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Deadpool 2 Is Already In The Works, Here's What We Know
Published: Feb. 9. 2016 5:16 PM
In case you hadn't noticed, Deadpool is getting quite a bit of buzz. Critics have been giving it positive reviews the last few days, raising its profile, and right now it looks like the comic book movie could make as much as $70 million in its first weekend. So you know what that means... it's sequel time!
The Hollywood Reporter has gotten word from its sources that 20th Century Fox is already very eager for more Deadpool action, and have apparently given Deadpool 2 the green light behind closed doors. As you probably could have guessed, Ryan Reynolds will be back in the titular role, and the trade says that Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick - producers on the film and the only writers to work on the script - will be taking care of the screenplay.
If the trade's sources are correct, that's three big and important names being brought back for Deadpool 2, but the big question mark of the moment seems to be surrounding director Tim Miller. The filmmaker signed on to make the first Deadpool movie all the way back in April 2011, but apparently is not contracted for a follow-up. That being said, the report says that Fox is eager to keep the four key players together, so Miller will probably be back in the director's chair again.
Story-wise, there really is an incredible number of directions that Deadpool 2 can go in - as he has been a character consistently featured in Marvel Comics for decades (on beyond his own series, which passed 250 issues last year). One popular option that fans have been clamoring for would be to see him as part of a team-up film - specifically X-Force:
If you wanted to make X-Force as a completely separate project, however, there would also be the option of simply making Deadpool 2 as Deadpool & Cable - a buddy movie that features the Merc With The Mouth teaming up with/annoying the piss out of Cable, an incredibly powerful mutant from the future who also happens to be Cyclops' son. The studio could always follow Deadpool & Cable with X-Force, given that Cable was the original leader of the team:
Right now we don't have any firm details about the story direction for Deadpool 2, or when 20th Century Fox has plans to release it, but we will be hungrily waiting for it. In the meantime, what do you want to see from the Deadpool sequel? Leave your thoughts in the comments below!
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Anthem of Joy Endeavor Free Blowing Glassmaking techniques/process Leopold Blaschka Rudolf Blaschka Vera Liskova William Gudenrath beyond venice core forming corning ewer exhibition families family tour glassblowing glassmaking processes goblet lino tagliapietra technique tour 131492 131516 131523 131525 131530 131648 131651 131658 131660 131661 131679 131697 131699 131701 134313 134372 134387
Cage Cup Technique- Family
Cage cups were made by Roman glasscutters in the fourth century AD. The entire vessel was cut from a thick-walled glass hemisphere. The metal attachments show that the object was a hanging lamp. Imagine the shadows the "cage" would have cast as the lamplight flickered.
Tagliapietra Endeavor- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath, describes the techniques used to create Endeavor by Italian artist Lino Tagliapietra. A sense of weightlessness characterizes this installation of 18 boat-like forms. Inspired by the sight of the many gondolas that gather at the entrance to the Venetian
McElheny Untitled (White)- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath, describes the techniques used to create "Untitled (White)" by artist Josiah McElhany. Josiah McElheny is an accomplished glassblower who creates installations inspired by art or glass history, often using a specific historical or literary anecdote
Ewer with Lion Mask (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique — cane work or filigrana — used to make this ewer. This Venetian ewer is made with milk glass canes and decorated with applied lion-mask prunts (small ornaments that are like medallions stuck to the outside of a vessel). Differently
Hilton Innerland (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist Eric Hilton describes the techniques used to create Innerland. This piece is a multi-part sculpture that expresses Hilton's concept of the unity of life and of the "inner being, or inner land, which is shared by all people everywhere." The complex design and
Blaschka Case (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes flameworking (or lampworking), the technique used by the Blaschkas to create the objects in this case at the Museum. The display tells the story of two remarkable lampworkers, Leopold Blaschka and his son Rudolf, who created in glass thousands of
Toso Chess Set- Family Technique
The pieces in Gianni Toso's Chess Set, made in about 1981, are in the form of Jewish and Roman Catholic worshippers. The kings are a rabbi and a bishop. The tiny details of the figures were made by softening glass in a flame and molding it into the desired shapes.
Libenský Installation- Family Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques used to create Meteor, Flower, Bird by Czech artists Stanislav Libenský and Jaroslava Brychtová. Libenský and Brychtová convey three messages with this sculpture: Meteor, on the left, represents Corning as an international center for
Tagliapietra Endeavor- Family Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques Italian artist Lino Tagliapietra, one of the greatest living glass artists, used to create Endeavor. These 18 boats evoke the gondolas of Tagliapietra's native Venice. Each boat was blown and then cold worked to create the
The Corning Ewer (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to make the Corning Ewer, an outstanding example of Islamic relief-cut cameo glass. A layer of transparent light green glass was applied to a layer of colorless glass. Most of the outer layer was then cut away, leaving the
Rummer with Raven Seal- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to make this Ravenscroft goblet. In March 1674, the English glassmaker George Ravenscroft applied for a patent to make colorless lead glass. Unfortunately, this glass was prone to crizzling, a chemical instability that results in
Bird-shaped Vessel (Technique- Family App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques used to make this bird-shaped vessel. This was an ancient Roman form of packaging. It was filled with perfume, then the tail was sealed by heating it in a flame. To extract the perfume, the user broke off the tip of the tail.
Mechanical Glass Theater (Technique- Family App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to make this mechanical glass theater. This miniature theater shows the Wedding at Cana. Look closely and you can see that it is made of shells, rock crystal, fabric, and pieces of glass. Some of the figures are attached to
Core Formed Vase- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique of making a core-formed vessel. The technique of core forming, which was introduced around the middle of the 16th century BC, was used to fashion some of the first glass vessels. Core forming involves the application of glass to a
Engraving Lathe- Family Technique
Traditional glass engravers use copper wheels mounted on a lathe. The wheels come in many shapes and sizes. An abrasive slurry drips onto the wheel as the engraver works on the design.
Lišková Anthem of Joy in Glass- Family
Anthem of Joy was created by the Czech designer Věra Liškova. It was made by softening, inflating, and manipulating tubes of borosilicate glass (like Pyrex) over a torch. The individual parts were assembled by fusing. Gift of Art Centrum.
McElheny Untitled (White)- Family Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques American artist Josiah McElheny used to create Untitled (White). McElheny reproduced well-known modern designs in opaque white glass. He pays homage to classic 20th-century design.
Marinot Bottle- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques used by glass artist Maurice Marinot to create Bottle. Marinot studied painting at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and he exhibited regularly at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants in Paris from 1905 to 1913.
The Corning Ewer Technique- Family
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to create the Corning Ewer, one of the finest pieces of cut glass in the entire Museum. The eggshell-thin colorless glass was covered with a green overlay. After cooling, the green was partly carved away to create the decoration.
Lišková Anthem of Joy in Glass (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques used by Věra Lišková to create Anthem of Joy in Glass. Lišková was a talented designer who pioneered the use of borosilicate glass for sculpture. Traditionally, borosilicate glass is used for making laboratory wares for scientists,
Reynolds Family Matter- Technique
Listen as curator, Tina Oldknow, describes the object Family Matter by American artist Jill Reynolds.
Verzelini Goblet (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to make the Verzelini goblet. Venetian glassmakers were hired in England during the 16th century. One of them was Giacomo Verzelini. In 1571, he was brought to London by Jean Carré, a French native and owner of the Crutched
Core Formed Vase Technique- Family
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique of making a core-formed vessel. Ancient glassmakers discovered a technique called core forming. A core was formed from dung and clay, then dried. The core was covered with glass. After cooling, the core was scraped out. The bottles
Glass Harmonica Technique (Family App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes how this glass harmonica was made. Benjamin Franklin invented this strange musical instrument. It was popular in the late 18th century. Sounds were made by running moistened fingers along the rims of the glasses. Some people were afraid that this
Blaschka Case Technique- Family
During their long careers, Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka made many thousands of models of small animals and plants. They sold these all over the world, including to Harvard University. Can you guess which objects in this case are not made of glass?
Bottle with Handles- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique of making a glass bottle with handles. Although glass vessels were never as cheap as earthenware, they had several advantages. They were easy to clean, they did not impart an odor to their contents, and they allowed one to see the
The Morgan Cup- Technique
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the technique used to make the Morgan cup. The rarest and most elaborate luxury vessels of the early Roman Empire are cameo glasses. These objects were inspired by relief-cut gems of banded semiprecious stones, such as onyx. Glassmakers cased
Tazza with Medici Arms (Technique- Museum App)
Listen as glass artist William Gudenrath describes the techniques used to make this glass object. This Tazza is enameled with the coat of arms of the Medici family combined with crossed keys and a papal tiara, suggesting that they were made for a member of the church, most probably either Pope Leo
(No sound) Façon de Venise Goblet
This video shows the technique of making a Façon de Venise (a French term meaning "manner, or style, of Venice") goblet, an object in the exhibition Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style 1500-1750, which was on view at The Corning Museum of Glass from May 20, 2004, to January 2, 2005.
(No sound) Nuremburg Goblet
This video shows the technique of making a Nuremburg goblet, an object in the exhibition Beyond Venice: Glass in Venetian Style 1500--1750, which was on view at The Corning Museum of Glass from May 20, 2004, to January 2, 2005.
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Hong Kong Bourse Mulls Single China Market Concept
Published Thu, Sep 13 200710:51 PM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
Hong Kong and the mainland should develop one China market -- a single listing and trading platform covering Hong Kong, Shanghai and Shenzhen, a local newspaper quoted the Hong Kong bourse chief as saying.
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing chief Ronald Arculli told the South China Morning Post that a possible share swap would boost links between the three markets and, while a full merger would be hard to achieve, it would not be ruled out.
"A full merger would not be ruled out but it needs to cope with a lot of difficulties such as the convertibility of the yuan and the structure of the exchanges," it quoted Arculli as saying. He added that a single China market would be more practical.
Arculli said a proposed pilot scheme to allow mainland investors to invest directly in Hong Kong stocks, and dual listings of mainland firms in Hong Kong and China were already steps toward a single China market. He gave no further details.
His comments came a week after the Hong Kong government raised its stake in the territory's stock exchange, Asia's largest listed bourse operator, to 5.88%.
Hong Kong Financial Secretary John Tsang had said on Wednesday the Hong Kong government may pursue closer ties with mainland stock exchanges by way of share swaps.
Tsang said the government's stake increase would also facilitate cementing Hong Kong's position as an investment window to the mainland by developing closer links with China's Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges.
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Seeking a Bet Big on Banks? Try These Triple-X ETF Funds
Published Wed, May 12 20101:49 PM EDT Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
Jeff Cox@jeff.cox.7528@JeffCoxCNBCcom
Two of the most popular exchange-traded funds present triple-threats in both opportunity and danger for investors wanting to play the financial sector.
Traders at the New York Stock Exchange.
Photo: Oliver Quillia for CNBC.com
The Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares along with its sister bear fund are respectively the fourth and sixth highest-volume ETFs of nearly 1,000 funds in the $900 billion industry, according to Morningstar.
As their name implies, the two funds provide triple the moves of their underlying indexes—three times the move higher for the bull fund and three times the move lower for the bear fund.
That's because the funds are highly leveraged—or use a lot of debt—to maximize the bet. And unlike regular ETFs, which normally track a single index, these funds combine a small-bank stock index with individual financial stocks.
The result: investors can either win big—or lose big.
"The problem with these products is they move very quickly. If people are not prepared for the type of risk that is involved, it can hurt them in a hurry," says J.J. Kinahan, chief derivatives strategist at TD Ameritrade. "In theory they're great products. But without education on how they work and how they move they can be difficult to trade."
Because of the volatility in the funds and their potential extreme moves, the most effective way to use the FAS and FAZ funds is for short-term trading and not as long-term investments, market experts say.
For instance, an investor may want to use the bear-fund FAZ to hedge exposure to financials if there is bad news in the banking sector. Rather than having to sell the stock positions in banks and take the tax hit, the ETF can act as a quick guard against a downturn in the sector.
"The allure is for people who want futures-type action in a stock," Kinahan says. "People can use the FAZ as a portfolio hedge if they have really long positions. These are the types of things you are trading intraday."
Investors with stronger risk appetites but who have spent much of the year's stock rally on the sidelines also can use the triple-bull FAS to play catch-up.
The two funds have achieved average daily volumes level comparable to CNBC-parent and Dow component General Electric , despite being on the market since only November 2008, around the height of the financial crisis. Investors use ETFs because they are made up like mutual funds but trade like stocks.
"If you wanted to get aboard the train and the train has left the station, you can get in on a short-term basis before switching back to an unleveraged issue," says David Fry, a trader and publisher of ETF Digest. "You can catch up, basically."
But investors who simply think they can wantonly use the funds to get in on gains in the financial sector could be making a mistake, for a variety of reasons.
Double- and triple-leveraged funds have gotten a bad name in some corners of Wall Street in part because sometimes investors get fooled into thinking they're getting something they're not.
For instance, while the FAS and FAZ indicate they track financials, it's not the more common SPDR Financial Sector ETF that they follow. The SPDR XLF follows the Standard & Poor's financial sector, but the Direxion funds primarily track the Russell 1000 small-cap banks, though they also have much smaller allocations towards larger banks such as Citigroup and Goldman Sachs .
"So many traders and investors are using them, looking at their titles, and pretty much just judging a book by its cover," says John Gabriel, ETF analyst at Morningstar. "It's absolutely an issue of education and understanding of what you own and what you're trading."
ETF Insider
In fact, the leveraged ETFs have inspired so much caution that many portfolio managers are being locked out of them as big trading houses grow leery of intensified scrutiny from regulators over the issues.
Another of the concerns is that the leveraged ETFs sometimes don't even track their actual benchmarks over time. Last Thursday's market plunge, for instance, saw a rash of trader arbitraging, and a disproporationate amount of ETFs plunged compared to stocks during the Dow's nearly 1,000-point drop between 2 and 3 pm.
"The problem with these doubles and triples is they don't correlate with the underlying benchmark over any period of time," says Kathy Boyle, president of Chapin Hill Advisors in New York. "They're really meant to be trading vehicles. That's very difficult for the average adviser—they're not set up to be that way. Most clients don't understand."
But for those clients who do their homework, this can be a good time to deal in the ETFs as the financial sector continues to dominate the news and trading can get unpredictable.
"This is kind of a holdover from the financial crisis going back into March of last year when financials just dominated the news," Fry says. "Financials are back in the news again, and they're going to remain there for a while."
Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares
Direxion Daily Financial Bear 3X Shares
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Net Net: Promoting innovation and managing change
Taxpayers Will Foot the Bills of Fannie, Freddie Defendants
Published Tue, Dec 20 20119:34 AM EST Updated Fri, Sep 13 20134:33 PM EDT
John Carney@johnfcarney@carney
US Capitol Building with cash
One reason to suspect that the six executives from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not settle with the Securities and Exchange Commission any time soon: They are not paying their own legal bills.
The cost of litigating a case against the SEC is one of the main reasons defendants in these cases opt for a settlement. Goldman Sachs spent hundreds of millions of dollars in its case, only agreeing to settle after the SEC dropped the fraud charge. Few ordinary mortals can afford such things.
The legal fees in these cases are likely to be enormous. The discovery process will likely involve millions of pages of documents. Hundreds of witnesses will be deposed. Because of conflict of interest rules, each defendant will get his own legal team.
And it will all be paid for by the U.S. government. Back when Fannie and Freddie were nominally private government-sponsored entities, each company granted its executives indemnification rights under which the companies have to pay their legal fees.
So does that change now that Fannie and Freddie are owned by the government? Not according to the person who most matters, the director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
Peter Henning explains:
The Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations of the House Financial Services Committee held a hearing in February that considered the right to indemnification of former Fannie Mae executives involved in the accounting case settled in 2007. The written testimony of the acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees the two companies, stated that it was committed to following the indemnification provisions provided to its executives by paying reasonable lawyer’s fees.
So it seems very likely that the U.S. taxpayer will pay the legal fees for the six executives accused last week.
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One of the most memorable things about the Queensland state election campaign has been Clive Palmer's full-sized advertisements warning "a death tax could be Labor's plan". Apparently the advertisements did frighten a lot of people, so let's look at whether a death tax is likely in the near future. Let's get real. Going to an election with a policy of bringing in death duties would be highly risky for any party. But there are situations already occurring in which a tax on death can occur. If you cast your mind back to the 2019 Federal election, Labor went to the voters with a proposal to abolish the refund of franking credits for everybody except age pensioners. At the time I wrote that this had the potential to be a tax on widows, because of the difference between the pension assets test cut-off points for a couple and a single. If a couple had assets of $700,000 and were receiving a pension of $13,700 a year between them, the survivor would lose their pension on their partner's death, because the cut-off point for a single pensioner is just $583,000. Yes, under that proposal, the survivor would have lost the entire age pension, and their franking credits, as well as their life partner. But the proposal sank like a stone at the polls. There are two other areas where death can create a tax situation. The first is superannuation - remember that the taxable portion of your superannuation currently suffers a death tax of 17 per cent if left to a non-dependent. This may not be relevant to a couple, because a partner is automatically classed as a dependent under superannuation rules, but it has huge implications for a single person. In the normal course of events, by the time people pass away their children have long ceased to be dependents, so any superannuation they inherit is subject to this tax. Of course, it is easy to avoid, as long as you have at least one trustworthy person you are close to. The person with the superannuation just needs to execute an Enduring Power of Attorney with instructions for the attorney to withdraw their superannuation tax-free and deposit it in the member's bank account if death becomes imminent. The other existing tax often associated with death is capital gains tax. In most cases death does not trigger CGT, it transfers the liability to the beneficiaries of the estate, who will be liable for CGT when they dispose of the asset. Let's suppose your parents owned a bundle of CSL shares which they bought 10 years ago for just $10 each, and which are now worth over $300 each. If they died tomorrow and left those shares to you, you would be able to receive them free of CGT. But the moment you disposed of them, your CGT would be calculated from the original cost that the deceased paid for them, and you would be liable for CGT on any increase in value over that $10. So there are definitely situations where death can trigger a taxable event. Notice though, that all the examples above relate to Commonwealth legislation, which has nothing to do with what any state government may decide to do. But bringing in a death tax would not be easy. In the late 1970s Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen abolished death duties in Queensland, and this action was quickly followed by all the other states, as it would be impractical to have death duties in some states and not in others. And there is one more issue - you can't have death duties without imposing gift duty as well. Otherwise, people close to death would simply give their assets away to avoid a tax on the estate. Our tax system is continually under review, but I reckon that death duties will stay in the too hard basket for many years to come. I have heard that if you get a tax deduction for super contributions you can't also get a co-contribution in the same year. I wonder if this is actually true, or whether the intention is to warn people you cannot receive both benefits for the same contribution? I ask because I plan to claim a tax deduction for a $3,000 contribution, and hope also to get a co-contribution for a $1000 non-concessional contribution. What you have heard is incorrect. Anybody who is eligible to contribute to superannuation may make a concessional contribution and claim a tax deduction for it. Also, anybody who qualifies under the income guidelines can make a non-concessional contribution and be eligible for the co-contribution. Just a bear in mind that concessional contributions lose 15% in entry tax - you may be better off making non-concessional contributions if you have a very low income. Just do the sums. Could you explain the relationship between the Reserve Bank cash rate and our savings interest rates? The cash rate has remained the same since March but every month since, our interest rates on savings accounts have been reduced. The more I save the less interest I seem to attract. The cash rate is the interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds in the money market on an overnight basis. Therefore, while it is an indicator of what market rates may be, it has no direct link to what banks are charging on loans or paying on interest-bearing accounts. All you can do a shop around, and look for the best deal. There are many websites that can help you with that but keep in mind that many of the "best deals" are honeymoon rates and subject to much fine print. My wife and I are aged pensioners and are about to receive an inheritance that will put us above the $869,500 aged pension threshold. This means we will lose our pension concession card benefits. We can apply for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, but have been told this could take months to be processed. You once wrote that if the aged pension was cancelled, the government automatically provided a 'health card' as an interim measure to being issued a CSHC. Is this correct? Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen says you will be advised if you're no longer entitled to the Pensioner Concession Card when you report your inheritance to Centrelink. They don't issue a replacement health care card automatically. You will be sent an invitation to apply for the CSHC to your inbox in your Centrelink online account. Services Australia processes millions of payment and concession card claims every year, and work hard to ensure they're processed quickly. An inheritance is not treated as income for the CSHC. However, if you have invested the inheritance and get income from these investments, you may need to include this in your application. Once a CSHC claim is processed, they will backdate your eligibility for the card to the date the claim was lodged. You will not be eligible for subsidised Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicine at the concessional rate until you receive your card. Once you have lodged your claim and it's being processed, you can ask your pharmacist for an official PBS refund receipt so you can ask for reimbursement after your card arrives. If you choose a more expensive brand of medicine, you may need to pay more and this may not be fully refunded. Your pharmacist can tell you which brands cost more. You can apply for reimbursement by completing the Patient claim for refund PBS form.
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MONEY | Living for ways to avoid the taxes that death can trigger
Noel Whittaker
Is a death tax likely in the near future? Picture: Shutterstock.
One of the most memorable things about the Queensland state election campaign has been Clive Palmer's full-sized advertisements warning "a death tax could be Labor's plan".
Apparently the advertisements did frighten a lot of people, so let's look at whether a death tax is likely in the near future.
Let's get real. Going to an election with a policy of bringing in death duties would be highly risky for any party. But there are situations already occurring in which a tax on death can occur.
If you cast your mind back to the 2019 Federal election, Labor went to the voters with a proposal to abolish the refund of franking credits for everybody except age pensioners.
At the time I wrote that this had the potential to be a tax on widows, because of the difference between the pension assets test cut-off points for a couple and a single.
If a couple had assets of $700,000 and were receiving a pension of $13,700 a year between them, the survivor would lose their pension on their partner's death, because the cut-off point for a single pensioner is just $583,000.
Yes, under that proposal, the survivor would have lost the entire age pension, and their franking credits, as well as their life partner. But the proposal sank like a stone at the polls.
There are two other areas where death can create a tax situation. The first is superannuation - remember that the taxable portion of your superannuation currently suffers a death tax of 17 per cent if left to a non-dependent.
This may not be relevant to a couple, because a partner is automatically classed as a dependent under superannuation rules, but it has huge implications for a single person.
In the normal course of events, by the time people pass away their children have long ceased to be dependents, so any superannuation they inherit is subject to this tax.
Of course, it is easy to avoid, as long as you have at least one trustworthy person you are close to.
The person with the superannuation just needs to execute an Enduring Power of Attorney with instructions for the attorney to withdraw their superannuation tax-free and deposit it in the member's bank account if death becomes imminent.
The other existing tax often associated with death is capital gains tax. In most cases death does not trigger CGT, it transfers the liability to the beneficiaries of the estate, who will be liable for CGT when they dispose of the asset.
Let's suppose your parents owned a bundle of CSL shares which they bought 10 years ago for just $10 each, and which are now worth over $300 each.
If they died tomorrow and left those shares to you, you would be able to receive them free of CGT. But the moment you disposed of them, your CGT would be calculated from the original cost that the deceased paid for them, and you would be liable for CGT on any increase in value over that $10.
So there are definitely situations where death can trigger a taxable event. Notice though, that all the examples above relate to Commonwealth legislation, which has nothing to do with what any state government may decide to do.
But bringing in a death tax would not be easy.
In the late 1970s Queensland Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Petersen abolished death duties in Queensland, and this action was quickly followed by all the other states, as it would be impractical to have death duties in some states and not in others.
And there is one more issue - you can't have death duties without imposing gift duty as well. Otherwise, people close to death would simply give their assets away to avoid a tax on the estate.
Our tax system is continually under review, but I reckon that death duties will stay in the too hard basket for many years to come.
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Noel answers your money question
I have heard that if you get a tax deduction for super contributions you can't also get a co-contribution in the same year. I wonder if this is actually true, or whether the intention is to warn people you cannot receive both benefits for the same contribution?
I ask because I plan to claim a tax deduction for a $3,000 contribution, and hope also to get a co-contribution for a $1000 non-concessional contribution.
What you have heard is incorrect. Anybody who is eligible to contribute to superannuation may make a concessional contribution and claim a tax deduction for it. Also, anybody who qualifies under the income guidelines can make a non-concessional contribution and be eligible for the co-contribution. Just a bear in mind that concessional contributions lose 15% in entry tax - you may be better off making non-concessional contributions if you have a very low income. Just do the sums.
Could you explain the relationship between the Reserve Bank cash rate and our savings interest rates? The cash rate has remained the same since March but every month since, our interest rates on savings accounts have been reduced. The more I save the less interest I seem to attract.
The cash rate is the interest rate which banks pay to borrow funds in the money market on an overnight basis. Therefore, while it is an indicator of what market rates may be, it has no direct link to what banks are charging on loans or paying on interest-bearing accounts. All you can do a shop around, and look for the best deal. There are many websites that can help you with that but keep in mind that many of the "best deals" are honeymoon rates and subject to much fine print.
My wife and I are aged pensioners and are about to receive an inheritance that will put us above the $869,500 aged pension threshold. This means we will lose our pension concession card benefits.
We can apply for a Commonwealth Seniors Health Card, but have been told this could take months to be processed. You once wrote that if the aged pension was cancelled, the government automatically provided a 'health card' as an interim measure to being issued a CSHC. Is this correct?
Services Australia General Manager Hank Jongen says you will be advised if you're no longer entitled to the Pensioner Concession Card when you report your inheritance to Centrelink.
They don't issue a replacement health care card automatically. You will be sent an invitation to apply for the CSHC to your inbox in your Centrelink online account. Services Australia processes millions of payment and concession card claims every year, and work hard to ensure they're processed quickly.
An inheritance is not treated as income for the CSHC. However, if you have invested the inheritance and get income from these investments, you may need to include this in your application. Once a CSHC claim is processed, they will backdate your eligibility for the card to the date the claim was lodged.
You will not be eligible for subsidised Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) medicine at the concessional rate until you receive your card. Once you have lodged your claim and it's being processed, you can ask your pharmacist for an official PBS refund receipt so you can ask for reimbursement after your card arrives. If you choose a more expensive brand of medicine, you may need to pay more and this may not be fully refunded. Your pharmacist can tell you which brands cost more. You can apply for reimbursement by completing the Patient claim for refund PBS form.
Noel Whittaker is the author of Making Money Made Simple and numerous other books on personal finance. noel@noelwhittaker.com.au
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NVIDIA and VMware team up to release cloud software
The US-based chip manufacturer is teaming up with VMware and Amazon’s cloud division to support large businesses which are looking to host artificial intelligence programs in Amazon’s cloud.
NVIDIA marked its beginning by manufacturing chips that made computer games more realistic. But since AI has become more commercial, they started supplying chips that have sped up various AI processes such as image recognition and data handling. Mainstream businesses are now slowly moving towards AI technology because of its ability to identify patterns in finance that helps in forecast and budget control.
Many large businesses use softwares made by VMware to exchange computing work back and forth, mainly from their own data centers and at times to cloud data centers by Amazon Web Services based on whichever is cheaper. But the process is troublesome as most of the computer programs require NVIDIA chips for a speed boost.
VMware on its website wrote “Customers can get a graphics experience that's equivalent to dedicated hardware delivered with the cost-effectiveness that only GPU virtualization can provide.”
NVIDIA is planning to release software known as the vComputerServer to face this issue and to let their customers move the computing work around easily. The formal release date for the software has not been announced by the companies yet.
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Tuesday 17 March 2020 11:47 am
Coronavirus: Sadiq Khan urges government to extend business relief
Stefan Boscia
London Mayor Sadiq Khan leaves 10 Downing Street in central London on March 16, 2020, after a COBRA meeting on the government's response to the novel coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak. (Photo by Tolga AKMEN / AFP) (Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)
Sadiq Khan has asked Boris Johnson for vastly increased financial relief for London businesses affected by the coronavirus outbreak.
The mayor of London wrote to Johnson today to ask that “greater levels of assistance to businesses, large and small” is given through through tax breaks and cash handouts during the outbreak.
Read more: Exclusive: Sadiq Khan to hold emergency economic summit
Khan has specifically called on the government to bail out pubs, clubs and theatres that will suffer from new draconian social distancing measures announced yesterday.
He added that businesses should be given “help with payroll bills” and that “further extensions in support for statutory sick pay and benefits” are given to freelancers and the self-employed.
Khan held an emergency summit of businesses leaders and advocacy groups last night to draw up the list of requests to help companies stay afloat during the coronavirus downturn.
“I believe the next steps must include…that a sub-group of Cobra is convened urgently to coordinate cross government action to support business and the economy,” Khan’s letter read.
“Businesses told me that they are concerned that action across government is inconsistent and opportunities are being missed to act quickly.
“There needs to be a single Cabinet Minister responsible for dealing with the economic impacts of this crisis, and a single point of contact for business in Whitehall, rather than multiple points of engagement across many government departments. “
Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced in last week’s Budget that business rates would be suspended for businesses with a rateable value of less than £51,000.
However, many London businesses are not eligible for the tax break leading many in hospitality and retail to fear that the Covid-19 outbreak could lead to financial ruin.
This sentiment has increased since Johnson advised people to stop going to pubs, restaurants and theatres yesterday in a dramatic increase in social distancing measures.
London Chamber of Commerce and Industry chief executive Richard Burge, who attended yesterday’s meeting with Khan, said the capital needed “targeted intervention”.
“Rateable values of many small business premises in London are higher than the £51,000 level that the Government capped the business rates holiday at,” he said.
“This needs to be looked at again immediately, as cashflow is fast running out for some of these businesses.
Read more: Laura Ashley collapses after coronavirus hits trading
“In general terms, we need to ensure that the economic support measures allow people to pay their rent and mortgage, or keep their business afloat.
“That’s also key to preserving life and ensuring self-isolation compliance.”
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Snapshot, 1954: Such is life in racing…
It’s 1954, and at Le Mans, the Count Innocente Baggio is desperately trying to dig out his Ferrari 375 MM from the sandbank at Tertre Rouge. But despite the quandary, the Italian nobleman still manages to cut a dash in his grey alpaca suit…
Entered under Luigi Chinetti’s N.A.R.T. banner, Baggio has been paired up with the Dominican playboy Porfirio Rubirosa, who’s famously been accompanied at the great endurance race by his glamorous girlfriend, the actress and socialite Zsa Zsa Gabor. But despite the duo’s charisma and charm, their race lasted a mere five laps before Baggio beached the Ferrari at Tertre Rouge. For a whole hour, dressed for the occasion in a finely tailored grey suit and bowtie, Baggio has dug furiously to try and release the car, but alas his efforts have been in vain. Dejected, there is nothing for him to do but dust off his attire, place his hat back on, light a cigarette and ponder what might have been. Well, either that or the no-doubt elaborate antics that will follow away from the track this evening.
Photo courtesy of Aguttes © 2017
This limited edition print will be sold at Aguttes’ Gentlemen Only sale on 22 April in Paris, along with a plethora of intriguing lots, from furniture and art to watches and classic cars.
Author Alex Easthope
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Devices, accessories, and our unbiased reviews
Is the Motorola One Vision Water Resistant?
Motorola has added a new member to its mid-range family, and this really is one to be excited about. The Motorola One Vision offers a whole host of features usually reserved for more premium priced handsets, but is the Motorola One Vision water resistant?
The Motorola One Vision comes with an IP52 rating for water resistance. This offers protection from vertical drops of water at an angle up to 15 degrees, but not full immersion. The device is also coated in Gorilla Glass which offers an extra layer of protection.
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What is an IP rating and is it important?
An IP rating is an international standard that is used to define levels of sealing effectiveness of electrical enclosures against intrusion from foreign bodies (such as dirt and dust) and moisture.
An IP rating is presented in the form of ‘IP’ (Ingress Protection) followed by two numbers.
The first of these numbers refers to protection provided against solids. This number ranges from 1 to 6 and the higher the number the better the protection. For example, 1 promises protection against solid objects over 50mm, whilst a 6 rating indicates that a device is dust tight.
The second number then, refers to protection from liquids and ranges from 1 to 8. In this instance, a ‘1’ rating describes protection against vertically falling drops of water (such as rain), whilst a top-of-the-class ‘8’ rating promises protection against the effects of long periods of immersion under water, usually outlined by the manufacturer.
As such, an IP68 rating is currently the best certification that can be ascribed to a smartphone device, however it’s important to remember that the relevant testing is only performed on fresh water. As such, you may experience an extremely different outcome in the face of salt water and other liquids such as spilt drinks.
What does IP52 mean?
In line with Ingress Protection certifications, IP52 has two clear meanings for the Motorola One Vision.
The ‘5’ rating against dust and solids means that ingress of dust is not entirely prevented. Whilst this means that the Motorola One Vision is protected against contact with small particles, they must not enter in sufficient quantity as to interfere with the satisfactory operation of the equipment. In short, the Motorola One Vision has some protection against dust and complete protection against contact.
The ‘2’ rating against moisture, certifies protection against vertically dripping water when the enclosure is tilted at an angle of up to 15 degrees from its normal position.
This means that the Motorola One Vision does not come with guaranteed protection from immersion under water for any period of time or powerful jets and sprays of water. As such, whilst you should not encounter any problems using the device in rain, we wouldn’t advise taking it for a shower with you.
What is Gorilla Glass, and does it help with water resistance?
As well as having an IP52 rating for water and dust resistance, the Motorola One Vision has a 4D sheet of Gorilla Glass draped across the device both back and front.
Gorilla Glass is a well-known brand, producing chemically strengthened glass that is designed to be thin and light so that it can be used on a range of handheld electronic devices, and importantly damage resistant. Indeed, in production, the glass is immersed in a proprietary, hot, potassium-salt, ion-exchange bath to gain its surface strength and crack-resistance.
Gorilla Glass undergoes testing for flexibility, scratch resistance and impact protection before mass production. From this, it’s claimed that Gorilla Glass is able to survive drops of up to 1.6 meters (or selfie height!) onto hard surfaces 80% of the time as well as 15 consecutive drops from 1 meter onto rough surfaces.
As such, whilst not being produced for water resistance, this essentially provides your smartphone device with a thin layer which is durable and resilient. When you think about it as an extra layer of protection to your Motorola One Vision, you get a rough idea of how this might work in the face of small drops of water such as light rain.
Are there any other ways to protect the Motorola One Vision from water?
Whilst the Motorola One Vision does come with a level of certified water resistance, there are a number of ways in which you can further protect your device from water.
The b est of these is by purchasing a waterproof case for your device.
The DiCAPac Action Universal Case is perfect for wet scenarios and provides all of the protection that you need to be more adventurous with your smartphone device in tandem. As well as coming with the highest grade JIS IPX8 waterproof rating, the window on the front is crystal clear so that you can easily see the screen on your phone and still use all of the features that you need.
Indeed, you are still able to make full use of the touchscreen whilst it’s in the case and also make calls. The case also protects against dust and other particles, as well as water.
Is the Motorola One Vision worth it?
The Motorola One Vision offers a new way to enjoy your favourite movies and programmes whilst on-the-go, with its CinemaVision Full HD+ display. This matches the aspect ratio of the cinema and a 1080 x 2520-pixel resolution at 411ppi means that colours are bright and vivid.
The Motorola One Vision is also the first Motorola device to feature a front O-shaped cutout for the selfie camera, maximising the display fully. This lends the One Vision an 85% screen-to-body ratio so you can fully enjoy photos, videos and app content.
The 48MP main lens, coupled with a 5MP depth sensor is exceptional and captures some amazing images. It benefits from AI and Quad Pixel technology, which delivers four times the low light sensitivity. There is also Optical Image Stabilisation and Night Vision so you snap great photos even in dimly lit rooms or on dark, cloudy days.
With a 3,500mAh battery you will get through a full day with ease. But when you do need some juice, then Turbo Power Charging will get you up again in 15 minutes.
Motorola One Vision Key Features
Android 9.0 (Pie) with Android One
3” CinemaVision (21:9) FHD+ Display
Dual 48MP main camera with 5MP depth sensor
Quad Pixel technology, OIS and Night Vision
25MP Selfie Camera
128GB internal storage / 4GB RAM
USB Type-C / BT 5.0 / Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
3,500mAh battery / Turbopower charging
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Definition: Apple Watch
A family of smartwatches from Apple that debuted in April 2015. Compatible with iPhones starting with the iPhone 5, the screen's Force Touch senses the difference between a tap and a press enabling two modes of touch interaction. Models include an altimeter and Apple Music streaming, and all models include a heart rate monitor and irregular rhythm notification. Each series is available in two case sizes with numerous band styles. The watch's Taptic Engine "taps" the wearer on the wrist for notifications.
If the watch was previously paired with the iPhone via Bluetooth but goes out of range, it can use the same Wi-Fi network to send iMessages, an animated sketch, taps and heartbeats to other Apple Watch users (see Digital Touch). The device can also run Siri over Wi-Fi.
Apple Watch 6 and SE (40mm/44mm)
Introduced in 2020, these flagship models include international emergency calling, fall detection and compass. The Series 6 features an always-on display and sensors for blood oxygen level and taking an electrocardiogram (ECG). Cellular capability is optional.
Apple Watch 3 (38mm/42mm)
The Series 3 is the economy line. When introduced in 2017, performance was improved over the Series 2 along with lower prices. With the cellular option, the Series 3 was the first Apple Watch to become a stand-alone cellphone, but the cellular option was dropped in 2020.
Apple Watch Nike, Apple Watch Hermes (40mm/44mm)
In 2016, Apple introduced the sports-oriented Nike and fashionable Hermes models. As of 2020, the Nike option is available in Series 6 and SE, and the Hermes models are available in 10 different band styles.
A Digital Crown
The Apple Watch Digital Crown is used to zoom, scroll, activate Siri and display the home screen. The power button accesses contacts and Apple Pay.
The Original Collections
With more than 40 models, no smartwatch ever debuted with such variety. The aluminum Sport line had plastic bands, and the stainless steel Watch was available in several band styles. Edition models had gold-plated cases and one in solid gold retailed for USD $17,000. (Images courtesy of Apple Inc.)
The First Update
In 2016, the second-generation Edition changed from gold to ceramic cases at a lower price. The Sport became Series 1, and the Watch became Series 2. Nike and Hermes models were added and are still available as of 2020. (Images courtesy of Apple Inc.)
Easy to Connect the Charger
Apple's MagSafe connector attaches magnetically onto the back of the watch.
Almost overnight, an industry of third-party Apple Watch bands sprang up; witness this assortment at Best Buy.
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Marriott trims US hotel plans, cancels development meeting
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Joe Bousquin
Marriott International pulled back on development of new hotels in the U.S. in the second quarter of this year, according to comments from CEO Arne Sorenson during a conference call with Wall Street analysts. The global hotel chain also canceled a regularly scheduled meeting with developers in April.
The firm had 510,000 total rooms in its pipeline, including 28,000 approved in the quarter, down from 516,000 rooms a quarter earlier. Sorenson said various deals have been put on hold due to developers' uncertainty over COVID-19.
"Even if the financing is done, if construction hasn't already started, it well might be that you're sitting there saying, 'Well, let's watch it here now over the next number of months and see what happens,'" Sorenson said.
Dive Insight:
Sorenson told analysts that despite signing 30% more new development deals in the Asia Pacific region in 2020 than a year earlier, elsewhere, overall deal interest had declined, including in the U.S.
“The pace of signings is not as robust in other regions around the world largely due to the lackluster lending environment and owner uncertainty,” he said. “The pipeline is 1% lower than at the end of the first quarter with the slowed signings and a few more projects than usual put on hold.”
That environment led to the canceled meeting with developers. “It seemed ... an odd time, I suppose, to be bringing in deals that we couldn’t really underwrite," Sorenson said.
However, the CEO rang a more optimistic note on two fronts: That the second quarter was likely the worst business environment the company would ever see, and that lower construction prices could spur some developers to break ground sooner rather than later, even amid continued uncertainty.
“We are having productive conversations with owners and franchisees who want to move forward,” Sorenson said. “Some are hoping to see lower construction costs in the weaker economic environment for new builds.”
Other hotel developers are taking advantage of that trend, with Hilton Worldwide Holdings growing its pipeline to 414,100 rooms in the second quarter from 405,000 a quarter earlier, and from 387,000 at the end of 2019, according to the Baltimore Business Journal.
Meanwhile, Dutch hotel developer citizenM has broken ground on new hotels in Washington, D.C., and Boston to take advantage of those lower prices.
“The bids we’re getting are coming in under our pre-COVID budget expectations,” said Ernest Lee, citizenM’s managing director of development for North America, who put the percentage discount on those bids in the high single digits. “Over the next couple years, we anticipate the most competitive construction environment that we are likely to see for some time.”
That silver lining for developers, however, may not be as positive for contractors, who have been submitting lowball bids at slim profit margins just to keep crews busy.
“There are more firms chasing fewer deals," said Anirban Basu, chief economist at the Associated Builders and Contractors trade group.
Marriott's shrinking U.S. hotel development pipeline adds quantifiable data to reports from contractors about construction activity in the hospitality sector decreasing significantly since the onset of COVID-19. That, in turn, has resulted in contractors taking on fewer projects for less money.
Shane Napper, president of construction at Grand Rapids, Michigan-based Rockford Construction, told Construction Dive that his firm does not have one hotel project underway now that wasn’t already started when the coronavirus hit.
“We’ve seen overall fees starting to go down, maybe by a quarter of a point on a construction management project," said Napper. "It’s not dramatic, but it is starting to trend down.”
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Trump campaign spokesman Hogan Gidley says president CAN'T denounce the Capitol riot because he's been banned from Twitter and insists voter fraud claims came from 'attorneys and advisors'
Firing mortars at Assad? There’s an app for that: Syrian rebels use an iPad to aim
Rebels in Jobar have been pictured using an iPad to aim shells
Troops from the same area were filmed using a map application to guide shells onto regime forces three months ago
By Chris Pleasance
Published: 17:35 EST, 17 September 2013 | Updated: 03:04 EST, 18 September 2013
They say that necessity is the mother of all invention and need is never greater than at a time of war.
So that may account for the unconventional method being used by these Syrian rebels to aim mortar shells.
Members of the 'Ansar Dimachk' Brigade, which operates under the Free Syrian Army, were snapped on September 15 using the tablet computer to help fire a homemade mortar towards a battlefront in Jobar, a suburb of Damascus.
