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In Review: Wolverton and Parks shine in Minnesota Opera's "Silent Night"
"As his partner Anna Sørensen, Karin Wolverton reprised the part she sang in 2011, including an impassioned account of her anguished Act Two aria...The nuanced, cultured singing of baritone Edward Parks, as the French Lt. Audebert, was another vocal highlight of the evening. -Star Tribune
"While few operas so depend upon being an ensemble piece, all of the principals are exceptional. Karin Wolverton debuted the role of a Norwegian soprano and she outdoes herself seven years later, soaring on a romantic duet and offering salve for the soldiers’ souls with a tender a cappella “Dona Nobis Pacem.”. . . Other standouts are Edward Parks as the French lieutenant – especially during a heart-wrenching aria in which he verbalizes a letter to his wife while tabulating the dead from battle" -Pioneer Press
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AHC Renames Gates of Ballston Community Center to Honor the Rinkers
June 19, 2015 /in News, Press Releases /by AHC Inc.
(June 5, 2015 – Arlington, VA) – AHC Inc. today dedicated the Gates of Ballston Community Center to Charlie and Lora Rinker to honor their 40+ years of working tirelessly for social justice in Arlington. Thanks to their efforts, countless Arlingtonians live in affordable homes and those needing emergency shelter can find a warm bed and decent meal in a clean, safe place.
“After Charlie’s death, AHC decided to honor Charlie and Lora in a more permanent way, and we felt there was no better place to do that than here at The Gates of Ballston,” said AHC President and CEO Walter D. Webdale. “Charlie was instrumental in saving this beautiful 17-acre property from redevelopment so that it could remain affordable to young singles, families with children, and retirees. He devoted his life to advocating for affordable housing for low-income families and individuals. Lora, too, believed in stable and decent housing and she focused her energies on establishing and running a shelter for the homeless and providing needed services for those in greatest need.”
Charlie was committed to preserving affordable housing in Arlington and co-founded AHC Inc. (Arlington Housing Corporation) in 1975. He later co-founded A-HOME (Affordable Homeownership for Everyone), and BRAVO (Buyers and Renters Arlington Voice) to give low-income residents more housing choices and a public voice. Charlie was instrumental in saving The Gates of Ballston from conversion to market rate housing in 2001, making it possible for AHC Inc. to purchase the property in 2002 and preserve it as affordable housing.
Lora shared Charlie’s passion for social change. While raising her young family, she co-directed the Center for New Creation, a peace and justice center. She began to focus on hunger and homelessness in the 1980s, handing out food to those in need from her front porch. In 1991 she co-founded A-SPAN (Arlington Street People’s Assistance Network) and served as its first Executive Director until 2007. During those years, she also created Arlington’s first emergency winter shelter for the homeless.
Attendees included community activists, local leaders and members of the Rinker family who described how important social justice was to Lora and Charlie. “Both my parents were very much role models,” said Jeremy Rinker. “They exemplified the philosophy that one person could make a real difference.”
Also on hand at the ceremony were County Board members Mary Hynes, Jay Fisette, Walter Tejada and Libby Garvey, along with state Sen. Barbara Favola and former Virginia Del. Karen Darner.
Many of the same attendees had gathered at the Gates of Ballston in December when Senator Favola presented the Rinkers with Joint Resolutions from the Virginia General Assembly for their “leadership and devotion to the community.”
Photo left to right: Walter D. Webdale, Matthew Rinker, Natalie Rose, Lora Rinker, Jeremy Rinker and State Sen. Barbara Favola.
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Drunk Texting: The Science Behind Drunk Texting, Dialing, and Socializing Online
Does alcohol make us more likely engage in drunk texting or calling? Learn what studies have found about drunk dialing, texting, and posting on social media.
Edited by: Dan Wagener
How Does Drinking Alcohol Affect Judgment and Inhibition?
Drunk Texting
Drunk Dialing
Alcohol and Social Media
Sometimes It’s Best to Put the Phone Down
Alcohol affects areas of the brain involved with behavioral regulation, which may make people more prone to drunk texting, drunk dialing, or posting on social media.
Studies have shown that significant percentages of people who send electronic forms of communication while drunk regret these decisions later. These behaviors can have consequences for people’s social lives and sexual relationships.
When you’re sober, your brain helps you regulate and weigh the risks of your actions. When you drink alcohol, however, you may have less control over your behavior.
A study from Biological Psychiatry found that alcohol-impaired inhibitory control by decreasing brain responses in prefrontal areas, a part of the brain that helps us determine the consequences of our actions and regulate behavior.1,2 This suggests that we may lose some of our ability to evaluate our choices and make sound decisions when we’ve been drinking.
Another study in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology compared people who had been drinking to those who had not and asked them to take some tests. People who had been drinking were less concerned when they made a mistake and made fewer efforts to stop themselves from making more mistakes.3 In other words, alcohol may make us care less about making poor decisions.
People under the influence of alcohol are also more likely to engage in risky behaviors, such as driving, gambling, and aggression.1 While these behaviors have received a lot of attention due to their potential for negative consequences, drinking can result in other behaviors, such as drunk dialing or texting, that may not seem as dangerous but can still leave people feeling shame and regret.
Texting while drunk may be even more widespread than drunk dialing due to the fact that it’s relatively easier to send a text than make a phone call.
In the same study that looked at students’ drunk dialing, 89% of participants had sent a text message while drunk, and 43.6% said that they felt guilty about it later.5
Overall, 51.7% of participants regretted an electronic communication such as a text, phone call, or Facebook post. The researchers discovered that the more the students drank, the more likely they were to engage in a regrettable social behavior. Those who believed that alcohol made social interactions easier were also more likely to drink more and have more frequent regrettable behaviors.5
The authors of the study cautioned that while alcohol may lower inhibitions and make people feel more sociable, this effect can have a downside, as this increased confidence can lead to inappropriate behaviors or actions that people later feel remorseful about.5
Drunk dialing, or calling someone while intoxicated, has become common among young adults.
One study looked at the drunk dialing behaviors of college students and why they engaged in this behavior. They found that people drunk dialed for 5 primary reasons:
Entertainment (to entertain themselves or someone else)
Social lubricant (person felt more confident and less accountable for their actions)
Confession of emotion (to tell the person they loved them or missed them)
Coordination (to meet up or make plans)
Sexuality (to set up a sexual encounter)4
These motivations suggest that alcohol makes people bolder and more likely to say or do things they would not do while sober.
But that doesn’t necessarily mean the outcome was good for the person who made the call. One study found that out of 236 college students sampled, 75.8% made a phone call while drunk, and 33.5% regretted the call later.5
The same study that examined drunk texting and dialing found that about 36% of the participants made a Facebook post while drunk, and 9% regretted posting while drunk. Almost 15% sent a private Facebook message while drunk, and 5% regretted sending a message.5
However, a recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology found that people who receive positive feedback on alcohol-related social media posts may be more likely to engage in alcohol consumption in the future.6
This suggests that not everyone may regret that Facebook post or tweet—when people receive positive reinforcement on social media, they may be more likely to continue the behavior in the future.
Drunk dialing or drunk texting can have real consequences. They can put the person at risk for embarrassment, shame, or loss of a friendship or romantic relationship. The person may be more likely to withdraw from friends after such an incident, which can be damaging for their mental health. Supportive social networks can protect against psychological issues such as depression and anxiety.5
Anyone who has been embarrassed after waking up in the morning and realizing that they overshared on something they posted at 2 a.m. or sent a text they wouldn’t have sent sober knows that such an experience can be a powerful motivator to turn off your phone after you’ve picked up your first drink.
[1]. Gan, G. et al. (2015). Alcohol-induced impairment of inhibitory control is linked to attenuated brain responses in right fronto-temporal cortex. Biological Psychiatry, 76(9), 698-707.
[2]. ScienceDirect. Prefrontal Cortex.
[3]. Bartholow, B., Henry, E., Lust, S., Saults, J.S., and Wood, P. (2012). Alcohol Effects on Performance Monitoring and Adjustment: Affect Modulation and Impairment of Evaluative Cognitive Control. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 121(1), 173-186.
[4]. Ferris, A., and Hollenbaugh, E. (2011). Drinking and Dialing: An Exploratory Study of Why College Students Make Cell Phone Calls While Intoxicated. Ohio Communication Journal, 49, 103-126.
[5]. Dunne, E. and Katz, E. (2015). Alcohol Outcome Expectancies and Regrettable Drinking-Related Social Behaviors. Alcohol and Alcoholism, 50(4), 393-398.
[6]. Erevik, E., Torsheim, T., Andreassen, C., Vedaa, O., and Pallesen, S. (2017). Disclosure and Exposure of Alcohol on Social Media and Later Alcohol Use: A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 1934.
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Proposed Worker’s Choice Act would expand worker freedom
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A Worker’s Choice Act recently introduced in the House would give private sector employees in a unionized workplace freedom to independently negotiate their employment terms with their employer if they so desired.
The bill would amend the National Labor Relations Act that currently provides unions with exclusive bargaining power. While employees can opt-out of union membership and choose to not financially support a union, they are still forced to “have unions represent their interests and dictate employment terms.” U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-SD), Greg Murphy (R-NC), and Dr. Phil Roe (R-TN) are behind the bill.
“Employees deserve their own negotiating power,” said Johnson. “The Worker’s Choice Act allows American workers in union shops to set their own terms with their boss, the employer.”
“Ending exclusive representation would be a huge victory for workers’ freedom. Jobs today are more unique, and many workers want more flexibility and opportunity than rigid union-negotiated contracts provide,” said Murphy. “Ending this relic of the past would free unions from having to represent non-dues paying members and it would free workers to choose their own method of negotiations—including one that does not force them into employment contracts that don’t represent what they want and need.”
Unions complain that employees’ freedom of choice to not financially support a union creates a “free rider” problem—nonmembers receiving the benefits negotiated by the union without having to pay any dues or fees. But unions fought for—and won—the right to exclusively represent both members and nonmembers, and because of this must do so in good faith. They created the “problem” they like to complain about, but the Worker’s Choice Act would free unions from negotiating terms for employees who don’t pay dues.
It’s time to end the monopoly union bosses have had over the negotiations process. Employees deserve more freedom and choice in their workplace, and the Worker’s Choice Act would give private sector workers true freedom of association.
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ANGELA MARINO, Ph.D
Associate Professor,
Department of Theater, Dance,
and Performance Studies
Fiesta de la Tirana -- Tarapacá, Chile
Festive dancers paint the cold desert sky in blue, red, glitter and gold. The low thuds of marching bass drums crash against cymbals and snares – as staccato horns wail the romantic melodies of vintage boleros, ballads and waltzes. Where the songs and dances of one group ends, another begins – a sensory mosaic of sound, color and movement. The energy is high, the central plaza packed with hundreds upon hundreds of religious dancers – offering their blood, sweat and tears in the cold crisp air of the arid desert night. On the eve of July 16, there are over 250,000 attendees, pilgrims who have made the long journey to the small desert town of La Tirana, Chile. Why have they come? Why do they dance day and night, for 10 days on end? What drives this powerful and profound sacrifice each year in el Norte Grande de Chile?
They come to pray, to give thanks, to entregar, offer their pasos or steps to la Virgencita del Carmen, patron saint of Chile. She protects Chile as a country, and is more specifically the guardian of the armed forces, the navy, the police. Believers throughout the region make petitions to la chinita, and are obliged to complete their promises of multiple years of dancing to show their devotion and thanks. Families and societies of dancers have carried on this vibrant tradition for generations, with the earliest modern groups forming in the mid 19th century.
But this tradition has even deeper roots in the land, in the footsteps of Inca and Aymara travelers of this dry and expansive landscape. For centuries, these sandy hills served more as a crossroads, a place of transit for the llama caravans led by indigenous migrant peoples who traveled from the Andes to the coast in a constant motion. To support the journey through this harsh and extreme environment, travelers began recording and expressing their visual culture through ongoing geoglyphs – monolithic, geometric and anthropomorphic figures that remain on the hills to this day.
This energy of pilgrimage was embedded ever deeper after a fateful story took place at this site. La Fiesta de La Tirana finds its origin in this popular myth; a story of love, betrayal and death. The oral tradition tells of a fierce indigenous princess, Huillac Ñusta, known throughout the region for her unrelenting defense of her people and land, killing and enslaving Europeans or Christian Indians that crossed her path. Her nickname, La Tirana – the tyrant – gives this small town its name. The story describes how she ultimately falls in love with one of her prisoners of war – a European (Portuguese or Spanish) man named Vasco de Almeida. In order to marry, she must convert to Christianity, and therefore betray her commitment to her own religion, and her people. As with many popular legends, there are many different interpretations and versions of a similar series of events, but each story agrees that Huillac Ñusta was baptized by Almeida, and at that very moment Ñusta’s warriors fired a sea of arrows upon them, killing them both in an embrace of impossible love. Whether Ñusta herself gave the orders, or her people decided to carry out the attack on their own is one of many sites of debate within the oral history. Nonetheless, on the site of their murder was erected a cross and when another missionary priest, Antonio Rendón, traveled to this site in the mid 18th century, he decided to erect a church to commemorate and mark it as a sacred site – a site of pilgrimage. Huillac Ñusta then becomes baptized and canonized in her afterlife as La Virgencita del Carmen, an apparition of the Catholic Virgin Mary. This is a story we find throughout the Americas, one that is rooted in founding colonial mythologies of mestizaje and Christianization of Latino America.
La Fiesta Today
Today, the fiesta represents a complex and interlocking system of cultures and histories - each layer emerging in different moments of the 10-day popular fiesta. Chinos, Morenos, Indios, Gitanos – this year over 220 different religious dance associations arrived to offer their songs and dances. The number of pilgrims and dancers continues to grow each year, especially since the founding of the mining boom in the early 20th century. La Fiesta de La Tirana in many ways would not exist without the mining industry that surrounds it.
The dances themselves are organized in an elegant and cooperative spirit. Caporales (head dancers) from each group are represented within a larger association of dancers, deciding beforehand the spatial and temporal flow of the fiestas. Practices of mutual respect and requesting permission of elders is a fundamental ethic that guides the organizing and energetic principles of the fiesta.
A fiesta of such magnitude - with 250,000 attendees in a small town of 1,500 - requires a great deal of organization, commitment and temporary infrastructure. Thus the fiesta creates its own community-based systems of healthcare, commerce, and housing to name a few. Security, law enforcement, and transportation sectors from surrounding areas know to stay close to La Tirana during these 10 special days each year. Furthermore, juridically each year the town of La Tirana has a mandatory dry law, with alcohol checkpoints at each entrance, to avoid public drunkeness and recklessness that would otherwise compromise the religious intent of the fiesta, and is also a public safety concern. Notably this also has an historical precedent in that the fiesta was known for many years as a site of religious abandon, prone to extreme alcohol abuse, widespread unofficial gambling, and sexual promiscuity. The dry law was passed sometime in the mid 20th century to bring the fiesta back to its Christian intentions, though this remains a contested and heavily policed space during the fiesta. More investigation into this transition would most likely yield some very interesting dynamics of the fiesta.
Bailes Religiosos
Of the bailes religiosos, the bailes de las Diabladas are the most popular and iconic of the fiesta, even though they are a more recent introduction to the celebration, arriving first in 1957 by way of Bolivia's Fiesta de Oruro. The diablos represent sin, all the bad of humanity, all our pecados, therefore to dance the devil is to work out these demons, to turn them over to the Virgin, to be forgiven and shown mercy by her grace. Of course there is also a deep history of the diablos as a racialized and gendered performance within the Catholic Church.
The Osos and other tricksters play between the dances, as border crossers, the playful figures interact more with the children and also cross over between groups of dancers. Free agent diablos also play this role, holding the space for other groups and not belonging to any particular group themselves.
As an outsider to these traditions one notices the racialized dynamics of each baile religioso. Chinos, morenos, indios, diablos with dread locks, these are the racial others of a white supremacist Eurocentric paradigm of mestizaje. Further questions here are: how do these performance interact with regional racial/ethnic identities? With those of the dancers, spectators and other pilgrims or with structures and cultures of racialization at large? For example, do chinos identify with the Chinese rail workers from which this dance comes? Do morenos identify as the racial slaves of the mines?
The grupos indios are a particularly noteworthy cultural performance. They are the complex result of US cultural imperialism and the mining industry in the area. As the primary entertainment for miners in the 1950s became American Westerns with Cowboys vs. Indians, local dancers began to identify more with the representation of Indians than cowboys, and adopted the dress and dances of the Native North American Nations they met on screen. Coopting Lone Ranger and John Wayne movies, these dancers found an outlet for being Indian in public through an alternative indigeneity. They wear headdresses, moccasins and bear tomahawks to this day, being one of the few dance traditions that does not use horns in their ensemble. Instead, los Indios or Pieles Rojos (Redskins) dance to the bare sound of tribal drums. The complexities and contradictions of these danzas also merit further research, especially in light of ongoing debates regarding cultural appropriation and power.
A Note on Governance
The “order” of many of these dances come from indigenous worldviews, namely Aymara and Inca cosmovisions. Governance comes from a deeper, grander authority, that is, Nature, the Creator. Therefore, the church and the dancers are in a dialogical struggle for meaning making at this fiesta. Further research is needed to understand the role of the church as a governing authority in the fiesta vis-à-vis the sociedades/cofradías of dancers and caporales. Also, how recognized are the indigenous roots of the organizing principles and the steps of these dances? For example, organizing in the duality of male/female to represent the harmony masculine/feminine? Are there third, fourth or other genders represented in these dances? Organizing by age from eldest to youngest, the geometry of the dances themselves, how are these taught or passed down in relation to their indigenous roots?
Written by Marcelo Felipe Garzo Montalvo
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“The most egregious event in all of rodeo”
October 7, 2015 By Merritt Clifton
Eric Mills, coordinator, Action for Animals.
by Eric Mills, founder, Action for Animals
Surely “single steer roping” (aka “steer tripping” and, more aptly, “steer busting”) is the most egregious event in all of rodeo, worse even than calf roping (babies!) or the Mexican charreada’s “horse tripping” and “steer tailing” events. Anyone in doubt need only view the many YouTube videos. Contusions, broken horns, broken bones and death are routine.
Though steer tripping is one of the PRCA’s sanctioned events, it is NEVER part of the annual National Finals Rodeo (NFR) held in Las Vegas, and for good reason: the public wouldn’t stand for it.
Even PRCA Hall of Famers oppose “steer busting”
Bob Thain (PRCA photo)
According to the 2/26/14 issue of the Las Vegas Review-Journal (“Former rodeo organizer objects to proposed ‘steer tripping’ event in Las Vegas,” by reporter Alan Snel), Reno rodeo promoter Bob Thain (a PRCA Hall of Famer) wrote to the Las Vegas Boyd Gaming Corporation (owner of the Orleans Arena), protesting a proposed steer tripping event to be held there in conjunction with the 2014 NFR. Mr. Thain described the event as “awful.” He knows whereof he speaks.
Cotton Rosser
(About Mormons photo)
He’s not alone. Stock contractor Cotton Rosser (another PRCA Hall of Famer, whose own questionable record Showing Animals Respect & Kindness has extensively exposed) states in the article, “The rodeo committees don’t want the event. They feel sorry for the animals.” As well they should. I also know of a college rodeo coach who referred to steer tripping as a “chickenshit” event….which it decidedly is. The coach was forced into early retirement for his honesty.
Reportedly, steer tripping is currently featured at rodeos in only 10 states: Washington, Oregon, Wyoming, North and South Dakota, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, New Mexico and Texas.
Injured calf at 2015 Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
(From SHARK video)
I would urge activists in those states to contact their representatives, urging them to introduce bills to outlaw this blatant cruelty. Now’s the time. Most legislatures reconvene in January.
––Eric Mills, coordinator
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Annoula Wylderich says
Just plain sad that, in this day and age, we still have members of what should be a more civilized and compassionate society who enjoy being entertained by the suffering of other beings. The fact that children are brought to witness these events makes it even sadder.
Gavin Ehringer says
Mr. Mills is correct that the National Finals doesn’t include steer roping…but not for the reason he claims. The Thomas & Mack Arena in Las Vegas is the size of a hockey rink, and would not accommodate single steer roping. The competition requires a much larger arena…
However, I do agree with Eric’s main argument. Single steer roping is brutal, and injures a great many steers. There really is no reason for it, other than tradition. The PRCA should lead by example, and end this event. It has very few participants, to begin with, and little audience appeal.
Gavin Ehringer, former rodeo columnist and writer
Eric Mills says
Thanks for your comment, Mr. Ehringer. I’ve heard that arena size argument over the years, and I ain’t convinced. It seems much more likely that the NFR folks are fully aware that the general public would not stand for this event.
I’ve heard, too, that the Nevada state veterinarian would not allow single steer roping in the state. Any truth to that?
I’m hopeful that in-the-know people like yourself, Mr. Ehringer, will help lead the fight to ban this blatant cruelty. Not only would these much-abused animals benefit, so would all of rodeo.
Lastly, are you aware of states other than the 10 named which allow this event? And do you know how I might get a copy of that letter from the PRCA’s Bob Thain?
Eric Mills
ACTION FOR ANIMALS – Oakland
Alfredo Kuba says
Macho displays of brute domination through the torment and torture of helpless animals with electric prods, flanks (bucking straps) irritant ointments, punching and kicking, strangulation with ropes, etc. can only be considered a “sport” among violent, ignorant, mean-spirited people.
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Is Thai “Tiger Temple” trafficking?
January 23, 2016 By Merritt Clifton
Exposed by Australian charity & National Geographic
BANGKOK, Thailand––More than 15 years of allegations that the renowned Tiger Temple is engaged in breeding and trafficking tigers for body parts gained weight with the January 21, 2016 release of a detailed investigative report and collection of documents from the Australian wildlife charity Cee4Life, founded by Sybelle Foxcroft, who did research for her University of Queensland master’s degree thesis at the temple, beginning in April 2007.
“Really solid evidence”
The Cee4Life allegations were published at http://www.cee4life.org/tiger-temple-report/ simultaneously with the publication of a first-hand investigation of the Tiger Temple and Foxcroft’s claims by National Geographic correspondent Sharon Gunyup and photographer Steve Winter.
Guynup and Winter are coauthors of Tigers Forever: Saving the World’s Most Endangered Big Cat, published by National Geographic Press in 2013.
“This is the first really solid evidence! Check it out,” Gunyup told ANIMALS 24-7.
Temple won 2015 confrontation
The Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conservation thought it finally had strong enough documentation to close the Tiger Temple and confiscate the then-146 resident tigers in February 2015, after former Tiger Temple veterinarian Somchai Wisetmongkolchai alleged in December 2014 that the temple had illegally sold protected species.
But abbot Phra Vissuthisaradhera denied wildlife officials access to the temple, directing resistance culminating in an April 2015 standoff when officials backed by soldiers tried to remove several moon bears, who were ostensibly kept without proper permits. More than 100 monks and staff blocked government trucks, leaving the bears in transport cages for hours until they could be lifted over a temple wall by crane.
Temple won apology, too
Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conservation director general Nipon Chotiban on April 24, 2015 delegated deputy director general Adisorn Nuchdamrong to apologize to the Tiger Temple for supposedly exercising heavy-handed law enforcement.
“It’s been 11 months since Somchai came forward with microchip evidence, and there has been no public action in the case,” Gunyup wrote.
“Big Mouth Tiger,” according to “Tiger Temple” publicity caption
Economic engine
The Tiger Temple appears to be operating as if it is above the law because, since it first housed a tiger in 1999, it has become a major economic engine not only for the surrounding community, but for Thai international tourism.
Located in Kanchanaburi, about three hours’ drive northwest of Bangkok, “The temple, formally known as Wat Pa Luang ta Bua Yannasampanno, doubles as an attraction for visitors who want hands-on contact with some of its 147 captive tigers,” wrote Gunyup. “Busloads of tourists come to pet and feed cubs, play with tigers, walk them on leashes, and take selfies with a tiger’s head in their lap. The enterprise is estimated to generate income equivalent to three million dollars a year.
Another “Tiger Temple” publicity photo
$170 million expansion
“This big-cat meditation center is part of the monastery’s World Buddhist Sanctuary,” Gunyup added, which is “a nearly $170 million project to expand the temple’s tiger enterprise. Former Kanchanburi police colonel Supitpong Pakjarung, now vice president of the foundation,” ensuring close links to local law enforcement, “told me that a new safari-style tiger sanctuary is planned,” where there is to be “hands-on contact with tigers,” according to another of Gunyup’s sources, “and the cats will be allowed to breed freely.
Inside the Tiger Temple.
(From Cee4Life video)
500 tigers
“The first phase of this project will accommodate 500 tigers,” Gunyup said. “In December an application was submitted for a zoo license,” which will be issued by the Thai Department of National Parks, Wildlife & Plant Conservation if the allegations raised by Cee4Life and other critics are insufficient to slow the Tiger Temple’s momentum.
The charge that the Tiger Temple is engaged in breeding and trafficking tigers for body parts amounts to charging that it is operating in violation of both Thai law and a 2007 resolution by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, an arm of the United Nations, that “Tigers should not be bred for trade in their parts and derivatives.”
Twice as many tigers on farms as in wild
Despite the CITES resolution, Gunyup wrote, “More than 5,000 tigers are held on farms in China. Thailand ranks second, with about 950. Other operations are scattered across Laos and Vietnam,” according to Environmental Investigation Agency investigator Debbie Banks.
Added Gunyup, “How many tiger farms are run as tourist attractions, like the Tiger Temple, but are really fronts for trading tigers, dead or alive, is unknown.”
Foxcroft saw pattern
Foxcroft, while doing her master’s degree research at the Tiger Temple, “noted a pattern: Female tigers disappeared, but males—which typically behave better with the tourists—remained,” Gunyup summarized. “In 2007 the temple had 18 tigers. By 2010 the population had swelled to 70-plus,” then more than doubled in only five years.
But altogether, according to Foxcroft, the Tiger Temple housed 281 tigers between 1999 and 2015. That leaves 134 one-time resident tigers who are no longer there, a much greater number than could be expected to have died, assuming a normal mortality rate.
Supporting testimony
“It seems like what the monks do is get rid of some tigers and then either bring in replacements for them—or rename other tigers to cover it up,” former Tiger Temple volunteer Sylwia Domaradzka told Gunyup.
The contentions of Foxcroft and Domaradzka were supported by Ash Waldron, identified by Gunyup as “an Englishman who stumbled into a job at the Tiger Temple while traveling through Asia in 2009.
Tiger Temple entrance.
(Cee4Life photo)
Tiger farm in Laos
Waldron told Gunyup that when he asked where a vanished litter of newborn tigers, a Thai staff member said, “They’re going to a tiger farm in Laos.”
Gunyup also obtained supporting testimony from a man named Gary Agnew, whom she identified as “a Canadian who has served on the board of the Calgary Zoo and has taken classes on caring for captive tigers. He’s spent extended time at the tiger temple every year for a decade,” Gunyup said, as “an insider who advises the monks on animal welfare.”
But Agnew alleged that three missing tigers were stolen by Tiger Temple staff, who apparently sold them on the black market. Agnew said he had taken his evidence to the Kanchanburi police, who had apparently done nothing.
“My biggest fear is that it will be swept under the carpet,” Agnew told Gunyup.
Longtime observers not surprised
Neither the Cee4Life allegations nor those of the former Tiger Temple vet Somchai Wisetmongkolchai have surprised longtime observers.
far back as 2002 the Thai Department of National Parks, Plants and Wildlife declared that the Tiger Temple was operating illegally, but left the tigers on the premises and allowed the temple to remain open to visitors, “because there was nowhere else for the tigers to go,” summarized the British animal charity Care for the Wild.
Care for the Wild has since 2005 urged British visitors to Thailand to avoid the Tiger Temple, but British tourists still often post photos of their encounters with tigers at the temple, indicating that they still make up a substantial share of the visitor patronage.
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Jamaka Petzak says
There is nothing lower than a person who masquerades as a pious and compassionate person but behind the backs of trusting public, engages in these most heinous of crimes. Sharing to social media and praying that these facts will be brought to light world-wide, and public pressure brought to bear on authorities to end this hypocrisy once and for all.
rae domingues says
Well, we find out the Amish aren’t what they’re cracked up to be, and now the monks.
Joanne Thibault says
People who call themselves Buddhist monks while enslaving and exploiting wild animals are filled with greed and poison. Nothing good will come of their actions, and in the meantime, creatures suffer.
It saddens me that a film was created promoting and whitewashing this sad spectacle. The documentary, “The Tiger and the Monk,” is currently in Netflix’s lineup. (Good reason to protest to Netflix!)
http://www.amazon.com/The-Tiger-And-Monk/dp/B00CRWP6KS
Kat chaplin says
Karma’s a bitch..
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Managua Airport grows by 8.9% in 2014; Copa Airlines commands 27% of seats; Aeromexico is newest carrier
On 10 December 2014, a press conference was held in Managua to commemorate the launch of Aeromexico’s new six weekly flights from Mexico City. Promoting the benefits of the new route were: Captain Hildebrando Reyes, International Deputy Manager, Managua Airport; Javier Chamorro, CEO, PRONicaragua; Anko Van Der Werff, CRO, Aeromexico; Mayra Salinas, Minister of Tourism, Nicaragua; Rodrigo Labardini, Ambassador of Mexico in Nicaragua; and Silvia Levy, CEO of Canatur. Exchanging gifts were Anko van der Werff and Mayra Salinas.
Covering an area of 130,375 square kilometres (around the same size as Greece), Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American isthmus, bordering Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. Inhabited by approximately six million people, the country was conquered by the Spanish Empire in the 16th century and remained so until it achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Following its independence, the country has undergone periods of political unrest, dictatorship, and fiscal crisis, the most notable causes that led to the Nicaraguan Revolution of the 1960s and 1970s. Nonetheless, by 2007, tourism had become the largest industry in Nicaragua, growing by 70%, with annual rates of between 10% and 16% starting from 2000, according to Euromonitor International. In fact, around 60,000 US citizens visit Nicaragua annually, primarily business people, tourists and those visiting relatives. Therefore, the air transport industry plays an important role in supporting the country’s tourism and economic growth.
Managua Airport (perhaps better known as Augusto César Sandino International Airport) is the main international gateway to Nicaragua, being also classified as the fifth busiest airport by passenger traffic in Central America. As of March 2015, Managua offers non-stop links to 12 destinations in eight countries, with Copa Airlines, which operates a focus city at the airport, commanding 30% of the traffic.
Source: EAAI 2011-2015. 2015fc* – anna.aero forecast.
Examination of data facilitated by Empresa Administradora de Aeropuertos Internationales (EAAI), which is responsible for the administration of Managua along with four other regional airports, reveals that passenger traffic at Nicaragua’s main international gateway has been growing without interruption between 2011 and 2014, with an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.1% over this timeframe. The airport handled around 1.3 million passengers last year (a new record high), growing by 8.9% over 2013 figures, due in part to the addition of an array of new destinations: Los Angeles on 15 June (Delta Air Lines); Dallas/Fort Worth on 6 June (American Airlines); Houston Intercontinental on 15 May (Spirit Airlines); and Mexico City (Aeromexico) on 10 December. Furthermore, following an average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.1% for passenger numbers recorded for the first month of each year starting from 2011 to 2015 (for which traffic data is already available), Managua is expected to continue its growth this year, handling close to 1.4 million passengers, according to anna.aero forecasts.
Copa Airlines commands 27% of capacity
As of March 2015, Nicaragua is served by a total of 11 airlines, with Copa – the flag carrier of Panama – being the dominant player in this country market, as it commands 27% and 30% of seats and flights respectively. The Star Alliance member operates three airport pairs from Managua, to Panama City in Panama, San Jose in Costa Rica and Guatemala City in Guatemala, with the former being its most frequently served destination with thrice-daily departures. Ranking second with a weekly seat share of 20%, American Airlines connects Managua to Miami and Dallas/Fort Worth, with the latter sector having been added on 6 June 2014.
Source: Innovata / Diio Mi for w/c 3 March 2015.
Total weekly seat capacity in Nicaragua has gone up 28%, with eight carriers recording growth, when comparing data from March with the same week last year, while CONVIASA saw its operations unchanged. In fact, Nicaragua has seen the arrival of a new carrier, Aeromexico, which touched down with six weekly flights from Mexico City on 10 December using its E170s. The US LCC Spirit Airlines is the fastest growing carrier, with a net increase of 534 weekly seats or 150% over the last 12 months. The airline has added three further weekly departures on the 1,666-kilometre sector from Managua to Fort Lauderdale. Interestingly, only Nature Air noted capacity decline (-29%), due to reducing its frequency on the 320-kilometre route to San Jose by two weekly departures.
US is still top country market
A total of eight country markets can be reached non-stop from Nicaragua according to Innovata scheduled data for this March. At around 8,976 weekly seats and 26% more than in the corresponding week last year, the US still tops the list of country markets served, with a combined total of 56 weekly flights operated by American, Delta, Spirit, Avianca El Salvador and United Airlines from Managua.
Panama has seen the most significant growth in weekly capacity, 40%, or an additional 794 seats, followed by this year’s top position and El Salvador (+22%). Noteworthy is the fact that in the last 12 months, two new country markets have entered this year’s ranking, namely Mexico and Cuba (highlighted in bright green). While Aeromexico arrived from Mexico City, Aerocaribbean introduced weekly flights from Havana in Cuba.
Rivas Airport to open by 2018
Construction of the Nicaragua Canal commenced on 22 December 2014 and it is expected to be completed by 2019. The shipping route will connect the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean using the San Juan River as an access route to Lake Nicaragua. Hong Kong Nicaragua Canal Development Investment Company (HKND Group) is the main investor that will manage and build the canal. Therefore, a new airport – Rivas Airport – will be built by 2018, which EAAI highly expects to offer a daily service to Asia.
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Flydubai plane returns after inaugural service to Tel Aviv
Flydubai plane returns after inaugural service to Tel Aviv /node/1768841/business-economy
An Israeli passenger from a flyDubai flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, waves her Israeli passport on arrival at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP)
An Emirati journalist awaits a flyDubai flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP)
A passenger in a full, disposable hazmat suit arrives at the baggage claim area of Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP)
An Israeli passenger from a flyDubai flight from Tel Aviv, Israel, waves his Israeli passport on arrival at Dubai International Airport's Terminal 3 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020. (AP)
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“Welcome to Dubai,” an immigration officer said as the passengers from Israel filed off the plane and into the glitzy Gulf city
The United Arab Emirates in September signed a landmark US-brokered deal to formalize relations with Israel
DUBAI: A flydubai aircraft landed in Dubai from Tel Aviv on Thursday, the first scheduled commercial flight between the two cities following the normalization of ties between the UAE and Israel.
“Welcome to Dubai,” an immigration officer said as the passengers from Israel filed off the plane and into the glitzy Gulf city, some of them waving and giving the peace sign.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was on hand in Tel Aviv earlier when the flight arrived after the four-hour journey from Dubai, called it “a moment of history.”
“As-salaam alaikum (Peace be upon you),” he said to arriving passengers. “Come again and again and again.”
The United Arab Emirates in September signed a landmark US-brokered deal to formalize relations with Israel, the first such agreement by an Arab state in the Gulf.
Commenting on the accord in a tweet on Thursday, UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al-Nahyan said it would foster “prosperity and progress” in the Middle East.
With their economies hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, the UAE and Israel are hoping for rapid dividends from the normalization deal, including an influx of tourists as Dubai enters its winter high season.
“The start of scheduled flights will contribute to economic development and create further opportunities for investment,” flydubai chief executive Ghaith Al-Ghaith said when the service was announced earlier this month.
The Dubai carrier will fly the route twice daily, and Israeli airlines El Al and Israir are both expected to launch their commercial services between the cities next month.
Etihad Airways, based in the UAE capital Abu Dhabi, has said it will begin flying to Tel Aviv in March 2021.
The UAE became only the third Arab country to normalize ties with Israel, following Egypt in 1979 and Jordan in 1994.
The two countries have already signed treaties on visa-free travel — although that is yet to come into force — along with accords on investment protection, science and technology.
Since the historic agreement, Bahrain has also forged ties with Israel, while Sudan has agreed to do so in principle.
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France wants end to US-Europe trade spat /node/1794286/business-economy
All eyes on President-elect Biden to resolve disputes between partners
PARIS: The EU and the incoming administration of US President-elect Joe Biden should suspend a trade dispute to give themselves time to find common ground, France’s foreign minister said in remarks published on Sunday.
“The issue that’s poisoning everyone is that of the price escalation and taxes on steel, digital technology and Airbus,” Jean-Yves Le Drian told Le Journal du Dimanche in an interview.
He said he hoped the sides could find a way to settle the dispute. “It may take time, but in the meantime, we can always order a moratorium,” he added.
At the end of December the US moved to boost tariffs on French and German aircraft parts in the Boeing-Airbus subsidy dispute, but the bloc decided to hold off on retaliation for now.
The EU is planning to present a World Trade Organization (WTO) reform proposal in February and is willing to consider reforms to restrain the judicial authority of the WTO’s dispute-settlement body.
