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Troopers investigating Ohio crash that killed 14-year-old
Kim Kardashian shares the joy of how she called Alice Johnson in prison to tell her she would be freed
by: CNNwire
Posted: Jun 8, 2018 / 05:26 AM EDT / Updated: Jun 8, 2018 / 05:30 AM EDT
When Kim Kardashian West learned that Alice Marie Johnson — a nonviolent drug offender serving a life sentence — would be freed, she broke the news to her in a tearful phone call.
“I was like ‘you’re going home,’ ” Kardashian said Thursday, recalling the conversation with Johnson.
Johnson, 63, who had spent a third of her life in prison, screamed.
So grateful to @realDonaldTrump, Jared Kushner & to everyone who has showed compassion & contributed countless hours to this important moment for Ms. Alice Marie Johnson. Her commutation is inspirational & gives hope to so many others who are also deserving of a second chance.
— Kim Kardashian West (@KimKardashian) June 6, 2018
“We cried, maybe, on the phone for like three minutes straight,” an emotional Kardashian told CNN’s Van Jones, recounting her advocacy for Johnson, and her role in President Donald Trump’s decision to grant Johnson clemency on Wednesday. “Everyone was just crying,”
It was a sweet ending to the mission Kardashian said she joined after seeing a story by chance about Johnson’s case on her Twitter feed about seven months ago.
Asked by Jones what grabbed her attention about Johnson’s case, Kardashian said she “felt this connection” to Johnson when she learned about her story.
“She lost her longtime job, got a divorce, her son died,” she said. “Everything was going so bad for her, and she got desperate.”
Kardashian said: “I felt like she’s a good person. You can see that in her.”
So, the reality TV star set out to try to help.
She called Ivanka Trump to plead Johnson’s case and also asked her for a meeting with her father, Kardashian said.
“I know that you have compassion for women like this,” she recalled telling Ivanka Trump.
“She immediately felt it,” Kardashian said of Ivanka Trump.
The President’s daughter connected Kardashian with her husband, Jared Kushner, who took an interest in Johnson’s case, according to Kardashian.
Daily phone calls with the White House followed. But Kardashian didn’t want to take too much credit for Johnson’s release and acknowledged the advocacy of others who were trying to help Johnson throughout the years.
“I did what I knew how to do,” she said.
“Everyone has brought attention to this case and I just happened to see it on Twitter. So, I do want to give credit where credit is due to everyone that’s been working so hard on this for so long for her.”
Oval Office meeting with the President
That meeting in the Oval Office took place last week — on Johnson’s birthday. It was a sign, the right day to make her plea, Kardashian thought.
Great meeting with @KimKardashian today, talked about prison reform and sentencing. pic.twitter.com/uOy4UJ41JF
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) May 30, 2018
And Kardashian said she tried to use her platform to help those who had been working on the case.
Kardashian, who had met Trump several times before he became President, said he “felt it. He was compassionate. He was sympathetic to her.”
She kept the focus on Johnson during the meeting, she said.
“I was very focused. I knew that if I have this meeting, I can’t go in there and talk about all the policies that I don’t agree with,” she said.
Kardashian said she “knew there was going to be tons of backlash,” for taking the meeting with the President.
“I knew people wouldn’t understand it. And at that point, I had to make the decision that this was bigger than me,” she said.
The President cited Johnson’s good behavior and rehabilitation when he commuted her sentence after meeting with Kardashian.
BEST NEWS EVER!!!! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 https://t.co/JUbpbE1Bk0
Kardashian said Trump shared the news that he granted Johnson’s freedom in a phone call to the reality star.
He said he had investigated the case, speaking to several people, including Johnson’s warden, and everyone had “a unanimous feeling of Alice, that she will live a great life,” Kardashian said.
“When he said he has the papers in front of him and he’s signing it … my heart was so full,” Kardashian said.
An emotional Johnson marveled at her freedom when she left an Alabama prison after 21 years behind bars, grateful for a second chance and craving seafood.
Johnson was convicted in 1996 of conspiracy to possess cocaine and attempted possession of cocaine. At the time, Johnson was seven months pregnant, according to her daughter, Catina Scales.
President Barack Obama did not intervene in Johnson’s case during his eight years in office because the Justice Department recommended denying Johnson’s request for commutation. Three requests were made but never reached Obama’s desk because he followed the Justice Department’s recommendations, a senior Obama administration official told CNN.
“I told Alice, ‘I’m never going to give up. So, I’ll do what I have to do to … get you out or make this happen if I have the power to do that,’ ” Kardashian said.
There are many more people in Johnson’s situation; their paths just crossed by chance, Kardashian said.
“But it doesn’t mean, we’re going to stop here,” she said.
by fox8news / Jan 16, 2021
SALT LICK TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WJW) — A Friday crash that killed a 14-year-old is now being investigated, the Ohio State Highway Patrol reported.
The fatal single-car crash, which took place just outside of Shawnee in Perry County, occurred around 5:15 p.m.
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Military Sexual Assault Vote Coming Up: Act NOW!
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has garnered the support of 53 Senators willing to vote in favor of the Military Justice Improvement Act (MJIA), which would remove prosecution for cases of military sexual assault from the chain of command, and the legislation is expected to come up for a vote this week. This represents progress for the fight to end military sexual assault – but in order to bring justice to military survivors and avoid a fillibuster, Gillibrand needs at least 60 Senators to vote in its favor.
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Call your Senator today and tell them to stand with survivors of military sexual assault and support MJIA. Don’t wait one minute to take action – since the MJIA is expected to come up for a vote this week, we need all the support we can get on this front as soon as possible.
Military sexual assault is at epidemic proportions, and the longstanding problem is not going to get better if we continue to allow sex crimes to be prosecuted within the chain of command. Survivors deserve better, and our lawmakers should stand by the veterans who suffered sexually violent crimes at the hands of their colleagues and comrades.
Help us take on military sexual assault. Email your Senators to tell them that we must change the current system of handling these cases today.
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From Guns to the Environment, Kavanaugh’s Rulings are Bad for Women
By kmarshall on July 27th, 2018
Throughout his campaign, Trump vowed to appoint Supreme Court Justices who would overturn Roe v. Wade. Overturning Roe would be catastrophic, but unfortunately, there is so much more at stake with Trump’s nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Cut from the Republican Establishment, Kavanaugh has spent his entire Court career favoring corporations and the mega wealthy over the […]
Hillary Clinton Reveals Plan to Combat Sexual Assault, Calls it an “Epidemic”
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In her recent trip to Iowa, Hillary Clinton called sexual assault an “epidemic” on college campuses, and revealed her three-part plan to eradicate campus sexual assault and sexual violence.
“The Battle Within” Photo Essay Depicts Victims of the Military Sexual Assault Epidemic
By Carmen Rios on August 25th, 2014
Mary Calvert, Pulitzer Prize-winning photo journalist, has compiled a photo essay entitled “The Battle Within: Sexual Violence in America’s Military” in order to put a face (and then another, and then another) on the military sexual assault epidemic. The images chronicle the experiences of survivors and their loved ones following their assaults, as well as the process […]
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Let’s Thank These Senators!
By Eleanor Smeal on June 27th, 2014
Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) just held a breakthrough hearing on combating violence against women with IVAWA and CEDAW, and
seven women senators testified. We must thank the Senators for demanding action.
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One Billion Rising: Today, I Rise to #LiftTheBan
By Guest Blogger on February 14th, 2014
I am rising to urge everyone to join me in taking action to reduce the suffering immediately by demanding that President Obama stand up for these girls and women and provide them with access to comprehensive medical care, including the option of abortion, in accordance with the Geneva Conventions.
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Help Us Take on Sexual Assault in the Military!
By Eleanor Smeal on November 14th, 2013
MJIA, which has bi-partisan support, will take the decision of whether to prosecute sexual assault cases out of the chain of command and give it to independent, objective, trained military prosecutors. And it’s coming up for a vote.
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State of Phone Justice: Local jails, state prisons and private phone providers
This policy brief from the Prison Policy Initiative provides an overview of prison and jail phone call fees and makes several recommendations to reform them.
Stopping the Debt Spiral
This report shares the results of a survey of 304 low-income Illinois residents who were asked about their experience with debt, including criminal justice debt. Respondents disclosed the types of debt they had, the number of debts they owed, and the emotional toll debt takes on their families.
Personal Narrative: Khalid Salahuddin
Khalid Salahuddin never received notice of fines and fees that led to his driver's license being suspended. He lost a job offer because he had no license.
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Speed Trap or Poverty Trap? Fines, Fees, and Financial Wellbeing
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Next Stop: Felony Parking
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UNDER PRESSURE: How fines and fees hurt people, undermine public safety, and drive Alabama’s racial wealth divide
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New York City Council Committee on the Justice System hearing: “The Cost of Justice”
FFJC Co-Director Joanna Weiss was invited to testify at a New York City Council hearing, “The Cost of Justice,” about fines and fees in NYC courts.
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Brett Sutton, Daniel Andrews evidence released by COVID-19 Hotel Quarantine Inquiry
Brett Sutton’s anger at how Victoria’s hotel quarantine program was set up without his input has been laid bare in an email released by the inquiry into the scheme.
The inquiry has released a raft of documents it has taken into evidence
In an email, Professor Sutton said it was astounding he was excluded from the process of planning hotel quarantine
Premier Daniel Andrews has explained why he mentioned the use of private security at an early press conference
The state’s Chief Health Officer said it was “astounding” that he and his deputy, Annaliese van Diemen, were excluded from the planning process for the scheme, known as Operation Soteria, despite having legal responsibility for it.
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Don’t Blame Grindr for your Racism
Oct 5, 2018 | Sexual Health News
By now, you should have heard that the gay dating (hook-up) app Grindr has created a new initiative and website to combat the rampant racism and discrimination on their popular site. The Kindr campaign is built around a combination of new community guidelines, stricter enforcement of non-discriminatory policies, and videos that highlight users experience of discrimination on the app.
“Sexual racism, transphobia, fat and femme shaming and further forms of othering such as stigmatization of HIV positive individuals are pervasive problems in the LGBTQ community,” said Landen Zumwalt, head of communications at Grindr. “These community issues get brought onto our platform, and as a leader in the gay dating space, Grindr has a responsibility to not only protect our users, but also to set the standard for the broader community that we serve.”
The new community guidelines for Grindr state, “We have a zero-tolerance policy for discrimination, harassment, and abusive behavior. We want you to be yourself, but not at the expense of someone else. Anyone found bullying, threatening, or defaming another user will be banned.”
It continues, “We will also remove any discriminatory statements displayed on profiles. You’re free to express your preferences, but we’d rather hear about what you’re into, not what you aren’t. Profile language that is used to openly discriminate against other users’ traits and characteristics will not be tolerated and will be subject to review by our moderation team.”
“If you see someone breaking the rules, please report them using the button found in the upper right corner of their profile. We’ll take it from there. You may also encounter people on the app who upset or offend you without necessarily violating our guidelines. In those instances we recommend using the block feature, which will prevent you and the other user from seeing each other or having future contact.”
“Kindr is not going to solve racism by any means,”
As seemingly “woke” as this new campaign is, the real issue is that it cannot address the problem in any meaningful way to change the immediate experiences of the user or the long term effects within our community. Even the creator of this project admits this. “Kinder is not going to solve racism by any means” Zumwalt says. “These issues have been present in our community long before Grindr, but we hope to increase conversations around it and have a dialogue about what constitutes sexual racism.”
What we see on Grindr and other social media apps is a combination of a long history of racism, which highlights a perceived superiority and desirability of white skin, as well as a platform which allows anonymous interactions with users who chose to express their “preference” in the most negative ways.
Racism: We all know what it is, means and does. We know who the victims are (no, white people, it is not you!) and we know who receives the benefits of these actions and beliefs (yes, this is you, white people). In the dating world, the phrase of the week is “sexual racism”. It has been described in many ways, but the consensus is that it is someone, almost always white but sometimes a person of colour, who states a preference for white gay males AS WELL as racist statements such as: “no blacks, no Asians”. Sometimes, men even use foods as metaphors for entire ethnic groups: “No rice” to deter Asian men, “no spice” to keep the Latinos away, and “no curry” to tell Indians they don’t have a shot.
The decades long backlash against asking people to refrain from making such statements shows that many white gay men have a very strong commitment to sexual racism. Our favourite retort is that “because I am gay and don’t want to have sex with women, does that make me sexist?” This is a great example of gas lighting, but it is made the worse because this narrative paints the profile writer as a victim of his circumstances (e.i. born gay) and not one who has created the mess we must all endure while on line with his chosen racist behavior.
A new Australian study published in Archives of Sexual Behavior entitled “Is Sexual Racism Really Racism?” suggests that the answer to that question is probably “yes.” Sex researchers Denton Callander, Christy Newman, and Martin Holt asked over 2,000 gay and bisexual Australian men how they felt about race and dating through an online survey. These men also completed a region-specific version of the Quick Discrimination Index (QDI), a standard survey instrument that measures attitudes on race and diversity. After putting these two data sets together, the trend was clear: “Sexual racism… is closely associated with generic racist attitudes, which challenges the idea of racial attraction as solely a matter of personal preference.”
Sixty-four percent of the men said it is acceptable to state a racial preference on an online dating profile and 46 percent said these preferences do not bother them. Men who had experienced racial exclusion in the past were, predictably, more likely to report being bothered by it than men who hadn’t but, still, a staggering 70 percent disagreed with the argument that sexual racism is “a form of racism.” A majority of them perceived racial exclusion as “a problem” but were reluctant to attribute it to racism.
“Almost every identified factor associated with men’s racist attitudes was also related to their attitudes toward sexual racism,” the researchers reported. Or, phrased in a more optimistic way: “Men with more positive attitudes toward racial diversity and multiculturalism (on the QDI) tended to view sexual racism less positively.
”This correlation strongly suggests that racial discrimination on gay dating apps can be attributed to racist attitudes and not, as so many maintain, to benign aesthetic preferences. Sexual racism, it turns out, is probably just plain old racism disguised in the language of desire.
The study also found that certain independent factors were associated with higher QDI scores and a more critical stance on sexual racism: a college education, past experience with racial exclusion, identifying as gay, and living in a more sexually diverse neighborhood. Other factors like being white and using online dating services more frequently were linked to lower QDI scores and a more favorable attitude toward sexual racism.
In fact, men who used online dating services more frequently were generally more likely to register as racist on the QDI, which might explain why a full 96 percent of the men in the study reported having seen a racially discriminatory profile over the course of their online dating experiences.
Many gay men, the authors note, will be reluctant to perceive sexual racism as “racist” because that term is “a strong label imbued with heavy social condemnation.” Indeed, one of the most common online strategies for shaking off accusations of sexual racism is appealing to the severity of that term.
Social Media: With a few moments and clicks on your laptop, you can be anyone you want and say anything you feel. There is no real Internet police force for racism or discrimination in The United States. In Europe hate speech laws help to slow down the flow, but nothing can stop humans from finding new and interesting ways to harm and hate each other.
For gay males, sex, and the hunt for it, is a time honoured tradition that many believe should be free of judgement. “Whatever get’s your dick hard” has been the mantra for many. But over time, this simple phrase designed to tell people what you want, like a modern day hanky code, has morphed into letting certain groups of people know not to waste their/your time messaging you, in the most negative and mean spirited ways. The word “preference” is thrown around like it somehow absolves the user of any racist intent. Even if this is so, the outcome is more important than this alleged intent. But, let’s be honest, at this point, we all know which codes mean what and to whom, so let’s stop pretending and admit what is going on. Race is a major issue within the gay male community and the Internet is a major breeding grown for hatred! Full. Stop!
Experts say this in part due to the “disinhibition effect,” a phenomenon that encourages otherwise unacceptable social behavior (i.e., outright racism) because of the physical separation smartphones provide. Without having to engage face-to-face, some people indulge inappropriate urges and voice otherwise unacceptable opinions, simply because they’re not forced to deal with the in-person aftermath of their actions. It would be considered outrageously rude, hateful, and discriminatory to walk up to a minority group and say, “I find you unattractive and don’t wish to see or interact with you romantically or sexually.” But on apps, that kind of behavior has become commonplace, and been rebranded as a simple expression of sexual preference.
If you think that a few bad apples are the cause, you would be very wrong. The concern is not about one or two individuals’ poor humanity skills, rather a culture which supports white gay males feeling of superiority to such a degree that they are allowed, to not just state their desire to be with other white men, but also to shame, disgrace, and debase those of other races, all without comment or pushback. But online practices have also been shown to reflect real world attitudes and actions.
Studies have shown that among gay men, those who are tolerant of sexual racism — defined as the sexual rejection of a racial minority — exhibit tolerance of general racism, which challenges the idea of racial attraction as solely a matter of personal preference. In other words, sexual racism and general racism come from the same place. Fed by the same biases and stereotypes as outright discrimination, sexual racism doesn’t deserve qualification as a misunderstood preference.
“Sexual racism is a form of racism because, quite simply, it is the use of racial stereotypes to include or exclude groups of people,” the study’s author Denton Callander told VICE. He said he’s caught a lot of heat for this theory because people view it as an “attack” on their sexual freedom.
“The reality is that our desires—like all of our thoughts and behaviours—are as susceptible to broader social and political trends. At the end of the day, we live in a world rife with racial inequality, so it is not at all surprising that racism should permeate our desires as well.
”The experience of seeing words like “No Asians” or “No hispanics” in a space meant to celebrate and connect the queer community can be exclusionary and dehumanizing, leading to users of color feeling less valued within the LGBTQ community and having fewer romantic and sexual prospects. This isn’t just a matter of moral opinion — statistics back it up. For every 100 messages sent on these apps, white men receive approximately 45 responses; black men get about 36. This may be because white users deliberately filter out minorities, or because users choose not to respond or reach out because of skin color.
Back in 2015 MIC.com published an article about what it is like to be on Grindr as a person of colour. These experiences are so common place that there is a Twitter page dedicated to discrimination on Grindr and, our personal favourite, The Douchebags of Grindr website.
Before you ask:
Yes, there are people of colour who prefer sex/dating other people of colour. (but how often have you seen “no white guys”?)
Yes, there are people of colour who prefer white men.
Yes, it it totally fine to state that you would prefer someone of your own race.
No, it is not fine to state that you don’t want guys of other races.
No, claiming “I’m not racist, its just a preference” is no longer working.
Yes, saying negative things about other races is probably making you look like a racist and even turning off other white guys!
There is an easy solution to this problem on hook-up apps: JUST SAY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND AVOID TALKING ABOUT WHAT YOU ARE NOT.
To quote our managing editor, “Just because you like dick, doesn’t mean you have to be an asshole”.
Tags: discrimination, Grindr, Kindr, racism, sexual racism
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Inside the Instagram AI that fills Explore with fresh, juicy content
Devin Coldewey @techcrunch / 1 year
Instagram has posted an article describing the behind-the-scenes machinery that fills the Explore tab in Instagram with new, interesting stuff every time you open it. It’s a bit technical, so here are five takeaways.
Even Instagram and Facebook have limited resources
Unlike the feed, which some still would prefer was simply chronological, the Explore tab needs to be algorithmically driven. But understanding what’s happening on an image-based social network and recommending new content to people is a problem that’s exactly as hard as you make it.
If these companies had infinite processing power and time, they’d probably come at the question of Explore a bit differently. But as it is they need to serve hundreds of millions of people on short notice and with merely enormous computing resources. I think they put this at the top of the post so people don’t wonder why they’re cutting corners.
It’s also easier to experiment and iterate when you can change stuff and see results quickly, they point out.
It’s all about the account, not the post
So much is posted to Instagram that it would be pretty much impossible to keep track of every photo individually, for recommendation purposes anyway. It’s simpler and more efficient to track accounts, since accounts tend to have themes or topics, from a broader one like “travel” to something highly specific, like especially round seals.
While liking one post from an account doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll like everything else from that account, it is a good indicator that you’re at least interested in the theme of that account. Even if it was this particular post of this particular cat that you wanted to heart because it reminds you of old Mittens, if you’re liking pictures from an account that mostly posts cats, that’s valuable information.
Complex habits inform the algorithm
Notably it isn’t just image features that Instagram uses to figure out what accounts are topically linked, though of course that kind of thing can be detected too. They also use your behavior.
For instance, when you like several posts in a row, they’re more likely to be linked in some way even if Instagram’s algorithms can’t quite see it:
If an individual interacts with a sequence of accounts in the same session, it’s more likely to be topically coherent compared with a random sequence of accounts from the diverse range of Instagram accounts. This helps us identify topically similar accounts.
People just tend to look into stuff that way, going from one travel-focused account to the next, or focusing on animals because they need a pick-me up. All that information gets sucked up by the algorithm and inspected for relevance. Of course deliberate actions like “see fewer posts like this” and blocking accounts has a lot of weight as well.
From “seed accounts” to a top 25
The process of getting from a couple billion posts to just two dozen can be pretty difficult, but you can cut the problem down to manageable size by limiting the Explore tab to accounts linked in some way to accounts the user has already liked or saved posts from. These are called “seed accounts” because everything else in the process really grows out of them.
Because of how the machine learning system represents accounts and their topics inside itself, it’s super easy for it to find a couple hundred similar accounts.
Imagine if you know someone likes a particular reddish-orange marble and you need to find some more like it. If you just dip your hand into a sack of marbles you’re unlikely to find one quickly. Even if you pour them out on the floor you’ll still have to hunt around for a bit. But if you’ve already organized them by color, all you have to do is reach into the general vicinity of the marble they like and you’re almost guaranteed to pick a winner.
The machine learning model does that by giving all these accounts a sort of location in a virtual space, and the closer two are in that space, the closer they are topically.
So the really hard part of paring down a set of billions to a set of hundreds is basically already accomplished by the way the accounts are classified.
From there Instagram does three passes with neural networks of increasing complexity.
First, slightly confusingly, is a simpler, combined version of the next two processes, which takes it from 500 to 150 accounts. This is a little weird, but think about it this way: This neural network has seen steps 2 and 3 happen many times and has a pretty good idea of what they do. Sort of like if you’d seen cookies get made enough times that you could guess at a recipe. You’d probably get close, but you also wouldn’t want to publish it to like a hundred million people. So this step just gets the obvious stuff right.
Second is a computationally cheap neural network that uses way more signals than the simple topical similarity mentioned above. Here’s where your individual likes come into play, as well as the deeper data about accounts. You like travel, sure, but in particular you like couples traveling — both things the marble-sorting algorithm above can help with. Other parameters, like a post’s general popularity, or actually its being different from the other posts in the mix, figure in as well. That skims another 100 off the top, leaving 50.
Third is a computationally expensive version of the above, which does another pass on those 50 and cuts them in half, basically by looking closer and taking the time to include, perhaps, a thousand data points each rather than a hundred.
I guess that was kind of long for a “takeaway.” Don’t worry, the next one is quick.
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Breathing in Moon Dust Could be Even More Toxic Than We Thought
December 15th 18 __Victor Tangermann__Filed Under: Off World
Uninviting Environment
Space agencies are working hard to get humans back to the surface of the Moon. But it’s not exactly the most inviting place.
Astronauts during the Apollo 11 mission in 1969 may not have had any health incidents while they were gleefully bouncing around on the lunar surface, as a NASA mission report from the time points out. But they knew that lunar dust wasn’t their friend — it could irritate their lungs, cause their Moon buggies to overheat — it even started degrading their spacesuits.
Hydroxyl Radicals
And now, scientists have collected even more evidence that Moon dust could be really terrible for us. By studying samples of dust — or regolith — from the lunar surface, scientists at Stony Brook University in New York found that it could react with human cells to create so-called “hydroxyl radicals” — highly reactive particles that have have been linked to lung cancers in the past, New Scientist reports.
“It’s a major health concern for future astronauts,” Donald Hendrix, leader of the study at Stony Brook University, tells New Scientist.
Lunar Cancer
And it gets worse. A different study has found that lunar dust could cause damage to cells’ DNA, which could eventually lead to cancer. The study exposed mouse brain cells, and human lung cells to simulated lunar soil. The results were discouraging: 90 percent of human lung cells and mouse neurons died, according to Universe Today.
The toxicity of lunar dust is going to be a big problem for any human planning on wandering around on the surface of the Moon in the future. “Dust is the number one concern in returning to the Moon,” says Apollo astronaut John Young, as quoted by New Scientist. But it likely won’t hold us back completely.
READ MORE: Breathing in moon dust could release toxins in astronauts’ lungs [New Scientist]
More on Moon dust: Scientists Are 3D Printing Fake Moon Dust Into Useful Objects
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Dr. Alexandre Varela / The Mor Hadbshabo Church and its Secondary Chapels in Gülgöze
The village of Gülgöze (‘Ainwerd’ in Syriac) is located in the historical region of the Tur ‘Abdin, near Midyat in southeastern Anatolia. The site presents several elements which are important in the understanding of the cultural heritage of the Syrian Orthodox Church and of the north Mesopotamian plain in general. Despite its importance, the site was not deeply studied by previous scholars. The most important survey is the Mor Hadbshabo Church, an important fortified church with a rich sculptural decoration and strong walling system. The project aims to study this decoration and fortification, crossing field analysis with the study of the unpublished inscriptions, literary sources and with a comparison with several other religious buildings. (Period: September 2019 – June 2020)
Dr. Milan Vukašinović / Voices of Anatolia: Narrative Constructions of Self and Space in the 13th Century
The project aims to explore the narrative strategies used for the constitution of the self in four autobiographic texts from the 13th century: Nikephoros Blemmydes, Michael VIII Palaiologos, Arsenios Autoreianos, and Gregory of Cyprus. The documents from the Lembos cartulary reveal that the Anatolian space was inhabited and constructed by the principal actors of these narratives. The main idea is to reexamine the fixed notions of the Byzantine self-modeling and self-representation, as well as the usual approaches to historical space as a passive entity. The narrative and spatial practices will be observed as two kinds of cultural and societal actions, that can overlap and influence each-other. Analyzing these two sets of practices together will allow us to transcend the entrenched chronological, geographical, generic, and theoretical divisions in Byzantine history and devise a way to better understand the voices of 13th century Anatolia. (Period: September 2019 – June 2020)
Dr. Hatice Demir / The Effect of Byzantine Architectural Structures in Antalya Kaleiçi, Oldtown on the Development of Seljuk and Ottoman Urbanization
Monograph studies dealing with Byzantine period structures located in Antalya Kaleiçi are limited in number. This work has studied the impact that religious buildings from the Byzantine period have had on the urban texture of the Turkish period, on urbanization, and on the demographic structure. Religious buildings have formed the main lines of urbanization during both Byzantine and Turkish periods. In this context, throughout history new religious places were constructed over older ones, or one type of religious temple converted into another. This research aims to ascertain the contribution of Antalya Kaleiçi Byzantine period religious structures on urbanization. (Period: May 2019 – November 2019
Dr. Deniz Sever-Georgousakis / Against All Evil: Byzantine Portable Objects of Private Protection from Turkey
The research focuses on the concept of apotropaic, spiritual, and/or magico-medical protection and its development in Byzantium over the centuries, a concept reflected in the material world of Byzantium. The integral part of the research explores the function of images and inscriptions on objects of protection. It crosses fields of anthropology and art history to understand the connection between images and inscriptions, and their role as mediators of narratives in scriptures and oral traditions. The study of these objects provides an insight into the fears and expectations of Byzantine society and how the Byzantines dealt with their worries in their daily lives. (Period: September 2018 – June 2019)
Dr. Nebojša Stanković / Narthexes of Middle Byzantine Monastic Churches in Constantinople, Bithynia, Cappadocia, and Mount Athos: Architecture and Function within the Stoudite Monasticism
Nebojša Stanković is an architectural historian (PhD, Princeton University) and an architect (M Arch., University of Belgrade). Dr. Stanković’s current research takes these issues further while turning to a wider geographical area of distribution of the Middle Byzantine (9th to 12th centuries) monastic narthex. The study is conceived as an examination of both architecture and written sources, aimed at exploring similarities and differences in the form and function of the narthex between several important monastic centers of the time and within the Stoudite monastic tradition. The project explores the extent to which function shaped the spatial organization and architectural form. (Period: September 2018 – June 2019)
Dr. Antonios Botonakis / Byzantine Musical Instruments
Dr. Botonakis holds a PhD in Byzantine Musicology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Music Studies, Greece (2013) and music diplomas in both Eastern and Western notation systems. His task in the project is to collect data and examine which musical instruments were present and in use during the Byzantine Era at the Byzantine Empire, based on numerous historical artifacts of that period. He will also participate in the creation of an elaborate documentation of Byzantine Musical Instruments through the design and production of a web portal, that will include by-products such as a fully integrated database for researchers and a digital exhibition for the wider public. (Period: November 2018 – April 2020 )
Dr. Roman Shliakhtin / The City Walls of Istanbul
His primary task in the project is to survey Byzantine and Russian sources and collect data that relates to the Walls in the Byzantine and post-Byzantine period. Secondly, he participates in the detailed survey of the Land Walls of Constantinople that implies a description of the whole wall, tower by tower. At a later stage, the team will unite the source database with the results of the ground survey to form a deep-map portal. The web portal will help Istanbulites and guests of the city to orient themselves on the ground and to know more about the Land Walls, a UNESCO monument that constitutes part of the cityscape since Late Antiquity. (Period: December 2017 – January 2019)
Dr. Mustafa Nuri Tatbul / Changing Dynamics in the Middle Byzantine Komana Pontica, Central Black Sea, Turkey
Dr. Tatbul holds a PhD in Settlement Archaeology from Middle East Technical University (2017), Turkey and an MA in Archaeology from Leiden University, The Netherlands (2007). His research project “Changing Dynamics in the Middle Byzantine Komana Pontica, Central Black Sea, Turkey” aims to enlighten the social, political, economic and religious changes and interactions between Byzantine and Turkic communities during the penetration of Turkic tribes into Anatolia and under further Danishmend/Seljuk rule. He conducts an initial literature survey that will guide him in the future planned intensive surface surveys in the previously identified Middle Byzantine church sites during the extensive surveys by Burcu Erciyas between 2004–2008 in the territory of Komana Pontica. The future intensive survey data, with the guidance of literature survey, in the church sites will try to explore their function, character, contemporaneity and if any hierarchical order, their fate during the penetration of Turkic tribes and Danishmend/Seljuk rule and site preference strategies under the changing dramatic political, social, economic and religious conditions of the period. The research method will integrate literature survey of the period, intensive surface collection and geophysical prospection of the intended church sites and excavation data of an already excavated church site at Hamamtepe, Komana Pontica. (Period: September 2017 – June 2018)
Dr. Nicholas Melvani / Monastic Topography of Late Byzantine Constantinople
The project traces the late history of the Byzantine monasteries of Constantinople within the city’s urban environment. The ultimate aim is to clarify the place of the monasteries within the urban configuration of Late Byzantine Constantinople. Research evolves around two axes: 1) The description of specific monastic complexes on the basis of textual references and material remains, 2) The inscription of the monasteries within the wider framework of Constantinople’s topography and urban landscape with the use of archaeological and mapping methods. (Period: November 2015 – April 2017)
Dr. Silvia Pedone / Contextualizing the architectural sculpture of the Middle Byzantine Age. Constantinople and its hinterland: the case of Küçükyalı
The first stage of the research is to classify and catalogue the findings dug out during the excavations of 2015 in order to have a complete record of all the materials found till date in the area of the building and the surrounding areas. In a second phase comparative researches will be carried out in other sites of Istanbul (e.g. the sculptures of the Fenari Isa Cami) and in sites chronologically close to that of Küçükyalı (Dereağzı). (Period: October 2015 – December 2016)
Dr. Roman Shliakhtin / The Byzantines and the Seljuk Turks in the contested landscape of Late Byzantine Bithynia: Case study on the Sakarya-Sangarius valley
The primary aim of the project is to analyze the Byzantine defense structures in the Sakarya-Sangarius valley in the late Byzantine era. Project investigates how the Byzantines used the features of late antique landscape (e.g. Justinian’s bridge) to make a claim for their share of power in Anatolia. On the basis of his previous studies, he argues that the Sakarya-Sangarius valley was not only a “contested landscape”, but also a landscape of controlled communication, which was meant not to prevent any communication between Byzantium and the Seljuk Turks, but rather to control old roads and river-crossings. (Period: September 2016 – June 2017)
Dr. Siren Çelik / A Historical Biography of Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425)
Siren Çelik obtained her PhD in August 2016 at the University of Birmingham with the dissertation titled “A Historical Biography of Manuel II Palaiologos (1350-1425)”. Manuel was not only an emperor, but also a significant author who produced a massive oeuvre consisting of theological, philosophical and literary works. Most of these works have not been studied by scholars; with this biography, it is hoped that Manuel earns, who has been neglected as an author, a place in Byzantine literature. The thesis discusses Manuel’s literary style and self-presentation, as well as his depictions of other figures. Study also focuses on his position in Byzantine philosophical and theological tradition. Through a close reading of Manuel’s complete oeuvre and various other primary sources, the study tries to construct an in-depth portrait of the emperor as a ruler, a personality and an author, as well as offering an insight into his world and times. (Period: September 2016 – June 2017)
Dr. Caroline Laforest / Burial Customs in Roman and Proto-Byzantine Asia Minor: An Archaeo-Anthropological Perspective
In 2010 Dr. Laforest launched the excavation of a roman house-tomb in the site of Hierapolis of Phrygia for four years. This project became an opportunity to undertake a Ph.D. between the University of Bordeaux, France, and the University of Milan, Italy (supervisors: D. Castex and Pr. D’Andria). The analysis of funeral gestures and practices through archeothanatology, osteological quantification, stratigraphy and study of funeral goods is aimed to reconstitute the management of this densely occupied tomb (MNI: 286 individuals) over a long time, across roman and byzantine times. (Period: September 2015 – June 2016)
Dr. Alex Rodriguez-Suarez / Bell-ringing: Bells and bell-towers in the Late Byzantine Period (1261-1453)
The use of large bells in Byzantium for religious purposes is a rather unknown aspect. Bell-ringing has not received much scholarly attention and Byzantinists have mainly looked at bell-towers. The study aims to investigate both the written sources and the archaeological remains (bells, bell-towers) in Turkey. While the remains of bells (Istanbul Archaeological Museums) and bell-towers (Hagia Sophia, Trabzon) are scarce, the study aims to discover new material on this under-researched subject. Researching the real extent of the use of bells in Byzantium will provide us with information about the cultural changes that took place at different levels during the last centuries of Byzantium, resulting in innovations in architecture and religious traditions. (Period: September 2015 – June 2016)
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Over the Alps’ previously announced A Test of Character update will arrive on November 27th
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Marvel Contest of Champions adds two new characters this month
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If you have not watched this video then you should! I really like it, especially the end 🙂
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I am a licensed psychologist and postdoctoral researcher in psychology with master’s degrees in Mental Health and Child and Youth Studies.
The goal of my research is understanding the interaction between human beings and technology with the goal of maximising benefits and overcome challenges.
Critical inquiry on the psychosocial implications of interactive technologies has been my professional passion since undergraduate school when I conducted one of the first studies on Internet pathological use in 2000.
In 2010, I coined the term Game Transfer Phenomenon (GTP) carving a multidisciplinary area of research to understand the effects of video games.
My research projects are characterised by innovation and impact beyond academia. I have been awarded prices and research grants, including the prestigious European scientific Marie Curie postdoctoral grant.
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My research has been featured worldwide in books about everything from video games, evolution of the senses and a science fiction book; reports (Lloyds emerging risk report (2018); POSTnote by the United Kingdom’s Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (2012); newspapers (e.g., Die Zeit, 2017; The Telegraph – Science, 2016; Washington Post, 2016; El Reforma 2016; Boston Globe, 2014; The International Herald Tribune, 2011); magazines New Scientist, 2011); TV (e.g., BBC news, 2015; an episode of the American series “CSI: Cyber”, 2016; Radio programs (e.g., BBC Digital Human, 2016; BBC – Click, 2011, Piensa Indigo Media, 2012), magazines (e.g., New Scientist 2011; The Atlantic, 2016; Unwinnable Magazine 2016). Other online outlets (e.g., Discovery news 2016; Venturabeat 2015; CBS news 2014; Forbes 2014; Sky News 2014; GameSpot 2014; Kotaku 2011). Amusing parodies (GINX, 2011).
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2015 Cricket World Cup countdown is onHagley Oval2015-11-23T18:03:24+13:00
As the road to next year’s Cricket World Cup begins, Martin Crowe’s 1992 exploits are at the forefront of one mind in particular.
Auckland mayor Len Brown today recalled Crowe’s brilliant batting as his favourite Cricket World Cup moment but wished for more Kiwi success at next year’s tournament.
The mayor then unveiled Auckland’s countdown clock at Queen’s Wharf to celebrate the tournament beginning a year tomorrow.
Black Caps and White Ferns cricketers were part of the 500-strong crowd on Auckland’s waterfront but it was the Cricket World Cup ambassadors who posed for the most photos.
Martin Crowe, Dean Jones, Sir Richard Hadlee and Sunil Gavaskar were all pulled this way and that for pictures with fans young and old.
The World Cup trophy was also a star of the show though no New Zealand captain is yet to hold the trophy aloft. Yet.
The one year countdown to Cricket World Cup in Nelson was marked – in a style true to the laid-back summer holiday destination city – with a game of backyard cricket.
Nelson celebrated its status as one of the 14 host cities, unveiling a giant cricket ball countdown clock while local school children and a few big kids rolled the arm over in Nelson’s at 1903 Square.
Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese and representatives from Nelson Cricket were among the first to leave a handprint on the clock.
A competition was also launched to create a mural on the ball with aspiring artists asked to create a piece reflecting what they believe makes Nelson a special place to live.
Nelson’s Saxton Oval made its Black Caps debut and became the 10th ground to host a men’s ODI, when the West Indies toured there last month. Combining that with a region famous for its golden beaches and beach cricket is sure to be a common motif in entries.
Saxton Oval will host three games at Cricket World Cup, with the West Indies returning to play Ireland. Zimbabwe play recent qualifiers United Arab Emirates and the Black Caps bane of Bangladesh take on ICC Cricket World Cup qualifying champions Scotland.
All children’s tickets for the pools’ stage are $5. Prices for adults start from just $20.
Wellington will be turned into a giant Village Green to welcome the English and their fans for next year’s Cricket World Cup.
At the unveiling of the count-down clock in the capital’s Midland Park, mayor Celia Wade-Brown said Wellington was aiming to be a home away from home for the English who play two of their six pool games at Westpac Stadium – one of which is against New Zealand.
Sri Lanka, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates all play in Wellington during the 14-team tournament which begins on February 14 next year.
Wellington also hosts a quarterfinal an should the Black Caps make the knock-out portion of the event, they will feature in the capital quarter.
Hundreds of Wellingtonians flocked to Midland Park where the World Cup was on show next to a giant cricket ball count-down clock which will be moved around the city.
Photos with the trophy proved just as popular as pictures with World Cup winners Dean Jones and Sunil Gavaskar.
The pair, alongside fellow World Cup ambassadors Sir Richard Hadlee and Martin Crowe are travelling the country today promoting the event and the fact public tickets go on sale tomorrow at 2pm.
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Ralph Lauren’s Personal Car Collection on Exhibit
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Porting Detroit: Become Human from PlayStation® 4 to PC – Part 1
Originally posted September 21, 2020
Lou Kramer
Ronan Marchalot
Nicolas Vizerie
Jonathan Siret
Part 1 written by Ronan Marchalot, 3D engine director, Quantic Dream.
This is a three part series, written jointly by Ronan Marchalot, 3D engine director, and 3D engine senior developers Nicolas Vizerie and Jonathan Siret from Quantic Dream, along with Lou Kramer, who is a developer technology engineer from AMD.
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This blog series discusses the port of the game Detroit: Become Human from PlayStation® 4 to PC. It was released in three parts, and all three parts are now available with links at the end of Part 1.
Detroit: Become Human was released on PlayStation® 4 in May 2018. We started to work on the PC version in July 2018 and it was released in December 2019. It is an adventure game with three playable characters and many different story lines. It has very strong visuals and most of the technology has been developed internally.
The 3D engine has some nice features:
Realistic character rendering.
PBR lighting.
High quality post-processing such as Depth of Field (DOF), motion blur, and so on.
Temporal anti-aliasing.
The 3D engine of the game was designed specifically for the PlayStation® 4 from the beginning, and we had no idea that we would eventually support other platforms. Consequently, the PC version was a great challenge for us.
Ronan Marchalot, 3D engine director, and 3D engine senior developers Nicolas Vizerie, and Jonathan Siret from Quantic Dream will give an overview of the rendering aspects of the port. They will cover which optimizations translated well from PlayStation® 4 to PC, and where they encountered struggles originated by the platform differences.
Lou Kramer is a developer technology engineer from AMD. She helped us to optimize the game, and she’ll give some more detail about non-uniform resource indexing on PC and on AMD cards specifically.
Choice of graphics API
We had already an OpenGL® version of our engine that we were using in our tools.
We didn’t feel comfortable releasing the game in OpenGL®:
We use lots of proprietary extensions which aren’t exposed on all GPU vendors.
The engine has very poor performance in OpenGL® although this can of course be optimized.
OpenGL® has a lot of different ways of doing things, and this can become a nightmare when trying to do the right things on all the platforms.
OpenGL® tools are not always reliable. Sometimes they don’t work because we use an extension they don’t know.
Due to our extensive usage of bindless resources, it was not feasible to port the game to DirectX®11. There are not enough resource slots, and it would have been very difficult to reach a decent performance if we had to reorganize our shaders to use fewer resources.
The choice was between DirectX®12 and Vulkan®, which both provide a very similar feature set. Vulkan® will enable support for Linux and mobile phones later, and DirectX®12 will enable support for the Microsoft® Xbox. We know that we’ll have to support both APIs in the end, but for the port it was wiser to focus on only one API.
Vulkan® still supports Windows® 7 and Windows® 8. As we wanted to provide Detroit: Become Human to as many players as possible, this was a very strong argument over DirectX®12. However, the port took one year, and this argument is gone as Windows® 10 is now widely used!
Concepts of the different graphics APIs
OpenGL® and older versions of DirectX® provide a very simple model to drive GPUs. These APIs are easy to understand and are very suitable for learning purposes. They rely on the driver to do a lot of work which is hidden from the developer. Consequently, it can be very hard to optimize a full-featured 3D engine.
On the opposite side, the PlayStation® 4 API is very light and very close to the hardware.
Vulkan® is somewhere in the middle. There is still an abstraction because it runs on different GPUs, but we have much more control. For instance, we are responsible for handling memory or implementing a shader cache. As the driver has less work to do, we have more work to do! However, coming from the PlayStation®, we were more comfortable with controlling everything.
The CPU of the PlayStation® 4 is an AMD Jaguar with 8 cores. It is obviously slower than some recently-released PC hardware; but the PlayStation® 4 has some major advantages, such as very fast access to the hardware. We find the PlayStation® 4 graphics API to be much more efficient than all PC APIs. It is very direct and has very low overhead. This means we can push a lot of draw calls per frame. We knew that the high number of draw calls could be an issue with low-end PCs.
One other big advantage is that all the shaders can be compiled off-line on PlayStation® 4, meaning the loading of shaders is nearly instantaneous. On PC, the driver needs to compile shaders at load time: this cannot be an off-line process because of the wide configurations of GPUs and drivers that need to be supported.
During the development of Detroit: Become Human on PlayStation® 4, artists could design unique shader trees for all materials. This resulted in an insane number of vertex and pixel shaders, so we knew from the beginning of the port that this will be a huge problem.
Shader pipelines
As we knew with our OpenGL® engine, the compilation of shaders can take a long time on PC. During the production of the game, we generated a shader cache targeting the GPU model of our workstations. It was taking a whole night to generate a complete shader cache for Detroit: Become Human! This shader cache was provided to everyone each morning. But it didn’t prevent the game from stuttering because the driver still needed to convert that code into native GPU shader assembly.
Vulkan® turned out to be much better than OpenGL® to tackle this issue.
Firstly, Vulkan® doesn’t directly use a high-level shading language such as HLSL, but a standard intermediate shader language called SPIR-V. SPIR-V makes shader compilation faster and easier to optimize for the driver shader compiler. In fact, it is similar in terms of performance to the OpenGL® shader cache system.
In Vulkan®, the shaders must be associated to form a VkPipeline . A VkPipeline can be made with a vertex and a pixel shader for instance. It also contains some render state information (depth tests, stencil, blending, and so on), and the render target’s formats. This information is important for the driver to ensure it has everything it needs to compile shaders in the most efficient way possible.
In OpenGL®, the shader compilation does not know the context of shader usage. The driver still needs to wait for a draw call to generate the GPU binary, and that’s why the first draw call with a new shader can take a long time to execute on the CPU.
With Vulkan®, VkPipeline provides the context of usage, so the driver has all the information needed to generate a GPU binary, and the first draw call has no overhead. We can also update a VkPipelineCache when creating a VkPipeline .
Initially, we tried to create the VkPipelines the first time we needed them. This caused stuttering much like the OpenGL® driver strategy. The VkPipelineCache is then up-to-date, and the stuttering will be gone for the next draw call.
Then we anticipated the creation of the VkPipelines during loading, but it was so slow when the VkPipelineCache was not up-to-date that our background loading strategy was compromised.
In the end, we decided to generate all the VkPipeline during the first launch of the game. This completely eradicated the stuttering issue, but we were now facing a new problem: the generation of the VkPipelineCache was taking a very long time.
Detroit: Become Human has around 99,500 VkPipelines ! The game is using a forward rendering approach, so material shaders contain all the lighting code. Consequently, each shader can take a long time to compile.
We found a few ideas to optimize this process:
We optimized our data to be able to load only the SPIR-V intermediate binaries.
We optimized our SPIR-V intermediate binaries with SPIR-V optimizer.
We made sure that all CPU cores were spending 100% time on VkPipeline creation.
Finally, a big optimization was suggested by Jeff Bolz from NVIDIA and has been very effective in our case.
A lot of VkPipelines are very similar. For instance, some VkPipelines can share the same vertex and pixel shaders, differing only by some render states such as stencil parameters. In this case, the driver can consider internally that it is the same pipeline. But if we create them at the same time, one of the threads will just wait until the other one finishes the task. By nature, our process was sending all the similar VkPipelines at the same time. As a solution, we just re-sorted VkPipelines . The “clones” were put at the end, and their creation ended up much faster.
Performance of the VkPipelines creation is very variable. In particular it depends greatly on the number of hardware threads available. With an AMD Ryzen™ Threadripper™ with 64 hardware threads, it can take only two minutes. But on a low-end PC, it can unfortunately be more than 20 minutes.
The last case is still too long for us. Unfortunately, the only way to improve this time further is to decrease the number of shaders. It requires that we change the way we create materials to share them as much as possible. It was not feasible on Detroit: Become Human because artists would have to rework all the materials. We plan to do proper material instancing in our next game, but it is too late for Detroit: Become Human.
Descriptor Indexing
To optimize the speed of draw calls on PC, we use descriptor indexing with the extension VK_EXT_descriptor_indexing . The principle is simple: we can create a descriptor set containing all the buffers and textures used in the frame. Then we can access the buffers and textures with indices. The main advantage is that all resources are bound only once per frame even if they are used by many draw calls. This is very similar to bindless resources in OpenGL®.
We create arrays of resources for all the types of resources we use:
One array for all 2D textures.
One array for all cube textures.
One array for all material buffers.
We have just a main buffer which changes between draw calls (implemented as a ring buffer), and which contains a descriptor index referencing the right material buffer and the right matrices. Each material buffer contains indices of used textures.
With this strategy, we can have a low number of descriptor sets shared by all our draw calls which contains all the information needed to draw the frame.
Optimization of descriptor sets updates
Even with a low number, the update of descriptor sets was still a bottleneck. Updating a descriptor set can be very expensive if it contains many resources. In Detroit: Become Human, we can have more than 4,000 textures in a frame for instance.
We implemented incremental updates of descriptor sets, by tracking which resources become visible for a given frame, and which resources exit visibility. This also limits the size of the descriptor arrays, as they only need to have the capacity to handle visible resources at a given time. The tracking of visibility is lightweight as we do not use an expensive intersection algorithm with O(n.log(n)) . Rather we use two lists, one for the current frame and one for the previous frame. Moving still-visible resources from one list to the other and examining the remaining resources in the first list helps to identify which resource enters and leaves the frustum.
The resulting deltas of this computation are kept for four frames – we use triple buffering, and computation of motion vectors of skinned objects requires one more frame to be available. A descriptor set should remain immutable for at least four frames before it becomes available again, because the GPU may still be using it. As a result, we apply the deltas by bundles of four frames.
In the end, this optimization reduced the descriptor set update time by one or two orders of magnitude.
Primitive batching
The use of descriptor indexing allows us batching many primitives in one draw call with vkCmdDrawIndexedIndirect . We use gl_InstanceID to access the right indices in the main buffer. Primitives can be batched if they share the same descriptor set, the same shader pipeline, and the same vertex buffer. This is very efficient especially during depth and shadow passes. The total number of draw calls is reduced by 60%.
This concludes Part 1 of our series. Why not continue reading?
In Part 2 Lou Kramer, developer technology engineer at AMD, discusses non-uniform resource indexing on PC and on AMD cards specifically.
In Part 3, you’ll find Ronan Marchalot discussing shader scalarization, Nicolas Vizerie discussing multithreaded render lists, pipeline barrier handling, and async compute shaders, and Jonathan Siret discussing memory management.
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Part 2 of this joint post between Quantic Dream and AMD looks at non-uniform resource indexing on PC and for AMD cards specifically.
The final part of this joint series with Quantic Dream discusses shader scalarization, async compute, multithreaded render lists, memory management using our Vulkan Memory Allocator (VMA), and much more.
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This trio of images by Thornton Utz was created to illustrate a single story in the flagship Curtis Publishing magazine The Saturday Evening Post. With a bold mid-century modern aesthetic and the dry brush gouache technique popular in glossy magazines in the 1950s, the set presents an enticing take on American femininity as idealized during the Cold War 1950s. We had these professionally matted and framed in triptych form, in a fun contemporary gallery frame which captures the era perfectly. Verso labels are still intact - indicating that these were published in 1955, for a story titled "The Honeycomb Sensation."
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Thorton Utz (1914-2000)
Thorton Utz was born in the southern town of Memphis, Tennessee, a location his German ancestors first settled generations earlier. The men in the family established roots as craftsmen, which led Thorton's father to a profession in the carriage trimming business. When carriages gave way to the automobile, his father made an easy transition into the automobile upholstery trade. Thorton was the youngest of six but the only son. The neighborhood he grew up in was filled with large families of modest means. At twelve, Thorton began creating a comic strip that he distributed to the neighborhood kids. "I must have enjoyed that first taste of drawing because I kept at it. I remember doing a design for a decorative carving we made in manual training."
In high school the only training in the art field was found at Memphis Technical. Utz received encouragement from his teacher, Burton Callicott, a former commercial artist who emphasized the practical use of an art career. During his second year of training, he befriended Euclid Shook, who would quickly become his partner in many artistic enterprises for the next several years. During the summer Utz and Shook would do display work for the Mid-South Fair, as well as floats for the Cotton Carnival. Willing to tackle just about anything, they were rarely without work. Utz and Shook graduated from high school in 1933 and over the course of the next year managed to save enough to enroll in the American Academy of Art in Chicago. As Thorton reminisced, "I don't think I learned much that year - except that I would never learn art in an art school."
Running low on funds, young Utz slowly but surely worked his way into a steady position in advertising by moving from one print shop to the next. During this time while making a call on fellow artist, Ben Stahl, he met a charming and beautiful model named Louise Prohaska. Although they struck up a friendship, it would take some time for her to warm to the idea of a relationship with a starving artist. Finally, love won over and they decided to marry on March 6, 1940. Again his relationship with Ben Stahl would surface when Ben passed on a freelance project to do a color page for Bell Aircobra. Out of this grew a business that would sustain him in the years to come.
Signing an agent in 1944, Utz received his first big magazine assignment by illustrating a short story for The Saturday Evening Post. A growing family was soon supported by his growing success. Thorton Utz found life with his wife Louise, two girls, Merrily and Wendy, and son David, a fulfilling experience. During February of 1946, on a trip to New York, Louise and Thorton stumbled upon Westport, Connecticut while vacationing with Ben Stahl. The next major step for the Utz family was purchasing a home in Westport, Connecticut. The Utz's settled quickly into this comfortable hamlet and became part of an artistic community that supported the public and private life of this young couple.
The 50's brought prosperity to the country as a whole, and Thorton's knack for capturing the humorous in everyday situations fueled his personal success. Suburbia and the nuclear family provided ample subject matter and Thorton's photographic snapshots on canvas were widely sought after. Commuting was a common practice, as wives would often drive their husbands to the train station, and later their children to the bus stop. Utz's February 2, 1957 Saturday Evening Post cover typifies everyday dilemmas showing a wife rushing in her nightgown to the train station to deliver her husband's forgotten briefcase. Utz often employed mutiple frames to show the progression of an event. Life in suburbia produced gender stereotypes that became wonderful topics for vignettes that captured American culture and interesting idiosyncratic behavior. During this period Thorton produced forty-five covers for The Post.
Utz's wife, Louise, became ill in the mid 60's and he took personal charge of her care. This may have been the reason for Thorton's move to the Sarasota area, as Louise’s health continued to decline. During this time away from the commercial world in the late 60's and early 70’s, magazine advertising was being offset by the television industry. After Louise died, Utz formed a map-making business, doing illustrated maps of the Sarasota area until he was able to sell the small business and return to his art on a more regular basis.
