocentes o no y, tal vez, terroristas rebeldes que pretenden independizarse definitivamente de : Lois Mcmaster Bujold. Komarr—Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr, a planet that could be a garden with a thousand more years of terraforming; or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming project fails.
The solar mirror vital to the project has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course, and Miles has been sent to find out if it was an accident, or sabotage/5(13). Free download or read online Diplomatic Immunity pdf (ePUB) (Vorkosigan Saga (Publication) Series) book.
The first edition of the novel was published in May 1stand was written by Lois McMaster Bujold. The book was published in multiple languages including English, consists of pages and is available in Paperback format. The main characters of this science fiction, fiction story are /5. I recall the first time I read the opening chapter of Komarr as one of the biggest surprises of my reading life because Ekaterin was the viewpoint character.
Framing the book with her perspective. Komarr could be a garden - with a thousand more years work. Or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming fails. Now the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course.
“I know girls who pine for it. They like to play dress-up and pretend being Vor ladies of old, rescued from menace by romantic Vor youths. For some reason they never play 'dying in childbirth', or 'vomiting your guts out from the red dysentery', or 'weaving till you go blind and crippled from arthritis and dye poisoning', or 'infanticide'.
Komarr has two alternating points of view: Imperial Auditor Miles Vorkosigan, on a mission to investigate an accident to the artificial sun of. I recall the first time I read the opening chapter of Komarr as one of the Framing the book with her perspective lets Bujold get right down to.
From the Back Cover. the Borders of Infinity (novella) Brothers in Arms Mirror Dance. The Borders of Infinity, Brothers in Arms and Mirror Dance are collected in the omnibus edition Miles Errant. Memory Komarr A Civil Campaign Winterfair Gifts (short story). Komarr, A Civil Campaign and Winterfair Gifts are collected in the omnibus edition Miles in Love.
Lois McMaster Bujold is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels. She is a four-time Hugo Award winner, tying the record owner by Robert A.
began writing when she was in junior high, but got sidetracked when majoring in English was not for her. Buy this book (June) FYI: Memory, the immediate prequel to Komarr, was named one of PW's best books of the year and was a finalist for both the Hugo and the Nebula Awards.
Get this from a library. Komarr. [Lois McMaster Bujold; Gary Ruddell] -- Agent Miles Vorkosigan investigates terrorism and financial speculation on the planet Komarr.
The story is told through the eyes of Ekaterin, the unhappily married wife of a government official with. In Komarr she proves once again that it is possible for the latest book in a series to be as good as the first.” — VOYA “As usual, Bujold tells a fast-moving story that combines just the right amount of action and wit as Miles continues to mature in a manner unusually complex for a series protagonist [Bujold’s] work remains among the Brand: Blackstone Publishing.
Find out more about Komarr by Lois McMaster Bujold at Simon & Schuster. Read book reviews & excerpts, watch author videos & ed on: Ap Komarr: Vorkosigan Series, Book Blackstone Publishing.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide) Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr: Vorkosigan Series, Book Blackstone Publishing, MLA Citation (style guide) Lois McMaster Bujold. Komarr: Vorkosigan Series, Book Unabridged Blackstone Publishing, Komarr could be a garden with a thousand more years’ work, or an uninhabitable wasteland if the terraforming fails.
Now, the solar mirror vital to the terraforming of the conquered planet has been shattered by a ship hurtling off course. The Emperor of Barrayar sends his newest imperial auditor, Lord Miles Vorkosigan, to find out why.
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There are currently 2 reader reviews for Komarr. Order Reviews by: Melody. What a wonderful book--and a good place to start this series if you haven't found it before now.
Miles has matured if not mellowed and we finally see a heroine capable of handling him with grace. As always, Bujold writes solid well crafted science fiction with both. Condition: Very good. This copy of Komarr, by Lois McMaster Bujold, is a mass market paperback, published by Baen [#,1st thus.
[Science Fiction] Author: Bujold, Lois McMaster. Title: Komarr. Publisher: Baen. ISBN or book number: Seller Rating: % positive. Miles In Love () About book: Omnibus with two complete novels and a novella in one large volume.
This collection shows Miles and Ekaterin meeting (Komarr), getting to know each other as Miles tries to court her (A Civil Campaign), and the wedding (Winterfair Gifts), and, of course, Miles dealing with assorted family relationships.
Brief Summary of Book: Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11) by Lois McMaster Bujold Here is a quick description and cover image of book Komarr (Vorkosigan Saga, #11) written by Lois McMaster Bujold which was published in Anti-Villain: In the book Komarr, the terrorists are mild-mannered academics who misguidedly think they are taking a non-violent path to political independence.