The US has for years complained that the WTO Appellate Body makes unjustified new trade rules in its decisions and has blocked the appointment of new judges to stop this, rendering the body inoperable.
The Trump administration, which leaves office on Wednesday, had threatened to impose tariffs on French cosmetics, handbags and other goods in retaliation for France’s digital services tax, which it said discriminated against US tech firms.
Overturning decades of free trade consensus was a central part of Trump’s “America First” agenda. In 2018, declaring that “trade wars are good, and easy to win,” he shocked allies by imposing tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from most of the world.
While Trump later dropped tariffs against Australia, Japan, Brazil and South Korea in return for concessions, he kept them in place against more than $7 billion worth of EU metal. The bloc retaliated with tariffs on more than $3 billion worth of US goods, from orange juice and blue jeans to Harley Davidson bikes, and took its case to the WTO.
While Biden promises to be more predictable than Trump, he is not expected to lift the steel tariffs immediately. Even if he wants to, he could run into reluctance from producers in “rust belt” states such as Michigan and Pennsylvania that secured his election win.
Hosuk Lee-Makiyama, director of trade think tank ECIPE, said the US was unlikely to award Europe a “free pass,” noting that countries that had offered concessions to have their tariffs lifted could complain if Europe won better treatment.
Resolving future trade disputes could become easier, if Biden reverses Trump policy that paralyzed the WTO by blocking the appointment of judges to its appellate body.
Topics: France Trade dispute United States
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Plastic Composite Springs
From Ferro CorporationApr 6 2010
Lee Spring, a leading global manufacturer of mechanical springs since 1918, has leaped past its competition with a totally new technology - LeeP plastic composite springs molded from SABIC Innovative Plastics' Ultem* resin.
Among the first springs ever made with high-performance, engineered plastic, LeeP compression springs provide critical advantages over traditional metal alloy springs, enabling this valued SABIC Innovative Plastics customer to expand its business for greater potential success. SABIC Innovative Plastics provided a range of specialized services for this project, including predictive analysis, material characterization and mold optimization, clearly illustrating how the company helps its customers succeed through its 75-years of materials technologies expertise and innovation.
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Ultem Resin Opens New Opportunities
Lee Spring saw an untapped opportunity to expand its market reach with high-performance thermoplastic springs that approach the strength of metal without certain drawbacks. According to Steve Kempf, CEO of Lee Spring, "Our customers' wish list includes strength, heat stability, corrosion resistance, non-magnetic properties, insulation, inertness, low flame toxicity and recyclability. What led us to Ultem resin was its excellent all-around performance combined with great strength. Ultem resin satisfies the full gamut of customer requirements in a single offering."
For example, in marine applications, LeeP springs made with Ultem resin offer longer life due to resistance to salt water. For the medical device industry, LeeP springs avoid the cost of shielding, which is necessary for metal springs that can interfere with diagnostic imaging. Other market sectors that may benefit from the new springs are: medical products and processing equipment, pharmaceutical delivery devices, food processing and packaging equipment, aerospace products, electronics and electrical equipment, water purification systems and automotive interiors.
LeeP Plastic Composite Springs are stocked in a variety of standard sizes, each available in a "rainbow" of strengths formulated from Ultem resin containing various levels of fiber reinforcement.
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Non-magnetic to avoid interference with imaging and other Ferro-sensitive technologies.
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Privatization failure offers tough choices
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RIGA - After the fourth failed attempt to privatize the state-owned Latvian Shipping Company, the government has to decide now whether to extend the deadline for the only potential bidder, to make new privatization rules and a new tender or leave the company in the state's hands.
Meanwhile, Latvian politicians are looking for scapegoats. After the Social Democrats failed to oust Economics Minister Aigars Kalvitis on May 3, Latvian Privatization Agency's head Janis Naglis came under fire.
Four of 12 members of the Latvian Privatization Agency's council will propose to dismiss Naglis during an upcoming emergency meeting of the agency's council on May 10, blaming him for choosing the wrong consultant for the shipping company's privatization process, which, they say, resulted in failure.
The proposal was submitted to the agency's state proxy, Kalvitis, by LPA council members Normunds Lakucs, Judite Oskalne, Orvils Henins and Sergejs Dimanis.
Politicians should take full responsibility for all activities linked to the Latvian Shipping Company since 1992, including the recent failure to privatize it, Kalvitis said in interview on Latvian state radio May 7.
He said that in-fighting and intrigue surrounding the company would continue until its privatization is complete.
"Economic and political powers in Latvia have merged, and therefore the Latvian Shipping Company should be privatized in order to discontinue such relations," the minister explained.
Kalvitis' party's chairman, the People's Party's Andris Skele, said the shipping company's privatization had been discredited from the start with allegations of bribery. "No serious investor willing to invest funds in Latvia would do so in a company of which such things are spoken of in society," said Skele.
Kalvitis admits that as of now there is no bidder for the Latvian Shipping Company, and therefore the government must decide immediately whether to extend the deadline for the security deposit, to launch the company's privatization process from the beginning or not to privatize the company at all.
Kalvitis supports proposing new regulations for the shipping company's privatization and a new selection of bidders.
"No deviations from the Latvian Shipping Company's privatization regulations are admissible and the privatization must not be continued by extending the deadline for the security deposit," Kalvitis said during a joint meeting of the parliamentary economy, agriculture, environment and regional development commissions and the parliamentary investigative commission looking into the privatization of the Latvian Shipping Company on May 8.
The Latvian Shipping Company's financial consultant proposes extending the deadline for the security deposit for both bidders and LPA backs this proposal. None of the bidders for the Latvian Shipping Company's privatization paid the $5 million security deposit by the April 27 deadline.
The Latvian Shipping Company's privatization regulations stipulate that the 68 percent share in the company or 136 million shares will be sold to a strategic investor in one package, but 15 percent or 30 million shares will be sold in a public offer for vouchers.
Six percent or 12 million shares will be sold to the company's employees and pensioners for privatization vouchers; 10 percent or 20 million shares will be turned over to the national special pension budget; and 1 percent or 2 million shares will be transferred to privatization reserves.
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State to co-finance quarantining of Covid-19-positive individuals and their contacts in hotels
Lithuanian energy minister to invite Latvia to continue talks on electricity trade with Russia
80% of beauty salon employees who have received downtime benefits were paid less than EUR 300 - association
Dzintars cosmetics plant to work under name of H.A. Brieger
Estonia: Kredex to support reconstruction of apartment buildings with up to EUR 1 mln
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The McCord Museum Visit
While visiting bigger institutions in Montréal, the museum planning team decided to drop into the McCord Museum and take a look at the ways they are using tablets and apps in their exhibition spaces.
We Drop into Pointe-à-Callière in Montréal
During two trips to Montréal this past July, as part of our ongoing program of museum tours, the planning team visited the Montréal Museum of Archaeology and History at Pointe-à-Callière near the old city waterfront.
The Last of the New Polymer Notes are Released
On 7 November, the Bank of Canada released the new five and ten dollar bills into circulation. I won’t say ‘released onto an unsuspecting public’ as the official introduction to the new bills took place last April in a big event in front of the former Museum featuring a live presentation by Chris Hadfield beamed from the International Space Station.
A Visit to Centre des sciences de Montréal
Twice this past July, members of the museum planning team took the train to Montréal to have a look at some of the excellent museums there.
The Cases are Almost Empty
For the first time since they went into their cases in 1980, over 2000 coins, notes, beads and shells are coming back out. The Museum’s curatorial staff are busily pulling panels from cases, placing coins into specially prepared drawers and sliding notes into acid-free Mylar envelopes.
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Curators Begin Removal of Artifacts
The doors were barely closed following Big Top Farewell event before Chief Curator Paul Berry and his team began emptying display cases that had been sealed shut since 1980. The biggest task involved removing more than 2500 bank notes from the room we knew as Gallery 8.
First Artifacts to Leave the Museum: And they were big
Before the museum closed for renovations on 2 July, technicians began to remove the heavier artifacts in late May. First to go was the strong box. Built of ¼” thick welded steel plates, this trunk was used by the Bank of Upper Canada in Toronto between 1821 and 1866.
Big Top Farewell, a Big Success
It was farewell to the Currency Museum as we know it this past Canada Day. Our annual 1 July event was circus-themed this year, featuring children’s games, clowns, balloon sculptures and ice cream.
Farewell to the Currency Museum c.1980
The roots of the Currency Museum go back to 1959 when the then Governor of the Bank of Canada, James Coyne, proposed the idea of establishing a currency collection that would reflect the colourful monetary history of Canada. By the time the go-ahead was given in 1963 by Coyne’s successor, Louis Rasminsky, the collection’s mandate had been expanded to include world monetary history, banking and production artifacts and a numismatic library.
Content type(s): Blog Subject(s): About us
Welcome to the Currency Museum Blog!
We are very excited about this, our museum’s new digital dimension. As the doors close on 2 July for the next three years or so, we are endeavoring to keep them virtually open with a lively flow of reports and updates on the progress of our re-invention.
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Animation, Comedy, Family
Into the world of the Emperor Penguins, who find their soul mates through song, a penguin is born who cannot sing. But he can tap dance something fierce!
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Soren, a young barn owl, is kidnapped by owls of St. Aggie's, ostensibly an orphanage, where owlets are brainwashed into becoming soldiers. He and his new friends escape to the island of...
Several years after the tragic death of their little girl, a doll maker and his wife welcome a nun and several girls from a shuttered orphanage into their home, soon becoming the target...
Platform: HBO Now
Mumble the penguin has a problem: his son Erik, who is reluctant to dance, encounters The Mighty Sven, a penguin who can fly! Things get worse for Mumble when the world is shaken by powerful...
Analyze That
Comedy, Crime
The mafia's Paul Vitti is back in prison and will need some serious counseling when he gets out. Naturally, he returns to his analyst Dr. Ben Sobel for help and finds that Sobel needs some...
Holding the Man
Tim and John fell in love while teenagers at their all-boys high school. John was captain of the rugby team, Tim an aspiring actor playing a minor part in Romeo and Juliet. Their romance...
Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Platform: fuboTV
A street-wise kid, Mark Sway, sees the suicide of Jerome Clifford, a prominent Louisiana lawyer, whose current client is Barry 'The Blade' Muldano, a Mafia hit-man. Before Jerome shoots...
Platform: Max Go
Autumn in New York follows the sexual exploits of Will Keane - New York restaurateur, infamous verging-on-50 playboy, master of the no-commitment seduction - until he runs into an unexpected...
A Good Marriage
Platform: VUDU Free
After 25 years of a good marriage, what will Darcy do once she discovers her husband's sinister secret?
Action, Crime, Thriller
Ace assassin Frank Kitchen is double crossed by gangsters and falls into the hands of rogue surgeon known as The Doctor who turns him into a woman. The hitman, now a hitwoman, sets out for...
All Star Superman
Animation, Action,
Lex Luthor enacts his plan to rid the world of Superman, once and for all. Succeeding with solar radiation poisoning, the Man of Steel is slowly dying. With what little times remains, the...
Empire Records
Music, Comedy, Drama
The employees of an independent music store learn about each other as they try anything to stop the store being absorbed by a large chain.
I'm with Lucy
It's an hour before Lucy's wedding and her best friend wants to hear all about what led up to that moment. So, Lucy tells about the five men she had blind dates with over the past year (Doug,...
The Eichmann Show
Drama, History, Telefilm
The behind-the-scenes true life story of a groundbreaking producer, Milton Fruchtman, and blacklisted TV director Leo Hurwitz who, overcoming enormous obstacles, set out to capture the testimony...
Comedy, Drama, Music
A comedic biopic focused on the life of fictional jazz guitarist Emmett Ray. Ray was an irresponsible, free-spending, arrogant, obnoxious, alcohol-abusing, miserable human being, who was...
Summer of Sam
Thriller, Drama, Crime, Romance
Spike Lee's take on the "Son of Sam" murders in New York City during the summer of 1977 centering on the residents of an Italian-American South Bronx neighborhood who live in fear and distrust...
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
After the murder of his beloved wife, a man in search of redemption is set adrift in a world where nothing is as it seems. On his journey, he befriends slacker Jimmy "The Finn", becomes...
Animation, Drama
Have you ever wondered "What is the meaning of life? Why do we exist?" The answer to this vexing question is now within your reach! You'll find it in a small yet amazing booklet, which will...
Comedy, Horror, Thriller, Crime
Showrunners: The Art of Running a TV Show
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
“Showrunners” is the first ever feature length documentary film to explore the fascinating world of US television showrunners and the creative forces aligned around them. These are the...
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Dodging Energy Vampires: An Empath's Guide to Evading Relationships That Drain You and Restoring Your Health and Power
by Christiane Northrup
Highly sensitive people--or empaths--see life through the eyes of compassion and caring. They were born that way. As a result, they carry a tremendous amount of inner light. But they're also the favored prey of "vampires" who feed off empaths' energy and disrupt their lives on every level--physical, emotional, and financial.In Dodging Energy Vampires, Christiane Northrup, M.D., draws on the latest research in this exciting new field, along with stories from her global community and her own life, to explore the phenomenon of energy vampires and show us how we can spot them, dodge their tactics, and take back our own energy. You'll delve into the dynamics of vampire-empath relationships and discover how vampires use others' energy to fuel their own dysfunctional lives. Once you recognize the patterns of behavior that mark these relationships, you'll be empowered to identify the vampires in your life too.In these pages, Dr. Northrup opens up a toolbox full of techniques you can use to leave these harmful relationships behind; heal from the darkness they've cast over your mind, body, and spirit; and let your own light shine. In the end, you may find yourself healthier, happier, wealthier, and more vibrant than you ever believed possible.
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Fast Enough: Bessie Stringfield's First Ride
by Joel Christian Gill
"A playful introduction to Bessie's exciting, triumphant, and unforgettable story." -- Kirkus Have you ever been told that you're not enough? That you're not strong enough, tall enough, fast enough? Bessie was told she was not enough. Bessie dreams of riding her bike with the boys after school, but they tell her she is not fast enough. When she finally gets a chance to race, she proves not only that she is fast enough, but she is faster. Fast Enough combines an imagined story of Bessie Stringfield as a young girl with historical facts about Bessie as an adult. Bessie Stringfield went on to become the first African-American woman to travel solo across the United States on a motorcycle. Not only was she fast, but she was a true adventurer, daring to ride to places unsafe for African Americans in the 1930s and '40s.Fast Enough is an inspirational story for anyone who's been told they are not enough.
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News | Stadium Arrangements for Eastleigh
Our second home game of the season is almost upon us and we can confirm the stadium arrangements for our fixture against Eastleigh.
Legends Stand, Bees Terrace and Bumble's Family Zone will all be open to Barnet FC supporters. Visiting Eastleigh fans will be located in Stand 66.
Our Bars will be open at 12:30 showing the lunchtime kick-off between Newcastle United and Tottenham Hotspur.
The club is still finalising plans with Canons High School with regards to the overflow car park. As such, parking will be at The Hive London only, costing £6 until further notice.
Tickets for this fixture are available online now by clicking here. The Home Ticket Office (situated in the South East Corner) and the Away Ticket Office (situated behind Stand 66) both open at 12:30 on matchday.
Barnet vs Eastleigh on 11 Aug 18
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CalculusCalculusEvaluating an Improper Integral In Exercises 79-86, determine whether the improper integral diverges or converges. Evaluate the integral if it converges. ∫ 0 2 7 x − 2 d x
Evaluating an Improper Integral In Exercises 79-86, determine whether the improper integral diverges or converges. Evaluate the integral if it converges. ∫ 0 2 7 x − 2 d x
8.1 Basic Integration Rules8.2 Integration By Parts8.3 Trigonometric Integrals8.4 Trigonometric Substitution8.5 Partial Fractions8.6 Integration By Tables And Other Integration Techniques8.7 Indeterminate Forms And L’hopital’s Rule8.8 Improper IntegralsChapter Questions
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Evaluating an Improper Integral In Exercises 79-86, determine whether the improper integral diverges or converges. Evaluate the integral if it converges.
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CalculusCalculusPUTNAM EXAM CHALLENGE Assume an known the (true) fact that the alternating harmonic series (1) 1 − 1 2 + 1 3 − 1 4 + 1 5 − 1 6 + 1 7 − 1 8 + ⋯ is convergent, and denote its sum by s. Rearrange the series (1) as follows: (2) 1 + 1 3 − 1 2 + 1 5 + 1 7 − 1 4 + 1 9 + 1 11 − 1 6 + ⋯ Assume as known the (true) fact that the series (2) in also convergent, and denote its sum by S. Denote by s k , S k the k th partial sum of the series (1) and (2), respectively. Prove the following statements. (i) S 3 n = s 4 n + 1 2 s 2 n (ii) S ≠ s
PUTNAM EXAM CHALLENGE Assume an known the (true) fact that the alternating harmonic series (1) 1 − 1 2 + 1 3 − 1 4 + 1 5 − 1 6 + 1 7 − 1 8 + ⋯ is convergent, and denote its sum by s. Rearrange the series (1) as follows: (2) 1 + 1 3 − 1 2 + 1 5 + 1 7 − 1 4 + 1 9 + 1 11 − 1 6 + ⋯ Assume as known the (true) fact that the series (2) in also convergent, and denote its sum by S. Denote by s k , S k the k th partial sum of the series (1) and (2), respectively. Prove the following statements. (i) S 3 n = s 4 n + 1 2 s 2 n (ii) S ≠ s
9.1 Sequences9.2 Series And Convergence9.3 The Integral Test And P-series9.4 Comparisons Of Series9.5 Alternating Series9.6 The Ratio And Root Tests9.7 Taylor Polynomials And Approximations9.8 Power Series9.9 Representation Of Functions By Power Series9.10 Taylor And Maclaurin SeriesChapter Questions
PUTNAM EXAM CHALLENGE
Assume an known the (true) fact that the alternating harmonic series
(1) 1 − 1 2 + 1 3 − 1 4 + 1 5 − 1 6 + 1 7 − 1 8 + ⋯ is convergent, and denote its sum by s. Rearrange the series (1) as follows:
(2) 1 + 1 3 − 1 2 + 1 5 + 1 7 − 1 4 + 1 9 + 1 11 − 1 6 + ⋯
Assume as known the (true) fact that the series (2) in also convergent, and denote its sum by S. Denote by sk, Sk the kth partial sum of the series (1) and (2), respectively. Prove the following statements.
(i) S 3 n = s 4 n + 1 2 s 2 n
(ii) S ≠ s
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Nine legal experts say Trump's lawsuit challenging election results in Pennsylvania is dead on arrival
Kevin McCoy Kristine Phillips Dennis Wagner Donovan Slack
President Donald Trump's campaign launched its broadest challenge yet to the results of the election that appears destined to push him from office, accusing Pennsylvania officials of running a "two-tiered” voting system – in-person and mail – that violates the U.S. Constitution.
Legal experts said the case has little chance of succeeding, for a variety of reasons: Courts are wary of invalidating legally cast ballots. The issues raised, even if true, don't represent a constitutional question. And mail voting, used in many states, is both common and constitutional.
The suit has "lots of complaints about different things, and it’s not easy to see how they all fit together," said Kermit Roosevelt, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School who focuses on constitutional law.
"This has a very 'throw it all at the wall and see what sticks' feel," he said.
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The lawsuit alleges the state's mail voting system, used in a general election for the first time last week, was fatally flawed by mismanagement and improper changes or interpretations of election laws, which enabled votes to be cast and counted with virtually no oversight.
It claims Trump campaign observers were blocked from the access needed to detect and challenge inadequate verification of voters' identities and other alleged improprieties.
But as with other lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign and its allies, the federal complaint offered little evidence to back its claims.
Most mail ballots supported Biden
Most mail ballots in Pennsylvania favored Joe Biden, the Democratic challenger who has been projected the winner. The lawsuit argues that in-person voting, which favored Trump, had stricter safeguards, including adequate verification of voters’ identities and monitoring by observers.
In-person voting was marked by "transparency and verifiability," the lawsuit claims. Mail balloting, on the other hand, "was cloaked in darkness and complied with none of those transparency and verifiability requirements."
David Becker, executive director and founder of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said the Trump campaign "continues to spread lies about transparency of this process and the access to observers. Trump campaign observers and Republican Party observers were present at every moment that every ballot was considered in Pennsylvania."
He said the Trump campaign admitted as much in a hearing before a federal judge last week, when a lawyer said there were "a non-zero number" of observers from the campaign present during ballot counting in Philadelphia.
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Noah Feldman, a professor at Harvard Law School, noted that Pennsylvania's system for identifying voters is the same – verification of their signature – whether they cast ballots in person or by mail.
The lawsuit also criticizes the three-day extension of the deadline for receiving absentee and mail votes, from Election Day until Nov. 6. The change, recommended by the secretary of state's office and upheld by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, is now the subject of a state GOP request for an emergency injunction by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Legal experts say lawsuit has no merit
Trump's campaign lawsuit seeks a temporary injunction preventing the state from certifying election results.
Laura Humphrey, a spokeswoman for Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar, said the office could not comment on pending litigation. Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro called the suit "meritless" and said the election was "overseen by bipartisan election officials and was lawful, fair and secure."
Shapiro said the lawsuit will end up like others filed in Pennsylvania: "found to have no merit by courts at all levels."
Legal experts agreed.
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Erwin Chemerinsky, dean of the University of California-Berkeley School of Law, said in an email that he could not imagine federal courts citing insufficient oversight of ballot counting "as the basis for disallowing votes."
"What is crucial is that courts are very reluctant to disqualify ballots that were lawfully cast," Chemerinsky said.
Rick Hasen, an election law expert from the University of California-Irvine, said the lawsuit is “extremely unlikely” to change the outcome in Pennsylvania or the national outcome favoring Biden.
“Its key claim, that there’s some inequality in the treatment of mail-in ballot and in-person ballots, could have been brought months ago,” Hasen said. “It does not seem calculated to get any relief other than delay.”
Barry Richard, who represented President George W. Bush in the legal fight over the 2000 presidential race, said the alleged violations raised in the complaint – including unequal treatment of in-person and mail-in voters, the unauthorized extension of time to resolve signature issues, unsolicited mail-in ballots sent to voters, and positioning poll watchers far from ballot processing – do not rise to the level of federal violations that could go before the U.S. Supreme Court.
If upheld, allegations would cast shadow over mail voting elsewhere
The Trump campaign invokes the Equal Protection Clause, alleging mail-in voters were not subjected to the same verification and level of transparency as in-person voters. That's not a violation of the Equal Protection Clause, Richard said, because voters can choose whether to vote in person or by mail, and the issue at hand is that ballots – not voters – are treated differently.
Danielle Lang, co-director of voting rights and redistricting at the Campaign Legal Center, an organization that supports unrestricted access to voting, said the lawsuit "is essentially an attempt to disallow mail-in voting after the fact." By extension, that would cast a shadow over the accuracy and reliability of mail voting in other states, including those that Trump won, she said.
The secretary of state's guidance, Becker said, was known well before the election and litigated. Now that they know the score, the Trump campaign wants to change the rules, he said.
And Laurence Tribe, a constitutional law expert at Harvard Law School, said the lawsuit "fails to allege facts sufficient to support a conclusion that the relief sought would alter the election's result – a key difference between this complaint and the submission leading the Supreme Court to intervene in the state recount in Bush v. Gore" in 2000.
As of Monday, Biden led in Pennsylvania by more than 45,000 votes – greater than Trump’s lead when he won Pennsylvania in 2016.
“Neither Trump nor (Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton) raised questions then,” Becker said. “We literally have done mail-in voting all over the country for almost 200 years. This is not a new thing.
“Are they complaining about mail-in voting in Utah where President Trump won and which has always done mail-in voting? Are they complaining in other states, such as Ohio and Florida, which saw massive amounts of mail-in voting?”
Contributing: David Jackson
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Watches Of The Night
Subject: Literature Topic: Story
“What is in the Brahmin’s books that is in the Brahmin’s heart.
Neither you nor I knew there was so much evil in the world.”
Hindu Proverb.
This began in a practical joke; but it has gone far enough now, and is getting serious.
Platte, the Subaltern, being poor, had a Waterbury watch and a plain leather guard.
The Colonel had a Waterbury watch also, and for guard, the lip-strap of a curb-chain. Lip-straps make the best watch guards. They are strong and short. Between a lip-strap and an ordinary leather guard there is no great difference; between one Waterbury watch and another there is none at all. Everyone in the station knew the Colonel’s lip-strap. He was not a horsey man, but he liked people to believe he had been on once, and he wove fantastic stories of the hunting-bridle to which this particular lip-strap had belonged. Otherwise, he was painfully religious.
Platte and the Colonel were dressing at the Club both late for their engagements, and both in a hurry. That was Kismet. The two watches were on a shelf below the looking-glass guards hanging down. That was carelessness. Platte changed first, snatched a watch, looked in the glass, settled his tie, and ran. Forty seconds later, the Colonel did exactly the same thing; each man taking the other’s watch.
You may have noticed that many religious people are deeply suspicious. They seem–for purely religious purposes, of course to know more about iniquity than the Unregenerate. Perhaps they were specially bad before they became converted! At any rate, in the imputation of things evil, and in putting the worst construction on things innocent, a certain type of good people may be trusted to surpass all others. The Colonel and his Wife were of that type. But the Colonel’s Wife was the worst. She manufactured the Station scandal, and “Talked to Her Ayah!” Nothing more need be said. The Colonel’s Wife broke up the Laplace’s home. The Colonel’s Wife stopped the Ferris-Haughtrey engagement. The Colonel’s Wife induced young Buxton to keep his wife down in the Plains through the first year of the marriage. Whereby little Mrs. Buxton died, and the baby with her. These things will be remembered against the Colonel’s Wife so long as there is a regiment in the country.
But to come back to the Colonel and Platte. They went their several ways from the dressing-room. The Colonel dined with two Chaplains, while Platte went to a bachelor-party, and whist to follow.
Mark how things happen! If Platte’s sais had put the new saddle-pad on the mare, the butts of the territs would not have worked through the worn leather, and the old pad into the mare’s withers, when she was coming home at two o’clock in the morning. She would not have reared, bolted, fallen into a ditch, upset the cart, and sent Platte flying over an aloe-hedge on to Mrs. Larkyn’s well-kept lawn; and this tale would never have been written. But the mare did all these things, and while Platte was rolling over and over on the turf, like a shot rabbit, the watch and guard flew from his waistcoat as an Infantry Major’s sword hops out of the scabbard when they are firing a feu de joie and rolled and rolled in the moonlight, till it stopped under a window.
Platte stuffed his handkerchief under the pad, put the cart straight, and went home.
Mark again how Kismet works! This would not happen once in a hundred years. Towards the end of his dinner with the two Chaplains, the Colonel let out his waistcoat and leaned over the table to look at some Mission Reports. The bar of the watch-guard worked through the buttonhole, and the watch Platte’s watch slid quietly on to the carpet. Where the bearer found it the next morning and kept it.
Then the Colonel went home to the wife of his bosom, but the driver of the carriage was drunk and lost his way. So the Colonel returned at an unseemly hour and his excuses were not accepted. If the Colonel’s Wife had been an ordinary “vessel of wrath appointed for destruction,” she would have known that when a man stays away on purpose, his excuse is always sound and original. The very baldness of the Colonel’s explanation proved its truth.
See once more the workings of Kismet! The Colonel’s watch which came with Platte hurriedly on to Mrs. Larkyn’s lawn chose to stop just under Mrs. Larkyn’s window, where she saw it early in the morning, recognized it, and picked it up. She had heard the crash of Platte’s cart at two o’clock that morning, and his voice calling the mare names. She knew Platte and liked him. That day she showed him the watch and heard his story. He put his head on one side, winked and said: “How disgusting! Shocking old man! with his religious training, too! I should send the watch to the Colonel’s Wife and ask for explanations.”
Mrs. Larkyn thought for a minute of the Laplaces whom she had known when Laplace and his wife believed in each other and answered: “I will send it. I think it will do her good. But remember, we must never tell her the truth.”
Platte guessed that his own watch was in the Colonel’s possession, and thought that the return of the lip-strapped Waterbury with a soothing note from Mrs. Larkyn, would merely create a small trouble for a few minutes. Mrs. Larkyn knew better. She knew that any poison dropped would find good holding-ground in the heart of the Colonel’s Wife.
The packet, and a note containing a few remarks on the Colonel’s calling-hours, were sent over to the Colonel’s Wife, who wept in her own room and took counsel with herself.
If there was one woman under Heaven whom the Colonel’s Wife hated with holy fervor, it was Mrs. Larkyn. Mrs. Larkyn was a frivolous lady, and called the Colonel’s Wife “old cat.” The Colonel’s Wife said that somebody in Revelations was remarkably like Mrs. Larkyn. She mentioned other Scripture people as well. From the Old Testament. [But the Colonel’s Wife was the only person who cared or dared to say anything against Mrs. Larkyn. Everyone else accepted her as an amusing, honest little body.] Wherefore, to believe that her husband had been shedding watches under that “Thing’s” window at ungodly hours, coupled with the fact of his late arrival on the previous night, was . . . . .
At this point she rose up and sought her husband. He denied everything except the ownership of the watch. She besought him, for his Soul’s sake, to speak the truth. He denied afresh, with two bad words. Then a stony silence held the Colonel’s Wife, while a man could draw his breath five times.
The speech that followed is no affair of mine or yours. It was made up of wifely and womanly jealousy; knowledge of old age and sunken cheeks; deep mistrust born of the text that says even little babies’ hearts are as bad as they make them; rancorous hatred of Mrs. Larkyn, and the tenets of the creed of the Colonel’s Wife’s upbringing.
Over and above all, was the damning lip-strapped Waterbury, ticking away in the palm of her shaking, withered hand. At that hour, I think, the Colonel’s Wife realized a little of the restless suspicions she had injected into old Laplace’s mind, a little of poor Miss Haughtrey’s misery, and some of the canker that ate into Buxton’s heart as he watched his wife dying before his eyes.
Colonel stammered and tried to explain. Then he remembered that his watch had disappeared, and the mystery grew greater. The Colonel’s Wife talked and prayed by turns till she was tired, and went away to devise means for “chastening the stubborn heart of her husband.” Which translated, means, in our slang, “tail-twisting.”
You see, being deeply impressed with the doctrine of Original Sin, she could not believe in the face of appearances. She knew too much and jumped to the wildest conclusions.
But it was good for her. It spoilt her life, as she had spoilt the life of the Laplaces. She had lost her faith in the Colonel, and here the creed-suspicion came in he might, she argued, have erred many times, before a merciful Providence, at the hands of so unworthy an instrument as Mrs. Larkyn, had established his guilt. He was a bad, wicked, gray-haired profligate. This may sound too sudden a revulsion for a long-wedded wife; but it is a venerable fact that, if a man or woman makes a practice of, and takes a delight in, believing and spreading evil of people indifferent to him or her, he or she will end in believing evil of folk very near and dear. You may think, also, that the mere incident of the watch was too small and trivial to raise this misunderstanding. It is another aged fact that, in life as well as racing, all the worst accidents happen at little ditches and cut-down fences. In the same way, you sometimes see a woman who would have made a Joan of Arc in another century and climate, threshing herself to pieces over all the mean worry of housekeeping. But that is another story.
Her belief only made the Colonel’s Wife more wretched, because it insisted so strongly on the villainy of men. Remembering what she had done, it was pleasant to watch her unhappiness, and the penny farthing attempts she made to hide it from the Station. But the Station knew and laughed heartlessly; for they had heard the story of the watch, with much dramatic gesture, from Mrs. Larkyn’s lips.
Once or twice Platte said to Mrs. Larkyn, seeing that the Colonel had not cleared himself: “This thing has gone far enough. I move we tell the Colonel’s Wife how it happened.” Mrs. Larkyn shut her lips and shook her head, and vowed that the Colonel’s Wife must bear her punishment as best she could. Now Mrs. Larkyn was a frivolous woman, in whom none would have suspected deep hate. So Platte took no action and came to believe gradually, from the Colonel’s silence, that the Colonel must have “run off the line” somewhere that night, and, therefore, preferred to stand sentence on the lesser count of rambling into other people’s compounds out of calling hours. Platte forgot about the watch business after a while and moved down-country with his regiment. Mrs. Larkyn went home when her husband’s tour of Indian service expired. She never forgot.
But Platte was quite right when he said that the joke had gone too far. The mistrust and the tragedy of it which we outsiders cannot see and do not believe in are killing the Colonel’s Wife, and are making the Colonel wretched. If either of them read this story, they can depend upon its being a fairly true account of the case, and can “kiss and make friends.”
Shakespeare alludes to the pleasure of watching an Engineer being shelled by his own Battery. Now this shows that poets should not write about what they do not understand. Anyone could have told him that Sappers and Gunners are perfectly different branches of the Service. But, if you correct the sentence, and substitute Gunner for Sapper, the moral comes just the same.
Written by Rudyard Kipling
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CQMS Razer welcomes public to mark 40 year anniversary
CQMS Razer welcomes public to…
Queensland engineering firm CQMS Razer has welcomed families, customers and the local business community to celebrate its 40th anniversary with an open day at their foundry facilities in Maryborough, Central Queensland.
CQMS Razer delivers world-class engineering, manufacturing, and digital solutions to the mining industry.
In four decares of service the company has grown to more than 270 staff across 7 global locations working with the world’s leading mining groups.
The CQMS Razer Maryborough Foundry on the Fraser Coast produces a range of products and services, including large cast ferrous steel solutions, heavy fabrication, and repair work servicing government, manufacturing, mining, sugar, and power generation industries.
CQMS Razer CEO John Barbagallo said the Maryborough Foundry open day was an opportunity to say thank-you to their clients, the Fraser Coast business community, local Government, staff and their families for their ongoing support.
Barbagallo said: “CQMS Razer has been part of the Central Queensland community for more than 40 years and plays an important role in the Maryborough foundry’s rich 150-year history.
“Our Maryborough Foundry continues to be a centre of manufacturing excellence with more than 255 dragline buckets and over 300 cast lips produced here over its lifetime, the majority to repeat customers across Australia and the Americas.”
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By Peter Roberts November 19, 2019
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SMA Kicks Off New Virtual AUSA Event
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The Association of the U.S. Army is launching a new professional development program called “The AUSA Noon Report.” It will debut on May 21, with Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Grinston as the first guest for the livestreamed event.
Modeled after AUSA’s popular series of breakfast events but tailored to the social distancing era, the 12 p.m. Eastern shows are timed for the lunch hour but will be recorded and available for later viewing.
On the May 21 webcast, retired Gen. Carter Ham, AUSA president and CEO, will make opening remarks. A fireside chat-style interview is planned with retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Daniel Dailey speaking with Grinston for about 20 minutes. There will be time set aside for questions.
The discussion is expected to cover three general topics: how the Army intends to safely return to collective training, timing and planning for delayed permanent change-of-station moves, and a Grinston priority of shaping Army culture that he refers to as “This is My Squad.”
Dailey, AUSA’s vice president for NCO and Soldier Programs, was the 15th sergeant major of the Army who retired in January. Grinston is the 16th, assuming the leadership position on Aug. 9.
A native of Jasper, Alabama, Grinston is an artilleryman whose deployments include Operations Desert Storm and Desert Shield, Iraqi Freedom, New Dawn, Inherent Resolve, Enduring Freedom and Kosovo. He was the 1st Infantry Division command sergeant major for the Army’s first deployment of a division headquarters in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, and he served as the command sergeant major for I Corps and Army Forces Command before being chosen as the senior enlisted adviser to the Army chief of staff.
There is no cost to watch the webcast, but advance registration is recommended because there is a cap on viewers. For more information or to register, visit https://www.ausa.org/events/noon-report-grinston
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Αρχική Toyota Οι ληστές αυτοκινήτων αποφεύγουν τα Toyota Prius
Οι ληστές αυτοκινήτων αποφεύγουν τα Toyota Prius
Αν είσαι κάτοχος ενός Toyota Prius τότε χαλάρωσε, δεν κινδυνεύεις να στο κλέψει κανείς, αφού σύμφωνα με πρόσφατη έρευνα του National Insurance Crime Bureau, οι ληστές δεν προτιμούν το αυτοκίνητο σου.
Το υβριδικό της Toyota έχει πολύ χαμηλό ποσοστό κλοπής αφού στην Αμερική, από το 2008 έως το σήμερα, έχουν κλαπεί μόλις 1 στα 606 Prius, την ώρα που ο μέσος όρος των υπολοίπων οχημάτων είναι μια ληστεία ανά 78 αυτοκίνητα.
Από τις 4 Σεπτεμβρίου του 2000 έως και τις 30 Ιουνίου του 2012, έχουν κλαπεί μόλις 2.439 Prius στην Αμερική. Τα 1.062 εξ αυτών από τη Καλιφόρνια με την Φλόριντα να ακολουθεί με 127 ληστείες.
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NICB: Car Thieves Get No Charge from Toyota Prius
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DES PLAINES, Ill., Nov. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB) today released a comprehensive report that examines the theft history of the Toyota Prius. From its introduction to the U.S. auto market in 2000 through June 30, 2012, the report covers all Prius thefts reported to the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) beginning with the very first Prius theft on September 4, 2000.
