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A graphic advantage
By [email protected] - 22nd June 2018 - 11:40
Calculating travel times is a foundational element of transportation logistics, urban design, asset management, retail, and countless other areas in the public and private sectors. Building a route from one location to another is now possible using numerous services and applications quickly and for free.
But what if you need to build a route that's more complex than simply a line from point A to point B? One that has multiple, nonlinear stops, and which also factors in traffic as a variable? Things suddenly become trickier when you want to find the best sequence, along with expected arrival times. While this is a simple enough scenario to model, many large companies face the challenge of calculating travel times at a scale of thousands of stops, with millions of travel-time estimations.
At Esri, we employ traditional algorithms that have been used successfully to tackle these problems for many years. However, these are expensive to scale and often demand routine engineering efforts to meet complex modelling requirements. Looking for alternative approaches, we went to hardware manufacturer NVIDIA, which provided its graphics processing unit (GPU). We then used artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning to train a neural network to create a prototype system to predict and visualise travel times for transport networks with a large number of complex, hard-to-model and hidden variables.Here’s how we did it.
Logistics companies schedule multiple stops for multiple vehicles simultaneously. Large companies, while doing next-day planning, schedule thousands of stops with hundreds of vehicles per day, treating this as a single optimisation problem. But besides the number and locations of stops, there are other aspects of transport that are hard to model, such as seasonal traffic patterns and individual route preferences. Although some of these factors are hard to formalise and even harder to represent with traditional algorithms, they are integral properties of modern transport and have already been captured and buried deep inside existing individual GPS tracks.
While large-scale logistics challenges ask for high-throughput computations, more nuanced scenarios demand more flexibility without increasing the complexity and maintenance costs of the model. So, we decided to see if both requirements could be met with the help of machine learning. Using a simulated set of 300 million ‘journeys’ (GPS tracks represented only by two locations – departure points and destinations – as well as departure time and the number of minutes it took to travel) covering roads in the region of California and Nevada in the United States, we trained a neural network to predict travel times and record them on a ground truth transport graph. After being trained, the neural network could predict travel times – with measurable accuracy – between any two locations in California and Nevada, taking the departure time into account and effectively embedding the factor of road congestion into its function.
Once trained, the neural network produced predictions with enormous throughput: a single desktop machine with an NVIDIA GV100 GPU card can calculate more than 300,000 ETAs per second, which is at least two to three orders of magnitude faster than common traditional deterministic algorithms. Logistics companies already use various algorithms to solve multivehicle scheduling problems, and at the core of most of them lies the so-called Origin-Destination (OD) Cost matrix, which needs to be calculated first and is filled with ETAs for any possible combination of two stops. For instance, if a company needs to make a net 1,000 stops with its trucks, the OD Cost matrix will calculate one million ETAs. The neural network can completely populate this matrix in only three seconds.
Additionally, it can successfully figure out accurate representations of road congestion patterns by using GPS tracks only, which proves its ability to learn hidden and deeply buried patterns. It also indicates a great potential for further fine-tuning with user-preferred routes or adapting to individual driving habits or commuter preferences.
NVIDIA's GPU gave us the ability to train neural networks of a realistic size, and the various experimental travel times were shortened 20- to more than 50-fold, thanks to the massive parallelisation of matrix operations needed for training. This made the search for optimal neural network architecture and numerous hyperparameter values feasible and effective.
We then used TensorFlow and Keras libraries to build a dense, fully connected neural network – or multilayer perceptron (MLP) – with 16 hidden layers and a total of 10 million trainable parameters. To reduce the overfitting, we added a dropout node right before the output layer. The input was represented by normalised pairs of coordinates for departure and destination locations and departure time; the output was a single value showing the number of minutes it took to travel from point A to point B at a given time.
We used mean squared error (MSE) as the loss function, and the Adamax optimiser with the initial learning rate of 1e-3. Training was performed for a total of 4,000 epochs on consecutive subsets of 20 million journeys, simulating online learning. By the end of training, the MSE value on the validation set was about 13.5.
But can the neural network be usable at this point? While an MSE of 13.5 translates into a 3.7-minute standard deviation of predicted values from the ground truth, the routes in the California-Nevada region may differ significantly in size. So, a 3.7-minute difference may be acceptable for an hour-long route, but it would be excessively inaccurate for shorter routes.
For a more precise metric of prediction accuracy, we constructed a chart that shows the variation of prediction accuracy as a function of route length. This provides a complete picture of where the accuracy is acceptable and where it is not. By analysing this chart and adjusting the route lengths’ distribution in the training set accordingly, we can vary the resultant prediction accuracy without increasing the number of trainable parameters of the neural network.
Another great tool we built for evaluating prediction accuracy is a Web Map Server (WMS) REST service endpoint wrapping our trained neural network. This service returns a geographically bound PNG image containing a travel time surface where every pixel is coloured corresponding to the time it takes to reach it from the central pixel. Once constrained by a maximum travel time value, the surface looks like an isochrone polygon, which, if overlaid on a traditional service area polygon on a map, allows a visual comparison of neural network predictions and the ground truth transport graph. Such isochrones represent reachability zones, which also change over time – shrinking during business hours and expanding back to full size during the night – and offer a great way to see how neural networks can perceive road congestion.
This ETA algorithm, combined with mapping and analytics, has many real-world applications beyond logistics. The ability to accurately predict arrival times and represent these values on a map is useful for any organisation that must factor in time and location as crucial parts of its business models.
For instance, this technology can be used by banks to perform ATM and branch location accessibility analyses. Or now that fast-food restaurants are offering services where customers can order ahead of time via a mobile app, they can ensure that the food and drinks are ready and fresh at exactly the time customers arrive at the restaurant location. With brick-and-mortar businesses racing to meet the expectations of consumers in a space where demand can be met at breakneck speed, especially by online retailers, having a tool that allows you to see exactly where and when goods and customers will arrive is a critical advantage.
Dmitry Kudinov is Senior Data Scientist at Esri (www.esri.com)
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It is important to know that for those at risk of, or experiencing domestic abuse, help is still available. The 24 hour National Domestic Abuse Helpline is available at 0808 2000 247, and www.nationaldahelpline.org.uk.
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It encourages you to show solidarity and support for those who may be suffering, by sharing government digital content or a photo of a heart on your palm, and asking others to do the same, to show victims that they are not alone and to convey to perpetrators that domestic abuse is unacceptable in any circumstances.
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Ashley Dacosta-Forde death: Family of Hackney dad to continue fight for answers after inquest rules out police chase
Published: 7:30 AM October 26, 2017 Updated: 10:43 AM October 14, 2020
Ashley Dacosta-Forde. - Credit: Archant
The family of a young Hackney man who died in a motorbike crash while being followed by police are still searching for answers after a coroner found the officer did nothing wrong.
Dad-of-one Ashley Dacosta-Forde, of Amhurst Road, was riding his motorbike on the M11 when he crashed on a slip road and died on July 3 last year.
A Met officer was following him at 100mph with his blue lights on after Ashley rode past at high speed, and his family has always maintained this contributed to the fatal collision.
“The family believes Ashley would have been aware that he was being followed by the police,” they said in a statement. “This is a matter of grave concern.”
But a jury inquest in Chelmsford last week returned a narrative verdict, with assistant coroner Tina Harrington saying simply that Ashley hit the central reservation at high speed.
It came after the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) found the officer had no case to answer as Ashley was going so fast he wouldn’t have known he was being chased.
His family don’t accept that, and say they will carry on fighting for “accountability”.
“The family are devastated by their loss,” they said, “and extremely disappointed by the jury’s conclusion.”
The 24-year-old, a bus driver who worked on the 106, was on his way to a motorbike training course when he died.
One family member told the Gazette: “He was a lovely guy, a great father and great brother and great family man. His life was taken wrongly and we just want justice.”
Another added: “We just want to know what has actually gone on.”
An IPCC spokesman said: “The investigation found there was not a pursuit of Mr Forde [meaning Ashley did not know he was being followed] and the distance between the police vehicle and Mr Forde meant that the actions of the officer did not cause or contribute to the collision.
“Therefore no misconduct issues were identified. The IPCC will look to publish its report now that the inquest has finished.”
Mrs Harrington said in her verdict: “While travelling at excessive speed on the exit slip road, Ashley Dacosta-Forde collided with the concrete central reservation and suffered high energy blunt trauma which caused his death.”
Essex County Council originally told the Gazette the coroner was Caroline Beasley-Murray. We have now amended this page to show the correct coroner’s name.
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Album review: David Gray – Gold in a Brass Age
Published: 10:00 AM March 7, 2019 Updated: 10:48 AM October 14, 2020
Gold in a Brass Age is David Gray's first album in five years. - Credit: Archant
North London songsmith heads for new ground on his eleventh studio album
Gray’s first album of new material in four years apparently finds him in renewed creative form, perhaps spurred on for a fresh start by leaving behind his old Church Studios in Crouch End, sold to legendary producer Paul Epworth in 2013.
For Gold in a Brass Age he’s taken a more intuitive approach to songwriting, exploring electronic textures and sound palettes, developing arrangements by cut-and-paste rather than traditional methods, or using the cadence of a phrase as the basis for a rhythm. He’s also switched narrative lyricism for esoteric couplets inspired by fragility, loss and regeneration.
Lead single The Sapling is a strong start. Gray alludes to an episode of self-realisation and progression as an uplifting arrangement of skipping percussion, soft and woozy brass and gospel backing unfurls around him, sweeping the song into the clouds.
The only problem is it hangs together as a memorable song far better than the following 10. Gray’s experimentation has elicited a relaxed, sun-dappled Mediterranean vibe throughout, but that’s about as far as it goes and too many tracks are left feeling unfinished.
The hundreds of nuances, little flourishes of guitar, electronica, samples, even treated vocals, are left wanting of bolder structures.
Hall Of Mirrors is hung on a cute motif played on what sounds like Spanish guitar, but when he sings “dance like no-one sees” on A Tight Ship, amid smatterings of soft ‘90s piano, splashy drum loop and warm bleeps, it sounds ready-made for Rob Brydon to start hamming it up in his latest cruise ship ad.
The mellifluous Furthering floats around in its own musical backwater for four-and-a-half minutes, slowly consuming itself with a shrug, and Ridiculous Heart doesn’t fare much better.
Executed with more conviction and perhaps a more restricted sonic palette, this could have been a very different record. As it is, Gold in a Brass Age will be too anodyne for many to notice.
David Gray plays the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday, March 17.
Rating: 2/5 stars
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Leading in a Crisis: Transitioning Out of Lockdown
How and when should the examples of other jurisdictions be followed in plotting a course for reopening societal institutions and economic sectors? Here are some mistakes to avoid and some guiding principles to help.
by Allan McConnell, Eric Stern, Arjen Boin / April 29, 2020
The key challenge: learning on the fly
The devastating COVID-19 outbreak has created a new and common challenge for many governments: how to plan and implement a safe transition from lockdown conditions and reopen societies and economies. Jurisdictions are operating on their own, often with widely varying timelines. Some are still in the midst of the crisis, some are preparing to exit and some have already done just that. Other countries have never been formally locked down. These varying timelines and approaches collectively constitute a rich experience catalogue, but they also share the common purpose of finding a viable path back to normality.
Authorities have a unique opportunity to learn from the experiences of others, avoiding pitfalls and failures, finding solutions and adopting practices that work.
In the COVID-19 crisis, cross-jurisdictional learning may yield valuable lessons including:
General strategic approaches: enforced comprehensive lockdown (China, New York and many other states in the U.S.), versus selective measures relying primarily on citizen voluntary action (Sweden)
Procurement strategies and coordination mechanisms
Strategy, process and techniques for testing and tracing (national versus localized criteria for testing, pop-up testing labs, drive-thru testing labs, contact tracing through mobile phone apps)
Health-care organization, resources and capacity-building (emergency building of new hospitals — for example: Wuhan, London — fast-tracking of new doctor/nurse recruits)
Stimulus and welfare packages (salary top-ups, welfare bonuses, tax breaks, bailouts for key industries)
Restrictions and closing down/opening up economies (comprehensive proactive shutdown versus targeted incremental closing/opening)
Learning from the COVID-19 experiences of others seems like an undeniably good idea. In the words of the late Aaron Wildavsky: “Learning is a golden concept – everyone is for it.”
But policy learning is always more difficult than it might appear. Times of crisis produce special challenges (not least because the stakes are high, time is of the essence and uncertainty reigns). The response of every jurisdiction is multi-faceted, and encompasses everything from the strategic values they pursue and narratives they commmunicate, to the policy instruments and regulations they deploy.
Jurisdictions implement lessons learned in different ways, from major realignments to minor refinements. They include:
Fundamental strategic change in the direction of the response or recovery effort, for example: shifting from containment to mitigation (and hopefully back)
New legislation/policy requirements/guidelines
Changing organizational structures, process and procedures and infrastructure, for example: working from home measures, new crisis committees and upgrading ICT systems
Facilitating cultural and behavioral change, for example: deciding to publish scientific modelling, managing citizens’ risk perceptions and expectations via messaging campaigns.
Learning from others can be done and should be attempted, but it must be approached with great care. Learning doesn’t always mean actively emulating the approach or tactics pioneered by others; it can also mean consciously taking a different path. Furthermore, calculated inaction can also be a means of learning from others; seeing poor outcomes for others as warning signs to avoid replicating their mistakes and possibly ill-judged actions. We believe it is vital for governments to consider the potential pitfalls of crisis learning (as derived from the literature) and below is a set of suggestions that may be helpful in the quest for answers to the COVID-19 dilemmas.
Avoidable pitfalls
While everyone is in favor of learning, there is no universal gold standard or practical rule book for effective crisis learning. As we have noted, seeking to learn from the experiences of others — both near and far — can also pose serious risks. The following pitfalls are best avoided:
The complexity and interconnectedness of the shared experiences of hundreds of countries and jurisdictions — combined with their diverse approaches and responses — is dizzying. There is a real danger of being paralyzed by the sheer onslaught of potentially relevant insights. It may seem that for every new idea there is an experience elsewhere to support it and a counterexample to indicate that it is a bad idea.
For example, social distancing is voluntary in Sweden. Does that provide others with a quick exit scenario by turning orders into recommendations? Or does the voluntary model require very high levels of public trust and cultural distance already built into a society’s normal mode of functioning? Deep systematic thinking is required when choosing models to follow and shun.
Importing measures wholesale without sensitivity to the domestic context
What works (or does not work) elsewhere is not guaranteed to work (or not work) at "home." Measures that succeed in one place may rely on peculiar local factors for their success, such as surplus health-care sector capacity, citizens’ level of trust in government, the degree of fragmentation/unity in and centralization/decentralization of public institutions, levels of public-sector funding, ICT capacities, relations with the private sector, demographics, cultural patterns of social interaction, housing, transportation and more. A poorly judged importation of measures from one jurisdiction to another can backfire, in the same way that we would make tragic decisions on blood transfusions if we automatically assumed that everyone had the same blood type.
Cherry-picking
If decision-makers simply use the "evidential" experience of a select country/jurisdiction to legitimate what they are planning to do anyway, they are not actually learning from the experiences of others. They may increase the likely credibility of their proposed response, but without informed assessment of the base rates of success and failure, or thoughtful consideration of the benefits and pitfalls of the policy’s translatability.
Over-confidence in and exaggeration of benefits of a measure taken by others
In times when public anxieties are profound and lives and livelihoods hang in the balance, it can be tempting to cling to the positive experiences of others and oversell the benefits of how their approach can work for us, without regard for local context or the implementation risks involved. Government leaders should remember that citizens, too, learn from the experiences of others. Attentive citizens, concerned about the crisis and informed by mass and social media with a global reach, will question and benchmark government responses. They are not naïve first-graders eager for their first lesson from the headmaster-in-chief and ready to take the government policy rationale as gospel.
The "not invented here” syndrome
The flip side of overconfidence in and overselling of an outside example is a stubborn mindset that ignores or defines itself against outside experience. This is the mindset that declares the most valuable lessons are best learned by you and your organization alone. In a crisis, some leaders and quite a few experts cling to routine and familiar ways of working and established evidence bases. This mindset can not only lead to missed opportunities to learn but can also lead to “re-inventing the wheel.”
Caving in to “peer pressure”
Twenty-four-hour news cycles, commentaries and opinion on how others are performing, in areas such as the timing of reopening economies, can result in pressure to do the same, or do the opposite. Acting on such pressures may appease critics and be welcomed by those who seek hope amid darkness. But again, the risk of unintended consequences is huge, unless the local context is carefully taken into account and measures are appropriately calibrated and timed.
Learning as a technical exercise
Policymakers and experts may adhere to evidence, priding themselves that they do not follow hunches. While an evidence-based approach may work in a routine setting where politicization is low, "evidence" has a different status in a highly charged crisis environment in which dilemmas are pressing and demand a political decision. Policy advisers who fail to realize that crisis management is inherently political — and that the political dimension looms larger when scientific uncertainty prevails — will likely see their good efforts to "learn responsibly" go to waste. For maximum impact, expert learning must be communicated persuasively to non-expert decision-makers and ultimately to the public.
How-to-learn recommendations for benefiting from others’ experiences
Finding our bearings and learning lessons in this chaotic, emotionally charged "living lab" of global crisis experiences is served best by the following set of principles that we have drawn from the literature:
1. Local context matters
Evidence and experiences from elsewhere can bring useful insights and clues, but they should be treated as heuristic inputs and additional data points to inform problem-solving. Insights from afar should be filtered by an acute awareness of jurisdictional differences in culture, institutions, legal frameworks, policies, funding regimes, training capacities, socio-economic contexts, and other local constraints and possibilities. When seeking to learn lessons from other jurisdictions continually ask yourself: what are the potential benefits and risks for us here?
2. Translate rather than transplant
One-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approaches and wholesale adoption of measures from elsewhere rarely work. Instead, be selective and prepare to modify and adapt for local circumstances. Alert adaptation is likely to be a source of strength, as well as being of practical value in fighting the disease (or other parallel threats and hazards) and its consequences.
3. Cast a wide net, compare and benchmark
When looking abroad, use the variety of experiences to map out possible solutions to the problems currently in focus. Doing so is not only conducive to creative crisis problem-solving, but also a precondition for being able to make an informed choice from a mature set of alternatives. However, be aware that the optimal approach for your jurisdiction may not yet have been tried elsewhere and may need to be invented or crafted out of a combination of strategies and policies from other jurisdictions.
4. Probe apparent successes and failures when seeking lessons
Note that the immediate “hot wash” assessments coming out of other contexts may be selective caricatures driven by political narratives and limited data. Consider counterfactuals. If the policy intervention makes a positive difference, ask why that was the case and what underlying conditions contributed to it. When a measure seems to have failed also ask why, and if failure was inevitable. Was it a potentially sound approach that failed due to poor preparation, planning, implementation, or lack of fit with the local circumstances?
5. Ensure decision-making safeguards
Learning is a collective endeavor. While there may be little time, it is still wise to involve multiple voices and elicit alternative opinions. Decision-making forums should be diverse in composition and views, welcoming balanced critical deliberation that helps uncover risks and avoid overreactions/underreactions to new evidence. This will help in minimizing the risk of being dragged down a crisis mismanagement route by charismatic and powerful leaders desperate for an answer, no matter the source of, or how thin, the evidence.
Allan McConnell is professor of Public Policy, Department of Government and International Relations, University of Sydney.
Eric Stern is professor and 2019-2020 faculty chair at the College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, University at Albany (SUNY).
Arjen Boin is professor of Public Institutions and Governance, Department of Political Science, Leiden University.
This story has been republished with permission from the Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG). Read the complete series here.
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Bandari strikers urged to be ruthless against Nakumatt
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The Dockers progressed to the last 16 after knocking out favourites, Gor Mahia FC to book an all premier league clash
Bandari FC assistant coach Ken Odhiambo has urged his striking department to be ruthless when they face Nakumatt in GOtv Shield.
The Dockers progressed to the last 16 after knocking out favourites, Gor Mahia to book an all premier league clash against Nakumatt FC, a side they beat in 2015 final. We need goals,” Odhiambo demanded even as he remains adamant that the Dockers will lift the title.
This will be the third time that the two sides are squaring it out in this competition. Bandari lifted the trophy two years ago through the help of Twahir Muhiddin, who is currently the club’s Technical Director, and with Paul Nkata and Odhiambo on the bench, they remains favourite to reclaim the same.
"We played well against AFC Leopards, but I guess luck was not on our side that day, however, our next game is here, and we have to finish the job for all of us."
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Best Chicago Theater Of 2012: Where We Cried, Laughed And Cried Some More (PHOTOS)
With 2012 nearing its conclusion, HuffPost Chicago reached out to some of city's most prolific trendsetters and thought leaders in style, music and culture and asked them to share some of their favorite local places and things from the year. We'll be rolling them out on the daily through New Year's Day.
When it came to the world of theater this year, Chicago was much, much more than merely New York's "farm team" -- a designation from New York magazine we still resent. The Windy City is bulging with world-class productions ranging from international mega-hits to tiny storefront originals, so we've got some room to boast here.
Scotty Zacher, founder and editor of Chicago Theater Beat, one of the city's foremost theatre-centric blogs, shared his selections for the standout shows that took to the stage this year.
Listed below are his top 10 picks -- plus two honorable mentions -- listed in alphabetical order. All text below is Lauren Whalen's. Read more of Whalen's musings on theater and culture.
Best Chicago Theater Of 2012
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Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Perestroika - Court Theatre
Staged in full, "Angels in America" is truly epic: a seven-hour “gay fantasia on national themes” that encompasses the AIDS crisis – and faith, work, drug addiction, dreams and every imaginable form of love. Director Charles Newell took Tony Kushner’s seminal script head-on, assembling the crème de la crème of Chicago actors and granting them the perfect balance of intense guidance and artistic freedom. Standouts included Larry Yando as a closeted and infected attorney, Rob Lindley as a nurse abandoned by his lover and experiencing increasingly ethereal visions, and Hollis Resnik as the haunting specter of executed spy Ethel Rosenberg. With its intensely ambitions subject matter, Angels in America could have been a mess. In the hands of the dream team of Kushner and Newell, it’s elevated to a groundbreaking, life-changing, truly great work. <em>(reviews: <a href="http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2012/04/19/review-angels-in-america-part-one-millennium-approaches-court-theatre/">Part I</a> and <a href="http://chicagotheaterbeat.com/2012/04/19/review-angels-in-americapart-two-perestroika-court-theatre/">Part II</a>) </em>
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You're Fired: Forest Labs' CEO May Be Banned From Federal Health Care
04/21/2011 05:22 pm ET Updated Jun 21, 2011
By Paul Thacker
As reported at Pharmalot, the CEO of Forest Laboratories received an unfortunate letter last week, demanding that he explain within 30 days why he should not be excluded from participation in federal healthcare programs. Banning Mr. Howard Solomon would prevent Forest from billing the government -- every pharma company's largest customer -- and effectively end his over 30-year tenure as CEO.
The company's board expressed shock.
"It would be completely unwarranted to exclude a senior executive against whom there has never been any allegation of wrongdoing whatsoever," said board member William J. Candee III, in a Forest statement. "Mr. Solomon has always set a tone of the highest integrity from the top."
Oh, really?
The move to exclude Mr. Solomon apparently stems from Department of Justice accusations of fraud in 2009 related to Lexapro, an antidepressant. In a civil complaint, federal prosecutors alleged that Forest hid from parents and doctors the results of a study indicating that Lexapro might increase the risk of suicide in kids. Meanwhile, the complaint alleges, the company was promoting another clinical trial -- financed by Forest, naturally -- showing Lexapro's effectiveness.
Prosecutors also charged the company with providing kickbacks to doctors in the form of sports tickets, expensive meals, and paid vacations.
For this last allegation, we really don't need to rely on the good word of attorneys at DOJ. Take a gander yourself at Forest Lab's "Fiscal Year 2004 Marketing Plan" for Lexapro. As reported by The New York Times, 80 pages of this confidential document were made public by investigators working for Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA). (Full Disclosure: The Forest Laboratories marketing document was released as part of my duties as an investigator for Senator Grassley)
"Fiscal Year 2004 Marketing Plan"
Under "Marketing Tactics," the document said the company planned to create bylined "or ghostwritten" articles. "We will identify a Lexapro thoughtleader to place 2-3 bylined articles in trade journals, consumer publications and on the Internet."
The estimated cost for the ghostwriting program was $100,000.
Another sales tactic was funding continuing medical education (CME) courses, the classes doctors take to remain current about patient treatment. Believe it or not, doctors actually allow companies to pay for their education. And get this: some doctors believe that companies won't use this opportunity to influence prescribing. Makes you want to question your doctor's intellect, no?
Forest's estimated CME budget to push Lexapro in 2004? $11.9 million.
Maybe we should change the acronym's meaning to Corporate Marketing Education (CME)?
Other marketing schemes included "lunch and learns" for $36 million. "Providing lunch for a physician creates an extended amount of selling time for representatives," the document said.
I suspect Forest was not serving PB&J.
And of course, Forest's marketing plan taps Zelig himself, Dr. Charles Nemeroff. Can we ever escape him? In this case, Dr. Nemeroff's bounty was a mere $100,000 in the form of an "unrestricted educational grant" to Emory University.
"Public relations activities surrounding this initiative to raise the awareness of Forest's support in the field of psychiatry will be explored," the document said.
At POGO, we're more than happy to help Forest in this public relations endeavor.
So here's where things get a little tricky and a tad bit confusing. Despite the damaging evidence staring them in the face, Forest seems nonplussed by DOJ's action against their CEO.
"Numerous other major pharmaceutical companies have plead guilty to much more egregious offenses, and none of them has faced the exclusion of a senior executive who has not himself been convicted of a crime or pleaded guilty to a crime," stated Herschel S. Weinstein, Vice President and General Counsel.
True. But we thought the "everybody else was doing it too, Mom," defense went out in middle school. Guess we were wrong.
The government has been signaling for the last couple years that pharmaceutical executives should expect to become targeted for prosecution or debarment. Mr. Solomon is just the latest turn of the screw.
Expect more activity in the future.
Paul Thacker is a POGO Investigator
Cross-posted on POGO's blog.
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Nicaraguan national Bernardo Aban Tercero is scheduled for execution on August 26, 2015
Despite an Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) opinion recognizing serious due process violations in his case, Tercero is scheduled to be executed, having been on death row in Texas since 2000, when he was convicted and sentenced to death for intentional murder during the course of a robbery. Tercero committed the robbery with an accomplice, who was indicted in absentia with Tercero but was never arrested or tried.
Tercero had deficient capital counsel at trial, sentencing, and at every stage of his post-conviction proceedings. His trial attorneys never conducted a comprehensive investigation into his social history, as required by the American Bar Association (“ABA”) Guidelines on minimum standards of representation in a capital case. All of Mr. Tercero’s habeas lawyers, who were required by ABA and Texas State Bar Guidelines to undertake independent investigations of his social history and of the adequacy of trial counsel, failed to conduct any of those required investigations.
The state was aware of Tercero’s deficient counsel. Tercero’s state appellate and habeas lawyers were among a list of the “worst of the worst” capital lawyers identified in a 2006 Austin American-Statesman article. The poor quality of counsel was apparent from the filings themselves, in which lawyers repeatedly abandoned claims or failed to raise claims that were appropriate for the type of proceeding. Tercero himself filed repeated motions requesting new counsel, which the courts routinely denied — including, in at least once instance, with an admonition to file all future requests through the very lawyers he was trying to replace.
Recent investigations have uncovered important mitigating evidence never presented at trial, including a family history of hereditary mental illness, indications that Tercero may be mentally ill, and evidence of pesticide exposure, which go to Tercero’s cognitive capacity and eligibility for execution. These facts relate to legal claims that should have been investigated and presented during the early phases of Tercero’s proceedings. It appears very likely that had this evidence been presented earlier, he would not have been sentenced to death or would have been found to be ineligible for the death penalty.
Numerous questions remain about Tercero’s background, trial representation, and legal eligibility for the death penalty. Because Tercero’s post-conviction counsel were repeatedly deficient, he never received a full investigation into his case or his social history. His new lawyer, who was newly appointed in May 2015, is beginning a more comprehensive investigation but needs more time to fully develop the record in this case, including information about his background and cognitive functioning.
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights determined that these repeated deficiencies in Tercero’s counsel violated his right to due process and to a fair trial.
For more information contact Mary Elizabeth Margolis at [email protected]
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Internet Ritual and Trust
Well, here are two things I never heard of before. First:
Through this intriguing Register report I learned about the DNSSEC root-signing ceremony. It happens quarterly in alternating fashion on the east and west coasts of the US. The carefully scripted ceremony, lasting over two hours, is meant to anchor the web of trust in the DNS, the Internet’s domain name system. To this end it is streamed live and archived for posterity.
So writes Keith Dawson (twitter) in a post on the A Recovering Physicist blog.
Then he notes the resemblance to the second thing:
Reading about this modern ceremony, performed quarterly for 10 years now, immediately put me in mind of a similar ritual, the Trial of the Pyx, staged in London for 738 years, for a substantially similar purpose: anchoring trust in the English currency.
I’d bet against either of these on a “Bluff the Listener” game on Wait Wait Don’t Tell me. But they’re both real.
Here’s some information about the DNSSEC ceremony, taken from the post Keith links to:
The root DNS zone contains information about how to query the top-level domain (TLD) name servers (.com, .edu, .org, etc). It enables Internet users to access domain names in all TLDs, even brand new ones like .software and .bank, making it an integral part of the global Internet.
In How DNSSEC Works, we explained how trust in DNSSEC is derived from the parent zone’s DS resource record. However, the root DNS zone has no parent, so how can we trust the integrity and authenticity of its information?
The article ably describes the trust systems involved, which include trusted institutions and individuals, redundancy, and encryption. And ceremony.
Trust won’t anchor itself.
(Actually that’s quite contestable.)
Categories: culture, internet, policy Tagged with: dns • internet • trust Date: February 15th, 2020 dw
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[2b2k] Trails of Trust
Panagiotis Takis Metaxas (at the Berkman Center) and Eni Mustafaraj have written a paper called “trails of Trustworthiness in Real-Time Streams” [pdf] about how to support critical thinking about social networking conversations, while maintaining privacy. From the abstract:
When confronted with information that requires fast ac- tion, our system will enable its educated users to evaluate its provenance, its credibility and the independence of the multi- ple sources that may provide this information.
They say the only real hope is to solve the problem within closed streams that provide membership functions because there “it is possible to determine the a priori trustworthiness of a message received,” by evaluating the credibility of users on particular topics. They believe this can be done by watching the actions of users. For example, “In general, the more often a user re-posts messages from a sender, the more trusted the sender becomes.” And: “A message that has been sent by different, independent users has more trustworthiness than one that has been initiated by a single user.”
There’s much more in their paper…
Categories: too big to know Tagged with: 2b2k • trust Date: January 24th, 2012 dw
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[berkman] Miriam Meckel on communicating trustworthiness
Miriam Meckel is giving a Berkman lunchtime talk on “Communicating Trustworthiness: Drivers of Online Trust.” She will present research she has been doing at U. of St. Gallen along with government and some businesses. She’s investigating how trustworthiness is communicated, and what the initial drivers and cues are. She’s going to look at the changing conditions, some basic ideas on initial trust formation, then her study, and then the cues identified in initial trust formation.
Users’ willingness to provide data about themselves depends on some sort of trust. There’s been much discussion about this, including the importance of preserving privacy. For example, Facebook restricted info about users to the user’s schoolmates, but over time it has become far more permissive. (See here for article and diagram.) Both Facebook and Google have said things indicating they believe our attitude towards privacy has changed. E.g., Eric Schmidt: “If you have something you don;’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it.”
What is trust? Miriam provides three definitions, each of which involves vulnerability. When we trust someone online, we understand we are making ourselves vulnerable in various ways. Trust enables us to manage the complexity of our social world, reduces the cost of negotiations, facilitates the adoption of new technologies, and reduces perceived risks. Initial trust is especially important since you can lose a customer forever by screwing it up.
In her study, they interviewed 23 online businesses active in Germany. They also did in-depth interviews with 43 users representing a range of socio-demographic sections. From this they derived a model of nine trust drivers: Reciprocity and exchange, proactive communications, user control, brand, third party endorsements, design of user interface, offline presence, technology, and customer service. Then they did a quantitative survey of German users to find out how the different factors are applied to diff business models. 11,000 users from across socio-demographic segments were invited to participate in an online survey for a little money, with a response rate of 12%.
She goes through the nine components of trust:
Reciprocity explains about 35% of the variance of the data. The mutual relationship of customer and organization is crucial. Users are willing to hand over personal info, if they know what they gain from it, if it is transparent, and if both sides benefit.
Brand and reputation: A well-known, establish brand helps build trust. If it has a large customer base, it is perceived as more reputable. You also need a professional feel for the web site.
User control: Users want to know who will have access to their data. Ask permission.
Proactive communications. [missed it. sorry]
Customer service: Multiple ways to reach a person. Provision of different payment methods.
Offline presence: The existence of physical stores helps build trust. Show a photo on your web of your brick and mortar store.
Technological reliability. This can be an issue when your service involves third parties.
Third party endorsements: Not only are seals of approval helpful, but so is having a high search ranking for third parties.
The next step is how these factors are differentiated by B2C business models. Only four factors turn out to be relevant across the board: reciprocity, third party endorsements, user control, and technological reliability. Miriam looks at online shopping, online banking, etc., to see which factors are relevant [but I can’t keep up with my typing. sorry] It seems that for building trust-based relationships with potential clients, you have to have fair communication, mutual benefits signaled, privacy and security policies being displayed, clear T&C’s, engage in issues mgt to follow what is being said about you on the Web, explain the business model and data needs, explain the flow of info to third parties and what the policies are, communicate third party endorsements, engage, peer groups and communities, bring in your offline reputation, and consistently apply corporate design with good design.
Some implications: 1. Users are more willing to trust large, well-established and popular online services. High search-engine ranking can be considered a trust measure.
2. The visual appearance counts.
3. Reciprocity is very relevant in all online transactions.
4. Offline presence, technical reliability and customer service have barely been researched yet.
5. Organizations need a strategic approach for communicating trust to their stakeholders. Take an integrated communication approach, including issues and risk management. They should communicate proactively, in a conversational tone, and transparently.
What not to do? Don’t be Facebook asking Burson Marsteller to find bloggers who would attack Google.
Q: [me] Customer ratings? And the presence of customized trust mechanisms as at eBay and Amazon?
A: Third party endorsements include customer ratings. But we surveyed a represented group of German users, not ones as sophisticated as others, plus there may be cultural differences.
Q: Is your work ethical? An evil company can read your work and figure out how to appear to be ethical. Also, Germany has stronger regulatory protection, which change the signals
A: Yes, companies could fake being trustworthy.
Q: How about SSL?
A: The awareness of the need for SSL is frighteningly low.
Q: Anyone care about authentication certs?
A: [general laughter]
Q: Would the same trust drivers be applicable in news sites and other such non-sales sites?
A: Just in parts. [I can’t read her table because I’m too far back :( ]
When you look at the erosion of privacy caused just be clicking on opt-ins, you get to a point where you just accept whatever the terms are and however they’re changed.
A: People don’t read privacy policies when they’re changed.
Q: Maybe it’s that when the privacy policy looks impressive, it’s a signal of the quality of the service. But, the key question is whether people who say privacy policies are a trust driver actually read them.
Q: There’s some survey support that most people mean think that a privacy policy is there to protect your privacy. [general laughter]
Q: [me] To me, third party endorsement means you get celebrities or associations or other companies to endorse you. But the real trust-driver for me frequently is peer endorsement. Maybe it would be worthwhile to separate those two, especially since businesses need to do different things to gather other companies’ endorsements and to gain a good reputation among peers.
A: Yes, that would be interesting.
Q: What supersedes trust?
A: There may be the desire to be “in” as opposed to “out.”
Q: There are network effects are. How many of friends have to join before I throw away my privacy cBerkman
Categories: cluetrain, marketing Tagged with: business • cluetrain • marketing • trust Date: May 31st, 2011 dw
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[berkman] Pippa Norris on cultural convergence
Pippa Norris of the Harvard Kennedy School is giving a lunchtime Berkman talk titled “Cultural Convergence: The Impact on National Identities and Trust in Outsiders.” [Note: I’m live-blogging, hence making mistakes, missing stuff, misunderstanding other stuff, typing badly. This is an inaccurate, incomplete record of her talk.]
What might be the impact of cosmopolitan communications, she asks? Her thesis is that there are many firewalls that block global information flows. She will argue that the news media has an impact through cosmopolitan communications, and will look at the implications for public policies. It makes people slightly less nationalistic. [Note: She talks fast. Bad for live bloggers, but good for listeners.] (This is from her book, available free on her Web site.)
Globalization is the starting part. It’s about more than trade; it’s also social and political. Cosmopolitan communications = “the way we learn about, and interact with, people and places beyond the borders of our nation-state.” Cosmocomms have been expanding. But, so what, she asks. In the 1970s, this was seen as cultural imperialism. In the 1990s, it was thought of as Coca-colonization. In the 2000s, we’re still seeing cultural protectionism.
Pippa will focus on audio-visual publishing. Western countries remain dominant. In fact, the gap has widened. There are four views in the literature: 1. There’s a convergence around US exports. 2. There’s a polarization of national cultures. 3. There’s a fusion of national cultures. 4. Pippa’s firewall model.
The firewall model says that there are barriers: 1. Trade barriers; 2. Internal barriers to free press; 3. Poverty; 4. Learning barriers that make it harder to acquire values and attitudes.
She discusses three levels: individual, national, and cross-level. For the national, she talks about the “cosmopolitanism index” she’s devised. She’s surveyed 90 countries using a set of survey questions. At the bottom are the poorest countries with the poorest press freedom. At the top, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Norway, Denmark. It goes from 1972-2004.
That’s the framework. She confines her discussion of the results to effects on national identity and trust. Roughly, the more cosmpolitan, the less national identity and higher trust in outsiders. In terms of trusting outsiders, Norway takes the cake. US and Sweden are also high. (The Netherlands are high on the cosmo scale but only in the middle on the trust scale. Also, Germany and Spain.) But because there’s no control group — maybe trust maps to education? — you have to do multilevel regression. She uses age, gender, income, education, and news media use, and finds that trust correlates with news media use.
Her conclusions: Use of the news media “is positively related to more trust in outsiders” (different countries and religions) and “is related to weaker feelings of nationalism.” “I regard that as positive results.” But there are some qualifications: 1. Many other factors create trust in outsiders. 2. This study looks at the impact of news media, but not the impact of entertainment media. 3. There may be self-selection bias or interaction effects.
Policy implications? Is the globalization of news media a threat to national diversity? See www.pippanorris.com …
She concludes by asking what we know about how we measure flows of info from one country to another, over time, say from 1995?
Q: [ethanz] There are some familiar data sets. E.g., Alexa, although because it’s opt-in, it’s not perfect. There’s also Google Search Insights that tracks searches. In most countries, “news” is almost always one of the very top searches. A question: How might your analysis integrate with national-level studies. E.g., a study that showed that as cable TV was introduced to communities in India, you got an increase in empowerment equivalent to 4 years of education. [I probably got this substantially wrong.]
Q: There are categories of trust…
A: We use the World Values survey that includes over a quarter million people. Is trust in Nigeria and Sweden the same? There are many categories indeed. But when you see a strong pattern emerge, as we have, then we should assume something is happening in the data.
Q: A speaker from Microsoft was at Berkman recently, talking about the issues importing and exporting data on the Net across national boundaries. What sorts of measures have you been using?
A: The obvious ones. Internet access. Location of hosts. And some articles that have looked at search terms.
Q: I’m from Poland: High cosmo, low trust. In the US, we rent movies instead of watching TV. But rental stores don’t know about a particular movie highly famous in Europe. My question is about the global dimension of local issues.
A: Poland and much of Central Europe have suddenly become much more open and have found greater value change than in countries open for a long time. You should see greater variation within such countries, e.g., by age.
Q: [smacleod] Pippa asked for ideas about media flows, with some positivist assumptions about the ability of globalization and media studies to be objective. Has she read Appadurai’s “Modernity at Large: Cultural Dimensions of Globalization,” which emphasizes the mutability of flows. I wonder how Pippa might engage on-the-ground research and how such ethnographic research might recast her methodological assumptions. Extensive anthropological field work has been done in all the countries she’s mentioned, which engages and historicizes the legacy of colonialism.
A: I am a positivist. But I also like dealing with cases. There’s rich work being done in communications and other fields, but there’s also good division of labor. You need both. Some people like to fly over a country and others like to walk through it, and you get value from both.
Q: The US has more cultural exports than imports, while most seem to have about equal amounts. How does this play into cosmo?
A: America also imports a lot. America doesn’t have to import a lot because it’s got so much.
Q: Tribal populations in America have a tight tie to geography. Where’s UNESCO is generating the data to look at other regions than nation states?
A: The data generally depend on national statistical offices. UNESCO depends on those; it has no data generation capability itself.
Q: [hal] Google Ad-Planner lets you download a list of the 500 most visited sites for many countries. It has unique visitor numbers.
A: So I could see how many people go into Norway and how many go out.
This gives us a way to focus on globalization of media by focusing on the people, not on the media, Pippa concludes, reminding us that the chapters are up on her site. [Tags: norris_pippa globalization media trust ]
Categories: Uncategorized Tagged with: culture • digital culture • globalization • media • trust Date: February 24th, 2009 dw
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Williamstown Results: School Debt OK'd, Gold Wins Moderator
Staff Reports 04:44PM / Tuesday May 11, 2010
Unofficial Results
SELECTMEN (two elected)
Tom Costley
Ronald Turbin
Richard Haley Jr.
