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Stanford plans to bring half of its undergraduates back to campus this fall, but they'll still mostly learn online
Stanford leaders: 'The safeguards we will need to implement will fundamentally change the student experience.'
by Elena Kadvany / Palo Alto Weekly
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Ethan Chua, a senior at Stanford University, leaves his on-campus dorm on April 22. In a June 29 announcement, the university released plans for welcoming students back on campus next school year. Photo by Magali Gauthier.
Starting this fall, Stanford University will alternate bringing half of its undergraduate students to campus during different quarters, with the majority of courses still happening online — even for students who are living there in person.
The university announced its plans for the next school year in a message to undergraduate students on Monday. Under the new schedule, which is subject to change given local health conditions, freshmen, sophomores and new transfer students will live on campus for the fall quarter and then learn remotely until the Summer 2021 quarter. Juniors and seniors can return to campus in person for winter and spring quarters next year.
A limited amount of housing will be available for undergraduate students who need to live on campus longer than their designated quarters due to special circumstances, including international students who may face travel or visa complications; students experiencing homelessness; students with home environments that prevent them from being able to participate in a remote learning environment or are unsafe; and student-athletes approved to prepare for and compete in their intercollegiate seasons, Stanford said.
No student will be required to return to Stanford for in-person instruction.
In the message to students, Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole and Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Sarah Church cautioned that campus life won't look or feel the same when they return to Stanford.
"While we very much look forward to welcoming undergraduates back to campus, we need to be clear about what you should expect: The safeguards we will need to implement will fundamentally change the student experience," they wrote. "We are working with a group of students this summer to start creating ways to help students get acquainted and spend time with friends; however, there will be significant restrictions on in-person classroom use, dorm life, social life, guests and travel."
Most if not all classes will still be offered online, even for students living on campus, the administrators wrote. It is "highly unlikely" that Stanford will allow campus events and parties next school year, they said, and even small gatherings could be limited. All undergraduates will live in single rooms or two-room doubles on campus. The university is encouraging students to bring to campus only "essential items, things they can carry on their own if the need arises," given the alternating housing schedule and "the uncertainty associated with the COVID-19 pandemic," Brubaker-Cole and Church wrote.
Students will have to wear masks whenever they leave their rooms, including in the common areas of dorms and anywhere on campus.
"COVID testing, contact tracing, and quarantine/isolation will become a regular part of student life," they wrote.
The Studio 2 building in Escondido Village will house any undergraduate and graduate students who are required to quarantine and residences on the Row will serve as isolation housing for students who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Stanford is working to make the in-person experience special for freshmen and sophomores as well as offer "community building and support" while they're not at Stanford. The university is developing public service, internship and job shadowing opportunities that students will be able to participate in when they're not on campus.
The university said student, staff and faculty input helped to shape the plan, including most students' desire to to be on campus with students in their cohort year and seniors and many juniors have the least flexibility in course choices given they're closer to graduating. With commencement in the spring, it would also be "impractical" for seniors to live on campus in the summer.
Stanford's fall quarter will begin on Sept. 14. The university plans to announce soon the start and end dates for winter, spring and summer quarters.
For students who are eligible for financial aid, assistance will be available for three quarters of enrollment.
Stanford is still determining move-in dates for early September and how to bring students in while adhering to social distancing and other public health requirements.
Other "things we're still working on," Brubaker-Cole and Church wrote, include determining a grading policy for the academic year, creating processes for required testing, contact tracing and quarantine/isolation and figuring out how campus organizations like fraternities and sororities will operate.
Stanford will continue to update undergraduates and their parents about the 2020-21 academic year through a series of weekly newsletters.
"As with all planning for next academic year, this plan is dependent on our ability to safely reopen in alignment with county orders and with the guidance of public health officials," Brubaker-Cole and Church wrote. "We may change this plan if there is a surge in COVID cases, or if there is, for example, a vaccine that allows us to bring more students to campus safely."
Find comprehensive coverage on the Midpeninsula's response to the new coronavirus by Palo Alto Online, the Mountain View Voice and the Almanac here.
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Charleston Gardens
on Jun 29, 2020 at 11:48 pm
Anonymous, Charleston Gardens
How much will the tuition reduction be, to account for a diminished student experience? Stanford tuition ain't cheap.
University South
on Jun 30, 2020 at 12:58 am
chris, University South
Full tuition is far less than full cost of the education, so students are already getting a discount on cost. Then most students don't pay full tuition and many pay little or no tuition. so those students effectively get an even bigger discount.
Students have the option to live at home if they don't want to pay to live on campus because the campus atmosphere will be relatively sterile. Do they prefer to spend the term with their parents or spend time at a place where they can have some limited in-person interaction with their peers?
Old Palo Alto
on Jun 30, 2020 at 1:45 am
Resident, Old Palo Alto
It seems like this kind of schedule would increase the spread since there would be more air travel trips.
Students that return in the fall will leave in November and not come back until June. There is no back and forth during that time. So very limited travel.
another community
Nancy, another community
It sounds like the students will be in solitary confinement. The adverse mental health issues for students will likely be much greater than Covid-related ones. Many other universities are welcoming all students back and having a mix of live and remote instruction. Stanford could do much more for the students. What happened to Stanford's statement that class in tents was a possibility? Stanford has the space and the resources to make it happen.
LosAltosDoc
LosAltosDoc, Los Altos
I'd take a year off for self-directed reading and online education with MIT Open Access and other equivalent providers. Then, I'd return to campus in Fall 2021 PROVIDED there is a highly protective Covid vaccine with minimal side effects. Staying on campus is not an option IMHO. Shared hallways, shared air conditioning, shared restrooms (including showers and basins!!!), the list goes on an on.
JR, Palo Verde
Stanford with its $26 billon endowment could easily take steps to socially distance its students by renting now-vacant hotels and other unused property. If I were a Stanford student, I would demand half tuition discount for half-year learning.
Duveneck/St. Francis
on Jun 30, 2020 at 2:05 pm
Anonymous, Duveneck/St. Francis
When they stroll or bike into downtown, can Stanford students please wear masks? Many of us are, let’s just say, older than Stanford students and their circulating in our community may increase our risk as many would likely be asymptomatic.
Please don’t take all our local test capacity, either. We local residents need to have this. Only recently were we able to get a test at PA City Hall - Thank you! - this was VERY helpful to the 2,130 or so of us northern Santa Clara County residents who finally got tested.
Knowing Stanford’s power and financial muscle, I fear they will take all tests, PPE, medical capacity and whatever else may b3come crucial.
@anonymous. Good suggestions. I suggest posting your comments on reddit in the r/stanford community/subreddit. Many students read it - especially international students.
JR,
Students will be attending classes for 3 quarters, same as usual. They can spend 2 of the 3 quarters on campus, if they wish, but they are not required to do so. Students can transfer another school if they don’t like the Stanford program, but which school do you KNOW will be doing a better job?
Renting hotel rooms would require mingling between the campus and community, which would be risky for both groups. Absolutely NO undergraduates will be allowed to live off-campus.
The university has canceled all reunions, and I suspect that if football games are played nobody living off-campus will be allowed to attend.
Students will be sent home before a Thanksgiving and almost all of that group will not return until June. I would also guess students could be sent home if they flagrantly violate the limited group restrictions.
Colleges should put work into helping students access to voting this year
Another Palo Alto neighborhood
Colleges should put work into helping students access to voting this year, Another Palo Alto neighborhood
Universities are some of the most impacted organizations because of our administration's mismanagement of the pandemic (starting with 125,000 Americans dead as opposed to just 9,000 in Germany with 1/4 our population, or areas in parts of Southeast Asia with the same population having only 2,000 deaths.)
I would hope that now that Stanford and other universities have a plan, that they would all decide to put real effort into ensuring their distanced students can figure out easily where their voting residency is and how to register to vote/vote absentee. Young people have historically found it difficult to vote when they are in college, this fall there will be more uncertainty than ever. The colleges should take it as their civic duty to ensure that all students can vote.
on Jul 1, 2020 at 7:45 pm
Peter Davis , Old Palo Alto
If student athletes are required to be on campus for the entire school year because of their training and competition demands there could be only 2 student athletes from each class year per sport required on campus while the rest of their classmates who are not athletes are either there for 2 quarters or not at all. I would suspect that student athletes might prefer to take a gap year .
student, Stanford
The Trump administration says they will deport foreign students if their universities are not offering in-person classes during the pandemic. CNN News report: Web Link
on Jul 7, 2020 at 4:27 am
I don't understand how universities can allow students to return to campus to live and eat in dormitories, sit in enclosed rooms for instruction, or work in labs.
The situation is getting worse in the US, and also in countries like New Zealand and Australia who are having trouble dealing with their returning citizens.
It is unbelievable how Stanford is discussing housing assignments with their international students at this time. Just tell these students to stay in their homelands for now.
It is for their protection, and the protection of our community - regardless of what the government says. It is common sense. Stanford should not allow themselves to be blinded by the loss of foreign money during a global crisis.
They should start focusing on downsizing themselves like other corporations if they want to survive this.
on Jul 7, 2020 at 11:03 am
Donald Trump and Betsy DeVos says schools must fully reopen this year. Online classes and part-time classes are a scam to discredit the Republicans. AP News report: Web Link
CNN News report: "Trump administration's planned purge of international students serves a cruel purpose"
Anon, Another Palo Alto neighborhood
Posted by student, a resident of Stanford:
>> The Trump administration says they will deport foreign students if their universities are not offering in-person classes during the pandemic.
If every student who is on-campus has at least one in-person class, would that satisfy "the administration"? A lot of lectures with 500+ students might as well be online anyway, but, it would be nice to have at least one 10-person seminar per quarter/semester anyway, with classes held outdoors. Has the administration actually published regulations? If they have, where are the regulations online?
College Terrace
TA, College Terrace
FYI my department (like I'm sure many others) is really trying to offer in-person classes each quarter to provide the opportunity for international students to legally remain on campus.
Mom of college student
on Jul 7, 2020 at 11:08 pm
Mom of college student, Duveneck/St. Francis
At some colleges, students will not be permitted to go off campus. I would request that Stanford follow this rule. It's not great for the local economy, but it will help keep Stanford and the community safe.
Harvard and MIT sue Trump administration over online-only instruction for foreign students in the US. CNN News report: Web Link
Harvard, MIT sue Trump administration over rule that strips visas from international students. NBC News report: Web Link
99 members of Congress demand Trump administration withdraw threats to deport foreign college students. NBC News report: Web Link
California Will Sue Trump Administration Over International Student Visa Policy. CBS News report: Web Link
200 universities and 17 states sue the Trump administration over the threat to deport foreign students attending universities with online classes during the pandemic: Web Link
The Trump administration abandons plans to deport foreign college students. CNN News report: Web Link
in-person, College Terrace
Very few classes will be offered in-person, and most of these will be taught by un-tenured faculty members who are typically younger and at lower risk and can be more easily coerced into risking their health. Overall this will be Zoom U lite.
Newsom order impact?
Newsom order impact?, Green Acres
Now that all K-12 schools in Santa Clara County will be online only this year dur to rising COVID-19 infections, will Stanford move their classes online as well? Or is the health of Stanford junior faculty and students less of a concern that that of K-12 teachers and students in PAUSD and other Santa Clara county schools??
assitant prof
assitant prof, Stanford
I get the sense that Stanford undergrads and their parents are not terribly concerned (and certainly significantly less concerned than PAUSD parents) about students or instructors contracting covid-19 by participating in one of the few in-person classes. Instead, they seem content that the residence halls will remain open so students can enjoy the social/networking benefits of living on-campus for 2 quarters, even if most of their classes are on Zoom. Please remind me why some of us are being coerced to put our and our families' lives on the line for what appears to be a minor component of the college experience.
@ Assistant prof
I believe foreign students (both undergrads and graduate students) will be the greatest presence on campus. They put up the biggest fight to stay in March to remain on campus for the remainder of the year. Many do not want to return to their home countries because it may ruin their long term immigration goals of staying and working in the US forever. Students from developing countries paid migration brokers in their home countries lots of money to fix their applications to get into Stanford - so they have no intention of returning - Covid or not. Their excuses to stay were lame, but they "won".
Students who are not already on campus - are on their way. Some TA's still have no idea what courses they will be teaching.
Check Reddit (r/Stanford) "Stanford PhD Life" for posts made just in the past day or so.
Clearly these graduate students are disregarding rules, and the health and welfare of the community. These overly social grad students don't care if they infect people in our community by their shopping, drinking, partying, and dining out. They think they are above the law.
Here are just a few excerpts from Reddit from the past day.
"Hi! I’m an incoming PhD student and a social butterfly! I was curious to know if PhD students here engage in social activates/events, or are students more introverts?"
"brokeh1b
Well, if you want, you can always hang out around Palo Alto (Menlo Park may be better since it belongs to San Mateo) under the county’s guidance. Stanford cannot control what grad students are doing off-campus."
"Rains hosts Thursday beers EVERY week! It’s mostly for Rains people, but I’ve seen many people from outside (even postdocs). Stop by one of those!"
Covid-19 ready
Covid-19 ready, Duveneck/St. Francis
@Newsom Order Impact,
A district in a County who is off the watch list for 14 days can offer in-person live instruction. In addition, in Santa Clara County, any district, private school, or charter may ask for a waiver elementary to be taught in-person live with protocols. Yes, for right now, for the next two weeks, PAUSD is in this pickle, but we can get out of it. The order does not apply to non K-12.
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AOKP Founder Roman Birg Joins CyanogenMod, But Kang Lives On
By Andrew Tufts, on Friday, January 24, 2014
For a long time, the two most popular custom ROMs have been CyanogenMod and the Android Open Kang Project (AOKP).
Today, both of these custom ROMs delivered major news. The founder of AOKP, Roman Birg, has left Kang and joined CyanogenMod, Inc.
AOKP is just two and a half years old. Over that time, Roman was able to grow his small homemade operating system kernel into one of the most highly-respected Android ROMs. In a world where there are literally thousands of developers competing for the attention of rooted Android users, this is no easy feat to accomplish.
Roman unofficially announced the news via Twitter and the news has since been confirmed by the official AOKP ROM account.
New job. New city. Beyond ecstatic. pic.twitter.com/wkuKAALYt8
— Roman (@romanbb) January 22, 2014
AOKP is not dead
Running a custom ROM isn’t necessarily a full-time job, and that means that AOKP is anything but dead. Roman claims that he will continue working on AOKP and that it won’t stop being a “living, breathing machine” anytime soon.
A Phandroid writer actually got into a bit of trouble for writing a headline suggesting that Birg was leaving AOKP for CyanogenMod. While that’s technically true, it implies that AOKP will no longer exist, which is not true at all.
Anyway, it’s clear to see that CyanogenMod is aiming for big things. I can’t wait to see what a collaboration between the world’s top two Android ROM developers produces.
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Software Process and Measurement Cast
SPaMCAST 57 Joe Schofield, Function Points and LOC, Multitasking . . NOT!
Show 57 features an interview with Joe Schofield. We discussed the Function Points and Lines of Code and other topics. Size is an important attribute for managing software projects. How you measure counts!
Joe has been active in the application of emerging technology for business and engineering solutions at Sandia National Labs since receiving his MS/MIS from the University of Arizona in 1980. As a member of the technical staff, he has been involved in the specification, selection, and application of software methodologies; served on a corporate-wide software quality improvement team, and facilitated teams in their quest for new business processes and customer-driven software. Since 1990, Joe has developed and taught IS courses in the MBA program at the College of Santa Fe. In 1990 he received his CQA accreditation, therafter his CFPS and CSMS.
After speaking at USE, SHARE, GUIDE, and DOE-sponsored conferences, Joe delivered a keynote address at the Structured Development Forum in San Francisco in 1988. Subsequently he spoke on CASE at the National Conference on Information Systems Quality Assurance, and at CASEWorld in Los Angeles. Articles on CASE were then published by the Journal of Quality Data Processing and System Builder including "Considering CASE: Write the Fine Print." The publishers of System Development approached Joe to author an article for them; "CASE Users Bill of Rights" resulted. This effort was followed with three more thus far: "CASE: Not a Joke, Now a Threat", "The Next Silver Bullet" in 1995 and then "The Year 2000 - Finally a Reality Check" which was one of the first articles to downplay the hysteria on Y2K and warn of the impending consulting infestation. More recently his articles (4) have been published in CrossTalk, journal of software engineering, and cited by the NIST. Joe frequently presents at the annual IFPUG, now ISMA conferences, and SPIN. In 2007, he was elected to the IFPUG Board of Directors.
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The essay is titled “Multitasking Yourself Away From Efficiency”. Efficiency is an important topic in most IT organizations and continues to become more important to help yourself and your organization. Multitasking is not the way to get there.
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She is reunited with her frenemy Blair Waldorf (Leighton Meester) and her mother Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford), while she also meets Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley), an aspiring writer from Brooklyn.
Other main characters are played by Chace Crawford, Ed Westwick, Taylor Momsen, Jessica Szohr, Matthew Settle and Kaylee De Fer.
Nate discovers the affair, causing a rift with Chuck.
Throughout the season, Chuck tries to seduce Blair and the two somewhat come to terms with their feelings for each other.
Shock spreads across the Upper East Side as the first sightings of her spread across the Gossip Girl website.
Blair Waldorf soon discovers Serena had slept with her boyfriend, Nate Archibald, the night of her disappearance.
By interconnecting to his fans, Probst has kept himself in tune with the interest of his fans and they with his.
It is discovered that Lily Van der Woodsen, Serena's mother, and Rufus Humphrey, Dan's father, have a romantic past and begin to rekindle their romance.
Georgina Sparks, past friend of Serena, returns and causes havoc, including outing Eric Van der Woodsen as gay.
Georgina's return reminds Serena of the real reason she left the Upper East Side.
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He later stated that he had worked hard to get a meeting with series creator Mark Burnett, where he suggested that Burnett hire him as the host.
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Hamels Lays an Egg as Phils Drop First Game of 2011
By Pat Gallen
Hamels had to run and hide from the Mets after just 2 2/3 inning. (PHOTO: Philly.com)
-Citizens Bank Park
No 162-0. That thought flew out of Citizens Bank Park early, aided by stiff winds and a pitchers inability to get batters out.
The Mets struck for six in the third inning, ending Cole Hamels night early in the Phillies 7-1 loss, their first this season.
Hamels clearly did not have anything working for him from the very beginning. In the first inning, Hamels stranded Angel Pagan and Jose Reye at second and third, respectively, with no out, getting David Wright to whiff, Carlos Beltran to pop out to second base, and Scott Hairston to strike out.
The second inning was of the easy, 1-2-3 variety. Hamels deposited the bottom of the order with just nine pitches.
A massacre ensued in the third.
The Fourth Ace would not finish the frame as he was battered and bruised for six runs on six hits. Chris Young – yes the starting pitcher – singled twice in the inning as the Mets sent 11 to the plate. Young actually became the first pitcher since Madison Bumgarner on September 23, 2010 to record two hits in an inning. In Mets team history – never happened before. That’s the kind of night Cole Hamels had. For giggles, Young would single again in the fifth, giving him a 3-for-3 game.
Although he wasn’t sharp, Hamels was not helped by home plate umpire Chris Guccione. Not to go homer on you, but several strikes were called otherwise in the third inning. The zone was the size of a raisin. To be fair, Hamels clearly didn’t have his best stuff tonight, nor did Guccione. His final line: 2 2/3 innings, seven hits, six earned runs, two walks, three strikeouts.
Hamels said afterward that he had good “feel” for his pitches, and did not blame his struggles on the lousy conditions. “I wasn’t getting ahead of guys, I wasn’t really getting good control of my fastball and then everything kind of strayed away from there, Hamels said. “I thought I made some really good pitches to a couple of the hitters, but unfortunately they able to put the bat on the ball and find the hole.”
Blame it on the cold and wind if you so choose, or maybe just blame it on April. Either way, Hamels continues to struggle early on – his career ERA ballooned to 4.46 during the opening month of the season.
After the Phils spotted them six in the third, a fifth inning rally ended with the bases full. With one run across – an RBI double by Placido Polanco scored Wilson Valdez – Ryan Howard had a chance to do some major damage.
In the first inning, Howard got out in front of a Young fastball and launched it into the third deck in foul territory. This time around, he couldn’t catch his heat – and by heat, I mean 87 to 89 on the gun – and rolled one over to second base to end the threat.
Howard’s dribbler to second base wasn’t the only dreadful at-bat of the night. Three times Howard fanned after a strong opening-series against Houston in which he struck out just Shane Victorino had several of those by himself, striking out three times and weakly grounding out to second base on another occasion. All told, the Phils left nine men on base.
One of the few positives in an otherwise terrible evening was Jimmy Rollins. J-Roll reached base twice and swiped a bag, looking like the shortstop of old. His seventh inning lineout to centerfield sounded great off the bat. Perhaps Rollins is indeed back to the J-Roll of old. Ben Francisco also provided two long, loud outs to deep left field that would have been long, loud home runs on a normal evening. Unfortunately, nothing about this night was normal from the start. Two of his rockets to left were smacked down by the wind and kept in the ballpark by a few feet.
On the other side, one of several Mets to take it to the Phils tonight was David Wright. He had four hits, tying a career high, stole a base, and knocked in two runs. Young wasn’t unhittable, yet did just enough to hold the Phillies down. Over 5 1/3, Young walked four and struck out seven, allowing a run over five hits. The Phils just could not take advantage of his average outing.
So much for 162-0.
Tomorrow: Mike Pelfrey vs. Joe Blanton, 7:05 pm.
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Ask not what my club can do for me but what I can do for my club
David Maidstone
Published: 5:17 PM November 26, 2010 Updated: 10:57 PM October 10, 2020
With full apologies to those of you who don’t like people misquoting famous figures (the headline is from a John F Kennedy speech) it has been a week of examining what the club has done for the fans and what the fans can do for the club.
It started with a NCISA initiative to try and raise funds for Paul Lambert’s January transfer kitty through encouraging people to buy shares in Norwich City.
This way the money comes free of all government taxation and goes straight into the Carrow Road coffers.
Indeed NCISA feel so strongly on this they have pledged �1,000 of their funds straight off with further monies coming from all new membership subscriptions received before the transfer deadline comes.
In addition for those people unable to spare the �120 minimum figure to buy shares NCISA will coordinate their donations into a larger amount to purchase shares and enable fans to do their part.
It is not going to buy Wayne Rooney and to be honest it probably wont buy Leon Barnett, but it will supplement whatever other monies the directors have managed to make available and could just make a difference in getting the player Paul Lambert wants.
Then at the end of the week we heard of the season ticket prices for next season and although some fans in the 60-65 age group will be feeling a little aggrieved it has to be said that the rest of us have not done too badly.
Our already cheap entertainment is remaining cheap and for those under 21 the price remains the same which has to be good news.
It is still cheaper for me to buy season tickets for my student sons and not use them every game compared to buying tickets (if available) when they return for the weekend.
It is things like this that keep Norwich a true family club and has to be praised.
The only down point is the inadequate buy-back scheme which leaves those seats empty as the additional leg room is worth more than the money you’d receive for releasing them!
So if I may return to the quote within the title. Maybe my club is doing something for me which makes it easier for me to do something for my club so I shall be playing my part.
• Full details of the share initiative are available at www.NCISA.co.uk
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Beat Preston? Farke has a grander FA Cup plan
Published: 11:00 AM January 4, 2020 Updated: 11:09 PM October 10, 2020
Grant Hanley played a full part in the Premier League over the festive period but Daniel Farke would like to give him a breather at Preston. Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
Spiky, aggressive, in your face and confrontational. Preston will be every bit as combative as their manager, Alex Neil, warned Daniel Farke ahead of Norwich City’s FA Cup third round tie.
Teemu Pukki will sit out the FA Cup tie with hamstring and toe injuries Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
City surged to the Championship title last season with one blip on a triumphant march, a 3-1 midweek defeat at Deepdale.
Farke well remembers the way his side was overwhelmed by a ferocious start engineered by his predecessor at Carrow Road.
"Yes, I expect them to be in our faces, because that's more or less in their DNA," he said. "It's no coincidence that they have the best home record in the Championship, although they lost recently, so that means there's also a chance for their opponent.
"With all respect it is not like we are travelling to Anfield. I would say in the whole country they are one of the best pressing sides in the manner they are so aggressive and intense.
"You might expect the Premier League team to be the favourite. I can't see any favourite for this game because you have a team fighting for promotion to the Premier League against a team fighting against relegation.
"The gap and the difference is not that big. We have to be at our best in order to win."
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Farke has a lot of respect for Neil. And an equal amount it seems for the cup competitions, since his arrival in England.
"He's doing a fantastic job. You can see this Preston team is growing from year to year," he said. "They are not the club with the biggest financial opportunities in that league but you can see the improvements they have made in the transfer market.
Daniel Farke loves his cup combat Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
"They have chances to be in the mix fighting for promotion.
"Since I came here I have made it clear I am a big believer in cup competitions, and the FA Cup is quite important for us.
"It's a pretty traditional competition and it might not be realistic we win this cup - it is more realistic to talk in terms of Liverpool - but it's still possible and you want to be successful.
"It also can be important for the mood, the rhythm and the confidence. Sometimes a win in a cup game can lift the whole season.
Preston North End manager Alex Neil faces his old club at Deepdale Picture: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd - Credit: Paul Chesterton/Focus Images Ltd
"I remember when we were able to beat Cardiff City in the League Cup that was also a huge boost and not long after we started this unbeaten run in the league.
"We know it's a tricky game and difficult because of the lack of options in the centre back and striker positions."
Teemu Pukki misses out with hamstring and toe injuries, while Farke made it clear at Colney on Friday he would like to give both Christoph Zimmermann and Grant Hanley a breather after a hectic festive schedule.
"We won't do anything stupid. We know it's a fifth game in 14 days and we won't risk any injuries or risk any injured players," he said. "We will use the whole squad in this moment, but we want to put out the best side we can to win the tie and get into the next round
"It's a difficult draw for us.
"A tough game and for that we need a strong starting line up. Otherwise we pick up the phone and tell Preston we won't travel and allow them to go to the next round. To be in the hat for the fourth round of the FA Cup would be good for the confidence.
"Each and every win is important for the mood and the confidence. We also have a chance to extend our unbeaten games.
"If we are three games unbeaten then we can travel in this positive mood to Old Trafford."
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Lambert’s praise for departing Gill
Published: 11:23 AM June 1, 2011 Updated: 10:56 PM October 10, 2020
Paul Lambert paid tribute to the departing Matty Gill as the Norwich City manager completed the first big turn of his summer conveyor belt.
First in is Everton striker James Vaughan, who was presented to the media alongside Lambert at Carrow Road yesterday – having put pen to paper on a �1.5m three-year deal with the Premier League new boys on Friday.
And the City boss confirmed “one or two” other additions are currently being worked on.
But the out-of-contract trio of midfielder Gill, defender Jens Berthel Askou and first-year professional Sam Habergham will not be joining the Canaries in the top flight next season, after Lambert acknowledged they had not been offered new deals.
And Lambert admitted his decision on Fakenham-born Gill – a boyhood City fan who finally got his dream move as a free agent in 2009, after proving himself at Exeter – was a tough moment.
“Gill is away, he will probably look for a new club and Jens as well,” said Lambert. “Gill was brilliant, a top, top pro – I would put him in the same category as Michael Nelson.
“Brilliant for the club he was, he really was, and that was a sore one when you tell him because of the type of lad he is.
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“He was brilliant about the place. An absolutely brilliant pro, as good as I have seen, and that’s the highest compliment I can give him. In the same kind of mould as Nelson. Michael played in a lot of games for us, Gilly in less, but still really important to have around. He was top lad.”
However, Lambert believes his squad will fill the gap left by a player who clearly mattered in the dressing room.
“There are still one or two, there are still lads in there who like a laugh as well, so that will carry it through, but when you lose somebody like that, it’s not as a footballer but as a person; it is difficult – but he will do really fine wherever he gets,” said Lambert.
“Jens as well, never an ounce of a problem – going back to Denmark I take it, or wherever he is going to go – he will make a career for himself.”
Gill, 30, made just 16 appearances for the Canaries – but impressed during a month’s spell at League One Walsall last season and the Saddlers could be a potential destination for the midfielder this summer.
Scottish duo Stephen Hughes and Steven Smith could yet be following Gill and co out of the door, across the border to Scottish Premier League side Aberdeen.
Manager Craig Brown signed Smith on loan last season after the former Rangers left-back failed to settle in Norfolk, and he saw a similar bid for Hughes fail.
Lambert added: “I spoke to Craig about a couple of the lads but at the minute nothing has transpired. Yes, one or two will go, that’s normal, at every football club one or two leave. That is the nature of the game.
“I always have to keep on top of what I’ve got. If lads go then you thank them for their effort, but football moves on.”
Askou, 28, played a significant role in City’s initial League One recovery under Lambert before injury struck, the Dane notching three goals and 33 appearances for the club.
Academy product Habergham, 19, did not get to make a first team outing and was not helped by a string of injury problems.
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Designing a restaurant assistance Robot - Involving Engagement of Multiple-parties in conversation
The main goal of this project is to attain accuracy in uncertain pattern of input (speech) and to develop a stable system by coupling speech and vision as a single unit. To investigate these factors, I preferred the Human-Robot Interaction as the platform and use case scenario. By analyzing the modalities of Human-Robot Interaction, engagement of multiple parties in a conversation was implemented in this project. I designed a Conversation Manager using speech and vision modules in NAO (Torso) humanoid robot.
As far as human robot interaction is concerned, some social attributes should be taken into account such as Turn taking, decision-making, paying attention to speaker, and handling the multiple parties in the conversation. I designed the system with these capabilities into a unit termed as the “Conversation Manager”. The Conversation Manager has been designed to manage the basic modalities of interaction with multimodal tendency.
Finally to attain the hypothesis (i.e.) by coupling speech and vision into a single system, we can attain better user ratings in a system than with speech or vision treated as a single system. For this I developed two systems: one with speech alone and another one with speech and vision combined (Multimodal system) and recorded the user ratings.
Demonstration of multi-party conversion with NAO Torso robot
The two main objectives if this project
To develop a system by coupling speech and vision together in single unit as multimodal system and to attain better user ratings for that system
To effectively engage people in conversation and handle multiple parties in conversation
Face Tracking Module - NAO Torso Robot
Face detection module is termed to be a major resource of this project. The information stated in this section is obtained from the datasheet provided by Aldebaran robotics. There are two cameras present in Nao’s head to make vision recognition and face detection. Face recognition engine in Nao is provided by OKI. Face detection module is initiated by ALFaceDetection API once Nao started to detect the faces it stores the vales in ALMemory module in the variable “facedetected”. Before face recognition Nao has to learn the facial structure. In this process Nao maps the face and stores the necessary values and it will be retrieved again when Nao recognizes that particular face. When Nao detects the face it stores the information of the face in the form of arrays. For a face it stores two arrays, where one array is the “Timestamp” and another array is termed as “Faceinfo” so all the details of the face are stored in these arrays.
Sound Localization Module - NAO Torso Robot
In this test the robot's microphone captures the user's voice and triggers the head movement toward the direction of the sound. The NAO robot consists of four microphones and when the voice is received by these microphones, it is calculated for the highest perception rate of all the microphones. The head movement depends upon the direction of a microphone ,which has perceived the maximum sound signals.
NAO's face tracking module. This video was recorded during my test session with the NAO robot. The robot tracks the face and moves its head toward the target location. In this case the target is user's face.
NAO's sound localization module. This video was recorded during my test session with the NAO robot.
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Kayla Dornfeld, Globally Awarded Teacher, International Keynote Speaker, Consultant and Author was recently selected as Top Educator of the Year for 2020 by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP) for her amazing leadership and commitment to the Education Industry.
Inclusion with the International Association of Top Professionals is an honor in itself, only a few members in each discipline are chosen for this distinction. These special honorees are distinguished based on their professional accomplishments, academic achievements, leadership abilities, longevity in the field, other affiliations and contributions to their communities. All honorees are invited to attend the IAOTP’s annual award gala at the end of this year for a night to honor their achievements. www.iaotp.com/award-gala
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Before embarking her current career path, Kayla attended the University of North Dakota and earned a Master of Elementary Education and Teaching in 2007. The President of IAOTP, Stephanie Cirami, stated “Choosing Ms. Dornfeld for this award was an easy decision for our panel to make. She is enthusiastic, engaging to her students and audiences and has contributed so much of her wisdom to education. We are thrilled to have her as Top Educator of the Year and are looking forward to meeting her at our Annual Awards Gala being held at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.”
Throughout her illustrious career, Kayla has received numerous awards, accolades and has been recognized worldwide for her outstanding leadership and commitment to the profession. This year she will be considered for a Front Cover feature in TIP (Top Industry Professionals) Magazine and will be honored as Top Educator of the Year by the International Association of Top Professionals (IAOTP). For 2021 she will be considered for the Educator of the Decade Award and to be broadcasted on the famous Reuters Billboard in Times Square. Kayla has been recognized by the Governor of North Dakota and was assigned a chair on North Dakota’s Innovative Education Task Force. She received the University of North Dakota Sioux Award, which is the highest honor of achievement offered by her University. Additionally, in 2018 she was named both an “ISTE Influencer” and “HarperCollins Publishing Influencer”. The Public Broadcasting Station (PBS) of the United States named Kayla as 1 in 30 “All-Star Digital Innovators” and Who’s Who in America has awarded her for her contributions to Education. She is a two-time (2017 and 2019) Global Hundred honoree, being 1 out of 100 of the most innovative educators in the world. In 2019 Kayla was awarded as North Dakota’s Teacher of the Year and Mrs. West Fargo International. The New York Times named her “One of the Tech-Savviest Teachers in the United States”.
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Boston Celtics -3.5 (28-4) at Portland Trailblazers +3.5 (19-10) O/U 187.5 10 PM ET Tuesday December 30, 2008
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Tonight the Boston Celtics travel to Portland to play the upstart Blazers. This West coast road trip has not been good to the defending champs, as even though they crushed Sacramento, who doesn’t, in their last game they had lost the previous 2. The Celtics are running away with the Atlantic Division, as they have a 12.5 game lead over the New Jersey Nets, while the Blazers game back of the Nuggets in the Northwest Division. The Celtics are 8-2 in their last 10 games and the Blazers are only 5-5. The Blazers have proved they are legit and not just a young and talented team, as they are a real threat in the Western Conference this year.
This season the Blazers are 11-3 at home and the Celtics are 11-3 away from Beantown.
Hoops bookies have the Celtics as 3.5 point favorites with a total around 187.5. The Celtics are posted at -180 as away favorites and the Blazers are posted at +160 as home dogs.
The Celtics come into this game after absolutely crushing the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night 108-63. The high scorer for the Celtics in that game was KG going for 21 points on 10/11 shooting and also grabbing 11 boards. For the game the Celtics shot 41/79 for a FG% of 51.9%. On defense the Celtics clamped down and held the Kings to, are you kidding me, 19/68 from the floor for a horrendous FG% of 27.9%, really and the Kings lost?
The Blazers come into this game after beating the Toronto Raptors 102-89 on Saturday night. The high scorer for the Blazers in that game was Brandon Roy going for 32 points on 14/19 shooting. For the game the Blazers shot 40-79 from the floor for a FG% of 50.6%. On defense the Blazers allowed the Raptors to shoot 35/78 from the floor for a FG% of 44.9%.
This season the Celtics rank 8th in scoring (101.5 ppg) and the Blazers rank 14th (99.2 ppg). The Celtics are shooting lights out, as they have the 2nd highest team FG% at 48.56%. The reason the Celtics have the best record in the NBA is their defense, as they rank 2nd in points allowed (90.8 ppg), while the Blazers rank a respectable 10th (95.3 ppg). The Celtics are allowing the lowest opponents FG% in the league at 41.83%. The Blazers actually have a better rebounding team, as they have a rebounding differential of +4.5 rpg and the Celtics are at +3.3 rpg.
This season the Celtics are 18-14 ATS and the Blazers are 15-16. In terms of Over/Under the Celtics are at 19-20-1 this season and the Blazers are 14-20.