The Toyota Prius is the top selling hybrid electric vehicle in the U.S. With over 1.2 million sold in the U.S. as of April 2012, it makes up half of all the hybrids on the road. Yet, despite its growing popularity, an analysis of Prius theft data from NCIC shows that they have both an exceptionally low theft rate and a markedly high recovery rate.
A comparison of theft rates by model years showed that the 2008-2010 Toyota Prii[1] had a much lower theft rate (one in 606 vehicles reported stolen) than the average for all 2008-2010 models (one in 78 vehicles reported stolen).
There have been 2,439 Toyota Prii reported stolen in the U.S. between Sept. 4, 2000 and June 30, 2012. There has been a general increase each year in the number of Prius thefts with the exception of 2009, which had a drop from the year before. It also appears that 2012 is also on track to have fewer Prius thefts than occurred in 2011.
The top five states for Prius thefts in descending order were California (1,062), Florida (127), New York (111), Washington (92), and Texas (89).
Anyone with information concerning vehicle theft and insurance fraud can report it anonymously by calling toll-free 1-800-TEL-NICB (1-800-835-6422), texting keyword “fraud” to TIP411 (847411) or by visiting our Web site at www.nicb.org. Or, iPhone or iPad users can download the NICB Fraud Tips app to make it easy to quickly send a tip and get a response.
About the National Insurance Crime Bureau: headquartered in Des Plaines, Ill., the NICB is the nation’s leading not-for-profit organization exclusively dedicated to preventing, detecting and defeating insurance fraud and vehicle theft through data analytics, investigations, training, legislative advocacy and public awareness. The NICB is supported by more than 1,100 property and casualty insurance companies and self-insured organizations. NICB member companies wrote over $319 billion in insurance premiums in 2010, or approximately 80 percent of the nation’s property/casualty insurance. That includes more than 94 percent ($152 billion) of the nation’s personal auto insurance. To learn more visit www.nicb.org.
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Panasonic TX-L55ET60 (ET60) TV Review
We get our first look at Panasonic's 2013 3D LED TV Range.
by hodg100 Feb 27, 2013
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Panasonic TX-L55ET60B LED LCD TV (2013)
SRP: £1,299.00
What is the Panasonic TX-L55ET60?
Panasonic TX-L55ET60 Picture Quality 2D
Despite it being only a few weeks since CES 2013 closed its doors, it’s seemed like an age waiting for the first batch of the 2013 televisions to come through our own. Here we have Panasonic’s TX-L55ET60B which now represents the manufacturers entry-level 3D TV but it also comes with a host of other premium grade features including built-in Wi-Fi and the new ‘My Home Screen’ experience. It was clear from CES – and later, Panasonic’s European Convention – that in the face of increased competition, the company has decided to rely on using outsourced panels for its entire LED/LCD range meaning that their excellent active-shutter 3D system of 2012 has been abandoned, across the board. It will certainly be interesting to see how Panasonic handles the engineering challenges the new panels bring for both 2D and 3D performance. Let the new season commence!
The Panasonic ET60B takes its stylistic cues from its predecessor, the ET50B, but shaves a little from the bezel width to put it firmly in to the ‘micro’ camp, measuring less than a centimetre for the top and sides and – including the transparent strip housing the power indicator light and infra-red sensor - less than 3cm at the bottom. The micro-bezel in question is constructed of a silver effect plastic but, whilst not usually our favourite colour choice, looks very nice indeed and is complemented beautifully by the accompanying stand that matches colour-wise but in a more understated matte finish. To think the ET60 sits fourth in Panasonic’s LED pecking order only makes us eager to see how lovely the WT60, et al, must look in the flesh.
We were a little surprised to see another reboot to Panasonic’s remote control design, following the first major change in form for a number of years with 2012’s iteration. It’s actually more a case of Back to the Future for Panasonic as the new form shares more in common with the older generations’. We much prefer the matte black material chosen this time around which saves the daily removal of greasy fingerprints and the plastic feels a tad softer and more tactile too. New buttons for Home and Apps have been added toward the top where the Internet and Viera Tools button once resided; which is fair reflection of the direction Panasonic are taking with integrating their smart features, apps and sundry interface this year.
Connectivity options are provided by 3 HDMI inputs, running down the side and just 11cm from the edge of the bezel. Also on the side facing connections panel are 2 USB ports, a headphone jack, a S/PDIF digital audio out and a SD Card slot. Running across the bottom and downward facing there’s a LAN port; an aerial terminal; component and composite video inputs; a connection for the RGB Scart adapter and L/R stereo audio jacks. This year sees the back of a D-SUB VGA PC connection for Panasonics so it’s HDMI only from here on in, which may upset some.
There’s not a great deal that can be said of the polarised glasses supplied in the box. There are a couple of pairs thrown in; being of the polarised variety, they’re very light and perhaps our only criticism is that they are equipped with quite small lenses which – we’d imagine – might prove difficult to fit over prescription glasses. The lenses, themselves, are remarkably tint-free with, if anything, a very light grey coating seeming to have been applied. This bodes well for 3D viewing later but they definitely could have been more generously sized.
The first thing of note here is Panasonic’s new, My Home Screen interface that greets the user when first switching on. We’re going to do an in-depth piece on Panasonic’s new smart experience very shortly (which we’ll link back to here once it’s complete) so we’ll just keep the description brief, for now. The Home Screen comes with 4 default views – Full Screen TV, TV Home Screen, Lifestyle Screen & Info Screen – with a further option to create customised screens as one sees fit. The Full Screen TV option doesn’t really merit further clarification, it simply displays a full video image where the other options provide a windowed video interface with a variety of apps and widgets surrounding. For example, the TV Home Screen displays a scrollable list of what’s currently on through the DVB tuner, down the side, with the ability to launch YouTube, view your Photo collection or access Viera Connect from the bottom. Naturally the other Home Screen options display different content but if you do plan on using the feature, you’ll probably be best taking the trouble to create your own if, for example, you’d prefer Netflix instantly accessible over YouTube. Our early impressions are certainly favourable but, as we say, check back soon for a more comprehensive look.
Moving in to the Menus ‘proper’ and the basic look of the Graphical User Interface (GUI) is familiar from last year’s ranges with a two-tone blue and gold colour scheme and sharp, easy to read text in white. The Menus are split in to six submenus, Picture, Sound, Network, Timer, Set and a new Help section which, amongst other things, includes an ‘eHELP’ interactive menu, which like similar iManuals we’ve seen from other manufacturers, provides excellent assistance to more novice users, although we’d imagine the user-friendly nature of most of the menus shouldn’t require much in the way of explanation.
The Picture menu, however, has been expanded considerably and even seasoned users will need to find time for some acclimatisation. Starting at the top and the first thing some will notice is the inclusion of a new Viewing Mode, Custom, to accompany the existing Dynamic, Normal, Cinema and True Cinema options. Those really serious about gaining the maximum image fidelity will need to plump for the Custom or True Cinema modes as only they boast the ‘fine-tune’ calibration controls within their midsts. It will be interesting, later on, to see what the new ‘Adaptive Gamma Control’, ‘Black Expander’ and ‘Clear White Effect’ sliders bring to the party but it’s perhaps revealing that they’re either zeroed or greyed out for True Cinema whilst cranked up to 8 in Custom, by default.
More conventional calibration controls in the form of two and ten point white balance controls, pre-set gammavalues, as well as 10 point adjustments and a 3 point CMS for detailed adjustment of the primary colours.
On the front page of Picture options are more prosaic choices for Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness and Colour and – new for this year – a dedicated Backlight slider. Also ringing the changes is a new selection of Warm2 as a Colour Temp in addition to Cool 1 & 2, Warm1 and Normal. We’ll have to investigate the merits of each later in the review but Warm2 looks favourite in terms of out-of-box accuracy by eye but it’s close between that and Warm1, at least in the True Cinema Mode. The front page of picture options is also where one will find the ‘local dimming’, Adaptive Backlight Control with settings of Min, Max and Off; again, we’ll evaluate these further in.
Flipping over to the second page of picture options and we have settings for the Ambient Sensor, Noise Reduction, MPEG Noise Reduction and Intelligent Frame Creation - Panasonic’s motion interpolating system. A further Submenu named ‘Option Settings’ allows for switching on of the Game Mode, a 1080p pixel direct mode and the engaging of the Film Cadence Mode, all of which will be tested later on. Here is also where you’ll find the setting for HDMI RGB Range, which unless you’re hooking up a PC, will be best set at Normal range but it’s good to see that it’s assignable per input. Finally, should you so wish, the HDMI inputs can be set to be expecting Graphics or Photos with some automatic picture adjustments then applied, but unless this a professional requirement, we’d advise leaving at the default Auto Setting.
There are a number of 3D settings available. Users can manually alter the ‘strength’ of the 2D>3D conversion mode (Min/Mid/Max) but it is only selectable once enabled in the next option down, 3D Adjustment. Just below the 3D Adjustment option you can select to alter the Picture Sequence if you feel, and we quote the manual, ‘that the sense of depth is unusual’. There’s an Edge Smoother option too that we’ll check out later on and the 3D Detection can be set to Off, On or On Advance. The Off setting speaks for itself where On detects particular 3D signals (Frame Sequential, SBS etc) and displays them automatically and On Advance detects all 3D signals and shows them without any notification or user intervention necessary. Finally there’s the choice of being able to swap the left and right frames of the 3D image over for those feeling any discomfort.
There’s two ways in to Panasonic’s smart experience this time around; one can either go straight in to the Apps screen where the full suite can be uncovered or opt to go via the more personalised My Home Screen interface. The Apps screen is very reminiscent of a tidied-up version of Samsung’s Smart Hub and none the worse for it. We like it a lot, especially as it provides a unified location for the full bag of goodies: including access to the Web Browser, Media Player and Server, the Main Menu and TV Guide as well as the installed apps. The Panasonic ET60 came pre-loaded with plenty of apps including the usual big hitters, iPlayer, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and Skype plus access to the likes of Netflix, SHOUTcast Radio and the BBC Sport app. If that’s not enough for you, then feel free to visit the Viera Connect Market where a range of further games, VoD services and Social Networking apps can be downloaded; some free, others not.
Whilst the new content and interface is certainly worthy of commendation, perhaps best of all is the fact they can all be accessed using a tablet or smartphone via Panasonic’s new Viera Remote 2 app. As we said earlier in the review, we’re going to do full coverage of Panasonic’s smart eco-system in the very near future but, for now, be content to know the new app is shaping up to be slicker than that of any other manufacturers’ equivalent we’ve tried so far. It’s too early to crown it the champion remote control app of 2013, just yet, but the other manufacturers will officially be playing catch-up when a couple of the bugs are ironed out. It’s a joy to use, most of the time but we did encounter the odd crash using the Android version. We’ll test the iOS equivalent during our full blown smart system review. The only other negative we could find is that the battery of your mobile device may well take a battering.
Out of Box Performance
Regular readers will know that factory set, default home modes are typically possessed of far too much blue energy in the greyscale and whilst Panasonic often aren’t quite as guilty, they still like to pull the trick of whites appearing more dazzling, in a washing detergent style. There is an industry standard for white known as D65 that defines both a colour temperature and xy co-ordinates on the CIE chart, which is in the middle of the triangle on the graph below to the right. We can also see from the charts on that side that although the primary colours are well positioned in terms of hue and saturation, the secondary colours are being adversely affected by the excess of blue in the greyscale. It’s not the worst out of box image we’ve encountered but it’s certainly washed out and fairly unappealing.
Calibrated Results
Just for fun we decided to put the True Cinema and Custom modes in to a calibration-off. The end results were near identical but we were just able to bring in Custom to the nth degree that bit more and, as we can see from the RGB Balance chart above, the balance of the three channels was perfectly distributed throughout the range. There was a slight kink in gamma response near white that was outside of the 10pt gamma controls’ reach but its actual real world effects were nigh on unnoticeable, and the greyscale distribution definitely bettered that we saw with the True Cinema calibration where it was difficult to manage high end blue.
Where Custom mode really outshone True Cinema was in its fidelity to the HDTV Rec 709 gamut reproduction. The points on the CIE chart shown above are perfectly hit for both primary and secondary colours at full stimulus, a feat True Cinema couldn’t match with its slightly under-saturated palette and we can see from the chart below, which demonstrates accuracy at lower saturation points, is also nigh on perfect. True Cinema had an uncorrectable tendency for green and cyan to be off at lower points. All in all, Panasonic’s new controls and panel work a charm together.
Picture Processing
Panasonic promised improvements to their video processing and they’ve mostly delivered. The ET60 proved an extremely competent scaler of standard definition signals with clear and crisp reproduction of even the finer details (where present), without any rough-around-the-edges ringing. For those that still have a large DVD collection but no upscaling player, the good news continues as the ET60 has no problems in identifying progressively shot film material sent in an interlaced signal, meaning as clean a representation of your old movies as you could reasonably hope for. The only slight let-down was the quality of the video deinterlacing at 1080i50 which did show more jaggedness than we’re accustomed to when displaying dedicated test patterns although, to be fair, with real world testing, we could barely see an issue. The deinterlacing tests perform slightly differently with each processor we see so it could just be a bit of an anomaly. As we would hope for a TV emerging in 2013, the Panasonic TX-L55ET50B had no issues with frame skipping or any other unexpected unpleasantness with Blu-ray disc based material.
Contrast and Black Levels
If there’s one area where Panasonic LED TVs has really struggled in the past, it’s here. Whilst their own IPS technology does have its benefits over LG’s implementation, in terms of outright contrast performance, it’s always trailed behind somewhat. As described in the Menus area, the Panasonic ET60 has an active backlight control that can be set at high or low levels and, at first glance, the comparatively deep blacks the max setting provide seem enticing. In fact put up an all-black pattern and the auto-dimming switches in to the extent that we got a reading as low as 0.007 cd/m2. In the words of a sub-par Aussie soap - and sporadic pop – star, catapulted to household name status by virtue of a failed union to a glamour model - ‘insania’ and not really representative of a picture with mixed content. There are two problems with using the Active Backlight Control at Max: a) it’s very sensitive to very mild changes in on-screen luminance meaning dark portions of the picture can fluctuate in their brightness fairly rapidly and frequently, and b) it causes the picture to shift gamma dynamically so content can go from looking just right to very over-blown. In the end we found the Min setting gave a little helping hand without intruding on picture quality in a tangible way and in that configuration the ET60 managed an averaged black level of 0.1 cd/m2 giving an ANSI contrast figure of just under 1000:1, which is good but not great although certainly better than most recent Panasonic LED TVs. Without any dimming assistance, the ET60’s native black level sits at around 0.12 cd/m2.
The Panasonic TX-L55ET60B certainly has some things going for it when it comes to video games, primarily its size – you can’t beat a nice big screen for gaming and that goes double for games produced in 3D, a task which the ET60 performs very well. Input latency is almost the definition of average and using our pioneering test equipment we took a lowest measure of around 48 milliseconds lag. The Game mode most assuredly needs engaging from the options menu and used in combination with the Custom Viewing Mode it gives the lowest latency. The games mode doesn’t particularly handle motion brilliantly, however, and some ghosting might be apparent if you’re sensitive to that kind of thing.
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The following measurements were taken with a full screen 50% white pattern:
Out-of-the-Box – Standard Mode: 102.2w
Calibrated – Custom Mode: 65.5w
Calibrated - 3D Mode: 101.7w
We didn’t have any major complaints in the out of box performance in the True Cinema mode and with just a little bit of adjustment the Custom mode also presented some very nice images also. Of course, we at AVForums always aim for the highest possible standards and with some manipulation of the finer calibration controls we were able to hit upon a picture that ticked all the boxes in terms of colour reproduction and neutrality of greyscale. Once in this higher state of consciousness, the Panasonic ET60 really excelled with the likes of nature documentaries and animation where colour fidelity is so important. Skin tones were also looking superbly precise, which helps with just about all content, and the overall images produced benefited from a real sense of naturalness.
It’s sometimes the case that we feel LED/LCD pictures can look over-digitised, especially with movies where the analogue look is key but the ET60 rarely conveyed such an appearance and although it manages to cleanly reproduce every last nuance of detail from high definition sources; it never felt forced, if you take the point.
There are some things the ET60 doesn’t do quite so well and there’s some decisions to be made in setup that have quite dramatic effect on the pictures it can produce. We discussed the merits of the Active Backlight Control on the test results page and, for the reasons given there, we think it best to keep it conservative so contrast performance never really rises much above the level of adequate, although an excellent filter and resistance against reflections means it gives the impression of possessing very good black levels until the lights come down. Detailing within the darker shades isn’t particularly strong either, with a certain milkiness to shadows and a general lack of definition.
One thing we’d certainly say when comparing the IPS panels of LG and Panasonic is that motion handling is best executed by the Japanese technology. There’s always the option of having the IFC option assist but it can’t always mask the occasional instances of ghosting, which was mainly seen with high paced sporting action. We wouldn’t recommend IFC in any of its guises for film content, however, as the soap effect is immediately apparent, even on the minimum setting. During testing we did uncover a bug where coming out of IFC at Max in to a lower setting or Off would send the ET60 in to a stuttering frenzy that required a reboot. We couldn’t recreate the problem but it’s another good reason to avoid setting it that high.
For the most part, the screen consistency of the ET60B was very creditable indeed and viewing angles quite generous. We could just make out that the far left hand side of the screen was marginally paler than the rest but that was in a much darkened room on an all-black screen. In day to day viewing, there was very little in the way of light uniformity problems to spoil the party. Colours held up well from off-centre but, typical of the technology, black levels don’t maintain the same levels of punch out of the sweet spot.
The Panasonic ET60 delivered a rewarding viewing experience overall. In terms of colour reproduction, it’s simply excellent and it’s pleasing to see the added bit of contrast the new panels bring married to Panasonic’s generally excellent processing and driving methods. We certainly wouldn’t complain if blacks could be given a further native boost and if they managed to improve the general motion handling but the ET60 is a very good all-round performer, ideal for a living room that sees a bit more light than our viewing environment.
When news came through from CES 2013 that Panasonic had abandoned active shutter technology in its 3D LED TVs it came as more of a disappointment than a surprise. The likes of the WT50 and DT50 had, last year, proved that plasma was not necessarily the king when it comes to 3D. This reviewer’s personal preference for the comfort and lack of flicker inherent with passive systems was severely put to test by the 2012 Panasonic’s so the regret is that we didn’t get to see what improvements they could have implemented on an already excellent platform.
Moving on. It’s probably fair to class the ET60 as more of a side-step than a backwards one, 3D-wise. It’s inarguable that it provides a brighter image than any active shutter tech TV out there and, equally uncontestable, that it will flicker less. The ET60 is certainly capable as providing as much pop as any other 3D display and the lack of crosstalk makes the whole experience truly engaging and enveloping and that we managed to sit through the entire presentation of Dredd, which frankly looks better in 3D than 2D, without the need for a headache-break is probably testament enough to the ET60’s 3D charms.
The downside of the new panel is that there’s definitely more blur. We routinely use recorded footage of the BBC HD Wimbledon 3D coverage as both a test for side-by-side performance at 50Hz as well as the fact it’s a crosstalk torture test with the rapid movement and white marking lines of the court and we could see that the ET60 was having some problems transitioning out of white. Clearly the panel response performance isn’t quite what it used to be but it rarely detracted from the overriding sense of involvement and the ET60 is a 3D display to be reckoned with.
Superb colour accuracy
Excellent scaling and general handling of standard definition
Flawless Blu-ray playback
My Home Screen is a very good idea
We like the new/old remote
Tons of smart features
Gorgeous looking
Filter is highly effective in ambient light
Motion handling could be smoother
Black levels and contrast could still use a further boost
Some smearing of white with 3D content
If every television we see in 2013 can match the Panasonic ET60 in the looks department, our eyes are in for a treat this year as it’s a stunner in the flesh. We don’t usually take to metallic effect surrounds but the bezel of the ET60 is so sleek it’s barely noticeable and the complimenting base-stand that is of a more subtle, matte finish is equally beautiful with its slightly sloped form. It’s a winner for the design department of Panasonic and we also like the reimagined remote control that pays homage to the past whilst providing a gateway to the future through the new buttons that access Panasonic’s new – and slick – smart ecosystem.
Heading up said platform is Panasonic’s new My Home Screen concept that is simple and, more importantly, genuinely useful if your viewing habits aren’t restricted to traditional delivery methods. For instance, you may wish of the option to jump straight in to your Netflix account or check your Twitter when first switching on and, thanks to the customisable nature of My Home Screen, you can do just that, and much more besides. Panasonic’s new Viera Remote App 2 is excellent although the Android version, at least, is having a few random crashes that we’re sure will be addressed. Panasonic is obviously recognising that your tablet or smartphone is a much better fit for controlling most of the smart functionalities; and rightly so.
The new menus present in the 2013 range through up a few surprises, not least of which was the appearance of a Custom Viewing Mode which had the same full suite of calibration controls only afforded otherwise of True Cinema. What’s more, after disabling some of the more outlandish new ‘enhancement’ options present in the Picture Menus, Custom more than gave True Cinema a run for its money in terms of accuracy. A full calibration of both modes resulted in an almost dead heat with the Custom mode just shading it with its fully saturated colour palette - and it truly did tune up a treat.
Panasonic’s general processing and driving of the new panels proved very effective, for the most part, and this allied with the supremely accurate colours a calibrated ET60B is capable of meant that images were, at times, simply sublime in their appearance, packed with detail and brimming with realism. The weaker points, as expected, are a sometimes blurred representation of motion and not exactly stellar native black levels. The contrast performance is highly impressive in a reasonably bright room, though, and those looking for a big screen that’s a very capable all-rounder in those circumstances could do much worse than audition a Panasonic ET60B.
The 3D spectacle is equally as engaging, with a vivid, totally flicker-free and enveloping experience awaiting those that make use of the facility. The new panel does have the downside of not having as fast a response as the outgoing iteration so motion is not as fluid and there’s some problems when transitioning from white but it rarely hampered the general sense of enjoyment and immersion.
The sideways move in panel technology hasn’t proved a painful one for the Panasonic ET60, in fact in a number of key factors it’s an improvement over the outgoing series. It’s a beautiful, smart and very capable performer that positively merits an AVForums Recommended Award.
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$155 and upFor a 92-year-old resort, the Resort Figueroa is really “on fad,” as marketers like to say. It was constructed by the Y.W.C.A. as a specifically female hostelry an area where single ladies, consisting of aiming starlets, could stay without worry of the Harvey Weinsteins of the world. The Figueroa apparently also gave the USA its first female hotel manager: Maude Bouldin, a motorcyle-riding excursion de pressure.
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. The Grammy Museum is additionally located there. Downtown stretches in the contrary direction, supplying the gentrified food lover temple Grand Central Market and also the recovered Cinema at Ace Resort, which holds indie bands as well as screens art movies. The cavernous Flower Market to the south is eye-popping and only fees $1 admission on Saturdays.
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Tim Hollingsworth named Sport England CEO
James Groves 24th August 2018 Community
Sport England has named British Paralympic Association (BPA) chief executive Tim Hollingsworth as its new CEO.
From November, Hollingsworth will replace Jennie Price, who leaves after 11 years in the role.
Hollingsworth led the BPA through both the historic London 2012 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. During his tenure, there has been a considerable increase in profile and interest in the Paralympic movement. BPA noted that Hollingsworth has “driven the commercial and business growth of the BPA as a charity and ensured it is at the forefront of challenging perceptions of disability in society.”
Hollingsworth said: “The organisation is one I know well and its vision and strategy have never been more important as we seek as a nation to maximise the ways in which people from all areas of society are attracted to, access and benefit from sport and physical activity.
Hollingsworth is also currently a board director of the Youth Sport Trust and the National Paralympic Heritage Trust, and a member of the International Paralympic Committee’s Paralympic Games Committee.
Nick Bitel, chairman of Sport England, said: “Tim’s passion for sport, wealth of relevant experience and boundless enthusiasm for Sport England’s strategy really shone through and we look forward to welcoming him in the autumn. I would also like to warmly thank Jennie for her tireless service and dedication to Sport England over the past 11 years.
“She leaves an organisation full of confidence for the future and on course to deliver against its ambitious vision to create a healthier and happier nation through sport and physical activity.”
British Paralympic Association chairman Nick Webborn added: “Tim has been a key figure in the huge growth of Paralympic sport in the UK, and the British Paralympic Association is now widely recognised as a world leading National Paralympic Committee.
“He harnessed the once in a generation opportunity presented by London 2012, which helped transform perceptions of disabled people in this country. Under Tim’s stewardship the BPA has also been determined to broaden the impact of those performances to deliver on its vision: through sport, inspire a better world for disabled people.”
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Deutsche Bank Bids for Another Ailing India Power Project’s Debt
Suvashree Ghosh
Bijou George
Jan 20 2020, 12:34 PM Jan 21 2020, 5:50 AM January 20 2020, 12:34 PM January 21 2020, 5:50 AM
(Bloomberg) -- Deutsche Bank AG is offering to buy the debt of an Indian power producer at a discount of about 70%, according to people familiar with the matter, the second such proposal from the German lender in recent weeks.
It proposed to pay 11.50 billion rupees ($162 million) for 39 billion rupees of loans, excluding accrued interest, to a power plant operated by the GVK conglomerate in the northern state of Punjab, the people said, asking not to be identified as the deliberations are private. Another 4 billion rupees would be paid if the company fulfills agreed targets over a specified period, they added.
Selling off these soured assets could free up cash for Indian banks, which are saddled with the world’s worst bad-loan ratio. The urgent need to clean India’s financial sector offers foreign investors such as Deutsche Bank an opportunity to try to generate outsized returns by buying distressed debt at a discount. But risks abound and some funds have also encountered pitfalls.
Deutsche Bank is leading a consortium of bidders in the proposed deal, according to one of the people. The bank had similarly headed a team which emerged as the only bidder for the debt of Jindal India Thermal Power Ltd.
A Deutsche Bank representative declined to comment. GVK didn’t immediately reply to an email seeking comment.
India’s power sector has been hit by fuel shortages and plummeting power prices, eroding the value of investments made in past years to bridge the country’s chronic electricity deficit. Loans to the industry were the most vulnerable to capital erosion after metals, according to a stress test by the Reserve Bank of India.
Central Bank Warns of Reversal in India’s Bad-Loan Clean Up
While banks have individually assessed Deutsche Bank’s offer for the debt of GVK Power Goindwal Sahib Ltd., they will discuss the terms collectively at a meeting later Monday, the people said. They added that Deutsche Bank had also made a priority-loan to the distressed project.
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I love all three Back to the Future movies. In the third, Doc and Marty transport to the wild west of 1885. Without gasoline to run their Delorean time machine and tools to patch it up, they’re stuck. Doc explains to Marty how they can use a locomotive to push their Delorean up to 88 miles per hour, allowing them to travel back to the future. When Marty points out that the railroad track will only push the Delorean off an unfinished bridge into a ravine, Doc responds, “You’re just not thinking fourth dimensionally.”
Marty doesn’t consider that as the Delorean travels into the future, the bridge will be there when Marty arrives in the year 1985, safely keeping him from falling into a ravine.
Lots of intermediate writers have a difficult time thinking about Time because Time is difficult. There are some obvious Time factors – like what happens first, second and third in your plot. But there are also other less-discussed and less-understood Time factors, such as using the past perfect verb tense, or the order of phrases or clauses in a sentence.
The largest consideration of Time in writing has to do with Plot. But there’s something more than just the order of events. You’ve likely heard the writing mantra “Kill your darlings,” or something similar. Essentially, this mantra means that, despite writing a beloved scene or a beloved character, you must eliminate that beloved scene/character to make the story fit, flow and continue being believable.
I’m here to argue that you can keep your darlings alive and well, as long as you’re willing to think fourth dimensionally. I’m in no way claiming “Kill your darlings” isn’t often very good advice – it is, and killing darlings should still be an option – but I am saying there’s another solution when considering Time.
Writing is a complex series of IF-THEN statements. IF-THEN creates motivation, motivation builds character, character creates plot. Presuming an over-simplified version of The Great Gatsby: IF Gatsby can meet Nick at his party THEN Nick can connect Gatsby to Daisy. IF Gatsby can talk to Daisy THEN they’ll fall in love all over again. IF Daisy falls in love with Gatsby THEN she’ll leave her husband Tom, etc –
You must consider all the parts that make up the IF and all the parts that make up the THEN. Most importantly, the IF-THEN relationship needs to be perfectly logical (at least within the world you’ve constructed). It makes sense that Gatsby seeks Nick’s company when Gatsby has something to gain by that association.
Where most people get into trouble with Time is in their THENs. The characters end up in illogical places or doing illogical things. IF Daisy leaves her husband Tom THEN Tom and Gatsby can still be friends – wait! That doesn’t seem right. Enter “kill your darlings.” Tom and Gatsby must be adversaries if they both love the same woman. In this particular case, we would tell Fitzgerald to kill his darlings in the THEN scene because the IF has not accurately lead to that point.
However, thinking fourth dimensionally, you can leave your THEN alone (Tom and Gatsby are friends) and go back in time to change the IF. (Not that I’m suggesting Fitzgerald do this, but purely for the sake of example...) If Fitzgerald wanted Tom and Gatsby to end up as friends, he could change their interactions in regards to Daisy. IF Gatsby can meet Nick at his party THEN Nick can connect Gatsby to Daisy and Tom. IF Gatsby spends time with Daisy and Tom THEN he sees Daisy’s not that great. IF there’s no conflict over Daisy’s love THEN Gatsby and Tom become friends.
When you consider your characters as humans – their mannerisms, speech patterns, motivations and desires, and willingness to act – you need to add the fourth dimension of Time. Consider Time a characteristic like any other. Time in writing is not like Time in life – it is tactile and malleable. You can start your characters anywhere and end them anywhere as long as you use Time as a resource, as long as you consider Time just as important as everything else about the characters you create. As long as the succession of IF-THEN scenarios and conflicts come logically, there will always be a bridge in the future to save your story from cascading into the ravine.
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BY Cate Misczuk
Watches are supposed to be fun. I think a lot of people forget that. We often get too caught up in what’s new, what’s most expensive, what’s trendy, and what could prove to be a good investment. Yes, these are all fun things to muse over, but if you let them take over your ethos about watch collecting, it can lead you down a positively boring track.
Although it technically has a round case, the Cartier Ballon Bleu is anything but a traditionally shaped watch.
That’s why today I’m making the argument for odd-shaped watches – because they’re just the kind of luxury watch many collectors avoid. But if the common consensus amongst collectors is that watches should be for the fun and enjoyment of wearing, I don’t see how you could resist something like this. And before we jump in, I’m going to make a point of saying that while they are revolutionary and legendary, watches like the Nautilus, Royal Oak and Golden Ellipse don’t count for the purposes of this list.
What I’m talking about today is couture, funky, and full-on fun. The watches I highlight may not all be to your taste, nor fall into your line of collecting, but hopefully they inspire you to take a risk and maybe, just maybe, have a little fun with an odd-shaped watch of your own.
The King Midas is arguably the most well known odd-shaped watch from Rolex’s past catalogs.
Cartier Crash
Despite being from a brand known for producing non-traditional case shapes, the Cartier Crash is easily their most unusual watch. (Image: Cartier)
As the story goes, a Cartier vice president was wearing an elliptically-shaped watch when he was killed in a fiery automobile accident, and the melted gold watch plucked from the wreckage served as the inspiration for the Salvador Dali-esque Cartier Crash, which first made an appearance around 1967. Cartier even reinvented it – most recently at SIHH 2018 with the release of the Cartier Crash Radieuse, which is an elegant and artistic take on the original design from the 60s.
Richard Mille RM 70-01
An odd-shaped watch due to function rather than aesthetics, the RM 70-01 was designed to better conform to a cyclist’s wrist. (Image: Richard Mille).
This haute horlogerie isn’t a stranger to bold design. Constantly thrusting bold colors, mechanical ingenuity, cooky creativity, and odd shapes into the mainstream, their watches push the boundaries of watchmaking. Over the years they’ve done some interesting things, but from their recent collection, the wonky tonneau-shaped RM 70-01 has to be noted. It was inspired by Formula One champ and cyclist Alain Prost, the shape itself bends inward on the outside, to better conform to the wrist of the wearer. The shape is certainly odd but almost subtle, the sportiness of it really taking the surprising edge off the unusual but purposeful shape.
Hamilton Ventura
The Hamilton Ventura embraces a highly unusual and immediately identifiable case shape. (Image: Hamilton)
It annoys me that this watch isn’t mechanical. However, what appeals to me about this watch is that while it became iconic and collectable in its own right, it never went mainstream. For that reason alone, I think something as funky and asymmetrical as the Hamilton Ventura had to make the list. Today you can collect both vintage pieces and modern renditions. Plus, the contemporary pieces clock in at pretty reasonable prices and in a variety of designs (including some with automatic movements), meaning that you can probably find a way to squeeze one into your own collection.
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About Cate Misczuk
Cate Misczuk is a luxury lifestyle writer for us here at Bob's Watches. With a relatively new adoration for watches, Cate's curiosity has fueled her extensive writing on Rolex and other brands. She is particularly interested in how the market's embracing millennials, has a soft spot for unisex watches and is on a mission to inspire more women to wear mechanical watches.
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Doing It Everyday 7
by Meena Kandasamy
Threatened Existence
'Everything now is Maha. Mahaaarati (which launches mass murders of Muslims), Mahashivaratri (heralds temple terror in Ayodhya), Mahajanmashtami (violence), Maharamnavami (viciousness), Mahajalabhishek (villainy), etc. These are Hindu Taliban nomenclatures. They are farthest from the Hindu festivals that were known, in an age gone by, as Aarati, Shivaratri, Janmashtami, Ramnavami. So, this new appellation Maha denotes death and hatred, violence and degeneracy. Poles away from any religiosity of yore. How willingly and rapidly the "Hindus" were converted to this cultist perfidy and sectarian sordidness is a thing of extreme anguish and amazement.
But, since wonder, anger, and inquiry are now dead or verboten, here is an explanation. Just as the ugly and burdensome garlands (Mahamala) meant for today's leaders aren't for wearing, similarly these are not festivals any more. These are communal mobilization events. They lost their popular appeal and religious significance long ago because of this sacrilege.
This is the age of Mahabrahmans. They are the ruling clique. That is why there is so much death, destruction, violence, vice, deprivation and darkness, without respite, scarring and ravaging the land, bleeding it bone white. Today, it may be a term of honor. But in the recent past, as far as memory stretches, it was not so honorable or desirable a profession or title.
Mahabrahmans presided over obsequies, a funeral rite or ceremony, and collected offerings to the dead ones. Our Mahabrahmans are doing no less. What was limited to Hindus has now been extended to the whole of Bharat. This is Bharatising (read,brutalizing) India, the Hindutva way. Another feather in the Hindu Taliban cap: The earlier Mahabrahman collected the harvest of death once in a while, and on individuals. The latter day Mahabrahmans are presiding over the death of a nation and collecting the tribute to Yama hourly and in a thousand ways.'
This is precisely what happened in Gujarat. Hindutvaization activities complemented hate campaigns. Modi, whose government connived with the carnage, sends out email invitations to whoever he can find to join the Navratri celebrations. There are the gory dances of destruction. The screams of the dying shakes the skies and the Gods wake up just to receive the dead. Remember, this is the age of the Mahabrahmans.
Singing 'Let it be, Let it be' in the Beatles style might be a quick-fix, but an approach of complacence is akin to digging our own graves. And the secular state is always celebrating Hindutva too: every super-weapon of mass destruction, the surface-to-air missiles, and other phallic aggressive weapons have a Hindu religious connotation: Agni, Trishul, et al. Everything about the Hindutva project is designed in terms of death, so its final victory will be our collective holocaust.
Globalization and the blood-sucking capitalism wouldn't be faraway too. One system of exploitation sends out the luncheon cards to another. Before long it is a merry party with merrier handshakes. One thing leads to another, but let us forget that. We, end up not with, but as, leftovers. And the espousers of the Hindu Rashtra fatten up, almost like on beef, and rise their strength from 2 to 182 in the Parliament in the period that exactly coincides with the coming of liberalization and globalization. Their India shines, shimmers, and sparkles like rhinestone, cousin to glass but akin to diamond. In her must-read work on Globalization and Hindutva, Marika Vicziany boldly remarks:
'Until now India has been a poor, developing country evolving in the context of a secular democratic political system. Persistent poverty has always been made more palatable by the fact of free elections, a free press and a free judiciary. Now India faces the risk of persistent poverty within the political framework of hindutva, the successes of which in 2002 were based on murder, pillage, rape, a new politics of anti-Muslim hatred and a political and media system that connived with violence.'
