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P. D. Hinduja Hospital
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Dr. Sanjay Agarwala:
Director - Professional Services, Head - Orthopaedics & Traumatology
M.B.B.S., M.C.P.S., D.Ortho, M.S. (Orth), M.Ch . (Orth)(ENG)
Trauma and Fracture Fixation using AO techniques
Primary and Revision Joint Surgery
High Tibial Osteotomy
Arthroscopy of the knee for sports injuries
Micro Lumbar Discectomy
Dr. Sanjay Agarwala is the Head of Orthopaedics at the P.D. Hinduja National Hospital & Medical Research Centre. He is a gold medalist in MBBS as well as in MS (Orth) from the University of Bombay. He obtained his M.Ch in Orthopaedic surgery from the University of Liverpool, U.K., and was awarded the Norman Roberts Medal.
He has received several national & international fellowships and awards notably :
The International Graduate Fellowship Award of the Rotary Foundation USA.
Hand and Microsurgical Fellowship, Derby, UK
The Stanley Johnson Microsurgical Fellowship Award, Harrow, UK.
The Journal of Associations of Physicians of India (JAPI) awarded him the J.C. Patel – B.C. Mehta award.
Dr. Agarwala has conducted several teaching programmes to the Orthopedic faculty all over India. Under the chairmanship of Dr. Sanjay Agarwala there is a DNB training in Orthopedics recognized by the National Board where post graduate students in Orthopedics are trained at Hinduja Hospital.
He is the Chairman of the AO Foundation Western India Chapter for teaching of fracture management, and under his chairmanship Hinduja Hospital has been recognized as an AO centre of excellence, amongst the top-5 in the country.
His main areas of interest are joint replacement surgery, he is a pioneer in performing normal physiology joint replacements. Patients can resume activities like yoga and exercises after surgery with a close to normal and improved quality of life.
He also performs arthroscopic surgery of the knee, complex fracture fixation using the Swiss AO techniques, re-implantation and micro surgical work for limb salvage and restitution. Being conversant with the use of the surgical microscope Dr. Agarwala has initiated the programme offering Micro Lumbar Discectomy and Holmium Laser Discectomy for selected cases.
He has shown that auto transfusion and the use of Recombinant Human Erythropoetin reduces the need for blood transfusion in hip and knee surgeries. His dissertation for the M.Ch.Orth. examination, 1985, University of Liverpool on nerve conduits that can be used instead of nerve grafts, was awarded the Norman Roberts Medal at the examination. He has four original papers in the British Journal of Plastic Surgery.
His bench-mark research on Deep Vein Thrombosis in Arthroplasty surgery, is the first in India, has resulted in 5 major publications and has established the prevalence and incidence of this dreaded condition in orthopedic patients. With the parameters suggested, it is possible to cut down on the incidence and morbidity of this condition in Indian patients undergoing joint replacement.
The Journal of Orthopedics and Traumatology in 2000 has published an article on Box Osteotomy of the Tibia, as a “new technique” in the management of osteoarthritis of the knee, often an alternative to knee replacement for younger patients. His results with plating for the box osteotomy has been published in 2009 issue of the Journal of Orthopedics.
He has successfully used Alendronate, a Bisphosphonate, to treat AVN of the hip for the last 10 years with great success. Alendronate which is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis, prevents bone resorption. This has been reported in the journal of Rheumatology 2005 issue, in the JBJS 2009, and more recently in the Journal of Arthroplasty, October 2011. Relief was seen within a few weeks and 80% became freely ambulant.
From clinical excellence, surgical skill and basic research, Dr. Sanjay Agarwala has successfully blended the best of the East and the West to bring world class surgical facilities for the benefit of Indian patients.
M.S. (Orthopaedic Surgery),Mumbai University, 1982, MMC Reg. No. 42011
M.Ch. Orth, University of Liverpool, U.K. ,British General Medical Council (GMC),1985.Reg. No. 3047833
He has received several national & international fellowships and awards notably:
The Norman Roberts Medal at the M.Ch final examinations.
The International Graduate Fellowship Award International 1982 at the Institute of Orthopaedics, Robert Jones & Agnes Hunt Orthopaedics Hospital, Oswestry, Shropshire, U.K.
Listed in the “Marquis Who’s Who In The World”, 1998 – till date.
Hand and Microsurgical Fellowship, Derby, UK.
Recipient of the Chatrubhuj Jekhete Gold Medal for overall excellence in all subsets of medicine and surgery as well as in MS (Orth).
J.C. Patel – B.C. Mehta award by The Journal of Associations of Physicians of India (JAPI).
Norman Roberts Medal, awarded by University of Liverpool, U.K.
Gold medalist in MBBS and at the MCPS.
Stood first in the University of Bombay.
Research/Publications
Dr. Agrawala has to his account around 46 publications on various topics in Orthopedics in International journals of Plastic Surgery, General Surgery and various other peer reviewed journals.
Citations for Bisphosphonates management of the crippling conditions of Avascular Necrosis (AVN) of the hip.
On-going research on Stem Cell Research in the treatment of Avascular Necrosis of the Hip.
Research Publications Prevention and Prevalence of DVT in Indian patients.
Use of Calcium Hydroxy Appetite in the enhancement of bone unions at fracture sites.
Societies/Commitiees
Chairman, The AO Foundation, Western India Chapter for teaching of fracture management.
Founder trustee and Current Vice President of ISHKS (Indian Society of Hip & Knee Surgeons)
Founder Member of the VETERN Group (Venous Thrombo-Embolism Research Network).
Indian Organizations
Association of Surgeons of India
Indian Orthopedic Association
Association of Colon Rectal Surgeons of India
Indian Association of Gastrointestinal Endo Surgeons
Association of Minimal Access Surgeons of India
National Academy of Medical Sciences
Indian Chapter of IHPBA
Hernia Society of India
Obesity Surgery Society of India
- Asia Pacific Society
- American College of Surgeons
- International College of Surgeons
- Society of American Orthopedic Surgeons
- European Association of Orthopedic Surgery
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‘Uplifting, romantic and festive – the perfect book to curl up with. I couldn’t put it down’ Rosie Nixon, Editor-in-Chief, HELLO! magazine
‘Fresh, fun and full of romance! I loved it!’ Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain
‘A classic romance with the added bonus of a festive feel. I loved the passion, the romantic tension, and the way the characters leapt of the page. An ideal Christmas escape.’ Laura Jane Williams, Bestselling author of Our Stop
‘A perfect escapist, heart-warming read! I was hooked from the first line!’ Katie Ginger, author of Summer Strawberries at Swallowtail Bay
'Unwrap and enjoy this Christmassy treat of a read' Mandy Baggot, bestselling author of My Greek Island Summer
‘Warm, funny and engaging, a five-star Christmas treat!’ Karen Clarke, author of The Little French Café series
What do you do when your fake engagement starts to feel too real…
Aspiring clothes designer Victoria Scott spends her days working in a bar in Chelsea, and her evenings designing vintage clothes, dreaming of one day opening her own boutique. But these aspirations are under threat from the new department store opening at the end of her road. She needs a Christmas miracle, but one is not forthcoming.
Oliver Russell’s Christmas is not looking very festive right now. His family’s new London department store opening is behind schedule, and on top of that his interfering, if well meaning, mother is pressing him to introduce his girlfriend to her. A girlfriend who does not exist. He needs a diversion. Something to keep his mother from interfering while he focuses on the business.
When Oliver meets Victoria, he offers a proposition: pretend to be his girlfriend at the opening of his store and he will provide an opportunity for Victoria to showcase her designs. But what starts as a business arrangement soon becomes something more tempting, as the fake relationship starts to feel very real. But when secrets in Victoria’s past are exposed will Oliver walk away, or will they both follow their hearts and find what neither knew they were looking for…
Readers Love Meet me in London
‘This was an absolute joy to read…It honestly ticked all of the boxes for me.’ – five stars
‘I couldn't put it down. The ending was perfect and I think would lend itself to a spin-off where we can have a book for each of the friends to tell their story; I'd definitely read them if there was.’ – five stars
‘Georgia Toffolo is a new author for me and I was quite surprised to find that Meet Me In London is a Mills and Boon book …they can quite easily fit in with the modern-day chick lit genre now.… I really enjoyed reading this. The writing style was easy, the characters were believable. A passionate story of love and friendship recommended for the Christmas season.’ – five stars
‘A classic rom-com… the perfect Christmas read in 2020.
‘The perfect escape… it's like one big warm hug.’ Kelly McFarland, editor at CelebMix
‘Meet Me in London will without a doubt warm your heart this winter.’
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My Massey combines from 1948 to 1991
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Massey combines served David Thompson well. Here is his story
By David Thompson
Left: My father bought this 21A Massey in 1948. Right: We purchased this 27 Massey in 1951. We attached a baler to the back. I used this machine for custom combining. Photo: Courtesy David Thompson
Les Henry has written about the combines he’s operated. Les started with his Dad’s Oliver 30 pull type. I never operated a pull type. I started with a 21A Massey self-propelled. Les claims this combine was a Cadillac compared to his Dad’s Oliver.
My Dad bought the 21A Massey combine in 1948. He paid $3,200 for the machine. What a difference from today’s prices. However, the difference in capacities from then to now is also huge. The Massey 21 did not have a road gear. If you wanted to move a little faster from field to field, you had to take off the two main drive pulleys and reverse them. This would give you about 10 miles an hour. Without doing this you had to crawl along at about three to four miles an hour from field to field. The big canopy over the rad did not allow access to clean the rad, so off came the canopy each time the rad got clogged with dirt. This was very time-consuming.
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From the 21A with a 12-foot canvass table, we went to the 27 Massey in 1951. This was a much improvement over the 21A. The 27 had a 16-foot auger table rather than canvass. This is the combine my Dad gave me to go custom combining to earn money to go to university to get my two-year diploma in agriculture.
We all know Germany was a very industrious, forward-thinking nation. Germans designed and manufactured a baler to mount on the back of this and other combines. This baler collected the straw and the chaff which made good stock feed. They sent a machinist to mount one on our combine and on others. The bales had two rounds of binder twine loosely tying them together. We used a Cockshut 40 tractor, equipped with a Farmhand push off loader, to stack the bales in the field. This worked very well for the man on the tractor, but my brother, who was on the stack stacking the bales, would get buried once and a while.
The first combine I bought was a Massey 90. Les claims this combine was the beginning of the better combines. I got married in 1960 and went farming on my own. I didn’t have a combine. In 1961, it was so dry you could hardly spit. If my wife hadn’t been teaching, I would have been a hungry newlywed with very little equipment and a fair amount of debt.
There was an auction sale taking place in Raymore, Saskatchewan, with a 90 combine listed on the sale bill. It was after the harvest. I didn’t get to the sale because I did not have money to spend. The auctioneer was Martin King, who came from my hometown.
The 410 Massey combine served me well.
photo: Courtesy David Thompson
After the sale, I met Martin on the street and asked him how the 90 had sold. His reply was it hadn’t sold, because it was after harvest and, in 1961, many farmers had very little crop. I made a fast trip to Raymore and found the farmer wanted $1,800 for the four-year old combine.
In those days the banks had to have a third down before they would lend you any money, so I headed off to a friend to see if I could borrow money for the down-payment. I got the $600 and, armed with this money, I went back to the bank for the other $1,200 and was able to purchase the Massey 90.
The next year, 1962, the crop was fairly good. A neighbour had no combine. We agreed I would charge him $3 an acre to combine his crop and I would pay him a $1 an hour for his work.
The 90 served me well for five or six years then along came the Super 92 Massey. It still came without a cab but was a dream to operate because of its hydrostatic drive. One of the highlights of the 92 was that you could turn on a dime at the end of the swath to get back on the next swath.
After the Super 92 along came the 410 and 510 Masseys. The 410 served me well except it did have a couple of serious drawbacks. The un-thrashed material that normally went straight back to the main cylinder was diverted to a small cylinder with rubber flails on the outside of the combine. This really didn’t do the job, so most farmers changed it back to the way it was originally done — straight back to the main cylinder.
Then came the Massey 750 and 760 combines which Les claims could do some serious combining in a short time. I had two 750s. Because they had air-conditioning and a cab, it was a dream to drive these combines. One of ours gave us considerable amounts of grief. Because of this we traded them off and got two 850s. These were very good combines, and we used them until 1991.
My pair of 750 Massey combines.
This is when Massey Ferguson stopped making combines. I feel we would still probably be with Masseys today if they had continued making combines because they served us well over the years.
The 850s served us well from 1982 to 1991. Then my son Duane and I traded off the 850s on two 9500 John Deeres. We found these 9500s were exceptional, durable combines. I still have my 9500. Last year I ran it for a short time just to prove I could still run one after 27 years.
In the wet years of the early 2000s, Duane stepped up to a CTS John Deere but I stayed with my 9500. I recall combining peas in 2010. My son was stuck on the south side of the quarter and had to drop his pickup to be able to pull the combine out backwards. I was combining on the north side and I recall seeing water in the tracks of the previous swath I had picked up. This is where Les says a combine has a personality. A truer word was never spoken. You had your hand on that hydrostatic lever constantly. I listened to her and she listened to me. Between the driver and the combine, we had to be consistently on the ball to keep from getting stuck.
In 1991 my son and I bought two John Deere 9500s. I still have mine.
There have been many different makes and models of combines turned out since. It is amazing the technology changes in combines that have occurred over the last 80 years.
The Red River Special
My father had a Red River Special thrashing machine. To have the thrasher working at full capacity, you had to have a full crew of six stook teams and racks to keep it operating constantly. But as this was the last couple of years of WWII, many of the men that would normally be on the outfits had not come home yet. My father was unable to find men to fill the required six team outfits.
I was 12 years old at the time. My dad was able to line up another kid who was 14 years old. He and I together handled another one of the stook teams. I missed a lot of school, but I learned first-hand how to work hard. After the first year of this team, I handled my own team and rack on the thrashing machine every year after that until 1948 when my dad bought his first combine, the Massey 21A.
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7 December 2020 by gramilano Leave a Comment
Marquee TV’s exclusive film of The Nutcracker from the New York City Ballet can be seen from 11 December until 3 January 2021. George Balanchine’s version first premiered in 1954 and has been a perennial favourite for more than 65 years in New York City, until the 2020 season when performances were cancelled due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Nutcracker was filmed during the company’s 2019 season at the Lincoln Center in New York with Maria Kowroski as the Sugarplum Fairy, Tyler Angle as her Cavalier, and Megan Fairchild as Dewdrop. Tickets are available from 27 November priced £23.99.
Other ballets new to Marquee TV this Christmas season include The Scottish Ballet’s production of The Snow Queen and Ballet Lorent’s children’s tale The Lost Happy Endings.
The Snow Queen was the jewel in the crown of Scottish Ballet’s 50th anniversary year. It is inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s tale, which was also the basis for the film Frozen, with the Snow Queen’s palace and the icy fragments of an enchanted mirror. The production was filmed live in December 2019 at Edinburgh’s Festival Theatre.
The Lost Happy Endings by Ballet Lorent is a family show with all the favourite fairytale characters – Snow White, Pinocchio, Goldilocks and Cinderella. It’s narrated by Joanna Lumley.
The platform is also offering the Bolshoi’s Sleeping Beauty The Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker, Sleeping Beauty and Rhapsody.
Members of the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s brass section got together to perform their Christmas Special in front of the Claridge’s Hotel Christmas tree. They play all the season favourites from “O Come, All Ye Faithful” to “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas”. The concert will be available from Saturday 19 December at 8pm GMT.
Claridge’s, Christmas 2020
In the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Love’s Labour’s Won, Shakespeare’s comic romance begins in autumn 1918, with a group of soldiers returning from the trenches. As memories of conflict give way to a life of parties and masked balls, the classic tale plays out amidst the brittle high spirits of a postwar house party.
Marquee TV has shared plans to become involved in the creation of digital work, and the platform is in discussion with several dance and opera companies to film new and reimagined works during and after Covid-19. At a time when the industry must explore ways of innovating and engaging audiences in new, sustainable ways, the platform is working to support the ecosystem by augmenting live performance through considered on-demand content while at the same time supporting the artists that make it.
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Top photo: New York City Ballet’s The Nutcracker © Erin Baiano
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First Vaccinations in the UK Against Coronavirus Begin
Tuesday, 8 December, 2020
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Windows 10 Tip: How to Hide the All Apps Column in the Start Menu (Windows 10 Creators Update)
By Andre Da Costa
Good news for declutterers! Windows Creators Update brings another incremental customization tweak to the Start menu.
One of the great things about Windows 10 is that every six months, you can expect to see new functionality introduced throughout the user interface. The Start menu, in particular, has come a long way from the initial release – version 1507 – introduced in 2015. The Windows 10 Anniversary Update added welcome customization options, which make the Start menu easier to use and manage. One addition to the Start Menu introduced in the Anniversary Update—the new All Apps column—has received mixed feedback, though. For those of you who disliked the clutter of the All Apps column, the next big Windows release (dubbed the “Creators Update”) brings good news: you can now hide the app list in the Start Menu.
Editor’s note: In October 2016, Windows announced the Windows 10 Creators Update slated for public released in March/April 2017. We’ve been testing out the new features that are now available for Windows Insiders. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you can get a sneak preview of all the upcoming features in the Creators Update.
How to Hide the App List in the Start Menu in Windows 10 Creators Update
A new option added to the Start menu settings is the ability to hide tiles when browsing through the All Apps list. Here’s how to find it:
Go to Start > Settings > Personalization.
Selec the Start tab on the right.
Toggle on the option Hide app list in Start menu.
Now, when you click the Start, your list of apps is hidden, while a tab for All apps now appears at the top of the menu.
When you click the All apps tab, you will see a list of all installed apps, but a big difference is that your pinned tiles on the Start are hidden from view. The behavior ironically makes the All apps list look like the old classic Windows 95 Start menu, especially if you unpin everything from the Start menu and resize it. I personally would have loved if this was the default layout, but users will have to manually unpin each tile if they want that.
Another welcome option is the ability to store Start screen apps in folders on the Start.
If you like to keep an organized start menu, apps can be dragged into a folder and automatically expanded when clicked to reveal its contents.
The ability to hide the apps list is a minor tweak, but cumulatively, these incremental changes to the Start menu options give you a good amount of control over how Windows 10 looks on your device. This lets you cater it to your screen size and your personal preferences. Other options such as full-screen mode – perfect for tablets – are still available. You can still apply other customization options such as resizing your Start menu and adding more tiles on the Start menu. For more Start menu customization tips, check out our other articles about customizing the Start menu, such as pinning websites to the Start menu, pinning settings to the Start menu, and finding your applications quickly or adding a shortcut to the desktop.
What do you think? Are these ongoing improvements enough to make you a believer in Windows 10? If so, let us know and tell us what else you would like to see.
Sharon Wallace
Hello, I tried to set this as you stated but I do not have the “Toggle on the option hide app list in Start Menu”. Is there any other way to have the all apps column? I have Version 10.0.14393. Build 14393. Many thanks.
We have another option see below’
Click on NOtification icon at the right bottom >> Click on Tablet mode (Should be disable)
I’m having the same issue as Chandra.
Changing the desktop to Tablet mode isn’t a fix, that means you loose the entire task bar
This update was unneeded and I do not like it. I have no taskbar and the start menu does not come back per your instructions. I really wish there was another option other than Microsoft.
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Powering 18m articulated buses in Cologne
KVB, the public transport company in Cologne in Germany, operates 8 articulated 18-metre buses. KVB chose Heliox to provide the charging infrastructure for these buses.
8 Buses 1 MW Cologne, Germany
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Cologne, Germany has been promoting conscious and sustainable energy use since 2011. In 2016, Heliox provided the charging infrastructure for the eight articulated 18-meter buses, operated by public transport company, Kölner Verkehrs-Betriebe AG (KVB), bringing the city a step further in providing sustainable mobility. On one of the first electric bus lines in Germany, the 13 stops along the seven-kilometre route would link Cologne train station with the city district of Zollstock and transport around 9,000 passengers a day.
RheinEnergie AG supplies green electricity for charging the buses and partnered with Heliox in powering the 18m buses for the route. At night, buses are fully charged in the bus depot. The pantographs installed on the bus roofs allow charging at one of the three charging stations at both final stops and at some intermediate stops on the route. Charging the batteries takes just five to ten minutes bringing no disruption to the bus schedule.
Cleaner, greener public transport contributes to Cologne’s objectives for responsible energy use and its focus on providing sustainable mobility for a cosmopolitan and modern city. This line decreases particulate matter and CO2 in the Cologne and North Rhine-Westphalia, as well as reducing traffic noise. CO2 reduction is estimated at 520 tons per year.
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By Sean Palmerston Featured, Reviews - Audio June 2, 2009
Obscura: Cosmogenesis
by Jay Siebert
Munich, Germany’s tech metal mastermind Steffen Kummerer returns in 2009 with his band Obscura’s sophomore album Cosmogenisis. With a few member changes and additional set backs now behind him, he now comes adorned with former members of Necrophagist and ex -Pesitlence bass extraordinaire Jeroen Paul Thesseling. On first listen, my impression was that this was going to be a Necrophagist clone band. The first song especially might give one that vibe especially with its opening. Given a closer listen however, you will soon find that this is not the case at all. Clean singing and guitar passages, and just knowing when to lay back musically, is a thing that seems to set this band apart from the rest of the ilk. Tracks such as “Noosphere” and “Centric Flow” show that Obscura can write with melody and feel while still displaying finger blistering shredding in tracks like “The Anticosmic Overload” and “Universe Momentum.” Signing to Relapse shortly after the completion of this album plus instensive touring throughout North America and Europe (including doing support shows for Florida’s influential technical death pioneers Atheist) shows that this band has much to offer and you can bet that you’ll be hearing much more from them in the future. This is definitely a top release of 2009 in my opinion. (Relapse)
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Sean Palmerston
Sean is the founder/publisher of Hellbound.ca; he has also written about metal for Exclaim!, Metal Maniacs, Roadburn, Unrestrained! and Vice.
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Volunteer in IndiaVolunteer in Nepal
NEWSLETTER No. 18: December 2019 – November 2020
We all need children’s laughter to cheer us up at this difficult time!
As you might have guessed, this has definitely not been a vintage year for our programme! Travel to and from Nepal and India has been restricted, so we haven’t been able to visit our projects, or run our volunteer programme. On the bright side, our sponsorship programme has continued, and, with your generous support, we have been helping our adopted schools survive during the lockdown.
What have we achieved this year with your help?
Photos from SASA, Uttarakhand
The schools we support are still closed and so our volunteer programme is on hold. We have been unable to visit Nepal and India, so it is nice to see some photos of the mountains and some happy faces. These pictures have been taken by the Serve and Share Association (SASA) in Uttarakhand, an Indian NGO we support with grants, sponsorships and volunteer teachers: www.facebook.com/shailender.david/posts/10207546497416191…
Nepal due to re-emerge from lockdown in time for the trekking season.
Nepal will be reopening its borders for international tourism on August 17th as the blanket ban ends and international flights resume.
The following businesses will resume operations
• Hotels and accommodation facilities
• Tourism related activities
• Trekking and climbing permits
Flights will initially only be accepted from selected countries, but the government has not elaborated on which countries would be first, Supposedly, visitors arriving from abroad will be expected to self-quarantine on arrival, but whether that will apply to trekkers remains to be seen.
Coronavirus: school closures in Sikkim
The Sikkim government has closed all schools. Our two volunteers are having to abandon their assignments. These are difficult and worrying times for all of us.…
The first of our 2020 intake of volunteers has arrived!
Our first two volunteers of the season have arrived safe and sound in their schools in Sikkim. I am sure they will have a rewarding two months teaching the charming children of Sikkim. We wish them well!…
Celebrating Children’s Day at a village school in Sikkim
A new playground for the Vidya Sagar Gyanpeeth school
Thanks to our supporters for raising the funds needed to construct a playground for a small village school in Sikkim! Land below the school had to be bought from the local farmer, and then built up to raise it to the level of the school building.
2019 has been a much better year for volunteer recruitment. It has also been good for fund-raising, thanks to the generosity of our friends who responded generously to our playground appeal. Find out what we’ve been up to this year!
My indefatigable and estimable colleague, Barbara Porter, who runs our volunteer programme, and doubles up as our teacher trainer, has just returned to the UK from an arduous five week visit to the Himalayas, including Ladakh, Nepal and Uttarakhand.…
Volunteer testimonial
What do you think of HELP?
Paul Lessner, Ladakh: 2019…
Teacher training in Uttarakhand
HELP‘s teacher trainer, Barbara Porter, has just completed a three day teacher training seminar for nearly 30 rural teachers from 14 schools and 4 interior districts of Kumaon in Uttrakhand in North India. This training is likely to improve the learning skills of nearly 7000 children.
These photos have been taken by the Serve and Share Association (SASA) with whom we collaborate to run these seminars. SASA organised the event and recruited the participants, while we covered their expenses, and provided Barbara Porter’s professional services.…
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I think HELP is the volunteer organization that I looked for for a long time. It is the most easily accessible and responsive organization I found on the web. I really like the self donation to the school and how independent it requires its volunteers to be, unlike many other organizations.
Michael WintersteinSt. Paul Primary School
HELP is rare for an organisation offering volunteer teaching in that it puts the needs of the local people before the desires of the western person wanting ‘the experience’.
Alastair SkeffingtonSaraswatimata Yumahangma English School
Volunteering with HELP offers all the good things of working with a small, personal organisation: in-depth local knowledge from the HELP organisers, and the feeling that one is doing something for the first time.
Daniel CookAlgarah School
By becoming a HELP volunteer in India or Nepal you will be able to make a direct, personal contribution to the education of young Himalayan people. In so doing, you will be having an unforgettable experience in a new and fascinating world.
Nikola Capla and Petra CvancarovaEverest Boarding School
I think it’s a great organization. I’m really impressed with how small and focused on each project HELP is.
Jill PeckVidya Sagar Gyanpeeth School
I want to let you know that I have looked at a lot of volunteer organizations since I did your program and you have (as far as I can tell) one of the best. I really like how much you personally care about each volunteer and each school.
Anne GillilandDenjong Pema Choling Academy
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Charlie Haworth
James Haworth’s Grandfather
My grandfather, Charlie Haworth, was born on the 11th December 1896 in Blackburn, Lancashire. Sadly his mother (my great grandmother), Margaret, died in 1909 at a young age leaving my grandfather and his three brothers as well as their father.
My great grandfather James Edward Haworth
Shortly afterwards, the family moved to Leek in Staffordshire where my great grandfather remarried.
Taken in Le Havre 1916
When war broke out in 1914 Charlie was a few months short of his 18th birthday and was working as a clerk in Leek.
Sometime in 1915 or 1916 he joined the South Staffordshire Regiment and as far as I am aware, he saw active service with the British Expeditionary Force as a private.
Our family records show that in October 1917 he successfully completed officer training and went back to the front as a 2nd lieutenant at the age of 20.
Instructions to troops
issued to all officers
Page from Instructions to troops
Cigarette card
According to a report handwritten by him, a Captain by this time, he was involved on the 21st March 1918 in fighting, believed to be at the Somme (possibly the Battle of St Quentin), was injured and taken prisoner by the Germans. A transcript of this report is attached below. He saw out the war at the Offiziergefangenen-Lager POW camp in Mainz.
The POW camp Mainz
Charlie’s brother Harrison
There are some photos of Charlie and of his brothers Harrison and James who also fought in (and survived) the war. In fact James (who was known as Jimmy) was captured in Singapore in World War II and held prisoner by the Japanese working on the Thai–Burma railroad. He survived that too!
I have Charlie’s medals and some other memorabilia of his war time service.
C Company 6th October 1917
POW camp concert party
A design for a concert programme,
Concert party programme
After the war he married my grandmother, Mary, and they had three children, Phillip, Geoffrey (my father) and Pamela. They owned and ran the White Hart restaurant in Leek, which is still there today. He served on the Leek Urban District Council and was the leader of the Council in the 1950s. He died in 1965 aged 68.
Although I met my grandfather I was only 3 years old when I last saw him and therefore too young to have any memories of him. I have known for many years that he had been a prisoner in the First World War but it is only upon the centenary of that conflict that I asked my father to let me have any photos or other information that he had that concerned Charlie’s wartime experiences. We do not know a lot about those years but seeing the photo of him as a young officer and reading his account of the battle in which he was captured were very moving.
Army Book 439
Pages 2&3 Army Book 439
Pages 4 & 5 Army Book 439
More pages from Army Book 439
Page from Army Book 439
Debit accounts from the note book
Comparison of rations issued at
Donnington Hall and Mainz
My correspondence
Farewell dinner signed by Charlie’s friends
The toasts
No 2 Platoon
Xmas card
A transcript of the report by Capt Charles (Charlie) Haworth, of the ensuing battle prior to his capture by the German army:
On the morning of the 21st of March I was in charge of No 15 platoon situated in Zypher trench as Counter Attack Platoon. My Company (CO Capt Adams) was in reserve in Railway Reserve. At 5.30am (approx) Capt Adams ordered me to “Stand to” at 6.05am in Zypher Trench
The bombardment was so severe that I had to order “Stand down” at 6.15am permitting the men to go in the dugout, leaving two men as sentries.
Intermittently I went round the trenches to visit 16 platoon who were in charge of a sergeant and gave him orders to be on the (Guitier?)
At 7.30am all the surrounding trenches were blown in. There was a continuous strong gas attack. I returned to the platoon dugout at 7.30am as it was impossible to get about owing to the severe barrage he laid down on all the system of trenches. I tried again and again to get to 16 platoon dugout with my sergeant, only to return. I kept one sentry on duty in a fairly safe position personally changing them every ten minutes.
In the meanwhile I remained with the men giving necessary orders and cheering them to keep up their morale. At 7.55am he raised his barrage so I ordered a “stand to” on the ground (where?) Zypher trench was once, being only a trench in places. I picked the best ground for field of fire which was situated facing the valley and at the end of Zypher trench. It was very foggy and could see very little of what was happening. At 8.05am we sighted the enemy coming on our right and left on both sides of the valley I was facing. I utilised the Lewis gun to an excellent purpose against the enemy on the left and ordered rapid fire to the men against the enemy on the left and can say with impunity that we slaughtered many. I could not get into communication with anyone other than a runner informing me that our forward posts had fallen and that the enemy had passed through butts on our right and left and was surrounding us. I told the men that we should have to make a stand for it and sent Sergt Beedel to get to 16 platoon and to see how they were progressing and inform them of the circumstances but he never returned.
We then had a heavy bombardment of Whiz-bangs and a few gas shells on our front. Half of the men were now casualties, some I bandaged to the best of my ability.
At 9.20am I reconnoitred a little to my left, leaving my men in charge of Beidel, when I saw from a shell hole a German officer and men coming towards us from the left. I used my revolver to good advantage and returned to my men, finding only four left.
At 9.25am we saw the enemy coming en masse 30 yds in front of our position. We mowed them down until all our (amn?) was finished when I told my gunner to break the gun whereupon he threw the pistol grip at the leading German. The enemy had already taken Railway Reserve behind us. We fired until the last when a shell blew us up and we were coiled in our own wire. It was then that I was taken from the wire and taken prisoner with four of my men all wounded, and two of us gassed, through shrapnel penetrating our helmets. I personally think the men made a glorious stand until the last, sticking it from 8.05am to 9.35 am continuously.
The original exhibition display: Charlie Haworth
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iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus – what’s the deal in big screen size ?
iGW Team
iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, is it all about the big screen size ? Now let’s start iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus and let’s see the main difference, when ever the two words come into your mind of a iPhone without a ‘plus’ and with a ‘plus’ ,is it just simply the screen size, as the screen size on the first one is 4.7 inches while the ‘plus’ one has a 5.5 inches screen.
But is it only the size which is the main difference?
No. Although it is the primary difference of a sort, but still there are many differences and similarities too in between them which is mentioned below.
The iPhone 6 and the iPhone 6 Plus both feature Retina HD display, and yes it’s a damn great thing of the display. While this has become a similarity point, the difference lies in the resolution of both of the devices and also the pixel count and etc. which are all related to the display.
The iPhone 6 Plus features a 1080p display(1920 x 1080) while the iPhone 6 features a 750p display(1334 x 750) and their pixel density differences are 401ppi vs 326ppi respectively.
The iPhone 6 Plus will now feature a specially designed landscape mode for it(which is seen in the iPad before) while the iPhone 6 won’t have that.
As a screen size increases, so increases it’s capacity, and so the battery. The iPhone 6 Plus will have a larger battery and long usage compared to that of the iPhone 6.
Also, when the camera section comes into the game, both the devices will feature same 8mp sensor in between them(even the iPhone 5s had this, with less sensors). But the iPhone 6 Plus will feature the Optical Image Stabilization (OIS) part, which is a very very useful camera add-on sensor these days. (Nexus 5 and Windows Phone “PureView” users have experienced it).
Rest, these are the major differences amongst these devices which’ll surely be costing more to buy the bigger one than the smaller one. It’ll be launched it three different memory variants (16GB,64GB,128GB). It’s rumored to be launched in October in India and expected cost is above 65K for 16GB model. So it’s gonna take a heavy strike at your pocket
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Solar Opposites: Watch the First Trailer for Hulu's Animated Comedy from Rick and Morty's Justin Roiland
Rick and Morty co-creator Justin Roiland brings a new adult animated series to Hulu in May.
By David Griffin
Updated: 7 Apr 2020 11:43 pm
Posted: 25 Mar 2020 3:30 pm
While we're waiting for Rick and Morty to resume its long-awaited fourth season on Adult Swim, co-creator Justin Roiland has another surreal animated sci-fi tale to share - Hulu's Solar Opposites, which has just debuted its first official teaser trailer.
The series, which will premiere its entire season on Friday, May 8, 2020, is co-created by Roiland and Mike McMahan. Per Hulu, "Solar Opposites centers around a team of four aliens who escape their exploding homeworld only to crash land into a move-in ready home in suburban America. They are evenly split on whether Earth is awful or awesome. Korvo (Roiland) and Yumyulack (Sean Giambrone) only see the pollution, crass consumerism, and human frailty while Terry (Thomas Middleditch) and Jesse (Mary Mack) love humans and all their TV, junk food and fun stuff. Their mission: protect the Pupa, a living supercomputer that will one day evolve into its true form, consume them and terraform the Earth."
Watch the hilarious new trailer for Solar Opposites below:
Solar Opposites also features a who's who of guest actors including Alan Tudyk, Alfred Molina, Christina Hendricks, Jason Mantzoukas, Liam Cunningham, Rainn Wilson, Tiffany Haddish, and many more.
Have you watched Solar Opposites?
Here's a message from Roiland and McMahan: “Solar Opposites is coming! We can only show you the teaser right now, but the whole season will be out in a matter of weeks! Stay inside and stay healthy so you can watch and love this show and call us geniuses and all that s**t.”
Check out the official art for the series below:
To further bask in the glow of Justin Roiland's twisted mind, be sure to check out our top 10 Rick and Morty episodes ranking, Rick and Morty reacting to their own memes, and our review of Roiland's VR game, Trover Saves the Universe.
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David Griffin still watches DuckTales in his pajamas with a cereal bowl in hand. He's also the TV Editor for IGN. Say hi on Twitter.
Solar Opposites is an animated comedy about aliens in middle America from Rick and Morty co-creator/executive producer Justin Roiland and executive producer Mike McMahan.
Genres:Animation
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Networks:Hulu
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FEI NATIONS CUP™ JUMPING: DUTCH DELIVER AT LAST IN FABULOUS FALSTERBO
It always seemed that things would come right for The Netherlands sooner or later this season, and today was the day when the 2014 series champions claimed maximum points in the sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2017 Europe Division 1 League in sunny Falsterbo, Sweden. It was no walk-in-the-park however, the result only decided by a super-charged jump-off against Germany who lined up second and Ireland who finished third.
Double-Olympian and World and European team gold medallist Jur Vrieling (47) clinched it when last to go against the clock with his impressive stallion VDL Glasgow V. Merelsnest. He wasn’t short of advice as he headed back into the arena for the third and final time.
“I was hardly five metres outside the ring after the second round when I was already being told I was in the jump-off and how to ride it! Ben Schroder said to go inside the wall to the double (third fence), so I just had to listen and work it out as well as I could.”
Having dominated the early classes at the Swedish fixture it was the Irish who were hot favourites to head the line-up this time out, and after the first round the boys in green shared the lead on a zero score with the eventual winners. Both sides added four faults in round two however, and this left them on level pegging with the German foursome that included husband-and-wife Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Daisy) and Markus Beerbaum (Comanche 28) who have not competed in a team together for 13 years.
Beerbaum was first to go against the clock, posting his third great clear of the day in 47.80 seconds when taking the longer route around the Derby course stone wall before tackling the remaining two elements of the triple combination. Next out, Ireland’s Denis Lynch (All Star) cut inside the wall only to clip the first element for four faults in 46.65 seconds, so when Vrieling got the shortcut exactly right he galloped home clear in the winning time of 46.35 seconds.