On the injury front C Kendrick Perkins is day-to-day for the Celtics and C Greg Oden and SG Brandon Roy are day-to-day for the Blazers.
The key to this game will be the health of the Blazers, as 2 key players, Roy and Oden, are banged up.
The key match up in this game may be at the PF position between Kevin Garnett (16.6 ppg 8.8 rpg) and LeMarcus Aldridge (17 ppg 6.7 rpg). If KG plays good D on Aldridge it will give the Celtics a huge advantage, as, besides Roy, the Blazers do not have a lot of scoring options.
The Blazers will have to play good perimeter defense, as the Celtics can really shoot the long ball. Steve Blake has to contain Rajon Rondo and not let him penetrate and score and dish out to Paul Pierce and Ray Allen. Allen has lit up the Blazers since coming to Boston last year, as he has averaged 24.3 points in 3 match-ups with Portland.
The Blazers will have to shoot the rock well and play good D to have any chance in this game. The Celtics match up well with the Blazers, as well as with every other team, and the Blazers must be physical with them and not give them easy buckets inside.
The Blazers can really send a message to the league if they can beat the Celtics tonight in the Rose Garden.
Jason’s Pick: As much as I like this Blazer team, the Celtics “wiley veterans” will get motivated bigtime for this game to show the “youngin’s” that their not ready to give up their reign on the league.
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Campaign: Zurich shrouds Nelson's Column with branding
Nelson's Column has only been scaffolded and restored three times in its 163-year history. This summer, it happened again, with the £420,000 project being sponsored by financial services provider Zurich.
Campaign Nelson's Column
Client Zurich
PR teams In-house/Publicis Consultants
Timescale May-July 2006
Budget Undisclosed
The 12-week restoration began on 26 April and ended in mid-July. Three sides of the famous erection were
covered with advertising hoardings promoting Zurich.
To generate extensive media coverage around the sponsorship. To promote Zurich to as wide an audience as possible, and build consumer awareness of, and affinity with, the insurance company.
Strategy and Plan
Zurich is the fourth-largest insurance company in the UK but has relatively low brand awareness. Marketing communications director Fiona Nicol and media relations manager Susannah Mogg hired Publicis to help them out.
The PR team took selected journalists to the top of the column to view the restoration work, including attempts to stop pigeons landing on it. It then rolled out a schools competition, ‘Honour a local hero'. Teachers' packs were mailed to 7,500 schools, inviting children to learn more about Nelson and the restoration, and take part in a competition. Former Blue Peter presenters John Noakes (who filmed a piece on top of the landmark in the 1970s) and Peter Purves launched the competition. Purves also visited schools in a bid to generate regional coverage.
The campaign was a massive media hit. The highlights were a five-minute interview with Purves and Noakes on the sofa during BBC Breakfast, as well as articles in The Sun, The Independent, London's Evening Standard and the Daily Express.
In total, there were 108 items of coverage across the country - from Caithness FM in Scotland to BBC Radio Wales.
All coverage, including photography, was branded, ensuring the Zurich name was promoted widely. The advertising value equivalent has been estimated at £430,000, and the potential audience reach was 23million.
Publicis is now working with Zurich on its wider ‘Because Change Happenz' brand campaign.
Journalist Jeremy Hildreth, who covered the story for The Wall Street Journal, says: ‘This caught the eye of the arts and leisure editor. He particularly liked the pigeon-proofing aspect of the story. As an ex-pat myself, it was a great chance to write about quirky aspects of the UK for an American readership.
Did The Wall Street Journal care that the restoration was sponsored by Zurich? No, of course not.'
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IBM Watson Sparks Agricultural Innovation
By Charles King, Pund-IT, Inc. October 3, 2018
It’s no surprise that artificial Intelligence (AI) inspires reams of press releases and media coverage these days. The fact is that a confluence of IT trends and achievements have made AI more achievable and affordable than ever before.
At the same time, it’s wise to remember that companies’ announcements typically mirror their specific, if sometimes limited, talents and skills. So, in the case of AI, silicon vendors might focus on the importance of their products in machine learning performance. Or AI software vendors may tout the value their frameworks, algorithms and models bring to the AI table.
That’s all to the good since artificial intelligence is a very large pool with space for lots of talent. But keenly focusing on myriad, smaller elements often makes the AI market resemble the proverb of the blind men and the elephant. Do any vendors see, understand and effectively build out the bigger picture of AI? Absolutely, including IBM.
Broadly speaking, the company’s work in AI goes back decades. But those efforts cover numerous of focus areas and specific vertical use cases. For example, IBM recently announced new Watson AI toolsets pretrained for nine industries and professions, including the Watson Decision Platform for Smarter Farms. Let’s look at that solution and consider how IBM’s work in global agriculture reflects its AI strategy and tactical plans.
Global farming – A growing concern outside and inside IBM
Before diving into the new IBM solutions, what sparked the company’s work in agriculture? As noted in a blog by Ulisses Mello, lab director, IBM Research-Brazil and Sriram Raghavan, VP of IBM Research-India & Singapore, agriculture is a $2.4 trillion industry that serves as a foundation for economies worldwide. However, it also faces significant serious issues, such as climate change, population growth and food security.
Any one of those three factors would be concerning but together they could lead to catastrophic results. Add in other uncertainties, from local and regional weather events to rapid shifts in market demand and crop prices and you can understand why agricultural players are keenly focused on protecting and improving crop yields.
IBM Watson, The Weather Company and agriculture
What can IBM do? Quite a lot, as it happens. The company’s Watson platform is the public face for decades and billions of dollars of investments in AI and advanced analytics. Following a longstanding strategy, IBM’s AI solution development focuses on practice areas that correspond with the company’s industry and market experts, including those in IBM Research.
The Watson Decision Platform for Smarter Farms also takes advantage of other IBM offerings, particularly The Weather Company assets that the company acquired in 2015 which provide access to terabytes of highly detailed, regularly updated global satellite data.
In turn, the IBM PAIRS GEOSCOPE platform is used to aggregate and analyze multi-layer geospatial-temporal data (maps, satellite, weather, drone, IoT) using machine learning and advanced analytics. Since PAIRS processes and serves as storage component in the current system, it can both store and run queries on geo-referenced data.
The Watson Decision Platform for Smarter Farms offers new APIs, including,
Yield History and Forecast for Corn – uses big data and machine learning to predict yield for corn crops two to three months in advance with only a limited amount of data and computing power. The models can also be used to determine yields for past growing seasons, thus enhancing validation of agriculture insurance claims and risk, optimizing supply-and-demand chain logistics and predicting commodity prices.
Disease & Pest Indicators for Corn – predicts the risks in corn production, leveraging hyper-local weather forecast details (temperature, relative humidity, precipitation, etc. from The Weather Company) and crop specific inputs (sowing date, growth stage, etc.) to model the outbreak probability of various pests and diseases.
High Definition Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (HD-NDVI) for Crop Health Monitoring – uses geospatial and satellite data to identify crop type and crop growth stage at a high – 30 meters – resolution. The resulting insights could be used to assess crop health, determine fertilizer, pesticide and irrigation schedules, validate crop insurance clams, predict yield and reduce risk in commodity trading.
High Definition Soil Moisture (HD-SM) – is a high resolution, real-time measurement tool that monitors soil moisture at multiple depths (up to one meter) using a combination of AI algorithms and physical models along with satellite and weather model data sets. Satellite data can be combined with terrain data (land/vegetation type, atmospheric parameters and solar radiation) to simulate changes in soil moisture.
Why Brazil and India?
Why did IBM Research teams in Brazil and India play key roles in developing the new platform? Consider that agriculture has long been a major part in Brazil’s economy, leading the country to become the largest global exporter of beef, coffee, soybeans and crop-based ethanol. With nearly 100,000,000 hectares (about 250,000,000 acres) of fertile land undeveloped – a territory larger than France and Spain combined – agriculture will remain be a critical concern for Brazil and the world.
Agriculture has been central to life in India for thousands of years and remains the country’s demographically broadest economic sector, accounting for about half of the overall workforce. Currently, India ranks second in worldwide farm outputs, with agriculture and allied areas, like fisheries and forestry accounting for 13.7% of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP). Like other populous countries in equatorial zones, India is acutely aware of and concerned with the effects of global warming on its food supply. Improving and securing crop yields is, for India, a matter of life and death.
The Smarter Farms Platform is merely one area where IBM Research professionals are bringing new ideas and capabilities to global agriculture. The team in Brazil just built a prototype, the AgroPad, which produces simple, real time soil and water chemical analysis. In India, IBM Research has developed a suite of capabilities aimed at small farmers, and is also partnering with NITI Aayog to develop an AI-based pest and disease prediction model and real-time advisory for farmers.
The Decision Platform for Smarter Farms and eight other sets of new APIs for IBM Watson mirrors the company’s longstanding focus on vertical industry solutions. In fact, that substantial expertise in industry use cases is one of the reasons that IBM is so a valuable resource and partner for thousands of enterprise customers.
Along with spotlighting the skills and flexibility of IBM’s Research teams, the new agriculture solutions also underscore the critical importance of these markets to multiple groups and populations, from farmers, to equipment makers to seed and chemical suppliers to wholesalers and retailers to billions of individual consumers.
Are the new solutions perfect and complete? Not by any means but they mark a promising beginning for what is likely to become a larger set of Watson AI-enabled solutions for farmers and other agriculture professionals. In addition, they highlight IBM’s ability and willingness to tackle and find solutions for big, hard, seemingly intractable problems.
That skill is part and parcel of IBM’s depth of experience and the breadth of its technology portfolio, including solutions for artificial intelligence. When it comes to AI, the company will never be lost in the dark with the blind men and the elephant. Instead, IBM sees and understands the bigger picture in full light, in ways that provide consistent, consequential value to its customers and partners.
This entry was posted in Reports on October 3, 2018 by cking.
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'I went to training on Thursday and there was Sam Thaiday all kitted up'
Cameron Stallard QRL content producer
Tue 1 Dec 2020, 03:27 PM
When news broke of Queensland State of Origin legends Sam Thaiday and Justin Hodges coming out of retirement, the story almost broke the internet.
The impact of their return was enormous. It created such a buzz around the Rugby League Brisbane fraternity, but their contribution to help shape the Albany Creek Crushers was most important.
This transformation, along with the club's willingness and persistence to defy the COVID-19 pandemic, was the catalyst behind being named this year's QRL South East Club of the Year.
It was a whirlwind season for the north Brisbane club's first year of senior footy, best recounted by NRL development officer James Geurtjens, who never expected to line up in the front row alongside Thaiday when he first got involved.
Thaiday lines up for Albany Creek Crushers
In fact, the Dutch international - who happily admits he has retired too many times - only ended up lacing up the boots to help out after initially being happy to just run water.
"I just wanted to be a sports trainer or something because I just wanted to get out and do something because I just had a baby, so I basically wanted somewhere that I could have a thirsty Thursday beer," Geurtjens said.
"So I talked to Marty Scott who is the vice-president and he said to come down. We were struggling early on to get more than six to eight players, so before you knew it, I was deadest playing… there was no doubt about that.
"We sort of had to recruit our friends and family to have enough for a team. We just had enough for Round 1, but then COVID hit.
"Then when we came back, we were back to that six to eight core group as COVID scared a few of our the new players away, but we managed to get enough players for Round 1 again.
"We didn’t have a first aid officer, so [club president] Justin Hodges put his hand up to do the job.
"Just having him there helping out and giving the boys advice was huge, especially for the young fellas with an Origin legend coming on and giving them some tips.
"We were struggling early on because we had a lot of guys who hadn’t played much senior footy before and experience-wise, we were hoping to get a few boys who had played a bit of BRL or maybe had played a bit of Division 1 for a long time.
"Obviously with Hodgo being involved, I remember I came to training on one of the Thursdays and there was Sam Thaiday all kitted up in his Crushers gear.
"That was a pretty big for a lot of the players. At that time, we were struggling to get the whole team to training and get everyone motivated.
"We played that weekend with Thaiday… I remember posting up [on the Crushers' Facebook page] that he was playing, and I think we had something like 50,000 views and 1000 people follow us.
"It went absolutely berko. Even when he played the first game at Redlands, usually you get sprayed from the can ban, but they were yelling out… ‘We love you Sam! Thanks for playing… you’re a legend'.
"Everyone frothed him coming back.
"The following week, we had so many people contacting us to ask about training and we had 25 people at the next training session. The most amount of people we had before that was around 12. They just wanted to be amongst him [Thaiday] which is fair enough.
"It was pretty cool that he came to every training session and had good banter with everybody… especially for some of the young fellas who had grown up loving the Broncos.
"They were a bit nervous around him, but it was a big deal for them."
After enough persistence, Hodges eventually agreed to swap his blue trainer shirt for a jersey.
"We were hassling him a lot… and he kept saying no... but we had the Down Syndrome Cup against Brothers where they were raising money for charity, so he decided to put the boots on then," Geurtjens said.
"That was a bit surreal for a lot of us… when you’re getting ready with a few Origin legends.
Geurtjens with Justin Hodges.
"Even though he didn't play too many minutes, he still managed to fold a prop in half.
"The team definitely improved heaps from having them both involved, and it was also great for the local competition.
"Everywhere that Thaiday and Hodgo went, they got record numbers."
The impact the two Origin legends had on the club wasn't just felt in the senior men's team.
With Hodges taking on the club president role this season, his and Thaiday's impact to assist the greater committee was incredible - especially on the club's junior teams, according to volunteer coach Leah Bennett, who nominated Albany Creek in this year's Queensland Rugby League community awards.
"This year's committee have gone above and beyond to ensure this club remains open," Bennett said.
"They have given their all for these kids to have a place to come and feel accepted and be part of a family community.
"No matter what is going on in their lives or at school, they have a team, friends and a club that do everything they can to support them.
"This club is so important for families and I think the recognition is deserved for the Albany Creek Crushers and their volunteers.
"They've overcome so many obstacles to become more than just a football club... it has become a family where you feel welcome and the smiles are infectious."
Looking ahead to 2021 and beyond, Geurtjens believes a lot of credit should go to Scott for his vision to create a pathway from under 6 to seniors.
The Albany Creek Crushers Division 1 team.
"He really pushed to get the seniors team up and going. They had to do some convincing to make it happen," Geurtjens said.
"What was happening was, a lot of the times kids would get to under 16s and then leave because there was no senior team, so there was no pathway.
"We found a lot of kids who weren’t destined to play at a high level just quit rugby league.
"By having a senior team now, we have a great foundation for next year.
"We’re going to have a heap more kids in the game that can stay with Albany Creek and push up and play under 18s which all comes from the hard work this year.
"It’s been very good for the Crushers and it’s also good for rugby league in north Brisbane.
"It came together and hopefully we’ve created something special."
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Friends of Merrymeeting Bay’s fifth presentation of their 23nd annual Winter Speaker Series, entitled George Sproule’s Mapping the Mid-Coast, 1770, features Matthew Edney, Oster Professor in History of Cartography at the University of Southern Maine. This event takes place in the Morrill Meeting Room of Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at 7 p.m.
This presentation is also known as “George Sproule’s Mapping of Mid-Coast Colonial Maine: Local Colonists vs. Imperial Agents.” George Sproule (1743–1817) mapped Merrymeeting Bay in about 1770 as part of an imperial project to map the coasts of British North America. This heavily illustrated presentation explores the nature of Sproule’s work in the context of colonial mapping practices and the distinct nature of the imperial project.
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Matteo Guidicelli: 'Not awkward' shooting film with ex-girlfriend
Jan 17, 2017 11:14 PM PHT
MANILA, Philippines – Matteo Guidicelli said he thought it would be awkward working with newcomer actress Alex Godinez, whom he dated years back.
"I thought it would be [awkward], but the thing is Alex and I, we remained friends, and I know the boyfriend also. The boyfriend is a good friend also."
"It’s okay, we respect each other and we draw boundaries and we respect each other," Matteo said during the press conference for the movie Across The Crescent Moon on Monday, January 16.
Alex, a niece of singer Martin Nievera, used to date Matteo back in high school.
According to Matteo, he said yes to everything in the movie except for one scene – the love scene between him and Alex, who plays his wife, Emma, in the film.
"We still did it, but not the physical love like what I used to do in Paraiso. But it was implemented, the way Direk shot it," he said, referring to his past sexy show with Jessy Mendiola.
Asked if his girlfriend Sarah Geronimo ever got jealous that he was working with a former girlfriend, Matteo said: "Pwede naman but I told her naman, I told her in the beginning that this leading lady I was going to have was my ex. So she was okay with it."
Matteo also mentioned that Alex and Sarah have met before.
Playing a SAF officer
In Across the Crescent Moon, Matteo plays Special Action Force (SAF) officer Abbas Misani, who is married to Emma, a Catholic Christian played by Alex. According to the press release, the film tackles human trafficking and inter-faith relationships.
Matteo said that since doing the movie, he has nothing but praises for the SAF.
"I respect them so much. They deserve all the respect. And they deserved to get paid higher. Aside from their financial benefits and everything, they deserve more honor," he said.
"We should respect our people. We should make the Philippines an example and respect our people. We should respect our police officers, our SAF agents, our soldiers, because they fight for our country and they live for our country."
Matteo said he hopes the audience will enjoy the movie, which will coincidentally be shown on the second anniversary of the Mamasapano clash on January 25. The clash killed 27 SAF members.
"It's about Filipinos being one and respecting one another, and treating everybody equally. And to stop corruption, stop drugs and stop human trafficking," Matteo said, citing how the Philippines was one of the biggest sources of human trafficking in the world.
"Sana (We hope) the movie will bring out the message na our administration is doing better for us. It's killing corruption, killing crime, killing drugs and making the Philippines a better place. And sana, we could all gather together as Filipinos and respect one another and make our country the best place possible," he said.
Across The Crescent Moon is directed by Baby Nebrida and stars Christopher de Leon, Dina Bonnevie, Gabby Concepcion, Ivan Carapiet, Sandy Andolong, Joem Bascon, and Jericho Estregan. – Rappler.com
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Joseph Mercola
This site won the Anus Maximus Award in the 2006 Millenium Awards. This was the citation:
One of the headlines on Joe Mercola's alternative medicine web site when these awards were being judged said "Red Hot Chili Peppers May Cure Type 1 Diabetes" It was followed by the words "A breakthrough discovery could lead to a natural cure for a disease previously thought to be incurable. ...". The link led to a page on the Mercola site with the same heading where Mercola reported on a study of mice where injection of capsaicin (or a related peptide) into the pancreases of specially-bred mice resulted in temporary reversal or inhibition of some of the precursors of diabetes. Please note that these mice are designed to get diabetes, they did not consume "red hot chili peppers" in any form whatsoever, and they were mice, not humans. The research was not looking for a cure for diabetes by injecting a chemical derived from capsaicin - the objective was to examine the role of certain pain-detecting pancreatic cells in the development of diabetes.
In Mercola's comments he starts off by saying "Nearly 75 million Americans have diabetes or pre-diabetes, and while only 5 percent have the Type I version, its supposed incurability makes it by far the more challenging form of the illness. So this new research is potentially great news for Type I diabetics. Type 2 diabetes, of course, is already virtually 100 percent curable with natural methods frequently described on my site". It goes without saying that there are no methods described on the site which provide a "virtual 100 percent" cure for diabetes. He then goes on to suggest that the discovery of capsaicin and its action on pancreatic pain cells will not be good news for the pharmaceutical companies, using the words "However, the good news is that this may end up having nothing to do with the drug companies. Seems like once the protocol is worked out, it may be something the average lay person will be able to implement". Yes, that's right - the average person will be able to extract a peptide from peppers and inject it into his own pancreas. Oh, by the way, capsaicin "can also be useful for preventing and treating cancer". Of course it can. It's natural.
You might think that I am biased against Mercola just because he tells lies about diabetes cures, but let's look at his "causes" of autism.
Pasteurised milk - http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/2/pasteurized_milk.htm
Fluoride - http://www.mercola.com/2001/jul/25/tooth_decay.htm (when consumed by pregnant women)
Aluminium - http://www.mercola.com/2006/apr/11/there_are_more_toxins_in_vaccines_than_mercury.htm
Mercury (of course) - http://www.mercola.com/2004/nov/3/mercury_vaccines_medicine.htm
MMR (of course) - http://www.mercola.com/2001/jan/28/mmr_autism.htm
Malnutrition - http://www.mercola.com/2004/jun/26/autism_malnutrition.htm
Lactose - http://www.mercola.com/2004/jun/26/autism_malnutrition.htm (it goes with the malnutrition)
Glutamine - http://www.mercola.com/2004/may/1/glutamine.htm (makes autism worse)
"An excess of grains, sugars, underground vegetables, and any fluid other than water" in the diet - http://www.mercola.com/2000/may/21/ritalin_prozac_adhd.htm (Mercola lies about achieving "near miraculous improvement" by following his advice.)
I could go on, but what's the point? Mercola is prepared to push any form of lie, nonsense or quackery if it can help him to sell things. At least he's consistent about something.
Autism! Solved! (4/1/2005)
Everyone will be pleased to know that the cause of autism has been positively identified. The definitive answer was published on Dr Joseph Mercola's web site, and therefore, according to proponents of alternative medicine, it must be true. A close associate of God has spoken. And what is this amazing news, you ask. It is that autism is caused by drinking pasteurised milk. Just in case you missed that, autism is caused by drinking pasteurised milk. I announced the good news to an alternative medicine forum in the following words:
Mercola says Wakefield, Haley and others are wrong!
Dr Joseph Mercola, the man who cannot be wrong, has declared, by implication, that leaky-gut believers like Dr Andrew Wakefield and mercury-does-everything researchers like Professor Boyd Haley are wrong.
It seems that autism is caused by drinking pasteurised milk.
Responses from Drs Wakefield and Haley about this demolition of their positions are expected shortly. Both are expected to apologise for misleading people all this time. Well, Dr Wakefield might apologise, but we all know Dr Haley's record for this sort of thing.
News at http://www.mercola.com/2003/jul/2/pasteurized_milk.htm
The first response I received was to point me to another page on Mercola's web site where he said that autism was caused by mercury in vaccines, but I didn't accept that as a rebuttal because all it told me was that Mercola is an opportunistic hypocrite and I knew that already. The next response (from a Boyd Haley disciple) was to accuse me of lying because nowhere in the referenced URL are the names Wakefield or Haley mentioned, and therefore Mercola could not be disagreeing with them. When I explained, slowly and using short words, that contradicting someone is disagreeing with that person even if no names are mentioned, I was told "When you state what others said, you best use their own words, not your so called *deductive reasoning*". Sometimes even I am amazed at my patience, but this is a perfect example of why people believe nonsense. It is because sometimes they simply can't understand the difference between sense and nonsense.
Speaking of chicken pox ... (11/2/2012)
I was looking at a Facebook page for an organisation committed to providing better health to people and the advertisement at the right appeared. Joe Mercola is an opportunistic quackery salesman who has never seen a disease he can't make money out of by offering a cure. Sometimes he even offers a range of mutually exclusive treatments, but that doesn't bother him as long as there is money to be made. He won the Anus Maximus Award in 2006 for his nine causes of autism, some of them known only to him (pasteurised milk?) but all with a tailored cure.
Every time I think that I have seen the lowest point that filth like Mercola can attain I am reminded that perhaps there isn't a bottom. Perhaps it goes down as far as the edge of the universe.
Some more good news. Maybe. (27/7/2019)
This popped up on Twitter:
I'm sure this decision has nothing to do with Facebook's stated intention of removing anti-vaccination and medical quackery pages. Just a coincidence, surely. Of course, as Mercola can't open his mouth without a lie coming out, nobody should believe this until his Facebook presence disappears. Also of course, his wife would probably still be around with her own brand of madness and mendacity to act as a proxy.
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FCT, Remine launch PropertyFlow to consolidate ‘disjointed’ real estate data
Mario Toneguzzi
A new venture that will provide Realtors with MLS access and public record data in a single consolidated view has been launched by FCT, a Canadian service provider in real estate technology and title insurance, and Remine Inc., a real estate platform provider in the United States.
PropertyFlow will allow Realtors to see on- and off-market properties in one place, while connecting in real time with potential buyers or sellers, the companies say in a news release. It will also enable consumers to view property listings and transaction details through a digital hub.
Michael LeBlanc
“At FCT, we’re invested in driving the Canadian real estate market with improved access to data and greater transparency, both as a result of this venture and through all of our products and services,” says Michael LeBlanc, CEO of FCT. “Putting technology at the forefront of what we do allows us to consistently build value for our customers, while continuing to advance the digital transformation of the industry.”
He says PropertyFlow will be a one-stop shop for comprehensive real estate information for Realtors, including MLS listings. In an interview, LeBlanc said the venture has been approaching real estate boards across the country for several months.
“The boards, if they are in agreement, will give us a feed of the MLS data, which we then co-mingle with the data Remine and the application already contains and we customize the application for the various boards across the country,” he says.
He says the platform doesn’t have signed agreements with any of the boards yet, but “we anticipate being able to make announcements in the coming few months.”
FCT was founded in 1991. The Oakville, Ont.-based company has offices across Canada from Vancouver to Dartmouth, N.S. Initially the company was focused on the sale of title insurance.
It currently title insures more than one million transactions a year. It also started to expand its service offerings, including building a data business in Canada.
“One of the things in the Canadian marketplace that’s lacking is any consolidation of data generally,” says LeBlanc. “With the platform that we built we have started aggregating data in Canada to make it available to the real estate industry. As that evolved we came to meet the folks that run a company called Remine in the U.S. that has built a real estate platform that services the real estate industry in several ways.”
In addition to providing MLS data, “it also connects public record and other data sources including FCT’s unique data dictionary library, to allow for analytics of all of that data,” he says. This includes basic information around square footage of homes and their features, tax information, potential value based on neighbourhood scoring, average selling price of home in a neighbourhood, and the demographics and salary levels of a neighbourhood.
“It provides tools to the Realtor to identify potential opportunities for listings, selling price and also allows them the opportunity to invite one of their clients into the platform so that they can review active listings and other properties in the database,” says LeBlanc.
“In today’s marketplace, consumers are much more active than they previously have been in searching for properties before engaging a Realtor, but that experience continues once they have that engagement with the real estate agent.”
The platform also offers a proprietary digital transaction management tool that includes cloud-based document creation and e-signature components.
“What we’ve done is built some technology that allows Realtors to experience a digital experience with the forms that are required. . . It creates a more collaborative environment for Realtors, for buyers and sellers to work together to finalize the documentation for the Agreement of Purchase and Sale,” says LeBlanc. “It creates a digital document once executed that can be utilized by the lender, by the lawyers and others involved in the transaction.”
In a news release, Mark Schacknies, CEO and co-founder, Remine Inc. says: “Like FCT, we believe in an interconnected digital real estate journey. The Canadian real estate business is changing dramatically, and our proven success in delivering advanced technology to many organizations across the United States positions us well to navigate this shift. We look forward to working with FCT to improve the homebuying experience in Canada and remain at the forefront of the industry’s transformation.”
LeBlanc says, “In the current world, it will bring a lot of efficiency to the work that a Realtor does. It will also allow them to create digitalization for their customers to data that they wouldn’t necessarily have access to today.
“It will also significantly enhance the process of preparation and execution of the documents associated with the transaction. Think about tomorrow. And probably the reason why – significantly the reason why – FCT is engaged in this exercise is that as a company we view the opportunity to consolidate the real estate experience today… PropertyFlow will be the vehicle that will build that technology that will allow for that unification of the process, (which) is really disjointed today.”
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Lynne Victoria Dec 24, 2020 At 7:53 pm
Another U.S. company?
Have we learned nothing from COVID and about being independant?
Daniel Realtor Dec 18, 2020 At 10:13 am
I mean, gotta appreciate the optimism, and yes the product sounds wonderful and it fills a very real need, but….what planet are you on? Have you ever tried to have conversations with the people making these type if decision in ORE? I’ve seen no evidence in any leadership today that suggests enough parties would be able to see past their own noses and be open to such an actually good product for it to work. Just my experience. Thanks for the effort though, and my comment doesn’t mean I won’t be hopeful that I’m wrong.
Gord Gerrie Dec 18, 2020 At 7:37 am
This sounds promising!
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Beta Alanine – More Reps, Muscle Growth, Muscle Endurance, Increased Strength
Updated on: October 18, 2019 By Tony Jay
Beta Alanine, a lowly non-essential amino acid, has become an absolute staple in pre-workout bodybuilding and resistance training supplements.
In fact, if a pre-workout powder doesn’t contain Beta-Alanine, we would have to ask some questions as to why, and what is in there in its place. When the scientific sports nutrition community agrees on an ingredient being useful, it’s a good idea to pursue it.
That said, beta-alanine has a pretty specific role when it comes to muscle building and resistance training, so – and hear us out here – not every one that works out their muscles necessarily needs BA.
It all depends on what type of training you are doing. Hypertrophic sets where you want to feel the burn in the last few reps – that’s where beta alanine is key.
Beta Alanine can give you a tingly, almost prickly, sensation on your skin – especially the face. It’s called paresthesia, which sounds intense, but don’t worry, it’s harmless. Some people even enjoy it and at least it’s a sign that the product you bought really does have a good amount of BA in it.
Beta Alanine for Muscle Growth and Performance
We’ve bundled muscle and performance here because they are really one in the same in the context of beta alanine’s benefits.
Imagine you are doing a 400m sprint around a track, or a volume-hypertrophy set of deep squats that goes for 20 reps.
Once you’re in that zone, the last 100m to 200m, or the last 5 squats can make you feel like you are going to explode. That’s the anaerobic zone and the lactic acid build up seems like it’s going to tear you apart.
That’s where Beta Alanine is right at home.
It’s a non-essential amino acid, which means that the human body can manufacture it, and therefore it is not essential that you get it from your diet.
That said, when you train at the aforementioned intensity level, there’s no way your body can synthesize it fast enough to have the full benefits of a healthy whack of a supplemental dose.
When you consume beta alanine, it binds to one of the essential amino acids, Histidine. The two together form another compound carnosine.
Carnosine is the real purpose of supplementing with beta alanine because it acts as a buffer to lactic acid during intense anaerobic exercise. This increases the endurance of the working muscle/s.
That intra-set boost in endurance ranges from okay to quite significant. Most people say they can add another 3 or 4 reps to, say, a 12 rep set with a pre-workout supplement.
Conversely to this, the scientific studies show less of an effect compared to the empirical data and word of mouth. It’s probably the difference between someone using beta alanine in isolation, and them using it in combination with other performance enhancing ingredients.
Either way, this translates directly as performance enhancement, if you’re in a competition or race, and it results in greater muscle growth in your recovery phase after exercise.
That’s because the deeper you can go, the greater the training volume (total number of reps for example), which equates to greater overcompensation and muscle growth in the days afterwards.
NOTE: The key thing to keep in mind with Beta Alanine is that it is most useful for increasing muscle endurance within intensive sets of resistance weight training. Don’t confuse the use of the word “endurance” here with something that will be ideal for long distance triathlons or marathons etc.
Think 60 second sets up to about 3 to 4 minute sprints.
Beta Alanine for Fat Loss
It’s almost definitely due to the carnosine induced muscle endurance allowing for increased training volume but beta alanine use over time results in greater fat loss than placebo.
The increase in lean mass from the muscle growth serves to make it a compound effect, which is exactly what we’re looking for in an ergogenic supplement.
We can therefore conclude fairly confidently that beta alanine in conjunction with intense anaerobic exercise results in greater fat loss than would occur without it.
Just don’t start thinking it’s a direct fat burner.
How To Use Beta Alanine
Simply put, Beta Alanine is a cumulative supplement, which means it can be taken almost any time of day because it builds up to a saturation point over time (much like Creatine) rather than spiking 20 minutes after ingestion.
However, you will almost always see beta alanine in pre-workout drink powder supplements alongside other ingredients. Those other ingredients may need to be taken just prior to exercising, and that’s just fine.
Beta Alanine is best taken on rest days as well as training days for the reasons stated above. It prepares the body nicely for the following day’s training session. Most pre workout supplements are formulated with this in mind, and it is usually stated on the packaging that they should also be used on rest days.
Eating a small meal just before taking BA might help its absorption.
Beta Alanine is synergistic with Creatine, so definitely take them together.
Taurine, however, might compete for the same receptors as beta alanine and so to some unknown extent they might cancel each other out. Oddly, most pre-workout supplements these days contain the two ingredients so either the competition is negligible or all major sports supplement companies are missing something.
Whatever the situation with taurine and beta alanine, it doesn’t stop us from using those products.
Beta Alanine Dosage
We’ve seen dosages in pre-workout powders that are up to 6 grams. We’ve seen pathetic inclusion rates of 0.5 grams (500mg).
Scientific research tells us that anything between 2 grams (2000mg) and 6 grams (6000mg) works on a sliding scale.
The more you take in one dose, the more you will feel the pins and needles effect (paresthesia) but as we said in the introduction it’s a harmless side effect.
Beta Alanine Side Effects
The main side effect is a harmless one called paresthesia which is like pins and needles / tingles / occasionally prickly feeling, mainly in the face.
High sustained doses of beta alanine over time can cause a drop in taurine due to the competition for the same receptors.
Taurine helps reduce alcohol induced fatty liver build up. The point is largely moot because the doses of beta alanine in pre-workouts are not large enough. This may however answer the question as to why taurine is included in the pre-workouts alongside its competitor.
Our advice to anyone who does regular intensive resistance training is to not drink much alcohol at all anyway. For one thing you are throwing potential gains out the window. For another, you can’t train as hard the day after a couple beers.
Beta Alanine Conclusion
In the intro we mentioned that BA plays a specific role. If you engage in training or sports where up to 5 minute bursts of gut busting, explosive anaerobic intensity are required, then use Beta Alanine. It’s as simple as that.
If you’re in a strength cycle and more into low volume, heavy weight sessions, then beta alanine is not really necessary. You really need to feel the burn and get pumped for it to take noticeable effect.
Look for a pre-workout supplement containing between 2 and 5 grams of BA, together with 3 to 5 grams of creatine and 6 grams of L-Citrulline and you are well on your way to looking like the Incredible Hulk in the gym.
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How Is RFID Being Implemented in the Granite Industry?
Ask The Experts › How Is RFID Being Implemented in the Granite Industry?
Are there many businesses in that sector that are utilizing the technology?
There are a few companies in the granite and stone industry that are employing radio frequency identification. Mainly, these firms are tracking raw slabs moving from a quarry through the cutting and polishing processes, and then on to shipment to customers.
For example, Bresciana Graniti, an Italian supplier of marble and granite, has implemented RFID to track and trace stone slabs from the time they arrive at its factory until their delivery to a customer. Each tagged slab of marble or granite is photographed, and the photos are linked together with the tag’s unique ID number, in the company’s information system (see Italian Stone Supplier Uses RFID to Track Marble, Granite).
Minera Norge , a Norwegian company that manufactures slate tiles, blocks and related products for roofing, flooring and other applications, won the 2010 RFID Journal Award for Best Implementation, for its use of the technology to track heavy, tough-to-move loads within one of the world’s harshest weather environments (see 2010 RFID Journal Award for Best RFID Implementation: Minera Norge, 2010 RFID Journal Award for Best RFID Implementation: Minera Norge (Part 2) and 2010 RFID Journal Award: Minera Norge Takes RFID to the Arctic Edge). The company’s main production site and 20,000-square-meter (215,280-square-foot) storage yard are located in Oppdal, Norway—an alpine town that can make other frosty cities, such as Minneapolis and Juneau, seem almost tropical by comparison.
The challenging setting, as well as more conventional business demands, created a need for Minera Norge to quickly and accurately track slate-bearing pallets at its production facility, in order to identify products in all weather conditions, view accurate stock inventory data in real time, speed production and shipping processes, and eliminate shipping errors caused by product misidentification.
The RFID system enables Minera Norge to quickly identify individual products under all weather conditions. It also allows the company to track products in real time, maintain an accurate inventory count without any human intervention, and expedite warehousing and shipping. The firm’s managers are updated automatically when production work on each pallet is completed, thereby clearing the way for that order to be released to storage or shipping. Forklift operators are also notified automatically that a pallet is ready to be picked up from the production area and moved to a long- or short-term holding area.