If this shocks you, here's the bad news: We cannot look up to the state for support. The doors have been slammed shut against our eager, anxious faces. State terrorism is as entrenched as the other terrorisms. State machinery has long since trashed the obligations it owes the people. Neera Chandoke observes in her article Security in the Times of Hindutva,
'[T]oday members of religious groups in an India that happens to be marked by the ascendancy of Hindutva, suffer multiple injustices, multiple deprivation, and multiple insecurity, simply because they happen to belong to a minority. This is more than evident in the aftermath of the Gujarat carnage. ['] Such multiple injustices are unbearable if dominant groups in civil society terrorize religious minorities. But they are even more unbearable when they bear the imprimatur of the state. There can be no greater insecurity than when states that are supposed to deliver security practice discrimination against their own citizens simply because they happen to be in a minority.'
Stop for a minute and think of the most recent terror that invaded us, that exterminated our minorities. Think of Gujarat that celebrated Hindutva every passing second, the consequent crimes, the complacence and the silence of the State. History isn't a solace, it is a sore reminder of the horror that once was, and now awaits us. Fundamentalism has won, so far. And it is being replicated, mass produced, the formula rigorously applied everywhere. I tremble to think of the directions it would take. Of the coming nights of knives. Of the plunder between the thighs. Of the possible partitions of human bodies. Of the vengeful invasion of inner, and sacred spaces. Of the strong men reduced to brittle burnt bones. Of the infants dying before they learn of death. Of the loss of all that is deeply loved. Of the tragedy, that in the end, every irredeemable loss of ours shall be a mere number, every carnage and pogrom an incident, to be looked over, flippantly. Of the mad justifications for the bloodbaths. Of the rush of the fanatic oppressors, to narrate their made-up stories of victimhood, amidst our mutilated, decaying corpses. And greatly, of planned, state-sponsored genocide that will be made to resemble a carnival of sheer hate'yes, the terror of the Hindutva doing it everyday.
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Graham Daniels discusses the new-look Cambridge United board
Godric Smith and Duncan Foyle were confirmed as members of the U's board on Monday morning
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Cambridge United's director of football Graham Daniels. Picture: David Johnson
Graham Daniels said that new Cambridge United board member Godric Smith has been a “precious asset” to the club in recent years.
Smith was confirmed as a member of United's board alongside new finance director Duncan Foyle on Monday morning, following on from Ian Mather's appointment earlier in the summer.
And Daniels said Godric, who's resume includes acting as official spokesman for the Blair-Campbell government, head of communication for the London 2012 Olympic games and being co-founder of Inc., who sponsor Cambridge United's training ground and kit, knows the club "like the back of his hand."
“He has been a very, very precious asset to this football club,” he said.
“He worked very closely with CFU when the whole issue of the club going out of business was a strong possibility.
“He’s Cambridge born and bred has a stellar CV, not least that he and Paul Barry [majority shareholder] used to travel up and down the railways together watching Cambridge United as undergrads where they both learned a lot of their trade I think.
“We’re delighted to have Godric. His reputation as head of comms for the London 2012 Olympics and working in the Blair-Campbell administration as press officer means we have a guy who knows the bigger scene and knows our club like the back of his hand.”
Director of business Shaun Grady, meanwhile, added that Foyle’s appointment, which comes after former finance director Shaun Grady resigned, would add extra “rigour” to the club’s finance and governance.
“Duncan brings very extensive financial experience to the Club,” he said.
"He has held multiple finance director positions across a variety of businesses and organisations over recent years. Duncan is part of an organisation called the FD Centre and will oversee the Club’s Finances and Finance Team on a part-time, remunerated basis.
“His appointment will bring additional rigour and discipline to the oversight of the Club’s financial and governance matters going forward.”
The new board members will now work alongside vice-chairman Eddie Clark, directors Renford Sargent and Christoph Loch and fans-elected director Dave Matthew-Jones.
And Daniels said that the new-look board is well balanced between those who have links with the emerging business community in the city alongside those who have been with the football club for many years.
“We have a nicely balanced board, with some significant relationships with the wider business community in our city, the emerging business community in the bio-techs and so on and in the legal side and financial side,” he said.
“With Renford Sergent, Eddie Clarke and Dave Matthew Jones - there are people who are deeply embedded in our football club.
“I was chatting to Dave Matthew Jones earlier on and his point was a lovely one, he said that on our watch as a board what we need to do is retain continuity with the past, resilience with the present and a prospect for the future.
“With this balance in our board, it can always be better, we can always do more, but it’s a really decent position to be in at the start of the season, and not least with Paul Barry who has made sure we’re in the position to go into this season with enough strength and is a man to whom we owe gratitude as well.”
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The Store doesn't just want your money--it wants your soul. Imagine a future of unparalleled convenience. A powerful retailer, The Store, can deliver anything to your door, anticipating the needs and desires you didn't even know you had. Most people are fine with that, but not Jacob and Megan Brandeis. New York writers whose livelihood is on the brink of extinction, Jacob and Megan are going undercover to dig up The Store's secrets in a book that could change the entire American way of life--or put an end to Jacob's. After a series of unsettling discoveries, Jacob and Megan's worst fears about The Store seem like just the beginning. With nothing escaping The Store's watchful eye, harboring a secret that could get him killed, Jacob has to find a way to publish his expose--before the truth dies with him.
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Federal, State Law Enforcement Together Saves Lives
TUCSON, Ariz. – Tucson Sector Border Patrol, Office of Air and Marine Operations (AMO) and Arizona Department of Public Safety (AZDPS) jointly rescued migrants during three complex operations within the last six weeks in Arizona’s rugged desert.
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The first joint rescue occurred on Jan. 8 when a Honduran national was extracted from the bottom of a 400-foot cliff near Three Points. The man was left behind by his traveling partner due to a broken ankle.
Border Patrol Search and Trauma (BORSTAR) agents deployed from an AMO helicopter and located the man in a precarious area. Agents were joined by AZDPS paramedics who helped stabilize the man for transport to a local hospital via an AZDPS helicopter.
The second rescue occurred Feb. 19 when Sonoita Station Border Patrol agents responded to a report of suspected illegal border crossers and found an unconscious man with severe head trauma caused by a fall. Field agents rendered emergency medical treatment to stabilize and keep him alive until BORSTAR agents arrived on scene.
An AZDPS helicopter crew and medic extracted the man, later identified as a Mexican national illegally present in the U.S., and provided additional medical care until transferring him to a Lifeline helicopter for transport to a local hospital.
On Feb. 21, Border Patrol agents encountered a suspected hilltop scout with a broken ankle and head lacerations suffered during his attempt to flee from the agents. Due to the remote location, the scout was air lifted by an AZDPS helicopter and transferred to awaiting EMS services.
The collaboration exhibited by state and federal law enforcement during these rescues demonstrates the quick and efficient use of available resources to rescue anyone in need of help, regardless of their nationality.
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Trump trial could end soon as Democrats fail to win key support for calling witnesses
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., says there is 'no need for more evidence' after Sen. Susan Collins of Maine announced she would vote to allow witnesses.
By LISA MASCARO, ERIC TUCKER and ZEKE MILLERAssociated Press
Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., arrives on Capitol Hill on Thursday before the impeachment trial of President Trump. He said Thursday night that he would not vote Friday to support calling witnesses in the trial. Associated Press/Jacquelyn Martin
WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said late Thursday that she would vote to allow witnesses in President Trump’s impeachment trial, building momentum for the Democrats’ effort to hear more testimony and increasing the possibility of a drawn-out trial the White House hoped to avoid.
But Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee said in a statement there was “no need for more evidence,” giving the Trump team the possibility of a deciding vote in their direction.
Collins, a centrist senator, announced her decision after the Senate concluded a long question-and-answer session with the House Democrats prosecuting the charges and Trump’s lawyers defending him.
Sen. Collins will vote to support witness testimony in President Trump’s impeachment trial
Alexander released his statement moments later.
A vote on the witness question, expected Friday, could lead to an abrupt end of the trial with Trump’s expected acquittal. Or it could bring days, if not weeks more argument as Democrats press to hear testimony from former national security adviser John Bolton and others.
It would take four Republican senators to break with the majority and join with Democrats to tip the outcome.
Collins said in a statement: “The most sensible way to proceed would be for the House Managers and the President’s attorneys to attempt to agree on a limited and equal number of witnesses for each side. If they can’t agree, then the Senate could choose the number of witnesses.”
But Alexander said that “there is no need for more evidence to prove something that has already been proven and that does not meet the U.S. Constitution’s high bar for an impeachable offense.”
Collins, Alexander and Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska were playing an oversized role in the final hours of debate with pointed questions before crucial votes. Another Republican senator, Mitt Romney of Utah, has made clear he will vote for witnesses.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, talks to reporters Wednesday during the impeachment trial of President Trump. Steve Helber/Associated Press
Murkowksi drew a reaction during the debate when she asked simply: “Why should this body not call Ambassador Bolton?”
Alexander captured attention just before the dinner break when he questioned partisanship in the proceedings thus far.
Note-passing and power: Sen. Collins, moderates team up at Trump trial
In response to Alexander and others, Democrat Rep. Zoe Lofgren of California, a congressional staffer during Watergate and now a House prosecutor, told the senators that the Nixon impeachment also started as a partisan inquiry. A bipartisan consensus emerged only after Republicans – including staunch Nixon supporters – saw enough evidence to change their minds, she said.
“They couldn’t turn away from the evidence that their president had committed abuse of power and they had to vote to impeach him,” Lofgren said. President Richard Nixon resigned before he was impeached.
Alan Dershowitz, an attorney for President Trump, answers a question during the impeachment trial Wednesday. He said his comments were misconstrued. Senate Television via Associated Press
While disappointed that House Republicans did not join Democrats in voting to impeach Trump, she said the Senate – “the greatest deliberative body on the planet” – has a new opportunity.
Alexander, after his question Thursday night, consulted with a key staff aide to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. As the senators broke for dinner, Alexander and Murkowski met privately.
Trump was impeached by the House last month on charges that he abused his power like no other president, jeopardizing Ukraine and U.S.-Ukraine relations. Democrats say Trump asked he vulnerable ally to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and debunked theories of 2016 election interference, temporarily halting American security aid to the country as it battled Russia at its border. The second article of impeachment says Trump then obstructed the House probe in a way that threatened the nation’s three-branch system of checks and balances.
Thursday’s testimony included soaring pleas to the senators-as-jurors who will decide Trump’s fate, to either stop a president who Democrats say has tried to cheat in the upcoming election and will again, or to shut down impeachment proceedings that Republicans insist were never more than a partisan attack.
“Let’s give the country a trial they can be proud of,” said Rep. Adam Schiff, the lead prosecutor for House Democrats. Americans, he said, know what it takes for a fair trial. He offered to take just one week for depositions of new witnesses, sparking new discussions.
Trump attorney Eric Herschmann declared the Democrats are only prosecuting the president because they can’t beat him in 2020.
“We trust the American people to decide who should be our president,” Herschmann said. “Enough is Enough. Stop all of this.”
McConnell was toiling to keep Friday’s vote on schedule even as the trial was unearthing fresh evidence from Bolton’s new book and raising alarms among Democrats and some Republicans about a Trump attorney’s controversial defense.
On quid pro quo and witnesses: What senators asked at trial
In a day-after tweet, Trump attorney Alan Dershowitz complained about the portrayal of his testimony Wednesday night, when he said a president is essentially immune from impeachment if he believes his actions to be in the “national interest.”
Chief Justice John Roberts, the presiding officer at President Trump’s impeachment trial, sets aside a card submitted by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., on Thursday. Roberts declined to read the question as written. Senate Television via AP
That idea frustrated some inside the White House, who felt Dershowitz’s claim was unnecessary and inflammatory – irking senators with a controversial claim of vast executive powers. But those officials left it to Dershowitz to back away, wary that any public White House retreat would be viewed poorly by the president.
“I said nothing like that,” the retired professor tweeted Thursday.
His words Wednesday night: “Every public official that I know believes that his election is in the public interest. And if a president does something which he believes will help him get elected is in the public interest, that cannot be the kind of quid pro quo that results in impeachment.”
Asked about it as one of the first questions Thursday, Democrat Schiff said, “Have we learned nothing in the last half century?”
Three Senate Democrats from red states waver on impeachment votes
Schiff drew on the lessons of the Nixon era to warn of a “normalization of lawlessness” in the Trump presidency.
“That argument – if the president says it it can’t be illegal – failed when Richard Nixon was forced to resign,” Schiff told the senators. “But that argument may succeed here, now.”
“This is not a banana republic,” said Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., rejecting the White House counsel’s suggestion there was nothing wrong with seeking foreign election interference.
Democrats played a video showing the many times Trump has campaign.
The president has argued repeatedly that his dealings with Ukraine have been “perfect.”
Republicans Collins, Romney and Murkowski all have expressed interest in hearing from Bolton and the others.
In a Senate split 53-47 with a Republican majority, at least four Republican senators must join all Democrats to reach the 51 votes required to call witnesses, decide whom to call or do nearly anything else in the trial.
Chief Justice John Roberts, presiding over the chamber and fielding senators’ questions for the trial, could break a tie, but that seems unlikely.
The chief justice did exercise authority Thursday with a stunning rebuttal to a question posed by Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky designed to expose those familiar with the still anonymous whistleblower whose complaint about Trump’s phone call with Ukraine’s new president led to the impeachment inquiry.
Roberts had communicated through his staff to McConnell’s office that he did not want to read the whistleblower’s name, according to a Republican unauthorized to discuss the private conversation and granted anonymity.
“The presiding officer declines to read the question as submitted,” he said.
Senators have dispatched with more than 100 queries over two days. The questions came from the parties’ leaders, the senators running for the Democratic nomination against Trump and even bipartisan coalitions from both sides of the aisle.
Trump’s team says the House’s 28,000-page case against the president and the 17 witnesses – current and former national security officials, ambassadors and others who testified in the House proceedings – are sufficient.
Instead, Trump’s lawyers focused some of their time Thursday refloating allegations against Biden and his son, Hunter Biden, who served on the board of a gas company in Ukraine while his father was vice president.
Rep. Val Demings, D-Fla., responding to one question said the Bidens have little to tell the Senate about Trump’s efforts to “shake down” Ukraine for his own campaign.
Democrats argued Bolton’s forthcoming book cannot be ignored. It contends he personally heard Trump say he wanted military aid withheld from Ukraine until it agreed to investigate the Bidens – the abuse of power charge that is the first article of impeachment. Trump denies saying such a thing.
The White House has blocked its officials from testifying in the proceedings and objected in a letter to Bolton’s attorney to “significant amounts of classified information” in the manuscript, including at the top secret level. Bolton resigned last September – Trump says he was fired – and he and his attorney have insisted the book does not contain any classified information.
Associated Press writers Alan Fram, Andrew Taylor, Matthew Daly, Laurie Kellman and Padmananda Rama contributed to this report.
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The Big Tell Filmmaker Profile: Luis Alcazar
Oct 17, 2017 | Arts and Culture
For the seventh Big Tell Filmmaker Profile, we’ve asked local filmmaker Luis Alcazar ten questions about himself and his mini-documentary about the memories and history of the Kadota fig through the eyes of a young Chicana who was raised in Planada, California.
Central Valley Community Foundation (CVCF): As you were born in Guadalajara, how long have you been in the Central Valley and what do you love most about it?
Luis Alcazar (LA): [I have been in the Central Valley] over 20 years. I love the fact that we are surrounded by beauty all year long. Everywhere you look, you can find [the] picturesque views of our landscapes, towns, and [culturally] diverse people that make the Central Valley such a wonderful place.
CVCF: How long have you been interested in filmmaking?
LA: I started to get into filmmaking 26 years ago when I was in high school.
CVCF: How did you get into filmmaking?
LA: Although I had studied for the film industry and loved filmmaking, having a family made it difficult to pursue that career. It was after many years in real estate [that] I was presented an opportunity that changed my life forever. In 2010 I heard that there was a contest [offered] by KMPH for a cancer prevention video. I entered and won. Putting my fears aside and embracing my passion, I quit real estate and became a full-time filmmaker.
CVCF: Are there any directors, screenwriters, etc. that have influenced you?
LA: Screenwriters [who have influenced me include] Stephen King, George Lucas, [and] Alfred Hitchcock. Directors [who have influenced me include] Alejandro G. Iñárritu, George Miller, James Cameron, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino, and Guillermo Del Toro. [I have also been influenced by] cinematographers [like] Emmanuel Lubezki, John Seale, [and] Rodrigo Prieto.
CVCF: Where does your inspiration come from?
LA: Moving back and forth [between] Mexico and the United States, I [became insecure] about how I speak. [To] this day, I struggle to get my point across verbally; however, it has been through the art of filmmaking that I can truly express myself. My inspiration is being able to give a voice not only to myself but [to] others who have a story to tell.
CVCF: What’s your favorite movie?
LA: Too many to choose from!
CVCF: Do you have a favorite “guilty pleasure” film?
LA: Pulp Fiction.
CVCF: Imagine budget was no object – what would your dream film project look like?
LA: It’s a toss-up between a documentary and a [psychological] thriller/horror film. The documentary would be about certain Valley kids who grew up in extreme poverty and under difficult circumstances, but were able to turn their [lives] around. The [other] film would be about [the] Mexican legend “La Llorona” [which was] told to me as a child to keep me in check. I would love to make that tale into a film because it’s part of my history.
CVCF: What is your film for The Big Tell about?
LA: [My film] On the Banks of El Canal follows [memories] of Planada [California] and the history of the Kadota fig through the eyes of a young Chicana who was raised [there]. [She] spent much of her youth in and near the banks of the Planada Canal (El Canal). As the daughter of farmworkers, she [witnessed] and [experienced] the beauty of the land her parents [tilled] as well as the challenges of living in a small, rural agricultural town. El Canal also [follows] the [community’s] farmworkers, particularly the women with newborn children who [are unable to] afford daycare.
CVCF: What does winning this grant for The Big Tell mean to you?
LA: Winning this grant means that I have the opportunity and a platform to showcase my passion [and] hard work, and [the] years of dedication I have put into filmmaking.
If you’d like to connect with Luis Alcazar, please visit him on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, and Behance.
Make sure to come out on Friday, October 20, 2017 for The Big Tell Showcase at Warnors Theatre! All 10 films by our extremely talented filmmakers will be screened at a FREE, all-ages red carpet event. Make sure to RSVP now!
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Eldon L. Ham is a frequently published sports and entertainment lawyer based in Chicago. He is a member of the faculty at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law, where he won the Distinguished Service Award in 2010. Ham has been a guest on numerous local and national TV and radio shows, and he is the author of five books on matters of sports culture. He maintains a website at EldonHam.com.
The National Collegiate Athletic Association is playing tough guy again. It suspended Ohio State football player Chase Young for taking and repaying a loan (under $800) so his girlfriend could see him play in the 2019 Rose Bowl.The NCAA calls this an “impermissible benefit.” Was it?The NCAA collects billions from its long-term television deals, yet its approach to eligibility is an unregulated labyrinth of rules and arbitrary enforcement. There are many proposals for reform, but effective change needs to …
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The attorney who represented Medline Industries in a lawsuit against Wyptech LLC was absolutely certain he was entitled to instruct Medline’s corporate representative to not answer deposition questions the lawyer believed were beyond the scope of the topics listed in Wyptech’s Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 30(b)(6) notice. And Medline’s counsel was just as certain he could call a time out — after a question was asked — to “educate” the corporate representative off-the-record on the correct answer. Granting Wyptech’s motion for sanctions, Magistrate Judge Jeffrey Cummings explained the attorney was wrong on both counts.
Debt forgiveness: Tax liability depends on individual situation
In the wake of the 2008 Great Recession, Congress encouraged lenders to allow debt forgiveness, short sales, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure. The Mortgage Debt Forgiveness Act provides that there is no tax liability on the amount forgiven for a property sold short or tendered in a deed in lieu of foreclosure.
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No business loss coverage because of pandemic closures
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently held that business interruption insurance coverage under an “all risk” policy issued to a Chicago tavern did not provide coverage for loss of business due to an order by the governor of Illinois closing “non-essential businesses” during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
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SCOTUS draws line on COVID-19 restrictions and houses of worship
On Nov. 25, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important decision appearing to rein in COVID-19-based deference to regulations constricting fundamental constitutional rights, and compelling lower courts to treat religious gatherings at least as well as businesses typically deemed “essential.”
By Steven B. Adams
Attorney General Barr leaves post, another election challenge filed
As have ascribed from time to time, the Roberts Supreme Court has often earned the “Ray Guy Lifetime Punter Award” for its efforts to at times avoid getting into the thicket, especially during the last four years. While Chief Justice John Roberts has been attacked from the right for some of his decisions, the bulk have been figurative “slaps on the wrist” to President Donald Trump. The latest punt appears to have taken place last week, in Trump v. New York, the case involving the question of the counting of “aliens who are not in a lawful immigration status.”
By Daniel A. Cotter
Court upholds insurer’s post-judgment interest obligation under policy
The 1st District Appellate Court recently held that an insurer’s depositing with the court clerk its policy limit plus accrued post-judgment on the full judgment against its insured, stopped the further accrual of interest for which the insurer was responsible under the supplementary payments section of the policy, notwithstanding that such a deposit is not provided for under the Illinois post-judgment interest statute.
Court refines rules on ‘derivative jurisdiction doctrine’
Randal Ricci tried to dodge the derivative jurisdiction doctrine when several Social Security Administration employees — the targets of a pro se state court complaint that claimed he qualified as a “representative payee” for his minor daughter’s supplemental security income benefits — used 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1442 to yank the litigation into federal court and promptly followed up asking the district judge to toss the case based on precedent that says a federal court doesn’t have jurisdiction over a removed case if the state court didn’t have subject matter or in personam jurisdiction. But based on statements in two 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decisions, Ricci (now represented by counsel) argued that the derivative jurisdiction doctrine didn’t apply because he filed an amended complaint in the district court asking for a federal remedy, mandamus, under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1361.
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Spider-Rama: Amazing Spider-Man #58
Welcome to Spider-Rama! Each Wednesday, Ben and Duy will look at a Spider-Man issue from the very beginning, in chronological order, and answer questions for various categories, inspired in large part by one of our favorite podcasts, The Rewatchables by The Ringer. Our goal is to make it to Amazing Spider-Man #200. Will we make it? Grab your Amazing Spider-Man Omnibus or crank up your tablet to Marvel Unlimited, and then tune in every Wednesday to find out!
Spider-Rama
by Stan Lee and John Romita Sr. and Don Heck
Professor Smythe returns with an all-new, all-improved Spider-Slayer, just as Spider-Man gets his memory back.
POINTLESS TRIVIA
BEN: Villain appearance count:
Doctor Octopus: 9
Green Goblin: 7
Sandman: 4
Kraven the Hunter: 5
The Vulture: 5
Mysterio: 4
The Enforcers: 3
The Rhino: 3
The Lizard: 3
The Kingpin: 3
Professor Smythe/Spider Slayer: 3
The Chameleon: 2
Electro: 2
The Ringmaster: 2
Scorpion: 2
Molten Man: 2
Shocker: 1
DUY: We find out Robbie Robertson used to serve in the military, and Stan actually does it in an organic, natural way: John Jameson just asks him if he ever feels like getting back in uniform.
WHAT'S AGED THE BEST?
BEN: Spider Slayers. They're basically drones.
DUY: The nuance given to JJJ in this issue will eventually be the type of nuance that will come to define him.
BEN: He just wants to catch him, not kill him.
WHAT'S AGED THE WORST?
BEN: All apologies to Don Heck, but you’re no Romita, even with him doing the layouts.
DUY: Yeah, much respect to Don Heck, but I... do not like his work.
BEN: Smythe is also defeated by a phone book, which would not work today.
DUY: Where did Ka-Zar get the rope he's swinging from in the splash page, and how did he get it high enough to swing from it? Did he take a rope, climb a building, tie it there, go back down, and get Spider-Man?
BEN: And Spider-Man's amnesia is cured by cold water, when Ka-Zar fished him out of the lake in the previous issue?
FAVORITE PANEL
BEN: Mine:
DUY: Wow, Ka-Zar is an idiot. "This civilian is giving me the same vibes as Spider-Man, whose face I've never seen. Oh well!" And here's mine:
DUY: I had misremembered this issue — and really anything involving the Spider-slayers —as JJJ just doing a criminal action for his obsession. It was nice to see that he just legitimately thinks Spider-Man is a menace and he wanted to play hero, but that even he doesn't want Spider-Man dead if it's unnecessary.
WHO WON THE COMIC?
BEN: There were no winners in this one.
DUY: I can name a loser. Aunt May.
BEN: That's it for Spider-Rama this week.
DUY: Thank you, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko—
BEN: —for telling us we aren't the only ones.
Leave us a comment below or on our Facebook page. See you next Wednesday!
Featured In: Back Issue Ben, Don Heck, Duy, John Romita Sr, Spider-Man, Spider-Rama, Stan Lee
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Uncovering the value of intellectual property is one of the more complex tasks a company rescue or turnaround practitioner will face when a business enters insolvency, and it may be one they need specialist assistance to complete.
As a company owner or director, it’s important you have a good idea how much value is tied up in the intellectual property of the business, as this can make a difference to the options available to you on insolvency, and the route the turnaround practitioner will take.
Uncovering the value of a company’s intellectual property rights (IPR) during an administration, when seeking to liquidate a company, or during insolvency can be a complicated process. Precise evaluations can be hard to come by and should be left to the experts, but as a guide, here are some tips to help you get an idea of your IPRs worth.
Patents in the UK offer protection for 20 years and allow you to take legal action against anyone who makes, uses, sells or imports your invention without your permission. As a general rule for valuing a patent, the longer the patent has to run, the more it will be worth.
Determining the exact value of a patent depends on its nature and the possible applications of the invention. A company rescue or turnaround practitioner will typically seek the advice of a professional valuation expert to determine its price. However, factors to consider include the number of similar patents that exist, how broad the protection provided by the patent is, and the size of the industry the patent applies to.
Trademarks can be split into two camps, registered trademarks, represented by a ®, or unregistered trademarks, which are sometimes indicated by a ™. A registered trademark will usually carry more weight than an unregistered trademark, so the registration is usually an indication of value. Unlike patents, which can retain their value despite a company collapse or liquidation, the value of a trademark is usually dependent on the strength of the company behind it.
For this reason, in an insolvency situation, turnaround practitioners should look to protect brand names early on. If trading out of administration does not seem possible, it might be advisable to sell the trademark to an interested party before the company is liquidated and the trademark loses its value.
Similarly to trademarks, a design can be registered or unregistered, with registered designs protected for up to 25 years. The value of design will remain even if the business goes bust in the same way as a patent. For example, if an architect’s business were to fail, there may still be some value in the architectural plans the firm has developed, and these may interest rival firms.
Copyright cannot be registered in the same way as designs, trademarks and patents. Instead, Copyright applies to original work produced by the company that satisfies the necessary criteria. The copyright rules can be inconsistent and confusing, particularly where the application of new technologies are concerned, but copyrighted works do tend to command a high a price.
Tracing ownership of copyright can be a problem in itself, not to mention the many other aspects that need to be considered before a value can be placed on copyright. However, taking the time to establish and cement your ownership of a copyright in an insolvency or company rescue procedure can create significant rewards.
Other potential areas of value
There can also be untapped value in other intangible company assets, such as databases, domain names and even industry know-how. The good news is that more value can be attributed to this type of asset than ever before, so, if you act quickly, this could provide you with a route out of trouble.
For more information on valuing your intellectual property if you are considering liquidating, contact Company Debt today. We provide free, confidential advice on company debt and business recovery solutions to help resolve your situation quickly and painlessly call 08000 746 757.
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What is the Chambolle-Musigny appellation?
Chambolle-Musigny is a small commune in the sub-region of the Côte de Nuits in Burgundy. It has less than 400 inhabitants but enjoys a widespread and historic reputation for its high quality wines. The village produces almost exclusively red wines from pinot noir. The classic Chambolle-Musigny wine is powerful, refined and fragrant. Along with Vosne-Romanée and Gevrey-Chambertin, the village is renowned for producing some of the best Pinot Noir wines on earth. The fragrance that characterizes the wines has earned Chambolle a reputation as the Volnay of the Côte de Nuits. A tiny amount of white wine is made from about half a hectare of Chardonnay grapes grown in the prestigious Musigny Grand Cru in the south of the appellation. No white wine is made under the village appellation or at the Premier Cru level.
Les Grands Crus and Premiers Crus of Chambolle Musigny
(Le) Musigny is divided into two sections, Les Musigny and Les Petits Musigny, with slightly different soils and slopes. The latter is the home of the Chardonnay plot. However, about 70 percent of the fruit harvested from the two parcels is combined in a single bottle of Domaine Comte Georges de Vogüé.
Bonnes-Mares is the other vineyard of the Grand Cru, located opposite Chambolle-Musigny. It generally produces more structured wines, but less round and fine than those of Musigny. A small parcel of Bonnes-Mares is located in Morey-Saint-Denis. (© Owner content, Wine-Searcher.)
The quality can vary between the premier crus. Les Amoureuses have soils very similar to Musigny and are widely considered to be the best. Les Charmes is also very much appreciated. It is also very similar to Musigny.
The climate in Chambolle-Musigny - as in all the department of the Côte d'Or - is continental. Seasonal and diurnal (day-night) temperature variations allow balanced acids and sugars to be established in the wines.
The village of Chambolle-Musigny is itself situated on the top of the median slope of the Côte d'Or escarpment, at an altitude of about 300 m. Wooded peaks lie to the west. Its vineyards extend immediately on three sides, on the slopes bordering the village. They extend eastwards going towards the AOP areas of Burgundy and southwards to the edge of the neighbouring village of Vougeot. Le Musigny and Les Petits Musigny extend further south-west in a corridor leading to the premier cru La Combe d'Orveau and the border with Flagey-Echézeaux. Morey-Saint-Denis is to the north. The best vineyards of Chambolle-Mussigny lie on the fine, well-drained soils in the middle of the slope.
There are 176 hectares (435 acres) of vines in total. On the whole, 24 vineyards Premier Cru Chambolle-Musigny cover an area of 56 ha. Its two grands crus together cover 24 hectares.
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by Melvyn Richter
Melvyn Richter Politics and Government English
Author: Melvyn Richter
Publisher: Cambridge University Press (April 29, 1977)
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Start by marking The Political Theory of Montesquieu as Want to Read . That version was notoriously inadequate: Montesquieu's key terms were not rendered consistently; often his meaning was distorted by giving the nearest English 18th-century legal or institutional equivalent.
Start by marking The Political Theory of Montesquieu as Want to Read: Want to Read savin. ant to Read. Read by Montesquieu. Finally, English usage has changed so much that the 18th-century translation makes Montesquieu seem both quaint and obscure. This is not the impression one derives from reading Montesquieu in French today.
most significant part of Montesquieu's political, social and legal theory. Finally, English usage has changed so much that the eighteenth-century translation makes Montesquieu seem both quaint and obscure.
About two-thirds of the volume has been translated from the Spirit of the Laws, not redone in English since the eighteenth century.
Melvin Richter (author). Please provide me with your latest book news, views and details of Waterstones’ special offers. About two-thirds of the volume has been translated from the Spirit of the Laws, not redone in English since the eighteenth century. That version was notoriously inadequate: Montesquieu's key terms were not rendered consistently; often his meaning was distorted by giving the nearest English eighteenth-century legal or institutional equivalent.
The essential political writings of Montesquieu-a substantial abridgment of The Spirit of the Laws, plus judicious selections from The Persian Letters and Considerations of the Romans' Greatness and Decline-are masterfully translated by Melvin Richter.
New York: Cambridge University Press, 1977.
Montesquieu recognized three types of government: monarchist . The Politcal Theory of Montesquieu - Montesquieu's Mind and Influence; Melvyn Richter.
Montesquieu recognized three types of government: monarchist, despotic and republican. With monarchy, he was concerned about the monarchy's commitment to honor and consistent rule of law. He warned that a self-centered monarchy may not serve public good. His major contribution to political thought was his book ''The Spirit of the Laws. It contributed ideas like the priority of rule of law and the importance of separation of powers to the modern fields of jurisprudence and political theory. Montesquieu and the Making of the Modern World; Alan Macfarlane.
Author: Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat; Richter, Melvyn; Richter . Full Text Information.
Author: Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat; Richter, Melvyn; Richter, Melvin. Publication Date:1977-04-29. ISBN-13:9780521290616. Number of Pages:368 Pages. Books Dimensions:229 x 152 x 21 mm. Format of ebooks: PDF(Acrobat Reader) or Word version doc Document. The Politcal Theory of Montesquieu Download Free eboks PDF.
William Archibald Dunning. Excerpt from book: asserted, that t. .e commerce and intercourse of mankind, which are of such mighty advantage, can have no security where men pay no regard to their engagements
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This volume makes available in an English translation the most significant part of Montesquieu's political, social and legal theory. About two-thirds of the volume has been translated from the Spirit of the Laws, not redone in English since the eighteenth century. That version was notoriously inadequate: Montesquieu's key terms were not rendered consistently; often his meaning was distorted by giving the nearest English eighteenth-century legal or institutional equivalent. Finally, English usage has changed so much that the eighteenth-century translation makes Montesquieu seem both quaint and obscure. This volume also includes substantial selections from the Persian Letters and the Considerations on the Causes of the Romans; Greatness and Decline. Although adequate translations of these works exist, it seemed advisable to maintain intellectual and stylistic consistency by providing English versions on the same principles as the Spirit of the Laws.
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Good background for US history buffs. I didn't realize that a good many of our Founding Father's ideas originated with this man.
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A Carpet’s Fiber Gives You Valuable Information for Selecting and Caring for Your Carpet
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The five basic fibers used in carpets today all have their individual strengths. Even more importantly, they all make excellent carpets. Your ultimate choice will be determined by the characteristics that are most important to you.
Although some carpets are made of blends, most are made entirely of one of the following five fibers:
Triexta
Mohawk SmartStrand(R) and SmartStrand(R) with DuPont(TM) Sorona(R), both made with new Triexta fiber offers superior durability, stain resistance and softness compared to traditional polyester carpets.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a significant step forward for fiber and carpet innovation. Previously classified as polyester, the FTC has recognized that PTT fiber, the fiber used in Mohawk SmartStrand(R) carpets and that DuPont sells under the brand name Sorona(R), is worthy of its own subclass called ‘triexta’. With its extreme durability, unrivaled stain resistance and unmatched softness triexta has been determined to be superior to standard polyester and shares little more than a similar chemical structure.
Nylon is the most widely used carpet fiber. Though it has many strengths, the greatest is its…strength. Nylon is incredibly durable and resilient. Because of its resistance to matting and wear, you will never see a visibly worn carpet path in even the busiest spots of your home. Nylon carpet fiber is soft yet strong, shows color brilliantly, and cleans well. Though not inherently stain resistant, most nylons are treated with a stain-resist carpet treatment for protection against household spills and stains.
Polypropylene (also Called Olefin)
The use of polypropylene in carpet has grown dramatically over the past ten years due to the popularity of Berber style loop carpets. Polypropylene is extremely resistant to stains, fading, and moisture. Polypropylene, a value-oriented fiber, is also notably colorfast because it is solution dyed, which means the color is added during production and not dyed later. The color is such an inherent part of the fiber that you can even clean polypropylene with bleach.
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Magazine | Cars
Spada Codatronca Monza
Following its debut at the Top Marques show in Monaco, details of a new roadster version of the Spada Codatronca sports car have been released. Named ‘Monza’, after the legendary Italian circuit, it’s powered by a 7.0-litre V8 from the Chevrolet Corvette Z06...
Clearly not satisfied with the normally aspirated eight-cylinder’s output of 498bhp, Spada has added a pair of superchargers, thus giving the Codatronca Monza 710bhp and 701lb ft of torque. This allows a 0-60mph sprint of three seconds flat (which can be timed on the dashboard-mounted Meccaniche Veloci watch) and a top speed of 208mph. At maximum velocity, the open-top powerhouse would give the occupants little air to breathe - making the Monza truly ‘breathtaking’, from both inside and out.
The V8 is attached to the aluminium spaceframe by a magnesium engine cradle. The chassis has integrated, individually adjustable roll bars, and is covered with carbonfibre body panels, helping the Monza achieve a weight of just 1180kg. The six-speed manual gearbox transfers power to the rear wheels with the assistance of a three-stage traction control system, ensuring the 19-inch OZ alloy wheels don’t rapidly shred their Pirelli P-Zero tyres.
Suspension is fully adjustable, and braking comes courtesy of Brembo, using an ABS system employed in the FIA GT3 series. The driver also benefits from a telemetry system which records 40 different types of data – including steering angle, individual wheel speeds, g-forces and lap times – on an 80-hour cycle.
Some might be familiar with the distinctive, Kamm-tail design. Ercole Spada – who owns Spada Vetture Sport with his son Paolo – played a pivotal role in the design of the 1960s Alfa Romeo TZ and TZ2 whilst working for the Zagato design house. The rear not only gives the car its name – codatronca, translated directly from the Italian, means ‘truncated tail’ – but also provides improved aerodynamics.
Inside, Spada has made sure only the essentials are present, but has said it is working on a Barchetta version - which would provide more creature comforts - at its design and production facility in Turin.
While the car was commissioned as a one-off by Italian tuning company Aznom, Spada has said it will build production models to order for around £225,000.