Dutch Chef d’Equipe, Rob Ehrens, was delighted with the performances of all of his team-members including 26-year-old Ruben Romp (Audi’s Teavanta ll) and 30-year-olds Aniek Poels (Athene) and Michel Hendrix (Baileys) who each posted just four faults today. “Besides Jur, I had three young and talented riders in the team - it’s looking really good for the future”, he said. Today’s result has moved the Dutch and Irish off the bottom of the Europe Division 1 leaderboard and it is the Spanish who are now lying last going into the penultimate leg at Hickstead (GBR) in two weeks’ time.
1. Netherlands - 4 faults/0 in 46.35 seconds in third-round jump-off
2. Germany - 4 faults/0 in 47.80 seconds in third-round jump-off
3. Ireland - 4 faults/4 faults in 46.65 seconds in third-round jump-off
4. Italy - 9 faults
5. USA - 12 faults
5. Sweden - 12 faults
7. Switzerland - 20 faults
8. Norway - 30 faults
8 teams - Germany, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, USA, Sweden and Switzerland - competed in today’s sixth leg of the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2017 Europe Division 1 League at Falsterbo in Sweden.
14 clears in the first round and 3 double-clear rounds - from The Netherlands’ Jur Vrieling (VDL Glasgow V. Merelsnest), Germany’s Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum (Daisy) and Markus Beerbaum (Comanche 28), Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam (Chaqui Z), USA’s Chloe Reid (Codarco) and Sweden’s Henrik von Eckermann (Mary Lou).
Both Jur Vrieling’s VDL Glasgow V. Merelsnest and Markus Beerbaum’s Comanche 28 also jumped clear in the third-round jump-off against the clock over the shortened course.
Course designer was Germany’s Frank Rothenberger.
Team Italy, fourth-placed finishers today on 9 faults, continue to lead the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2017 Europe Division 1 league table.
Two legs of the Europe Division 1 series remain - at Hickstead (GBR) on Friday 28 July and Dublin (IRL) on Friday 11 August.
All 8 nations competing in the 2017 Europe Division 1 series will qualify for next year’s series in which the number of teams in Division 1 will increase to 10. The extra two places will go to the top two teams in the 2017 Europe Division 2 series provided those teams compete and complete the relevant competitions at the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2017 Final which takes place in Barcelona, Spain from 28 September to 1 October.
Rob Ehrens, Chef d’Equipe, NED (when asked why he chose Jur Vrieling for the jump-off today): ”He’s the most experienced rider in the team and his horse was already warmed up and ready to go as they were the last pair out in round two. I know Vrieling is a very fast rider.”
Jur Vrieling NED, talking about his horse VDL Glasgow - “He has an unbelievably top character, he’s the nicest horse in the stable not just because of the results he gets but the way he behaves. I adore him!”
Standings in FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping Europe Division 1 after round 6 in Falsterbo, Sweden:
1. Italy - 345
3. Sweden - 307.5
4. France - 302.5
5. Switzerland - 300
7. Ireland - 290
8. Spain - 250
FEI press release by L.Parkes
image: The Netherlands posted their first victory of the FEI Nations Cup™ Jumping 2017 Europe Division 1 series at the sixth leg in Falsterbo, Sweden today. Left to right: Ruben Romp, Michel Hendrix, Chef d'Equipe Rob Ehrens, Aniek Poels and Jur Vrieling. (FEI/Richard Juillart)
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Home » Topics » GI Illness
Publish Date March 14, 2017
Facilitating Care for Patients With Early Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Haymarket Media
In patients with very early hepatocellular carcinoma, percutaneous ablation or liver resection are the recommended first line therapies.
A proposed algorithm to facilitate the decision-making process of clinical care for patients with very early stage hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) provides optimal personalized treatment strategies for these patients, according to a review published in the Journal of Hepatology.
The current evidence that compares curative options for patients with very early HCC is poor due to small sample sizes and lack of solid subgroup analyses. Therefore, Alessandro Vitale, MD, PhD, from the Department of Surgery, Oncology, and Gastroenterology at the University of Padua in Italy, and colleagues reviewed the data on the management of early HCC from randomized and nonrandomized comparative studies, prognostic studies, and simulation effectiveness studies to define optimal personalized treatment strategies for this patient population.
“In this era of ‘precision medicine,’” the authors of the review wrote, “a ‘personalized approach’ to very early HCC should be based on not only the traditional EBM [evidence based medicine] model, but also all the data from the literature that could be extracted for the individual patient setting. This way, the therapeutic decision could be made in the context of individual, patient-specific cases.”
The investigators proposed an algorithm to facilitate the decision-making process of clinical care for patients with very early HCC. “The aim of the algorithm is not to represent a definitive treatment guideline, but rather to provide a readily available guide to the clinician as an example of a personalized approach to very early HCC based on the available evidence.”
They note 3 considerations:
Comparative efficacy studies show that liver resection offers better disease-free survival than radiofrequency ablation at the price of higher postoperative morbidity. Larger comparative effectiveness studies show that the difference in disease-free survival translates into a significantly higher long-term survival after liver resection compared with radiofrequency ablation among well-selected patients with very early HCC.
Laparoscopic ablation has the potential to overcome some limits of percutaneous ablation, particularly in patients with very early HCC in high risk locations.
Liver transplantation has the lowest survival benefit among patients with very early HCC compared with patients who have HCC in more advanced stages.
Based on these considerations, liver resection is most likely justified as first-line therapy only when the risk of postoperative liver decompensation is comparable to that of nonresection approaches. Laparoscopic surgery is preferred when the tumor is in the surface of the liver or close to extra-hepatic organs
In addition, transplantation is recommended only as a second-line therapy in case of tumor recurrence or liver failure after ablation or liver resection due to scarce donor resources and competition with patients with high transplant benefit
The authors of the study note that although very early HCC may be the easiest stage of HCC to treat, clinical expertise can make a distinct difference in outcomes for these patients. Personalized treatment of very early HCC should integrate individual clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research.
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Vitale A, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Giannini EG, et al. Personalized treatment of patients with very early hepatocellular carcinoma. J Hepatol. 2017;66:412-423. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.09.012
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You are here: Home / News / OverDrive Will Make Transactional Pricing Available With New Streaming Video Content From Warner Brothers
OverDrive Will Make Transactional Pricing Available With New Streaming Video Content From Warner Brothers
OverDrive has announced that transactional pricing (what they call pay-per-checkout) will be available for hundreds of streaming video titles from Warner Brothers.
This is the first time that OverDrive has offered content using this pricing model. The deal with Warner Brothers was formally announced yesterday.
Other distributors of content to the public library market including Hoopla, Freading, and Freegal offer transactional pricing.
At this point the transactional pricing/pay-per-checkout model will be available only for the Warner Brothers video titles but we wouldn’t be surprised to see OverDrive offering it with other content/formats in the future.
The Warner Brothers video will be available to public and government library partners in the U.S. and Canada and should become available in the OverDrive Marketplace in the coming weeks.
Here’s a few of the titles that will be available for lending:
I am Sam (Academy Award nomination for Best Actor: Sean Penn),
Natural Born Killers (Starring Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis, Golden Globe nomination for Best Director: Oliver Stone)
Insomnia (starring Al Pacino and Robin Williams, Directed by Christopher Nolan)
Life as a House (SAG Awards nominations for Leading Actor: Kevin Kline; Supporting Actor: Hayden Christensen)
We will update this post when we learn more.
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Hypnotic Dirge Updates and News
Hypnotic Dirge Records Interview with Black Phoenix Rising Forum [September 20, 2013]
Posted by Nick Skog on Friday, September 20, 2013 Under: Hypnotic Dirge Records
Recently, I was asked to answer some questions for the Forum "Black Phoenix Rising"
You may have already seen Hypnotic Dirge Records featured in the labels forum on here, an excellent underground label which operates on a non profit basis and is dedicated to putting out high quality music from some incredibly talented bands. Here's an interview with Nick Skog, founder of Hypnotic Dirge which hopefully will give you some insight into how things operate from the perspective of an underground label.
1. What made you decide to set up Hypnotic Dirge Records?
Originally, I just had to itch to try something different involving music as well as the desire to be in full control of releasing, promotion, and shipping for my own ambient project, Ancient Tundra. This was at the time when Myspace was still quite popular and I had a handful of contacts and friends on there with mostly ambient and depressive black metal projects which were unsigned so I decided to also release some of their upcoming albums. Some of these early projects include Exiled From Light, Winds of Sorrow, Astral Luminous, Neige et Noirceur, and Immundus.
2. What were the early days of HDR like, and how much has changed since you first started out?
Things have certainly changed a lot since then. Of course, when I first started out I had no experience with running a label and I was a lot younger then as well so HDR has sort of grown alongside my own personal growth through my late-teens, early twenties. HDR first started as a CD-r label, and there were certainly some mistakes in the beginning in terms of some shitty artwork quality, bad release choices, release date delays, etc. Obviously things went ok enough to keep going and improving as time went on, but there have definitely been some cringe-worthy moments looking back at it now. I kind of consider everything released from HDR - 012 and lower to be in the "early" era, and within this era there were some good releases from promising bands but these were all CD-r releases except for one, most were limited to 100-200 copies, and there were a few mistakes but it was all part of the development.
3. Has the label been as successful as you expected it would, and what would you say has contributed most to your success?
I would say so. I suppose it depends on how you define success. I still haven't made a cent from the label endeavors but that was never really the intention and I think you have to be incredibly lucky and committed to make money from underground black and doom metal and related genres, especially in this day and age where hardly anyone finds it worth it to buy physical CD's. I also don't think that should be the motivating force for underground labels. Pursuing money instead of genuine artistic expression can be a corrupting force and it is my opinion that money and art should be kept separate as much as possible. Money just ruins everything it touches in the world. Success to me is to be happy and proud of what you've accomplished, fostering and contributing to a co-operative spirit that has long been a part of the underground scene, and helping great artists get the recognition that they deserve. As I always say though, I'm just one guy behind a computer screen. I'm not the one writing the music or being artistic and it is the artists who should be proud of their successes.
4. What are the most important qualities you look for in the artists you sign?
Quality innovative art, a creative approach, drive and motivation, humility, and kindness. Most importantly the first thing. The music has to be good or else all the other qualities are moot.
5. What do you think are the main reasons a band would choose to sign to HDR?
You'd have to ask them to be sure, and I'm sure they all have their own reasons. I'd like to think that I'm reliable, trustworthy, and dedicated to promoting their music, and as well as this I think most of the bands recognize that above all I am a listener and a fan just as they are. There's a certain co-operative spirit and support between the bands on the label as well and there's been tours and shows between bands on the label which help to encourage this (Subterranean Disposition and Lycanthia, Odradek Room and Vin de Mia Trix as examples) Hopefully, the regular promotion and site updates (New releases, free downloads, distro updayes, band signings, etc.) help in keeping the label fresh in people's minds as well as this helps the confidence that bands might have in their work not being forgotten quickly after the release date.
6. What are the main obstacles that HDR encounters, and the biggest problems facing underground labels like yourselves?
I'd say it's that evil bitch, money. Releasing albums isn't cheap and neither is promotion or postage costs and it's damn hard to stay afloat. This is such a typical answer but I'm sure this sentiment is shared by basically every other underground metal label. In Canada, the costs of manufacturing albums is quite a lot higher than in other parts of the world, and we also have some of the highest shipping rates in the world. (Profound Lore Records has a good section on their website about the absurd costs of shipping vinyls in Canada. Good on them for still going on with that endeavor though! This is the main reason why Hypnotic Dirge has stayed away from vinyl releases and stuck with CD's) A few of the recent HDR releases have been printed outside of Canada though and that has helped with the cost and has allowed me to release more albums in 2013, and the creation of our Bandcamp page and our $5 digital downloads has helped with funds as well since that is money that can be put directly into funding new releases instead of spending almost half on shipping like our CD orders.
7. You've set yourselves up as a non-profit label in an industry that seems to increasingly revolve around money. How easy or difficult is it to maintain this philosophy?
It's easy when you are absolutely dedicated to keeping art and money separate. Regardless of how popular or "successful" HDR may be later on, all of the money made from sales will continue to go towards new releases or to the bands, which is something I haven't been able to do as much as I've wanted. Our policy is that the label pays for the cost of manufacturing and promotion and then takes back money from sales until the full cost is recouperated. At that point, all future sales or profits from that album would be split 50/50 between the label and band. The band can do as they please with their 50% but the label's 50% would all go towards new releases. Unfortunately, there have only been a small handful of releases that I've ever managed to recouperate the intial costs on anyway and I don't think this is going to change for the better considering the continual downfall of CD sales.
8. To what extent do the artists who sign to HDR also share your philosophy and outlook?
Some do wholeheartingly, I'm sure others don't really care either way, and maybe some are against the philosophy but are willing to tolerate it and compromise about it because they like other aspects of Hypnotic Dirge. This is not really something that I've discussed with the bands directly unless it has just come up in conversations. I can tell you that Vin de Mia Trix for exmaple is all for it, as they also suggested to have their debut album (just released on August 26, 2013) available for free download on the HDR bandcamp page which we'vee done! They've also posted to their listeners quite extensively about the virtues of free digital music which is something I agree with them on, but have still decided to keep all of the other digital downloads of CD releases on the HDR bandcamp page set at $5 as I basically need the finances from there to help fund upcoming CD releases.
9. Do you think that the digital age, modern technology and the way people now access their music is good or bad for an underground label such as HDR?
I think that there are good and bad aspects for sure. First of all, it must be said that without the internet there is no f*cking way that there would be people in Sri Lanka, Malta, and Indonesia listening to bands from the label and buying CD's. It's also very likely that Hypnotic Dirge would not exist at all without the internet. I wouldn't have gotten in touch with bands on the label from all around the world in countries such as Italy, Russia, Iran, Germany, Australia, etc. and I can't think of any way that they would have found out about HDR. The city where I live, Saskatoon, is pretty isolated from the rest of the world in some ways existing basically in the dead center of the North American continent with only 4 other decent sized cities within a 1000 km radius in any direction.
Of course, the internet also brings about negative aspects but I think they've been discussed ad nauseum and most of the time the people that complain about the "flooding of the scenes", "people downloading their album illegally" or other similar complaints really fail to see that positive side of our technological age. Consider also how modern computers and home recording studios have saved bands tons of money on recording and have allowed them access to record their albums whereas before this era they would have to spend hundreds/thousands on booking studio time. The same applies to digital promotion, it's essentially free. Of course, I do recognize the counterpoints that everyone having access to recording albums is flooding the scene and there are way too many bands, labels, zines, online radios, etc. but the internet is an incredibly empowering and democratic tool which in theory should put everyone on equal footing. The worthwhile bands and labels will usually rise to the top anyway and the shitty one-man depressive bedroom projects will be quickly forgotten so these things tend to sort themselves out. Think of all the wasted potential in the past from musicians and creative minds with good ideas that didn't have the monetary access to share their art with the world.
10. If you could choose any one band, past or present to add to HDR's roster who would you choose?
One you say??! Maybe Woods of Ypres if that were possible. There's really too many bands I like.
11. What do you see or hope for the future of HDR in, say, five or ten years time?
I hate to speculate on this. I cannot promise that HDR will even be around in five years time. If the motivation is gone and I want to spend my years doing something else I will. However, maybe I will take a break or slow down for a while and continue on for a good portion of my life afterwards. Whatever happens in the future, I hope that some of the albums we've releases stands the test of time because I do believe there's been some releases that deserve to be remembered.
12. What are your favourite albums of all time?
When I first got into metal, Cradle of Filth was my favourite band, so I'd still have to say VEmpyre, Dusk and her Embrace, and Cruetly and the Beast which were (and still are) amazing albums that I must have listened to about 100 times each since that was the band that got me started on my quest towards underground music. Other essential albums for me would be all of the Woods of Ypres albums, specifically 2, 4 and 5. the classic My Dying Bride albums (As the Flower Withers, The Angel and the Dark River, Turn Loose the Swans) Opeth's Morningside, My Arms, Your Hearse, Still Life, basically the entire Katatonia discography as well. I also really like Darkthrone's newest "The Underground Resistance" (I might be one fo the few to prefer new darkthrone to the old stuff) Kauan, Draconian, Dødsfall, The early Children of Bodom stuff (especially Hatebreeder), Anathema, Agalloch (Marrow of the Spirit, and Ashes Against the Grain)
I was also a huge Nightwish fan in the Tarja Turunen era so Angels Fall First through to Once remain important albums to me! I also really like Serj Tankian's (from System of a Down) solo stuff, especially because of the social and political undertones. Really I could go on forever.
13. Favourite band ever?
Cradle of Filth in my early days. Now it's Woods of Ypres, Katatonia, Opeth, My Dying Bride, Agalloch, among others.
14. Worst album you ever bought?
The first CD I ever bought in my life was the debut Christina Aguilera album, so maybe that qualifies! That was 13 years ago now though, so I'm not expected to have any taste at the age of 10. As far as metal goes, I bought the Kittie - Safe EP in 2006 or something. That was also pretty abysmal.
15. What was the best gig you've been to?
I really enjoyed the Katatonia show I went to last fall. It was a two hour set and they played "Last Fair Deal Gone Down" in its entirety as well as other classics! Another recent highlight was the Wintersun/Eluveitie show, as well as a The Foreshadowing/Inquisition/Marduk/Moonspell show!
We don't get the calibre of shows that europeans do, in the middle of nowhere Saskatchewan but these ones were certainly good!
16. What would you say are the best and worst aspects of today's metal scene?
I'm not sure. To be honest, I don't really think in terms of scenes and don't really have a proper answer for you here.
Thanks for the interest in Hypnotic Dirge and asking these questions. Hopefully, your readers will stop by on the HDR Bandcamp page and listen to some of the albums! Almost everything we've ever released is available on there for free streaming and there are some free downloads available there as well. Otherwise, downloads are a cheap $5, and we also have options to order a selection of 5 or more CD's for fairly cheap (About $10 per CD including free shipping) which you can find on our main site.
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Currently in its first year of a five-year ambitious strategic plan, ACF is building its community of artists, networks, and resources to be an effective national go-to space and advocate for music creators. The success of the plan relies on significant grassroots and philanthropic support as well as strong partnerships with industry peers and influencers. The Executive Assistant will play an important role in supporting the CEO’s efforts to grow these areas while working closely with board and other staff to ensure effective and efficient internal operations. They will report to, and work primarily for, the President & CEO and work closely with the Director of Development, Director of Operations & Special Projects and Development & Operations Associate.
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Two developments in the past week will likely have a significant impact on businesses subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”): the long-awaited CCPA regulations have been finalized and put into immediate effect with modifications, while at the same time it seems increasingly likely that the exemptions for employees’ and business-to-business contacts’ data will … Continue Reading
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By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Rebecca Yergin and Claire O'Rourke on August 13, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Privacy, Data Security, Health Privacy, State Legislatures
Today, the California Senate Judiciary Committee will consider AB 1281, which would extend the California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) business-to-business and employment exemptions until January 1, 2022, in the event that the pending ballot initiative—which also would extend the exemptions—does not pass this November. In addition, the Committee will consider two contact tracing measures, AB … Continue Reading
CCPA Update: Final Rulemaking Package Submitted to OAL
By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager and Rafael Reyneri on June 3, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
The California Attorney General (“AG”) has submitted his proposed final CCPA regulations to the California Office of Administrative Law (“OAL”). The proposed final rules substantively are the same as the draft rules released for public notice on March 11, which we summarized previously here. However, the AG’s responses to comments and Final Statements of Reasons … Continue Reading
CCPA 2.0 And Where We Go From Here
By Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter, Alexandra Scott and Danielle Kehl on May 15, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Privacy, Privacy and Data Security, State Legislatures, United States
On May 4th, 2020, Californians for Consumer Privacy confirmed that they had submitted hundreds of thousands more signatures than required to qualify for a ballot initiative. It is still yet unknown whether the Attorney General will qualify the ballot for the November 2020 election, let alone whether it would pass. If the initiative passes, it … Continue Reading
Republicans Poised To Introduce COVID-19 Privacy Bill
By Libbie Canter on May 1, 2020 Posted in Congress, COVID-19, Health Privacy
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Roger Wicker is working on draft legislation that would regulate the collection and use of health and location information in connection with efforts to track and limit the spread of COVID-19. Some key highlights of the tentatively titled “COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act” include:… Continue Reading
COVID-19 Cybersecurity Advice: FTC, NIST, and CISA Release Guidance on Secure Teleworking and Critical Infrastructure Jobs
By Ashden Fein, Trisha Anderson, Libbie Canter and Caleb Skeath on March 20, 2020 Posted in COVID-19, Data Security, Federal Trade Commission, Standards
In response to the drastic increase of U.S. employees working remotely, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) have both issued guidance for employers and employees on best practices for teleworking securely. In addition, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (“CISA”) has provided advice on identifying … Continue Reading
California AG Releases Draft CCPA Regulations: Round 3
By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager and Alexandra Scott on March 13, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Privacy, State Legislatures, United States
In the latest development in the CCPA saga, the California Attorney General has further modified the draft regulations implementing the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). His office’s website posted clean and redlined versions of the new regulations (the “March draft regulations”). Below, please find a summary of some of the most notable changes:… Continue Reading
Key COVID-19 Issues for Privacy and Cybersecurity Professionals
By Trisha Anderson, Libbie Canter and Yan Luo on March 10, 2020 Posted in China, Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, EU Data Protection, European Union, Financial Privacy, Health Privacy, Privacy and Data Security
Covington experts on issues as varied as supply chain and other commercial contracts, employment, and insurance are supporting companies on the commercial implications of Coronavirus COVID-19. But this blog post provides a brief overview of some of the key issues that privacy and cybersecurity professionals should have top of mind in dealing with response efforts. … Continue Reading
State Privacy Trends to Watch in 2020
By Libbie Canter on January 16, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), State Legislatures
While all eyes are on California following the implementation of the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) earlier this month and the start of enforcement later this year, other states are off to the privacy races already. On Monday, Washington State became the latest entrant with the introduction of a revised Washington Privacy Act. From the … Continue Reading
State Legislatures Are Off to the Privacy Races, With New Hampshire in the Lead
By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager and Alexandra Scott on January 10, 2020 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Data Privacy, Data Security, State Legislatures, United States
While some state legislators are still putting away their holiday decorations, New Hampshire legislators introduced new data privacy legislation, New Hampshire House Bill 1680. The legislation is similar to the California Consumer Privacy Act (which we’ve written extensively about before, including here and here). It grants consumers access, portability, transparency, non-discrimination, deletion, and opt-out-of-sale rights … Continue Reading
State Privacy Laws Have the Potential to Haunt Industry
By Libbie Canter and Lindsey Tonsager on November 8, 2019 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), State Legislatures, United States
With less than two months until it goes into effect, many practitioners are focused on bringing their programs into compliance with the California Consumer Protection Act (“CCPA”) by January 1, 2020. But the rapid pace of privacy legal developments could continue next year. This past year, five states established studies or task forces to study … Continue Reading
New Ballot Initiative Seeks to Redo the CCPA
By Libbie Canter, Lindsey Tonsager, Kurt Wimmer and Jayne Ponder on October 10, 2019 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)
A new ballot initiative would create the California Privacy Rights and Enforcement Act (“CPREA”) and would make several changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”).… Continue Reading
California Legislature Passes CCPA Amendments and Privacy Bills
By Lindsey Tonsager, Libbie Canter and Sarah Guerrero on September 16, 2019 Posted in California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), State Legislatures
Last week, after months of negotiation and speculation, the California legislature passed bills amending the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”). This marked the last round of CCPA amendments before the legislature adjourned for the year—and before the CCPA takes effect on January 1, 2020. California Governor Gavin Newsom has until October 13 to sign the … Continue Reading
FTC Proposes to Add Detailed Cybersecurity Requirements to the GLBA Safeguards Rule
By Mike Nonaka, Libbie Canter, David Stein and Sam Adriance on March 7, 2019 Posted in Federal Trade Commission, Financial Privacy
On March 5, 2019 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published requests for comment on proposed amendments to two key rules under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (“GLBA”). Most significantly, the FTC is proposing to add more detailed requirements to the Safeguards Rule, which governs the information security programs financial institutions must implement to protect customer data. In … Continue Reading
Covington Attorneys Author Chapter on the Challenges of Managing Third-Party Outsourcing Risks
By Libbie Canter on October 13, 2015 Posted in Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Technology Transactions
As businesses increasingly work with various types of third parties that process sensitive information and, in some cases, access a company’s networks, there is an inherent risk: these third parties create new avenues of attack against a company’s data, systems, and networks. Covington attorneys David Fagan, Nigel Howard, Kurt Wimmer, and Elizabeth Canter describe these … Continue Reading
Multistakeholder Group Seeks Comment on Draft Framework for IoT Device Manufactures
By Libbie Canter on August 14, 2015 Posted in Advertising & Marketing, Data Security, Emerging Technologies, Mobile Online, Privacy Policies
Earlier this week, the Online Trust Alliance released a draft framework of best practices for Internet of Things device manufacturers and developers, such as connected home devices and wearable fitness and health technologies. The OTA is seeking comments on its draft framework by September 14. The framework acknowledges that not all requirements may be applicable … Continue Reading
Covington at #SXSW 2015: Members of Congress Discuss Future of Privacy
By Libbie Canter on March 18, 2015 Posted in Congress, United States
Although Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) may have received the most attention for his attendance at South by Southwest (“SXSW”) Interactive, many other members of Congress were represented this year. Continuing our coverage of the conference, this past weekend we attended a panel on “The Future of Privacy,” featuring congressional representatives Darrell Issa (R-CA), Suzan DelBene … Continue Reading
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In brief...: Pacific finds a new home
Care home provider Pacific Care has agreed a five-year lease on a suite at 59 Charles Street in Glasgow.
The company is relocating from Bath Street and will pay an annual rental of £12,000 on the 1,200 square feet office.
Brendan Brawley, managing director of Pacific Care, said: "We were keen to move out of the city centreto ease parking issues."
King Sturge secured the letting on behalf of landlord One Unit.
NHS Lothian has made more than £28 million of repayments on delayed Sick Kids Hospital
NHS ScotlandThe repayments have been made despite the project being delayed from its planned opening in July 2019
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Justin Tucker missed a chip-shot field goal for the first time in 4 years immediately after the announcers jinxed it
Justin Tucker.
Terrance Williams/AP Images
Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker missed a field goal from less than 40 yards for the first time since 2016.
The miss came after Fox announcer Joe Buck attempted to avoid the "announcer's jinx," saying he assumed Tucker would make it.
Tucker's miss was just his second missed field goal all season.
Entering Tuesday, Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker had not missed a field goal under 40 yards since 2016.
And then Joe Buck and Troy Aikman happened.
On Tuesday's game between the Ravens and Dallas Cowboys, Tucker lined up for a 36-yard field goal in the second quarter when Fox's play-by-play announcer Joe Buck noted that Tucker had made 70 straight field goals within 40 yards.
Aikman responded, "We'll see if he keeps that streak alive here."
Buck attempted to avoid the "announcer's jinx" — in which athletes' respective streaks tend to be snapped when mentioned by announcers — saying, ""I'm just gonna say he is. No announcer's jinx, come on!"
Tucker then shanked the kick, missing the field goal. It was just his second miss all season.
—Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) December 9, 2020
Luckily, for the Ravens, the miss did not end up hurting them, as they beat the Cowboys, 34-17.
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Are there things we should not forgive?
Fri, 20th November 2015
In the same week as France and Lebanon experienced violent attacks that people struggle to deal with, The Big Picture show raises a relevant issue that has probably crossed your mind. Are there some things that cannot be forgiven?
On-air every Sunday night between 8 and 9pm on Sydney’s Hope 103.2FM, The Big Picture is a weekly Christian program that reviews the newest movies and TV shows. While scriptwriter Mark Hadley and film reviewer Ben McEachen don’t attempt to tackle the terrorist events around the world, they consider the force of forgiveness when it comes to Lance Armstrong movie The Program. A pacy summary of cyclist Armstrong’s rise and fall, The Program projects the unsettling idea of enjoying the demise of other people.
To hear Ben’s full review, click here to listen to the full Big Picture show.
Before you do, though, go ahead and watch video reviews below of Secret In Their Eyes and Scouts Guide To The Zombie Apocalypse. Yes, that’s a real movie. For something totally different, Mark’s Top 5 list of Sports That Movies Made Me Try But I Shouldn’t Have is an hilarious intersection of real and reel life.
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Armour Home introduces new audio brand
Informed by the creative aesthetics of legendary British designer Sir Terence Conran, Conran Audio is launching with a Speaker Dock for iPods and iPhones.
Combining an elegant design with audio technology engineered by Q Acoustics, the Speaker Dock can play wired audio from physically docked iPods and iPhones, as well as wireless audio streamed from Bluetooth Stereo (A2DP) enabled portable media players, tablet computers, smartphones and laptops. The in-built Bluetooth receiver chip is compatible with apt-X, the high-performance audio coding technology from CSR which transmits CD-quality full-bandwidth stereo over Bluetooth connections.
To enable users to view menus as they wish, the dock assembly rotates, allowing iPhones and iPod Touches to be docked in either vertical or horizontal mode. Additionally, the dock boasts six preset audio equalisation settings to optimise its performance for different musical genres.
Available in both black and white finishes, the Speaker Dock is expected to go on sale in late January, priced at £250 including VAT at 20%.
Sir Terence Conran commented: “It is a dedicated 100% pure music player that works with docked iPhones and iPods or wirelessly with Bluetooth enabled devices such as the iPad, allowing you to select songs from the comfort of an armchair or, if it’s your thing, while dancing around the room. We hope we have created a contemporary design classic.”
Glenn McClelland, Armour Home’s managing director, added: “We’ve had a very successful partnership with Studio Conran for a number of years. They design beautiful models for our Alphason furniture range and we have been so impressed by their work, Conran Audio seemed an obvious and logical progression. I must say everyone at Armour is absolutely delighted by the result. We are all very confident about the success of this product.”
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Tales from the Smelly Bilge: Missing Florida Boater found, spends 19 months in Cuba to Escape Election Coverage
November 16, 2016 By InTheBite Editor
By Elliott Stark
Once I got to Cuba, I wasn’t sure what I should do, but I didn’t feel any pressure. After all, anything—farming pigs, seeing how long I could grow out my finger nails, breathing paint fumes, talking to goats, or racing donkeys– would be more productive than sitting through the 2016 election coverage– Missing Florida Boater
Florida man found, alive and well, after being missing for 19 months. The man, whose identity remains a secret, told his complete story to Tales from the Smelly Bilge. What was feared to be a tragic loss of life, turns out to be a story of great genius. The man’s disappearance, rather than story of loss, was a purposeful act to avoid having to watch the 2016 presidential election.
“I have a 48’ custom sportfisher. I live on the east coast of Florida. The story really starts in April of 2015,” he says.
“The election coverage was heating up. People were whining, complaining, bickering and insulting each other. Everybody was posting those stupid pictures with stupider captions about everything on facebook. More than a political deal, it seemed like my television and my smart phone had been taken over by people who just wanted to bother me while I was watching football. One day, I just had enough, so I left,” he said. “I told my employees that I’d be back and not to screw anything up too badly.”
Rather than sitting idly through 15 months of political debates, harassing and demeaning television commercials and the endless phone calls, e-mails, facebook posts and twitter philosophizing, he just walked out to his boat. He filled her up with diesel, tossed aboard every piece of tackle that he owned, grabbed 17 cases of beer and 36 quarts of rum, bought some pringles, bread and salami and left.
“I pointed the bow south and headed to Cuba. I figured if there were anywhere in the world that I could escape news and phone calls it would be there. I hadn’t ever been, so I wasn’t sure where to go. I used to read a lot of Hemingway stories and something about the town of Cienfuegos always appealed to me. It is on the southern coast of the island, in the middle of the country. It turns out, it has a great harbor and the people were very friendly. Getting there was easy, I just kept west of Cuba and east of the Mexican coast line. The seas were calm and good luck was on my side.”
“I didn’t know much about the visa requirements to enter Cuban waters, let alone hang out on the island for a year and a half. I got pulled over by the US Coast Guard one night. At first they were suspicious and demanded my paperwork and searched the vessel top to bottom. When I told them what I was doing—‘Just trying to get away from the damned election,’ they accused me of being a “drug smuggling, floating meth lab operating, communist.” I told them, ‘You’ve got the wrong guy, fellas. I’m just tired of listening to all of this non-sense. I can’t take any more of the stupid meme things. I hate facebook. I just want to get away,” he recalls.
“When I said this, two of them coast guard guys looked at each other. One of them said, ‘You know, I think you’re right. Can I come with you?’ I had to turn him down because I had only brought enough pringles for one person, so I continued my journey alone.”
“When I finally got to Cienfuegos, I threw the anchor 200 yards off the seawall in the harbor. It was a perfect spot. I then set out to do my boat upgrades. First thing I did, was disable the satellite feed to my television and tear out my wifi. I wasn’t about to let the election back on my boat,” he said. “I brought a bunch of cash with me. My first purchase in Cuba was a panga. It was a hell of a little boat, with a communist-built two stroke outboard that was manufactured in Yugoslavia in 1973. I needed wheels on the ground too. My second purchase was a 1951 Chevy coupe, complete with the original leather interior. I kept it parked in the same spot for a year and a half. I could pull my panga up, tie off to the sea wall, and jump straight into the Chevy. It was great.”
“Once I was all set up and had all the communications on my boat disabled, I figured it was time to figure out what to do next. This part was easy. I wasn’t sure what I should do, but I didn’t feel any pressure, because after all, anything—farming pigs, seeing how long I could grow out my finger nails, breathing paint fumes, talking to goats, or racing donkeys– would be more productive than sitting through the election,” he describes.
“I passed the months doing all kinds of things. I traveled, I fished, I visited all kinds of bars and restaurants. The one thing I didn’t do was keep track of time or politics. I stayed away from Havana or places that might have a bunch of gringo tourists who’d try to make me talk about things. I kept hand written date tally in a notebook on the boat. When I was pretty sure it was November 10, 2016—two days after the election, I figured I’d head back to Florida.”
“We somehow got the Chevy loaded onto the boat. I gave the panga to the guys who’d looked after the boat while I was traveling. I reconnected the wifi to get my navigation and I headed home. When I got back to Florida, the first thing I didn’t do was check my email or turn on my television. I still don’t know what has become of things, but what I can say for sure is that I’m glad I didn’t stick around.”
The Florida man says that he is sorry to have worried his neighbors, but he is touched by the outpouring of emotion upon his return. “It never crossed my mind that people would have thought I’d died,” he says, describing the search efforts and the faded missing signs still tacked up to some of the telephone poles around his neighborhood.
Old Leeroy from down the street…
“I didn’t die at all. I had a hell of a good time. In fact, I’m much better off than some of the poor bastards who figured they’d stick this one out. Election coverage had some pretty bad effects on lots and lots of people. Ms. Johnson now smokes 8 packs of cigarettes a day… and she was a nun when I left. They told me that old Leeroy down the street has been dressing himself up like Abraham Lincoln for the past two months. And those two, they’re not even the worst of them. My neighbor Walter just sits in the corner shaking all day, repeating the words, ‘Election coverage! Breaking news! Election coverage!’ over and over again,” he says.
The election coverage gave Ms. Johnson, the nun, an 8 pack a day habit.
“I missed it all. I raced some donkeys, bought a 1956 Chevy, raised herds of bonefish under my LED lights at anchor and have a pretty clear head about it all. I still don’t know what has happened with the whole thing, but I’m sure glad not to have sat through the 2106 election coverage.”
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Home > Investment Strategy > Asset Classes > Private Equity > Local PE secondary market to grow
Local PE secondary market to grow
Yasser El-AnsaryJune 8, 2018 - 1.41pm
The global private equity (PE) secondaries market is booming, indicating that sophistication and flexibility are necessary to participate in PE strategies. But while the global trends are clear, the same observation cannot be made about the Australian marketplace.
There are two variations of ‘secondary’ transactions in the context of PE. The first involves the sale and purchase of an institutional investor’s existing interests in buyout, growth, venture and other alternative asset funds. The second variation – sometimes referred to as a secondary buyout – involves the sale of a PE-backed business from one PE fund investor onto another PE fund.
While over the last decade there have been a range of secondary transactions in Australia, the market can be characterised as essentially comprising sporadic, one-off deals. So why is this the case?
The secondaries market was once considered an option of last resort for institutional investors and PE funds. These types of transactions were seen as motivated by attempts to offload underperforming investments, or in response to other pressures, such as new regulations or market conditions.
But in recent years, the situation has changed dramatically.
Global secondary market transactions for institutional investors hit a record US$58 billion in 2017, well above the previous record of US$42 billion in 2014, Preqin global data shows.