Utz eventually remarried. He and his new wife, Maud, added a son, Scott and daughter, Dawn to their previous families and began a shared life together. Along with this new relationship in his personal life, came a fresh phase in Thorton's career. He would build a lovely home, which includes a studio of his own design. He began to develop his portraiture work along with the help of Maud. They would interview the prospective client, get a feel for their living environment, and take a series of photographs that could be used as a reference upon returning to the studio. Utz would then proceed to paint five or six poses. The client was then given several thematic backgrounds to choose from and the rest were offered as artwork in his gallery. Several of his more famous subjects were Jimmy and Amy Carter and the Princess of Monaco. This would become the mainstay of Thorton Utz career until his death in 2000.
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In the two-and-a-half years since it opened shop on Bel-Red Road, Mox Boarding House has become a gathering place for board gamers in the Puget Sound region and beyond. Mox prides itself on community-building, and this spring, the company brought together local gaming luminaries to raise funds for a worthy cause.
On Sunday, May 21, 2017, Mox hosted The Gauntlet: Infinity – its fourth annual charity tabletop gaming tournament. Each year, twenty game companies and community organizations send teams of four to compete in the day-long event, which began at noon and concluded with an awards ceremony and after-party at 10 PM. The teams spend the six weeks leading up to the tournament raising funds for a local non-profit organization; this year’s beneficiary was Treehouse, a Seattle-based group that supports foster children and their families.
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* CFP: Forming the Future.
* CFP: The Senses of Science Fiction: Visions, Sounds, Spaces (Warsaw, December 2019).
* CFP: Decolonizing the Undead.
* CFP: Adaptation and Nostalgia.
* In Urging Faculty Not to Unionize, Marquette Cites Catholic Identity. Better doublecheck that citation.
* J.R.R. Tolkien fans — here’s your chance to become part of Marquette University’s oral history project.
* Attributed to “Mrs. F. C. Harris,” [“A Runaway World”] is the first American science-fiction story by a woman using her own name.
* 2019 Hugo Finalists.
* Wild Seed goes to series.
* I went on a little tear about Slaughterhouse Five some people seemed to like.
* Nike and Boeing Are Paying Sci-Fi Writers to Predict Their Futures.
* Science fiction and the path back.
* What Western Media Got Wrong About China’s Blockbuster ‘The Wandering Earth.’
* My point in observing that atmospheric carbon levels have gone up about about 14% while Game of Thrones has been a thing is that geological time is now faster than pop-cultural time. This has only ever been true before of earthquakes and volcanoes.
* Counterpoint: Climate change should be the subject of every DNC debate.
* There were just too many millionaires and billionaires here for a disaster on a great scale to be allowed to take place. Heaven or High Water: Selling Miami’s last 50 years. Louisiana’s disappearing coast. Housing policy is climate policy. Striking at the End of the World. Climate Change Drove Neanderthals to Cannibalism, New Research Suggests. Fascism and ecology. Fascism, ecology, and misogyny. Neoliberal catastrophism. The road to civilizational collapse. Sounds like a lovely place for the last 10,000 people alive to hold up. Now do I have your attention?
* It’s only going to get worse: Trump Just Purged DHS Because Its Leaders Weren’t Breaking the Law Enough. Trump told border agents to break U.S. law and defy judicial orders.They all belong in jail.
the cruelty is the point, yes, but it is also a means to an end: normalizing and legitimizing ever-greater cruelty as a sober and patriotic response to accelerated conditions of suffering which they and we all know are coming. it's a pedagogy in brutishness
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) April 5, 2019
I love how we're all just going about our 9-5 jobs and normal habits while the fact that–short of immediate, transformative action–a near-term mass die-off alongside the collapse of civilization is the most plausible scenario.
— syd🌹🌱 (@SydneyAzari) March 25, 2019
once this deleuzian I knew shared a reading of The Matrix about how "resistance" was an electrical engineering pun that also described how the movie's human body batteries functioned to power the system that enslaved them and I'd be lying if I said I didn't think of this often
— Patrick Blanchfield (@PatBlanchfield) October 15, 2018
* Trump Homeland Security Official Suggested Antifascists Were ‘The Actual Threats.’
* Hess told me that some people think there’s one kind of education within the purview of everyone willing to work to get it, the “embarrassing” kind, and then there’s another kind that is luxury goods, strictly for “elites” from “elite” institutions—however corrupt the latter may be—served tableside by an underpaid servant class.
* Just a few years ago, universities had a chance to make a quality education affordable for everyone. Here’s the little-known and absolutely infuriating history of what they did instead.
* Huge, if true: Assessment Is an Enormous Waste of Time.
* Exciting new horizons in making student evaluations even worse.
* Teaching in the time of Campus Reform.
* ‘I started dreading going to class’: Women speak out about sexual harassment experiences at Duke. Elsewhere on the Duke beat: Duke to Pay $112.5M Over Allegations of Falsified Research. Duke’s Nursing School Failed Them. They Say Their Race Played a Role.
On James B. Duke whose "true “innovation” came not in the 1880s, when the cigarette machine transformed the production process" but in the expansion of corporate power, partially through the manipulation of the 14th Amendment to protect corporate interests https://t.co/Sug2Vl8scf
— corinne blalock (@corinneblalock) April 5, 2019
* The death of an adjunct. This is how you kill a profession. How to talk to NTT faculty. There’s a lot of pain in academia today. So many workers/scholars are feeling left behind in the job market. If you are, too, you’re not alone. I talk to 8 working-class scholars who have been pushed out of the academy in this special Working episode.
* Academic travel culture is not only bad for the planet, it is also bad for the diversity and equity of research. Reimagining the Annual Meeting for an Era of Radical Climate Change.
* How America’s College-Closure Crisis Leaves Families Devastated. What happens to faculty after a college closes?
* A Jesuit University Without History or Philosophy?
* The Militarization of Johns Hopkins Exposes a Nationwide Trend.
* The humanities: not so bad!
* I tell my students, “Look, we’re here to discuss the meaning of life.” The meaning of life is that I’m alive for the time being. I’m in a world which is making contradictory demands upon me. What do I do?
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— Jacquelyn Ardam (@jaxwendy) April 4, 2019
* Amazing coincidences happen every day.
* Dear legislators: Harvard uses federal work study money to fund Dorm Crew, making low income students clean dorms of other students. It gets worse. Investigate.
* The digital humanities debacle.
* Unsilencing the writing workshop: creative writing heresy from Beth Nguyen.
* On Ungrading.
* Chinese schools are using facial recognition on students. But should they? I say teach the controversy.
* Start school later! This is the lowest hanging fruit for educational improvement there is.
* A Note From Your Colleagues With Hearing Loss: Just Use a Microphone Already.
* Love to live in an apartheid state: “GOP leaders criticize Gov. Tony Evers’ lead pipe replacement plan, raising concerns that too much money would go to Milwaukee.” And a flashback to October: As the tax dollars paid to the state rose 19% between 2009 and 2015, an increase of more than $400 million, the amount of revenue the state shared with the county did not grow, according to county officials.
Every urban area in America gets looted three times: first by city officials redirecting resources to wealthy white residents, then by county officials outflowing money to the white suburbs, then by state officials outflowing money to other, whiter regions of the state.
— Gerry Canavan (@gerrycanavan) April 10, 2019
…which doesn’t even factor in the way the federal payments system loots densely populated Democratic regions for the benefit of tiny populated Republican regions.
* Buzzfeed returns to Baraboo, Wisconsin, site of the infamous Nazi prom photo.
* ‘Disgusted by it:’ Whitefish Bay High School students accused of using racist language.
* Make Milwaukee Socialist Again.
* Abigail Nussbaum’s Us link roundup.
* “Jordan Peele’s Mad TV contract stopped him from getting onto SNL so he started smoking weed and began plotting to take over Hollywood.”
* In the history of gaming there are just 14 playable black female characters.
* That on a long enough MCU timetable (at least some) Skrulls are going to turn out to be evil after all is the icing on the cake.
* Real Native history in a video game: An Indigenous take on The Oregon Trail.
* After the Paradise Fire.
* The Suprising History of the Ball Pit.
* All the absolute worst people in the world, working together and on the same page.
* Bidenwatch: when the cool uncle becomes the creepy uncle.
* Gravelmentum.
* Buttigiegmageddon.
the real stakes of the Democratic primary are not about policy or about winning the election but about which group of crooks, scammers, and amoral hangers-on get cushy jobs with a tremendous amount of power and influence for the next decade, so you can see why people care so much
— Gerry Canavan (@gerrycanavan) April 2, 2019
* Twilight of Rachel Maddow.
* The Senate having another extremely normal one.
actual quote from the Senate floor today: "You'll notice … important features here: First of all, the rocket launcher strapped to Pres. Reagan's back & then the stirring, unmistakeable patriotism of the velociraptor holding up a tattered American flag." https://t.co/mv4h6oSKd0
— Rex Santus (@rexsantus) March 26, 2019
* Give the Nobel Prize in Literature to dril. Give it to Bill Watterson, too!
* Teen boys rated their female classmates based on looks. The girls fought back. ‘Think of the mothers of sons’: Notre Dame mom begs female students to stop wearing leggings, sparking protests. Sports-Bra Outrage.
* “New bills would ban pelvic exams without consent.” You mean they aren’t already — what?
on the sand, half sunk a shattered visage lies, whose frown
and wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command
which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things
the hand that mocked them, and the heart that fed- pic.twitter.com/rbYadoG4Dn
— matt lubchansky (@Lubchansky) March 29, 2019
* The US government is holding Chelsea Manning in solitary confinement again. It’s a vindictive, unconscionable attack on a brave truth teller.
* The changing face of homelessness in America in 2019.
* The Actuality of Marx’s Immiseration Thesis in the 21st Century.
* Minimum wage increases are associated with reduced numbers of suicide deaths.
* Using Chosen Names Reduces Odds of Depression and Suicide in Transgender Youths.
* Chronic, passive suicidal ideation is like living in the ocean. Let’s start talking about how to tread water.
* 13% of the world’s companies are ‘zombies.’ That’s not healthy.
* Today in the richest society in human history: Why I Am Stockpiling Insulin in My Fridge. The absurdly high cost of insulin, explained.
* Epilepsy patient refuses to leave Vancouver hospital until her health needs are met.
we write "Millenials Are Killing The [X] Industry" because when you write "Unsustainable Profit-Driven Systems Are Crumbling Around A Wage-Suppressed Global Populace Serving Roughly 2000 Aging Billionaires" people get too depressed to click through & watch our hair cream ads
— regular gem (@Choplogik) April 5, 2019
* The keeper of the secret: one man’s devotion to uncovering the details of a single lynching case from the 1920s.
* A majority of bitcoin trading is a hoax, new study finds.
* The end of Subway.
* They tried to warn us: Microsoft announces it will shut down ebook program and confiscate its customers’ libraries.
* The Joker trailer legitimately seems like an SNL digital short about trying to make a prestige, Oscar-bait comic book movie. I can’t believe it’s real.
* The Deep Space Nine Anniversary Documentary Is Hitting Theaters for One Day Only.
* Fossil found from the day the dinosaurs died? Seems hard to believe, but wow.
* Click this link if you dare, but remember that some things that are learned cannot be unlearned.
* Conspiracy Theories Can’t Be Stopped.
* It’s Rupert Murdoch’s world, we’re just all going to die in it. I hate what they’ve done to almost everyone in my family.
* The rent is still too damn high.
* Columbine Survivors Talk About the Wounds That Won’t Heal. This week in Hell World.
Nearly 20 years after the mass shooting at Columbine High School, students there are putting stickers on their ID & cellphones to indicate their desire for images of their bodies to be publicized & shared if they are killed by gun violence.https://t.co/Ynvy1oA0ml via @CNN
— Sarah Boxer (@Sarah_Boxer) April 1, 2019
* First photo of a black hole. An informative Twitter thread.
* How Animators Created the Spider-Verse.
* That’s me in the corner. Atheism and democracy.
* How IBM Watson Overpromised and Underdelivered on AI Health Care.
* A Mysterious Infection, Spanning the Globe in a Climate of Secrecy.
* Depressing, yes, but also sort of comforting.
* Just going to go ahead and green-light this Goodfellas sequel.
* This road trip movie, too.
* I assume this is already a CBS procedural.
* It’s hard to imagine a more egregious betrayal of Tolkien’s moral and philosophical worldview than a Gollum video game, at least until the Amazon series comes out.
* Putting academic knowledge to real world use: Experts Determine Whether Tyrion And Sansa Are Still Married On ‘Game Of Thrones.’
In the 1960s a woman lived in a house with a dolphin, tried to teach him English, and jerked him off daily. The experiment failed because the lead scientist was obsessed with giving the dolphins LSD. The experiment shut down and the dolphin killed himself https://t.co/VgikyScg4c
— Jason Koebler (@jason_koebler) April 4, 2019
Phew! Almost to the end now!
* The Matrix at 20.
* About ten years too late, it’s a start: How Good Are FiveThirtyEight Forecasts?
* The Avengers: Endgame theory that Ant-Man kills Thanos by expanding inside his butt, explained.
* Miracles and wonders: Unless I’m mistaken this is the first time gene therapy for Huntington’s disease has ever gone to human trials.
* It is amusing the Dungeons and Dragons- a game for small children- has a more accurate model of intelligence than the Quilette people do: it’s a minor bonus to an extremely noisy stochastic process that is easily swamped by situational advantage modifiers.
* Support your local library.
* Meet Leigh Cordner, Medieval Times’ creative director.
* Revolutionary War hero Casimir Pulaski might have been a woman or intersex.
* RIP Vonda McIntyre.
* The unexpected philosophical depths of the clicker game Universal Paperclips.
* Just kidding! There’s no plan for either problem.
* Great news from the elite world of comics podcasting.
* Coming Spring 2026: Fatigue: A Star Wars Story.
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What is the best advice when it comes to a relationship break up?
updated on 29.08.2020 29.08.2020 by getbackexLeave a Comment on What is the best advice when it comes to a relationship break up?
The best relationship break up advice is to make a decision and follow through with it. This is far more difficult than it sounds unless there are no feelings in the relationship at all. A break up is usually difficult and can affect the person who is ending the relationship just as much as the person on the other end.
Some people think that the decision to leave is simply waking up one morning and making the decision, or during a heated battle between spouses someone says it is over. That is usually far from the truth, it usually starts with a single thought “should we break up” or “is this working?” and then snowballs. If you are not careful then you can make the wrong decision and regret it later. This article’s purpose is to offer the best relationship break up advice so you can make an informed decision and do it right the first time.
Circumstances such as catching your spouse cheating will really make you question whether to continue with the relationship or to end it. It sometimes pushes you to break off the relationship immediately however this is usually not the best approach. Like in any decision you should never make it when angry and worst yet before you think things through. Many people who do this end back in the sack with the same person and the cycle continues. As mentioned earlier when you make a decision you should follow through but it really helps when you know for certain it was the right one to make.
So what should you consider before you decide to break up your relationship?
Your main concern should be whether you really want to end this union or not. This may seem funny but many times we make decisions without really knowing what we really want to do. If you do not know what to do then the best thing is to hold off on the decision. This does not mean stretching it out as long as possible but giving yourself sometime to take everything into consideration.
Balance the pros and cons of the relationship and consider realistically if it can work or not. For example if he or she is abusive this is what you may have to live with for the rest of your life. Once you are honest with yourself then you will know what to do. Even if it means later down the road the relationship breaks up because let’s face it there are other factors which can hinder you from leaving immediately. Once you have finally decided that this is what you want then it is time to put it into action.
What is the best way to leave?
There really is no best way to end a relationship it really depends on the person you are dealing with. For example if dealing with an abusive and ill tempered person it will be best to terminate things with a friend around or sometimes with a Dear John letter. Remember, your safety is paramount and you do not want to put yourself at risk. On the other hand if the person is your average person then the best way to do it will be face to face. Leave everything amiably but expect them to sometimes bite back in the form of saying nasty things or begging for one last chance. In these scenarios you must be strong and stick with what you decided.
Remember at the time of a break up people will say anything for you to stay however it is usually a matter of time before he or she goes back to their old routine. Therefore as mentioned earlier the best relationship break up advice is to make that decision and stick with it right through.
If you would like to read more on this topic then we recommend taking a look at the break up blue print which has everything you need to know about terminating a union. For more details
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Question: hi...I am 20 weeks pregnant... but till now i cant feel any movement of baby. I am very much afraid. is it normal
Pratibha KumariSupergirl
Answer: If this is your 1st pregnancy you still can't feel any movement of your baby till 22or 23 week. This is a normal condition. Give yourself sometime and be relaxed and tension free. You might be able to feel baby movement soon So be relaxed and tension free
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vydehi kanchrla16 months old baby
Answer: It's normal u can feel them in 22 to 23 weeks
Question: Iam 16 weeks pregnant till now i cant feel any movement of baby
Answer: Hello dear. It is absolutely fine. You should feel your baby's first movements, called "quickening," between weeks 16 and 25 of your pregnancy. If this is your first pregnancy, you may not feel your baby move until closer to 25 weeks. By the second pregnancy, some women start to feel movements as early as 13 weeks. Early in your pregnancy, you may just feel a few flutters every now and then. But as your baby grows -- usually by the end of the second trimester -- the kicks should grow stronger and more frequent. Studies show that by the third trimester, the baby moves about 30 times each hour. But if I share my personal experience my gynae told me that there should be movement every hour. Hope it helps.
Question: I am 20 weeks pregnant but i haven't feel any movement till now..
Answer: You should feel your baby's first movements, called "quickening," between weeks 16 and 25 of your pregnancy. If this is your first pregnancy, you may not feel your baby move until closer to 25 weeks. By the second pregnancy, some women start to feel movements as early as 13 weeks. Early in your pregnancy, you may just feel a few flutters every now and then. But as your baby grows -- usually by the end of the second trimester -- the kicks should grow stronger and more frequent. Studies show that by the third trimester, the baby moves about 30 times each hour. But if I share my personal experience my gynae told me that there should be movement every hour.
Question: Now I am 20 weeks of pregnant but till now i didn't feel any movements
Answer: You should feel your baby's first movements, called "quickening," between weeks 16 and 25 of your pregnancy. If this is your first pregnancy, you may not feel your baby move until closer to 25 weeks. baby's movements as butterflies, nervous twitches, or a tumbling motion. At first, it may be hard to tell whether your baby has moved. Second- and third-time moms are more adept at distinguishing those first baby movements from gas, hunger pangs, and other internal motions. By your second and third trimesters, the movements should be more distinct, and you'll be able to feel your baby's kicks, jabs, and elbows.
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Two views on today’s Hungary: Al Jazeera and Dokuworld 2013 (Germany)
Hungary’s liberal world is buzzing with news of the documentary shown on Al Jazeera, an independent television station broadcasting from Doha, Qatar.
I received the following from our friend S.K. this morning:
Unexpected irony from an unexpected corner: Hungary on Al Jazeera
The neo-Nazi Jobbik party is known for its frequent sympathy demonstrations towards Arabs and specifically towards the Palestinians, using this as a cover to express their anti-Israel and anti-Jewish sentiments, if not hatred. This was surprising at first, but due to the relentless repetition, has become customary by now, at least to the Hungarian public. This is why it strikes me as a most unexpected and profound irony that the Al Jazeera network, Arab-owned and financed, operating throughout the world, devoted a twenty-five minute long documentary to depict Hungary’s state of affairs a few days ago.
The piece doesn’t need much commentary at all; it speaks for itself most eloquently. The only surprising thing about it is the thoroughness and depth of the insight the filmmakers were able to muster during their very short time spent in the country. And, of course, how ironic it is that even the Arabs, who are enjoying the dubious “patronage” of Fidesz and Jobbik, can see through the screen of government propaganda and skullduggery, and present the facts concisely, irrefutably and devastatingly.
Anyone with any doubt about the fatal developments in Hungary should urgently view this report and take it to heart.
I can only send my thanks and congratulations to Glenn Ellis, the maker of the film, for this remarkable work.
Unfortunately WordPress.com in its current configuration is unable to embed this video, but I urge everybody to take a look at it. It is in English and lasts only twenty-five minutes.
Those who know German can view another documentary on Hungary, part of a series called Dokuworld 2013. Even those whose German is not fluent but who know the present Hungarian situation will enjoy its summary of the growth of the far right in the country and Fidesz’s ambivalent attitude toward democracy. More and more foreign observers consider Hungary a country that is quickly slipping into one-party dictatorship.
For those who’ve had enough of a weighty subject on a holiday weekend in the U.S., here’s some news about the “Are you free for a dance?” extravaganza. Although the event in Budapest and in other larger cities is still going on, early reports have already appeared online. If I read these reports correctly, Miklós Soltész’s brainchild is a colossal flop. The few people who showed up are not youngsters looking for spouses. Rather curious old folks. Professional dancers demonstrated the steps, but when invited to join in, the few people there fled.
A number of “provocateurs” also wanted to attend, but the police originally didn’t want to let them in. They wore signs like “Hello, I’m X.Y. I’m looking for a squire with a large landholding or for an owner of a tobacconist shop.” The authorities eventually relented. There were others who decided to dance with people of their own sex after they learned that Soltész announced that gays are welcome. All in all, those who were bent on making fun of this whole harebrained idea seem to have prevailed.
The height of the excitement at the “national mixer” in Budapest / cink.hu
In Szeged the situation was even worse. There the reporter of the newspaper Délmagyarország did not see a single person who was looking for a dance partner. There were only a few children and their curious grandparents. If these party hacks just knew how ridiculous they are. But I guess they live in a world of their own and refuse to see reality. I wonder how long it will take them to wake up to the fact that their activities are injurious even to their own cause.
Posted in Hungary and tagged Al Jazeera, dictatorship, documentary, Dokuworld 2013, Fidesz, government propaganda, Jobbik, national mixers on May 26, 2013 by Eva S. Balogh. 40 Comments
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Let me quote myself
May 22, 2013 at 7:13 pm | #33
Even Al-Jazeera speaks about Hungary’s march to fascism…
Hungary: Towards the Abyss
http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/peopleandpower/2013/05/201351674859600711.html
I am not surprised at Al Jazeera. With it’s English version it is hoping to interest intelligent people to watch it’s documentations, therefore the journalist had absolute freedom to make his film about Hungary. When it comes to the Israel-Palestine conflict it is just giving propaganda. I watched yesterday it’s program about the Nakba (1948). It was just full of lies. For instance the statement: “Jews have driven 50.000 Arabs away from Haifa”. Al Jazeera cannot permit even in its English program a balanced view on that conflict. For if they cannot blame the Jews, whom else could the arab dictatorships nominate as scapegoats?
tappanch :
The links are given in the text.
What do you expect from the tiny but mighty Qatar that wholeheartedly espouses Sunni fundamentalism?
I agreee with Karl Pfeifer. It is better to refrain from Al Jazera. It is a creation of an inept team.
Just like the Pravda could present some truthful details, but the sum-total was a disgrace.
On Jobbik, we should encourage local Hungarian teams to do the research.
Perhaps Csanad Szeged would a competent report on the subject.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Csan%C3%A1d_Szegedi
Very soon joined by Krisztina Morvay, when her background will be disclosed.
kamilla1960 says:
I do not understand why one would object to Al-Jazeera being able to see through the hypocrisy of the right wing pretending to support the Palestinian cause.
Furthermore, Judaism and Zionism are not the same thing.
kamilla1960 :
IME, Al-Jazeera seems to twist situations to their own benefit and hype fringe points of view and fringe groups. So even if we don’t seen any factual errors in this completely one sided biased report, it is still useful propaganda in that it shows more western decadence.
Ahh, wonderful little Qatar–the joy of left-libs the world over. And they won
the 2022 World Cup hosting site with a population of 250,000 and summer temps in the 50s. Gee, I wonder who engineered that…? Oh, you say that the Russians won for 2018 at the same meeting? And who ran against Qatar? USA. No contest, obviously.
Mr. Blatter, “Ponyemaj Paruski?”
@Petofi
The population of Qatar is 2 million (0.5 million women and 1.5 million men !), but there are only 0.3 million citizens.
I hope some people can view the world by applying a well educated humanistic moral.
In that scope, there is no room for bombastic, lying, pretending journalism.
Let us cultivate Der Spiegel, Die Zeit, London Times, New York Times, New Republic….
gdfxx says:
Common now, Al Gore found Al-Jazeera to be a reputable news organization, that is why he sold his failing TV network to them, thus giving them a foothold in the US cable TV world. And who would doubt anything Al Gore says? After all he invented the Internet, without him you wouldn’t be able to read this…
All jokes aside, it is my understanding that when the topic is not the Middle East, Al-Jazeera is quite a reliable news organization.
However, during the 9/11 events it did broadcast some despicable material. But why be surprised about that, when I read even in a comment here, that all is not clear about those events. I think Al-Jazeera and other Arab sources spread the “news” that none of the Jews who worked at the World Trade Center came to work on 9/11, thus, obviously, the whole thing was a Jewish-CIA conspiracy…
Thanks. I don’t know where I got the other figure. Still, some hijinks to get the world cup, no? How many stadiums could they possibly have?
@ gdfxx
“I read even in a comment here, that all is not clear about those events.”
Yes, that sent me, too. How people far for disinformation. Although the Russians are the world leaders in that, don’t think the CIA ain’t doing their level best to blacken the name of Kennedy…even now.
(bloody spell check @#@)
correction: “How people fall for disinformation.”
Gardonista says:
Fidesz supporters would use ad hominem attacks on this site. They would say that Eva is an MSZP supporter, so you can’t trust a word coming from her Communist website.
I should hope that readers of this site wouldn’t apply the same logic to an Arabic website.
I hate the tribalism of the Fidesz and Jobbik crowd. But it is more depressing for me to see tribalism on the “left” side of Hungarian politics.
Some of the top stories on Al-Jazeera as I write this are exposés on Ugandan press freedom and another supporting a larger role for women in the Vatican. I would say Al-Jazeera is more worldly than most readers of this site.
Gardonista :
And I would say that you are the type of ‘puritan’ that the Pavlovian masters of the FSB know so well. Plant a couple of well-meaning stories and you’ll extrapolate to extremes…
I would say Al-Jazeera is more worldly than most readers of this site.
You’re kidding right?
Their stories are often unbalanced which is the case with this particular piece. The facts maybe true but the whole piece is unbalanced.
Firebird says:
If one watches the first two minutes of the video, he will immediately note its inaccuracy on several issues. The filmmaker obviously came to Hungary not knowing anything about it other than the fact that Hungary was officially allied to Germany throughout the Second World War. The film is obviously trying to make Hungary look like a concoction of Germany during the War and North Korea today. It basically oversteps the boundary between reality and a PR war against a nation-state.
If the author genuinely wanted to report on states where the Jews and other minorities are being harmed, he should’ve went to France, Sweden or the UK. How many Jews were killed in Hungary in recent years due to their religion/ethnicity? None. Can France provide that same statistic? I don’t think so. The Roma killings (aside from the fact that they happened under the previous regime, not this one, and its perpetrators were found guilty under this one), were an unfortunate event. However, they don’t remotely reflect the entire Hungarian nation’s attitude towards minorities. Statistically speaking, 9 out of 10 people convicted of crimes in Hungary are gypsies. Does that mean 90% of gypsies in Hungary are criminals? See how easy it is to throw around numbers like that and arrive at general conclusions, as the filmmaker does?
If this film would just try to be a tiny bit less biased, it could be taken seriously. Interviewing outspoken critics of centre-right parties (some of those critics are supporters of communism) will obviously not reveal a very objective view of a country which is currently governed by a centre-right party. Congratulations, AJE, you used to be my favorite for lack of bias in the past, but you really messed up with this one.
Re Firebird. Here we go again,”Outspoken critics of Fidesz, some of whom are supporters of communism!” Whom do you have in mind?
What is a “PR war against a nation-state”? Why would anyone wage a war against Hungary? Because it is a nation-state?
When the serial killings of Gypsies occurred is neither here nor there. By the way, you are wrong. There is still no verdict when the perpetrators were arrested more than four years ago.If you demand accuracy from others, be careful yourself with the facts.
Cakewalk says:
A perceptive article:
http://hvg.hu/velemeny/20130527_A_kozony_diktaturaja
wolfi says:
Firebird is a troll from pol.hu – there however he is an outspoken Hungo-Nazi imho …
Maybe he tried to “eat chalk” – but he’s not really successful!
I just coined this term “Hungo-Nazi” for a certain kind of people who are:
Racist, antisemites, homophobes, fond of “Christian values” from two or three hundred years ago, strong supporters of Horthy and Greater Hungary – and at the same time claim:
It was all the German’s fault – we were forced to participate in the war, the killing of the Jews, the Roma and the partisans …
And of course their favourite line is :
Antisemitism/the situation of the Roma/problem with democratic institutions/law making in (enter your favourite country here …) is much worse than in Hungary!
Thanks for the info on Firebird: I was just about to land on him with both my size 11s.
Of course, he was immediately suspect with this statement:
“…to report on states where jews and other minorities are being harmed”. Well, I won’t have to parse that nonsense now.
These officially-trained trolls are quite sneaky. Note that the pointing finger on France alludes to their Islamist population. The logic goes like this: ‘ They have many islamists. Those people are anti-semitic. Hungary has few islamists, hence there is little real anti-semitism.’ Neat. The problem is, Hungarian ‘gyulolet’ (hatred) for jews is a time-honored tradition…
I know my last will make the hair stand on the necks of ‘patriotic’ Hungarians…but really, with Laszlo Csatary on the loose, still…after a year and a half…with nary a sound from the good citizens…What do Hungarians deserve?
@Firebird
“If one watches the first two minutes of the video, he will immediately note its inaccuracy on several issues.”
This type of statement does not convince anybody on this blog. At least three specific examples of inaccuracy taken from the first two minutes of the film would be required to justify your claim.
“The filmmaker obviously came to Hungary not knowing anything about it other than the fact that Hungary was officially allied to Germany throughout the Second World War.”
The fact is that Hungary was allied to Germany not “officially” allied to Germany.
“The film is obviously trying to make Hungary look like a concoction of Germany during the War and North Korea today.”
Not obvious to me. The film is trying to make Hungary look like what meets the eye.
“It basically oversteps the boundary between reality and a PR war against a nation-state”.
The film is a chain of authentic videos. There is no such thing as a nation-state. A state is a state.
“If the author genuinely wanted to report on states where the Jews and other minorities are being harmed, he should’ve went to France, Sweden or the UK. How many Jews were killed in Hungary in recent years due to their religion/ethnicity? None. Can France provide that same statistic? I don’t think so.”
It seems that the author wanted to report on Hungary, not on France, Sweden or the UK. The latter countries get ample coverage in the world press. Hungary does not.
“The Roma killings (aside from the fact that they happened under the previous regime, not this one, and its perpetrators were found guilty under this one), were an unfortunate event. However, they don’t remotely reflect the entire Hungarian nation’s attitude towards minorities.”
The Hungarian constitution reflects the “Hungarian nation’s” negative attitude towards minorities.
“Statistically speaking, 9 out of 10 people convicted of crimes in Hungary are gypsies. Does that mean 90% of gypsies in Hungary are criminals? See how easy it is to throw around numbers like that and arrive at general conclusions, as the filmmaker does?”
Look up “syllogism” in Google and learn how to make a good one.
“If this film would just try to be a tiny bit less biased, it could be taken seriously. Interviewing outspoken critics of centre-right parties (some of those critics are supporters of communism) will obviously not reveal a very objective view of a country which is currently governed by a centre-right party. Congratulations, AJE, you used to be my favourite for lack of bias in the past, but you really messed up with this one.”
There is no law in any civilised country against biased reporting. In Hungary there is a law against biased reporting. Therefore …..
Reference on biased writing
E. Zola, J’accuse.
Joe Simon says:
‘Hungary’s march to facism’. Unfortunately, even HS supports this view. Political discussions here on the various TV channels are far more lively and intelligent than anything you might get on CNN, for example. Only the PBS comes close, all else is entertainment-news in the US. The emergence of Jobbik is unfortunate but only 16% support that party. I still think that HS is out of focus, not a good source of information on Hungary, the 2000 Epistles by Eva not withstanding.
Joe Simon :
(Hi, Joe. Are the checks coming in steady?)
“…only 16% support Jobbik..” Really? What is most depressing is that a recent survey showed that 37% of university-aged young support Jobbik. Makes you stop.
But Jobbik is a ‘front’ anyway: they’re the experiment on which Fidesz follows up–
Joe Simon, I think you need new glasses, then you may see what is in and what is out of focus.
As far as the 16% is concerned, 16% of the population voted on Jobbik, but with people like Kover and Bayer in the leadership of FIDESZ (and their words speak for themselves), with the new FIDESZ-led Horthy-cult (what a word;-), with a FIDESZ-led inclusion of Nazi writers in the national curriculum one has to conclude that many parts of Jobbik’s program is accepted by the FIDESZ crowd.
Some1 says:
I think Eva you are making a very point. If even Al Jazeera does support an article/docu about Hungary on their website about a subject that is in support of the jewish people, the Hungarian government is certainly not doing their job. As far as Morvai’s opinion to be published… I would say if Morvai would post an article in support of the jewish population in Hungary versus the government, tat would be something to quote too.
I am missing the point why should we dismiss Al Jazeera’s opinion in this.
I certainly share one of the reader’s’ opinion on this blog regarding extremism… It is as disturbing on the side of the right as on the side of the left. It is like the white terror or the white terror, decent people cannot support any of these.
Joe Simon: I think it is you who are not the “good source of information” about Hungary or about the USA. First of all what do you have to do with the USA? Second, Do you think 16% support (as you state) of the Jobbik should not cause any alarm? I hope Eva will never-ever give up on reporting how much the Jobbik can be part of amy decent Hungarian person’s life.
@Some1 “I am missing the point why should we dismiss Al Jazeera’s opinion in this.”
I don’t understand it either. This documentary happens to be perceptive and surprisingly complete.
@Some 1
“Decent People”…would not stand by while their government harbors a convicted war criminal–Laszlo Csatary–for over a year.
petofi :
Clearly, they are waiting for him to die. Although there are some people who claim that Csatáry was actually small potato. I think here of such Holocaust historian László Karsai. Or, Krisztián Ungváry. Regardless, one should investigate his role. Period.
kormos says:
Yet, HS is a very important tool.
Mutt says:
Meanwhile on Planet Hungary … the clowns are out.
Miklos Soltesz, undersecretary of social and family affairs explaining the raging success of these balls. Showing us that even the anarchists of Gordon Bajnai could not take away the fun.
The good parts start at 1:30 when he says the Hungarian people don’t protest on the day of Pentecost, they celebrate …
Make sure the CC (closed caption) button is on to see the English subs.
Eva S. Balogh :
But he’s obviously getting state support.. or at least the video made it appear that way.
So where are the investigative reporters on this story?
How did Csatary get a passport? Where is he being kept? Why are they harboring him?
Hungarian ‘invetigative reporting’ is cream-puffian.
oneill says:
This was broadcast on the UK channel 4 station tonight, no doubt there will be an indignant reply from all the regime’s apologists for fascism shortly. More pertinently this should have been the kind of report that the world’s leading independent news broadcaster, the BBC should have been doing. The fact that the BBC’s man here, Nick Thorpe has close family and friend connections with the Orban regime is an undoubted asset for Fidesz in the worldwide propaganda war:
http://www.channel4.com/news/hungary-jobbik-far-right-militias-jewish-congress
Dear fellow readers,
Are there other parliaments where the Speaker can
1. forbid parliamentary questioning by opposition MPs (Szanyi was banned for the second time)
2. fine opposition MPs for what they say in the chambers? (numerous fines by Speaker Kover since March)
Just a short list of leadership, violating principles of humanity: Iran, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrein, Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Iraq, Pakistan, Hungary….
Some are running ambitious misinformation campaigns to gain access to the West, or to confuse domestic and international opposition.
enuff says:
Mutt :
Thanks for the subtitle, Mutt!
His face when he said that the programme was a success, did he blink?
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This article closes out a series that reflects at a meta-level about the work of the journal itself. Here, we offer a Hybrid Pedagogy mix-tape with a few special guests.
It is the season of lists. Shopping lists. Top 100 lists. Lists of who’s been naughty and who’s been nice. Lists about what mattered in 2013. Even lists about what 2014 might bring. December 2013 marks Hybrid Pedagogy’s two-year anniversary, and so we thought the time was ripe to jump in with a few short lists of our own.
The journal has grown exponentially over those two years; and our readership has remained as broad and diverse as those who have written for us. Since January 2012, Hybrid Pedagogy has published 172 articles by 51 authors, and we’ve had approximately 100,000 unique visitors and a total of 300,000 pageviews. Readership went from 8,800 views in October 2012 to 27,000 views in October 2013.
While pageviews are nice, we care more about building and sustaining community. Our goal has always been high quality content that engages a wide audience of teachers, instructional designers, learners, and educational administrators. For this reason, we’ve used social media from the start as a tool for creating a conversation and making direct connections between writers and readers. To that end, we issued two unique CFPs: one which brought K12 and Higher Education into alignment, and the other which gave voice to contingent and adjunct instructors. We were also privileged to publish our first e-book written almost entirely by students.
After two years, Hybrid Pedagogy is taking its first official hiatus. We’ll be “going dark” from December 16 to January 6 in order to do some remodeling. There will be some happy changes to look forward to upon our return, including a full site redesign, the release of our next CFP, and the announcement of a new event involving a certain cave troll.
But before we go, we present our first annual list of lists to give you lots of stuff to chew on while we’re away:
5 articles on Hybrid Pedagogy with best average time on page:
It’s not only longer pieces that appear atop this list, but also ones that engage the reader with their unique style, perspective, and voice. (Meanwhile, Jesse credits the amazing work of his students with the success of both his appearances here.)
Ghost Towns of the Public Good by Pat Lockley (8m 39s)
It’s About Class: Interrogating the Digital Divide by Lee Skallerup Bessette (7m 59s)
The Twitter Essay by Jesse Stommel (7m 58s)
The Digital Humanities is About Breaking Stuff by Jesse Stommel (6m 36s)
In Connectivism, No One Can Hear You Scream: a Guide to Understanding the MOOC Novice by Keith Brennan (6m 25s)
5 MOOCiest articles on Hybrid Pedagogy:
Not surprisingly, our articles about MOOCs — and a certain cave troll — have been some of our most successful.
The March of the MOOCs: Monstrous Open Online Courses by Jesse Stommel
MOOCagogy: Assessment, Networked Learning, and the Meta-MOOC by Sean Michael Morris and Jesse Stommel
Meaningful Collaboration: Revitalizing Small Colleges with MOOC Hybrids by Kevin Burke and Jessica Mahoney
Will MOOCs Work for Writing? by Chris Friend
Audrey Watters Wrestles with MOOCs by Pete Rorabaugh
5 articles on Hybrid Pedagogy that we think deserve a second look:
There’s a lot more going on at Hybrid Pedagogy than MOOCs. Here are some articles we especially recommend.
Building in the Humanities Isn’t New by Robin Wharton
Personal Learning Networks: Knowledge Sharing as Democracy by Alison Seaman
Seeing Composition Three Dimensionally by Lori Beth De Hertogh
A Lecturer’s Almanac by Katie Rose Guest Pryal
Open-source Scholarship by Kris Shaffer
3 articles that help describe what Hybrid Pedagogy does and why we do it:
What is Hybrid Pedagogy? by Jesse Stommel
Occupy the Digital: Critical Pedagogy and New Media by Pete Rorabaugh
Collaborative Peer Review: Gathering the Academy’s Orphans by Sean Michael Morris
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Top 100 Reasons Why I Hate Lists by Audrey Watters
Stop Linking To “Top 100 Blogs” Lists by Dan Meyer
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Wikipedia’s List of Lists of Lists, which amusingly lists itself.
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US Health Services Deals Decline but Still Show Promise
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The COVID-19 pandemic has brought unprecedented challenges to the Health Services Sector. Q2 2020 deal volume took a big hit, dropping below 200 deals for the first time in 12 quarters. H1 2020 deal value was significantly lower year over year, but excluding mega deal values, Q2 2020 deal value increased by approximately 8%.
TTM Industry-wide deal multiples (EV/EBITDA) saw a slight increase of 0.6x due to large 7.7x increase in the Home Health and Hospice sector. Q2 2020 marked the thirteenth quarter in a row where multiples were greater than 13.0x1.
Q2 2020 deal value had a 64.7% decrease from Q1 due to a large $11.5 billion deal that took place in Q1. Excluding the Q1 megadeal (transactions exceeding $5 billion), deal value actually increased 20% from Q1. Deal volume decreased from Q1 by 31.7%. When compared to 2019 amounts, Q2 2020 saw a 60% decrease YoY in value and 42.4% decrease in volume YoY. The largest megadeal in Q2 was $1.2 billion: TPG Capital – LifeStance Health, Inc. acquisition.
Deal Volume
Source: (PwC, Donkar; Chesnut, PHP, Aprill; Goodson, ILA, Phillips)
US Health Services deal volume in H1 2020 saw a total of 483 transactions. When compared to H1 2019 the deal mix is very similar. Total deal volume was led by Long-Term Care that made up 33% of deals, followed by; Other Services (23%), and Physician Groups (14%).
Of the nine different sub sectors, six of those sub sectors saw a decrease in deal volume while Hospitals, Managed Care, and Other Services stayed relatively at the same level. Total deal volume declined by 42.3% YoY and dropped below the 2014-2018 quarterly average of 252 deals.
Deal Value
US Health Services deal value in Q2 2020 totaled $6 billion in transactions. Although this was significantly low quarter compared to Q2 2019, two sub-sectors had increases in deal value. Both these increases were the result of a large deal. Managed Care saw a 516% increase after the Molina Healthcare Inc.-Magellan Complete Care transaction, and the Invitae Corporation – ArcherDX deal increased Labs, MRI & Dialysis deal value by 58%1.
Following Q1 2020 there were three Health Services sectors that had increases in deal value. Physician Medical Groups saw an increase of 6%, Hospitals increased by 11%, and Behavioral Care had a substantial 900% increase in deal value due to the $1.2 billion LifeStance Health Inc. acquisition.
Valuation Multiples
Industry-wide, Health Services H1 2020 average enterprise valuation multiples (EV/EBITDA) saw a slight increase for the second quarter in a row of 0.6x to reach 14.6x on a TTM basis. The Health Services industry has seen these multiples exceed 13.0x for thirteen consecutive quarters.
One sub-sector that saw a substantial increase was Home Health and Hospice which had a 29.4x Q2 2020 multiple1. SNFs/ALFs/ LTACHs were hit the hardest with their multiples declining more than all of the other sectors.
Four of the remaining five sectors (Labs/ Imaging/ Pharmacy, Ambulatory Care/ Rehab/ Dental, Managed Care, and Acute Care had very little fluctuation in their multiples.
Investment Trends:
Due to all the volatility and uncertainty in the market today, there were fewer deals going through but that does not mean that overall interest in deals is tanking. Both Q1 and Q2 of 2020 had a deal larger than $1 billion. The COVID pandemic has brought down sector-wide average deal size, but not to an unprecedented extent. H1 2020 average deal size was $145 million, which is still higher than the $141 million average deal size of H1 2016.
Industry Trends:
“Health Services companies, long accustomed to a complex operating environment, now face particularly challenging circumstances”1. There are a lot of unknowns going forward as the economy fights to come back from shut-downs and the world awaits the COVID-19 vaccine. Companies will continue to make hard decisions between enacting cost containment measures and taking advantage of opportunities to grow.
Even after a successful vaccine is made available to the general public, the health services landscape may never return back to what it was. Due to shutdowns and a push for social distancing, tele-health or virtual health became the chosen method of receiving care. Health services companies will likely push to acquire those assets that will allow them meet that demand.
Jonas Kurihara contributed to this report.
PricewaterhouseCoopers, Donkar, N., & Chesnut, K. (2019, July 24). US Health Services deals insights: Q2 2020. Retrieved from https://www.pwc.com/us/en/industries/health-industries/library/health-services-quarterly-deals-insights.html.
Aprill, R., Grassa, S., & Provident Healthcare Partners. (n.d.). Q2-2020 Behavioral Health Update. Retrieved from https://www.providenthp.com/q2-2020-behavioral-health-update/.
Goodson, E., Shekar, A. J., & Bolding, B. (n.d.). Q2-2020 Laboratory Services Update. Retrieved from https://www.providenthp.com/q2-2020-laboratory-services-update/.
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John Paterson sectioned under Mental Health Act
John Paterson, the Hampstead hoax pusher noted for his particularly violent threats, his anti-Semitism, and his alleged connections to “South London gangsters”, was arrested Monday, 1 July, and has been sent to a mental health facility in Sussex. He is currently being held for 28 days under Section 2 of the Mental Health Act: admission for assessment.
Rumours began to circulate earlier this week that Paterson had been apprehended by police, and that he was being held in the custody suite at Eastbourne Police Station. Andy Devine confirmed this Wednesday in a live-feed on YouTube, adding, “The police are looking for Edward Ellis as well”.
HR commenter ‘Naqsej’ summarised a recorded phone call from Devine to the officer on duty at Eastbourne nick:
Yesterday, “Umbrella Grape Solutions”, aka Kaley Einav, one of Devine and Paterson’s acolytes, called the mental health facility where Paterson is currently being treated, and spoke for some time to the psychiatric charge nurse, without notifying him that she was recording the call.
The nurse revealed a great deal of patient information, considering that Einav did not identify herself as a close relative, stating on the contrary that Paterson might not know her by her real name. He told her that Paterson has been sectioned for 28 days, and that blood work and a brain scan have been done to assess potential difficulties from his head injury last year.
Despite this breach of confidentiality, it does seem that the nurse was attempting to build rapport so as to gather as much information about his patient as possible. Einav was only too happy to oblige.
During their conversation, Paterson turned up and the nurse turned the phone over to him. After some brief confusion over exactly who Einav was, Paterson made a number of his usual strange allegations, including a mention of his ability to instantly identify wrong ‘uns by staring into people’s eyes.
He also claimed:
“On the Hoaxtead website there’s a hit-list. I’m on it and so is Sgt Ray Savage, they’re gonna petrol bomb his house”.
“This Hoaxtead Research is very powerful and I know who’s behind it. Because Karen Irving is a Jewess, my ex-wife was a Jewess. I’m not the anti-Semite they’re making out…”
“They sent one of their thugs to assault me. CCTV, interviews and they released him. So these powerful people who have literally destroyed countries with their phoney wars ‘cos they back both sides”.
“I tell you where I was expecting the attack to come from. From the ADL”.
He also stated that the victim of Matt Taylor’s stalking campaign was responsible for “at least two murders”.
Paterson’s claims that he is “not anti-Semitic” are belied not only by his frequent public anti-Jewish slurs and his barrage of emails to this blog, many containing statements like, “Poor Irving she can’t boast about taking down another Vidoe (sic), because her tribe can’t get their filthy thieving, smelly gefilte fish fingers on them, here! This is what they do”, but by ugly episodes such as his grief-trolling of the U.S.-based synagogue where 11 congregants were murdered during services last year.
Berry releases details of arrest
In another video released yesterday, Paterson’s ally Neelu Berry filled in some detail regarding the circumstances of Paterson’s arrest.
She claimed,
“Citizen John Paterson was kidnapped on 01 July 2019 at 11 a.m. outside [the Royal Courts of Justice] London by Sussex Police and held hostage at Eastbourne Police Station without charge overnight. He was dragged to A&E Eastbourne General Hospital…by Police for a Mental Health Assessment Fraud MHA 1983 s136 to stop him filing his Appeal in Contempt of the Appeal Court then taken to…Woodlands Hospital for MH Sectioning Fraud”.
In the video, Neelu harasses a telephone receptionist in her usual fashion, attempting to determine Paterson’s location.
She is put through to the Eastbourne Police Station, where she speaks with a person who identifies herself as PC Henry. Despite Neelu’s rudeness to her, PC Henry does pass the phone to Paterson.
He complains,
They’ve taken all my phones again, even though they were returned to me when I was found innocent. They’re not allowing me to use those phones. So I can’t contact anyone. But listen very carefully, and you need to get this out: they served a mental health order on me. I’m in Sussex Hospital….I’ve already told them what this is about, and I have the mental health fraud documents in my bag.
Neelu asks Paterson for the name of his psychiatrist, and he says he hasn’t got one yet, but “I think they’re fake psychiatrists, like the other ones”. He exhorts her to “get in touch with the Lord Bishops and the Archbishops, and get me out of here!”
Neelu has posted notices on Facebook and YouTube encouraging their followers to call and harass the hospital where Paterson is currently being assessed. She is claiming that he was “kidnapped” from the RCJ in order to prevent him from filing an appeal against his recent sentence for contempt of court: a 21-day prison sentence suspended for one year, and a £19,000 fine.
Paterson’s friends urge public to harass hospital staff
In addition to Neelu Berry’s urging people to call the hospital where Paterson is currently being assessed, Andy Devine has posted videos giving out phone numbers and telling his followers to call and demand Paterson’s immediate release.
In one video, Devine claims that Paterson is not insane, but that he is a member of a Royal Commission, and that he is an “innocent agent”. He refers to Paterson’s arrest and sectioning as an “assassination attempt” and claims that if their followers “stand united” they will win.
In another, Kaley Einav makes further attempts to reach Paterson. The charge nurse, Tanya, first hangs up on her, but then tells her that Paterson has been transferred and that she is not allowed to disclose his location. When Einav attempts to press the issue, the nurse first puts her on hold, then informs her that her manager will contact her…and then, when Einav refuses to accept this, hangs up on her again.
Hospital staff, it seems, are beginning to grasp the lay of the land.
05/07/2019 in Assorted knobheads. Tags: Andy Devine, Edward W. Ellis, John Paterson, Mental Health Act, mental illness, Neelu Berry
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213 thoughts on “John Paterson sectioned under Mental Health Act”
Nicely done, EC. Thanks for the update 👍
(It’s 12:55, Malcolm.)
Those last two Kaley videos are a hoot and both end with hilarious hissy fits.
Makes it all worthwhile 😀
“Tanya – try that again.”
Well, she did do it again, Kaley. What ya gonna do about it? 😀
This may be the craziest week in Hoaxteadland ever. Nicely covered, EC. My eyes were popping out of my head reading this post!
Veds asbestos underpants. says:
Berry: “I am a specialist mental health pharmacist”.
I’ve sent Kaley the link to that disgusting video of Praterson grief-trolling the synagogue. No doubt she’ll still defend him. The saddest part is she claims to be Jewish herself! The word ‘traitor’ springs to mind.
I think Kaley is now officially Devine’s chief arselicker. Move over, Andy
Oh dear, we should never have mentioned Photoshopping yesterday – it’s given Abe ideas. Hashtag kid with new toy…
Yeah, that bit had me rolling my eyes too, lol.
Good on Tanya!
What a crazy week it’s been!. From the very day of the beginning of the “revolution” their whole world has come tumbling down.
Of course folk like Devine will say it’s all the work of GCHQ’s puppets at Hoaxtead.
While I’m often appalled at John Paterson’s claims I’m pleased he’s getting medical help.
For the mob all psychiatric units are of course painted as fake institutions where “whistle- blowers” are sent to be silenced rather than medical facilities to aid the troubled.
John Paterson’s increasing anger and death threats are a sign of incredible frustration. While he talks the talk it’s obvious he was getting no-where with his bizarre claims (I often can’t even work out what they are) and never would.
Add in John Wanoa’s unbelievably complicated gobbeldy-gook about his version of history that is never going to get off the ground and it’s inevitably some of them are going to suffer mentally. I actually don’t believe one single one of then actually understand Wanoa’s claims- they pretend they do. It’s as though they have decided Wanoa is intelligent and they go along with his claims to appear to be intelligent themselves.
I also think it’s right that any of these hospitals should be kept informed or be given links to their ramblings as I still remember APD & Rupert’s nasty comments about a psychiatric nurse they spoke to when trying to visit Jake. It also involved cruel attacks on her physical appearance and unnecessary naming of her.
Still mystified by the alleged appalling physical attacks on John Paterson on court steps. I don;t believe for a single minute anyone from this forum would perpetuate them. It indicates to me that he has upset several people along the way who haven’t been able to restrain themselves. There is that recording of someone some time ago attacking him- looked like a council worker.
All of this of course will keep Andy “Devine” rabbiting for weeks. Grist to the mill.
By the way – this so-called ‘Royal Commission’ is being bandied about by these people but it is of course one of their own imagining and NOT as John Paterson claimed, the current IICSA where he claims they are all “protected witnesses”.
I believe this is the work of Edward Ellis who seems to have fed them all with his odd claims about the “Royal Bishops” but what on earth would they have to do with anything involving the law?. Poor Paterson was claiming to Katey that Ellis was in contact with The Queen and now claiming they are onside- the same Royals they have been accusing of kidnapping babies and so on and about to “remove from office”.
It examples how mentally ill people can affect others who are in a precarious state especially when you toss in Neelu and the grand stirrer Andy Colon Devine Colon.
We have our own real life One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest happening.
Meanwhile: there has been a Meeting of The Minds (like attracts like, water finds it’s own level etc..”hello peeeps”?)
All of this was a long time coming but was inevitable. A surrogate King, a wannabe Walter Mitty gangster, a raving ex lawyer, a loopy ex pharmacist, a Brighton based madman and assorted acolytes all being played like a Stradivarius by a Greece based evangelical lunatic. What other possible outcome could there have been? Of course there is the possibility that they are all quite sane and all the rest of us and the world are mad……!
PS. The lady at the hospital in NZ was very appreciative of my telling her that the goings on from King Johns throne room were being broadcast around the globe although she did say that someone else had already informed them.!!!!
I’m surprised that no NZ journalists have written up the story of the Old Pretender for the amusement of the country. The re-invention of the 1844 flag from colonial history as a magical talisman would have eyes rolling.
So she’s not a ‘super’ specialist mental health pharmacist then???
No, she’s been decaped 🤭
Good luck with that, Abe 🙄💤💤💤
If Abe thinks he has a valid case, then he’s perfectly welcome to pop back to the UK and make his case. There’s no possible reason not to… unless as the Daily Mail put it:
<i<Her former partner Abraham Christie… also remains on the run.