They do not care that millions will die from the loss of access to Galactic technology — or rather they have convinced themselves that the consequences will not be that bad since. The best book in the Vorkosigan Saga. For the past two years I’ve been hooked on the series.
Komarr is the 11th book among the 16 that have been published so far. And, even though some of the earlier novels have also been exceptionally good, Komarr is in my opinion the best book in the Vorkosigan Saga.
Komarr () About book: I feel like a bit of a broken record, but best include the warning anyway: spoilers below for earlier books in the series. So if you haven't read those, just go and do so. Please, you won't regret it!In Komarr, we see Miles in his new life.
His supposedly temporary appointment as Imperial Auditor was made a permanent one at the end of Memory, and he's been assigned. item 3 Komarr (A Miles Vorkosigan adventure) by Bujold, Lois McMaster Paperback Book - Komarr (A Miles Vorkosigan adventure) by Bujold, Lois McMaster Paperback Book.
$ Free shipping. No ratings or reviews yet. Be the first to write a review. Best Selling in Fiction & Literature. See all. download now» Two complete novels and a short novel in one large volume: Komarr—Miles Vorkosigan is sent to Komarr, a planet that could be a garden with a thousand more years of terraforming; or an uninhabitable wasteland, if the terraforming project fails.
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Please note that as an Amazon Associate, I earn money from qualifying purchases. In Komarr she proves once again that it is possible for the latest book in a series to be as good as the first.” VOYA “As usual, Bujold tells a fast-moving story that combines just the right amount of action and wit as Miles continues to mature in a manner unusually complex for a series protagonist [Bujold’s] work remains among the most /5.
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Reproductive Immunology: Open Access
Focus Scope Ethical MalPractice Copyright
Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy
Niharika Mehta*
Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert School of medicine at Brown University, USA
Niharika Mehta
Warren Alpert School of Medicine at Brown University, USA
Received Date: May 18, 2016; Accepted Date: June 09, 2016; Published Date: June 13, 2016
Citation: Mehta N (2016) Respiratory Disease in Pregnancy. Reproductive Immunol Open Acc 1:14. doi: 10.4172/2476-1974.100014
Copyright: © 2016 Mehta N. 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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Pregnancy is associated with many anatomical and physiologic changes that affect the presentation and management of various illnesses. This article deals with several respiratory issues that one may encounter in the gravid patient, including asthma, pneumonia, tuberculosis and acute respiratory distress in pregnancy. Approach to dyspnoea in pregnancy and smoking cessation is also discussed.
Respiratory disease; pregnancy; dyspnoea
The following manuscript is a commentary on a recent publication on “Respiratory disease in pregnancy” by our group [1]. Various pulmonary illnesses may be encountered in pregnancy and may have an effect on pregnancy outcomes. An understanding of how pregnancy affects the disease presentation and vice versa, will help the clinician provide better care for the gravid patient. The recently published article about respiratory disease in pregnancy1 aims to highlight this aspect of some important pulmonary conditions. Pulmonary embolism, an important consideration in pregnancy, due to hypercoagulability from mechanical and hormonal factors, is not included in this article, due to its greater relevance with haematology. It must, however, remain an important differential for shortness of breath in pregnancy.
Physiologic changes in the respiratory system with pregnancy
Pregnancy is associated with an increase in minute ventilation which occurs as a result of increase in tidal volume, at the expense of functional residual capacity (FRC). [FRC = Residual volume (RV) + expiratory reserve volume (ERV)]. Respiratory rate is unchanged. This increase in minute ventilation results in a higher PaO2 in the maternal circulation (104-108 mmHg or 13.8-14.3 kPa) and a lower PaCO2 from 35-40 mmHg (4.6-5.3 kPa) in the non-pregnant state to 27-32 mmHg (3.6-4.2 kPa) in pregnancy [2]. A compensatory metabolic acidosis results from this state of respiratory alkalosis, with bicarbonate levels in the range of 18 to 21 mmol/L. Lower bicarbonate levels shift the haemoglobin oxygen dissociation curve to the right, so that the affinity of maternal haemoglobin to oxygen is reduced, thereby facilitating transfer of oxygen to the foetus. On the other hand, this reduction in bicarbonate results in a lower buffering capacity, which makes the pregnant woman particularly susceptible to acidosis [3]. Knowledge of physiologic changes of pregnancy is critical in managing various respiratory issues, including ventilator settings, deciding when to intubate the pregnant woman and assessing improvement.