Australia’s natural brake
The motivating force behind that growth has been a push towards better portfolio management, changes in investment strategy or, in some cases, a desire to increase liquidity in what is otherwise an illiquid long-term investment strategy. All of those factors are equally valid in the local market, but there are also strong forces curtailing the growth of secondaries here in Australia.
Australia’s economy is robust, but it is far smaller than the home markets of many of the world’s largest PE firms and institutional investors.
This acts as a natural brake on secondary deals – there are simply fewer opportunities for them to be completed.
For institutional investors in particular, key markets such as the US have had active and sophisticated PE investment strategies for decades. That fact alone helps drive a different perspective and strategy for how to maintain the right balance within a portfolio of investments in the asset class and optimise performance for members.
There are also fewer reasons to drive secondary deals because the Australian market is characterised by patient investors, which understand that long lock-up periods come with the territory, and liquidity events driven by more traditional exits have underpinned some of the strongest returns in the world.
Selling down interests in PE-backed investments through sale to strategic buyers and initial public offerings (IPO) remain the primary channels for PE exits in Australia.
Like any developed market around the world, the Australian IPO market experiences up and down cycles over a given period. But overall demand for high-quality IPOs remains healthy, and good opportunities that come to market at the right valuation in the right economic climate will generally find support.
A relevant factor in this equation is the steady stream of compulsory superannuation inflows looking for a home in quality assets. Large Australian corporations are also hungry for acquisitions to propel growth, in a mature market where it can be hard to drive organic growth in a sluggish economic environment.
These factors provide important context for distilling the reasons behind a modest secondaries market in Australia.
In years to come, however, we may well witness an increase in the volume of secondaries market transactions here.
We will probably see stronger relationships forged by PE firms that will explore the opportunity to exit an investee company to another PE firm. This will often occur when one PE firm reaches the point where it feels a different firm can continue to add value to the growth plans of the business for the next phase of expansion.
It is common to see this where larger amounts of capital investment are required to continue to support and build on the earlier work done by the first PE firm, or where the skills required to unlock growth opportunities in the next phase differ from those required in the first phase.
A common example of this is when there’s a difference between skills required to support the growth of a strong-performing business in a domestic market and skills required to grow into offshore markets.
In the Australian market, there are a cluster of mid-market PE firms around the $200 million to $700 million fund size, and there is a smaller but prominent group of PE firms focused on larger deals.
One of the most recognised secondary buyout transactions in recent years involved the sale and purchase of cancer and cardiovascular disease specialist GenesisCare.
The business was originally acquired by mid-market PE investor Advent Partners in 2009, which worked hand-in-hand with management of the business to double its earnings over the coming three years, before selling it to larger international buyout fund KKR & Co.
Over the next few years, KKR continued to add significant value and build the business, before selling to a consortium comprised of state-owned enterprise China Resources Group and Macquarie Capital in 2016.
In the last few months, Australian firm CHAMP Private Equity completed a circa $1 billion deal to sell Accolade Wines to a global PE buyout firm, which is expected to accelerate the company’s expansion into Asia. It was another impressive result for investors, which benefited from the focussed strategic work that CHAMP did to create Accolade from Constellation Wines’ Australian and European business units.
There’s no doubt that there is room for more secondary deals in the Australian market as our market continues to grow, and the opportunities for private capital to drive business growth become more apparent to a wider cross-section of enterprises across the economy.
For institutional investors, the outlook is similarly positive, the consistently strong return profile of PE investment strategies is beginning to attract the attention of institutional investors that may not historically have had PE programs in place within their fund.
Buying a portfolio of investments from an existing institutional investor could be seen by those developing a new program as an attractive way to complement a broader strategy.
Yasser El-Ansary is chief executive of the Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
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Awesome! Lawyers in Philly and the Partners of the Firm May Get Disbarred for Harassing Trump Lawyers in Fraud Lawsuit
November 23, 2020 by IWB
Law Firm Kirkland and Ellis Withdraws From Representing Pennsylvania Secretary of State After One of its Associates Threatened Trump Attorney
Law firm Kirkland & Ellis withdrew from representing Pennsylvania Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar on Friday.
Trump’s lawyers have been harassed and threatened for the ‘crime’ of representing the President of the United States.
Last week the anti-American hacks at The Lincoln Project doxxed and harassed two of President Trump’s Pennsylvania lawyers prompting them to withdraw from a voter fraud case.
Last weekend one of President Trump’s lawyers had her life threatened after she filed a civil rights lawsuit to ensure a clean election in Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia lawyer Linda Kerns said in a Sunday night court filing that she was harassed and threatened by a lawyer working for Kirkland & Ellis.
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“Since this case was filed, undersigned counsel has been subjected to continuous harassment in the form of abuse e-mails, phone calls, physical and economic threats, and even accusations of treason – all for representing the President of the United States’ campaign in this litigation,” wrote Kerns in her filing.
“On November 14, 2020 at 8:43 am, an attorney at Kirkland & Ellis left a one-minute voicemail for undersigned counsel. The voicemail, which has been provided to counsel of record from Kirkland & Ellis in this case and will be provided to the Court via email upon request, speaks for itself and by any measure falls afoul of standards of professional conduct.”
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Kirkland & Ellis has now withdrawn from representing PA Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.
“A Kirkland & Ellis associate engaged in behavior that could lead to disbarment for not only the associate, but several partners. K&E tried to play the, “It wasn’t our fault game,” but that’s now how the law works.” Attorney Mike Cernovich said.
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QINHUANGDAO, China – Japan reached the semifinals of the Olympic women’s soccer competition for the first time on Friday after a comfortable 2-0 defeat of host China at the Beijing Games.
Goals from Homare Sawa and Yuki Nagasato silenced a fiercely partisan crowd at Qinhuangdao Olympic Center Stadium and set Japan up with a meeting with bogey team the United States in the last four.
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Outrage is growing amongst the coastal communities of South Africa as it becomes more apparant that human interaction off shore is attracting sharks to popular swimming and surfing beaches.
Research needs to be done on shark- human interaction in South African waters.
Jeffreys Bay and St Francis Bay experienced numerous sightings of Great White Sharks close to shore that led to the unprecedented closing of Main Beach in December, and Fish Hoek has all but become a no go zone in recent times.
One of the common demoninators is chumming/baiting close to shore. And the problem may even get worse.
According to Dr. Dirk Schmidt, National Geographic is filming its reality show “Shark-Men” between the 10th – 30th April 2012 in False Bay. A permit to operate in the bay has been provided by Dr. Alan Boyd, Director of Biodiversity and Coastal Research – Environmental Affairs, without consultation of the local community.
5 000 kg of Tuna has been loaded, which is to be used for baiting and chumming. The use of possible whale meat or blubber has not been denied. This is in stark contrast to the local shark cage diving operators, which are limited to a maximum of 25 Kg of fish products per day.
The operating procedure for the capture of Great Whites includes actively attracting sharks to the ship and its support vessels, for scientists to select an appropriate “research” shark, which is then hooked, tired and exhausted to present less danger to the fishing crew and researchers, loaded on a submersible platform and raised out of the water.
The shark remains on the platform for up to 20 minutes during which a number of tests are performed, including body cavity implants, blood sampling and a satellite tagging. After the various procedures are completed it is floated back into the water.
Whilst this is done under the ambit of “television research” with the blessing of Environmental Affairs and local researchers, serious concern arises from a number of issues.
The close proximity to Muizenberg, winds and currents may take the chum slick inshore. An increased number of White sharks may be attracted from outside the bay to the Seal Island area due to the active chumming operation over an extended period of time.
Captured sharks are exhausted, stressed and disorientated after their ordeal, some initial tracking data released of other areas, suggests that “post-surgery” sharks leave the immediate area. Due to Seal Island lying in a horseshoe shaped bay, sharks may end up near Muizenberg and other popular beaches.
This may lead to possible increased shark-human interactions. A sharp increase in the number of White Sharks may be noted during and after the filming has been completed, as these sharks, initially attracted by volumes of chum to the Seal Island area, find their way around the bay. The dispersal of a massive chum slick, given on-shore winds, may further increase the number of inshore sharks which cruise the chum slick in search of food.
Dr. Dirk Schmidt believes it to be prudent, and as a preventative measure, that a high shark alert is issued and maintained during, and for several days after, the filming activity. Unusual White Shark behavior and an increased presence and possible shark-human interaction or even attacks – cannot be excluded.
In the event of a shark attack, we need to question, who will be held accountable, Dr. Boyd for issuing the permit, National Geographic and Fisher productions for baiting and chumming, the researchers for supporting the project?
Concerns may be directed to the Director of Biodiversity and Coastal Research – Dr. Alan Boyd at email: [email protected] , or National Geographic [email protected], or [email protected]
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The Charismatic Elizabeth Holmes
By Jeffrey Alexander Martin Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Elizabeth Holmes built a 9 billion dollar company on her personality, and her personality alone. That's charisma. (Theranos is now worth zero dollars, but that's another story about corruption, fraud, deceit, empty dreams and promises, and her future prison sentence.)
My three favorite books on charisma are "Prophetic Charisma" by Len Oakes, "The Spellbinders" by Ann Ruth Willner, and "Charisma" by Charles Lindholm. There are tons of insights in each of them.
Without reading about charisma at all you would probably notice a few things about Elizabeth Holmes. She is a solid public speaker and tells a great story about her uncle getting sick. It's a great story to build a medical testing company on, which is what she did. She has a really deep voice and an icy stare. And she's extremely confident.
(None of this is bad. What's bad is that she used her skills to defraud a bunch of people by telling them that her and her company had invented new technology in blood testing. They were giving false medical reports to people and everything. She was having employees followed to keep them silent. Real sketchy stuff. The HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley is good.)
Before we dive into some of the perspectives these books can give us on her personality it's important to realize that she slid down a slippery slope that's not that unique. The machine she "invented" was termed the Edison after Thomas Edison. When Thomas Edison invented the light bulb he used a bunch of other people to do the work too. He also announced that he had solved the problem before he had solved it, by four years. He also gave fake demonstrations, which is also fraud. Before his company and his life came tumbling down he and his company were able to actually invent the technology. Elizabeth Holmes and Theranos were trying to do the same thing, they just didn't invent the technology in time. To be a genius and/or super successful you usually have to cross an adaptive valley like this. You have to say you can do something that you're actually uncertain about. Then, you have to be able to do it. If you can't, you're a failure. If you succeed, you're a genius. Edison and Holmes just took it further than most people are willing to.
The first one will be fast. Charles Lindholm has a lot of great things to say. He digs into a lot of the foundations of sociology. But, he doesn't have a nice structure to think about. So, I'm just going to grab this from him. The leader and the followers need each other. Not just so they can have titles, they need each other psychologically. The leader emotionally needs the followers, and the followers emotionally need the leader. They merge together into a unit, into a whole. Being a part of something, like building amazing technology that's revolutionizing the medical industry, is engaging and makes your life meaningful. It makes sense why people are attracted to it.
My favorite one of these charisma books is "Prophetic Charisma". Let's look at the keys that Len Oakes points out and see if they apply here.
Opposition to convention.
Enormous energy while not being frenetic.
Inner clarity and lack of fear, guilt, or shame.
Enormous confidence.
Faith in themselves that verges on the deranged.
Grandiosity that underlies the optimism and positivity.
Fearlessness that makes everything they say seem authoritative.
Blindness to others and fixation on a revolutionary vision.
A message that comes to dominate.
Focused on ultimate concerns and the reordering of the world.
Everything secondary to vision.
Inspirational rhetoric.
Moral absolutes to emphasize a sense of crisis.
Describes other's sins in absolutes and own work as relative.
Privileged insight.
Negative revelation of what is bad in the world.
Positive revelation that describes the path to salvation and the prophet's special role as guide.
Answers to existential questions.
Guidelines for successful living.
Alienate family and friends.
Always appear to be on stage.
Endlessly repeat own rhetoric.
Extreme manipulativeness.
Personal charm and warmth, frank and supportive.
Appears sensitive and concerned.
Registers people's needs and vulnerabilities and subtly implies they can fill them.
Unless the followers work and sacrifice for the vision then the work and world are doomed.
Able to go all out for an ideal.
Strives to make an impression of congruence.
Economy of movement and directness of response. Absence of pretense, flourish, or style.
Abandon all superfluous functions.
Remarkable social insight.
Detached availability.
Inner calm.
Attending to attention and readiness for depth and transcendence.
Sounding board for secret thoughts without judgment.
Great acceptance of others.
Rises above the petty things.
Does not recoil from the wretched. Classless, an unrefined quality.
The common touch. Unsophisticated and straight to the core.
An ability to be totally attentive and involved.
God's messenger.
Bold claim to be the source of ultimate good.
Heads an organization dedicated to supporting them and spreading their truth.
Ensures the daily lives are taken care of. Develops rituals for experiencing transcendence.
Challenges the most fundamental values and beliefs.
Wow! That's just a list of traits that I gleaned from the first chapter. It isn't just a list in the book so there's quite a bit more there. But, as far as I can tell Elizabeth Holmes fills basically all of these things well.
Looking at this now I think an entire dissertation could be written on the charismatic personality of Elizabeth Holmes. But, let's just look at a few more quotes from chapter 2. Then we'll look at an interesting four point formula from Willner that Holmes fits, involving Steve Jobs.
Thus the shaman is a "wounded healer" who has conquered a sickness and learned to use it as a vehicle for the benefit of others.
The charismatic prophet claims authority by sheer force of personality. He points to some mission outside or beyond his self that he embodies, and his mission involves the radical change of current values.
...the greater the leader's emotional depth and belief in his calling, the greater is his appeal and the more intense is his following...
...enormous yet brittle self-esteem. Lacking self-doubts, they set themselves up as leaders. Their absolute certainty makes possible great leadership but also risks total failure, for such people lack flexibility and have an all-or-nothing quality with only two options: success through strength, or destruction through defeat, suicide, or psychosis...
The follower helps the leader to realize his or her vision while using the leader for his or her own personal transformation.
It's amazing that Oakes offers intense insights that seem to apply to Holmes on every page. He even goes over how this type of personality arises and the two ways that it can fall and why those are the two options.
A child with high intelligence suffers a trauma in the pre-teen years and copes with it by creating a narcissistic personality that won't accept limitations. That's how it starts. It sounds like Holmes might fit that origin story.
Also, in her fall her employees are a major part of what brought her down. And will probably play a big part in sending her to prison. Oakes points out why.
The central ingredient in their relationship is trust; the followers will pay almost any price, accept almost any humiliation, for a higher purpose, but when trust is lost, every sacrifice is recalled as a score to be settled.
That bodes poorly for her court hearing in a few days.
Now, let's look at these four things that Willner points out about charismatic personalities.
The first factor is the assimilation of a leader to one or more of the dominant myths of his society and culture. The second is the performance of what appears to be an extraordinary or heroic feat. The third is the projection of the possession of qualities with an uncanny or a powerful aura. Finally, there is outstanding rhetorical ability.
First, Elizabeth Holmes was a dropout from Standford University who started a technology company at 19 and wore clothes to look like Steve Jobs. Yep, that fits the modern myth of the young tech genius.
Second, Holmes got a medical patent early that was supposed to be revolutionary. Apparently it's completely unfeasible to actually use, but most people don't need to know that. She also started a medical technology company. I guess those are the early things. Over time she did many more extraordinary feats. She has a ton of awards and such.
Third, yes, everyone agrees that she has a powerful aura and presence. There's no doubt about that. You can almost feel it through the television when she's giving interviews. Her stare is something otherworldly.
Fourth, she was great at giving speeches, telling her story, telling the story of Theranos. Painting this picture of the revolutionary future that she was building.
This four part model from Willner seems to work well to me, and it's easy to think about and remember.
Never doubt how powerful a personality is. Here's a list of people that sat on her companies board of directors.
Elizabeth Holmes, founder and CEO
Sunny Balwani, COO and a software engineer
Channing Robertson, a chemical-engineering professor at Stanford
Riley Bechtel, former Bechtel Group CEO
David Boies, a founder and the chairman of Boies Schiller Flexner
William Foege, former director CDC
Richard Kovacevich, former Wells Fargo CEO and chairman
James Mattis, later U.S. Secretary of Defense
Fabrizio Bonanni, former executive vice president of Amgen
William Perry, former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Henry Kissinger, former U.S. Secretary of State
Sam Nunn, former U.S. Senator
Bill Frist, former U.S. Senator and heart-transplant surgeon
Gary Roughead, Admiral, USN, retired
George P. Shultz, former U.S. Secretary of State
I don't think Elizabeth Holmes started out evil. She started out with good intentions and lofty ideals. Over time she made moral compromises and slowly descended into hell. It's possible for anyone who makes those decisions.
This process of turning evil is hard to understand. There are some books on it and how it happens. But, it's still hard to understand. I think one of the best studies of it is in a tv drama show based on a book series, Poldark. In that story there is Elizabeth Chynoweth, who is a young, idealistic, and naive girl. She becomes Elizabeth Poldark, a worldly, jaded, and strong woman. Then she becomes Elizabeth Warleggan, an evil, fearful, resentful, paranoid, opium addict. It's little decisions that lead to other decisions. It's a slow chipping away at the soul that's hard to study, but it happens to people every day. It's small moral compromises that erode humanity.
Elizabeth Holmes is probably the most interesting story about the rise and fall of a charismatic personality in this century. I'm sure many books and movies will be made about her life story. It's an incredible one.
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Fighting Local Government Corruption - Part 1 of ?
By Jeffrey Alexander Martin Tuesday, May 21, 2019
In Dalton Township, Michigan we currently have corrupt and dishonest government officials attacking small farms and businesses. It recently came to my attention that the farm that I get goat milk from has been sued by a neighbor and the township. There are three tactics that they have tried to use against Hidden Creek Farm so far. The owners of the farm explain the situation well. Then I will dive into the dishonesty that the township supervisor Tony Barnes has shown so far, the immoral and illegal intimidation tactics that they are using, and what can be done about it. Here's a post that Hidden Creek Farm made on their Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HiddenCreekFarm/ - - - - - - - Dear friends, family, customers and small farm supporters, We wanted to give you all an update on the difficult situation we have been dealing with since last Tuesday… As you know, Lee and I have put our heart and soul into Hidden Creek Farm. Owning a farm that would serve a commun
Pro-Global Warming
By Jeffrey Alexander Martin Thursday, January 31, 2019
I'm in favor of global warming. Overall, I think it would be a good thing. Let's look at a few points. Here's the basic idea. Can the climate stay the same? No. If you think the weather can stay the same then I would ask you to try to get back in contact with reality in whatever manner you may choose, going outside or looking at history are two decent ideas. Notice that I said climate in one sentence and weather in another sentence, but I used them in a similar way. Many people that like to sell the idea of the apocalypse through climate change like to point out that weather and climate are not the same thing. True, weather is short term and climate is long term. Climate is long weather. Climate is to weather as cat is to kitten. It's not like people are making a giant leap when they think the two are somewhat related. Starting with the assumption that weather and climate are definitely going to change we have two basic options: hotter or colder. There are nuan
Why is Slytherin House Bad?
By Jeffrey Alexander Martin Tuesday, January 15, 2019
Is Slytherin house bad? Should they be bad? Why? Intro There are four houses in "Harry Potter": Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin. Each is associated with certain psychological traits and attributes. Gryffindor is associated with bravery, Ravenclaw is associated with intelligence, Hufflepuff takes everyone but is most closely associated with friendliness and loyalty, and Slytherin is associated with ambition. Slytherin is not presented as all bad in "Harry Potter", but they are presented as almost all bad. This is not particularly popular because many people are in Slytherin. But, there are good reasons for this. (Also, it's important to point out that no one is a pure fit for a house. Some of the characters in "Harry Potter" even seem to be a bit of a contradiction.) My Profile I did one test where it gave you the percentages of which house you would fit in. I was rated 43% Ravenclaw, 26% Gryffindor, 19% Slytherin, and 12%
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2 US troops killed by Afghan soldier at Nangarhar Assault: Official
By admin on February 9, 2020
Two U.S. support members had been killed and six others injured when an individual in an Afghan uniform opened fire with a machine gun from southern Afghanistan, the U.S. army said on Saturday.
The episode, which happened in Nangarhar province, happened after a joint U.S. and Afghan force performed a”key-leader involvement,” Colonel Sonny Leggett, a spokesman for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, said in a statement.
“We’re collecting information and also the cause or reason behind the attack is unknown at the moment,” Leggett added.
Insider strikes often referred to as”green-on-blue” strikes, are a normal feature of the battle in Afghanistan, even though their frequency has diminished in the last few decades.
Nangarhar, which shares a long and porous border with neighboring Pakistan, had served as the primary stronghold of Islamic State, from where militants staged and planned bombings across the nation, especially the capital Kabul.
The Taliban has also commanded parts of Nangarhar province.
Around 13,000 U.S. troops have been stationed in Afghanistan within their U.S.-led NATO mission to train, help and counsel Afghan forces and also to perform counter-terrorism operations.
The incident comes at a delicate moment, as U.S. diplomats have been speaking with the Taliban for weeks to agree on a schedule for the withdrawal of international forces in exchange for security guarantees.
Despite discussions between the USA and the Taliban to finish the warfare, violence in the nation hasn’t ebbed.
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Foreign threats loom ahead of US presidential election
There are fresh signs that the United States' electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.
Published: 6:18 AM CDT August 1, 2020
Updated: 6:18 AM CDT August 1, 2020
As the Nov. 3 presidential vote nears, there are fresh signs that the nation's electoral system is again under attack from foreign adversaries.
Intelligence officials confirmed in recent days that foreign actors are actively seeking to compromise the private communications of "U.S. political campaigns, candidates and other political targets" while working to compromise the nation's election infrastructure. Foreign entities are also aggressively spreading disinformation intended to sow voter confusion heading into the fall.
There is no evidence that America's enemies have yet succeeded in penetrating campaigns or state election systems, but Democrat Joe Biden's presidential campaign confirmed this week that it has faced multiple related threats.
The former vice president's team was reluctant to reveal specifics for fear of giving adversaries useful intelligence.
Because of such secrecy, at least in part, foreign interference largely remains an afterthought in the 2020 contest, even as Republicans and Democrats alike concede it poses a serious threat that could fundamentally reshape the election at any moment. Biden's campaign is increasingly concerned that pro-Russian sources have already shared disinformation about Biden's family with President Donald Trump's campaign and his Republican allies on Capitol Hill designed to hurt the Democratic candidate in the days leading up to the election.
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When asked directly, the Trump campaign refused to say whether it had accepted materials from any foreign nationals related to Biden. Trump was impeached last year after being caught pressuring Ukrainian leaders to produce damaging information about work Biden's son did in the region, even though repeated allegations of corruption against the Bidens have been widely discredited.
Wisconsin Sen. Ron Johnson, a key Trump ally and chair of the Senate Homeland Security Committee, denied having accepted any damaging materials on Biden from foreign nationals even after at least one Ukranian national, Oleksandr Onyshchenko, told The Washington Post he had shared tapes and transcripts with Johnson's committee and Trump ally Rudy Giuliani. House Democrats announced Friday they have subpoenaed Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for documents he turned over to Johnson's panel.
"It does a disservice to our election security efforts when Democrats use the threat of Russian disinformation as a weapon to cast doubt on investigations they don't like," Johnson spokesperson Austin Altenburg said.
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The 2020 campaigns and party committees have been receiving regular briefings from the National Counterintelligence and Security Center, whose director, Bill Evanina, released a rare public statement last week confirming Russia's continued work to meddle in the U.S. election.
Evanina said that Russia, as part of an effort to weaken the U.S. and its global standing, has been spreading disinformation to undermine confidence in American democracy and "to denigrate what it sees as an anti-Russia 'establishment' in America."
The threat is not limited to Russia. China, a target of escalating condemnation across the Trump administration in recent weeks, has been looking for ways to affect American policy, counter criticism of Beijing and pressure political figures it views as opposed to Chinese interests, Evanina said, while Iran has been involved in circulating disinformation and anti-American content online.
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Trump's team reported no specific foreign threats against the president's campaign, but campaign general counsel Matthew Morgan highlighted the Republican Party's yearslong effort to install various voter ID requirements across the country — including photo verification, signature matching and witness requirements — as an important tool to block foreign interference.
"Contrary to their narrative, the Democrats' efforts to tear these safeguards apart — as they sue in 18 states across the nation — would open our election system up to foreign interference," Morgan said. "That's why we're fighting back — to protect the sanctity of our election system."
Despite Morgan's argument, there is no evidence of significant voter fraud in U.S. politics, whether by American voters or foreign nationals.
And there is no evidence, as Trump repeatedly charges, that an increased reliance on mail balloting this fall leaves the electoral system particularly vulnerable to outside meddling. The president pointed to those baseless claims this week to suggest delaying the election, something that can't be done without support in Congress, where Democrats and Republicans alike rejected the notion.
There is ample evidence, however, that foreign powers are trying to sow confusion by spreading misinformation in addition to seeking to hack into political campaigns, as Evanina said last week.
Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, a Republican, described Trump's warnings about mail voting "absurd" and "ridiculous."
"He should be far more forceful and far more direct in condemning foreign interference," Ridge said in an interview. "The enemy is not within."
Foreign interference played a significant role in the 2016 election, of course.
U.S. intelligence agencies determined that Russian operatives seeking to boost Trump's campaign hacked into the Democratic National Committee's servers and later shared damaging messages with WikiLeaks while running a covert social media campaign aimed at sowing discord among American voters.
All told, the Justice Department charged 25 Russian nationals in a covert effort to spread disinformation on social media and in the hacking of Democratic emails. While Trump has downplayed the threat of Russian meddling, he authorized a 2018 cyberattack against the Russian troll farm known as the Internet Research Agency.
Lest there be any doubt about continued foreign interference in 2020, U.S. officials confirmed this week that Russian intelligence services have been using a trio of English-language websites to spread disinformation about the politically charged coronavirus pandemic.
Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, said in an interview that foreign adversaries "never stopped trying to interfere with our election process."
He noted that the foreign meddling includes some new tactics compared to 2016. He noted, for example, that the Internet Research Agency is operating under a different name.
Warner declined to be more specific about 2020 interference, which has been discussed in classified briefings. He said he has a "huge concern" that voters don't appreciate the true nature of the threat.
"The idea that we could be headed into Labor Day without the American public being officially put on notice seems grossly inappropriate," Warner said.
Associated Press writers Eric Tucker and Mary Clare Jalonick in Washington contributed to this report.
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By Zachary Solomon
Seventy-one years ago today, on August 28, 1944, Jewish Sonderkommando Auschwitz inmates beat to death a man named Chaim Mordechai Rumkowski.
Rumkowski, the former head of the Lodz Ghetto’s Council of Elders, is still the topic of debate: Was he a decent man working for the safety of the ghetto’s Jews—or was he simply a ruthless Nazi collaborator?
A businessman, Rumkowski lorded over the Lodz Ghetto like a dictator. According to memoirs and documents, Rumkowski was power-hungry, impulsive, and cruel; he terrorized those who opposed him. Though he tried in vain to reduce deportations, he still commanded, in an infamous speech, to turn over the children.
Reminiscent of the infamous “Arbeit macht frei” sign at Auschwitz, Rumkowski believed that salvation for the Lodz Jews could be obtained through work. He persuaded the Germans to provide materials for the Jews for industry, and in return received food. He also created an infrastructure of schools, hospitals, and postal system.
In the end, the Lodz Ghetto was the last in Eastern Europe to be liquidated; 7,000 ghetto residents lived to see the end of the war. Some credit Rumkowski. Others curse him still.
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There was a lot of anticipation as well as anxiety leading up to MACE 2016, at least on my part. Some of it was the same kind of anticipation and anxiety I have every year. Will it live up to last year? Will I get enough games to make the rooms seem full? Will the vendors be happy with the traffic flow? That stuff. But of course, the fact that we can say we have been around for 20 years, longer than any con of this nature in the Carolinas has ever existed, is something entirely new for us, of course.
I can safely say that the con lived up to my anticipation and the anxiety was all in my head. It was a grand success and I am very happy on how it turned out. From a schedule point of view, I had less game events scheduled than last year but that did not seem to matter. Some of my regular GMs could not make it this year and I can account for most of the missing events from those. But with the new open gaming area, I think way more games got played than ever before. We just can’t actually gauge them because so many were pick up.
I don’t know the exact numbers (Jeff will release those soon) but I think we were on par with last year, maybe a little more. Some made the comment that we looked a little thinner than last year. I am glad it seemed that way because with the extra space, I intentionally spread people out a little more. We had one extra room (Lakeview) and the hotel remodel gave us more room in the lobby outside the elevators. Both were utilized considerably. I tried to make an effort to contact some of our oldest friends of MACE and many did come back to celebrate with us, so I do hope attendance was up this year, number-wise.
As for the scheduled games, I think we were upwards in the 90 percentiles in terms of make rate. In other words, most of the game made and were full, especially on Saturday. On Sunday, there tends to be a pretty extreme drop off but that is understandable. I try to schedule lighter games on Sunday but some specifically ask for Sunday and those are touch and go, depending on the game.
We found out that despite all our efforts of getting out the news that we were doing a live auction – mailing lists, Facebook, Twitter and web site – people were still surprised that we were running one. We probably needed more information about it onsite but we did not think about it. The auction did pretty well, despite a less than full room and I want to thank those that contributed. $2600 is not too shabby. We’ll have more signage up for stuff like that next time.
One of the many ways I failed in is communication as well. People are STILL expecting me to print out tickets for them despite me not doing it for the past two or three years. I thought it was simple enough for people to log into their account and print the tickets out themselves but apparently that was too much to ask. In that vein, I am going to develop something that allows you to simply put in your OGRe ID (which we can look up) and a password only available onsite (probably taped to the computer or something) and it will download your tickets for you and you can print them out there.
Someone else mentioned no-shows and how to deal with those, especially from a OGRe standpoint, since most games are closed after they are full. I will endeavor to change the code so that onsite, all games will accept alternates for onsite sign up. OGRe is always evolving so I do appreciate your patience. I also have some thoughts on ways to make onsite sign up easier. Already making some notes about that. I hope to have version 6.5 ready by MACE West 2017. And for those concerned about security, password encryption will be included in that.
Never before have I run so many games at MACE and have them all make with full tables. They all did and I was able to run them all despite the exhaustion. Thanks to those who played in my games, I had a lot of fun.
Thanks to Jeff and Karen for running the business side as well as Kim, Patrick and their crew for running the Grinning Goblin. Thanks to all the GMs and Coordinators for all their hard work, especially for Bill Boivin, Tim McCrary, Nathan Littlefield, and Mac MacFarland for their hard work in the organized play area. Thanks to Danielle Horsley for her hard work with the kids program. I know my kids had a lot of fun when they were there. Thanks to Megan and Heath for their loyal help at the gaming registration desk. This was a real fun one for me. Not too stressful, just exhausting.
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Judicial review of major AONB development consent dismissed
In R (Advearse) v. Dorset Council [2020] EWHC 807 (Admin), handed down on 6 April 2020, Swift J dismissed an application for judicial review of the grant of outline planning permission by Dorset Council for a major development in the Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (“AONB”).
The development comprises up to 760 homes, a 60-unit care home, a mixed-use local centre, a primary school and associated playing fields, areas of open space and allotments, and four hectares of employment land. The site, known as Vearse Farm and lying next to the town of Bridport in West Dorset, is allocated for this development in Policy BRID1 of the West Dorset, Weymouth & Portland Local Plan 2015.
The judicial review claim, brought by a local residents group known as “Advearse”, was designated a significant planning court claim and challenged the grant of consent on three grounds:
The officer’s report to the Council’s planning committee was significantly misleading as to the impact of the scheme on nearby designated heritage assets;
The Council had failed to take into account a material change in national policy between NPPF 2012 and NPPF 2019 regarding development in an AONB;
The officer’s report failed to lawfully address the requirement in para. 172 of NPPF 2019 to demonstrate “exceptional circumstances” for development in an AONB.
Swift J dismissed grounds (2) and (3), notably concluding that the introduction of the words “the scale and extent of development within these designated areas should be limited” in para. 172 of NPPF 2019 was not a material change in national policy concerning major development in the AONB.
In respect of ground (1), Swift J upheld the complaint, finding that the local planning authority did not properly address the application of national policy to two designated heritage assets. However, applying section 31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981, the judge refused to grant relief because, in his view, it was “highly likely” that permission would have been granted for the development even if the errors made with regard to heritage assessment had not occurred.
The judgment is available here.
Matthew Henderson acted for Advearse, instructed by Leigh Day.
Matthew Reed QC and Matthew Fraser acted for Dorset Council.
Christopher Katkowski QC and Stephen Morgan acted for Hallam Land Management Ltd, the Interested Party, instructed by Addleshaw Goddard.
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Women in Sport: Memories, mentors and hopes with Laois Ladies football ace Anna Healy
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We are back with our ‘Women in Sport’ segment which showcases some of the best sporting ladies from around the county.
This week’s interview is with Laois ladies footballer Anna Healy who spoke about all things football, where it all began and what is yet to come!
At just 22 years old, Anna’s medal collection is already jam packed. Her collection includes:
Club (Park Ratheniska): U-12 championship final (2009), U-14 League final (2011), Minor championship (2015), Junior Championship (2013), Intermediate Championship (2015 and 2017).
School (Scoil Chríost Rí): U-14 C Leinster Final (2012), Senior Leinster C and All Ireland C final (2013), Leinster B final (2014), Leinster A final (2015).
Laois Ladies: Leinster Intermediate Championship (2018)
College (UL): O’Connor Cup (2017,2019)
Who did you look up to growing up?
I’ve always admired Trish Fogarty. She is just fantastic. Even when Trish was playing inter-county football she was so involved in the club and the underage teams – she coached me for a few years.
I looked up to Mary Mulhare a lot when I was younger too. I used to do a good bit of running. The dream was to be able to keep up with Mary for even part of a training session!
What made you want to get into ladies football?
Starting off, the social aspect of Ladies Football was the most attractive aspect. When my friends were going training, I wanted to go too.
I played a bit with the boys in Park-Ratheniska when I was under 10 but probably spent more time chatting and making daisy chains than playing football.
What is your earliest memory of playing?
My earliest memory of playing football is training with the U-12 girls in Park-Ratheniska. Mary Downey and Shay Preston trained us and between the two of them they gave me a real grá for playing.
I remember Mary Downey spending training session upon training session teaching me how to kick the ball, not to mind solo it.
Proudest achievement?
Probably winning the All Ireland Post-Primary Schools Final with Scoil Chriost Ri in 2013. It was such a big win for the school. The whole town was behind us because it was the first time in years that the school had been so successful.
Most memorable game to date?
The Cumann na mBunscoil final when I was in 6th class. We played Ballyroan and it was a draw after extra time. I broke my arm during the first game so I remember watching from the sideline and it felt like an All-Ireland final.
It went to extra time again and we lost by a point, but I’ll never forget the game or the excitement surrounding the build up.
Have you had to make any big decisions or sacrifices to help your football career?
I suppose there are the usual sacrifices like not having much of a social life for some parts of the year and missing out on nights out and going places with your friends, but I wouldn’t see it as much of a sacrifice when I enjoy it so much.
What would a typical day peak season be like?
Championship generally falls during the summer, so I go to work from 9 to 6. I come home for my dinner in the middle of the day and have a quick enough turn around after work to get back out the door for training.
If I’m not working the day before a game I like to go out for breakfast or lunch, and the morning of a game I usually get a smoothie in the Midway before the bus leaves!
What do you see for the future of ladies football?
I think it is only going to get bigger and better. There have been massive leaps in the last few years, especially with the 20×20 campaign.
I’d love to see a more collaborative approach with the GAA because both organizations have plenty to offer each other and it would boost the status of the ladies’ game even more.
If you could change one thing about ladies football what would it be?
Tackling. At the minute, you can only tackle the ball if it’s in the air, so you have to wait until the girl is playing the ball to out a hand in.
You can’t slap the ball out of someone’s hands, even if you only strike the ball. I think it would be much better and would lead to a more free-flowing game.
What motivates you to compete at such a high level?
I think one of the biggest motivators for playing at a high level has to be the girls that line out beside you.
You spend so many hours training together that when you get out on the field you want to do it for each other as much as you want to do it for yourself because you know the effort that has gone in.
Any advice for young girls thinking of starting out/playing football?
The most important thing is to enjoy it so don’t put yourself under pressure. It’s important to keep working on your skills. There is always room for improvement – take every opportunity to improve.
What would you say to a girl thinking of dropping out of her sport?
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Star Wars Battlefront’s Matchmaking Is A Mess
Published 5 years ago: December 12, 2015 at 11:00 am -
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While playing the PC version of Star Wars Battlefront, I’ve experienced all sorts of ridiculous matchmaking mishaps. It seems like I’m far from alone.