A spokesman for the Metropolitan Police told MailOnline today: 'A 45-year-old woman and 61-year-old man are both wanted for questioning in relation to perverting the course of justice and child cruelty. Enquiries continue.’
Who on earth does Kaley think she is? She appears to think that she is entitled to be answered and told whatever she wants to hear.
I sincerely doubt that the children would ever want to see Ella again. Ella probably couldn’t be bothered to see them anyway.
Bastard Watch says:
Marrakesh vermin Control have released drone footage capturing the moment Abe realises that even full head realignment surgery has failed to actually solve the damn hiding issue.
I lost a couple of posts previously (my ethernet cable came loose – unless an earlier post has gone for moderation in which case apologies for a double post or even triple post). Presumably I have to hold my horses before letting Handel’s “See the Conquering Hero Comes” resound through my computer to welcome King Crusty.
Which goes to show just how deluded a person can be….
It’s the sheer gall of believing that it’s okay to steal precious NHS staff time and energy from others who need it that gets to me. Paterson has a mental health issue (or several) which needs assessment and care. What do idiots like Kaley think they’re achieving, other than making a lot of smoke and noise?
During Sabine’s trial I was treated to a day of Paterson-watching. He turned up in the morning and seated himself close to me in the hallway as we waited for things to begin. We didn’t speak, and I was not sure he knew who I was.
Later that day, as one of the parents was giving evidence, they said something about how Charlotte Ward’s “Hampstead Research” blog had targeted her and her family. By this time, Paterson was seated directly ahead of me in the public gallery, and I saw him scribble something on a scrap of paper and try to hand it to a parent next to him in the gallery. It turned out to consist of his name and phone number, and an urgent note to “CALL ME!”
This seemed odd to me, until I realised from his later discussions with Devine that he had somehow mistaken Charlotte Ward’s “Hampstead Research” blog for this one, and was now convinced that we had been targeting innocent parents! The parent threw away the note, I believe.
During a break in the proceedings, I was seated with a group of friends of some of the witnesses, while Paterson was downwind of us in the hallway, glowering at us and (as it turns out) eavesdropping. I think the topic was something non-trial-related like garden maintenance, but clearly the gears were turning in Paterson’s head, and this morphed into Sinister Goings-On.
That was the last I saw of him before he began claiming to have been attacked, and saying that I had somehow orchestrated it. Apparently this was based on his observation that I had been…er…chatting with some people.
I think it’s fair to say that his brain does not work quite the same as most.
Well done for keeping people informed of what these loons have been up to on the NZ front, FS!
My internal what? I don’t know about them, but I’m rather enjoying my summer! 🙂
No sign of anything on hold here, CAW. Sorry about the cable issue, though. What a nuisance.
So he must be what 64 / 65? so Abraham looks pretty fit. But is it a real photo and- really why post it? It reeks of an incredible ego (not matched by intellect).
And what is this obsession with EC’s body? Weird or what?
Yes, very weird. Almost as if they can’t think of anything else to critique.
‘Tommy Robinson guilty over Facebook broadcast’
Ha! Boom…
Nice summary, EC
And do I recall that when you looked at him in the courtroom, he got all squirmy and couldn’t even bring himself to make eye contact with you?
I think the question on everyone’s lips is – did he have to leave his woodchipper with security when he went in?
Yes, he never did manage to meet my eyes.
Of course, Paterson isn’t the only one who’s been sectioned recently: his colleague and liege John Wanoa has also been hospitalised for mental health issues in New Zealand. As usual, Neelu attempts to harass the staff, but apparently this one saw her coming:
“Our lawyers are aware of all the phone calls we’re getting from England” 😆
“My name is Ved Chaudhari. I’m a mental health pharmacist” 🙄
“Before when you called, you gave me a different name” 😂
Great find, EC 😀
It’s so good to see hospital staff finally starting to give these dingalings exactly what they deserve.
That must be the politest “piss off you bloody fruitcake” that I have ever heard.
He’s just rambling like a buffoon now…
NB “I’m a registered…”
[cut off]
NZ “I’m going to end this conversation.”
Perhaps the General Pharmaceutical Council should be notified that she is still trying to pass herself off as a pharmacist so long after being struck off.
Neelu is an idiot. Psychiatrists are medical doctors. Wanoa will still get medical treatment.
This lady is one of those is she not who accuses anyone – who says they don’t believe the Hoaxtead children were ritually abused – of being Satanists and in the pay of “them” – and yet she (and Kaley) can afford to ring New Zealand, a country right on the other side of the world from the UK. I know I couldn’t afford to ring New Zealand just like that. I do know a lady in real life whose adult daughter lives in New Zealand but I think they use Skype when they communicate directly. I don’t think Mrs B was using Skype when she rang the hospital.
Some of the responses from Youtuber @Justice for John Patinson (sic) need to go into your collection:
“They have abducticated John and enjailed him through the legal back passage of illicitly applicated Mental Health Legistalutures”
Even for Neelu this really takes the biscuit. Not only is she wasting the night nurse’s time (she makes no allowance for the time difference) but tries the “I am Neelu Chaudhuri, psychiatric pharmacist” when she’s initially told them she’s Neelu Berry.
The good news is that the hospital is alive to this madness and the nurse doesn’t stand for any nonsense, not giving names, telling her to Google the website etc, but the better news is that they’ve put Wanoa in touch with his natural family which is the best thing to try to get him back to good mental health.
I don’t know why I’m ever surprised by Neelu Berry, this is the woman who was screaming abuse at parishioners, concluded a church was Satanic because she saw Latin words in it, tried to prosecute HM the Queen for treason, arrested judges, imposed £trillion liens, persecuted paediatricians, planned to hang a high court judge, and so on.
There used to be a game to invent the most unlikely sentence a person could say (e.g. “Mrs Thatcher: I was wrong”). What would it be for Neelu Berry? “I can see your point of view”, “I think I may have jumped to the wrong conclusion” “Sorry.”
Cos that’ll definitely confirm there’s no insanity involved.
P.I.Staker says:
Heart warming to see a member of the Sasquatch community slowly adapting to life in the UK. Obviously it is taking time to get to grips with modern concepts such as primary reasoning,basic linguistic skills and making any sense but he does seems to have mastered basic shaving and keeping his knuckles mostly off the ground so good luck to it.
Meanwhile across the pond the cultural exchange deal with Matthew Taylor is showing little sign of improvement with locals essentially ignoring the pointless twat.
If you’ve only know Neelu from this site, then you have missed out on a whole other side of her. She believes in the Indonesian con known as Swissindo where all the gold reserves are being held illegally and £6m will be returned to every person on the earth. So far, so normal Freeman of the Land nonsense!
However, she went a step further than most and tried to pay off her mortgage using a Swissindo M1 certificate She videoed herself going to a branch of the Co-op to deposit it and was told to sling her hook. She then stopped paying that mortgage. To cut a long story short, her house was repossessed and she went to live at her sister’s house.
Now, if you are wondering what this has to do with your wondering about how she can afford calls to NZ, the mortgage company sent her a redemption amount, which would have settled her debt with them. If you subtract that from what her house went for in auction she has, in my estimate, got over £200,000. She is not strapped for cash.
“If you’ve only know Neelu from this site, then you have missed out on a whole other side of her.”
Actually, to be fair, all the stuff you cite has actually been covered on here many times 🙂
If it’s John Wanoa’s daughter that was ‘helping’ him in his ‘research’ of the flag, he won’t be any better off I’m afraid.
Yeah and his son’s a bit of a twat and an enabler too, as I recall. And a bit of a thug if memory serves.
They really really can’t get this can they? The mainstream press reported AFTER the case was over when the reporting restriction had been lifted. Yaxley-Robinson reported DURING the trial, in breach of the reporting restriction. For the second time. Or to put it another way, the press didn’t risk the trial being aborted, Yaxley-Robinson did. For the second time.
And most mainstream reporters haven’t been convicted of assault, drug and public order offenses, mortgage fraud, fraudulent use of a travel document (or illegal immigration as it might be called).
Seems Kris Costa’s finally got bored/disillusioned by the Q Anon crap and has gone back to harassing and slandering innocent Hampstead people.
This is one of five posts she’s put up this evening (all liked and re-tweeted by some fat sweaty American woman who’s name escapes me):
Oh yes, and BEFORE the reporting restriction was imposed. But not during.
Yeah correct Danny.
Siouxie Zoo (@siouxiezoo) says:
Neelu Berry is disgusting – I can’t even express how much I detest her, she is so horrid…the lies she tells!!!
I abhor her.
Spoilt brat and conspiracy loon Kaley Einav has started attacking Karen now.
By the way, she seems to have forgotten that she spent several months sucking up to Karen and Scarlet (and Flo Destroyer) last year, saying she was on their side. In fact, she only started throwing her toys out of the pram because they pulled her up on questionable (to say the least) comments such as this one:
Siouxie, stop beating round the bush and say what you think 😀
Is it just me or is Kaley like a 6-year-old who stamps her feet and throws a tantrum if Daddy won’t buy her a pony…?
And since when has this lying bint been “John Wanoa’s business partner”?
“When do ANY of us leave comments for you lot? Especially abusive or defamatory ones??”
~ Kaley Einav
No, seriously – she actually said that.
Ha ha! She’s bought shares in his fake tidal scheme con hasn’t she!!! Boy you’s have to be a real moron to fall for that scam. Oh. I forgot for a moment. We’re talking Kaley here!
Apparently I sacrificed and ate babies (according to a wanted child-torturer, that is). Who knew..?
“John [Wanoa] has about 50 ‘business’ partners,”
Hmmm 🤔
Not just bought shares. She claims to be one his “50 business partners”. LOL
Of course, not everyone’s happy about it…
You see, that’s why I am ambivalent about reporting Wanoa to Action Fraud. On the one hand it is a fraud, an obvious fraud and I’d hate to think of foolish pensioners handing over their retirement nest eggs. But on the other hand the ONLY people we know who have given him any money at all are people I won’t cry about getting ripped off!
John wanoa was boasting recently what a good business head she when she purchased an investment property. Odd for a man who claims all property was stolen by The Queen and belonged to Wanoa’s mythical tribe.
Good article in The Guardian of how the barristers for the accused used Robinson’s gaff to try and get defendent’s charges dismissed as jury members were discussing Robinson’s video.
MouseAnnony says:
“Copied to the World”
She’s definitely b
not the brightest of the bunch.
Can someone explain why this mob who are so intent on believing Wanoa’s absurdities or Andy “Devine’s” tedious monologues about how they are about to take command of the UK and change the world, obsess over the false Hampstetad accusations (found to be false in the courts)?.
I mean there are 1000’s of terrible real scandals and horrific things happening in th he world..the terrible bombing of Yemen or the 3 million UK kids claimed to be living in poverty..food Banks etc etc..why do they include attacks upon innocent North London parents and kids and try and make their lives a misery ? What in the hell has Hampstead got to do with Wanoa’s King William claims and why does it always feature?
I often cite the example of the schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram in 2014. I’m yet to hear any of the hoaxer fruitloops express concern about that, even though 214 of the girls are still in captivity. And all the celebrities who campaigned at the time moved on as soon as the bandwagon rolled out of town.
I wonder whether the fruitloops would be more riled up about that if it involved white British girls rather than black Nigerian ones. Just a thought
Their silence about a certain someone who is literally stealing kids from their parents and disappearing them; holding others in filthy conditions in cages; and responsible for actual deaths of children tells all you really need to know about their motivations.
“The Two Johns taken on the same day is only prove their performing the black rights of which craft” 😂
He’s NOT antisemitic, you know. Or mentally ill. And he doesn’t do death threats… 🙄
(Thanks to Agent L for this find)
Am I Going Mad? says:
Please Explain ! (wacky Aussie politician Pauline Hanson).
Andy Devine is currently explaining how John Paterson was arrested / detained. According to Mr. “Devine” Paterson was nabbed by 5 police officers from Sussex when he went to the Royal Courts of (In) Justice to file appeal papers for a conviction but Andy says John Paterson was found “Not Guilty” of all allegations.
There is a flaw in the logic here but I just can’t put my finger on it.
I see he’s posted a link to Ogilvy’s blog there. Is he aware that even Ogilvy thinks he’s a loon? 😂
Fake names. Quite right to call peeps out on that. Mind you I can’t find Kaley’s parents Mr & Mrs UmbrellaGrape Solutions in the phone book but perhaps they have a silent number,
He’s live and whinging again, lol:
Thanks for the tip-off, Sam
I don’t know why Kaley is not a judge on the Shark Tank as she mocks critics of Wanoa’s Maoi Water Thingy that “no business has any money until they make a profit”. Perhaps she missed the part where a few $Billions would be needed to build his wave machines but that’s forgivable.
“You lot out there who are watching Coronation Street and wanking off all the time, what have YOU done to save the World?”
He’s banging on about Hampstead again.
Is Shark Tank like Dragons’ Den?
Christ, I see Kaley, Cips and Jackie Bellows are all in the chatbox. It’s a veritable loonfest 😖
Apparently, before I tuned in, Devine asked Cips to “get a knife and start taking action” 😮
Professor E Jitt. says:
From a purely planetary stability perspective it is critical the 2 Johns are kept on separate sides of the globe,given the amount of crap they both generate.
The Swiss have recently handed over its underground facilty to conduct top secret tests on all this.Mums the word ok.
Apparently, even just watching Devine’s videos is classed as trolling now:
Gawd she’s dense. And arrogant.
I miss Ena Shaples. Pwoarrr!!!
Wanking off over Coronation Street? Why does he have a problem with that?. Whatever turns you on I say, as long as it involves consenting adults.
Mind you Corrie never got me going. Now Jerry Springer..whooarr
Ah, it’s the new series of Catch-22. I like the updated storyline to keep it topical.
“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22, which specified that a concern for one’s safety in the face of dangers that were real and immediate was the process of a rational mind. Ellis was crazy and could be given dialysis. All he had to do was ask; and as soon as he did, he would no longer be crazy and wouldn’t have to be sectioned. Ellis would need to be be crazy to undergo dialysis and sane if he didn’t, but if he was sane he would know that he had to get dialysis. If he got treatment he was crazy and didn’t have to; but if he didn’t get treated he was sane and had to. Devine was moved very deeply by the absolute simplicity of this clause of Catch-22 and let out a respectful whistle.”
He’s once again calling on people to go and protest at Praterson’s hospital 😡
That’s Pwoarrr!!! of course.
Ena Sharples? As I say whatever turns you on as long as it’s consenting adults.
LOL, Fatriona Selvester’s just turned up as well:
He’s just phoned Praterson’s hospital to harass them again (and naturally introduced himself as “Full colon Andrew full colon Devine”).
Fuck me – who had Lee Cant in the sweepstake? According to Devine and Kaley, he’s just been sectioned!
Oh Gawd, now Angie’s turned up 🤮
To be fair, those Stasi Dialysis Squads were quite brutal.
I’ve been listening to Andy for the past hour. I’m nearly asleep…..if Angie wants to wake people up she should realise Andy’s having the opposite effect.
Were they connected with Hopey’s “Commie Nazis”?
Devine’s Patented Miracle Soporific–drug-free, works in minutes!
I’ve been going for nearly two. I’ll need a straitjacket myself come the end of it (if it ever does end).
He’s right about the full colon. He’s full of, er… I’ll get my coat!
Nothing says dangerously mentally ill and likely to get a knock on the door more than harassing emergency workers. And they still have this idea that GCHQ are monitoring them when they post all their racist and violent threats on Facebook and You Tube – the two most dangerous sites for anyone wanting to remain secure and have their details kept private!
Didn’t they realise M I High was making a joke? Well, I presume not.
Get mine too while you’re at it, mate…
https://hoaxteadresearch.wordpress.com/2019/03/28/did-ella-really-want-her-children-back/comment-page-1/#comment-134221
Yeah, quite an obvious gag too. We tried telling him that at the time but predictably he just said we were back-pedalling, lol.
According to Devine, they’re using frequency weapons on Praterson to make him confess 🙄
(He’s mentioned that twice so far.)
Confess to what? Oh, I see. Anything. He will come out confessing to have shot Archduke Ferdinand, Kennedy (all), Ronnie Regan (fail) and pushing the iceberg into the Titanic.
Frequency weapons knowing this lot mean the lights were on.
From inside or outside?
John Lennon. You forgot him.
Back in my youth there was a fine song called “Conspiracy” by The Higsons. As well as trying to get to the bottom of who stole Charlie Higson’s bongos, they reveal that it was the CIA behind every conspiracy, except for John Lennon. Mark Chapman shot John Lennon.
Mark Trellis says:
Thanks for posting, embedding links, so often i miss the story as not up to date with who is doing what on whatever account!
Just listening from the start now.
Devine’s opening comment:
“I just want to say we’re on top of John Wanoa.”
This is a good one too:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1vctE0zKN4cHbeFcWME9KU9S2ON-W6BUz
“Billion supporters”? “the world is watching”?..I think Andy Devine has peaked at about 20 listeners on his interminable boring ramblings and most of them should be rounded up and sectioned for their own good.
That’s a real treat that video – Sands & Neelu wandering in some cave somewhere in the country and Christine finds some graffiti..”Fred was here”..or similar and proclaiming they are Satanist carvings.
When they go outside the sun comes of the clouds and Neelu thinks the Gods are smiling on her. I think she spots some Chem Trails then so they hightail it out of the area with Lee Cant in pursuit. Can’t imagine why people think they should be sectioned.
Aussie version.
Going Mad.. says:
I think hAndy’s desperately calling out for colonic irrigation. Abraham Christie’s your man there- an expert on all matters anal.
It’s a trifecta ! Things always come in threes.
Neelu’s videos of this morning’s police visit:
VIDEO TWO
VIDEO THREE
VIDEO FOUR
Oh God they aren’t are they? These were supplied by GCHQ in a trial basis only and we have just discovered we sent one of the ones that started the California bush fires last year. They were so effective they leapt over cars and roads & only burnt houses so they might miss the other patients and send Johnny up in smoke (reference: Neelu Berry).
MKUltra666 did a great parody of that video but I’m buggered if I can find it.
“Stay asleep”?. I’ll sleep very soundly tonight knowing the loons are being rounded up.
John’s always had trouble with DEWs, I hear.
““I am Neelu Chaudhuri, psychiatric pharmacist” when she’s initially told them she’s Neelu Berry. ”
Psychotic pharmacist more like it…
Another one who thinks Romford’s in Essex. Sigh
Pagga news – Ogilvy’s fallen out with Angie 😂
(Over something he’s only just discovered even though we’ve been saying it for some time, I hasten to add 😆)
What’s “ehetnic cleansing”? Is that a quantum language thing?
He has a nice little hissy fit at 25:17 about his drugs conviction. Apparently it’s perfectly acceptable to sell cannabis and he “should have thrown a Bible at that judges head”, because “Who is he to judge me?” 🙄
Oh dear…. 😂
The customary death threats come at 34:15.
(To “trolls”, “child abusers” and the police on this occasion)
Well, she has to earn her stripes in that group somehow. Apparently attacking me is part of their initiation process. 😉No big deal, I’m always fascinated by what they come up with.
The Hoaxtead Book of Fruitcake Quotes has been updated with the following recent quotes:
“All John’s honey traps must be returned”
“All charges have been dropped on him”
“John’s just an escape goat”
“A sleeping dog will never lie”
“Just remember that door will come knocking”
“We were joint at the hips”
“I’m just poising the question”
“I just want to say we’re on top of John Wanoa”
“I stood by my ground at that time”
Kaley’s grasp of business start-up practices is just about as keen as her grasp of the law. Apparently she’s never heard of seed investment, followed by the various rounds of investment which enable some companies to offer growth-based public shares long before they are actually turning a yearly profit.
I’m assuming the child-torturing mental midget doesn’t realise that each time he posts that sort of drivel he convinces more people that he is utterly mad.
Erm…this wouldn’t be the same genius who proposed bringing chicken sandwiches to one of Sabine’s Christ Church scream-a-thons “for the vegetarians”, would it?
Boom! For all the fruitloops who keep saying we made up that ’64 arrests’ thing:
Mmm…I see it more as “attempting to save someone’s life”. Po-tay-to, po-tah-to.
Perhaps if they sectioned him, too, he could get that full colon looked at.
Another one was:
“The Two Johns taken on the same day is only prove their performing the black rights of which craft.”
I’ll be honest – I’ve held off of adding them for now, as I have a feeling there may be some kind or parody involved here.
Her geography’s iffy too. Hell nor high water can get he to admit that Romford and Dagenham are not (despite the common misconception) in Essex.
And don’t get me started on her spelling and grammar
I had one professor who tried to teach us NLP when I was doing my Master’s in social work many, many years ago. We all thought she was bonkers, and found as many reasons as possible to skip her class. The only thing I recall from her was the immortal saying, “Never try to positively reframe a murder”. Sound advice, I thought, and so far I haven’t seen it proven wrong.
Have added malky to the list. Nice 🙂
https://drive.google.com/open?id=17l3zGqf_o_4svspyVNJPZ-Yw-c29WlNC
The Two Johnie’s…
“Well it’s goodnight from me…”
“And it’s goodnight from him…”
(man that probably dates me LOL)
Ramola is so annoying.
“get a knife and start taking action”
Sideways for sympathy, lengthwise for mortuary.
To me Romford will always be in Essex. I know it hasn’t been for over a century but when I think of everything that’s wrong with the county (which as a Man of Kent is of course everything) no place typifies it better than that god forsaken one-eyed dump.
Down the rabbit hole..
I’ve often wondered what new scams / schemes this mob will come up with as each one eventually fizzles out. You only have to click on the ‘friends’ list of the fruitloop mob whose antics we follow but it becomes tiresome reading very quickly.
And so alas I foolishly clicked on some of Lee Cant’s pals (has he been sectioned ?). It’s also why I think the Andy Devines, Paterson, Neelu etc are very dangerous people as they do cause serious harm to innocent people. The Hampstead case is one instance. Neelu has been pushing it from the beginning and escaped any serious censure. She has a unique ability to spin webs that draw others in and set them on the Freeman path. Most have similar traits: a “more Christian than thou” attitude, invariably they are extreme right-wingers with very authoritarian beliefs yet portray themselves as the opposite. Most see Donald Trump sent by God to “drain the swamp” when he couldn’t give a stuff about either and certainly not his rusted-on fans, golfing today as fears spread today of another California earthquake which he hasn’t even mentioned. And Hilary eats babies etc.
Lee Cant advocates for a particularly nasty scammer who is “selling” affidavits to desperate parents who have had their children taken by US social services which he claims will get them returned. Full of FoTL woo. He in turn is backed up by some Yank who reckons he’s John Wanoa’s US Ambassador and is “in communication” with Trump about Wanoa and has issued threats to any New Zealanders who interfere with Wanoa (by the way ..in one video John Wanoa looks as Happy as Larry in his hospital ward..drugs must be kicking in). Most are also sociopath low level scam merchants. They talk of huge amounts of money that are soon to come via Swissindo Cheese or something Cant advocates, “Cryptoxygen” where you can get a free $50 credit by paying $100 and so on. With Wanoa all the complicated waffle just comes down to a hope someone will send a few £25 donations.
This caught my eye. When an irresponsible news website unleashed the awful Fiona Barnett on the world as others jumped on the bandwagon Barnett became even more fanatical about her abusers who ranged from Walt Disney and Richard Nixon to any Australian politician (nearly all ex-prime ministers) to high profile aged public figures who are accused shortly after they die, in a desperate attempt to be “more MKUltra -ed than you”.
I’ve found a new one: a person who was also part of MKUltra experiments BEFORE they were born ! .
Angie Power Disney- eat your heart out.
Snopes.com call it “slacktivism”. Curing real problems is difficult and requires you to go out into the real world and start at the bottom, working for charities, local government etc. This sort of stuff can be done by anyone from the comfort of their keyboard and with the satisfaction that they have knowledge most people don’t have
Fair enough, though my point was about where it actually is rather than where it should/shouldn’t be.
To bust a few other myths, Bromley isn’t in Kent, Purley isn’t in Surrey.and the NEC isn’t in Birmingham.
Matt Taylor. Nuff said
Another one for you. I’m pretty sure the guy’s taking the piss, lol:
“King John is just the latest person to be jailed for legally attempting to calm his bath rite as king of britsh empire.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=AjyN5_mZpag&lc=UgwTYedFbIwh4nIN6bJ4AaABAg.8x319x3g5nJ8x3Ix1D8oxw
This is a piss-take, right…?
“I’ll take the charges”, wrote the gutless gobshite who fled the country because he doesn’t want to take his charges.
Hmm. There’s a lot of it about, you know 🙄
You know where the exit is. Take your coat with you.
Devine live at 3am, lol. His poor missus…
Apparently he’s planning another trip to the UK:
I can’t help noticing that three out of Devine’s last four video titles have contained spelling mistakes. Is that a quantum thing…?
Please don't section me.. says:
Quote of The Year from Andy Devine’s second last video:
“I never said I was fucking clever but the only reason I know everything is because I know nothing”.
Make of it what you will. 😕😕😕
Freudian Mistake says:
Harvey is playing with fire talking to Andy. All Devine’s contacts keep getting sectioned.
Dead Horse Tribune says:
RUMOUR has it Angie has established a nice little earner in the Underground Straight Jacket industry. Her kids began to demand minimum wage for working 24/7 in her basement sweat shop so she sacked them and forced to outsource production and distribution to a couple of desperate ex pats in Greece.Part of the terms of contract is a requirement to inflate demand by grooming stray,weak willed numpties into lunatic asylums across every continent(Antarctica pending).
Angies efforts to expand her empire include the all new junior range which market particularly well during the latter stages of school holidays to be fair.
They don’t like real happenings in the World, they actually want all their rubbish to be true for some strange reason.
Reported for sexual content.
BlueLily says:
The sooner these dangerous loonies are sectioned the better. But what is Yolande Kenward talking about on Ramola D Reports YouTube video were she ia interviewing Neelu that Neelu and Co working for Freemasons protecting paedos? YK seems unhinged too. I can’t seem to upload screenshots so can someone please see link below and add it and try and explain Yolande’s rant. Thanks
hahahahahahahahahahahahaha
You want us to decipher one of Yolande’s rants?! Have you ever seen Stargate?
New one from Devine 🙄😖💤💤💤
Hehe, go to 9:00 to hear Praterson’s hospital hang up on Neelu 😆
Neelu @ 13:11 – “Yeah, the Hoaxtead – they are running this kidnapping project of John and they’re running.”
No… That’s a cannabis thing I suspect. i can’t spell for shit when I’m stoned either.
LOL, Devine gets hung up on as well, at 34:36 😀
Devine’s creepy mate Tony Lorenzo’s been calling and harassing the hospital too, apparently 🙄
And again at 37:10 😂
#Irony 🙄
Gotcha LOL
Christ, another one…
Oh God, that poor hospital worker, having to put up with him droning on at her like that.
Oh wait – she’s just hung up on him 😂
“John’s never even had a parking ticket.”
Er… yeah – but he’s done time for malicious communications. Andy forgot to mention that 🤦♂️
I’m increasingly coming to the conclusion that Justice for John Variable- Spelling is a masterpiece of satire. At least, for the future of the human race, I hope so
A bit harsh as most of them are probably posters on this blog
https://hoaxteadresearch.wordpress.com/2019/07/05/john-paterson-sectioned-under-mental-health-act/comment-page-1/#comment-138902
I think it’s really important that when you phone a facility you engage the receptionist in conversation for as long as possible so they can’t take any more calls, because anyone else who’s phoning up is a sheeple anyway and we’re obviously more important.
I notice she’s Lou on that call. Trying all the sockpuppets and akas to get through by any chance?
This is one of the more extreme posts about Hoaxtead but all the sentiments are repeated ad infinitum by the fans / business partners of John Wanoa. E.C is being attacked in Paterson’s mind because he perceives that she is Jewish. Doesn’t matter whether she is or not all his ire directed at her because of her perceived ethnicity which he repeatedly claims governs the person’s actions. It’s nasty antisemitism yet they all deny it.
Yet any attempt to counteract this type of stuff is called “trolling”. It typifies some of the mindset behind those who are in Wanoa and Devine’s “cult”. I think it’s a cult because it has all the elements including a type of evangelical Christianity (especially Devine) and a worship of the “surrogate King” who asks for money from his followers / “investors”. Devine continually proclaims Wanoa as a surrogate king or a king whilst denying he calls Wanoa a king yet..obvious a surrogate is basically the same thing.
I reckon they are pretty scary and only their ineffectual bumbling is what saves us from them. Everyone of Wanoa’s followers demand dictatorial powers for their Kiwi leader and will brook no opposition.
I don’t know how to screenshot but, crumbs, the comments under that Ramola D video are certainly weird and unwonderful. (I know u—l isn’t a word). Does anyone know why JW stopped being an estate agent – I mean he might have just got fed up of it but if he was chucked out of estate agency I wonder why (but he might not have been and just because I disagree with his scam I don’t want to accuse him falsely). Did his daughter get worried about him and have him committed for treatment? (I.e. regarding his current stay in hospital).
I’m not a mental health worker and never was but this harassment of the hospitals where both John P and John W are staying isn’t going to bring about their release and I would think one didn’t have to be a genius to realise that – just exercise a modicum of common sense. I hadn’t heard of Ramola D before. How many bizarre channels are there on YouTube now?
Neelu on Ramola D. (yes-she’s annoying) claiming the copper came to her house with a yellow taser with the “intention of tasering everyone in the house”..copper is let in and looks about and leaves having not tasered everyone in the house.
How do these things get jumbled up in her mind?
Some incident happens when the copper says something but Neelu’s phone doesn’t record it- she thinks the taser interfered with her signal !.
Where IS that bloody Scotty..he’s supposed to have beamed me up ages ago?.
Kaley harassing Praterson’s hospital staff again 😡
So we’re NOT GCHQ now…?
“I don’t know how stupid you think we are”
She doesn’t really want us to answer that, does she?
(In fact, does the scale even go high enough for these people?)
Did “Mike” watch a different video to the rest of us…?
Oh dear, look who’s spotted a bandwagon… 🙄
Given what he’s saying to her, I guess she thinks he’s an outpatient or expatient of the psychiatric unit and therefore should be listened to considerately but even so she breaks and cuts him off.
He ditched the colon this time.
“This is now exposing the bishops.”
This is a hell of a revelation about Cat, though I can’t say I’m surprised 😆
🙄💤💤💤
I remember ‘Ramola D’ from when she was promoting “Charles Seven” and her fantasies.
“Ramola D is another Alex-Jones wannabee who has pinned her professional hopes on pukefunneling other people’s delusions through Youtuba, monetarising them in the process.”
https://hoaxteadresearch.wordpress.com/2018/10/29/abe-ella-tried-to-control-police-investigation-yaohirou-audio/#comment-123710
That’ll be the Bodiam ward, not um, Bodium. Unsurprisingly named after the village (famous for its castle) about 20 miles from the hospital.
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Fairfield Police Arrest Detective After Probe Into Missing Evidence
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Fairfield police said they have reviewed their policy and have implemented stricter guidelines regarding evidence.
A police detective has been arrested after an investigation into missing drug evidence, police said.
Detective Stephen Rilling, 40, was charged with possession of narcotics, forgery and tampering with evidence, among other charges. Rilling, who had been placed on administrative leave, was released after posting $5,000 bail.
Fairfield police said they first became aware of Rilling's actions on April 12, although the allegations stem from conduct between June 2016 and February 2017. Police did not elaborate on the allegations.
Police Chief Gary MacNamara ordered an audit of the evidence room and found that other than the cases involving Rilling, all other evidence was accounted for, police said. Police also noted Rilling's access to the evidence room was through the property officer, who thought the removal of evidence was for valid purposes, police said.
The Connecticut Post reported that Rilling is the son of Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling.
"This incident has troubled all of us within the organization, as we know it will the community as well," the release by Fairfield Police Department said. "It was our responsibility to ensure that this incident was immediately addressed and investigated."
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At the end of the day …. “It’s Ellen’s Birthday …. today”!!
Posted on January 27, 2016 by Dr. Rex
~~January 26, 2016~~
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELLEN
I am very partial to Ellen! I must confess that. I have been a faithful follower since she started her stand up comedy, her own sitcom, her “coming out” episode and her current TV show.
She truly is one exceptional human being.
We need more like her.
“Be Kind to One Another”
https://www.facebook.com/amightygirl/?fref=photo
By: Lauren Le Vine
At the risk of making a grand proclamation, there are very few people who are generally agreed upon as being universally beloved.
Nevertheless, it’s safe to say that Ellen DeGeneres is one of them. We won’t venture a guess as to any of the others, because that would mean stepping into far murkier and controversial territory. Ellen, however, is a sure bet.
It’s not just the delightful dancing or viral Oscar selfies, nor is it the pranks that she pulls both with and on celebrities like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez.
DeGeneres was making history even before most of America knew her as an extremely successful syndicated talk-show host. She was the first woman ever called to the couch to sit down on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson when she appeared to do stand-up in November 1986. She came out publicly on her eponymous sitcom in 1997.
She’s hosted the Emmys and the Oscars and is a spokesperson for CoverGirl.
Oh, and did you know that Ellen even has one of those National Days, like National Pecan Pie Day or National Hug Day?
That’s right; January 26 — which is also DeGeneres’ birthday — has been declared National Ellen DeGeneres Day.
If that’s not a sign of universal belovedness, we’re not quite sure what is. They don’t just hand out those days to anyone or anything. You have to be a type of baked good, an adorable furry creature, or an intimate action.
“As it appears in … full read/full credit”
http://www.refinery29.com/2016/01/101780/ellen-degeneres-day-best-moments#slide
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~~GALLERY~~
WHO DOESN’T KNOW THIS?
Ellen Lee DeGeneres (born January 26, 1958) is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. She starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998, and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003.
Her stand-up career started in the early 1980’s, culminating in a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Carson likened her to Bob Newhart, and invited her for an onscreen chat after her set. DeGeneres was the first female comedian invited by the iconic host to join him for such a discussion, at a time when such an invitation was widely regarded as one of the most influential endorsements available for a comic.
As a film actress, DeGeneres starred in Mr. Wrong (1996), appeared in EDtv (1999), and The Love Letter (1999), and provided the voice of Dory in the Pixar animated film Finding Nemo (2003), for which she was awarded the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress, the first time an actress won a Saturn Award for a voice performance.
“As it appears in …. full read/full credit”
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~~Birthday Messages for Ellen~~
~~Published on Jan 30, 2015~~
There were some very exciting messages for Ellen’s birthday from friends like Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Hart, Drew Barrymore, Reese Witherspoon, Olivia Munn and more!
I haven’t seen today’s show yet. I have it recorded. I haven’t found a YouTube video related to today’s show but I will continue looking.
For now, I will share the messages her friends sent her for 2015.
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Aahana Kumra on Khuda Haafiz – “I spoke Arabic in the film and also did action both of which I never imagined that I would do”
By Bollywood Hungama • 22 December, 2020 • 2 min read
Aahana Kumra was last seen in Khuda Haafiz where she essayed the role of Tameena Hamid. Now, the actress is super excited and looking forward to the world television premiere of Khuda Haafiz airing this Sunday on Star Gold at 12 pm.
Talking about the film, she shares, “For me, it was really one of the most challenging yet most fulfilling opportunities to play the character of Tameena Hamid. Firstly, I spoke Arabic in the film and also did action both of which I never imagined that I would do. When I met director Faruk Kabir and he told me I would have to do hand to hand combat in the film, I didn’t understand much until I started training for it in Uzbekistan.”
Aahana was the last person to come on board for Khuda Haafiz, she further adds, “As I was the last person who got cast, I didn’t have too much time to brush up on my Arabic. I sat with my tutor every day for a week before I flew to Uzbekistan for the shoot. I recorded everything he spoke so that I got my pronunciation and diction right.”
Aahan Kumra was applauded for her action scenes in the film. Talking about her intense training with action director Andy Long she adds, “Before we got to the action sequences, we use to work out and train together every day after shooting. It was definitely challenging to perform action sequences in the cold temperature of Uzbekistan that we were shooting in.”
Happy with the love the film got her, she adds, “I take immense pride in playing the character of Tameena, and I think it was very well received by the audience. Coming from a proud family of officers; my mother herself is the Deputy Superintendent of Police, I have always been around strong women who don’t take no for an answer. I think because of that upbringing, I have that kind of value system in me which helps me play such parts well. I am only too glad that Faruk Kabir, the director of the film considered me playing a lady officer.”
The romantic action thriller Khuda Haafiz stars Vidyut Jammwal as an Indian man named Sameer. Aahana’s character meets Sameer who is searching for his missing wife in a foreign land.
‘Criminal Justice’ 2 And 12 Other Web Series We’re Looking Forward To
In case your OTT watchlist is in need of reinforcements, here are some upcoming Indian original web series to look forward to. ‘Criminal Justice: Behind Closed Doors’ Pankaj Tripathi is set to reprise his role of lawyer Madhav Mishra in the second season of Disney+ Hotstar’s hit show Criminal Justice, titled Criminal Justice: Behind Closed […]
By Neel Gudka21 Dec, 2020 • 3 min read
The ‘Solo Brathuke So Better’ Trailer is Better You’d Imagined
Post the lockdown, supreme hero Sai Dharam Tej’s upcoming flick Solo Brathuke So Better is gearing up to release in theatres this Christmas. This will be the first notable Telugu movie to release in theatres after they are open. Also featuring Nabha Natesh, Rajendra Prasad, Sathya, Rao Ramesh, Venella Kishore, and Naresh in prominent roles, […]
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The Princeton University Summer Journalism Program's goal is to diversify college and professional newsrooms by encouraging outstanding students from low-income backgrounds to pursue careers in journalism. The program welcomes 35-40 high school juniors (rising seniors) from low-income backgrounds every summer to Princeton’s campus for an intensive, 10-day seminar on journalism.
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LEDA is dedicated to diversifying the national leadership pipeline by helping high-achieving students from under-resourced backgrounds gain admission to our nation’s most selective colleges and supporting their success at these institutions. Princeton has served as the host and sponsor of the program’s Aspects of Leadership Summer Institute since the program’s founding.
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AI4ALL is designed to teach artificial intelligence (AI) to high school students from underrepresented groups. Princeton hosts and sponsors a summer program.
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The W.E.B. DuBois Scholars Institute is a leadership development organization for adolescents and secondary students from families and communities who have experienced historical barrier to achievement and opportunity. Princeton hosts the Institute’s various programming.
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Immersive one-and two-week academic workshops or “boot camps” provided free of charge to enlisted veterans and held at America’s competitive colleges and universities. Princeton hosts and sponsors the project’s two-week summer academic workshop.
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The American Talent Initiative seeks to substantially expand access and opportunity for talented, low- and moderate-income students at the nation’s college s and universities with the highest graduation rates. President Eisgruber is a member of ATI’s steering committee.
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The Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) is a nonprofit organization established in 1981, dedicated to furthering the expansion of college opportunities for low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., the Pacific Island and Puerto Rico. The program supports member organizations hosting Federal TRiO programs Talent Search, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math/Science, Veterans' Upward Bound, Student Support Services, Educational Opportunity Centers, and the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program).
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Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty [61000 – 61045]
61000. For the purposes of this part, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) “Applicable entity” means the following:
(1) A carrier licensed or otherwise authorized to offer health coverage with respect to minimum essential coverage, including coverage in a catastrophic plan, that is not described in paragraph (3) or (4).
(2) An employer or other sponsor of an employment-based health plan with respect to employment-based minimum essential coverage
(3) The State Department of Health Care Services and county welfare departments with respect to coverage under a state program.
(4) The Exchange with respect to individual health plans, except catastrophic plans, on the Exchange.
(5) Any other provider of minimum essential coverage, including the University of California with respect to coverage under a student health insurance program.
(b) “Applicable dependent” has the same meaning as defined in Section 100710 of the Government Code.
(c) “Applicable household income” means, with respect to a responsible individual for a taxable year, an amount equal to the sum of the modified adjusted gross income of all applicable household members who were required to file a tax return under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18501) of Part 10.2 for the taxable year.
(d) “Applicable household members” means, with respect to a responsible individual, all of the following persons:
(1) The responsible individual.
(2) The responsible individual’s applicable spouse.
(3) The responsible individual’s applicable dependents.
(e) “Applicable individual” has the same meaning as defined in Section 100710 of the Government Code.
(f) “Applicable spouse” has the same meaning as defined in Section 100710 of the Government Code.
(g) “Dependent” has the same meaning as defined in Section 17056 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.
(h) “Exchange” means the California Health Benefit Exchange, also known as Covered California, established pursuant to Title 22 (commencing with Section 100500).
(i) “Household size” means, with respect to a responsible individual, the number of applicable household members.
(j) “Modified adjusted gross income” means adjusted gross income, as defined in Section 17072, increased by both of the following:
(1) The amount of interest received or accrued by the individual during the taxable year that is exempt from tax, unless the interest is exempt from tax under the United States Constitution or the California Constitution.
(2) Foreign-earned income, foreign housing exclusion, or foreign housing deduction under Section 911 of the Internal Revenue Code.
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(k) “Premium assistance” means the amount of credit allowable under Section 36B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and any premium assistance subsidies administered pursuant to Title 25 (commencing with Section 100800) of the Government Code.
(l) “Qualified health plan” has the same meaning as defined in Section 1301 of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148), as amended by the federal Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152).
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), “responsible individual” means an applicable individual who is required to file a return under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18501) of Part 10.2 and who is either of the following:
(A) An applicable individual required to be enrolled in and maintain minimum essential coverage, pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 100705 of the Government Code.
(B) An applicable individual required to ensure that a person who qualifies as the applicable individual’s applicable spouse or applicable dependent is enrolled in and maintains minimum essential coverage for that month, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 100705 of the Government Code.
(2) If two applicable individuals file a joint return, only one shall be considered the responsible individual for purposes of calculating the penalty as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
(3) If a dependent files a return, only the dependent or the individual claiming the dependent, but not both, shall be considered the responsible individual for purposes of calculating the penalty as determined by the Franchise Tax Board.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 38, Sec. 42. (SB 78) Effective June 27, 2019.)
(a) The Legislature finds and declares both of the following:
(1) The reporting requirement provided for in this section is necessary for the successful implementation of the penalty imposed by Section 61010. In particular, this requirement provides the only widespread source of third-party reporting to help applicable individuals and the Franchise Tax Board verify whether an applicable individual maintains minimum essential coverage. There is compelling evidence that third-party reporting is crucial for ensuring compliance with those tax provisions.
(2) The reporting requirement in this section has been narrowly tailored to support compliance with the penalty imposed by Section 61010, while imposing only an incidental burden on reporting entities. In particular, the information required to be reported under this section is limited to the information already required to be reported under a similar federal reporting requirement under Section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. In addition, this section provides that its reporting requirement may be satisfied by providing the same information that is currently reported under that federal requirement.
(b) For purposes of administering the penalty imposed by this part on applicable individuals who fail to maintain minimum essential coverage as required by Title 24 of the Government Code:
(1) An applicable entity that provides minimum essential coverage to an individual during a calendar year shall, at the time the Franchise Tax Board prescribes, make a return to the Franchise Tax Board in the form and manner described in subdivision (c) or (d) on or before March 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return is required.
(2) An applicable entity described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 61000 shall not be required to make the return specified in paragraph (1) if the applicable entity that is described in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 61000 makes that return.
(c) Except as provided in subdivision (d), an applicable entity shall make a return that complies with all of the following:
(1) Is in the form as the Franchise Tax Board prescribes.
(2) Contains the name, address, and taxpayer identification number of the applicable individual and the name and taxpayer identification number of each other individual who receives coverage under the policy.
(3) Contains the dates during which the individuals specified in paragraph (2) were covered under minimum essential coverage during the calendar year.
(4) Contains any other information as the Franchise Tax Board may require.
(d) Notwithstanding the requirements of subdivision (c), a return complies with the requirements of this section if it is in the form of, and includes the information contained in, a return described in Section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as that section is in effect on December 15, 2017.
(e) Except as provided in subdivision (g), an applicable entity required to make a return under subdivision (b) shall provide to each primary subscriber, primary policyholder, primary insured, employee, former employee, uniformed services sponsor, parent, or other related person named on an application who enrolls one or more individuals, including themselves, in minimum essential coverage a written statement in the form and manner described in subdivision (f) on or before January 31 of the year following the calendar year for which the return is required under subdivision (b).
(f) The written statement required by subdivision (e) shall include both of the following:
(1) The name and address of the person required to make the return and the telephone number of the contact information for that person.
(2) The information required to be shown on the return, as specified in subdivision (c).
(g) Notwithstanding subdivisions (e) and (f), the requirements of this section may be satisfied by a written statement provided to an individual under Section 6055 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as that section is in effect and interpreted on December 15, 2017.
(h) In the case of coverage provided by an applicable entity that is a governmental unit or an agency or instrumentality of that unit, the officer or employee who enters into the agreement to provide the coverage, or the person appropriately designated for purposes of this section, shall be responsible for the returns and statements required by this section.
(i) An applicable entity may contract with third-party service providers, including insurance carriers, to provide the returns and statements required by this section.
(j) Except for the applicable entities described in paragraphs (3) and (4) of subdivision (a) of Section 61000, a penalty shall be imposed on an applicable entity that fails to make a return as required by subdivision (b) in an amount of fifty dollars ($50) per applicable individual covered by the applicable entity for a taxable year in which the failure occurs.
(a) A penalty in the amount determined under Section 61015 shall be imposed on a responsible individual for a failure by the responsible individual, the applicable spouse, or an applicable dependent to enroll in and maintain minimum essential coverage pursuant to Section 100705 of the Government Code for one or more months, except as provided in Section 61020 and 61023. This penalty shall be referred to as the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty.
(b) A penalty imposed by this section with respect to any month shall be included with a responsible individual’s return under Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 18501) of Part 10.2 for the taxable year that includes that month.
(c) If an individual with respect to whom a penalty is imposed by this section for any month is a dependent of another individual for the other individual’s taxable year, including that month, the other individual shall be solely liable for that penalty.
(d) If a responsible individual with respect to whom a penalty is imposed pursuant to this section for any month files a joint return for the taxable year, including that month, that responsible individual and the spouse or domestic partner of the individual shall be jointly and severally liable for the penalty imposed.
(a) The amount of the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty imposed on a responsible individual for a taxable year with respect to the failures described in Section 61010 shall be equal to the lesser of either of the following amounts:
(1) The sum of the monthly penalty amounts determined under subdivision (b) for months in the taxable year during which one or more of the failures described in Section 61010 occurred.
(2) An amount equal to one-twelfth of the state average premium for qualified health plans that have a bronze level of coverage for the applicable household size involved, and are offered through the Exchange for plan years beginning in the calendar year with or within which the taxable year ends, multiplied by the number of months in which a failure described in Section 61010 occurred.
(b) For purposes of subdivision (a), the monthly penalty amount with respect to a responsible individual for any month during which a failure described in Section 61010 occurred is an amount equal to one-twelfth of the greater of either of the following amounts:
(1) An amount equal to the lesser of either of the following:
(A) The sum of the applicable dollar amounts for all applicable household members who failed to enroll in and maintain minimum essential coverage pursuant to Section 100705 of the Government Code during the month, except as provided by Section 61023.
(B) Three hundred percent of the applicable dollar amount determined for the calendar year during which the taxable year ends.
(2) An amount equal to 2.5 percent of the excess of the responsible individual’s applicable household income for the taxable year over the amount of gross income that would trigger the responsible individual’s requirement to file a state income tax return under Section 18501, also referred to as the applicable filing threshold, for the taxable year.
(c) For purposes of subdivisions (a) and (b):
(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and subdivision (d), the applicable dollar amount is six hundred ninety-five dollars ($695).
(2) If an applicable individual has not attained 18 years of age as of the beginning of a month, the applicable dollar amount with respect to that individual for that month shall be equal to one-half of the applicable dollar amount as provided in paragraph (1) or subdivision (d).
(d) In the case of a calendar year beginning after 2019, the applicable dollar amount shall be equal to six hundred ninety-five dollars ($695) and increased as follows:
(1) An amount equal to six hundred ninety-five dollars ($695) multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined pursuant to paragraph (2).
(2) A cost-of-living adjustment for a calendar year is an amount equal to the percentage by which the California Consumer Price Index for all items in the preceding calendar year exceeds the California Consumer Price Index for all items for the 2016 calendar year.
(3) If the amount of an increase under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of fifty dollars ($50), that increase shall be rounded down to the next multiple of fifty dollars ($50).
(4) No later than August 1 of each year, the Department of Industrial Relations shall annually transmit to the Franchise Tax Board the percentage change in the California Consumer Price Index for all items from June of the prior calendar year to June of the current calendar year, inclusive.
(e) For taxable years during which the Franchise Tax Board determines that a federal shared responsibility penalty applies, the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall be reduced, but not below zero, by the amount of the federal penalty imposed on the responsible individual for each month of the taxable year during which the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty is imposed.
An Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall not be imposed on a responsible individual for a month in which any of the following circumstances apply:
(a) If the responsible individual’s required contribution, determined on an annual basis, for coverage for the month exceeds 8.3 percent of that responsible individual’s applicable household income for the taxable year.
(1) For purposes of applying this subdivision, an individual’s applicable household income shall be increased by any exclusion from gross income for any portion of the required contribution made through a salary reduction arrangement.
(2) For purposes of this subdivision, the term “required contribution” means either of the following:
(A) In the case of a responsible individual eligible to purchase minimum essential coverage consisting of coverage through an eligible employer-sponsored plan, the portion of the annual premium that would be paid by the responsible individual, without regard to whether paid through salary reduction or otherwise, for self-only coverage.
(B) In the case of a responsible individual eligible only to purchase minimum essential coverage in the individual market, the annual premium for the lowest cost bronze plan available in the individual market through the Exchange in the rating area in which the individual resides, reduced by any premium assistance for the taxable year determined as if the responsible individual was covered by a qualified health plan offered through the Exchange for the entire taxable year.
(3) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2), if a responsible individual is eligible for minimum essential coverage through an employer by reason of a relationship to an employee, the determination under paragraph (1) shall be made by reference to the portion of the premium required to be paid by the employee for family coverage.
(4) In the case of plan years beginning in any calendar year after 2019, this subdivision shall be applied by substituting for “8.3 percent” an amount equal to 8 percent increased by the amount the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services determines reflects the excess of the rate of premium growth between the preceding calendar year and 2013 over the rate of income growth for that period. If the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services fails to determine this percentage for a calendar year, the Exchange shall determine the percentage.
(b) If the responsible individual’s applicable household income for the taxable year containing the month is less than the amount of adjusted gross income specified in paragraph (1) or (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 18501 for that taxable year.
(c) If the responsible individual’s gross income for the taxable year containing the month is less than the amount specified in paragraph (3) of subdivision (a) of Section 18501.
An Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall not be imposed with respect to an applicable household member for a month if the last day of the month occurred during a period in which the applicable household member did not maintain minimum essential coverage for a continuous period of three months or less.
(a) The length of a continuous period shall be determined without regard to the calendar years in which months in that period occur.
(b) If a continuous period is greater than the period allowed under this subdivision, an exception shall not be provided under this subdivision for any month in the period.
(c) If there is more than one continuous period described in this subdivision covering months in a calendar year, the exception provided by this subdivision shall only apply to months in the first of those periods.
(d) The Franchise Tax Board may prescribe rules for the collection of the penalty imposed by this section in cases where continuous periods include months in more than one taxable year.
(a) The Franchise Tax Board’s civil authority and procedures for purposes of compliance with notice and other due process requirements imposed by law to collect income taxes shall be applicable to the collection of the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty.
(b) The Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall be paid upon notice and demand by the Franchise Tax Board, and shall be assessed and collected pursuant to Part 10.2 (commencing with Section 18401), except as follows:
(1) If an applicable individual fails to timely pay the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty, the applicable individual shall not be subject to a criminal prosecution or penalty with respect to that failure.
(2) The Franchise Tax Board shall not file a notice of lien with respect to any real property of an applicable individual by reason of any failure to pay the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty, or levy any real property with respect to that failure.
(3) For the purpose of collecting the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty, Article 1 (commencing with Section 19201) of Chapter 5 of Part 10.2 shall not apply.
(c) The Franchise Tax Board shall integrate enforcement of the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty into existing activities, protocols, and procedures, including audits, enforcement actions, and taxpayer education efforts.
(a) The Franchise Tax Board may, in consultation with the Exchange, adopt regulations that are necessary and appropriate to implement this part.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature that, in construing this part, the regulations promulgated by under Section 5000A of the Internal Revenue Code as of December 15, 2017, notwithstanding the specified date in paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of Section 17024.5, shall apply to the extent that those regulations do not conflict with this part or regulations promulgated by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to subdivision (a) in consultation with the Exchange.
(c) Until January 1, 2022, the Administrative Procedure Act (Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 11340) of Part 1 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code) shall not apply to any standard, criterion, procedure, determination, rule, notice, guideline, or any other guidance established or issued by the Franchise Tax Board pursuant to this part.
Moneys collected from the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty shall be deposited into the General Fund.
The provisions of this part are severable. If any provision of this part or its application is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application.
The Franchise Tax Board shall annually publish on its internet website all of the following information:
(a) The number of applicable households paying the penalty and the average penalty amount by applicable household income level.
(b) The number of applicable households paying the penalty in each county and statewide.
(c) The total penalty amount collected.
(d) The number and type of most commonly claimed exemptions.
(e) The number and total penalty amounts collected under subdivision (j) of Section 61005.
(a) On or before March 1, 2022, and annually on or before March 1 thereafter, the Franchise Tax Board shall report to the Legislature on information regarding this part and Title 24 (commencing with Section 100700) and Title 25 (commencing with Section 100800) of the Government Code, including all of the following:
(1) The total number of applicable households paying the penalty and the total number of dependents for whom applicable households pay the penalty, by county and by adjusted gross income class.