MODERATOR (one elected)
Mark Gold 1,102 Frederick Leber 320
Debt Exclusion for Remainder of the Roof Debt
for Mt. Greylock Regional High School
YES 1,020
Debt Exclusion New Boiler and Repair of Locker Rooms
at Mt. Greylock Regional
Williamstown Elementary School Committee (two elected)
Margaret McComish 910
Valerie Hall 845
Huff Templeton III 453
Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational School Committee (one elected)
James Gazzaniga 863
Daniel Collyer 354
1,632 people voted (36.2 percent of registered voters)
WILLIAMSTOWN — Voters overwhelmingly backed two debt exclusions Tuesday, while the incumbents held on in the Selectmen race and Mark Gold won in a landslide for the open town moderator seat.
In response to a pair of ballot questions regarding the passage of Proposition 2 1/2 debt exclusions to fund repairs at Mount Greylock Regional High School, voters answered with a resounding 'yes.' According to unofficial results Tuesday night, 65 percent of voters answered 'yes' to Question 1 while 66 percent backed Question 2.
"It's a great thing," David Archibald, chairman of the Mount Greylock School Committee, said Tuesday night. "I think it's important for the school, the teachers, the parents and the students when the town supports them like this."
Gold, who will replace longtime moderator Stan Parese, received 77 percent of the votes against Frederick Leber. The moderator position is a three-year term.
"I'm really flattered by the margin," Gold said. "I'm looking forward to running a fair and open town meeting. I thought [Parese] was an outstanding moderator, and I hope I can serve the position as well as he did."
Leber, who ran on the platform of a more aggressive approach when selecting the Finance Committee, was disheartened by the margin of defeat.
"I'm very surprised," he said. "I thought I was going to win. Oh well, that's democracy in action."
In the Selectmen's race, incumbents Tom Costley and Ronald Turbin were re-elected to serve another three years. They each eclipsed 1,000 votes while challenger Richard Haley Jr. tallied 690. Haley said that running for public office was an exhausting process, admitting that he had trouble sleeping during the nights leading up to the elections.
"It felt like it was the beginning of a road race before the results came in, just all the nerves," Haley said. "It's worth standing up and saying what you believe. I did it for people who needed it to be done. I'm glad I did it."
Costley and Turbin both expressed excitement after Town Clerk Mary Kennedy announced the preliminary results Tuesday night at Williamstown Elementary School.
"I love being a Selectmen, and I look forward to serving for three more years," Costley, chairman of the Selectmen Board, said.
"I'm very gratified that the voters thought I did a good enough job in the past three years to give me another term," Turbin said. "[Haley] made it an interesting race. It's healthy to have contested elections. It encourages people to participate, and it brings out the issues."
In the other contested races:
-- Incumbent Margaret McComish and newcomer Valerie Hall won the two available spots on the Williamstown Elementary School Committee.
-- Incumbent James Gazzaniga was reelected to serve on the Northern Berkshire Vocational School Committee.
Tags: Williamstown
Election Day in Williamstown
Patrick Ronan 04:05PM / Tuesday May 11, 2010
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — As of 1 p.m. on Tuesday, just under 20 percent of registered voters had cast their ballots in the annual town elections, according to Town Clerk Mary Kennedy.
Polls close at 8 p.m. and all voting takes place at the Williamstown Elementary School. Check back later tonight as iBerkshires will post election results once they become available.
There are two debt exclusion items on the ballot and four contested races for town offices, including a three-man race — incumbents Tom Costley, Ronald Turbin and challenger Richard Haley Jr. — for two spots on the Board of Selectmen. A new town moderator will be elected, as well; either Mark Gold or Frederick Leber will fill the vacancy left by Stan Parese, who served the position for 12 years.
Kennedy said she expected bigger crowds for the morning and early-afternoon tallies, but she said it's still early. She pointed to a sticker on her shirt that read "I Voted Today," which is being handed out as voters leave the school.
"This helps a lot. Somebody comes back in the office and says, 'Oh it's election day. I'll have to vote after work,'" Kennedy said.
"My barometer for how busy an election is going to be is the absentee ballots, and I didn't have a big demand for them. But any time you have a debt exclusion of Prop 2 1/2, it usually brings in a crowd."
State Rep. and candidate for Berkshire County sheriff Daniel E. Bosley was outside of the elementary school on Tuesday afternoon, greeting voters and handing out fliers for Wednesday night's campaign kickoff event at the American Legion in North Adams.
"The people in Williamstown always come out for elections, so you know there's going to be a good crowd. You've got to start now. You can't wait until September."
Left, State Rep. Daniel E. Bosley stands outside of the Williamstown Elementary School on Tuesday. Above, candidates for the town elections are set up near the entrance of the school.
Bosley Officially Launches Sheriff Campaign
Campaign to Elect Dan Bosley 09:57AM / Sunday May 09, 2010
Rep. Daniel E. Bosley
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — Daniel E. Bosley will officially launch his campaign for sheriff of Berkshire County on Wednesday, May 12.
Bosley, a Democrat who has represented the 1st Berkshire District in the state Legislature since 1987, is running to fill the post being vacated by Sheriff Carmen Massimiano.
The official campaign kickoff event will be held at the American Legion beginning at 7 p.m.
Bosley said he plans to put his background in public policy, public financing and public safety to work running an effective and proactive sheriff's office and a jail that is not only secure but cost- and resource-efficient.
During his 24 years serving the 1st Berkshire District, Bosley said he has shown consistent leadership in the areas of budgeting and economic development. As sheriff, Bosley will draw on his experience to ensure the Berkshire County sheriff's office, the jail and House of Correction, and the programs run by the sheriff's office receive fair funding from the state. Additionally, he said he will bring to the office an innovative approach that will allow him to improve systems and programs, making Berkshire County a safer place to live while conserving taxpayer dollars.
He would like to thank everyone who has helped him in the past and talk about his future vision for Berkshire County sheriff and the Berkshire House of Corrections.
The public is invited to celebrate his formal kick-Off for the race for Berkshire County sheriff.
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Williamstown Candidate Statements
WilliNet 12:17PM / Friday April 30, 2010
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — All 17 candidates on the May 11 town election ballot were offered free television time to introduce themselves to voters and say why they are running for positions ranging from library trustee to town moderator to selectman.
WilliNet, Community Access TV for Williamstown, invited the candidates to videotape a short statement of up to five minutes in length. Over the course of three days, 12 of the 17 candidates taped their message in the Spring Street studio. They were combined for broadcast as "The Candidates Speak."
"'The Candidates Speak' offers voters the opportunity to put a face with the name on the ballot and acknowledges the efforts of the individual candidates, especially in the uncontested races," said WilliNet Executive Director Deb Dane.
"The Candidates Speak" airs on WilliNet's Channel 17 and at willinet.org through May 10 or can be watched below.
Tags: Williamstown, television
Melville, Nichols Elected to Adams Selectmen
Tammy Daniels 12:07PM / Friday April 30, 2010
Paula Melville Scott Nichols Donald Sommer
ADAMS, Mass. — Voters seem bent on completely reconstituting the Board of Selectmen, ousting another chairman on Monday night and selected a newcomer and a former selectman to fill two three-year seats on the board.
In a low turnout, Scott Nichols, a former selectman and athletic director at Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, was returned to the board with 638 votes, besting his closest competiter, Paula Melville, by 101 votes.
Melville, a member of the Finance Committee, received 537, enough to place her in the second seat that was up for election.
Donald R. Sommer, who was elected to the board in 2007, failed to garner enough votes for a second term, polling only 432 votes.
Victors Scott Nichols and Paula Melville were a little red-faced from standing in the sun out on Summer Street with campaign signs.
Sommer was chairman of the Finance Committe and his election three years ago was fueled in part by his criticism of the board's handling of the town budget. But the since then, the board's gone through some rough waters as a number of actions taken by the Selectmen — especially over the firing of a town administrator — have caused controversery.
Last year, two selectmen including the then chairman were ousted in favor of two newcomers. Sommers, picking up the reins, pledged a more open and transparent board and fiscal responsibility. It apparently wasn't enough.
"I did the best I could. People didn't like the way I did them," said Sommer, 75, who declined to speculate more on his defeat. "I'll have more time with my horses."
A Nichols/Melville victory seemed assured as the numbers were read off from the five precincts. Sommer quickly turned to Melville as the last precinct was called and congratulated her.
"I was a little nervous because of the turnout but I'm pretty happy with the results," said Nichols, who declined to run after a single term in 2006. "I'm looking forward to working with the board."
Nichols said he needed to get back up to speed with the issues the board's been working on. He'd like to see some forward movement on the master planning process.
Nichols said both his opponents had run good campaigns. "I know Paula worked very hard and I thought Don Sommer was doing a good job."
Melville was a little giddy with victory. "I think my parents would be proud."
Donald Sommer, left, shakes hands with former colleague Joseph R. Dean Jr., who turned in his selectman's cap for town moderator.
"I think it's great a woman is going to be on the board, we bring a different perspectives," continued Melville adding she, too, was looking forward with working with her fellow selectman, citing the schools and expanding the tax base as issues she thought it should tackle."
Town Clerk Paul Hutchison was disappointed with the turnout: "Lousy." He did, however, say the newest location for the polls at the Department of Public Works garage had worked out well despite a couple glitches. "You always have growing pains."
Some 1,030 ballots were cast, or 17 percent of the town's 5,994 registered voters. The selectmen were the only race on the ballot and a number of town meeting seats went empty. Some 285 blank ballots were cast for selectmen.
Longtime Selectman Joseph R. Dean Jr. ran for moderator this year, besting all the selectman candidates by toting up 874 votes while running unopposed. Also elected unopposed were Treasurer/Collector Holly Denault, three years; Assessor Charles J. Welch, three years; Board of Health member Roy Thompson, three years; Planning Board member Michael O'Brien, five years; Library Trustee Juliet Wilk-Chaffee, three years; Cemetery Commission Lawrence Clairmont, three years; Northern Berkshire Vocational School Committee (McCann) member Joseph Allard, three years, and Adams-Cheshire Regional School Committee members Paul Butler and John Duval, three years.
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Where to vote in Berkshire County
State Election
Tuesday, Nov. 4
Voting is from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Deadline to register or change party affiliation was Oct.15.
Candidates on the ballot in races for state office; all others on the ballot are unopposed. Links will take you to their campaign websites.
• Edward J. Markey, Democrat
• Brian J. Herr, Republican
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
• Charlie Baker & Karyn Polito, Republican
• Martha Coakley & Stephen Kerrigan, Democrat
• Evan Falchuk & Angus Jennings, United Independent Party
• Scott Lively & Shelly Saunders, Independent
• Jeff McCormick & Tracy Post, Independent
• Maura Healey, Democratic
• John B. Miller, Republican
• William Francis Galvin, Democratic
• David D'Arcangelo, Republican
• Daniel L. Factor, Green-Rainbow
• Deborah B. Goldberg, Democratic
• Michael James Heffernan, Republican
• Ian T. Jackson, Green-Rainbow
• Suzanne M. Bump, Democratic
• Patricia S. Saint Aubin, Republican
• MK Merelice, Green-Rainbow
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Spectre review: Bond is bland in soulless pastiche of 007 clichés
By Ben Skipper
Updated December 1, 2015 09:07 GMT
Spectre is the film Bond fans feared Skyfall might be. Sam Mendes' first 007 outing arrived in 2012, rounding off the series' 50<sup>th anniversary celebrations. It earned widespread praise for being among the best films in the series; a modern, slick action thriller that mixed the old school aura of Bond with a contemporary sensibility. Spectre, by comparison, is a soulless succession of clichés and references.
I greatly enjoyed Skyfall despite its faults, and consider Daniel Craig's debut Casino Royale up there among the very best Bond flicks. I think Craig is a perfect fit for the character, capable of encapsulating everything Ian Fleming intended the spy to be, and all he became in the films. He is a charmer, but has the look of a hardened thug who doesn't quite belong in the world of sophistication he inhabits, and whose piercing blue eyes betray a tough exterior.
That is Bond, and Craig has portrayed that well before – but here, like returning director Mendes - he feels like he's going through the motions. My abiding thought upon leaving the cinema was that he should have bowed out after Skyfall – which ended with the perfect set-up for a fresh start.
Daniel Craig's Bond fights Dave Bautista's Mr Hinx in a standout scene. Sony
Bond as a series is unique because the continuity is lax, affording filmmakers a great deal of freedom. Mostly, it is a series of unconnected and self-contained stories about a cast of established characters that can change when required. For some that's hard to grasp (I'm looking at you, people who think James Bond is a code name) but it works, and Craig's more interconnected era proves that.
In Spectre plot threads from Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace and Skyfall are brought in and tied up by the sinister criminal organisation of the film's title. This is something truly hammered home; the filmmakers bludgeoning its audience with names and faces from Bond's past to the point of blunt force trauma. It tries too hard, and the result is a feeling of redundancy.
If the Craig era has had an aim, it has been to reinvigorate the character and give audiences a better understanding of the damaged hero Bond is. Casino Royale got the ball rolling, Skyfall finished the job. There was no need to make another film taking another march through Bond's psyche.
The film itself makes for a bizarre watch. It is beautifully shot by Her and Interstellar cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema, and Sam Mendes has some moments of flair as a director – particularly the well orchestrated opening shot and the meeting Spectre's council. However the action is largely bland. A central car chase through Rome is one of the dullest I've ever seen, shot for most of its duration like a car advert. In fact, the film as a whole has the look and feel of a luxurious perfume commercial, and sadly all the depth of one as well. Only the train fight really stands out, highlighting the impact and intensity the rest of the film lacks.
Bond won't stand for graffiti. Sony
It's self-indulgent too. Throughout I sensed that Mendes and co consider themselves above making "just" an action film or spy thriller, and so pushed themselves to make art rather than entertainment. Two things that needn't be separate, but in trying so hard to be the former Spectre divorces itself of the latter. There's a dreamlike quality to the film - and I mean that in a negative way. It floats through a succession of beautiful locations at a steady, slow pace and is peppered with Bond cliché (car chase, train fight, tuxedo, evil lair and more) but the whole time something feels off, like you can see an invisible hand moving all the pieces into place.
The impressive cast feels stuck in second gear. Craig, Ralph Fiennes as M and Naomie Harris as Moneypenny are hampered by the script, unable to truly excel. Only Ben Wishaw's Q manages to inject some fun.
The Bond girls are a mixed bag. Monica Bellucci's brief main scene with Craig is great and she's great in it, oozing glamour and mystery. However it's a scene that ends with the two sleeping together for little reason other than that's what is "supposed" to happen in these films. Meanwhile female lead Lea Seydoux tries, but her and Craig's chemistry is tepid - something which instantly dilutes the intentions of the final act.
Then we have Christoph Waltz and Andrew Scott - two actors so well known for playing villains that audiences will know what to expect. Waltz just about scrapes through, but Scott is lost – seemingly stuck playing a watered down and sedate version of his Moriarty from BBC's Sherlock. Both are great actors, but poorly cast due to audience expectation and not at all helped by the weak characters handed to them.
Spectre is a textbook example of style over substance. It is beautifully shot, but the plot, pacing and acting are halfway catatonic. Daniel Craig's successes as Bond have come from a disregard for the established formula, so this barrage of references only feels like pandering to a crowd the series appeared to have outgrown. After revitalising the Bond series and celebrating its history with aplomb, perhaps, sadly, it's time for the Craig era to come to a close.
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This article was first published on October 31, 2015
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Herts Advertiser > Lifestyle
Published: 10:45 AM March 5, 2009 Updated: 2:40 PM November 1, 2020
SIR, — I wish to express my concern on environmental issues on Nomansland Common. The first two issues are concerning noise. Since Christmas there have been explosive bird scarers operating from Hill End Farm and West End Farm both adjoining Nomansland. T
SIR, - I wish to express my concern on environmental issues on Nomansland Common. The first two issues are concerning noise.
Since Christmas there have been explosive bird scarers operating from Hill End Farm and West End Farm both adjoining Nomansland. These are set off at firework intensity every 30 minutes or so from sunrise to sunset and provide a noise nuisance both to users of the common and adjacent properties.
Contact has been made with The Woodland Trust which owns Hill End Farm and the farm managers, currently to no avail, and St Albans District Council are considering statutory noise-nuisance action.
While I accept that birds are harmful to crops and countryside living requires a certain element of agricultural noise, the mode of operation of these bird scarers is contrary to the National Farmers Union Code of Practice, particularly with respect to timing and duration.
There is also an ongoing issue with the noise and other hazards caused by the flying of model aircraft adjacent to the car park and busiest area of use of the common.
It seems unfair that the enjoyment and tranquillity of a large number of users of the common can be disturbed by one or two individuals flying aircraft that can be heard clearly over half-a-mile from the operating site. It is also uncomfortable to have these aircraft flying low over the walking and horseriding fraternities without due regard to health and safety considerations.
There was great publicity last year on the Woodland Trust planting a new forest north of Sandridge. Last week the district council chopped down dozens of healthy trees on the common as part of their "management plan" which appears to be totally incongruous.
The Nomansland Joint Management Committee, which is meant to control this activity, seems powerless to prevent the Countryside Management Services Department of the district council continuing with this wholesale vandalism of the common.
The Nomansland Management Committee has been decimated by the resignation of Sandridge councillors due to non-agreement of grazing issues. It would benefit from strengthening, possibly by non-council representation, to more boldly address these issues. The next meeting of the committee is on April 2 and I would be pleased to co-ordinate any comments on the above to present to the chairman. Interested parties may contact me at j.stocker@ukonline.co.uk
JOHN STOCKER,
Nomansland, Wheathampstead.
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Home » Awards , Current Affairs , India GK , Person in News , World GK » Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of brain's ‘Inner GPS’
Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discovery of brain's ‘Inner GPS’
British-American researcher John O'Keefe with a Norwegian couple, Edvard and May-Britt Moser awarded this year’s Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering “an inner GPS, in the brain,” that makes navigation possible for virtually all creatures. They earned the coveted prize for discovering a positioning system -- an "inner GPS" -which enables us to orient ourselves in space, the jury said. The research has implications for Alzheimer's and other diseases of the brain, it said. "The discoveries of John O'Keefe, May-Britt Moser and Edvard Moser have solved a problem that has occupied philosophers and scientists for centuries," it said. "How does the brain create a map of the space surrounding us and how can we navigate our way through a complex environment?"
In 1971, O'Keefe discovered the first component of the system, finding that in lab rats, specific cells in the hippocampus were triggered when the animal was at a certain location in a room". Other nerve cells were activated when the rat was at other places, leading O'Keefe to conclude that these "place cells" formed a map of the room. More than three decades later, in 2005, May-Britt and Edvard Moser discovered another piece of the invisible positioning system. They identified "grid cells" - nerve cells which generate a coordinated system, rather like longitude and latitude, and allow the brain to make precise positioning and pathfinding. Research into grid cells may give insights into how memories are created -- and explain why when we recall events, we so often have to picture the location in our minds. The jury pointed out that sufferers of Alzheimer's disease often lose their way and cannot recognise the environment.
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Redhill Gardens, Blk 13, Redhill Close
About Redhill Gardens
Redhill Gardens, Blk 13, Redhill Close is a 7 storey HDB in Bukit Merah, District 03, Singapore. Redhill Gardens, Blk 13, Redhill Close is located near Gan Eng Seng Primary School
Sales transaction summary for Redhill Gardens
Median transaction price | sq.ft. in the last 1 year:
SGD 395,888 | SGD 558 per sq.ft.
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Transacted price range: SGD 395,888 - SGD 395,888| SGD 558 - SGD 558 per sq.ft.
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Review will examine relevant documents and interview Dublin City Council officials
Thu, Nov 7, 2019, 19:26
Last month the High Court was told protection money was paid by the council, and contractors working on its behalf, to west Dublin gangland figures to stop vandalism and assaults on workers at social housing sites in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot. Photograph: iStock
A senior barrister has been appointed to investigate if Dublin City Council was involved in making payments to criminals to stop attacks on social housing construction sites.
Last month the High Court was told protection money was paid by the council, and contractors working on its behalf, to west Dublin gangland figures to stop vandalism and assaults on workers at social housing sites in Cherry Orchard, Ballyfermot.
The information arose during a case taken by the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) against two men. The bureau was granted orders against Derek “Dee Dee” O’Driscoll (46), Meagans Lane, Crooksling, Saggart, Co Dublin, and David Reilly (36), Croftgrove, Ballyfermot, Dublin, seizing assets of almost €300,000.
Minister for Housing Eoghan Murphy has appointed Patrick Butler SC to carry out a statutory review and prepare a report “to establish the role, if any, of Dublin City Council in the events which culminated in payments by construction companies to stop anti-social behaviour on social housing construction sites”.
Mr Murphy said he made the decision to appoint Mr Butler following the recent High Court case during which evidence was presented by An Garda Síochána of sums of money paid to the two defendants in the case which, in respect of at least two of three social housing construction sites, was so-called “protection money” to stop anti-social behaviour.
December deadline
In carrying out his independent review Mr Butler will examine all relevant files and documents held by the council as well as interview council officials and other relevant parties who were involved in the construction projects.
Mr Butler has been given a deadline of December 9th to submit his report to the Minister .
Mr Murphy said he was “extremely concerned by the matters that came to light” during the court case.
“ Local authorities must be able to provide urgently needed social housing, in particular in disadvantaged communities, without interference or obstruction by criminal elements. There must at all times be full oversight, transparency and accountability in the local authority system to ensure that public funding is used for the purposes for which it is intended,” he said.
“The idea that a public body and public money might be dispersed in respect of criminal behaviour shocked many so we must get to the bottom of this and find out the truth.”
He said he was confident Mr Butler had the required expertise to “promptly review these matters and establish the truth of what transpired in these particular cases.”
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Mobile // Mobile Business
Kristin Burnham
Verizon Wireless Embroiled In Tracking Controversy
Verizon Wireless is in hot water with security and privacy advocates regarding unique identifier headers that function as what one EFF expert calls "perma-cookies."
Verizon Wireless is tracking more than just your bandwidth usage these days -- it's also spent the last two years collecting data on your mobile web searches, the apps you use, and the websites you visit, according to security researchers.
Many websites monitor users' web activity: Facebook recently announced plans to track users' actions between devices and share with advertisers when an ad or promotion leads to a purchase. Google uses cookies similarly to track users across the web, too.
But Verizon Wireless's method, which it calls a Unique Identifier Header (UIDH), can't be deleted, unlike a cookie, and travels across the web with users, even if customers opt out. Security and privacy experts say this new form of tracking has potentially dire consequences for users' online privacy.
"Customers are used to the idea of cookies on the web and understand the various protections you can apply like clearing cookies, private browsing, and Do Not Track," said Jacob Hofmann-Andrews, staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, who noticed the UIDH last week. "But this new identifier doesn't work like any of that -- this allows advertisers to create a persistent profile tied to your real-world identity that is impossible to get rid of."
Understanding the UIDH
The UIDH is a string of characters that the company inserts into data that flows between customers and the websites they visit, Hofmann-Andrews said. He likened the UIDH to a "perma-cookie," which any web server you visit can read and use to build a profile of your activity -- without your consent.
(Image: Jonathan Mayer, Webpolicy.org)
Verizon Wireless's UIDH reportedly has tracked users since 2012, but was discovered only recently because it's so hard to observe, Hofmann-Andrews said in an interview.
"Because the header is injected in the network layer after the request leaves the device, there's no way with the device itself to tell what's going on," he said. "In order to notice this, you have to operate the device and the server you're talking to, and in addition to that, the server has to be configured to log all headers, which is a rare configuration."
All Verizon Wireless customers were automatically opted into sending the header based on the company's terms of use policy, Hofmann-Andrews said.
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The UIDH is part of Verizon's Relevant Mobile Advertising program, which shows customers ads on websites and apps based on information such as your address, demographic information, and interest categories. They pair this data with the UIDH, which the company says "may allow an advertiser to use information they have about your visits to online websites to deliver messages to mobile devices on our network."
In a statement to InformationWeek, Verizon Wireless said that it changes the UIDH on a regular basis to prevent third parties from building profiles against it, though it did not disclose the timeframe. Details in its Relevant Mobile Advertising FAQ imply that users are given one ID, at signup: "In addition, we will use an anonymous, unique identifier we create when you register on our websites," it says.
Security researcher Kenneth White set up a website that checks whether Verizon -- or other wireless carriers -- have attached a UIDH to your
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Kristin Burnham,
User Rank: Author
11/30/2014 | 6:10:36 PM
Re: A piece of my data
@progman2000 it really is, and yet another reason why some sort of oversight is essential.
Re: When you see a Problem it's also an Opportunity
@mak63 -- I think that's why this story is so important. Most Verizon Wireless customers don't know how important this is and why it's so important.
mak63,
User Rank: Ninja
11/3/2014 | 2:36:51 PM
@Some Guy
Yes, I meant the general public. But the way, Net Privacy sounds like a good name for it.
Li Tan,
11/3/2014 | 4:23:40 AM
This will be a good opportunity to app developers to develope a special app to remove this customized header and you can download it for free.:-)
Some Guy,
User Rank: Strategist
10/31/2014 | 11:38:33 AM
Re: "Too bad most people won't understand a word ..."
Clearly you can't mean that for folks participating in this discussion board, can you?
For the general public, point taken, which is why you would market it as Net Privacy. It's also why they will pay one to do it for them.
10/31/2014 | 1:41:10 AM
Seems like a great opportunity to sell VPN to a web proxy that strips the header out for you ... and protects you from cookies and tracking in general.
It seems like a great idea. Too bad most people won't understand a word you just said.
Number 6,
User Rank: Moderator
Re: The only way
Forget about legislation. That won't happen until some Congressperson has a personal experience with their own information being used for questionable purposes. THEN they'll care.
See some of the history at http://radio-scanner-guide.com/RadioScannerGuidePart9C-Cellular.htm and note the Wilder and Gingrich episodes.
When you see a Problem it's also an Opportunity
No need to be sad Mr. & Ms. Cyber-Stalked. Turn that frown upside-down and laugh all the way to the bank!
progman2000,
Ditto - I don't think I have joined or logged into any forum or website that wants me to use a social media account to do it.
MemphisITDude,
Always feel like... somebody's watchin' me...
Interesting article, and brings to mind some followup technical questions:
1. It is mentioned that the "perma-cookie" survives IP and location changes, but what about SIM card changes? There are affordable dual SIM phones available today, would it be possible to do all your browsing on a "burner sim" from a different carrier?
2. There's been a lot of news about the "Blackphone" recently - does it automatically VPN for you? Or would it be useless against this type of tracking?
3. The EFF representative says "We think Verizon needs to stop modifying users' Internet connections..." but it's not a true Internet connection. Back in the late 1990s when I connected (via dial-up) to a local university, I got a true Internet connection with a real Internet IP address. I could run any applications on it and while I was dialed in anyone in the world could establish a connection to my IP address. But what's being provided by Verizon (and your local ISP for that matter...) is limited and filtered to such an extent it probably should be labeled a "Web Browsing" connection.
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9. Too Much Too Soon
Jacob had been at Bella's house for hours, surveying the perimeter, watching for suspicious activity, tracking the surrounding area for scents. He was trying not to let Edward's news about Ida get to him. The phone call had been brief, and Jacob still wanted Edward to meet with him. But, where had the necklace come from, if not from Emily's neighbor? The truth of Ida's words was downright depressing – the two weren't any better off now than they had been the day before.
Meanwhile, Jacob had instructed Edward to return to his home on the reservation, and then meet him at Bella's house with his red Volkswagen. Now with Bella due home in just under an hour, Jacob waited for Edward to arrive. Soon, he heard the familiar rumble of the engine over a mile away and turned to face Edward as he pulled behind the Volvo. The difference between the two vehicles was almost comical. There was nothing but contrast between Edward and Jacob. Rich and poor, white and dark, vampire and werewolf. And even after all that they had been through in each other's bodies so far, seeing each other was still like a scene from the Twilight Zone.
Leaning against the Volvo, Jacob stood like a statue with his arms folded across his chest, already reading Edward's thoughts.
Why couldn't you just meet me at the boundary? And why are you still wearing my same clothes as yesterday?
"Something's come up," Jacob informed him, ignoring the second question. He continued to explain to the image of himself how Bella had had a visitor who had taken some of her things and left. Edward had listened, jaw to the ground, as Jacob recounted Jasper's and Emmett's trail to a car that had disappeared and how he and Carlisle had already searched the interior.
Edward began to pace. "And nobody recognized the scent – Jasper? Emmett? Alice?" His voice began to rise as he thought through the situation. Jacob shook his head in response. "Not even Carlisle?" Again, Jacob shook his head. "Why couldn't Alice see this?" Edward demanded, his voice rising in anger.
"Alice said she can't see you or me, and maybe because of whatever is happening with us she couldn't see the intruder either."
Edward felt his blood begin to boil, raging like lava beneath his skin and threatening to burst through the vessels. Someone had been in Bella's room…had taken her things. The worst thing was that if Bella had been home…Edward did not even want to think about that. He could feel his heart pounding inside his ribcage. "Or maybe Alice just wasn't watching," he seethed, gritting his teeth. She should have been watching.
Jacob definitely did not like the look of this. Edward appeared to be losing his temper, and Jacob was not sure that if Edward phased now he would be able to help him phase back. "Calm down. Everyone is doing everything they can." He was struck suddenly by the change of role reversals. Without even trying, Jacob was being so Edward-like. "Now, I need you to talk to Sam about extending the boundaries." He went on to explain how, with Sam's help, the Cullens and the wolves could work together to protect Bella. This gave Edward a small measure of comfort, and he hoped that when he returned to La Push he could convince Sam to work cooperatively with their natural enemies. It was a lot to ask, and Edward hoped he could pull it off.
"So, what about the other thing?" Jacob asked.
There had been a stranger in Bella's room. Did anything else matter? With brows pulled together, Edward looked at him. "What other thing?"
"We're still stuck…like this. For God knows how long. I mean…." Jacob paused and began pacing. The fire in his throat was beginning to burn again while he heard the quiet hum of a car still in the distance. "What if we don't ever change back?"
Edward stopped and looked into the sad face of himself. "We will. We must." He did not like the thought of it either. In fact, in just hours he would be facing a pack meeting. "But, for now, what if I need to change…." Into a wolf.
Jacob laughed out loud, shaking his head. "No. We have enough to deal with without worrying about you being able to phase back into my body afterward." Besides, the effects of the rest of the wolf pack finding out that Jacob was occupying a vampire's body could be everlasting. He would never hear the end of it.
There was another worry that seared through Edward's being, more important than curses, body switching, or even life or death. What if I can't stop you from hurting Bella?
It was a valid concern, and it had been troubling Jacob as well. The easy solution had seemed to stay away from her, but his encounter with Bella that morning had left a bad taste in his mouth. If the only way he could be her friend was to pretend to be Edward, that is what he wanted to do. But ,if in order to do that, he would have to endure that mouthwatering scent of hers…
He stopped in his tracks and glared at Edward. "I'm not going to hurt her," Jacob told him, annoyed. Besides, he had spent the whole day convincing himself that it was true.
I don't believe you. I don't know if I can trust you.
"I can handle it," he insisted. "Besides if you can do it, I can do it, too."
Edward met Jacob's glare, standing inches from him. That kind of self-control took a long time to develop. "It doesn't happen overnight!"
"I said I can handle it!" Jacob returned to the Volvo, sinking his back against it. "Hide."
"Alice is here with Bella; they think we hate each other, and this is going to look very suspicious." Out of the corner of his eye, Jacob found confirmation of his words as the yellow Porsche turned onto the street. For a moment, he considered hiding as well, but instead returned to the driver's seat and shut the door.
Edward did not like the idea of hiding. He had been missing Bella desperately, especially now that he was only a short distance from her front door. Reluctantly he agreed, ducking behind the trees. Alice was there, and that did give him some comfort, but even now he found he was desperately missing his ability to read Jacob's mind. His gut was telling him that Jacob was hiding something.
Bella's mood immediately perked up as she noticed Edward and his car in the same place as when she left that morning. Oddly, Jacob's car was parked right behind his, but he was nowhere in sight, and she was left to wonder where he was. Hopefully he was close by, she thought. She had been anxious to speak to both of them. No sooner had Alice pulled in to the driveway than Bella hopped out with books in hand. It had been a miserable day without Edward, and now as she neared his car and found his expression nearly the same, the familiar disheartened feeling enveloped her.
She waved to the vampire she loved on the other side of the window, not knowing what to say. A hopeful smile lit her face as he waved back.
"Hi, Bella," Jacob greeted through the window. Looking lovely as always, she was just on the other side of the glass, and the heat in his throat was only a flicker. Not so bad, he told himself. He could handle it. Sure. "I'm coming out," he announced, pointing out so that she would step back.
Concerned but hopeful, her brows drew together. "Are you sure?"
Jacob gave her his best reassuring smile as he opened the door, but as soon as it was open a crack, a heady whiff of her exquisite scent washed over him. He paused, still seated, somewhat relieved to find that Alice was now standing by Bella. What if Edward was right? Jacob could never live with himself if he hurt her.
"Edward?" Bella wondered if it truly was as bad as it had been before.
Bella is not a meal, he told himself. I don't like the taste of blood. He could read the concern in Alice's thoughts and posture as she took Bella's hand protectively in hers, ready to guard.
Fighting the urge to be close by in case he was needed, Edward watched from behind the tree as Jacob slowly emerged from the driver's side. Jacob was taking it slow, which was very, very good. "Baby steps," Edward whispered, willing Jacob to hear him. Bella tried to step closer to him, but Alice held her in place, and Jacob raised his hands in a gesture for her to remain still.
"Back up, please," Jacob told her, his voice hoarse. He closed his eyes as the full effect of her aroma drowned his senses, and the awful scorching threatened to inflame his throat. A wash of venom flooded his mouth. Bella was like prime rib, and Jacob was so very hungry.
Plug your nose! Alice's internal voice shouted as she and Bella took a few steps back.
His fingers pinched his nostrils shut, and he felt some relief, although the scent was still strong as the fire raged. Swallowing back the venom, he told himself, I'm not a bloodsucker. I do not eat my best friends, no matter how good they taste.
"You won't hurt her, Edward," Alice told him confidently, but her uncertain thoughts about her absence of visions had left her second guessing herself.
Jacob shook his head, still pinching his nose tightly. "I won't," he said, more for himself than for anyone else.
Alarmed by Edward's alien battle with his self-control, Bella simply stood there and watched. Sure, she had seen Edward struggle before, but could not recall him not being able to stand next to her. It was worse than she thought… No, she thought, Edward was stronger than this. He had held and kissed her many times, for heaven's sake. She looked to Alice, trying to lift her hand from Alice's steel grip.
"Please, let me try," Bella asked. "I have to try." Edward looked so miserable to her as he fought back his internal demons. Bella had never believed any such evil could have ever existed in him.
Deeply saddened by the situation, Alice searched her psyche for an outcome, and there was none. Taking that as a sign, she released Bella's palm, and Bella moved forward until she was standing three feet before him.
She said only three words, words she remembered telling him before. "I trust you." She held out her hand, unable to tolerate being apart from him.
Jacob was in awe of her, of how brave she was. He was awestruck by her devotion, by her faith…and it made him love her all the more. It made it slightly easier to ignore the scorch in his throat, and Jacob stepped toward her and took his hand in hers, still pinching his nose with the other. He didn't care that she thought he was Edward. Bella felt warm and sweet as her arms snaked around his waist…and she wanted him.
Edward, I don't think that's such a good idea.
Ignoring the image in Alice's mind, Jacob braced his arm around Bella lightly, wanting to hold her close, but the burn in his throat grew stronger. "I'm fine," he insisted.
Bella looked up into his expressionless face. "We can get through this. We've done it before. Everything is going to be fine," she told him softly, leaning her cheek into his chest and breathing in his irresistible scent. Any moment, he was going to tell her that she was crazy, asking for trouble, but she didn't care. Being apart from him was not a life at all.
Jacob believed her. Releasing his nostrils from the prison of his thumb and index finger, his other arm wrapped around her, and for a moment he felt happiness.
Edward, please!
On alert behind the tree, Edward was watching. He did not like this one bit, but was amazed by the control Jacob was exhibiting. There he was, holding her, and though Alice was now right behind him, Jacob appeared to have it together. It had been difficult to watch, but what was worse was seeing Bella in the role of prey again. Edward had never wanted her to feel that way if he could help it. He glanced to Alice, who was very still, her eyes fixed in a trance, and it might have been imperceptible to others if he had not experienced it himself, but in a second of sheer horror, Edward saw Jacob open his mouth…and bare his teeth.
Bella cried out in pain as Jacob's grip tightened around her to the point where she could hardly breathe, and the shade of gold in his eyes blackened. His head was cocked to the side hesitantly as he scoped out the vein in her neck, but before his lips could meet her flesh, he felt himself pulled backward and thrown several feet into the air until his behind hit the concrete.
Edward raced to stand in front of Bella, and Alice hovered over Jacob with her arms and hands up in attack position.
"Get him out of here, Alice!" Edward directed.
She thought she had smelled the dog nearby, and she was sure she didn't like his tone. Alice had moved behind her sibling and was holding his arms behind his back, knowing that he could break from her grip if he wanted to, but was still exerting all her strength to hold him down. "Excuse me?" she asked the boy wolf. "You show up out of nowhere, and you're telling me what to do?"
"Please, Alice. I didn't come here for a fight." That was true. He could not fight her even if he wanted to.
Bella felt like her feet were frozen in place, her mind covered in a cloud of disbelief at what had just happened. She had been unable to process Jacob's presence even as he told her to get inside the house.
"Do what he says," Jacob told Alice and Bella weakly.
Alice was surprised by this, but complied, helping him to his feet. Her brother was not putting up a fight and might as well have been a robot for all the life he had in him at the moment. His face was a mask of devastation, and he allowed her to lead him to her Porsche.
Edward was pulling a limp Bella toward her front door, wondering if he would have to carry her. She appeared to be in shock. "Please, Bella. Quickly," he urged as his gaze returned to Alice. She was tucking Jacob into the passenger seat. He knew that Jacob could easily break free and charge at Bella once again.
Her gaze stayed fixed on the vampire she loved. She still could not believe what he had almost done, and the old hole in her heart was ripping into large uneven cracks. She could hear Jacob's voice, but not process the words. And before Alice drove off, she heard Edward's voice call out to her.
"I'm sorry."
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10 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks
Published on December 22, 2020 at 3:34 pm by Fahad Saleem in Dividend Stocks, Economy, Hedge Funds, News
In this article we analyze 10 best healthcare dividend stocks. Our thesis scrutinizes top healthcare companies with solid product pipelines as well as a strong history of dividends, with over 2% yield and no cuts in the last 5 years (including 2020). Click to skip ahead our discussion and see the 5 Best Healthcare Dividend Stocks.
The coronavirus crisis ushered in an era of dramatic volatility for healthcare stocks. While major healthcare companies like Pfizer Inc. (PFE), Moderna Inc (NASDAQ: MRNA) and AstraZeneca plc (NASDAQ: AZN) became the center of attention as the world held its breath for a vaccine, major hospital operators, pharmacies and health services companies suffered losses amid declining elective surgeries, emergency department and clinic closures. According to a study conducted by the American Hospital Association, American hospitals and health systems suffered a $202.6 billion loss in a period of four months because of the coronavirus crisis. Despite all of this, S&P 500 Health Care Sector Index is up over 7.8% year to date. Most of the losses faced by the healthcare industry were temporary, and the industry retains its deep organic roots for long-term growth.
Should I Still Invest in Healthcare Stocks?
Healthcare remains one of the biggest and lucrative industries to invest in. Evolving viruses, ageing population and a need for swift innovation is driving growth in the healthcare industry. National health spending in the U.S. is expected to rise at an average annual rate of 5.4% from 2019 through 2028, reaching $6.2 trillion. Innovation, research and product development is direly needed in all segments of the healthcare industry, including diagnostics and therapeutics.
But perhaps the biggest driver of growth in healthcare stocks is technology, which is set to transform the healthcare industry with artificial intelligence, Internet of Things and Big Data. To give you a sneak peek of the enormous innovation on the horizon for the industry, here are a few areas which are going to transform healthcare:
– Companies working on drone delivery of medicines
– Using stem cell to create replacement beta cells that produce insulin for diabetes treatment
– Pocket-sized ultrasound devices
– Wearable health devices
– Avoiding invasive heart surgeries by using 3D digital heart-like devices for detailed examination and scenario testing
– Using AI for early cancer detection
– Using computer imaging and scanning for detection of tumors
Data from Access to Medicine Foundation which analyses product pipelines of 20 biggest R&D-based pharmaceutical companies show that major healthcare companies are working on 1,314 key projects, which include treatment for chronic and life-threatening diseases. A major chunk of these products are from the non-communicable diseases category, which includes chronic or lifestyle diseases such as heart disease and diabetes. Cancer dominates the R&D pipelines with over 600 projects. Companies are also racing to develop treatments autoimmune, inflammatory and musculoskeletal diseases. Over 54 million Americans suffer from arthritis, with 24 million having to limit their life activities because of the autoimmune disease.
Several healthcare companies are also working on rare disease treatments, an industry whose worth will reach $169 billion by 2022. These diseases — involving human nervous system, heart, skin, brain, muscle and blood — are affecting millions of Americans.
In its U.S. healthcare outlook report, Moody’s said that healthcare companies are expected to generate revenue in 2021 above 2019 levels amid medical product innovation, increasing demand and favorable demographics.
“The worst case scenario for most US healthcare companies did not materialize in the second quarter of 2020. Among public companies that have reported their financial results, revenue drops in April were muted by a rapid recovery in volumes in late May and June on the back of pent-up demand for services as lock-downs were lifted,” Moody’s analyst Jessica Gladstone said in the report.
Deloitte also believes that healthcare sector will see several opportunities in the future, as the firm expects the industry to grow at a CAGR of 5% from 2019 through 23. According to Deloitte, some catalysts for healthcare stocks include aging population, rising prevalence of chronic diseases, infrastructure investments, technological advancements, evolving care models, increasing labor costs amidst workforce shortages, and the expansion of health care systems in developing markets.
How To Choose Healthcare Stocks for Investment?