Photos / Video: Spada / YouTube
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JustClean raises $8 million Series B
Kuwait-based laundry marketplace platform JustClean, has raised a $8 million Series B round from Faith Capital Holding.
Founded in 2017 by Athbi and Nouri Al Enezi, JustClean operates as a business to business (B2B) and business to customer(B2C) marketplace platform, offering on-demand dry cleaning and laundry services. The startup looks to digitise the region’s $3 billion laundry industry.
“JustClean has become the preferred aggregator for laundry services across the region, through the combined efforts made by hundreds of our valued laundry partners and our 200 plus team members alike. Our technological solutions have proven to be effective and as such, we have built our brand on being the go-to solution provider of choice for cleaning business owners across the Mena region,” says Athbi Al Enezi, a co-founder and managing partner of JustClean.
With this latest funding, JustClean will be able to further fuel its growth in the markets it operates in and expand its product offerings within the cleaning sector
“During the last six months of Covid-19, we have reaffirmed our model to be a versatile and fluid one that is adaptable to market conditions and through this time we have created new revenue streams that are diversified and sustainable. Our steadfast focus on delivering a stress-free, user-friendly, and highly efficient service has witnessed JustClean become an employer of choice with a corporate culture built on innovation and community investment,” said Nouri Al Enezi, a co founder and managing partner of JustClean.
JustClean has raised over $20 million since its inception and currently operates in Kuwait, Bahrain, UAE, KSA, and Qatar.
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Europe Markets
European stocks close higher after Bank of Japan, oil gains
Published Wed, Sep 21 201611:30 AM EDT Updated Wed, Sep 21 201611:48 AM EDT
Katy Barnato@profile/view?id=44013563@KatyBarnato
Arjun Kharpal
Holly Ellyatt@HollyEllyatt
European stocks closed higher on Wednesday after the Bank of Japan announced new policy measures, but pared some gains later in the session as investors awaited the outcome of the U.S. Federal Reserve's meeting.
The pan-European STOXX 600 index closed up around 0.5 percent, with basic resources and energy stocks gaining in afternoon trade after a boost to oil prices.
The U.K.'s FTSE 100 ended provisionally up 0.2 percent, with the French CAC 40 and German DAX higher by 0.6 percent and 0.5 percent respectively.
U.S. stock indexes rose in early Wall Street trade, also getting a boost from the rise in light crude oil prices, ahead of the Fed announcement.
WTI crude futures for November topped $45 per barrel on Wednesday, well above the 50-day level of $44.80. The spike came as the U.S. reported a surprisingly large drop in crude inventories and helped push shares of Amec Foster and SBM Offshore close more than 2 percent higher.
The Fed will announce its latest policy decision on Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen briefing the media at 2:30 p.m. ET. Market consensus is for the central bank to hold its base rate in the 0.25-0.50 percent range and not lift again until December. CME Group's FedWatch Tool puts the probability of no change at 85 percent, with a 15 percent chance of a hike to 0.50-0.75 percent.
A surprise cannot be ruled out though, according to the head of economic research at Daiwa Capital Markets.
"It is far from the case that all recent data have been soft, with an upside surprise seen to last Friday's CPI figure and (forecasts) of third-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) growth still around 3 percent," Chris Scicluna said on Wednesday in a note.
Earlier on Wednesday, the Bank of Japan announced it would change policy, abandoning its monetary base target in favor of targeting the yield curve for Japanese bonds. It held the deposit rate unchanged at -0.1 percent and said it would maintain its program of bond purchases.
Bank of Japan poll
The Japanese Nikkei 225 closed around 1.9 percent higher subsequently, having traded 0.3 percent up on the day before the decision was announced. Japanese banking shares rose to close sharply higher, boosted by the news of no further rate cuts.
The Japanese Topix index also rallied, while the yield on 10-year Japanese government bonds turned positive for the first time since March.
Michael Hewson, chief market analyst at CMC Markets, said the move would help Japanese banks but might not have the desired effect on the Japanese economy.
"Japanese policymakers ... appear to have focused their attention on targeting the shape of the yield curve in order to take the pressure off banks, as a flatter yield curve took its toll on bank profitability. Ultimately, while these actions may well help the banks, it's doubtful they will to help the Japanese economy that much and in some ways it shows how little flexibility the central bank has, given how experimental policy is now becoming," Hewson said in a note on Wednesday.
Analysts at Accendo Markets said the Bank of Japan's move could deter the Fed from an immediate rate rise.
"Market sentiment is being helped by the prospect of accommodative policy for longer, even if the BOJ is struggling to deliver. Hopes are also high that the latter's action leaves the Fed in a bind, forcing it to hold off from hiking at all this year," the analysts said in a note on Wednesday.
Fed poll
The rally in Japanese banks spilled over into Europe, with individual company news also helping indexes.
European financials and insurance stocks were among outperformers on Wednesday, with Italian and Spanish banks notably strong performers. The top stock on the STOXX 600 was Spain's Banco Popular, which close over 9 percent higher.
Shares of Unicredit closed up 3.6 percent after Reuters reported that three bidders were in the lead to buy the Italian bank's fund management arm.
In the U.K., Barclays shares ended up 3.1 percent after HSBC raised its price target for the stock.
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Facebook perks up Live video by copying ideas from other apps
What will get more people to use Facebook Live? How about photo filters? I'm Bridget Carey. This is your CNET update. [MUSIC] It's a busy day for social media news, so let's start with changes at Facebook. Facebook's live streaming videos are getting new features to liven up broadcasts So to speak. Now you can tap on those reaction emojis while watching a video. And whenever someone taps an icon, it'll float by on the screen in real time for the broadcaster to see. It's just like those hearts on Twitter's Periscope video app. But But Facebook's icons bounce across and they can be a combo of hearts, thumbs up, and faces. And in an attempt to copy some of that instagram, and snapchat's magic, you could also add color filters to videos such as a black and white filter. In the future they also want to let you write on the video. Now live videos from your phone are growing trend, but you know what else is hot right now? Encryption, and Facebook owned WhatsApp is getting lots of buzz for adding more end to end encryption to messages which prevents the company or any other agency. From seeing your chats. WhatsApp did have high level encryption for a while now for text messages, but it just expanded the protections to more areas, like group messages and photo messages. Even as government agencies are putting pressure on tech companies to loosen encryption for data collection and investigations. You have WhatsApp and others pushing encryption as an important feature to win over consumers. Security is a selling point. Right now, end-to-end e-mail encryption is messy for people to do on their own. So if you want to check securely, you'll have to turn to a phone app. If you're interested in others, you want to check out the signal app. That also encrypts phone calls. Meanwhile at Twitter, there's a new button on the mobile app that lets you easily share someone's Tweet in a direct message chat. This is part of Twitter's mission to grow as a private messaging tool. And for you social crafters out there, the marketplace Etsy is starting a new service for sellers. It's called Pattern by Etsy and those that make things like jewelry or furniture can pay $15 a month to have their own websites to show off [INAUDIBLE] online shopaholic should be pleased that Amazons Prime Free Same day delivery service is expanding to eleven more cities in the U.S. The Same day delivery of Amazon Prime Now began last year in May. You have to Shop on a Prime Now app to get the option, but Blomberg reports that it could come to the main site next month.Thats all for this tech news roundup but you can find us on all the social I'm actually Facebook living right now. Woo, look at that. If you wanna see a behind the scenes look at this episode, just find me on Facebook. From our studios in New York, I'm Bridget Kerry. [MUSIC]
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Justin Trudeau broke his promises to you last time, and he will do it again if re-elected
Today, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals are unveiling their election platform – much like the 2015 version it’s not worth the wasted ink and the paper it’s printed on.
In the last election, Justin Trudeau and the Liberals promised a lot, but once elected they broke promise after promise and made life more expensive and unaffordable for families. Plain and simple, Justin Trudeau is not as advertised. If Justin Trudeau is re-elected he will once again break his promises to Canadians and raise taxes on hard-working Canadian families.
Let’s take a look at some of Justin Trudeau’s most notable broken promises.
Balanced Budgets:
“I am looking straight at Canadians and being honest the way I always have. We’ve said we are committed to balanced budgets and we are. We will balance that budget in 2019.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015
It’s 2019, and as we can see the budget did not “balance itself.” Justin Trudeau is running endless deficits that threaten the social services Canadians depend on and if re-elected Trudeau will just raise your taxes to pay for his out of control spending.
Justin Trudeau is not as advertised.
Electoral Reform:
“As Prime Minister, I’ll make sure the 2015 election will be the last under first-past-the-post system.” – Justin Trudeau, 2015
There’s another election, and guess what? It’s being held under first-past-the-post.
Veterans:
“Our plan will give back to those who have given so much in service to all Canadians, and will ensure that no veteran has to fight the government for the support and compensation they have earned.” – Liberal Party of Canada, 2015 Election Platform
Justin Trudeau looked a military hero in the eye – a man who lost his leg fighting for our country – and said that veterans are “asking for more than we are able to give.”
“We will restore trust in our democracy.” – Liberal Party of Canada, 2015 Election Platform
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London Has Fallen Review
By Rich Cline
It didn't seem possible, but somehow this action movie is even more preposterous than its predecessor, 2013's over-serious Olympus Has Fallen. Gerard Butler is back as a Secret Service agent protecting US President Aaron Eckhart, this time in a Taken-style scenario in which they leave America only to be immediately thrown into the middle of a massive terrorist attack. But the script is so lazy that there isn't a moment when any of this is remotely believable.
Events are put into motion when the British prime minister dies of a heart attack and security services only have a few days to lock down London so that the world's leaders can arrive for the funeral at St Paul's Cathedral. Mike (Butler) flies in with his boss Lynn (Bassett) on Air Force One, accompanying President Asher (Eckhart) and a platoon of bodyguards. Then just before the funeral, a carefully orchestrated series of bombings and gun attacks take out five heads of state. Of course, Mike and Lynn get Asher out of the fray, but an army of bad guys led by terror mastermind Kamran (Waleed Zuaiter) pursue them across the city. Back in Washington, Vice President Trumbull (Morgan Freeman) and the panicky cabinet (including Haley, Forster and Leo) watch all of this unfold on video screens and coordinates a counter-attack.
Even with four screenwriters, the movie makes no real sense. And worse than that, the filmmakers never take advantage of the story's potential or the heavy-hitting cast. There's a line about how all of London's landmarks have been destroyed, but the on-screen destruction is limited to just one of Westminster Abbey's towers. The depiction of world leaders is laughably cliched. And the award-winning actors have nothing to do but stand there looking worried. By contrast, Butler charges around shooting and stabbing everybody who moves in a display of shockingly brutal machismo. Eckhart is more believably reluctant to join in and dispense some violence, but of course he does.
Both films in this series come from that appalling perspective (as in Taken) in which anyone who looks even vaguely shifty deserves to die in the most painful way possible. In this world, America is strong and right and everyone else is weak and useless. This is an especially odd approach for Iranian-born filmmaker Babak Najafi to take, although he does at least add a sense of global perspective. But it's all so straight-faced that it's more insulting than entertaining. That said, audiences who don't care about things like originality, credibility or meaning will probably enjoy the movie's fast pace and wanton death and destruction.
Watch the trailer for London Has Fallen:
Genre: Action/Adventure
Run time: 99 mins
In Theaters: Friday 4th March 2016
Distributed by: Focus Features
Production compaines: Millennium Films, LHF Film, Gerard Butler Alan Siegel Entertainment
Contactmusic.com: 2 / 5
Director: Babak Najafi
Producer: Gerard Butler, Mark Gill, Danny Lerner, Alan Siegel, Les Weldon
Screenwriter: Creighton Rothenberger, Katrin Benedikt, Christian Gudegast, Chad St. John
Starring: Gerard Butler as Mike Banning, Aaron Eckhart as President Benjamin Asher, Morgan Freeman as Vice President Alan Trumbull, Angela Bassett as Lynne Jacobs, Melissa Leo as Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan, Robert Forster as General Edward Clegg, Jackie Earle Haley as Deputy Chief Mason, Radha Mitchell as Leah Banning, Sean O'Bryan as NSA Deputy Director Ray Monroe, Mehdi Dehbi as Sultan Mansoor, Shivani Ghai as Amal, Alon Aboutboul as Barkawi, Jorge Leon Martinez as Secret Service
Also starring: Danny Lerner, Les Weldon, Christian Gudegast
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Rabbi Dr Mark S. Kinzer
The Fire of God’s Holy Loving Presence
Yom Kippur 5776 (2015)
Yom Kippur points us to the hidden reality of the holy fire of God’s presence in the midst of Israel. It is this holy presence which evokes our consciousness of moral failure and our desire for atonment at this season. Our teshuvah is not the condition or prerequisite for obtaining the divine presence, but the result of our recognizing that God is among us now. When Hashem sheds his holy light upon us, then, and only then, do we truly see our spiritual need.
As the Torah shows, the holy fire of God’s presence is dangerous for those who transgress and will not take off their shoes when standing on holy ground. Nadav and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, are consumed by the holy fire, as are Korah and his followers. In the wake of the sin of the golden calf, the reality of this danger leads God to say to Moshe, “You are a stiff-necked people; if for a single moment I should go up among you, I would consume you” (Exodus 33:5). Hashem had earlier expressed his desire to dwell in the midst of Israel (Exodus 25:8), but this serious breach of the covenant has led Hashem to reconsider. Apparently, Israel is not yet ready for the holy fire of God’s presence.
But this supposed change in plan is really only another invitation to Moshe to step forward and show his colors. As we saw on Rosh Hashanah, Hashem extended such an invitation earlier when he said to Moshe “Let me alone” (Exodus 32:10) to destroy Israel for its sin. What God was really saying then to Moshe was, “Israel’s fate is in your hands -- show me what kind of man you are.” Moshe rose to the occasion at that point, and pleaded with Hashem to spare Israel. He likewise rises to the occasion now, and pleads with Hashem to go with Israel, despite its sin. “If your presence will not go with us, do not carry us up from here. For how shall it be known that I have found favour in your sight, I and your people, unless you go with us? In this way, we shall be distinct, I and your people, from every people on the face of the earth” (Exodus 33:15-16).
What inspires Moshe to make this second plea? What gives him confidence that the holy fire of God’s presence will not utterly consume this people, who have amply demonstrated their moral and spiritual weakness? Perhaps he has taken courage from his original encounter with Hashem at Horeb, when he was still a shepherd of sheep rather than people. Hashem appeared to him then as a flame in the midst of a bush, which burned but did not consume the lowly vegetation. As our Sages have taught, the bush represents Israel, afflicted and humiliated in its Egyptian bondage. The flame is the fire of God’s holy presence, which dwells in and with Israel, but does not consume it. Hashem speaks to Moshe from the bush and tells him that He has seen the misery of His people, has heard their cry, and known their sufferings (Exodus 3:7-8). He thereby lets Moshe know that while the fire of the divine presence is holy, it is also a fire of love. The one who reveals Himself to Moshe at the burning bush is a God of holy love.
The burning bush was a prophetic sign to Moshe of Israel’s calling and destiny. Israel, in all its lowliness, was to be the site of God’s holy and loving presence. That presence would purify Israel, but would not consume it. Moshe risks all on the basis of this confidence in Hashem’s loving purpose.
This confidence of Moshe is confirmed by the new revelation which Hashem gives him on Horeb. The new revelation is really only a kind of commentary on the original revelation, in which Moshe heard the divine Name spoken from the burning bush. The commentary consists of the double proclamation of that Name, followed by what Jewish tradition has called the Shelosh Esrey Midot -- the thirteen attributes of God’s mercy. Adonay, Adonay, el rachum ve chanun, erech apa’im ve rav chesed ve emet -- “a God compassionate and gracious, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness” (Exodus 34:6-7).
Jewish tradition has understood this to be not only a revelation, but also a gift from Hashem to Israel, an instrument to be employed in situations where the fire of God’s holy presence threatens to consume Israel in its infidelity. If in such situation Israel will remind Hashem of these words, they will bring atonement and arouse His loving mercy.
After this new revelation Moshe descends the mountain with the second set of tablets, and according to tradition this descent occurs on Yom Kippur. Thus, the annual ritual of atonement in the Beit Mikdash is a reenactment and renewal of the reconciliation which occurred at Sinai after the sin of the golden calf. It is therefore also a celebration of the holy and loving fire of the divine presence which abides in the midst of Israel -- even, as Leviticus 16:16 states, “in the midst of their impurity.”
This is why we recite today again and again the Shelosh Esrey Midot (the thirteen attributes of God’s mercy). We are imitating Moshe, who understood the meaning of the burning bush. We are imitating Moshe, who understood God’s implicit invitation, and proceeded to plead first for Israel’s life, and then for the continued gift of God’s holy and loving presence. We are imitating Moshe, who received the revelation of the thirteen attributes, and passed them on to us, that we might repeat them to ourselves and before God.
These revelatory events at Horeb all point forward to the great event in Israel’s history when the fire of God’s holy and loving presence would be become perfectly manifest in the life of a particular Jew. As Yochanan tells us, in Yeshua “the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us; and we have seen his glory [that is, the glory Moshe caught a glimpse of on Horeb]...full of love and faithfulness [rav chesed ve emet] (John 1:14). As the Messiah and the one-man representative of all Israel, he is the burning bush which in its lowliness reveals the fire of God’s holy and loving presence. In the affliction and humiliation he endured, he summed up all the suffering of Israel through the ages. In his obedient life and death he takes to himself all of Israel’s impurities, like the kohanim who consumed the sin-offerings of the people and thus effected atonement. In his continued plea for Israel’s life and blessing, offered according to the example of Moshe, he assures the continued presence of God among his people, despite the destruction of the Beit Mikdash.
In the life of Yeshua we see how the fire of God’s holy and loving presence evokes teshuvah. He calls tax collectors and sinners to repentance not by preaching to them, but by living among them in their brokenness. He touches them and heals them, and then says, “Your sins are forgiven; go and sin no more.” He goes to eat with Zacchaeus the tax collector, and the result of his presence is to evoke a radical response of teshuvah. “Look, half of my possessions, Lord, I will give to the poor; and if I have defrauded anyone of anything, I will pay back four times as much” (Luke 19:8). Zacchaeus did not first repent, and then entertain Yeshua; he entertained Yeshua, and was thereby moved to change his ways.
This, I think, is also the point of the life and teaching of Pope Francis, who is now in our land for the first time. He is misunderstood by many as lax and tolerant towards what the Torah identifies as sin. That is not the case. Instead, he is but following the example of his master, bringing to the needy the fire of God’s loving presence. That fire is also holy, and will ultimately purify those who touch it.
Have we beheld this burning bush? Have we encountered the fire of God’s holy and loving presence, burning in the midst of lowly Israel, and flaming in the suffering servant of Hashem? Have we experienced its purifying power? If we want to enter this day with true teshuvah, let us pray that we might all draw near to the burning bush, remove our sandals, and stand with confidence on holy ground. We will then become the burning bush, in whom the God dwells, a source of life and revelation to all around us.
G’mar chatimah tova -- may we all be sealed for a good and blessed life, and may we all have an easy fast.
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Once Dependent on Selling to Bars, Peticolas Moves Forward With a New Plan
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Taylor Adams | April 1, 2020 | 4:00am
A good supply of Peticolas beers is a beautiful sight.
Peticolas Brewing Company has an excellent process for curbside pickup, probably the best I’ve experienced. And though its owner is grateful for the chance to keep business flowing because of that curbside plan, the company isn’t immune from coronavirus-fueled economic anxiety.
On March 16, when Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson announced changes to restaurants, bars and breweries we’re now all well-acquainted with, things instantly changed for brewery owner Michael Peticolas.
“That Monday, even the Friday before, we were all over this … but Monday, that was full anxiety for me,” he said. “As someone who opened up a business, you always feel responsible for people who work for you. These guys are like family members; the weight of carrying 30 crew members and their families came down on me hard that day.”
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When I called Peticolas to speak with him about business Tuesday, the timing wasn’t great.
“Before today, the worst day I’ve ever had at the brewery was the day it caught on fire,” he said. “But today really was the hardest day that I have ever had at the brewery.”
This same Tuesday, two weeks after the industry shifted from the effects of the spread of COVID-19, he had to let team members go.
“Five good people, five people I consider friends, people whose homes I’ve been to, weddings I’ve been at, people I hope to hire back. When you ask how the whole thing is generally, our entire business somewhat changed as a result of the virus,” he said.
Once the rules changed, Peticolas shifted to the curbside service quickly, knowing it would immediately lose tremendous business with bars forced to close their doors.
“I have been a huge fan of our long-term strategy and plan since we started eight years ago,” he said. “This year, we were growing double digits, before having never sold beer in a can. It was all about kegs, selling to bars and restaurants.”
Now, he’s even looking at grocery stores — something that’s possible, but not immediately so. His label isn’t legal to sell in grocery stores yet.
“All our customers were drying up in keg sales, everyone’s closing, so unless they’re doing to-go beer, they’re not moving any kegged beer: That’s the lifeline of our business; it has always been keg beer,” he said.
Peticolas has the curbside pickup process perfected.
As far as pickup goes, you order online (can do so by phone, too) where you’re told exact instructions, including that staff will place your order in your backseat or trunk — that way, they can keep the distance as great as possible.
I left with two cans of Sit Down or I’ll Sit You Down imperial IPA, a four-pack of the Irish Goodbye Irish red ale and the Royal Scandal English pale ale.
I could review the beer for you: But it’s Peticolas, we know they make some of the best beer in town (it’s my No. 1 favorite, personally).
After getting home, I resumed my progress on the backlog of magazines I have and quickly got tipsy drinking just one 16-ounce can of Sit Down (10% ABV) while reading the February issue of Food & Wine.
I first developed an appreciation for this beer at the Crafty Irishman when I was living downtown — not every bar carries it, and part of my frequenting that pub was because it served this beer (in a more responsible serving than the grand 16 ounces I consumed this week).
Peticolas just started selling some beer in cans last fall, when Texas breweries became able to sell to-go beer from their businesses. But unlike many other local breweries, Peticolas kept it at that. You got the beer in its taproom or at bars — not grocery stores.
But loyal fans are going to the brewery for the beer they can (for now) get only at the Design District spot.
“We moved from a brewery who was not entirely dependent, but its lifeblood was kegged beer, to one that currently all it has is the beer that we can sell in a can or a crowler through our curbside beer pickup process,” he said. “That’s all we got.”
When it rains, it pours, too. TABC reached out during this coronavirus season to tell him he was being audited — something he doesn’t mind terribly, but it is something that requires more time spent in the brewery when it’s trying to keep as few people in there as possible. (TABC has backed off on the timeline after he reached out with that point, he said.)
Until the business figures out if grocery stores are a possibility, and while bars are closed, it’s looking to Peticolas drinkers to support it.
“These people really are supporting us. We’ve almost accomplished our goals of trying to create a product or company or family that people want to support,” Peticolas said. “For me, it was once we got that [curbside] thing opened, how many people responded.”
If you’re like me and gravitate toward stronger beers, sitting at Peticolas during normal time (non-coronavirus) may mean you drink just one. But, if there’s any silver lining for the consumer right now, it’s that you might as well take a few options with you when you drive away from that curbside pickup. Try the Royal Scandal, for example: That’s one that’s been around for seven years but was gone awhile but now is back.
“It’s fine-tuning what we are doing, and I’m so thankful we were able to set up what this is,” Peticolas said. “The one piece of solace through this whole thing is the absolute huge show of support all of the locals have shown us, helping make that curbside beer pickup a viable stream of revenue for us.”
Peticolas Brewing Company, 1301 Pace St. (Design District). Order ahead of curbside pickup online or by calling 469-270-7851.
Taylor Adams has written about the restaurant industry for the Dallas Observer since 2016. Now the Observer's food editor, she attended Southern Methodist University before covering local news at The Dallas Morning News.
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Fight for Survival of Union Rolls On at Northwest Airlines
Posted By Chris Kutalik On October 1, 2005 @ 12:00 am In article,articles 2014 onward | Comments Disabled
The battle being waged at Northwest Airlines (NWA) by the independent Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association (AMFA) and its supporters rolls on into its second month. Northwest’s management has increased the pressure on the 4,400 strikers, pushing demands further and further as the weeks progress, towards what a company spokesperson called “a permanent solution for that segment of the workforce.”
Talks broke down September 11 after NWA pushed a proposal that AMFA Local 5 member Curt Booza characterized as an attempt “to completely eliminate us from the property.”
NWA began moves to permanently replace strikers September 13. Shifting from its original proposal to cut over half of its 4,400 AMFA jobs (including all of the lower-paid cleaner jobs that employ a greater percentage of women and people of color), in mid-September NWA demanded a 75 percent job reduction.
Though AMFA negotiators appeared ready to accept large-scale job cuts, NWA refused to entertain the union’s insistence on a 20-week severance packages for terminated workers. This refusal left negotiations at a stalemate, and workers remained on the lines.
Highlighting fears that larger givebacks would spread beyond the mechanics union, AMFA negotiator Jeff Mathews observed that NWA had raised its overall goal for wage and benefit concessions from all its unions from $1.1 billion to $1.4 billion.
According to Mathews, “Some groups, including the IAM, may be asked to shoulder a disproportionately larger share of the new target amount.” He added, “The company is intent onkeeping the heel of its boot on each of our throats.”
Despite mounting pressure, the strikers’ morale remains high. A month into the strike, only 10 AMFA members have crossed the lines. In places where AMFA locals are active and cross-union support is organized, rallies, fundraisers, and other actions have kept spirits relatively up.
In other unions, sharp divisions have developed over the strike, pitting irate rank and filers and local officers against International leaders who have either refused to endorse or actively undermined strike support efforts. Cross-union solidarity efforts in Detroit, Minneapolis, and San Francisco have run into such resistance.
Indeed, in the lead-up to the strike deadline, local labor bodies were explicitly ordered by the AFL-CIO not to participate in any efforts to assist strikers. In an August 15 memo, AFL-CIO Collective Bargaining Department Director Rick Bank ordered state federations and central labor councils not to organize or support boycotts, food banks, relief funds, turnout at AMFA picket lines, or rallies without the permission of the national AFL-CIO.
Local bodies were further told that they “have no power or authority to instruct affiliates to honor picket lines.” All requests to honor pickets were to be referred to the two AFL-CIO unions still working at NWA: the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) and the Machinists union (IAM).
Alarmed by what they see as a potential major defeat for the labor movement, many unionists have been backing the strike despite the ban. While some hold criticisms of AMFA as a craft-oriented union with a history of decertification battles with AFL-CIO unions, many of these critics also maintain that the stakes are high enough to warrant throwing support behind the strikers.
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They point to the use of permanent replacements (which haven’t been seen in airlines since the 1989 Eastern Airlines strike), the deteriorating situation for all airline unions since 9/11, and the recent AFL-CIO split as reasons to support the strike.
“If we don’t [get behind the strikers], it shows that we haven’t learned a lesson from PATCO and on,” said Al Benchich, president of UAW Local 909 and co-chair of Southeast Michigan Jobs with Justice. AIf we don’t stand together, we’re going to fall as individuals.”
In a boost for the strikers, the UAW International donated $880,000 from its strike fund. UAW President Ron Gettelfinger said, “Northwest Airlines’ behavior toward AMFA is blatant union-busting and an insult to every American worker. The UAW is proud to offer this support to AMFA members.”
The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the Aircraft Engineers International, the Professional Airways Systems Specialists (the union that represents FAA inspectors), the newly-formed Minnesota Change to Win Coalition (state affiliates of SEIU, Teamsters, UFCW, UNITE HERE, Laborers, and the Carpenters), four central labor councils (in Michigan, California, and Oregon), and a number of UAW locals have announced support for the strikers.
Additionally, UNITE HERE and Steelworkers District 2 have stopped flying Northwest.
LOCAL EFFORTS
In a few cities, union and community members organized strike support on short order.
In Detroit–a Northwest hub–activists from the late 1990s Detroit newspaper strike, Jobs with Justice, UAW, IBEW, Newspaper Guild (CWA), and Labor Notes joined with AMFA Local 5 members to organize an August 27 “ox roast” (a traditional fundraiser in which strikers’ families and strike supporters are fed while funds are raised) at IBEW Local 58’s hall.
IBEW International leaders intervened the day before the fundraiser, demanding that the local lock its doors for the weekend. Organizers scrambled to reschedule, moving the event to two local bars that had been used as support bases during the newspaper strike. Despite IBEW’s interference, over 150 local activists attended and $3,900 was raised.
Strikers also took their message to Labor Day events. UAW Region 1-A invited hundreds of AMFA Local 5 members and their families to march in its contingent in Detroit’s Labor Day March. Marching UAW, AFSCME, SEIU, NALC, APWU, and CWA members gave a warm response to strike supporters handing out leaflets and collecting money around a sound truck parked on the parade route.
Nearly 200 rallied in a symbolic picket at a local casino near the parade’s end, with signs saying, “Don’t Gamble with NWA.@ AMFA Local 5 President Bob Rose called the Labor Day action Aa shot in the arm.”
BROADENING OUT
Besides building outside support, strikers have been trying to broaden out their fight from the well-controlled airport picket lines.
A group of 20 Local 5 members drove to the CSX rail yard in Toledo and set up pickets on September 6. Ninety-five percent of the yard’s Detroit-bound freight traffic was snarled at this chokepoint after Teamster engineers and rail workers refused to cross the picket. Teamsters only returned to work after CSX won a court order on September 8 that mandated that they cross the lines.
AMFA members will travel to the Jobs with Justice conference and the Change to Win convention in St. Louis at the end of September to network and rally labor activists and leaders to their cause.
Although NWA has consistently claimed that the strike has not affected its operations, the airline filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy (along with another major carrier, Delta) on September 14. Rising fuel costs (spiked by Hurricane Katrina) and the effects of the strike (sliding on-time flight performance, declining ticket revenues, and the $101 million price tag for NWA’s union-busting strategy) led to losses estimated at $350-400 million in the third quarter.
Bankruptcy is a wild card for the strikers. US Air and United were able to use bankruptcy courts to force open contracts and extract hundreds of millions of dollars in concessions. AMFA leaders, however, see little to lose in the courts.
With the bankruptcy, strikers see the potential for a larger fight that would pull in other unions as NWA pushes even harder for concessions. If one or more of the unions representing flight attendants, pilots, or ramp and gate agents are drawn in, there is the chance that they may end up on the picket lines themselves. A broader strike involving flight crews could raise pressure on the company by grounding many of its flights.
Commenting on the need for urgent action, the Airline Workers News Service wrote: “Union members at Northwest are facing their own version of Hurricane Katrina. Unfortunately, we are all below sea level. Time is running outIf union members in the [Professional Flight Attendant Association] and IAM do not act soon to aid mechanics, cleaners and custodians, Northwest will simply dictate terms and destroy unions, contracts, and livelihoods.”
The question is: will these unions act and will it be enough?
CHRIS KUTALIK is currently co-editor of Labor Notes in Detroit. He comes to labor activism through his experiences as a local officer in Amalgamated Transit Union local 1549 in Austin, Texas and has served as an editor and writer for several alternative and mainstream publications. He can be reached at: chris@labornotes.org
ALEXANDER COCKBURN, JEFFREY ST CLAIR, BECKY GRANT AND THE INSTITUTE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF JOURNALISTIC CLARITY, COUNTERPUNCH
We published an article entitled “A Saudiless Arabia” by Wayne Madsen dated October 22, 2002 (the “Article”), on the website of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalistic Clarity, CounterPunch, www.counterpunch.org (the “Website”).
Although it was not our intention, counsel for Mohammed Hussein Al Amoudi has advised us the Article suggests, or could be read as suggesting, that Mr Al Amoudi has funded, supported, or is in some way associated with, the terrorist activities of Osama bin Laden and the Al Qaeda terrorist network.
We do not have any evidence connecting Mr Al Amoudi with terrorism.
As a result of an exchange of communications with Mr Al Amoudi’s lawyers, we have removed the Article from the Website.
We are pleased to clarify the position.
URL to article: https://www.counterpunch.org/2005/10/01/fight-for-survival-of-union-rolls-on-at-northwest-airlines/
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Arguably, the future success and prosperity of the UK predominantly lies in TECH – seen globally as STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing. In all of this, success lies with the People, Performance and Productivity. Finding, educating, deploying, managing, supporting these people is, arguably, today’s biggest challenge. Without the right technology-skilled people in the right places at the right time, any achievement will be sub-optimal – maybe non-existent. It is a major challenge that straddles all aspects of the UK’s everyday personal and business life and its future.
About this Urgent Issues Panel Forum
This important Urgent Issues Panel Forum explores current approaches to talent management and retention in Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing businesses. It is about creating a better understanding of this crucial area and identifying key development areas. Its starting assumption is that Government appreciates this – and is taking some action – but there is a need for more momentum, more input, more information and accelerated support from all stakeholders which would be strengthened through collaborative action.
The output of this Panel Forum will be a Report distributed as widely and as creatively as possible and with practical help from stakeholders and planned to run on a continuous basis. Renewed and escalating pressures – not all Brexit driven – are demanding greater technology-based capabilities in the UK – arresting what is in decline and creating and developing what the future will demand. The focus needs to be on those initiatives that are judged to be feasible. But we do need a road-map for the future.
Crudely put – and wherever Brexit takes us – there is a need for the UK to sell more goods and services to overseas clients. This will be at the more technology driven end of this broad market and, not surprisingly, driven by people – enough people; people proud of what they do, with the right high-level skills and knowledge in the right places at the right time – and with continuous and enough support as serious and vital national assets deserve.
Chairman – Terry Scuoler
Terry Scuoler is Chairman of TRS and Chairman of The Institute of Export & International Trade. He is also Manufacturing Policy Advisor at Santander UK. Prior to this he was CEO of the EEF and, prior to this, Managing Director of Ferranti Technologies Ltd
Terry Scuoler says:
I am an industrialist and passionate supporter of UK manufacturing and engineering. As CEO of the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) (now MakeUK) I helped raise the profile of British manufacturing with government, the media and other stakeholders and, I hope, helped set the United Kingdom on a path to reindustrialisation.
My objective continues to be to ensure that Britain fully recognises the potential prosperity that a successful manufacturing sector can bring. Increased investment will lead to higher output and improved productivity which will in turn lead to higher wages and more secure skilled jobs, increased exports and global market share.
Along with that success will come a greater feeling of national self belief and esteem.
With the right resources and commitment it is an urgent yet very achievable objective.
John Copley
Executive Vice President, Strategy at Rolls-Royce plc. Executive Vice President, Strategy. Business Strategy Director, Civil Aerospace Division. Chair, Strategy Working Group, Aerospace Growth Partnership. Fast Stream Civil Servant, UK Ministry of Defence, October 1988 – July 2000 11 years 10 months,London, Paris
Sir Brian Burridge
Chief Executive at the Royal Aeronautical Society. Sir Brian spent a full career as a pilot in the Royal Air Force (RAF) holding a front line command at every level in the Service, including the national joint command in the 2003 Iraq war. He also spent a number of years in the UK Ministry of Defence in policy posts and left the RAF in 2006 as Commander-in-Chief Strike Command. Sir Brian spent 10 years with Leonardo, a top-ten global high-tech manufacturer in the aerospace, defence and technology sectors, rising to the position of Senior Vice President. During that time, he chaired two of the Group’s businesses and held board positions in the trade association, ADS, and the Defence Growth Partnership where he also chaired its innovation hub.
Paul Rowlett
Paul is Managing Director at the Manufacturing Technology Centre’s Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre (AMTC) in Coventry. The AMTC’s core proposition is to embed emerging themes of technology developed through research and development into apprenticeships and short courses to up-skill the advanced manufacturing sector. Creation of a commercially viable business generating income from multiple streams and the foundation for national growth.
Susan Elizabeth Garden, Baroness Garden of Frognal
Susan is a Liberal Democrat member of the House of Lords – since 2007 – and former Government Whip and Spokesperson for a number of Departments including the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. During her political career, she has led for the Government on Higher Education and Skills (BIS), and was Whip/Spokesperson for Education (DfE) and Defence (MOD). Work being done in the House of Lords around Talent and skills issues in the broadly defined technology sector in the UK does have a major bearing on what gets done in practice and Baroness Garden’s views and knowledge are highly important and influential.
Who are the stakeholders and what do they want?
The purpose of this Urgent Issues Panel Forum is to pool information, thoughts and ideas for the benefit of stakeholders – being those attending this Panel Forum and including:-
Science, Technology, Engineering and Manufacturing businesses with concerns about finding technical Talent and their retention and management.
Current and Prospective TRS Members, Sponsors, NGOs and representatives from Government.
Director level Business Leaders – interested in innovative approaches to talent management and retention
Senior level service providers – corporates and individuals – keen to assess commercial opportunities.
The Programme starts at 5pm for refreshments followed by the Panel Forum at 5.30pm till 7.00pm which will be followed by drinks and finger food with a formal close at 8pm.
Charles Russam, Managing Director of Devonshire House introduces this Urgent Issues Forum and Terry Scuoler, the Chairman of the Panel.
Terry Scuoler summarises the purpose and what those attending ought to be looking to get out of it and introduces his Panellists – each having five minutes to present their story and their views.