(2) The total penalty amounts imposed, by county and by adjusted gross income class.
(3) The total statewide penalty amount imposed.
(4) The total number of exemptions applied, and the most common qualifications for exemptions applied.
(5) The number of applicable households who pay the penalty and the number of dependents claimed by applicable households who pay the penalty, by federal poverty level category. The federal poverty level shall be estimated using adjusted gross income and number of individuals in the tax household, using the following categories:
(A) At or between 0 percent and 138 percent of the federal poverty level.
(B) At or between 139 percent and 266 percent of the federal poverty level.
(C) At or between 267 percent and 400 percent of the federal poverty level.
(D) At or above 401 percent of the federal poverty level.
(6) The number and amount of state financial subsidies paid and adjustments made through reconciliation, by county and by federal poverty level category as described in paragraph (5).
(b) The report shall be submitted pursuant to Section 9795 of the Government Code.
CA Individual Mandate
SB 78 requires an individual who is a California resident and any spouse or dependent of the individual, is enrolled in and maintains minimum essential coverage health insurance for each month beginning on and after January 1, 2020, except as specified.
The bill would require Covered CA to grant exemptions from the mandate for reason of hardship or religious conscience, and would require Covered CA to establish a process for determining eligibility for an exemption.
The bill would impose the Individual Shared Responsibility Penalty (see above) for the failure to maintain minimum essential coverage, as determined and collected by the Franchise Tax Board, in collaboration with the Exchange, as specified. The bill would require the Franchise Tax Board to provide specified information to the Exchange regarding individuals who do not maintain minimum essential coverage, and would require the Exchange to conduct annual outreach and enrollment efforts with those individuals.
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The bill would require an applicable entity, as defined, that provides minimum essential coverage to an individual to file specified returns to the Franchise Tax Board regarding that coverage, as prescribed.
Until January 1, 2023, the bill would create Individual Market Assistance, which would be authorized to provide health care coverage financial assistance to California residents with household incomes at or below 600% of the federal poverty level, including advanced premium assistance subsidies.
The bill would authorize a health care service plan or health insurer to cancel a contract or policy for nonpayment after a 3-month grace period if the individual receives that advanced premium assistance subsidy or advance payments of the federal premium tax credit, but would require a plan or insurer to provide health care coverage for the first month of the grace period and to return the subsidy and tax credit for the 2nd and 3rd months of the grace period if the outstanding premiums are not paid.
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Tax Cuts & Jobs Act
Federal Mandate penalty drops to Zero
The New Tax Bill HR 1 Tax Cuts & Jobs act drops the mandate penalty to zero, but many would argue the mandate is still valid. Congress could put a financial tax penalty back in, see Texas v USA – CA brief page # 34.
PART VIII—INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
SEC.11081. ELIMINATION OF SHARED RESPONSIBILITY PAYMENT FOR INDIVIDUALS FAILING TO MAINTAIN MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COVERAGE.
(a) In General.—Section 5000A(c) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (2)(B)(iii), by striking “2.5 percent” and inserting “Zero percent”, and
(2) in paragraph (3)—
(A) by striking “$695” in subparagraph (A) and inserting “$0”, and
(B) by striking subparagraph (D).
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2018.
Obama Care imposes a Individual Mandate – Tax Penalty of 2.5% of income (calculate it) on just about ALL legal residents, if you don’t Purchase Health Insurance. Your coverage must include the 10 Essential Minimum Benefits and meet the definition of Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC), unless you qualify for an exemption, (§5000 A). Just check off on line 61 of your 1040 that you complied. You will also get a 1095 from your Insurance Company.
The Health Care Law provides for subsidies and tax Credits to help you pay the premium. We can help you with that at no additional charge. Complementary quotes for compliant guaranteed issue plans.
You might also talk to your Employer about providing Coverage. Tell him he can get a FREE Quote and it’s tax deductible for him and tax free to you §106 IRC.
CA fights Trumps attacks on ACA/Obamacare LA Times 8.15.2019 *
December 18, 2019 Tax Unconstitutional
Texas v USA
More Detailed (Child) Pages on Individual & Employer Mandate
Employer Mandate – Over 50 Lives
§5000 A – Requirement to maintain Health Insurance
QHP – Qualified Health Plan Standards & Definition
10 Reasons that you need Health Insurance
Medical Bankruptcy
Exemptions from CA Mandate Penalty
Health Sharing Ministries – Not Protected by Insurance Guarantees
Lawfully Present – Public Charge – Immigration Status
Federal Individual Shared Responsibility Provision
The individual shared responsibility provision requires everyone on your tax return to have qualifying health care coverage for each month of the year or have a coverage exemption. Otherwise, you may be required to make an individual shared responsibility payment.
If you maintain qualifying health care coverage for the entire year, you don’t need to do anything more than report that coverage on your federal income tax return by simply checking a box. Qualifying coverage includes most employer-sponsored coverage, coverage obtained through a Health Insurance Marketplace, coverage through most government-sponsored programs, as well as certain other specified health plans.
If you go without coverage or experience a gap in coverage, you may qualify for an exemption from the requirement to have coverage. If you qualify for an exemption, you use Form 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions, to report a coverage exemption granted by the Marketplace or to claim a coverage exemption on your tax return.
If for any month during the year you don’t have qualifying coverage and you don’t qualify for an exemption, you will have to make an individual shared responsibility payment when you file your federal income tax return.
The payment amount for 2015 is the greater of 2 percent of the household income above the taxpayer’s filing threshold, or $325 per adult plus $162.50 per child (limited to a family maximum of $975). This payment is capped at the cost of the national average premium for a bronze level health plan available through Marketplaces that would provide coverage for the taxpayer’s family members that neither had qualifying coverage nor qualify for a coverage exemption. The instructions for Form 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions, provide the information needed to calculate the payment that will be reported on you federal income tax return.
Form 1095-B will be sent to individuals who had health coverage for themselves or their family members that is not reported on Form 1095-A or Form 1095-C. Form 1095-A will be sent to individuals who enrolled in health coverage for themselves or their family members through the Marketplace. Form 1095-C will be sent to certain employees of applicable large employers.
Some taxpayers may not receive a Form 1095-B or Form 1095-C by the time they are ready to file their 2015 tax return. It is not necessary to wait for Forms 1095-B or 1095-C in order to file. Taxpayers may instead rely on other information about their health coverage and employer offer to prepare their returns
Here are some basic facts about the individual shared responsibility provision.
What is the individual shared responsibility provision?
The individual shared responsibility provision calls for each individual to have qualifying health care coverage – known as minimum essential coverage – for each month, qualify for an exemption, or make a payment when filing his or her federal income tax return.
What do I need to do if I am required to make a payment with my tax return?
If you have to make an individual shared responsibility payment, you will use the worksheets found in the instructions to Form 8965, Health Coverage Exemptions, to figure the shared responsibility payment amount due. You only make a payment for the months you did not have coverage or qualify for a coverage exemption.
To learn more, visit the Reporting and Calculating the Payment page on IRS.gov/aca, or use our interactive tool, Am I Eligible for a Coverage Exemption or Required to Make an Individual Shared Responsibility Payment?
What happens if I owe an individual shared responsibility payment,
but I cannot afford to make the payment when filing my tax return?
The IRS routinely works with taxpayers who owe amounts they cannot afford to pay. The law prohibits the IRS from using liens or levies to collect any individual shared responsibility payment. However, if you owe a shared responsibility payment, the IRS may offset that liability against any tax refund that may be due to you.
For more information about the Affordable Care Act and your income tax return, visit IRS.gov/aca.
7.5 million paid an average of $200 in penalties for not having coverage in 2014 per Kaiser Health News 7.22.2015
White House.Gov Affordable Health Care Act YouTube Channel
Historical Federal Penalty
New York Times 10.26.2016 Millions take the penalty
Los Angeles Times 1.10.2015 Explanation
♦ Health Net Brochure
♦ MH 2.17.2015 H & R Block says 4M could face penalties – Democrats want an additional Special Enrollment to avoid penalties for 2016
♦ CA Health Line 1.29.2015 6 M households could face penalties
14 comments on “Mandate Penalty no health insurance for California”
I think this mandate is unconstitutional, are there any lawsuits filed?
Steve Shorr says:
There is Texas v USA to throw out all of the ACA/Obamacare.
The case is expected to be heard in January 2021 (Coronavirus delays?) in the Supreme Court. Modern Health Care 3.2.2020
Kaiser Foundation 3.10.2020
The CA mandate allows CA to fund subsidies to 600%.
If you go to our 600% page, check out the links to the actual bill SB 65, AB 190 SB 73 etc. Maybe they address the issue of constitutionality?
The 2019-20 Budget
The Governor’s Individual Health Insurance Market Affordability Proposals
I don’t think California can fine you if you don’t buy insurance.
My website is for legitimate questions for people that need help understanding coverage or how to get it.
We are not interested in politics or what people “think.”
What legal basis to you have for thinking that you can not get coverage and not be subject to the fine?
The mandate penalty in the ACA/Obamacare was upheld as a tax
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS ET AL. v.SEBELIUS, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, ET AL
The mandate from the Feds was not eliminated, but just “zeroed out” KFF.org
So, if the Feds could have a mandate, why not CA?
Texas vs USA is not based on the legitimacy of the tax, but that the tax was integral and now it’s not there.
How is CA supposed to pay for Medi Cal & all the people who don’t have insurance with COVID 19?
Please read the law that CA passed above and then if you can cite something… let me know and we’ll discuss it.
Your website above says they can fine you SB 78 https://taxcredits.healthreformquotes.com/individual-mandate/?replytocom=13575#sb78
I’m applying for insurance on the Covered California website.
While registering it asks how much I anticipate my income to be in 2020.
I’m currently unemployed but looking for a job.
Should I put the number I anticipate to make or $0.00 since I’m unemployed?
If I put a number in, the next question it asks is who employs me.
Should I type “unemployed” even though I typed in a dollar amount for “Anticipated Income”?
If you put zero, you’ll qualify for no premium Medi-Cal.
If your MAGI Income estimate changes, you’re mandated to report to Covered CA within 30 days. If you’re on Medi-Cal 10 days.
How about appointing us as your agent, no extra charge, so that we get paid for helping you?
Advocacy Tip: Enrollees who are uncertain about their income estimate may be well served by taking a smaller amount of premium tax credits each month in advance so they are not at risk of owing money come tax time. The Covered California website includes a sliding bar that allows enrollees to choose how much of the tax credit to take ahead of time.
individuals who enroll in a plan through Covered California without premium tax credits and realize later that they were eligible can claim those premium tax credits when they file at tax time.
Western Poverty Law *
So, if you just pay “full price,” (get quote) then you shouldn’t have to put in an employer. When you do get employed, you can change your estimate. This way you don’t have to have Medi Cal.
How much do you expect to earn in 2020?
How much did you earn last year?
How long have you been unemployed?
I haven’t used my health insurance at all this past year, and I’m planning to move abroad January 2020.
Not sure this is the best use of funds.
There is now a tax penalty if you don’t have coverage! Will you be gone the entire tax year to avoid penalties? See our exemptions page.
If you knew when your were going to have a claim and should buy coverage, would the Insurance Companies sell it to you?
You should be thankful you didn’t have a claim last year. While you might not have made a claim, that doesn’t mean the Insurance Company kept the $$$. Insurance Companies are mandated to pay out 80% of the premiums in claims. Someone else got your $$$. Same as if you had a claim. Insurance just spreads out the loss, so that you can pay a small premium and if you have a serious claim, don’t have to go without treatment or face bankruptcy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Insurance
How will you get coverage in a foreign country?
Is this a permanent move?
Do you want to keep the option to come back to USA for treatment?
There are only certain times you can buy insurance, considering no medical or health questions are asked. No Pre X clause!
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I have a Health Sharing Ministry plan. It was accepted as compliant coverage under Obamacare. Will it be under the CA law?
What’s this about California passing a budget bringing back the mandate penalty?
See our new page on the 600% of Federal Poverty Level and bringing back the mandate penalty. https://taxcredits.healthreformquotes.com/aptc-advance-premium-tax-credit-things-to-know/premium-subsidy-to-600-fpl-mandate-penalty/
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Apple Launches the iPhone 4S (Live Blog)
by Mark Feffer October 4, 2011 13 min read
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3:01 ET: Thanks for following along. We’ll have a wrap-up on the iPhone 4S posted soon.
2:50 ET: iPhone aside, it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out among all the iPhone fans who expected the iPhone 5 today. Since it’s Apple, I suspect they’ll come out ahead. Still, you could hear people slumping in their chairs all around the world just now.
2:43 ET: Prices: 16 GB – $199; 32 GB- $299; 64 GB – $399
2:42 ET. Well, gang, that’s all she wrote. Lights are going up.
2:39 ET: “I want to thank you for joining us?”
2:39 ET: “I am so proud of this team… I want to thank you for joining us.”
2:38 ET: He says:
“Now, when you look at each of these, they’re great and fantastic and industry leading in and of themselves. But what sets them apart, and what puts Apple way out front, is how they’re engineered to work so well together.”
2:37 ET: Cook — I mean Tim — is back. He’s recapping…
2:35 ET: The Unofficial Apple Weblog provides background and context on Siri:
Apple picked up mobile assistant app Siri quite a while ago, but only at today’s event did we finally see why. The company is relaunching the app as official, though it will keep the name Siri. To access it, all you’ll have to do is hold down the home button, and then a little purple mic will pop up, listening in to whatever question you ask. From your question, Siri will then find any and all pertinent information, including data about the weather, stock and clock information, and even searches for local restaurants and businesses. You can ask for directions and get them right away, or even get messages read off to you via Bluetooth, and create calendar appointments and replies right inside the Siri system.
The whole thing is very impressive, and if it works as well as Siri did, Apple’s phone has yet another killer feature on it. Unfortunately, Apple said that Siri is “the coolest feature of the new iPhone 4S,” so presumably you’ll need the new handset to make use of the feature. We’ll double-check on that going forward, but all indications are that Siri will be 4S-only.
2:32 ET: If that’s the case, I think some Apple PR people will be in for some very, very bad days.
2:30 ET: Our friends at It’s a Gadet think the iPhone 4S announcement may have been the main event.
2:29 ET: Siri will support for English, French and German. It’ll be launched in Beta.
2:27 ET: Siri has a personal assistant, too. Or maybe it IS a personal assistant. Whatever, it’s cool.
2:24 ET: Says This Is My Next:
The tech is pretty amazing — Siri will follow along with your actions and understand context. Still, Scott has to talk to the machine slowly, like you would to a child or a foreign language speaker.
2:23 ET: iPhone 4S’s voice system is called Siri. Phil Scott Forstall asks what is the weather like today?” Siri replies “Here is the weather for today.”
2:22 ET: Another note about iOS that I didn’t report:
Apple’s Game Center, which allows multiple people to play games together at the same time, has registered 67 million users after launching only a year ago.
2:21 ET: Another great note from the Guardian folks:
(Look, after all this if they don’t have an iPhone 5 then people are going to lynch someone. All that just for this?)
2:19 ET: Now, Schiller moves on to voice on the 4S. (Should I be calling him “Phil”? seems like everyone at Apple goes by their first name, even Mr. Jobs.)
2:17 ET: John Pozadzides on Google+ says Apple’s just launched “iSNIFF! A Scratch-N-Sniff variant of the iPod/iPhone which incorporates a revolutionary permanently scented poly-plastic resin!” Scratch the device to small an Appletini. This is a joke. You probably knew that, but I’m just being sure.
2:15: While Schiller’s stabilizing, an iOS app I didn’t mention: Find My Friends.” It lets you find friends and family if they’ve opted into sharing their location with you. TechCrunch notes that it sounds a lot like Google’s Latitude.
2:12 ET:And now… get ready for…. VIDEO STABILIZATION.
2:11 ET: Best snark so far: from Schiller: “The new iPhone 4S takes just 1.1 seconds to the first photo. And just half a second for the next shot. I don’t know what Droid Bionic customers have to do between taking pictures… like, go get coffee.”
2:09 ET: Guardian notes that Schiller doesn’t usually toss specs out like this — and now he’s Mr. Numbers Guy.
2:08 ET: iPhone 4S camera ist f2.4 and 30% sharper.
2:06 ET: And, it’s got a new camera – designed to rival point-and-shoot cameras, not smartphones. New sensor, 8 megapixels – 60% more than in the iPhone 4 camera. New sensor brings in more light. It’s all a lot faster, has a Hybrid IR filter.
2:04 ET: It’s not 4G, but it’s just as fast, he says. “We think it’s even faster with our updates.”
2:02 ET: Schiller: “…As you know we revolutionized with these steel bands on the outside of the phone. We’ve done something technically amazing. It can now intelligently switch between the antennas for even better call quality.”
2:01 ET: The new iPhone 4S will be seven times faster than the its predecessor, but look the same on the outside.
1:59 ET: An Schiller talks about the…. iPhone 4. With an A5 chip. CEO of Epic Games is coming up to show it off.
1:58 ET: Schiller also talked about a white iPod Touch, starting at $199.
1:57 ET: Phil Schiller says it’s time to start talking about the iPhone. Anyone taking bets on whether he says it’s a nice product, and then talks about the Touch?
1:55 ET: More details if you want them on the cards app, from Apple Insider.
1:48 ET: Update on iPod Nano… Added new features. Can swipe between icons instead of seeing a grid. New fitness apps to track your walk and runs (I won’t be using that). Phil Schiller’s doing the presentation.
1:46 ET: iCloud available Oct. 12. iTunes Match available at the end of October. Now they’re beginning an iCloud promo video.
1:45 ET: Cue’s now talking about iTunes Match. Cnet says this is WWDC deja vue. Nothing much new.
1:42 ET: Guardian wonders if Tim Cook’s getting ready to come out juggling chainsaws. The iSaw?
1:39 ET: Let’s talk about iCloud now… Apple says it’s so cool. When GOOGLE says it, we’ll be impressed. Eddie Cue’s doing the presentation. He’s senior vice president of Internet Software and Services.
1:37 ET: iOS 5 coming out on Oct. 12, possibly.
1:35 ET: Recapping the 10 best iOS features: iOS message, Twitter integration, location-based reminders…
1:30 ET: From MSNBC, a photo of the venue in Cupertino. It ain’t the Moscone Center.
1:28 ET: Guardian:
It seems really retrograde. Is this Apple looking to revive the postal services somehow?
1:26 ET: Showing a new app… a greeting card app? You make the card online and Apple mails it for you. (For $2.99. But then your app tracks it. Kinda cool.)
1:23 ET: Cook: “Today, we’re taking iOS to the next level.” Apple’s VP of Software Scot Forstall takes the stage.
1:21 ET: Cook: 92% of Fortune 500 are testing or deploying the iPod. Cnet notes about 30% of adults say they use the iPad in the bathroom. (Which is why the People magazine app is so popular.)
1:19 ET: Fun fact, from the Guardian:
Notable thing: Cook does his slides in different colours from Jobs. He uses greys and blues, where Jobs was greens and greys and blacks.
1:18 ET: And….. “We’ll come back to iPhone in a bit.” Who writes this stuff? Now talking about iPad. A lot of love for this product.
1:17 ET: Cook: 93% of Fortune 500 is testing or deploying the iPhone.
1:16 ET Cook’s starting to talk iPhone. iPhone 4 half of all iPhones they’ve sold.
1:16 ET: More than 300 million iPods sold. Cook: “It took Sony 30 years to sell 220,000 Walkmen.”
1:14 ET: Talking about iPod. It’s had more than 70% market share since the day it launched. Cnet loves the fact Apple can toss those kind of figures around.
1:13 ET: “Cook: 70% of people still buying something else. We have a lot of work to do.”
1:12 ET: Live blogs are apparently crashing all over the world.
1:11 ET: On the the Macbook Air! It’s light! It’s popular!
1:08 ET Now, Cook is going to being “walking through” all of Apple’s products, starting with OS X Lion. (6 million downloads.)
1:07 ET: Cook talks about OS, mobile services, mobile apps.
1:06 ET: Some backing and filling by tech media going on. Apple never said this was an iPhone 5 announcement, after all – what if it’s not?
1:04 ET: Cook’s building it up – talking about other events that’ve been shown off in Cupertino – like the MacBook Air (which, for the record, I want.)
1:03 ET: Tim Cook takes the stage.
1:02 ET: Event’s beginning now – or at least the logo’s on screen. Apple’s not streaming video of this one.
12: 57 ET: Molly Wood and Brian Tong on Cnet Live are trying to damp down how exciting the device’s features may be. “A software event, not a hardware event.”
12:52 ET: If it is, in fact, the iPhone 5 that launches this afternoon, it may not run on the fastest networks. Sources tell The Wall Street Journal the device will work on 3G networks, not long-term evolution or WiMAX fourth-generation networks.
12: 32 ET: eWeek says Samsung may try to block Apple’s launch of the iPhone 5. Since Apple’s event starts in about 20 minutes, let’s figure the report, if true, means distribution and not announcement.
The situation between frenemies Samsung and Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is looking increasingly dire, which could lead to Samsung seeking to block the launch of the iPhone 5 in the U.S. and Europe, according to an analyst.
Jefferies & Co. Analyst Peter Misek thinks Samsung might ask for injunctions preventing the launches of the iPhone 5 in the U.S. and Europe. Which, of course, could lead Apple to find other suppliers for components for its devices.
Apple Unveils iPhone 4S. Apple Community Deflates
How iPhone 4S Could Represent Apple's Weakness
Apple iPhone 4S Narrows Market Share Gap With Android
The Numbers Behind the .NET Developer Shortage
Salaries At Tech Companies, Courtesy of a Googler’s Mashup
Mark Feffer
Mark Feffer started as a videotape editor back when there was videotape to edit, then joined the news desk at Dow Jones News/Retrieval, the company's first online product. He produced The Wall Street Journal's first multimedia CD-ROMs and published his novel, "September," in 2006. He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife, their fierce terrier, and a schnauzer who wonders why she ever left California. He's a member of the Project Management Institute.
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Oh My! Google Responds
by John Wooton
Sun February 2008
Development, Links, Search, Social Media
Google made a new post on their official blog today responding to Microsoft’s $44.6 billion bid for Yahoo.
While Google has been patient in responding thus far (not wanting to show their colors early), they made quite a bold statement today by offering a position against the Microsoft offer saying “the openness of the Internet is what made Google — and Yahoo! — possible” and that “Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions”.
Google’s primary concern with the deal is that it could possibly undermine the openness and innovation that made the internet (and Google and Yahoo!) possible. With Microsoft’s current dominance in the PC market, the notable concern is great that they will seek to create a dominant force in online search. Past projections for a combined Microsoft and Yahoo search would put them at a 30% market share in online search. That creates a major contender for Google who serves half the online searches in the US.
This could also signal a very big anti-trust issue (although that is yet to be determined) with Google seeking a monopoly on searches in the US. A merger between Yahoo and Google would already create the largest host of emails and IM chats around.
Google even goes so far as to ask that “could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services?”
It’s a very good question and one that should be addressed as the offer progresses. I doubt, though, that Microsoft would be allowed to limit access to services using their software or email dominance.
I’d like to hear your opinions. Is the deal a positive move for online search and media? Or is it a move that could potentially cause more harm than good? Or is it too early to decide?
Here’s a copy of the post:
Yahoo! and the future of the Internet
Posted by David Drummond, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Chief Legal Officer
The openness of the Internet is what made Google — and Yahoo! — possible. A good idea that users find useful spreads quickly. Businesses can be created around the idea. Users benefit from constant innovation. It’s what makes the Internet such an exciting place.
So Microsoft’s hostile bid for Yahoo! raises troubling questions. This is about more than simply a financial transaction, one company taking over another. It’s about preserving the underlying principles of the Internet: openness and innovation.
Could Microsoft now attempt to exert the same sort of inappropriate and illegal influence over the Internet that it did with the PC? While the Internet rewards competitive innovation, Microsoft has frequently sought to establish proprietary monopolies — and then leverage its dominance into new, adjacent markets.
Could the acquisition of Yahoo! allow Microsoft — despite its legacy of serious legal and regulatory offenses — to extend unfair practices from browsers and operating systems to the Internet? In addition, Microsoft plus Yahoo! equals an overwhelming share of instant messaging and web email accounts. And between them, the two companies operate the two most heavily trafficked portals on the Internet. Could a combination of the two take advantage of a PC software monopoly to unfairly limit the ability of consumers to freely access competitors’ email, IM, and web-based services? Policymakers around the world need to ask these questions — and consumers deserve satisfying answers.
This hostile bid was announced on Friday, so there is plenty of time for these questions to be thoroughly addressed. We take Internet openness, choice and innovation seriously. They are the core of our culture. We believe that the interests of Internet users come first — and should come first — as the merits of this proposed acquisition are examined and alternatives explored.
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Nancy Reagan .Visits the Royal College Of Surgeons..St Stephens Green,.1984..04.06.1984.06.04.1984.4th June 1984..Nancy Reagan visited the Royal College of Surgeons where she unveilled a portrait of her late father.Her father, Dr Loyal Davis was an Honorary Fellow of the college. Mrs Reagan then presented the portrait to the college..Image of Mrs Nancy Reagan as she is wecomed to the Royal College Of Surgeons as she is welcomed by Professor Eoin O'Malley,president of the college,and other dignitaries.
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Irish photos Dr Loyal Davis Irish history images of Ireland Irish society Mrs Nancy Reagan Republic of Ireland Royal college of surgeons St Stephens Green
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Microsoft Future Decoded 2015
November 2015 saw the return of Microsoft’s Future Decoded event to the ExCel Center in London. I didn’t make it last year (it was a week after TechEd Europe and I was all Microsofted out!) so I’ve been looking forward to the Tech Day of this event since the registration notice back in May. This is my summary of the day.
Following a set from DJ Yoda, the day kicked off with a morning full of Keynotes. Yesterday, at the “Business Day”, we heard that Microsoft is opening a datacentre in the UK in 2016 and this was repeated in todays’ opening video. Yesterday this sparked a flurry of comments as to the reasoning “To protect other countries against the UK Investigatory Powers legislation”, or “In preparation for the UK leaving the EU”. Personally I believe this is part of a long-term strategy to get as many data centres in as many places as possible thus increasing flexibility, resilience, speed (even at the speed of light, being closer to the end device is faster) and customer choice.
Microsoft announces plans to offer cloud services from the UK @ #FutureDecoded https://t.co/1nnKtCe0d8
— Microsoft UK (@MicrosoftUK) November 10, 2015
After Andrew Spooner’s introduction, his Microsoft colleague Scott Guthrie stepped up to talk about software and data joining to create intelligent apps. He talked about Gyuho– a “Fitbit for Cows” that is increasing calf production for dairy farmers by 31% and helping to spot previously uncaught diseases. Scott followed this up with a live demo where he provisioned an SQL Data Warehouse in minutes in Azure and went on to demonstrate PowerBI pulling in data from Azure ITO suite and providing dashboards and reports. Next up was Chris Bishop from Microsoft Research who gave us a glimpse into the future of Artificial Intelligence, Deep Neural Networks, and Deep Learning. He demonstrated this through some of their image processing applications- recognising facial expressions and body and hand poses.
Happiness – just one of the new APIs announced by @MSFTResearchCam‘s Chris Bishop at #FutureDecoded today! pic.twitter.com/RofOoHSMeE
— Microsoft TechNet UK (@TechNetUK) November 11, 2015
Kevin Ashton- the “Inventor of the Internet of Things”- followed this up with a series of predictions of the future. An intriguing talk full of headline predictions which worked round to how the IoT is key to the future. He summed up the IoT in a great way- Something happens in the world, a sensor detects this and converts it to data which is sent to the network. A decision is made based on this data, which in turn causes something to be changed in the world.
The first of the final two keynotes were from Graham Cluley, who told us how we can’t trust the internet. Yet. And how we need to secure things better so we can trust them better in the future. This idea was taken further by David Chappell in the final talk- our data is moving into the public cloud via all sorts of methods, Azure, SaaS, OneDrive etc and trust is again key when our default platform changes in this way.
BASIC: then, now & forever
As I’ve been programming in BASIC from my days on the ZX81, through a range of Commodores, the BBC Micro’s at School, QuickBasic on the PC, Visual BASIC, and these days .NET, this was a Grok talk I couldn’t turn down.
Mark Rendle (@markrendle) gave this entertaining short session, taking us through the highlights of the last 51 years of BASIC from it’s origins in Dartmouth in 1964 (some of which followed my own journey) and hinting at the future (VB for HoloLens?)
In this constantly changing landscape that is IT it’s always nice to see that some of my skills will still be useful tomorrow, and if you ever bump into Mark, ask him what happened to his ZX81.
Changes in Virtualisation and Clustering – Azure Stack
MVP Aidan Finn (@joe_elway) from MicroWarehouse (Ireland) was our host for this session. He introduced some new features coming in the Server 2016 stack including Shielded Virtual Machines, taking advantage of TPM2 chips appearing in new server hardware to hide your servers from your hosting company and their other tenants, and Switch Embedded Teaming to allow for network convergence on Hyper-V servers.
Hyper-V now (in 2016 Technical Preview 3 at least) offers a path to Hyperconvergence by bringing Storage Spaces Direct into the fold and providing the Hypervisor within the Scale Out Server Cluster. There’s also improvements in the ability to hot-add virtual hardware such as NICs and Static Memory to running VMs.
Windows 10 and Enterprise Mobility
I’ve met Microsoft Evangelist Simon May (@simonster) a couple of times – at a Windows 8 event and more recently at TechEd. He’s always an enthusiastic presenter which is just what we needed at this point in the day.
I’ve written before about Hybrid Identity Management, and how it is key to the whole Enterprise Mobility offering. It was mentioned briefly in the Keynote earlier, and Simon took this a stage further. He demoed using Azure AD credentials to Single-sign on (not just “Same Sign On”) into Outlook Web Access and Twitter, and use the account to sync settings across Windows 10 devices.
Azure Active Directory also offers self-service password resets- no need for helpdesk staff to get tied up doing this, or purchasing of third-party apps. It includes Multi-Factor Authentication, and the ability to allow users to register their own devices. As of today there are 2519 SaaS apps that can make use of AAD authentication, plus the ability to add custom apps.
Watching @simonster demo Azure AD and using it for authentication with 3rd party SaaS apps. Login to Facebook via my corporate AD creds.
— Chris Bradshaw (@aldershotchris) November 11, 2015
A whole bunch of stuff was squeezed into this session- not least a demonstration of Simon using Windows Hello to login to a computer with his face. Hopefully a video recording will show up online soon.
Now I’m off to the closing Keynote where Brian Cox is going to talk Quantum Computing and tell me that 1 is 0. Sometimes.
UPDATE 27/11/2015: Videos of many of the sessions are now available on Channel9
This entry was posted in Event, Visual Basic, Windows 10, Windows Server and tagged #FutureDecoded, Enterprise Mobility, Microsoft, Visual Basic, windows on November 11, 2015 by Chris.
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Home › De Marchi - Heritage Jersey (1974 Belgium) (Size XS)
De Marchi - Heritage Jersey (1974 Belgium) (Size XS)
#belgium #clothing #de-marchi #gift #jerseys #retro
1974 was a great year in Belgium. RDV won Paris-Roubaix, the Giro di Lombardia, the points title in the Giro d'Italia, and the Belgian national cyclocross championship in a kit that looked strikingly similar to the De Marchi Belgium 1974 Men's Cycling Jersey.
Whether you're a fan of De Vlaeminck and Belgian cycling, or just a cycling nostalgic, the Belgium 1974 is a must-have piece of kit. Made with a blend of merino wool and acrylic fibers, it has a soft feel and keeps you comfortable during rides warm and cool. Merino is naturally antimicrobial, moisture wicking, and temperature regulating, so you'll always feel great and smell fresh, while the Belgian tricolor on the chest, sleeves, and collar leave no doubt as to what cycling power you support.
At the back, three pockets hold your essentials and close with real mother of pearl buttons, a detail that De Vlaeminck probably never had. An embroidered De Marchi logo at the chest adds extra sophistication, and the 1/4-length zipper helps you ventilate whether you're pounding over pavé or out for a leisurely summer ride.
Merino wool blends are natural fibers that are amongst the best breathing materials known to mankind. Merino wools can vary in quality, and De Marchi only uses the finest qualities and highest grade blends for their products. De Marchi's Merino blends are always made of the finest qualities.
The jerseys are hand made in Italy. Merino will keep you cool when it's hot and warm when it's chilly, so it's a perfect fabric for three-season jerseys, and it has natural stretch that accommodates your movements without restriction. The Touaregs in the hot and cold deserts of Marokko have known these characteristics for years and used such blends for their clothes until today
We only have one of these and it's size XS
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Cookie Laws, Privacy, Do Not Track
> Google's EU user consent policy > > When using Google products that incorporate this policy, certain disclosures must be given to and consents obtained from end users in the European Union where EU data protection law requires such disclosures and consents. > > For end users in the European Union: > > You must use commercially reasonable efforts to disclose clearly, and obtain consent to, any data collection, sharing and usage that takes place on any site, app, email publication or other property as a consequence of your use of Google products; and > > You must use commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that an end user is provided with clear and comprehensive information about, and consents to, the storing and accessing of cookies or other information on the end user's device where such activity occurs in connection with a product to which this policy applies.
Various Cookies and their Flavors
Don't Procrastinate -- Panic Today
United Kingdom PECR and DPA Cookies
The Dutch Cookie
The Italian Cookie
The Right of Erasure aka The Right to be Forgotten
Does or Will Google Penalize Non Compliant Sites?
Updates to Privacy Policies and Use Agreements with Third Party Advertisers
Cookie Law WordPress Plugins
Cookie Notice Plugin Implementation
Iubenda Javascript Product
Cookie Law Variables
Do Not Track Variables
Cookie Law / Do Not Track Pseudocode
Google Tag Manager and Obeying Preferences
WordPress Plugin Pseudocode
There are several privacy concerns that fall under the header of cookies, though actually cookies are not so much the issue as javascript. In any case, there are a variety of cookies for a variety of reasons and uses: - Session cookies, used for personalization, login, or simply making sure the site is functional - Analytics tracking cookies come under a few kinds, - The first is basic website usage, such as traffic sources, geographic locations, time-on-site, etc. - The second is remarketing, or behavioral targeting, which is generally considered more invasive, and effectively allows the use of information gathered on one site, on other sites (this is what the EFF considers to be a violation of Do Not Track). - The third can actually do things such as identify users (as unique users), such as tying website use to individual hardware devices, or combining with offline data to identify specific people - Third party cookies are of two kinds, one is for remarketing (the second kind of analytics) and the second kind (which can be the same cookie) is actually used to share data with third parties, either completely or in aggregate. These include Adwords (Google), Bing (Microsoft), and Facebook cookies. The degree to which privacy can be invaded is part technology and part legal agreement (generally with third parties). For all third-party advertisers, to the extent that we can, we do not allow Bing, Facebook or Google to use cookie data (anonymized or not). It is not required and unless you are a large company, does not provide much value. Also, it is important to be clear that there should be no attempt to merge offline with online information, try and identify hardware devices, or even do user-level tracking, which seems the most obvious first hurdle when it comes to preserving privacy. Finally, it is important not to try and triangulate for precise locations, which an alarming number of websites and apps try and do, and instead only using IP addresses for general geographic information.
The latest General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), i.e., Regulation (EU) 2016/679 became law on 27 April 2016, but will not come into force until 25 April 2018. This is known as the EU Cookie Law and supersedes previous laws on the topic. It is true that there are more strict requirements when that happens, which means ability to opt out of cookies (at any time), as well as actually a requirement that people opt-in (though again, the need to be able to opt out at any time in the future). In addition, sites need to respond to browser settings for Do Not Track. The latest draft for Do Not Track is still a bit unclear on what exactly not tracking entails (everything including single site analytics, or does it just refer to third-parties?). One thing is that Do Not Track as implemented in the browser can be unset, or set as allow or not allow, and the information is contained in the HTTP header upon browser requests. See also the Firefox browser Do Not Track feature, and an earlier Lifehacker Article on where to enable Do Not Track. There is also a limited right to erasure aka the right to be forgotten that will require compliance. Erasure may include not only cookies, but things like email addresses and other identifying information.
For the UK, there are the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) along with the Data Protection Act. A cookie banner (basically the same as in the EU) is required in the UK and possessions. As with both the EU and the UK, at least for now, regular transactional cookies are fine (e.g., WordPress and WooCommerce session cookies), but anything with analytics or marketing need to be declared, and a banner needs to be displayed, with a notice that use is consent.
The ePrivacy Directive (2009/136/EC) is an opt-in system which is fairly strong (at least as much as the coming 2018 EU GDPR). On 11 March 2015 a revised cookie recipe came into effect, but that still contains a strong opt-in requirement for marketing cookies (not transactional, and not analytic). This current law is the basis of which significant fines are already being assessed by those found in violation. As such, it should be the focus of designing a system which will thread the needle of current and future cookie requirements.
Akin to the Dutch ePrivacy Directive, on 02 June 2015 Italian law no. 229/201 entered into force. This requires explicit consent from visitors for any cookies beyond those for the functioning of the website (that is, third-party marketing cookies). It appears that there is still broad disagreement as to whether a simple Analytics cookie is acceptable or not (without explicit consent), though my guess is that explicit consent is not needed, as long as the Analytics is not used for behavioral marketing (on a third party site, e.g., Marketing extension to the Analytics cookie, used for creating groups).
The right of erasure, aka the right to be forgotten, which is a purge of all private data regarding a person, is already something that people and governments want and will eventually have and exercise. This is beyond the scope of a simple cookie, browser header and tracker script tool. However, as a setting on a privacy page, this will likely become required. Adding this as a simple email form (and having a double-opt-out mechanism through email) would not be much additional effort, though of course verification of identity will be important in these cases.
There is new (mid 2016) legislation called the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield. The previous agreements were considered invalid. Essentially, organizations which are subject to review by one of a few US government agencies can self-declare being under the privacy shield, and they must then follow certain rules with regard to informed notification and consent as well as data handling requirements. These are generally good rules to follow in any case, though anyone who is not a US-based organization cannot be considered as operating under the shield (as there is no audit provision for them).
In 2014, California released a set of requirements regarding privacy statements (pdf) that are required by law to operate in California. It is fairly general, but also requires a statement about Do Not Track, and how the site responds to a Do Not Track signal from the browser.
This of course is unclear, though nothing has been explicitly stated. What we do know is that Google has required users of its site advertising platforms (AdSense, DoubleClick) to comply with cookie laws. This mitigates Google's risk. There is no evidence Google is attempting to mitigate other's risk by penalizing their Search Engine Results ranking. However, this may indeed happen in the future. I don't see why not.
Privacy policies should get a hard look, and the additional information here should be included in some useful, effective, and concise way. If one wants to target on Adwords, Adsense, Bing, or Facebook, everyone who visited the website in the past up to 90 days, then this is behavioral targeting and requires informed consent (which is either in the fine print of a site's privacy policy, a banner notification, or actually requiring opt-in). Additional information that could be included would be links to various resource sites, such as: - Google Analytics Opt-out Add-on - Browser tools to disable Analytics tracking via the browser - CookieChoices.org - Cookie and Law Resources
There are many cookie law plugins for wordpress. However, none of them have a few different aspects which would make them both compliant and parsimonious with current laws. By compliant I mean that they would actually provide opt-in-only and anytime-preference-switching functionality. By parsimonious I mean that the law would be followed in every jurisdiction, but not present in those jurisdictions without specific laws.
The Cookie Notice is a fairly functional and popular (300,000+ installs) WordPress plugin. It easily handles the cookie notice, the ability to dismiss this notice (and easy-to-set duration for dismissal, the ability to provide a link to a privacy policy, and a way of placing code that will only work if the notice has been dismissed. There is more discussion of the detail below, but the main points are: - Create a Custom Trigger in Google Tag Manager and configure any special cookies to use that trigger - Install Cookie Notice plugin and set the custom trigger to fire on cookie banner dismissal (agreement)
Iubenda (strange name) is the only comprehensive solution for all the functionality needed. They also have a tool to build a privacy policy based on what kind of third-party cookies are used. Nice, but a bit pricey ($9 USD/mo. per site) as the free version does not support adsense, adwords, facebook, or bing cookies. Aelia is a site that uses Iubenda. Notice that the privacy policy is a link to the Iubenda site, which I consider to be a craptastic, weasley way of getting links.
At current glance, it appears that there are just a few variables: - Banners with cookie use announcement may or may not need to be displayed (jurisdiction via GeoIP) - If a banner needs to be displayed, it can be dismissed permanently or for a period of time (cookie preference) - Non-session cookies may need to be opted-into (cookie preference) - Once opted-into and once banner-dismissal, both should be able to be changed as a preference at any time - These options should be on a privacy policy and/or cookie policy page (the most extensive I've seen is the Premiere League's cookie policy). Note that, treating all visitors with the the highest level of privacy and control is a simpler use case, in which case: - Display a banner by default - Allow said banner to be dismissed - Allow said banner dismissal to be undo-able (this is already possible by deleting local cookies) - Default cookie use is analytics and sessions OK, third party requires explicit permission - Basically this is DNT:1 as a default - Have a simple form on the website policies page which allows for reading and setting: - Display cookies banner (check box) - Do Not Track (check box) An even simpler approach would be to accept DNT:1 for everyone, all the time. That is, disable all third-party cookies (either with the exception of Google Analytics or other analytics providers, or completely). If so, then for sure read the browser/form for DNT:1 and assume DNT:null
In addition to the Cookie Law, the browser-based signal for do-not-track is also a setting that needs to be checked at session start, and again, it should be able to be changed as a preference. There are three settings: not set (null), tracking-ok, do-not-track.
// Check for privacy preference cookie (PPC)
If PPC not exists
// Check do-not-track setting in browser, create initial settings from these
If header has *Do Not Track* DNT:0, set DNT:0 in session cookie
// Set country defaults (override DNT as browser may not be configurable)
// This ensures more conservative setting, until explicit preference given
Determine country via GeoIP
If country requires a banner
Set *Display Cookie Banner* DCB:1 in session cookie
If country requires tracking opt-in
Set *Do Not Track* DNT:1 in session cookie
// we assume that DNT:0 is not explicit per-site tracking preference
// alternatively we can assume display cookie banner for all visitors
Else load settings from preference cookie to session cookie
If DCB = 0,1
Set session cookie DCB:0,1
If DNT = 0,1
Set session cookie DNT:0,1
// Check for Cookie Banner setting
If session cookie has DCB:1
display the cookie banner
If session cookie does contain DNT:1
run Google Tag Manager code
// Allow user to change settings at any time by following *privacy settings* link
// Load preferences and display them
// Display Cookie Banner = No Preference (country defaults), Display, Hide
// Do Not Track = No Preference (country defaults, browser preference), Tracking OK, Do Not Track
// Display the browser preference and link to change settings
With Google Tag Manager, one can create a trigger which would be a requirement for firing a given script. Normally, each script (for example, Google Analytics, Bing Universal Tag, and/or Facebook Pixel) will fire once on every page. However, if it is instead set to fire on a datalayer.push event. There are likely several ways of doing this, but the following seems to work. Because there are two possible do not track interpretations -- that of analytics whatsoever, and that of no third-party analytics -- we need two new triggers in Google Tag Manager, and the writing of a custom push event of one of two values. While I've seen code out there that has these custom push events before the main GTM script, I could not get that work. No worries, the code needed to write out the final script in the footer will be sufficient. The Triggers are custom events with a trigger name, an event name, and conditions: - Trigger Name: Fire_ThirdParty - Event Name: alpha_track_consent - Condition: alpha_track contains thirdparty - Trigger Name: Fire_Analytics - Event Name: alpha_track_consent - Condition: alpha_track contains analytics After creating these triggers, replace the All Pages trigger on any analytics and third party trackers. Then add the following script to add after the standard GTM script:
window.dataLayer.push({
'alpha_track' : 'thirdparty_analytics',
'event' : 'alpha_track_consent'
Simo Ahava's blog post was helpful with this, as it generally is with GTM.
We are still at the design phase, but basically the WordPress Plugin needs a few functions. - Have an admin page that includes the following functionality: - Override country requirements (globally or per country), - Set the banner, label, button, and description text (globally or per language), - Set the url for the privacy page (globally or per language), - Have a shortcode for the privacy settings - Have a widget for the banner - Check cookie and header info as above to determine preference, browser, and country settings - When footer is called, write out alpha_track variable based on conditions (analytics_ok, thirdparty_ok, or null)
CLI vs. GUI
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There are few arts with longer or more global histories than basket weaving. Pre-dating pottery, baskets were useful for Neolithic hunters and gatherers. Over the millennium, woven containers and furniture became important throughout global cultures for spiritual and aesthetic reasons. Today, basketry is an important and useful cultural practice in many societies. There are countless materials which can be woven into containers of varying size and designs. Basketry artists spend decades refining their craft, but basket weaving is also approachable and satisfying for beginners.
Read on to discover the history of basketry and how you can start your own making baskets.
Explore the beautiful, diverse history of basket weaving which stretches back millennia on each continent.
An Early History of Basket Weaving
A Thai woman weaves a bamboo basket. (Photo: Stock Photos from NUU_JEED/Shutterstock)
The earliest potential evidence of woven baskets dates back to circa 25,000 BCE. Archeologists discovered Stone Age clay imprints of tightly woven material at the ancient Pavlov site in the Czech Republic. While the exact use of the woven material is unclear, the technology for basketry was clearly known. Other early imprints—and even actual fragments—of baskets have been found at Neolithic sites located in the Middle East and Kenya. Carbon dating has been used to date remaining fragments; however, the decay in natural weaving materials has probably erased evidence of the earliest basketry.
Some well-preserved examples of ancient basketry survive in the American West. Woven items from Washoe county, Nevada are between 10,000 and 11,000 years old. Outside of the U.S., examples of Chinese bamboo baskets have been found to be over 7,000 years old.
Egyptian basket, New Kingdom, Ramesside c. 1295–1070 BCE. (Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0 1.0])
Although this is not even close to an inclusive list of ancient civilizations with traditions of basketry, a cursory glance demonstrates the importance of the craft throughout history. Baskets can be seen represented in Roman mosaics, Renaissance paintings, and Mayan codices.
The Ancient Egyptians used baskets in everyday life for food storage, while also using woven furniture to decorate the tombs of the wealthy. Wicker baskets—using willow branches—were a valuable export commodity for Roman Britain and can still be found in water-logged bogs. Baskets used throughout the Roman Empire came in a huge variety of shapes and sizes.
It is impossible to fully characterize the diverse body of ancient and historical baskets. Across cultures, materials and techniques varied with the environment and needs of each individual weaver. The skills needed to create beautiful and useful baskets could take many years to master; many have been passed down through the generations.
Basket Weaving Today
Tiwanaku basket from Bolivia, 6th–11th century. (Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0 1.0])
Basketry is still very important within many cultures. For example, efforts have long been made to preserve the knowledge of basket-making within American indigenous communities—often in the face of cultural erasure and violence. Today, the work of contemporary indigenous artists such as Dawn Nicholas Walden, Brittany Britton, and Bernice Akamine continue to build upon traditional methods in incredible, innovative ways.
Many African countries maintain their rich basketry traditions. Among the diverse traditions, many weavers have incorporated non-natural recycled materials. The Zulu people of South Africa use colorful coated telephone wire—as well as copper wire—to weave stunning, bright pieces. Traditional materials and methods also continue to be an important art form. The contemporary Zulu artist Beauty Nxgongo creates graceful, undulating pieces using the traditional coil method—for example, this lidded basket in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Straw hats for sale in Zambia. (Photo: © Hans Hillewaert via Wikimedia Commons [CC BY-SA 4.0])
Among other cultures with strong modern weaving traditions, Indonesian artisans continue to craft rattan baskets with ornate designs. The Dayak Desa—an subgroup of the Dayak people on the island of Borneo—craft intricate baskets, each specifically designed and named for its function. Although rattan—a vine which grows on trees—has been used for many centuries, deforestation threatens this supply. Indonesian-based initiatives to protect this important resource will protect the future of the plant and Indonesian rattan basketry.
Mid-20th century basket with lid from Borneo, in raffia and tin, unknown artist. (Photo: Yale University Art Gallery)
Basic Techniques and Materials
An example of a coiling technique. (Photo: Stock Photos from NUNTARAT EKSAWETANANT/Shutterstock)
Many natural fibers can be bent and used to craft stunning pieces. Depending on the region, basket weavers today use sagebrush, reeds, bulrush, willow, grass, and many other natural materials. Synthetic materials—wire, plastic, fabric, and more—can also be used to create baskets. But ultimately, the materials used will depend on style and function.
A basic example of the weaving method of basketry. (Photo: Stock Photos from SUKPAIBOONWAT/Shutterstock)
There are seven established methods for creating a basket: looping, knotting, plaiting, coiling, weaving, twining, and assembly. We will briefly discuss the four most common: coiling, plaiting, twining, and weaving.
Examples of coiling techniques can be seen in indigenous American baskets as well as those of weavers in Uganda and Rwanda. This technique involves a continuous core of grass, rushes, or pine needles. As this core is coiled round and round, a sinuous material such as raffia or strong grass is used to sew the rounds of the coil together.
In contrast, plaiting basketry is similar to braiding and uses wider, often flat materials such as palms, yucca, or strips of wood soaked in water. The basket’s stakes—the vertical pieces that you weave between—are identical to the material woven horizontally (or diagonal, if you know what you’re doing). This type is sometimes referred to as splint baskets. The results can vary according to the plaiting method of the weaver.
Twining methods of basketry also involve a skeleton of stakes which structures the basket. Two different flexible material—such as cord, branches, or bark—are the weavers (weaving strands). As the name suggests, between stakes the two materials are alternatively twisted as they are woven to create a fairly tight weave. The strands alternate which is visible from the outside of the vessel at each stake. The last method is simplest—weaving one strand of weaver alternatively back and forth through the stakes of the basket. You probably learned this method as a kid, but it takes patience to bend natural materials such as willow branches and cane.
Weavers in Bali. The woman on the left appears to be using a plaiting method. (Photo: Stock Photos from IRYNA RASKO/Shutterstock)
How to Get Started Basket Weaving
Kid’s Basket Weaving Kit | $11.95
Basket weaving takes some patience, but the reward is a gorgeous and useful piece you can use at home. To start, take a look at this helpful article by Felt Magnet which explains many of the terms you may encounter in basket weaving, especially for weaving or twining projects.
Next, line up your supplies. The materials you need will be determined by the type and style of basket you are making. A basic plaited design is a good place to start your basket-weaving journey. For this, you will need basket cane or reed. You can also purchase some simple tools you may need, although if you are creative and careful you can get by with a ruler and scissors or shears.
If you are building from scratch, this great tutorial from Design Sponge will get you started. There are also many kits if you would love a pre-packaged set to try first. This Cape Cod Blueberry Basket Kit is an adorable place to start plaiting. To try weaving, this Bread Basket Weaving Kit produces the perfect kitchen accessory. There are also perfect kid-friendly basket weaving kits so the whole family can get in on the fun. Looking to try the coiling method? This video tutorial teaches you to make colorful baskets with craft-store raffia.
Weaving basket from the Chancay culture of Peru, 12th–14th century. (Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0 1.0])
As you enter the world of basketry, be sure to respect the traditions which have existed for millennia. If you are looking to buy a basket, make sure the artists have been properly paid for their artistry. Basketry is also best served by respecting other cultures, not appropriating sacred designs, or purchasing knock-off products. As you learn the ancient techniques of basket weaving, experiment with forms and mediums to create works you will cherish forever; after all, you will be participating in a 27,000-year-old tradition.
Oneida lidded basket, c. 1860. (Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art [CC0 1.0])
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Dirt Bag
Taylor Swift's New Song Provides Plenty of Dull Details About Rumored Boyfriend Joe Alwyn
Bobby Finger
Taylor Swift has released a new song from her forthcoming album Reputation, and it suggests she has already moved past the whole embrace the snake/“the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now because she’s dead” thing she began with “Look What You Made Me Do.” It’s called “Call It What You Want,” and I’m here to call it dull as dirt.
The song is reportedly about Swift’s rumored boyfriend Joe Alwyn. If you don’t know who Joe Alwyn is, that’s fine. His is among the most forgettable faces in Hollywood (dude starred in that Ang Lee flop Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk), but Swift says that allergy to memorability is one of the reasons she is so into him.
“My baby’s fly like a jet stream,” she sings. “High above the whole scene.” There’s a wee bit of a disconnect in saying someone’s ~~above the whole scene~~ when that particular someone has chosen one of the most famous, scene-dominating people on the planet as their partner, but oh well!
Here are some more details we’ve learned about the elusive Alwyn:
Joe Alwyn works out.
Relevant lyric: “My baby’s fit like a daydream.”
So are all her other boyfriends.
Joe Alwyn loves Taylor Swift as much as he’d love an iPhone X.
Relevant lyric: “He loves me like I’m brand new.
Despite her cooing delivery, this means absolutely nothing. It suggests that Swift could not think of a better way to describe their romance.
Joe Alwyn can build a fire.
Relevant lyric: “He built a fire just to keep me warm.”
Building a fire is not an impressive feat to begin with, but also this is a lie. They’re both rich, and this isn’t Snowpiercer.
Joe Alwyn can build a fort.
Relevant lyric: “I’m laughing with my lover, making forts under covers.”
Things that lyric is not:
A) cute
B) romantic
C) sexy
D) all of the above
Joe Alwyn is trustworthy.
Relevant lyric: “Trust him like a brother.”
Trust is essential to any relationship and shouldn’t be something you call out as unique. Next.
He gets her.
Relevant lyric: “I want to wear his initial on a chain round my neck, chain round my neck / Not because he owns me, but ‘cause he really knows me”
I’m gonna vomit.