The healthcare industry is huge and it’s crucial to put your money in the right stocks if you really want to make big profits. While selecting healthcare stocks to invest, there could be a lot of factors to analyze. But for this article we will talk about the most popular healthcare stocks among hedge funds that pay at least 2% dividend, with no dividend cuts in the last 5 years. Dividend investing is ideal if you are ready to wait and want a steady income source. If a famous healthcare company is paying over 2% dividend that means it is stable and has an investor-friendly approach.
Financial markets are becoming volatile by the day and it’s extremely important to do your research before you invest your money. Not even so-called “experts” are safe from the surprises the market can throw at you. The hedge fund industry’s reputation has been tarnished in the last decade during which its hedged returns couldn’t keep up with the unhedged returns of the market indices. On the other hand, Insider Monkey’s research was able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that outperformed the S&P 500 ETFs by more than 78 percentage points since March 2017 (see the details here). We were also able to identify in advance a select group of hedge fund holdings that significantly underperformed the market. We have been tracking and sharing the list of these stocks since February 2017 and they lost 13% through November 16. That’s why we believe hedge fund sentiment is an extremely useful indicator that investors should pay attention to. You can subscribe to our free newsletter on our homepage to receive our stories in your inbox.
Dividend investing is one of the solid and proven ways of making wealth. Waiting for longer periods of time without any kind of income becomes too difficult for average investors. In dividend investing, you just sit and wait out the market, while cash rolls in. Additionally, you can reinvest your dividends in cheap stocks to further expand and diversify your portfolio. Now, let’s take a look at the 10 best healthcare dividend stocks to buy according to hedge funds.
10. Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE: CAH)
Dublin, Ireland and Ohio-based Cardinal Health Inc (NYSE: CAH) has a dividend yield of 3.61%, with no dividend cuts in the last 5 years. On Dec. 14, Cardinal was selected by the Ohio Department of Health for the distribution COVID-19 vaccines.
In November, Cardinal beat analysts’ forecasts for fiscal first quarter, reporting a 4.6% -year-over-year revenue growth. The company also increased fiscal 2021 adjusted EPS outlook to $5.65-$5.95, versus prior guidance of $5.25-$5.65.
Richard S. Pzena’s Pzena Investment Management owns 3,105,881 shares of Cardinal Health, which have a total worth of over $145.82 million. Overall, 45 hedge funds in Insider Monkey’s database are bullish on Cardinal Health, with total investments worth over $1 billion
9. Amgen, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMGN)
Amgen ranks 9th in our list of the 10 best healthcare dividend stocks. California-based Amgen on Dec. 17 upped its quarterly dividend per share to $1.76, a 10% increase. The stock has a forward dividend yield of 3.10%. Amgen’s Buy rating was reiterated by Goldman Sachs analyst Terence Flynn on Dec. 15.
Amgen recently won FDA approval for RIABNI, its treatment of adults with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia. In another victory for Amgen, the FDA in early December designated the company’s sotorasib a Breakthrough Therapy for the treatment of advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) with KRAS G12C mutation.
As of the end of the third quarter, Cliff Asness’ AQR Capital Management is the biggest shareholder in the company, with over 1.2 million shares, worth over $300 million.
Amgen shares are down over 5% year to date.
8. Eli Lilly And Co (NYSE: LLY)
Eli Lilly ranks 8th on the list of 10 best healthcare dividend stocks. The company on Dec. 14 increased its dividend by 15%, to $0.85 The stock was trending recently after the company upped its full-year 2020 revenue and earnings guidance, and provided a positive outlook for 2021. The company now has a forward dividend yield of 2.01%. Goldman Sachs analyst Terence Flynn increased his price target for the company to $209 from $183, citing guidance hikes and updates on product pipeline.
The company also revealed its plans to acquire Prevail Therapeutics (NASDAQ:PRVL).
Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) also plans to start a new pragmatic study of bamlanivimab in high-risk COVID-19 in New Mexico.
At the end of the third quarter, 60 hedge funds in Insider Monkey’s database of smart money held positions in LLY, up from 51 funds in the second quarter.
7. CVS Health Corp (NYSE: CVS)
CVS ranks 7th in our list of the 10 best healthcare dividend stocks. CVS Pharmacy’s owner has a dividend yield of 2.91%. The company reported a 3.5% year-over-year increase in revenue for the third quarter. The company opened 4,000 testing sites for coronavirus tests and conducted over 6 million COVID-19 tests. CVS recently started its COVID-19 vaccine program for the residents of long-term care facilities. The company was also chosen by the Department of Health and Human Services to give Eli Lilly’s (NYSE:LLY) COVID-19 treatment bamlanivimab to patients in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.
In its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, Bill Miller’s Miller Partners shed some light on why they believe CVS stock will gain value in the future. Here’s what the hedge fund said:
“CVS is a name we owned earlier but exited in the COVID hit to deploy funds to names offering more significant near term recovery potential. CVS lagged in the ensuing recovery but we still think it’s an undervalued mix of businesses. If you value you the pieces, a healthcare insurance company, a pharmacy benefits manager, and a retail pharmacy, you get values roughly 50% greater than the current stock price. We think its vertical integration strategy around lowering the cost of healthcare through “Health Hubs” offers you free option value at current prices. We used long-term call options which we thought offered favorable risk-return”
6. Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD)
California-based Gilead focuses on the development of antiviral drugs used in the treatment of HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and influenza. Gilead’s famous drug Remdesivir has been in the limelight since several studies showed effectiveness of the drug in the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The European Medicines Agency’s advisory group CHMP recently gave positive comments about the drug and recommended its marketing authorization.
Gilead has a dividend yield of 4.65%. The company announced an 8% in quarterly cash dividend in February.
In its Q3 2020 Investor Letter, hedge fund Tao Value talked about Gilead and highlighted the company’s future outlook and possible growth catalysts. Here’s what the fund said:
“On the detracting side, our largest detractor is Gilead Sciences (ticker: GILD), which dragged 104 bps. Gilead reported a lackluster Q2, falling short of earning estimate by relatively large margin. It however it raised its full year revenue and earning guidance, possibly due to incremental Remdesivir revenue in 2nd half year. Gilead also announced a big acquisition of Immunomedics for $21 billion. Through this acquisition, Gilead will add Immunomedics’ crown asset Trodelvy to its oncology pipeline and expect it could be significantly accretive to earnings since 2023. The share price decline might be due to COVID19 themed traders seek exit after a good run. I didn’t see changes to our original thesis.”
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Is TECH A Good Stock To Buy According To Hedge Funds?
Published on December 21, 2020 at 10:03 am by Reymerlyn Martin in Hedge Funds, News
With the third-quarter round of 13F filings behind us it is time to take a look at the stocks in which some of the best money managers in the world preferred to invest or sell heading into the fourth quarter. One of these stocks was Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH).
Is TECH a good stock to buy? Hedge funds were in a bullish mood. The number of bullish hedge fund bets increased by 3 recently. Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) was in 30 hedge funds’ portfolios at the end of the third quarter of 2020. The all time high for this statistic is 27. This means the bullish number of hedge fund positions in this stock currently sits at its all time high. Our calculations also showed that TECH isn’t among the 30 most popular stocks among hedge funds (click for Q3 rankings and see the video for a quick look at the top 5 stocks).
According to most shareholders, hedge funds are seen as worthless, old financial vehicles of the past. While there are over 8000 funds with their doors open today, Our experts choose to focus on the aristocrats of this group, approximately 850 funds. It is estimated that this group of investors administer most of the hedge fund industry’s total capital, and by observing their top equity investments, Insider Monkey has formulated numerous investment strategies that have historically exceeded Mr. Market. Insider Monkey’s flagship short hedge fund strategy beat the S&P 500 short ETFs by around 20 percentage points annually since its inception in March 2017. Our portfolio of short stocks lost 13% since February 2017 (through November 17th) even though the market was up 65% during the same period. We just shared a list of 6 short targets in our latest quarterly update .
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Do Hedge Funds Think TECH Is A Good Stock To Buy Now?
At the end of the third quarter, a total of 30 of the hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey were long this stock, a change of 11% from the previous quarter. On the other hand, there were a total of 21 hedge funds with a bullish position in TECH a year ago. So, let’s find out which hedge funds were among the top holders of the stock and which hedge funds were making big moves.
The largest stake in Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) was held by Renaissance Technologies, which reported holding $77.7 million worth of stock at the end of September. It was followed by Royce & Associates with a $52.4 million position. Other investors bullish on the company included Arrowstreet Capital, Alyeska Investment Group, and Millennium Management. In terms of the portfolio weights assigned to each position Sandler Capital Management allocated the biggest weight to Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH), around 1% of its 13F portfolio. Royce & Associates is also relatively very bullish on the stock, dishing out 0.57 percent of its 13F equity portfolio to TECH.
As aggregate interest increased, some big names have jumped into Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) headfirst. Marshall Wace LLP, managed by Paul Marshall and Ian Wace, established the biggest position in Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH). Marshall Wace LLP had $6.6 million invested in the company at the end of the quarter. John Overdeck and David Siegel’s Two Sigma Advisors also made a $1.7 million investment in the stock during the quarter. The other funds with brand new TECH positions are Paul Tudor Jones’s Tudor Investment Corp, Ed Bosek’s BeaconLight Capital, and Alec Litowitz and Ross Laser’s Magnetar Capital.
Let’s check out hedge fund activity in other stocks similar to Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH). We will take a look at Albemarle Corporation (NYSE:ALB), Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY), Nuance Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NUAN), Shaw Communications Inc (NYSE:SJR), Huntington Bancshares Incorporated (NASDAQ:HBAN), Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE:MPW), and Elastic N.V. (NYSE:ESTC). This group of stocks’ market caps resemble TECH’s market cap.
ALB 27 112814 2
ALLY 53 1927912 -1
NUAN 45 3050684 1
SJR 13 111942 0
HBAN 27 121358 -3
MPW 21 286844 4
ESTC 36 1457200 -7
Average 31.7 1009822 -0.6
As you can see these stocks had an average of 31.7 hedge funds with bullish positions and the average amount invested in these stocks was $1010 million. That figure was $259 million in TECH’s case. Ally Financial Inc (NYSE:ALLY) is the most popular stock in this table. On the other hand Shaw Communications Inc (NYSE:SJR) is the least popular one with only 13 bullish hedge fund positions. Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ:TECH) is not the least popular stock in this group but hedge fund interest is still below average. Our overall hedge fund sentiment score for TECH is 59.3. Stocks with higher number of hedge fund positions relative to other stocks as well as relative to their historical range receive a higher sentiment score. Our calculations showed that top 20 most popular stocks among hedge funds returned 41.3% in 2019 and outperformed the S&P 500 ETF (SPY) by 10 percentage points. These stocks gained 33.3% in 2020 through December 18th and still beat the market by 16.4 percentage points. A small number of hedge funds were also right about betting on TECH as the stock returned 29.4% since the end of the third quarter (through 12/18) and outperformed the market by an even larger margin.
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Jim Chaos And Dan Loeb’s Lawuit, SEC After Hedge Funds, Jim Roger And Seth Klarman’s Interview
Published on December 27, 2011 at 9:53 am by Bob Luochang Yu in Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Kynikos, Third Point Are Dismissed From $8 Billion Fairfax Suit (Bloomberg)
James Chanos’ Kynikos Associates LP and Daniel Loeb’s Third Point LLC won dismissal from an $8 billion lawsuit accusing the two hedge funds of spreading negative information to drive down Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd. (FFH)’s stock price. New Jersey Superior Court Judge Stephan C. Hansbury in Morristown granted their requests yesterday, saying they couldn’t be sued in New Jersey. Hansbury also dismissed Institutional Credit Partners LLC. All three firms are based in New York. In addition to Chanos and Loeb, also dropped from the suit were Jeffrey Perry, an analyst at Third Point, and William Gahan, who was an analyst at ICP. In September, Hansbury dismissed billionaire Steven A. Cohen and his Stamford, Connecticut-based SAC Capital Advisors LP from the case. “One must establish that the defendants purposely availed themselves of the State of New Jersey and that the alleged improper conduct was expected or intended to be felt within the State of New Jersey,” Hansbury wrote. He said Fairfax didn’t do that. Fairfax, a Toronto-based insurer, sued the hedge funds in 2006, alleging they acted to harm the company because they were betting its stock price would decline. The hedge funds named in the suit have denied Fairfax’s accusations.
SEC Ups Its Game to Identify Rogue Firms (WSJ)
It is the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new “most-wanted” list: a chart covered with handwritten notes, yellow highlighter and the names of about 100 hedge funds. The hedge funds have one thing in common: Their performance seems too good to be true, with some trouncing the overall market and others churning out modest results without ever suffering a down month. Some funds on the list stumble but still always outperform rival hedge funds. “There is serious fraud in this space, and we have been attacking it,” said Bruce Karpati, co-chief of the SEC’s asset-management enforcement unit. The hedge-fund chart dominates a corner of his lower Manhattan office. The list is the low-tech product of a high-tech effort by the SEC to crack down on fraud at hedge funds and other investment firms. After the agency failed to detect the $17.3 billion Ponzi scheme by Bernard L. Madoff, who wowed investors with steady returns over several decades, SEC officials decided they needed a way to trawl through performance data and look for red flags that might signal a possible fraud.
Sears To Close More Stores As Holiday Sales Slump (Reuters)
Sales at Sears Holdings, whose chairman and top shareholder is hedge fund manager Edward Lampert, have fallen every year since it was formed through the merger of Sears and Kmart in 2005. And so far this holiday season, the drop has continued. Same-store sales at Kmart were down 4.4 percent in the current quarter through Christmas Day, and down 6 percent at Sears’ U.S. stores. Companywide, they were down 5.2 percent, the company said on Tuesday.
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Typically limited to 90 second soundbite-gathering exercises on mainstream financial media, Australia’s Finance News Network gives Jim Rogers the chance to discuss much more broadly his outlook not just for 2012 but beyond. Surprised by the false optimism he sees globally, he is not concerned that consensus is too bearish, and worries that the political pressure and central banker un-independence will inevitably lead to more and more money printing.
Seth Klarman And Charlie Rose (Frankly Speaking)
Interviews with Seth Klarman are relatively rare, and so it was with great excitement that I came across an interview I had missed last month with Charlie Rose and Seth Klarman at a Facing History and Ourselves event. In this interview, Klarman spends the first ~1/3 discussing his work with the charity and his other philanthropic activities through his family foundation. The remainder is devoted to investment philosophy, discussing value investing and what it means to him. He even hints at republishing his exceedingly rare book Margin of Safety to raise money for charity.
SEC Backs Lehman Brokerage In Barclays Dispute After Shortfall (Bloomberg)
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission sided with the bankrupt Lehman Brothers Inc. (LEHMQ) brokerage in a $3 billion dispute with Barclays Plc (BARC) over assets, saying the defunct brokerage didn’t have enough money to pay customers. In October, Barclays and brokerage trustee, James Giddens, both appealed U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck’s ruling that gave Barclays “only a conditional right” to $769 million in the reserve account, unless Giddens had enough to pay customers. In addition to the $769 million, reserves include $507 million in margin for customer transactions at the Options Clearing Corp., the SEC said. Giddens is liquidating the remnants of the Lehman brokerage to pay hedge funds and institutional investors after Barclays took over most of the brokerage clients, with some $43 billion in assets, and some of the trading businesses.
BofA Mulls More Asset Sales To Boost Capital (Reuters)
Bank of America Corp (BAC) is lagging behind its major U.S. competitors in complying with new capital rules, leading the bank to consider even more asset sales, sources said. The bank’s management is focused on not being an outlier compared to its peers and believes it has “viable alternatives” to increase its capital levels, a person familiar with the situation told Reuters. “A question a serious board should ask is, ‘Do we want to one of the top four banks?'” said Tom Brown, chief executive of hedge fund Second Curve Capital, citing additional capital requirements and limits on acquisitions.
Paul Orwicz To Rejoin SAC As Sursum Shuts (AR)
Paul Orwicz, the hotshot SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager who left to launch his own fund last year, plans to rejoin Steve Cohen’s multibillion-dollar firm following the rapid decline of his long/short equity shop Sursum Capital Management, according to former employees and people familiar with the situation. In going back to SAC and shutting Sursum, Orwicz ends a short-lived foray into running his own firm.
The Sweet Charity of Hedge Funds (FINalternatives)
“[Hedge fund employees] are the most generous group of people in the industry,” said Dee Dee Ricks, a hedge fund consultant. Ricks, founder and partner at Ricks Consulting Firm, was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2007 and has since raised an undisclosed eight-figure sum for the illness, mostly thanks to the hedge fund community.
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Edward Lampert’s ESL Investments Disclosed 22.7% Activist Stake In Autozone... Jim Chanos and Daniel S. Loeb Vs. Prem Watsa Yahoo Splits Off Asian Asset, Marc Lasry May Buy Quiznos, Mudd Leaves Fortress... Insider Trading: Tom Brown’s Second Curve Capital Bought 105 Thousand Shares... Fortress’ Daniel Mudd Sued by SEC for Work at Fannie Mae Afternoon Aggregate News: David Einhorn’s “Big Short”, Amaranth’s $...
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Mudd Steps Down From Fortress, Soros’ Warning, Hedge Funds And Greece…
Published on January 25, 2012 at 11:52 am by Bob Luochang Yu in Hedge Funds, Macroeconomic Predictions
Hedgies Braving Battered Markets to Go It Alone (Reuters)
Several high-profile hedge fund managers are preparing to strike out on their own this year, supported by strong followings and unfazed by a year of poor industry performance that has shaken investor confidence in the $2 trillion sector. Managers including ex-Gartmore star Guillaume Rambourg, ex-Barclays Capital (BARC) commodities trader Todd Edgar and Sutesh Sharma, a senior proprietary trader at Citi (C), are among those trying their luck, said several hedge fund investors and sources familiar with capital raisings in the industry.
Fortress Chief Executive Officer Daniel Mudd Steps Down After SEC Lawsuit (Bloomberg)
Fortress Investment Group LLC (FIG) said Daniel Mudd resigned as chief executive officer and a director of the New York-based hedge fund and private-equity firm after a leave of absence to respond to a government lawsuit. “I do not want the uncertainty associated with a leave of absence, on my part, to become a distraction for either Fortress or its investors, and thus, I have decided to resign,” Mudd said yesterday in a statement.
Sprott Sees Gloomy Year Ahead, But Not For Gold (Reuters)
Hedge fund manager Eric Sprott has just one word of advice for private investors in 2012: gold. The Toronto-based money manager, whose $9 billion Sprott Asset Management has made a mint for investors due to large and successful bets on metals, told an investor conference on Tuesday that everyone should make room for the shiny metal in their portfolios.
Soros: Austerity fomenting Europe tensions (Market Watch)
Billionaire investor George Soros warned on Wednesday that the austerity Germany wants to impose on other euro-zone nations “will push Europe into a deflationary debt spiral.” Germans “have been traumatized by inflation and they don’t understand the threat that deflation can cause,” Soros told reporters at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos. “There’s a shift in German thinking recognizing this isn’t working, but we’re quite far yet from abandoning this emphasis on inflation as the only threat to stability.”
George Soros on The Coming U.S. Class War (The Daily Beast)
Has the great short seller gone soft? Well, yes. Sitting in his 33rd-floor corner office high above Seventh Avenue in New York, preparing for his trip to Davos, he is more concerned with surviving than staying rich. “At times like these, survival is the most important thing,” he says, peering through his owlish glasses and brushing wisps of gray hair off his forehead. He doesn’t just mean it’s time to protect your assets. He means it’s time to stave off disaster. As he sees it, the world faces one of the most dangerous periods of modern history—a period of “evil.” Europe is confronting a descent into chaos and conflict. In America he predicts riots on the streets that will lead to a brutal clampdown that will dramatically curtail civil liberties. The global economic system could even collapse altogether.
As Euro Crisis Fears Ease, Focus Turns To Growth (Reuters)
There is a palpable sense of hope at the annual Davos World Economic Forum that the euro zone is edging away from the brink of catastrophe but business leaders say Europe’s woes are still holding back a global recovery. Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers wrote in a Reuters column this week that “anxiety about the future remains a major driver of economic performance.” That feeling is echoed among the U.S. investment community. “People are not sure what’s priced in,” said Sassan Ghahramani, CEO of U.S.-based SGH Macro Advisors, which advises hedge funds. “There is a Europe fatigue in markets.”
Trader Gougenheim eyes $50 mln Glasnost hedge fund (Reuters)
Hedge fund industry veteran Philippe Gougenheim wants to raise $50 million-plus for a highly liquid global macro hedge fund he says can guard against the unpredictable influence of euro zone politicians on markets. Gougenheim, who was head of hedge funds at Swiss fund firm Unigestion, will launch the Cayman-domiciled Glasnost fund in June, named after the former USSR’s 1980s policy of openness and transparency.
Distressed Buyers Take Wait-and-See View Amid Euro Crisis Cloud (Bloomberg)
Europe’s sovereign-debt crisis and concern about a double-dip recession in the U.S. have distressed-debt investors split on whether to buy the riskiest securities amid an expected rise in defaults, according to a survey of 100 asset managers and traders. “If you go back a year, there was perhaps more hedge fund confidence that they were going to be able to figure out and master the European problem and profit from it,” said Timothy DeSieno, a New York-based partner at Bingham McCutchen LLP, which co-sponsored the survey. “There are a few heads hanging these days having realized the governments have gone to such extremes that they’ve beaten hedgies back more than they might have expected a year ago.”
Hedge Funds Scramble to Unload Greek Debt (Deal Book)
Hedge funds that in the last month or so have purchased an estimated 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) of beaten down Greek bonds that mature on March 20 are now trying to unload their positions, according to brokers and traders. That is because it is becoming clear to one and all that Greece — under pressure from its financial backers — is preparing to impose a broad-based haircut that would hit all investors with a loss of 50 percent or more, whether they agree to the deal or not.
Romney’s 13.9% Tax Rate Shows Power of Investment Tax Preference (Bloomberg)
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s 2010 tax returns and the 13.9 percent rate he paid highlight how wealthy investors can use the preferential treatment of income classified as capital gains and dividends to minimize payments to the U.S. government. The returns provide a glimpse into the financial life of Romney, whose campaign estimates his fortune at between $190 million and $250 million. Romney and his wife, Ann, receive money from blind trusts that invest in hedge funds and receive profits that flow from the private-equity investments Romney made during his career at Bain Capital LLC. The couple donated about 16 percent of their income to charity.
Carried Interest Debate in Spotlight amid Romney Tax Release (Bloomberg)
Democrats are reviving efforts to end a tax break for private-equity and hedge-fund executives as Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s tax return shows he used it to help limit his 2010 tax rate to 13.9 percent. At issue is the tax code’s treatment of carried interest, or the share of profits that partners in private equity firms, hedge funds and real estate developments receive as most of their compensation. That income is taxed at the 15 percent capital gains rate rather than at ordinary income rates.
Quiznos Slices Up Its Debt in Restructuring (WSJ)
The troubled Quiznos sandwich chain reached a debt-restructuring deal with lenders that will hand ownership of the chain to Avenue Capital Group. The deal, approved by all Quiznos creditors, keeps the chain, known for toasted subs, out of bankruptcy court. Avenue, the hedge fund controlled by billionaire Marc Lasry, will invest $150 million in Quiznos as part of the deal, and convert some debt to equity. Avenue will own more than 70% of the chain. All told, the restructuring cuts Quiznos’s roughly $870 million debt by about $300 million.
Stakes Rise in Canadian Railroad Fight (WSJ)
Activist investor Bill Ackman said he will indemnify Hunter Harrison against any losses of his Canadian National Railway Co. pension benefits, hoping to ensure that Mr. Harrison continues to pursue the top job at rival Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (CP). Mr. Ackman’s move on Tuesday was the latest in an intensifying battle between the railroads.
Billionaire, Millionaire Square Off At NYC Trial (WSJ)
A longtime friendship that went sour between billionaire Ronald Perelman and his right-hand dealmaking fellow executive took center stage Tuesday at a trial over a $16 million dispute. “I never expected to be at odds with Mr. Perelman,” Donald Drapkin told a Manhattan federal court jury at a legal proceeding that flowed from the fallout of the two wealthy and powerful dealmakers. In opening statements, his lawyer, Elkan Abramowitz, argued that MacAndrews & Forbes used the flimsiest of excuses to stop paying Drapkin after he left the company “he helped build” to run a hedge fund.
Trump: Banks to Blame for Hotel Malaise (WSJ)
The U.S. hotel industry would be faring even better and perhaps expanding with new construction if it weren’t for banks’ reluctance to lend to the hotel industry. So says Donald Trump, long-time hotelier and television personality who flirted with a presidential run. Other pending hotel deals involving Mr. Trump includes his $150 million stalking-horse offer to buy the 692-room Doral Golf Resort & Spa near Miami from hedge fund Paulson & Co. and Winthrop Realty Trust, which put the resort and four others under bankruptcy protection in early 2011. Trump had lowered its offer to $150 million from an earlier $170 million, explaining that the Doral needs roughly $200 million in upkeep and renovations.
JGBs Tick Up After 1-Week Retreat On Buyback Ahead Of Fed (Reuters)
Japanese government bond prices edged up on Wednesday after a week of retreat on short-covering ahead of steps by the U.S. Federal Reserve to provide a clearer window into official thinking on monetary policy. “I thought hedge fund types would sell futures on the death cross. But we haven’t seen that happening so far. I guess many people are waiting for the FOMC now,” the trader said.
Citi Mulls Further Cuts in Securities And Banking Unit (Reuters)
Citigroup Inc. may consider further restructuring of its securities and banking unit if the business does not see meaningful revenue recovery over the course of 2012, Chief Financial Officer John Gerspach said on a conference call. Citi’s securities and banking unit includes investment banking, private equity and hedge fund operations.
Britain’s FTSE Gains, Eyes on Fed (Reuters)
Britain’s top shares rose on Wednesday after earnings from consumer technology bellwether Apple boosted sentiment, as investors bet the U.S. Federal Reserve will point to interest rates continuing at near zero for a sustained period of time. “The theme so far this year has been buying the underperformers of last year on the hope that the global economy, and especially China and Europe, have seen the bottom,” said Lex van Dam, hedge fund manager at Hampstead Capital, which manages $500 million of assets.
Montag Heralds ‘New Game’ for BofA Investment Banking After Reducing Risk (Bloomberg)
Bank of America Corp.’s global banking and markets division is recovering after credit-rating downgrades ignited concern among clients and trading partners, said co-chief operating officer Thomas K. Montag. Corporate banking clients remained loyal after the downgrade, while hedge funds may have been harder to retain, Montag said. “The markets guys are a little tougher to deal with, as you know,” he said. “We’re winning them back one by one.”
Computer Associates Shares Gain After Net Beats Estimates; Boosts Dividend (Bloomberg)
CA Inc. (CA), the business-technology services provider in talks with an activist investor, surged in late trading after reporting earnings that beat analysts’ estimates and increasing dividends and share buybacks. The shares gained as much as 23 percent to $28 after the markets closed. CA had already climbed 13 percent this year. The Islandia, New York-based company said income from continuing operations rose 34 percent after sales grew in its services and enterprise software units. CA, targeted by Taconic Capital Advisors LP after the hedge fund acquired a 5.1 percent stake this month aiming to boost returns, said it will increase its annual dividend to $1 from 20 cents.
Carlyle Promotions Show Diversification as Firm Prepares IPO (Bloomberg)
Carlyle Group, the world’s second- largest private-equity firm, said less than a quarter of the employees it promoted to senior positions were in its buyout unit as the firm is expanding other businesses in preparation for an initial public offering. Blackstone, the largest private-equity firm, has reduced its reliance on private equity by expanding its real-estate unit to $30 billion of fee-earning assets and its credit business, which invests in loans and other debt, to $28.7 billion as of Sept. 30. Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone’s chief executive officer, has said the firm’s hedge fund-of-funds unit, which has farmed out $37.2 billion to other private-equity firms on behalf of clients, is the largest in the industry.
Hedge Funds Climb Back Across $2 Trillion Threshold (Advanced Trading)
Although it’s been well-documented that hedge funds endured a difficult 2011, research shows the industry enjoyed a bit of a comeback as the year drew to a close. Data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. shows that total capital invested in hedge funds climbed back to $2 trillion to conclude 2011 as net inflows exceeded $70 billion for the year, the most investors have poured into the industry since 2007.
Can A Monkey Beat A Hedge Fund? New Study Reveals Disturbing Stats (Kapitall)
When you choose a hedge fund you do more than choose a firm with a solid history, you choose a professional broker with an impressive resume who will wine and dine you and take all of your investment concerns away. “You’re in good hands,” they’ll assure you. And you’ll believe them. Alas, after analyzing a broad sample of 1,300 funds-of-funds from 1994 through 2009, Benoit Dewaele, Hugues Pirotte, Nils Tuchschmid and Erik Wallerstein published their disturbing findings.
AlphaMetrix Acquires WR Group LLC Assets (Market Watch)
AlphaMetrix LLC, founder of the AlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM), the world’s leading online marketplace for private investments, today announced it has acquired the hedge fund managed account assets of WR Group LLC.
5 Media Stocks To Buy, 5 To Avoid (Market Watch)
Merrill Lynch published a report titled “Media & Entertainment Year Ahead” on Jan. 6, 2012. The report isn’t publicly available, but we will summarize its main points. In their report, Jessica Reif Cohen, Bryan Goldberg, and Peter Henderson highlight four key themes for 2012: moderating growth of national advertising, an increase in content values, equity-friendly capital-allocation events, and possible mergers and acquisitions. The two top picks for the industry are CBS and News Corp. (MarketWatch is owned by News Corp., the publisher of this site.) We are going to discuss the stocks mentioned in this report.
7 Dirt Cheap 5 Stars Rated Stocks by S&P (Insider Monkey)
Value investing is one of the best investment strategies individual investors can use to beat the market in the long run. Even though the stock market was pretty stagnant during the last 10 years, value investors were able to return around 7 percent per year. In the search for large-cap value stocks, we ran a screen for stocks that were rated 5 stars, or “strong buy,” by Standard & Poor’s. We found the following list of 7 stocks each of which has a P/E ratio of 10 or less.
Top IT and BPO Services Stocks Recommended by JP Morgan (Insider Monkey)
J.P. Morgan published a report entitled “IT and BPO Services” on January 12, 2012. The report isn’t publicly available but we will share its main points. In the report, Tien-tsin Huang, Puneet Jain, and Dick Wei share their opinion of the IT and BPO Services stocks performing better relative to the S&P 500 in 2012. Stocks that have a high mix of offshore delivery, have the ability to cut costs of clients, have high exposure to healthcare, and have investments with a long-term impact on growth profile are preferred. The overall IT services budget is expected to be flat “with a potential for modest declines” as the macroeconomic environment worsens. Here are the stocks discussed in the report.
Jim Cramer’s Favorite Technology Stock Picks (Insider Monkey)
Jim Cramer is a former hedge fund manager. Cramer expresses his views on stocks during his TV shows, which has helped many ordinary investors who watch his show daily on TV make their own investments. We believe that by focusing on Jim Cramer’s top recommendations, investors are more likely to beat the market in the long term. In this article, we are going to focus on the technology stocks Cramer are bullish about recently. All companies have at least $10 billion market cap and were recommended by Cramer during his TV show over the past month.
Ken Griffin And Insiders Are Bullish About These Stocks (Insider Monkey)
Corporate insiders and hedge funds generally have an edge over ordinary investors. Our research has shown that investors can beat the market by focusing on the top stock picks of insiders and successful fund managers. In this article, we are going to focus on the stocks that insiders and hedge fund manager Ken Griffin are bullish about. Griffin is the founder and CEO of Citadel Investment Group. He started to trade stock options in his dorm at Harvard when he was a freshman there. Today, Citadel is one of the largest hedge funds in the world and has a reputation for outstanding execution. The fund was up 20.4% in 2011, while many other famous hedge funds suffered losses due to the European debt crisis. Below is a list of stocks both insiders and Ken Griffin love. All stocks were purchased by at least one insider over the past month and Griffin invested more than $10 million in these stocks.
BNY Mellon Taps New Luxembourg Alternatives Sales Head (FINalternatives)
Bank of New York Mellon Corp. has appointed Brian McMahon as its senior alternative industry facing executive in Luxembourg. The company has also promoted Valeria Anderson to senior salesperson, vice president, in the company’s London alternative investment services business development team. Anderson is focusing on developing the company’s business with fund of hedge funds, managed account and UCITS platforms and to expanding the company’s business in France.
U.K. FSA Mulls Alts. Bonus Rules (FINalternatives)
British regulators may extend compensation and bonus rules for banks to alternative investment firms. The Financial Services Authority is considering how to come into compliance with a 2010 European Union law, which gives the new European Securities and Markets Authority power to regulate hedge fund and private equity pay. ESMA has yet to set those compensation standards—and the FSA believes its current rules may be good enough—but the U.K. markets watchdog is moving forward, anyway.
Aberdeen Turns French Biz. Over To Ex-Hedge Fund Head (FINalternatives)
Aberdeen Asset Management has placed its former hedge fund chief in charge of its French business. Sandra Craignou was named co-head for France, alongside Frédéric Lejeune. The duo succeeds Philippe Troesch, who has left the firm.
Northern Trust Promotes Noel In Luxembourg (FINalternatives)
Hedge fund administrator Northern Trust has hired a new executive in Luxembourg. Olivier Noel was named deputy managing director of Northern Trust’s Luxembourg Management Co. Noel has been with the firm for seven years, most recently as head of transfer agency and shareholder services in the Grand Duchy.
The Shrinking Private Equity World (CNN Money)
The notoriously private private equity industry can’t escape the glare of the spotlight these days, but the more immediate issue facing the industry is a lack of funding. In 2011, U.S. firms invested just $32.1 billion in private equity, down nearly 79% from the industry’s peak year in 2007. Unlike hedge funds or other assets that offer quarterly returns, private equity funds return cash to investors only when the companies they’re invested in are sold, go public or add new debt.
California Company Hires Hedge Fund Vet (HFN)
Rotoblock Corporation, a California-based company that invests in emerging technology in China has appointed a hedge fund veteran as CEO. Prior to Rotoblock, Andrew Schneider held positions at Morgan Stanley and Prudential Securities, according to a company statement.
UK Regulatory Change Highlighted As Concern in Survey (HFM Week)
UK-focused regulatory change is of more concern to the hedge fund industry than the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), according to a survey on regulation released today. Compliance consultant the IMS Group polled 225 individuals, including hedge fund managers, prime brokers and other industry participants, with a third naming UK changes – including the reorganisation of UK watchdog the FSA – and 23% the AIFMD as their biggest concern.
Exclusive: Brevan Howard Returns 12.12% in 2011 (Value Walk)
Brevan Howard Master fund, a $34billion hedge fund, has returned 12% for the year, versus the average long/short hedge fund, which returned 2%. The fund was down ~0.50% for December. The best performing month, was a 6% return in August.
Leon Cooperman “8-12% Returns for 2012” (Value Walk)
Omega Advisors CEO Leon Cooperman on the outlook for the U.S. economy and markets.
The SEC’s New Crackdown on Hedge Funds is Pointless (Value Walk)
Hedge fund crackdowns are on the rise, but do they really matter? Even impressive conviction rates and the seizure of hundreds of millions in illicit earnings may mean little to hedge funds, much less the public. Don’t tell that to the Wall Street Journal, which printed the following headline–“FBI Sweep Targets Big Funds”—as Friday’s above-the-fold cover story. The piece highlighted arrests made after an inside information trafficking sting identified employees of several technology and financial companies. It is the latest in several dozen similarly-themed stories the Journal has run in the past six months.
Hedge Bashers (Financial Times)
There’s a cluster of mentions around sections 4.19 thru 4.24. If you or someone close to you is a hedgie, have a cold towel to hand before consulting the detail. In short, it appears that hedge funds are being asked to provide similar levels of disclosure on pay and bonuses to that expected of UK listed companies — i.e. firms that are owned by the wider British public. And it’s way beyond the executive disclosure requirements practiced across most of the continent and also the US.
Hedge Funds Warned On Sub-Custody Risk in Struggling Eurozone States (COO Connect)
Hedge funds, which have assets held at sub-custodians in one or more of the PIIGS (Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain) have been advised to perform greater operational due diligence on their agent banks in the event of a sovereign default. A majority of market commentators are bracing themselves for a Greek default with some speculating the embattled country will leave the eurozone altogether. Some extreme bears even argued a Greek default will take down several weaker economies including Portugal, Italy and Spain.
Beacon Hill’s New RIA Trust Product Attracts First Customer (On Wall Street)
Columbus, Ohio-based Beacon Hill Fund Services announced their first customer for its new Advisors Investment Trust product. The product enables multiple unaffiliated registered investment advisors to co-exist in the same registered investment company. Beacon Hill expects to attract three or four other large clients this year to its new trust product, as more and more institutional advisors move money from hedge funds, SMAs and limited partnerships into mutual funds for the higher transparency, increased regulatory oversight and better reporting.
Why Average Joes Are Beating Hedge Fund Pros (Forbes)
Hedge funds, broadly speaking, were one of the worst investments of 2011. The HFRX global hedge fund index dropped by 8.9% in 2011, following gains of only 5.2% in 2010. Remember that all hedge fund indices have a structural upward bias due to survivorship bias so the actual return to hedge fund investors over the past two year is likely close to a double-digit loss.
Emerging Manager Appetite Growing, Elliott Sells Relativity Stake, Occupy Arrests At GAIM And More (Reuters Hedge World)
Aberdeen Asset ManagementAlan Howard Brevan HowardAlphaMetrixAlphaMetrix Global Marketplace (AGM)Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)Andrew SchneiderAnn RomneyBain CapitalBank of America Corp. (BAC)Bank of New York Mellon Corp.Beacon Hill Fund ServicesBenoit DewaeleBill AckmanBill Ackman Pershing SquareBingham McCutchenBlackstone Group (BX)Brian McMahonBryan GoldbergCA Inc. (CA)Canadian National Railway Co.Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd (CP)Carlyle GroupCBS Corp (CBS)Citigroup Inc. (C)Daniel MuddDavos World Economic ForumDick WeiDonald DrapkinDonald TrumpElkan AbramowitzEric Sprott Sprott Asset ManagementErik WallersteinFinancial Services AuthorityFortress Investment Group (FIG)Frank Brosens Taconic CapitalFrédéric LejeuneGeorge SorosGrand DuchyGreek DebtGuillaume RambourgHampstead CapitalHugues PirotteHunter HarrisonIMS GroupIT and BPO ServicesJessica Reif CohenJim CramerJohn GerspachJohn Paulson - Paulson & Co.Ken Griffin Citadel Investment GroupLawrence SummersLeon Cooperman Omega AdvisorsLex van DamLuxembourg Management Co.MacAndrews & ForbesMarc Lasry Avenue CapitalMedia & Entertainment Year AheadMitt RomneyMorgan StanleyNews Corp (NWSA)Nils TuchschmidNorthern TrustOlivier NoelPeter HendersonPhilippe GougenheimPhilippe TroeschPrudential SecuritiesPuneet JainRonald PerelmanRotoblock CorpSandra CraignouSassan GhahramaniSGH Macro AdvisorsStephen SchwarzmanSutesh SharmaThe IslandiaThomas K. MontagTien-tsin HuangTimothy DeSienoTodd EdgarUnigestionValeria AndersonWinthrop Realty TrustWR Group
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April 23, 1899 "The Intersection At Injustice Boulevard In Georgia" The Story of Sam Hose and WEB D
Today my blog post (www.joesmokethoughts.com) goes back to April 23, 1899. On this date Sam Hose, a young black man was burned at the stake in the Georgia county of Coweta. This horrendous public lynching was viewed by some 5000 people many of whom came from the city of Atlanta, Georgia. The murder of Sam Hose was a vindictive white mob crime that was fed by the newspapers in that area of Georgia, especially the Atlanta Constitution. One of the most vivid accounts of that murder was written in the book, "At The Hands Of Persons Unknown, written by Phillip Dray. The Sam Hose murder is Chapter 1 of that book which I have already read cover to cover on The Blackman Read Aloud Hour,
Phillip Dray aligns the murder of Sam Hose with the effect that murder had on WEB Dubois. Who at the time of Sam Hose's murder was a professor on staff at Atlanta University, Phillip Dray's analysis of Sam Hose's gory murder details the tale of how racial hatred against blacks fueled by uncontrolled media can lead to a mob of whites to relish in a killing that should've turned to stomach and minds of everyone who participated and witness this public lynching.
Sam Hose wasn't an educated man, nor did his ultimate sacrifice lead to changes in the opinions of southern whites regarding black people's oppression. It should've changed the views of white Americans, but it didn't stop the mob from murdering two other black men as a result of the heightened level of racial hatred. Racial hatred drove the white communities surrounding to create a vengeful mob that burned Sam Hose alive. DuBois's thoughts on the level of racist hate were changed due to Sam Hose's murder, Dubois understood how racism and hate had totally consumed many southern whites. DuBois also understood that until those flames of racial hatred of blacks by southern whites were extinguished, Blacks in the south faced white enemies that would continue to stain the soil of the land with the blood of many other Sam Hoses's.
So, today I ask that you listen closely to my reading of Chapter One, A Negro's Life Is a Ver Cheap Thing in Georgia. If we as a black community do not vigorously work to keep our history alive than we stand the chance that stories like the horrendous public murder of Sam Hose will be covered up by a blanket of our own ignorance. Our Black History is in many ways the untold stories of men such as Sam Hose who was not allowed his day of justice in this country. His justice was rendered by a mob who carried cans of kerosene to douse his body and knives to dismember his body parts on April 23, 1899.
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Admissions: Finding your Atlanta Private School
Staff Reports in Education , Features , Private Schools in Metro Atlanta
February 5, 2019 6 mins to read
Greater Atlanta Christian School
When searching for a private or independent school, one of the most stressful parts of the process is often determining what each school is looking for from the admissions process and how to prepare for it. School websites tell you the basics, but you’re often still stuck with questions like: What should information should you be compiling and organizing? How do you and your child work together to find the right fit? What’s the best way to get a good feel for each school?