Precise: using an accelerometer application, these rebels are ready to guide shells onto Assad's troops
Twitter speculation suggests that the soldiers might be using a spirit level application to determine the angle of fire, a key measurement which affects how far the shell will travel.
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In June, more tech-savvy troops from the same area were also filmed using maps on an iPad to aim weapons at Assad's forces.
In the video soldiers can be seen setting up a mortar before turning on the Apple tablet in order to guide the ordinance to its chosen target.
Tech-savvy: it is not the first time that rebels in Jobar have used Apple technology to target Assad
Clever: using a walkie talkie and a tablet computer this rebel guides the shells to their targets
It is not the first time during the Middle East's Arab Spring that improvisation has been required in order to win battles.
In June 2011, during the siege of Misrata, Libyan rebels fighting the forces of Colonel Gaddafi set up workshops in order to manufacture homemade weapons including armoured vehicles, machine guns, and missile batteries.
Molotov cocktails, made by inserting a flaming rag into a bottle of petrol or another flammable liquid, were also used during the fighting.
Pieces of broken mirror were also placed on corners allowing rebels to watch for Gaddafi's snipers without being shot.
Improvised: Libyan rebels patrol the streets of Misrata in a homemade tank in 2011
Easy to make: Molotov cocktails were also used by Libyan rebels as an easy way of taking out armoured vehicles
In Syria Bashar al-Assad has said his country will hand over chemical weapons to the UN to be destroyed after a Russian peace plan was agreed by US Secretary of State John Kerry.
The agreement will put an end to American threats of military intervention for the time being.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has also said that leaders may need to be forced rather than urged to the negotiating table to hold a peace conference over Syria's future.
Lavrov blames rebel leadership as being the main opposition to talks, though it is unclear how he would force them to attend.
After talks in Paris on Monday, French President Francois Hollande's office said the three Western permanent members on the Security Council - the United States, Britain and France - agreed to seek a strong resolution that sets binding deadlines for the removal of Syria's chemical weapons.
Syrian rebels use iPad app to aim mortars at Assad's regime forces in Damascus
Putin's most prominent critic Alexei Navalny boards plane for Moscow
Navalny's wife quotes Russian film as plane gets ready to take off
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Having music on at work actually makes people MORE productive - background noise stimulates the mind
Library-like silence is 'not good' for creativity
Moderate background noise like music or pub chatter is ideal
'Perfect' level for work is 70 decibels - the noise level of a car driving past
Music while you work? The background chatter of a radio - or even a pub - is actually the perfect environment for creativity
The background chatter of a radio - or even a pub - is actually the perfect environment for work.
The silence of a library might be great for reading, but noise sparks creativity.
For 'moderate' background noise like music or even chatter is better than silence to spark creativity at work, said the university study.
But it has to be the right level with 70 decibels the suggested ideal - which is about the same as the noise made by a car driving past, it added.
It's the 'Goldilocks Principle' said business professor Ravi Mehta who studied the way a brain processes information against different levels of background noise.
Not enough noise and the mind tends to have little or no stimulation. Too loud and the distractions are too great. The middle is 'just right', said Mehta, of the University of Illinois.
As a guide, 70 decibels is about the noise made by one ordinary-sized car going past - a stream of traffic, by comparison, would make around 85 decibels.
A lorry's horn beeping would make 110 decibel but a conversation at a nearby dinner table would be more like 60 decibels.
Professor Mehta said: ‘A moderate level of noise not only enhances creative problem-solving but also leads to a greater adoption of innovative products in certain settings.’
‘It turns out that around 70 decibels is the sweet spot. If you go beyond that, it's too loud, and the noise starts to negatively affect creativity.
‘It's the Goldilocks principle - the middle is just right.’
He added: ‘An increased level of distraction makes you think 'out-of-the-box', what we call abstract thinking or abstract processing, a hallmark of increased creativity.
‘But when you start to go beyond that moderate level of noise what happens is that distraction becomes so huge that it really starts affecting the thought process.’
It means that for those who like to work on their own, for instance, they would be better off in a moderately busy coffee shop at home in silence.
He said: ‘This is research that people can relate to almost immediately.
‘I'm working in a coffee shop - how does the background volume of the music affect my performance?
‘Instead of burying oneself in a quiet room trying to figure out a solution, walking outside of one's comfort zone and getting into a relatively noisy environment like a cafe may actually trigger the brain to think abstractly, and thus generate creative ideas.’
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Premier League football agent charged with 'wounding' man in 'nasty' pub attack
James Featherstone, who also represents Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk, is set to appear before court
Nicholas BieberNews Reporter
Jamie Featherstone is a football agent who represents players and managers including Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk (right) (Image: @JLFOmniSports)
A football agent to Manchester United’s Chris Smalling has been charged over a “nasty” attack in a pub toilet which left a man in his 50s in hospital.
James Featherstone, who also represents Sheffield Wednesday manager Garry Monk, will appear before court over the assault in Greater Manchester.
Officers from Greater Manchester Police had released images of two men following the incident, appealing to the public for help identifying them.
One of the men in the image is claimed to be James Featherstone, whose company OmniSports also represent Cardiff City players Joe Bennett and Neil Etheridge.
Featherstone has been charged in connection with the alleged assault in a pub toilet in Greater Manchester (Image: @JLFOmniSports)
The alleged attack took place in the Stamford Arms in the leafy village of Bowdon near Altrincham (Image: Google)
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The Mail Online reports that it is understood that Featherstone, 39, subsequently attended a voluntary interview with officers investigating the case in July.
And he has now been charged with section 18 wounding with intent along with another man, Benjamin Cowgill, 38. Both are due to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates Court on November 5.
Featherstone had previously told the Mail that he had already spoken to officers.
“I replied to the appeal for information instantly,” he explained. “I have spoken with the police and obviously am more than happy to assist them in any way I can with their enquiry.”
The victim of the alleged assault was taken to hospital to have treatment for lacerations to his scalp and eyebrow (Image: @JLFOmniSports)
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The attack happened at the Stamford Arms in the leafy village of Bowdon, near Altrincham, at around 9pm on March 8.
The victim had to be taken to hospital after he was left with lacerations to the left side of his scalp and eyebrow.
He had been assaulted after he entered the gents’ toilets.
When launching the appeal for information which included the images - before Featherstone contacted the police - Detective Constable Gareth Richards said: “This was a nasty assault that left a man needing hospital treatment.
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“He has since recovered from his injuries and we’re determined to find the people who have attacked him.”
A spokesperson for GMP said: “Two men have been charged after a man was attacked in Trafford. James Featherstone and Benjamin Cowgill have both been charged with section 18 wounding with intent.
“The men will appear at Manchester & Salford Magistrates Court on Tuesday 5 November 2019. At around 9pm on Friday 8 March 2019 a man in his 50s was attacked after entering the gents’ toilets at the Stamford Arms in Bowdon.”
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Sinking under a wave of trash
25/11/2019 – by Karim Okanla
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Garbage is piling up all over Benin. The problem is acute in urban areas, particularly in poor neighbourhoods. Even Lake Nokoué, which supplies fish to Cotonou and surrounding areas, is used as a garbage dump. So are open-air food markets across the country.
Government authorities seem unable to cope with the problem. And many residents are giving up. Marlene S., a 25-years old fruit and vegetables seller at the Dantokpa market in Cotonou, used to yell at anyone carrying a basketful of rotting garbage on their head. ‘’I knew right away that they would dump their trash in front of my stall’’, she said. ‘’But I’ve given up the fight now. You can see for yourself! These people just won’t dispose of their refuse somewhere else.’’
Lack of regular garbage pickup has created shocking eyesores and health hazards across Benin. The sprawling and crowded agglomeration of Cotonou is badly affected by poor sanitation, blocked gutters and foul smells. Lake Nokoué is seriously polluted, with decomposing trash visible on its banks and on its murky surface. Residents often come to the lake under cover of darkness, dump trash in the lake, defecate and disappear.
Municipal authorities have failed to provide residents with regular refuse collection and disposal. Once in a while, labourers in yellow vests are seen cleaning the streets or removing mud from clogged dirt roads, especially during the rainy season. But that is the exception, as officials do not have enough trucks to collect and dispose of the mud and the trash.
Porto-Novo, a small sleepy town and the administrative capital of Benin, has similar problems. Talk about sanitation with anyone in that old colonial style town, and you will hear about its infamous Foun Foun Tokpota landfill. Scavengers go there to collect items that they can recycle and sell. They go through the garbage with their bare hands. Hungry animals including dogs, goats, sheep and pigs root through the trash for food, while black and white birds hover around. Meanwhile, toxic smoke billows from truck tyres that have been set on fire. The landfill’s polluted air alone is a serious health hazard.
In Parakou, the largest urban agglomeration in northern Benin, mountains of trash are left to rot in stagnant waters during the rainy season. The residents of Kabera, an impoverished neighbourhood, recently aired their grievances on a local radio station, saying the trash is causing fatal malaria in many young children and pregnant women, as well as a growing incidence of respiratory and eye diseases.
Contrary to the claims made for devolution of power to local governments, decentralisation is not helping to improve local services. Local officials lack the money and technical know-how to manage the problem. Several municipal authorities, including the acting mayor of Cotonou, have said they can do little to address the challenge of garbage disposal.
Volunteers and a few non-governmental organisations try to fill the gap, launching regular campaigns to remove plastic bags and other trash. But bad habits die hard: more trash appears on the streets only hours after they have been cleaned. Open defecation and urinating is another scourge. For many people in this impoverished country, health and sanitation appear to be low on their priority list.
Karim Okanla is a media scholar and freelance author based in Benin.
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Take a moment and think of your most compelling sales memory. Think about a
sales seminar, a purchase you made with the salesperson leaving a huge impression
on you, or even a professor or teacher whose lecture you remember and can still re-
tell to others even after possibly many years. There is a common thread between
these examples that is actually hard wired into our brains. Human beings have been
around for over 100,000 years. Earliest cave paintings have been around for
roughly 27,000 years. The written word has only been used to convey history or
thought for about 5,000 years. Just the simple math of those figures tell you that the
“stories” that we hear and tell are far older and likely more sophisticated than the
most detailed writings of our experiences. But there is more to it than that. As just
another animal in the animal kingdom, our brains have been evolving since our
early existence. As mammals and apex predators, we have evolved to use our larger
brains to communicate very complex thought patterns and speech. All of this time
and experience have combined to create a rich and colorful way of getting our point
across. Our brains are literally developed to respond to story telling to remember
experiences and use those memories to trigger responses in other members of our
species. The frontal cortex of a human is most active when listening to, and
preparing to respond to another human communicating with us through speech.
We have evolved so specifically, that certain words or phrases used most often like,
“you can say that again” are disregarded as non-essential phrases. Greater
importance is placed when a story begins with “I remember when I was younger, my
Dad used to tell me…..”
The collaborative effect of making another person stop, listen, and think of what
their Mother or Father might have told them is literally seared into our DNA. 25,000
years ago, it might have been advice on how to run down a zebra or avoid a lion, but
the brain still operates the same when being told how to avoid a collision in a car.
What this means for us today is significant when selling or even buying. A great
storyteller can capture one’s attention, captivate their audience, and communicate
intentions far more successfully than a salesperson going through features,
advantages, and benefits. It’s difficult to be disciplined in today’s hustle bustle
world in which demands are placed on a salesperson to get results fast, but longer
lasting, greater results can be had if you will just take the time to tell stories and let
your customers tell you their stories. It’s the quickest way to build rapport, and
most importantly, be remembered by your audience. So take some time to think of a
dozen or so stories that you can use to illustrate who you are, and what you are
trying to communicate. Go ahead and tell me a story!
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Matty Godden reveals how Coventry City players are feeling ahead of big EFL vote
Sky Blues remain on furlough but are keeping up their fitness levels just in case League One action returns this season.
Matty Godden and his teammates are awaiting news from the EFL over the future of their promotion push. (Image: Lewis Storey/Getty Images)
Coventry City striker Matty Godden says he and his furloughed Sky Blues teammates are keeping themselves as fit as they possibly can just in case League One action returns next month.
Mark Robins' players are currently waiting patiently for news on the future of their promotion push with the club set for two major EFL votes next week - a wait that Godden says is "killing them".
The Championship will make a comeback behind closed doors on June 20, three days after the Premier League returns to our screens, but third division clubs remain in disagreement over the future of the League One campaign.
The EFL deemed four weeks of training enough for the likes of Leeds United and Nottingham Forest to get back to action - but Godden believes that match sharpness will not return until clubs are well into their intense run of fixtures.
"That's a difficult one," he told Forza Football Academy coach Andy Welsh when asked how long it would take Coventry players to get back to being match ready.
"Match fitness is completely different to any other fitness. It is going to be hard because playing games in pre-season does not get you match fit. When you start a league season in August you are not properly match fit and sharp until maybe the second week in September.
Matty Godden fires Coventry City ahead. (Image: EMPICS Sport)
"When I used to go back into Scunthorpe as a youngster as a first or second-year professional, I would dread it. I wouldn't see a ball for the first few weeks and there would be a running track set out.
"Things are different now. The balls are out now on the first day. If you're enjoying it will the balls out and your heads aren't down then you don't feel like you're running your socks off - even though you are. All you need it a ball at your feet.
"It is difficult at the minute but we are just keeping ourselves ticking over because nobody knows what is going to happen," he continued.
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"We have decided to just keep ourselves ticking over and if we go back, we go back. It is just one of those things.
"It is the not knowing that is killing everyone. Not just us players, but the fans."
League One clubs had until 2pm today to submit any alternative proposals on how the season should be completed to EFL boss Rick Parry.
Parry will tomorrow go over those proposals with the EFL board before informing clubs exactly what they will be voting for or against on Monday, June 8.
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Home Gaming EVO Online announced, but this year’s biggest fighting game tournament won’t have any Smash Bros. presence
EVO Online announced, but this year’s biggest fighting game tournament won’t have any Smash Bros. presence
EVO 2020’s cancellation this year was never a matter of if, but simply when. Out of all the events and competition to be nailed with a V-Triger Coronavirus super attack though, EVO is also one of the few events that just so happens to be in a prime position to weather that storm and bounce back with a clutch victory at the eleventh hour.
The biggest fighting game tournament on the planet, EVO is built on a foundation of players who would crowd around arcade cabinets waiting for their turn and a younger audience who are no strangers to modern fighting games taking the action online. In recent years, that digital space has been the arena of choice for genre fans, and that’s exactly where EVO Online is going as it shifts away from a physical space this year.
And on paper, it sounds good! You’ve got the best in the world, quarantined safely at home and engaging in tournaments for the following games across five weekends of action:
Introducing Evo Online! pic.twitter.com/ecf8gxNGUW
— EVO (@EVO) May 14, 2020
One game missing from that list? Smash Bros. Ultimate, Nintendo’s flagship brawler which has been a staple of the EVO scene for years and years. A regular on the EVO main stage for years (and with a solid run in various forms since 2013), an EVO without a Nintendo presence feels somewhat…odd. There’s a good reason for it though, because while Super Smash Bros. may be a great game to play in a tournament settings with both challengers seated next to each other, online is a different story entirely.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is absolutely rubbish to tackle online, thanks to the dodgiest of netcode that pales in comparison to what studios such as NetherRealm, Capcom and Bandai Namco have to offer. In a genre where every single frame matters in a life or death showdown, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate simply doesn’t stand up to the standard set by fans and professionals for online competition.
The next couple of weekends will still be solid, when EVO rolls into town with the best combat sport on display for anyone who’s starved of hit him hard hey action.
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> From BUAV to Cruelty Free International
From BUAV to Cruelty Free International
To help us achieve more for animals in laboratories, the BUAV has changed to Cruelty Free International.
It is just our name that’s changed. Our vision to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals remains the same.
We’re fiercely proud of our history and what we’ve achieved as the BUAV. But the reasons for changing are clear and we’re confident that this change will help us increase our impact for animals.
The benefits of changing our name
One of the main reasons for changing our name is that some people just didn’t understand what ‘BUAV’ means. This prevented them supporting us, or made it harder for us to build relationships with them. Confusion over what our name meant was a major barrier to securing support.
We need as many people as possible to join our movement, so we need a name that’s easily understood. To tackle animal experiments around the world, we really do need all the support we can get.
Helping animals in laboratories around the world
The world has changed a great deal since we were founded in 1898. Our cause is no longer solely a British one. Animal research is now a global business, multinational companies are involved and animals are being shipped across country borders. This is not just a British problem - it is a global one.
We’ve been working internationally for years now, and having a British name sometimes made it difficult to achieve as much progress as we need. Our new name is helping us to be even more effective in our work to improve the lives of animals across the world.
Why Cruelty Free International
Cruelty Free International is a name that already belonged to us. We established it in 2012 to end animal testing for cosmetics around the world, and since then the name has opened so many doors for us across the globe, and increased our impact for animals.
Cruelty Free International clearly describes what we’re working for and does it in a positive way. We are absolutely confident that our new name will help us to bring about the day when animal experiments are consigned to the history books.
Our work remains the same
It’s just our name that’s changed – to help us be more effective in the work we’re already doing. We are still the leading organisation working solely to end cruel animal experiments around the world. Our vision remains the same: to create a world where nobody wants or believes we need to experiment on animals.
All the great work carried out by the BUAV to realise that vision continues. There is still a long way to go; animals are being experimented on in huge numbers across the world. We have to dramatically increase our impact for these animals.
Our new name is clearer, simpler and more positive. It is helping us bring about a significant change in the number of people who support our movement, be they donors, campaigners, shoppers, companies or politicians.
Our new name will strengthen us, not change us. It will enable us to build on the successes of the past and meet the challenges of the future.
Changing on a shoestring
We’re not a big organisation and cost efficiency is very important to us. Our name change process was managed internally, and we were already using the Cruelty Free International name and logo for some campaigning work.
You don’t need to change anything
You don’t need to make any changes or contact your bank if you give to the BUAV or Cruelty Free International via direct debit.
You don’t need to do anything if you have left the BUAV a gift in your will. Our contact details and registration numbers have not changed so your executors, whether solicitors, family members or friends, can easily identify us. Please do contact our Legacy Officer via 020 7700 4888 or info@crueltyfreeinternational.org if you have any questions.
If you have made a Gift Aid declaration for the BUAV Charitable Trust you don’t need to do anything as the Cruelty Free International Trust is still the same organisation, so this will continue as before.
And if you received our newsletters and email updates before our name changed then you will continue to receive them now.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us. We’d love to hear from you.
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Julien De Smedt's angular concrete youth centre in Lille features a colourful striped wall
Jessica Mairs | 3 December 2015 4 comments
Brightly coloured stripes cover one face of this bulky concrete community complex in Lille, which was designed by architect Julien De Smedt to host facilities for the "three ages of mankind" (+ slideshow).
Euralille Youth Center sits on a triangular site in the city's Porte de Valenciennes district. Its three corners accommodate a 70-cradle nursery, 200-bed youth hostel and community offices, while a triangular courtyard is located at its centre.
This programme is intended to support the city's residents "from nursery to nursing home" said Julien De Smedt, who won a competition to design the centre in 2011.
"The Euralille Youth Center is designed to accommodate the three ages of mankind, from birth, through adolescence, and into adulthood; a volume that captures the stages of human growth," he said.
"A basement crematorium would have completed the lifecycle, but we understand that this was not included!" he added.
The three corners of the building angle up from the pavement to reveal strips of glazing, which connect with public plazas by the street.
The central courtyard features a bed of purple gravel and a fir tree, which is designed as an area of reflection away from the hubbub of the city.
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The gravel bed is shaped like an angular spiral, mimicking the form of the courtyard and the angular concrete staircases within.
One section of the building angles back from the courtyard to create rows of terraces, while another section features a blue roof terrace that offsets the pale concrete structure.
"Our project emerges from the idea of creating an urban catalyst, accommodating three distinct programmes on a triangular site," said the architect.
"By placing a program in each point of the triangle we offer maximum privacy while allowing them a closeness and continuity of space, organised around a garden, like a cloister of calm in the centre of the city."
Inside, the youth hotel features pastel blue niches that contain lockers and seating areas, while the office has a reception furnished with metal tables and chairs.
JDS has also recently completed a hump-shaped home in the Jura mountains, which is covered by a blanket of grass. Other projects include a Seoul office and housing block featuring a facade of cube-shaped balconies.
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AIA announces best buildings by American architects in 2020 Honor Awards
Bridget Cogley | 22 January 2020 Leave a comment
The American Institute of Architects has announced the winners of its 2020 Honor Awards, which include Snøhetta's Calgary library and the Glenstone Museum in Maryland.
The 2020 AIA Institute Honor Awards aims to recognise projects designed by architects licensed in the USA that best demonstrate how buildings can improve everyday life.
AIA selects best buildings by American architects in 2019 Honor Awards
Announced yesterday, the eight winners selected this year by a nine-member jury range from historic restorations to new constructions.
Buildings can be anywhere in the world and must have been completed within a five-years of 1 January 2014. Three are in the US – with two located in the country's Midwest region. Other international projects are located in India, Denmark and the UK.
Read on for a list of the 2020 Honor Award Architecture winners:
Photograph by Iwan Baan
Glenstone Museum, Maryland, by Thomas Phifer and Partners
New York architecture firm Thomas Phifer and Partners expanded the Glenstone Museum northwest of Washington DC with concrete volumes, outdoor patios and reflection pools.
The addition joins a building by Gwathmey Siegel & Associates Architects from 2006, and expands the offerings of the private institution's modern and contemporary art collections.
Find out more about Glenstone Museum ›
Photograph by Michael Grimm
Calgary New Central Library, Canada, by Snøhetta and Dialog
The Calgary New Central Libray by local studio Dialog and Snøhetta is a public building with a crystalline exterior and an atrium inside clad in timber slats.
The structure is nestled into the heart of the downtown's growing cultural hub that includes galleries, theatres and Allied Works' National Music Centre.
Find out more about Calgary New Central Library ›
Photograph by Tian Fangfang
Jishou Art Museum, China, by Atelier FCJZ
American-Chinese architect Yung Ho Chang of Atelier FCJZ created a pedestrian bridge in Jishou, China that doubles as an art museum with the intention to encourage locals to engage with art as they pass through the city.
Jishou Art Museum is covered in roof tiles that can be seen across town, helping the structure blend in with its surroundings, while its lower portion resembles a covered street with open steel trusses.
Find out more about Jishou Art Museum ›
Photograph by Steve Hall
Ed Kaplan Family Institute for Innovation and Tech Entrepreneurship, Indiana, by John Ronan Architects
This academic building is located at the Illinois Institute of Technology, whose campus was master-planned in the 1940s by Mies van der Rohe.
Designed by local firm John Ronan Architects, the structure features glass walls and other portions wrapped in cushions made of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE).
Find out more about Ed Kaplan Family Insititute ›
Photograph by Philip Durrant
Floral Court, London, by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
New York practice Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates re-imagined a historic property in London's Covent Garden neighbourhood on Floral Street as a residential development with a public courtyard.
Called Floral Court, the involved turning a former boardroom of the Westminster Fire Office into an entrance for tenants.
Photograph by Paul Crosby
Minnesota State Capitol Restoration, St Paul, by HGA
The Minnesota State Capitol Restoration was designed by US firm HGA for the existing building in St Paul, which dates back to the 1900s.
It maintained and restore stone exteriors and a glass elevator, and added in modern upgrades.
Photograph by Hufton+Crow
Tivoli Hjørnet, Copenhagen, by Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
New York firm Pei Cobb Freed & Partners built this centre for the public to enjoy Copenhagen's Tivoli Garden.
The complex features two curving walls that cantilever over the sidewalk and are designed like waves. A restaurant, hotel and retail space are also included.
Photograph by Lucas Blair Simpson courtesy of SOM
Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2, India, by Skidmore Owings & Merrill
Last up is this terminal building at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport designed by Skidmore Owings & Merrill (SOM).
The X-shape, four-storey structure features a dynamic ceiling inside, with a coffered pattern supported by large, matching pillars.
Find out more about Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Terminal 2 ›
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Myths About Family Life: Dispel Stereotypes
08/31/2015 | DoctorHelps | Family and Marriage Counseling
Family life - it is a difficult science. And quite often young people who are on the threshold of a new unit of society, have no idea about how to build and preserve the family.
And then come to the aid the parents, relatives, friends and girlfriend. And each with their advice and knowledge of family life. After hearing such advice, the couple unwittingly begin to wonder: "And do I need such a family life?"
It comes from the fact that about family relationship, there are many myths about which need to know before marriage and to have time to get rid of them.
Losing of Romance
A married couple is sure: in marriage the relationships lose their poignancy, romance quickly evaporate and life becomes a boring routine. This myth was invented by those, who believe that marriage - is the tip of the iceberg. The newly minted husband and wife naively believe that now that the marriage took place, there are no efforts development of relations, make greater is not necessary.
This situation can lead to disastrous results: gradually the couple be disappointed in marriage and each other, and the myth becomes reality. To this did not happen to you, do findings and do not release the development of family relations on the course. Cultivate your relationships, bring in them novelty, gladden your partner.
Restriction of Freedom
A lot of men and some women do not want to marry, because in their minds sits stereotype that with the advent of the wife / husband their personal freedom is limited.
This situation is nothing but a myth. Of course, can be seen the family, in which operates a total control. But in couples, where the two love and respect each other, this situation is unacceptable.
One should not confuse an encroachment on personal freedom with responsibilities that you get by entering into marriage. Mutual understanding and respect, the decision of domestic issues, parenting - if such family obligations you not under force, it is better to postpone the formalization of relations.
Strict Allocation of Responsibilities
Another one myth of family life: in the family should be a clear allocation of responsibilities. Many interpret this by incorrect way: the wife should cook and clean, and the husband - to work and earn.
Family life pattern matching will not bring happiness to anyone. The distribution of responsibilities in the family - an individual matter, and variations of the roles may be quite diverse. Therefore, in the distribution of roles in the family, consider the uniqueness of your family and its second half.
Children Uberegut from Divorce
The fact that occurrence of the child will help smooth out all the conflicts and strengthen family relationships - probably the most common myth. This opinion mainly women and some men.
But, alas, in practice, everything is exactly the opposite. Childbirth - a challenge for families. Liability increases, is changed lifestyle of the family, and the issues, that were before the advent of a new family member, can only worsen.
Also, women believe that with the advent of the baby, a character the spouse will be changed - he will be more caring and helpful. But this is also a fiction. Concerned about the welfare of your family, remember that a child - it's not the salvation, which is possible to remove cracks in the relationship, a child - full member of the family.
Of course, Myths of family life, there is much more. Your task - to learn how to recognize them and not let them to spoil your life.
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Ex-parole chief Tim Hand says 211 Crew prison…
Ex-parole chief Tim Hand says 211 Crew prison gang also targeted him, others
Tim Hand.
DENVER, CO- APRIL 18, 2013: Tim Hand, Deputy Director, Division of Adult Parole, Community Corrections and Youthful Offender System, is photographed in his offices in Denver, CO on April 18, 2013. He speaks about the electronic monitoring in use by the department. (Photo By Helen H. Richardson/ The Denver Post)
By Kirk Mitchell | kmitchell@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: June 13, 2013 at 4:29 p.m. | UPDATED: June 1, 2016 at 11:22 p.m.
The parolee blamed for killing corrections chief Tom Clements was working from a hit list that also named parole director Tim Hand and two other corrections employees, Hand said Thursday.
“Evan Ebel killed Clements and the pizza delivery driver, but there were a lot of other people who had their fingerprints all over this,” said Hand, the Department of Corrections’ former division director over parole, community corrections and the Youthful Offender System. “This is big-time. This is a bunch of 211 Crew members who were doing this. It wasn’t Ebel working alone.”
Interim corrections chief Roger Werholtz sent an e-mail to DOC employees Thursday announcing that he had fired Hand, who had defended his parole officers’ handling of Ebel’s parole supervision.
Hand, who sits on a national interstate compact rules committee that helps set policy for the transfer of inmates between states, was interviewed by phone as he was returning from the group’s national conference in Indiana.
He said he is not bitter about his firing but added that he is frustrated about how a career of nearly 24 years rising up through the ranks of parole was rewarded.
“(Werholtz) probably has some orders to use a machete to cut people’s heads off,” Hand said. “They are paying him a lot of money for a few months of work to do their dirty work. Then he’s going to go back home to Kansas and fish in a pond.”
He said a certified letter notifying him that his contract would not be renewed appeared at his home on Friday.
“That’s how I was notified after 24 years. He never even gave me the courtesy of giving me a phone call,” Hand said. “I’m telling you right now Tom would be so furious right now.”
DOC spokeswoman Alison Morgan said Werholtz declined to comment on the personnel decision.
“It is our intent to handle this with professionalism and grace,” she said.
The parole department has been under fire for the handling of Ebel’s case and other violent offenders. A Denver Post review found at least 35 parolees in Colorado have been convicted or accused of murder while on supervised release from prison since 2002.
Revelations that officials were slow to respond to Ebel taking off an ankle bracelet also unearthed other problems with the department’s electronic monitoring equipment and officers’ response to tampering alerts. The parole system was shown as strained under high caseloads and an inadequate support system for violent parolees.
Last week, Werholtz said he believed Hand had been responsible for “inaccurate information” given reporters indicating budgetary constraints played no role in deciding whether parolees should be placed or kept under intensive supervision.
“Information was given to the media, and it was inaccurate,” Werholtz said. “That is not just embarrassing. It’s very destructive. If we lose credibility with the media, and the legislature and the public we can’t do anything.”
On Thursday, Hand strongly supported actions taken by his parole officers.
“I have no regrets for standing in front of a camera and supporting these officers,” Hand said.
Hand has worked for DOC for more than 23 years. Clements appointed Hand as the parole director two years ago. Hand was placed on paid administrative leave last month.
The hit list that Hand referred to on Thursday included the names of Clements, Hand and two others and was discovered in Ebel’s car after Ebel was killed by Texas law officers during a chase and shootout on March 21, Hand said.
Letters from other 211 Crew members included additional names of potential targets, Hand said.
Investigators believe Ebel, a member of the white supremacist prison gang 211 Crew, fatally shot Clements at his Monument home on March 19, five days after Ebel cut his ankle bracelet. Investigators also believe Ebel killed pizza delivery driver Nathan Leon on March 17.
“They pissed off Ebel or the 211 Crew for some reason,” Hand said. “My name came out as one of the persons they wanted.”
Hand said former interim DOC director Tony Carochi called him and asked him to assign parole officers to guard the two employees. The officers were almost immediately taken off the assignment following a 7News report, he said.
Fort Collins police installed a new alarm system in Hand’s home and assigned officers to sit in a “decoy” car to guard his home, he said. He did not personally require a parole officer escort because he is certified to carry a handgun and can protect himself, he said.
When he left a family vacation recently in Arizona and flew to Indiana at the behest of Werholtz, he said he registered at an Indianapolis hotel under an alias because he was targeted by the gang.
Hand said authorities are investigating the possibility that Saudi national Homaidan al-Turki, convicted of sexually assaulting his Indonesian housekeeper, commissioned the hit after Clements rejected his petition to be transferred to Saudi Arabia for the remainder of his prison sentence. Hand said he did not know any details about the ongoing investigation.
FBI agents are investigating any possible financial transactions between al-Turki and 211 Crew members to determine whether he had hired the gang for protection, among other things, sources have told The Post.
Attorneys for al-Turki deny their client had anything to do with Clements’ murder.
El Paso County sheriff’s investigators and DOC officials not only investigated prison correspondence between Ebel and other 211 Crew members but also exchanges with another white supremacist gang, the Aryan Brotherhood.
They were trying to determine whether threats of violence mentioned in the letters were legitimate. One threat that was confirmed was the one recovered in Ebel’s car, Hand said.
Hand said that despite the fact that Clements and he were responsible for prison programs and reforms designed to help rehabilitate convicts, gang members didn’t care about that. To them, they were just important figureheads.
“You take out the top leadership of corrections like Tom Clements and Tim Hand and you are talking about putting some stripes on people’s shoulders,” Hand said. “They don’t think like you or I do.”
They targeted Hand because he controlled gang member’s lives when they were released from prison, Hand said.
“I ran 14,000 parolees including 287 who were connected to the 211 Crew,” Hand said. “We tell them to go pee in a cup. We threaten to write them up if they contact other gang members for association. We make sure they go to treatment.”
Kirk Mitchell: 303-954-1206, kmitchell@denverpost.com or twitter.com/kmitchelldp
Denver Post staff reporter Christopher N. Osher contributed to this report.
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Driver 'left with glass in his mouth' after object thrown at windscreen
The incident is alleged to have happened in Derby Road near Hilton
Shannyn QuinnSenior reporter
A car passenger says her boyfriend was left with shattered glass in his mouth after "an object" was thrown at the vehicle's windscreen.
Kirsty Holmes and her boyfriend were driving towards Hilton in Derby Road, when their windscreen was smashed.
The pair believe an object had been thrown at their BMW by a passing white van, which was heading towards Hatton on the opposite side of the road.
The car was travelling on Derby Road near Hilton when it is claimed an object was thrown at the windscreen. (Image: Kirsty Holmes)
And after Kirsty shared details of the incident on social media, several more people came forward to say it had also happened to them.
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Kirsty, of Hilton, said the incident happened at around 3pm on Friday, February 9.
The 17-year-old said: “We stopped the car as soon as it happened but we couldn’t see what had been thrown.
"At first we thought it might be a cricket ball because we were near the cricket club but there wasn’t anybody around.
“It’s left a massive crack in the windscreen and glass was shattered everywhere.
The driver claims his car was hit by an object while travelling on Derby Road near Hilton. (Image: Kirsty Holmes)
“It was just a shock and we didn’t know what to do. Glass went into my boyfriend's mouth and he had to get out of the car and spit it out. It’s all over the back seats too.
“Whatever it was could have quite easily have gone through the windscreen.
The damage to the car. (Image: Kirsty Holmes)
“It seems to have happened to a lot of other people, including drivers who have had kids in their car.”
Several reports have been made on social media that vehicles in the Hilton, Hatton and Chellaston areas have been damaged in similar situations.
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Motorists have claimed the perpetrators are “two or three men” in a white van wearing “hi-vis jackets”.
Kirsty, who says the incident has been reported to police, shared photos of the damage to her boyfriend's car on social media and the post has been shared more than 720 times.
The driver claims shattered glass went into his mouth. (Image: Kirsty Holmes)
Another post made on Facebook page Spotted Chellaston a driver claims it happened to them at around 2.15pm on Friday, February 9, in Frisams Lane.
New driver almost impaled by piece of wood in crash is 'lucky to be alive'
The post stated: “Approximately 2.15 this afternoon my husband was driving down Frisams Lane heading towards Stenson from Willington when a white van with two men inside launched a brick out of their window at my husband’s Ford Ranger smashing the windscreen and nearly causing him to go in the ditch.
“Thankfully he wasn’t injured just shocked. No one was in the passenger seat which is lucky as it’s covered in glass. This has been reported to the police but just be aware if you’re driving in the area.”
The Derby Telegraph has contacted Derbyshire police for a comment.
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Recalculation
End members
Pyroxene
Micas: biotite and muscovite
Structure and sites
The mica structure consists of sheets of tetrahedra arranged in pairs, enclosing, sandwich-fashion, a sheet of edge-sharing octahedra. The apices of the tetrahedra connect to the octahedra of the central layer. Between each "sandwich" there are interlayer sites which can contain large cations.
The coordination of the octahedra is completed by OH anions. The general formula of mica group minerals is
X Y2-3 Z4 O10(OH)2
where X represents the interlayer site, Y the octahedral sites, and Z the tetrahedral sites. The octahedral sheet can be made up in two ways: either dominantly of divalent cations such as Mg and Fe, in which case all three sites are filled (trioctahedral mica), or else dominantly trivalent cations such as Al, in which case one of the three sites is left vacant (dioctahedral mica). If the tetrahedra are occupied solely by Si, the sandwich is charge-balanced and there is no need for interlayer cations - the resulting minerals are talc (trioctahedral) and pyrophyllite (dioctahedral). In true micas Al substitutes for Si in the tetrahedra, and charge balance is maintained by K, Na, or more rarely Ca, in the interlayer site. The important rock-forming micas are
The trioctahedral phlogopite-biotite series
The dioctahedral "white" micas: muscovite, paragonite, margarite.
End members and site allocations
This treatment will concentrate on the common micas biotite and muscovite. The most important substitutions and site preferences are as follows
Tetrahedral: Si, Al.
Octahedral: Al, Cr, Fe3+, Ti, Fe2+, Mg, Mn.
Interlayer site: K, Na, Ca (Ba).
Hydroxyl site: OH, F, Cl, O.
Sometimes it is necessary to distinguish between two types of octahedral site, M1 and M2. There are two M2 sites and one M1 site per formula unit; in dioctahedral micas the M1 sites are vacant.
Biotite
The end members for which we have thermodynamic data include:
KMg3[AlSi3]O10(OH)2 : phlogopite
KFe3[AlSi3]O10(OH)2 : annite
K[Mg2Al][Al2Si2]O10(OH)2 : eastonite
NaMg3[AlSi3]O10(OH)2 : Na-phlogopite
You will see from the above that, starting from phlogopite, some of the important substitutions are FeMg-1 in octahedral sites (annite), the tschermak substitution Al2Mg-1Si-1 (eastonite), and NaK-1 in the interlayer site.
In addition, Ti substitutes in octahedral sites by a complex coupled substitution whose nature is not entirely clear. Although some authors have suggested that the introduction of Ti introduces octahedral site vacancies, evidence is accumulating that an important process is the loss of protons from hydroxyl groups, to give a Ti-biotite end member KMg2Ti[AlSi3]O12.
Composition variation with grade
The major substitutions in biotite (Fe/Mg ratio, Al content) tend to reflect rock composition rather than metamorphic grade. The Ti content increases with grade if there is a saturating Ti-mineral in the rock, such as rutile, ilmenite, or sphene. Ti strongly affects the transmitted light colour (changing from green to brown to orange with increasing Ti), and biotite colour has traditionally been used as an approximate monitor of metamorphic grade.
The important end members include:
KAl2[AlSi3]O10(OH)2 : muscovite
NaAl2[AlSi3]O10(OH)2 : paragonite
CaAl2[Al2Si2]O10(OH)2 : margarite
K[MgAl][Si4]O10(OH)2 : Mg-Al-celadonite
K[FeAl][Si4]O10(OH)2 : Fe-Al-celadonite
There are wide miscibility gaps between the K, Na and Ca micas. Muscovite can contain up to about 25% paragonite, but is generally very low in Ca. Muscovite also contains minor Ti. Fe3+ may substitute for octahedral Al, but there is no reliable recalculation scheme which could be used to estimate it.
Some muscovites show an excess of Mg and Fe above that which is attributable to celadonite or ferri-muscovite, implying that some solid solution towards trioctahedral mica is possible.
Phengite
The tschermak substitution (working in reverse as MgSiAl-2) is an important one in muscovite. It leads towards the celadonite end members, forming the range of compositions known as phengites. Phengites with high celadonite content are favoured by high P and low T, and can be an important indicator of pressure. Celadonite content in phengite is conveniently monitored by the Si content, which is 3 in pure muscovite but can be up to 3.9 in the most Si-rich phengites known. The equilibrium Si contents in some critical assemblages have been measured experimentally.
The crystallography and crystal chemistry of phengites has been investigated by Massonne and Schreyer (1986), and their observations provide an interesting example of the interrelationships between composition, crystal structure, and physicochemical properties.
The individual tetrahedral sheets of the mica structure ideally have hexagonal symmetry, but in practice, because of the size difference between tetrahedra and octahedra, the fit between a tetrahedral and an octahedral sheet is accompanied by distortions. The oxygen spacing of the octahedral layer is generally somewhat smaller, and this is accommodated in the tetrahedral layer by rotation of the tetrahedra in the plane of the sheet, and by flexing of the tetrahedra out of the plane of the sheet. In pure muscovite the tetrahedral rotation angle is about 9°.
3T phengites
The substitution MgSiAl-2 changes the relative sizes of the octahedral and tetrahedral sites, enlarging the octahedra and reducing the tetrahedra. This improves the match between the dimensions of the tetrahedral and octahedral sheets, and the tetrahedral rotation angle thus decreases with increasing celadonite content, reaching zero at about 3.5 atoms Si p.f.u.. Phengites of this composition seem to favour the three-layer stacking sequence with trigonal symmetry (the 3T polytype), rather than the more usual 2-layer monoclinic form. They can be distinguished in thin section because they are uniaxial.
Massonne and Schreyer could distinguish a change in the trend of physical properties with Si content at about 3.5 Si, implying a change in the substitution mechanism beyond this point. This has implications for activity-composition models in phengites: we should be cautious about applying the same model across the full compositional range.
Na, and the paragonite content of phengites
Another area where caution is even more necessary is the behaviour of Na. Phengites commonly show a strong inverse correlation between Na and Si. Again, this probably relates to the distortion of the tetrahedral layers. The Na cation is small, and the substitution is probably favoured by the larger tetrahedral rotation in pure muscovite. Paragonite itself (the phase) shows negligible MgSiAl-2 substitution, even at high pressure.
Now, paragonite turns out to be important for thermobarometry in blueschists and eclogites, because of its well-constrained high-pressure breakdown reactions such as
Paragonite = Jadeite + Kyanite + water
The Na-K substitution in white mica is strongly non-ideal, with a solvus and mixing parameters quite well determined at low pressures, in micas with negligible celadonite content. However, use of this model will overestimate the limit of Na substitution in high-P phengite, so that the activity of paragonite, even in a sodium-saturated phengite, will probably be seriously underestimated. So, unfortunately, it's not really possible to use the Na content of phengites for geobarometry.
Still to come:
A set of exchange components based on muscovite
Composition variation in muscovite with grade
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This massive 8K VR headset was built for NASA
It's also meant for military and employee training.
Nicole Lee, @nicole
For years now, VRgineers has been making VR headsets for the professional and enterprise market, including for government institutions like NASA. This week at CES, however, the company has unveiled its latest model. It's still called the XTAL, but this time it comes with a whopping 8K resolution, which provides it with a "best-in-class" crystal-clear VR image.