[People]
Wendy Willians spoke to ABC News’s Amy Robach about her fainting episode early this week. She maintains the scary moment was the result of dehydration exacerbated on by her Halloween costume, as well as menopause.
“I didn’t think my costume was hot when I put it on,” she told Robach, adding:
“I’m a woman of a particular age. I’m also going through menopause...Apparently I was dehydrated according to the paramedics. I went to my own doctors, including blood work...and I’m fine!
It felt like I was in the middle of a fire. It started down at my feet, going all the way up. I got very scared...I was more concerned with, ‘When I fall, am I going to crack my skull?’”
After revealing that she hasn’t missed a single day of work in nine seaons, Williams ended the interview by saying, “I’ve gotta be in here on Monday to do it again. That’s why I got up off the floor and came out here.”
[ABC News]
A headline:
Speaking of Wendy, this is very rude, but considering who it’s for...I guess the rudeness makes sense. [NYP]
Fetty Wap was arrested for drunk driving after cops pulled him over for drag racing. [TMZ]
KATHERINE HEIGL BLOG UPDATE. [Those Heavenly Days]
Amber Portwood is pregnant. [ONTD]
Look at this couple. [Page Six]
Look at this couple, too. [Us Weekly]
Staff Writer, Jezebel | Man
GELLA - LLAP
yaaaa they are not dating.
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The Decline of the Jewish Girl Nose Job
Katie J.M. Baker
There was a time — not too long ago — when a nose job was practically a given for a Jewish girl of means. But recent plastic surgery statistics show that 37 percent fewer Americans got nose jobs in 2011 than in 2000. Obviously there's the small matter of the financial crisis, which left most Americans with less cash to spend on unnecessary and expensive nips and tucks. Of all the various treatments, rhinoplasty saw the most dramatic drop: from 389,000 in 2000 to 244,000 in 2011. But while the overall numbers are down, rhinoplasties are increasingly popular among Hispanic and Asian American populations — "nose reshaping" is actually the most common cosmetic surgical procedure for the latter right now.
Rita Rubin, who crunched the numbers in an article for Tablet, puts it this way: "If the total number of nose jobs in America is rapidly declining, while their popularity rises among certain non-Jewish groups, one likely conclusion is that rhinoplasty is declining among Jews." Certain Jews, anyhow.
"I think it's because of increased ethnic pride and a decreased desire to stop looking Jewish and blend in," said Emory University physician and anthropologist Melvin Konner, author of The Jewish Body, "which is why rhinoplasty was invented." Another historian told Tablet that ethnic men and women, like Jews, Italians, and Greeks, used to feel pressure to look like WASPs due to anti-immigration sentiment. But now most U.S. children under a year old belong to racial or ethnic minorities, meaning upturned noses are increasingly less prominent — and, therefore, less desirable.
Rubin doesn't touch upon this, but I wonder if the downturn has anything to do with the proliferation of television shows and Tumblrs that send the message to young adults that it's okay — cool, even — to be unique. Kids don't care so much about looking "All American" anymore. Maybe Lea Michelle is the new Grace Kelly! (Okay, that could be a stretch. But, you know, aesthetically speaking.) "The ideal beauty can be anybody," said Babak Azizzadeh, a plastic surgeon in Beverly Hills, aka nose-job Mecca. "I think people actually don't want to assimilate as much." He writes on his practice's website that Jewish patients want to keep "their ethnic identity intact." Sure, he's still hawking cosmetic surgery, but it's interesting that his sales tactics have more to do with preserving one's culture and less to do with having a cookie-cutter nose.
At the same time, as national rates go down, more Orthodox Jews feel comfortable getting the surgery because modern rabbis are giving them the go-ahead. One doctor said less religious Jews ask him for eyelid lifts and chin implants, but Orthodox Jews always want nose jobs. One Miami surgeon, Dr. Michael Salzhauer, recently launched a "pro-bono campaign" for single men and women in the Orthodox community — if they're referred by their matchmakers and have their finances verified by a rabbi, they might be eligible for free rhinoplasty. That is, if Salzhauer thinks they need it. "There's a bunch where I've said, ‘You're beautiful, and you don't need rhinoplasty,'" he said. Wait, isn't this all about the nose-owner feeling self-confident?
The sentiment seems especially odd coming from the man who produced a pop-punk music video called "Jewcan Sam." Yes, you heard me — it's real, and it's spectacular. (And you really have to see it to believe it, but be warned: the catchy refrain will definitely get stuck in your head.) In the video, the lead singer's dream girl will only date him if he gets a nose job. "You've got a beak like Jewcan Sam. I only go with guys with perfect upturned noses … I will love you till forever if you get your nose circumcised," the song goes. At the end (SPOILER ALERT), the singer does get the operation — although he still doesn't get the girl, because she "only dates football players." What a shiksa. Everything turns out okay, though, because his teacher (a Jew, natch) tells him he looks "older" and asks him to call her. L'chaim.
A Nose Dive for Nose Jobs [Tablet]
Image via Chris Brindley/Shutterstock
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Response to video:
But...but...Adrien Brody.
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Tag Archives: community college
TVET, a stepchild no more
January 21, 2019 JPK, TVET & Vocational Training - Malaysian NewsCIAST, community college, Department of Skills Development, Dr Maszlee Malik, Education Minister, induction course, JPK, Kolej Komuniti, Kolej Vokasional, kursus induksi, Malaysian Technica University Network, MTUN, Politeknik, polytechnics, PP-PPD-PPB, PP-PPT, PPL, Technical and Vocational Education Training, TVET, TVET institutions, vocational colleges, Vocational Training Operation, VTO/I-031-3:2014admin
Students of Politeknik Ungku Omar get hands on training on automotive engineering at the workshop at their campus in Ipoh.
A framework has been proposed to address the long-standing problems of our TVET system
A NEW framework for technical and vocational training is in the pipelines.
If approved, the proposal will see a more streamlined, effective, and industry-relevant, Technical and Vocational Education Training (TVET) system.
Proposed by the National TVET Movement to the Economic Planning Unit last month, the framework aims to address the country’s ailing TVET system.
National TVET Movement vice-chairman Datuk Ahmad Tajudin Jab said if implemented, the framework would simplify our fragmented system, and prevent the overlapping of responsibilities between different government bodies.
“Our focus is on upper secondary school students. We want to create a TVET champion.
TVET students being trained to be industry-ready. — File photo
“We want students to have better access to choices between academics and something more hands-on like TVET. This is what’s happening in other countries,” said Ahmad Tajudin, who recently retired as the Education Ministry deputy director-general.
Among those part of the Movement are the Federation of Human Resources Ministry’s Department of Skills Development (JPK) Accredited Centres (FeMac), National Council of Professors, and the National Parent-Teacher Associations’ Vocational and Technical Consultative Council.
For too long, TVET has been the “troubled stepchild” of the education system, he said.
This framework tackles long-standing problems like the:
> Overlapping of programmes and certifications;
> Misguided focus on post-secondary TVET students instead of upper secondary students;
> Existence of multiple accreditation bodies and agencies implementing TVET;
> High operations cost resulting from the many ministries involved;
> Weak policies; and
> Private TVET providers being treated as competitors.
“All TVET institutions should be streamlined, rationalised, and consolidated, under the Education Ministry.
“This ensures that teachers and trainers are better taken care of under one scheme of service. And, there won’t be a need to close down any institutions if all facilities and resources are under one roof,” he said, adding that it would also be more cost effective for the Government while ensuring smoother communication between the industry and institutions.
Other reforms proposed by the Movement include:
> Reducing existing certifications to an important few;
> Having a single accreditation body for TVET;
> Establishing two educational pathways for students to choose from;
> Allowing industries to take the lead;
> Enhancing TVET apprenticeship programmes based on models from other developed countries; and
> Formulating policies and legislations to enhance careers in TVET.
Greater emphasis, and an overview, of TVET implementation is needed, Ahmad Tajudin said.
There should be training provisions to facilitate contributions from private TVET providers, and there must be closer collaboration between the industry and these providers.
“Our TVET system needs stronger institutional coordination, and greater transparency among the multiple public agencies.
“TVET restructuring is a small part of a holistic solution, but it’s a start to the reform,” he said, adding that strong political will from the Government was crucial to ensure the country’s TVET success.
Education Minister Dr Maszlee Malik said the Government would continue enhancing the capabilities of TVET institutions and systems to remain competitive and meet industry demands.
Speaking during his annual new year address in Serdang on Monday, he said the ministry would implement a harmonised accreditation and quality assurance system to enable student mobility in TVET institutions, which includes the Malaysian Technical University Network (MTUN).
The launch of Limkokwing TVET International, a TVET Malaysia Training Centre at Limkokwing University.MOHD SAHAR MISNI/The Star
MTUN, he said, should move in the direction of Fachhochschule – Germany’s tertiary education institution specialising in topical areas.
MTUN, he added, shouldn’t be evaluated solely based on publications, but also on the ability of the graduates produced to solve technical issues.
He said the ministry plans to increase the quality and delivery of TVET by enabling the industry to lead the curriculum development, avoid overlapping of programmes and resources, improve cost effectiveness, and widen the funding to increase enrolment.
He said the ministry was also in the midst of addressing recognition issues involving controversial vocational colleges.
He assured polytechnics and community colleges that they wouldn’t be sidelined in the reform process.
“To ensure the employability of our graduates, closer collaboration between these institutions and the industry – especially with the big players – will be prioritised,” he said, adding that these were part of the ministry’s efforts in making sure that TVET, polytechnics, vocational colleges, and community colleges, are no longer seen as second choice options.
In June last year, Dr Maszlee appointed Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar to chair a special TVET task force.
The duties of the task force, said Dr Maszlee, was to conduct research across all ministries that provide TVET education and training, and recommend how the country’s TVET system can be improved. This includes a review of TVET education and training laws, and the possibility of a TVET commission.
However, the TVET industry was left reeling following Nurul Izzah’s resignation as PKR vice president on Dec 17, and her decision to no longer serve the federal government in any capacity.
“We’ll continue advocating for a sustainable and effective TVET implementation,” said Ahmad Tajudin.
Source: www.thestar.com.my
Comment: It’s good that the Ministry has identified the weaknesses & looking to implement the reforms (personally, I see that our TVET sector would soar to much greater heights compared to now, if reforms are implemented effectively & correctly).
But I have a doubt whether they would reform this particular weakness – Private TVET providers being treated as competitors.
It seems that there are plans to gradually “KILL” the private TVET providers based on their proposed plans (hearsay, so take it with a pinch of salt).
These include but not limited to:
1) Closing all TVET providers that are 2 stars and below after the impending 2019 star rating process (as early as March 2019). It generally affects the smaller private TVET providers who has very limited resources (manpower & finances) vs the public TVET institutions.
2) Closing/revoke Vocational Training Operation (VTO) programme of any private TVET institutions that has does not meet a min of 4 stars and above for that particular programme. Eventually, it would be just offered by the multiple satellite campuses of CIAST, nationwide,
3) Restrict the organising of the JPK’s various induction courses (PP-PPD-PPB, PP-PPT, PPL) to only CIAST satellite campuses, nationwide.
4) and BEYOND – perhaps you can comment if you think what they are doing/planning to do is gonna KILL the private TVET providers.
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Keith Goehner
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
A reminder, this Thursday, Feb. 27, Rep. Mike Steele and I will be hosting a telephone town hall. During the event, we will provide an update on the 2020 legislative session and take questions from you on the legislative session or state government-related issues. You will be able to participate from the comfort of your own home. Here are the details:
What: 12th District Telephone Town Hall
When: Thursday, Feb. 27, 6 to 7 p.m.
Dial: (509) 724-2970. Press * (star key) to ask a question.
For more information, call my Olympia office at (360) 786-7954.
I hope you can join us. There are a lot of big issues still before us in the final couple weeks of the legislative session.
Rep. Goehner during the Friday morning radio programs.
Revenue forecast
On Feb. 19, the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council (ERFC) announced a surge of $1.1 billion in unexpected new revenue during the state's quarterly revenue forecast. In total, the state now has a $2.4 billion budget surplus.
With taxpayer dollars continuing to come into the state at record levels, House Republicans believe the new revenue and budget surplus gives us an opportunity to reduce state property taxes. We had House Bill 2222, which would provide property tax relief, ready to go on the first day of session but it has not received a public hearing.
House Republicans have also recently introduced House Bill 2946 to provide $1 billion in tax relief for Washington's working families. The legislation would uphold voters' choice for $30 car tabs, while ensuring stable funding for roads and transit, eliminate the sales tax on prepared food items sold at grocery stores and eliminate the sales tax on certain personal necessities.
Revenues are more than sufficient to invest in critical government services and provide meaningful tax relief.
Proposed operating budget
House Democrats unveiled their proposed operating budget on Monday. It does not include any plans to return some of the surplus or new revenue to you, the taxpayers. It increases spending from last year's 2019-21 operating budget from $52.5 billion to approximately $53.8 billion. It would only leave $59 million in the general fund account and $2.8 billion in the Budget Stabilization Account.
Under this proposal, spending will have increased by nearly 75% since 2013 and is up 20% over the last biennium. It is not sustainable or fiscally responsible.
This is only a proposal and budget negotiations will continue to take place over the last two weeks of the session. However, the majority party has not been willing to accept our proposals of property tax relief or returning some of the tax revenue to you, the taxpayers.
Proposed transportation budget
Unlike the operating budget, the transportation budget was a bipartisan effort, . We prioritized our transportation needs and worked to make sure the projects paused by the governor were taken off of “hold.” In the budget there is minimal impact to preservation and maintenance and we worked together to address the shortfall of Initiative 976.
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Overwatch Team with 4-17 Record Could Somehow Win the League Playoffs
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Over the weekend, the Washington Justice became the embodiment of Overwatch League playoff chaos. They are other teams’ spoilers and the playoff Cinderellas. They’ve gone from one of the worst regular season performances to knocking out one tournament champ and almost knocking out another. And although their chances of ultimate triumph are still mathematically slim, they are this year’s fan favorite to win it all.
The Washington Justice is an Overwatch League expansion team added in the 2019 season. In their first year, they took over the mantle both the Shanghai Dragons and Florida Mayhem had held as one of the worst teams in the League, ending the season with single digit wins. Although this year they performed admirably and endeared themselves to fans by becoming Foster’s Home for Unfairly Released Players, they still ended the regular season with only four wins. But they are, right now, the scariest damn team in the playoffs.
The carnage started with the Dallas Fuel. Earlier in the year, Dallas released DPS player Gui-un “Decay” Jang long after the signing period for players had closed, leaving Decay without a team until the period reopens again in the off-season. However, since the grand finals will take place in Asia (we don’t know where exactly yet, though it’ll likely be South Korea) the League head office introduced a rule that allows teams to temporarily sign free agents who will be able to travel with the necessary visas. Only one team took advantage of this rule: Washington, using it to snap up Decay and his prized DPS performance. After making quick work of the Vancouver Titans in the first round of the playoffs, Washington faced the Dallas Fuel, bringing Decay back onto the field against his former teammates. Washington slaughtered Dallas 3-0.
In the new role lock environment, it’s easier for one player to win for a whole team. When Washington announced Decay’s signing, I knew he had the potential to put that team on his back and hard-carry. What I didn’t expect is that Decay is more than a carry (make no mistake, sometimes he did carry); he’s the final missing puzzle piece Washington needed to click.
The individual talent on the Washington squad is some of the best and most well-known. Stitch and Jjanu were teammates on the famous RunAway squad of 2018. Aimgod’s talents as a healer were woefully under appreciated when he played for Boston. Ark is an Overwatch support veteran who played with the New York Excelsior when they were still a team to be feared and respected. Without Decay, all these talented players struggled to perform together. Decay seemingly brought out the best in his teammates. They’re very close to winning as many games in a two week stint as they have in the entire regular season.
Fans saw that talent this weekend when the team pulled together at the last possible moment against all possible odds to save their attack run on Numbani versus the Paris Eternal. That Numbani map against Paris will go down in Overwatch League history. Paris defended against Washington and were seconds away from completely shutting them out when everyone on Washington put up the performance of their lives: A clutch biotic grenade from Aimgod, Jjanu’s necessary hook and kill onto the enemy D.Va, Decay switching to an emergency Wrecking Ball to make it back onto the point in time to keep the Overtime timer running.
Washington won the point at the last second, and Paris was never able to stop them again. They cruised the payload through the entire map, finishing it with time to spare. Then, when it was Paris’s turn to attack, Washington stopped them from even completing the map.
The Eternal never recovered. It was like that Simpsons meme where Bart says, “Look, Lisa you can actually pinpoint the second when his heart rips in half.”
Ralph: Paris, Lisa: Washington, Bart: the rest of us. (YouTube)
The Paris Eternal are the Summer Showdown champions, beating the San Francisco Shock for that honor. They were the #3 seed and favorites to be in or at least near the final four teams. And now they are gone, bounced out by a #12 seed, that, in a normal world, wouldn’t have even qualified for the playoffs in the first place.
Of course, the only reason Washington met Paris in the losers bracket was because San Francisco put Washington there in a close, down-to-wire reverse sweep. Like the Shock did last year, Washington is poised to tear a bloody swathe through the losers bracket, their next opponents being the Los Angeles Valiant and whoever loses in the Philadelphia Fusion/San Francisco Shock match up. If they keep clicking like they did last weekend, and if Decay keeps pulling off impressive performances, I have no doubt that Washington and San Francisco will meet again, this time in the Winner’s Finals. (Not the Grand Finals obviously, because one of those spots is reserved for my Dragons.)
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Ignorant American sports fan here with some questions: why is a 4-17 team in the playoffs to begin with? Does every team make the playoffs? If so, what’s the point of the regular season, competitively speaking? Just seeding? That seems like really low stakes.
I’m just coming from the POV that people complain that the NBA regular season is pointless because half the teams make the playoffs, so it’s a little mind boggling to me that a team that was that bad in the regular season even has a chance to compete for the championship. Could they really end up the “best” team in the league and win less than a third of their games overall (regular season + playoffs combined)? That’s wild.
I’d also be saucy as hell if I was on a team that did well all year and lost to a crappy team that somehow snagged a key player off the scrap heap due to some quirky temporary rule, but that’s just me.
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In the U.S. People Living with HIV Can Now Donate Kidneys
For many years, potential kidney donors with HIV were not allowed to donate their organs because of the risk of transmitting HIV to uninfected recipients. However, the organ-donor landscape has been changing over the past few years. Thanks to the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act, signed into law during the Obama administration in 2013, transplants between HIV-positive donors and recipients now are allowed. So far, there have been roughly 30 transplants between deceased HIV-positive donors and HIV-positive recipients in the United States, but none using a live donor—possibly in part because HIV itself is a risk factor for kidney disease and it’s been considered too dangerous for the donor.
Big changes are coming again, though, with the news that 3 medical centers in the United States, among them Johns Hopkins University, have been approved to perform kidney transplants from living HIV-positive donors to recipients who already have HIV, ContagionLive reports. This is a significant development, both for patients waiting for a kidney and for individuals looking to donate a kidney. It’s preferable to use kidneys from live donors because they last twice as long, on average, as those from deceased donors. They also have a higher chance of being immediately functional in the recipient, whereas kidneys from deceased donors may not work right away, necessitating a period of dialysis.
Almost 96,000 people in the United States are on the waiting list for a kidney, and many die each year before their turn comes. About 500 to 600 HIV-positive potential donors per year have kidneys and other organs that could be used to save roughly 1000 HIV-positive individuals, said Dorry Segev, MD, PhD, professor of surgery at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and a transplant surgeon. “There are some people with HIV for whom it would be reasonably safe to donate a kidney,” he told, citing those with undetectable levels of the virus as an example. “It looks like the HIV itself is a pretty minimal risk factor if the HIV has been well controlled.” This is particularly true if donors meet other standards for donation, such as having a low body mass index.
Are there risks to the HIV-positive recipient who gets a kidney from a living HIV-positive donor? “That’s the million-dollar question that we can now answer because it’s legal to do [this kind of transplant],” Dr. Segev said. At issue is the new strain of HIV that’s introduced into the body of the recipient; however, Dr. Segev feels it’s quite likely that physicians will be able to control it in the same way the patient’s own HIV strain can be controlled. “We can figure out the right drugs...that would cover both strains of HIV,” he said, adding that research will help scientists understand the process by which 1 strain becomes dominant.
HIV-positive kidney patients who are offered a kidney from an HIV-positive donor have the option of accepting or declining and waiting for a kidney from an HIV-negative donor. But given the 5- to 10-year average wait for a kidney in this country, Dr. Segev maintains that unless they’re at the top of the waiting list, HIV-positive kidney patients are much better off accepting kidneys from HIV-positive donors if they become available. In addition, if HIV-positive patients accept kidneys from HIV-positive donors, that frees up kidneys from HIV-negative donors to go to HIV-negative recipients.
The team at Johns Hopkins is evaluating potential donors and encourages anyone who is considering donating to come forward. “If you have someone who wants to donate a kidney to you but has HIV and in the past would have been declined to donate, now the door is opened at Hopkins and at a limited number of other places,” he said.
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Cut off: US school closings leave rural students isolated
Photo: AP/ Cedar Attanasio. A school bus driven by Kelly Maestas travels along a dirt road outside Cuba, N.M., Oct. 19, 2020. The switch to remote learning in rural New Mexico has left some students profoundly isolated — cut off from others and the grid by sheer distance. The school system is sending school buses to students' far-flung homes to bring them assignments, meals and a little human contact.
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The midday arrival of a school bus at Cyliss Castillo's home on the remote edge of a mesa breaks up the long days of boredom and isolation for the high school senior.
The driver hands over food in white plastic bags, collects Castillo's school assignments and offers some welcome conversation before setting out for another home.
The closing of classrooms and the switch to remote learning because of the coronavirus have left Castillo and other students in this school district on the sparsely populated fringe of the Navajo Nation in New Mexico profoundly isolated — cut off from direct human contact and, in many cases, unconnected to the grid.
Like many of his neighbors, Castillo does not have electricity, let alone internet.
It is yet another way in which the pandemic has exposed the gap between the haves and have-nots in the U.S.
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“There’s not a lot to do here. You clean up, pick up trash or build stuff. Like, I built that shed right there,” the 18-year-old Castillo said, pointing at a pitched-roof plywood shed.
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“Hopefully, hopefully by next semester we’ll be going back into school,” he said. “I don’t like online. I like to be, you know, in school, learning. That's just not me. I just find it a lot easier and a lot better than just out here, not doing nothing."
The Cuba Independent School District, centered in a village of 800 people, has kept the buses running as a way to bring school to far-flung students who live on a vast checkboard of tribal, federal and county land.
On their routes, the buses carry school assignments, art supplies, meals and counselors who check in with students who are struggling with online bullying, abuse, thoughts of suicide or other problems.
The buses are a lifeline for families in the Cuba school district, of whom nearly half are Hispanic and half are Native American, including many Navajo-speaking English-language learners.
Many do not have running water. Castillo and others with no electricity charge their school-issued laptops with car batteries or at a relative's house. One student has sent her laptop on the buses to be charged at school. This far out, internet service is unavailable or prohibitively expensive.
For students without home internet, the buses bring USB drives loaded with assignments and video lessons from teachers. Some students like Castillo eventually asked for paper packets because of the difficulty in charging laptops.
With COVID-19 cases spiking in New Mexico to their highest levels yet, it is unclear when the district will begin offering in-person classes again.
The district has a record of adapting to challenges, and a high school graduation rate of 83% — well above the state average — to show for it. It has long employed a “community school” approach in which social workers, nurses and teachers help students around the clock, not just during the school day, on the theory that they will do better academically if their home life can be made better.
All students were issued Chromebooks in 2019, well before the coronavirus outbreak. That made the shift to distance learning easier in March when school buildings shut down.
Other rural districts around the country have likewise been engineering ways to connect with students who are otherwise disengaged during the pandemic.
In San Joaquin, California, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Fresno, the Golden Plains Unified School District found early in the pandemic that students were out working rather than doing schoolwork.
“We would have kids call from the fields. They were picking peaches,” said Andre Pecina, an assistant superintendent, who noted only 40% of high school students were participating in distance learning. “Once COVID happened, parents were like, `Let’s go to work.'”
To bring students back into the fold, the district reached out to parents by phone to set teacher conferences early in the school year and ordered hundreds of internet hot spots. It is also delivering school materials and electronic devices to students.
In New Mexico, before the buses set out from Cuba High School each day, about 25 cafeteria workers, bus drivers and other staff spend over an hour loading them with milk, produce, prepared meals, toilet paper and other necessities for the families.
On board one day in late October was head district counselor Victoria Dominguez, who was checking on two students who had suicidal thoughts. She was bringing one a pair of skateboard shoes. In the spring, a screening system for messages sent by students flagged one or two a week as showing signs of possible emotional trouble. Now she is seeing dozens in single week.
“I’m worried for the winter months. It’s going to get darker. It’s going to get colder and you can’t go outside,” Dominguez said.
As COVID-19 rates spiked, the school switched to making bus deliveries every other day, instead of every day.
“They’ll still get the same amount of food, but they won’t get the same amount of human contact," she said.
The road from the high school turned from asphalt to gravel to deeply rutted dirt. The oak and pine trees gave way to sagebrush and gaunt junipers before the bus came to halt in front of a cluster of houses.
Students poured out to greet the bus driver, Kelly Maestas. He asked them how they were doing and handed out lunches. Dominguez went to shoot baskets with some of the older kids.
Among them was 15-year-old Autumn Wilson, a shy sophomore whose father died after she started high school last year. Then school shut down. Now she can’t play on the volleyball team anymore. Dominguez connected her with a therapist on an earlier visit.
Autumn said the sadness over the loss makes it difficult for her to finish schoolwork. But she finds joy riding horses when her grandfather takes her to the family corral. And she looks forward to the visits from Maestas, who brought her candy for her birthday.
“Kelly, he’s really funny to talk to. And if you’re feeling sad you can really talk to him," she said, “and you can trust him."
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Good Samaritan Robbed, Killed After Helping Teens Pull SUV Out of Ditch in South Carolina: Police
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Deon Frasier and Michael Dupree-Tyler. (Credit: CCDC)
A man was robbed and then shot to death after helping two people pull their SUV out of a ditch in North Charleston, South Carolina, police said on Tuesday.
Officers said Deon Frasier, 17, and Michael Dupree-Tyler, 19, were arrested at an apartment complex after a gunshot victim was found by police around 11 p.m. Monday evening, according to reports.
Police identified the victim as Chadwick Garrett, 45, of North Charleston, according to local television station WHNS.
“During the investigation, it was learned that the victim was assisting two black males in pulling a Dodge Durango out of the ditch,” police said in a news release. “After the victim got the vehicle out of the ditch, the two suspects then robbed and shot the victim.”
The suspects each face a murder charge and will appear in front of a judge on Tuesday, according to television station WCBD.
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Barış Ünlü, Philipp Schwartz research fellow at University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE)
Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen (KWI), Gartensaal, Goethestraße 31, 45128 Essen
THE LECTURE WAS POSTPONED TO NOVEMBER. DER VORTRAG WURDE AUF NOVEMBER VERSCHOBEN.
Drawing on the conceptual tools of Whiteness Studies, Barış Ünlü presents a historical-sociological model to examine the relations between the historical constitution and contemporary functioning of Turkishness; the socio-genesis of the Turkish nation and state and the psycho-genesis of the Turkish individual; the thoughts and feelings of Turks; and the structural privileges and unconsciousness strategies of Turkishness.
Biography: Barış Ünlü has a BA in Economics and MA in Political Science from Ankara University. He completed his PhD in Sociology at SUNY Binghamton in the spring of 2008. His dissertation, entitled “The Genealogy of a World-Empire: The Ottomans in World History”, explores the formation of the Ottoman Empire from a comparative and world-historical perspective. His most recent book is: The Turkishness Contract: Its Formation, Functioning, and Crisis (in Turkish), (Ankara: Dipnot Press, 2018). In February 2017, with a State of Emergency decree, he was expelled from Ankara University, where he had been employed for 17 years, for signing the Academics for Peace declaration. He is currently a Philipp Schwartz research fellow at the University of Duisburg-Essen.
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Roderic G Stephens <[log in to unmask]>
This University of Georgia notice made me start to ask a question about my future audio updates.
I'm about to purchase a new 7.1 Yamaha RX-V671 tuner/amplifier to replace my old TEAC 5.1 which needs its caps replaced if it's to have a new career. However, the old trusty and true retiree does have a phono preamp which the Yamaha doesn't, so in checking the web, I found this one that seems to do everything than bake bread (or reels).http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/USBPhonoPPSOr would you recommend the tried and true plain wrapper in the same price range?http://www.garage-a-records.com/proddetail.php?prod=PreampMKII
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Subject: [ARSCLIST] University of Georgia Brown Media Archives in new facility
Date: Wednesday, February 15, 2012, 11:01 AM
As a staff member of the Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection, I would like to share the press release below with the ARSC community regarding the grand opening of a new special collections building on the campus of the University of Georgia.
It is with great pride that we share the news about this state-of-the-art facility and the impact it hopes to have on media collections throughout the southeast.
As audio technician for the department, I will be overseeing the operation of 3 new audio production suites. Each will be outfitted with industry-standard technology as well as several top end analog pieces. This includes an Ampex ATR102 1/4" tape reproducer from ATR Services, as well as the KAB EQS MK12 Disc Mastering Phono Preamp, expertly hand-crafted by KAB Electro-Acoustics. A complete equipment list will be made available on our web site shortly.
Be on the lookout for more postings from the Brown Media Archives at UGA in the coming months as we embark on a new era.
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Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection ready for Grand Opening!<http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/?p=5503>
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection has taken up residence in its new offices at the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Library Building<http://www.libs.uga.edu/scl/>. Preparations are underway for the official building dedication ceremonies<http://www.libs.uga.edu/blog/?p=5426>, scheduled for Friday, February 17, 2012 at 11:00a.m.
2011 found the Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection in a state of transition as we undertook the massive project of barcoding all of its physical assets for transfer to a new, state-of-the-art storage vault located below the Special Collections Building’s main floors. As a result of these efforts, we are poised to provide unprecedented access to materials not previously available to the campus and research community at-large.
As we continue moving and unpacking in early-2012, we would like to welcome visitors to our newly-designed web site, and invite them to explore the expanded content offerings found there. As well, we have established a YouTube channel<http://www.youtube.com/user/BrownMediaArchiveUGA> on which can be found footage from a wide variety of our collection inventory for your enjoyment.
We look forward to continued service of the University of Georgia, the people of the state of Georgia, and the community worldwide by maintaining the highest standards of excellence in the curation of this valuable collection of media assets.
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ATHLETE OF WEEK, Football, Lebanon
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Isaiah Rodriguez is an intelligent, talented and motivated student-athlete. All he really wants and needs is an opportunity.
On Friday night at Northern Lebanon High School’s Fred Gahres Stadium, Rodriguez showed his gratitude for that opportunity.
Lebanon’s senior star quarterback led the Cedars to a 36-7, season-opening triumph over the home-standing Vikings. Rodriguez was directly involved in five of the six touchdowns Lebanon scored on the evening.
He completed 19 of his 24 pass attempts for 230 yards and two touchdowns. Rodriguez also ran for three scores.
Rodriguez’s first rushing touchdown came 6:16 into the contest. His second, with 55 seconds left in the opening period, staked Lebanon to a 12-0 advantage.
In the second quarter, Rodriguez ran for another touchdown, then threw a scoring strike to Alex Rufe.
Rodriguez is receiving attention from Division Two and Division Three college programs interested in his skill set.
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Fast food chains and delivery services are going the extra mile to prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus among staff and customers.
Domino’s is now offering customers in Australia and New Zealand the option of choosing a zero contact delivery – meaning their order will be delivered “piping hot and fresh like usual, but with no direct contact between you and your Delivery Expert.”
Domino’s told News Corp the free service was “in response to some customers wishing to limit unnecessary physical contact during the current COVID-19 health crisis.”
CEO Nick Knight said: “All of our stores follow strict food safety and hygiene procedures, including regular handwashing, stations and wearing gloves when making pizzas.
“If offering the option of a Zero Contact Deliver gives our team members and customers peace of mind, then it’s a step we’re willing to take.”
Domino’s announcement comes just hours after the World Health Organisation officially declared the coronavirus a global pandemic.
It also follows Uber offering Uber Eats customers the option of having their food delivery left at their door.
In a statement to customers overnight, Uber said it was “actively monitoring the coronavirus (COVID-19) situation and taking steps to help keep our communities safe”.
“We understand that you may be relying more on food delivery right now. If you prefer, you can leave a note in the Uber Eats app to ask your delivery person to leave your food at the door,” the statement read.
“Any driver or delivery person who is diagnosed with COVID-19 or is individually asked to self-isolate by a public health authority will receive financial assistance for up to 14 days while their account is on hold.
“We’ve already helped drivers in some affected areas, and we’re working to quickly implement this worldwide.”
Uber said it was working to provide drivers with disinfectants to help keep their cars clean, even though supplies were limited.
“We’re partnering with manufacturers and distributors to source as much as possible. We’ll be prioritising distribution to drivers in cities with the greatest need,” the company said.
Menulog told News Corp “you can now request contactless deliveries for your card payment orders by using the notes box on our app or website” as well.
“All couriers will be on the lookout for Contactless Delivery Instructions,” the Menulog team said.
“Customers can feel confident to continue to order from local restaurants as they normally would, knowing we are taking food safety and health very seriously and will continue to update guidance as the situation evolves.
“We have also implemented additional measures internally, including additional workspace cleaning and supplies for Menulog employees, who also have the flexibility to utilise our remote working options.”
Coles told News Corp customers had always had the option to receive an “unattended delivery” when ordering online, where the customer service agent leaves their groceries at their front door, removing the need for any face-to-face interaction.
“Every Coles Online delivery van has also been equipped with hand sanitiser for CSAs to use between deliveries,” a spokeswoman said.
Deliveroo Australia co-founder Will Shu said: “Deliveroo customers can add instructions for the delivery driver in the app, which allows them to request that the driver leaves the food at the door.
“As well as food from restaurants and takeaways, you can also order kitchen and household products from local stores and supermarkets on the Deliveroo app, making every day life that much easier.
“We’ve (also) launched a fund to support our riders who are at the heart of our business. We want to ensure they stay safe while working, so riders who are diagnosed with Coronavirus and find that they are unable to work during this period are eligible for financial support.
“We are working with a leading pharmacy brand to set up a voucher scheme to give all riders access to free hand sanitisers and masks. Whilst we are setting all this up, we will be refunding riders for hand sanitisers they purchase.”
Door Dash told News Corp it is actively working to develop and implement strategies to protect the health and safety of its community.
“This program will provide up to two weeks of assistance to Dashers and Caviar couriers who are diagnosed with COVID-19 or who are subject to quarantine at the direction of public health officials,” a spokesman said.
“The program will be available globally in all of the markets we serve in the United States, Canada, and Australia.
“Further details on the program, including how to request financial assistance, will be made available to Dashers and Caviar couriers in the coming days.”
Door Dash is reminding those in affected areas of the delivery instruction feature, which they can use for requests for food to be left at the door along with a photo of where the food should be left through the app.
They are testing enhanced drop-off options for contactless delivery to be rolled out shortly.
“We have also begun distributing much-needed supplies to Dashers in affected areas, such as hand sanitisers and gloves,” she said.
“We are working closely with our merchant community to share best practices on how they can adjust their in-store and off-premise operations, such as removing items in open packaging, taping over straw holes, having food handlers place all items in bags and offering new and innovative packaging options.”
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The variable FOODCT96 on the HC-012 data file should not be used because it is based on an invalid question in the survey instrument. This question asks "About how much did the family pay each month for food stamps?" when in fact, as of 1979, the food stamp program no longer maintained a purchase requirement. All responses are considered invalid.
On page C-76 of the documentation for the 1996 Full Year Consolidated Data File (HC-012), the sample sizes for MEPS families had been reported as 8,605 for cases with (WTFAMF96>0 & FMRS1231=1) and 8,652 for cases with WTFAMF96>0. These sample sizes have been updated to 8,586 and 8,655 respectively.
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson is returning to the ring at 54.
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“Iron Mike” is considered one of the most dominant boxers in the sport’s history, finishing his first year as a professional boxer with an undefeated 15-0 record, all wins coming via knockout. All-time, Tyson has a 50-6 career record, with 44 wins coming by way of knockout, with his last fight being in 2005.
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In vitro anti-malarial efficacy of chalcones: cytotoxicity profile, mechanism of action and their effect on erythrocytes
Shweta Sinha1,
Daniela I. Batovska2,
Bikash Medhi3,
B. D. Radotra4,
Ashish Bhalla5,
Nadezhda Markova2 &
Rakesh Sehgal1
Malaria Journal volume 18, Article number: 421 (2019) Cite this article
Malaria extensively leads to mortality and morbidity in endemic regions, and the emergence of drug resistant parasites is alarming. Plant derived synthetic pharmaceutical compounds are found to be a foremost research to obtain diverse range of potent leads. Amongst them, the chalcone scaffold is a functional template for drug discovery. The present study involves synthesis of ten chalcones with various substitution pattern in rings A and B and assessment of their anti-malarial efficacy against chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant strains as well as of their cytotoxicity and effect on haemozoin production.
The chalcones were synthesized by Claisen-Schmidt condensation between equimolar quantities of substituted acetophenones and aryl benzaldehydes (or indole-3-carboxaldehyde) and were screened for anti-malarial activity by WHO Mark III schizont maturation inhibition assay. The cytotoxicity profile of a HeLa cell line was evaluated through MTT viability assay and the selectivity index (SI) was calculated. Haemozoin inhibition assay was performed to illustrate mode of action on a Plasmodium falciparum strain.
The IC50 values of all compounds were in the range 0.10–0.40 μg/mL for MRC-2 (a chloroquine sensitive strain) and 0.14–0.55 μg/mL for RKL-9 (a chloroquine resistant strain) of P. falciparum. All the chalcones showed low cellular toxicity with minimal haemolysis. The statistically significant reduction (p < 0.05) in the haemozoin production suggests a similar mechanism than that of chloroquine.
Out of ten chalcones, number 7 was found to be a lead compound with the highest potency (IC50 = 0.11 µg/mL), as compared to licochalcone (IC50 = 1.43 µg/mL) and with high selectivity index of 85.05.
Malaria control programmes are threatened due to a rapid expansion of resistance to distinct anti-malarial drugs. At present, 219 million cases are reported at a global scale, mostly in children under 5 years of age [1]. Out of the five species that cause human malaria, Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax, are associated with life-threatening complications. There is confirmed resistance of both species against most of currently available anti-malarials. To combat drug resistant Plasmodium, artemisinin and its derivatives have been widely implicated all over in endemic regions, but appearance of artemisinin resistance, first in Cambodia in 2007 [2] and later its rapid spread to the south-east Asian region [3,4,5,6,7] has threatened all the previous success incurred by malaria control strategies.
Chalcones (1,3-diaryl-2-propen-1-ones) are basically plant secondary metabolites related to flavonoid family and are also crucial precursors of distinctive flavonoids and isoflavonoids [8]. They have been extensively studied due to their diverse pharmacological actions [9, 10], including anti-malarial activity (Fig. 1) [11, 12].
Diverse pharmacological activity of chalcones
Moreover, chalcones can be simply synthesized by the cost-efficient Claisen-Schmidt condensation between variously substituted benzaldehydes and acetophenones [13] thus, providing an array of distinctive potential analogues with potent pharmacological effects [14]. Anti-malarial activity of such chalcones is mostly attributed to the specificity of the substitution pattern, and hydrophobicity and size of ring B (Fig. 2) [15]. The anti-malarial property of chalcone was first reported after an in vitro evaluation of an oxygenated chalcone, “licochalcone A” exclusively obtained from Chinese licorice, as an anti-malarial agent against chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant Plasmodium strains [16]. Further, many more potential analogues of licochalcone A with different substitution pattern have been reported for substantial anti-malarial activity [17]. The simple structure and unambiguous synthesis of chalcones have fascinated the consideration of many chemists to find and expand distinct analogues of this unusual scaffold for various infectious diseases including malaria. For more than a decade, a panel of alkoxylated, prenylated, hydroxylated, quinolinated, oxygenated chalcones derived from either syntheses or natural sources have been assessed for antiplasmodial activity with promising outcomes [17, 18]. Although several mechanisms have been postulated for various chalcones [15, 19,20,21,22], the exact mode of action still remains unclear. Besides, these chalcones are mostly supposed to show their anti-malarial activity through preventing host haemoglobin degradation by acting against malarial cysteine protease [23]. Molecular modelling research illustrated the linear and planar structure of chalcones, which enables them to fit appropriately within the active site of Plasmodium and Trypanosoma cysteine proteases suggesting a promising target for its action [23]. The present study describes synthesis of ten chalcones with different substitution pattern in rings A and B and assessment of their anti-malarial efficacy against chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant strains as well as of their cytotoxicity and mode of action.
Basic structure of chalcones
Chemicals and reagents
The chalcones were synthesized at the Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria. Chloroquine phosphate, quinine hydrochloride, glutamine, sodium bicarbonate, and β-haematin were purchased from Sigma Aldrich while artemisinin was from IPCA. The study was approved by Institute Ethics Committee Project No. NK/1265/Ph.D/23991 at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, for maintenance of P. falciparum strains in human erythrocytes and AB+ve human serum.
The chalcones were synthesized by Claisen-Schmidt condensation between equimolar quantities of substituted acetophenones and aryl aldehydes (or indole-3-carboxaldehyde) [24, 25]. The progress of the reactions was monitored by thin-layer chromatography on silica gel plates. The condensation step was carried out over 6 h to 36 h. After purification by either column chromatography on silica gel or recrystallization from methanol, all corresponding chalcones were obtained in yields over 90%.
Stock solutions of chloroquine phosphate, quinine hydrochloride, artemisinin and each chalcone were prepared by dissolving each compound in DMSO to achieve concentration of 1.00 mg/mL. The DMSO amount in diluted concentrations (1%) had negligible effect on the parasite growth. DMSO was used as negative control.
In vitro anti-malarial activity
Parasites and culture
Two P. falciparum strains, MRC-2 (sensitive to chloroquine) and RKL-9 (resistant to chloroquine), obtained from National Institute of Malaria Research (NIMR), New Delhi, India, were used in this study. These strains were perpetuated in vitro in continuous culture according to the method of Trager and Jensen [26] with slight modifications. Briefly, both sensitive and resistant strains of P. falciparum were maintained in A+ erythrocytes in RPMI-1640 medium (having glutamine, but without any sodium bicarbonate) comprising 1.00 g of dextrose, 5.94 g of HEPES buffer, 40.00 mg of gentamycin. Additionally supplemented with 5% sodium bicarbonate and 10% (v/v) inactivated human AB+ serum then incubated in gas mixture of 5% CO2, 5% O2 and 90% N2 at 37 °C. Parasitized erythrocytes at initial 5% haematocrit were suspended in above mentioned culture medium and parasitaemia was regularly checked to maintain level between 2 and 4% with further sub-culturing for parasitaemia beyond 5%. Growth and multiplication of parasite was monitored by microscopy using Giemsa-stained slides.
To obtain ring stages of the parasite, the cultures were synchronized using d-sorbitol [27]. The cultures, with majority of ring stages, were treated with equal volume of aqueous 5% d-sorbitol for 5 min and then after centrifugation pellet were suspended in complete medium and fresh erythrocytes synchronized culture with 1% parasitaemia and 5% haematocrit were used for compound concentration response assay.
Compound concentration response assay
The concentration of each test compound needed to hinder multiplication of parasites by 50% (IC50) against P. falciparum strains were obtained through concentration response assay performed in 96-well sterile tissue culture plates. Synchronized parasite cultures were applied to different doses of each compound. Dilutions were performed in gentamycin-free culture medium, and incubated at 37 °C having gaseous mixture (5% CO2, 5% O2 and 90% N2) supply for 24 h. The results were expressed as IC50 values computed from HN-NonLin Regression analysis [28], as well as mean percentage inhibition ± standard error examined by thick smear Giemsa stained slides [29, 30].
$$\begin{aligned}& \% {\text{Parasite}}\;{\text{Inhibition}}\;\left[ {29,\;30} \right] \\&\quad= 100 - \left[ {\left( {{\text{Total}}\;{\text{number}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{Schizonts}}\;{\text{in}}\;{\text{test}}\;{\text{wells}}} \right)/}\right.\\&\qquad\left.{\left( {{\text{Total}}\;{\text{number}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{Schizonts}}\;{\text{in}}\;{\text{control}}\;{\text{well}}} \right)*100} \right] \end{aligned}$$
Resistance index (RI)
The degree of resistance was determined by comparing the activity of chalcones on the chloroquine sensitive and chloroquine resistant strains of P. falciparum using the following formula [31]:
$$\begin{aligned} {\text{RI }}& = {\text{IC}}_{50} \;{\text{Choroquine}}\;{\text{resistant}}\;{\text{strain}}/\\&\quad{\text{IC}}_{50} \;{\text{Chloroquine}}\;{\text{sensitive}}\;{\text{strain}} \end{aligned}$$
Cytotoxicity assay and evaluation of selective index
Cytotoxicity of the compounds on mammalian cells were accomplished employing HeLa cell line (NCCS, Pune) cultured in DMEM supplemented with 10% FBS by the MTT (3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) microenzymatic method with certain modifications [32]. Briefly, cells (104 cells/200 μL/well) were seeded into 96-well flat-bottom sterile tissue culture plates in complete medium. After 24 h of seeding, the test compounds at different dilutions were added and kept for another 24 h in a humidified chamber with 5% CO2 at 37 °C. Twenty microlitres of MTT (5.00 mg/mL in 1XPBS) stock solution were pipetted into each well, mixed and incubated for at least 3–4 h. After incubation, the plates were centrifuged at 1500 rpm for 5 min. The supernatant was disposed cautiously and 100 μL of DMSO were added to each well to lyse the cell and dissolve the insoluble purple formazan product into a coloured solution. Absorbance was taken at 570 nm to determine formazan formation as a measurement of cell viability. Experiments were performed in triplicate. The 50% cytotoxic concentration (CC50) was assesses by analysis of dose–response curves. Selectivity Index (SI) was calculated as [31]:
$${\text{SI }} = {\text{CC}}_{ 50} /{\text{IC}}_{ 50}$$
Haemolysis assay
Haemolytic effect of all chalcones and standard anti-malarial drugs, chloroquine, quinine and artemisinin, was examined by incubating normal erythrocytes with all above mentioned compounds in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), respectively. Briefly, fresh erythrocytes were centrifuged for 5 min at 1600 rpm for at least thrice in PBS and then the remaining pellet was re-suspended in PBS at 2% hematocrit. One hundred microlitres of this suspended pellet was added to 96-well sterile culture plate having test compounds at different desired concentrations. PBS alone (for baseline values) and 0.4% Triton X-100 in PBS (for 100% haemolysis) were employed as controls. After keeping at 37 °C for 3 h, the test samples were centrifuged and the supernatant was used for determination of the haemolytic activity quantified in terms of haemoglobin release as monitored spectrophotometrically by taking absorbance at 415 nm [33]. The experiment was done in triplicate and the mean ± SD was calculated [33, 34].
$$\begin{aligned}& \% \;{\text{Haemolysis }} = [\left( {{\text{Absorbance}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{sample}}_{{415\;{\text{nm}}}}}\right.\\&\quad\left.{ - {\text{Absorbance}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{blank}}\;{\text{sample}}_{{415\;{\text{nm}}}} } \right)/\\&\quad{\text{Absorbance}}\;{\text{of}}\;{\text{ positive}}\;{\text{control}}_{{415\;{\text{nm}}}} ]*100 \end{aligned}$$
Haemozoin inhibition assay
The haemozoin (β-haematin) inhibition by distinct drugs in P. falciparum cultures was assessed employing drug concentrations in the proximity of IC50 concentrations after completion of 48 h [35]. Briefly, the test cultures were centrifuged for 5–10 min at 1300 rpm to dispose of the culture medium. Infected erythrocyte pellet (mingled of β-haematin and erythrocyte membrane) were exposed to 0.01% saponin lysis for 10 min at 25 °C to lyse erythrocyte to release parasites. These released parasites were further washed three times with PBS, re-suspended in 2.5% sodium dodecyl sulfate buffer solution (SDS in PBS) and subjected to spin at 20,000 g for 1 h. The supernatant was disposed and the insoluble haemozoin pellet was washed in 2.5% SDS in PBS and then dissolved in 20 mM NaOH. The haemozoin content was quantified by taking the absorbance at 400 nm and using a standard curve prepared from β-haematin. The amount of haemozoin formed in relation to control was calculated. All assays were performed in triplicate.
Data were presented as mean ± SD. IBM SPSS Statistics version 21.0 was used for data analysis. p < 0.05 was taken as level of significance. Means were compared using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) followed by post hoc, Bonferroni multiple comparison test.
The structures of the synthesized chalcones are represented in Table 1.
Table 1 Structure of the synthesized chalcones 1–10
Anti-malarial activity
The chloroquine sensitive (MRC-2) and chloroquine resistant (RKL-9) strains of P. falciparum were cultured in vitro under sufficient gaseous mixture in RPMI1640 medium and the culture was synchronized by treating with 5% d-sorbitol to acquire mainly ring stage Plasmodium as depicted in Fig. 3a, b.
In vitro anti-malarial activity of chalcones on P. falciparum. a Unsynchronized culture of P. falciparum containing different stages of their life cycle; merozoites, early trophozoites (early ring stage), late trophozoites (late ring stage), schizonts, invading merozoites observed from Giemsa-stained slide under 1000× magnification. b Synchronized culture containing only ring stages of P. falciparum after treatment with 5% D-sorbitol observed from Giemsa-stained slide under 1000X magnification. c Dose–response curves (y-axis represents; % parasite matured into schizonts and x-axis represents; log10 concentration) of chloroquine sensitive P. falciparum strain (MRC-2) to different concentration of chalcones number 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 and chloroquine (CHL). d Dose–response curves (y-axis represents; % parasite matured into schizonts and x-axis represents; log10 Concentration) of chloroquine resistant P. falciparum strain (RKL-9) to different concentration of chalcones number 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10, quinine hydrochloride (QNN) and artemisinin (ART)
Parasite at ring stage was used for compound concentration response assay with parasitaemia of 1% at 5% haematocrit. All chalcones, chloroquine, quinine and artemisinin were tested for anti-malarial activity on both strains by looking at percentage inhibition in schizont maturation following WHO Mark III protocol [36] in serially diluted range (6.25–0.09 μg/mL except artemisinin used in 6.25–0.09 ng/mL) of each drug concentration, Fig. 3c, d. The IC50 and IC90 values of all compounds were determined and the resistance index between the two sensitive and resistant strains was calculated (Table 2). The IC50 values acquired for all chalcones were in the range of 0.10–0.40 μg/mL for MRC-2 and 0.14–0.55 μg/mL for RKL-9. The chalcones 7 and 2 showed maximum potency with IC50 values of 0.11 and 0.13 μg/mL for MRC-2, and 0.18 and 0.14 μg/mL for RKL-9. The percentage inhibition in schizont maturation was also calculated after incubation of ring stage P. falciparum till 24 h at the same range of drug concentrations (Table 3).
Table 2 In vitro anti-malarial activity of the chalcones on P. falciparum chloroquineS and P. falciparum chloroquineR strains, their HeLa cell cytotoxicity and resistance (RI) and selectivity indices (SI)
Table 3 Schizont maturation inhibition (%) and haemolysis of normal erythrocytes (%) with effect to the chalcones
Cytotoxicity assay and evaluation of selectivity index
Compound cytotoxicity performed on HeLa cell line showed 50% inhibitory cellular cytotoxicity at concentration range from 0.80 to 16.00 μg/mL. The results are summarized in Table 4. The calculated selectivity index shown in Table 2 was 139.18 for 7, 52.81 for 5 and 45.82 for 3 and others had < 15.00 on the chloroquine sensitive strain. Similarly, 7 had higher selectivity index (85.05) as compared to other derivatives on the chloroquine resistance strain.
Table 4 Cell viability of chalcones and standard compounds on HeLa cell line (%)
The percentage viability of HeLa cells at different concentrations (12.5–0.09 μg/mL) of all compounds including standard anti-malarials is depicted in Additional file 1: Figure S1. At the highest concentration of 12.50 μg/mL (Table 4), the percentage cell viability of 9, 7, and 5 was more than 50%, which was found to be satisfactory compared to chloroquine (58.00 ± 0.06) and quinine (62.62 ± 0.06).
Effect on fresh erythrocytes (haemolysis)
Fresh erythrocytes treated with chalcones derivatives for 3 h at different concentrations in serial dilution (12.5–0.09 μg/mL) showed minimal percentages haemolysis below 5% (Table 3) when compared to the standard control triton X-100 (100% haemolysis).
Effect on haemozoin production
The quantity of haemozoin formed is directly related to the level of haemoglobin digestion. Data for the haemozoin production by the Plasmodium in the effect of chloroquine and the three most potent screened chalcone 2, 6, and 7 derivatives are represented in Fig. 4. The haemozoin production in non-treated infected erythrocytes was used as the positive control. The level of haemozoin production of the chalcone 7 (385.71 ± 4.76) was slightly higher than that of chloroquine (359.52 ± 2.38). Other chalcones also had lower level as compared to that of the control (547.61 ± 9.52).