Since I posted my review, I’ve encountered some seriously mind-boggling matchmaking moments. Usually, this involves lopsided teams (high-level players with snazzy gear vs lowbies who aim worse than your average Stormtrooper), but as server populations have decreased since launch, players like DisneyLines have found themselves floating aimlessly in the game’s purgatory-white match finder. Observe:
And that’s in one of the game’s marquee modes, Walker Assault. I’ve experienced moments like these, too — as have, apparently, quite a few other players.
Now, there are still enough players online at any given moment to build a match in relatively short order. For whatever reason, though, Battlefront‘s matchmaking sometimes stalls out, especially when the new Jakku map is involved.
Then there are the Strange Moments. Sometimes in modes like Heroes vs Villains — where a small team of classic Star Wars heroes (and regular players) clashes with a small team of villains (and regular players) — the game will get confused when players leave matches and, say, give one team multiple special characters (Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Darth Vader, etc) while the other will get a couple rank-and-file foot soldiers. The result? Slaughter.
One time when I was playing, the game even managed to flub matchmaking such that there were only two people in a Heroes vs Villains match: me and one other guy. Mystifyingly, it put us on the same team. What happened next was pure hilarity: a round would begin, we’d charge into battle, and then seconds later, the game would sound the bombastic trumpets of victory and tell us we’d won. Without doing anything. Because there was nobody to fight. It was so bizarre.
To DICE’s credit, they have finally said that they’re looking into fixing these issues. But also, the game’s been out for nearly a month. Why the hell is it taking so long? This is a problem with a fundamental element of the game, a very real disturbance in the Force.
Here’s hoping they patch it up — or overhaul the whole system — soon. Or hey, you know what would be nice? A manual server browser. What ever happened to those? Remember when we were all kids, browsing servers to our hearts’ content — moulding games as we pleased, like so much Play-Doh? We were so innocent back then, so beautiful.
wiggles says:
Oh man the whining about homing shot never ends.. It took me less then a few hours to work out its mechanics and not since the first day of playing has anyone killed me using it. It’s fucking shit.. It’s not broken. DL-44 is kiiinda broken in small spaces but in open maps its terrible. If you hate it, play Walker Assault until you unlock it.
The server finding is fucking shit though, I will admit that. My solution is to add people to your friends list. Then when you play, join their game. A) You know you got at least 1 good player on your team, unless your friends are shit. B) The partner system is awesome and gives your team a huge advantage. 3) I’d rather wait for 1 person to leave so I can join instead of 30 minutes in the matchfinder.
omega_man says:
I agree about the homing shot, the maps just aren’t open enough for it to be a problem, all you have to do is hide behind the nearest object once you hear it locked on… or run behind your team mates…
Khel says:
I’d be happy to play some Walker Assault if I could ever get into a game. Every time I’ve tried recently it sits there trying to find a game and eventually just dumps me into an empty lobby. I’d rather sit in a queue waiting for a spot to open up in a full server than that.
Yesterday I tried an experiment. I sat in a Walker Assault empty lobby at 8am and my brother in a Blast lobby to see what would fill up first. We just went and played league until we got a game. NINE hours later, the walker assault filled up enough for a game to start..
reactorfox says:
I spent a solid 20min this morning trying to get into a Fighter Squadron match to knock over one of the challenges, didn’t connect to a single game. Mostly ended up in a server by myself.
raaskyl says:
Yep, I’d much prefer to wait in a queue than endlessly searching for games. I wish that it allowed you to search for full games as it seems the games search skips straight to “almost full games”.
blakeavon says:
sure it has some issues but that video is terrible. nothing like frequent swearing and entitlement to make it SEEM like ones point is completely worthless. how about constructive feedback and respect for the work that has gone into an imperfect game. If his purpose of the video is to inspire the devs to fix/change it, all he really succeeds in doing is reinforcing the stupid internet sheepeoples idea that this game is unplayable and not worth the money, which means is will drive those players on the fence to stay away, thus making the population smaller and making the problem even worse… buy hey dude keep swearing if it makes you feel big
PS as an Aussie I had the same problem playing after midnight when I got home from, so yes I know what he means
joeyjojo says:
There is that word again… entitlement. You sound like a fool for using it. You consider someone entitled just because they expect a working game?? Get outa here you clown.
No entitlement is a perfect word here because any serious gamer in the last 20 odd years now that a game rarely ever launches without issues. Sure in a perfect world where world peace exist so do perfect games, but here in this reality all online games have teething issues of differing levels.
For the most part the servers have been solid, there hasn’t been much downtime, there hasn’t been many absolutely game destroying bugs. So all that considered it hasnt been a bad launch. Not flawless just not terrible.
Obviously this is a huge issue. One that I myself have seen and impacts me a lot, but I dont approached the issue sounded like an angry tool who lives in that daydream world where games launch 110% perfect. I would say a clown is someone who expects the world around them to be perfect.
No entitlement is a perfect word here because any serious gamer in the last 20 odd years now that a game rarely ever launches without issues. It’s a month after launch – we are well past teething issues.
For the most part the servers have been solid, there hasn’t been much downtime, there hasn’t been many absolutely game destroying bugs. I would propose that not being able to find a game is in fact a game destroying bug.
Obviously this is a huge issue. And yet you feel that a person is entitled if they voice their opinion stating that. You seem to have an issue with how he voiced it – that is by no means entitlement.
It boggles my mind that you are so complacent with a game that doesn’t even work. Fuck that noise. If i spend my hard earned cash on something i bloody well expect to work as advertised.
SOME people arent able to find the game and there are some things you can still do in game, so its not like a Diablo 3 or Simcity level of launch (which was three weeks ago) which made the game completely broken. Three weeks in any online game is nothing. Most reasonable people are able to understand that not only do the devs have prioritise which bugs to handle first, work out how to combat them, then have to diverse how much to tackle at once, then they have to test the patch, then get it approved by (at least) three different delivery systems.
sadly some gamers seem to think all devs have to do 1) see problem 2) tell everyone all over the interwebs “omg we are sooooo sowwy, we care, we listen, you all rock” 3) click fingers 4) the world is saved
So no this guy in the video does absolutely nothing to help but sound narky and entitled.
It’s people like you which lead to products being released in the sorry state that they are. If no one bought a broken product do you think there would be many around? Do you think they’d release it in that state? Do you think the release of this game is tied to a certain upcoming movie? That they rushed it to make a deadline? When they could have spent more time polishing the networking code – more time on the matchmaking system.
Regardless you need to check up on what entitled means. It definitely doesn’t encompass the expectation of a product working as advertised.
I think you should check out what entitled means in terms of gaming, not a dictionary version.
Its not about accepting broken products but being merely more realistic in expectations. I have roar enough about things like Diablo 3, Simcity, Assassins Creed Unity (etc) but seriously the problems with this game are no different than most online type games, and given that they did a lot of testing for this game you cant complain that they werent trying to launch it in a good state. Of course they rushed it out for the new movie and Christmas but its not to the same level of broken as the latest Battlefield was at launch.
After 20 years of gaming and so many terrible launches any smart person knows not to expect much from online games for the first few weeks. The entitled want to get their non-constructive hate on like this video while other more reasonable people want the game succeed so they give feedback in a helpful. So no we arent accepting broken products just not pretending we live in a world where world peace or bug free online game at launch is completely plausable.
I think you should check out what entitled means in terms of gaming, not a dictionary version. What like https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCz7MOhMF8g or http://www.reaxxion.com/9160/the-myth-of-gamer-entitlement … do you just gobble the shit that publishers throw at you?
anoteros says:
take a look at Evolve and where it is now lewlz
Tony Cardone says:
Bought the game 2 weeks ago and have played maybe half a dozen maps, the rest of the time i watch it go to searching from 80% all the way down to zero. The handful of maps I have played I’ve been murdered by everyone with the dl44 and jetpacks. The beta wasn’t perfect but it was a fun casual seeming shooter that i thought i could dump small amounts of time into and have some short bursts of fun but it has become nearly unplayable at this point.
Playing on PC btw.
blackdahlianz says:
Organised to play with a group of friends last night on xbone, after about 30min of matchmaking with not a single game mode found we gave up and went out seperate ways, worst matchmaking ever.
xaphan says:
I find that my internet is too shit to play fps online, Adsl 2+ with 4mbps down and .9mbps up. The lag monster gobbles me up all the time
skittlebrau says:
I haven’t experienced any of these matchmaking problems on PS4 which is probably due to how the player population for this game in particular on PS4 is apparently bigger than Xbox + PC combined. In fact, it’s actually been one of the best multiplayer experiences for me, despite its flaws.
I used to whinge about Homing Shot as well, but once you actually learn how it works and what to do, you barely get killed by it. I get killed by it maybe once per hour now. The main tips I’d give would be to not run out into the open all the time and just be mindful of the ‘target lock’ warning message/direction so you can get behind cover. You can also get the Bodyguard trait which will actually stop you from getting one-shotted by Homing Shot completely as it’ll reduce its damage to 69.
Rob Thomas says:
Totally agree, played 30 hrs online on ps4 and not had any matchmaking issues at all.
trex says:
It makes me laugh how quiet EA have been since the release of Battlefront. Usually after they release a AAA game they’re shouting from the rooftops about how many players the game has, how much money it made, and what the future holds for it.
I enjoy Battlefront when I play it(PC), but am spending more and more time waiting for matchmaking.
boomstickbarbie says:
They did release an info graph during the week.
wizardfromoz says:
Getting into any game this morning was a pain in the arse. No game types were filling up, is anyone else even playing it?
I’m really not regretting holding off on purchasing this. As a dedicated player of SWBF1 & 2, they originally had my money in the bag but they just seemed to want to find more ways to make me not want to buy it.
See, holding off was kinda a bad idea in my head.. I had the same idea of holding off cause I hate buying unpolished games on release. However, the game does have good gameplay and is beautiful.. But the matchmaking is shit. If you hold off a few months, there will be less players and the match making is only gonna get worse.
Yeah, that’s where a lack of a server browser kills it – SWBF2 had a very active Australian community for years after release, due to some clan servers.
Miked83 says:
Best match making out of any ps4 MP game. Get off the PC man.
caroma says:
I play on PS4 and get the matchmaking issues more frequently at night than during the day. If a particular mode fails to find any games for me i just move onto a different mode, then go back to the preferred one a little later.
I’ve also found it has put me into incredibly lopsided battles on occasion, but not often.
Now that i’ve grinded my way up to Rank 20 i feel like i’m not getting dominated as much anymore and actually have a fighting chance.
bigbadjohn says:
The way the servers are started is a joke.
It’s 3 pm on a sunday arvo and I can’t get a walker assault game on the PC. The same thing happened last night at 10 pm and around 1 am. I am beginning to forget what AT-AT’s look like…..
Has it died already?
Apparently there just aren’t many PC players on Battlefront compared to consoles.
The multiplayer setup should be designed to handle these situations. It’s a bit of a stretch to say that there aren’t any games for me to join when it is a AAA title released less than 2 months ago. It’s easier to get a game of Battlefield 3 or 4, which is saying something considering Battlefield 3 was released 4 years ago.
Khaiyne says:
So frustrated at the moment because I’ve received the game as a gift and only just installed it. I did manage to join a walker assault after half-an-hour trying in the lobby but no other matches since. It’s really disappointing. It’s so bizarre.
mubear says:
im done playing battlefront. on days you seriously think people will be playing. you’ll search and search for games. every game mode, diferent maps nothing comes up. ive used m VPN to have U.S ip address. lagged like hell HEY! i got games.
This was happening in the open beta and I knew it wouldn’t be resolved on release or ever (EA don’t do that kind of thing). Game is terrible and heaps of people were giving it a wide berth and the poor people that were suckered in because “STAR WARS” are now left with match making that resembles a 5+ year old game. Having server browser would at least allow the few people that are left to easily find a common place they can go each time they logon, rather than the crapshoot that is forced MM.
Arcane Azmadi says:
So the game has gone to shit barely a month after launch. Raise your hand if you’re surprised [i][/i]
Yeah, I haven’t actually even played a single game of Walker Assault, Supremacy or the Fighter game mode since I bought the game. Matchmaking never finds a game and then eventually just dumps me in an empty lobby. I’ve got into a few of the smaller game modes like Blast or the Drop Pod one, but really, thats not why anyone is buying the game, Walker Assault is the marquee game mode and its essentially unplayable to a lot of people that aren’t on PS4 at the moment.
At this point I’d even be happy with just the option of playing Walker Assault with bots filling the spots, at least then I can play the game.
denaz says:
Yeah, I’m a bit over it to be honest. I want to play the game, but I can’t find a dam match and that is on a console?! Only walker assault, which doesn’t help my 3 challenges I have that require me to play supremacy. I was searching for a good hour last night, found one game quickly, but was booted due to losing connection to EA servers, then spent the next 45mins looking for another match… which I ended up giving up and going back to fallout.
I am actually enjoying the game as a nice break to fallout, but the fact that I can’t find a game is pushing me to just go and trade it in. Honestly, you build a game that is based on multiplayer, the one thing you should be focusing on is getting the matchmaking correct!
They also need to mix the teams up after every match, really getting tired of versing a dominant team that continues to stay together. I’ve even left a match and joined back in just so I can get on the other team. I felt dirty, but I was sick of losing
chachi says:
Actually having trouble with halo 5 matchmaking lately. Keep getting put into games where someone leaves or with ppl who r avg while the other team is full of murder bots. 4 slayer matches in a row the other day…u can’t get out of gold rank even tho my kda is quite decent. God damn
rakunado says:
What concerns me is when i can’t get a local game and it just dumps me in a 200+ latency game about 90% of the time on PC. It almost feels like there is 1 server in the whole of Australia, there really mustn’t be many people playing it on pc.
bap says:
You would think the matchmaking would have been fixed by now right. May 2016. Sorry to say it’s still problematic, on Xbox One at the very least. The in-game party system still has regular problems in which you have to reboot the entire game, sometimes you will matchmake into a game and the game will be unresponsive to contols. Trying to find games with the new matchmaking options is a joke. All you can do is find games of walker assault! Can they not make a mode playlist, give the community some variety. Even a 2 mode playlist would be nice for varieties sake!
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Alexandria sheriff changes policy on working with ICE
by: SHANNON RYAN
Posted: Jul 10, 2018 / 11:25 PM EDT / Updated: Jul 10, 2018 / 11:25 PM EDT
With the help of immigrants rights group, Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne has crafted a new policy, changing the way Alexandria Adult Detention Center works with Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE), the federal law enforcement agency which has recently come under fire for family separation.
“As long as ICE continues to act the way that they’re acting these days, local governments should not be doing a thing, should not be lifting a finger to help ICE.” said Simon Sandoval-Moshenberg, legal director of the immigrant advocacy program at the Legal Aid Justice Center — one of two organizations that worked with the sheriff.
“In recent months, Sheriff Lawhorne has been meeting with the Legal Aid Justice Center and Tenants and Workers United about these issues. He made a commitment to them last month that he would be making changes. He appreciates their input and their compassion.” said a statement issued by the sheriff’s office Tuesday.
Under the new policy, that the sheriff’s office said will be “implemented this summer,” immigrants granted pretrial release, will only be held for an additional 16 hours so ICE can pick them up. Previously, they were held for two business days. The new policy also allows an 8 hour extension for “unforeseen circumstances.”
As for immigrants who serve an actual sentence, they will be released from jail the exact date and time that sentence ends. ICE must arrange to pick them up five days prior to the end of their sentence.
In a statement, the sheriff, who declined on-camera interviews Tuesday, said the policy changes “reflect what is already occurring.” The sheriff’s office reviewed data from the past 18 months, and found on average ICE took 10 hours to pick someone up after their sentence had been completed and 18 hours on average to pick up someone in a pretrial status.
Moshenberg-Sandoval called the changes a “step in the right direction.”
As part of an agreement between the Sheriff’s Office and ICE, ICE does pay for bed space at the adult detention center “as a backup in pressing situations” — with limiting circumstances. It’s an agreement organizations like the Legal Aid Justice Center want terminated.
“We’re not talking about making Alexandria into a sanctuary city. We’re just talking about having Alexandria be essentially neutral in the immigration issue by not doing anything to actively assist ICE.” said Sandoval-Moshenberg.
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If you're heading to the mall to do some shopping over the holidays, expect the expected when it comes to the decorations.
After a backlash two years ago over the futuristic holiday displays at several large shopping centers, including The Westchester, tradition has returned to deck the mall halls.
Shopping centers in Westchester and Rockland will feature conventional holiday trimmings front and center for shoppers this season, with major retailers and mall management opting for the safety of a traditional Santa and the attendant green holly and reindeer.
At The Westchester in White Plains, the holiday dressing has already begun.
"This is the second year where we roll out our new holiday decor package," said Paula Kelliher, director of marketing at The Westchester.
The high-end shopping center will feature plenty of red and green.
"It’s really very vibrant, lots of lights — actually we have almost 38,000 twinkling lights throughout the property," Kelliher said. "I hope you also notice our beautiful trees that we have located throughout the property and at our valet station."
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"For our Hanukkah celebration, we bring out the menorah on Dec. 12," she said.
The Shops of Nanuet are also preparing and will feature similar holiday decor to last year's.
“What we try to go for here is elegant, traditional and something that complements the unique architecture found here at the shops,” said Ryan A. Hidalgo, general manager at The Shops at Nanuet.
“We have a lot of brick work in our architecture because of the relevancy here in Rockland County, particularly Haverstraw being the brick making capital back in the 1800s."
Visitors will see plenty of gold and tinsel at the outdoor shopping center, which hosts a tree lighting and menorah lighting in December.
"What we have is very traditional to highlight the shops themselves," Hidalgo said. "We also have a large Christmas tree completed by LED lights that we will be setting up next week.” The tree lighting is scheduled for Dec. 1.
"Wehave some local groups perform, Santa arrives and we light up our tree in the plaza," said Hidalgo.
The event is hosted by WPLJ’s Monk from Todd & Jayde. Other performances include Two Mustaches, costume characters including Big Jolly Elf, before the tree lighting at 7:50 p.m.
The Hanukkah celebration follows on Dec. 13, from 5-6 p.m.
"We have our Hanukkah celebration where we have some festivities we have some refreshments and then we light the menorah," says Hidalgo.
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John Guzlowski on Poets Cafe
The following interview of John Guzlowski by Lois P. Jones originally aired on KPFK Los Angeles (reproduced with permission and thanks to producer Marlena Bond).
Bio–John Guzlowski
Born in a refugee camp after World War II, John Guzlowski came with his family to the United States as a Displaced Person. His parents had been slave laborers in Nazi Germany. Growing up in the immigrant and DP neighborhoods around Humboldt Park in Chicago, he met Jewish hardware store clerks with Auschwitz tattoos on their wrists, Polish cavalry officers who still mourned for their dead horses, and women who walked from Siberia to Iran to escape the Russians. His poems try to remember them and their voices. He has written three books of poems about his parents and the world they came from: Language of Mules, Third Winter of War, and Lightning and Ashes.
Winner of the Illinois Arts Award for Poetry, short-listed for the Bakeless Award, and nominated for three Pushcart Prizes, Guzlowski’s poetry and fiction has appeared in such journals as Ontario Review, Atlanta Review, Nimrod, Crab Orchard Review, Poetry East, and in the anthology Blood to Remember: American Poets on the Holocaust. Garrison Keillor read Guzlowski’s poem “What My Father Believed” on his program, The Writers Almanac.
Nobel Laureate Czeslaw Milosz, reviewing the Polish translation of Language of Mules, for the journal Tygodnik Powszechny, said, “This volume astonished me.”
Guzlowski blogs about his parents at http://lightning-and-ashes.blogspot.com/
Garrison Keillor reads “What My Father Believed” on Writer’s Almanac: http://writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php?date=2007/12/28
What My Father Believed
He didn’t know about the Rock of Ages
or bringing in the sheaves or Jacob’s ladder
or gathering at the beautiful river
that flows beneath the throne of God.
He’d never heard of the Baltimore Catechism
either, and didn’t know the purpose of life
was to love and honor and serve God.
He’d been to the village church as a boy
in Poland, and knew he was Catholic
because his mother and father were buried
in a cemetery under wooden crosses.
His sister Catherine was buried there too.
The day their mother died Catherine took
to the kitchen corner where the stove sat,
and cried. She wouldn’t eat or drink, just cried
until she died there, died of a broken heart.
She was three or four years old, he was five.
What he knew about the nature of God
and religion came from the sermons
the priests told at mass, and this got mixed up
with his own life. He knew living was hard,
and that even children are meant to suffer.
Sometimes, when he was drinking he’d ask,
“Didn’t God send his own son here to suffer?”
My father believed we are here to lift logs
that can’t be lifted, to hammer steel nails
so bent they crack when we hit them.
In the slave labor camps in Germany,
He’d seen men try the impossible and fail.
He believed life is hard, and we should
help each other. If you see someone
on a cross, his weight pulling him down
and breaking his muscles, you should try
to lift him, even if only for a minute,
even though you know lifting won’t save him.
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Last updated: 27/09/2018, 11:41 AM
Warehouse fire - Wimbledon Park
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Short and sweet poems and sonnets or lyrical and lengthy epics, sit back and relax while you enjoy the work of these wonderful wordsmiths.
This Month's Featured Poetry Books
Poetry Inspired by Oliver Fantasy and Friendship
Author: Victoria Day-Joel Format: Paperback Release Date: 27/09/2018
Poetry Inspired By Oliver Fantasy & Friendship is a collection of poems I’m sure a lot of us have felt we could have written at one point in our lives or another. Following the thread of an unrequited or, as it says in the synopsis, “perhaps unrecognised” love. This collection of poems cover meeting, getting to know and desiring a person, her muse, as well as including brief italicised comments about the feelings or events that inspired the poem above. These are written quite poetically themselves. This is an indulgent collection of poetry that explores both friendship and sensual/erotic desires for a person. I think that most people will be able to find something to relate to although there is certainly bravery and honesty here in publishing these poems for all to read. There is a part of me that wonders whether Oliver is a real person and how he feels about these poems and that fact that they have been published. The tone of the collection reminds me of Andrew Lincoln’s character in Love Actually. I think there’s an argument to be had for whether these poems are a romantic gesture or perhaps should remain as private thoughts, and I think it depends on whether these poems are inspired by one person, and what their reaction is. I’m undecided about where I fall on that spectrum of debate, but taking the poetry collection on its own, I admire the vulnerability required to share these private thoughts with us and I like how it creatively explores the themes of unrequited love. This is a poetry collection that is quick and easy to get through to form your own reaction.
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In 'New Beginnings' Victoria Day-Joel chronicles some of the more important recent events in her life in verse. From finally meeting her 'man of the earth, mind of the universe' to looking for her 'home in the sun.....my new beginning' the poems describe the development of her relationship and the processes in her decision to move abroad in intimate and relatable detail. Each individual poem is followed by an eloquent explanation of the circumstances that gave rise to it. I really enjoyed the honesty and beauty of these verses and their imagery and I think readers will be left hoping that she successfully makes the move to Spain in the search for her spiritual home. Drena Irish, A LoveReading Ambassador
The Historians
Author: Eavan Boland Format: Paperback Release Date: 29/10/2020
A forceful and moving final volume from one of the most masterful poets of the twentieth century. Throughout her nearly sixty-year career, acclaimed poet Eavan Boland came to be known for her exquisite ability to weave myth, history, and the life of an ordinary woman into mesmerizing poetry. She was an essential voice in both feminist and Irish literature, praised for her 'edgy precision, an uncanny sympathy and warmth, an unsettling sense of history' ( J.D. McClatchy). Her final volume, The Historians, is the culmination of her signature themes, exploring the ways in which the hidden, sometimes all-but-erased stories of women's lives can powerfully revise our sense of the past. Two women burning letters in a back garden. A poet who died too young. A mother's parable to her daughter. Boland listens to women who have long had no agency in the way their stories were told; in the title poem, she writes: 'Say the word history: I see / your mother, mine. / ... Their hands are full of words.' Addressing Irish suffragettes in the final poem, Boland promises: 'We will not leave you behind', a promise that animates each poem in this radiant collection. These extraordinary, intimate narratives cling to the future through memory, anger, and love in ways that rebuke the official record we call history.
In a Time of Distance And Other Poems
Author: Alexander McCall Smith Format: Hardback Release Date: 15/10/2020
Best known for his No.1 Ladies Detective Agency series, Alexander McCall Smith’s writing is nothing if not warm-hearted, charming and filled with the joys of friendship - themes and characteristics that are at the heart of this delightful poetry anthology. Being a book to treasure and return to through the year (and across years), this will make a wonderful gift for fans of his fiction - even those who don’t usually read poetry. With sections covering the likes of journeys, Scotland through the seasons, animals, love and longing, books and reading, and places - with contextualisation coming courtesy of the author’s personal anecdotes - many of the poems invite readers to slow down, to look, to see, to remember. To take-in “the simple facts of being”. Others take readers on evocative journeys - we stand beside the author as he observes Mumbai from his hotel room, and as he and a friend save an oak tree in Scotland. We sit beside him as his train pulls into Kings Cross, as he drives through Los Angeles, as he explores Kerala, South India, and rural Australia. And all of them inspire reflection, and an empathetic urge to take-in the world through the eyes of others.
The Lost Words Card Game
Author: Thames & Kosmos Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/10/2020
A wonderful game for all the family, this really would make the most beautiful gift to celebrate the wonder of nature. Based on the best-selling book The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris this is a game for two to four players from the age of 8 and up. The Lost Words was one of our Books of the Year in 2017, and the more recent The Lost Spells is another LoveReading Star Book, these are books to celebrate and treasure. The card game has been created in conjunction with the authors, and is firmly embedded within the ideology found in the books. The cards are large (tarot size), feel luxurious to touch, and the pack contains the beautiful artwork of Jackie Morris (Nature Cards), spells of Robert Macfarlane (Spell Cards), and Special Cards which instruct an action, such as fishing for a Spell Card or sealing and protecting a completed pair. The aim of the game is to be the first player to place a matching Spell Card, on to all of your displayed Nature Cards. I would suggest you thoroughly read the instructions before starting, and perhaps form a few rules of your own, such as when you match a Spell and Nature Card, you read or chant or sing the spell! The game takes roughly 30 minutes, I was thoroughly beaten when playing for the first time. I would say there is a small amount of skill involved, but it is mostly down to the luck of the draw, which means all of the family can play together. The Lost Words Card Game would make the perfect stocking filler for Christmas, and comes with a celebratory thumbs up from me.
The Lost Spells
Author: Robert Macfarlane, Jackie Morris Format: Hardback Release Date: 01/10/2020
A seriously beautiful, absolute treasure of a book which is just as magical and bewitching as its big sister The Lost Words. Read, chant, feel each spell-poem by Robert Macfarlane and sink into the artwork by Jackie Morris, each giving life to the other. I was haunting my postbox waiting for this to arrive, suitable for any age it would be the perfect present for any lover of our natural world. It isn’t in the slightest bit fluffy (as the barn owl declares), instead you’ll find the most vibrantly real and alive book awaits you. Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane make the most wonderful combination of words and pictures together, each part without the other would be lost, together they just create magic. The fox, both city and countryside dweller is the perfect start, the jackdaw leapt into my heart and was conjured in front of me, while the last spell sent a shiver skittering down my arms. This is a book to tell your friends about, I’ve read the poems to family and friends and I will be thrilled when I see it on their bookshelves. Yes, of course I adored it, once again I have lost my heart to a creation of the team behind The Lost Words. It just had to be one of my picks of the month, and a LoveReading star book too, it really is that gorgeous.
The Book of Hopes Words and Pictures to Comfort, Inspire and Entertain
Author: Katherine Rundell Format: Hardback Release Date: 01/10/2020
Katherine Rundell’s brief introduction which explains why hope is so important and why we should look for it in stories and illustrations sets a context for the wonderful range of very short stories, poems, thoughts and illustrations which will certainly give hope as well as laughs and surprises to readers of all ages. Perfect for dipping into, the anthology is a treasure trove of story treats starting with Michael Morpurgo’s uplifting ‘A Song of Gladness’ and ending with Rundell’s own ‘The Young Bird-Catcher’. Lauren Child, Axel Scheffler, Chris Riddell and Jackie Morris are just some of the wonderful artists whose black and white illustrations light up the pages of this hand this handsome volume. Dedicated to all the workers in the NHS and with proceeds going to NHS Charities Together, The Book of Hopes will certainly bring hope to all.
A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year
Author: Jane McMorland Hunter Format: Hardback Release Date: 02/09/2020
Companion to A Nature Poem for Every Day of the Year and Friends: A Poem for Every Day of the Year, A Nature Poem for Every Night of the Year is an exquisitely curated collection that induces calm contemplation as it evokes nature in all its awe-inspiring forms - frozen lakes, majestic trees, creeping autumnal twilights, disquieting night winds, multitudes of birds, and much more besides. It’s a book to reach out to before bed, for pondering each poem will instil a sense of slowing down before sleep sets in, nurturing gentle focus and moments of natural respite. As the book progresses through the year, there’s a tangible sense of nature budding, blooming and abating through the shifting seasons. We walk with Oscar Wilde by the “withered leaf of the moon”. We pass through the “door of spring” with Ethelwyn Wetherald. We revel in springtime birdsong beside William Wordsworth. We’re dazzled by Christina Rossetti’s blossoming “golden glories”. And then comes Betjeman’s harvesttime hues, Tennyson’s September dew, and Sara Teasdale’s “feathery filigree of frost”. Alongside such esteemed names, lesser-known poets are included too, which means it also serves as an excellent springboard to discovering hitherto unknown voices.
Author: Ibi Zoboi, Yusef Salaam Format: Paperback Release Date: 01/09/2020
Co-written by award-winning novelist Ibi Zoboi and Dr Yusef Salaam, a prison reform activist, poet and one of the Exonerated Five, Punching the Air is a timely, heartachingly powerful free verse novel. Through its shatteringly succinct lyricism, Amal’s story is a mighty call to action that rouses readers to question the deep-rooted and damaging consequences of racially biased societal systems, while radiating the light and hope of art and Amal himself. Sixteen-year-old Amal is a talented poet and artist, but even at his liberal arts college, he’s victimised by destructive preconceptions, deemed disruptive by people who “made themselves a whole other boy in their minds and replaced me with him.” Amal’s budding life careers off-course when he’s wrongfully convicted of a crime in a gentrified area. Even in the courtroom it feels to him “like everything that I am, that I’ve ever been, counts as being guilty”. Standing before judgemental eyes in his specially chosen grey suit, he’s aware that “no matter how many marches or Twitter hashtags or Justice for So-and-So our mind’s eyes and our eyes’ minds see the world as they want to/Everything already illustrated in black and white.” In the detention centre, Amal considers his African ancestry: “I am shackled again,” he says. “Maybe these are the same chains that bind me to my ancestors. Maybe these are the same chains that bind me to my father and my father’s father and all the men that came before.” He expresses society’s double standards with searing clarity too - Black boys are “a mob/a gang ghetto/a pack of wolves animals/thugs hoodlums men” while white boys “were kids having fun home loved supported protected full of potential boys.” But through the beatings and despair, through anger and frustration, Amal finds solace in the supportive letters he receives from a girl in his school, and his “poet, educator and activist” teacher. By turns soul-stirring and inspiring, this sharp exposure of injustice and testament to the transformative power of art comes highly recommended for readers who love the work of Jason Reynolds and Elizabeth Acevedo. Head to our 'Black Lit Matters' list to find more must-read novels by black writers.
Here is the Beehive
Author: Sarah Crossan Format: Hardback Release Date: 20/08/2020
Our September 2020 Book Club Recommendations. Click here to see our Reading Group Questions. Unique, provocative, and powerful, this is also a painfully exquisite and beautifully written book. Focusing on her affair with Connor, the harrowing and damaging emotions of loss, grief, and obsession overflow within Ana’s mind. A novel, yes, but not as you know it. Told in verse, Sarah Crossan writes as you might think. Thoughts flow, yet are spliced, splintered, hesitant, fractured. This is the first novel for adults from award winning Sarah Crossan, who was Ireland’s Children’s Literature Laureate (Laureate na nOg) for 2018-2020 and it has huge impact. Ana’s mind is an uncomfortably intimate place to be, thoughts ebb, flow, blast, rage. Each new unexpected bite of information hit me with raw overwhelming precision. As Ana unravelled, so did my feelings, and I positively ached for all involved. Will some people find this a difficult read due to the raw dark content, yes quite possibly, yet for me that is the wonder of this book. Every slicing emotion peels away another layer until you reach the core. Here is the Beehive has been chosen as a LoveReading Star Book and Liz Robinson Pick of the Month as for me this is a must-read.
My Darling from the Lions
Author: Rachel Long Format: Paperback Release Date: 06/08/2020
Rachel Long’s much-anticipated debut collection of poems, My Darling from the Lions, announces the arrival of a thrilling new presence in poetry. Each poem has a vivid story to tell – of family quirks, the perils of dating, the grip of religion or sexual awakening – stories that are, by turn, emotionally insightful, politically conscious, wise, funny and outrageous. Long reveals herself as a razor-sharp and original voice on the issues of sexual politics and cultural inheritance that polarize our current moment. But it's her refreshing commitment to the power of the individual poem that will leave the reader turning each page in eager anticipation: here is an immediate,wide-awake poetry that entertains royally, without sacrificing a note of its urgency or remarkable skill.
Us & Everything Else
Author: Francoise Helene Format: Paperback Release Date: 05/07/2020
Us & Everything Else is a collection of poems and short stories by Francoise Helene, in which the author explores her feelings about many different aspects of her life. Covering topics from love and loss, pain and healing to joy and wonder, self-appreciation and inner strength. There are also atmospheric black and white illustrations used throughout which are lovely. The poetry is in free form and the reader will relate to it on a very deep level. Each poem is written from the heart and truly inspiring. Francoise has made herself vulnerable when creating Us & Everything Else so that we may share her connection with the world and indeed the universe. I would challenge anyone not to be moved by these beautiful poems with their amazing imagery. Drena Irish, A LoveReading Ambassador
Poems for a Pandemic: Voices from the front line of a global epidemic
Author: Angela Marston Format: Ebook Release Date: 18/06/2020
Heart-rending, inspirational and all-encompassing, Poems for a Pandemic will undoubtedly become a matchless historic document of how it was to live - and die - during the Covid-19 pandemic. And right now, in June 2020, with most of the world still in the clutches of Covid-19, it’s an invaluably empathic volume that shows we are not alone even when we feel at our loneliest. A book that will move readers to tears, to give thanks for life, and to the NHS. Poems for a Pandemic came about due to the drive of Angela Marston, a retired Palliative Care Nurse who devoted almost forty years of her life to the NHS. While struck with Covid-19 symptoms, Angela was inspired to write her first poem in years. On recovering she was compelled to “do something meaningful”, and so the anthology was born. Angela set about collecting poems by people from all walks of life - nurses, doctors, pharmacists, teachers, food bank volunteers – whose varied, powerful thoughts grace this 100-poem collection, with several professional writers adding their voices to the poignant chorus. Her vision was to raise money for the NHS (all proceeds of this anthology will go to NHS Charities Together), and to “record for all eternity the thoughts and feelings of ordinary people at an extraordinary time”. By Jove, she’s done that and more. The anthology spans raw, elemental subjects - health professionals holding the hands of the dying, acute lockdown loneliness, the fears of the proud relatives of NHS staff - to poems that document shifts in behaviour and collective consciousness – interacting online, staying home to save lives, staying apart on eerie streets, the hailing of new kinds of heroes. Then there’s nine-year-old Harry Husselbee who speaks for all humanity when he writes, “How I wish I could get this virus/And throw it to the moon”. And ten-year-old Cory Yeoman who warns, “Coronavirus you better watch out, because these doctors and nurses don’t want you about. This is our world…Get out! Get out! Get out!” We’re with you, Harry and Cory. In his stirring foreword Darren Smith, author of the powerful anti-racist poem “You Clap for Me Now”, writes “At its heart poetry is about trying to express something too big for words. Fear. Loneliness. Love. Community. Death.” With that definition in mind, Poems for a Pandemic is the very epitome of what poetry is about. Download your copy on Amazon here or from any other ebook retailer now
From the Haiku to Xanadu, a well-crafted poem can speak of an experience of our world in a way that stays with us for a long time; often for life. Everyone has a poem they learned in school that holds increased sentimental importance as time goes by.
The ability of words and language to define us and the poet’s ability to harness it are what makes poetry such a powerful genre. The field is huge, the subjects covered too numerous to list. From the fields of Flanders to the kitchen sink there are poems that encapsulate all of human life. Funny, thought-provoking, challenging, evocative, story-telling, satire and tribute. All are here. Why not use our special recommendations to find something to inspire you today?
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“Good” appeals not being taken to EAT because of fees, former president claims
Posted by Neil Rose
It now costs £1,600 in fees to take a case to the EAT
The introduction of a £1,600 fee to bring a case to the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has deterred many ‘good’ appeals while having no effect on those that are ‘bad’ or ‘opportunistic’, the former president of the EAT has claimed.