Gallery: VRgineers XTAL headset | 5 Photos
It boasts other features too, such as foveated rendering capabilities, an AR mixed reality module and improved lenses, which give it a very immersive 180-degree field of view. I tried it on in a demo at a CES evening event, and I was blown away by how crisp and clear the images were. A VRgineer spokesperson told me that I was trying out a very basic version of a VR simulation designed for NASA astronauts. The controls in front of me were so sharp that I could actually see the tiny letters on the keyboard.
I didn't have a chance to try the controls, but it also has eye tracking, the ability to interact with virtual worlds with your gaze and voice commands, plus gesture controls. The gesture controls in particular are thanks to the two Leap Motion sensors embedded underneath the headset.
Starting at around $8,000, the XTAL headset isn't meant for you and me. As mentioned, it's intended for enterprise applications such as employee safety training. Older versions of the XTAL are already in use at the Department of Defense, the US Navy and NASA. Eight-thousand dollars is certainly a lot of money for consumers, but when it comes to training future soldiers and astronauts, that might not be such a bad deal.
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Climate Prostitutes, Charlatans And Comedians – OpEd
August 23, 2011 September 7, 2015 Paul Driessen 1 Comment
Put these guys on Comedy Central. Put ‘em in an asylum … a mandatory restitution program … jail perhaps … or a witness protection program, if they turn state’s evidence on other perpetrators. But keep them away from our money – and our energy, economic, healthcare and education policies.
Climate prostitutes, parasites and charlatans have been devouring billions in US taxpayer dollars, year after year, plus billions more in corporate shareholder cash, activist foundation funds and state government grants. The laws, mandates, subsidies and regulations they advance have cost taxpayers and consumers still more billions for “alternative” energy and other schemes that send prices skyrocketing, kill jobs, and reduce health and living standards.
It’s time to end this destructive saga and, while we’re at it, pink-slip the politicians and bureaucrats who pour billions of hard-earned tax dollars into perpetual climate “research,” “education” and “environmental” programs. They’re actively complicit or have completely failed to perform proper due diligence.
Global cooling has morphed into global warming, climate change, global climate disruption, climate “weirding” and extreme weather events – always manmade, always imminently catastrophic, always requiring eternal research and wrenching societal transformation, to “save the planet.”
The endless absurdity oozing out of the climate change cesspool would be hilarious if it weren’t so costly.
“Global warming: Is weight loss a solution?” the “peer-reviewed” International Journal of Obesity breathlessly wondered a few weeks ago. Most definitely. Fat people breathe more and thus emit more carbon dioxide. If the world’s 1.5 billion obese and overweight adults all lost 22 pounds apiece and kept if off for a year, the reduction in CO2 would equal 0.2% of global emissions from burning fossil fuels and manufacturing cement. (Translation: “health professionals” deserve more climate research loot.)
If you need more proof that “obesity and climate change are linked,” simply consider how awful life is now in Mexico, the same authors argued in an article for their Climate and Health Council. One in four Mexicans is now obese. “The planet is getting hotter, its people are getting fatter, and the use of fossil fuel energy is the cause of both. Large increases in motor vehicle traffic have decimated levels of physical activity. This, combined with increased availability of energy-dense food, has propelled the body mass index in the entire [Mexican] population upward.”
“Moving to a low-carbon economy could be the next great public health advance,” the CHC “experts” suggested. But even eating less meat won’t be enough, nor reducing dependence on dairy products, nor even vegetarianism, pal reviewers intoned. “We have to be vegans,” get rid of cars – and reduce human populations, perhaps with “China’s one-child policy (entailing elements of compulsion)” as the model.
Didn’t we try that low-carb, low-carbon stuff for most of human history? Aren’t they still trying it in Sub-Saharan Africa? Do we want dictatorial one-child policies in an era of “choice” and aging pensioners?
Some aren’t sure this meatless diet craze is crazy. They claim the link between climate change and raising animals for meat is borne out by Earth history. According to a Texas paleontologist, dung and flatulence from herds of hadrosaurs, the Cretaceous equivalent to modern cattle, could have contributed to Arctic warming 70 million years ago. Other scientists say the hypothesis is a load of coprolite.
Nearly 2,000 animal species “are fleeing global warming by heading north much faster than they were less than a decade ago,” asserts new “research” just published in the once-credible journal Science. The opportunistic species are moving at the breakneck speed of “about a mile a year,” intrepid climate-chaos promoter Seth Borenstein anxiously noted in his AP wire story.
The situation could quickly reverse if reduced solar activity and the past two years’ frigid Northern Hemisphere winters become the new norm. But neither Science nor the AP mentioned that or explained how the current migrations differ from what’s been happening since the last Pleistocene glaciers retreated and the Little Ice Age ended.
Instead, we’ve been repeatedly treated to amusingly convoluted back-peddling from earlier pronouncements that ski resorts will be a thing of the past and “children just aren’t going to remember what snow is.” Now we’re told that global warming can worsen winters and increase snowfalls. In fact, as one Greenpeace activist explained, “Global warming can mean colder. It can mean wetter. It can mean drier. That’s what we’re talking about.”
Actually, what we’re talking about is Earth’s constantly changing weather and climate caused – not by hydrocarbon use – but by complex, chaotic, unpredictable atmospheric, oceanic, solar, planetary and other forces whose interactions and effects scientists are only beginning to understand. To respond adequately to them, we need building, heating, air conditioning and other technology to adapt to, cope with, and protect our lives and property against those forces – and the prosperity to afford that technology.
Unfortunately, policies, laws and regulations driven by climate “research” and horror stories are making it increasingly difficult to address those needs. Rather than developing our nation’s own vast natural resource and human resources, America is wasting billions on politically correct technologies and companies, like Evergreen Solar, which got $486 million in taxpayer subsidies before going belly-up this month. As Al Gore likes to say, that is unsustainable.
Meanwhile, a steady stream of headline-grabbing “studies” continues to power the climate scare and renewable energy gravy train. Retired professor John Brignell’s website presents hundreds of absurd research claims, from the Alps melting and Amazon being destroyed, to “Italy robbed of pasta,” to the “world going up in flames” over resource scarcity and zebra mussels taking over the Thames River – all because of global warming. The website is not up-to-date, but here’s one recent gem he could add.
A new taxpayer-funded NASA/Penn State “scientific” study warns that “ecosystem-valuing universalist” (really “green”) aliens might realize that we have been altering “the chemical composition of Earth’s atmosphere,” conclude that we have “ecological destructive tendencies,” and “wipe humanity out in order to preserve the Earth system as a whole.” (And you thought James Hansen and Michael Mann were the only loons collecting big bucks at these institutions of “vital research” and “higher education.”)
This interminable pessimism undoubtedly prompted climate activist Danny Bloom to marry his longtime companion and love of his life: Mother Earth – in a charming ceremony officiated by an online justice of the peace. Perhaps he can consummate his marriage, using one of “the first-ever eco-friendly luxury condoms,” which were developed by two French aristocrats and introduced in the USA just in time for Valentine’s Day 2011. Unlike other condom manufacturers, the Original Condom Company is “extremely eco aware and makes every effort to cover their carbon footprint.”
These attention-getting stunts may not save the planet. But responsible citizens may be able to save the republic, by helping Congress, the White House and their “debt committee” to find a few places where tens of billions are being wasted on excess bureaucrats, bogus research, useless reports and destructive policies.
President Reagan once observed that, if politics is the second oldest profession, it bears a striking resemblance to the first. A corollary might be that, even if the perpetrators are wearing eco-friendly luxury condoms, most citizens don’t like getting screwed by elected officials and unelected bureaucrats.
With Congress home for more fact-finding meetings with constituents, citizens have a perfect opportunity to send a powerful message. Let’s make the most of it.
Paul Driessen is senior policy advisor for the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and Congress of Racial Equality, and author of Eco-Imperialism: Green power – Black death.
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Paul Driessen is a senior fellow with the Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow and Center for the Defense of Free Enterprise, nonprofit public policy institutes that focus on energy, the environment, economic development and international affairs. During a 25-year career that included staff tenures with the United States Senate, Department of the Interior and an energy trade association, he has spoken and written frequently on energy and environmental policy, global climate change, corporate social responsibility and other topics. He’s also written articles and professional papers on marine life associated with oil platforms off the coasts of California and Louisiana – and produced a video documentary on the subject.
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We former CO2 crisis believers no longer have “faith” in CO2 climate change science. After 25 years of the UN’s fear mongering, we have “reason” as our court of reality and reason says this was all a tragic exaggeration.
Remove the CO2 factor from the entire environmental equation and we still have stewardship as our priority but now without the spear of CO2 fear stuck in our backs. REAL planet lovers are happy a crisis was averted and we former believers are leading environmental efforts with optimism and courage, not with fear of the unknown like red-necked neocons.
The new denier is anyone who still thinks the voting majority of former believers you see before you now will somehow reverse course and vote YES to taxing the air to make the weather colder.
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Wolverhampton traffic wardens targeting buses
DudleyNewsPublished: Oct 23, 2014
Traffic wardens in Wolverhampton have been dishing out tickets to bus drivers - for stopping at a bus stop.
Buses outside the Moon Under Water pub in Lichfield Street have been slapped with £70 fines.
A fed-up driver today described the city council as being 'on a suicide mission to drive everyone out of Wolverhampton'.
Wardens started ticketing buses after receiving complaints about illegal parking. The council said no vehicle was allowed to stop in the street unless loading or unloading.
And while the local authority admits two fines were dished out to bus drivers on Friday, National Express West Midlands say it is 'several'.
A meeting to address issue will take place next week, with traffic wardens told not to give out any more fines while the bus company investigates.
It is the number one Wolverhampton-to-Dudley service, which stops twice in Lichfield Street instead of the city centre bus station, that has been falling foul of the wardens.
One bus driver who was ticketed but asked not to be named said: "I think there was six or seven of us ticketed in total.
"Some drivers were there for two or three minutes waiting for a change of driver when the traffic wardens gave them tickets.
"The wardens were telling us we had to move on, but that is always the place where we change drivers before the bus heads off to Dudley.
"It's crazy when you have cars driving through the taxi-only lane up Pipers Row while the roadworks are on. They don't get tickets, but we are getting penalised for doing our jobs.
"It is as if the council is on a suicide mission to drive everyone out of Wolverhampton."
Wardens were responding to complaints that drivers had been abandoning their buses for long periods of time for breaks.
Buses and coaches are allowed to stop in the street to drop people off and pick them up, but not to park.
National Express spokesman Jack Kelly said: "Some number one buses that had been to Tettenhall were ticketed while they waited along Lichfield Street.
"Several tickets were given out. We know there have been issues there with cars parking in the bus lane which has led to congestion."
Councillor Judith Rowley, who has responsibilities for both the city council and Centro, said she was dismayed that buses had been targeted and added: "This is horrendous and flies in the face of everything Centro is trying to achieve."
Council spokesman Tim Clark said: "There have been issues about parking and congestion in Lichfield Street.
"A meeting has been organised for next week with all the interested parties to talk things through and hopefully agree a way forward."
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Sundance : Day Nine
The final day of press screenings, and Amber dips her toes into some of the higher profile releases. Runaway laundry over Justin Timberlake's debut?
by Amber Wilkinson
The visually stunning Science of Sleep - the new feature film by Michael Gondry.
The strange confection that is Alpha Dog, the Justin Timberlake, Sharon Stone, Bruce Willis vehicle about a drug dealer, had its press screening this morning but I gave it a body swerve in favour of 13 (Tzameti) and doing some laundry.
Settled down with my trusty laptop to watch the film, a highly stylised thriller, shot in black-and-white. Reminiscent of Intacto, it takes a much harder line and, I would say, is more successful because of it. Anton Bitel has already written a review of it, and I have to say I agree with his conclusions. Taught and edgy it has a powerful narrative and a strong style.
I stuck my washing on in the motel outbuilding before going to the movie and half way through nipped out to switch them to the dryer. Only problem was, when I opened the washer there was nothing inside. Hunted high and low, but to no avail and so was forced to go and tell the motel owner that I suspected someone had nicked off with my smalls. Dutifully, she trudged out in the snow with me, looked into the machine to confirm I'm not going mad and then proceeded to knock on doors and enquire. Then it happened. I don't know what possessed me, but I decided to check the washer one last time. There were the clothes, plastered to the sides under the lip - all the washing. Ooops! Much mortification ensued so that my reputation is now as bruised as my backside.
To be fair they took it quite well, considering.
I decided a quick exit was probably best and headed into Park City for the last day of press screenings, which were majoring on the Premiere section of the programme. I caught The Science Of Sleep, the latest film by Eternal Sunshine director Michel Gondry. It falls into the weird yet wonderful category, mixing reality with dreams, using animation to blur the boundaries. Originally slated to star Rhys Ifans they, reportedly, fell out at some point and so Gael Garcia Bernal stepped up to the plate.
He plays Stephane - a young man who moves from Mexico to France for work and finds a connection with his creative, but slightly ditzy, neighbour Stephanie (the impossibly ethereal Charlotte Gainsbourg). If you thought Eternal Sunshine was a bit off the wall wait until you get an eyeful of this. Bernal's dream life takes an increasing hold on him until it's hard for him - and the audience - to know whether he is awake, or not. It is the unrequited love beating at the film's core, however, which holds you captive.
Science Of Sleep is so wildly creative, it's hard to pin down and one which is sure to divide audiences. Although it dips into self-indulgence at times, it is a unique offering and one that I hope receives a release.
I headed straight from there to Thank You For Smoking, the debut feature film by Jason Reitman, who is a veteran of the shorts section at Sundance. A satirical look at the nature of spin from the inside, it stars Aaron Eckhart as Nick Naylor, spokesman for the tobacco industry and part-time dad. The script whips along and has some good one-liners, plus a hilarious turn from Rob Lowe, as a Japanese-loving talent company boss. I think it may strike a better chord with American audiences, however, who are more familiar with this particular kind of slick, talk show spin. Also, the fact that the plot partially revolves around a senator (William H Macy in yet another excellent, but brief, character role) who wishes to put a skull and cross bones on a pack of cigarettes, may be a little lost on a British public already familiar with the Death cigarette brand. However, there are plenty of laughs, although the family drama aspect of the plot plays a bigger role than you might imagine at the outset.
It also has an excellent credit sequence, which got me thinking that there have been a lot of these about this year, some of which reminded me of one another. The Night Listener takes the prize with its kaleidoscopic images, which feel almost trancelike, and a close second is The Silence Of Sleep that uses a similar idea, only with paint. I should probably mention Digital Kitchen, too. They have provided the "introduction" animation for Sundance this year. Based around an Icarus theme, it is simple yet compelling and you can see them online at http://www.d-kitchen.com.
Had a quick breather in between films, then it was straight back into the screening room for Moonshine - sadly, the worst film I have seen all week. Billed as a vampire horror movie, someone must have left the chills in the fridge. The plot - such as it was - revolves around a kid (Brian Greer, slightly more wooden than your average stake) and his colleague Danny (Sarah Ingraham) at the local convenience store. There is a vampire, but not nearly enough of one and the plot line feels like it was culled from an end of year college showcase and shot by a child of the MTV generation on a miniscule budget ($9,200).
Spent the rest of the evening drinking the local no-alcohol lager St Pauli N.A., which, curiously, has more flavour than Buds.
Slunk back to the motel under cloak of darkness to fold my washing.
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Without the help from staff at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 10-month-old Imogen Warner wouldn't have been able to roll and sit up. NSW Central West Mother Ineke Warner said she was referred to the non-for-profit organisation through her paediatrician to help Imogen with early intervention therapies. "We started face-to-face consultations in February, but during the COVID-19 lockdown we used their telepractice service to help Imogen get the care she needs," she said. "Nothing can replace in person rapport and consultations but we have been able to continue the appointments at least twice a week in the comfort of my living room." The CPA's Early Response Therapy Program received additional funding of $70,000 from the Greater Charitable Foundation to provide clients with a telepractice service to continue early intervention therapy. "The telehealth service has helped my daughter immensely with her development and I believe this service should continue to give people in regional communities access to healthcare," Mrs Warner said. "We would not have been able to have achieved the milestones of being able to roll and sit up without the intervention and it would have further delayed her reaching the milestones." Mrs Warner also said she credits the staff for their patience and communication with Imogen through the CPA telepractice service. "I would like to thank Emma who looks after the physiotherapy, Hannah who looks after occupational therapy and Jordan helps with speech for their flexibility and help during this time," she said. "I feel like Imogen has not missed out on accessing healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic because they have been a great support." The CPA doesn't just help babies but also children, teenagers and and adults with cerebral palsy, but also those who have autism, experienced stroke, Parkinson's Disease, MS and other neurological and physical disabilities. "Knowing the organisation helps other people with needs means that it is pivotal to continue telehealth services to reach and support others," Mrs Warner added. "It also eases the burden of any financial stress parents may feel to give their child access to healthcare." CPA will also use the funding to purchase new assessment kits used remotely to assess an at-risk baby's cognitive skills, language, swallowing and feeding, social-emotional and adaptation development.
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July 3 2020 - 6:00PM
Cerebral Palsy Alliance offers telepractice service for patients to receive early intervention treatment
Erika Vass
TELEPRACTICE: Orange mother Ineke Warner said additional funding to Cerebral Palsy Alliance has helped her daughter reach milestones. Photo: JUDE KEOGH
Without the help from staff at the Cerebral Palsy Alliance, 10-month-old Imogen Warner wouldn't have been able to roll and sit up.
NSW Central West Mother Ineke Warner said she was referred to the non-for-profit organisation through her paediatrician to help Imogen with early intervention therapies.
"We started face-to-face consultations in February, but during the COVID-19 lockdown we used their telepractice service to help Imogen get the care she needs," she said.
"Nothing can replace in person rapport and consultations but we have been able to continue the appointments at least twice a week in the comfort of my living room."
READ ALSO: New supported places for Charles Sturt University's Orange medical school
The CPA's Early Response Therapy Program received additional funding of $70,000 from the Greater Charitable Foundation to provide clients with a telepractice service to continue early intervention therapy.
"The telehealth service has helped my daughter immensely with her development and I believe this service should continue to give people in regional communities access to healthcare," Mrs Warner said.
"We would not have been able to have achieved the milestones of being able to roll and sit up without the intervention and it would have further delayed her reaching the milestones."
READ ALSO: Central West's ABBA festival rescheduled for October, now cancelled
Mrs Warner also said she credits the staff for their patience and communication with Imogen through the CPA telepractice service.
"I would like to thank Emma who looks after the physiotherapy, Hannah who looks after occupational therapy and Jordan helps with speech for their flexibility and help during this time," she said.
"I feel like Imogen has not missed out on accessing healthcare during the coronavirus pandemic because they have been a great support."
The CPA doesn't just help babies but also children, teenagers and and adults with cerebral palsy, but also those who have autism, experienced stroke, Parkinson's Disease, MS and other neurological and physical disabilities.
READ ALSO: Summer Street will be closed as part of the Mitchell Highway is resurfaced on Tuesday night
"Knowing the organisation helps other people with needs means that it is pivotal to continue telehealth services to reach and support others," Mrs Warner added.
"It also eases the burden of any financial stress parents may feel to give their child access to healthcare."
CPA will also use the funding to purchase new assessment kits used remotely to assess an at-risk baby's cognitive skills, language, swallowing and feeding, social-emotional and adaptation development.
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WHO’s cancer working group: Roundup is “probably a human carcinogen”
The WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has just published a report from 17 experts from 11 countries who concluded that glyphosate (“Roundup”) is “probably carcinogenic to humans.”
The IARC Working Group found evidence that
Case-control studies of occupational exposure in the USA, Canada, and Sweden reported increased risks for non-Hodgkin lymphoma that persisted after adjustment for other pesticides…In male CD-1 mice, glyphosate induced a positive trend in the incidence of a rare tumour, renal tubule carcinoma. A second study reported a positive trend for haemangiosarcoma in male mice. Glyphosate increased pancreatic islet-cell adenoma in male rats in two studies. A glyphosate formulation promoted skin tumours in an initiation-promotion study in mice.
Glyphosate has been detected in the blood and urine of agricultural workers, indicating absorption. Soil microbes degrade glyphosate to aminomethylphosphoric acid (AMPA). Blood AMPA detection after poisonings suggests intestinal microbial metabolism in humans. Glyphosate and glyphosate formulations induced DNA and chromosomal damage in mammals, and in human and animal cells in vitro. One study reported increases in blood markers of chromosomal damage (micronuclei) in residents of several communities after spraying of glyphosate formulations. Bacterial mutagenesis tests were negative. Glyphosate, glyphosate formulations, and AMPA induced oxidative stress in rodents and in vitro.
Organophosphate pesticides and herbicides have long been known to be toxic to mammals, but experts have been undecided about whether they cause cancer.
Glyphosate is the herbicide used in conjunction with glyphosate-resistant genetically modified crops. These are widely planted in the United States (HT means herbicide tolerant).
In addition to causing widespread selection of resistant weeds, glyphosate may also cause cancer.
Add this to the list of scientific reasons for concern about widespread production of GMO crops. Roundup is used on plants other than GMOs, but GMO corn, cotton, and soybeans use the most.
Note: The FDA has just approved new varieties of GMO apples and potatoes. These do not use Roundup.
Next: watch Monsanto, the maker of Roundup, attempt to cast doubt on IARC’s scientific judgment.
Addition, March 22: As an example of the level of the general discussion of GMOs and glyphosate, see this short video clip from French TV (in English) with Patrick Moore. Mr. Moore, a former director of Greenpeace, has controversial views on climate change and GMOs.
Additions, March 23:
DTN/The Progressive Farmer quotes a Biotechnology Industry Organization representative as pointing out that IARC took the Séralini study seriously, immediately casting doubt on the quality of its literature review (but I can’t find any mention of this study in the IARC report).
Center for Science in the Public Interest urges the EPA to take this seriously.
Consumer Reports is concerned about the vast amounts of glyphosate used and thinks the government should monitor it.
Jury rules Roundup carcinogenic, Monsanto malicious: awards $289 million to plaintiff
Does glyphosate (Roundup) cause cancer?
How did glyphosate get into Cheerios?
Weekend reading: Raise: What 4-H Teaches 7 Million Kids
Critical Public Health: special issue on “Big Food”:
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Satellite Industries Inc
PPP Loan Data — Satellite Industries Inc, Plymouth, MN
Industry: All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Satellite Industries Inc is a corporation located at 2530 Xenium Lane N in Plymouth, Minnesota that received a Coronavirus-related PPP loan from the SBA of $4,188,914.00 in May, 2020.
Satellite Industries Inc in Plymouth, MN received a Paycheck Protection Loan of $4.19M through WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, which was approved in May, 2020.
Based on standard PPP eligibility rules, Satellite Industries Inc's total 2019 payroll expenses were approximately $20.11M in order to qualify for the PPP loan amount received.
Unlike most businesses, Satellite Industries Inc's PPP data does not report the number of jobs retained by their receipt of the Paycheck Protection Loan (some banks did not release this infomation from their loan applications). Without this data, per-employee payrolls for this company cannot be estimated.
Because the loan received by Satellite Industries Inc is at least $2M dollars, it is subject to a full review by the SBA to ensure eligibility and compliance with PPP program requirements.
Business Information - Satellite Industries Inc in Plymouth, MN
2530 Xenium Lane N
All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (NAICS code 326199)
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In the Plymouth area, 4 businesses in the "All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing" industry received a PPP loan. These local businesses reported an average of 68 employees (compared to this company's 0) and received an average PPP loan of $1,481,834 (compared to this company's $4.19M).
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Nationwide, 3,247 businesses in the "All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing" industry received a total of $1,252,980,223.00 in PPP loans. These businesses account for 0% of total PPP applications submitted, and received 0% of the total PPP funding allocated.
PPP recipients in this industry report an average of 33 employees, and received an average PPP loan of $385,889, 91% lower than this company's loan of $4.19M.
Source: www.federalpay.org/paycheck-protection-program/satellite-industries-inc-plymouth-mn
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The Doping Panel shall consist of six (6) persons. No two members of the Doping Panel shall be from the same country or Sport Country. Members of the Doping Panel shall serve for a period of four (4) years, or until their successors are appointed.
Members shall nominate persons for consideration for appointment to the Doping Panel who are known for their ability, their impartiality and their knowledge about the FINA Rules as well as their experience of sport in general and the Aquatic sports in particular. They shall also have legal training, experience and knowledge of doping matters.
Members of the Doping Panel shall be appointed by the Bureau at its first meeting following its election. The appointment of the members of the Doping Panel shall be made in accordance with applications received from individuals nominated by the Member to which they are affiliated.
Members of the Doping Panel may be appointed for such number of successive terms as considered appropriate by the Bureau.
On the proposal by the President, the Bureau shall appoint one of the members of the Doping Panel to be Chair.
The Doping Panel shall conduct hearings and impose sanctions pursuant to FINA Doping Control Rules
Whenever necessary the Chair of the Doping Panel shall appoint one or three persons from the Doping Panel to adjudicate all matters before it. No member of the Doping Panel shall be appointed to hear a specific case when he or she is a citizen of the country of the individual or organisation suspected of violating FINA Rules; the Chair of the Doping Panel may also determine situations in which a Panel member should not be appointed due to other potential conflicts.
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Japanese Financial Services Agency to Tighten Regulations on Crypto Investing
Previous legislation focused on crypto as a means-of-payment in Japan.
Rachel McIntosh | News ( CryptoCurrency ) | Thursday, 09/08/2018 | 11:22 GMT+2 2018-08-09T09:22:39+00:00 2018-08-09T12:15:16+00:00
The Japanese Financial Services Agency has announced plans to more strictly regulate speculative investments in cryptocurrencies, according to a new report from the Japan Times. The regulatory tightening allegedly comes as a result of the $530 million Coincheck hack that took place in January.
The proposed changes to existing laws would bring cryptocurrency exchanges under the legal jurisdiction of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act (FIEA). The change would require exchanges to comply with laws that are currently only applicable to stock brokerages and financial securities firms.
The revision would also legally classify cryptocurrencies as ‘financial products,’ which could allow their entry into more traditional financial markets.
Speculative Investments in Cryptocurrencies are ‘Unchecked’
Because cryptocurrencies lay outside of the jurisdiction of the FIEA, one FSA official described speculative investments in crypto as “unchecked.”
REUTERS/Toru Hanai
“Virtual currencies should be positioned as assets for investment, while a legal system to protect investors needs to be established as a matter of urgency,” an unnamed expert told the Times.
Past Laws Targeted Crypto as a Method of Payment, Not an Investment
Speculative investments in cryptocurrencies have increased exponentially since April 2017, when the Japanese government originally revised the Payment Services Act to enact legal protections for cryptocurrency users. The changed legislation introduced a registration system for crypto exchanges and dealers.
At the time, the revisions were created in the expectation that there would be a significant increase in online payments with cryptocurrencies. However, the revisions were rather sparse – a senior FSA official told the Japan Times that they were simply designed to “prevent a situation in which there is no law governing [cryptocurrencies] when they come into wide use.”
The FSA was half-right. Cryptocurrencies are much more widely owned and used, but not usually as a means of payment. Most crypto users have bought and held their coins as investments; hundreds of cryptocurrency hedge funds have appeared over the past year and a half. Through ICOs, cryptocurrencies have also taken a major role in corporate fundraising.
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The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is a perfect open world game. RPG games allow you to take on a role you want and to create a character which completely reflects yourself. You create your own story, develop a hero you always wanted to be and embark on an interesting and a very long adventure. The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim gives you all of that and even much more. You start your adventure in the small village of Helgen, where together with a few unlucky ones, you were sentenced to death. They don't know that you are the last of dragonborns, people capable of absorbing souls of killed dragons. Thanks to this you're capable of draining their knowledge and power.
You are the part of a prophecy, about the return of Nordic God of Destruction, the mighty dragon known as Alduin. Before your execution, Alduin attacked Helgen, turning it into a dust. Now you are free. It is up to you what you're going to do next. You have the prophecy, you know that Alduin is your enemy and you should defeat him. However, the game does not require you do that. It is RPG game, so it is entirely up to you what you're going to do. Shape your own history and travel through huge, open world. There are so many secrets you're going to find here, that Skyrim is going to keep you hooked for many hours.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition is a remaster which provides you first of all with polished graphics. The game which was created back in 2011 now looks like a product from modern times. You'll be astonished by new models, polished textures and higher resolution. Places you already know are going to look completely different. You'll be surprised. Furthermore The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition also gives you access to three DLC-s: Dragonborn, Heartfire, and Dawnguard.
Thanks to these DLC-s TES V Skyrim is packed with even more content than before. Dragonborn is a story DLC where you land on the island of Solstheim (which you might know from Morrowind). Here, you have to stop a crazy and powerful person known as Miraaka. Dawnguard was the first DLC created for Skyrim. It focuses on the lord of vampires, Harkon. Harkon wants to use ancient magic to block the sun and bring the never-ending night. Obviously, you have to stop him. Heartfire does not focus on story at all. Instead, it provides you with a possibility to build your own house and create a family.
Participate in a long and interesting RPG adventure.
Shape your own history.
A special edition which provides you with enhanced graphics and access to all DLC-s.
Stop Harkon from turning off the sun in the Dawnguard.
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Build a house and create a family in the Heartfire.
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Retired minister charming residents with videos of him reading Dickens to grandkids
Retired Essex minister reads Dickens to grandkids in charming videos
By George Ware Reporter
A RETIRED minister has been charming residents after videos of him reading to his grandchildren were shared online.
Charles Martin, 71, from Halstead, has seen great response after releasing videos of him reading Charles Dicken’s Great Expectations.
The grandfather-of-five is an avid reader and loves nothing more than to read aloud to his grandchildren.
However, since the lockdown went in to effect, Charles and his wife, Jenny, have been separated from from their loved ones.
Looking to still read to his grandchildren, Charles, with the help of his daughter-in-law Elisabeth, began to read online.
Elisabeth said: “He’s never done anything like this before.
“He suffers from some heart issues and has had two heart bypasses so he has been in lockdown for more than two months and we haven’t seen him since February.
“He loves reading aloud to his grandkids and this started because we thought it would be a good idea if he were to read to his grandkids over Skype.”
After listening to his readings, Elisabeth thought she would share Charles’s passion with others.
She added: “He has the most wonderful winsome voice.
“I thought about starting a podcast so we could share his reading but we ended up buying him a Facebook portal.
“This was so good because it meant he could just press two buttons and he would go live on Facebook.
“He had read every chapter and I’ve taken every recording and put it on Youtube.”
She added: “He’s excellent at doing all the different voices, his characterisation is amazing.
“He definitely thinks Great Expectations is the best work of Dickens.”
Charles’s reading has seen a fantastic response with his videos also being shared on multiple Facebook pages.
To enjoy his work, visit bit.ly/CharlesMartinGreatExpectations.
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Train Vow to Become Jimmy Buffett of Wine
Would you drink something called Drops of Jupiter? What if it were an “absolutely delicious 2009 Petite Sirah,” kissed with boysenberry and manufactured by Train’s own company, Save Me San Francisco Wine? The band best known for “Hey, Soul Sister” (you know, that song you keep hearing in commercials) will begin selling bottles next week, partially via their wine club (oh yes, it exists).
As guitarist Jimmy Stafford explained to Billboard , this is all part of Train’s plan to unite people who love listening to Train while sipping wine outdoors — you know, as opposed to the folks who like to blast Jimmy Buffett while sucking down tropical drinks on their pontoon boats. “Really, it goes in hand with our wine club, and I guess what we set out to do was kind of like Jimmy Buffett. Jimmy Buffett got known for margaritas because of a song he wrote. … It almost created this community vibe,” Stafford said. “We’re trying to create just this little vibe, where people come to our shows, bring a picnic basket and bottle of wine.” Hey, at least they know their audience.
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January 2, 1939 - June 1, 2012
Carmel - Chuck passed away while doing what he loved best…FLYING. It was his passion in life. He is now with our Lord and “soaring like an eagle,” in heaven. He spent 22 years building a beautiful airplane that resembled a cross between a P-40, a Spitfire, and a P-51. It was called a Prowler Jaguar and was his dream plane. Chuck thrilled his family and friends by flying over the house at 250 mph. Chuck had a heart attack while flying; he had built a good plane and it did not falter. He would want you to know that. He also loved riding his motorcycle and driving his 36 Ford. Chuck loved his toys! He was a wonderful man, full of life, he told it the way it was and people loved him for it. He was extremely generous, loving and caring and he was always ready to help in any situation.
Chuck joined the Navy after graduating from High School. When he completed his Basic Training he was sent to Basic Aviation School. Next Chuck completed a course in Aircraft Jet Engines. He then joined a fighter squadron at Moffet Field which was part of a Carrier AIR Group. He did cruises across the Pacific to the Far East aboard the Midway maintaining the squadron's aircraft. After completing his commitment of four years he left the Navy. Chuck went on to study aviation at Northrop Institute of Technology while working nights until he graduated. After he finished school He worked for Norma Larson Beachcraft doing mechanical work and he also started taking flying lessons. He became a Flight Engineer and Commercial pilot before being hired by the Flying Tiger Line. Over the years Chuck progressed from Flight Engineer to Captain flying the CL-44, DC-8 and B-747 world wide. After the Flying Tiger Line merged with Federal Express in 1989, he flew the B-747 up until his last year and then he flew the DC-10. He retired when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 60. He was truly a self made man.
He married Annette Ramblas, his sweetheart of 4 years, in San Mateo, in August of 1961. He was 22 and she was 20. He loved her dearly and they had two beautiful boys together, Erik and Christopher. Annette worked as a grade school teacher and Chuck was working his way up in the world of flying. They had a wonderful life together until Annette was diagnosed with Lupus. She fought that disease for 5 years before it took her life.
Chuck was devastated but kept strong and raised his sons by himself with the help of a live-in nanny, who later became Mrs. Virginia Westcott in September of 1978. While they were together Chuck and Ginny co-raised Erik and Christopher and they were a family for a long time, enjoying life, having Bar-BQ’s, visiting families and enjoying holidays together. They also liked to travel and one of their most memorable trips was to Australia, driving all over in a RV. They were married for 13 years.
Chuck later met Nancy DeArment and romance again blossomed. They were married in July of 1992, in Truckee, on the deck of their new log home. Chuck and Nancy shared many wonderful years together. They enjoyed traveling all over the United States and internationally to Ireland, Germany and Australia. They drove across the country twice and were planning a trip to Washington State this summer to see Chuck’s family.
Chuck & Nancy lived in Truckee for many years in their beautiful log home, and also in Carmel Valley, where they were blessed with incredible surroundings that only God could create. They spent many years making their Carmel home into their own little villa that they shared with family, friends, and many loved pets.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Annette; his parents, Carl and Gertrude Westcott; his brother Bill Westcott and his sister Marcella Harvey, also by his mother-in-law, Irene Yeatrakas.
Chuck is survived by his wife Nancy; his sons: Erik (Kim) and Christopher Westcott; Nancy’s children: Trina (Lynne Calvert) Lacey; Richard Darby; sister-in-law: Barbara Haasch; seven grandchildren: Mathew 16, Ryan 13, Morgan 7; and from Nancy’s side: Cory 28, Grace 28, Kyle 26, Amanda 21, and Susan 20; three great grandchildren: Austin 6, Peyton 4, and Emma 2.
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Mama Fu's Plans International Expansion
Mama Fu’s Asian House, an Austin based flex-casual restaurant concept offering a menu inspired by the cuisines of Vietnam, Korea, China, Japan, and Thailand, has gained popularity throughout regions of the United States. Now that popularity has drawn the attention of an international company looking to introduce the concept to the UAE, with the first location in the first quarter of 2015.
Mama Fu’s franchise development partner is GGICO Gourmet LLC, a subsidiary of GGICO (Gulf General Investment Company), the renowned Dubai Financial Market listed public shareholding company established in 1973.
GGICO is a widely diversified conglomerate, having activities in oil, manufacturing, insurance, services, hospitality, retail, and real estate development. The Group has recently expanded on retail restaurant operations through its fully owned subsidiary GGICO Gourmet LLC.
“We are excited to bring Mama Fu’s Asian House to the UAE,” says Hassan Oweida, chief operating officer of GGICO Gourmet, LLC. “Combining our extensive development and food service background with Mama Fu’s experience, unique brand, and flavorful menu will ensure that GGICO Gourmet delivers the best quality Asian food in the Gulf region.”
With 18 locations in 5 states throughout the United States of America, Mama Fu’s agreement with GGICO Gourmet marks the company’s first international development deal.
“Taking a brand international is big for any company, but we have experience doing it before with other concepts,” says Randy Murphy, president and CEO of Mama Fu’s.
Having recently opened a smaller store model focusing more on takeout, delivery, and catering, Mama Fu's will have both restaurant styles open in the UAE, offering greater variety and flexibility for franchise partners as well as consumers.
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Organising Against the Tory Backlash
May 10, 2010 / Faith / 262 Comments
We recently learnt that Philippa Stroud, who lost out to Lib Dem Paul Burstow in Sutton & Cheam, has a deceptive amount of influence upon Tory policy. As head of the Centre for Social Justice, she has had a major role in formulating almost 70 of the Conservative Party’s policies. Stroud has openly admitted to her Christian faith having a big day-to-day impact on her life and decision-making. She happens to be a member of the New Frontiers Church, where her husband is one of the main leaders. One of the church’s 17 values is as follows:
“A church where Biblical family life is highly valued, where husband and wife embrace male servant leadership and joyful female submission, where godly parenting is taught and practised and where the special value of singleness and its unique opportunities are affirmed”.
Stroud’s own expostulations on the subject of female leadership seem to indicate that she would not necessarily take her husband’s word as law if he wanted to influence her policy decisions. In an article entitled “Do We Still Need An International Women’s Day?”, she lauds the achievements of female leaders and female workers alike.
So which stance are we to believe? An enthusiastic affiliation with a doctrine of female submission or an endorsement of gender equality in the public sphere?
The apparent contradiction in the gender politics of Philippa Stroud is a familiar story within the Tory party at large. At the risk of repeating something we all already know, the stuff that the Cons say and the way that they vote doesn’t add up.
The Cons’ 2007 equality campaign under Theresa May, ‘Fair Play on Women’s Pay’, actively advocated ‘fighting against pay discrimination’.
On 25th February 2010, 22 out of 25 Tory MEPs vote against a resolution calling for the EU to become a party to the Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women. The other three didn’t vote.
The Conservative Party’s policy on ‘Women and Equality’, as stated on their website, includes ‘stronger legislation to prevent employers discriminating and better careers guidance for young women’, and a ‘new strategy to tackle violence against women including…new rape crisis centres’.
Boris Johnson claimed in his election manifesto that he would fund three new rape crisis centres in London. In April 2009 he announced that funding for the centres would not be found in his budget. Johnson instead paid his ‘transition team’ of PR spinners and consultants, who facilitated his acquisition of the London mayoralty, over £500,000, subsequently cutting his rape crisis budget by over half a million pounds.
Tory policy on women and equality evokes work flexibility with regard to parenting, positing a ‘new system of flexible parental leave, so parents can decide how to divide maternity leave between them and are able to make use of it simultaneously’. Gender-neutral terms that appear to steer party policy away from its traditionalist associations.
David Willetts, the Tory Shadow Minister for Universities and Skills, has nonetheless explicitly blamed feminism for widening the class gap, based on the apparent fact that female graduates persist in mating with male graduates. This assertion can be found in his recent book ‘The Pinch’, published in February of this year.
In that same month, seven measures on a report on equality for women in the EU saw most Tory MEPs voting against or abstaining. These measures included giving better protection to women on maternity leave, backing access to contraception and abortion, and making men more aware of their responsibilities re: sexual/reproductive health.
The exposure of such Tory voting trends in Brussels was down to documentation by the Liberal Democrats, who are currently deciding whether to accept the coalition deal offered by the Conservatives. Clegg’s self-set deadline for making a decision is apparently tonight. Can we trust the Lib Dems to actively moderate Tory excesses on cuts, as Deborah Orr suggested today? It is worth remembering that job cuts have an automatic gender bias in a system where 65 per cent of public sector employees are women. The Fawcett Society has praised the Lib Dems for their policy on the pay gap and their alleviation of income tax for everyone earning below 10K. Clegg is nevertheless dedicated to ‘savage cuts’ (his own words) and wants to scrap the Child Trust Fund system. We mustn’t forget, too, that in 2004 a group of prominent Liberal Democrats, including Clegg, published ‘The Orange Book’, calling for the private innovation of public services, in true Washington Consensus style. The book was basically bait for Tory voters.
The point is, however much faith you have in Lib Dem ‘progressiveness’, feminists have to start organising now. The Tories don’t vote for us in Europe, they are committed to the privatisation of public services, and some of their most influential members are funded by institutions that forbid the leadership or autonomy of women. The Lib Dems are also committed to economic liberalism; public spending cuts are always inherently gendered.
Whether it is on the streets, from our desks, in the media, or plastered on the nation’s billboards, we are going to have to be vocal. Democracy doesn’t end when you draw a cross next to a white man’s name; as feminists we know how effective grassroots activism can be for executing change. You probably can’t win wars with stickers alone, but if we continue to refuse the insidious sexism of the Cons by consistent and vocal pressure, we have a better chance of protecting the rights we have won.
Also, we could just print millions of stickers.
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Good article, I’ve been thinking much the same, bit sorry I didn’t vote labour now, not that it would have made any difference. Have you seen this? http://mygayvote.co.uk/
Faith (Post author)
Yeah, pretty scary stuff, unsurprisingly Tories are even worse on gay issues in Brussels. That said, they’re making a pretty conscious effort to side with the far right in the european parliament.
Jesus, he won. Damn damn damn. Even worse is the news my family is moving to a new home which is is in a Tory consistuency, with an MP who voted AGAINST the Equality Act for sexual orientation (even though even the Tory party line was in favour of that one). Sad sad times for me and everyone else. The only consolation will be a PR referendum if that actually comes through. Also, anti-tory protests might be quite fun. Let’s get going!
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General News of Tuesday, 7 February 2017
Source: Peace FM
Bawumia must get serious and stop the 'propaganda attitude' - Fred Agbenyo
“We are no longer in the campaign season, the election is over. Now it’s time to rule the nation with seriousness. When they [NPP] were in opposition, Dr Bawumia [now vice Prez] will always lambast the government and created the impression that he understood everything” - Fred Agbenyo.