Approach to dyspnoea in pregnancy
Shortness of breath is a common complaint in pregnancy. While mechanical factors such as increased abdominal girth and weight gain are pertinent in late gestation, hormonal factors, such as progesterone induced stimulation of the respiratory centre in the brain, are felt to be responsible for the sense of “air hunger” described often by pregnant women in early gestation. Differentiating between physiologic and pathologic dyspnoea of pregnancy can be diagnostically challenging. Table 1, adapted from the original article [1], outlines important causes of dyspnoea, their clinical characteristic and interventions necessary to diagnose and manage the condition.
Cause of dyspnoea
Clinical characteristics
Helpful Investigations
1. Dyspnoea of pregnancy Need to take a deep breath intermittently, or inability to get a deep enough breath None Reassurance
2. Asthma/airways disease Dyspnoea with chest tightness or wheezing Spirometry, pre and post bronchodilator Inhaled beta agonists +/- inhaled steroids
3. Cardiac disease Myocardial/valvular dysfunction: Progressive Orthopnea or Orthopnea with paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea. Often present at end of second trimester or in early postpartum period when fluid shifts occur Echocardiogram Diuretics, beta blockers as indicated. ACE inhibitors contraindicated in pregnancy
4. Arrhythmia Sudden onset and cessation, associated sensation of palpitations or chest discomfort Electrocardiogram, holter or event monitor Beta blockers, calcium channel blockers
5. Venous thromboembolism Sudden onset, any trimester. May have associated DVT features Computerized tomography pulmonary angiogram, V/Q scan, lower extremity dopplers Anticoagulation with injectable heparins in pregnancy, warfarin in the postpartum period.
Table 1: Important causes of dyspnoea in pregnancy
The course of asthma in pregnancy is unpredictable, with improvement noted in a third of all patients, worsening in another third and no change in the rest. Acid reflux, commonly seen in pregnancy and post nasal drip associated with pregnancy rhinitis may contribute to worsening asthma symptoms in pregnancy. On the other hand, increase in serum cortisol and progesterone-induced smooth muscle relaxation has been postulated as mechanisms for possible improvement of asthma in pregnancy [4]. The management of asthma in pregnancy differs little from the non-pregnant state. Inhaled beta agonists and inhaled steroids form the crux of therapy and a step-wise increase in therapy based on disease severity is recommended, as outlined in Table 2.
Step 1 (When symptoms are mild and intermittent) No daily medication needed. Short-acting inhaled beta2-agonists (albuterol: ®Ventolin, ®Proair) as needed for symptoms
Step 2 (When symptoms are mild but persistent) Low dose inhaled corticosteroids
Step 3 (When symptoms are moderate, persistent and occur daily) Low dose inhaled corticosteroids plus long-acting beta2-agonist OR medium dose inhaled corticosteroids
Step 4 (for severe persistent, continual symptoms, or with frequent nocturnal symptoms) High dose inhaled corticosteroids plus long-acting inhaled beta2-agonist and if needed, systemic steroids
Table 2: Asthma management in pregnancy: stepwise approach for preferred treatments adapted from [10].
Pneumonia and tuberculosis
While the etiologic agents and management of pneumonia do not differ for the gravid patient, there are certain factors in pregnancy that contribute to increased risk of complications. These include altered T lymphocyte immunity, maternal physiologic changes such as increased oxygen consumption, hypo albuminemia and decreased oncotic pressure, elevation of the diaphragm, and a propensity for aspiration related to relaxation of sphincter tone [5]. Common etiologic agents include bacteria (streptococcus pneumonia, hemophilus influenza, atypical organisms such as mycoplasma pneumonia, chlamydophila pneumonia) and viruses (influenza, varicella). Treatment is with a combination of cephalosporin and a macrolide such as azithromycin for atypical bacterial pathogens. Both of these classes of antibiotics can be used safely in pregnancy. Fluoroquinolones, which are often used for community acquired pneumonia in the outpatient setting, are generally not used in pregnancy secondary to concerns about arthropathy in immature animals and concern for potential fetal toxicity. Oseltamivir is the drug of choice for treatment of influenza in pregnancy because of its systemic absorption and the greater clinical experience with gestational use of this drug, whereas varicella pneumonia is treated with intravenous acyclovir.