Amount of haemozoin production (ng/mL). n = The experiment was performed in triplicate. The data are represented as mean ± SD. Significant data are given as *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01;***p < 0.001
Chloroquine and quinine retain anti-malarial efficacy for past several decades. Afterwhile, artemisinin-based combination therapy is the most recommended therapy to curb any malaria [37]. However, due to appearance of drug resistance and failure to achieve desired anti-malarial efficacy of existing drugs in several part of world [3] emphasizes the effort made by pharmaceutical companies and research organizations to search for new leads with high efficacy and minimal toxicity. Most anti-malarial drugs, such as chloroquine, quinine, mefloquine, halofantrine, pyrimethamine, sulfadoxine, sulfones, tetracyclines, act on the erythrocytic stage of parasite during the course of infection, which is the primary symptomatic phase of infection, thereby terminating the clinical attacks of malaria and addressing the constant threat of drug resistance [38]. Erythrocytic stages in culture of P. falciparum under in vitro conditions is practically feasible with easier manipulation step in the laboratory and found to be a major initial tool to screen schizontocidal compounds. Though this morphological microscopic method is cumbersome and labour intensive, it has been established because of its reproducibility and simplicity. It is also an inexpensive assay in comparison to the various other anti-malarial assays like [3H]-hypoxanthine incorporation assay, lactate dehydrogenase (pLDH) assay, Malaria SYBR Green I-based fluorescence (MSF) assay, double-site enzyme-linked lactate dehydrogenase enzyme immunodetection (DELI) assay, flow cytometric haemozoin detection assay, luciferase-based high-throughput screening (HTS) assay [39, 40], that can be set up in smaller laboratories. The evidence for the anti-malarial activity of chalcones from natural [16, 18, 41] and synthetic source is well documented [42,43,44,45,46,47,48].
In this study, 10 chalcones were analysed for anti-malarial activity and the results showed good activity against both chloroquine sensitive (MRC-2) strain (0.12–0.36 µg/mL) and chloroquine resistant (RKL-9) strain (0.15–0.52 µg/mL). The chalcones 7, 2 and 6 showed maximum anti-malarial potency as the most potent of them, 7, caused 94.24 ± 2.21% inhibition at concentration of 6.25 μg/mL (Table 3). In comparison, the chalcones with anti-malarial activity, described so far in the literature, have IC50 values between 1.1 and 12.3 µg/mL [11, 44, 47,48,49].
The anti-plasmodial activity of chalcones related to the position of methoxy groups on rings A and B. Concerning ring A, the most successful pattern was that of the 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxyphenyl motif (Fig. 5) shown by the chalcone 7, which is a pharmacophore with diverse range of biological actions including anticancer, anti-invasive, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory activities. Its effectivity against the MRC-2 strain decreased depending on the substituents in ring B, as followed: 3,4-dimethoxyphenyl-(3,4-diOCH3)>4-fluorophenyl-(4-F)>4-dimethylaminophenyl-(4-N(CH3)2)>3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-(3,4-O(O)CH2CH2)>4-methoxyphenyl-(4-OCH3), while against the resistant strain, RKL-9, this order changed to: 3,4-diOCH3>4-OCH3 > 4-N(CH3)2>3,4-O(O)CH2CH2>4-F. This result shows that the presence of methylated hydroxyl and amino groups in ring B is more relevant to activity of the 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxychalcones against the chloroquine resistant strain, which might be useful for a future design of more potent chalcones with anti-malarial activity. However, exact relation between such substitutions patterns on ring B and anti-malarial activity is not known.
Influence of the substitution of the 3′,4′,5′-trimethoxychalcones on their anti-malarial activity
Meanwhile, one of the most active chalcones (2) possesses methoxy groups at C-2′ and C-5′ positions in ring A and at C-3 and C-4 in ring B, meaning that exploring anti-malarial activity of a larger series of 2′,5′-dimethoxy chalcones with various substituents in ring B is also worthy.
Further, to investigate cytotoxic effect of all these derivatives, results demonstrate very low cytotoxic activity of all derivatives. The chalcones 2, 6 and 7 produced minimal cytotoxicity. The selectivity index is defined as relative effectiveness of investigational compound in inhibiting cell proliferation as compared to inducing cell death. Therefore, it is preferable to have higher selective index that means maximal activity with least cellular toxicity [50]. The comparison of the SI values obtained for 7 and the reference compounds (chloroquine, artemisinin, and quinine) demonstrates good therapeutic effect of 7 and activity close to that of the reference drugs. The chalcone 7 has comparatively higher CC50 values (> 15.30 μg/mL) and good selective index (> 136.60) that defines optimum selective anti-malarial. Previously, Lim et al. [49], showed the most active chalcone in their study also having 3,4-diOCH3 substituents in ring B, but 2′-OH and 4′-OCH3 groups in ring A had prominent cytotoxicity towards FM3A cells, a model of the host, that has comparatively low EC50 values (> 3.3 μg/mL), indicating that the compound has non-selective anti-malarial activity. This shows that finding out the specific anti-malarial target is crucial for the design of chalcones with anti-malarial activity.
To evaluate the effect of all chalcones on normal erythrocytes, percentage haemolysis was measured. All the derivatives irrespective of the concentration range used in the study illustrate minimal haemolytic effect and did not shows any adverse events on erythrocytes at drug concentrations at which they eliminate the parasite which suggests that the anti-malarial effect of these chalcones were primarily not due to erythrocyte lysis.
Next to locate the chalcones, anti-malarial target, the study used to appraise the feasible inhibitory activity of the potent chalcones in haemozoin inhibition assay. The chalcones are supposed to interface and prohibit the P. falciparum cysteine protease (falcipain) action, a vital enzyme believed to be intricate in the haemoglobin digestion present inside the acidic food vacuole of the intra-erythrocytic parasite. Hindrance in haemoglobin digestion process is catastrophic for the Plasmodium. It is anticipated that malarial aspartic proteases (plasmepsin) and cysteine proteases (falcipain) mediate the haemoglobin digestion for releasing amino acids that are needed for intra-erythrocytic parasite multiplication and growth [51]. Also, these proteases form an interesting anti-malarial drug target [51]. Structure based analysis anticipate anti-malarial chalcones restriction on trophozoite cysteine protease as the probable mode of action [23]. The results showed significant reduction in the production of haemozoin when infected erythrocytes were treated with chloroquine and three other potent derivatives (2, 6, and 7), compared to untreated infected erythrocytes. This also suggests the similar mechanism of anti-malarial action of chalcones as the chloroquine does. Similar results were shown in the previous studies where different chalcone derivatives showed hindrance of plasmodial haemozoin formation in culture suggesting that these chalcones act on haemozoin formation pathways [52,53,54]. However, few studies reported that some do not interfere with haemozoin formation [55, 56]. This variation is mostly due to substitution on the ring A or B of the chalcones.
Chalcones offer a very large repository of bioactive compounds with diverse molecular targets. Chalcones with even minor structural changes can result in targeting distinct cellular processes. The present in vitro study clearly indicates that finding the particular anti-malarial target is crucial for the design of potent chalcones. All chalcones here demonstrated potent anti-malarial activity in schizont maturation assay, with 7 having the highest potency (IC50 of 0.11 µg/mL) in contrast to licochalcone (1.43 µg/mL). Also, the inhibition in haemozoin production by these compounds suggests similar mechanism of action with chloroquine. However, extensive in vivo study is needed to confirm efficacy of these derivatives under influence of various physiological mechanism under-going inside animal models.
All data generated or analysed during this study are included in this published article and its additional files.
CC50 :
cytotoxicity concentration 50%
DELI assay:
double-site enzyme-linked lactate dehydrogenase enzyme immunodetection assay
Dulbecco Modified Eagle Medium
EC50 :
half maximal effective concentration
HEPES buffer:
N-(2-hydroxyethyl)piperazine-N′-(2-ethanesulfonic acid) buffer
HTS assay:
high-throughput screening assay
IC50 :
concentration for 50% inhibition
MSF assay:
malaria SYBR green I-based fluorescence assay
3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide
NAOH:
NCCS:
National Centre for Cell Science
NIMR:
PBS:
phosphate-buffered saline
pLDH assay:
parasite lactate dehydrogenase assay
RI:
resistance index
RPMI media:
Roswell Park Memorial Institute media
SD:
SDS:
SI:
SPSS:
Statistical Package for the Social Sciences
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We are thankful to ICMR, New Delhi for providing financial support in form of junior research fellowship and senior research fellowship to Shweta Sinha, DST- Joint Indo Bulgarian Project for Funding Project Work (INT/BULGARIA/P-06/12). Special thanks are given to Neena Valecha (Professor, Director), C. R. Pillai (Emeritus Professor), NIMR, New Delhi, for providing the P. falciparum strains.
No funding support has been provided in the design of the studies, data collection, analysis, interpretation of data and in writing of the manuscript from any funding agencies (public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors).
Department of Medical Parasitology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, 160012, India
Shweta Sinha & Rakesh Sehgal
Institute of Organic Chemistry with Centre of Phytochemistry, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia, Bulgaria
Daniela I. Batovska & Nadezhda Markova
Department of Pharmacology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Bikash Medhi
Department of Histopathology, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
B. D. Radotra
Department of Internal Medicine, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
Ashish Bhalla
Shweta Sinha
Daniela I. Batovska
Nadezhda Markova
Rakesh Sehgal
RS, SS, DIB designed the study. BM, AB and BDR provided necessary input on the study design. SS and DIB conducted the experiments and data-analysis. SS wrote the initial draft of the manuscript. RS, DIB, BM and NM collaboratively revised the manuscript with SS. All authors contributed to reviewing the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Rakesh Sehgal.
The ethics approval was given by Institute Ethics Committee, Project ref No. NK/1265/Ph.D/23991 at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh for maintenance of P. falciparum strains in culture.
Additional file 1: Figure S1.
Cell viability (%) of chalcones and standard compound at different concentrations; CHL-Chloroquine; QNN-Quinine hydrochloride; ART-Artemisinin.
Sinha, S., Batovska, D.I., Medhi, B. et al. In vitro anti-malarial efficacy of chalcones: cytotoxicity profile, mechanism of action and their effect on erythrocytes. Malar J 18, 421 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12936-019-3060-z
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In the Library of Last Resort
April 18, 2020 Mechanical Dolphin
I wrote a little while back about the need for escapism in these trying times, and to help with that I’ve released a short “choose-your-own” text game.
There’s songs and robots, plenty to read, a world to explore and a mystery to be solved when you visit The Library of Last Resort.
Picture by Flickr user Rich Grundy – CC BY 2.0
I got the idea a couple of years back, when I was exploring the idea of interactive nonfiction and games where there was the opportunity for the player to surprise the author.
In an earlier incarnation, The Library of Last Resort benefited from the editing of the brilliant Adalya Nash Hussein, and advice from Gersande La Flèche & Rob Sherman. It uses Gersande’s code to create the in-game inventory.
It’s not polished, and I welcome feedback, but hopefully it will provide you with an escape when you need one. And maybe, just maybe, you’ll find a way to surprise me with my own game…
You can play The Library of Last Resort here, or check out my previous interactive piece, A Tear in Flatland.
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My Visit to Library Island: Justin Hoenke
June 24, 2019 July 30, 2019 Mechanical Dolphin
Library Island, the participatory activity which reaches the parts other professional development cannot reach, is here! You can read more and download your copy of the free, CC-licensed PDF file here.
I’m featuring some accounts of the island from people who have attended Island sessions, or run Islands of their own, to give you a better sense of what it means to take part in, or even organise, your own Library Island.
This week, we’re joined by Pennsylvania public librarian Justin Hoenke, who attended an Island session with colleagues from across the western part of his state in June 2019. The activity was embedded in a day-long event focussed on strategic & scenario planning for public libraries and their communities.
Pennsylvania librarians in action!
Justin writes: Read more →
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The In Between: Audrey Huggett on Interactive Storytelling in Libraries
January 21, 2019 Mechanical Dolphin
Murder. Mayhem. Family strife. Gateways to other worlds. Stories that the audience shapes, and that might run for months or even years.
In a corner of Michigan, one library worker and her colleagues are bringing all these things to life.
I first met Audrey Huggett in 2017, while working with Ann Arbor District Library on the Wondrous Strange event. Library technician Audrey has led a series of projects where members of the public participate in live-action storytelling, ranging from murder mystery to an epic fantasy with cosmic stakes.
Audrey joined me to talk about her work in interactive storytelling in January 2019, just as she was completing preparations for the upcoming “In Between: Quest for the Keystone”. Read more →
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Bandersnatch: Choosing a Future, Letting People Surprise You
January 5, 2019 July 14, 2020 Mechanical Dolphin
Over at The Cultural Gutter, there’s a thoughtful piece about Netflix’s recent interactive film, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch.
The choose-your-own adventure film allowed viewers to shape the story of a young programmer trying to develop a computer game in 1984. Presented with either-or choices to make via their TV’s remote control, someone watching Bandersnatch can influence the outcome of the narrative – but as the story develops, the choices are increasingly unpalatable and the question of who is controlling whom becomes increasingly prominent.
The Cultural Gutter’s Alex Macfadyen writes:
What watching Bandersnatch felt like to me was entrapment. A choice between two terrible things is still a choice, but I often didn’t agree with any of the available options. There also seemed to be no way to avoid making some of the choices because you just got brought back to them after the other options resulted in a dead end. The writers clearly had a very specific moral direction they wanted the story to go, and the viewer is ultimately corralled into creating the narrative they want.
Part of that narrative was the construction of me, the viewer, as the person forcing the character to make bad choices and lose his mind, but the viewer also only has access to the paths that the writers dictated for them so it’s more an illusion of choice. There is no path that leads to a good outcome, but you have to follow them all to find that out. In the end, I think the only choice you could make that would resolve the ethical conflict they’ve posed would be to refuse to participate and stop watching altogether.
Playing Bandersnatch, and reading Macfadyen afterwards, reminded me of a British Library Labs event I attended a couple of years back.
Jon Ingold, who has made several great choose-your-own adventure games including the subtle and troubling World War 2 drama The Intercept, spoke about the relationship between players and authors of such adventures.
Rejecting the language of “empowering players” or “co-creating game narratives together”, Ingold described adventure games as puzzles where the author attempts to lure the player into a trap of their own choosing – a trap to which the player must then find a brilliant escape. The player is never in control of the story, any more than the rat who turns left or right at a given corner is in control of the maze.
These problems of choice and control lie at the heart of the workshops I’ve been running over the past couple of years. To what extent can we allow participants in an event to surprise us?
I’ve devised participatory sessions for literary festivals, conferences, and training events; run live-action games where players must battle zombies and solve practical problems; I’ve even written a book review in the form of an online choose-your-own adventure for Australian literary magazine The Lifted Brow.
The challenge for me has always been – how can you let people surprise you?
Choose-your-own adventures, from Bandersnatch to Ingold’s more sophisticated offerings, are ultimately more like mazes which one can only choose to run or not run. (The promo art for Bandersnatch helps to make this clear).
In activities like Library Island, I’ve been trying to devise opportunities for people to tell their own stories and genuinely shape the outcome of a collective narrative – the benchmark for this being whether the players were able to do something the author didn’t see coming.
Thanks #libcol18 for this great interactive session! #libraryconferences pic.twitter.com/0DVeg8m2cD
— Jen JohnsonSpence (@JJohnsonSpence) March 2, 2018
Library Island players have brought fraud, civil unrest, and workers’ rights issues to sessions – helping us to address the most serious challenges to a community within the safer space of a playful, fictional setting. In the very first pilot for the game, a character stole a plane which they had illegally bought using government funds – something I definitely hadn’t accounted for – and an event which led on to serious discussion of scrutiny, oversight, and accountability for the use of public money.
Since then, players have only made the problem worse — delightfully worse.
A fictional scenario (library island) lets us talk about tough situations in a freer, less scary way; and helps unleash creativity and imagination about the future. @DrMattFinch #alamw18
— Audrey Barbakoff (@The_Bookaneer) February 11, 2018
Games which genuinely let people contribute to the outcome of a story also have the potential to change the way we look at the future.
Too often, when planning for the months and years to come, we see our options as constrained, like the forking but pre-written paths of Bandersnatch and its kin, railroading us towards a limited number of possible futures.
This can sap our ability to imagine a better world than the one we expect, but it can also make us vulnerable to harmful futures we didn’t see coming; financial crises, political upsets, and environmental disasters, for example.
In a turbulent era, finding ways to allow many voices to offer their story and participate in constructing plausible future scenarios help us to prepare for the world which is to come – a world which has not been pre-written by a game designer, and which therefore denies us both the safety and constraint of someone else’s narrative.
Read more about Library Island here.
Play The Lifted Brow‘s “choose-your-own adventure book review” here.
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Institutions at Play: Library Island in Perspektiv Magazine
December 17, 2018 Mechanical Dolphin
How does a playful simulation help institutions to “see themselves from the outside”, reimagining their vision, mission, operations, and relationships?
Yesterday on Library Island @HillsboroLib 📚🌴 pic.twitter.com/NLKjdCy4jN
— Matt Finch (@DrMattFinch) December 5, 2018
In the new issue of Perspektiv, the magazine of Denmark’s library union, you can read about Library Island and its variants.
Whether you’re a fluent Danish speaker, or empowered by the magic of machine translation, you can read Sabrine Mønsted’s article “Library Island: Se biblioteket udefra” here.
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All Things Good and Strange
October 28, 2017 October 29, 2017 Mechanical Dolphin
I love TV, and I don’t think I watch enough of it.
I’d watch more but it’s so slow*. You can spend weeks of your life trying to hammer through season after season of just one show. In Douglas Coupland’s 1993 novel Microserfs, characters “blitz” movies by watching videos on fast-forward with subtitles switched on.** My friend Katie, equally impatient, listens to audiobooks on chipmunk speed, but I don’t think I could sustain either approach for a full season of TV.
I watch television to get ideas for work. TV shows and community experiences like the ones I design have a lot in common. You need a central conceit which draws people in, and on which you can hang a series of recurring episodes. Action-adventure, problem solving, and play are closely entwined. This year’s non-speaking, musical keynote was inspired by dialogue-free sequences in the TV show Legion.
The teams I work with are pretty explicit about this link between TV and the events we run. The working title for Ann Arbor’s Wondrous Strange event was ‘Weirder Things’.
Stranger Things is a difficult one for me because I’m not super into it, and that makes me feel bad. It’s so popular, I feel like I’m missing something. Like I’m out of touch. It’s doubly bad because I grew up immersed in – and totally in love with – the late 80s/early 90s world of Stephen King novels and pirate horror movies on VHS.
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The Fall of Box City: Havoc, chaos, and sheer delight with @ChaniTheunissen
A special guest joins us on the blog today. Chantel Theunissen, Children and Teens Librarian, Koraunui Stokes Valley Community Hub, and editor of New Zealand’s Library Life, tells us how she orchestrated havoc, chaos, and sheer delight to commemorate the closure of a temporary library in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Photo supplied by Chantel Theunissen. Used with permission.
Let me start off by saying all of my favourite things I’ve done at work (and in life really) haven’t been planned. Read more →
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Wondrous Strange at Ann Arbor District Libraries
October 18, 2017 Mechanical Dolphin
I’m just back from a week delivering training and community engagement for Ann Arbor District Libraries, an acclaimed public library service in Michigan, USA.
The micro-residency culminated in an all-ages half-day event called “Wondrous Strange”, blending play, history, prophecy, technology, art, craft, science fiction, time travel, and storytelling.
Wondrous Strange was an opportunity for the Ann Arbor community to venture into an imagined world blending fact and fiction, and to create their own shared stories and experiences stretching from recorded history into the distant future.
More on my Michigan visit soon, but for now here’s a short video from last Sunday’s session.
Using art, science, craft, and creativity, Wondrous Strange brought stories from the past and present to life: https://t.co/v5MbPwrDMy
— Ann Arbor Library (@aadl) October 17, 2017
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Battle for Library Island @ALIAnls workshop notes
July 27, 2017 Mechanical Dolphin
The team behind this year’s NLS8 conference have released notes from my Battle for Library Island workshop in PDF, PPT, and Keynote formats.
Public library simulator @ALIAnls #nls8 #noisy pic.twitter.com/9sKo2JXsDr
— Matt Finch (@DrMattFinch) June 23, 2017
You can see some of the activities we used as warm-ups for this creative approach to organisational strategy and vision, plus enjoy video from the raucous, dramatic session itself.
Visit NLS8’s Figshare account to download materials from Canberra’s Battle for Library Island or read more about the game, and the philosophy behind it, here.
There’ll be more Library Island at LIANZA 17 in Christchurch, New Zealand, this September.
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Library Island hits #nls8
June 26, 2017 June 26, 2017 Mechanical Dolphin
My professional development roleplay Library Island visited the New Librarians Symposium at the National Library of Australia last weekend.
Librarians old and new joined forces to explore their work with communities in new, messy, and productive ways.
Going beyond the vogue for design thinking, the safe, fictional space of “Library Island” allowed us to engage with knotty questions of office politics, limited resources, managerial edicts, and library users who are sometimes airbrushed out of “future visions” – such as homeless people or those whose behaviour might be challenging to staff. Read more →
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Home Charts Year-End Countdown 2014 Best of 2014
MPS YEAR-END COUNTDOWN BEST OF 2014
HOW IT WORKS: All #1 OPM and International songs of 2014 were included and ranked according to the longest stay at the No. 1 spot. In case of a tie, the basis will be the number of days of the song on the chart.
The basis for MPS Year-End Countdown 2014 is the Daily Top 10 chart.
The cut-off period is from the first charting week of January 2014 until the week of December 20-26, 2014.
Watch the TOP 20 BEST OF 2014 music videos below!
20. THIS LOVE IS LIKE - Toni Gonzaga
19. AMNESIA - 5 Seconds Of Summer
18. DANGEROUS - Before You Exit
17. KUNWA-KUNWARI LANG - Kyla
16. SIMPLENG TULAD MO - Daniel Padilla
15. DO THE MOVES - Sarah Geronimo, Apl.de.ap & Enrique Gil
14. BIRTHDAY - Katy Perry
13. RIGHT WHERE YOU BELONG - Julie Anne San Jose
12. MAPS - Maroon 5
11. STEAL MY GIRL - One Direction
10. DARK HORSE - Katy Perry
9. SHE LOOKS SO PERFECT - 5 Seconds Of Summer
8. KILOMETRO - Sarah Geronimo
7. BLANK SPACE - Taylor Swift
6. MIDNIGHT MEMORIES - One Direction
5. THE MONSTER - Eminem feat. Rihanna
4. TAYO - Sarah Geronimo
3. DON'T STOP - 5 Seconds Of Summer
2. YOU & I - One Direction
1. SHAKE IT OFF - Taylor Swift
See the reactions and comments of fans on our MPS Year-End Countdown Best of 2014 result below!
Post by Most Played Songs.
Congratulations again to Taylor Swift for bragging the MPS Year-End Countdown Best of 2014 best song for "SHAKE IT OFF". Spending 69 long days on the chart and a whopping 40 days on the No. 1 spot! Aside from that, she also has another song on which is "BLANK SPACE" at 7th spot. She was also crowned the best song for "SHAKE IT OFF" on Inter Top 10 MPS Year-End 2014 and Weekly Top 20 MPS Year-End 2014! Taylor Swift really slays the MPS Charts for the year 2014!
Again, congratulations to all who made it at the MPS Year-End Countdown Best of 2014! Thank you for making 2014 a very good year in the music scene!
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HomeLand Use & CommunitiesWoodlandNo decision on East Lake at Springdale
No decision on East Lake at Springdale
May 20, 2020 Woodland
Townhouses proposed off East Lake Parkway would feature rear-access garages for many of the units. (Moore Bass Consulting photo)
The rezoning request will be presented to the board of commissioners on Tuesday, August 18. The meeting starts at 6:30 pm.
Those wishing to speak during the Public Hearing will need to sign up by emailing Karis Trimble at: ktrimble@co.henry.ga.us no later than August 17, 2020 by 5:00 pm. Each group (in favor, which includes the applicant) or (in opposition) of the agenda item will have a collective ten (10) minutes to speak. Only those individuals signed up will be given an opportunity to speak.
The proposed development at East Lake Parkway and Springdale Road was first presented to the zoning advisory board in May 2019 and has appeared before the board of commissioners on multiple occasions. On Tuesday night, the board of commissioners considered the rezoning request once again.
The applicant, General Holdings Unlimited, LLC, is requesting a rezoning from RA (residential agricultural) to RS (residential suburban) for 50.4 +/- acres located at the northeast corner of the intersection. The development proposes to build 184 residential units, comprised mostly of townhouses.
The applicant’s proposal is supported by the comprehensive land use plan which identifies the subject property for medium-density residential development. Planning staff and the zoning advisory board have recommended approval of the rezoning.
A motion by Commissioner Thomas to approve the rezoning with nearly twenty zoning conditions died for lack of a second. Since no decision was made by the board, the request can be rescheduled again in the future.
Some of the recommended zoning conditions include increasing the minimum square footage of each unit to 1,200 sq ft with an average square footage of 1,500 sq ft of heated floor space, limiting the townhouses to two and three-bedroom units, and requiring two-car garages. Architectural exteriors would require a combination of brick, stone, or cement fiberboard, and contrasting roof heights would be required between units.
The residential suburban zoning district allows for a combination of townhouses, duplexes, or single-family houses. Duplexes would be prohibited in the project.
The requirements of the highway corridor overlay district also apply. These requirements include a ten-foot multiuse path along East Lake Parkway, an eight-foot sidewalk along Springdale Road, pedestrian path lighting and street trees.
Finally, all building exteriors, landscaping, and common areas would be maintained by a mandatory HOA. Common areas of the development would be turned over to the HOA at fifty-percent build-out.
Two Woodland community rezoning requests scheduled before the BOC
New procedures in place for zoning hearings on Tuesday
Townhomes proposed on East Lake Parkway
East Lake Parkway
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Marmalade Pop_Rock 1973 UK
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The Wishing Well is a seven-piece folk-rock band originally hailing from Melbourne, Australia. Since their formation in 2008, they have played 1,600 international shows on various tours and sold over 26,000 CDs independently. All of The Wishing Well's music is written and arranged by lead vocalist Jai Larkan, who has previously supported artists such as Bob Geldof, Andy White, Liam Ó Maonlaí and Tim Finn.
A wishing well is a term from European folklore to describe wells where it was thought that any spoken wish would be granted. The idea that a wish would be granted came from the notion that water housed deities or had been placed there as a gift from the gods. This practice is thought to have arisen because water is a source of life, and was often a scarce commodity.
Wishing someone the best is something we should be doing all the time because it’s a great way to show kindness and love to everyone. 100. We wanted to wish you well during this very special time in your life. 101. Never doubt your abilities for a moment in life. Wish you good luck and all the best. A better future is always yours. 110. Here’s wishing you all the best for your endeavors in the coming year.
On this page you can not listen to mp3 music free or download album or mp3 track to your PC, phone or tablet. All materials are provided for educational purposes. All the tracks from album (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well of Marmalade, The. Marmalade, The - (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well photo images watch: Release title: Marmalade, The - (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well. Style of release: Pop Rock music.
Wishing you all the best in your future endeavors. Winning is not everything but wanting to win is everything Go Ahea. EST OF LUCK! Here’s to wishing you the best of luck in all life has to offer you. Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined. Henry David Thoreau. The Future depends on what we do in the PRESENT – Mahatma Gandhi. You are an amazing person who deserves all the well wishes in the world. The future is as bright as your faith. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
The Wishing Well used to be a cute place with amazing food and a cozy atmosphere hidden in the back of royal palm plaza. has really gone down hill, thanks to the patrons. I felt like I was in a frat house. Met a couple last night, originally from Jersey now living in Boca and i told her about TWW, and she said she goes there all the time! ! Great ambiance delicious food, the staff very friendly. Great to bring your entire family and Friends. great spot in Boca to get a pint and the food is great! AJ Minhas.
The Wishing Well at Belmore Park in New South Wales. It is believed that wells hold the power to grant wishes. We will also talk about other practices that are believed to grant wishes, like the first star that you see at night or successfully blowing out all the candles on your birthday cake. A Fascination with Wishing Wells. I remember when I was a little girl, we used to go to a large fountain. When the clasp is in the front, you swing it around to the back along with your wish. This list certainly brings back memories and I can even think of more, some silly and some obscure. The common thread here is that wishing holds power for us. It is an extension of our desires, our yearning and our needs. For some, it is fun and whimsy, for others it holds a more prominent position.
We'll miss you and wish you well! It sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, but I still can't believe you are leaving! I'm looking forward to hearing all about it soon! Good luck! You've been great to work with and you've left your mark with us. Now it's time to relax and enjoy! Congratulations and best wishes on your retirement. We're sad you're leaving the company. It is sad to see you leave. The office won't be the same without you. Best wishes on your new endeavors. It's been an absolute pleasure working with you. Missing you already and wishing you every success! Farewell to one great employee. Your hard work and dedication were an important part of our team. As you turn the page in your life's story, we join together in wishing you every success in all your future endeavors. It's really hard to say goodbye, to such a colleague and a friend. All my good wishes are with you!
This list ranks the best songs with wish in the name, regardless of their genre. Many of the tracks listed are songs about wishes and wishing, but just because that word is in the title doesn't mean that the. This ranked list includes songs like "One Wish" by Ray J, and "Wish You Were Here" by Avril Lavigne.
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Producer – Chris Kimsey, Marmalade*
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EMI 2033 Marmalade* (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well (7", Single) EMI EMI 2033 UK 1973
EMI.2033 Marmalade* (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well (7", Single) EMI EMI.2033 New Zealand 1973
3676 Marmalade* (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well (7", Single) EMI Records 3676 US 1973
5C 006-04377, 5C 006-04 377 Marmalade* (Your Wish Is In) The Wishing Well (7", Single) EMI, EMI 5C 006-04377, 5C 006-04 377 Netherlands 1973
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Delta Air Lines announces September Quarter financial results
September quarter 2020 GAAP pre-tax loss of $6.9 billion and loss per share of $8.47 on total revenue of $3.1 billion
September quarter 2020 adjusted pre-tax loss of $2.6 billion and adjusted loss per share of $3.30 on adjusted revenue of $2.6 billion
Delta ended the September quarter 2020 with $21.6 billion in liquidity
ATLANTA, Oct. 13, 2020 – Delta Air Lines (NYSE:DAL) today reported financial results for the September quarter 2020. Detailed results, including both GAAP and adjusted metrics, are on page four and are incorporated here.
“While our September quarter results demonstrate the magnitude of the pandemic on our business, we have been encouraged as more customers travel and we are seeing a path of progressive improvement in our revenues, financial results and daily cash burn,” said Ed Bastian, Delta’s Chief Executive Officer. “The actions we are taking now to take care of our people, simplify our fleet, improve the customer experience, and strengthen our brand will allow Delta to accelerate into a post-COVID recovery.”
September Quarter Financial Results
Adjusted pre-tax loss of $2.6 billion excludes $4.0 billion of items directly related to the impact of COVID-19 and the company’s response, including fleet-related restructuring charges and charges for voluntary separation and early retirement programs for Delta employees, which were partially offset by the benefit of the CARES Act grant recognized in the quarter
Total adjusted revenue of $2.6 billion declined 79 percent on 63 percent lower capacity versus prior year
Total operating expense, which includes the $4.0 billion of COVID-related items described above, decreased $1.0 billion over prior year. Adjusted for those items and third-party refinery sales, total operating expense decreased $5.5 billion or 52 percent in the September quarter compared to the prior year, driven by lower capacity- and revenue-related expenses and strong cost management in the business
At the end of the September quarter, the company had $21.6 billion in liquidity
During the September quarter cash burn (see Note A) averaged $24 million per day, and $18 million per day for the month of September
Revenue Environment
Delta’s adjusted operating revenue of $2.6 billion for the September quarter was down 79 percent versus the September 2019 quarter, as demand for air travel remains under significant pressure. Passenger revenues declined 83 percent on 63 percent lower capacity. Non-ticket revenue streams have performed relatively better than passenger revenues, with total loyalty revenues declining 60 percent and cargo declining 25 percent.
“With a slow and steady build in demand, we are restoring flying to meet our customers’ needs, while staying nimble with our capacity in light of COVID-19,” said Glen Hauenstein, Delta’s President. “While it may be two years or more until we see a normalized revenue environment, by restoring customer confidence in travel and building customer loyalty now, we are creating the foundation for sustainable future revenue growth.”
Setting the Foundation for Recovery
Delta has taken a number of actions to position the company to accelerate into a post-COVID recovery:
Taking great care of Delta people
Through the voluntary separation and early retirement programs, voluntary unpaid leaves, job sharing and other initiatives, the company has been able to avoid involuntary furloughs for ground and flight attendant employees
Launching a “Stop the Spread. Save Lives.” campaign to emphasize the six core health actions that protect Delta employees against COVID-19, including wearing masks, social distancing, testing and getting a flu shot. Delta is providing no-cost COVID-19 testing and flu shots for its U.S. employees
Improving the customer experience
Emphasizing health and safety with the Delta CareStandard, a multi-layered approach that includes intense cleaning protocols, blocking middle seats and requiring masks onboard all aircraft
Reducing complexity for customers by eliminating change fees for nearly all domestic fares and redeposit/reissuance fees on domestic reward tickets for SkyMiles Members
Taking a customer-centric approach to refunds, with approximately $2.8 billion returned to customers year-to-date
Simplifying the fleet
Restructuring its Airbus and CRJ aircraft order books to better match the timing of aircraft deliveries with network and financial needs over the next several years. The restructuring reduces aircraft purchase commitments by more than $2 billion in 2020 and by more than $5 billion through 2022
Accelerating its fleet simplification strategy, which is intended to modernize and streamline the company’s fleet, enhance the customer experience and generate cost savings. The company has announced plans to accelerate retirements of nearly 400 aircraft by 2025, including more than 200 in 2020.
Cost Performance
Total adjusted operating expense for the September quarter decreased $5.5 billion or 52 percent versus the prior year quarter excluding $3.1 billion in charges related to the voluntary separation and early retirement programs for employees, $2.2 billion in restructuring charges from fleet-related decisions, and a $1.3 billion CARES Act benefit. This performance was driven by a $1.8 billion or 78 percent reduction in fuel expense, a 75 percent reduction in maintenance expense from parking or retiring nearly 40 percent of mainline aircraft and lower volume- and revenue-related expenses. Salaries and benefits expense was down 32 percent as a result of approximately 18,000 employees electing to depart the company in addition to benefits from voluntary unpaid leaves, work hour reductions and other initiatives.
Non-operating expense for the quarter was $349 million higher versus the prior year quarter, driven primarily by $221 million in higher interest expense from increased debt levels the company has incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our results this quarter were underpinned by a strong focus on costs, as we reduced adjusted operating expenses by more than 50 percent, similar to the June quarter, despite flying 23 points more capacity,” said Paul Jacobson, Delta’s Chief Financial Officer. “That cost focus allowed the increase we’ve seen in net sales to flow directly into an improvement in our daily cash burn, which improved from $27 million per day in June to $18 million per day in September.”
Balance Sheet, Cash and Liquidity
Delta ended the September quarter with $21.6 billion in liquidity. Cash used in operations during the quarter was $2.6 billion. Daily cash burn averaged $24 million for the quarter, with an average of $18 million for the month of September.
At the end of the September quarter, the company had total debt and finance lease obligations of $34.9 billion with adjusted net debt of $17.0 billion, $6.5 billion higher than Dec. 31, 2019. In September, Delta completed the largest debt offering in aviation history, raising $9.0 billion at a blended average rate of 4.75 percent secured by its SkyMiles loyalty program. In addition, the company borrowed $1.5 billion at a blended yield of 4.4 percent in connection with the issuance of tax-exempt bonds, that will be used to finance the LaGuardia airport project. The company’s total debt had a weighted average interest rate of 4.3 percent at Sept. 30, 2020.
Subsequent to the end of the quarter, the company repaid the $3 billion, 364-day term loan that it entered into in March, increasing its unencumbered asset base to $9 to $10 billion of aircraft, engines and spare parts and reducing remaining debt amortization and maturities to $2.3 billion through the end of 2021. The company also repaid $2.6 billion under its revolving credit facilities drawn down in March 2020.
At the end of the September quarter, the company’s Air Traffic Liability stood at $4.6 billion, including a current liability of $4.4 billion and a non-current liability of $0.2 billion. The non-current liability represents the current estimate of tickets to be flown, as well as credits to be used, beyond one year. Travel credits represent approximately 60 percent of the Air Traffic Liability at the end of the September quarter.
CARES Act Accounting, Fleet Restructuring and Voluntary Separation and Early Retirement Program Charges
In the September quarter, the company received $701 million under the payroll support program (PSP) of the CARES Act, consisting of $491 million in additional grant funds and a $210 million increase in the low-interest, unsecured 10-year loan. The September quarter amount includes an incremental $157 million beyond the initial $5.4 billion Delta was allocated in April 2020. In the September quarter, approximately $1.3 billion of the grant was recognized as a contra-expense, which is reflected as “CARES Act grant recognition” on the Consolidated Statements of Operations. The company expects to use the remaining proceeds from the PSP by the end of 2020.
During the September quarter, the company made the decision to retire its 717-200 fleet and the remainder of its 767-300ER fleet by 2025 and its CRJ-200 fleet by 2023. As a result of these decisions, the company recorded $2.2 billion in fleet-related charges, which are reflected in “Restructuring charges” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations.
The company offered voluntary separation and early retirement programs to employees during the September quarter. Approximately 18,000 employees participated in the programs, with most leaving the company Aug. 1, resulting in a $3.1 billion restructuring charge in the September quarter, which is reflected in “Restructuring charges” on the Consolidated Statement of Operations. Cash payments in connection with these programs totaled $813 million in the September quarter, and these payments are excluded from daily cash burn figures. The company anticipates an additional $150 to $250 million in cash payments in the December quarter, $600 million in 2021 and the remaining payments in 2022 and beyond.
September Quarter Results
September quarter results have been adjusted primarily for the CARES Act grant recognition and restructuring charges described above.
About Delta Air Lines
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the U.S. global airline leader in safety, innovation, reliability and customer experience. Powered by our employees around the world, Delta has for a decade led the airline industry in operational excellence while maintaining our reputation for award-winning customer service.
Today, and always, nothing is more important than the health and safety of our customers and employees. Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Delta has moved quickly to transform the industry standard of clean while offering customers more space across the travel journey. These and numerous other layers of protection ensure a safe and comfortable travel experience for our customers and employees.
With our mission of connecting the people and cultures of the globe, Delta strives to foster understanding across a diverse world and serve as a force for social good.
Statements in this press release that are not historical facts, including statements regarding our estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections or strategies for the future, may be “forward-looking statements” as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All forward looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from the estimates, expectations, beliefs, intentions, projections and strategies reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements. Risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the material adverse effect that the COVID-19 pandemic is having on our business; the impact of incurring significant debt in response to the pandemic; the possible effects of accidents involving our aircraft; breaches or security lapses in our information technology systems; disruptions in our information technology infrastructure; our dependence on technology in our operations; the performance of our significant investments in and commercial relationships with, airlines in other parts of the world; failure to comply with the financial and other covenants in our financing agreements; labor issues; the effects of weather, natural disasters and seasonality on our business; the effects of an extended disruption in services provided by third parties; the cost of aircraft fuel; the availability of aircraft fuel; failure or inability of insurance to cover a significant liability at Monroe’s Trainer refinery; the impact of environmental regulation on the Trainer refinery, including costs related to renewable fuel standard regulations; our ability to retain senior management and key employees; damage to our reputation and brand if we are exposed to significant adverse publicity; the effects of terrorist attacks or geopolitical conflict; competitive conditions in the airline industry; interruptions or disruptions in service at major airports at which we operate; the effects of extensive government regulation on our business; the impact of environmental regulation on our business; the sensitivity of the airline industry to prolonged periods of stagnant or weak economic conditions; and uncertainty in economic conditions and regulatory environment in the United Kingdom related to the exit of the United Kingdom from the European Union.
Additional information concerning risks and uncertainties that could cause differences between actual results and forward-looking statements is contained in our Securities and Exchange Commission filings, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2020. Caution should be taken not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, which represent our views only as of October 13, 2020, and which we have no current intention to update except to the extent required by law.
Note A: The following tables show reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures. The reasons Delta uses these measures are described below. Reconciliations may not calculate due to rounding.
Delta sometimes uses information ("non-GAAP financial measures") that is derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements, but that is not presented in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S. (“GAAP”). Under the Securities and Exchange Commission rules, non-GAAP financial measures may be considered in addition to results prepared in accordance with GAAP, but should not be considered a substitute for or superior to GAAP results. The tables below show reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures used in this release to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures.
Forward Looking Projections. Delta is not able to reconcile forward looking non-GAAP financial measures because the adjusting items such as those used in the reconciliations below will not be known until the end of the period and could be significant.
Pre-Tax (Loss)/Income and Net (Loss)/Income, adjusted. In the current period, pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted exclude the following items directly related to the impact of COVID-19 and our response for comparability with the prior period:
Restructuring charges. We recognized $5.3 billion of restructuring charges following strategic business decisions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. These charges primarily include voluntary early retirement and separation program charges and impairments and related charges from the decisions to retire the remaining 767-300ER fleet and the 717 and CRJ-200 fleets.
CARES Act grant recognition. We recognized $1.3 billion of the grant proceeds from the CARES Act payroll support program as a contra-expense. We are recognizing the grant proceeds as contra-expense based on the periods that the funds are intended to compensate and we expect to use all proceeds from the payroll support program by the end of 2020.
Impairments and equity method losses. These charges relate to the write-down of our investment in Virgin Atlantic based on our share of its losses.
Pension settlement charges. These charges were recognized in connection with the voluntary programs.
We also regularly adjust pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income for the following items to determine pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted for the reasons described below. We include the income tax effect of adjustments when presenting net (loss)/income, adjusted.
MTM adjustments and settlements on hedges. Mark-to-market ("MTM") adjustments are defined as fair value changes recorded in periods other than the settlement period. Such fair value changes are not necessarily indicative of the actual settlement value of the underlying hedge in the contract settlement period. Settlements represent cash received or paid on hedge contracts settled during the applicable period.
Equity investment MTM adjustments. We previously recorded our proportionate share of losses from our equity investments in Virgin Atlantic, Grupo Aeroméxico and LATAM in non-operating expense. (As a result of Grupo Aeroméxico's and LATAM’s bankruptcy filings, we no longer have significant influence with Grupo Aeroméxico or LATAM and have discontinued accounting for these investments under the equity method in the June 2020 quarter.) We adjust for our equity method investees' hedge portfolio MTM adjustments to allow investors to understand and analyze our core operational performance in the periods shown.
MTM adjustments on investments. Unrealized gains/losses on our equity investments in China Eastern, Air France-KLM and Hanjin-KAL, the largest shareholder of Korean Air, which are accounted for at fair value in non-operating expense, are driven by changes in stock prices and foreign currency. Adjusting for these gains/losses allows investors to better understand and analyze our core operational performance in the periods shown.
Delta Private Jets adjustment. Because we combined Delta Private Jets with Wheels Up in January 2020, we have excluded the impact of Delta Private Jets from 2019 results for comparability.
Operating Revenue, adjusted and Total Revenue Per Available Seat Mile ("TRASM"), adjusted. We adjust operating revenue and TRASM for third party refinery sales for the reasons described below. We make an adjustment related to Delta Private Jets for the same reason described above under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted.
Third-party refinery sales. We adjust operating revenue and TRASM for refinery sales to third parties to determine operating revenue, adjusted and TRASM, adjusted because these revenues are not related to our airline segment. Operating revenue, adjusted and TRASM, adjusted therefore provides a more meaningful comparison of revenue from our airline operations to the rest of the airline industry.
Operating Expense, adjusted. In the current period, operating expense, adjusted excludes the following items directly related to the impact of COVID-19 and our response: restructuring charges and CARES Act grant recognition, as discussed above under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted. We also adjust operating expense for MTM adjustments and settlements on hedges, third-party refinery sales and Delta Private Jets adjustment for the same reasons described above under the headings pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted, and operating revenue, adjusted and TRASM, adjusted to determine operating expense, adjusted.
Cash Burn. We present cash burn because management believes this metric is helpful to investors to evaluate the company's ability to maintain liquidity and return to cash generation. The company defines cash burn as net cash from operating activities and net cash used in investing activities, adjusted for (i) net purchases of short-term investments, (ii) strategic investments, (iii) net cash flows related to certain airport construction projects, (iv) proceeds from financing arrangements that are reported within investing activities, (v) CARES Act grant proceeds, and (vi) other charges that are not representative of our core operations, such as charges associated with our voluntary separation and early retirement programs. Adjustments include:
Net purchases of short-term investments. Net purchases of short-term investments represent the net purchase and sale activity of investments and marketable securities in the period, including gains and losses. We adjust for this activity to provide investors a better understanding of the company's free cash flow generated by our operations.
Strategic investments. Cash flows related to our investments in and related transactions with other airlines are included in our GAAP investing activities. We adjust for this activity because it provides a more meaningful comparison to our airline industry peers.
Net cash flows related to certain airport construction projects and other. Cash flows related to certain airport construction projects are included in our GAAP operating activities and capital expenditures. We have adjusted for these items, which were primarily funded by cash restricted for airport construction, to provide investors a better understanding of the company's free cash flow and capital expenditures that are core to our operational performance in the periods shown.
Proceeds from financing arrangements that are reported within investing activities. Cash flows from proceeds from financing arrangements that are reported within investing activities (such as certain sale-leaseback transactions) are removed from free cash flow in calculating daily cash burn to better illustrate the cash generated from our core operations.
CARES Act grant proceeds. Cash flows related to the CARES act payroll support program grant proceeds, reported within operating activities in GAAP results. We adjust free cash flow for this item in calculating daily cash burn to better illustrate the cash from our core operations.
Voluntary programs. Cash flows from the voluntary separation and early retirement programs offered to employees during the September quarter, reported within operating activities in GAAP results. We adjust free cash flow for this item in calculating daily cash burn to better illustrate the cash from our core operations.
Fuel expense, adjusted and Average fuel price per gallon, adjusted. The tables below show the components of fuel expense, including the impact of hedging and the refinery on fuel expense and average price per gallon. We then adjust for MTM adjustments and settlements on hedges and Delta Private Jets for the same reasons described under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/ income, adjusted.
Non-operating expense, adjusted. In the current period, non-operating expense, adjusted excludes the following items directly related to the impact of COVID-19 and our response: impairments and equity method losses, and pension settlement changes, as discussed above under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted. We also adjust for equity investment MTM adjustments and MTM adjustments on investments to determine non-operating expense, adjusted for the same reasons described above in the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted.
Adjusted Net Debt. Delta uses adjusted total debt, including aircraft rent, in addition to adjusted debt and finance leases, to present estimated financial obligations. Delta reduces adjusted total debt by cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments, and LGA restricted cash, resulting in adjusted net debt, to present the amount of assets needed to satisfy the debt. Management believes this metric is helpful to investors in assessing the company's overall debt profile.
Non-Fuel Unit Cost or Cost per Available Seat Mile, ("CASM-Ex"). In the current period, CASM-Ex excludes the following items directly related to the impact of COVID-19 and our response: restructuring charges and CARES Act grant recognition, as discussed above under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted. We also adjust CASM for the following items to determine CASM-Ex for the reasons described below. We adjust for refinery sales to third parties for the same reason described under the heading operating revenue, adjusted and TRASM, adjusted. We adjust for Delta Private Jets for the same reason described above under the heading pre-tax (loss)/income and net (loss)/income, adjusted.
Aircraft fuel and related taxes. The volatility in fuel prices impacts the comparability of year-over-year financial performance. The adjustment for aircraft fuel and related taxes allows investors to understand and analyze our non-fuel costs and year-over-year financial performance.
Profit sharing. We adjust for profit sharing because this adjustment allows investors to better understand and analyze our recurring cost performance and provides a more meaningful comparison of our core operating costs to the airline industry.
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Lufthansa Interested in ‘Parts’ of Air Berlin
Tag: Air Berlin, Air Berlin Insolvency, air carriers, Airlines, aviation, business, c33295c, c6731c, c70821c, Condor, EasyJet, Etihad, Thomas Cook
Lufthansa has expressed interest in acquiring a number of planes from German carrier Air Berlin after it filed insolvency recently upon the withdrawal of funding from its main shareholder Etihad, media reports said.
Initial talks between Lufthansa and Air Berlin took place on Wednesday, focused on parts of the Air Berlin group.
Reuters reported that Thomas Cook’s German leisure airline Condor is also interested in acquisitions. Condor is “in the process of preparing a concrete offer”, a source told the agency, adding Condor was interested in mainly short-haul routes, and also some long-haul ones.
Interested parties are looking into parts of Air Berlin’s business, including aircraft and crews. A source told Reuters that a likely deal could see 80 planes going to Lufthansa, 24 to Condor and 40 to easyJet.
Air Berlin continues to fly after the German government stepped in providing a bridge loan of 150 million euros.
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Microsoft and Intel working together to improve Edge’s performance
Microsoft is working hard on its new browser, Edge, formally known as Project Spartan. The company is doing everything to make sure Edge performs well, even if it means working closely with Intel, the giant chipmaker.
We understand that both companies have come together in hopes to get Edge up and running smoothly. Intel aims to bring its computer processor expertise to the table in a bid to have Edge using less battery power and to perform quickly. We suspect these gains will only be possible on Intel hardware, which is quite a loss for AMD users.
Both companies previously collaborated on a JavaScript engine for Internet Explorer, called Chakra. This engine first came into play during the time of Windows 8.1 and was designed to improve performance and reduce code size. While we can’t say much of anything about the code size, we can say that Internet Explorer has gotten faster due to Chakra.
If Intel can work its magic here, then we have no doubt that users will experience blazing performance with Edge and increased battery life.
The browser is the most used aspect of any computer, hence why it needs to consume less power while still being a powerful productivity tool.
“As a part of broader collaboration between Intel and Microsoft on Windows 10, Intel engineers are collaborating with us closely to implement [single instruction, multiple data (SIMD)], a future ECMAScript proposal, in Chakra and Microsoft Edge,” said Intel and Microsoft in a blog post.
SIMD exploits data level parallelism by utilizing specific SIMD hardware instructions, which are supported in most of the modern chipsets regardless of the architecture types,” stated the group.
“The SIMD instruction set enables performing the same operation on multiple values simultaneously, thus providing much faster code execution when working on data vectors.”
For the time being, SIMD only works under special conditions in the Windows 10 Technical Preview. Everything should come full-circle by the time the browser releases before the end of 2015.
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NordVPN confirms that it was hacked after Private keys were leaked
Irony! We all use a VPN, keeping in mind everything is private and secure, but then it looks like the risk is everywhere. NordVPN is one of the popular VPN services has confirmed that it was hacked sometimes ago. The first report came via Twitter user @hexdefined, who shared screenshots of NordVPN private keys. Though the keys have expired. The original confirmation came from @le_keksec.
NordVPN confirms that it was hacked
HexDefined was able to use the keys locally, and when running on localhost with an /etc/hosts entry, it was working fine. The bigger problem was that It was possible to decrypt past encrypted sessions, which is a much bigger issue. A lot of details about this are available here.
NordVPN did talk about it a bit here, but it’s not clear the message they are passing along. I would say, its an epic marketing failed when they said:
Yesterday, our marketing department got ahead of themselves and published an ad on Twitter that triggered the infosec community. The message stated the following: ‘Ain’t no hacker can steal your online life. (If you use VPN). Stay safe.’
VPNs usually work in a way that all traffic gets through a secure tunnel, no logs are kept, and there is no way to decrypt here unless somebody has access to the keys. As per NordVPN spokesperson Laura Tyrell said that one of its data centers was accessed in March 2018.
One of the data centers in Finland we are renting our servers from was accessed with no authorization. The attacker gained access to the server — which had been active for about a month — by exploiting an insecure remote management system left by the data center provider, which NordVPN said it was unaware that such a system existed.
The bigger problem is something else. The company needs to set up an intrusion detection system. It should be able to warn about any sort of man in the middle attack or any server breach. While there was no data on the server, so chances of any username et all; might not have been stolen, but it clearly shows that the company needs to put more money into development and security than anything else.
Related read: Avast Antivirus Network breached through insecure VPN Profile.
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Samsung could face $15 billion fine for trying to ban iPhone, other Apple devices
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Samsung (005930) could face a $15 billion fine in Europe alone for using “standard-essential” patents in its attempts to ban devices like the iPhone in its ongoing patent battle with Apple (AAPL). The Guardian reports that the European commission could impose a massive fine of up to 10% of Samsung’s global turnover following its investigation into Samsung’s use of standard-essential patents in complaints filed against Apple in Europe. Samsung’s revenue totaled $148.9 billion in 2011, so fines in Europe alone could reach $14.8 billion.
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The commission’s investigation began in January and took an interesting turn late last week. Among other issues, it is troubled by Samsung’s use of patents that had previously been deemed “standard-essential.” This means the IP owner — Samsung, in this case — has made a formal commitment to license these technologies to all parties that wish to utilize them for a ”fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory” fee. If fees cannot be agreed upon by the parties involved, The Guardian explains, a price must be set by a court.
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Apple had offered to license the relevant patents in the past, the commission noted, but it was unable to strike an agreement with Samsung.
Samsung withdrew its motion asking to ban sales of the iPhone and iPad across Europe last week, just days before the European commission made its objections to Samsung’s use of standard-essential patents public.
“Samsung remains committed to licensing our technologies on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, and we strongly believe it is better when companies compete fairly in the marketplace, rather than in court,” Samsung said in a statement at the time. “In this spirit, Samsung has decided to withdraw our injunction requests against Apple on the basis of our standard essential patents pending in European courts, in the interest of protecting consumer choice.”
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TOKYO (Sputnik) – Japan is considering exempting foreign visitors to the Summer Olympics and the 2021 Paralympic Games from quarantine for a period of 14 days if it allows foreigners to attend the event, Kyodo News reported, citing government sources.
Before arriving in Japan, foreign visitors will likely be required to take a negative test for the Coronavirus several times. Unlike foreign athletes and employees, foreign guests will be allowed to use public transportation, sources told the outlet on Tuesday.