The Walker School, Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, The Paideia School, St. Martin’s Episcopal School, Pace Academy, Eastside Christian School, Marist School and Greater Atlanta Christian School have your answers. They provided inside information to help KNOWAtlanta readers navigate the whole process.
The best way to prepare for the admissions process is to thoroughly research the schools and narrow down which you think will be the best fit for your child. Rate your priorities: Is having smaller class sizes the most important to you, or is it having a variety of courses and special programs? Along with knowing what kind of learner your child is, making a list like this will help narrow down your options.
Jim Byrne, vice president for admission at Marist, also reminds parents to consider what works best for their unique family needs. Busy families may want to consider schools with extended stay options or those that offer K-12 on the same campus. Others may want an environment that prioritizes diversity or emphasizes religious education.
At Mount Vernon, parents should have questions ready and always keep an open mind, said Head of Marketing Anne Katz. “Families researching schools are encouraged to take a look at, and reflect on, their family values and expectations for their child’s experience,” Katz said.
All of the school leaders agreed that coming to visit campus is the best way to prepare, whether that’s through an open house or an athletic event. “By visiting our school, parents have a chance to gather information and meet our school community first hand,” said JoJo Cadray, assistant director of admissions for outreach at Paideia. “Our admission staff and faculty strive for parents’ visiting experience to be personal and friendly. While on campus, prospective families hear about the school’s philosophy, values, and culture, and observe teachers and students in action. Asking questions allows each family to evaluate how well a school can meet the specific needs of their child, as well as how they can contribute to the school community.”
Saint Martin's Episcopal School. Photo: PWP Studio Photographers
What to Look For in a Visit
Rebecca Condon, director of admission at Walker, said the things parents should be looking for when they first visit a school depend on their priorities for their child, but everyone should take note of one thing in particular. “For some parents, the performing arts auditorium is significant, and for others, the curriculum offered in the science department has more importance,” Condon said. “Regardless of the age or interest of the child, however, it is helpful to look for active engagement between students and teachers.”
Everyone interviewed also agreed that student-teacher involvement should be highly prioritized. Katz from Mount Vernon suggested studying a classroom and asking tour guides how teachers are inspired and equipped, how families can get connected and how students can further discover their strengths and weaknesses in everyday learning. Deb Knoblock, head of school at Eastside Christian, also suggested taking a look at the student-teacher relationship. “During a school visit, parents or guardians should consider the quality of the relationships present among the faculty, as well as between teachers and students,” she said. “Paying close attention to the traits the enrolled students possess is also a wise area of focus.”
Cadray at Paideia provided questions for parents to ask of a school to see if their child would be a good fit:
• Do the students look engaged in their learning?
• Can you picture your child in this classroom?
• What programs are offered that coincide with your child’s interests?
• What are the academic offerings?
• Does the school cultivate the social/emotional development of its students?
• Do teachers create an environment that encourages students to take risks?
• Is the school flexible enough to adjust to the needs of its students?
Cadray said to not only seek the answers to these questions during your school visit from teachers, admissions staff and faculty, but also to coordinate a chat with current families about their experiences. Jennifer McGurn, director of admissions at Pace, advised choosing a school where a child can grow with the wide variety of offerings, since a student’s interests can change over time. She also encouraged parents to take a look at a school’s college placements. “My advice to parents is to look at the depth of a school’s college acceptance list,” McGurn said. “Of course, Ivy League placements are impressive, but what’s more indicative of a school’s college counseling experience is where the other 95 percent of a senior class matriculates. You want a school in which your child will be known, loved and shepherded into the next phase of his or her life with great care.”
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What to Ask of a Teacher Reference
The majority of private and independent schools in the Atlanta area request a recommendation from a previous teacher, if available, so the admissions team can gain a better understanding of prospective student that extends beyond test scores and grade point averages.
“References offer a great peek into everything from intellectual curiosity, work habits, class participation, leadership and character,” explained Mary Helen Bryant, admissions director for Greater Atlanta Christian. “Much of the admissions process is reduced to numbers on a page, but a teacher reference gives an admissions committee a look inside what excites and motivates students and how they interact with others. There’s no easy answer because it takes all types of people to build a healthy school community, but teacher references are a great way to get to know students through the perspective of their most recent school experience.”
Previous teachers can speak to traits and habits that make your student unique, like motivation, curiosity, kindness, achievement, developmental readiness and social and emotional maturity. Kathryn Johnson, assistant director of admission and registrar at St. Martin’s, said in these references, her school is looking for a “candid assessment of a child’s strengths and challenges, as well as a candid assessment of a child’s ability to work collaboratively with other students.”
How Schools Choose Future Students
Many of Atlanta’s private school leaders like to see how your child will interact with their teachers during initial interviews. Typically, prospective students are brought in for an interview or classroom observation, where the child will participate in group or individual academic work.
“Interviews allow members of our school community to get to know applicants through unscripted and unrehearsed interactions,” said McGurn of Pace. “The interview process should be personal — we want to know what makes each applicant tick, how his or her gifts might benefit our greater school community and how we might encourage a child to flourish in the years to come.”
Some schools also include a parent interview process, where you can share more insightful information about your child’s personality and accomplishments.“We don’t just look for children who have already demonstrated unusual talents; some kids’ traits are not particularly unusual, but they bring to the school and bring to life strong character and great promise,” said Katz of Paideia. “There are many ways people can make a difference: sometimes by their achievements and sometimes by their presence.”
Ultimately, some of the best advice for those searching for a private school comes from Bryant at Greater Atlanta Christian: “It is important to keep in mind that the goal for the parent and the school is the same — to determine if a school is a place where their child can thrive and add to the community. … Try to relax and trust the process, understanding there may be more than one place where your child can shine.”
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Doctors face state board after sexual-misconduct claims
Dr. Juan Lases surrenders license after conviction
Two Oklahoma City doctors accused of sexual misconduct faced the state board on Thursday with their licenses in the balance. Dr. Juan Lases surrendered his after a conviction in July.
Two Oklahoma City doctors, accused of sexual misconduct among other claims, faced the state board Thursday with their licenses in the balance.Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure listened as lawyers for Dr. Juan Lases surrendered his license. The move came after a felony conviction of sexual battery last July.Court records showed Lases groped a woman while touching himself."Instead of going through a prosecution or a hearing, he just surrendered his license," said the board's executive director, Lyle Kelsey. "He admitted to everything and submitted his license."Another local doctor is fighting the claims against him. Dr. Wesley Pope practices with the Tri-City Family Clinic in Newcastle and is accused of sexual misconduct and writing illegal prescriptions.This isn't Pope's first run-in with the board. He was suspended in May 2012 following a violation of medical practice probation."He vehemently denies those claims," said attorney Linda Scoggins. "That's part of the reason he's going to a professional assessment."Scoggins said Pope is voluntarily not practicing until he can present more evidence to the board."His patients really support him and have continued to see him as their physician," said Scoggins.The board's next meeting is set for March 7. If Pope's evidence is sufficient, he could return to practice soon after.Crime footer
OKLAHOMA CITY —
Two Oklahoma City doctors, accused of sexual misconduct among other claims, faced the state board Thursday with their licenses in the balance.
Members of the Oklahoma State Board of Medical Licensure listened as lawyers for Dr. Juan Lases surrendered his license. The move came after a felony conviction of sexual battery last July.
UPDATED 11/14: Who Got Arrested? Oklahoma Mugshots
Court records showed Lases groped a woman while touching himself.
"Instead of going through a prosecution or a hearing, he just surrendered his license," said the board's executive director, Lyle Kelsey. "He admitted to everything and submitted his license."
Another local doctor is fighting the claims against him. Dr. Wesley Pope practices with the Tri-City Family Clinic in Newcastle and is accused of sexual misconduct and writing illegal prescriptions.
This isn't Pope's first run-in with the board. He was suspended in May 2012 following a violation of medical practice probation.
"He vehemently denies those claims," said attorney Linda Scoggins. "That's part of the reason he's going to a professional assessment."
Scoggins said Pope is voluntarily not practicing until he can present more evidence to the board.
"His patients really support him and have continued to see him as their physician," said Scoggins.
The board's next meeting is set for March 7. If Pope's evidence is sufficient, he could return to practice soon after.
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Time for self-sacrifice and solidarity; a role every Muslim must play
I want to give my friends a simple message this Ramadan; we are living in a world gripped by the coronavirus pandemic. The Quran teaches: “Beware, those protected by Allah have nothing to fear nor to grieve”. We should not live in fear, but with confidence and complete reliance on Allah and his promise that he is with us. Many of us have responded to the crisis by praying, seeking Allah’s forgiveness and begging his protection.
Ramadan is a time for self-sacrifice and to show solidarity, unity, and love for our community and for our country. On our island, a national response to the coronavirus pandemic is underway. The Prime Minister and his government have played their part by producing a huge economic stimulus package, including all kinds of support for individuals and businesses to ensure they can continue to function. NHS workers are working tirelessly to save lives and protect the public and have rightly been declared ‘National Heroes’. However, the most important response is that of the individual and the community. We are facing a great test of our unity as a country. We know a community can falter but it can also come together. And in these unprecedented times, we must all come together.
Allah tells us that “if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the life of all mankind”. It is not simply our own health we must tend to, but that of our family, of strangers, of our friends and our neighbours. We must do everything we can to keep one another safe. Even if that requires sacrificing our own usual way of life, something that I know will be particularly hard during Ramadan.
This can only come about if we submit our own individualism to the collective will of our society. So, I call on all Muslims to play their part as we are facing a great test of our shared will. It is our individual goodness and collective goodness that will pull us through this crisis.
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Jan. 11, 2021 Politics
A demonstrator holds a sign reading "Impeach" outside the U.S. Capitol days after supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington, U.S. January 11, 2021. Photo by REUTERS/Erin Scott
“Which, in plain terms, means that he encouraged the violence that we experienced at the Capitol last Wednesday with his words, with his actions,” says CBS chief Congressional correspondent Nancy Cordes. “And Democrats now tell me that they have the votes that they need in order to pass not just that impeachment resolution on Wednesday in the House, but also a resolution tomorrow calling on Vice President Pence to activate the 25th Amendment and remove the president from office immediately.”
The Constitution would allow an impeachment trial to happen after a president’s term ends, says Jessica Levinson, law professor at Loyola Law School.
“Impeachment is not just about removal. Because obviously once a president’s term is over, people could say, ‘What’s the point?’ The point would be to say, ‘You can't run in 2024. And you can't raise money. You can't use the benefit of the campaign finance rubric to try and run again in 2024,’” Levinson explains.
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Dawn Journal | March 6, 2015
We Did It! Dawn Arrives at Dwarf Planet Ceres
By Marc Rayman
Dear Unprecedawnted Readers,
Since its discovery in 1801, Ceres has been known as a planet, then as an asteroid, and later as a dwarf planet. Now, after a journey of 3.1 billion miles (4.9 billion kilometers) and 7.5 years, Dawn calls it “home.”
Earth’s robotic emissary arrived at about 4:39 a.m. PST today. It will remain in residence at the alien world for the rest of its operational life, and long, long after.
Before we delve into this unprecedented milestone in the exploration of space, let’s recall that even before reaching orbit, Dawn started taking pictures of its new home. Last month we presented the updated schedule for photography. Each activity to acquire images (as well as visible spectra and infrared spectra) has executed smoothly and provided us with exciting and tantalizing new perspectives.
While there are countless questions about Ceres, the most popular now seems to be what the bright spots are. It is impossible not to be mesmerized by what appear to be glowing beacons, shining out across the cosmic seas from the uncharted lands ahead. But the answer hasn’t changed: we don’t know. There are many intriguing speculations, but we need more data, and Dawn will take photos and myriad other measurements as it spirals closer and closer during the year. For now, we simply know too little.
For example, some people ask if those spots might be lights from an alien city. That’s ridiculous! At this early stage, how could Dawn determine what kinds of groupings Cereans live in? Do they even have cities? For all we know, they may live only in rural communities, or perhaps they only have large states.
What we already know is that in more than 57 years of space exploration, Dawn is now the only spacecraft ever to orbit two extraterrestrial destinations. A true interplanetary spaceship, Dawn left Earth in Sep. 2007 and traveled on its own independent course through the solar system. It flew past Mars in Feb. 2009, robbing the red planet of some of its own orbital energy around the sun. In July 2011, the ship entered orbit around the giant protoplanet Vesta, the second most massive object in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. (By the way, Dawn’s arrival at Vesta was exactly one Vestan year ago earlier this week.) It conducted a spectacular exploration of that fascinating world, showing it to be more closely related to the terrestrial planets (including Earth, home to many of our readers) than to the typical objects people think of as asteroids. After 14 months of intensive operations at Vesta, Dawn climbed out of orbit in Sep. 2012, resuming its interplanetary voyage. Today it arrived at its final destination, Ceres, the largest object between the sun and Pluto that had not previously been visited by a spacecraft. (Fortunately, New Horizons is soon to fly by Pluto. We are in for a great year!)
What was the scene like at JPL for Dawn’s historic achievement? It’s easy to imagine the typical setting in mission control. The tension is overwhelming. Will it succeed or will it fail? Anxious people watch their screens, monitoring telemetry carefully, frustrated that there is nothing more they can do now. Nervously biting their nails, they are thinking of each crucial step, any one of which might doom the mission to failure. At the same time, the spacecraft is executing a bone-rattling, whiplash-inducing burn of its main engine to drop into orbit. When the good news finally arrives that orbit is achieved, the room erupts! People jump up and down, punch the air, shout, tweet, cry, hug and feel the tremendous relief of overcoming a huge risk. You can imagine all that, but that’s not what happened.
If you had been in Dawn mission control, the scene would have been different. You would mostly be in the dark. (For your future reference, the light switches are to the left of the door.) The computer displays would be off, and most of the illumination would be from the digital clock and the string of decorative blue lights that indicate the ion engine is scheduled to be thrusting. You also would be alone (at least until JPL Security arrived to escort you away, because you were not cleared to enter the room, and, for that matter, how did you get past the electronic locks?). Meanwhile, most of the members of the flight team were at home and asleep! (Your correspondent was too, rare though that is. When Dawn entered orbit around Vesta, he was dancing. Ceres’ arrival happened to be at a time less conducive to consciousness.)
Why was such a significant event treated with somnolence? It is because Dawn has a unique way of entering orbit, which is connected with the nature of the journey itself. We have discussed some aspects of getting into orbit before (with this update to the nature of the approach trajectory). Let’s review some of it here.
It may be surprising that prior to Dawn, no spacecraft had even attempted to orbit two distant targets. Who wouldn’t want to study two alien worlds in detail, rather than, as previous missions, either fly by one or more for brief encounters or orbit only one? A mission like Dawn’s is an obvious kind to undertake. It happens in science fiction often: go somewhere, do whatever you need to do there (e.g., beat someone up or make out with someone) and then boldly go somewhere else. However, science fact is not always as easy as science fiction. Such missions are far, far beyond the capability of conventional propulsion.
Deep Space 1 (DS1) blazed a new trail with its successful testing of ion propulsion, which provides 10 times the efficiency of standard propulsion, showing on an operational interplanetary mission that the advanced technology really does work as expected. (This writer was fortunate enough to work on DS1, and he even documented the mission in a series of increasingly wordy blogs. But he first heard of ion propulsion from the succinct Mr. Spock and subsequently followed its use by the less logical Darth Vader.)
Dawn observed Ceres throughout a full nine-hour rotation of the dwarf planet, yielding this global mosaic of craters, mysterious bright spots and other intriguing features. The photos were taken on Feb. 19 from a distance of about 28,000 miles (46,000 kilometers). Ceres has about 38 percent of the area of the continental United States. The imaging session was known as RC2. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
Dawn’s ambitious expedition would be truly impossible without ion propulsion. (For a comparison of chemical and ion propulsion for entering orbit around Mars, an easier destination to reach than either Vesta or Ceres, visit this earlier log.) So far, our advanced spacecraft has changed its own velocity by 23,800 mph (38,400 kilometers per hour) since separating from its rocket, far in excess of what any other mission has achieved propulsively. (The previous record was held by DS1.)
Dawn is exceptionally frugal in its use of xenon propellant. In this phase of the mission, the engine expends only a quarter of a pound (120 grams) per day, or the equivalent of about 2.5 fluid ounces (75 milliliters) per day. So although the thrust is very efficient, it is also very gentle. If you hold a single sheet of paper in your hand, it will push on your hand harder than the ion engine pushes on the spacecraft at maximum thrust. At today’s throttle level, it would take the distant explorer almost 11 days to accelerate from zero to 60 mph (97 kilometers per hour). That may not evoke the concept of a drag racer. But in the zero-gravity, frictionless conditions of spaceflight, the effect of this whisper-like thrust can build up. Instead of thrusting for 11 days, if we thrust for a month, or a year, or as Dawn already has, for more than five years, we can achieve fantastically high velocity. Ion propulsion delivers acceleration with patience.
Most spacecraft coast most of the time, following their repetitive orbits like planets do. They may use the main engine for a few minutes or perhaps an hour or two throughout the entire mission. With ion propulsion, in contrast, the spacecraft may spend most of its time in powered flight. Dawn has flown for 69% of its time in space emitting a cool blue-green glow from one of its ion engines. (With three ion engines, Dawn outdoes the Star Wars TIE (twin ion engine) fighters.)
As Dawn maneuvers into orbit, its trajectory takes it to the opposite side of Ceres from the sun, providing these crescent views. These pictures (part of the OpNav 5 activity), were taken on March 1 at a distance of 30,000 miles (49,000 kilometers). Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCLA/MPS/DLR/IDA
The robotic probe uses its gentle thrust to gradually reshape its path through space rather than simply following the natural course that a planet would. After it escaped from Vesta’s gravitational clutches, it slowly spiraled outward from the sun, climbing the solar system hill, making its heliocentric orbit more and more and more like Ceres’. By the time it was in the vicinity of the dwarf planet today, both were traveling around the sun at more than 38,600 mph (62,100 kilometers per hour). Their trajectories were nearly identical, however, so the difference in their speeds was only 100 mph (160 kilometers per hour), or less than 0.3 percent of the total. Flying like a crackerjack spaceship pilot, Dawn elegantly used the light touch of its ion engine to be at a position and velocity that it could ease gracefully into orbit. At a distance of 37,700 miles (60,600 kilometers), Ceres reached out and tenderly took the newcomer from Earth into its permanent gravitational embrace.
If you had been in space watching the event, you would have been cold, hungry and hypoxic. But it would not have looked much different from the 1,885 days of ion thrust that had preceded it. The spacecraft was perched atop its blue-green pillar of xenon ions, patiently changing its course, as it does for so much of quiet cruise. But now, at one moment it was flying too fast for Ceres’ gravity to hang on to it, and the next moment it had slowed just enough that it was in orbit. Had it stopped thrusting at that point, it would have continued looping around the dwarf planet. But it did not stop. Instead, it is working now to reshape its orbit around Ceres. As we saw in November, its orbital acrobatics first will take it up to an altitude of 47,000 miles (75,000 kilometers) on March 19 before it swoops down to 8,400 miles (13,500 kilometers) on April 23 to begin its intensive observations in the orbit designated RC3.
In fact, Dawn’s arrival today really is simply a consequence of the route it is taking to reach that lower orbit next month. Navigators did not aim for arriving today. Rather, they plotted a course that began at Vesta and goes to RC3 (with a new design along the way), and it happens that the conditions for capture into orbit occurred this morning. As promised last month, we present here a different view of the skillful maneuvering by this veteran space traveler.
This animation gives a three-dimensional view of Dawn’s complex approach to Ceres. The spacecraft deftly maneuvers into orbit with its ion propulsion system, flying to RC3 orbit, which is achieved when the thrust is turned off. (The size of Ceres is exaggerated compared to the size of the orbit here.) At the end, the viewpoint shifts to provide another perspective on the unique trajectory.
If Dawn had stopped thrusting before Ceres could exert its gravitational control, it wouldn’t have flown very far away. The spacecraft had already made their paths around the sun very similar, and the ion propulsion system provides such exceptional flexibility to the mission that controllers could have guided it into orbit some other time. This was not a one-time, all-or-nothing event.
So the flight team was not tense. They had no need to observe it or make a spectacle out of it. Mission control remained quiet. The drama is not in whether the mission will succeed or fail, in whether a single glitch could cause a catastrophic loss, in whether even a tiny mistake could spell doom. Rather, the drama is in the opportunity to unveil the wonderful secrets of a fascinating relict from the dawn of the solar system more than 4.5 billion years ago, a celestial orb that has beckoned for more than two centuries, the first dwarf planet discovered.
Dawn usually flies with its radio transmitter turned off (devoting its electricity instead to the power-hungry ion engine), and so it entered orbit silently. As it happened, a routine telecommunications session was scheduled about an hour after attaining orbit, at 5:36 a.m. PST. (It’s only coincidence it was that soon. At Vesta, it was more than 25 hours between arrival and the next radio contact.) For primary communications, Dawn pauses thrusting to point its main antenna to Earth, but other times, as in this case, it is programmed to use one of its auxiliary antennas to transmit a weaker signal without stopping its engine, whispering just enough for engineers to verify that it remains healthy.
The Deep Space Network’s exquisitely sensitive 230-foot (70-meter) diameter antenna in Goldstone, Calif., picked up the faint signal from across the solar system on schedule and relayed it to Dawn mission control. One person was in the room (and yes, he was cleared to enter). He works with the antenna operator to ensure the communications session goes smoothly, and he is always ready to contact others on the flight team if any anomalies arise. In this case, none did, and it was a quiet morning as usual. The mission director checked in with him shortly after the data started to trickle in, and they had a friendly, casual conversation that included discussing some of the telemetry that indicated the spacecraft was still performing its routine ion thrusting. The determination that Dawn was in orbit was that simple. Confirming that it was following its flight plan was all that was needed to know it had entered orbit. This beautifully choreographed celestial dance is now a pas de deux.
As casual and tranquil as all that sounds, and as logical and systematic as the whole process is, the reality is that the mission director was excited. There was no visible hoopla, no audible fanfare, but the experience was powerful fuel for the passionate fires that burn within.
As soundlessly as a spacecraft gliding through the void, the realization emerges …
Dawn made it!!
It is in orbit around a distant world!!
Yes, it’s clear from the technical details, but it is more intensely reflected in the silent pounding of a heart that has spent a lifetime yearning to know the cosmos. Years and years of hard work devoted to this grand undertaking, constant hopes and dreams and fears of all possible futures, uncounted challenges (some initially appearing insurmountable) and a seeming infinitude of decisions along the way from early concepts through a real interplanetary spacecraft flying on an ion beam beyond the sun.
And then, a short, relaxed chat over a few bits of routine data that report the same conditions as usual on the distant robot. But today they mean something different.
They mean we did it!!
Everyone on the team will experience the news that comes in a congratulatory email in their own way, in the silence and privacy of their own thoughts. But it means the same to everyone.
We did it!!
And it’s not only the flight team. Humankind!! With our relentless curiosity, our insatiable hunger for knowledge, our noble spirit of adventure, we all share in the experience of reaching out from our humble home to the stars.
Together, we did it!!!
It was a good way to begin the day. It was Dawn at Ceres.
This video overview of the mission at Ceres is a great way to start your day, but you can enjoy it at any time.
Let’s bring into perspective the cosmic landscape on which this remarkable adventure is now taking place. Imagine Earth reduced to the size of a soccer ball. On this scale, the International Space Station would orbit at an altitude of a bit more than one-quarter of an inch (seven millimeters). The moon would be a billiard ball almost 21 feet (6.4 meters) away. The sun, the conductor of the solar system orchestra, would be 79 feet (24 meters) across at a distance of 1.6 miles (2.6 kilometers). But even more remote, Dawn would be 5.3 miles (8.6 kilometers) away. (Just a few months ago, when the spacecraft was on the opposite side of the sun from Earth, it would have been more than six miles, or almost 10 kilometers, from the soccer ball.) Tremendously far now from its erstwhile home, it would be only a little over a yard (a meter) from its new residence. (By the end of this year, Dawn will be slightly closer to it than the space station is to Earth, a quarter of an inch, or six millimeters.) That distant world, Ceres, the largest object between Mars and Jupiter, would be five-eighths of an inch (1.6 centimeters) across, about the size of a grape. Of course a grape has a higher water content than Ceres, but we can be sure that exploring this intriguing world of rock and ice will be much sweeter!
As part of getting to know its new neighborhood, Dawn has been hunting for moons of Ceres. Telescopic studies had not revealed any, but if there were a moon smaller than about half a mile (one kilometer), it probably would not have been discovered. The spacecraft’s unique vantage point provides an opportunity to look for any that might have escaped detection. Many pictures have been taken specifically for this purpose, and scientists scrutinize them and all of the other photographs for any indication of moons. While the search will continue, so far, no picture has shown evidence of companions orbiting Ceres.
And yet we know that as of today, Ceres most certainly does have one. Its name is Dawn!
Dawn is 37,800 miles (60,800 kilometers) from Ceres, or 16 percent of the average distance between Earth and the moon. It is also 3.33 AU (310 million miles, or 498 million kilometers) from Earth, or 1,230 times as far as the moon and 3.36 times as far as the sun today. Radio signals, traveling at the universal limit of the speed of light, take 55 minutes to make the round trip.
Dr. Marc D. Rayman
6:00 a.m. PST March 6, 2015
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Marc Rayman is the director and chief engineer for NASA's Dawn mission, which was launched in 2007 on a mission to orbit the two most massive bodies in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter to characterize the conditions and processes that shaped our solar system.
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Pocono Juggle Fest 2018 Review
After a two year (and one day) hiatus, the Pocono Juggle Fest returned to the festival scene. Held at Panther Valley High School in Summit Ridge, Pennsylvania and organized by former IJA Chair Kim Laird, some 30+ jugglers and flow artists gathered in the gym for a weekend of fun and record breaking.
An unexpected snowstorm canceled Friday activities, which rescheduled the group world record attempt “most jugglers juggling in an underground mine” to Sunday. That meant Saturday was nothing but open juggling, workshops, seeing old friends and making new ones. The Parent-Teacher Organization hosted a food booth with some economical and tasty choices, making it very easy to stay onsite.
Workshops included multiplex juggling, club passing (both learning it as well as an easier way to teach it), diabolo, as well as rope dart and aerials. Some of the notable attendees included Kit Summers, Dextre Tripp, Bob Nickerson, Sky King, Chris Garcia, Larry Vee, Josh Horton, and Taylor Glenn.
There was a best trick competition before the gym closed to set up for the public show. Benjamin Lipman (3rd, combination trick on rola bola, headroll/contact juggling), Josh Horton (2nd, club throw into basketball hoop), and Chris Garcia (1st, diabolo/dinobolo dinosaur puppet) all received trophies made from coal drawn from the area.
L-R: Josh Horton, Benjamin Lipman, and Chris Garcia
The public show was ably emceed by Stephanie Monseu of the Bindlestiff Family Circus. Performers included Andrew Kaefer, who juggled on a unicycle. The Fly by Night jugglers did some comedy juggling (I know, I was “That Guy”). Monseu herself performed a whip routine. Being held so close to International Women’s Day, there was also a tribute to women who had made significant impact in our world, as well as more specifically circus and juggling arts. Taylor Glenn surprised Sky King with one such tribute, which was a lovely personal touch. Chris Garcia worked up to three LED diabolos. Josh Horton and Taylor Glenn set a world record for takeaways with 3 machetes, and also performed solo routines (Horton with clubs and rings, Glenn doing an LED ball routine). Circus Stella (Dextre Tripp and Jana Colvin) performed with their rescue dogs adding fuzzy delight to the proceedings.
Many jugglers (27, by official count) returned Sunday to the No. 9 Coal Mine and Museum to set the record for most jugglers juggling in an underground mine. There was an abbreviated tour and then it was down to the mines for some quick juggling.
People returned to the gym after that for more juggling and goodbyes. It was good to see the return of this much-loved festival. Hope to see you there next year!
PHOTO CREDIT: All photographs taken by Jay Ko
Eric Shibuya
Eric "Propfessor" Shibuya works as Professor of Strategic Studies, Marine Corps University and has been juggling for over 35 years. He was one of the guest editors for the 50th anniversary edition of Jugglers World and currently serves on the IJA Board of Directors. He's a frequent attendee of regional juggling and flow festivals. He lives in Virginia.
Correction: I meant to write more than 80 attendees, but photographs suggest an attendance of over 100.
Second note: The High School is in Lansford, PA, not Summit Ridge.
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Nvidia Max-Q for thin gaming laptops gets massive update: What you need to know
By Sean Riley 02 April 2020
Twice the efficiency and twice the frame rates
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Almost three years ago, Nvidia unveiled it’s Max-Q design standard with the goal of creating thinner, lighter and quieter laptops that were still capable of delivering top-end performance via Nvidia GPUs. Today, Nvidia has announced a series of updates to Max-Q that will result in a major leap forward for the next generation of portable gaming laptops.
Our guide will walk you through what Nvidia did to improve on the design and what it could mean for your next gaming machine.
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What is Nvidia Max-Q?
As a quick refresher for those who aren’t already familiar, Max-Q is a design that incorporates the chips, thermals, and electrical components along with software and drivers to generate peak efficiency with optimal performance. The end result should be thin, light, and quiet (below 40dB) laptops that are still able to deliver high-end gaming performance.
Nvidia has focused on five main areas of improvement for Max-Q with the new RTX 2070 Super Max-Q and RTX 2080 Super Max-Q GPUs. These include Dynamic Boost, Low-voltage GDDR6 RAM, advanced Optimus, next-gen regulator efficiency, and DLSS.
Dynamic Boost allows for better power balance between the CPU and GPU without additional thermals, delivering the power to whatever is the current bottleneck. This results in a 4% to 8% performance boost depending on the game, scene, and settings. There is a static limit of 80 watts to the GPU and 35 watts to the CPU, with the software determining how to best allocate power.
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Dynamic Boost can simply be toggled on or off in the Control Panel and doesn’t require any additional input from users. The hardware must use shared thermals between the CPU and GPU and have the proper electrical support to run the GPU at higher power levels. Dynamic Boost will be supported and available on all new Max-Q laptops.
Next up is low-voltage GDDR6 memory, which is more straightforward. It delivers more bandwidth and speed while requiring less power. You'll find this in many of our best gaming laptops and in the upcoming PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Optimus is Nvidia’s tech that allows for graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GPU on the laptop to optimize performance and battery life. Advanced Optimus takes things further, enabling G-sync on Optimus laptops with dynamic display switching allowing for up to 4K at 120Hz along with improved latency and efficiency.
Next-gen regulator efficiency, as with the GDDR6 memory, delivers superior performance to standard regulators that would normally deliver approximately 85% efficiency.
The final piece of the puzzle is Nvidia’s Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) which recently took a big leap of its own. This uses AI and Nvidia RTX technology to bring better frame rates and graphics to games while using less system resources. The result is that you get your games with the same or better graphics and frame rates while using up to 20% less battery.
What does this actually mean?
What will all of this actually mean for your next laptop? Nvidia ran a series of tests using one of the original Max-Q laptops from 2017 with a GTX 1080 compared to a new RTX 2080 Super Max-Q-powered laptop to find out. The result, using the game Control, was a boost from 73 frames per second to 167 fps. And all of these performance gains came with twice the efficiency of the original design, which should lead to considerably longer battery life.
Who is making Max-Q laptops?
Existing Max-Q partners include Acer, Alienware, Asus, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo, MSI, and Razer. More than 100 new laptop models with Nvidia RTX Super GPUs (many with Max-Q design) will start shipping later this month.
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Home » Plans Unveiled for Major New Canadian Legal Research Platforms
Plans Unveiled for Major New Canadian Legal Research Platforms
One of Canada’s oldest legal publishers is about to launch what could turn out to be the country’s most cutting-edge and comprehensive legal research suite.
Last November, Maritime Law Book Ltd., a Canadian case law publisher founded in 1969, came under new ownership, led by a new CEO, Colin Lachance, the former president and CEO of the Canadian Legal Information Institute (CanLII). In December, Maritime launched a new case law research platform, Compass.
Now, Compass has announced plans to launch a major new legal research suite for Canada, backed by strategic investments from two leading companies in legal information publishing, vLex, a Barcelona and Miami-based legal publisher that claims to have one of the world’s largest collections of legal information, and Justia, the California-based legal information company run by the original founders of FindLaw, CEO Tim Stanley and President Stacy Stern. Justia is among the world’s largest providers and supporters of free access to legal information.
vLex will take a substantial ownership stake in Compass and its co-founder and CEO, Luis Faus, will join the Compass board of directors. Justia will also become a Compass investor and strategic partner and Stanley will also join the Compass board of directors.
With these investments, Compass has announced, it will soon launch three new legal research services:
vLex Open Canada, a free tier of access to Canadian primary law.
vLex Canada, a professional grade suite of tools and services for lawyers, together with support for library, law society and firm-wide implementation.
vLex Global, featuring case law, legislation, regulations, books and journals, and other secondary materials from Canada, the United States and more than 100 countries, enhanced with legal editorial analysis and commentary, and updated daily.
“With the continued departure of small independent publishers and the nascent state of the legal tech startup market, the need for strong and innovative commercial competition to LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters in Canada has never been more pressing,” CEO Lachance said in a statement. “Building on the backbone of the historic MLB collection and the active participation of great partners who bring advanced technology and successful track records of decades of legal innovation and disruption, we will provide that competition.”
Lachance told me this morning that he expected the new platforms to launch sometime in June. He said that the services will effectively be two separate platforms, Global and Canada, with the Canada platform offering a free tier and a paid tier. While the global platform will include Canada data, he said that he expects its market to be more centered on courts, universities, government, and firms with international work, while the Canada platform’s market will be more for solo and small law firms.
Compass also announced that Canada-based legal market analyst Jordan Furlong has joined its board of directors.
[Disclosure: Justia hosts and maintains this blog and designed its template, all at no cost to me.]
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People assaulting emergency workers could face two year sentence
13 July 2020, 08:18 | Updated: 13 July 2020, 08:28
By EJ Ward
@EJWardNews
Criminals who assault police or other emergency workers could face longer prison sentences under plans being considered by the Government.
This is a great step for Nick Ferrari's Guard Our Emergency Medical Services campaign which he launched after discovering there were 193 assaults on doctors, nurses and paramedics every day in England.
Doubling the sentences for those who assault emergency workers was a Conservative Party manifesto pledge in the 2019 General Election.
Now Ministers have launched a consultation seeking views on increasing the maximum penalty from 12 months to two years in prison for the offence.
Justice Secretary Robert Buckland told LBC's Tom Swarbrick it would help protect frontline emergency service workers who come into regular contact with the public.
He said the Government wanted to give "as much confidence as possible" to the public and those who work in the bluelight services that the law would be on the side of emergency workers should they come under attack.
He told LBC so far, around 9,000 offences had been prosecuted since the 2018 change to the laws.
Mr Buckland said the new legislation would "fill a gap" between offences such as common assault and more serious offences such as GBH.
The law was changed in 2018 doubling the maximum sentence to 12 months, should the Government push through legislation it would be the second time it had been doubled in two years.
Anyone found guilty of assaulting a police officer, firefighter, prison officer or paramedic currently faces a maximum of 12 months in prison.
Judges must also consider tougher sentences for more serious offences – such as GBH or sexual assault – if the victim was an emergency worker.
Home Secretary Priti Patel said the consultation sends "a clear and simple message to the vile thugs who assault our emergency workers" that they will not get away with such "appalling behaviour".
She said: "Our police officers, firefighters and other emergency workers go above and beyond every single day - running towards danger to protect us all.
"They are our frontline heroes who put their lives on the line every single day to keep us safe, and yet some despicable individuals still think it's acceptable to attack, cough or spit at these courageous public servants.
"This consultation sends a clear and simple message to the vile thugs who assault our emergency workers - you will not get away with such appalling behaviour and you will be subject to the force of the law."
The Ministry of Justice said that more than 11,000 people were prosecuted for assaulting an emergency worker in 2019. A quarter of those found guilty received a suspended sentence or immediate custody.
Assaults cover acts including being pushed, shoved or spat at, but prosecutions can take place under more serious offences when an emergency worker is seriously injured.
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Server posts on Facebook that church didn't tip, gets fired
PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - A 25-year-old server at a Florida restaurant says she lost her job after posting on Facebook that she didn't get tipped for a $735 take-out order placed by a local church.
Tamlynn Yoder told the Palm Beach Post that she took to social media after Christ Fellowship church placed a 75-item order Wednesday from Outback Steakhouse in Palm Beach Gardens.
Yoder said that because she spent much of her shift preparing the order, she only made $18 in total tips that day. She says she didn't mention the restaurant in the Facebook post.
When she went work the next day, she was fired.
Christ Fellowship told the Post it was not their intention to have Yoder fired. They wanted to find a way to get the tip to her.
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Pandemic Demonstrates The Importance Of This Year's Flu Shot
By Will Stone
Published August 25, 2020 at 5:21 AM MDT
DAVID GREENE, HOST:
So what will happen this winter when the coronavirus collides with the flu? The pandemic has already put immense strain on the health system, and too many flu cases could quickly overwhelm hospitals. This year, getting the flu vaccine to as many Americans as possible will be crucial. But even that is going to be a challenge, as NPR's Will Stone explains.
WILL STONE, BYLINE: Every year when flu season rolls around, HealthPoint Clinic outside Seattle holds a series of open houses for the flu shot. Dr. Lillian Wu says it's a convenient way to get many of her patients vaccinated.
LILLIAN WU: We could do, you know, 20 a day. We could do 50 a day.
STONE: But with the pandemic, that's not happening this year.
WU: Nowadays, that's going to be much more difficult because of the need to physically distance.
STONE: Wu is president of the Washington Academy of Family Physicians. She and many primary care doctors say the coronavirus has disrupted almost everything. Waiting rooms are strangely quiet. Most visits are done remotely by phone or computer.
WU: There's a lot of people who are hesitant to come in for very, you know, understandable reasons - because they're afraid of, you know, risking infection.
STONE: Wu is worried patients won't come into the clinic for the flu shot. Already, fewer families are showing up for routine childhood immunizations. So they're brainstorming possible solutions. One idea is to do a drive-through like they do for COVID testing.
WU: The thing is there's, right now, only one of those two viruses which are preventable, and that's the flu.
STONE: The health care system is bracing for what the nation's top doctors warn could be a harrowing fall and winter. Dr. Edward Belongia studies vaccines at the Marshfield Clinic Research Institute in Wisconsin.
EDWARD BELONGIA: I think it keeps a lot of people up at night in public health.
STONE: In a normal year, the flu kills anywhere from 20,000 to 60,000 people in the U.S., and hundreds of thousands more end up in the hospital. Many fear hospitals can't handle that plus an onslaught of very sick COVID patients all at the same time. Some doctors hope it might not be so bad if Americans continue to wear masks, wash their hands and socially distance. That could cut down on the spread of the coronavirus and the flu, but Belongia says people still need to get the vaccine.
BELONGIA: It's not just reducing your risk of getting the flu and having to go to the doctor. It's reducing your risk of being hospitalized and developing severe illness, as well.
STONE: The problem is less than half of adults even got the flu shot last year. This year, the federal government hopes to bump up that number. It's purchased millions of extra doses, and Dr. Michael Greenberg with drugmaker Sanofi Pasteur says they've ramped up production.
MICHAEL GREENBERG: There's been a bigger than ever demand for flu vaccination. This year will bring about 15% more doses than we did last year.
STONE: But even with more doses, Americans still need to know where to go get it. Daniel Salmon directs the Institute for Vaccine Safety at Johns Hopkins University.
DANIEL SALMON: One thing we know with flu vaccine is that ease of access really matters.
STONE: That could be really hard this year. Fewer people are going to their doctors. They're working remotely and can't just drop by their workplace flu clinic. Plus, many schools are not holding in-person classes, so parents can't count on kids getting their shots while there.
SALMON: All those opportunities to get the vaccine have been reduced, and that does raise concerns to me that we'll see less people getting vaccinated.
STONE: Salmon says public health messaging could help overcome those obstacles. Everyone from the CDC to health care companies are mounting big awareness campaigns. Pharmacies are setting up more locations. Dr. Georges Benjamin is executive director of the American Public Health Association.
GEORGES BENJAMIN: It requires strong, unified national leadership on the messaging. It has to be coordinated real well, and we can do it.
STONE: Benjamin says he gets that Americans are feeling pandemic fatigue. But he hopes they hear the message on the flu because at least that's a vaccine we already have.
Will Stone, NPR News, Seattle.
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Ralph Alvarado: It’s time for lawmakers to embrace school choice for the benefit of all Kentucky students
Jan 26th, 2020 · 2 Comments
The classic movie Field of Dreams popularized the slogan: “If you build it, they will come.” That motto certainly applies to school choice nationwide, which has grown immensely over the past three decades. While Kentucky has yet to enact a school choice program, the movement for increased opportunity in the Bluegrass State is on the rise. This National School Choice Week, we should celebrate the...
Recanvass of votes: Andy Beshear/Jacqueline Coleman prevail in governor/lt. gov. race, 5,136 votes
Nov 14th, 2019 · 0 Comment
Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, Kentucky’s Chief Election Official, has announced that a statewide recanvass of the votes in the 2019 General Election for Governor/Lieutenant Governor did not change the results of the election. Bevin concedes (Photo by Tom Latek, Gov. Matt Bevin is asking for a recanvass of Tuesday’s results. (Photo by Tom Latek, Kentucky Today)In a press conference,...
Al Cross: Beshear, Bevin, Alvarado finagling with the facts, but everyone wants their own version of truth
Jul 5th, 2019 · 0 Comment
People and politicians have always wanted their own versions of the truth, facts and science be damned, but the modern media environment has made it easier to do that – and to fool others into mistaken belief. Witness the Kentucky governor’s race. When Attorney General Andy Beshear, who is the antithesis of nimble, went off-script June 26 and called his Democratic candidacy “an opportunity ....