TB is one of the leading causes of mortality in reproductive age women. With adequate treatment, pregnant women with TB have similar outcomes to non-pregnant women. However, the diagnosis may be delayed in pregnancy; often due to the nonspecific symptoms and misguided hesitancy to perform a chest radiograph in the pregnant patient. Screening for high risk patients at onset of prenatal care is recommended. Risk factors that should prompt screening for tuberculosis include HIV infection, close contact with a person known or suspected to have active tuberculosis, medical comorbidities or immunosuppression, medically underserved status, low income, alcohol or drug addiction residency in a long-term care facility (e.g. correctional institutions, mental health institutions), homelessness, health professionals working in a high-risk health care facility, and birth in or emigration from a country with high tuberculosis prevalence [6].
Tuberculin skin testing is safe and should be used in pregnancy when indicated. For those women diagnosed with latent TB in pregnancy, current guidelines recommend treating those with the highest risk of reactivation such as those with HIV infection, recent conversion (within the last two years), or a contact to a known case [7]. The preferred initial treatment regimen for TB in pregnancy is Isoniazid (INH), rifampin (RIF), and ethambutol (EMB) daily for 2 months, followed by INH and RIF daily, or twice weekly for 7 months (for a total of 9 months of treatment). Latent TB is treated with INH daily or twice weekly for 9 months, with pyridoxine (vitamin B6) supplementation. Pyrazinamide, streptomycin and fluoroquinolones are not recommended for use in pregnancy [8].
Acute respiratory distress in pregnancy (ARDS)
Most cases of ARDS result from sepsis, major trauma, massive transfusion or aspiration. In pregnancy, other unique causes may apply, such as preeclampsia, acute fatty liver of pregnancy, obstetric haemorrhage or tocolytic-induced pulmonary edema [9]. The overall approach to the treatment of ARDS in pregnancy closely follows that for the general population and includes supportive care while identifying and treating the underlying cause. Pregnancy associated physiologic changes and need for attention to foetal well-being cause important changes in management of ARDS in pregnant versus non-pregnant patients. For example, maternal oxygenation threshold is higher in pregnancy (with an aim to keep saturation >95%) while permissive hypercapnia in pregnancy is controversial and often avoided due to risk of foetal acidosis.
Smoking cessation in pregnancy
Cigarette smoking is one of the most important modifiable causes of poor obstetrical outcomes. Despite being highly motivated, not all pregnant women are able to achieve complete cessation of smoking during pregnancy. Cognitive behavioural therapy which encompasses the use of counselling, incentives and positive reinforcement, along with nicotine replacement therapy are effective strategies in pregnant patients. Nicotine replacement therapy may be considered preferable to continued smoking due to the exposure to other toxins in cigarette smoke. Alternative smoking cessation agents, varenicline and buproprion, that have been used with success in the non-pregnant population, are typically avoided in pregnancy due to lack of safety and efficacy data.
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Festschrift background and contents
Gillespie, Kirsty, Treloyn, Sally, and Niles, Don (2017) Festschrift background and contents. In: Gillespie, Kirsty, Treloyn, Sally, and Niles, Don, (eds.) A Distinctive Voice in the Antipodes: Essays in Honour of Stephen A. Wild. ANU Press, Canberra, ACT, Australia, pp. 31-38.
DOI: 10.22459/DVA.07.2017
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The Study Group on Music of Oceania was proposed at the 1977 World Conference, held in Honolulu, and formally established two years later with Ricardo D. Trimillos as the first Chair (1979–83). Barbara Smith (1983–2001), Stephen A. Wild (2001–05), Raymond Ammann(2005–09), Denis Crowdy (2009–13), Kirsty Gillespie (2013–15),and Brian Diettrich (2015–17) have been Ric's successors. The Study Group on Music and Dance of Oceania (SGMDO), as it is presently named, has held nine symposia in Australia (four times), Japan, Palau, USA, Papua New Guinea, and Guam. It sponsors panels and holds business meetings at ICTM World Conferences, issues publications, and has discussions of relevant issues whenever a number of its members are able to meet informally.
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Your Customers Have Changed. Here's How to Engage Them Again.
The coronavirus makes your customers less able and less willing to spend than before. How should you re-engage with them? Advice from Rohit Deshpandé and colleagues.
The coronavirus shock has disrupted more than jobs, supply chains, and financial markets. Your customer has changed fundamentally, too. The number one task for many companies now is discovering where their B2C and B2B customers have moved to and re-engaging with them.