Mr Justice Langstaff – whose term ended last year – said that while the EAT’s caseload had continued to fall and, in England and Wales in 2015, was 45% of the level in the year before fees were introduced, the success rate of appeals had not changed at all.
Appellants to the EAT have to pay a £400 issue fee and £1,200 hearing fee.
Writing in the Senior President of Tribunal’s annual report, published yesterday, Langstaff J said: “Our conclusion at the EAT from these figures is that if the introduction of fees is indeed the cause of the reduction in the number of applications to appeal, to the extent now of just over 50%, then first, for every one successful appeal that is now brought there would have been two had fees not been introduced – ‘good’ appeals are being deterred; and second, there is now some empirical evidence that fees have had no effect in deterring ‘bad’ or ‘opportunistic’ appeals, as had been suggested in some quarters.”
The number of claims brought in employment tribunals has fallen even more dramatically than in the EAT, and the judge said that while the fall coming after the introduction of fees did not necessarily mean the two were linked, it was “difficult” to think of any other cause of such a substantial change in the behaviour of litigants.
“Other possible reasons for modified behaviour on the part of litigants, such as legislative change requiring longer service before bringing some claims, reducing the potential award available if some of those claims succeed, and requiring conciliation or at least formalised consideration of the possibility of it, are nothing new in the field of employment.
“Fees are new; fees have an obvious potential to change the behaviour of litigants; and what appears to be a ‘cliff-face drop’ in the number of applications became apparent so shortly after the introduction of fees as to suggest an actual temporal, and probably causal, connection.”
Langstaff J also revealed that a review of fees charged in employment cases carried out by Ministry of Justice civil servant Bill Dowse – whose terms of reference included understanding the cause or causes for the drop in claims – has been concluded and a report has been submitted to ministers.
Mrs Justice Simler took over as president of the EAT on 1 January 2016.
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H McCormack says:
The advent of fees in the employment arena has decimated this area of law substantially. If you have left your job because of bullying, harassment or discrimination, where are you supposed to find £1,600. This government clearly does not understand the Access to Justice Act and with every passing day, is depriving the general, working population of access to justice.
It is a despicable situation when the Government cannot be brought to justice to reign in their consecutive campaigns against the blue collar workers of this country to have justice against those who have caused them harm.
The knock on effect of these campaigns is more white collar workers (being the solicitors for whom the work is no longer there), being made redundant and the industry is now flooded with people looking for work, in areas of law which this government have solely and systematically destroyed.
The same can be said of personal injury law, with the constant and sustained attack on fees, putting more and more professional people in the dole queue as smaller firms close, due to an inability to sustain a business on the meagre amounts the government (none of whom have actually practised law within the realms of the areas of law they continually attack), deem is sufficient to deal with claims. And whether we have followed the USA in becoming a litigious society or not, the fact remains, the laws were always there to begin with, this government is intent on ensuring that only the wealthy can utilise the laws which should cover everybody.
George Osborne is obviously in the back pocket of the insurance companies (all of whom made billions of pounds on the back of the fees being reduced and the savings thereon NOT being passed onto the consumer as promised), and while this is allowed to continue, the working classes of this country will continue to be well maligned in the Judicial Arena.
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Kevin Keegan have had lunch with Luka Modric, Thierry Henry, and Deco
April 25 11:27 2008 by shearyadi Print This Article
Don’t be silly, I was almost having a heart attack when I saw the paragraph in an article at Times Online. I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I read it again from the beginning and found out the reality at the first sentence of the next paragraph.
It was from reports this morning who claimed that Kevin Keegan was ready take Thierry Henry back to England.
“It’s fantastic isn’t it. I have had lunch with him – I have had fantastic lunches this week at the training ground. We have had [Luka] Modric there with Thierry Henry, Deco has been in for a meal…” Keegan said. “Unfortunately, that’s fantasy football. Back to reality…”
More in the article, Keegan said he has submitted a list of summer transfer targets, but especially about Henry, It was something that if he went to a talk-in and a 10-year-old kid asked him if he could fetch one player to Newcastle United, who would that be?
Keegan said, he will give the answer it was Thierry Henry because he is the best player the Premier League has ever had. And KK said, the minutes later all the news in the internet and fans site will posting the article as we are now signing Thierry Henry.
I have made one mistake before when I was receiving a text from a friend of mine who said he’s listen to a news from Star Sports mentioning we have signed Deco from Barcelona. My fault at didn’t do the check and re-check first, but I quickly write about it here. That post is one of my most viewed article of all time. More than 1,000 views in couple of days…
So, when couple of days ago, many internet news reporting about the “Croatian Genius” Luka Modric is already come to the North East and talk about his move from Dinamo Zagred to Newcastle, I just wait and digging more informations about that.
Still from the Times article, Keegan said: “If you are looking at a young midfield player who has got a fantastic future ahead of him, Modric is one of them. But then every other club in the league, from Arsenal and Manchester United, would like Modric.”
True, I was thinking the same that Modric would be a fantastic signing for Toon next season, but maybe we will have to offering him something that the other premier league giants can give it to him. We may cannot offer the European league next season, also we can not give a promise that United will definetely go to Europe again in the summer next year.
But, it’s interesting to read the news from Sky Sports (oh…I hope they’re telling the truth this time, not that Deco stuff again) that Croatia manager Slaven Bilic has backed Newcastle United in their reported interest in Dinamo Zagreb star Luka Modric. Bilic has tipped The Magpies to land the sought-after schemer, insisting the St James’ Park club would suit the Croatia international.
At the moment, the only news that I can take it as closer to the reality was coming from Times Online.
Fresh from a series of meetings with Mike Ashley, the Newcastle owner, and chairman Chris Mort, Keegan revealed that he has targeted three or four top-class players he believes can take the club to the next level. The process of attracting those targets will now be left to Dennis Wise, Tony Jimenez and Jeff Vetere, the club’s technical co-ordinator.
“That’s it now. If someone asks me how we are getting on with our targets, I can honestly say, ‘I don’t know’ because I am not party to that. But I will know the minute they are complete or have failed, I guess – hopefully complete.” Keegan said.
Lads and Lasses, keep your fingers crossed and let’s hope Dennis and co will coming back to Keegan with wonderful news, at the moment all I can say is wait and see.
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Melania Trump Shares Farewell Message: ‘Do Not Lose Sight of Your Integrity and Values’
Rep. Michele Bachmann: Elitist? ‘I Have A Strong Academic Scholarly Background’
By Frances MartelJun 28th, 2011, 6:24 pm
Rep. Michele Bachmann has made the conscious decision to bring her education to the forefront of her campaign. Perhaps in response to the “insulting” question Chris Wallace posed to the Congresswoman last Sunday (“Are you a flake?”), Rep. Bachmann has taken with zeal to calling herself a “serious” person, and on CNN this morning, added, “I have a strong academic scholarly background.” But as the head of a movement that routinely excoriates education, is this a wise campaign move?
Rep. Bachmann visited American Morning today to address several new minor issues her campaign has had in the past few days, including mistaking John Wayne for John Wayne Gacy and John Adams for John Quincy Adams. It appears Rep. Bachmann has had enough of being portrayed as stupid, and repeated that she is “a serious, substantive person, and I have a very strong background.” She continued, “I’m introducing myself now to the American people so that they can know that I have a strong academic scholarly background, more important I have a real life background.”
While she hedges her bets by highlighting that she considers her “real-life background” more important, she is one of the first– if not the first– of the 2012 candidates afilliated with the Tea Party to use words like “academic” and “scholarly” as positive attributes. Rep. Bachmann’s core group of supporters are self-identified Tea Party types. While the group has no leader, as Chairman of the Congressional Tea Party Caucus, Rep. Bachmann is as close to a de jure executive the decentralized, anti-spending movement has found. By highlighting her formal education, she may be tossing up red flags to her core constituency.
Those who are still playing the unfortunate Palin v. Bachmann gender trope game have highlighted the fact that Rep. Bachmann is a tax attorney with an extensive resume both pre- and post-White House bid– a far cry from the formal education that Sarah Palin can boast. But, for the most part, the people playing this game and counting Rep. Bachmann’s preparation in her favor don’t constitute Rep. Bachmann’s base. That base is one in which “strong academic scholarly background” translates to nerd, elitist, brainwashed liberal, or worse.
Note: Rep. Bachmann is not saying that she is “smart” enough to be President, or has the “common sense” and sharp mind needed for the job. Palin does this all the time, and her supporters are quick to call her “well-read” and “bright.” The Tea Party has absolutely no problem with intelligence; in fact, like every political group, they glorify it. But what Rep. Bachmann is touting has nothing to do with innate critical thinking skills or intelligence. Rep. Bachmann is flaunting her formal education– the mark that has aroused suspicion from Tea Party elements for everyone from Barack Obama to Jon Huntsman. As David Frum explained in reviewing Angelo Codevilla‘s The Ruling Class:
The dividing line between “classes” is not wealth. You can be a multi-millionaire and yet still be excluded from “the ruling class.” The dividing line is formal education, and the values and attitudes typically absorbed by highly educated people. You might almost say that the class struggle as defined by Codevilla is waged between people with more money than education, and people with more education than money.
The faction of the Tea Party that supports Rep. Bachmann (and, to a certain extent, Herman Cain)– as opposed to the one that supports Rep. Ron Paul— is one that staunchly believes President Obama’s style of politics is the only thing formal education can produce, because the wells of wisdom most voters respect as reputable academic institutions have been poisoned by shadowy manipulators like Cass Sunstein and Van Jones. Take the regular features on, for example, Big Government about Marxist influences in American colleges– stories like “People Don’t Get Educated In College,” “The Hidden Scam In Universities,” ad infinitum.
Whether the Tea Party impulse to distrust formal education so profoundly is a beneficial one to their cause is a political discussion to be had among Tea Party members themselves, but the fact is that the defining trait of the sort of Tea Party member who would support someone like Rep. Bachmann (again, it can never be stressed enough that the Tea Party is not an ideological monolith by any means). And now Rep. Bachmann has chosen to defy any potential meme that she may not be smart enough for the presidency with her formal education– distinguishing herself from Tea Party favorites like Cain and Palin, and possibly making her a marked woman for the Tea Partiers.
Rep. Bachmann’s statements via CNN below:
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Posts Tagged "Results"
Euromoney Q3 revenues on a par with previous year on like-for-like basis
Headline revenues for the quarter to June 30, 2014 fell by 6% to £106.6 million, the result largely of adverse currency movements
ITE's Q3 trading statement reveals like-for-like revenues down 2%
As anticipated in the Group’s interim results, the Group experienced a challenging trading environment in its third quarter
ITE’s Q3 trading statement reveals like-for-like revenues down 2%
Huntsworth issues profits warning
The Board of Huntsworth plc, the public relations and healthcare communications Group, announces that first half results will be below market expectations
Dod’s Group reports significantly reduced losses for 2013
2013 like for like revenue, excluding the effect of acquisitions, increased by £2.5 million (17%) and pre-tax losses were reduced to £1.5m down from £10.6m in the previous financial year
Dod's Group reports significantly reduced losses for 2013
Guardian Media Group reports record profits after sale of stake in Trader Media
Guardian Media Group (GMG) today reported full-year results showing significantly increased pre-tax profits of £549.2m for the 12 months ending March 30, 2014, following the sale of its 50.1% stake in Trader Media Group
Ten Alps cuts losses to £1.1m
Ten Alps has significantly cut its losses, despite revenues falling 12.7% to £12.4m in the first half of its financial year
Independent titles slash losses by almost a third
Evgeny Lebedev’s publishing company boosted by digital and cut-price i, as Evening Standard’s free strategy also pays off
WPP reports like-for-like revenue for first five months up 7.6 %
In a trading update at its AGM WPP reported like for like revenue growth of 7.6% but margins were 2.5% weaker sending its share price down today. In summary: WPP reported revenues for first five months up 1.2% at £4.425 billion in sterling, up 9.5% at $7.370 billion in dollars and up 4.5% at €5.365 […]
i2i events arm of Top Right Group reports strong organic growth
i2i Events Group and Lions Festivals – grew 13% on an organic basis and generated revenues of £121.3m
Top Right Group shows healthy growth but profits dip
Annual results today showed profits before exceptional items dipped more than 2% to £68.8 million last year, although turnover rose strongly by 9% on an organic basis to £271.4 million
Publishing Technology issues profit warning
Publishing Technology announces that it expects its results for the year ending 31 December 2014 to be below market expectations
Gideon Spanier: Immediate has scored quickly with magazines
Tom Bureau is bucking the gloom in magazines
Creston reports final accounts for FYR 2014
Turnover was flat year on year although this was the result of a decline in the first half followed by year on year growth in H2 14
Magazine publisher ShortList Media reports losses of almost £1m
Magazine publisher ShortList Media has reported a loss of almost £1m in its most recent annual accounts after being hit by the “tough” launch of Stylist in France and investing in fashion site Never Underdressed. The publisher, which has investors including Beano and Friends Reunited owner DC Thomson, made a loss of £994,355 in the […]
Telegraph Media Group reports £57m pre-tax profit for 2013
Telegraph Media Group has reported largely flat revenues and profit for the 52 weeks to 29 December 2013, as falls in print ads were offset by savings in production and rising digital revenues
Future take a hit on impaired print assets after announcement of sale of titles to Immediate
Future reported Interims today revealing a further write down (£26m) of its print assets as a consequence of a sale of their craft and sport print titles to Immediate Media for up to £24m
Entertainment One to pay maiden dividend
Entertainment One will pay its first dividend, after the Peppa Pig distributor sharply increased profits in the wake of a North American acquisition
DMGT reports H1 2014 results
Highlights from the results announcement
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Endocrinology > General Endocrinology
The Legacy of the Radium Girls (The Atlantic)
— Accidental pioneers in workplace safety regulation
by MedPage Today Staff March 1, 2017
They were called the "radium girls," teens and young women who worked in factories during World War I and the subsequent years painting numbers that glowed in the dark on watches and airplane instruments, according to a book review in The Atlantic.
Years later, the women developed strange ailments, as the radium that had been preferentially taken up in their bones instead of calcium made them sick, rotting their teeth, bones, and skin.
They sued their employers, and won, as they were dying of radium poisoning. Their legacy was seen in the Manhattan Project during World War II, when safety standards were established for workers exposed to plutonium, and in subsequent workplace safety regulations.
Kate Moore's book, The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women, goes on sale in May.
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Minnesota Dem Candidate Voted Against Bill to Stop Insurance Payments to Convicted Terrorists
by Adam Kredo
https://www.meforum.org/islamist-watch/56653/minnesota-dem-candidate-voted-against-bill-to
Ilhan Omar, the former Minnesota legislator who won the Democratic primary for a House seat on Tuesday, once voted against a state bill to stop insurance payments to those convicted of terror acts, adding more fuel to accusations the candidate represents a fringe, anti-Israel section of the Democratic Party.
Omar, a Muslim Somali-American who has come under fire for her harsh criticism of Israel, was one of just two lawmakers in 2017 who voted against a Minnesota bill to deny life insurance payments to any person convicted of aiding or committing terror acts, according to official vote tallies.
Omar's objection to the bill has stoked critics on both sides of the political aisle who say the candidate's anti-Israel positions and soft stance on terrorism puts her in a growing stable of fringe Democratic lawmakers who single out the Jewish state for criticism.
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The Women's Directorship Programme (WDP) is the world leading board preparedness programme, exclusively for female leaders. First created in 2013 to open doors and advance female leaders into the boardroom, 50% of the WDP Alumni now hold a board role, serving to change the face of boardrooms worldwide.
The 2020 programme has been restructured into a remote learning plus in-person teaching format, so that despite the COVID-19 disruption, participants can still get board-ready and advance their careers.
Don't hesitate to register your interest today. As we only run one programme a year and the intakes are kept small and select, don't miss out.
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Prepare yourself for the board - gain new skills, knowledge, a board network and learn how to best position yourself for an iNED role. Be part of an incredible international alumni of women leaders changing the face of boardrooms worldwide.
The six-day programme is split into two sessions starting in September (10 - 12) and wrapping up in November (4 - 6) 2020.
Programme overview - what to expect:
The Women's Directorship Programme is an accredited (Master level) corporate governance programme for international female executives to help prepare them for the Board and Executive Committees
Over 50% of participants have gone on to hold a board position since the first programme in 2013
Over 40 esteemed international business leaders have supported the programme as guest speakers, from FTSE 100, Fortune 50 and Hang Seng listed companies, such as Donald Brydon – Ex Chairman of the London Stock Exchange and Frederick Ma, Chairman of MTR Corporation
Participants benefit from access to a new network of senior counterparts from other industries and geographies
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The programme is supported by The 30% Club and The Women’s Foundation.
The Women's Directorship Programme also has a strong, international alumni network consisting of senior women from Citigroup, Manulife, AIA, Bupa, HSBC, BT, BP, Mastercard, Starbucks, Oracle, Citrix, Philips, Schneider Electric, SCB etc. The WDP Alumni network hosts regular events, speaker series and webinars to keep the network connected and engaged in continuous learning.
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Marian women’s tennis earns historic win over UW-Stevens Point
Marian University women’s tennis (4-2, 2-0 NACC) defeated UW-Stevens Point 8-1 for the program’s first victory over a Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) opponent.
The Sabres opened the match with a sweep of all three doubles matches highlighted by a tiebreak victory at No. 2 doubles. Celeste Degeneffe and Brenda Ordonez earned the second flight victory 9-8 after a 10-4 tiebreak. The No. 1 and No. 3 doubles flights were each 8-2 victories for Marian with Meg Hartzell and Emma Lewandowski teaming up at the top flight and Kyrsten Bruce and Erica Counter taking No. 3.
Each singles match was a sweep with the Sabres taking all but the No. 2 flight. Hartzell secured a sweep with a 6-2, 6-1 victory at No. 1, while Bruce won her No. 2 flight 7-6, 7-5 tiebreak, 6-4. Degeneffe also earned a sweep on the day with a 6-1, 6-3 victory at No. 4 singles and Kristin Houle won the No. 5 flight 6-3, 6-0. Ordonez had the most convincing victory at No. 6 only dropping one set at 6-0, 6-1.
Marian closes out the weekend hosting Lakeland Saturday, Sept. 15 at 10 a.m. from Buttermilk Creek Park in NACC action.
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MARVEL FIRSTS: THE 1990S OMNIBUS HC (Hardcover)
Revisit comics' most divisive decade with a giant-sized compendium of daring debuts! All your favorites are here: Deadpool! Nomad! X-Force! Scarlet Spider! Quicksilver! ClanDestine! Venom! Nightwatch! Gambit! Vengeance! Spider-Man 2099! The Thunderbolts! Plus: Ghost Rider and Deathlok, reinvented for the '90s! Guns! Swords! Leather! Clones! Pouches! Don't dis the '90s, they're totally dope! Collecting GHOST RIDER (1990) #1, DEATHLOK (1990) #1, NEW WARRIORS (1990) #1, FOOLKILLER (1990) #1, DARKHAWK #1, SLEEPWALKER #1, X-FORCE (1991) #1, X-FACTOR (1986) #71, WARLOCK AND THE INFINITY WATCH #2, DEATH'S HEAD II (1992A) #1, SILVER SABLE AND THE WILD PACK #1, TERROR INC. (1992) #1, NIGHT THRASHER: FOUR CONTROL #1, DARKHOLD: PAGES FROM THE BOOK OF SINS #1, NIGHTSTALKERS #1, SPIDER-MAN 2099 (1992) #1, VENOM: LETHAL PROTECTOR #1, CABLE (1993) #1, DEADPOOL: THE CIRCLE CHASE #1, THUNDERSTRIKE (1993) #1, GAMBIT (1993) #1, WAR MACHINE (1994) #1, BLACKWULF #1, FORCE WORKS #1, BLADE THE VAMPIRE-HUNTER (1994) #1, GENERATION X SAN DIEGO PREVIEW, FANTASTIC FORCE (1994) #1, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #118, BISHOP #1, X-MAN #1, ELEKTRA: ROOT OF EVIL #1, GREEN GOBLIN #1, CAPTAIN MARVEL (1995) #1, HEROES FOR HIRE (1997) #1, MAVERICK #1, QUICKSILVER #1, SPIDER-GIRL (1998) #1, SLINGERS #0, SPIDER-WOMAN (1999) #1, DEATHLOK (1999) #1 and WARLOCK (1999) #1; and material from CAPTAIN AMERICA ANNUAL #9, WEB OF SPIDER-MAN (1985) #100, MARVEL COMICS PRESENTS (1988) #147 and #158, and TALES OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE.
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Khemisset potash project
Emmerson targets finalisation of Khemisset permitting by H1 2021
Morocco-focused potash developer, Emmerson, is advancing multiple workstreams at its 100%-owned Khemisset potash project in Northern Morocco, to further de-risk the project as it works towards its delivery.
Emmerson raises £1.72 million for Khemisset potash project
"This enables us to continue making progress on preparing the Khemisset potash project for detailed design and engineering and, ultimately, construction."
New port option saves Emmerson significant cash
Moroccan-focused potash developer Emmerson has finalised the feasibility study components of port and transport and logistics, including capital and operating cost estimates, for its world class Khemisset potash project in Northern Morocco.
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Emmerson has signed an MoU with Morocco’s largest gas distributor for the supply of gas for its low cost, high margin Khemisset potash project in the country.
Morocco potash project on track to move into feasibility study stage...
Emmerson Plc has appointed Global Potash Solutions’ Don Larmour as a consultant on metallurgy and processing for its Khemisset potash project feasibility study which is expected to commence in the first half of 2019.
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USCIS Filing Fee Increases Now Closer to Reality
By William L. Coffman
On Wednesday, May 27, USCIS announced plans to substantially raise filing fees. By way of background, on November 14, 2019, the US Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking to increase filing fees by a weighted average of 21%. This rule was published after an internal review concluded that the current USCIS fee structure does not recover the costs of adjudication. Last week USCIS sent its implementation plans for these increases to the White House — an indication that higher fees for immigration benefits will soon be a reality.
While an average increase of 21% is significant, this does not tell the whole story. If a final rule takes effect as indicated in the proposed rule, the following are examples of some extraordinary fee increases that would take effect:
Naturalization applications would almost double — from $640 to $1,170;
Petitions for temporary transfer of managers/executives go from $460 to $815;
Petitions for the highest achievers with extraordinary ability increase from $460 to $715; and,
For the first time ever, a filing fee is proposed for the most vulnerable of applicants — those filing affirmative political asylum applications based on persecution in their home countries.
The new rule also proposes policy changes to make it more difficult for applicants to seek fee waivers based on low-income status.
It is unfortunate that virtually all of the congressionally appropriated fiscal year funding for immigration is used for enforcement and other non-benefit related activities. As a result, USCIS has to rely on the intake of filing fees for their operations. USCIS claims that the fees they collect fund nearly 96% of their budget. While other government agencies collect fees for certain services, USCIS is almost 100% fee-funded.
USCIS also claims that its pace of fee collections has slowed due to fewer filings and the temporary cessation of premium processing due to COVID-19. Immigration practitioners know that part of the reason for the slowdown in employment-based immigration filings is the arbitrary adjudication standard rampant with the current administration. USCIS’s restrictionist policy of denying immigration benefits without the support of law has led to a reduction in filings as employers look to other countries to place their global talent. If these filing fee increases are implemented, we hope these fee increases will come with a mandate to USCIS for a more streamlined and predictable adjudication standard.
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Charlton tickets – ST holders can bring friends or family!
Season Ticket holders can bring two friends or family members to MK Dons’ Boxing Day clash with Charlton Athletic from just £30!
The men from MK1 host the Addicks at Stadium MK on Monday 26th December in their first Boxing Day home fixture since 2012. Kick-off is at 3pm.
With the family and friends down for Christmas, this match is also the perfect opportunity for Season Ticket holder to use their Ambassador Wild Card voucher, which enables them to bring two friends or family members from £30 or four friends from £60.
Meanwhile, general sale tickets are priced from £22 adults, £17 over-65s/under-21s and £7 under-18s, while under-12s go FREE with a Young Dons membership. Terms and conditions apply.
Supporters can upgrade to East Centre for a small £5 premium, while a seat in clubRed is just £10 more and includes a teamsheet, half-time tea/coffee and access to the Man of the Match presentation.
To purchase tickets click here, visit the Box Office at Stadium MK/kiosk at centre:mk or call 0333 200 5343. Tickets will be available to buy right up until kick-off.
Full ticket details:
Family Area, Cowshed, Standard Corner and East Wing
Adults: £22
Over-65s: £17
Under-21s*: £17
Under-18s: £7
Under-12s: FREE**
**Under-12s go FREE with a Young Dons membership (£10). Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult. Maximum of two Under-12s per paying adult.
*Under-21s price is only available to Club Dons members.
East Centre
Under-18s: £12
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**Under-12s go FREE with a clubRed Young Dons membership (£50). Under-12s must be accompanied by an adult. Maximum of two Under-12s per paying adult.
Supporters with a disability are entitled to a FREE carer.
Club Dons members are entitled to a £2 discount on matchday tickets, while Young Dons aged between 13 and 18 can save £1 on the matchday ticket price. Under-12s with a Young Dons membership can go FREE – click here for full details on memberships!
Adult Season Ticket holders may purchase an additional adult, senior or under-18 ticket at the members’ rate. Season Ticket holders cannot purchase an under-21 or under-12 members ticket.
Groups of 20 or more that book tickets in one transaction qualify for the following Group Ticket prices:
Seniors: £10
Group Tickets are not available online and therefore must be booked in-person or by phone.
There are a number of hospitality options available for this fixture - email commercial@mkdons.com or call 01908 622884 for more information.
Tickets will be available to buy right up until kick-off.
To purchase tickets click here, visit the Box Office at Stadium MK/kiosk at centre:mk or call 0333 200 5343.
Season Ticket Holders – how to watch on iFollow MK Dons!
While matches continue to take place behind closed doors at Stadium MK, Season Ticket holders will have access to watch all home league matches LIVE on iFollow MK Dons!
Direct debits resume for Option 1 and 2 Season Ticket holders
Direct-debit payments for Season Ticket holders resumed this week, in line with the Club’s 2020/21 Compensation policy.
Burton Albion tickets - capacity reached for Saturday's League One clash!
MK Dons can confirm that capacity has been reached for the Sky Bet League One fixture with Burton Albion, following applications from Priority 1 Season Ticket holders.
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The 'Game of Thrones' cast says goodbye to the show and their characters
For fans, saying goodbye to "Game of Thrones" is hard. For the cast, it's even harder.
A few cast members went to social media to pen their goodbyes to the HBO hit and the characters many of them played for years.
Emilia Clarke, who played Daenerys Targaryen, gave an emotional goodbye after the finale aired. She also gave an interview to the New Yorker talking about her experience of keeping her character's fate a secret for so long and what she thought of the ending.
"The mother of dragons chapter has taken up the whole of my adult life," Clarke wrote on Instagram. "This woman has taken up the whole of my heart. I’ve sweated in the blaze of dragon fire, shed many tears at those who left our family early, and wrung my brain dry trying to do Khaleesi and the masterful words, actions (and names) I was given, justice."
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Finding the words to write this post has left me overwhelmed with how much I want to say but how small words feel in comparison to what this show and Dany have meant to me. The mother of dragons chapter has taken up the whole of my adult life. This woman has taken up the whole of my heart. I’ve sweated in the blaze of dragon fire, shed many tears at those who left our family early, and wrung my brain dry trying to do Khaleesi and the masterful words, actions (and names) I was given, justice. Game of Thrones has shaped me as a woman, as an actor and as a human being. I just wish my darling dad was here now to see how far we’ve flown. But to you, dear kind magical fans, I owe you so much thanks, for your steady gaze at what we’ve made and what I’ve done with a character that was already in the hearts of many before I slipped on the platinum wig of dreams. Without you there is no us. And now our watch has ended. @gameofthrones @hbo #love #motherofdragonsoverandout
A post shared by @ emilia_clarke onMay 19, 2019 at 9:37am PDT
Sophie Turner, whose character Sansa Stark survived to the end and now serves as Queen in the North, shared the similar set photo.
"Sansa, thank you for teaching me resilience, bravery and what true strength really is," Turner wrote on Instagram. "Thank you teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love. I grew up with you. I fell in love with you at 13 and now 10 years on.. At 23 I leave you behind, but I will never leave behind what you’ve taught me."
Sansa, Thank you for teaching me resilience, bravery and what true strength really is. Thank you teaching me to be kind and patient and to lead with love. I grew up with you. I fell in love with you at 13 and now 10 years on.. at 23 I leave you behind, but I will never leave behind what you’ve taught me. To the show and the incredible people who make it, thank you for giving me the best life and drama lessons I could have ever asked for. Without you I wouldn’t be the person I am today. Thank you for giving me this chance all those years ago. And finally to the fans. Thank you for falling in love with these characters and supporting this show right through till the end. I’ll miss this more than anything.
A post shared by Sophie Turner (@sophiet) onMay 19, 2019 at 1:12pm PDT
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who plays Jaime Lannister, kept it simple, paying tribute to his co-star, Lena Headey.
The best, sweetest most wonderful sister from another mother @iamlenaheadey . That was a fun decade
A post shared by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (@nikolajwilliamcw) onMay 13, 2019 at 4:34pm PDT
Lena Headey said her goodbyes after her character, Cersei Lannister, was killed in "The Bells."
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There she goes. It’s been fun, and bonkers . I loved her. I am grateful for the opportunity. Massively thankful for your encouraging and supportive love along the way. And now her watch is ended (I know she’d never make it, Nights watch wouldn’t have her .. but still..)
A post shared by Lena Headey (@iamlenaheadey) onMay 13, 2019 at 1:49pm PDT
Jacob Anderson (Grey Worm) shared a photo of his first and last day on set.
"Thank you to everybody that cared about (Grey Worm) and rooted for him," Anderson wrote on Instagram. "He was really scared at first, but you made him feel loved. He appreciates it. I asked him."
1. First Day. 2. Last Day. GoT was like the craziest school trip ever. A 6 year Adventure Weekend. Grey Worm. You went from a robot to a real boy. I’m proud of you. I’ll miss you bud. Thank you to everybody that cared about him and rooted for him. He was really scared at first, but you made him feel loved. He appreciates it. I asked him. Huge shout out to the Targs team: Nats, Emilia, Conleth, Peter, Iain, Ian, Michiel, Reece, Ed, Kit, Liam. Thank you for making the days so fun. Here’s to every single department behind the scenes that worked to the bone to make this show. They worked tirelessly everyday to make this thing, and they never get shout outs and they know that but they do it anyway. Here’s to you, you ragtag bunch of talented clever rascals. I love ya’ll. Thank you. Game of Thrones ENDS tonight on @hbo AT 9pm and @skyatlanticuk at 2am. I hope you enjoy it.
A post shared by Raleigh Ritchie (@raleighritchie) onMay 19, 2019 at 1:37pm PDT
John Bradley gave a peek at his first day on set as Samwell Tarly with a photo of his first rehearsal schedule from 2010.
"I’m glad I kept this," he wrote on Instagram. "I met so many people that week who have come to mean so much to me. Back then we couldn’t have known the journey we’d go on together. I wouldn’t swap that experience, or those people, for the world."
So tonight we have our very last episode. It’s the final step of a long and wonderful journey. A journey that, for me, started at 10am on Monday 19th of July 2010. I know this because recently I found my rehearsal and prep schedule for season 1, week 1. This was given to me when I landed in Belfast for the first time, weeks before we even started shooting. Listed here is the rehearsal where I first met Kit, and the first time I wore the costume that’s seen me through 8 seasons. I’m glad I kept this. I met so many people that week who have come to mean so much to me. Back then we couldn’t have known the journey we’d go on together. I wouldn’t swap that experience, or those people, for the world. Enjoy the episode and thanks for everything. @gameofthrones @hbo #GOT
A post shared by John Bradley (@johnbradleywest) onMay 19, 2019 at 10:03am PDT
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Erica works as an IT office at a hospital and is responsible for ensuring that all the systems are up and running. Her job at the department is important since she is there to make sure that everything is up and running smoothly. This ensures that both the staff and the patients are well served. One day, however, Erica claimed that she had to leave to somewhere else where she had to help someone – to fix a system failure that would lead to massive losses. She, therefore, lied to Nancy, her colleague; so that her superiors would not find out that she had left.
Erica was, however, very important in the department. She was the only reliable person who could ensure that the systems were up and running. If the systems ever went down, there would be chaos and there would be a lot of inconvenience in all the departments. Thus, she knew that her superiors wanted her to be present at all instances. Nancy, therefore, only told her superiors what Erica had told her; that she had an emergency. Erica and Nancy, however, knew that the system rarely fails, and that there was little to no chance that her actions would negatively impact the hospital. Luckily, the system never failed, and everything ran smoothly. Furthermore, she was able to prevent massive data loss from the other system.
The Ethical Dilemma
The ethical dilemma here is whether or not it was ethical for Erica to leave her regular work knowing the risks involved if she was not around. The system failure would have caused files to be inaccessible and the hospital to run very chaotically if a mess would not have been fixed soon. However, she also knew that rarely did it happen, and she desperately needed to fix a system failure somewhere else. Also, since the other company had contacted her, she was the only personnel that they knew who had the required expertise to fix their system – otherwise, they would have contacted somebody else instead. Thus, somehow, if the other system went terribly wrong she was to blame for the mess because she had the required expertise but declined not to help.
Analyzing this from the Utilitarian perspective, the ethical choice was to take the action that had the best utility. On one hand, she had a system failure. On the other hand, there was one that had already failed but was not part of her job. Her actions were ethical since, in the end, there was no one that was hurt, nor was there any loss. Her estimations of a possible system failure at the hospital were correct. Additionally, her lie to her colleagues can also be considered ethical since it was an action important in achieving the objective. Utilitarianism means that an action can only be ethical if it brings pleasure to most people (Muglan, 2014). In this case, the person at risk was Erica, who could have lost her job. Her unhappiness was not important since there were more people that would have suffered if the system failure was not fixed.
The Deontological Perspective
From the deontological perspective, her actions were unethical. For an action to be considered moral from Kantian ethics, no person should be used as a means to an end (Stern, 2015). One of the unethical actions includes lying to someone. Erica, in this case, decided to lie to Nancy in order to achieve her objective. The action in this case is lying. No one likes being lied to and therefore, can be considered unethical. Despite the outcome, the end does not justify the means.
From the scenario, one learns that morality depends on one’s perspective. Different ethical theories define moral standards differently. In this case, the utilitarian theory classifies this as moral while the deontological perspective considers this as an immoral action. However, the analyses of both perspectives are considered to be correct based on their underlying principle.
Muglan, T. (2014). Understanding Utilitarianism. New Jersey: Routledge.
Stern, R. (2015). Kantian Etihics: Value, Aegency and Obligation. London: Oxford University Press.
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‘Not in charge’: Words may haunt bid
Sara Burnett, Associated Press
Published 4:30 am CST, Monday, December 11, 2017
Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke, after he declared “I am not in charge” of the state. Now it looks like the comment could haunt him all the way until Election Day. The Republican, who’s seeking his second term in 2018, made the unusual declaration last week, telling reporters he’s “trying to get to be” in charge of Illinois but has been blocked by his political nemesis, longtime Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. He stood by the remark the next day, adding “everyone in this state knows what I’m talking about.” less
Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke, after he declared “I am not in charge” of the state. Now it looks like the comment could haunt him all the way until Election ... more
Gov. Bruce Rauner raised eyebrows, then questions about whether he misspoke, after he declared “I am not in charge” of the state.
Now it looks like the comment could haunt him all the way until Election Day.
The Republican, who’s seeking his second term in 2018, made the unusual declaration last week, telling reporters he’s “trying to get to be” in charge of Illinois but has been blocked by his political nemesis, longtime Democratic House Speaker Michael Madigan. Rauner stood by the remark the next day and added, “Everyone in this state knows what I’m talking about.”
Rauner’s words have reverberated across Illinois, drawing criticism from Democrats, GOP primary challenger Rep. Jeanne Ives and even some of Rauner’s biggest supporters.
Billionaire businessman J.B. Pritzker, one of seven people seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, released a video that features a clip of a wide-eyed Rauner making the forceful comments, interspersed with negative news coverage about problems in state agencies. Democratic Senate President John Cullerton called on Rauner to “take charge” of drafting a new state budget, adding: “It’s hard to run a state without a governor.”
Even newspaper editorial boards that endorsed Rauner in 2014 and have consistently supported his pro-business agenda chastised him. “Stop griping,” the Chicago Tribune wrote.
Rauner’s sentiment regarding Madigan wasn’t new. For years, the wealthy former private equity investor has blamed Illinois’ many problems — financial and otherwise — on Madigan, who leads the state Democratic Party and is widely considered the most powerful politician in Illinois.