According to the Deputy National Communications Director of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], all claims by Dr. Bawumia are “untrue”.
Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia last week alleged that ex-President John Dramani Mahama before leaving office approved a $13.9 million budget to rebuild an official residence for the Vice President.
But Fred Agbenyo on NEAT FM’s morning show dubbed 'Ghana Montie' noted that the figure made public by the vice president was inaccurate.
“I am only putting on record that the NDC government under President John Mahama did not approve of 13.9 million dollars to be used to put up the Vice President’s accommodation, hence the allegation is not true. The Vice President must provide credible evidence and stop the propaganda behaviour,” he told host Kwesi Aboagye.
Mr Agbenyo urged the Vice President to consult the Ministry of Finance, the Governor of Bank of Ghana, and all other financial institutions to clarify his allegations – “Former President Mahama does not determine the price of buildings in this country.”
Work on controversial Veep residence suspended for years
I don’t know status of $14m veep residence – Bawumia
On veep mansion scam, the buck stops with Ex-President Mahama
Baba Kamara inflated Vice President’s bungalow cost by $8m - Ex-NDC MP
Cost of Veep’s bungalow can build 600 houses - Expert
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WWE news: Sasha Banks says she'll 'take' Vince McMahon's job one day and make billions
By Oliver Browning
Sasha Banks has recently become a Grand Slam Champion in WWE.
After capturing the SmackDown Women's Championship against Bayley at Hell in a Cell, 'The Boss' has now held all the gold in the women's division.
She's had previous runs with the NXT Women's belt, the Women's Tag Team titles and, of course, has held the RAW Women's Championship five times.
It's fair to say then, that Banks has had quite an impressive career. In fact, she's been one of WWE's top stars in 2020.
So what's next for Sasha? Well, during a recent interview with Stephanie Chase, 'The Boss' explained that she wants to be the actual boss - and take Vince McMahon's job one day.
"To be a shareholder in the WWE, maybe take over Vince's job," Banks said when asked what she wants to achieve in future.
"[It] is a dream of mine to be a general manager, make billions. There's just so much more to do.
"In WWE, you can absolutely be anything and everything, so my goals are not stopping here just because I'm the Grand Slam Champion."
Don't stop until you reach the very top, Sasha.
As well as going after Vince's job, the SmackDown women's champion also made another big claim recently, suggesting that she's already WWE's top star - and is better than Roman Reigns.
"I’m not afraid to let people know that I’m better than Roman Reigns. I really am," she told Bleacher Report.
"I'm the face of SmackDown. I'm better than Drew McIntyre. I am. There are facts; you can look at the science and the numbers.
"I am the face of the company. I am the best and that’s just who I am. I'm a legit boss.
"I'm here to be the greatest, I'm here to make a legacy and I'm here to make so much history and create change and create magic."
Just look at the confidence Banks has right now. And honestly, we wouldn't be against her taking over WWE one day...
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#SupportCarrie - Thank Carrie Underwood for standing up for equality!
After announcing that she supports marriage equality, singer Carrie Underwood has come under fire from some fans.
In an interview with U.K.'s The Independent, Underwood said, "As a married person myself, I don't know what it's like to be told I can't marry somebody I love, and want to marry. I can't imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love."
The singer then went on to invoke her faith. "Our church is gay friendly," she said in the interview, "Above all, God wanted us to love others. It's not about setting rules, or [saying] 'everyone has to be like me'. No. We're all different. That's what makes us special. We have to love each other and get on with each other. It's not up to me to judge anybody."
Following the interview, some attacked Underwood's position on marriage equality. In an interview with CBN, Scotty Smith of Christ Community Church in Franklin, Tenn., criticized Underwood and claimed she has a "broken understanding" of the Bible.
Some also attacked Underwood on Twitter:
"I warned @carrieunderwood fans that their idol was going to get backlash for her support of marriage perversion and I was right! #asusual"
"@carrieunderwood Is a disgrace. Being vegan and supporting gay marriage doesn't seem very country at all."
"Another day, and a another "gospel" artist signed to "EMI" comes out supporting gay marriage.@carrieunderwood Unequally signed to the devil"
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Must-See LGBTQ TV: New season of 'Dickinson' and 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist,' and new series 'Call Me Kat'
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Maram Susli - Archive
Why A Kurdish Enclave in Syria Is a Very Bad Idea By Maram Susli, April 07, 2016
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Caohejing Xinzhou Mansion, Office Building
Office / Interiors
With Caohejing Xinzhou Mansion, designed by Architects von Gerkan, Marg and Partners (gmp), another project has been created for the Shanghai Caohejing Hi-Tech Park Development Corp. in the Chinese metropolis of Shanghai.
Caohejing Xinzhou Mansion has been designed as a prismatic glass volume resting on two conical pilotis. The building measures 170 meters in length, max. 28 meters in width, and about 30 meters in height. The aluminum frame structure of the facades has been constructed as an external double skin with solar screening on the inside. The two building cores, together with two story-high reinforced concrete bearers as floor deck and at roof level, form the primary loadbearing structure. The rooms of the building are flexibly usable in both the horizontal and vertical planes. At the heart of the building lies a showroom that takes up the whole depth and, due to the structural system, is completely free from columns; this is used as an atrium that extends throughout the height of the building.
Taking its cue from the dynamic of the passing traffic, the crisscrossing pathways, and visual relationships, the building symbolically contributes to the urban development of this originally industrial part of the city. Caohejing Xinzhou Plaza appears to be freestanding on three sides and, in this exposed position, can be seen from afar. The open area beneath the raised volume of the building provides the connection with the nearby public park and can also be used as a roofed-over area for meetings and events.
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Endless Juke Joints
John Lennon/Beatles
By JustDan,
July 3, 2019 in Endless Juke Joints
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Springsteen fan since?:Mid 70`s - Exact date a bit of a blur
JustDan 158 posts
Born To Walk 50 posts
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Eileen 10 posts
JustDan
Welcome home dad. I know it's going to be a long road to recovery, but you're strong & we'll all be right there with you. Played your favorite..."In My Life" as you were wheeled in & it was go
My Dad suffered a stroke yesterday. I couldn't think of what to do, so I wanted to dedicate these words to him to promis him I would try to overcome my vices and be a better son, brother, uncle &
Location:DC/Baltimore Megalopolis
Springsteen fan since?:The time I used to have hair on my head
I love you John
Location:Sunny Morpeth
Is that John Denver with his hair slicked back … I know it's him near the end?
3 hours ago, Eileen said:
Yea...I think it is. This was shortly before his passing I believe
Woa...whut just hap
Ok...that was weird... ...Something popped up on my screen & then disappeared.
John?...
"Hey Jude" original hand-written lyrics up for auction in NYC...
https://nypost.com/2020/03/07/paul-mccartneys-original-hey-jude-lyrics-up-for-auction-in-nyc/
MacBruce
Location:Edinburgh, Scotland
Lennon would have been 80 this year..
21 hours ago, MacBruce said:
I know, frightening to think that he has been dead as long as he lived amongst us.
The John Lennon YouTube channel is awesome.
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A huge thank you to YOU and to all our John Lennon subscribers on YouTube - from Yoko and family and the teams from The John Lennon Estate, Studio One and Universal Music. We're looking forward to celebrating John's 80th Birthday with you later in the year with loads of surprises! Meanwhile thank you for subscribing, please keep sharing your favourite John Lennon videos with your friends and here's to ten million!
sonicramone
On 3/19/2020 at 9:43 AM, JustDan said:
It's been bid up to a cool $160,000. Here's a link to that page....check it out. Plenty of awesome Beatles' stuff that you've probably only seen pictures of in the past.
https://www.julienslive.com/m/view-auctions/catalog/id/340?page=5
And, we have a winner....
https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/mccartneys-hey-jude-lyrics-sell-for-910g-in-online-auction-reports
Handwritten lyrics to one of the Beatles’ best-known songs sold for $910,000 on Friday in an online auction.
The words scribbled on paper by Paul McCartney were among about 250 items of Fab Four memorabilia available via Julien’s Auctions of Los Angeles, according to reports.
“It’s obviously a very iconic song that everyone’s familiar with,” Jason Watkins, music specialist for the auction house, told Reuters. “These handwritten lyrics were used in the studio as a guide when they were recording it.”
Beatles lore says McCartney wrote “Hey Jude” for John Lennon’s son Julian, who was 5 years old when Lennon and first wife Cynthia Lennon were separating.
But the “Hey Jude” sale – to an anonymous American buyer – fell short of the $1.2 million paid for John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics to “A Day in the Life,” which were sold in 2010 via Sotheby’s.
Other items available Friday included a Ludwig bass drumhead featuring the Beatles logo that was used in a concert near San Francisco in 1964. It sold for $200,000, City News Service reported.
Born To Walk
MyPage: Attended shows
Location:The great county of Yorkshire
Springsteen fan since?:c1979 - Heard Born To Run on the radio one Saturday morning. That was it!
Thank you for being the soundtrack to my life, & so many others' lives. Your music has always been my refuge from sadness & darkness, as well as for happy & joyful times. I can't imagine my life without your music in it.
Fifty Years Later, The Beatles Still Bring Joy
https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/11/opinions/beatles-50-years-hester/index.html
I spent the last few days watching the Anthology DVDs which I hadn't seen for years.
A colourised version of the Cavern footage
stevie54uk
Location:yorkshire
just watched the "eight days a week" film on amazon prime, id forgotten how crazy that time was especially in the states, no wonder they stopped touring, well worth a watch if you havent caught it before like me
SteveJhb
Twitter:@steveleighjhb
Location:Johannesburg, South Africa
On 4/12/2020 at 4:21 PM, Born To Walk said:
I've never seen them... I have the Anthology CDs, the 3 2CD sets which were UK imports at the time, but the DVDs were just way too expensive.
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Town’s first escape room planned for former clothes shop
Joseph Norton
Published: 10:37 AM November 6, 2019 Updated: 8:49 PM October 10, 2020
Great Yarmouth is in line to get its first escape room in Regent Road. Pictured - Clued Up Escape Rooms, Norwich. Picture: Jamie Honeywood - Credit: Archant
A Norfolk town could be in line for its first-ever escape room after plans were submitted to convert a clothes shop into a mysterious maze.
Fashion Wheel in Regent Road, Great Yarmouth could be transformed into an escape room. Picture: Joseph Norton - Credit: Archant
The proposals would see Sdass & Sons Fashion Wheel in Great Yarmouth transformed into four separate games rooms.
An escape room involves people trying to find clues and solve puzzles to 'escape' the game they are involved in.
Fashion Wheel in Regent Road closed three weeks ago paving the way for a Belton-based developer to put forward an application to Great Yarmouth Borough Council to change the use of the building.
The property developer, who did not want to be named, said he was inspired to create an escape room after he visited one in Cyprus.
He said: "The plans are at an early stage but escape rooms seem to be really popular at the minute.
"The location is brilliant and I think it's something people will welcome."
The escape room will have four themes which are yet to be decided.
In a document sent to the council, the premises is planned to be open from 9am to 12am, seven days a week.
A decision on the proposals is expected to be made by December 24.
MORE: 6 escape rooms to visit in Norwich
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A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in A portrait of love, silence, and secrets under a Spanish dictatorship.
Madrid, 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco, Spain is hiding a dark secret. Meanwhile, tourists and foreign businessmen flood into Spain under the welcoming promise of sunshine and wine. Among them is eighteen-year-old Daniel Matheson, the son of an oil tycoon, who arrives in Madrid with his parents hoping to connect with the country of his mother's birth through the lens of his camera. Photography--and fate--introduce him to Ana, whose family's interweaving obstacles reveal the lingering grasp of the Spanish Civil War--as well as chilling definitions of fortune and fear. Daniel's photographs leave him with uncomfortable questions amidst shadows of danger. He is backed into a corner of difficult decisions to protect those he loves. Lives and hearts collide, revealing an incredibly dark side to the sunny Spanish city.
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Sep 06, 2019 Paromjit rated it it was amazing
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Ruta Sepetys paints a richly descriptive and historically detailed picture of post war Spain under the fascist dictator, General Franco. It is 1957, and Spain is desperate for money and to facilitate this, is welcoming tourists to the country. 18 year old American Daniel Matheson is staying at a luxury hotel with his family, his father is an oil tycoon looking to make a deal with Franco's regime. Spain is the country of Daniel's mother, and he is looking to explore it, with every intent of looki Ruta Sepetys paints a richly descriptive and historically detailed picture of post war Spain under the fascist dictator, General Franco. It is 1957, and Spain is desperate for money and to facilitate this, is welcoming tourists to the country. 18 year old American Daniel Matheson is staying at a luxury hotel with his family, his father is an oil tycoon looking to make a deal with Franco's regime. Spain is the country of Daniel's mother, and he is looking to explore it, with every intent of looking beneath the official versions of Madrid. Whilst his father wants him to work for the business, Daniel has other ideas, he wants to be a photographer, and has made plans to study photography at college. Ana is the young, bright and beautiful hotel maid charged with looking after the Matheson family and meeting their every need. This is a well researched multilayered story of David and Ana, love, identity, heartbreak, and the walls of silence behind which are hidden the true horrors of Franco's Spain.
Rafa, Ana's brother remembers the family, and its tragic past, his parents opposition to Franco and their death. He works hard, although he still goes hungry, at his two jobs at the slaughterhouse and the graveyard, with his friend, Fuga, an intense force of nature, with dreams of becoming a famous bullfighter and protecting the children. Ana's cousin, Puri, works at the Catholic Adoption Centre. Ben is an American journalist who urges David to capture the Spain beyond the official version through the lens of his camera, deploying angles that tell the truth, the varied stories that lay beneath the surface. As David connects with an Ana with her dreams of travelling and escape, she begins to slowly entrust him with the inner secrets of a country where people live in fear and terror. However, she puts at risk her job, love and freedom, she has family responsibilities, a job that is essential in keeping her family going.
The stories of the host of characters interconnect to uncover Spain's secret history under Franco, and the fall out from the Spanish Civil War and its repercussions that continued into the 1950s. Sepetys writes with humanity and compassion about this dark historical period, the vast swathe of untold suffering, pain, despair and the tyranny of a repressive regime. This is brilliant immersive historical fiction of a brutal period of history that I have long been fascinated and interested by. This is for those who are interested in this period of Spanish history and those who enjoy well written and informative historical fiction. Highly recommended! Many thanks to Random House Children's for an ARC. ...more
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Jun 22, 2020 Matthew rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: library, audio, 2020, historical-fiction, young-adult
Ruta Sepetys can tell a story – that is really all you need to know!
Some authors write one great book and then spend the rest of their career trying to achieve the same level of greatness. Not Sepetys – she hits it out of the park every time! If you loved and were moved by her other books, you will definitely love and be moved by this one as well.
This time the story takes place is 1960s Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Overall, Spain is a country of which I do not have a lot of Ruta Sepetys can tell a story – that is really all you need to know!
This time the story takes place is 1960s Spain during the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Overall, Spain is a country of which I do not have a lot of historical knowledge. The story pulled me into this world and did a great job of both teaching and entertaining me. I have already been looking up a lot about Spain during this time period, so it was successful in encouraging me to want more!
In the afterward to this book, Sepetys mentions that while she is a historical fiction writer, it is important to her that her readers go out and find out more about the places, time periods, and events that she writes about. I think that is great for a couple of reasons. Not only is she encouraging her readers – many of whom are teenagers reading this because it is a “YA” novel – to learn more, but she is also willing to put her writing to the test against the facts. I have read several historical fiction novels where it felt like facts were sacrificed for the sake of story. It cannot be easy to tell a fiction story set in non-fiction world. I would be nervous about screwing it up the whole time. But, Sepetys not only repeatedly takes the risk, she repeatedly does an excellent job with it!
Side note – I am not sure if it was intentional or not, but this book reminded me a lot of Hemingway. It could just be that The Sun Also Rises takes place in Spain and has a few similarities in the setting, people, and activities. But, whether or not it was intentional, I kept thinking of Hemingway so I figured I would mention it.
Oct 27, 2019 Nilufer Ozmekik rated it liked it
Hey friends, I’m so excited to read a story about story an emotional, heart wrenching story takes place in Madrid in late 50’s when General Franco’s dictatorship takes over and rules the city! I’m taking small bites from patatas bravas, empanadillas accompanied by a big pitcher of Sangria (my new decision, tasting the foods where the book’s story is told to have a better focus on my book! I also ate beef stroganoff and had several vodka shots when I’m reading “Bear and Nightingale series”. Maybe Hey friends, I’m so excited to read a story about story an emotional, heart wrenching story takes place in Madrid in late 50’s when General Franco’s dictatorship takes over and rules the city! I’m taking small bites from patatas bravas, empanadillas accompanied by a big pitcher of Sangria (my new decision, tasting the foods where the book’s story is told to have a better focus on my book! I also ate beef stroganoff and had several vodka shots when I’m reading “Bear and Nightingale series”. Maybe because of that I was so enthusiastic to write those reviews. Smirnoff dearest might have invaded my seat in front of my computer. By the way I did something smart and for reducing the take out expanses, I charged my husband –hourly paid by 2 Belgian chocolates- So everybody is happy!)
So here we go: I love Ruta Sepety’s writing and enjoyed her previous works so I was so sure this book wouldn’t disappoint me! Buuuuutttt… I have to ask those questions urgently to the author:
Me-But grandmother hmmm I mean: dear author, why so many POVS this book have?
Imaginary author/ traitor wolf-The better you get used to read books with so many characters. Just like you loved so much with “Lady in the lake”
Me:-Oh come on! There may be even postman and milkman’s POVS on that book. And second question is: Dear author, why this book is not emotional and stunning enough even you write about heavy subjects including kidnapping, prostitution… Why I didn’t get the edginess and heart-wrecking moments that touch my feelings?
Imaginary author/ traitor wolf- Such a spoiled, cry baby! If you want to cry so much, why don’t you read Kristin Hannah, Amy Harmon, Heather Morris, Georgia Hunter, Martha Hall Kelly?
Me: And last question, dear author, why this book’s pacing is SOOOOOOOO SLOOWWWWWW SOOOOOOOO BORRRRIIIINGGGGGG!
(I didn’t hear the imaginary answer! The last thing I heard was my own snoring! If you read “Goldfinch”, “Imaginary Friend”, “Ninth House” and 200 pounds weighted Stephen King’s books at the same month, it is normal to suffer from exhaustion!)
As soon as I woke up, I read the last chapter with all strength I could muster. I’m so sorry to admit but I didn’t like this book so much. I wish the story could be simpler, less complicating and told by the POVS of ONLY ANA AND DANIEL! (It took me at least 100 pages to find out, Daniel is one of the main characters, really?)
Do we have to read Ana’s family members’ detailed stories? Less characters and narrators with emitted 100-150 pages, strengthen with more action, heart throbbing scenes and more romantic, emotional parts, this book could be amazing! From Hemingway’s amazing books we know about the ruling term of Franco was bloodier, more violent than described this book. With its nearly 26,000 political prisoners had been locked and self -sufficiency economy policy isolated Spain from the other European countries. Let’s not forget his creation of vast secret police network to spy on citizens.
So I was expecting edgier, harsher, more realistic page-turner but the result didn’t satisfy me!
I know that most of the readers loved this book and I will win wear my big crown in the minority palace but maybe I wasn’t in the mood to read some slow burn historical fiction with too much POVS! Who am I kidding? That was not about the mood. I know myself, slowness, too much POVS and lack of action never works with me!
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Mar 22, 2019 Emily May marked it as dnf
Shelves: young-adult, 2019, historical-fiction, arc
I'm not going to rate or review this. I've only liked one of the three Sepetys books I've read in the past, but I was really hoping a book on Spain under Franco would be the equalizer. It wasn't to be. I'm just not a fan of the way the author jumps very quickly between multiple POVs. I feel so detached from the stories. Just not for me. I'm not going to rate or review this. I've only liked one of the three Sepetys books I've read in the past, but I was really hoping a book on Spain under Franco would be the equalizer. It wasn't to be. I'm just not a fan of the way the author jumps very quickly between multiple POVs. I feel so detached from the stories. Just not for me. ...more
Jun 25, 2019 Hannah Greendale rated it liked it
Shelves: fiction, young-adult, historical-fiction
Congested, sacharrine, and melodramatic.
Dec 29, 2019 Beverly rated it really liked it
Shelves: ya-historical-fiction
Historical fiction at its finest, The Fountains of Silence is another stellar work from Ruth Sepetys. I really loved Salt to the Sea by her as well. This book tells the story of Francisco Franco's Spain during the 50s. Franco is a brutal dictator but he needs American business men to invest in his country, so he opens its doors to the United States. Daniel comes along with his parents to visit his mother's birthplace.
Soon, the young Texan is immersed in Spanish politics because of his love of ph Historical fiction at its finest, The Fountains of Silence is another stellar work from Ruth Sepetys. I really loved Salt to the Sea by her as well. This book tells the story of Francisco Franco's Spain during the 50s. Franco is a brutal dictator but he needs American business men to invest in his country, so he opens its doors to the United States. Daniel comes along with his parents to visit his mother's birthplace.
Soon, the young Texan is immersed in Spanish politics because of his love of photography. Daniel has taken a photo that the Guardia Civil thugs don't approve of and they confiscate the film. He is also becomes enamored of a lovely young Spanish girl who works at the hotel. Ana is guarded with him though and has many secrets she cannot reveal. Her family were Republicans (those who supported the democratically elected government) and are now shunned or died horrific deaths. They live as second class citizens in a divided Spain.
There are many interlocking stories told in the book, of Daniel and Ana's families, each contain a piece of the puzzle that is and was Spain. ...more
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Dec 20, 2018 Alex's Reads & Reviews rated it it was amazing
Do you realize the lengths I would go to for a copy of this book? I NEED THIS SO BADLY
Now it’s been read, and this is easily one of my favorites of the year! It’s heart-breaking, it’s romantic, it’s fun, and it’s achingly honest in a way only Sepetys can achieve. Her debut, Between Shades of Gray, is one of my all time favorites, but her last two have been slightly disappointing. This, however, is her redemption novel. Filled with intricate and real characters, historical intrigue, and lusty ro Do you realize the lengths I would go to for a copy of this book? I NEED THIS SO BADLY
Now it’s been read, and this is easily one of my favorites of the year! It’s heart-breaking, it’s romantic, it’s fun, and it’s achingly honest in a way only Sepetys can achieve. Her debut, Between Shades of Gray, is one of my all time favorites, but her last two have been slightly disappointing. This, however, is her redemption novel. Filled with intricate and real characters, historical intrigue, and lusty romance unlike any she’s attempted before, Sepetys has knocked this one out of the park.
Nov 16, 2020 human rated it really liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: cover-love, historical, read-in-2020, drama-to-rival-my-mothers-soaps
It's been three days and I've yet to consolidate my feelings on this book. Blame school. So I'm just going to flat-out type everything (oh boy) (as I usually do).
First off, we've got our delightful cast of characters. I absolutely LOVED all the characters in this book. It was lovely seeing the romance bloom between Ana and Daniel. While the characters themselves were really enjoyable to read about, I didn't get the feeling that these characters were real, like I usually do with Ruta Sepetys' boo It's been three days and I've yet to consolidate my feelings on this book. Blame school. So I'm just going to flat-out type everything (oh boy) (as I usually do).
First off, we've got our delightful cast of characters. I absolutely LOVED all the characters in this book. It was lovely seeing the romance bloom between Ana and Daniel. While the characters themselves were really enjoyable to read about, I didn't get the feeling that these characters were real, like I usually do with Ruta Sepetys' book, which was a touch disappointing. I definitely think that Ana, her family, and how they had been affected by Franco could have been more elaborated upon, but it was still an interesting read nonetheless.
That brings me to the romance. I got the feeling that this book was more of a historical romance, because even though Franco was in power, the book was more heavily focused on the romance itself between Daniel and Ana. What's more, is that I got soap opera vibes from this. If you know me, or have ever read a review of mine tagged drama-to-rival-my-mothers-soaps, you'll know that I mostly hate the desi soaps my mother binges. I find the drama unnecessary, especially considering that the plot itself isn't even that great. While this book didn't start out this way, the last quarter, with everything that happens, felt very much like a soap opera. I'll admit, it was mildly entertaining, but it was very different from what I'd previously enjoyed in the author's books. The romance itself was a tad insta-love-y too, which was eh. Not too bad, but I didn't exactly love it, either.
That isn't to mention the setting/time period that this book takes place in. I hadn't truly known about Franco's occupation of Spain blame the education system, but it was really interesting to learn more about this specific time in history, and the effect that it had on countless lives. While it did feel more like a backdrop than a setting, it was eye-opening to read about a time I hadn't heard much about.
although...
Yes, all of that needed to be included. No, it doesn't have anything to do with this book.
(Okay, this is on a completely unrelated note except not really, but I met Ruta Sepetys over Zoom on Thursday at an event. It was a really cool experience, I was super excited, and she was really nice. Definitely one of my favorite authors.)
Overall, I really enjoyed reading this book, even if there were some shortcomings. Will probably remain a fan of this author for, oh, hmm, eternity. Definitely an interesting read if you want to learn more about a relatively forgotten period in history, no matter how unlikely it sounds. ...more
Jul 06, 2019 Nenia ✨️ Socially Awkward Trash Panda ✨️ Campbell rated it liked it
Shelves: les-arcs-de-triomphes, historical-fiction
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A while back, I read another book called Ruta Sepetys, called OUT OF THE EASY, a work of young adult historical fiction set in 1950s New Orleans. It had the potential to be an interesting book, but the lazy, meandering pace; lack of action; and reliance on an almost entirely character-driven story made for some tough readin'. I hoped that THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE, with its intriguing premise of characters struggling to exist under the m
A while back, I read another book called Ruta Sepetys, called OUT OF THE EASY, a work of young adult historical fiction set in 1950s New Orleans. It had the potential to be an interesting book, but the lazy, meandering pace; lack of action; and reliance on an almost entirely character-driven story made for some tough readin'. I hoped that THE FOUNTAINS OF SILENCE, with its intriguing premise of characters struggling to exist under the militaristic dictatorship of Francisco Franco in Spain might be better. At the very least, it might be more action-packed.
I was wrong, on both counts.
The slow pacing and character-driven stories seem to be hallmarks of Ruta Sepetys's style, regardless of whether she's writing for an adult or a young adult audience. And even when writing about "edgy" content, like prostitution or stolen babies, her books have an overly clean, sanitized feel reminiscent of Amy Harmon's - only, she isn't the emotional storyteller that Harmon is. It's like these books were put in a juicer and everything pulpy and interesting was extracted, leaving only the inoffensive concentrate behind.
There are multiple POVs in this book - another literary technique I'm also not a fan of, which wasn't present in OUT OF THE EASY - which made this book hard to read. One of the advance readers I saw actually ended up not finishing this book because of that, and I'll be honest and admit that I considered doing the same because this book took so long to get into. Daniel is the main character, I would say, even though it takes a while to get to him. His mother is Spanish, but his father is a Texas oil baron, and he's in Spain because his dad's trying to secure a drilling deal with Franco. The other main character, the love interest, is a girl named Ana, who works in the high class hotel, the Castellana Hilton, at which Daniel and his family are staying.
Ana's family also gets POVs, primarily her brother, Rafa(el), who wants to be a bullfighter; her married sister, Julia, whose fear at challenging the system makes her more willing to play by the rules; and then Ana's cousin, Puri, who works at a Catholic adoption center with the nuns and is beginning to discover something sinister about the babies being brought into their charge. Their stories intertwine, sometimes in dull ways, sometimes in interesting ways, sometimes in irrelevant ways that feel like they're only there to bulk up the page count. Ana learns desire and rebellion; Daniel learns to confront his own privilege; there's a love story that bends and twists under pressure and strife, but doesn't break; all of this is happening under a fascist yoke, where the Guardia Civil are everywhere, and so are their plants, slowing down the inevitable influence of Western capitalism.
I ended up liking this a bit more at the end than I did at the beginning, and obviously, since I made it to the end of this nearly-500-page tome, I ended up feeling invested enough to finish. It was an OK story, but again - it felt sanitized. History is dirty and awful. I didn't really feel like the fear, paranoia, and persecution of the dictatorship was adequately captured here. Even when bad things do happen, they come across as understated. You, as the reader, are utterly numb to the stakes. It's the type of book you might encounter at a book club or bring with you on an airplane, only to leave it behind you on the seat once you've finished. I don't think this is a bad book, but it's definitely not what I want out of historical fiction, and it's cemented my suspicions that Ruta Sepetys is not an author for me.
Thanks to the publisher for sending me a copy in exchange for an honest review!
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Nov 22, 2019 Erin rated it really liked it
Shelves: books-i-own
Ruta Septeys' latest novel takes readers to Madrid, Spain in 1957 under the vice like grip of General Francisco Franco, a fascist dictator. This is my first time reading about this period of 20th century history and I continue to be in awe of the author's talent in making the bridge between YA and general historical fiction.
If this book were to be adapted to a screen, it would have to be a television series because the author alternates between a full cast of characters (think LOST) who all eve Ruta Septeys' latest novel takes readers to Madrid, Spain in 1957 under the vice like grip of General Francisco Franco, a fascist dictator. This is my first time reading about this period of 20th century history and I continue to be in awe of the author's talent in making the bridge between YA and general historical fiction.
If this book were to be adapted to a screen, it would have to be a television series because the author alternates between a full cast of characters (think LOST) who all eventually cross paths in the narrative. Not every reader likes this type of jumping around, but it's quickly becoming one of my favorite ways to have an author relate history.
We have the young idealist character in Daniel, a young Texan who is traveling with his American businessman father and Spanish mother. Armed with a camera, Daniel, like the reader, "wants to understand" what life is like in the real Spain not what is being advertised as a tourist destination. It is through his encounters with Ana, a young hotel employee, her family members (Julia,Antonio, Rafa, and Puri) , fellow Americans Nick Van Dorn and journalist, Ben that Daniel realizes the violence amidst a nation that is forced by its government to remain silent.
A haunting historical that finds itself automatically heading to my classroom library.
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Oct 08, 2019 Lea | That_Bookdragon rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: arc-received, owned
A solid 5/5 ⭐️
Thank you so much to Penguin Random House International for providing me with a free ARC of this book in exchange for an honest opinion. A very pretty bookmark was also included in the package they sent me, which you can see HERE
"The history hasn't written itself yet, Matheson. But you're capturing it as we speak with your photos."
Before we start, I would like to say that I was really eager for this book to be released because it is set during Franco's Spain. You guys n A solid 5/5 ⭐️
Before we start, I would like to say that I was really eager for this book to be released because it is set during Franco's Spain. You guys need to know that my great-grandfather was one of those lucky ones who managed to escape Franco's dictatorship and found refuge in France. Unfortunately, I didn't get to meet him when he was alive but I felt like this book would be truly important for me on a personal level to better understand what life was like for him in Spain at that time. Of course we studied fascist regimes in high school, but this book provided a very different insight of something I had no idea was happening. I will try to keep this review as spoiler-free as possible and will mark the spoilers accordingly should there be any.
This book is set in 1957 Madrid, namely 20 years after Franco took power after the Spanish Civil War. While Spain is hiding a very dark secret, it opens its arms to American investors eager to do business with the European country by selling itself as the country of wine and sunshine. Daniel Matheson, the aspiring photographer son of one of those wealthy oil businessmen finds himself in this country with rules and laws so different from what he knows of America. He will meet plenty of local people and befriend them, taking photographs of them in their everyday lives in hopes of taking the shot that will offer him the first prize of a photography contest. While he stays at a newly open luxury hotel, he gets to meet Ana, a young Spanish maid assigned to his family. Secretive and discreet, Daniel will quickly understand that Spain as he imagines it is nothing like it actually is...
"It's impossible for outsiders to understand. There is a tension that exists between history and memory, señor. Some of us are desperate to preserve and remember, while others are desperate to forget."
This book was the first book I've read by Ruta Sepetys and I know for sure it won't be the last. She has a way to use words that hits right home. Through powerful prose, she depicts a deeply insightful image of Spain and its post-war status with a dictator holding a firm grip over it, controlling his citizens and threatening them at all moments. I didn't know prior to reading this book that Spain so desperately tried to attract tourists, especially Americans. I learned a lot while reading this book, and I do believe that's the quintessential essence of Historical Fictions to make readers learn more about very specific aspects of History that are often put aside by school's curriculums. It was interesting to see the clash of these two very different cultures. Americans with their freedom to do almost whatever they want against Spanish people being barely allowed to breathe. I loved the little "extras" the interviews and extracts from real papers brought to the text, it made the book even more believable and, in a way, even more gut-wrenching. I think it's always complicated to review a book that's based on events that truly happened and it always baffles me to see the sheer amount of research that needs to be done to write Historical Fictions.
"When captured at the right moment, truth reveals itself to the camera."
The characters of this story were also what truly brought it to life. This story follows multiple points of view but each character's voice is so different from the other that it was truly easily to distinguish who was talking and when. I think Daniel was my favorite character. He was genuinely good, a light within the darkness of all these people's lives. He wanted to help by taking pictures to show the world the reality behind Franco's Spain, the horror and the terrible secrets that are kept within its borders. However, I grew really attached to Ana and her family as well. They are the descendants of a mother and a father who were opposed to Franco and his dictatorship and ended up being executed for it, branding Ana and her siblings as the children of "degenerated people". All of them work hard, they often have two jobs to try to sustain their family and keep everyone fed. Miguel and Fuga were also memorable characters that I truly enjoyed reading about. Overall, I feel like every character in this story will leave a mark on me for a very long time, and not only because of their link to my family's history.
I finished this book last night, gobbling up the 250 pages I had left of it in less than one hour and a half. I really didn't want to leave them because they all felt close to me. However, I needed to know what would come to them so I kept reading anyway and ended up staring at my ceiling in silence for half an hour once the last page was turned. I wanted to write this review as soon as possible to have my emotions and feelings still raw and fresh from what I read. As I said before, it's hard for me to rate and review books talking about events that happened, but this one taught me about something terrible I had no idea was happening but will most certainly tell people about because I think it needs to be more widely known. If you want to know what I'm talking about, then you will have to get this book and find out for yourself because otherwise I would basically be revealing to you the whole plot of this mind-blowing book. And I very highly recommend you do, even for the sake of a History lesson given to you by the fantastic teacher Ruta Sepetys is. This book touched my heart very deeply and I really hope as many of you will pick up a copy of this book.
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Feb 20, 2020 Drewthereader20 rated it it was amazing
Shelves: new-releases, audiobook, own-books, fall-tbr, hardcover, 2020-reads, tbr-shelf, 2020-favorites, book-of-the-month
OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD!
I picked this book up this week because it was on my #tometopple tbr and I couldn't be anymore happier that I picked it up and read all 512 pages! I loved listening to this audiobook.
5/5 stars!(: OMG THIS WAS SO GOOD!
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Oct 01, 2019 Book of the Month added it
Why I love it
by Danielle McNally
When I read, I want to be transported. To another place, to another time, to a world I never could have experienced on my own. In Ruta Sepetys’s latest, The Fountains of Silence, I was taken to a sepia-toned summer in 1950s Spain. The entire time I was reading (which wasn’t long, since I flew through the 475-page novel in three days), I felt as if I, too, were walking the cobblestoned streets of Madrid, the heat of the late afternoon sun on my shoulders.
That said, Why I love it
That said, this time period wasn’t a particularly pleasant one—at least, not if you were Spanish. Here’s the Cliff’s Notes version: Daniel, a 19-year-old Spanish-American aspiring photographer, is staying with his wealthy parents at the Castellana Hilton (a real place!). There he meets Ana, a young maid who, along with her siblings, has struggled to make ends meet since her Republican parents were punished for their views. I love historical fiction, particularly stories about World War II, but I’d never read anything about how that seismic event played out in Spain. Through the stories of Ana, Daniel, and the many characters they encounter, Sepetys educated me about a point in modern history that has been largely ignored by popular media.
Though there’s no murder or heist, The Fountains of Silence plays out like a mystery. But rather than trying to solve a crime, you, reader, are tasked with uncovering what happened to the characters before the book began. And just like any good mystery, there are twists and reveals down every alleyway and in every whispered secret. This book is as much about life under Generalissimo Franco as it is about young love, bullfighting, swaggering Americans abroad, and family obligations. Hope you’ve got your passport, because you’re about to go on one hell of a trip to Spain.
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Oct 20, 2019 Renee (itsbooktalk) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
If you're like me and tell yourself that you don't like YA, give this book a try and prepare to be blown away! My automatic reaction when I come across YA is to pass it by but after reading several I've loved (Field Notes on Love, Hope and Other Punchlines, Salt to the Sea) and now this, I have to say...I'm LOVING YA! I know this author is known as a "crossover" author since her books appeal to both teens and adults and I would agree but with The Fountains of Silence, I'd almost say it has a mor If you're like me and tell yourself that you don't like YA, give this book a try and prepare to be blown away! My automatic reaction when I come across YA is to pass it by but after reading several I've loved (Field Notes on Love, Hope and Other Punchlines, Salt to the Sea) and now this, I have to say...I'm LOVING YA! I know this author is known as a "crossover" author since her books appeal to both teens and adults and I would agree but with The Fountains of Silence, I'd almost say it has a more overall "adult" feel. I don't throw out the words brilliant or spectacular too often in my reviews but those words exactly describe how I felt about this story and the characters.
I listened to over half on audio and the narrators were excellent! I'd highly recommend reading part or all of the book this way as there is so much spoken Spanish that comes alive with each of the narrators. I was wholly invested in the story of Ana, Daniel, Rafa, Julia, Puri and many more that I literally couldn't stop listening (my house is really clean, all the laundry is done, and I walked extra long for my workout:). The amount of research the author completed to write this is staggering but it shows in every detail as the setting of Madrid and Spain as a whole came alive, I felt I was there, I felt the people were real and when I finished I already missed them and could've read more...that's saying a lot considering this is a 500 page book! I thought the ending was perfection and so appreciate the time span the author provided. I loved it and fully expect it will be in my top 10 of the year! ...more
Dec 03, 2019 My_Strange_Reading rated it it was amazing
Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge, historical-fiction
#mystrangereading The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for GR)
Only Ruta Sepetys can rip your heart completely apart and then put the pieces back together again with a beautiful conclusion. My only qualm was that I really wanted an epilogue, but goodness that was heartbreaking, painful, inspiring and just stunning.
I love Spain and even lived there for a summer, but damn did I learn so much more than I ever understood before.
Aspects that make this historic #mystrangereading The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ (4.5 stars rounded up to 5 for GR)
Aspects that make this historical fiction remarkable:
💃🏻 Her undeniably creative way she can weave so many seemingly unconnected stories together in a powerful way.
💃🏻 The amount of research and study you know she had to put in to write with such depth about this era and the people
💃🏻 The incredible performance of the voice actor on the audible version. I couldn't stop listening. She was so engaging and could do so many different voices/accents. ...more
Nov 27, 2019 may ❀ rated it liked it
Shelves: 500-pgs, audiobook, decent, historical, meh, real-problems, standalones
this book was incredibly informative and eye-opening. there's so much deep information about spain during franco's rule and the horrors that occurred during that time. this book is rich with details and the many different faces and lives that spain had to offer.
i found it kind of slow and drawn out. the beginning and middle portion of the book felt like it went on forever. i really liked the ending though i would have liked to see more of the characters closer to present day.
lots of thoughts on this book was incredibly informative and eye-opening. there's so much deep information about spain during franco's rule and the horrors that occurred during that time. this book is rich with details and the many different faces and lives that spain had to offer.
lots of thoughts on this one.
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Mar 18, 2019 Alicia rated it it was amazing
Shelves: adult, artsy, dark, family, female, male, historical, politics-justice, religion, romance
Having had twelve hours to process the book after reading it in the span of twenty-four hours including a car ride (and I don't read in the car because well, motion-sickness, but there are just times where that needs to be overcome), I can now write a review that consists of more than hearts and exclamation points.
Picking stories that represent dark times in our global history is likely the easiest part, but deciding to tell it with the emotional strength and depth required can only be trusted Having had twelve hours to process the book after reading it in the span of twenty-four hours including a car ride (and I don't read in the car because well, motion-sickness, but there are just times where that needs to be overcome), I can now write a review that consists of more than hearts and exclamation points.
Picking stories that represent dark times in our global history is likely the easiest part, but deciding to tell it with the emotional strength and depth required can only be trusted to a few writers. Sepetys is one of those chosen few, and chosen because three books have already solidified her ability to write historical fiction and this one is equally captivating. Her appeal lies with adults and young adults who want to access the worlds she opens up. In this story, there are four characters who intersect in mesmerizing ways: Spanish brother and sister Ana and Rafa, their cousin Puri, and the American-- Daniel. Their connections unfold in a series of suspenseful, dark, sentimental, and deeply personal ways in and around the Castellana Hilton, a hotel that's a piece of the United States inside Madrid, Spain during the tumultuous and tenuous reign of Generalissimo Franco. The policies and practices that emerge lead to tragedy that Puri begins to uncover while Daniel as an outsider who pines for Ana also discovers additional stories when using the lens of his camera. Everyone has a story to tell.
There are characters you'll love to hate and characters you want to fall in love. One thing is for sure, you'll fall in love with Sepetys again. Storytelling is her passion and her purpose. And the power of the story is similar to Doerr's All The Light We Cannot See and Hannah's The Nightingale and the length and span of the story to Julie Berry's newest Lovely War. Whether readers are understanding the importance of dress for a bullfighter or poverty in Vallecas. I had no problem following the array of characters because they are all instrumental, even as the book moves forward in time and new secrets emerge, I would have gladly welcomed more.
It's the nuanced relationships and evocative time period that teach us about humanity. The setting creates is own set of problems and character so anyone who has visited will easily recognize it while those who haven't (me) can understand through Sepetys' choices what we didn't experience firsthand. She's a guide for epic stories of love and loss, politics and economics. The human toll of dictatorship. The secrets and the danger of secrecy. There was a constant pull to uncover and understand, so when Sepetys adds a confessional and power struggles, money and beauty, no one is ever quite certain who to trust but that in that, we can only imagine why even now there a vow of silence as Spain moves on.