COVID-19 is a different beast than recent economic crises and recessions such as the Great Recession of 2008 and the Mideast oil crisis, whose causes were financially driven. The fundamental driver of the pandemic is health and safety concerns and hence customer driven. Customers’ immobility and desire to be safe in the current environment has resulted in volatility in purchases and productivity across idiosyncratic product categories, resulting in a net economic crisis of a type that has not been witnessed by anyone alive today.
Government-imposed quarantines, self-isolation, and closures of stores and offices have further forced changes to customers and hence firm-based behaviors. The outcome of customers’ health and fears has resulted not in a traditional recession but a “deaccession,” where supply and demand exist, but customer-access to products and services has been significantly shut off.
“RESEARCH DEMONSTRATES THAT FIRMS WHO MAINTAIN OR ACCELERATE CUSTOMER-CENTRIC PHILOSOPHIES CONSISTENTLY OUTPERFORM FIRMS THAT DO NOT.”
All in all, this set of circumstances and stricter budget constraints make customers less able and less willing to spend compared to past recessions. How will you find them? How will you engage them?
How should firms adjust?
What is clear in the COVID-deaccession is that this change in customer behavior is pushing firms into a new “directional reality.” Firms need to adapt to shifting customer wants by engaging a more customer-centric philosophy. Rather than expecting their customers to come to them, they need to go to their customers.
Past research demonstrates that firms who maintain or accelerate customer-centric philosophies consistently outperform firms that do not. In fact, they gain market share from competitors who cut back on customer-centric investments.
During this COVID-deaccession, it is even more critical for firms to become more customer centric by researching and understanding their customers’ new problems caused by fear, isolation, physical distancing, and financial constraints, and attempt to structure their offerings to meet these new unmet wants and needs.
The velocity or rate of adaption that firms need to adjust to a new directional reality will depend on customer demand. Industries with decreasing customer demand—offline entertainment, hospitality, real estate, industrial commodities, and suppliers to these industries—need to adjust rapidly to give them a better chance of surviving.
In contrast, industries with increasing customer demand—grocery stores, online entertainment, teleconference providers, and their suppliers—need to adjust to this directional reality at a slower, yet definitely needed, pace to help sustain growth for the longer term.
Whether industries are experiencing decreases or increases in demand, all firms and organizations need to take a step back or forward and ask themselves: What should be my minimally viable strategy to get through these unprecedented times?
Which directional reality should your firm pursue?
To adapt to a new customer-centric directional reality, we propose an alternative to Ansoff’s (1965) growth strategy matrix (see table below). The proposed 2 x 2 matrix is categorized by whether the firm is competing with existing versus new or modified products and services, and whether it is competing in current or new markets (i.e., new customers and/or new geographies).
First Quadrant: Firms stay in the status quo or pre-COVID situation. As discussed earlier, times have changed, and business cannot be run as usual. Firms must go to their customers instead of just relying on their customers coming to them. Thus, maintaining the status quo or first quadrant behavior is not advised. We need to go beyond status quo in the new abnormal.
Second Quadrant: Firms create new products or services. Firms may consider adding new services or tiers of products that meet customers’ deaccession-based basic unmet needs. Walgreens allowed customers to purchase a number of products at their drive-through because of their fundamental utilitarian-based health and safety needs. TechSee is providing European organizations free access to their artificial reality (AR) annotation products on mobile phones. AT&T, Cisco, and Zoom have enhanced their network capabilities for increased demand in bandwidth. In addition, numerous small businesses like restaurants and home goods retailers try to match increased demand by allowing customers to purchase by email, messaging services, or phone orders. While the first quadrant, or status-quo, is dead, the new normal is the second quadrant.
Third Quadrant: Firms expand into new customer markets with their existing products or services. For many companies, demand in the first quadrant has dropped sharply—they must find new markets to grow. Hence, American, Delta, and United Airlines are now employing airplanes previously targeted for passengers to fulfill cargo deliveries. For some firms, their products or services are now useful and in demand by new customer bases. Cintas is expanding its business-cleaning offerings to new markets to match new demands and unmet needs. Zoom removed time limits from basic accounts for primary school educators who now need to use its teleconferencing software for teaching. Fan Interactive Marketing, which provides customer relationship management and digital marketing tools for entertainment venues and sports teams (largely unused during the pandemic), switched to targeting small- and medium-sized traditional businesses struggling to survive.
Fourth Quadrant: Firms diversify simultaneously into both new markets and new products and services. Firms whose customer demand for their core products and services has decreased need to find new customers for new products and services in segments experiencing steep increases in demand. Thus, Dyson, GM, Ford, Volkswagen, and Tesla attempted to produce ventilators for hospitals, British Honey Company is making hand sanitizers, and Louis Vuitton, Nivea, and Zara are making surgical masks, disinfectants, and other medical-related devices.
