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Home » Nokian wants more Vianor stores in U.S.
Nokian wants more Vianor stores in U.S.
Nokian Tyres plc could have 20 to 25 company-owned Vianor tire stores in the United States by the end of 2009. Nokian currently has nine Vianor outlets in the U.S.
They include six former Goss Tire stores in Vermont, plus the former Montouri Tire outlet in Fitchburg, Mass.; the former Phelps Tire store in Springfield, Vt.; and the former Concord Tire in Concord, N.H.
All have or will be converted to Nokian's Vianor format. (Nokian has more than 400 Vianor locations throughout Europe.)
Additional stores will most likely be concentrated in the Snow Belt region, says Terry Sheahan, who is supervising Vianor's expansion in the U.S.
"It's a function of developing areas where (we don't have) distribution."
For more about Nokian's plans for Vianor in the U.S., see the October 2008 edition of Modern Tire Dealer, available now.
Vianor chain up to 12 locations, says Nokian
Bridgestone Wants to Add at Least 800 Company-Owned Stores
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Home » USTMA Releases First-Ever Sustainability Report
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USTMA Releases First-Ever Sustainability Report
For the first time, the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) is presenting its membership's collective progress and shared vision for a sustainable U.S. tire manufacturing industry in a sustainability report.
“Sustainability drives our members’ business practices and operating principles,” says Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA. “From engineering innovations that maximize tire longevity and performance, to ensuring driver and employee safety, to preserving the environment throughout the life cycle of a tire, our members are continually looking for ways to improve the societal contributions of their products and operations.”
USTMA’s 12 member companies operate 56 tire-related manufacturing facilities in 17 states and generate over $27 billion in annual sales and $11.3 billion in annual federal tax revenue. Tire manufacturing directly supports more than a quarter million U.S. jobs totaling almost $20 billion in wages.
“As global companies with manufacturing operations in the U.S., many of our members’ individual sustainability initiatives are cutting edge and extend well beyond what is included in this report,” says Luke.
“By uniting around a forward-looking vision on sustainability, we have the potential to make an even bigger impact in the areas of safety, performance and environmental stewardship.”
The report highlights industry accomplishments, including:
81% of scrap tires went to beneficial end uses in 2017;
Member facilities have made an almost 10% reduction in CO2 emissions since 2010;
Nearly 90% of U.S. member facilities are certified under ISO 14001, the internationally recognized system for managing a facility's environmental footprint;
50% reduction in injury and illness rates at member facilities since 2005; and
100% of USTMA member companies support philanthropic activities.
The report also notes four areas in which the industry is working to drive progress.
Advancing safety through innovation in the development of tire technologies such as run-flat, self-sealing, airless and self-inflating tires.
The development of sensors, chips and tags that can be embedded in a tire’s tread groove, enabling access to real-time information on tire temperature, pressure and tread wear.
Ongoing research and development to expand the use of sustainable materials in tires, enhancing biodiversity and reducing dependence on non-renewable feedstocks. Several USTMA members are engaged in research on the commercial potential of guayule, a shrub that contains natural rubber, investigating alternative sources of domestic natural rubber from a type of Russian dandelion, and working to produce, test and develop tires with tread made from 100% dandelion-derived rubber. Soybean oil, rice husks and orange peels are also being used or tested.
The implementation of technologies and practices that reduce manufacturing-related emissions, improve energy efficiency, minimize water use and reduce solid waste.
The USTMA Sustainability Report compiles content from 2016-2018 and will be updated every two years.
To read or to download the report, visit https://www.ustires.org/sustainability-report.
Cooper Presents Its Progress to Sustainability in Latest Report
Cooper issues sustainability report
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Home » Cooper Tire names Ranallo vice president
Cooper Tire names Ranallo vice president
Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. has named Ron Ranallo to the newly created position of vice president, ERP implementation.
In this new role, Ranallo will supervise numerous business process owners who are tasked with designing and configuring the enterprise resource planning business processes and enabling software.
Cooper’s new ERP system is intended to standardize, automate and integrate the business’s data and processes into one system and provide access to information in a real-time environment, the company says. Ranallo will manage the system’s implementation, including budget, resource allocation and vendor management.
Since joining Cooper in 2008, Ranallo has served as director of internal audit at the corporate office in Findlay. Before joining Cooper, he served as the vice president and corporate controller for Owens Corning, Toledo, Ohio, and also worked as vice president and general manager for Owens Corning Construction Services.
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Home » New tires and promotions boost Kumho brand
New tires and promotions boost Kumho brand
Kumho Tire U.S.A. Inc. is replacing its products and refreshing its image in 2015. The company previewed six tires and a brand awareness campaign built around professional basketball at its 2015 dealer meeting in Vieques, Puerto Rico.
The six new tires address a weakness in the company's product portfolio, according to Kumho CEO and President Harry Choi. "One of our critical issues in the past has been very old product averaging seven and eight years old."
The new products for 2015, and the quarters in which they will be released, are:
* Ecsta V720, an extreme performance summer tire initially in six sizes in 15-inch to 18-inch rim diameters and W speed rating, first quarter;
* ECSTA 4XII, a UHP all-season tire in 53 sizes in 15-inch to 20-inch rim diameters, V and W speed ratings with a 40,000 mile tread wear warranty, replaces the ECSTA 4X, second quarter;
* Solus TA71, a grand touring all-season tire in 38 sizes in 15 to 19 inch rim diameters, V and W speed ratings, replaces the ECSTA LX KU27, second quarter;
* Crugen Premium KL33, an all-season CUV and SUV tire in 30 sizes in 16-inch to 20- inch rim diameters, T, H, and V speed ratings with a 50,000-mile tread wear warranty and is an OE fitment on the 2013-14 Hyundai Santa Fe and 2013-14 Kia Sorrento, second quarter.
* Road Venture AT51, an all-terrain tire in 43 P-metric and LT-metric sizes, in 15-inch to 20-inch rim diameters, replaces the Road Venture AT KL78, second quarter; and
* Solus TA11, a touring all-season tire in 44 sizes in 13-inch to 18-inch rim diameters, T speed rating, 70,000 mile tread wear warranty, replaces the Solus KR21, third quarter.
In September 2014, Kumho released the Solus TA31, a high-performance all-season tire in 28 sizes in 14-inch to 18-inch rim diameters, T, H and V speeding ratings and 60,000 mile tread wear warranty. An OE fitment on the 2014 KIA Soul, 2014 Chrysler 200, and 2014 Hyundai Sonata, the Solus TA31 replaced the Solus KH16.
Choi says the company has taken two steps to resolve recent product availability issues. One was to relocate production of tires for the North American market to its plants in Korea and Vietnam. The other was to increase production of original equipment fitments.
"We had a big problem with fill rate especially this year. Because of the unexpected round of Chinese tariffs we had to transfer the tire molds from China to Korea. Another problem was high demand for high-inch tires in the OE business."
Dealers can expect better fill rates next year. "I don't want to over promise but surely we will have better delivery and fill rate."
The company says it sold more than 9 million replacement passenger and light truck tires in the U.S. in 2008, the latest year for which it would release sales figures. The company is aiming to sell 10 million units by 2018, or a 3.5% share of the U.S. market.
The company’s first plant in the U.S. is being built in Macon, Ga., and is scheduled to begin producing four million tires annually in January 2016. The plant will be dedicated to OE production in its first phase of operation, which will enable Kumho to increase replacement capacity at other plants.
Choi says the age of Kumho’s products contributed to the company’s “poor image” in the market and says the company will have a full line of new products by 2016.
The company is supporting its newest products with more sports marketing activities to raise awareness of the Kumho brand. Kumho signed a three-year agreement to be the official tire of the NBA and the NBA Development League (D-League) earlier this year.
“We're the official tire of the NBA and that brings a lot of collateral with it and a lot of benefits from the sales side, not just the brand building,” says John Hagan, national vice president of sales.
The company’s NBA-related marketing activities create opportunities for dealers to engage customers, according to Hagan. An integrated and intensive marketing program using social media, television, print and digital advertising, billboards, subway and other signage, and contests is planned during the National Basketball Association’s All-Star Weekend in February 2015.
Hagan says Kumho is “taking over New York City” for the All-Star Weekend. “We're hitting every touch point we can possibly hit during this event. You will see a strong presence of Kumho.”
New tires and pro basketball promotions boost Kumho brand
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Sanctuary Film Festival
Attention all film buffs and movie lovers! Make sure to head over to Sanctuary Cove for the fourth annual Sanctuary Film Festival from Saturday, December 1 to Monday, December 3.
Tickets are now on sale for the three-day boutique film festival which will showcase more films than ever before with a total of 38 films shortlisted to screen at the event, selected from over 150 submissions from 14 countries.
This years’ festival sees the return of the Gold Coast’s biggest outdoor film festival held at the Open Air Cinema, showcasing highly anticipated Australian premieres.
Families and film fans are invited to grab their picnic blanket and popcorn and secure a spot on the grass for a night under the stars as 14 thought-provoking short films are shown on the big outdoor screen.
Hosted by Heather Maltman from Sea FM, the compilation of films will also include the work of Ms Maltman herself, with her hilarious film A Skype Exchange, screening at the festival for the first time.
Plus guests can rub shoulders with industry VIP’s as the red carpet is rolled out for a number of after-dark soirees when some of the industry’s biggest stars come out to play including the cast and crew of Dead Squad: Temple of the Undead.
*For the Australian Film Premieres and Awards (Sunday 2 and Monday 3), tickets prices start at $28 sanctuaryfilmfestival.com.
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Histomorphological assessment of isolated abdominal organs after targeted perfusion with the contrast agent Angiofil® in postmortem computed tomography angiography.
Stumm, Christian Jean-Paul1
Wittig, Holger2
Kalberer, Nicole M3
Scheurer, Eva4
1 Institute of Forensic Medicine, University Basel, Health Department Basel-Stadt, Pestalozzistrasse 22, 4056 Basel, Switzerland. Electronic address: [email protected] , (Switzerland)
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2020.110427
Angiofil®
Postmortem Computed Tomography Angiography (Pmcta)
Targeted Contrast Agent Injection Of Visceral Organs
The current literature about histological alterations and artefacts associated with postmortem computed tomography angiography (PMCTA) is scarce and limited to qualitative research. The aim of this study was to describe and quantify histological alterations and artefacts in histologic specimens of the inner organs. The spleen, the liver, the kidneys and the pancreas were eviscerated in the course of standard forensic autopsy, followed by manual arterial and venous perfusion of the organs with the lipophilic contrast agent Angiofil®. Computed tomography (CT) of the organ packages was executed to evaluate if the perfusion with Angiofil® was sufficient. The CT scans revealed a good delineation of the vessel trees up to the organ periphery, suggesting a sufficient perfusion. Tissue samples were taken before and after perfusion, stained with hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and examined by using microscopy. Native and perfused specimens were assessed on the basis of a qualitative rating scale in regard to the integrity of the cells, the tissue architecture and induced alterations. Subsequently the observed differences before and after perfusion with Angiofil® were analyzed quantitatively. While the liver, spleen and kidneys could be evaluated, further microscopic examinations of the pancreatic tissue were not possible due to vast autolytic changes. On the cellular level no changes in the liver, spleen and kidneys were observed after administering Angiofil®. While the tissue architecture of these organs remained intact, a significant blood volume displacement occurred. As a consequence, tissue with hypoemic or normal blood state demonstrated congestion. Further, optically empty spaces emerged regularly in the vessels and the parenchyma of each organ as a surrogate for the lipophilic contrast agent. With a few exceptions an adequate perfusion up to the microscopic level was observed. Following the results of this investigation, CT-controlled manual injection of Angiofil® into isolated organs may be an alternative to the generalized in situ application of contrast agents in the course of PMCTA. It is of eminent importance to know the artefacts induced by an Angiofil® injection in order to avoid a misinterpretation or a masking of findings. Thus, a collection of native tissue specimens has to be done before contrast agent application. Copyright © 2020 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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Home News JioSaavn App is Now Live on Apple App Store; All Jio Users...
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JioSaavn App is Now Live on Apple App Store; All Jio Users Get Free 90 Days Pro Subscription
The JioSaavn merger has finally been completed. Now, the Saavn app on the Apple App Store has been rebranded as JioSaavn. The app update will soon be available for Android users of Saavn as well.
Jason Singh
Published On: Dec 4, 2018 | Last Updated: Jan 30, 2019
Saavn is one of the most popular Indian music streaming services, featuring a huge collection of songs in multiple languages. Reliance Jio has finally acquired Saavn which has now been rebranded to JioSaavn. This news comes straight from the changelog of the app on the iTunes store. The JioSaavn app has made its way to iOS but is still nowhere to be found on the Google Play Store. While the Saavn app has got a new name, the Jio Music app remains untouched with it being available as a standalone app.
Reliance Jio And Saavn Merger Has Finally Been Completed
The beginning of 2018 ushered in some pretty interesting developments. Reliance Jio has been in talks with Saavn with the hope of acquiring it someday. That day has finally come and the updated app reflecting the merger is available for download on iOS. In other words, it might take some more time until Android users receive the update that changes the app’s name from Saavn to JioSaavn. While the app has been rebranded, most of its design elements remain exactly the same. Hopefully, future versions of the app will introduce more substantial improvements. Jio users will be happy to know that they will be offered a 90-day free access to JioSaavn Pro. After the 90-day free trial ends, users can continue using the app, albeit without access to the premium features that come with the Pro subscription.
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Saavn claims that it has a massive music library spanning over 45 million tracks; many of which are exclusive to the platform. The company seems pretty happy about the merger as the changelog itself captures the company’s excitement, saying:
“So suffice it to say, with Jio as our partner, you’ll be getting the same app you know and love, with way more firepower and music than ever before. And there are a ton of great new features and improvements right around the corner, so stay tuned!”
Unfortunately, Android users still do not have access to the JioSaavn application. However, a tweet from the company claims that the app for Android is just around the corner.
The wait will be over really soon! ? We promise, it's worth it. JioSaavn is just around the corner. Keep a lookout in Play Store! ?
— JioSaavnCare (@JioSaavnCare) December 3, 2018
For now, Android users will still have to use the same Saavn app until the rebranded one appears on the Google Play Store. According to a previous announcement made by Jio, the company along with Saavn make for a combined value of $1 billion with an implied valuation of $670 million. According to the most recent announcement, Jio has plans of investing $100 million in this newly formed entity.
JioSaavn To Compete With Music Streaming Services And Spotify
Meanwhile, Spotify has intentions of entering the Indian market soon. Despite facing failure in prior attempts, the company is still looking to solidify its position in India. While JioSaavn won’t be too pleased about the prospect of competing with large players such as Spotify, until that happens, JioSaavn still has to compete with other music streaming services currently available in India such as Gaana, Amazon Prime Music, Saavn, Apple Music, Google Play Music and Hungama.
Do you think JioSaavn has what it takes to keep up with the big dogs in the music streaming space? Please, let us know what you think in the comments section.
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Mindful Walking: Meditative Steps for Well-Being
Jul 31, 2020 09:30AM ● By Marlaina Donato
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The health benefits of walking, such as stress reduction, improved joint mobility, lower blood pressure and increased oxygen, are well known, but walking or hiking with a meditative focus offers some other unexpected perks. Mindful walking that fosters focus on each step can combat depression, anxiety and unhealthy food cravings by boosting neurotransmitters. Studies from the University of Exeter, in England, reveal that chocolate cravings and consumption are reduced after just a 15-minute walk, and a German study found overweight people that walked briskly for 15 minutes had less desire for sugary snacks.
A 2016 study in Complementary Therapies in Medicine found that meditative walking for 30 minutes three times a week reduced arterial stiffness and the stress hormone cortisol in a 12-week period. Individuals with Type 2 diabetes also had healthier blood sugar levels. Further, the group that employed mindful walking exhibited significant improvement compared to the control group that engaged in regular, non-meditative walking.
Mindful Me-Time
Like seated meditation, meditative walking fosters mind-body awareness that can nourish the spirit. “Some of the world’s greatest artists, like Johann Sebastian Bach and William Blake, were well aware of this, and spent much time on long walks exploring their inner worlds,” says Reino Gevers, of Majorca, Spain. The author of Deep Walking for Body, Mind and Soul, he sees walking meditation as an invitation to tap into the bigger matrix of life. “Deep walking, also pilgrimage walking, is spending time alone in nature to walk off the things that are weighing heavy on your shoulders. These could be hurtful and traumatic events like the loss of a family member, divorce or financial loss. While practicing mindful walking, there is a reconnection to the natural rhythm of life.”
Meditative walking calms the amygdala, the portion of the brain that can become hyper-reactive from trauma and keep us in the loop of anxiety. Introduced to meditative walking by a spiritual teacher, Carolyn Sinclair, in Houston, found deep healing from depression after a devastating divorce. “Even though I knew tai chi, qigong and sitting meditation, I couldn’t lift my head off the pillow, couldn’t sleep and wasn’t eating,” says Sinclair, who relinquished all medications after six months of taking mindful steps. Today, she blogs and attributes her capacity to feel joy and her improved emotional resilience to the practice. “We cannot stay in sitting meditation all day long, and life will always throw us a curve ball,” she says. “Walking meditation allows us to be in the world, but not attached to the chaos and drama. This form of meditation helps train the mind to reside in the present moment during our everyday activities.”
Resetting Body and Soul
Going for a mindful walk can cultivate sensory nuance, especially to changing angles of sunlight and the dance of turning seasons. Psychologist Hugh O’Donovan, in Cork, Ireland, the author of Mindful Walking: Walk Your Way to Mental and Physical Well-Being, says, “The body is a powerful instrument of connection. It appears too simple, but this is a necessary aspect of mindful walking for the beginner right through to the more experienced practitioner. It is in this slowing down that you begin to notice.” In 2015, he traversed the entire length of his native country and was reminded, he says, that “In this mindful walking space, the world can come alive at every sensory level. You can see the colors, the textures, the contrasts, the shade, the magic.”
Gevers concurs, “There is a major difference in just walking for exercise and deep walking. When you do mindful walking, you open your senses to the world around you. What do you smell, hear and feel?”
Buddha Steps
Mindful walking begins with communing with each step, heel-to-toe, on Mother Earth. “The beauty of walking meditation is that once it becomes a habit, we can bring it everywhere, naturally,” emphasizes Sinclair.
O’Donovan, whose mantra is, “Show up, slow down and notice”, inspires us all when he says, “You might think, ‘I’ve seen grass a million times; I know grass,’ but this limits the possibility to know in a deeper way. Grass is not just grass when you walk mindfully.”
Marlaina Donato is a composer and body-mind-spirit author.
Tips on Meditative Walking
From Carolyn Sinclair:
Find a safe, quiet place to walk. A park, your yard, in nature is best, but you can even choose a mall before the stores open.
Set aside a specific amount of time to walk and start with 10- or 15-minute increments.
Wear shoes and set your gaze about 12 to 15 feet angled toward the ground in front of you. Relax. Keep arms and shoulders loose; head and neck in alignment.
Observe the smell of the earth, flowers and trees. Feel the moisture in the air and how it effects your skin; recognize the temperature. Notice how you maintain balance as you walk; how a rock and uneven surfaces feel underfoot.
Notice any tension without trying to change it—just observe and avoid analyzing, comparing or editing.
Experience the sensation of feeling the soles of the feet as each foot touches the ground. One shouldn’t be fooled by its simplicity. The mind will always wander; consequently, it’s not necessary to try to stop the mind from thinking. All that is needed is to bring attention back to feeling the soles of the feet, again and again. They contain energy meridian lines and acupuncture and chakra points that communicate energetically to every cell and every organ of the body.
Avoid headphones or music whenever possible. With mindfulness, you will be tapping into the music of your sole/soul and experience peace and tranquility.
If you don’t have time to go out, practice in the living room, going slowly in a clockwise direction, or walk down a hallway in your home or office.
Something miraculous happens when we bring our awareness to the feet. This is one of the deepest secrets of the Buddha. Bring your awareness to the soles of your feet when grocery shopping or when you are standing in line at the bank. Always bring your awareness to the soles of your feet, even when sitting at a desk or waiting in the doctor’s office.
From Reino Gevers:
Start with a short 10- to 15-minute walk and do it every day of every week. You will soon begin to notice the positive effects on body and mind. If you put yourself under pressure by wanting to do too much too soon, you will inevitably fail and get frustrated. It’s a small change in one’s daily habit that has an enormous positive impact.
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People Face a “Ghastly Future” Until Extraordinary Motion Is Taken Quickly on Sustainability
The worldwide inhabitants might attain 10 billion by 2050; explosive inhabitants development is contributing to a broad array of different challenges for the planet.
World crew of scientists, together with UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein, factors to environmental, inhabitants and political challenges.
With out instant and drastic intervention, people face a “ghastly future” — together with declining well being, local weather devastation, tens of tens of millions of environmental migrants and extra pandemics — within the subsequent a number of many years, based on a global crew of 17 distinguished scientists.
In a paper printed immediately (January 13, 2021) within the journal Frontiers in Conservation Science, the researchers cite greater than 150 scientific research and conclude, “That we’re already on the trail of a sixth main extinction is now scientifically simple.”
Among the many paper’s co-authors is Daniel Blumstein, a UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and member of the UCLA Institute of the Atmosphere and Sustainability.
As a result of too many individuals have underestimated the severity of the disaster and have ignored consultants’ warnings, scientists should proceed talking out, mentioned Blumstein, writer of the 2020 ebook “The Nature of Worry: Survival Classes from the Wild” — however additionally they should keep away from both sugarcoating the overwhelming challenges or inducing emotions of despair.
“With out totally appreciating and broadcasting the size of the issues and the enormity of the options required, society will fail to realize even modest sustainability objectives, and disaster will certainly comply with,” he mentioned. “What we’re saying is horrifying, however we should be each candid and vocal if humanity is to grasp the enormity of the challenges we face in making a sustainable future.”
The Earth has skilled 5 mass extinctions, every accounting for a lack of greater than 70% of all species on the planet. The newest was 66 million years in the past. Now, the paper stories, projected temperature will increase and different human assaults on the surroundings imply that roughly 1 million of the planet’s 7 million to 10 million species are threatened with extinction within the coming many years.
Blumstein mentioned that stage of harm might happen throughout the subsequent a number of many years; an extinction affecting as many as 70% of all species — like the sooner mass extinctions cited within the paper — might doubtlessly happen throughout the subsequent few centuries.
One of many main tendencies mentioned within the paper is the explosive development of the planet’s human inhabitants. There at the moment are 7.eight billion individuals, greater than double the Earth’s inhabitants simply 50 years in the past. And by 2050, the determine is more likely to attain 10 billion, the scientists write, which might trigger or exacerbate quite a few critical issues. For instance, greater than 700 million individuals are ravenous and greater than 1 billion are malnourished already; each figures are more likely to enhance because the inhabitants grows.
Inhabitants development additionally significantly will increase the danger for pandemics, the authors write, as a result of most new infectious illnesses consequence from human–animal interactions, people dwell nearer to wild animals than ever earlier than and wildlife commerce is continuous to extend considerably. Inhabitants development additionally contributes to rising unemployment and, when mixed with a warmer Earth, results in extra frequent and intense flooding and fires, poorer water and air high quality, and worsening human well being.
The authors write that there’s a “close to certainty that these issues will worsen over the approaching many years, with unfavourable impacts for hundreds of years to return” and that the adversarial world tendencies are apparent.
“Humanity is working an ecological Ponzi scheme by which society robs nature and future generations to pay for short-term financial enhancement immediately,” mentioned Paul Ehrlich, a Stanford College professor emeritus of inhabitants research and a co-author of the examine.
The paper elucidates points which were publicized over the previous few years by many activists, together with the Swedish 18-year-old Greta Thunberg, Time journal’s 2019 particular person of the 12 months. Blumstein mentioned Thunberg has been completely proper concerning the urgency of the hazards we face.
The authors additionally write the severity of the threats ought to transcend political tribalism, however up to now they haven’t — and so they’re skeptical about when or if change can happen. “[M]ost of the world’s economies are predicated on the political concept that significant counteraction now’s too expensive to be politically palatable. Mixed with financed disinformation campaigns in a bid to guard short-term income, it’s uncertain that any wanted shift in financial investments of adequate scale will likely be made in time,” the paper reads.
Stated Ehrlich: “Whereas it’s optimistic information that President-elect Biden intends to reengage the U.S. within the Paris Local weather accord inside his first 100 days of workplace, it’s a minuscule gesture given the size of the problem.”
The paper suggests concrete adjustments that might assist avert disaster. Amongst them: fully and quickly ending using fossil fuels, strictly regulating markets and property acquisition, reigning in company lobbying and empowering girls. However it additionally acknowledges that people’ innate “optimism bias” has led some to disregard the warnings about our planet’s future.
“By the point we totally comprehend the affect of ecological deterioration, will probably be too late,” Blumstein mentioned.
Reference: “Underestimating the Challenges of Avoiding a Ghastly Future” by Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Paul R. Ehrlich, Andrew Beattie, Gerardo Ceballos, Eileen Crist, Joan Diamond, Rodolfo Dirzo, Anne H. Ehrlich, John Harte, Mary Ellen Harte, Graham Pyke, Peter H. Raven, William J. Ripple, Frédérik Saltré, Christine Turnbull, Mathis Wackernagel and Daniel T. Blumstein, 13 January 2021, Frontiers in Conservation Science.
DOI: 10.3389/fcosc.2020.615419
The examine’s lead writer is Corey Bradshaw, a professor of worldwide ecology at Flinders College in Australia. Different co-authors embrace John Harte of UC Berkeley; Joan Diamond, Anne Ehrlich and Rodolfo Dirzo of Stanford; and William Ripple of Oregon State College.
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11-11-2019 Responsibility and Sustainability
Nielsen Associates Fight Hunger and Help Shape a Smarter Market by Donating Meals and Data
As part of our work to shape a smarter market, we’re committed to donating our data and insights through our Data for Good program, which helps create new solutions to social and environmental challenges. Food insecurity and food waste are two challenges that Nielsen is uniquely positioned to address; our food pricing and consumption data can help enable greater efficiencies in the marketplace while addressing the serious, sometimes overlooked, effects that these issues have on people in every market around the world.
During our ninth annual Hunger Action Month, spanning Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, 2019, Nielsen associates around the world engaged nonprofit organizations that fight hunger and help those in need, organized volunteer events at local food banks in our communities and discovered new ways to share our data for good. All full- and part-time Nielsen employees are eligible for 24 hours of dedicated volunteer time each year to support calls to action like Hunger Action Month, as well as year-round volunteer opportunities. For Hunger Action Month 2019, our goal was to donate the equivalent of 130,000 meals. Events and activities took place across more than 30 countries, and we donated an estimated 250,000 meals.
Nielsen has committed to donating at least $10 million a year in pro bono skills-based volunteering and Data for Good projects where we can make a unique impact. Our collaboration with ReFED, a nonprofit dedicated to turning problems related to food waste into new opportunities for innovation and impact, is one example of how we’re taking action. We are donating five years of Nielsen food pricing and purchase data to help ReFED launch their ReFED Insights Engine, a digital-first, continuously updated platform to house the next generation of data and insights on food waste.
“We are so grateful to Nielsen for this generous in-kind support to further ReFED’s efforts to reduce food waste in the U.S.,” said Caroline Powell, Data and Insights Director, ReFED. “American consumers, businesses and farms spend $218 billion a year, or 1.3% of GDP, growing, processing, transporting and disposing of food that is never eaten. Meanwhile, one in seven Americans is food insecure. With Nielsen data, ReFED will be able to develop the Insights Engine, the next generation of data, insights and guidance on food waste in the U.S. By tracking the amount of food waste that is happening over time and why, the Insights Engine will enable stakeholders across the food system to identify the most effective and practical solutions to reduce food waste at a level of detail that wasn’t possible until now.”
We’re also using our data to help shape a smarter market that delivers for consumers. Our long-standing relationship with Feeding America, a nationwide network of food banks providing support for more than 40 million people facing hunger in America, is one way in which we’re involved on this front. Since 2010, Nielsen has shared millions of dollars worth of food pricing information on a pro bono basis to help Feeding America address food insecurity via its annual Map the Meal Gap study. Nielsen data helps power Map the Meal Gap findings in order to help food banks and anti-hunger advocates understand the challenges facing food-insecure families in their communities, as well as better communicate the level of need in each county and congressional district in the U.S.
Nielsen’s work with Feeding America extends beyond sharing data as well. Just last month, Nielsen donated 75 thousand meals to the nonprofit hunger-relief organization as a part of its Personal People Meter™ (PPM) panelist initiative. The initiative encouraged Nielsen panelists across the U.S. to wear the PPM technology, which helps collect persons-level data surrounding content consumption and media behaviors, across a two week period. For each day a panelist successfully wore their PPM, Nielsen donated meals to Feeding America, with each panelist being able to help donate up to 14 meals to people facing hunger. By forging partnerships with Feeding America to donate meals and provide data, Nielsen is able to help address the issues of hunger across the country on multiple fronts.
More information about Nielsen’s Data for Good efforts can be found in our most recent Nielsen Global Responsibility Report.
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The luxury industry continues to bank their large amount of forces in attracting the coveted Asian markets. So it is great to see that there is an increase Asian models presence in fashion shows, editorials and campaigns. Also I heard to some bookers that there are getting a lot of request for Asian models. There are still long way to go to see more diversity but this is heading to the right direction. So here are some of the top Asian male models right now: DAE NA Dae Na is a South Korea male model, who appeared in campaign such as Polaroid Eyewear S/S 2013, Donna Karan, Diesel, Benetton, and booking shows such Salvatore Ferragamo, Perry Ellis by Duckie Brown, Ermano Scervino, John Richmond, Frankie Morello, Moschino,and Calvin Klein to name the few.
Ray Petri -Buffalo Style
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This month Dolce and Gabbana is celebrating the 20th year anniversary of their menswear line. The Dolce and Gabbana Man transformed menswear fashion by introducing Sicilian tailoring infused with the city’s unbridled sensuality. There something about a Dolce and Gabbana clothes that could make men look sophisticated and sexy. So in honour of their great contribution to menswear I compiled these amazing images to show the evolution of Dolce and Gabbana man. Here’s to more years of sophisticated, elegant and sexy menswear. HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOLCE & GABBANA MAN !!! SPRING/SUMMER 1994 FALL 1995 SPRING/SUMMER 1996 SPRING/SUMMER 1997 FALL/WINTER 1998-99 SPRING/SUMMER 1998 Spring/summer 1998 campaign. FALL/WINTER 1999 SPRING/SUMMER 1999 (Holt Renfrew's Catalog Spring 1999) SPRING/SUMMER 2000 FALL/WINTER 2001 -2002 SPRING/SUMMER 2001 Spring/S
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Mercer Selected for Russia Series
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Bay Roberts’ Dawson Mercer has his sights set on making the NHL and his performance so far in the QMJHL has not disappointed. Mercer has scored 17 points (9G/8A) in just 11 games so far this season but Mercer’s star is about to rise again.
Mercer has been named to the QMJHL squad that will compete in the CIBC Canada Russia series.
The Canada Russia series allows the QMJHL to showcase the young talent within its ranks and of course, continue the Canada-Russia rivalry that has been around for decades.
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, with the Canadian Hockey League, the Saint John Sea Dogs, the Moncton Wildcats and Hockey Canada, have announced the roster which will compete against Team Russia as part of the 2019 CIBC Canada Russia Series.
The Sea Dogs will play host to game one of the series, which will be held in Saint John on Monday, November 4. The Wildcats will host the second game of the series on Tuesday, November 5. Following these two games, the Ontario Hockey League is set to host Games 3 and 4. The Western Hockey League will welcome the final games of the 2019 series
What makes it exciting for the respective leagues and players is that all six games will be nationally broadcasted on both Sportsnet and TVA Sports.
While some of the players have already been drafted to the NHL, fans across the country will get a glimpse of the 2020 Draft eligble players, including Dawson Mercer from Drummondville.
Mercer has been selected to represent the QMJHL. This is not Mercer’s first time representing a Canadian team. Mercer played in the world U17 challenge in 2017 and gained valuable experience on the international hockey scene.
Congratulations Dawson Mercer on your latest hockey accomplishment.
You can watch a video of the announcement below.
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Josef Fritzl
AKA Josef Stefan Fritzl
Born: 9-Apr-1935
Birthplace: Amstetten, Austria
Occupation: Criminal
Nationality: Austria
Executive summary: Kept daughter in basement for 24 years
Notorious Austrian rapist Josef Fritzl made his first experiment in imprisonment in 1956. A new homeowner, he bricked up the windows in an upstairs room and locked his mother inside, telling neighbors she had died. Twenty years later, in the same house, he began abusing his 11-year-old daughter Elisabeth, while getting the permits in order for a basement expansion. The girl ran away to Vienna at age 17 but was returned by police. On 28 April 1984, Fritzl lured her into the basement and handcuffed her to a pillar, keeping her there as a sex slave for the next two decades. Various forged and dictated notes assured his credulous wife that the girl had simply run away again, joining a religious sect in Kematen.
Fritzl fathered seven incestuous children by his daughter. Three of them he arranged to be "discovered" outside by his wife, then joining the family upstairs. One son from a set of twins died in infancy; his body was disposed of in the incinerator. The rest were raised in the cellar and never saw daylight. The situation would have persisted indefinitely, but in 2008 his eldest incest-daughter -- now 19 -- suffered kidney failure, and Fritzl was persuaded by Elisabeth -- now 42 -- to carry the girl outside and take her to a hospital. Within a week the plot had unraveled completely. Fritzl was arrested, and, after a trial that lasted four days, he was sentenced to life imprisonment. The cellar children were released and gradually rehabilitated, but suffer lasting trauma and remain sensitive to sunlight.
Father: Josef Fritzl, Sr. (Nazi SA, abandoned the family 1939, d. 1944 war)
Mother: Maria Fritzl (d. 1956 or 1980)
Wife: Rosemarie ("Rosi", b. 1939, m. 1956, two sons, five daughters)
Son: Harald (with Rosemarie)
Daughter: Elisabeth Fritzl (b. 6-Apr-1966, with Rosemarie)
Mistress: Elisabeth Fritzl (his daughter, incestuous relationship 1977-2008, four sons, three daughters)
Daughter: Kerstin (b. 1989 with Elisabeth, lived in cellar)
Son: Stefan (b. 1990 with Elisabeth, lived in cellar)
Daughter: Lisa (b. 1992 with Elisabeth, then adopted by Rosemarie)
Daughter: Monika (b. 1994 with Elisabeth, then adopted by Rosemarie)
Son: Alexander (twin, b. 1996 with Elisabeth, then adopted by Rosemarie)
Son: Michael (twin, b. 1996 with Elisabeth, d. infancy)
Son: Felix (b. 2002 with Elisabeth, lived in cellar)
Manslaughter murder by negligence of son Michael (1996)
Rape of his daughter Elisabeth (1977-2008)
Rape Linz, Austria (1967)
Indecent Exposure Linz, Austria (1967)
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The History of shoes
Early Shoes
The simplest way to protect feet was to grab what was handy - bark, large leaves and grass - and tie them under the foot with vines. In hot countries this developed into the sandal made from woven palms, grass or plant fibres and attached to the foot with toe loops. Examples of early sandals have been found in Japan, Polynesia and America.
Few early shoes have survived. Fragments of Bronze Age footwear have been found in excavations but not enough to determine styles. But from the Roman times onwards many shoes have survived suggesting that there were many more shoe styles than one would expect.
Romans arrived in Britain wearing the military sandal, called the caliga, which exposed the toes, had a lattice - patterned upper, front lacing and a heavily nailed sole. Other styles were the calceus and the gallica, both with a closed toe - a style more suited to the British weather.
After the Romans left, Britain began producing its own styles, usually a closed toe leather shoe with an oval or round toe shape. The ankle shoe was popular in the 9th Century.
Footwear styles continued to change during the Medieval age. The length of one's toe was an indication of status. The King and his court had shoes with the largest toes. This style wasn't worn by women. The ankle shoe remained popular, it was usually side laced with three pairs of holes.
The pointed toe disappeared at the end of the Middle Ages and was replaced by round and square toe shapes. At first a sensible size, toes became larger and larger. During the reign of Henry VIII soles reaching 6½ inches wide were common and known as foot bags.
After 1500, a blunt pointed toe returned, followed by a round toe in the 1590s. It's about this time that heels emerge.
By the end of Elizabeth I's reign heels grow to 2-3 inches, all footwear is made straights and sides are opened up.
During the reign of Charles I, flamboyant knee boots were popular.
In the 17th Century, men wore shoes and mules with a square toe, often blocked and domed. Women decided that a pointed toe was more feminine. An important innovation in 1660 was the buckle to fasten a shoe. Samuel Pepys wrote in his diary of 22nd January 1660, "This day I began to put on buckles to my shoes".
At first popular with men, women eventually wore them too, replacing ribbon latchets with buckle latchets
In the 18th Century, women's shoes reflected the elaborate patterns of their dresses. Men's shoes became quite plain made of black leather with pointed toes and low heels.
Towards the end of the 18th Century and beginning of the 19th Century women's shoes became lower and lower cut, heels became lower until they disappeared altogether and the pointed toe is replaced by first narrow oval toes and then square toes. Shoes became so dainty made from satin and silks that ribbon ties are added to keep the shoe on the foot.
The 19th Century was characterised by the predominance of boots both for men and women. Popular styles were the Blucher boot, cloth boots, the elastic sided boot, the button boot, and the Balmoral boot.
Apart from boots, women wore court shoe style shoes in a variety of different materials, from satin and silk to reptile and drawn leathers. Men had a choice between the Oxford shoe, with front lacing and a closed tab and the Derby shoe, with front lacing and an open toe.
The 20th Century saw a variety of shoe styles and the rise of the shoe designer.
From 1920s bar shoes to 1930s co-respondent two-colour shoes to 1940s utility styles to 1950s brothel creepers to 1960s winklepickers and stiletto heels to 1970s platform soles, shoe designers were prominent throughout the 20th Century.
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CARIBBEAT: Counting down to the costumes, music, food and fun of the 2018 New York Caribbean Carnival
By Jared McCallister
People march during the 2017 New York Caribbean Carnival in Brooklyn. (James Keivom / New York Daily News)
NEW YORK — Final preparation is underway for the colorful costume-packed, music-filled New York Caribbean Carnival.
The five-day event — coming to Brooklyn Aug. 30 through Sept. 3 — features concerts and events on the grounds of the Brooklyn Museum, a youngsters parade, the massive New York Caribbean Carnival Parade of intricately-costumed masqueraders on Brooklyn's Eastern Parkway on Labor Day, along with an inviting street fair of food and drinks, arts and crafts, clothing and more.
The New York Caribbean Carnival is organized by the West Indian American Day Carnival Association — which works with the many mas bands, steel orchestras, musical performers, street vendors and city officials — to make the event happen every year for millions of spectators.
Visitors and tourists from around the world, scores of big-name Caribbean concerts and events, family reunions and cookouts are among the many happenings taking place during carnival time — further boosting the annual economic impact of the five-day period.
The official carnival events kick off with "Unda Di Stars, an eclectic show featuring reggae, Afrobeats and soca music performers, on Aug. 30, from 7 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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The lineup includes Jamaica's Charly Black; Ayo Jay from Nigeria; and Nailah Blackman of Trinidad.
There will also be dancehall sounds from Kevin Crown; Afrobeat by DJ Don and DJ Buka; and soca from Triple 9 HD and Sound City International. Advance tickets are $35.
On Aug. 31, the Brassfest 2018 show brings some of the finest Caribbean ensembles and performers from the region to New York — including Trinidad and Tobago stars Destra Gracia and the Bakanal Band, Patrice Roberts, Lyrikal, Dil-E-Nadan, and Farmer Nappy; Motto and Freezy from St. Lucia; Marzville from Barbados; and St. Vincent and the Grenadines' Problem Child.
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Tickets are $50 in advance and the concert runs from 7 p.m. to 3 p.m.
The carnival's Day 3 and 4 are youth-powered — featuring the Junior Carnival and the Summer Jam Youth Fest.
The free Summer Jam Youth Fest puts a spotlight on the young "rising stars" of the community, with live performances and inspirational and educational sessions on Aug. 31, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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On Sept. 1, the Junior Carnival — an anticipated procession of costumed children and teens —starts in Crown Heights and winds through neighborhood streets to the Brooklyn Museum. It begins at 9 a.m. — at Kingston Ave and St. Johns Place — and concludes at the Brooklyn Museum, where performances and costume competitions will be held. Admission to the museum grounds show is $5.
The Steelband Panorama — a musical steel drum competition between the Adlib Steel Orchestra, CASYM Orchestra, D’Radoes, Despers USA, Harmony, the Philadelphia Pan Stars, Pan Evolution, and Genesis Pan Groove — takes place Sept. 1, from 7 p.m. to 3 a.m. Tickets are $45 in advance.
The Dimanche Gras show — adult costume competitions, and performances by Lord Nelson, Explainer, David Rudder, Denise Belfon, Ras Iley and others — takes place on Sept. 2 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance.
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Unless otherwise noted, all pre-parade WIADCA events will be held on the Brooklyn Museum grounds.
Close to 40 groups of masqueraders will be displaying their creations on the parade route on Sept. 3. — from the 1199 SEIU Social Cultural Committee's Band theme "Festivals" to the New Horizon band's portrayal "Feather Of Feathers." The street fair highlighting Caribbean food and drinks is setup along the Eastern Parkway pedestrian malls.
For a complete schedule. a lineup of performers, and other information, visit www.wiadcacarnival.org.
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Sadly, WIADCA President William Howard died on Aug. 5, while preparing for this year's event. A memorial service Howard will be held Wednesday at Brooklyn's Laurence Woodward Funeral Home, 1 Troy Ave., at 3 p.m.
Garvey film benefit
A free Marcus Garvey Day event — honoring Pan-Africanist leader Marcus Garvey and raising funds to complete a film, "Marcus Garvey: The Untold Story" — will be held Saturday at St. Charles Borromeo Church Auditorium, 211 W. 141st St., in Manhattan, from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.
Former Congressan Charles Rangel is confirmed as guest speaker for the Black Star Line Films event.
For information, visit http://bit.ly/marcusgarvey2018.
Milk River jazz series
Percussionist Eric Fraizer leads an ensemble of musicians to the Milk River restaurant, 960 Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn, next Sunday for the eatery's Jazz Series. The show runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. and there is no cover charge.The musical group will feature Radam Schwartz on organ, Gene Ghee on sax and Michael Howell on guitar. For information on the performance, call (917) 402-7718. Learn more about Eric Frazier at www.ericfraizermusic.com.
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29 more die of C-19, 1,788 test positive
Published : Monday, 30 November, 2020 at 12:00 AM Count : 240
Momotaz Begum, a resident of Bashabo in the capital, lying on a stretcher at DMCH corridor with fever and serious breathing problem on Sunday as her relatives tries to give oxygen support while waiting for doctors. photo: Observer
The country on Sunday saw 29 more deaths from the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, taking the country's death toll from the viral attack to 6,609 and 1,788 new infections were recorded during the time, bringing the number of total infected people to 462,407, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
Meanwhile, 13,737 samples were tested in 118 labs across the country in the past 24 hours. A total of 2,757,329 samples have been tested in the country so far.