The governor pushed things a bit further last week, saying Madigan has gotten rich off his position and “rigged” the Democratic primary for governor, a statement Madigan’s spokesman called “incoherent.”
Rauner also said the Democratic-controlled General Assembly has blocked many of his legislative priorities but that he is doing an “incredible” job on things he controls, such as reforming the criminal justice system. Madigan says Democrats have rejected Rauner’s agenda because it would harm the middle class.
Asked how long he plans to blame Madigan, Rauner replied: “Until he’s gone.” The response drew applause from onlookers attending an Illinois Farm Bureau meeting.
Christopher Mooney, a political science professor at the University of Illinois at Springfield, said the “Madigan argument” may work for Rauner among people who closely follow state government. But the typical voter expects the chief executive — whether president or governor — to be running the show. He noted Rauner assured voters during the 2014 campaign that he’s been successful at everything he’s done.
“If anything, it’s going to make the average person nervous,” Mooney said. “They may say, ‘I don’t know much about how state government works, but I sure hope someone is in charge.’”
Rauner’s comments came after a cover story in the conservative magazine National Review called him “The Worst Republican Governor in America” and the same day that Ives, a strong fiscal and social conservative, filed petitions to challenge him in the March 20 primary.
The governor dismissed the article as “a political hit piece” and suggested Ives is a “fringe” candidate.
He also said he has the best chance of anyone in the state to win the November 2018 election and that if Democrats take the office, they’ll impose a graduated income tax — in which higher earners pay a higher tax rate — that will “destroy Illinois.”
“I will win the general election,” Rauner said. “I will win.”
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Lagos: Obafemi Emerges APC Candidate For Kosofe II Constituency
George Ogbolu
Saheed Obafemi has been declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary for the Kosofe Constituency II by-election into the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Naija News reports that the APC primary election was held at the Kosofe Local Government Secretariat.
Obafemi was declared the winner by Abubakar Masari, the representative of APC National Working Committee.
Masari said: “I, Abubakar Masari, having certified the process through the election and was unopposed, and having won from the wards. Saheed Obafemi, being the only APC aspirant, has polled 34,012 votes. I hereby declare Saheed Obafemi winner and returned elected.”
Obafemi was the Assistant Secretary of the Lagos State APC.
Speaking after he was declared winner, the former assistant scribe called on party members to come out en masse to vote during the by-election.
“I have the capacity, understanding and rudiments in solving the challenges of Kosofe Constituency 11,” he said.
He promised to serve the interest of the electorate if voted into power.
Obafemi said he would advocate for better health and solutions to environmental challenges, among others.
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Juventus Remain Reliant On Ronaldo – So How Have Milan Kept Winning Without Ibrahimovic?
The Rossoneri are riding high at the top of the Serie A table without their talisman, but the Bianconeri remain dependent on their superstar striker
“Tick tock tick tock” – Zlatan Ibrahimovic knew exactly what he was doing with his latest social media post.
The AC Milan striker was cheekily sending a message to his followers that he was in a race against time to be fit for Wednesday’s massive Serie A showdown with Juventus.
However, the accompanying video of Ibrahimovic scoring in training did not just send fans into a frenzy.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli was also immediately bombarded with messages from giddy journalists asking if his best centre-forward could really be fit to face the champions.
In reality, while Ibrahimovic has almost fully recovered from the muscular problem which has sidelined him since November, he never had any hope of featuring at San Siro.
The widespread desire to see him play was understandable, of course.
This game was meant to be ‘Zlatan versus Cristiano’; a battle between two goalscoring phenomena who are defying the ageing process.
Ronaldo, 35, has struck 14 times in just 11 Serie A appearances this season; even more incredibly, the 39-year-old Ibrahimovic had scored 10 goals in just six appearances before injury interrupted his campaign.
Tick tock tick tock pic.twitter.com/tCDguTWeDH
— Zlatan Ibrahimović (@Ibra_official) January 4, 2021
Still, while the Swede may remain out of action, Milan against Juventus remains all about their respective superstars. After all, the way in which the Rossoneri have coped without their talismanic attacker has underlined their title credentials.
As former Milan and Juve coach Carlo Ancelotti told the Gazzetta dello Sport on Tuesday, “Ibra’s absence was an exam that Milan have already passed with full marks.”
Indeed, there were those that felt that when Ibrahimovic hobbled off with 11 minutes remaining in a 3-1 win at Napoli on November 22, the Rossoneri’s hopes of sustaining a top-four finish would quickly collapse.
Instead, Milan have shown that while Ibra is their primary source of inspiration both on the pitch and in the dressing room, they have a squad of youngsters that are as tenacious as they are talented.
Those qualities were both on show on Sunday, when Milan overcame the loss of Sandro Tonali to a first-half red card to triumph 2-0 at Benevento.
Consequently, Milan have now accumulated 17 of a possible 21 points since losing Ibrahimovic to injury at the San Paolo.
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What is arguably even more remarkable is that the only unbeaten team left in any of Europe’s ‘Big Five’ leagues have managed to maintain their remarkable scoring record.
Pioli’s players have racked up two or more goals in each of their last 17 games – the best run in Serie A history – with the likes of Rafael Leao coming into their own.
The net result is that Milan go into matchday 16 as Serie A leaders, and a whopping 10 points clear of defending champions Juve in fifth.
Andrea Pirlo’s side have a game in hand, against fourth-placed Napoli, but never before have the Rossoneri held such a lead over their rivals during the first half of a season.
Wednesday’s contest, then, represents a unique opportunity for Milan to strike a decisive blow to the Old Lady’s hopes of a 10th successive Scudetto.
It certainly cannot decide the title race – the Rossoneri are just one point ahead of Antonio Conte’s resurgent Inter – but it could well eliminate the Bianconeri from the reckoning.
In that sense, it is a far bigger game for Juve than Milan; the visitors really need to win to kickstart their campaign.
So, it is just as well that they will arrive at the Giuseppe Meazza with arguably the game’s most reliable match-winner leading their line.
Milan may have made do without Ibrahimovic, but Juve would arguably be lost without Ronaldo.
The Portugal legend accounts for 48 per cent of the Bianconeri’s Serie A goals this season (14/29). In addition, they drew all three of the games he has missed to date, against Crotone, Verona and Benevento.
Pirlo has unsurprisingly attempted to rationalise his team’s obvious reliance upon the five-time Ballon d’Or winner.
“From the beginning we tried to exploit Ronaldo for his characteristics,” he told reporters on Tuesday. “We wanted to have him be decisive in the last few metres in front of goal.
“He was decisive [at every club], though, so it’s normal that when you have a champion like him, you depend on him.”
They will certainly need him to deliver at San Siro.
Milan may be missing Ibrahimovic, while Tonali’s suspension for his red card at Benevento has left Pioli desperately short on options in midfield, with Ismael Bennacer still unavailable through injury.
However, Theo Hernandez’s return is a colossal boost for the youngest squad in Europe’s top leagues, given the former Real Madrid man is this season rivalling Andy Robertson for the title of the world’s best left-back.
It is even more significant when one considers that Juan Cuadrado – Juve’s first-choice right-back and one of their better players in 2020 – has contracted Covid-19 and is, therefore, ruled out for an unspecified period of time. The Bianconeri would have been banking on the Colombia international to have the pace and stamina to deal with Theo’s relentless marauding down the left flank.
Juve could yet have Alvaro Morata back up front, but Pirlo is pessimistic about the Spaniard’s chances of making the bench, let alone starting.
Paulo Dybala is instead expected to be paired with Ronaldo in attack, and the struggling Argentine will have been buoyed by his late goal in Sunday’s 4-1 win over Udinese.
Juve’s hopes of victory, though, will rest on Ronaldo, and he will know that they cannot squander this chance to derail Milan’s title charge.
The Rossoneri have coped wonderfully well without Ibrahimovic, but they will be even better when he returns.
Juve’s time to take advantage of his absence is clearly running out.
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Antonucci said allowing specialty hospitals to operate unfettered in Florida would be detrimental to Lee Health's financials and other hospitals that must serve all patients and rely on the insured market to balance care costs of charity patients.
“We would like an even playing field,” he said.
Lee Health does not get direct taxpayer support and its 3 percent operating margin would be at risk if there are no controls on specialty hospitals, he said. Lee Health’s general revenue is about $1.8 billion a year.
Lee Health for years opposed efforts to get rid of the certificate-of-need rules but is taking a modified stance now, Antonucci said.
If new hospitals are allowed to be built without the state approval process, they should be required to have emergency rooms and take charity patients, he said.
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Despite US sanctions, Iran launches military satellite for defense
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator
On April 22, the 41st anniversary of the establishment of Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), they launched the ‘Nour’ satellite, aboard the ‘Qased’ three-staged satellite launcher, during an operation located in the desert at Dasht-e Kavir.
IRGC commander General Salami said, “Today, we gaze upon the Earth from skies. This honorable moment is the starting point of the establishment of new global power.” He added, “Today, the world’s powerful armies do not have a comprehensive defense plan without being in space, and achieving this superior technology that takes us into space and expands the realm of our abilities is a strategic achievement.” His comments stressed the term ‘defense’ and described the multi-purpose satellite’s use in space in the realm of information technology and intelligence battles, including reconnaissance and safe communication capabilities.
The successful launch of the Nour gave the Iranian people a chance to feel pride and hope, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 5,290 people in Iran, with over 84,800 reported cases. The satellite orbits 425 kilometers above Earth, while many around the globe are on stay-at-home orders, and dealing with the mental constraints of ‘cabin-fever’. Iranians may see the satellite as a bit of good news despite the struggling economy and historically low oil prices.
Iran is now one of 15 countries that can put military satellites in space, and even though the US has placed the most severe sanctions in history upon Iran, still their engineers and scientists continue to produce technology “MADE IN IRAN”. They have an advanced program that has launched satellites in the past, including joint research projects with other countries. ‘Omid’, was their first a domestically made satellite that was sent into orbit in 2009, and Iran launched imaging satellites in 2011 and 2012.
Tensions with the US
In 2018 President Trump pulled the US out of the international deal which the US was a partner to, designed to prevent Iran from making a nuclear weapon. Iran has continued to state they do not seek to create or use nuclear weapons. That action by Trump was the beginning of the tensions which are being felt in the Middle East today.
One of the main sources of tension between the Trump administration and Iran is the influence and pressure of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and some of the oil-rich ‘Arab Gulf’ countries, such as Saudi Arabia. AIPAC and their Arab allies put pressure on Trump to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal, and they tried to push the US military into aggression against Iran.
Trump’s decision to withdraw set off a series of attacks and Trump ordered the assassination by a drone attack in January of the top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani in Baghdad. Iran answered back with ballistic missiles struck at US troops in Iraq.
The US says the satellite launch by Iran defies a UN Security Council resolution.
There is a political faction in the US, with close ties to Trump, who are pushing for a full-fledged war between the US and Iran. The two nearly went to war earlier this year after Trump ordered the assassination. Experts have cautioned that a mistake or accident could plunge the region into a military conflict which could turn regional, if not global as allies of the US, and Iran would be forced to take sides.
The US Navy released a video last week which they claim shows Iranian speed-boats making harassing maneuvers close to US Navy warships in the North Arabian Sea, with one boat coming within yards of the US ship. In the video, the Iranian-flagged boats are manned with a gun; however, the guns were never pointed at the US ship, which sounded its horn several times.
The IRGC acknowledged that events in the video happened; however, they downplayed the seriousness and felt the US was exaggerating.
“I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot down and destroy any and all Iranian gunboats if they harass our ships at sea,” Trump wrote.
Trump is facing a tough election in November, and his supporters demand he maintains his hard-line stance against Iran. His supporters have been mentally molded into an opinion pattern that AIPAC has invested in for years. The option of negotiation and peaceful resolution of the tensions between the US and Iran is never discussed. Sanctions, threats, and attacks are in the Trump diplomatic tool-box.
Iraq’s Parliament responded to the Trump ordered assassination by passing an order for all US troops to leave the country. Secretary of State Pompeo has a meeting in June slated to discuss the withdrawal from Iraq. Earlier this month, Trump claimed that Iran was planning an unprovoked attack on US troops in Iraq, and he threatened Iran would pay a heavy price if they did so.
While Iran was ruled by the US ‘puppet’, the Shah of Iran, there was no Sunni-Shia divide; however, once the 1979 Islamic revolution occurred in Iran, the US State Department, and the CIA, began fueling sectarian hatred between the Sunni and Shia in the Middle East. Before 1979, Iran had been under the US sphere of influence, but once they lost Iran the US targeted them with a sophisticated propaganda program, which aimed at replacing Iran as the enemy of the Arabs, and not Israel. This propaganda campaign was so successful, that today we see the ‘Arab Gulf’ monarchies cooperating with ‘Israel’ on the economy, security, and political issues.
Steven Sahiounie is an award-winning journalist
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Mumps outbreak rises to 41 reported cases, D'Jais bar given 'satisfactory' health rating
Updated Mar 30, 2019; Posted Sep 13, 2013
By Rob Spahr | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com
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D'Jais, a popular Belmar bar and grill, has been given a 'satisfactory' health rating a week after voluntarily shutting down after several possible mumps cases were connected to the establishment.
(Christopher Robbins / NJ.com)
There are now 41 reported cases of mumps under investigation in New Jersey, most of which are connected to D’Jais Bar & Grill in Belmar, including one confirmed case.
On Sept. 4 the Monmouth County Health Department announced that there were seven possible mumps cases in the county. On Friday county health officials announced that the number of Monmouth County residents with mump-like symptoms is now 25, with another 16 cases being investigated by the state Department of Health.
According to Monmouth County officials, all of the cases under investigation in the county have either been patrons or employees of D'Jais, which voluntarily closed its doors last week due to the outbreak.
Health Department personnel immunized 32 D’Jais employees with the MMR (measles, mumps and rubella) vaccine on Sept. 8 and three additional employees were immunized on Sept. 11, the county said in a Friday press release. On both occasions, several D’Jais employees also submitted immunization records that were evaluated for age appropriate MMR immunization, the release said.
The Health Department re-inspected D’Jais on Friday and gave the establishment a satisfactory rating, the county said.
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A satisfactory rating indicates that a food establishment is found to be operating in substantial compliance with the New Jersey Administrative Code and that the food service personnel have demonstrated that they are aware of, and are practicing, sanitation and food safety principles as outlined in the code.
“If you believe that you may have been exposed to someone who has experienced mumps like symptoms, call the Monmouth County Health Department,” the county's Public Health Coordinator Michael Meddis said in the release. “Our public health nurses can answer your questions and evaluate your need for additional follow-up.”
Freeholder Director Thomas Arnone said at a Thursday meeting that the outbreak was a “major alarm” for residents of eastern Monmouth County, especially once the establishment was named, and thanked county health officials for quelling the situation down.
“I know the owners are really happy, you did such a good job that they were able to open up as quickly as they did,” Arnone said. “Our health department takes its work seriously, that is why situations like this don’t happen that often, because you put requirements on businesses like this to keep them sanitary.”
The Monmouth County Health Department continues to ask that anyone who is experiencing swelling of salivary glands along with fever, headache, muscle aches, tiredness and loss of appetite should seek medical attention and call the Health Department at 732-431-7456.
--NJ.com's Christopher Robbins contributed to this report.
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Glencore boost for COVID-19 vaccine development
Glencore has provided a $725,000 funding injection to the University of Queensland’s efforts to develop a vaccine for COVID-19.
UQ’s ‘Molecular Clamp’ project uses technology that ensures the vaccine induces an immune response that recognises and then neutralises the virus.
On July 13 it was announced that a Phase l clinical trial involving 120 healthy adult volunteers has begun with the first dose of the UQ COVID-19 vaccine being given at the Brisbane clinic of clinical trials specialist, Nucleus Network.
Glencore’s funding comes from the company’s Community Support Fund, set up earlier this year to assist communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
“Philanthropy has played a critical role in our efforts to fast-track an effective vaccine and help save lives across the world,” Professor Paul Young, co-lead of UQ’s vaccine project, said.
“With the support of Glencore, government partners and a community of almost 2,600 donors, we have been able to combine clinical readiness with scale-up manufacturing, reducing the timeframe to a vaccine by up to six months.”
In 2019, Glencore contributed more than $6.4 billion to Queensland’s economy, providing employment for about 9,230 people across its coal, copper and zinc mining operations.
IMAGE: UQ's COVID-19 vaccine candidate is administered at the Brisbane clinic of phase 1 clinical trials specialist, Nucleus Network.
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Thorpe Market drink-driver who took motorbike and rode it with no helmet said it was ‘best five minutes of my life’
Richard Batson
Published: 8:35 AM January 23, 2015 Updated: 9:17 AM October 11, 2020
Drink-driver Peter Anthony Freestone of Thorpe Market. - Credit: Rob Colman
A north Norfolk man took a motorbike and rode it without a helmet while above the drink-drive limit in 'five minutes of madness'.
Peter Freestone, 33, went into a garden in Aylsham where he saw a Honda CBR 600 motorbike in a shed with the keys in it and decided to take it for a ride.
Lisa Britton, prosecuting at Norwich Magistrates Court, said that he was seen by police riding the bike without a helmet and riding the wrong way down the road. He was followed to Norwich Road where he stopped and provided a positive breath test.
His reading was 70 microgrammes of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath. The legal limit is 35.
He admitted taking the bike, which was damaged, and said: 'It was the best five minutes of my life.'
Freestone appeared at court on Thursday to be sentenced, having previously admitted driving with excess alcohol, aggravated vehicle taking, driving with no insurance and without protective headgear.
Sentencing Freestone, chairman of the bench Helen Copperthwaite said: 'I'm afraid those five minutes of excitement have got you into a lot of trouble. It's just lucky that no-one was injured in your five minutes of madness.'
Freestone, of Cromer Road, Thorpe Market, was given a 12-month community order with 12 months supervision. He was banned from driving for 18 months.
Michael Cole, in mitigation, said he was seeking help for his drinking.
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Home Epigenetics Products HpaII
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Home > News > Nepal Holds USD 46 Bn Investment Potential for 2030
Nepal Holds USD 46 Bn Investment Potential for 2030
Nepal offers such opportunities in transport infrastructure, renewable energy, among other sectors
Nepal holds high growth potential and will also fulfil its national climate change targets by 2030, said a recently-released global report.
The International Finance Corporation’s (IFC) report titled ‘Climate Investment Opportunities in South Asia’, released last week, said Nepal holds USD 46.1 billion worth investment potential and would also fulfil its national climate targets promised under the Paris Agreement by 2030.
According to the report, Nepal offers such opportunities in key sectors such as transport infrastructure, renewable energy and municipal solid waste for the 2008-13 period as part of its moves towards achieving climate change targets.
IFC’s assessment was based on Nepal’s commitment under Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change in October 2016.
Hydropower and Solar Energy, Among Others
In its NDC, Nepal promised generation and distribution of 12,000 MW hydroelectricity and 2,100 MW solar energy, better waste management and control of methane emission, while also equipping every rural household with smokeless cooking stoves by 2030.
Meeting all these requirements would mean almost USD 46.1 billion investment with 12,000 MW hydropower generation alone requiring USD 22.5 billion investment, says the report.
Besides, the Nepali Government’s policy to integrate technological solutions in the country’s agricultural sector would need another USD 4.8 billion.
Private Sector Participation
While highlighting the role of private sector, IFC called on the Government of Nepal to facilitate private-public partnerships and also conduct awareness programs on climate smart-projects to understand the financial benefits of investing in green projects.
The report also recommended revision of foreign ownership limits, restrictions on non-equity investments and sector caps for attracting foreign investment.
Overall, the South Asian countries, which contribute to seven percent of global CO2 emissions, hold USD 3.4 trillion climate-smart investment opportunities to fulfil their national targets, highlights the report.
“The only way that the South Asian countries can take advantage of these climate investment opportunities is with a strong and engaged private sector,” says Philippe Le Houérou, CEO, IFC.
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“She Looks Good in Black” and Other Fine Evils
Posted on September 19, 2016 by Travis Manni
Photo credit: Teri Incampo
Presented by Exiled Theatre
By Sarah J. Mann
Directed by James Wilkinson
September 16-October 2, 2016
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Review by Travis Manni
(Boston, MA) Anybody can pull off a little black dress. Sarah J. Mann’s She Looks Good in Black proved that only a few can make it look connivingly sexy.
After the death of her husband, Shea (Cailin Doran) finds that the window’s life truly suits her. Clad in a tight black dress, and a pair of matching heels that refuse to quit, Shea can’t seem to convince herself to change out of the sleek number. At the memorial service, attendants gawk at the explicit interspecies sex act paintings that Groom (John Kinde), Shea’s late husband, left behind, while Shea chuckles at the dismal turnout, certain that the mourners are her husband’s gay lovers.
While visiting Groom’s gravesite, Shea meets and falls for a dim-witted gravedigger, Sweet (Alexander Rankine), whom she finds a form of comfort in. Meanwhile, Art (Michael Kelly) returns after attending the memorial and offers Shea a large sum of money for her late husband’s collection. All of this while Beau (Colin Colford), Shea’s brother, watches from the sidelines with a sideways eye and judgmental gaze.
The set served simultaneously as apartment and graveyard. It was a perfect juxtaposition that gave life to the plot and served as a reminder throughout the show that death was the lurking, overarching theme despite the audience’s laughter.
Cailin Doran is both stunning and tragic, refusing to play the role as a victim of circumstances, but rather, a woman who knows what she wants and knows how to get it, unapologetically so. Shea’s desperate loneliness is what makes her so relatable, and its hard not to feel sympathetic towards her odd display of grief. Alexander Rankine as the gravedigger plays the role with the mystery and morbidity that you’d expect, but with a warm kindness that was a welcome surprise.
Where the play faltered was its dramatic conclusion and the character of Beau. While Colin Colford played the role fine enough, it was hard for me to get past the fake southern accent, which did nothing to improve the poor development of his character and general dislikeability, a bad combination that creates a rather frustrating character. Everything Beau did was riddled with scrutiny and conditional love, which fuels how unlikeable he is, and in the end it becomes apparent he’s simply a plot device. And while the end was quite dramatic, the actions that characters carry out felt unearned, which made the plays foundation of realism fall rather flat.
Despite its couple of faults, She Looks Good in Black is a good dark comedy that delves into the psyche of a woman scorned and mistreated. Its strong female lead and humor create for an intriguing show, despite its conclusion which was purely used for shock value.
She Looks Good in Black runs through October, 2 at the Boston Playwrights’ Theatre. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased by clicking here.
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This entry was posted in Drama and tagged 2016, Alexander Rankine, Boston, Boston Playwrights' Theater, Cailin Doran, Colin Colford, Exiled Theatre, James Wilkinson, John Kinde, MA, Michael Kelly, October, Sarah J. Mann, September, She Looks Good in Black, Teri Incampo, Travis Manni by Travis Manni. Bookmark the permalink.
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NOW & THEN CREATIVE COMPANY
Celebrating and Creating New Works in Phoenix, Arizona
Welcome to Artist Features—an offering from Now & Then that provides depth and insight into the work of our artists. For show info and tickets, visit our box office.
Director Cody Goulder
Meet Director Cody Goulder
Cody is the director of The Mall, the next #newworkshop selection in Now & Then's 3rd season. Artistic Director John Perovich had a chance to speak with Cody about his process. The Mall by Jesse Saywell will be presented to audiences Friday, February 21 at 7:30PM and Saturday, February 22 at 11:00AM.
John Perovich (JP): Let's dive right in: What are you hoping to accomplish during the workshop week?
Cody Goulder (CG): This week has so little to do with me and everything to do with the play, which is almost like being in heaven. My hope and goal any time I go into a workshop—in whatever capacity I find myself—is determining how I can help the play become stronger. How do we make the story more clear? How can I support the playwright in feeling confident about hearing what the play needs...what it already has that gives it a unique self? Our team is ready to support Jesse in his process and craft the play to its fullest potential.
JP: Each play is different and each process is different, but—you're right—what remains the same is that we come together during the workshop week to support the play...to strengthen the play. Speaking about the play, what excites you about Jesse's play?
CG: Growing up in Arizona, my young life was completely shaped by mall culture. That was the place you hung out at or went to with friends after school. My middle school years were kind of like being in the movie Mallrats. I vividly remember going to Suncoast Video or KB Toys or Spencers or whatever clothing store was trending...and just hanging...not to forget the much-needed stop-ins at Wetzel’s Pretzels (did I totally just date myself?). I especially remember going to Paradise Valley Mall as a place to go and find people doing life things and crafting my experiences...passions. I went back there maybe two years ago and it was…so different. Everything seemed empty—it felt hollow. It’s biggest attraction was the collectibles museum nobody could go into—and the glow-in-the-dark miniature golf course. It was just such a culture shock and a shift from what I remember as such an important part in my life. I feel like that is something Jesse has tapped into extremely well...this pain and joy in nostalgia. How does something so essential to young life, a mall, become so permanent (in a building) and yet so temporary? Every character in this play has past memories and connections that they must come to grips with...they are tied to ideas and memories that remain permanent in their hearts, but no one else sees them...they don't exist to others. It’s that element that has drawn me to this play and something that is a lot of fun to play with—along with tapping into the hearts of this ensemble.
JP: Yes! We have a great team with us this week—The Mall features performances Emeka Ukaga, Matt Clarke, Cynnita Agent, David Magadan, and Jen Gantwerker. Final question: what do you enjoy about working on new plays?
CG: They’re new. They’re different. Even if they are built on the foundations of old story models and structures, they are still something we haven’t seen before. That’s exciting! That’s brilliant! More than anything, new plays offer just what they are—something to be born. What is the point in staying with tradition and the status quo? How does one call themselves a unique voice if they keep trying to do the same thing as everyone else?
JP: It's been interesting with this play in particular. Whenever I share the play's premise with people that a group of high school friends are reunited through mysterious, anonymous letters to meet at their childhood mall 10 years after graduating, I'm immediately met with something like, "Is there a killer on the loose?" And I think that just tells me so much about old stories and audience expectations. And this play has surprises...that subvert expectations. Join us!
The Mall by Jesse Saywell will be presented to audiences this Friday, November 21 at 7:30PM and Saturday, February 22 at 11:00AM. For info and tickets, click here.
The Mall by Jesse Saywell
Actor Feature: Natalie Andrews
Actor Feature: Anna Katen
Actor Feature: Devon Mahon
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Posted: Jan 13, 2021 / 07:41 AM CST / Updated: Jan 13, 2021 / 07:41 AM CST
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FAYETTEVILLE — ESPN’s Mark Schlabach has released a way-too-early Top 25 for the 2021 college football season with Arkansas once again facing a brutal slate.
The way-too-early Top 25 has six opponents on Arkansas’ schedule. The Razorbacks are slated to play three of the Top 6 teams. Alabama (2), Georgia (4) and Texas A&M (6) provide a tough portion of Arkansas’ schedule. The others are Ole Miss (18), LSU (20) and Texas (21).
The Razorbacks will host Texas on Saturday, Sept. 11, in Reynolds Razorback Stadium. The Longhorns are coming off a 7-3 season and will have a new head coach in Steve Sarkisian.
The other known date for one of those six games is facing Texas A&M on Sept. 25 in Arlington’s AT&T Stadium. This will count as a home game for the Razorbacks. The Aggies were 9-1 in 2020 losing only to eventual national champion Alabama.
An oddity is the other four SEC teams ranked in ESPN’s Top 25 will all be road games for Arkansas. They will be at Alabama, Ole Miss, LSU and Georgia. The Tide was 13-0 and national champions. Ole Miss finished 5-5, LSU 5-5 and Georgia 8-2.
The Hogs will host Auburn and Mississippi State in Fayetteville as well as Missouri in Little Rock. In addition to Texas, Arkansas is slated to host Rice (Sept. 4), Georgia Southern (Sept. 18) and UAPB (Oct. 23) in Fayetteville.
Schlabach has Clemson No. 1, Oklahoma No. 3 and Ohio State No. 5.
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – Arkansas redshirt freshman defensive back Jalen Catalon has been named to the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) Freshman All-American first team. He’s the first Razorback FWAA Freshman All-American since Dre Greenlaw in 2015.
Catalon was the only FBS player to total 95+ tackles with three interceptions in the regular season, and the first SEC freshman since Tennessee’s Eric Berry in 2007 to have at least 86 stops and three picks. The dynamic defensive back tied for the FBS freshman lead with 99 total tackles while also posting 2.0 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery. His 9.9 tackles per game also tied for the FBS freshmen lead and ranked fourth among all SEC players. He made a career-best 16 tackles against LSU, totaling five games of 12 or more tackles, second in the country behind All-American teammate Grant Morgan. Catalon became the first Hog to intercept passes in back-to-back games since at least 1997 when he did so against LSU and Florida. He has also been named to The Athletic’s Freshman All-America first team and Phil Steele All-American third team. Catalon earned AP All-SEC first team and coaches’ All-SEC second team honors, and is one of 32 student-athletes named to the 20th annual FWAA Freshman All-American Team.
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FAYETTEVILLE -- Arkansas is among the schools already offering Klein (Texas) Cain Class of 2022 four-star wide receiver Matthew Golden a scholarship.
Golden has earned 11 offers so far with many more certain to come. He helped lead Cain to an 8-3 record and 5-1 second-place finish in the district. Golden rushed eight times for 43 yards and a pair of touchdowns while catching 43 passes for 1,027 yards and seven touchdowns with a long of 85 yards. He also averaged 15.2 yards on 13 kickoff returns and 10.7 on three punt returns. In addition, he averaged 40.2 yards on 18 punts with a long of 68 and one inside the 20.
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LITTLE ROCK -- My weekly SEC Power Rankings (01/17/2021): It's still early, but not too early to see significant trends as the lines separating the top and bottom halves of the league become less blurry. Nate Oats' has Alabama basketball -- yes, Tide hoops -- looking nationally relevant as his program will make a worthy debut in the next Associated Press Top 25 poll that comes out on Monday. 'Bama, Tennessee, LSU, and Mississippi State remain on upward trajectories while Missouri is in a holding pattern with Arkansas' stock dropping far and fast.
tie 1. Tennessee (10-1, 4-1 SEC) ... NCAA NET ranking No. 3 ... the Vols played only one last week -- an 81-61 home win over Vanderbilt -- as starters John Fulkerson and Jaden Springer combined for 25 points and 15 rebounds with reserves Victory Bailey, Jr., and Keon Johnson contributing a collective 27 points and 6 rebounds ... the Vols were to have played a mid-week game at Vandy, but that was postponed ... one sign of a good team is balanced scoring at one end and a versatile, stingy defense at the other, a combination that Tennessee possesses in spades ... the Vols will play at Florida on Tuesday followed by a home game against Missouri on Saturday ... previous ranking: No. 1.
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Here’s what started Disneyland fire that closed Adventureland
The fire that erupted in a backstage area between the Disneyland Firehouse and the Emporium gift shop was quickly extinguished by Disneyland’s fire department and Anaheim Fire & Rescue.
Flames can be seen in a backstage area of Disneyland to the right of the Disneyland Fire Dept. building on Feb. 6, 2020. The fire was put out quickly, authorities said. (Courtesy of House of Wildflowers via Twitter)
By Brady MacDonald | bmacdonald@scng.com |
PUBLISHED: February 12, 2020 at 10:42 a.m. | UPDATED: February 12, 2020 at 12:20 p.m.
A state agency that inspects amusement rides has concluded that a backstage fire that forced Disneyland to temporarily close Adventureland and caused isolated power outages in the Anaheim theme park was caused by a construction generator.
The fire that erupted in a backstage area on Feb. 6 between the Disneyland Firehouse and the Emporium gift shop was quickly extinguished by Disneyland’s fire department and Anaheim Fire & Rescue.
“The fire was related to a generator supplying power to a building,” California Division of Occupational Safety and Health spokesperson Frank Polizzi said.
The temporary generator was being used during construction, Polizzi said.
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The fire burned an area of vegetation near the Jungle Cruise attraction. Disneyland officials said no visitors or employees were injured by the fire and no buildings were damaged.
Adventureland was temporarily closed to visitors after the fire. Adventureland was available to guests the next morning at park opening, Disneyland officials said.
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Uganda mum living in 'extreme poverty' in Scotland is found dead next to her malnourished baby boy
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A Ugandan mum living in extreme poverty in Scotland has been found dead next to her malnourished baby in a Glasgow flat. Mercy Bagu...
A Ugandan mum living in extreme poverty in Scotland has been found dead next to her malnourished baby in a Glasgow flat.
Mercy Baguma, a refugee from Uganda, was found dead by police on Saturday, August 22 after friends raised the alarm when she had not been seen or heard from since Tuesday, August 18.
According to GlasgowLive, the baby boy was rushed to the hospital for treatment but was released yesterday with the child’s father now caring for him in a different city.
The report said Mercy lost her job after her limited leave to remain in the UK had expired and was no longer allowed to work. She had to to rely on friends and charities to survive.
Speaking on the sad occurrence, Robina Qureshi, the Director of Positive Action in Housing said: “This is the third tragedy to affect the city’s refugee population in as many months.
"Mercy contacted our charity on August 11 and said she was not getting any financial support yet had made an application to MigrantHelp.
"Had she lived she would have been a high priority for a crisis payment from our Emergency Relief Fund like hundreds of others left functionally destitute by the asylum system.
“The question remains, why are mothers and babies being left to go hungry in this city, why is it being left to charities and volunteers to pick up the pieces?
"Does society have anything to say about that other than call them a drain on society?
"The fact is there is no safety net if you're a refugee or migrant.
"You are left destitute and without resources. And you're left silenced by far right rhetoric for being forced to ask for help.
"Would this mother be alive if she was not forced out of her job by this cruel system that stops you from working and paying your way because a piece of paper says your leave to remain has expired?
"I’m sure Mercy’s son will want to ask this and other questions once he is old enough."
A friend of Mercy has set up a GoFundMe appeal to raise funds for her infant son and to cover the costs of her funeral.
She described Mercy as an amazing "mother, sister and best friend" who "always put her family first."
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COVID-19: See The Experience Of A Nigerian In UK Coronavirus Lockdown
Anthony Garland May 3, 2020 January 4, 2021 4 Comments on COVID-19: See The Experience Of A Nigerian In UK Coronavirus Lockdown
Big Brother Star, Anita Natasha Akide, popularly known as Tacha, posted videos on her Instagram page @simply_tacha. One video showed her, boisterous and excited, saying, “I’m not coming back o!” Obviously referring to not coming back to Nigeria.
Photo: Instagram
Her reason for ‘not coming back’ can be found in a statement she wrote below the video post which says, IM NOT COMING BACK OHH! LOCKDOWN IN THE UK IS BETTER.”
But, how true is that for a Nigerian?
What about Nigerians who are yet to be recognised by the system in the UK viz-a-viz those still in search of their residence permit? For these Nigerians, it’s a different ball game. Please don’t let Tacha deceive you that the lockdown is all rosey in the UK! Maybe for Nigerians who are bonafide citizens, but for the hustling Nigerians who are still trying to get their feet on the ground, this coronavirus lockdown may turn out to be their worst nightmare yet.
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Debo, a LASU graduate of Microbiology, arrived in the UK three years ago. He is among those struggling to get a residence permit through any means possible. He lives in Peckham in Southwark, central London, a popular suburb for Nigerians who refer to Peckham as mini Lagos probably due to its hustling and bustling spirit.
Debo, speaking via Whatsapp voice message, gave us a firsthand account of life in the UK during the lockdown.
Hear him: “O’boy, no be small thing o! Everything is on lockdown now…except you are on essential services like medical and transport. The price of food in the regulated sector is still the same. But prices of those African food markets have skyrocketed. The government has done something great anyway. They have released over £300billion to help medium and low scale businesses in order to prevent laying off of employees.
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“The government has also decided to review the situation every month to see how things progress. We are looking at this situation lingering into the summer, April, May and even June. It is believed that summer, which comes with heat, might help to limit the spread, knowing fully well that the virus is inhibited by high temperature.”
Debo also shed light on how Nigerians, like himself, are coping with the situation in the UK. Hear him: ” It is a no brainer, since I’m just trying to find my feet just like any other person who is trying to find their feet. It is already difficult because when you work here without being fully integrated, the module of your payment is quite different in terms of getting a lower pay cheque and not having access to so many benefits that the usual workers in the country do have.
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“For instance, they’ve closed down the club that I, kind of go to hustle, let me use that word ‘hustle’. It means the income I make from that place is suspended indefinitely. It boils down to the fact that I might have to fall back on whatever I’ve saved. If you are not integrated into the system here obviously you can’t benefit from the government. There is a law that stops landlords from renting to people who are not in the system. It’s a tough one for such Nigerians. But for me, I thank God that somehow, I have some little bit of change in savings. That might come in handy during these trying times.”
Debo’s clear picture of situations in the UK should help put a reality check on Tacha’s video which reminds one of ‘Andrew checking out’ of Nigeria of yesteryears!