What principles should your firm employ?
So far, we have discussed and proposed high-level strategies firms should employ to navigate the COVID-deaccession crisis. We now provide five customer-centric principles for firms to deploy.
Expand your digital footprint. Companies need to adjust to the new reality that customers prefer not to come into their stores. B2C firms must enhance their delivery and pickup options and provide incentives to customers to reward them using these options. Dunkin’ provides extra loyalty points to customers who pre-order on mobile apps. HBO made numerous shows available for free on its app to drive subscriptions for its services in the near future. Opportunities also exist for B2B technology firms. Suppliers can provide customers with enhanced ecommerce services that are in great demand. Shopify provides multiple services to small businesses to enable greater digital footprints. Hootsuite provides their professional service platform for free to small businesses for a good reason; business growth by these firms is expected to increase soon. Similarly, Alibaba, Baidu, and Tencent have made cloud services in China free to small businesses.
Reward your loyals. Firms can introduce special offerings to customers requiring special considerations because of their risk level, creating more loyal customers for the longer term. The Knot Worldwide is providing financial assistance to its vendors (like caterers, flower companies, and apparel brands) to help them get through hard times. Netflix set up a $100 million fund to help creatives like actors, producers, and writers whose jobs are affected by COVID—making Netflix the likely preferred destination for future work by creatives. Walmart is paying suppliers more quickly. Costco, Whole Foods, and Dollar General introduced shopping hours for senior citizens while Woolworths Supermarket in Australia closed a number of stores with less traffic to better enable deliveries to seniors, those with disabilities, and those in quarantine or self-isolation.
Connect emotionally. To accommodate such demands, firms such as Deliveroo, Uber Eats, UPS, and FedEx, are providing touchless end-point delivery. Maersk, a leader in shipping services, kept its sailors on ships to ensure their safety and continued cross-national shipping. Alibaba and JD.com employed mandatory health checks and use of safety equipment in its factories and delivery trucks so suppliers could get their products to their end-customers. Finally, Dettol created the #HandWashChallenge to encourage proper washing techniques while using its product, garnering over 20 billion views on TikTok. Firms that connect emotionally with their external and internal customers and emotionally and physically with employees are expected to perform better than firms who just connect with their customers physically.
Recognize financial constraints. Many customers are facing financial hardship caused by layoffs, furloughs, and a reduction in their employment hours due to the COVID-deaccession. Firms should initiate crediting and financing, deferral of payments, new payment terms, and renegotiation of rates to those in need. Such efforts will encourage longer-term relationships and loyalty, which will increase revenue and reduce transaction costs. DoorDash is temporarily waiving commission fees to restaurants for its services in multiple countries with expectations the restaurants will likely employ DoorDash in the future. M-Pesa implemented fee-waivers in Kenya and other African countries to encourage use of its financial services and reduce the need for a physical exchange of currency. IAG and many other insurance firms are offering refunds, deferred payments, and no charges to small businesses experiencing financial hardship, knowing these companies are likely to continue as long-term clients.
Turn threats into opportunities. Instead of waiting for their customers, firms need to proactively reach out to their potential and current customers about products/services, digital and delivery options, health safeguards, and payment plans. 7-Eleven advertises on Spotify about its availability of daily staples, attracting a new segment of customers. Staples offers free delivery and special promotions to individual home-office customers. Alibaba increased training offerings to a broader set of customers in China on how to use its platforms.
Making sense of it all
As the COVID-deaccession crisis has fundamentally shifted customer behavior toward fulfilling more utilitarian-based demands for fundamental needs, firms need to adjust their directional reality to one of three proposed growth strategies. The pace firms should use to adapt to this directional reality will be based on their level of demand, with those with decreasing demand required to urgently adjust, while those with increasing demand adapting at a slower pace or with more limited offerings.
And whether demand has declined or increased during such unprecedented times, all firms and organizations need to ask: What is my minimum viable strategy going forward during this period?
Rohit Deshpandé is Sebastian S. Kresge Professor of Marketing at Harvard Business School. Ofer Mintz is Senior Lecturer and Associate Head of External Engagement of the Marketing Department at the University of Technology Sydney Business School. Imran S. Currim is UCI Distinguished Professor, Professor of Marketing, and Director, Beall Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, at the Paul Merage School of Business, University of California, Irvine.
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