The latest day's infection rate was 13.02 per cent of the total tests, though the overall rate in the country to date is 16.77 per cent. The death rate stands at 1.43 per cent.
Besides, 2,287 patients were declared free of Covid-19 during the same period, raising the total number of recoveries to 378,172 with an 81.78 per cent recovery rate.
Among the deceased on Sunday, 23 were men and six women. All of them died in different hospitals across the country, 23 of them in Dhaka, two each in Chattogram and Rangpur and one each in Rajshahi and Khulna.
The gender breakdown of Covid-19 victims' shows that 5,075 of the total deceased were men and 1,534 women.
At least 182 patients suspected of having Covid-19 were taken into isolation while 154 left isolation in the last 24 hours. Now, 12,198 people are staying in different isolation units across the country.
Bangladesh is seeing 2,715.15 infections, 2,220.54 recoveries, and 38.81 deaths per million.
So far, 3,540 have died in the Dhaka division, 1,256 in Chattogram, 402 in Rajshahi, 496 in Khulna, 219 in Barishal, 264 in Sylhet, 300 in Rangpur, and 132 in Mymensingh.
Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8. The infection number reached the 300,000-mark on August 26. The first death was reported on March 18 and the death toll crossed 6,000 on November 4.
However, the global Covid-19 cases surged past 62 million on Sunday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
The number of confirmed cases across the world rose to 62,158,338, while the death toll climbed to 1,450,578.
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Rancho Cordova is a larger medium-sized city located in the state of California. With a population of 75,087 people and 20 constituent neighborhoods, Rancho Cordova is the 125th largest community in California.
Unlike some cities where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Rancho Cordova is neither predominantly one nor the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Rancho Cordova is a city of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Rancho Cordova who work in office and administrative support (14.95%), sales jobs (10.91%), and management occupations (7.22%).
Also of interest is that Rancho Cordova has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
The overall education level of Rancho Cordova is somewhat higher than in the average US city of 21.84%: 26.12% of adults 25 and older in the city have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Rancho Cordova in 2018 was $29,291, which is middle income relative to California, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $117,164 for a family of four. However, Rancho Cordova contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Rancho Cordova is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Rancho Cordova home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Rancho Cordova residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Rancho Cordova also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 21.65% of the city’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Rancho Cordova include German, Irish, English, Italian, and French.
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Piercefield Park 2621
Chepstow, Wales
The mid-18th-century park drops off steeply to the east to the River Wye, which winds around the bottom of the wooded cliffs. A walk was created along the top of the precipice with features and viewpoints, which became one of the most famous contemporary Picturesque walks and an essential part of the Wye Tour. Parts of the park are now on the Wye Valley Walk.
The park and Picturesque walk were created by Valentine the Younger between 1752 and 1772.
House (featured building)
Description: Piercefield is now a ruin.
Description: A stone grotto which was a feature on the picturesque walk and originally lined with spars and other minerals.
Description: 'The Alcove' (a seat and railings) and 'The Platform' (a stone platform and railings) are viewpoints on the walk.
Description: The 'Giant's Cave', a tunnel through the rock on the cliff walk.
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On Trump's Balcony
By Dr. Lenore Daniels (Page 1 of 3 pages) (View How Many People Read This) 1 comment
Previously published at the Black Commentator, May 3, 2018
Greed and fear exposed themselves without shame and suppressed all tender feeling. We all had to recognize during those weeks that the scales we had used for weighing were no longer accurate. Those nearest to us or those whom we called friends either kept complete silence or evaded their duty with a few shabby words about the hard times that made it impossible for them to help.
Hans Erich Nossack, The End: Hamburg 1943
It wasn't whitefolks--that much she could tell--so it must be colored ones. And then she knew. Her friends and neighbors were angry at her because she had overstepped, given too much, offended them by excess.
Toni Morrison, Beloved (Baby Suggs)
Allied bombs have come and gone, and, in an instant, home in Hamburg disappears. Two people, a man and a woman, crawling from under their makeshift shelter, begin walking in disbelief, in search of their street, their home.
Everywhere is the midst and the rubble. At some point, the two people stop and look up "spellbound." In the middle of total chaos, there's a woman cleaning a window of the only house intact. Maybe it's one incidence of "madness," the man thinks, as the couple continue walking. But soon, their nudging each other as they look on--rubble everywhere, but here are children raking the front yard of their home.
And then, one afternoon, thinking they have seen it all, the two find themselves in a suburb that has been "completely undestroyed." When the two look up, they see people, on their balconies, drinking coffee!
This image, described in the late German novelist Hans Erich Nossack's The End: Hamburg, 1943 of him and his wife coming upon people drinking coffee on their balconies, doesn't escape W.G. Sebald's attention 50 years later. In On the Natural History of Destruction, Sebald recognizes the necessity for a principled witness who, in turn, asks of contemporaries and future generations to imagine a world, visible, one second, and, in the next, all destroyed.
Reduced to fragments. Unusable.
"Close your eyes." Sebald does, we do, too, because this is what happens to people after we're made no longer able to recognize the rubble around us. We start in this moment, accessing the surroundings, acknowledging in the end, that we, too, have seen people sitting on balconies.
And we have seen these people before.
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On October 9, 2020, Hydro One Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary or Hydro One Limited, completed its previously announced $1.2 billion multi-tranche offering of Medium Term Notes. The offering consisted of $600 million aggregate principal amount of 0.71% Medium Term Notes due 2023, $400 million aggregate principal amount of 1.69% Medium Term Notes due 2031 and $200 million aggregate principal amount issued through a re-opening of 2.71% Medium Term Notes due 2050. The Notes were offered on a best efforts basis in each of the provinces of Canada through a syndicate of agents. The proceeds from the offering will be used to repay and/or prepay maturing long term and short term debt as well as for general corporate purposes.
Hydro One Limited, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is Ontario’s largest electricity transmission and distribution provider with over 1.4 million customers and approximately $27.1 billion in assets at December 31, 2019.
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Hydro One with a team consisting of Michael Innes, Amelia Miao and Adriano Lepore (Corporate) and David Davachi (Taxation).
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An active step: Ottobock acquires BionX
AUSTIN, Texas (March 8, 2017) – Ottobock HealthCare has acquired Boston, Massachusetts based BionX Medical Technologies
Ottobock continues to strengthen its position as the global market leader in prosthetics with the acquisition of the company BionX. The US company BionX Medical Technologies, Inc. produces the world’s only active prosthetic foot and ankle solution available in the market – the Empower Ankle. It replaces the function of the muscles and tendons with an actively driven ankle joint, and supports the user by supplying additional energy while walking. Ottobock continues to expand its portfolio of mechatronic prosthetic feet with the acquisition.
“Innovations are our key growth driver. Combining the know-how of Ottobock and BionX is a crucial step towards reaching goals such as the intuitive prosthetic leg more quickly,” says Professor Hans Georg Näder, President of Otto Bock HealthCare GmbH.
This is the second forward-looking addition to the portfolio this year following the recent acquisition of the bebionic hand. “With the products we have acquired, both in upper limb and lower limb prosthetics, we will offer even more comprehensive fitting solutions in the future and therefore even better Quality for Life in the interest of our users. We are also promoting constructive networking with innovative minds at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and are already working on the joint further development of existing ideas with the BionX team,” Professor Hans Georg Näder says.
BionX company founder and inventor of the first generation of the Empower Ankle, Hugh Herr, is also a Professor at MIT where he directs the Center for Extreme Bionics. Herr is considered one of the world leaders in the field of high-tech research. The headquarters and production facility of BionX are located in the Boston area as well. Ottobock is moving closer to the Boston research community with the acquisition.
“I am certain that this transaction constitutes an important step towards shaping the future of bionic prostheses by combining Ottobock’s proven track record of setting standards of care for amputees with BionX’s groundbreaking product and innovation capabilities,” Dr. Hugh Herr says.
The principle of intuitive control has already been successfully realised in upper limb prosthetics with myoelectric prostheses and the complex TMR fitting*. With its active drive system, the Empower Ankle technology is a crucial element in the development of an equivalent for the lower limbs. Various sensors and microprocessors integrated into the prosthesis currently determine the energy, resistance and flexion in the ankle joint required for each step, reflexively adapting to the respective situation. Nerves are intended to deliver the vital impulses in the future in order to control the active component.
Subsequently this development could also be used in other segments such as orthotics. Ottobock has already been the exclusive distributor of the Empower Ankle in the markets of Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Scandinavia and the United Kingdom since last year. Now the Duderstadt-based company is also taking over global marketing with the acquisition of BionX. The two sides have agreed to maintain confidentiality regarding details of the agreement.
* About TMR: TMR stands for “Targeted Muscle Reinnervation”, a complex fitting procedure. It allows arm amputees to use their prosthesis intuitively by connecting the nerves that used to transmit signals to the natural arm to other muscles in the body by means of surgery. More information about TMR is found here: www.tmr-rehabilitation.de
About Ottobock: Ottobock develops medical technology products and fitting concepts for people with limited mobility in the fields of Prosthetics, Orthotics, Human Mobility (wheelchairs, rehabilitation devices) and MedicalCare. Subsidiaries in over 50 countries offer quality “Made in Germany” worldwide and employ around 6,800 people. Ottobock has been a family-managed company since its founding in 1919 and has also been supporting the Paralympic Games with its technical know-how since 1988.
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6 Atlanta Officers Involved in Gay Bar Raid Fired
Associated Press Send an email July 12, 2011
ATLANTA – Six Atlanta police officers have been fired- and others face disciplinary action- after an investigation found they lied about what happened during a raid on an Atlanta gay bar.
A team of lawyers conducted an investigation into the incident and released a report last month saying that at least 10 officers lied and many deleted data from cell phones to hide their actions during the September 2009 raid.
Six officers were dismissed Friday “for violating the department’s truthfulness policy,” police spokesman Carlos Campos said in a statement. Two other officers accused of lying had already been dismissed as a result of an unrelated internal investigation, Campos said, and Chief George Turner ordered that the charges against two others be withdrawn because there wasn’t enough evidence they lied.
Nine other officers were disciplined- with punishment ranging from a written reprimand to 20 days suspension- as a result of the raid on the Atlanta Eagle bar, Campos said. Three more have disciplinary hearings set for the coming week.
Major Debra Williams, who oversaw one of the units that raided the bar, was demoted to lieutenant and retired from the department on Wednesday.
The review of the incident by former U.S. Attorney Joe Whitley and attorneys from the law firm Greenberg Traurig also found police officials gave misleading information when they answered reporters’ questions about the raid.
Patrons and employees said they had to lie on the floor while officers checked for criminal histories and peppered them with slurs. Eight people were arrested, but charges were either dropped or dismissed.
A lawsuit led to a $1 million settlement in the case.
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Platforms for Dialogue
YOUTH DAY CELEBRATES SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES
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On November 1st, Platforms for Dialogue (P4D) in Bangladesh joined forces with 63 partner Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and 63 Multi-Actor Partnership (MAP) groups across 21 districts to celebrate National Youth Day. Together, they hosted rallies, quizzes, and discussions to share information on social accountability tools and to demonstrate how important youth contribution is in helping communities gain access to public services and learn about their rights. The celebration especially focused on encouraging youth to help marginalised communities access justice and government services to foster inclusive participation at the local level. The festive day brought youth together to share stories of how their communities have already been impacted by social accountability tools and to teach others how to start using them to improve government accountability in their own communities.
The lack of access to government services stems partially from the lack of information and poor understanding of available public services. By educating the youth in their communities, we can empower them to take ownership of the changes they want to see. After a workshop on the Grievance Redress System (GRS), one youth stated, “I didn’t know about GRS. This is a totally new thing for me. Now, I know how to raise any grievances through the online system.” During the day’s celebrations, youth were also encouraged to use emergency numbers like Stop Child Marriage, Stop Domestic Violence, and the Anti-Corruption hotline to keep community members safe and prevent crime. They also learned how they could become more involved in community work with our local partner CSOs through community events and Social Action Projects (SAPs).
One girl expressed that the discussion forums helped inform her about how she could start her own business. “We heard about some essential policy tools like the Citizen’s Charter. I want to be an entrepreneur, so this information will help me in the future to easily get a trade license,” she stated in an interview. Another young woman spoke about the justice system saying, “I received some information about the village court system. This will help me personally and my community get proper access to justice within a short time frame and at a low cost.”
Altogether, over 7,200 youth participants joined events in 21 districts. The large turnout is a promising sign that the youth will not just be more aware of social accountability tools, but that they will be more proactive when participating in local government. Thanks to our 63 partners CSOs and MAP groups who organised the event, education on social accountability tools in reaching the youth in P4D’s project districts.
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MAP Volunteer Wins IVD Award 2020: A Great Recognition for Volunteering in Community Development
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News Blitz 8/1: Decker on deck?
As the Patriots resume training camp practices today, we have word that the team worked out a veteran wide receiver, Eric Decker, earlier this week. That's according to an ESPN report.
Decker wasn't shy back in June when he came out publicly to state that he thought he was "a good fit" for New England. With WR Jordan Matthews seemingly having tweaked his right hamstring over the weekend, perhaps Decker's proclamation will prove accurate. New England is somewhat thin at the receiver position and is slated to lose Julian Edelman for the first month of the regular season due to an NFL suspension.
Yesterday having been a day off for the Patriots, The Boston Globe offers an assessment of the first five days of training camp, which happened before Tuesday's respite.
A Providence Journal feature says veteran RG Shaq Mason is setting himself up for a big payday in the near future.
The Boston Herald declares that rookie OL Isaiah Wynn is making progress after less than a week of camp practices, as well as one writer's five standouts of Patriots camp thus far.
Boston.com examines Tom Brady's two current backups on the QB roster, while NBC Sports Boston's website offers a closer look at the defensive line competition at camp this summer. The latter outlet also offers its general observations after five camp practices. Boston Sports Journal's website more than double that number, with 11 thoughts on Patriots camp to date, plus a speculative medical opinion on WR Malcolm Mitchell's ailing knee.
For a complete report on today's camp action, including video, audio, and written reports, check back here on patriots.com later today.
The NFL and USAA, an Official NFL Salute to Service Partner, announced AMB Sports and Entertainment CEO STEVE CANNON, New England Patriots Long Snapper JOE CARDONA, and San Francisco 49ers General Manager and NFL Legend JOHN LYNCH as the finalists for the tenth annual Salute to Service Award presented by USAA.
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ViewSonic Introduces Two Tablets
By Melissa J. Perenson
ViewSonic is jumping into the tablet game. Although the company is best known for its monitors, a tablet isn't a huge stretch--after all, ViewSonic is used to dealing with displays, and it also puts out netbooks under its brand. The latter is a key reason why the company's dual-operating-system, 10-inch tablet comes as less of a surprise.
Details on the new tablets remain a bit sparse, in spite of the fact that one of them--the ViewPad 7--is due out in late November or early December, in time for holiday shoppers willing to drop about $479 (street) on an Android tablet.
The ViewPad 7 will run Android 2.2 and carry a Qualcomm Snapdragon processor; unlike some tablets, however, this one will feature Google's services (including the Android Market). It also has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, and is 3G-ready (meaning, you can pop in the SIM card of your choice for 3G data).
Although the unit has an IPS display, its resolution sounds low. Offering an 800-by-480-pixel, WVGA-resolution, capacitive multitouch screen, the ViewPad 7 supports video playback only up to 480p. It comes with two cameras--a VGA front-facing camera and a 3-megapixel rear-facing camera--plus a MicroSD Card slot for expanding storage up to 32GB. The battery is rated to last about 10 hours (under what usage conditions is unclear). Interestingly, it powers up via its mini-USB link, a contrast to competitors such as the iPad and the Galaxy Tab, both of which need extra power from a connector other than USB. Dimensions and weight remain a mystery, as does what other ports might complement the mini-USB.
The ViewPad 10, due in the first quarter of 2011, will be a dual-boot device with both Windows 7 Home Premium and Android 1.6 on board. If the product does indeed ship with Android 1.6, however, that OS will make the device feel woefully outdated before it even leaves the gate. Worse, ViewSonic says that because of the dual-boot setup, upgrading just the Android portion (whether through ViewSonic's own update or a hack) will be harder. As of now, ViewSonic plans no user control over upgrading the OS.
The larger tablet is really pursuing users who want a netbook's functionality, with the keyboard. The ViewPad 10 will pack a 1.66GHz Intel Atom CPU, 1GB of memory, 16GB of user-accessible flash storage, a MicroSD Card slot, and a 1.3-megapixel front-facing camera (but no rear-facing camera). The screen is 1024 by 600 resolution, and LED-backlit. As with its 7-inch cousin, the ViewPad 10's weight, dimensions, and ports remain undisclosed.
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This Android 2.2 tablet packs more features than most, but it also has its drawbacks, including a mediocre display.
Bright, vivid picture quality
Front- and back-facing cameras
Case blocks ports and can be bothersome
Display too bright for extended e-book reading
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Written By: Robert B. Parker and Helen Brann
Read By: Joe Mantegna
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A Spenser Holiday Novel
Written by: Robert B. Parker & Helen Brann
3 Hours and 40 Minutes Imprint: Random House Audio Genre: Fiction - Mystery & Detective - General Release Date: October 22, 2013
It’s December in Boston, and Spenser is busy planning the menu for Christmas dinner when he’s confronted in his office by a young boy named Slide. Homeless and alone, Slide has found refuge with an organization named Street Business, which gives shelter and seeks job opportunities for the homeless and lost. Slide’s mentor, Jackie Alvarez, is being threatened, and Street Business is in danger of losing its tenuous foothold in the community, turning Slide and many others like him back on the street. But it’s not a simple case of intimidation – Spenser, aided by Hawk, finds a trail that leads to a dangerous drug kingpin, whose hold on the at-risk community Street Business serves threatens not just the boys’ safety and security, but their lives as well.
Unfinished at the time of his death, Silent Night was completed by Parker’s longtime agent, whose decades-long association with Parker’s work gives her unique insight and perspective to his voice and storytelling style. Her contribution also speaks volumes about their enduring friendship.
Praise for SILENT NIGHT
“This is the perfect holiday treat for crime readers needing another Spenser fix”
“Brann does a seamless job…Diehard Parker fans will be delighted.”
Praise for Robert B. Parker
“Is there a more promising opening in contemporary crime fiction than Boston PI Spenser opening his office door to a new client? Instantly we get Spenser’s clear-eyed view of the client, what his or her dress and stature have to say, and the rat-a-tat-tat of Spenser’s wise-guy answers to the client’s queries…a series of unflagging excellence…Great plotting, clever dialogue, and Spenser’s mouthwatering cooking all make for a fantastic time.”
—Booklist (starred)
Parker’s dialogue, clever to a fault, moves his tales along at a natural, human pace as his characters square off, verbs and nouns used like switchblades.”
—The Chicago Sun Times
“A fast and fun outing…Parker was a true stylist. His strength was in his sparseness and Painted Ladies shows him in fine form.”
“As with all of Parker’s 70 novels, the prose is tight and muscular and the dialogue is superb. A must read for faithful fans of the series.”
— Associated Press
“In Spenser’s end is his beginning....Spenser can still nail a person’s foibles on first meeting, still whip up a gourmet meal in a few minutes, still dispatch the thugs who haunt his office and his home, and do it all while maintaining a fierce love of Susan Silverman and English poetry....Long live Spenser.”
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RP Robert B. Parker
HB Helen Brann
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JM Joe Mantegna
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Animal Welfare and Its Importance
By Pet Animals eZone
It is a common misunderstanding between people that they misunderstood between animal rights and animal welfare. These people thought about these two terms as interrelated. But to disappoint them, they are two different terms. The misconceptions about them are that they share the same concerns, principles, and practices. But this is not the fact, the difference between them is significant and irreconcilable. Now we move on to our next question which is about the pet’s welfare.
What Pet Welfare actually is?
Well, one can simply define it as the relationship between humans and animals and to assure that animals under the supervision of humans are treated humanely and responsibly. Animal benefits is not a current topic. It has its roots going up to the previous 10,000 years back in the Neolithic times. They were the first to show concern for animal welfare and well-being. If we treat animals with the behavior they deserve then we can have many benefits from them. The benefits can be in the field of animal sciences, domestication, animal agriculture, and animal husbandry. Animal husbandry is basically a branch of agriculture that deals with the care and breeding of animals.
History about Pet Welfare
It should be noted that many historians consider the development of agriculture in modern times to be the most important event in all human history. They have their own arguments in support of their hypothesis. The standards about the animal welfare were set up by the Neolithic era many years ago which obligate the people to consider the animal welfare seriously if they want to have their own purposes achieve. It set in place a mutually beneficial arrangement between people and animals that goes like this. The simple fact is that if you want your animals taking care of you than you should also take care of your animals. We have to establish this Human-Animal bond to ensure the best results. Amazingly, this very fundamental animal welfare ethic survives today, especially in settings where hands-on animal care continues.
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A professor at Colorado State University has argued that 20th-century technology broke this ancient contract when it allowed us to put animals into environments and uses that didn’t impair their productivity but harmed their well-being. This also defines the challenges the agriculture and animal industry face today which is to provide an acceptable level of animal welfare because now the paradigm has been shifted from rural and agriculture towards urbanized and technological. In the recent American society, only 2% of the population lives in farms and 1% of the population practices farming as compared to the nineteenth century when 90% of the Americans were farmers or associate with farms. If the modern trend continues then animal welfare will become an even more important subject in the future.
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Sip To Save The Ocean With This Aussie Wine That’s Removing Plastic From The Sea
By Gold Cross - October 20, 2020
With more than eight million tonnes of plastics entering our oceans each year, there has never been a more important time to consider how you can do your part for the planet.
Fortunately, you don’t have to strain too hard, because the legends at Aussie wine company The Hidden Sea have created an awesome initiative that makes helping out easier than ever before.
Their dream? To remove one billion plastic bottles from the world’s oceans by 2030. And you can help them achieve that goal, simply by kicking back and having a tipple or two. Sounds like a pretty sweet deal to us.
Joining forces with the ReSea Project, The Hidden Sea will remove the equivalent of 10 plastic bottles from the ocean for every bottle of Hidden Sea wine purchased. That means every six pack sold removes one kilogram of plastic from the ocean.
ReSea Project, a market leader in the trackable removal of plastic from the ocean, will give you a QR code with every purchase which lets you see the real and significant difference you’re making.
For Justin Moran, co-founder of The Hidden Sea, Aussies need to take action now.
“The average person disposes of 55kg of plastic each year, with the bulk of which ending up in our oceans. There’s no more ‘business as usual’ and as humans, we cannot keep turning a blind eye to the ocean-plastic crisis,” he says. “Our oceans are suffocating and urgent action needs to be taken. Our approach has always been that while it isn’t our plastic, it is our planet, so we need to act now and do what we can to save it.”
We’ll drink to that!
The Hidden Sea range includes a big, full-bodied Chardonnay that is rich in melon, lychees and peaches; a unique Rosé made from a blend of Mataro, Grenache and Pinot Gris; and a ballsy Shiraz that opens up to a bouquet of red fruits, spiced oak with silk tannins that dance along the palate.
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These are some of the questions I have been asked about this week.
Washington DC Bill 23-171 children as young as 11 consent without parental knowledge to include participation of the insurance company.
Childs public school in northern CO, her child has attended 9 days in person and only then to discover artwork all over the school about BLM, my body my choice etc.
Mask mandate laws, governor executive orders.
Stay at home orders except for things that fuel the economy.
State license holders are manipulated in fear of losing licensing for not complying with executive orders which have not been through legislation.
Presidential election and other election integrity concerns.
Tony Perkins – Family Research Council of 9,000 professed pastors, 44 percent supported Biden, 56 percent supported Trump.
I don’t think I make an impact.
Here’s what you can do:
· PrayDaniel 9:18 “We do not make requests of you because we are righteous, but because of your great mercy.”Psalm 34:15 “The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their cry.”James 5:16 “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective.”1 Timothy 2:1-2 “First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people, for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and dignified in every way.
· Get Involved – Paul wrote Romans, and Luke wrote Acts. They were in unison not in opposition so hear the rebuttal to Romans 13.
Acts 5:12-34 12 The apostles were performing many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers were meeting regularly at the Temple in the area known as Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 But no one else dared to join them, even though all the people had high regard for them. 14 Yet more and more people believed and were brought to the Lord—crowds of both men and women. 15 As a result of the apostles’ work, sick people were brought out into the streets on beds and mats so that Peter’s shadow might fall across some of them as he went by. 16 Crowds came from the villages around Jerusalem, bringing their sick and those possessed by evil[a] spirits, and they were all healed.
The Apostles Meet Opposition17 The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. 18 They arrested the apostles and put them in the public jail. 19 But an angel of the Lord came at night, opened the gates of the jail, and brought them out. Then he told them, 20 “Go to the Temple and give the people this message of life!”
21 So at daybreak the apostles entered the Temple, as they were told, and immediately began teaching.
When the high priest and his officials arrived, they convened the high council[b]—the full assembly of the elders of Israel. Then they sent for the apostles to be brought from the jail for trial. 22 But when the Temple guards went to the jail, the men were gone. So they returned to the council and reported, 23 “The jail was securely locked, with the guards standing outside, but when we opened the gates, no one was there!”
24 When the captain of the Temple guard and the leading priests heard this, they were perplexed, wondering where it would all end. 25 Then someone arrived with startling news: “The men you put in jail are standing in the Temple, teaching the people!”
26 The captain went with his Temple guards and arrested the apostles, but without violence, for they were afraid the people would stone them. 27 Then they brought the apostles before the high council, where the high priest confronted them. 28 “We gave you strict orders never again to teach in this man’s name!” he said. “Instead, you have filled all Jerusalem with your teaching about him, and you want to make us responsible for his death!”
29 But Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than any human authority. 30 The God of our ancestors raised Jesus from the dead after you killed him by hanging him on a cross.[c] 31 Then God put him in the place of honor at his right hand as Prince and Savior. He did this so the people of Israel would repent of their sins and be forgiven. 32 We are witnesses of these things and so is the Holy Spirit, who is given by God to those who obey him.”
33 When they heard this, the high council was furious and decided to kill them. 34 But one member, a Pharisee named Gamaliel, who was an expert in religious law and respected by all the people, stood up and ordered that the men be sent outside the council chamber for a while.
Gather like-minded people
Ensure you are meeting with other believers, from prayer to fellowship and the necessity of getting together.Hebrews 5:11 - Forsake not the gathering1 Thessalonians 5:11- Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
Seek answers
Proverbs 10:21 21 The words of the godly encourage many,
but fools are destroyed by their lack of common sense. – Don’t look for an excuse to do nothing. That has happened for far too long. Who am I was asked by David? He went from nothing to being the king of a nation.
· Trust GodPsalm 146:3-5 Put not your trust in princes, in a son of man, in whom there is no salvation. When his breath departs, he returns to the earth; on that very day his plans perish. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God,
Philip Lukens is the senior pastor of the Carr Community Church. To receive updates please enter your e-mail address below and click subscribe.
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LG G Pro 2 starts getting Lollipop 5.0.1 over-the-air in Europe
posted by Chris P.
The Android 5.0 Lollipop started seeding for LG G Pro 2 users in South Korea some 10 days ago, and based on a host of screenshots sent in by one of our readers, it's looking like LG isn't wasting any time pushing the update to other parts of the globe – in this case Hungary, Europe.
Weighing in at about 640MB, the new 5.0.1 Lollipop firmware brings a much-needed UI refresh to the G Pro 2, which was starting to look a bit stale and outdated with LG's now aged proprietary skin based on Android 4.4 KitKat. Among the changes are a re-designed notifications bar, refreshed icons, new software navigation keys, an overhauled recent apps menu, and many more. If you've seen the LG G3 with Lollipop on it, then you'll know exactly what to expect.
It is unclear at this point when LG G Pro 2 owners in other countries (and regions) will get the prompt to update, as the over-the-air process is broken down into phases. LG started out with South Korea, fixed any outstanding bugs that it didn't catch internally, and then moved on to other areas. Unless a widespread, critical issue rears its ugly head, it's likely that the firmware is in for a smooth sail, and you won't have to wait much longer to get yours. Unfortunately, however, if you own a carrier-branded G Pro 2 unit, then you might have to sit tight, for your network provider first needs to certify the software for work on its infrastructure.
Thanks for the tip, John!
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Section 1031 exchange deadlines delayed due to COVID-19 outbreak
Laurice Saba Lucas Visser
April 13, 2020 Article 2 min read
The Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service provided a deadline extension for taxpayers currently in the process of completing Section 1031 like-kind exchanges. Here’s what that means for you.
In their latest Emergency Declaration aimed at helping American taxpayers, the Department of Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service provided a deadline extension for taxpayers currently in the process of completing Section 1031 like-kind exchanges. IRS Notice 2020-23, released on April 9, 2020, provides for extensions to both the 45-day identification period and the 180-day replacement period if either period is set to end between April 1 and July 15, 2020. If either period deadline falls between April 1 and July 14, the new deadline is now July 15, 2020. This applies to both forward exchanges and safe harbor reverse exchanges under Revenue Procedure 2000-37.
While the Notice doesn’t refer to Section 1031 directly, it does appear that a taxpayer currently in the exchange process would be considered an “affected taxpayer.” An “affected taxpayer” is defined in the Notice as any person performing a time-sensitive action listed in the following to be performed on or after April 1, 2020, and before July 15, 2020:
Section 301.7508A-1(c)(1)(iv)–(vi) of the Procedure and Administration Regulations
Revenue Procedure 2018-58, 2018-50 IRB 990
It’s worth noting that in situations where the 45-day extension period is set to end between April 1 and July 15, but the 180-day replacement period falls beyond July 15, only the 45-day identification period is extended. The replacement period would still end 180 days after the transfer of the relinquished property under Notice 2020-23.
While Notice 2020-23 extends these deadlines for taxpayers in the exchange process, questions still remain unanswered because the Notice doesn’t address Section 1031 directly:
Does this deadline extension only apply to taxpayers whose exchange proceeds are still being held by a qualified intermediary (QI)? There are taxpayers who had their 45-day or 180-day period expire between April 1 – 9, resulting in QIs returning exchange proceeds back to the taxpayer. The Notice doesn’t address whether such taxpayers, who received their exchange proceeds, are eligible for an extension or if their exchange is no longer valid.
How long is the deadline extension? While the Notice extends the deadline for time-sensitive actions, there appears to be some contradicting information in the guidance cited in the Notice. For example, Revenue Procedure 2018-58, Section 17, addressing Section 1031 like-kind exchanges, provides an extension of time until the latter of the date specified in the Notice for federally declared disasters or 120 days. It’s unclear whether this 120-day provision applies to the time extensions granted by Notice 2020-23.
Will any further guidance be released by the IRS to provide clarity around Section 1031 exchange time-sensitive requirements? Since Notice 2020-23 doesn’t directly address like-kind exchanges, how provisions of the Notice affect taxpayers in the process of an exchange is open to some interpretation. There’s also hope that the IRS will further extend deadlines for Section 1031 exchanges, as completing a real estate transaction may prove more difficult in the current economic climate.
While there are certainly unanswered questions as they relate to Section 1031 exchanges, there’s time to digest the potential impacts of the Notice 2020-23 extensions of time-sensitive deadlines and for the IRS to issue more guidance before any extended deadlines pass. If you’re currently involved in a Section 1031 and have questions about how Notice 2020-23 or any other IRS guidance may affect your ability to complete your exchange, please reach out to our team of experts.
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FEATURES | INTERVIEW
ustwo on porting Whale Trail to Android and why there's room on the App Store for 2 endless-flying games
Having a Whale of a time
By Nick Akerman
| Nov 3, 2011
Since its release a couple of weeks ago, ustwo's iPhone game Whale Trail has created quite a buzz in the mobile world.
Its addictive blend of vibrant graphics and straightforward gameplay has catapulted it to the top of the App Store chart, and after Apple's Game of the Week promotion, the title has had plenty of exposure.
About time we secured some quality time with ustwo's charismatic mills, aka CHIEF WONKA, the creative force behind the game.
Pocket Gamer: Whale Trail has been out for 11 days, so what's the reaction been like?
mills: We always try to manage our own expectations and never expect anything as we’ve succailed™ far too often over the last few years with our previous app releases.
We never expected to be made Game of the Week by Apple - that’s for sure. But, we knew we had made something beautiful that at least had a chance to be loved by people out there.
Did you ever feel like you weren't onto a formula that would sell?
The only formula we ever had was… make something that feels right, plays right, and looks right. We wanted it to be coolmercial™ through and through. It had to be special, but it also had to appeal to a huge audience: to kids, to adults, to grandparents.
There was a constant industry pressure to go freemium, as it’s now the de facto monetisation strategy, but we never considered it for a second. We only had one simple laser focus and that was to bring the joy of flying to the masses.
What were the main inspirations behind Whale Trail?
The one-touch mechanic truly went mainstream after Tiny Wings debuted, and hopefully audiences are begging for more. It's inevitable that some people will compare flying animal games, but they are very different. There is room for both creatures on the Store.
Whale Trail resulted from a two-month experimental prototyping phase. The idea was to explore as many different directions as possible and to see what ultimately turned us on.
We knew that we could polish anything we came up with, but what we wanted was to make sure that we had an engine this time that could drive us all the way to the top.
In the end, the idea of a simple loop-the-loop mechanic was something we decided to move forward with. The simplicity of the gaming mechanic is crucial, and it doesn’t get more simple that moving the character up and down by pressing and releasing your finger on the touchscreen.
It just felt right, and so we continued to develop the idea of a character travelling through a never-ending world of psychedelia and wonder. We wanted to create a game that would be all about the joys of flying - nothing more and nothing less.
We chose a whale since the idea of a huge blubbery mammal flying gracefully through the air seemed so wrong in the real world, yet so wonderfully right in the virtual world. We named him Willow in homage to our favourite film of the same name and the general fighting spirit the lead character emits whilst in battle.
Which developers and games do you particularly admire on the App Store?
It’s hard not to love Johnny Two Shoes (especially as it camps in our studio), the creator of Plunderland and the soon-to-be-released Prevail. I’ve watched in awe as it's crafted original perfection.
I love any indie developer and especially love talking over Twitter, sharing ideas and knowledge. It’s the community that drives the passion.
Seeing the success of Matt Rix with Trainyard makes me believe there is a chance for the indie dev to break though into the hard world of iOS game development.
How important was the beta phase? Did you end up changing any aspects of Whale Trail?
The game went out to over 300 play testers during the development cycle. This was crucial in two ways.
The feedback from players who had no part to play in the development meant we got to read unbiased views, which pushed us to develop further. A key addition to the final game was the turbo power-up, for example, which was requested by many of the beta users.
They also helped to build buzz. This proved to be a massive part of the launch success, since their enthusiasm helped to take #whaletrail to the top-trending list on Twitter in London on launch day.
You have already announced that you need 300,000 sales of Whale Trail to break even. Has the game been a financial risk?
We invest £650,000 a year into a team we call CWA (Content With Attitude). The whole point of the team is to conceive, design, build, and release products on the App Store.
CWA is not about making money, it’s about experimenting and learning, showing the industries we work in that we care. If we happen to make money, it’s a bonus.
Saying that, Whale Trail is the first release that actually has a chance of making money.
Is there anything you'd do differently if you had to create the game again?
We wanted to create goodwill and joy, to let users appreciate the feeling of flying Willow through the skies, and to put a smile on users' faces.
We’ve had a thousand 5-star reviews in the first week, and from this, we can see there’s a lot of love for the game. But, there is also a demand for more goals and achievements.
The game takes practice in order to get the higher scores, and in many ways, we overestimated the amount of time people are willing to play games. They want an in-and-out experience.
Have you found creating the game an emotional journey? What tips would you give for budding designers?
It’s been a very long journey, but we wanted to show that non-game makers could make a hit game. We wanted to show that all you needed was a dedicated team wanting to make something that they themselves wanted to play. I feel we have succeeded in doing that no matter how many downloads we get.
It’s very easy for a team to get too focussed on its own game, and to fall heavily in love without taking a step back and looking with fresh eyes.
We had a huge army of play testers who gave constructive feedback along the way, and it was this feedback that made us feel confident we were making the right decisions.
What does the future hold for Whale Trail, and, indeed, for the company?
For CWA, it’s full focus now on the updates, as we need to listen to the players and feed them with fresh content, giving them more joy for their 69p or 99c.
We’ve only just begun on this journey and the hard work is now to come with the decisions we make over the next three months dictating its ultimate success.
In the next three weeks, we are adding a ‘playground’ area for players to dip in and out of, which will consist of 15 unlockable special levels with a favourite for everyone. These will be designed to give users a quick and satisfying whale fix.
Are you looking to launch Whale Trail on Android devices? Do you have any extravagant plans to one day adapt the game for Kinect or PlayStation Move?
Initially, the focus was on launching Whale Trail on iOS, because as a platform it offered the most explosive exposure.
We always said that if it did well on iOS, then we would take it to Android. After attracting 75,000 downloads on iPhone in the 11 days since launch, we're ready to go full steam ahead on Android.
We're looking forward to bringing the joy of flying to Android, and if it does well, the options will only be more plentiful. We're in Whale Trail for the long term.
It's clear to me that the App Store is now one of the most competitive spaces to be in for business, and it's cut-throat. We know that we need to invest heavily to reach the masses.
The combination of updates, an Android release, and the desire to take the story of Willow, the Thunder Bros, and the evil Baron von Barry onto new digital platforms and into physical channels will be the making of this IP.
Many thanks to mills for his time.
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Oregon Nonprofits Face Huge Challenges Due to Pandemic
by Elisa Klein | Sep 17, 2020 | Events, Features, News
Portland, OR. Oregon nonprofits are facing some big obstacles because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Nonprofits like Boy & Girls Club (seen above) are still serving kids in our area, but fundraising is tougher.
Across Oregon, the nonprofit community is pulling together in amazing ways to combat the impacts
of the COVID-19 pandemic, including responding to emergent needs by establishing new services and programs and responding to new clients. Even as creative as the nonprofit sector has become in moving programs online, investing in PPE, and physically distanced staff and volunteers, a new study indicates many of our vital institutions – domestic violence shelters, children’s museums, food banks, and homeless shelters – are at the breaking point.
The Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO), along with several other organizations, worked to quantify the impact and challenges of the COVID-19 crisis on 501(c)(3) nonprofits through a survey that ran from June 2 to June 28, 2020. This preliminary report is a summary of key findings from responses shared by 490 Oregon nonprofit leaders. The respondents represent a broad cross-section of charitable nonprofit types and sizes from across the state.
Researched by the Nonprofit Association of Oregon (NAO), Portland State University’s Nonprofit Institute, Mercy Corps Northwest, and Oregon Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (ORVOAD)
Nonprofits are Essential to COVID-19 Response Efforts: 49% of the nonprofits reported adding new clients, services, or programs since the start of the pandemic. Of these nonprofits, 77% have added
new services to directly assist with COVID-19 response, demonstrating the essentiality and agility of nonprofits in responding to societal needs and emergencies. Additionally, 23% reported they are serving brand new clients from their pre-COVID programming.
Summer at the Club looks different this year at Boys & Girls Clubs with masks and social distancing.
Pandemic significant Impacts on Core Programming:
Nonprofits indicated that their current levels of operations or services have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. 60% of respondents reported functioning at reduced levels of services, while 14% reported seeing no change, and 18% reported an increase in their levels of services or operations.
Changes in Demand for Nonprofits’ Services: 38% of respondents have seen an increase in demand for their services, as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. 31% have seen a decrease, with 22% seeing no change.
It should be noted that some demands for services
of educational, arts and culture, and environmental nonprofits have decreased as a direct result of government-mandated shelter-in-place requirements.
“We expect to see a food insecurity crisis… that will be unlike anything we’ve seen for generations. We also expect to see a significant increase in mental health and addiction crisis…”
Impact of COVID-19 on Oregon Charitable Nonprofits Preliminary Report ‒ Key Findings Summary – July 30, 2020
Impacts on Paid Staff and Volunteers: The capacity to serve the missions of nonprofits has been severely impacted by a decrease in the total number of volunteer hours worked, due to state closures and social distancing measures. 73% of nonprofits that rely on volunteers have seen a decrease in volunteer hours. In addition, 38% of nonprofits reported a decrease in the number of hours worked
by paid employees. To cope with resource pressures, nonprofits have implemented several austerity measures, including layoffs (79 nonprofits), furloughs (75 nonprofits), reduced employee salaries/wages (45 nonprofits), and reduced leadership salaries/wages (47 nonprofits).
Impacts on Funding: Charitable nonprofits rely on earned income, government contracts and grants, and charitable contributions to offer their services. The survey showed these streams have been significantly impacted by the pandemic.
54% of nonprofit respondents reported losses in earned income, 35% consist of nonprofits losing more than 50% in earned income. For 28% of the nonprofits, earned income remains stable. Looking ahead through the end of 2020, nonprofits expect this picture to remain relatively similar, with slightly fewer nonprofits (23%) anticipating earned revenue decreases of 50% or more.
Regarding donations from Individuals, 22% of nonprofits reported seeing “No Change,” with 23% seeing an “Increase” in support from individuals. Looking ahead through the end of 2020, only 13% anticipate donations to remain stable, 18% expect an increase, and 38% anticipate losing 16% or more in individual donations, with 17% unsure of what to expect.
Also encouraging, only 12% of nonprofits reported losing more than 50% in donations from foundations or corporations; with 29% reporting no change. 28% of respondents saw an increase since the pandemic started.
Nonprofits also reported positive results regarding government contracts and grants (excluding Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan). 48% of nonprofits did not see any change as of June, and 22% reported an increase. Looking ahead through the end of 2020, nonprofits are less sure of government funding sources, with 18% anticipating cuts of 16% or greater. Interestingly, 40% of nonprofits remain optimistic that they will not see any changes. This was a surprise to the research team in light of announced cuts by the State of Oregon and grim budget forecasts for most counties and municipalities. Permanent Closures: Only four nonprofits reported making the tough decision to permanently close. An additional two organizations anticipate closing permanently before the year is out. Experience with the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL): Not all nonprofits are eligible for the PPP or EIDL programs. Out of 480 respondents, 31% did not apply for PPP. Only 58% that applied, reported successfully receiving requested amounts. 89% of respondents will seek full forgiveness, and 8% will seek partial forgiveness. Only 11% of nonprofits successfully applied and received their requested amounts of EIDL funding. 76% of the respondents did not apply for EIDL funding. Some organizations that did apply were still awaiting a determination at the time of the survey.
“We canceled our 2020 season of 50 concerts and school programs, furloughed our permanent staff of 4.5 and did not hire our seasonal staff of 5 tour crew.”
“We work to protect community health from pesticide exposure. Communities of color and low-income communities are already disproportionally affected by pesticides, and now the impact of COVID-19 has increased health risks. We are dedicating more energy and resources to assist front line farm worker communities as they continue to work with inadequate PPE and support.”
Equity, Inclusion, and Access: 40% of organizations reported applying an equity lens to program and operating decisions caused by COVID-19, but only some gave specifics. In an environment where
so many programs have moved online, 35% of respondents indicated serious concerns about the technology available to their clients.