Antolini Luigi & Co. S.p.A., an Italian producer and distributor of granite, marble and other stone products, is using RFID to track the manufacture and location of the 900,000 slabs of polished stone that it sells annually, as well as the large blocks of rock from which those slabs are cut (see Italian Stone Company Carves Out Savings With RFID). The finished products are sold to a global network of distributors, and many end up being used as flooring or countertops in high-end interiors for luxury hotels or homes.
The system, which utilizes customized ultrahigh-frequency (UHF) EPC Gen 2 passive RFID tags, allows the company to determine its inventory with 80 percent more accuracy than before it used RFID, and also makes it easier for employees to locate the finished slabs—some of which are worth up to €10,000 ($14,000). The firm also estimates that utilizing RFID to track and trace its products within its facility reduces its labor costs by 40 percent, since many of the steps that were previously manual—such as counting inventory and generating reports—are now automated.
In addition, RFID is being used at quarries. Construction-materials firm Graniterock deployed an RFID system to improve service at its quarries, and to collect data regarding inventory and supply movement (see RFID Rocks at Graniterock). Prior to the company’s use of RFID, a customer’s truck would drive into a quarry and onto a scale for pre-load weighing. The driver would tell a Graniterock worker (at the gate leading to the scale) the specific customer for whom he or she was hauling the rock, and to which particular construction job that material was headed.
The worker would then enter that information, along with the truck’s weight, into a computer. After the vehicle was loaded with rock, the driver would again drive onto the scale for a weight measurement. The attendant would then enter the information into a computer before sending the driver on his or her way. That process was error-prone, however, and often painstakingly slow. RFID helped to speed things up, thereby reducing bottlenecks at the quarry and improving customer loyalty.
These are the main applications of radio frequency identification that we’ve seen taking place in the granite and stone industry.
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Richardson's Boating Holidays
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History of the Richardson’s Group
The history of the Richardson family can be traced back to Mr Richardson’s Great Great Grandfather Mr Robert Kemp who owned and ran a public house in Oulton Broad named “The Lady of the Lake”, which is still there today.
A son also named Robert, was a boat builder and built Norfolk Wherries on what was know as the “Salt Side”, on the east side of Mutford Lock. Robert Kemp No. 2 did not have a son, but he did have a daughter named Minnie. She married Mr Richardson. They had four sons, one of whom was named Robert after his Grandfather; the others were Frank, Jack and Dick.
Robert Richardson, father of the late Robert Richardson Jnr, served his apprenticeship as a marine engineer and worked for many years at Chambers shipyard on Lake Lothing, Oulton Broad. He is mentioned several times in Ted Frost’s book “From Tree to Sea”, which is the story of wooden steam drifters. Mr & Mrs Richardson had three children, two girls Thelma & Joy and a boy Robert John. Mr Richardson Jnr bought 4 row boats from Joe Dunnet for £36 in the early part of the war, before he was “called up”, and his father let them for him during the war, in addition to the existing fleet of day boats.
In 1944 Mr Richardson purchased their first motor cruiser “Mac Nab” from C Paget-Clark. In early 1944 Mr Richardson Snr and Jnr bought Old Mill House Boatyard in Oulton Broad. From this yard they let row boats, sailing boats and motor launches. Robert Jnr was in the R.A.F. during the war stationed in Palestine, Egypt and India, flying in Wellingtons and Liberators as a flight engineer. When he came out of the R.A.F. in March 1947, he re-joined his father in the boat letting business.
By 1957 the hire fleet had outgrown the Oulton Broad sites, which were Parkers Yard that later became Hamptons, Old Mill House Boatyard on Commodore Road, and 2 boat dykes in Carlton Ham, as well as a boat building yard on Lake Loathing which was sold to Fred Newson. Therefore, Mr Robert Richardson Jnr, who had taken over the running of the business, started looking for larger premises on the Northern Broads.
After missing purchasing the riverside estate in Brundall, Robert’s mother Dora saw the advert for the auction of Brightside Guest House in Stalham which was purchased at the auction by Mr Richardson in 1957. He moved the business, together with the fleet of hire boats to Stalham in the winter of 1957/58, and started hiring from Stalham in the spring of 1958. Once the boat building sheds were erected another boat building programme began. During the next 15 yrs he increased the fleet and purchased extra plots of marshes surrounding the original site at Stalham to create the largest boatyard on the whole of the Norfolk & Suffolk Broads.
In 1969 a new company Aquafibre Ltd was set up. Mr Richardson owned a 30% share in this company and it started to build fibreglass boats for the fleet at Stalham. Eventually he set up his own building operation on the Stalham yard under the Name of “Horizon Craft”.
In 1974, the whole of the Stalham boatyard, together with the fleet of 244 Cruisers, was sold to the Rank Organisation. When the yard was sold, Mr Richardson purchased a motor repair garage at Catfield where he erected a T2 aircraft shed and moved his boat building operation. He continued building a fleet of boats which he then started hiring out from Acle in 1977.
In April 1984, Mr Richardson bought the Stalham Boatyard back from Rank. The boats had deteriorated both structurally and mechanically and they all needed major work. The first Easter there were only 54 boats of acceptable standard for hire. Within 3 to 4 years the fleet was bought up to an acceptable standard.
In 1980 Mr Richardson purchased a small building site in Stalham High Street, which is now let as light industrial units as is the site at Catfield.
The fleet continued to increase and in 1986, the Horning Boatyard was purchased from the Rank Organisation, originally known as “Caribbean Cruisers”, later renamed “Blue Line”, and now known as “Horning Pleasurecraft”. Next in April 1991, came three boatyards on the River Thames originally known as “Maidboats”, these were also purchased from the Rank Organisation and renamed “Benson Pleasurecraft”, “Maidline Cruisers” and “Ferryline Cruisers”. The last boatyard to be purchased was “Hearts Cruisers” in Thorpe, Norwich. This came in 1992 from the Mowatt Group, who went bankrupt in August 1992. The fleet rose to approximately 750 boats after purchase of boat yards’ hire fleets and individual boats.
In early 1993 the company diverted into a new venture with the purchase of both Mundesley Holiday Centre on the North Norfolk Coast and Brightstone Holiday Centre on the Isle of Wight. Sadly one evening in August 1995 Brightstone, one of the oldest holiday centres in England, caught fire, destroying the main complex, bringing to an end 60 years of catered holidays. Next on the list of acquisitions came Hemsby Beach Holiday Village – a self catering site at Hemsby on the east coast of Norfolk, which started trading under the New Horizon banner on 1st June 1996. This was closely followed by The Savoy Holiday Village on the Isle of Wight, formerly known as the Savoy Country Club.
In March 1998 Scottish & Newcastle decided to sell their Pontins site adjacent to the Hemsby Beach site. This site, Seacroft Holiday Village, has been the subject of an ongoing schedule of refurbishment since then.
On the 15th of May 1998 a further purchase was made, this time from the Haven holidays organisation in the form of Summerfields Holiday Village at Scratby. This is another self catering site with both brick-built chalets and caravans for hire. The following year 1999 saw the purchase of another Pontins site, South Downs Holiday Village at Bracklesham Bay near Chichester.
The Millennium was to see another direction for the company as it diversified once more, this time into the area of public houses. Richardson’s purchased The Limes at Fakenham in North Norfolk now known as the Garden House. The Blueberry in Norwich came on line in July 2000, a small but very popular live music pub. In October 2000 the group purchased the Angel public house in Stoke-by-Nayland.
In 2001 the group took over the Racecourse on the outskirts of Norwich. The Waterfront Place in Chelmsford Essex joined in December 2002.
November 2003 saw the purchase of Beverley Chalets adjacent to Summerfields and these chalets were added to Summerfields’ inventory of accommodation prior to the 2004 season. In January 2004, Caesars Arcade on Beach Road Hemsby was purchased. In 2005 Church Farm public house/restaurant came on board. In 2006 the group purchased Lowestoft Family Bowl, a ten pin bowling centre in Lowestoft. The latest acquisition in September 2007 was the Hog in Armour public house in the centre of Norwich.
Mr. Richardson was still involved in the running of the business every day, until he passed away in October 2018. Paul and Laura Richardson continue to own the business to this day.
Thames Yards, Hearts Norwich, Savoy Holiday Village, Waterfront Place, Mundesley Holiday Village, the Garden House, the Blueberry, the Racecourse Inn, the Angel, Summerfields Holiday Village and the Hog in Armour have since been sold. Horning Pleasurecraft, including Moore’s Yard and Catfield Industrial Units, are no longer part of the Richardson’s Group.
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Images: The Owner Of Dominion Voting Systems Deleted All Their Board & Team Member Info And Scrubbed Their Site Last Month – Here’s Why
November 29, 2020 November 29, 2020 Natalie Dagenhardt 2627 Views 0 Comments 2020 presidental elections, Dominion Voting system, Donald Trump, Elections 2020, Voter fraud, Voters
On July 13, 2018, Dominion Voting was acquired by US Dominion, Inc. US Dominion, Inc.’s ownership is comprised of Staple Street Capital Management L.P. (“SSC”), which owns a controlling interest, as well as the Dominion Voting Systems, Inc. management team.
Founded in 2009, Staple Street Capital is a private equity firm based in New York, New York. The firm’s typical transaction types include management-led buyouts, corporate divestitures, acquisitions of family-owned businesses, take-private transactions, reorganizations and recapitalizations. It prefers to invest in automotive, business services, chemicals, media, technology, retail, logistics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing and financial services sectors.
We now know Dominion Voting Systems (DVS) is owned by Staple Street Capital.
Who owns Staple Street Capital?
Staple Street Capital has ties with Carlyle Group, which is also known for recruiting ex-politicians such as George Bush and James Baker, John Major, one-time World Bank treasurer Afsaneh Masheyekhi, and several south-east Asian powerbrokers. The company holds a number of different entities.
Carlyle Group is managed by a team of former US Gov personnel including its president Frank Carlucci, former deputy director of the CIA before becoming Defense Sec. His deputy is James Baker 3, who was US Sec of State under Bush sr.
6 days after officially quitting Pentagon, 1-6-89, Frank Carlucci became Carlyles Dir Gen. He brought lieutenants from CIA, State Dept, and the Defense Dept with him.
I found this to be rather interesting too.
Former Carlyle Group & Cerberus Cap execs now part of Staple Street Capital.
Image below:
William E. Kennard is an Executive Board Member of Staple Street Capital, also worked for The Carlyle Group.
Kennard nominated as ambassador to the EU by Barack Obama in August 2009 and is a member of Secretary of State John Kerry’s Foreign Affairs Policy Board.He was a key force behind Obama’s decision in February 2013 to launch negotiations on the ambitious Transatlantic Trade.He was also chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission after being appointed by President Bill Clinton in 1997.
Director-Stephen D. Owen
(representing Staple Street Capital, joining as Director in 2019 after its investment in Dominion in 2018)
Stephen Owen is the co-founder of Staple Street Capital. More details will be introduced later.
Director-Hootan Yaghoobzadeh.
Hootan Yaghoobzadeh is also co-founder of Staple Street Capital.
Director-Benjamin Humphreys
Benjamin Humphreys is listed as former
Operating Partner of Staple Street Capital. He has experienced in Canary Wharf as a Chief Financial Officer and
Managing Director of BlackRock Group Ltd and Managing Director/Partner
Cerberus Capital Management
Images below:
For some odd reason, Staple Street Capital scrubbed their website all the way down to the executive team.
Why did Staple Street Capital also scrub this URL and page from their live website?
https://web.archive.org/web/20201107015655/www.staplestreetcapital.com/Portfolio
State Street Capital deleted all their board & team member info sometime between October and November
Current website :
https://staplestreetcapital.com
Archive w Member info :
https://web.archive.org/web/20201107045805/http://www.staplestreetcapital.com/Team
The reason for scrubbing their site is the fact that they want to hide all connections!
Behind Dominion Voting is a huge swamp creature with tentacles all over the world, which is the reason behind election fraud and fake news. We can notice that in 2009, the former director of Carlyle founded Staple Street Capital, and William Kennard who is an Executive Board Member of Staple Street nominated as ambassador to the EU by Barack Obama in 2009. This may be related to Obama, and the Carlyle Group is accused of being related to the Bush family, which also reveals why Bush supports the Obama Biden administration.
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Cartooner Game
Cartooner is a 1-8 player card game that lasts about 30-60 minutes per round. Cartooner: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics is a creative fast-...
About Cartooner Game
Cartooner is a 1-8 player card game that lasts about 30-60 minutes per round.
Cartooner: The Fast & Furious Game of Drawing Comics is a creative fast-paced card game in which players draw comic stories over four rounds combining Themes & an ever-growing number of Trends. While this is a game about drawing, it's not just a game where the best artist wins. Your strategy and ability to adapt fast will matter much more. Points are also awarded for strategy and following the rules.
Cartooner is a new stand-alone game which is completely compatible with the previous Mock Man drawing game, Mangaka. It is a new experience in drawing games, combining art and storytelling.
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(Night Prince, #4)
Genres: fantasy > urban fantasy, romance > paranormal romance
Tags: vampires
In the explosive finale to New York Times bestselling author Jeaniene Frost’s Night Prince series, Vlad is in danger of losing his bride to an enemy whose powers might prove greater than the Prince of Vampire’s...
“I always open a Frost book with happy anticipation!” — Charlaine Harris
In the wrong hands, love can be a deadly weapon.
For nearly six hundred years, Vlad Tepesh cared for nothing, so he had nothing to lose. His brutal reputation ensured that all but the most foolhardy stayed away. Now falling in love with Leila has put him at the mercy of his passions. And one adversary has found a devastating way to use Vlad’s new bride against him.
A powerful spell links Leila to the necromancer Mircea. If he suffers or dies, so does she. Magic is forbidden to vampires, so Vlad and Leila enlist an unlikely guide as they search for a way to break the spell. But an ancient enemy lies in wait, capable of turning Vlad and Leila’s closest friends against them... and finally tearing the lovers apart forever.
About the Author :: Jeaniene Frost
Jeaniene has always been drawn to the strange. As a child, she and her sisters would watch horror movies at every opportunity. At twelve, she began writing poetry. Shortly after that, she read her first romance novel, and it was love at first read! She knew she wanted to write her own novel someday, but figured she had plenty of time. That same "plenty of time" mentality also lingered past her teens and through her twenties, however. It wasn't until Jeaniene was almost thirty that she realized she'd either have to start now – or resign herself to never doing it.
She chose the former. When she sat down to write her first novel, she knew it had to have her two favorite elements in it: urban fantasy and romance. ... (more)
Everyone has a favorite "what if they were real?" creature. For Jeaniene, it's vampires. The first time she went to Sunday school, her minister pointed to the cross on the wall and asked her if she knew what it stood for. With all of the logic of a five-year-old, Jeaniene replied, "Yes, that's what keeps the vampires away!"
It was just one of the many times she embarrassed her parents in public. You could also say Jeaniene's been hooked on vampires ever since.
Jeaniene lives in Florida with her husband, Matthew, who long ago accepted that she swears like a sailor, rarely cooks, and always sleeps in on the weekends. Somehow he managed to cope, and the two of them recently celebrated their 14th wedding anniversary. Jeaniene and Matthew are the proud parents of Gypsy, their very spoiled dog who believes Jeaniene's only purpose in life is to cater to her. Aside from writing, Jeaniene enjoys reading, poetry, watching movies with her husband, exploring old cemeteries, spelunking, and traveling – by car. Airplanes, children, and cookbooks frighten her.
Jeaniene Frost's official website.
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Growlers: Lost Forty Funky Peach, Blonde Ale Wins Big Red Ball, Diamond Bear Black Milkshake IPA
January 29, 2018 Steve Shuler
It’s a busy week in the beer community, starting today at Lost Forty for Freshcut Monday. The brew team is releasing Funky Peach Fruited American Wild Ale, a sour that has already been through a lot before it hits your glass. Lost Forty first barrel-aged its Love Honey Bock and a saison separately for nine months with wild yeast before blending the two together. The blend was then aged on peaches for two-and-a-half months before getting keg conditioned for four months. That’s more than a year of aging and souring that has gone into this brew. While Funky Peach is a limited brew, Lost Forty made enough to make it available in crowlers or growlers to go, in addition to serving it by the glass. Funky Peach launches at 4 p.m. today.
Lost Forty also has a collaboration beer with Stone’s Throw Brewing coming out this week. It’s called Common Gruit, and it is an homage to beermaking from more than a millennium ago, when brewers used a combination of herbs and spices (a gruit) instead of hops to brew. Each community had its own special gruit that it used. Hops would replace gruits by the 15th century, but on Feb. 1, brewers around the country will recognize “Gruit Day” with the release of a special beer. Lost Forty and Stone’s Throw are using holy basil in Common Gruit, which should make for an interesting finish. Common Gruit is out at Lost Forty and Stone’s Throw starting at 4 p.m. Thursday.
Speaking of Stone’s Throw, the brewery will be creating a blonde ale recipe from homebrewers Ice 9 for the Little Rock Kickball Association’s spring season. Stone’s Throw hosted the fifth annual Big Red Ball Homebrew Contest on Saturday to select the “official beer of kickball.” I spent three hours at the event and came away very impressed with the quality of beer on hand. The judges did a great job, too; Ice 9’s X 2 Blonde Ale was a superb representation of the style. Look for X 2 Blonde at Stone’s Throw when kickball season starts up this spring.
Usually we at Rock City Eats are in the business of writing about and marketing the beer community. But this week, you can taste a beer we helped work on at Rebel Kettle’s 4:30 Thursday event. It’s called SofaKing Cinnamon, and we’re pretty pleased with it. The beer is a milk stout with a whole box of Cinnamon Toast Crunch cereal added to the mash along with additional cinnamon sticks to enhance the flavor. It comes in around 6.5%. At least from the initial taste it is delicious. We will have more on the process of making this tomorrow.
Diamond Bear’s cubby series marches on this week with the release of Black Milkshake IPA on Friday. Head brewer Jay Ragsdale created this black IPA with lactose, as well as Simcoe and Citra hops, then double dry-hopped it at the end. At 7 percent ABV and 60 IBU, this one should be pretty intriguing for IPA lovers. It goes on at 5 p.m. at Diamond Bear’s taproom in North Little Rock.
Blue Canoe this week is saying goodbye to one of its original brews. The warehouse location on Friday will celebrate the retirement of Bear Trail Belgian Blonde with a party event. All attendees will receive a pint glass to paint to mark the occasion. That kicks off Friday at 5 p.m. Also, Super Bowl Sunday is this coming weekend, and Blue Canoe is celebrating with Shambala Mobile Vegan Kitchen at some of its vegan brews at the warehouse Sunday. That party starts Sunday at 4 p.m.
Flyway Brewing is teaming up with South on Main for a can’t-miss beer dinner the day before Valentine’s Day. The Love for Flyway Beer Dinner starts at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 13, and features four courses all paired with a Flyway brew. South on Main holds some of the best beer dinners in the city, and this one looks just as good. Tickets are $55 and will go extremely fast (I got mine already). To make your reservation, email amy@southonmain.com or call 501-244-9660.
Do you have some beer news you want us to know about? Email steve@rockcityeats.com.
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Humans Chat About Deus Ex 3
24th February 2011 / 4:00PM
Below, Alec and Quinns continue their post-mortem of the year’s most exciting hands-on event to date. Now past the game’s intro, the discussion below covers the first chunk of the game proper, and includes exploration, a motorbike and the revelation that protagonist Adam Jensen is not, in fact, Captain Herobot.
Quinns: Mr. Meer, my meerest and dearest. Do you feel that weight lifted off your shoulders? We can finally talk about everything we played at that Deus Ex: Human Revolution hands on session!
Alec: I’m never going to forgive you for arranging this mere minutes before the Skyrim trailer premiere. If I could, I would strap you to an operating table and replace all your limbs and major organs with mechanical augmentations. JUST LIKE ADAM JENSEN DO YOU SEE
Quinns: That would be FINE, because Adam Jensen could probably download the trailer and watch it inside his head.
Alec: So I seem to remember we were gassed and murdered last time we talked about this. Now we’ve come back to life, where were we? Ah yes – Adam Jensen was busy being Dentonised. Following that, it’s six months later, he’s Frankenstein and his girlfriend’s apparently dead. It’s all a bit bleak, really. So let’s talk about people’s response to this new Jensen. There was quite a lot of that in Sarif HQ once he came back to work, wasn’t there?
Quinns: Yes. You’re the freak on everybody’s lips. It was perhaps the biggest stumble I felt Human Revolution make- every single pair of office workers locked in conversation are talking about you, right up to the point you interrupt them and make them stumble over their words. Yet it remains a nice, nonviolent interlude, obviously very similar to wandering around the Unatco base on Liberty Island.
Alec: There was some akwardness in people talking, with no little disgust and no little reverence, about what Jensen went through to live, as if he’s not standing right next to them. But you know what? I’ll take that. It’s making it abundantly clear that for all the posing and the sunglasses, he’s not Captain Herobot. What he went through is really messed up, and it also hammers home the idea that humanity really isn’t all too comfortable about the concept of augs. That exposition is necessary. I’m sure there is a neater way to do it, but I’d rather it was by eavesdropping than by cutscene. And as you say, it’s about setting up the idea that Jensen exists within a firm, rather than being a lone gun
Quinns: And what a firm. I love the architecture of Sarif. When I heard Jensen’s office had been moved, my first thought was “I have an office!” and went sprinting up just to look at it.
Alec: Hah, I don’t think I found mine, but Pritchard’s, the weasley tech guy, was very much of him. Messy, cluttered, gloomy – the room of a man distracted by the contents of his own head. Oh, and a motorbike.
Quinns: And a strange Stonehenge looking experiment built from CRT monitors. Pritchard, to clarify, is your counterpart at Sarif. While you’re all gristle and physical security, he’s the tech expert and in charge of protecting the firm digitally. And I think it’s a touch disappointing that he was the only character in the office who excited me.
Alec: I retain serious doubts about the characterisation in general. There’s some nice incidental touches, but no-one I want to tell people about
Quinns: And that’s the reason exploring Unatco felt so exciting. Anna Navarre, Gunther, Manderly, Alex Jacobson, Jaime Reyes.
Alec: Still, at least this isn’t going for direct counter-parts. I’ll leave the details of this to your preview, but I think the way they’ve approached the player’s conversation options and responses perhaps compensates for there being less punch in the stuff you overhear/observe. In that do you want all the cool, effective stuff to come from watching someone else say something, or do you want to be involved in it?
Quinns: Mm. It’s more subdued. What is interesting is that the game rushes you. Because the reason you’ve been called into the office is to deal with a situation, and the game is screaming at you to get up to the helipad, with serious consequences for lollygaggers.
Alec: Yes, the urgency. Which, for all we praise Liberty Island, was distinctly missing. All that “the terrorists are here you have to stop them!” And then it’s just some blokes in gimp masks wandering around a park. Here, people are going to die.
Quinns: My favourite part of Liberty Island was, by far, the calm after the storm. Once the terrorists were defused you returned home to a bunker of jittery professionals, and that’s exactly where our demo stopped.
Alec: Yes, the first major mission of HR evokes the first one in Deus Ex rather a lot. You perhaps don’t get the same openness, but it’s just a deft as offering you the full promise of picking your tactical approach, and even your basic morality. This time, too, it’s cued into a much wider debate that what sort of man are you. It’s about how much you live up to or try to difuse the fear that augmented men have lost their humanity
Quinns: You say that. Neither of us actually found the hostages.
Alec: Yes, as you say in your preview it’s pretty hard – it’s going to reward better players, because they’ll find hidden objectives such as rescuing tightly-guarded hostages. If they can keep that up, there’s just no doubt that you get a finer experience if you take your time and use your brain.
Quinns: Mm. As opposed to JC Denton’s opportunity to be the one broken cog in a bigger machine, Jensen feels more like a leader, and to engage my core geekitude and quote Vampire: Bloodlines for a second, everyone likes to take a shot at the man in charge.
Alec: Yes, Denton was always bottom of the food chain
Quinns: Not only that, the fact that after the tutorial Jensen’s struggling with both guilt and losing a lover means he’s already carrying far more baggage than Denton. I’m really curious to see how much his own personal tribulations enter into the plot. And if they don’t and the game goes barreling into a DX style focus on the entire planet, I think they’ll be missing a trick.
Alec: Jensen seems to think he’s at the top of it – and I have no doubt he’s going to be proved rather spectularly wrong.
Quinns: Ha.
Alec: I am concerned that Jensen’s grief – and his dark past – is glossed over. It has to be to some extent -he’s still an action hero. But I don’t yet share your faith that it’s going to explore it with much depth beyond vengeful rage (and, inevitably, the choice to resist it).
Quinns: I’m not sure that they’re going to do that, I just hope they are.
Quinns: So, we’ve got 1,500 words of my feelings on the warehouse assault. How did you feel about it?
Alec: I loved it. And I loved it because I made a total bloody mess of it.
Quinns: Awesome.
Alec: It did the Hitman: Blood Money thing – I repeatedly cocked things up, but the systems are such that you find your way out of trouble rather than end up painted into a corner. So many problems were solved simply by desperate running and hiding and last-ditch tasering. It was tense and exciting and frightening, and totally organic. Never felt anything like ‘kill all the men to progress’. I was on an investigation.
Quinns: Right. That’s something it had in common with my favourite missions in Deus Ex, before the stockpiling of augs and items in the latter half meant you could do clean sweeps of areas. Like attacking the NSF base in Hell’s Kitchen. I remember sneaking in and out of there and only remembering to breathe when I’d made good my escape. Paying no heed to any hidden caches or datapads. It’s a bizarre feeling, finishing a level and knowing you missed chunks of it. But a good feeling. Why is that?
Alec: I like that the augs are, frankly, a bit rubbish at this stage in the game. 2 seconds of invisibility? What good’s that? In fact, it means you have to immensely tactical.And yes, that good feeling is because you knew you did it your way. You didn’t solve a puzzle, you reacted as you and somehow survived.
Alec: Speaking of somehow surviving, that’s something I’m not going to do unless I go and have a cup of tea then watch the Skyrim trailer.We are agreed that Deus Ex: Human Revolution is a terrible betrayal of the first game’s legacy, and is even more disappointing than Invisible War, yes?
Alec: Oh no, wait, the other thing.
Alec: It’s looking amazing, right?
Quinns: It’s almost certainly my most hotly anticipated game. It’s so hot! Scalding hot. I need just that little bit more info so I can feel more secure in my anticipation.But I think we’ll get that in time.
Quinns: Alec? Are you there? Are you already watching the Skyrim trailer? Bastard!
Alec: My concern is the level of quality is so high in these opening missions that they can’t keep it up throoughout. But they’ve proved that they can do it and that they absolutely get Deus Ex. I am happy. And now i’m watching Skyrim. Dragonsssssssssssssss!
Quinns: Oh. Oh man. This is something. Remember what I said about my most hotly anticipated game? I might have to take that back.
Alec: The war is on. And not in an invisible way.
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Qatar: Police face 3-year sentences over invasive searches
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Prosecutors in Qatar said Monday that the airport police officers who ordered forced vaginal examinations of female passengers after an abandoned newborn was discovered in a trash can face possible three-year prison sentences.
Prosecutors did not say how many police officers at Hamad International Airport faced charges over the Oct. 2 incident that sparked widespread anger in Australia, a key destination for the state-owned Qatar Airways.
“Extensive investigations revealed that some employees of the Airport Security Department acted unilaterally by summoning female medical staff to conduct external examination to some female passengers, thinking that what they had done was within the law,” a statement from prosecutors said.
The abandoned newborn's mother, whom the statement described as a “convict,” also faces up to 15 years in prison if apprehended. The woman apparently flew out of the country before the baby was discovered. Prosecutors said DNA helped them identify her and the baby's father.
The physical examinations of passengers bound for Sydney and nine other unnamed destinations triggered outrage in Australia. The government denounced the searches as inappropriate and beyond circumstances in which the women could give free and informed consent. Rights activists say such exams conducted under duress amount to sexual assault.
In Qatar, like much of the Middle East, sex and childbirth outside of marriage are criminalized. Migrant workers in the past have hidden pregnancies and tried to travel abroad to give birth, and others have abandoned their babies anonymously to avoid imprisonment.
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Australia leads by 197 runs after 3rd day, 3rd test vs India
SYDNEY (AP) — Fast bowler Pat Cummins has given Australia the advantage after three days of the third test against India at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cummins removed Cheteshwar Pujara for the fourth time in three tests this summer, taking 4-29 to have India all out for 244.
At stumps Saturday, Marnus Labuschagne was not out on 47 and Steve Smith on 29 for a lead of 197 runs.
The pair put on a crucial 68 for the third wicket after openers Will Pucovski (10) and David Warner (13) fell early.
Earlier, Cummins and Josh Hazlewood starred with the ball to help Australia take the upper hand after India resumed Saturday at 96-2.
Three India batsmen were also run out Saturday, including Hanuma Vihari to a sensational effort from Josh Hazlewood that helped turn the match.
Hazlewood had Vihari out of his ground by several feet with a direct hit on the stumps.
With the weather finally cooperating at the SCG on Saturday after two days of play-restricting rain showers, Hazlewood’s throw while diving to his right and falling to the ground from mid-off hit the stumps side-on, leaving Vihari (4), well out of his ground.
“It was good to get that kind of breakthrough," Hazlewood said while walking off the ground at lunch.
Australia captain and wicketkeeper Tim Paine unleashed an expletive-filled rant at umpire Paul Wilson over test cricket’s umpire review system, asking for some “consistency.”
Paine was angered after Pujara survived a bat-pad review on 13, with no evidence he’d edged the ball. With Nathan Lyon searching for his first wicket of the Sydney test, Paine immediately sent the not-out call to the third umpire after Matthew Wade’s catch was turned down.
Legside hotspot replays were blocked by Wade’s body, while the “snicko” which indicates the ball hit the bat, showed very small movement as the ball went past the bat.
Third umpire Bruce Oxenford looked at the offside hotspot and didn’t see a mark as the inside edge of the bat turned, before sticking with the not-out call, prompting a verbal barrage from Paine.
Both India openers were out before stumps on Friday, Rohit Sharma for 26 and Shubman Gill on 50, to leave India at 96-2 going into the third day.
On Friday, Smith's 131, his first century since the 2019 Ashes and Australia’s first this series, helped lift the hosts to their total. India spinner Ravi Jadeja took 4-62 and completed a spectacular run out to dismiss Smith and end the innings.
The four-match Border-Gavaskar trophy series is level at 1-1. The holder India is hoping to secure it with a victory in Sydney and Australia needing to win the series to reclaim it.
Australia won the opening day-night match in Adelaide by eight wickets and India responded with an eight-wicket win in Melbourne last week.
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30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Larimer…
30 new COVID-19 cases reported in Larimer County on Friday, for 1,472 total
6 of the cases are Loveland residents, including 3 children
By Carina Julig | cjulig@prairiemountainmedia.com | Loveland Reporter-Herald
PUBLISHED: August 7, 2020 at 6:28 p.m. | UPDATED: August 7, 2020 at 6:29 p.m.
Thirty new COVID-19 cases were reported Friday in Larimer County, bringing the county’s total to 1,472 since March.
Of the 30 cases, six were from Loveland: a 5-year-old girl, a 10-year-old girl, a 14-year-old boy, two 18-year-old women and a 53-year-old man.
The remaining cases include a 3-year-old Johnstown boy, a 52-year-old Johnstown man, two 39-year-old Wellington women, a 67-year-old Estes Park man, a 70-year-old Estes Park woman, a 7-year-old Timnath boy, a 42-year-old Timnath man and 16 Fort Collins residents between the ages of 1 and 40.
Larimer County also tracks suspect cases, which are people who tested positive via an antibody test but did not show symptoms. Those increased by 15 to 388.
The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the county remains at 35.
The county’s overall COVID-19 risk is at a medium level, according to the Health Department’s online dashboard. There are nine people hospitalized with COVID-19, and hospital beds in the county are 63% full.
The percentage of coronavirus tests that come back positive remains at 3.6 in the county.
Updated information is available at larimer.org/health.
Carina Julig
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Revision for Ramshorn Peak, Southeast Absaroka - Thomas Turiano
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Postby TomTuriano » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:03 am
Yesterday, I climbed Ramshorn Peak after nearly 10 years since my first time up in it September of 1997. The description of the ascent of Ramshorn Peak in Select Peaks is based on my experience on the mountain in 1997, along with info from friends who climbed it in the early 2000s. I am amazed by how much my perspective has changed in 10 years. Ramshorn Peak in 1997 was my first major Absarokan summit and I really was clueless about Absaroka routefinding. I think I was terrified of Absaroka ridgelines believing them to be splintered, shattered, dangerously loose, and unclimbable. Hence, on that 1997 ascent, Wes and I kept to the east face as much as possible and the description in Select Peaks reflects that ascent. My experience was so different yesterday. It was so obvious this time that the best route is to stay as close to the north ridge as possible both for the ascent and descent. I felt compelled to rewrite the Ramshorn Peak section as follows:
Ramshorn Peak
11,635 feet
This spectacular emblem of Dubois, Wyoming gives the lay beholder on Highway 287 a sample of hundreds of similar volcanic spires and walls hidden throughout the Absaroka Mountains. Yet, one might expect a peak such as Ramshorn, which resides at the southern terminus of the Absaroka, to be ordinary or even inferior when compared to similar sharp peaks in the core of the range. However, Ramshorn Peak is among the highest rocky spires in the entire Absaroka Range. Only Pilot, Washakie Needles, Cougar, Battlement, and Dead Indian are higher. Ramshorn Peak was named after the Ramshorn Ranch and Camp Yellowstone, which were founded by C. C. Moore at the mouth of DuNoir Creek in 1907. The ranch was named for a ram horn found there.
From Ramshorn’s summit, the vastness of the Wind River basin becomes apparent as the crests of its encompassing ranges—the Wind Rivers and Absaroka—sit a horizon apart. Sharing the southern and western horizons are the graceful north slopes of the Gros Ventre Mountains and the Tetons protruding upward beyond the continental divide. One also is introduced rather suddenly to the extensiveness of the Absaroka Range to the north. Countless peaks and ridgelines as far as the eye can see occupy over 230 degrees of the view and reveal to the explorer of how little of Greater Yellowstone he or she has actually seen. A climb of Ramshorn Peak is, in a way, an introduction to peak exploration in Greater Yellowstone.
However, Ramshorn Peak is by no means an introductory climb. The route is not easy to find and consists of steep exposed scrambling and unprotected easy-Class-5 climbing on crumbly volcanic conglomerate, ash, and mud. Moreover, just when the summit appears to be in the bag, the south summit stands one foot higher a mere twenty feet away, but across a deep gap approximately eight feet wide (out of jumping distance). Additional risky climbing is required to safely negotiate the gap and reach the true summit. Evidence from previous ascents shows that few parties continue across the gap. Moreover, during the descent of the mountain, exposed downclimbing or at least two rappels from bizarre and questionable anchors are in order.
Indeed, rock horns festooned with slings and a dilapidated cairn on the south summit are the only evidence that climbers have braved the loose rock to reach the summit. In 1904, R. B. Robertson sighted on Ramshorn Peak during the 1904 horizontal control of the Younts Peak 30-minute quadrangle, but did not climb it. He did however climb the highest point on the large cliff-rimmed plateau north of Ramshorn Peak known as The Ramshorn. Measuring 11,845 feet, Robertson named it “Round” and included it as a triangulation station in his survey. Thomas Bannon repeated the ascent the following year. In Robertson’s report, Ramshorn Peak is described as “A very prominent, well-known jagged peak….” The name first appeared on the Younts Peak quadrangle in 1907. The Bonney guidebook recounts that a Mr. and Mrs. H. Kellogg made the first ascent on July 13, 1960. For skiers, wonderful touring potential abounds along The Ramshorn accessed from Burroughs Creek, and extreme glisse routes may be feasible on the east face and in couloirs on the west side in the right conditions.