Terry Scuoler invites questions and comments from the audience and responses from the Panellists.
Winding Up – by Richard Smith, Engagement Director at TRS.
The Debate will be built around a number of pre-agreed questions which will be selected from the following comprehensive summary and which will form the base for the interactive Q&A part of the Forum.
We will talk about money separately and at the end, otherwise it might block out the real issues! Where does – should – the money and funding come from?
Is there really a STEM skills shortage in the UK?
What is it and where is it? Year on year, for decades we see reports which lament skills shortages with captains of industry seeking solutions. So what is the issue?
Acknowledging the differing but inevitable complexities, what are the challenges and constraints? Can we find a skills strategy which actually works – a strategy which is industry and government led and funded with cross-party agreement?
What are the views around structures for effective approaches to skills shortages?
Can we Identify the real need? Within the business world, is there too much complexity, imitative overload which can impact on employer interest, too much noise, poor continuity and a disconnect in government between departments and often within the same departments.
Is it about Government and Industry really understanding each other and working locally, regionally and nationally on solving this in the short, medium and long term?
How should ‘missions’ like Faraday support skills development and joining up those departments in Government?
Where are the structural bottlenecks?
15% of UK graduate work force is inactive. This equates to 1.8 million people. Of that the split is 85% female, 15% male*. (From the ) We need 1.82 Million Engineers by 2022. (From the IET.) 56.4% of Mothers are NOT in full time work. YouGov Survey 2012
The Immediate difficulty companies have is finding & recruiting the right people.
How can we support businesses to train and invest in staff, such a apprentices or retraining where there are shortages?
Pre-occupied with the immediate/over reliance on recruitment agencies – short term solutions which can often drift into the long-term norm (well, we have always done it this way etc). This is more about coping – not investment into solutions which could prevent skills shortages longer term or at least reduce dependency.
The loss of trained STEM workers from the workforce – can be due to maternity, paternity, lack of childcare provision, caring responsibilities, illness, redundancy from jobs, relevance of skills to future STEM roles etc.
The next generation and beyond of skilled workers – which involves attracting young talent from universities and colleges, developing their capability. Multiple activities and initiative overload – Simplification needed!
How do we present manufacturing / STEM as a good investment for long term careers for people? Recognising that lifelong learning will be needed.
Who needs to do what – for immediate impact and for the longer term?
Greater industry wide focus by Employers and Government to support retaining, developing and redeployment of skilled people.
Piloting a Mission based approach with the Industrial Strategy?
Doing more with the skilled people we have in the here and now – National Interest.
Longer term – to make this approach the Industry Norm.
Attracting and developing young talent, our next generation of employees.
What do we need to be aware of in the coming months and years?
Reduced access to EU labour,
Reduced skills pool.
Failure to push greater incentives for Students and Institutions to provide the skills and education our economy needs.
Failure to tap into the vast Talent available from under-represented people in our society
It is the intention to prepare a post event Report of the Debate designed to support influencing activities thereafter. The Report will reflect a recording of the Debate – strictly with specific permissions where appropriate.
We seek the broadest range of views and knowledge – the sort that resides with differing active experts in their fields. We need to look beyond basic knowledge and the obvious – without spoiling our business understanding of technical matters. We want spontaneous commentaries and information and we want spirited debate, disagreements and occasional laughter!
The Royal Aeronautical Society – No.4 Hamilton Place, London W1J 7BQ – also known as the RAeS – is a British multi-disciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. Founded in 1866, it is the oldest aeronautical society in the world. The objectives of The Royal Aeronautical Society include supporting and maintaining high professional standards in aerospace disciplines, providing a unique source of specialist information and a local forum for the exchange of ideas and exerting influence in the interests of aerospace in the public and industrial areas. The Royal Aeronautical Society is a worldwide society with an international network of 67 branches. The Society now has over 22,500 members and has become an international, multidisciplinary professional institution dedicated to the global aerospace community. More info at www.aerosociety.com
About Talent Retention Solution
TRS (www.TalentRetention.co.uk ) have created an important specialist programme with many unique features around Talent Management and Retention focussed on leading edge companies, SMEs, Universities in manufacturing, engineering and technology sectors. They are keen to share information about their activities primarily in order to grow it. They see this as primarily achievable through collaborating with complementary organisations. TRS’s revenue comes from their Sponsors/Members – currently including Rolls Royce, BAE Systems, EDF Energy, Leonardo, Airbus – to name some of the best-known international technology-based companies.
TRS was initially a response to the 2010 Strategic Defence & Security Review, with predicted job losses circa 60 – 80,000 including supply chains. TRS previously worked successfully across several regions in the UK and scaled up to meet the challenge of retaining skilled people who might otherwise have been lost to the economy. The TRS business is based on their web platforms with easy direct access by members and candidates and, in particular:-
Giving employers easy access to skilled individuals
Connecting students to careers and opportunities
Promoting apprenticeship candidates to a network of companies
Connecting experienced professionals to employers
Working with employers to support redeployment and restructuring
Dedicated webpages for colleges, universities and employers
Providing a forum for supporters of UK plc.
TRS has an innovative and thoroughly modern approach to a national endeavour to preserve and grow serious technical skills; to lubricate the processes of technology staff attrition – whilst also operating as a Not-for-Profit organisation. More info at http://talentretention.co.uk/
About Devonshire House Network
Devonshire House Network is a people-focused membership club for Director-level professionals in leadership roles who have an instinctive focus on the human side of enterprise. Our purpose is to create, for our members, thinking time and space for key business issues and where people make the difference. At the heart of Devonshire House are senior decision makers keen to discover and explore original thinking and information generated from all the Events we promote and delivered primarily through our broad range of high-level Speaker Events, Director Forums, our Debates and peer-to-peer networking. Devonshire House also exists for the benefit of its Stakeholders. These are Partner Firms, Sponsors, Reciprocal Arrangements, Corporate Members and Personal Members– and to these, Devonshire House seeks to offer another route to market. We also go out of our way to benefit Members Guests and our Speakers where mutual opportunities arise. Our aim is to cover our operations and development costs. More info at:-Charles.russam@DevonshireHouseNetwork.co.uk Or visit:- www.DevonshireHouseNetwork.co.uk
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Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
Frank Capra's classic comedy-drama established James Stewart as a lead actor in one of his finest (and most archetypal) roles. The film opens as a succession of reporters shout into telephones announcing the death of Senator Samuel Foley. Senator Joseph Paine (Claude Rains), the state's senior senator, puts in a call to Governor Hubert "Happy" Hopper (Guy Kibbee) reporting the news. Hopper then calls powerful media magnate Jim Taylor (Edward Arnold), who controls the state -- along with the lawmakers. Taylor orders Hopper to appoint an interim senator to fill out Foley's term; Taylor has proposed a pork barrel bill to finance an unneeded dam at Willet Creek, so he warns Hopper he wants a senator who "can't ask any questions or talk out of turn." After having a number of his appointees rejected, at the suggestion of his children Hopper nominates local hero Jefferson Smith (James Stewart), leader of the state's Boy Rangers group. Smith is an innocent, wide-eyed idealist who quotes Jefferson and Lincoln and idolizes Paine, who had known his crusading editor father. In Washington, after a humiliating introduction to the press corps, Smith threatens to resign, but Paine encourages him to stay and work on a bill for a national boy's camp. With the help of his cynical secretary Clarissa Sanders (Jean Arthur), Smith prepares to introduce his boy's camp bill to the Senate. But when he proposes to build the camp on the Willets Creek site, Taylor and Paine force him to drop the measure. Smith discovers Taylor and Paine want the Willets Creek site for graft and he attempts to expose them, but Paine deflects Smith's charges by accusing Smith of stealing money from the boy rangers. Defeated, Smith is ready to depart Washington, but Saunders, whose patriotic zeal has been renewed by Smith, exhorts him to stay and fight. Smith returns to the Senate chamber and, while Taylor musters the media forces in his state to destroy him, Smith engages in a climactic filibuster to speak his piece: "I've got a few things I want to say to this body. I tried to say them once before and I got stopped colder than a mackerel. Well, I'd like to get them said this time, sir. And as a matter of fact, I'm not gonna leave this body until I do get them said."
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T-Mobile’s not-so-unlimited 4G LTE data plan has a 21GB cap before speeds slow down
By Kyle Wiggers June 24, 2015
When you sign up with a carrier for unlimited data, you expect just that — a pure, unfettered, all-you-can-use plan without limitations. Unfortunately, it’s rarely that simple.
T-Mobile‘s long had certain data-shaping measures in place for “heavy usage” users, but it was never clear exactly when those data slow-down measures kicked in. Old language on T-Mobile‘s Internet Services webpage pegged it around the top three percent of users. However, T-Mobile‘s now updated the fine print of its unlimited 4G LTE Simple Choice plan with a firmer threshold of 21GB.
“Very heavy usage by even a few customers at times and places of competing network demands can affect the network performance for all customers.”
“Unlimited 4G LTE customers who use more than 21 GB of data in a bill cycle will have their data de-prioritized compared to other customers for that bill cycle at locations and times when competing network demands occur, resulting in relatively slower speed,” the new section reads.
What does “relatively slower speed” mean in real-world terms, exactly? That depends. At cell sites where bandwidth isn’t a premium, the lower speeds won’t be as noticeable, but at peaks times and in crowded areas, you’re likely to see “significant reductions” in data speeds, T-Mobile says.
As T-Mobile explains it, “data de-prioritization”– which isn’t the same as the sort of indiscriminate throttling that the industry’s practiced in the past, the company claims — is a necessary feature of a well-functioning network. “[Very] heavy usage by even a few customers at times and places of competing network demands can affect the network performance for all customers,” T-Mobile‘s policy reads.
If that argument sounds familiar, that’s because it is. Verizon used “network optimization” as justification for its planned throttling of 4G LTE subscribers. Sprint, before it discontinued its throttling policy, couched it in terms of “fairness” to other subscribers in congested areas.
Throttling customers with grandfathered unlimited plans has been AT&T’s MO since 2011. Sprint, until very recently, slowed down the speeds of the “top five percent” of subscribers in “congested areas.” Verizon late last year entertained the idea of imposing a “congestion mitigation” scheme on users with unlimited data. Perhaps it shouldn’t come as a surprise, then, that T-Mobile‘s guilty of the same.
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has been particularly aggressive in pursuing what he perceives as arbitrary restrictions intended to push subscribers to pricer plans. Pressure from Wheeler derailed Verizon’s 4G LTE throttling plans, and the FCC with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) leveraged a $100 million fine on AT&T this year for falsely labeling its throttled plans “unlimited” and falling short of the FCC’s requirements of transparency.
T-Mobile‘s been careful not to run afoul of the FCC’s rules. Of course, adhering to regulations isn’t exactly the same as keeping existing and potential customers happy. Throttling isn’t exactly befitting of the “uncarrier” image T-Mobile‘s worked so hard to cultivate, but the carrier must reveal its rules, or face the wrath of regulators.
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HomeBoxing NewsTerence Crawford Will Hand Amir Khan A One Sided Beating – Malignaggi
Terence Crawford Will Hand Amir Khan A One Sided Beating – Malignaggi
Paulie Malignaggi has played into the uncertainty that Amir Khan could be bitting more than he can chew in his fight with Terence Crawford.
Amir Khan will be challenging three division champion and one of Pound For Pound stars Terence Crawford for the WBO welterweight world title on the 20th of April.
Malignaggi shared the ring with Khan back in 2010 and was knocked out by the Bolton man but he believes Amir Khan was the same again after he got knocked out brutally by Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez in May 2016
“There was a time when Amir was impossible to outbox, you had to take the fight to him,” he exclusively told Starsport.
“I think at this point he’s kind of gotten a little bit past it and he’s starting to slow down.
“And because of that, Amir can be not only outfought but now he can also be outboxed – and that’s a shame that the fight is happening now where Amir’s diminished himself to that point.
“So I don’t really give Amir much of a chance. A few years ago I would have thought this was a great fight, but I don’t think so anymore.
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“When Amir’s lost by knockout, he’s not taken beatings because he’s got himself caught and just got knocked out. But I think the potential for taking a beating in this fight is there, because Amir can now be outboxed. Whereas before he wasn’t really able to be outboxed, you just had to catch him, but now Terence can actually beat him up and, again, it’s because Amir has kind of fallen off more so than what Terence is gonna be doing.
“Terence could have been doing greaty things and it would have been a great fight a few years ago, but now it’s just one-sided for me.”
Amir Khan has boxed professionally for 14 years and has done so much for the sport but a big question mark will be hanging on his career, if he fails to make the Kell Brook grudge fight happen.
Malignaggi believes the fans should notice that Amir Khan is avoiding the fight with absolutely everything in his power to avoid Brook, not the other way round.
“Listen, respect to both guys, but I think when you’re willing to do anything, absolutely anything in the world, to avoid one guy – I think you really need to stop asking [if it will ever happen],” he said.
“People need to start asking the tough questions to Amir. Be honest, you don’t really wanna fight this guy, you never wanted to fight this guy. And that’s fine, but stop playing the games now.
“Respect to both guys for great careers, but really it’s very, very clear that Amir never wanted to fight Kell Brook. Never ever ever. He didn’t even want the fight brought up to him, so it’s very obvious.”
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By Tiff Needell
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Tiff Needell review: Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013)
Waft on, Mr Rolls, and leave "sporty" to the masses
I HAVE driven — or rather been in — only one Rolls-Royce. Last year on Fifth Gear we conducted a scientific test to see whether the new Range Rover was as luxurious, comfortable and smooth as the smoothest car in the world — the Phantom.
Which is why I found myself sitting in the back of the Roller with my co-presenter Jason Plato, laughing, joking and clinking champagne glasses as Vicki Butler-Henderson roared around trying to make us spill our drinks, which, being consummate professionals, we didn’t, so the Phantom won. As I said: it was a scientific test.
Rolls-Royce is the epitome of a smooth ride, lavish comfort and imperious luxury — the sort of car that makes moving from one place to another about as exhausting as sitting in a leather armchair with the Sunday papers. So I wasn’t surprised to find that the latest model, the Wraith, is steeped in oak panelling that wouldn’t be out of place on a Riva powerboat and carpets so deep that they could have come out of a 1970s porn film. So far, so traditional.
But, as Rolls-Royce is coyly keen to say but doesn’t, this car isn’t like other Rolls-Royces — it’s one that’s supposed to be driven rather than one in which the owner is chauffeured. Some have even commented that this car has a — whisper it — sporty feel.
This is the coupé version of the four-door Ghost — not that its creators would ever describe it as anything that vulgar — but still, it has an undeniably rakish look. The engineers at the Goodwood factory have chopped 7in out of the Ghost’s middle, given it a sloping roofline and a lowered, widened and stiffened stance. It has also been blessed with an extra 60bhp or so in its 6.6-litre V12, which now has more than 600bhp. That is a lot of power. In fact the Wraith is the most powerful Rolls-Royce in history, and although its top speed has been limited to 155mph, a measure of its true performance can be seen by the fact that it will hit 60mph in just over four seconds. That puts it in the same sprint category as a Porsche 911, the only difference being that while the Porsche weighs about 1¾ tons, the Wraith comes in at almost 2½ tons.
Of course the comparison is very, erm, vulgar. But Rolls asked for it: gone are the days when it refused to publish power figures and, when pushed, representatives would answer “sufficient”. And if you’re going to make a play of the fact that this is the most powerful and “dynamic” car in your range, you should expect people to make comparisons. So, it is faster than pretty much anything else on the road but also heavier, longer and wider.
Despite its lowered suspension, the driver still has that commanding position above hoi polloi on the road below, and despite the shortened wheelbase, there is still plenty of room in the front and in the back.
As well as the oak trim — tudor oak Canadel panelling, according to the options list — the seats are swathed in leather that the company assured me came from cattle kept in such luxury the fences were made from wood rather than barbed wire to prevent any accidental scratches to their hides. Look up and the headliner of the cabin appears dotted with hundreds of tiny stars — in reality 1,390 optional fibre-optic lights sewn into the roof lining. The effect is oddly hypnotic, if slightly bling.
In the driver’s seat the only clues that this is going to be different from any other Rolls-Royce are a small, thin, hard and traditionally round steering wheel and little orange dabs on the end of every dial’s needle that allude to the aircraft instruments of the past. I’d somehow expected the “power reserve” dial to be replaced by a rev counter, but maybe that is a step too far even for a rock’n’Roller.
Edge out onto the open road, the nose cameras showing you the views to left and right, and a gentle prod on the right pedal, even with 50% of the power left unused, causes the Wraith to surge forward at a serious rate of knots. Its satellite navigation system is immediately at work, suggesting to the gearbox which of its eight gears it should automatically select, having read the severity of the corner ahead and taken into account the manner in which I am driving. The car remains silent, however, apart from the dull and distant hum of the engine.
So just how “sporty” is this car? Others have noted that in upping the power and stiffening the ride, the Wraith risks throwing the baby out with the bath water: if buyers want a luxury performance car, there are other opulent brands that do it better.
What Rolls-Royce customers want is effortless waftability. Well, I can happily report that it takes just one corner to reveal that reports of the Wraith’s sportiness have been greatly exaggerated — this isn’t really a performance automobile.
While the well-tuned suspension responds instantly and the long bonnet heads exactly where you want it, there’s still plenty of roll in this Rolls, and while the steering is well weighted, the only real feedback you get is when the lane departure warning system causes the wheel to vibrate. True, the harder suspension doesn’t smother the bumps as well as you’d expect, but this is hardly a car to inspire you to head for the twists and turns of the Col de Turini.
The reaction from other drivers was decidedly more mixed than I was expecting. On my trip to the New Forest along narrow country roads, where despite its bulk the Rolls weaved with near-perfect precision, the responsive steering making it feel much smaller than it was, it had passers-by staring with a mix of envy and bewilderment. It looked like a Roller but there was something unusual about it.
Back at home I couldn’t make up my mind. While I revelled in its power and loved the 1930s styling, especially the two-tone paint job, for every aspect of the Wraith that I admired, there was another that niggled. To close the suicide doors, for example, you can press a button on the dash. Which sounds great, except it isn’t a one-touch button: you need to keep it pressed in until the doors thud shut — a process that takes so long, you get bored and slam them closed manually.
In my mind Rolls-Royce has always been an aristocratic two-fingered salute to the rest of the motor industry: yes, you may make faster, more efficient cars, but we make Rolls-Royces, the best cars in the world. And yet I couldn’t help wondering who would buy this car. Perhaps Premier League footballers — except their garages are already full of Bentley Continentals. Not traditional Rolls-Royce owners, who would miss the cosseted luxury of the Phantom or indeed the four doors of the Ghost. And not people like me: if I had a spare £235,000, I would be putting my name down for the Ferrari FF — for my money the best luxury performance car you can buy.
Plus I spilt my coffee when I went around a particularly tight right-hander.
Verdict ★★★★☆
Leave sports cars to Ferrari
Rolls-Royce Wraith specifications
6592cc, V12, twin turbo
624bhp @ 5600 rpm
590 lb ft @ 1500rpm
0-62mph in 4.4sec
Top speed:
20.2mpg (combined)
CO2:
Road tax band:
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Colon and Other Cancers
What you place in your colon determines its health. The high-fat, low-fiber Western diet of meats, poultry, milk, cheeses, eggs and refined foods sets up the perfect environment for the development of colon polyps and colon cancer. Polyps are mounds of tissue resulting from three and more decades of irritation from the bowel’s contents. More of the same damage causes progression to colon cancer. In almost all cases, by the time “real cancer” is present in the colon, cells have escaped and spread to the rest of the body. Fortunately, spontaneous healing is always taking place within us. A change to a starch-based diet corrects the colon and enhances recovery, the end result being a longer, healthier life. The McDougall Diet is the best opportunity for colon cancer prevention and a fundamental part of its treatment.
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GA-ASI Demonstrates Government-Supplied CODE Autonomy Engine
(Source: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems; issued Dec 04, 2020)
General Atomics ASI tested the government-supplied CODE autonomy engine to further understand cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing on larger UAS platforms, such as Avenger, to support air-to-air targeting missions. (GA-ASI file photo)
SAN DIEGO --- On October 28, 2020, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) conducted an autonomous flight using a government-supplied Collaborative Operations in Denied Environment (CODE) autonomy engine to support air-to-air targeting missions. The CODE autonomy engine was installed on a GA-ASI Avenger Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS).
The CODE autonomy engine was implemented to further understand cognitive Artificial Intelligence (AI) processing on larger UAS platforms, such as Avenger. Using a network- enabled Tactical Targeting Network Technology (TTNT) radio for mesh network mission communications, GA-ASI was able to show integration of emerging Advanced Tactical Data Links (ATDL) and separation between flight- and mission-critical systems.
“This represents a big step on the path to more sophisticated autonomous missions for unmanned aircraft where operator input can be minimized to support optimal manning of multiple products for complex air battles,” said GA-ASI President David R. Alexander. “For this initial flight, we used Avenger as the flight surrogate for the Skyborg capability set, which is a key focus for GA-ASI emerging air-to-air portfolio.”
As part of the autonomous flight, the CODE autonomy software controlled the maneuvering of the Avenger UAS for over two hours without traditional pilot input. GA-ASI furthered the development of the CODE software by adding behavioral functions for a coordinated air-to-air search with up to six aircraft (for the demonstration, five of the aircraft were virtual). The CODE operator, using a small form factor commercial computer running the government-provided software, set mission objectives for the flight in which the autonomy software was used to coordinate the six aircraft to accomplish the air-to-air search objective.
GA-ASI created ground and air adapter services that passed operator mission inputs to the flying constellation of aircraft using Link 16-formatted messages that followed Joint Range Extension Applications Protocol (JREAP). The open architecture of the CODE software enables communications between the aircraft, the CODE software and the autopilot.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI), an affiliate of General Atomics, is a leading designer and manufacturer of proven, reliable Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) systems, radars, and electro-optic and related mission systems, including the Predator RPA series and the Lynx Multi-mode Radar. With more than six million flight hours, GA-ASI provides long-endurance, mission-capable aircraft with integrated sensor and data link systems required to deliver persistent flight that enables situational awareness and rapid strike.
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Saab A26 submarine gets vertical launched Tomahawks
By: Mike Yeo May 17, 2017
Singapore – Saab has unveiled a modified A26 submarine fitted with vertical launched land attack cruise missiles at the IMDEX Asia maritime and defense exhibition in Singapore, the first time such a system has been fitted on a conventionally powered boat.
The model on display at Saab’s stand at IMDEX Asia showed three cylinders with six vertical launch cells each in the lengthened midships section of a model of an A26 submarine. Saab says the lengthened section adds 33 feet and about 400 to 500 tons to the displacement of the A26.
According to Gunnar Öhlund, head of marketing at Kockums, which is part of Saab, the lengthened module "shows the flexibility in performing different missions" of the A26, which he says can also be used for stowing and deploying unmanned underwater vehicles and even special forces or naval divers.
Saab says that the lengthened module can be fitted on newly built submarines or retrofitted onto existing boats as part of a Mid-Life Upgrade program. The company has had experience in the latter for Singapore’s Archer class submarines, which were former Swedish Västergötland class submarines with a 40-foot section added for an air-independent propulsion unit.
When asked by Defense News about the effect the addition of the segment will have on the A26’s performance, Öhlund said that Saab’s previous experience with similar work on other submarines has shown that any effects on their overall performance.
Defense News understands that the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, or TLAM, is being proposed by Saab for a potential European customer’s ongoing submarine program. The fact that the company can come up with a firm proposal like this would indicate that it already secured approval from the United States to integrate Tomahawks onto the A26.
Saab has declined to reveal who that customer is, although there aren’t very many European countries that have a submarine acquisition program of record and is close enough to the U.S. to be able to acquire Tomahawks for one to make an educated guess as to the identity of the interested party.
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Mayor of New Orleans Blames the Louisiana Governor
I just watched Soledad O’Brien interview New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin on CNN. She pressed him on whether he bore some responsibility for the tragedy at the Superdome and at the convention center.
Mayor Nagin responded that when Bush came to Louisiana, Bush offered to centralize the chain-of-command so that the feds could take over rescue and relief from Governor Kathleen Blanco. According to Nagin, Bush was ready to move immediately, but Blanco said she needed twenty-four hours to think about it.
Mayor Nagin was extremely frustrated with Governor Blanco to say the least. According to Nagin, while she was stalling, people were dying. This is quite a different picture than has been painted in the media thus far where everyone has been blaming the federal government for the slowness of the relief efforts. Here’s a transcript of the interview:
MAYOR RAY NAGIN, NEW ORLEANS: And what the state was doing, I don’t freaking know. But I’ll tell you, I am pissed. It wasn’t adequate. And then the president and the governor sat down. We were in Air Force One. I said, Mr. President, Madam Governor, you two have to get in sync. If you don’t get in sync, more people are going to die.
SOLEDAD O’BRIEN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: What day did you go? When did you say that? When did you say…
NAGIN: Whenever Air Force One was here.
O’BRIEN: OK.
NAGIN: And that this was after I called him on the telephone two days earlier. And I said, Mr. President and Madam Governor, you two need to get together on the same page, because the lack of coordination, people are dying in my city.
O’BRIEN: That’s two days ago you said?
NAGIN: They both shook. I don’t know the exact day. They both shook their head and said, yes. I said great. I said everybody in this room is getting ready to leave. There was senators and his cabinet people. You name it. There were generals. I said everybody right now, we’re leaving. These two people need to sit in a room together and make a doggone decision right now.
O’BRIEN: And was that done?
NAGIN: The president looked at me. I think he was a little surprised. He said, no, you guys stay here, we’re going to another section of the plane and we’re going to make a decision. He called me in that office after that. He said, Mr. Mayor, I offered two options to the governor. I said — and I don’t remember exactly what they were, two options. I was ready to move today. The governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision.
O’BRIEN: You’re telling me the president told you the governor said she needed 24 hours to make a decision?
NAGIN: Yes.
O’BRIEN: Regarding what, bringing troops in?
NAGIN: Whatever they had discussed. As far as what the chain — I was advocating a clear chain of command so that we could get resources flowing in the right places.
O’BRIEN: And the governor said, no, according to the…
NAGIN: She said that she needed 24 hours to make a decision. It would have been great if we could have left Air Force One, walked outside and told the world that we had this all worked out. It didn’t happen and more people died. [source]
I am happy to see that Soledad O’brien acknowledged after the interview that there was plenty of blame to go around. She is the first reporter I’ve seen on CNN who has given any serious credence to the idea that anyone other than the Bush administration is to blame. But there’s really nothing else she could say after the startling revelation from Mayor Nagin.
Soledad and the other CNN correspondents looked quite surprised as Mayor Nagin’s account really didn’t seem to confirm their working supposition—that Bush alone is to blame.
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Urgent cancer referrals in Derby and Burton plummet by 75 per cent
There is a fear that a substantial backlog of advanced cases is building
Eddie BisknellLocal Democracy Reporter
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Urgent cancer referrals for patients in Derby and Burton are down by 75 per cent, with hospital chiefs fearing a substantial backlog in those with advanced cases.
The University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust on average has more than 700 urgent referrals for urgent cancer assessments, typically made by GPs, each week.
However, the most recent available figures, revealed by the trust this week, show that there were just 171 urgent referrals in the week starting Monday, April 6 – a quarter of the usual amount.
Our local hospital chiefs fear that patients who have cancer or suspect they may have cancer could be avoiding health services due to Covid-19.
They also say a number of cancer diagnoses are typically made – or symptoms explored – for patients coming in for other reasons – with the number of these visits also dropping due to lockdown and virus fears.
Both of these could lead to a sharp spike in cancer patients and a backlog in care to treat them in the coming months.
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It is encouraging patients who suspect they have cancer to come forward.
The trust says in board papers released this week: “There is concern that patients with suspected cancer are not accessing primary care as they normally would with the Covid-19 restrictions in place as demonstrated by the drop in two week wait referrals.
“This, plus the loss of incidental cancer findings from routine diagnostics, may create a backlog of more advanced cancer cases once patients do present.
“The focus now from the April 27 restoration plan is to ensure we start to deliver safe cancer and diagnostic treatments. Endoscopy restarts from May 4 and more cancer treatment and surgery from May 11.
“The public are also being encouraged to come forward if they have cancer symptoms as it is clear the number of two week urgent suspected cancer referrals has significantly reduced.”
The trust says that although cancer patients are still being prioritised during the pandemic “clinical risk may be such that treatment plans have to be altered or delayed”.
This is due to many cancer patients falling to the group most at risk from Covid-19 due to their immune systems being compromised as a result of chemotherapy.
It has been using services at Nuffield Health Hospital, a private facility in Rykneld Road, Littleover, to enable breast cancer surgeries to continue – with gynaecology cancer procedures starting soon.
It also says: “There are limited opportunities to operate on major cases which require intensive care unit beds, and surgery may be altered to cancer removal rather than also completing reconstruction at the same time – for example in head and neck.”
The organisation says procedures to combat cancer may be altered and “may involve pausing or deferring treatment or altering treatment protocols”.
This could include using hormonal therapy rather than robotic surgery for prostate cancer.
Gavin Boyle, chief executive of the hospital trust, said in the board papers: “We’ve tried hard to avoid prioritising Covid-19 at the expense of treating other urgent conditions such as cancer.
“However, we’ve seen a reduction in referrals for serious health issues in recent weeks and there will be unmet need that will begin to emerge.
“Whilst we’ve maintained as much of our non-Covid-19 service as it’s been safe to do so, it’s now the time to slowly and steadily increase our range of services for those with urgent clinical needs and then over time for our routine work too.
“We’ve already reinstated a significant part of our breast cancer surgical activity using private facilities and will shortly bring back on line our endoscopy service.”
The trust says its clinicians “are reviewing waiting lists to identify clinically urgent patients and any cancer activity which will still go ahead based on Royal College guidance”.
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EMAV Review - Prayer and Picasso: Two worlds clash within a single soul! ★★★★★
★★★★★ - Irresistible
Last weekend -- Jewish Repertory Theatre of Nevada offered a staged reading that felt more like a full-scaled production. With scripts in hand, the four-member, mostly Equity cast performed My Name Is Asher Lev, written by Aaron Posner and adapted from the acclaimed novel by Chaim Potok. Such a remarkable 5-Star event is very costly to produce with union actors, so was limited to just two performances over the past weekend!
Set in post WWII Brooklyn, My Name Is Asher Lev follows the journey of a young Jewish painter torn between his Hasidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. When his genius threatens to destroy his relationship with his parents, young Asher realizes he must make difficult choices between his passion and his faith. This stirring adaptation of a modern classic presents a heartbreaking and triumphant vision of what it means to be an artist at any cost -- against the will of family, community and tradition.
Asher Lev is a Ladover Hasid who keeps kosher, prays three times a day and believes in the Ribbono Shel Olom, the Master of the Universe. He is also an artist who is compulsively driven to render the world he sees and feels even when it leads him to blasphemy. In this stirring presentation, an acclaimed troupe of actors passionately and vividly portrays the strong family ties and cultural traditions that trace Asher’s passage between these two identities, the one consecrated to God, the other subject only to the imagination.
Michelle Azar and Stephen Macht each deftly interpret multiple characters throughout the play. We first meet them as the loving, nurturing but firm parents, themselves descendants of two significant family lines of leading, pious Jews. Asher Lev (skillfully portrayed by Jeff Leibow) dearly loves both of them, but struggles with his emotions and cultural obligations even as he realizes that he’s “come into the world with a unique and disquieting gift”! Stephen also later plays the Rebbe, very naturally bringing into play his wealth of knowledge as a Chaplain and scholar within the Jewish community.
We next encounter both Ms. Azar (as Anna) and Mr. Macht (as Jacob Kahn) on the secular side of Asher’s life, “artists” inhabiting the materialistic world who are quickly taken with Asher’s obvious talent. Paradoxically, they become his “creative parents”, mentoring him and providing opportunities for the exhibition of his work.
Asher Lev had grown up in a cloistered Hasidic community, a world suffused by ritual and revolving around a charismatic Rebbe. But in time his gift threatens to estrange him from that world and the parents he adores. As it follows his struggle, the play becomes a luminous portrait of the artist, by turns heartbreaking and exultant...
“I looked at my right hand, the hand with which I painted. There was power in that hand. Power to create and destroy. Power to bring pleasure and pain. Power to amuse and horrify. There was in that hand the demonic and the divine at one and the same time. The demonic and the divine were two aspects of the same force. Creation was demonic and divine. Creativity was demonic and divine. I was demonic and divine.”
When Asher is older, the conflict becomes more internal. He becomes more aware of what is at stake and has to consciously make decisions about what is more important. The most significant example of this is his decision to display the crucifixion. In doing so, he consciously chooses to hurt his family and community in order to remain true to his art and share his artistic vision.
“For the Master of the Universe, whose suffering world I do not comprehend. For dreams of horror, for nights of waiting, for memories of death, for the love I have for you, for all the things I remember, and for all the things I should remember but have forgotten, for all these I created this painting—an observant Jew working on a crucifixion because there was no aesthetic mold in his own religious tradition into which he could pour a painting of ultimate anguish and torment.”
He was conflicted between his religious heritage and the "carnal" world. He was conflicted between respecting his parents and becoming his own person. He was conflicted between Tradition and Growth. He was conflicted between two things that were both "good." So much of his character development embodies principles that apply to us all. What do we owe ourselves and what do we owe our family and community? These are not easily answered because they are so unique to every person -- dependent upon each individual's appetites, experiences, and environment.
The depiction of Asher's family in a crucifix is a major achievement for him. He knows that the painting of his family using the motif of the crucifixion will bring his parents tremendous pain. He has come a long way to understand the type of pain his mother has gone through. His way of expressing this awareness, though, is through producing a painting that depicts this pain. That is why he creates the painting. Steeped in the artistic tradition, the crucifixion means a great deal to him: it is the ultimate symbol of suffering. So, it is natural that Asher would use this symbol to convey the pain his mother has felt.
Of course, though, those not steeped in the artistic tradition would not attach the same meaning to the Crucifixion as Asher does. The Ladover community, and particularly Asher's father, has very different associations with the crucifixion. For them, the crucifix is the symbol of a religion and a culture that has persecuted Jews and attempted to destroy Judaism for millennia. The Ladover community does not understand the language of paint with which Asher speaks; thus, instead of understanding the powerful emotions he is trying to convey, they are angered and hurt. The Rebbe asks him to leave their community.
He moves downstage and proudly repeats directly to the audience, “My Name is Asher Lev”… and the audience rises to its feet with a thunderous ovation!
[As a side note: Chaim Potok, like many of his protagonists, embraced both modernity and traditional Judaism. He, too, was an accomplished painter, in addition to being a writer and a Rabbi. In a fascinating intersection between art and life, Potok himself created "Brooklyn Crucifixion," a painting central to the heartrending climax of My Name is Asher Lev. "Brooklyn Crucifixion" actually hung in Potok's home.]
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D&D 5E Art in 5e...?
So the question is, what direction should art and the general look of 5e take? I realize that art is very subjective and what one person is looking for in art may not necessarily be what another person is looking for. Still, I am curious what the ENWorlders here are looking for when it comes to art in the next edition.
For me, the quintessential D&D art is something like Larry Elmore's style (although not necessarily the cheesecake 'chain mail bikini' costumes that were prevalent in some of the art of the era). The picture that exemplifies the D&D experience for me is :
The painting that appears in the second edition PHB shows a fairly "realistic" style and invokes the scene of an adventuring party after a fierce battle. I remember flipping through the PHB back in the day and seeing the image and thinking about what the party had just been through in their fight with the dragon.
On the other hand, art that I don't care too much for is this image from the 3e PHD:
The art is fairly well done, but it seems way too "dungeon-punk" for my liking. I know that D&D has never been a realistic simulation of the middle ages, but with the spikes, the leather, the tattoos, and the redundant buckles, it looks like Hennet is trying a little too hard to look bad@$$. The image seems more like something that you would find in a 90s 'anti-hero' comic book than a fantasy rpg. Moreover, there's no background in the image to give a sense of story. The image just consists of Hennet trying to do a 'cool' pose.
Anyway, I know art is subjective, so I'm interested in what types of styles that you want to see in D&D 5e.
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Personally, I can understand why an art designer may want something of a unified look and style to the game's rulebook, but I think I prefer a variety of styles and looks to the art of the main rulebooks for an RPG that is intended to have a broad appeal. Catch a little bit of everyone's fancy, so to speak, open up the imagined uses the game could be put to. At the very least, if a unified style is deemed necessary, the content should go as wide as possible to serve that same purpose. Dungeon adventuring, wilderness adventure, planar adventuring, hanging out in the bar, trying to pilfer the merchant's purse, interacting at court, dealing with traps, dealing with monsters, and dealing with humorous situations.
For the most part, I'm not too bothered - I'm sure whatever they come up with will be fine.
The one thing I don't want to see is a repeat of the 3e or 4e styles (or, for that matter, 1st Ed, 2nd Ed, or any other edition). Give us something new!