Athletes, in turn, will be prevented from leaving the training camps and Olympic Village during the 14-day quarantine period
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Fowler’s Articles on Advertising in 2014 Midterm Elections Published
by Lauren Rubenstein • February 4, 2015
Assistant Professor of Government Erika Franklin Fowler recently had two new articles on advertising in the 2014 elections published.
Co-written with her Wesleyan Media Project co-director Travis Ridout of Washington State University, “Political Advertising in 2014: The Year of the Outside Group” was published in The Forum: A Journal of Applied Research in Contemporary Politics in December 2014. The paper notes a plateau in political advertising volumes and levels of negativity this election cycle, and an increasingly prominent role played by outside groups, especially in competitive races for the U.S. Senate. It also tracks the most competitive races, looks at issues featured in ads, and notes that advertising started earlier this election cycle.
Another paper, written by Fowler, Ridout and the Wesleyan Media Project’s third co-director, Michael Franz of Bowdoin University, titled, “Sponsorship, Disclosure and Donors: Limiting the Impact of Outside Group Ads,” was published online in Political Research Quarterly in December 2014. The paper reports that interest group advertising from dark money sources has grown. Yet despite extensive advertising, the vast majority of the public has not heard of prominent interest group advertisers, regardless of whether or not they disclose their donors. Building on a small but growing literature, the authors demonstrate that advertising from unknown interest groups is viewed more credibly and ultimately moves intended vote choice more than ads from candidates. Disclosure–either in an ad or through the news media–levels the playing field in ad effectiveness, but does not make interest group advertising any less effective than candidate advertising.
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HomeNewsRussian Nuclear Submarine Fires ICBM Across Eurasia
Russian Nuclear Submarine Fires ICBM Across Eurasia
June 27, 2017 Edmondo Burr News, World 2
A Borey-class Russian nuclear submarine has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Russia’s Defense Ministry reported Monday.
The Russian Northern Fleet’s Project 955 underwater missile cruiser Yuri Dolgoruky successfully fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea, across almost 4,600 km of the whole Asian part of Russia, to reach its target at the Kura practice range in Kamchatka, in the Russian Far East.
“The launch was made from the submerged position in compliance with a combat training plan,” according to TASS news.
Zero Hedge reports:
It is unclear if the Russian launch was in response to any recent US or NATO drills: at the end of May, the Pentagon conducted its first successful test interception of a simulated ICBM attack, modeling a possible escalation in hostilities with North Korea.
“The parameters of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile’s flight trajectory were practiced in the normal regime. According to the confirmed data of the registering equipment, the warheads of the intercontinental ballistic missile performed a full cycle of the flight and successfully hit the designated targets at the practice range,” the Defense Ministry said.
The last time a Bulava missile was test launched was on September 27 when the submarine Yuri Dolgoruky performed an experimental salvo launch of two ICBMs from the White Sea towards the Kura practice range in the Russian Far East.
The Yuri Dolgoruky submarine is the Project 955 Borey-class lead vessel. The underwater cruiser is armed with a set of Bulava sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles and also with torpedoes. The sub can be armed with cruise missiles. It has a full displacement of 24,000 tonnes, is about 160 meters long and 13 meters wide. The R-30 Bulava is a solid-propellant ballistic missile developed specially for Project 955 submarines. It can deliver 10 warheads of 150 kilotonnes each to a distance of 10,000 kilometers.
In 2015, the strategic nuclear submarine made the National Interest list of the most deadly Russian submarines. This is what it reported:
The fourth-generation Project 955 submarines are equipped with 16 RSM-56 Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles with a range of 8,000 kilometers (nearly 5,000 miles). Each Bulava SLBM is fitted with up to ten thermonuclear warheads.
The Borei-class subs “promise to provide the Russian Navy with a potent long-range capability for years to come,” the National Interest noted.
The Russian Navy operates three Borei-class submarines, the flag ship Yury Dolgoruky, Alexandr Nevsky and Vladimir Monomakh. The first two were commissioned in 2013, while the latest one is in active service since December 2014.
The first submarine of the Project 955-A Borei-II class, dubbed Knyaz Vladimir, is expected to enter service in 2017. By 2020, the Russian Navy plans to operate a total of eight Borei-class ballistic missile submarines, three Project 955 subs and five Project 955-A watercraft.
The Borei-class submarines are expected to remain in service for decades to come, at least until 2040.
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News – the 6th and final eBook in the SKAYNE series: 6. The Ground Outside, available now
SH April 3, 2014
Available now from celebrated author Jonathan Barnes (The Somnambulist, The Domino Men) is the sixth and final interconnected tale of spine-chilling terror to disquiet and entertain. SKAYNE – A series of six short ghost stories by Jonathan Barnes 6: The Ground Outside Now. When widowed ex-actor Peter Stockman rents a house in the countryside to nurse his grief
News – SKAYNE 4 and 5 – ghost story eBooks (EPUB) – available now
SKAYNE is a series of six short interconnected ghost stories by celebrated author Jonathan Barnes. 4: GH19 1958. British Intelligence agent Anthony Guist has been despatched to a guesthouse in the small seaside town of Chiding-on-the-Sands to meet a Soviet defector. Coolly unflappable until today and a dedicated sceptic, he is about to encounter a very different
News – SKAYNE 3. The Last Constitutional eBook (EPUB) published today
SKAYNE 3. The Last Constitutional is the third of six interconnected tales of spine-chilling terror by celebrated author Jonathan Barnes (The Somnambulist, The Domino Men). Summer. 1927. Ex-pat Freddy Illingsworth, in flight from England since the 1890s and now resident in Athens, takes a long walk every day at noon. Growing old and consumed by loneliness, he
News – Toby Hadoke interviews the legend that is Russell T Davies…
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DOCTOR WHO: TOBY HADOKE’S WHO’S ROUND 50 (MARCH #10) http://www.bigfinish.com/podcasts/v/doctor-who-toby-hadoke-s-who-s-round-50-march-10 It’s a new Big Finish Productions Who’s Round – Toby Hadoke’s Doctor Who 50th Anniversary quest to get an anecdote about every single episode of Doctor Who to date. In this 50th instalment, Toby makes quite a big dent in his task… Frankly this guy has
News – Tom Baker at 80
In January 2014, Tom Baker celebrated his 80th birthday. On March 19th, Tom sat down with Nicholas Briggs to look back over his 80 amazing years – his youth, his early acting career, his great success with Doctor Who and beyond… and his return to his most famous role with Big Finish. This candid and intimate interview
News – Sci-Fi Bulletin reviews SKAYNE 2. The Tempelstone Gate
SH March 9, 2014
The malevolent influence of Godfrey Skayne stretches to a school immediately after the Great War… Jonathan Barnes’ sequence of ghost stories continues with this insidiously creepy tale which moves the story forward to the early part of the 20th century. Once again it’s a first person narrative, with a slowly-burning claustrophobic feel as the events
News – Cardiff Film and Comic Con, 1 & 2 March 2014
Cardiff Film and Comic Con is back at the Motorpoint Arena on Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd March 2014. Building on the success of the first Cardiff Film and Comic Con, there will be stars from TV, Film and Comics including Doctor Who’s Paul McGann, Bernard Cribbins, Sophie Aldred, Katy Manning and Nicholas Briggs, as
News – SKAYNE 2. The Tempelstone Gate published today
SH February 12, 2014
The second of six brand new, interconnected tales of spine-chilling terror from celebrated author Jonathan Barnes (The Somnambulist, The Domino Men) is available NOW ! SKAYNE 2: The Tempelstone Gate – eBook (MOBI or EPUB). It is December, 1917. As war drags on in Europe, damaged ex-soldier Robert Black is summoned to his old school in the
News – Nick receives the BBC Audio Drama 2014 award
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Judged by Viv Gardner and Sofie Mason, Doctor Who – Dark Eyes: The Great War won the BBC Audio Drama award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Drama. This is what the judges said: People’s history, fantasy and high drama. The winning entry was outstanding in every respect: a complex, gripping narrative made visible through three-dimensional characters in
News – WINNER ! Doctor Who, Dark Eyes wins BBC Audio Drama Award !
Doctor Who – Dark Eyes: The Great War wins the award for Best Online or Non-Broadcast Drama, 2014. Written and directed by Nick, Dark Eyes stars Eighth Doctor Paul McGann & Ruth Bradley. The Doctor and Molly find themselves thrown headlong into a series of dangerous and terrifying adventures, with the dreaded Daleks never far
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A Snapshot of Schlumberger’s 2Q15 Revenues and Earnings
By Alex Chamberlin
Schlumberger’s 2Q15 revenues
Schlumberger (SLB) released its 2Q15 financial results on July 16. We’ll discuss its latest quarterly results in this series. First up is a snapshot of Schlumberger’s 2Q15 revenues and earnings. The company recorded total revenues of $9.01 billion for 2Q15, down 25.3% from $12.05 billion recorded in 2Q14. SLB’s revenues for the latest quarter decreased mostly due to slowdown in its North American region. North America had generally been the company’s growth driver until 4Q14.
In 2Q15, Schlumberger’s operating income decreased 35% to $1.70 billion from $2.62 billion recorded in 2Q14.
Schlumberger’s 2Q15 net income
Net income for 2Q15 decreased sharply by ~29% to $1.12 billion compared to the year-ago figure of $1.59 billion. Geography-wise, earnings decreased mostly in its North American operations. All of Schlumberger’s product groups witnessed weaker results in 2Q15. The production group suffered the most.
Compared to 1Q15, Schlumberger’s latest quarter earnings look better. In 1Q15, the company recorded $975 million in net income, which was 13% lower than in 2Q15. This was primarily due to a $475 million restructuring charge, which lowered 1Q15 earnings. 2Q15 net income margin also improved to 12.5% from 9.5% a quarter ago.
Diluted earnings per share decreased to $0.88 from $1.21 recorded in the second quarter of 2014. Schlumberger makes up 20.6% of the VanEck Vectors Oil Services ETF (OIH) and 7.49% of the Energy Select Sector SPDR (XLE). National Oilwell Varco (NOV) and Weatherford International (WFT), two other major drilling services and equipment providers, are expected to announce 2Q15 results soon. NOV and WFT together account for 9% of OIH.
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Toshiba’s NAND Business: Broadcom’s Next Acquisition Target
By Puja Tayal
Broadcom eyes Toshiba’s NAND business
Broadcom (AVGO) is close to completing its acquisition of Brocade Communications Systems (BRCD) in 3Q17. This has enabled Broadcom to look at other acquisition targets.
Recently, there have been media reports surrounding Toshiba’s (TOSBF) NAND (negative-AND) Flash business, which is up for sale. The company is desperate to sell the unit, as it needs the money before March 2018 to avoid bankruptcy. Toshiba is the second-largest NAND Flash vendor in the world after Samsung, making it an ideal acquisition target for Broadcom.
Broadcom among the top bidders for Toshiba’s NAND business
Bloomberg is filled with reports and updates on the bidding process of Toshiba’s NAND business. In the second round of bidding, the company received four bids as reported by Japan’s newspaper Nikkei:
US chip supplier Broadcom and private equity company Silver Lake made a joint bid of $23 billion.
KKR & Co., Japanese government–backed (EWJ) Development Bank of Japan, and Innovation Network Corporation of Japan made a joint bid of $16.4 billion.
Western Digital (WDC) made a joint bid of $17.8 billion, as reported by The Japan Times.
South Korea’s memory chip maker SK Hynix and private equity company Bain Capital made a joint bid of $13.4 billion.
Some sources stated that Apple’s (AAPL) Taiwan-based assembly arm, Hon Hai Precision Industry, would join Bain, increasing the bid to $27 billion.
Why is Broadcom interested in Toshiba?
The memory market currently has a favorable demand and pricing environment. The NAND industry is transitioning to 3D technology, which will be used in SSDs (solid state drives) and other storage products. Several research companies expect the 3D NAND market to grow double digits in the coming years.
Broadcom offers SSDs and server storage products that complement Toshiba’s 3D NAND offerings. The addition of Toshiba in Broadcom’s enterprise storage segment would make the latter one of the leading players in the memory market and significantly boost its position in the network storage market. It would also enable Broadcom to enjoy strong growth in the NAND industry without the hassle of research and development.
However, there are several hurdles in this acquisition. We’ll look into them in the next article.
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Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Is Worth Billions Amid Crypto Boom
By Kathryn Underwood
Brad Garlinghouse is the current CEO of Ripple. The fintech startup deals in a cryptocurrency called XRP. It’s a global payments network that uses XRP — a digital asset. Garlinghouse's net worth has reached into the billions as a result of his work at Ripple.
In December 2020, the SEC sued Ripple for its sale of XRP, as reported by Coindesk. Garlinghouse and the former CEO and co-founder of Ripple were named as defendants. The SEC claims that XRP should be considered as a security and not a currency.
Ripple Labs developed XRP in 2012. According to Coindesk, 55 billion XRP are held in escrow, with 1 billion being released each month and unused XRP being returned to escrow. About $1.2 billion worth of XRP has been sold so far.
Coinbase first listed XRP on its retail-facing platforms in February of 2019. Coinbase is suspending its trading of XRP on January 19, 2021. Since the news of the SEC lawsuit became public, the price of XRP has fallen by over 50 percent.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse’s net worth
Based on Garlinghouse’s holdings of Ripple being about 6.3 percent, his net worth might be around $10 billion before the SEC lawsuit in 2020.
Garlinghouse received his education from the University of Kansas and Harvard Business School.
Some of Garlinghouse’s prior career highlights include serving as the CEO of Hightail, which is a file collaboration service. He worked in several executive leadership positions at AOL, including senior vice president and president of consumer applications.
His past board memberships include Ancestry.com and Tonic Health. Currently, Garlinghouse is on the board of directors at OutMatch as well as for Ripple.
Brad Garlinghouse's ownership in XRP
As the current CEO of Ripple, Garlinghouse is said to own about 6.3 percent of the company as of June 2019. He also had a substantial number of XRP tokens, according to Investopedia, which brings his approximate net worth to almost $10 billion.
In response to the lawsuit from the SEC against Ripple, Garlinghouse said in an email, “It’s an attack on the entire crypto industry and American innovation.”
Brad Garlinghouse’s interview statements
In a recent election-season interview with CNBC, Garlinghouse expressed his opinion that tech companies shouldn't remain neutral about politics. His statement was in response to Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong announcing its company policy of “non-engagement” with political and social issues.
At that time, Garlinghouse stated that part of his company's mission was to seek positive outcomes for society. He urged other Silicon Valley companies to do the same. He said, “I think tech companies have an opportunity—but actually an obligation—to lean into being part of the solution.”
Another spokesperson for Ripple said that the company supports corporate activism and would offer paid time off for voting and volunteering in the 2020 general election.
An emailed statement regarding the SEC lawsuit attributed to Garlinghouse said, “XRP is a currency, and does not have to be registered as an investment contract.” He insisted that Ripple will win its upcoming court battle.
Where does Brad Garlinghouse live?
Garlinghouse lives in Menlo Park, Calif. with his wife and children.
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Description: Imagine a Palm Springs Mid-Century Modern home. Now, transport that home to a 2.6 acre bluff in Malibu, with epic ocean views from every room, and expand it to 10.500 sq.ft. Then, spare no expense to blend everything magical about mid-century architecture with Scott Gillens handcrafted unvarnished design. And you have Case No. 3. Virtually all living areas of this 1-story home open up into the 98 ft. Infinity edge pool, including the Great Room, Bulthaup kitchen, home office and wine cellar. The en-suite bedrooms also open to the pool and appear to cascade into the ocean. Now every box is checked with a gym, spa, cabana, and screening room. This is the 1st of 5 mid-century modern estates to hit the market, within a 24-acre guard-gated enclave in the best location in Malibu. Each home is on a massive lot with both panoramic ocean and mountain views, and minutes to Nobu and the Soho House. The most exclusive residential development in the country, never to be duplicated.
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Description: Largest home west of the 405 comes to market. The 30,000 square-foot, fully gated compound is located on over 2 acres of flat land with breathtaking ocean views. The modern architectural home offers many amenities typically reserved for high end hotels. Some amenities included are: two pools, 30-person movie theater, gym, hair salon, European indoor spa, two elevators, and includes a 5,000 sq.ft guest house surrounded by over 3,000 mature bamboo trees. The project is estimated to be six months from completion and presents a unique opportunity for a buyer to customize the home to meet their individual needs. The completion budget is approximately $5.4M to $6.2M. Two of LA’s leading design firms have competed for this project. Both versions of the proposed designs are in listing photos. Architects, designer’s and contractors are all in place to complete the project.
14930 Corona Del Mar
Description: With premiere views from Malibu to Palos Verdes, this one-of-a-kind home offers coastal living at its most sublime. From the entry, you are drawn through a gallery to a breathtaking view of the pool and ocean and beset by the sounds of the crashing waves and soft ocean breeze. All the principal rooms are designed to optimize indoor – outdoor living, from the living areas to the master suite. The great room with voluminous ceilings, includes a huge stone fireplace and bar and interconnects to the family room and kitchen looking beyond the zero-edge pool spa onto the white waters. The upper-level master bedroom includes a set of spa-like bathrooms, luxurious closet and outdoor sitting area. Four suites also reside on the upper level, bedroom suite on the main level and two additional suites reside on the lower level. The lower level is an ideal entertaining space with a theater, game and wine room, bar, wine, gym, full bath, half bath, and 10-car garage. Can be purchased pre-completion.
Los Angeles, 1615 BLUE JAY Way
Description: “Touch the Sky”. Epic view modern compound on world-famous Blue Jay Way. Brand new 2020 construction. Approx. 11,500 sq.ft with massive 3,000 sq.ft pool deck and zero edge infinity pool. Walls of glass open to reveal panoramic jetliner views. Private gated driveway lead to glamorous arrival motor court. Beyond is a 3-story glass atrium in the style of an Apple store, wow on every level. Main entertaining level encompasses living room, dining room and a show kitchen designed by Dada complete with walk-in refrigerator and hidden catering kitchen. Grand Master suite with a closet to rival any major estate in the city. Additional living amenities include: wellness center with gym, juice bar and massage, screening room, commercial elevator, 2 offices and a total of 5 bedrooms. Architectural features include: Fleetwood doors throughout, closets by Molteni, Dornbracht fixtures and solid concrete construction. Years in the making. Once in a generation opportunity.
Los Angeles, 10697 Somma Way
Description: Escape the bustling city and arrive at UNICA, a one-of-a-kind trophy estate with rare amenities commensurate of a luxury resort. Newly constructed, this 8bed and 21bath modern Spanish Villa spans over 41,000 sq.ft of living. A sprawling open floorplan welcomes you upon entry w / floor-to-ceiling glass pocket doors for quintessential indoor / outdoor living. Truly an entertainers compound, the lower levels astonish with remarkable features including basketball court, 36-person theater, 1200 + bottle wine cellars, recording studio and wellness center w / 75′ indoor pool, sauna, steam room, salon and fitness studio. Transport to your own private oasis in the rear yard with its multi-level patios, 75′ size infinity edge pool / spa, weather-proof Samsung wall and outdoor kitchen all enveloped by views. The estate is finished with lavish master w / dual closets and baths, spacious guest suites, 20 + auto gallery, eight bars, service kitchen, maid’s quarters, top-of-the-line tech, Circadian Rhythm lighting, and more.
Newport Beach, 38 Linda Isle
Description: Just completed, this bay front home occupies the most sought-after location on Newport Harbor. Set behind the manned gates of Linda Isle, this 5,500 square foot residence of contemporary design is meticulously finished with the finest of interior appointments. The result is a home that is uncommonly spacious, light, and livable. Walls of floor-to-ceiling glass on both levels capture the very best uninterrupted westerly views over the main turning basin. The primary suite is very spacious and features astounding views. It includes two baths and dressing areas as well as a sitting room. Other features of the home include a two-story gallery entry, a media room, two kitchens (main and catering), a commercial elevator, and a private dock for a yacht in excess of eighty feet. This is a nearly perfect home, in a perfect location. More information is available upon request.
Newport Coast, 1 Del Mar
Description: This extraordinary estate is situated on multiple lots in the highly desirable Crystal Cove community at 1 Del Mar. Behind three gates, welcome to your Santa Barbara inspired home with hand-finished details and thoughtful design elements. This 5 bedroom, 3 story home with separate guest house is + / – 11,671 sq.ft and features unrivaled views and absolute privacy. To add to the home, the exterior loggias and decks add 2428 sq.ft and the garages and mechanicals add 2651 sq.ft for a grand total of 16,750 sq.ft which encompasses the entire estate. The beauty of this home is in the details and craftsmanship. This home features breath-taking views, and all the amenities one can expect in this type of home.
1471 FOREST KNOLL Drive
Description: A private, minimalist and newly built Modern Farmhouse awaits in the Hollywood Hills behind grand gates and soaring palm trees, minutes from the iconic Sunset Plaza. Sited on an approx. 1 acre promontory and meticulously designed by Standard Architecture, the estate welcomes you with 3 parallel gabled volumes centered by an astonishing 30 ft great room. The pitch of its ceiling guides the eye toward the rear wall where exquisite glazing reveals breathtaking, unobstructed vistas from Downtown to the Ocean. Amenities abound, the home provides endless luxuries include Styline doors for indoor / outdoor living, home theater, sumptuous master w / dual closets, remote control shades, well-appointed guest suites, gym w / outdoor lounge and shower, home theater, Crestron system, Sonos Sound, ample driveway parking and dual garages. It’s all brought together by timeless travertine paving and simple landscaping that culminates in a 20×73 ft infinity pool, accentuating the feeling of being suspended in the sky.
Newport Coast, 7 Harbor Light
Description: The only new construction estate located within Newport Coast’s prized Pelican Hill gated community is a reflection of timeless appeal and quality construction. Located on a prominent corner lot with sweeping views of hills, canyon, the Pacific Ocean with Catalina and year round sunsets resting in the backdrop this estate boasted tasteful grandeur throughout. From the moment you enter the expansive on grade motor court through the open air entry courtyard you are greeted with the allure of a five diamond resort. The interior of the estate is the masterpiece of famed designer Barclay Butera who seamlessly blends classic elements into clean lines and an overall transitional theme throughout set amongst a cool coastal color pallet and soothing wood / fine stone surfaces. Vast communal spaces, a chefs kitchen with secondary caterers kitchen, formal dining, great room with pocket doors that lead you to the expansive rear loggia, library, gym, oversized laundry, and theater. The master retreat spans the entire ocean facing side of the property and offers separate his / hers baths and closets centered around a spacious bedchamber with large outdoor deck. All secondary bedrooms are suites with finely appointed bathrooms and walk in closets. All of this set within one of coastal Orange Counties most sought after communities in a climate that makes every day feel like vacation.
Description: The Summitridge Estate, an iconic brand new Contemporary estate designed by international designer Troy Adams, which took over 7 years to complete, situated on a one acre hilltop peninsula with jetliner views from downtown to the ocean. Featuring over 21,000 sq.ft of indoor and outdoor living spaces and rooftop terraces. 5 star resort-like living throughout including a two-story living room, dining room, professional Dolby digital theater, cigar lounge, wine cellar, glass elevator, full guest house, car museum / gallery, gym, sculpture garden, zero edge infinity pool, and state-of-the-art systems throughout including motorized lift doors, Smart house technology with Crestron system, detailed security system, 9 ft video wall and custom lighting throughout. Completely private motorcourt. An incredible one of a kind oasis comprised of every conceivable amenity, built with the highest level of quality, detail, and craftsmanship. Truly special, there is nothing that compares.
Malibu, 30385 MORNING VIEW Drive
Description: **Currently in Construction. ** Big panoramic ocean, hillside to mountain to island views on some of the most spectacular land in Malibu! Developed with world-renowned architect Arthur Casas of Brazil, this is a rare and incredible opportunity to own an 11,000 + sf architectural modern estate on 4 + mostly flat acres. Prime Malibu coastal property provides space for a magnificent estate with every possible amenity. Program developed over a five-year process includes a single-story, 9,200 sq.ft 6 bedroom, 6.5 bath main residence with 13.5′ ceilings in the living room and 10′ ceilings throughout, two-bedroom guesthouse, two pools, theatre, gym and spa, wet bar, cooled display wine room, bonus room, and tennis court. Options to accommodate horses, vineyards, or other possibilities, make this property a rare find. Close enough to walk to Trancas market, shops, and dinner. Can be delivered completed or purchased now and customized to your liking. WWW. BELZBERGDD. COM
25354 Prado De La Felicidad
Description: Be the first to occupy this newly constructed one-of-a-kind Calabasas hillside retreat, a striking contemporary-style residence whose French Modern exterior shines in the ultra-exclusive, double-gated celebrity enclave of The Estates at The Oaks. The dwelling was conceived by Michael Palumbo Design whose impeccable craftsmanship boasts opulent finishes and materials of the highest quality. Spanning apx 22,000 sq.ft of grandeur and emphasizing an outdoor connection, the sprawling sun-splashed residence includes eight en suite bedrooms w / walk-in closets, a maids quarters with separate entrance, one bedroom guest house and a chic poolside casita. Indulge in all the five-star amenities you could ask fora modern wine room, wellness spa, basketball court, putting green, 10-car garage, an elegant theater and an infinity-edge pool backdropped by breathtaking vistas. Secure your spot in the last of the sought-after view lots in The Estates, and treat yourself to the elegant life you deserve.
Malibu, 5046 CARBON BEACH Terrace
Description: As Featured in the WSJ, is VILLA SPLENDIDO perched high on the hillside where land meets sea, above the highly sought-after “Billionaire’s Beach, ” a fully-furnished brand new Architectural Masterpiece by Doug Burdge (AIA) that’s incredibly sleek. Boasting a private drive off of PCH, this secluded estate delivers a dual-gated entry that leads to a tropical oasis with over 17 acres of native landscaping. The dramatically lit driveway leads to a gracious front door that welcomes you in with breathtaking 180-degree sunrise-to-sunset ocean views for quintessential Malibu living at its finest! This “smart home” also offers a full wellness center (personal gym, massage room and adjacent steam / sauna, indoor Jacuzzi w / overhead skylights), chef’s kitchen, large fridge, elevator, office, standalone guest house, infinity pool and bar, outdoor pizza oven, and even an entertainment center w / bountiful bar inspired by a boutique hotel. Deeded to the La Costa Beach and Tennis Club.
Malibu, 3093 Sweetwater Mesa Road
Description: ***Under Construction*** Malibu’s finest modern home on Malibu’s most desirable street! Designed by Brian Biglin AIA, this 14,622 sq.ft 5bed / 7bath home uses natural materials within a modern floor plan and design to create one of So. Cals crown jewels. This property has it all! Ultra secure with 3 gates and 24-hour security. Massive whitewater ocean, pier, mountain and sunset views from every room. Hike, horseback, or bike out your front door. Only a quick couple of minutes to the beach, or shopping at Cross Creek. Buyer has the ability to put their own finishing touches on the project during the escrow period. ****ESTIMATED COMPLETION SUMMER 2021****
Malibu, 23800 Malibu Crest Drive
Description: The New Castle: The first in The Unvarnished Malibu Series. This landmark estate and two-story guesthouse is set on one of Malibu’s most iconic promontories; with panoramic unobstructed ocean views, yet only minutes away from the best restaurants and shopping. A 400 foot long private driveway leads you to this one-of-a-kind architectural triumph. The 11,000 + square foot main house showcases Scott Gillens Unvarnished and unparalleled standard of precision and craftsmanship from the custom teak doors and windows to the 80-year-old dry-aged oak floors, and architectural Glulam beams. A 12 foot hand-hewn teak dining table parallels the 75′ infinity pool and perfectly connects the Bulthaup kitchen to the living space, completed by a wine tasting room, game room, media room and a home office overlooking Surfrider Beach. The 4,000 SQ. FT. 2BR / 4BA guesthouse offers a professional gym and spa, along with its own great room and Bulthaup kitchen. The last estate of its size to ever be built in Malibu.
5521 Paradise Valley Road
Days on Market: 1
Description: The absolute premier landmark estate in guard gated Hidden Hills! Extraordinary newer rustic contemporary Farmhouse atop nearly 7.5 usable landscaped acres with explosive panoramic views and complete privacy! Designed and built to perfection with the finest finishes and craftsmanship. Interior features include a state of the art theater, glass surrounded gym with steam shower, long onyx wet bar with wine walls, game room / man cave with floor to ceiling fireplace, separate office, multiple sets of pocket doors and a spectacular open concept double island kitchen! There are soaring beamed ceilings with gorgeous reclaimed wood accents, designer wall and window coverings and so much more! The grand master suite boasts pocket doors with walk out viewing balcony, dual luxurious master bathrooms and tremendous walk in finished closets. Large pivot iron and glass doors open to a grand entry with amazing jaw dropping 24’ceilings. The resort quality grounds are truly second to none! There is a 1600 sq.ft barn, 65 foot zero edge infinity pool, private two hole par three golf course with multi level chipping areas, sand traps and water feature. The grounds also boast a championship N / S tennis court, sand volleyball court, two firepits, outdoor kitchen and massive manicured lawns. Other amenities include garages for 10 cars, elevator, savant smart home system, 1800 sq.ft of covered patios and much more. The ultimate Southern California compound!
Los Angeles, 9366 Flicker Way
Description: The most rare promontory in the Bird Streets set on 1.7 acres w / a 300 ft. Private driveway and massive 20-car motor court. Your own private island; secluded for privacy and security in the best location in Los Angeles w / explosive jetliner views of the city from downtown to the ocean. 17,000 sq. Ft. Of living space between main house and 2 guest villas. This exquisitely designed estate is the vision of Paul McClean, master of architecture light and flow. A lazy river pool surrounds the estate hovering out over panoramic views. Beyond its striking 2-story entry w / dramatic circular staircases is an open living area with double height ceilings. Outdoor terrace features a one-of-a-kind pool curved to breathtaking views with a Palm Island in the middle. Upper level includes primary suite w / dual closets, spa like bath, gym, sauna and massage room. State of the art theater and all the latest and greatest amenities. Live among the stars and titans of industry in the most coveted location in the world.
Description: Visionary owners joined forces with acclaimed architect Paul McClean and interior designer Lynda Murray to build this one-of-a-kind estate as featured in Le Chat, Modern Luxury and Vie magazines. Brand-new construction set in Beverly Hills on over an acre of land. Notably McClean’s finest work to date. Minutes from the Beverly Hills Hotel, Rodeo Dr. And world-renowned entertainment. Every facet is perfectly crafted, culmination of the rarest, most unique materials and finishes worldwide with top-of-the-line appliances and amenities. Enjoy barrierless indoor / outdoor living and jetliner views from Century City to the Pacific Ocean. The estate includes a luxurious master suite, office, guest wing, home theater, gym, game room, BBQ, fire pit, lounge, spa and two pools connected by a never-before-seen transparent water bridge. Imbued with style and sophistication, rarely does an estate of this caliber come to market. Live the life you’ve always dreamed of in the most sought-after zip code in the world.
2136 East Balboa Boulevard
Description: A house more extraordinary. This newly constructed masterpiece boasts 72’of bay frontage, ideally positioned at the mouth of Newport Harbor, and is designed with the utmost quality of craftsmanship and material. Modern Farmhouse in style with French limestone, Riviera Bronze windows and wood beamed ceilings, the property is fitted with custom finishes and cutting-edge technologies throughout – Lutron lighting with Savant Smart Home Automation, custom variable depth pool with buoyancy lift, a 2,000 + sq. Ft. Subterranean garage with turnstile, just to name a few. The nearly 10,000 sq. Ft. Residence, fashioned with a 400-year old reclaimed beam stairwell, features six bedrooms and ten bathrooms including separate guest quarters with private access, a great room with Cypress paneled entertainer’s kitchen, wine room and bar, master bedroom with adjoining screening room, gentlemen’s loft and private office with 270-degree bay views. The lowest floor is dedicated to spa amenities – salt cave, hydrotherapy, Swedish dry sauna, gym, rock climbing wall, laundry room and juice bar. Private docks can accommodate up to 59’and 80′ vessels plus room for a small third. At the Balboa House, look no further for the ultimate in Newport Beach luxury living.
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Robots and their teen builders seek tax break
by Maryland Reporter | Feb 1, 2019 | General Assembly, News | 0 |
Heather Lin and Samuel Lin testify on tax bill with sponsor Sen. Guy Guzzone. MarylandReporter.com photo
By Diane Rey
For Maryland Reporter
Robots and their teenage builders seeking a tax break livened up a hearing before the Senate Budget and Taxation Committee Wednesday.
Heather Lin, 15, and her brother, Samuel Lin, 13, of Potomac, are already veterans in the world of robotics. They brought several trophies and medals from local, state and international competitions to prove it.
They came to Annapolis to support SB 122, which would provide a property tax credit to property owners who allow robotics clubs to meet at their site.
“This is a program kids go through in elementary and middle school. In high school, their robots weigh 150 pounds or so, so space becomes more important as you move up through the grades,” said Sen. Guy Guzzone, D-Howard, the bill’s sponsor and a committee member.
The Lin siblings are part of a 6-member FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) robotics team that meets in the Lin family’s basement. Heather also serves as head coach of a FIRST LEGO League (FLL) robotics team that meets in the Rockville Science Center. Maryland has about 120 FTC teams and about 400 FLL teams, according to Heather and Samuel’s father, Dawei Lin.
The teens showed senators a kit they made to inspire their peers to make their own robots and learn how circuits work. So far, they’ve distributed about 200 kits and have connected with students from more than 30 schools.
They’re gearing up now to compete this Saturday at the FIRST Tech Challenge Virginia State Championship. More than 50 of the top high school and middle school robotics teams from Virginia and Maryland are expected to attend.
“The excitement is one of the most important parts of robotics,” said Heather, following their Senate testimony. “It’s like any sport. It’s the same intensity, except you’re exercising your brain instead.”
The teams are required to design, build, and program their own working robots based on sound engineering principles.
Senators were impressed.
“Elon Musk better watch out,” said Budget and Taxation Vice Chair Sen. Bill Ferguson, D-Baltimore.
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20 Questions with Australian Designer Isabelle Quinn
It’s about time you got to know a little more about designer Isabelle Quinn.
By Annabelle Beirne | 16th March 2017
If you don’t already have an exquisite Isabelle Quinn piece in your wardrobe, it’s about time you changed that.
My key piece of fashion advice for the upcoming season would be to purchase pink velvet in one form or another. The eye-popping trend has been a European staple over the past few chilly months, and large frills and pleats are also big trends for the upcoming season.
And now it’s Australia’s turn to embrace winter street style. Stevie, the upcoming Autumn/Winter collection by Isabelle Quinn, would be the perfect way to start.
I took a few moments to get to know the young designer and find out more about what inspired her newest designs.
A post shared by Isabelle Quinn (@isabellequinn_) on Mar 1, 2017 at 1:51pm PST
What inspired you to become a designer?
I kind of fell into it. Mum is an artist and knew how to sew so as a kid she always encouraged my creative side. If I [wanted] to dress up as anything, we would make it. I had a very creative childhood and [I’ve always] loved clothes and loved putting on runway shows in front of my family.
Throughout uni was when it really took off. On a tight budget, we would make outfits for events I had on the weekend and it grew from there. I started selling on Etsy and Instagram and in mid-2015 I started my online boutique, Isabelle Quinn.
I know that you love to travel! Which is the most memorable city that you've visited and how did it inspire you?
I do love travelling and one of the most exciting things is putting outfits together for my trips. When I went to Hawaii a few years ago, I made a matching pineapple set and had my heart [set] on getting a photo next to a food van. When I went to Europe, I was so thrilled about rugging up and wearing gloves, hats and huge coats because in Queensland you just can’t wear that stuff!
I think Paris or Florence would be the most inspiring. The romance, fashion and architecture. In Florence, I went to the Gucci museum that was mind-blowing. My next place I want to visit is the YSL garden in Morocco!
What was the last lesson that you learnt the hard way?
Rushing things. I think when you rush, you miss details and that’s when mistakes happen.
What's the most challenging aspect of what you do?
Timing! It’s a real challenge. There are honestly not enough hours in the day, no matter how organised you are!
What would you say is the toughest part about working in the fashion industry?Offering something that is different yet is still commercially viable – it is a balancing act.
If you could dress one person (past or present) in the world, who would it be and why?
Yoyo Cao – she’s just so cool!
Who is one icon (past or present) that you'd love to share a martini with?
Christine Centenera.
If we had the pleasure of visiting your studio every day for a month, what would we hear you say the most?
“OMG, look at this outfit.”
We all have a hidden talent. What is yours?
Weirdly, I have very fast catching reflexes thanks to netball six days a week as a kid.
What's your favourite app and why?
Instagram, of course!
Grace Kelly or Brigitte Bardot?
Brigitte Bardot.
Velvet or silky satin?
At the moment, velvet! Obsessed!
Early morning riser or night owl?
Early morning for sure!
If you’re not working on the label, what are you doing?
Exercising or socialising.
What was your dream job as a child?
A geologist. I had a pretty cool rock collection.
What's the best piece of advice you've ever been given?
Creativity is a spiral; you will go up and come down, but the next time you go up you go even higher and achieve even more. Sometimes you can be flat or blocked but it keeps rolling.
What was the inspiration behind the Stevie collection?
It’s a mix between ’90s and ’70s vibes. Stevie Nicks was an influence, cross Spice Girls with a bit of leopard loving!
What is your favourite trend that you think Queenslanders will be able to pull off this season?
I wish I could say fur coats because I’m loving them at the moment. But there [are only] about two minutes in our winter when we can wear them! So let’s say frills! Got to love them.
If you could only wear one jacket this winter, what would it be?
Leopard fur coat! Yes, yes, yes!
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Home / Real Estate / LISI Development Recognized as Best Residential Complex in Georgia
LISI Development Recognized as Best Residential Complex in Georgia
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LISI Development company has obtained two awards at International Property Awards in 2016. The company has gained victory in the following nominations: Highly commended – 1) Mixed use Development Georgia and 2) Highly commended – Residential Development Georgia Lisi Tower.
International Property Awards was founded 20 years ago and it is considered as one of the leading contests in real estate industry. The worldwide famous experts assess the submitted competition projects. More than 70 real estate experts from various countries were involved in evaluation process. The very experts have recognized LISI Development as Georgia’s best residential complex.
The company marketing director Mariam Osepaishvili explained that LISI Development has won many prestigious awards on global real estate market.
“We have been winning awards for 6 years on. This year we have won 2 nominations. The winning projects are: LISI Tower and LISI Green Town. We genuinely take pride in this victory. Our competitive advantage is 80/20. This signifies we arrange green zones on 80% of project territories and residential zone occupies only 20%”, Osepaishvili said.
Moreover, this year the company has also obtained an award of the European CEO edition, as the best Green Developer. This award directly reflects the company concept, she added,
LISI Development offers ecologically clean environment, refined architecture, best views and modern infrastructure in the new residential complex.
«There is comfort, protected zone, ecologically clean environment for people and families, who give preference to healthy lifestyle. There is a swimming pool for them too and all required comfort. This is a green city, in terms of not only ecology, but also energy efficient houses and these technologies enable to save electricity taxes by 30%», Mariam Osepaishvili said.
The company transmits apartments to customers in green framework. «We do not sell only square meters. We offer comfort in a complex way and this complexity includes ecologically clean environment, protected territory, swimming pool, sports complex, vicinity to the LISI lake, one of the major recreational zones of the capital city. The territory also comprises kindergarten, two academies and so on», the company marketing director explained.
LISI Development is the first development company in Georgia that implements such a major project on 400 hectare land plot near the Lisi lake.
Founded in March 2010 the company has been implemented project —LISI Green Town. Objective of LISI Development company is to create a modern-style residential complex with refined architecture and establish a new ecological and healthy lifestyle.
At this stage, the residential complex comprises buildings with many apartments, duplex penthouses (private houses), villas. The complex includes diverse infrastructure with a swimming pool, sports and children entertainment squares, outdoor cafes and restaurants, beach, running track and bicycle tracks.
A new campus of Academy functions near the LISI lake territory. British-Georgian Academy, in partnership with LISI Development and TBC Bank has built a campus on 10 000 square meters with modern infrastructure and highest standards. The project idea is: «Green Concept of Contemporary School».
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Review: Hardship to Homeland: Pacific Northwest Volga Germans, by Richard D. Sheuerman and Clifford E. Trafzer
Hardship to Homeland: Pacific Northwest Volga Germans
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Pacific Historical Review (2020) 89 (1): 153–155.
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Share this Story: Brazil's Vale to take $400 mln charge from nickel asset sale
Brazil's Vale to take $400 mln charge from nickel asset sale
Jul 06, 2020 • July 6, 2020 • 1 minute read
SAO PAULO — Brazilian miner Vale SA said on Monday it expects to record a $400 million impairment charge for the period ending on June 30 related to the planned sale of its long-troubled nickel and cobalt operations on the Pacific island of New Caledonia.
Vale said in May that it was in talks to sell the mine, which has faced technical setbacks, a chemical spill and protests, to Australia’s New Century Resources Ltd.
Brazil's Vale to take $400 mln charge from nickel asset sale Back to video
In a separate filing, Vale said Vale Overseas, a subsidiary, was preparing the sale of bonds maturing in 2030 that will be guaranteed by the parent company. Proceeds from the sale would be used for general corporate purposes, the miner said.
The banks that will coordinate the sale include Banco do Brasil, Citigroup, Credit Agricole, Mizuho, MUFG and SMBC Nikko, the filing said.
At the same time, Vale said it continues to evaluate the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on its business as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths has increased significantly in Brazil, where most of its operations are concentrated.
“The COVID-19 situation is evolving and could have a material adverse impact on us,” Vale said, citing potential significant disruptions of production or supply chains, as well as a potential decline in customer demand. (Reporting by Ana Mano; Editing by Dan Grebler)
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Morning News Digest: March 17, 2011
By mrebovich • 03/17/11 6:31am
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Christie targets Commissioners Cricco and Manzo; Manzo says he won’t resign on guv’s time line
He’s a TV bigshot on the Real Housewives of New Jersey as he fills out a leading role with his wife, but North Jersey Water Supply Commissioner Albert Manzo’s toney Franklin Lakes address has him in trouble with the administration of Gov. Chris Christie. (Pizarro, PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/45940/christie-targets-commissioner-manzo-who-says-he-wont-resign
Gov. Chris Christie wants expanded veto power
Gov. Chris Cristie announced today his plan to submit legislation allowing for veto power of many more state authorities. (Isherwood, PolitickerNJ)
http://www.politickernj.com/45941/gov-chris-cristie-announced-today-his-plan-submit-legislation-allowing-veto-power-many-more-st
Christie targets health benefits without bargaining
Gov. Christie said Wednesday that he would not negotiate health benefits for public workers through collective bargaining and instead would try to change the law to increase contributions toward health premiums. (Katz, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/118152179.html
Christie, Democrats to talk of regional force
Gov. Chris Christie, Senate President Stephen M. Sweeney and Camden County officials will convene next week to discuss a possible regionalized police department that could be the catalyst for unprecedented consolidation across New Jersey. (Roh, Courier-Post)
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110317/NEWS01/103170342/1006/Ex-professor-faces-charges-sex-sting/Christie-Democrats-talk-regional-force?odyssey=nav|head
Aide: Gov siding with taxpayers in union talks
Gov. Chris Christie will serve as taxpayer advocate when he opens negotiations with the state workers’ labor unions whose contracts expire later this year, the governor’s top aide said Friday. (Burd, Gannett)
http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20110317/NJNEWS/103170301/0/NJSPORTS0122/Aide-Gov-siding-taxpayers-union-talks?odyssey=nav|head
Christie cites recent slaying in push to end early-release program for N.J. prisoners
Rondell Jones was not scheduled to be out of prison for another four months when he allegedly shot and killed a Newark man in Jersey City less than two weeks ago. (Megerian, The Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_prison_records_show_inmate.html
N.J. commission considers fast-growing Hispanic, Asian populations in redrawing legislative districts
It didn’t take long for witnesses to cut to the chase Wednesday at the final public meeting of the commission that’s redrawing the state’s 40 legislative districts. (Friedman, The Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/nj_commission_factors_in_fast-.html
Lautenberg plans hearings on bus safety after fatal crashes
Many changes in bus-safety rules proposed in 2009 by the federal Department of Transportation have not been implemented, and with another deadly crash occurring Monday night, Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D., N.J.) plans to hold hearings to find out why. (Nussbaum and Simon, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/118151859.html
Sweeney says he may allow Senate vote on school bill
Senate President Stephen Sweeney said Wednesday that he opposed a bill to offer scholarships for New Jersey students to transfer out of failing public schools, but he left open the possibility that he would post it for a vote. (Rao and Giordano, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20110317_Sweeney_says_he_may_allow_Senate_vote_on_school_bill.html
Sweeney: N.J. Transportation Fund will pay for proposed Camden-Gloucester County light rail line
Money from New Jersey’s Transportation Trust Fund will pay for much of a proposed commuter rail line between Camden and Gloucester County, State Senate president Stephen Sweeney said Wednesday. (Nussbaum, The Philadelphia Inquirer)
State senator says state should be obligated to cover tax sharing payments
Local State Senator Paul Sarlo said last week that he is on the verge of introducing legislation that is looking to redesign the formula that is used for tax sharing in the Meadowlands. (Lamendola, North Jersey Media Group)
http://www.northjersey.com/news/118144354_Law_would_make_state_pay_Meadows_tax_sharing.html
Groups seek to halt NJ Legislature’s passage of telecommunications bill
Interest groups are trying to stop momentum on a Verizon-friendly bill in the state Legislature, saying it will leave consumers with reduced options for landline phone and cable TV service. (Jordan, Gannett)
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20110316/NJNEWS10/110316021/1123/NJ-trash-worker-admits-demanding-cash-from-resident/Groups-seek-halt-NJ-Legislature-s-passage-telecommunications-bill?odyssey=nav|head
OLS runs the numbers on the Opportunity Scholarship Act
As debate continues over New Jersey’s foray into private school vouchers, a new non-partisan analysis of the proposed Opportunity Scholarship Act (OSA) backs some of the numbers that are being thrown around by supporters while contesting others. (Mooney, NJ Spotlight)
http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/11/0316/2234/
NJPIRG gives state C+ for transparency
New Jersey has made improvements in providing readily accessible information on how tax money is spent, but still has more work to do, to a public advocacy group says. (Courier-Post)
http://www.courierpostonline.com/article/20110317/NEWS01/103170313/1006/NJPIRG-gives-state-C-transparency
Democratic lawmaker says Christie should pay for political campaigning during taxpayer-funded events
Gov. Chris Christie has feuded with teachers. He has been flirted with. And he has ordered that constituents be escorted away by state troopers. All of this has taken place in front of thousands of residents and millions of YouTube viewers. (DeMarco, The Star-Ledger)
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/03/democratic_lawmaker_says_chris.html
Assemblyman calls for casino commission
Assemblyman Ralph Caputo (D-28th), of Belleville, pointed to the development plan laid out last week by the Meadowlands Regional Chamber of Commerce as yet another reason why the Legislature needs to move forward quickly with a measure he has sponsored to explore future gaming prospects in Bergen County. (North Jersey Media Group)
http://www.northjersey.com/news/118145744_Assemblyman_calls_for_casino_commission.html
Assemblyman John Amodeo and Vince Polistina want to expand rights for voters to block local governmental borrowing
A dispute over a Margate firehouse could force a change to statewide law that would give voters more rights to petition and block government borrowing. (Fletcher, Press of Atlantic City)
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/assemblymen-john-amodeo-and-vince-polistina-want-to-expand-rights/article_91bb9a46-501d-11e0-a39b-001cc4c002e0.html
Legislators to introduce twin bills that ban sale of ‘bath salts’ drug in N.J.
Three Democratic legislators announced Wednesday they will introduce measures aimed at banning the sale of “bath salts,” legal powders that give users a high similar to meth. (Hester, New Jersey Newsroom)
http://www.newjerseynewsroom.com/healthquest/legislators-to-introduce-twin-bills-that-ban-sale-of-qbath-saltsq-drug-in-nj
Southern New Jersey officials push effort to save Vineland Developmental Center
Southern New Jersey officials are stepping up their efforts to stop the state from closing the Vineland Developmental Center. (Barlas, Press of Atlantic City)
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/cumberland/southern-new-jersey-officials-push-effort-to-save-vineland-developmental/article_6d5417a2-5048-11e0-bf66-001cc4c002e0.html
Students make case for more education aid
A blind middle schooler who uses braille to read and write and a college student who relies on financial aid to help pay his tuition were among those who pleaded their case for a more generous state budget at a public hearing Wednesday at Montclair University. (The Associated Press)
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/new_jersey/20110317_Students_make_case_for_more_education_aid.html
Four Hackensack officers allege corruption at highest levels
Any student of Shakespeare, or of ancient Rome, knows these words well: “Beware the ides Of March.” (Bonamo, North Jersey Media Group_
http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/118132424_Civil_lawsuit_names_BCPO__HPD.html
Reporters detail massive FBI sting in book
On July 23, 2009 43 people in New Jersey were arrested by the FBI in a broad ranging corruption and international money laundering investigation. (D’Onofrio, North Jersey Media Group)
http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/118145949_Reporters_detail_massive_FBI_sting_in_book.html
N.J. unions pushing Democrats for support
Labor unions heralded the Democratic state senators who fled Wisconsin as heroes. In New Jersey, unions are hounding Democrats out of their legislative offices, calling them zeroes. (Stile, The Record)
http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/118148324_N_J__unions__pushing_Democrats_for_support.html
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Fulop backs Currie for chairman
By Matthew Arco • 11/22/13 8:17am
Jersey City’s mayor is the latest elected Democratic official to support John Currie for party chairman.
Mayor Steve Fulop is slated to issue a statement today throwing his full support behind Currie for a full term as Democratic Party chairman.
“We join in support of Chairman John Currie for a full term as State Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee,” Fulop said. “We are confident in John to lead the party at this important time in state politics. His proven leadership and success throughout the years is the solid stewardship the party needs.”
Currie, who heads the Passaic County Democrats, is seeking a full two-year term of the state committee. He was named as a compromise candidate last June after Barbara Buono’s backing of Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell caused friction.
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Violinist – Miren
A concertmaster and seasoned solo violinist with a PhD.
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Miren is a classically trained violinist with 25 years of experience. She has an extensive background performing as a soloist and as a member of orchestras, chamber music groups, musical theatre productions, operas and rock bands. She was the concertmaster of the San Diego Youth Symphony during its 2006-2007 season and was invited back as an alumna to tour China with the group in the summer of 2015. In 2013, she gave an invited musical performance at TEDxUCSD with pianist, Summer Swee-Singh, with whom she frequently collaborates and tours. Miren has performed live with a number of notable artists/bands such as Anthony Green (of Circa Survive/Saosin), Louis XIV and The Nervous Wreckords and recently toured with the math rock band, CHON.
Miren regularly plays as a solo violinist at weddings, events and shows around California and has performed live in a diverse array of entertainment venues including Carnegie Hall, Copley Symphony Hall, House of Blues San Diego, The Teragram Ballroom, The Glass House, The Casbah, Garden Grove Amphitheatre, The Loft @ UCSD, and the La Jolla Playhouse. In addition to her musical pursuits, Miren is finishing up a PhD in experimental psychology at UC San Diego where she studies auditory perception.
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The violin is an instrument that goes all the way back to the 16th century. It is a popular instrument and is loved by many people around the world. The violin is often played solo, but it can also be played in a duet, trio, or a quartet, like our string quartet. It can also be part of bigger music groups such as a chamber orchestra or a full orchestra.
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Musicians typically arrive on the day of the wedding or event. Typically, musicians arrive one hour before the wedding which gives them time to rehearse important parts of the ceremony. Miren, our San Diego wedding violinist, arrives one hour before the appointment to prepare and rehearse music for the wedding if necessary.
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What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver?
Brenda Niu, Vanessa R. Lee, Yvonne W. Cheng, Antonio E. Frias, James M. Nicholson, Aaron B. Caughey
Objective Type A1 gestational diabetes mellitus (A1GDM), also known as diet-controlled gestational diabetes, is associated with an increase in adverse perinatal outcomes such as macrosomia and Erb palsy. However, it remains unclear when to deliver these women because optimal timing of delivery requires balancing neonatal morbidities from early term delivery against the risk of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD). We sought to determine the optimal gestational age (GA) for women with A1GDM to deliver. Study Design A decision-analytic model was built to compare the outcomes of delivery at 37-41 weeks in a theoretical cohort of 100,000 women with A1GDM. Strategies involving expectant management until a later GA accounted for probabilities of spontaneous delivery, indicated delivery, and IUFD during each week. GA-associated risks of neonatal complications included cerebral palsy, infant death, and Erb palsy. Probabilities were derived from the literature, and total quality-adjusted life years were calculated. Sensitivity analyses were used to investigate the robustness of the baseline assumptions.
Results Our model showed that induction at 38 weeks maximized quality-adjusted life years. Within our cohort, delivery at 38 weeks would prevent 48 stillbirths but lead to 12 more infant deaths compared to 39 weeks. Sensitivity analysis revealed that 38 weeks remains the optimal timing of delivery until IUFD rates fall <0.3-fold of our baseline assumption, at which point expectant management until 39 weeks is optimal.
Conclusion By weighing the risks of IUFD against infant deaths and neonatal morbidities from early term delivery, we determined that the ideal GA for women with A1GDM to deliver is 38 weeks.
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Niu, B., Lee, V. R., Cheng, Y. W., Frias, A. E., Nicholson, J. M., & Caughey, A. B. (2014). What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver? American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, 211(4), 418.e1-418.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.015
What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver? / Niu, Brenda; Lee, Vanessa R.; Cheng, Yvonne W.; Frias, Antonio E.; Nicholson, James M.; Caughey, Aaron B.
In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, Vol. 211, No. 4, 01.10.2014, p. 418.e1-418.e6.