Ascent: Next to the old mine in downtown Dubois, Wyoming, turn north on Horse Creek Road (Forest Road #285). Stay on this road passing several junctions for approximately 10 miles. The road turns right through an inconspicuous drainage divide, passes several ponds and marshes, and drops into a pretty meadow with a campground and corrals. Bear left on Forest Road #510, and then left again at the sign for Horse Creek Ranger Station. Follow this very rough dirt road as it switchbacks vigorously up the morainal ridge adjacent to lower Burroughs Creek, which was named for the cow foreman Jimmy Burroughs, who after roping a steer was pulled from his horse and dragged to death in 1895. After about 5 miles, continue through the Fisher Tie Camp on a muddy rough road for medium- or high-clearance vehicles until the road drops and crosses Burroughs Creek. Park your vehicle near this crossing.
Hike along the southwest side of Burroughs Creek on an old roadbed. Stay on the road as it crosses the creek and continues up the hill along the other side. The Forest Service recently spent considerable time digging trenches, and dragging boulders and logs across this road for at least the first half mile to thwart ATV users from poaching the pristine meadows of Burroughs Creek and the Washakie Wilderness beyond.
Forest Service ATV abatement program.
The 1956 Ramshorn Peak 7.5-minute quadrangle shows this road curling eastward away from the peak after about one half mile. At that point, a single-track trail continues north through the forest, and then drops slightly to Amoretti Park in Burroughs Creek. Although the trail appears to end here, cross the meadow and pick up the trail again in the forest on the other side. Continue up the valley, connecting several trail-less meadows with trails through intervening forest. Downed trees and debris from flash floods in July 2007 obscure the trail in several places, but it can be easily rediscovered.
After about 2.5 miles from the trailhead, the Burroughs Creek valley seems to end at the imposing east wall of Ramshorn Peak. The forest thickens and the trail turns right, climbing steeply northward through a gorgeous white-bark pine forest. The trail occasionally fades, but generally follows a broad spur to the east of the creek. It then traverses northwest across several deep gullies and after another 1.5 miles, gains the magnificent tree-less basin of upper Burroughs Creek, where rolling grassy moraines, volcanic talus, and deep-cut tributary creeks abound.
The trail soon fades into the meadows of the basin. Cross the creek where several rivulets converge at the bottom of the basin, and follow a narrow rocky spine southwestward toward Ramshorn Peak, which is now visible as an impressive rocky battleship. Gain a grassy bench and ascend grassy slopes of a broad ramp toward the bow of the battleship. Climb steep scree through an obvious break in a set of short cliff bands, and then traverse west onto a broad sloping area of scree, talus, and ledges on the starboard bow.
Carefully work up through the loose rock and gain the north ridge of Ramshorn Peak at a shallow saddle between the bow and the bridge of the battleship. Walk south a short distance along the ridge top until the ridge steepens and narrows, then contour across the east side of the ridge. At the next notch in the ridge, continue contouring across the ledge for a hundred feet or so. Regain the ridge crest through a break in the cliff band where the first holds are protruding white rectangular blocks of hard ash. This 40-foot chimney ascent gains the ridge in three short steps of about 5.2 in difficulty. During the descent, this cliff is best descended with a short rappel off a good anchor about 50 feet north of this chimney.
Continue southward along the ridge top, stepping briefly onto the west side of the ridge to avoid a steep rise, and then balancing across a narrow exposed neck or catwalk (5.1). Beyond the catwalk, ascend and traverse about 50 feet to the base of the crux cliff band. Several breaks in the cliff band rise above. Climb the chimney with a large boulder protruding at its base. A belay may be setup with good anchors under an overhang below and right of the boulder. This 50-foot ascent is loose, unprotectable, and 5.4 in difficulty. It regains the ridge at a 5-foot tall conglomerate pinnacle, which makes a good rappel anchor during the descent.
Crux cliff band
Turn left and continue south along the east side of the north ridge, ascending a short awkward chimney to gain another sloping scree ledge below the north summit. To reach the main south summit, traverse 150 feet south on an exposed, sloping, and narrow ledge of dirt and scree. This ledge begins on a ridge, crosses a shallow cove, and then comes out to another ridge. Sixty feet of exposed and insecure climbing up gritty ash and conglomerate lead to the main summit.
Ramshorn Peak Ascent
Burroughs Creek parking elevation: 8,970 feet
Elevation gain: 2,665 feet
Overall grade by north ridge: III Class 5.4
Estimated ascent time: 4 to 8 hours
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Jean Roberta Merendo
October 26, 1923 - February 6, 2013
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1409 Pennsylvania Avenue
Monday 2/11, 10:00 am
Jean?s pure soul, compassionate heart and unconditional love, was called by our Lord. Now at home with God and her husband, Jean?s kindness and caring touched the lives of so many.
Her unselfishness and devotion to her family was truly remarkable, the closest thing to pure and perfect love a mother and grandmother could give. Jean always saw the best in everyone even in her own trials and tribulations.
God has taken his angel home, but Mom (Nana) will be greatly missed by all she touched as never forgotten. We love you.
Jean ?Nana? Merendo, 89, of Monaca passed away Wednesday morning, February 6, 2013, at her daughter?s residence. Born October 26, 1923, in Pittsburgh, she was the last surviving child of the late Anthony and Mary (Antkiewicz) Kamzelski. A graduate of Ambridge High School, Jean received her licensed practical nurse?s degree from Community College of Beaver County in Freedom in 1964. Jean started her employment as a nurse?s aide at the Beaver County Home for the Aged (now Friendship Ridge), and after receiving her license she worked as a pediatric nurse at Rochester Hospital and a cardiac nurse at Aliquippa Hospital before retiring after 26 years of faithful service. She was a member of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Monaca and the parish?s Christian Mothers. Jean enjoyed playing bingo and taking pleasant summer auto rides with her husband and her niece, Adie, with an occasional stop at The Dutch House. Her whole life was devoted to caring for her husband and her children.
In addition to her parents, on July 19, 2009, Jean was preceded in death by her beloved husband, John Merendo, with whom she was united in marriage on July 31, 1942.
She will be sadly missed by her six children, Louis (Shelly) Merendo, John (Adele) Merendo, both of Monaca, Charlotte (Ed) Chismar of Hopewell Township, Nicholas (Pam) Merendo of Cranberry Township and Tony (Michelle) Merendo and Rich (Kelley) Merendo, both of Center Township; her grandchildren, Lisa (Don) Casteel, Derek (Johnene) Merendo, Angela Merendo, Nicholas Merendo, Matthew Merendo, Joshua Merendo, Shayna Merendo, Melanny Merendo and Tyeler Merendo and her great-grandchildren, Austin Merendo, Gia Merendo and Christian Merendo. She also leaves her beloved canine companion, Noel.
Friends will be received on Sunday, February 10th, from 1 to 4 and 5 to 7p.m. in the Simpson Funeral & Cremation Services, 1119 Washington Ave., Monaca, where prayers will be offered on Monday at 9:30 a.m. followed by a mass of Christian burial at 10 a.m. in St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Monaca.
Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.
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The Seam Between Hoorah! and Amen!
Again He said, “What can I compare the kingdom of God to? It’s like yeast that a woman took and mixed into 50 pounds of flour until it spread through the entire mixture.”
(Luke 13:20, 21 HCSB)
JB and I were recently interviewed for an upcoming article. As usual, there were the typical WhoWhatWhenHow questions, but it isn’t every writer who asks the more important question:
Once that question hits the table, I get riled up. I start talking faster and louder, and my hands start gesturing widely like my Italian grandfather’s. It gets me talking about ‘calling’ and ‘inspiration’ and ‘The Kingdom.’ If you let me ramble, and this gentleman did, I’ll start using military metaphors and words like ‘infiltrate’ and ‘mission.’ Whatever else the listener has gleaned at this point, they certainly have an answer…and an insight into Soma Games that they probably didn’t expect.
As I mentioned, most people don’t get to ‘why.’ As a result, I don’t usually answer it outside of private conversations. But the possibility that some or all of my interview rant could show up ‘in the wild’ made me realize I’ve never really shared that part of the Soma Culture with our FanFriends. Today seems like a good time to change that.
To be brief…
Soma Games is infiltrating the video game industry specifically, and the entertainment industry in general, to bring some Spirit where it’s pretty clearly missing.
We do this by offering our strength and encouragement, and our best efforts to be pioneers, thought-leaders and craftsmen.
We hope to lead and inspire a vision of what we, as an industry, could do. Not wag our fingers in anybody’s face about what we should do.
We’re not about domination, we’re about participation. And we know we must earn a seat at the table. No points are given, nor expected, for good intentions.
We walk fully “in the world” by participating in the mainstream. But we will not be “of it” by being intimidated into keeping our mouths politely shut concerning our values and the things we hold dear.
To paraphrase “Wild at Heart“*…
We bring the full glory of our lives to the world… and let them deal with it.
That may sound overly dramatic, but I don;t think it is. Os Hillman told us a story at CGDC, which went something like this:
It was sometime in the 30’s, and movies were quickly growing in popularity and cultural influence. An executive from a major studio wrote a letter to a prominent Bible college to say, “We desperately need Biblically trained, morally sound writers to come to Hollywood and write scripts.” His need was obvious – the appetite for new movies was mushrooming, and in the absence of the ‘right kind’ of stories, the ‘wrong kind’ would certainly fill the void.
But the university president’s response was shocking,
“I’d rather my students went directly to hell than to make Hollywood a step along the way.”
I honestly have no idea if the story is true, and frankly it’s not important, because the story illustrates an attitude that I know to be real, current, and pervasive.
Regardless of what others have done in the past or are doing now, we feel called to engage, to press in and bring the gifts we’ve been given to the arena of gaming, and to speak to our culture through entertainment. When we began, it seemed as though we were alone, but we quickly learned that it’s not the case. Folks like Q Ideas and AS1 have similar ideas. And by tapping the power of story as our weapon of choice, we’ve become part of a well-established movement. It’s nice to have company, but the truest reason we started down this road is because we heard a call, and we answered. From that day forward, it’s been a little like chasing a Wild Goose.
* Ironically, Soma Games would not exist were it not for John Eldredge and Bootcamp Northwest. But John has stated often how much he doesn’t get video games or why young men are drawn to them. That’s ok. He’ll come around – wont he Luke?
I’m glad you are stepping in to fill a void that would otherwise be filled with ill intent. God can certainly move mountains through your business, and it’s amazing to see your movement even when it seems like you’re all alone. You’re brave because God is your King and will never let you down.
Cryptopur says:
and…this was the article I was thinking about:
http://www.polygon.com/features/2012/12/20/3768184/higher-calling-the-new-gospel-of-christian-games
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Year : 2013 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 2 | Page : 132-134
Thoracic intramedullary spinal epidermoid tumor: A rare entity
Manoj Kumar1, Monika S Malgonde2, S Ashok Kumar3
1 Department of Orthopaedics, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
3 Department of Neuro Surgery, MGIMS, Sevagram, Wardha, Maharashtra, India
Date of Web Publication 10-Sep-2013
Department of Orthopedics and Traumatology, M.G.I.M.S., Sewagram - 442 102, Wardha, Maharashtra
Epidermoid cyst in the spinal cord is a rare condition. It constitutes of only 0.6-1.1% of all spinal tumors. We are reporting a case of a 22-year-old female who presented with complaints of tingling and numbness in both lower limbs since past 3 years and weakness in both lower limbs since past 1 year, which gradually progressed. Since last 3 months she was unable to walk and get up from their squatting position. Magnetic resonance imaging of spine revealed a mid-thoracic intramedullary mass with obliteration of anterior and posterior subarachnoid space, which was confirmed as an intramedullary epidermoid cyst at surgery. Total excision of intramedullary epidermoid tumor was performed. Histopathological examination of resected specimen confirmed the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst. The patient recovered progressively after initial deterioration in neurological status.
Keywords: Cyst, epidermoid, intramedullary, magnetic resonance imaging
Kumar M, Malgonde MS, Kumar S A. Thoracic intramedullary spinal epidermoid tumor: A rare entity. Saudi J Health Sci 2013;2:132-4
Kumar M, Malgonde MS, Kumar S A. Thoracic intramedullary spinal epidermoid tumor: A rare entity. Saudi J Health Sci [serial online] 2013 [cited 2021 Jan 16];2:132-4. Available from: https://www.saudijhealthsci.org/text.asp?2013/2/2/132/117920
Epidermoid cyst is a slow growing rare lesion, resulting apparently from the inclusion of ectodermal tissue during the closure of the neural tube. It represents <1% of all intraspinal tumors in adults. [1],[2] Most of the spinal epidermoid cysts subdural and extra medullary, while intramedullary localization is very rare. Less than 60 cases have been reported until date since the first reporting of the entity by Chiari in 1833, and out of these, very few cases are evaluated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). [2],[3],[4] Most common location of intraspinal epidermoid cyst is thoracic and lumbo-sacral regions. Two most common locations are T 4 -T 6 and T 11 -T12. [5],[6] We are reporting here the case of a 22-year-old female patient with thoracic intramedullary epidermoid cyst evaluated by MRI.
A 22-year-old female presented with a history of backache, tingling, and numbness in both lower limbs since past 3 years and weakness in both lower limbs since past 1 year, which gradually progressed over time. Since last 3 months she was unable to walk and get up from squatting position, also she had difficulty of gripping the footwear since 3 months. There was no history suggestive of bowel and bladder disturbances. There was no history of trauma or any spinal procedure in the past. There was no cutaneous spine manifestation. From history, it appears that etiology was congenital with very late presentation.
Clinical examination revealed spastic paraparesis with tone increased in both the lower limbs, power was 3/5 in the right lower limb and 3-4/5 in the left lower limb according to MRC scale. Deep tendon reflexes were brisk and planter was extensor. Sensory examination revealed a suspended sensory loss to pain from T6 to T9 segments and loss of all modalities of sensation below T10 segment. Upper limbs were normal. Her general and systemic examination was normal.
MRI of spine was done to reveal a well-defined, oval intramedullary mass lesion of an approximate size of 2.22 × 0.95 × 0.85 cm in the thoracic cord extending from the upper end plate of T7 vertebra to the upper end plate of T8 vertebra, causing fusiform enlargement of cord with obliteration of anterior and posterior subarachnoid spaces at the same level. The lesion was iso to hypo intense on T1-weighted image [Figure 1], predominantly hyper intense on T2-weighted image [Figure 2], and showed homogenous post contrast enhancement more marked peripherally and a diagnosis of ependymoma or astrocytoma was given by an radiologist [Figure 3].
Figure 1: T1 weighted contrast sagital magnetic resonance imaging of dorsal spine showing intramedullary mass lesion at T7-8 level
Figure 2: T2 weighted hyperintese sagital magnetic resonance imaging of dorsal spine showing intramedullary mass lesion at T7-8 level
Figure 3: T1 and T2 weighted axial magnetic resonance images of T7-T8 vertebra showing intramedullary mass lesion
After complete evaluation, T6-T9 laminectomy was performed. Dura was found bulging. Dura was opened longitudinally and cord found widened. Posterior midline myelotomy at the T7-T8 level with total excision of tumor using micro neurosurgical technique was performed along with duroplasty. Intraoperatively, there was pearly white, flaky lesion within the cord substance that was pathognomic of epidermoid cyst. On frozen section, the same was confirmed.
Histopathological examination of resected specimen revealed fibrous tissue lined in combination with compressed stratified squamous epithelium. These findings were consistent with epidermoid cyst.
Postoperatively, physiotherapy and rehabilitation was provided. The patient made an uneventful recovery with subsequent improvement in her neurological status. After 2 months, the patient was followed-up and her neurological examination showed 4+/5 power in both lower limbs with some residual spasticity. The patient was able to walk without support.
Epidermoid cyst rarely occurs in CNS and even rarer in spinal canal. The incidence of epidermoid cysts among intracranial tumors is estimated to be 0.2-1%, which is much less among the spinal tumours. Guidetti and Gagliardi reported a series of 3844 intracranial and 452 intraspinal tumors in patients of all ages and found incidence of 0.8% for cranial epidermoid cysts and 0.7% for spinal epidermoid cysts. [7],[8] But in a recent study reported by Bansal et al., the incidence of epidermoid tumors are 20.7% in a series of 82 patients of age group 1-18 years. [9]
Pathogenesis of spinal epidermoid cyst is mainly congenital, which occurs due to displacement of ectodermal inclusions during closure of neural tube during third to fifth week of gestation. The congenital epidermoid cysts are frequently associated with other congenital abnormalities like Hemi vertebra, dermal sinus, Spina bifida, and Syringomyelia. Manno et al., reported a series of 90 intraspinal epidermoid cysts collected from the literature, of which 39 were acquired and 51 congenital. Acquired spinal epidermoid cyst was mainly due to single or multiple lumbar spinal puncture or after meningomyelocele repair, and they are thought to result from iatrogenic penetration of skin fragments, but it takes years to happen. [10],[11],[12],[13]
A reason for the delay in diagnosis of epidermoid cyst was its slow growth, and clinical presentation of this tumor is not specific. Clinical presentation is usually neurological such as progressive paraparesis, sensory loss but rarely urological involvement may occur. [6] Intramedullary epidermoid cyst is diagnosed on the basis of operative and histological findings.
MRI is a good tool for early diagnosis. Epidermoid cyst on MRI shows variable signal intensity between the different cases and even between different parts of same cyst. Other features include fairly well-defined limits, absence of oedema in surrounding tissue, presence of calcification, and peripheral enhancement on injection of contrast (gadolinium). Disparity of signal intensity is mainly due to variable lipid and protein composition in these lesions, also margins of these lesion are shaggy, which could be because of chronic inflammatory response to the squamous tissue "leak" through the capsule and variable gliosis along the margin, extending into the cord. These feature helps in differentiating these lesions from other intramedullary tumors such as dermoid cyst, ependymoma, astrocytoma, teratoma, and haemangioma. [5],[8]
In our case, MRI of dorsal spine showed a well-defined homogenously enhancing oval intramedullary mass lesion in the thoracic cord, iso to hypo intense on T1-weighted and hyper intense on T2-weighted images also showing homogenous post contrast enhancement more marked peripherally. These finding are consistent with the diagnosis of epidermoid cyst.
Histologically, epidermoid and dermoid cysts are lined by stratified squamous epithelium supported by an outer layer of collagenous tissue; progressive desquamation of keratin from epithelial lining toward the interior of the cyst produces a soft white material. Dermoid cyst is differentiated from epidermoid cyst with the presence of skin adnexa. [3],[4]
The treatment of choice for an intramedullary epidermoid cyst is total surgical excision that includes emptying of the cyst material and removal of the capsule. In some cases, capsule is thin and tightly adherent to the cord or surrounding neural tissue and its complete removal can cause neurological deficits. In such type of cases, capsule should be left in place. [3],[4],[5],[7],[8] In our case, total excision of tumor using micro neurosurgical technique was performed. The risk of recurrence occurs. Even partial removal of intramedullary epidermoid cyst resulted in complete remission of symptoms. If recurrence occurs, another surgery may relieve the symptoms. Radiotherapy was mentioned as the treatment modality for epidermoid cyst for only one case in the literature. [4],[14]
Spinal intramedullary epidermoid cysts are rare tumors without specific clinical presentation. Early diagnosis can be done by MRI, which shows hypo intense signal on T1-weighted image and hyper intense signal on T2-weighted image along with peripheral enhancement on injection of gadolinium. Clinical presentation is usually neurological. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice, which not only resulted in cessation of clinical progression but also in the remission of symptoms.
1. Lunardi P, Missori P, Gagliardi FM, Fortuna A. Long-term results of the surgical treatment of spinal dermoid and epidermoid tumors. Neurosurgery 1989;25:860-4.
2. Penisson-Besnier I, Guy G, Gandon Y. Intramedullary epidermoid cyst evaluated by computed tomographic scan and magnetic resonance imaging: Case report. Neurosurgery 1989;25:955-9.
3. Roux A, Mercier C, Larbrisseau A, Dube LJ, Dupuis C, Del Carpio R. Intramedullary epidermoid cysts of the spinal cord. Case report. J Neurosurg 1992;76:528-33.
4. Kumar A, Singh P, Jain P, Badole CM. Intramedullary spinal epidermoid cyst of the cervicodorsal region: A rare entity. J Pediatr Neurosci 2010;5:49-51.
5. Cincu R, Lazaro JF, Liesa JL, Callizo JR. Dorsal intramedullary spinal epidermoid cysts: Report of two cases and review of literature. Indian J Orthop 2007;41:395-7.
6. Ferrara P, Costa S, Rigante D, Mule A, D'Aleo C, Pulitanò S, et al. Intramedullary epidermoid cyst presenting with abnormal urological manifestations. Spinal cord 2003;41:645-8.
7. Guidetti B, Gagliardi FM. Epidermoid and dermoid cysts. Clinical evaluation and late surgical results. J Neurosurg 1977;47:12-8.
8. Chandra PS, Manjari T, Devi BI, Chandramouli BA, Srikanth SG, Shankar SK. Intramedullary spinal epidermoid cyst. Neurol India 2000;48:75-7.
9. Bansal S, Suri A, Borkar SA, Kale SS, Singh M, Mahapatra AK. Management of intramedullary tumors in children: Analysis of 82 operated cases. Childs Nerv Syst 2012;28:2063-9.
10. Manno NJ, Uihlein A, Kernohan JW. Intraspinal epidermoids. J Neurosurg 1962;19:754-65.
11. Halcrow SJ, Crawford PJ, Craft AW. Epidermoid spinal cord tumour after lumbar puncture. Arch Dis Child 1985;60:978-9.
12. Shaywitz BA. Epidermoid spinal cord tumors and previous lumbar punctures. J Pediatr 1972;804:638-40.
13. Kirsch WM, Hodges FJ 3 rd . An intramedullary epidermal inclusion cyst of the thoracic cord associated with a previously repaired meningocele. Case report. J Neurosurg 1966;24:1018-20.
14. Bretz A, Van den Berge D, Storme G. Intraspinal epidermoid cyst successfully treated with radiotherapy: Case report. Neurosurgery 2003;53:1429-31.
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This rock-eating ‘worm’ could change the course of rivers
By Elizabeth Pennisi Jun. 18, 2019 , 7:01 PM
Shipworms have long been a menace to humankind, sinking ships, undermining piers, and even eating their way through Dutch dikes in the mid-1700s. Now, researchers have found the first shipworm that eschews wood for a very different diet: rock. The new shipworm—a thick, white, wormlike creature that can grow to be more than a meter long—lives in freshwater. Researchers first spotted the species (Lithoredo abatanica) in 2006 in thumb-size burrows in the limestone banks of the Abatan River in the Philippines. But it wasn’t until 2018 that scientists were able to study the organism in detail.
The rock-eating shipworm is quite different from its wood-eating counterpart, the team reports today in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B . Really clams, all shipworms have two shrunken shells that have been modified into drill heads. Hundreds of sharp invisible teeth cover the shells in the wood eater, but the rock-eating shipworm has just dozens of thicker, millimeter-size teeth that scrape away rock.
Marine shipworms store the wood they eat in a special digestive sack, where bacteria degrade it. Like other shipworms, the rock-eating shipworm still ingests what it scrapes away to make its protective burrow, but it lacks both the sack and its bacteria and likely doesn’t get much sustenance from the rock bits. Their ingestion may be a holdover from wood-eating ancestors. Instead, it seems to rely on other bacteria residing in its gills to produce nutrients or food sucked in by a siphon at the clam’s back end for nourishment.
The rock-eating shipworm does have one big thing in common with its wood-eating counterparts, however: Its burrowing may cause harm, in this case by changing a river’s course. But its burrowing does have an upside: The crevices it creates provide great homes for crabs, snails, and fish.
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Waze is a popular app that is supplanting the big names in navigation with its unique features. Here’s why now is the time to check it out.
Waze is a Google/Android /Alphabet smartphone application that has been around a while, but recently Apple added it to its CarPlay menu, expanding its fully-integrated in-vehicle use from about 40 percent of the new car world to 90 percent. Now that it is compatible with both Android Auto and also Apple CarPlay, anyone in any vehicle with either system can now use this app as part of the in-dash infotainment in the vehicle.
Waze is primarily a navigation app, but it has unique features. For example, it can tell you if you are approaching a police vehicle. Waze can also warn you of road hazards such as debris on the road ahead and offer many of the other points of interest information you may already be using.
We’ve been testing Waze this week in a Honda Clarity. Our Honda offered both Apple and Android compatibility and we used it via Android Auto. If you have not used these smartphone vehicle systems, you should if your vehicle has the capability. They allow you to integrate important apps like Google Maps and your music directly via the vehicle’s infotainment screen and audio system. Once you connect, you can still use your SiriusXM radio, or your car’s native navigation if you have these, or toggle to your phone’s options. This may sound a bit complicated, but once you have tried it or have had someone show you how to make it all work (a three-minute process), you will find it is all very seamless. Don’t just take our word for it. AAA recently completed a study comparing Apple CarPlay and Android auto against automakers’ native systems and found Android Auto and Apple CarPlay LESS distracting, not more.
In BestRide.com’s test, Google Maps and Waze both appeared under the Nav icon (left of the bottom row of options). Tap Waze once and then the system will default to that each time you re-enter the vehicle. Waze is dead simple to operate. It is just like all Nav systems. Use voice controls to input your destination and then hear and view turn by turn instructions. The fun difference is the heads-up you will get from the vehicle’s audio system when your route will take you past something you will want to know about. Like that police office up ahead. Now, you may be thinking that an app that tells you where the police are may be less than legal or somehow cheats the system, but you should not feel that way. Most states have laws that requires motorists (at the threat of a ticket) to move away from any first responder vehicle at either side of the road ahead. Waze gives you a heads up that is longer than line-of-sight to enable you to merge safely. You can also look at Waze as a way to know about speed traps. Your choice.
Real-time traffic flow is there of course, but so too are icons for things like road debris, and new accidents. That information is crowd-sourced from other Waze users just like you. When they see something, they simply tap one of the four the on-screen icons for that scenario. See a police officer or a tire that just fell off of a truck? Tap the corresponding icon. Simple. You just did your civic duty and are now helping motorists behind you.
The on-screen icons are size-appropriate to your screen’s view and when you see one of interest, you or a passenger can tap it to open up more info, like when it was last seen. You can also help update the info by tapping “Not there” if you pass an icon that is no longer accurate.
Consumer Reports recently tested Waze via Apple CarPlay and found it worked quite well. Their observations included, “Moving the app to the built-in screen in a car (via Apple CarPlay) lessens the distraction by limiting the possible interactions. The four choices that appear on screen noting police locations, accidents, traffic, or hazards are easy to select.” They also said, “In using Waze through CarPlay, we found that this fun and functional nav app is neatly integrated into the car’s built-in infotainment screen. That reduces the temptation for some drivers to use the app on their smartphone, which can be more distracting. ”
Waze has been rated by seven million users (you read that right) on Google Play and has earned a 4.5-star rating out of 5. One reviewer summed up his experience by saying, “Extremely useful app. I use it virtually every day. The ETA on my commute is usually very accurate. It’s also good for finding out what’s causing a jam. Enabling you to avoid trouble. Worth paying money for but it’s free! I especially like the idea of helping others by providing your own info.”
Over at camp Apple, iTunes users rank Waze #2 in Navigation behind only Google Maps (note that neither of those is Apple’s own product). Apple users actually rate Waze higher than Android users with a 5-star rating.
Waze is a free app and does have limited adverts. During BestRide.com’s time with the app, we didn’t notice any. Based on one week of use, our rating would be 5 out of 5 stars.
— John Goreham/BestRide.com
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General Motors’ Cadillac outscored Tesla in Consumer Reports’ first ranking of partially automated driving systems. Consumer Reports said it has been testing partially automated driving systems for several years but just recently decided to conduct a formal study. The tests were conducted on a private track and on public roads in Connecticut and designed to measure the systems’ ability to automatically control steering and speed in certain situations, while helping drivers pay attention and regain manual control of the vehicle when required.
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The Christmas Story at the Church of the Holy Trinity has been reinvented into a film presenting the classic Nativity story against the backdrop of life in an urban centre in the middle of a pandemic. This year, we are especially pleased to present The Christmas Story 2020: A Pandemic Pageant. The film will have its streaming premiere on December 11 at 7 p.m., a second streaming event on December 19th at 1 p.m, and on-demand availability from December 11 onward. Tickets to the screenings and for on-demand access are by donation ($10 suggested). Tickets will be available via www.thechristmasstory.ca.
“Back in September, we wondered how we could possibly safely stage the pageant,“ said longtime Director Susan Watson. “We knew COVID-19 required a different approach to presenting our pageant for its 83rd season. A series of small miracles aligned to allow us to create a film for the first time.”
“Angel” investors who committed seed funds up-front allowed the project to hire a professional film crew. Enough performers from the usual two volunteer casts were willing to stage the pageant outside with physically-distanced blocking and within household bubbles. Even the weather cooperated with sunshine and 18-degree November temperatures on the two shooting days.
“But our biggest coup was landing a real baby to play Jesus,” said Watson. “This year The Christmas Story really is a pandemic pageant. A quirk of the film is that the performers playing Mary and Joseph change between various scenes. The only way we were able to safely have a real baby was to persuade the parents to dress up in a separate set of Mary and Joseph costumes and play the key scenes that involve the infant Jesus.”
Watson worked with Eric Miller of THALWEG Media to produce the film. Miller came with a track record working on another challenging church project – a documentary about a 40-day Jesuit Truth and Reconciliation canoe trip.
She recruited her spouse, physician Ian Digby, to be the COVID compliance officer on set. Safety measures included pre-shoot and on-set screening, temperature checks, hand sanitation, physical distancing and mandatory mask wearing when the camera was not rolling.
True to its roots, the film incorporates the professional sound recording of the narration, carols and organ music, and the gorgeous costumes the stage production is known for.
The result is a beautiful film which situates the classic story in a modern urban environment. You will see The Christmas Story you love with fresh eyes.
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Stock Alert: Fluidigm Up 6% As COVID-19 Saliva Test Added In Federal Program
By RTTNews Staff Writer ✉ | Published: 10/19/2020 10:33 AM ET
Shares of Fluidigm Corp. (FLDM) are rising more than 6 percent or $0.45 in Monday's morning trade at $7.20.
Friday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said it is offering Fluidigm's saliva test as part of the federal surge testing effort for COVID-19. According to the agency, the easy-to-use saliva test detects SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, on a molecular level using a microfluidics platform.
A clinical study conducted by the manufacturer showed that the accuracy of the test is comparable to other molecular-level tests of nasal swab samples, the HHS noted.
The HHS said that Waco, Texas, is the first community to offer saliva testing for COVID-19 through the federal Community-Based Testing Site or CBTS program starting October 16. The Fluidigm saliva test will be offered at three sites through mid-November.
Fluidigm has traded in a range of $1.17 to $12.45 in the past 52 weeks.
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Teknor Apex invests $32.2 million to expand in Tennessee
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Teknor currently makes product for its nylon, PVC, chemical and garden hose divisions in 1 million square feet of space in Brownsville, Tenn.
PAWTUCKET, R.I.—Materials firm Teknor Apex Co. is expanding its Tennessee location in a move that will create 50 new jobs.
The company also told a local newspaper that it is expanding in Massachusetts and is preparing to announce expansion plans at its headquarters site.
Pawtucket-based Teknor Apex will spend $32.2 million to build a 200,000-square-foot distribution facility at its site in Brownsville, Tenn., officials said in a Jan. 26 news release. The expansion will allow Teknor to grow the manufacturing units within its existing plant there, they added.
"We made a commitment to this facility and community almost 50 years ago and are proud to see it continue to grow," Brownsville site general manager Rob Lincer said in the release. "We are equally as proud of our employees, both present and past, who have made it possible."
Teknor Apex's decision to invest in Haywood County "is a strong vote of confidence in the advantages Brownsville and Tennessee offer global companies," according to Randy Boyd, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development.
Meanwhile, Teknor Apex Chairman and CEO Jonathan Fain told the Providence Business News that the company is adding onto a plant in Leominister, Mass., and preparing plans to expand in Pawtucket.
Fain told the newspaper that the company has benefited from "very favorable economic conditions for a company such as ours"
The firm's compounds are used in applications ranging from wire and cable products to automotive, medical, consumer and industrial products.
Teknor Apex is one of North America's 30 largest compounders and concentrate makers, according to Plastics News data.
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by Anushree Bhattacharjee
Will the Tiger continue to burn bright or eventually vanish from sight, ponders ecologist Anushree Bhattacharjee, as she recounts her experience in Corbett Tiger Reserve.
The first tiger I ever saw in the wild was a dead one. It was nearly six months into my stay in Corbett Tiger Reserve, working with the wildlife division of a local NGO. I had been unlucky with big cat sightings all my life, despite many a summer holiday spent visiting national parks across India. While training to be an ecologist, I had been scornful of those obsessed with studying tiger biology, believing it to be a clique-like behavior plaguing the field of wildlife biology. I considered all wild animals to be magnificent and scoffed at the typical safari tourists who often rushed past an elephant in their mad rush to spot a tiger that some Gypsy driver had seen disappearing into a forest undergrowth. The sight of 10-15 Gypsies converged at the same spot, waiting for the ever-elusive tiger to appear was a sight I was to become quite accustomed to in Corbett.
I was very excited for the opportunity to work in this landscape, having devoured the Jim Corbett omnibuses as a child. Living along the boundary of the country’s oldest national park and first Tiger Reserve made me feel a part of India’s natural heritage and conservation history. I reveled in the wild flora and fauna of the landscape and started birdwatching in earnest for the first time in my life. The bird checklist of Corbett having nearly 600 species meant that I was always glued to my pair of binoculars while visiting the surrounding forest trails or sitting by the River Kosi. I had seen almost all the main herbivore species found in the Corbett landscape, including the majestic Asian elephant on multiple occasions, but the big cats still eluded me. I had only seen indirect signs such as scats and scrapes on trees and had seen many a livestock killed by both tigers and leopards in the forests while working with the local communities, but had not even glimpsed a whisker. That is till the fateful Sunday morning six months into my stay.
Since our organization worked very closely with the forest department, I often got called to attend wildlife post-mortems as an impartial observer whenever any animal listed in Schedule I of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 was found dead by the department. On this particular Sunday morning, I had just finished breakfast and was planning a trip to the nearest town for the monthly grocery shopping when the call came that the dead body of a female tiger had been discovered near a village towards the northern part of the Corbett Tiger Reserve. Shopping was postponed, and I waited for the forest department vehicle to pick me up. The drive was through long, winding forest roads and I knew we had crossed the buffer zone to enter the core zone when the plantation Teak forests, were replaced by the tall, thick Sal trees. We finally stopped at a forest rest house deep within the core zone. This was where the body of the female tiger had been brought after it was discovered by the patrolling forest guards. A makeshift autopsy table had been set up and I caught my first glimpse of a wild tiger, albeit dead.
I had been preparing myself through the drive, but I was not ready for the grief that washed over me when I saw the still body on the table. I had been constantly told that the Corbett landscape was one of the most difficult landscapes for tiger sightings, but till that moment I had always assumed that it was only a matter of time and patience till I sighted this endangered species in the wild. Now my first wild tiger sighting was here, and it was depressing! I stroked the fur gently while the veterinary doctor filled out the initial paperwork. It was a healthy female; the only visible physical injury marks were half a dozen porcupine quills that seemed embedded in its shoulder and one leg. What followed next was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. An incision was made, and the poor animal was skinned, the magnificent fur pulled aside and dumped in a heap on the ground to be burnt later with the body. Without its majestic stripes, the tigress looked like an overgrown domestic cat. It was humbling to see how all beauty and splendor are stripped bare in death. The porcupine quills had already been pulled out and I examined them while the vet made expert incisions to open the body cavity. Each organ was examined, and samples were taken for further tests before being bagged. Suddenly, the vet and other officers gasped, and I leaned in to see five small foetuses inside the exposed uterus. I looked at the tiny tiger foetuses and mourned the full lives that they may have seen if their mother had survived. Even if two or three of them had survived into adulthood, they would have gone on to carve out their own territories in due time. The tigress was quite young and in the prime of health and would have gone on to give birth to many more cubs if she had lived. With a cruel twist of fate her life had been snuffed out and that of many others she might have borne. It was a sobering thought, and it stayed with me as the body along with the fur was burned as per protocol after the autopsy, the various samples sent to the laboratory for testing, and the cause of death written up as undetermined in the official report.