Top Five Concerns for the Future: Nonprofits reported being either “Very Concerned” or “Extremely Concerned” about the following:
Ability to Maintain Program Service Levels
56% of nonprofit respondents had significant concerns in their ability to maintain program service levels.
Mental Health/Stress Reduction for Our Employees
49% of respondents had serious concerns about the mental health and stress of their employees.
Revenue to Cover Operating Expenses through 2020
46% of nonprofits indicated they are worried about covering operating expenses through year-end.
Meeting New Social Distance Operating Procedures
44% of respondents reported they are concerned and sometimes confused by changing social distancing procedures.
Keeping Our Volunteers Engaged
42% of nonprofits are feeling stress in keeping their volunteers engaged.
“We serve anyone homeless or near
homeless due to domestic or sexual violence, or sex trafficking… Our shelter has remained… open and is full…. We are using emergency funds to pay for hotels. This is not sustainable…”
Future Sustainability: 48 out of 56 nonprofits reported significant concerns over their future survival and ability to sustain their funding, fundraising, and programs. This group of nonprofits is dominated by arts, culture and humanities, and human services nonprofits. Of these nonprofits, 40% have budgets between $1K – $5K, and 22% have budgets between $1M – $5M.
Returning to pre-COVID-19 Levels of Operations: 28% of nonprofits foresee taking between six months to one year to return to pre-COVID-19 levels of operations. However, all this is based on the COVID-19 pandemic being contained. Only 17% of nonprofits believe they can return to pre-COVID-19 levels of operations in the next one to six months.
The future outlook is that the needs of communities and the resources available for response will simply become incongruent. For instance, while a sizable number of nonprofits are optimistic about the stability of government contracts and grants through 2020, the extent to which this optimism is aligned with the announced cuts by the State of Oregon and the grim budget forecasts for most counties and municipalities remains to be seen.
The data reveals that nonprofits organizations need to work to improve outreach and inclusion efforts in a totally changed environment. Even well-intended response efforts are also dramatically highlighting and exacerbating the damage and harm of the serious racial and social inequities in our nation and state. Lack of access to regular health care has compounded the pandemic for minorities, immigrant communities, the homeless, and the poor. The ‘digital divide’ denies many people both in cities (due to income disparities) and in rural areas access to vital information about the pandemic and online portals for financial assistance. The debacle that is the Oregon unemployment filing system has caused even greater strains.
The sustained support of federal and state governments and foundations with direct and continuous fiscal assistance is imperative. The nonprofit sector is part of our “critical civic infrastructure” and
must be thought of in terms of not only preserving and providing our safety net but also building the quality of life we want in our communities. Unavoidable cuts in state and county budgets due to a down economy and less taxable income from individuals and companies will undercut much of the relief effort for people and communities in need. This is the time when the government and foundations need to release funds from their respective emergency reserves. Without immediate attention and firm commitments of resources to this critical sector, our efforts to recover and move forward as a state will severely be impeded.
“We are having to completely remake our school. The state mandates on stable group size and other health and safety mandates will shift our daily work and ability to provide programming.”
Oregon Environmental Council Celebrates Oregon
Portland, March 8th. The Leftbank Annex was brimming with State spirit as supporters of Oregon Environmental Council raised…
Nonprofit Association of Oregon Celebrates Release of The Oregon Nonprofit Corporation Handbook
Portland, Monday, September 24th. Over 65 Nonprofit leaders raised their glasses at The Treasury Ballroom…
Oregon Public House Raises $161,000 for Local Nonprofits
Portland, OR. The country's first nonprofit brew house will be serving up some craft beer…
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Wish comes true: Adopted 7-year-old really wanted a push mower to help his dad
Paul Kuehnel
Seven-year-old Evan Sechrist wrote a letter to Santa asking for a push lawn mower so that he could help his father mow two acres of grass around his home. His family thought he was kidding.
But Santa came through in the new year when a push mower magically showed up outside his home ready to go mow.
On Dec. 15, Evan wrote a letter to Santa with a list of Christmas gift wishes and on the list was a push lawn mower. The boy said that he saw his father dealing with his riding mower over the summer, a belt falling off, and he wanted to help him out. Evan started thinking, “why don’t I get a push mower, so I can help him.”
Evan isn’t allowed to use the gas-powered mower yet. His dad says that his father didn’t let him use one until he was about 12-13 years old. Determined to help, Evan got the idea of using a push mower after seeing the Amish using them in Lancaster County.
Evan’s father, Tim Sechrist, mows 2 acres at their East Manchester Township home. “It’s not all yard (grass), but it’s enough,” he said.
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“He’s a big helper. He always wants to help whenever he can ... he isn’t afraid to ask. Every time we go to the grocery store, he wants to hold the door for people,” his father said
Evan and his 11-year-old sister Samantha came to live with the Sechrists in July of 2017 and were officially adopted in December 2018, according to Tim Sechrist.
“When I woke up (Christmas morning), there were a bunch of presents, and I didn’t see the push mower,” Evan lamented.
The push mower was a soft-spoken request between Evan and Santa. “He wrote it in the letter to Santa, but didn’t tell a lot of people,” his father said.
“You said to us that it was the present you really wanted,” his great-aunt Joan Lategano said, recalling Evan's words that morning.
Evan’s father describes his son as a “typical kid who does pretty well at chores.” One is to collect the trash around the house with his sister and see that it all gets into the cans just before garbage day.
Last week, there was a late surprise from Santa waiting by the garbage cans on chore day. It was the mower, a push lawn mower.
While showing off the mower to a visitor on Sunday, Evan had already planned his responsibilities for lawn mowing next summer saying, “dad is doing the front, and I’m doing the back.”
Leaning into the push bar handle that comes up even with the boy’s head when he is pushing his hardest, Evan described the new gift: “the faster you go the more it kicks out (grass).”
Evan says he likes the outdoors and “getting exercise”. His says his long-term career goal is to become, “a cop, a fireman and the Army.”
I have captured life through the lens since 1983, and am currently a visual journalist with the USAToday Network. You can reach me at pkuehnel@ydr.com.
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Melbourne to trial real-time crowding data
Connor Pearce October 7, 2020, 10:52 am October 7, 2020
As part of an overhaul of the PTV app, Melbourne commuters will be able to see how full their train is before boarding.
The technology will first undergo a trial with a small group of public transport users on trains and buses in Melbourne.
Data will come from passenger counting sensors and predictive modelling technology and be fed into real-time updates displayed on the PTV app.
Victorian minister for Public Transport and Roads Ben Carroll said the trial will enable passengers to return to public transport safely.
“The coronavirus pandemic has presented an opportunity for us to rethink how we travel around the state – we want these passenger modelling trials to help people travel more reliably and safely,” he said.
“While everyone has been doing the right thing and staying home over the past few months, we’ve been hard at work to make Victorians’ journeys easier and safer as we move towards a COVID Normal world.”
In addition to crowding data, real-time location information on buses and trains will be communicated through the app.
The updated app will also allow travellers to top up their myki cards and view their balance.
New personalisation features include saving home and work locations, searching favourite journeys, stops, and stations, and improved journey planning capabilities for more predictable journeys.
The needs of blind and low-vision passengers have been incorporated in the app’s redesign, and VoiceOver and TalkBack capabilities enable the app to be fully accessible. Neil King, national manager digital access at Vision Australia said the functions would be welcomed by those with a disability.
“Public transport is vital for people with disability. The Department of Transport’s decision to consider accessibility at the outset of the design process means important public transport information is now fully available to all Victorians.”
Based on current trials and feedback further functionality may be added to the app in the future.
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MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE IN THE METROPOLIS
1859. (A Reporter of the New York Press). MATRIMONIAL BROKERAGE IN THE METROPOLIS; Being True Narratives of Strange Adventures in New York, and Startling Facts in City Life. New York: Thatcher & Hutchinson, 1859. First editon. Illustrated. 8vo., brown cloth stamped in blind; spine in gilt. Spine is sunned, slight..... More
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CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS 1835-1915: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY
1916. LODGE, Henry Cabot. ADAMS, Charles Francis. CHARLES FRANCIS ADAMS 1835-1915: AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY, WITH A MEMORIAL ADDRESS DELIVERED NOVEMBER 17, 1915, BY HENRY CABOT LODGE. Boston & New York: Houghton Mifflin Company/The Riverside Press, 1916. 4th printing. 224 pp. 8vo., black cloth stamped in gilt with embossed cover vignette. Ex-library..... More
DOCUMENTS RELATING TO NEW ENGLAND FEDERALISM 1800-1815.
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CIVIL OFFICER, OR THE WHOLE DUTY OF SHERIFFS, CORONERS, CONSTABLES
1809. [AMERICANA] THE CIVIL OFFICER, OR THE WHOLE DUTY OF SHERIFFS, CORONERS, CONSTABLES AND COLLECTORS OF TAXES. Boston: Thomas B. Wait and Company, 1809. First edition. 164 pp. + 16 pp. appendix and two folding charts. Together with: THE MASSACHUSETTS SHERIFF: BEING A DIGEST OF THE PRINCIPAL DECISIONS OF THE..... More
ANDREWS, Lorrin
GRAMMAR OF THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE
1854. ANDREWS, L[orrin]. GRAMMAR OF THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE. Honolulu: Printed at the Mission Press, 1854. [2],156 pp. 8vo., side-sewn, brown cloth back with flexible textured-paper sides. Ink ownership at ffep. This copy is without the folding table, which was apparently not issued in all copies. Leaves are increasingly browned within..... More
ANGLE, Paul M.
1926. ANGLE, Paul M. Lincoln In The Year 1854 [-1860]. Each volume of this 7 volume set is devoted to a year of Lincoln's life from 1854-1860. Springfield, Illinois: The Lincoln Centennial Association, (1926-1930). Volumes contain on average 60 pp. each and are 8vo., uniformly bound in white wrappers. Occasional..... More
APPLEGATE, Jesse A. & Lavinia Honeyman Porter
1989. APPLEGATE, Jesse A. & Lavinia Honeyman Porter. WESTWARD JOURNEYS: Memoirs of Jesse A. Applegate and Lavinia Honeyman Porter Who Traveled the Overland Trail. Edited by Martin Ridge. Chicago: The Lakeside Press, R.R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1989. The Lakeside Classics: Christmas, 1989. Illustrated, some color. lxiii,416 pp. 12mo., brown..... More
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HISTORY OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE FREE STATES OF ANTIQUITY, APPLIED T
1777. [BARRON, William]. HISTORY OF THE COLONIZATION OF THE FREE STATES OF ANTIQUITY, APPLIED TO THE PRESENT CONTEST BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND HER AMERICAN COLONIES. WITH REFLECTIONS CONCERNING THE SETTLEMENT OF THESE COLONIES. London: Printed for T. Cadell in the Strand, 1777. i-[viii],151 pp. Quarto, side-sewn in (contemporary?) plain paper..... More
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SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF COM. ROBERT F. STOCKTON
1856. [BAYARD, Samuel J.] A SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF COM. ROBERT F. STOCKTON; with an appendix, comprising his correspondence with the Navy Department respecting his conquest of California; and extracts from the defence of Col. J. C. Fremont, in relation to the same subject; together with his speeches in..... More
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MISS BEECHER'S DOMESTIC RECEIPT BOOK: DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HER
1849. BEECHER, [Catharine]. MISS BEECHER'S DOMESTIC RECEIPT BOOK: DESIGNED AS A SUPPLEMENT TO HER TREATISE ON DOMESTIC ECONOMY. Third edition. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1849. Early printing of the third edition. Wood-engraved text illustrations. [2],xiii,306,[2],24 pp., + 8 pp. ads. 12mo., publisher's brown cloth, gilt-stamped title at spine, sides..... More
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REV. DR. BELKNAP'S BIOGRAPHIES OF THE EARLY DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA
1866. BELKNAP, Jeremy. REV. DR. BELKNAP'S BIOGRAPHIES OF THE EARLY DISCOVERERS OF AMERICA - A REPRINT OF THE FIRST EDITION OF 1798. New York: C. Collins & Co. [1866]. 253 pp. 4to., green cloth stamped in gilt and blind, edges gilt. Moderate shelfwear to corners and spine; spine slightly dulled..... More
BEVERIDGE, Albert J.
1928. BEVERIDGE, Albert J. ABRAHAM LINCOLN; 1809-1858. Boston and New York: Houghton Mifflin Company; Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1928. 2 volumes. Illustrated. Volume 1: 607pp; volume 2: 741pp. Large 8vo., navy cloth, title gilt-stamped to spine. Clean and bright exterior, with gentle bumping to crown of volume 1. Offsetting to..... More
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RARE DISEASE DAY 2018
Last Reviewed 7/08/2018
2/14/18 6:00 am - 2/28/18 3:00 pm
The Senedd, Cardiff
Sign up to celebrate Rare Disease Day 2018. We will be hosting our annual receptions at the Senedd in Cardiff, the House of Commons in London and the Scottish Parliament Building in Holyrood. Rare disease patients and their families are invited to join politicians and other stakeholders in the rare disease community to mark Rare Disease Day 2018, officially held on 28 February.
Details of the events and links to our Eventbrite pages are below. Please be aware that places are limited for all of these events.
RECEPTION AT THE SENEDD
WHEN: 6-8pm, Wednesday 14 February 2018.
HOLYROOD RECEPTION
WHEN 6-8pm, Tuesday 20 February 2018.
WESTMINSTER RECEPTION
WHEN 1-3pm, Wednesday 28 February 2018.
INVITE YOUR REPRESENTATIVE
You can also invite your Member of Parliament (MP), Assembly Member (AM), or Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP) to attend too. Telling your representative about issues that affect you can be a powerful way to make change and influence decisions about rare diseases. We have put together a letter template to help you write to your MP, AM or MSP ahead of the receptions to raise awareness about rare diseases and tell them about how they can support people with rare conditions in parliament.
MP letter template
MSP letter template
AM letter template
Find out more about Rare Disease Day and ways to get involved by visiting rarediseaseday.uk
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Each Research Guide provides an organized list of digitized or online Foundation resources on a given topic, including links to reference materials. Guides for new subjects can be requested via the archives.
Research Guides are not comprehensive and do not include detailed information about non-digitized resources. Please see Archives Collections for full descriptions of the Foundation's archival holdings.
Throughout his career, Rauschenberg and his studio kept various calendars and schedules detailing his travels, exhibitions, appointments, and other information.
ROCI, 1984 -1991
Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange (ROCI) was a tangible expression of Rauschenberg’s long-term commitment to human rights and to the freedom of artistic expression
ROCI MEXICO, 1985
Rauschenberg traveled to Mexico in 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI CHILE, 1985
Rauschenberg traveled to Chile in 1984 and 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI Venezuela, 1985
Rauschenberg traveled to Venezuela in 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI China, 1985
Rauschenberg traveled to China in 1982 and 1985 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI JAPAN, 1986
Rauschenberg traveled to Japan in 1982 and 1986 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI Cuba, 1988
Rauschenberg traveled to Cuba in 1987 and 1988 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI BERLIN, 1990
Rauschenberg traveled to Berlin in 1989 and 1990 as part of Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange
ROCI USA, 1991
The final ROCI exhibition, Rauschenberg Overseas Culture Interchange: ROCI USA, took place at the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
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Introducing: Quantcast Audience Grid, providing rich insights into online and offline consumer behavior, at scale
Alice Wu
We’re excited to announce the launch of new Audience Grid Reports in Quantcast Measure, providing anonymized insights into US audiences’ offline shopping, media consumption and occupation interests. The reports are powered by the Quantcast Audience Grid and our partners including IRI, TiVo Research, Oracle Datalogix, V12 Group, Relevate Auto, and NetWise Data.
The Quantcast Audience Grid is the largest open data platform in digital advertising. It applies Quantcast’s leading data processing and data modeling capabilities to dramatically increase the reach and accuracy of any data applied to online and mobile app audiences. With the new Audience Grid reports in Measure marketers, agencies, web and mobile app publishers can find new audience insights down to the article, blog post or ad placement, across thousands of data points. As a publisher you can choose to promote your valuable audiences using these insights in your public Quantcast Measure profile.
There are three sets of reports: Shopping Interests, Media Interests and Business & Occupation, and we’ll be adding more soon.
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The Shopping Interests Reports provide insights on an audience’s offline purchase behavior in Automotive, Packaged Goods, Apparel, Consumer Electronics, Home Goods, Restaurants, Travel, and other retail categories. The index values in this report indicate how much more likely someone who visits this property is to own or be interested in purchasing a given product category or brand compared to the average Internet user. For example, an index of 1.66x for Land Rover in Owned Make & Model means that visitors to this property are 66% more likely to be Land Rover owners than the average Internet user (or app user, if the property is an app).
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As always, the valuable audience data provided through Quantcast Measure is free and publicly available at quantcast.com. Measure users have full control over what data is shared publicly for their profiles. Publishers interested in getting Quantcast Measure profiles including Audience Grid insights can get them free by signing up at quantcast.com/measure. Advertisers and data providers interested in learning more about Quantcast Audience Grid should contact Quantcast at QAGinquiries@quantcast.com or visit www.quantcast.com/audience-grid.
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The Audience Grid reports adhere to Quantcast’s commitment to privacy and consumer anonymity. Quantcast Measure data has always been collected anonymously, with conclusions about behaviors based on statistical modeling of mass volumes of data points rather than relying upon connecting activities to actual identities. Similarly, all of the data in the Audience Grid, regardless of source, has been anonymized.
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Mate Should "Get Over The Top Of Them Late" At Wagga
There will be no waiting around for the grey with the big finish in the final race at Wagga on Friday.
Waiting For A Mate, who provided comeback jockey John Kissick with his first winner on his return at Albury last start, will line-up as one of the leading contenders in the Benchmark 74 (1400m).
The five-year-old is back in peak form and as good as he has ever been, according to his trainer Norm Loy.
Norm Loy pictured with Waiting For A Mate
“He went through a period when he had a virus and never came back as good as he was,” Loy said.
“He is right again now and it was a tough win last start, but this is a harder race.”
Waiting For A Mate will break through $80,000 in prizemoney should he win for the sixth time.
Last start winner Real Key will line-up after success at Wagga last Saturday, while the topweight Lead Choreographer is an interesting runner having his second start after a lengthy racing break.
Lead Choreographer has only raced twice in the past 26 months and finished last at his most recent appearances in Sydney.
Real Key will be ridden by 3kg-claiming apprentice Georgina McDonnell who hasn’t previously ridden in the area.
Another of the main chances, Gunga Din, has won four of his 14 starts and is expected to improve a lot on his first-up unplaced start at Moruya.
Loy said Waiting For A Mate will be ridden in the same manner as he was at Albury providing him with the best opportunity to win.
“He has to be just there travelling into it and get over the top of them late,” Loy said.
“As a younger horse he was often waiting for another horse on the training track and that is how he got his name.
“He is different now, but gets going when he is behind other horses.”
Meanwhile, after two career seconds behind short-priced favourites, Delacour will be well fancied to break through in the 2yo.
Delacour is trained by Norm Gardner at Canberra who also prepared her half relation Law Of The Land to 10 wins.
“She has been beaten by a $1.30 and a $1.40 chance both times and was a bit unlucky at Bathurst when she got held up,” Gardner said. “The 1300 metres should suit and she should be very competitive.”
The opening race has attracted a field of 10 with every horse trying to win for the first time. The topweight Another One finished second on debut when unlucky not to win after being blocked for a run at a vital stage.
Important Product has raced against better opposition in two starts and is well suited, while Come Get Me is also nearing a win after two seconds from five starts.
Spicy Restaurant ran well to finish fourth at Scone last start and is another with strong chances.
There will be eight races on Friday with the track expected to remain in the soft to heavy range - currently a Soft 7.
View the final fields with full form & race replays for Wagga here
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Ultimate Guide to YouTube Content ID Copyright Claims
How to Dispute Copyright Claims on YouTube
How to Appeal YouTube Claims, and Removing Strikes
How to Re-Monetize YouTube Videos that Matched 3rd Party Content!
How To Remove Copyright Claim/Content ID Match for Audio, Reclaim and Monetize Your Video
Resolving YouTube Potential Claims
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The content ID system was designed for the copyright owners to identify and manage the content on the YouTube platform. The videos undergo scanning in the database and compare them in the database for matches. The database contains different content that was created by the content creators. If the matches found in the database, then the decision would be with the copyright owners if they found any matches with their content. So, they have an option called as content ID claims.
Content ID claims
The owners of the copyrights can have the power to mute audio matches that found in other content, and they can also be able to block, monetize and track the video statistics of the content that matched with their content. The content ID can be allowed for the copyright owners who fulfill the eligibility. The content ID also has some strict guidelines that must follow. Even YouTube monitors the disputes related to the content ID claims. The content owners cannot be able to claim the wrong things. If they do the wrong claiming, then the YouTube will take action by terminating the content owner’s partnership account with the platform.
If you received any content ID copyright claims, you can acknowledge the claim and get a move on. You can also get the claimed music again by removing the part of the copyrighted content in your video. Even the claim can be disputed if you are confident that you are not copied any content in the YouTube database.
The copyrights are legal, which granted to the content creator with some exclusive rights to their content for its use. So, they can have the right to claim their content if any other person copied it. Sometimes, you may receive some copyright claims from the third party persons who had content ID. But, that claims may not be correct, and sometimes your content may misidentified. At that situation, the user can file a dispute the copyright claims on the YouTube platform. So, by disputing the claim, the owner of the content can get notified about your dispute, and he will respond you within thirty days, and there is no option for the users who have already received the copyright strikes.
One can decide to dispute if and only if you believed that your video was misidentified and no such content can receive the copyright claim. Then only you can dispute confidently, and you must also have the copyright-protected content with you. The YouTube platform cannot offer any help in making your decisions in the dispute or not dispute. The other thing you must remind in your mind that, if you disputed with invalid reason them the owner of the copyright can have a chance to take down your video and get your account strike under copyright issue.
Disputing the claim
If you decide to dispute the claim, which can go towards the section of the copyright notices that can see in the section of the YouTube dashboard video manager. You can click on the menu to edit the claimed video. If there is an error that you have found in the claim, then you can confidently make the dispute from the page directly. The claim can be release, uphold or takedown by the copyright owner after you filed the dispute.
If you receive a copyright strike mean that you have received some legal request from the owner of the content reporting that you have content that had matches with their content on the YouTube platform, which is called as copyright strikes. It would keep your account in a bad standing list if you didn’t remove the content that matched the copyright owner’s content. The maximum copyright strikes are three, and if you crossed the strike rate then your account can be terminated by the YouTube platform by removing your whole video content and can’t be allowed to create another one.
One can find the copyright strike information in the copyright notices section in the video manager option on your dashboard.
You have three options when you have received the copyright strike notices. The first way you can wait until the strike was expired as it has six months’ tenure, and the next way is you can get connect with that person who made his claim to you. Request them to retract, and the final way is to make a counter-notification if you are not sure that your content is copied and undergone some misidentification.
Appealing YouTube claim and removal of claims
you can appeal a strike if your content not copied and if you felt it was misidentified, then go to the channel settings option. Click on to the guidelines for the community and show the strikes you got and click on to the “Appeal this decision” option, which appeared on the page. One can appeal the strike only once per video, and the future strikes can appeal after the period of some sixty days after the first appeal. So, YouTube will recheck the issue and resolve the appeals made by you if they are correct; otherwise, it will take further action by terminating your account. If you are appeal won, then the strikes will get removed from your account.
Monetization is the best way to get a good revenue source for the people online and especially on the YouTube platform allows the monetization policy for its users. But, there are some millions of videos that are uploaded on to the YouTube platform, and you may also upload several videos on your own on the YouTube platform. Sometimes, your content may get matched with the third-party content that means some song, music, theme, or subject can match in your part of the video though you made it yourself. At that time, you may get some copyright notices from the concern third-party companies whose content was matched with your video. So, they sent you some notices containing which content was matched with your video in detail. This results in the cancellation of your monetization policy. It is very painful if your video got copyright claim after you achieved 10k views towards it. So, here is a way to re-monetize your videos by correcting the videos.
Re-monetization of YouTube videos
YouTube videos that are matched with the third party content can be re-monetizing again within a short span. Just go through the video manager option and click on to the copyright notices section within the video manager. The notices from the third part content were available in this section. Now, click on to the highlighted “matched third party content” in the content claiming list. By clicking on to the highlighted note, you can get to a new page containing the information about the copied content in your video.
If your video had acquired ten thousand views, then go back to the claim page and click on to the edit option and click on to the audio option if your content has complained against copying of similar audio. Click on to the “remove the song Beta.” By clicking on to it, you can bring forward to another page and click on to the save button at the top right corner. Now click on to the usage policy and select the options for monetization again and save changes.
The copyright claims can be received on your YouTube account if and only if your content is matched with the third party content on the platform. At that instant, they will send you some claims and provide you with the details about which part of your video had matched with their content. YouTube platform provides its users with the copyrights in order to protect their content from abusive forms and cloning or spinning their content. So, if any person who had uploaded their content that matched to their content, they can have a right to make their claim on a specific video. This results in stopping of monetization policy to the copied video.
Content ID match for audio
The content ID matches can be checked from the video manager section on the YouTube platform. You can select the copyright claims page, which was included with the information about the matched third-party content in your video. By checking the claim details, you can get to know which part of the content was copied from the third party.
Reclaiming and monetization
You can reclaim and re-monetize your content by checking the copied content details. You can go through the matched content that can delete it from the video and save changes. By saving the changes which can take some few hours and after that, you can enable the monetization to your video by correcting it.
The potential content claims of the partners can be resolved by the YouTube content policy system in which the policies can be useful and provides to the partners who are using the content ID system. There are many claims that put forward towards the YouTube platform for the resolving, which is called a pending claim. They can be on the pending list because of various reasons related to the policies of partners, disputes from the users and other misidentified matches.
The users can see their pending claims in the “to do’s a section,” which is present towards the left side of the page. Clicking on to the claim that is pending in the list will take you to the elaborate details about its pending and other information related to it. So, the user can be asked for their opinion on the claim whether it is reviewed valid and can be released and if it was left un-reviewed in the section, it becomes expired within the thirty days.
Resolving the potential YouTube claims
The potential claims are consist of single matches that are short in length and some possible counterclaims. The claims undergo some reviews because of the partner policy. This type of claim can review the claims. So, to get resolve these type of claims, there will be some options provided by the partners to get takedown or release or exclude the claims by clicking on to the release and confirm buttons that are provided on the page.
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Rentz won't seek second term on Abilene City Council
Greg Jaklewicz
First-term Abilene City Councilman Jack Rentz announced Monday morning that he will not seek a second term to Place 2.
"In fairness to anyone who might be thinking of running, I am taking this opportunity to announce that I do not plan to run again," Rentz said in an email.
Place 2 is up for election in May. Filing begins Jan. 13, ending Feb. 12.
Rentz in 2018 defeated incumbent Bruce Kreitler in a runoff with 55 percent of the vote. The race also involved Alex Russell, who cast her support to Rentz in the summer runoff.
"I have enjoyed and will continue to enjoy my time on the council until my term is up, However I just have some other things that I would like to be doing at this time in my life," Rentz said in a statement. "Abilene had a good team of council members that work together for the benefit of the citizens on Abilene. We do not always agree on everything, which is good, but we seek to make our decisions based on what is best for Abilene."
Rentz is the founder and board chairman of Rentech Boiler Systems.
Also up for election is Place 1, currently held by incumbent Shane Price.
Price on Monday told the newspaper he had not yet made a decision, given that filing is still six weeks away, but would share information closer to the deadline.
Greg Jaklewicz is editor of the Abilene Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.
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<p>A common vision will help the family survive within a business, experts suggest.</p>
Operations>Management
Family-owned restaurants: How to balance people, profits, part 1
<p>Too few family businesses survive into the second and third generations of ownership. Poor communication is often to blame. Part 1: a plan to fix that.</p> <p><a href="/management-tips">• See more Management Tips articles</a></p> <p><a href="/family-owned-restaurants-how-balance-people-profits-part-2">• Family-owned restaurants, part 2</a></p>
Phillip Perry | May 26, 2016
In the best of worlds a family business would thrive for many generations, providing inspiration and revenue for decades to come. Reality, alas, is usually more somber. “Only 30 percent of family businesses survive into a second generation, and only 17 percent into a third,” says Kathyann Kessler Overbeke, principal of GPS: Generation Planning Strategies, Beachwood, OH.
Why? Too often the emotions of family members conflict with the demands of the bottom line.
“Family businesses are made up of two complex, overlapping systems,” says Overbeke. “One is family, and the other is business. The overriding factor that determines success or failure of a family business is management of that space where the family and the business systems overlap.”
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Worlds in collision. Failure to manage family-business conflicts can lead to disaster. Consider, for example, the damage that results when siblings compete for the position of company president. Aware of the emotional time bombs linked to any decision on succession, the parents often opt to ignore the issue.
While members of the senior generation typically hope the problem resolves itself on its own, things often spiral downward. “The children are left wondering and confused,” says Ira Bryck, president of the Family Business Center of Pioneer Valley.
Not only do they start taking on unsuitable jobs in the hope of “learning their way the top,” they also continually sabotage one another in power struggles that damage the bottom line.
Similar conflicts abound: A favored son expects to be handed the reins of control; an objective assessment points to a daughter as the most promising heir. One sibling favors an expansion beyond current territory; another sides with parents anxious to preserve wealth for retirement. A daughter’s spouse expects dividends from an inherited ownership stake; management realizes the funds would better be invested in capital equipment.
Such conflicts are typically left to simmer on the back burner because of the common fear that a business-like negotiation will damage family relationships.
“In a family business, inadequate communication is problem one, two and three—all the way to infinity,” says Paul Karofsky, founder of Transition Consulting Group, Palm Beach Gardens, FL. “Too often family members fail to talk with one another to understand differing perspectives, desires, and concerns.”
When conversations do take place, they are coded in words that cover up personal issues, or are interpreted in unintended ways. “Most failures of understanding in a family business do not arise from bad faith or self-absorption,” says Aron Pervin, managing director of Toronto-based Pervin Family Business Advisors. “They are typically due to defense reactions that cloud people’s understanding. Often what is said is not what is heard because the message hurts.”
Letting conflicts fester puts the business in danger. “Emotions quickly end up driving critical business decisions,” says Pervin. “The enterprise becomes riddled with controlling and enabling behaviors, craziness about who’s best and who’s smarter and maladaptive communications systems. People typically end up with perceptions of injustice, and that leads to a passive aggressive culture that undermines everything.”
Share your vision. Family businesses can obviate all of the above by establishing a common business vision, says Overbeke. “There needs to be a shared understanding of the purpose of the business, beyond just making money. People who possess a shared vision will be willing to make the necessary tradeoffs.”
Overbeke offers one example of a shared vision: We want the business to support the family for several generations. Those who accept that overriding goal must then ask what everyone needs to give up to achieve it. That may well include the ability to take money out of the treasury, for example, when the business cannot afford it. Or giving up an ambition to take over as president when another sibling is better qualified. Or taking steps to secure the senior generation’s retirement while funding the growth of the enterprise.
Reaching a common shared vision begins with personal self-assessments. “Each family member should be asked to develop a personal vision,” says Overbeke. “What do they want from the family business and what does the business mean to them?” Once individuals understand themselves they can come together as a group and figure out where they have a shared vision of purpose and future for the family business. Then they have a framework for making decision.
Transition, not succession
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Enter stakeholders. The comments above have concentrated on family members and their psychology. Fact is, though, that no family business exists untethered to third parties. “Consideration has to be given to not just family members but all stakeholders,” says Karofsky. “That means in-laws, bankers, suppliers, customers and the cadre of nonfamily employees who are impacted by any business decision.”
For all of these stakeholders, decisions touching on the professional advancement of the younger generation can have profound effects. “If the suppliers to the business aren’t enamored with the new management, they may pull their distribution franchises,” says Karofsky. “Suppliers want sustainability. It is vital to them.”
Customers will also have a stake in the new management. “So much of business is still done on the basis of relationships,” says Karofsky. “If the members of the second generation are seen as arrogant, entitled brats, customers will go elsewhere.”
Bankers, for their part, will be looking for attractive partners. “The relationship with Dad may well have made possible a vital business note or line of credit,” says Karofsky. “If the banker is not enamored of the succeeding generation the loan might be pulled, and that might be the end of the business.”
These comments suggest that the family business exists as part of a fabric that includes third parties beyond the bloodline. Those parties need to be brought into the decision-making about the future of the business. And they need to accept the validity of the new people assigned to ownership and management positions.
Transition, not succession. What if the next generation lacks the personal and technical skills required to take the family business reins? In such cases it may be wiser to bring in nonfamily managers for top positions, while the second generation retains ownership. “The wisest arrangement may be to keep the business in the family and have outsiders run it,” says Pervin.
While taking on nonfamily management may be emotionally challenging for the family, it is one more example of the benefits to be gained from skillful management of the interface between the enterprise’s family and business systems.
Even here, adds Pervin, the family members must have ownership skills. “That means people who can make decisions, who understand planning, strategy, finance, organization and risk management.”
In brief, Pervin suggests suspending the view of the business as a family enterprise and looking at the assets through an owner’s lens. “People want to transfer the business to the next generation for many reasons, and not necessarily the right ones,” he says. “I believe in continuity planning, a process of figuring out the next best thing to do with the business assets.”
Filling the gap. It may well be unclear if the second generation is capable of taking on the reins of management, or if they might be able to do the job with some additional education. In such cases, nonfamily individuals can be brought in for a length of time. “Interim managers can work if there’s a good match between them and those they are mentoring,” says Bryck. A nonfamily person might well run the business for 10 or 15 years while mentoring the younger people.
One caution: “It’s also important that the personality of the nonfamily leader be compatible with the culture of the family,” says Karofsky. It’s best to proceed slowly, introducing the proposed manager to all of the affected parties. Does the prospective manager understand, and buy into, the vision shared by the family members?
A second caution: “It’s also critical that the nonfamily leader understand the politics of a family business to avoid having people play against one another,” says Karofsky. “You can’t have one sibling cozying up to the interim president, for example, in the process creating conflict with others.”
Start early. Of all the forces that threaten the future of the family enterprise, procrastination is perhaps the most insidious. The job of transition is complex, and filled with many tasks and emotions.
“The company needs to devote adequate time to position the next generation,” says Bryck. “That process includes getting family members to grow from operational jobs to leadership positions, assuming they are capable.”
Time must also be sufficient to recruit where necessary, to assess candidates, to create professional development plans and to help the senior generation move to roles of significance. “The transition needs to be an exceedingly cautious, well-played-out scenario,” says Karofsky. “The chances of surviving are greatly enhanced when planning is done sufficiently in advance.”
Given sufficient time and dedication, you can ensure your family enterprise stays afloat when it’s passed to a new generation. Above all, the communication gaps and unstated emotional conflicts need to be resolved in a way that recognizes the fraught interface of family and business systems.
“The biggest reasons for the failure of family businesses are poor leadership, unresolved conflicts and the inability to agree on goals and share a vision,” says Karofsky. “That was true in years past, and it remains true today.”
This is part 1 of a two-part article. Part 2 includes a test to determine how ready you are for a transition, and how to include older family members in the process.
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Deals - Americas
Brazil’s Nubank buys Advent-backed broker Easynvest
By Carolina Mandl
SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Brazilian financial startup Nubank decided to acquire broker Easynvest as part of a plan to become a full-service financial provider, Nubank’s founder David Velez said on Friday
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Nubank, a Brazilian FinTech startup, is pictured at the bank's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Brazil June 19, 2018. Picture taken June 19, 2018. REUTERS/Paulo Whitaker
The move illustrates growing competition among the country’s five biggest lenders - which account for more than 80% of Brazil’s deposits – with newer platforms such as those from XP Inc, BTG Pactual and Guide already luring billions of reais in savings.
“Since its foundation, Nubank wanted to offer a full-service financial platform because we see much inefficiency in the banks,” Velez said in an interview.
A growing mass of retail customers is shifting from certificates of deposit to trading stocks in Brazil due to historically low interest rates that have affected yields.
With roughly 30 million clients, Nubank is mainly known for its no-fee credit cards.
Nubank agreed on a cash-and-stock deal for Easynvest, Velez said, without disclosing a price. U.S. private equity firm Advent International has been a prominent Easynvest shareholder since 2017.
Velez said Easynvest will not target the wealthy clients already serviced by the country’s biggest platforms, but instead will use only digital channels to sell investment products, without brokers.
Easynvest, which has 1.5 million customers according to Nubank, is the digital bank’s third acquisition in 2020.
Velez said the integration with Easynvest is likely to take more than a year. Besides extending investment offers to Nubank clients, Velez said the company sees opportunities to grow lending to micro entrepreneurs and also in non-financial services, although he did not elaborate.
Nubank’s founder added the fintech may expand to other countries, although a planned launch in Argentina was postponed due to the country’s economic downturn. It also offers credit cards in Mexico.
In June, Nubank concluded a new funding round of $300 million, with five of its existing investors. Nubank’s current shareholders include TCV, Tencent Holdings Ltd, DST Global, Sequoia Capital, Dragoneer, Ribbit Capital, Kaszek and Thrive Capital.
The acquisition of Easynvest has yet to be approved by the central bankand Brazil’s antitrust watchdog Cade.
Reporting by Carolina Mandl; Additional reporting by Paula Arend Laier; Writing by Ana Mano; Editing by Steve Orlofsky and David Gregorio
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Doll Skin To Support Metal Allegiance
US all-female rock quartet Doll Skin to support Metal Allegiance, the all-star metal band consisting of a rotating cast of musicians, including members of MEGADETH, TESTAMENT on FOUR intimate West Coast shows w/ CAGE, to start off 2016. The West Coast run starts in San Diego on January 7, hits Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and wraps up in San Francisco on January 10.
DOLL SKIN recently confirmed for the ShipRocked Cruise 2016. DOLL SKIN will be performing onboard the ShipRocked Cruise, sailing January 18-22, 2016, from Miami to Costa Maya, Mexico. Alongside bands like Five Finger Death Punch, Seether, Halestorm, Hellyeah,Helmet, to name a few: www.ShipRocked.com
DOLL SKIN just released a music video for “Family Of Strangers“, which can be seen here: https://vevo.ly/mckyQz
Their new EP “In Your Face” was released in North America on October 30 and will be out in Europe due on December 18, physical & digital via EMP Label Group/Cargo Records. “In Your Face” was produced by David Ellefson (MEGADETH) and mixed by Ryan Greene (NOFX, CHEAP TRICK, LITA FORD).
Due on December 18 in Europe, “In Your Face” features the following tracks:
01. Family Of Strangers
02. Wring Me Out
03. Let’s Be Honest
04. Blind
05. So Much Nothing
06. Weatherman (live)
Formed in Arizona in 2013, DOLL SKIN‘s members — vocalist Sydney Dolezal (15), guitarist Alex Snowden (16), bassist Nicole Rich (17), and drummerMeghan Herring (19) — met while attending the Scottsdale School of Rock. Meghan made the initial connection when bringing the girls together to compete inRock Revelation Battle Of The Bands. After catching the attention of Ellefson, who was one of the competition’s judges, the band began a sonic assault on the West Coast, playing shows with SOCIAL DISTORTION, GREEN JELLO, D.R.I., SLUNT, and many more, through Arizona, California, and the West Coast.
“It’s refreshing to hear a young band like DOLL SKIN carrying the torch of classic punk rock.” Greg Hetson (Circle Jerks/Bad Religion)
Hardly classic punk rock, but infectious alterno rock nonetheless. Throw this EP up in the air and it will fall somewhere between the Bob Rock-produced Veruca Salt and Cherri Bomb. (Gaz Tidey/Über Röck)
DOLL SKIN Tour Dates:
December 11, 2015 | Doll Skin @ Last Exit Live (Phoenix, AZ, USA)
January 07 | Ramona Main Stage – San Diego, CA | w/ METAL ALLEGIANCE, CAGE
January 08 | Count’s Vamp’d – Las Vegas, NV | w/ METAL ALLEGIANCE, CAGE
January 09 | Whisky A Go Go – West Hollywood, CA | w/ METAL ALLEGIANCE, CAGE
January 10 | The Regency – San Francisco, CA | w/ METAL ALLEGIANCE, CAGE
January 18-22, 2016 | Doll Skin @ ShipRocked Cruise, Miami to Costa Maya, Mexico
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The Curse of Monkey Island
Best pirate games on PC
A treasure chest of pirate games to plunder
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Feature: A treasure chest of pirate games to plunder
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Podcast: Who are your favourite NPCs?
Ah, the non-player character. Stoic endurer of all our sadistic whims. It’s time the monsters on the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show, made tribute to these humble little robots, whether they’re annoying companions, side characters, or disembodied human heads. Let’s talk about some of our favourites.
Tagged with Beyond Good and Evil, feature, npcs, Podcast, The RPS Electronic Wireless show, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, Broken Sword, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Half-Life 2, metal gear solid, Papers Please, Red Faction Guerrilla Re-Mars-tered, Starman: Tale of Light, The Crew 2, The Curse of Monkey Island.
The Curse of Monkey Island sails to Steam and GOG
While half the RPS treehouse is swabbing the poop deck in Sea Of Thieves, today a truly mighty pirate has returned. Guybrush Threepwood's third adventure, The Curse Of Monkey Island, is now available on digital stores after years lost drifting in the Cybergasso Sea. Until now, the best ways to get ahold of the 1997 LucasArts adventure game were to deal with the freebooters on…
Tagged with LucasArts, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Secret of Monkey Island.
Have You Played… The Curse Of Monkey Island?
Graham Smith • 4 years ago • 39
Have You Played? is an endless stream of game retrospectives. One a day, every day of the year, perhaps for all time."It’s important to admit when you’re wrong," wrote John when he revisited The Curse of Monkey Island years after release only to realise it was better than he'd remembered. It's also important to shout about when you're right, though: I always liked the third…
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Magical: Monkey Island’s Insult Swordfighting For Browser
Nathan Grayson • 8 years ago • 40
It is one of the industry's greatest crimes, I think, that the majority of games with swordfighting don't include any sort of insult component. I mean, seriously: what happened? Where did we go wrong? I like to imagine that, off in some wonderful alternate dimension, things went the opposite way. People traded swords for words, and dairy farmers the world over reported an all-time low of…
Tagged with free games, Insult Swordfighting, LucasArts, The Curse of Monkey Island, The Secret of Monkey Island.
Eurogamer Retro: Curse Of Monkey Island
John Walker • 10 years ago • 73
It's important to admit when you're wrong. All my life I've maintained that The Curse Of Monkey Island was rubbish. So I went back to check, and found out that, well, it's not. So many of the puzzles are. The tacky line drawings often are. But it's a better game than I'd remembered. I write all about it over at Eurogamer, including this representative paragraph:With…
Tagged with adventure, eurogamer, retrospective, The Curse of Monkey Island.