Kentucky Today: Where the two Republican candidates for governor stand on important issues
By Tom Latek Kentucky Today The gubernatorial primary is Tuesday and here is a look on how the major gubernatorial Republican candidates stand on some key issues. The responses are based information gained from a variety of sources, including responses to a questionnaire, public statements, the candidate’s website and past news reports. Candidates: Gov. Matt Bevin and Rep. Robert Goforth. The...
Governor signs into law ban on use of tobacco in all Kentucky public schools and events, effective July 1
By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News Gov. Matt Bevin has signed into law to ban the use of tobacco products in all Kentucky public schools and events, a policy that has taken several years to pass. It will take effect July 1, 2020. Kim Moser “It’s not only going to help kids become less addicted in the future and improve overall health, but I think it will actually improve the light...
Kentucky anti-smoking coalition launches with goal to add $1 to cigarette tax in next legislative session
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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News More than 100 people representing at least 84 groups gathered at the state Capitol Annex Wednesday to launch the Coalition for a Smoke-Free Tomorrow, with its leader boldly stating they hope to add $1 to Kentucky’s 60-cent-per-pack cigarette tax in the 2018 legislative session. “We hope that we can make some progress on this cigarette tax in this...
Hope is high for House passage of statewide smoking ban, but Senate remains doubtful
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By Melissa Patrick Kentucky Health News FRANKFORT — A bill to ban smoking in public places and places of employment is headed to the House floor yet again, and its sponsor says it will finally get a vote. But its chances in the Senate remain doubtful. “I feel very confident that we will get a floor vote,” Rep. Susan Westrom, D-Lexington, five-year sponsor of the legislation,...
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Judge upholds ruling against Northern Ireland bakery that refused gay cake
Ashers Baking Co. was found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake that said "Support Gay Marriage."
By Erin Rook Friday, December 23, 2016
Ashers Baking Co. in Belfast, Ireland.Photo:
A victory against an anti-gay bakery in Northern Ireland will stand, The Guardian reports.
North Ireland’s attorney general missed the deadline for filing an appeal with the supreme court in a discrimination case against a bakery that refused to make a pro-gay cake. Lawyers for the family that owns the bakery lost another appeal a week prior.
“We do not consider there are exceptional circumstances in this case which require us to re-open proceedings,” Declan said in his judgement that the appeal was too late.
Ashers Baking Company was found guilty of discrimination for refusing to bake a cake that said “Support Gay Marriage” and ordered them to pay 500 pounds to the customer who sought the cake, local gay rights activist Gareth Lee. He had requested the cake for an International Day Against Homophobia event in 2014.
In an earlier ruling, Declan noted: “The fact that a baker provides a cake for a particular team or portrays witches on a Halloween cake does not indicate any support for either.”
Lee’s legal action was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
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This anti-gay politician was best known for complaining about a book. Until he stormed the Capitol.
Prior to his election as a West Virginia legislator, he previously caused controversy via Facebook over a book for pre-teens.
Mike Pence’s home state seeks to be the next to ban so-called “conversion therapy”
Only one state in the Midwest has the “therapy” outlawed currently. Indiana seeks to become the second.
Gay Trump supporter was proud to “storm the Capitol.” Now he says he’s “in fear for my life.”
“I’m scared,” Kristopher Dreww said, on the verge of tears. “I fear for my life.” He wasn’t nearly as worried about the people in the Capitol when it was stormed by insurrectionists.
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On the Side of the Dance: Feminist Theology, 4
“An extra year of school for girls increases their lifetime income by 15%. Children of women who have completed primary school are less likely to die before age 5 than children of mothers with no schooling. Women invest more of their income in their families than men do. . . . When girls are educated, healthy and informed, they pull themselves, their children and their communities out of poverty. The most vulnerable are potentially the most powerful.” (becauseiamagirl.ca)
In developed countries like the US, the more progress we make toward equality, the more unjustified and unnatural the gender inequalities in the rest of the world will seem.
Steven Pinker in The Better Angels of our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined notes that empowerment of women correlates powerfully with reductions in violence in a society. Correlation doesn't tell us which is cause and which is effect. Does women’s empowerment cause violence to decline, or does declining violence cause (create the conditions that allow) women’s empowerment? Plausibly, each contributes to the other, in a virtuous cycle.
Whatever the causal details may be, working either for reduced violence or for women's empowerment would seem to go hand-in-hand with working for the other. Conditions of equally-shared power not only change the overall decision-making body, but produce changes in the men within that body. Men in an all-male context act more from their aggressive, Y-chromosome side. Men in a mixed-gender context think in a more balanced way.
For instance, studies of judge's rulings and rationales discern no difference between the legal reasoning patterns of women judges and men judges. What studies have discovered, however, is that, at the appellate level, where judges sit on 3-, 5-, 7-, or 9-judge panels, the men's decisions measurably shift when at least at least one woman is on the panel compared to being on an all-male panel. The men, become, roughly, more sympathetic to women's points of view.
I don’t suppose there is any grand unified theory. My life, so far, with feminism continues to be a mish-mash of not entirely coherent yearnings – rather like the stacks of magazines on my parents’ coffee table. That there is no grand unified theory is also a point feminist writers have made. Once we have a theory, it tends to function like a Procrustean bed, and we force experience into the the terms of the theory. Instead, let us approach each situation with an openness to possibilities our pet theory might not expect. Our theories For all that, it’s a story, I hope, of slowly learning how to be, moment by moment, on the side of mothers and daughters, fathers and sons -- on the side of the forces that create and uphold life -- on the side of the ongoing dance for peace and justice.
This is part 4 of 4 of "Feminist Theology"
Previous: Part 3: Never Liberated, Always Liberating
Beginning: Part 1: I Was a Teenage Feminist
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By Rev. Meredith Garmon at May 27, 2014
Labels: Feminist Theology
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What Is Liberal Religion?
What Religion is About
Unitarian Universalists believe . . . that your religion isn't about what you believe. So what is religion about?
1. Religion is about the way you live: the ethics and values that guide your life.
2. Religion is about community: the people with whom you choose to join in faith community, and the rituals, songs, and stories that affirm and strengthen community connection.
3. Religion is about experience: the moments of transcendence, awe, mystery, wonder, beauty, interconnection and oneness.
A faith congregation, liberal or conservative, aims to bring these three very different things together in such a way that each one reinforces the other two.
The Five Smooth Stones of Liberalism
What, then, makes religion liberal? James Luther Adams (1901-1996) identified these "five smooth stones":
1. Openness to New Truth. "Religious liberalism depends first on the principle that revelation is continuous. Meaning has not been finally captured. Nothing is complete, and thus nothing is exempt from criticism." Our religious tradition is a living tradition because we are always learning.
2. Freedom. "All relations between persons ought ideally to rest on mutual, free consent and not on coercion." We freely choose congregational relationship and spiritual practice. We deny infallibility and resist hierarchical authority.
3. Justice. We are morally obligated to direct our "effort toward the establishment of a just and loving community. It is this which makes the role of the prophet central and indispensable in liberalism."
4. Institution Building. Religious liberals "deny the immaculate conception of virtue and affirm the necessity of social incarnation....Justice is an exercise of just and lawful institutional power." Institution building involves the messiness of claiming our power amid conflicting perspectives and needs, rather than the purity of ahistorical, decontextualized ideals.
5. Hope. "The resources (divine and human) that are available for the achievement of meaningful change justify an attitude of ultimate optimism."
(For Adams's full text, see HERE. For Liberal Faith, see HERE.)
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Cardinals in ninth to beat Reds 5-4
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Cincinnati's Jesse Winker scores past Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina during Thursday night's game in St. Louis. (AP photo)
ST. LOUIS — Kolten Wong hit an RBI single and the St. Louis Cardinals returned to Busch Stadium with a rousing rally, scoring three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 Thursday night.
St. Louis played its first home game since July 26. The Cardinals were idle for 17 days after 10 players tested positive for the virus.
Wong tossed high-fives in the general direction of his delirious teammates while jumping up and down. Yet he did not come into contact with anyone.
Social distancing at its finest.
“It’s weird,” he said.
Cardinals manager Mike Shildt said the last at-bat win was still sweet even without the normal crazy celebration.
“A different kind of walkoff, but we’ll take it,” Shildt said. “It was fun. The guys still enjoyed it. It still tasted good. It was unique, but super fun still.”
Yadier Molina drove in three runs, including an RBI single in the ninth. The nine-time All-Star catcher made his first appearance since being sidelined by COVID-19 earlier this month.
“He’s just a pro’s,pro,” St. Louis starter Adam Wainwright said. “He’s not a future Hall of Famer for nothing.”
A hit batter and a balk helped put the Cardinals in position in the ninth, and Wong hit a one-out, bases-loaded fly over the head of center fielder Travis Jankowski to win it.
St. Louis put the first four runners on in the ninth against closer Raisel Iglesias (1-2). Dexter Fowler loaded the bases with a single and Molina hit a grounder off the glove of Iglesias, cutting the deficit to 4-3.
Iglesias followed with a run-scoring balk to tie it and set up Wong.
Seth Elledge (1-0) picked up his first major league win with a scoreless ninth inning.
Cincinnati starter Sonny Gray struck out six over six innings to bring his NL-leading total to 51. He walked four.
“The game just sped up on me,” Gray said. “I didn’t really have good stuff.”
Freddy Galvis homered off Wainwright, who gave up four runs, two of them earned, on six hits in seven innings. The 38-year-old retired the last 15 batters he faced after allowing a run-scoring double to Mike Moustakas in the third that pushed the lead to 4-2.
The Reds pushed across of a pair of unearned runs in the first on errors by third baseman Brad Miller and first baseman Paul Goldschmidt.
“We just didn’t get it done,” Cincinnati manager David Bell said. “The key to the game was not scoring more runs (earlier) or adding on.”
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The Cardinals just completed a stretch of eight games in five days that ended Wednesday in Chicago. They will play 50 games over the next 42 days to conclude the season.
St. Louis INF Paul DeJong was sent to the Cardinals alternate camp in Springfield, Missouri, to resume workouts as he returns from COVID-19. DeJong was one of 10 players to come down with the virus. St. Louis manager Mike Shildt indicated DeJong could return as soon as Monday.
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East Midlands Airport worker hit with £100 ticket for pulling over at petrol station to search for staff parking pass!
He pulled up for a matter of seconds to check he had his car park pass
Paul Whitelam
Alan Chapman enjoyed his holiday but a parking fine was in the post (Image: Alan Chapman)
An aircraft engineer at East Midlands Airport was hit with a £100 ticket after he briefly pulled over at a nearby petrol station in the early hours to check he had his pass for the staff car park.
Alan Chapman, 64, from Boston and his wife Karen were about to jet off on a holiday to Cyprus when their car was snared by a parking control CCTV van at about 3.40am.
Mr Chapman was caught as he was parked on the garage forecourt for a few seconds to retrieve his work car park pass from the boot of his car.
But after returning home from his getaway to the sun-kissed Mediterranean island, Mr Chapman received a letter from Vehicle Control Services Ltd demanding £100, reduced to £60 if paid within four weeks.
Alan Chapman was fined for stopping very briefly at an airport petrol station (Image: Alan Chapman)
Mr Chapman, of Allington Garden, lost his appeal against the charge and ended up paying £60 because his car was "stopped for an unreasonable amount of time" at the fuel station where restrictions apply.
He now wishes he had simply ignored the parking charge notice - an invoice for breach of contract issued by a private company - rather than a penalty charge notice usually issued by local authorities.
Mr Chapman said: "I got caught at the same petrol station as many other people have and I work at the airport.
"We were going on holiday and the plan was to leave the car in my work car park.
"As I got to the roundabout at the entrance to the airport I suddenly thought that if I didn't have my pass I wouldn't get into the car park.
"I knew about the CCTV vans and the parking issues and I just panicked.
"So I pulled into the forecourt where there's no red lines, got out of the car, got my pass out of the boot, got back in the car and drove off."
They had a break in Cyprus (Image: Alan Chapman)
Mr Chapman, who was caught out on July 17, last year, added: "CCTV vans were sat on the petrol station forecourt. I was only there for a few seconds.
"There are no red lines at the petrol station but the parking company told me there are warning signs on the outside of the forecourt.
"How are people supposed to see the signs in the dark? I think they're being unfair.
"I can understand them wanting to stop people being dropped off at the petrol station to catch flights but that's not what I was doing.
"I appealed the £100 fine but my excuse wasn't accepted and I had to pay the reduced fine.
"I wish I'd checked my bag for my pass at the car park barrier."
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Mr Chapman raises his concerns as Terri Akers vowed to campaign to stop people being issued with the charges.
The 51-year-old from Nottingham was left shocked when she received a ticket after being caught on CCTV camera dropping a friend off while putting petrol in her car last month.
She said that signs in and around the fuel station warning people they could be charged for dropping or picking up passengers at the fuel station were "not effective".
Angry mum Terri Akers wants to start a local campaign to stop fines being issued at the petrol station next to East Midlands airport (Image: Derbyshire Live)
In Mr Chapman's case, Vehicle Control Services Ltd told him his appeal was turned down because: "The signs at the entrance to the East Midlands International Airport and the access roads within, clearly state 'No Stopping', giving clear notice that the land is private property and that a charge of £100 will be levied if vehicles do stop.
"The above detailed vehicle stopped in a zone where stopping is prohibited and the driver became liable to pay that charge.
"In your appeal you have confirmed to us that on the date in question, you stopped your vehicle in the fuel station.
"A review of our CCTV evidence has confirmed that on the date in question, your vehicle stopped for an unreasonable amount of time in the fuel station where restrictions apply.
"There are more than 70 high profile signs advising drivers not to stop and warning that if a driver does stop, a charge of £100 is payable.
"The signs exceed recognised industry standards, with some as large as 2m by 1.1m (6ft 6in by 3ft 7in) which clearly state 'no stopping' alongside the nationally recognised Highway Code symbol for a Clearway (No Stopping).
"Furthermore, the signage on the approach road is reflective and positioned to face oncoming vehicles and the text size used is relative to the average approach speed of a vehicle in relation to the speed limit in force at that location.
"We have fully reviewed this case and we are satisfied that the charge notice was correctly issued.
"We are unable to accept the mitigating circumstances raised in your representations, your appeal is therefore rejected and the charge will stand."
We have invited Vehicle Control Services to comment.
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The RAC advises motorists to check for signs and terms and conditions when parking, which could help when appealing against a parking charge notice.
It is also important to park correctly within the lines. There is no automatic 10-minute period of grace at the end of the parking period, as you would expect from local authority parking.
But if private operators are members of the British Parking Association, there should be 10 minutes' grace if the area is one where parking is actually permitted.
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Waddington All Saints Academy
Find out how Waddington All Saints Academy rates compared to other primary schools in Lincolnshire with our school ratings
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Rank 4,264/14,879
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We've analysed all the government data to bring you the rundown on your local primary schools.
Here Waddington All Saints Academy, Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9NX, is put into focus to show its scores in relation to other schools in the area.
You can also see how the primary school compares against other schools across England.
Data is available on pupils' attainment, progress, absence levels and when the school was last inspected.
Mere Road, Waddington, Lincoln, LN5 9NX
The open date and status above indicate when Waddington All Saints Academy opened or when it changed to its most recent incarnation, with a number of schools converting to academies in recent years. Where schools have changed type recently, data for previous years covering their previous incarnation is included below as well - so a school may have a status of New due to converting to an academy but have data for previous years prior to conversion.
What type of school is Waddington All Saints Academy?
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Overall Stars 4 4 5 3
Overall Score 53.8 56.4 52.2 47
England Rank 4,264 3,172 4,373 7,918
Local Rank 37 19 24 116
Missing Data? Yes
Data missing (out of 42) 8
Our unique rating system takes into account a range of different indicators to evaluate a school's performance. The system tracks achievement, pupil progress, teaching, pupil attendance and whether the school is improving.
The 2019 KS2 tests were assessing a new curriculum that was introduced in 2014. Ratings for years before 2016 were based on how the school performed on the previous curriculum so performance is not directly comparable to 2019.
How Waddington All Saints Academy scores on each indicator.
Waddington All Saints Academy has been rated as Outstanding at its most recent Ofsted inspection.
If table is blank, it means there are no recent inspections for this school. Inspections may relate to a previous incarnation of the school (for example, where they have converted to an academy), and are provided for information (as they are not the Ofsted rating for the current school). Inspection information correct as of November 30.
Inspection report relates to current school?
Date of most recent short inspection (if applicable)
Short inspection outcome
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How does Waddington All Saints Academy perform on each of the areas inspected by Ofsted? As of September 2012, a score of 3 changed from indicating Satisfactory to Requires Improvement.
In 2019, 79% of pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
How have pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy done in assessments at the end of Key Stage 2 and how does it compare to local authority and national averages?
While pupils are generally aiming to be working at the expected level in reading, writing and maths, what proportion of children at Waddington All Saints Academy had a high score in reading and maths and were working at greater depth in writing, and how does this compare to performance at local and national level?
How do children at Waddington All Saints Academy with different levels of attainment at Key Stage 1 and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths?
How does the % of boys and girls at Waddington All Saints Academy achieving the expected standard in reading, writing and maths compare to the national average?
What is the pupil:teacher ratio at Waddington All Saints Academy and how does it compare to the national average?
Mean Gross Salary of All Teachers 2018/19 (GBP)
Mean Gross Salary of All Teachers 2018/19 (GBP) - National
Pupils are assessed on how much progress they make between assessments in Key Stage 1 (infants) and Key Stage 2 (juniors), with the progress of all pupils contributing to an overall 'value added' measure for the school.
At Waddington All Saints Academy, pupils had an average progress score in maths in 2019 that was -0.8 compared to the national average of 0.
How do children with different levels of attainment at infant level and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of the progress made in maths and how does this compare to local averages?
At Waddington All Saints Academy, pupils had an average progress score in reading in 2019 that was -2 compared to the national average of 0.
How do children with different levels of attainment at infant level and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of making progress in reading and how does this compare to local averages?
At Waddington All Saints Academy, pupils had an average progress score in writing in 2019 that was -0.3 compared to the national average of 0.
How do children with different levels of attainment at infant level and pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds perform in terms of making progress in writing and how does this compare to local averages?
Figures below show what proportion of half-day sessions were missed by pupils and how this compares to local and national averages.
In 2017/18, the most recent full school year, 3.1% of half-day sessions were missed by pupils at Waddington All Saints Academy. Nationally, primary school pupils missed 4% of half-day sessions.
Figures below show what proportion of half day sessions were missed by pupils and counted as an unauthorised absence and how this compares to local and national averages.
What is the total school spend per pupil at Waddington All Saints Academy compared to the local average? (school is in blue)
How much does Waddington All Saints Academy spend per pupil on teachers and educational support staff and how does this compare to the average spending across Lincolnshire?
What percentage of the budget at Waddington All Saints Academy is spent on supply staff?
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eBook Workhouse Child (Puffin Books) ePub
by Geraldine Symons
Geraldine Symons English
Author: Geraldine Symons
Publisher: Puffin Books; n.i. edition (April 1976)
Subcategory: Children
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Set in Edwardian England 'The Workhouse Child' is a traditional, but lively and entertaining story which I first read as a child in the 1970s, and although it wasn't one of my all-time favourite children's books, it was much enjoyed at the time.
Set in Edwardian England 'The Workhouse Child' is a traditional, but lively and entertaining story which I first read as a child in the 1970s, and although it wasn't one of my all-time favourite children's books, it was much enjoyed at the time. Of course, reading it as an adult means suspending one's disbelief more than would be necessary if one were reading it as a child, but I still found this an enjoyably nostalgic and entertaining read.
The Workhouse Child book. Published 1976 by Puffin Books. Details (if other): Cancel. Thanks for telling us about the problem. 0140305157 (ISBN13: 9780140305159).
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This is a complete list of the 149 Puffin Story Books published for children from 1941 to 1960 by Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, England. However, the content of some books is self-explanatory as in the case of biographies and books of poems by . Stevenson (PS 22), Hilaire Belloc (PS 67) and Walter de la Mare (PS 70).
Stories can take you anywhere. January 13 at 2:00 AM ·. It's a new year, which means we have a whole new bunch of books to get excited about!! Here are some of our highlights for 2020: From tales about climate change and the secrets of the universe to thrilling adventures across the sea, look out for these children’s books in 2020.
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Город: LondonПодписчиков: 57 ты. себе: Your story starts here. From picture books to tween reads, Puffin has a story to fire every imagination
Part of Puffin Classics. Category: Children’s Middle Grade Books. adapted by Geraldine McCaughrean The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. Also in Puffin Classics. See All. Also by Various
Part of Puffin Classics. Puffin Classics match beloved stories with introductions by some of today’s most popular authors, along with bonus material perfect for encouraging discussion among friends. Also by Various. See all books by Various. Inspired by Your Browsing History. Also in Children’s Middle Grade Books.
The idea for Puffin was proposed in 1939 by Noel Carrington who met with Allen Lane, the founder of Penguin Books, and put to him an idea for a series of children's non-fiction picture books. The first picture books were published in 1940.
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eBook Source Records of the Great War Vol I How the Great War Arose ePub
by Sam Sloan
Sam Sloan Europe English
Author: Sam Sloan
Publisher: Ishi Press (January 6, 2010)
Category: Europe
Subcategory: History
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FREE shipping on qualifying offers. Source Records of the Great War is a collection of documents by European leaders leading up to what we now call World War One. He was a man who could not seem to write a book with only one volume.
Sam Sloan (Introduction). This is the first volume in a seven volume work
Source Records of the Great War Vol I How the Great War Arose Paperback – 6 January 2010.
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Source Records of the Great War Vol I How the Great War Arose.
World War, 1914-1918. London, Parliamentary Recruiting Committee.
Angeline's Aromatics, Solitude, on a bookshelf in one of the bedrooms. Can be bought from Urag gro-Shub in The Arcanaeum. Bards College, Solitude - Upstairs, in a box near the staircase. Blue Palace in Solitude. Bryling's House, Solitude, on a table on the upper floor. Castle Volkihar, on a shelf. Dragonsreach, on a bookshelf on the second floor of the main area. Another copy can be found inside a wardrobe in the Jarl's Quarters. Honningbrew Meadery, in the bookshelf on the left as you enter.
The History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Committee of Imperial Defence (abbreviated to History of the Great War or British Official History) is a series of 109 volumes, concerning the war effort of the British stat.
The History of the Great War Based on Official Documents by Direction of the Committee of Imperial Defence (abbreviated to History of the Great War or British Official History) is a series of 109 volumes, concerning the war effort of the British state during the First World War. It was produced by the Historical Section of the Committee of Imperial Defence from 1915 to 1949; after 1919 Brigadier-General Sir James Edmonds was Director
The Great War. The Triumph of Democracy. The Illustrated War News, Being a Pictorial Record of the Great WarParts 1-12, June 14th, 1916, to August 30th, 1916by Unknown Author.
The Great War. by George H. Allen and William Sowden Sims. The War Illustrated Album De LuxeThe Story of the Great European War Told by Camera, Pen and Pencil; The First Phaseby J. A. Hammerton. Vol. 1. The Great WarFourth Volume the Wavering Balance of Forcesby George H. Allen. 4. History of the War With Mexicoby Horatio O. Ladd. Pictorial History of the Great Warby S. J. Duncan-Clark. The Illustrated War NewsJune 14, 1916by Unknown Author.
Source Records of the Great War is a collection of documents by European leaders leading up to what we now call "World War One". The author, editor and compiler of these documents concludes, "The Great War could no more have been avoided than an earthquake or any other cataclysm of Nature's Unknown Forces". This is the first volume in a seven volume work. The author-editor starts with a 47 page summary of the reasons for the war. He to some extent debunks the claims that the war was caused by the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, who, as he points out, was a mere boy aged 18. How could the actions of such a boy lead to the deaths of 15 million of people. He states that no proof was produced that the boy was part of a larger conspiracy or that he was acting under orders of the Government of Serbia. He concludes that the Assassination of Arch-Duke Ferdinand merely provided the pretext for the war. Austria was already planning to start what they expected to be a brief and successful invasion of Serbia. Austria was later utterly surprised when Russia pledged to come to the aid of Serbia and mobilized. Germany then declared war on Russia and then attacked France through Belgium. It was the attack on innocent Belgium that brought Britain and later America into the war.
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NBA players take knee before kicking off the league in Disney
Every NBA player who restarted the NBA’s season on Thursday knelled during the National Anthem, wearing “Black Lives Matter” shirts.
Moments before tip-off on Thursday evening, players with the New Orleans Pelicans and the Utah Jazz, joined by coaches and game officials, all took a knee. The Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers followed suit ahead of their game in Orlando.
On some game jerseys, players’ names were replaced with messages, such as “Equality,” “I am a man,” “Ally,” and “Say her name,” sending a clear message in support of the social justice movement. After the moment, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver said he will not force players to stand during the anthem.
The New Orleans Pelicans, in a statement, said the team stands by the “ideals of freedom of speech and the right to peacefully protest.”
“Collectively with the Utah Jazz, our organization joins the NBA in supporting our players and coaches. To promote meaningful change relative to social justice and racial equality, the New Orleans Pelicans have partnered with our players, staff and coaches to create a Social Justice Leadership Alliance committed to furthering the discussion, listening and learning and taking action to make positive change in our community and our country,” it said.
The Jazz stated the team is “committed to advancing social justice and stand in support of the players, coaches and staff as they exercise their First Amendment rights, and use their voices, their experiences, and their platforms to peacefully express themselves.”
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Hidden Hong Kong: A history of the iconic Hong Kong minibus
By Ngai Yeung 6 August 2020
Header image courtesy of @ken93110 (Wikimedia Commons)
Imagine you’re running late for an appointment on the other side of Hong Kong. Like many Hongkongers, you don’t drive but take public transit. The MTR and the bus could both get you there, but they’re too slow, and the taxi is too expensive. So what do you do? That’s right—you take the minibus!
Cheap, speedy, and convenient, it’s not a surprise that the city’s iconic minibuses rank as the third-largest transportation means in terms of daily passenger journeys at 1.8 million passengers a day. A familiar sight around housing estates and interchanges, the cream-coloured bullets could easily take you across town or reach some sequestered spot, all in a frighteningly fast manner. From its humble roots as a fringe service to being an integral part of the city’s transit network, read on to discover how Hong Kong’s distinctive green-and-red-topped minibuses grew to become what it is today.
Minibus terminus in the 1970s. Photo credit: Transport Department
Photo credit: The University of Hong Kong Libraries
It all started as an illegal operation.
The uniformed rows of green and red on the streets today were in fact once a haphazard—not to mention illegal—system, cobbled together by enterprising individuals. Back in the 1950s, Hong Kong only had trams, buses, the Kowloon-Canton Railway, and of course, the Star Ferry. City centres were adequately connected, but those who lived in more rural areas—such as Yuen Long, Sheung Shui, and Fanling—struggled from a lack of public transit. High demand inevitably leads to supply, and despite not having a license to do so, ingenious minivan owners began to ferry commuters around for a fee where normal bus routes cannot reach.
A minivan during the 1967 Hong Kong riots, charging 20 cents for a ride. Photo credit: i-busnet.com (Facebook)
These minivan services stuck to the New Territories and kept low-key to avoid government crackdown, only to debut in the city amidst the chaos of the 1967 Hong Kong Riots. Many bus and tram drivers went on strike during that time, badly disrupting the city’s transportation network.
Faced with an opening, the unlicensed minivan drivers were unable to resist the seductive scent of opportunity and presently trespassed into the city to tackle the transportation shortage. One of the first-ever minibus routes came from this period and carried passengers from the Jordan Road Ferry Pier all the way to Yuen Long.
When the city stabilised in 1969, the colonial government finally acknowledged the service’s usefulness and legalised it, issuing around 5,000 licenses for the minivans to operate in urban areas. Some accused the Hong Kong government of sanctioning illegal profiteering; well, I suppose they weren’t wrong, but the decision only strengthened the city’s public transit network into the paragon it is today.
A 14-seater red minibus. Photo credit: i-busnet.com (Facebook)
Things were trucking along the British way.
As befitting a British colony, the earliest models were all mostly British vehicles, such as the Bedford CA and the Morris J Type. The minivans could only carry a maximum of nine passengers before but soon expanded to 14-seaters the year it was legalised, upgrading it to a proper minibus. People often called these new models “14 seats” in Cantonese (十四座), a nickname that stuck even after the minibus expanded again to a 16-seater two decades later when the British vehicles were replaced by the Japanese Toyota Coasters still in use today.
These 14-seaters were fashioned with a single red stripe along its side, a feature that carried over into the red-tops of today when the government introduced the newer, franchised green-tops in the 1970s. Following a successful trial run of private luxury minibuses at The Peak, the government tendered and sold dozens of minibus routes to the highest bidder. This explains how unlike most other forms of transportation in the city, green minibuses are owned by an array of different companies in spite of the vehicles’ consistent appearance. Green minibuses are operated by drivers who are paid a regular salary, have fixed routes, fixed fares, and arrive in set intervals.
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A 14-seater green minibus. Photo credit: i-busnet.com (Facebook)
Introducing Hong Kong’s speed racers.
The speed demons that are red minibuses, however, are a different story. They aren’t run by the government or private companies, but rather by individuals who have bought or rented the minibus.
Drivers pay $600 a day—along with an extra $150 for fuel—to rent the minibus, incentivising them to drive as fast as possible to pick up more passengers. Red minibus drivers can change the fare according to their whims, such as charging more on typhoon days. They can change the route, too, and can technically drive most anywhere in the city bar some newer districts, which is why you’d never see red minibuses in places such as Tsing Yi or Ma On Shan.
The flexibility can be a downside, though, as it makes red minibuses harder to regulate so that the government won’t be issuing any new licenses soon. Today, only a quarter of all minibuses are red, a percentage that is not likely to increase anytime.
Regulations put an end to the sprinters.
After decades of fearing for their lives on the highway, passengers breathed a sigh of relief when the Hong Kong government mandated for all minibuses to install speed alarms. Even though some daredevils ignore the 80 kilometre-per-hour limit anyway, the alteration made the transportation more passenger-friendly. Other changes over the years include switching to the more environmentally-friendly Iveco Daily Green minibus, installing seat belts across the board, and finally, enlarging the 16-seater once again into a 19-seater in 2017.
Photo credit: @hans-johnson (via Flickr)
60 years later, the future of the minibus comes into question.
Perhaps in a dozen years, the minibus will expand yet again and be redubbed as the “midibus.” Joking aside, the transportation mode’s future does look a bit grim. As the MTR opens up more lines, minibuses lose scores of regulars. The Hong Kong government has also been strictly regulating the number of minibus licenses they hand out to control competition, and the cap of there being no more than 4,350 minibuses in the city at a time has remained in place since half a century ago.
Even if there were to be new minibus routes, it would be hard to recruit younger drivers to join the fleets because of the long hours and low pay. Indeed, many minibus drivers are retired bus drivers, and most are over 60 years old. All the same, the cityscape will never be complete without the familiar hues of green and red, the shared fear of hollering one’s stop, the Cantonese opera blasting from the radio, and the minibus’s signature speed and convenience.
Ngai Yeung
Ngai was born and raised in Hong Kong and is currently studying at university in the United States. You can find her wandering around the city, experimenting with egg recipes and nerding out about the news.
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Trains from Worcester to University (Birmingham)
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NorthEdge invests in investigation software specialist
Added by Love Business East Midlands | 26 November 2020
Private equity firm NorthEdge has backed the primary management buyout of Altia-ABM, a specialist investigation and covert operation software business.
Nottingham and Glasgow based Altia-ABM develops specialist investigation software for government departments and law enforcement agencies in the UK, Canada and Australia. The firm, which predominantly works with customers in the public sector, allows police forces and investigation teams to automate processes using technology, which reduces time and money spent on investigations and improves prosecution rates.
Altia-ABM’s investigation solutions include digital casefile and business workflow management software, toolkits to analyse data in financial investigations as well as enterprise application software for covert operations.
The investment from NorthEdge backs Altia-ABM’s newly promoted CEO Rob Sinclair, who joined the company in 2017, in leading the buyout.
Working in partnership with Rob, NorthEdge will help develop Altia-ABM’s software, including investment to support cloud-based deployments for both new and existing customers.
NorthEdge’s support will also help the business to expand its target addressable market to an increased range of private sector customers and additional international territories, both organically and through supporting strategic acquisitions of companies with complementary technologies and customers.
Rob Sinclair said:
“We’re an ambitious business and we’re proud of our success so far. Our proposition is continuously expanding to meet the ever-changing digital landscape and having an investment partner like NorthEdge ensures we can build on that even further.
“The team at NorthEdge share the same vision as we do, and the TMT experience and insight they have shared so far has demonstrated that they understand and support our exciting vision for future growth.”
The deal was funded by NorthEdge’s SME fund, which was launched in 2018. The investment was led by George Potts, Director at NorthEdge; Kevin O’Loughlin, Investment Director; and Phil Frame, Director and Head of North West.
Kevin O’Loughlin will join the Altia-ABM Board at completion, with Simon Hook joining as Chair, and Matt Duckhouse as Non-Executive Director.
George Potts said:
“Altia-ABM, our fifth consecutive TMT investment, adds to the NorthEdge stable of eight UK-headquartered technology businesses. Each has a global reach, defensive moats and compelling growth potential. Our partnership will see investment into Altia’s people, technology and its customer relationships – ensuring the coming chapter is an exciting one, for all stakeholders”.
Kevin O’Loughlin added:
“Rob is an enthusiastic, partnership-minded CEO who we’ve already built a strong relationship with. During his three-year tenure, he's demonstrated that he's a strong CEO and leader - qualities that we always look for in management teams.”
“Altia-ABM operates in an emerging and exciting market. Governments, investigation teams and the public sector are increasingly looking to adopt a digital-first approach, and Altia-ABM is well-equipped to support them with that transition.
“The business’ track record, long-term customer relationships and its proven resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic quickly demonstrated to us that this is a business with growth embedded into its core, operating in an attractive market. This is a really exciting partnership for NorthEdge and Altia-ABM, and we are looking forward to supporting Rob and the team with their exciting growth plans over the coming years.”
NorthEdge was advised by KPMG (corporate finance & financial due diligence), GRAPH (customer due diligence), Pinsent Masons (legal) and Crosslake (tech due diligence).
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‘Marvel’s Runaways’: Meet the Yorkes and Molly Hernandez
Watch the first three episodes of 'Marvel's Runaways' on Hulu now!
by Jenn Fujikawa
“Marvel’s Runaways,” based on the beloved series by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona, is now available exclusively on Hulu!
While on set, Marvel.com talked Ariela Barer, who plays Gert Yorkes, and Allegra Acosta, who plays Molly Hernandez; along with Brigid Brannagh, who plays Mrs. Stacey Yorkes, and Kevin Weisman, who plays Mr. Dale Yorkes. The Yorkes are bioengineers who love their daughters to the point where they built them their own dinosaur. That’s right, Old Lace—a genetically engineered dinosaur—what better gift could two kids ask for?
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Molly Hernandez (Allegra Acosta) and Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer)
Gert Yorkes and adopted daughter Molly Hernandez get to be sisters by choice. Even better, the sisterly chemistry continues off screen for Barer and Acosta.
“It’s amazing to work with Ariela. We have such a genuine relationship, and you can see that once we shoot an episode together or a scene together,” shared Acosta. “The chemistry is there. It’s real and I just enjoy working with Ariela and being her sister.”
“Especially in the original comic, everyone has this older sibling love for Molly,” Barer added. “When you’re fleshing something out on a show, it’s great to just take it a step further. To have that really run deep in the characters, the script, the story and everything. To just flesh that out to the extreme.”
However, Acosta acknowledged there are parts of Molly she’s trying to understand. “Because she is adopted—and you will see how that progress throughout the season—she wants to know where she comes from. It kind of sounds cliche, but it’s actually true. A lot of kids who are orphans grow up with not knowing. Molly is really strong, really vulnerable and passionate for her age, and very innocent, but still mature. You can see that she wants to fight to find out who her biological parents are.”
Stacey Yorkes (Brigid Brannagh) and Dale Yorkes (Kevin Weisman)
As opposed to the other parents, the Yorkes are slightly unsure about the Pride and what it stands for. Brannagh explained, “We actually thought that we were being invited to participate in something that would help the world in terms of our science, and things we wanted to develop. We were told being a part of it will help you, and then you’ve stepped into something we didn’t know right away was something very scary and much more than that. There are consequences. So, we’re trying to get out, like right from the beginning. We’ve been trying to get out as soon as we kind of understood it wasn’t a noble effort.”
The Yorkes are unique in that they foster a warm and inviting home, especially for their daughter Gert. “We’re literally trying to create an independent human being—independent of us, forward-thinking, a true individual, and yet we sometimes, maybe, overly nurture that,” said Brannagh.
Gert Yorkes (Ariela Barer)
Weisman believes it’s important for viewers to see the character of a young independent woman full of socially relevant ideas. Acosta agrees, “Our show is a very female centric cast. We’re representing very strong, yet real, human beings. It’s really important because we have a realm of very amazing women, who will empower and will be relatable to the audience out there. You’re showing that feminism is not based on anger. It’s just based on passion.”
“When I was around her age, that was exactly when I really figured out how messed up the world can be, and I took it very personally, as she also does,” Barer revealing the similarities to her character Gert. “But this anger that she has inside of her is not hate. That’s a common misconception with a social justice character like that. She has no hate inside of her. This anger stems from this passion from wanting a better world and a better life for the people around her, and I think that’s one of the most admirable things about her. She cares so much about the people around her, and she takes it all very personally.”
“She’s flawed, but she’s complex. I think that’s exciting that we’ve gotten to a point with female characters and feminist characters, where they’re allowed to be flawed,” said Barer. “They don’t have to be perfect representations all the time. She can be this flawed human character and still be an incredible role model, who just cares and loves people.”
“That’s part of why we want to get out of Pride,” Brannagh explaining why being in the organization is such a moral struggle for the Yorkes. “We don’t want anything to stop them. Obviously starting with Gert and onto Molly, we want them to stay free.”
Get ready to run and learn more about the Yorkes and Molly with the debut of “Marvel’s Runaways” exclusively on Hulu – watch it now! Be sure to follow @Runaways on Twitter and like the official “Marvel’s Runaways” Facebook page!
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An ocean of microplastics tracked at the nanoscale
What is the fate of polymer debris in the ocean ? Aging of polyethylene packaging after prolonged marine exposure has been tracked at the nanoscale. A recent work demonstrates that the semi-crystalline polymer is deeply modified, with an increase in crystallinity along with a disruption of the lamellar order. This process has important implications for embrittlement, breaking of plastics in ever smaller fragments, and subsequent chemical degradation, ultimately determining the lifetime of this packaging in the environment.
Despite only becoming visible in recent decades, the waste from plastic wrapping and packaging forms a visually obvious impact of consumer habits in the Anthropocene era. Melt processed low density polyethylene (PE) is one of the key culprits, which fills a demand for a low-cost and transparent barrier material for transport and retail display. A recent publication in the journal Environment Science & Technology has brought the perspectives of X-ray scattering and polymer physics to the question of the lifetime of polyethylene waste in the environment by investigating the nanostructure of PE in ocean microplastics collected in the Atlantic Ocean. The authors drew some very simple, but important, conclusions as to the processes determining the reintegration of PE into the natural carbon cycle.
Left : Sketch of the structural evolution of polyethylene -PE- during marine exposure. Right : Typical Wide Angle X-ray Scattering image obtained from a commercial PE new packaging and measured on the MORPHEUS platform at LPS.
First of all, prolonged exposure to a marine environment induces a very strong reduction in the length of the polymer chains, by a chain scission mechanism photo-induced by the sun UV light. This releases the kinetic frustration of entangled PE chains to crystallization and leads to an evolution of the semi-crystalline nanostructure of PE. The ratio between the number of crystalline and amorphous PE monomers increases, leading to a marked increase in crystallinity. This original result is obtained by two completely independent methods, calorimetry (DSC) on the one hand, and wide-angle X-ray scattering (see figure) on the other. The crystalline lamellae remain present, without any noticeable increase in thickness, as shown by Raman spectroscopy. But the characteristic stacking of the crystalline lamellae, separated by amorphous regions, fades with exposure to the marine environment. Indeed, small angle X-ray scattering shows that the peak associated with the period of this stacking, which is present in new PE packaging, is very weak or even absent in most micro-debris. This shows a significant rearrangement of the crystalline lamellae in the polymeric material. A sketch (see figure) summarizes the evolution of the nanostructure, with an increase in crystallinity and a strong disruption of the lamellar order.
From this ensemble of measurement techniques, it was possible to conclude that the original nanoscale organization of PE in a layered lamellae structure, which is responsible for the excellent barrier properties of PE in packaging, is disrupted by environmental exposure. The change is triggered by the release of kinetic frustration of entangled PE chains to crystallization by the cutting of the PE chains due to environmental UV exposure. This structural degradation should lead to faster environmental oxidation of PE than would be expected on the basis of previous work on terrestrial weathering.
This collaborative work between different French laboratories (*) has been initiated by Christopher Garvey during his sabbatical at the Laboratoire de Physique des Solides (LPS) and supported by the CNRS and the Université Paris-Saclay.
(*) Teams involved :
IMRCP, Université de Toulouse, CNRS UMR 5623, Université Paul Sabatier, Toulouse
LPS, Matrix team, MORPHEUS platform
Laboratoire MONARIS, Sorbonne Université, CNRS, Paris
C2P2 - LCPP group, UMR CNRS 5265, Université de Lyon, ESCPE Lyon, Villeurbanne
Molecular scale understanding of the embrittlement in polyethylene ocean debris
Environmental Science & Technology Manuscript
Garvey, Christopher ; Impéror-Clerc, Marianne ; Rouzière, Stéphan ; Gouadec, Gwenael ; Boyron, Olivier ; Rowenczyk, Laura ; Mingotaud, Anne-Françoise ; ter Halle, Alexandra
DOI : https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.0c02095
Marianne Impéror-Clerc (marianne.imperor@universite-paris-saclay.fr)
Stéphan Rouzière (stephan.rouziere@universite-paris-saclay.fr)
Christopher Garvey (christopher.garvey@mau.se)
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Apple Seeds First Public Beta of macOS Big Sur to Public Beta Testers
Thursday August 6, 2020 11:18 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple today seeded the first beta of the upcoming macOS 11 Big Sur update to its public beta testing group, allowing non-developers to give the software a try ahead of its public release this fall.