One thing is for certain: this book is layered. It can be re-read as one of the three books someone would take on a deserted island and never tire of whether I'm staring at the cover or remembering all that unfolded between the pages. It's masterful and a book I will continue to re-live. ...more
Oct 07, 2020 Debra rated it really liked it
Shelves: netgalley
Ruta Sepetys is the queen of period pieces and she did not disappoint in the brief sampler I read of The Fountains of Silence. The Setting is Madrid Spain in 1957. Under a harsh dictatorship, Spain is hiding a dark secret, but that does not stop the flood of tourists and businessmen from flocking to Spain.
In the sample, I was introduced to eighteen-year-old, Daniel, and Ana, a young hotel employee.
****I read a SAMPLER of the book and not the book itself. The sample served to pique my interest a Ruta Sepetys is the queen of period pieces and she did not disappoint in the brief sampler I read of The Fountains of Silence. The Setting is Madrid Spain in 1957. Under a harsh dictatorship, Spain is hiding a dark secret, but that does not stop the flood of tourists and businessmen from flocking to Spain.
****I read a SAMPLER of the book and not the book itself. The sample served to pique my interest and had me wanting to know more about the story and the characters in them.
Thank you to Penguin Group and NetGalley who provided me with this sampler in exchange for an honest review. All the thoughts and opinions are my own. ...more
Apr 19, 2020 Aoife - Bookish_Babbling rated it liked it · review of another edition
Shelves: 3-point-5-stars, read-in-2020, audiobooked, library-loan
Another read that I'm not sure how to rate. I've been backburner thinking about how to review this book since I finished it on friday...it's now sunday morning and I need to post something before I forget entirely 🙈
I have previously read one Ruta Sepetys book last year and have another waiting on my kindle for a Buddy Read if/when things calm down.
Both those books show aspects of WW2 from perspectives that we don't often see them from and this book was no different in that it shows a time in Sp Another read that I'm not sure how to rate. I've been backburner thinking about how to review this book since I finished it on friday...it's now sunday morning and I need to post something before I forget entirely 🙈
Both those books show aspects of WW2 from perspectives that we don't often see them from and this book was no different in that it shows a time in Spain following the end of the Civil War and how Franco's regime affected the people living under it in the 1950s.
Interestingly for this story, Sepetys brings us in to the narrative from an outsiders perspective through the eyes of Daniel a Spanish-american teen fresh out of high school visiting his mother's home country for the first time as his parents do business.
We meet locals through friendship struck up with one of the hotel staff and her family situation gives Daniel (and us) glimpses into their lives and some of the hardships + hard truths that come from living under this dictatorship. These are very slow reveals and as the title suggests there are many secrets & they are slow to unravel.
Ana and her family were a delight, which feels weird to say considering how they lived but the love they share warms the whole book. Her brother Rafa (such a labradoodle despite his own dark past) & her cousin Purificacion (indoctrinated inquisitive little bird) made really interesting contributions with their storylines - how Sepetys was able to shine a light on different hardships and how people dealt differently with the fall out of the Civil War & Franco's punishment of the "loosers" was cleverly interwoven and shown through the different storylines and character arcs.
One of the things I loved about this story, like Lina's drawings in Between Shades of Grey, is how Sepetys uses the arts to help give us better access to the story. In this book Daniel is an aspiring photographer - through this lens and the descriptions of the photos he captures (which I obvs wish we could see) a whole other side of Spain is discovered. Plus it introduced us to Miguel and he was such a gem.
Now for what is tripping me up about this book, (1) I didn't love the time jump at the end although I do understand why it had to happen it took us right out of the story just as it felt things were ramping up. (view spoiler)[I cannot be the only one who wanted to see what Rafa did after everything that had happened to him - his character was so interesting to me! Did he get radicalised to join the resistance following his discoveries combined with his own & Fuga's treatment at the hands of the establishment - I mean you couldn't blame him if he did. Did he manage to maintain his new Fuga inspired outlook on life? Did he address the ghosts who shared real estate in his mind? Honestly this guy was fascinating and barely touched upon in this story!
Also Puri, how did she find out about herself? She obviously made the connection when she met Lali but yet she said nothing, joined the sisterhood and continued working with the older nun- maybe that's how she got the answers to her own questions but her reappearance at the end broke my heart to see the fire gone out of her, no passion...no more questions 😭
I know we are prob supposed to care more about Ana & Daniel - but honestly their storyline was rather vanilla compared to the others. Sure I was invested and am happy for them but *shrug* meh (hide spoiler)]
(2) our MC perspective of being an outsider while an interesting choice also kept the reader slightly outside the story. Yes we could see other characters PoV and we have more information than the MC, but because he didn't get all the same information as us he (and by proxy we) stay just a step removed from much of the emotional impact this story wishes to share...but maybe this is just a me problem and although I didn't realise the similarities to what happened in Ireland - I think because of the knowledge I had there when it came to one aspect of the storyline; I saw the breadcrumbs being spread and missed out somewhat on the emotional impact of those reveals. Not because I'm heartless (altho debatable) but because the seething anger about such shenanigans has already taken root in me and to say I am disappointed and sad such things happened elsewhere is not a strong enough reaction to how I feel about the "humanity" that condoned and encouraged these actions.
(Sorry for the cryptics but I don't want to spoil anything for anyone)
Apologies if there are mistakes in the spelling of characters names, this was another book I borrowed from my library and listened to the audio version. I loved hearing all the Spanish spoken aloud and the narrator had a great voice for storytelling. Interestingly there were also old timey type snippets of reports between chapters which give the reader an insight into some of the role the US played in the times when many didn't want anything to do with Franco and Spain by proxy. The father-son duo who appear as side characters through the embassy and Ben brought surprisingly interesting dynamics to this story and again I wish the time jump hadn't happened so we could have gotten a better feel for them - but they are not the focus of the story and indeed I would much rather have learnt more about life in Spain in the intervening years.
It is hard to put my finger on why I feel such a detachment from this story as I really was enjoying listening to it but I think it boils down to the "outsider" perspective and that time jump took me a little too much out of the story and kept a lot of the narrative more surface level than the gutt punching feelz of Between Shades of Grey. Sepetys authors note at the end perfectly explains why she made this choice and I respect it, but I don't know if this bit of distance and aiming this at more of a YA audience removed some of the emotional beats that could have helped this story resonate more. Although then again I don't really think it's the latter as her previous books have also been YA leaning, so it may be more of the outsider perspective and time jump that cause the disconnect for me.
I still hope people will read this as it is an accessible look into a time period where much silence remains and it raises many intriguing questions about how such loss of voices can happen and become contagious - fountains of Silence indeed *gulp* ...more
Dec 28, 2019 mindful.librarian ☀️ rated it it was amazing
Shelves: library-paper, young-adult
Phenomenal narrative about a setting and time I had almost no knowledge of. A must read for historical fiction readers in general as well as fans of the author’s other works. Also an excellent companion read to Lisa Wingate’s “Before We Were Yours”.
Sep 20, 2019 Kim Friant rated it really liked it
4 Stars—Ok so first off, I love Sepetys’ books. They’re amazing and she’s one the authors that I pick up no matter what the book is about. But I’m gonna start with my one criticism that applies to multiple books. The endings frustrate the crap outta me! I’m learning to accept open endings that could go in any direction and could be interpreted and imagined in a myriad of ways. However, with Sepetys’ stories, I want to know more! She always seems to completely draw me into the stories and the cha 4 Stars—Ok so first off, I love Sepetys’ books. They’re amazing and she’s one the authors that I pick up no matter what the book is about. But I’m gonna start with my one criticism that applies to multiple books. The endings frustrate the crap outta me! I’m learning to accept open endings that could go in any direction and could be interpreted and imagined in a myriad of ways. However, with Sepetys’ stories, I want to know more! She always seems to completely draw me into the stories and the characters’ lives and I get so involved and want to know as much as possible, but then she just cuts the story off. It feels like there’s so much more of the story, but she just refuses to give us the info. That is honestly my only criticism and I’ll admit it’s a big one. However, up until the endings, the stories are all fantastic. This book is no different. The setting is stunning and I now officially want to go to Spain and explore as much as possible. She captures the fear and tension of Franco’s Spain and shows what true fascism looks like. She didn’t pull any punches and I appreciated the history. The characters were all likable and the twists scattered throughout were believable and realistic. I’ll admit that I found this book weeks before the release date at a bookstore and I’m so glad I did! It’s a beautiful book and I recommend it to pretty much everybody! ...more
May 08, 2020 Lori rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
“Helpless children and teenagers become innocent victims of wretched violence and ideological pressure... innocent youths who, instead of pursuing hopes and dreams, became fountains of silence.” Ruta Sepetys
Sepetays has created another masterpiece in this beautifully told story of Spanish life under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Engaging characters that help to expose the different facets of life under Franco. I really liked that the story was told through the eyes of young adults. As Se “Helpless children and teenagers become innocent victims of wretched violence and ideological pressure... innocent youths who, instead of pursuing hopes and dreams, became fountains of silence.” Ruta Sepetys
Sepetays has created another masterpiece in this beautifully told story of Spanish life under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco. Engaging characters that help to expose the different facets of life under Franco. I really liked that the story was told through the eyes of young adults. As Sepetys states in the author notes many times the youth are the generation that are most affected long-term by periods of turmoil. This educated me in an engaging story of a period in Spanish history that I was unaware of. I highly recommend. 5 stars. ...more
Jun 30, 2019 Bitchin' Reads rated it it was amazing
My favorite Ruta Sepetys yet. The last third of it had me sobbing regularly. SOBBING, I SAY. BIG FAT BITTERSWEET TEARS.
Jul 22, 2019 Misfit rated it liked it
Shelves: historical-fiction, young-adult
I don't normally read YA, but when I was offered an ARC and saw how how popular this author was, I decided to go for it. The setting is 1950s Spain under the rule of General Francisco Franco. The hero, 18 year old Daniel Matheson arrives with his parents as his father conducts whatever business Texas oil tycoons do. They stay at a swanky hotel that is popular with the Hollywood type set. Many famous names are dropped throughout the story - say too many names.
Anyway, Daniel meets up with hotel e I don't normally read YA, but when I was offered an ARC and saw how how popular this author was, I decided to go for it. The setting is 1950s Spain under the rule of General Francisco Franco. The hero, 18 year old Daniel Matheson arrives with his parents as his father conducts whatever business Texas oil tycoons do. They stay at a swanky hotel that is popular with the Hollywood type set. Many famous names are dropped throughout the story - say too many names.
Anyway, Daniel meets up with hotel employee Ana, and the two have adventure kind of stuff Nd some mysteries about babies to solve.
Sorry, but this just took too long to get going, and I was terribly bored until the very last when things were wrapped up. The terribly short chapters with too many point of view was a big distraction for me, and that slowed the story line as well.
Sorry, this one just wasn't my cuppa tea. ...more
Nov 06, 2019 Skip rated it really liked it
Shelves: historical
Well-researched book about life in Spain under the leadership of Franco. Set in 1957, we follow the life of 18-year old Daniel Matheson, who has travelled from Texas to Madrid with his father (who is trying to negotiate an oil deal with Franco) and Spanish mother, who is dealing with her own problems. Daniel is adrift, having broken up with his high society girlfriend, and unsure how to tell his father that he wants to be a photographer. He falls for the hotel maid, Ana, and gets a real view of Well-researched book about life in Spain under the leadership of Franco. Set in 1957, we follow the life of 18-year old Daniel Matheson, who has travelled from Texas to Madrid with his father (who is trying to negotiate an oil deal with Franco) and Spanish mother, who is dealing with her own problems. Daniel is adrift, having broken up with his high society girlfriend, and unsure how to tell his father that he wants to be a photographer. He falls for the hotel maid, Ana, and gets a real view of life in Spain as he explores the city and her life, with his camera in tow. Meanwhile, there is the story of stolen babies, with political and religious overtones. The story was very slow at the outset, which kept it from being a 5 star rating for me, but Sepetys writes characters with great depth. I especially liked the bullfighter from the barrio. ...more
Oct 26, 2019 Joey rated it it was amazing
Shelves: i-own-it, ya, 2019-favorites, aww
WORDS CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN
(Seatbelts pls, y’all are about to engage on a very crazy fan rant 😉)
GAIS, i need help. Anyone know how to perform open heart surgery?????
I trusted Ruta Sepetys with my heart (again), and she ripped it out unmercifully (again).
This book was so beautiful- everything about it. And tbh guys, I CRIED. AND I HARDLY EVER CRY WHEN IM READING BOOKS. THAT’S HOW GOOD THIS WAS and also as a side note I mayyyy have read this in less then 24 hours. *nervous chuckle* yeahh WORDS CAN NOT EVEN BEGIN TO EXPLAIN
This book was so beautiful- everything about it. And tbh guys, I CRIED. AND I HARDLY EVER CRY WHEN IM READING BOOKS. THAT’S HOW GOOD THIS WAS and also as a side note I mayyyy have read this in less then 24 hours. *nervous chuckle* yeahhh ooooops
The things I loved (aka basically EVERYTHING)
The characters: Ana, Julia, Ben, Nick, Daniel, Rafa, I had to love everyone. They were so beautifully well done and somehow the author allowed me to feel deep connection to each one, even if I couldn’t relate that well personally to them.
The romance: DAN AND ANA FOREVER. I loved it so much, it was so fresh and real, maybe it was a little(?) too rushed(?). Personally I didn’t think that at all but I could see others thinking it was.
The social issues: I love how Ruta Sepetys doesn’t JUST write for entertainment. She exposes many social issues during this period and displays them in such a talented way. And let me tell you- she has done her research. For all of it. Everything.
The writing. Was amazing. As always. What’s else can I say.
Basically just everything sucked me in and enraptured me to the point where I could. not. put. this. book. down.
Thing(s) i didn’t love:
There was A LOT of catholic religion. They attend mass, go to confession, etc. And personally I don’t agree with any of that, but at the same time, having been to Spain, YOU CAN NOT REALISTICALLY WRITE HISTORICAL FICTION IN SPAIN WITHOUT CATHOLICISM. Again, I don’t agree, but I respect that it’s there, and admit the accuracy of it, and it really didn’t bother me. A few times it got to be a little heavy but i know what i believe, and this didn’t rly bother me.
H*** is used as a curse word about half a dozen times. God’s name is taken in vain (in Spanish) multiple times. A sprinkling of other minor language includes a**, p*ss. Christ’s name is taken in vain once.
Mentions of a woman wearing a bikini, and references to bikinis. Ana wears a dress that exposes a decent amount of her back. Daniel goes into a bit of detail as he stares at her. Daniel and Ana kiss, like, a lot. Never really very detailed.
Anyway- YOU GUYS NEED TO READ THIS I AM TELLING YOU. It’s probably my favorite book of the whole year. That’s how good it is.
Anyway, if you’re still here after all my ranting, kudos to you! Happy reading guys!
Sep 04, 2019 Sophie "Beware Of The Reader" rated it it was amazing
Shelves: favorite-ya, historical, the-bests, favorite-author, favorite-of-2019, eye-opener
5 incredible stars
Warning: gushing ahead!
I am a late bloomer to the Ruta Sepetys bandwagon. I read or rather listened to “Salt to the Sea” around February this year.
That story moved me so deeply that Ruta instantly became one of the authors I am vowing to follow in every adventure she goes on.
Did the Fountains of Silence live up to my expectation? Totally!
Is it another Salt to the Sea? No even if you can find Ruta's trademark in her precise and effortless writing; in her use of multiple poin 5 incredible stars
Is it another Salt to the Sea? No even if you can find Ruta's trademark in her precise and effortless writing; in her use of multiple point of views and in her passion for history.
Ruta has the knack to tell History with a big H through people's stories. THEY make history. She has you walking into her character’s shoes and makes you live history like no history book can do.
Once again Ruta centered her story around a particular era of Spain’s history: Franco’s regime. One that was totally overlooked in my classes. One made of tyranny and of silence for the Spaniards. One hiding something that would become a tragedy for many families.
Living in Europe our history classes were thorough on many periods and events. World Wars were analyzed in details but none of Ruta's topics came to light. Too sensitive. Too painful at that time.
Ruta Sepetys is one of these authors whose writing seems effortless. It is fluid, precise, conveying so many emotions and visuals in few words that none of them seem superfluous but every one is necessary. Her prose is one of the most powerful that I have read. You will find several quotes below as I just want to highlight Ruta’s profound writing.
In The Fountains of Silence, the characters are once again built to perfection. By the end of the book you won't want to leave them, wanting more. A glimpse of their future. Like getting a postcard with a few news every Christmas. Imagine: "Hi we got married on the coast in that small church overlooking the sea." "Hi we got our first daughter and she does look like my mother. She is the sweetest baby ever." "Hi...".
We follow the lives of Daniel, Ana, Rafa, Fuga, Julia, Puria with Nick and Ben gravitating around them.
As I don’t want to spoil your read I will focus on the characters and the very opening of the book.
The story begins with Rafa.
He is recalling tragic events from the past that cost his parents death. Rafa went through horrible events in his life before getting back to his sisters Julia and Ana. Their parents opposed Franco and in Franco's regime his opponents died and their children suffered.
“Today, the young daughter of a journalist was dealt such bestial blows she died choking on her own blood. In many ways, it is the children of our country who will pay for this war—my own included—and for that, I cannot forgive myself.”
Rafa works two jobs and he still is hungry. He is working at a slaughterhouse and a graveyard where he works alongside his fierce and untamed friend Fuga.
Fuga is a character who won't have many lines in this story but that you won't forget. He has presence. Never have I read about a side characters emanating such oneness. Fuga is intense, savage, he is a storm, he is a bull. What happened to him as a kid is barely hinted at in the book and is horrible.
“Sí,” whispers Fuga. “I will emerge from this fire and when I do”— his head snaps to Rafa, wild eyes ablaze—“I’ll burn them all down.”
He dreams of fighting bulls and once he’ll be famous he will avenge and protect all the kids.
“Resurrection is possible, Huérfano. You fight for the forgotten, the abused, the hungry, and the unwanted. You fight for your one and only friend, just as he fights for you.”
The two main characters of the story are Daniel and Ana.
Daniel is the son of a Texan oil tycoon come to Spain to seal a deal with Franco.
That's when we learn that Spain needed money and opened its borders to tourists, many of them being American and especially Texan.
Daniel is quintessentially a good guy.
Raised by a Spanish mother he is educated, polite and considerate. His mother did a mighty fine job with her son even if, being from Spain, she never totally fit into Texan’s high society.
“It’s difficult navigating two cultures,” she once told him. “I feel like a bookmark wedged between chapters. I live in America, but I am not born of it. I’m Spanish.”
Daniel dreams of becoming a photo journalist even if his father wants him to join the family company. Dressed in jeans, belt buckle, boots and plaid shirt he is a far cry from high society men always wearing suits. An encounter with Ben, an American journalist will set a chain of events in action. Ben will be his mentor and will offer unique opportunities to Daniel.
“Ben is right. The perfect word is like the perfect camera angle; it expresses the true nature of the situation. Change the camera position slightly and the picture tells tales.”
Daniel chases the truth. Any truth. He will embrace Spain and its secrets like he would a lover. With care, respect and utter dedication.
“You’re a photographer, a storyteller. In a dozen pictures, you showed me ten layers of Texas. Choose an angle and show me ten layers of Madrid.”
Ana is the hotel maid assigned to his family.
Ana is young, smart, kind, beautiful and hiding a secret. Under Franco’s regime women’s freedom was very restricted. Working at the Hilton is living in a totally different world for Ana. It is a dream world for the young woman who wants nothing more than to travel, escape. Ana and her family will be crucial in Ben’s quest for the true story. The one no one speaks about. But helping Ben is dangerous. It could cost her job, her freedom and maybe her heart.
You also have Puri, Ana’s cousin. Working at a state orphanage. Dutiful Puri. Troubled Puri.
And Nick and Julia and ….
All their lives will mesh and weave a tapestry of secrets, pain, want and hope.
I will stop here as this review is already way too long. That’s what happens when I read a book that opened my eyes and touched me deeply. Just ….read it!
Last but not least I want to thank Penguin Random House Children for gifting me this copy through Netgalley. I already had preordered the book for months but reading it in advance is a wonderful opportunity! And no it had no influence whatsoever on this very willing and honest review!
Have you read Ruta Sepetys books? Do you love historical fiction? What other historical book would you recommend?
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Oct 31, 2019 Chelsea Humphrey marked it as dnf-lost-interest
Shelves: book-subscriptions, bookstagram-made-me-do-it
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Nov 25, 2020 Wendy rated it it was amazing · review of another edition
Shelves: 5000-2020, dec-20
Author Ruta Sepetys is unquestionably a gifted writer! Her story telling ability is simply captivating!
In The Fountains of Silence she takes us to Madrid in 1957. Under the fascist dictatorship of General Francisco Franco the country is ruled by an iron fist.
This story of love, silence and secrets taught me many things I wasn't aware of during this time in Spain. The media reports and oral history commentary were a wonderful addition to the story.
I highly recommend this audiobook! Author Ruta Sepetys is unquestionably a gifted writer! Her story telling ability is simply captivating!
I highly recommend this audiobook! ...more
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About Ruta Sepetys
#1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal.
Ruta Sepetys was born and raised in Michigan in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is drawn to underrepresented stories of strength through struggle and hopes to give voice to those who weren't able to tell their story. Her award-winning historical novels are published in over fifty c #1 New York Times Bestselling Author and Winner of the Carnegie Medal.
Ruta Sepetys was born and raised in Michigan in a family of artists, readers, and music lovers. The daughter of a refugee, Ruta is drawn to underrepresented stories of strength through struggle and hopes to give voice to those who weren't able to tell their story. Her award-winning historical novels are published in over fifty countries and have received over forty literary prizes.
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Currently used for medical purposes
Low potential for addiction
Examples: anabolic steroids, Valium, morphine (less than 50mg per 100 g), and Vicodin
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Users could become dependent, but less likely than drugs in Schedule III
Examples: Xanax, Lorazepam, roofies and Phenobarbital
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Typically, this schedule includes drugs in higher schedules, but in low dosage form.
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The penalties for possession with intent to distribute any controlled dangerous substances are outlined in N.J.S.A. 2C:35-5. Generally speaking, crimes of this nature involving a smaller amounts of Schedule I, II, III or IV drugs are third-degree crimes, and a convicted person can be fined up to $25,000, and the penalties are enhanced for several specific substances. Distribution crimes involving schedule V substances are treated as fourth-degree crimes and can be penalized with fines of up to $25,000 as well.
In New Jersey, heroin and cocaine are classified according to the drug schedules (Schedules I and II, respectively), but they are treated differently in terms of criminal penalties for anyone caught selling these drugs. Anyone caught selling more than five ounces of heroin or cocaine can be charged with first-degree crimes of sale and possession, which carries criminal penalties of up to 20 years in jail and fines up to $500,000.
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Galaxy S6 Android 6.0 Update Details Emerge
The Samsung Galaxy S6 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update is still somewhat of a mystery and has yet to arrive, but this week we’ve received some good news. Brand new information confirms Samsung wants to start letting actual users beta test the software before the release, as well as an idea of when to expect the Galaxy S6 Marshmallow upgrade.
In late September Google finally confirmed the update to Android 5.1 Lollipop would be Android 6.0 Marshmallow, and released it to the public on October 5th. All of Google’s Nexus devices quickly saw updates, and select LG and Motorola handsets have as well. However, Samsung’s been silent regarding Android 6.0 and when its flagship handsets will see the new release.
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While companies like HTC, LG, Motorola, and even Sony have made some sort of official announcement in one way or another, the most popular Android and smartphone manufacturer on the planet has remained silent. Today though, we finally have some concrete Galaxy S6 Android 6.0 Marshmallow update details.
Today SamMobile has learned that Samsung has a new plan to let actual owners of the popular flagship Samsung Galaxy S6 test the upcoming Android 6.0 Marshmallow software update ahead of the global release. Being a final testing phase or beta tester, before releasing it to the public.
While this was initially just a rumor, the new testing phase has been confirmed by the Samsung Mobile UK Twitter account as well, confirming that Samsung will open a page for testers, and send the Android 6.0 Marshmallow update out to select few Galaxy S6 owners early.
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As you can see above, those who want to get Marshmallow first on their Galaxy S6 need to be either in the UK, or Korea, and download the new Samsung “Galaxy Care” app from the Google Play Store, sign in or create a new Samsung account and then proceed to sign up for the Samsung Galaxy beta program. Once done, users will be notified (or not) that they’ve been chosen to participate in the open software test.
What this means is a few lucky Galaxy S6 owners will be able to get the new update to Android 6.0 Marshmallow on the Galaxy S6 ahead of the rest of the world. Test the software, look for bugs, see how well the overall update process is, and give feedback to Samsung. If all goes according to planned, the full over the air update will begin rolling out to more users around the globe.
It’s worth noting that looking through the fine print it lists the Galaxy S6 Android 6.0 Marshmallow beta test as ending on January 18th in Korea, which could be a sign as to when we can expect the update to be ready for a global release.
However, that also means the Korean and international Galaxy S6 is looking to get Android 6.0 near the tail end of January, which could be bad news for those in the United States. As carriers here usually put the updates through a rigorous 4-6 week testing phase of their own. Samsung and carriers could work together and deliver it earlier than January 18th, but that seems unlikely.
If this all sounds familiar it’s because Motorola has been doing it for more than a few years with what’s called the Motorola Feedback Network. Where select users get updates early, then within 2-4 days of testing the update is released to the public.
This is good news for those with the Galaxy S6, and we could see a similar testing phase start for the Galaxy Note 5 and other devices, but so far the Galaxy S6 is the only device mentioned. We’re not sure how many users Samsung will allow to test the software, or any other details, but we’ll update once we know more. At least it looks like Samsung’s ready to take Android updates more serious, and deliver them faster in order to keep up with the Android competition.
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Council OKs $120,000 for museum celebrating African American experience
Rendering of the proposed People's Museum
By Andrew Dundas, Published: January 8, 2021
The Hendersonville City Council unanimously passed a motion Thursday evening to partner with Hands On! Children’s Museum in establishing the People's Museum on Main Street. However, the council did not commit to the full five years of proposed funding up front.
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Joseph Knight, executive director of Hands On!, presented to council regarding a partnership and creation of the People’s Museum. The space will highlight the culture of the people of Hendersonville and Henderson County, particularly celebrating the African-American experience. The People's Muesum will occupy an adjoining property to Hands On!’s current location at 318 N Main St and will be free to the public. The proposed facility will also be the new home for the Walk of Fame.
Council ultimately agreed to support the project, though it was decided to initially commit to funding only years one and two and then support Hands On! further according to their need and the Council’s budget.
In his presentation, Knight asked the members of council to “join me in envisioning a brighter future for our children” and to commit to providing five years of supplementary funding for the project. The museum’s proposal requested $78,000 for the first year and $42,000 annually for the following four. The first-year funds would go evenly towards construction and towards lease of the space, while successive contributions only support the leas
“We understand that this is a lot of money, but we also understand the museum’s responsibility… to ensure we have the proper resources for our children to not only make sense of themselves but our world," Knight said.
Council Member Jeff Miller said, “I am concerned for a couple of reasons about making the decision tonight.” He said that the project had not been fully presented or discussed by bodies like the NAACP or city diversity committee. “I don’t feel like it is our choice to pick where it is.”
“I am absolutely for the museum,” Miller said. “I don’t think that there is a real urgent need for you to have this money this week or you guys are going to go away.”
“There is a time factor,” Knight said, “If we are not able to justify a reason for maintaining the unit one space, then strategically we may have to let that space go.”
Council member Jennifer Hensley said of her and her family that “We have been very big supporters of Hands On! for many years.” Of the project, she said, “I feel like the timing of this seems super rushed. A $246,000 commitment from the city is a lot of money.”
“I chair the Henderson County social services board," she added, "so I am very passionate about children and needy adults in this community… Henderson County has taken in approximately 30 additional foster children over the last couple months. We are up to 188 children in foster care in our community and that is up from 136 this time last year.” Additionally, she said, “42 percent of Henderson County kids are in poverty currently.”
Hensley said, “If we have this kind of money to spend, are we feeding our kids in our community, are we clothing them, are we making sure they are getting adequate heat? While I feel this is a strong want for our community, I feel like there are a lot of needs that aren’t being completely met.”
She added that she thought the topic might be better suited for the council’s February budget meeting.
Council member Jerry Smith said, “Taking first step for something new is always a challenge.” He expressed his support for the project and said, “I think it is our best opportunity to get it done in a location which is very prominent.”
Concerning the budget, Smith gave a round figure of $16 million to represent the city budget, adding that is usually goes up annually. He said the first-year cost would be 0.5% of their annual budget and successive years 0.3%. “A very small cost to participate in this project,” he said.
As for Hensley’s concerns over children’s wellbeing, he said, “I am a foster parent, so I completely agree that it is a crisis right now and that we need as many people as possible to step forward and be foster parents for the kids who need care. As a foster parent, I completely support this project because we’re not only feeding kids the food they need to eat, and we’re not only feeding kids with the love that they need, but ultimately we’re feeding their minds.”
“Joseph and Hands On! are under a time crunch. They have to decide whether or not to keep unit one,” Smith said, “The time is now to make this happen.”
Council Member Lyndsey Simpson said, “As a mother, when we moved to this city the first thing we did was look up things we can do with the kids.” She expressed her support for the project, saying, “We need places for children to go and activities for families to do.”
“Just a couple months ago we all sat in a room and we had a meeting about diversity and equity,” Simpson said. “We wanted to do something that means something and progresses the community forward… Joseph and Hands On! have brought to us a proposal that does exactly what we said we wanted to do.”
Mayor Barbara Volk asked Knight about the museum’s budget, self-sufficiency and how the funding would support rent for parts of Hands On! outside of the proposed People’s Museum.
“I am actually willing to go along with the proposal, but what I would like to see rather than a definite 5-year commitment of certain amounts, is that every year the budget would be reviewed,” she said, “If you are doing really well, we can cut down on the city’s payment.”
Knight asked, “Would this council be in support of committing the year one and two and then doing the revisit on years three through five? I only ask that, because in my opinion we are not going to see a normal year until 2022.”
The council agreed to the request and altered the motion to reflect the discussed changes.
This decision followed the vocal support of seven individuals for the project during public comment.
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The Body Coach Joe Wicks' PE classes are back for lockdown
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The Nation's PE teacher is back for another term.
The Body Coach Joe Wicks has returned to help the nation get fit during lockdown.
Wicks' early morning workouts - termed 'PE with Joe' - were a regular fixture of the first lockdown implemented back in March 2020.
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Every morning, The Body Coach's social media pages would live stream a fitness session for those looking for an early sweat fest. As gyms reopened, the workouts became less frequent - but recent political measures have prompted Wicks to resume his live workouts.
Yesterday, UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson plunged England back into another full national lockdown - the third since the coronavirus initially hit. Ireland is also currently operating under Level 5 restrictions, with further measures on travel and schooling expected to be announced later today.
And now, the Body Coach is also now back on the agenda.
Wicks' workouts will return on January 11th, 2021 - as confirmed on The Body Coach's official Instagram account.
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Wicks wrote: "PE with Joe is back. Starting Monday the 11th January at 9am on my YouTube channel.
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"I am committing to 3 live sessions per week: Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 9am (UK time) They will be 20 minutes long and designed for children.
"Please please share this with as many families as you can and let your schools know so they can notify the parents ASAP and we can get as many young children taking part. This is so important for our children’s emotional and mental health. Lots of love, Joe."
JOE.co.uk chatted to Joe Wicks during the first lockdown, ahead of the launch of his BBC podcast.
Having originally gained popularity through his Lean In 15 series of books, Wicks doesn't think there's a one-size-fits-all nutrition plan for everyone.
Asked for his thoughts on fad diets such as Paleo and Keto, Wicks said: "Fad diets can work for some people. People that turn to Paleo and Keto might feel fantastic, but we shouldn't judge them. They might feel awesome.
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"The problem is when everyone is trying to convince you that 'this is the right way.'"
For Wicks, the worst kind of diet isn't so much about the food, more the amount of it.
"The main issue I've got is with really low calorie deprivation diets, ones with tiny portions completely cutting out fat and carbohydrates. They're very restrictive - it's not enjoyable or sustainable."
Nutrition is particularly important pre and post-workout, although Wicks' personal approach may surprise you.
"I actually love to train fasted", he said.
"But it's personal preference - you can eat a breakfast and still get lean. By training on an empty stomach, I feel like I've got the energy from the night before and I train harder."
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Pop Off: Barack Obama Moments That Made Hip Hop Proud
Nov 23, 2015 at 12:10 pm | By Lindsey India
Whether you like him or not as a leader of our country, no one can deny that President Obama is probably the coolest president that the U.S. has ever seen. The man is not afraid to express his sense of humor, show his knowledge of pop culture, and take it to the streets if he has to. Just yesterday, Barack talked about folks wanting “to pop off” during a National speech, and it was absolutely glorious for hip hop. Check out President Obama’s moments that would make hip hop proud.
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A deeply compelling and poignant story about the tragic lessons of war and the endurance of memory.
In the last months of World War II, a man wakes in a field in a country he does not know. Injured and with only flashes of memory coming back to him, he pulls himself to his feet and starts to walk, setting out on an extraordinary journey in search of his home, his past, and himself.
His name is Owen. A war he has only a vague recollection of joining is in its dying days, and as he tries to get back to England, he becomes caught up in the flood of rootless people pouring through Europe. Among them is a teenage boy, and together they form an unlikely alliance as they cross battle-worn Germany.
When they meet a troubled young woman, tempers flare and scars are revealed as Owen gathers up the shattered pieces of his life. No one is as he remembers, not even himself. How can he truly return home when he hardly recalls what home is?
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"There's a world of suffering in this story, sincerely portrayed...Hewitt delivers an intriguingly structured sidebar to World War II."—Kirkus
"A truly absorbing read, the kind you finish in a single sitting, and...a most welcome addition to the body of wartime tales."
—Rosemary Goring, Sunday Herald
"Utterly magnificent. A passionate, intelligent and lyrical book, whose characters are compelling, intricate, complex, surprising people."
—Manda Scott, author of Into the Fire
"Told with aching realism, it is the story of one man's search for himself amidst the terror of war.... A gripping novel that will stay with you long after you have read the last page."
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"A wide-reaching and poignant evocation of WWII and its landswept aftermath. Told in exquisite prose, Owen's journey builds to a powerful and yes devastating-finale. The most moving and gripping novel I've read in a long while."
—Alex Preston, author of In Love and War
"A hypnotic and heartrending tale of fragmented wartime memories. Beautifully written."
—Juliet West, author of Before the Fall
"Conjuring up the confusion of terror and war in which Hewitt's central character struggles to reclaim his sense of self."
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Kiki Lally is seen in an undated handout photo at Pinnovate, a craft studio in Calgary. When the pandemic began, Lally couldn’t host birthday parties, camps or bridal showers anymore, so she started making DIY kits and offering them for delivery. The DIY kits had to be sold through a new website called DIY Delivery that she built. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Jennifer Chabot, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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Kiki Lally has never met a mess she was afraid of.
The Calgary entrepreneur launched craft studio Pinnovate in the middle of an Alberta recession and has seen her fair share of sticky fingers across hundreds of art classes, birthday parties and camps her business has hosted.
So when COVID-19 measures triggered shutdowns last year, Lally tackled the crisis the way she knew best: with paint, yarn and a bit of creativity.
She launched DIY Delivery, an online website selling craft kits, but quickly discovered set up wasn’t cheap or as simple as a few clicks.
“It’s not as easy as it looks … All of a sudden we’re learning e-commerce and inventory and creating kits and creating videos and a YouTube channel,” Lally said.
“Even the logistics of delivery sounds so simple until you’re actually finding all these nooks and crannies in your city and making mapped out plans.”
Lally’s experience offers a window into some of the challenges Canada’s 1.14 million small businesses have faced as they race to embrace e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Canadian Federation of Independent Business said one-third of small businesses across the country offered online sales as of November. Roughly 152,000 small businesses shifted to boost e-commerce between March and November and one in five independent companies told the advocacy organization they expect to increasingly rely on that avenue to survive.
While customers have breezed through online shopping, delivery, takeout and curbside pickup, small business owners have been working around the clock, spending big bucks and retooling their entire operations to keep it all together.
Some have had to revamp products and menu items to ensure they don’t arrive damaged or cold and soggy upon delivery. Others have toyed with virtual reality to offer digital fittings for apparel and many have dabbled in coding, social media and online payment systems.
Catherine Choi, the owner of Hanji Gifts in Toronto, has been busy with photography.
When COVID-19 struck Canada, her company already had a website to sell goods, but she estimates only 15 per cent of its products were on it.
Choi bought a lightbox and between getting her daughter set up for virtual school and processing curbside pickup orders, she started snapping the store’s inventory.
“It takes a long time,” she said. “We still probably have less than half our products online right now.”
Choi has tried to focus on adding items from artisans and manufacturers who provide their photos for her to use because it cuts down on the work.
She’s also zeroed in on items that are easy to ship like cards, stickers, washi tapes, socks and craft paper. Bulky and fragile products like ceramics will come later.
Getting items online has been a time consuming task because Hanji does not have a traditional payment system and uses old-school paper ledgers and binders to track inventory at its three locations.
Choi moved Hanji’s warehouse closer to home so she could work late into the evening on processing orders, but that hasn’t solved every problem.
“Someone may want a card and there’s only one left and it’s only online inside our warehouse in Scarborough, so we have to figure out how to get that card to the location they want to pick it up from,” said Choi.
Dealing with so many changes and stressors at once has entrepreneurs feeling “overwhelmed,” said Darryl Julott, a managing lead at Digital Main Street, which helps companies digitize operations and is backed by the City of Toronto and the Toronto Association of Business Improvement Areas.
“I talk to business owners and they’ll say we are trying to build a website and every time we talk to a company, they overwhelm us and we don’t get answers to our questions, so we don’t know what to do,” he said.
Digital Main Street, which was founded in 2014, is trying to eliminate some of that guesswork and make it easier and less confusing for companies, who are realizing their livelihoods now need “bricks and clicks.”
In recent months, the organization has helped many entrepreneurs set up accounting software, email systems and online stores. The biggest obstacles they notice involve bookkeeping or where owners live in relation to their business, said Julott.
Many companies are still using paper ledgers and any sales or adjustments they make require them to head to their office or store, which can make online operations tough and time-consuming, he explained.
While logistics and retooling a business can be a bother, Lally said the hardest part of the shift online is maintaining hope as the pandemic drags on.
“Just like everybody else in Canada we didn’t know what this (pandemic) was and what it was going to be and what the long-term ramifications of it were,” she said.
Most of her staff were prepared to roll up their sleeves and do whatever it took to launch delivery. One worker waived her salary and volunteered at the studio instead.
Regulars even offered to drop off the studio’s kits, but most customers don’t even realize how much work goes into a transformation, said Lally.
“It always looks easy when someone else is doing it, but it’s really not.”
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...that Olympia Vale was an ONI Special Liaison before she became a Spartan-IV?
...that the UNSC is over 400 years old?
...that the bioaugmentation program of the SPARTAN-IIIs was codenamed Project CHRYSANTHEMUM?
...that a Flamethrower was intended to be put into the first two Halo games, but for balance reasons wasn't included in campaign until Halo 3?
...that although their storylines and universes are separate, Halo contains many references to Bungie 's 1994 Mac FPS Marathon?
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The 26 Draconis system is a planetary system that is controlled by the United Nations Space Command.[1]
This system was the site of the Callisto Incident which arguably marked the beginning of the Insurrection. In the 2490s Insurrectionists captured the UNSC Callisto and murdered the crew.
In response the UNSC dispatched a battle group of the three destroyers, which confronted the Callisto in the 26 Draconis system on March 2, 2494. The resulting clash led to the surrender of the Callisto, but at the cost of one destroyer annihilated and the two others severely damaged. It was future-Admiral Preston Cole's first combat experience.[1]
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^ a b Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole"
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The market for electric mobility has grown rapidly, with around 2,1 million cars sold in 2018.What are the drivers and how green are e-cars really?
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The market for electric cars has grown by 2018% in 70. Where does the rapid increase come from?
In 2018, the milestone of 4 million electric cars sold was broken. The interval at which one million cars were sold has dropped drastically from what used to be 60 months (2015) to just six months (2018). The 5 million limit is to be achieved according to BloombergNEF in the first quarter of 2019. With the arrival of regional driving bans in major European cities and a forthcoming quota for electric vehicles in China, a strengthening of the current momentum in the near future is to be regarded as secured.
China is one of the biggest drivers of rapid growth in alternative drive technologies. With the ambitious goal of bringing 2020 millions of new electric vehicles to the streets every year from 2, the Chinese government hopes above all to reduce the climate-damaging greenhouse gas CO2 and improve air quality in major cities. In addition, there are more stringent CO2 limits for newly registered vehicles worldwide. For car manufacturers, it is becoming increasingly difficult to achieve their fleet consumption through more efficient drives. Therefore, an attempt is increasingly being made to compensate for the CO2 balance sheet of the entire fleet by means of fully electric vehicle models and thereby avoid possible penalties.
Electromobility in an international comparison
Source: Center of Automotive Management (CAM). New registrations 2017 vs. 2018. Figures for China rounded, including commercial vehicles; China, USA and Norway incl. FCEVs; Manufacturers in the USA partially appreciated; Note: "Passenger Vehicles" in China 579.000 (2017) and 1.0.53.000.
According to the Center of Automotive Management (CAM), new registrations of e-cars in Germany have risen to around 68.000, which corresponds to an increase of 26%. The market share climbed from 1,6% to 2,0%, with the share of pure e-cars and plug-in hybrids almost evenly balanced (53:47 percent). This means that Germany ranks fourth with its e-fleet worldwide for new registrations and is one of the pioneers in Europe alongside Norway. Subsidies for the purchase of electric models as well as funding programs for innovation and technology should bring the fleet to 4 million in 1 and 2022 million in 6, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
"From Production Hell to Logistic Hell". What is behind the testimony of Tesla CEO Elon Musk?