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By Bridget Bowman, Kate Ackley, and Stephanie Akin
Posted July 30, 2020 at 2:30pm
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Vulnerable Senate Republicans hoping to get a boost from their work helping constituents weather the economic fallout from the pandemic were sweating this week as negotiations on the latest relief package got off to a slow and contentious start. A federal moratorium on evictions expired last week, the weekly $600 federal boost to unemployment checks is set to expire Friday, and only 96 days remain until the election.
But it’s not clear when, or if, the next package will be signed into a law or what it might look like. The federal government’s response to the health crisis is already affecting House and Senate races. President Donald Trump’s poll numbers in competitive states and districts across the country have dropped, largely due to the pandemic.
Republicans say the current political environment is a low point. That is a particular problem for GOP senators, who are defending their majority on an increasingly expanding battlefield. The GOP conference is divided over its next move as the coronavirus continues to spread. But it did release a relief proposal this week in the form of eight bills, some of which had vulnerable incumbents’ names attached.
Maine Sen. Susan Collins, who is one of the most vulnerable Republicans, co-sponsored a bill with Florida’s Marco Rubio that would provide another round of business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program. She has already been touting the program on the airwaves back home. South Carolina’s Lindsey Graham and Montana’s Steve Daines, who are both in competitive races, teamed up with North Carolina Sen. Richard M. Burr on a bill that would ensure personal protective equipment is made domestically to limit reliance on Chinese manufacturing.
Texas Sen. John Cornyn introduced a bill that would boost liability protections for businesses, health care workers and schools. Cornyn and a handful of other vulnerable senators, including Alabama Democrat Doug Jones, also co-sponsored a proposal from Utah GOP Sen. Mitt Romney that would create a process to address federal trust funds, which are at greater risk of drying up due to pandemic-related spending. These vulnerable lawmakers will be key players to watch as negotiations continue.
About that tweet: The president can ask whether the election should be delayed, but the answer from experts is clear: He can’t do it on his own, CQ Roll Call’s Todd Ruger reports.
Pay up: The House Ethics Committee recommended Thursday that Arizona GOP Rep. David Schweikert pay $50,000 for campaign finance violations, CQ Roll Call’s Chris Marquette reports. Democrats will pick Schweikert’s opponent in next week’s primary, where Hiral Tipirneni, who unsuccessfully ran in a neighboring district in 2018, is considered the front-runner.
#TN01: Trump has not endorsed anyone seeking to fill the East Tennessee seat of retiring GOP Rep. Phil Roe, but you wouldn’t know that from the ads candidates are running that tout their devotion to the president ahead of next week’s primary, CQ Roll Call’s Chris Cioffi reports.
Minnesota microcosm: CQ Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales looks at Minnesota’s 2nd District, which is one of the few places where the GOP challenger has outraised the Democratic incumbent. But it may not be enough to help Republicans flip the seat.
Data download: CQ Roll Call’s Gopal Ratnam delves into the Republican National Ccommittee’s data operation, which Republicans claim is superior to the Democrats’.
“It would hurt Florida”: Though caveated, that was part of Rubio’s answer when asked about Trump’s order that undocumented immigrants not be included when the 2020 census count is carved up into 435 House districts in the 50 states. Also standing to lose (if the order stands): Texas and California, CQ Roll Call’s Michael Macagnone reports.
FUNdraising: Texas Democratic Rep. Marc Veasey’s leadership PAC spent more than $10,000 on baseball tickets, spas and luxury hotels, Marquette reports.
Mark your calendars: Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp called for a special election on Tuesday, Sept. 29, to fill the state’s deep-blue 5th District seat following the death of Rep. John Lewis.
On the airwaves: The anti-Trump Lincoln Project launched new TV ads targeting vulnerable GOP senators in Maine, Montana and Alaska.
Thanks, but no thanks: Iowa Democrat JD Scholten’s campaign announced Wednesday that he “is rejecting assistance and funds from the DCCC,” noting he didn’t get any help from the committee in his close race against GOP Rep. Steve King in 2018. This year, he faces Republican Randy Feenstra, who beat King in a primary, and it’s a much tougher race for Scholten without King on the ballot. In a deep-red district like Iowa’s 4th, it probably doesn’t hurt Scholten to distance himself from the national party.
Changing of the guard: On this week’s Political Theater podcast, CQ Roll Call deputy editor Jason Dick and reporter Clyde McGrady talk about New York Democrat Jamaal Bowman continuing a trend started two years ago by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
#NV03: Republican former wrestler Dan Rodimer’s bid to challenge freshman Nevada Democrat Susie Lee got more complicated this week after The Associated Press reported that his now-wife called 911 in 2018 “alleging domestic violence and that Rodimer had stolen guns and jewelry belonging to her.” DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos called on House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and the NRCC to disavow Rodimer.
Part of the club: The anti-tax Club for Growth announced Tuesday it was endorsing Republican gun rights activist Lauren Boebert, who upset GOP Rep. Scott Tipton in a primary last month. Watch to see if the club actually spends to support Boebert, who has been associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory (as ATR readers know, Boebert has said she is “not a follower”).
Pandemic pinot? Rep. Ken Calvert, a California Republican, invited would-be donors this week to an early October wine country fundraiser. Individuals should pony up $2,800 to attend, while political action committee attendees are asked to write $5,000 checks for the Sonoma County gathering planned for Oct. 6-8 at the Hotel Healdsburg.
Corporate PACs pledge: In recent years, it’s the candidates who have rejected donations from corporate PACs, but in the case of Rep. Jim Hagedorn, it’s the PACs that plan to eschew the Minnesota Republican because of his critical comments about Black Lives Matter demonstrators. Intel Corp. has asked for a refund of a 2018 donation, and both the tech company and UnitedHealth Group say they won’t help out his campaign in the future, according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Ad wars: Georgia GOP Sen. David Perdue’s campaign deleted a Facebook fundraising ad featuring a picture of Democratic nominee Jon Ossoff distorted to make his nose look larger. Ossoff, who is Jewish, called the ad blatantly anti-Semitic. The dispute came during an eventful week for Ossoff, who announced Monday that he had tested negative for COVID-19 after his wife, an obstetrician he has featured in campaign ads, contracted the virus.
On the attack: Stephanie Bice and Terry Neese, the GOP candidates in an Aug. 25 primary runoff to challenge vulnerable Democrat Kendra Horn in Oklahoma’s 5th District, sniped at each other over who had the strongest support from Vice President Mike Pence.
Protest vote: Florida Democratic Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell compared the federal response to protests in Portland to violent crackdowns in Venezuela under President Nicolás Maduro. Mucarsel-Powell, whose family immigrated from Ecuador, faces a tight race in the 26th District with likely GOP opponent, Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, who is Cuban American. Both are courting votes from South Florida Latinos, many of whom have strong feelings about oppressive regimes in their countries of origin.
Stu says: Focusing on emails he got from candidates in New York and Georgia that each had the subject line, “Stop the Mob NOW,” Stu Rothenberg sees the House GOP embracing Trump’s campaign strategy of motivating supporters to the point of hysteria about Democrats.
GOP sweating in summer: Politico dives into the battle for the House, and how Republicans may be in a position to lose seats in November.
Record breakers: The congressional filing deadline in Louisiana passed last week, and as Bloomberg Government reports, a record number of female House candidates are running across the country. And NBC News digs into the record number of Black women running for Congress.
Taking sides: The Boston Globe wades into the Democratic Senate primary in Massachusetts, endorsing incumbent Edward J. Markey over challenger Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III ahead of the Sept. 1 contest. That endorsement came shortly after the paper published a story about how Markey spends less time in the Bay State than the rest of the congressional delegation. “If the senator from Malden spends a lot of time in Washington, one reason might be that he’s been busy getting legislative proposals passed to improve people’s lives,” the Globe’s editorial board wrote. Meanwhile, the Markey campaign is out with a new ad, featuring Ocasio-Cortez.
Montana matters: The New York Times looks at the Montana Senate race as a test case for Democrats in their quest to win control of the chamber.
The count: 19
That’s how many candidates are on the ballot in next week’s primary in Washington’s 10th District, an open-seat race since Democratic Rep. Denny Heck is running for lieutenant governor. Washington has a top-two primary system, so candidates from all parties compete on the same ballot, with the top two vote-getters, regardless of party, advancing to November. Inside Elections rates the race for the 10th District, which includes Olympia, Solid Democratic, and the contest has attracted more than $777,000 in outside spending, according to the FEC. The Congressional Progressive Caucus’ PAC has spent to bolster state Rep. Beth Doglio, who has been endorsed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders. BOLD PAC, the political arm of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, has spent to support former state Rep. Kristine Reeves, who is Black and Latina.
Nathan’s notes
In an analysis of analyses, Nathan writes that politicians often draw the wrong lessons from elections. But their takeaways, while flawed, also predict how they’ll approach the next election.
Candidate confessions
Oh sure, blame it on the pooch.
“My dog ... snuck in the room at the beginning of the call, so if you heard any weird sounds, that wasn’t me. I promise,” joked Christina Hagan, a Republican challenging Democratic Rep. Tim Ryan in Ohio’s 13th District. (At the Races didn’t hear any strange noises.)
“She’s 9 years old, and she’s trying to creep in,” the candidate added during a Zoom call with donors and reporters organized last week by the political action committee of New York Rep. Elise Stefanik.
Hagan called her race one of the “most exciting” in the Buckeye State and noted that her campaign had drawn fans from inside and outside the district.
“I’ve received support from Busch and Coors — and I don’t drink beer,” she said. “My husband does, but I don’t. So we’re getting support from all walks of life.”
Reader’s race: MT-AL
Montana hasn’t sent a Democrat to the House since the mid-1990s, and the Treasure State’s most recent woman to serve in the congressional delegation left office on Jan. 3, 1943. Kathleen Williams is trying to end both of those streaks.
The Democrat, who’s seeking a do-over of her unsuccessful campaign for the same at-large seat in 2018, has posted strong fundraising numbers and had an easier primary than two years ago. Williams lost to GOP Rep. Greg Gianforte, who is now running for governor, by more than 23,000 votes in 2018. This time, she faces Republican Matt Rosendale, who also lost in 2018 in a failed bid for Democratic Sen. Jon Tester’s seat.
Recent polling shows a competitive House race in a state that backed President Donald Trump by 20 points in 2016. A July survey, for example, by the Global Strategy Group found a tied race. Williams reported more than $1.6 million in the bank as of June 30, while Rosendale held about $1.2 million. The state is already flooded with political ads, though mostly aimed at the Toss-up Senate race between Democratic Gov. Steve Bullock and Republican incumbent Steve Daines.
The DCCC has added Williams, whose dominant campaign messaging focuses on health care, to its Red to Blue program for strong recruits but hasn’t reserved any independent expenditures yet. The Club for Growth spent on behalf of Rosendale during his primary, and the hard-line conservative House Freedom Fund recently disclosed small investments in emails and phone calls to boost the Republican.
For next week, let us know if you’d like to learn more about the race for Florida’s 26th District or for Nebraska’s 2nd. Email us at attheraces@cqrollcall.com.
We’re gearing up for primaries on Tuesday in Arizona, Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington and on Thursday in Tennessee.
Making his pitch: Kansas Rep. Roger Marshall was on the mound in 2018 for the annual Congressional Baseball Game, which Republicans lost to Democrats, 21-5. He's hoping for a better result in his bid for the GOP Senate nomination in Tuesday's primary (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call file photo)
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Johnson to chair Cabinet after ministers leave in dramatic reshuffle
Boris Johnson will chair the first meeting of his new-look Cabinet after a dramatic reshuffle which saw Sajid Javid quit as chancellor.
Several senior heads rolled as the Prime Minister recast his top ministerial team on Thursday – with Mr Javid ordered to fire his closest aides and replace them with advisers chosen by Number 10.
The former chancellor chose to quit instead and was replaced by his former deputy at the Treasury, Rishi Sunak, in the biggest shock of Mr Johnson’s shake-up.
Mr Javid accused the PM of setting conditions “any self-respecting minister” would reject – seen as a thinly veiled swipe at his successor.
And he told Mr Johnson in his resignation letter that he believed it was “important as leaders to have trusted teams that reflect the character and integrity that you would wish to be associated with”.
The bombshell – less than a month before the Budget – follows tensions between the ex-chancellor and the PM’s chief adviser Dominic Cummings.
In August, Mr Cummings fired Mr Javid’s aide Sonia Khan and it appears Number 10 wanted to go further in keeping a closer eye on him.
The move – viewed by critics as a power grab by Mr Cummings – means Britain is on to its third chancellor in a year.
Dominic Cummings leaves his north London home following yesterday’s Cabinet reshuffle (David Mirzoeff/PA)
Downing Street refused to guarantee that next month’s Budget would go ahead as scheduled, with a spokesman saying only that “extensive preparations have already been carried out for the Budget and they will continue at pace”.
Mr Javid’s departure came after Julian Smith was unceremoniously dumped as Northern Ireland secretary just weeks after brokering the deal that restored the power-sharing administration at Stormont.
In other moves, Andrea Leadsom was sacked as business secretary, Theresa Villiers lost her job as environment secretary and Geoffrey Cox was removed from his post as attorney general.
Esther McVey lost her role as housing minister, and the total number of women attending Cabinet fell from eight to seven – while the total number of ministers attending shrank from 32 to 26.
Proportion of Cabinet who are women (PA Graphics)
Along with the ministerial exits, the reshuffle – which Downing Street insiders had predicted would be “conventional” before the row with Mr Javid – included promotions for MPs who are highly rated by Number 10.
Alok Sharma was promoted from international development to become the new Business Secretary and he will also be minister for the COP26 UN climate summit, which is due to take place in Glasgow in November.
Anne-Marie Trevelyan joined the Cabinet as International Development Secretary, having previously been a defence minister.
Oliver Dowden became a full Cabinet member as Culture Secretary, having previously attended the meetings as paymaster general, and George Eustice was promoted to Environment Secretary from his previous role in the same department.
Brandon Lewis was appointed as Northern Ireland Secretary, while former Brexit minister Suella Braverman returned to the Government as Attorney General.
Ex-Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay has replaced Mr Sunak as Treasury Chief Secretary.
Amanda Milling was made Conservative Party chairman – a role in which she will attend Cabinet as a minister without portfolio.
Former defence secretary Penny Mordaunt will return to Government as Paymaster General in the Cabinet Office.
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Russ Witherington
Photographers whether they are pros or amateur, young or old, fully equipped or with an iPhone find something of interest at Dungeness on the south coast of Kent. It's otherworldly and a bit cut off and with the monolithic presence of the neulear power station there you could be anywhere. Lining the pebbly beach are a collection of fishermans huts, and houses exposed to the elements and a few fishing trawlers and boats. Go there on a clear day and its spectacular.
So i couldn't resist it. I went back to the scrapyard, especially after the chap running it explained that he was shutting up and moving back to Arizona! At the time he lived in a caravan behind some wooden fencing next to the massive sheds that housed all of this stuff so i could see what the appeal was in the sunny U.S over a mobile home in High Wycome. Either way he was getting rid of the lot and said if i wanted to shoot it get it done quick as he could have a seller for it. "It" was the constituent parts of a B17 Mitchel which lay all over the site. Two wings and the fusalage sat above his office on the roof and the rest were on shelves. The U.S produced more of these planes in the war than any other and here was one - in bits -in Wycombe. It was sold off to someone with the money and land to evidently rebuild...
About a year or two back Booker Aerodrome had as part of it's residents a scrapyard specialising in aircraft. It was an eye-opening experience when first visiting it (looking for a prop for another shoot), that hidden behind tall metal doors was an Aladdins cave of parts and sections of a variety of aircraft.The big clue though that something like this place even existed was the presence parked on a concrete hard standing at the front of the gates of this Hawker Hunter jet. This pre war jet fighter was the mainstay of the RAF back in the day and here one was, disgorged of its engine and most of its insides and waiting for a buyer or a worse fate. In the end it was the latter. I discovered that it was sold for scrap and was carted off, an ignominious end
but the way of it.
commercial photographer, freelance photographer, public relations photographer, photographer
russ@russellwitherington.co.uk
Russell Witherington Photography photographer, commercial photographer, public relations photographer, studio photographer, location photographer, event photographer, corporate events, corporate events photographer
maidenhead, high wycombe, buckinghamshire
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IF YOU LOVE TO SING, COME JOIN US!
You’ll be a part of Santa Barbara’s longest running adult chorus (founded in 1948) made up of 100+ passionate amateur and professional singers from diverse backgrounds, accepted annually by audition.
You’ll enjoy studying great choral masterworks (and other interesting music) and the thrill of performing with orchestra to appreciative audiences in grand venues, including The Lobero and The Granada, and in collaboration with such companies as Santa Barbara Symphony and State Street Ballet.
You’ll be eligible to tour with the chorus to exciting international locations. Recent tours have included Prague-Vienna-Budapest; Bavaria and Italy (including singing mass at the Vatican); all across Spain; and in 2016, a return to Italy (Naples, Rome, Florence, Pisa, and Lecco) to sing works of Lauridsen in the company of the great composer himself!
During the season (September through May/June) we rehearse each Wednesday evening from 7-9:30pm in Lehmann Hall at the Music Academy of the West.
Regularly scheduled auditions are held in August, by appointment.
All singers must audition with the Conductor initially and annually. Audition requirements include evaluation of pitch, scale singing, multi-part singing, sight reading for notes and rhythm, and general basic music understanding. Please click on the application link below in the category that best applies to you.
Here are the categories in which singers may apply to join the Choral Society:
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Anyone 18 years of age or older may audition to join as a regular member. Once accepted for the season, members make an annual tax-deductible donation of $250 to the chorus and are eligible to sing in all concerts designated for “full chorus,” vote in all elections, and be part of the planning and execution of concerts and events, including tours, to the extent desired. Payment options (and dues scholarships) available to those who pass auditions for whom the dues contribution would create financial hardship. Please contact auditions@sbchoral.org for application information for Regular Membership.
Scholarship Singer Membership:
Open to high school students 16 and up, who are recommended for audition by their high school choral directors and who pass the Conductor’s audition, or any adult singer (qualified by conductor’s audition) who might be unable to make the annual membership donation. The annual membership donation for Scholarship Singers is subsidized in whole or in part through our Singer Scholarship Program. The membership donation for all student Scholarship Singers is paid automatically by the Singer Scholarship program; adults who apply are handled on a case-by-case basis. For application information for the Singer Scholarship program, please contact us at auditions@sbchoral.org
Professional Singers:
The chorus is comprised mainly of qualified singer volunteers, plus a small core of professional-singers, who are employed by SBCS to lead and mentor their voice sections throughout the season. Section leader positions are filled annually in August in all voice parts by private audition with the Conductor. These paid, professional singers who constitute our Music Staff do not have a vote in elections. For more information on singing with the Choral Society as a professional singer, please submit a resume along with an email requesting consideration to (Attn: Artistic Committee Chair) at auditions@sbchoral.org
Adjunct Professionals:
On occasion, expansion of the chorus for a particular work may prompt the need for additional strong voices (professional singers) in some or all voice parts. These singers typically join in the rehearsal cycle for a given concert, complete the concert cycle alongside the regular membership, then depart. They do not have a vote in elections. Please direct your request to become an Adjunct Professional to (Attn: Artistic Committee Chair) at auditions@sbchoral.org.
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Abnormal folate metabolism as a risk factor for first-trimester spontaneous abortion
Michael L. Hoffman, Bert Scoccia, Thaddeus W. Kurczynski, Lee P. Shulman, Weihua Gao
OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential role of folic acid in early pregnancy loss by measuring homocysteine (hcy) levels in healthy, pregnant women who present with a current first-trimester miscarriage. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional analysis comprising 13 patients aged 18-31 years old who had a scheduled dilatation and curettage for a first-trimester miscarriage. The controls were 15 patients of similar maternal age presenting for a first-trimester prenatal care visit. Following completion of a 21-item, structured questionnaire, patients were excluded from the study if they had any known risk factors for a first-trimester miscarriage. The remaining patients provided blood samples for measurement of homocysteine and red blood cell folate. Cases and controls were compared using a standard 2-sample t test. In order to detect a clinically relevant 2.3 μmol/L difference in homocysteine levels, 11 cases and 8 controls were needed. RESULTS: The mean hcy level in cases (5.8 μmol/L) vs. controls (5.7 μmol/L) was not significantly different (p = 0.83), and all individual values fell within the normal range expected in pregnant women. Red blood cell folate levels (cases = 586 ng/mL, controls = 611 ng/mL) were also not significantly different (p = 0.72), and no cases of folate deficiency were detected. Maternal age (cases = 26, controls = 25) and gestational age (cases = 8.8 weeks, controls = 8.4 weeks) were similar between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: In this community-based pilot study, abnormal folate metabolism was not an apparent risk factor for spontaneous first-trimester pregnancy loss.
Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist
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Spontaneous Abortion Medicine & Life Sciences
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Hoffman, M. L., Scoccia, B., Kurczynski, T. W., Shulman, L. P., & Gao, W. (2008). Abnormal folate metabolism as a risk factor for first-trimester spontaneous abortion. Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist, 53(3), 207-212.
Hoffman, Michael L. ; Scoccia, Bert ; Kurczynski, Thaddeus W. ; Shulman, Lee P. ; Gao, Weihua. / Abnormal folate metabolism as a risk factor for first-trimester spontaneous abortion. In: Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist. 2008 ; Vol. 53, No. 3. pp. 207-212.
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AU - Shulman, Lee P.
AU - Gao, Weihua
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential role of folic acid in early pregnancy loss by measuring homocysteine (hcy) levels in healthy, pregnant women who present with a current first-trimester miscarriage. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional analysis comprising 13 patients aged 18-31 years old who had a scheduled dilatation and curettage for a first-trimester miscarriage. The controls were 15 patients of similar maternal age presenting for a first-trimester prenatal care visit. Following completion of a 21-item, structured questionnaire, patients were excluded from the study if they had any known risk factors for a first-trimester miscarriage. The remaining patients provided blood samples for measurement of homocysteine and red blood cell folate. Cases and controls were compared using a standard 2-sample t test. In order to detect a clinically relevant 2.3 μmol/L difference in homocysteine levels, 11 cases and 8 controls were needed. RESULTS: The mean hcy level in cases (5.8 μmol/L) vs. controls (5.7 μmol/L) was not significantly different (p = 0.83), and all individual values fell within the normal range expected in pregnant women. Red blood cell folate levels (cases = 586 ng/mL, controls = 611 ng/mL) were also not significantly different (p = 0.72), and no cases of folate deficiency were detected. Maternal age (cases = 26, controls = 25) and gestational age (cases = 8.8 weeks, controls = 8.4 weeks) were similar between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: In this community-based pilot study, abnormal folate metabolism was not an apparent risk factor for spontaneous first-trimester pregnancy loss.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential role of folic acid in early pregnancy loss by measuring homocysteine (hcy) levels in healthy, pregnant women who present with a current first-trimester miscarriage. STUDY DESIGN: This was a cross-sectional analysis comprising 13 patients aged 18-31 years old who had a scheduled dilatation and curettage for a first-trimester miscarriage. The controls were 15 patients of similar maternal age presenting for a first-trimester prenatal care visit. Following completion of a 21-item, structured questionnaire, patients were excluded from the study if they had any known risk factors for a first-trimester miscarriage. The remaining patients provided blood samples for measurement of homocysteine and red blood cell folate. Cases and controls were compared using a standard 2-sample t test. In order to detect a clinically relevant 2.3 μmol/L difference in homocysteine levels, 11 cases and 8 controls were needed. RESULTS: The mean hcy level in cases (5.8 μmol/L) vs. controls (5.7 μmol/L) was not significantly different (p = 0.83), and all individual values fell within the normal range expected in pregnant women. Red blood cell folate levels (cases = 586 ng/mL, controls = 611 ng/mL) were also not significantly different (p = 0.72), and no cases of folate deficiency were detected. Maternal age (cases = 26, controls = 25) and gestational age (cases = 8.8 weeks, controls = 8.4 weeks) were similar between the 2 groups. CONCLUSION: In this community-based pilot study, abnormal folate metabolism was not an apparent risk factor for spontaneous first-trimester pregnancy loss.
KW - First trimester
KW - Pregnancy
KW - Serum folate level
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JF - The Journal of reproductive medicine
Hoffman ML, Scoccia B, Kurczynski TW, Shulman LP, Gao W. Abnormal folate metabolism as a risk factor for first-trimester spontaneous abortion. Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist. 2008 Mar 1;53(3):207-212.
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Home Argentine Business and Enterprises The “telos”, with a new function
The “telos”, with a new function
In the town of Hurlingham, in the city of Buenos Aires, the “telos” will house doctors, police and construction workers.
By: Gabriela Saavedra
Silent witnesses of furtive, forbidden, deep, passenger loves, hotels accommodation give asylum to the sexual life of many Argentines. But, with mandatory isolation , which rules out the possibility of rubbing, they became useless. So far. In the town of Hurlingham , in the west of Buenos Aires, the owners of the “ telos ” reached an agreement with the Municipality so that — during the Coronavirus pandemic — doctors, police and construction workers sleep there.
These are three hotels (Extreme , Summum and Full Time) in that town, which found a way to survive this emergency, while also helping to give asylum to those who need it most. Initially, it was thought that they could be useful in giving rise to patients with coronavirus, but after a health inspection it was concluded that the conditions would not be the most appropriate.
Something different was then resolved: the nearly 80 places will be allocated to health workers, hospital construction workers that the national government is erecting in that city, and some 30 police officers sent as reinforcement to the area to control compulsory isolation.
Under the agreement, the Municipality of Hurlingham will be responsible for expenses, cleaning and linen. While the “ telos ” will contribute the work of their employees, who are exempted from the solitary confinement decree as an essential service. The bond will be, in principle, for 15 days.
Thus, those beds used to accompany passional meetings will now collaborate with the restful sleep of those who are doing the most so that this health emergency comes out in the best possible way.
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Michael Kors becoming Capri; Waymo woes in Arizona
Chronicle Staff and News Services Dec. 31, 2018
Goodbye Kors,
hello Capri
As it tries to shift further into luxury fashion, the Michael Kors company is changing its name to Capri. The company, which bought Versace in 2018 and Jimmy Choo in 2016, is projecting $8 billion in annual sales, with most of that coming from the still-remaining Michael Kors brand. It faces competition from such companies as Kering, which has snapped up Gucci, Bottega Veneta and Pomelato, and LVMH, which owns Bulgari and Loro Piana.
Not all news was fit for printing
The Los Angeles Times says an unusual cyberattack that disrupted its printing operations over the weekend came from outside the United States, but it stopped short of accusing a specific foreign government. The malware was focused on the networks used by Tribune Publishing, which until recently owned the Times and the San Diego Union-Tribune. The two papers still share their former parent company’s printing networks.
Oh, no, Waymo
There have been around 20 attacks on driverless Waymo vehicles in the past two years in Chandler, a city near Phoenix, where the Mountain View company started testing vans in 2017. The New York Times reported that people have thrown rocks and tried to run the vans off the roads, citing police reports.
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Situated above the daily life of the city, Anacosta Heights is a tucked away suburb featuring extravagant neo-gothic inspired mansions. The inhabitants of this neighborhood often show their overwhelming wealth with sports cars lining their long, circular driveways, large pools, and manicured gardens. The homeowners of Anacosta Heights treasure their privacy as seen by the high iron gates to the security personnel present at every entrance.
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Dupont Circle is a small suburban neighborhood settled within the serene portion of the southern portion of town. These four-bedroom, single-family homes feature back yards, porches, garages, and far more breathing space then the Village offers. This neighborhood often is more family orientated and even has organized events for children and the neighborhood as a whole.
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Settled in the middle of downtown, Hawthorn Village consists of several victorian inspired row houses just off the main street. Due to it's convenience to just about everything, the village can be a tad expensive to live within. However, the residents of this neighborhood often have two to three-story townhouses, often with a one to two-car garage. Many of the houses feature bay windows and/or rooftop terraces with a small fenced-in 'yard'.
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when i used to rule the world
Posted on May 12, 2020 by ALEXANDER MACEDONIA
How that bangle had glistened within the dim light of the sewers that fateful night - she had disappeared into the darkness with a clutter of chiffon fabric, leaving naught but an aromatic hint within her wake. That subtleness had been poignant in the dankness of the sewers, punctuating the awful smells that had surrounded the Hunter as he had so inquisitively reached for the aged piece of jewelry. It was...an intriguing piece, though the low light had stopped him from truly being able to study it till much later in the evening. It was only once Alexander had retreated to the comfortable privacy of his own flat, the snake's death reported and the Hunter sufficiently showered, that he had allowed himself to truly inspect the bracelet he'd found. His fingers roved attentively over the golden material as he laid in bed that night, his gaze eying each of the hieroglyphics engraved into the piece. It was distinctly well taken care of, the bracelet holding a weight to it that seemed to suggest that golden hue was not a mere veneer. Even so, it was rare to see the ancient alphabet utilized in such a way that those symbols made sense. How long had it been since he'd read ancient Egyptian? Even so, those symbols and words returned to him with striking ease, that infinitely long memory had its occasional benefit. Still, it was the inscription on the inside that truly caught his interest. Cleopatra and Julius.
Admittedly, both names had once hit the height of popularity centuries ago, his own sibling sharing the namesake of Cleopatra. However, distinctly few had ever been as noteworthy to have made history with a lover of Julius. The female Pharoah was, in this way, entirely unique. The very last ruler of the dynasty that Alexander himself had once begun. It had taken him far longer than he wished to admit to drag up every memory he held of the woman - every article or debriefing he'd read of her, every picture and portrait he'd ever seen, every whispered rumor. How few were able to compare perfectly to the woman he had met...and yet by the same token so few of his own portraits accurately were able to portray the Macedonian King either. For some time, Alexander simply sat on those suspicions of the young woman he'd met that night in the sewers. Her bangle remained upon his bedside table as those days slipped onto weeks and then, in turn, months. Life with the cavalry, his trip to Mongolia to win the coveted Mongol Derby, and his involvement with Matteo's family had, for some time, largely preoccupied the near ancient hunter.
He had hardly forgotten, however, the Macedonian utilizing his own 'adopted' son's future sight to locate the woman with minimal effort upon his part, albeit the incessant teasing Matteo was capable of when it suited his fancy. In the end, however, on an overcast afternoon in the midst of a pandemic, Alexander found himself sitting in the driveway of a mansion in the North that he must have driven by at least a dozen times on the way to his godson's. The estate had a distinctly Mediterranean air about it, that alone the only unique aspect to set it apart from the dozens of others, at least from the front exterior. The bracelet sat in a small box beside him on the passenger seat, cleaned from the muck it had fallen into in the depths of the sewer. For a moment, he lingered there within the comfort of that black Bently, the Monarch getting accustomed to that space before he stepped a foot towards the door. Some military habits, after all, died hard. Nevertheless, eventually, the Dark Hunter stepped from his sedan. His gait was entirely lackadaisical as he made his way towards the front door. His hand reached up, knocking lightly on the solid oak door, his other hand settled comfortably within his pocket where the boxed bangle laid. For a man last seen hunting in the sewers, Alexander certainly cleaned up nicely. It wasn't often, after all, that the ancient warlord was given a chance to be entertained by a fellow Pharoah, particularly when he knew well the line she had so hailed from. How very curious his afternoon was about to be.
My path is crystal clear; - By CLEOPATRA on May 25, 2020 at 1:50 PM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on June 04, 2020 at 12:17 AM
Salvation seems so near; - By CLEOPATRA on June 23, 2020 at 10:24 PM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on July 11, 2020 at 4:42 PM
So raise your banner, fight your war; - By CLEOPATRA on July 16, 2020 at 10:39 AM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on July 20, 2020 at 11:00 PM
Fight the venom, the good die young; - By CLEOPATRA on August 03, 2020 at 9:17 PM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on August 31, 2020 at 12:23 AM
I'm feeling the eyes of the fallen, they're watching me; - By CLEOPATRA on October 21, 2020 at 9:27 AM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on November 03, 2020 at 1:26 AM
I'm feeling the pain, how you break them and make them bleed?; - By CLEOPATRA on November 25, 2020 at 8:19 PM
when i used to rule the world - By ALEXANDER MACEDONIA on December 07, 2020 at 1:14 AM
What tales have been told when the credits roll; - By CLEOPATRA on December 23, 2020 at 9:55 PM
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By Madeline Miller
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“It's a daunting effort to recast an ancient tale, but classics scholar Miller proves that she is worth of the task with this finely wrought debut grafted from the historical root of the Trojan War. By focusing on Achilles' near-fatherly love for Patroclus, we see an intimate side of the great Achilles, long overshadowed by Homer's portrayal of his exploits in war and his 'great rage' against the Trojans. Miller's homage to The Iliad is sharp and strengthened by her knowledge and exquisite prose.”
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“It's a daunting effort to recast an ancient tale, but classics scholar Miller proves that she is worthy of the task with this finely wrought debut grafted from the historical root of the Trojan War. By focusing on Achilles' near-fatherly love for Patroclus, we see an intimate side of the great Achilles, long overshadowed by Homer's portrayal of his exploits in war and his 'great rage' against the Trojans. Miller's homage to The Iliad is sharp and strengthened by her knowledge and exquisite prose.”
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Pamela Paul's My Life With Bob is a charming life journey with books. Attaching life events with her "Book of Books," showcases how "book people" have relationships with books all throughout their lives.
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Her (Always) Lost Love
By Alicja
When Angelica woke up today the one thing she wasn't predicting was that she would fall asleep engaged. So when her boyfriend asked her to marry her it was the last thing she thought she would hear, but she happily said, 'Yes, I will.'
They last strongly even though he moved away, all the way across the world, for a couple of months. Then he asked her something every girl dreads to hear, 'Could I see other people and be with you?' She agreed, but knew something bad was stirring. She didn't like the fact he was seeing someone else, but she had a feeling that boys needed to have fun.
A couple of weeks after, she heard something which every girl dreads. 'Can we please call the engagement off and be single? I don't think this could work.' he said and she started crying, but said she was fine. She wanted to see him happy I guess.
But the truth was, he was just like all the other boys. The problem was she wasn't that serious with any other guy. I guess she will never find true love, will she.
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Kelowna posted Jan 14, 2021 @ 06:30am by Iain Burns
UPDATE: BC Hydro says power restored to 97% of customers affected by windstorm
(UPDATE: Jan. 14 @ 6:30 am): BC Hydro said this morning it has restored power to 97% of customers affected by Tuesday night's windstorm.
The corporation said 220,000 customers impacted in the Southern Interior, Vancouver Island, Lower Mainland and Gulf Islands now have power.
"Crews have been working around-the-clock to restore power, replacing hundreds of spans of power line and replacing dozens of power poles, transformers and cross-arms," BC Hydro explained.
"Crews will continue to work throughout the day and expect to have all remaining customers restored today."
Estimates for power restoration are available at bchydro.com/outages.
(UPDATE: Jan. 13 @ 11:45 am): BC Hydro said this morning that power has been restored to 67% of customers affected by the windstorm.
More than 142,000 of the 212,000 customers impacted have had power returned, the corporation explained.
It had earlier said about 100,000 customers were affected.
Of the remaining customers without power:
About 30,000 are in the Lower Mainland, primarily in Abbotsford and Chilliwack
About 15,000 are on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands primarily in Victoria and Duncan
About 25,000 are in the Southern Interior, primarily in Vernon
BC Hydro added there is "extensive damage" from branches and trees coming into contact with electrical infrastructure.
"Planning through the night ensured all available BC Hydro crews and contractor crews have been mobilized," the corporation added.
"They will continue working around-the-clock to repair damaged power lines, poles and transformers to restore the power."
(UPDATE: Jan. 13 @ 7 am): BC Hydro has said strong winds are to blame for power outages affecting about 100,000 customers across the province this morning.
The worst-hit areas are the Southern Interior, Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
Vernon is among the most seriously affected cities, alongside Abbotsford and Victoria.
"As the storm is moving its way across the province, it's causing extensive damage to BC Hydro’s electrical system due to branches and trees breaking contacting its equipment," the corporation explained.
All available crews are working to restore power to customers affected by #BCStorm. Find outage updates and the latest crews status on our mobile site: https://t.co/WFPFZF9XUd Watch this video to learn more and understand what our crew status means. pic.twitter.com/rtVpOsyn5F
— BC Hydro (@bchydro) January 13, 2021
"More outages are expected as a result of the wind. All available resources will continue to work throughout the day to safely restore power."
BC Hydro said it is also receiving reports of downed power lines.
"A downed power line is considered an emergency situation and members of the public should stay at least 10 metres back and call 911 immediately," BC Hydro said.
Head here to monitor the outages.
(Original story: Jan. 13 @ 5:27 am): Thousands of people are without power in Lake Country this morning.
Nearly 4,000 BC Hydro customers are affected by the outage.
The cause is under investigation.
It comes as many thousands of homes across BC are without power after parts of the province were battered by a storm.
One of the two main outage areas is east of Pelmewash Parkway, affecting 1,708 people.
Power has been off since early this morning and crews are expected to arrive soon.
The other main outage, which is affecting 2,151 customers, is focused around Winfield, east of Okanagan Centre Road.
No crew has yet been assigned to investigate, according to BC Hydro.
Neither outage has an estimated time for the restoration of power.
At Big White, meanwhile, over two thousand FortisBC customers are also without power.
Those outages also began early this morning.
Both are listed as in need of repair – but no estimated time for completion has been given.
This story will be updated when more information becomes available.
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The UK tourism industry will show signs of gradual recovery in 2021, according to VisitBritain’s inbound tourism forecast.
VisitBritain’s inbound tourism forecast indicates that international tourists will start returning to the UK in 2021.
After the toughest year for the tourism industry, the inbound tourism forecast from VisitBritain shows signs of recovery, predicting a gradual increase in the value of overseas tourism from January to March 2021.
Although overall numbers are down compared to pre-Covid figures from 2019, VisitBritain is forecasting that inbound visits will increase by 73 per cent from 2020 to 2021, with visitor spending forecast to increase by 59 per cent.
Consumer sentiment research conducted by VisitBritain found that a third of international travellers said they were ‘in the mood’ to travel abroad in 2021, although one in five people said they were yet to choose a destination.
Short-haul tourism from Europe to the UK is predicted to recover quicker than long-haul tourism, with VisitBritain launching a marketing campaign in major European markets including Germany and France, to encourage bookings and reassure tourists that Britain is safe to return to.
VisitEngland’s ‘We’re Good To Go’ standard promises to provide reassurance for travellers that UK businesses are compliant with government guidelines on Covid-19 and have the required processes in place to keep visitors safe.
VisitBritain has also welcomed the government’s new ‘test to release for international travel’ scheme, which will allow international tourists arriving in the UK to pay for a Covid-19 test to reduce the time they need to self-isolate.
Tourism minister, Nigel Huddleston, said: ‘This forecast shows our tourism industry can look ahead to 2021 with renewed optimism for recovery.
‘With the announcement of our ‘Test to Release’ international travel scheme, the backing of the Global Travel Taskforce report, and the Covid-19 vaccine rollout, we are committed to bringing the inbound tourism sector back to full strength. Let there be no doubt about this Government’s support for tourism.’
VisitBritain director, Patricia Yates, said: ‘This year, of course, has been very different with international travel largely at a standstill and businesses having lost months of vital trading. Beginning to see signs of some green shoots is encouraging news for the industry and the economy as we look to 2021 and beyond.’
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The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making—What Will Happen With a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine?
Thu, 23 Apr 2020 19:01 UTC
Editorial by Lyn Redwood, President, Children's Health Defense
Article that follows by the Children's Health Defense Team
Vaccine development is a topic that is on the minds of everyone as the world grapples with ways to protect our health and the health of our loved ones from coronavirus. The team at Children's Health Defense decided to write an article about Dengue Fever because an important part of medicine's body of knowledge comes from the opportunity to learn from past mistakes.
Dengue fever is a common disease in more that 120 countries and, like Coronavirus, has been the target for a vaccine for many years. The development and licensure of Dengvaxia® vaccine by Sanofi spanned more than 20 years and cost more than 1.5 billion U.S. dollars. But the development of the vaccine turned out to be tricky. Dengue vaccine antibodies can also make the infection worse, especially in infants and children who have never been exposed to the virus. The virus may actually use the antibodies created by the vaccine to spread the virus throughout the body. So an infection with dengue — when your blood already has antibodies in it — can actually enhance the disease resulting in deadly complications.
Despite the fact that Sanofi tested Dengvaxia in several large clinical trials with more than 30,000 kids globally and published the results in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, there were serious problems. According to epidemiologists who reviewed the data, the trials were riddled with "small inaccuracies, missing data, and uncalculated risks." Buried in those clinical trials was a disease enhancement safety signal, but industry and the World Health Organization (WHO) turned a blind eye to the problem, calling it a "theoretical possibility." Dengvaxia was subsequently administered to thousands of children in the Philippines. It was reported last year that the deaths of approximately 600 children who received the vaccine are under investigation by the Public Attorney's Office. The vaccine has been permanently banned in the country.
What is also very concerning is that even after Dengvaxia led to tragic injuries and deaths in the Philippines, the FDA moved forward and licensed the vaccine in the U.S. According to a May 1, 2019 press release, the agency granted the application Priority Review under a program intended to encourage development of new drugs and biologics for the prevention and treatment of certain tropical diseases. Such actions by the FDA raise serious questions about safety, not only for the Dengue vaccine, but for future vaccines in development.
Questions about vaccine safety are critically important since past research has documented the same concerns with disease enhancement with coronavirus vaccines. Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine worked on a vaccine for coronavirus in 2016 that stopped just short of commercial development. Despite having "tried like heck" to obtain funding to move his vaccine into clinical trials, Hotez told a U.S. Congressional Committee (on March 5) that coronavirus vaccines are scientifically challenging and have a unique potential safety problem — the same problem with immune enhancement that caused the deaths of children who received the dengue vaccine. When Hotez observed this immune pathology in his coronavirus laboratory animals, he thought, "Oh my God, this is going to be problematic."
How can we be sure the rush to create a coronavirus vaccine will not produce another disaster like the dengue vaccine? Sadly, at least as of the time being, there is little assurance that it will not happen again. One of the issues that must be addressed are the conflicts of interest inherent to a system that allows vaccine patent royalties to flow to the same government agencies (HHS, NIH, FDA and CDC) that are responsible for research, approval, recommendations to use vaccines, safety surveillance and compensation for injuries.
When automobiles were found to have preventable and fatal defects in consumer advocate Ralph Nader's book, Unsafe at Any Speed, it led to congressional hearings and ultimately the creation of an independent watchdog safety agency. To assure that vaccine safety becomes a priority, we must step back and review each step of the development, review, approval, safety surveillance and compensation process. It is time for President Trump to renew his plan to create a vaccine safety commission to make sure that the process has a review conducted by a multidisciplinary, independent watch dog team before the approval of a coronavirus vaccine.
The Dengvaxia Disaster Was Twenty Years in the Making — What Will Happen With a Rushed COVID-19 Vaccine?