Bad luck clearly never comes alone, and over the next couple of months, I was to attend two more tiger autopsies, both adult males. We suspected poisoning in one case and the viscera samples were sent to the laboratory for further analysis, while the second was a tragic incident of the tiger’s head being caught in a wire snare meant for wild pigs raiding the crops of the neighbouring villagers. Although illegal, such wire snares are a common deterrent, practised by forest-fringe farmers across the country. Unfortunately, these affect not just the intended target species but also other species such as tigers and leopards. In this instance, the snare made a deep wound at the back of the tiger’s head and since the animal could not lick the region to clean it out, soon gangrene set in. Despite the best efforts of the forest department to capture and bring the animal in for treatment, it finally succumbed to its injuries.
I would not readily admit it, but being witness to the death of so many tigers in such quick succession was depressing. However, life went on and while I continued to be scornful of the typical safari tourists bemoaning not having seen a single tiger on the safari, I was also interacting more with the local communities who were coexisting with these wild animals every day. Most of them had a deep tolerance towards nature and wildlife that still never ceases to surprise me, but the old way of life was slowly changing. People were becoming less tolerant. And there were some horrific cases of conflict that broke out like the leopard that was captured and burnt alive by villagers in the northern zone of the Tiger Reserve that year.
The landscape was also changing, the forests getting fragmented, the Kosi corridor connecting Corbett to the Ramnagar Forest Division getting blocked by an increasing number of resorts being built. Nearly sixty resorts were already operational in the landscape and another fifty were under construction when I lived there. When I visited Corbett again after several years, the landscape had over a hundred operational resorts, and more under construction. The entire stretch of state highway along the south-eastern boundary of the Tiger Reserve was now a concrete wall of consecutive boundary walls of one resort after another. There were hardly enough gaps for animals to reach the River Kosi for drinking water or crossing it to move freely in the larger landscape, vital for ensuring the genetic diversity of the species. The plans for the construction of the controversial Kandi road connecting Garhwal and Kumaon regions and cutting through the core zone of Corbett and Rajaji Tiger Reserves was also being pushed through, backed by a political mandate. Even now, the project is going ahead despite the Supreme Court putting a stay on it in 2019. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) and the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) have both given their respective approvals to the project in 2020. In the midst of all these disturbing development, there remained very few souls who remembered a time not so distant when there were only two private resorts in the landscape and the rest of the region was a rich corridor for the free movement of wild animals.
The magnificent Corbett landscape
A few months after the last tiger autopsy, I went on a morning safari drive with some guests to the Bijrani zone of Corbett. After insisting we stop to watch a group of Spotted Deer foraging, a Spotted Owlet inside a tree cavity, and a Crested Serpent Eagle that I had spotted on the trees as we drove around, we finally made it to waterhole number 3. Two other cars were also idling by as the waterholes were good places to spot the elusive tigers during the summer months. My luck did not seem to be favouring and I was wondering if we had better drive by the grasslands where chances of spotting an elephant herd seemed more promising than waiting around waterholes surrounded by other safari vehicles.
A sharp call, and a finger pointing to far-off bushes! Our nature guide had also spotted it and he waved at us excitedly while the driver moved the car to a favourable position. Orange and black stripes had emerged from the bushes and started walking through a dry riverbed towards the waterhole. I watched spellbound, all thoughts of clicking a photograph forgotten as I watched the adult male tiger walk over the riverbed. It stopped and looked at us once, and then veered off on a slightly longer route, away from the waterhole. I started clicking photographs a bit feverishly now, trying to still my hands, shaking with excitement. I finally understood what all the hype was about! As the tiger disappeared into the forest undergrowth, we could hear the sound of more Gypsies speeding towards the spot, and not wishing to be part of the melee we decided to drive off towards the grasslands instead.
The Tiger walking towards a waterhole inside Corbett Tiger Reserve
I have seen the large cat several times since then, at Corbett as well as at other Tiger Reserves across India. The curse has clearly been lifted. But one never forgets their first tiger sighting. And the vision of the majestic orange and black stripes measuring its way across a rocky riverbed, every muscle rippling as it moved, will always stay with me even as I read about the 137 tigers dying in Corbett Tiger Reserve between 2001-2019. Although the last two tiger censuses have reported that Corbett has the highest tiger density of all the 50 Tiger Reserves across India, scientists have been quick to point out that while the tiger population in India seems to be on the rise, the tiger habitats have been consistently shrinking. Researchers have been demanding an independent review of the government’s tiger census data, but this has not happened yet. And as I watch the concrete jungle compete with the natural jungle in Corbett, the unplanned and often unsustainable developmental activities to promote industries in this zone, and the green light that the Kanda road project has now received to start construction, I cannot help but worry that we may be pushing this landscape down the same path as had befallen other tiger-less Tiger Reserves like Sariska and Buxa. I feel a deep sigh of relief escape me every time I see a pugmark, a scrape, a scat, any sign that the endangered tiger is thriving in the Corbett landscape, even though the landscape has shrunk many times since the time of Jim Corbett.
My most memorable encounter with the tiger is one that happened in Corbett, less than five hundred metres from my house one balmy winter evening, a few months before I left Corbett for good. I had wrapped up work and, as was my habit, was setting out for a long evening walk along the state highway that marked one of the boundaries of the Tiger Reserve.
As I was starting to climb the stretch of slope that led to the highway from my house, I heard an excited shout and looked up to see one of our office staff waving frantically. I ran up the slope, while the langurs in the trees overhead went berserk, their frenzied jumping covering me with falling leaves. I knew what I was about to see but still the sight of a large adult male tiger in his prime walking along the hill slope in front of us through the hedges, less than a couple of hundred metres away made me hold my breath and stare, mesmerized. A local bus pulled up and my colleague left for his village, having enough excitement to see him through one evening. I stood and watched the rippling muscles through the bushes, so close that I could see the muscles move with every step the animal took. It started moving down towards the highway, probably wanting to find a suitable path to the River Kosi when a bike whooshed by, causing the tiger to stop, turn, and climb up the slope instead. It was now walking in the opposite direction, along the route I usually followed on my evening walks. I watched it walk away, still able to see its shoulders and legs although the head was obscured by the undergrowth, and I started walking on the highway some way behind but in the same direction. We walked like that for a while, the tiger on the slope, and me on the road. And then it turned and vanished into the forest, while I continued to walk on along my usual route. That night, I dreamt of its eyes burning through me as it stared at me through the forest undergrowth. The next day, they broke ground on a new resort next to my house.
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About the Author / Anushree Bhattacharjee
Anushree Bhattacharjee is a Chevening Fellow and is currently working with the Green Climate Fund. A trained ecologist, she has been working on biodiversity conservation and climate change across different landscapes of India for over a decade. She is also a Member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management. Anushree has extensive experience of working with grassroots conservation organizations as well as with national, international and UN organizations. She dabbles in photography, birdwatching and writing in her spare time.
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By Sanya Khetani-Shah,
In a great example of nature conservation knowing no national boundaries, Doğa Derneği (BirdLife in Turkey), with the support of theBulgarian Society for the Protection of Birds (BSPB, BirdLife in Bulgaria), MME (BirdLife in Hungary) and the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME), have launched a new protection programme for six globally Threatened bird species breeding in Turkey’s steppes.
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The Critically Endangered Sociable Lapwing occurs in the East Anatolian steppes solely during migration, while the other five species have significant breeding populations across the region. Turkey is particularly important for the Endangered Egyptian Vulture: approximately 20 percent of the world’s population and at least one third of the European population breeds in Turkey.
In the coming weeks and months, Doğa’s bird experts and social studies teams will be traveling across the Central Anatolian steppes to meet locals to generate awareness and develop local conservation plans where these species breed in significant numbers. Most of main breeding grounds of these species lie within private land and community pastures, which are highly affected by farming and grazing. Doğa, BSPB and MME form networks and alliances with locals to secure the best possible land use and habitat management for the Egyptian Vulture, Eastern Imperial Eagle and the Steppe Eagle, building on international best practices, while OSME is supporting Doğa in protecting the White-headed Duck.
“Grasslands and the primary steppes of Anatolia play a huge role in the conservation of globally threatened steppic species in Eurasia,” said Doğa’s Conservation Manager Itri Levent Erkol. “Conservation action on these species was so far mostly in the form of legal protection. However, this has proven to be insufficient to save the widespread and fragmented breeding grounds of these species. Therefore, the fate of these threatened species lies in the hands of the farmers and shepherds of Anatolia.”
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Jatropha curcas, or physic nut, is a small tree that, in tropical climates, produces fruits with seeds containing ~38% oil. The physic nut has the potential to be highly productive and is amenable to subculture in vitro and to genetic modification. It also displays remarkable diversity and is relatively easy to cross hybridize within the genus. Thanks to these promising features, J. curcas is emerging as a promising oil crop and is gaining commercial interest among the biofuel research communities. However, as a crop, physic nut has been an economic flop since 2012, because the species was not fully domesticated and the average productivity was less than 2 t/ha, which is below the threshold of profitability.^7 t/ha could be reached and it is contributing to new markets in some countries. As such, it is important fro research to focus on the physiology and selective breeding of Jatropha .
This book provides a positive global update on Jatropha, a crop that has suffered despite its promising agronomic and economic potential. The editors have used their collective expertise in agronomy, botany, selective breeding, biotechnology, genomics and bioinformatics to seek out high-quality contributions that address the bottleneck features in order to improve the economic trajectory of physic nut breeding.
Mulpuri Sujatha graduated in Plant Sciences from the University of Hyderabad (UoH), India. She has a Ph.D. in Genetics from Osmania University (OU), Hyderabad, and has worked on intergeneric and interspecific affinities between Ricinus and Jatropha. Dr. Sujatha is a versatile researcher, adopting conventional and modern tools for the improvement of oilseed crops encompassing the areas of genetics, tissue culture and biotechnology. Her achievements include the development stable male sterile lines in safflower, sunflower and niger; optimization of tissue culture and genetic transformation protocols; development of transgenic events in castor for foliage feeders and sunflower for resistance to necrosis disease; use of molecular markers in diversity analysis and tagging of desirable traits in sunflower (downy mildew, fertility restoration) and Jatropha (non-toxicity). Dr. Sujatha has also carried out pioneering work on Jatropha with regard to tissue culture, genetic diversity analysis of native and world collections and interspecific hybridization, which have provided valuable leads for genetic enhancement of J. curcas.
Nicolas Carels graduated in Agronomy in Belgium and completed a PhD in Plant Pathology (FUSAGx, Gembloux) prior to working as a scientist on the elaboration of the first genetic map of sugarbeet at the end of the 1980's (ICIseed-SES, Belgium). He then moved to Paris (IJM, CNRS, France) where he completed a second PhD on the genome organization in plants. He continued his work on genomics in Italy (SZN, Naples) and Spain (INTA-CAB, Madrid, Torrejon de Ardoz) before moving to Brazil (Bahia, Ilhéus, UESC), where he contributed to the application of bioinformatics and genomics to the improvement of Cacao and Rubber Tree for resistance to fungal diseases. His initial investigations on Jatropha covered the measurement of the genome size by flow cytometry and the application of reverse genetics to detect QTLs for oil production with the purpose of breeding Jatropha for this trait. He is now a Federal Officer of Fiocruz (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and is interested in the exploration of genomics, system modeling, bioinformatics, computational biology, and natural products for the benefit human health, with a particular focus on therapeutics for cancer.
Bir Bahadur, formerly Professor, Chairman and Head of the Department, and Dean of the Faculty of Science at Kakatiya University, Warangal, India, he has also taught at Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. He obtained his Ph.D. in Plant Genetics from Osmania University and was closely associated with Prof. J.B.S. Haldane, F.R.S, a renowned British geneticist. He made significant contributions in several areas of plant biology, especially heteromorphic incompatibility; genetics; mutagenesis; plant tissue culture morphogenesis; biotechnology; plant asymmetry and handedness; ethnobotany; application of SEM pollen and seeds in relation to systematics; medicinal plants; and Jatropha and Castor. He has mentored thousands of graduates and postgraduate students and taught genetics, biotechnology, plant molecular biology, plant reproduction, and related subjects for over 45 years and has accumulated 50 years of research experience in these areas. He has been the recipient of nu,erous awards, fellowships and honors, including the Prof. Vishwambar Puri Gold Medal, Bharath Jyoti Award, Royal Society Bursary & Honorary Fellow of Birmingham University (UK).
Genetic Improvement of Edible and Non-edible Jatropha for Marginal Environments in Sub-Saharan Africa
Martin, Matthias (et al.)
Genetic Resources and Advances in the Development of New Varieties of Jatropha curcas L. in México
Solís Bonilla, José Luis (et al.)
Strategies in the Genetic Breeding of Jatropha curcas for Biofuel Production in Brazil
Laviola, Bruno Galvêas (et al.)
Prebreeding and Genetic Enhancement in Jatropha Through Interspecific Hybridization
Laosatit, Kularb (et al.)
Genetic Transformation and Transgenics of Jatropha curcas, a Biofuel Plant
Fu, Qiantang (et al.)
Genetic Engineering for the Improvement of Oil Content and Associated Traits in Jatropha curcas L.
Mastan, Shaik G. (et al.)
Transcriptomic View of Jatropha curcas L. Inflorescence
Govender, Nisha (et al.)
Application of Molecular Markers in Genetic Improvement of Jatropha
Malik, Anoop Anand (et al.)
Genomic Resources and Marker-Assisted Selection in Jatropha curcas
Trebbi, Daniele (et al.)
Fatty Acid Biosynthesis and Triacylglycerol Accumulation in the Biofuel Plant Jatropha curcas
Tao, Yan-Bin (et al.)
Proteomic Studies in Jatropha curcas Seeds
Huerta-Ocampo, José Ángel (et al.)
Pervasive System Biology for Active Compound Valorization in Jatropha
Carels, Nicolas (et al.)
Agronomy of Jatropha curcas in Mexico
López-Guillén, Guillermo (et al.)
Phenology and Photosynthetic Physiology of Jatropha curcas L. Grown Under Elevated Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide in a Semiarid Environment
Kumar, Sumit (et al.)
Can One Use Chlorophyll A Fluorescence as a Physiological Marker of Jatropha curcas L.?
Silva, Diolina Moura (et al.)
Jatropha: From Seed to Plant, Seed, Oil, and Beyond
Grover, Atul (et al.)
Influence of the Acid Soils of Tabasco Mexico in the Physicochemical Composition of Xuta or Edible Mexican Pinion (Jatropha curcas L.)
Martínez Herrera, Jorge (et al.)
Applications of Jatropha curcas Cake
Mendonça, Simone (et al.)
Conversion of Glycerine into 1,2-Propanediol for Industrial Applications
Oliveira, Gustavo N. (et al.)
Jatropha: Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology
Srinivasan, Nithiyanantham (et al.)
Jatropha curcas L. Latex Production, Characterization, and Biotechnological Applications
Almeida, Luciane Madureira (et al.)
The Characterization and Technologies for the Use of Jatropha curcas L. By-Products as Energy Sources
Peres, Sergio
Biodiesel: A Survey on Production Methods and Catalysts
Lima, Ana Lúcia (et al.)
Economic Feasibility and Sustainability of Jatropha as a Crop
Francis, George
Experience with Farming Models, Socio-economic Issues and Agronomic Performance of Jatropha curcas L. in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jingura, Raphael Muzondiwa (et al.)
Mulpuri Sujatha
Nicolas Carels
Bir Bahadur
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Paul Lambert turns his back on the past to focus on saving new club
The former Stoke City, Aston Villa and Norwich manager has given his first press conference as Ipswich Town boss
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Paul Lambert asked not to be judged on his past as he was formally unveiled as the new manager of Sky Bet Championship strugglers Ipswich Town.
The former Stoke City boss succeeds Paul Hurst, who was sacked last week with the club bottom of the table.
Lambert's last three appointments - at Stoke, Wolves and Blackburn - all proved short-lived but the 49-year-old insists that is not relevant now, nor is his connection with Ipswich’s great rivals, Norwich City.
The Scot said: "I want to get this football club away from the bottom of the table. I don't want to be judged on past success or failure. I'll be judged from here on in.
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"This is my club now and I'll give 100 per cent. I want to have a lot of success here so let's see what happens.
"If feels great to be here. I've had six months off and I got itchy feet, but now I'm really looking forward to it.
"I'll identify things pretty quickly and try and sort them. We need the team to enjoy playing football again, and to play with enthusiasm and hunger."
Lambert, a former Celtic and Borussia Dortmund midfielder, enjoyed his most successful spell in management with Norwich.
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He guided the Canaries to the Premier League in 2011 after successive promotions. He left for Villa in 2012 after keeping them in the top flight. He then spent close to three years at Villa Park.
Lambert’s last job came at Stoke, where he remains popular with senior players for the groundwork he did in trying to restore order after a turbulent final few months under predecessor Mark Hughes.
But he only won two of his 15 games in charge and that wasn't enough to keep the club in the Premier League. He left by mutual consent in May and was subsequently replaced by Gary Rowett.
Lambert is now due to return to Stoke with Ipswich on December 8, with the return fixture in East Anglia on February 16. He will hope to have started climbing the table by then.
Paul Lambert... on the Stoke City training ground. (Image: Phil Greig / SCFC)
Ipswich are already five points adrift of safety having won just one of their opening 15 games, but Lambert added: “Every job is tough. It doesn't matter where you are in the table. I'm not frightened by this challenge.
"I know football and the pressures of it inside out and it's something I'm really looking forward to it."
Lambert’s first game in charge comes as they host Preston this weekend.
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Mac Pro 2019: Ugly But Powerful
The latest iteration of the Apple Mac Pro has been launched at the 2019 WWDC And although it packs a serious amount of punch and potential, many are disturbed by its unapologetic focus on utilitarianism - basically breaking the rule book for Apple.
Steve Jobs understood good design was the fine balance between form and function, not one extreme or the other. This understanding became the foundation of Apple design philosophy - and for good reason. It was a hard learned lesson for Jobs with his life dedicated to finding that fine balance - eventually succeeding in models like the iPod, IPad and iPhone that revolutionized design as we know it today.
In fact here is a quote made by the man himself that although referring to the importance of function in this balancing act, definitely does not suggest that one should completely overlook from which Apple has unequivocally attempted in this new design.
Most people make the mistake of thinking design is what it looks like. People think it’s this veneer – that the designers are handed this box and told, “Make it look good!” That’s not what we think the design is. It’s not just what it looks like and feels like. Design is how it works.
Don't get me wrong, I think the design is "OK" It's not the worst design I've seen, perhaps close!! But not the worst. I am also all for supporting the idea of functional products that empower business and creative pursuits, but I think Apple has put too much emphasis on trying to make a hyper-functional product.
Perhaps its a sign that Apple feels threatened by the increasingly competitive "gaming/workstation space, forcing Apple to try to make a statement to stand out.
But surely if this was the case, simply adding some funky LED lights and a glass panel on the side would be all that is needed to resolve that?
Perhaps its a sign that Apple's introspective design focus that completely excludes any outside support or feedback from the public is too insular?
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Whatever the case, people will buy and love this new product. Its hyper-functionality will serve users well and the benefits will outweigh the awkward looks it has initially. Perhaps like the "Notch" or the "dustbin" shaped previous Mac Pro design they will be accepted into pop culture and loved by the masses.
Function - those wheels may have taken it a fraction too far...
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FC Ruthin Castle are a Sunday League football team made up of 25 team members.
The team is from Mold (Yr Wyddgrug), Flintshire/Sir Fflint, Wales, United Kingdom and play in the Dsfl Sunday League DSFL Division 1.
FC Ruthin Castle started using TeamStats in September 2014 and so far have created match reports and statistics for 21 games.
FC Ruthin Castle are a DSFL Sunday League team based in Mold. Sponsored by the Ruthin Castle Pub along the Ruthin Road and Benchmarx Kitchens and Joinery located in the town centre.
The Castle have spent two previous season as the 'Red Lion' before switching pub and sponsor. The first season was spent towards the lower end of the table, scrapping for points. After a managerial switch, the second season for the Red Lion was a more successful one. Finishing second in the DSFL division 2 and gaining promotion to the top flight.
Now, a new Pub, a new squad, a new manager, a new division and a new strip. FC Ruthin Castle are ready for the season ahead.
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Same Crew, New Sound
DAI and the small cast that makes up DAI MUSIC LLC. have become known throughout late 2019 and 2020 for their heavy bass, bop sound. It has become a staple in the roster especially with the recent releases by the CEO, DAI. He then released several remixes to the plethora of bops he had released featuring various artists and showcasing his team. One of his two newest singles, 'Todai', gives us an ambient song that you could draw comparisons to Roddy Ricch with. It is a great sound that takes true talent to pull off correctly, and DAI shows that he has much more in his bag of tricks than many first thought. This release is our favorite DAI song to date and has us more than excited to see what he does going forwardl. Stream 'Todai' directly below as this is a guaranteed hit. This is one song out of the underground you certainly do not want to miss! Also follow DAI on Twitter HERE to keep up with a creative putting in a huge amount of work this year. Also, props go to the feature artist G.Soulow who absolutely bodied the chorus on this song and the producer Enzz for such a different sound for these artists to show off their skills on.
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A nose for snus
Aroma, flavor and an excellent tobacco balance are the main components used when producing flavors for new tobacco products.
Eva Sommarström, Project Manager of Product Development, Swedish Match North Europe Division, thinks that the challenge lies in identifying what the consumer wants and then turning them into product characteristics.
“Based on the target group, we weigh up the different aspects that we want to promote with the new product, such as the strength and type of tobacco,” she says.
To create an attractive product, you have to listen to the consumer, who should want to buy the product and be pleased with it.
“Innovation is important, but it is also essential that we nurture our traditional brands so that they meet the expectations for flavor and quality year after year. Our work is a combination of maintaining our strong brands and speeding up the pace of development so that we can reach out to all consumer groups.” Developing flavors that consumers want, requires a sense for aroma, taste and, not least, market trends.
Eva is satisfied when she has created a product that captures the target group’s attention and sells well.
“I like innovation and being at cutting edge,” she says.”It is challenging and enjoyable at the same time. It’s a bit like preparing food, we experiment and create new recipies. And we give the consumer new possibilities.”
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My name is Kenna Denease. I am 15, and I live in Royse City, Texas. When I was five my parents split up. My dad has a huge musical background, and it’s sad that he hasn’t been a huge role in my life. But, when I was younger my mom encouraged me to be whatever I wanted to be. So, she put me in Cheer, Gymnastics, Soccer, UIL activities in school, sailing, etc. And, I had my heart set on being a lawyer until I was about seven. A week after my mom and stepdad got married, my uncle Don passed away. My uncle and I were close, and do to the fact I didn’t have much of a father figure, it was like losing a dad. Closer to the end of my uncles 36 years, we bonded over music. My uncle would do work and school on his laptop while I’d play CD after CD after CD, for hours on end. On October 12, 2012 my uncle was robbed and shot at Sherlock’s Pub in Dallas, Texas. I remember my mom coming into my room around 6 am on that Friday crying and telling me to get ready for school. I remember turning the TV on and seeing a picture of my uncle next to the caption: MAN SHOT AT PUB IN DALLAS. Two years after my uncles death and many, many interviews, a song came on the radio called Dancing In The Sky. That was the first song I sang on a live stage. From then on I told my mom that I was going to be a singer no matter how hard it was. By the time I reached fifth grade, I tried out for my first musical called Yes, Virginia. For hours I spent looking at YouTube learning how to play the Cup Song from Pitch Perfect. After my audition, I was given the lead role of Virginia. The year after I was given the role Annie in Annie Jr. And, after singing at the Farmersville Opry multiple times, and performing in musicals, I saw Dalton Rapattoni on American Idol in 2016; He represented Rockwall and School of Rock. My parents drove me by there before a performance one night and we immediately signed up. Within one week, the music director at the School of Rock called and ask me to be the lead singer in their House Band. Country music was, from then on, not the only music. I was a “rocker.” From the House of Blues to Six Flags to any club in Deep Ellum, the House Band and I played our hearts out. Mid 2017 I branched off from School of Rock and created my own band 3 Blocks Away. Now, my freshman year, I sing all genres of music, and even three different languages. And my stepdad often tells people that I can sing anything from Patsy Cline to Led Zeppelin. Last year I wrote a song called Never Go Away which was dedicated to my uncle. Although he’s not here, he is the reason I follow my dreams of being a musician. Music was always something he loved to listen to after long days at work, and that’s what I hope my music will do for someone else in the future.
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University of York data breach: Ransomware attack on CRM provider breaches allumni records
The University of York has announced that a ransomware attack suffered by its CRM provider Blackbaud resulted in a cyber criminal stealing the personal information of its alumni, staff, and students and using the data to demand ransom from the company.
The ransomware attack took place in May and despite various cyber security protocols put in place by Blackbaud, the hacker was able to remove a copy of a subset of data from the firm's self-hosted environment. The compromised data included information belonging to the University of York as the university used Blackbaud's CRM system to record engagement with members of its community, including alumni, staff, and students.
In a data security incident notification posted on its website, Blackbaud said that its cyber security team was able to prevent the hacker from blocking its IT system and fully encrypting files after the ransomware attack was detected. However, they were not able to prevent the hacker from stealing a subset of data that stored information belonging to its clients.
"Prior to our locking the cybercriminal out, the cybercriminal removed a copy of a subset of data from our self-hosted environment. The cybercriminal did not access credit card information, bank account information, or social security numbers. Because protecting our customers’ data is our top priority, we paid the cybercriminal’s demand with confirmation that the copy they removed had been destroyed," the firm said.
"Based on the nature of the incident, our research, and third party (including law enforcement) investigation, we have no reason to believe that any data went beyond the cybercriminal, was or will be misused; or will be disseminated or otherwise made available publicly. This incident did not involve solutions in our public cloud environment (Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services), nor did it involve the majority of our self-hosted environment.
"The subset of customers who were part of this incident have been notified and supplied with additional information and resources. We apologize that this happened and will continue to do our very best to supply help and support as we and our customers jointly navigate this cybercrime incident," it added.
Ransomware attack compromised the personal data of allumni, staff, and students of the University of York
According to the University of York, they were notified about the ransomware attack and the compromise of member records by Blackbaud on 16th July, following which the university carried out an investigation to determine how much of its data was accessed by the hacker who succeeded in forcing Blackbaud to pay a ransom.
The university said that the compromised information included names, titles, gender, dates of birth, student numbers, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses, and LinkedIn profile URLs of members of the University community.
The breach also compromised details of qualifications, courses attended, extracurricular activities, fundraisig activities, records of members' engagement with allumni, event participations, volunteering, professional details, as well as information about members' interests that were obtained through surveys.
Even though Blackbaud assured the University of York that it paid the ransom and received assurances from the cybercriminal that the data had been destroyed, the university informed the Information Commissioner's Office about the incident, notified affected members, worked with Blackbaud to ascertain the reason behind the delay between them finding the breach and notifying it, and is taking steps to understand how many other parties in the higher education and the wider not-for-profit sector have been affected.
"We will continue to work with Blackbaud to investigate this matter, and we continue to take advice from our Data Protection Officer and IT security team. We very much regret the inconvenience that this data breach by Blackbaud may have caused. Please be assured that we take data protection very seriously and we are grateful for our community’s continued support and engagement," the university added.
According to Jeremy Hendy, CEO at Skurio, universities have complex digital ecosystems, with student and staff data potentially flowing through thousands of different technologies – many of which may not be visible. Therefore, universities must enforce security standards with their own suppliers, require ISO certification, and set mandatory requirements for data processing.
Dr Kiri Addison, Head of data science for threat intelligence and overwatch at Mimecast, said that to minimise the threat of ransomware attacks, organisations must implement adequate resiliency measures to preserve business-as-usual should the worst happen. Non-networked backups and a fallback email and archiving process need to become standard security measures if organisations are to significantly mitigate ransomware threats.
"Individual users can also assist greatly by being aware of the potential for unsafe attachments,but should also be wary of clicking any email links received in any communication, as criminals are increasingly utilising URL links rather than file-based attachments to infect networks,” she added.
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Pinolere Trail 2020 to back multiple sclerosis campaign group
Posted: 9:59, March 8, 2020 by TenerifeNews
The Pinolere Trail and Pichón Trail Project have teamed up to support the fight, help and education against multiple sclerosis.
The La Orotava trail race will contribute to making visible the actions of this renowned social association.
Each edition of the mountain race organised by the Orotava-Clator Athletics Club is committed to supporting a particular group or cause. In the next edition, the challenge will be to support people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). The Pichón Trail Project is an association that has managed to unite the fight against the effects of this disease and sport.
The Pinolere Trail 2020 will carry out several actions, such as making its cause visible on social networks and web, displaying its logo on the commemorative shirt and an economic donation to the entity.
The Pichón Trail Project was created by José Marino Álvarez, now its president.
“One of my best friends came up with a project to run through the mountains and have a social purpose. At the beginning we did not think that more than five components would be part of this initiative, but now there are dozens of athletes, as well as co-llaborators and partners, ” says José.
The group has been working since 2014 to make visible and help people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Visibility is through sport but it mainly works in the development of training, information and support projects for diagnosed patients.
Pichón Trail Project runners participate in numerous sports events every year, including the Pinolere Trail. They always wear the T-shirts with the message of Pichón Trail Project and display the banner with their motto: “We run through multiple sclerosis.” Its objective is to make the disease visible and raise awareness. To achieve this from the base, they also organise talks in schools and institutes, and offer direct help to MS patients such as physiotherapy sessions, pool visits, wheelchairs, beds and other necessities.
Pinolere Trail’s support for Pichón Trail Project is not new. Already in the last edition the president of the association participated with his story in the Life Capsules that took place at the Intersport facilities of La Orotava. This cycle of talks served, among other things, to understand the effects caused by MS.
The main test of the seventh edition of Pinolere Trail, the 42-kilometre marathon, will have a renewed route and a profile of greater difficulty. The organisation has been working on the ground for months to offer an itinerary that ascends to Montaña Limón through little-known trails, guaranteeing parti-cipants a positive elevation of 3,570 metres.
This change in the routine on April 26th is intended to improve the quality of this test, making it more attractive and competitive.
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Vernon educator under investigation, on paid leave
Posted: Oct 7, 2019 / 03:10 PM CDT / Updated: Oct 7, 2019 / 04:05 PM CDT
VERNON (KFDX/KJTL) — A Vernon educator, previously charged with failing to report an alleged sexual assault that reportedly happened on her campus, is on paid administrative leave pending an ongoing investigation.
Vernon ISD Superintendent Jeff Byrd said Cindy Underwood has been on leave for two weeks. Byrd said he couldn’t comment on the content of the investigation or whether local law enforcement were assisting with the investigation. Captain Wayne Hodges with the Vernon Police Department said they do not have an investigation regarding Underwood.
Underwood is principal at Central Elementary and this is her first year with the Vernon ISD.
Underwood previously worked as principal of Haynes Northwest Academy within the Wichita Falls ISD. In 2018, she was charged with failing to report alleged sexual acts involving first graders, but she was cleared of all charges three months later.
The affidavit alleged that in October 2017 a teacher told Underwood she had found photographs on an iPad assigned to one of the students of three six-year-old male students engaging in sexual acts in the classroom.
Under Texas law, a professional with responsibility to report possible abuse or neglect must report it within 48 hours and may not delegate it to another person.
The mug shot attached to this story is from Underwood’s previous arrest.
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — The Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District announced it will be receiving almost 2,000 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next week.
Health district officials said they are not sure the exact date they will be getting the doses, but said it will be during the week beginning on Monday, Jan. 18.
by Bret Vetter / Jan 15, 2021
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL)— When it comes to property assessed clean energy programs, or PACE, Wichita County Judge Woody Gossom said there are a lot of upsides.
"What we are talking are buildings that need conservation on them. Or there's energy water could be a new roof anything that is going to cut down on utilities or carbon emission," Gossom said.
WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL)— Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar said this week he will send cities, counties, transit systems, and special purpose taxing districts $783.2 million dollars in local sales tax allocations for January.
That's 2.6 percent more than in January 2020.
UPDATE: Suspect in O’Brien’s fatal stabbing admits to pulling knife
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Car owners asked to remove flawed airbags
A Takata airbag inflator being removed from a car in the US.PHOTO: REUTERS
Parallel importer unable to get parts to fix potentially fatal Takata product
CHRISTOPHER TAN, SENIOR TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT
Unable to get parts for a recall to fix a fatal airbag flaw, at least one parallel importer is asking customers to deactivate or remove the airbags from their vehicles.
This controversial course of action comes years after disgraced airbag-maker Takata issued a worldwide recall on defective products that have killed more than a dozen and maimed many others.
Garage R, a parallel importer specialising in high-performance models, has written to owners affected by the vehicle flaw - which could potentially send metal shrapnel into the head and torso of front occupants when an airbag deploys - asking them to remove the airbags.
This, it said, was because the replacement parts were hard to come by and expensive.
The defective airbags are found in a multitude of brands, including BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ferrari, Toyota, Honda, Nissan and Subaru.
Honda Civic Type R owner Aaron Hia, 32, was among those who received the letter.
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"I was a little upset when I got it. And you had to pay $80 or $90 to remove the airbag," he said.
Mr Hia, a product trainer with a car distributor, said he replaced the car's steering wheel two months ago, and the aftermarket wheel has no airbag.
He said he has yet to remove the passenger-side airbag, calling the whole issue "a real headache".
Ms June Wong, director manager of Garage R, said the Takata replacement parts are "very hard to come by... as you know, the company has already gone bust". Also, each replacement costs more than $2,000.
"It frustrates us too," she said. "On the one hand, we want to give people a choice, by bringing in cars not offered by authorised dealers, but on the other, we do not have the resources when these things happen."
She said she has removed the airbags on her own Honda Fit subcompact hatchback.
In response to press queries, the Land Transport Authority said importers and motor dealers who have imported or sold vehicles affected by safety-related recalls are required to "comply with and complete the rectification of affected vehicles in accordance with the respective vehicle manufacturers' requirements".
Those who fail to comply will be fined up to $2,000 for each vehicle, subject to a maximum fine of $50,000.
The authority said it is aware that some vehicle manufacturers have recommended deactivating or disabling the faulty airbags in the vehicles "as an interim measure if replacement parts are not readily available".
The Takata recall was made more than two years ago.
As of now, the LTA said, 80 per cent of the 150,000 vehicles affected here have been rectified or deregistered.
"LTA will continue to work closely with the motor dealers to ensure there is a continuous supply of replacement airbag inflators for all affected vehicles in Singapore," a spokesman added.
The authority did not say how much time motor companies are given to fix a safety-related flaw, although motor firms said there is usually no fixed time stipulated for recalls.
Honda's authorised agent Kah Motor said more than 85 per cent of its affected cars have been fixed. The remainder, its spokesman said, could include cars whose owners have not acted on the recall letter, or cars that are in transition from one owner to the next.
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Sony Adds Blu-ray MegaChangers, Single-Disc ES Player
Greg Tarr ⋅ Published: August 3, 2009
Sony used the new Yankee Stadium and the navy blue of Yankee pinstripes last month to unveil its latest Blu-ray Disc offerings, including a pair of 400-disc Blu-ray Disc (BD) MegaChangers and a new single-disc player.
The BD MegaChangers — BDP-CX960 (shipping this fall at an $800 suggested retail) and BDP-CX7000ES (shipping in August at $1,900) — will store and play up to 400 Blu-ray discs, DVDs and CDs.
The new single-disc ES series BDP-S1000ES will feature built-in Wi-Fi capability and will ship in August at $700.
Both MegaChanger models will feature a USB 2.0 port and Ethernet connection, the latter supporting wired (or wireless with an optional adapter) Internet access and BD-Live capability and will include the ability to download information from Gracenote’s Music ID and VideoID service to organize movies and music.
When a disc is inserted into the player, the Gracenote system automatically downloads information across an existing Internet broadband service and saves title, director, some cast information, release year and genre information for most titles.
All three models output video in high-def formats, including FullHD 1080/60p and 24p True Cinema, and support 7.1-channel Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS-HD Master Audio and DTS-HD high-resolution audio decoding and bit-stream output as well as x.v.Color technology.