Among the producers, Tesla is the top seller in 245.000 with copies of its S, 3 and X models sold around 2018. Scarcely followed by Chinese producer BAIC, which has brought over a dozen new EV models to market in recent years. Other manufacturers such as Mercedes-Benz and Audi have begun slowly with the mass production of their luxury EVs from 2018. In addition to its i3 to 2020, BMW will not launch another model for mass production on the market. The reason for this is that, due to the cost-intensive production, low profitability of modern electric cars. Many producers are currently recording proven losses with their electric models and it is expected that it will take several more years for the current investments to bear fruit.
Electric vs. Gasoline, the cost must be further halved
The production costs as well as the natural resources used play an important role in the implementation of mass production. In the year 1995 was first introduced by Nissan with the model Joy a battery-powered car on the market. The cost of the battery at that time was $ 3.000 per kWh. With technological advances, these have been reduced to $ 209 per kWh today and are set to halve, according to JP Morgan, to 2025, which could bring cost-effectiveness in line with gasoline.
The production of batteries takes place mostly in Asia. Tesla-based Japanese manufacturer Panasonic Sanyo is the market leader (40% market share), followed by Chinese producers.
Many European manufacturers, such as Bosch, have discontinued the project due to the high investment costs despite a clear request from Angela Merkel to advance the European development of battery cells. According to Bosch, a possible market share of 20% is offset by around € 20 billion in research and development costs.
Lithium-ion batteries are facing challenges
At present, manufacturers purchase the lithium needed for the production of the batteries from the countries with the highest raw material deposits - Chile, China, Argentina and Australia. How long the current lithium reserves will last will depend on the number of electric cars produced in the future. Furthermore, the raw material cobalt could turn out to be the Achilles heel of electric mobility. The scarce resource needed for production is sourced to 60% under controversial conditions from the Republic of Congo.
Contrary to the hype surrounding electric mobility, the CO2-intensive production of lithium-ion batteries in particular is questioned. According to life cycle analyzes by the ICCT, a CO2-neutral balance between a gasoline engine and an electric car would be achieved after 2-3 years. This value could be more than halved if the electricity used to produce and charge the battery comes exclusively from renewable energies. This illustrates the importance of the energy transition for the climate advantage of electric cars. In addition, increased mass production could enable more efficient production processes and further reduce emissions.
Green Mobility relies on alternative technologies and raw materials
Automobile manufacturers are already working on alternative solutions to promote green mobility. The key trends are towards lithium-free solid-state batteries and hydrogen-powered automobiles. Samsung is currently using recycled lithium from old cell phones. Also, other chemical substances such as sodium, zinc and calcium come as a substitute for the required cobalt in question. for electric cars
The forecast for new registrations with electric drive is currently estimated by JP Morgan at around 60% worldwide in 2030, 40% of which are hybrid EVs and 20% pure BEVs. As long as the charging infrastructure has not yet been expanded, bridge technologies such as hybrid drives can prevent impending driving bans in large cities and guarantee locally pollution-free locomotion. Likewise, great efforts are being made in the areas of autonomous driving and the networking of vehicles with one another in order to improve the flow of traffic and safety on the roads.
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It is hard to pin down exactly who the greatest living watchmaker is. Is is Francois-Paul Journe with his masterful and innovative complications? Is it Ludwig Oeschslin and his simplification of complications? Or maybe it's Roger Smith, with his turn towards the hand-made? A case could be made for all three of the men above, but any discussion of such a question would certainly be incomplete without a mention of the name "Philippe Dufour."
There isn't much we haven't already said about the master craftsman who, for example, was the very first person in history to put a grande sonnerie in a wristwatch. And the first person to put a double-balance wheel in a wristwatch. And while the Grand Sonnerie and Duality are the two Dufours that gave him the credibility to be mentioned among the greatest, it is the Simplicity that will surely be his true legacy.
Phillips will offer two examples of the Simplicity on one day, back-to-back.
Conceived by Dufour to be the ultimate expression of traditional Swiss watchmaking in the Vallée de Joux, a focus is given not to the complication but to the finish of the remarkable in-house caliber. It is considered one of the most finely finished watches in the world (for a special look at how it stacks up against two other high-end time-onlys from Laurent Ferrier and Seiko Credor, click here).
Dufour made just 200 of these in series from the year 2000 until about 2014. That is roughly 15 watches per year – that's pretty incredible to think about. These watches remain the prized possessions of dozens of the most astute watch collectors in the world and one can go months, if not years, without seeing a single example for sale in the public space.
Dufour's Caliber 11 is one of the most well regarded manually-wound movements ever created.
But next week, we will see the very first Simplicity hit the auction block – and in fact the second, and the third too. Over the course of two days (November 28 and 29), Christie's will sell one example and Phillips will sell two.
Let's take a look at each of the three.
November 28 – Simplicity No. 61, 37mm White Gold With Guilloché Dial (Christie's)
Simplicity No. 61 is white gold, 37mm, and features a guilloché dial.
While it is incredible to have three watches hit the block at roughly the same time, they are all completely different configurations. The first watch, lot 2842 in the Christie's Hong Kong sale, is a 37mm example in white gold. It features the dial that is most associated with the Simplicity, one with a central guilloché pattern. Being Simplicity No. 61, it is a relatively early example (though the latest of the three here), and in the larger case size and white metal it should do well. This Simplicity is expected to sell between roughly $100,000 and $180,000. You can read more about it here.
November 29 – Simplicity No. 11, 37mm Rose Gold With Lacquer Dial (Phillips)
Simplicity No. 11 is 37mm in rose gold with a white lacquer dial.
The next watch, which will hit the block the next day, just across town at Phillips Hong Kong, is perhaps my favorite iteration of the Simplicity. Here we have a 37mm case, this time in rose gold, but with a stunning white lacquer dial. It is not enamel as many often incorrectly assume – Dufour chose to use lacquer because it provides a similar look with greater durability, and it allows for a thinner case.
No. 11, like the other two examples, features original packaging and certificate.
And, speaking of the case, the 37mm Simplicity, with its rounded mid-case and long thin lugs is truly one of the most divine things to ever be created by the country of Switzerland. This very early example – No. 11 – is one of the few with a "PD" engraving on the balance cock. The estimate of this lovely Dufour is roughly $120,000 to $180,000 and you can find more about it here.
November 29 – Simplicity No. 30, 34mm White Gold With Guilloché Dial (Phillips)
Simplicity No. 30 is a duplicate of the watch that Mr. Dufour wears today – 34mm white gold with guilloché dial.
The very next lot after the watch above is the final Simplicity to be sold at auction next week, and an interesting one because it is arguably the purest expression of the watch designed by Philippe Dufour. It is white gold, sized at 34mm, and feature a guilloché dial – this is the exact same configuration worn by Mr. Dufour himself to this day and a duplicate of the No. 000 prototype often found on his wrist. Phillips has the same estimate here as for the 37mm rose gold watch, $120,000 to $180,000, and more details can be seen here.
A Note About Production Numbers
I think it is worth mentioning the following because I've heard some speculative talk out there about how many pieces of the Simplicity were made. When Dufour announced the project originally, he told the collecting world 100 pieces would be made. When he realized the watch was precisely what many collectors were looking for, he extended the series to 200. At no point did he say this was the final run of Simplicity watches, though many assumed that anyway. In January 2015, a post on a Chinese forum broke the news that in fact Dufour could still make the Simplicity, and he did so for four very large clients of his. Recently in Geneva, I saw Simplicity No. 205 on the wrist of its owner (a deserving client if there ever was one), and when Mr. Dufour attended the HODINKEE Collectors' Summit around this time last year, he mentioned that he might consider opening the series once more because of the incredible demand. This does not in any way mean there will be more Simplicities out there – Philippe is, after all, working on his next watch and remains a one-man show, so it is not as if he has the time to make many more. But, I do feel it is worth at least mentioning the above (and it surely would've been brought up by our ever-astute commenters). Further, in no way does the production number of the Simplicity, whether it's 100, 200, or 205, have any impact on the quality of this watch, its importance to collectors, or the feeling it gives to its owners.
I have been asked dozens of times over the years how I can assist friends, collectors, and readers acquire a Dufour and now, finally, I have an answer – register to bid next week, because there is no guarantee any more will ever see the light of day.
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232 Million immigrants are on the move around the world while 50 Million American adults still live with Mom. HR takes its first swipe at analytics.
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Globally, the immigration problem is not what you’d think. 232 Million people are living in a country other than their origin. That’s about 3% of the total population of the world. Of those, nearly 60% are women. The largest age segment is the over 65 crowd which makes up nearly 10%. The US has the highest number with 45M or nearly 15% of the population. The stats are worth a couple minutes of your time.
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‘There are two scenarios. One indicates the decreasing financial well-being of the elderly: parents move in with their children because they can’t afford to live alone, perhaps after retirement. The other indicates the decreasing financial well-being of young and mid-life adults: children are moving in with their parents because they can’t get a good start to life.’ It’s 17% of 25 to 44 year olds.
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Should You Reno Your Home Or Simply Relocate?
TORONTO - The dream of home ownership can go awry as time wears on when a house that once was a perfect fit suddenly falls short of meeting your evolving needs.
Whether coping with increasingly cramped quarters as families expand or simply tiring of dwelling in outdated surroundings, many homeowners grow keen to scratch the itch to shape up their property or ship out.
So should you stay or should you go? Designer Robin Lewis and real estate agent Vanessa Roman seek to help befuddled homeowners find the solution in "Reno vs. Relocate" which premieres with back-to-back episodes Monday at 9 p.m. ET on HGTV.
"The first thing that we do is take an assessment of exactly what it is that they need in the space, how the space functions, but more importantly, how it's not functioning for them," Lewis said in a recent interview.
Homeowners are able to see a graphic simulation of a renovated home from Lewis, while Roman offers a tour of a new home better equipped to meet their needs. After seeing both options, a choice is made to either opt for a makeover or move.
One of the debut episodes features Sarah and Marc with a tiny kitchen and constant congestion on their home's main floor, coupled with limited work space.
After eight years in the home, and now with two kids, Marc is ready for more spacious surroundings closer to his office. Sarah favours going the reno route, preferring to stay closer to friends, school and her work. The couple is willing to shell out $40,000 for a potential renovation or $600,000 for a new home.
In a hot, expensive market, it may not be possible to afford to remain in your current neighbourhood in a bigger property or to move to a better area, said Roman. In that case, renovation becomes your lone option.
However, in markets where housing is more affordable, it's very easy to pick up and move versus staying and undergoing a massive reno, she noted.
"Renovations are fantastic, especially because people these days really are trying to find a home — not just a shell to live in," said Roman. "They want to stay in the same property because they develop a network of friends in the neighbourhood, their children are going to school, they have amenities that are close by.
"Sometimes, as much as you love a property, short of knocking the house down and building something new, it's not going to work. So moving then becomes a very viable option."
For those primed for a new property, Roman said the old adage of "location, location, location" still holds firm as the No. 1 consideration. But she also encourages homeowners to imagine how the property will be amenable to their needs in the short and longer terms.
"You have to imagine the space three years from now, five years from now, 10 years from now," she said.
"Robin and I could buy a house together and 1,100 square feet is great. Six children later? A little small. And you don't necessarily want to move."
While weighing the decision to renovate, Lewis said the parameters of your budget should set the course of action — and you shouldn't deviate from it. He also suggests a itemizing a top-down, to-do list.
Whether you're sprucing up a home for sale or staying put, Lewis and Roman say there are simple, affordable ways to make changes.
Both agree paint is a quick, cost-efficient option, but Lewis cautions against splashing any old colour on the wall.
"When you're considering how to paint a room, people look at the paint colours in isolation, by themselves. Look at what's going to be in that room," he said.
"Look at what's going to be outside the window, look at how you're going to want to use that room, how you want it to feel, and then make the decision on the paint from there." That includes factoring in furniture and other complementary colours in palette, he noted.
There are also tricks you can use to carve out a little extra wiggle room.
One of the basements renovated in the series needed to double as a play space and bedroom for out-of-town guests. Lewis came up with the idea of installing a wall bed that folds away when not in use.
"Another thing is just simple trays underneath your bed or underneath your couch gives you the ability to store smaller items," said Lewis. "It's all pretty straightforward if you just use your noggin."
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Facts about the Elements: Thallium
Figure 1. Pure thallium[4]
Figure 2. Thallium sulfate salt[5]
Figure 3. Photoresistor[4]
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KEYWORDS heat treatment / metallurgy
We continue to review some of the most important materials in heat treatment and metallurgy.
Thallium (chemical symbol: Tl)
Thallium (Fig. 1) is a malleable and lustrous silvery metal that resembles lead in physical appearance. It has a low melting point and will tarnish in air to a bluish-gray oxide, and it is so soft that it can be easily cut with a knife. Both elemental thallium and its compounds are highly toxic, and direct contact with the skin should be avoided. In fact, thallium sulfate (Fig. 2) was the poisoning agent in the Agatha Christie novel The Pale Horse in 1961, where she accurate describes the symptoms of thallium poisoning: lethargy, numbness, blackouts, slurred speech and general debility.
Sir William Crookes first discovered thallium in 1861 when he was extracting selenium from a deposit leftover in a sulfuric-acid factory. At first the leftover residue after the selenium extraction appeared to be the element tellurium, but he was unsuccessful at isolating it. He analyzed the residue spectroscopically and was unable to match the bright green line in the spectrum with any known element.
Further analysis determined that what he discovered was the presence of a new element. He named it after the Greek word “thallos,” meaning a green shoot or twig referring to the bright green spectral emission line he observed. Crookes was unable to isolate the pure element due to having such a limited supply. However, it was isolated only a year later by Claude-Auguste Lamy, an independent researcher who had a larger supply to work with.
Thallium has applications that span multiple industries and has a long history of use. The tasteless and odorless thallium sulfate was once marketed as a powerful rat poison and ant killer, but it was prohibited from being sold in many countries, including the U.S., since 1972 for safety reasons. Thallium is also seen in photoresistors (Fig. 3) because of its electrical-conductivity changes when exposed to infrared light. Furthermore, it can also be used to make glass that has a high index of refraction for specialty purposes.
Thallium iodide is also used as an additive in metal-halide lamps, where it helps optimize lamp temperature and color rending to shift the spectral output of the light to the green region, which makes it ideal for underwater lighting applications.
Here are a few important facts about thallium.[2,5]
Atomic number: 81
Atomic weight: 204.3833
Melting point: 577 K (304°C or 579°F)
Boiling point: 1746 K (1473°C or 2683°F)
Density: 11.8 grams per cubic centimeter
Phase at room temperature: Solid
Element classification: Metal
Period number: 6
Group number: 13
Group name: none
Electron configuration: [Xe] 4f14 5d10 6s2 6p1
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Many sectors in the healthcare industry are aggressively adopting cloud technology solutions. Estimates from Acumen Research and Consulting suggest that the global healthcare cloud computing market will grow at a compound annual growth rate of more than 14 percent each year until 2026, reaching a market value of about $40 billion by that year. But while cloud computing is viewed as an effective data storage solution that offers other benefits, including reducing IT costs, the infrastructures may be falling short of the ideal. The recently released 2019 State of DevOps report shows that only 29 percent of respondents to a survey said their cloud infrastructures meet al five of the essential characteristics of cloud computing as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Achieving those characteristics is crucial if healthcare organizations are to have robust cloud technologies that can operate at peak performance while mitigating security concerns, contends Sanjay Jupidi, president of Qentelli, a DevOps solution provider leveraging both cloud integrating technologies and artificial intelligence solutions.
Jupidi outlines why it is essential for healthcare organizations to address cloud deficiencies in NIST’s five essential characteristics of cloud computing to ensure their environments meets conflicting demands.
On-demand self-service
The first NIST characteristic of on-demand self-service enables consumers to automatically provision computing resources as needed, without human interaction.
Having an on-demand self-service portals is of growing importance for healthcare organizations, Jupidi notes. It’s crucial to have portals that enable users to access the cloud’s accounts, tap into subscribed cloud services and access tools to provision and de-provision services. These capabilities can significantly improve the user experience for physicians, nurses and other members of the medical team. Still, it’s important to manage control over on-demand resources, to reduce administrative burden while avoiding risks, such as those posed by shadow IT. “Most of the enterprises that depend a lot on the cloud encourage their IT departments to have cloud inventory management and perform periodic cloud audits to prevent hiccups and ensure efficiencies,” he says.
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Broad network access
In this area, NIST sees as critical that capabilities can be accessed through heterogeneous platforms, such as mobile phones, tablets, laptops and workstations.
Dependence on the cloud is likely to grow as healthcare organizations look to the cloud to enable ubiquitous network access and scaling. “Public clouds are great for healthcare organizations to be globally present and be serviceable to their staff and patients,” Jupidi says. “Cloud services are meant to be accessible from any computing device supported by any network.” However, broad network access can be achieved without the cloud, particularly for healthcare organizations, for which the public cloud may not be a reliable option in dealing with sensitive patient information. These enterprises may “opt for private and hybrid cloud environments behind a secured firewall and special authentication,” he adds.
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Resource pooling
It’s essential within a cloud environment for provider resources to be pooled in a multi-tenant model, with physical and virtual resources that are dynamically assigned when they’re demanded.
This is a fundamental feature that undergirds the scalability of the cloud. “Since it is not an economic option to avail a single-tenant cloud, companies that would like a sense of independence will opt for pooling resources such as storage, processing, memory and network bandwidth,” Jupidi says. The pooling of servers enables savings through reductions in the time needed to support and maintain these resources, helping to trim healthcare IT costs.
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Rapid elasticity
NIST contends this quick flexibility is essential in enabling capabilities to be provisioned and released, allowing for the rapid scaling either outward or inward, with little apparent limitation.
This elastic computing is an important trait in IT supply that helps control costs and time to market. Scalability thus becomes a significant concern for healthcare IT decisionmakers—it determines the cost, efficiency and performance of the cloud. That can help deal with the costs of major parts of the IT supply chain, through rapid elasticity and faster delivery.
Measured service
NIST says it’s essential that cloud systems can automatically control, optimize and report resource use, based on the type of service, such as storage, processing, bandwidth and active user accounts.
Most cloud systems automatically control, optimize and report the pooled resource usage by using a metering capability specially designed for a service. Every component is measured in terms of their cost and performance, which helps leaders evaluate the business value that’s delivered, calculate the cost and enable transparency for both users and providers. “The measured resources can be optimized, and advanced artificial intelligence practices can fuel them, Jupidi contends. “The cloud can gauge the problems in database performance, analyze the code, improve the bandwidth of IOPS and optimize resources as user traffic increases.
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Minecraft Super Duper Graphics Pack Canceled
The DLC "proved too technically demanding," says Mojang.
By Jordan Sirani
Updated: 12 Aug 2019 6:37 pm
Posted: 12 Aug 2019 6:14 pm
More than two years after it was announced, Minecraft's
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Super Duper Graphics Pack has officially been canceled.
The graphics pack "proved too technically demanding to implement as planned," according to developer Mojang. "We aren’t happy with how the pack performed across devices," it said. "For this reason, we're stopping development on the pack, and looking into other ways for you to experience Minecraft with a new look."
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In addition to improving lighting and textures, the Super Duper Graphics Pack was expected to be released alongside 4K support for the Xbox One X and PC versions of Minecraft.
The DLC was announced at E3 2017 with a fall release date. Mojang then delayed the pack to 2018, noting there was "a lot of work to be done still." The developer has been quiet regarding its progress since then, but this latest update sheds some light on the seemingly impassable complications of its development.
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Platforms:PC, Android, iPhone, Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation Vita, Wii U, Nintendo Switch
Developers:Mojang, 4JStudios
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Features:Cross-Platform Play, Cross-Platform Saves, Microsoft HoloLens, Kinect, Mic/Headset Voice, Local - Co-Op # of Players, Online, Online Leaderboards, Online - Co-Op Number Of Players, Dolby Digital, Number Of Players
Release Date:May 17, 2009
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House M.D. (original title)
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The team works to save someone close to a central character's heart. The key is inside House's head, but he is in a bad way himself.
House fights his doctors, the staff and his fellow patients when he's forced to stay in the psychiatric hospital under threat of permanently losing his medical license.
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The series follows the life of anti-social, pain killer addict, witty and arrogant medical doctor Gregory House (Hugh Laurie) with only half a muscle in his right leg. He and his team of medical doctors try to cure complex and rare diseases from very ill ordinary people in the United States of America. Written by Samtroy
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House is a brilliant show medically speaking but so much more than that at the same time. The show is a kind of "24" meets medicine extravaganza. The main character, Dr. Gregory House, is played beautifully by Hugh Laurie. Dr. House is a bitter but brilliant doctor who is crippled in one leg due to the inability of doctors to properly diagnose his problem in time. This makes him a decidedly bitter person when dealing with others yet he is one of the best doctors in his field of diagnostic medicine. He is being forced to serve his clinic hours that he had avoided for a number of years, and this is where the show takes place; in a walk in clinic. Each show is a mysterious new case that puts the patient's life on the line as time runs out. I am disheartened by all of the bad comments people are making about this show, but everyone I have seen this show with and everyone I have shown the show to love it and find it enormously entertaining, funny, and brilliant.
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08/17/2014 11:59 am ET Updated Dec 06, 2017
Stylist Who Spends Every Sunday Cutting Hair For Homeless: 'Every Human Life Is Worth The Same'
By Robbie Couch
Mark Bustos is a hair stylist at an upscale salon in New York City, but not all of his clientele have to be wealthy to get a quality trim. Sometimes, they don't need a penny.
Bustos spends every Sunday -- his only day off from work -- venturing through the city in search of anyone in need who'd appreciate a haircut. Approaching each person with the same, simple phrase -- "I want to do something nice for you today" -- Bustos provides cuts to up to six people every Sunday, capturing many stylings on his Instagram account.
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Bustos has been cutting hair for the less fortunate since May 2012, when he traveled to the Philippines to visit family members. While abroad, he paid an owner of a barbershop to rent a chair and provide services to impoverished children in need of a fresh look.
"The feeling was so rewarding, I decided to bring the positive energy back to NYC," Bustos, 30, told The Huffington Post in an email, noting he's also given haircuts to the needy in Jamaica, Costa Rica and Los Angeles.
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One of Bustos' clients, Jim from Long Beach, California, who'd just been released from prison two weeks before his haircut. "Every human life is worth the same," Bustos wrote in the caption. "We all deserve a second chance."
Of all the meaningful haircuts Bustos has given over the years, one recipient sticks out.
"Jemar Banks -- I'll never forget the name," Bustos told HuffPost. "After offering him a haircut and whatever food he wanted to eat, he didn't have much to say throughout the whole process, until after I showed him what he looked like when I was done ... The first thing he said to me was, 'Do you know anyone that's hiring?'"
Bustos made sure to catch Jemar's haircut on camera:
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Bustos said he cuts hair all over New York City, often accompanied by his girlfriend, who asks recipients what food they'd like to eat.
"One response we've gotten is, 'Nobody ever asks me what I actually want. I usually just get leftovers and scraps,'" Bustos told HuffPost.
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Bustos said he intentionally cuts hair for the homeless in open, well-traveled spaces like street corners and sidewalks so that the public can watch -- "not to see me," he notes, but so that others can find inspiration in the good deed, and be kind to those less unfortunate as well.
"Even a simple smile can go a long way," Bustos told HuffPost.
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You can follow Bustos' work helping the homeless on his Instagram account.
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Scott Cochran and the Fourth Quarter program's effect on Alabama Football
Cochran vital to Tide in leading 'fourth-quarter program'
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Alabama football players work under the constant glare of Nick Saban and his coaching staff for one month in the spring and from August through the end of the season. The rest of the year, they work under strength and conditioning coach Scott Cochran, who oversees and administers the offseason conditioning and lifting regimen that Alabama calls the “fourth-quarter program.”
Players often call it something else, particularly when they are gasping for breath. Perhaps that is why the Crimson Tide’s first spring practice Friday was, according to Saban, linebacker Nico Johnson and tight end Michael Williams, so sharp.
“It was kind of a relief,” said Johnson, the rising senior from Andalusia. “I mean, we’ve been going through the fourth-quarter program for about a month almost, just doing a lot of running. Just to get back to going through some plays, being around the coaches and just getting back into the whole football thing, it was exciting.” Williams, the rising senior from Reform, was a bit more direct.
“Once you go through fourth quarter, you’re ready to just see a football,” Williams said. “Fourth quarter is probably the worst thing you’ll ever do in your life. It’s terrible.”
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‘Raven’s Home’ Star Sky Katz Talks Possible Season 2, Casting Tess’ Mom
By Rachael Ellenbogen @TheRachaelE
Sky Katz is living every 12-year-old’s dream.
She turned her love of rapping into a spot on the reality competition series “America’s Got Talent” at age 11 and then turned her unfortunate loss on the NBC show into an opportunity to take up another love of hers, acting.
After only a few auditions, she was able to call Disney Channel her home. She’d landed the role of Tess, the sarcastic and feisty neighbor to Raven (Raven-Symoné) and Chelsea’s (Anneliese van der Pol) families, on the “That’s So Raven” sequel series, “Raven’s Home.”
The young star is now acting alongside Disney Channel legend, Raven-Symoné, all the while working on her originals raps. That’s a pretty sweet deal.
International Business Times spoke with the rapper-actress on Thursday to find out more about how she landed herself at Disney Channel. She gave IBT the scoop on what the expect during Friday night’s new “Raven’s Home” episode, her thoughts on a possible Season 2 and her experience competing on “America’s Got Talent.”
“Raven’s Home” actress Sky Katz dishes on the rest of the season and the show’s future. Photo: Disney Channel
International Business Times: What can you tell us about episode seven of “Raven’s Home,” called “Dancing Tween,” which airs on Friday?
Sky Katz: This week, is actually about Booker (Issac Ryan Brown) and Tess, it’s at the school dance, and we think that we are on the same page but we both interpreted it differently, so it’s a huge mess, and then it all ended up well.
IBT: In episode six we heard a lot about Tess’ mom, but we never met her. Will we meet her at all this season?
Katz: Not this season, but hopefully in the future.
IBT: Has the role been cast yet?
Katz: She has not. I wonder what she’s like, too.
IBT: Who would you want to play Tess’ mom?
Katz: The mom from “2 Broke Girls,” the blonde one. Not the blonde friend, but the older, loud, blonde mom [actress, Jennifer Coolidge]. Not very Disney Channel, though.
IBT: Speaking of the future of the series, will there be a Season 2?
Katz: I’m not sure yet, hopefully, though. If everybody keeps leaving nice reviews and stuff. I’m crossing my fingers.
IBT: Would you want to do a musical episode like they did in the original series?
Katz: That would be so cool. I would so want to try that out. That would be awesome because we could all show other talents that we have, while acting. We’d all love that.
IBT: How about doing a song with Raven-Symoné or Anneliese van der Pol?
Katz: Oh my God, that would be so cool. Yes, I would.
Sky Katz considers Nicki Minaj and Biggie her musical inspirations. The actress/performer is pictured at Backstage Creations Celebrity Retreat at the Teen Choice Awards in LA on Aug. 12, 2017. Photo: Getty
IBT: This is all obviously so brand new. How did acting and this role even come about for you?
Katz: As I was getting more into the business industry-type thing, I noticed a lot of performers are multi-talented and I’ve always wanted to act but I never really pursued it, but I finally did once I saw all these other people who inspire me to have another part to me. So I tried out and after a couple auditions, I’m here.
IBT: What was your reaction after landing this role?
Katz: Screaming, jumping bed to bed. The only time my mom didn’t yell at me for jumping bed to bed because I was at a hotel at the time and I always love to jump on the beds and she always yells at me. So, this was the first time she actually let me.
IBT: And your reaction now after working on the show for a little bit?
Katz: It’s just awesome. Every day’s an adventure on set and a blessing to have had this opportunity.
IBT: Were you a big fan of Disney Channel beforehand? What were your favorite Disney Channel shows?
Katz: “Girl Meets World” and “Wizards of Waverly Place,” probably.
IBT: What were your thoughts about “Girl Meets World” getting canceled?
Katz: That was so disappointing. I didn't even know. My friend had to tell me. And I was like, “Aw, that’s so annoying.” Because I love it.
IBT: Before “Raven’s Home,” you competed on “America’s Got Talent.” What was that whole process like?
Katz: ...Before I auditioned, I always used to watch “America’s Got Talent.” Like, obsessed. And I used to always send out my auditions to all these different things. I even sent it to “American Idol,” and that’s singing. I auditioned for “America’s Got Talent” one day, when my mom was like getting ready to leave, and I didn’t even tell anybody because I always sent these and my parents know that and I don’t have to tell them when because I don’t expect anything. Then my dad got a phone call and they told him how I made it and then he thought it was prank and then he realized it wasn’t after that.
So, we went up to Queens College and auditioned and then from there I went to the actual celebrity judge round and it was just a crazy, I would never imagine me walking out on that X and actually being through that experience. That was awesome.
IBT: How come you don’t watch “America’s Got Talent” anymore?
Katz: I’ve been there, done that. I don’t know, it’s just weird. I don’t even know myself.
IBT: Do you have any advice for future competitors?
Katz: Don’t be intimidated by other acts, you’re in your own lane. Just try your best.
IBT: You went on the show to be a rapper. Which artists inspire you?
Katz: Depending on the time, I always change, but my main always has been Nicki Minaj and Biggie. But right now it’s J. Cole and Logic, along with them. I like everybody, really.
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— How a $4,000 Vet Bill Sparked Innovation at American Express —
How a $4,000 Vet Bill Sparked Innovation at American Express
American Express and IDEO teamed up to design features that offer Card Members more payment control and flexibility
Help American Express design new ways for Card Members to pay that appeal to millennial and Generation Z audiences
Since its launch in 2017, Pay It Plan It has been scaled to multiple American Express Cards. Card Members have created almost 5 million Plans, totaling nearly $4 billion. Millennial and Generation Z Card Members have created over 40 percent of these Plans.
Pay It Plan It is a set of features that lets Card Members split up larger purchases of $100 or more into monthly payments for a fixed fee with no interest, and quickly pay for purchases under $100 throughout the month
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Whether it's a replacement laptop, outdoor patio furniture, or faulty car transmission, many people need or want to make larger credit card purchases they can't pay off at the end of the month and end up accruing interest. “Over a year ago, I had to take my cat to the vet for an unexpected and expensive surgery,” says one Card Member. “To be honest, I still don’t know if I’ve paid the bill off.”
Many crave the flexibility to pay for large purchases over time, but also want to avoid the pitfalls of debt. Others rely on debit or cash for small items—no one wants to accumulate interest on a cup of coffee, lunch with a friend, or box of Kleenex—but then miss out on valuable rewards.
American Express worked with IDEO to help them attract new customers by understanding what financially stable young adults wanted in a credit card. The team began by interviewing more than 120 millennials to understand their payment behaviors around debit and credit, and how they think about borrowing and spending.
One person described the monthly panic of receiving his bill—described as “statement shock”—and his habit of making multiple payments before his billing cycle closed to ease this anxiety. Others were wary of credit because of a large veterinarian bill or financial mistakes made in their 20s, and relied on debit because it felt safer than accruing a balance to pay off. Overall, the team learned that many consumers experience anxiety about paying their bills. And while financial products that offer more flexibility and control have been needed for years, they are especially valuable in times of economic uncertainty like today.
Based on this research, IDEO prototyped, iterated, and refined two concepts, with frequent feedback from users and the client. Called Pay It Plan It, this feature offers financially responsible consumers more transparency, confidence, and control.
Pay It allows Card Members to quickly pay for small purchase amounts under $100 with a few taps in the American Express mobile app. When that purchase shows up on their account, they can choose “Pay It” and still earn rewards on the purchase. This ensures Card Members can take advantage of rewards while lowering their monthly bill by paying for smaller items throughout the month.
With Plan It, Card Members can split up larger purchases of $100 or more—like an emergency trip to the vet or a new sofa—into equal monthly payments, with a fixed fee and no interest. When the purchase appears in their account, they can select “Plan It,” and will be offered up to three monthly payment plans, ranging from three to 24 months. Each plan comes with a fixed monthly fee and no interest. Card Members know exactly how much they have to pay each month, so there are no surprises. And if they pay the purchase off early, they no longer have to pay any future plan fees.
The design of Pay It Plan It did not come without challenges: Bill pay is critical, complex, and highly regulated. Pay It Plan It required a significant internal financial and technical investment, which was achieved after IDEO shared many of the emotional, compelling stories from credit card users with leaders at American Express.
The team worked closely with the American Express regulatory and digital teams to ensure compliance and seamless integration into the mobile app and website’s user experiences and interfaces. To heighten the sense of competence, control, and transparency for users, the designers focused on small interactions like status animations, proactive suggestions, and straightforward language. These interactions help Card Members anticipate upcoming payments and clearly understand Pay It Plan It.
Plan It was designed with transparency, control, and accessibility in mind: The payment plan fee is displayed in dollars to give the customer certainty over their total costs.
Initially, the team set out to create a new credit card with the needs of young adults in mind. But IDEO and American Express realized that Pay It Plan It could be scaled across existing credit card products to ultimately benefit and attract more Card Members. Now, almost all U.S. American Express Consumer Card Members have access to Pay It Plan It through credit cards, co-branded cards, and the well-known Green, Gold, and Platinum Cards. Since launching in 2017, Card Members have created nearly 5 million Plans, totaling nearly $4 billion in purchases, with an average Plan size of $789. Millennial and Generation Z Card Members have created approximately 44 percent of these Plans.
The flexibility and control offered through Pay It Plan have earned American Express positive press, including a call-out in The New York Times for being among solutions that “make it easier for their customers to borrow money, and to manage their monthly cash flow.”
At first glance, design-led innovation may seem difficult to achieve in large, established organizations like American Express, operating in a highly regulated and deeply rational industry. But the IDEO and American Express team successfully found ways to introduce new behaviors like rapid prototyping, cross-discipline collaboration, and leading with emotional customer stories within the existing organizational culture and structure. American Express has since established a permanent Pay It Plan It team dedicated to evolving the feature. Made up of employees across departments, this points to a new and collaborative team structure for the company.
By seeking to understand the human behind the Card Member, American Express has transformed credit and financial services for the better, helping both to be defined by empathy, utility, and transparency.
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'Deadpool 2' Actor Ryan Reynolds to Star in 'Detective Pikachu'
What a wonderful time to be alive right now.
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12.7.2017 4:41 PM
The same man that brought an R-rated Deadpool to the big screen is suiting up to be a very different hero: Detective Pikachu.
You read that correctly. According to an announcement from The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday, Ryan Reynolds has been cast to star in the upcoming live-action Detective Pikachu movie. We sincerely hope that means we’ll get a few Pokémon-related meta jokes in Deadpool 2, which the actor also stars in. (In the first Deadpool, Reynolds referenced many of his previous roles and accolades through the character because Deadpool often breaks the Fourth Wall.)
When most readers think of the beloved yellow Pokémon mascot, they probably think of Ash Ketchum’s trusty Pikachu from the anime. He’s aversive to going inside Poké Balls and, like most Pokémon, says only his name in different tones to communicate. But this is Detective Pikachu, a noir investigator with a penchant for wielding his wits and magnifying glass rather than thunderbolts. He also wears a hat like Sherlock Holmes in hopes that you’ll take him seriously.
Oh, and he can talk, so this Electric mouse is more like Meowth from the anime than Ash’s Pikachu.
So far, Detective Pikachu has only appeared in a 3DS video game called Great Detective Pikachu, but the upcoming film will offer a new story for the investigator.
Because Detective Pikachu is live action, Reynolds will provide the motion capture and voice for the character, closer to what we usually get from the likes of Andy Serkis in roles such as Gollum from Lord of the Rings and Supreme Leader Snoke from Star Wars. He’ll star alongside Justice Smith (Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) and Kathryn Newton (Big Little Lies).
In the story, Detective Pikachu is recruited to help find the father of Smith’s character after he’s kidnapped. Newton plays a journalist that assists them in the investigation.
In 'Great Detective Pikachu', the yellow monster teams up with youngster Tim Goodman, who's the only one who can understand him. The Pokémon Company
The plot already sounds like a departure from the game it’s loosely based on. In Great Detective Pikachu, only a young man named Tim Goodman can understand what Detective Pikachu is saying for some reason. They solve a few cases with Tim assuming the role of a Watson-esque sidekick and interpreter. Other Pokémon factor into the story, including some more “normal,” non-detective Pikachu.
Will the live-action movie follow suit to an extent, meaning we’ll get other CGI Pokémon digitally inserted? Or will they just drop Reynold’s Detective Pikachu into the real world to solve mysteries? Either way, this is going to be interesting, especially when Deadpool makes inevitable jokes about it.
Detective Pikachu has no scheduled release date, but you can see Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool 2 in theaters on June 1, 2018.
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Ipsos Update - January 2021
Our first research round-up of the year reflects back on 2020, and looks forward at the year ahead. Featured topics include vaccines, behaviour change, food trends and look at the local story in a selection of countries.
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Going into 2021, our Global Predictions Survey found that nine in 10 across 31 countries think that the previous year was a bad one for their country, but a large majority (77%) are optimistic the next 12 months will be better. Six in 10 expect to see a successful COVID-19 vaccine become available in their country. At the same time, many recognise that long-term effects of the pandemic will continue with only four in 10 saying life will be back to normal in 2021. Our survey invited respondents to give their predictions on a range of other topics, including global temperature change, economic inequality and alien landings.
We explore the dynamics and developments of the new COVID-19 vaccines in Great Expectations, a paper that highlights the obstacles that lie ahead and the importance of building public support. Our latest poll shows that public intention to get vaccinated is up in the US and the UK – where vaccines are starting to be distributed – but down in many other countries. Find our ongoing vaccine research here.
Shifting Context, Shifting Priorities shows how people are making new and different decisions due to the changing context of our current multidimensional crisis, using evidence from Ipsos’ brand tracking database. Now is the time for brands to review their strategy and ensure it is not based on outdated insights.
In The Science of Behaviour Change, our behavioural science experts look at how people navigate the world when routines have been disrupted – which is key to tackling a behaviour change challenge. This paper sets out a practical framework that directly links problem diagnosis to intervention design. This is illustrated in a case study on managing safe re-engagement after the first UK Coronavirus lockdown.
We bring together some of our latest analysis on food trends, which include a briefing paper on diets, superfood and wellbeing in India, an overview of global food trends with local examples from Switzerland, and a look at how food habits are changing in Egypt during the pandemic. Our social analytics case study also offers brands a better understanding of what is driving the success of meat replacements.
Looking more closely at specific countries, our Ipsos Flair programme explores emerging trends for society, business and people through a local lens. The new 2021 editions from Brazil and Russia see the Latin American giant grappling with the devastating effects of the virus while the Russia report analyses signs of consumer changes beyond the pandemic.
Reflecting on the past year, research from our team in the US reveals the latest public opinion when it comes to American “greatness”, holiday traditions and future anxieties. Meanwhile, the UK team’s annual Almanac builds a picture of the year with some key stats and new analysis on a range of topics, including life in lockdown, reactions to government policy and rising pet ownership.
Turning now to Australia, a new report explores relations between non-Indigenous and Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people. While almost half of Australians say that they are interested in Indigenous issues and two-thirds would support a government Treaty to support reconciliation, some attitudes indicate that racism persists in Australia today.
Also see our ANZ team’s video review of 2020 with four main developments from an Australia/New Zealand perspective.
In case you missed it, our Year in Review infographic presents findings around key themes that emerged in 2020. These include a look at how we feel about the future, expectations of brands, views on climate emergency and reflections on our increasingly digital lives.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett strives to show independence from White House, Republicans
October 14, 2020 [email protected]_84 Amy, Barrett, Coney, Court, house, independence, nominee, Republicans, Show, strives, Supreme, White
WASHINGTON – Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett fought back Tuesday against caricatures that she is a committed advocate for conservative causes chosen by President Donald Trump to do his bidding on issues ranging from abortion to the Affordable Care Act.
Barrett: Noboday wants ‘Law of Amy’
In a marathon session before the Senate Judiciary Committee just three weeks from Election Day, Barrett was put on the defensive by Democrats charging that she was picked because of her views on abortion, gun rights, same-sex marriage and particularly the health care law headed to the high court for the third time next month.
“That is their stated objective and plan. Why not take them at their word?” Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said in reference to Republicans and special-interest groups backing Barrett’s nomination.
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Barrett strived to show her independence from the president and conservative forces that have joined together in hopes of a speedy confirmation, wedged tightly between Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death and an election that Trump has made clear could be challenged in court.
“I certainly hope that all members of the committee have more confidence in my integrity than to think that I would allow myself to be used as a pawn to decide the election for the American people,” Barrett said.
More: Supreme Court begins 2020 term as a key election issue: Will it decide the election, too?
But several Democrats implied just that. They urged Barrett to pledge that if confirmed, she would recuse herself both from cases involving the election and from the challenge to the Affordable Care Act.
“Republicans are scrambling to confirm this nominee as fast as possible because they need one more Trump judge on the bench before Nov. 10 to win and strike down the Affordable Care Act,” Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris, a committee member, said as the hearing stretched past dinner time. “This is happening.”
Time and again in response, Barrett indicated that she came to the hearing with an agenda: to assure senators she has no agenda.
“Judges cannot just wake up one day and say: ‘I have an agenda. I like guns. I hate abortion,’ and walk in like a royal queen and impose their will on the world,” she said.
Despite efforts by Democrats to paint her as a hard-right conservative, Barrett refused to be pinned down on such hot-button issues as race and LGBTQ rights. When the subject of racial justice came up, she recounted how she wept with one of her daughters, who is Black and adopted from Haiti, over the death of George Floyd while being pinned down by police in Minneapolis.
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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.
“Racism persists in our country,” she said, later condemning white supremacy and acknowledging that there is
Supreme Court nominee strives to show independence
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The second day of Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing quickly turned to discussion of a few notable high court cases, including key decisions on abortion and gun rights. Barrett told senators that it is her job to follow the law of the United States, not the “Law of Amy.” (Oct. 13)
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In essence, she came to the hearing with an agenda: to assure senators she has no agenda.
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett listens during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. (Photo: Bonnie Cash, AP)
“Racism persists in our country,” she said, but she added that fixing racism is a question for the other branches of government to handle.