Let’s finalize with another look at the impact of the lockdown on citizens of the UK. Surely, you’ll expect that whatever government policies enacted in order to curtail the coronavirus through a lock down will impact positively on the citizens. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, before contracting the coronavirus, authorized pubs, restaurants, leisure centres and gyms across the country to shut down. He said: ‘Now we are going to defeat this disease with a huge national effort to slow the spread by reducing unnecessary social contact.
‘We are telling pubs, bars, and restaurants to close tonight and not open tomorrow.
The UK government has also taken the obligation to pay up to 80% of workers who are affected by the lockdown. That is about £2500 monthly.
The homeless are not left out. Also known as Rough Sleepers, this group of people have been allowed to sleep in the central London hotels for the time being.
Already, there is total compliance by the citizens. Major areas such as Canary Wharf tube station,
Bullring shopping centre, Oxford Street and the ever busy M62 motorway are all deserted.
What about the Nigerian government? Would you say, with our current challenges, the government is trying their best? After a month and half under lockdown, would you agree with Tacha that lockdown in the UK is than lockdown in Nigeria?
Kindly drop your response.
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4 thoughts on “COVID-19: See The Experience Of A Nigerian In UK Coronavirus Lockdown”
Debby July 31, 2020 at 2:35 pm
Lockdown is lockdown any where any day and anytime.
Restrictions are same in language and action.
Style may just be the difference 🤣
Anthony Garland Post author July 31, 2020 at 2:40 pm
I wish the Nigerian government had given palliatives, this would have done a lot of good to the government’s image and made the citizens happy.
Lockdown without palliatives is a huge difference Sha!
You just can’t compare our government to the UK’s.
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Hear a Rare Poetry Reading by Captain Beefheart (1993)
in Music, Poetry | March 1st, 2017 1 Comment
When I find myself in times of musical trouble, Captain Beefheart comes to me. His Marcel Duchamp-meets-James Brown shtick goes places no other experimental prog-blues-jazz artist ever has—places of absurdist virtuosity where the gap between the artist and the mask disappears, where words and music have relationships that defy physical laws. Many have tried, but few have so well succeeded in the wild ambition to make surrealist verse cohere in songs that defy all traditional arrangements. For my experimental rock dime, no one has mastered the art so well as Beefheart and his Magic Band.
In fact, every musician, I believe, should sometimes ask themselves, “what would Captain Beefheart do?” But what about Beefheart’s relationship with the other arts? We probably know that the man also named Don Van Vliet was a prolific abstract painter throughout his career, the medium he chose for the last 28 years of his life after he hung up his saxophone in 1982. But did his “strange uncle of post-punk” musical sensibilities translate into poetry, a related but quite different art than that of even the most abstract songwriting?
Well, if Bob Dylan can win a Nobel Prize—and why not?—I see no reason why we can’t consider the work of Captain Beefheart literary art. And in addition to his extraordinary Dadaist songs, Beefheart penned restrained, masterfully imagistic poems with wry humor and crystalline intelligence. His work surely belongs in Alan Kaufman’s Outlaw Bible of American Poetry right next to that of Dylan, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Tupac Shakur, Gil Scott-Heron, Jim Morrison, the Beats, and dozens more non-musical writers. But it seems that Beefheart’s literary genius has been mostly overlooked.
That’s unfortunate. In tense, vividly observed poems like “A Tin Peened Reindeer,” he approaches the elliptical mystery of Wallace Stevens and the baroque language of John Ashbery. Late songs like “The Thousandth and Tenth Day of the Human Totem Pole” condense the grotesque imaginary of Dali into a few staggering lines. Yet we don’t get a collection of Beefheart readings until 1993, when he appeared in a short documentary by Anton Corbijn called Some Yo Yo Stuff.
You can watch that film at the top of the post, and in the videos below it, hear Van Vliet read poems and song lyrics in recordings from his time with Corbijn. Both in the film and in the readings, it is evident that the multiple sclerosis that killed Beefheart in 2010 had rendered speech difficult for him. But with patient listening, we hear that his sparkling wit and absurdist genius remained at full strength, as in another, long 1993 interview with Dutch radio host Co De Kloet.
Beefheart earned a reputation as an autocratic-yet-capricious bandleader (recording a tongue-in-cheek spoken word piece on the subject in earlier years). But in interviews, he came across as humble, sweet-tempered, and gentle, and as an artist whose work was an authentic outgrowth of his personality. These qualities shine through in even the goofiest, most out-there poems and lyrics.
Further up, hear Beefheart read the poems and songs “Fallin’ Ditch,” “The Tired Plain,” “Skeleton Makes Good,” “Safe Sex Drill,” and “Gill,” and in the playlist below, he reads all of those plus his poem, “Tulip,” a short modernist gem reminiscent of both Ezra Pound and William Carlos Williams:
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Annual Personal Income for State of Iowa
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This dataset provides annual personal income estimates for State of Iowa produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis beginning in 1997. Data includes the following estimates: personal income, per capita personal income, wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, private nonfarm earnings, compensation of employees, average compensation per job, and private nonfarm compensation. Personal income is defined as the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors’ income, dividends, interest, and rent, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance. Personal income for Iowa is the income received by, or on behalf of all persons residing in Iowa, regardless of the duration of residence, except for foreign nationals employed by their home governments in Iowa. Per capita personal income is personal income divided by the Census Bureau’s annual midyear (July 1) population estimates. Wages and salaries is defined as the remuneration receivable by employees (including corporate officers) from employers for the provision of labor services. It includes commissions, tips, and bonuses; employee gains from exercising stock options; and pay-in-kind. Judicial fees paid to jurors and witnesses are classified as wages and salaries. Wages and salaries are measured before deductions, such as social security contributions, union dues, and voluntary employee contributions to defined contribution pension plans. Supplements to wages and salaries consists of employer contributions for government social insurance and employer contributions for employee pension and insurance funds. Private nonfarm earnings is the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, and nonfarm proprietors' income, excluding farm and government. Compensation to employees is the total remuneration, both monetary and in kind, payable by employers to employees in return for their work during the period. It consists of wages and salaries and of supplements to wages and salaries. Compensation is presented on an accrual basis - that is, it reflects compensation liabilities incurred by the employer in a given period regardless of when the compensation is actually received by the employee. Average compensation per job is compensation of employees divided by total full-time and part-time wage and salary employment. Private nonfarm compensation is the sum of wages and salaries and supplements to wages and salaries, excluding farm and government. More terms and definitions are available on https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/.
Quarterly Personal Income for State of Iowa
This dataset provides quarterly personal income estimates for State of Iowa produced by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis . Data includes the following estimates: personal income, per capita personal income, proprietors' income, farm proprietors' income, compensation of employees and private nonfarm earnings, compensation, and wages and salaries for wholesale trade. Personal income, proprietors' income, and farm proprietors' income available beginning 1997; per capita personal income available beginning 2010; and all other data beginning 1998. Personal income is defined as the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, proprietors’ income, dividends, interest, and rent, and personal current transfer receipts, less contributions for government social insurance. Personal income for Iowa is the income received by, or on behalf of all persons residing in Iowa, regardless of the duration of residence, except for foreign nationals employed by their home governments in Iowa. Per capita personal income is personal income divided by the Census Bureau’s midquarter population estimates. Proprietors' income is the current-production income (including income in kind) of sole proprietorships, partnerships, and tax-exempt cooperatives. Corporate directors' fees are included in proprietors' income. Proprietors' income includes the interest income received by financial partnerships and the net rental real estate income of those partnerships primarily engaged in the real estate business. Farm proprietors’ income as measured for personal income reflects returns from current production; it does not measure current cash flows. Sales out of inventories are included in current gross farm income, but they are excluded from net farm income because they represent income from a previous year’s production. Compensation to employees is the total remuneration, both monetary and in kind, payable by employers to employees in return for their work during the period. It consists of wages and salaries and of supplements to wages and salaries. Compensation is presented on an accrual basis - that is, it reflects compensation liabilities incurred by the employer in a given period regardless of when the compensation is actually received by the employee. Private nonfarm earnings is the sum of wages and salaries, supplements to wages and salaries, and nonfarm proprietors' income, excluding farm and government. Private nonfarm wages and salaries is wages and salaries excluding farm and government. Wages and salaries is the remuneration receivable by employees (including corporate officers) from employers for the provision of labor services. It includes commissions, tips, and bonuses; employee gains from exercising stock options; and pay-in-kind. Judicial fees paid to jurors and witnesses are classified as wages and salaries. Wages and salaries are measured before deductions, such as social security contributions, union dues, and voluntary employee contributions to defined contribution pension plans. More terms and definitions are available on https://apps.bea.gov/regional/definitions/.
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This data is pulled from the U.S. Census website. This data is for years Calendar Years 2009-2014. Product: SAHIE File Layout Overview Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Program - SAHIE Filenames: SAHIE Text and SAHIE CSV files 2009 – 2014 Source: Small Area Health Insurance Estimates Program, U.S. Census Bureau. Internet Release Date: May 2016 Description: Model‐based Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) for Counties and States File Layout and Definitions The Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (SAHIE) program was created to develop model-based estimates of health insurance coverage for counties and states. This program builds on the work of the Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE) program. SAHIE is only source of single-year health insurance coverage estimates for all U.S. counties. For 2008-2014, SAHIE publishes STATE and COUNTY estimates of population with and without health insurance coverage, along with measures of uncertainty, for the full cross-classification of: •5 age categories: 0-64, 18-64, 21-64, 40-64, and 50-64 •3 sex categories: both sexes, male, and female •6 income categories: all incomes, as well as income-to-poverty ratio (IPR) categories 0-138%, 0-200%, 0-250%, 0-400%, and 138-400% of the poverty threshold •4 races/ethnicities (for states only): all races/ethnicities, White not Hispanic, Black not Hispanic, and Hispanic (any race). In addition, estimates for age category 0-18 by the income categories listed above are published. Each year’s estimates are adjusted so that, before rounding, the county estimates sum to their respective state totals and for key demographics the state estimates sum to the national ACS numbers insured and uninsured. This program is partially funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC), National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection ProgramLink to a non-federal Web site (NBCCEDP). The CDC have a congressional mandate to provide screening services for breast and cervical cancer to low-income, uninsured, and underserved women through the NBCCEDP. Most state NBCCEDP programs define low-income as 200 or 250 percent of the poverty threshold. Also included are IPR categories relevant to the Affordable Care Act (ACA). In 2014, the ACA will help families gain access to health care by allowing Medicaid to cover families with incomes less than or equal to 138 percent of the poverty line. Families with incomes above the level needed to qualify for Medicaid, but less than or equal to 400 percent of the poverty line can receive tax credits that will help them pay for health coverage in the new health insurance exchanges. We welcome your feedback as we continue to research and improve our estimation methods. The SAHIE program's age model methodology and estimates have undergone internal U.S. Census Bureau review as well as external review. See the SAHIE Methodological Review page for more details and a summary of the comments and our response. The SAHIE program models health insurance coverage by combining survey data from several sources, including: •The American Community Survey (ACS) •Demographic population estimates •Aggregated federal tax returns •Participation records for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly known as the Food Stamp program •County Business Patterns •Medicaid •Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) participation records •Census 2010 Margin of error (MOE). Some ACS products provide an MOE instead of confidence intervals. An MOE is the difference between an estimate and its upper or lower confidence bounds. Confidence bounds can be created by adding the margin of error to the estimate (for the upper bound) and subtracting the margin of error from the estimate (for the lower bound). All published ACS margins of error are based on a 90-percent confidence level.
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Voters’ Guide: St. Paul Public School District levy referendum
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By Anne Holzman
St. Paul voters will cast ballots on a levy referendum, which if approved would raise an additional $18.6 million annually for the city’s public schools to supplement state revenue assistance that a school board member said hasn’t kept pace with inflation.
The district’s ballot question seeks to revoke its existing operating levy of $704.52 per pupil and replace it with a new authorization of $1,179.52 per pupil. Ballots left blank on this question will not count toward the total votes cast.
The reason some people oppose the measure is clear: The replacement levy would add about 4 percent to homeowners’ property taxes and may cause landlords to raise rents as well. The amount would increase with inflation over its 10-year span. Since the city and county have also announced levy increases (with the school district accounting for about a third of each taxpayer’s bill), the expected combined impact is an increase of about 12 percent, starting with 2019 property-tax bills.
We asked school board treasurer Jon Schumacher, who lives in St. Anthony Park, to explain what the levy will pay for and to make the case to his neighbors for a “Yes” vote.
Schumacher said the district is in a tough financial position because of declining funding by the state in recent years.
“If per-pupil funding for SPPS [Saint Paul Public Schools] had simply kept up with inflation, we would have an additional $21 million per year,” he said. “Until that changes, this is the only remedy provided to schools to bridge the gap.
“Every year our costs increase by 3.5 percent, but the state only provides between a 1 and 2 percent per-pupil increase.”
To critics who insist the district seek more efficient alternatives, Schumacher said they are out of options.
“We have done our best to patch together successful programs through dedicated teachers, staff and parent support,” he said. “Because of that, we still have great schools and academic opportunities. But this is not sustainable. We are losing staff and students due to continued budget cuts, — $50 million over the past three years.”
The district recently hired a new superintendent, Joe Gothard, and has drafted a new strategic plan under his leadership, Schumacher noted. However, to fully implement “that plan depends on this referendum” passing, he said.
“We have tremendous students filled with hope and passion,” Schumacher said. “They are our future, locally and globally.
“They are brilliant, creative, resilient and committed to making this a better world,” he noted. “We cannot waste their talent or their lives,” he said, “the cost is too high.”
“If they succeed, we succeed.”
–Anne Holzman is a freelance writer and former resident of St. Anthony Park, now living in Bloomington.
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India-China border conflict: Authorities agree to ‘cool’ tensions after deadly Himalayan clash
After almost 11 hours of talks, Chinese and Indian forces have agreed to “cool” down tensions over last week’s deadly clash in the Himalayas.
AFPJune 24, 202011:27am
At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a “violent face off” with Chinese forces as the nuclear armed neighbours inch closer to all-out conflict....
At least 20 Indian soldiers have been killed in a “violent face off” with Chinese forces as the nuclear armed neighbours inch closer to all-out conflict.
China and India have agreed to reduce tensions after a long meeting on Tuesday. Picture: Tauseef Mustafa/AFPSource:AFP
China and India have agreed to reduce tensions a week after their deadliest clashes in over 50 years on the disputed Himalayan border left 20 Indian troops dead in brutal hand-to-hand fighting.
The June 15 battle, reportedly fought with fists, clubs and rocks, was the first time troops have been killed on their frontier since 1975 and marked a major deterioration in ties between the two Asian giants.
Chinese foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said after talks between the top regional military commanders on Monday, both sides “agreed to take necessary measures to promote a cooling of the situation”.
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The Press Trust of India said the meeting was between Lieutenant General Harinder Singh, commander of the 14 Corps, and Major General Liu Lin, commander of the Tibet Military District.
“The holding of this meeting shows that both sides want to deal with their disagreement, manage the situation and de-escalate the situation through dialogue and consultations,” Mr Zhao told a regular news conference.
The two sides “exchanged frank and in-depth views” and “agreed to maintain dialogue and jointly committed to promoting peace and tranquillity in the border areas”, he added.
Indian soldiers walk at the foothills of a mountain range near Leh, the joint capital of the union territory of Ladakh. Picture: Tauseef Mustafa/AFPSource:AFP
India is "hurt and angry" after the border clash with China, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says. Picture: Tauseef Mustafa/AFPSource:AFP
There was no official comment from New Delhi, but an Indian army source said that after the meeting – reportedly lasting almost 11 hours – there was a “mutual consensus to disengage”.
He added that ways to reduce frictions in the Ladakh region opposite Tibet “were discussed and will be taken forward by both the sides”.
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The meeting came ahead of virtual talks between the foreign ministers of India, China and Russia on Tuesday, ostensibly to discuss the coronavirus and commemorate the end of World War II.
While Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar made no direct mention of the clashes in his opening remarks, Russia’s Sergei Lavrov said that Moscow saw no need to mediate between the two countries.
“I don’t think China or India need any help whatsoever,” Mr Lavrov said. Russia is a major supplier of arms to both countries.
The Times of India reported that Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in Moscow this week, would press Russia to fast-track delivery of its S-400 missile defence system as well as spares for fighter planes, tanks and submarines.
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China has said it suffered casualties but has not given more details. Indian media reports suggested more than 40 Chinese soldiers were killed or seriously injured.
India has since sent huge reinforcements of soldiers, military equipment and fighter jets into the already highly militarised region. China is reportedly following suit.
In India there have been growing calls for a boycott of Chinese goods. The clashes followed an earlier agreement to disengage struck in early June after weeks of rising tensions on the border, known as the Line of Actual Control, that included several brawls.
Police detain an Indian trader who was burning Chinese products during a protest in New Delhi, India. Picture: AP/Manish SwarupSource:AP
The border clashes were the deadliest between China and India in over 50 years. Picture: AP/Rafiq MaqboolSource:AP
The June 15 violence took place around 4,500 metres above sea level in the Galwan river valley, where both sides accuse each other of encroaching on their respective territory.
China is claiming all of the valley as its own, which Indian analysts and officials say is a new demand. China now reportedly controls more of the northern shore of the Pangong Tso lake.
Harsh Pant from the Observer Research Foundation think-tank in New Delhi said he was sceptical that anything concrete had been resolved so far in the talks between the military commanders.
“Anything that the Chinese now say can’t be taken on face value. India, hopefully, has learnt its lessons now,” Mr Pant told AFP.
“The episode has shaken Indian’s belief that a normal rational relationship with China is possible. And the power disparities are so huge that there is a degree of discomfort and suspicion in New Delhi,” he said.
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Todd: ‘Progressives Hand-Wring’ Over Harris, Not Left-Wing Enough
Somehow managing to keep a straight face during NBC News special coverage on Tuesday, Meet the Press moderator Chuck Todd absurdly predicted that “you’ll see some progressives hand-wring today” that Joe Biden’s vice presidential pick Kamala Harris was not left-wing enough. That was after he claimed that the leftist California Democrat “struggled” between being a “progressive” or a “pragmatist.”
After declaring that Harris was “a really good campaigner” despite her failed presidential campaign, Todd acknowledged: “Yes, people will look back on her presidential campaign and say, gee, she struggled a little bit.” However, his hackish argument for why she “struggled” was this:
And I would argue one of the reasons she struggled is she was, you know, is she a progressive, is she a pragmatist? And you know, she was somewhere – someone in between, if you will. Sort of in between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden, which I think is another reason why they picked her.
In between Biden and Warren, that’s the definition of being a “pragmatist” now?
Todd continued downplaying Harris’s left-wing ideology:
She’s seen as somebody, I think, who can be a bridge to the progressive community. Though you’ll see some progressives hand-wring today. They’re not going to be – you know, that was why you saw a boomlet for Karen Bass, who was seen as more progressive, more to the left of Kamala Harris.
The lifetime American Conservative Union score for Kamala Harris is a whopping three percent. In 2019, her score was zero. She’s a committed far-left Democrat, but Todd and her other allies in the press have to cover up that fact in order to make her seem more palatable to voters.
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Here is a transcript of the August 11 exchange during NBC’s special report:
LESTER HOLT: Let me bring in NBC News political director and moderator of Meet the Press Chuck Todd. Chuck, talk about the politics of this now. The White House, we saw that image, we see it behind you, the White House, where clearly they’ve already been trying out talking points depending on which person was chosen today.
CHUCK TODD: Well, look, I think there’s a few things to bring up about this ticket. You know, number one, you know, the closest corollary I think it has, in sort of modern presidential politics, is actually Reagan-Bush 1980. You know, one of the most effective attack lines on Ronald Reagan in the primary came from George H.W. Bush, who called Supply-Side Economics, “Voodoo Economic.” And there was a lot of questions before he decided to put him on the ticket, and even after Bush was put on the ticket, “Oh, can he be trusted,” this or that. But it was a sort of powerful alliance that they realized they needed in 1980 as they kept their party unified, they thought they had a historic opportunity. A lot of us in political circles believe 2020 looks a lot like 1980. And so me that parallel, who hit Joe Biden the hardest in the primary, we were at that debate, Lester, it was Kamala Harris.
And so in some ways it shows you that, I think, he wants to send the message, hey, this is – you know, he doesn’t hold grudges, number one, but he does want someone who’s tough enough to campaign. I think she is a really good campaigner. Yes, people will look back on her presidential campaign and say, gee, she struggled a little bit. And I would argue one of the reasons she struggled is she was, you know, is she a progressive, is she a pragmatist? And you know, she was somewhere – someone in between, if you will. Sort of in between Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden, which I think is another reason why they picked her. She’s seen as somebody, I think, who can be a bridge to the progressive community. Though you’ll see some progressives hand-wring today. They’re not going to be – you know, that was why you saw a boomlet for Karen Bass, who was seen as more progressive, more to the left of Kamala Harris.
But if you’re the Joe Biden campaign and if you look at the history of presidential candidates who were leading at the time they decided to pick their running mate, it almost is always the person everybody assumes it should be. And if you think about it, Lester, Biden-Harris was the ticket a lot of people were speculating on back when this campaign began in January of 2019.
HOLT: All right, Chuck.
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Disgusting donations at Lucifer’s oversubscribed dinner
12th November 2015 Showbiz, Arts & Culture
REPORTS that Zanu PF’s fundraising dinner for the annual conference to be held early December in Victoria Falls was “oversubscribed” did not come as a surprise though it certainly raises some questions.
Those who know how Zanu PF has systematically looted parastatals and private companies for as long as we can remember, will not find it strange that the same mafia has managed to have what they called an “oversubscribed dinner” where the cheapest table went for USD30, 000 while the top end was pegged at USD100,000, with Jonathan Moyo’s “Lizard” presiding.
There are three scenarios that quickly come to mind when one is confronted with such figures; the first is that there is lots of money in Zimbabwe; the second one is that our priorities are misplaced and the third one is that we have some people in Zimbabwean who don’t know or appreciate the value of money especially that of the American dollar. I’m more inclined to believe that it is a matter of warped priorities coupled with dangerous politics of patronage.
For years, especially in the last decade, Mpilo Hospital, Harare Hospital and lately even Parirenyatwa Hospital, have all been reduced to institutions of dying rather than treatment and recovery. Talking about district and provincial hospitals, in this context, is a waste of time. They are all ghosts and shadows of what they used to be in the early 1980s when Zimbabwe appeared to be on the right path.
As a result, several of our poor and desperate people have been left with no option except to resort to miraculous healing where they are fleeced daily by unscrupulous men and women who pretend to have supernatural powers including those of the cloth. This can be a subject for another day.
If our captains of industry had any semblance of dignity, they wouldn’t scramble for a seat at Lucifer’s table and pay a whopping USD100,000 just to listen to someone narrating fairy tales about how great Zanu PF is when it has destroyed every dream we used to have.
Why would anybody with working senses part with a Dime only to seat next to those that have destroyed Africa’s once most promising economy? Are they saying “thank you for destroying Zimbabwe?” Wouldn’t it make sense to put that money, or just a fraction of it, into our hospitals, clinics and schools? In a country where clean running water is now a luxury, wouldn’t it be better to invest that kind of money into our waterworks or even fix a few potholes on some of our roads?Advertisement
Can those executives stand in front of a mirror, feel good and say to themselves, “I’ve made a great contribution to this country?” by making disgusting donations to Zanu PF? How do those who run struggling parastatals such as ZINWA, ZESA, NRZ, ZBC, GMB etc. feel when they make exorbitant sponsorship to Lucifer’s dinner while Zimbabweans have no running water, electricity, trains and can’t get paid for their produce at GMB?
How do employees who work hard for peanuts which they hardly get on time, feel when their employer is in the newspapers for writing a blank cheque at a Zanu PF dinner? Why doesn’t Zanu PF use what they have looted over the years to fund their operations? Why didn’t they just sell a few carats from Marange that they are certainly hiding somewhere?
Why does Zimbabwe need Dangote when it can afford to burn millions of American dollars in one night to finance a useless shindig called people’s annual conference? And those who think they are paying protection fees to Zanu PF, why would they go to such an extent to protect a business that is not making any reasonable profits?
Not long ago, Dzikamai Mavhaire was in the news for having made an inappropriate donation to Joice Mujuru while he was Minister for Energy and Power Development where he reportedly siphoned $40,000 from ZESA. Why is it appropriate now for the same organisations to make hefty donations to Zanu PF at a dinner? Isn’t it clear to anybody that the result of the two actions is the same; a bleeding economy?
We were also told that Mugabe’s portraits were auctioned during the function. While nobody would give a hoot about the auctioning of a dinosaur’s portrait at a private function for thugs without a conscience, the organisers would probably have made more money if they had sold more portraits of Zimbabwe’s most entertaining clown at the moment, Queen Jezebel, who reduces comedians like Mukadota, Paraffin, Gringo, mai Sorobhi, even Chinos to kindergarten levels once she gets access to the microphone.
Those who continue abusing state resources to appease their political masters, must be made to account one day. The encouraging story of Myanmar must teach us that everything comes to an end no matter how long it takes, including political madness.
Moses Chamboko is a pro-democracy activist and interim Secretary General for ZUNDE. He writes in his private capacity.
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SURELY, a lot of people will search who is the obsessed Paulo Avelino fan in the 2020 Metro Manila Film Festival entry ‘Fan Girl‘. Who is that lucky girl?
You might’ve also wondered who is that girl playing the Young Teddy (originally played by Toni Gonzaga) in ‘Four Sisters Before the Wedding‘. It is also the same Pinay who was revealed to be close friends with K-pop idol Nancy McDonie of Momoland. Hmmmm.. who’s this Charlie Dizon girl?
After my curiosity was piqued, I did what other fan girls do, Googled the heck out of her and her credentials. After doing some credible research, I came to like her. Not because she is pretty, not because she can sing, but because I think she is an over-all well rounded individual. If you want to know more about the new girl, Charlie Dizon, read on!
Charlie Dizon
Early Beginnings
April Rose Dizon Matienzo was born on April 12, 1996 in the Philippines. She was originally enrolled at the University of Santo Tomas for her undergraduate degree. But due to the demands of her professional career, she had to finish the degree at the De La Salle- College of St. Benilde where she graduated with a degree in Human Resource Management.
In her professional career, she was given the stage name Charlie Dizon by none other than ABS CBN big boss Charo Santos-Concio. She eventually accepted the stage name since she prefers names that cater to both genders.
Charlie started appearing in various television series, taking up the supporting role opposite the lead actors. In 2018, she appeared in several episodes of the law anthology “Ipaglaban Mo”. In 2019, she was also casted to play a role in the drama anthology “Maalaala Mo Kaya”. She got a permanent role in fantasy drama television series “Parasite Island” where she played the character of Princess Salvacion for all 13 episodes.
Her acting in the series got noticed which led her to being casted in an action drama television series “A Soldier’s Heart”, where she played the role of Isabel Gezali. She was paired with Nash Aguas.
So far, Charlie have been focused on taking in roles in various television series. From her movie portfolio, it looks like she is still slowly building her projects. Her earliest work includes supporting roles in the films “Finally Found Someone”, “Loving In Tandem” and “Seven Sundays” all in 2017. She was credited as April Matienzo.
In 2018, she appeared next to Coleen Garcia and Xian Lim in the film “Sin City” in 2018 as a supporting role. It was followed with another project “Pagdanggo sa Hukay” in 2019 with actors like Iza Calzado, Diva Montelaba, and Mercedes Cabral.
Commercials and K-pop?!
Aside from appearing in television series and movies, Charlie had been a staple in television commercials such as Nissin Cup Noodles, Lactacyd, Globe Spotify, Palmolive Anti-Hairfall, and Dole.
Apart from being a movie star, television actress, commercial model, did you know that she officially trained to become a Korean Pop idol? She actually auditioned to be a trainee, without her parents knowing it. Although it affected her studies and she had to fly back every now and then due to visa problems, her experience as a trainee definitely molded her to be the person she is now. Even though it didn’t turn out as planned, she was eventually launched as part of the Star Magic Circle in 2018.
It looks like 2020 is the year for Charlie as she has been casted as a lead in two new movies – “Fan Girl” and “Four Sisters Before the Wedding”.
Charlie Dizon and Paulo Avelino in Fan Girl
She will be playing the leading lady in the movie “Fan Girl” next to veteran actor Paolo Avelino. As for the “Four Sisters Before the Wedding”, she will reprise the role of Theodora Grace ”Teddie” Salazar which was formerly played by Toni Gonzaga – Soriano.
Four Sisters Before the Wedding lead stars Charlie Dizon, Alexa Ilacad, Gillian Vicencio and Belle Mariano
Now that you know more of this talented, triple threat young lady, are you slightly excited to monitor her growth in the showbusiness? With international training in entertainment, and movies left and right, this year, and most probably the years to come, will be Charlie’s years!
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Japanese Knotweed - unravelling the challenge
by Manda Sansom
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0 Japanese Knotweed - unravelling the challenge
Japanese Knotweed is probably the most invasive plant in Britain and is scheduled under the 1981 Wildlife and Countryside Act so that it is an offence to plant or cause it to grow in the wild. In addition, under the Environment Protection Act (1990), Japanese Knotweed is classified as 'Controlled waste' and must be disposed of at a licensed landfill site in accordance with the Environment Protection Act (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991.
Identifying the enemy
Fleshy, red shoots appear in the early spring from an extensive underground network of stems (rhizomes). The shoots can reach 1.5m by May and 3m by June.
Long racemes of cream flowers appear in late summer and dieback occurs at the first frost of the autumn, leaving the leafless stems to remain throughout the winter.
The rhizomes from one plant can be 2m deep and 7m across. In the UK, the plant does not produce viable seed, except in the rare instances of hybridisation with other similar introduced species.
Spread is via fragments of roots and stem, (often referred to as propagules), which are transported from the original parent plant either naturally, along rivers and watercourses, or with human assistance, as plant material or as fragments in soil.
Pieces of rhizome as small at 1cm can produce new plants and the cut green stems also readily regenerate. Japanese Knotweed can colonise most habitats and is able to grow through walls, tarmac and concrete, but it has become infamous mainly due to spread along watercourses.
Going into battle
Digging and removal of infested soil is an expensive option, but one which may be chosen on development sites where building delays are unacceptable. Treatment on site can reduce the costs of dumping off-site. There are recommendations for some herbicides containing triclopyr and picloram, but glyphosate based herbicides, like Roundup ProBio or Roundup ProBiactive 450, are often chosen for sensitive sites, near water or where replanting is required.
Always clear the previous year's dead stems during the winter. This evens up the new stems and makes spraying easier.
As with most broad-leaved perennials, optimum control with glyphosate will be achieved from treatment when flowering in August or September, but before die-back.
Treatment from flowering onwards is the most effective, because the glyphosate is transported deep down into the underground rhizome structure, along the natural flow of plant nutrients for winter storage. Japanese Knotweed is sensitive to frost, so late season applications should be made in advance of the first frosts.
In the spring, treatment is usually less effective because the plant is naturally pushing nutrients strongly upwards to the developing canes. This can lead to a good initial top kill of leaves but less transport to the rhizomes. Regrowth after early season treatment can often be 'epinastic', i.e. stunted and distorted and, because it is not actively growing, it is more difficult to kill.
Treated plants take up to six weeks to show symptoms. Only remove plant material when there is no further sprouting. Only re-spray if there are no visible signs of dieback after six weeks.
For established stands, it is important to plan an effective management programme over several years as repeat applications may well be necessary, either to control very large plants, with their associated underground mass of rhizomes, or to control those plants which were missed by earlier applications due to shading. Sites should be monitored at least every three years.
Chemical control in aquatic areas needs Environment Agency approval. You will need to fill in form AqHerb0 1 and submit it to your local EA office.
Choose your weapons
1) Foliar spray at flowering (August-September)
This is the optimum timing. Apply 1800g/ha (e.g. 5l/ha Roundup ProBio in 200 litres water through a knapsack sprayer. Use of specialist extending hand lances is recommended where plants are 2-3m tall. Spray the underside as well as the upper surface of the leaves. CDA and ULV applicators may also be used at appropriate volumes.
2) Two foliar sprays at 1 metre stem height
Spray the plants at 1-1.5m tall, in late May, rate as method 1 above, repeat on any re-growth later in the season once they reach 1.5m again. This technique can be used where stands are particularly thick, as part of an integrated control programme or where long lances are not available, but will not give as good long term control as a spray at flowering. Re-growth can be stunted and unresponsive to glyphosate for a further season.
3) Weedwiper technique
Applications using a hand held weed wiper have proved successful. Use Roundup ProBiactive 450 at a 1:3 ratio with water and Roundup ProBio at a 1:2 ratio with water. This method can be useful where treatment of nearby vegetation is to be avoided or for spot treatment of small re-growth. It has very high success rates, but it is labour intensive.
4) Stem filling technique
In certain situations, such as when Japanese Knotweed is growing on sites with a ground flora considered of particular value or local importance, e.g. a Cornish hedge, or in a garden situation where it is growing close to other plants, a stem filling technique may prove a suitable alternative. Although requiring a far higher labour input, the herbicide can be more accurately directed. This technique involves cutting the stem and introducing 8ml of a 20% solution for Roundup ProBiactive 450 and 10ml of a 20% solution for Roundup Pro Bio directly through the top. It has been developed by the National Trust, in conjunction with the Cornwall Japanese Knotweed Forum.
5) Stem injection technique
Use of a stem injection gun can be especially useful for treating small stands, new invasions and to tidy up escapes from eradication control programmes. It is particularly useful where plants are growing intimately with desirable plants or near water.
The tools use a needle to inject the pesticide directly into the stem. Several versions are now available including the Micron Injectordos, as well as the original JK1000 Injection System, which originated in the USA.
For more information visit the website: www.monsanto-ag.co.uk or e-mail technical.helpline.uk@monsanto.com
Full details of the Stem Injection method are available from Monsanto or visit www.micron.co.uk/injectordos
Lantra accredited training courses on the Stem Injection Treatment of Japanese Knotweed are available from www.groundsmantraining.co.uk/course/stem-injection-training/
CABI project on Japanese Knotweed www.cabi.org
Cornwall Knotweed Forum www.cornwall.gov.uk
The Environment Agency Knotweed Code of Practice www.environment-agency.gov.uk
Stem Injection Systems www.steminjectionsytems.com
Roundup is a registered trademark of Monsanto Technology LLC.
All other products mentioned are the trademarks of other manufacturers.
Roundup ProBiactive 450 and Roundup ProBio contain glyphosate.
Use pesticides safely and always read the label and production information before use.
Case study - Cornwall Council
Cornwall Council is a major partner of the Cornwall Knotweed Forum and is committed to preventing the spread of Japanese Knotweed. Where it is found on land within the Council's control they take appropriate action to minimise the risk of spread and, where appropriate, endeavour to eradicate it in line with current good practice and the priorities set out by the Forum.
The Council commissioned CABI Europe to undertake a research project on behalf of national stakeholders. The project began in 2003, since when the project partners have committed over half a million pounds to researching and developing options for the natural control of Japanese Knotweed. It aims to establish whether natural control is a feasible method for the long-term, sustainable management of Japanese Knotweed and its hybrids in the UK.
Cornwall Council is responsible for the co-ordination of the project which is entering the final stages of research and has identified two potential options, the Aphalara psyllid and a Leafspot fungus for the natural control of Japanese knotweed. Consent for experimental releases of the psyllid, Aphalara itadori was granted by Fera and Welsh Government in 2010. One of these release sites is in Cornwall. Monitoring is continuing.
James Macfarlane is the Vegetation Officer for Cornwall County Council and has been closely involved with the efforts to eradicate Japanese Knotweed in the county. "Glyphosate is effective in most cases, but is best used in the late season. Many people try to treat Japanese Knotweed too early when translocation is poor, which can lead to dwarf growth or dormancy and the plant can return."
"We monitor sites for five years after all visible growth has gone, to ensure that we can respond to the inherent dormancy of Japanese Knotweed."
Mr MacFarlane suggests that the herbicide picloram can be useful in the early season, but, unlike glyphosate, cannot be used near water. "If we have to tackle Japanese Knotweed near to choice vegetation, stem injection is a useful method, or you can shield favourable plants with polythene," he adds.
The Japanese Knotweed control workload in Cornwall includes 2000 highway sites, where material has often been dumped on verges. "Physical removal and sorting can be effective and, on some sites, deep encapsulation may be an alternative," Mr MacFarlane comments.
This involves excavating soil to a depth of at least 3m and within 7m of the perimeter of the knotweed. Site managers should check the periphery of the excavation for rhizome, to ensure that an adequate volume of material has been removed to account for all of the invasive material.
On site burial should be performed to a depth of at least 5m. The material should then be covered with a geotextile layer (e.g. Lowtrak) or a heavy gauge polythene sheet prior to infilling.
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War, Peace & the In Between Podcast
Episode 2: Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19
In this episode we examine how parties engaged in armed conflict have reacted to the Covid-19 pandemic, and whether attempts to reach a global ceasefire have been successful.