Beta testers who signed up for Apple's beta testing program can download the macOS Big Sur beta through the Software Update mechanism in System Preferences after installing the proper profile.
Mac users who want to be a part of Apple's beta testing program can sign up to participate on the beta website, which gives users access to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas. Potential beta testers should make a full backup before installing macOS Big Sur, and it may not be wise to install the update on a primary machine because betas can be unstable.
macOS Big Sur introduces a refined design for the macOS operating system, which is more similar to iOS but immediately familiar to Mac users with tweaks to window design, color palette, app icons, system sounds, menu bars, and sidebars.
The update brings Control Center to the Mac for the first time, providing quicker access to system controls for things like volume, keyboard brightness, screen brightness, Wi-Fi connection, and more.
An updated Notification Center includes more interactive notifications and redesigned widgets that mirror the new widgets in iOS 14. Notifications are now grouped by app, and you can customize which widgets show up.
Safari has a new customizable start page, built-in translation, and a Privacy Report feature that lets you know which trackers each website is using to follow you across the web. There's a new Mac App Store category for extensions, and you can now control the specific sites that extensions are able to work with for more privacy.
The Messages app for Mac has been overhauled to bring it more in line with the Messages app for iOS and it supports features like pinned conversations, mentions, inline replies, Messages effects, and Memoji creation and Memoji stickers. Search is also better to make it easier to find old conversations, photos, links, and more.
A redesigned Maps app in macOS Big Sur adds support for Look Around, indoor maps, Guides, and Shared ETA updates, plus it can be used to generate cycling routes and routes with charging stops for electric vehicles, which can be sent to iPhone.
There are also smaller updates for apps like Photos, Music, and Home, with a full list of everything new in macOS Big Sur available in our roundup.
Related Roundup: macOS Big Sur
dannyyankou
23 weeks ago
The fact that the public beta was delayed tells you all you need to know. Proceed with caution.
Apple Macintosh 128K
Always fun to see the complaints that come with this, when people don't understand what the word "beta" means. "One of my apps isn't working!!!!! Apple is the worst!"
chama98
Not even going to bother. If any of the developer betas have anything to go by. I am holding off till the final release date. Life is too short to go bug hunting, going to leave that to you lot.
DreamyLucid
Update, everything seems fine so far. Big Sur is relatively much faster than Catalina as well.
dooyou
No thanks, I stay with Catalina which is still beta.
jlocker
There are a lot of people downloading the public beta right now, so servers are getting maxed out with connections.
Allegedly Leaked 2021 iPad Pro CAD Images Suggest Few Design Changes
Tuesday January 12, 2021 3:38 am PST by Tim Hardwick
Tech blogs 91mobile and MySmartPrice on Tuesday posted a series of allegedly leaked factory CAD images of Apple's upcoming fifth-generation 11-inch iPad Pro. Rumors suggest Apple plans to announce two new iPad Pro models in both 11-inch and 12.9-inch versions, and today's images offer perhaps the clearest indication yet that Apple's next-generation iPad Pros will have minimal, if any,...
Apple's Anti-Reflective Coating Repair Program Still in Effect for Some MacBooks With New Mail-In Policy
Tuesday January 12, 2021 10:07 am PST by Joe Rossignol
In an internal memo obtained by MacRumors, Apple recently informed its network of Apple Authorized Service Providers that mail-in repair is now required for Mac notebooks with anti-reflective coating issues in the United States. The new policy went into effect January 4, 2021 and means that customers who take an eligible 12-inch MacBook or MacBook Pro exhibiting this issue to an Apple...
WhatsApp Affirms User Privacy Following Backlash Over Data Sharing With Facebook
Tuesday January 12, 2021 6:39 am PST by Hartley Charlton
Following backlash after changing its terms and privacy policy to consolidate a significant amount of data sharing with Facebook, WhatsApp is now assuring users about the privacy measures built into its app. Last week, WhatsApp began informing users of updates to the app's terms of service and privacy policy. The updated agreements, which users must consent to in order to continue using...
Apple Launches New Nationwide Racial Equity and Justice Initiative Projects
Wednesday January 13, 2021 4:08 am PST by Tim Hardwick
Apple today announced a set of new projects as part of its $100 million Racial Equity and Justice Initiative (REJI) to help dismantle systemic barriers to opportunity and combat injustices faced by communities of color. Rendering of the Propel Center The projects include the Propel Center, a global innovation and learning hub for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), an Apple ...
Episode Nine of The Chinese Room’s ‘Little Orpheus’ on Apple Arcade Coming Tomorrow
SwitchArcade Round-Up: ‘Scott Pilgrim vs. The World’, ‘Shadow Gangs’, and Today’s Other New Releases and Sales
JoyCity Opens Pre-Registration for its MMORPG, ‘Bless Mobile’
An Interview With Feral Interactive on Bringing Games to iOS, a Potential ‘Alien: Isolation’ Port, Mobile Game Pricing, Working With Nintendo Switch, and More
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House Majority Caught On Call Urging House Reps to Kill Trump’s $2000 Check Demand
First no response from the Republicans on the most obvious and corrupt election in world history and now Congressional Republicans want to stop the President’s wishes for providing more in COVID payments to the people.
Joe Biden manufactured 20 million or more votes in the 2020 election in November to steal the race away from record setter President Trump and the Republicans in the House and Senate say nothing. Now this same group wants to prevent Americans from receiving more than $600 in payments in a COVID package? These individuals are not for the people.
President Trump won the 2020 election with more votes than any candidate ever. He crushed the old record set by Barack Obama in 2008 of 69 million. President Trump became the first candidate in US history to surpass 70 million votes. His rallies and unscripted boat parades, car parades and more indicated a big win, but his win was extraordinary.
Of course, the President’s opponent was very weak. This is why it is totally ridiculous unreasonable nonsense to even suggest that senile and basement dwelling Joe Biden overcame this record and won the 2020 election. This was a steal. It was the biggest criminal steal in world history and it must not be allowed.
But the Republicans in the House and Senate are blind to the results. They believe Biden won 20 million or more votes than he really received reaching over 80 million to become the first candidate in history to do so. They remain silent as if they are part of the steal.
Yesterday, there was more proof of this as the Republicans in Congress were caught acting behind the scenes attempting to stop President Trump’s ask to give Americans more money due to Americans challenges with COVID.
Mediaite reports:
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Wednesday ended a call with House Republicans after they began leaking to the media about his effort to kill a proposal that would include direct $2,000 payments to Americans.
It’s time to let these politicians know we won’t put up with a steal and we won’t all China to run our country.
.@realdonaldtrump deserves his day in court, AND we are definitely going to give him his day in Congress.
We have a rapidly growing group of House Members and Senators.
Jan 6 challenge is on.
Call your Rep: 202-225-3121
Call your Senators: 202-224-3121#FightForTrump! pic.twitter.com/O9YvytKlrS
— Marjorie Taylor Greene (@mtgreenee) December 21, 2020
Americans must demand that these people do their job. They are there for us not for themselves and China. Americans won this election and own this country. They work for us. It’s time they acted like they do.
The post House Majority Caught On Call Urging House Reps to Kill Trump’s $2000 Check Demand appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.
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NRA's Ted Nugent On Violent Arrest Of S.C. Student: “Act Like An Animal And You Will End Up Being Treated Like An Animal”
Nugent Says Recently Orphaned Student Probably “Disobeyed Her Parents”
Special Programs Guns & Public Safety
Written by Timothy Johnson
Published 10/29/15 10:20 AM EDT
National Rifle Association board member Ted Nugent weighed in on controversy over a viral video showing a South Carolina deputy ripping a high school student from her desk and throwing her to the ground, claiming that the teenager “had it coming” before comparing the young student to “an animal.”
Videos began circulating on social media on October 26 showing South Carolina Deputy Ben Fields dragging a 16-year-old student away from her desk and slamming her onto the ground before arresting her. The student was accused of disrupting the classroom. Following widespread outrage over the officer's conduct, Fields was fired.
In his regular column for conspiracy website WND, Nugent offered “a huge Nuge thank you and SALUTE to Columbia, South Carolina, Senior Deputy Ben Fields,” calling him a “master of 'improvise, adapt and overcome' good citizen cop all good Americans have come to admire and respect.”
Nugent also lobbed insults at the student, calling her a “disobedient punk,” and a “brat.” He suggested the student disobeyed her parents, writing, “By all these consistent indicators, how much do you want to bet she disobeyed her parents and every other authority figure her entire life, and got away with it?”
According to news reports, the student is recently orphaned, following the death of her mother.
Nugent also connected the South Carolina incident to several incidents that resulted in the death of African-Americans. Referencing the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman, Nugent wrote, “None of my family members would attack a neighborhood watch volunteer and end up getting shot and killed.”
He then connected the incident to the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner:
None of my children would steal anything from a store and then assault the shopkeeper.
None of my children would defy orders from a cop, assault him and attempt to steal his gun, then attack him and get shot in self-defense.
None of the Nugent family would sell illegal cigarettes then violently resist arrest.
Nugent also compared the South Carolina student to an animal, writing, “Obey and you won't get ripped from your desk and put under control. Act like an animal and you will end up being treated like an animal.”
At “Patriots for Trump” event, Sportsmen for Trump co-chair laughs as audience reacts to his speech with threats to shoot Democratic politician
Article 10/26/20 4:34 PM EDT
NRA’s endorsement of high-profile QAnon candidates is not its first brush with the conspiracy theory
NRA endorses extremist QAnon congressional candidate Marjorie Taylor Greene
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Susan J. Demas: From chemtrails to vaccination fears, conspiracies creep into politics
Updated Jan 20, 2019; Posted Sep 01, 2014
By Susan J. Demas | Political columnist for MLive.com
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The family enjoying Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park.
(Susan J. Demas)
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK -- Sometimes you just need a break from politics.
We're past the drama of the primary election and both parties' conventions, so now seemed like a pretty good time to hit the road with my husband and the two most adorable kids on earth.*
Sometimes you just need to disappear into where the trees outnumber people.
Truth be told, covering colorful candidates doesn't really wear on me. I don't get sick of writing about issues, even when I've literally been writing stories about road funding for as long as I've lived in Michigan –- a full decade.
But I have to admit that the creep of conspiracy theories into mainstream politics is depressing.
Michigan currently has a congressman (albeit not for long), Kerry Bentivolio (R-Milford), who promised to hold a hearing because he was "concerned that the government might be spraying mind-altering drugs and/or toxins into the sky with chemtrails from jets," as Deadline Detroit put it.
Soon-to-be state Rep. Todd Courser, a Lapeer Republican, ominously warns that the Great Lakes Education Project (GLEP), a school choice group funded by Amway heir Dick DeVos, is "advancing the homosexual agenda in Michigan."
Courser's proof? Footage of the recent wedding between GLEP board member Greg McNeilly (also a former Michigan GOP chair) and his husband, which Courser blasted as "graphic." No one has done more to push the conservative agenda in this state than McNeilly, but Courser's bigotry has likely blinded him to that fact.
And then there are policies in place that appease conspiracy theorists. No child in 21st century America should die of diseases like mumps, measles and whooping cough, but they still do.
Unfortunately, too many people listen to outlandish theories from D-list actress Jenny McCarthy and other anti-vaccination "experts" looking to make a buck off parents' fears.
Michigan has the fourth-highest rate of unvaccinated kids in the nation. That's not surprising when we allow parents to claim either a philosophical or religious exemption for immunizations, unlike 30 other states. But so far, the Michigan Legislature has failed to close the loophole.
And for heaven's sakes, folks are even petitioning to remove fluoride from Traverse City's drinking water. I didn't know anyone still feared dental hygiene-friendly fluoride as a "mind-altering chemical," but, apparently, 527 Traverse Citians have concerns.
That was about enough for me. Yellowstone here we come.
So imagine my surprise when I looked up park road closures, and found this alert greeting me on the home page:
"Yellowstone Volcano Observatory: A Short Statement Regarding Recent Rumors: The park has not been evacuated. No volcanologists have stated that Yellowstone is likely to erupt this week, this month or this year. Concern over road closures is much overblown."
Apparently, the tin-foil hat crowd has worked itself into quite a tizzy after an earthquake hit Yellowstone in March. Now they're determined a mass extinction of wildlife is underfoot. The U.S. government, natch, is hiding data and evacuating towns.
The fact that the U.S. National Parks Service felt the need to address such craziness on Yellowstone's official site, however, shows just how fast and furious misinformation can spread in the age of the internets.
I guess you can escape politics, but not conspiracy theories.
However, I've been heartened to see that reason is winning out here, as park roads are still clogged with RVs and SUVs. We had to battle crowds to get a view of Old Faithful.
Whether that same level of sanity will prevail in politics remains to be seen.
*Sorry, not taking poetic license here. They are.
Susan J. Demas is Publisher and Editor of Inside Michigan Politics, a nationally acclaimed, biweekly political newsletter. She can be reached at susan@sjdemas.com. Follow her on Twitter here.
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2020 Home NewsroomPress releases2020Celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with Our Migrant Workers
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Celebrating Hari Raya Aidilfitri with Our Migrant Workers
24 May 2020 Foreign manpower
To celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri which falls on 24 May 2020, the Inter-agency Task Force (ITF) teamed up with the Islamic Religious Council of Singapore (MUIS) and the Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SMCCI) to bring festive cheer to our migrant workers.
About 200,000 workers living in purpose-built dormitories (PBDs) were treated to a special lunch menu, such as mutton biryani or chicken chop rice, to celebrate this special occasion.
In addition, the ITF, MUIS and SMCCI surprised workers across 58 locations including PBDs, factory-converted dormitories and construction temporary quarters, with Hari Raya cookies. The cookies were prepared by five central kitchens, with the help of 15 home-based bakers. This initiative was partially funded by donations from the community through the mosques as well as 16 organisations (see Annex A). In addition to bringing some festive cheer, the initiative also helped support our home-based bakers during this period.
With the mosques closed and no Hari Raya congregational prayers due to the circuit breaker measures, Muslim migrant workers prayed on their own in their rooms. The Hari Raya sermon by the Mufti in English was streamed live on SalamSG TV YouTube channel, with Bengali subtitles. Tamil speaking Muslim migrant workers were also able to watch Mufti’s sermon via Indian Muslim mosques’ Facebook pages as well as Tamil internet radio station, Bisme Radio.
The ITF thanks MUIS, SMCCI and other volunteers for partnering with us to celebrate Hari Raya Aidilfitri with our migrant workers. We hope that our efforts will help lift their spirits as they celebrate this festive occasion.
Annex A - List of Malay/Muslim & Indian/Muslim Organisations
1. Malay Youth Literacy Association (4PM)
2. Singapore Malay Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SMCCI)
3. Association of Muslim Professionals (AMP)
4. Singapore Kadayanallur Muslim League (SKML)
5. Singapore Muslim Women Association (PPIS)
6. Perdaus
7. Singapore Malay Teachers’ Union (KGMS)
8. Singapore Sepak Takraw Federation (PERSES)
9. SSA Consulting Group
10. Singapore Islamic Scholars & Religious Teachers Association (Pergas)
11. Singapore Bangladeshi Society (SBS)
12. Singapore Tenkasi Muslim Welfare Society (STMWS)
13. United Indian Muslim Association (UIMA)
14. Ain Society
15. Muhammadiyah Association
16. Muslim Kidney Action Association (MKAC)
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You are here: HomenextPeoplenextMemories of MeldrethnextAssorted MemoriesnextMy Memories of Growing Up in Meldreth
My Memories of Growing Up in Meldreth
The house where June was born
Bell's Postcard, 1920s
Manting House
Photograph supplied by John Gipson
Topcliffe Mill, c. 1949
E M Gardner, reproduced with kind permission of The Mills Archive Trust
The Performance of Cinderella
Photograph supplied by June Turner
The Pump by Mill Cottage
Photograph by Bruce Huett, 2015
I was born in the Church House, Meldreth in 1935. My parents were Rose and Leslie Turner. My name is June Rose Pearmain, née Turner.
My Childhood in Meldreth
I’d like to tell you as much as I can remember of my life in the village up to the age of 11, at the time we moved to Bishop’s Stortford. Even though I had TB at seven my life in the village was idyllic. My parents were caretakers of Church House, and the Church.
When we moved from Church House, Mr C W Dunn, writer of the Burma Dictionary, gave my father a job as gardener, and had a house built for us on the left side of Brewery Lane. But I think then it was Manning [Manting] Lane, and Mr C W Dunn’s house, now Brewery, was Manning [Manting] House.
There were cows at the end of the lane, I think owned by the Peppers, and I can remember my father teaching me how to milk a cow. Also, the orchard was on the right and it was mostly greengages and plums. There were pigs in the orchard and geese for Christmas.
Something was delivered weekly by horse and cart. I don’t remember what it was, but my mother and our neighbour used to rush to get the horse droppings with spades in hand, for the roses.
There was a lot of laughter and the games we played were climbing trees (I like to think I was better at it than the boys), Cowboys and Indians and marbles. We used to play marbles on the way home from school, in the gutter opposite the Stocks.
When in war time we played “airman” on a tree opposite Brewery Lane we would climb the tree then hang by our arms and shout out ‘bale out’. We also looked for aeroplane glass. We also played a lot by the river, and I remember that the boy next door had a large boat that we sometimes took into the river. When the army moved into Church House we would crawl through the bushes to their dump and bonfire, to look for badges and hats to dress up in.
Wildflowers and Nature
There were a lot of wild flowers in the village. In February the churchyard was a carpet of snowdrops. In the spring there were bluebells behind the church and wild daffodils in the field opposite Brewery Lane, and round the edge of the field primroses and violets. Where the edge of the village right side was damp by the river there were kingcups and harebells.
There were three walnut trees that I can remember, one small just inside the church graveyard and a large one outside in the field, and one on the other side of the village at a big gloomy house owned by a Mr Ellis. It was more fun stealing those as he would chase us with a big stick. The house was quite near the school.
One of my favourite things was to go wooding with my mother, and she loved to do it too. We would go fishing for tiddlers in the river beside Sheen Mill. Also we had picnics beside the river at the [Topcliffe] mill, opposite Church House.
I used to play with a boy called Billy. He lived the other side of Church House and I remember he pushed me into the nettles. We used to play with frogspawn in a pond at the side of Matlock’s [Mortlock’s?] property. There was a pump beside a cottage a little way down from the Stocks.
I went to Sunday School at the Church and took it in turns to pump the organ. After I would go for a Sunday walk with my parents. My father also worked on a farm and in the holidays I would sometimes go with him. We had cold tea in a bottle and thick sandwiches. I would play in the stream and haystacks, and often I would find eggs. My mother said not to tell anyone. Sometimes at the end of the day my father would take me home in the horse and cart.
I remember seeing a doodle bug, as we called them, going past our window, and when the engine stopped we dived under the beds. Thank goodness it landed in the fields. Also I remember my father saying there was a dogfight going on in the sky. At night we would stand in the garden and the sky would be lit up. My father said, “London’s getting it tonight.”
Inside our school we had a huge poster on our classroom wall that said ‘All things bright and beautiful’. Our teacher had her small dog in a basket in front of the fire. As I had TB at the age of seven I was given special treatment. I had a small bed in the classroom and at certain times I had to rest. My teacher had a very large jar of cod liver oil and malt. She would say open wide and put a large spoon in my mouth to eat outside. We had a nurse who came to the school in a caravan to look for nits, and one for the dentist. When that one came I used to hide.
Sheldrick’s Farm
Just past the school there was a track down to Sheldrick’s farm, where we had dancing lessons. Sometimes the farmer would put us girls on the back of a large horse to take us home. Mrs Sheldrick put on a Cinderella show in wartime and us girls were fairies and a very pretty girl called Enid was Cinderella. She had curls and later married Bob Martin. To make us smile Mrs Sheldrick used to say, “pretend Hitler is at the back of the hall.”
In some small cottages near the school there was a lady who used to make rag rugs, and people gave her their old clothes. In the other cottage lived Joe and Mary Kelly, with daughter Jane who sadly died.
On Saturday we would go to Royston. I would have a toffee apple and go to the pictures, and have tea in town with a plate of cakes. The waitress would wear a little white pinny and a white cap in her hair.
We did not have a lot of money to buy new toys so my mother used to bike to Royston Auction on a Wednesday and came back with her basket full of toys and books. I used to be so excited seeing her come down the lane. The auction room was very good and they sold everything you needed. My father was a bit of a rogue. His mates and himself would catch pigeons in the belfry and steal ducks from local ponds. Something more I remember in wartime was there were heaps of bombs along the back road to Bassingbourn.
When it snowed we would take our sledge to Royston Heath on the bus. We had to be careful we didn’t run into the prisoner of war camp.
I am writing [in 2015] about life seventy years ago and wonder if anyone remembers? I often wonder what my life would have been like if I has stayed in Meldreth. Maybe I’d have married Billy!
June Turner
Assorted Memories
A Childhood in Foxton and Meldreth ...
Arthur Pepper
Childhood Memories of Meldreth in the 1950s
Eric Walbey's Memories of Meldreth School Days
Growing up in Meldreth
Happy Visits to Meldreth in the 1940/50s
Meldreth in 1941-42
Meldreth Memories: the Palmer, Ellis and Elbourn families
Meldreth Ponds
Meldreth Village - Part One
Meldreth Village - Part Two
Memories of Chiswick End
Memories of Duleek Dandy
Memories of Meldreth and Melbourn Station
Memories of Meldreth Church Bells Augmentation From a Peal of Six to a Peal of Eight
Memories of Meldreth School, 1958-1965
Memories of the Great War
Memories of the Shops in Meldreth
My Meldreth - by Peter Oakman
My Memories of Meldreth
The Bowls Match, c. 1967
The Death of King George V, 1936
The Summer of 1965
Tom Jude's Memories
Warren's Stores, Whitecroft Road
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Land, Lords and Peasants in Medieval Meldreth 1316-1370
The first written record which tells us something specific about the land and people of Meldreth is the Domesday Book. This lists the number and status of people who were living in the village when the Normans came. There were peasants who possessed varying amounts of land (villagers, smallholders and cottagers), slaves (who possessed none) and also at least ten freemen (known as “sokemen”). Those who were not free owed their allegiance to a variety of Anglo-Saxon lords and ladies including the delightfully named “Edeva the Fair”.
The conquest clarified land ownership to a considerable degree and the answer to the question “who owns the land?” was simple: the King owned all the land. The feudal laws introduced by the Normans meant that all land was now owned by the king and there were strict limits on the freedom allowed to peasants. By 1086 the freemen who had lived in the village in the time of Edward the Confessor had become the victims of this Norman reorganisation and their independent farmlands had disappeared: there were no longer any free peasants in Meldreth.
While the king owned the land he could allocate it to those whom he chose to reward. These were the ‘tenants in chief’. There were around 900 tenants-in-chief in 1086 and only a few of these were English. Interestingly, one of these rare exceptions can be found in Meldreth. A man called Kolsveinn or Colswein was allowed to continue to remain as tenant-in-chief of a small portion of village land together with two cottagers. As the name suggests, he may well have had a Scandinavian origins and been seen by the Normans as somehow distinct from the Anglo-Saxons they had defeated in the Conquest. Kolsveinn also continued to be a major landholder in Lincolnshire with over 50 manors in that shire.
The tenants-in-chief could, in turn, grant land to others, including various lords of manors who repaid this with their loyalty and services. Their land continued to be farmed by tenants and peasants. By the late 11th century ‘slaves’ had become ‘serfs’ (derived from the Latin word ‘servus’ which once meant slave). Over time both serfs and tenants came to enjoy greater security of tenure and gained further rights as English law developed. Manorial courts implemented a mixture of early common law and local variations – the “custom of the manor”. By the 14th century tenants could enjoy greater security of tenure and could, for example, pass land on to their eldest son (subject to the discretion of the lord and payment of a fee).
The snapshot of medieval life in Meldreth given in the court rolls for Topcliffe Manor from 1316 to 1370 illustrates these changes. It shows how the roles of lords, tenants and peasants and their relationships had evolved by the 14th century in Medieval England.
The Serfs of Meldreth: 1316-1370
The Topcliffe manorial court rolls during this period contain many references to people who are described as “serfs”. These are generally defined as agricultural labourers bound by the feudal system that tied them to working the lord’s estate. The rolls for the first time allow us to see individuals and something of their day to day activities. Who were they and what sort of lives did they lead?
While the tenants of Meldreth were people able to own land (subject to providing services and “homage” to the Lord of the Manor) a serf was tied to the land and could not move without the Lords’ permission. Their legal status was low and in early medieval times they were deemed to be owned, much as land and chattels were owned. For example, a judicial opinion in 1240 said that “Earls, barons and free tenants may lawfully sell their serfs like oxen or cows”. However, the court rolls show that as time passed their position had improved – something which was probably linked to an increasing shortage of labour.
In practice, the rolls show that serfs were treated in many respects as equals by their fellow villagers. They could be appointed to certain official roles such as reeve (as was Hugh Hulekot in 1324), had a voice in the leet court and could appear as members of the jury. On the other hand, their status as a ”serf” was noted in the rolls and became particularly important when questions of land or inheritance were involved.
It is hard to say what proportion of the population of Meldreth were serfs but there were certainly a significant number. A list of those specifically identified as such during the period from 1316 to 1370 is given below and identifies some 46 individuals. Some serfs made multiple appearances in the rolls. Gilbert Hulcok, for example, appears on fourteen occasions to be fined for various transgressions. Richard Cagwyne similarly appears six times. It is interesting that many of the villagers not identified as serfs share the same surnames as those with serf status. Since this class status was supposedly hereditary and passed from parents to children this suggests that there was a degree of social movement. Perhaps some members of serf families were allowed to better themselves. There is a suggestion that by the 14th century this process could have been encouraged by lords who found they could make a greater profit from freehold rents than employing serfs to cultivate their demesne.
Although serfs could not own land, they could occupy land loaned or allocated to them. They could even have their own tenants and the rolls have the example of William Caggewyne (a serf) who had a tenant (Reginald Kavel) ”in villeinage”. Serfs were obliged to maintain their holdings and could be fined by the lord if they did not. Thus in 1329 it is reported that “John Fryday has not repaired his tenement in serf tenure” and as a consequence was fined 6d.
While serfs could not own land they seemed remarkably willing to behave as though they did. Occasionally they were caught out as was Hugh Hulcok (serf) who in 1332 purchased as a freeholding a house with half an acre of land and then granted it by charter to his son, John. The lord of the manor was informed and claimed a 3/- fine. In 1340 Hugh again purchased three roods of land which he sold to another serf, John Kagewyn “without licence”. He was fined 6d. William Cagwyne (serf) was not so lucky. In 1341 he sold one rood of freehold land to John de Chesewyk (1341) but when detected these were “confiscated and taken into the lord’s hands”.
There are many other similar examples of serfs attempting to act with little restraint. In 1329, John Fryday transferred one rood of land in ‘North feld’ to Robert Collop for two crops “without licence”. He did same in 1337 transferring one acre in the fields of ‘Meldebourne’ to Walter de Caldecote and Katherine his wife. In 1338 he transferred the crop of one acre of land to John Baldok “without licence”.
The value and importance of land was high; whether a serf technically owned his land or not he would still do all he could to protect it. For example in 1325 Gilbert Hulcok (serf) was possessive enough to end up being fined 3d for concealing the boundary between himself and Geoffrey Pumpe “for half a foot”. He was told to correct it and fined 3d.
Apart from landholding, there were other restrictions on what serfs could do. For example they had to pay an annual fine called ‘capitage’ if they lived in a place not owned by their lord. However, the fine was never a heavy one. For example in 1322 “Gilbert Hulcok, serf, came to an agreement with the lord for six capons, giving one capon p.a. to the lord for capitage, until the lord should give him a tenement where he might be received into the fee above bondage.” Also in the same year “William Tugge, serf, made an agreement with the lord for one capon, to be paid at Christmas for capitage”.
The low value of the fine – one capon each year – suggests that the real purpose was not to gain income but was symbolic and designed to keep alive the lord’s claim on his serf, which might otherwise be forgotten as time passed.
Another restraint on the actions of a serf arose on the marriage of one of their children. Permission was required and fees due to the lord – or a fine if this was ignored. In 1322 Hugh Hulcok married his daughter Isabel to John Laverne “outside the fee of the lord” and was fined 6d. And in 1339 Matilda Passon gave a substantial 40d fine for the marriage of her daughter Alice.
The rolls give an impression that while the lord was keen to maintain his feudal rights, the serfs increasingly felt the need to push against them. This is not only true of landholding but also in the day to day unfree labour tasks that were required of them. An example which is typical of many entries in the rolls is one from 1332 which notes that “William Tugh and Hugh Passon, serfs, did not come to perform their service”. They were fined 6d but it is not clear how and when this was collected. Perhaps underlying these entries is a resentment which was building and culminated in the peasants’ revolt of 1381. It is significant that during this revolt John de Topcliffe (lord of Topcliffe manor) was forced to flee due to threats from the rebels. Was this the point which heralded a period of greater freedom for the serfs of Meldreth?
A List of the Serfs of Meldreth mentioned in the Topcliffe Manorial Court Rolls during the period 1316 – 1370
Geoffrey Fryday
William Friday (son of Geoffrey)
John Fryday (2)
Gilbert Hulcok (14)
Hugh Hulcok (6)
William Hulcok (son of Hugh) (3)
John Hulcok (son of John) (3)
Philip Hulcok (son of John)
William Cagwyne (5)
Richard Cagwyne (6)
Mabil Cagwyne (2)
John Cagwyne
Joan Cagwyne
John Pumpe
William Pumpe (son of John)
John Fleming (2)
Hugh Fleming (2)
Simon Fleming
William Fleming (son of Hugh) (2)
John Passon
Geoffrey Passon
Hugh Passon
Nicholas Passon
Matilda Passon (daughter of Nicholas)
William Tug (Tog or Tugh) (3)
John Tugge
Geoffrey Est
John Est
William Chasteyn
John Chasteyn
William Rodland
Roger Rodland
John Hulstre de Royston
Agnes Carter
William Getown
Isobel Gentting
John Michel (2)
William Molle
John Plover (2)
John de Gentying
William Jeton
Emma Cappe
Figure in brackets shows number of times names appear in rolls.
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Objections to Sex and Violence
By Lisa McKeown // Theatre (Toronto)
photo by Laura Rowe
Written by Caryl Churchill in the 1970s, Objections to Sex and Violence was Chruchill’s first production on a mainstage. Currently downtown at the Artscape Sandbox, it is a surprisingly relevant play, set against the political background of the 1970’s: the sexual revolution, and the global protest movement. But Churchill’s play invokes the political in a personal way, as the prospect of violence frames the background of all of the characters, and is revealed through their personal confessions and interactions. Two sisters meet on a beach: Annie, still recovering from an abusive relationship in her past, comes looking for Jule. Annie’s current patner, Phil, is a pacifist. This grates on Jule, a political activist. Then Eric, one of her fellow activists, appears. He pontificates narcissistically about politics and capitalism.
Violence is a constant theme and constant threat, and permeates the action. There is a kind of violence in Eric’s postulating, in Annie’s concern-trolling of her sister, and in her accusations after Phil ‘confesses’ a tryst to her. Each of these characters is trying to effect change in themselves, in the world, and in each other. Sex is used as a threat, and the withholding of sex is seen as a weapon. At one point Jule starts hurling oil-soaked pop cans at Eric, at another Eric crushes a small ice cream cone in his hands while yelling at Jule. These small personal details provide visceral reminders of the political background.
Their attempts to use violence to affect each other or to demand recognition all fail in various ways, and the final scene of the play – between Jule and her husband Terry – is in stark contrast to this. This final scene adds a depth to the previous hour, since it becomes clear that Churchill isn’t trying to make broad, superficial claims about how we are necessarily violent, or that violence is somehow inevitable. Here she shows us two people resisting violence, two people trying to connect but unable to. They are resigned to his, but their mutual respect for each other is surprisingly heartfelt. It seems that instead of making claims about human nature, Churchill is asking questions about our use of violence and its relationship to politics and personal relationships.
The acting in this production by The Sex + Violence Collective (with support from Praxis Theatre and FeverGraph Theatre) is strong across the board, but most notable is Zoë Sweet as Jule, the hub of the plot and on stage for almost the entire time. Philip Graeme is also great as meek Phil, whose pacifist personality, it turns out, is not so pacifist when he lets loose his pent up sexual rage on Jule in a terrifying scene where he reveals that he suffers from Nice Guy Syndrome.
The set has such a presence that it almost feels like another character in the show. It is simple: a rectangular mound of sand in the centre of the three-part audience created the beach. Peppered with oily, black debris, the set itself underlined the coarse, uncomfortable feeling of the action. The stark lighting shifts help to punctuate the scenes, almost becoming scenes unto themselves as they often coordinate with slow motion movement or dramatic poses from each of the characters that are symbolic of the emotional turmoil of the story.
This play is refreshing both in its relevance to the sexual and global politics of today, but also in its careful and thoughtful execution. Definitely a good one to catch.
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"It is an odd dividing line," McDonnell noted.
Butler Police Lt. Michael Moeller said his department had been initially contacted at 6:20 p.m. concerning a theft from a locker at the gym. Sgt. Keith Soules responded and was met by the victim who stated that he placed his car keys in an unlocked locker while he was working out.
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Butler police is investigating the theft of the keys from the locker, Moeller said. Kinnelon, however, became the lead agency for the burglary and theft from the vehicle because the vehicle was parked in their jurisdiction. Both police departments will work closely with on another to solve this case, officials said.
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Should they capture the suspect, the person faces two different charges, stealing keys involving Butler, and breaking into a car and stealing cash in Kinnelon, officials said.
While McDonnell said there is limited video surveillance available, he is confident police will find the suspect. They have a few eyewitness accounts and a list of NYSC members.
"I think this has a very good chance of being solved," McDonnell said. He added that in addition to stealing the money there was an additional bit of seeming malevolence.
"They locked the guy's keys in the car as well," McDonnell said.
Anyone with information may contact Detective McDonnell at 973.838.5400.
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Universal Studios Japan Announces ‘Sing’ Attraction & New Illumination Theater
08.December.2018 | SPOT
# Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan has revealed it will open a new musical attraction in spring 2019 called ‘Sing On Tour’ based on the hit movie Sing (2016) produced by Illumination Entertainment.
The 2D characters from the hit musical will come to life to give a fiery performance of lots of famous songs. It will take place in the world’s first Illumination Theater which is being co-developed by USJ and Illumination Entertainment.
The story of the attraction begins with the film’s koala and theater owner Buster Moon premiering the new international music show ‘Sing On Tour’ in Japan.
Prepare to be thrown into an immersive world of musical entertainment next spring.
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Sing On Tour
Opening: Spring 2019
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Minions Set to Bring a Yellow Christmas to Universal Studios Japan
08.November.2018 | SPOT
# Christmas
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Universal Studios Japan have added a new daytime program titled Yellow Christmas to its upcoming winter event Universal Wonder Christmas.
The main event of Yellow Christmas will see the cheeky minions come together for the Minion Hacha Mecha Christmas Party which anybody can have fun joining in with.
This party promises to be bigger, better and crazier than last year’s hugely successful run. Expect to see Minions donning Christmas attire as well as appearances from Gru and Santa Claus. Yellow balloons will float across the event and many bubbles will be blown as everyone comes together for festive merry making. For the event finale Minion-yellow confetti will fly across the whole area.
Christmas decorations will also line the Minion Park for the first time since its opening. You can expect to see the yellow mischief makers helping put up decorations and enjoying the Christmas of their lives. The decorations will give rise to a completely new kind of Christmas aesthetic from the usual red and green combination.
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Get involved in the festivity with the Minions at USJ!
Meccha Minion! Yellow Christmas
Running: November 9, 2018 – January 6, 2019
Location: Universal Studios Japan
Event Page: https://www.usj.co.jp/christmas2018/minion/
Christmas 2018 at Universal Studios Japan, Sanrio Puroland & Tokyo Disney Resort
20.November.2018 | FEATURES / SPOT
# Disney
Universal Studios Japan, Sanrio Puroland and Tokyo Disney Resort are packed full of Christmas events for this year’s holiday season. Let’s take a look at what’s going on at each park right now.
Universal Studios Japan – “Universal Wonder Christmas”
Universal Studios Japan has added a new daytime program titled Yellow Christmas to its “Universal Wonder Christmas” winter event which is running until January 6, 2019.
The main event of Yellow Christmas is seeing the cheeky Minions from the Despicable Me film franchise come together for the Minion Hacha Mecha Christmas Party. This party is bigger, better and crazier than last year’s hugely successful run. Expect to see Minions donning Christmas attire as well as appearances from Gru and Santa Claus. Yellow balloons float across the event and bubbles are blown as everyone comes together for festive merry making. The event finale sees Minion-yellow confetti shoot across the whole area. The decorations give rise to a completely new kind of Christmas aesthetic from the usual red and green combination. Embrace your inner Minion!
Sanrio Puroland – “Puro Christmas”
Sanrio Puroland’s white Christmas-themed event “Puro Christmas” is currently being held up until Christmas Day.
“The Puro Christmas” is a brand new musical that has arrived at the park to warm the hearts of its guests this Christmas. It will is centred around Hello Kitty and the Little Twin Stars (Kiki and Lala) who are joined by some other familiar Sanrio faces. The show contains lots of Christmas songs, and guests are pulled into a winter wonderland as gorgeous flurries of snow fall before them.
Magical Snow is a new attraction at the park made in collaboration with NAKED that is running for a limited time only. It takes place at Kiki & Lala Twinkling Tour, an attraction based on the Yume Star-Cloud where Kiki and Lala were born. The attraction has been turned into a snowy world for this Christmas only.
Enjoy Christmas as you never have before this year at Sanrio Puroland.
Puro Christmas
Running: November 9, 2018 – December 25, 2018
Event Page: https://www.puroland.jp/2018_christmas/
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Tokyo Disney Resort – “Disney Christmas”
Tokyo Disneyland and Tokyo DisneySea are now hosting a special Christmas event this year which is running up to December 25.
Tokyo Disneyland is celebrating its 35th anniversary this Christmas. At Celebration Street, which is open at the park’s World Bazaar to commemorate 35 years, it is holding a very special performance you can only see during this holiday period. Christmas music, visuals and lights carry the Christmas spirit through the bazaar centred around Celebration Tower which is decorated in all the colours of Christmas. And for the first time ever, this year sees a Christmas tree behind Cinderalla’s castle with the 35th anniversary logo on it.
Over at Tokyo DisneySea they are hosting a range of festive events. This includes the new daytime harbor show “It’s Christmas Time” at the Mediterranean Harbor which sees Mickey Mouse and friends together with tap dancers and line dancers backed by breathtaking singers.
There are plenty of other Christmas themed events at the park too for the whole family to enjoy to be sure to check out their website.
Tokyo Disney Resort “Disney Christmas”
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Universal Studios Japan Announces Easter Celebration Event for 2019
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has announced its Universal Easter Celebration event which is set to begin next spring on March 15, 2019. It promises to be bigger and better than last year.
Every year the park’s Universal Wonderland area is transformed with vibrant springtime colours, but for the first time in the park’s history the “world’s biggest Minion park” will appear for next year’s Easter festivities. This new area, titled Minion Park, will be decorated in all things cute and nonsensical as typical of Despicable Me‘s yellow critters. Expect to be greeted by the Minions who will be all dressed up in their Easter outfits.
Both areas will be host to a range of Easter merchandise as well as delicious Easter food along with plenty of other fun content to enjoy the park in spring. Kids and adults alike can look forward to having fun at USJ for this coming Easter.
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Start Date: March 15, 2019
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Universal Studios Japan Announces Easter Universal Celebration 2021
13.January.2021 | SPOT
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Universal Studios Japan is set to spring into Easter starting on March 12 with the announcement of Universal Easter Celebration 2021. This year, which marks the 20th anniversary since USJ opened, will see the park’s cute and iconic characters once again lull guests into an unforgettable Easter dream at Universal Wonderland and Minion Park.
USJ will see colourful pastel decorations cover the Universal Wonderland and Minion Park areas, and the characters too will be dressed in their seasonal Easter costumes. A special Easter rendition of the Wonderland Seasons Joy show will also take place to commemorate the park’s 20th anniversary with song and dance.
Wonderland Seasons Joy ~Easter Ver.~
Minion Park Easter
The park will also introduced a special egg hunt after Elmo and the Minions dropped some of their eggs. If you manage to find them all you get a limited-edition gold medal. USJ is also taking the Easter festivities online too with a special celebratory live stream called Let’s Cooking! Kawaii Easter Party
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Super Nintendo World Releases Virtual Tour of Entire Theme Park Area
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# Mario
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced last month that its highly-anticipated new Super Nintendo World area will open on February 4, 2021, which also happens to fall on the day of USJ’s 20th anniversary.
Super Nintendo World comes as the world’s first theme park area to be based around Nintendo’s characters and games, combining innovative ideas with cutting-edge technology.
With just one month left until the grand opening, USJ has launched a special website for Super Nintendo World which offers a virtual tour through each part of the new theme park area. Mario fanatics are sure to be delighted by the adornments from Bowser’s Castle to Pipes, Mushrooms, Question blocks, and more, as well as familiar faces like Goombas, Thwomps, Yoshi—the list goes on.
Accessing the site will bring you to an overview of the map. As you scroll down the website takes you on a virtual journey to each of its iconic attractions, all of which are designed to make you feel like you’re really in the world of Super Mario.
Universal Studios Japan – Super Nintendo World
Grand Opening: February 4, 2021
Virtual Tour: https://super-nintendo-world.usj.co.jp/
Official Website: https://www.usj.co.jp/web/en/us/super-nintendo-world
Super Nintendo World Theme Park Area to Open at Universal Studios Japan in February 2021
01.December.2020 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
# Nintendo
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has announced that its highly-anticipated new Super Nintendo World area will open on February 4, 2021, which also happens to fall on the day of USJ’s 20th anniversary.