Models BDP-CX7000ES and BDP-S1000ES add 7.1-channel analog outputs, support Deep Color via HDMI, and include Sony’s Precision Cinema HD up-scaling technology, which up-scales video to 1080p format when connected to a 1080p display via HDMI.
Precision Cinema HD up-scaling uses advanced conversion and processing to detect image changes at the pixel level, rather than whole scan lines. Separate algorithms are used to process the moving and still parts of an image for sharp backgrounds with moving objects that are free from artifacts, Sony said.
The BDP-CX7000ES and BDP-S1000ES also incorporate Sony’s HD Reality Enhancer technology that continually analyzes the original source bit by bit to sharpen edges and reproduce detail while reducing film grain.
The single-disc BDP-S1000ES will add built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi access for easy network setup and access to the Internet and BD-Live content. Wi-Fi setup is facilitated through the use of a Wi-Fi Protected Setup function. Additionally, the player is Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) ready, allowing it to connect to other DLNA compliant devices to watch digital photos on a TV.
It also includes USB and Ethernet ports.
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Stawell Tyre Project Hits Rough Road
Australia’s Stawell tyre dump was expected to be handled by a new project that promised to employ some 50 staff.
However, as 2017 starts, four of the plant’s staff have been laid off without any prior notification.
Tyre yard general manager Joel Knibbs said the decision had to be made after a lack of funding from government departments.
“We have done everything we can to date to adhere to Environment Protection Agency and Country Fire Authority requirements, but no help from government departments has led to this,” he said.
“We are focusing on stage two of the recycling project which is processing the pyrolysis plant.”
The redundancies came after Used Tyre Recycling Corporation chief executive Dr Matthew Starr said the tyre stockpile could employ up to 50 retrenched workers from the Stawell Gold Mines early in 2016.
Mr Knibbs said that was now dependent on government intervention
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Thanks in part to the First Responder Bowl win over UTSA, the UL Ragin' Cajuns finished No. 15 in the final AP college football Top 25 poll.
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UL's No. 15 final ranking in AP poll opens many doors for the Cajuns' emerging program
BY KEVIN FOOTE | Staff writer
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Published Jan 12, 2021 at 12:44 pm | Updated Jan 12, 2021 at 1:01 pm
There are those that regularly digest college football polls with a grain of salt, and sometimes that approach is supported by sound logic.
In fact, most head coaches spend much of their weekly press conferences during the season trying to devalue them while numerous staff members in offices around their campuses take full advantage of them in countless ways.
Sure, finishing No. 13 may not do much for the Florida Gators.
But there’s almost no way to shortchange what being ranked No. 15 in the final Associated Press poll means for the UL Ragin’ Cajuns football program.
It’s such a nice round number.
Finishing No. 16 would still have been quite an accomplishment for a program that hadn’t been ranked since Harry Truman was president, but somehow 15 just elevates it.
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As the UL athletic department turns the calendar to the year 2021 — a year so many in America and throughout the world couldn’t wait to arrive…
That No. 15 makes it so much easier to stack as much luggage as a communications department can possibly fit on it between now and the Sept. 4 season opener against Texas Longhorns.
Yes, there will also be naysayers as a program strives to reach new heights, but that No. 15 quiets a lot of them.
Saying your football program won the LendingTree Bowl or the First Responder Bowl is nice, but being ranked No. 15 in the final poll is so much better.
It’s no longer about how significant it was to beat Miami (Ohio) or UTSA, for the entire offseason, you’re now No. 15 overall.
Had the Big Ten and Pac 12 not played this season, it might not have meant as much, but they did. Some predicted UL’s days in the poll were gone the minute those leagues returned to play.
Not even close. The consistency of winning 10 of 11 games won out and the Cajuns actually reached their highest ranking to date by the final poll.
Having played two of the 14 teams and three of the top 26 — with wins over two of them including No. 9 Iowa State — adds a little extra shine to that nice block numeral.
Somehow the empty hole in the heart of Cajuns everywhere left by not being able to play for the Sun Belt Conference championship got a sliver smaller once looking at that No. 15 final ranking.
So much of what’s going on right now in college football is about appearance and about attractive options. No longer do you have to simply recruit players, you have to recruit them two and three times.
UL's bowl win was fittingly almost mirror image to so many of Cajuns' hard-fought wins all season
Perhaps it was only fitting the UL Ragin' Cajuns won the way they did Saturday in the SERVPRO First Responder Bowl in Dallas.
You even have to re-recruit your own players because of the freedom to jump ship in college athletics makes NFL free agency look like Major League Baseball before Curt Flood.
Imagine the potential impact of that No. 15 for a former recruit that chose a Power Five program instead of the Cajuns and things didn’t quite work out as planned. Suddenly that Ragin’ Cajuns program is ranked No. 15.
UL coach Billy Napier made it very clear during the recruiting process that he wants UL to be a desired destination for Louisiana players who sign elsewhere and later yearn to return home.
That’s already happened with former TCU wide receiver John Stephens of Logansport, former Kansas State defensive back Tyrone Lewis of Hammond and former Nebraska offensive lineman Mathew Anderson of Leeville.
It can work outside the state lines as well. Former Iowa State defensive lineman Latrell Bankston from Georgia and former Kansas outside linebacker Clinton Anokwuru from Texas are headed this way as well.
It also doesn’t hurt when it comes to coaching hires. Sure, it’s possible a coach like former Alabama player and coach Wes Neighbors might have come to UL anyway to fill a vacancy on the Cajuns’ defensive staff, but that No. 15 must help in pulling the trigger.
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As much as any coach around, UL coach Billy Napier discusses the intangibles when analyzing his football team on a regular basis.
That No. 15 is also going to pay dividends in the minds of many poll voters this summer when they cast their ballots for that first poll of the 2021 season.
It may very well create a juicy season-opening showdown in Austin between a pair of nationally ranked teams.
Napier knows the impact of that No. 15 won’t last forever. The program will have to continue to progress, or the ‘what have you done for me lately’ syndrome will eventually set in.
But for this entire offseason, just keep piling it on.
No. 15 can handle it.
Email Kevin Foote at kfoote@theadvocate.com.
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G20 leaders in Buenos Aires
Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Friday opened the the all-leader G20 session, taking place in Buenos Aires.
"The essence of the G20 is to foster dialogue while respecting differences," Macri said in his opening remarks, expressing his hope that the two-day summit would "lay the foundations for consensus for the next 10 years."
"Many people look at us and have doubts regarding these summits and what they're good for. It is our duty to show to the world that today global challenges require global responses," CNN quoted Macri as saying.
He cited several of these challenges, which the G20 members will discuss during the 2-day summit, including climate change, sustainable development, food security, and international trade.
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Author(s): Ian McGuire
LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2016 A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN NOTABLE BOOK 2016 A ship sets sail with a killer on board . . . 1859. A man joins a whaling ship bound for the Arctic Circle. Having left the British Army with his reputation in tatters, Patrick Sumner has little option but to accept the position of ship's surgeon on this ill-fated voyage. But when, deep into the journey, a cabin boy is discovered brutally killed, Sumner finds himself forced to act. Soon he will face an evil even greater than he had encountered at the siege of Delhi, in the shape of Henry Drax: harpooner, murderer, monster . . . 'A tour de force' Hilary Mantel 'Riveting and darkly brilliant' Colm Tóibín
Long-listed for Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2016.
'A stunning achievement, by turns great fun and shocking, thrilling and provocative. Behold: one of the finest books of the year' -- James Kidd, Independent
'McGuire delivers one bravura set-piece after another ... The North Water has, in places, a Conrad-Melville undercurrent, but for the most part it is Dickens's influence that is most keenly felt ... This is a stunning novel, one that snares the reader from the outset and keeps the tightest grip until its bitter end' -- Financial Times
'Horrifically gripping. Such fine writing might have been lifted from the pages of Herman Melville's Moby-Dick' -- Independent on Sunday
'Terrific, seamed with pitch black humour and possessed of a momentum that's kept up to the final, unexpected but resoundingly satisfying scene ... Inspired' -- Stephanie Cross, Daily Mail
'As a storyteller, McGuire has a sure and unwavering touch, and he has engineered a superbly compelling suspense narrative ... As a stylist, too, McGuire is never less than assured ... a writer of exceptional craft and confidence' -- Paraic O'Connell, Irish time
'Raw and compulsively readable ... think The Revenant for the Arctic Circle' -- The Millions
'Terse, grisly...Henry Drax, chief harpooner on board the Volunteer, is the dark presence around whom the novel revolves and what a presence. One thing's for certain: like Moby Dick, this book is not about the fish.' Daily Telegraph
'This book is quite a ride ... The powerful story and the riches of the setting do not romanticise the past' -- Erica Wagner, New Statesman
'The North Water has exceptional power and energy' -- Nick Rennison, Sunday Times
'A vivid read, full of twists, turns, period detail and strong characters ... An enjoyable contrast to most literary fiction' -- Robbie Millen, The Times
'Brilliant, fast-paced, gripping. A tour de force of narrative tension and a masterful reconstruction of a lost world' -- Hilary Mante
'Riveting and darkly brilliant ... The North Water feels like the result of an encounter between Joseph Conrad and Cormac McCarthy in some run-down port as they offer each other a long, sour nod of recognition. McGuire has an extraordinary talent' -- Colm Toibin, New York Times
'A novel that takes us to the limits of flesh and blood. Utterly convincing and compelling, remorselessly vivid and insidiously witty. A startling achievement' -- Martin Amis
'Death is the making of The North Water, Ian McGuire's bloody, gripping novel set in the middle of the 19th century aboard the Volunteer ... The language has a harsh, surprising beauty that contrasts the spectacular setting with the greedy, bankrupt men who force their way northward, armed with harpoons for slaughter ... Powerful' -- New Statesman
Ian McGuire grew up near Hull and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Virginia, USA. He is a founder and co-director of the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. His stories have been published in the Chicago Review, Paris Review and elsewhere, and his first novel was Incredible Bodies. The North Water is his second novel.
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Process uses nanotechnology to assess cancer drug delivery
By Jason Ford 6th April 2011 3:03 pm 16th December 2015 12:32 am
A Purdue University biochemist has demonstrated a process using nanotechnology to better assess whether cancer drugs reach their targets, which may help reduce drug side-effects.
W Andy Tao, an associate professor of biochemistry analytical chemistry at Purdue, developed a nanopolymer that can be coated with drugs, enter cells and then be removed to determine which proteins in the cells the drug has entered. Since they are water soluble, Tao believes the nanopolymers may be a better delivery system for drugs that do not dissolve in water effectively.
In addition to the drug, the synthetic nanopolymer is equipped with a chemical group that is reactive to small beads. The beads retrieve the nanopolymer and any attached proteins after the drug has done its work. Tao uses mass spectrometry to determine which proteins are present and have been targeted by the drug.
According to Purdue, knowing which proteins are targeted would allow drug developers to test whether new drugs target only desired proteins or others as well. Eliminating unintended protein targets could reduce the often serious side-effects associated with cancer drugs.
Tao said there currently is no reliable way to test drugs for off-targeting. He added that drugs are often designed to inhibit or activate the function of a biomolecule associated with cancer, but those drugs tend to fail in late-stage clinical tests.
Tao also believes his nanopolymers could better deliver drugs to their targets. Since they are nanosized and water soluble, the nanopolymers could gain access to cells more effectively than a standalone drug that is only minimally water soluble.
Tao demonstrated the nanopolymer’s abilities using human cancer cells and the cancer drug methotrexate. The nanopolymers were tracked using a fluorescent dye to show they were entering cells. Then, Tao broke the cells and retrieved the nanopolymers.
Tao has shown the nanopolymer’s ability using a metabolic drug, which are small, low-cost drugs but are less target specific and have more side-effects. He now plans to do the same using drugs that are based on synthetic peptides, which are larger and more expensive but more specific and with fewer side-effects.
Tao’s findings are published online in the journal Agnewandte Chemie International Edition.
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Another life lost to COVID-19 in Port Arthur
By Jennifer Johnson on Tuesday, July 14, 2020
July 14, the City of Port Arthur Health Department (PAHD) reported the eighth COVID-19 related death of a resident of Port Arthur. The individual was an African American female between the age ranges of 50-55. It has been determined that this individual had underlying health conditions.
From PAHD:
"We emphasize again that COVID-19 is a very serious disease. While 80% of individuals who contract COVID-19 will have mild to moderate symptoms and fully recover, they may spread the disease to people who are at high risk. The elderly and people with underlying health conditions or weakened immune systems are at a much higher risk for developing serious complications from COVID-19. We strongly advise at-risk individuals to minimize contact with others who are ill and practice social distancing and wear a mask when in public."
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I am a portrait artist and art teacher. Originally from Co. Cork, I graduated in 1991 from the Crawford College of Art and Design and in 1995 gained a Higher Diploma in art teaching. I was shortlisted for the Irish National Portrait Award three years in a row and was an award winner in 1993. Now living in Roslin near Edinburgh, my work was on show at the Royal Scottish Academy in their annual exhibition of the Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour this year. Two of my paintings have been selected for exhibition with the Royal Watercolour Society in their Contemporary watercolour exhibition at the Bankside Gallery in London, opening this Friday.
In 2005, I was selected as one of three artists to paint the late Dr. Mo Mowlam on BBC1’s “Star Portraits” with Rolf Harris and was delighted when Mo chose my painting as the one she wanted to keep. My work has featured in “The Artist” and “Art of England” magazines and my DVD, “Portraits in Watercolour” is available from Townhouse Films.
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Educating Black Business Leaders on Cannabis Opportunity
On Thursday, The Hemp Know copresented a Cannabis workshop at the 31st annual conference for the Texas Association of African-American Chambers of Commerce, the premiere corporation organized to establish a statewide network among African American Chambers of Commerce throughout the state of Texas.
The conference, held in Pflugerville, Texas and attended by key political leaders and leading business entrepreneurs, included an array of critical topics to advance enterprise within black businesses and the community. The Cannabis workshop provided business leaders with a comprehensive look at opportunities in cannabis – from hemp/CBD presented by Founder and CEO of The Hemp Know Damon Logan, to investment opportunities in medical marijuana presented by Donnie Burton and Lawrence Lemons (Strive Wellness and The Harvest Foundation), two leading experts in cannabis investing.
“We are grateful to Mr.Charles O’Neal for extending the invitation to share the opportunity available to businesses in hemp. While hemp/CBD may not be for every business portfolio, every business leader should at least know about it,” said Logan.
Logan was first introduced to the cannabis business by his cousin, the late Eric Logan, a visionary and one of the leading advocates for hemp. In 2014, Eric founded a hemp commodities firm, which has to date facilitated more than $200 million in transactions. “When he approached me to join him, I was battling a serious disease, and learning about hemp and the contributions it could have on the economy, as well as health, became somewhat of my solace. The more I learned, the more I wanted to know,” said Logan.
Eric extended an opportunity for Damon to join his company as a partner. “I started by simply executing contracts. Moved into working directly with farmers and cooperatives to maximize return for their crop. I later became a Partner, working side-by-side with him to cultivate the domestic and international expansion and awareness of hemp – including developing new team members and presentations to build hemp agricultural plans outside of the US, one being Angola,” said Logan.
In 2018, Damon formed The Hemp Know, a hemp commodities service provider committed to growing the knowledge and infusion of hemp throughout the state of Texas. The Hemp Know focuses on three key verticals: working with farmers from seed to sell; education to increase understanding and demand for hemp-derived products and providing hemp business solutions to eliminate barriers to market.
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Fed to keep providing aid and sees no rate hike through 2022
Christopher Rugaber
WASHINGTON — Confronted with an economy gripped by recession and high unemployment, the Federal Reserve signaled Wednesday that it expects to keep its key short-term interest rate near zero through 2022.
At the same time, the Fed said it will keep buying about $120 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds each month to hold low longer-term borrowing rates to try to spur spending and growth.
The Fed’s message Wednesday, in a statement after its latest policy meeting and in a virtual news conference by Chair Jerome Powell, was that it’s ready to do more to help support a shaky economy that faces significant uncertainty. Powell acknowledged that he and other Fed policymakers have only a hazy view of how the economy will fare in the coming months, largely because no one knows how quickly businesses may regain their health or resume a normal pace of hiring.
By pegging its short-term rate to zero for the next two-plus years, the Fed is seeking to induce consumers and businesses to spend enough to sustain an economy depressed by the coronavirus. Its benchmark rate influences a range of loans, including for homes, autos and credit cards.
“It is clear that the Fed does not anticipate a V-shaped economic recovery and is positioned to move forcefully to support the economy,” said Joe Brusuelas, chief economist at RSM, referring to an economy that snaps back as quickly as it shrank.
Stock prices initially rallied modestly after the Fed issued its latest policy statement at 2 p.m. Eastern time before most indexes closed in negative territory.
Powell noted that the job market “may have hit bottom” last month, when employers added a surprise 2.5 million jobs, according to a government report last Friday. But he underscored that nearly 21 million Americans remain unemployed and that one solid jobs report was hardly enough to ensure that the economy is back on track — or alter the Fed's intention to keep rates ultra-low.
“We’re not going to overreact to a single data point," he said. “We're not thinking about raising rates. We're not even thinking about thinking about raising rates."
In the statement, the Fed also credited its emergency lending programs for reviving the flow of credit to households and businesses, after markets had locked up in March when investors sold a range of securities to boost their cash holdings.
The central bank noted that the viral outbreak has caused a plunge in economic activity and surge in job losses. Fed officials estimate that the economy will shrink 6.5% this year, in line with other forecasts, before expanding 5% in 2021. They foresee the unemployment rate at 9.3%, near the peak of the last recession, by year's end. The rate is now 13.3%.
The projections suggest that the Fed doesn't see the economy fully recovering from the recession until 2023.
“My assumption is that there will be a significant chunk — well into the millions — of people who don’t get back to their old jobs,” Powell said. "It could be some years" before they find work.
At his news conference, Powell began by acknowledging the widespread protests in the aftermath of George Floyd's killing that have called attention to racial injustices.
“I want to acknowledge the tragic events that have put a spotlight on (issues of racism),” Powell said. “There is no place at the Federal Reserve for racism, and there should be no place in our society.”
Since March, the Fed has slashed its benchmark short-term rate, bought $2.1 trillion in Treasury and mortgage bonds to inject cash into markets and rolled out nine lending programs to try to keep credit flowing smoothly.
Powell said Fed policymakers now want to take some time “to get a better understanding of the economy’s trajectory” and how they might do more to bolster the economy.
One possible move, he said, would be to provide more specific guidance about how long the Fed will keep short-term rates low. This guidance could help the economy by reducing the likelihood that investors will send borrowing costs higher before the Fed intends.
The policymakers could, for example, announce at a future meeting that they will put off any rate hike until inflation returns to its 2% target.
Another option the Fed discussed, Powell said, is to peg more rates at nearly zero, such as those on two-year or three-year Treasury notes, to underscore their determination to keep rates very low for that length of time. Australia's central bank has adopted such a policy.
But Powell said it is still an “open question” as to whether the Fed would take that approach.
The Fed’s actions are credited with having helped fuel an extraordinary rally in the stock market, which has nearly regained its pre-pandemic high after a dizzying plunge in March.
And by committing to buy corporate bonds, thereby reinvigorating the market for such securities, the Fed has also ensured that corporations can continue to borrow. Its initiatives also include a first-ever program through which the Fed is buying state and local government debt to support the municipal bond market.
Many economists say those steps have prevented the downturn from worsening, by keeping credit flowing. This week, the National Bureau of Economic Research, the official arbiter of recessions, declared that the U.S. economy entered a recession in February.
One challenge for the Fed now is to shift its focus from the emergency actions it took in March and April to try to carry the economy through a shutdown, to what steps it will take to stimulate a recovery as businesses increasingly reopen.
For now, Fed officials likely feel little pressure to act further because few investors expect them to make any changes to their benchmark rate anytime soon. Though the Fed could technically cut rates into negative territory, Powell has largely rejected negative rates as an option.
AP economics writer Martin Crutsinger contributed to this report.
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Up close and personal in travel retail – Sponsored by Victorinox
The Moodie Davitt Report
Surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup! – Bidding a not so fond farewell to 2020
by Martin Moodie | December 31, 2020 January 2, 2021
Martin Moodie
Martin Moodie is the Founder & Chairman of The Moodie Report.
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How Caelumest Ginis and Ginger Vitis got Blitzed then Bloomed - January 16, 2021
Catching up with old friends for a last tango and the perfect re-torte - January 13, 2021
Marking a grim anniversary and rediscovering the industry of beautiful memories - January 11, 2021
“Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivée!” So say the French when the new vintage of Beaujolais wine arrives each year, before drawing the cork on the young, Gamay-based fruity quaffer.
I plan an alternative cry on this, the last day of 2020, an annus horribilis (Latin for ‘horrible year’, or in Antipodean ‘a bloody awful one’) if ever there was one. “La nouvelle année est arrivée!” I might well add “And about bloody time!” for good measure.
I won’t be reaching for a bottle of Beaujolais Nouveau tonight as the clock in Hong Kong ticks toward midnight but something rather bubblier (perhaps French, potentially New Zealand, maybe Spanish, quite possibly a Trinity, in tune with our industry, of all three).
French, Spanish or Kiwi…. or could it be all three to say good riddance to 2020?
This is a year most of us would like to forget but will never be able to. But like many of you, I will raise a glass to putting it behind me.
December 31 also marks my 365th consecutive day of working in 2020. When the ship is being tossed around in fearsomely rough seas, the captain has to remain at the helm and I just hope that 2021 represents the safe harbour that I, like so many business owners, have been seeking. Tonight though I shall take a break.
My last Blog of the year is also the final one in association with Victorinox, which has so generously sponsored The Moodie Blog for the past three years. I thank Head of Global Channels Thomas Bodenmann and the fine Victorinox team for that support, which will now take an alternative form as the collaboration between our companies, I am delighted to say, continues into 2021.
Now the baton passes to Bowmore, the great Islay single malt Scotch whisky owned by Beam Suntory. The brand’s sponsorship of this Blog is part of a wonderfully exciting collaboration in 2021 which I’ll be telling you all about throughout a landmark year for the brand.
As reported, Bowmore has struck a partnership with British luxury car producer Aston Martin to create a range of exclusive products and experiences. That alliance found its first expression last August in an ultra-limited-edition Islay single malt called Black Bowmore DB5 1964, which retails for £50,000 (US$65,600) a bottle.
In December the collaboration turned into a creation of the four-wheeled variety as the Aston Martin DBX Bowmore Edition (pictured below), an SUV with an exclusive ‘Q by Aston Martin’ specification, was rolled out. Only 18 of the special edition Aston Martin DBX Bowmore Editions will be built, each to be delivered to VIP customers at a private lifestyle experience in Scotland.
I can promise – but not yet reveal – some further exciting innovations through the coming year. And I will be on the spot to tell them. Watch this space.
Being on the spot, in fact, has been something I have prided myself on during The Moodie Davitt Report’s 18-year history, my travel schedule a tale of constant wanderings, fleeting sojourns, and interim bureaux.
In 2019 I took around 40 return international trips, this year I have embarked on precisely three (Dubai, Los Angeles and Paris) and a one-way journey (London-Doha-Hong Kong). While loving every moment in Hong Kong (now my home for the coming years, having just created Moodie Davitt Asia Ltd this week), that grounding has made me as restless as a caged Karearea (the New Zealand falcon) but as flightless as our native Kiwi.
Taking the Star Ferry from Kowloon to Central is as close as I’ve got to international travel since July
2021 will bring many good things I hope but I already know which is the best of them – COVID-19 vaccines. I will be getting my jab (either the Sinopharm or Pfizer/BioNTech version here in Hong Kong or the Oxford-AstraZeneca option in London) just as soon as I can and I urge every member of the aviation, tourism and travel retail communities to do likewise. Too many people have been lost to this cursed disease and let’s make damned sure that none of us are added to the toll.
All over the world, the New Year’s Eve celebrations will be muted this year. There has been too much hardship and too much loss to countenance any kind of revelry. For me, the night will be more about reflection, about thinking of those I love and miss, and of the many people to whom I am thankful.
I pine to hold my beautiful young granddaughter Carys, whom I last saw in late July when she was just days old, and to catch up with my four kids in the UK. I long to see my many travel retail industry friends again and enjoy face to face rather than Zoom meetings with them. I long to travel far and near and discover people and places and provenance.
I vowed at the onset of this crisis that my company would shine throughout it, no matter how great the workload or financial pressure. I must give thanks therefore to my team who have worked so hard to keep us relevant and respected, ‘fast, factual and free’ throughout the year and to ensure that we lived up to our adage of being ‘the website that never sleeps’.
Dermot Davitt must have some Trojan lineage in that Irish blood of his, so hard does he work. Irene Revilla, who tragically lost her Dad to COVID-19, has never missed a beat throughout the year. Matt Willey has been our technology and innovation guru supreme; Richard Jell constantly plays devil advocate to my whims and (just about) keeps me on the straight and narrow); and Hannah Tan-Gillies has brought a previously unseen dimension to travel retail B2B reporting with her social media skills, presentational brilliance, and zeal for the beauty and fashion beat.
The remainder of the team have made up with passion and capability what we now lack in numbers. I thank them all and apologise to all those I could not keep onboard the ship.
With Thabet Musleh, the Mo Salah of travel retail, always on the frontline, always pushing forward
There have been many people in the industry too who have inspired me. I cite in particular the indomitable and inspirational attitude of Qatar Airways Group CEO Akbar Al Baker; the pride, passion and professionalism of Qatar Duty Free Vice President Operations Thabet Musleh, a true hero of 2020, who took collaboration with us and many others to a whole new level at a time when it would have been easier to simply cut back. May your beloved Liverpool win the Premier League and the UEFA Champions League for the next ten years on the trot Thabet (sorry Susan Whelan…).
Heidi van Roon and her magnificent band of airport brand ambassadors at the Spark Group of Companies in North America who always kept smiling behind their masks. Association leaders such as APTRA’s Sunil Tuli (look out for his great first day of the year interview with me tomorrow), who stood up strongly (and voluntarily) for our industry and to his counterparts around the world.
The remarkable, tireless Ruslan Tulenov, Global Media Officer & Supervisor at Hainan Provincial Bureau of International Economic Development (Hainan IEDB), who seems to work even longer hours than me in championing the Hainan Free Trade Port concept. And from the cruise sector, which suffered so many tribulations during the year, James Prescott of Harding Retail, a selfless leader extraordinaire; and Adrian Pittaway of MSC Cruises, a constant voice of measured optimism and straight-out hope.
A special thanks to Severino Pušić and Roger Jackson at The SEVA Group for their unstinting belief in what we did, coming onboard as landmark partners with our Virtual Travel Retail Expo when it was little more than a hopeful concept.
No mask can hide that smile: Heidi Van Roon at Vancouver International Airport
I won’t forget in fact all those who supported our Virtual Travel Retail Expo, especially in its early days (Ed Stening at Beam Suntory, your blood is worth bottling as my old ma used to say), or those that continue to fund our free-to-air publication, led by The Estée Lauder Companies, our pioneering supporter of Moodie Davitt Report.com and still unswerving in that commitment. Nor Alex Cook at FILTR, our partner at the Virtual Travel Retail Expo, who worked around the clock to make the impossible happen and like me did not allow himself to be deterred by the naysayers.
I applaud Chris Pok ‘Chief Shopkeeper’ and CEO at KrisShop, who showed us all the way in turning crisis into opportunity; Dubai Duty Free boss Colm McLoughlin who showed he as great a leader in times of duress as amid the more traditional Dubai formula of uninterrupted success. And the Paradies Lagardère team in North America, who have shown an amazingly optimistic, inclusive, caring attitude throughout the year and inspired me and many others in their social media posts.
With Charles Chen at Daxing Airport in 2019. Let’s hope we can meet there again in early 2021.
I say thanks to Charles Chen and his magnificent band of men and women at China Duty Free Group who shone a beacon of light in Hainan when the rest of the travel retail world was bathed in darkness.
Most of all perhaps, I acknowledge our industry’s heroes and heroines, those frontliners who stood up as a global pandemic raged and ensured that airport, travel retail store and restaurant environments were safe and hygienic, that shelves were stocked and that customers – though few in number – could still enjoy a reassuring shopping, dining or general airport experience.
To the entrepreneurs in our business who all had it particularly hard this year, I say hang in there. People such as Barry Geoghegan, that indefatigable Irish spirit, who would see the emptiest of glasses not as half-full but as overflowing, and who just keeps on believing in a better tomorrow.
Barry Geoghegan: Irish spirit, Irish heart
In fact there are too many people to include here so I hope you will instead accept this blanket thank you to all our readers, and to all those individuals who regularly took time out during the year to write and acknowledge the value of our work.
In a few hours’ time (a very few in my native New Zealand) glasses will be raised and a beautifully familiar refrain will ring out around the world. It is of course Auld Lang Syne, the bitter-sweet words of Scottish poet Robert Burns put so poignantly to music. You all know the first verse and chorus I suspect, but I’m going to close with one of the later, more obscure sections.
And surely ye’ll be your pint-stoup!
and surely I’ll be mine!
And we’ll tak’ a cup o’ kindness yet,
for auld lang syne.
That’s essentially Burns-speak for “Surely you’ll buy a pint and I’ll buy a pint and we’ll drink to the good old days”. It’s a lovely evocation of nostalgia, of pining to meet again, of hankering for better times. Whatever your tipple (or ‘cup of kindness’) tonight, the words I suspect will seem singularly appropriate.
Thank you to all my auld (and new) acquaintances and readers for being with me and us throughout this year of all years. Tonight we all turn a page and a better, brighter future awaits. Altogether now… “La nouvelle année est arrivée!”
How Caelumest Ginis and Ginger Vitis got Blitzed then Bloomed
Catching up with old friends for a last tango and the perfect re-torte
Marking a grim anniversary and rediscovering the industry of beautiful memories
TVA in place but now free of duty – thank you and farewell Mr Danzka
Your flight time will be 8,760 hours… you may experience some turbulence
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Major Fire Kills 1 and Injures 13 at Power Plant Near Moscow
Moskva News Agency
A woman was killed and 13 people were injured in a major fire at a power station in the Moscow region on Thursday that was put out by firefighters, the emergencies ministry and Russian media said.
"The open flames have been extinguished," Interfax cited the emergencies ministry as saying.
Earlier, huge flames could be seen leaping into the sky and black smoke belched from Thermal Power Station-27 in Moscow's Mytishchi district. An eyewitness quoted by the state-run RIA news agency said the flames were 50 meters high.
В Москве на территории ТЭЦ-27 в районе пересечения Волковского и Осташковского шоссе загорелась станция высокого давления. pic.twitter.com/NUt371OB97
— Рустем Адагамов (@adagamov) July 11, 2019
The Mosenergo power generation company said the fire broke out in a natural gas pipeline outside the power station and the facility's power generating equipment was not damaged.
Sergei Vedyashkin / Moskva News Agency
The blaze had spread to a warehouse and nearby buildings including a youth hostel, Interfax said.
A woman who worked as a guard at the power plant was killed and 13 people were injured, according to emergency services cited by RIA.
Denis Voronin / Moskva News Agency
Emergency services deployed more than 150 firefighters, as well as dozens of vehicles including fire engines, helicopters and trains, Zhanna Terekhova, spokeswoman for the emergency services, said on state television.
German prosecutors interrogated Navalny on Moscow's request earlier last year.
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Some experts are predicting that the well-connected technocrat might be destined for a long career at the summit of Russian politics.
Russia told the UN it plans to withdraw the 300 "military instructors" it sent to the Central African Republic at the end of 2020.
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Triglobal Strategic Ventures, Rudy Giuliani, Helen Mirren, Joaquin Phoenix, Mauritius, Rachel Maddow, Laverne Cox: HOT LINKS
October 2, 2019 by Andy Towle Leave a Comment
TRIGLOBAL STRATEGIC VENTURES. Firm’s website vanishes amid Rudy Giuliani scrutiny: “The website of the consulting firm that forged business contacts for Rudy Giuliani in Ukraine and Russia for more than a decade vanished suddenly after his communications were subpoenaed.”
GIULIANI. I’ll sue Congress: “Speaking with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Tuesday night, Giuliani proposed bringing a lawsuit against House Democrats for investigating the president in the wake of revelations involving Trump’s interactions with Ukraine.”
JOAQUIN PHOENIX. He’d like you to sympathize with his provocative Joker.
$125 MILLION. Trump and RNC raise massive war chest in third quarter: ‘The haul underscores the strength of a Trump fundraising apparatus, which has capitalized on the grievances of his supporters to bring in an avalanche of cash. The reelection effort, for example, has developed a merchandising operation that churns out items like plastic straws and T-shirts poking fun at Trump antagonist Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the House Intelligence Committee.’
RACHEL MADDOW. There’s a second Trump whistleblower.
A STAR WAS BORN. The hidden legacy of Judy Garland’s recording career. “It’s been over fifty years since Judy Garland slipped back over the rainbow. We owe her our thanks. The New York Times owes her a retraction and a long-overdue apology.”
GEORGIA. Gay-Straight Alliance pisses off bigots in Fannin County community. “This is no hate. Whether you’re gay, straight or bi, we shouldn’t have sexual orientation clubs at our school,” Fannin County parent Stephanie Ensley said.
LOU SULLIVAN. Memoirs of a queer revolutionary… “Think of us going into a bar with all men in it, and how that would feel. Then think of us going down the street into a bar with all women in it. How would that be different in there? That’s how I feel different.”
MAURITIUS. Gay men seek to overturn law barring gay sex: “Homosexuality is taboo in Mauritius, a tiny island of 1.3 million people off Africa’s south-east coast, and persecution of sexual minorities is common. Under Mauritius’ criminal code, sodomy is punishable by up to five years in jail.”
DM LAVERNE COX. She’s single and ready to mingle. “Don’t be scared. Just be respectful. Los Angeles area preferred.”
BEAR BREW. Beijing’s gay-friendly coffee shop: ‘A name as innocuous as “Bear Brew” fits the bill perfectly. Those in the know can read between the lines and recognize that this cafe is gay-friendly. For others, there is no additional meaning; the cafe might as well have been named “Teddy Bear Brew.” While the name choice is subtle, it is still significant. In a metropolis as large as Beijing, there are few establishments that make it known that they are gay-friendly.’
MELBOURNE. Gay events group denies it’s ageist: ‘The group—which was established two months ago to provide relationship and friendship opportunities for same-sex attracted people—is currently promoting several age-exclusive events in the coming weeks, in addition to all-ages event. Among them is a gay men’s dinner party with an age stipulation of 25 to 45, a lesbian beer and cider tour of the Yarra Valley for 25 to 49-year-old women, and a gay men’s trivia night with an upper age limit of 39.’
NICK JONAS. The cigar aficionado almost went into a coma before being diagnosed with diabetes.
DRAG QUEEN NAMES. RuPaul has anointed Helen Mirren and Jack Whitehall.
HUMP DAY HOTTIE. McKenzie.
Wanna make a man happy? Throw him in water, lock him in a gym, give a lot of fruits and a perhaps massive load of affection 🤪 #macthevietchap
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ZIP code 48193 Health Insurance Charts
This section of charts shows ZIP code 48193 Michigan healthcare data based on the most recent 2019 data from the Census Bureau which was released in December of 2020 and tracks healthcare in the United States. Figure 1 shows the percentage of people who acquired some form of health coverage insurance during open enrollment. 48193 shows it has a With Coverage of 94.5% which is less than most other zip codes in the metro area. The zip code with the highest health insurance coverage in the area is 48138 which depicts an insured of 98.6% (only about 4.4% larger). The next chart (Figure 2) shows the change in the percent of people covered from 2018 to 2019 (latest year available) in the percentage of people in the greater ZIP code 48193 area who had some form of health insurance coverage. ZIP code 48193 depicts it has a Change in Coverage of 0.7% which is the second most change in insured of all the zip codes in the greater ZIP code 48193 region. The zip code with the highest change in health insurance coverage in the area is 48192 which depicts a change in insured of 1.1% (45.1% larger).