Niu, B, Lee, VR, Cheng, YW, Frias, AE, Nicholson, JM & Caughey, AB 2014, 'What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver?', American journal of obstetrics and gynecology, vol. 211, no. 4, pp. 418.e1-418.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.015
Niu B, Lee VR, Cheng YW, Frias AE, Nicholson JM, Caughey AB. What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver? American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2014 Oct 1;211(4):418.e1-418.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajog.2014.06.015
Niu, Brenda ; Lee, Vanessa R. ; Cheng, Yvonne W. ; Frias, Antonio E. ; Nicholson, James M. ; Caughey, Aaron B. / What is the optimal gestational age for women with gestational diabetes type A1 to deliver?. In: American journal of obstetrics and gynecology. 2014 ; Vol. 211, No. 4. pp. 418.e1-418.e6.
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Clio Reads
“If you liked this interview, you’ll love this book”: A Review of Sarah Milov’s The Cigarette: A Political History (2019)
By Jaipreet Virdi • November 6, 2019
The history of the cigarette does not begin and end with Big Tobacco.
On March 2019, writers Danuta Kean and Isobel de Vasconcellos released The Emilia Report, comparing how 10 male and female writers received broadsheet coverage in the same book market necessary for literary recognition. Perhaps to no one’s surprise, their survey uncovered that new books by men receive 56% of review coverage. Despite being bestselling authors, two female subjects received no coverage of their books in newspapers. This market bias against female writers certainly is nothing new. Indeed, England’s first published female poet — Emilia Bassano, whom the report is named after — struggled to sustain a living as a writer, received limited recognition, and was completely overshadowed by male poets.
Though the Emilia Report focused on literary writers, the same bias against female writers is present in academia. The Chronicle published a special series titled “The Awakening” that included several essays on the theme of women and power in academe, including one from Sharon Marcus arguing that “academic structures equate authority with superiority.” So when one group — white, male — tends to dominate, other groups attribute superiority to them. For women, POC, and LGBTQ+ academics in particular, the assertion of authority frequently results in a power imbalance that tends to negatively affect their achievements.
I bring up market bias and power balance to highlight the circumstances prior to the release of Sarah Milov’s book, The Cigarette: A Political History, when historians N.D.B. Connolly and Edward Ayers appeared on NPR’s “Here and Now.” The show’s researchers heavily relied on Milov’s book as well as Nan Enstad’s Cigarettes, Inc.: An Intimate History of Corporate Imperialism for the segment. Though Connolly tweeted shout-outs to both women, neither one of them were mentioned in the segment – nor, for that matter, even invited to participate in a conversation that heavily built on their work. For Milov, a tenure-track professor at the University of Virginia, the omission meant her book was not marketed to NPR’s five million listeners. Everyone involved apologized and explained that it was not malicious intent, but omissions like this are an indication of a broader problem that disproportionately tends to affect women.
Then when Milov tweeted “If you liked this interview, you’ll love the book,” I jumped at the chance to read The Cigarette (even though I didn’t hear the interview). Everything I knew about cigarettes can be grouped into two categories:
the manufacture of doubt by Big Tobacco and the clever advertising strategies à la Mad Men and
how to bum a cigarette off of someone.
The Cigarette is a revisionist history of tobacco that, at its core, is an indication of the power of civic activism. As Milov outlines, even though the dangers of smoking were reported as early as the 1930s, it took forty years for cigarettes to begin to lose their position as an American institution. This transformation was spearheaded by citizens who understood and demanded entitlement to public space. Inspired by the civil rights and environmental movements, grassroot activists succeeded in pushing nonsmokers’ rights, leading to legislation restricting smoking in public places. There was plenty of pushback from the tobacco industry and deregulation lawyers, but by the 1990s, the EPA’s classification of secondhand smoke as a human carcinogen solidified the goals of citizen activists. On a broader cultural scale, this invigorated the importance of local democracies. Paradoxically, non-smoking activists did not perceive their success as a moral one — i.e. smoking is bad — but rather from an economic perspective that constructed “a vision of citizenship focused on cheapness and efficiency: the best workers, citizens, and taxpayers were those who kept costs down and productivity up.”1
Book jacket art and author, Sarah Milov. (Image at right by Dan Addison, UVA University Communications)
Milov shows how the political economy of tobacco has been a “thicket of contradictions” and the history of the cigarette part of the history of the government’s complex machinery.2 At the turn of the century, most Americans did not consume tobacco and those who did likely chewed it or smoked in a pipe; this would change starting in 1908, when sales of smoking tobacco exceeded sales of chewing it.3 Concerned about the social and moral implications of cigarettes — including, for instance, that it was a gateway habit to juvenile delinquency — temperate reformers campaigned against the product’s expansion in the market. Milov brilliantly narrates all the various reasons cigarettes were perceived as a threat to the ordering institutions of society: they blurred the lines demarcating the sexes — or worse, unsexed women — were vectors of “degeneracy” accelerated by immigration, reduced workers’ efficiency, and squandered family resources. The reformers’ campaigns were influential enough that states even passed legislation prohibiting the sale of cigarettes.
The Great War marked a turning point in the history of tobacco. Even soldiers were given free cigarettes as a token of appreciation. The cigarette then became reimagined as an emblem of patriotism, and yet it was “both a symptom and a cure for modern times.”4 Falling prices, cooperative associations, and the interrelatedness of the agricultural, financial, and business sectors further expanded the regulatory oversight of tobacco. Milov outlines how, as the New Deal ushered an expansive era of agriculture regulation, tobacco became the most regulated. Stakeholders (the term Milov uses to refer to the collective capitalist enterprise surrounding cigarettes) were invested in regulation because governmental support provided stability where the cooperative between tobacco growers and industry failed — after all, “cigarettes, it would seem, were Depression-proof. Tobacco was not.”5 While chronicling how state regulation helped the tobacco industry flourish, Milov also notes how the New Deal’s racial elitism disproportionately affected black tobacco farmers who sustained greater acreage cuts and a wider displacement of tenants and sharecroppers.
The 1940s recast tobacco “not as an aid to recovery but as a symbol of capitalist consumption itself.” Chronologically narrating the political and economic reorientation of cigarettes within postwar consumerism, Milov outlines how tobacco farmers, cigarette manufacturers, agricultural institutions, government and lobbyists expanded tobacco sales to foreign markets. “Tobacco legitimated the American vision of capitalism and democracy,” even as scientific studies began to draw connections between smoking and cancer.6 Positive economic growth through tobacco sales was more important than the health hazards cigarettes posed to American consumers.
Despite the expanded visions of state economic entitlements, the grassroots anti-tobacco movement of the 1970s sprung up to vindicate calls for public participation and transparency of business interests. The movement represented a slice of America: it was “Woman-led, aspirationally universalistic, and insistent upon the democratization of public space…a foil to the patriarchal, particularistic, and opaque regime that had dominated tobacco politics.”7 Organizations such as GASP — the Group Against Smokers’ Pollution — significantly relied on public interest lawyers to work synergistically to create the nonsmoker. Signs, buttons, stickers, newsletters, “assertive training” workshops, were all instruments of the movement directed towards changing the social tenor of a room — they allowed nonsmokers to assert their rights within public spaces.8
While I admit all the acronyms and references to legislative proceedings halted the narrative flow for me, The Cigarette is a fascinating book on a quintessential American product. By looking beyond Big Tobacco, Milov illustrates surprising interconnections between twentieth-century social movements that coalesced around the cigarette, including environmentalists, activists, labor unions, tobacco farmers, and even cigarette manufacturers. Above all, this is an important book on the politics and power of citizen activism against industry doubt-mongering and government regulation that worked against citizens’ best interests. It’s also a stark reminder of the importance of elevating women historians and acknowledging gender disparities in how research is used and disseminated to the public — something that NPR is apparently closely examining for its internal policies.
Sarah Milov, The Cigarette: A Political History (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2019), 7. Return to text.
Milov, The Cigarette, 293. Return to text.
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Headline image: Cigarette. (Sudipto Sarkar/Flickr)
Tags: Book review, cigarettes
Jaipreet Virdi
@jaivirdi
Jaipreet Virdi is an Assistant Professor of History at the University of Delaware.
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Open Timber Portal
How the OTP works
Due diligence tools
Assessing severity of observations
What are severity parameters and why are they important?
Until now, most IM reports do not provide any information on the relative importance of an observation in the context of common infractions or in relationship to the legal framework. This is particularly true in reports from the mandated IM who often limit interpretations of their findings to ensure that their report remains objective. Unfortunately, it prevents a broader audience, non-specialized in forestry laws, to understand and use their findings. In addition, many reports are written in highly technical language, making it difficult for most readers to understand the relative importance of a given observation. For instance, a report may state that a given company harvested without a permit, but there is a significant difference between an instance in which a company harvested timber without obtaining a permit at all, or if it harvested the timber two weeks before the permit was officially granted.
To help OTP users understand the relative importance - or significance - of an observation on illegal logging or forest governance problem, WRI and its partners have developed a range of severity parameters for each observation category in collaboration with independent monitors. This severity approach makes it possible to group observations depending on their significance/impact on the natural resource, biodiversity, workers and economy. The parameters define 3 levels of severity: high, medium and low for each sub-category of observations.
For instance, for the subcategory “Harvesting without required permit”, the severity parameters are defined as follows:
High: absence of permit
Medium: harvesting before or after the authorized dates (one month or more)
Low: harvesting before or after the authorized dates (less than one month)
What does the severity level of an observation mean?
The severity of an observation on illegal logging or governance problem refers to the relative significance in comparison to other observations of the same infraction. For instance, illegally cutting 500 trees is defined as more damaging than illegally cutting 10 trees. The OTP severity parameters do not compare severity of different categories or subcategory of illegal activity. In other words, infraction types are given equal weight.
How are severity parameters determined?
The parameters were determined through 4 basic steps.
Compilation of IM observations from multiple countries and organizations
Analysis of the range of observations in terms of impact
Definition of proposed severity parameters based on the range of observations and legal text
Discussions and finalization of the severity parameters with Independent monitors from the Congo Basin during a workshop.
The severity parameters are not static and will be updated periodically based on feedback from OTP users including forest companies and governments, further consultations with IMs, lessons learned from the deployment and geographic expansion of the OTP, and policy developments in producer and demand side countries.
What are the limitations of severity parameters?
Defining severity parameters is not an exact science and the process does not attempt to definitively determine the severity of a given observation. This system is designed to help OTP users interpret information and OTP users are encouraged to interpret the severity of an observation based on their own criteria.
It is worth highlighting that the thresholds used to define the severity categories may lead to under- or overestimation of severity. For example, the threshold for severe overcutting is 500 trees. As a result, an observation on the overharvesting of 499 trees would fall into the moderate category. OTP users are therefore encouraged to consider not only the severity parameter classification but also the details before coming to a conclusion about the importance of a given observation.
What is the geographic coverage of severity parameters?
The first stage of OTP development focuses on the Congo Basin. As a result, the severity parameters are based primarily on consultations with IMs in the region and assessments of their reports. The current goal is to develop severity parameters that can be applied globally because such a system would help users compare information from different producer countries. As the OTP expands geographically, severity parameters at the regional or country level will be developed accordingly.
The OTP compiles information on timber producers from three different sources. All registered timber producers, permit boundaries and contracts to harvest are pulled directly from the forest administration’s database. Producer companies voluntarily disclose information according to a standard list of compliance documents and related metrics. NGOs and other qualified actors complement and verify information provided by operators.
Geographical scope
Beginning with the Republic of Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo, the OTP will expand to other major timber exporting countries as resources and opportunities allow. We are planning the expansion of our model to Gabon, Cameroon, and the CAR next.
Risk Tool
The Risk Tool, hosted by WRI, provides an overview of relevant legislations and regulations as well as information about most commonly traded species, in order to help users ask informed questions about where their forest products come from and what issues a buyer might encounter. Users can find country-specific information about relevant laws and local contacts who might be able to help answer more questions.
SPOTT – Sustainability Policy Transparency Toolkit
SPOTT is a free online platform supporting sustainable production and trade. SPOTT scores tropical forestry and palm oil companies annually against over 130 environmental, social and governance (ESG) indicators to benchmark their progress over time.
See also this article that talks about how SPOTT integrates data from the OTP: SPOTT and the Open Timber Portal partner to promote transparency in the tropical timber sector to tackle illegal logging
The online timber trade portal serves as a central point where visitors can find information on the industry and legislation of timber-producing countries, which are mainly located in tropical areas. The platform enables operators to make their own risk analysis and exercise due diligence, on a case-by-case basis, by presenting facts such as forestry sector data, legislative frameworks, VPA processes, etc.
About the OTP and the data on the site
1. Where does the data come from?
The OTP compiles information about forest operations from three sources: government agencies, logging companies and third-party organizations.
(1) Government agencies in producer countries provide details on forest concessions, such as geographic boundaries, forest concession names, initial year of exploitation, as well as the names of the registered logging companies that operate in forest concessions within their country. This is largely drawn from data compiled in the Forest Atlases.
(2) All of the registered logging companies operating in producer countries are listed on the OTP website. These companies are then able to voluntarily register their profile and upload key documents to demonstrate compliance with the legal framework of the country that they operate in.
(3) Third-party organizations include independent monitors (IMs), both mandated or nonmandated, as well as other civil society groups and nongovernment organizations at the local and international level. These organizations are able to upload observations of suspected noncompliance, provided that they are supported by evidence. In some cases, observations are validated by an official reading committee. See our section below on IMs to find out more about how they operate.
(4) Data from Global Forest Watch on forest cover and tree cover loss over time as well as on protected areas. This data also includes weekly Global Land Analysis and Discover (GLAD) tree cover loss alerts.
2. How accurate is the data in the OTP?
For the data submitted by companies, the OTP has put in place a two-step validation process, where an initial review of the submissions is conducted to ensure that the content is legible, of sufficient quality and categorized correctly. This is followed by a secondary review to verify the content and the quality of the information provided. Company documents are also reviewed by external experts periodically.
For the data submitted by third-party organizations, there are two levels of quality control. First, WRI staff and local partners from IM organizations review the completion of the submission (forms must include evidence and correct legal references). This is followed by a secondary review, where the content of the submission is reviewed, and comments to improve the quality of the submission are sent back to the IM organization.
WRI and its partners strive to keep the website up to date as much as possible, however we cannot guarantee that the data on the site is up to date at the time of access.
WRI is not liable for any inaccuracies with the data available on the Open Timber Portal. To find out more, please take a look at our Terms of Service.
3. How is the transparency ranking calculated?
To make data on the OTP easily accessible and understandable for users, companies are ranked on the basis of their level of voluntary disclosure. For each producer, a transparency score is calculated based on the percentage of documents shared on the OTP out of the total number of documents requested.
4. What’s an “IM” or independent monitor and what do they do?
An independent monitor (“IM”) is a non-governmental organization that analyzes and reports on forest governance and management, as well as the harvest and transport of timber. The FLEGT VPA process creates an explicit role for IMs to oversee implementation of the agreement and verify compliance in the producer country.
Usually, when mandated, the IM works under an agreement with the host country government. Its findings are in many countries validated by a reading committee that includes donors and other stakeholders, typically chaired by the national forest authority.
Within the OTP, mandated IMs can enter instances of suspected noncompliance by companies and/or by government actors. These observations will need to be validated by the reading committee before they can be published on the OTP website.
Nonmandated IMs can be NGOs and civil society organizations that work on forest protection and community rights but do not have an official agreement with the government of the country to conduct missions to monitor the implementation of the FLEGT VPAs.
Observations from nonmandated IMs can be uploaded by these organizations directly onto the OTP website. These are then reviewed for validation by WRI staff and local partners.
5. How is the severity of observations/infractions calculated?
To assist OTP users in understanding the relative importance or severity of an observation on illegal logging or a forest governance problem, WRI and its partners have developed severity parameters for each observation category in collaboration with IMs.
Take a look at the Assessing severity of observations section, which will provide an in-depth explanation on how the severity parameters used were defined.
6. How often is the data updated?
Companies and third-party organizations are regularly uploading new information on the OTP.
7. What are GLAD alerts?
While the data from Global Forest Watch displays tree cover loss over time, GLAD alerts provide information on tree clearings as they happen. Alerts are updated weekly and allow for near-real time data on tree cover loss. For more information on the GLAD alerts, go to https://glad.geog.umd.edu/.
8. What is the difference between the OTP and other tools that support due diligence (SPOTT, Timber Trade Portal, NEPCON Sourcing Hub and BVRio)?
In collaboration with the organizations that have created these tools, we have developed a joint flyer that provides a brief description of each of these tools and their geographical focus. You can also access these directly from our Tools and Resources section.
9. Will the OTP expand to other countries?
The OTP will eventually be adaptable to and deployed in any country that manages natural forest areas through long-term forest management concessions. Currently, the OTP contains data about forest operations in the DRC, Congo and Cameroon. Data on forest operations in Gabon and CAR will be released on the OTP by the end of 2020.
Observations of suspected infractions submitted by third-party organizations, however, are not limited to any specific country and users will be able to access data from around the globe.
10. Can I download the data from the OTP website?
The OTP does not allow users to download company profiles or observations from third-party organizations, however, all documents published on the website can be individually accessed and downloaded.
1. Who can I contact for more information or questions about the website?
If you have any questions about the information in the Open Timber Portal, please contact us at opentimberportal@wri.org
2. Where can I find out more about how to use the OTP?
We have created an introduction video that walks you through the entire OTP website and explains all of the different functionalities. You can watch it here:
- Skip to 2:52 for an introduction on the transparency ranking pages
- Skip to 5:22 to learn more about how producer profiles work
- Skip to 12:11 for a walk-through of the observations uploaded by third-party organizations
3. Do I need an account to use to OTP?
The OTP is free to use, and users do not need to create an account in order to access the content. Only producers and third-party organizations who wish to contribute data will need to create an account.
4. How do I register as a producer in the OTP website and access my account?
If you are producer operating in a country covered in the OTP and your company is not currently listed on the website, you will need to register as a producer on the site. Go to our New Producer page and follow the instructions to register as a producer.
Once the company is listed on the OTP website, you will be able to create an account by going to the Sign up page.
For more detailed information on how to set up an account, upload documents and any associated inquiries, please take a look at our Tutorial factsheet for producers.
5. I am a producer. How will I know which documents I will need to upload?
For each country that the producer operates in, you will see a list of country-specific documents that can be uploaded onto the OTP website. In addition, producers will need to indicate the start date and expected expiration date of the document.
6. I’m a third-party organization that wants to upload information on the OTP website. How do I proceed?
Any third-party organization that wants to contribute to the OTP will need to submit a registration request through the platform. Go to our Login page, select ‘Register’ and complete the form.
Once the request has been approved by the OTP team, you will be able to log in on the same webpage with the username and password you selected in the registration form.
For more detailed information on how to set up an account, creating observations and any associated inquiries, please take a look at our Tutorial factsheet for independent monitors.
7. I am producer and I have an issue with the content listed on my profile.
All the content listed on your company will have been verified by OTP staff, however, if you have any additional issues with the content that is appearing on your company profile, please contact us at opentimberportal@wri.org.
Introductory video to the OTP
This introductory video walks users through the entire Open Timber Portal and explains how to use all of the platform's functionalities.
Tutorial for logging companies
This tutorial document provides step-by-step instructions for logging companies on how to set up their account, edit their profile, and view, upload and manage legality documents.
Available in English or in French
Tutorial for independent monitors
This tutorial document provides step-by-step instructions for independent monitors on how to set up an account, edit a profile, and upload and manage reports and observations.
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The Making of Mrs. Hale
Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope
Carolyn MillerNov 2018
Kregel Publications
Marry in haste, repent in leisure--Mrs. Hale is about to find out how painful that repentance can truly be.
Julia Hale ran off to be married in Gretna Green, following romance instead of common sense. But her tale isn't turning into a happily ever after. Her new husband is gone and she doesn't know where--or if he's ever coming back. Julia has no option but to head home to the family she betrayed by eloping and to hope they'll forgive her. Especially now that she might be carrying a baby from her brief marriage.
Carolyn Miller's clean and wholesome Regency romances continue with The Making of Mrs. Hale, following familiar characters as they learn how restoration can occur by finding hope and healing through a deep relationship with God. Full of rich historical details and witty banter, this series continues to draw in fans of Jane Austen, Sarah Ladd, and Julie Klassen.
"Carolyn Miller gets better and better with each book!"
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Carolyn Miller lives in the beautiful Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. She is married, with four gorgeous children, who all love to read (and write!).
A longtime lover of Regency romance, Carolyn's novels have won a number of Romance Writers of American (RWA) and American Christian Fiction Writers (ACFW) contests. She is a member of American Christian Fiction Writers and Australasian Christian Writers. Her favourite authors are classics like Jane Austen (of course!), Georgette Heyer, and Agatha Christie, but she also enjoys contemporary authors like Susan May Warren and Becky Wade.
Her stories are fun and witty, yet also deal with real issues, such as dealing with forgiveness, the nature of really loving versus 'true love', and other challenges we all face at different times.
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"A touching, charming tale of love won and lost and won again. . . . Brings the Regency period to vivid life."
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Years ago, the man who stole Catherine Winthrop's heart rejected her--and she's never recovered from the grief. Now tragedy has brought him back into her life. This time it isn't her heart he's taking, it’s her home and her family's good name.
Jonathan Carlew's serious demeanor and connection to trade, not to mention the rumors surrounding his birth, have kept him from being a favorite of the ladies, or their parents. Now, suddenly landed and titled, he finds himself with plenty of prospects. But his demanding society responsibilities keep pressing him into service to the one woman who captured his heart long ago--and then ran off with it.
These two broken hearts must decide whether their painful past and bitter present will be all they can share, or if forgiveness can provide a path to freedom for the future.
Set in the sumptuous salons of Bath, Regency England's royal breeding ground for gossip, Winning Miss Winthrop is the first volume in the Regency Brides: A Promise of Hope series. Fans of the wholesome and richly drawn first series won't want to miss this new set of characters--or appearances by their old favorites.
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With devastating scars in her past, Serena Winthrop is sure no man can be trusted;especially not a man like the too-smooth Viscount Carmichael. His reputation as a flirt and a gambler is everything she despises. And the young artist makes sure that this disreputable heir to an earldom knows of her deep disapproval whenever they encounter one another.
Henry, Lord Carmichael, is perfectly aware of his charms. He's gambled with plenty of ladies' hearts as easily as he has with their husbands' money. But lately he's wondered if there's more to life;and if his actions might prove unworthy of an admirable wife such as his friends have found.
When Serena's guardian asks his best friend to protect his young ward, Henry promises to be on his best behavior and not woo her. But the more he learns of her, the more he realizes she might be his best reason for changing his character.
Then the lady's art leads her to London infamy. Now Henry must choose between the life mapped out for him as the earl apparent and the love of his life. And Serena's secret may mean the end of his titled family line.
This second novel in a new series by internationally popular author Carolyn Miller is full of the rich historical detail and evocative writing her readers enjoy, and familiar characters make appearances here. The witty banter will continue to draw in fans of Jane Austen, Sarah Ladd, and Julie Klassen.
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Gideon Kirby loves science, and hunting down proof of past lives is a joy he won’t willingly give up. But his scientific leanings are being challenged by both his personal beliefs and by local smugglers in the Devonshire countryside. And every day his sister’s illness is becoming more desperate and her care grows more demanding. Adding a proper Viscount’s daughter to the mix is a complication Gideon never expected—especially since he has a secret that demands he stays far away from this young woman he’s falling for in order to protect his beloved sister.
When a mysterious stranger visits the village, that secret is set to be exposed, no matter how Gideon fights. Then tragedy strikes in a smugglers cave. And the threat of scandal may lead to broken hearts and passionless propriety. Will the shaky bond these two have managed to build be strong enough to overcome their differences—or will the trust they’ve withheld from each other end up tearing three lives apart?
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Lady Charlotte Featherington is destined for great things on the marriage market. After all, as the beautiful daughter of a marquess, she should have her pick of the eligible nobility when she debuts. She, however, has love at the top of her list of marriageable attributes. And her romantic heart falls hard for one particularly dashing, attentive suitor. Sadly for Charlotte, her noble father intends her betrothed to be someone far more dull.
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Underestimating Miss Cecilia
Shy, sweet Cecilia Hatherleigh has always been in love with Edward Amherst, the boy next door. Yet he’s never seen her as anything but the quiet girl in the background as he flirts with the other vivacious women of the ton.
When a near tragedy brings Edward’s attention to his family duties, this prodigal son decides he needs to settle down with a proper wife. Cecilia hopes to convince him to choose her—but God may want her to forget the wayward nobleman and put her future in His hands alone.
These two try to find their way toward happiness, but prejudice, political riots, and the changing face of England’s societal structures begin to block them at every turn. Can their struggles turn to triumph—or will their paths permanently diverge?
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Adobe previews an AI feature that can tell when an image has been manipulated
November 8, 2019 • Adobe, previews
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Adobe is previewing a bunch of experimental features that could one day come to its apps, including several that use AI to manipulate images and audio.
The features were revealed during Adobe’s Sneaks event last night at the company’s annual Max creativity conference, and this year, the features made heavy use of the Adobe’s Sensei AI platform. Sneaks is where apps like Adobe Fresco and features like content-aware fill were first previewed, so there’s a good chance that some of these tools may appear in a Creative Cloud app near you in the future.
Comedian John Mulaney hosted the event this year and served as a guinea pig for Adobe’s researchers to demonstrate the new features. Among the experiments was a feature called Go Figure, which automatically tracks a person’s movement and can translate that into quick animations. Check out the videos below to see which features might be worth looking forward to and which ones should make you cower in fear of the growing power of AI. You can also read the Adobe blog for a full list of the features.
Somewhere along the way of adding powerful new AI features that may open up paths for misinformation, Adobe is realizing its own role and responsibility for managing these features. About Face analyzes the pixels of an image, showing a heat map of which ones have been edited, then it reveals a probability that the image may have been manipulated. Right now, the tool is being developed to focus on the manipulation of faces, hence the name.
All In is for those moments when you’re taking a group photo, but you still want to be a part of the shot. With this feature, you can take two photos — one where you’re behind the camera and one where you’re in the photo — and use Sensei to blend the two together to get you in the frame.
Matching up dialogue with animated characters’ lip movements is usually a tedious process. Sweet Talk lets you identify character faces in photos and paintings and match up their facial expressions and mouth movements to an audio file.
Sound Seek
Sound Seek can identify repetitive sounds like “ums” and “uhs” from a person’s speech and remove all of the unwanted filler words in just a click.
Awesome Audio
Awesome Audio is a feature for Adobe Audition, the company’s audio editing app, that’s supposed to take out distracting environmental noises and make amateur recordings sound like they were made with a professional microphone. It can also take out excessive reverb and echo, reducing degradation and cleaning up audio with one click.
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How to Write an Onomatopoeia Poem
How to Make a Story Collage
How to Create & Print a Booklet
How to Cite a PowerPoint Presentation in MLA Style
How to Design a Book Cover Online
How to Make a Shape Poem on the Computer
Kayla Richard
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Shape poems are suitable for writers of all ages. A shape poem is a form of concrete poem. Concrete poems have visual elements that complement the meaning of the poem. In shape poems, the visual element is that the text on the page makes a shape. Simple shape poems can be done with children. Serious writers also use the shape poem. "Easter Wings," by George Herbert, is a well-known shape poem, originally printed with the text facing sideways to look like angel wings. You can create a shape poem on a computer in a few different ways.
Choose a poem subject with a shape that is visually identifiable. The text of a shape poem can be used to create the outline of a shape or to fill in the body of a shape.
Write the text of the poem. Do not worry about length or line breaks. Keep to the subject you chose.
Open a word-processing program on your computer. Use the formatting tools to create the shape of the poem. Many shape poems can be made using a word-processing program, such as a house, a diamond or a piece of fruit.
Use a graphic-design program on your computer for a more complicated shape like a guitar or an animal. The formatting tools on a graphic-design program give you more options for interesting shapes.
Use a free online shape-poem generator for very simple poems or to design a shape poem to use as a learning tool for children. Go to the shape-poem generator website. Enter your text and shape choice. The generator will create a printable poem for you.
The Poetry Foundation: Easter Wings By George Herbert
Poetry Form: The Concrete Poem
ReadThinkWrite: Shape Poems: Writing Extraordinary Poems About Ordinary Objects
Kayla Richard has been writing from Rochester, N.Y., since 2007. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in English writing arts from SUNY Oswego and a graduate certificate in nonprofit management from SUNY Brockport.
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John David Washington Talks Criticism of Age Difference with Malcolm & Marie Co-Star Zendaya
"People are going to see in this film how much of a woman she is," John David Washington said of Zendaya, praising her "wisdom" and "discernment" in show business
By Jen Juneau
John David Washington isn't "concerned" about criticism over the 12-year age difference between himself and his Malcolm & Marie costar, Zendaya, because he is, in fact, the one "learning from her."
In a recent interview with Variety, the 36-year-old actor and son of Denzel Washington said of Zendaya, 24, "People are going to see in this film how much of a woman she is."
"She has far more experience than I do in the industry," Washington admitteded. "I've only been in it for seven years. She's been in it longer, so I'm learning from her. I'm the rookie."
Washington continued on to say that he had been "leaning on" Zendaya — who had her breakout role in 2010 as Rocky Blue on Disney Channel's Shake It Up — "for a lot."
"Some of the stories she's shared about what she's had to go through with Twitter and everything," he said. "I appreciated her wisdom and discernment when it comes to this business. I admire that."
John David Washington (L); Zendaya
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And what Washington is "really excited for people to see when the film is released," he told Variety, is "how mature she is in this role."
"We're talking about versatility, and [director Sam Levinson] and Zendaya brought both," he noted.
Washington and Zendaya secretly shot Malcolm & Marie during the COVID-19 pandemic between June 17 and July 2 at the Caterpillar House, an environmentally conscious ranch in California. All filming was reportedly done with various acting and directing guilds' guidelines and coronavirus safety protocols in place.
And it was a process Washington tells Variety he "felt comfortable" and "safe" during.
"I felt the need to do this so much that I was willing to risk it," he said. "Everybody had their own cabin; we had to get tested before we got there. We got tested when we got there. And then we tested a day before we checked in. Nobody was on the ranch except for us. So as long as nobody left the facility, I felt safe."
John David Washington and Zendaya in Malcolm & Marie
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The plot of Malcolm & Marie sees its two stars explore the different facets of being in love.
The trailer, which dropped Friday, begins with Malcolm (Washington) and Marie (Zendaya) returning home from a film premiere, and launching into an argument as they wait for the reviews of his movie.
While it's clear Malcolm and Marie are in love, they both grapple with what that means and how a committed relationship works throughout the powerful trailer.
"You are by far the most excruciating, difficult, stubbornly obnoxious woman I've ever met in my entire life. I f------ love you," Malcolm tells Marie at the beginning of the trailer, setting the tone for the rest of the rollercoaster argument.
Malcolm & Marie lands on Netflix Feb. 5.
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1651, the Merchant Adventurers complain that they are mistreated and disparaged in Hamburg
Transcription from ‘Petitions in the State Papers: 1650s’, in Petitions in the State Papers, 1600-1699, ed. Brodie Waddell, British History Online, https://www.british-history.ac.uk/petitions/state-papers/1650s#h2-0007.
The governor, deputy assistants and fellowship of the merchant adventurers of England. SP 46/96 f. 44 (1651)
To the right honourable the Councell of State
The humble peticion of the governour deputy assistantes and fellowshipp of merchantes adventurers of England
Most humbly sheweth that the peticioners by letteres of the 24th of Aprill last from that part of their fellowshipp which resideth in Hamburgh in Germany have received a copie of an humble addresse made the 22th of the same month by the court there unto this honourable councell, which they doubt not but is come to your honours handes, and therefore according to their duty to the comon wealth, aswell as that intrest which they have in the prosperity thereof, the petitioners doe humbly hope it wilbe judged noe presumpcion in them, if they interpose amongst your other many and more weighty affaires, and putt your honours in mynd of the said humble addresse of their said brethren, and earnestly pray your honours patronage of them both, in this oppression and neglect under which the well affected of this nation and the trade thereof doe suffer not onely there at Hamburgh, but in all the partes of their priviledges beyond the seas. The petitioners shall not trouble your honours with the repetition of the particulars in the said addresse, they beinge therein at full represented, onely they crave leave
To be humble and instant peticioners with your honours, that by your favourable and speedy report, of the low condicion of the fellowship and their trade in those partes
1 First that effectuall letters may be obtayned from the Parliament to the senate of Hamburgh wherein the breaches upon them may according to the dignity and honour of the Parliament be with due resentment expostulated
2 Secondly that your honours would please to continue your encouragement to your resident in those partes, on whose esteeme abroad the honour of the nation and trade of this fellowshipp doe soe much depend
3 Thirdly and lastly, that your honours would please effectually to recommend to the Parliament the establishing of the government of the fellowship by owning them in some spetiall manner. For as the petitioners have formerly humbly declared themselves unto your honours, they are on all handes sencible, that unless the Parliament doe by some publique act confirme them and their government as by the former supreame authority of this nation upon all changes they were have bin b at enabled, and from there to then [illegible], the stranger abroad with whome they deale, will looke on them under noe other notion, but as stragling merchantes and soe will take advantage to antiquate all those priviledges and immunityes which the fellowshipp with soe great charge, in soe many ages hath obtayned abroad, and under which the staple and cheife trade of this nation was first founded, [illegible] dayly grew up, and at last flourished to the great benifitt of the common wealth, and to the emulacion of all neighbouring countryes
And the petitioners shall pray etc
Samuel Avery governour
Report by Wendy Lewis
In this petition, Samuel Avery, writing as Governor of the Merchant Adventurers, cited the ‘oppression and neglect’ their members faced in Hamburg and elsewhere and the ‘low condition’ of their trade. He asked the Council to write to the Hamburg Senate, outlining the breaches they suffered; to continue to encourage trade; and to recommend to Parliament that it confirm the Adventurers’ fellowship. Avery warned that without Parliament’s protection those whom his members had to deal with would view them as just straggling merchants and take undue advantage.
The Merchant Adventurers
The Merchant Adventurers were an incorporated society of merchants who had been granted a monopoly on the export of undyed woollen cloth to any point on the coast of Northern Europe between the Somme and Skaw (present day Denmark).[1] Although the membership was drawn from the merchants of ‘diverse great Cities, Maritime Townes, and other parts of the Realme, to wit, London, Yorke, Norwich, Exceter, Ipswitch, Newcastle, Hull, &c’,[2] the society itself was based at a city or ‘marte town’ on the continent.[3] From 1611 this city was Hamburg. The ruling body of Hamburg, the Senate, granted the Merchant Adventurers generous privileges in addition to their monopoly on woollen imports; among other things they were given trading rights equivalent to those of native Hamburg merchants, as well as the right to worship according to their own religion.[4]
By 1651, when the Merchant Adventurers submitted this petition, however, their position in Hamburg had become uncertain, even precarious. In 1649, after the execution of Charles I, Royalist agents began threatening, attacking and even killing Parliamentary supporters on the continent.[5] The Merchant Adventurers, who had been largely supportive of Parliament, were prime targets. In March, Parliament received a report of an attack made on the chaplain to the Merchant Adventurers: servants of the Royalist agent Col. Cochrane ‘laid wait for the English Minister, when he was going to the English house to preach, and would have pistolled him … the pistols not taking fire, the fellows being mad with anger drew their poyniards to stab the Minister; who crying out murther, was rescued by the citizens’.[6]
Shortly afterwards, a group of Merchant Adventurers were abducted by Royalist agents, and only the speedy pursuit and rescue by their fellow merchants saved them from being held for ransom. Parliament wrote to the Hamburg Senate asking for better protection for the Merchants, but in 1650 the newly appointed secretary to the Merchants, Richard Bradshaw, complained that the abductors, after having been banished from Hamburg, were now allowed to return. It seemed to him that the Senate sometimes favoured the Merchants and sometimes the Royalists, and there may have been strong basis for this suspicion. After all, Hamburg was an autonomous imperial city, with little military power, and relied on its neutrality for protection.[7] This petition would have been an attempt by the Merchant Adventurers to regain their former secure status in Hamburg.
Samuel Avery
At the time this petition was submitted, Samuel Avery was Governor of the Merchant Adventurers and already well-established in his career. A strongly religious Presbyterian, and active member of St. Stephen’s Coleman Street parish, he had been one of the leading Parliamentarians during the Civil War.[8] Avery was made Master of the Merchant Taylors in 1645, and elected Alderman for Cripplegate the same year; he then served as Alderman for the Bassishaw ward from 1647 to 1653.[9] Election to the Court of Aldermen in the City of London presupposed wealth and high status: a fortune of £10,000 was required for eligibility and there were costly responsibilities for entertainment and hospitality.[10] Avery was Commissioner for Customs from 1645 to 1647,[11] and a member of ten separate Parliamentary Committees between 1645 and 1648.[12] He served as Sheriff of London from 1647 to 1648[13] and was elected Member of Parliament for the City of London in 1654.[14] Avery died in 1664.[15]
[1] William E. Lingelbach, ‘The Merchant Adventurers at Hamburg’, American Historical Review 9.2, pp. 265-87 (1904), p. 267, https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101068319530&view=1up&seq=5.
[2] John Wheeler, A treatise of commerce (1601), pp. 19-20.
[3] William E. Lingelbach, The Merchant Adventurers of England (1902), p. xv, https://archive.org/details/merchantadventu03linggoog/page/n18/mode/2up.
[4] Lingelbach, ‘The Merchant Adventurers of Hamburg’, pp. 269-71. See also Philippe Dollinger, The German Hanse (1970), pp. 356 and 366.
[5] Jason T. Peacey, ‘Order and Disorder in Europe: Parliamentary Agents and Royalist Thugs 1649-1650’, Historical Journal, 40 (4) pp. 953-76 (1997), pp. 961-65.
[6] A Perfect Diurnall of the Passages in Parliament, no. 297 (2-9 April 1649), quoted in Geoffrey Smith, Royalist Agents, Conspirators and Spies (2010).
[7] Mary Lindemann, The Merchant Republics: Amsterdam, Antwerp, and Hamburg, 1648-1790 (2015), p. 37.
[8] Robert Brenner, Merchants and Revolution: Commercial Change, Political Conflict and London’s Overseas Traders, 1550-1653 (1993), pp. 386 and 489.
[9] Alfred P Beaven, ‘Chronological list of aldermen: 1601-1650’, in The Aldermen of the City of London Temp. Henry III – 1912 (1908), pp. 47-75. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/no-series/london-aldermen/hen3-1912/pp47-75.
[10] Brenner, p. 81.
[11] Beaven, pp. 47-75.
[12] Brenner, pp. 482 and 486.
[14] ibid
[15] ‘Samuel Avery’, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Avery.
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30/06/2011 | Doc. 12676 | Motion for a resolution Alternatives to Europe’s sub-standard IDP collective centres 23/06/2011 | Doc. 12666 | Motion for a resolution Registration of political parties in Russia 22/06/2011 | Doc. 12660 | Written declaration Guantánamo prisoner Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri 31/01/2011 | Doc. 12511 | Written declaration Promoting the Council of Europe Convention on the counterfeiting of medical products and similar crimes involving threats to public health (MEDICRIME Convention) 27/01/2011 | Doc. 12504 | Motion for a resolution Health-care rationing: a threat to equal access to health? 14/10/2010 | Doc. 12319 | Written declaration Achievement of the Health Millennium Development Goals – Urgent Action needed 06/10/2010 | Doc. 12398 | Motion for a resolution The situation of IDPs and returnees in the North Caucasus region: cause for concern 25/06/2010 | Doc. 12324 | Motion for a resolution Broadening the Parliamentary Assembly activities: scrutinizing of Council of Europe’s activities 23/06/2010 | Doc. 12315 | Motion for a resolution Elderly drivers: transnational harmonisation of driving aptitude 23/06/2010 | Doc. 12316 | Motion for a resolution Soviet political repressions as a crime against humanity 28/04/2010 | Doc. 12225 | Motion for a resolution Mediation by the Council of Europe in cases of hostage-taking of Council of Europe member states citizens 28/04/2010 | Doc. 12228 | Motion for a resolution European cultural and educational policies through national parliaments 28/04/2010 | Doc. 12234 | Motion for a resolution Health hazards of heavy metals 13/10/2009 | Doc. 12062 | Motion for a resolution Measures to be taken to ensure the preservation of the fundamental values of sport 19/05/2009 | Doc. 11921 | Motion for a resolution Ukraine disregarding basic obligations under the European Convention on Human Rights: annulment of the Ukrainian Parliamentary Assembly delegation's credentials 08/04/2009 | Doc. 11856 | Motion for a recommendation The need to combat economic crime in times of economic crisis 04/02/2009 | Doc. 11830 | Motion for a recommendation International Convention for the Protection of all Persons from Enforced Disappearances 13/05/2008 | Doc. 11611 | Motion for a recommendation The wage gap between women and men 31/03/2008 | Doc. 11543 | Motion for a resolution Promoting dialogue between the Council of Europe and its neighbour, China, on social values and working conditions 27/03/2008 | Doc. 11544 | Motion for a resolution Preventive health care policies in the Council of Europe member states 27/03/2008 | Doc. 11545 | Motion for a resolution Towards a new social vision for 21st century Europe – Report of the High Level Task Force on Social Cohesion 27/03/2008 | Doc. 11546 | Motion for a recommendation Situation of abandoned and disabled children in Bulgaria 11/03/2008 | Doc. 11532 | Motion for a resolution Candidates for the European Court of Human Rights
07/10/2011 | Doc. 12716, vote on the draft text for resolution The amendment of various provisions of the Rules of Procedure of the Parliamentary Assembly – implementation of Resolution 1822 (2011) on the reform of the Parliamentary Assembly 07/10/2011 | Doc. 12717, vote on the draft text for resolution The terms of reference of Parliamentary Assembly committees – implementation of Resolution 1822 (2011) on the reform of the Parliamentary Assembly 07/10/2011 | Doc. 12695, vote on the draft text for resolution The protection of privacy and personal data on the Internet and online media 07/10/2011 | Doc. 12695, vote on the draft text for recommendation The protection of privacy and personal data on the Internet and online media 06/10/2011 | Doc. 12714, vote on the draft text for resolution Abuse of state secrecy and national security: obstacles to parliamentary and judicial scrutiny of human rights violations 06/10/2011 | Doc. 12714, vote on the draft text for recommendation Abuse of state secrecy and national security: obstacles to parliamentary and judicial scrutiny of human rights violations 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12720, vote on the draft text for resolution Combating “child abuse images” through committed, transversal and internationally co-ordinated action 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12720, vote on the draft text for recommendation Combating “child abuse images” through committed, transversal and internationally co-ordinated action 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12719, vote on the draft text for resolution Violent and extreme pornography 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12719, vote on the draft text for recommendation Violent and extreme pornography 05/10/2011 | Doc. 12713, vote on the draft text for recommendation The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of Europe 04/10/2011 | Doc. 12699, vote on the draft text for resolution Co-operation between the Council of Europe and the emerging democracies in the Arab world 04/10/2011 | Doc. 12689, vote on the draft text for resolution National sovereignty and statehood in contemporary international law: the need for clarification 23/06/2011 | Doc. 12636, vote on the draft text for resolution National parliaments: guarantors of human rights in Europe 23/06/2011 | Doc. 12632, vote on the draft text for resolution The role of parliaments in the consolidation and development of social rights in Europe 23/06/2011 | Doc. 12632, vote on the draft text for recommendation The role of parliaments in the consolidation and development of social rights in Europe 22/06/2011 | Doc. 12627, vote on the draft text for resolution Reform of the Parliamentary Assembly 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12624, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Tunisia 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12624, vote on the draft text for recommendation The situation in Tunisia 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12630, vote on the draft text for resolution Asylum seekers and refugees: sharing responsibilities in Europe 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12630, vote on the draft text for recommendation Asylum seekers and refugees: sharing responsibilities in Europe 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12628, vote on the draft text for resolution The interception and rescue at sea of asylum seekers, refugees and irregular migrants 21/06/2011 | Doc. 12628, vote on the draft text for recommendation The interception and rescue at sea of asylum seekers, refugees and irregular migrants 14/04/2011 | Doc. 12460, vote on the draft text for resolution Rural women in Europe 11/04/2011 | Doc. 12556, vote on the draft text for recommendation Over-indebtedness of states: a danger for democracy and human rights 28/01/2011 | Doc. 12441, vote on the draft text for resolution Monitoring of commitments concerning social rights 28/01/2011 | Doc. 12441, vote on the draft text for recommendation Monitoring of commitments concerning social rights 28/01/2011 | Doc. 12219, vote on the draft text for recommendation Preventive health care policies in the Council of Europe member states 27/01/2011 | Doc. 12494, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Belarus in the aftermath of the presidential election 27/01/2011 | Doc. 12497, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in Tunisia 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12461, vote on the draft text for resolution Reconciliation and political dialogue between the countries of the former Yugoslavia 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12461, vote on the draft text for recommendation Reconciliation and political dialogue between the countries of the former Yugoslavia 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12455, vote on the draft text for resolution Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12455, vote on the draft text for recommendation Implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12435, vote on the draft text for resolution Preventing harm to refugees and migrants in extradition and expulsion cases: Rule 39 indications by the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2011 | Doc. 12435, vote on the draft text for recommendation Preventing harm to refugees and migrants in extradition and expulsion cases: Rule 39 indications by the European Court of Human Rights 25/01/2011 | Doc. 12462, vote on the draft text for resolution Inhuman treatment of people and illicit trafficking in human organs in Kosovo 07/10/2010 | Doc. 12386, vote on the draft text for resolution Recent rise in national security discourse in Europe: the case of Roma 07/10/2010 | Doc. 12345, vote on the draft text for resolution Children without parental care: urgent need for action 07/10/2010 | Doc. 12345, vote on the draft text for recommendation Children without parental care: urgent need for action 07/10/2010 | Doc. 12347, vote on the draft text for resolution Women’s access to lawful medical care: the problem of unregulated use of conscientious objection 07/10/2010 | Doc. 12347, vote on the draft text for recommendation Women’s access to lawful medical care: the problem of unregulated use of conscientious objection 05/10/2010 | Doc. 12265, vote on the draft text for resolution Fight against extremism: achievements, deficiencies and failures 05/10/2010 | Doc. 12265, vote on the draft text for recommendation Fight against extremism: achievements, deficiencies and failures 05/10/2010 | Doc. 12358, vote on the draft text for recommendation Child abuse in institutions: ensuring full protection of the victims 25/06/2010 | Doc. 12186, vote on the draft text for recommendation Prohibiting the marketing and use of the “Mosquito” youth dispersal device 25/06/2010 | Doc. 12267, vote on the draft text for resolution Combating sexist stereotypes in the media 25/06/2010 | Doc. 12267, vote on the draft text for recommendation Combating sexist stereotypes in the media 22/06/2010 | Doc. 12276, vote on the draft text for resolution Legal remedies for human rights violations in the North-Caucasus Region 22/06/2010 | Doc. 12276, vote on the draft text for recommendation Legal remedies for human rights violations in the North-Caucasus Region 27/04/2010 | Doc. 12169, vote on the draft text for resolution Associating women in the prevention and the solution of unsolved conflicts in Europe 27/04/2010 | Doc. 12169, vote on the draft text for recommendation Associating women in the prevention and the solution of unsolved conflicts in Europe 28/01/2010 | Doc. 12105, vote on the draft text for resolution The detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Europe 28/01/2010 | Doc. 12105, vote on the draft text for recommendation The detention of asylum seekers and irregular migrants in Europe 28/01/2010 | Doc. 12106, vote on the draft text for recommendation Solving property issues of refugees and displaced persons 28/01/2010 | Doc. 12113, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Albania 28/01/2010 | Doc. 12113, vote on the draft text for recommendation The functioning of democratic institutions in Albania 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12058, vote on the draft text for resolution Judicial corruption 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12058, vote on the draft text for recommendation Judicial corruption 27/01/2010 | Doc. 11860, vote on the draft text for resolution Freedom of religion and other human rights for non-Muslim minorities in Turkey and for the Muslim minority in Thrace (Eastern Greece) 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12107, vote on the draft text for resolution Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which have an impact on representativity of parliaments in Council of Europe member states 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12107, vote on the draft text for recommendation Thresholds and other features of electoral systems which have an impact on representativity of parliaments in Council of Europe member states 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12097, vote on the draft text for resolution Increasing women’s representation in politics through the electoral system 27/01/2010 | Doc. 12097, vote on the draft text for recommendation Increasing women’s representation in politics through the electoral system 26/01/2010 | Doc. 12117, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in the Middle East 26/01/2010 | Doc. 12112, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 26/01/2010 | Doc. 12112, vote on the draft text for recommendation The functioning of democratic institutions in Bosnia and Herzegovina 01/10/2009 | Doc. 12045, vote on the draft text for resolution Reconsideration on substantive grounds of previously ratified credentials of the Russian delegation (Rule 9 of the Rules of Procedure of the Assembly) 01/10/2009 | Doc. 12018, vote on the draft text for resolution United Nations reform and the Council of Europe member states 28/09/2009 | Doc. 11924, vote on the draft text for recommendation The promotion of Internet and online media services appropriate for minors 23/06/2009 | Doc. 11939, vote on the draft text for resolution Situation in Belarus 23/06/2009 | Doc. 11939, vote on the draft text for recommendation Situation in Belarus 23/06/2009 | Doc. 11944, vote on the draft text for resolution The challenges of the financial crisis to the world economic institutions 28/04/2009 | Doc. 11701, vote on the draft text for resolution Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia 28/04/2009 | Doc. 11701, vote on the draft text for recommendation Honouring of obligations and commitments by Serbia 27/04/2009 | Doc. 11858, vote on the draft text for resolution The protection of human rights in emergency situations 27/04/2009 | Doc. 11858, vote on the draft text for recommendation The protection of human rights in emergency situations 30/01/2009 | Doc. 11783, vote on the draft text for resolution Electronic democracy 30/01/2009 | Doc. 11783, vote on the draft text for recommendation Electronic democracy 29/01/2009 | Doc. 11787, vote on the draft text for recommendation Private military and security firms and the erosion of the state monopoly on the use of force 29/01/2009 | Doc. 11746, vote on the draft text for resolution Attitude to memorials exposed to different historical interpretations in Council of Europe member states 29/01/2009 | Doc. 11746, vote on the draft text for recommendation Attitude to memorials exposed to different historical interpretations in Council of Europe member states 28/01/2009 | Doc. 11800, vote on the draft text for resolution The implementation of Resolution 1633 (2008) on the consequences of the war between Georgia and Russia 28/01/2009 | Doc. 11758, vote on the draft text for resolution Palliative care: a model for innovative health and social policies 27/01/2009 | Doc. 11722, vote on the draft text for resolution Co-operation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and its universality 27/01/2009 | Doc. 11767, vote on the draft text for resolution Nomination of candidates and election of judges to the European Court of Human Rights 26/01/2009 | Doc. 11694, vote on the draft text for resolution Access to rights for people with disabilities and their full and active participation in society 26/01/2009 | Doc. 11694, vote on the draft text for recommendation Access to rights for people with disabilities and their full and active participation in society 25/06/2008 | Doc. 11623, vote on the draft text for resolution The state of democracy in Europe. Specific challenges facing European democracies: the case of diversity and migration 25/06/2008 | Doc. 11623, vote on the draft text for recommendation The state of democracy in Europe. Specific challenges facing European democracies: the case of diversity and migration 25/06/2008 | Doc. 11625, vote on the draft text for resolution State of democracy in Europe.Measures to improve the democratic participation of migrants 25/06/2008 | Doc. 11628, vote on the draft text for resolution The state of democracy in Europe Functioning of democratic institutions in Europe and progress of the Assembly’s monitoring procedure 24/06/2008 | Doc. 11627, vote on the draft text for resolution The functioning of democratic institutions in Azerbaijan 24/06/2008 | Doc. 11612, vote on the draft text for resolution Empowering women in a modern, multicultural society 24/06/2008 | Doc. 11612, vote on the draft text for recommendation Empowering women in a modern, multicultural society 24/06/2008 | Doc. 11630, vote on the draft text for recommendation The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: a focal partner for change in transition countries 17/04/2008 | Doc. 11579, vote on the draft text for resolution The functionning of democratic institutions in Armenia 17/04/2008 | Doc. 11527, vote on the draft text for recommendation Promoting the teaching of European literature 15/04/2008 | Doc. 11540, vote on the draft text for resolution European Muslim communities confronted with extremism 15/04/2008 | Doc. 11540, vote on the draft text for recommendation European Muslim communities confronted with extremism 25/01/2008 | Doc. 11475, vote on the draft text for recommendation Transfrontier co-operation 25/01/2008 | Doc. 11478, vote on the draft text for resolution Video surveillance of public areas 25/01/2008 | Doc. 11478, vote on the draft text for recommendation Video surveillance of public areas 24/01/2008 | Doc. 11467, vote on the draft text for resolution The need to preserve the European sport model 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11454, vote on the draft text for resolution United Nations Security Council and European Union blacklists 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11454, vote on the draft text for recommendation United Nations Security Council and European Union blacklists 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11474, vote on the draft text for resolution Strengthening co-operation with the Maghreb countries 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11474, vote on the draft text for recommendation Strengthening co-operation with the Maghreb countries 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11460, vote on the draft text for resolution The situation in the republics of central Asia 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11460, vote on the draft text for recommendation The situation in the republics of central Asia 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11471, vote on the draft text for resolution The Council of Europe and its observer states - the current situation and a way forward 23/01/2008 | Doc. 11471, vote on the draft text for recommendation The Council of Europe and its observer states - the current situation and a way forward 22/01/2008 | Doc. 11472, vote on the draft text for resolution Developments as regards the future status of Kosovo 22/01/2008 | Doc. 11472, vote on the draft text for recommendation Developments as regards the future status of Kosovo
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