While the grand opening is still a couple of months away, USJ is teasing fans by unveiling a portion of the park’s Mario Kart-themed ride which takes place inside of a reconstructed Bowser’s Castle.
Bowser’s Castle
Bowser’s Castle stands as one of the main symbols of Super Nintendo World. It’s a faithful recreation with towering stone walls, thick and heavy steel doors, pointed iron fencing, and more, not to mention the enormous stone Bowser statue that adorns the middle of the winding staircase ready to greet guests. There are plenty of thrills and chills to look forward to inside the castle of the King Koopa himself.
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge will open as the world’s first theme park ride centred on the popular video game series Mario Kart.
Thomas Garrity (Universal Creative, Executive Producer) | Comment
“Deep inside Bowser’s Castle lies Mario Kart: Bowser’s Castle, a collaborative effort between Nintendo and Universal Studio’s Creative Team to recreate the world of the hugely popular Mario Kart series which has sold over 150 million copies. Guests will put on their headsets and experience limitless excitement and thrills as they speed around courses.” (Translated from Japanese by MMN)
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge
Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge is an XR ride that lets people feel like they are inside the world of Mario Kart while in the real world. The ride will feature all the details fans of the video game series are familiar with as they drift and spin around exciting courses alongside the game’s characters while collecting items from boxes to use on their opponents.
The attraction makes use of AR and projection mapping technology to make the game as immersive as possible. Fans are sure to love driving through their favourite courses and scenes recreated using leading-edge technology. The attraction is six years in the making and the results of efforts between Nintendo’s Creative Team, USJ, and the legendary Shigeru Miyamoto himself.
Endless fun for fans of Mario
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD will be the first-ever multilevel Nintendo-themed area at USJ, and the first of its kind in the world. Fans of the internationally beloved games can expected to see a whole host of rides and attractions dedicated to their favourite characters, from Mario Kart to Yoshi and beyond, as well as a themed cafe, merchandise shops—the list goes on. There is endless amount of fun for fans to feel a part of the Nintendo world as they take up the role of Mario and hit blocks to receive coins, collect items, and much more.
Guests will be able to purchase the Power Up Band, a wristband that works together with a smartphone app that allows you to collect virtual coins by punching Questions Blocks like Mario which are scattered around the park. Scores can be seen on the leaderboard so you can see how you stack up against other players.
Review: Universal Studios Japan Spreads the Christmas Cheer With Their Special Winter Program
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has planned a special series of Christmas events for this year to celebrate everyone’s endeavours throughout this tumultuous 2020. Celebrations began on November 13 and are set to run through to December 27. The amusement park held a press preview on November 12 which allowed early access..
The ceremony opening this year’s Christmas season sees popular characters and the entertainers dressed in Christmas garbs fitting for the holiday season. Guests can feel safe as they enjoy the festivities with all of the necessary social distancing measures in place.
This year, USJ introduces new events including “Happy Christmas Street Party” and the romantic singing show “New York Christmas Wish.” Guests can also purchase one of the park’s special Happy Deco Mask stickers for their face masks. It’s an exciting time at USJ this holiday season as the characters and entertainers dance and sing for guests to deliver the Christmas wish for 2020.
A special stage was set up for the press preview for an exclusive opening ceremony. It took place at Delancey Street in the New York area of USJ where the Despicable Me Minions, Elmo, Snoopy, Hello Kitty, and other characters dressed up alongside snowmen and entertainers. The characters encouraged guests to sing and dance along to Christmas songs in a COVID-safe environment, bringing smiles to all who attended like a true Christmas party. The performance ended with a blast of confetti in Christmas colours, and everyone posed their best pose of positivity to spread some Christmas cheer to all in attendance.
Sticking on an assortment of USJ’s Christmas Deco Mask stickers onto face masks made wearing them fun.
Smiles are sure to be abound at USJ this year as they always are. For more information, be sure to check out our other article here as well as the park’s official website.
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Universal Studios Japan Christmas Program
Running: November 13, 2020 – December 7, 2020
Address: 2-1-33 Sakurajima, Konohana-ku, Osaka
Universal Studios Japan Announces Christmas 2020 Program
Universal Studios Japan is planning a special series of Christmas events for this year to celebrate everyone’s endeavours throughout this tumultuous 2020. Set to run from November 13 to December 27, the park will be changing its Universal Crystal Christmas event from last year which included a night show and special Christmas tree set-up to create a more safe experience for guests during the pandemic.
The park is set to bring as much fun, excitement, and smiles as ever for this year’s Christmas celebrations.
Happy Christmas Street Party: Dance with the park’s characters
Happy Christmas Street Party is a new event to Universal Studios Japan this Christmas which will welcome characters from Sesame Street and Peanuts, as well as snowmen and entertainers, all dressed in their holiday season garbs to sing and dance for guests. Guests will be able to feel as one as they sing and dance to Christmas songs in a safe, socially-distanced environment, together with the characters.
Location: Hollywood Area
Duration: 2-3 times a day, approx 20 mins
The singing show gets a Christmas makeover
A special and romantic Christmas story of love called “New York Christmas Wish” will take over this year’s singing show. Christmas songs will also be sung for the popular “Power of Pop” show.
Minion Park’s Yellow Christmas: Happiness here, there, and everywhere
USJ welcomes the “Minion Park’s Yellow Christmas” event once again this year where Minion decorations will adorn the park streets and the Minions themselves will be out and about dressed in Christmas costumes.
Happy Deco Masks
The park will be selling special stickers for people to adorn their masks with like decorating a Christmas tree.
Christmas food and merchandise
Guests can expect to tuck into some delicious Christmas-y food as well as get their hands on exclusive Christmas merchandise. There will also be special items available for guests who hold an Annual Passport to the park.
Universal Studios Japan Hotel
The park’s official hotel is now offering a special plan for the holiday season called “Christmas Dramatic Stay” which included a special Christmas dinner and breakfast to guests who stay there.
More details will be released on USJ’s official website in the lead up to the park’s Christmas program.
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World’s First Mario Cafe and Shop Opens at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka
20.October.2020 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) announced earlier this month that its new Nintendo-themed area SUPER NINTENDO WORLD will open in spring 2021. While the grand opening of SUPER NINTENDO is still a while away yet, USJ has everyone covered, as the new and first of its kind Mario Cafe & Store officially opened inside the park’s Hollywood Area on October 16, 2020.
The cafe and shop is dream come true for fans of the Mario bros as they enter into a world inspired by the video game series with Mario and Luigi and level decorations in every corner. It can be easily spotted thanks to the red and green “M” and “L” letters on the windows symbolising Mario and Luigi as well as the Mario and Luigi hats. Gamers can enjoy this exciting space while they wait for the official opening of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD.
Themed food and merchandise line-up
Decorations are instantly recognisable with Question Blocks and Pipes on the walls, Mario Mushroom-coloured tables, and more.
The food line-up includes dishes, drinks, and desserts like pancake sandwiches made to look like Mario and Luigi’s hats, fruit dream soda inspired by the brothers’ moustaches, and a selection of original merchandise which reads “WHOSE CAP?” on it like T-shirts and more. You can see more of what’s on the menu here.
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Grand Opening: Spring 2021
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD Will Open at Universal Studios Japan in Spring 2021
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) has announced that its new Nintendo-themed area SUPER NINTENDO WORLD will open in spring 2021. The park was originally scheduled to open last year, the year of the Tokyo Olympics, but the date was postponed due to COVID-19.
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD: A Nintendo Fan’s Dream
SUPER NINTENDO WORLD will be the first-ever multilevel Nintendo-themed area at USJ, and the first of its kind in the world. Fans of the internationally beloved games can expected to see a whole host of rides and attractions dedicated to their favourite characters, from Mario Kart to Yoshi and beyond, as well as themed restaurants, merchandise shops—the list goes on. There is endless amount of fun for fans to feel a part of the Nintendo world as they take up the role of Mario and hit blocks to receive coins, collect items, and much more.
While the grand opening of SUPER NINTENDO is still a while away yet, USJ has everyone covered. The new and first of its kind Mario Cafe & Store will officially open inside the park’s Hollywood Area on October 16, 2020. Let’s take a closer look.
Mario Cafe & Store
Mario Cafe & Store’s location inside the Hollywood Area
This Mario themed space will serve up food and drink inspired by everybody’s favourite plumber as well as sell merchandise.
The cafe and shops’ exterior designs
The cafe and shop can be easily spotted thanks to the red and green “M” and “L” letters on the windows symbolising Mario and Luigi as well as the Mario and Luigi hats. Gamers can enjoy this exciting space while they wait for the official opening of SUPER NINTENDO WORLD.
Mario & Luigi themed food
The food and drink line-up pays tribute to the beloved Mario video game franchise with instantly-recognisable motifs.
①Strawberry Shortcake Mario Hat Pancake Sandwich ②Grape Cheesecake Luigi Hat Pancake Sandwich ③Mario’s Strawberry Cream Fruit Cream Soda ④Luigi’s Apple Cream Fruit Cream Soda ⑤Soft Drinks (Super Mushroom, comes with drinks bottle)
Everything on the menu is sure to have you snapping some photos for Instagram.
Exclusive Mario merchandise
The shop is located next to the cafe and offers a whole range of exclusive merchandise with references to the Mario games like the brothers’ hats, Princess Peach’s crown, and more.
There’s also a special “WHOSE CAP?” series of goods to grab.
Stay tuned for future updates on SUPER NINTENDO WORLD.
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Universal Studios Japan Announces Halloween 2020 Event
07.September.2020 | SPOT
# Halloween
Halloween at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) is set to begin on September 18, 2020 when guests will see each area around the park transformed into Halloween mode with decorations, a spooky soundtrack, and more. Popular characters at USJ will also be dressed up in their Halloween outfits ready to greet guests.
The “Minion Monster Greeting” will be a must-see as the cheeky Minions make an appearance for some mischief. The popular annual “Universal Monsters Live: Rock and Roll Show” will also return and see familiar faces like Dracula, Beetlejuice, and other creepers perform song and dance. This year will also see a special show called “Monster de Dance” where monsters and performers will take to the street in masses and perform the ‘rat-tat-tat’ dance with guests. This dance originates from Sandaime J Soul Brothers from Exile Tribe’s song and music video Rat-tat-tat, and this year will be performed in a special “social distancing” version.
EXILE NAOTO | Comment
“We are returning again to Universal Studios Japan this Halloween to perform Sandaime J Soul Brother’s ‘Rat-tat-tat’ once more! This year, we’ve evolved the dance into the ‘Social Distancing Rat-tat-tat’ so that people can still enjoy the dance while keeping a distance from other people. It would make me happy to see people get involved!”
Kenjiro Yamashita | Comment
“I’m aware that due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number of places that people can have a good time have become few in number across the world. I’m thankful to the many people who joined in with our ‘Rat-tat-tat’ dance last Halloween. This year, we’ve powered up the dance and kept social distancing in mind so that everyone can feel safe, so please be sure to give it a go!”
At USJ, which is known as the ‘holy ground for costumes and dress-up,’ they are continuing to provide exciting entertainment for people during the new normal to ensure that anyone can participate and feel safe.
Halloween food and merchandise
The Minions, Sesame Street characters, and others will be dressed up in their Halloween best. There will also be a special Halloween art display of the Minions and Snoopy at the 42nd Street Greeting Gallery.
Running: September 18, 2020 – November 8, 2020
Universal Studios Japan to Release Snoopy, Elmo and Other Cute Character Face Masks
06.August.2020 | FASHION / SPOT
# face mask
In an effort to ensure the safety and protect the health of guests and staff, Universal Studios Japan (USJ) introduced strict measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on June 8, 2020, such as limiting the number of people who could enter the park each day and enforcing thorough cleaning routines. This enabled the park to reopen after its temporary closure. It has since been able to deliver its scope of fun and excitement to guests, albeit in a more structured way.
USJ wants to make wearing masks more fun too, and so it is releasing a range of character-inspired face masks, such as Snoopy, Elmo and the Cookie Monster, on August 7. Part of the money made from sales of these masks will be donated to the USJ Wonder Kids Program which helps support children in need.
Universal Studios Japan original design masks
The masks’ unique designs take the mouths of each character. These can be worn together with each respective characters’ headband which are also sold at USJ. Designs include Elmo, Cookie Monster, Snoopy, Tim, Jurassic Park, and Jaws.
Photos provided by Universal Studios Japan.
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Universal Studios Japan Original Design Face Masks
Price: Single Mask – ¥900 (Tax Included) / Set of Two – ¥1,500 (Tax Included)
Universal Studios Japan Official Website: https://www.usj.co.jp/
Universal Studios Japan’s ‘Stand By Me Doraemon 2’ XR Ride Food and Merchandise Revealed
04.August.2020 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
To promote the upcoming 3D CG anime film Stand By Me Doraemon 2, USJ is opening its second-ever Doraemon themed XR ride on August 4 which will run until January 6, 2021.
Doraemon fans will be able to get their hands on a whole range of exclusive merchandise as well as tuck into themed food.
STAND BY ME Doraemon 2 XR Ride
The Stand By Me Doraemon 2 XR Ride will be a high-speed sensory explosion that makes use of VR technology to send riders on a VR coaster time travel experience through the past, present, and future. The ride will feature a completely original story that ties into the upcoming movie. Park guests will board the Time Coaster to travel through time and chase after Nobita-kun.
Doraemon Plate Set | ¥2,100 (Tax Included)
A special food menu inspired by the new movie will be served from August 4 for a limited time. The “Doraemon Plate Set” will have you salivating for the roast chicken topped with a demi-glace sauce and mushroom sauce and surrounded with a bed of vegetables and potato wedges. The plate is also appropriately topped with characters from the movie.
Doraemon Kid’s Set | ¥1,200 (Tax Included)
Doraemon’s Pass Loop Cake | ¥800 (Tax Included)
The Doraemon Kid’s Set features nods to the robot cat’s secret gadgets, like the Take-copter and Time Cloth, while the adorable Pass Loop Cake is inspired by Doraemon’s Pass Loop.
Popcorn Bucket | ¥3,800 (Tax Included)
The Popcorn Bucket is fun to look at and even better to eat from, featuring a special Anywhere Door mechanic. Dorayaki is Doraemon’s favourite food, and guests can enjoy dorayaki flavoured popcorn.
Doraemon Dango | ¥650 (Tax Included)
Doraemon Frozen | ¥900 (Tax Included)
Guests can also get their hands on a range of drinks and desserts too.
T-Shirts (Navy/White) | Folder Set | Mug
Sold At: Space Fantasy Station
A range of Doraemon merchandise will also roll out from August 28, including ticket holders, key rings, plush toys, and more. Pre-orders are available at Space Fantasy Station from August 4 to 27.
Follow Doraemon on an exciting journey on the STAND BY ME Doraemon 2 XR Ride!
Official Website: https://www.usj.co.jp/e/
Universal Studio Japan’s New ‘Stand By Me Doraemon 2’ XR Ride Opens in August
08.July.2020 | ANIME&GAME / SPOT
To promote the 50th anniversary anime film Doraemon: Nobita’s New Dinosaur, which is set for release in Japan on August 14, 2020, Doraemon himself is making appearances right now at Jurassic Park in Universal Studios Japan until July 22, 2020. Additionally, in promotion of the upcoming 3D CG anime film Stand By Me Doraemon 2, USJ is opening its second-ever Doraemon themed XR ride on August 4 which will run until January 6, 2021.
It will be a fast-paced Stand By Me Doraemon 2 themed XR ride and sensory explosion that makes use of VR technology to send riders on a VR coaster time travel experience through the past, present, and future.
Stand By Me Doraemon was released in 2014 as the first 3D CG animated Doraemon film and was a huge hit for the quality of its animation and moving story. The staff have returned to work on its sequel, Stand By Me Doraemon 2, including writers and directors Takashi Yamazaki and Ryuichi Yagi. The XR ride will feature an original story that is connected to the sequel film which itself will be based on the Doraemon short film Doraemon: A Grandmother’s Recollections.
Running: August 4, 2020 – January 6, 2020
Universal Studios Japan Official Website: https://www.usj.co.jp/e/
Universal Studios Japan’s ‘We are One’ Summer Festival Begins This July
02.July.2020 | ANIME&GAME / MOVIE / SPOT
Universal Studios Japan (USJ) reopened on June 19, 2020 after temporary closure as a result of COVID-19. The park is now running with strict measures in place to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, including practicing the 2m social distancing rule, making it mandatory to wear face masks, and so on. The park has posted a full video demonstration of the rules on their official website.
That means summertime is set to shine on USJ once again this year. The new ‘Universal Summer Parade: We are One’ event will begin on July 23 as the first parade held by the park since its reopening. Guests will be able to enjoy a fun and exciting summer at USJ with all the necessary precautions in place to ensure their safety.
Many familiar faces will gather at USJ to celebrate summer with guests, including the Minions, Elmo, Snoopy, Hello Kitty, and more. Each of them will board colourful floats for the parade during the parade, which will open with the fittingly-titled “Opening Float” followed by a flurry of unique floats like the flashy “Latin Float,” cute European-inspired “Europe Float,” the mysterious “Indian Float,” and the finale “America Float,” amongst many others. There will be music to entertain guests for laughs, smiles, and fun energy while characters and entertainers ride the floats and serve summertime vibes.
The peak moment of the parade will be when confetti rains down on guests in huge quantities. Flags can also be bought for the parade for the first time in this year. Performers and the park characters will be able to entertain guests at a distance while still connecting with them through the fun performances. A special “social distance” performance created in cooperation with the Osaka Prefectural Board of Education will also be part of the parade. This year’s parade plans to have guests dancing and smiling even more than previous years to lift some of that stress away and give them the fight and energy to continue into tomorrow.
Universal Summer Parade: We Are One
Put your hands into the air as the sun beats down and the floats arrive to a lively rhythm. ‘We are One’ is the catchphrase, so get your boogie on and explode with excitement together with the entertainers and park characters for a heated summer parade!
Running: July 23, 2020 – August 27, 2020
Location: Parade Route
Time: One per day from 11:00am (approx 40 mins)
Buy yourself a parade flag for ¥500 and wave it around to the beat of the festival!
Cool yourself off with some summer merch
Get your hands on some merch for cooling off, including the must-have summer “Handy Fan,” a “UV Poncho” which keeps you cool in the heat of the sun, a classic “Sensu” folding fan, and more.
Feel the Japanese festivities with the Universal Market
The Universal Market will give that Japanese ‘matsuri’ festival vibe. Enjoy some cool desserts, spicy food, and more.
Left: Super Hot! Turkey Leg ¥1,000 / Centre: Peach Jelly Soda: ¥650 / Right: Frappe Sundae ~Strawberry & Blue Hawaii~ ¥750
Since guest safety is the number one priority this summer, the park will not be holding its famous splash performance where guests are soaked with water by water shooters.
Additionally, the parade will also not stop in any of the usual designated places and will instead keep on moving, meaning the parade can be enjoyed from anywhere along the parade route. Guests will be able to keep plenty of distance from others as they watch the parade.
The park also released a statement on its ‘enhanced sanitation in park operations’ on its official website so you can find out more about what USJ is doing to tackle the COVID-19 spread.
If you’re in Osaka this year, you can still enjoy summer at Universal Studios Japan with all the necessary precautions in place.
Universal Studios Japan – Noticed of Enhanced Sanitation in Park Operations:
https://www.usj.co.jp/e/information/notice/safety/index.html
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The Associate in Science degree in Television Production is designed to prepare students for entry-level jobs in the Television industry in a variety of areas including narrative, remote and studio production, writing, preproduction, editing, and finance.
Plan and coordinate various aspects of radio, television, stage, or motion picture production, such as selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing, and arranging financing.
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New Cookies & Creme Rice Krispies Has Been Spotted on Grocery Store Shelves
But only for a limited time.
By Tim Nelson
In a year filled with days where it didn’t seem like there was much of a point in getting out of bed, it’s good to know that sugary cereal is still here to rouse us from our slumber. In fact, it’s been quite a year for innovation in that category, as evidenced by a Frosted Flakes-Froot Loops mashup, as well as the looming possibility of Dunkaroos cereal.
Continuing that trend of taking a classic cereal or snack and putting some sort of spin on it is this recently-discovered box of Cookies & Creme Krispies, which should be hitting US shelves “any day now” according to Instagram snack sourcing account @CandyHunting.
In essence, it’s the same familiar Rice Krispies format you’re used to, consisting of sweetened rice cereal that snaps, crackles, and pops as usual. This time, though, Crackle is holding a knockoff Oreo on the box to show you what’s changed. From the look of the cereal itself, it seems like we’re working with some creme-favored Krispies with little flecks of chocolate cookie taste.
RELATED: This Cereal To-Go Cup Is Zooming Up Amazon's Charts — Here's Why Shoppers Are Obsessed
While this seems like the perfect thing for people who want a crunchier, creamier take on Cookie Crisp, the cereal should be a real game changer for baking. Just think of it: instant cookies and creme Rice Krispies Treats without any extra ingredients. That’ll surely be a hit at your next online bake sale against racism.
Not that I encourage hoarding, but you might want to know that this is supposedly a special edition of Rice Krispies that likely won’t be around forever. So if you’re on the fence between picking up one and two boxes, I would recommend the latter.
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At first glance, you might think this week’s INSIDE POLITICS show is a little off topic. But with a group still pushing hard to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, that effort is likely to remain the news, while MLB approaches the end of its most unusual season ever. And as sports itself continues to figure out how it can fit in and survive, during a pandemic. Our guest to discuss those topics this week is Nashville baseball historian Skip Nipper. It is always a pleasure to have Skip on the program and talk baseball!
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) —At first glance, you might think this week’s INSIDE POLITICS show is a little off topic. But with a group still pushing hard to bring Major League Baseball to Nashville, that effort is likely to remain the news, while MLB approaches the end of its most unusual season ever. And as sports itself continues to figure out how it can fit in and survive, during a pandemic. Our guest to discuss those topics this week is Nashville baseball historian Skip Nipper. It is always a pleasure to have Skip on the program and talk baseball!
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Does New Zealand still need Māori seats?
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Do we still need Māori seats in Parliament, or do they need to be abolished?
This topic is back in the news after ACT MP David Seymour said he thinks we don't need them anymore.
Why we have Māori seats
Māori roll results are in: Here's what you need to know
Removing the Māori seats: Simon Bridges asks, 'Would it be worth it?'
But do we really understand why we have them in the first place? The Project takes a look at the Māori seats to explain why we have them - and bust a few myths.
They may sound like some "Kiwi-as" tourist attraction, but "Maori seats" is the term used to describe the seven Māori electorates.
In an election, voters who have signed up to the Māori roll can vote for the candidate in their Māori electorate.
For example, in the last election, a voter in Tauranga on the general roll got a choice of several candidates, including Simon Bridges and Jan Tinetti.
If you chose to go on the Māori roll, your options were either Te Ururoa Flavell or Tamati Coffey. General role voters picked Mr Bridges. Māori roll voters picked Mr Coffey. Both then got seats in Parliament.
A Māori seat candidate can be from any political party, or be an independent. This all began way back in 1867, as a way to give Māori a democratic voice in the political process.
Before these seats, Māori weren't eligible to vote because they didn't meet the strict criteria of being a property owner - despite having lived, built, farmed and hunted on the land for hundreds of years.
They've been controversial since the start - with some people claiming Māori were "unfit" to contribute to the political process. These days the hubbub is over some feeling Māori seats are no longer necessary.
"Māori are more than capable of getting elected to Parliament without special seats," Mr Seymour argues.
"Our position in principle is that they should go over time, but we appreciate this is something Māoridom will have very strong views on," Mr Bridges says.
Some of those strong views were shared with The Project by former Māori Party MP Marama Fox.
"The truth is, anybody who advocates openly for kaupapa Māori policies does not get voted onto a general seat," she says.
"Get rid of the Māori seats when we have equity in this nation."
Regardless of which side of the debate you're on, this system of indigenous representation is unique to New Zealand politics, so it's worth taking a minute to think it through before we throw it all out, because once they're gone, well, you get the gist.
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Alaska Hikers Mauled: 3 Kids Cross Path With Mama Grizzly
Alaska wildlife spokesman Ken Marsh talks to media after mauling. (AP Photo/Rachel D'Oro)
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Three Alaska hikers were mauled after crossing paths with a grizzly bear and her two cubs while they were hiking in a heavily wooded area just north of Anchorage. Two aggressive bears in the same area were killed this week.
Anchorage authorities said four young people were hiking in the woods around the Eagle River campground on Wednesday when three of them were injured after running into the bear and two young cubs, reported The Associated Press. Police said in a release that the juveniles were taken to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The fourth youth wasn't injured.
"It's possible this group just surprised a mother brown bear," Alaska Department of Fish and Game spokesman Ken Marsh said. "She reacted defensively, pretty much in brown bear fashion."
Anchorage police said that while responding officers were searching for the hikers, they were charged by the bear and shot at it. The bear took off into the woods, Armed game officers took up the search, Marsh said.
The officers followed specks of blood up a river, but the trail dissipated. Marsh said that indicates whichever bear was shot was not mortally wounded.
The search for the bears was called off after about three hours and would not resume. Instead, he said signs warning people of bear activity in the area would be posted.
"It's that time of year when we're having fairly decent weather and a lot of people are getting out," he said. "People just need to be bear aware."
Game officials said two bears were killed in the Eagle River area earlier this week. Eagle River is an Anchorage suburb, located about 10 miles north of the city.
A black bear that was part of a group of three on a homeowners property was killed, but officials didn't immediately know the circumstances. Authorities say a brown bear was also killed after it raided a chicken coop in an Eagle River neighborhood.
So far this year, seven bears have been killed statewide in defense of life and property, Anchorage television station KTVA reported.
The municipality of Anchorage covers more than 1,960 square miles, which is larger than the state of Rhode Island. Anchorage's population of about 300,000 humans shares that space with up to 350 black bears and about 65 brown bears, according to the Fish and Game website.
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North Shore Ambulance Service to Roll Out In-Home COVID Tests
Beauport Ambulance Services in Gloucester plans to begin in-home COVID-19 testing service to eight Massachusetts communities on Dec. 7
By Brian Burnell • Published December 2, 2020 • Updated on December 2, 2020 at 6:57 pm
As cases of the novel coronavirus continue to rise in Massachusetts, lines for COVID-19 tests appear to be growing longer in many communities. But a North Shore ambulance company is stepping up to make things more convenient and will start providing in-home tests by appointment.
John Morris, the president of Beauport Ambulance Services in Gloucester, said he got the idea when he had to get tested after returning home from vacation.
"To drive to an urgent care, have to wait anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour, walking into a lobby with other sick people so if you have a compromised immune system to be able to stay at home, have us come to you to provide the service. I think it saves everybody a little peace of mind, time and energy," Morris told NBC10 Boston Wednesday.
The test takes a few minutes to set up and just a few seconds to administer. It costs $175 and results come back in 2 to 3 days, Morris said. It will be available to people in eight communities on the North Shore: Gloucester, Rockport, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Essex, Ipswich, Hamilton, Rowley and Wenham.
Area residents said they would take advantage of the in-home testing option.
"I would for the convenience and I would for the convenience of having my elderly mother take it," Eric Parillo said.
Sarah Clary would take advantage as well as she said she is concerned about her health and the health of people she cares for.
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"I have COPD and I'm a CNA. I can't take care of elderly people like that and it's been very frustrating and very long so the least amount of problems I may incur the better," Clary said.
For those who have already experienced long COVID-19 testing lines, they also said they would take advantage of the new option.
"I've been to a test. It took me a couple of hours. They offered it free in Gloucester which was very nice. It went very well, it just took a while," North Shore resident Thomas Mailey said.
The new mode of testing comes as Gloucester reports a significant rise in COVID-19 cases in the past week, according to Mayor Sefatia Romeo Theken and Public Health Director Karin Carroll.
Since Tuesday, the city reported 32 new positive cases of the virus - the highest rate of new daily cases since the pandemic began, city officials said in a statement Wednesday. There has been a total of 624 cases of the virus and 26 deaths since the start of the pandemic, officials said.
Beauport Ambulance Services has already received dozens of calls from people interested in the home tests. They plan to roll out the service on Dec. 7.
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Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots grow to combined $1.39B
Mega millions lottery jackpot climbs to $750 million, the second largest jackpot in Mega Millions history.(CNN Newsource)
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — With the widest reach of any lotteries in the U.S., Powerball and Mega Millions are designed to produce eyepopping jackpots that generate huge sales. It’s safe to say it’s working, as their combined jackpots reached an estimated $1.39 billion on Thursday.
The next Mega Millions drawing is Friday night, when an estimated $750 million prize will be up for grabs. The drawing for an estimated $640 million Powerball jackpot will be Saturday night.
SHOULD I RISK $2 ON A TICKET?
Only if you expect to lose. Your odds of winning either jackpot is exceedingly small, at 1 in 292.2 million for Powerball and 1 in 302.5 million for Mega Millions. The odds of winning smaller prizes are much better, but it’s still unlikely you’ll win back the money you spend on a ticket.
PUTTING THE ODDS IN PERSPECTIVE
Can’t envision your odds of winning? Here’s how Andrew Swift, a mathematics professor at the University of Nebraska-Omaha, described it: The odds of winning Powerball are a little worse than flipping a coin and getting heads 28 straight times.
BUT SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY WIN
That’s the thing. Despite the infinitesimally small odds, one day soon some guy in Florida or woman in Arizona or who knows where will stand before cameras with a dazed smile, holding up a giant check with a bunch of zeros. It’s a big country, and when millions and millions of people play the lottery, someone eventually wins.
DO THE ODDS CHANGE AS THE JACKPOT GROWS?
The odds stay the same for any single combination purchased, but a person’s odds of winning improve ever so slightly with every different combination they play. Keep in mind, though, that whether you spend $2 or $200 on tickets, you should plan on losing. As more people play, the odds also rise that more than one person will draw the winning numbers, which would mean sharing the jackpot.
WHEN I BEAT THE ODDS, HOW RICH WILL I BE?
Pretty rich, but maybe less than you think. First, those jackpots promoted by the lotteries are for winners who take the annuity option, which is paid out over 30 years. Of course, winners rarely go that route, instead opting for a lump-sum payment figuring they can better invest it themselves. That means if one person wins the estimated $750 million Mega Millions jackpot, they would get a pre-tax lump-sum payment of about $550 million, which is around 25% less than the annuity amount.
THAT’S STILL A BUNDLE OF MONEY
It absolutely is, but you’ll take home even less because the federal government will also be a winner, typically siphoning off 37% in taxes. Most states tax lottery winnings, too.
WHY THE DROUGHT IN BIG JACKPOTS?
It’s been nearly two years since lottery jackpots grew so large. Some of that is chance, as players won prizes before they could reach the stratosphere. But the smaller prizes also reflect slower sales during the coronavirus pandemic, which led lottery officials to reduce the size of initial jackpots and allow them to grow more slowly, depending on sales.
HOW LONG WILL THIS GO?
There’s no telling, but keep in mind that the two largest jackpots ever each exceeded $1.5 billion, so it could be a while before some lucky player is bathing in riches.
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Here's How to Safely 'Hook Up' During Lockdown
Lockdowns can make it hard to get intimate. But, if you do want to get jiggy with someone outside your bubble, Dr Michael Brady has some suggestions.
People with partners in different houses or even those who just want to pair up for some stress release have been advised to take precautions when getting intimate to help prevent the spread of coronavirus.
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Getting between the sheets invites a host of breathing and bodily fluids that makes the perfect environment for the transmission of COVID-19.
That's why Dr Michael Brady, medical director of the UK sex health charity Terrence Higgins Trust has given everyone some recommendations that take the idea of'safe sex' to a whole other level. He stated:
Sex is a very important part of life and, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues, we all need to find ways to balance our need for sex and intimacy with the risks of the spread of COVID-19.
How can you 'get intimate' while still being COVID safe?
So, in order to keep everyone safe, Dr Brady has advised those who don't live together to have sex using positions where the participants face away from each other. He also suggests keeping your masks on during your throes of passion to make sure any droplets don't get launched into the air.
To add to the safety procedures, the Terrence Higgins Trust has also claimed that sexual practices of blow jobs and other oral practises should be avoided as traces of the disease have been found in a number of bodily fluids.
Instead, The Terrence Higgins Trust recommends mutual masturbation, toys and cam sex as safer options:
Masturbation, using sex toys and phone or cam sex are the safest options as they can be done without being in close proximity to anyone else. Just make sure that if you're having cam sex you don't share images that might identify you, unless you want to, and that you aren't pressured into anything that makes you feel uncomfortable.
And most of all the trust recommends for those getting down and dirty to wash their hands both before and after for 20 seconds:
Washing your hands for more than 20 seconds (or using hand sanitiser) before and after sex will also reduce the risk.
But even without a pandemic, we should all be washing our hands after getting busy.
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Unai Emery’s best Arsenal starting XI and formation this season
By Admin On August 7, 2019 In Arsenal News & Comment, Arsenal Transfer News No Comments
At last, the 2019/2020 English Premier League season kicks off on Friday, 9th of August, with Liverpool taking on Norwich City and we are surely looking forward to the brand new season.
Arsenal on the other hand have their first game on Sunday, 11th of August against a revamped Newcastle United side under new manager Steve Bruce.
Arsenal’s strong business in the summer transfer window this season has seen the Gunners tipped by bookmakers such as sports betting sites in south africa to break into the top 4 of the Premier League this season and subsequently return to the Champions League.
There is also a huge excitement in the Gunners camp going into the new season with as much as four players brought in during the summer transfer window to strengthen the squad, and so we take a look at what will be Unai Emery’s best starting XI, putting into consideration his new signings as well as when the boss has his full squad back from injury.
But first off we take a look at the four players brought in this summer, Gabrielle Martineli, Dani Ceballos, William Saliba (loaned back) and Nicolas Pepe.
Among the above mentioned names brought in this summer, in my opinion, at least two of them – Pepe and Ceballos should slot in nicely into Emery’s strongest XI
Pepe should walk straight into the right wing of the Arsenal attack as Henrik Mhkitaryan has failed to impress in that position since his arrival at Arsenal in the winter of 2018.
Ceballos, who was brought in to replace Aaron Ramsey in the central midfield position, should start ahead of the likes of Matteo Guendouzi and Joe Willock.
Having said this, a very strong and balanced 4-3-3 formation should be employed with the following players involved as shown in the image below:
The above 4-3-3 formation has a fine blend of stability going forward as well as defending attacks as a unit, with an even deadlier counter attacking force.
Several teams across Europe (Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona to name but a few), have employed such tactics and have been hugely successful with it, and online casino usa as well as several pundits believes the same tactics and formation will work for us this new season given our attacking prowess.
Another alternative formation could be used albeit a few changes in players given the change of shape to a 4-2-3-1 lineup. Below is the alternative formation and starting XI:
Finally, in my opinion, Arsenal will be more difficult to defeat if the team works as a unit in both going forward and in defence. However, with Pepe holding down the right hand attacking side of the Gunners, I would like to see my dear Arsenal in a more attacking 4-3-3 formation like Liverpool and Man City of recent seasons.
And yes, we can be stronger and better than them given our firepower upfront. And so, this to me is Emery’s strongest formation and starting XI.
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Video: Jennifer Aniston "Sex Tape": Successful or Pathetic?
Oh The Scandal
Jennifer Aniston has a sex tape, of sorts.
The former Friends star is trying to go viral with a video, jokingly marketed as ‘Jen Aniston’s Sex Tape’, in an effort to promote bottled water brand Smartwater.
The 42-year-old actress has enlisted the help of puppies, a talking parrot, CGI babies and a team of internet geeks to help her with her mission.
Aniston jokes her way through the video, looking at things that usually go viral on the internet, in an effort to go viral herself.
Thus why it is called “Jen Aniston’s sex tape”, but is actually nothing of the sort.
It doesn’t induce side-splitting laughter and there was no squee-ing at the puppies.
Although kicking the guy in his nether regions was slightly amusing.
What do you think? Will it go viral or will it bomb?
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Defense shines in victory
Andrew Astleford, Sentinel Staff WriterORLANDO SENTINEL
Orlando Predators Coach Jay Gruden was eager to see how his team would perform when playing with the lead rather than straining late to make a push from behind.
He got his wish.
Orlando beat Austin 45-30 Friday night inside Amway Arena in an important Week 3 Arena Football League Southern Division matchup in front of an announced attendance of 12,794.
Quarterback Shane Stafford threw for 200 yards and four touchdowns, including two in the fourth quarter, to recover from a mistake-filled home loss to the Los Angeles Avengers on Monday.
"We had guys came back from dismal performances last week to show that they are quality football players," Gruden said. "We overcame some serious adversity and came out swinging instead of taking the punches."
Redemption was the night's theme as another face from Monday's loss -- receiver Javarus Dudley -- caught two touchdowns and ran for another in Friday's victory. He dropped four balls in Monday's defeat, including one in the back of the end zone when Orlando trailed in overtime.
"I'm just proud offensively the way guys persevered from last week's game," Stafford said. "We came back and put together a better showing. We learned from last week that we can't get complacent after a win."
The Preds (2-1) led throughout, capitalizing on offensive opportunities while making life difficult for Austin quarterback Adrian McPherson. McPherson, the ex-FSU quarterback who entered without an interception in his first two games, finished with three against Orlando's scrambling defense.
A stiff pass rush at the line limited McPherson's mobility and effectiveness in the pocket. The result? Austin's inability to be creative with its play-calling.
Gruden had warned his defense throughout the week that the Wranglers (1-2) had been known to use dropkick formations and other "gadget" plays, yet Orlando's quick offensive start made it difficult for Austin Coach Brian Partlow to use his imagination.
"They beat us in the first quarter, they beat us in the second quarter, they beat us in the third quarter, they beat us in the fourth quarter," Partlow said. "They outplayed us top to bottom, and we were bad. That's the kind of result you get when you play like this."
The result never seemed in question during the second half despite a few tense moments late in the first.
The Wranglers had trailed by as many as 21-7 for most of the first half, but a flurry of points in the final 10 seconds erased Orlando's lead.
The comeback started when McPherson connected with receiver Otis Smith, who was streaking behind the Preds' secondary for a 31-yard touchdown pass to close the gap to 21-14 with 10.4 seconds left.
Then Austin defensive back Nate Coggins recovered an Orlando fumble in the end zone on the ensuing kickoff to put the Wranglers within 21-20 after kicker Mark Lewis' extra-point attempt failed.
"At the end of the first half, we had reason to come up here and yell and kick and throw water bottles at each other and blame everybody. But we didn't," Gruden said. "We came in and kept our composure."
The Preds did just that, distancing themselves from the Wranglers by scoring 17 points in the fourth quarter to put the result out of reach.
"We just made plays today," Stafford said. "That's the difference between winning and losing. There's not a lot of scheme here in this game. It's just about making plays when your number is called, and we did that."
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Oak Ridge knocks off No. 6 Hudson Catholic, Deland loses in OT to Dwyer | Basketball Report
By Steven Barnhart and Buddy Collings
Oak Ridge's Emmitt Williams (5) scored 24 points in the 63-59 victory over Hudson Catholic.
(Orlando Sentinel)
Emmitt Williams had 24 points, nine rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots to lead Oak Ridge to a 63-59 win Hudson Catholic of New Jersey in a consolation bracket game at the City of Palms basketball tournament in Fort Myers.
Kaleb Coleman chipped in 12 points and six rebounds for the Pioneers (10-2), who scored their second victory over a national top 20 team. HC was ranked No. 6 by USA Today — 12 spots ahead of Oak Ridge.
Oak Ridge, which beat John Paul VI of Virginia on a trip to D.C. two weeks ago, will play Wesleyan Christian of High Point, N.C., in today’s Saturday’s fifth place game at 2:20 p.m.
Orlando Christian Prep (4-4) played without injured senior standout Nassir Little and lost 66-49 to New Jersey’s Ranney School (4-1) to drop to 1-2 in the tournament. LIttle aggravated a foot or ankle injury he suffered prior to the City of Palms.
Dejuan Lockett scored 16 points and Ronaldo “Rondo” Segu had eight assists in the defeat. Highly-touted junior Bryan Antoine had 30 points and seven rebounds for Ranney.
Deland falls in OT against undefeated Dwyer
Host Deland rallied to force undefeated Palm Beach Gardens Dwyer into overtime but fell short in its bid to pull of an upset in the championship game of the Gus Gibbs Holiday Classic.
The Panthers (10-0) held the Bulldogs (7-3) scoreless in extra time to win 81-71 and end a seven-game winning streak by the home team.
Deland was down by nine in the fourth quarter but rallied behind the play of all-tournament seniors Brodgie Gordon and Wyatt Hollmann to close the gap.
Brogdon, a 5-9 guard, knocked down a 3-point shot to pull the ‘Dogs to within 67-65. Desean Woods, a junior guard, made a floating bank shot and then a 3-pointer from the top of the key to give Deland its only lead of the night, 70-69, and regulation ended in a 71-71 standoff.
There was only one bucket in the first two minutes of overtime before Dwyer pulled away.
Tournament MVP Miles Coleman (6-5, Sr.) scored 21 points for Dwyer. Eddie Davis (6-3, Sr.) scored 25 for the Panthers.
Brodgon scored 22 points to lead Deland. Hollmann, a 6-8 senior center, had 15 before fouling out with 35 seconds remaining in OT.
“We played really well going into that overtime,” said Deland coach Sebastian Singletary. “We took some ill-advised shots (in OT).”
Singletary said the loss against a team that was rated preseason No. 1 in its area by the Palm Beach Post has value.
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“If we want to get to where we want to go, that’s the type of team we’re going to see.”
Dr. Phillips scored the first 36 points in a 73-22 romp past Deltona Trinity Christian in the third place game. All-tourney DP guard Daniel Love scored 9 points in limited minutes. The Panthers went 2-1 in the tournament — losing a semifinal 84-66 to Dwyer.