By the Children's Health Defense Team
For several weeks, Dr. Anthony Fauci and Bill Gates have been beating the drum about a COVID-19 vaccine, seeking to keep the world's coronavirus optics focused on a medical intervention that Gates acknowledges to be risky enough to require indemnification against lawsuits. The two are casting a COVID-19 vaccine — which they speculate could be ready in as little as 18 months — as the passport for a return to "normalcy." The two opinion leaders' gambit seems to be backfiring among people savvy enough to understand that Fauci's and Gates' organizations, pocketbooks and agendas are driving the rush for an indemnified vaccine. Other Americans may be too distracted by the historically unprecedented lockdown, however, to think through the safety issues raised by a potential COVID-19 vaccine.
Americans would be well advised to revisit a virus-and-vaccine cautionary tale that briefly captured front-page attention a year ago. In April 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Sanofi Pasteur's Dengvaxia vaccine, joining 19 other countries in granting regulatory approval to the world's first dengue vaccine. The FDA gave its green light not long after the Philippines — the first country to roll out the vaccine widely — witnessed hundreds of distressing hospitalizations and deaths in 9-16 year-olds, representing a clear safety signal.
Dengvaxia's fallout was so dramatic that it even overrode the U.S. media's customary whiteout of vaccine safety problems. As summarized by National Public Radio (NPR), the Philippines' mass dengue vaccination program — implemented with "undue haste" — not only killed children but provoked protests, criminal investigations, indictments, revocation of the vaccine's license in that country and a plummeting of parental confidence in vaccine safety from 82% to 21%.
Viral vaccines and "disease enhancement"
Given that an estimated 40% of the world's population is at risk of mosquito-borne dengue infection, it is not surprising that the vaccine industry has had a dengue vaccine on its list for decades. There are four types of dengue virus that can trigger infection, albeit with a highly variable trajectory that ranges from asymptomatic infection or "mild and non-specific febrile illness" (together representing about 75% of cases) to "classic dengue fever" and, in an "occasional" subset, more severe outcomes such as plasma leakage, bleeding, shock or death. In children, experts believe the majority of dengue infections are subclinical. Researchers note that environmental and host immune factors play a significant role in shaping both susceptibility and outcomes.
Natural infection with one type of dengue virus provides long-lasting protection against the same type but only short-term protection against the other three varieties. The vexing result is that, in some individuals, subsequent infection with a different dengue virus can increase the risk of severe outcomes — a phenomenon known as "disease enhancement." In a 2018 review, researchers listed reports of "enhanced illness" resulting from influenza, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), Zika, West Nile virus, dengue and coronavirus — and emphasized that either infection or vaccination could produce this response.
In 2018, the WHO's Global Advisory Committee on Vaccine Safety reviewed some of the deaths associated with Dengvaxia but stated that it could not determine whether the vaccine was causally related to the "vaccine-related immune enhancement." This disingenuous conclusion flies in the face of decades of evidence showing some viral vaccines to be capable of "subverting" the immune system and provoking "exacerbated illness." It is doubtful that WHO or Sanofi are unaware of this phenomenon, which numerous publications acknowledge as a "major obstacle" for the development of safe dengue and other viral vaccines. After the problems in the Philippines, however, Sanofi's global medical director asserted that "In hindsight . . . Sanofi wouldn't do anything differently."
A dengue expert who develops vaccines for the U.S. military issued warnings about Dengvaxia's risks ahead of time — vainly cautioning that vaccinating 9-16 year-olds who were "seronegative" or "dengue-naive" at baseline (that is, had never before been exposed to dengue) was likely to significantly augment their lifetime risk of severe disease when later exposed to dengue. (About 21% of vaccinees were seronegative.) Why did this industry insider — who has been a paid dengue vaccine consultant to Takeda, Merck, Sanofi Pasteur and SmithKlineBeecham — voice these concerns and condemn international health institutions for unethical, unscientific and "contorted explanations" that "fail[ed] to identify breakthrough dengue disease in vaccinated subjects as serious adverse events"? As he pointed out in numerous letters and articles, the potential for vaccine-enhanced dengue disease was readily apparent in Dengvaxia's clinical trials, but both Sanofi and WHO chose to ignore the evidence.
Belatedly — a year and a half after the launch of the Philippines' disastrous vaccination campaign — Sanofi announced that "new information" was prompting the company to declare that "vaccination should not be recommended" for seronegative individuals of any age. Repackaging Dengvaxia as a vaccine solely for individuals who have had at least one laboratory-confirmed bout of dengue is easier said than done, however, because many mild dengue infections go undiagnosed and undocumented.
The dengue vaccine pipeline
Sanofi reluctantly revised its recommendation to provide Dengvaxia only to individuals with evidence of past infection, which "leaves a substantial unmet need" that other dengue vaccine developers appear only too eager to exploit. Although Sanofi's formulation — which took two decades and two billion dollars to develop — is the first dengue vaccine ever to make it out of the pipeline and into the marketplace, two other vaccines (TAK-003 and Butantan-DV) are currently undergoing late-stage clinical trials in Asia/Latin America and Brazil, respectively.
Dengue vaccine development has been marked by strong for-profit industry involvement. In addition, there has been "wide participation and co-ownership" by U.S. government institutions in dengue vaccine research and development, even though dengue disease poses little threat on the U.S. mainland. With dengue-endemic areas limited to Puerto Rico and a few offshore territories and protectorates, HHS — the umbrella agency for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Fauci's National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), the CDC and the FDA — owns 65 dengue-vaccine-related patents, dwarfing the 19 owned by Sanofi and the 12 and 4 owned by GlaxoSmithKline and Merck, respectively. All of the private companies involved in dengue vaccine development share patents with U.S. government agencies; meanwhile, very few patent applications have been filed in developing countries.
CDC scientists designed and constructed the TAK-003 vaccine and then licensed it to Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, Asia's largest pharmaceutical conglomerate. However, preliminary analyses of the clinical trial results suggest that TAK-003 may suffer from similar problems as Dengvaxia, providing "unbalanced protection among the four types of dengue" that could "increase the risk of severe disease after exposure to a second type of the virus." Takeda plans to apply for approval in dengue-endemic countries anyway.
Some experts are placing their bets on the third finalist, Butantan-DV, developed by none other than NIAID. NIAID has sponsored Butantan-DV clinical trials in Brazil since 2013, licensing its vaccine technology to Brazil's Butantan Institute and launching the most recent trials in 2016. Not content to lurk in the background, NIH and NIAID have taken pains to call attention to their role in the vaccine's development; publications presenting clinical trial results have titles referring to the "National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases tetravalent dengue vaccine" and the "National Institutes of Health dengue vaccine." In studies published to date, investigators only monitored adverse reactions for 21 days.
Mosquito versus needle
The Dengvaxia experience — involving a skewed immune response and enhanced risks — raises questions "applicable to all dengue vaccine candidates" and a number of other viral vaccines. One not-often-discussed consideration pertains to the "considerable differences between a wild-type [dengue virus] delivered by a mosquito versus needle administration of a vaccine," which have the potential to elicit different immune responses. Instead of acknowledging these vaccines' potentially unconquerable risks, why not focus on training health care workers in the provision of the supportive care known to be "very effective when delivered by experienced practitioners"? Even in severe cases of dengue characterized by vascular permeability and fluid loss, practitioners who "accurately and rapidly" replace fluids can stabilize patients' condition — "and rather quickly" — with the result that "the vascular permeability phenomenon abruptly disappears." In addition, fruitful avenues of research could include studying the environmental and immune system factors associated with the minority of cases that involve more severe dengue outcomes.
With vaccine damage occurring in association with many different vaccines, it is unclear why so many individuals and organizations jumped on the anti-Dengvaxia bandwagon last year, but — with a rushed COVID-19 vaccine in the works — their words of warning are worth heeding. As NPR noted, "the debacle in the Philippines offers a key lesson for governments and manufacturers when it comes to approving and selling new vaccines: Slow down." The dengue expert who presciently warned about Dengvaxia's dangers put it this way:
Dengvaxia-enhanced disease has created a major ethical dilemma for the vaccine community, an enduring public health management crisis, and legal nightmare. Vaccines should not harm recipients, directly or indirectly. WHO and the manufacturer owe the customer a safe product.
Unsurprisingly, when NPR quoted the logical choice of
" key lesson for governments and manufacturers when it comes to approving and selling new vaccines: Slow down "
WELL, that was 5/3/2019! We know their new pitch will be
"Hurry, hurry! Before you die!!!!"
Watch that linked NPR article get memory holed ASAP.
PDX · 2020-05-17T12:58:42Z
They'll develop it anyway, won't 'learn from the past', won't do any proper testing and the results will be entirely predictable.
Add to this that it'll be the first ever DNA/mRNA vaccine and the issues are compounded.
Do NOT get this coming vaccine.
Ruth · 2020-05-17T13:15:41Z
PDX Of course, it's entirely predictable, but not for any reasons of beneficence.
300 Canadians, head in sock
And wadhing streets
*washing
Rick Pisces · 2020-05-17T16:49:53Z
What if your choice was between a vaccination or a FEMA camp?
Rick Pisces I hope I'd have other options and plan to try to arrange it that way.
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Shrinking dinosaurs evolved into flying birds
A new study involving scientists from the University of Southampton has revealed how massive, meat-eating, ground-dwelling dinosaurs evolved into agile flying birds: they just kept shrinking and shrinking, for over 50 million years.
Today, in the journal Science, the researchers present a detailed family tree of dinosaurs and their bird descendants, which maps out this unlikely transformation.
They showed that the branch of theropod dinosaurs, which gave rise to modern birds, were the only dinosaurs that kept getting inexorably smaller.
“These bird ancestors also evolved new adaptations, such as feathers, wishbones and wings, four times faster than other dinosaurs,” says co-author Darren Naish, Vertebrate Palaeontologist at the University of Southampton.
“Birds evolved through a unique phase of sustained miniaturisation in dinosaurs,” says lead author Associate Professor Michael Lee, from the University of Adelaide’s School of Earth and Environmental Sciences and the South Australian Museum.
“Being smaller and lighter in the land of giants, with rapidly evolving anatomical adaptations, provided these bird ancestors with new ecological opportunities, such as the ability to climb trees, glide and fly. Ultimately, this evolutionary flexibility helped birds survive the deadly meteorite impact which killed off all their dinosaurian cousins.”
Co-author Dr Gareth Dyke, Senior Lecturer in Vertebrate Palaeontology at the University of Southampton, adds: “The dinosaurs most closely related to birds are all small, and many of them - such as the aptly named Microraptor - had some ability to climb and glide."
The study examined over 1,500 anatomical traits of dinosaurs to reconstruct their family tree. The researchers used sophisticated mathematical modelling to trace evolving adaptions and changing body size over time and across dinosaur branches.
The international team also included Andrea Cau, from the University of Bologna and Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini.
The study concluded that the branch of dinosaurs leading to birds was more evolutionary innovative than other dinosaur lineages. “Birds out-shrank and out-evolved their dinosaurian ancestors, surviving where their larger, less evolvable relatives could not,” says Associate Professor Lee.
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Students to take part in art contest
PULASKI — Three local art students have been selected to represent Pulaski County Public Schools in the Virginia School Boards Association Regional Art Contest.
The students include:
• Rachel Cressell, a fifth grade student at Pulaski Elementary School. She is the daughter of Elizabeth and Wayne Cressell. Her art teacher is Chime Saltz.
• Dylan Reichner, an eighth grade student at Dublin Middle School. He is the son of Jacquelyn and Robert Graham. His art teacher is Patti White.
• Mindy Hall, a sophomore at Pulaski County High School. Her parents are Linda and Chris Hall. Her art teacher is Steve Hester.
The Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA) Regional Art Contest was started in 1989 to promote the artistic talents of Virginia’s public school students.
Students in each of the nine VSBA regions are recognized each year.
Student art from the elementary, middle and high school levels represented each school division in the competition, which is judged at the regional forum for area school board members.
In recognition of the these three students, the Pulaski County School Board presented them with certificates during their meeting on Thursday afternoon.
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East-West Grabs Bigger Ski Tour Role
January 1, 2000 the SAM Resort News
Denver, CO, July 7–Going after a larger share of the ski-tour market, East-West Resorts-the lodging and property management company-announced this week it had purchased Go West Tours and Adventures on Skis, both of which will be operated by East West’s tour division, Lynx Vacations. Lynx, which was purchased by East West in 1998, will operate the new acquisitions as separate divisions.
Go West Tours, which was founded in 1993, accounted for delivering 4,000customers to more than 30 western U.S. and Canadian resorts last season. Incontrast, Adventures on Skis, which has been in existence for 22 years,serves dozens of resorts in Europe and South America.
The combination isexpected to give Lynx-and East West-a significant boost in the industry,landing them among the top five ski tour operators in the country.
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Free Clinical Update Special Edition - Espranor®
This clinical update focuses on Espranor® (bup-lyo), the lyophilized (rapid-disintegrating) buprenorphine tablet for opioid use disorder (OUD), produced by Ethypharm, which has been available since January 2017.
This update evaluates the evidence base for Espranor®, and compares it to the most commonly prescribed buprenorphine formulation for OUD, sublingual buprenorphine (bup-SL). Three papers reporting on different aspects of a single phase 2, open-label study are summarised, and then followed by commentary and a wider discussion about the clinical implications of this novel buprenorphine formulation.
This is a timely clinical update, given the recent 700% cost hikes of sublingual buprenorphine. Many services have already started prescribing Espranor®, largely driven by the need to offset the impact of the large price rises. It is therefore vital that the evidence base is scrutinised so that professionals and patients are able to make safe, informed decisions about care.
Randomised comparison of a novel buprenorphine oral lyophilisate versus existing buprenorphine sublingual tablets in opioid-dependent patients: a first-in-patient phase ii randomised open label safety study.
Strang J., Reed K., Bogdanowicz K., Bell J., van der Waal R., Keen J., Beavan P., Baillie S., & Knight A. (2017) European Addiction Research, 23(2): 61-70. doi: 10.1159/000456612. Click here to read.
This landmark phase 2, open-label randomised study tested the safety of bup-lyo vs bup-SL. Opioid dependent subjects (n=36) were randomised to commence buprenorphine maintenance with either bup-lyo (n=23) or bup-SL (n=13). Treatment comprised a dose titration period (days 1-7), a maintenance period (days 8-14), and an extension period (days 15-29) when bup-lyo subjects were switched to bup-SL. Measurements of safety included respiratory function, medication hold and dose adequacy, withdrawal symptoms, tablet disintegration times, and treatment retention. Pharmacokinetics for plasma buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine, an active metabolite of buprenorphine primarily responsible for the respiratory depressant effects, were also measured for a subset of participants (n=11) and are reported more fully in paper 2 below.
The median time for tablets to completely disintegrate was 2 minutes for bup-lyo and 10 minutes for bup-SL. Subjects in both groups were titrated to similar maintenance doses - 10.8mg for bup-lyo and 9.6mg for bup-SL - and no statistically significant between-group differences were observed in withdrawal symptoms, craving, adequacy of hold, or respiratory function. 81.8% of bup-lyo subjects (n=18) and 90.9% (n=10) of the bup-SL group reached their maintenance dose by day 3. No serious or severe adverse events (AEs) occurred though more treatment emergent AEs (TEAEs) were seen with bup-lyo (mostly mild). Retention across the study was 87% in bup-lyo and 77% in bup-SL, though this different was not statistically significant.
The authors concluded that bup-lyo disintegrated rapidly and that this may enable wider buprenorphine prescribing where supervision of dosing is required. No clinical difference between medications was observed and no increased respiratory depression occurred with bup-lyo. Pharmacokinetic studies found substantially increased bioavailability of buprenorphine (though not norbuprenorphine) with bup-lyo relative to bup-SL.
Norbuprenorphine and respiratory depression: exploratory analyses with new lyophilized buprenorphine and sublingual buprenorphine.
Strang J., Knight A., Baillie S., Reed K., Bogdanowicz K. & Bell J. (2018) International Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 56(2): 81-85. doi: 10.5414/CP203118. Click here to read.
This paper reports on the pharmacokinetic data of subjects (n=11) from a randomised open-label study and compares plasma buprenorphine and norbuprenorphine levels in opioid-dependent subjects taking either bup-SL (n=3) or bup-lyo (n=8). Measurements of respiratory depression (defined as cumulative duration of pulse oximetry [SpO2] < 90% over 30-minute periods) were taken post-administration.
The authors found that respiratory depression increased with corresponding exposure levels of buprenorphine, and particularly norbuprenorphine, and that a lower buprenorphine/norbuprenorphine ratio was predictive of respiratory depression.
Investigators found that the mean (SD) observed buprenorphine / norbuprenorphine ratio was higher for bup-lyo than for bup-SL.
In conclusion, analyses suggest that although bup-lyo has a higher bioavailability than bup-SL, there was no greater risk of respiratory depression. In accordance with animal findings, the authors suggest this is because the more complete oral absorption of bup-lyo may lead to higher buprenorphine levels and therefore a higher buprenorphine / norbuprenorphine ratio, thereby limiting respiratory depression. Norbuprenorphine levels were similar for both formulations as the concentration of this metabolite is determined by the total amount of buprenorphine absorbed both orally and gastrointestinally.
Switching between lyophilized and sub-lingual buprenorphine formulations in opioid dependent patients: Observations on medication transfer during a safety and pharmacokinetic study.
Reed K., Knight A., Baillie S., Bogdanowicz K., Bell J. & Strang J. (2018) Heroin Addiction and Related Clinical Problems, 20(5): 19-28.
This paper describes the process of switching from bup-lyo to bup-SL for 20 subjects with OUD. After 2 weeks of titration and maintenance on bup-lyo (dose = 10.8mg/day ± 4.85mg), subjects were switched to an equivalent dose of bup-SL.
Authors found that while it can be hypothesized that due to its comparative suprabioavailability of buprenorphine, dosing with bup-lyo should be lower than bup-SL, this study showed that no dose adjustment was required when switching from bup-lyo to bup-SL. Plasma buprenorphine concentrations were higher with bup-lyo than with bup-SL, though norbuprenorphine concentration differences were not statistically significant, and no additional respiratory depression was noted upon switching. The authors note large inter-individual variability of buprenorphine pharmacokinetics. There was also an absence of clinical differences in vital signs and other adverse events when switching formulations.
Although the overall sample size is relatively small, one major advantage of this study is the inclusion of patients with co-existing physical and mental health disorders. Patients with mild to moderate depression, anxiety, hepatitis C, concurrent benzodiazepine use, and a history of alcohol use disorder were all included, provided severity was not likely to compromise the subject’s ability to participate in the trial. It is a common limitation of clinical studies that the relative health of the participants is not representative of real-world patients, and so any results lack applicability to clinical practice. The investigators here have admirably included representative patients so that generalizability to clinical populations is improved.
The primary limitation of this study is its small and relatively homogenous sample. Although representative of the typical OUD treatment-seeking population in the UK (mostly white, male, and slightly older), the applicability of findings to females, non-white patients, and patients outside of the included age range (23-58 years) must be considered. Additionally the open-label, between-subject design represents further limitations and results in differences between groups and the potential risk of bias. Future non-industry sponsored, randomised controlled trials with adequately powered sample sizes and heterogeneous populations are required to replicate findings. Currently long-term efficacy and safety data are also lacking, and future research should aim to address these gaps in the literature.
Importantly, non-inferiority to bup-SL was demonstrated across a range of outcomes – treatment retention, withdrawal symptoms, cravings, subjective medication “hold”, and respiratory function. One could argue that when making decisions about the choice of medication based solely on cost, non-inferiority of the new product is key. However, Espranor® may also be superior to sublingual buprenorphine in a number of ways. Firstly, the speed at which Espranor® disintegrates reduces the amount of time required to supervise administration, thereby reducing the resources required and the associated cost. Secondly, the rapid disintegration may mean that Espranor® can be prescribed and administered in settings where supervised administration of bup-SL is difficult, e.g. custodial settings and busy community pharmacies. Thirdly, diversion and subsequent misuse of Espranor® is more difficult than with bup-SL. Patients often fail to fully benefit from opioid substitution therapy (OST) in clinical practice, with the authors noting approximately 50% of patients drop out of both buprenorphine and methadone treatment. This failure partly derives from non-adherence and diversion of supplies. Espranor® cannot generally be removed intact within 15 seconds of administration. Whilst this does not eradicate the risk of diversion completely it does vastly reduce it, and may even help to improve adherence to buprenorphine, allowing more patients to benefit in the long-term.
One could argue that Espranor® may be less likely than bup-SL to cause respiratory depression, due to its higher buprenorphine/norbuprenorphine ratio. The authors suggest that buprenorphine may only minimally depress respiration and may indirectly be protective against respiratory depression as it competes for receptor occupancy with norbuprenorphine, which is up to ten times more potent in inducing respiratory depression in animals. Therefore, potentially the suprabioavailability of buprenorphine seen with Espranor® did not cause respiratory depression because the buprenorphine competed with the active metabolite norbuprenorphine for receptor occupancy, resulting in a higher buprenorphine/norbuprenorphine ratio. As these observations are based on animal studies, and the limited human data from this study, more pharmacokinetic studies are required to explore and confirm these hypotheses.
With any novel formulation of an existing drug, there is the risk of formulation-specific side effects emerging, and pharmacovigilance is required. More AEs were reported for bup-lyo compared to bup-SL. The authors suggest that the open-label randomisation utilised in this study may have contributed to AE reports. Additionally the higher buprenorphine plasma levels with bup-lyo may have contributed to the higher reporting rate. The most commonly reported mild TEAEs for the bup-lyo group were headache (4 subjects, 17.4%) and oral hypoaesthesia (reduced sensitivity to sensory stimuli), which was experienced by 2 subjects on a total of 3 occasions at 5- and 10-minutes post-administration. These resolved within 20-60 minutes. Other moderate TEAEs included vomiting, arthralgia, hyperhidrosis, and nausea; all of which are synonymous with opioid withdrawal, so potentially precipitated withdrawal was experienced by some subjects. Importantly no AEs were reported as severe and none resulted in withdrawal from the study. We must be vigilant for side effects of new medication so we can give information to patients and ensure they have realistic expectations of treatment, which may subsequently improve adherence.
Although the study allowed up to 7 days for titration and stabilisation on a maintenance dose of buprenorphine, the majority of bup-lyo and bup-SL subjects were successfully titrated to their maintenance dose by day 3. The same dose schedule was used for both formulations – 8mg maximum on day 1, in divided doses of 2-4mg, with increases on subsequent days up to a maximum dose of 24mg per day for bup-lyo or 32mg per day for bup-SL. Treatment was individualised with doses being administered according to subjects’ withdrawal symptoms and vital signs.
Of note is that 1 subject was stabilized on 20mg of bup-lyo. Espranor® is only licensed to a maximum daily dosage of 18mg, so any prescribing above this dose in clinical practice would be off-label. The typical treatment dose range of sublingual buprenorphine is 12-24mg per day, up to a maximum of 32mg. Assuming a 25-30% increase in bioavailability of Espranor®, when cautiously switching a patient from a dose of 32mg sublingual buprenorphine, one might use an equivalent Espranor® dose of 24mg (25% reduction). This of course is above the licensed maximum daily dose. Although this scenario is unlikely to occur frequently in practice, it is one that clinicians should be prepared for. And we must consider the possibility that Espranor® might not be a suitable alternative for patients requiring larger doses of buprenorphine.
Conversely, patients requiring doses lower than 2mg would not be suitable for Espranor® as it is only available in 2mg and 8mg tablets. This may be particularly relevant for patients who are detoxing from buprenorphine, and require doses lower than 2mg at the tail end of a detox. This phase of a detox can be psychologically challenging for patients, and many benefit from having very small incremental reductions in the last few days. This would have to be done with sublingual formulations, which may be disruptive for the patient, particularly if there are perceivable differences in bioavailability between formulations.
Future qualitative research should aim to explore patient perception of Espranor® and the perceived risks and benefits of this new formulation. The authors speculate that with more rapid absorption of Espranor® patients may experience an earlier perceived drug effect, which may improve treatment retention. This hypothesis warrants further investigation but first it must be determined whether or not the perceived drug effect of bup-SL influences patients’ adherence to treatment in current clinical practice. I would suggest that the slow disintegration of buprenorphine and the need to be supervised by a member of staff, which can be stigmatising for patients, is as important in influencing adherence to treatment. Another question posed by the authors is whether the use of Espranor® will lead to prescribing of lower doses or alternatively higher effective dosing. Nationally, on average, patients are not prescribed adequate doses of OST, so perhaps a new formulation with higher bioavailability will effectively optimise treatment and see increased retention and a better subjective experience of buprenorphine for patients. This is all speculative at this point, and only time will tell.
Finally it is important to emphasise that, although this study found that Espranor® is comparable to bup-SL on a range of measures, and it appears safe and efficacious, the two products are not bioequivalent and are therefore not interchangeable. Caution must be exercised when prescribing for patients with comorbidity and polysubstance use, particularly if using (prescribed or illicit) respiratory depressant drugs. Individualised treatment must continue to be the mainstay of treatment, and service providers will need to consider implementing local policies for switching between formulations. Although this study demonstrated a dose for dose switch could be made from Espranor® to bup-SL with no adverse effects, when converting from bup-SL to Espranor® prescribers may want to consider a dose reduction of 25-30% due to the greater bioavailability of Espranor®.
Take-Home Messages:
Espranor® has a higher bioavailability of buprenorphine compared to sublingual formulations. This results in a higher buprenorphine/norbuprenorphine ratio, which may be protective against respiratory depression.
Espranor® tablets disintegrate within approximately 2 minutes, in comparison to 5-10 minutes for sublingual formulations, and can generally not be removed intact within 15 seconds of administration.
Espranor® and sublingual buprenorphine formulations are not interchangeable and prescribers may wish to consider reducing the dose when switching from bup-SL to Espranor®.
Faster tablet disintegration has several potential benefits for patients and professionals – shorter post-administration supervision times resulting in reduced burden on resources and less stigma for patients, faster perceived drug effects, and improved adherence to treatment.
Further research with larger heterogeneous samples is required to replicate findings. Long-term outcomes also require investigation, and qualitative research is needed to elicit patient perceptions of Espranor®.
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Does art matter? What is art's true purpose? To change minds? To entertain? Someting in between? These are the lofty questions I've been asking myself in the face of ever distressing news.
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The same question could be applied to art. Being a writer shouldn't absolve us of the responsibility to hold truth to power through action. In an ideal world, writing would change hearts and minds, but we don't live in a ideal world. Not now. Maybe not ever.
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2020 Davis Cup draw: top teams, qualifiers schedule, venues.
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Davis Cup 2020: Draw, full qualifiers schedule, date, venues, qualified teams.
Twelve seeded nations will be drawn against 12 unseeded nations to compete in the Qualifiers on March 6-7 2020.
The winning teams in the Qualifiers will book their place in next year's Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals.
The 12 seeded nations for the 2020 Qualifiers, based on the latest Davis Cup Nations Ranking, are:
The 12 unseeded nations for the 2020 Qualifiers are:
Winner of Pakistan v India (to be played 29-30 November 2019)
How the New-Look 2020 Davis Cup Works-or process?
The 12 winners of the Qualifiers on 6-7 March next year will compete alongside the six nations that have automatically qualified for the 2020 Finals - the four 2019 semi-finalists Canada, Great Britain, Russia, and Spain, as well as the two 2020 wild cards France and Serbia.
The 12 home-and-away ties will consist of four singles matches and one doubles match with all matches played over the best-of-three tiebreak sets. Two singles matches will be played on Friday 6 March, with the doubles match followed by two reverse singles matches on Saturday 7 March.
The 12 winning nations in the Qualifiers will compete in the Davis Cup by Rakuten Madrid Finals 2020.
The 12 losing nations will compete in World Group I ties in September 2020.
Davis Cup 2020: Full qualifiers draw schedule, seed & unseeded teams.
The draw is as follows:
Croatia (s) (c) v Pakistan/India
Croatia finished third in Group B at the Davis Cup Finals this year. The 2018 champions will hope to have a strong backup when they host either Pakistan or India.
Hungary (c) v Belgium (s)
Hungary won a narrow 3-2 victory over Ukraine in September to advance to the Qualifiers where they will face a Belgium side.
Colombia (c) v Argentina (s)
Colombia put up a strong fight at the Davis Cup Finals but eventually finished third in Group D. Argentina advanced to the quarter-finals from Group C.
USA (s) (c) v Uzbekistan
USA win over Italy in Group F at the Davis Cup Finals but lost to finalists Canada for the first time to miss out on the knockout stages. Uzbekistan defeated Lebanon 3-2 in Group I ties to reach the Qualifiers.
Australia (s) (c) v Brazil
Australia lost to Canada in the quarter-finals in Madrid, while Brazil, who got a comfortable 3-1 victory against Barbados in Group I ties to reach the Qualifiers.
Italy (s) (c) v Korea, Rep.
Italy narrow 2-1 defeats to both Canada and USA. They will host Korea, Rep. in the nations’ first meeting since 1987, the Koreans beat China 3-1 to reach the Qualifiers for the first time.
Germany (s) (c) v Belarus
Germany defeated Argentina and Chile to reach the quarter-finals, Belarusdefeated Portugal 3-2 in September to advance to the Qualifiers next year.
Kazakhstan (s) (c*) v Netherlands
Kazakhstan beat Netherlands 2-1 before losing narrowly to Great Britain and missing out on the knockout stages.
Slovakia (c*) v Czech Republic (s)
The hosts Slovakia advanced to the Qualifiers after an impressive 3-1 victory over Switzerland, while the Czechs defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 3-2.
Austria (s) (c) v Uruguay
Dominic Thiem helped Austria a narrow 3-2 win in Finland and again continue their winning streak against Uruguay. The visitors defeated Dominican Republic 3-1 to reach the Qualifiers for the first time.
Japan (s) (c*) v Ecuador
Japan will hope to have Kei Nishikori in the side when they face Ecuador for the first time, the South Americans reaching the Qualifiers after a convincing 4-0 win against Venezuela.
Sweden (s) (c) v Chile
Sweden defeated Israel 3-1 to progress to the Qualifiers, where they will host Chile, who finished third in Group C at the Davis Cup Finals following defeats by Argentina and Germany.
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For 45 years the SSVP Twinning Scheme has enabled the Society in developing countries to thrive and grow, strengthened by the spiritual, financial and moral support the members have received. What is a very small sum of money for a Conference in Scotland can make a vast difference in a poor country, where a poor person may earn about 50 pence per day (if they are fortunate); just enough for one day’s food.
Whilst the major part of Twinning in terms of Conference to Conference Twinning is currently with India and South Africa, the link with Hungary is also growing. Each of these countries has its own unique problems and the Twinning scheme is tailored to each so that we can offer the best help within the resources available. The Society in each country shares the same Spirit that guides us in our work for the poor and each country benefits from the encouragement that Twinning offers.
Prayer is the key aspect of any successful Twinning. The promise to pray for the Twin is really what sets Twinning apart from a secular exercise.
Correspondence- letters are exchanged at least three times each year. If Conferences have access to the internet, they also communicate in this way. Language and literacy can sometimes make communication more difficult, but patience is always exercised.
Financial Support shows the tangible evidence of our sharing. This helps our overseas Brothers and Sisters to increase their efforts to overcome the poverty in their own parishes and communities.
How our Vincentian Family are coping with Covid in India
Our Twinning Officer Kate Kelley has been in touch with our fellow Conferences in India and had updates on how they are coping in these times of Coronavirus.
Below are the texts of some of these letters. Normally we would edit for a website post and just use a selection of information, however, there is something valid in sharing the full text of these wonderful letters. We wanted to ensure you as members were able to have a full flavour of what life is like right now in India for our brothers and sisters and also read the good wishes and prayers they send for us. The whole world is suffering with Coronavirus but in a nation where poverty is so widespread and modern conveniences limited then the nature of keeping everyone fed and cared for is that bit more complicated.
Beloved Sr. Jacqueline M Laird
In the name of merciful Jesus Christ we wish you to get relieve, to recover and heartfelt condolence those who are being affected by corona. We are from Our Lady of Rosary conference N.Gangapet, Vettavalam area council, Vellore central council, Tamil Nadu regional council ie. South India. On 19th March onwards we are in lockdown, no school, no transport, no marketing, totally arrested. Only the police make very frequent patrolling on streets, bazaars and in all important places where the people gather. No church ceremonies even Sundays. Still lockdown continues.
Yesterday evening news, out of 34 districts in Tamil Nadu, three noted districts including our district Tiruvannamalai, are under very serious check up because of increasing more infections daily. We are going to be under severe lockdown and medical supervision. Our spiritual advisor Rev.Fr. Vincent, conducts special prayer with prayer group throughout the day. Likewise it continues. Rosary, today’s message from the Bible, its message, general prayer and song on glory to Mother Mary, this month May is for her are included.
We lost our loving bishop Soundararaj periyanayagam Salesian Don Bosco on 20th March and his lost rites done on 24th March in Diocese Mother Mary Church and very Rev.Fr.I John Robert, Vicariate general performs diocese in charge.
Today 14th May the Pope instructed to follow sincere prayer, fasting and helping the needy people and to fight against corona. For the last 5months the world leaders have been struggling more to save the people from the infection of corona.
The world countries believe on our almighty Jesus Christ to have mercy on us to get free from corona. We continue our prayers for his mercifulness. Family prayer in the homes are being encouraged nowadays. This will give us great hope.
Thanking you, Kumar, Secretary, Our Lady of Rosary conference, N.Ganagapet
Thanks for concern and prayers you offered. We understand in spite of more bitter difficulties you are facing, your enquires shows how much you all really love India. In reply to your queries, I am trying to brief you about the present scenario in India developed from Corona-Covid 19 epidemic.
India is going through 21 days country wide shutdown. Really tough time. Both Union (Central) and state governments are trying their best to contain the disease. We are not sure how much it already spread as initially it was not seriously managed by all provinces, except Kerala Government. The return of Indian diaspora from West Asia and students and traders from China caused sudden rise in the spread of epidemic. Scarcity of protective devices, medical masks, sanitizers and gloves risks the lives of health workers in rural remote regions. If 6 % of Indian population is affected, as projected, it will be 80 million. If 5% of 80 million require ventilator for a span of 21 days, it will be 4 million. One ventilator costs 4000000 Indian rupees, the base model costs Rs.1500000/-(1.5 Million). It’s beyond the reach of an Indian rural hospital. Only urban medical facilities have ventilators and hi-tech life-saving equipment. So, the only effective option is to prevent the spread. Hope this shutdown works positively by the Grace of God and co-operation of people. But illiteracy, ignorance and superstitions may hinder its results.
India is staring at a severe economic crisis. On urban side, stock markets plunged. Demand and supply chain of milk, veg and fruits strained. Indian rural population, which is otherwise poor, depends mainly on agriculture and farming. Wheat, mustard, paddy, maize and soya bean are being harvested mainly in this season. Poultry rearing farms are facing dearth of feed. Now everything stands still. Agri markets closed. Delay causes huge loss and damage. Fishing harbors closed. No sufficient storage facilities. Most companies declared salary cuts. All skilled and unskilled workers forced to leave factories due to unexpected lockdown. Displaced migrant workers, families stranded, but forced to stay where ever they are, due to unexpected total shutdown, at remote locations en-route to their home which is far away , 100 – 800 miles, now battle hunger as no one to feed them.
As per statistics, last year, working days available for average rural family was only 47 days. It means, by calculating at the rate of 300 Indian rupees per day, the family had only Rs.14000/- annual income , less than Indian Rs. 40/- per day for a family of four individuals. This is poverty. But even with that they managed to survive; the present episode, an economic recession in pipeline, will derail that income too. Approximately, 54200000 families come under this category. So, poverty will grip more Indian families uncharitably.
Our Vincentians are trying their best to support the deserving poor families in their localities, mainly adopted families, by supplying food kits of rice/wheat, grains, veg, bath soap, and hand sanitizer. One such kit will cost Rs.600/- . Some of our conferences/ central councils are producing Hand sanitizer and masks for free supply to poor families. Some conducts awareness programs on hand hygiene. In some areas Community kitchens were opened with the support of Government. As mobility is restricted, we need to wait for more reach out activities. We may have to evolve more poor oriented self income projects to generate sufficiency to overcome the contingency. As middle income families also may suffer, who are our main local benefactors, our local income may not meet our fund requirements.
We had joined the prayer of Pope Francis and our International President. Rosaries and novenas are being offered. We do pray for all Vincentians all over the world. We are reading saddening reports from Spain, UK, United States, Italy, and France and, it’s painful.
Joining in prayer, let St Vincent and Blessed Frederic pray for us.
Litto Palathingal, Project Officer for Kerala, National Council of India.
Dear Sr. Kate Kelley,
Greetings in the name of Bl. Frederic Ozanam from Visakhapatnam Central Council, INDIA. I hope all our brothers and sisters are doing well.
Here everything is going on well except COVID-19. It is shaking the whole world just like anything. Our country is announced LOCKDOWN from 22nd March to 14th April. All our liturgical services are stopped as per the Indian Government instructions. We are watching the sermons, Masses, Holy Hour, Adoration through television only. It is the first time in the history I think. We cannot celebrate the Easter also. Since we are in quarantine, we have to spend most of the time by meditating the word of God, reciting Rosary and Way of the Cross. No one is coming out of their houses. What about in your country, I hope doing well.
All the weekly meetings, Managing committee meetings and some spiritual programmes which were planned are also cancelled due COVID-19. Still we are distributing provisions, vegetables, sanitizers and nose masks to our adopted families and to others also. By the grace of Almighty no Vincentian is affected by COVID-19.
I remain, Fraternally Yours, R. Rama Rao, President
298 Indian conferences are twinned with 229 Scottish Conferences(some Scottish Conferences have more than one twin), paying £30 per quarter each to be sent to SSVP India. The total for 2015/2016 paid via this scheme was £25740.00, making a huge difference to the people who are supported by the Indian Conferences.
Conferences also have donated more for special projects affiliated with the SSVP in India. Conferences donated a total of £17644.58 for 2015/2016 which paid for projects ranging from a cow bank amd fishing net distribution to the provision of clean drinking water.
SSVP Conferences donate £30 quarterly to support twinned Conferences in South Africa. These donations are sent directly the the SSVP in South Africa and distributed to the 106 SSVP twinned Conferences there. The total for 2015/2016 total is £9450.00.
Conferences also have donated more for special projects affiliated with the SSVP in South Africa. 2015/2016 total is £800.
Hungary is the newest twin for SSVP Scotland with only 3 Conferences in the country. Scottish Conferences paid £800 in 2015/16 to support the work of the SSVP in Hungary.
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We currently have 298 Indian conferences are twinned with 229 Scottish Conferences (some Scottish Conferences have more than one twin), paying £30 per quarter. We also have 23 South African twins currently in operation as links with many Conferences there are now firmly established.
The total for 2019/2020 paid via this scheme was £33,240 to India and £12,480 to South Africa, making a huge difference to the people who are supported by their SSVP Conferences.
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Conferences also have donated more for special projects affiliated with the SSVP in India. Conferences donated a total of £2,465 for 2019/2020 which paid for projects including milk buffalo being given to 5 families so they can sell milk in their village and sewing machines which allow family members to earn an income from clothes repairing and manufacture.
This helps with the education of poor students in India. Students can be sponsored for 1 – 5 years, depending on their course. Details of a student and course are sent annually to the sponsors. More details on the types of student sponsorship can be found here
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Thrust Reverser Actuation System
A "thrust reverser" is used in turbine engine aircraft to slow the plane down after landing. This is accomplished by redirecting the engine thrust forward through the use of actuator driven deflectors at the rear of the turbine.
Our flexible shaft assemblies provide power to the actuators that open and close the thrust reversers on pneumatic and electrically powered thrust reverser actuation systems, and are used to synchronize the actuators on hydraulically actuated systems.
Our team of engineers has many years of experience designing and manufacturing these demanding assemblies for most of the world’s aircraft.
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Flap and Slat
Flap and Slat moveable wing surfaces extend, increasing wing surface and lift area for takeoff and landing. They then retract to reduce wing area and drag at higher speeds, increasing efficiency.
The configuration of a flap and slat control system is very similar. Each surface is driven by two linear actuators which are connected to a transmission system centrally controlled from a power drive unit.
S.S. White flexible shafts drive the actuators that enable the flap and slats to extend and retract.
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Variable Bleed Valve System
Variable Bleed Valves are used on all turbine aircraft engines to increase efficiency and prevent possible stalls at starting, idling, and low speed operation.
S.S. White Flexible Shafts drive the actuation of VBV systems, ringing the engine circumference to drive the opening and closing of the valves.
Up to a dozen flexible shafts may be used on one engine to drive the valves, which operate like doors opening and closing to adjust the airflow to the High Pressure compressor.
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Fighter Jet Afterburner Nozzle Control
A fighter jet afterburner is comprised of: a set of fuel injectors, a tube, a flame holder that the fuel burns in, and an adjustable exhaust nozzle.
The actuators controlling the nozzles opening and closing are driven and synchronized by a series of flexible shafts that ring the engine.
These flexible shafts are highly engineered to withstand the extreme temperatures and torque loads presented by this demanding application.
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Canopy Actuation
The Canopy of fighter jets is the clear dome located on the top of the fighter jet. This acts as a windshield for the aircraft, as well as the point of entry/exit for the pilot.
The S.S. White Flexible shaft drives the actuator that enables the canopy to open and close.
Cargo Door Actuation
Large jet aircrafts use various types of actuation systems to open and close their cargo doors. Flexible shafts are used to transfer power from the driving motor to the ball screw actuator in the door mechanism. This allows the motor to be mounted remotely from the actuator assembly.
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In the crowded environments of aircraft cockpits it is often desirable to mount the windshield wiper motor remotely from the actuator assembly.
This makes packaging easier and can help to reduce cockpit noise.
Flexible shafts are routinely used for this application due to their high endurance life and ability to conform to difficult installation configurations.
Space Station Manual Override
A space station has many elements that need to connect to make up the complete station.
The node is responsible for controlling distributing resources between other connected elements of the station such as the crew return vehicle and habitation module.
This node also houses redundant key environmental control and life support systems (ECLSS) for oxygen generation, crew hygiene, waste management and water processing.
If the electrical system from the space station fails, the S.S. White flexible shaft operated by hand crank, allows the astronauts to manually override the system.
AC-130 Magazine Drive
The AC130 is considered to be one of the most formidable airborne weapons platforms used today by the US forces. With side firing capabilities, the AC130’s primary mission is to provide close air support and force protection. The AC130’s side firing weapons are integrated with high-level sensor, navigation and fire control systems.
It is armed with two M61 20mm Vulcan cannons, one L60 40mm Bofors cannon, one M102 105mm howitzer and one 25mm GAU-12 Gatling Gun.
One of the largest S.S. White Flexible Shaft assemblies used on an aircraft, is used as a drive shaft on the 25mm GAU-12 Gatling Gun. This feeds the ammunition into the cannon to maintain its 1,800 round per minute firing rate.
JSTARS Radome Drive
The JSTARS, Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is an; airborne battle management, command and control, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform. The JSTARS operates to provide ground and air commanders with surveillance to support attack operations of enemy forces.
The phased-array radar antenna is encased in a 26-foot canoe-shaped Radome under the forward part of the fuselage. The radar provides all targeting and battle management data to all Joint STARS operators.