In Figure 3 the relative proportions of different types of health insurance coverage benefits are shown (broken down by major categories of public versus private.) Not public insurance includes affordable care act/Obamacare, Medicare, and Medicaid. ZIP code 48193 has one of the largest proportions of private health insurance at 41.9% of the total and is ranked #3. Only #2 48180 (43.2%), and #1 48146 (45.3%) are larger.
Figure 4 shows the proportion of ZIP code 48193 Michigan residents who are covered by more than one health insurance carrier. This occurs when, for instance a person might have Medicare as well as a private health plan. ZIP code 48193 has one of the largest proportions of people with one health care insurance policy at 23% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger zip code being 48138 with 24%.
The next chart shows a more detailed view of the types of health insurance held by people in the area including employer provided, direct purchased, Medicare, and public healthcare options (e.g. Medicaid.) Figure 5, it has one of the largest proportions of medicaid or public coverage at 8% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger zip code being 48146 with 12%.
The next two charts show the percentage of men and women with coverage. First, Figure 6 shows men and it has a With Healthcare Coverage-Men of 92% which is the second smallest when sorted by men with health care insurance coverage of all the other zip codes in the area. The zip code with the highest men with health care insurance coverage in the area is 48138 which shows an insurance coverage of 98% (6.3% larger). In the next chart women are shown for the percentage that are covered by health insurance. Figure 7 shows it has a With Healthcare Coverage-Women of 96% which is less than most other zip codes in the local area. The zip code with the highest women with health care insurance coverage in the area is 48138 which depicts an insurance coverage of 99% (only about 2.8% larger).
The next two charts show the percentage of people who do not have health care insurance. Both charts show the data broken out by household income with Figure 8 showing the percent covered by income group. ZIP code 48193 depicts it has the hightest change in the percentage of people not covered with insurance of 7.9% for the $75k to $100k grouping. Figure 9 shows the change in the percentage of people who have no insurance from 2018 to 2019. ZIP code 48193 depicts it has the hightest change in the percentage of people not covered with insurance of 29.1% for the under $25k-change group.
Figure 10 shows a breakdown of the people in the area who do not have health insurance. Of the people who DO NOT HAVE healthcare coverage, what is the breakdown by race. ZIP code 48193 has one of the largest proportions of whites without coverage at 16% of the total and is ranked #2. The only larger zip code being 48180 with 20%. The next chart shows the percentage of children (17 years of age and younger) who do not have health insurance. In Figure 11, it has a Children without Health Insurance of 3.9% which is the second most children without health insurance of all the zip codes in the greater ZIP code 48193 region. The zip code with the highest children without health insurance in the area is 48195 which shows a children without insurance of 4.4% (12.2% larger).
ZIP code 48193 Area Hospital Info Charts
Figure 14 shows a listing of hospitals in the area which provide a variety of health services/treatment including: primary care, urgent care, hospice, ICU, orthopedic, family medicine, clinic, home health care and other health coverage to the community. Data from Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and not the Michigan Department of Health. Some of the Area Hospital Info are: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore, Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital, Oakwood Hospital - Taylor, Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn, and Oakwood Hospital - Wayne. In Figure 15, the number of patients discharged from each hospital is shown. Looking at Discharges for Area Hospital Info we find that Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn ranks the largest with a value of 13,571 discharges. The next largest values are for: Harper University Hospital (7,769), Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital (7,285), Garden City Hospital (5,144), and Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (4,625). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn) and the next highest (Harper University Hospital) is that the discharges is about 74.7% larger. The next Figure 16 shows the average level of illness of an average patient treated at each hospital using the Medicare Case Mix Index (CMI). This indicator is considered an important healthcare industry metric for a hospital and shows the average severity level of procedures performed by a physician at the location. Looking at CMI for Area Hospital Info we find that Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn ranks the largest with a value of 1.72 cmi. The next largest values are for: Harper University Hospital (1.56), Garden City Hospital (1.35), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (1.32), and Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (1.29). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn) and the next highest (Harper University Hospital) is that the cmi is about 10.2% larger.
ZIP code 48193 Patient Experience Charts
The next set of charts are based on a national survey of patient experience in hospitals and covers a range of caregiver staff (doctor, primary care, medical assistant, behavioral health, pain management, and other provider.) These metrics provide overall and important quality of care metrics for the hospitals in the community and how comfortable your child or loved ones will be at the facility. Figure 17 shows the percent of patients surveyed who said their hospital room and bathroom were always clean. Looking at Room and bathroom Always clean for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Southshore ranks the largest with a value of 76.0% room and bathroom always clean. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Taylor (73.0%), Garden City Hospital (73.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (70.0%), and Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (68.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) is that the room and bathroom always clean is about only about 4.1% larger.
Figure 18 shows the percent of patient residents surveyed who said the area around the hospital room was always quiet. Looking at Always quiet at night for Patient Experience we find that Harper University Hospital ranks the largest with a value of 64.0% always quiet at night. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (59.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Taylor (57.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (57.0%), and Garden City Hospital (52.0%). The difference between the highest value (Harper University Hospital) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the always quiet at night is about 8.5% larger.
In Figure 19, the percent of patients who said that they always received help when they need it. Looking at Always received help when needed for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Taylor ranks the largest with a value of 74.0% always received help when needed. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (70.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (69.0%), Garden City Hospital (68.0%), and Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (66.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the always received help when needed is about only about 5.7% larger.
Figure 20 provides a pain management analysis using the percent of patient residents who reported that their pain was always well controlled for all the hospitals in the community. Looking at Pain Always Well Controlled for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Taylor ranks the largest with a value of 75.0% pain always well controlled. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (73.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (72.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (71.0%), and Harper University Hospital (70.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the pain always well controlled is about only about 2.7% larger.
The next chart, Figure 21, is the percent of patients who said that the nurses always communicated well with them. Looking at Nurses Always Communicated Well for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Taylor ranks the largest with a value of 84.0% nurses always communicated well. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (82.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (82.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (81.0%), and Harper University Hospital (78.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the nurses always communicated well is about only slightly larger.
Figure 22, shows the percent of patients who said that the doctors always communicated well with them. Looking at Doctors Always Communicated Well for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Southshore ranks the largest with a value of 82.0% doctors always communicated well. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Taylor (80.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (79.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (78.0%), and Harper University Hospital (78.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) is that the doctors always communicated well is about only about 2.5% larger.
In Figure 23, each hospital in the community is rated based on a scale from 1 to 10 (where 10 is the best) and provides a high level metric of favorable wellness from treatment. Looking at Hospital Rating for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Taylor ranks the largest with a value of 76.0% hospital rating. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (74.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (70.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (68.0%), and Harper University Hospital (68.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the hospital rating is about only about 2.7% larger.
The final chart (Figure 24) provides comparative data for ZIP code 48193 community hospitals looking at overall patient experience. This section specifically shows the percent of patients who would definitely recommend this adult specialty hospital to other people in the community. Looking at Would Recommend Hospital for Patient Experience we find that Oakwood Hospital - Taylor ranks the largest with a value of 75.0% would recommend hospital. The next largest values are for: Oakwood Hospital - Southshore (73.0%), Harper University Hospital (70.0%), Oakwood Hospital - Dearborn (67.0%), and Oakwood Hospital - Wayne (67.0%). The difference between the highest value (Oakwood Hospital - Taylor) and the next highest (Oakwood Hospital - Southshore) is that the would recommend hospital is about only about 2.7% larger.
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Cyclone Pam cripples sexual and reproductive health services in Vanuatu
Cyclone damage at the hospital compound in Port Vila. © UNFPA/Claire Davies
PORT VILA, Vanuatu/SUVA, Fiji – Sexual and reproductive health services, including family planning and antenatal care, urgently need to be restored in Vanuatu following the massive destruction caused by Cyclone Pam.
Some 3,995 people are living in evacuation centres, and 13 fatalities have been confirmed following the catastrophic 13 March storm according to the most recent UN figures.
UNFPA estimates some 6,700 women in the country are pregnant, and some 900 will face dangerous complications in the next nine months.
The storm left substantial damage to medical facilities, and continuing problems with telecommunications have left women in the dark about which services are still accessible, and where.
UNFPA is working with Ministry of Health to mobilize health outreach to pregnant women and new mothers.
Family planning, maternal health needs
"There is a lot of demand for family planning services, and because antenatal clinics are closed, we know that these will be the first areas to address," said UNFPA specialist Claire Davies on Thursday.
"The main hospital is open and running – there have been 41 births since the cyclone, eight overnight, though with skeletal staff,” she added.
“We have received reports of people asking for contraceptives, especially condoms, as majority of community clinics remain shut."
In the aftermath of emergencies, the reproductive health needs of survivors are often overlooked. But without access to maternal health services, pregnant women in emergencies face increased risks, and women without access to family planning are exposed to unwanted pregnancies in perilous conditions.
Women and young people in crisis situations are also more vulnerable to sexual violence, exploitation and HIV transmission. The hygiene needs of women and girls are also often neglected.
Needs expected to grow
In Tanna, one of the five provinces outside the main island of Efate, preliminary assessments confirm substantial damage to maternity and paediatrics wards. Similar reports are expected from the other provinces.
Because of the extent of the damage, UNFPA anticipates there will be a significant increase in reproductive health needs in the coming months.
So far, two midwives, of the eight requested by the Government of Vanuatu, have arrived.
"For an inclusive recovery, it is imperative that women and girls are not forgotten in the international humanitarian response," said UNFPA Pacific Representative and Director Laurent Zessler.
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York Family News and Pictures 1: September 2003-September 2015
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Diarist
Location: Berkshire, United Kingdom
Originally Posted by NotAPretender
No Andrew?
Bernie Ecclestone is a close friend of Paddy McNally. (now there's a name familiar to all Fergie-watchers!!!) To be honest, I am not so sure whether Andrew has ever met Bernie Ecclestone, which was initially because Andrew's social circle NEVER collided with that of Mr Ecclestone. Subsequently, Mr Ecclestone's somewhat 'controversial background', which I have tried to summarise below, was such that I am sure that BP would have always done their best to ensure that Andrew and Bernie never met........
Mr Ecclestone is an exceedingly 'controversial' character. His business dealings [which have made him a multi-BILLIONaire] have caused what I had better describe as 'frequent raised eyebrows'. On one occasion, when one of his, er, VERY controversial deals ended up in court, even the judge said that 'he would not want to rely on anything that Mr Ecclestone had said unless there was corroborative evidence in support of Mr Eccleston'e contentions'. In other words (and since I am writing on this Royal Forumand must behave with appropriate decorum), the Judge was indicating that Mr Ecclestone was 'economical with the truth' [as the saying goes....]
Bernie Ecclestone has also courted controversy in recent years over his methods of paying tax: his [now-ex] wife Slavica was Croatian, and therefore under British Tax Laws, Bernie could put all his income and income-producing assets in her name and therefore pay minimal tax [in one particular year, it was reported that his British tax bill was about HALF the figure I paid - and your humble Diarist is nowhere near even millionaire status!!]. Further controversy arose when Bernie Ecclestone made a payment to the Labour political party, apparently to secure legislation whereby tobacco advertising would after all still be permitted - Formula I motor racing was heavily used by tobacco companies to advertise their product, and had such advertising been banned from Formula One, Bernie's income would have fallen quite considerably....the whole sorry saga was often referred to as a form of bribery'. Further controversy arose over a recent remark by Mr Ecclestone apparently praising Hitler.....
Interesting, given how we've been fed a steady diet of how close and loving this divorced couple is. Well, one person says that, anyway. What better way to tell the world just how close and loving you are, than to appear together at the culmination of a romance....a wedding?
A very pertinent observation; as I have said above, Andrew has possibly never even met Bernie Ecclestone, but if he and Sarah were really a 'bona fide couple', then correct form would have demanded that the invitation was of course extended to him as well..........this is not really a topic to develop on this thread, but I have noticed recently that there are quite a lot of attempts seemingly to 'distance' Andrew from Sarah and portray him as very much his own man with his own social life and circle of friends....hmmmm!
Actually, I would never really have thought that EVEN Sarah was a particular friend of Bernie Ecclestone, let alone a close friend. [The same observation could be made of her daughters!] The cynic in me [noting how Sarah and the girls have in the past turned up at Grands Prix in the super VVIP areas] wonders whether Bernie has been 'exploiting to the max' [if you see what I mean] the Paddy McNally / Sarah connection in order to secure some 'Royal' presence down on the Grand Prix starting grid. In other words, Sarah is really only a 'friend of a friend' so far as her relationship with Bernie is concerned. And I have to say, I have not seen any press coverage about the wedding which would lead me to believe that other 'friends of a friend' have been invited. In other words, in my humble opinion, Sarah and her daughters are there because of the 'Royal' status and that Bernie would not have given them a second glance [let alone invitations] if Sarah had not married into royalty......
Incidentally, I would have thought that, in the past, BP would not have been too happy with the Princesses getting too closely connected with the 'seedier' by-products of Formula One [The Duke of Kent and even Prince Michael of Kent have always been much better 'protected' by going under the umbrella of the much more respectable British Racing Drivers Club (a much-more 'pukka' way into motorsport, with lots of 'gentlemen' members) when undertaking engagements connected with motor sport. The fact that Beatrice and Eugenie are at the Ecclestone wedding is, in my very humble opinion, further evidence of the way that they are becoming 'less involved' in a royal way of life! [Let's just hope that these two young ladies don't go 'too Eurotrash' (as that set is sometimes known as....)
Eugenie looks tremendously wonderful. Beatrice looked like a cocktail waitress. Sarah needs to investigate Spanx.
Thank you NotAPretender, that really made me laugh, but, I hope, not too unkindly. This is an observation that really belongs in a 'Sarah' thread, but I have to say that since, rather unfortunately, looks do go a long way in influencing how prospective suitors view a person, Sarah does not seem to be a too-enticing prospect at the moment. Rich wealthy men and aristocrats of the type who could provide Sarah with the sort of lifestyle that she craves almost always tend to seek out beauty and attractiveness in their companions. And poor Sarah is NOT looking at her best at the moment.......
Just my thoughts,
Originally Posted by Kataryn
Coming to think of it: when Fergie introduced her daughters to "society" on their coming out balls, just what kind of "society" did she introduce them to. I seem to remember that the Queen was not present but who was? Maybe Alex might be able to help, for I think this could shed an interesting light on the York family.
I will try and help Katryn: 'Coming out' really does not exist at all in the UK any more. Traditionally, when a young English 'gel' reached the age of 17, she would leave the world of the cloistered schoolroom and make her debut into Society. The world of the debutante was dealt a near-death blow as long ago as 1957, when it was announced that 1958 would see the last of Presentations at Court. The debutante system 'rumbled on' during the 1960's, 1970's and 1980's and even into the 1990's without the Royal imprimatur, but was diminishing with every passing year. 'Coming Out' parties were being replaced with large parties for either your 18th or 21st Birthdays [various parties given -usually by the Queen - for the Royal grandchildren's birthdays of both sexes were given instead of formal coming out parties [traditionally of course, only girls 'came out' and had 'coming out balls']
From memory, Beatrice and Eugenie both had large birthday parties at the appropriate time, but they were not 'coming out parties' in the traditional sense of the word. Of course one of the reasons for this is that - and not only in the case of Beatrice and Eugenie - girls of 18 or so have actually been 'out' [i.e. [participating in the social world] for some years, and traditionally, at the time of your 'coming out' you had literally not been participating in Society [the world of parties and upper class gatherings] at all.
Leaving aside the fact that I do not think that either Beatrice or Eugenie therefore had 'offical comings-out', I do think that Sarah has over the years been introducing the two girls to a rather louche from of 'Society' [often called the 'Eurotrash' set, where the spending of money goes hand in hand with vulgarity, excess and bad taste, peopled by some exceptionally 'roguish' people, who would never have got a toe-hold in the old-money world of the traditional English Society of the past.
[PS - to those people who have PM'd me about writing something on Presentation at Court, I hang my head in shame, but I still have to write something. I will, I promise. A.]
Iluvbertie
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Originally Posted by Lumutqueen
Fergie called Beatrice's 18th her 'coming out ball' and The Queen attended that bash at Windsor Castle.
Just like her mother? | Mail Online
And Eugenie didn't have an 18th or 21st birthday to celebrate her age, they were both quiet celebrations - her 18th attended by the Queen at Windsor.
The Queen didn't attend, nor did William or Harry.
Inside Beatrice's £400,000 birthday bash | Mail Online
The article you linked was before the Ball when it was expected that the Queen would attend. In the end however neither the Queen nor Philip attended.
Although Bea had hoped that the party would mark a rapprochement between her mother and grandfather, her birthday wish was not granted. Despite strong rumours that the Queen would attend, at least the dinner, she and Philip went to Sandringham for the weekend instead.
and later...
Buckingham Palace confirmed that the Queen would not be attending her granddaughter's 18th and said it had never been her intention to do so.
Why William and Harry snubbed Princess Bea's birthday party | Mail Online
The young princes were at a private party some hours drive away.
Prince William and Prince Harry missed their cousin Beatrice's 18th birthday celebrations at Windsor Castle to party with the son of a jailed mercenary, The Mail on Sunday can reveal.
I do think it sad that they couldn't put aside their hatred of Sarah for even one evening to celebrate with their cousin but that is families for you. It is also why I suspect that they mightn't attend her wedding and will find some excuse.
Interestingly Chelsy Davy did attend Bea's birthday bash.
FergieFan
There seems to be a certain amount of snobbery involved in peoples' perceptions of whether the Ecclestones constitute the "right kind of society", or whether the York ladies are genuine friends of the family. I'm that through her long-standing friendship with Paddy MacNally, Sarah knows plenty of people in the motor racing world. (And as for BE, he'd hardly be the 1st rich man to legally avoid tax or attempt to pay for influence).
And surely Petra and Tamara are of a similar age to Beatrice and Eugenie, and no doubt are part of the same young social elite of London (eg. at clubs like Bouji's and Whisky Mist), and they may well know each other very well.
Finally, I have to say that all 3 York ladies look stunning as they're seen coming out of the hotel - I love Sarah's pink dress!
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Lumutqueen
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Originally Posted by Iluvbertie
1; Do you know personally that it was hatred of Sarah that prevented them attending the party? Or are you guessing?
2; Not very interesting actually, you receive an invite to a royal bash - why would you turn it down?
Princess of Durham
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Location: Durham, United States
Actually seeing some of the guests and reading their bios (Flavio Briatore) and seeing the Hiltons there as well ... makes me wonder if BP would be all that impressed that the girls attended. Not defending Prince Andrew but the likes of the above mentioned character is no great claim ..... looking at the pictures I would think that Sarah would not have been looked at twice if not for the "royal xn" in company with many of the women there.
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Maybe Andrew wasn't invited - in fact I am sure if he was invited he would have been there.
Would you want the friend of a known paedophile attending your wedding? I wouldn't - regardless of who he was - that friendship would be enough to wipe Andrew from my invitation lists and maybe others feel the same way. Who knows?
Maybe Andrew had another engagement and they decided that Sarah and the girls would go to the wedding while Andrew went elsewhere to accept some other invitation - who knows?
Is it any different to invite a person that would be willing to accept money to pay your debts from said paedophile?
Originally Posted by Princess of Durham
It was very much an 'it' girl/celeb wedding. I can understand Sarah's attendance but Beatrice and Eugenie
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This is why I believe Fergie's behavior will definitely impact on her daughters' ability to make good marriages!
It won't help that they are the Queen's granddaughters; their mother is a black mark against them as far as the old nobility is concerned.
They'll probably marry wealth, but I will be amazed if they marry into the aristocracy!
Kataryn
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Originally Posted by Meadow
. Wow if she is really wearing spanx then that dress is just too tight it shouldn't have those lines what happens when she sits?
Well, there are thoughts one should forbid oneself to think them... But this was a good one!
Originally Posted by Mirabel
I doubt aristocrats would mind - there have always been very black sheeps among the ladies of the nobility but when you look at the lineage in later centuries, all you see is how well-born they were and how many "connections" they brought to the family. From that view the girls are pretty well-"connected" on both sides of their lineage.
And we don't know yet how they will turn out and how they want to live their life or even: which life they want to live. The thing that works for them is: in this day and age, you have the choice as a princess. And for testing the waters, such a wedding surely is a good place to start. They have the opportunity to meet influencial people of the "luxury goods" section of the industry amd might make contacts which could lead to lucrative offers later. There are quite some princesses/countesses who dabble with PR-jobs for luxury goods...
Interesting Link and thank you for that Bertie. However, from my reading of the article, it appears that Chelsy was actually at Jack Mann's party, not Beatrice's bash - the article is not particularly well-written [sloppy journalism] but to me - particularly with the description of what Chelsy was wearing, it sees that she was NOT at Beatrice's party........ perhaps others could read the article and say if they agree or not with me.
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I agree - I believe Chelsy was not on Beatrice's party.
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Daily Mail article re Sunninghill. The photo of Andrew and Sarah is one I hadn't seen before, they look so young and fresh faced.
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Originally Posted by FergieFan
I've had another think about this, and now think that perhaps Andrew was invited, as it seems that various Ecclestones have been entertained by the Yorks before.........
As for 'snobbery', well, that is not how I understand the word: to me, snobbery [which is something that I detest] is looking down on someone because of their presumed social inferiority: therefore to refuse an inviation to the wedding on the ground of (say) Bernie Ecclestone's (presumed) social inferiority would be totally wrong, as it would represents snobbishness of the worst possible type.
But my concern about the Princesses mixing with Bernie Ecclestone is not based on any perception of BE's social status; instead it is based on my believe that BE represents a seedy sort of world; he himself has been involved with many unpleasantnesses, that I have detailed earlier in this thead. Some of the other wedding guests also, I would submit, are far from the sort of people with whom the Princesses [as members of the BRF] should not be mixing: Flavio Briatore is now banned for life from Formula One because of his scandalous cheating - he is a man of little integrity...
It is one thing for Sarah to attend; she is no longer a member of the BRF, although anything she does unfortunately tends to reflect on her two daughters. Although this brings me to another point: it is Sarah AGAIN mixing with not just the extremely rich but the extremely super-rich. I do not think it is good for Sarah, a self-confessed penniless person in recent months ' I have nothing........nothing' to get involved in a lifestyle that she can never aspire to. I know that she is now apparently 'earning' £100,000 a year again [for what I would like to know?] but even this income, which may seem massive to some of us here at TRF, is peanuts in the world of the super-rich. And I suspect that with her current level of spending, Sarah's £100,000 a year won't last long.
People here sometimes tell me that it is acceptable for Sarah's 'tab' to be picked up by others, but I am afraid that I get the feeling always that people don't really pick up the tab for Sarah out of the goodness of their hearts... I suspect they want something, and that something is access to Royalty... and that, now, means Beatrice and Eugenie. Oh Dear!
As usual, I close with my usual words about not wishing to offend, as the above are only my views.
My thoughts exactly in reference to Sarah mixing with these (super rich). It is like placing a child in a candy shop. She just does not belong there and honestly doesn't fit in with the likes of BE, FB, and even the forever posing Paris Hilton et al. This is, IMO, clearly a case of using the Princesses as props and I'm sure Sarah goes along with it because she likes to be included in that kind of lifestyle .... one she cannot afford.
I am with you Diarist. There is no such thing as a free lunch as they say. People don't give others large amounts of cash for nothing. Sarah has to be giving something in return. I wonder how she manages to live such a lifestyle with in her own words so little. I also wonder where this hundred grand a year is coming from. She has no show and her book sales don't seem to have gone so well so what is she doing to earn it. The girls socialising with some of these people is just bad I know some of those names and I know they are bad news! Not so sure the Queen would be too thrilled about it.
It's not unheard of for people of a certain class and small finances to sometimes be paid for attending parties and other social events, I'm beginning to wonder if that could possibly be the source of some "income".
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'Twas thinking exactly along those lines earlier today, Princess of Durham. "Appearance fees" kept Linsday Lohan going long after the movies and residual ran dry. It's very common down here in the nightclubs of South Beach and Palm Beach. Various "personalities" or "celebs," major or minor, are invited to clubs to stuff the guest lists with recognizable faces, and paid for their appearance based on their relative value to the vendor. Generally they eat and drink free for the night as well.
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Extra services: Girls in skimpy clothing are seen waiting for customers in front of dimly-lit reflexology centres in Endah Parade, Sri Petaling.
Endah Parade might seem like a normal neighbourhood mall from the outside, but there is a different story behind closed doors.
A search on the Internet showed that massage and reflexology parlours in the mall which offer ‘extra services’ to customers are widely discussed in various forums.
StarMetro investigated and discovered that while some massage centres offered genuine, therapeutic services, others offered more exotic options for patrons.
The massage parlours are grouped on the second level of the mall and there are a handful operating on the first and third level.
Foreign masseurs were seen sitting outside the massage and reflexology parlours calling out to male passers-by.
StarMetro checked on five outlets and all daringly offered massage packages that included ‘Ping-Pong’ massage, which is commonly known as male genital massage.
Out of the five outlets, one even claimed it offered any service requested.
“Normal and Ping Pong massage cost RM100 for one hour, but if you want to touch me, it comes with an extra fee,” said a masseur while motioning to her body.
When asked whether they offered sexual services, the masseur said it would cost RM500.
Most of the masseurs would remain discreet about the services they offer but when customers take up the packages, they will offer the ‘extra services’ inside the outlet.
“Massage one hour for RM50, half hour for RM30. “If you want the Ping Pong massage, it will cost you another RM50,” said a masseur.
The masseur also offered to go topless while giving the massage, which cost another RM50.
Most of the massage parlours, however, insisted that they did not offer sexual intercourse to customers.
“This is all we do. The place is small and there is barely enough time for us to offer sexual services to customers,” a masseur said. Most of the masseurs were aged from 24 to 40 and came from China, while a handful were from Vietnam.
Male visitors were not only approached by the masseurs but also by men believed to be managing the massage parlours.
“We have about 10 girls for you to choose from and they are good at their massaging skills.
“They will also give you a Ping Pong massage if you request,” one of the men said.
When asked whether they offered sexual services, he said they do not offer such services.
As we were walking away, another man approached him and asked if there were any new masseurs, suggesting that he is a frequent customer.
Brickfields OCPD Assistant Commissioner Muhammad Azlee Abdullah, however, said he had not received any reports of such activities from the public.
“If there are reports of vice activities, we will definitely take action.
“I urge the public to come forward and report vice activities to the police,” he said.
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In the Round of 16, matchups for the men saw a total of 2,819 votes cast while the women’s side barely topped that mark with 2,287 votes.
After two rounds of action, a total of 14,444 votes have been counted.
Only two double digit seeds remain alive on the men’s side, No. 24 Ashton Gyenizs (wrestling) and Stokes. Teammates Gyenizs and Stokes will face off against each other later today. Their teammate No. 5 Nicholas Racanelli (wrestling) joins them in the Quarterfinal Round. Racanelli will be tasked with taking down (no pun intended) the defending men’s champion Robinson.
Wilkes wrestling saw all three of their athletes advance from the Round of 16 into the Quarterfinal Round and is the only remaining team to have more than two athletes still in action.
Robinson cruised in his matchup over No. 17 Jack Fisher (baseball), winning by the second largest margin of victory in Round of 16 action (18 percentage points). No. 2 Jose Tabora (football) pulled out a much tighter victory defeating No. 15 Thomas Bowen (men’s basketball) by just two percentage points. He will face teammate No. 7 Jeff Steeber.
The last Quarterfinal Round on the men’s side will feature No. 3 Courtney Murphy (men’s tennis) and No. 6 John Wink (men’s lacrosse).
No. 1 Gabrielle Giordano was not affected by the upset heavy day and sailed past No. 16 Aislinn Speranza (women’s soccer). Giordano will face Castro in the Quarterfinal Round. Two double-digit seeds in Joly (No. 21) and Varela-Seri (No. 13), Kelly and No. 6 Jessica Egan (women’s soccer), No. 10 Samantha Cecere (women’s soccer) and Burkhardt round out the remaining Quarterfinal Round matchups on the women’s side.
All three multiple sport athletes in the bracket, Giordano, Kelley and Joly, are all still alive heading into the Quarterfinal Round.
Seven different teams are still represented on the women’s side (basketball, field hockey, ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer, softball and tennis) and the men’s side has been narrowed to five (basketball, football, lacrosse, tennis and wrestling).
The updated bracket with Round of 16 pairing is available here: 2018-19 #BeaconAOTY Bracket
Quarterfinal Round: Today
Semifinal Round: Tomorrow
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Another Carrier Offers Limitless Stop-Loss For Health Plans
By staff Writer | June 23, 2010 at 08:00 PM
HM Insurance Group is offering unlimited lifetime maximum stop loss coverage for self-funded health care plans.
HM, a unit of Highmark Inc., Pittsburgh, is one of a number of insurers that in recent weeks are offering unlimited stop-loss coverage to help employers that fund their own health care plans meet the mandates of the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Among its many provisions, PPACA bans lifetime maximums for health care benefits.
HM is providing limitless policies for its new and renewal business, along with no annual maximums, subject to approvals by state regulators, the company says.
HM’s stop-loss coverage also meets other PPACA requirements, including dependent coverage to age 26 and the exclusion of pre-existing condition limitations. HM also says it will not change its rates.
It also announced it will not alter the way it pays qualified claims for policyholders who elect to participate in its early retiree reinsurance program.
HM’s announcement comes less than a week after the company said it plans to buy health plan stop-loss business from Mutual of Omaha. For more on that development, click here.
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3 Ways Federal Life, Health and Annuity Legislation Could Evolve Now
By Allison Bell | January 07, 2021 at 02:20 PM
Industry groups could benefit from their efforts to build bipartisan coalitions.
Demonstrators clash with U.S. Capitol police officers while entering the Capitol building today. (Photo: Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)
Major news organizations said Wednesday that two Democrats, Raphael Warnock and Jonathan Ossoff, were the winners of Tuesday’s Senate runoff elections in Georgia.
Protesters who said they were supporting President Donald Trump later broke into the U.S. Capitol and shut down activities there for hours.
Other protesters who said they were supporting the president organized protests that disrupted government operations in Georgia, Kansas, Utah and other states.
(Related: U.S. Capitol in Lockdown, Pence Evacuated as Protesters Surge)
Many things about how Washington will work may now be less certain than they seemed just a few weeks ago.
Assuming that Biden soon takes office as president, and that Democrats can, with the help of Vice President Kamala Harris, hold a 51-vote majority in the Senate, in Congress — and that Congress operates more or less as it has in the past — insurers, financial professionals and industry groups will want to find a way to move back toward toward policymaking.
Here are three ideas about how life insurance, annuity and health insurance policymaking in Washington could work this year.
1. Recent events may increase the odds that President-elect Joseph Biden and other Democrats can pass legislation through “regular order.”
Supporters of a bill need a majority in the House and 60 votes in the Senate to get ordinary bills through Congress, through “regular order” proceedings.
Supporters need a majority of the votes in the House and only a majority of the votes in the Senate to get some budget bills through Congress.
Because of growing partisan gridlock, members of Congress have structured a growing number of proposals as amendments to giant, “must pass” budget bills, rather than as stand-alone bills. Congressional leaders often assemble the giant omnibus bills quickly, and members of Congress say they often have only a hazy idea of what’s in the omnibus bills.
In December, for example, the president signed H.R. 133, the bill that created the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2021 (CAA 2021) package, just a week after congressional leaders posted a difficult-to-search 5,593-page draft of the package on the web.
Important sections, such as a provision that changed the interest rate benchmarks used in the official Internal Revenue Service definition of “life insurance,” became law with little notice.
Moreover, to fit measures in budget packages, lawmakers must craft the measures to comply with the rules that govern budget packages.
If recent events increase federal lawmakers’ interest in passing bipartisan legislation, that could help insurance industry groups get stand-alone bills through Congress. Interest groups would get a chance to comment on bills at hearings, and lawmakers would go over bill details during public markup sessions.
If, however, partisanship increases, or stays about the same, giant budget bills could become more important than ever, with lawmakers, congressional staffers and interest groups making more open, more formal efforts to tailor measures to fit into the giant budget bills.
2. Any new emphasis on bipartisanship could be good for life and annuity bills.
Groups such as the American Council of Life Insurers, the National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors and Finseca have spent decades developing bipartisan legislative affairs strategies.
As a result, they have been able to attract both Democratic sponsors and Republican sponsors for efforts to get the Secure Act legislation through Congress, and for the new Secure Act 2.0 proposal.
If partisan gridlock persists, that could increase the focus on proposals that can be implemented with amendments that look like budget changes, such as changes in tax or deductibility rates, and decrease interest in proposals that are hard to mesh with budget bill rules, such as proposals that might require the creation of major new government agencies, and proposals that have nothing to do with government spending.
3. Medicare, Medicaid and long-term care finance bills might have an easier time than ambitious major medical insurance bills.
In recent years, lawmakers have been able to get some health insurance measures with bipartisan support, such as the 21st Century Cures Act, through Congress.
The new CAA 2021 package includes “surprise medical billing” sections and health care price transparency provisions that had bipartisan support.
But Republicans have not been able to pass many bills that make major changes to core Affordable Care Act commercial health insurance programs.
Democrats may now face similar problems with getting major medical insurance programs through Congress.
During the Congress that just ended, the 116th Congress, only 14 of the 48 senators who were Democrats, or who were independents who caucused with the Democrats, signed on as cosponsors of S. 1129, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ single-payer “Medicare for All” health finance bill.
Some of the Democrats who will be new to the Senate in the 117th Congress have made a point of saying that they want to update the Affordable Care Act, but that they do not want to move the United States to a single-payer health finance system. Warnock and Ossoff, for example, have said that that they oppose Sanders’ approach to creating an entirely government-run health finance system.
That may be a sign that Democrats in the new Congress will have trouble either passing a Medicare for All bill or, conversely, repealing the Affordable Care Act and returning the country to a framework that’s similar to what was in place before 2010.
Measures to maintain and improve Medicaid and Medicare benefits have had some bipartisan support. Members of the 117th Congress may see Medicaid and Medicare as good targets for efforts to bring Democrats and Republicans closer together.
The effects of COVID-19 on nursing homes, the fact that Biden is 78, and the fact that several senators are over 80 may also increase lawmakers’ interest in efforts to improve support for home care and adult daycare services, and to create new mechanisms people can use to pay for long-term care services.
If partisan gridlock persists, then health insurance policymaking may focus mainly around efforts to protect Medicaid against budget cuts, and to develop the bills needed to keep Medicare from becoming insolvent.
— Read 5 Kinds of Bills Biden Might Be Able to Get Through Congress, on ThinkAdvisor.
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Ship suspected of carrying radioactive waste cleared, to be dismantled in Turkey
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Turkish authorities have cleared a ship that was suspected of carrying radioactive waste and it is on its way to the Turkish coast for destruction. Turkey's Chamber of Environmental Engineers warned last week that a ship laden with radioactive material and waste had recently left Angola and was approaching an Aegean port in the province of İzmir, saying that the ship is dangerous and should be intercepted before entering Turkish waters. The ship, called Kuito, had once been used to refine petroleum and will dock in the Port of Aliağa for demolition. The chamber said the ship could refine 100,000 tons of petroleum and therefore has a high level of radioactive waste and hazardous material on board. At the request of environmentalists, Turkish authorities intercepted the ship six miles off the Turkish coast for an inspection. Inspectors from the Turkish Atomic Energy Agency and the İzmir Environmental Directorate examined the ship on Wednesday and concluded that it contains no hazardous material. The ship will be dismantled at İzmir's Aliağa demolition center, which has become a hub for ship demolition. http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_ship-suspected-of-carrying-radioactive-waste-cleared-to-be-dismantled-in-turkey_371864.html
Radioactive-laden ship nearing Turkish port, environmentalists protest
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A ship loaded with a radioactive material left Angola recently and is approaching to the Aegean port of İzmir, head of Chamber of Environment Engineers (ÇMO) Baran Bozoğlu said, warning that the dangerous ship should be intercepted before entering Turkish waters. Bozoğlu told a news conference on Friday that the ship called Kuito is carrying a radioactive material and will dock in İzmir's Aliağa port for removal procedures. He added that before the ship enters into the Turkish territorial waters in 24 hours, it should be stopped and examined. "A big danger is nearing Turkey," Bozoğlu warned, adding that they warned both Coastal Guards and the Transportation Ministry. He said authorities know what "we know" but they had to warn the public as the ship is approaching Turkey while the authorities are oblivious to the matter. He noted that Kuito ship, according to a report released in 2013, has a capacity to refine 100,000 tonnes of petroleum and includes high level of radioactive waste and hazardous material. "Once it enters into Turkish territorial waters, it will be impossible to return the ship. Because once it runs aground on Turkish soil, it will require huge costs to again make it moving," Bozoğlu said. http://www.todayszaman.com/latest-news_radioactive-laden-ship-nearing-turkish-port-environmentalists-protest_371319.html
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“We wanted to share ‘Brought to the Water’ first because it gives a good idea of the overall sonic tone of the record and really evokes feelings that come with uprooting and throwing oneself into the complacent, monotonous routine of adulthood,” says vocalist George Clarke in a statement.