More: Amy Coney Barrett says George Floyd video was personal for family
Throughout what would become a 12-hour day, including long-winded statements from senators during which Barrett sat stone-faced, the 48-year-old federal appeals court judge and law school professor from Indiana sought to define herself as someone who puts personal views aside and addresses legal
Utah Sen. Mike Lee tests positive for coronavirus 5 days after attending White House event announcing Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
October 2, 2020 [email protected]_84 Amy, announcing, Attending, Barrett, Coney, Coronavirus, Court, Days, event, house, Lee, Mike, nominee, positive, Sen, Supreme, tests, Trumps, Utah, White
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Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court, meets with Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, at the Capito on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Al Drago/Pool via AP
Sen. Mike Lee said on Twitter on Friday that he has tested positive for COVID-19 after experiencing what he thought were “longtime allergies.”
“Unlike the test I took just a few days ago while visiting the White House, yesterday’s test came back positive,” the Republican senator from Utah wrote.
Lee attended a ceremony at the White House on Saturday during which President Donald Trump announced that Judge Amy Coney Barrett is his Supreme Court nominee.
Pictures from the event show a tightly packed crowd of people, many of whom weren’t wearing masks, instead shaking hands and hugging each other.
Lee also met with Barrett on Capitol Hill on Tuesday and returned for a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday. He was seen maskless both times.
Sen. Mike Lee, a Republican from Utah, announced on Friday that he has tested positive for the coronavirus.
“Yesterday morning, I was experiencing symptoms consistent with longtime allergies,” Lee wrote on Twitter. “Out of an abundance of caution, I sought medical advice and was tested for Covid-19.”
“Unlike the test I took just a few days ago while visiting the White House, yesterday’s test came back positive,” he added.
Lee said that he plans to isolate himself for the next 10 days, based on advice from a physician. “Like so many other Utans, I will now spend part of 2020 working from home,” he said.
Lee noted, however, that he plans to be “back to work to join my Judiciary Committee colleagues in advancing the Supreme Court nomination of Jude Amy Coney Barrett.”
Lee attended a ceremony at the White House on Saturday during which President Donald Trump announced Barrett’s selection.
Images from the event show a large crowd with no social distancing and many people not wearing face masks. Some attendees hugged, bumped elbows, and shook hands with each other. Footage from CNN shows that Lee did so, too.
—Kate Bennett (@KateBennett_DC) September 26, 2020
Lee met Barrett again on Tuesday, this time on Capitol Hill. Pictures show that neither Barrett nor Lee were wearing face masks or staying six feet away from one another.
He was photographed, maskless again, at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday about the FBI’s investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
The Senate is expected to begin Barrett’s confirmation hearings on Oct. 12. The staunchly conservative justice has been tapped by Trump to take the place of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died on Sept. 18.
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and California Sen. Dianne Feinstein reacted to Lee’s diagnoses on Friday, calling it “unfortunate news, according to Bloomberg News reporter Laura Litvan.
“The unfortunate news about the infection of
Inside the White House’s plan to deploy ‘knife fighters’ to defend nominee
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EXCLUSIVE: The White House is mounting an “offensive” communications strategy ahead of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s upcoming Senate confirmation fight, with aides describing an aggressive plan for “knife fighters” to “fiercely” defend the nominee ahead of what’s expected to be a heated battle on Capitol Hill.
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Fox News has learned the White House has formed a team to handle what’s to come in the weeks ahead as Senate Republicans aim to get President Trump’s nominee confirmed to the high court before Election Day.
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Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel weighs in on Democrats’ plan to delay the Supreme Court confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett.
AMY CONEY BARRETT ACCEPTS PRESIDENT TRUMP’S NOMINATION TO THE SUPREME COURT, PLEDGES TO ‘FAITHFULLY AND IMPARTIALLY’ DISCHARGE DUTIES
Senior White House officials told Fox News that the team is broken into two parts: one focused on communications and the other focused on guiding Barrett through the process on Capitol Hill.
Senior officials argued the team is “uniquely equipped” for the mission: The White House communications team will consist of White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany, who is a graduate of Harvard Law School and will take on the role of “lead spokesperson.” Deputy Press Secretary Brian Morgenstern, a graduate of Columbia Law School, and White House communications officials Alyssa Farah and Ben Williamson, who are veterans of Capitol Hill and who have unique relationships with Republican leadership in both chambers of Congress, are also on the team.
Manchin won’t support Dems move to expand Supreme Court
The communications team will also include White House staff who will be dedicated to a rapid response effort and research.
“We will need to be knife fighters with the opposition, and will be prepared to marshal information quickly, and disseminate it to push back on any false narratives or attacks on her and her family, because we anticipate, unfortunately, that Democrats will go there,” a senior official told Fox News.
“So we’re mounting an offensive strategy on her behalf because she is such an incredible and inspiring nominee,” the official continued. “We’ll be defending her fiercely every day.”
Another official told Fox News that the communications team intends to be “very well-synced” with Senate communicators, including Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s office, the Senate Republican conference and the Senate Judiciary Committee.
“We will work closely with them,” the official said.
As for the Hill process, White House Counsel Pat Cippollone and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows will play “integral roles.”
Senior officials told Fox News that Meadows will be tasked with prepping Barrett and shepherding her through the Senate.
“He knows exactly the senators we’ll need to win over, and the issues that matter to them,” one senior White House official told Fox News. “He knows which senators to target that could bring over votes for her, and will help her to remain independent and speak to her own judicial record to win
Amy Coney Barrett confirmation: Inside the White House’s plan to deploy ‘knife fighters’ to defend nominee
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“He knows exactly the senators we’ll need to win over, and the issues that matter to them,” one senior White House official told Fox News. “He knows which senators to target that could bring over votes for her, and will help her to remain independent and speak to her own judicial record to win those key votes. He’s a Capitol Hill strategist.”
As for Cippollone, an official told Fox News that he “knows what she’ll be questioned on.”
“He’ll know ways to navigate those without telegraphing too much to get through the confirmation,” another official told Fox
Trump officially names Amy Coney Barrett as Supreme Court nominee at White House
September 26, 2020 [email protected]_84 Amy, Barrett, Coney, Court, house, Names, nominee, Officially, Supreme, Trump, White
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump officially named Justice Amy Coney Barrett as his Supreme Court nominee in a White House event Saturday afternoon, setting up a contentious nomination fight in the final few weeks of the presidential election.
“Today it is my honor to nominate one of our nation’s most brilliant and gifted legal minds to the Supreme Court. She is a woman of unparalleled achievement, towering intellect, sterling credentials and unyielding loyalty to the Constitution,” Trump said.
Barrett, accompanied by her husband and seven children, joined Trump in the Rose Garden for the event.
“Should I be confirmed, I will be mindful of who came before me. The flag of the Untied States is still flying at half staff to mark the end of a great American life,” said Barrett, honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg who died eight days ago at 87.
The family of the late Justice Antonin Scalia, a leading voice of conservative jurisprudence who Barrett clerked for in the 1990s, attended the nominating event on Saturday. Evangelist Franklin Graham, Attorney General Bill Barr, Republican Senators Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee, and Josh Hawley of Missouri, among others, were also seated in the Rose Garden for the announcement.
If confirmed, Barrett, 48, would be the fifth woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court and the youngest member of the current court. A devout Catholic, Barrett, who has the backing of evangelicals, would be the court’s sixth Catholic justice and would also be Trump’s third appointee, joining Justices Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh.
Her presence would cement a 6-3 conservative majority as she replaces Ginsburg, one of the court’s most outspoken liberals who died eight days ago at 87.
Barrett was appointed by Trump to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Indiana in 2017 and confirmed in the Senate by a vote of 55-43. Before that, Barrett worked briefly in private practice and taught for 15 years at Notre Dame Law School, where she earned her law degree.
Republican leaders in the Senate have said they have the votes to confirm Barrett’s nomination this year, likely before Election Day. That would give Barrett less than 40 days to undergo an updated FBI background check and for the Senate Judiciary Committee to hold a hearing and a committee vote — all necessary steps in the confirmation process.
Senate hearings — which typically begin months after someone is nominated — could start as soon as October 12, according to a Republican aide familiar with the matter, an aggressive timeline that would leave only days between Barrett’s nomination and the start of the confirmation process.
While the hearing schedule timing is fluid, if it holds, would all but ensure that the Supreme Court stays front and center in the remaining days of the presidential campaign as Trump continues to trail Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the polls and is grasping for an opportunity change the dynamics of the race in his favor.
The timeline is also likely to
Pelosi: House will use ‘every arrow in our quiver’ to stop Trump Supreme Court nominee
September 20, 2020 [email protected]_84 arrow, Court, house, nominee, Pelosi, quiver, Stop, Supreme, Trump
Speaker Nancy Pelosi Nancy PelosiSunday shows preview: Justice Ginsburg dies, sparking partisan battle over vacancy before election Trump is betting big on the suburbs, but his strategy is failing ‘bigly’ Trump orders flags at half-staff to honor ‘trailblazer’ Ginsburg MORE (D-Calif.) said on Sunday the House had its “options” when asked about the possibility of impeaching President Trump Donald John TrumpUS reimposes UN sanctions on Iran amid increasing tensions Jeff Flake: Republicans ‘should hold the same position’ on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant ‘Fill that seat’ at North Carolina rally MORE and Attorney General William Barr Bill BarrMichigan resident puts toilet on front lawn with sign ‘Place mail in ballots here’ Barr says Ginsburg ‘leaves a towering legacy’ Republicans call for DOJ to prosecute Netflix executives for releasing ‘Cuties’ MORE should the White House and Senate Republicans jam a Supreme Court nominee through the process during a lame duck session after Election Day.
“We have our options, we have arrows in our quiver that I’m not about to discuss right now,” Pelosi told George Stephanopoulos George Robert StephanopoulosThe Memo: Media accused of using kid-gloves on Biden Trump ABC town hall pulls in fewer viewers than ‘America’s Got Talent,’ NBA, Fox News The Hill’s Morning Report – Sponsored by The Air Line Pilots Association – Trump contradicts CDC director on vaccine, masks MORE on ABC’s “This Week.” “But the fact is, we have a big challenge in our country. This president has threatened to not even accept the results of the election with statements that he and his henchmen have made. So right now, our main goal… would be to protect the integrity of the election as we protect the American people from the coronavirus.”
When Stephanopoulos pressed again about whether the House wouldn’t “rule anything out,” Pelosi pivoted toward the responsibilities of elected lawmakers.
“We have a responsibility, we take an oath to protect and defend the constitution of the United States. We have a responsibility to meet the needs of the American people. When we weigh the equities of protecting our democracy, requires us to use every arrow in our quiver,” Pelosi responded without going into detail of what option are on the table.
The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader GinsburgJeff Flake: Republicans ‘should hold the same position’ on SCOTUS vacancy as 2016 Trump supporters chant ‘Fill that seat’ at North Carolina rally Momentum growing among Republicans for Supreme Court vote before Election Day MORE on Friday has thrown a new wrench into the 2020 presidential election, opening up the possibility that Trump would push a nominee through while he still had a GOP-led Senate until January.
When Stephanopoulos asked Pelosi if Democrats, should they win the majority in November, would expand the court in retaliation, Pelosi referred to a court battle over the Affordable Care Act.
“Let’s just win the election. Let’s hope the president will see the light,” Pelosi said. “This is about the people. It’s about their health, their
Blunt says vote on Trump court nominee different than 2016 because White House, Senate in ‘political agreement’
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Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.) on Sunday defended his decision to push for a vote on President Trump’s nominee to replace the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg less than two months ahead of Election Day, despite his conflicting position four years ago.
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Blunt was among GOP senators who blocked then-President Barack Obama’s nomination of Merrick Garland after the death of conservative Justice Antonin Scalia about 10 months ahead of the 2016 election.
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But the senator told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on Sunday that the situation is now different than it was four years ago because the same party, Republicans, control both the Senate and the White House.
“Two things have to happen for a person to go on the Supreme Court. In the tradition of the country, when the Senate and president were in political agreement no matter what was the election situation, judges went on the court and other courts. When they weren’t in agreement, they didn’t,” Blunt said.
“And we were in a situation in 2016 where the White House was controlled by one party, the Senate by another, and the referee in that case was going to be the American people,” he continued. “In this case, both the White House and the Senate have some obligation to do what they think in the majority in the Senate is the right thing to do, and there is a Senate majority put there by voters for reasons like this.”
In 2016 @RoyBlunt didn’t think the Senate should consider @BarackObama‘s #SCOTUS nominee, Merrick Garland, because the White House & Senate were controlled by different parties.
Here’s what he says is “different” this time –> pic.twitter.com/BVnZ1u0UTx
– Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) September 20, 2020
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said shortly after Ginsburg’s death was announced on Friday that he would push for a vote on Trump’s nominee.
Democrats have widely criticized McConnell’s decision, calling it hypocritical based on his decision to block Obama’s nominee in 2016 and noting that Ginsburg’s death occurred even closer to the election.
A couple of Senate Republicans have joined Democrats in saying the Senate should not vote before the election. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), one of the most vulnerable GOP senators facing reelection in the fall, has said the upper chamber should note vote to confirm Ginsburg’s successor before the election, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said, ahead of reports of Ginsburg’s death, that she would not vote to confirm a Supreme Court nominee before the election.
Republicans cannot afford more than three defections to confirm Trump’s nominee if all 47 members of the Senate Democratic caucus oppose Trump’s pick.
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White House wants to announce Trump’s nominee to fill Ginsburg’s seat before first debate, source says
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The White House wants to announce President Donald Trump’s nominee to fill Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s vacant seat on the Supreme Court before the first presidential debate less than two weeks away, a Trump adviser close to the process told CNN Saturday.
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President Donald Trump speaks about the death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg after a campaign rally at Bemidji Regional Airport, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Bemidji, Minn. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump’s first face off with Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is scheduled for September 29.
Trump on Saturday said that Republicans have an “obligation” to fill the vacant seat on the Supreme Court “without delay,” as Democrats argue the Senate should refrain from confirming a replacement until after the next president is sworn in.
“@GOP We were put in this position of power and importance to make decisions for the people who so proudly elected us, the most important of which has long been considered to be the selection of United States Supreme Court Justices. We have this obligation, without delay!” Trump wrote on Twitter.
White House communications director Alyssa Farah told Fox News on Saturday that the administration will move in “Trump time” on a Supreme Court nominee and is “going to look to move in the coming weeks.”
“Well, whether we have a vote or not is really a question for the Senate and for Leader (Mitch) McConnell, but it is fully this President’s intention to do his job under the Constitution and to appoint someone to the seat,” Farah said, also claiming that the date of the November 3 election is “irrelevant” to the President’s desire to nominate someone to fill the vacant seat.
Ginsburg’s death — and McConnell’s subsequent statement Friday that “Trump’s nominee will receive a vote on the floor of the United States Senate” — opens up a political fight over the future of the court less than two months before Election Day on November 3. The vacancy on the bench creates what many conservatives view as a once-in-a-generation opportunity to move the makeup of the court from its current split of five conservative justices and four liberal justices to a more dominant 6-3 majority.
CNN previously reported that the President had been “salivating” to nominate a replacement for the liberal justice even before Ginsburg’s death Friday and the possibility of picking her successor has weighed on his mind, according to a source close to the President.
The source told CNN that Trump specifically has said he would “love to pick” federal appeals judge Amy Coney Barrett, who is a favorite among religious conservatives, but doubts he’ll secure support from the US Senate.
Barrett is among Trump’s list of 20 potential conservative nominees he released earlier this month in an attempt to galvanize his base.
A senior administration official told CNN that the White House is prepared to move “very quickly” on putting forward a nominee to replace Ginsburg once Trump signals his intentions.
Scott Kegarise, Illinois House 56th District Republican nominee
September 12, 2020 [email protected]_84 56th, District, house, Illinois, Kegarise, nominee, Republican, Scott
Scott Kegarise
Running for: State Representative of the 56th District
Political party affiliation: Republican
Political/civic background: Former President of Schaumburg Athletic Association and League Commissioner with 33 years involvement in non-paid positions. Schaumburg Jaycees, coach, Miss America Pageant system, Sister Cities host family, District 54 Citizens Advisory, Elgin O’Hare Citizens Advisory Council, Young Sportsman’s Soccer League Vice President, Illinois Youth Soccer Referee Instructor and Assessor
Education: College, Military
Campaign website: KegariseforIllinois.com
Facebook: KegariseforIllinois
The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial Board sent nominees for the Illinois House of Representatives a list of questions to find out their views on a range of important issues facing the state of Illinois and their districts. Scott Kegarise submitted the following responses:
1. The COVID-19 pandemic has hammered the finances of Illinois. The state is staring at a $6.2 billion budget shortfall in this fiscal year. What should be done? Please be specific.
The impact of the shutdown has crippled our state’s already unstable economy. Jobs have been lost, businesses have been shuttered or closed, and there has been little to no help from the Illinois Department of Employment Security. The Governor should work with the legislature, with business and community leaders, and find solutions independent of partisanship. We need to be focused on the things we can do to help keep our family, friends, and neighbors safe and prosperous.
2. What grade — “A” to “F” — would you give Gov. J.B. Pritzker for his handling of the coronavirus pandemic? Please explain. What, if anything, should he have done differently?
The COVID-19 pandemic is something none of us have experienced before, and without that experience to fall back on it is no surprise there have been problems. While I believe the Governor was initially sincere in his actions to protect our state, he has been unwilling or unable to adapt to the ever-changing situation. I am disappointed by the inability of the IDES system which has let down the 1 million Illinois citizens who lost employment. Many more lives have been impacted economically than by the actual disease and its equally important to find ways to recover. Such solutions come from cooperation, not executive orders or unilateral decisions.
3. In the wake of the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis, legislatures in some states have taken up the issue of police reform. Should Illinois do the same? If so, what would that look like?
We need to invest more into our police departments and into our policemen and policewomen. We must equip these first responders with the tools to handle situations without bias while providing the public increased accountability. It is important to think of public safety not just as policing, but an investment in community service. Continued police training and education, a refocus on community involvement, and the use of body cameras will help increase trust and accountability between officers and the community.
4. Should the Legislature pass a law requiring all law enforcement officers to wear
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Not only does AT&T boast America's fastest and most reliable wireless network, but it also offers consumers nationwide some of the lowest prices for gigabit internet speeds in the United States. AT&T's winning combination of premium entertainment and high speed networks enable it to connect people to who and what they love in ways that have never been possible. AT&T's mission is to deliver the best entertainment over the best network with the most well tailored advertising.
AT&T Fiber network is one of the largest fiber networks in the country and delivers the fastest speeds, up to 1,000 Mbps - or 1 Gbps - that will provide ample speed to support all of your devices simultaneously and then some. AT&T provides a brand new Internet gateway that boasts the latest and greatest WiFi technology and can support wireless speeds of up to 750 Mbps. To put this speed into perspective, you can download an entire movie in about half a minute, 25 songs in a second, and a TV show in less than three seconds. Pair AT&T's internet with voice and U-verse TV for a truly seamless, unmatched experience for an unbelievable price.
Once installed, you can manage your blazing fast gigabit internet with the AT&T Smart Home Manager App. This handy app allows you to personalize and rename your wireless network name and password, set up parental controls so that you can monitor and control access to your network, perform speed tests to ensure your network is performing optimally, view who is connected at any given time, and much more.
If not Internet 1000, AT&T offers different speeds at a lower price point so you're never paying for something that you don't need. Internet 300 still provides super fast upload and download speeds and will still allow you to connect up to 13 devices simultaneously. Internet 100 allows for up to 9 devices to stream high definition content simultaneously or up to 2 devices to stream 4K content at the same time. Internet 100 is the perfect plan for the user who binges on social media and likes to do some streaming as well. Whatever your needs and desires, AT&T has the perfect plan to fit your needs. Call today to get a quote from one of our WiFi experts!
AT&T coverage in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Fixed Wireless Coverage: 3.85%
AT&T Provides Internet for the following school districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
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Copper Internet, DSL Internet and Phone
Sonic has expanded into the fiber market with service currently being isolated to Northern California
Sonic has 25 years of history, providing stellar service and protecting its customers’ data
Sonic is an ethically conscientious company who have stood up to multiple unjust court orders
Sonic is a DSL internet provider operating out of the state of California. It’s the eighth-largest DSL provider in the nation with service available to nearly 3 million customers. Sonic has also started offering its service through fiber and copper lines, expanding its service to meet the growing demand for fiber service. Though fiber availability through Sonic is relatively limited at this time, with about four-hundred thousand customers having access to Sonic fiber, they are actively in the process of expanding coverage.
Sonic began as a way to provide internet access to Santa Rosa Junior College. Founded by Dane Jasper and Scott Doty, they wanted to provide DSL internet service in a time when most people hadn’t even heard of the internet, let alone had uses it. In 1994, Sonic expanded its service to provide internet to customers who were not staff or students at Santa Rosa Junior College and have continued to expand with service now in nearly 500 zip codes stretching up the California coastline with particularly high coverage in Northern California. The company even services major metropolitan areas such as Sacramento, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Sonic has created an interesting space for itself in the ISP market. With a focus on user privacy and anonymity, denying multiple orders from the U.S. government to provide user data in regards to torrent downloads and specific users’ involvement with Wikileaks and Tor.
Sonic’s DSL coverage is the backbone of its internet service though they are trying to change that. In 2015, Sonic partnered with AT&T to increase its fiber-to-the-node access, increasing speeds as a result. Beyond that, Sonic has begun to install its own truly fiber lines allowing customers in select areas to reach up to one thousand Mbps, a speed that was previously unattainable. Alongside internet service, Sonic also offers a number of options in the home, offering home phone service and partnering with Dish Network to provide television.
Sonic has maintained a reputation as not only a company that delivers a reliable high-speed connection to its customers but also a company that stands by its ethics. Both Dane Jasper and Scott Doty have spoken up on numerous occasions to combat the ever-growing lack of privacy on the web. They have implemented policies that reflect this. In 2011, they reduced the amount of time that they store user data to just two weeks in the face of an ever-growing tide of legal requests for its users’ data. That same year, Sonic alongside Google fought a court order to hand over email addresses who had contacted and had a correspondence with Tor developer and Wikileaks contributor Jacob Applebaum. When asked why, CEO Dane Jasper responded that it was “rather expensive, but the right thing to do.”
Sonic has made a habit of doing the right thing, both for its customers and the larger world. It’s a conscientious company that delivers on what is promised and goes the extra mile for its subscribers.
Sonic coverage in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Copper Internet Coverage: 14.62%
DSL Internet Coverage: 4.85%
Sonic Provides Internet for the following school districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified Internet Coverage: 5.77%
Sonic Offers
The nation’s largest internet network within 40 states and with over 100 million subscribers
A long history as an internet provider having started in 1996
Xfinity WiFi available across one million hotspots for customers subscribed to the “Performance” tier or better
The largest cable and internet provider in the nation, Xfinity holds that title for good reason. Currently found in 40 states and serving over 100 million Americans, Xfinity has cemented itself as a company that can provide fast, reliable connections. First offering internet service in 1996, Xfinity has kept up with the times, constantly updating and upgrading their lines as more and more households are looking to connect to their favorite sites, streaming services, and gaming communities.
When first connecting to the Xfinity network, customers are going to have multiple options to choose from. Firstly, Xfinity does not necessarily lock a prospective customer in a contract. The company offers both contract and non-contract options depending on their needs. With multiple plans available, from basic to lightning-fast speeds, there is an option for every household, every need, and every budget. Each of these is priced differently based on whether or not a contract is opted out of, the type of internet connection, internet speeds, and whether or not the customer decides to bundle the internet with additional Xfinity services.
Xfinity has strived and committed to evolving with the latest technologies. Operating off of a Hybrid Fiber-Coaxial Network, they are able to deliver some of the fastest speeds in the nation. They’ve leveraged their ubiquity to create one of the largest WiFi networks in the nation. For Xfinity subscribers within the “Performance” tier or higher, as long an Xfinity modem and router are within range, they are able to connect almost anywhere. This makes using the internet on the go easier than ever. In addition, Xfinity has recently upgraded its service to meet the increasing demand for smart home integration. Revealing their Xfi experience in 2017, users are now able to connect their smart home devices with Xfinity TV and the Xfinity app to take control of their homes wherever they may go.
Xfinity uses cable lines to provide their customers with internet service. Originally a cable TV provider, Xfinity first used its already considerable network to provide internet to its customers in 1996. At first, they partnered with other companies to provide internet service while they learned the unique challenges that offering the internet posed. By 2002 though, it had moved its nearly one million internet subscribers to their inhouse network and has rapidly grown since then. Today, over 26 million households are receiving Xfinity internet, and that number is only going to continue to grow.
Xfinity has made internet access available to many that would normally not be able to connect. Through their Internet Essentials, Xfinity offers low-cost options to those who qualify for reduced cost or free school lunches. This covers about 2.6 million households nationwide with over 200,000 households taking advantage of the program. This is an important feature as it provides families who would not normally have access to the wider world online. The Internet is no longer a luxury, and Xfinity has done its part to help every American have access to mobile banking, online learning, and social media.
Xfinity coverage in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Xfinity Provides Internet for the following school districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
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HughesNet coverage in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Satellite Internet Coverage: 89.68%
HughesNet Provides Internet for the following school districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
ViaSat coverage in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
ViaSat Provides Internet for the following school districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
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What are the best internet providers in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
AT&T - 100 Mbps
Sonic - 80 Mbps
Xfinity - 987 Mbps
What are the cheapest internet providers in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
AT&T - Starting at: $39.99
Xfinity - Starting at: $40.00
Sonic - Starting at: $40.00
What are the highest rated internet providers in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
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What are the internet providers with the fastest download speeds in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
Summary of Fastest Internet Providers in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
1. Xfinity 987 Mbps 987 Mbps Cable, Television and Phone
3. AT&T 100 Mbps 17 Mbps DSL, Fixed Wireless, Television and Phone
4. Sonic 80 Mbps 28 Mbps Copper, DSL and Phone
5. Razzo Link 30 Mbps 30 Mbps Fixed Wireless
6. Cruzio Holdings 30 Mbps 30 Mbps Fixed Wireless
Summary of All Internet Providers in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
1. HughesNet Satellite and Phone 90.00% 25 Mbps 25 Mbps
2. ViaSat Satellite and Phone 90.00% 30 Mbps 20 Mbps
3. Razzo Link Fixed Wireless 90.00% 30 Mbps 30 Mbps
4. Cruzio Holdings Fixed Wireless 90.00% 30 Mbps 30 Mbps
5. Spectrum Cable, Television and Phone 79.64% 300 Mbps 300 Mbps
6. AT&T DSL, Fixed Wireless, Television and Phone 54.84% 100 Mbps 17 Mbps
7. Xfinity Cable, Television and Phone 22.26% 987 Mbps 987 Mbps
8. Sonic Copper, DSL and Phone 14.67% 80 Mbps 28 Mbps
Frequently Asked Questions about Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA.
Which provider offers the best internet service in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
Spectrum is the best internet provider in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA, with download speeds up to 300 Mbps and pricing starting at $40.00.
How many internet providers provide service in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
There are currently 8 providers that offer internet service in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA.
What providers offer internet service in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA.
Spectrum, AT&T, Sonic, Xfinity, HughesNet, ViaSat, Razzo Link and Cruzio Holdings offer internet service in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA.
What is the cheapest internet provider in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
AT&T is the cheapest internet provider in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA, with pricing starting at $39.99.
What provider has the fastest speeds in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA?
Xfinity is the faster internet provider in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA, with maximum speeds reaching 987 Mbps and average speeds of 987 Mbps.
Summary of School Districts in Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA
Pajaro Valley Joint Unified KG - 12 1 Gbps 89 Mbps Cable, DSL and Fixed Wireless
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First it was POKEMON, now BABEL is freaking some people out.
Seven people have complained of nausea and other health symptoms at theaters in Aichi and Mie prefectures after watching the Oscar-nominated U.S. movie “Babel,” theater officials said Monday.
The sickness is believed to be linked with a scene about one hour and 20 minutes into the movie where the high school student played by Japanese actress Rinko Kikuchi dances in a club that has strobe-effect lighting. The blinking lasts about a minute.
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We finally get a few details on director Satoshi Kon’s next project.
Tokyopop has posted an exclusive interview with Satoshi Kon, director of Tokyo Godfathers and the more recent Paprika. In the interview, Kon talks about the other writers who have indirectly influenced his work, such as Kurt Vonnegut and Philip K. Dick, and mentions that he is already writing the script for his next film. He expects this work, which he calls “a future folklore story,” to be completed in about two or two and a half years. After he has completed several more feature films, Kon would also like to again direct a television series. (Anime News Network)
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Shugo Tokumaru’s First Album at Other Music
If you’re a fan of Shugo Tokumaru and have been having a hard time getting your hands on his first album, a reader just sent me this bit of info:
NYC’s Other Music’s new DRM free digital download store is now selling his hard-to-get-hold-of first album, Night Piece, for $9.99. Only works inside the US though.
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Animator Tim Rudder has put up a site for the photography he’s been taking in and around Tokyo since he moved to the city.
Water Logo
Paul stopped by the “Tokyo Fiber” exhibition at Spiral, and recommends it. On the picture he took (you’ll find a few more on his Flickr account): “Droplets slowly grow through the fabric to spell out the event’s name and then glide down. Impressive effect.”
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Keitai Manga
THE JAPAN TIMES has a piece up on mobile phone-formatted manga, which to me, really does sound like something I’d like to see grow even more (including from North American publishers).
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Cory Booker Wants To End Qualified Immunity For Police Officers
By Christianna Silva
Published June 7, 2020 at 6:29 PM MDT
Senator Cory Booker, D-N.J., listens during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in Washington on June 2. Booker says the new legislation would "create a far greater level of accountability" for police misconduct.
As protests against police violence continue throughout the country, Democratic lawmakers in the House and Senate are working on sweeping new federal legislation to combat police misconduct.
The bill, called the Justice in Policing Act of 2020, includes an array of measures intended to increase police accountability, data collection and training. Co-sponsored by Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., the bill would ban the use of chokeholds, "no knock" warrants and religious and racial profiling.
"These are common sense changes that, frankly, will create a far greater level of accountability for those police officers who violate the law, who violate our rights and who violate our common community standards," Booker told NPR's Sarah McCammon on All Things ConsideredSunday.
If enacted, it would also change the way police are held accountable in courts by eliminating qualified immunity, which shields public officials like police officers from being sued for actions that don't violate a clearly established statutory or constitutional right. In 2014, the Supreme Court heard two cases on qualified immunity and handed down two unanimous decisions upholding the legal doctrine.
"Qualified immunity is something that has evolved over time. It's not written into any law," Booker said. "But our highest courts in the land have decided that police officers are immune from civil cases, unless there's been specifically in the past a case of generally the exact circumstances that has led towards a successful action. ... It creates this bar towards civil action against a police officer for violating your civil rights."
Opponents to eliminating qualified immunity argue that police need protection from unnecessary lawsuits. But Booker says he thinks there should still be an option to allow citizens to open civil action against officers.
"I'm a big believer that police officers and towns and communities that employ them should protect them from frivolous lawsuits," Booker said. "But when it's so clear that an officer has violated community standards, department standards and the civil rights of Americans, that they should be open to civil action."
The measure comes just days after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., asked the Congressional Black Caucus to draft legislation in response to the weeks-long protests that have erupted across the nation following the death of George Floyd.
"It is time for us to address the concerns that were being expressed by the protesters," Pelosi said Tuesday. "This is not a single incident. We know this is a pattern of behavior and we also know the history that brings us to this sad place."
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On behalf of Klein & Wilson | Apr 4, 2018 | Contract Disputes
Most California business owners would like to skip contract disputes if that were possible. Unfortunately, it is not always.
Famous disagreements end up in national news at times, including the case from a few years back when Martha Stewart had to appear in court to settle a dispute about her contract with retail giant Macy’s. Her company had agreed to an exclusive contract on some products Macy’s would sell. Others appeared on rival J.C. Penney’s shelves, and Macy’s suggested Martha Stewart had violated the contract.
Then there was the well-known dispute involving DeAndre Hopkins and the National Football League. Hopkins desperately wanted to renegotiate his rookie contract for a sweeter deal; after all, he had become extremely valuable to his team faster than many young players do. His fine for stubbornly sitting out of practice was $40,000 per day. In the end, he returned to practice, finished out his rookie contract and signed on for another five years with the Texans.
Contract disputes are not easy to settle. Both sides have strong reasons for holding their positions, and many times money is at the core.
FindLaw helps small business owners support their positions with specific contract provisions. First, be sure the terms are clear. Ambiguity opens the door for contract disputes, as does the lack of a contingency plan. Be sure the agreement covers “all of the possible situations which may arise.”
Also, FindLaw reminds entrepreneurs to be careful to “get it in writing.” Anything that is not in writing may not be enforceable.
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Salary: £10.54 hourly rate 23 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday (accrued pro rata) Location: Ebbsfleet with opportunities in the following postcode DA10 1EB Job Type: Temporary, average 35.7 paid hours per week over a five-week, continental shift pattern Long term, temporary roles are available now with our client, HMRC. They are looking for Administrative Officers to support with the transition period as the UK moves to operating a full, external border as a sovereign nation. As part of a team, you will work to carry out a range of documentary functions on goods before they are cleared in to and from the United Kingdom. You will need to be self-motivated, flexible and prepared to work across a range of duties as you support the nation in this critical time. The role is based at one specific location and requests for home and remote working will not be possible. What you'll need to do: Acting as the primary point of contact for customers Gathering information directly from customers accurately Inputting information into systems, ensuring details are entered correctly and promptly Resolving issues/queries or escalating to a line manager as necessaryWhat we'll need from you: Good communication skills, both written and verbal Good interpersonal skills, a flexible approach and a positive attitude Availability for the full duration of your assignment Willing for a Health provider to assess your ability to carry out the role safely and effectively Ability to work a continental shift pattern which includes early, late and night shiftsBenefits: 23 days holiday plus 8 days bank holiday (pro rata). Full training will be providedIf you are interested, please don't hesitate to apply now and our team will be in touch. HMRC in partnership with Manpower are committed to an organisation that reflects the very best of 21st century Britain and encourage applications from all backgrounds and circumstances. We're proud to be a 'Disability Confident Employer' and we were the first organisation to be 'Clear Assured', which recognised our efforts to recruit and retain employees with disabilities. To date we have been recognised by the Times Top 50 Employers for Women, named a Stonewall Star Performer, and listed by Business In The Community as an inclusive employer for race
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Top 10 American Idol Performances of All Time (pg. 2)
#5. A.I Performance - Jennifer Hudson (I Have Nothing)
Before she was an Oscar winning actress, Jennifer Hudson won over third season A.I. audiences with her power-house singing and soulful tunes. Jennifer's performance of the Whitney Houston classic was sensational and won her a standing ovation from the crowd. As guest judge Quentin Tarantino said, "Hudson takes on Houston and wins."
#4. A.I. Performance - Ruben Studdard (Superstar)
Before the Velvet Teddy Bear won the second season of American Idol, he won the hearts of fans with his version of the Luther Vandross classic Superstar. The soulful performance had the judges predicting that Ruben was bound to become a superstar himself.
#3. A.I. Performance - Kelly Clarkson (Natural Woman)
In the very first American Idol, Kelly Clarkson set a tough-to-beat standard with her pitch-perfect rendition of Aretha Franklin's hit song Natural Woman. Her fans were so taken with her natural performance that one of them leapt to the stage to give Kelly flowers.
#2. A.I. Performance - Katharine McPhee (Somewhere Over the Rainbow)
A hush came over the usually boisterous A.I. audience as they waited to hear what Simon called "the most perfect song" for Katharine McPhee. She proved Simon right and Kat's version of Somewhere Over the Rainbow is nearly as popular as Judy Garland's in the Wizard of Oz.
#1. A.I. Performance - Fantasia Barrino (Summertime)
Fantasia's show-stopping rendition of the jazz standard Summertime not only brought her to tears, it brought the house down. Randy Jackson called it "the single best Idol performance of any season" and we have to agree.
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Project overview: Environmental, economic, and social trade-offs of European farming systems
Agriculture is essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set out by the United Nations because of the important nutritional, economic, social, and cultural benefits it provides to people. However, agriculture also has substantial negative impacts on land, biodiversity, water, and climate.
In Europe, agriculture accounts for more than 10% of total anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, as well as over 10% of GDP and employment for over 25 million people. In this four-year project funded by the Swedish Research Council Vetenskapsrådet, we characterize and evaluate agricultural systems and their social and environmental trade-offs, with the ultimate aim to identify policy options and leverage points to manage land for food, fuel, and fibre production more sustainably in Europe.
New study: "Billions in Misspent EU Agricultural Subsidies Could Support the Sustainable Development Goals" (Scown, Brady, & Nicholas, 2020, One Earth)
Popular science summary of key study findings in The Conversation.
Our new study shows at least €27 billion of EU agricultural subsidies were misspent in 2015: increasing income inequality, paying polluters, and directing rural development funds to cities. Read more in the full study and popular science summary above.
Selected press coverage: Courthouse News, Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish)
Twitter thread by Guy Pe'er and Sebastian Lakner, CAP experts who coauthored a comment on our study
In Swedish: "Miljarder från EU:s jordbruksstöd hamnar fel, visar ny kartläggning"
Preprint: Data paper with our methods for creating the detailed database of Common Agricultural Policy subsidies
New study: "European agricultural policy requires a stronger performance framework to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals" (Scown & Nicholas, 2020, Global Sustainability)
Study highlights and takeaways, including a video interview.
Technical Summary:
Agriculture is crucial to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but the ambitious claims for the sector’s contribution have not been sufficiently scrutinized. We use existing measurable policy indicators for the European Union’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to systematically align the policy with the SDGs. We find that current CAP indicators focus on three goals: zero hunger (SDG 2), decent work (SDG 8) and life on land (SDG 15). Important SDGs are entirely missing from the agricultural indicators, including health (SDG 3), gender equality (SDG 5), oceans (SDG 14) and institutions (SDG 16), contradicting recent reports proclaiming agriculture’s contribution to all SDGs globally. We analyse the alignment of CAP indicators across policy stages and between CAP Pillars, finding that the SDGs are best covered by CAP Target, Result and Impact indicator sets, and in Pillar II of the CAP supporting rural development. More transparent and objective assessment by the European Union and its Member States using measurable indicators is needed in order to ensure evidence based policy supports agriculture and other sectors to achieve their widely touted potential to contribute to the SDGs.
Read more in my Twitter thread summarizing the study.
New study: Aligning research, policy, & practice on sustainable agricultural land systems in Europe (Scown et al., 2019, PNAS)
We have identified a subset of 32 variables recognized as key to sustainable agricultural land systems in current European research, policy, and practice. These focus on social drivers like climate, agricultural and environmental policy; environmental farm management choices such as tillage, irrigation, and cropping patterns; and both social and environmental outcomes, including soil management, greenhouse gas emissions, and yields. We suggest these variables represent a shared consensus on elements important to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals in practice, though they may also identify gaps where agriculture is falling short of its potential to do so.
Read more in our press release
Open Access Publication: Scown, Winkler, and Nicholas, 2019, PNAS
This research was summarized as a two-page policy brief by Science for Environment Policy, a news service published by the European Commission's Environment Directorate-General, and sent to over 22,000 academics, policymakers, and businesspeople across Europe.
New open access geospatial database of sustainable European agriculture
We've published an open access geospatial database containing 127 variables relevant for agriculture and the Sustainable Development Goals in Europe, including greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture, crop yields, areas of habitat conservation, rural risk of poverty, water abstraction in agriculture, and many others. The variables can be visualised on ArcGIS online for around 300 regions throughout the EU and nearby states (e.g., Norway, Turkey).
Link to online data visualization using ArcGIS
Database and documentation can be downloaded on GitHub
New study: A classification to align social-ecological land system research with policy in Europe (Winkler et al., 2018, Land Use Policy)
We have identified a core set of 154 variables examined in current land systems research, which we have arranged in a hierarchical classification that can be used to guide research design to include important variables from both social and environmental domains (currently only 60% of research papers studied did so, with an average of four times greater focus on environmental variables). We have also examined European policies and science-policy frameworks, finding that they focus more on social variables currently under-represented in research. We identify existing data sources that could be used to encourage more balanced social-ecological research design and is better aligned with broader policy goals. (Open Access publication: Winkler, Scown, and Nicholas, 2018, Land Use Policy).
Mapping and modeling sustainable agricultural systems in Europe
We are currently mapping and modeling social and environmental performance of European agricultural systems (work led by Murray Scown) to identify bright spots of sustainability, and hotspots of damage. Stay tuned!
Additional Publications:
In addition to the main project focus at the European scale, related case studies have been conducted to explore farm sustainability issues in specific European contexts at the local scale, as part of two masters' thesis projects where publication was supported by this VR grant:
Siepmann, Laura, and Kimberly A Nicholas. (2018) “German winegrowers’ motives and barriers to convert to organic farming.” Sustainability, 10(11), 4215; doi:10.3390/su10114215
Halldórsdóttir, TO, and KA Nicholas. (2016.) Local food in Iceland: Identifying behavioral barriers to increased production and consumption. Environmental Research Letters 11(11). doi:10.1088/1748-9326/11/11/115004
"The Common Agricultural Policy post-2020: A new Green Architecture, Novel Eco-schemes and biodiversity indicators. How can scientists and science help making it work?" Workshop at Lund University. October- November 2020 TBD.
Aligning research, policy, and practice for the Sustainable Development Goals in European agriculture. American Geophysical Union Annual Meeting. Session: Agriculture in the 21st Century: Leveraging Technological Advances to Provide Insights and Promote Sustainability. Wed, Dec 11, 201908:00-10:00Moscone South, eLightening Theatre III. San Francisco, California, USA
"Improving the Sustainability Performance of the Common Agricultural Policy." Speaker and Co-Organizer, "CAP Reform: Working together for an environmentally ambitious, evidence-based agricultural policy.” Workshop at Center for Environment and Climate Research, Lund University. 5 December 2019.
KA Nicholas. "Sustainable agricultural land systems in Europe." (Mon, Aug 26, 2019). LUCSUS Research Kickoff. Kockum Fritid. Malmö, Sweden.