The S.S. White Flexible Shaft drives a precision encoder to accurately position the Radome for data acquisition.
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The Hubble Space Telescope is one of the largest and most important research tools for astronomy ever created.
The Hubble’s Soft Capture Mechanism (SCM) is a ring-like device attached to the bottom of the telescope that will give future robotic spacecraft an easy place to grab onto for servicing.
The SCM was secured to the Hubble during the May 2009 Space Shuttle servicing mission.
S.S. White Flexible Shafts were used to power, synchronize, and clamp the jaws of the SCM simultaneously to ensure a secure mount on the telescope. The assembly is a critical element in the future operation of a safe de-orbit of the Space Telescope.
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V-22 Osprey Rescue Hoist
The V-22 Osprey is considered to be the most flexible, capable and revolutionary combat troop transport aircraft in the world. The V-22 can take off and land like a helicopter and convert to a turboprop aircraft while in flight.
Among the features of the V-22 Osprey is a state of the art Rescue Hoist system for lowering and raising troops from difficult situations.
A highly engineered S.S. White Flexible Shaft drives the Power Sheave Assembly in the Hoist Boom.
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Search - Ozzy Osbourne :: Just Say Ozzy
Just Say Ozzy
Genres: World Music, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Miracle Man - Ozzy Osbourne, Daisley, Bob
Bloodbath in Paradise - Ozzy Osbourne, Castillo, Randy
Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne, Osbourne, Ozzy
Tattooed Dancer - Ozzy Osbourne, Daisley, Bob
Sweet Leaf - Ozzy Osbourne, Butler, Geezer
War Pigs - Ozzy Osbourne, Butler, Geezer
Limited Edition Japanese pressing of this album comes housed in a miniature LP sleeve. 2007.
All Artists: Ozzy Osbourne
Title: Just Say Ozzy
Styles: Europe, British Isles, Vocal Pop, Album-Oriented Rock (AOR), British Metal
No Rest for Wicked/Ultimate Sin
Label: Epic Europe
Light From Carolina 1
Genres: Country, Pop, Rock
Label: The Orchard
Giorgia Fumanti
Label: 101 DISTRIBUTION
Christopher Band Jordan
More of You
Genres: Dance & Electronic, New Age, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks
Label: Polydor / Umgd
Zooropa
Genres: Alternative Rock, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock
Passion: Music For The Last Temptation Of Christ
Genres: Alternative Rock, World Music, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks, Classic Rock
American Fool
Label: Island / Mercury
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Sly & the Family Stone - Greatest Hits [Epic]
From the Cradle
Genres: Blues, Pop, Rock, Classic Rock, Metal
Label: Reprise / Wea
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Member CD Reviews
Andy N. (DREWKEEPER) from CASCO, WI
Reviewed on 3/9/2014...
Live, if you like that.
0 of 2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Great Live E.P
Stargazer | New York | 10/29/2005
"This is Ozzy's final release as a "hair band" after The Ultimate Sin and No Rest For The Wicked. This of course isn't a studio album but Ozzy's band still had the big hair and what not. Anyway here's my review
1.Miracle Man- 10/10 A great fast paced concert opener. Ozzy's vocals here sound better than the studio recording! A great catchy song with an awesome chorus. Zakk's pinch harmonics are awesome. Zakk's solo is just as good as the studio version. The solo is great as Zakk shreds away but it sounds exactly like the studio version. Overall better than the studio version.
2.Bloodbath in Paradise- 10/10 Great scary intro that leads into one of Zakk's best riffs ever. Ozzy's vocals are awesome and the lyrics are great. The lyrics are about the Manson family murders. Another catchy chorus. Zakk has an awesome agressive fill in! Zakk's monster solo here is better and more agressive than the studio version! Zakk throws in another great fill in right after the solo. Zakk's tone is awesome too! Once again better than the studio version.
3.Shot in the Dark- 10/10 Great harmonic intro. Zakk's tone is awesome and his pinch harmonics great aswell. Zakk plays the solo great although not as good as Jake originally did. Ozzy's vocals are flawless as well and Zakk gets a second solo as did Jake during The Ultimate Sin tour. Zakk's second solo is better than the first as Zakk shreds away fast and furiously.
4.Tattooed Dancer- 10/10 Another great fast song with some awesome an awesome guitar riff and some awesome pinch harmonics. Zakk's fills in are great once again. Ozzy's vocals sound better here than the studio version. An agressive hair metal song here.
5.Sweet Leaf- 10/10 A great version of this Sabbath classic that's as good as the original. Ozzy's vocals are as good as the original and Zakk's pinch harmonics work great. I personally Zakk's shredding here is great and Randy Castillo's drumming is amazing
6.War Pigs- 10/10 Another live Sabbath song that is as good as the original. Zakk's solo is great too especially the second one which Zakk shreds away on. Ozzy's vocals are perfect once again.
This is a great live E.P if you want a half hour to kill than listen to this straight through it's an awesome E.P The band is
Ozzy Osbourne- Vocals
Zakk Wylde- Guitar
Randy Castillo- Drums
Geezer Butler- Bass"
Highly underrated
Josh | Ontario, Canada | 10/01/2005
"For whatever reason, this live album released in 1990 isn't all too popular with the fans. Why? I couldn't honestly tell you. Every single song on here is solid. Not to mention that the version of "Shot In The Dark" found here completely blows away the studio version. With 3 tracks off "No Rest For The Wicked", a kick ass recording of "Shot In The Dark", with a couple of classic Sabbath tunes thrown in for good measure, how could anyone complain? To top it all off, the remastering found here is absolutely splendid. This disc will definitely give your speakers a workout. Unfortunately, as we all know, Ozzy dislikes "Shot In The Dark", so this album was not amongst the 2002 reissues. So, by all means, if you happen to see this album anywhere, pick it up. It may be your only chance.
Recommended."
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Barbuto column: Skip or stream? ‘Military Wives,’ ‘Spaceship Earth,’ ‘The Wretched,’ ‘Lucky Grandma’
Dana Barbuto
Video on demand is having a moment - and with movie theaters closed indefinitely, it’s likely to gain even more popularity. Back at the beginning of the pandemic, studios dropped a batch of flicks on streaming platforms, and we gobbled them up. Fast forward a dozen weeks and there’s an avalanche of choices. This week’s foursome runs the gamut: horror, documentary, comedy and uplifting drama. Skip or stream? Read on and find out.
"Military Wives": You could do worse than this uplifting, but saccharinely story about British army wives forming a choir while awaiting the return of their spouses from deployment. The film is based on real events that occurred at Flitcroft Garrison and is directed by "The Full Monty’s" Peter Cattaneo. The cast is headed by ever-dependable Kristin Scott Thomas as the buttoned-up, efficient Kate, wife of the colonel. Sharon Horgan is the more laidback, wine-swilling Lisa, who becomes a reluctant leader after her husband is promoted. Sparring ensues as the two women have different approaches to running the choir. Just like a sports movie, the by-the-numbers plot moves along smoothly, hitting all the expected beats and culminating with the big game - a nationally televised event at London's Royal Albert Hall. A sisterhood forms, conflicts wrap up tidily and the message of "stronger together" is certainly on point. The effort is so earnest that it’s hard to hate, especially when accompanied by songs by Cyndi Lauper and The Spice Girls. (PG-13 for some strong language and sexual references. Available to rent from Plimoth Virtual Cinema, www.plimoth.org) Grade: B
"Spaceship Earth": There’s nothing less inviting than watching people live in quarantine while most of us do the same. But that’s where documentarian Matt Wolf takes you in exploring the notorious Biosphere 2 ecological experiment, where from 1991 to 1993 four men and four women occupied a sprawling three-acre $200 million, hermetically sealed structure in the Arizona desert. The goal was to see if life could thrive in a controlled, cloistered system. Like Matt Damon in "The Martian," the "biospherians" grew their own food, recycled their air, water and waste, independent and untouched by the world outside. Or was it? Therein lies the problem. Accusations of fraud abound, which makes for riveting viewing but bad science. The documentary plays out like a season of "Big Brother," with interpersonal conflicts, cults, deception, sabotage and even Steve Bannon, the ex-Trump adviser running the experiment. (Not rated; Available to rent on Amazon and Hulu) Grade: B+
"The Wretched": The low-budget indie horror flick from siblings Drew and Brett Pierce has been the No. 1 rental since it was released May 1. The story centers on Ben (John-Paul Howard), a rebellious teenager discovering - "Rear Window"-style - there’s a witch (Zarah Mahler) living next door. And she’s thirsty. The setting is an idyllic tourist town where Ben goes to spend the summer working at his father’s (Jamison Jones) marina. He befriends Mallory (Piper Curda), his Girl Friday. Ben’s suspicions are ignored. So he makes it his mission to put an end to the witch’s reign of terror. The plot moves along swiftly, relying on rote genre tropes (dark basements, creepy woodsy setting, children in peril) before descending into supernatural shenanigans. Some effective scares are enhanced by creative sound mixing evoking enough dread to keep you engaged. (Not rated; Available to rent via video on demand) Grade: B-
"Lucky Grandma": I saved the best for last. Director Sasie Sealy’s feature film debut is one, fun flick. Eighty-six-year-old Tsai Chin ("Joy Luck Club") steals the show as a recently widowed, chain-smoking, gambling granny running into a load of cash that pits her against the local mob boss in New York’s Chinatown. After she’s chased and shaken down by goons named Pock-Mark (Woody Fu) and Little Handsome (Michael Tow), Grandma hires a sizable bodyguard called Big Pong (Hsiao-Yuan Ha). He turns out to be a Teddy bear, naturally, and he and Grandma develop a bond. They’ve got an engaging dynamic, but it’s Chin who carries a film that at times is tonally jarring, as the plot veers off into an abduction situation. Yet, you follow along. Chin’s presence conveys gravitas, and she does it all with piercing eyes and scathing expressions. She’s one tough cookie. (Unrated and available to stream from the The Brattle’s Virtual Screening Room, www.brattlefilm.org) Grade: B+
Dana Barbuto may be reached at dbarbuto@patriotledger.com or follow her on Twitter @dbarbuto_Ledger.
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Wallace keeps a lid on it
Caloundra's Tessa Wallace is about to depart for her final training block in Europe before the 2012 London Olympics. Brett Wortman
by SteveZ
Steve Zemek
6th Jul 2012 3:00 PM
WHEN an athlete remarks that they are "just looking to do their best", it is usually dismissed as a trite cliche, a buzz phrase, a throwaway line.
When it comes from the mouth of Tessa Wallace, however, when you sit back and appreciate her trials and tribulations to get to the London Olympics, it seems anything but a hollow platitude.
The Caloundra swimmer's path to the Games is a storied one.
For an 18-year-old to come from the clouds and produce an against-the-odds win in the 200m breaststroke at the Australian Swimming Championships is an achievement worthy of celebration, but it is the inner demons Wallace has battled and beaten that make her accomplishments all the more remarkable.
For much of her preparation she has battled Ross River virus and anaemia.
Both have the potential to be debilitating illnesses and threatened to bring about a premature end to her career. She also worked her way back from a serious knee injury that required surgery.
Her training patterns were seriously affected, but she never used her health as an excuse. Publicly she has been stoic and never given in to self-doubt.
She was never meant to earn her ticket to London and snared it through incredible mental application. For that reason she is grateful to be where she is.
Just days before jetting off to Europe for her final training block, she was farewelled yesterday at Caloundra Aquatic Centre by Pelican Waters clubmates, friends and family - those who had been there for the best and worst of times.
Speaking to the Daily she was expectedly excited about the biggest race of her life, yet measured in her expectations. Whatever comes next she is already a victor.
"I'm just taking it one step at a time," she said.
"It's going to be a hard race, but I can't go out too hard. I've just got to go out and get through the heats, go into the semis and max myself out there. If I can do a PB and make the final, that will be an achievement in itself.
"If I can then shave another second or two off my time, I might be in with a medal chance."
Wallace races chase for fitness
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Out This Week / on 4 January 2019
December 31, 2018 by Paul Sinclairtags: billy joel, david bowie, jazz, john coltrane, out this week, soundtracks, various artists
David Bowie / 1. Outside (coloured 2LP vinyl)
Friday Music in the US are reissuing a couple of David Bowie albums this week including the brilliant Outside, from 1995.
This is the full album across two vinyl records. In fact, slightly ridiculously there are TWO different versions: a blue/green swirl vinyl pressing and a black/white swirl vinyl. They aren’t particularly cheap, due to being imports.
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Billy Joel / The Stranger Japanese hybrid SACD+CD
Two-disc Japanese 40th anniversary reissue features a 5.1 surround mix of Billy Joel‘s fifth studio album. The album was of course produced by Phil Ramone and the 5.1 mix was created by Frank Filipetti. The stereo layer uses the 2011 mastering (by Ted Jensen) and includes five bonus tracks. The second disc is a blu-spec CD2 and includes the Carnegie Hall concert included on the 30th anniversary edition. As with the recent 52nd Street SACD, the packaging is exemplary, since it comes in a seven-inch card sleeve with inner bag, booklet, concert ticket, flyer, two posters, 24-page booklet and 60-page booklet and more. Also available on CDJapan.
The Stranger - Japanese SACD+CD
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David Bowie / Hours (coloured vinyl)
David Bowie‘s 1999 album Hours… also gets the same treatment as Outside from Friday Music (two different versions). It’s one of my least favourite Bowie albums and not a patch on Outside. The artwork has grown on me over the years though!
Hours (Red & Orange Swirl Vinyl) [VINYL]
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John Coltrane / 1963: New Directions (5LP vinyl box)
New vinyl box set that features John Coltrane‘s work in 1963. That year’s recorded output shows movement in many directions: a look back at the past, continued examination of a familiar repertoire, exploration of more traditional formats and a look forward at compositions and approaches that would further extend the reach of jazz. Also available as a 3CD set.
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New Directions - 3CD set
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Various Artists / Rushmore soundtrack (vinyl LP)
First time on vinyl in the UK for this soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s brilliant 1998 film Rushmore. If you see the film, you’ll want the soundtrack, simple as that. The film music mixes, The Kinks, Cat Stevens, The Who, John Lennon et al with Mark Motherburgh originals. Rushmore is one of the best films of the 1990s (and there were many good ones) so if you haven’t seen it, you should do!
Rushmore vinyl LP
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68 responses to Out This Week / on 4 January 2019
Bad reviews for the coloured Hours. I will wait one ro two years for the box set. https://www.amazon.com/Translucent-Orange-Audiophile-Limited-Tri-Fold/dp/B07HSR2L69/?tag=sdepcwus-20#customerReviews
I can confirm those reviews. The cover art work is awful, a blurry mess lifted straight from the CD by the look of it. Which is as it was when it was released a couple of years ago. It looks like a bootleg.
The coloured vinyl looks and sounds great.
Heathen by the same label doesn’t have these issues.
I’m yet to receive 1.Outside and Reality.
Elizabeth Hirst says:
Thank goodness I am not a Bowie completist. I think I’ll wait for the boxes to get these albums on vinyl. It does seem like a rip-off to have multiple coloured vinyl of exactly the same album, but it seems that any technique to separate fans from their money is OK these days.
Brian Smith says:
Why not just plain black vinyl? I’m getting tired of coloured and multi-coloured stuff.
There is actually a black vinyl too, but I thought most people would be interested in the limited edition version. I think there’s between 1000 and 1500 copies available.
deadair says:
i’m looking at the coltrane, it shows only black vinyl in the picture.
I’m tempted by Hours. It’s one that passed me by on first release. But how can Amazon justify £47 in UK? PLUS, both the UK and US Amazon sites listings of Hours are showing the Outside image! Tsk, Tsk.
stevieb says:
The Amazon track listing for the Rushmore vinyl doesn’t include anything by Lennon, although the inclusion of such a track is mentioned in the product description.
The Amazon track listing only includes half the album!
Garry Scott says:
I just ordered both from Amazon Australia and as i’m a prime member i get free shipping. Cost me $112 AUD which converts to 62 GBP. Makes a change to get something cheaper in OZ!
The Bowie vinyl is cheaper to buy from amazon USA (with postage and import charges) than it is to buy it from the U.K. site.
Hey Paul, can you do the 2019 reissues preview, please?
All the very best in the New 2019 too!
Nancy :-)
colm47 says:
Give him a chance Nancy!
Though I can’t wait for Paul’s preview either.
Love the preview and planning my collecting year ahead.
Happy New Year everyone
Gisabun says:
I am wondering what Bowie’s label/estate will do once the box sets hit the 90s and after. Just about every album had a whack of B’sides, mixes and other stuff. I think “1 outside” has a full CD of extras [most are remixes]. Heathen had quite a bit as well. And so on.
I’ve seen Bowie on every tour since 1983 and the Outside tour was my favourite by far! The infamous Morrissey supported shows at Wembley Arena! It was so good! Loud as hell!! The tabloids were reporting that the audience were leaving halfway through because he wouldn’t play “the hits” He did play Teenage Wildlife, though, my favourite Bowie song and I’ve never been happier!
I was 14 and I was at the first night at Wembley, 14/11/95,
When Bowie come on everyone stood up so I couldn’t see, my dad got us moved tot the side seats so we could see.
I’m sure they saw us leaving and reported it.
Because I remember reading that to.
Excellent gig!
Teenage wildlife was a personal favourite of mine too. And my death
My new year’s resolutions list now reads: 1. Eat healthier 2. Exercise more 3. Finally get into “Outside”. (I feel I have a chance with 3…) Happy 2019!
PS. Paul, did you do a “Favourite Albums of 2018” list?
It won’t be long until every song David Bowie ever recorded is issued on 7″ coloured vinyl, with the same track repeated on the B-Side. With a tenner price tag, the usual suspects will still be queueing around the (virtual) block!
So I can order from the US, and have it shipped to New Zealand for under $US 7! No import duties at that price.
Rectory Records says:
If you have not already, check out the Tony Visconti interview in 2 parts on BBC6 music. Available on BBC music app and iplayer I guess. Very entertaining and informative, if you love his Bowie input or not.
emsquared says:
1.Outside on vinyl just kills me. An album intended to exploit the capacity of a CD (and Bowie had enough material for a second CD come to that) but fair enough.
These Japanese SACD’s frustrate my tight budget. It was bad enough with the Miles Davies Bitches Brew Japan only release last year. Hybrid SACD AND Blu Spec CD is a peculiar box ticking exercise for collectors.
tonissive says:
buy a Friday release is very expensive outside of USA!!!
Kevin Galliford says:
I love “Outside”, one of my top 3 Bowie albums & I waited years for the much talked about sequel done with Eno but alas nothing so far. Maybe in years to come after the boxsets issues have been completed & someone somewhere releases each album individually, we will hopefully get all the recorded stuff from the time. I’m not losing any sleep over it even though I’d sell my dog for it!
Perhaps, if the multi-disc 5-year-increment boxes continue, we’ll get the expanded Outside with that.
Although it starts off rather oddly with Thursday’s Child, I’m rather fond of Hours myself. *shrug*
I bought the 2015 double LP reissue of Outside (white vinyl) in Amsterdam 2 years ago for €69. It was obviously an import, hence the price, but it was worth it. Didn’t really care about the color (white) but always wanted the full length version of Outside on vinyl. It’s long out of print now and worth more than €200 on Discogs!
They should just reissue a standard black version now.
I have always felt let down by the quality of Friday Music’s products, so much so that I’m not going to buy anything from them again. They are not a patch on what Music on Vinyl, or Vinyl180, produces.
I was shocked at how there were so few pages of photos for their live Bowie release…
I’m with you Clive. I’ve stopped buying Friday Music titles too. They butchered the Deep Purple vinyl re-issues of In Rock & Fireball (sound wise – the packaging was good though!). Didn’t bother with the other DP titles. Luckily for me these titles have now been re-issued many times over. They are also very expensive even if you buy direct from US dealers like Import CDs
Simon Thornhill says:
I’m fumming!! I LOVE 1. Outside, it’s possibly my fave Bowie album. Before you all collectively “tutt” at me. I Really got into Bowie through the release of this album, as I was only a nipper when he released his classics.
I’ve been trying to get this on vinyl for years. But always shyed off by the hefty price tag.
So at first I was delighted at this news. But when you factor in possibly being stung for import fees.
I think I’ll wait it it’s reissued within the vinyl Boxset format. Not sure if it will be included in the next one or the one after that lol
Not too bothrred about it being on coloured vinyl , I just want an excellent pressing of the full album on vinyl.
As a side note , I picked up the Coloured Japanese vinyl reissues of Heathen, Reality , The Next Day and the 2003 Reality Tour vinyl Boxset. They were issued to coincide with the Japanese Bowie……..IS exhibition.
I was hoping that 1.Outside would have been included , but sadly no
Hi Simon… there is no ‘being stung’ for import duties. The price is already quite expensive (in the UK) but that is all you’ll pay.
LeBaron says:
Hours is the Bowie album I like the least.
Given Reeves Gabrels was hugely involved in the writing and producing of this album, I was expecting a rock album with huge guitars in it. Instead we have a mainstream boring album with uninspired tunes.
But remember the release of this album more or less did coincide with the launch of both his 1999 remaster campaign and the Bowie Bank.
Bowie could not take the risk of launching a non-mainstream avant-garde LP at the same time.
So that is Hours.
Still, ‘The Pretty Things Are Going To Hell’, eh?!!
The sound of Hours was all Bowie’s doing. In fact, it was the experience of doing Hours that caused Reeves to decide to move on. Reeves wanted a harder album, Bowie the melancholy we got.
Hours is a great undervalued album. Problem is, it was poorly produced. If it had been recorded with Visconti, would have been a different story. ‘Pretty things are going to hell’ should have been a monster hit.
Brilliant Adventure says:
Is the longer haired Bowie on the cover of Hours a lookalike? Looks suspiciously like the actor from the Evian advert – the video for Thursday Child.
The reason for the colored vinyl is to make it a more desirable offering. I got off the Bowie bus with Black Tie and have never listened to this period until Heathen. They figure this is the only way to make it attractive to collectors
Some really good b sides from the hours sessions!
I was a teenager in the 90s and became a fan in the late 90s, so I got ‘Earthling’ then worked backwards. ‘Hours’ was the first new Bowie album during my time as a fan, and I remember excitedly going to the CD shop the day of its release to pick it up. I made myself like it at the time, but now it sounds dreadfully thin and boring. Even Bowie seemed to bore of it quickly, since he only played two or three tracks even in the promotional tour from the album, then skipped the album entirely on the 2002 and 2004 tours.
andrew r says:
Its David Bowie ,some of his output is better than others
anaemic and boring ? Never .
Nigel D Day says:
Hours is probably my worst Bowie album. Even moreso than Tonight and Never Let Me Down. Have never heard DB sounding so bored. Nearly all his other albums feel like they are complete and that all the songs on them belong together. The stuff on Hours sounds like a load of unloved B sides that have been burnt onto a CD then forgotten about almost immediately. Shame, especially after the return to form of the previous few albums.
The Bowie re-issues.
Friday Music taking advantage of Bowie completists, sadly its an affliction many of us have.
Reality is due next, mid January.
Past November they issued 4 x different coloured versions of Heathen. Serious problems with the sleeves meant many many dissatisfied customers.
As for Outside, they are the only place to get the full album, 2 x LP, their all white version is superb quality and fetches big money on the 2nd hand market.
CraigH says:
Actually 5 different colored versions of Heathen if you include the Barnes & Noble exclusive!
Mr P says:
F*”‘ me!
How much extra do amazon uk want for the bowie albums???
They are imports. Remember paying £7 or £8 for 12-inch imports in the 1980s when UK versions were £3.50? Same thing.
that was because the shops had to order them in to the UK. This is Amazon!
really want Outside but can’t justify that price :(
Amazon have to do that as well…
Paul the world has moved on from those days. Pressings are more centralised these days. More often than not a single pressing is made and distributed world wide. Look at RSD pressings. They are sold all over the world at roughly the same price. Any country other than country of manufacture is technically an importer but they are treated and sold as domestic pressings. The days of getting that elusive foreign pressing with a different sleeve and/or track listing have long gone as the release from overseas is more than likely the exact same pressing. I recently got the McCartney Spotify green vinyl. It is a US pressing and I bought it from Recordstore which is run by Universal who simply took the stock from the US with no import fees.
What you are saying can be the case but not always. I’m a dealer as well remember so for example the reason Juliana Hatfield’s album is £28 on vinyl (https://www.shopsuperdeluxe.com/collections/new-in/products/juliana-hatfield-weird-limited-orange-vinyl) is because it has a really high dealer price because someone has to import it from American Laundromat in the US and pay shipping/duties etc. So yes, for some big releases or labels that have global operations what you say can be the case but there are loads of smaller labels were it isn’t and moving stock from one country to another has to happen and that costs money and creates ‘import’ type prices.
I understand Paul. I was talking about the major record labels. Obviously small independent labels will only produced locally. Have you any insider information on what may happen post Brexit? Most releases (on major labels) here are “made in the EU” and it is the same product across all EU countries. You no longer get different French or German pressings for example. Will this change after Brexit? Or will the UK pressings suddenly become more expensive with import tariffs if made outside the UK for UK distribution?
Billy Dojcak says:
It was kinda the same here. $4.99 for a 12″, but imports were usually a dollar more. I’d get the the import if available cause the sound was better.
Those injection molded 7″ with the inked on label always sounded terrible.
Andrew M says:
Anyone who expects no import duty has obviously never bought a MoFi pressing :)
Would love the Billy Joel. Going to see Elio Pace with David Brown perform the stranger in it’s entirety later this year.
But I can’t play SACD so I will have to pass :(
It’s a SACD Hybrid which means it plays on any normal CD player :)
Although I am not sure many people would want to pay over £60 to do so ;)
65 quid for a CD!
Peter Robertshaw says:
Let’s have a heated debate:
Is it called “1.Outside” or “Outside”?
See… ‘Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1’ or just ‘Listen Without Prejudice’
No debate necessary imho: Record sleeves say “1. Outside” and “Listen Without Prejudice, Vol. 1” so i guess that’s what the artists want these albums to be referred to.
I’d say 1. Outside – The Nathan Adler Diaries: A Hyper-cycle. ;)
Oh, sh&!
The Coltrane set is a bit cheeky; basically repackaging “Both Directions At Once” with the rest of his 1963 recordings. Great stuff, of course but not necessary.
If you already have all the other releases that is.
I don’t, so i find it quite cool that i can skip the standard release of “Both Directions At Once” and get something like an SDE of it instead.
The 3rd of the Bowie Outside releases you have listed (Blue/Gold Swirl) is actually a 2nd version of Hours. So there is 2 versions of each release. Amazon just has the wrong picture.
Oops… sorry about that. Fixed it now.
Paul Soper says:
Hours is one of my favourite Bowls albums. It’s actually the album that got me into Bowie. I’n contrast, I can’t make it through Outside. Maybe i’ll try again!
daveid76 says:
I’ve never liked Hours. It’s anaemic and lifeless. Even the one track I listened to TPTAGTHell sounds pretty boring now.
Trash says:
I’m with you Paul. Hours is a particular favourite of mine (as far as latter-day Bowie goes). I find it a much more satisfying listen than Heathen or The Next Day (and definitely one of the better covers in amongst his last clutch of albums).
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Sat March 16th Bag Packing in Tesco
Monday April 22nd Family Treasure Hunt
Saturday May 11th School Clean Up Day
Saturday May 25th Holy Communion.
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Junior Infants;
“Where the Wild Things Are “ by Maurice Sendak
“The Gruffalo” by Julia Donaldson
“Adam Saves Christmas” by Benji Bennett
“The Very Hungry Caterpillar” by Eric Carle
“Not now Bernard” by David McKee
“Pig in the Pond” by Martin Waddell
“Guess How Much I Love You” by Anita Jeram
“The Goodnight Star” by Amy Sparkes
Senior Infants;
Horrid Henry Early Readers Series by Francesca Simon
“Magic Faraway Tree” by Enid Blyton
“My Penguin Osbert” by Elizabeth Cody Kimmell
“We’re going on a Bear Hunt” by Michael Rosen & Helen Oxenbury
“The Cat in the Hat” by Dr. Seuss
“Amazing Grace” by Mary Hoffman & Caroline Binch
“Own Babies” by Martin Waddell
“One Thing” by Lauren Child
1st Class;
“What’s for Dinner Mr Gum” by Andy Stanton
Dirty Bertie Series by Alan MacDonald
Rainbow Fairy Series by Daisy Meadows
Panda O’Brien Series
“My Naughty Little Sister” by Dorothy Edwards
“Clarice Bean, That’s Me” by Lauren Child.
2nd Class;
Astrosaurs Series by Steve Cole
Felicity Wishes Series by Emma Thomson
Famous Five Series by Enid Blyton
3rd Class;
“Alice to the Rescue “ by Judi Curtin
Beast Quest Series by Adam Blade
“Feile Fever” by Joe O’Brien
“Save our Sweetshop” by Lorraine Francis- (Poolbeg Press)
“The Adventures of Henry & Sam & Mr. Fielding” by Vera Pettigrew- (The Children’s Press).
“A Sudden Puff of Glittering Smoke” by Anne Fine. (Egmont)
“Lisa’s Lamb” by Margit Cruickshank. (Children’s Poolbeg).
“The Adventures of Tin Tin” by Herge
“Matilda” by Roald Dahl & Quentin Blake
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“Diary of a Wimpy Kid” by Jeff Kinney
Skulduggery Pleasant Series by Derek Landy
“The Sheep Pig” by Dick King-Smith (Puffin Books)
“Orla at School” by Mary Beckett. (Children’s Poolbeg).
“A World of Folk Tales” by James Riordan. The Hamlyn Publishing Group Ltd.
“The Angel of Nitshill Rd” by Anne Fine. (Mammoth)
“Charlotte’s Web” by E. B. White (Hamish Hamilton)
“Guinness World Records”.
The Naughtiest Girl Collection by Enid Blighton.
“Artemis Fowl” by Eoin Colfer
“Carriers War” by Nina Bawden
Tom Gates Series by Liz Pichon.
“Hetty Feather “ by Jacqueline Wilton
Maximum Ride Series by James Patterson
“Strongbow” by Morgan Llywelyn. (The O’Brien Press Ltd)
“The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe” by C.S. Lewis. (Puffin Books)
“The Borrowers” by Mary Norton. (Puffin Books)
“The Good Liar” by Gregory Maguire. (The O’Brien Press)
David Walliams Series.
“Miles to Go” by Miley Cyrus
Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott
“Safe Harbour” by Marita Conlon-McKenna. (The O’Brien Press Ltd)
“Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry” by Mildred D. Taylor. (Penguin Books)
“Oliver Twist” by Charles Dickens
“Tom’s Midnight Garden” by Philippa Pearce. (Puffin Books)
“Blaeberry Sunday” by Elizabeth O’Hara. (Poolbeg Press).
Harry Potter Series; J. K. Rowling.
“Goodnight Mister Tom” by Michelle Magorian.
St.Oliver’s Rainbow Site
As part of our School Care programme, we are delighted to be in a position to offer young people who have experienced loss through bereavement, separation or divorce change in their family the opportunity to participate in the Rainbows 12 week programme – which already takes place in over 500 schools and parishes throughout the country.
When something significant happens in a family, the entire family is affected. If a parent dies or parents separate, not only do the parents grieve, the children do also. Grief is an expression of love and a normal human reaction to a significant loss. Children find it difficult to verbalise their feelings of grief because of their age and inexperience. It may surface in their behaviour, schoolwork and emotional well-being.
Rainbows is a support group that helps children put their feelings into words, work through their grief, build a stronger sense of self-esteem, and begin to adapt to what has taken place in the family. Rainbows is not a counselling group. It is a safe, confidential setting where children will share their feelings with each other and with trained Facilitators.
For further information on our School Care program contact St. Oliver’s school (064) 6632047 during school hours or 0872932598 from 4:30pm
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Will Apple Face a Consumer Backlash Over iOS 6 Maps?
by Paul Brown | Sep 21, 2012
Today saw the launch of the Apple iPhone 5, the first device to feature Apple's new mapping application pre-installed. However, iOS 6 was released for other Apple devices a few days earlier, and when installed, replaced Google Maps with Apple's new mapping application.
iOS 6 maps brings new features to the iPhone, including turn-by-turn navigation. While there have been many positive experience reported on iOS 6 Maps, there have also been a significant volume of criticism in the press and on social media sites of missing towns, poorly rendered imaging, inaccurate routing and out of date information. A blog has even been set up where users can take a screen shot of such issues - The Amazing iOS 6 Maps (The Apple iOS 6 Maps are Amazing. Not.)
Source: http://theamazingios6maps.tumblr.com/post/31927907199/left-apple-map-on-iphone-4s-right-google-map-on
SA research has found that maps and navigation are one of the most used features by smartphone users. 66% of iPhone users in the US and Western Europe report using maps on their phone on a weekly basis. Users also place a high value on a map/navigation application compared to other apps.
So what are the alternatives? There are many map and navigation applications available to download to the iPhone, although not the one they are familiar with - Google Maps - which they can now only access via the iPhone's web browser. However, the well-known and well-trusted navigation apps generally come with a hefty price tag.
Switching to another platform is also an option. Nokia has invested heavily in mapping, and both Nokia Maps and Nokia Drive on the Lumia series of devices provide an excellent experience, including indoor maps. Android also provides a viable alternative through embedded Google Maps which supports the turn-by-turn navigation and street view functions that iPhone users are familiar with.
However, our recent research into consumer attachment to the mobile platform of their choice suggests that dissatisfaction with specific features - even those as important and valued as mapping - is unlikely by itself to drive more than a few iOS devotees to switch to a new platform due to their concerns about losing access to apps and content associated with their current device and the requirement to learn a new, unfamiliar UI.
In the short-term the implementation of turn-by-turn navigation is being overshadowed by mapping glitches and backlash regarding features that are no longer supported. In the long run, Apple will address these issues and the current outcry will be largely forgotten. What the company will gain is control over its own map app, which will allow it to provide deeper location integration and more compelling location services.
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League of Legends: Garen Skins’ Review – StrategyZero
League of Legends: Garen Skins’ Review
Garen, the Might of Demacia
Garen, the Might of Demacia has become a staple of League of Legends thanks to his bright tactics and elaborate strategies. Of course, running towards an enemy and spinning like a top may seem simple but not many can reproduce such tactics with similar success. His skins actually follow a similar trend, they seem simple but there’s usually more than meets the eye. To dispense Demacian justice with style, give a decisive look at his skins’ review.
Sanguine Garen
Concept: Garen wearing a red Demacian uniform.
Model: Moderate model changes for Garen and new model for his sword.
Splash Art: A bleak landscape of a dusty battlefield is the setting. The hopeless emptiness of the background is interesting but also disappointing. There’s too much emphasis on suggesting instead of displaying and the draft quality of the depiction doesn’t help.
In bronze armour with tints of copper Garen appears under a dim sunray. His upper body is relegated in size to a point that perspective can’t account for. Metal glints with believable highlights but cloth is diffuse. The uneven surfaces join a look that is closer to Classic Garen than Sanguine so that the portrayal is of little use as a presentation card.
In conclusion, despite an interesting context this is a sub-par introduction to the Sanguine style. If the uneven displays aren’t enough to make the splash art questionable then the indifference to a faithful portrayal seals the deal.
Conclusion: Sanguine Garen adds a fitting and interesting layer of bloodlust-inspired decoration that make him look deadlier and more vicious that usual. However, the armour and sword, while eye-catching seem too flamboyant and the colours too bright. For a skin that wants to add some darkness it surely lacks the required subtlety. Considering its low price it’s a good choice for Garen fans but its concept and execution seem be at odds with one another.
Desert Trooper Garen
Concept: Garen wearing a bronze Demacian uniform.
Splash Art: A sketchy city under siege is the chosen background. It gives backup for the portrayal but it’s evident that the idea can be much better presented. The thick brushstrokes provide a disapointingly simple and contrasting view of the surroundings.
The problems end up translated to Garen as his stubby legs are also a draft. The upper body shows clearer colours and an intense attention to detail. However, proportions are inexact which give his body a deformed quality: large shoulders, thin body, long arms, small hands, short legs, no waist, huge sword; his body seems to be all over the place. Because of this chaotic depiction and a good deal of artistic licence only his sword clearly resembles the in-game appareance.
Therefore, this is a splash art that is of minimal help in presenting the Desert Trooper. There’s too much deviation from the actual look and too variable quality of depiction for the splash art to be convincing and useful.
Conclusion: As far as adding a dose of Arabian style to the Might of Demacia Desert Trooper Garen succeeds, to a point. The scimitar is fine looking but its colour seems out of place. Additionally, the heavy armour hardly fits the intended agility that his blade hints. On top of this, the short length of the scimitar makes it less than ideal for such a huge warrior. Add to this that the bronze colouration looks rather dull and unexciting and we are left with a skin that seems to forget its purpose. Overall, it provides enough for its price but Desert Trooper Garen is hardly anything exciting.
Commando Garen
Concept: Garen dressed in a Demacian Commando suit.
Splash Art: On the left, diffuse rock formations but on the right simple triangular outlines. A patch of rock as base and this is all the setting we are offered. As background, it fills space but there’s no relevance to be found.
Garen appears half spinning, half making a wide slash in front of him with obvious consequences on the ground; which makes for a more believable take on Judgment despite the thick swirls. However, that same action is responsible for concealing his body behind a large spaulder and with the help of omitted feet they prevent a complete view. Colours are restricted and dull but lines are clear. Sadly, even if the sword is recognisable Garen isn’t. Neither his body nor his face look like he does in-game. The clothing is similar enough but it looks like a leaner cosplayer instead of Garen himself.
In the end, it’s a serviceable albeit inexact portrayal of Garen before meaningless filler. There’s no context to mention but the general idea of his appearance can be gathered even if Garen can’t be found within.
Conclusion: Commando Garen mixes a modern military look with that of a traditional armoured warrior resulting in an appearance that has a bit of both but, ultimately, is neither. Truth be told, the skin doesn’t look bad but it’s an obvious pastiche of elements that doesn’t convince. That’s because the decoration seems more whimsical than practical. Therefore, while the beret, sunglasses and kevlar armour are good additions they have to coexist with heavy metallic plates and a conventional sword. All in all, Commando Garen does what it intends to but without much fanfare or effort.
Dreadknight Garen
Price: 975 RP or free for followers of Riot’s Twitter account.
Concept: Garen wearing a heavily engraved armour with matching sword.
Splash Art: While eerie, the background is notable for lacking substance. There are some creepy elements but, snow aside, not much can be discerned. Garen looks like a caricature of himself even if he reflects his visually upgraded appearance. The shading is evidently irregular: sharp in some areas and drab in others. The general idea is conveyed yet Garen’s armour looks more elaborate and interesting than it does in-game. To an extent, the spotlight is effective. However, it also lacks meaning and fidelity to the three-dimensional model.
Conclusion: For a skin that aims at depicting Garen as a sinister warrior Dreadknight Garen seems a little too flashy and ornamented. The decoration isn’t particularly bad and it does add a nice layer of complexity to look at. Still, the look of the armour doesn’t convey a dark power nor does it look evil or twisted in the least. The problem is that while Dreadknight Garen doesn’t look bad it hardly inspires any dread. The point of the skin seems to be ignored in favour of stylish looks. As if that wasn’t enough, the armour’s design is quite close to the classic one and the colours look drab so it doesn’t have much of a distinct personality. In the end, Dreadknight Garen looks good but fails at delivering what it promises: a sinister version of a knight in shining armour.
Rugged Garen
Concept: Garen as a wandering swordsman.
Splash Art: The lush background is rather lacking in terms of clarity yet does give the idea of a setting. Garen looks like the polar opposite with a clear and well delineated portrayal: except the drab legs. The clothes are nicely drawn and the armour shows cracks and impressive shading. The sword also looks good but is a bit diffuse. There are a few things: the right hand is too small, the left armguard looks sketchy and the placement of the head and arms make him look hunched or deformed. Nevertheless, it’s a good splash art despite some obvious abnormalities.
Conclusion: The look of a veteran of many wars, tired and weary yet proudly carrying the scars that mark his many victories seems completely absent from Rugged Garen. To be fair, nothing looks rugged in this skin: Garen looks young, inexperienced, naive and idealistic. Aside from a few dents on his sword, both his clothes and armour seem to have been just purchased while his clean skin and finely combed hair convey the opposite of what the skins aims to be. Rugged Garen’s aspect may be refined and polished but he neither looks hardened nor marked by any past battles; only by a fashion advisor.
Steel Legion Garen
Concept: Garen as a heavily armoured, futuristic soldier.
Model: New model for Garen and his sword plus new electricity for his sword.
Particles: New particles for Decisive Strike, Courage, Judgment, Demacian Justice, recall, auto-attack and critical hits.
Animations: New animations for his armour and sword when idle as well as for his recall. Modified animations for Decisive Strike, Judgment, Demacian Justice, death, auto-attack and critical hits.
Sounds: New thunder sounds for his abilities, auto-attack and recall.
Splash Art: The setting is hard to determine as the background is rather diffuse. Apparently, among the ruins of a city, Garen fights some sort of creature; perhaps an invader. What the background doesn’t offer Garen’s depiction makes up for. He looks astounding in the heat of battle: the exquisite design of the armour is incredibly detailed with all kinds of dents and scratches to show its heavy use. Moreover, the sword light seems to be a manifestation of his willpower; reinforced by his expression. Unfortunately, the lower part of his body looks a bit blurry, plus not much of it is actually shown, and his right arm is too dimly lit. Maybe the piece is too close to the action or the perspective shouldn’t place Garen so near to the viewer. Regardless, it’s a really good portrayal, with some flaws, but that definitely piques the interest in the Steel Legion.
Conclusion: Steel Legion Garen is a skin tailor made for the Might of Demacia: the massive, multi-layered armour and charged, broad sword perfectly depict a space marine. Add some fantastic electric particles and the theme is nicely brought to life. The new animations are actually modifications of the classic ones that adapt Garen’s movements to his bulky armour; at that, they succeed. Nonetheless, added to the rich amount of visual spectacle that the particles bring the skin certainly has a distinct identity and a lot of charm. Besides, the flashy recall animation follows the display trend; even if it appears a bit too pompous for a hardened war veteran. On the whole, it’s a skin with an attractive concept and a wonderful execution. Garen effortlessly makes the transition from fantasy to sci-fi and feels as massive and unstoppable as a juggernaut. Thus, if you like space marines, this skin is guaranteed to satisfy you. The price is definitely higher than usual yet Steel Legion Garen does more than the norm to effectively deliver its interesting concept.
Rogue Admiral Garen
Concept: Garen as a fictionalized scoundrel.
Model: New model for Garen and his sword.
Particles: New particles for Courage.
Splash Art: Was it a storage room or the hull of a ship? Neither now as the plain, dark room has been replaced by a shipyard. Such a dramatic change of scene leaves its mark on the piece. The contrast of light is too drastic and the outdoor brightness gnaws at the champions on the foreground, unwanted like pollution. Goods are still visible but the context isn’t clear. Instead of decorated doors we have a draft of Malphite but most is empty yellowish sky. The truth is that the setting remains too ambiguous to draw anything certain. Not much can be discerned and for the most part it’s just too much light and filler. The only other thing that matters is two pirates that calmly pose and one that isn’t enjoying the downtime before a diffuse ship-golem.