In March 2020, the UN Secretary General called for a global ceasefire, calling on warring parties to lay down their weapons in support of the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. To monitor the outcomes of the ceasefire call, the Political Settlements Research Programme brought together a team of world-leading organisations to create the Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19 Ceasefires Tracker, a publicly available digital tracking tool to examine the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak on peace processes and armed conflict across the world. The tool monitors the progress of ceasefires alongside live data on infection rates in country. The data can be viewed in a timeline format, a search browse format, and a map format which also includes live data on infection rates in country.
In this episode, key members of the tracker development team tell us what they have found after months of monitoring global ceasefires, and whether conflict has really paused for the pandemic.
Featuring special guests Laura Wise and Fiona Knäussel from the University of Edinburgh’s Political Settlements Research Programme alongside Therese Lynch from mediatEUr.
Listen now and subscribe on Acast, Spotify and Amazon Music. View all episodes.
Ceasefires in a Time of Covid-19: Ceasefires Tracker
The Covid-19 Ceasefire Tracker is a publicly available digital tracking tool to examine the consequences of the coronavirus outbreak on peace processes and armed conflict across the world. The tool monitors the progress of ceasefires alongside live data on infection rates in country. The data can be viewed in a timeline format, a search browse format, and a map format which also includes live data on infection rates in country.
Guest Bios
Laura Wise is a Research Associate with the Political Settlements Research Programme.
Fiona Knäussel is a Graduate Fellow with the Political Settlements Research Programme.
Therese Lynch is Project Assistant with mediatEUr.
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First Listen: Swaziland’s DJ Tendaness Drops the Genre-Bending ‘Call On Me’
We talk to Swaziland's DJ Tendaness about his new single, collaboration and his future plans.
DJ Tendaness is one of Swaziland’s top DJs, having performed at the Hipnotik Festival, among other reputable events.
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">He has released several EPs and singles, collaborated with Swazi artists such as <strong>Velemseni</strong>, <strong>Bholoja</strong>, <strong>LO,</strong> and <strong>Smashis</strong> (South Africa), among others. </span></p><p>This year, the DJ seemed to have found his sound musically as he's been releasing genre-bending singles that, even though different, have a uniform sound that ties them together.</p><p>DJ Tendaness mixes genres such as jazz and folk with electronic elements, and the result is a sound that has potential to travel worldwide.</p><p>His latest single “Call On Me,” which we're premiere here, features one of Swaziland’s most respected singers, <strong>Nomalungelo</strong>. Her vocals float over a heavy electronic bass line, a tingling electric guitar and a selection of synthesizers.</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p>Below, we talk to the Tendaness about the single, collaboration, his future plans and more.</p><p><iframe frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/334908764&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%"></iframe></p><p></p><h3><b>How do you pick your collaborations.</b></h3><p>I guess it depends of the song's vibe. Usually when I make a record I can almost hear the artist or artists that should be on the song. But a lot of the time, I actually get in studio with artists, we record then I completely recreate what was recorded. So a song recorded with one artist featuring “x” today could turn into a song featuring an artist “y” whom I recorded on a different occasion on another song. I'm a remixer at heart so that's why.</p><p></p><h3><b>Tell us how “Call On Me” came about.</b></h3><p>Nomalungelo is an amazing singer with a very powerful voice. We have tried to work with each other a couple of times before, but those attempts didn't really work out. So about a year later, I made a new record that I thought she could fit well on. So we recorded, and that didn’t work, then I played her another tune I had made a long time ago, then she sang on that. But I didn't like it at that moment. So I gave it a day or two, then went back to the project and I listened to the vocal alone. It was actually pretty good. So I basically constructed the instrumental around her vocals. The same way I did with my other single “JIKA.”</p><p><div class="dfp_atf-slot" data-not-loaded="true"></div><script type="text/javascript"> checkdfpScripts(); </script></p><p></p><h3><b>Are you working towards an album?</b></h3><p>So many people are asking me for an album. But currently I'm just dropping these singles. I have so much music to share with the fans and I’d like each of the songs to get the attention they deserve. Soon as I'm ready for an album, the fans will be the first to know!</p><p></p><h3><b>What is your dream collaboration?</b></h3><p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Man, I wanna collaborate with so many artists the list is super long. I really appreciate artists who have their own sound and stick with their sound all the way. <strong>Wizkid, Davido, AKA, Black Coffee</strong> and more. Internationally, <strong>Calvin Harris, Adele, Diplo, Beyonc</strong></span><strong>é</strong><span style="font-weight: 400;"><strong>, Justin Bieber</strong> and more. I'm gonna continue working hard and make sure I make these collaborations to happen.</span></p><p></p><h3><b>You are known as a hip-hop DJ, but your recent songs combine a lot of genres. What inspired that move?</b></h3><p>I've always wanted to have my own sound. I've worked for a years trying to find a lane that I will be happy with. It excites me so much that this lane I'm in allows me to work with musicians that many would think I wouldn't be able to collaborate with. I can practically work with any musician, and I love that because I have such a diverse ear. I enjoy so many different genres of music not just hip-hop. My playlist would shock many.</p><p></p><h3><b>What can we expect from you this year?</b></h3><p>This year the fans can expect more music, videos, shows and much more. Just expect more and more content from Tendaness. I'm always at work, and it always makes me happy to see the fans happy. They are the most important thing to me.</p><p><em><strong>Listen to "Call On Me" above and download it <a href="http://bit.do/CallOnMeDownload" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</strong></em></p><p><em><strong>Follow DJ Tendaness on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tendaness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/tendxness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/tendaness" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SoundCloud</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tendaness/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a></strong></em></p>
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Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Installation; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design; Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery
Vista Studios provides studio space to 13 artists and gallery space to community artists. An early project in revitalization efforts of the Congaree Vista, Vista Studios began as a joint venture of the Columbia Development Corporation and the South Carolina Arts Commission. It has matured along with the Vista into a unique and needed outlet for Columbia’s visual arts.
Bonny Calloway
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Jewelry; Visual Artist: Photography; Textile Designer
Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design; Calligrapher
I am a wedding calligrapher. I have been addressing wedding envelopes, place cards, table cards, invitations, announcements, and RSVP’s for over twenty years. I also draw pen and inks with watercolor washes. I have items in two art galleries.
Kara Gunter
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Installation; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery
Kara M Gunter was born in 1976 in Lexington, SC. She earned a BFA in sculpture with an emphasis in small metal works and jewelry in 2000 from Winthrop University in Rock Hill, SC, and continued her education at the University of South Carolina in Columbia earning a MFA in 3-dimensional studies and ceramics in 2009. Kara has taught at Lander University, South Carolina State University and currently teaches at the University of South Carolina. She has taught extensively in the community at the Columbia Museum of Art and through residencies at area schools. Kara is also a writer for Jasper, a Columbia, SC arts magazine.
Jellykoe
Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design
Jellykoe is a designer toy company located in the heart of Columbia, SC. Jellykoe was founded in 2009 by husband and wife duo Kelly and J. Spencer Shull. Spencer acts as lead product designer and illustrator for Jellykoe while Kelly is in charge of production, design, and marketing. Their toys have been featured in STUFFED magazine, Catapult, and Art Nouveau as well as on Toy News and designer toy websites Tomopop, Urban Vinyl Daily, Plastic and Plush, and the award-winning Spanky Stokes. Jellykoe’s art and toy designs have been shown in galleries in New York City, Sacramento, Seattle, Atlanta, Detroit, Philadelphia, and Palm Beach. Jellykoe travels full time, appearing yearly at over 40 juried art festivals, comic conventions, and gallery events across the country.
Alicia Leeke
Teacher / Instructor; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Installation; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design; Murals
Alicia Leeke, a native South Carolinian, started her artistic studies under Steven Nevitt at Columbia College. During her sophomore year she vacationed in Paris and visited the Louvre, where she fell in love with the French Impressionists. She also visited her most inspiring spot in France, Montmartre. Her travels to paint landscapes during plein-air painting sessions led her to produce a body of beautiful abstract paintings inspired by nature’s ever-changing scenery. More recently, she is inspired by photographers Susan Kae Grant of Texas and John E. Powell of Columbia, SC to produce a body of work combining conceptual art, photography and digital mixed media. Leeke compares a series of art in a body of work to that of multiple product lines in sales. This means she has a paintings produced in a series over time including: abstract textural landscapes, impressionistic landscapes, French cityscapes, digital mixed media cityscapes, vibrant abstracts and an abstract body of work based on phytoplankton. Leeke was awarded a grant by the Charleston Scientific and Cultural Education Fund to produce a traveling exhibition entitled: View from Under the Microscope: Science-based Learning Through Art. The exhibition educates the non-scientific community about the importance Phytoplankton play in our life and why we need to be good stewards of our water bodies. This body of work will be on view at the Columbia Metropolitan Airport starting June 2017. She is also grant recipient from the Joan Mitchell Foundation located in New York City. To purchase artwork please call 803-429- 5456, email info@alicialeeke.com or visit www.alicialeeke.com.
CF Legette
Author / Writer; Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Photography; Visual Artist: Print / Digital Art / Graphic Design
It appears that I have always pursued my creative propensities. For as long as I can remember I have always sketched on various surfaces (Some of them with and many without permission.) My earliest formal teacher (Art Instructor, Mrs. Barbara Townsend, Orangeburg-Wilkinson High School), squeezed creativity out of me sneakily. Before I realized what was going on I had volunteered my service for many school projects. Fortunately, she graded all my construction help around school as extra credits. That always kept me working and that was an important step in guiding my interest. She knew that I would not turn her down when she needed something done. It was all practice without her hands-on instructions. However, it wasn’t until my next Professor (J. Craig Greene – Art Professor: Chowan College, Murfreesboro, NC) began to get into my head that I started to really think about what was actually going on with a canvas. It was a question that did not rest well with me at first. That question is too personal to repeat but I pray that other professors are as good with their inspirational techniques with students. Great art can only begin to take shape when an artist realizes who he is. And, that was the essence of his motivation. It took me almost thirty-two years to realize that I am a lost soul saved by Christ Jesus. My energy now is focused on pleasing HIM. Now a simple piece of blank paper, a pencil/ink-pen and creating something with meaning in it is more satisfying than almost anything. Most of my work today is with the simplest media, a reminder to me that God turn anything into beauty.
Michelle Leitzsey Eason
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Jewelry; Visual Artist: Mixed Media
I enjoy creating and move from leather to fabric to metal as my mood changes.
Susan Lenz
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Installation; Visual Artist: Mixed Media
Although born and raised in the Midwest, Susan Lenz has always traveled, spending much time in Austria, England, and Italy. These experiences have been translated into a love of textiles, textures, and cultural diversity. Susan's now lives in Columbia, South Carolina and has both a "home" studio for 3D sculptural and installation work and a fiber art studio at Gallery 80808/Vista Studios. She has studied under several internationally renowned fiber artists and been juried into numerous national and international exhibits. Susan's work has been featured in solo shows all over the United States. She has been awarded four art residencies, several "Best of Show" ribbons, and has had work featured on television and in print.
Flavia Lovatelli
Flavia Lovatelli is a sustainable artist residing in Columbia, SC. Born of an Italian father and an American mother, she was raised in Northern Italy where her work won numerous prizes and awards in high school competitions. She made the United States her home in 1979. Founder of Art Ecologie Group a movement of like minded sustainable artists that bring the Annual ecoFAB Trash Couture, an acclaimed inspirational recycled fashion show and the traveling show “Deja Vu” a display of each artist’s ecoFAB Trash Couture piece with wall art and a sculpted piece to show how each influenced each other. One of 4 artists/designers, Flavia was chosen to represent Sustainable Charlotte during the DNC in Charlotte North Carolina, September 2012, her work was chosen to be featured on Charlotte billboards in the 2014 Art Pop inaugural event campaign. Her work can be seen at the Sustain Charlotte Offices in Charlotte, in her Studio in Columbia (by appointment) or hanging at the Gallery PopUp in Ballantyne Village, Charlotte NC. A mixed, multi media and three dimensional artist, Flavia’s signature pieces are made from coiled paper. She is a pioneer sustainable artists before these terms existed or became popular. Her work is mostly made with repurposed materials. In her words: “I love the freedom of creating what I want from random objects. I am held to no parameters, I am sold to no particular media, I like them all and love to cross breed them. This allows me to create many fun pieces and allows me the ability to awe the viewer with a piece of disposed material that is turned into something so interesting when multiplied exponentially”.
Kris Manning
Author / Writer; Musician; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting; Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery; Puppeteer
Kris is a mother, artrepreneur, musician, philanthropist, just to name a few.
Celena SCTheGlassLady
Visual Artist: Drawing Illustration; Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Mixed Media; Visual Artist: Painting
A native of New Jersey, Celena is a graduate of Morris College in Sumter SC and a graduate of Webster University.
Janet Swigler
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft
Quilting in a non-traditional style is Janet Swigler’s medium. Her process of cutting free-hand and working intuitively without the use of templates, honors the tradition of quilting and shows the versatility of the medium. The artist has worked in this style for five years while studying with Nancy Crow. Observations of daily life, attentiveness to nature, and reflections on personal insights provide the inspiration for her abstract creations. The use of color, improvisation, and imaginative re-structuring of a simple shape are important components.
Adele Thornhill
Visual Artist: Fiber Art / Fine Craft; Visual Artist: Sculpture / Pottery
Website – adelethornhill.com Like me on Facebook – facebook.com/AdeleThornhillCeramics Shop my Etsy page – etsy.com/shop/AdeleThornhill My process describes many seemingly-paradoxical syntheses of opposites. As the knife pierces, control, order, and rigidity are imposed on the fragile and malleable clay body. The obsessively repetitive process, tedious to some, is soothing and energizing. Like Yayoi Kusama, one of my major artistic influences, my repetitive process enables me to transcend mundanity in favor of, as Kusama puts it, “return[ing] to the infinite universe.” My delicate work and lacy patterns are also inspired by my grandmother’s embroidery and needlework. My grandmother, Beryl, earned her living by sewing and embroidering intricate patterns on dress clothing and decorative home textiles. I know a piece is done when I’ve pushed both the piece and my own patience to their limits. I hope my work recalls complex beauty of handmade lacework of the past like my grandmother’s needlework, while also communicating the great feeling of calm that can be found everywhere, even within chaos.
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9 ways to prepare for the imminent release of Cyberpunk 2077
By Tyler Wilde 02 December 2020
Here are some very cyber things you can do to ensure you have the best possible experience with CD Projekt's RPG.
(Image credit: CDPR)
Cyberpunk 2077 is almost out. It'll finally release on December 10 (exact unlock time to be determined), and this time, we're pretty sure the delays are over.
Naturally, if you've been waiting a long time for something, you want the experience to be as perfect as it can be when it finally happens. On opening night of Spider-Man 3 in 2007, I remember a friend sprinting into the theater the moment they lifted the velvet rope, dashing toward the best possible seats. He wasn't about to watch Spider-Man 3 from some shit-tier seat in the second row.
(He was ultimately disappointed by Spider-Man 3, as were we all, but the important thing is that it wasn't because of our seats.)
Good news: I doubt anyone is likely to steal your Cyberpunk 2077 seat. A cat or a dog, maybe, but you can politely move them (your experience may vary depending on cat/dog specifics). Still, if you've been anticipating Cyberpunk 2077 for eight years now, you want to make sure everything is just right. Here are some ideas for your Cyberpunk playing preparation.
1. Schedule time off from work, if needed
If you need an excuse, here are some options:
"I have to go to the doctor for my yearly Voight-Kampff test."
"I am pretty sure my grandmother's funeral, which I previously put in time off requests for on April 16, September 17, and November 19, won't get delayed again."
"I'm taking time off to play the big new videogame, Orwell's Animal Farm."
2. Get a candle that smells like California
For the full experience, you need to activate all the senses, right? Cyberpunk 2077 takes place in a fictional Northern California city in 2077, and I don't know what the future will smell like, but I do know what Northern California smells like. It smells more or less like gasoline, the ocean, weed, and forest fires.
This Northern California scented candle from Homesick doesn't have any of those ingredients in it, but it probably smells nice anyway.
Technically, Night City is between San Francisco and Los Angeles, so maybe your best bet is to get the San Francisco and Los Angeles candles and light them simultaneously. In my experience, the cities smell roughly the same, except that San Francisco's odor is mildly snobbier.
Above: Our latest video of Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay with commentary.
3. Watch Possessor
This 2020 horror movie, which was directed by Brandon Cronenberg (son of David Cronenberg), has nothing directly to do with Cyberpunk 2077, but it could be said to involve a few cyber things, including a machine which allows the possession of other people's bodies, and a great scene involving VR. It's available for rent on Amazon, and might get you in a cyberpunk-ey mood (note: it's extremely violent).
Additionally or alternatively, you could watch the senior Cronenberg's Videodrome or Existenz, or, more obviously, the Blade Runner movies or Ghost in the Shell.
4. Put RGB LEDs in your toilet
(Image credit: Chunace)
Chris made his toilet glow, and now it's a cyber toilet. If you also have a cyber toilet, you'll never have to break immersion, even when taking a necessary break from Cyberpunk 2077.
5. Get some microwave popcorn, the most cyberpunk snack
What makes microwave popcorn cyberpunk? Glad you asked:
The microwave is the most cyberpunk kitchen appliance. That's just a fact.
Popped and unpopped kernels resemble binary code.
PoP, or 'point of presence,' is a networking term. That's cyber.
'Kernel' is also a computing term, referencing the core of an operating system. Cyber.
'Corn' just means corn, but that's OK.
6. Update your video drivers
If you have an Nvidia GPU, you might have to log into GeForce Experience to download the latest drivers, and when you do, you'll probably be confronted with one of those captchas where you have to identify crosswalks or busses. That's pretty cyberpunk, because you're telling a computer what our world looks like—very dangerous.
Also, it's a good idea to have the latest drivers so that you can achieve the best performance your GPU is capable of. There will definitely be new drivers to go along with Cyberpunk 2077—every big game gets a driver update—so keep an eye out.
7. Read some of our other articles about Cyberpunk 2077 and the cyberpunk genre
A look back at the eight year wait for Cyberpunk 2077
It's time for cyberpunk games to remember how to be punk
The history of cyberpunk on PC
CD Projekt Red has nabbed Cyberpunk, but here are 5 other punks that deserve games
The 10 best cyberpunk games on PC
8. Clear some space
Cyberpunk 2077 is roughly 70 GB, and with its photo mode you know you're going to be taking lots of pictures. You might want to start clearing some space on your SSD now.
I'll take some guesses at what you can delete:
20GB of gameplay footage you recorded in the hopes that you'd catch something funny or impressive, but that you're never going to look through.
A game you forgot you installed because you never open Origin.
9. Eternal Sunshine yourself to remove all memories of RTX 30-series graphics cards
(Image credit: Nvidia)
Problem: You want to play Cyberpunk 2077 looking as good as it possibly can, but your graphics card is a couple generations old, and the hardware shortage means you haven't been able to upgrade.
Solution: Attempt to forget about the concept of ray tracing entirely, so that from your perspective it does look as good as it can. (Note: The device from the movie Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind does not exist, so you'll have to invent one.)
Seriously, though, any big plans for December 10? Let us know in the comments.
Tyler has spent over 1,000 hours playing Rocket League, and slightly fewer nitpicking the PC Gamer style guide. His primary news beat is game stores: Steam, Epic, and whatever launcher squeezes into our taskbars next.
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New League of Legends Champs shouldn’t get “nerf after nerf” anymore, Riot says
Some of the newest and best League of Legends Champions, like Aphelios, Senna, and Sett, have had to undergo a few rounds of tinkering since their arrival in the MOBA game – and been slapped with a bunch of nerfs to balance them out. Now, however, Riot has said it’s not happy with how this panned out, and where a brand-new Champ is a bit “too strong” in the future, it’s planning to “follow up faster and with a more comprehensive set of nerfs” instead.
That’s according to lead League of Legends gameplay designer Mark ‘Scruffy’ Yetter, who has has posted a ‘quick gameplay thoughts’ blog on the game’s site. Looking back at the releases of some of the multiplayer game’s recent Champs, like marksmen Aphelios and Senna, as well as juggernaut hero Sett, the dev explains that: “Something we want to improve over the next few months is our champion release balance.
“In particular, we don’t want new champions to warp our game’s meta or for anyone to feel like they have to pick up every new champ to remain competitive.”
Detailing the studio’s two main plans of attack in delivering more balanced Champ releases going forward – one of which is “launching with a long term balanced target” – Yetter says Riot’s also looking to have a “faster/stronger followup” post-launch.
Just posted Gameplay Thoughts:
-Short retrospective of our recent champs and VGUs
-Significant new commitment to more balanced champ releaseshttps://t.co/zuthGQPEMq
— Mark Yetter (@MarkYetter) April 17, 2020
This means, “In cases where we do end up with a new champ or VGU that is too strong we will try to follow up faster and with a more comprehensive set of nerfs,” says, adding: “We really do not like how with Senna, Sett, and Aphelios, we have had to come back for nerf after nerf. If we could go back in time here, we would have bundled them together earlier.”
Yetter makes clear that this doesn’t mean future Champs won’t need buffs, nerfs, and tweaks post-release as there’s only so much the devs can anticipate while in development (“We get 10x that amount of data within the first day of the champ in players’ hands). However, it looks like we’ll see a somewhat different approach to Champion changes with future releases, with fewer, more significant adjustments “bundled” together instead of spread out over multiple patches. Sweet!
Speaking of which, be sure to take a look at LoL patch 10.8 if you want to see the latest batch of tweaks, tinkerings, and goodies that have arrived in the live game, as well as our LoL patch 10.9 notes to get a look at what’s ahead next week.
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The Full Picture
Inauguration & Election Fun
An election over, the learning value and fun continues
Beyond heckling in the first debate, staged events, and TV attack ads, what’s a voter—a family—to do after this election cycle. Plenty.
There’s a lighter side to election learning, from the bevy of books to a board game that paves the way to understanding the November 2020 Election, plus movie escapes.
Why do we vote? Two books offer key take-aways on what our Constitution intended and how our government works. This often gets lost in divisive, political discourse.
A bevy of books, aimed at children, but beneficial for the adults reading with kids, abound this election year.
Source: Loriann Oberlin, used with permission of Workman Publishing and B.E.S. Publishing, an imprint of Peterson's LLC. as well as Neddy Games.
Hot off the press, The Constitution Decoded provides a colorful take as we sift through each of the articles, understand terminology and want to turn each page, thanks to author Katie Kennedy. Illustrator Ben Kirchner engages us with graphic images and boxed sidebars, making this a delight.
Similarly, Syl Sobel, J.D. has updated How the U.S. Government Works, carefully explaining how the legislative, judicial and executive branches operate. This discusses the work involved in government, ending with our duties. Citizens pay taxes, serve in the military and on juries and vote. Sobel covers that in Presidential Elections and Other Cool Facts with history, the order of succession, third-party candidates and some first ladies. Each contains a glossary and resource guide.
Vote for Me! How Governments and Elections Work Around the World grants a handy comparison describing anarchy, monarchy, theocracy, dictatorship, democracies, and totalitarian states. Authors Louise Spilsbury and Mike Gordon describe parliamentary democracies as in Canada and the UK, communism, and how all of these governments operate. Colorful pages make the content pop. The book ends with, what else…voting and elections.
Grownups: Bond with your child (your pet will do) and center yourselves with objective messages of who we are as a country, how we vote and why it all matters.
Kinesthetic learners love the creativity that Workman Publishing brings to Be a Voter: 450 Stickers for Democracy, featuring talented illustrators. No better way to work on a school project.
A dual-sided, dry erase board, specialty dice, states map and more provide civics, geography, math and probability and strategy lessons for the whole family. Intended for ages 8+, taking 35-60 minutes to play.
Source: Semper Games, used with permission.
Designed by Jim Moran, Election Night!, winner of a 2019 Parents’ Choice Gold Award, allows two players or teams to see what it takes for a White House win.
Play with two sets of PlaySmart Dice™. Roll all four to create two sets and then find where you can get your most influence on the dry erase board, providing a map and guides to crucial electoral votes. One side features the addition method; the tougher flip side uses multiplication. Cards allow you to work with viral campaign ads, statewide vote recounts, or targeted ad campaigns. Moran, a retired Coast Guard officer, wanted to teach his own children the mechanics of the Electoral College while enhancing math skill. In turn, he teaches all of us.1
No better homeschool lessons of social studies as well as math than with Election Night!, making the ideal gift this year.
Source: Semper Games, used with permission
Dirty politics is but one aspect of Spin Doctor, a card game, exploring public relations, delegate counts and electoral votes.2
When your only desire is to kick back on the couch, click your remote into a movie or TV series. Classics like All the President’s Men show the shadowy Deep Throat, typewriters and shoe-leather that got the reporting accomplished to expose a history-making coverup. Game Change harkens back images of Tina Fey and exposes what went into that veep choice and the oh-no moments that followed. It’s said that writer and actor Chris Rock got the inspiration for Head of State from another female vice-president pick in 1984. Both timely with Kamala Harris on one party's ticket.
In The Ides of March, George Clooney and Ryan Gosling campaign; Michael Douglas, an incumbent widower, chooses between love and advantage in The American President. Kevin Costner makes us laugh in Swing Vote as his little girl registers him to vote and becomes his consultant. On demand: The Comey Rule, starring Jeff Daniels, in James Comey’s side of the Russia hacking problem, and Irrestistible, where Jon Stewart directs Steve Carell in a small town, culture shock campaign.
Jeff Daniels also starred in TV’s The Newsroom, where Will McAvoy, a Republican who worked for Bush 41, takes on his lost lover MacKenzie McHale as well as the Tea Party in the run-up to the 2012 election. Reporter Jim Harper gets kicked off the Romney press bus while Sloan Sabbith makes economics seem sexy and clues us into the Great Recession. Jane Fonda becomes the media mogul (irony there) of Atlantis Cable News Network. Aaron Sorkin’s fast-paced, at times sarcastic dialogue, makes this enjoyable to watch, and there’s far more to it than an election with several romances and an attempt to take over commentary with real news reporting.
Documentary watchers have their pick of Hilary (a take on what happened in 2016), The War Room, remembering James Carville, part of the brain trust along with George Stephanopoulos, responsible for Bill Clinton’s ascent to the White House, and Our Brand Is Crisis, which explores Carville’s work abroad strategizing elections. Street Fight, details Cory Booker’s underdog status for Newark mayor against a longtime incumbent who took whatever measures to win, and By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, the journey of another long-shot candidate who made history.
Books and films will no doubt chronicle what occurred in the 2020 race and outcome. The election and Inauguration will be in our collective memories to look back at and enjoy.
Copyright @ 2020 by Loriann Oberlin. All Rights Reserved.
More on the 2020 Election:
The Shocking Political Perspectives of Friends and Family
What Mary Trump Reveals May Spark Your Own Family Journey
Psychological Concepts in Mary Trump's Memoir
1. https://sempersmartgames.com/collections/election-night
2. https://spindoctorcardgame.com/
Loriann Oberlin, MS, LCPC, is a clinical counselor and co-author of books including Overcoming Passive-Aggression.
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Global Reach Partners Completes Purchase of FC Exchange
LONDON, August 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
Global Reach Partners (GRP) today announces that it has acquired FC Exchange (FCE) with the backing of its private equity investor, Inflexion.
GRP, which provides payments and hedging services to businesses and private individuals, transacts annually over £3.5bn of foreign currency, through its team of over 100 expert traders and support staff based in London. The acquisition will increase these transactions annually to over £5.5bn and the combined team to 170 employees.
This acquisition of FCE allows GRP to build scale and add capabilities. GRP has shown solid growth in the last few years, with a strong, talented team providing solid expertise in the currency markets and world-class customer service. Today's announcement gives GRP immediate scale, further reach, and added capabilities.
Mark Smith-Halvorsen, co-founder and CEO of GRP said: "We are making this acquisition as we recognise the huge opportunity in the cross-border payments market. FCE's business is a perfect complement to our own. We each excel in our respective segments - they have a predominantly private client base compared to our mainly corporate client revenue stream. The goal of this transaction is to combine forces to create a leading FX payments company."
Nick Fullerton, co-founder and CEO of FCE commented: "We have experienced over 50% year-on-year growth and I'm very excited about the future journey with GRP and Inflexion behind us. We will retain our high standards and values which the GRP team share. We will be stronger together."
John Harper, Partner, Inflexion Private Equity Partners added: "We're delighted that GRP has completed its first acquisition. When Inflexion announced the management buyout of GRP in March, we stated our intention to back the existing management team to continue to grow market share and execute a buy-and-build consolidation strategy in the UK FX sector. This acquisition is that strategy in action."
IMAS Corporate Finance acted as exclusive financial adviser to FC Exchange.
About Global Reach Partners
Global Reach Partners began trading as Corporate FX in 2001
Their team of experts provide a unique, personalised service to corporate and private clients
With access to over 130 major and local market currencies and a range of products, they help achieve a streamlined approach to international trading, treasury and risk management
Global Reach Partners recently announced a two-year agreement with Crystal Palace FC to become their new foreign exchange partner.
In 2015 their turnover was over £20m and they have worked with just under 12,000 clients
They are supervised by the Financial Conduct Authority for the provision of payment services
They are also a registered Money Services Business (MSB) which is regulated by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, making them subject to UK money laundering regulation
About FC Exchange
FC Exchange is an established international money transfer and payment solutions provider and was co-founded in 2005 by entrepreneurs Nick Fullerton and Martin Steenkamp
Headquartered in the City of London and with offices around the world the company has achieved year-on-year profit-driven growth since incorporation
An industry leading customer and affiliate service proposition has been fundamental to the rapid expansion of the company supported by an innovative product offering alongside an entrepreneurial management team
With a network of over 3,000 affiliates FC Exchange is the recommended currency partner in many industry sectors, notably overseas property, emigration, expat and travel
FC Exchange has helped over 25,000 individuals and businesses with more than £5 billion in international money transfers
For further information, please visit http://www.fcexchange.com/about
SOURCE Global Reach Partners
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U.S. industrial output fell 0.8% in October
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. industrial production fell faster than expected in October as output for the manufacturing, mining and utilities sectors all fell.
FILE PHOTO - Assembly workers work on the underside of 2015 Ford Mustang vehicles on the production line at the Ford Motor Flat Rock Assembly Plant in Flat Rock, Michigan, August 20, 2015. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook
The Federal Reserve said on Friday industrial production declined 0.8% last month after an upwardly revised 0.3% decline in September. It was the largest decline since May of 2018.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast industrial production falling 0.4% last month after a previously reported 0.4% percent drop in September.
Manufacturing output fell 0.6% last month, driven by an 11.1% drop in motor vehicle production. U.S. producers assembled cars and trucks in October at an annual rate of 9.14 million units, down 2.5 million since a recent peak in July.
The strike at General Motors added to that decline, contributing to a 1.2% drop in durable goods output, the Fed reported.
But excluding motor vehicles and parts, U.S. manufacturing production still fell 0.5%, the Fed said, and durable goods still dropped 0.2%.
Production rose 0.1% for computers and related products, but output for communications equipment fell 0.4%.
The data point to the possible fallout of the U.S. trade war with China, with final production of business equipment falling 0.6% amid weak business investment.
The Trump administration raised tariffs on a range of Chinese imports in July, triggering retaliatory tariffs from Beijing on U.S. exports.
Mining production fell 0.7% in October. Utilities fell 2.6% percent.
With overall industrial production falling, capacity utilization, a measure of how fully firms are using their resources, fell last month to 76.7% from 77.5%. That was the lowest level since September 2017.
Officials at the Fed tend to look at capacity use measures for signals of whether resources may become scarce and cause inflation to rise.
Editing by Chris Reese
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Wall Street starts 2020 with new records on China stimulus, trade hopes
By April Joyner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street’s major indexes notched record highs to open the new year on Thursday, as fresh economic stimulus from China added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook.
China’s central bank said on Wednesday it would cut the amount of cash that all banks must hold as reserves, the eighth such cut since early 2018. The move to inject fresh stimulus into the Chinese economy boosted equity markets around the globe.
The benchmark S&P 500 hit its 11th record high in 14 sessions and posted its largest daily percentage gain in three weeks. The Dow registered its biggest such gain in almost four weeks, and the Nasdaq its greatest in nearly three months.
Economic stimulus in China, along with the easing of trade tensions between Washington and Beijing, has bolstered optimism that the global economy will accelerate in 2020.
“The market’s been up all day because of the news that China is out there with monetary easing,” said Tim Ghriskey, chief investment strategist at Inverness Counsel in New York. “With the trade deal as a backdrop, it’s a positive factor.”
Among the S&P 500's sectors, technology .SPLRCT and industrials .SPLRCI, both of which have high exposure to the Chinese economy, rose more than 1% and led in percentage gains. Shares of Apple Inc AAPL.O, which have been a bellwether of trade sentiment, ended 2.3% higher and surpassed $300.
The lengthy rally on Wall Street has prompted some concerns that U.S. stocks are vulnerable to a pullback, especially if economic growth does not pick up as much as expected or if U.S.-China trade tensions reignite.
“Large-cap equities are priced for perfection,” said Peter Cecchini, global chief market strategist at Cantor Fitzgerald in New York. “It feels like we’re wildly overbought given the risks that we see.”
The Dow Jones Industrial Average .DJI rose 330.36 points, or 1.16%, to 28,868.8, the S&P 500 .SPX gained 27.07 points, or 0.84%, to 3,257.85 and the Nasdaq Composite .IXIC added 119.59 points, or 1.33%, to 9,092.19.
Adding to positive economic sentiment, data from the U.S. Labor Department showed the number of Americans filing claims for jobless benefits edged lower last week.
Other data from Greater China showing that gross gaming revenue in Macau fell less than expected in December boosted shares of U.S. casino operators. Shares of Wynn Resorts Ltd WYNN.O, Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS.N and Melco Resorts & Entertainment Ltd MLCO.O rose between 2% and 4%.
The S&P 500 posted 59 new 52-week highs and one new low; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 115 new highs and 15 new lows.
Volume on U.S. exchanges was 7.61 billion shares, compared to the 6.85 billion-share average for the full session over the last 20 trading days.
Reporting by April Joyner; Additional reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Nick Zieminski and Jonathan Oatis
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THE DRIVE: GOP leaders admit health care overhaul on shaky ground
The GOP is looking for help, Cornerback Revis has charges dropped, Fed raises rates and more top headlines for your drive home, Wednesday, March 15, 2017.
House Speaker Paul Ryan is stressing that President Donald Trump helped congressional Republicans write their beleaguered health care bill while GOP moderates continue to deny support for the plan.
In the Senate, a senior Republican said even if the health bill passes the House, "it wouldn't pass the Senate." On a call with state reporters, Sen. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, said his party has to act, but he's concerned that middle-aged and older adults will have to pay more under the House bill.
House GOP leaders met with Senate counterparts recently and "they got a clear message from Senate Republicans that there had to be changes," said Grassley.
NFL CORNERBACK REVIS SEES ALL CHARGES DROPPED
PITTSBURGH — A judge has dismissed all charges against former New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis stemming from a fight last month in Pittsburgh.
Revis had been charged with aggravated assault and other counts in a fight Feb. 12 in which two men were punched and knocked out.
A witness testified Wednesday that he came to Revis' aid during the fight and was responsible for the knockout punches.
FED RAISES KEY INTEREST RATE
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve has raised its benchmark interest rate for the second time in three months and forecast two additional hikes this year. The move reflects a consistently solid U.S. economy and will likely mean higher rates on some consumer and business loans.
The Fed's key short-term rate is rising by a quarter-point to a still-low range of 0.75 percent to 1 percent. The central bank said in a statement that a strengthening job market and rising prices had moved it closer to its targets for employment and inflation.
US ENVOY MAKES FIRST ASIA TRIP
TOKYO — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Wednesday began a three-nation tour of Asia where anxiety is rising over North Korea's nuclear and missile programs, along with questions over how the Trump administration will tackle one of its sternest national security challenges.
Tillerson flew to his first stop in Japan as the U.S., Japanese and South Korea navies conducted missile defense information-sharing drills in the region. Uncertainty remains, however, over how the U.S. administration intends to pressure or persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons that also pose an emerging threat to the United States itself.
SEXUAL ASSAULTS INCRESE AT TWO OF THREE MILITARY ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON €”— Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned.
Assault reports rose at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, while dropping at the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado.
TRUMPS ALLIES MELTING AWAY ON WIRETAP CLAIMS
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's explosive allegation that Barack Obama wiretapped his New York skyscraper during the presidential campaign has left him increasingly isolated, with allies on Capitol Hill and within his own administration offering no evidence to back him up.
But Trump is standing by his tweet that the Obama administration wiretapped him last year.
Speaking on Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight," Trump says "wiretap covers a lot of different things."
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