Evans won the fifth place game 65-35 over Deltona Pine Ridge to also finish 2-1 in the tournament. The Trojans drew Dwyer in the first round and lost 65-44.
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Would Rory McIlroy trade places with Shane Lowry? | Golf Weekly
Ryan Clarke
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When you look at the facts objectively it’s clear that Rory McIlroy had a better season than Shane Lowry. But in sport, it’s rare to be able to appreciate the facts in isolation.
Rory McIlroy may have been voted PGA Tour player-of-the-year by his peers, won The Players Championship and pocketed millions of dollars.
Those facts are indisputable. But with the manner of Shane Lowry’s Open Championship victory at Royal Portrush, it raises the question, would McIlroy trade all that for what Shane Lowry achieved?
Joe Molloy, Nathan Murphy and Irish Times columnist Fionn Davenport discussed the year Rory McIlroy has had on the return of Golf Weekly.
“The answer is no. Would Rory switch all of this year’s accomplishments for winning The Open? I don’t think so,” was Davenport’s assessment of the question.
McIlroy’s disastrous tee shot on the first hole of The Open is perhaps something the four-time major winner would trade all he achieved this year to do again, according to host Joe Molloy.
“Despite his protestations, I would have thought it’s all about majors for him.
“If anything, the fact that he messed up that tee shot at Portrush so badly would suggest that he was nervous - that it meant the most to him as opposed to the $15 million,” Molloy said.
The outpouring of joy and happiness that followed Lowry’s triumph in July would perhaps have had McIlroy looking on wondering about what might have been on his home course.
Lowry has now written himself into folklore until the end of time. The most enduring image of that tournament will be the Offaly native striding, triumphantly, up the 18th with hordes of tricolours in pursuit. All fighting for a glimpse at history.
It’s all about the context of the achievements of both McIlroy and Lowry. Lowry’s was seismic, it brought people together. While undoubtedly also remarkable, McIlroy’s won him even more admiration from his fellow players.
Fionn Davenport thinks it all comes down to how sentimental McIlroy is. “It all hinges on how sentimental - in the real sense of the word - McIlroy would be,” he said
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By Brian Varela News February 27, 2020
Thief breaks into post office, takes 15 parcels
Christopher Manske is accused of breaking into the Petersburg Post Office sometime late Friday night or early Saturday morning and stealing about 15 parcels, according to Postal Inspector John...
Rexall Drug, Lee's Clothing named 2019 businesses of the year
Both Petersburg Rexall Drug and Lee's Clothing were honored as businesses of the year at Saturday's Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Banquet. Additionally, the two businesses were awarded a plaque...
By Brian Varela and Caleb Vierkant News February 27, 2020
How ferry shutdown impacts school districts
The shutdown of ferry service in Southeast Alaska has impacted many aspects of day-to-day life in communities across the region. In previous reporting by the Wrangell Sentinel and Petersburg Pilot,...
Stedman speaks on AMHS at chamber banquet
Sen. Bert Stedman told the community while attending the Petersburg Chamber of Commerce banquet on Saturday that the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System depends on how negotiations go with...
NSRAA generates millions for commercial fishing
Steve Reifenstuhl, manager of the Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association, spoke at the annual Petersburg Chamber of Commerce Banquet on Saturday on the organization's presence and...
S.E. Dungeness crab closes
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game announced that the season for the commercial Dungeness crab fishery in Registration Area A (Southeast) will close in Districts 1 and 2, and Section 13-B outside...
Second-graders treated to story time, a dictionary
Second-graders at Rae C Stedman Elementary School heard a story on the Greensboro sit-ins and were given a dictionary on Friday as part of two programs through Wells Fargo and the Petersburg Elks...
Alaska governor says state will use private ferry companies
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities will use one or more private companies to operate ferries during an ongoing breakdown in state service, the governor said. Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy said the...
Alaska DMV eyes options for Real ID access
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The state is pursuing an expansion location for motor vehicle services in southwest Alaska, an official said Thursday, ahead of a fall deadline for special licenses many will need to board commercial flights in the U.S....
Alaska governor recall campaign begins collecting signatures
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A campaign to recall Alaska’s governor has started with the distribution of petition booklets that will be used to collect signatures. The Alaska Division of Elections delivered the booklets that organizers will use to try...
By Brian Varela Sports February 27, 2020
Vikings win in overtime game against the Wolves
There were just a few seconds left on the clock in Friday's overtime basketball game between the Vikings and the Wrangell Wolves, and the score was tied, 61-61. Just before the buzzer sounded at the...
Lady Vikings split wins with Wrangell
The Lady Vikings suffered a loss on Friday in Wrangell against the Lady Wolves, but they were able to turn around the next day and bring home a win. Head Coach Dino Brock said he was happy with the...
By Laine Welch Dockside February 27, 2020
Dutch Harbor Top Fishing Port in US for 22nd Year in a Row
Dutch Harbor remained the top fishing port in the USA for the 22nd year in a row with 763 million pounds crossing the docks in 2018 valued at $182 million. And Naknek ranked as the nation’s second most valuable port for fishermen with landings...
Opinion February 27, 2020
Kake/Kupreanof road To the Editor: The assembly will be considering a resolution on the Kake/Kupreanof road next week. No matter what happens some people will be upset at the final vote. Either way,...
About Town February 27, 2020
Teen ambassadors
Three teens from Petersburg completed Teen Ambassador Training through the Rural Alaska Community Action Program. RurAL Cap supports a statewide youth advocacy program called Youth Encouraging...
First date jitters
Two bashful seagulls near Hungry Point were too embarrassed to have their picture taken....
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Visible Print Typewriter Despite having no formal training in design, Thomas Oliver was awarded a patent for his "visible print" typewriter in 1891. This "batwing" style model once used at the...
March 5, 1920 Dr. E. O. Rowley and wife, Dr. Gladys Rowley, both natives of New Zealand, and both physicians and surgeons who come to Petersburg highly recommended, arrived here on the Admiral Evans early this week and will locate. Both have...
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Minnesota Recap: Getting Back to Where it All Began
Rooster Road Trip
Pheasant Run #1, the first-ever land acquisition in Pheasants Forever’s rich conservation history. Photo by Anthony Hauck / Pheasants Forever
Five days and 2,200 miles after we left Minnesota, the Rooster Road Trip crew made it back to where it all began; Pheasant Run #1 in Nobles County, Minnesota – the first property purchased and made open to the public by Pheasants Forever – and there couldn’t be a more fitting way to end this trip.
Hunting this notable public piece was on all our pheasant hunting bucket lists. And, at nearly 30-years-old, Pheasant Run #1 still looked prime thanks to the volunteers with the Nobles County Pheasants Forever chapter who use funds they raise to keep the grass growing here and at the other 29 land acquisitions the group has participated in during the last three decades.
This state Wildlife Management Area started as a 40-acre property and has expanded over the years. In fact, this area is in part of a stretch where, if a pheasant hunter was so inclined, he or she could walk nearly seven consecutive miles of public land. These add-ons are also attributed to the efforts of Nobles County Pheasants Forever.
We were joined by chapter board member Nathan Holt and his two black labs, “Nitro” and “Phelps;” board member Chad Nixon and his two yellow labs, “KC” and “Molly;” and board member Bruce Amundson his black lab, “Jackie.” As it turns out, Bruce actually helped start the chapter (#013), so I felt confident with him as my “guide.”
As we spread out across the rolling hills of bluestem, with cattails filling the depressions between, Pheasant Run #1 proved the old adage once again: “Where there’s quality habitat, there’re birds.” Unfortunately, the pheasants were doing what they do best on extremely windy days, flushing wild out of gun range.
Somehow, I was still completely content walking out of that field without a bird. Just knowing the pheasants were there – and will continue to thrive – was enough to check this off as a highlight of my pheasant hunting career.
As the years pass, hunters like us will come and go, bird dogs like “Annie,” “Sprig” and “Beau” will find their first birds here and some, inevitably, will find their last. But, the grass and pheasants will remain thanks to chapters like Nobles County Pheasants Forever. It will be here for the next generation of wingshooters, always calling with opens arms to those who are willing to put on the miles and chase these beautiful birds.
Sadly, time catches up with all of us, and Rooster Road Trip 2013 has to come to an end. From North Dakota to Iowa, we’ve met and hunted with some of the finest volunteers PF has to offer, and I thank each and every one of them for the memories.
It has been an experience of a lifetime for all of us.
Thank you, readers, for supporting Pheasants Forever, our wildlife habitat conservation mission, and for riding along with Rooster Road Trip 2013.
Low Brass is written by Rehan Nana, Pheasants Forever’s Public Relations Specialist. Email Rehan at RNana@pheasantsforever.org and follow him on Twitter at @RehanNanaQF.
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Official Price for Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with Warranty is Announced in Pakistan
Onsa MustafaLast Updated: Nov 19, 2017
This year, Apple has amazed its customers by launching three high-tech flagship devices, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X. Among them, iPhone X is the most famous and people like it a lot because of its high-end specifications. In Pakistan, Muller & Phipps is bringing these flagship devices and has announced Official Price for Apple iPhone 8 and 8 Plus with Warranty.
Here is the price list of iPhones that M&P has brought in Pakistan.
iPhone 7 and 7 Plus has launched last year and also have high-end specifications. Let’s check out the specifications of newly launched iPhone 8 and 8 Plus.
iPhone 8 and 8 Plus Specifications:
It is available in silver, space gray and new gold finish that is a mix between gold and rose gold. Both phones are water and dust resistant. Apple iPhone 8 has 4.7 inch screen while 8 Plus has 5.5 inch screen and a dual camera lens on back.
Both models have a HD retina display and feature a 12MP camera. The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus supports wireless charging. Both flagship devices have A11 Bionic processor which is termed as the most powerful and smartest chip ever in smartphone by Apple. The glass on the front and back of both devices will be reinforced by laser welded steel and copper.
For More Specifications You can Also Watch: Apple iPhone 8 Unboxing & Video Review
Apple is also accepting pre-orders for the new iPhone X. iPhone X can be pre ordered through Apple online storefront and through the Apple Store app. The pre-ordering is begin in many countries. But unfortunately Pakistan is not in the list. But you can get the iPhones through M&P.
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I have 5 UK 256gb iPhone X available in Islamabad & Mirpur. Contact me via whatsapp on +447896964063
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The Plenty Credit Co-Operative limited or as we are affectionately known, the Plenty Community Credit Union, is a community based credit union located across the outer northern suburbs of Melbourne. As our picturesque opening web page signifies we border along the northern Plenty ranges out from the city, north of the Yarra River, covering both suburban and rural districts. Plenty is a *not *for *profit *member owned credit union totally committed to the financial well being of its members now numbering more then 12,000 and rapidly growing.
It all began around 1963 when Parish Credit Unions were formed as St Luke’s Parish in Lalor and St Raphael’s in Preston. In 1972 these two parish Credit Unions, then known as Lalor and District Credit Co-Operative Limited and St Raphael’s West Preston Co-Operative Credit Society Limited, amalgamated to form the Preston-Lalor Credit Co-Operative limited.
In 1985 the name was changed to today’s Plenty Credit Co-Operative Limited. The name ‘Plenty’ has been kept and remains synonymous with the local area i.e.: Plenty River, Plenty Road, Plenty Ranges etc. We started off in 1972 with 732 Members, Deposits of $307,779, Loans of $290,133 and Total Assets of $748,496. Today we are proud to have over 12,000 Members and Total Assets of over $70 million.
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Cheese hangovers are real and can leave you feeling proper groggy
Certain fatty and sugary foods can leave you with a throbbing headache - similar to that caused by drinking too much alcohol
Sarah ElmesContent Editor
We all know cheese is the food of the Gods - even vegan cheese can hit the spot. But eating too much of the fatty product can have unwelcome consequences the morning after.
That's right. It's possible to get a cheese hangover.
Turns out eating certain foods, in particular fats, carbohydrates and sugars, can lead to hangover-like symptoms the following day, such as poorly stomachs, aching limbs and sore heads.
Experts in the field say although food hangovers are not officially recognised in the medical community, they’re increasingly common, reports the Mail Online.
Even the Urban Dictionary - although not medically backed - has a definition for the term. The online dictionary for slang words and phrases says a cheese hangover is "the groggy feeling in the mouth and throat after a session of copious cheese eating the night before."
Ring any bells?
Experts say food hangovers, including cheese, are more regular than we think.
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"Many people experience regular food hangovers, as they’re eating foods their bodies find it difficult to cope with — foods that are high fat, high salt, high sugar, high starch, or all at once,’ Tracey Strudwick, nutritional therapist at Nuffield Health told the Mail Online.
"Our busy lives mean we’re often under stress, which also has a damaging effect on our digestive process and makes symptoms such as bloating, lethargy and brain fog more likely."
Others have reported suffering from excessive cheese eating-related symptons.
Cheese hangover fiends have poured their troubles onto social discussion website reddit, under the heading 'British Problems'.
User u/allthekos wrote: "Today I have what can only be described as a 'cheese hangover'."
Experts say food hangovers, including cheese, are more regular than we think (Image: Stevepb/pixabay)
They went onto say: "I didn't drink anything yesterday and didn't drink a lot on Christmas day, but yesterday I had about 6 rounds of crackers and cheese.
"I woke in the night from terrible dreams, had stomach cramps and the need to urgently go to the toilet. I have felt rough all day and when I look at all the cheese in my fridge I feel like throwing up.
"I am not sure whether to try a hair of the dog and have another plate of cheese and crackers."
One user from Devon mykeuk simply replied: "Sweet dreams are made of cheese. Who am I to diss a brie..."
But it's no joke.
In 2012 a study found it's not just heavy alcohol consumption that'll bring on a hangover. A whole range of foods, including cheese, can have the same effect.
“There are about 260 different foods that can do that and not everybody is susceptible to each one,” New York Hospital Queens gastroenterologist Dr Ellen Gutkin told CBS New York.
“They also can get bloating, they also can get nausea, so this feeling of ‘I just don’t feel right,'” Dr Gutkin said. “Someone can have cheese on a cracker and feel fine and someone else can, several hours later, get a really bad headache.
A study found it's not just heavy alcohol consumption that'll bring on a hangover
The most common causes of food hangovers are refined carbohydrates, such as white bread, potatoes, rice and pasta, the Mail Online reports.
These can have the same effect on the body as sugary foods and drinks. They release glucose into the bloodstream quickly, causing the pancreas to produce insulin, the hormone that prompts cells to absorb blood sugar for energy or storage.
And cheese is also a culprit, and can also bring on migraines.
"There is not much research on cheese as a migraine trigger, but it is generally agreed that aged cheese is more likely to cause a headache," Dr Robert Daroff, professor of neurology at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland told everydayhealth.com.
The culprit may be a substance called tyramine that forms as the proteins in cheese break down over time, the website says. The longer a cheese ages, the more tyramine it has.
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President Emmanuel Macron reform drive is make-or-break for French unions
Facing a wave of reforms by President Emmanuel Macron touching nearly every aspect of daily life, French unions kick off a wave of strikes Tuesday that analysts say will test how much weight they still carry.
Workers at the state rail operator SNCF will start downing tools two days out of every five — a strategy aimed at limiting lost wages — but the disruptions are likely to spill over into non-strike days as well.
They are demanding that they keep their right to a job for life and early retirement, and opposing a corporate revamp seen as the first step toward privatisation.
French law requires a minimum service during strikes, but SNCF chief Guillaume Pepy warned in the Journal Du Dimanche Sunday paper that some lines could be closed altogether.
“There will be very few trains from the evening of April 2 to the morning of April 5,” said Pepy, who earlier warned that just “one train in five or one in eight” would be running.
Transport minister Elisabeth Borne, interviewed in the Sunday version of the Parisien, didn’t mince her words calling the industrial action “incomprehensible”.
“I frankly deplore this strike which is very punitive for the travelling public.” she said.
Comparisons with Thatcher
Rail workers will be joined by striking rubbish collectors in Paris and other major cities who demand the creation of a national waste service as well as the right to early retirement.
Electricity and gas employees will also launch strike action, though it was unclear what the consequences might be for their customers.
The protests, which the SNCF has vowed to pursue for three months, follows a series of one-day strikes against Macron’s multi-front reform drive.
Unions have so far failed to block any of the shake-ups made by the centrist leader since his election last year, a victory that virtually swept away the Socialist Party, long their political champion.
But by taking on the SNCF, a totem of French unionism, Macron has inevitably drawn comparisons to a previous turning point in Europe’s industrial relations: Margaret Thatcher’s showdown with British coal miners in 1984.
Macron may also be taking a page from former German chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, who overruled opponents in his own leftist party in the early 2000s to enact labour and welfare reforms that set the stage for an economic rebound.
‘Knocking over everything’
Yet Macron is also seizing his own particularly French moment, promising to push through the SNCF overhaul by decree before summer.
“His tactical approach is working. By constantly opening new fronts, he renders opposition to the previous one obsolete,” said political expert Philippe Braud.
With French opinion divided between “resignation” and “deep conviction that things must move forward,” Braud said, “the planets were aligned: So many reforms have been aborted over the past 20 years”.
But France’s union landscape has shifted markedly, with the hard-line CGT recently dethroned as the biggest player by the more moderate CFDT, which has refused calls for a “convergence” of the various protests.
Membership has also plummeted in line with the decline in heavy industry, with just over 11 percent of French workers unionised according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, one of the lowest levels in the EU.
Unions have nonetheless continued to punch above their weight, and even the CFDT chief Laurent Berger has warned Macron against “knocking over everything”, describing his method as “You discuss, I decide”.
‘Political UFO’
For Braud, that decisiveness is exactly why Macron “has a good chance of succeeding with a new wave of reforms” despite weeks of protests that could spell misery for millions of commuters.
Fresh on the heels of pushing through controversial relaxations of France’s strict labour rules, Macron appears eager to take advantage of his momentum.
He is also a “smart communicator” who has orchestrated “a semantic shift: reform is presented as modern,” said Isabelle Clavel, a historian at Montaigne University in Bordeaux.
Macron’s path has also been cleared by the “collapse of traditional parties” and his emergence as “a sort of political UFO” capable of convincing voters that his reforms will pay off.
Before that happens, however, Macron will face off with unions anxious to show they won’t be pushed to the sidelines.
CGT head Philippe Martinez, whose union is the biggest at the SNCF, said this week that France was poised for another May 1968, when a series of strikes snowballed into a social revolution.
Fifty years ago, “There was no general call for a strike, but a chain reaction of mobilisations that came together,” Martinez told L’Humanite newspaper.
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Editorial: A tale of two budgets
Virginia and federal budget proposals emerged last week and, gee, both of them are rather large.
Which, in the context of Virginia political history, is just about all it takes to inspire howls of opposition from partisans.
Return with us to yesterday, for instance — April 2, 1997 — and a fundraising letter sent out to potential donors by then-Attorney General Jim Gilmore.
"Do you want to go back to the days when Chuck Robb, Jerry Baliles and the liberal Democrats controlled Virginia?," it asked. "Or do you want to go forward with the policies Governor George Allen and I have promoted over the past three years? Under the Democrat regime: the state budget more than doubled — from about $12 billion to a shocking $29 billion."
Gov. Terry McAuliffe's proposed 2016-18 biennial state budget? Roughly $109 billion. Shocking.
Gilmore won his election to be governor in 1997, and his comparable mid-term budget ($44.6 billion) set a state spending record. Shocking.
Gilmore's predecessor, George Allen, also noisy on the "excessive spending" circuit, did likewise. His mid-term two-year spending plan totaled $33.4 billion, a record for its time. Shocking.
Now, the point of pointing this out is not to needle these two former governors, but simply to underline the tendency of political rhetoric to trot off in one direction while reality canters the other way.
Accordingly, the adjective "shocking" lacks descriptive usefulness.
There is also the simple fact that every governor in memory has pushed, shoved and otherwise encouraged growth. If the economy grows, businesses expand, people arrive for the work and, invariably, bring their children and cars.
Next thing you know, the demands for educational and transportation spending grow.
Yes, this is overly simplistic; there are many other factors, but the basic growth drivers of state government in the modern era have been constant. Thirty years ago, you would have heard the same expressions of concern over Medicaid, in nearly identical language; the commitment to K-12 education and the periodic required infusion of state funds ("re-benchmarking") reliably produces angst.
It is also worth keeping in mind that discussions of the budget as a whole, with references to its overall percentage growth or decline, are akin to citing the average rainfall in North America: It hardly identifies who gets wet and who gets parched.
Which is why you have to break things down between "general funds" and "non-general" funds.
Legislative control over the "state budget" — for which lawmakers are directly accountable — is generally limited to those programs funded in part or whole by "general funds," meaning those moneys supported by undesignated state taxes: income, corporate and sales. This constitutes roughly 40 percent of state spending.
The other 60 percent — nongeneral funds — includes all federal funds and passes unmolested through the state budget, headed for specific objectives. The money you pay for hunting and fishing licenses, for instance, is designated for specific programs. Same goes with the state gas tax.
As the legislative budgeting process goes forward, there will be time enough to dig deeper on specific spending demands in Virginia and see what's what.
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In the meantime, get a gander at the federal spending bill signed last week: $1.14 trillion.
Or, maybe, not yikes.
Because, among other things, that includes money for transportation and education and the necessaries for a growing nation. Further, a whole lot of that money flows right into Hampton Roads, in the form of pay raises and military contracts. Congress gave thumbs-up to more than $450 million for 19 Virginia projects and, of that, more than $260 million will go to projects in Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, Hampton and Newport News.
In short, when it comes to big budgets, a generalized stance — with barricades manned, pitchforks in hand — only gets you so far. Patience and moderation, with an eye on home, better serves everyone.
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Aging, Technology and Identity: Reflections with Jean Améry
June 10, 2020 by Jens Zimmermann
Aging, Technology and Identity: Reflections with Jean Améry June 10, 2020 Jens Zimmermann
by Dr. Michael Mawson, Senior Lecturer in Systematic Theology & Ethics and Research Fellow in the Public and Contextual Theology Research Centre at Charles Sturt University, Australia.
What is the significance of human aging—especially of our bodily and cognitive decline—for who and what we are as human beings? In what ways should we draw upon and make use of technology(s) for negotiating aging and its negative effects? How does this use of technology itself begin to shape how we understand and experience ourselves as aging beings?
In my ongoing work on these questions, I recently came across a short book by the Austrian-born philosopher and essayist Jean Améry: On Aging: Revolt and Resignation (1968). Améry’s book consists of five essays, each of which engages a different aspect of aging: ‘aging human beings in relation to time, to their own bodies, to society, to civilisation, ultimately to death.’ (xxii). Central to Améry’s work, as the English translator summarizes, ‘is his determination to look at the phenomenon of aging without blinking, to assess it without sentimentalizing, consoling, or mincing words about the horrible nature of what he sees’ (xviii). In what follows I summarise a few of Améry’s key insights, and then suggest how these might complicate some of our standard ways of appealing to technology for responding to aging.
Jean Améry on Aging
First of all, what does Améry’s ‘unflinching’ look at aging reveal about how we experience time and space? When we are still relatively young, Améry proposes, we experience space or the world as open and available to us. Correlatively, when we are young we experience time as something distant and insubstantial: ‘To be young is to throw one’s body out into a time that is not time at all, but life, world and space’ (15). All of this begins to change, however, as we age and become old. As we become old, we increasingly experience space or the world as something that stands over against us. Here Amery takes an example of someone who had once enjoyed being in nature: ‘Mountains, valleys, forests he once loved, are now, to him, a club into which he has not been admitted’ (35). For the aging and old, the world is experienced as inaccessible and inhospitable. Furthermore, as we become old, time no longer simply lies before us; it has now accumulated and solidified within us: ‘The old have life behind them, but this life that is no longer actually lived is nothing but time gathered up, lived, passed away’ (14). Accumulated time and memories become ever more substantial, even as the actual world becomes ever more distant and elusive.
What is at stake with this loss of space and accumulation of time? For Améry, both this loss and accumulation involve increased social isolation. This is because space and our access to space is precisely what mediates our relationships with other people: ‘Space, even my space…. is always the space of others: an intersubjectively understandable phenomenon….’ (22). As we age and lose access to the world, however, we find ourselves cut off from others and excluded from society.
Furthermore, according to Améry, this loss of space and accumulation of time involves discovering the body. We discover the body ‘in the way it [aging] heaps burdens upon us more frequently every day. Since in suffering it no longer transcends itself to dissolve in world and space….’ (42). As we lose space and accumulate time within us, our bodies themselves become more substantial and present to us: ‘This body, which is no longer the mediator between the world and us, but cuts us off from the world and space with its heavy breathing, painful legs, and the arthritically plagued articulation of our bones, has become our prison, but also our last shelter’ (34). The aging body isolates us, even while also becoming our point of refuge from an inhospitable and elusive world.
This phenomenon indicates a certain ambivalence in how we experience our bodies as aging. As Améry narrates it, ‘one feels one’s aging body to be ‘something external and imposed and yet at the same time as that which is most his own, to which he is more and more reduced and to which he devotes increasing attention.’[1] In aging, we are confronted by the body from outside, yet simultaneously as that which we properly are. Thus, as Améry summarises this point, ‘I am myself through my body and against it’ (40).
This dialectic also extends to identity more basically. Even as we discover the body in a new way in aging and pain, so too are we pressed back into ourselves and forced to confront who we are. Indeed, as Améry rather poetically puts it, ‘pain and sickness are the festivals of decay the body organises for itself and me. Their purpose is to ensure that I am absorbed in the body and consequently…though certainly reduced in my ability to function…I gain in ego’ (43). By separating us from the world and sociality, pressing us into our bodies, aging and decline gives us a new sense of self or identity.
In the final essay of his short book, Améry frames this dialectic using the language of ‘death in the midst of life’. In aging and old age, ‘death is already in us, making room for equivocation and contradiction. We become I and not-I. We possess an ego enclosed in our skin and may at the same time find out that the limits always were fluid and stayed that way. We become more alienated from ourselves and more familiar with ourselves…Day and night cancel each other out in twilight.’[2] The presence and anticipation of death in the very midst of our aging and decline simultaneously forms and fragments us at the deepest level.
Aging and Technology
What is at stake with Améry’s complex account of aging and its implications? How do some of Améry’s insights help us better negotiate the use and impact of technology for responding to aging and its effects? Here I will simply make three observations that draw upon the preceding discussion.
First, as we have seen, Améry draws attention to ways in which aging and old age is integral to how we experience both space and time. Among other things, he draws attention to how memory and accumulated time emerge only through the progressive loss of space and access to the world. This is how memories and past experiences become substantial and central for who we are. At the very least, Améry’s analysis implies that ongoing attempts to use technology to radically forestall and mitigate aging are on some level misguided. Could we still have experience and memory, at least of the kinds that are deeply formative and substantial, without the corresponding loss of space and accumulation of time which occurs through aging and bodily decline?
Second, appeals to technology in response to aging and its effect tend to promote and presuppose an understanding of the body as something significantly at our disposal, that is, as something over which we can and should exert a high level of control. For Améry, by contrast, the body emerges as my body in its very intransience, precisely in its failure to mediate the world and others. The body becomes fully mine only through pain and suffering, and perhaps especially in kinds of suffering that we resist or did not choose. Once again, this ambivalence challenges straightforward assumptions that the body is something available to us, that is, something that can be straightforwardly manipulated and managed through technical and technological means.
Finally, this ambivalence is captured by Améry’s language of ‘death in the midst of life’. Following Améry, aging and the realities of aging disclose death’s presence in life, in ways that both continually enframe and elude us. Indeed, the Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer has elsewhere drawn attention to this same ambivalence and dialectic: ‘we cannot get beyond our death, our loneliness, and our desire with our utopias—they all belong inextricably to the cursed Earth. But in fact we are not supposed to get beyond them at all.’ For both Bonhoeffer and Améry, living and dying are intertwined in ways that we can never fully separate out. And this is perhaps especially the case in aging and the final stages of life. Insofar as appeals to technology fail to recognise this ambivalence—that is, by more straightforwardly pursuing and promoting living over against dying—they once again fail to recognise what human beings concretely are; such appeals fail to recognise the messiness and complexity of human beings and identity as disclosed through aging.
[1] (34-35, Quoted in Hamilton, p.308).
[2] Améry, 52.
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Who are the Rasikas? (Part 2)
D V Gundappa
The Nature of Rasikas
Say, you have an invite to a dinner at a relative’s house, which is loaded with laddoos and chirotis (sweets). M S Subbalakshmi’s concert is scheduled elsewhere, at the same time. Which one of them would you have chosen? If you choose to go to your relative’s house, they will warmly welcome you and you will be given a royal treatment. On the other hand, no one will acknowledge your presence in the concert. You will have to struggle to find a seat and make yourself comfortable amongst thousands of people. Which one will you choose? The one that is palatable to your taste buds or the one that is appealing to your ears and mind? The character of a true rasika is to give prominence to things that brings happiness and joy to his mind, and enriches his mind and soul.
T S Venkannayya was a rasika. We were once discussing about the bees, being jet black in color, their buzz, and their delight of being amidst the flowers. We thought that we will be able to witness the excitement of the bees during sunrise in Lalbagh[1], and decided to go there the next day. We woke up at 4am and ran to Lalbagh. We both were coffee addicts. But we completely forgot about it that day. After pleading with the gatekeeper, we went into the park around 4.30-4.45am and stood near the Surahonne (Indian-Laurel) tree. After ten or fifteen minutes, we ran to the Pādari (Yellow snake) tree. After ten minutes, we stood near a Hippe (Honey) tree. At the crack of dawn, the first glimmering rays of sunlight were visible. It became apparent that day that the poets of yore were accurate in their glorification of the bees.
Food eaten can be bland but the music that you listen to has to be laden with emotions. It does not matter if clothes are in tatters, but it is required to be around the fragrance of the jasmine. This is the opinion of a rasika.
Signature of Rasa
Rasa means to bring out essence. The flavor or quality of a substance which makes us yearn for more and more of that substance, is the rasa.
The signature of rasa is described in the Vedas as:
rasaggaṃ hyevāyaṃ labdhvā ānandī bhavati
The ecstasy experienced due to the guṇa-viśeṣā (special quality) or śakti-viśeṣā (special strength) of a substance is rasa.
It is common knowledge that a person who gives more importance to rasa is called rasika.
Rasika in interested in the quality, rather than the quantity of a substance. He regards and respects the emotional aspect of the substance, instead of its commercial value.
The eminent personality, Sir M Visvesvaraya, used to eat just four morsels for a meal. But he used to relish the taste of each and every morsel. He used to call obbattu[2] as national delicacy. But he used to eat only a small piece from the central portion of it. He was a true connoisseur of food. He did not want the food to be overly spiced or garnished. He just relished the natural taste of the core ingredients.
Metaphorically, rasika is the resident of “kingdom of mind.” It does not mean that he does not care for the physical realm. Without the body there is no mind. But for a rasika, what body experiences, is like branches of a tree, while what the mind experiences, is like its flowers and fruits.
Every house has a kitchen, dining room, store room. It also has a hall and a living room. We spend most of the time in the living room; that is where we have our lively conversations.
A rasika spends time in the physical endeavors, only as much as it is required. But he is more curious about the mind. Whatever that brings joy to the mind forms the essence of his life.
The same can be said in context of clothes and jewelry. A beautiful girl from Kerala wore just a single jasmine flower over her thick black hair. Not an entire bunch of flowers. The contrasting backdrop of the thick black hair enhanced the brightness of the jasmine flower. It also enhanced the beauty of her hair by two fold.
Arcot Shrinivasacharya, had a unique way of listening to music. He used to hand-pick the musicians to perform for forty-five minutes to one hour. Within that short span of time, he just requested either one rāga or one kṛti[3]. He did not want a wide range of songs. He needed only a few, but a melodious few.
The essence of a pot of milk lies in either its cream or small-seed sized butter. This essence is what a rasika is after, not the entire pot of milk.
Rasikatā is Culturally Enriching
We perceive the world at two levels. The first is through the body, and the other is the mind. It begins with the senses. It then extends to the mind. Describing ānandā[4], upaniṣad-ācaryās[5] give an example of the happiness experienced by a young man who is hale and hearty, and also financially sound. They then ask to multiply that happiness hundred-folds and infer the feeling of brahmānandā[6]. This is a crude description. But the important takeaway is that our initial experiences of the world are through our senses. Our senses are the means through which we measure all our experiences. Sensual happiness is momentary. But if that happiness manifests into our mind and soul, then the effect is everlasting. This effect is called rasikatā. Rasa first enriches the mind and then extends to our life. In this way, rasa is culturally enriching. It rejoices our mind and helps in evolution of our life by inculcating mannerisms like tenderness, humility, patience, decency, and magnanimity. For this reason, music and literature that fosters rasikatā, is highly valued in our society.
This is the second part of a two-part English translation of the twenty-first essay in D V Gundappa’s magnum-opus Jnapakachitrashaale (Volume 2) – Kalopasakaru. Edited by G S Raghavendra.
[1] A huge park in the south of Bangalore city.
[2] Sweet-stuffed rotis (Indian flat bread).
[3] A musical form in South Indian classical music.
[4] Happiness, joy, bliss.
[5] Teachers who are experts in the Upaniṣads, the ultimate portion (and essence) of the Vedas.
[6] Eternal bliss or the divine state of being.
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Diversity star Ashley Banjo will form part of the BBC’s religious programming this festive period, as the narrator of On Christmas Night.
The dancer will tell “the story of the first Christmas from Luke’s Gospel, when angels appeared to shepherds to proclaim the news of Jesus’s birth,” the broadcaster said.
On Christmas Night will also feature a musical performance to close Christmas Day.
The Archbishop of Canterbury will deliver a New Year message (Jonathan Brady/PA)
Other religious content includes the Archbishop of Canterbury’s New Year Message which will be delivered from the chapel at St Thomas’ Hospital, London.
Justin Welby will speak “about the challenges of 2020 and where he finds hope for the year ahead,” the broadcaster said.
He will also reflect on “his experience volunteering as a hospital chaplain during the pandemic and what it has taught him about the of community and caring for each other.”
The BBC said its festive programming looked to “recognise and reflect on the challenges of the year we have had as well as providing live worship, traditional carols and musical celebration over the festive season.”
Coverage of a special Evensong will take place from St Paul’s Cathedral.
There will be live services, featuring socially distanced performers, for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day on BBC One as well as Carols From King’s on BBC Two.
BBC chief content officer Charlotte Moore said she hoped the programming would help “bring people together”.
“This year has been a particularly difficult one for many of us and it’s crucial that the BBC helps to bring people together and connect audiences across the UK to mark this special time of year,” she said.
“I hope our religious content this Christmas will give audiences an opportunity to reflect on the year that has gone as well as inspiring and uplifting them with a wonderful mix of traditional carols, festive music, spiritual contemplation and live music across television and radio.”
Banjo made headlines earlier this year after Diversity’s performance on Britain’s Got Talent which aired in September. Their routine, which featured a white performer kneeling on Banjo’s neck, sparked over 24,000 complaints to broadcasting watchdog Ofcom.
Critics complained that the routine – a reference to the death of George Floyd – was too politicised. However, Ofcom dismissed the complaints, concluding that the routine’s “central message was a call for social cohesion and unity”.
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The outbreak of a new virus has already killed more than two dozen people and sickened hundreds.
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People walk under a screen warning about a new coronavirus at Suseo Station in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Jan. 24. AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — More airports are beginning to screen passengers arriving from China amid growing concerns Friday over the outbreak of a new virus there that has already killed more than two dozen people and sickened hundreds.
The energy-rich Gulf Arab nation of Qatar, home to long-haul carrier Qatar Airways, said it had installed thermal scanners at its main hub, Hamad International Airport.
Kuwait announced similar measures late the night before at Kuwait International Airport, joining the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia, which on Thursday announced screenings for all passengers arriving on direct flights from China, including at Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest.
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Kuwait’s state-run news agency said isolation rooms had also been opened at Kuwait International Airport for passengers suspected to have the virus.
Elsewhere in the region, Bahrain said it was taking unspecified steps over the virus.
China has shut down Wuhan and other cities in the Hubei province, which is the center of the outbreak of the newly identified coronavirus.
A scattered number of cases have been confirmed in other countries, but their are fears that during the travel and festivities accompanying Lunar New Year starting this weekend the virus could spread more widely.
The U.S. State Department on Thursday pulled all non-emergency American personnel and their family out of the province, and issued a travel warning urging people not to visit Hubei.
In Pakistan the Civil Aviation Authority said Friday all passengers coming from neighboring China will be screened for the virus, and any suspected of being infected will be kept in isolation at designated hospitals.
Officials say the number of Chinese nationals travelling between Pakistan and China have seen a considerable increase in recent years because of Beijing’s billions of dollars investment in infrastructure development projects.
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Africa’s busiest hub, Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, has also started screening passengers from China, according to health officials.
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AES Historical Events Trace Audio Evolution
San Francisco, CA (September 19, 2008)--"Audio history has always been an intrinsic element of AES Convention programs, but as we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year at the Moscone Center Oct. 2 - 5, it seems even more relevant," remarks 125th Committee Co-Chair Valerie Tyler. "Historical Events Chair Tamara Horacek collaborated with AES members Marina Bosi, Gene Radzik and Steve Fields to develop an absorbing program which lends a timely perspective to three of the most significant sectors in today's professional audio industry."
125th AES Convention Historical Events Chair Tamara Horacek. Photo by Alex Storm, courtesy of Dolby Labs.San Francisco, CA (September 19, 2008)–“Audio history has always been an intrinsic element of AES Convention programs, but as we celebrate our 60th anniversary this year at the Moscone Center Oct. 2 – 5, it seems even more relevant,” remarks 125th Committee Co-Chair Valerie Tyler. “Historical Events Chair Tamara Horacek collaborated with AES members Marina Bosi, Gene Radzik and Steve Fields to develop an absorbing program which lends a timely perspective to three of the most significant sectors in today’s professional audio industry.”
As a Dolby Laboratories research librarian since 1993, Ms. Horacek oversees Dolby’s Technical Library, Archives and Museum programs. Her research skills coupled with her deep insights into the field of sound development has contributed to a trio of intriguing panels:
Evolution of Video Game Sound: Thurs. Oct. 2, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. From the discrete-logic build of Pong to the multi-core processors of modern consoles, video game audio has made giant strides in complexity to a heightened level of immersion and user interactivity. Since its modest beginnings of monophonic bleeps to the high-resolution multi-channel orchestrations and point-of-view audio panning, audio professionals have stretched the envelopes of audio production techniques, as well as the game engine capabilities. The panel will address the challenges of landmark game platforms, techniques used to maximize the game audio experience, the dynamics leading to the modern video game soundtracks, and where the game audio experience is heading. Organizer: Gene Radzik, Audio Engineering Society, Historical Committee Co-Chair; Moderator: John Griffin, Marketing Director, Games, Dolby Laboratories, U.S.; Panel: Charles Deenen, Sr. Audio Director, Electronic Arts Black Box, Canada; Will Davis, Audio Lead, Codemasters Software Co. Ltd., UK; Tom Hays, Director, Technicolor Interactive Services, U.S.; Simon Ashby, Product Director, Audiokinetic, Canada
The World’s First Audio Recordings: Their Recovery and Restoration (Lunchtime Keynote: Dave Giovannoni, First Sounds). Friday, Oct. 3, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. First Sounds, an informal collaborative of audio engineers and historians, recently corrected the historical record and made international headlines by playing back a phonautogram made in Paris in April 1860–a ghostly, ten-second evocation of a French folk song. This and other phonautograms establish a forgotten French typesetter as the first person to record reproducible airborne sound 17 years before Edison invented the phonograph. Primitive and nearly accidental, the world’s first audio recordings pose a unique set of technical challenges. David Giovannoni of First Sounds discusses their recovery and restoration.
Perceptual Audio Coding – The First 20 Years: Fri. Oct. 3, 2:30 – 4:30 p.m. Who could have imagined in 1988 that everyone would be clamoring for pocket-sized devices with MP3/AAC perceptual audio decoders? These communication/entertainment units have become integral to our daily lives, via DVD players, cell phones, mobile devices and broad/webcasting, etc. What made this possible and where is this going? This panel will present an overview of the technology, address the consumer market evolution from niche to necessity and where the field is headed. Moderator: Marina Bosi, Consulting Professor, Stanford University, author of Introduction to Digital Audio Coding and Standards. Panelists include pioneers who helped advance the field of perceptual audio coding: Karlheinz Brandenburg, Fraunhofer-Institut Digitale Medientechnologie and Institut fuer Medientechnik, TU Ilmenau; Bernd Edler, University of Hannover; Louis Fielder, Dolby Laboratories; J. D. Johnston, Neural Audio; John Princen, BroadOn Communications; Gerhard Stoll, IRT; Ken Sugiyama, NEC.
The History of Audio Processing: Friday, Oct. 3, 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. Moderator, Emil Torick, CBS Laboratories (ret); Participants: Marvin Caesar, Aphex; Frank Foti, Omnia; Bob Orban, Orban/CRL; Glen Clark, Glen Clark & Associates; Eric Small, Modulation Sciences; Mike Dorrough, Dorrough Electronics; Dick Burden, Burden Associates. These pioneers in audio processing developed the tools still used today. A lively discussion of the ongoing “loudness wars” is anticipated. This session is a must for understanding how and why audio processing is used.
Innovations in Live Sound – An Historical Perspective: Sunday, Oct. 5, 2:30 – 5 p.m. New techniques and products are often driven by changes in need and available technology. Today’s sound professional has a myriad of products to choose from. That wasn’t always the case. What drove the creation of today’s products? What will drive the products of tomorrow? Sometimes a look back is the best way to get a peek ahead. A panel of industry veterans will take a look back at past live sound innovations with an emphasis on the needs and constraints that drove their development and adoption. Chair: Ted Leamy, COO, Pro Media | UltraSound. Panelists: Ken Lopez, University of Southern California; John Meyer. Meyer Sound; Hartley Peavey, Peavey Electronics; Graham Blythe, Soundcraft.
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