Valor is almost hidden by Quinn who seems to prefer to stay away from any attention. This means that they don’t give a good view of their uninspired aspect; especially as the colours are a bit diffuse. Besides, their pose says nothing about them. With confidence Garen stands in the middle of the scene with all his flamboyance. For the heavy stylization of his appearance the bright colours and elaborate lighting place him as the pivotal figure of the piece. Aatrox, in his fantastic guise, stands in opposition with his disgusted expression and tense demeanour. The lighting is also darker though the colours are sharp and details are abundant. From the cracks on his armour to the marks on his skin the depiction is very detailed but also confusing. Instead of mixing with the present crowd he appears to defy them but only subtly: context is noticeably missing.
On the whole, this is a splash art with an insipid background and straightforward portrayals. Said portrayals are from elaborate to eye-catching and timid yet they don’t really capture the personality of each champion. As a display of their look it works for the gentlemen but the lady seems unfairly relegated.
Conclusion: The idea behind Rogue Admiral Garen is good but the heavily stylized execution lends it a preposterous feel that, without being funny, can seem a bit ridiculous. Let’s start with his general look, the white hair, open chest with scars, eye-patch and officer clothes almost make Garen unrecognizable and place him well into the role of a maverick naval officer. However, we are talking of a clearly fictionalized approach to the appearance to the point that he looks like a character taken from a cartoon. The gigantic boarding sabre is another step into exaggeration but at the very least it looks quite good. What doesn’t help at all is the enormous spaulders on his shoulders. In spite of the shark head it’s an evident attempt to conform to the classic design. Perhaps it would’ve been better to have them as large epaulettes so that a middle ground between the classic look and sea theme could’ve been reached. As they stand, huge pieces of plate armour make little sense and further move the skin into the ridiculous.
All things considered, Rogue Admiral Garen is a fancy cartoon villain with a penchant for overdoing things. The general appearance departs quite a bit from the classic look but its legacy is still present. For fans of the Might of Demacia it’s a different skin that struggles to stand on its own.
Warring Kingdoms Garen
Concept: Garen as an imperial guard.
Particles: New particles for his abilities, auto-attack and recall.
Splash Art: In theory, this splash art intends to complement Warring Kingdoms Azir’s as a different perspective of his Sun Disc summoning. Unfortunately, the background is unable to effectively recreate the scene. The scenario is different, there’s the obvious absence of both Vi and Jarvan IV, the atmosphere is different as if happening during another time of the day and the colours are more varied and less restrained overall. Perhaps it’s another Sun Disc that Azir is summoning far in the distance but that strikes as too convenient an excuse.
That said, the background is notoriously scarce with details preferring to suggest in sketchy ways. That’s how the entire staircase with soldiers and Azir included looks. The building behind it displays a peculiarly crisp looking wall and softly shaded roof but the ones in the distance as well as the clouds return to the draft feel. It shouldn’t surprise then that the soldiers and buildings to the right, which are more concealed, fare much worse: they are only a general hint.
Garen isn’t a stranger to this draft tendency. The cartoony portrayal manages to convey his imposing size and relevance. Sword and armour’s elaborate details are pleasing to notice; especially the sword’s guard, left spaulder and vambrace as well as the cuirass. Sadly, the rest is noticeably sketchy. The cartoon feel alleviates some of the disappointment as it doesn’t require a photorealistic feel as the loincloth, surprisingly, reveals. Still, from the thick brushstrokes of the rope belt and its buckle to the simple lines of face and hands, there’s much that needs to be polished. In general terms, it’s an effective portrayal yet one that doesn’t resist a close look.
On the whole, this is a splash art that needs a good layer of polish. There’s a good base with a relevant context to accompany a nice depiction of its central character. Unfortunately, the sketchy feeling and ineffective background end up making the piece seem less meaningful that it can actually be.
Conclusion: Even though it can seem a simplification, Warring Kingdoms Garen looks like a dichromatic imperial guard. There’s essentially ornamented armour profuse in gold contrasting the darker plates of an unknown metal joined by an equally decorated sword of huge proportions. It strikes as simple yet that doesn’t mean that it’s plain because this streamlined approach makes Garen look different from the usual soldier; though the limitations of the approach are evident.
Particles follow a similar trend with bright-golden, heavily stylized slashes and swirls of magic. Only Judgment stands out with its orbiting though static dragon. Sounds follow a similar path, there’re metallic clanks for Decisive Strike and Courage and gusts of wind for Judgment. Both are used in conjunction for Demacian Justice. Particles, as well as sounds, are simple in their approach but stand out in their stylisation. The recall doesn’t dare to be the dissonant note: it’s a display of martial skill with the sword finished with a banner: simple and to the point.
Therefore, the simplicity of the model, particles and sounds give the skin a unique feel. Sadly, it’s a feel that is restricted by the rigid design and lack of elaboration on the many aspects that make up the skin. While effective, the minimalistic stylisation can end up like oversimplification. Regardless, it manages a style that sets itself apart from the norm so it’s worth considering.
God King Garen
Category: Legendary
Concept: Garen as a monarch in leon-styled armour
Model: New model for Garen and his sword plus new translucent cape.
Particles: New particles for his abilities, auto-attack, death and recall.
Animations: New standing idle, auto-attack, critical hit, Judgment, high-speed run, emotes, death and recall animation.
Sounds: New sounds for his abilities, auto-attack, death and recall plus new voice-over.
Splash Art: For backgroud we’ve got two things: a heavy sky and an army. The army is only sparsely displayed so that it hints more than show its numbers. What little is seen, on the left, of the soldiers’ armour is interesting but it’s clear that it’s relegated. The lion totem stands halfway between foreground and background. He’s a bit diffuse but that helps his ethereal nature. However, despite his regal decorations, he’s little more than a suggestion.
Garen stands high and proud before his army. From the chest and up, arms included, colours are clear and the armour is detailed making an impactful impression; as befitting a god king. Sadly, as we go down, sword included, colours become drab and decorations are few. The perspective, with the transparent cape behind and glowing eyes give a magical power to his appearance that seems unsuitably subdued. In fact, it could be said that in most aspects the portrayal ends up uneven.
Overall, there’s the feeling that this is only part of a wider picture and so sacrifices are made in the name of quantity over quality. The message is communicated: that of a powerful monarch with magical might at his side yet in a rather understated way; which makes no sense.
Conclusion: The high fantasy aesthetic shown by God King Garen is appealing but also familiar. There’s no doubt that the skin tries to catch the eye. At that, the style is nice yet it leaves the feeling that the skin is playing safe by using the expected elements. The model shows Garen in heavily ornamented armour clearly stylised with form over function, designed with the regal part in mind. The translucent cape is a nice touch to emphasise light on the side of the despot protector. The sword is thick and heavy yet decorated so that it’s far from a crude weapon even if its use relies on its weight; this is the strength befitting a monarch. The whole approach is effective in being visually attractive but there’s nothing novel in it. This extends all over the skin.
Particles make an effort to be eye-catching too. Throughout abilities the intense glows and animated lion provide monochromatic visual spectacle that is interesting thanks to the various designs used. There’s a lot done to provide a good show but it’s one that relies on the same element every time: glows and lion. While it initially is attractive, after a while the strict design ends up asphyxiating the particles. Besides, Demacian Justice, for a legendary ultimate, feels somewhat simplistic. The flurry of swords communicates power but it’s too brief to be clearly displayed.
Sounds are different but strikes are adapted with twinkling magical tones supported by a single lion roar on Courage. The echoing gong employed in Demacian Justice ends up being somewhat memorable. It’s a powerful effect that slowly dissipates leaving the impression of an incredible force; which is exactly what the ultimate is about.
Animations are mostly the same that Classic Garen employs. There are a few changes but they aren’t always significant. An example is the auto-attacks which use wide strikes yet seem quite similar to Classic. A few animations are noteworthy though: Judgment shows Garen spinning and then unleashing a second sword for a more deadly attack. The sword materialises from thin air and while the cartoony approach of the skin and animations works well relying on hammer space seems like too much. Decisive Strike is actually different with Garen leaping into the air to slash with one hand but the ability is so fast that it can easily be missed. Standing idle with the sword vertical on the ground gives confidence to the King’s demeanour, which is fitting. Emotes and recall fittingly make use of the magical lion but the fact that such a relevant aspect is barely seen on the rest of the skin removes significance from it.
In the end, God King Garen is a skin that feels too much like a partially developed legendary. There’s a lot of Classic Garen left and even relied upon with a lion totem that is clearly relegated to a sideshow. Regardless, the cartoony high fantasy style is attractive and the skin does have some appealing features. However, in many areas the skin falls flat of the spectacle it can sometimes give. This uneven result ends up making God King Garen a skin with things to like but also evident flaws.
After the visual upgrade, Garen seems to have been firmly placed in the role of a bright knight in shining armour; regardless of suitability. Therefore, the skin that furthers and refines such concept is the one that stands out: Steel Legion Garen. In spite of its high price, it the recommended skin due to its attractive, albeit somewhat flashy, look and visual display.
Of course, given that Dreadknight Garen is a free skin there’s no reason not to get it. Especially, because it’s an acceptable, barely darker style that does suit the Might of Demacia. For its actual price, it’s only a passable option but free it’s a decorated diversion that has its appeal.
Unfortunately, his other skins have been homogenized towards his classic look and mostly differ just in colours and decorations. To an extent, they all depict an armoured knight with a certain degree of flamboyancy. If you have to choose, then maybe Rugged Garen stands out a bit from the rest but not by much as it fails at being actually rugged.
The rest of the skins are very similar in look and mostly differ in colour. In fact, the design of the armour is almost unchanged and only the sword differs. Sanguine is too flashy, Desert Trooper plain and Commando preposterous yet they all have something unique; even if barely.
One of the most recent additions is Rogue Admiral Garen with a stylish cartoon feel. The naval theme is accomplished but marred by exaggeration and constrained by the classic design. On its own it fights to stand out yet it can be a different option for fans of Garen.
The minimalistic stylisation of Warring Kingdoms Garen makes for an interesting proposition that stands out with its distinct approach. Sadly, the effect can end up too simple and at times even plain. For that reason, despite the unique style of the skin it can feel like it skimps on details even where appropriate. Still, it’s a skin that stands out from the usual.
The legendary God King Garen is a skin with an appealing, cartoony high fantasy style. The intent on providing a good show is clear but not always achieved. There’s quite some reliance on the classic counterpart while the aesthetic is hardly original. In the end, there’re things to like but also flaws so that, as a legendary, God King Garen is a skin that doesn’t always reach as high as it should.
62 Responses to “League of Legends: Garen Skins’ Review”
ShadowLock says:
Very nice review! I personally use Desert Trooper Garen and i think its totally worth the price because i bought it for very low in his legacy skin sale.
Anyway it’s always great seeing you post these reviews and i would love it if you did one for Olaf!
I’m waiting for it for a LONG time! 😛
Yes, we are aware that it takes a while to post reviews. Still, we prefer to stick to quality over quantity so that when you read a review you can be sure that it’s as thoroughly analysed as possible.
Regardless, we’ll bump Olaf in the list.
Markdlib says:
Zero, I really like playing garen. I was planning to buy a skin for him. Do you think I should buy steel legion garen or wait for the new skin?
From what we’ve seen of Warring Kingdoms Garen it’s a skin that stands out because of its minimalistic approach. The armour exhibits only two colours, black and gold, and particles are limited to a single one, gold; broadly speaking. It stands apart from the usual bright soldier but also leaves the feeling that the skin is rather simplistic in certain areas. The sounds are also only use metal or gusts.
If compared to Steel Legion it sadly pales in comparison. Steel Legion is much more elaborate and makes a great job at communicating its theme with lots of fine touches. Surely, if you don’t like sci-fi it won’t appeal but we still see it as a superior skin. If in doubt, check some videos to make sure of what each skin offers in-game. At any rate, consider getting Steel Legion Garen on sale; it’s really well done.
Thanks zero. Do you know when it will get on sale?
According to this website Steel Legion Garen was last discounted on June, 2016. Considering the size of sales and the amount of skins vying for a place among them we’d say that Steel Legion will have to wait until the middle of next year, perhaps.
There’s no doubt that the new sale will be next year; it could appear in a bundle but that’s something else. It’s probable then that, sans some special event, the skin will have to wait a year for another sale, at least. It could take less but the previous sale seems to have been on January 2016. Therefore, patience will be required.
Are you doing another special skin review for the Christmas skins?
You can be sure of that.
EvilD33ds says:
Are the Steel-Legion Skins counted as a normal skin and can go on sale like any other normal skin? Because to me, the only real skin that really stands out in game-play for Garen is Steel Legion, except the only con is that its a pretty expensive skin. The new flashy particles and animations really makes the skin stand out. The other skins such as Dread-knight and Rugged Garen have really nice re-textures and a remodel however, the down point in my opinion, are that their abilities look the same. Do you think the Steel legion skin worth the price of 1350 RP? Or would you take the turn of the other Garen skins? Of course any one would prefer to buy the skin they want cheaper, but patience for a skin can get unstable after a while. 😛
Thanks, EvilD33ds
Steel Legion Garen is considered a normal skin and, just like all 1350 RP skins, can go on sale. Therefore, with a little patience you could get it for 675 RP when it’s discounted; which shouldn’t take that long.
Rugged Garen isn’t bad but it’s a more modest skin in both price and implementation. Steel Legion Garen can be a good purchase for 1350 RP as it offers many new particles and animations. Regardless, as it could go on sale soon there isn’t much of a reason not to wait and reduce the impact of its price.
JellyStorm says:
I would like to point out that Steel Legion Garen has new sounds for his abilites. Those thunder-like sounds.
We’ll give it another look, thanks for the notice.
#UMaDbRo says:
I was thinking about getting steel legion garen and Oktoberfest gregas, or should I get Oktoberfest gragas, commando garen and prestigious leblanc?
Both the garen skins look cool IMO but I personally like steel legion more.
Any thoughts on which I set of skins I should get.
It’s usually a good idea to buy what you think you’ll enjoy. If you like Steel Legion Garen then don’t settle for Commando as there is a huge difference between the skins. Of course, the price is also much higher but you can’t really say that one skin is worth two cheaper ones. You can always wait for a skin sale and get the skin at half the price but, if you don’t want to wait, then prioritize what you really like.
Prestigious LeBlanc is also a nice skin but being a different champion a direct comparison isn’t so straightforward. Steel Legion is without doubt the most elaborate of the skins you mention so you may find that re-models like Prestigious and Commando seem simple. It also depends how much you plan to play with each champion and each skin.
In the end, it all comes down to what you like. If the one you like the most is Steel Legion maybe you’ll find that Commando isn’t enough. Conversely, if you aren’t so passionate about Garen then Commando may be a cheaper alternative.
shadowstar333 says:
When can we expect a full review of all the updated models of Garen? I mean a lot of the skins changed extremly (to the positive as I think)….just dying for it 😀 I love your work and passion so much, keep going what you do! 🙂 (Excuse my English skills, please! 😉 )
The review was updated the day following the release so you should be seeing the new images and ratings. If you aren’t you may have to refresh the page or even clean your browser’s cache as it could be loading the old version. If you still have trouble please tell us and we’ll see what we can do.
Thats mysterious…first I opened this page, it was still the old images….but when I refreshed the site after I read your reply, it suddendly worked 😐 …. Thank you very much either way! 🙂
but still I have to add, that they remade the models for Dreadknight and Rugged Garen and now they look diffrent from these pictures….just want to help 😉
…and Sanguine Garen was made darker then this picture shows….still just want to help out 🙂
Could’ve been the cached page in the browser being loaded, a refresh usually renews all content.
We are aware and have considered the most recent look to make the reviews. We simply couldn’t find more accurate official images for the post. We know the images aren’t exact about the skin’s looks but as the changes aren’t very significant we thought they gave a good idea of the skin’s appearance.
luckz says:
I wonder if it would be a good idea to somehow incorporate the previous rating of the skin pre-change (“upgrade”).
Then again, it’s content that’s not present/accessible anymore.
That’s precisely the problem, while it can be of interest it refers to content that, sans something very special and unusual, will never return to the game. That’s not to say that we couldn’t have a traditional or original review for champions. Still, such a review wouldn’t be the most useful.
planetace says:
Hi, Dreadknight garen is free if you follow riot on twitter:)
Apparently it’s a promotion only available in Europe. If it extends worldwide and lacks a time limit we’ll update the review. Thanks for the notice anyway.
It’s worldwide now.
So it seems, we’ll look for an official announcement but get ready to update.
Chaotic Note says:
I looked up on Riot’s Youtube account. I followed their instructions to get Dreadknight Garen for free and I’m on the NA Server.
I got the skin for free.
From the look of things the promotion of a free Dreadknight Garen skin for followers of Riot on Twitter is here to stay. There was never an official statement, except on Twitter, and the skin is still available on the store. Nonetheless, it seems like it’s high time we add this way of obtaining the skin to the review.
Garen says:
I think that wearing black clothes makes me look like more slim. Also Dreadknight is a free skin 🙂
It’s certainly not a bad change of clothes; though still on the store for 975 RP.
ExplodedSheep says:
I think the screenshot of the rugged one is not up to date. Since I like to check your page for decisions on skins, the image made me not buy this one. But today I read something about a final update of rugged and dreadknight, before they released it from PBE to normal servers. Anyway, keep up the good work. 🙂
You are right about the images they aren’t entirely up to date. In spite of that we don’t find the changes a convincing argument to change our opinion.
Rugged is indeed somewhat darker and Garen seems to have been roughened up a bit. Still, it’s only a bit he still looks rather claen and fashionable. There are some extra dents and a face scar but it seems like too little a change to alter the general impression he gives.
The same can be said about Dreadknight: darker and with a somewhat more evil visage but still not really causing much dread.
The visual upgrade homogenized the look of all his skins so that they are all based on the classic Demacian knight in shining armour; so to speak. There are differences but they aren’t as significant as they once were. Besides, with better technical features the skins have less of an excuse not to represent their concept well and these two skins in particular don’t seem to do a very good job.
HairyBob says:
I have 750rp and was looking for a garen skin, now that i have seen your review, it has helped me a lot. I think i will wait until steel legion garen is on sale then buy it. By the way do you think the skin will recieve a sale anytime soon? Thanks for the great review!
Glad we could be of help. Steel Legion Garen is a very nice skin and on sale it’s a fantastic option. If you like Garen then the wait would be justified.
Steel Legion Garen was last on sale on November 2013 so it’s high time it receives another discount. However, take into account that while some skins may go on sale in just over six months others are still waiting for over a year to reach a sale.
In theory, it shouldn’t be a long wait but there’s nothing sure with sales as they are nowadays.
cassiel says:
Will we see the chromo pack skins reviewed?
Yes we will. It may take a while but we’ll have a review for them.
Liquid says:
I got steel legion garen in a mystery skin gift ;D
Now that’s luck. Enjoy the skin.
LoL Philippines says:
Maybe you omitted the sounds for his recall? Maybe you can check that out. I’m pointing out to steel legion.
You’re completely right. We’ve been slowly updating such oversights but there’s always something new to divert our attention. Thanks for the notice.
Gia Dth says:
They may have named the skin Rugged Garen because of this definition: “of a man’s face : having rough but attractive features” – specifically the fact that he has a beginning of a beard and long hair, being a little more “rugged looking” than his usual self, and that would be why his clothes do not look rugged…? Just a guess and trying to find a reason here since it’s one of my favorite skins ^_^
We appreciate the appeal of Rugged Garen but we have to admit that such a name is only subtly applied in the skin. The previous version of the skin, pre-visual upgrade, was clearer about the concept. It’s not something that is evident in the more polished and refined appearance so, while it can be appealing, it’s not exactly a well executed concept.
They also said that while they are planning on upgrading most of the splash arts for Garen (with original pieces, not chinese ones), they want to leave Rugged as it is. What do you think of it? I mean, you reviewed it as a pretty good one, but seeing that they are going for a unified realistic aproach lately, wouldn’t this one, regardless of quality, with its sketchy feel, kinda stand out as a sore thumb?
Also, please give some love to Dreadknight in the conclusion with a small mention.
I want to say that your professional, thorough answers to every comment, suggestion or mere rambling you receive is outstanding. I hope you don’t mind I’m commenting so much as I read through your reviews.
The oldest splash art are definitely due for an update; specifically, Sanguine, Desert Trooper, Commando. The others aren’t that bad and while they aren’t perfect they work, Rugged included. If there’s a huge improvement in quality the Rugged’s splash art could stand out due to its flaws. Perhaps they’ll improve the same piece; they do sometimes. We’ll have to wait and see.
We’ll add Dreadknight to the conclusion; thanks.
We appreciate the time everyone takes to make a comment. That’s why we try to answer to the best of our ability: it’s the least we can do.
Keshav says:
I read your reviews just for fun and as a means of entertainment, and I thoroughly enjoy each one as well. However, I have one request. Many skin splash arts have been updated like every single Commando Skin. If you could do a re review in terms of splash art and judge then on that basis, it would be greatly appreciated.
Look at Temple Jax. His new splash art is much better compared to the previous one.
We are reassessing the splash arts but more than a hundred were updated so it’ll take a while for us to re-write their reviews. We are trying to update as much as we can but it will take time.
Keep up with the good work
We’ll certainly keep working hard.
Tyler1's Dad says:
Any review coming up for the Warring Kingdoms Garen? Really want to know if it’s worth it.
We’ll have a review when the skin is released. We can tell that it’s a distinct skin with its minimalistic approach. It’s, practically, based on two colours: black and gold. Besides, particles only rely on a single colour though their designs are good. Sounds are also based on metal and wind only and a combination of them in the ultimate.
What sets the skin apart, its simplified style, also makes it a bit underwhelming. It has potential to be much more elaborate and impressive. However, things are done in a ways that sometimes can feel plain. It’s still a distinct skin for Garen though it has its caveats.
I don’t have that much RP so do you think I should get Desert Trooper Garen? I think it looks good, just lacking the particles although the cheap price is a plus. Also, Project or Pool Party Fiora?
Desert Trooper Garen is closely tied the classic style so while the price is low the skin doesn’t offer much. There’s a different sword and some changes for the armour but it’s a shallow approach. If you like it for what it is then it’s not a bad skin as the review notes simply that it doesn’t make a real effort.
PROJECT: Fiora was recently on sale at the beginning of December. It’s a good skin but we find that it lack additional work to fully embody the cybernetic theme. It goes through the usual motions which ends up making a fine but not really impressive adaptation.
Pool Party Fiora is a joke skin but has the decency of also animating her pool noodle sword. Being key to her actions it adds to the whole style and is the extra step that helps defines the identity of the skin. The problem is that the concept isn’t as attractive as a cyborg. However, the implemenation shows an effort to appeal.
In essence, it’s a battle between concept and execution. PROJECT has the better concept but Pool Party Fiora is better realised. On the whole, Pool Party Fiora is a better skin but that doesn’t take away from the great appeal of PROJECT. Neither is a bad skin but they both have their advantages and disadvantages.
Is sanguine Garen Unavailable now? I noticed in the new “skins” tab its not marked as legacy but not available to purchase either? I don’t really care for the skin just thought it was curious
It is unavailable, it was removed recently in the Spooky Vaulting of Skins. A lot of skins were removed so we’ll try to progressively update the reviews.
could you please do one on the god king series?
Certainly, once the skin is released we’ll promptly make a review.
Animated says:
The second sword God King Garen gets while he is in his e is actually his sword but split into two. You can notice it in the end of the animation when he puts it back together.
It may be a subtle effect. We didn’t notice it. It could very well be as you say but we saw two identical swords. It’s not really a big deal but a peculiarity of the skin.
GodKingGaren says:
What do you think about God King Garen at 1350 rp (December early sale price)
If you like God King Garen then the early sale is the time to get it. As a legendary skin it won’t see another discount; at least, until Riot decides otherwise. Given the skin’s reliance on the classic template it’s a better price for a legendary that sometimes doesn’t feel fully legendary.
HiZero says:
It is more likely that I will play Garen on a more consistent basis than Lucian. However, I tend to like the Demacia Vice Lucian skin particles, animations, recall, sounds, etc more than Garen’s. Garen doesn’t seem to possess the same kind of flair and worth the skin offers compared to Lucian. Which Demacia Vice skin should I get?
From what you say you would play Garen more than Lucian so we’d think that you should get a skin for him Besides, it doesn’t have to be Demacia Vice, it could be something else like Steel Legion which is great. If you were to play Lucian more because of Demacia Vice then you could consider that skin. What we mean is that there’s little point in buying a skin for a champion you won’t play much. Better to spend on a champion you like.
You already have a clear idea of how each Demacia Vice skin feels. If Garen is who you like to play and he doesn’t have a nice skin from that line then Lucian won’t fill in what Garen offers. In our view, you should choose a skin you like for a champion you enjoy playing. If not you either force yourself to enjoy a champion you don’t like as much as another or you buy a skin you won’t use because you prefer to play another champion.
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The west extent of the mall is anchored by a wide, multi-level paved plaza, whose elevated sections serve as a forecourt to the courthouse. Bordered by raised planting beds, the northern section—paved with brick and enclosed by limestone benches —is interspersed with a grid of honey locust in cobblestone-lined planting beds; the southern section serves as a podium for The Pillars of Justice, a steel sculpture by Edwina Sandys that comprises eleven anthropomorphic figures representing members of a jury. Flanking the plaza and connecting to Nathan Phillips Square, the mall extends through a passageway formed by a dodecagonal wing of the courthouse added in 1985. The western extent is framed by two square, raised pools, each with four fountain jets. The axis of the mall is reinforced intermittently by planting beds and sculptures, three of which were added in 2012: Freedom of Religion and Freedom of Expression (both by Marlene Hilton Moore) frame the eastern entrance to the passageway, while Equal Before the Law, by Eldon Garnet, is at the end, facing Nathan Phillips Square. The mall and Gardens of Justice were refurbished in 2007 by Taylor Hazell Architects.
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Donald Trump Supporters Use Hashtag to Discredit Sexual Assault Accusers
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This is a new low.
By Brittney McNamara
Since a video of Donald Trump joking in 2005 about sexually assaulting women surfaced last week, at least 10 women have come forward saying they had been groped by Trump. The women allege Trump touched them inappropriately without consent, which is exactly what Trump said he did in the video. Even though Trump was recorded saying he did the things women are accusing him of, there are still people who blindly refuse to believe them. New York Magazine points out some of his followers even started a horrifying hashtag on Twitter to discredit the women who came forward and accused Trump of assault. The hashtag is every single reason why so many sexual assault survivors choose not to report their attack.
NextFakeTrumpVictim is being used by Trump supporters who think the women accusing him of assault are a campaign tactic launched by Hillary Clinton to take votes away from Trump. Through the hashtag, supporters are saying it's suspicious that the accusers waited 30 years to come forward with their assaults, but the tweeters are showing exactly why the women might have chose not to publicly accuse Trump before now.
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According to a report by the Department of Defense, many survivors don't report their sexual assaults. Of an estimated 26,000 members of the military who were sexually assaulted in 2012, only 3,374 people reported those assaults. Of the people who chose not to report their assaults, 47% said they stayed quiet because they feared retaliation, and 43% said they had heard of other people having negative experiences after reporting an assault. According to a report from the University of Maryland, the Department of Defense report holds true outside of the military, too. That report estimates only 15 to 30% of all sexual assaults are reported to police.
Reporting sexual assault can be scary for anyone, particularly if they are worried about retaliation or disbelief. When you're accusing a public figure, particularly a rich, powerful one with seemingly unlimited resources and a massive following, it's hard not to be intimidated. At worst, that man could use his wealth and resources to destroy your life. At best, you get a Twitter hashtag made about you to call you a liar. Many women don't accuse their attackers of sexual assault publicly because they are afraid no one will believe them. #NextFakeTrumpVictim is that fear coming true.
That fear can ease a little once someone else comes forward with their assault story, though. The reason these women might have all come forward at once is because once one survivor reports their attack, it clears the way for others. We've seen the same thing with other accusers of powerful men like Bill Cosby.
No matter what the reason or who the attacker is, no one should have to fear backlash when they report a sexual assault. Instead, we should be listening to sexual assault survivors, telling them sexual assault is not their fault, and offering to provide them with access to resources like the National Sexual Assault Hotline if and when they need help. Here's a guide on how to help sexual assault survivors cope. If the #NextFakeTrumpVictim folks are reading, we suggest you check it out.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, you can seek help by calling the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-HOPE (4673). For more resources on sexual assault, visit RAINN, End Rape on Campus, Know Your IX, and the National Sexual Violence Resource Center.
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Son Heung-min "If only 5 minutes? I want to meet Ronaldo"
Football star Son Heung-min, who plays an active part in the English professional football stage, picked Cristiano Ronaldo when he asked who he would like to meet if he was given only five minutes.
Football star Son Heung-min (29, Tottenham), who is active on the English professional football stage, picked Cristiano Ronaldo (36, Juventus) when asked who he would like to meet if he was given only five minutes.
This is through Amazon Prime Video Sports''The Last Five', which was released through Tottenham's official channel on the 13th (Korean time).
'Last Five' is a content that shares Star Player's thoughts and daily life with fans through questions related to '5'.
Through a non-face-to-face interview, Son Heung-min is a small daily routine such as the last 5 photos stored on the mobile phone, 5 recently received text messages, 5 recently uploaded social media (SNS) posts, 5 songs recently heard, and 5 recent calls Shared with fans.
Son Heung-min was asked,'Who would you choose if you were given 5 minutes to spend with anyone, covering the past and present?'
Sohn Heung-min hesitated for a moment, saying, "It's too many to answer," and said, "I want to meet Cristiano Ronaldo."
Son Heung-min said, "I want to talk not only about soccer, such as how to prepare, but also outside of soccer," he said. "As you all know, Ronaldo is a different world, so I want to meet."
Son Heung-min was the first to disclose the photos he took with his parents when he was awarded the FIFA Pushka Award for the best goal of the year when asked to show the five photos he took recently.
He also showed a picture of her childhood, saying, "I don't remember well, but I think it was four or five years old."
The picture of a little boy sitting with a soccer ball much larger than his face says 1995, so it seems that Son Heung-min was at the age of four at our age.
Son Heung-min also cherished a photo of training in the Korean national team and a photo posted when he received the Premier League Player of the Month Award.
Songs Heung-min Son recently heard include Mariah Carey's Christmas carols, Justin Bieber and Pink Sweatshirts.
Son Heung-min did not miss out on K-pop and BTS (BTS), which he often mentioned so far.
Son Heung-min said, "BTS songs give me strength and make me think of Korea.'Dynamite' is really good. I heard a lot," he said. "I talk about BTS often so I seem to be a huge fan. I laughed saying "I'm a fan".
(Photo = Getty Image Korea)
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VoIP regulation promised by California lawmakers after AT&T-backed bill boomerangs
25 April 2019 by Steve Blum
ab1366, broadband, public policy, SB1161, voip
Once again, a higher power interrupted the ongoing love affair between AT&T, Comcast and friends, and the California assembly’s primary telecommunications policy committee. As with the last time, the central issue is voice over Internet protocol service, with major labor unions – particularly, the Communications Workers of America (CWA) – opposing an attempt to exempt VoIP and other “IP enabled services” from oversight by the California Public Utilities Commission.
Assembly bill 1366 would extend a 2012 law that bans the CPUC from regulating IP-delivered services. Originally, the extension was indefinite, but an amendment accepted yesterday during an assembly communications and conveyances committee hearing limits it to ten years. The law applies to services, such as VoIP or instant messaging, that ride on top of Internet connections, rather than broadband service itself.
The hearing began with the bill’s author, Lorena Gonzalez (D – San Diego), and an odd assortment of non-profit organisations using scare tactics to argue in favor of it. The implication was that if AB 1366 isn’t passed, the CPUC will make VoIP unaffordable or outlaw it altogether. Or kill the Internet. Or puppies. Or do something. Awful.
They were followed by a long line of other non-profit groups that don’t usually concern themselves with telecoms issues, but often have a history of taking money from companies that do. Such as AT&T, Comcast, Charter Communications, Verizon, T-Mobile and others, whose lobbyists also made their presence known.
Consumer and telecoms advocacy groups opposing AB 1366 followed, but it was the speaker from the CWA and the solid wall of red t-shirt clad union members that seemed to grab lawmakers’ attention. Gonzalez quickly pivoted and said she’d work with them to figure out a way to regulate VoIP, because what she’s really afraid of is that the CPUC will do nothing…
We do want to and need to ensure that…the opportunity for service and for complaints and to have this followed up on is equal, and we are going to work with CWA on addressing that situation. I mean, the folks that we’re talking about, who are currently in opposition, I talk to them every day. Obviously, I’m not doing something to oppose labor. These are the people I come from and I represent and they live in my community. We want to provide a framework by which, actually, service will improve, that we can have access to service, that we will have restoration time guaranteed. If we left that up to the PUC, we might get a restoration time 14 years from now.
Translation: if CWA doesn’t cut a deal with AT&T, we’re going to regulate VoIP.
There are two issues in play. One is whether or not to treat Internet-delivered services the same way as largely identical, regulated ones.
The other is the CPUC itself. I watched three utility-related hearings yesterday, and the CPUC’s glacially slow decisions and idiosyncratic operations were bashed by all sides in each one. Legislative attempts to disestablish the commission, or reduce its scope of authority have been increasingly common in recent years. Most failed or were trimmed back, but that was while Jerry Brown was governor. He tended to shield the CPUC and executive departments from legislative micromanagement. Gavin Newsom might not be so protective.
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Alleged Final Photo of Charles Manson in Hospital Published, Possibly Violates Privacy
Leslie Van Houten at her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif. on Sept. 6, 2017. (Stan Lim/Orange County Register/SCNG via AP, Pool, File)
Manson Follower Leslie Van Houten Again Seeks Parole
January 30, 2019 Updated: January 30, 2019
CHINO, Calif.—The youngest follower of murderous cult leader Charles Manson will again ask a state panel to recommend her for parole.
Leslie Van Houten, 69 and serving a life term, is scheduled for a parole hearing at the California Institute for Women on Jan. 30. She was twice recommended for parole by a state panel, the last time in 2017, and her lawyer expects a similar decision this time.
Leslie Van Houten, a former follower of Charles Manson, listens as former Deputy District Attorney Stephen Kay (not seen) describes the 1969 killing scene of the Smaldino couple during a parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Califonia, on June 28, 2002. (Damian Dovarganes/AFP/Getty Images)
“It is very unlikely that she would be denied parole,” Rich Pfeiffer said.
In prison, Van Houten has been a model inmate, earned a master’s degree in counseling and mentored inmates.
Is she gets a parole recommendation then it will be Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first chance to decide on her freedom. His predecessor, Jerry Brown, twice blocked Van Houten’s release, saying she still laid too much blame on Manson for the 1969 stabbing deaths of wealthy grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary.
Van Houten, then 19, was among those who murdered the couple a day after other Manson followers killed pregnant actress Sharon Tate and four others in Los Angeles.
In his decision last January, Brown acknowledged Van Houten’s youth at the time of the crime, her more than four decades of good behavior as a prisoner and her abuse at the hands of Manson.
Leslie Van Houten in a Los Angeles lockup.on March 29, 1971. (AP Photo, File)
“However,” he wrote, “these factors are outweighed by negative factors that demonstrate she remains unsuitable for parole.”
Debra Tate, sister of the murdered actress, will attend Wednesday’s hearing and opposes Van Houten’s release. She believes Van Houten remains a danger.
Debra Tate, sister of murder victim Sharon Tate, listens as Leslie Van Houten describes the events of the murder of the LaBianca couple during her parole hearing at the California Institution for Women in Corona, Calif., on June 28, 2002. (Damian Dovarganes/AFP/Getty Images)
“The profile of any of these individuals in a free society is totally different from them in a controlled environment,” Tate said. “When the pressures of regular life and a free society take place, that is when it is likely to recur.”
At her last hearing, Van Houten described a troubled childhood. She said she was devastated when her parents divorced when she was 14. Soon after, she said, she began hanging out with her school’s outcast crowd and using drugs. When she was 17, she and her boyfriend ran away to San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury District during the city’ Summer of Love.
She was traveling up and down the California coast when acquaintances led her to Manson. He was holed up at an abandoned movie ranch on the outskirts of Los Angeles where he had recruited what he called a “family” to survive what he insisted would be a race war he would launch by committing a series of random, horrifying murders.
Charles Manson, convicted hippie leader, is sullen as he is led back into the courtroom to hear the penalty he and this three female followers must pay for the Tate-LaBianca murders of August 1969. (Rolls Press/Popperfoto/Getty Images)
Van Houten said she joined several other members of the group in killing the LaBiancas, carving up Leno LaBianca’s body and smearing the couple’s blood on the walls.
No one who took part in the Tate-LaBianca murders has been released from prison.
Manson died in 2017 of natural causes at a California hospital while serving a life sentence.
Earlier this month, a California parole panel recommended for the first time that Manson follower Robert Beausoleil be freed. Beausoleil was convicted of killing musician Gary Hinman.
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The Grand Cherokee is unlike any other mid-size SUV on the market! Bordering on luxury, the Grand Cherokee is furnished with a mix of features from the latest driver safety aids to the most advanced infotainment system offered in a Jeep Grand Cherokee model. The goodness doesn't stop there, the Grand Cherokee also offers a wide variety of engine options and excellent off-roading and towing capabilities. This SUV is essentially unchanged for the 2020 model year but that is nothing to be worried about, it just means that the Grand Cherokee is just so amazing it doesn't need to be altered in any way! Keep reading the rest of our full 2020 Jeep Grand Cherokee model review to learn more!
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“We believe that if every kid grows up with a song in their heart and and book in their hand, well then, there’s a pretty good chance that their dreams will come true.” -- Dolly Parton
She is a one-of-a-kind superstar and legend, whose “goodness” is the true secret to her longevity -- mind, body, soul and career. It’s what has kept her corralling generations of listeners into her music, her family destinations and her social causes (Imagination Library). And it is what has put her back on the road this June in a recently announced tour she titles “Pure & Simple”, not unlike Dolly’s upcoming album by the same name.
No there won’t be a fancy light show swirling around her while she sings. Nor has she lined-up any high profile entertainers to join her and super-charge the event. In my opinion, Dolly’s presence, alone, is enough to illuminate and energize the biggest of houses -- well beyond what any addition could offer. However, when broached with this question, Dolly so graciously and cleverly replied, “I won’t kick anyone off the stage if they just drop on by. Those girls have been mighty nice to me and they are always welcome.”
So maybe Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus, Shania Twain or Taylor Swift might just pop-on-over to Dolly’s stage after all, given her open invitation. Personally, I’d love to see Taylor Swift and Dolly Parton duet, having already done so with the prior three. Or possibly Beyonce? I think Dolly could handle ‘Queen Bee’ and come out smelling like the sunflower that she’s always been. Certainly, these pairings would ensure that Dolly Parton’s wishes of providing a show that has ‘something for everybody’ were fulfilled...without question.
Whether these ladies do or they don’t, a host of new songs from the album Pure & Simple mixed with a plethora of well-known masterpieces, a bit of gospel, bushels of corny jokes, and oodles of touching stories that are authentically “Dolly Parton” is all that any fan will need to join the sell-out crowds already purchasing tickets across the United States and Canada. The tour begins in Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro, N.C., on June 3rd and will run through the middle of December 2016.
If you can’t make the tour, keep your eye out for Pure & Simple, the album. Although it's release date has yet to be confirmed, Dolly and her team are bucking to unbridle the new little darling this summer, adding to the excitement already in store once the kids are out of school. And speaking of the gang, don't overlook the ‘pure and simple’ fun Dolly brings your family’s way, year-round, through her theme parks, water parks and family destinations that are sure to make 'time off' a worthwhile time for all. As a parent who understands the challenges of finding wholesome and reasonably priced places to vacation with you kids over the long and lazy summer, Dixie Stampede, Dollywood, Lumberjack Adventure and Pirates Voyage may just offer you what you are looking for.
And as the journey from home to one of Dolly’s family-fun parks may take a few hours, you might consider bringing along a book or two from Dolly’s own Imagination Library for your tykes to read while you are listening, contently, to Pure & Simple on your Ipod. Have your kids join the 60 million other kids already receiving books in the United States, Europe and Canada through Imagination Library and help to make their dreams come true beyond this vacation.
You see...Dolly Parton just made your whole world right for a few moments with little more than the enormous “good” in her heart. She will live forever, because that piece of her will never fade. It exists in all that she is, all that she does, and the incredible memories she leaves behind. That’s Pure & Simple honesty. That's Dolly...no imagination required!
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All advisor applicants must have a combined total of eight (8) years work experience, at least five (5) years of which are in their respective field (i.e. for police advisors federal, state, municipal, and county law enforcement service; for corrections advisors correctional service; for justice advisors as an attorney, judge, or justice sector professional; for specialist advisors, professional experience directly related to their advisor skill set).
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Advisor applicants must have adequate English communication skills (Foreign Service Institute standard level 4 for writing, reading comprehension, speaking for U.S. citizens and level 3 for third country nationals).
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Salary range – $63,358 to $95,036 per yr., DOQ.
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Cripple Creek Police Department in Colorado is accepting applications for the position of Police Chief. The Police Chief is responsible for planning, organizing, directing and coordinating activities of the municipal police department in accordance with law and codes. The Police Chief reports directly to the City Administrator. The department consists of 13 full-time sworn positions (including Chief), 1 animal control officer, and 2 civilian office personnel. Minimum requirements include having any combination of education and experience equivalent to a Bachelor’s Degree from a four-year college or university in Police Science, Criminology, or a related field, and five years of progressively responsible police work as a certified officer, two of which should be at the Police Sergeant level or higher. Applicants must obtain POST provisional certification within 90 days and pass the written and skills testing and obtain POST certification within 6 months; and training in law enforcement administration and similar areas is desirable. Applicants must provide a resume with cover letter, a completed City of Cripple Creek application, personal and professional references, and copies of all certificates and degrees. Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug test, physical, and MVR. Applicants will be subject to an extensive background check prior to beginning employment.
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Full-time Adjunct Instructor
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Position Title: Full-time Adjunct Instructor
Position Type: Civilian
The Government Training Institute (GTI) is a leading Law Enforcement and Military training company, that is committed to those responsible for our national security, the safety of our citizens and the future of our great nation. Through the most intense and realistic training, thorough and comprehensive research, honest and ethical consulting, we prepare our country’s military, law enforcement and first responders to face all challenges with knowledge and confidence.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: • As a full time adjunct instructor for the Government Training Institute, you must have the flexibility and the ability to devote to the Government Training Institute’s training calendar as needed. • Collaborates nationally with military and law enforcement organizations to ensure that training objectives are met for clients. • Travel up to 30 days at a time both in the continental United States and abroad. • This is a full-time adjunct position as needed. Qualified person(s) will be notified 30 days in advance of upcoming training.