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Many cut-and-cover trenching projects can be as simple as digging a trench, dropping a length of pipe into the trench and backfilling the trench with the dirt removed from the trench. Other, more complex projects, such as the preparation of a tunnel or conduit beneath existing infrastructure, require significant planning. After the planning phase, cut-and-cover has six essential steps:
Narrow retaining wall trenches are dug on each side of and as deep as the bottom of the planned excavation. These trenches are filled with bentonite mud until a permanent retaining wall material, such as reinforced concrete, can replace the mud.
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Volume 9 No.1 January-March 2019 pp 128-131
The study reveals that non-academic libraries are gradually becoming more important with specialized needs of the users. It also makes a call for library professionals to nurture the skillful activities with concern and commitments. However innovative ventures of professionalism could be effective to satisfy greater demands in a better way. Unfortunately professional courses don’t have any reflection in their curricula to cope with the services of non-academic libraries. LIS schools are not that much aware of designing of their syllabi at per with the demand of non-academic libraries. Enough scope is there to introduce specialized courses for multi-modal service generation via corporate librarianship, digital scholarship, technical writings, and cooperative information delivery – thus make the relevance of the study. An attempt has been made to evaluate the present scenario of non-academic libraries and to understand the professional requirements; so as to build-up the proficiency (competency, skill, expertise) in this sector by revitalizing the LIS courses in an Indian context.
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It’s Official: President Hassan Rouhani of Iran
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei today endorsed the election of Hassan Rouhani as the new president of the country. The action, which took place during a ceremony in Tehran that began at 16:00 local time (07:30 EST), officially made Rouhani the seventh president of the Islamic Republic.
President Rouhani’s public inauguration will be held on Sunday. His overwhelming victory at the polls on June 14 brought back the control of the executive branch of the government under the moderates, after eight rocky years of presidency of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
In Iran, the supreme leader is the governing (as opposed to ceremonial) head of state, the most powerful position in the country. The president is the head of the executive branch of the government, equivalent to an elected prime minister.
Iranian media is reporting that eleven presidents, two prime ministers and seven parliament speakers will participate in Rouhani’s inauguration ceremony on Sunday. They include presidents of Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Armenia, North Korea, Sudan, Sri Lanka and Togo as well as the prime ministers of Syria and Swaziland.
The parliament speakers of Russia, Venezuela, Algeria, Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and the foreign ministers of South Africa, India, Brazil, Turkey, Mauritania, Sri Lanka, Burundi and Palestine will also attend the ceremony.
The vice-presidents of Nicaragua, Tanzania, Cuba and Ghana, and former European Union foreign policy chief, Javier Solana, are also among the attendees.
Photos: Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and President Rouhani along with other senior leaders at the confirmation ceremony of the new president. Tehran, 3 August 2013.
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Bottom photo: Mehr News Agency
Posted by Nader Uskowi at 9:14 AM
Labels: 2013 Presidential Election, Iran politics, Khamenei, Rouhani
Mark Pyruz said...
Well it wouldn't have been considered "rocky" if during those eight years, your family received one of those millions of newly constructed public housing units through a 99 year mortgage.
It also wouldn't be considered "rocky" if your village was one of the many that received a newly constructed public road, school, nearby hospital and electricity.
It also wouldn't necessarily have been considered "rocky" if your town was one of the numerous where the president visited, and you got to see a real life president of your country for the very first time in your life.
But, yes, if you were one of those folks glued to reading media reports, particularly foreign, of Iran's relations with the West, yes it would be considered a "rocky" eight years.
What a sight! LOL!
Dr James B Thring said...
President Ahmadi-Nejad was a world leader uniting the Non-Aligned Countries against the oligarchs and Zionists falsely using the US flag to commit War Crimes and Terrorism wherever their diktat was not bowed to. He hosted many Conferences on State Terror, on Democracy and on WW11, all this we want to hear, even in European countries. He supported the oppressed Palestinians ignored by Europe and now under Israeli diktat Hezbollah is falsely labelled 'terrorist' when the Zionists are the worst terrorists on the Planet. I hope President Rouhani will keep these flags flying and that the Iranian people can turn the unlawful sanctions to advantage.
Lets pray for a new start for Iran.
Ha Ha Ha Ha!! Four more years of Farib va Rea!
Millions of constructed public Housing?? Are you deluded? I used to take some of your reports seriously, but you have indeed sunk very low now.
Ahmadinejad did improve the lot of the poor people and over 2 million public housing units were built alleviating poverty.
It is also interesting to note that China only sent a low level delegation for the inauguration, once again proving the point that Iran should not depend on the money hungry Chinese as they have no long term stable friendships or dependable alliances. China is only interested in dollars and hence their penchant for dollar shops all around the world.
It is good to see that Iran's other powerful neighbors like India did send high level delegations to show their friendship and respect for Iran's democratic processes.
Nader Uskowi said...
The majority of Iranian people rejected Ahmadinejad’s policies at the poll. In small and big town, in rural and urban areas, in central as well as bordering cities, in Qum as well as Baluchistan, all over Iran people voted to reject extremism and accept moderation, in both domestic as well as foreign policies of their government. To the majority of people, those eight years were not just rocky, by simply disastrous.
The argument that only a small segment of society, the relatively well-off youths with access to foreign media, was not happy with their government proved fictitious. The majority of all classes, nationalities, ethnicities voted for moderation and rejected Jalili’s hardline policies, which were closest to Ahmadinejad than any other candidates. This is the lesson of the election and it was healthy and good for the future of the country if all concerned recognize and accept the realities of the country, and help move the country forward.
The majority of people of Iran had a chance to choose between Jalili, the candidate closest politically to Ahmadinejad, and Rouhani, the candidate farthest away from his views and policies, and chose Rouhani and rejected Jalili. They voted to accept moderation and reject extremism. That is the reality of today’s Iran.
majority of Iranian people voted for moderation, because Ahmadinejad brought so many sanctions on Iran! Yes, I know it's us congress and Us president signing those sanctions into Law! but Ahmadinejad made it so easy for them to do so! We have to focus on removing the sanctions so Iran can be prosperous once again!
According to the above list, the Chinese did not send anybody ! This should not mean that they are signaling any change in their policy toward Iran. They know very well that a large share of Iran' external trade sector goes to them !
Haters will hate...nuff said...
AnonymousAugust 4, 2013 at 3:14 AM
You mean haters like you.
I believe I read in the Farsi media that the Chinese had sent a junior Minister of Culture or something. In any case, you are right China is exploiting the folly of the American idiots who under Zionism are hurting their own deadbeat economy as well. Iran could have created many high paying jobs in the US manufacturing and aircraft industries if these moronic sanctions had not stopped it from buying more planes, spares, industrial equipment and chemicals.
Iran is more or less an advanced industrial/petro-chemical economy with a growing manufacturing base and the US could have benefitted by selling it billions of dollars worth of goods and creating high-value jobs, rather than the $7 an hour hamburger flipper part-time "jobs" without any benefits that await the US high-school dropouts and college graduates. Even according to the US Buiness Chamber the struggling American economy has lost over $300 billion worth of business and over 150,000 high paying jobs due to these sanctions and subservience to Zionism.
It is time the American people wake-up and make amends with Iran by taking advantage of this window of change in Iranian politics. This will be a lost opportunity because if the Zionists keep pushing Iran, it will only go back into a more extreme nationalistic mode and then any chance of reproachment or detente is gone for good.
US is playing into the hands of the Chinese by destroying its own deadbeat economy by warmongering and endless "homeland insecurity" paranoia, while business and economic power moves to Asia and China. I am no fan of China and think they are unprincipled money grabbing uncouth vultures who are gouging Iran with inferior third-rate goods and looting our oil. In any case, the Chinese like trained monkeys can only assemble western or Japanese technology based goods and have ZERO INNOVATION. I have managed Chinese engineers who simply lack the imagination to think outside the box or come up with their own designs. They are masters of copy and paste. Even Indians are far better in original research and innovation. It is no surprise that China can't produce a jet engine or even a commercial airliner. China buys Russian jets and then steals the technology and comes up with even more inferior crap.
Iran should be very wary of the Chinese as we have nothing in common, either culturally, socially or economically. At least with Indians we share a history and many cultural aspects, including their language Urdu which is heavily influenced by Farsi, which was the language of the Persian speaking Moghuls for 400 years. Even the Taj Mahal and Red Fort in Delhi are built by Persians, namely the architect Shirazi.
It would be in US interest to cut the crap and improve relations with Iran, the only natural ally and stable nation in the region and it is in long-term US strategic interests as sooner or later China and US are poised for conflict. At least with Americans we share a lot of common things including the same Caucasian race and cultural affiliations.
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It is a hipocrysy to say that majority of the people rejected policies of Dr. Ahmadinejad (or his successors) at the pools, because they haven't been on the ballot in the recent election....
Janati and the wisdom of the Guardian Council, as well as a cooperation of other politicians (Ahmadinejad, Rafsanjani had not chalenged their disqualification) and Qalibaf - Velayati's thoughtful decision to run simultaneously, assured (automatically) Rouhan'i entrance for at least a runoff stage..., or a narrow (lightly over 50%) victory in the first stage.
There was no a call from the establishment for any particular candidate, except a call for a defeat of the enemy through widespread participation and clean election without disturbances, dreamed by the enemies.
Any honest commentator, has to acknowledge that election of Ayatollah Rouhani with the high and peaceful participation of people was the best outcome for the Islamic Republic in present times, and a serious defeat for its enemies....
The enemies would wish other outcome (other candidsate win), than that kind of election's outcome in the IRI...
Who was leading iran would have made no difference to the west,they did not sanction iran because of Ahmadinejad but because iran would not accept their demands,if Rouhani had been president then it would have made no difference,as for the removal of sanctions even if Rouhani announced irans surrender tomorrow the vast bulk of the sanctions would remain in place
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Nov. 1, 2004 -- Coffee and cigarettes are a common combination for many people, but the pairing may compromise the heart, say Greek researches.
Scientists had already found that coffee and cigarettes, each taken alone, affect the heart and represent modifiable risk factors. They each can increase the stiffness of arteries, which has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of heart disease.
The new study, which comes from researchers including Charalambos Vlachopoulos, MD, of the cardiology department at Athens Medical School, shows that when taken together, smoking and caffeine can interact, and together they produce negative effects on the heart.
Vlachopoulos and colleagues conducted two tests.
First, they studied 24 healthy men and women in their early 30s who were all current smokers and coffee drinkers. None were taking heart medications or oral contraceptives, all had normal blood pressure, and none had diabetes or high cholesterol levels.
Participants fasted from cigarettes and coffee for at least 12 hours before each of four sessions, which involved either smoking one cigarette for five minutes or drinking two cups of coffee followed an hour later by smoking a cigarette. For comparison, some participants were given caffeine-free coffee followed an hour later by a sham cigarette.
The researchers found the greatest increase in arterial stiffness occurred in participants who drank coffee and smoked cigarettes in the same session.
The second test was organized differently but had similar results.
This time, the scientists studied a larger group -- 160 people. As in the first test, all participants were healthy and were not taking heart medications or oral contraceptives.
The researchers divided participants into four groups: smokers who drink coffee, smokers who don't drink coffee, nonsmokers who drink coffee, and nonsmokers who don't drink coffee.
Again, the greatest degree of arterial stiffness and abnormal blood flow occurred in the coffee-drinking smokers. In both tests, being male or female didn't have an effect on the significant interactions between coffee and cigarettes.
Taken together, the combined effect of coffee and cigarettes appears to be greater than their individual impact, the researchers say.
"Given the frequent combination of smoking and caffeine intake, these effects on arterial function may have important implications for human health," write the researchers in the Nov. 2 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
Because the study focused on young, healthy people, the findings might not extend directly to other groups, say the researchers.
SOURCES: Vlachopoulos, C., Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Nov. 2, 2004; vol 44: pp 1911-1917. News release, American College of Cardiology.
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Understanding microbes can help farmers manage Africa’s soil crisis
Esther Ndumi Ngumbi Research Fellow, Auburn University
This article is published in collaboration with The Conversation.
To harness the potential of soil microbes Africa must move quickly. As soil degrades, so too does microbial life.
Understanding the microbial diversity of Africa’s soils is important for another reason as well. At least some portion of this diversity is indigenous to particular soils, crops and ecosystems developed over thousands of years of farming.
At a time when multinational corporations are investing to identify, develop and patent soil microbial uses and inventions, Africa needs to understand the value of microbes.
The commercial value of its diversity should be realised.
At the same time, many of the agronomic products developed are based on soil microbes. This will benefit farmers elsewhere who face similar challenges, whether arid soils or crop diseases.
Root-based evidence
At an Auburn University laboratory, we have demonstrated that soil microbes can help corn and cotton plants withstand insect damage and water stress. Research has been directed at basic and applied aspects of using beneficial bacteria as microbial innoculants to promote plant growth and provide biological disease control. This enables plants to grow better, with bigger roots.
Research points to the possibilities:
In Mexico, results from a three-year field trial showed that application of beneficial microbes could help restore eroded soils in the southern Sonoran desert.
In Egypt, researchers showed that enriched populations of beneficial microbes enable pepper plants to survive and grow in the desert.
In Colombia, farmers have used soil microbes to increase the yield of cassava plants by 20%. And in India, microbes were used to enhance drought tolerance in rice.
Africa’s soil crisis calls for quick and creative action. In addition to a citizen soil knowledge initiative, we need to use all the techniques already available to protect and restore soil, particularly through applying integrated soil fertility management.
This is the approach widely promoted by organisations such as the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa.
The alliance invests in agriculture as a way in which to help tackle poverty. It combines farming methods and materials available to farmers to improve soil health, whether manure, fertilisers or crop residue left in the field.
Promotion of integrated soil fertility management can go hand in hand with engaging farmers in citizen science networks. It will connect them to agricultural universities, research institutions and agricultural enterprises.
Citizen science enlists people who care about the issue and involves them in the process of inquiry and discovery of new knowledge. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), for example, is using citizen science to map global soil moisture.
Citizens collect, weigh, dry, and reweigh soil samples to determine soil moisture content. They add this data to a central information hub on the internet. Participants get feedback about the quality of their soils and how best to care for them.
There are tens of millions of smallholder farmers across sub-Saharan Africa. They all have a stake in soil health.
Given the opportunity through a citizen science initiative, they could revolutionise understanding of African soils. This would increase the continent’s ability to use the soil microbes that are essential for agriculture and life.
Sowing the citizen science seeds
Farmers must be encouraged and supported through a broad-based citizen science initiative. NASA’s work is a good example of citizen science having the desired effect.
Such a campaign on African farms must be coordinated with agricultural universities, research institutes and agricultural enterprises.
A citizen science initiative to identify and analyse soil microbes could combine the use of simple field lab testing of soils and mailing duplicate soil samples to national or regional laboratories for deeper analysis.
Clearly, much would need to be hammered out for the network, including the designation of laboratories; staffing and funding; principles for the sharing and use of data; and communication of findings back and forth between citizens and scientists.
But this is crucial. Africa’s future food security depends on how we protect and restore its soils today. The problem is so extensive that doing so will take every tool at our disposal, and the support of every ally.
As an African soil scientist, I know that there is an army of biological allies in the soil itself – soil microbes. There are more microbes in teaspoon of soil than there are people on earth. They are all constantly at work.
Microbes enable soils to cycle nutrients and water and to maintain a healthy structure. They also promote plant growth, even under stressful conditions. Soil microbes offer new tools for the revitalisation of degraded soils, and for strengthening the resilience of crops subjected to increasing levels of environmental and climatic stress, diseases and pests.
Soil is the base of our food, income and economy.
But across 65% of African farmland, soil is in trouble. Most of it is depleted. What gives the soil life, threatens its very existence. Soil lacks life-giving nutrients, organic matter and rich microbial communities.
The solution should start with farmers. A comprehensive knowledge of soils, especially their little-known but crucial microbial life, must be developed.
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Author: Esther Ndumi Ngumbi, Research Fellow, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, Auburn University
Image: A man uses a bicycle to transport a sack of sandy soil from a small scale mine in Bugiri, 348 km (216 miles) east of Kampala, Uganda’s capital. REUTERS/Edward Echwalu
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Black deaths from COVID-19 are higher than white deaths due in part to institutional racism and social impediments, such as poverty. The Pittsburgh-based Black COVID-19 Equity Coalition is a group of public health researchers, businesspeople and elected officials working to address those factors as a way to secure better health and economic outcomes for the black community during the pandemic.
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46% Of Gen Z Students See China As A Threat—Here’s Why More Should Be Wary Of CCP Influence
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Until COVID-19 began to ravage the globe, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) influence on American life largely flew under the radar. It was not until the CCP “disappeared” doctors, jailed reporters, and withheld information on COVID-19 to hoard medical supplies that at least some Americans began to realize the threat China poses to America and the world.
But even after these devastating maneuvers, China maintains a grip on the minds of not only its own people but numerous Americans. According to a new poll from Young America’s Foundation and The Federalist, nearly half of high school and college students believe the coronavirus crisis impacting America is mostly our own government’s fault and not the fault of Chinese leaders who covered up the severity and devastating impact of the disease.
We should not act surprised at these poll results, because the CCP has deep roots in American life, especially at colleges and universities. For years the CCP has funneled millions of dollars to American institutions of higher education by sponsoring students, funding Confucius Institutes, and even creating cells of the Chinese Communist Party at schools.
According to one report to the U.S. Department of Education, American universities between 2010 and 2017 received more than $17 million from the Chinese Ministry of Education. This estimate is conservative because only transactions over $250,000 trigger reporting requirements.
Indeed, the CCP has made American colleges and universities dependent on their funding. According to one report in the New Republic, paying full tuition, the approximately “350,000 Chinese students at American universities play in the self-censorship regime: not as individuals contributing to censorship, but as a financial punishment or reward. Beijing’s ability to direct Chinese students to cash-strapped universities—or take them away—gives universities a powerful incentive to act carefully.”
The report noted several examples of American universities caving to CCP pressure. For example, when the University of California, San Diego invited the Dalai Lama to speak at its commencement, China stopped funding Chinese scholars hoping to attend the school. Chinese foreign students made up approximately 14 percent of the student body. North Carolina State University ultimately canceled a visit from the Dalai Lama in 2009 when faced with similar pressure.
This report also outlined several examples of professors and graduate students self-censoring their criticism of the regime in hopes of attaining visas to study in China. One graduate student said: “It has gotten to the point where I don’t engage with anything overly political relating to the Chinese state.”
Beyond funding, the Chinese students at American universities sponsored by the CCP have created party cells at the schools they attend. According to a report from Foreign Policy, students or visiting scholars, at the direction of their home institution’s party committee, create the party cells to strengthen “ideological guidance” during their time in the United States. According to the report, we know cells have existed at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; University of California, Davis; University of California, San Diego; West Virginia University College of Business and Economics; University of Bridgeport in Connecticut; Ohio State University; Northern Illinois University; and the University of North Dakota’s aviation department.
We should not give the CCP more credit than it deserves, but we should also be alarmed at the significant impact its efforts have on graduates of American universities. When graduating high school, 50% believe China is a threat and only 20% of students believe China is an ally according to the new YAF/Federalist poll. After students graduate from American colleges and universities, only 39% believe China is a threat, and 33% believe it is an ally.
Whether it is self-censorship caused by funding, work of party cells, or the extreme “political correctness” on college campuses that the CCP taps into, these poll numbers should be a frightening wake-up call for the American people.
Thankfully, the President recently announced a pause on student visas, and the Department of Education is beginning to look into the issues surrounding CCP influence within American education. Hopefully, this is just the beginning of rethinking our entire relationship with China, as well as its CCP-backed infiltrators within the United States.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — Images of angry pro-Trump demonstrators storming the U.S. Capitol Wednesday prompted stunned reactions from leaders around the world, as well as within the United States.
In a raucous, out-of-control scene, protesters fought past police and breached the building, shouting and waving Trump and American flags as they marched through the halls. One person was reported shot at the Capitol, according to a person familiar with the situation. That person’s condition was unknown.
“Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress,” UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted. “The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.”
Disgraceful scenes in U.S. Congress. The United States stands for democracy around the world and it is now vital that there should be a peaceful and orderly transfer of power.
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Lawmakers had to be rushed from the building, interrupting challenges to Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory as trespassers breached building security.
Nicola Sturgeon, the first minister of Scotland, tweeted that the “scenes from the Capitol are utterly horrifying.”
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Micheál Martin, the prime minister of Ireland, tweeted that he was watching the developments in the U.S. “with great concern and dismay.”
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Some political leaders within the U.S. recoiled at the events in Washington D.C.
New York Rep. Ritchie Torres called it “the greatest assault on American democracy in the modern history of our country.”
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan called it a “heinous and violent assault on the heart of our democracy.”
All Americans should be outraged by this attack on our nation’s Capitol. This is a heinous and violent assault on the heart of our democracy. I will not stand for this, and neither should any American.
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South Carolina Senator and Trump ally Lindsey Graham called the siege on the Capitol a “national embarrassment.”
I support peaceful protests but not violence and destruction. People need to leave the Capitol now!
This is a national embarrassment.
— Lindsey Graham (@LindseyGrahamSC) January 6, 2021
Trump issued a restrained call for peace well after the melee was underway but did not urge supporters to disperse. Earlier he had egged them on to march to Capitol Hill. He later issued a video statement purportedly to urge his supporters to stand down, during which he also repeated unfounded claims of a stolen election.
Wednesday’s ordinarily mundane procedure of Congress certifying a new president was always going to be extraordinary, with Republican supporters of Trump vowing to protest results of an election that they have baselessly insisted was reversed by fraud. But even the unusual deliberations, which included the Republican vice president and Senate majority leader defying Trump’s demands, were quickly overtaken.
U.S. Capitol Police hold protesters at gun-point near the House Chamber inside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
The protesters abruptly interrupted the congressional proceedings in an eerie scene that featured official warnings directing people to duck under their seats for cover and put on gas masks after tear gas was used in the Capitol Rotunda.
Reporters and anchors described scenes of bedlam and fear, questioning how security and the nation’s leaders did not anticipate it.
“This is so, so embarrassing for the United States of America,” CNN’s Wolf Blitzer said.
Television networks had gathered to watch the congressional debate over the election but their cameras quickly turned to ominous scenes outside the building as a crowd that had listened to an angry speech by Trump marched to the building.
As demonstrators climbed steps and penetrated the Capitol, it quickly flew out of control.
“The mob has overtaken the process of trying to certify the electoral college,” said Fox News Channel reporter Chad Pergram. “Security here at the U.S. Capitol has failed.”
“How were you not prepared for this?” NBC News’ Katy Tur said.
“That is not Ukraine, that is not Belarus,” ABC anchor George Stephanopoulos said as images of people banging on the U.S. Capitol door played.
Some anchors were quick to assign blame: CNN’s Jake Tapper said it was violence incited by Trump, his supporters and leaders of the congressional effort to challenge the electoral college vote, Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas and Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri.
“It’s an absolutely disgraceful moment in United States history and there are specific villains,” Tapper said.
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Fake US leg band earns pigeon a reprieve from Australian death sentence
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A pigeon that Australia declared a biosecurity risk has received a reprieve after a U.S. bird organization declared its identifying leg band was fake.
The band suggested the bird found in a Melbourne backyard on Dec. 26 was a racing pigeon that had left the U.S. state of Oregon, 8,000 miles away, two months earlier.
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Commentary OpinionPULLING NO PUNCHES
Christian voters score, liberals strike out
Exclusive: Matt Barber stresses significance of values victories in Tuesday's elections
By Matt Barber
And somewhere men are laughing and somewhere children shout, but there is no joy in Libville – the lefties have struck out.
But it's not just liberal Democrats who lost big on Tuesday. The "centrist" Republican establishment crashed and burned as well, lending credence to the growing narrative that a thoroughly exasperated America has entered the age of the political outsider.
While this week's midterms saw sweeping victories for both conservative candidates and ballot initiatives nationwide, the big winners were religious liberty and family values. Two particular victories best illustrate this national shift in the electorate's "tolerance" for "progressive" socio-political extremism.
First, voters flushed Houston's anti-woman "HERO" ordinance. This radical "LGBT" policy would have, among other things, allowed sexually confused men in women's public restrooms and showers, severely punishing anyone who tried to stop them.
Second, was the unexpected trouncing Kentucky businessman and outspoken Kim Davis supporter Matt Bevin laid on Democrat Attorney General Jack Conway in that state's governor's race.
While Houston's bathroom bill was crushed by 62 to 38 percent, Bevin, who was behind in the polls all the way to the end, nonetheless handily beat Conway by 53 to 44 percent.
The Bathroom Bill
Houston, Texas, is anything if not "progressive." After all, voters there have thrice elected a militant lesbian activist as that city's chief executive. After Mayor Annise Parker's misogynistic bathroom bill spiraled down the toilet bowl of life Tuesday, she angrily proclaimed, "No one's rights should be subject to a popular vote!"
On this we agree, Ms. Annise. No woman, teenager or little girl should ever have her absolute right to safety and privacy subject to a popular vote. How dare you place women and children in danger and force your constituents to reaffirm this self-evident truth.
If you have a trace of honor, you'll resign.
Women have a right not to be confronted in the shower by a naked, mentally ill man in lipstick. To say that he's the "discriminated against" party here, represents everything wrong with today's America. While I'm proud that Parker, a public official, has blocked me, a private citizen, on Twitter, all the foot stomping and "equal rights" propaganda in the world couldn't block the people of Houston from protecting themselves, their wives and their daughters.
But we shouldn't be surprised at Parker's rage. HERO was her own personal Rosemary's baby – the bastard byproduct of corrupt political artificial insemination. She had already pulled out all the stops to ram it through. You may recall that just last year, in an effort to bully them, she illegally subpoenaed the sermons and privileged communications of a number of Christian pastors who vocally opposed the bathroom bill, as well as having her city attorney, David Feldman, subvert Houston's citizen petition process by illegally tossing out nearly three-quarters of the already validated petition signatures needed to put her utterly insane "gender neutral" ordinance up for a vote by the very people whose privacy it would sexually assault.
It took the Texas Supreme Court and the voters of Houston to set Ms. Parker, um, straight.
Matt Bevin's 'Kim Davis effect'
Kentucky Gov.-elect Matt Bevin ran on a bold and unwavering conservative platform. While he won the election fair and square and is eminently qualified to serve as governor, both his supporters and detractors alike agree that it was his courageous public support of embattled Rowan County Clerk Kim Davis that tipped the scales. This support got out the evangelical vote and made a difference – big time.
After Kim Davis was thrown in jail by a rogue federal judge for refusing to waive her First Amendment rights and violate her conscience by signing her name to counterfeit "same-sex marriage" licenses, Bevin visited her in jail and publicly voiced his unequivocal support for both the institution of marriage and for Davis' absolute right to defend it.
"The election was not even close," said Mat Staver, Davis' attorney and chairman of Liberty Counsel. "The lopsided victory for Matt Bevin stunned most political pundits. There is no question that the issue of religious freedom and same-sex marriage played a role in the results. The people favor traditional values and marriage, and they are tired of the political elites, represented by Governor Beshear, who are out of touch with ordinary, God-loving citizens. We look forward to working with Governor-elect Matt Bevin to accommodate the religious convictions of Kim Davis and other Kentucky clerks. Finally, we will have common sense and the Constitution prevail in Kentucky," concluded Staver.
And work together they shall. Bevin publicly announced Friday that he will exercise his legal authority as governor to ensure that Ms. Davis receives the accommodation she both deserves and the U.S. Constitution demands.
In short: Kim Davis wins. Bullies lose.
The big take away
This midterm election proves, once more, that when the evangelical, Catholic and Orthodox communities get out and vote en masse, both conservatism and family values prevail.
In Houston we saw a highly motivated group of Christian pastors lead their flock to the polls in unprecedented numbers. It took a perverted threat against their wives and daughters to spur it, but they stepped up and did it – and they are to be commended for doing so.
In Kentucky we saw the persecution of one woman inspire a Christian political outsider to take up her cause and stand firm in her defense. He will soon take over as governor and, rouge courts notwithstanding, guarantee that her right to freedom of conscience is protected.
This is Christian leadership in action. If we, the Christian faithful, wish to see an America that once again reflects our values and honors and glorifies the God of our creation, then we must take charge. It is leading that makes a leader, and each and every Christian is empowered to leadership by the grace of the Holy Spirit.
A first step toward leadership is to exercise your Christian duty by voting for men and women who hold to the objective truths found within the pages of God's word. The anti-Christ pagans can take nothing from us that we don't surrender.
The establishment, be it Democratic or Republican, is lying to you. Not only do the "social issues" matter, it is these issues that drives voters to the polls. The "social issues" are biblical issues – moral issues that transcend politics. The "social issues" belong within the purview of the church. They always have. Values voters represent the base of the Republican Party, and when the Republican Party takes the biblical position on these issues, it wins.
But, as they say, "This was just a midterm election." It was a base hit. If we're going to hit a grand slam in 2016, Christian voters must step to the plate once more.
And then we have to swing for the bleachers.
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Commentary OpinionTHE FOURTH ESTATE
Horn dog Charlie Rose's deeper hypocrisy
Exclusive: Jack Cashill notes size of shamed broadcaster's 'carbon footprint'
By Jack Cashill
Among the many things we have to be thankful about this Thanksgiving is never having to watch another live broadcast featuring Charlie Rose.
As all the world now knows, feminist champion Rose, formerly of PBS and CBS, is something of a horn dog.
Apparently, he has been a chronic abuser of vulnerable women since he first acquired power over young people eager to get ahead in the world of media.
What the world does not know is that Rose has also been a chronic abuser of our vulnerable planet, at least since he played PBS well enough to acquire the means to abuse the planet.
Abuse, in this latter case, is in the eyes of the beholder. Those who think the climate-change movement has long since reached the point of hysteria are not overly troubled by the size of Rose's "carbon footprint."
Those, however, who take footprint size seriously ought to be more troubled by Rose's various holdings than by Rose's various gropings.
After all, as talk-show guest Leo DiCaprio told an approving Rose on one appearance, "This is the biggest problem mankind has ever had to face." And DiCaprio's "this" wasn't sexual harassment.
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According to Fortune magazine, Rose owns a large house in Henderson, North Carolina, and a 5,500-square-foot summer home on Long Island.
To put the Long Island house in perspective, it is more than twice as big as the average American home. That is a lot of air-conditioning.
According to Newsweek, Rose purchased a 525-acre farm in Oxford, North Carolina, he uses as a country retreat. He even gave it a name, "Grassy Creek Farm."
According to the Charlotte News & Observer, Rose also has an apartment overlooking Central Park in New York City as well as apartments in Washington, D.C., and Paris.
Rose burns a whole lot of carbon not only to maintain his properties but also to get from one to the other. Rose, of course, does not fly commercial.
True, private jets can burn a coal mine full of carbon, but for a guy like Rose they have advantages that transcend convenience.
Reah Bravo knows all about this. She was an intern on Rose's show in 2007 and endured the full Charlie, including naked perambulations around his hotel room.
On one occasion, as the New York Daily News reports, "The two got on a small private jet, and Rose got out of his seat and pressed himself against Bravo."
"I felt at a loss," Bravo told the Daily News. "I mean, what am I going to do? We were how many feet up in the air?" Can't do that sort of thing on commercial, can one?
Bravo also told of working at Rose's "private waterfront estate" on Long Island. You would think that a guy worried, in his words, about "catastrophic climate change" would not want a home anywhere near the water. Not so. Not Charlie.
Although Rose has used his various platforms to promote climate-change alarmism, he appears to have worried about his carbon footprint only when he was on the air.
To watch him and DiCaprio – the man who chartered a 737 to take his buddies to Australia to celebrate New Years early – trade anxieties about the planet makes their otherwise insufferable conversation at least vaguely amusing.
On his PBS show in 2014, Rose grilled the foreign minister of France, Laurent Fabius, on climate change. On this occasion, Rose was more earnest and anxious than ever.
"Where is the resistance?" he pleaded. "What stands in the way of something that clearly threatens the planet?"
Much of that resistance comes from the same people who resist militant feminism. These are the people who know enough not to take pious grandstanders like Charlie Rose seriously.
Jack Cashill
Jack Cashill has a Ph.D. from Purdue University in American studies. His lastest book is "Unmasking Obama."
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Donald Trump Big Fan Of Vladimir Putin's Murderous Man Balls
Sure, Vladimir Putin may be a murderous thug who, some say, poses such a gimungous threat to freedom and democracy and the US of A that some Republicans have vowed to block him on Facebook and not even return his sexts if they are elected president. But at least Pooty Poot Poot isn't a pussy. And isn't that really what matters?
After declaring Donald J. Trump a "bright and talented person" and undisputed frontrunner in the race to lose to Hillary Clinton next November, Putin received a reciprocal sack squeeze from his ideological twin, The Donald, on MSNBC's show about coffee:
MIKA BREZEZINSKI: Do you like Vladimir Putin's comments about you?
DONALD TRUMP: Sure. When people call you brilliant, that's always good. Especially when the person heads up Russia.
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Well, I mean, it's also a person that kills journalists, political opponents, and invades countries. Obviously, that would be a concern, would it not?
TRUMP: He's running his country, and at least he's a leader. You know, unlike what we have in this country.
Say what you will about the tenets of a federal semi-presidential republic, Joe, but at least it's an ethos. And the journalists murdered under Putin's regime probably had it coming.
SCARBOROUGH: But again, he kills journalists that don't agree with him.
TRUMP: Well, I think our country does plenty of killing also, Joe. So, you know.
No, we're not sure we do know. We're accustomed to hearing all about how President Obama is a tyrannical dictator for allowing the IRS to do its job, for trying to do some kind of a thing about global warming, for talking to the leaders of other countries, for being a black president in the White House. That is, when he's not being an un-Putinesque girly-man. But certainly if he were to invade some countries, kill some folks, and disappear his political opponents, well, that would make his critics like Donald Trump applaud and cheer and say, "Finally! Leadership!" Besides, Morning Joe, Putin might do stupid things, but who doesn't these days?
TRUMP: There's a lot of stupidity going on in the world right now, Joe. A lot of killing going on, a lot of stupidity. And, uh, that's the way it is. But you didn't ask me the question, you asked me a different question, so that's fine.
We shudder to imagine what question Trump would have preferred Joe ask him.
[Joe.My.God.]
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Lindsey Kennett, Reporter
Tags: Pearisburg
Pearisburg police: Husband, wife dead after murder-suicide
Police say two kids were also inside at the time
PEARISBURG, Va. – Police in Pearisburg are investigating a murder-suicide that left a married couple dead.
Investigators said they got a 911 call just after 8 a.m. on Tuesday from a family member who went to check on the couple. When they arrived at the home on the 300 block of Orchard Drive, they found both the husband and wife dead. Police said two children were also inside at the time, but are both safe.
Pearisburg Police Chief Jackie Martin said the victims are a married couple in their 60s.
Neighbors told 10 News off-camera that they woke up to the sound of gunshots and saw police cars lining the street. They also said they did not expect this tragedy to happen because the couple seemed quiet and friendly.
Police said both victims died from single gunshot wounds. Their bodies were taken to the medical examiner’s office in Roanoke.
Investigators added that they’ve never been called to the home before.
Lindsey Kennett
Lindsey joined the WSLS 10 team as a reporter in February 2019 and is thrilled to call Roanoke her new home!
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