Although... actually, there is one other thing I would prefer not to see: too much of modern fantasy art is, IMO, too "clean". That is, the characters have these weapons and armour that are cool, and epic, and whatever other adjective you choose... but which have pretty clearly never been used. One thing I really like about the Star Wars original trilogy (also the LotR films, and Firefly, and the BSG remake) was the "used universe" aesthetic - things were old, and dirty, and beat-up. I want characters who have been through a few adventures, using equipment that has been through a few adventures!
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i just really hope to see lots of art depicting actual adventures. i'm another one of the people who's come to despise the hero-portrait most dnd art pieces copy and paste.
give me pictures of a party lost out in the jungle, getting pelted by stones thrown by the monkey men in the trees. the art should really convey the best elements of the game, and the best way to do that is to illustrate the types of stories and situations that stick in a gaming group's heads.
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I don't hold too much against the art...anymore. The art of the red box BECM and the modules of 1e's era are my bread and butter. They inspired...well, just so much of what was the "D&D experience" for me in my formative RPGer years.
I'll echo what was said by @billd91 . It is understandable for an art director to say they want a unified look...perhaps moreso in this edition than any other as they've made it crystalline clear that "D&D the Brand" (rpg, computer games, phone aps, phone games, cartoon [gods willing!], movies, toys, etc. etc. etc.) outweighs "D&D the table top RPG."
I understand it. That said, I think the diversity of styles in the older edition books was MUCH more representative of what D&D was supposed to be...that is, whatever fantasy world/style you want it to be. I was always partial to Elmore's work above and beyond all of the others. Jeff Dee takes a lot of flack for his "comic book/cartoon" style, but to me, this was preCISEly how I wanted to envision my characters! Willingham, of course, was a genius. Roslof and Holloway...these were the masters of my imagination at 10-15 y.o.
Easley's brushy-wispy look and way too huge dragons never suited me well. But his halfling/elf pic in the Basic red box player's book was essential. Truman was a master of inks and brushed ink. Parkinson's harsh brushstrokes and thick layered paint weren't my bag either, but there are some of his images (mostly from Dragonlance, iirc) were fantastically evocative. And, while I was never on the shrooms/acid/LSD that obviously inspired much of Otis' work, it cannot be denied that his "trippy/drippy" style/images were both inspiring and apropos for the time.
D&D is only strengthened, as a TTRPG AND a Brand, by having various visions portray (generally) the same things.
So, in answer to the question, "What do I want to see in 5e's D&D art?" All of the below. Not the same people, per se, obviously. But the diversity.
{EDIT} AND, just to add, the more black and white/line art/inks images (obviously would be for the interior moreso than covers and such), the better. Leaves the imagination open to interpreting things as you want them. [/EDIT]
[EDIT 2] AND the more "action shots" the better. Even if it's just like the Elmore (elf/halfling/dwarf) or Dee (human talking to halflings) images insinuating something is "going on/happening" in them. The stand alone "hero of a thousand buckles" of more recent editions do nothing for me.[/EDIT 2]
I'll tell you what I really, really don't want: gigantic, impossible-to-wield weapons. Covers that all look like mud and are hard to tell apart at a glance. An all-white cast to pcs in D&D. A bunch of "just standing around" pics.
Give us more battle scenes, scenes of pcs exploring, stuff that integrates the art into the background! The "we just killed a baby dragon!" party scene is great. Emirikol the Chaotic is great. A Paladin in Hell is great. The scene of a party looking out into the dark of the Shadowfell is great. The pic of the party fighting off canoloths is great.
Mialee standing against a blank background? Meh. Random dude posing with a sword? Meh. A monster with nothing against which I can gauge its size in the picture? Meh.
Ahnehnois
In defense of 3e, not all the art is as aesthetically inappropriate as that Hennet pic. There are good pieces and bad pieces. However, to me, both 4e, and to a somewhat lesser extent PF, both have taken turns for the worse in their art.
I agree with a lot of the points above; oversized weapons bad, realism good. I also just think that the art ought to connect better to the text that it's next to, in terms of tone and content.
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I've said it before and I'll say it again:
Komarck covers, Lockwood line art, and Elmore color plates.
...I'm fine if Hennet stays home; he's always been a fashion travesty.
fjw70
Like I have said before, I like my RPG products to have art but I am not all that picky about the art itself.
Art is just way down the priority list for me.
pickin_grinnin
I hope they stay away from the cartoony or manga-ish style that so many games feature these days. That was the first negative thing (of many) that I spotted when the old World of Darkness was abandoned and the nWoD came out.
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Admittedly, that is one thing that I never liked about Pathfinder. The art in all the books is very much 'comic book' style with everything really over the top. I guess some people like it, but I never cared for it.
Raith5
I am not a fan of static pictures of stiffly arranged figures. I really did not like the cover of the 4th ed players handbook for that reason. I really like art that portrays action, echoes the past of D&D but has some of the more modern gaming sensibilities. To this end I really like this picture
RangerWickett
I'm convinced that if that art had been on the cover of the 4e Player's Handbook, the game would have sold better.
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payn
No more pixar fatlings please.
payn said:
... I'm scared to ask....
TarionzCousin said:
Halfling concept art from Conceptopolis, I believe
Halfling Male
Halfling Female
Not my bag either.
Raith5 said:
I really like art that portrays action, echoes the past of D&D but has some of the more modern gaming sensibilities. To this end I really like this picture
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I'm not sure what this means...What are the "more modern gaming sensibilities" in this image that you like...and think are "modern gaming sensibilities"?
RangerWickett said:
I don't know...the "unicorn green dragon/what IS that tumor on it's snout?!" doesn't seem like quite the BEST cover image. But, perhaps, reasonably better than what was used.
Yeah, WAR can be really hit or miss for me, but that's definitely one of his better pieces IMO.
Olfan
I joined the site just to respond to this forum. I personally love Jeff Easley's old school style. Over the top and heroic, yet still grounded in the Clark Ashton Smith-style pulp fiction that D&D is based on. I'd like to see more of that type of look in 5th edition, though I doubt they'll do that. Also, I'm a huge fan of Tony DiTerlizzi from the Planescape days. More of that weirdness would always be welcome.
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I'm not sure what this means...What are the "more modern gaming sensibilities" in this image that you like...and think are "modern gaming sensibilities"?.
Good point. The picture doesnt have really have what I was thinking of with respect to more modern gaming stuff like non- Tolkein races, obvious magical effects, oversized weapons, armour etc. It is really just a more recent reiteration of the picture on the classic Moldvay basic set.
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While seeking life on a distant planet, an astronaut discovers an abandoned Russian town. He suspects his mission is a hoax until a mysterious young woman saves him from a strange and deadly phenomenon... Lifeless Planet is a third-person action-adventure that features an old-school sci-fi story and spectacular environments in the spirit of classic action-adventures.
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Successful premiere – German robotic arm completes its five-year ISS mission
Close-up image of Rokviss on the International Space Station
Germany's first experiment in space robotics has now come to an end. On the evening of 15 November 2010, two Russian cosmonauts performed a space walk during which they removed the Rokviss robotic arm developed by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) from the experimental platform on the Russian service module Svezda and took it inside the ISS. By 2 November 2010, the Rokviss team from the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center in Oberpfaffenhofen had moved the robot arm into the required position for this operation. Only in this position could Rokviss be easily transported through the air lock and into the interior of the ISS.
For the last five and a half years – from 22 March 2005 until 2 November 2010 – this robot arm, measuring 50 centimetres in length and weighing seven kilograms, has been operating in space and has completed somewhere in the region of 500 successful tests. With its two articulated joints and a metal finger, Rokviss has been able to perform high-precision work in space.
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The German robot experiment Rokviss at the bottom right-hand side of the Svezda module
The technology experiment was controlled either fully automatically or by means of a technique known as telepresence operation – remote control by the DLR Rokviss project team based in Oberpfaffenhofen. Four to six times a month, the researchers established contact with the robot arm, whenever the ISS passed over the reception area of the antenna system at the DLR facility in Weilheim, near Oberpfaffenhofen, thereby making the transfer of data possible.
The aim of the experiment was to test and verify new hardware and powerful robot control concepts during real mission operations. In future, this technology will support astronauts and lighten their workload during complex tasks, and it will also help to repair satellites in orbit. Conditions in space are radically different from those on Earth; there is no air and temperatures inside the robot joints range from minus 20 to plus 60 degrees Celsius.
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However, removal of Rokviss from the ISS does not complete the work of the DLR researchers. By March 2011, the two joint units are to be unfastened from their baseplate and the camera unit is also scheduled for disassembly. This is the only way to get the joints to fit in the small storage space available on the Soyuz capsule in which they are to be returned to Earth. By the end of April 2011, project manager Klaus Landzettel and his colleagues expect Rokviss to be back in the DLR Robotics and Mechatronics Center in Oberpfaffenhofen. Then, by carefully examining the extent of the mechanical wear, further essential information can be obtained and then applied to the building of future space robots.
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HomeFootball HighlightsLiverpool Tipped To Win League Despite Loss To Manchester City
Liverpool Tipped To Win League Despite Loss To Manchester City
Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has tipped Liverpool to win the Premier League this season despite having their unbeaten record destroyed by Manchester City in their last outing.
Highlights : Manchester City 2 – 1 Liverpool | Premier League, 3rd January 2019
Liverpool FC remain four points clear of Manchester City in second place after their 2 – 1 loss to City at the Ethiad
“If I was to put my money on one club for the league, it would be Liverpool,” Van Gaal told The Mirror.
“Liverpool have a team that can defend much better. That’s because Klopp has trained them to be a fighting force, whether they have the ball or not.
“That’s exactly what is lacking in Guardiola’s team now. City have fabulous football ideas and a sparkling way of playing but not the right fighting spirit.
“Don’t get me wrong, I still love to watch City play but the way Klopp makes Liverpool play is absolutely fantastic.”
Liverpool FC will hope to get back to winning ways in their visit to Brighton & Hove Albion, ones the Premier League Resumes on the 12th of January.
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Ernst, Axne Push to Keep Domestic Violence Survivors Safe and Sheltered During COVID-19
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), a survivor of domestic violence, and Representative Cindy Axne (IA-03) sent a letter to Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds to request funding for domestic violence programs in Iowa be distributed quickly, and to urge the use of federal funding to ensure survivors have safe housing options.
In their letter, the members cite the heightened danger that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to survivors of domestic violence, especially children that lack access to school or child care programs, in requesting additional resources to protect this vulnerable population.
“We have heard from service providers across Iowa that the pandemic is intensifying the needs of survivors of domestic violence,” the members wrote. “We request that as Iowa receives funding, grants, and other federal assistance that will support our domestic violence programs, you will ensure this money is provided quickly in order to ensure Iowans get the assistance they desperately need.”
Domestic violence is a leading cause of homelessness for women and children, and the letter urges the Governor to use funding included in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act to ensure that families do not lose access to housing.
“Addressing housing instability and homelessness is a key aspect of an effective pandemic response, and it especially helps domestic violence survivors,” the members wrote. “The flexibility in the CARES Act specifically allows…traditional federal housing assistance funds, to be used to provide emergency shelter, or rental, mortgage, or utility assistance to help keep individuals housed.”
In addition to $45 million in support for grants through the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the CARES Act also includes $4 billion for Emergency Solutions Grants, $5 billion for Community Development Block Grants, and $150 billion for a newly created Coronavirus Relief Fund. In their letter, the members urge the use of all of these funding sources to protect Iowans and provide survivors with critical assistance as quickly as possible.
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Chelmsford taxi driver with 18 points allowed to keep working
The decision was made at a regulatory committee meeting
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The council say he is not responsible for any of the 18 points he had collected
A taxi driver has been allowed to carry on driving after Chelmsford City Council agreed he was not responsible for any of the 18 points that he had collected.
The driver, kept anonymous by the council's regulatory committee, but referred to as Mr H, had been given 18 penalty points on his driving licence but was not disqualified from driving by the courts.
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Instead the points related to three offences of failing to provide driver information in relation to traffic offences committed by drivers of vehicles owned by his company.
A statement from Chelmsford City Council said: “Mr H’s counsel informed the committee that Mr H had maintained a clean driving record up until the administration error that resulted in the 18 points and that as far as he was aware there had never been a complaint against Mr H in approximately 30 years of being a licenced taxi driver.
“The committee heard that Mr H had the vehicles registered in his name and that he had passed on the relevant S172 notices to a family member/colleague as he had done with many previously to be processed.
“The committee heard however that the family member did not process the forms correctly and that this resulted in the 18 points being placed on Mr H’s licence.
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"Mr H’s counsel informed the committee that since the administration errors the vehicles had now been transferred out of Mr H’s ownership and that his company was now the registered keeper of all the company’s vehicles.”
The committee accepted it was an administration error and allowed him to remain a licenced taxi driver in the city
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How a plan to buy drugs ended with a knife fight in Clacton
Paul Taylor and Mike Blaylock and now behind bars
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Mike Blaylock (left) and Paul Taylor (right)
Two men have found themselves behind bars after plans to buy drugs ended in a skirmish involving knives.
On April 16, Paul Taylor and Mike Blaylock were on the hunt for Ben Kirby, a man who they believed to be a drug dealer.
They arrived at a property in Clacton and were told to they should meet Mr Kirby's "associate" in Hadleigh Road.
In a bid to get their fix, Taylor and Blaylock did as they were advised - but the situation escalated and saw the two men draw blades.
At Chelmsford Crown Court last week (Thursday, October 26), the two men were handed custodial sentences for a series of offences.
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"Mr Kirby said he had no drugs to sell and that you should go to Hadleigh Road to meet his associate," said Judge John Bate-Williams.
"In Hadleigh Road there was an altercation with Mr Kirby and you two, each of you produced a knife towards Mr Kirby and you Paul Taylor swiped it."
The court heard how discussions in Hadleigh Road became heated, with Blaylock drawing a knife and swiping it at Mr Kirby who was sat in his car.
After initially driving away from the scene, Mr Kirby returned and saw Taylor brandishing a knife.
Taylor then “swiped” the knife at the car as it passed, causing damage to the vehicle.
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On April 18, just two days after the incident, Taylor and Blaylock were caught on CCTV burgling a home in Edith Road, Clacton, where they made off with an Xbox console worth £399.
The court heard how Taylor was also caught shoplifting on 17 occasions between August 16 last year and February 20 this year; the thefts included food, perfume and tools.
"The burglary was of a dwelling and the only saving grace was that the flat was not occupied and it took place during the day," the judge added.
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Both Taylor and Blaylock admitted charges of making threats with a knife and burglary, while Taylor also admitted eight counts of shoplifting.
Taylor, 45, of Saville Street, Walton-On-The-Naze, was sentenced to 23 months in prison for making threats with a bladed article and nine months for burglary.
Both prison terms are to run consecutively.
Blaylock, 34, of West Avenue, Clacton, received 17 months for making threats with a bladed article and six months for burglary.
Both his custodial sentences are also to run consecutively.
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'Your life thereafter went down the plug hole'
As he handed down sentence, Judge Bate-Williams said: "You Mr Blaylock have a six-year gap in offending, as your counsel described it, your life thereafter went down the plug hole.
"Your partner sets out clearly the nature of your long relationship and the awful descent from success to failure, the move from your original home to a less satisfactory home and a dependence on drugs."
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How to Deal with US Social Media: Mr. Biden, Revoke Section 230
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, incited and planned over platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, many are calling for changes
Multilateralism is a principle, not an option
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Boris Johnson makes EU blush with sanctions against China
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EU companies in China warned to ‘prepare for the worst’ in digital decoupling
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Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should “prepare for the worst” and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations
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A funding gap is hurting developing countries’ efforts to contain COVID-19
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The decline in global coal consumption is coming to a halt, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts in its just published ‘Annual Coal Report’
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The GENERAL ASSEMBLY having authority to elect the Executive Council, approves of the financial budget, ratifies acts and motions submitted by the Executive Council, modifies the association’s articles or regulations. The ordinary General Assembly takes place once a year; each member has one vote.
The EXECUTIVE COUNCIL is entrusted with the Association’s operation. It consists of min. 5 and max. 9 persons elected every two years by the General Assembly, with an adequate representation of each country where wheels are manufactured. The Executive Council elects a President and a vice President among its members. The President represents the Association officially, taking all the necessary actions and initiatives to promote the established objectives.
The TECHNICAL COMMISSION is a permanent organ and consists of specialised, highly qualified members. It has the task to investigate the factors having influence on distribution (commercial aspects excluded), technical developments and research in the field of automotive wheel manufacturing, particularly method of production and development as well as national and international specifications, standards, regulations and legislation.
The LOGISTIC COMMISSION, also consisting of specialised members, attends another category of basic problems of the wheel manufacturing industry. One of its primary tasks is to investigate dimensions and characteristics of suitable means for the packaging and transport of wheels made, according to the new ecological law coming into force, of fully recyclable materials. In addition, this Commission is following with care any development in the field of Electronic Data Interchange as well as in the bar-code identification system.
The COMPETENCE CENTER, is the latest and youngest organ within the EUWA structure. Due to additional legal requirements & product certifications, affecting today’s business in terms of workload, manpower and costs, it was necessary to cover this background with permanent working, skilled engineers. In particular the Competence Center will identify new legal requirements & tracking current ones, interpretate & understand national standards, support EUWA members prior & during application procedures, generate & maintain agreed procedures as guideline for members, helping to reduce cost & efforts due to shared knowledge as benefit for all members and will try to influence the evolution of national and international regulations.
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STEP 1.1
Introduction to Exporting from Canada
Transforming your business from a national firm into an international firm is no small task, and the leap across borders and oceans should never be taken lightly.
Rushing into exporting without an ironclad strategy or the financial wherewithal to deal with the challenges of international markets is a recipe for disaster. Planning, research, making contacts, the whole process can be overwhelming.
ExportEdge’s Step-by-Step Guide to Exporting is an essential tool for all Canadian companies interested in exploring business opportunities in international markets. We have gathered the resources and know-how of Canada’s top trade organizations and professionals, and we can help you cultivate the fruits of ambition.
We will introduce you to services that are available to help Canadian exporters, along with the basics of trade law, customs and regulations, and target market research.
You will also find valuable information about the world’s most lucrative international markets, as well as advice on how to build a robust network of trading partners, ship your products, manage risk and get paid.
Preparing your business for international expansion is not an easy or fast process, but we can help make it as painless as possible.
Ian McColl, president and CEO of Hibar Systems Ltd.—a manufacturer of liquid dispensing systems—and Peter Biro, president and CEO of military optics equipment manufacturer Newcon Optik, are veteran exporters, and they know what it takes to establish successful operations in international markets:
We aim to provide you with worthwhile advice from business champions like McColl and Biro, trade-focused organizations, and both the Canadian and foreign governments.
Our goal is to bring everything you need to succeed under one roof, and to foster confidence in and fuel the passion for your exporting goals.
So Why Export?
Companies start exporting for a myriad of reasons:
As part of CanadianManufacturing.com’s Export Insights 2018 report, Canadian businesses were asked why the began selling internationally. These were the most popular answers. Study conducted by RK Insights
Regardless of what draws a firm into a new market, the ultimate goal is to monetize opportunities and facilitate business growth. For any Canadian business that has growth ambitions, there will come a time when exporting becomes necessary. This is because of the limited size of our domestic market.
Companies based in colossus economies like the U.S. can stay within their own borders and do quite well. Canadians aren’t so lucky. Canada accounts for only about 2 per cent of global economic activity. If you run a business in this country and want to grow, the Canadian economy simply isn’t big enough to facilitate it. The other 98 per cent of the world’s economy is out there, waiting:
Breaking out of the Canadian bubble: why exporting is a critical strategy
Opportunities for rapid growth are plentiful for Canadian businesses, but most of them lie beyond our shores
Exporting can provide Canadian businesses a chance to tap into 98.5 per cent of the global economy. PHOTO: Ingrid Taylar, via Flickr
Here’s Mitchell Osak, managing director of Strategic Advisory Services at Grant Thornton, explaining why growth-focused Canadian firms need to export:
Newcon Optik’s Biro holds a similar view:
Dave Kroetsch, cofounder, former CEO and currently chief technology officer at Waterloo, Ont.-based drone manufacturer Aeryon Labs Inc., is also bullish about the opportunities waiting for Canadian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the global economy:
http://www.canadianmanufacturing.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/Aeryon-1.1.mp4
Kroetsch’s firm won Exporter of the Year at the Ontario Export Awards in 2014.
The Export Awards, hosted in Ontario, British Columbia and Alberta, recognize excellence in production, innovation, growth and export sales for internationally-focused companies.
Winning an Export Award brings with it prestige, brand awareness and pride in your firm’s accomplishments. It also provides enterpreneurs the chance to measure their export footprint against that of their peers, an exercise critical to understanding your market and planning for future growth.
For those of you just starting out down this exciting path, the Export Awards provide a snapshot of the fruits that your labours can potentially bear:
The 2017 Ontario Export Awards took place on Nov. 21, 2017 at the International Centre in Mississauga, Ont.
Winners of the 2017 Ontario Export Awards at the Nov. 21 gala in Mississauga, Ont. From left to right: Stephane Levesque (SRB), Eleanor Hodgson (Senstar), Lori Holjeavac (ClimateWorx), Peter Snucins (Polycorp), Jacqueline Cooper (InterAxon), Irene Ostap (Pack-Smart), Lily Sochaj and Andrew Sochaj (Cyclone), Sam Kohn (kubik) Jillian Pyper (Kii Naturals), Matt Stevens (FleetCarma) PHOTO: Donna Santos Studio
Aerospace manufacturer Cyclone Manufacturing Inc. took home the top honour as Exporter of the Year.
Cyclone, which builds aircraft components for the world’s largest plane makers, including Airbus, Boeing, Bombardier and Lockheed Martin, edged out more than 25 finalists at this year’s awards gala at Mississauga, Ont.’s International Centre Nov. 21. PHOTO: Donna Santos Studio
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Australian buy now, pay later provider Openpay commences US market launch
Source: Openpay
Australian Buy now, pay later (BNPL) provider Openpay Group Ltd (ASX: OPY) today commenced the launch of its operations in the US market.
Openpay is an ASX-listed, fast-growing, and highly differentiated player in global BNPL payment solutions. It delivers the most flexible plans in the market, focuses on industries where it can make a real difference: Automotive, Healthcare, Home Improvement, Memberships, and Education; and its target customers are finance-savvy and of an older demographic who use Openpay plans as a cashflow management tool.
The Company also has a unique B2B offering, Openpay for Business, a SaaS-based platform that allows companies to manage trade accounts end-to-end.
The US launch adds to Openpay's global reach, with the Company already offering its services in Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. In the US, it will offer both its differentiated 'Buy now. Pay smarter.' and B2B SaaS products. Its focus will be on similar industries to Australia and the UK, including Retail to scale quickly and verticals such as Automotive and Healthcare, where Openpay is a leading BNPL provider in Australia with its flexible longer-term, and higher-value plans.
The Company has already built a strong US pipeline, with partnership discussions with foundational partners in banking, merchant, and large payment processor sectors at advanced stages.
To support the impending launch, Openpay is pleased to announce the appointment of its US executive team, led by Brian Shniderman, a 32-year veteran in the payments and fintech advisory industry. Mr Shniderman will become Openpay US' CEO and Openpay's Global Chief Strategy Officer. He joins from Deloitte, where he founded and grew the firm's globally top-ranked Payments practice. He successfully helped the C-suite of large global companies implement high-visibility, complex payments, fintech and banking strategies, mergers and acquisitions, operations, and technology initiatives. These include large credit card issuers, merchant acquirers, networks, payments processors, corporates, governments, and merchants. Prior to Deloitte, Mr. Shniderman was an executive at several advisory firms, focusing on fintech and payments. In 2001, he was recognised as an innovator of the year by Fortune for introducing approaches for B2B equity-based payments, continuing to innovate and launch new fintech products since then.
CEO and Managing Director of Openpay, Michael Eidel commented, "This is possibly the most significant announcement for Openpay since we listed on the ASX on this day, last year. We are very excited to have commenced the launch of our consumer BNPL and B2B offerings into the US, building on our proven responsible approach, flexible products and focus on industries where we have strong confidence in our ability to deliver a differentiated value proposition. We're entering the market with a team of highly respected US industry leaders who see great potential to bring our unique approach in BNPL and B2B to the US market."
Brian Shniderman added: "It's clear that consumers and merchants want and need much more transparent, fair and flexible payment alternatives to traditional credit cards and BNPL options that lack transparency and charge unreasonable rates. I joined Openpay US because this is an amazing company leading the shift towards a much more consumer friendly and merchant-centric payments future. Merchants I've advised were contacting me to help them find a better option. Openpay is the clear solution, and they've agreed."
Also joining the US executive leadership team is Gary Stein, who joins as the US company's Chief Product and Compliance Officer and Troy Carrothers, who will serve as a Corporate Advisor.
Gary Stein brings nearly 30 years of financial services experience to Openpay US, including the last 9 as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB's) Deputy Assistant Director for Consumer Credit, Payments, and Deposits. At the CFPB, Mr Stein developed the Bureau's markets-shaping vision for both faster payments and consumer data sharing. He also oversaw the Bureau's Small Dollar & Instalment Lending Markets team. Earlier in his career, Mr Stein served as a senior banker and financial services consultant.
Mr Carrothers is a financial services and retail leader with more than 25 years of experience across credit cards, payment acceptance, and customer services. He led one of the largest retail credit card portfolios in the US as the Senior Vice President and General Manager of Credit, Payments and Customer Service at Kohls. Prior to Kohl's, Mr Carrothers held management and senior leadership roles in the US and Latin America with Citigroup and Fidelity Investments. He also was the Chairman of the Board for the Merchant Advisory Group from 2018 to 2019, representing approximately 160 merchants domestically and internationally.
The team will also be joined by a US CFO with prior fintech and big 4 experience across the banking and payments industries.
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City Car Club becomes Enterprise Car Club
05/04/2016 in Fleet industry news
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Enterprise Rent-A-Car has launched Enterprise Car Club, a year after it acquired hourly car rental businesses City Car Club.
The launch, which follows a period of substantial investment, will see a new green Enterprise Car Club logo appear on all car club vehicles and bays by early summer.
The move will see Enterprise Car Club supported by more than 430 fully staffed Enterprise locations. It is part of a wider programme that Enterprise is implementing, with the aim of becoming the principal mobility provider for businesses and private motorists wanting to access any type of vehicle for any period of time, whether for an hour, a day, a week or much longer.
During the past year, Enterprise has invested heavily in the car club’s website and in-car technologies to improve the customer experience for members. That investment programme, which also includes new cars and a broader range of vehicles, including electric models, will continue in the coming weeks and months.
Khaled Shahbo, managing director, Enterprise Rent-A-Car UK & Ireland, said: “Some customers want to walk into a branch and be helped by one of our employees through the process, face-to-face. Others want to book a car for an hour, access it via their smartphone and just go. We want to develop a network that can support all these requirements. That also means providing impeccable service and a terrific rental experience whether a customer wants a van for a week, a Maserati for a special day, or an electric vehicle for an hour.”
The new Enterprise Car Club is one of the UK’s largest car club operations by number of locations. It has operations in 19 cities around the UK, including 24 of London’s 32 boroughs, and is expanding.
Apart from the visual change in the logo, all current terms and conditions will continue to apply. Existing City Car Club memberships will automatically be transferred and access to vehicles will continue with current membership cards. The billing and payment process will also remain unchanged. To celebrate the launch, car club members will receive a 10% discount until June 30, 2016 at Enterprise Rent-A-Car for their longer term rental needs.
Enterprise is also working closely with local authorities and transport providers to integrate car club services alongside public transport as part of a total mobility solution. In several locations, including in Nottingham and Leeds, this means people can access car club vehicles with the same smart card that they use for train, tram, bus and park & ride services. Enterprise will continue to invest in technology to increase choice and improve access to community transport.
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A Reason for Everything
Marek Kohn
'A marvellous book.' New Scientist. 'A real triumph.' Guardian
Marek Kohn's A Reason for Everything is a brilliant and surprising fusion of science and biography. It is a very human book about the Englishness of evolutionary theory and the lives and personalities - often eccentric and controversial - of those who made it. With portraits of Richard Dawkins and Alfred Russel Wallace, amongst others, it moves beyond Charles Darwin to produce a gripping account of the men and scientists behind one of the most important ideas humanity has yet produced.
'Marek Kohn has written yet another brilliant book about great debates in science.' Neal Ascherson, Observer
'A well-written and carefully researched account of some of the main British players in the world of evolution. Every evolutionist should read it.' Steve Jones, Nature
'An educative and fascinating tale . . . Kohn is a wonderful writer.' A. C. Grayling, Literary Review
'A marvellous book.' New Scientist. 'A real triumph.' GuardianMarek Kohn's A Reason for Everything is a brilliant and surprising fusion of science and biography. It is a very human book about the Englishness of evolutionary theory and the lives and personalities - often eccentric and controversial - of those who made it. With portraits of Richard Dawkins and Alfred Russel Wallace, amongst others, it moves beyond Charles Darwin to produce a gripping account of the men and scientists behind one of the most important ideas humanity has yet produced.'Marek Kohn has written yet another brilliant book about great debates in science.' Neal Ascherson, Observer 'A well-written and carefully researched account of some of the main British players in the world of evolution. Every evolutionist should read it.' Steve Jones, Nature 'An educative and fascinating tale . . . Kohn is a wonderful writer.' A. C. Grayling, Literary Review
Marek Kohn is the author of The Race Gallery, A Reason for Everything, Dope Girls and Trust. He lives in Sussex and is a Fellow at the University of Brighton Faculty of Arts. 'Kohn is a wonderful writer', said AC Grayling, and Andrew Brown called him 'one of the best of our science writers'.
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Unity within our communities: Archbishop visits Islamic House
By Amy Lange
"All of us together, we want to live in peace."
The words of Pope Francis on the minds of many at a special event Tuesday in Dearborn Heights.
The arch-bishop of Detroit visiting an Islamic mosque.
With so much dividing us - the first step - dialogue is the path of peace. Imam Elahi greeted guests at the Islamic house of wisdom - an interfaith gathering of Muslims, Jews, and gentiles - all faiths welcomed and respected.
Archbishop Allen Vigneron joined in the discussion, one that seeks to overcome divisions.
"We don't just talk love, we have to demonstrate love," said Bishop Arthur Barnes.
"The heart of religion is a religion of heart," said Imam Elahi. "Start from heart. And heart is a place of love and peace
The Imam rejected radicalization and terrorism as enemies of the Muslim faith, calling on his brothers and sisters in faith to reject islamaphobia and embrace one another's similarities and differences - it's a message that resonates here - and they hope carries out into the community.
"We really can work together to end hatred in this world - especially islamaphobia and follow the example of Pope Francis," said Rabbi Dorit Edut. "Regardless of what religion we are that here we can live in peace and love together."
"We've been working very hard and I'm proud of what we do here in southeast Michigan to work together," said Archbishop Allen Vigneron. "To build up the common good in a community that is healthy and whole."
"It's about engagement and creating a commitment that we work together," said Elahi. "Not only against islamaphobia, against radicalization, against violence, injustice."
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Starbucks will be temporarily switching to a 'to go' mode due to COVID-19 concerns
By Shelly Insheiwat
City News Service
Santa Monica, Ca - January 30, 2015. A Starbucks coffee store as seen from the sidewalk.
LOS ANGELES - Starbucks has announced that beginning on Sunday all of its North American stores will switch to a `to go' model for at least two weeks because of the coronavirus.
No seating will be allowed duing this time, and "temporary closures for company-owned stores in high-social gathering locations, such as malls and university campuses," may also be enacted.
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The company said in a statement on Twitter:
"In accordance with social distancing guidance from the CDC and public health authorities, we are temporarily closing stores in some locations, and moving the majority of our company-operated stores to a "to go" model across the U.S. and Canada."
Read the full statement here: https://sbux.co/COVID-19
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Cuomo: Police at airports enforcing pandemic quarantine
By Arun Kristian Das
Cuomo on airport questionnaire
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says that travelers who arrive by plane in New York must fill out a form because the state's quarantine enforcement is very serious. He said police officers are stationed at airports to make sure that travelers follow this rule.
NEW YORK - Police officers are stationed at New York area airports to enforce the state's strict quarantine rules amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the governor said.
"Our quarantine enforcement is serious. And I want people coming into this state to know that. States have never done border patrol before," Gov. Andrew Cuomo said at a briefing on Thursday. "But we have police at airports. When you land, there is a police officer there. You have to fill out a form as to where you're going. It is illegal to leave the airport without filling out the form." (You can complete it online.)
Anyone coming from a state with a high COVID-19 infection rate must quarantine for 14 days when visiting New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut, the governors of those states announced about a month ago. The list of states keeps growing as coronavirus infections spike across the country.
"We know that this virus travels. We know that we cannot hermetically seal the state of New York in our own little bubble," Cuomo said. "So, when you see the virus coming up in these other states, it poses a threat to New York."
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The rules of a self-quarantine are quite strict.
The governor said he has heard that some travelers weren't aware of the quarantine rules but that is no excuse. The state's Health Department has been regularly updating the list and an explanation of what you need to do.
"We have some people coming into New York saying, 'Well, I didn't know there was a quarantine.' I don't know how they did not know there was a quarantine," Cuomo said. "There is a quarantine, and we are serious about it."
He said 39 states now fit the criteria of "increasing threat" and require visitors and returning residents to stay put for two weeks.
"Upon entering New York, if you are a traveler and do not have a suitable dwelling for your 14-day quarantine period, you must find appropriate accommodations at your own cost," the Health Department website states. "If you are a NYS resident returning from travel and do not have appropriate accommodations for quarantine, please call your local health department."
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The median income of individuals, in Montezuma County, is $23,611 while the average household income is $43,431. When comparing the median income of people living in Montezuma County to the rest of Colorado, the average income in Montezuma County is $8,063 less.
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Can Crypto Miners Be Considered Broker Dealers?
Nisa AmoilsContributor
Nisa Amoils
Mining is a vital part of the cryptocurrency industry today. While some industry followers believe that crypto mining will go away sometime in the future, it remains an active pursuit for individuals and companies to mint digital money using racks of computers.
In the current regulatory environment, the status of cryptocurrency miners is unclear. For instance, when miners approve a Security Token transaction that is built on top of a public protocol like Ethereum, are they essentially approving a transaction on behalf of another? Does this make them a broker dealer because they are approving a securities transaction and receiving securities-based compensation? SEC Corporate Finance Director Bill Hinman publicly stated that Ethereum is not a security but, importantly, did not pass judgment on its issuance.
Ever the regulatory leader, on April 4, Templum, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer and approved alternative trading system (ATS) in the digital asset sector, submitted a Petition for Rulemaking to the SEC on digital asset mining. They state in the letter:
“Chairman Clayton has stated that nearly every Initial Coin Offering has involved the sale of a security. However, it is unclear if miners of digital assets that are securities be required to register as a broker-dealer under the Securities and Exchange Act of 34. We encourage the SEC to provide formal guidance to the industry on this issue.”
Co-founders Vince Molinari and Chris Pallotta state that "Given the heightened regulatory concerns in the market, we believe that clarity of technical applications of mining and their functions could constitute regulatory activity. We believe the markets should evolve to standards to ensure best practices while protecting investors. We have concerns around public blockchains and mining as it relates to their anonymity of this function and what that could mean, i.e., who is doing the mining, and who is receiving the compensation for their service. For example, are they a bad actor or located in a banned jurisdiction of the US? Also, what happens to public chain securities if mining is no longer economical?”
Keep in mind there is no obligation for the SEC to answer this petition. But if these miners are manufacturing securities or participating in securities transactions and must be registered as broker-dealers, the ramifications may be profound. Somewhere between the anarchist cryptographers who want no regulation and the traditional institutional investors who will only enter with regulation, lies the future of the industry. For instance, there are vestiges of the old world like Transfer Agents (a trust company, bank or similar financial institution assigned by a corporation to maintain records of investors and account balances), that could be made obsolete with blockchain. The existing regulations assume they are necessary, so clarification is needed.
Right before this petition was filed, Blockstack, the New York-based blockchain software provider that launched in 2017 to create the infrastructure for a decentralized internet, filed a registration statement with the SEC on its intent to raise $50 million in a token sale that would leverage the SEC’s Regulation A+ crowdfunding exemption. Introduced in 2012 under the JOBS Act, the Regulation A+ exemption enables equity crowdfunding campaigns to offer and sell securities to U.S. non-accredited investors via two tiers, either for $20 million or $50 million, each over a 12-month period. In the filing, they say miners are not Broker Dealer's, no Transfer Agent is required, no clearing agency functions are being performed. This is largely due to the focus on "salesman's stake" functionality of Broker Dealers absence in this case. However, the SEC has said before that Broker Dealers do not have to have human involvement.
Reg A+ was specifically designed for eligible companies to offer debt or equities securities, or securities convertible into debt or equity such as options and warrants. Blockstack claims the tokens don’t share the characteristics as might be expected for a traditional debt or equity instrument. Blockstack is saying they are eligible to conduct the offering without the services of a Transfer Agent because of the first reason mentioned, that the Tokens don’t constitute as debt or equities securities because “they do not have equity-like features.”