Education High School Diploma
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The applicant must have 7+ years of experience with a Law Enforcement full time Tactical Team or Military Special Operations OR 10+ years of experience with a Law Enforcement part time Tactical Team OR 5+ years of experience in an organization specializing in Counter Terrorism Direct Action and Special Reconnaissance mission sets. The applicant must also have: • The ability to present training material and facilitate training sessions that meet course objectives. • Written and verbal communication skills which must reflect a high degree of professionalism. • Strong PC skills, including: Word, Power Point and Excel.
Entry Level Salary: $1700 weekly
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Posted: March 22nd, 2011 under job_featured, job_listing.
Justice Dept. Atty-Overseas Prosecutorial Development
EXPERIENCED ATTORNEY, GS-905-14/15
OFFICE OF OVERSEAS PROSECUTORIAL DEVELOPMENT,
ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING
RESIDENT LEGAL ADVISORS IN BOGOTA, COLOMBIA
11-CRM-DET-003
The Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT), Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, seeks experienced Department of Justice (DOJ) trial attorneys or Assistant United States Attorneys or State Prosecutors to fill two (2) Resident Legal Advisor (RLA) positions in Bogota, Colombia, beginning in the spring of 2011. These assignments are for a period of one year with the possibility of an extension, contingent on additional funding. (These are reimbursable details.)
About the Office: The mission of the Criminal Division’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training (OPDAT) is to develop and administer technical and developmental assistance designed to enhance the capabilities of foreign justice sector institutions and their law enforcement personnel, so those institutions and their personnel can more effectively combat terrorism, organized crime, corruption, financial crimes, trafficking in persons and other types of crime, in a manner consistent with the rule of law, and can more effectively cooperate regionally and with the United States in combating such crime.
Responsibilities and Opportunity Offered: The RLAs will join others assigned to the U.S. Embassy Bogota representing the Department through its Justice Sector Reform Program, a major U.S. law enforcement program developed to assist the Government of Colombia strengthen its criminal justice system. The RLAs focus on trial advocacy, the transition toward an accusatory system, implementation of a new criminal procedure code, advancing the justice and peace process, human rights, asset forfeiture, and narcotics. The RLAs work closely with Colombian law enforcement and government officials, particularly Colombian prosecutors, to design and implement technical assistance and development projects. These projects include technical advice to the Colombian Prosecutor General’s Office on the development of major task forces, including those dealing with human rights violations, narcotics, money laundering and asset forfeiture, corruption, kidnapping and terrorism. RLAs manage assistance projects, including developing curricula, selecting experts, evaluating results, and reporting. When appropriate, RLAs personally provide assistance. RLAs interact with other U.S. law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, DEA, Customs, ATF, Secret Service, IRS and U.S. Marshals Service. The assistance and development projects managed by RLAs are closely coordinated with those of ICITAP, the police assistance entity of the Criminal Division. RLAs also have financial management responsibilities. The RLA would work under the direct supervision of the JSRP Manager in the U.S. Embassy in Bogota.
Required and preferred Qualifications: Required qualifications: Applicants must possess a J.D. degree, duly licensed and authorized to practice as an attorney under the laws of State, territory, or the District of Columbia and have at least three years of post-J.D. legal experience.
The applicant must have excellent interpersonal skills; possess the ability to function effectively in a Latin American environment; be mature and able to deal with delicate legal and political issues; be able to efficiently initiate and manage work projects; be able to handle stressful and time sensitive situations and projects. The applicant must have extensive prosecution experience in violent crimes and homicides and/or narcotics and complex criminal prosecutions. Experience in task force settings is desirable. The applicant must be a fluent Spanish-speaker and proficient in reading and writing in Spanish. The position will require frequent travel within Colombia and occasional travel back to the United States
Relocation Expenses: Relocation expenses are authorized.
Salary Information: Current salary and years of litigation experience will determine the appropriate salary. Compensation will be at either the General Schedule (GS)-14 or GS-15 level. Exact amounts of salary within these GS levels vary depending on the individual’s home office. The Washington, D.C. salary ranges for these levels during 2010 are: GS-14: $105,211 – $136,771 per annum; GS-15: $123,758 – $155,500 per annum. Locality pay tables for all U.S. locations during 2010 can be found at: http://www.opm.gov/oca/10tables/indexGS.asp
Application Process Interested applicants should send a resume and cover letter to Carlos F. Acosta, Acting Deputy Regional Director, Latin America and the Caribbean or Martin Fleming, Program Analyst. Faxed or e-mailed submissions are acceptable. The fax number is (202) 616-6770. The e-mail addresses are: Carlos.Acosta@usdoj.gov or Martin.Fleming@usdoj.gov or mail to the attention of:
Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development, Assistance and Training, Criminal Division
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 400,
ATTN: Martin Fleming, Program Analyst
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
Internet Sites: For information about the Criminal Division, see www.usdoj.gov/criminal/index.html.
For other attorney vacancy announcements, see www.usdoj.gov/oarm/attvacancies.html
Department Policies: The U.S. Department of Justice is an Equal Opportunity/Reasonable Accommodation Employer. Except where otherwise provided by law, there will be no discrimination based on color, race, religion, national origin, politics, marital status, disability, age, sex, sexual orientation, status as a parent, membership or nonmembership in an employee organization, or personal favoritism. The Department of Justice welcomes and encourages applications from persons with physical and mental disabilities. The Department is firmly committed to satisfying its affirmative obligations under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure that persons with disabilities have every opportunity to be hired and advanced on the basis of merit within the Department of Justice. This agency provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please notify the agency. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
It is the policy of the Department to achieve a drug-free workplace and persons selected for employment will be required to pass a drug test which screens for illegal drug use prior to final appointment. Employment is also contingent upon the completion and satisfactory adjudication of a background investigation. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for employment with the Executive Office for Immigration Review and the United States Attorneys’ Offices. Unless otherwise indicated in a particular job advertisement, non-U.S. citizens may apply for employment with other organizations, but should be advised that appointments of non-U.S. citizens are extremely rare; such appointments would be possible only if necessary to accomplish the Department’s mission and would be subject to strict security requirements. Applicants who hold dual citizenship in the U.S. and another country will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
There is no formal rating system for applying veterans’ preference to attorney appointments in the excepted service; however, the Department of Justice considers veterans’ preference eligibility as a positive factor in attorney hiring. Applicants eligible for veterans’ preference must include that information in their cover letter or resume and attach supporting documentation (e.g., the DD 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty and other supporting documentation) to their submissions. Although the “point” system is not used, per se, applicants eligible to claim 10-point preference must submit Standard Form (SF) 15, Application for 10-Point Veteran Preference, and submit the supporting documentation required for the specific type of preference claimed (visit the OPM website, www.opm.gov/forms/pdf_fill/SF15.pdf for a copy of SF 15, which lists the types of 10-point preferences and the required supporting document(s). Applicants should note that SF 15 requires supporting documentation associated with service-connected disabilities or receipt of nonservice-connected disability pensions to be dated 1991 or later except in the case of service members submitting official statements or retirement orders from a branch of the Armed Forces showing that his or her retirement was due to a permanent service-connected disability or that he/she was transferred to the permanent disability retired list (the statement or retirement orders must indicate that the disability is 10% or more).
The Department of Justice cannot control further dissemination and/or posting of information contained in this vacancy announcement. Such posting and/or dissemination is not an endorsement by the Department of the organization or group disseminating and/or posting the information.
Posted: March 22nd, 2011 under FBI, job_listing.
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. (BPMI) is a prime contractor for the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Propulsion Program. We provide design, manufacturing and procurement management for the fabrication, testing, delivery, installation, and field support of high quality nuclear power plant components.
The security specialist participates as a member of integrated government/contractor teams providing information assurance/information systems security support to organizational activities. The specialist performs risk assessments and security testing as part of a security engineering team. The specialist analyzes system security on a variety of information systems, network devices (firewalls, routers, and switches), web server and database applications. The specialist supports the certification and accreditation process for IT systems and networks including preparation of key documentation and planning and conducting security tests and evaluations, analytical and systems engineering for development of strategic plans and security architectures for government activities. The security specialist also develops and/or analyzes information systems security requirements.
Two to five years general information assurance or information systems engineering experience. Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and Department of Defense experience preferred. Knowledge of commercial and government information assurance automated tools (e.g. Retina, ISS Scanner, DISA Gold Disk) preferred. Professional certifications such as CISA, SANS, GIAC, MCSE, and CCNA are a plus.
B. S. in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related scientific or technical discipline is required.
Minimum GPA of 3.0 is preferred.
Must be a U.S. citizen. Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified matter.
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
BENEFITS INFORMATION:
Bechtel Plant Machinery, Inc. offers competitive benefits including 9/80 work schedule option, 401(k), pension, health care, vacation, educational assistance and more. BPMI also offers a large range of employee social events, sports programs and career development opportunities.
BPMI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Apply online at www.bpmionline. com
Posted: February 9th, 2011 under job_listing.
Physical Security Specialist
Become an integral part of a diverse team that leads the world in Mission, Cyber, and Technology Solutions. At ManTech International Corporation, you will help protect our national security while working on innovative projects that offer opportunities for advancement.
As the Physical Security specialist, you will provide support to the Industrial and Physical Security Division to perform physical and industrial security activities and operations, Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) accreditations, TEMPEST, Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) and Access Control to ensure all customer and contractor areas (CONUS and OCONUS) are in compliance with all DoD and IC policies, regulations and directives, such as DCID 6/9, NISPOM and NISPOM Supplement, DoD C-5200.19, and National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Instruction (NSTISSI) 7003. Identify and collect trend analysis, metrics, and performance improvement information.
* Ensure that all customer and contractor areas (CONUS and OCONUS) have met all DoD and IC standards for processing, handling and storing Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Collateral classified information prior to formal accreditation as a SCIF or secure area.
* Provide recommendations and guidance for new facilities and those to be renovated.
* Analyze complex physical security issues and provide cost-effective recommendations that meet policy requirements.
* Perform and conduct site security surveys, including compliance of technology equipment supporting SCIFs and collateral areas (e.g., access control, intrusion detection systems, locks, destruction devices, secure phones, etc.,), prior to SCIF accreditation.
* Review and, if required, prepare Fixed Facility Checklist and documentation supporting the accreditation process.
* Investigate, and provide written impact statements or recommendations when deviations from standards are discovered and the resolution, for all SCIFs and collateral areas both government and contractor CONUS and OCONUS.
* Perform staff assistance visits. Provide guidance on implementing security requirements.
* Update and maintain appropriate records, accreditation packages, approvals, (e.g., database and hardcopy), Co-Utilization agreements, collateral areas, status remarks, expirations, and inspections (staff assistance visits), etc.
* Minimum of 3 years experience in the physical security discipline.
* Ensures that physical security requirements are met.
* Perform site security surveys to determine if facilities meet requirements for Facility (SCIF) accreditation.
* Works with internal and external organizations for solutions for new and developing physical security programs.
* Provide security guidance to customer, managers and external customers.
* Serve as liaison between the customer and security elements and external customers.
* Monitor security applications through review and analysis.
* Provide recommendations for formal approval of all customer SCIF’s and collateral areas, both government and contractor, CONUS & OCONUS.
* Ensures compliance with DCID 6/9, “Physical Security Standards for SCIF’s”, and DoD standards for collateral areas and is familiar with all related and supporting DCID’s, DoD policies, standards and Executive Orders.
* Be familiar with security technology and equipment supporting SCIF’s and collateral areas.
* Review and, as required, prepare the Fixed Facility Checklist and drawings supporting the accreditation process
* Risk management – Conducts surveys and renders recommendations and, if necessary, impact statements when deviations to standards discovered. Recommends deviations, when appropriate and fully justified
* Investigate and prepare impact statements, and make recommendations on security violations on SCIF or collateral matters
* Provide guidance as required in implementing security requirements
Security Requirements: U.S. Citizenship and an active TS/SCI clearance completed within the last 5 year and are willing to submit to an initial and random polygraph.
Keywords: Physical security specialist
Requires Bachelor’s degree or equivalent and five to seven years of related experience and ability to obtain a security clearance.
At ManTech, we are about the mission. We provide advanced technology, cyber and security solutions, and technical services for the federal government and U.S. military. Our more than 9,000 people worldwide work to support our customers’ missions anywhere, anytime. As a ManTech employee, you will work on programs vital to the nation and the world, while developing your own skills and becoming part of dedicated and skilled team. Start your future today with ManTech. ManTech is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. We encourage M/F/V/D applicants to apply.
To Apply for this position, please CLICK HERE
Product Security Specialist
Product Security Specialist 4
Full Time, Employee Andover, MA 01810
We simplify healthcare by focusing on the people in the care cycle – patients and care providers. Through combining human insights and clinical expertise, we aim to improve patient outcomes while lowering the burden on the healthcare system. Philips delivers advanced solutions for both health professionals, to meet the needs of patients, and empowered consumers for affordable healthcare whether in hospital or at home.
Some product highlights: 256-slice Brilliance iCT scanner, Integrated cath lab, Avalon FM 20 & FM 30 fetal monitors, Ambient Experience MR and CT systems, Philips Lifeline’s personal emergency alert service.
PCCI Reasearch and Development Department
1. Security Program domain expert supporting the Business Unit-wide product security compliance to Philips Healthcare (PH) Policies while supporting customer security needs including:
• Coordinate all activities and be the lead consultant in technical and process activities to support Product Security.
• Implement and monitor product security policy and process compliance and provide guidance and reporting on implementation.
• Execute security & privacy initiatives; oversee Product Security Risk Assessments and monitor follow-up risk management plans.
• Collaborating with other security and privacy staff in resolving (a) policy and process issues and (b) product security events.
2. Investigate emerging security requirements and analyze as input to policy and guidance with the Product Security Leadership Council and Director Product Security.
3. Support the Business Unit’s (BU’s) interaction with appropriate Philips Healthcare-wide groups (e.g., the PMS Product Security Leadership Council).
4. Monitor Security Landscape for all platforms in use by BU (ex: MS Alerts) and see to the production of customer-facing security status information. Lead BU aspects of Security Event Management.
5. Represent & champion the importance of product security during the life cycle of products.
• Remain up-to-date on technological developments in the field of software security
• Champion of design and engineering standards specific for Security and Privacy
• Supporting role for Security related questions within the design teams.
• Responsible for bi-directional ( field-to-factory) follow-through on product handling of FPRs/ FCOs (for Security), including required documentation.
6. Coordinate roll out of policies and processes that support or are part of the BU security policies and/or customer requirements (e.g., patch policies, vulnerability reporting to customers).
7. Create training material and train on security and security-related topics
1. Strong communication and influence skills across functional areas.
2. Ability to manage and influence resources outside direct reports. Demonstrated experience in results oriented programs.
3. Project management and planning skills.
4. Demonstrated experience with information technology with familiarity with Microsoft technologies, software architecture, networking and security implementation.
5. Familiarity with medical devices and the constraints of their safety and effectiveness regulation.
6. B.S. degree required, M.S. degree preferred.
1. Candidate has or is working towards industry security certification (CISSP,SANS GNSA or GIAC).
2. Experience in US Government security policies.
3. Understanding of healthcare privacy and the relationship to security.
4. Experience with quality and regulatory processes especially in medical devices.
5. Familiarity with healthcare organizations and processes.
6. Hospital IT experience.
Philips is an equal opportunity employer.
Travel Percentage: 10%
Forensic Scientist
Forensic Scientist – Mesa, AZ
Position Type Position Title
Scene/Forensics/Scientific Forensic Scientist
Requirements/Overview
FORENSIC SCIENTIST I, II, III
$47,424.00 to $90,979.20
City of Mesa Mission
We are dedicated to providing superior services to our customers in order to improve the quality of life for Mesa residents, businesses and visitors.
Police Department Mission
Your Police Department, dedicated to working with you, fighting crime, defending human rights, and protecting life and property, to make our community safe for all.
The City of Mesa respects, values, and welcomes diversity in our workforce. To this end, we encourage all interested people to apply.
THE CURRENT VACANCY IS IN THE TOXICOLOGY UNIT. The first review of applications will be Thursday, February 3, 2011. You may be requested to submit your unofficial college transcripts during the interview process.
A Forensic Scientist I at Pay Range 46 ($47,424.00 – $64,043.20 annually) is responsible for applying the physical sciences to the investigation of crimes by learning to perform laboratory examinations of physical evidence submitted to the Police Department Forensic Services Section. An employee in this class receives extensive training under direct supervision for the duties listed under the common duties section.
A Forensic Scientist II at Pay Range 49 ($55,161.60 – $74,464.00 annually) performs specialized forensic evaluations utilizing chemical, microscopic, and chromatographic techniques and instrumentation to examine, identify, and evaluate physical evidence. A Forensic Scientist II is recognized as an expert in at least one area of forensic science, which may include blood alcohol analysis, controlled substance identification, toxicology, serology/DNA, arson, or trace evidence analyses. A Forensic Scientist II may conduct field investigations at crime scenes to search for, collect, and preserve evidence for laboratory analysis, and reconstruct situations and physical evidence of a crime in the demonstration of proof of the connection of persons, instruments or materials with the crime. This class is considered a journey-level position in the Police Department Forensic Services Section.
Forensic Scientist III at Pay Range 53 ($67,371.20 – $90,979.20 annually) performs highly specialized forensic evaluations in connection with the identification and comparison of physical evidence submitted to the Forensic Services Section. The scientific analyses performed involve utilizing chemical, microscopic, and chromatographic techniques and instrumentations to examine, identify, and evaluate physical evidence. A Forensic Scientist III operates, maintains, programs, and interprets data from highly technical and/or computerized instrumentation such as an automated blood alcohol analysis system, a gas chromatograph/mass spectrometer, or DNA related equipment. Further responsibilities include preparing and conducting officer training; assisting with the development and monitoring of a quality assurance program; conducting field investigations at crime scenes; troubleshooting; maintenance and validation of instrumentation; method development and validation; consulting and coordinating with experts, police officers, and attorneys.
Common duties for the three classifications include: utilizing chemical, microscopic, chromatographic and comparative techniques and instrumentation to examine, identify and evaluate physical evidence which may include: hair, fibers, fabrics, suspected drug-containing substances, fire debris, paint, glass, soil, blood, urine, other biological substances. Additional duties include: performing serological examinations in order to identify bloodstains according to origin; interpret comparative data from highly technical DNA examinations to determine the source of submitted specimens; perform immunoassay techniques for screening of blood or urine samples for presence of drugs and utilizing GC/MS and LC/MSMSMS for confirmation of detected drugs; entering data into the Combined DNA Index System (CODIS); preparing technical reports, preparing findings for court presentation, and testifying concerning scientific facts. A Forensic Scientist I may progress by noncompetitive promotion to the classification of Forensic Scientist II and, Forensic Scientist II may progress to Forensic Scientist III after successful completion of all requirements stipulated in the criteria-based promotion plan, which include four years of forensics experience for Forensic Scientist II and seven years of forensics experience for Forensic Scientist III. All classes are FLSA exempt-professional.
ABOUT THE QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist I – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and/or toxicology.
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist II – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s or advanced degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and/or toxicology. At least four years experience in a crime laboratory as a Forensic Scientist I or equivalent; and acceptance as an expert witness in court in at least one forensic discipline.
Minimum Qualification(s) Required. Forensic Scientist III – Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology/Biochemistry, Chemistry, Forensic Science, or a closely related natural science, and 24 semester hours of college coursework in chemistry and toxicology. At least seven years experience as a Forensic Scientist in a recognized laboratory actively engaged in the forensic sciences; experience testifying in court as an expert witness; and state-of-the-art expertise in a specialized area of criminalistics.
Special Requirement(s). Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Because of the confidential, sensitive nature of information handled, successful completion of a background investigation and polygraph is required. Must possess a valid Arizona Driver’s License by hire date.
Substance Abuse Testing. Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Due to the safety and/or security sensitive nature of this classification, individuals shall be subject to pre-employment or pre-placement alcohol, drug and/or controlled substance testing as outlined in City policy and procedures.
Preferred/Desirable Qualification(s). Forensic Scientist I, Forensic Scientist II, and Forensic Scientist III – Experience as a Criminalist/Forensic Scientist in an American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors/Laboratory Accreditation Board (ASCLD/LAB) accredited laboratory actively engaged in the forensic sciences and testifying in court as an expert witness. Analytical experience conducting blood alcohol analysis, urine and blood drug screening and confirmation analyses and related court testimony. Experience with method development and validation procedures for GC/MS and LC/MSMSMS.
Applications and supplements must be received on-line by midnight on the closing date to be considered. Human Resources reserves the right to close positions without prior notification.
The most qualified applicants may be selected for an interview and/or additional testing. All applicants will be notified of their status by e-mail or mail. If you are invited to a testing process and might require reasonable accommodation to participate, please advise Human Resources at the time you are contacted. For information regarding the essential functions of a position, please review the job description by accessing our City website.
$ $47,424-$90,979
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North Colonie announces 15 new coronavirus cases after holiday weekend
Grades 7-12 remote until Dec. 8
Rachel Silberstein
A view of Blue Creek Elementary School . The school had positive coronavirus cases tied to it. (Paul Buckowski / Times Union)
Since Nov. 24, North Colonie Central School District has confirmed 15 new coronavirus cases in the school community.
"While we recognize this number is very high, we want to remind you that we did not send out daily communication to families over the holiday break," Superintendent D. Joseph Corr wrote in a note to families.
Students in grades 7-12, who were slated to have remote classes Monday and Tuesday, will continue learning online through Dec. 8 due to the number of teachers and staff who are quarantined at the secondary level.
K-6 elementary students will continue with in-person instruction.
The new cases include six individuals connected to the high school; two from Blue Creek school; a 4-6 student attending a program at the junior high school; a 7-8 student in the high school; an individual tied to the 7-12 community; a 4-6 remote learner, and a Boght Hills 4-6 individual in the junior high building. Some of the individuals who tested positive where not in school buildings when they were infectious.
Since the start of the school year, 34 teachers students and staff in the district have tested positive for COVID-19, although some cases involved students or teachers in the virtual program.
Rachel Silberstein covers education for the Times Union. Previously she reported on state politics. You can reach her at rachel.silberstein@timesunion.com or (518) 454-5449.
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Our love affair with the satchel is one of those interesting fashion moments where something vintage, that never really disappeared, gets a revival that turns out to be bigger than the original trend ever was in the first place. Those of us old enough to remember their little school satchel may think they know where the trend began, but in reality, the style goes back much further than that. Remnants and images of flap-over bags have been found amongst Roman remains and it is said that this style of bag became hugely popular in the seventeenth century. In more modern times, the Indiana Jones films have been credited with influencing the satchel revival.
So, what is a satchel?
With such a long heritage, it is natural that the style should have many interpretations, but all satchels tend to share a flap-over closure and a long shoulder strap of some sort. They are soft-form bags, with no wooden stiffening as found in old suitcases or box briefcases.
Always leather?
Well, the Roman ones seem to have been and although Indiana Jones carried a simple canvas satchel with no leather on it at all, our traditional old school satchels were always made from economical split leather.
Bovine leather starts off very thick and some of the back of the leather is usually shaved off to make the leather thinner, lighter, softer and more useable in leather goods. The bit that gets shaved off the back is the ‘split’ and, clearly, no longer has any grain on it. If the shaved-off split is thick enough, it can be coated with colour and used in its own right as a substitute to expensive grain-on leather. Thus, in an early triumph of recycling, those little school bags were made from a waste product! Many of the simple satchels available today stick to this tradition of using coated splits, or ‘satchel leather’, giving an un-lined bag made from this familiar, typically quite stiff, material.
Fashion or function?
Definitely both! The great thing about satchels is that they are generally hugely practical – what could be better than a great looking bag that is on-trend and yet doesn’t require a serious compromise in terms of usability? From cute little micro satchels to man-size messengers, the satchel comes in all sizes, so there is definitely something for everyone.
A passing fad or in for the long haul?
Twenty-odd centuries could hardly be described as a passing fad, and that would be because satchels fundamentally work as a design. Our own Clipper Bag, one of our very first products, has always – and continues to be – one of our best-selling styles. It is clear that we have an enduring love affair with the satchel and we think it is definitely here to stay for a good while yet.
Our love affair with the satchel is one of those interesting fashion moments where something vintage, that never really disappeared, gets a revival that turns out to be bigger than the original trend ever was in the first place.
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Guidelines on the taking and use of photographic and recording images of young people
Policy on the Taking and Use of Photographic and Recorded Images of Young People
Tyne and Wear County Netball Association (TWCNA) adopts England Netball’s policy for the taking and use of photographic and recorded images of young people and works in accordance with the following statement:
TWCNA does not wish to prevent parents or other spectators being able to take legitimate photographs or recorded images. Use of recorded images can also be a valuable coaching aid. However, TWCNA is committed to providing a safe environment for young people under the age of 18. Included in this commitment is ensuring that all necessary steps are taken to protect young people from the inappropriate use of their images in resources and media publications, on the Internet, and elsewhere.
Photographic and recorded images can be used as a means of identifying young people if accompanied by personal information. This has the potential to make a young person vulnerable to individuals seeking to ‘groom’ young people for abuse. Additionally, images can be used or adapted for inappropriate use. There is evidence of adapted sporting images being used on websites displaying images of child abuse.
This policy covers the following key areas:
the taking and/or publishing of photographic and recorded images of young people
the use of photographic or record image equipment at netball events
the use of photographic or recorded image equipment as a coaching aid.
Photographic or Recorded Images
This includes images or recorded images using a camera, digital camera, video recorder, mobile phone or personal digital assistant devices (PDA).
Obligations Under this Policy
Everyone within TWCNA must act in accordance with the general principles in England Netball’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People Policy and the principles set out in this policy for taking and use of photographic and recorded images of young people.
In addition, TWCNA adopts and implements this policy relating to the taking and use of photographic and recorded images of young people in netball, in accordance with the general principles in England Netball’s Safeguarding and Protecting Young People Policy, and in accordance with this particular policy and principles together with the supporting good practice guidance.
How England Netball Can Help
England Netball is committed to supporting its affiliated clubs and associations to implement policies through the provision of appropriate access to education and training, and supporting documentation.
England Netball is also committed to ensuring that concerns relating to the misuse of photographic or recorded images of young people in netball are taken seriously and acted upon swiftly and appropriately. To achieve this, England Netball has developed procedures for reporting concerns. England Netball may refer concerns to the relevant statutory agencies, instigate proceedings under its own Safeguarding and Protecting of Young People Complaints and Disciplinary Regulations, or refer the matter to a club or association for resolution as appropriate.
Everyone within TWCNA should have an understanding of the issues relating to taking and use of photographic and recorded images of young people and what England Netball’s policy is on this.
Parents and young people have a right to decide whether young people’s images are to be made, and how those images may be used.
In accordance with good practice guidance for netball activities and events, parents and young people must provide written consent for young people’s images to be taken and used. There may be legitimate reasons for denying consent i.e. subject to legal restrictions.
A registration process should be used for photographers in accordance with the good practice guidance on photography and recorded images. This will help deter those wishing to take photographs or recorded images for inappropriate use.
Images should convey the best principles and aspects of netball, such as fairness and fun.
Care should be taken to ensure that images are not sexual or exploitative in nature, nor open to obvious misinterpretation and misuse.
All images of young people should be securely stored to avoid inappropriate use.
In the case of images used on websites, particular care must be taken to ensure that no identifying details facilitate contact with a young person by a potential abuser.
Where used for coaching purposes, players and their parents should be made aware that this is part of the coaching programme and be clear of the purpose of filming as a coaching aid.
Suspected inappropriate taking of photographic or recorded images should be challenged and reported.
When assessing the potential risks in the use of images of players, the most important factor is the potential of inappropriate use of images of young people. Awareness of the risks, and taking appropriate steps, can reduce the potential for misuse of images
Use Of Photographic And Video Images Of Children/Young People Under The Age Of 18
Tyne and Wear County Netball Association (TWCNA) is committed to providing a safe environment for children/young people under the age of 18 to participate in netball. Essential to this commitment is to ensure that all necessary steps are taken to protect children/young people from the inappropriate use of photographic images.
TWCNA have adopted the following good practice guidelines issued by England Netball:
Publishing Images
Through the use of a Consent Form, we will ask for the permission of young players and their parents/carers to take and use their image.
If a player is named, we will avoid using their photograph.
If a photograph is used, we will avoid naming the player.
We will NEVER publish personal details (email addresses, telephone numbers, addresses etc) of a child/young person.
We will only authorise the use of images of players in suitable dress (tracksuit, on-court clothing i.e. t-shirt/shorts/skirt, off-court clothing).
Use of Photographic Filming Equipment at Netball Events
TWCNA will:
inform players and parents that a photographer will be in attendance at an event and ensure they consent to both the taking and publication of films or photographs
require parents, spectators and authorised photographers (e.g. press) to register at an event if they wish to use any photographic equipment including mobile phones with photographic technology
issue an identification pass which must be worn and clearly visible at all times during the event
not allow unsupervised access to players or one to one photo sessions at events
not approve or allow photo sessions outside the events or at a player’s home
act on the concerns of any players and parents regarding the inappropriate use of photographic equipment
inform children/young people and their parents/carers if video equipment is to be used as a coaching aid
ensure that any photographic images taken and used will be stored safely.
Click Here to download the Guidelines on Photography and Recording
Click Here to download the Photography Registration Form
Click Here to download the Consent Policy
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Thracians’ sun disc discovered in northwest Turkey
Melis Alemdar
Thracians
Suakacagi
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TRT World talks to Professor Engin Beksac of Trakya University, who explains the significance of the ancient sun disc, and its connection to astronomy.
Last week archaeologists discovered a sun disc in Edirne’s Suakacagi village, 18 kilometres from the city centre. The sun disc, according to professor Engin Beksac of Trakya University, may date back 3500 years, to the late bronze age, or early iron age.
Professor Engin Beksac is the head of the art history department at Trakya University in Edirne, and the manager of Trakya Research Centre, which focuses on archeology, art history, visual history, and early civilisations (pre-Ottoman era).
He says that sun discs, for a long while, went unrecognised but are either in relief form or carved into rock. The latest find, he adds, is in relief form.
“The sun disc we found recently is significant because it was found in the altar, in the temple. The previous ones were singular, they were found in random spots without temples near them,” he tells TRT World.
“It belonged to the Thracians, who lived in the area in the BCE 1500s. There is a settlement next to the altar area. The rock on which the sun disc is in relief form, is showing west,” Beksac says. “Probably west signifies the time when day and night are at equal length. The west is of significance during the September and March equinoxes.”
Beksac further explains: “The religious offering pit is facing southwest, just like the altar’s main axis.”
The picturesque Suakacagi village in Edirne, Turkey, where the sun disc was found. (Courtesy of Engin Beksac)
According to Beksac, the Thracians used the angle between the southwest and the west to look at the hills on the horizon and to observe the movements of the stars in the sky.
“The southwest is related to winter; it is the point where the sun sets on the shortest days in Thrace,” Beksac says. “In other altars, for example also the ones in Bulgaria, where there are many, the angles are always southeast-south-southwest.”
Asked about the significance of these angles, Beksac elaborates: “This is the movement path of the sun on the shortest days. In December, the sun rises in the southeast, rises to the south, and sets in the southwest in Thrace.”
Beksac believes that the angles and the sun disc also have something to do with the Thracians belief in reincarnation and the mother goddess cult. “The sun is male, the water is the female goddess, and the earth and rocks are the intersection points,” he says.
“The rituals regarding death and reincarnation are present in this altar as well,” he adds. “There is also a river next to it, the Tundzha River –– rivers are also associated with reincarnation of the soul –– so there is a symbolic geography here,” he points out.
The Suakacagi altar as viewed from the Tundzha River. (Courtesy of Engin Beksac)
“There are other artefacts in this valley; it is a sacred valley,” Beksac tells TRT World. Asked if the sun disc will be exhibited in a museum, he says it cannot be moved from where it is, on a rock. “It’s in the middle of bushes and scrubs, one would have to come out here to see it.”
According to Beksac, there are about ten such sun discs in Turkey, possibly more. “There are many more in Bulgaria,” he says. “The discs in Turkey are in the Edirne area, used to observe the movements of the sun, the moon, and the stars.”
He stresses the importance of the Orion constellation. “It shows itself in winter skies, arriving after November,” he tells TRT World. “It disappears from the sky once winter is over. It is also related to death and resurrection.”
“The Thracians,” Beksac concludes, “had a very advanced understanding of astronomy.”
Thumbnail photo and headline photo courtesy of Engin Beksac, showing the rock the sun disc is on.
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Melis Alemdar is a staff writer at TRT World.
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Hazardous Materials Endorsement - Page 62
Section 9: Hazardous Materials
The hazardous material transportation information in this section reflects all revisions as of October 2009. This section contains partial information relative to the hazardous material requirements. The purpose of this section is to prepare an individual for the CDL hazardous material test. It should not be used for the hazardous material recurrent training. For detailed hazardous material transportation information, consult the regulations.
Prior to seeking or renewing the Hazardous Materials Endorsement, you must complete the application for the fingerprint and security background checks. Call 877-429-7746 or visit https://hazprints.tsa.dhs.gov to complete the application process and make an appointment at a convenient location. The fee must be paid at the time of application.
Types of Hazardous Materials
Hazardous materials are products that pose a risk to health, safety and property during transportation. The term often is shortened to HAZMAT , which you may see on road signs, or HM in government regulations. Hazardous materials include explosives, various types of gas, solids, flammable and combustible liquid, and other materials. Because of the risks involved and the potential consequences these risks impose, the handling of hazardous material is very heavily regulated by all levels of government.
The Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) are found in parts 100-185 of title 49 of the Code of Federal Regulations. The common reference for these regulations is 49 CFR 100-185.
The Hazardous Materials Table in these regulations contains a list of these items. However, this list is not all-inclusive. Whether or not a material is considered hazardous is based on its characteristics and the shipperʼs decision on whether or not the material meets a definition of a hazardous material in the regulations.
The regulations require vehicles transporting certain types or quantities of hazardous materials to display diamond-shaped, square-on-point, warning signs called placards.
This section is designed to assist you in understanding your role and responsibilities in hauling hazardous materials. Due to the constantly changing nature of government regulations, it is impossible to guarantee absolute accuracy of the materials in this section. An up-to-date copy of the complete regulations, which includes a complete glossary of terms, is essential for you to have.
Hazardous Materials Endorsement
You must have a CDL with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement before driving vehicles carrying hazardous materials that require placards. You must pass a security background check and a written exam about the regulations and requirements to get this endorsement.
Everything you need to know to pass a security background check and the written exam is in this section. However, this is only a beginning. Most drivers need to know much more on the job. You can learn more by reading and understanding the federal and state rules applicable to hazardous materials as well as attending hazardous materials training courses. These courses are usually offered by your employer, colleges and universities, and various associations. You may obtain copies of the Federal Regulations (49 CFR) from your local Government Printing Office bookstore and various industry publishers. Union or company offices often have copies of the rules for driver use.
The regulations require training and testing for all drivers involved in transporting hazardous materials. Your employer or a designated representative is required to provide this training and testing. Hazardous materials employers are required to keep a record of that training on each employee as long as that employee is working with hazardous materials, and for 90 days thereafter. The regulations require that hazardous materials employees be trained and tested at least once every three years.
The regulations also require that drivers have special training before driving a vehicle transporting certain flammable gas materials or highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials. In addition, drivers transporting cargo tanks and portable tanks must receive specialized training. Each driverʼs employer or designated representative must provide such training.
Some locations require permits to transport certain explosives or bulk hazardous wastes. States and counties also may require drivers to follow special hazardous materials routes. The federal government may require permits or exemptions for special hazardous materials cargo such as rocket fuel. Find out about permits, exemptions and special routes for places you drive.
HAZMAT and HM are the most common abbreviations for hazardous materials. HM appears on many roadway signs, so you need to remember the abbreviation. It may show up on the written exam as well.
Don't forget that in addition to passing the written exam, you must also undergo a background investigation and submit fingerprints. This process can take several weeks.
HAZMAT:
Explosive, flammable, poisonous or otherwise potentially dangerous cargo. Large amounts of especially hazardous cargo are required to be placarded under HAZMAT regulations
Shipper:
The customer who is shipping the freight. This is where the driver will pick up a load and then deliver it to the receiver or consignee.
BMI is a formula that uses weight and height to estimate body fat. For most people, BMI provides a reasonable estimate of body fat. The BMI's biggest weakness is that it doesn't consider individual factors such as bone or muscle mass. BMI may:
Underestimate body fat for older adults or other people with low muscle mass
Overestimate body fat for people who are very muscular and physically fit
It's quite common, especially for men, to fall into the "overweight" category if you happen to be stronger than average. If you're pretty strong but in good shape then pay no attention.
Regulations require vehicles transporting certain types or quantities of hazardous material to display:
A red square warning sign on all 4 sides of the vehicle
An orange "HAZMAT Certified" window sticker on the passenger side of the windshield
Diamond-shaped warning signs on all 4 sides of the vehicle
A yellow banner on the front and back of the truck displaying the type of hazardous material on-board
Hazardous materials are controlled at:
Local and city levels of government only
All levels of government
Federal levels of government only
State levels of government only
Because of the risks involved and the potential consequences these risks impose, the handling of hazardous material is very heavily regulated by all levels of government.
Some locations require permits to transport some forms of hazardous materials. What is the purpose of these permits?
None of these answers are correct
Some hazardous materials are not allowed on certain roadways unless permits are obtained
So that dangerous chemicals can be transported without placards
To allow drivers without a hazardous materials endorsement to drive a placarded vehicle
Hazardous materials include all of these, except:
Flammable gas
Hazardous materials include explosives, various types of gas, solids, flammable and combustible liquid, and other materials.
There are many dangerous types of cargo which can be considered hazardous but not specifically classified as hazardous materials.
Before driving vehicles carrying hazardous materials that require placards, you must:
Hold a CDL with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement
Receive a written Permission Of Endorsement Exemption (POEE) from the shipper
Any of these are ways to carry hazardous materials that require placards
Acquire a temporary HAZMAT permit
You must have a CDL with a Hazardous Materials Endorsement before driving vehicles carrying hazardous materials that require placards. You must pass a security background check and a written exam about the regulations and requirements to get this endorsement
Under no circumstance should you transport a Hazardous Materials placarded vehicle unless you hold a valid CDL with a HAZMAT endorsement.
The term "Hazardous Materials" is often shortened to:
Hmaterial
HazardM
Hazardous materials are products that pose a risk to health, safety and property during transportation. The term often is shortened to HAZMAT, which you may see on road signs, or HM in government regulations.
Which statement is true regarding hazardous material transport employers?
Both of these statements are false
Hazardous materials employers are required to keep a record of training that each employee has received
Both of these statements are true
Your employer or a designated representative is required to provide periodic testing and training
The regulations also require that drivers have special training before driving a vehicle transporting certain flammable gas materials or highway route controlled quantities of radioactive materials. In addition, drivers transporting cargo tanks and portable tanks must receive specialized training. Each driver's employer or designated representative must provide such training.
The term "Hazardous Materials" can go by initials instead. Those initials are usually:
What are Placards?
Rectangular banners displaying the hazard type on a given trailer
Diamond-shaped, square-on-point warning signs which indicate hazardous materials are loaded on a truck
Square shaped warning signs which indicate hazardous materials are loaded on a truck
Audible warning devices placed inside a trailer so that when the trailer doors open, the warning devices activate
What statement accurately describes hazardous materials?
Products that pose a risk to health, safety and property during transportation.
All statements are correct
Flammable or combustible products
Cargo which may be explosive
Hazardous materials are products that pose a risk to health, safety and property during transportation. The term often is shortened to HAZMAT, which you may see on road signs, or HM in government regulations. Hazardous materials include explosives, various types of gas, solids, flammable and combustible liquid, and other materials. Because of the risks involved and the potential consequences these risks impose, the handling of hazardous material is very heavily regulated by all levels of government.
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Note to Jan Brewer: Drop the Foreclosure Metaphor in Future Speeches
Posted By Dan Gibson on Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 12:02 PM
While it doesn't appear there's anywhere online where one can hear Gov. Brewer's acceptance speech in its entirety [update: Phoenix's ABC 15 posted the raw video], the Phoenix New Times' Paul Rubin has an interesting take on the seemingly extended-pauseless affair:
"Tonight the calvary has come riding over the hill," she started, which sounded more palatable than saying that the Mexican cartel has scaled the danged fence to behead our fair and noble citizens..
"Tonight we foreclosed on a house — the one that used to be run by Nancy Pelosi," spitting out the outgoing House Speaker's name like the Wicked Witch of the Southwest.
Running with the tacky foreclosure schtick—and not to ruin the good vibes by invoking the name of W, short for George W. Bush, under whose historically disastrous watch the home repo rate in Arizona and nationally ran amuck—she spoke of foreclosing a little joint on 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, where a fellow named Obama currently resides.
Brewer got weirder as she continued.
"We know what we are and what we are not," she said, and "we are not the subjects of an arrogant and overbearing government."
No, we are the subjects in Arizona of an arrogant and overbearing government for whom children, education, mental health, and anything under the rubric of "social justice" are at the very best an afterthought for the Legislature and this governor.
Brewer made a passing reference to "phony scandals and smears and other artificial things," by which we figure she meant the stuff about her criminally insane son Ronald, that slipping out of a DUI incident from some years back, and the quirky (still unsure about this one) thyroid health issue.
But then it was back to placing our faith "in a loving God" (and in his ability to get those activist SOBs who, God forbid, interpret standing case law), to follow the good old "rule of law" (contradiction in above two comments duly noted), and to take advantage somehow of those unspecified "treasures left by our forefathers."
The weirdness was in full force by now.
"It's just a cause worth living for," the governor said about something to do with American principles, if only because our military heroes have found that same cause "worth dying for."
Janice Brewer, who ascended to the top job when Governor Janet Napolitano took the Homeland Security slot in D.C. after Obama assumed the presidency (doesn't that seem so long ago?), finished with this:
"Let's go together and surprise the world with what we can do."
Listen ... I get it: A lot of people really dislike Obama. But at this point, I'd really like to see Arizona run effectively, and the constant drumbeat regarding national politics from a stack of state office holders is a little disconcerting. I like to champion nebulous ideas like "liberty" as much as anyone, but I also would like to have schools to send my kids to that are safe, and have technology that reflects this decade instead of the last one. I'd like to feel like Arizona is a place where I can pursue a career and be able to sell my house someday, and have someone want to buy it. I'm a little sick of my friends having to leave the state to pursue opportunities that aren't in Arizona now and might never have been. I'm sick of having to consider that sort of move myself.
After hanging out with Pima County Democrats last night, I'm definitely not particularly convinced they have any sort of plan to accomplish my possible selfish goals, either, but it would be nice to hear someone who won last night say they were ready to get to work, that they realize this state is a hot political and economic mess, and that they're going to risk their own political future to try to fix things, even if that's unpopular. Talking about the future doesn't help me at all, and a governor who seems to care more about who succeeds Obama (despite taking credit for a number of projects in the last month that have been funded by his stimulus money) than what legacy will succeed her doesn't do much for me, either.
Tags: jan brewer , election 2010 , arizona's future , arizona republicans , arizona democrats
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