KA Nicholas. "Aligning research, policy, and practice for the Sustainable Development Goals in European agriculture." In: "Sustainable Land Use? Synergies, Conflicts, and Solutions for Sweden and Beyond" Seminar with Kimberly Nicholas (Lund University), Emma Johansson (Lund University), Genevieve Metson (Linköping University), held at the Lund University "Knowledge Corner," Almedalen (Sweden's festival of democracy and ideas). Jul 4, 2019. Visby, Sweden
Murray W. Scown, Klara J. Winkler, and Kimberly A. Nicholas. “A tale of two perspectives: aligning land systems research and policy for the Sustainable Development Goals in European agriculture.” Oral presentation, 4th Open Science Meeting of the Global Land Programme, April 24-26, 2019, Bern, Switzerland
“Interdisciplinary Land System Science.” Panel discussion with Sara Brogaard, Lina Eklund, Veiko Lehsten, Ali Mansourian, Kimberly Nicholas, and Jasper van Vliet. 1 February, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University. (Invited)
Murray W Scown, Klara J Winkler, Kimberly A Nicholas. “Seeing the landscape for the farm: Combining conceptual and empirical approaches to understand agricultural systems.” Landscape 2018: Frontiers of Agricultural Research, 12-16 March, Berlin.
Klara J. Winkler, Murray Scown, and Kimberly A. Nicholas. “A review of causes and consequences of rural land use in Europe.” European Landscape Ecology Congress, Ghent, 12-15 September 2017.
Kimberly A Nicholas, Mark V Brady, Stefan Olin, Johan Ekroos, Marianne Hall, Jonathan W. Seaquist, Veiko Lehsten and Henrik Smith. “Defining, Measuring, and Incentivizing Sustainable Land Use to Meet Human Needs.” Oral presentation at American Geophysical Union, San Francisco, CA, USA. 12-16 December, 2016.
Kimberly A Nicholas, “Climate mitigation, biodiversity and ecosystem services in a changing climate.” BECC Annual Meeting, Varberg, Sweden. October 23. (Invited)
Kimberly A Nicholas, “Meeting the Sustainable Development Goals: Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How?” The First Danish Future Earth Summit: SDG Challenges for Nordic Countries. Copenhagen, Denmark. June 3. (Invited)
KA Nicholas. “Mapping the environmental, economic, and social tradeoffs of European farming systems across scales.” Oral presentation at Centre for Environmental and Climate Research, Lund University, Lund, Sweden.
Policy brief by Science for Environment Policy, a news service published by the European Commission's Environment Directorate-General, and sent to over 22,000 academics, policymakers, and businesspeople across Europe, summarizing Scown et al., 2019, PNAS.
Aiora Zabala. "Divergent perspectives." Research Highlight in Nature Sustainability 9 April 2019 on Scown et al., 2019, PNAS.
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Karl Lagerfeld turns to fur free: the Kaiser was in favour of fur though
Rien ne va plus. Even Karl Lagerfeld is now turning to fur free. In fact, the brand, which holds the name of the cult fashion designer, formally pledged to give up the use of furs. PETA have announced it online. For the records, PETA are the ones who harshly criticized, for years and years, the Kaiser’s events and fashion shows; they even depicted him as an allegory of death. Talking about furs and animal welfare, Lagerfeld well knew what he wanted.
Karl Lagerfeld is fur free (can you believe it?)
Let us start by saying that Lagerfeld, over his long-lasting career, created his own fashion brand and used to sign CHANEL’s collections. On top of that, he was in charge of Fendi for several years. As is generally known, Fendi recalls fur. It was not just a matter of taste and style though. In fact, Kaiser Karl was a supporter of materials right from a cultural point of view. He was aware, of course, of pressure put on fashion. Yet, he was strong enough to stand up to it.
Karl dixit
There is no room for misunderstanding. Undoubtedly, Karl Lagerfeld had a clear idea on the topic. “Right because other players are getting far away from fur – he used to point out in 2018 – we warmly welcome it. More importantly, we had better run away from fake furs, which are highly polluting”. What was his opinion about animal-rights activists’ pressure and influences, as well as vegan events and social campaigns? “I do not like these vegans blowing apart butcher shops. For the time being, butchers are not out of law yet: attacking them is therefore kind of fascism, and I firmly stand up against any sort of fascism”. For sure, the current managers of the brand will have thought over such decision while liaising with their marketing department. Yet, in doing so, they are not going to embody the heritage of the brand’s founder authentically.
Picture taken from PETA
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Laird set themselves up to become the automotive experts for emerging super solicitors
In the wake of recent press articles surrounding the idea of ‘Super’ Solicitors, there is one firm of motor engineers emerging as the ‘Super-Experts’. Laird have become a force to be reckoned with in recent years becoming one of the leading automotive legal service providers. They have achieved this by listening to individual client needs and incorporating the best sections into their systems
With the emergence of associations like Pi Gateway, brands such as Slater & Gordon aiming to become the high street name and Quindell having a hand in one in four UK claims, Laird have set their sights on becoming the national brand of Motor Experts to Law firms, ABSs, Insurers and private clients alike. The firm currently operates heavily in the PI sector and works with many Legal 500 firms whilst also completing pre and post purchase inspections for private clients across the UK.
The nationwide firm was set up in 2000 by Nik Ellis and operates from its Head Office in the North West. Nik explained to us that because 90% of their business comes from recommendations they have relatively low advertising costs which allows them to invest heavily in IT and staff training. Nik said “We are a highly IT driven firm; listening to our clients, we realised that they wanted a slick, efficient and fast method of sending instructions and receiving reports back with the minimum of fuss. We have developed our management system around this philosophy which allows us to stay ahead of the game. Technology moves fast so we are always looking to develop and upgrade our system to improve the customer journey and improve efficiency for our clients.”
The firm have become swift and efficient specialists processing a high volume of instructions every month. They have built an API which allows any claims management system to connect to their IT system aiding speed, accuracy and efficiency of both instructions and reports.
The firm are committed to become the ‘go-to’ name in Motor Engineering and continue to make improvements on a regular basis to their service and product. They have recently undertaken a brand refresh and the new logo portrays a more modern feel encompassing a new tag line, which says very simply how Laird want, and perhaps, should be seen. Laird – The Automotive Experts.
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Boris Johnson insists kids go back to school tomorrow - but warns they could shut again
Primary school children are set to return to the classroom tomorrow, despite growing calls to keep them shut for two weeks
Sarah HodgsonAudience Editor
Primary schools will re-open in Lancashire on January 4 (Image: Getty Images)
Parents should send their children back to primary school in England tomorrow, the Prime Minister has insisted.
Boris Johnson said he has "no doubt" that schools are safe and that education must be a priority.
However, he hinted that "tougher" restrictions could be enforced in the coming weeks - including closing schools again.
Speaking on The Andrew Marr Show on BBC One, the Prime Minister said: “Schools are safe. It is very, very important to stress that.
“The risk to kids, to young people is really very, very small indeed.
“The risk to staff is very small.
“I would advise all parents thinking about want to do, look at where your area is, overwhelmingly you’ll be in a part of the country where primary schools tomorrow will be open.”
He added: “I understand people’s frustrations, I understand people’s anxieties but there is no doubt in my mind that schools are safe and that education is a priority.”
He added: "What we are doing, clearly, is grappling with a new variant of coronavirus which is surging particularly in London and the South East.
"And that is why we have had to take exceptional measures."
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Gavin Williamson confirmed on Friday that all London primary schools will remain shut to most pupils next week – rather than just those in certain boroughs as set out earlier in the week – but teaching unions say all schools should close for the next two weeks.
On Saturday evening, the Department for Education said remote learning was “a last resort” and classrooms should reopen “wherever possible” with appropriate safety measures to help mitigate the risk of transmission.
“As we’ve said, we will move to remote education as a last resort, with involvement of public health officials, in areas where infection and pressures on the NHS are highest,” the spokesperson said.
Hundreds of new vaccination sites are due to be up and running this week as the NHS ramps up its immunisation programme with the newly approved Oxford University and AstraZeneca jab.
Some 530,000 doses of the vaccine will be available for rollout across the UK from Monday and more than a million patients have already had their first dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine which was the first to be approved by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said the vaccine roll-out was “our great hope”, adding: “I want the Government to throw everything it can at this, harnessing the extraordinary talents of our NHS so we can be vaccinating at least two million Brits a week by the end of the month.”
But, writing in the Sunday Mirror, he criticised “a chaotic last minute U-turn on schools”, adding: “Confusion reigns among parents, teachers and pupils over who will be back in school tomorrow and who won’t.”
General secretary of the National Education Union (NEU) Dr Mary Bousted earlier said schools should stay closed for two weeks to “break the chain” of transmission and prevent the NHS becoming overwhelmed.”
The union, which represents the majority of teachers, has advised its members it is not safe to return to classrooms on Monday.
NAHT general secretary Paul Whiteman said the union had started preliminary steps in legal proceedings against the Department for Education (DfE), asking it to share its scientific data about safety and transmission rates.
He told BBC Breakfast: “What we’re talking about is understanding the risks. Having a short break so that we can agree the right mitigations in schools to make them Covid-secure, make sure that staff and teams are vaccinated and that we can get a properly supported testing regime in schools to make them as safe as possible.
“And then have an orderly return to school that’s sustainable, rather than the chaos that we have experienced throughout the pandemic, with the DfE making last-minute decisions because they didn’t take proactive action.”
Under the Government’s initial plan, secondary schools and colleges were set to be closed to most pupils for the first two weeks of January, while primary schools within 50 local authorities in the south of England, including 23 London boroughs, were also told to keep their doors shut until January 18.
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Linda Bauld, a professor in public health at the University of Edinburgh, told the PA news agency that transmission among primary school pupils was “still very limited” while secondary school pupils, particularly older teenagers, can pass on the virus in the same way as adults.
But health professionals have warned of growing pressure on services with Professor Andrew Goddard, president of the Royal College of Physicians, telling the BBC current case figures are “fairly mild” compared to what is expected in a week’s time.
Confirmed cases were higher than 50,000 for the fifth day in a row when UK figures were released on Saturday with a record-high of 57,725 lab-confirmed cases and another 445 deaths within 28 days of a positive test.
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Transition tensions escalate as Trump steps up desperate effort to hold on to power
President Trump has spoken publicly only twice since election night more than two weeks ago.
(Evan Vucci / Associated Press)
By Chris Megerian,
Janet Hook, Eli Stokols
UPDATED4:43 PM
President Trump is escalating his attempts to overturn Joe Biden’s election victory, pushing for judges and for Republican state lawmakers and local officials in several battleground states to ignore voters’ verdicts there and award him the electoral votes he needs for a second term.
He is all but certain to fail, experts and even some Republican officials say. States are in the process of certifying the results while Trump’s legal team so far has failed to advance his baseless case in state and federal courts. The effort nonetheless represents an extraordinary assault on American democracy, spearheaded by the president himself and with at least the tacit approval of his party.
A few Republicans in Congress have acknowledged that Biden won, and five Republican governors met with the president-elect Thursday. But party leaders — including Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) — have not spoken out against Trump’s refusal to concede or, at a minimum, urged him to allow Biden to receive national security briefings and federal resources typically provided to allow a smooth transition — this one amid a deadly pandemic and an economic crisis.
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Biden has expressed confidence in the inevitability of his being sworn in as the next president, but his patience is thinning. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with the bipartisan group of governors about the COVID-19 pandemic, he sounded incredulous at Trump’s latest maneuvering but said he was not yet ready to take legal action to gain access to information and resources usually available to a president-elect.
“It’s hard to fathom how this man thinks,” Biden said. “An incredibly damaging message is being sent to the rest of the world about how democracy functions. I think it is — well, I don’t know his motive, but it’s totally irresponsible.”
Pressed as to why he was not taking legal action, he said: “I’m making a judgment based on many years of experience of how to get things done with the opposition. My judgment is we’ll get further along by actually working with Republican colleagues now.”
Biden’s advisors are spotlighting with increasing urgency the health and national security risks of hindering the transition. Longer-term, Trump’s divisive stand and conspiracy theories could leave a lingering wound; some polls already show that a majority of Republican voters believe fraud prevented the president’s reelection despite his lack of evidence.
“It’s unbelievable,” said Larry Diamond, a senior fellow at Stanford University. “They’re not going to be successful, but there’s going to be a lot of damage to our democracy.”
Rudolph W. Giuliani and other lawyers for President Trump spread conspiracy theories about voter fraud at Republican National Committee headquarters Thursday.
(Jacquelyn Martin / Associated Press)
That has not deterred the president or his allies.
Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, and a phalanx of right-wing lawyers known for promoting conspiracy theories held a news conference Thursday at Republican National Committee headquarters. They spun tales of a nationwide Democratic plot involving illegal ballots and international election meddling — a week after a federal council called this year’s elections “the most secure in American history.”
At one point, Giuliani suggested “there was a plan from a centralized place to execute these various acts of voter fraud, specifically focused on big cities” controlled by Democrats. He later quoted from “My Cousin Vinny,” a 1992 comedy film about an out-of-his-depth attorney played by Joe Pesci, even as Giuliani’s critics were mocking him on social media as that same hapless lawyer.
The president, who hasn’t appeared in public for days and skipped a rare White House press briefing on the worsening coronavirus crisis, cheered on Giuliani from inside the White House. “An open and shut case of voter fraud,” he falsely tweeted. “Massive numbers!”
Chris Krebs, a former Homeland Security official who led the council that contradicted Trump’s falsehoods about the election, and then was fired by the president, expressed alarm. “That press conference was the most dangerous 1hr 45 minutes of television in American history,” he tweeted. “And possibly the craziest.”
Michael Gwin, a Biden spokesman, dismissed Giuliani’s allegations, saying they have been proved wrong in court and discredited even by officials within the Trump administration.
“No matter how hard Trump and the flailing Giuliani try, they cannot overturn the will of the American people, who resoundingly picked Joe Biden to be the next President of the United States,” Gwin said in a statement.
President-elect Joe Biden speaks about the transition Thursday in Wilmington, Del.
(Andrew Harnik / Associated Press)
Trump’s campaign has paid $3 million for a recount in two heavily Democratic counties in Wisconsin — Dane and Milwaukee — even though there’s little chance of reversing Biden’s victory in the state. Another recount in Georgia, where Biden won by an even more narrow margin, failed to change the outcome there, state officials announced Thursday.
In Michigan, Trump is also backing an effort to block the certification of the overwhelmingly pro-Biden vote in Wayne County, which includes Detroit, and reportedly invited some state Republican lawmakers to meet at the White House on Friday.
Trump allies have floated a far-fetched effort to have Republican-controlled legislatures in states Biden won ignore the vote and appoint pro-Trump electors to the electoral college Dec. 14. After the Giuliani news conference, Sidney Powell, one of the lawyers on his team, spelled out the strategy in a phone interview with Fox Business.
“The entire election — frankly, in all the swing states — should be overturned and the legislatures should make sure that the electors are selected for Trump,” Powell said.
Trump’s lawyers have asked a federal judge to toss Pennsylvania’s result for Biden. “Ultimately, plaintiffs will seek the remedy of Trump being declared the winner of the legal votes cast in Pennsylvania in the 2020 General Election, and, thus, the recipient of Pennsylvania’s electors,” said their court filing Wednesday.
More pressure on election officials has come from the president’s supporters.
Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs said her family and her staff have faced threats of violence. Trump and other elected officials are “perpetuating misinformation and encouraging others to distrust the election results in a manner that violates the oath of office they took,” she said.
“It is well past time that they stop,” said Hobbs, a Democrat. “Their words and actions have consequences.”
Ruth Ben-Ghiat, a New York University historian and an expert on dictatorships, said Trump appeared to be attempting a self-coup, in which an elected leader clings to power. “He’s never used a democratic playbook,” she said. “He’s always used an authoritarian playbook.”
The stubborn attempts to contest the election are being driven by the president himself, according to a senior campaign official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive internal matters.
“He’s the one who isn’t letting it go,” the official said of Trump, who empowered Giuliani over top campaign officials after a meeting last week because “Rudy tells him what he wants to hear.”
The official confirmed that “a few tense situations” have occurred, as senior campaign advisors Jason Miller and Justin Clark have expressed frustration with Giuliani and Jenna Ellis, another legal advisor at Thursday’s news conference. The two lawyers set up shop in the campaign’s Arlington, Va., headquarters last week; more than other aides, they have been encouraging in meetings with the president about his chances to overturn the election result.
Though numerous staffers have quietly begun the process of searching for their next job, few are willing to admit as much publicly or to leave either the campaign or the administration while they’re still on the payroll.
“We have to go along with this a bit longer,” the official said. “But there aren’t too many people who think Rudy’s doing us much good.”
Not just Trump campaign officials are going along with the false hopes. The head of the General Services Administration continues to refuse to recognize Biden as president-elect, thus blocking federal resources to his transition team. Nor are intelligence officials giving Biden the classified briefings that Trump and other past presidents received after their election.
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Janet Hook
Janet Hook covers national politics for the Los Angeles Times. She returned to the Washington bureau in 2018 after spending eight years covering politics and Congress for the Wall Street Journal. Her first stint with The Times was in 1995-2010 covering Congress and politics. She received the Everett Dirksen Award for reporting on Congress, the Carey McWilliams Award for political reporting and the John S. Knight Fellowship for Professional Journalists. She is a graduate of Harvard University.
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Eli Stokols is a White House reporter based in the Los Angeles Times’ Washington, D.C., bureau.
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MoJ urged to 'march forward fast' as Labour strengthens legal aid commitment
By Monidipa Fouzder2019-02-27T17:10:00+00:00
Shadow justice secretary Richard Burgon has indicated that a Labour government will introduce automatic legal aid for inquests involving state-related deaths after criticising the government's LASPO review as 'too little, too late'.
Burgon: LASPO review 'too little, too late'
Source: Joel Goodman/LNP/REX/Shutterstock
Burgon told a meeting of the all-party parliamentary group on legal aid today that Labour is working with Inquest, a charity that has campaigned for an equality of arms between bereaved families and the state, on automatic public funding for the approximately 500 deaths in state custody that occur every year.
Burgon also said that Labour is working on an amendment to introduce early legal aid for immigration cases involving EU citizens.
Inquest is making a renewed push for automatic non-means tested legal aid for families following a state-related death after the Ministry of Justice confirmed this month that it will not introduce automatic public funding where the state is represented.
Justice minister Lucy Frazer QC told the meeting that the ministry has already changed the presumption in relation to deaths in state custody, so that there is now a presumption that families will get legal aid.
The ministry is 'committed to looking at further funding for people in this dreadful scenario', Frazer said. One option being considered is to make the department responsible for a potential wrongful death share some of the funding obligation. Frazer said the ministry is also committed to looking at the means test threshold for state-related deaths and the army compensation scheme.
Today's meeting marked the first opportunity for members of the legal aid community and MPs to tell Frazer what they thought about her department's review of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO), which cut vast swaths of civil law from the scope of public funding.
The ministry has promised up to £5m for 'innovative' forms of legal support and an extra £3m over two years to help litigants in person. 'Legal support hubs' will be tested and the department will pilot face-to-face early legal advice in a specific area of social welfare law.
Frazer said the review was a 'thorough and honest reflection' of LASPO's impact, before highlighting key aspects of the ministry's legal support action plan.
Conservative Bob Neill, chair of the House of Commons justice select committee, said the review was a 'starting' point'. Labour's Andy Slaughter said pilots and reviews 'are what you do when you're not prepared to put money up'.
Alex Chalk, a Conservative member of the justice committee, told Frazer that 'it would be very unfortunate if the government were perceived to be walking backwards slowly. It needs to be marching forward fast'. He acknowledged that it will be difficult to get money from the Treasury, but said the £1.6bn spent on legal aid last year should be looked at in the context of, for instance, the £40bn spent on international development.
With lord chancellor David Gauke keen to abolish short prison sentences, Chalk suggested that the ministry should reinvest any savings made from a smaller prison population into legal aid.
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HMCTS digital evidence rethink
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4 facts on Palmyra's sinkhole mitigation project
Merriell Moyer
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Four facts on Palmyra borough’s East Cherry Street sinkhole mitigation project.
Palmyra borough council voted Tuesday to approve a $2,274,689.70 withdrawal from the $3 million line of credit it has through Jonestown Bank for work on sinkhole mitigation on Cherry and Maple streets.
Sinkhole mitigation in the 300 block of East Cherry Street, where homes that were condemned because of the sinkhole were recently demolished, will involve the drilling of 410 holes as part of the grouting program proposed by ARM Group Inc., the engineering firm working with the borough. Grouting is a method of injecting concrete meant to fill the voided areas underground that cause sinkholes.
Borough council declined to reapply for a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant in April that would have gone toward sinkhole mitigation projects in part because FEMA would not have allowed a planned stormwater management system to be constructed at the site of the sinkhole in the 300 block of East Cherry Street.
The condemned properties in the 300 block of East Cherry Street were purchased by the borough for a total of $24,000 so that work on the sinkhole mitigation project could be completed.
Work on the project is progressing smoothly, and ARM Group Inc. engineers have drilled test wells near the former site of 308 E. Cherry St., and found that water is draining as it should in the area, according to a report given by borough manager Roger Powl.
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Published: 4:25 PM April 16, 2009 Updated: 9:34 PM October 10, 2020
JOURNEYS were today delayed for rail passengers travelling between Norwich and Liverpool Street.The disruption followed a death on the tracks at Ingatestone, at one point causing delays of up to 50 minutes.
JOURNEYS were today delayed for rail passengers travelling between Norwich and Liverpool Street.
The disruption followed a death on the tracks at Ingatestone, at one point causing delays of up to 50 minutes.
Train services on all routes via Ingatestone were disrupted after a person was hit by a train earlier this afternoon.
National Express East Anglia has announced that short notice alterations, cancellations and delays of up to 15 minutes may still occur.
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C.J. Abraham (Technical Director, Scientific Advisory Services, Ltd.)
Dr. Abraham has over forty years of international experience consulting to insurance companies, municipalities, government agencies, and the legal profession. He has consulted in more than 3,500 matters involving human factors, safety, personal injury... Learn More ›
Dr. / Professor J. Rasty, Ph.D., PE, CFEI, CFII, President & CEO (Real World Forensic Engineering)
Since 1988, Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLC (“RWFE”) has provided engineering services to industries and government labs, as well as litigation support to both plaintiff and defense attorneys practicing in areas of law including: Products Liability,... Learn More ›
Allan D. Snyder (AFC Forensic Consulting - PROPERTY MANAGEMENT)
Introduction PROPERTY MANAGEMENT EXPERT • Premises Liability • Slip, Trip & Fall • Standard of Care • Wrongful Death • Fire Safety • Landlord/Tenant • Habitability, Health and Safety Codes • HUD Housing (Section 8) • Senior Housing • Discrimination Trial... Learn More ›
Robert S. Griswold, CRE, CPM, CCIM, RPA, PCAM, CCAM, GRI, ARM (Griswold Real Estate Management, Inc.)
Currently active as a day-to-day hands-on, licensed practitioner, consultant and expert witness in all aspects of real estate (except valuation) - standards of care, standards of practice, best practices, industry standards, and custom and practice for... Learn More ›
Gary White (GW Retail Consulting)
Mr. White is an experienced retail executive, serving as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operations Officer, in several different retail companies. Mr. White has grown in his career from store manager, district manager, regional operations director,... Learn More ›
Shade Tree Meteorology, LLC (Alicia Wasula, PhD, CCM )
Areas of Expertise: The team of Certified Consulting Meteorologists, with over five decades of combined operational and research experience, delivers clear, plain language reports describing the most detailed complex forensic...
Robert C. Sugarman, PE (RCS Performance Systems, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Personal injury analyst. BA, MS, SM, PhD in physics & psychology (including MIT); 40 yrs R&D, teaching, trial testimony, industrial training, 'in the trenches'. Perception, vision, warnings, equipment/product...
Lawrence M. Levine, P.E. (Consulting Engineers Accident Reconstruction)
Areas of Expertise: Mr. Levine is a professional Engineer in NY and NJ in private consulting practice since 1983. He has worked in the field of Traffic, Highway and Civil Engineering since 1970. He has a BSCE from Michigan...
Carl Berkowitz (Carl Berkowitz)
Areas of Expertise: Carl Berkowitz, Ph.D., PE, AICP is a transportation and traffic engineering expert and serves as a litigation consultant. He is frequently consulted at the initial stages of a potential litigation for...
Richard A Stripp (American Scientific Consultants Corp)
Areas of Expertise: With internationally recognized experts, ASC delivers impartial scientific evaluation of the role of drug and chemical exposure in civil and criminal litigation. ASC expert toxicologists have extensive...
Steven Schneider (Schneider Engineering, PLLC)
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Vincent A. Ettari, P.E. (Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C.)
Areas of Expertise: Vincent A. Ettari, P.E., P.C. serves New York City & the counties of Westchester, Dutchess, Putnam, Orange, Rockland, Ulster, Suffolk (Long Island), Nassau, Bronx (N.Y.), Queens, Brooklyn / Kings County,...
Grahme Fischer, P.E. (Technical Problem Solvers, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Motor Vehicle Accident Reconstruction and Forensic Engineering: Mr. Grahme Fischer has over 40 years of experience practicing various aspects of mechanical and forensic engineering. He has conducted...
Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE (Yarmus Engineering, P.C.)
Areas of Expertise: Yarmus Engineering, P.C. has been providing Engineering services throughout the tri-state area since 1974. Andrew R. Yarmus, P.E., F.NSPE, President of the firm, has worked in various engineering and...
Steve Hunt, CPCU, ARM, CXLT (The Warren Group, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: *Available Nationwide" for Slips, Trips and Falls, Construction Related Accidents, Construction Falls Steve Hunt is a Senior Safety Consultant of The Warren Group. He has extensive expertise in investigating...
Harry Ehrlich (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Working as an Industrial Engineer since 1978, Harry has been responsible for the design and manufacture of consumer products, as well as commercial and industrial equipment. Harry has had extensive experience...
C. William Brewer, P.E. (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: C. WILLIAM BREWER. P.E. Civil Engineer, Land Development Expert Mr. Brewer has designed and directed large-scale, engineering, construction, and real estate development projects and design programs...
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Areas of Expertise: DOUGLAS W. PEDEN, R.A., NCARB Premises Safety, Construction Claims & Architect Professional Liability Mr. Peden brings over 30 years professional experience preparing design and construction documents...
Scott Klimek, AIA (Robson Forensic)
Areas of Expertise: Scott Klimek is an architect with 20+ years of experience in building design, document preparation, code compliance, and construction administration procedures. Scott holds LEED accreditation in the design...
Technology Associates, LLC (Kristopher J Seluga, M.S., P.E. (CT & NY) )
Areas of Expertise: Kristopher J Seluga, M.S., P.E. (CT & NY) Our highly qualified staff of Mechanical, Biomechanical, Civil and Electrical Engineers have decades of experience assisting attorneys and insurance representatives...
Stacy L. Donnelly, RN, BSN (Exigent Group Limited)
Areas of Expertise: Stacy Donnelly is a licensed Registered Nurse with 20+ years’ experience working in Nursing Homes, Skilled Rehabilitation Facilities, and Continuing Care Retirement Communities. As a Director of Nursing...
Jamie R. Williams, Ph.D. (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Jamie R. Williams, Ph.D. Biomedical Engineer / Biomechanics and Bioengineering Jamie’s extensive research career in orthopedic and musculoskeletal biomechanics has provided her with in-depth knowledge...
Bruce Corke, AIA (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Bruce Corke, AIA, is a licensed architect with nearly 40 years of professional experience in design and construction, spanning every position from designer, to project manager, to firm owner. His career...
Catherine Peterman AIA, NCARB (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Architecture, Construction and Premises Safety Expert Catherine Peterman, AIA, NCARB, is a licensed architect whose previous clients include government agencies, private corporations, and retail companies....
Valentina Ngai, Ph.D., P.Eng. (Robson Forensic Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Ngai is an expert in biomechanical & biomedical engineering. Her casework involves the investigation of traumatic injuries, including medical implants and devices; automobile crashes; and premises,...
Thomas Pienciak, AIA (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Architecture, Construction & Premises Safety Expert Tom’s diversified background includes the spectrum of premises accident experience, plus unique specialty expertise in power-operated automatic pedestrian...
Thomas Jenkyn (TLS FORENSIC ENGINEERING Biomechanics & Accident Reconstruction (Available Nationwide))
Areas of Expertise: TLS Forensic Engineering, an independent consulting firm, provides litigation support regarding the mechanisms of injury caused during transportation, pedestrian and recreational accidents. TLS Forensic...
Albert Kerelis, AIA, ALA, NCARB (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Albert Kerelis is an architect with over 25 years of experience in building design, construction administration, and property management. Mr. Kerelis has extensive experience in Property Management, from...
Alfonso A. Abate, NCARB, CDT, LEED AP (Robson Forensic, Inc.)
Areas of Expertise: Alfonso Abate, AIA, NCARB, is a licensed architect and premises safety expert. During his 35 year professional career he gained extensive practical experience from initial concept and design, through...
David Jamison, Ph.D. (Exigent Group Limited)
Areas of Expertise: Dr. Jamison is a biomedical engineer with expertise in orthopaedic biomechanics. He uses his experience and training to conduct biomechanical analyses and address matters of injury causation, as well as...
Timothy Joganich, MSES, C.H.F.P. (ARCCA, Inc.)
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I have seen a lot of speakers and sat through a lot of breakout sessions. Justin Cohen is one of the most informative, entertaining and inspiring that I’ve seen. He is the key reason that this year’s annual convention was rated our best to date and the evaluations certainly reflect that. I would highly recommend him to anyone, anywhere.
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CollabNet VersionOne and XebiaLabs Combine to Create Integrated Agile DevOps Platform
* Combined Company announces new CEO to drive next phase of growth * Transaction, backed by TPG Capital, marks a transformational step in a broader strategy to create a leading, integrated Agile DevOps platform for enterprises
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CollabNet VersionOne (CollabNet), a leading provider for Agile planning and collaborative development, and XebiaLabs, the leader in release orchestration, deployment, and continuous delivery, announced today that the two companies have merged. The combination, which was backed by TPG Capital, unites CollabNet’s upstream Agile planning and enterprise version control functionality with XebiaLabs’ downstream release orchestration and deployment automation capabilities to create an Agile, end-to-end, DevOps platform for enterprises.
In connection with the transaction, Ashok Reddy, an accomplished industry veteran and former Broadcom executive, has joined the combined company as CEO. He replaces Flint Brenton, who is stepping aside to focus on family and personal interests after nearly five years of successful stewardship. Derek Langone, current CEO of XebiaLabs, will serve as President of the combined company. Stephen Gregorio, EVP and CFO of XebiaLabs, will serve as the combined company’s CFO.
“The combination of CollabNet and XebiaLabs will provide enterprise customers with the end-to-end visibility and management capabilities needed to develop software quickly, reliably, and securely, ultimately helping accelerate their digital transformation and drive business outcomes,” said Nehal Raj and Art Heidrich of TPG Capital. “We congratulate Flint on a successful tenure, and look forward to partnering with Ashok, Derek, and the broader team to further accelerate our strategy to create a leading enterprise DevOps platform company.”
Founded in 2008, XebiaLabs is a high-growth provider of release management and automation developer tools. The company provides release orchestration and application delivery software that enables enterprises to orchestrate, automate, and analyze the entire software release pipeline at enterprise scale. XebiaLabs’ downstream capabilities complement CollabNet’s upstream product portfolio, which includes VersionOne for enterprise Agile planning and management, VS for connected workflows and visibility throughout the entire delivery value stream, and TeamForge for enterprise-scale version control management and application lifecycle management. Both companies’ platforms and tools are recognized by analysts as industry-leading offerings that drive innovation into the market.
“We are on a mission to fundamentally transform how enterprise software development and delivery is done,” said Reddy. “The combination of CollabNet and XebiaLabs will provide a platform that enables digital transformation at scale with Agile and DevOps processes to continuously adapt, learn, and improve, especially in a world of AI-driven intelligent apps and experiences. I am thrilled to be joining at this critical juncture and look forward to working with the entire team to lead the combined company through its next chapter of growth.”
“XebiaLabs has established itself as the standard for DevOps in large enterprises. Counting among our clients the world’s largest financial, healthcare, and manufacturing companies, our focus has been on creating a platform that takes advantage of existing tooling and processes while providing the scale, standardization, security, and reporting that large companies require,” said Langone. “I am thankful for what we have been able to achieve with the support of Susquehanna Growth Equity and Accel. By combining XebiaLabs and CollabNet, our mutual clients will now benefit from the most capable Agile DevOps platform available in the market. This is a game changer for businesses that need to maximize their software application assets while navigating complex regulatory, compliance, and security requirements.”
Most recently, Reddy led Broadcom’s multibillion-dollar Enterprise Software Division, where he helped create a platform for global enterprises to scale their digital transformations and become real-time digital businesses. With a career spanning more than 25 years in enterprise software and deep experience in Agile and DevOps transformation, Reddy has held leadership positions at several Fortune 500 companies including IBM, CA Technologies, Rational Software, Honeywell, and Novartis. Reddy will work closely with Langone and Gregorio, both experienced software executives, to lead the combined company.
“I thank my colleagues at CollabNet for the success created by their hard work and dedication,” said Brenton. “While I am proud of all we have built together, I have decided it is the right time for me to return to California and begin the next chapter of my life. CollabNet and XebiaLabs are in strong and capable hands with Ashok, Derek, and TPG Capital, and I am confident that under their leadership, the combined company will achieve even greater success and scale.”
Barclays, Evercore, and KeyBanc served as financial advisors to TPG Capital and CollabNet, and Ropes & Gray LLP served as legal counsel. Shea & Company served as financial advisor to XebiaLabs, and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP served as legal counsel. XebiaLabs’ existing shareholders, Susquehanna Growth Equity and Accel, have sold their respective stakes in the company as part of the combination. Additional terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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10 Indian TV Shows that will remind you of Nostalgia
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10 Popular TV Shows in India Ever Green
While we were kids, we used to watch TV shows with the old B&W Television, with only one channel and we used to enjoy while watching the same channel. However, with the onset of cable networks, we were in for a treat as we got to watch many TV shows and spend our day.
Here are the 10 such TV shows that bring you the nostalgia and don’t forget to comment below which show you watched during your early years and you still remember even till today.
10. Shaktimaan
Shaktimaan – Indian TV Show
One of the TV shows that everyone remembers even till date is Shaktimaan, telecasted on Doordarshan Shaktimaan is one of the popular shows that every 90’s kid remembers. The show ran for 450 episodes from 13th September 1997 to 27th March 2005 and was famous for its plot where the hero tries to save the world from all evil happenings.
9. Malgudi Days
Malgudi Days Indian TV Show
A short story collection from R. K. Narayan, Malgudi Days was a hit TV show which was filmed in both Hindi and English which was directed by Shankar Nag. The show sketch was developed by R. K Narayan’s brother R.K. Laxman. The series showcases a lesson with each episode and the whole family used to watch the TV show altogether.
8. Shaka Laka Boom Boom
Shaka Laka Boom Boom – Indian TV Show
Shaka Laka Boom Boom is one such TV show that was hit among the kids. The show revolved around a magic pencil which would help Sanju the character gets free from all the obstacles that he was facing. The first 30 episodes of the show was aired on DD National and were subsequently taken up by Star Plus in the year 2001.
7. Boogie Woogie
Boogie Woogie Indian – TV Show
One of the first reality show dedicated to dance, Boogie Woogie was created by Naved Jaffery, Ravi Behl and Ashu Jain and was hosted by Javed Jaffery. It is one of the oldest dance reality shows in India and many Indian celebrities such as Mithun Chakraborthy, Juhi Chawla, Esha Deol, Dia Mirza have participated in this TV show.
6. Takeshi’s Castle
Takeshis Castle Indian – TV-Show
Although the character’s played here were not from India, people used to watch Takeshi’s castle for the humorous comedy by Javed Jaffery. With him narrating the game show with comic and wit, people used to watch the show and also laugh at some of the comedy made by Javed Jaffrey.
5. Dekh Bhai Dekh
Dekh Bhai Dekh Indian TV Show
This Indian sitcom first aired on DD Metro was one of the TV show which everyone remembers, due to its humour revolving around family matters everyone remembers the characters of this series. The story revolved around 3 generations of Diwan Family who live in a suburban Mumbai and lead a happy life.
4. Vikram Aur Betaal
Vikram Aur Betaal – Indian TV Show
The Indian folklore developed into a series had everyone captivated with its script. The series followed the story of King Vikram carrying the corpse of Betaal which would tell him a story on route to the king carrying the ghost Betaal. The series is based on the book Betaal Pachisi which was written by 11th Century Kashmiri poet Somdev Bhatt.
3. Raja Aur Rancho
Raja Aur Rancho – Indian TV Show
This crime detective series revolved around a crime detective who had a cool sidekick a monkey, yes a monkey as a sidekick for a detective for which the TV series became hit where both the detective and the monkey are solving the cases.
2. Rangoli
Rangoli – Indian TV Show
Sunday’s were meant to be Rangoli Days. Airing every Sunday morning, Rangoli was an Indian music TV series that was not only popular in India, but it was also popular even in the Middle East, the US where many Indian nationals resided. The show was hosted by Hema Malini at the beginning where she told the history and BTS stories of most of the songs telecasted on the series.
1. Ramayan and Mahabharat
Ramayan and Mahabharat – Indian TV Show
Of course, 90’s show never ends with mentioning the 2 epic books of India, Ramayan, and Mahabharat which is still a hit even today. These shows bought every person of the family glued to the Television which everyone of every age used to watch and enjoy. The series became such a hit that during the coronavirus lockdown period, Ramayan was re-telecasted and received praising reviews from the viewers now.
Tell us which show takes you back in time and do let us know the nostalgic memory of the ’90s which you miss.
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Man rescued off St. Marys after Coast Guard finds him afloat
A 71-year-old man was rescued Friday from the waters of Cumberland Sound off St. Marys after he apparently fell off a cabin cruiser, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Joe Gregory was found just before 4 p.m. afloat near the north jetties of the St. Marys River and pulled aboard a Coast Guard response boat, then taken ashore by the Nassau County Sheriff's Office, according to officials.
Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville Command Center watch standers first learned of problems at 1:45 p.m when they received an alert that the Spartina, an unmanned 30-foot cabin cruiser, had drifted into a dredge vessel in the sound. A Coast Guard Station Mayport 45-foot response boat joined an Air Station Savannah Dolphin rescue helicopter to begin search efforts.
The response boat crew found Gregory in the water and deployed a rescue swimmer to help him. Brought ashore by the Sheriff's Office, Gregory was taken to Baptist Medical Center Nassau for observation, no injuries reported, the Coast Guard said.
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By Dan Frakes, Macworld |
Altec Lansing Expressionist Bass (FX3022)
I previously reviewed Altec Lansing’s Expressionist Classic (FX2020) speaker system, finding it to be a stylish system that improves on a Mac’s built-in speakers, but falls short on the audio front compared to similarly priced systems. Thankfully, the company’s other Expressionist model, the $130 Expressionist Bass (FX3022) combines similar aesthetics with much-improved sound quality.
Like the FX2020, the FX3022 is a 2.0 speaker system, meaning it uses only left and right speakers—no subwoofer. Compared to 2.1 systems—which include left and right satellites for higher frequencies along with a larger speaker/amplifier component that sits under your desk and produces lower frequencies—a 2.0 system takes up less room overall, but doesn’t usually provide the same kind of bass punch. That said, the Expressionist Bass, as its name implies, fares better at the low end than most 2.0 computer speakers.
Altec Lansing’s Expressionist line emphasizes design, and the FX3022 is certainly unique-looking. Each glossy-black, 10-inch-tall speaker takes the shape of a truncated cone: a wide (5.25 inches) base, with the circular body narrowing to a 2.8-inch flat top. Each speaker has a mesh-covered, 1.5-inch driver on the front for midrange and treble frequencies. On the bottom of each speaker is a 4-inch, down-firing woofer. (The system provides 3.5 Watts of power for each of the smaller drivers, and 9 Watts for each woofer.) Opposite the smaller driver, in the back of each speaker, is a cylindrical protrusion that has the same retro, gear-like appearance as the rear of the Expressionist Classic. The overall look is a bit industrial, but I found it to be quite attractive.
The back of the right-hand speaker provides a jack for the included AC adapter, as well as two stereo minijack inputs—one for your computer, another for a second audio source such as an iPod. The two inputs are mixed, so you can listen to both sources simultaneously, though only a single miniplug-to-miniplug cable is included. A five-foot, permanently attached cable connects the left and right speakers.
You control the system’s volume, as well as turn the speakers on and off, using soft buttons on top of the right-hand speaker. The power button glows blue when the system is on.
Given my experience with the Expressionist Classic, I expected decent, but not great, sound from the Expressionist Bass. But midrange and treble are solid with good relative balance, letting vocals sound full and rich while preserving a good amount of detail. Treble fiends may find the higher frequencies to be a tad recessed, but most people will enjoy the presentation.
As for the low end, while these speakers aren’t small for desktop models, they certainly don’t look like bass monsters, no matter what the marketing blurbiage might claim. Yet I was impressed by how much of the low end they can reproduce—more than any other 2.0 desktop system I’ve heard. The FX3022’s bass output is relatively flat well below 100Hz, with decent bass response to around 80Hz. That’s impressive for 4-inch drivers, and at low listening volumes the system puts out truly enjoyable, and surprisingly balanced, sound quality.
On the other hand, as with many small speakers that try to produce lots of bass, the FX3022’s low end has a tendency to sound a bit boomy, especially at loud levels. This is much less of an issue with classical and acoustic music than with music that has prominent bass, but with the latter, the thumpy upper bass can drown out the midrange and treble frequencies when you turn up the volume.
The Expressionist Bass is a stylish speaker system that, thanks to an upright design and the lack of a subwoofer, won’t take up a lot of room on or around your desk, but still provides the kind of low-end response you don’t generally get without a bulky sub. Its ability to produce rich, near-full-range sound at low listening levels will appeal to those who prefer quiet volumes and those who listen to classical and acoustic music. Those who prefer thumping bass will also like the system, especially at higher volumes. On the other hand, that accentuated low-end performance means this isn’t the most balanced system out there, and those who aren’t fans of heavy bass may tire of the FX3022’s focus on the lower frequencies if they crank the volume too loud.
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