As the SEC is required to respond to Blockstack's registration statement within 120 days, it will be interesting to see which way the SEC offers guidance here and whether Templum's petition puts some sand in the gears.
Nisa Amoils is a venture capital investor, securities lawyer, a Board Member and former entrepreneur. She invests with focus on blockchain and other disruptive
Nisa Amoils is a venture capital investor, securities lawyer, a Board Member and former entrepreneur. She invests with focus on blockchain and other disruptive technologies. She recently authored the bestseller "WTF is Happening? Women Tech Founders on the Rise" and is a regular judge/panelist on CNBC, MSNBC, Cheddar etc., as well as a contributor for Forbes and Blockchain Magazine. She is a trustee of Penn Wharton Entrepreneurship. She holds a business degree from the University of Michigan and a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania.
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The 10 best found footage horror movies
By Louise Blain 26 October 2017
Grab your camera and delve into the best found footage horror films from The Blair Witch Project to Cloverfield
Found footage movies tread a dangerous scary line. Kicked off by Cannibal Holocaust and rekindled by The Blair Witch Project in the '90s, the genre fits better than ever now as we Periscope and Instagram every inch of our lives. What else would we do when the gory apocalypse arrives except live stream the horror? This means there's a terrifying immediacy to found footage movies you just can’t get anywhere else which makes it even harder to sleep afterwards. Even night vision has been entirely ruined by found footage movies. Is anyone truly going to turn on that green hue and not prepare for their imminent demise? Without further ado, here’s the best found footage to scare yourself into oblivion. If I don’t make it, share this with the world. To quote Cloverfield’s Hud, people are going to want to know how it all went down.
1. The Blair Witch Project (1999)
The 1999 classic was made all the more tantalising at the time by the viral marketing that circled the movie. Thanks to the delights of the then new-fangled internet and some very convincing missing posters, there was a lot of genuine concern as to whether Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard and Michael Williams were actually still alive. The fact that the trio used their real names further blurred the lines of fiction and reality as they traipsed into the woods and made horror cinema history. Tapping into the most primal human fears of the dark and unknown, The Blair Witch Project is an exercise in terror. Every night the trio spend in their tent in the cold woods, their resolve unpicks itself and as you strain your own ears for the noises that seem just out of reach but are still very much there, you’ll be entirely sucked along for the ride. As an aside, if you don’t find the ending scary then you might just be fundamentally broken.
2. Rec (2007)
Rec is, quite simply, terrifying. It’s a tense, seat/other human gripping rollercoaster into infected hell. Ignore the sub-standard American remake, pass Go, collect 200 popcorn kernels and settle down to 78 minutes of relentless Spanish horror to probably not eat said kernels. A TV host is trailing a group of firefighters for the night but when a call drags the team out to a building because of strange noises coming from one of the apartments, Angela and her cameraman end up seeing far more than they bargained for. Draw the curtains and crank up the sound. Yes, of course there’s a night vision section. No really, you’re welcome.
3. Paranormal Activity (2007)
No scoffing allowed. The original and best, this is another perfect example of the everyday becoming utterly terrifying. A lot like Blair Witch, this again blurs the fiction reality line as Katie Featherston and Micah Sloat start to experience strange goings on at night in their home. Posing a camera at the foot of the bed is of course the natural next step and what ensues is a tense descent into a haunted hell. Director Oran Peli’s repetition of the same shot every night will make you physically dread the sun going down. Perfect pacing means we scrutinise every single part of the screen for movement, meaning that when something does happen, it’s almost unbearable. Given that we all have to sleep at some point, you’ll be leaving the lights on for a long time.
4. Troll Hunter (2010)
What do you mean you haven’t seen a Norwegian found footage movie about hunting for actual trolls in the forest? Playing equally for laughs and genuine terror, Troll Hunter follows an unsuspecting - and refreshingly likeable - group of university students who are trying to make a documentary about an alleged bear poacher. As you might expect, what they find in the beautiful Norwegian wilds is very, very different. The less said the better but this is a found footage experience you shouldn’t miss and definitely see it before the remake arrives. Even if the new version is being directed by The Descent’s Neil Marshall, there’s something about this dark Norwegian fairy tale that makes it almost dangerously believable. Just don’t look under the bridge.
5. The Sacrament (2013)
This is what happens when the brilliant House of the Devil director Ti West goes mainstream. Following a (thankfully) fictitious documentary team from Vice as they hunt for a journalist’s missing sister, the Sacrament is a dangerous and disturbing eyeball to the hole in the wall of cults. Those familiar with the tragic Jonestown Massacre will quickly realise how this all goes down but some uncomfortable performances and a serious dollop of dread make this unpleasant but compulsive viewing. It’s riveting but perhaps schedule some cartoons afterwards. Here be human monsters and it's miserable.
6. As Above, So Below (2014)
The Catacombs of Paris are scary. Underground? Check? Ancient? Check? Entire corridors made up of the remains of six million dead bodies? Check. It actually takes quite a lot of work to make them less than absolutely terrifying - see Catacombs for a perfect example of how not to do it. While As Above, So Below shouldn’t give you too many nightmares, Devil director John Erick Dowdle manages to keep a handle on the horrific claustrophobia of the caverns as a scholar hunts down a mythical object known as the Philosopher’s Stone. Yes, that one, Harry Potter fans. It turns into a bit of a ridiculous romp in the third act as the GoPro switching amps up but until it descends into complete madness, there’s enough successful shocks to make it worth the subterranean trip. It’s even more impressive when you know it was shot in the catacombs themselves.
7. Unfriended (2014)
Don’t let the millennials, or the fact that this is all set on Skype put you off. No, come back! Yes this is the ultimate in 21st century found footage as it all takes place on one screen, but it’s machete sharp and there’s something horribly compelling about watching the action unfold in a place so familiar to us all. This is Creepypasta in action as a set of teenagers in a group chat encounter an interloper in their online midst but the set up is pitch perfect and there’s a genuine sense of dread. This is our world, with the soundtrack of bleeps to match. Keep your lights on? Nah, this might just be a movie that’ll make you change your notification settings.
8. Cloverfield (2008)
On the surface, Matt Reeves’ monster mash is a by-the-book creature feature as an enormous beast destroys Manhattan but its post 9/11 release makes it a far more political statement. Shaky found footage combined with tumbling skyscrapers and clouds of rubble just hadn’t been done in film since 2001. A perfect example of horror reflecting and reacting to the real world in the only way it knows how. It was a bold move from Reeves but he pulls it off effortlessly and despite the vacuousness of most of his characters, this is a relentless tour de force of big budget found footage that keeps your heart in your mouth for its trim 85 minute runtime. Much like Blair Witch, the viral marketing to go alongside Cloverfield was cranked into overdrive with no title being revealed and only shots of the Statue Of Liberty’s head being cannonballed into the street.
9. V/H/S (2012)
Anthology horrors can be wildly inconsistent but there’s something beautifully grungy and brilliant about V/H/S that elevates it above the dross. It’s the most meta of found footage movies. A criminal gang break into a house to steal a videotape that they’ve been offered money to retrieve but they find a dead man sitting in front of TV sets amidst a sea of blank videotapes. Low and behold, they start watching the tapes which are the other found footage shorts that make up the movie. The shorts are of varying degrees of shocking but The Sick Thing That Happened to Emily When She Was Younger is brilliant and Adam Wingard’s meta narrative that wraps around the shorts is shlockily inventive. Grab some friends and popcorn and you won’t be disappointed.
10. Hellhouse LLC
Haunted houses are meant to be fun scary. The kind of scary that lets you leave giggling and maybe go and get a hotdog afterwards to calm your nerves. Not Hellhouse LLC. Following the escapades of a group of scare-entrepreneurs who are running a horror house for the first time in an abandoned hotel, this is not for the faint of heart. Everything you see has been discovered after a tragic event takes place on the opening night of the haunt. Surprisingly tense and truly creepy, this isn't one to watch if you have a fear of clowns or dark spaces. Or, y'know, maybe it is....
Louise Blain
GR+ news lead Louise can often be found watching horror, drinking coffee and beating you at The Binding Of Isaac: Rebirth.
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Myanmar: Thousands flee violence in northern Shan state /update 1
03 Nov 2018 | 07:04 AM UTC
Fighting between rebel groups displaces around 2000 people in northern Shan state in late-October
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Myanmar: Thousands flee clashes in northern Shan State (northeast)
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Increased fighting has forced thousands of people to flee their homes in northern Shan state as of Friday, November 2, according to relief and local charity organizations. Approximately 2000 villagers have arrived at internally displaced persons (IDP) camps in Lashio (Lashio district), fleeing violence between the Restoration Council of Shan State/Shan State Army South (RCSS/SSAS) and forces from the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) and the Shan State Progressive Party/Shan State Army North (SSPP/SSAN) that began on October 24. Continued fighting and displacement is expected in the near-term.
Myanmar has experienced ongoing rebellions and violent internal conflict, often due to ethnic tensions, involving numerous non-state armed groups. Shan state had more than 8400 IDPs as of September 30. The conflict between the armed groups in Shan involves territorial disputes and political rivalry; the RCSS is a signatory of the Nationwide Ceasefire Agreement, while the TNLA and SSPP are yet to join the government-sponsored peace initiative.
Individuals in Myanmar are advised to defer travel to Shan state, monitor the situation, and adhere to instructions issued by local authorities and their home governments. Authorities advise foreign nationals against all nonessential travel to northern Shan state with the exception of Kyaukme and Hsipaw towns.
Myanmar: Coronavirus-disease related restrictions remain in place in parts of Yangon Region as of Jan. 16 /update 7
Myanmar: Further clashes between ethnic armed groups possible in northern Shan State through mid-January
Myanmar: Authorities ban entry for travelers from the UK as of Jan. 5 /update 30
Myanmar: Events marking Independence Day to occur nationwide Jan. 4
Myanmar: Increased security measures ongoing in parts of Karen and northern Mon states as of Jan. 1
Myanmar: Authorities extend COVID-19 restrictions through Jan. 31, 2021 /update 29
Myanmar: Authorities lift stay-home rules in several locations as of Dec. 28 /update 28
Myanmar: COVID-19 restrictions remain in place in Rakhine State as of Dec. 18 /update 5
Myanmar: COVID-19 restrictions remain in place in Yangon Region as of Dec. 16 /update 6
Myanmar: Most COVID-19 restrictions extended through Dec. 31; ban on domestic flights to be lifted Dec. 16 /update 27
Myanmar: Clashes between Arakan Army and security forces continue to pose a threat in northwestern Rakhine State as of Dec. 10
Myanmar: Further clashes between ethnic armed groups possible in northern Shan State through mid-December
Myanmar, Bangladesh, India: Magnitude-5.1 earthquake occurs in Sagaing Region, western Myanmar, 1144 MMT Dec. 8
Myanmar: Authorities extend international flight suspension until December 31 /update 27
Myanmar: Authorities extend international flight suspension until November 30 /update 26
Myanmar: Arakan Army group claims kidnapping of party candidates in Rakhine state October 19
27 Sep 07:58 AM UTC
Myanmar: Stay at home orders issued for additional townships on September 26 /update 25
Myanmar: Authorities extend flight ban until October 31 /update 24
20 Sep 05:11 PM UTC
Myanmar: Authorities issue stay at home order for Yangon from September 21 /update 23
Myanmar: Shell fire kills one and wounds two civilians in Rakhine state September 17
Myanmar: Heavy rain causes flooding and landslides in northern Mandalay region September 15-17
Myanmar: Authorities tighten security in northern Shan state following clashes September 11-14
Myanmar: Restrictions increased in Yangon amid rise in COVID-19 cases September 10 /update 22
Myanmar: Shelling kills civilians in Rakhine state September 8
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House passes rules for ride services like Uber, Lyft
Kathleen Gray
Detroit Free Press Lansing Bureau
LANSING – Bills regulating ride services like Uber and Lyft passed the state House of Representatives Wednesday, but face an uncertain future in the Senate.
Currently, the services generally reach an agreement on regulations with the communities where they operate. But the House legislation, which passed with bi-partisan majorities, would take that local control away and give the Michigan Department of Transportation the authority to set rules for the so-called Transportation Network Companies — or TNCs.
However, under the proposed legislation, the TNCs would be treated differently from taxi and limousine services.
The TNC would be required to:
■ Get an annual permit at a cost of $5,000 from MDOT.
■ Ensure that all of its drivers carry a certain level of insurance.
■ Develop a zero tolerance policy for drugs and alcohol, and prohibit hiring a driver with three or more moving violates in the prior three years, or who is on a sex offender registry.
■ Prominently display a sign on a ride service vehicle.
"These bills would put Michigan in the forefront of transportation," said state Rep. Tim Kelly, R-Saginaw Township. "(Uber) is a company that is revolutionizing public transportation. And this is a thing that is creating jobs and transportation options for people in the state."
Some Democrats, however, said it wasn't fair to treat services like Uber and Lyft differently from other ride-for-hire services.
"What about the cab and limousine companies that have been supporting the state and making Michigan their home for decades," said Rep. Derek Miller, D-Warren. "Do we need to change with the times, absolutely. But how do we do that and support these other small businesses?"
And Rep. Leslie Love, D-Detroit, said the Uber and Lyft legislation is kind of like an attractive man: "When you first see him, you're intrigued. But the closer you get, his breath stinks. And this bill's breath stinks."
The Senate is contemplating a different package of bills, regulating the TNCs the same as taxis and limousines, and allowing local communities to develop rules regulating the ride services.
The House bills — HB 4639-4641, all of which passed with at least 70 votes in support — now move to the Senate for consideration. The Senate bills — SB 184-185 — have passed out of committee, but haven't been scheduled for a vote in the full Senate yet.
In other action Wednesday:
The House passed a pair of bills unanimously that would allow residents to ask the Secretary of State to include emergency contact information on the digitized strip on drivers' license or state ID cards.
Contact Kathleen Gray: 517-372-8661 or kgray99@freepress.com. Follow her on Twitter @michpoligal.
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Chasing Rainbows | RAY WILSON Discussion
STILTSKIN - "The Mind's Eye" released 25 years ago today
RAY WILSON's former band STILTSKIN released their debut album "The Mind's Eye" 25 years ago today.
At the time, nobody expected Ray to join Genesis only two years later.
You you have this album? What are your thoughts now?
This is our review:
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The communication before hand was good and the pick-up was very prompt. Joseph, the guide, and Willy, the driver, were both friendly and helpful. They make an excellent team. In addition to giving good information, Joseph took many pictures of the group. We stopped for about 20 minutes on the way to feed llamas, get a beverage, and use the restroom. Once we arrived in Valparaiso, we made a stop to enjoy the view before getting out and taking a long walk through the streets and stairs of Valparaiso. The street art was amazing! Following the walk, we took the funicular down and made several more stops before returning to Santiago: to take a picture at the flower clock, at a museum to see a statue from Easter Island, and then for lunch at a restaurant across the street from the Pacific. We noted the tour from beginning to end..
From Santiago: Valparaiso and Viña del Mar Day Tour Reviewed by Beth, 05/03/2020
Exellent 10 hour day trip with a great guide Daniel and Claudio the driver. This trip covers additional sjghts than the cheaper day trips including the fish market (an experience in itself), sea lions and pelicans, finishing the day wine tasting in the Casablanca vineyards Daniel was very entertaining and amusing, and explained the local geology and the reasons behind the current political unrest and demonstrations and rioting. Highlights for us were the murals of Valporaiso during our walking tour, the elevator ride and the street dogs, most of which he knew by name, the fish market and the wine tasting. The Company running this trip is Stamp's Tour. Getyourguide is an Agent.
Santiago: Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, & Casablanca Valley Tour Reviewed by Christopher, 03/03/2020
This tour is well-planned. We were picked up at our city apartment perfectly on time, as were the others. Our group consisted of 2 couples and one single traveler. This made for easy questions and discussions. The stops allowed just the right amount of time. We were not rushed but no time was wasted. Do not miss Valparaíso! The fish market and beautiful colorful city are spectacular! Michelle, our guide, shared her in-depth and interesting knowledge of the city’s history, culture and glorious art. Both Michelle and Roderick, our driver, did outstanding jobs! We thoroughly enjoyed our day!
Santiago: Valparaiso, Viña del Mar, & Casablanca Valley Tour Reviewed by Janie, 02/03/2020
The bus arrived on time for the pick-up and the tour of Valparaiso (“Valpo” according to our guide, as the Chileans will shorten anything they can) was interesting - particularly the street art. You do need to be able to walk down steps for this part of the tour. Unfortunately, 2 members of the group went AWOL (no fault of the guide), so we lost some time waiting for them and our tour of Vina was somewhat curtailed. Our driver also had to take a diversion on the way back to avoid the road closures in Santiago.
From Santiago: Valparaiso and Viña del Mar Day Tour Reviewed by Anonymous, 16/03/2020
We had a wonderful day with our tour guide Romi and driver who went out of their way to make sure the day was a success. Both Romi and driver were more than flexible, altering the tour to suit the group based on a consensual decision. Romi has an excellent command of English, great sense of humour and very knowledgeable and friendly. I would highly recommend this tour, Romi and our driver (whose name escapes me).
From Santiago: Valparaiso and Viña del Mar Day Tour Reviewed by sandra, 11/03/2020
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Trump’s Best Ever Economy Craters
By Stephen Lendman
Global Research, April 19, 2020
Theme: Global Economy
Time and again, Trump’s hyperbole defies reality.
As US economic conditions peaked in mid-February and began declining sharply, he falsely claimed that “(o)ur economy (is) the greatest…we’ve had in the history of our country.”
His fantasy assessment was reminiscent of noted economist of his day Irving Fisher.
On October 17, 1929 (a week before Black Thursday), he claimed “stock prices had reached what looks like a permanently high plateau.”
Crash and the Great Depression followed. Even John Maynard Keynes was wrong in 1927, saying:
“We will not have any more crashes in our time.”
In the late 1920s, the US economy was a house of cards, the same thing true about most of the past decade in America, the chickens now coming home to roost, as the saying goes.
What’ll unfold in the months ahead be best be understood in hindsight.
All vaccines, no exceptions, are harmful to human health. Rushing COVID-19 vaccine development could prove deadly for many.
Even establishment figures like Harvard Medical School Professor Dr. David S. Jones warned that “(t)he basic history lesson when it comes to vaccines and immunization is that there always has been a risk and there always will be a risk.”
Australian vaccine expert Ian Frazer said at best vaccines can take years to develop. No successful ones were ever developed for coronaviruses, he explained, adding:
“One of the problems with corona vaccines in the past has been that when the immune response does cross over to where the virus-infected cells are it actually increases the pathology rather than reducing it.”
The reality is when vaccine availability is announced, at best they may only work for a few months, at worst not at all — either way most likely to cause more harm than good.
Economist David Rosenberg believes economic recovery will be slower at best under optimum conditions.
Things won’t return to “normal” until a COVID-19 vaccine is available, he said, the risk of mass immunization not considered.
He sees economic downturn bottoming in Q II, adding: “A lot of what I call economic detonation is not permanent.”
Perhaps not for the economy as reflected by macro data ahead, things likely to be much different for most people in the US, West, and elsewhere as the future unfolds.
Rosenberg: “I think that the recovery is going to be very slow, and things will not generate significant, sustained momentum until we put this pandemic behind us and people’s fears about going out and engaging with each other again resorts back to what it might have looked like previous to the mid-part of February.”
He stressed that numbers of job losses in the West don’t fully reflect the plunge in hours worked.
Based on that metric, unemployment is much higher. He sees no V-shaped recovery.
Shadowstats economist John Williams said “pending first quarter (US) GDP contraction should rival the depths of the Great Depression,” adding:
Q II should be worse. April US unemployment will more than double anything seen” post-WW II.
March retail sales plunged a record 10.3%. March industrial production fell more than any time “since the post-World War II production shutdown.”
Global economies and markets are experiencing “extraordinarily unstable circumstances.”
“Financial market and political turmoil (has) likely just begun, despite ongoing massive systemic manipulations and interventions.”
Williams sees US unemployment reaching 43%. US Q II GDP will “likely see the deepest drop in modern history.”
Economist Joe Carson explained that exploding corporate debt “is the exact opposite of the practices that were employed in the past to help the economy escape recession.”
“The payback will be weak growth (when recovery occurs) as firms struggle with record debt levels.”
Excess easy money fueled the bubble economy, “and its fall deepens the recession and slows the recovery.”
Economies function best when companies focus on productive investments and innovation.
Notably since the 2008-09 great recession, things in the US were polar opposite. Protracted easy money fueled corporate stock buybacks and unsustainable bubble markets.
Market manipulation propelled US and other equity prices higher this month. Market analyst Scott Minerd believes the S&P 500 may fall to around 1,200 from its April 17 2,875 level.
“How do we know when we have not reached the bottom,” he asked? “When the talking heads on CNBC (and other financial channels) are buying.”
Current gains are unsustainable, he stressed. “The market at this level based upon where earnings are doesn’t represent any kind of intrinsic value. It is being entirely propped up by liquidity.”
“It’s going to be a long haul to get back to the unemployment levels we saw prior to the downturn,.”
“That’s why I’m so concerned about a longer-term plan to encourage business to get people back to work.”
Billionaire investor Jeffrey Grundlack tweeted:
“ ‘A successful near-term retest of the March lows’ was such a consensus opinion no wonder we got a big, rapid rally instead.
“The new narrative: ‘thanks to the Fed there will be no retest’ will likely not come to pass either, leaving ‘a takeout of the March lows’ as the base case.”
Grundlach believes markets are “dysfunctional” and that projections of a quick economic recovery unrealistic.
Economist Chris Rupkey believes “(t)he worst is yet to come.” The worse things get, the longer the recovery.
Millions of jobs will be lost longterm as large numbers of mainly small and medium-sized businesses go bankrupt.
When the US and other economies reopen, many people may avoid large crowds for sometime to come.
Stores, restaurants, theaters, sports areas, airline and other transportation terminals, as well as other businesses may not return to normal for many months or years.
According to MIT researchers, reopening the US economy too soon could “lead to an exponential explosion in the infected case count, thus nullifying the role played by all measures implemented in the US since mid March 2020” — the same true for other nations with high infection rates.
Clearly what’s happening in many countries is unprecedented in modern times. The coast may not be clear for some time.
When public health and economic normality is likely to return is largely guesswork. The fullness of time will explain best.
As long as significant numbers of outbreaks continue, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
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Articles by: Stephen Lendman
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at [email protected] His new book as editor and contributor is titled "Flashpoint in Ukraine: US Drive for Hegemony Risks WW III." http://www.claritypress.com/LendmanIII.html Visit his blog site at sjlendman.blogspot.com. Listen to cutting-edge discussions with distinguished guests on the Progressive Radio News Hour on the Progressive Radio Network. It airs three times weekly: live on Sundays at 1PM Central time plus two prerecorded archived programs.
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A Cup of Tea With... Say ...
A Cup of Tea With... Say It With Flowers actor Laura Harling
We chat to Say It With Flowers actor Laura Harling over a cup of tea about Katie Mitchell, learning impossible lines and swimming in the Serpentine. Laura is playing Maryas, Henry Henry and Genevieve Taylor in Say It With Flowers at Hampstead Downstairs until 4 May.
Welcome back to Hampstead Laura. How does it feel to be back at Hampstead 18 years after Morning & Evening (see Image Gallery)?
Well, the fact that it’s a completely different building and I am able to drink after the show is very new since the last time!
It’s amazing how those first impressions and memories stick as a child, the space of the original Hampstead Theatre always felt very homely to me, and that feeling of warmth is still there this time round in the new building. I am happy to see the old posters still on the wall upstairs.
Can you describe Say It With Flowers in a nutshell?
Mental, if mental can mental take mental over more than more mental…
You’ve acted in Katie Mitchell’s plays before – what is it about her that makes you want to work with her?
Actually I have and am still working on the Opera Written on Skin with Katie, which is another world in itself. However, from that experience it is the commitment to detail that I enjoy in her work – detail that happens in real time. From this experience it is the realisation of how hard the acting profession is. And I mean the ‘doing of the acting’ part rather than the rest. How much your mind has to focus on time, place, relationships, situations, when you last did a wee, while still being in the moment of the conversation. Acting begins to feel like a science as well as an art. I like that.
How is Hampstead Downstairs different from other theatres you’ve worked in?
The freedom to experiment in an acclaimed theatre is great. It is a rather special space and reminds me of the old Hampstead Theatre in its accommodating spirit to practice, explore, enjoy and deliver unusual and exciting work.
What is your favourite line in the play?
‘There is a dog, he says thank you’ – but it’s not one of my own lines.
My own line would be the following as it was so hard to learn and now I have nailed it – ‘Sixteen, if sixteen carry four, four more if five more carry four for more if four more carry four, if four carry fifty more, if four more five hundred and four and for more than that, and four more than eighty four. Four more can carry sixteen if you please if it is acceptable.’ (And I didn’t check the script to write that!)
Any embarrassing moments on stage?
Trying to remember what scene is next in the last play Say It With Flowers is always fun. What happens the other side of the doors is just as enjoyable a play I think. Other than that, nothing too embarrassing to report as of yet. As soon as there is I will let you know!
What would be your dream role?
There are many – what’s casting next at Hampstead? Cassandra in Agamemnon. Great role and I love the Greeks, even if it is intense! That and anything else you’re casting soon that fits me!
Favourite places in London?
Scooter Café, Lower Marsh (Waterloo) – amazing little bar and coffee shop.
Swimming in the Serpentine (Hyde Park).
Covent Garden area – sounds obvious, but it’s a central area that has a great atmosphere and everything you need within walking distance.
Say It With Flowers: What the audience thinks Read full story
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ENFORCED – Release Video Clip For “Malignance”, Taken From “Kill Grid"
Virginia-based crossover maniacs ENFORCED open their Century Media account with their blistering new album, “Kill Grid”. Informed by an incredible cross-section of extremes - from thrash and punk to death metal and hardcore- the emergent outfit drop a nine-song cluster-bomb of thrashing death on apathetic times. After already releasing “Hemorrhage” right before the holidays the band is unleashing an official video for “Malignance” which you can watch HERE
While the video is capturing the raw, but positive energy of an ENFORCED live show the song itself has a very serious background. Knox Colby (vocals) explains: “’Malignance’ is about being on the wrong side of history, being led down the path of an ideology built on hatred and violence, only to end up with a bullet in your stomach. The lyrics about-face towards the end of the song and try to shake you out of it. Wake up, get a grip, understand and accept that you’re wrong. The chorus was inspired by a World War 2 prisoner-of-war torture tactic I read about. Soldiers who were captured were forced to smell the bodies of their friends and comrades, which became this strange introspective psychological torture that fit the narrative I was writing.” Guitarist Will Wagstaff dives deeper into the music: “This song has an older Slayer type of vibe to me, maybe ‘Show No Mercy’/’Haunt the Chapel’ era. This is a pure crossover song, ala Exodus/early Testament/Slayer. We knew we wanted to keep it fast for most of the song and it ended up coming together organically during a practice.”
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'I'm really strict': Kate Moss on her daughter Lila
June 02, 2016 - 14:48 BST hellomagazine.com The supermodel opens up about her parenting method...
Kate Moss prefers to keep her daughter Lila out of the spotlight and chooses not to discuss her in interviews.
But the supermodel has opened up about her her parenting method, revealing that she's 'stricter than most parents' with her 13-year-old daughter.
"I'm really strict, but I think they quite like it," she told The EDIT. "[Lila] says that I'm stricter than other parents."
Asked whether she has to nag her daughter about homework, Kate said: "No, I don't, because she knows, she does it on her own."
And if she doesn't, Kate has a trick. "I'll go up like this," she told the magazine, lifting her sunglasses and putting on a stern face, "and I don't have to say anything.
"You've got to get a look down. Girls, you have to scare them, otherwise they will take over."
She also revealed that Lila, who we are extremely jealous of right now, is set to inherit Kate's extensive – and no doubt pricey – wardrobe.
"I've lost a lot [of clothes] over the years, but I've still got some. I'll save it for my daughter. I bought her an Ossie Clark dress, you know the one that Twiggy wore in that Richard Avedon shoot, that white chiffon with leave on? She doesn't like anything at the moment. Fingers crossed [she will]."
Kate is set to hit the silver screen, thanks to her cameo on the new Absolutely Fabulous movie.
Speaking about the role, she said: "It was just amazing to be in a room with [the characters] Eddie and Patsy and Saffy and Bubbles; it was like a dream.
"It was 10.30 in the morning and Eddie was opening bottles of champagne for me, real bottles. They were like, 'We usually use ginger ale, but for you we got real Bolly!"
Kate was promoting her new collaboration with clothing label Equipment.
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Sen. Edwards is 'incredibly concerned' about Cawthorn's conduct
By Lightning Reports, Published: January 12, 2021
State Sen. Chuck Edwards said in a statement Tuesday that he is "incredibly concerned" by U.S. Rep. Cawthorn's part in stirring up emotions of Trump supporters in the days and hours before the Capitol building riot that left five people dead.
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"There's a right way and wrong way to conduct yourself as a legislator, and I'm incredibly concerned about Congressman Cawthorn's conduct," Edwards said. "Like many people, I share serious concerns about Americans' confidence in our election system's integrity. I intend to work with my colleagues in Raleigh this year to pass legislation to address the concerns I hear from North Carolinians.
"Congressman Cawthorn's inflammatory approach of encouraging people to 'lightly threaten' legislators not only fails to solve the core problem of a lack of confidence in the integrity of our elections system. It exacerbates the divisions in our country and has the potential to needlessly place well-meaning citizens, law enforcement officers, and elected officials in harm's way. As a
legislator, I don't need to be threatened to do the job the voters hired me to do."
In a statement Monday, Cawthorn's office said he condemns violence but defends his right to challenge electoral votes when questions remain.
"Cawthorn has condemned the abhorrent violence on January 6," the statement said. "He has criticized President Trump for directing protestors toward the Capitol and repeatedly told protestors that the legal pathway to address their concerns was through debate on the house floor, by their elected representatives, not violence in the streets of the Capital. Principled conservatives disagreed about the 2020 election. But debating whether Congress should accept or reject electoral votes in states that may have ignored their own laws was entirely appropriate and legal under our Constitution."
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The inspired responses of Victorian women when asked why they were spinsters
"Because men, like three-cornered tarts are deceitful..."
If someone asked you why you were a spinster, what would your response be?
"I'm not"? "Rude"? "It's none of your business but the idea of companionship revolts me and I'd rather die alone than have to devote my life to another person"?
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Whatever your response, it absolutely isn't as absolutely bangin' as the answers the women of 1889 gave to the same question.
After all, why would they be? Having spinster-related tendencies was even more overtly rejected as being acceptable back then.
Irrespective of this, Victorian women didn't seem to bothered and were, in fact, proud that they were independent women who didn't need no man.
Shared on Twitter by historian of Victorian pop culture, Dr Bob Nicholson, the answers came from a section of 1889 magazine, Tit-Bits, who were offering prizes to single women who came up with the best answer for the question: "Why Am I A Spinster?"
And my oh my if they didn't disappoint.
In 1889, Tit-Bits magazine offered prizes to single, female readers who sent in the best answers to the question: ‘Why Am I A Spinster?’ Here are some highlights... pic.twitter.com/7gRG0kVbUO
— Dr Bob Nicholson (@DigiVictorian) February 17, 2018
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"Because men, like three-cornered tarts, are deceitful," wrote one woman. "They are very pleasing to the eye but on closer acquaintanceship prove hollow and stale, consisting chiefly of puff with a minimum of sweetness, and an unconquerable propensity to disagree with one."
"Because matrimony is like an electric battery," said another, "when you once join hands, you can't let go however much it hurts; as, when embarked on a toboggan slide, you must go to the bitter end, however much it bumps."
"Because I am an English lady, and Americans monopolise the market," said another, who was clearly having absolutely none of the yanks.
Excellent lines all round.
The women's full names and addresses were published alongside their answers in the magazine, explained Dr Nicholson, to make it easier for the census to find them.
One of the women ended up marrying just one year after entering the competition, with her husband tragically dying six years later.
Grim.
You can check out Dr Nicholson's full Twitter thread here. It's fairly fascinating.
spinsters.
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Horseback riding in Slovenia
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Horseback riding vacations in Slovenia
Slovenia is situated at the crossroads of Central Europe, the Mediterranean and the Balkans, and is home to one of the world’s great Lipizzaner horse studs. These elegant animals have long been revered for their classical dressage abilities, and today Lipizzaners tour the world, enrapturing audiences wherever they go. Hidden Trails gives you the unprecedented opportunity to experience the beauty of the Lipizzaner on a classical dressage clinic – a once in a lifetime horseback vacation opportunity for lovers of this breed and the sport of dressage!
Horse Riding in Slovenia
Hidden Trails focuses its attention on the Lipizzaner breeding stud in Slovenia. This stud farm lies in the picturesque Karst region of Slovenia, in the heart of a green oasis under the azure Mediterranean sky, in the shade of century-old lime trees and oaks, and just a stone’s throw from the Slovenian–Italian border. The Lipizzan stud farm was founded in 1580 by an Austrian archduke, and today it is a jewel among the cultural and historical monuments of the Republic of Slovenia. For over four centuries, the Stud Farm has nurtured the tradition of breeding and selecting its horses. In the period after World War II it established its own classical riding school and has successfully performed with its horses at various equestrian events all over the world. Hidden Trails gives you the unique chance to be emerged in the Lipizzan and dressage lifestyle on a very special horse riding holiday at a world famous recreational centre offering its visitors unforgettable moments of relaxation and enjoyment. Enjoy the instruction and attention of experienced teachers while riding beautifully spirited Lipizzan horses. When class is over, explore the green oasis of Slovenia or even travel the two hours to Venice, Italy.
Slovenia Geography
Slovenia is situated at the crossroads of central Europe, the Mediterranean, and the Balkans. Here, at the meeting point of the cultures of the east and the west, the old interlaces in harmony with the new. Slovenia surprises visitors at every step with its natural sites. In this tiny piece of Europe, the picturesque features of the Alpine, Mediterranean, Karst, and Pannonian worlds are combined. At the contact point of such naturally diverse regions, nature shows a hundred attractive faces. One of the smallest countries in Europe, Slovenia more than justifies the ‘Europe in Miniature’ hype. Tucked in an enviable geographical position between the Alps and the Mediterranean, it is blessed with spectacular mountains, thick forests and an Adriatic coastline.
Slovenia Weather and Climate
Slovenian weather is most reliable from May through September. The shoulder seasons mean less European tourists, and less intense heat than the height of summer (July and August).
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Holidays on horseback in Slovenia
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See the following link to know who is permitted entry into Slovenia: https://www.policija.si/eng/newsroom/news-archive/103470-crossing-the-state-border-during-the-coronavirus-epidemic
On June 8th, the Slovenian government announced that travelers from one of the countries on Slovenia’s list of epidemiologically-approved countries are not subject to a 14 day quarantine.
See the list of approved countries at the following link: https://www.nijz.si/en/list-countries-crossing-national-borders-without-restrictions
In addition, residents of Slovenia are exempt from the quarantine if coming from anywhere in the EU.
Slovenia continues to make adjustments to its lists of countries designated “green” (no quarantine), “yellow” (quarantine required for non-residents), and “red” (quarantine required, plus Covid test taken in the EU).
Non-residents of Slovenia must use one of the following checkpoints when entering Slovenia, where authorities can evaluate the need for quarantine orders:
from the Republic of Croatia at the border crossings Gruškovje, Obrežje, Metlika and Jelšane (Note that while Obrežje operates 24-hours, the others can only be accessed 0600-2200);
from Hungary at the checkpoint Pince (0600-2200);
from Italy at checkpoints Vrtojba, Fernetici, Škofije and Krvavi potok;
from Austria at checkpoints Karavanke, Ljubelj, and Šentilj (motorway and rail traffic).
Measures taken by the government
In public, people must maintain a safe distance (1.5 meters) from other people.
Face masks are mandatory in closed public spaces where the distance between persons is less than 1.5 meters.
Gatherings are limited to 10 persons, with an exception for a gathering of up to 50 persons if the host knows the attendees and they can be contacted.
Slovenia has entered a second-wave of Covid-19 cases, with the Slovenian government declaring a new epidemic on October 18th. The Slovenian government has designated all but the coastal region as “red”.
Restrictions in red zones include:
no travel outside of that zone unless meeting limited exceptions.
masks are required at all times, including outdoors.
public and private gatherings, including weddings, are prohibited.
Restrictions in orange zones include:
residents of an orange zone may travel to a red zone, but it is discouraged.
masks are mandatory in indoor public spaces and on public transportation.
public and private gatherings are limited to 10 persons.
There is a nationwide curfew from 9pm to 6am.
Effective October 27th, you may not travel outside of your municipality unless meeting limited exceptions. Police will be monitoring via random checks.
Emergency number (related to COVID-19) while visiting the country
The National Institute of Public Health has set up a special phone number that you can contact to obtain more information. The phone number (+386 31 646 617) is available every day between 9.00 am and 5.00 pm.
US Embassy in Slovenia https://si.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Published on December 30th (checked on January 13th)
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